Myall Coast News Of The Area 15 December 2022

By John SAHYOUN

HOLIDAY season is just around the corner and has brought an influx of visitors to our area, savouring the many unique features of the Myall Coast.

An important contact point for visitors to tourist areas are Visitor Information Centres (VIC).

Although younger visitors prefer to access information via the internet grey nomads particularly like printed

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Bulahdelah welcomes visitors

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materials and someone who can answer their questions concerning the area and what to do and see.

The Bulahdelah VIC is one of three facilities in the MidCoast local government area providing information about the local area.

Being just two hours north of Sydney it provides the first VIC that visitors heading north are likely to access.

Bulahdelah VIC coordinator Kevin Carter told News Of The Area, “Since the

relaxing of COVID restrictions we have seen an influx of people from interstate visiting our area particularly from South Australia, Victoria and Queensland which is great as we were heavily impacted by the shutdowns.

“We have also had international visitors from Belgium, Netherlands and France.”

The Bulahdelah VIC houses a wide range of local information and other tourist destinations across the state.

“Visitors to our centre tell us we are one of the best VICs anywhere because of the wide range of materials we

Progress on Football Clubhouse

By Marian SAMPSON

FOR many community organisations, getting funding for infrastructure can be an uphill battle.

The Hawks Tea Gardens Rugby League Football Club have managed to fund a new clubhouse, after receiving a $100,000 grant last year.

Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington recently caught up with members of the club to see progress on the new clubhouse.

She told News Of The Area, “It’s great to see stage one of the new clubhouse underway, with a concrete slab soon to be poured.

“I was pleased to be able to secure the club $100,000 under the Community Building Partnership grant last year, so the works could commence.

“Thanks to MidCoast Council for backing the project and funding the difference for stage one.

“On behalf of the club, I’m seeking clarification from the Council regarding stage two of the project, which includes new, much-needed change sheds.

“Stage two of the clubhouse is critical to the success of the overall project, so I’m hoping we’ll get confirmation of funding from MidCoast Council soon,” she said.

Kate went on to praise the Club’s President Rob Smith, and Club committee members, for their dogged pursuit of better facilities for their members and the community.

have and the helpful staff,” said Mr Carter.

They not only provide tourist information but also stock local produce and artefacts to help showcase the area.

With the summer holiday peak season almost upon us they are expecting a jump in people accessing the VIC from over 300 to 450 a month.

Being totally staffed by volunteers, Bulahdelah VIC always looks for locals who want to share their passion with this area.

Those who are interested in helping should contact the Bulahdelah VIC coordinator at kkcarter@westnet.com.au.

by Catherine Williams

From 28 November 2022, the “Lighthouse Model” will expand to commence operation in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia at Newcastle. The Lighthouse Model focuses on providing safety to children and families, and improve outcomes for families in the family law system.

Under this system, when an application is filed with the Court seeking parenting only, or parenting and financial orders, the parties will be asked to complete a Family Law DOORS Triage risk screening. This form has been specifically developed for use in the family law system, and aims to assess the risk to the parties and their children of issues that frequently arise in family law proceedings including; family violence, mental health issues and drug or alcohol misuse. The completed screening form is considered confidential and is inadmissible in Court.

The risk screening responses allow the Court to identify any family safety risks and are reviewed by Court officers to assess the steps needed for future management of the case. This may include placing the matter into the Evatt List.

The Evatt List is the Courts’

specialist list for those matters that are considered to be of the highest risk, with a focus on family violence and other family safety risks. The Evatt List ensures that families are provided with appropriate support to safeguard against family violence and associated risks. It also ensures cases are managed through the Court process as efficiently and effectively as possible.

One of the key objectives of the Evatt List is to ensure that parties and/or children are identified as being at high risk, that they are provided with greater Court resources to support them, and to provide safeguards around risk, while closely managing the matter as it progresses through the Court system.

The case management approach focuses on ensuring that critical and in-depth information is gathered and collated from a variety of sources (such as police, child welfare and Court Child Experts) which helps to identify important issues for the first return listing, and throughout the course of the matter.

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Charges laid over sexual touching in Bulahdelah

DETECTIVES have charged a man following an investigation into alleged sexual touching offences in Bulahdelah.

Officers attached to the Hunter Child Abuse Squad commenced investigations after they received a report earlier this week, that two girls, aged eleven and fourteen, had been sexually assaulted by a man known to them.

Following inquiries, a 31-year-old man was arrested at a home in Bulahdelah and taken to Forster Police Station about 2.45pm on 6 December 2022.

He was charged with three counts of Intentionally sexually touch child, two counts of have sexual intercourse with child, and one count of aggravated indecent assault – victim under the age of sixteen years.

Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington with members of the football club inspecting progress at the new clubhouse.

MULLANE & LINDSAY TAKING THE LEAD

Evatt List” comes to Newcastle FCFCOA

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equipment, worth around $7,500, replaces the old and degraded kit with safer modern products that will match the renovated pool.

Progress Association President Bruce Murray stated, “This new equipment is owned by our community and is for everyday use.

“It will support our lap swimmers, school carnivals, learn to swim, Teabags, Myall Masters Swim Club, Nippers, and safe recreational swimming.

“It demonstrates how much the pool means to our community and how much we want it to be open.”

The Management Committee of the Progress Association has met with, and written to, MidCoast Council to express community disappointment with the extended pool closure and to advocate for better communications and transparent project management.

The extended closure is due to time and resource risks realised during the $700,000 upgrade project which will add a ramp entry into the main pool, a new all-access bathroom, a new storage facility and refresh the children’s pool and facility generally.

The pool is now expected to open in mid-

January, with the date yet to be confirmed by Council.

“The Council has had tilers working through the weekends to complete the job so that both pools can be refilled and ready for use,” said Mr Murray.

“I understand that under an existing commercial agreement, The Y will be responsible for pool staff and operations. “We are also advocating for consistent opening times and operating hours seven days a week until the end of the season.

“This community needs our pool to be open and accessible.”

The Progress Association also recently supported the Myall Masters in painting and

repairing the windbreak fence in preparation for the pool opening.

The Myall River Art Walk Group has also commenced restoration of the clay mural located along the front of the pool which was created by local school children over ten years ago.

The purchase of the new pool equipment was made possible by Progress Association fundraising efforts and Council.

The Progress Association is also pursuing grant options to further improve the pool in 2023

and values the advocacy from other community groups including the Myall Masters Swim Club and Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club.

Progress Association Treasurer Jeanette Hart added, “New equipment like this whether for our pool, parks, or villages is only possible through strong support from both our members and the community, so we look forward to seeing everyone at our fundraising events in 2023.”

q Myall Masters President Leon Bobako (seated in centre), Progress Association volunteers and President Bruce Murray, with Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington (centre), who dropped in at the restoration of the windbreak fence protecting the pool.

q Out with the old and in with the five new lane ropes and tensioners plus two weatherproof aluminium reels all on the way for opening day.

q Contractor work continues at the pool with tiling, painting and water operations yet to be completed and an opening date to be set by MidCoast Council for January 2023.

Changes in waterway health linked to high rainfall

AN interactive museum and family fun day was held on Saturday 10 December to celebrate MidCoast Council’s release of its annual Waterway and Catchment Report Card.

Water sampling is undertaken every summer across the MidCoast region’s six major catchments.

The results improve our understanding of their overall health.

It also helps us understand patterns, trends and cycles of our waterways.

In 2022, estuaries were impacted by the large amounts of rain during the summer sampling period.

Of the sites sampled, nine maintained their grade from 2021.

Five locations dropped a grade and only three improved their grade.

“We’re continuing to see Report Card grades being influenced by the amount of runoff from the catchment.

“The wetter than average sampling period resulted in a decrease in water clarity and increased algal growth,” said Dr

Rebecca Swanson from the Department of Planning and Environment.

“La Nina was in effect during the 2021-22 summer and the large amount of rain increased sediments and nutrients.

“However, the majority of our systems maintained their grade.

“This shows the resilience of the estuaries and their ability to cope with extreme conditions,” Dr Swanson said.

The Report Card results also help us measure the success of many water quality projects undertaken by Council, the community and delivery partners.

“These results are a reminder of the importance of setting strategic priorities for our waterways. Managing our waterways helps to protect their environmental, social, cultural and economic values for the future,” said Council’s Water Quality and Estuary Coordinator, Prue Tucker

“We have been working with our community to develop a ten-year action program to protect the

health of the Manning River.

The program takes a holistic approach.

It recognises that what happens upstream impacts the estuary.

“Its primary focus is addressing the impacts of land-use on water quality and ecosystem health,” said Mrs Tucker.

A similar program is now being developed for the MidCoast southern estuaries.

The Report Card is funded by MidCoast Council’s Environmental Rate and supported by the New South Wales Government through its Coast and Estuary Program and the Department of Planning and Environment.

Karuah River Estuary

The grade for the Karuah River Estuary dropped to fair this year driven by a significant increase in algal growth.

