New dog park for Dungog
By Lisa WISEMAN
NEW Dungog Shire
councillor and dog owner
Liam Ley is already getting local projects underway.
At the recent Dungog Shire Council meeting on 20 November, new Councillors proposed four motions.
Cr Ley’s motion to establish a dog park in Dungog was passed unanimously.
For some time there has been talk of establishing a place in the town where dogs can exercise safely off-leash.
There has been much debate both on social
media, and in Council.
The park would be an outdoor space where dog owners and handlers as well as their dogs could meet and socialise.
It will also be a drawcard for dog-owning visitors passing through the area.
Visitors would be more likely to stop and spend time in Dungog if there is a dog park.
It is important for the dog park to be sited in an area which is easy to access, close to amenities and centrally located. One proposed location is behind the library, but others are also being considered. CONTINUED Page 2
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q Cr Liam Ley with ‘Honey’ in Dungog.
Showground camping cancelled
BEHIND closed doors at Dungog Shire Council’s 20 November meeting, councillors resolved to cease operation of public/primitive camping facilities at the Dungog Showground, except for camping associated with Showground events.
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town’s designated parking location for caravans and RVs.
Given the confidential and commercial nature of the matter, the motion was discussed in a closed-to-the public- section of the meeting.
Council’s General Manager will now investigate the feasibility for the use of Frank Robinson Park as the
The motion was moved by councillor Stephen Low and seconded by Deputy Mayor Alexandria Carruthers.
Council also resolved that the Dungog Shire Visitor Information Centre collaborate with the tourism industry to promote the Shire’s alternate camping and caravan sites to meet such visitor accommodation needs.
The new Mayor aims to improve customer service and communication between applicants and Council by providing greater access to planning staff during the prelodgement and assessment phase of the development process.
As part of this motion, Council have agreed to waive the DA pre-
lodgement fee of $300 for a period of 12 months to encourage early consultation with staff in relation to application requirements.
Currently applicants have the option of paying the fee to meet with Council staff during the assessment phase of development applications.
“Thanks to this Mayoral Minute and endorsement by Council, the fee will be waived to encourage
more applicants to come forward in the initial stages of lodgement, so that efficiencies in processing applications and greater customer satisfaction is achieved,” a Dungog Shire Council spokesperson said in a statement.
“A total of six prelodgement meetings have occurred since January 2024, so it’s hoped that with the fee waiver, a lot more applicants will choose to take up this service.”
Unlocking housing opportunities
COUNCIL has resolved to investigate and recommend amendments to the Dungog Local Environment Plan (LEP) 2014 to facilitate increased housing and employment in rural areas.
According to the motion put forward by Cr Fred Paton and endorsed by councillors at the 20 November meeting, amendments could include changes to minimum lot sizes, and the permissibility of land uses and dwelling entitlements.
A report will now be developed to examine the impact on the provision of housing in the Shire if the "Existing Holding” date of 1 July 2003 was amended to 1 July 2023, as referred to in Clause 4.2A of Dungog LEP
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While
2014.
“Throughout the Shire there are a number of holdings, many 20 acres or more in some areas, where due to the history of the property, a dwelling house currently cannot be
engage with the Dungog community.
approved,” a Dungog Shire Council spokesperson said in a statement.
be ready immediately, the initial step has been taken. First, the Council needs to prepare a report, look at possible locations, and
Residents’ needs and preferences will be heard and considered.
The report is to be ready by the next Council meeting.
At the same meeting,
“It is possible that up to 100 holdings, capable of accommodating a dwelling, with minimal environmental impact, could be made available for families seeking a rural lifestyle, or the option for owners to be able to stay on the property if they wish to work them.”
Cr Ley also put forward a successful motion to waive the $5000 rent which Dungog Shire Community Centre pays to Council, for 12 months.
Cr Paton noted the 1 July 2003 date is arbitrary and was set by the Council.
That will allow the centre to continue supplying much-needed services to vulnerable members of the community.
Cr Ley said that he is “getting things happening, rather than talking about them indefinitely.”
Elf workshops for Dungog street party
By Lisa WISEMAN
LAUGHTER and jokes bounced back and forth between hardworking Country Women’s Association (CWA) members in Dungog last Thursday.
They were busy getting ready for their Elf Hat and Elf Puppet workshops, and making and decorating the "Elfie Booth".
It was obviously an enjoyable job for the dedicated crafters.
They were preparing for Dungog’s annual Christmas Street Party, which is organised by the Dungog Chamber of Commerce.
On Friday night, 29 November, Dungog businesses in Dowling Street and surrounds will stay open late for the party.
This year’s theme is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
The Dungog-Clarence Town Branch of the CWA will transform their hall into an "Elf Workshop" for the evening.
They are “calling all kids and kids at heart” to come along and join in the fun, from 4-7pm, on Friday 29 November.
Locals and visitors are urged to drop into the Elf Workshop at 199 Dowling Street, Dungog, where CWA members will help guests make their own elf hats and elf puppets.
“If kids don’t have a costume [for the Street Party] they can make one,” CWA member Cathy Schneider said.
The crafty CWA members have also made an “Elfie”
booth, where guests can have elven-themed photos taken.
Handicrafts made by the members will be available to purchase for Christmas presents.
The funds raised will go to local charities, such as the local schools and Carrie’s Place, which provides domestic, family violence
and homelessness services.
Last year the DungogClarence Town CWA raised and donated $5000 to local causes.
New members are welcome.
The CWA DungogClarence Town Branch meets on the first Thursday of every month for crafting.
