Myall Coast News Of The Area 15 June 2023

By Thomas O'KEEFE

PERSISTENCE and strong purpose have finally paid, as Hawks Nest’s Dorothy Thompson celebrated the opening of the Mirreen Street footpath outside Peter Sinclair Gardens (PSG) on Thursday, 8 June. A tenacious Kiwi by birth, Dorothy (94) has volunteered at PSG for many years, beginning her battle for a safe footpath fifteen years ago.

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Dr David GILLESPIE

Federal

q Peter Sinclair Gardens residents with Dorothy on a beautiful day for celebrating real

Seniors advocate Dorothy Thompson achieves footpath after fifteen years

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road, with cars and trucks bearing down from both directions.

“No-one seemed to care whether the residents walked or not, some actually won’t go out during the holidays,” Dorothy explained, alluding to the busy holiday traffic that inevitably discovers Mirreen Street as a bypass of the congested Tuloa Avenue roundabout.

Her unrelenting campaign of letters and meetings met astounding Council indifference over the years.

In the wake of forced Council

amalgamations in 2016, Dorothy was told, in typically heart-breaking bureaucratic manner, that the whole process would start from scratch.

When she turned 90, Dorothy nearly gave up.

“I went to Taree to ask for help from the Council, saw the new MidCoast Council building and just broke down in tears... they could afford that, but not a simple footpath.”

Eventually, Dorothy’s plight was backed by the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association, and Dorothy received the help that she desperately needed.

During Council’s ‘Community

Conversations’ at Hawks Nest on 6 June, Dorothy interrupted the presentation to proudly announce, “The footpath has been opened!”, met with huge applause from the room.

Those not clapping, up the front, attempted to silence Dorothy in her moment of triumph, but she proved unsilenceable, proudly declaring, “After fifteen years, I am entitled to make this announcement.”

On 8 June, Dorothy and her PSG friends triumphantly marched up and down the new path, marvelling at its unprecedented breadth and safety.

As she walked without her trusty ‘Horse’, Dorothy declared, “Everyone who started this with me is gone now, but I can tell them that I kept my promise after all.”

q Peter Sinclair Gardens residents, the beneficiaries of Dorothy’s cause, march down the new footpath on Mirreen Street.

q Dorothy on the footpath, with tokens of gratitude presented to her on behalf of the community.

SUBSIDENCE FEARS

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sinkholes opening up along the Marine Drive footpaths.

The Tea Gardens shoreline was once a narrow, sandy beach, the small patch of sand near the ANZAC Memorial serving as the last reminder of what it used to look like all the way down when the first cedar log ships came.

When the river logging industry picked up in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, Tea Gardens’ foreshore was a bustling hive of industry and related services, ultimately leading to the need to buttress the sandy shore with rocks and cement.

The result is what you can see and walk along today – an artificially raised riverwalk that happens to be one of the nicest strolls imaginable, with dolphins often mere metres away in the water.

Recent images show

how the seawall beneath the footpath along Marine Drive is sagging quite noticeably, with sinkholes forming where the underlay of sand and cement have been reduced to sediment, slowly flushed away by the daily ebb and flow of the Myall’s estuarine tides.

Not many people may notice, as it is only visible from the waterside.

Regular high and king-

tides ensure that the water gets well and truly into the cracks, further undermining the footpath.

The result is dangerous subsidence, often hidden by overgrown grass, perfect for catching and breaking a passing errant bike wheel, or pedestrian’s ankle.

“MidCoast Council has filled in some of the holes with sand, but given the movement of the tides,

First Home Buyer Changes

by Michael McGrath

The First Home Buyer Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 has been introduced into parliament and proposes to amend the Duties Act 1997 to revise dutiable values for property to be eligible for the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme. Under the amendments, the threshold for a concessional rate of transfer duty under the scheme will be increased from $800,000 to $1 million. The threshold to be exempt from transfer duty under the scheme will be increased from $650,000 to $800,000. The new thresholds are proposed to apply from 1 July 2023.

The Bill also contains amendments to require a person to reside in a home as their principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months to be eligible for a duty

digging into the side, it will most likely wash away soon,” the Myall River Action Group’s Gordon Grainger told NOTA.

“Should an accident

happen, Council will be subject to a heavy liability fee.”

Further up towards the Police Station, where the oldest sections of footpath

remain untouched, more sinkholes have been spotted, and potentially more are quietly forming anywhere along the entire length of Marine Drive.

exemption or concession. First home buyers will also be required to reside in their home as their principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months to be eligible for a First Home Owner Grant, under proposed amendments to the First Home Owner Grant and Shared Equity Act 2000

The Bill also proposes to amend the Property Tax (First Home Buyer Choice) Act 2022 to prevent a person making an election to pay property tax rather than stamp duty on a transfer of land occurring on or after 1 July 2023, unless the transfer conforms with an agreement for sale or transfer entered into before 1 July 2023.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

q The small beach near ANZAC Memorial Park, a vestige of what the entire shoreline once was.

q An older footpath section near the Police Station suffering several subsidence sinkholes.

q The ageing seawall is noticeably buckling along Marine Drive.

q Relatively recent utility poles and concrete pathways are being undermined.

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By Thomas O’KEEFE

CONFUSION dogs the rules about dogs along Jimmys Beach, one of several local issues addressed at the recent MidCoast Council ‘Community Conversations’ in Hawks Nest Community Hall on Tuesday, 6 June.

News Of The Area has conducted an investigation into all publicly available material, in an attempt to explain the current regulations.

According to the physical signs clearly posted along ‘Day Area’ and other

accessways, directly across from Reflections Jimmys Beach Holiday Park, the message is clear: “Dogs Prohibited”.

A dated printout of a Great Lakes Council (GLC) notification on Reflections’ front office colour-codes green for ‘Off-leash areas – Dawn till Dusk’, yellow ‘On-leash areas – Dawn till Dusk’, and ‘Dogs Prohibited’ red zones.

The grainy satellite imagery, however, requires close inspection to understand that the ‘green zone’ actually starts 300m east of the point where the 4WD track enters the beach from the isthmus bush.

Therefore, dogs are not allowed anywhere directly adjacent to Reflections, not for at least a few hundred metres towards Yacaaba.

The presently available map is branded with ‘Great Lakes Council’, compounding the confusion because GLC ceased to exist after the forced amalgamation of local councils back in 2016 stuck it inside MidCoast Council, but

no MidCoast Council update exists.

MidCoast Council’s ‘Dogs in public spaces’ webpage states, “Dogs can be walked on leads only between 5am-9am and 5pm-8pm on the following beaches,” with Bennetts Beach and Yacaaba mentioned in the list, but Jimmys is conspicuously absent.

“Our understanding is that dogs are not allowed the full length of the beach,” Richard Streamer, of the Myall Koala & Envinronment Group, reflected this common perception at the June Community Conversations meeting.

“We offer Council’s information to any guests who ask, and often pull up any who have their dogs unleashed in off-limits areas inside the Holiday Park itself,” Peter Creigh, Manager at Reflections Jimmys Beach, told NOTA.

“We have not seen a Council Ranger for a long while,” Mr Creigh added, noting Council’s responsibility to enforce dog rules along Jimmys Beach.

Community Conversations tackle local issues

By John SAHYOUN

‘COMMUNITY Conversations’ have been held over the last few weeks across our local government area (LGA), giving MidCoast Council the opportunity to share with the community its overall strategic direction.

Community members have also been provided the opportunity to raise local concerns and issues important to them.

The events are an important opportunity to have a two-way conversation so both parties gain a better understanding of what is happening across the LGA.

“It’s about listening to the community," said MidCoast Council Deputy Mayor Alan Tickle.

“We are out there listening to your concerns.”

Of particular concern across the LGA has been the condition of roads after more than two years of adverse weather conditions.

Current issues such as housing affordability, the impacts of flooding, service expectations and the general performance of Council were

raised at the meetings.

Each area of Council must operate within a budget, strategic directions and policies.

Given financial restraints it is often difficult to allocate resources to alleviate all necessary issues.

The presentations by the Council emphasised the need for responsible planning and financial considerations.

“These conversations have been going great for both the Council and the community” MidCoast Council Mayor Claire Pontin told NOTA.

