LADIES of the Myall River VIEW Club celebrated the group’s 28th anniversary with a big and beautiful luncheon at the Tea Gardens Grange Clubhouse on Friday 12 July.
“When I helped start this Club 28 years ago, I never thought it would last this long,” Dorothy Thompson told NOTA.
“Some Smith Family ladies met at the Golf Club, looking to start a VIEW Club in the area, but there was too much discussion about what to name it, so I suggested ‘Myall River’ to be more inclusive of the wider area, and our group started off making baby clothing."
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q The models from the fashion parade: (L-R) Rhonda, Kath, Sheril, Sharon, Lyn and Eva.
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VIEW Club celebrates 28th anniversary
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After the pledge and prayer, the 28th anniversary day was, once again, witness to a beautiful 70-voice acapella rendition of 'Advance Australia Fair', the likes of which not heard much these days, before the many games including door prizes, lucky 100s and tombolas, leaving several members happy with some beautiful prizes.
Myall River members were joined by guests from other clubs including Maitland, Cessnock, Tilligerry and Raymond Terrace, as well as local Red Cross members.
Long-service pins were awarded to Anne Shannon (ten years), Sue Dodds (20 years) and Paula Carter (30 years).
Bronwyn Hodge, VIEW Zone Councillor, announced that the nine students whom Myall River VIEW supports through the Learning For Life program are excelling because of the ladies’ enthusiasm.
“We do it for one reason only, to see the children get an education,” Myall River VIEW President Hilary Gall affirmed.
A special Certificate of Appreciation was also given to Audra Taylor, who has
q Lucky winners of the tombola, and fashionistas in their own rights!
given wide support for the club, including with advertising and information, donating supermarket vouchers, and helping out allaround for a number of years.
Members and guests enjoyed a delicious roast lunch, served up by Heidi at the Grange, and were then treated to a fashion parade, featuring the threads of Circle of Friends,
which has numerous locations up and down the coast, including one at Tea Gardens. Many different colours and sizes were modelled by the VIEW ladies themselves, and the show got interactive as the models
q Zone Councillor Bronwyn presents membership pins to Paula Carter (30 years) and Sue Dodds (20 years).
q Cheryl presents Audra with a Certificate of Appreciation for all her hard work and support of VIEW.
INDEPENDENT TEAM
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thrown their hats in the ring, forming the MidCoast Independents team
Led by Thomas O’Keefe, the ticket consists of Bruce Murray, Jeanette Hart, Mal Motum, Terry Munright and Heather Vaughan.
The MidCoast Independents held a town hall meeting on Saturday July 13 at the Hawks Nest Community Hall to launch their campaign.
Driven by a motto of ‘For locals, for community, for action’, the election team promises to better advocate to government agencies on behalf of constituents, and
consider fiscal accountability and transparency vital to understanding where council spends its ratepayers’ funds.
“It is about ensuring that this community has a seat at the table when decisions are being made by the council,” Terry Munright explained.
The group highlighted environmental protection, appropriate development, and improvements to local health services - particularly at weekends.
Other major interests for the Independents group include employment and economic diversity, infrastructure improvements, housing and telecommunication services.
The group is also seeking improved and ongoing support for volunteers, and believes the southern portion of the local government area (LGA) deserves greater focus on general maintenance of roads, parks, and footpaths.
According to the group, the formation of a team of Independents is important to maximise the chances of getting at least one local councillor elected.
“As locals I and my team will be working for and in the local community,” said Thomas O’Keefe.
“You will be able to find us when you need us.”
The group intends to campaign heavily in the south of the LGA including Karuah, Stroud, North Arm Cove and Bulahdelah.
Reflections to receive further makeover
A LARGE outdoor heated pool, native gardens and a cultural art trail will soon take shape at Reflections Hawks Nest, alongside a refurbishment of park amenities, following Council’s approval of a development application by Reflections Holidays.
The $1.4 million, “stage two” refurbishment of the popular Hawks Nest holiday park follows the completion of the stage one park improvements in December 2023.
The $5.075m stage one refurbishment included fourteen new contemporary cabins with solar power and recycled rainwater.
Two of the cabins are accessible (with ramps and
all-access bathrooms) and six are dog-friendly (with lockable, enclosed decks).
Reflections CEO Nick Baker said the second stage of improvements at Reflections Hawks Nest would make the park a sought-after location, alongside its nearby “sister park” at Reflections Jimmys Beach.
“Whether camping at a power or unpowered site, or staying in one of our premium cabins, guests will have access to this heated pool year-round and be able to enjoy new amenities and native gardens which are beautifully landscaped, all near Bennetts Beach,” Mr Baker said.
“We know that the pool at Jimmys is a highlight for
many of our guests and we’re really thrilled to offer the same option at Hawks Nest, particularly in peak periods.”
Set for completion in early 2025, the pool is 7.7-metres wide and 18-metres in length, shaped like a bow tie and with a long underwater “bench” on one side.
Land Tax
Land tax is payable by the owner of a property when that property is not the person’s principal place of residence and the unimproved capital value of the property is more than $1,075,000. The tax is calculated in respect of liable property owned at midnight on 31 December each year. This means that if a person owns a property in addition to his or her principal place of residence and if the unimproved value of that property exceeds $1,075,000, then land tax is calculated and payable on the value in excess of that threshold. If the person owns several properties, then the unimproved values are added together and after the threshold of $1,075,000 is subtracted, the land tax is
calculated on the balance.
The threshold is adjusted each year. For example in 2021, the threshold was $755,000. In 2022, $822,000 and in 2023 $969,000. In the recent State budget, it was announced that the threshold shall remain at $1,075,000. It shall not be adjusted (usually increased) this year. This means that if land prices continue to increase, then if an owner of a property is liable for payment of land tax and if the property increases in value, then the amount of the land tax payable shall increase.
Please contact Cavelle Lindsay if you would like to discuss this further.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
by Cavelle Lindsay
MULLANE & LINDSAY TAKING THE LEAD
q The MidCoast Independents team of Thomas O’Keefe, Bruce Murray, Jeanette Hart, Mal Motum and Terry Munright.
q An artist’s impression of the pool area.
Bitou Buster volunteer
Toxic weed getting out of hand
VOLUNTEER weed-fighters are worried a very toxic weed is getting out-of-hand in and around the Hawks Nest area.
Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Bitou Busters fear that the invasive mother-of-millions is rapidly re-establishing itself along the dunes despite their regular weeding efforts.
Mother-of-millions is forming dense communities that are spreading into the dunes and bushland, probably from seeds or plant parts inadvertently brought in on machinery, blown off trailers or deliberately dumped as garden-waste.
Some include, supermarkets, newsagents, convenience
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“The name ‘mother-of-millions’ may conjure up images of comfort and caring, but this red-flowered ornamental plant is a real killer,” Bitou Buster volunteer Adrienne Ingram said.
“Not only is it poisonous to people and pets, but it constitutes a serious risk to stock, as poisoned cattle die of heart failure.
“The toxins are present in all parts of the plant, although the red, bell-shaped flowers are five times more poisonous than the leaves and stems.”
Mother-of-millions are in flower from May through to November in this region.
In one sense, mother-of-millions is a very apt name for this Class 4 Noxious Weed.
Each plant can produce hundreds of seeds that can survive in the soil for a number of years.
The plants reproduce from seeds, leaves, stems and root fragments.
When the fragments fall to the grounddropped during control efforts or spread via mowing or slashing - they put down roots and
re-establish as new plants.