Cathy emphasised that prospective members who may not be able to attend the midweek meetings can find plenty of events to enjoy at other times.
There is more information at www.facebook.com/ CWADungogClarencetown
Lest We Forget: Donald Bruce Mackay
By Martin HOLMES CSM
THIS story is part of a series about military veterans laid to rest at Dungog General Cemetery by Dungog RSL sub-Branch Vice-President Martin Holmes.
21531 CPL Donald Bruce MACKAY – WW2 (RAAF)
DONALD was born at Dungog in 1909 to parents John and Ada Mackay.
At age 31, he enlisted in the RAAF Reserve in July 1940 for war time service.
At the time Donald was a single man working as a milk vendor at Carlton Hill and living at the Royal Hotel.
On enlistment he requested a mustering (trade) as a mess steward due to his earlier civil employment.
This was granted and he undertook training at Bradfield Park (Sydney) with 2nd Initial Training School qualifying as a Messman, then remained working as a messman at Bradfield Park.
He was promoted to
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Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) on 2 June 1941 at Bradfield Park.
In July 1942, he was posted to 55 Operations Base Unit at Birdum NT (500km SE of Darwin) where he was allocated to 31 Radio Station (also known as 31 Radar Station) at Dripstone Caves (Darwin) NT.
This unit undertook early warning of Japanese aircraft attacks against Darwin.
He was again moved in November to 5th Fighter Sector at Berrimah NT which co-ordinated the early warning and dispatch of aircraft against attacking Japanese air raids, and remained there until September 1943.
In October he was posted back to Bradfield Park where he worked in various base units and changed his mustering to cook’s assistant in January 1944.
He also found time to marry a local Dungog girl, Lorna Louisa Ivy Porter, in August at Dungog.
In April he was promoted to Temporary CPL.
In October he was back in the NT serving with 43 Squadron at Darwin.
The 43 Squadron were flying Catalina aircraft over SE Asia laying mines, bombing and conducting reconnaissance.
He remained with 43 Squadron until the end of the war and in October 1945 he returned to No. 2 Personnel Depot, Bradfield Park, in preparation for discharge.
On 20 November he was made substantive CPL and discharged on 21 November.
He returned home to Dungog and his wife, taking up his old job as a milk vendor. By 1954 he had changed
jobs to be a bread carter, which he remained until his death.
He died on 23 December 1972 at Dungog Hospital and was survived by his wife.
He was buried in the Dungog General Cemetery (Roman Catholic Section) as a returned soldier from WW2.
His headstone is a cement plinth with a bronze plaque erected by the Office of Australian War Graves.
Donald was entitled to the following medals: War Medal 1939-45, Australia Service Medal 1939-1945, Returned from Active Service Badge.
I have not found a memorial recognising his service in WW2.
q CWA members (L-R) Libby Doolan, Wendy Hogan, Judy Flannery, Cathy Schneider and Jenny Akers.
q Jenny Akers trying on her costume for the Street Party, helped by Cathy Schneider.
q Julie Fitzgerald painting a prop for the Elfie Booth.
q Pam Neilsen cuts out pieces of cardboard for the workshop.
q The grave of CPL Donald Bruce Mackay. Photo: Martin Holmes CSM.
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Dance
By Lisa WISEMAN
WHEN it comes to celebrities, the little town of Dungog has more than most locals realise.
Pauline Cambourne is one such quiet achiever.
Many residents would know Pauline through her voluntary work as Treasurer or Secretary for a number of community groups like the Growers Stall, or as a pavilion steward at the Show.
DUNGOG Shire Council has endorsed a $25,000 contribution towards the installation of play and fitness equipment at the Clarence Town Village Green.
They can also listen to her on Radio Dungog or as part of the River Song Choir.
Her organisational skills and dedication are rightly famous.
But many would not know that Pauline is one of 6000 women listed in the “Who’s Who of Australian Women”.
According to the National Library, the book is “a biographical dictionary of notable Australian women.”
Pauline is listed for her services to Dance.
She is a Dance Caller for Country, Revived Colonial, and Sydney Bush dances.
These are traditional
The project will include a seven-station exercise equipment facility with a total cost of approximately $54,000. The Clarence Town & District Progress Association
dances, which evolved in Australia from dances of the 1880’s, and much older European forms such as quadrilles.
Pauline’s knowledge of dance forms and steps is encyclopaedic.
She thinks that one of the members of the Australian Heritage Dancers probably nominated her for the Who’s Who.
She was leader of that group from 1990 to 1997, travelling to perform at dance festivals in the US and Canada.
Unfortunately, Pauline’s home was inundated during the 2015 flood, and her Who’s Who was
destroyed.
But she still has a copy of the page with her entry, kindly sourced by one of the volunteers who helped clear her house after the flood.
A firm believer in the positive power of music and dance, Pauline believes they are “good for the soul” and that more people should have ready access to music and dance groups.
While there are musical groups and performance opportunities in the Dungog area, there are no public dance groups.
Pauline thinks locals would enjoy dance workshops, followed by a country or bush dance, and she is intending to teach them the steps.
Beginner to advanced dancers are welcome, and steps are tailored to participants’ abilities.
(CT&DPA), through Councillor Steve Low, has requested that Council contribute $25,000 to the project, which will be funded from contributions collected for this purpose under Council’s adopted Infrastructure Contributions Plan. The CT&DPA will fund the residual component.