“The more we get out to communities, the better people understand the information we have to share.”

Many of these initiatives are open to a public consultation process where opinions of the community are taken into account before any final drafting of policy.

These policies and consultation opportunities are available on the Council’s website.

q Jimmys Beach ‘Day Area’ access sign immediately across from Reflections, clearly states “Dogs Prohibited”, with no exceptions detailed.

q Jimmys Beach access further down Winda Woppa, near Jacabba Street, also clearly states “Dogs Prohibited”.

q A close-up image of the old Great Lakes Council map, still used on current Council webpages, requires close attention to see the ‘On-Leash’ green zone actually starts 300m east of Reflections Holiday Park (red arrow).

Volunteers inspect Myall River

By Thomas O’KEEFE

VIGILANT pollution inspections were performed by local kayakers upon the Myall River on Friday, 9 June.

“The first and last river clean-up, in 2018, pulled out four trailer-loads of rubbish, around the Bridge and other spots,” Gordon Grainger of the Myall River Action Group (MRAG) told NOTA.

“MidCoast Council has promised to help in another clean-up, should it be necessary, providing a boat, trucks, and free access to the tip.”

The Paddle Pops group of kayak enthusiasts originated from Palm Lakes Resort, now with members all over Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens and North Arm Cove, who take a very keen interest in the health of the river, meeting every Tuesday, ‘rain, hail or shine’.

“The Paddle Pops were extremely valuable in 2018, so MRAG has asked them to investigate potential pollution along the foreshores of Slip and Witt Islands, in the middle of the river,” Mr Grainger explained.

Rod Larkin and Gordon Hutchins set out at 8am sharp, paddling off to the islands to spot Doug Webber, ashore with the camera.

“We paddled at low tide to get the best view, but were pleasantly surprised how clean the area looked,” Mr Larkin reported.

An hour of hands-on investigation uncovered just one collapsible chair and a plastic drink bottle in the mud.

“It is the cleanest I have ever seen it, and a pod of dolphins joined us in our paddles,” Mr Larkin confirmed.

“Some large logs from yesteryear were observed on the riverside by Marine Drive, these were waterlogged and thought to pose zero risk to the environment and boat

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safety.”

The general consensus afterwards was that Tea Gardens locals are pollution-aware and kept their waterfront pollution-free.

“The MRAG is most pleased to receive this great report and would like to congratulate the community and visitors on keeping our river clean from rubbish,” Mr Grainger added.

Both groups intend to revisit the area after the Christmas break.

What’s the Voice referendum about?

It’s about whether we should change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by setting up an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. A referendum is the only way to change the Australian Constitution.

What is the Voice?

The Voice would be a permanent body that gives independent advice to the Australian Parliament and Government on matters that affect First Nations people.

The Voice aims to help the Parliament and Government to make better decisions and deliver better outcomes for First Nations people.

How will the Voice be set up?

How it’s set up would be determined after the referendum with input from First Nations people, the broader public and the Government. The Parliament would then make a law to set up the Voice.

The intention is that its members will be chosen by and representative of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across Australia.

Be ready for the conversation, get informed at

q ‘Paddle Pops’ Gordon Hutchins and Rod Larkin launch into the river, bound for Witt and Slip Islands, inspecting for potential pollution.

Council welcomes potential rates changes

By Thomas O’KEEFE

RATES, and the way MidCoast ratepayers get charged, could potentially change, amidst rumblings from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

IPART is responsible for regulating rates and increases, and has released a draft report proposing changes to the way rates are structured.

MidCoast Council has publicly indicated that it welcomes the “potential for changes to the way rates and rate charges are implemented”, but ratepayers need not get too excited yet.

“It is clear that IPART has listened to councils and the community and have made sensible recommendations to adjust the rate peg methodology,”

MidCoast Mayor Claire

Pontin said.

The ‘rate peg’ is the maximum percentage amount by which a council can increase its total rates income in a year, and IPART sets this percentage annually, as delegated by the Minister for Local Government, developing its draft report based on feedback from ratepayers and Councils statewide.

“Importantly IPART has acknowledged all councils in NSW are not the same and proposes a methodology which groups councils into Metropolitan, Regional and Rural,” Mayor Pontin said.

Under the proposed change MidCoast Council would be categorised as ‘Regional’, and the controversial Emergency Services Levy will also be acknowledged and considered for adjustments based on the impact of

each council’s individual emergency services levy.

“IPART has also recognised that in addition to adjusting the rate peg the financial model for Local Government needs to be investigated to address financial sustainability issues,” Mayor Pontin said.

“The report recommends an independent investigation into the financial model for NSW Councils.

“We will examine the detail of the report and provide comments to IPART by 4 July and look forward to the final report being issued in August 2023.”

q ‘Rates & Annual Charges’ made up 54 percent of MidCoast Council’s income for 2022-2023, as per the ‘Delivery Program and Operational Plan’ Income and Expenditure Summary, presented at Community Conversations recently.

Sand Transfer System lies useless but operational

By Thomas O’KEEFE

‘MAINTENANCE’ appears to be open to interpretation, with the word being used to officially describe the status of the Sand Transfer System (STS) sitting uselessly upon the extreme end of Winda Woppa Point.

Recent MidCoast Council Community Conversations at Hawks Nest Community Hall saw many residents querying the status of the STS.

MCC’s Director of Engineering Services, Robert Scott, merely replied, “The STS is in maintenance,” and reiterated Council’s view that trucking sand from the dredged stockpile on the Point is the most costeffective way to renourish the infamous Jimmys Beach Erosion Zone.

“The STS, which cost $4.2 million, has only been used twice since it was first installed several years ago,” Richard Streamer of the

Winda Woppa Preservation Association reminded NOTA.

“The recent truck campaign, considered cheaper than activating the STS, didn’t even come close to the ten-metre buffer that original replenishment plans indicated.”

On 9 June, News Of The Area investigated Winda Woppa Point firsthand, to ascertain the current physical state of the STS. Security is non-existent, the gate was found wide open with no lock visible,

and one side of the fence almost totally inundated by the adjacent shifting stockpile sands.

Vegetation has overgrown the facility’s access road, and currently obscured access to the main outdoor utility box.

Several pipeline components sit halfburied in the sand, or among metre-tall weeds, their metallic connectors corroding visibly.

The recently cited estimate of it taking roughly two weeks to properly re-

equip and power the STS seems somewhat optimistic.

“The STS does still work, once all necessary ancillary equipment is brought in,” Mr Streamer confirmed, rightly indicating that most of the visible dilapidation

has not affected the actual operational capacity of the System.

The Winda Woppa STS apparently just needs some actual maintenance.

The stockpile itself is the ultimate irony, perched

precariously just a metre from the low-tide mark, its river-side scree eaten by the ebb and flow of the estuary, no doubt flushing sand back into the Natural Channel whence it was painstakingly dredged.

q Metre-high weeds have claimed the STS pipes not covered by sand.

q Sand Transfer System pipes lie half-buried and corroded.

q Wide open – the STS gates sit ajar and forgotten out at Winda Woppa Point.

q Shifting sands have rendered the barbedwire fence as barely an inconvenience.

q The stockpile sits perilously close to the water’s edge, scree shows it has been eaten away by higher tides, wind and rain.

Bulky Waste Collection Due

By Thomas O’KEEFE

BULKY waste and awkward, unwanted large items can soon find a new home, out of place and out of mind, with the MidCoast Council Bulky Waste Collection now upon us.

Given the massive geographical scale of the MidCoast LGA, all the localities within have been assigned specific, differing dates for residents to place their bulky waste outside, and when to expect it to be picked up by Council.

While areas within the Manning and Gloucester regions of the MidCoast LGA started their collections in February and May respectively, the Great Lakes region has waited until June for its actual pick-up.

The following townships

should have already started to place their bulky waste outside as of 10 and 11 June: Bundabah, Carrington, Hawks Nest, Karuah (areas north of the river, within MCC), Nerong, North Arm Cove, Pindimar and Tea Gardens.

The same areas can expect their collection to start as of Friday, 16 June, with collections possible throughout that week, ending Friday 23 June.

Bulahdelah will follow a slightly different schedule, having started to place the waste outside as of 3 and 4 June, with collections starting from Wednesday 7 June until Thursday 15 June.