As a Class 4 Noxious Weed in the MidCoast area, the plant must be managed to continuously stop its ability to spread. It must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed.
To control mother-of-millions, it is best to hand-pull plants, using gloves.
All plant parts should be bagged and placed in the red bin.
Although individual plants are easy to remove, infestations are difficult to control
EDITOR'S NOTE
due to the ability of all plant parts left behind to re-shoot.
Follow-up weeding is a must, as seeds and dropped plant parts will otherwise quickly reinfest the site.
Once removed, the infested area should be revegetated with more desirable plants to provide competition to future mother-ofmillions seedlings and plantlets.
If it is in your garden perhaps think about planting Australian natives such as Christmas bell, midgen berry and Westringia.
Council elections
DEAR News Of The Area readers,
IN small towns, active community members often wear multiple hats.
This is certainly the case on the Myall Coast.
Each week, stories for the various regional editions of News Of The Area are supplied by teams of freelance contributor reporters.
In the name of transparency, two of the local contributors to the Myall Coast NOTAJohn Sahyoun and Thomas O’Keefe - have expressed their intention to run as candidates in the September council elections.
John and Thomas will run on separate
tickets.
While News Of The Area wishes them the best in all their endeavours, the newspaper does not endorse a particular candidate or candidates for the election.
In the interest of fairness and balance, neither John or Thomas will cover any news relating to the council during this period, with that policy to be reviewed following the results of the election.
Regards, Douglas CONNOR, Group Editor, News Of The Area.
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Gordon Blair with a poisonous mother-of-millions plant from the Boulevarde at Winda Woppa, Hawks Nest.
Bushfire inspections take to the sky
A TRANSGRID helicopter will take to the skies this week to inspect high-voltage electricity transmission lines for the network’s annual bushfire prevention program.
The comprehensive inspections help identify any potential bushfire risks and assess the condition of towers and transmission lines to ensure the safe operation of the network in the lead-up to summer.
Weather permitting, Transgrid will inspect transmission lines in or near Karuah, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Taree from July 16-21.
“Transgrid takes the risk of bushfires very seriously and the safety of our people, landowners and communities around our network is our first priority,” General Manager of Asset Management Lance Wee said.
the community for their patience and understanding as we carry out these critical inspections to keep everyone safe.”
Action plan for young people
MIDCOAST Council
“We are committing significant resources to inspect the network and carry out any necessary vegetation management and maintenance work to reduce the risk of bushfires in the lead-up to the 202425 summer period.”
Between February and September, specialist teams are inspecting transmission lines and infrastructure on Transgrid’s 13,000km network to help identify any vegetation encroachments and maintenance issues.
“People may see the helicopter flying along transmission lines so crews can inspect them and take photos to help identify any potential issues so we can proactively respond to addressing any bushfire risks,” Mr Wee said.
“We’d like to thank
The helicopter will fly above transmission lines at about 50 kilometres per hour.
The schedule is subject to change.
For more information, please visit https:// www.transgrid.com.au/ customers-community/ community-safety/ managing-bush-fire-risk
a Children and Young People’s Action Plan to support young people across the MidCoast to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.
“If you are a young person, a carer, or you work with young people, we want to hear from you,” said Alex Mills, Council Manager Libraries, Community and Cultural Services.
“Hearing first-hand experiences will help ensure the plan is right and that we take the steps necessary to improve lives and outcomes for our youngest residents.”
Almost 23 percent of the MidCoast population is aged under 24 years.
Compared to NSW averages, young people
on the MidCoast have high levels of disengagement from schools and workplaces and high rates of out-of-home care.
In the MidCoast, 25.2 percent of 15-24 year olds live in poverty, which is greater than the NSW average.
“We want to work with young people, government and community stakeholders to improve outcomes,” Mr Mills said.
Have your say before 21 July by completing the survey here: https:// haveyoursay.midcoast. nsw.gov.au/children-andyoung-peoples-action-plan
Everyone who takes part in the survey will go into the draw to win one of four $25 MidCoast gift cards.
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q Transgrid will inspect transmission lines from the sky this week.
King Charles and Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa
By AAP
BRITAIN’S King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit Australia and Samoa in October, Buckingham Palace says.
Charles is undergoing cancer treatment and doctors have advised him against any further extension of the trip, so neighbouring New Zealand will miss out on a royal visit.
The Australian leg of the trip, at the invitation of the federal government, will see the royal couple carry out engagements in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
In March, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said plans were under way on logistics for a possible visit.
"The King has shown his compassion for Australians
affected by recent natural disasters, just as Australians have shown compassion and support for the King following his cancer diagnosis," he said.
"The King, Queen and members of the Royal Family are always welcome in Australia."
In Samoa, they will celebrate "the strong bilateral relationship" between the Pacific Island nation and the UK, and the couple are expected to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024.
The meeting brings together delegations from 56 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.
The visit would be the first trip to Australia by a reigning monarch since 2011.
The last such visit was
when Queen Elizabeth II travelled to Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
King Charles has made fifteen visits to Australia, his last being in 2018 to open the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and to visit parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Buckingham Palace says the couple's program will be subject to doctors' advice, with any necessary modifications to be made on health grounds.
Further details of the visit to both countries will be announced soon.
Charles, 75, returned to public-facing duties earlier this year while still receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer.
Merle turns 100
By Thomas O’KEEFE
BIRTHDAY girl Merle HarveyWoods turned 100 last week, and celebrated in style with her friends, family, and staff at Peter Sinclair Gardens in Hawks Nest on Thursday 11 July. Originally from the St George region of Sydney, where her father once played for an early Dragons team, Merle worked in many fields, including printing, cane wickerwork, and her lifelong passion, children’s nurseries.
Never one to remain idle, having learnt how to waterski at 55, she’s still a big fan of the pokies, and will try anything new.
“They called her 'Harvey', and some even brought their own kids back a generation later.”
Earlier in the week, staff from Peter Sinclair Gardens took Merle to visit a Medowie daycare, where the kids were
thrilled to meet a centenarian for the first time.
“Merle's presence with the kids was second to none,” Nic from Peter Sinclair Gardens told NOTA.
“They gravitated to her for who she was, and there were countless hugs and a big smile.”
The Peter Sinclair Gardens lounge was festooned with silver 100’s and pink balloons and streamers hung by the volunteers and staff, and Merle was welcomed into her party like a Queen.
“Not everybody gets this, you've got to get to 100,” Merle declared aloud.
“Thank you all very much, I’m a bit overcome, I want to cry but I'm not going to –thank you, thank you, thank you everybody.”
Merle came to Hawks Nest three years ago, and her impressive progeny
includes three children, ten grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and, so far, one great-great grandchild - five generations in all.
Being born in 1924, Merle has seen the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War, the turn of the century, COVID, recessions and boom-
times, and is still going strong, receiving her special 100th birthday wishes cards from the NSW Governor, GovernorGeneral, Prime Minister, and more.
After blowing out her ‘100 candle’, Merle was whisked away in a specially-organised Cadillac to zip around town in classic, timeless style.
q Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit the ACT and NSW in October. Photo: Chris Jackson/AP PHOTO.
q Merle entered the room like a Queen, through a cloud of confetti.
q Merle with family and staff at Peter Sinclair Gardens.
q Merle hit the town in a special Cadillac ride for the day.
q The giant birthday card the kids at Medowie made for Merle’s 100th.
q Some of Merle’s family who made it on her big day.