Drug-driving rates spike as
roadside tests urged
By Alex MITCHELL, AAP
AN INCREASE in roadside drug testing is being urged after NSW fell well short of its own targets, despite a spike in drugrelated driving deaths.
A report from motoring body NRMA found one-in-10 NSW drivers who undertook a roadside drug test delivered a positive result, as the state carried out 160,000 tests in 2023.
That is well below the government's target of 200,000 test per year.
A total of 79 people died in drug-related crashes in 2023, up from 55 in 2022.
NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury said a lift in random drug testing was urgently needed.
"It is extremely alarming that one-in-ten drivers pulled over for a random drug test on the side of the road tested positive at the same time
that we are seeing a huge spike in deaths - jumping 44 percent in one year," he said.
"Too many Australians are driving high and it's clear we need to ramp up enforcement and to boost education campaigns around ending this dangerous behaviour."
The NRMA's Driving High report found cannabis was the drug used in 70 percent of drugrelated crashes, beating out methylamphetamine
(43 percent) and cocaine (seven percent).
A whopping 85 percent of drivers involved in fatal, drug-related crashes were males.
Along with hitting the target of 200,000 roadside drug tests by 2026, the NRMA wants police to be given more resources to have stronger visibility on the road.
It also called for better public education about the dangers of drug-driving.
In October, a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research report
questioned the deterrent effect of the roadside drug testing scheme because a spike in charges was not matched with an increase to the proportion of positive tests.
More than 13,800 drug driving offences were recorded across NSW in 2023, up a staggering 836 percent from the 1409 logged in 2014.
However, only 39,000 tests were performed in 2014, a tally that had grown to 156,000 by 2023.
The bureau found no evidence the increase was driven by a change in drug use or driving behaviour.
q Pauline Cambourne on Dowling Street, Dungog.
Ready to quit the city? The bush might not be ready
By Stephanie GARDINER, AAP
IN a city apartment block of 100 people, at least 40 residents are dreaming of a life by the beach or in the countryside.
The number of citydwellers looking to escape the big smoke has doubled in the last 18 months, with twoin-five considering a move, according to a national survey by the Regional Australia Institute.
But despite the surge in interest, progress to boost
livability in the regions has stalled.
Improvements in key areas of housing, education, migration and healthcare slowed or declined in the last year, according to an annual review released by the think tank last week.
Country Australia was at the centre of both a population shift and the energy transition, but that change cannot come at any cost, the institute's chief executive Liz Ritchie said.
"We've got this incredible once-in-a-generation opportunity with two
simultaneous transformations sitting side-by-side," Ms Ritchie told AAP.
"If we actually plan this out, put money behind both and do this in a way we've never done before, we're going to re-imagine what our country looks like."
Real progress required keeping track of policy gaps, she said.
Regional building approvals have fallen by 9.4 percent in the year to May, while rental vacancies dropped from 1.5 percent to 1.3 percent in the year to June,
according to the report.
The school attainment rate for regional students dropped almost four percentage points to 67 percent.
While there was some good news in healthcare with an increase in the number of full-time medical practitioners in the bush, the allied health sector was in decline.
The proportion of migrants settling in regions dropped two percentage points to 16.5 percent in 2022-23.
Migration has been a source of policy tension as workers are needed to fill jobs
NSW MPs slammed for 'parttime' parliamentary year
By Luke COSTIN, AAP
SCORES of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year's 16-week calendar was rejected.
The Labor government's lower house schedule for MPs earning $172,500 a year is several weeks short of the recent average, barring years impacted by state elections or COVID-19.
An opposition bid to add
two extra weeks was rejected this week after Labor cited restrictions imposed by upper house events in Australia's first and oldest parliament.
The change would have done away with six Friday sittings, which have been criticised for having no question time and depriving regional MPs of a weekday in their electorate with voters.
"No politician should want to work in a part-time parliament," Helen Dalton, independent MP for the rural
electorate of Murray, told AAP.
The government said many other weeks in the year were set aside for committee hearings or budget estimates hearings.
"When we add school holidays and other periodsfor example, public holiday weeks, when we are not able to sit - the ability to extend the number of sitting days in a workable way is extremely limited," the government's leader in the lower house Ron Hoenig said.
He defended holding Friday sessions in six of the 16 weeks, saying it allowed more time to pass legislation and offered crossbenchers dedicated time to advocate for their electorates.
But Ms Dalton said the minority Minns government needed to learn to "listen to, and work with the cross-bench and even the opposition."
"To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters," she said.
in the regions, at a time when separate research shows 49 percent of Australians believe overseas arrivals are too high.
Ms Ritchie said regional Australia was desperate for more workers and migrants were becoming scapegoats for wider issues.
"We're missing the point, there's a big wide country," she said.
"If we're clever about this and worked with them, showcased and inspired them... we know they're prepared to move (to the regions)."
"Voters won't be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament where they face scrutiny."
The 16-week schedule also prompted Speaker Greg Piper to deliver a rare rebuke to the government as he detailed efforts to meet more often had met opposition from upper house Labor chiefs.
He said 20 to 21 sitting weeks a year - as occurred many times in the past decade - seemed more in line with community expectations.
"That seemed to be a fairly typical number of sitting weeks and one that I would have thought was consistent with the desires of the house
The report is a two-year update on the institute's ambitions to ensure 11 million people can live well in the regions by 2032.
Many communities were taking the lead on their own futures, including in Glen Innes in northern NSW, where a recruitment and settlement program has helped attract more health workers.
Ms Ritchie said it was an example of a much needed ground-up approach.