All locations mentioned above can take advantage of the ‘free mattress drop-off’ between 15 May and 30 June.

Residents are reminded that they cannot place outside

any dangerous wastes, such as paint, chemicals or medicines, smoke detectors or fire extinguishers.

Potentially explosive items, such as fuel, oil, or items containing them, as well as batteries and gas bottles are also not to be included in the pick-up.

Council has asked that residents consider the options of selling, re-using or ‘creatively repurposing’ waste items, to limit the amount that has to be taken in.

Further information regarding the right size, place and sorting of residents’ bulky waste can be found on Council’s website here: https://www.midcoast.nsw. gov.au/Services/Waste-andrecycling/Bulky-Waste/ Bulky-Waste-collectiondates#B.

Stinker’s Fishin’: Boaties beware

This is great news, however there is a problem for those of us who head to sea fishing in a tinny.

barnacles and smell their breath!

It's a strange sensation, more excitement than fear.

I check my life jacket and look for the closest rock to swim to if I get up-ended.

THE whale watching season is in full swing with a procession of the monsters leisurely cruising north.

I was fortunate enough to be a part of the season opening celebrations when a fleet of local vessels left the port and headed for the open ocean.

There are whales everywhere, an estimated 40,000 passing with a population increasing at thirteen percent each year.

Stinker’s History: Oyster industry struggling

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

IT was in 2013 when I launched my book, ‘Oysterman’, in the Karuah RSL Club.

At the time the Port Stephens oyster industry was

struggling to reestablish itself as the premier oyster growing waterway in the state.

In the 1940s Port Stephens was rightfully written about as being ‘The World’s Biggest Oyster Farm’ which was a big call when

you consider that oysters are grown from Norway to the waters near Morocco, France, Holland, Asia, the Americas and south to Australia and New Zealand.

In Port Stephens, up until the mid to late 1980s, Sydney

Rock oysters were grown successfully from Corrie Island to Cromarty Bay, North Arm Cove to Swan Bay and Carrington to the Karuah River and Tilligerry Creek.

In 1984-5 a nonindigenous oyster entered the system.

The Pacific oyster had arrived and decisions had to be made.

Do we farm it, or do we make every effort to remove it?

Indecision led to oyster farmers going broke and losing everything.

The following years saw a slow recovery with confidence returning.

The local industry continued to bring hope when recently, in August 2021, QX disease was confirmed.

Little is known of the disease which is caused by a parasite which attacks and kills the Sydney Rock oyster.

There is no impact on human health.

Over the years that it took

As you know ‘Stinkpot’ is three metres in length, which looks even smaller when an adult humpback wants to cuddle up and make friends.

Last season I had numerous close encounters in front of the Outer Lighthouse.

I mean real close, within a couple of metres!

Inquisitive giants, just wanting to make eye contact.

Whales stare at me and I can clearly see the

I do expect more tales of encounters as this season progresses.

I would suggest to all boaties to have a ‘whale plan’ in place.

Good news for those who make the Nelson Bay Breakwall their second home over the winter months.

The luderick have arrived.

Thumpers with broad shoulders and bright eyes. Remember, ten fish in one day is the bag limit.

to write the book, I met all the oyster growers and their families.

They were the most wonderful people.

I can only hope that the oyster crisis that we are currently experiencing will soon pass and answers are found.

q Hawks Nest residents preparing for the Council’s Bulky Waste Collection already have their items set outside.

q Whales love Stinkpot in front of the Outer Lighthouse.

q 'Oysterman' featuring Stan Phillips.

q Oyster Cove, the hub of the industry, in full swing in 1973.

Spacious, versatile and wonderfully serene

Address: 34 Admiralty Avenue, Tea Gardens

3 bedrooms/3 bathrooms/2 garage

Price: $820,000 to $900,000

THIS much-loved home is being offered for sale for the first time in 20 years.

Boasting a perfect easterly aspect, it is just a short stroll to the Myall Riverfront with its eclectic mix of shops, cafes and restaurants.

Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, this property is sure to attract plenty of attention.

Centrally located in Tea Gardens, homes in Admiralty Avenue are tightly held, and as such buyers are very keen to purchase in this street.

Whether heading to the river or in the other direction shopping/medical centre, there are walk through short cuts that means the car can stay in the garage.

This is a home with a great flow.

Single level and set on a generous 760sqm parcel of land, the property will suit most buyers.

Whether it's for a family looking for a better lifestyle, a retiree set to enjoy life in a coastal community, or an investor looking for a holiday home with a potential Airbnb income stream; 34 Admiralty Ave offers an amazing opportunity.

The home has been designed to take full advantage of its north-easterly aspect with the front living area receiving morning sun while the yard and informal living areas receive all day sun.

There are multiple living spaces perfect for families.

A large open plan living and dining area that flows through to the kitchen and then another living and dining space for more casual eating and family fun.

The bedrooms feature a spacious master suite at the front of the home, with plenty of light and a lovely window seat where you can enjoy the morning sun.

There is an ensuite and a large walk-in robe as well as a split system air conditioning.

The two other double bedrooms feature built in robes and are in their own separate "wing" which is perfect for littlies or visitors.

The bathroom has a separate WC, a huge vanity, a bathtub and separate shower.

The laundry is extra-large with plenty of space and access to the outdoors.

The kitchen is spacious, with plenty of storage and a servery window to the outdoor entertaining area. There is plenty of workspace, gas stove and dishwasher.

There is a built-in bar that has a wet area, and the perfect spot to mix a cocktail or two to enjoy.

This home will appeal to those who like to entertain with casual seating areas offering plenty of space, light and views to the lovely back garden.

The gardens have been lovingly tended over the years, with magnificent Hydrangeas, a Magnolia tree, and lemon and lime trees.

The double garage provides drive through to the back yard so you can accommodate a small boat or camper.

The view from the living areas is such that you almost feel like you are on acreage - such is the privacy afforded by this large lot and clever design.

Extras include ceiling fans throughout the home, air conditioning, gas outlets (for heating), high ceilings, loads of storage, vertical blinds, garden sheds, garden watering system, drive-thru garage, external bathroom, and the property is fully fenced.

Call 4997 2554 today for a personal viewing - or keep an eye out for the open homes schedule every Saturday.

Email enquiries at enquiries@ coastalproperties.net.au.

Stunning home in magical location Masonic Hall is back!

well-maintained restroom facilities.

Pricing: Discuss at Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Properties

LOOKING to host your next function, work conference, event, or hosting a regular community event? Look no further than the Tea Gardens Masonic Hall, conveniently located at 5/209 Myall Street, Tea Gardens.

This versatile venue is now available for bookings, offering a range of amenities and facilities that will make your gathering a memorable success.

One of the standout features of the Tea Gardens Masonic Hall is its fully functional commercial kitchen, complete with a wellequipped kitchen and catering supplies.

To ensure the comfort and convenience of your guests, the hall also provides clean and

When it comes to presentations and visual displays, the Tea Gardens Masonic Hall has you covered.

The venue features a projector and a highquality monitor.

The venue is all-weather friendly.

No hidden costs as your tables, chairs and cleaning are all included.

To discuss your booking option, call Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Properties on 02 4997 0228 or email reception@tghnp.com.au.

The friendly and dedicated team will promptly provide you with a comprehensive booking information pack, ensuring that you have all the details you need for a seamless planning process.

75 Booner Street, Hawks Nest

Price: $1,059,000

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Boasting spacious bedrooms, the master is complete with an ensuite, while the remaining three bedrooms are serviced by a wellappointed family bathroom.

The open-plan living areas comprise a generous lounge and dining space, and the family room is just perfect for entertaining family and friends.

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Set on a 670 square metre block of land, this remarkable property features a separate double lock-up garage, thus providing ample parking space for two vehicles.

The north-facing entertaining deck, at the rear, offers the ideal space to relax and enjoy the weekend or weeks on end!!

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Dorin’s Draws

By Paul DORIN

The Write Direction

By John BLACKBOURN Genuine

Intelligence

ONE of the so-called improvements to our modern lifestyle is said to be ‘AI’ or the advent of Artificial Intelligence. I spend a lot of my time completing research online, mainly looking for financial information both here and overseas, so I am most particular about the source and its validity, especially if I am going into print with my findings or contemplating investment on the basis of that research.

But how might that work out when AI takes over our lives via our phones and computers?

We see nightly on our TV screens examples of how easy it is for skilled operatives to deceive using available AI

technology, which, while only in its infancy now, can develop at a mind-boggling rate as the experts refine the process.

In the hands of scammers from lands of wherever, this immoral process of extracting money from the gullible, old and untrained could increase to becoming the near perfect method of fraud and deception.

It alarms me greatly that scam fraud is common and developing at a rapid rate in a country which is supposed to be home to one of the better educated societies.

Yet it happens here right now, and with AI it can only develop into the number one form of deception and financial extraction.

Why?

Because AI technology is likely to become so good that the user will not be able to test the validity of the information presented or the source from which it emanates.

It pains me to admit that this horse has already bolted with no hope of re-capture.

The social implications here could be devastating.

Who do we trust once AI is perfected?

The answer in short may well be nobody.

It is difficult enough now and can only get a lot worse in a very short period of time.

We already know not to have anything

Report an issue to Council

By Thomas O’KEEFE

OFTEN the most effective ways to get results are those seldom known nor discussed, as it would seem with the MidCoast Council’s ‘Report An Issue’ website function.

At several recent community meetings, including the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association meeting in April, and the Council’s Community Conversations in Hawks Nest on 6 June, local residents declaring various grievances appeared unaware of the existence of ‘Report An Issue’.

The form is as straightforward as one could hope for, asking initially for one’s name and basic contact details.

‘Radio buttons’ exist for issues including nuisance animals, tree problems, road/bridge issues or damage, rubbish/waste issues, pollution (noise, air, water), graffiti, and general or ‘other’ services.

Perhaps if the site is inundated with ‘issues’ regarding the state of Council roads such as the Myall Way, or the archaic state of the Singing Bridge, something productive may result.

There exist no options specific to beach or river issues, presumably because they are lumped under ‘Other’ concerns.

Be prepared to fill in details, as exacting as possible, in at least two entry fields, and there is an upload box for images, allowing a maximum of 20 files, each no larger than 10MB.

Issues submitted via this form site will only be dealt with during Council’s regular opening hours, being Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30pm, however residents can still submit the form at any time, with Council’s wording promising to deal with it “at the earliest opportunity”.

Council advises clearly that, “If your request is an urgent safety issue, DO NOT USE THIS FORM – please call us on 02 7955 7777”.

Residents and ratepayers should also be aware that there are specific forms, hotlines, and/or procedures for issues surrounding barking dogs, illegal dumping, graffiti or urgent water issues, the links and numbers for which are also featured on the ‘Report An Issue’ site at https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/Contactus/Report-an-issue.

Dear Jasminda,

I HAVE a raft of symptoms including dizziness, hot flashes, heart palpitations, tingling sensations and shortness of breath.

I went to my GP and he said I am probably having a funny turn or going through perimenopause. It doesn’t feel very funny.

A funny turn gives off casual and comical connotations. It sounds like what you’d experience after going on The Rotor at Luna Park, or drinking a couple of glasses of champagne on a whale watch cruise. Type your symptoms into Google, though, and it’s a different story – you could have anything from sinusitis to Supraventricular tachycardia. Those conditions don’t sound funny at all.

Mrs KD

Dear Mrs KD, BOY, do I know those sensations. They happen to me whenever I watch Dave Le’aupepe gyrate to Let Me Down Easy.

It’s uncanny. Seriously, though, you have gone to a doctor describing what you think is a medical emergency and they have downplayed it by using a term that doesn’t adequately describe your suffering.

to do with phone calls and emails offering us products or deals because of the high probability of being scammed.

Once you detail bank or credit card information you are an easy target for scammers.

People need to take care with full responsibility in order to protect their assets, but we in Australia seem to be far too easy going with these issues.

Often we prefer to be good and kind to unknown callers, divulging too much security information to strangers.

When I think of ‘AI’, it is something I had been doing for 40 years when owning and operating farming and grazing properties.

But that ‘AI’ stood for artificial insemination and was used to introduce new breeds of cattle and to breed faster developing prime lambs for the butcher trade.

But I digress, so let us get back to the frightening development of Artificial Intelligence, which I think will see massive financial losses ahead for many Australians.

Already in Western Australia, medical authorities have banned Doctors from using it.

The problem with ‘a funny turn’ diagnosis is it is too understated. It doesn’t go anywhere near explaining the vertiginous rocking, overheating, breathing difficulties and pins and needles you describe. The same with term perimenopause, which has an almost exotic sound to it: Peri: a Spanishinspired feast; men: yes, please; o-pause: take a little rest. No, what you describe is more like a ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ breakdown accompanied by selfcombustion. You are literally in the midst of your own climate change wars.

Mrs KD, if these symptoms continue, perhaps seek out a second or third opinion. After all, you know your body better than anyone else and it seems to be giving you a particularly rough time at the moment.

So how often does your GP check his screen whenever you attend an appointment?

If our medical fraternity can’t trust ‘AI’, my advice to you is never go near it.

It seems pointless to me that many aware people are calling for Governments to legislate against AI or try to control it.

Just look at how regularly we all break simple rules like driving above the speed limit or jaywalking at a pedestrian crossing.

Legislate all you care to but having our community commit 100 percent to obeying those rules is fantasy.

In jest I must say “what could possibly go wrong?” if we play with AI.

Whilst AI was invented to be a lazy man’s method of communicating and sourcing information, we need to appreciate the risks that go with it and as I have previously opined, don't go anywhere near it, which is the only safe way for self-protection.

Be well warned my friends and use your intelligence rather than accept what AI delivers.

q MidCoast Council’s Taree headquarters, where someone will eventually read your reported issues.

READING by Lynne Miles: Proverbs 3: 5 & 6"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths."

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

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Hawks Nest Golf Club

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Benchmark on Booner

Oceanside Motel

Peter Sinclair Gardens

Jimmy's Beach Caravan Pk

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BYO Cellars

So Lo Hawks Nest

Alanas Gifts

Hawks Nest Realty

Hawks Nest Sport Store

IGA Hawks Nest

Hawks Nest Newsagency

Hawks Nest First National

Hawks Nest Pharmacy

Hairdinkum

Tea Gardens Council Office

Arts & Crafts Centre

Tea Gardens Library

Tea Gardens Fish Co op

Boathouse Tea Gardens

CTC Tea Gardens

Tea Gardens Bakery

Estia Health Tea Gardens

SoLo Tea Gardens

Dental Surgery Tea Gardens

Silk Haidressing

Ray White Real Estate

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Tea Gardens Real Estate

Tea Gardens Hotel

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Tillermans Tea Gardens

Hook n Cook

Century 21 Tea Gardens

Myall River Bakery Cafe

Tea Gardens Country Club

The Grange

Palm Lakes Resort

Autocare Tea Gardens

Woodwards Nursery

Puma Fuel

Home Timber & Hardware

Tea Gardens Medical Centre

Hawks Nest Doctors Surgery

Myall Pharmacy

Tea Gardens Post Office

Myall Meats

Coles Tea Gardens

Purcell & Mount Solicitors

Regional Australia Bank

Vinnies

Karuah RSL

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Munchies Cafe Karuah

Riverside Motel

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Tony King Auto

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Russ's Bakery

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BP Service Station

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Bulahdelah Bowling Club

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Lady Jane Motel

Nerong intersection drop point

Nth Arm Cove Community Hall

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R&R Property Stroud

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Tea Gardens churches come together for combined service

THE four churches of the area are coming together at the Tea Gardens Baptist Church on Sunday June 18 at 2pm for a combined worship service.

The service celebrates a week of prayer for Christian unity.

“Our gathering celebrates not only our unity in Jesus Christ, but also peace, justice and reconciliation,” said Sue Roberts, Tea Gardens Baptist Church.

“Two symbols will be used in the

worship service.

“They are water, representing our baptism into new life, and the stone, representing our personal and ancestral history.

“It also reflects Isaiah’s call to

learn to do good and seek justice.”

Everyone is invited to join in this worldwide celebration of justice and reconciliation.

Afternoon tea will be served after the service.

Open Spaces Strategy Draft soon closing for feedback

outline how outdoor spaces in the region – including parks, gardens, sports fields, playgrounds, dog parks, foreshore areas, walkways, cycleways and other public places – will be planned, maintained and delivered, through to 2035.

“Your input and feedback will help us to deliver on your vision for open spaces in the MidCoast,” said Council’s Director of Liveable Communities, Paul De Szell.

“The Open Space and Recreation Strategy will guide future planning and funding decisions, including applications for external funding.”

Council’s website claims that the Strategy was informed by various events attended by over 1600 people during 2022.

and cycleways, more flexible open space, and more activities for young children and teenagers.

“People told us that they value our outdoor lifestyle and want to encourage people with a range of abilities and ages to interact with each other, safely and affordably,” added Mr De Szell.

Residents wishing to be heard before the 27 June deadline should hunt for the narrow input field just below the viewer and PDF download link, limited to just 200 characters (not words) if they wish to add anything else.

By Thomas O’KEEFE

OPEN spaces and recreation strategies within the MidCoast Council LGA are still in drafting, but will soon close to public exhibition on Tuesday, 27 June.

MidCoast residents may not have been able to attend one of the four recent ‘Drop-In’ sessions, the only one in the southern extent of the LGA being at Hawks Nest on 24 May.

However, the Open Space and Recreation Strategy 20232035 is still available for viewing on Council’s website at https:// haveyoursay.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ outdoor-spaces.

Readers brace for a hefty 194-page read, viewable through internet browsers, or a 16MB PDF

download.

The digital tome contains Council’s most recent attempt to

“Both locals and visitors said they want better connected green space, more accessible footpaths

Veterans return to Lower North Coast RSL sub-Branches

VETERANS are returning to RSL NSW after 40 years of declining membership.

In three years, Australia’s largest veteran charity has strategically increased its membership in NSW by 25 percent, predominantly in regional areas.

RSL NSW President Ray James OAM, said, “We are really happy to see such a significant increase in membership – it highlights the need for strong veteran communities and support systems, and the importance of the RSL in regional areas where veterans can often be quite isolated.”

It’s crucial to RSL NSW that veterans are aware that they can access the services that they need from their local RSL sub-Branch, and while the sub-Branch may

occasionally hold meetings or commemorative events at their local RSL or Services Club, they are completely separate entities; RSL sub-Branches do not operate clubs.

Engagement from younger veterans has also increased, with many stepping into leadership positions in their local subBranches, according to James.

“The next generation of veterans are continuing to drive positive change in their communities, resulting in membership growth and fostering a strong sense of belonging among veterans and their families.”

The Lower North Coast, which covers an area from Bulahdelah to Wauchope, has experienced a 33 percent surge in membership,

with Old Bar Beach sub-Branch President, Jeff Earley, stating there have been more than 30 veterans signing up to the sub-Branch in the small township this past year alone.

“It was really important to me that we created an inclusive community where all veterans could be comfortable regardless of their gender, and that veterans can bring their families to our events,” Earley shared.

The growth in veterans joining their local sub-Branches can be attributed to a range of strategic initiatives implemented by RSL NSW, including free membership, an online sign-up process, familyfriendly meetings, and the RSL NSW Sport & Recreation program, which piloted in regional and metropolitan

Formal submissions can also be made via email to council@ midcoast.nsw.gov.au and quoting the ‘Draft Delivery Program 202226 and Operational Plan 2023-24’, or by using an online Submission Form, or even by snail mail.

NSW in 2022.

“We encourage all veterans to get involved with their local subBranch and become an integral part of Australia’s oldest veteran charity,” Ray James said.

“The RSL has been a vital service for all veterans and their families for more than 100 years.”

RSL NSW, with its charity partner RSL LifeCare Veteran Services, provides support for veterans and their families in the form of mateship and camaraderie, DVA claim support, employment services, and housing and homelessness support, as well as myriad other programs to assist veterans as they transition into new careers and settle into civilian life.

The growth in membership reflects RSL NSW’s ongoing efforts to provide accessible and meaningful programs that resonate with the community as well as evolve and adapt to meet the changing needs of veterans.

q A pedestrian cycleway, one use of open spaces.

q Foreshore areas are included in the Open Spaces and Recreation Strategy.

Tea Gardens Women's Bowling Club

By Lynda RICHARDS

TUESDAY 6 June: Numbers definitely down with only 12 members presenting for a game of bowls. Format for play 3 games, 3 bowls Pairs 18 ends. By the 3rd end Lyn Nightingale and Judy McGavock had scored 8 shots, Precy Swaddling and Robyn Webster none.

Things did improve slightly from here on for Precy and Robyn but they ended up losers by 8 shots, the final score 22 v 14. Dawn Jones and Pat Baker also had

an impressive win 22 v Jan Coomer and Lynne Green 12.

A closer contest on the next rink, the score was 7 all on the 7th end Dot Dallas and Jean Glover v Jeanette Emmett and Deyonne Page from here on Jeanette and Deyonne edged slowly ahead claiming victory by 1 shot 16 v 15.

The winners on the day winning with the lowest margin were Jeanette and Deyonne.

Thursday 8th June: What a day, 3 events rolled into 1 day The Biggest Morning

Tea, Bring a Friend to Bowls Day and a catch up with our “Golden Girls” (a name affectionally given to our past members).

There were 36 bowlers in total 12 ends of bowls were played lots of laughter, wrong bias’ and good and not so good bowls delivered.

I am pleased to announce that $2,000.00 was raised for the Cancer Council many thanks to all our members who helped make this day such a success by donating raffle prizes, baking delicious treats for morning tea and your hard work in the kitchen before and after lunch.

Hawks Nest Bridge Club

By Shayne FULLER

MONDAY 29/5/23

(Howell) 1. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 2. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson 3. Jan

Armstrong & Sue Donohue

4. Peter Baily & Gordon

Morrison 5. Jean Glover & Neryl Grehan

Wednesday 31/5/23

(Howell) 1. Beverley Richardson & Peter Baily 2. Liz Howarth & Pam Jones 3. Jeanette Whalan & Carol Richards 4.

Hawks Nest Golf Club Social Club darts

By Sandra HAGEN

8th

Harris

133 Ladies Highest

Esther Digby & John Gray

Monday 5/6/23 (Howell) 1. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 2. Geoff Smith & Leigh Wood 3. Bea Treharne & Jeanette Whalan 4. Shayne Fuller & Shirley Sinclair = Peter Baily & Gordon

Also thanks to the men from TGMBC for cooking the BBQ and a big thank you to Tea Gardens Country Club and Motel for donating the Green Fees to this worthy cause.

Morrison 6. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson 7. Janet Corden & David Hipkins

Wednesday 7/6/23 1. Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan 2. Beverley Richardson & Peter Baily 3. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson

E/W 1. Liz Howarth & Pam Jones

q Former TGWBC president Monica Fitzmaurice addressing the audience.

Following lunch

everyone joined in to wish past President (1995-1997)

Monica Fitzmaurice happy 95th birthday, coincidentally it was actually her birthday this day.

2. Esther Digby & John Gray 3. Janet Corden & David Hipkins

Fridays 2&9/6/23

These were the Team Shield rounds – the winning team was comprised of Peter Baily, Gordon Morrison, Bruce Eyre & Sue Donohue – followed very closely by the team comprised of Sam Kebby, John Gray,

Karuah Golf Club

By Sharon WEDD

RESULTS over the past 2 weeks

Tuesday Vets Day 30th

May 26 Players

Winner: Micheal Wilkins

35 R/U: John Marks 32

NTP: 2/11 Rudi Sicha, 4/13 : Micheal Wilkins 6: (2nd shot) Ross McDonald

Saturday 3rd June Stroke

Monthly Mug 29 Players Winner: Ted Russell 64

NTP: 2/11: M Johnson 4/11: L McCarthy 6: Dennis Russell LP: Dennis Russell

Myall Coast Vets

By Tony SMITH 8/06/2023.

STABLEFORD

A Grade

1. Bob Williams 36

2. Colin Amos 35

3. Patrick Garland 34 c/b

4. Peter Olsen 34 c/b

5. Bob Peters 34 c/b

B Grade

1. Brian Calverley 36

2. Ron Stewart 35 c/b

3. Terry Hulme 35

4. Les Miller 34

5. John Reynolds

Hawks Nest Vets

By Len GOUGH

6/6/2023.

STROKE Also 4th Round HN VETS

C’SHIPS Front Nine. Nett Scores

June 26 Players

Winner: Ross McDonald 29, R/U: Andrew Petroni 29

High Score: Greg Mason and Dennis Morgan 32pts

NTP: 2/11: Jim Mitchell, 4/13: Craig Wallis 6: Rudi

Sicha

Monica gave a lovely thank you speech and enlightened us to some history of TGWBC which was founded in 1955.

Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan. These teams, along with the teams placing third and fourth are eligible to represent HNBC at the Regional Finals in Newcastle on 27th August. Congratulations and best of luck in the Finals.

Stableford 28 Players

Winner: J Russell 39

NTP: 2/11: J Russell 4/13: A Knott 6

Longest Putt Gary OBryan

Congratulations to all winners.

Next Week is the Foursome Championship played over 27 Holes good luck to all

See you on the Golf Course.

Saturday 10th June

C Grade

1. Barry Collins 39

2. Glenn Byrnes 36

3. Noel Quince 34

4. Ross Kirwan 33

5. Neil Clifton 32

NTP.

10th. 16th.

A. Olsen, Peter A. Williams, Bob

B. Stewart, Ron B. Smith, Lloyd

C. Reid, Robert Balls To. A. 30 c/b B. 30 C. 27

1st Ron Stewart 36c/b

2nd Colin Clinch 36

3rd Ian Richardson 37c/b

4th Keith Harvey 37c/b

Balls to 41c/b

Back Nine. Nett Scores

1st Noel Shelly 35c/b

2nd Allan Morgan 35c/b

3rd. Errol Chivers 35c/b

4th Rod Brown 35 Balls to 38c/b

NTP

3rd Ian Richardson

5th Chris Barrett

10th Rod Brown

q Winner Lyn Peirson and Runner Up Darren Rapley.

Place Name Results 1st Maureen Ward -10 2nd Sue Brownrigg -4 3rd Di Smith -3 4th Karen Serhan -3 Chip In Annie Benton 5th Contact: Fran Henderson Phone: 4997 2297 8th JUNE 2023 ADVERTISING Advertising within the News Of The Area reaches your local customers. Connect with them from next edition. Print media has never been as affordable for your business. Call (02) 4981 8882 or email ads@newsofthearea.com.au

Hawks Nest Golf Club Lady Veterans Golf Competition

q Happy 95th Monica.

Tuesday Vets Day 6th

PUZZLES

BIG CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS

SUDOKU

Sudoku is an 81 square number grid with nine blocks each containing nine cells. To solve the puzzle, all the blank cells must be filled in using numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and in the nine 3x3 blocks.

THE RIGHT TABLE SHOW TIDAL VARIATIONS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS

The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time. In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated.

MYALL COAST PORT STEPHENS

Funeral Notice

PASSFIELD

Thomas Norman ‘Tom’

Aged 89 Years of Hawks Nest

Much loved husband of Tess (dec).

Cherished father and father in law of Teresa and Phill, Dianne (dec), Lynne and John, Kevin and Jillian. Proud Poppy Tom of his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Adored brother, brother in law, uncle and friend to many.

Family and friends are warmly invited to the Graveside Service at Tea Gardens Cemetery, Yalinbah St, Tea Gardens on MONDAY 19th June, 2023 at 10am.

Public Notices

Karuah Motor Yacht Club

is a sports club that is family orientated located on the Karuah River Waterfront. We are a licensed premises open every Friday night from 5:00pm for delicious meals and desserts. 0415 419 741 mail@kmyc.net.au

Massage

PROFESSIONAL

Massage, visit your home or motel

Male or Female very welcome. $150 per hr

Ph: 0434 345 500 e290623

REMEDIAL and Reflex

Massage at Raymond Terrace. Seniors

Discount & Health funds available. Ph Kathy or John 0414 408 635

Found

FOUND mobile phone Apple, near cnr Parks + Dowling, noon Wed 17/05, Phone Dennis 0416 750 729

Wanted to Buy

2.W.D Tray back Ute, rego, lower end of market, farm use

Ph Geoff 0418 436 856

Free

BIRD Aviary

1.6mW x 1.6mL x 2mH

Pickup at Tanibla Bay

Ph: 0431 925 843 f080623

BIKE helmet with visor, mens size, older style, metal casing white exterior, fully padded. 49817523 F010623

Wanted to Rent

CARPORT Nelson Bay Shoal Bay. Long term Ph 0418 666 659 e220623

Birds

PAIR of Grass parrots, male is Opaline, hen is Cinnamon. $100

Ph: 0477 787 016

For Sale

18ct. White gold gents ring with Lapislazuli valued $4500, selling $1500, Ph 02 4006 6745

2 x Single (can be double) adjust slatted bedframes & 2 latex mattresses

VGC $300 both PH: 4997 9797 or 0490 971 996

2 cream leather two seater lounges. $500 each or both for $900 exc cond. 0400 955 778

3 OROTON evening purses, collectables from the 1970s, converts from should strap to clutch beautiful cond. Like new Best offers. 49817523 F160223

4 x 17”x 6” Steel rims, fitted with 255/65x17 Dunlop AT23 tyres. Suit current Nissan Navara $130ea ono. Ph 0404 094 028

For Sale

BEAM hanging racks pair, powder coated steel grey and rubber Suits use with bicycles or ladders. Never used $50. 0408 431 488

BICYCLES Girls and boys, VGC $20 each Ph: 4982 8628

BLACK Pepper quilted Microfibre Jacket. Winter white Size 18-20 $60 Ph: 0412083543 f080623

COCA Cola sign in wooden and glass frame 40cmx30cm $25 Coca Cola mens red shirt with signage size XL $10 3 tow balls, 2 large heavy metal shackles. Best offer. Ph 4981 7523. F160323

COSMOPOLITAN Travelling port, half price, $85 used once 4982 6443

DARK timber four draw desk with optional upper hood three shelves also slide out laptop desk shelf. $40. Desk chair. $30 Swivel large adjustable comfortable chair. Good used Ph: 0401 546 848 Sandy, Tanilba Bay

For Sale

GARDEN tools Rake, Hoe, Mattock & Fork $15 each

Ph: 4997 0611

GOLF or Shopping Scooter, 4 wheel drive 2sp Lotus Blake Tycoon AZ36. Can be fully disassembled $2,750 ono. 4997 0435 Re111123

GOLF set leather bag, Slazenger cart woods steels extras. $250. Ph 0476 789 721 Re081222

GOLFING accessories

Golf balls - around 100? 20 cents each Golf buggy $25 Clubs and drives $2 each. Ph: 4982 2335

GOOD antique Queen Anne dressing table with mirror $60 Ph 0429 601 039 F070422

HOME Office, Solid wood Lockable Computer shelving $60.00 Phone Sam 0437 878 155

IKEA Stornas Bar Table GC. $95. 0493 078 190

NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size

XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992

NEW 5L water jug with tap. $15.00 Call 0493 078 190

OVER bed patient table Timber laminate & white $40. Ph: 4982 2335

PARRAMATTA

Eels large framed autographed club jersey 2001, 90cmW x 105cmL personally custom made Beautiful piece $875ono

Ph: 4981 7523

PORTABLE clothesline GC, $25. 0413 023 296 F091221

PRYDE Windsufing mast suits 7 metre sail. Little used. $99 Tea Gardens. Peter 0419 932 992

TENT Pegs 5 x Large heavy galvanised metal In unopened package 8mmx300mm $10 Ph: 4981 7523

TOW hitch clamp SCA brand new $15 Ph: 0493 078 190

TV Corner cabinet Shelving underneath 2 door unit, on wheels 100cm W x 60cm H 65cm L. $50. 4981 7523

WALKER as new cond Only used 3 times. $100 Ph: 4982 0778 f010623

WALKING Machine electric, Proflex Elite near new. $100 Ph: 4997 9313

WHEELCHAIR, small self propelled, older version. $65. 0414 408 803

WELLINGTON boots as new size 10 $25 4997 0611F020223

TEA GARDENS COUNTRY CLUB

MEN’S BOWLING CLUB

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Of All Full Bowling Members

SUNDAY 25TH JUNE 2023

COMMENCING 10AM at TEA GARDENS COUNTRY CLUB

War Medals

Top prices paid by local collector. Call Jim 0400 060 215

BUILDING materials for free. Approx 100 terracotta roof tiles VGC Reinforced timber gate 4ft6” square. Some hardwood timber. Pickup 21 Hunter Street Raymond Terrace F300323

LOUNGE 3 piece blue includes sofa bed

Pick up Hawks Nest

Ph 0403 966 907

TWO 2 seater fabric lounges plum colour good condition. Tea Gardens. P/up only 0425 234 324 F010623

32” TV with remote, all working, no damage $99. Ph: 0493 078 190

AIR Fryer as new. White Mistral 10 litre. Suit family $50 Ph: 0412083543

BBQ, 2 burner, VGC hardly used inc gas bottle, on wheels $110 0427 980 079

BBQ 4 Burner/side burner bottle with safety valve plus cover & accessories

Little body rust Medowie 4982 9942 F300323

CPAP Machine ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet with integrated Humidifier. Serviced regularly by Ansteys $400 0418 950 995

CURLING wands x 3 Near new. Big curl small curl, and crimper Separately $10 each

Ph: 0457 087 178

DOLPHINS ornamental from 60cm to 4cm. Ph 0466 880 639

DRESS, New, Short Sleeve, Golden Blue Marble print Size M / Maxi Length Light weight & lined $ 50. 0427 818 294 F230223

DRESS, New Sleeveless, Pink/Blue

Multicolour Mid length Size M $45

Ph: 0427 818 294

DVD movies incl. drama and westerns, mainly last 5-20 years. Incl 1 TV series 10x10 disks $60 Ph: 02 4966 5000

ELECTRIC Saw Black & Decker $50 Ph: 4997 0611

ELECTRIC Heaters

1 Electric 700mm x 360mm 2000 watts

1 Oil filled 2400 watts $40 for both. Please ring 0404 724 347

KING Single Bed Frame Wrought iron/wooden frame Slatted base Great condition $95 Phone 02 4987 2250

LOUNGE 3 piece $50. Other items too 0425 254 612

MASSEY Ferguson

35 Petrol tractor, good motor and tyres some attachments. $5,500 ono

Ph: 0431 686 185

MASSAGE Table

$100. 0407 267 152

MIRROR Large oval with chain $15. Small oval with frame $20 Ph: 0487 015 730

MOBILE phone ZTE excellent cond. $100 0457 087 178 F090323

MOBILITY Scooter 4 wheel. Good cond. with front basket, rear bag and charger. $1200 Free delivery

Ph: 0418 430 643

NEW Car rim and tire tubeless steel belted radial. Size 205/55R16 $100ono. 4981 7523

NEW Mobility Scooter 50AH batteries delivered and installed Newcastle and surrounding areas. $490 a pair 0418 430 643

RAIL Corp Wall telephones and desktop push buttom phone 90’s Nokia Mobile 6300 in box, charger and manual 00’s. Samsung mobile and charger 00’s. 2 x Motorola units, chargers with info 90’s. Cheap best offers 4981 7523

RINGS Sapphire Diamond and Gold new $100. Gold with small Diamond $100. Mens ring with Sapphire $100 Ph: 0457 087 178

SALON hair dryer, new $20. 0457 087 178

SNOW chains brand new, unused adjustable, suits 16 inch wheels or others $95 Tea Gardens. Peter 0419 932 992

SOFA Bed Floral linen fabric $80 0407 915 768

SOFA Bed. Very good cond, hardly used but older style. $50. 4982 2335

SPARE Wheel for boat trailer, with tyre $100. 0419 985 601

ST Phillips uniforms boys

Blazer size 24 $50. Boys

summer shirts sizes

18, 20 & 22 $10 each

Ph 0415 353 798 F260123

SWAG King single with mattress $100 0419 985 601

TENS Machine still in box. $10. 4982 2335

WINDSURFER and fin 85 litres, Freerace 2.6m long. In a bag. No dings Some accessories available. $80. Peter 0419 932 992. Tea Gardens.

WALKER heavy duty suits big person $100 Ph: 4982 2335 F300323

WOMENS Levi jeans new, size 8 - 10. $50 0457 087 178

WOMENS new black leather jacket, small to medium, worth $400, asking $100 0457 087 178

WOMENS new coat medium to large, wool worth $120, sell $50 0457 087 178

Boats

TINNY 3.1m car topper

8HP Merc. Gal. Folding trailer. Good condition No Rego. $2800 ono Ph 0427 224 744

Caravans

Motors

FORD Territory 2014 SUV Auto 147,000K vgc 8/9 100K fuel consumption set up for towing rego expiry Nov CM66DL $15,500 ono 0427 970 848

Home

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Small to Medium Residential Building, Construction & Home Maintenance Projects.

Contact David Lyne 0418 166 912 davidjlyne@gmail.com

BEST ON THE BOX

SUNDAY DANCING WITH THE STARS

SEVEN, 7pm

SUNDAY GRAND DESIGNS REVISITED

ABC, 7.30pm

Kevin McCloud (above) has seen a lot of houses in his more than 20 years as presenter of this aspirational architecture series, but none are more memorable than tonight’s spectacular failure. The bemused and sympathetic host obviously couldn’t resist the invitation to see what has transpired at North Devon’s enormous seafront spectacle, which saw Edward Short say goodbye to millions of pounds, as well as his marriage. More than 10 years after visiting the unfinished “dream” project, he returns to find out its fate. It’s a remarkable story of excess, but also one of optimism and hope in the face of financial disaster.

FRIDAY, June 16

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Utopia. (PG, R) A completed bypass is held up from opening due to signage for a problematic monument.

9.00 Smother. (Mal) Val and Paul tell the family about their plans to turn the house into a therapy centre.

9.50 Mayfair Witches. (Malv)

10.30 Interview With The Vampire. (Final, MA15+hv)

11.20 ABC Late News.

11.35 The Split. (Mls, R)

12.35 Harrow. (Mav, R)

1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Dance like no one is watching, they say. But in this star-studded competition – returning for a fresh season of everything from a possible rumba to perhaps even a spot of breakdancing – everyone’s eyes will be peeled. From the sparkling costumes and enthusiastic moves to every awkward step, the stars’ performances will be analysed. Affable hosts Sonia Kruger and Daryl Somers are back, along with new judges Craig Revel Horwood and Sharna Burgess to encourage the competitors’ inner dancer. The celebs burning up the dance floor this time include foodie Matt Preston, Olympian Sally Pearson, actress Pia Miranda (right) and landscaper Charlie Albone.

MONDAY 24 HOURS IN EMERGENCY

SBS, 9.25pm

others quietly thrive. may well be the longest-

with news it will deliver a 20th season, but it’s this real-life British medical stalwart that endures. Tonight, it returns with an extraordinary 30th season, with a new setting to boot. The accident and emergency department at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, one of the busiest departments in Europe, is the long-serving series’ new base. We meet 45-year-old Kristy, who has dislocated her ankle on a fun run, and seven-year-old Hunter, who has come off worse for wear after tumbling from a tree. It’s not glossy, but it’s brimming with heart.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 New Zealand From A Train.

8.30 Greenland: Survival At The Edge.

9.25 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (Masv, R)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Vienna Blood. (MA15+a)

12.45 The Investigation. (Ma, R)

2.25 The Hunt For A Killer. (MA15+as, R)

4.10 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs chats to Charlie Albone about signing up to DancingwiththeStars

8.30 MOVIE: The Help. (2011, Ma, R)

During the civil rights movement of the ’60s, an aspiring author decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids’ point of view on the white families they work for and the hardships they experience. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer.

11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 16. North Queensland Cowboys v Penrith Panthers.

9.55 Golden Point. A post-match wrap-up of the NRL game.

10.40 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (1987, Mdlv, R) Two detectives pursue drug traffickers. Mel Gibson.