Op shop Christmas in July
By Thomas O’KEEFE
CHRISTMAS came six months early at the St Andrews Op Shop in Tea Gardens, where a massive sale of festive cheer was held over 12-13 July.
The sale at the local institution and Aussie cultural cornerstone was perfectly timed for the July school holidays, with dozens of visitors and families coming in to get a little festive vibe under the grey, wintry skies, as visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
They witnessed a surprisingly huge amount of Christmas items, all collected donations from the last six months, including reindeer, angels, trees, decorations, lights, Santas, wreaths, and toys, toys, toys!
Some of it would be impossible to find anywhere else, long ago preloved, but still in excellent condition,
and many shoppers built and tended piles at the registers, or lamented the lack of a third hand to hold it all.
"Susan collects from January to July for this sale, then from July to December for the regular Christmas sale," volunteer Vivienne Boyd told NOTA.
Susan Nicholls, chief organiser of the Christmas sales, said, “Christmas in July gives people something to look forward to in winter.
“Proceeds go to charity.
“This time it will be Destiny Haven, a women's support organisation near Dungog.
“Hopefully we can raise a couple of thousand dollars.”
The Christmas shops have been going for decades, and last week’s effort was the result of grand teamwork from ‘Santa’s Helpers’, the volunteers at St Andrews.
Previous beneficiary
q Plenty of visitors and volunteers spread the mid-year cheer at St Andrews.
organisations have included other respected charities, such as the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, which has rescued people close to several in the community, and in the region.
Susan is planning a nice presentation of the proceeds for the near future, while the happy Christmas-in-July shoppers will enjoy setting up a reminder of warmer days (at least in Australia), to brighten up the grey skies of late, perhaps hearing sleigh-bells ring in their winter wonderlands.
Fishermen saved 65 kilometres offshore
TWO fishermen, stranded on the eastern side of the Continental shelf, were returned safely to shore last week by volunteers from Marine Rescue Port Stephens following a marathon nine hour and 20 minute rescue mission.
Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander and Watch Officer Ben Van Der Wijngaart received a call from the fishermen at 3pm on 9 July that their 7.9 metre cabin cruiser had suffered engine failure more than 30 nautical miles off Port Stephens Heads.
“At this distance communications are challenged but we managed to narrow the location of the disabled vessel,” Unit Commander Van Der Wijngaart said.
Marine Rescue NSW
Inspector Steve Raymond said a volunteer crew was assembled at the request of Marine Area Command and rescue vessel Port Stephens 31 deployed.
“Our crew reached the stranded fishermen in just under one and a half hours.
“The disabled vessel had been drifting south, southeast putting them 35 nautical miles off Port Stephens Heads.
“Visibility was hampered because of sea spray.
“The PS 31 crew checked the welfare of the two men on board the disabled vessel before taking their boat under tow for the journey back to Port Stephens which took almost eight hours.
“The rescue vessel travelled back at under six knots because of sea conditions and occasional larger swell sets.
“It was a long, slow and uncomfortable haul back,” Inspector Raymond said.
The two fishermen and their disabled vessel were returned to Port Stephens at 2am on 10 July.
The Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander said the rescue mission was complicated by the distance and intermittent contact with the disabled vessel.
“The crew did an incredible job with the communications limitations we experienced.
“Locating the disabled vessel as quickly as they did was outstanding.
“Our crew and radio operators have enjoyed a well-earned sleep-in today after a tiring
q Susan Nicholls shows off some of the donations on sale at the Op Shop.
q Snow-globes galore!
q A plethora of Christmas trinkets were in the Op Shop’s store.
rescue mission,” Unit Commander Van Der Wijngaart said.
q The rescue mission took nine hours and 20 minutes.
Our enduring light
By Anne JOHNSON, Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Inc.
RECENTLY on the cover of the NRMA’s ‘Open Road’ magazine was a fine picture of Seal Rocks lighthouse.
The article mentioned that it is one of only two that have an exterior stairway.
This lighthouse is certainly a treasure that has been keeping our coast safer since its construction in 1875.
Colonial architect James
Barnet was the one to determine Sugarloaf Point as the lighthouse site.
Many vessels were lost due to the rocks which were not evident in high wind and a force 12 gale: the height of the waves obscured them.
A road had to be formed to Bungwahl on the Myall Lakes.
A 457 metre jetty was built to receive the building materials.
Not only the lighthouse was built, but also a head keeper’s quarters, a duplex
for two assistant keepers and a signal house – all of brick with iron roofs.
The building materials came by sea from Sydney, but local residents George and John Bramble moved them from the jetty to the cliff tops with their bullock team.
Bramble relatives still live in our area.
The lighthouse remained on kerosene until 1965 when electric power lines were brought through from Pacific Palms.
We have a local resident in Tea Gardens whose memories go back to the early 1950s when his father was a lighthouse man.
Peter Chappelow told me that the head keeper was usually older and often a World War II veteran.
There were three shifts which were rotated to give everyone an equal share.
Keepers also were responsible for the upkeep of the dwellings and the surroundings.
Morse code was used to communicate ships to shore.
All passing ships were required to sail within eight
miles of the lighthouse so they could be identified and recorded – this information was then radioed to Sydney.
Peter and his young brother who had just started school were mailed ‘School of the Air’ packages each month to help them in their isolated situation.
He attended Bungwahl school, being driven in the U.S. Army Blitz truck over a bush track.
There were about fourteen students and one teacher to cope with pupils from Kindergarten up.
The lighthouse children amused themselves with
Stinker’s Fishin’: Standing room only
By John ‘Stinker; CLARKE
COMPLETED in the mid1980s the Nelson Bay Breakwall has evolved into what I consider to be the best artificial reef on the coast.
Prior to the breakwall it was not uncommon to see trawlers and game fishing boats washed up on Nelson Bay Beach following periods of sustained, strong, westerly winds.
The calm, warm waters behind the breakwall in the Marina provide ideal conditions for monster flathead to snuggle into the sandy bottom and wait in ambush for the arrival of unsuspecting mullet and small baitfish to swim by.
It is on the port side of
the breakwall that the fishing opportunities are unlimited.
Snapper, kingfish, mulloway, tailor and trevally are regularly bounced up the rocky wall.
All the fishing talk through the winter months focuses on luderick and to a lesser extent bream.
I went for a wander along the breakwall last weekend and witnessed more fishing excitement than I have for quite some time.
The car park was full and the breakwall was bristling with rods, scoop nets and trolleys of all shapes and sizes.
The great attraction was that the luderick were biting like crazy. Every second rod was bowed into a shaking
semicircle and the lines were strained under the pressure of a cracker luderick.
Never had I seen so much fishing action in one spot.
I decided to count how many were fishing from one end to the other.
Hazard a guess.
You will be as amazed as I was.
Those not tangling with luderick were bagging thumping great bream that were biting their heads off on cooked prawns.
I think everyone I saw had at least some fish in their bucket.
So how many do you think were fishing along the wall?
Can you believe there were 70!
fishing and swimming: the biggest event of the year was the Bulahdelah Show.
Today it is a pleasant drive along Lakes Way to visit Seal Rocks, so named for the colonies of fur seals that lived there.
Our local Historic Society members enjoy visiting the area and dwelling on its significance.
Our Thursday Walkers also consider it one of our favourite places to hike, usually ending up having lunch on a parklike area below the light while watching for whales or maybe a seal.
Stargazing: The sky is falling
By Dave RENEKE
WELL, well, well... looks like the cosmos has been playing a rather dangerous game of cosmic dodgeball with our little blue planet lately.