"We in regional Australia ... want a seat at the table."
and the expectations of the community," he said.
The opposition said allowing only 48 days with question time was "an absolute affront to democracy".
"Friday sitting days are a complete and utter waste of time if they do not have question time," lower house leader of opposition business Alister Henskens said.
Mr Henskens' bid to add two extra weeks, and six extra question time days, to the calendar was knocked back 51 to 36 votes.
The base salary for a lower house MP in NSW is $172,500 with allowances for independent MPs, committee chairs and other roles.
Carbon credits plan slammed from all sides
By Andrew VIVIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS
and forestry industry representatives have both slammed the State Government’s push to use native forests for carbon credits.
When the scheme was proposed, Greens MP and spokesperson for the Environment and Climate Change Sue Higginson, said in a statement: “We cannot allow the protection of our native forests from logging to be reliant on a carbon trading scheme.
“Native forests, free from logging, are inherently valuable and should be accounted as one of our greatest assets.
“To date, I have not seen any evidence that the NSW or Australian governments will be able to manage this type of market any better than other places around the world.”
Research Forestry Awareness Program (REEF ) chair Noel Atkins, said turning native hardwood timber forests used for selective harvesting into carbon storage credits is a “dangerous” attempt to close a viable industry.
He said the Australian native hardwood timber
sector is essential to sourcing hardwood timber for the country’s growing housing, construction, mining, railways and infrastructure needs.
“Native hardwood timber is the only renewable sustainable resource that already captures and stores carbon.
“Taking a ‘lock up and leave’ approach to forests is extremely dangerous.”
“Unmanaged forests cause catastrophic bush fires, causing death to people and animals and destroying property.”
Mr Atkins referred to a 2023 Ernst and Young report that claims the native hardwood industry in NSW currently generates more than $2.9 billion each year and provides 8900 full-time jobs, and up to 22,000 indirect jobs in the NSW regions.
“Australia already imports $5 billion worth of hardwood timber, often from developing countries that don’t have the strict regulatory framework to protect fauna such as koalas and sugar gliders as we do here.
“This short-sighted carbon credit proposal would see the decimation of the native hardwood industry in NSW and the rise of imported hardwood timber to nearly $8
billion each year, smashing an Australian regional industry, putting fauna at extreme risk and throwing productive Australians on the scrap heap.”
REEF Research argues the vast quantity of timber in National Parks could be used for carbon credits.
“Closing native hardwood timber forests for selective harvesting would be short sighted when it is sustainable, promotes healthy ecosystems and is the ultimate renewable,” Noel Atkins said.
REEF says the native hardwood timber industry only has access to twelve percent of the total public forest estate with 88 percent controlled in National Parks and reserves.
It says less than one percent of the public forest estate is harvested each year, supervised by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) complying with the Integrated Forest Operations Agreement (IFOA).
Dr Tim Cadman from
Griffith University, told News Of The Area that for carbon credits to be legitimate they must lead to actual additionality (i.e. not store carbon that would have been there otherwise), not come from natural forests and not be the product of forest conversion to plantations. He said for carbon credits to be credible, afforestation (planting, not for timber, but to store carbon) must be undertaken along with restoration (repairing forests, and then leaving them alone).
Give hope this Christmas
A HOLIDAY staple for more than 15 years, the R and R Property ‘Giving Trees’ return across the region in 2024.
On 1 November, Christmas trees were erected and decorated at R and R Property’s offices in Bulahdelah, Stroud, Gloucester, Raymond Terrace and beyond.
Aside from being iconic representations of Christmas, R and R Property Managing Director Denise Haynes said the trees are also “symbols of hope and kindness”.
“Each branch represents an invitation to the community to donate an unwrapped gift for a child aged zero to 18, ensuring that no young soul goes without
experiencing some festive season magic,” Denise said.
“The gifts are gathered and distributed by R and R Property's chosen charity partners, who work diligently to place them under the trees of families facing financial hardship.”
Denise also invites the public to reach out if they know of families in need.
This year’s Giving Tree project sees a collaboration with Stroud Show Society, Ag Shows NSW and the Royal Agricultural Show Foundation, all of which have donated gifts.
Donated gifts will be distributed to Manning Valley Neighbourhood Group, Global Care Taree and others as requested.
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q Environmentalists and forestry workers agree that native forests should not be used for carbon credits.
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With Christmas less than a month away, it’s that time of the year when some of us need some festive inspiration. And what better place to find it than with Joh Griggs and the gang, who are celebrating this year with a camping trip by the beach. In the kitchen, Adam helps Colin cook a trifle with a twist, while Clarissa will show you how to elevate the Chrissy ham to a new level. Meanwhile, Melissa takes us through how easy it is to get a courtyard ready for the entertaining season, while Dr Harry and some excited school kids take a little ramble in the rock pools. It’s the perfect way to ease into the holidays.
FRIDAY, November 29
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Shetland. (Madl) Tosh believes she has the murderer in custody.
9.30 Fisk. (Final, Ml, R) 10.00 Question Everything. (R)
10.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 11.00 ABC Late News.
11.20 Grand Designs: The Streets. (PG, R)
12.05 The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth. (Final, PG, R)
1.05 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
SUNDAY
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ABC TV, 7.30pm
It was (puppy) love at first sight for viewers and the clever four-legged stars of Muster Dogs – not to mention their devoted trainers – when this observational series debuted in 2022. Ahead of a third season premiering on the ABC next year, series narrator Lisa Millar (pictured) catches up with the human and canine participants. In tonight’s premiere, Millar reunites with the winners, Frank Finger and kelpie Annie, and season two favourites Zoë Miller and Buddy the border collie, to find out how the series (and its worldwide collective of fans) has changed their lives. There’s also cuteness galore as Millar meets with Lily, Snow and a new litter of puppies in Wilcannia, NSW.