Large, localised algal blooms were recorded on most sampling occasions.

The Branch Estuary retained its good grade as it didn’t experience the same increase in algal growth as the main estuary. However,

there was a decrease in water clarity due to frequent runoff.

Myall Lakes

The grade for Myall Lake remained in excellent condition this year.

Bombah Broadwater remained in good ecological condition despite a significant decrease in water clarity due to considerable runoff from the Myall River catchment.

The salinity of both systems was close to freshwater as a result of another very wet summer.

For the first time in over a decade of monitoring, the average salinity was higher in Myall Lake than the Broadwater.

This reflects the unique hydrology of Myall Lakes which have no major tributaries, only receiving runoff from the surrounding catchment.

Manning River Estuary

The Mid and Lower Manning River Estuaries have remained in good ecological condition, while the Upper Manning Estuary improved from fair to good.

There was a general decrease in water clarity across the entire system due to continuous inflow of sediments from the catchments.

Farquhar Inlet was open to the ocean all summer and while its grade remained good, there was a reduction in water clarity that was likely caused by resuspension of the sandy shoals due to wind and surf conditions.

The Dawson River Estuary saw a drop in grade from good to fair due to reduced water clarity and increased algal levels.

Similar results were observed in Browns Creek which also scored a fair grade in its first summer of monitoring.

Two new sites were added in tributaries of the lower estuary, one in the upper Lansdowne River Estuary and one in Ghinni Ghinni Creek.

The Lansdowne River Estuary scored an inaugural grade of fair due to issues with water clarity, while Ghinni Ghinni Creek was in good ecological condition with a comparatively clear water column.

Khappinghat Estuary

The Khappinghat Estuary improved from fair to good condition this year due to a decrease in algal growth.

Salinity levels in the estuary were very low reflecting another wet

summer which resulted in water clarity remaining fair.

The estuary appears to be recovering from the impacts from the bushfires in 2019-20. Algal levels decreased possibly due to less nutrients in runoff the catchment due to regrowth of vegetation.

Wallis Lake

Wallis Lake and Charlotte Bay both dropped from excellent to good this year due to higher algal growth during the summer.

Pipers Creek, Mid Wallamba and Coolongolook Estuaries retained their good grades. Water clarity was good but frequent runoff events delivered nutrients to the estuaries which fueled algal growth.

Wallamba Cove’s grade improved from fair to good, despite frequent runoff over summer. Nutrient levels in runoff remain a problem driving algal growth in the estuary.

Seagrass depth range was reduced at all sites in Wallis Lake as runoff from frequent rainfall restricted the depth to which seagrass can grow.

To see the full results and find out more about the project visit www.midcoast. nsw.gov.au/reportcard

www.newsofthearea.com.au

q Michael Orr, Environmental Technician with the Department of Planning and Environment, doing water monitoring in the Karuah River.

Twin kangaroos found on Tea Gardens acreage

By Jewell DRURY

SHEARWATER Estate

residents Ian and Deborah Hicks recently woke to find a very rare set of twin kangaroos being cared for by their mother on their Tea Gardens acreage.

It is a general fact that kangaroos don’t have twin joeys but they can have joeys nine to twelve months apart.

“Twins are a rarity in the kangaroo world and I have only heard of three other sets in my 25 years as a wildlife carer,” wildlife carer John Turnbull told News Of The Area.

“It is a very rare event, and sadly in the wild it is very unlikely that the twins

would be able to survive,” Mr Turnbull said.

When joeys reach around three kilos, they are still living in mum's pouch, so six kilos becomes too much for the mother to handle, often only having enough milk for one.

The sight of both joeys is a special one as in the majority of cases the mother will toss one away, or just keep the stronger one whilst they are still in the pouch.

Both Ian and Deborah noticed that both joeys were very weak.

“They looked like they were fresh out of the pouch and were very weak and shaky on their feet,” Mr Hicks said.

Ian and Deborah chose to retire in the Shearwater

Estate nine years ago after moving from Maitland due to the quietness and tranquility of the area.

The exclusive Shearwater Estate is made up of small acreages and was developed in order to remain a wildlife corridor with a beautiful daily show put on by the local kangaroos, kingfishers, magpies and other wildlife.

“In our nine years of living here, it's the first twins we have seen so we knew what we were seeing was special,” Mr Hicks said.

The twins and their mother haven’t been seen for the past week but both Ian and Deborah are keeping their hope alive.

Have you ever seen twin kangaroos?

What’s growing in your garden?

LEARN how to tell a plant from a weed

Garden Escapees weeds guidebook –free at all MidCoast Council customer service centres and libraries.

“Responsible gardening is very important because when weeds escape from your garden, through birds, wind or other means, they can do damage to farmland and the environment,” said MidCoast Council’s Strategic Weeds Biosecurity Officer, Terry Inkson.

“Weeds can create big problems in your own garden as well as places like parks, dams, and lakes.

“They can be very costly to control and impossible to completely eradicate once they take hold.

“We all have a legal responsibility to manage weeds on land under our care. This book makes it easy to identify weeds and understand if any action is necessary and what to do.”

There are over 27,000 plant species that have been introduced to Australia.

About ten percent are now established in the Australian environment.

The number is rising each year.

“We’re especially interested in tackling weeds which haven’t yet taken hold in the environment,” added Mr Inkson.

“A good example of this is Bocconia frutescens, commonly known as Plume Poppy, which we recently identified on the MidCoast.

“This is the first time Boconnia has been identified as escaped in the Australian environment.

“The Kiwarrak community worked with us to remove this invasive weed from the district, including in environmentally sensitive Khappinghat National Park.”

Thanks to this groundbreaking work, MidCoast Council was the

Christmas Celebrations

overall winner in the Invasive Species Management category at the Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards, held Tuesday 6 December.

“We’re very proud of those in the Kiwarrak community who helped us to achieve this amazing result.

“They’ve done a great service to the region by helping us stop this invasive weed from spreading,” said Mr Inkson.

Whether you have a small garden or own acreage, this book is for you.

It’s also a great resource for nurseries, community groups, government agencies, schools and universities.

You can now pick up the book at any MidCoast Council customer service centre or library.

You can also download it at https://www. midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Community/Environment/ Environmental-Projects/ Garden-Escapees-weedhandbook.

q Rare Kangaroo twins have been found on an acreage in Tea Gardens. Photo: supplied.

with the

q The Garden Escapees weeds guidebook.

Labor’s Nature Positive Plan welcomed by environmentalists

THE Federal Government last week formally responded to the Samuel Report, announcing a broad overhauling of our national environmental laws with the release of its ‘Nature Positive Plan’.

The response includes the announcement of a new national Environmental Protection Agency that will have powers to reject development proposals on biodiversity grounds.

Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the Nature Positive Plan is a “win-win: a win for the environment and a win for business”.

Ms Plibersek said the Plan delivers stronger laws

designed to repair nature, to protect precious plants, animals and places.

“For the first time, our laws will introduce standards that decisions must meet. Standards describe the environmental outcomes we want to achieve.

“This will ensure decisions made will protect our threatened species and ecosystems.”

Greens NSW spokesperson for the environment, Sue Higginson said the plan was a welcome “first step from the Federal Government in slowing down the extinction crisis”.

“For too long we have been worsening the extinction crisis with no real

measures in place to protect our rapidly declining native species and ecosystems.

“The introduction of national standards and greater engagement with First Nations people is very long overdue.

“The traffic light system that has been announced is an important approach which acknowledges that some things simply can not be harmed, but we need to see the settings.”

Ms Higginson also welcomed the announcement of tightening of logging regulations, but said the plan should have gone further.

“Currently there is no Federal oversight of logging whatsoever.

Volunteers celebrate a busy year

By Adrienne INGRAM

NINETEEN environment volunteers celebrated the end of a very productive 2022 with a Christmas party on the banks of the Myall River in Tea Gardens.

It was a chance for them to catch up and share finger food prepared by Lynda and Glen Stephenson of the Seagrass Café and to look back on a busy year.

President of the Myall Koala Environment Group (MKEG) Richard Streamer thanked all the volunteers and the committee members who were the main drivers for events over this year.

Highlights included a stall at The Seniors Festival in Hawks Nest, sponsorship of the Galleries in The Gardens art exhibition, a special wildlife display in Tea Gardens Library and local community information session arranged with Dr

Ryan Witt, a Newcastle University scientist, to talk about his research on using drones to locate wildlife, especially koalas.

The group also gave a talk at a Red Cross luncheon celebrating women warriors, speaking about the women who started the MKEG in 1989.

Free food trees for koalas were given away on a number of occasions and locations including the Hunter Providore shop, Pindimar Market Day and at the annual Easter stall in Hawks Nest.

Thanks were also given to the Bitou Busters who worked more than 200 hours at The Anchorage, The Boulevarde and Moira Parade removing weeds and rubbish that destroys habitat for native animals.

The president also gave special thanks to Ann Woods, Trish Blair and Sharon Taylor for their work

“Today should have indicated that public native forest logging will be ruled out altogether.”