Just last month, an asteroid decided to swing by for a close encounter of the too-close-for-comfort kind, zipping past us at a distance closer than the Moon.
And as if that wasn't enough celestial excitement, another space rock thought it'd be fun to buzz by just two days earlier.
But before we start feeling too special, let's remember that we're not the only ones getting attention from these cosmic visitors.
On June 30, we marked the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska Event, when Mother Nature decided to do some extreme landscaping in Siberia.
An exploding asteroid flattened trees for 100 kilometres in all directions, giving the area a rather dramatic makeover.
Imagine if that had been a city!
The local farmer, Semen Semenov, got a free 50yard flight across his yard
and a complimentary heat treatment that left him wondering whether to keep his shirt on or risk it spontaneously combusting.
Fast forward to 1954, and we have the case of Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama.
There she was, minding her own business on her sofa, when a meteorite decided to crash her relaxation session by bursting through the ceiling and giving her upper thigh a cosmic love tap that left a permanent mark.
But the real showstopper came in 2013 in good old Siberia.
On February 15, while everyone was distracted by a known asteroid making its scheduled fly-by, another space rock snuck in from the Sun's direction and threw a surprise party 25 km above the city of Chelyabinsk.
This celestial gate crasher was travelling at fifteen or 20 kilometres per second and injured over a thousand people. When the flash lit up the sky, everyone rushed to their windows for a peek.
Bad move.
The shock wave that
followed a few minutes later turned those windows into confetti!
Now, before you start wearing a helmet 24/7, remember that these events are relatively rare.
Sure, we're constantly pelted by space debris, but most of it is no bigger than apple seeds.
City-destroying asteroids come by once every few centuries.
And if you're worried
about a planet-wide extinction event?
Well, those only come around every 100 million years or so.
Talk about playing the long game!
Each year, Earth is bombarded by approximately 40,000 tonnes of meteorite material. Interestingly, one of the best places to find bits of meteorites is on your roof or in your downpipe, where
they often accumulate after falling from the sky. True!
Every year an unexpected visitor in the form of a space rock clobbers someone’s property. These cosmic house calls usually result in a hole in the roof, a dented floor, and a valuable souvenir for the homeowner.
Some claim we're six times more likely to meet our maker via meteor than in a plane crash, but don't
cancel your flight plans just yet.
You're still far more likely to be done in by that bacon cheeseburger or that "last" cigarette.
But hey, if you do happen to see a bright flash in the sky, maybe resist the urge to press your face against the window for a better look.
After all, in the cosmic game of peek-a-boo, it's better to be safe than sorry!
q Ann Hodges was on her sofa when a meteorite burst through the ceiling.
q Cheapest entertainment in town.
Stinker’s History: The Tarrants
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
THE Tarrants
‘GINGER’ Tarrant, a fisherman from Wallsend, worked the waters outside Newcastle before moving into Nelson Bay in the early 1900s.
So began a long line of fishing Tarrants that continues to this day.
Bobby ‘Old Mouldy’ Tarrant, Ginger’s son, was as tough as teak and became legendary in the growing fishing community.
The men were hard, strong, tireless workers and possessed an uncompromising attitude and fierce determination.
To really confuse the issue, Bobby Tarrant was in fact Alfred George Tarrant.
The confusion with his name made it difficult for certain agencies to find him - exactly how he wanted it to be.
Mouldy had six kids, all boys: Ron, Calvin (‘Doc’), Eric (‘Tekka’), Colin, Glyn and Howard.
During the 1940s, the war years, things were rough and Mouldy, like many others, was making a quid any way he could.
It was during the time when Tomaree Head was an army camp that Mouldy was on the dole, doing a bit of work for the council and a bit of fishing on the side, hand lining for snapper outside the heads in his boat the ‘Cady’.
This particular night he was coming back into the harbour late as the fish had been biting.
As he motored past Tomaree Head in the dark of night the Yanks hit him in the eyes with a powerful search light.
“Halt! Come ashore!” was the order from the sentry.
Mouldy, blinded by the light, stumbled ashore in the corner of Shoal Bay.
Under gun point, still not sure what was going on, Mouldy was frog marched into the watchtower.
The fisherman was told that he needed to be identified by members of the local community otherwise he would remain a prisoner under the suspicion that he may be a spy for the enemy.
Fortunately Harry and Arch Blanch made their way to the lockup at Tomaree and found Mouldy sitting there.
The bewildered fisherman immediately put both his arms in the air and declared “I’m a prisoner of war! Get me out of here.”
The Tarrant men would live for three months of the year in Murdoch’s hut on Narrowgut, Fingal, chasing lobsters.
They lived on a diet of fish, lobsters, shellfish, stale bread and tea with milk provided by an old milking cow that Steve
Blanch left for them on the island.
When the season was over the crew would pack up and head north following the lobsters to Broughton Island.
Bill Tarrant, Mouldy’s brother, was from Adamstown and did some cooking for the crew on Broughton Island.
Bill wasn’t a fisherman and he wasn’t much of a cook either, as told by ‘Tekka’.
“The old dampers he made 40 years ago are probably still washing around on the island,” Tekka said.
“Kick your toe on one and you broke it - your toe, not the damper.”
The Tarrants had many boats - one with a car engine that continued to break down.
“That’s meant for the road, not the water,” Mouldy would growl.
The ‘Cady’ was their first boat, a 16 foot lifeboat with a 5hp Clay motor.
A reliable fishing vessel used for trapping lobsters, towing dinghies and hauling in the port.
Cady started having mechanical problems after a giant shark circled the boat and chewed the propeller off it.
The ‘Battler’ followed, an 18 footer with a 6hp Clay motor.
The boat literally shook itself to pieces.
It was during a fierce westerly gale, towing lobster pens back from Broughton Island, that the boat was bashed continually by the heavy sea.
‘Ekka’ bailed flat out for five hours just to keep afloat as the nails loosened and, in some cases, popped out.
More cracks appeared and the water rushed in.
Unable to be repaired, the Battler was burnt on Nelson Bay Beach.
The ‘Valerie’, a 16 footer 5 hp Simplex, came and went before the Tarrants bought the ‘Betty Lou’ a 36 footer with a 14hp Frisco Standard motor, an ex-sailing boat which worked for a few years trapping, catching sharks and set lining.
Forever on the lookout for another boat, the ‘Esperance’, a 22 foot double ender with a 10hp Simplex, was bought off Frank Nicholson’s brother and arrived from Port Macquarie.
This boat proved to be too awkward for lobstering around the rocks and was sold to Joey Hyde who worked the Hunter River for prawns.
The next in a long line was the ‘Toddy’.
This boat, run by an Acme, was originally owned by George Todd and seemed to have a mind of its own.
When the motor was kicked over it would backfire and take off - backwards!
Always unpredictable, Toddy finally broke from
its moorings on Broughton Island and washed up on the rocks to be broken up by the pounding sea.
The ‘Randy Mussel’ followed.
This boat was firstly tagged the ‘Pandy Rose’ by Jimmy Tarrant, who crudely painted the name on the side with black paint and a dry paint brush.
A very poor sign writing job indeed.
On passing, an elderly, poor sighted lady stared at the name painted on the boat.
She turned to Jimmy and said: “What a funny name, Randy Mussel.”
How she managed to get Randy Mussel from Pandy Rose remains a mystery, however the new name stuck.
The ‘Maggie Punchwater’
was next.