A Jewel In Rome’s Crown. (PGav, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. (PGa, R)
8.35 Castle Secrets.
9.30 Kennedy. (PG) 10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Elvira. (MA15+v)
12.20 The Wall: The Orchard. (Mals, R)
2.45 Love Your Home And Garden With Alan Titchmarsh. (PGa, R)
3.40 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
MONDAY MATLOCK
TEN, 8.30pm
Ostensibly a charming and chatty widow returning to the workforce, but secretly an undercover investigator with an axe to grind at law firm Jacobson
“Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates, pictured) is the sort of character that makes for very compelling viewing. Her empathetic approach to cases makes things unpredictable in the courtroom, but keeping up appearances as a lawyer isn’t leaving as much time for subterfuge as some might like. This week, in “Claws”, Matty’s worlds collide when the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit is struggling with drug addiction. Unable to keep her own experiences out of the picture, Matty risks blowing her cover with Olympia (Skye P. Marshall).
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs visits Newman in WA. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about love and romance in Britain in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman. 11.15 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. (Ml, R)
12.30 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
1.00 Taken. (Mav, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Human. (PG, R) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
8.40 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (2000, Msv, R) A graceless FBI agent goes undercover in a beauty pageant to catch a terrorist. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine.
11.00 MOVIE: Gringo. (2018, MA15+dlv, R)
1.00 Cross Court. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.30 Jamie Oliver: Fast & Simple. Presented by Jamie Oliver. 8.30 Matlock. (PGal, R) Olympia tasks Matty with getting close to their client, who is fighting for justice in the wrongful death of his wife.
9.30 NCIS: Origins. (Mav, R)
10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather.
The Project. (R)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
SATURDAY, November 30
6.00
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces.
8.25 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (M, R)
9.25 The Great House Revival.
10.25 So Long, Marianne. (MA15+as)
11.20 Paris Paris. (Ml, R)
12.20 All Those Things We Never Said. (Ml, R)
3.20 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2023. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.25 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.15 Teen Titans Go! 10.40 Late Programs.
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6am 3 Days In
Quiberon. (2018, PG, French) 7.10 The Producers. (1967, PG) 8.50 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 10.25 Wife And Husband. (2017, M, Italian) 12.25pm Devil’s Knot. (2013, M) 2.30 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 4.40 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 6.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.30 Gone Girl. (2014, MA15+) 11.15 Leap Year. (2010, MA15+) 12.50am Viva. (2007, MA15+) 3.00 Late Programs.
SUNDAY, December 1
Grand Designs Australia. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now? (Premiere) 8.00 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Premiere, Ml)
Love Me. (Premiere, MA15+s)
9.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 11.35 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 12.40 New Leash On Life. (R)
1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (Final, R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: A Boy Called Christmas. (2021, PG) 9.05 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.10 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. (PG)
8.20 Arctic Sinkholes. (PGa, R)
9.20 Tassie Tiger On The Rocks. (PG, R)
10.25 Curse Of The Ancients. (PGav, R)
11.20 MOVIE: Subjects Of Desire. (2021, MA15+av, R)
1.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R)
2.05 Employable Me (UK) (Mals, R)
3.10 How To Get Fit Fast. (Final, PG, R)
4.05 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.
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Built The World. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. 11.35 Hoarders. 1.15am The X-Files. 4.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Alone In Space. Continued. (2018, PG, Swedish) 6.30 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 8.20 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 10.00 Dirty Dancing. (1987, M) 11.55 Belli Ciao. (2022, M, Italian) 1.30pm The People Upstairs. (2020, M, Spanish) 3.00 The Producers. (1967, PG) 4.40 After Yang. (2021, PG) 6.30 Roxanne. (1987, PG) 8.30 Triangle Of Sadness. (2022, M) 11.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A visitor’s phone attracts attention.
7.30 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PGal, R) In the wake of the loss of his wife, a single father moves his family to a run-down zoo. Matt Damon, Colin Ford. 10.05 MOVIE: The King’s Man. (2021, MA15+v, R) Two British soldiers bamboozle priests. Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton.
12.50 Taken. (Mav, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: Christmas On The Farm. (2021, PGal) Poppy Montgomery.
9.20 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R)
An FBI agent goes undercover once again. Sandra Bullock, Regina King.
11.35 MOVIE: Cadillac Man. (1990, Mlsv, R)
1.30 Drive Safe. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) It is the busiest day in a decade.
7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon. (2010, PGv, R) A Viking befriends a dragon. Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler. 8.50 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as they try to find a home for a greyhound.
9.55 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A code 1 comes in for a two-year-old. 11.10 Shark Tank. (PGl, R) A panel is pitched inventions.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG)
8.30 MOVIE: Salt. (2010, Mlv, R)
A CIA agent goes on the run. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber.
10.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+av, R)
11.40 Autopsy USA. (PGad, R)
12.40 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (MA15+ads, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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6am Children’s Programs. 1.10pm MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction. (2014) 2.45 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (2015) 4.20 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 5.20 MOVIE: Sing. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, M) 10.30 MOVIE: The Huntsman: Winter’s War. (2016, M) 12.45am Late Programs.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. (Mlv) An innocent camper is killed by a petty criminal who fell out of the sky and landed on his victim.