Concerns were raised however over the federal offset scheme, which Ms Higginson said was “set to allow developers to pay into a fund rather than requiring a genuine like for like offset”.

“This is shaky ground when it comes to genuinely protecting and improving biodiversity.

“We have seen the results of this in NSW, with millions of dollars sitting in a fund and the biodiversity not being available to offset the destruction, pushing more species towards extinction and ecosystems to collapse.

“If the Federal Government is going to take this approach they need to learn from the failure of the

NSW scheme and establish strict rules that will improve environmental outcomes in real terms.”

Business Council of Australia President Tim Reed said, “Business welcomes the government's commitment to implementing recommendations of the Samuel Review of our environmental protection laws but we'll need to work closely together to avoid creating more complexity.

"Big reform is hard, so we appreciate the government's willingness to design these changes through a consultative process that gives us the opportunity to work through the detail.

"The current system doesn't deliver businesses certainty or facilitate environmental outcomes.

“Complexity makes

project approvals too slow and a lack of clear accountability means we're not getting the best environmental results, we need a win-win system.”

Greenpeace Australia Head of Advocacy and Strategy, Glenn Walker said, “The reforms outlined are a very welcome and longoverdue step to better protecting Australia’s extraordinary wildlife, forests and natural environment.

“The reforms announced today present a major opportunity to set Australia on a path to stronger environmental protection and should bring hope to all Australians.

“We congratulate the Minister for showing leadership on this critical issue.”

collecting data for the National Parks and MidCoast Council on the endangered

little terns and pied oystercatchers breeding on the sand mound at Winda

Woppa and Corrie Island. Richard wished everyone a happy festive season and

foreshadowed “some exciting plans” for 2023.

q Volunteers celebrated 2022 on the banks of the Myall River.

MYALL River VIEW Club met last Friday for their last meeting of the year at Hawks Nest Golf Club.

The ladies had tremendous fun while Jomeca entertained the group with her beautiful voice singing

Christmas carols.

“The club finished on a good note with supporting our seven Learning for Life students until 2025,” said Cheryl Milburn, Myall River VIEW Club.

“It is hard work and

commitment on behalf of the club's members to raise funds to reach this goal.

“We wish the community a very Happy Christmas and healthy New Year and we thank you for your support.”

q The ladies of the Myall River VIEW Club celebrated the year that was at Hawks Nest Golf Club.

NOTA vows to support community amidst possible Examiner closure

IN light of news that the Port Stephens Examiner may be facing an imminent closure, News Of The Area director Michael Wright is reassuring concerned community members that the region will not be left without a voice.

“Newspapers are so important to our communities, in more ways than most people would understand,” said Mr Wright.

“Having seen the front page of the Examiner last week, it is very sad to see the position the paper is in.

“It's undoubtedly sad whenever any business struggles so much that they are faced with closing.”

Having served the community since 1893, the loss of the Port Stephens Examiner would certainly be a loss to the community, however Mr Wright has committed to building and expanding Port Stephens News Of The Area to fill the gap.

“Should the Examiner close, I personally want to publicly give the whole of Port Stephens my word that I will be doing much more with Port Stephens NOTA to increase its pages, improve the depth of news content, and offer a better voice for the community than Port Stephens has had for many many years.

“We will be here for you, Port Stephens.”

Thursday’s Examiner front page calls for support from “government, business and the community”, saying the paper faces having to “stop printing in a matter of weeks”.

Since this announcement, sources within the Examiner have indicated that the paper is likely to keep printing into 2023.

Mr Wright, who was the General Manager at the Port Stephens Examiner for twelve years before going into independent publishing, holds concerns over the sustainability of continuously propping up struggling newspapers with government grants.

“It's sad to hear the Port Stephens Examiner is likely to close, however I don't agree with governments continually offering newspapers grants and funds just to survive,” Mr Wright said.

The Port Stephens Examiner is published by Australian Community Media

(ACM), led by CEO Antony Catalano.

In April 2020 ACM suspended 86 non-daily titles, citing the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19, permanently shutting four printing presses.

In the same month the government revealed a pandemic relief package to support regional media outlets which included a $50 million public interest news gathering program for regional media.

At the end of June, it was announced that close to 60 of ACMs titles would return.

On 29 June 2020, Minister Fletcher announced that 107 regional publishers and broadcasters who applied under the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) Program, were found successful to receive a share of $50 million funding committed to support news services who provide public interest journalism to regional communities.

ACM applied and received $10.46 million, while News Of The Area received around $15,500 for its four titles.

In December 2021, The Guardian revealed that even before the first payment was made, ACM was backing off plans to resume printing many of its titles.

Tragically for some communities, like Bellingen and the Nambucca Valley, their long-term local publications never returned to print.

Unfortunately, this week’s frontpage call for government assistance is not a one off.

In response to rapidly rising printing costs, ACM publications across the country appealed for government support on 5 May 2022 with a frontpage spread warning readers ‘Your Paper In Peril’.

Just eight days later, the Australian Government announced a total of $15 million (GST exclusive) in grants to support publishers with printing costs as part of the Regional and Local Newspaper Publishers Program.

While Mr Wright agrees that while the rising cost of printing presents a huge challenge to newspaper production companies, he does not believe that becoming reliant on government funding is a sustainable solution.

“The grants can be helpful for short term assistance, and we have been grateful to receive them, but the majority of your revenue has to come from advertising or other avenues, not from government grants.

“We have received around

$140,000 in government assistance in the past few years, but without the funding we have a business model that allows us to operate without assistance.

“I don't believe continual government assistance is appropriate for a business model that is clearly not viable or sustainable,” he said.

It was a prior paper closure that saw Mr Wright enter the world of independent publishing.

“My wife and I live in Medowie and restarted Myall Coast News Of The Area in 2014 off the back of Fairfax closing it.

“It was deemed not to be viable.

“We have made this paper a great success for the people of Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Bulahdelah and the surrounding area.”

Port Stephens News Of The Area was launched by Michael and his wife Rochelle six years ago to “give people and business an alternative to the Examiner”.

In the face of challenging economic times, and in particular the Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on businesses, News Of The Area has remained in print throughout.

In the past year, News Of The Area’s print costs have risen by more than 30 percent.

“It's safe to say that our Port Stephens paper has also struggled with revenue, but we have been able to keep it going.

“Now we are in a phase of growth and will continue to be a strong voice for our region.”

News Of The Area has also enjoyed growth in other regions in recent years,

opening newspapers on the Coffs Coast and in the Nambucca Valley.

“It has been amazing to see our little family business grow to have the impact it is having within communities.”

In May 2020, the 113-year-old Coffs Coast Advocate was one of more than 100 local and regional News Corp newspapers to become digital only or disappear entirely.

News Of The Area decided to fill the gap, and six weeks later had created a newspaper for the region.

“Our Coffs Coast News Of The Area is an immensely strong, well followed and solid regional newspaper.

“The quality of the journalism is excellent, while being a free, weekly paper between 48 and 56 pages.

“It shows the impact that independent media can have in a large regional community.”

A year later, when the

ACM run Nambucca Guardian News showed no sign of returning to news stands, News Of The Area delivered a newspaper there too.

Mr Wright said the independent media can be highly effective in regional communities.

“I am aware of many other small independent publishers, who live within their communities, who have opened a quality and solid newspaper after ACM or News Ltd closed a paper.

“Numerous long-time papers have already closed, and I've seen numerous small local family publishers open in their place.”

Like all free papers, News Of The Area relies on advertising revenue through the support of the business community.

Mr Wright would urge businesses who would like to explore their print advertising options to get in touch with the Port Stephens

News Of The Area.

This week News Of The Area announced the appointment of Tracey Bennett as Client Accounts Manager for Port Stephens and the Myall Coast.

Tracey joins the business after more than ten years with the Port Stephens Examiner, where she developed strong relationships with the business sector across the region.

The Medowie local said she is “excited to take on new challenges” in her new role and to help grow the reach of NOTA in the community.

“It is very exciting to be involved in building the paper up.

“It is great that News Of The Area is a small family business, run from Port Stephens.

The paper is very community minded which I really like.

“Hopefully we can keep building.”

q News Of The Area Group Editor Douglas Connor, Client Account Manager Gaye Conway (Coffs Coast and Nambucca), and owners Rochelle and Michael Wright.

Applications open for The Y NSW’s 2023 Youth Parliament

CALLING all thoughtleaders, change-makers, trailblazers and inspired young people - applications are now open for the Y NSW’s 2023 Youth Parliament.

Young people in years ten, eleven and twelve (or equivalent age) in all 93 NSW state electorates are invited to apply.

As NSW’s premier youth empowerment program operating for over 20 years, Youth Parliament offers young people the opportunity to debate in NSW Parliament, create Youth Bills on issues for

change, and have their voices and recommendations heard by Members of Parliament.