A 22 footer driven by a three cylinder, air cooled 28hp Lister built by Norm Laman at Government Road in Nelson Bay.
The boat was stolen from Salamander in 1975 and hasn’t been seen since.
Finally the Tarrants bought the ‘Anola’ off Max Catsicas.
A family of characters, there is a story to be told about the Tarrants wherever they went.
I initially encountered the Tarrants and most of the other fishermen in the Bottom Bar at the Nelson Bay RSL Club, which certainly was an eye opener for a young school teacher like me.
Fishermen and tradies simply walked off the street
with no sign in book at the door and having no concern for any dress regulations or codes of behaviour.
The Bottom Bar, down in the cellars on ground level, had a musty smell of cigarette smoke, sweat, fish and booze.
Plumbing pipes which serviced the upper floor of the club hung down from the ceiling and occasionally sprung a leak.
The bar was popular as the beer was excellent and the atmosphere was great.
The bare footed fishermen gathered in one corner of the smoky bar room without a care in the world, until it was time to leave.
The entrance to the Bottom Bar was through a door off the car park,
occasionally at closing time the door was locked and all the remaining patrons were forced to leave the club through the Members Lounge and the front foyer. To satisfy the dress regulations relating to “suitable footwear”, one fisherman would exit the club wearing a pair of borrowed thongs, then return to the car park and toss them through the window for his mate to wear.
Up to eight fishermen would leave the club wearing the same pair of thongs. I don’t know if it is true, but on one occasion I was told that there were no thongs available, however the fishermen managed to get a pair of diving flippers.
q The Tarrant’s hut on Broughton Island was smashed in a big sea.
q Glyn Tarrant and Bluey King hauling at Shoal Bay.
q Bobby ‘Mouldy’ Tarrant with the Fishing Inspector close by.
The Big Screen with Lindsay Hall
By Lindsay HALL
THE U.S. Summer Blockbuster season continues to trickle Down Under with the arrival of Twisters in cinemas.
A stand-alone sequel to the legendary 1996 original, this retread for a new millennium is directed by journeyman filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as slightly updated versions of nearly identical characters played by Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton almost 30 years ago.
Tracing a day in the unreal lives of “Stormchasers” of the American midwest, the set-up is an ingenious one that allows the cast and crew to set aside the usual rules about creating conflict for action films, because at any moment the characters may be forced to contend with varying levels of destruction wrought by nature.
Chung’s previous
work has been incredibly character focused, and his skills at weaving relational arcs through a narrative are invaluable in this film, where in the midst of one unbelievable set-piece after another, he convinces his audience to actually care about the people on screen.
Receiving a limited run in Australian cinemas almost a full year after its release overseas is the French comedy-drama Mr. Blake At Your Service
The film debut of a noted French novelist - Gilles Legardinier - this possible Oscar contender stars John Malkovich as a widowed British businessman who assumes the role of butler to a wealthy French family and must navigate the eccentricities of the manors matriarch played by French actor Fanny Ardant.
Movies like this are the very definition of “feel good”, whereby the various characters start out bearing some degree
of personal grief and are then thrust into unfamiliar and uncomfortable circumstances which create humorous misunderstandings, and ultimately allow them to become more complete human beings.
While on one level this all rests on the performances by the varied actorswhich are, admittedly, all funny, touching and winning - there are always some elements of cultural humour and pathos that get lost in translation with foreign films.
Mr. Blake is charming enough, but whether it is worth a cinema ticket may be down to your willingness to read the subtitles.
Releasing at the same time as a contender in the same category of “Comedydrama set in a European city” is Treasure
More of an international effort, this film comes from German writer and director Julia von Heinz,
VIEW visits croquet
By Thomas O’KEEFE
CROQUET grows ever more popular, with a recent visit by the Myall River VIEW Club, and some new members joining in the lawn-sized fun.
Back in May, several ladies from VIEW visited the lawns at Myall Park to try a swing of the mallets and learn the game, which is noted for its low-impact physicality and surprisingly strategic capacity.
Twenty players in all, from VIEW and the Croquet Club, swarmed the field, enjoying the latest social outing that VIEW had planned, and for only the first time in four years where the two clubs united outdoors.
“I was surprised by the hidden technicalities of the game, but would do it again,” Sheril Johnson, VIEW’s Program Officer, told NOTA.
Luckily, the croquet lawns, which had suffered from severe dehydration over summer due to a problem with the recycled watering system, are not so brown anymore, but could still use some love.
The local plovers have
and stars the intermittently controversial Lena Dunham as a journalist who travels to Poland to meet her father, played by the voice of Britain, Stephen Fry.
Where Dunham’s character wishes to connect more deeply with her family and heritage, Fry’s Holocaust survivor is determined to avoid any situations that would recall past horrors, and instead continually derails their trip with hijinks.
Treasure is another example of a film that may not necessarily be saying anything new, but the genuinely funny and heartbreaking script combined with the irresistible presence of Fry make this worth checking out.
It’s an English-language film, so it’s less work than its competition.
Another high-quality Aussie thriller releases this week with Birdeater, the feature debut from the team
of Jack Clark and Jim Weir.
Set at a weekend bachelor party where the groom-to-be has, unusually, insisted that his fiancee join “the boys”, this film starts out by making the characters and audience feel profoundly uncomfortable in each other’s company, and then proceeds to make everything so much worse.
Tackling all the ways in which men are capable of being toxic in all relationships, Birdeater is a film in the vein of Ozploitation classic Wake in Fright.
It is an unsettling, often upsetting film - that needs to be said up front for the benefit of those who, understandably, want their movie-going to be about escapism.
It does challenge its audience with valuable questions about how we hide our deeper selves from others, and for those who can bear the brutality on display it may be part of a
bigger cultural conversation in the months to come.
Finally this week sees the release of Longlegs from horror auteur Oz Perkins (son of Anthony Perkins who portrayed the original slasher, Norman Bates, in Hitchcock’s Psycho).
Starring modernage scream queen Maika Monroe as an FBI agent hunting a serial killer, the film also pulls in the considerable talent and presence of Nicolas Cage.
Perkins has developed a masterful hand at creating an atmosphere of dread in his films, matching perfectly-crafted tension with gorgeous cinematography and artistic design, and his actors are clearly well-aligned with his filmmaking.
Sitting right on the line of being a film with “art house” attitude, Longlegs still delivers chills to satisfy its viewers.
been at it again, too, exercising their odd propensity for ‘nesting’ in shallow hollows upon wide, open ground, taking up residence on one lawn, and providing yet another obstacle for the mallet-wielders to navigate as they aim for the hoops and goals.
Play was followed by a neat morning tea, taking advantage of the nicer
weather, which has been at a bit of a premium these last few months.
Other recent VIEW outings included a trip to the Hunter Botanical Gardens near Heatherbrae.
“On 29 June, we welcomed a new Croquet Club member, Barry, on yet another sunny and bright morning,” Croquet and VIEW club member Sue Dodds informed NOTA.
“Hopefully more great days of bright weather are still to come.”
The Croquet Club plays the ‘golf’ variation of the game Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday mornings, from 8:45am at Myall Park, and ‘association croquet’ is played on Tuesdays, welcoming everyone to come and try the game.
q Elizabeth and Mahlah welcomed new Croquet Club member Barry (centre).
Eyes on the prize, but mind the plovers that like to nest on the lawns.