10.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Return, MA15+v) 12.00 The First 48. (Ma) 1.00 Drive TV. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Nine Perth Presents: Christmas In WA.
Today Early News.
6am MOVIE: L.O.L. Surprise! The Movie. (2021) 7.00 Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Southside Flyers v Perth Lynx. 2.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 3.30 MOVIE: Carbon Copy. (1981, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: The Water Horse. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven. (2001, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Fargo. (1996, MA15+) Midnight Gotham. 1.00 Love During Lockup. (Premiere) 2.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Boating. Circuit Boats Drivers C’ship. Windsor Spectacular. Replay. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00
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MONDAY, December 2
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. (PGa)
8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
9.20 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mals)
10.05 Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History. (PG, R) 11.05 SBS News. 11.35 Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. (Premiere, MA15+hv) 1.45 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 2.40 Employable Me (UK) (Mal, R) 3.45 Little Heroes. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
VICELAND
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.15 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.55 Teenage Boss: Next Level.
6am The
Producers. Continued. (1967, PG) 6.40 Roxanne. (1987, PG) 8.40 Charade. (1963, PG) 10.45 As Needed. (2018, M, Italian) 12.30pm Benjamin. (2018, M) 2.05 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 3.50 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 5.40 Every Day. (2018, PG) 7.30 Dating The Enemy. (1996, M) 9.30 Boxing Day. (2021, M) 11.35 Late Programs.
TUESDAY, December 3
Most Powerful Prince. (Ma, R) 12.40 Our Dementia Choir Sings Again. (Ml, R) 1.40 Media Watch. (Final, PG, R) 2.00 Grand Designs: The Streets. (Ml, R) 2.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.35 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa)
9.40 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. (PGv, R)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Babylon Berlin. (Mav)
12.45 Son Of. (MA15+av, R)
2.30 Employable Me (UK) (MA15+l, R)
3.35 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)
7.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG)
8.00 Highway Cops. (PGl) A nose-to-tail could end in violence.
8.30 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) A resident’s estranged brother is killed.
9.30 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team works with the DEA.
10.30 Inside Detroit. (Mal, R)
12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R)
8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (Mv, R) 9.30 A Killer Makes A Call. (Mav)
10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv)
11.25 First On Scene. (Premiere, Mav)
11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
MOVIES (32)
6am After Yang. (2021, PG) 7.45 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 9.35 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, PG) 11.35 Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 1.40pm Roxanne. (1987, PG) 3.40 Frantz. (2016, PG, French) 5.45 Dafne. (2019, PG, Italian) 7.35 Resistance. (2020, M) 9.45 It All Began When I Met You. (2013, PG, Japanese) 11.45 Baby Done. (2020, M) 1.25am As Needed. (2018, M, Italian) 3.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)
7.30 OzHarvest Unite To Feed Australia. (PG) A one-night-only fundraising event.
9.30 MOVIE: Yesterday. (2019, Ml, R) A struggling singer finds a path to fame. Himesh Patel, Lily James.
12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)
1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00
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WEDNESDAY, December 4
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Bitesize. (R) 9.05 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG, R) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (R) 10.55 The World’s Most Remote Hotels. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Exploring Northern Ireland. (R) 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 Dishing It Up. (PGl, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 24 Hours In ALDI. (R)
8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (Final, M)
9.30 The Old Man. (Malv)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Maxima. (Mal)
11.45 Pagan Peak. (Malv, R)
2.55 Employable Me (UK) (Mal, R)
4.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)
4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Doctor Who. 10.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.30 Horrible Histories. 11.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Curious Caterer: Grilling Season. (2023, Mav) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Simon Reeve.
7.30 The Big Trip. (Final) Hosted by Dave Thornton.
9.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (2019, Mlv, R) A US lawman and a former spy reluctantly team up to take down a genetically enhanced anarchist. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham.
12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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3.25 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.55 Joy Of Painting. 6.25 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.15 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lost Boys. (1987) 10.20 MOVIE:
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6am Dafne. (2019, PG, Italian) 7.00 White Lion. (2010, PG) 8.45 Every Day. (2018, PG) 10.30 Dating The Enemy. (1996, M) 12.30pm Boxing Day. (2021, M) 2.35 The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. (1964, PG, French) 4.15 Fill The Void. (2012, PG, Hebrew) 5.55 Sometimes Always Never. (2018, PG) 7.35 St. Vincent. (2014, M) 9.30 Anna And The Apocalypse. (2017) 11.30 Late Programs.
THURSDAY, December 5
Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: The Streets. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.00 World’s Greatest Sporting Arenas. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Exploring Nthn Ireland. (PGas, R) 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 Dishing It Up. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) Bianca Hunt traverses the coastline of Seventeen Seventy in outlandish style.
8.30 Gods Of Tennis. (Ml, R)
9.30 Miniseries: Steeltown Murders. (Mal)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Miniseries: The Typist. (Final, MA15+v, R)
12.15 Pandore. (Malv, R)
3.10 Employable Me (UK) (PGal, R)
4.15 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra.
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch!
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Morning Programs. 6.25 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, PG) 8.25 Frantz. (2016, PG, French) 10.30 It All Began When I Met You. (2013, PG, Japanese) 12.30pm Baby Done. (2020, M) 2.10 Dafne. (2019, PG, Italian) 3.55 White Lion. (2010, PG) 5.35 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 7.30 Misery. (1990) 9.30 Joyeux Noel. (2005, M, French) 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Nightmare Student. (2021, Mav, R) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PGa, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 1. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 1.