Youth Parliamentarians receive specialised training through a series of camps and online workshops, parliamentary education and experience, plus opportunity for community engagement and teamwork which are all designed to nurture participants in developing their skills to create social impact and positive change.

Throughout the program, participants are invited to create reports with recommendations for policy

change and debate their recommendations during a mock sitting week in NSW Parliament House chaired by Ministers of Parliament.

The Y NSW then actively works to facilitate ongoing engagement with relevant Ministers.

The Y NSW CEO Susannah Le Bron commented that the Youth Parliament program provides an important platform to ensure young people are heard.

“Each year I am amazed by the immense passion, intelligence and insight participants bring to Youth

Parliament as they speak on issues that are important to them.

“Young people are the

focus of everything we do at the Y NSW so it’s incredibly exciting watching participants flourish as they are empowered to engage with civic leadership, policy development and democratic parliamentary debate,” said Le Bron.

In the past ten years, approximately 1,000 young people have participated in the program with 97 percent of participants surveyed saying they felt more empowered to advocate for issues in their local communities.

Testament to the value of the program, former Youth Parliamentarians have gone on to become Members of Parliament and return to the

“If you are a young person in NSW looking for an opportunity to stand up and give a voice to issues that you’re passionate about, I urge you to put in your application for our 2023 Youth Parliament,” she concluded.

To apply to take part in the 2023 Youth Parliament, eligible young people should visit ymcansw.org.au/youthparliament and submit their application before 17 February 2023.

School teachers and Members of Parliament can also nominate a young person.

Family Christmas Carols return

ONCE again the Family Christmas Carols are being held at Tea Gardens Baptist Church on Sunday 18 December from 6.30pm until 8pm, with a free sausage sizzle commencing at 5.30pm.

This year families are once again invited to come along and join in the carol singing.

Items will also be

presented by local churches, with a special Fijian flavour provided by the Uniting Church.

Head along and be treated to an evening of carol singing, stories and festive fun as locals prepare for Christmas to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Tea Gardens Baptist Church would like to wish everyone a safe and happy

Christmas.

“May we all remember the importance of knowing God and loving one another as Jesus loved us,” said Sue Roberts.

“If you can’t make it to the Carols why not pop along to one of the local churches this Christmas?

“You can be assured of a festive welcome and they would love to see you.”

q The Family Christmas Carols are back on 18 December.

Youth Parliament program as guests and mentors.

q The Youth Parliament program provides an important platform to ensure young people are heard.

q Young people are encouraged to apply to be a part of the Y NSW’s 2023 Youth Parliament.

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300 Bundabah Rd, Bundabah

3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms/2 garage

Approximately 1043 sqm

HOW about a three bedroom, two bathroom home with a huge entertaining space and an extra large double garage, all on a quarter acre, in a small hamlet overlooking the water?

For under $675,000, this property is just 100m to a boat ramp, fifteen minutes to the beach, and just two and a half hours north of Sydney.

This spacious dwelling with a flexible floor plan allows for all this and plenty more - options galore.

Maybe you want the ability to create cash flow through Airbnb, a home with a separate office, or a home with teenage accommodationthis property fits it all.

Connected by a huge screened in outdoor deck, one side offers the main residence with two bedrooms, a kitchen where you can see the water while you cook, and open plan living/ dining, with full bathroom and internal laundry.

The other side is the self contained space - one bedroom, with kitchenette, a living and dining area with a full bathroom including a jet spa bath with stackable window from which to enjoy the view.

Water views are on offer from both areas, and both sides have their own driveway and own entrance.

The deck can be sectioned/screened off to provide privacy, and there is driveway access for both sides.

Each side has its own water tanks and hot water systems.

Extras include: air conditioning, ceiling fans, dishwasher and under sink water filter.

This is a corner lot and as such offers the feeling of extra space - you wouldn’t know you have neighbours.

The size of the lot, and the native gardens all around, ensure that sense of

just over 100m BayviewBeauty to the Bundabah Boat Ramp

privacy is complete.

There is a huge double garage with 2.7m high doors and a drive through to the other driveway for convenience and adaptability.

Just 100m away is the Bundabah boat ramp with easy access to the Port Stephens waterway.

Set on the shores of Port Stephens this idyllic spot is a wonderful escape where

you can truly enjoy living and playing by the water.

Inspections are by personal appointment.

Contact Bryan Stevenson on 0419 384 569 or Ivy Stevenson on 0432 705 766.

56 Bayview Road, Tea Gardens Online Auction

IN the area known locally as Limekilns, this 556sqm block is waiting for your dream home to be built on.

This waterfront reserve block on the Myall River has direct access to Port Stephens - perfect for all water sport enthusiasts and fishermen alike.

The area is very tranquil with no through traffic. With few waterfront reserve blocks left this opportunity is not to be missed!

Contact Hawks Nest First National Real Estate today for more information and to arrange a private inspection.

Inspections are by appointment only.

Contact John Rumble on 0425 289 200.

THIS renovated three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is situated along the Karuah River. Whether you're looking to invest in a holiday home or an Airbnb, perhaps take the opportunity to live permanently close to the water, this unique home on 385sqm is not one to look past.

All the hard work has been done for you, with recent renovations, the double-storey home has an open plan kitchen, dining and living area upstairs with floor to ceiling windows looking out to the beautiful Karuah River, new carpet, and hybrid floorboards, with the spacious kitchen having a gas cooktop, oven, and ample cupboard space.

Another super unique feature in this gorgeous home is the corner spa bath within the living area allowing you to relax and still enjoy the river views!

The upper storey of the home features the main bedroom with a lovely floor to ceiling window letting in an abundance of natural light plus those river views, new carpet, reverse-cycle air-conditioning, walk in robe and a fully renovated bathroom with floor to ceiling tiles, shower, vanity, and toilet with Miele fixtures and fittings throughout!

The lower level of the home features a great second living space with new reverse-cycle airconditioning unit, fully renovated bathroom with floor to ceiling tiles, shower, claw foot bath, toilet, and vanity again with Miele fixtures and fittings giving it a quality finish!

The remaining two bedrooms each have built in robes and carpet.

There is an additional powder room/bathroom with toilet, shower and sink and the laundry has external access to the back area of the home.

Externally, the back area is the perfect spot to

entertain and spend your summer days!

The large pool/entertaining area features a 7ft deep saltwater chlorinated pool area, an undercover area with ceiling fan and a concrete slab to the rear of the property with the option to build a shed or a pool cabana!

The potential is endless!

The home has a lovely street appeal with the land in front being a reserve which guarantees your views will never be interrupted and to the rear is State Forest!

Plenty of spots along the water's edge to put a kayak or small boat in and is located only a few minutes' drive to the Karuah Boat Ramp for those with bigger boats.

The property is on town services, has solar hot water, and is on bottled gas.

So, what are you waiting for?

The owner is putting this place on the market as a Property Preview campaign so get in and register your interest now and book an inspection of this unique home!

There really isn't anything like it!

Live the coastal lifestyle you have always wanted to.

Airbnb holiday rental return is approximately $190-$250 per night in off peak and this could increase by 30 percent during peak season.

For permanent long-term rental, the property could achieve between $530 - $550 per week. Council rates are $282 per quarter.

Located under five minutes' drive to Karuah's shops, RSL & Boat Ramp, under ten minutes to the Pacific Highway, 30 minutes

to Newcastle Airport, 45 minutes to Nelson Bay and Newcastle and just over two hours to Sydney.

For further information please contact Emily Abela on 0476 551 276.

Educating future generations to keep oceans healthy

ON Monday the NSW Government announced the release of the NSW Marine Estate Education Strategy, to help current and future generations to be responsible stewards of NSW's iconic coast and estuaries.

Deputy Director General NSW Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries Sean Sloan, said the Education Strategy is the first of its kind in NSW.

“The Education Strategy

will coordinate, develop and deliver education programs to promote a healthy marine estate to the NSW community,” Mr Sloan said.

“By focusing on sustainable use and building awareness of threats to the coast, our estuaries and marine waters, the strategy aims to build custodianship of this valuable natural resource, as well as provide tools to help care for it.

“The NSW Government recently committed an additional $182 million for the remaining six years of the implementation of the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy and this is a key deliverable under that strategy.

"The Education Strategy is a significant step to achieving meaningful and coordinated marine estate education while encouraging new partnerships with

local government, coastal communities, schools and Aboriginal communities, who are all critical to its successful implementation.”

Mr Sloan said the NSW Government's successful marine litter campaign, which is helping raise community awareness of the source and impact of marine litter, is a great example of the Education Strategy in action.

"With 25,000 tonnes

of misplaced litter each year, it is promising to see a significant increase in community understanding from the recent campaign highlighting that littering in residential streets ultimately harms marine life," Mr Sloan said.

"85 percent of NSW residents live within 50 kilometres of the coast, and our marine estate supports a $15 billion ocean economy – a healthy marine estate shapes the success of these coastal communities.”

The Education Strategy will be a widely used and popular guide for marine estate education for a broad range of

stakeholders in NSW, with a particular focus on future generations.

A curriculum-based primary school Marine Estate Agents program is currently being developed as part of the Education Strategy.

This program will feature lessons and learning resources to help raise awareness around threats to coastal waterways and help to influence behaviours positively.

To learn more about the NSW Marine Estate Education Strategy, please visit www.marine.nsw.gov. au.

Road safety needs to be improved across regional NSW

LAST Thursday, the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe) tabled its report on speed limits and road safety in regional NSW.

The Hon. Lou Amato MLC, Committee Chair, acknowledged that more needs to be done to make regional roads safer.

"Most road fatalities happen in country areas.

“Regional communities need roads that are

designed and maintained to a high standard to allow them to safely go about their business,” said Mr Amato.

The Committee found that that the 100 kilometre per hour default speed limit may not be appropriate for all regional roads in NSW.

It recommends that local council requests to review speed limits are responded to more quickly

and the reason for changing a speed limit is published.

The Chair stated, "Speed limits are an important way of keeping our roads safe and should be suitable for the road conditions, and the process for reviewing them should be timely, with any changes clearly explained to the community."

The Committee also recommends construction of more overtaking lanes and allowing a speed limit

tolerance when vehicles are safely overtaking.

"More overtaking lanes gives drivers more chances to safely overtake and prevent them from taking unnecessary risks.", noted Mr Amato.

The report's fifteen recommendations also focus on the need to educate drivers to drive to the conditions, and improved management of speed limits in road work zones.

The feasibility of increasing speed limits

Local runners win big in Hawks Nest Triathlon

LOCAL athletes came away with fantastic results at the Hawks Nest Elite Energy Triathlon on Saturday 26 November, with six runners taking out first place finishes in their respective categories.

Colin Bertram took out first place in the 74-79 category, the relay team of Luke Rochester, Linda Stubbs and Sharon Taylor also came first in the Sprint, while Kate Caillot Williams (50-59 category) and Mark

Williams (60-69 category) took out first place finishes in the Super Sprint.

“This is a fantastic result for the area considering no affiliation with a club or a coach,” said Kate Caillot Williams.

above 110 kilometres per hour in some situations was also considered.

Suicide by truck was raised, with a recommendation that more work be done to better understand this issue.

On this point, the Chair stated, "While some research has been done, it is important that we get a better understanding of this issue, given the tragic affect it can have on all those involved."

The Committee also looked at advances in

vehicle technology and found there is a slower uptake in regional areas and that road infrastructure is not keeping up with these advances.

"We hope the Committee's recommendations help improve road travel, which is a key part of daily life for regional communities," the Chair concluded.

The report is available at http://www.parliament. nsw.gov.au/committees/ inquiries/Pages/ inquiry-details.aspx?pk= 2878#tab-reportsand governmentresponses.

NEWS Of The Area is proud to be offering its readers the chance to win three family passes to Oakvale Wildlife Park!

Set on 25 acres of wide-open natural bushland, Oakvale Wildlife Park will get you up close to see, touch and feel a variety of animals, from Australian natives, to domestic farm and exotic animals.

With the opportunity for visitors to have an interactive experience with up to 70 percent of the park’s animals, a day out at Oakvale is one unlike any other.

Enjoy interacting with free-roaming animals, keeper talks, feeding shows, playgrounds, picnic/BBQ facilities, tractortrailer rides and onsite café.

Don’t forget about the Splash Bay Water Park which is also located within the grounds.

“Grab a photo at our Photo Booth with an animal of your choice, join one of our private Wildlife Encounters or purchase a souvenir to take home from our Gift Shop,” said Elyss Larkham, Business Development Manager, Oakvale Wildlife Park.

“There is always something on throughout the day to keep everyone entertained.

“Oakvale Wildlife Park’s pathways are well maintained and hard-packed allowing easy access for prams, wheelchairs, mobility scooters and walkers.

“Our Tractor Trailer Rides provide great assistance for our less mobile guests to experience all we have to offer.

“Accessible toilets and showers are located on-site and we also provide a JennSwing in our playground which is a fully supported swing seat for children.”

To win one of the three family passes (two adults and two children, valued at $105/ family), simply email media@ newsofthearea.com.au and tell us which animal you would be most excited to see at Oakvale Wildlife Park.

Be sure to include your name, suburb and phone number.

Entries close 12.00pm Tuesday 20 December 2022.

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On theCouch

DEAR Jasminda,

MY wife has become obsessed with competing with her friends in increasingly time-consuming and expensive Elf on the Shelf ideas.

She spends so much time working out what the Elf will do next, that she is running late for work, forgetting appointments and costing us a fortune at an already expensive time of year.

What is this madness?

Dear Peter,

Have

ATTORNEY General Mark Speakman is urging members of the public and other interested parties to have their say on a review by the independent NSW Law Reform Commission (LRC) of the laws governing serious road crime.

Mr Speakman said preliminary submissions have been invited as part of the review which he commissioned.

“The heartbreak and suffering caused by road crime deaths, and the pain families have to face every day afterwards, are immeasurable,” Mr Speakman said.

“I have met with families of victims and heard the terrible tragedies they have had to face.

“The trauma caused by deaths and serious injury due to road crimes ruins lives, not only for the victims, but for their families and friends.

“It is critical that sentencing for serious road crimes appropriately reflects the seriousness of these crimes and is fit for purpose.

“Those who ignore the road rules and put innocent people in danger need to know it is unacceptable and that they will face the full weight of the law.

“As a first step in the review, the LRC is accepting preliminary submissions relevant to the terms of reference that need addressing.”

Mr Speakman has asked the LRC to examine:

· whether the existing serious road crime offences, and the relevant laws on accessorial liability, remain fit for purpose

· whether the maximum sentences for serious road crimes remain appropriate

· the sentencing principles relevant to serious road crimes

· the experience and rights of victims of serious road crimes and their families within the criminal justice system

· any other matters the LRC considers relevant.

Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward said this review underscores the Perrottet Government’s commitment to improving the safety of our roads and of the community.

“I am deeply humbled and grateful to the families that I have had the privilege of listening to,” Mrs Ward said.

“This review is an important step in ensuring the penalties handed to

dangerous drivers are appropriate and deter others from taking risks behind the wheel which could result in a preventable tragedy.”

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway welcomed the decision by the Attorney General and said this was a positive step towards making regional roads safer.

“I have met with many victims and families impacted by dangerous drivers in regional NSW.

“This is a step we are taking as a government to ensure our laws are adequate in attempting to deter bad driving behaviour, not just in regional NSW, but across all of the state,” Mr Farraway said.

The LRC inquiry is in addition to the NSW Government’s commitment in November to establish a parliamentary inqury in the next term of government to consider whether the Road Transport Act 2013 can be improved, particularly when it comes to dangerous drivers.

The LRC is the State’s independent law reform advisory body which independently scrutinises the operation of NSW laws and justice system and advises on reform.

Preliminary submissions can be emailed to nsw-lrc@justice.nsw.gov.au by 17 February 2023.

Information on making a submission, and about the serious road crime review including the terms of reference, can be found on the LRC website at https://www. lawreform.justice.nsw.gov.au.

By Tony SMITH

www.newsofthearea.com.au

Peter Q.

HOW things have changed since we were kids.

The most we did was leave out a carrot for the reindeer and a beer for Santa, which always struck me as irresponsible.

How could one Santa drink so much?

Was that the real reason behind his huge stomach and ruddy cheeks?

Would he have perhaps arranged for me to receive a pony instead of a remotecontrolled plane if he'd had less to drink?

Peter, I tend to agree with you about this Elf on the Shelf mania.

In the past week I have seen images of the Elf cutting up children's clothes for his blanket, urinating into a glass (apple juice? we can only hope), fishing in a huge inflatable pool, and spreading reindeer poo (choc drops) all over the carpet.

All this in one of the few times of the year we can draw on the 'Santa won't visit if you don't behave' threat.

I'm not sure what message the Elf is sending, unless it's mass consumerism, misdirected privilege, suburban pointscoring or mindless micro-management.

Thankfully my kids are teenagers and have no interest in elf shenanigans.

It strikes me as another way to spend more money on more landfill while sending a message that it's okay to be sneaky and naughty.

There are now social media accounts dedicated to the Elf, as well as flourishing industries catered to Elf-styling. And when the phase dies out (as it surely will), there will be thousands of little red elves joining the hundreds of blue Smurfs and the millions of Cabbage Patch dolls and the hundreds of Tickle Me Elmos, and the kilometres of Slinkies and the mountains of Rubik's Cubes.

Perhaps then the elves can make better use of themselves and use some of their magic to clean up the mess we've created.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

or after the times indicated.

NEWS OF THE AREA

What musical instrument is found in the bathroom? A tuba toothpaste.

Two pickles fell out of a jar onto the floor. What did one say to the other? Dill with it.

What did one toilet say to the other?

look a bit flushed.

Why did the dinosaur cross the road?