Water management in the Hunter
SINGLETON resident and rural landowner
Martin Fallding has been appointed as the inaugural chairperson of the HunterPaterson Environmental Water Advisory Group (EWAG).
Once fully established, the Hunter-Paterson EWAG will advise the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (NSW DCCEEW) on using the environmental water allowance in the Hunter and Paterson regulated rivers.
NSW DCCEEW will seek expressions of interest for membership of the HunterPaterson EWAG later in 2024.
The group will bring together representatives from a range of interests across the region, including Aboriginal people, environmental groups,
water users, and aquatic scientists.
Information provided by EWAG members will contribute to decisions about environmental water management for 2025 and beyond.
Any unused environmental water allowance cannot be carried forward to the next water year.
The Hunter-Paterson EWAG will be the sixth EWAG established in NSW and the first in a coastal river catchment.
NSW DCCEEW also works with the Snowy Advisory Committee in the Snowy and Montane rivers.
“The establishment of the Hunter-Paterson Environmental Water Advisory Group is a significant step forward in our efforts to make the best use of environmental water to enhance the health
of the Hunter and Paterson rivers,” NSW DCCEEW Director Hunter Central Coast Joe Thompson said.
“We’re extremely pleased to have Martin Fallding on board as the inaugural Chair.
“Martin and the HunterPaterson Environmental Water Advisory Group will play a crucial role in guiding our strategies and actions for using the Environmental Water Allowance.
“Their input will directly contribute to longterm environmental water planning for the Hunter and Paterson regulated rivers.”
Martin Fallding has qualifications and experience in land use planning, geomorphology, soils and land management, and environmental impact assessment.
He has worked in a wide range of public and private sector roles as an
environmental planning specialist, primarily focusing on biodiversity conservation.
Mr Fallding is a Singleton Weeds Advisory Committee member and has, until recently, been a member of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Advisory Panel and the NSW Koala Expert Panel.
He also established and operates a nature-based ecotourism business in the Upper Hunter.
“I am excited to be part of a conversation that will support the most effective use of the environmental water allowances available in the Hunter and Paterson rivers,” Mr Fallding said.
“There are opportunities to work together with all groups and interests to improve the health and condition of the river and its ecosystems.”
By Jennifer DUDLEYNICHOLSON
AI TECHNOLOGY is expected to disrupt 40 percent of all jobs by the end of the decade but its impact on smartphones could be even more widespread.
More than half the world's phones are expected to use artificial intelligence technology within as little as four years, according to technology market analyst firm Canalys.
Electronic tech giant Samsung this week committed to putting AI features inside 200 million smart devices by the end of the year.
But technology experts and academics warn the rapidly evolving technology comes with unaddressed risks, including questions about consumer privacy, data security and transparency, and without regulation and education, users may have to rely on tech firms to do the right thing.
The forecasts come
as Samsung unveiled AI features to roll out inside future smartphones and wearable devices at its Paris event, including tools to compose email and text messages, to recreate photos, and to summarise, transcribe and translate text.
Samsung Electronics president TM Roh says he considers generative AI technology so impactful that he made it the focus of the company's mobile division.
"Internally last year, I proclaimed to the entire (mobile) business that we are no longer a smartphone business, we are an AI company, so we're going to focus all efforts around AI," he told AAP.
"With the advancement of AI technology, the industry as a whole has been influenced."
But Samsung is not alone in its desire to put generative AI tools inside our pockets.
Google will hold a launch event on August
13 that promises to show off "the best of Google AI, Android software and the Pixel portfolio of devices”, while Apple unveiled its own AI software and a partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in June.
Apple's AI features, such as a smarter Siri voice assistant and writing tools, are expected to launch on devices in September.
All three major smartphone manufacturers say their AI features will be smarter, more useful, and more personalised to users.
For Samsung Galaxy AI that means analysing a text message conversation to suggest personalised responses, while for Apple that will mean scanning and prioritising a user's most time-sensitive notifications.
Semiconductor maker and software creator Qualcomm senior vicepresident Don McGuire says using generative AI technology proactively, rather than asking it to respond to prompts, is what
will make it invaluable to smartphone users.
"In order for AI to be really useful for people... AI has to become more suggestive and anticipatory," he said.
"That's really where we're headed."
But OECD digital economy policy division policy analyst Lucia Russo says the fast-evolving technology comes with growing risks, including questions about when and where consumer data is shared, its role in spreading disinformation, and potential for bias.
Regulations to limit those risks, she says, are necessary, but tricky, as they must be able to evolve with AI technology and cross international borders.
"In the same way you have tech leaders coming together to ensure they make the best and most optimal user experience for products, it's important for regulation at all levels to operate on mutual understanding," she said.
"We need to balance the potential for innovation with the risks that this technology holds."
The biggest consumer concerns about AI, according to Canalys, are privacy and data security, a lack of understanding and transparency about the technology, and the potential for extra cost to access AI tools.
Samsung and Apple have sought to manage those risks by offering consumers the option to process AI tasks on devices rather than over the internet.
Mr Roh says 55 percent of AI use in Samsung phones, excluding internet searches, currently happens on the devices themselves, which is "higher than expected".
But Swinburne University bioethicist Dr Evie Kendal predicts many smartphone users will not seek out their phone's AI controls to ensure their data is not uploaded to the cloud, and many will not know how to distinguish where their data goes.
"People who are concerned about AI will be willing to do the extra work and go into the settings," she said.
"But part of the problem
with some new technologies is they get rolled out in a way that normalises them and makes them almost invisible and so people may not know that their information is being used in different ways."
Education about generative AI tools, what they do, how they use data, and how to control your personal information should be an "immediate focus" for policymakers, Dr Kendal says, as well as consumers keen to try out the tech tools.
"You need to find out what you're comfortable with, if you know how your data is being stored and shared, who has access to your personal information and make sure you're comfortable with security of the device you're buying," she said.
"Beyond that, it's a matter of being as well informed as possible when you make these purchasing decisions."
The reporter travelled to France as a guest of Samsung Australia.
q Martin Fallding has been appointed chairperson of the new Hunter-Paterson Environmental Water Advisory Group.
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Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
The Write Direction
By John BLACKBOURN
Nuclear nous
THE supply of reliable power in Australia has become a political minefield that has provided our major political parties with two clearly different objectives.
On one hand the Government has decided that “renewables only” is their way of providing electric power for the future.
The opposition is taking a longerterm view by adding nuclear power to their mix of methods to provide long term base load supply.
The reality of the issue we consumers face is that within the next ten years, some 90 percent of the present coal fired power producers will become obsolete and cease that supply.
The question that needs to be answered is: How will the present methods of providing electricity be replaced with reliable and economically viable long-term supply?
The best estimates for renewables production come out at 98 percent.
So, there is a small gap appearing that needs to be covered and so far that query hasn’t been answered.
On the other hand, the cost, time frame and safety issues surrounding nuclear are yet to be quantified, but it does provide reliable base load and continuous supply for the long term.
Politically the worst possible situation is running out of supply, causing regular but predictable blackouts, and of course the community’s reaction to each event.
Help needed
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
ANYONE who takes an interest in local history would know exactly what I mean when I say that it is very frustrating when a photograph lands on your desk and you have no idea of its origin.
Such is the case with the photos on display.
I have absolutely no leads as to who took the photos, where they were taken and who are those featured.
the subjects and untangle the mysteries that
these photos present.
Please contact me if you have any information at stinkerfishing@yahoo.com.