10.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG, R) Two Newfoundlands are misbehaving.
11.30 Pam & Tommy. (Premiere, MA15+ls) A handyman steals a celebrity sex tape.
12.30 Criminal Confessions: Vanished In The Night. (MA15+alv, R)
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm)
8.30 Budget Battlers. (Premiere, PGl)
9.40 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. (PG)
10.40 To Be Advised.
11.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav)
12.30 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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Soccer. Women’s international friendly. Australia v Chinese Taipei. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 The Project. (R) A
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DEAR
Jasminda
, Christmas is already being promoted and it's making me stressed. I don't have enough money to buy things for all my family members. Do you have any suggestions?
Glenda P.
Dear Fiona,
Thanks so much for your message. Christmas is supposed to be a time to get together with friends and family, observe your faith if you are religious, and, religious or not, feel absolute contempt for Harry
when he buys his hot work colleague, not his wife, a necklace in Love Actually (bastard). Christmas is also a time when many people feel distressed due to the acute reminder that they will not be sharing the day with people they love or feel inadequate due to the pressures of marketing where everyone seems to be sitting down to a 10-course meal, expensive bonbons and department-store gifts.
Something I find really helpful at this time of year, when expectations are high, is to ask people what presents they remember receiving for Christmas.
Many won't remember any of them, which is a good indication of how meaningless they can be.
Many also don't like the gifts they receive, evidenced by
the huge queues at the returns counters post-Christmas. What is more meaningful is to give experiences.
In our family, we ask for an experience rather than a present.
This year, for example, I have asked my husband to clean his shed, which currently looks like a combination of a Bunnings aisle and a Running of the Bulls stampede. This act will give me far more pleasure and make me love him more than if he gave me a present.
Think about something that each family member would love to do with you, and write a card with the experience and an expiry date (usually before the end of the following year).
I hope this helps.
Have a beautiful Christmas, Glenda.
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Rainforest learning
By Ruth DIRCKS
AROUND 60 people left the James Theatre Dungog on Saturday afternoon with a stronger understanding of the diversity and importance of local rainforests.
The event was organised by the Paterson Allyn Williams Science and Ideas Hub and the Hunter Region Landcare Network as part of a “Rainforest Conversations Series”.
Peter Wilson from the Maitland area spoke first about the region’s dry rainforests.
He explained that the landscape has been so drastically changed by European settlement that it is difficult to work out what species featured in the original vegetation.
Peter used pictures and maps to show the distribution of Hunter region rainforests, and areas where there used to be extensive floodplain rainforests, for example in the Morpeth, Maitland, Largs and Bolwarra districts.
According to Peter, rejuvenating local rainforests presents several challenges, apart from learning what the original forests were like, including managing the impacts of increased salinity and global warming.
The event’s next two speakers focused on rainforest areas within the Dungog Shire.
Jane Richens described the rainforest area at the top end of Tabbil Creek that she and her partner, Brian, bought about 25 years ago.
The couple have about 680 acres, including over 200 acres of dry rainforest, much of which is in steep gullies.
On a journey to better understand and care for their flora and fauna, the pair are trying various interventions for weed control, highlighting a particular battle with lantana.
Jane is keeping a record of many aspects of the natural environment, including recording bird sounds.
Another speaker, Penny Kater, explained that about
50 years ago there were only small patches of rainforest left around Gresford, after much forest had been destroyed by development, fire and agriculture. She also spoke about the establishment and ongoing success of the Gresford Arboretum.
The next speaker was
Rye Gollan, the Regional Conservation Officer of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust of the NSW Government.
Mr Gollan spoke to the opportunities for conservation on private land.
He said multiple grants have been made available for suitable projects which encourage conservation management.
Typical agreements include things like areas
for wildlife conservation, establishment of continuous habitats and biodiversity stewardship.
Mr Gollan said the Trust is also looking to buy properties, set up agreements, and resell as suitable conservation properties.
The afternoon finished with Dr Bill McDonald discussing the rainforests of northern NSW.
Dr McDonald described a
range of different rainforest types, with an explanation of the climatic conditions and varying vegetation in each.
On Sunday, 15 people undertook an informative walk through a local rainforest with Dr McDonald. They viewed the forest from several vantage points –directly into the canopy from a high point in the landscape, across multiple gullies and a longer walk in the forest.
The Big Screen
By Lindsay HALL
A BLESSED little indie gem arrives on the big screen this week in Your Monster
A “romantic horrorcomedy” from filmmaker Caroline Lindy, it tells the story of Laura (Melissa Barrera), an aspiring actress who has been dumped while in hospital after being diagnosed with cancer.
While adjusting to her new circumstances, she discovers a monster in her wardrobe (played by Tommy Dewey), and begins to form a bond.
The only thing that makes independent films competitive with studio movies is the strength of the performers, and this movie has that covered.
The leads are a delight on their individual merits, but have a fantastic chemistry that almost hearkens to the era of Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.
For those looking to deepen their world knowledge, Green Border will play for a short time on select screens.
A dramatised account of the situation faced by countless migrants and refugees caught in the Belarus-European Union border crisis of 2021, the film is a co-production between Poland, France, the Czech Republic and Belgium, directed by Agnieszka Holland.
The (very) simplified account of the crisis is that the government of Belarus convinced tens of thousands of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East that they would gain quick and easy
passage to Europe through propaganda and false advertising.