Why can’t Elsa from Frozen have a balloon? Because she will "let it go, let it go."

Why did the kid bring a ladder to school? Because she wanted to go to high school.

What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador.

Bulahdelah Golf Club News

By Thora-Lou SMITH

THE ladies played their last Monthly Mug on Wednesday December 7, and B Gordon was the winner with a terrific 65 nett!

The Vets played a stableford on Thursday December 8 and the winner

was T- L Smith with 38pts from T Crowther with 37pts and S South with 34pts.

NTPs were S South, S Weller and D Johnston.

Saturday December 10 was the Mug of Mugs and 34 players enjoyed a great game of golf on a beautiful course,

Thanks to the Styles family for sponsoring this event.

The Men’s Mug of Mugs and A Grade winner was S Moss with 65nett.

A Grade R/Up was A Crick with 68 nett.

B Grade winner was H Pierson with 69nett from S Sharp with 70nett.

T-L Smith was the ladies Mug of Mugs winner with 70nett from K.Guyer with

Al Benson won the Jackpot, and the NTPs were A Gardiner, K Hughes, H Pierson, T-L Smith (x2) and C Littlechild. The long drivers were M Sharp, A Crick, G Leahy and T Stellema.

Congratulations to all the winners this week.

Next week is the Christmas three person Ambrose event sponsored by Al and Barbie, which promises to be a great day.

The annual nine hole holiday Chook run will

Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling Club News

By John SLATER 7 DECEMBER

IN the penultimate Nominated Triples competition for the year, 50 bowlers turned out to play on a mild summer's day.

It was the last chance to play on the grass green until next year as the greenkeepers will be carrying out renovations to the surface.

The morning game was won by Wayne Duggan, Graham Reynolds, and Mark Nightingale.

The result was determined by the lowest winning margin, and in this case, it was just 1.

The afternoon game was decided by the lowest winning score and with a winning score of just

11, Brian Newberry, Mike Delacca, and Alan Greenhalgh were the winners.

The overall winners on the day were Hylton Newman and Rick Islaub with a score of 33.

The Garden Eatery voucher was won by Vic Garlick. Our thanks to the Garden Eatery for their support.

10 December

In conjunction with the Women’s Bowling Club, the Men’s Club celebrated “Dolphin Day” today.

It is a day when the Clubs pause for a moment of quiet reflection to remember bowling friends and colleagues that have now passed.

Club President Noel Jackson led the minutes

silence with the gathering of some 80 or so players at the flagpole.

The day was also seen as a celebration of the achievements of both Clubs during the year especially the historic Men’s Divisions 3 and 4 Newcastle District Zone 2 Pennant wins and the outstanding success of the Division 4 side who achieved the runners-up Pennant at State level.

The three Pennant flags were then raised for the first time at our home green, Tea Gardens Country Club Bowling Club.

The day was topped off with a few ends of bowls followed by a barbecue lunch 11 December

It has been noticeable that following the success

Hawks Nest Golf Club Thursday Night Darts

By John EDWARDS

RESULTS from Hawks Nest Golf Club Thursday Night Darts on 8 December.

Winners: Sandra Hagan and John Edwards.

Runners up: Mother and son, Leah and Clint Harris.

Ladies Highest Score: Sandra Hagan -138.

Men’s Highest Score: Darren Rapley -127.

Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm darts start 7pm sharp.

Everyone is welcome to play, darts are available for use at the club.

this year of the Pennant sides, there has been a marked increase in the number of players taking up Sunday bowls.

Last week all rinks were full and this week, there was another stunning turnout.

Sunday bowls has now finished for the Christmas break and will return on 15 January next year.

In other news.

Wednesday, 14 December, will be the last day of organised bowls for the year.

For the last game and until early in the New Year, players will be limited to 56 because only one green is available.

Fours matches will be the order of the day.

Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club

By Lynda RICHARDS

TUESDAY 6 December.

Social bowls played 3 games of 3 bowls Triples 18 ends.

By the 6th end Sheril Johnson, Loretta Baker and Sandra Leisemann had scored 10 points.

Jan Coomer, Liv Everingham and Lynne Green nil points, thankfully they got their act together just losing by 5 shots 18 v 13.

Chrissy Buddle (swinger lead), Dawn Jones and Karen Green led all the way defeating Chrissy, Lynda Richards and Jeanette Emmett 17 v 13.

Hawks Nest Social Club Fishing Competition

By

Fishing Competition held on 9-11 December.

Winner: Dan Gatt with a cracking 13kg Jew Fish.

Runner up: Christine McKenzie with a great catch of Bream, Flathead, Luderick and Whiting.

Junior Winner: Jack Alterator with a nice catch of Luderick and Flathead.

Great to see so many new members taking part in the fishing competition.

Another ‘comeback’ story on the last rink as Christine Fossey, Dawn May and Dale Winter were nil on the 4th end compared to Sheila Rattray, Ingrid Luck and Dale Cameron on 10.

Dale’s team rallied eventually going down by 5 shots 20 v 15.

The winners on the day were Chrissy, Dawn and Karen.

Jan Coomer won the raffle, thanks to The Garden Eatery for donating the raffle prize.

Thursday 8 December: Numbers down once again. Format for play 3 games

3 bowls Triples, 12 ends with Chrissy Buddle playing swinger lead.

A big win to Dot Dallas, Jan Coomer and Deyonne Page 18 v Pam Gilchrist, Maynie Roberts and Karen McPhie 5.

Lyn Nightingale, Carol Hayden and Pat Baker also had a convincing win 19, bowling against Deborah Gardner, Judi Polak and Lynne Green 8.

A close contest between Chrissy Buddle, Sue Morris and Ingrid Luck 10 v Chrissy, Maureen Campbell and Lynda Richards 8.

Coming events: Thursday 15 December Break Up Day plus President v Secretary Trophy Day, dress mufti.

q A Grade, Mug of Mugs, Foursomes and B Grade Champions: Thora-Lou, Barbie and Terry.

q Winners were Sandra Hagan and John Edwards. Runners up were mother and son combination Leah and Clint Harris.

q The State Pennant Division 4 Runners-up side at the flag raising.

John EDWARDS

Results from Hawks Nest Social Club

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Where: Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace

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What: It’s On! Tastes Like Summer Lemon Tree Passage

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When: Saturday 17th December 2022 Time: 4pm - 8pm

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Where: 116 Adelaide Street

When: Saturday 17th December 2022 Time: 9am - 1pm

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Where: Gateway Family Presbyterian Church

When: Sunday 18th December 2022 Time: 5:30pm, Carols starting 7:30pm

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Where: Robinson Reserve, Anna Bay

When: Friday 23rd December 2022 Time: 4pm - 8pm

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Where: Raymond Terrace Community Church

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GARDENING AUSTRALIA

ABC, 7.30pm

Host Costa Georgiadis (above) and co-presenters revel in nature’s bounty week in and week out. It’s only fitting that the final instalment of the year is an extrafestive Christmas-themed episode. Tonight, expect the enthusiasm to jolt up a festive notch, with Georgiadis known to sport a Santa hat in the past. A Christmas song gets an impressive spin with Clarence Slockee; Sophie Thomson creates flower lanterns; Josh Byrne primes his garden for the holidays and Millie Ross whips up panettone. It’s a jubilant way for nature lovers – and Georgiadis’ fans – to round out the year.

Most of us shy away from pondering just what really is in some of our favourite snacks; we just steadfastly devour them. Besides, the ingredient lists are often a blur of numbers and additives. This entertaining and fun-loving series, hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow, has thrown some curveballs as the competing chefs try to crack the code to making some of the nation’s favourite tummy fillers.

After delicacies such as Cheezels and Domino’s loaded pepperoni cheesy crust pizza, tonight’s final serves up two classics: a Four’N Twenty Classic Meat Pie and King Sized Sausage Roll. Tune in to find out who has their finger in the pie for a win.

WEDNESDAY MAD AS HELL DOES HARD QUIZ

ABC, 8pm

Some of us complain about Christmas, but there comes a time to admit when the annual overload of festive spirit really delivers the goods: this is one of those moments. When you thought you couldn’t possibly watch another Christmas special, Tom Gleeson (above) wraps up a winner, assembling the cast of Mad As Hell. Shaun Micallef’s off-the-wall current affairs spoof bid adieu forever after its 15th season a few months ago, but the cast –Christie Whelan Browne, Tosh Greenslade, Emily Taheny and Francis Greenslade – band together again to battle it out. Topics include US sitcom The Office, slapstick movie Joe Dirt and singer-songwriter Paul Kelly.

Little Heroes. 11.00 Barkley Manor. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. (R) 3.00 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.30 Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.50 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (Final, PG) 5.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022.

Central Station: Lidcombe Self Harm. (PGa, R) 9.30 Concorde: Secrets Behind The Crash. (PGa, R) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Dear Mama. (Premiere, Madl) 3.20 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021. (Mls, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas At Maple Creek. (2020, PGal, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Karen Martini makes prawn linguine. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. From the MGC. 8.15 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. From GIANTS Stadium, Sydney. 11.45 MOVIE: Wind River. (2017, MA15+av, R) A veteran animal tracker helps an FBI agent investigate the murder of a young woman. Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen. 2.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World C’ships (25m). Day 4. Heats. 1.30 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 4. Finals. From the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. 10.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete in a lights display. Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick. 12.30 Council Of Dads. (Premiere, PGa) A father is faced with a health crisis. 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 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Olly Murs performs.

9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+s, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Dave Thornton, Chris Ryan, Mike Goldstein and Reuben Kaye. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+als, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.30 Arj Barker: We Need To Talk. (Mls, R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News. 6.00 The Drum. (Final) Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. (Final) Josh Byrne preps his garden for the holidays. 8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates when the body of a businesswoman’s sister is found in the river. 10.00 Troppo. (Malv, R) Amanda is shocked to discover the attack on Ted. 10.55 ABC Late News. (Final) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) UK-based panel show. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

11.40 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 3.30 Harley & Katya. (PG, R) 4.55 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 5.25 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens. (Final, R)

6.30

The ABC Of: Sarah Ferguson. (PGa, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doc Martin. (Ml) The village learns of Martin’s job offer.

8.20 Shetland. (Mal) Facing a dead end in the hunt for Galbraith’s killer, Tosh leads Perez to the remote island of Fetlar.

9.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate an attack on a bee keeper and the death of a villager.

10.50 MOVIE: The Post.

(2017, Ml, R) Meryl Streep.

12.40 Rage Fifty Countdown. (MA15+adhlnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six.

7.30 WorldWatch. 9.05 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (PG, R) 10.05 The World From Above. (PG) 11.05 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Surf Life Saving.

Iron Series Manly. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16. Brazil v South Korea. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Lapland: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland.

8.30 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors. (PG, R)

9.25 Thatcher & Reagan. (PGv, R)

10.25 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M)

11.25 The Artist’s View. (Ms, R)

11.55 Wonders Of Scotland. (PG)

12.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 1.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Third place play-off. 4.30 Going Places. (PG, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

8.10 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 12.55 Wellington Paranormal. 1.25 American Song Contest. 3.05 WorldWatch. 4.30 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Vs Arashi. 6.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 MOVIE: Super Mario Bros. (1993) 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Schools Spectacular Creating The Magic. (PG) Coverage of the Schools Spectacular from Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, with the theme Creating the Magic and featuring dance and musical performances by 5000 students from across NSW.

9.30 VIC State Schools: Spectacular. (PG) Coverage of the Victorian State School Spectacular featuring dance and musical performances.

12.00 Black-ish. (PGas, R) Bow surprises Jack and Diane with a brand-new car and tries to teach the twins how to drive.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 10.30 Creek To Coast. 11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Austn Top Fuel C’ship. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Carnage. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Ultimate Rides. 8.30 Counting Cars. 9.30 Full Custom Garage. 10.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 5. Finals. From the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre.

10.30 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017, PGals, R) An ideal Christmas is thrown into chaos. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg.

12.30 Reported Missing: Tyler. (Mal, R) Follows the search for five-year-old Tyler.

1.45 Talking Honey. (PGs, R) A discussion about sex education.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

(PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards.

6.30 Hungry. Presented by George Calombaris and Sarah Todd.

7.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (Final) Jamie Oliver prepares an aubergine burger.

7.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, Mv, R) Holmes and Watson battle a cult leader. Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law.

10.00 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011, Mv, R) Sherlock Holmes pursues a criminal mastermind. Robert Downey Jr. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Authentic. (PG)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am Shopping. 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 ST: Next Gen. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Stories Of Bikes. 3.00 MacGyver. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 I Fish. 6.00 Scorpion. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 8. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 1.35pm Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. H’lights. 2.45 Inside Phuket Airport. 4.45 About A Boy. 5.15 MOVIE: Bee Movie. (2007) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek The Third. (2007, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: The Scorpion King. (2002, M) 10.40 MOVIE: Life. (2017, MA15+) 12.40am Manifest. 2.30 Transformers Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm Great Blue Wild. 1.00 Always Was Always Will Be. 1.35 From The Heart Of Our Nation: A Celebration. 4.35 Going Places. 5.35 Power To The People. 6.05 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.55 News. 7.05 On Country Kitchen. 7.35 Boteti: The Returning River. 8.35 MOVIE: The Tracker. (2002, M) 10.20 MOVIE: Tudawali. (1987, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.30 World This Week. (Final, R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 First & Forever. (Ml, R) 2.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.30 QI. (PG, R) 4.00 Fake Or Fortune? (Final, R) 5.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 The ABC Of. (Final, PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Madv, R)

A survival expert is found dead.

8.30 MOVIE: Jackie. (2016, MA15+v, R)

Jackie Kennedy fights through her grief to define her husband’s legacy following his assassination. Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard.

10.05 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv, R)

11.05 Mystery Road: Origin. (Final, Mlv, R)

12.05 The Heights. (PG, R)

2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)

5.00 Think Tank. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 2022 FIFA World Cup. Third place play-off. Replay. 10.35 The World From Above. (PG, R) 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16. Portugal v Switzerland. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show.

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Houdini’s Lost Diaries.

9.05 Big Ben: Restoring The World-Famous Clock. (R)

10.00 Cher And The Loneliest Elephant. (PGal, R)

11.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 1.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final.

4.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 The Jeff Bezos Empire: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Insight. 5.30 The Bee Whisperer. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 RocKwiz Salutes. 9.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) Takes a look inside Australian sport’s biggest crisis, as told through the eyes of Rabbitohs legend Mario Fenech, now battling early onset dementia after years of head knocks. 12.00 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 My Fishing Place. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Wolverine. (2013, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Snackmasters. (PG) Hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow. 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.40 Under Investigation: The Cop Who Knew Too Much. (Mav, R) 10.40 The First 48: Fatal Showdown/Deadly Text. (Mav) 11.35 Manhunt: The Railway Murders. (MA15+av) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, 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.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 12.30 The Savoy At Christmas. (PGl, R) 1.30 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 3.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 3.30 Well Traveller. (Final, PGa) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Celebrity guests include Tom Hanks.

8.30 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986, Ms, R) A young, hot-headed fighter pilot competes for the prestigious Top Gun award at an elite US flying school. However, his insistence on doing things his own way brings him into conflict with those around him. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer. 10.55 FBI. (Mv, R) A university student is murdered.

11.55 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 Scorpion. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 8. Western United v Western Sydney

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Filthy House SOS. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Ed Sheeran: Full Circle. 5.00 MOVIE: Casper. (1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. (2018) 8.40 MOVIE: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (2019, M) 11.15 Duncanville. 12.10am Filthy House SOS. 1.10 Full Bloom. 2.05 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 2.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm The South Sydney Story. 2.55 Living Black. 3.25 Football. NTFL. Women’s. Under-18s. 4.40 Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under-18s. Replay. 5.55 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.00 Spirit Talker. 6.30 News. 6.40 Animal Babies: First Year On Earth. 7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 8.30 Kutcha’s Koorioke. 8.40 Sam Cooke: Legend. 10.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, December 19

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Would I Lie To You? (R) 1.30 Vera. (Ma, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.40 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) Hosted by Chris Moller. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Laura Tingle.

8.00 Australian Story: Bon Scott – On The Brink. (Final, R)

A look at the life of Bon Scott.

8.40 Brian Cox: Seven Days On Mars.

(R) Presented by Professor Brian Cox.

10.10 Our Dementia Choir. (PG, R)

11.10 The Detectives. (Mal, R)

12.10 Operation Buffalo. (Madlv, R)

1.05 Total Control. (MA15+l, R)

1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final. Replay. 11.30 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 11.40 Barkley Manor. 12.10 BBC Weekend News. 12.30 ABC World News

Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M, R) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Safety Net. (M) 9.25 Secrets Of Playboy: The Playboy Legacy. (Premiere) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Reunions. (Mal, R) 11.45 Medici: The Magnificent Part II. (Mav, R) 4.00 Food Safari. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston, Tasmania.

11.00 The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a look into the world of cricket.

11.30 April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes. (MA15+a, R) Explores the 2012 abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Snackmasters. (Final, PG) 8.50 Inside The Superbrands: McCain.

9.50 Australian Crime Stories. (Mad, R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Lifeguards try to enforce social distancing.

8.30 Ghosts. (PGs) Jay’s sister visits the mansion for Christmas, and brings along an adoring male friend.

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5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

10.50 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.40 Almost Family. (Mas) 12.35 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.

9.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible. (1996, Mv, R) A secret agent sets out to discover who double-crossed him and killed his colleagues. Tom Cruise, Jon Voight.

11.45 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) 1.30 The Project. (R)

2.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

TUESDAY, December 20

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Shetland. (Mal, R) 2.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R)

5.40 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Dr Richard Harris. (PG, R)

8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) Part 1 of 5.

9.30 Christmas Cabaret.

10.25 Summer Love. (Mdl, R) 11.00 Our Dementia Choir. (PG, R) 12.00 The Detectives. (Mal, R) 12.55 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.15 Ask The Doctor. (R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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10.00 NewsNight. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am WorldWatch.

6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.50 Bizarre Foods. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 Late Programs.

6am

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are?

6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Wheelburn. 2.00 Motor Racing. Austn Top Fuel C’ship. Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: The Recruit. (2003, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 11.00 Barkley Manor. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 2.30 The Cook Up. (R) 3.00 Jeopardy! 3.30 Ethnic Business Awards. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

Denise Drysdale. (PG, R) Denise Drysdale explores her roots. 8.35 Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina. Celebrates the lives of mother and daughter. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+l) 11.55 Unit One. (MA15+s, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 9.30 Forbidden History. (Return) 10.25 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Aust v South Africa. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v South Africa. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. From Adelaide Oval. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Mav) Mouch and Ritter work together to solve a murder mystery. Severide and Cruz tackle a food truck fire.

12.00 The Real Dirty Dancing. (PGals, R) As eight Aussie celebrities continue their Dirty Dancing experience, it is time for the ladies to let their inhibitions go in a bid to become the ultimate “Baby”. 1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Miniseries: Bancroft. 10.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Aust v South Africa. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorway Patrol. 8.00 Beach Cops. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 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 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 All 4 Adventure. 11.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 The FBI Declassified. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Spirit Talker. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Raven Steals The Light. 4.10 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Great Blue Wild. 7.35 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.10 Sing About This Country. 11.10 Late Programs.

Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+als, R) Three mums prepare for Christmas. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell. 10.35 La Brea. (Mv, R) 11.25 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Hello SA. (PG) 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.

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6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mdlm, R) Follows dispatchers and paramedics. 8.30 NCIS. (Mdv) The NCIS team investigates the death of a university student who was killed while running across the street.

9.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible II. (2000, Mv, R) A special agent is ordered to find a deadly virus stolen by a criminal mastermind. Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Raven And The Sea Wolf. 4.10 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 Off Country. 8.00 The Beach. 8.30 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 Atlanta. 10.35 Late Programs.

(2017, PG, French) 6.40 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 8.30 Charade. (1963) 10.35 Blackbird. (2019) 12.40pm Flawless. (2007, M) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.10 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 5.15 The Great Dictator. (1940) 7.30 The Internship. (2013, M) 9.40 OSS 117: From Africa With Love. (2021, French) 11.50 Late Programs. 6am Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 7.50 Stolen Kisses. (1968, PG, French) 9.30 The Movie Show. 10.00 The Weasel’s Tale. (2019, M, Spanish) 12.20pm Days Of The Bagnold Summer. (2019, M) 2.00 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 3.50 Passione. (2010, PG) 5.30 Of Love & Lies. (2019, PG) 7.30 Husbands And Wives. (1992) 9.30 Jonsson Gang. (2020, Finnish) 11.50 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (63) 7MATE (63) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ON THE Box NEWS OF THE AREA MYALL COAST News Of The Area would love to hear your OPINION and VIEWS on issues and topics affecting our area. Keep Letters to the Editor under 250 words for its best chance of publication. Please be aware that there is no guarantee or certainty of publication from your submission to us. Publication will be determined by the editor around available space, relevance and appropriateness. Email to media@newsofthearea.com.au Your Paper, Your Voice Have Your Say

WEDNESDAY, December 21

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Great Acceleration. (PG, R) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Christmas Cabaret. (R) 2.00 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.45 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.35 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. 9.35 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 Death In Paradise. (Madv, R) 11.45 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 1.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 9.30 Music Of The Brain. 10.30 Barkley Manor. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. (R) 3.00 The Interviewer. (R) 3.10 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Toys That Built The World. (PG) 8.30 The Airport: Back In The Skies. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Dignity. (MA15+v) 12.00 The Night Manager. (Mav, R) 12.55 Shadow Lines. (Malv, R) 3.25 The Late Session. (Ml, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey. (1968) 11.10 MOVIE: The Big Short. (2015, M) 1.30am Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Aust v South Africa. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v South Africa. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. From GMHBA Stadium, Victoria.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Kerry Whelan – Wife For Ransom. (Mav, R) Examines the 1997 kidnapping and murder of 39-year-old wife and mother Kerry Whelan and the quest to convict her abductor, Bruce Burrell, who had demanded a $1 million ransom for her safe return.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, December 22

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.35 That Pacific Sports Show. (Final, R) 11.05 The Wimbledon Kidnapping. (PG, R) 11.55 Heywire. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.45 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. (Final)

8.00 You Can’t Ask That: Cheaters. (Mal, R)

8.35 First & Forever. (Ml, R) A celebration of Blak Excellence.

10.10 Movin’ To The Country. (R)

10.40 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R)

11.40 EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane. (Mal)

12.35 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R)

1.20 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R)

2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Think Tank. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 10.10 Inside Aldi At Christmas. (R) 11.00 Barkley Manor. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. (R) 3.00 Be My Brother. (R) 3.10 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Inside Harrods At Christmas. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Australia, Queensland. (PG) 8.30 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2. 9.30 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Ethnic Business Awards. (R) 12.55 Stella Blomkvist. (MA15+v, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 1.50 Valley Of The Boom. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Betraying The Badge. (Final) 11.00 The UnXplained. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Swept Up By Christmas. (2020, PGa, R) 2.00 Business Builders. 2.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 11. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. From the SCG. 11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mal, R) After a car driver is seriously injured, the paramedics put him into an induced coma at the roadside. 12.00 Fantasy Island. (Ma, R) When a young artist wants to see his mentor again, the man realises he may not have been the best influence.

1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30

MOVIE: Die Another Day. (2002, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017, PG) 11.20 Telenovela. 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15am Satisfaction. 1.10 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. (PG) 8.30 Dream Listings Byron Bay. 9.30 Escape To The Chateau. (R) 10.30 Family Law. (Ma) 11.20 The Thing About Pam. (Mav, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Great Australian Detour. (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. 5.30 Today. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (Return, PG) 8.30 Paramedics. (Ma, R) 9.30 Police After Dark. (Mlv)

Of Victory. (PGa)

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. 1.00 As Time Goes By. 1.40 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 3.45 MOVIE: Looks Like Christmas. (2016, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester Christmas Special. 9.00 Poirot.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (2004) 9.30 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PG) 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Dash Dolls. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it tries to find the right fit for a blue Staffordshire bull terrier. 9.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible III. (2006, Mv, R) A secret agent comes out of retirement. Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Tommy. 11.15 Late Programs.

Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News. 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie: Together At Christmas. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. Jamie Oliver gets festive.

8.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (2011, Mv, R) A spy goes rogue to uncover the truth after his organisation is implicated in a bombing. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner.

11.10 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+av, R) An offender is released from juvenile detention.

2.00 The Project. (R)

3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30

Pickleball On The Myall

By Marian SAMPSON

PICKLEBALL is reportedly the world's fastest growing sport and it is now one that you can enjoy on the Myall Coast.

Pickleball was invented in the US and got its name from that of one of the inventor's dog - Pickles!

The game is played with paddles that are a bit like larger than life table tennis racquets, and a plastic ball with holes. The ball is designed to bounce on painted concrete courts, but here the game is commonly played on artificial grass courts like at Myall Park.

The Pickleball court is about the same length as half a tennis court, and it is about two meters narrower than a single tennis court.

The Pickleball net is lower than a tennis court net, sitting 36 inches high at each

end and 34 inches high in the middle.

About a dozen members and visitors have been playing Pickleball at Myall Park for about a year.

This group was started by Chris Armour, a former President of the club.

Gordon Sutcliffe of the Myall Park Tennis Club told News Of The Area, “At Myall Park we are currently playing a modified version of the game where the court is bounded by the singles court boundaries and the service lines, with the tennis net lowered to 34 inches in the middle.

“The size of the court and the characteristics of the ball and paddle, means that the ball does not travel as quickly through the air, and bounces lower and slower than a tennis ball.

“This, plus the smaller court size, means it is an

easier game to get started at than tennis and is a good option for older tennis players who are perhaps not as mobile as they once were.

“It is also a game that rewards guile and accuracy rather than raw power,” he said.

“The tennis club has started to embrace this new sport, recognising that we have a responsibility to encourage the widest possible participation in racquet sports on our courts, and we think that Pickleball has the potential to get more people, and particularly younger people, involved in what is a healthy non-contact sport.”

Pickleball is an inclusive sport that has had great success for people with neurological conditions.

It gets them moving, thinking and improves coordination and balance.

It is equally great for children, families and those new to racquet sports due to the ability to learn rules while

playing.

A quick five minute run down is all you need to get you on the court playing a

game.

Pickleball is also played at the PCYC in Port Stephens.

q Pickleball players ready for action at the Myall Park Tennis Club.