On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
Dear
Jasminda,
I'm worried about my father and his somewhat rash decision making. Some months after losing his wife, just short of 80, he decided to pack up his life in a quiet seaside retirement town and go to Spain. After five days he bought a house. Now he's looking at land options for growing olive trees. He goes out every night. I think he's out of control. More to the point, how am I ever going to sort out his affairs?
Perplexed Becca P.
Hola Becca,
IT is easy to be alarmed when a loved one takes an unexpected direction (in
Of course, it could get far worse than that if we could no longer turn on the lights, cook our meals, watch our TVs, work our computers, recharge our mobile phones or even our electric vehicles.
The immediate issues are the time it takes to replace our dwindling coal fired providers, plus the unknown but feared cost and safety issues of the alternatives.
It is probably already too late to have a productive replacement strategy provided without supply shortages but whatever the outcome, it needs to be planned and provided now.
Our community finds it easy to be highly critical of the supply issues we are facing but very few are saying what will be acceptable to them to keep the power
this case Malaga via Amsterdam). In our minds they are getting a bit doddery, in their minds they are young enough to run media empires (Murdoch), cavort across a stage with moves like Jagger (Jagger), be President of the USA (Biden/Trump). Why can't they just watch tele, prune rose bushes and join a Sudoku challenge? In your father's defence, he doesn't sound like the sort of man who'd be content in a retirement home, the teasing lyrics of Doris Day's Sentimental Journey lulling him into a nostalgic funk. No, he sounds like a man who'd rather wake to the smell of patatas bravas and calamares a la Romana than porridge, and something less definable, like regret.
Encourage his self-determination and maybe brush up on your conversational Spanish so you can visit as often as possible. At the rate he's going, I doubt there will be any affairs left for you to sort out.
Aprovecha el dia, Jasminda.
supply flowing so our comfortable lifestyle can continue with little or no cost increases.
So what alternatives are available to us to provide continuous supply?
Pumped hydro is one, increased use of gas is another, battery supply and storage on a grand scale is yet another option, plus offshore wind farms.
Even community groups getting together to go off-grid with their own solar and battery setups could also be considered.
The fear that again we will all be faced with short-term thinking by political parties looking for a one sentence or five-minute solution is the answer that I fear most.
READING by Lynne Miles: Galatians 6: 7"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man (or woman) reaps what he (or she) sows."
Hawks battle Ducks
q Shaqueil Saunders sends the ball through the uprights in one of three successful conversions.
OUTLETS
Where you can pick up your paper
By Thomas O’KEEFE
THE Tea Gardens Hawks fought the good fight in their away-game against the Hamilton Ducks, playing in a rare evening match at Mallabula on Saturday 13 July.
Despite a typically strong start, too many errors within the first few minutes allowed the Ducks to get a couple over on the Hawks, putting them on the back foot early.
A change in the tide was heralded, however, by Ethan Tito, playing in his 50th seniors game, who ran in from 25 metres out, dodged and pushed off four defenders, and scored the first Hawks try to galvanise the Tea Gardens team into full-gear.
Alex Sinclair followed with his first try of the game, scooping up one of Shaqueil Saunders’ trademark chip-kicks to the wing, sidestepping a defending Duck and scoring in the corner.
Another try went to Riley Hunter, who pounced on a loose ball in the endzone, placed there by another of Saunders’ expert kicks, sealing a half-time lead for the Hawks.
The second half started strong like the first, with Luke Perry, another playing his 50th seniors game, landed his own celebratory try a few minutes in, taking an inside pass from Saunders ten metres out.
Darkness descended for the Hawks,
literally and figuratively, with the Ducks making three more tries and snatching the lead.
Defensive efforts in the second half were plagued by gaps and small errors that mounted up, allowing Hamilton to take the advantage, although one controversial forward pass call meant there was a disallowed Hawks try that could have made a big difference.
Moments before the siren, the Hawks were back in form, shifting the ball with good passing left to right along the field, ending with Alex Sinclair again, who ran in from ten metres out to score in the corner.
The final score was 32-26 in favour of Hamilton.
Both sides remain in the top four, making a rematch highly likely in the coming finals season.
The Hawks Men’s team’s bye next week gives them the chance to hone their form and fitness to topple the last two games of the season, and dive straight into the finals thereafter.
Myall Coast Vets
By Tony SMITH
11/07/2024. 2BBB STABLEFORD.
1. Pagett, Desmond & Kirwan, Ross 46
2. Rutter, Jim & McInerney, Kevin 43 c/b
3. Miller, Les & Keegan, Gerard 43 c/b
Hawks Nest
Golf Club
Social Club
Darts
By Mitchelle COLE
WINNER of Darts 11/07/2024
Darren Rapley with Runner up Graham Bramley.
Men’s highest point-score Mick Russom with 140.
Ladies highest point score Christine McKenzie with 133.
Darts on every Thursday night and everyone welcome .
5. Hussey, Robert & Crockett, Geoffrey 42 c/b NTP. A. B. C. 3rd. Collins, Peter Watson, Andrew Quince, Noel 5th . Bloomfield, Peter Pagett, Desmond 10th. Nealon, Peter Kirwan, Ross Crittenden, Alan 16th. Mc Donald, Stuart Brown, Rod McKenzie, John Balls To. 37 c/b.
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With 9 tables playing last Friday and 8 on Monday, it has been a busy week for the Bridge Club.
Monday: N/S 1. C Rands & L Falla, 2. D Hipkins & B Eyre,3. C Richards & S Matheson, 4. B Treharne & J Whalan, 5. B & P Gibbs, 6. P Baily & G Morrison, 7. J Glover & N Grehan, 8. A Ryan & A Remment. E/W: 1. L & G Conroy, 2. L Howarth & E Greenhalgh, 3. Muggleton & J
4. Williams, Kevin & Wood, Oswald 43 Dixon, 4=. H White & S Helsen, K McMurray & L Butler, 6. J Slater & H Blackborn, 7. C Bywater & S Bowen, 8. L Hulme & D Dale. Tuesday: N/S 1. B & P Ness, 2. J Fowler & S Ryder, 3. E Buckpitt & H Blackbourn. E/W 1.S Wilson & C Richards, 2. L Hulme & R Albon, 3. W Drake & S O’Keefe. Wednesday: 1. P Baily & J Gray, 2. E Digby & D Hipkins, 3. B Treharne & S Matheson, 4. D Russell & D Ayres, 5. C Bywater & J Pye, 6. A Ryan & E White, 7. L Butler &S Low, 8. J Ryan & A Remment, 9. K McMurray& J Dixon
Friday: N/S 1. J & T Thatcher, 2. J Whalen & C Richards, 3. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 4. P Baily & G Morrison, 5. C Rands & L Falla, 6. E & A Greenhalgh, 7. L & G Conroy, 8. J Fowler & B Taylor, 9. J & A Ryan. E/W 1. B Treharne & S Matheson, 2. E Digby & J Pye, 3. S Pearson & L Howarth, 4. N Grehan & J Glover, 5. L Hume & D Dale, 6. E Buckpitt & H Blackbourn, 7. C Bywater & J Gray, 8. S Bowen & S Helsen.
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Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling Club News
By John SLATER
10 JULY
The bowls this week are sponsored by Carl’s Auto Care Forty players fronted the starter today for the Wednesday Nominated Triples with the grass green back in service which played a tad better than it looked.
The morning game was decided by the highest
winning margin and the winners were Phil Thrift, Craig McDonald, and Keith Smith with a margin of 9
The afternoon game was decided by the highest margin (again!) and after a countback the winners were John Bates and Rod Morrison with a margin of 21
The Garden Eatery Voucher was won by John Moore. Thanks to the Garden
Eatery for this voucher.