The suggested intent of the Belarusians was to destabilise Europe by flooding the region with all the issues associated with mass-migration (drugs, crime, social crisis).
The film is an exploration of how desperate families are dehumanised by government systems and suffer for conflicts that they did not start.
A new psychological horror/thriller starring Hugh Grant is released this week titled Heretic
When Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East)
embark on their missionary journey they encounter the welcoming and charming Mr Reed (Grant) who graciously invites them into his home.
They very quickly realise that his good nature is a façade, and they are in very real danger.
Hugh Grant has always been an actor that is impossible to dislike because even when playing a scumbag he is so charismatic and charming.
A highly effective potboiler in a single location, this film comes from the team of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who previously collaborated on A Quiet Place
None of these films are competing with this week's
heavyweight, however, which happens to be Moana 2
The original film is one of the interesting Disney entries which is highly regarded by those who watch it, but doesn’t have the cultural impact of The Lion King or Frozen Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Scherzinger and Temuera Morrison return for a new adventure on the seas (along with Alan Tudyk as the dopey rooster!).
With a new team of songwriters working on this film you can expect a lot of energy and adventure, and you’ll be fairly safe taking both your girls and boys along to this one.
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q Interested residents took an informative walk through a local rainforest with Dr McDonald.
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Dungog Show horse results
By Liz ELLIOTT
HORSE and rider numbers were significantly up from last year at the recent Dungog Show and conditions were perfect for a great couple of days of competition in the Campdraft, Stock Horse, Local Classes, Led, Rider, Hack and Sporting.
Friday’s major winners:
Supreme Led Australian Stock Horse - Adelle
Reflection/Adelle Stud
Supreme Ridden
Australian Stock Horse - MP2
Eze/Jane Bourke
Champion Local RidersOlivia Deeg, Gracie Clements and Prue McCormack
Supreme Local RiderGracie Clements/Flintlock
Champion Local Hacks: Pony - Korawyn Bria/Olivia Deeg; Galloway - Tully/Tiarn Vella; Hack - Gradys Cinch/ Gracie Clements.
Supreme Local Hack - Gradys Cinch/Gracie Clements
Saturday major winners:
Supreme Led Horse of the Show - Eleanor Rose/Jamie Lewin
Supreme Hack and Rider of the Show - Rebecca Dunn/ Iama Princess Show Jumping: Junior winners equal 1st - Desmond Hunter and Olivia Deeg; Open winners equal 1st - Dakota
Robertson and Bridie Smith.
The committee would like to thank all our competitors, judges and our generous sponsors who each year make our show possible.
Your continued support is very much appreciated.
To all our helpers on each day who make the show happen, many thanks and hope to see you all again next year!
Lasting legacy
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regard to the health and safety of players this century.
helmets against fast bowlers was the first and most obvious change in 2016, before the neck guard also became mandatory last year.
Up to 13 policies have since been enacted, while research continued for eight years.
In the years since Hughes's death, Cricket Australia have conducted and commissioned numerous reviews into the safety of players and potential risks.
The compulsory use of
But the impacts have been far more wide reaching.
"We started looking at all the dangerous things that can happen in cricket more
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broadly," Cricket Australia's head of sports science and medicine, Alex Kountouris, told AAP.
"We did some research looking at common causes of fatal injuries, and put things in place for them.
"We haven't had a cardio event, but we've got a comprehensive screening policy that started in 2016 as a result of this.
for medical coverage at each level of training and matches.
Already, it has made a difference.
A driver for a commentator at last year's Perth Test collapsed after suffering a heart attack, while a fan at the WACA has also since needed reviving.
On both occasions, the sport's medical staff were the first responders.
regulations cover wicketkeepers up to the stumps and close-in fielders.
Players are also properly sized up for neck guards, with research showing there are around 10 impacts to the area each year at the elite level.
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q Timothy Kiem and Peter Griffin.
"It also made us look at our concussion policy and update it."
Medical procedures have also changed, with a paramedic now mandatory at every Cricket Australia controlled game.
Officials also fund and run up to three sport-specific medical emergency courses each year for trainers and doctors, that go well beyond first aid.
Pre-match medical meetings are held both in Australia and worldwide, while there is a set standard
"That's because of that planning and training," Kountouris said.
"We had a doctor there (in 2014), we had a medicine doctor there in the crowd at the time. We had all the equipment.
"But it was just more of an awakening that this was possible. We never considered something this significant being possible."
On the field, cricket has changed too.
While helmets were already commonplace for batsmen, the mandatory
A study conducted by former Australian team doctor Peter Brukner in 2018 also showed there had been 174 trauma-related deaths dating back to 1858 across all types of cricket, from elite to beach and backyard.
Helmets had been shown to dramatically reduce that number, with Hughes one of only three since 2000.
"Our challenge is to make sure the next group of players who weren't involved, aren't blase about it - that they are aware serious injury can happen, and that is why it is important to wear protective equipment," Kountouris said.
"We're trying to have a legacy for him. It's definitely made the game safer."
q Adeline Mayo-Ramsay competing in the Concours D’Elegance.
q Competitors in fancy dress.
q Competitors in fancy dress. q Colway Flintlock/Gracie Clements.
q Colway Flintlock/Gracie Clements. q Olivia Deeg/Korawyn Bria.
q Champion Led BrumbyGuy Fawkes Champion/ Mackenzie Mason. q Gradys Cinch/Gracie Clements.
Lasting legacy
By Scott BAILEY, AAP
q Phillip Hughes' death has led to lasting change in world cricket. Photo: Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS.