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Manu Feildel Feil chefs for CanDo degustation fundraiser By Andrea FERRARI FIRST class local dishes and a whole lot of fun were had at the Cornerstone Conveyancing Celebrity Chef Degustation Dinner with Manu Feildel on Wednesday 30 March, with the event raising over $15,000 for the Can Do Cancer Trust. After the event was postponed in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions nothing (even torrential rainfall all day) was going to dampen the spirits of the 180 guests who attended the event at the Coffs Harbour Racing Club. Guests enjoyed a five course degustation menu centred around local produce and tipples from some of our regional brewers and distillers including King Tide

q Manu Feildel with Chef Gerard Geerligs in the kitchen for the CanDo Cornerstone Conveyancing Celebrity Chef Degustation Dinner in Coffs. Photo: Geoff Baldry.

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Manu Feildel chefs for CanDo degustation fundraiser FROM Page 1 Brewery, Woopi Brewing and Emerald Island Distillery. The event was also a high spot in the budding careers of the next generation of chefs here on the Coffs Coast. A team of young TAFE NSW students from the Coffs Campus were treated to a hands-on experience with Manu. Manu spent time in the kitchen with the apprentices, a memorable experience for the students who gained invaluable experience from the event. First-year apprentice chef at Raleigh Winery, seventeen-year-old Hayley Rees, jumped at the chance to volunteer at the event and said seeing the kitchen in action catering for 180 people was eye-opening. "I helped prep for service the day before and was on hand to help plate on the night. “I'd never worked with such a large team before, and the experience has helped take my skills to the next level," Hayley told News Of The Area. "It was incredible to see first-hand Manu's refined techniques. “He took the time to explain his processes as he worked and answered questions from the apprentices. "It's been the best start to my apprenticeship and training at TAFE NSW and something I didn't even think was possible. “It's definitely an experience I'll never forget." While Manu not only supported the apprentice chefs behind the scenes creating the amazing dishes that were enjoyed, he also had the crowd enthralled with stories of his own early days in the industry and how things have changed. He shared some personal tips and recipes that can upscale a meal into a feast.

Manu noted the fantastic team of chefs he had worked with throughout the night, great produce and a brilliant dinner for the guests. All money raised from the event goes

directly to supporting the patients of the North Coast Cancer Institute and their families, ensuring money raised directly supports local patients.

q Milly Tribe, Lyn Rovere, Therese Ryan, Cornerstone Conveyancing, supporting the CanDo degustation dinner. Photo: Geoff Baldry.

q Julie Jardine, Can Do Chairperson and Michael Basa. Photo: Geoff Baldry.

q Lucinda and Josh King from King Tide Brewing. Photo: Geoff Baldry.

q MC Chris Hines with Manu Feildel on stage. Photo: Geoff Baldry.

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Social Housing Options FROM Page 1 and support through the NSW Government’s Together Home Program (THP) will be helped into longer-term housing thanks to a $5.7+ million partnership with Mission Australia. The THP uses Housing First principles to provide stability for people who are sleeping rough with the aim of building individual capacity and capabilities. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the Together Home Transition program will fund Mission Australia to deliver more social housing options in the region. “This transition program will assist our local Together Home tenants into longerterm social housing with wrap-around supports,” Mr Singh said. “It builds on the work

q NSW Government’s Together Home program transitions people into longer-term housing thanks to a partnership with Mission Australia.

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q Mission Australia’s Duke Street unit complex opened in 2021.

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Mission Australia, specialist homelessness services and the community are doing to prevent and respond to homelessness in our region by providing stability to help people get their lives back on track.” Currently the THP in the Coffs region is working with 28 packages (bundles) of funds that are supporting couples and individuals who are experiencing primary homelessness to get them out of the homelessness pathway and into stable housing. “Once housed we start to work on a planned exit strategy,” Naomi Donohoe, Mission Australia Regional Housing Manager, Mid North Coast, based in Coffs Harbour, told News Of The Area. “Ours is a model that works on housing first that is really well complemented with wrap around supports through community services who help applicants with their tenancies, building capacity and addressing any underlying issues that contributed to their initial homelessness. “The THP was designed as a response

to the Premier's priority to reduce the number of people experiencing street homelessness and to find secure and stable housing.” There are a host of reasons why people are experiencing homelessness through the pandemic, said Naomi, who noted the escalating price of property, rent increases, changes in work environment and job losses. “Mission Australia’s focus today is on the 1,000-plus people who are currently homeless on any night in the Coffs region. “What we’re hearing from people coming into Mission Australia experiencing primary homelessness is that it is a really scary place to be.” Ongoing funding will support a whole range of people in different walks of life to find a stable home. Key objectives of the program include: rapidly rehousing people sleeping rough and facilitate pathways into longer term housing; providing access to culturally appropriate health, mental health and wellbeing services; building connections including with family, community and culture; supporting daily living and self-management skills; and providing structured activities including social groups, education or employment.

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Quarry Concerns By Andrew VIVIAN

CONSIDERABLE concern has been generated by the advertisement for a property in Upper Orara, which neighbours are concerned could be converted into a quarry. The advertisement states that the previous owner had been using the property for timber harvesting but representatives from the quarry industry approached him and asked him to sell because the rocks on site have “exceptional hardness” and “extremely high strength”. The advertisement for the property says the rock would be “ideal for a range of aggregate applications for roading and

including concrete”. Estimates that at least 21,000,000 tonnes of the rock could be quarried, coupled with projected road and other construction on the Coffs Coast, result in an asking price of $12,000,000. Andrew Fenwick lives on the Orara River, near a potential route for quarry trucks. He emailed all Coffs Harbour City Councillors with concerns about the potential quarry and received replies from Councillors Amos, Cassells, Judge and Setchi. Mr Fenwick said, “They are all taking the position that they will look at it if a development application is submitted. “I would have hoped that, as politicians, they could take a position on principle.”

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q It is estimated that 21,000,000 tonnes of rock could be extracted. Photo: LJ Hooker. Mr Fenwick cites multiple issues with the property becoming a quarry. A major issue is that the remoteness of the property renders it unsuitable for large quarry trucks, with narrow dirt roads, blind corners and one-lane wooden bridges. He warns that there will be impacts on water quality for all river users, including the Coffs Harbour drinking supply water treatment plant. Safety issues include nearby schools and school buses as well as traffic entering the truck routes from other roads. Mr Fenwick and other property owners in the area and along the potential truck routes are worried about noise and dust created by constant movement of large trucks. He suggests that a quarry would destroy the amenity of the Dingo Creek river and forest areas, which is used by trailbike riders, mountain bikers, trail walkers, sightseers and four-wheel drivers. He believes if someone spends a lot more money to buy the property than they would normally pay if it was for agricultural or recreational purposes, they are going to want to develop it as a quarry, which could cause years of disruption for other residents. Josh Allen, who owns Synchronicity Farm said, “When you really unpack the implications of a project like this, there has been no community engagement about the impact it could have. “We all rely on the river heavily to grow crops and it would be a disaster if there was any damage done to the system.” Mr Allen echoed the sentiments of neighbours to the potential quarry when he said, “It’s essential that anything like this is looked at properly.” The selling agent, LJ Hooker, was contacted by News Of The Area, but declined to make comment.

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Tuesday 12 April 2022 Council hereby advises that pursuant to Section 116 of the Roads Act, 1993 and in accordance with the authority delegated to it by Transport for NSW, it proposes to allow the temporary road closures of the following events: Roads for the 2022 temporary rolling road closures and road closure: River Street, Gordon Street, Nightingale Street, Nelson Street, Queen Street, Carrington Street, Trafalgar Street, Fawcett Street, Gordon Street, Scarborough Street, Hastings Street from 10.30 - 3.00pm, and the temporary road closure of Beach Street, Woolgoolga from 12.30 – 1.30pm, associated with the Vaisakhi Sikh Parade in Woolgoolga. Telephone enquiries should be directed to Robert Fletcher on 6648 4000.

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Erosion Of Our Democracy By Andrew VIVIAN

APRIL Fools’ Day saw a sellout crowd of 200 people pack the Coffs Harbour Golf Club to hear two of Australia’s most respected political commentators address the topic of 'The Erosion of Democracy and how to Reclaim it'. Kerry O’Brien and Cathy McGowan were anything but foolish in their discourse on an issue that has seen many Australian voters lose faith in the political system. The event was organised by Cowper Independent candidate Carolyn Heise, but she was unable to attend because of COVID-19. The discussion was moderated by Ms Heise’s campaign manager Graeme Singleton. The panel discussed what they perceive is happening with our current state of democracy and what lies ahead if we don't do something to safeguard it. Mr O’Brien, who is a media institution from his years at the ABC, told the audience that he stumbled into journalism but realised straight away that it was what he wanted to do. “Journalism is one of the fundamental pillars of democracy,” he said. Ms McGowan is wellknown for her grassroots

campaign that led to her winning the previously safe Liberal seat of Indi in 2013. She revealed she was persuaded by young people to stand in Indi, and that because it was a safe seat, how people voted had no impact and “nothing happened”. That changed when she was elected and she told the crowd that Indi had an embarrassment of riches. Ms McGowan said the community developed a sense of pride and began to take action about things such as renewable energy and refugees. “When you represent a community you look for what we have in common, not what’s different.” Her opinion is that the calibre of people who are running as independents for the coming election is astounding. She said that there are currently 23 communityselected independent candidates, each with 500 to 1000 volunteers, which indicates strong support. Mr O’Brien stressed that he was not advocating voting for anyone, but said, “This country is crying out for leadership.” His experience, he said, is that politicians are more concerned with getting their message out than actually

communicating with the public. He also said that government agencies have been “hollowed out”, resulting in situations such as ordinary people in Lismore being left to save others Ms McGowan agreed and felt that in particular, the political system currently is not engaging young people. However, she said, independents such as Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggal have groups of young people supporting them. An important part of the kitchen table conversations that underpin the campaigns of many independents was the listening, and people consistently said that they loved their environment. Mr O’Brien said, “We have seen so many erosions of our democracy in the name of national security.” He pointed to the army being called in for COVID-19, fires and floods, instead of some form of ‘civil defence’ to perform internal roles He said, “We now see politicians revelling in having someone in a uniform standing next to them on a platform.” Ms McGowan turned the conversation to how our democracy actually operates. She said that people want to learn about it and she has

had to run workshops about how preferences work. Her workshops also included how the media and social media influence democracy, and her community has mobilised to engage in talkback radio and social media. She said that the ‘truth in political advertising bill’ promoted by Zali Steggal is essential to protect democracy in Australia. Mr O’Brien said that American Steve Bannon pioneered the strategy of flooding the internet with lies to stretch the resources of the media to investigate the truth.

RSL sub-Branches across the Coffs Coast and Bellingen Shire have commenced preparations for ANZAC Day on Monday 25 April. Subject to any COVID-19 restrictions, the Coffs Harbour RSL sub-Branch plan to hold the traditional Dawn Service followed by an ANZAC March through Coffs Harbour to the Cenotaph on Vernon Street, for the usual Remembrance Service. In the event that COVID restrictions prevent the March proceeding, organisers will revert to last year’s C.ex

Stadium ceremony. At this stage the schedule is as follows. 5.30AM Dawn Service Veterans form-up 5.20AM on Vernon St opposite the C.ex Club under the keen eye of Garry Heskett 6.00AM Breakfast at C.ex Club 8.30AM Form-up March in Park Ave, east of the Gordon St round-about. Proceed down Gordon St to Vernon St. 9.00AM March Steps off 9.30AM March arrives at Cenotaph and on parade on Vernon St.

10.00AM Main Ceremony and Address at the Vernon Street Cenotaph. 11.00AM RAAF Flyover or thereabouts after their morning tea, etc. 12.00PM lunch at the C.ex Club. Veterans free, Ticket price TBA. “In line with RSL NSW’s invitation to our young Veterans to lead the Sydney March this ANZAC Day, we offer a cordial invite to our Coffs Coast young Veterans to likewise take the lead in our 9.00AM March,” said John Lloyd, President, Coffs

Harbour RSL Sub-branch. “Attendees simply email coffsrsl@hotmail.com,” John said. Elsewhere, the Bellinger River RSL sub-Branch, will be conducting Dawn and Main services at Bellingen War Memorial and a Dawn Service at Repton. Bellingen ANZAC Dawn Service - commences at 5:30 AM at the Bellingen War Memorial, corner of Oak and Hyde Streets. People will be requested to assemble by 5:25 AM. The public is welcome

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q (L to R) Kerry O’Brien, Cathy McGowan and Graeme Singleton tackle issues with our democracy.

An example he related was about being approached in the street about a rumour that the deaths of twelve people in the floods was being covered up. A few days later his wife was approached about the same story but with 100 deaths. He said that there has always been a concentration of media ownership in Australia but not as bad as today. “The ABC has never been more important than it is today,” Mr O’Brien said He said, “We have a very unhealthy concentration of media in this country”, and that the media has contributed

to breakfast after the Dawn service. Repton ANZAC Dawn Service - commences at 5:30 AM at the Repton Memorial, Junction of Bailey St and Mylestom Drive. Bellingen ANZAC Main Service - commences at 9:00 AM. Veterans, schools and community groups will assemble in Church St in the vicinity of the BCU by 8:45 AM. This group will march at 9:00 AM to the War Memorial. The Service will start at approximately 9:15 and will be concluded by 10:00 AM. The Marching group will then march back to the start

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to the decline of democracy. Mr O’Brien said that political parties are necessary for organisation, but our existing major parties are atrophying, although there have been times when our major parties have operated with integrity. His opinion was that, in the event of a hung Parliament, independents should be influenced by which party has more seats, and then policies become important. “Democracy is built on compromise,” said Mr O’Brien. “The real problem with democracy is us,” he said.

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Boat Ramp Frustration By Andrew VIVIAN

WHEN the Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, announced the beginning of works for the $14 million upgrade of the Coffs Harbour boat ramp last August, he did not envisage the controversy it has attracted six months later. As well as numerous unflattering social media posts and comments, there is a Change.org petition with more than 600 signatures for the boat ramp to be “rectified immediately and the relevant parties held responsible for the complete shambles that the boat ramp now represents”. With the first stage of extending the breakwall, widening the ramp and dredging work underway, according to local fishermen, things have not gone quite to plan. One of them, Steven Moss, said that there has always been some silting in poor weather, but it seems to be much worse, now to the point of affecting safety. He said that many local fishermen are frustrated at the build up of sand. A spokesperson for the Coffs Harbour Game Fishing Club said he wasn’t pointing the finger at anyone, but there needs to be a safe, deep channel into the harbour at high and low tide. At the moment access at low tide can be dangerous, particularly for bigger, heavier boats. He acknowledged that the bad seas in recent times may not have helped, but it probably only hastened the silting problem. The Club is concerned because it is hosting its annual ‘Hot Current' fishing tournament over Easter and if there are problems it might dissuade fishermen from

returning to Coffs Harbour. Keith Anderson recently wrote to News Of The Area outlining his thoughts as a fisherman with more than 50 years of experience in Coffs Harbour. He said the ocean pushes sand into the harbour near the yacht club and it swirls in an anti-clockwise direction. When the water hits the extended breakwall it drops the sand. Mr Anderson told News Of The Area, “As long as the walls are there, the sand will build up and they won’t be able to keep up with the dredging.” Mr Singh said, “The entryway to the ramp has become silted up quicker than

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q Local fishermen say that the sand build up along the new breakwall is far worse than before the upgrade.

anyone could have envisaged.” He pointed out that it was always anticipated that there would be dredging. “Extensive modelling was done of the whole foreshore and it is disappointing that this issue wasn’t picked up in that modelling,” Mr Singh said. “I have spoken to officials from Transport for NSW who have assured me that they are exploring a range of solutions to the issue and will report back with options shortly. “The design of the precinct was informed by community as well as government agencies and the finished product needs to live up to that vision,” he said.

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All One Under the Sun project launches By Andrea FERRARI

THE youth-led, arts-based ‘All One Under the Sun’ (AOUTS) project launches its campaign at the Jetty Theatre in Coffs Harbour on Monday, 11 April 2022 at 6pm. Currently running in the Coffs Harbour LGA on Gumbaynggirr Country, the AOUTS program is an antidote to racism; promoting inclusion, belonging, connection and education. Through arts-based activities, anti-racism training and youth action, AOUTS seeks to build resilience in the whole community to stand with young people against fear, hate and division, and to develop the capacity in all of us to be allies to those experiencing racism. The result is an amazingly uplifting, yet still gutsy and thought-provoking, song and film clip.

Across five languages, it’s a celebration of cross-cultural Coffs Harbour. It’s a vision shared by young people from multicultural, First Nations and mainstream backgrounds, working together to be the change they want to see in their community and lives. Through outreach workshops in local schools and a call-out for local musicians, the AOUTS song for 2022 was written by young people aged 13-24, in collaboration with local music production company, Grow the Music. Gumbaynggirr cultural educator and artist Troy Robinson, Syrian born singer and bouzouki player Ali Hasan, and First Nations hip hop artist Tory Paasi have also collaborated in writing the song, and will perform alongside the live ensemble

q Anti-racism messages inspire all AOUTS performances.

of talented young musicians at the Jetty Theatre. More than 70 young people and community members have been part of creating the film clip with Bathtime Productions, who are also working on a twopart documentary about the project. The documentary follows the development of the project and showcases the dynamic coming together of young musicians from different backgrounds, alongside lived experiences of racism and discrimination that can particularly impact those from First Nations, refugee and migrant backgrounds. The resounding message is that we are stronger together, and that connection and inclusion are the key mitigating factors in addressing fear, hate and division.

“All One Under the Sun captures the essence of community spirit and highlights how important music is in our diverse society,” said Leevon Young, a participant of the project. After the launch of All One Under the Sun at The Jetty Theatre, the song will be available to download on Spotify and iTunes with the film clip available from 12 April on YouTube and

q The ‘All One Under the Sun’ (AOUTS) project launches its campaign at Jetty Theatre in Coffs Harbour

the AOUTS website at www. alloneunderthesun.com.au. Also, keep an eye out for the massive family-friendly whole-of-community All One Under the Sun Festival on Sunday, 29 May, to be held at the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens in collaboration with Coffs Harbour City Council.

AOUTS organisers invite all community members to join in as Coffs Harbour celebrates everyone's journey to calling this beautiful place home. There will be loads of free, fun activities, live entertainment and amazing food from around the world.

q AOUTS participants Leevon and Marco on guitars.

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q Jaslyn takes the microphone in the AOUTS project.

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Business Mentoring Program on offer By Andrea FERRARI FRIDAY 13 May is the closing date for applications to access the final Destination North Coast Business Accelerator and Mentoring program. Highly valued by past recipients, this program is free of charge, being fully funded by Destination North Coast and the Australian Government under the Recovery for Regional Tourism Fund. It is designed to work with individuals to support their business to recover and grow. Michael Thurston, General Manager, Destination North

Coast, told News Of The Area, “With the constant challenges that tourism and hospitality businesses have faced over recent years and the diverse range of skills required to run such businesses, Destination North Coast are delighted to be able to offer this mentoring support. “A key element of the success of the program is the quality of the mentors who have all run businesses or had senior roles in this sector. “They bring a diverse range of experience and knowledge which enables us to provide specific support for whatever challenges that the businesses being mentored

face, whether in the startup phase or for established operators,” he said. “Participating in the Destination North Coast Business Accelerator and Mentoring programme has been a privilege and a valuable learning opportunity,” Monique Fitzgerald, Owner, Coffs Coast Accommodation told News Of The Area. “The monthly mentoring meetings and assignments were especially useful in helping me to structure my business for growth, improve my marketing strategy and optimise business operations and procedures. “The programme has

q Awai Markey, Owner, Bite Food Tours taking guests around Coffs Harbour foodie spots.

helped future proof my business and has given me the confidence and courage to take my business to the next level.” Clark Webb told News Of The Area (NOTA), “Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours, for our cultural stand up paddle tours, and Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation for the Giingan Gumbaynggirr Cultural Experience were lucky enough to be selected in the Destination North Coast Business Accelerator and Mentoring Program, with Mentors from Sparrowly. “This program has given us so much support with so many parts of both products. “We have been able to receive valuable support in regard to target marketing, product development, overall customer journey, pre and post contact with our customer and improving our business processes.”

FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan announced on Monday that five councils in the Cowper electorate will benefit from the Australian Government’s $2.1 billion pre-payment on next year’s Financial Assistance

Grant to all councils across Australia. Mr Conaghan said this early payment will give every council in Cowper access to funds to help manage the cumulative impacts of the floods and COVID-19. He said, “The funding will target councils’ top

priorities and will ensure the needs of our local communities are met. “This will provide a vital boost for our local communities, backing local jobs and economic growth while delivering lasting upgrades that will benefit residents for years to come.”

Awia Markey, Owner, Bite Food Tours, told NOTA, “I found the Business Accelerator and Mentoring Program extremely helpful, and it was great to be mentored by an expert in food tourism. “I encourage every small business to apply. “I enjoyed the process,

q Clark Webb praises the Business Accelerator and Mentoring Program for its broad support. Photo: Tourism Australia.

Councils Receive Grants By Andrew VIVIAN

q Monique Fitzgerald, Owner, Coffs Coast Accommodation, who was accepted to the Business Accelerator and Mentoring Program.

Bellingen Shire Council received $3,319,608, Coffs Harbour City Council’s grant was $6,223,126 and Nambucca Valley Council received $3,520,253. Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister and Assistant Minister for Local Government Kevin Hogan said,

“These grants are untied in the hands of local government, allowing councils to spend the grants according to local priorities – a real shot in the arm for councils and local decision-making in these challenging times. “I have been in regular contact with mayors, councillors and other local government ministers to understand the realities on

and the online resources were excellent and well thought out. “As a solo business, I found it especially valuable to have a sounding board to test ideas, ask advice, and consider new approaches. “The program gave me ongoing tools and solutions to identify and market my business and its point.” Accepted participants in this final round will be matched with an expert mentor who will work with and guide them to achieve their business goals. The program offers up to seven hours of one-on-one business mentoring support and will be delivered from now until September 2022. See here for application and further information: https://www.sparrowly.com/ dnc-business-acceleratormentoring-program.

the ground, and to make sure we are all playing our part.” The Commonwealth has committed $2.8 billion in funding to local government in 2022–23, 75 percent being brought forward to be paid early to local governments for rebuilding after floods and the transition and planning of living with COVID-19.

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Coffs Harbour Show schedule released THE much awaited Coffs Harbour Show schedule for May 13, 14 and 15 is now available online. Competitions for the exhibition hall include art, cake decorating, cooking, craft, flowers and plants, fresh produce, honey, jams, preserves, knitting, crochet, needlework, papercraft, patchwork and photography. Other competitions at the Coffs Harbour Show include the cats, cattle, demolition derby, horses, poultry, woodchopping and the Young

Women competition. “Please note that in effort to make this year's Show affordable for all, we are dropping the entry prices to the Coffs Harbour Show to $12 for adults, $7 for children up to age 16 and $7 for Age Concession,” a spokesperson for the Show said. Coffs Harbour Young Women Competition The Coffs Harbour Showgirl Competition is undergoing a rebranding to reflect the name change enacted by the Agricultural Societies Council

q Cake decorating competitions are scheduled for the exhibition display.

of NSW. From this year, the Coffs Harbour Showgirl Competition will be known as the Coffs Harbour Young Women Competition. The Coffs Harbour Young Women Competition is a program that aims to engage, educate and empower the young girls and women in our local area, with the aim of creating strong female role models who give back to their local community. The program has been proudly sponsored by Good

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in an interview setting to develop their interview skills and then participate in the official reception. All participants gain entry to the Coffs Harbour Show. Applications for the Coffs Harbour Young Women Competition are open now. Visit http:// coffsharbourshowsociety. com.au/competitions/ young-women/ for more information. To view the Show schedule for 2022 visit http:// coffsharbourshowsociety. com.au/competitions/.

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Trikafta approved for Cystic Fibrosis use By Andrea FERRARI

THE Cystic Fibrosis community of Australia breathed a sigh of relief figuratively and literally on Sunday when it was announced that the life changing medication Trikafta will be accessible to everyone with the disorder aged twelve years and over as of 1 April this year. “The cost of Trikafta on the pharmaceutical benefit scheme now will be $42.50 or as little as $6.80 with a health care card,” Kristy Hodges, a 43-year-old Sawtell mother with life-long Cystic Fibrosis (CF) told News Of The Area. Families were remortgaging houses to pay nearly $300,000 a year for Trikafta for their family members with CF up until now if they were not deemed eligible to access on compassionate grounds. “Last year in May

(2021) which is Cystic Fibrosis month, along with another local family, we ran a fundraiser at Toormina Hotel with proceeds of over $10,000 going to the Cystic Fibrosis Association. “We had a petition for signing on the day which generated over 500 signatures, which we sent to Greg Hunt, Minister for Health, who made the announcement on Sunday. “Members of the community, friends and family continued to be shocked and horrified when they found out the costs and lack of access to Trikafta. “Especially those that had witnessed my recovery and my second chance at life when taking Trikafta. “I was placed on a compassionate access trial in March of 2020. “To access this, I needed to meet a criteria which was basically to be on death’s door

and be fighting for my life. “I weighed just 48 kgs and was on 24-hour oxygen. “What it means now for CF suffers like me is young people or adults that are started early enough on the drug will have no lung damage, no permanent scarring of their lungs and they won’t struggle with the extra thick mucus which blocks airways and eventually

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causes suffocation and death which is a breeding ground for recurring infections.” In the two years that Kristy has been on Trikafta she has gone from mothering her now fourteen-yearold daughter from bed (for periods a hospital bed) and “having to talk to her, friends and family about plans for her when I die, advanced care directives, enduring

q Kristy in ICU at Coffs Harbour hospital in October 2019, where she spent six months on the lung transplant list, with lung function of 22 percent.

q Celebrating a new lease on life: Kristy Hodges, a 43-year-old Sawtell mother with life-long Cystic Fibrosis (CF), with her daughter, holidaying in Queensland.

guardianship and wills”; to just returning from an over-two-week holiday van camping around Queensland. “My daughter and I trekked around beautiful places such as the Sunshine Coast and Fraser Island. “I am now running my own NDIS support business and studying community services, living a more-thannormal life striving to make up for lost time and ticking things off my bucket list. “Thank you to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Australia for their tireless

efforts in lobbying and advocacy, to everyone in our local community who rallied around the cause - sharing the petition on social media or signing in person, donating time, goods or money to the fundraising event and to Greg Hunt, Minister for Health, for passing this life saving drug for all Australians with Cystic Fibrosis. “Trikafta has made me believe that miracles do happen and that there is power of the people and the collective community,” said Kristy.

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q May 2021 at the Toormina Hotel fundraiser: Billy Magoulias, Cronulla Sharks, Sarah Whitaker, friend and supporter, Matt Stewart, MC on the day and Kristy Hodges.

q Time to live and laugh, Kristy on holiday with her daughter in Queensland during March 2022.

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Local flooding on the Bellinger River By Susan KONTIC THE topic of conversation on everyone's lips this past week has been the weather. Our thoughts and sympathies were with our northern neighbours and we echoed their sentiments of “oh no, not again” as news came through of even higher flood levels. But, while nothing like the north, our region was not without a few worrying moments. Drenching rain and flooding in low-lying areas were experienced generally across the region, with residents in many low-lying areas ordered to leave their homes for safety on higher ground. Residents everywhere were staying close to home and keeping close watch on local rivers and low-lying

roads. The Bellingen Shire is just one example of a district that’s been on high alert, with communities impacted by extensive flooding that resulted in evacuation orders and road closures that affected a number of small towns, including Mylestom, Repton, Raleigh and Urunga. Once again the rain spelt challenging times for communities on the plateau with road closures on Waterfall Way and Coramba Road. Last Wednesday, as the rain kept falling and the wind increased, the words of Bellingen Shire Mayor Steve Allan were ominous. “We are faced with extensive damage and closures to roads and bridges across our Shire, including further landslips

q Debris washes down the river as water laps the steps of homes at Raleigh.

forcing the closure of Waterfall Way between Bellingen and Dorrigo,” he said. “There are multiple SES evacuation orders in place

across Urunga CBD, Newry Island, Bellinger River Caravan Park, parts of Yellow Rock and Bellinger Keys, and there is also an evacuation order for East Bellingen and

q Large debris was seen being washed down to the river’s mouth.

q It’s impossible to tell where the river ends and the tourist park at Repton begins. All campers were evacuated days before as the water started to rise.

www.newsofthearea.com.au q The towns of Repton and Mylestom were cut off when water from the Bellinger River flowed across the road.

North Bellingen.” The Mayor firmly advised everyone to only undertake essential travel and exercise caution. An evacuation centre was set up at Urunga CeX, and crews from the local RFS, the SES, North Bellingen Rural Fire Brigade and Fire and Rescue NSW Bellingen banded together with emergency service partners to assist the community. Busy SES members said they appreciated the cookie drops and offers to fill sandbags while praising the “general flood-savvy nature” of residents. On a fine day, the Bellinger River meanders

eastwards to the coast from the Great Dividing Range southeast of Ebor. Flowing through an extensive coastal floodplain, it is joined by four major tributaries and numerous smaller creeks along its 69km course to the ocean near Urunga, having joined with the Kalang River a short way upstream. But after days of heavy rain, with a massive amount of water running into the river, by the time it reaches the ocean near North Beach, the Bellinger is overflowing, a brown and murky, swiftly flowing river sweeping trees, logs and other debris along in its wake.

q The river rose quickly with the heavy rain and volume of water running into it from upstream.

q The boardwalk encircling the tidal pool at Mylestom was completely underwater, with only the tops of the poles visible, and debris caught in the mesh fence.

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Arts and Crafts at Plantations By Andrea FERRARI

PLANTATIONS retirement village in Woolgoolga presents its second Arts and Crafts Exhibition, to be held over Easter weekend, 14 - 17 April. The show and sale will be open to the public on Saturday 16 April from 10am - 3pm. The Plantations by Ingenia Lifestyle retirement village is situated at the end of McIntosh Crescent, with parking available and a short walk to the clubhouse where the ‘gallery’ will be set up. “Plantations have some very talented residents and their works will be on show for you to view,” Julie Sechi, Community Sales Manager at Plantations told News Of The Area. “Wonderful quilts, needle works, knitting, crocheting and the most amazing macrame hangings.” Working with the philosophy that an art exhibition would be failing if not for the beautiful art works covering all genres, the Plantations show covers traditional and modern arts including zentangling. “We also have woodwork pieces, mosaics

and some wonderful paverpol (statues). “From photography to pottery - there isn’t any category not catered for,” she said. “Most residents have been doing their own thing with arts and crafts for many years but have come together as a Craft Group since moving into Plantations. “At this stage of the Village we are still learning about people and their history with art classes etc but there are a few who are attending the Woolgoolga Art Gallery classes.” There are a few members who have experience in a lot of

www.newsofthearea.com.au q Art galore for viewing and for sale at Plantations Easter Arts and Crafts Exhibition.

different arts and crafts and Plantations Communities Group is endeavouring to hold classes once a month where they can teach their skills. “We meet each Thursday in our craft room and thoroughly enjoy our time together. “This is our second Arts and Crafts Exhibition as last year’s was cancelled to the public due to Covid – in-house it was very successful. “We are looking forward to seeing you there,” said Julie “Make sure you say ‘Hi’ to Keryn and Tina, the Craft Group co-ordinators at Plantations.”

Park Avenue florist retires after 28 years By Susan KONTIC

AFTER 28 years as the heart and soul of Park Avenue Florist in Coffs Harbour, Robyn Baldwin is turning in her cutters, wires and cellophane and handing the business over to new owner Kristal Camardi, a

gifted florist and trusted staff member who has learned so much about the art of floristry and the business while working with Robyn. With more than 50 years of service to the local community, Park Avenue Florist is the longestestablished florist in Coffs

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Harbour and Robyn was just the third owner in all that time. “I started training as a florist when I was fifteen and I learned to do everything the proper way. “It was hard work but I don’t think I could have made a better career choice,” says Robyn. “I had some really good teachers when I started out and I’ve always tried to be a mentor to my staff. “It's not just about

floristry skills, it's also knowing the customers and pleasing them.” Robyn acknowledges it’s going to be a big change and she’ll miss the daily interaction with the customers and with the staff but she’s sure to see many of them around town regularly. “I’ve been really blessed over the years and this is the right time for me to move on to other things,” she says. “I feel happy to be handing over to Kristal and I have every confidence in her ability and I’m certain she will do well.” Robyn may be hanging up her florist’s

apron, but flowers will always be an important part of her life. For now, she is planning to take things easy for a while, then she’d like to do some travelling and become involved in helping others through various projects with her church and other groups. But in the meantime, Kristal reminds Robyn that Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away and, since she’s worked almost every Mother’s Day since she was fifteen, perhaps she’d like to don the apron again one last time.

q Robyn Baldwin retires from Park Avenue Florist after 28 years, confidently handing over to new owner and former staff member Kristal Camardi.

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Flooded Soil Recovery Workshops By Andrea FERRARI

THE recent extreme and unprecedented rains have caused havoc in more ways than one for residents on the east coast, from Sydney all the way up to the Sunshine Coast. The massive impact on

people’s properties has been obvious, but perhaps less commonly acknowledged is the impact that such persistent and flooding rains have had on farmers and home gardeners. “Damaging storm conditions have battered

q Ian Thomas from Gourmet Garden School in Raleigh, putting on Flood Affected Soil Recovery Zoom Masterclasses.

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crops and drowned soils, with crops submerged in flood waters no longer safe to eat, due to concerns of contamination,” Ian Thomas of the Gourmet Garden School, based in Raleigh, told News Of The Area. Many residents have not only had the challenge of a big clean-up but have also had to endure the stress of not knowing how to manage their saturated and potentially contaminated crops and soils. “There’s so much confusion and uncertainty about what to do with homegrown foods and how to manage soggy and foulsmelling soils,” he said. “After the unprecedented floods in the Northern Rivers in early March I saw there was a need for help, so I scheduled a free online Flood Affected

Soil Recovery Masterclass to help people know what to do. “Unfortunately, many of whom registered were unable to attend because their home towns of Lismore and surrounding areas were being evacuated again on the night the Zoom class was being offered, only three weeks after the initial flood event. “The irony of people unable to attend the class because their town was flooding again was not lost on me,” said Ian. Following another extreme rain event, Ian, an environmental scientist and soil analyst, could see the demand was going to be even greater than before. “I decided to offer my help in a meaningful way, to as many people

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q Battered crops and drowned soils – The Gourmet Garden School has help at hand. as possible by offering a more comprehensive Flood Affected Soil Recovery Series.” The five part series is entirely free and intended for any growers or gardeners whose soils have been affected by recent extreme rains. The first session was on Wednesday 6 April, with a replay available to registrants,

and the second workshop is on 9 April. All registrants will be emailed links to the recorded replays and supporting information. The series will be hosted online through Zoom. To Register: https:// us02web.zoom.us/meeting/ register/tZEkd-irrzIuHNXWo o8HFWN5nHtt1V86LIHS.

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Mission Australia Targeting Youth By Andrew VIVIAN

MISSION Australia is inviting young people to share their views about their personal and community concerns and aspirations. It is conducting its 20th annual Youth Survey and is holding a Youth Forum in conjunction with Youth Action and Yfoundations. In 2021, the Youth Survey received responses from more than 20,207 young people aged between fifteen and nineteen years. Young people shared about what they valued, issues that were important to them and those of personal concern, how they felt about the future, where they went for help and much more. The 2022 survey is a

chance for young people to share their perspective on a range of key issues like COVID-19 impacts and economic and societal issues such as climate change, housing insecurity, work and study barriers and mental health concerns. Mission Australia’s State Director Nada Nasser said young people have been faced with challenges never encountered by previous generations and emphasised the importance of providing a platform for them. “We know from our Youth Survey that young people are extremely resilient and they care about their futures, as well as the people and world around them,” she said “We also know that they’re experiencing unique

challenges, such as high levels of psychological distress and are less happy than they were just two years ago. “Young people are also navigating the ever-evolving pressures of things like social media and the global pandemic, both which obviously didn’t exist when we started this survey over two decades ago. “Teenagers have borne the brunt of the economic and psychological consequences of the pandemic and they must be included in planning and decision-making that affect them, their peers, families, communities and Australia,” Ms Nasser said. At the Youth Forum, Mission Australia will share the results from the Youth Survey as well as hear from

young people about their experiences. Policy responses and actions needed to support young people in regional NSW will also be discussed. Members from the community services, education and other sectors working with young people, and policy and decision makers are also invited to join young people for this Forum. It will be hosted at the new Mission Australia Centre in Coffs Harbour and will cover the below sessions that include an introduction to the new Mission Australia Centre and Youth Tailored Support Service, an overview of NSW 2021 Youth Survey Results, policy responses that can best support young people and young people sharing

Jetty Swim cancelled By Andrea FERRARI

THE annual Beachside Radiology Coffs Coast Ocean Swims planned for last Sunday 3 April was called off due to the forecast of severe weather and expected poor water quality. Organised by Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club (SSLSC), Race Director Kerry Bayliss had to make the call on Thursday 31 March and with all the information available at the time, cancellation was deemed the only option. “At that time there were massive swells expected all along the Eastern Seaboard,” Sheena McTackett, President, SSLSC, told News Of The Area. “The water quality was particularly poor and added to that there was a vessel in the harbour that had become unmoored and had leaked some diesel. “Also, the tide and storm surges meant that there would have been no beach to launch the event from. “We had to base our

decision on the information we had at the time,” she said. With competitors travelling interstate, Swim Ambassador Brooke Hansen travelling from Queensland with her family, and around 100 swimmers from The Armidale School all planning to take part, the organisers had to give the three-day notice that saw Thursday’s plug-pulling on the event. And it is a cancellation not a postponement owing to the number of approvals the club must achieve in

their experiences. More than 4,514 young people in NSW took part in last year’s survey. COVID-19 (47.8 percent), the environment (36.9 percent) and mental health (35.4 percent) topped the key issues in 2021 that young people felt Australia must address. The percentage of young people in NSW who said they felt lonely all or most of the time (28.2 percent) was higher than the national average (24.9 percent). Coping with stress (50.3 percent), mental health (44.1 percent) and school or study problems (39.7 percent) were the top three issues of personal concern for young people in NSW. The Youth Survey 2021

revealed some cause for optimism - four in ten (43.8 percent) young people in NSW indicated high levels of confidence in their ability to achieve their study or work goals. More than half (52.8 percent) of NSW young people indicated overall happiness with their lives. Young people can record their responses online, either through arrangements with participating schools or groups or individually through Mission Australia’s website. A copy of the 2021 Youth Survey is available at https:// www.missionaustralia.com. a u / p u b l i c a t i o n s / yo u t h survey. Registration for the Youth Forum can be completed at https://www.eventbrite.com. au/e/2022-youth-forumtickets-294948969307.

q The Beachside Radiology Coffs Coast Ocean Swims were cancelled for 2022. Photo: Nashyspix

order to run an event of this size. “We need to get permission from authorities including Waterways, the Police, Coffs Harbour City Council and Marine Rescue. “Added to that our patrolling season ends on 25 April and many volunteers who help to organise the swim go on to other activities so we cannot access all of that volunteer population that runs so much of the event.” The somewhat good

q Sheena McTackett, President, Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club on Jetty Beach, Coffs Harbour

news is that SSLSC has a tentative date for the 2023 Beachside Radiology Coffs Coast Ocean Swims – Sunday 26 March. “That’s the date we are working to, but it is tentative, not set in stone.” There’s the 2023 Pittwater to Coffs yacht race not to clash with, Easter and the school holidays to avoid. “Anyone who entered

this year, 2022, will be automatically entered for next year. “It is logistically very challenging for us to refund all paid entries so we’re holding over all of those entrants for next year. “For those who are not able to attend, their payment will be a donation to the club, and we thank people for their understanding,”

said Sheena. The SSLSC, Ocean Swims and NOTA will be sharing information about next year’s Ocean Swims as details become confirmed. Contact Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club: www. sawtellsurfclub.com.au/ contact-us/. Contact Ocean Swims: https://oceanswims.com/ event/coffs-ocean-swim/.

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Silent Walk For Climate By Andrew VIVIAN QUAKERS from the Mid North Coast invite members of the Coffs Coast community who share a concern for action on the climate emergency facing the planet, to join in a Silent Walk for Climate Action on Palm Sunday, 10 April. As we approach the coming election, the Quakers are calling on all political parties to commit Australia to meaningful action to reverse the looming disaster of climate

change. This multi-faith and community event will start at the southern end of Coffs foreshores near the boat ramp at 10am for 10.30am start and finish at Park Beach Reserve with a minute of silent reflection at the circular paved area at the start of the jetty. Quakers have a long tradition of silent meditation combined with a strong commitment to peace, social justice and nonviolent resistance. Moira Nolan, who initiated the walk said that Quakers have a long history of social action. She said that Quakers have a number of ‘testimonies’ by which they bear witness to

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q Moira Nolan and Elisabeth Edwards want the community to join their Silent Walk on Sunday. Photo: supplied. Truth, Equality, Peace, Community, Simplicity and Earth Care. She said, “A meditative walk will be powerful for those walking and we want it to be open to the whole community.” They say that silence will give walkers the opportunity to listen deeply and connect to “that of God in everyone” and to the spiritual care of the Earth. They hope that, by walking in silence, participants will be able to listen and observe our natural environment and contemplate the urgent need for action to protect the planet from ongoing human impact. At the end of the walk there will be a short address presented by Jason John who has a long involvement with matters related to climate change through a scientific and faithbased perspective. Mid North Coast Quakers hope other likeminded members of the community will join them and share in common concern for a healthy and vibrant planet. Placards and signs are welcome, but the organisers ask that they not be party political. For further information phone Moira on 0417522295 or Elisabeth on 0400579426.

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Mural underway at Urunga URUNGA is fast becoming the heart of outdoor art on the Mid North Coast, with another exterior mural unravelling a thought-provoking story for passers-by to ponder over.

By Andrea FERRARI

URUNGA is fast becoming the heart of outdoor art on the Mid North Coast, with another exterior mural unravelling a thoughtprovoking story for passersby to ponder over. When you next visit the small seaside town of Urunga, you will notice that across the intersection from the Art Space Gallery and opposite the primary school, the FoodWorks supermarket wall is undergoing a transformation. Masonry borders around strange-shaped

windows and doorways, dilapidated stonework, vines growing on walls inhabited with unusual creatures and large posters depicting local points of interest are covering what was previously a large bare wall space. The style of artwork is termed ‘trompe l’oeil’ (fooling the eye) and is being created by two local Urunga artists, David Southgate and David Bromley. David Bromley is an artist and printmaker, already well known for his existing mural in Urunga. David Southgate is a

q David Bromley working on the FoodWorks wall mural in Urunga. local artist who, with his wife, ran Hungry Head Pottery for many years and helped set up Urunga’s well known Art Space Gallery. The two Davids have become a team and can often be seen working on sections of the wall, creating their illusory effects, transforming the space into an entertaining visual feast for all to enjoy. “What began as a straightforward commission to do an interesting mural for the town has changed

due to complications, including Covid and the continuing wet weather,” David Southgate told News Of The Area. “The time frame for completing the project was made irrelevant due to these many obstacles and delays.” The two artists find that they can now enjoy the painting process more and continue to invent the unfolding scene as they try out new ideas and techniques, without having

q Trompe-l’oeil posters depicting local points of interest.

to justify the time frame and cost of hours spent. “The mural will be determined finished when David and I are satisfied with our efforts in making something unique for the town’s community and visitors. “So the town of Urunga will benefit from what has become truly a labour of love,” he said. David Bromley explains how they created the trompe-l’oeil window in the mural.

”The brickwork is masked off with sticky plastic and I am using an airbrush to apply a shadow on the glass and frames of the window. “There is also a shadow around the bricks to create the illusion of depth. “This effect greatly enhanced the trompe l’oeil effect of the window. “It makes it look more 3D and therefore, realistic. “The wall is flat; everything the viewer sees is paint.”

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HÆRFEST music festival opens in Bello By Andrea FERRARI

HÆRFEST music festival opens in Bello at 5pm, Friday 8 April – bringing together a great selection of local and regional original musicians to perform at Bellingen Showgrounds. “If it’s too wet to have outdoors then we’ve hired the Pavilion hall right there at the Showgrounds to make sure the night goes ahead as planned,” UMBL Music’s director Ahva Dub told News Of The Area. HÆRFEST is an ancient word that means harvest, Autumn, and festival all at once. “Come dressed ready to shake it loose.

“One of the performers people are talking about is Maanyung, a Gumbaynggirr/Yaegl man whose beautiful song in Gumbaynggirr language ‘Ngurra’ awakened people to his talent and was solidified at his recent performances last year supporting Kim Churchill.” Maanyung opens the event. Then accomplished songwriter BekJean Stewart and her band The Society for the Lost will take to the stage to tell stories of loss, love and redemption. “The mood will build in intensity and frivolity over the night with exciting new act Sky Eater who’ll take you on an uplifting, mesmerising and elegant journey

Samba Soul brings Brazilian beats. with their mermaid trip-hop dub sound. “Now comes the carnival with Samba Soul cranking out Brazilian beats in true style with dancers and a horde of drums, timbale, shakers and bells, followed closely by Drumfire, a slam diggity African style drumming group to get you deep into the tribal groove. “Like Samba Soul it is led by the enigmatic Kaya Boom. “The last band of the night is the tight original six-piece Jesse Morris and the Shakedown band which includes; the powerhouse rhythm section of Jarrah Kurth and Tk Dread, multi instrumentalists Chelsea McNelliey and Elena Marcigot playing saxophones, clarinet, melodica and backing voices, flavoured by the live dubs and effects of Marky Power and songsmith Jesse Morris on vocals and guitars. “Hailing from the Northern Rivers this band has been lifting its profile locally and building a great following with their collection of rebel songs honouring the legacy and sounds of Caribbean roots music celebrating community and culture,” said Ahva. “To bring the night to its exciting close DJ Phoenix will bring the good vibes and the sickest tracks to keep you itchin' and a twitchin'.” For more information search for UMBL Music on Facebook or Instagram.

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Neighbourhood dispute over home business noise By Andrea FERRARI

OPERATING a home business isn’t as easy as setting up and setting off. Michelle Klement was a Federal Government New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) success story, creating her own small business out of her 45m2 garage at home in Korora, artistically repurposing driftwood and old timber. Now she has been ordered by Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) to cease trading immediately owing to their assessment of the noise being generated by her power tools. “I launched my Rescued Wood Studio (RWS) on 23 June last year (2021) and since 24 June, I have been bombarded with complaints from a group of neighbours on Bayview Close in Korora. “Sadly, today I received a letter via my solicitor, from Coffs Harbour City Council advising me to cease trading immediately. “I made my business plan back in April 2021, a requirement for the NEIS program, and liaised with CHCC on two occasions and was advised a ‘home based

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business’ permission was not required, however, should there be complaints CHCC may require me to apply for a ‘home industry’ permit. “To this day, I’ve never been asked or sent an application to apply for the permit. “I do not use any industrial sanders or tools – nor do I have 3-phase power – they are tools from the hardware shop; a 125mm orbital sander, ¼ sheet sander, planer, belt sander and power drill.” A CHCC spokesperson told News Of The Area, “The State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, allows a home industry to operate in a residential area zoned R2. “Ms Klement lives in an area zoned R2. “However, a home industry in such a residential area must comply with certain conditions set out in the State Government legislation so that neighbours are not subjected to any nuisance generated by the business. “Ms Klement’s use of power tools in her garage for her business does not meet the requirements of:

(b) interference with the amenity of the neighbourhood by reason of the emission of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash, dust, wastewater, waste products, grit or oil, traffic generation or otherwise – in this case, the issue was noise. “Council visited the site of Ms Klement’s business and found those complaints to be justified – hence the order to cease operations.” Michelle said, “They (CHCC) visited me once and did a two-minute walkaround assessment, no measurements were taken – I live in an environment where noise can change hourly with the wind and the ocean noise. “At CHCC’s request letters from other neighbours were sent in support of my business – they too have had to deal with the Bayview Close complaints personally. “And the fact is, these people have been harassing me from the day I moved in about frivolous things and CHCC are now just enabling them, it will be someone else next month...I have been photographed and videoed plus have had my marketing monitored. “(They have) a history of complaining, I call them ‘frequent flyers with CHCC’,

once even complaining when I wasn’t even in my workshop. “To be neighbourly I agreed to work with both restricted hours for power tools and minimal ventilation...subsequently this led to reduced production, and I returned to work last November. “These neighbours know that if they complain, CHCC are required to act; they told me from day one that this was their intention. “Residential means people living their lives, kids playing, having birthday parties, parking my Jimny on the street, the list of complaints is extensive. “One of my neighbours

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q Michelle Klement has been bombarded with noise complaints due to her home business.

gets complaints when he is working on his own home with his power tools.” Korora neighbour Don Kaiser told NOTA, “Residents of most neighbourhoods will respect and support attempts by their members to improve their lives through home businesses. “It is critical that persons conducting those activities do so with consideration for the lives of their neighbours. “While some can create dust and odours, the principal neighbourhood contaminant is noise. “This can be dramatically reduced by closing doors and windows when business activities are underway. “Our Council makes that

point to all applicants. “There is no valid excuse for ignoring the need to mitigate noise. “If one cannot close doors and windows, then the home is the wrong place for industrial and business activities.” Due to the situation, Michelle had to return to work late last year and RWS is now a hobby. Mel Davis, Nortec’s NEIS Business Mentor told NOTA, “Mish (Michelle) has been one of our stars - with an amazing business, work ethic and is completely dedicated to her craft. “She has worked with several of us from Nortec and we all love her and her work.”

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The Meeting Space at Woopi Gardens By Susan KONTIC THE members and committee of Woolgoolga Regional Community Gardens were incredibly proud to invite sponsors, supporters and volunteers to a Thank You Luncheon on the last Saturday of March. It was a celebration of more than three years of work building the Meeting Space at the place known locally as Woopi Gardens. More than 70 people attended and, despite the rain, it was an amazing success. “The amount of work, donations and love that went into building this space is a wonderful asset to the garden and to the Woolgoolga region,” said Committee President Esmond Merrick. “Thank you again to all our sponsors, supporters and volunteers.” The Meeting Space is a safe and dry area for people to gather, to hold workshops, for education, for sharing food and learning how to grow their own food. Woopi Gardens is driven by a simple ethic, which includes ‘Care of people’, ‘Care of the Earth’ and ‘Sharing our surplus’. Over the past seven years the Gardens have grown to include community garden beds, 37 rental beds, a street food forest accessible to the public, and a fruit orchard. “We now have established tool sheds, a shadehouse, a glasshouse, compost bins and areas for collecting and storing the components for composting,” says Esmond. As well as beautiful ambling walkways, a meeting place, a gathering space, a mandala sensory garden and a permaculture garden, there is a place for shared garden beds and for rental plots, a special space for children to play and beautiful pergolas beside a tranquil water garden.

Everyone is welcome to go along and have a look, perhaps share a cuppa in the Meeting Space and meet some good people. The Gardens are open Monday to Saturday from 8am to noon, 79 Scarborough Street, Woolgoolga, next to the netball courts.

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q Let it rain: With the new Meeting Place guests stayed dry and comfortable.

Yacht Club upgrades accessibility By Andrea FERRARI

EASE of access for all is a plan Coffs Harbour Yacht Club can now put in place thanks to the NSW Government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the $450,000 grant would allow the Yacht Club to undertake accessibility upgrades including building modifications to the clubhouse at the Jetty Foreshores. “The club plans on constructing disabled

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q Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh with (from left) Coffs Harbour Yacht Club Commodore John Wait and Vice Commodore Garth McGilvray at the official funding announcement. access to all areas of the clubhouse, as well as building a disabled toilet area to ensure the club can be enjoyed by people of all abilities,” said Mr Singh, who popped in to the club on Monday 4 April to congratulate the management team. “The accessibility will be ideal for families with babies in prams and strollers. “A lot has changed since 1975 when the club opened, and these accessibility upgrades will provide full and equal access of services and facilities for everyone.” Coffs Harbour Yacht Club Commodore John Wait told News Of The Area, “The grant announced means that after three years of planning we can now build a disabled and mobility area ramp to our club. “It is very welcome news as it means the club can now move forward in these planned improvements. “The DA from the Coffs Harbour City

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Sunday Bites learns Slam Poetry By Andrea FERRARI

SUNDAY Bites is back for its second monthly event of 2022, to be held in Raleigh Hall, Walter Street, Raleigh on Sunday 10 April at 4pm until 5pm, with free admission. “This month sees the MC of Bellingen’s Poetry Slam, Jason John, sharing some of the backstory about writing and performing slam poetry, and perhaps inspire you to share your story this June at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival (BRWF),” Beth Gibbings, Sunday Bites spokesperson told News Of The Area. Jason is a nationally recognised performance poet, and winner of the Bellingen Poetry Slam at BRWF in 2019. Jason told NOTA what attendees can expect, “To some extent it will depend on the audience, but they will be seeing a very enthusiastic amateur bring religion, sex, politics, science and climate action into often awkward conversation, using often awkward rhyming structures to do it. “I’ll talk about some of the 'why' of it all, and maybe invite someone up to perform a simple poem. “I try to mix absurdity and serious

reflection, sometimes it works, and if it isn’t, so hold it all as lightly as you can. “And wear black pants/skirt so no one people can pop out to get a cuppa and then wander back in two minutes later for the next can see if you pee yourself on stage, then your biggest fear is taken care of already. bit.” “If you’re starting out, just read it, but still With the Poetry Slam coming up at BRWF 2022, Jason offers some tips and techniques to practise it a lot. “When you are totally sick of it, it’s ready potential performers. to go. “The only legal way to get over stage Most importantly, come to fright, and still be coherent, is to the writing and performing frighten yourself on stage enough workshops on 7 May and start times. giving it a go.” “Each fright gets a little less, like See: https://www. a flatworm being exposed to the trybooking.com/BXZJO. light. “The audience at BRWF “Almost everyone is going to be Poetry Slam has a great energy, very supportive and wishing you and it’s always sold out, so it’s well, after all, they want packed and noisy. to be caught up in “Everyone is really the moment too. positive and supportive, “And almost and hopefully the everyone will have poets feel more forgotten what you like a team or a say between five temporary little minutes and five community than hours after you q Jason John will competitors. finish, whether talk from his book ‘I’m “And with you crash and not a racist, but…’ random audience burn or excel,

q Passionate poet – Jason John coming to Sunday Bites in April. Photo: Bruce Jacups. judges you know that the scores are nearly as much about luck as your actual poem and performance, which takes the pressure off.” “This second Sunday Bites follows on from a highly successful session with Bellingen’s new shire Mayor Steve Allan in March,” said Beth.

Mullet chop raises almost $10k for Motor Neurone Disease

q Nige with his family who will have to look at his “funny hairdo” for a week.

By Andrea FERRARI THE mullets are off! Having offered their mullets to be chopped off as the top prize in their Mulletit-go fundraiser for Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Toormina arborist Nigel Tweddle, founder of Tweddle’s Trees, and twelve-yearold Maddox Cocks from Sawtell manned up on Saturday (2 April) at Toormina Hotel to lose their locks to the highest bidder. With massive support from local businesses providing raffle prizes and Toormina Hotel hosting the afternoon’s charitable shenanigans, Nige and Maddox are proud to announce the fundraiser is almost at $10,000.

“I had a fantastic day,” Nige told News Of The Area. “I was really overwhelmed with the support of family, friends and the community. “So many businesses were on board, too. “A lovely lady who was at the Toormina Hotel for lunch won the right to shave the mullet from our mega raffle. “She then handed the shaver to my brother-in-law, Paul. “I was a little worried about how I would end up looking, but ‘the stingray’ cut was pretty tame. “I got out lightly I think. “At last count, $9,411 was raised, which I am so happily surprised about, considering my target was a hopeful $4,000.

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q Nigel Tweddle and Maddox Cocks stand proudly with their ‘stingray’ hairstyles. “We had over 30 local businesses jumping in and donating vouchers, with over 100 people turning up to the event with more donating online. “Without Maddox putting his mullet up for the chop as well, and his mum Amelia for her countless hours ringing local businesses, this wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful. “I've also had a lot of people pull me up on the street saying good luck after the News Of The Area newspaper articles.” Maddox told NOTA, “Wow - I'm so happy we raised this much money to help people with MND. “I really want to thank Nigel for being with me, the Toormina Hotel for having us

and everyone for coming. “There were so many people there,” Maddox’s mum Amelia added, “A stipulation of the prize is that however they cut Nigel’s hair he had to leave it like that for a week. “Maddox chose to get the same ridiculous style in solidarity - I think they call it a stingray...short with a long plait at the back. “Nigel told Maddox that if his fundraising reached $4,000, which it did, his moustache would go too, and he let Maddox do that. “He also said if the fundraising reaches over $10,000 before Saturday 9 April, when he can fix his hair, he will wax his under arms.”

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Resilience workshops at Urunga Sail Training Club IS resilience an overused word? It certainly describes the sheer magnitude of what the communities of the Mid North Coast have had to find from the ravages of bushfires, Covid and now floods. A lot of this is still unfinished business and still raw as people work towards getting some order back into their lives. Over April and May the Urunga Sail Training Club (USTC) are holding workshops promoting social connection, mental wellbeing and resilience through a grant received from Healthy North Coast, for communities affected by the bushfires of 2019/2020 in the Bellingen, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour local areas. These workshops are designed to be all weather events at Urunga, are free and all materials will be supplied. “Over the holidays for the kids (6 to 16 years) they have a ‘Raft-making’ workshop

over the coming holidays on 12, 14 and 19 April, where they can design and make a raft from natural materials and test its sailing ability,” said USTC Secretary Kerry Ridgley “For Indigenous women we have a ‘Traditional Indigenous Basketry’ workshop by local Gumbaynggirr Ngamba elder

Hannah Smith on 9 May using naturally sourced materials. “And there will be 2 other workshops for women to make ‘Rope Coiled Memory Baskets’ from recycled fabrics on 12 and 19 May. “During the day they will make a small basket and participants can bring a memento or object, photo or piece of their own fabric that

q Men are invited to join the ‘Nautical Mat Making’ workshops.

www.newsofthearea.com.au q A ‘Raft-making’ workshop is on offer for the kids.

was left from the aftermath of the fires, or has special meaning and weave this into their baskets.” For the men the USTC are holding ‘Nautical Mat Making’ workshops on 29 April, 13 and 27 May. These workshops are to bring those affected from the aftermath of the fires to come together, share, reflect

q Hannah Smith will host a Traditional Indigenous Basketry’ workshop.

and produce something to be proud of for everyday use or just for decoration and they can also bring a memento or object, photo, piece of fabric to plait into this mat. Lunch will be provided, so attendees need to register

through the Urunga Sail Training Club’s Events page on their website at www. sailurunga.org.au. For enquiries phone the USTC Secretary, Kerry Ridgley on 0490 349 378.

Volunteer to help stranded shearwaters By Andrea FERRARI

q Volunteers assisting with the Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve Shearwater Rescue Program.

THE Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve Shearwater Rescue Program, a partnership between WIRES, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Dolphin Marine Conservation Park, is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to lend a hand with collection and release of stranded shearwaters. “Volunteers are needed from April to May,” WIRES Bird Coordinator for the area, volunteer Alice Baker, told News Of The Area. A large colony of wedgetailed shearwaters (Ardenna pacifica) breed annually at Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve. Wedge-tailed shearwaters are a migratory species that spends the non-breeding

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q Volunteers helping the Shearwater Rescue program receive training on how to safely hold the birds. “Online training will give the volunteers all the information they will need for how to correctly hold the birds and then release them. “Volunteers are rostered onto a schedule with their preferred times to collect the birds and go up to the Island for release. “Supervisors will be available to assist new volunteers.” An on-line information package has been set up for

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Something for everyone at the Moonee Beach Hotel HOW would you best describe a dining experience at the Moonee Beach Hotel? “MOONEE Beach Hotel is the perfect venue for families to enjoy a relaxed dining experience, where kids can enjoy the amazing activities and the remainder of the family can explore the variety of food and drink always provided with friendly service. “The chef uses fresh local produce all by which is prepared in house and to the customers plate with high quality,” said Hugh Gillroy, General Manager, Moonee Beach Hotel.

Who is behind the menu? What inspires the style of food on offer? “Moonee Beach Hotel Head Chef Beau Patten boasts a knowledge of experience and knowledge with over a decade cooking in local Coffs Coast kitchens. “His passion to excel shows in

q Enjoy a pub classic or try something of La Cantina range, which is heavily inspired by Mexican cuisine. his food quality, and always striving to provide amazing meals for all customers. “At Moonee Beach Hotel you can explore the pub classics, as well as the La Cantina range with a heavy Mexican inspired focus, all while keeping up with the latest

food trends.”

What does the Chef recommend and what do they like to eat at home? “Chef highly recommends the Chilli Squid Tacos from the La Cantina range or the delicious beetroot and fig

salad sourced from local Sapphire figs and beetroots. “Our new Autumn menu has just launched and is extremely popular and has been very well received, with a great mix of something fresh and healthy, pub classics and

our new La Cantina range! “Beau’s favourite thing to eat at home with his wife and kids is woodfired pizzas or some delicious Italian.” Can you tell us a bit of the history of the Hotel and what inspired the

owner to create such a venue? “W Short Hospitality acquired Moonee Beach Hotel in July of 2021. “The venue is so well established and a family driven venue, where we wish to better the offer and provide the local community a great place to unwind and spend time with friends and family. “We have launched our new food and drinks menu with La Cantina involved, a big Mexican focus and providing something uniquely different for the community to enjoy. “Tacos, quesadillas, burrito bowls and enchiladas pair perfectly with over 60 tequilas and some delicious margaritas and cocktail classics! “The inspiration came from providing the community with something different, something the area hasn’t seen before. “With our recognised chef, Beau Patten, the chef’s specials are always a favourite! “There is plenty for everyone in the family to try off this menu,” Hugh said.

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Stardust and The Mission

ENTERTAINMENT EATERY q Joel Carnegie in performance. Photo: Theresa Harrison.

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ABC PRESENTER and award-winning performer Joel Carnegie, and his friend, renowned actor and Gunditjmara man Tom Molyneux, are bringing their live stories, ‘Stardust’ and ‘The Mission’ to the Jetty Memorial Theatre (JMT) this month. Originally a Radio National show ‘Stardust’ tells the tale of Joel’s grandfather Col Brain, a bandleader and trumpet player, who locked away his prized possessions in a dusty old wooden dresser prior to his passing. Years later his grandson Joel opened the treasure trove and discovered a moving insight into his grandfather’s life and dreams. In ‘The Mission’ Tom recounts the journey of his great great uncle Alan McDonald, who was one of the first Aboriginal men to enlist for WW1 in Victoria and who fought at Gallipoli and Beersheba, only to find little support on his return to Australia and was ultimately forced from his land at the Lake Condah Mission. Joel told News Of The Area, “These two one man shows are the result of investigations into family history that reflect on the impact of the past on family and society, and are complementary and contrasting stories that still resonate today.” Currently on a six-month national tour, the production features local musicians at each venue, and will showcase members of the Coffs Harbour Regional Brass Band at the JMT performance on 14 April. The performance runs for approximately two hours and is recommended for an audience fifteen years and older, and there are some warnings pertaining to content on the bookings page. For more information go to https://www. thespacecompany.com.au/shows/stardustthemission. Tickets for the Coffs Harbour production are available through https://www.jettytheatre.com/ stardust-the-mission/.

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Six month relationship leads to claim AFTER a ten year relationship, Robert separates from his wife and moves into rental accommodation. Two years later, Robert allows Mary to stay in the residence rentfree. Six months pass and Robert tragically passes away at the age of 50. Robert had made a Will, appointing his wife as his executor and nominating his two children, aged five and ten as the primary beneficiaries of the estate. Robert’s estate consists of real estate and superannuation, totalling $2 million. Mary is not named in the Will and after obtaining legal advice, makes a family provision claim on Robert’s estate. The claim proceeds to a hearing in Supreme Court. Robert’s executor opposes Mary’s claim, submitting to the Court that Mary does not have standing to make a claim because she was not in a de facto relationship with Robert and that she was not dependent upon him at his date of death. The Court hears evidence, based on police records, that Robert had alleged that Mary had taken a computer and cash from him and that he “did not want to see her again or have any contact with her”. Text messages are also examined, revealing that their relationship was “volatile” and that the nature of their relationship was “uncertain”. Robert’s executor is relieved when the Court rules that Robert and Mary were not in a de facto relationship at the date of death. However, the Court proceeds to find that Mary was a “member of Robert’s household” and was dependent upon Robert for accommodation for which no rent was paid. The Court also finds that Mary was partly emotionally dependent upon Robert on the basis that he was able to “calm her down” during periods of emotional distress. On the basis of a finding that Mary was partly dependent upon Robert for a period of just six months, the Court awards Mary a “modest” sum of $60,000 plus the payment of her legal costs. If YOU would like a particular issue addressed, please email me at manny@tblaw.net.au or call me on (02) 66 487 487.

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Dear Jasminda,

I'm continually frustrated with people who don't know the roundabout rules. Surely, they knew them once, when they went for their driving test, but now they unnecessarily stop, switch lanes midway, don't indicate, and a multitude of other sins. Barry L Dear Barry,

The Erosion of Democracy DEAR News Of The Area, AN audience of over 200 people attended an interesting and thought-provoking forum in Coffs Harbour recently, addressing ‘The Erosion of Democracy in Australia’. The highly informative views of Kerry O’Brien of the ABC and the recent Indi Independent MP, Cathy McGowan, fully captured the attention of all in attendance. It was particularly startling to hear Kerry O’Brien’s historic summary of the decline within Australian media reporting in terms of truthfulness, in both printed and social formats. He clearly outlined the danger that unchecked statements present for any democratic society (sadly only eight percent of the world enjoys a democratic form of government), and cited the USA as a current example of polarisation based around untruthful reporting. The consolidation of our Australian media into greater foreign ownership has loosened

our grip on independent reporting. Fortunately, our strong grass roots newspaper ‘News Of The Area’, our local radio stations and the regional ABC are also important suppliers of factual information. Their integrity and balanced opinions are critical for greater unity, harmony, and progress of Coffs Harbour as a democratically governed regional area. I encourage each citizen to fact check what you read and hear - do not allow falsehoods to be spread by others, in whatever form. Our elected local, state, and federal representatives should be of the highest integrity and committed to providing a true voice for all our citizens, not just the lobbyist, the wealthy, the powerful and the larger cities. They should always engage respectfully with others. Think carefully and well before you step up to vote. Our democratic well being depends upon it. Sincerely, Trisha LENG, Coffs Harbour.

Our climate is ill and is getting sicker DEAR News Of The Area,

LET’S look at this scenario. A person has an illness which could be well managed if only they would adopt practices in their daily life which have been proven to reduce their risk of becoming ill. Imagine if this person’s doctor took the attitude that their patient didn’t need to take steps to prevent the illness because medicine is getting better and better with treating the illness when it occurs. Imagine further if this same doctor refused to change their attitude despite their patient getting much sicker and more frequently. Surely, we would argue that this person should find a better doctor because

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prevention of illness is more desirable and cheaper for our economy. Our climate is ill and is getting sicker. We have known for a long time what is making it worse. Weather events are more severe and more frequent. We have so much information about the steps we need to take to address the problem but our government buries its head in the sand. The best our PM could offer recently about “a lot of these natural disasters” that “we’ve all been through” was to say that “every single time we learn how to do it better the next time”. I am not sure about you but I don’t want to keep living through floods and fires so the

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I HAVE cross-referenced the NSW Roundabout rules with my general experience with roundabouts, and can see some different areas for improvement. I think we could all do with a refresher. 1. Roundabouts manage the traffic flow. Experience: roundabouts are a demonstration of the sheer bloodymindedness, aggression and indecision of our local residents. If you have an upmarket European car or a jacked-up 4-wheel drive Ute with bull bar and driving lights, this means you automatically have right of way. Everyone will be instinctively aware of this due to their innate need for self-preservation. 2. When you approach the roundabout, you must slow down or stop to give way to all vehicles already on the roundabout. Experience: It doesn't matter what you do, you've got to watch the bloody idiots who do what they want to do anyway (direct quote from my mother). 3. On multi-lane roundabouts, you must follow the direction of the arrows or signs on the road. Experience: The signs are there to make you feel a false sense of security. If Mary from Lemon Tree Passage remembers she needs a loaf of bread at the Pauls Corner roundabout, she'll happily cross lanes without a moment's consideration for anyone. 4. A little-known fact is that there is no requirement to exit a roundabout. Experience: What fun we could all have going round and round the roundabout, never giving way to anyone, until we run out of petrol (though with current fuel prices, this could be an expensive form of irritation to your fellow motorists). Side note: If you go to Canberra, it is almost obligatory that you get unintentionally stuck on this form of looping madness, wondering if you will ever be able to escape. Carpe diem, Jasminda

government can learn how to best respond to each separate disaster. I don’t want to worry that every time it rains it is going to bring damaging floods or hail. I want us to do all we can to reduce the chances of a “next time”. I want an MP in Canberra who will take on the challenge of climate change and not put the money interests of big mining companies ahead of the public interest to act on climate change. Regards, Judith FLEMING, Sawtell.

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Housing. A Basic Need DEAR News Of The Area, MY son and my ex-husband live in Coffs Harbour. My son is the carer of his father, who has terminal cancer, with the support of an overworked palliative care team and whatever help our family can provide. My son and my ex-husband have recently been issued with a notice to vacate their rental accommodation within 30 days. While this period has been extended due to the support of the Palliative Care Social Worker, this is the last thing our family needs. My son and ex have been on the public housing list for over a decade but due to the lack of affordable and community housing, are now in grave danger of joining the hundreds of other homeless people in our Shires.

How can this happen in a ’first world’, ‘civilised’ country like Australia? A roof over your head and food on the table are basic human needs along with the means of meeting those needs. Affordable housing, healthcare, education, training and employment opportunities are essential in keeping our communities well and thriving. They are just as, if not more important, than the ‘economy’. Who is this economy really serving anyway? Big businesses, multinationals, overseas investors and commercial industrials? Are their profits taxed at the same level, if not higher, than your average wageearner? If not, this would adjust the unfair imbalance and help pay for our basic human needs. The reintroduction of the Low Income

Earners Home Loan Scheme would meet both the need for affordable housing and benefit government coffers. The government provides a housing loan to workers, who pay the loan back as ‘rent’ plus a low interest fee so the government makes some profit on the loans and the worker ends up owning their own home. Without this scheme, introduced by Paul Keating, I wouldn’t have been able to afford my home. So thank you Paul. We need more leaders like you. Also, should housing or any other provision or product that meets basic needs, be used as an investment for those who already own a home for example? This puts home ownership out of the reach of low income earners and those unable to work due to illness, disability, old age or even regional location.

When did the National Party lose its roots? DEAR News Of The Area, MY long-time local family were farmers. The Country Party was for us. When it became the National Party, we lost our roots. I’ve just learned what our local member, Pat Conaghan MP has been

voting for and against (see www. theyvoteforyou.org.au). The Country Party championed the rights of rural communities – to recover with dignity after floods, drought and bushfires, to farm in a way that reduced risk from such natural disasters, to ensure the sustainability of our land, access to

A New Bogeyman: The Evil Far Left DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to a recent post to Facebook page called Coffs Harbour Nationals - since removed - we seem to have a new bogeyman to add to ‘the Yellow Peril’ and ‘Reds under the Beds’. It’s called the ‘Evil Far Left’, and they said it’s trying to capture ‘Our Cowper’. If they are referring to Climate 200 (C200), then this is an initiative co-

founded by Simon Holmes à Court and Mike Cannon Brookes a couple of years ago because of widespread frustration over the Coalition’s refusal to act on climate change. C200 has generated a sizeable war chest tapping into the frustration of thousands around the country who see the two-party system as broken. This money is used to fund the campaigns of community Independent

university for our children, a fair go for all. Mr Conaghan’s votes are not those that the old Country Party would have supported. Sir Earl Page, our Cowper representative 1919-1961 and founder of the Country Party was passionate about more money for the country. He’d be horrified that flood mitigation works needed in the northern rivers haven’t been funded nor have communities devastated by the 2019 candidates prepared to run on a platform of Climate Change, Integrity and Respect. Candidates are selected by their communities, not by C200. C200 has no say in the formulation of policy of these candidates. Each election, Labor and the Coalition raise eye-watering sums from business and unions to fund candidates who will then vote according to their respective party lines. These party lines often correspond with business lines…hmm? C200 has raised a fraction of those sums from business and individual supporters to fund candidates who will vote according to their individual consciences. These C200 supporters do indeed

Let us be clear. These are not natural disasters DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to the Collins Dictionary, the expression to “put your money where your mouth is” means that you want a person to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it. In that context you could say that Federal Government spending, as outlined in the recent Budget, is a reflection of the Coalition’s priorities. My back of the envelope calculations of the recent, one off cost of living expenses and cuts to the fuel tax for six months outlined in the recent Federal Budget comes to $8.7 billion The entire Emergency Response Fund is $4 billion in total, and provides an annual allocation of $150 million for

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communities who have experienced natural disasters. The current budget for the National Recovery and Resilience Agency is $206.8 million The Federal Government provides financial support to the fossil fuel sector, every year, in the form of a subsidy. In 2020-21 it was $9.1 billion whilst in 2021-22 it will cost $10.5 billion. We in northern NSW and South East Queensland have experienced two extreme, widespread flooding events in a month. On top of widespread Bushfires in 2019 and earlier floods in 2021. And in my part of the world in Sawtell and Toormina, there was widespread damage to houses and bushland from a wild hailstorm in October 2021.

Regards, Josie ROBINSON, Dorrigo. bushfires received the help they desperately need. Instead we have $5.5 billion on a botched submarine deal and unwanted and unbuildable commuter car parks in the cities. When you vote, please vote for a representative who will prioritise money for rural communities to build the infrastructure we need to thrive in a harshly changing world. Thank you, Colin GRANT, Coffs Harbour.

expect something in return. They expect action on Climate Change, Integrity and Respect If this is Evil…Far Left…please explain…? In May either Labor or the Coalition will achieve government but to do so they will be forced to negotiate with Independents. I expect to see, very quickly: • A real Federal ICAC to root out the rorts • A substantial move to renewables. Now that would be a great result for Australia! Regards, Roger BURKE, Bellingen.

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Let us be clear. These are not natural disasters, they are unnatural disasters due to climate change. I’m tired of being praised for our ‘resilience’ and of the depth of ‘community spirit’ which are just words used in the absence of any real substantive action on climate change. Stop talking about it and do something about it, in fact do many things about it. Start by developing and implementing policies and funding to substantially cut our carbon emissions by 2030. Stop blocking the clean energy transition. And hurry up while you’re at it because I hear there is an election coming very soon.

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This, when thousands are struggling just to keep a rental roof over their heads, food on the table and childcare so that they can work etc. And what about a health tax on products proven to be damaging to the health of both humans, animals and the environment we all depend on, to help finance the health and aged care system and the sustainability of the land? As with all professions and areas of responsibility, perhaps would-be politicians should undergo at least three years training for the job, including in portfolio subjects they have no experience of and at least one year of living on only the basic wage (no family loans allowed!). Isn’t it time we got our priorities straight, demand that our taxes are used to provide our basic needs and to speak up for those who are denied access to them.

Regards, Juliet THOMAS, Sawtell.

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41 Ibis Drive, Boambee East Price: $749,000 3 beds, 1 bath Open house: Saturday 9 April, 11.0011.30am

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LOVINGLY looked after for the last seventeen years by the current owners, this property needs a new family to move in and enjoy the outlook, privacy and ideal location that this home offers. Enter straight into the large living room with beautiful timber floating flooring, a brand new air conditioning unit and ceiling fan. Flowing on from here you have the generous dining room with sliding door leading to the private rear yard which is fully fenced with garden sheds, tiered gardens and an outdoor entertaining area that can be enjoyed all year round.

Adjacent to the dining area you will find the kitchen that was renovated a few years ago. It features a breakfast bar with a lovely grey stone benchtop, electric wall oven and cooktop, plus a large two door pantry with enough space for the groceries as well as the electrical appliances. Move through the kitchen to the laundry with a second toilet, and into the single lock up garage which has been converted to a bedroom, keep it as is for that extra room, or easily convert back to a garage for parking and storage. The carpeted bedrooms are located to the right of the home, they all have ceiling fans and two have built in wardrobes. Easily accessible from the bedrooms is the three-way bathroom, which is great for families needing different zones of the bathroom to get ready in the morning rush.

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Houses of this size and quality rarely come on the market in Sawtell. This superb family home has been designed around entertaining, privacy and the outlook over Bonville Creek and Reserve. Upstairs features separate air conditioned lounge, dining and family rooms that flow effortlessly between one another along with the beautifully appointed kitchen that has all of the appliances that a chef requires. This level has 3 double size bedrooms - all with robes and ceiling fans along with the main bathroom. The front vernadah has sweeping views over Bonville Creek whilst the rear balcony overlooks your inviting inground pool. An internal set of stairs takes you to the lower level which has 2 additional bedrooms, an ensuite with the double garage having controller units for easy access. Sawtell continues to be the sought after gem of the Coffs Coast with its award winning restaurants, café strip and pristine beaches. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!! Arrange your inspection today!

These two well designed and presented villa homes are positioned on a level block with no strata fees. Each villa has 2 good sized bedrooms – both with robes, the lounge/living areas are open plan and the kitchens are well appointed. They also have single garages, their own private yards and excellent long term tenants in place. Current rental return $33020.00

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The Perfect Renovator 28 Coorabin Crescent, Toormina 3 bed 1 bath 1 car Price: $739,000

CONVENIENTLY located close to Toormina Public School, Toormina Shopping Centre and Toormina Medical Centre, this brick veneer home offers a fantastic opportunity to create your very own dream home. Situated on a massive 1176m2 parcel of mostly flat, usable land, your family

will enjoy the wonderful amount of North facing yard space. A large, open plan living/dining area offers you multiple spaces for dining options depending on your furniture configuration and connects directly to a sizable kitchen/meals area. Off the kitchen there is another covered entertainment deck which is a fantastic space for entertaining friends and family and overlooks the

rear yard. Kitchen features timber cupboards, plenty of storage and bench space and overlooks the back yard. The home offers three spacious bedrooms, each with built-in robes, a greatsized bathroom which includes bath, shower and toilet. A separate laundry includes a second toilet / powder room. The rear yard offers you a large, private, grassed space for the family to

enjoy with the opportunity to store a caravan or boat and there is potential for a granny flat or perhaps even a dual occupancy STCA.

The single garage features internal access through the laundry and leads directly to the back entertainment deck and

washing line. There is an existing concrete pool which needs replacement, or you can fill this in, depending on your preference. There is an existing shed or possible garage with side access from the yard to the street. The home has incurred some water ingress after the hail/rain event in October 2021 and is being offered to market in 'as is' condition with some external and some internal damage. Please contact the agent for further information. Matt France, Sawtell Real Estate Co 0411 675 860.

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Large freestanding villa unit within a strata. 4 minute drive to Sawtell village, golf course and beaches. Recently renovated & modernised internally.

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Large covered outdoor entertainment deck.

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Elevated position only 3 mins drive to Sawtell Village and 2 Minutes to Toormina Shopping Centre.

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Understanding a parent’s position when your child is drinking too much By Andrea FERRARI

A PARENT struggling to cope with her adult child’s drinking was an issue shared recently at a meeting of Coffs Harbour Al-Anon. “When our son or daughter has a drinking problem, the hardest question to answer honestly can be: ‘You can see what it’s doing to them, but can you see what it’s doing to you?’,” Judy, a spokesperson for AlAnon told News Of The Area. Commonly, parents put their needs after their children’s and launch into worry mode, turning the problem over and over in their minds searching for

q Help for parents when their son or daughter drinks too much.

ideas to make their child see the damage the alcohol is doing to their lives and their health. “We know there is a problem, and we try to fix it the best way we can,” she said. “But when we’ve tried everything, and the problem is as serious as ever, feelings of despair and hopelessness can take hold.” The Coffs Harbour AlAnon support group offers hope and understanding, and practical help through members’ lived experience. “In an Al-Anon meeting it is empowering to hear from others who have had similar problems to us but, in time,

have regained their joy in life,” said Judy. “The pain of a parent is very real. “The dilemma of what to do next can put us into a constant state of confusion and anxiety. “Isn’t it our lifetime job to protect and rescue our child? “But when we find the money we give them for rent is going on more alcohol, and when we suggest changes and are met with tirades of verbal abuse, eventually we come to our wits’ end. “While everyone’s situation is unique, in AlAnon we can learn to detach with love which gives us the mental space to think

more clearly, and to make the decision to set healthier boundaries. “While we want to love them back to health, the unpleasant truth is that some of our decisions can in fact be doing the opposite. “When we come to this realisation our next move needs to be considered carefully. “Al-Anon is a place to think this through. “Help is out there.” In Coffs Harbour Al-Anon has two face-to-face meetings, one on Mondays at 12.30pm at the Presbyterian Church Hall, 187 Harbour Drive, and the other on Fridays at 6pm at the Salvation Army Hall at 40 Mastracolas Road. Call Julia on 0408 809 972 or Judy on 0416 025 757.

New website for Neighbourhood Centre By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC) has a new website, designed with ease of navigation front of mind. “The way our community accesses information has changed over the past two years,” Di Woods, Manager, CHNC told News Of The Area. “More people needed support more quickly. “Many experienced the frustration of needing to learn functions and rely on our computers and phones faster than we ever had before.” Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre is designed to support all community members, and is a destination where you can get help. “CHNC is known to be the place you go, when you are not quite sure where to go,” said Di. Team members have a broad array of local knowledge. “They either help you or

link you with someone who can help for whatever your need is. “In researching how people access support, one thing became evident is a technology gap. “Many people were not able to find support and information they needed quickly without wading through information. “When people need support, not being able to find what you need quickly can be stressful.” The experience of

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assisting many people who were technology naïve, was a huge factor in the Neighbourhood Centre’s decision to review and update their entire website. “We realised that the range of services we offered had expanded over time, which was great, but finding information became more difficult. “We are excited that our new website will be launched Friday 8 April. “We have valued feedback from people who have used

q CHNC's new website launches Friday 8 April.

q Natasha, one of the CHNC volunteer receptionists working with the new website.

our website.” Community comments have helped CHNC ensure that all information is responsive on a mobile phone; can help people easily find information and support the need and connect people to a range of workshops and

opportunities to be involved in the community. “Our updates include some of our new services and help people become more aware of opportunities to give back, volunteer or support their local community in a range of

ways.” One feature includes a link to low cost rentals, which CHNC expects will be well used as many struggle with the cost of housing. To see the range of services available visit www. chnc.com.au.

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blues tunes to the stage, bringing a vibe of Bourbon Street to the Coffs Coast. The local musicians stepped up for open mic with songs performed ranging from the hits of Bill Withers to the 4 Non Blondes. The magic is created when the fab four surf mates support the open mic singer with a full band of drums, lead guitar, rhythm and bass guitar to create a full musical

experience. Singer-songwriter and lead guitarist Nathan Beretta told News Of The Area, “We're all mates from the local area, from surfing and music. “Our roots are heavily grounded in the blues, but all styles of music are welcome at the jam nights. “We play at most venues in the local area, so keep an eye and ear out for us,” said Nathan.

Musos bring surfy blues vibes to Open Mic night LOCAL musicians banded together at the Seaview Tavern to rock the crowd at a jam-packed open mic event on the last Sunday of March. Nathan Berretta, T-Roy, Mitch Burgess and Cameron Smith are established musicians in their own right but their secret ingredient is when these surfing mates create wave after wave of

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Former Coffs Harbour Suns junior wins WNBL award By Aiden BURGESS FORMER Coffs Harbour Suns junior Kristy Wallace has been awarded the best bench player of the recent Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. The 26-year-old was named the WNBL 2021/22 Sixth Woman of the Year, after a stellar season off the bench for the Melbournebased Southside Flyers. The point guard provided a spark off the bench for the Flyers averaging 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 22 minutes on court per game. The top bench player is

also regarded as one of the WNBL’s best defenders. The Sixth Woman of the Year award capped off a great year for one of Australia’s best players, having played a number of games for the Australian Opals at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, and FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournament. The best bench player recipient was surprised to receive the award. “I’m rapt to get this award, it came as a surprise as there was lots of talent in the line-up,” she said. “The Flyers gave me the opportunity to play my first full season of WNBL and for

that, I'm really grateful.” Wallace’s award winning WNBL season has also seen her signed by WNBA team Atlanta Dream to potentially play in the best women's league in the world, with the Dream having drafted her in 2018 after a standout US college career. The former Coffs Suns junior had a comeback season to remember after returning to Australia’s top premier women’s competition for the first time in three years, after suffering an injury in a return from a knee reconstruction in just her second career WNBL game in 2018. After an outstanding

their brand of crisp passing football but the disciplined green machine held firm and squared the ledger in the second half in a high tempo match with plenty of chances for both teams to win the game. The Tigers swapped their traditional orange home kit for an eye-catching pink away kit. Tigers shot stopper and captain Luke Kliendienst provided News Of The Area with game insights. “It was a good game, a

bit of a disappointing result for the boys but we’ll bounce back. “Port were strong and organised in the midfield and kept us at bay in the first half with only one goal. “Missing many opportunities seemed to have cost us in the second half with Port scoring an equaliser. “Next game we have Sawtell in the super round at the stadium in which the boys will be hungry to get the win we felt we deserved in the previous game,” said Luke.

Tigers held to draw by Port United By David WIGLEY

THE Coffs Coast Tigers drew 1-1 with Port United in their opening fixture of the Coastal Premier League last Saturday at the Coffs Football Centre synthetic fields. Midfield general Rory Tolhurst opened the scoring when he found himself unmarked on the edge of the penalty area and slotted the ball home to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead at half time. The Tigers probed the Port United defence with

q Tigers shot stopper and captain Luke Kliendienst punching the ball away.

twelve months playing in the WNBL and for the Australian Opals, Wallace

will now try to make the Opals team who will be one of the gold medal favourites

ANOTHER Coffs Harbour cricket season is in the books. And it was a season which will go down in history as one of the least played due to the constant wet weather. Here is how each club fared in the various competitions of the 2021/22 sea-

son. Northern Districts Rebels: Were awarded premiers of the North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League season after finishing on top of the ladder and the washout of the scheduled grand final. Sawtell Cricket Club: Another premiership winning season for the powerhouse club taking out the

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at the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

q Innocent David charging forwards for the Tigers in pink.

q Ptolemy Horan recycling the football from the defence.

Tigers goalscorer Rory Tolhurst.

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q Former Coffs Harbour Suns and recent Australian Opals player Kristy Wallace has won a WNBL award.

third grade and under 12s premierships. Were also grand finalists in the North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League and T20 competitions. Nana Glen: Were the standout side in the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade competition, finishing as undefeated premiers. The Lizards also finished

runners up in the third grade and under 12s competitions, and topped the first grade’s T20 Cup. Valleys Cricket: Fell agonizingly short of making the Premier League grand final, almost beating Sawtell in the preliminary final. Took home some silverware for the season as second grade premiers. Diggers Cricket Inc.:

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Finished first grade runners-up as they gave their premiership defense a good shot. Were also semi-finalists in the second and third grade competitions. Coffs Colts: Had a tough first season in their step up to the Premier League. The Colts under 16s finished runners up in their junior competition, while the

Colts seniors were ladder leaders in the second grade T20 Cup. Bellingen/Dorrigo: Won the under 14s title and were runners up in the second grade competition. Were also semi-finalists in the under 16s, under 12s and third grade competitions. Macksville Ex-Services: Had a strong season in the juniors as under 16s premiers and under 14s grand finalists.

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North Coast Force announces representative teams By Aiden BURGESS

THE North Coast’s best junior Australian Rules players have been selected to represent their region in their representative squads. The North Coast Force’s representative teams have been named in the under 13s, under 15s, under 17s, and Youth Girls 17 age groups. These teams will compete in the Hunter Challenge Cup on the June long weekend, and in the Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour from 11-13 July. Record numbers participating in the selection process sees the North Coast Force in the enviable position of announcing some of the strongest teams in recent

history. Community Football Manager Paul Taylor said that the response has been overwhelming considering the significant problems posed by recent rainfall. "The combination of the partnership with the Sydney Swans Academy and the heavily disrupted representative seasons over the past two years appears to have made players keener than ever to be involved in the North Coast Force program," he said. "Our Force program had built some great momentum prior to the disruptions caused by the pandemic and, with the talented players that we've selected, we've got the chance to pick right up where

we left off. "Half of our program is about how we perform at the carnivals, but the other half is helping individuals to develop as players and hopefully seeing a number of them progress through the Sydney Swans Academy pathway." In another great sign for the popularity of representative footy, the North Coast Force will field its first ever Youth Girls 13 team at the Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour. Taylor was overwhelmed with the response to girls trialling for representative selection. "We were overwhelmed with the number of girls

who trialled for the Under 13 team, despite the fact that our new club competition for Under 14 girls hasn't started yet,” he said. “We've offered nine girls

the chance to form a train-on squad that will become the base for our Youth Girls 13 rep team and will hold another trial specifically to round out this team once the local club

All twelve first and reserve grade matches will be played over two big days on the synthetic fields as part of the inaugural super round. Coffs City United Lions and Southern United FC kick things off on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions begin their premiership defence against the new Forster-Tuncurry based club, who were 2-1 victors against the Boambee Bombers in their Coastal Premier League debut. Bellingen FC and the Northern Storm take centre stage on Saturday night, with Bellingen having made an impressive debut in their first

ever Coastal Premier League game, beating Port Saints 5-1. The Storm had the opening round off after their scheduled match at Kempsey was postponed, as did the Coffs City United Lions. The Coffs Coast Tigers and Sawtell Scorpions kick things off for Day 2 on Sunday afternoon, with the Tigers having opened the season

Holly Wall gets a kick away for the North Coast Force Youth Girls side.

Coastal Premier League set to host inaugural super round By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Football Centre is set to become a festival of football this weekend, in a first of its kind event for football in the region. With its latest season kicking off last week, the

Coastal Premier League continues this weekend with its inaugural super round. All twelve Coastal Premier League clubs will play their Round 2 matches at the Coffs Football Centre, during a huge weekend of football in Coffs Harbour.

Sawtell Bowling Club win State Titles By Aiden BURGESS

SAWTELL Bowling Club teams have returned as state champions after winning their grades at the Bowls NSW Open Gender State Pennant Finals in Forster. Sawtell Bowling Club were triumphant in the Grade 3 Mixed and Grade 4 Mixed events, as they bested other zone champions to take home the state titles. Sawtell Bowling Club

were also finalists in the Grade 6 Mixed and Grade 2 Women's events, with all four teams who competed at Forster making the final rounds. Sawtell beat Narrandera 62-42 to win the Grade 3 Mixed state title, while the club beat Hazelbrook 66-40 to win the Grade 4 Mixed state title. The NSW State Pennant Competition is the oldest on the state calendar, and is widely regarded

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competition is underway and girls who are new to the sport have had a chance to realise that they want to be involved in rep footy." with a 1-1 draw against Port United, while the Scorpions were 3-1 winners against the Taree Wildcats. Boambee Bombers take on the Kempsey Saints to finish the inaugural super round. The third season of the Coastal Premier League kicked off last weekend, and is an inter-regional competition featuring five North Coast Football clubs and five Football Mid North Coast clubs.

q Sawtell Bowling Club’s Grade 4 Mixed State Champions.

as the ultimate club sides championship for all players in every grade. The State Pennant Finals sees Zone champions who have qualified by winning zone competitions, playing off against fellow zone winners from across NSW. Sawtell Bowling and Recreation Club Chairman Paul Covington said the club is ecstatic to finally win a state flag. “To have such a big representation at state level particularly in the Open Gender competition

and come away with not one, but two state titles, is a huge result for the club. “Sawtell was one of the big drivers of unification and the results speak for themselves,” Mr Covington said. “I congratulate all the players who have done the club proud and also acknowledge the support of selectors, team captains, supporters and all the other bowlers who nominated to play but missed out gaining a spot in a team.” “Bring on 2022,” Mr Covington said.

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“We knew Taree was going to be tough but we kept to our game plan. “I thought we created a lot more goal scoring opportunities than our opponents but we weren’t

clinical in front of goals. “Taree were still in the game until the last 20-30 minutes of the second half where I thought we showed composure and control to seal the victory,” said Joe. Sawtell will now face last year’s runners up the Coffs Coast Tigers in the

Karl Degroot and Damon O'Connell celebrating the first goal.

Super Round at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Sunday 10 April. “The next game is against the Tigers which will be challenging as I think they are one of the best teams in the competition. “Looking forward to it and hopefully it will be a great game for all to watch,” he said. Sawtell FC Club President

SPORTS Simon Portus summed up the challenges players have faced this year with the unprecedented rain. “It’s been a hard pre-season for everyone but it was great to get started. “Our players have been training in halls, on tennis courts, on beaches, so getting on a field and playing good football was great to see.

www.newsofthearea.com.au “Our first team held a lot of possession and had a lot of solid chances, we’ve got some good depth and some older experienced heads as well as younger players in their third year in seniors so we are in a good position as a club in both our men’s and women’s squads. “Our ressies are mostly new to each other so to see them fight back from being 4-2 down

shows their potential. “Each game in the CPL has its own challenges and playing the Tigers next week will be a good test for our players. “We saw it last year in the Coffs United game that they all have the capacity to rise to any challenge,” said Simon.

Alex Purvis fighting for possession.

Joe Skyrtic’s half time team talk resulted in two more goals in the second half.

Breakers player selected to play for NSW/ACT By Aiden BURGESS COFFS Harbour Breakers player April Devine will take her place amongst Australia’s finest young female footballers after being selected to represent her state. The eighteen-year-old has been selected to play for the NSW/ACT team in the 2022 NAB AFLW Under 19 Championships. Her selection comes on the back of strong performances playing for the Sydney Swans sides in the recent Women’s Summer Series. Devine played for the Allies squad during last year's National Championships, and is one of 24 players selected to represent NSW/ACT at this year's championships. Devine will look to make the Allies squad again this year, which consists of the best young players from NSW, ACT, Queensland, Northern Territory, and Tasmania. This season the National Championships will take on a different format, with

matches to be played in each state and territory. The NSW/ACT team will play one match against the Allies W (Tasmania/NT) in Sydney on Monday, 18 April at Blacktown International Sports Park. Following that, the best identified players from the NSW/ACT team will join the Allies to play against South Australia on Friday, 22 April and then against Queensland on Saturday, 30 April. Devine has been a part of the Sydney Swans Academy for the past year. Having watched the Coffs Harbour Breakers player during the Summer Series, newly appointed Sydney Swans AFLW coach Scott Gowans described what made Devine a top talent. “April Devine is a strong defender who can play forward, a key positions player,” he said, ”She has very strong hands and pressures really well,” Community Football and Competition Manager

Paul Taylor said that Devine making the NSW/ACT side was a big step towards getting drafted in the AFLW. “This is an important step towards this year’s AFLW draft, and with four more teams entering the AFLW competition for the next season, it gives April an outstanding chance to put herself in the shop window,”

he said. Taylor said Devine’s selection was great for female football in the region. “Not only is this great news for April, it’s also fantastic news for female footy in the region,” he said. “We often say that ‘if you can’t see it, you can’t be it’, and with the new Youth Girls Under 14 competition

The Suns under 20s team won both of their games in their first doubleheader of the season as they took on the Sydney Comets and Hawkesbury Jets in consecutive days, during Round 2 of the

Basketball NSW Waratah League. The Suns opened their weekend with a 5853 victory against the Sydney Comets, as Ashley Schellenberger top scored with 15 points.

The Suns backed up the next day with a dominant 113-49 win against the Hawkesbury Jets in the second game of their Sydney doubleheader. Bryce Sully and Ashley Schellenberger both top

Suns Youth Men start season with success in Sydney By Aiden BURGESS

THE COFFS Harbour Suns Youth League Men’s team have tipped off their representative season with a successful weekend in Sydney.

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April Devine in action for the Sydney Swans Red side.

starting this season (as well as the existing Under 17 and Women’s competitions), April making it to National Championships will help drive further registrations as girls realise there’s a local pathway to the AFLW from the North Coast.” With AFL North Coast introducing a new Youth Girls Under 14 age group in 2022

scored with 20 points for the Suns, as the Coffs Harbour team featured an amazing seven players in double figures. The Suns Youth Men have started their representative season with two wins from their first three games, after losing their opening game of the season to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by two points. The Suns play their first home game of the season

to complement the Youth Girls Under 17 and Women's competitions, and with the region’s new partnership with the Sydney Swans Academy, there are more opportunities than ever for girls to follow in April’s footsteps. All clubs are still accepting registrations, to find your nearest club go to play.afl this weekend when they welcome the Springwood Scorchers for a 5pm tip off on Saturday at Sportz Central. The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men have achieved sustained success in recent seasons, finishing runners up for the state title in 2019 and coming second on the ladder last year before the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Top performances at Junior State Age Championships By Aiden BURGESS A TRIO of top Coffs swimmers have achieved outstanding results at their first Junior State Age Championships in Sydney. Layci Teale qualified for an amazing nine events, an achievement in itself having last year only qualified for one. She went on to earn two top ten placings in both the 100m and 200m backstroke, narrowly missing a third in the 200m individual medley. She swam personal best after personal best and is etching ever so close to attaining her first National Qualifying Time, nearly twelve months before she is eligible to compete. In the last three months she has shown incredible

improvement across all of her strokes having dropped close to fifteen seconds from her 200m individual medley since February this year. Younger brother Harley Teale qualified for three events, and had three personal bests from his three exceptional swims. He had massive improvements to his state rankings, notably placing fifteenth from the 50 other qualifiers that competed in the ten years Boys 50m freestyle event. Teammate Remi Ogilvy was also incredible, as aging up from the eleven year age group just a couple of weeks ago, she competed against girls nearly twelve months her senior in amazing style. She achieved massive personal bests in her two

events, the 50m and 100m breaststroke, dropping over three seconds from her long course personal bests in the 100m and one second from her 50m. The three talented swimmers coach Sarah-Jane Weir said their hard work had paid off with their top results in Sydney. “These results were incredible for their first NSW State Age Championship and a testament to their resilience and hard work,” she said. “Working with Desi Teale and coaching these kids remotely is the greatest privilege and I couldn’t be prouder of their results. “They’re dedicated and committed, but most importantly they’re enjoying what they do.” Layci remained in Sydney

twelfth so it was a huge improvement in one year. “This year I had the fourth fastest seed time going into the 1500m and the fastest seed time for the 800m nationally.

“My coach is Andrew Rowlings and he had confidence in me taking out my first national title. “He's included a lot more speed work into my training plan and he has helped to make the final 200m in a race my strength.” Daniel trains with Andrew

to prepare for the CHS School State event which took place last week, having qualified to compete in six individual

q Remi Ogilvy, coach SarahJane Weir, Layci Teale and Harley Teale at the Junior State Age Championships in Sydney.

swims. Harley and Remi will compete at the NSW PSSA championships this week.

Harley is competing in the 50m backstroke and Remi has qualified for a massive eight swims.

Bishop Druitt College student’s double win on the track By Andrea FERRARI

DANIEL Williams, a fourteenyear-old Bishop Druitt College Year 9 student, has won the 1500m and 800m u16 races in The Australian Track and Field championships 26 March – 3 April 2022 at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush, Sydney. His winning times were 4:02.70 (1500m) and 1:57.98 (800m). Daniel, who lives in Nambucca Heads, told News Of The Area, “I went into the meet confident after wins at all prior races coming into the national championships. “I have increased my training intensity and train with a group of athletes my own age regularly who are also achieving amazing results nationally. “Last year I competed in the national championships in the 1500m and came

q That feeling. Race done and won. Daniel Williams wins both the 1500m and 800m u16 races. Photo: Ryan T Jones @ryan.t.jones_

q The Australian Track and Field championships, speed training pays off for winner Daniel Williams. Photo: Ryan T Jones @ryan.t.jones_

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q On the podium – first place for Daniel Williams. Photo: Ryan T Jones @ryan.t.jones_ Rowlings and his squad in Coffs twice a week. The 1500m race was a straight final, no heats. “I took the lead early to avoid running in an outer lane because this means I would be running further. “I set a comfortable pace which I kept going for the first 1100m. “On the bell lap (400m to go) the pace picked up and two interstate athletes passed me with 300m to go. “As we entered the home straight, I increased the leg speed and got back into first place finishing in 4 min 2 seconds, a five second PB for me.” The 800m had three heats to make the final the following day.

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“In my heat I ran a fast time (2 min 1 second) but didn't feel great and finished in fourth but it was fast enough to qualify for the final. “In the final the first lap was very controlled, and I hugged the inside lane.” The eight finalists were all running together. “As we entered the last 400m the speed increased and I found myself in a lead group of three athletes, entering the last turn I took the lead and was able to maintain and extend it to take the win in 1 min 57 seconds.” After the championships Daniel says he feels very relieved and a great sense of accomplishment. “I knew that I was capable of taking out the two titles but

it's still pretty surreal that I actually did it. “Next for me is a bit of a break and being able to play some team sports which I put on hold going into the national championships. “The cross country season is starting now and I'm looking forward to hopefully making the NSW team to compete at nationals in Adelaide in August. “I enjoy Parkrun on Saturday mornings in Urunga and am running in the Mid North Coast Cross Country Series races which started last weekend. “My running goal is one day to represent Australia in an 800m event such as World Junior championships or the Commonwealth Games.”

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Pittwater to Coffs yacht race By Andrea FERRARI THE 36th running of the East Coast Classic Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race is underway after a two-year hiatus brought about by Covid in 2020 and flood weather in 2021. The race has been redeveloped to become an April event which allows competitors to link in with the winter season of regattas in North Queensland. Commencing Friday 8 April at 1300 hours in Pittwater and heading to Coffs Harbour, the race comprises Offshore Category 3+ boats, Monohulls and Multihulls with IREC-ORCOMR and Short Handed Categories and is the last blue water race of the New South Wales summer offshore sailing season. The sole Coffs Harbour

entry in the 2022 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour yacht race is ‘SY Runaway’, a Van De Stadt 34, skippered by Tim Alexander with Mark Goode. Runaway is of Dutch design and was built in Brisbane in 1988. “Runaway has been entered in the two-handed division of the race, a challenging short-handed division in competition with the fully crewed boats,” Greg Peronchik from Coffs Harbour Yacht Club (CHYC) commented. “Tim and Mark are experienced sailors who have also competed together in Hamilton Island Race week 2019, Sail Port Stephens 2021, and Mark raced Runaway in the Bruny Island Race in Tasmania in 2021. “This is their first effort at sailing in a short-handed race, and both are excited

q CHYC Commodore John Wait, with a poster of the rules of sailing.

Mid North Coast Cross Country By Steel BEVERIDGE MID North Coast Cross Country - 3 April 2022 at Botanic Gardens Results: 2km (Male) Lincoln Chambers 8:11, 1; Hayden Counter 8:44, 2; Ty Parsons 8:46, 3; Kweller Happ 8:50, 4; Craig Hundle 9:12, 5; Elijah Franke 9:13, 6; Edison Happ 9:51, 7; Craig Parsons 10:05, 8; Dean Chambers 11:02, 9; Talon Forrest 11:12, 10; Ben Burton 11:40, 11; Toby Fidge 12:13, 12; Marlo Welsh-Nuske 13:51, 13; Murray Stuart 15:23, 14; Charlie Wheaton 15:28, 15; Tom Topfer 17:11, 16; Jack Petrohelos 17:19, 17; Jesse Munn-Power 17:20, 18; Leon Petrohelos 17:23, 19; Patrick Happ 19:12, 20. Results: 2km (Female) - Amber Hundle 8:46, 1; Poppy Barclay 8:49, 2; Aaliyah Parsons 9:06, 3; Hannah Burton 9:17, 4; Kay Parsons 9:23, 5; Harper

Welsh-Nuske 9:56, 6; Sienna Forrest 10:03, 7; Valla Parsons 10:04, 8; Lauren Reid 10:30, 9; Jaani Gill 10:31, 10; Lily Jarman 10:58, 11; Chloe Burton 11:05, 12; Anthea Martin 11:08, 13; Janie Mahoney 11:26, 14; Eliette Munn-Power 11:37, 15; Lola Barclay 11:42, 16; Emily Jarman 11:47, 17; Melinda Counter 11:48, 18; Sierra White 11:49, 19; Josie Fidge 12:18, 20; Belinda Heaney 12:20, 21; Amber Burton 12:20, 22; Lyndon Jarman 13:32, 23; Renee Nuske 13:52, 24; Claire Grundy 14:45, 25; Vicky McClure 14:54, 26; Makenna Grundy 15:12, 27; Elle Bianchi 15:24, 28; Emerald Fidge 15:33, 29; Alison Fidge 15:34, 30; Zoe Counter 16:02, 31; Molly Syme 16:06, 32; Sara Bergen 16:11, 33; Isabella Wheaton 16:12, 34; Hettie Syme 17:10, 35; Joanne Munn 17:20, 36; Corrine Happ 19:14, 37. Results: 5km (Male) - Kyle McIntosh 17:51, 1; Craig Parsons 19:36, 2; James Karrasch 23:56, 3;

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and looking forward to the challenge.” Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) Race Director Nick Elliott said, “The race has a place in the hearts of the offshore racing community and offers a fantastic pathway to new offshore sailors for a weekend’s sail, as well as experienced sailors looking to beat their previous own race records and that of the race itself.” Finishing times are subject to sailing conditions and the class of yacht entered. Brendan Rourke, RPAYC Communications and Sailing Manager reckoned, “Given the range in the fleet, the earliest finisher could be 1am Saturday morning, then stretched out to Sunday midday. “The best way to track is the Yacht Tracker system which is live throughout the race and each boat has a device on board. “The RPAYC event

q Map of Coffs Harbour showing leads – The Pittwater to Coffs race finish line is an extension of the leads outside the Harbour entrance.

q Leisa Browne, Assistant Manager, Coffs Harbour Yacht Club ensures a warm welcome awaits race contestants and the community. Nigel Cotsell 25:14, 4; Simon Price 25:48, 5; Mitchell Karrasch 26:37, 6; Kweller Happ 27:05, 7; Tim Welsh 27:44, 8; Matthew Heaney 30:50, 9; Steel Beveridge 54:03, 10. Results: 5km (Female) - Joey Kuchel 24:12, 1; Corrine Happ 25:20, 2; Kate Wheaton 25:30, 3; Sienna Offord 25:39, 4; Lara Karrasch 27:25, 5; Melinda Counter 27:58, 6; Sierra White 27:59, 7; Anthea Martin 29:31, 8; Janie Mahoney 30:35, 9; Amity Offord 31:44, 10; Belinda Heaney 31:53, 11; Julie Barker 36:33, 12; Toni Berrington 37:43, 13. Results: 10km (Male) - Adam Johnson 43:01, 1; Chris Hamilton 45:13, 2; Mark Kirstein 51:02, 3; Brett Taylor 55:07, 4; Tim Wilson 1:04:31, 5; Adam Wilson 1:04:31, 6. Results: 10km (Female) - Michelle Versluys 52:24, 1; Lyn Fulton 1:09:27, 2. Next week’s event is at Sawtell Beach, report to the Surf Club area.

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website has the YB tracker details.” John Wait, CHYC Commodore told NOTA, “The finish line is in open water outside the Harbour and is an extension of the leads into the harbour. “The field may be spread out for as much as two days so it’s very hard to pick arrival times. “That’s why the YB tracker device is a great aid for those spectators who want to view arrivals of specific boats.” Richard Hinton, CHYC General Manager added, “We welcome both members

Thanking Joan Keogh By Christine IRVINE JOAN recently resigned from her post as the beloved treasurer of the Park Beach Women's Bowls Club due to ill health. The Club paid gratitude to her for a job well done at a recent lunch. Joan joined Park Beach in 2002 after a move from Dorrigo. She was a regular bowler you could see out on the greens on Sunday, Wednesdays and Friday mornings. She was a successful bowler, winning several championships, and became treasurer in 2011, serving the club well for 20 years. Joan also managed the Men and Ladies Pennant teams over the years, and gave her time selling raffle tickets every Thursday night at the club which she loved, always giving of her time without hesitation. Thank you Joan.

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and visitors to soak up this fantastic sailing atmosphere. “To mark the weekend event, we have created a signature Pittwater Pizza as well as concocting a rum-based cocktail, The Pittwater.” Coffs Harbour Yacht Club will host the Race Club Presentations on Sunday afternoon at the Club. Regular contenders say they are looking forward to the well-known friendly Coffs welcome. More detail about the race can be found on the event website at www. pittwatertocoffs.com.au. q Joan Keogh made such a difference to the club.

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COFFS COASTNews Of The Area Results 2022 Australian Track & Field Championships RESULTS 2022 Australian Track & Field Championships Coffs Coast Athletes Linc Henry U/15 Triple Jump 10.90 15th Long Jump 5.01 18th 200m Hurdles 30.69s 17th 100m Hurdles 21st Amaia Wain U/16 High Jump 1.55m 7th C.ex Coffs Women’s Bowling Club By Mary BUCKLEY THE Coffs Women’s Bowling Club Gala Day Carnival was held on Thursday 24 March. After days and days of rain we had a few hours of fine weather in which to hold our event. The rinks were full and we got some great games of bowls played. A delicious lunch was enjoyed by everyone with some being lucky enough to have a win with raffles. Then after our Carnival had wrapped up, down came the

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club By Christine IRVINE

FRIDAY Open Pairs 23/3: R. Oakley & V. Slater def P. Lilly & H. Slater 24-14; T, Monck & M. Monck def J. Farrell & L. Loadsman 31-6; D. Futcher & R. Lane def J. Rodwell & M. Starr 18-17; Y. Schmidt &

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By Pamela WATSON URUNGA congratulates their champion pairs, in both ladies and men’s major club pairs, held over the weekend. Rain has hampered these games, like many other clubs. Lack of play over the last few weeks certainly didn’t put off the teams with both finals being well

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club By Bruce WORBOYS

SATURDAY saw the second round of the Men’s Major Pairs championship occur. Men’s Major Pairs Stacey Morris & Dave Hyde def Warren Grimshaw & Rick Oakley 33/10 Peter Clarke & Rod Farmer Def Matt Proud & Alex Burt 24/15 Cam Wills & Dale Condon Def Cory Daley & Joe Clarke 25/24 Jeff Thorn & Phil Hall Def Peter Rambow and Keith Morrison 27/11 Jason de Berg & Stuart Bailey Def Mike Ahoy & Graeme Colman

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By Rodney MADELEY SSAA Benchrest results from Dairyville range. Event was Rimfire IRB: Greg Sutherland 500.34. Bill Buchanan 492.28.

Danial Williams U/16 800m 1.57.98 1st 1500m 4.02.7 PB 1st Jade Kitching U/17 1500m Final 4.08.59 1st 800m Heat 1.58.95 800m Final 1.54.79 PB 1st Malachi Canning U/17 T20 Para 400m Final 65.98 PB 1st Javelin 26.35 1st Shot Put 9.24m AR 1st Discus 30.88m AR 1st Long Jump 4.82 2nd 100m Final 13.57 6th 200m 28.83 7th

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Kyan Upsall U/18 400m Hurdles Heat 57.41 PB 400m Hurdles Final 58.97 8th Hayley Kitching U/20 800m Heat 2.10.24 800m Final 2.04.80 1st (World Junior Qualifier) 1500m Heat 4.29.07 1500m Final 4.17.17 (PB) 3rd (WJQ) Jack Sheehan U/20 110m Hurdles Heat 14.60 (PB) 110m Hurdles Final 14.30 (PB) 4th Olissa Onley U/20

1500m Heat 4.29.44 1500m Final 4.28.13 (PB) 8th (WJQ) 3000m Final 10.03.14 7th Alexander Harrison U/20 U/20 High Jump 1.70m 3rd Open High Jump 1.75m 3rd Ethan Striegher Open 100m 10.76s 200m 22.25s Amelia Parnell T36 Para 100m 18.34s Kyle McIntosh T20 Open Para 800m 2.10.73 5th 1500m 4.19.37 6th

rain again with an inch and a quarter/30mls between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. There were bowlers from as far north as Maclean (2 teams) down to Stuarts Point, South West Rocks, with clubs in between, Park Beach sending six teams along. A great big thank you to all who attended and helped make it a great day as well as our club members taking part in the running and organising of the day. Tuesday 22 March: Joce Landrey, Laine Down, Dot Heron d Jo Burgess, Jeanette Kutz, M Buckley 18-17; Margaret Stocks, Jan Appleton d Sue Wilson, Robyn Groundwater 21-15.

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COFFS Harbour Pistol Club held a Centrefire/ Sport Pistol match last Sunday. Helen F top scored in Sport Pistol with 522 out of 600. Next was Brian W with 435, Doug Y 423. In Centrefire Greg W top scored with 484, next was Leon G 438, Steve K 405 and Terry B 283. Two new ladies have joined the Club and have started their safety training. Next Sunday there will be a Standard match.

RESULTS for 4 April 2022 9 Hole Stableford, 25 Starters Ladies Rosie Hrncir 18 Wc/b, Brenda Connors 18, Pam O’Sullivan 15 Men Paul Bennett 23, Andy Carroll 21, Mark Stuckey 19 c/b NTP’s 3rd Hole, Dale Allen, Rosie Hrncir 7th Hole, Cliff Hutchings, Brenda Connors

fought out. In the end Rhonda Riley and Elaine Cameron won the ladies by the narrow of margins, a well deserved win. The men’s championship went to Craig Simpson and Dave Miles, another game that was enjoyed by the crowd. Congratulations to both teams on becoming the 2022 club major champions.

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21/19 Nigel McKee & Rummy Cutmore Def Phil Toy & Laurie Morris 21/18 Jim Phillips & Tom Blow Def Chris Weatherall & Glen Stanford 25/12 Quarter finals to be played Saturday 9 April 12:30pm Some ripping matches were played Sunday morning in the Mens Graded Sets Play Triples Quarter Finals. Mens Graded Triples Barry Odmark, Dutchy Holland & Dave Hyde Def Dave Francis, Dave Wilson & Mike Ahoy 2 and 1 13/3, 8/13 7/5 Ray O’Keefe, Mick Wren & Rex Holloway Def Geoff Duffey, Des Hull & Darren Lindner 2 and 1

9/11, 13/9, 9/1 Nev Dean, Phil Hall & Rod Farmer Def Ambrose McKee, Mark Star & Rummy Cutmore 2 and 0 6/6 12/8 Steve Campbell, Stuart Bailey & Jason de Berg Def Ross Aitken, Matt Proud & Jeff Thorn 2 and 1 Semi finals next Sunday 10 April Mens Triples Thursday 31/03/2022 T O’Halloran, D Hull, A Dorrington d L Miles, D Catling, R O’Keefe 22 – 13 M Star, R Host, B Garner d T Gordon, T Monck, D Powell 19 – 11 N MCVicar, B Worboys, M Clark d P Woodsell, J Bennett, L Morris 22 – 13

d. Hargreaves def T. Rhodes & G. Duffey 19-16; R. Crestani & E. Crestani def D. Walsh & S. Bailey 17-15; T. Welsh & R. Holloway def L. Clancy & C. Cutt 25-9 ; J. Phillips & A. Stone def J. Kennedy & D. Nutchey-Robinson 22-10; R. DeMeio & M. DeMeio def V. Maher& S. Betts 23-16; J. Boulton, D. Rowe, A. Hardcastle def S. Campbell, P. Russell, J. Murtas 15-14.

Alistair McMillan 484.12. Peter Fleming 468.09. Event was LB 100yds Centrefire: Peter Fleming .2354, sg .129. Rob Hamilton .2936, sg .173. Ray Beavis .2942, sg .246. Gary Hunt .3002, sg .225. Michael Thompson .3216, sg

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Wednesday 30/3 Social Bowls cancelled due to rain. Friday Open Pairs 1/4: D. Walsh & S. Baily def V. Maher, S. Betts 22-11; A. Worboys & L. McLeod def D. Hargreaves & Y. Schmidt 18-16; K. Blow & T. Blow def R. Oakley & P. Lilly 2214; J. Rodwell & M. Starr def S. Hardcastle & A. Hardcastle 17-13; B. Johns & R. Aitken def M. DeMeio

2/4 STABLEFORD Matt Mahoney 39, Jeffrey Hughes 38, Trevor Smith 37. Balls to 33c/b. NTP 7 Gary Leighton. NTP 11 Callan Tarrant. Visitors from Woolaware, Urunga, Gosford Woolgoolga, Bellingen, Antill Park, Wantima 3/4 Stableford Ian Henry 37. Balls to 35

.225. Wayne Munro .3244, sg .204. Rob Evans .3526, sg .226. Michael Barnes .3782, sg .302. Peter McGrath .5286, sg .436. Event was LB 200yds: Michael Thompson .2375, sg .310.

& R. DeMeio 27-8; A. Stone & J. Phillips def L. Clancy & C. Cutt 24-14; M. Trengrove & J. Boulton def D. Rowe & J. Boulton 18-10; R. Crestani & E. Crestani def C. Clyde & R. Lane 17-13; P. Poulton, T. Welsh, D. Nutchey- Robinson def J. Kennedy, C. Jones, C. Garrett 17-12; T. Rhodes & G. Duffy def P. Russell & J. Murtas 18-14.

By Ken MASON 29 MARCH 2022 Main Draw Winners: Zac

Cowled - R/U Brian Bentley

Consolation Winners: - Himona

Remana - R/U Allen Duggan

M Berube, P Booth, P Lilly d T Welsh, R Beaumont, R Shephard 26 – 19 N McLelland, R Kelly, R Alford d A Taylor, I Trengove, J Wills 30 – 16 B Odmark, P Rambow, G Power d N Condon, H Richards, R Harris 18 – 17 J Eding, L Long, G Coleman d H Obick G Bugden, K Morrison 14 - 12 Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9.00am. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Please put your name down at Club reception by 5.00pm Friday to participate.

Ray Beavis .3488, sg .269. Rob Evans .3675, sg .398. Wayne Munro .3992, sg .582. Peter Fleming .4016, sg .510. Alistair McMillan .4786, sg .458. Next week is the Rimfire Group 50m.

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Beloved son of Stephen (Dec) & Violet (Dec). Brother of Brian & Sister-in-law of Kay. Adored husband of Janine (Dec) Step-dad to Christine, Stephen, Shane, Cindy & David. Loving Pop to the grandchildren. Reunited with Janine. He will be sadly missed! Stephen was privately cremated as per his wishes and a memorial service will be held by his family. Phone Brian 0416185409 for further details.

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1st April 2022, passed at Coffs Harbour Health Campus, late of Boambee. Dearly beloved husband of Sophia. Loving father & father-in-law of Raelene Ford, Tracey Ford, Leslie & Pauline Ford and Sharon & Chris Goodman. Adored grandfather of 14. Cherished great-grandfather of 1. Dear brother of Margaret (dec’d), Lorraine, Lynette, Kerry, Donna, Denise and Sue (dec’d). Fond uncle of his nieces & nephews. Aged 78 Years To The World You May Be One Person But To Our Family You Were Our World Ray’s Funeral Service was held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 5th April 2022.

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Shirley’s Funeral Service was held at Northern Beaches Anglican Church, Scarborough Street, Woolgoolga on Thursday 7th April 2022.

5th June 1953 - 3rd April 2022 Dear wife of Fred for 50 years. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Danuel, Kathleen and Jason & Bianca. Treasured Nan of Karsyn, Hayden, Noah, Billie-Rose and Hunter. Loving daughter of Jack and Rita Smith (both dec). Beloved sister of Noel. Sister-in-law and aunty of the Gordon Family.

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McIVOR Duncan Andrew Peacefully passed away at home after a most courageous battle, playing your pipes with the angels now. Deeply loved and cherished husband of Patricia ‘Pat’. Unconditionally loving father of Daniel, Callum and Elissa. Most loved brother & brother-in-law. Most adored grandad to all his grandchildren. Dear uncle to all his nieces and nephews. A friend and mentor to many in the piping community, both here and in New Zealand.

2nd April 2022, passed peacefully at Bellinger River District Hospital. Much loved aunt of Victor. Great friend of John & Veronica, Lorna and Heather. Sister of George, Robert (dec’d), Victor and Cherie.

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Passed away peacefully with her family at Calvary Aged Care. Beloved wife of Bruce (dec). Adored mother of Elizabeth, Margaret (dec), Janette and Mary. Loved mother-in-law, Nanna and Great Nanna. Aged 102 Years Reunited with Bruce. John 3:16 Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Doreen’s funeral service to be held on Tuesday, 19th April 2022 at 11am in the Chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi. Those who cannot attend are invited to view the livestream, the link is available on the Victor Rullis Funerals website.

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Here for you. KANE Christopher Regis ‘Chris’ 1st April 2022, tragically taken from us. Much loved husband of Bernie. Beautiful father of Sam, Joe and Hannah. Caring father-in-law of Sian and future father-in-law of Alice. Fun loving pop of Isabelle Gypsy and Olivia Astrid. Chris will be sadly missed by his brothers & sister and extended family. ‘Wild Man’ to his bike mates. A heartfelt thank you to the people who stopped to help after the accident. Chris will be greatly missed by all that knew him. Aged 70 Years He Lived And Enjoyed All His Days Relatives and friends are invited to attend Chris’ Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 14th April 2022, commencing at 2.30 pm, thence for interment in Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery, Karangi.

5th April 2022, peacefully at Legacy On Victoria, Coffs Harbour. Loving husband of Joyce. Loved father of Russell (dec’d). Cherished brother of Bill & Mary (both dec’d) and Dennis (dec’d) & Eileen. A special friend of Phil & Janet, Enid, Billy and Anne & Mark. A great mate to all who knew him. Aged 92 Years Gone Bowling

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Job description NHLALC is seeking a CEO whom practices purpose led leadership to achieve the social, cultural, economic and environmental aspirations of the NHLALC Aboriginal Community. The CEO is responsible in ensuring the statutory functions of the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (ALRA) are met, reporting to the Board, managing the day-to-day operations and administration of NHLALC, achieving outcomes through the NHLALC Community Land and Business Plan, and applying best practice principles to the functions of NHLALC. The CEO will develop and maintain strong, respectful relationships with current and emerging partners to ensure the continuation of current NHLALC programs and identify and deliver new opportunities. Salary packaging and salary sacrifice options available to the successful applicant. Motor vehicle, mobile phone, tablet and laptop provided for work related use.

6th April 2022, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Coffs Haven Nursing Home. Adored husband of Olive. Loved by his entire family. A cherished friend to many.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend a celebration of Yvonne’s life to be held TODAY, Friday 8th April 2022 at 10am in the Urunga Uniting Church, Bonville Street, Urunga. Privately cremated.

VICTOR RULLIS F U N E R A L

Aged 86 Years “C’mon Taint Let’s Get To Where We Bloody Well Ain’t”. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Keith’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 14th April 2022, commencing at 10.00 am. Keith’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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Chief Executive Officer Nambucca Heads Local Aboriginal Land Council

SECCOMBE Richard ‘Keith’

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At home in Urunga. Adored wife of Ron. Loving mum of Kim, Tracy and Andrew. Mother-in-law of Darrell and Belinda. Beloved nan and great-nan. Fond sister to Lorraine and family.

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SELECTION CRITERIA Essential • Aboriginality (Nambucca Heads Local Aboriginal Land Council considers that being an Aboriginal person is a genuine occupational qualification for this role as per s14 of the AntiDiscrimination Act 1977 (NSW)). • Demonstrated experience (lived and professional) and knowledge of the cultural, social, economic and environmental needs of Aboriginal peoples and their communities. Additionally, a demonstrated understanding of the current and emerging needs of the Aboriginal Community. • Have demonstrated experience working in a complex political environment subject to legislative and reporting requirements, including but not limited to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and Regulations. • Experience engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including but not limited to Aboriginal communities, all tiers of government, and developers to achieve organisational outcomes. • Demonstrated understanding of land negotiation and management. • Demonstrated experience leading, empowering, mentoring, and teams to achieve organisational outcomes. • Organisational and management experience to effectively lead, direct and manage the NHLALC, including the ability to prepare and facilitate management/members meetings. Desirable • Relevant tertiary qualifications. • NSW Drivers Licence • Previous experience leading Aboriginal community-controlled organisations or Non-Forprofits. • A willingness to travel and undertake further training when required. • Social Housing management experience and Knowledge This position is a targeted position open to Aboriginal applicants only. Applications from NonAboriginal applicants will not progress to the next stage of recruitment. In accordance with Sections 14 and 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and under Clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014. For further information or to obtain a copy of the position description, please email your request to adam.peckham@alc.org.au or nicholas.duroux@alc.org.au using the subject line: Chief Executive Officer – Nambucca Heads LALC or call 0436 920 035.

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3rd April 2022

Easter Sunday 10.00 am

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Les’ Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 12th April 2022, commencing at 10.00 am.

Chris’ Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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10:30 - a Revival meeting 7:00 - variety night (a bit of everything gospel) Saturday 12:30 - SAUSAGE SIZZLE proceeds go to support the missions. 7:00 - variety/entertainment night Sunday 10:30 - Easter communion meeting 7:00 - variety/entertainment night Monday 10:30 - final meeting for the weekend; Contact Pastor Bruce m: 0427 949 206 Web: revivalcentres.org

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MARIA Leading Psychic Medium avail for 1 hrly cons by phone only 0427 569 339

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DIGITAL Camera kit. Olympus E500 S.L.R body. Complete with 14 to 45mm. lens and 40 to 150mm. lens Kit includes a critical focusing attachment. All in excellent condition. $95 the lot. Ph: 0432 522 085

BABY Q BBQ Weber LD on trolley & extras. $295 SO Phone 0422 940 328 ADVANTIX for dogs 10-26kg. Total of 7 tubes $55. Ph 66527472.

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TIMBER venetian blinds various sizes 50ml slats Brown oak as new From $50 to $100 0405083245 F291021

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D Edger PETROL L lawn SO 365 578 $25. 0490

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VITALITY 600 vibrating exercise platform $50 0467 634 668 F040322

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SINGER sewing machine works well $50 Ph: 6652 5377

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Regent Caravan, Excellent Condition has been parked in Garage. Ideal for a home so as to stop paying rent. New Awning 12 months rego stove fridge micro wave also an Annex giving you a extra room $15,000 Tony 0427891725 Re290722

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PUZZLES Goldstar Crossword 1

A word, phrase or sentence that reads the same backward or forward e.g. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama

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Something slippery is what Emil saw in this palindrome

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EXPLORAWORD

Explorawords

Across 1 Whole 5 Shaving implement 8 Detested 9 Older 10 Rods 11 Previous 12 In composition–same as ‘rear’ 13 Cut 16 Retreat 18 Rented 20 Pants 22 Let it stand 23 Happen 25 Raccoon-like animal 26 Border 27 Tree 28 Consecrate 29 Headlands

Down 1 Guaranteeing 2 Vine’s climbing organs 3 Hack 4 Loiters 5 Rested 6 Worshipped 7 Stout 14 Traces 15 Ravings 16 Rogues 17 Wax in ear 19 Lyric poems 21 Be of use 24 Unusual

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7 This 8 palindrome describes9what Lee had in common with Achilles 4 2 H A D 6 4 8 1 2 1 3 7 5 6 8 Solution: Lee had a heel 4 7 3

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Can you find the hidden meaning in the picture puzzles below?

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1 3 5 9 6 2 7 4 8

7 8 9 4 5 1 6 2 3

6 2 4 3 8 7 1 9 5

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16. Rascals, 17. Cerumen, 19. Epodes, 21. Avail, 24. Rare.

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CLASSIC SUDOKU

EXPLORAWORDS 1. Missing person 2. Onion rings

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GOLDSTAR CROSSWORD Across: 1. Intact, 5. Razor, 8. Hated, 9. Senior, 10. Poles, 11. Prior, 12. Rere, 13. Sever, 16. Recede, 18. Leased, 20. Gasps, 22. Stet, 23. Occur, 25. Panda, 26. Margin, 27. Elder, 28. Bless,29. Nesses.

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STEPDOWNS Planter, planet, pleat, pate, tap, at, t.

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PALINDROME PUZZLE Dennis sinned

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If the sneak peek of season 11 of The Living Room is anything to go by, the crew are swinging back to the ’60s for a whole lot of fun. But for hosts Amanda Keller (pictured), Dr Chris Brown, Miguel Maestre and Barry Du Bois, variety is the spice of life. One thing fans can expect from this fun and enthusiastic lifestyle series is the return of The Help Desk and heartwarming stories of lending a hand to people in need, along with a series on travel for dummies and some pretty special dinner guests. It’s reliably fun Friday night fare.

Now that we’re more than halfway through season four of this comfort viewing-style police dramedy, it’s questionable whether we can still call its main protagonist, middle-aged cop John Nolan, a rookie. Played by Nathan Fillion (pictured), who brought his legions of Castle fans along for the law enforcement ride with him, this season really has dialled up the drama. In “Heart Beat”, Nolan is confronted with big moments, both personally and professionally. When a plane crashes in the city, the team races to the scene. Then, in “End Game” Oﬃcers Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Bradford (Eric Winter) investigate the murder of a homeless teenager.

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When Billy Connolly (pictured right) announced his retirement from stand-up comedy in 2020 due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease, it was upsetting news for fans of the boisterously freewheeling and honest comedian. That same year, the special Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure, celebrated his amazing 50-year career. Now, fans will be delighted by this heartwarming follow-up, which invites us into Connolly’s new life in the Florida Keys. It’s a cheery, lightweight peek into his new home and routine. The bittersweet clips from his stand-up days drive home what a force of nature he was on stage. 0804

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.10 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Deep Water. (Mls, R) 2.05 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. (R) 2.00 Arabia With Levison Wood. (Ma, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Life As A Dead Girl. (2015, Masv, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Blueprint To The Heart. (2020, PGa) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (PGal, R) 2.50 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis finds a bushland roof garden. 8.30 Smother. (Return, Mlv) A stranger turns up on Val’s doorstep claiming to be Denis’ estranged son. 9.25 Grantchester. (Mav, R) Will asks for Geordie’s help after his father gets himself into trouble. 10.10 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 11.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (PGd, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain’s Secret Islands. (PG) 8.30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 9.20 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (Premiere) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 11.45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (MA15+av, R) 1.30 The Killing. (Mv, R) 3.50 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+v, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh gets a special guided tour of The Wiggles’ studio. Adam builds the ultimate storage cabinet. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dressmaker. (2015, Malsv, R) A woman returns to her hometown in the Australian outback as an accomplished dressmaker, determined to take revenge on the townspeople who wronged her. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth. 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Hero To Hit Man – Lindsey Rose. (MA15+av, R) Looks at killer Lindsey Rose. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters. 9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus Sydney Roosters match, with NRL news and analysis. 10.35 MOVIE: Navy Seals. (1990, Mlv, R) An air crew is captured by terrorists. Charlie Sheen, Dennis Haysbert. 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. (Return) Dr Chris Brown has no idea what he is in for when he embarks on a tour of Melbourne with chef Miguel Maestre as his guide. Barry Du Bois and Amanda Keller head out to help a local soccer club. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Lore. (2012, MA15+) 10.15 Black Mirror. 11.15 MOVIE: The Tender Hook. (2008, M) 12.55am QI. 1.25 Parks And Recreation. 2.10 Black Comedy. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.25 Rita And Crocodile. 5.30 Clangers. 5.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Huang’s World. 12.50 VICE. 1.25 Basketball. Euroleague. Semifinal B. Barcelona v Milan. Replay. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! (Final) 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. 9.50 Sexplora. 10.20 Day Of The Dead. 11.10 Instinctive Desires. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 ICU. 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 9.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Golf. US Masters. Day 1. Continued. 9.30 GolfBarons. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: It’s All Happening. (1963) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.35 MOVIE: RED 2. (2013, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 5.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly. Game 1. Australia v New Zealand. 10.00 Law & Order: SVU. 11.00 CSI. Midnight Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am What We Did On Our Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.20 Martian Child. (2007, PG) 9.20 Angrezi Medium. (2020, PG, Hindi) Noon Orchestra Class. (2017, M, French) 1.55 Lion. (2016, PG) 4.05 Hoot. (2006, PG) 5.45 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 7.30 Intolerable Cruelty. (2003, PG) 9.25 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, M) 11.25 Late Programs. 5.55am Hoot. (2006, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. 12.30 Shipping Wars. 1.00 Picked Off. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. Geelong v Brisbane Lions. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 1.00 Peaking. 1.20 LEGO Masters. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events. (2004, PG) 7.40 MOVIE: Sonic The Hedgehog. (2020, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: The Hangover 2. (2011, MA15+) 11.35 Weird Science. 12.05am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Bamay. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 MOVIE: Toys And Pets. (2017, PG) 9.15 Bedtime Stories. 9.25 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.15 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 The Blame Game. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.00 Grantchester. (Mav, R) 2.50 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 3.35 Grand Designs. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Grand Final Series. Game 3. Melbourne Boomers v Perth Lynx.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. (R) 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. Part two. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 4.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.40 Spending Secrets Of The Royals. (R) 5.35 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Championships Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and Thoroughbred Club Cup Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Suncorp One House. (PG, R) 12.30 The Rebound. (Return) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (Premiere) 1.30 Outback & Under. (PGal) 2.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, R) 2.30 MOVIE: HouseSitter. (1992, PGls, R) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 GCBC. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 2. 5.30 10 News First.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Father Brown. (PGa) Father Brown delves into the past when a child killer is murdered. 8.15 Unforgotten. (Mal) Cassie and Sunny discover Walsh was chased by all four suspects on the night in question. 9.05 Troppo. (Madl, R) A major breakthrough in the investigation is threatened when Amanda’s past erupts into the present. 10.05 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Kevin performs a forceps delivery. 11.05 Victoria. (PG, R) 11.55 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) 8.30 Philip: Prince, Husband, Father. 9.30 World’s Greatest Bridges: Severn Bridge. (PGa, R) 10.20 Anne Boleyn: Arrest, Trial, Execution. (PG, R) 11.15 MOVIE: The Happy Prince. (2018, MA15+l, R) 1.10 MOVIE: The Pianist. (2002, MA15+av, R) 3.50 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+lv, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Two brothers from Thailand claim they are just tourists but Border Force officers are suspicious. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. (2009, Mhv, R) Harry comes into possession of a potions book. Daniel Radcliffe. 10.40 MOVIE: Wrath Of The Titans. (2012, Mv, R) Perseus sets out to rescue Zeus. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson. 12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Melbourne 400. Day 2. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, Mdls, R) Bridget Jones flees to Thailand on holiday. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. 10.30 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002, PGsl, R) 12.30 Outback & Under. (PGal, R) 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) It has been a long, hot summer with the lifeguards protecting beachgoers at the unpredictable Bondi Beach. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 23. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. 10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat. 11.00 Ambulance. (Ma, R) As protestors begin flooding London and blocking the roads, the entire computer system used to respond to 999 calls crashes. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021: The Gala. 9.30 Sammy J. 9.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.00 Gavin & Stacey. 11.30 Schitt’s Creek. 11.50 Archer. 12.15am Year Of The Rabbit. 12.40 The Young Offenders. 1.10 Australia Remastered. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 Basketball. NBA. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Is This Sexual Harassment? 1.10 Hunting Hitler. 2.50 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 Yokayi Footy. 4.15 WorldWatch. 5.45 Insight. 6.45 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.35 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 9.25 Black Market. (Final) 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Weekender. 2.30 AFL Women’s Post-Game. 3.00 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 4.00 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals. 5.00 Horse Racing. The C’ships Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and Thoroughbred Club Cup Day. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country. (Premiere) 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Baron. 12.10pm MOVIE: Mine Own Executioner. (1947, PG) 2.25 MOVIE: Orders To Kill. (1958, PG) 4.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (1969, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 8. Fijian Drua v ACT Brumbies. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Whole Nine Yards. (2000, M) Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Bondi Rescue. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. Noon The Doctors. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 Truck Hunters. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 NCIS. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15am CSI. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Hoot. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.35 The Triplets Of Belleville. (2003, PG, French) 9.05 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 10.50 The Good Girls. (2018, M, Spanish) 12.40pm Gundala. (2019, M, Indonesian) 3.00 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 4.50 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 6.40 Stan And Ollie. (2018, PG) 8.30 Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Weekend Prospector. 11.30 Life Off Road. Noon AFL Women’s Grand Final Pre-Game. 12.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. Adelaide v Melbourne. 2.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. Sydney v North Melbourne. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 4. Fremantle v GWS Giants. 10.00 MOVIE: Hot Shots! (1991, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm A1: Highway Patrol. 2.40 The Break Boys. 3.10 Ultimate Rush. 3.40 Surfing Australia TV. 4.10 LEGO Masters. 5.30 MOVIE: The Phantom. (1996, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Transformers: The Last Knight. (2017, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Super 8. (2011, M) 12.45am Road Trick. 1.15 Kardashians. 2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm Songlines. 1.10 Through The Wormhole. 2.00 Sportswoman 2021. 2.30 Rugby Union. SA Premier Grade. 4.00 Soccer. Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 VICE Sports. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The South Sydney Story. 7.30 Black Mamba. 8.30 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 10.15 MOVIE: Johnny Handsome. (1989, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Championships. 10.00 News. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Championships. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, April 10 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey. (PG, R) 3.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.30 Tomorrow Tonight. (PGd, R) 5.00 Art Works. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business. (PG) 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX C’ships 2022. Round 2. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Women’s Race. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Men’s. 4.30 Countdown To Qatar. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.30 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. (1988, PGlsv, R) 3.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 3.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 4.00 Better Homes. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Grand Final. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Cronulla Sharks v Wests Tigers.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 9.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. Race day. 5.30 10 News First.

6.30 Compass. (R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (Final) Hosted by Chris Moller. 8.30 Troppo. (Malv) Amanda takes a huge risk. 9.30 Killing Eve. (MA15+v) Villanelle has a dalliance with the new assassin. 10.15 Harrow. (Mav, R) 11.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Mdlsv, R) 12.10 Growing Up Gracefully. (Mlns, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Getting Their Acts Together. (Ml, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Easter Island: The Ancient Builders. (PG) 8.30 This Is Joan Collins. (M) A look into the life of Joan Collins. 10.20 Secrets Of The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury. (R) 11.10 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Mal, R) Whitney Houston. 1.20 America’s Great Divide: From Obama To Trump. (Malsv, R) 3.25 Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times. (Mal, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) Narrated by Grant Bowler. 7.30 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Killer Storm. (M) Looks at Melbourne’s 2016 thunderstorm asthma occurrence. 8.30 MOVIE: The Help. (2011, Ma, R) Three women build an unlikely friendship. Emma Stone. 11.30 The Blacklist. (Mav) 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Melbourne 400. Day 3. Highlights. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 Janet Jackson. Part 1 of 2. 10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.30 Australian Crime Stories: Billy The Texan. (Mlv, R) A look at Billy “The Texan” Longley. 11.30 Manhunt: The Wests. (MA15+av) 12.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls) Compilation of highlights from the series featuring Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and many more. 8.30 FBI. (Mv, R) The team welcomes a new member as they search for a killer who orchestrated a mass shooting at a left-wing media company. OA’s personal connection with the case threatens to cloud his judgment. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 9.35 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 10.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 11.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. Midnight MOVIE: Lore. (2012, MA15+) 1.50 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6.30am WorldWatch. 8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 Basketball. NBA. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Forged In Fire. 1.30 Ice Cowboys. (Final) 2.20 Fashionista. 2.30 If You Are The One. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. 5.00 Australia In Colour. 5.55 Speed With Guy Martin. 7.00 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.45 In Search Of... 8.30 The Story Of. 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Women’s 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 I Escaped To The Country. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Harbour Cops. 5.30 Motorway Patrol. 6.30 Mighty Trains. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Golf. US Masters. Day 3. Continued. 9.00 GolfBarons. 9.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 10.00 The Garden Gurus. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 The Avengers. Noon World’s Greatest Islands. 1.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 3.00 Getaway. 3.30 MOVIE: South Of Algiers. (1953) 5.25 MOVIE: Pony Express. (1953, PG) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Truck Hunters. 4.30 Buy To Build. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Beyond The Fire. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.10am MOVIE: Hangman. (2017, MA15+) 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Song For Marion. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.45 Stan And Ollie. (2018, PG) 8.35 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 10.40 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 12.30pm Stree. (2018, M, Hindi) 2.55 The Triplets Of Belleville. (2003, PG, French) 4.25 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 6.50 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 8.30 The Physician. (2013, M) 11.20 The Hollars. (2016, M) 12.55am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 11.00 Fishing. International Series. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Ultimate Fishing. 2.00 Hook Me Up! 3.00 The ITM Fishing Show. (Premiere) 4.00 Fishing Addiction. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 MOVIE: Lost In Space. (1998, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Transporter 2. (2005, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Surf Lifesaving. Austn C’ships. 2.00 Liquid Science. 2.30 The Break Boys. 3.30 Children’s Programs. 3.40 MOVIE: Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution. (2019, PG) 5.40 MOVIE: Kicking & Screaming. (2005, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Warcraft. (2016, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013, MA15+) 11.45 Allegiance. 12.45am Kardashians. 1.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Basketball. Indigenous Championships. 11.00 Football. CAFL. 12.30pm Motor Racing. W Series. Highlights. 1.00 Soccer. Serie A Femminile. 2.45 Rugby League. NRL NT. 4.15 Softball. SA Premier League. 5.45 Going Native. 6.15 News. 6.25 Wild New Zealand. 7.30 True North Calling. 8.30 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 10.20 Jordan Rides The Bus. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 7.00 Sharri. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 Outsiders. 10.30 The Blame Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

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MONDAY, April 11 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Victoria. (PG, R) 1.55 Smother. (Mlv, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Watergate. (Mal, R) 2.50 Secrets Of The Department Store. (PGaw, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: At Home In Mitford. (2017, G) 2.00 Highway Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Eat, Drink And Be Married. (2019, PGa) 1.40 Talking Honey. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Dog House Australia. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 China Tonight. 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. (R) 10.40 Q+A. (R) 11.45 Deep Water. (Malv, R) 12.30 Glitch. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain By Beach. (PG) Part 1 of 4. 8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) The Tower celebrates the Queen’s coronation. 9.25 Planet Expedition. (PG) Steve Backshall explores a lava tube. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Beneath The Surface. (MA15+adv) 12.00 Tin Star. (MA15+v) 12.55 Unit One. (Masv, R) 3.40 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv) 8.30 MOVIE: The Proposal. (2009, PGls, R) After being threatened with deportation, a high-powered Canadian editor gets engaged to her assistant to get a green card so she can continue working in the US. He agrees to the charade on the condition they head to Alaska to meet his quirky family. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen. 10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 The Resident. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Mega Zoo. (PG) 8.30 La Brea. (Mv) Josh and Izzy’s lives are on the line. 10.20 Nine News Late. 10.50 100% Footy. (M) 11.50 Bluff City Law. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (PGs) Two teams go head-to-head in a battle of wits that has them trying to fool the opposition. 9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The team is called to Vermont after a couple growing illegal marijuana massacre their employees. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.15 Restoration Australia. 10.15 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. 10.40 State Of The Union. 11.05 QI. 11.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Midnight Parks And Recreation. 12.40 Black Comedy. 1.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Replay. 2.00 Forged In Fire. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Question Team. (Premiere) 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.20 Devilsdorp. 11.30 How Sex Changed The World. 1.10am Fear The Walking Dead. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 12.50am Honour. 3.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Outback & Under. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Seven Worlds, One Planet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Only Two Can Play. (1962, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 8.45 Poirot. 10.45 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 23. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. Replay. 10.30 A-League Highlights Show. 11.30 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Triplets Of Belleville. Continued. (2003, PG, French) 6.40 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 8.30 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 10.10 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 12.35pm Checkered Ninja. (2018, M) 2.05 Stan And Ollie. (2018, PG) 3.55 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 5.30 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 7.35 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 9.30 22 Bullets. (2010, MA15+, French) 11.35 Late Programs.

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9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Peaking. 12.40 LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. 3.00 Surfing Australia TV. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (1998, MA15+) 10.35 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Great Blue Wild. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Utopia Generations. 9.30 Colony. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Outsiders. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Barter Kings. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne 400. H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne Super400. H’lights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne Super400. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: U-571. (2000, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, April 12 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 11.10 Grand Designs NZ. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Malv, R) 2.45 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Watergate. (Ml, R) 2.50 Inside The Savoy Hotel. (PGa, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Sweetest Heart. (2018, G) 2.00 Highway Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Forever In My Heart. (2019, G, R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Dog House Australia. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (Ml) 8.30 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 9.30 The Poles Revealed. (PG) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Deep Water. (Mal, R) 12.50 Glitch. (Malv, R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Saxmundham To Dedham. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Looks at new technology. 9.30 Dateline. Investigates the work of environmentalists. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Thin Blue Line. (Mals) 1.45 Blood. (Malv, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mlv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 Police Strike Force. (Mad) Takes a look inside police investigations. 8.30 The Rookie. (Mav) Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey’s past, he must decide if they still have a future. When a plane crashes in the middle of the city, the team races to find out why. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Resident. (M) A patient causes a security crisis. 12.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 Mr Mayor. (PG) The staff are divided over a trivia competition. 11.25 Murdered By Morning: Last Call. (Ma, R) Take a look at murder cases. 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Outback & Under. (PGal, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 NCIS. (Ma, R) After a body is found at an unmanned aerial-vehicle testing site, the team investigates. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) The NCIS team investigates the robbery of a high-end arts storage facility by going undercover. 10.30 NCIS. (Mdv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.55 State Of The Union. 9.15 Gavin & Stacey. 9.45 Schitt’s Creek. 10.10 The Office. 10.40 Defending The Guilty. 11.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Parks And Recreation. 12.40am Black Comedy. 1.05 ABC News Update. 1.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Replay. 2.00 Forged In Fire. 2.50 One Burning Question. 3.00 Video Game Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone: The Beast. 10.10 Adam Ruins Everything. 10.35 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 11.25 The Bad Kids. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Charles: 50 Years A Prince. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.45am Gold Digger. 4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: At The Earth’s Core. (1976, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly. Game 2. Australia v New Zealand. 10.00 Bull. 11.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.50am Shopping. 2.20 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.20 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 8.25 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 10.20 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 11.55 Two Is A Family. (2016, M, French) 2.05pm Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 3.45 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 5.45 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 7.40 Odd Thomas. (2013, M) 9.30 The Whistlers. (2019, MA15+, Romanian) 11.20 Late Programs.

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9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.10pm LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Shaft. (2000, MA15+) 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. Midnight Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Letterkenny. 10.00 Gomorrah. 10.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon American Pickers: Best Of. 1.00 Million Dollar Catch. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Wheelburn. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.30 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (PGl, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Mal, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Longest Ride. (2015, PGasv, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Made For You With Love. (2019, G, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG) 9.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. (Mls) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 11.50 Deep Water. (Final, Mal, R) 12.35 Glitch. (Mlv, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (PG) 8.30 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War. (M) 9.35 The Responder. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Red Light. (MA15+a) 12.50 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+av, R) 1.55 The Good Fight. (Mals, R) 2.40 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+v, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mln, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Felicity and Tane’s rendezvous gets interrupted. 7.30 Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure. Comedian Billy Connolly reveals his new home in the Florida Keys. 8.45 America’s Got Talent: Extreme. (PGa) Contestants from all over America showcase stunts and extreme talents for a panel of expert judges. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things sport. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl) 8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PGlv, R) 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.10 Grand Hotel. (Ma, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) A frantic call from a witness to a motor vehicle accident requires concise advice from the medical dispatcher. 9.30 Bull. (Mav) Personal conflicts abound for the TAC team when Bull asks them to lead the defence for his ex-girlfriend. 10.30 This Is Us. (Ma) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. (Final) 9.15 Finding The Archibald. 10.20 Keeping Australia Safe. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 12.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Black Comedy. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Forged In Fire Latin America. 1.40 Noisey. 2.10 Maximum Pressure And The Unreachables. 2.45 Child Genius. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 9.30 MOVIE: Sweet Country. (2017, M) 11.40 MOVIE: Rampant. (2018, MA15+) 1.45am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Secrets Of Skyscrapers. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: I’ve Gotta Horse. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 iFish Summer Series. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 The Love Boat. 5.00 ST: Next Gen.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.35 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 8.35 Kirikou And The Men And Women. (2012, PG, French) 10.15 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 12.10pm Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 2.05 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 4.00 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 5.50 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 7.30 Black Sea. (2014, M) 9.35 Shot Caller. (2017, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Train Truckers. 1.00 Graveyard Carz. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Portland Charter Boat Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Prometheus. (2012, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Peaking. 12.45 LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of Long Beach. H’lights. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Gods Of Egypt. (2016, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Songs From The Inside. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 High Arctic Haulers. 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 11.15 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, April 14 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 How Deadly World. (PG, R) 11.00 The Poles Revealed. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Ml, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Final, Mal, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Watergate. (PGa, R) 2.50 Inside Marks & Spencer. (PG, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Perfect Day. (2006, PGal, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Dog Patrol. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 First Dates Australia. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (Final) 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. (R) 11.35 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 12.05 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 1.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Mdlsv, R) 2.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret: Linda Lawless And Lisa Bird. (PG) 8.30 Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. 9.30 Miniseries: Four Lives. (M) Part 1 of 3. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah. (Madl) 12.50 Fargo. (MA15+v, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv) Jasmine can’t accept her new family. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1. (2010, Mhv, R) Harry searches for the Horcruxes. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Criminal Confessions: Professional Suspect. (Malv, R) A look at the murder of Sara Dixon. 12.00 Crazy On A Plane. (Mls, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Canberra Raiders v North Queensland Cowboys. 9.50 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.35 Nine News Late. 11.05 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.55 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. (Ml, R) 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 First Dates Australia. Singles go on a blind first date. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. A diverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which capture every unpredictable moment. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (PGalv) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 QI. 10.40 Tomorrow Tonight. 11.15 Gruen. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Black Comedy. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Rudy! Rudy? 12.30 The Promise: Abuse At Willowbrook. 1.00 Most Expensivest. 2.00 Unknown Amazon. 2.50 Cyberwar. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Roswell: The First Witness. 9.15 Behind Bars: World’s Toughest Prisons. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Secrets Of Skyscrapers. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 ICU. 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (Return) 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 Casualty 24/7. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 NCIS. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.50 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 9.40 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 11.30 I Am Not A Witch. (2017, M) 1.15pm The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 3.15 Goal! (2005, PG) 5.25 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 7.30 Captain Fantastic. (2016, M) 9.40 Hotel Artemis. (2018, MA15+) 11.25 Gotti. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 American Pickers. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 5. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL PostGame. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 1.00 Peaking. 1.50 LEGO Masters. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 42. 9.30 MOVIE: The Usual Suspects. (1995, MA15+) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.05am Below Deck Mediterranean. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Two Cars, One Night. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Tribal. 9.25 MOVIE: Children Of Men. (2006, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

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SAWTELL FC got off to a flying start with a 3-1 win over the Taree Wildcats in their opening match of the Coastal Premier League last Saturday at the Coffs Football Centre synthetic pitches. Despite the unprecedented rain, the synthetics were in pristine condition, and Karl Degroot was first to react to a loose ball to give the Scorpions a 1-0 lead at half time. The Taree Wildcats levelled just after the break but Sawtell sealed the three points adding two more second half goals. After a tough 2021 season Sawtell coach Joe Skyrtic was delighted with the win. “It was great to start the season with a win, very happy with our performance for the first game. CONTINUED Page 38

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