12.50 Hello SA. (PG, R)

1.20 He Said/She Said. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

Global Shop. (R)

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 Bondi Rescue. (PGa) Harries confronts a body surfer.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists include Emma Holland, Tony Martin and Alex Ward.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Guests include Salma Hayek, Julianne Moore, Johannes Radebe, Shania Twain, Lizzo and Tom Grennan.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY, June 17

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Smother. (Mal, R) 1.20 Miniseries: The North Water. (MA15+alv, R) 2.20 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.10 Heywire. (R) 3.40 Landline. (R)

4.10 Road Kill Warriors. (PG)

4.25 Designing A Legacy (2023) (PG, R)

5.25 The Platypus Guardian. (PG, R)

6.20 The ABC Of... (PG, R) Hosted by David Wenham.

6.50 Bluey. (R) The neighbourhood plays a game of cricket.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (Ma) A rock’n’roll musician is found dead.

8.20 Vera. (Mav, R) Childhood memories haunt Vera after she investigates a murder at a remote cottage.

9.50 Ragdoll. (Final, MA15+av) Rose is forced to confront his choices.

10.35 The Messenger. (Mal, R)

The third ace arrives.

11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

SUNDAY, June 18

4.00 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 5.00 Art Works.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (Final)

6.30 Compass: Come Together.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Grand Designs Revisited. Part 1 of 4.

8.20 Silent Witness. (Ma) Simone and Nikki investigate the mystery behind the discovery of a burned body.

9.20 The Messenger. (Mal)

Ed questions his sanity.

10.15 In Limbo. (Mals, R)

10.40 Interview With The Vampire. (Final, MA15+hv, R)

11.30 Mayfair Witches. (Malv, R)

12.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 The Heights. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour

China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Growing A Greener

World. 10.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG) 11.00 Travel Quest. 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. Artistic World Challenge Cup Series. Round 2. H’lights. 4.00 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Journey Through

Albania. (R) 5.40 Weeks Of War. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor. (PG)

8.30 Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors. (PG)

9.20 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (R)

10.15 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. (PGl, R)

11.10 MOVIE: Amy. (2015, MA15+adl, R)

1.30 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. (Mahl, R)

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. Qualifying and Supports. 3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. PreRace and race. 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG,

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Tests on a man’s bag return a positive swab for drugs after a trip to Thailand.

7.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, Mv, R) Two former staff of the Jurassic World theme park try to rescue dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall.

10.15 To Be Advised.

11.45 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. Highlights. From Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. England v Australia. Day 2. Morning session. From Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

10.40 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. England v Australia. Day 2. Afternoon session. From Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

3.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R) Showcases Surfing Australia’s programs.

4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R) A celebration of people and organisations.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) Harries confronts a body surfer.

6.30 The Dog House. (PGa) Dogs are matched with companions.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Danny grills feuding crime families. Erin worries that her DA push is compromising her day job.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mv) The CSI team investigates a bomb that detonated during a masquerade party for wealthy investors.

10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R)

11.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Growing A Greener World. (PG) 10.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG) 11.00 Travel Quest. (PG) 12.00

WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Critérium du Dauphiné. H’lights. 5.00 Going Places. (R) 5.30 Finding Home. 5.35 Weeks Of War. (Final, PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines. (PG)

8.40 Saving Venice. (R) Faced with losing their city to climate change, the citizens of Venice, Italy, are turning to revolutionary engineering to save their homes.

10.20 Patagonia: Forests. (PG)

11.10 Secrets Of Playboy. (MA15+a, R)

2.30 9/11: 102 Minutes That Changed America. (Mlw, R)

4.20 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (Return, PG)

8.40 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.40 The Latest: Seven News.

10.10 Born To Kill? Levi Bellfield. (MA15+av) A look at English serial killer Levi Bellfield.

11.10 Autopsy USA. (PGa)

12.10 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2. Highlights.

1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

10.00 Australian Crime Stories: The Vampire Gigolo. (MA15+asv, R)

11.00 The First 48. (Mal)

11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)

12.40 Family Law. (Ma, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) The contestants compete in an elimination challenge.

9.00 FBI. (Mv) When an officer is shot dead at a pawn shop along with the store’s owner, the team tries to figure out why a young, recent Ivy League dropout is tied to the crime.

10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) A navy engineer’s death is investigated.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

MONDAY, June 19

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Quoll Farm. (R)

2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Back Roads. (R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.25 The Gift I Will Never Forget: Carina. (PG, R) 2.30 The Reunion: Abbouds. (PG, R) 2.35 The Unexpected Christmas: Marti. (R) 2.40 I Am Emmanuel.

(PGa, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are?

(PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

TUESDAY, June 20

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 10.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 11.00 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R)

12.00 News. 1.00 Grantchester. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R)

3.55 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)

4.55 Back Roads. (R)

5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.

R) 11.00 Dream Of Italy. (PG) 12.00

2.00 Masha And Valentyna.

Living Black. (R)

The Cook Up.

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Million Dollar Island. (PGl) Hosted by Ant Middleton.

9.00 9-1-1. (Ma) A wedding proposal tragically intersects with a bank robbery. A bride is literally stuck on her way to the altar. Athena talks a victim through her grief. Buck finds a surprise visitor on his doorstep.

10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) The 126 must rescue a father and son.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Blacklist. (Mav)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

And

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Million Dollar Island. (PGal) One hundred Australians, each with a bracelet worth $10,000, land on a remote island.

9.00 The Rookie. (Mv) John and Celina investigate a cash deposit linked to an old DEA case.

10.00 The Rookie: Feds. (Mv) Simone and Carter go undercover.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

5.00

Hawks Nest Ladies Golf Results

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) Contestants compete in a Mystery Box Challenge.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists include Anne Edmonds, Tim McDonald and Lizzy Hoo.

9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mals) Hosted by Nath Valvo.

10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mlv)

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) Three contestants compete to avoid elimination.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) A petty officer is accused of theft.

10.30 North Shore. (Mlv, R) Max and Meg must ensure justice is served.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

WEDNESDAY, June 21

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

(R) 10.45 Q+A. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R)

2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Dream Of Italy. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Don’t Forget Us. 3.35 Ek Din (One Day) (PG) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PGs, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

THURSDAY, June 22

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R)

10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 21 Kids And Counting.

(PGal, R) 10.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 11.00 Dream Of Italy. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. (Ma, R) 2.50 Mastermind Aust. (R)

3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Henry VIII And The King’s Men. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R)

5.30 Letters And

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG)

8.30 Accused. (Mav) A limousine driver’s infatuation with one of his riders leads him down a dark path.

9.30 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (Madv, R)

12.30 Absentia. (MA15+asv, R)

1.30 The Goldbergs. (PGl, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) Contestants compete in a Greek service challenge.

8.40 So Help Me Todd. (PG) While working two unrelated cases, Margaret and Todd soon discover that a key piece of information in the details of Todd’s boring civil case could help Margaret’s high-profile client.

10.30 The Project. (R)

11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Highway Patrol Special. (Ml, R) A countdown of the top 10 craziest encounters the cops have dealt with over the past few years.

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) The second set of semifinalists try to impress the judges and earn a place in the grand final.

10.30 The Latest: Seven

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) A contestant competes for an immunity pin.

8.40 The First Inventors: The Science Of Story. (PG) Part 2 of 4. A bold expedition sets out to prove that the First Nations science of storytelling recorded ice age events.

9.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

10.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

MYALL COAST

RSL Friendship Bowls Day

By John SAHYOUN

102 BOWLERS from as far afield as Newcastle, Maitland and Port Macquarie converged at Bulahdelah over the weekend to enjoy friendship and a game of bowls in near perfect weather.

The RSL Friendship Bowls Day is a chance for old friends to get together socially and share their passion for bowls.

The event involved

NSW RSL Lawn Bowls Association zones eight and six. Similar days are held in different zones to give everyone a chance to catch up.

Bulahdelah is chosen for this event as it is midway for all the competitors.

This is the first time this event has been held for four years because of COVID restrictions and adverse weather conditions.

“It was a very successful day with everyone enjoying themselves,” host club Bulahdelah’s president Ken Southern said.

With both greens filled to capacity it was a closely fought contest to secure the shield.

Zone eight took out the contest by one point with the final score Zone six 207 and zone eight 208.

After the competition there was a hearty lunch, a few drinks and laughs followed by a raffle that included local wines.

The bowlers agreed that it was a great chance to catch up with friends and that they were keenly looking forward to next year’s match.

q Zone 8 winning Captain John Davidson with Zone 6 captain Ron Morley.