11 July
An early quarterfinal round of the Club Championship Major Singles was played today with Chris Ross taking on the wily Barry Goode.
The game turned out to be a fantastic match with a high standard of play from both players.
Barry knows the synthetic
green like the back of his hand and really put it up to Chris.
In an exciting last end with Barry holding the winning shot, Chris managed a conversion claiming the match 25-24.
13 July
The remaining quarter=final games were completed today with the following results.
Jeff Baker defeated John
Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
By Dianne BOWES
THE Saturday ladies had the best of the weather this week for the July Monthly Medal Round. 31 players teed off, including visitors from Club Taree, Wyong and Toukley Golf Clubs. Scores were tight, with the top half of the field within 4 shots of each other. But it was local player Barb Birmingham who won the day, finishing 4 shots clear of the rest of the field today.
Results Ladies 18 Hole Stroke July 6th 2024
A Grade Winners: 1st Barbara Goh on 74 nett; 2nd Annie Benton 75; 3rd Lynne Wales (Wyong) 76 C/B
B Grade Winners: 1st Barb Birmingham 70 (best nett score of the day); 2nd Liz Edmonds 75 C/B; 3rd Marcia Smith 75.
Place Getters (76 C/B – 77): Susan Muna, Deb Gardner, Maxine Mitchell, Antje Basson, Trish Sattler and Kerry Stephen (Taree)
Gross Winners: A Grade:
Jo-Ann Stinson (Taree) 89; B Grade: Marcia Smith 101.
NTP 10th Hole: A Grade: Kerry Stephen; B Grade: Marcia Smith
Our July Monthly Medal Winners were Annie Benton (A Grade) and Barb Birmingham (B Grade). Congratulations to all of our winners today.
Unfortunately, Tuesday’s 18 hole event was washed out for the second week in a row.
Thursday Lady Veterans A perfect winter’s day for golf saw 51 ladies take to the course for this week’s 9 hole event. The brilliant sunshine was matched by smiles all round as our players enjoyed today’s round in great conditions at Hawks Nest. As always, the stories and laughter flowed at morning tea in the Green Room afterwards. Elsa had discovered that the peace of mind she found at yoga this week didn’t translate into perfect putting, after seeing
Hawks flying
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Town on Saturday 13 July at Myall Park.
her ball roll around the hole, then out again not once or twice, but on 6 out of 9 holes in her round! One group had no luck teeing off on the 18th when 3 out of 4 of the ladies followed each other into the dam. But Rhona had luck on her side on the 16th when her 2nd shot, heading straight for the bunker, took a big bounce to the right and stopped within a metre of
uprights mere minutes into the game.
the flag for NTP Division 3. She followed her trick shot with a solid putt for a par 3. That’s golf!
Results for Thursday Lady Veterans 9 Holes 11th July 2024
1st Karen Serhan on 0; 2nd Pauline Barham 1; 3rd Di Smith 2; 4th Judy Benson 3; 5th Dawn Nealon 5. NTP Hole 3: Div 1 Sue Kovacs; Div 2 Karen Serhan;
Parkinson 25- 13. Geoffrey Muggleton accounted for Col Amos 2515
Ick Islaub is improving every year and had a good win over Mark Hair 25-16.
The 2 Semi Final games will be played next Saturday, the 20 July, at 11.00 am with trial ends at 10.40 will have Chris Ross playing Jeff Baker and
Geoffrey Muggleton will take on Rick Islaub. The Final is set down for Sunday, the 21 July, at 12.40 for a 1.00 start Major Pairs nominations close at 10 am, 26 July
There will be some good bowls to watch next weekend, and I have it on good advice that the weather will be cold but fine.
q July Monthly Medal Winners Annie
Div 3 Deb Andrews NTP Hole 16: Div 2 Liz Edmonds; Div 3 Rhona Smallcombe
There were 2 very worthy chip ins today: Trish Collins chipped in for a birdie 3 on the tricky 4th green from about 10 metres out; and Kate Brown scored her first ever chip in on the 13th. Well played ladies!
Prior to today’s Lady
Veterans presentation, members observed a minute’s silence for the late Dot Moore. Dot was quite a character, and enjoyed many years of golf with her dear friends among the veterans. Fondly remembered, and sadly missed by us all. Our condolences to Dot’s family, especially her daughters and Vets members, Sue Hair and Janet Moore.
Field conditions were vastly superior to those at the two teams’ previous meet, and the women came out strongly, tackling well and often, and passing cleanly.
She then proceeded to successfully convert her own try.
The first try was from Hawks’ lucky #13, Dallas, who put it right next to the
The Hawks women have picked up their passing game throughout the season, managing to avert three tackles with timely passing
off, and Rhianna making some good breaks up the wing to keep it forward.
Clarence Town answered with two consecutive tries, both slipping through wide gaps left in the Hawks’ lines. Just before half-time, the Hawks’ Chantelle Gallagher grounded the ball to the right
Bulahdelah Golf Club News
By Thora-Lou SMITH
THE golf news is that there is no news!
There's only been one competition golf event in the past 3 weeks due to the continuing wet weather and muddy course, so there are some very frustrated golfers at Bulahdelah.
of the posts, the culmination of another consistent team effort, giving the Hawks the lead, 10-8.
Some on-field confusion in the second half saw the ball flop around dangerously close to the Hawks’ backline, with Clarence Town grounding the ball to score.
Dallas eventually repeated her previous scoring effort, off the back of some renewed passing and good runs by Rhianna, Bec, and Amani.
One interesting play saw the Hawks on their fifth tackle, and an attempted slap-down of the ball by a Clarence Town
Fortunately, Thursday night Darts and Friday night raffles and Member's Joker draw are still going strong; as is the Chinese restaurant where a delicious lunch or dinner can be enjoyed Wednesday - Sunday. We hope that this week the sun will continue to shine, the course will be open again and the players will be able to dust off their clubs and get back in the swing.
player ended up knockingon, giving the Hawks six more tackles mere metres out, leading to yet another try grounded by Dallas in the far corner.
The Hawks Women maintained a strong defensive effort, even dragging one wouldbe attacker out over the sideline, and some opportunistic play saw Sophie score off a scrum awarded fifteen metres out.
Hawks Women attained their second victory of the season, defeating Clarence Town 22-14.
Benton and Barb Birmingham.
q Lady Vets Winner Karen Serhan.
q Dallas grounds her second try in the corner.
SUDOKU
MOORE, Dorothy “Dot”
Passed away peacefully on 08.07.2024
Aged 91 years
Late of Tea Gardens
Formely of Blaxland
Beloved wife of Harry. Loving mother to Janet & Susan and mother in law to Mark. A much loved grandmother to Gregory, Murray, Beth, Laura, Daniel, Lachlan & Elizabeth and a loving great grandmother to 15. A dear sister to George, Max, Violet, Nancy, Margaret (all dec’d), Brian & Colin.
Family and Friends of DOT are warmly invited to attend her Memorial Service to be held at The Grange Clubhouse, Spinifex Avenue, Tea Gardens this FRIDAY 19.07.2024 at 11:30am.
Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.
Family & friends are respectfully invited to attend Ray’s funeral on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 at 11:00am at the Bulahdelah Golf Club prior to a private cremation.
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SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES
ABC TV, 7.30pm
It’s hard to imagine there’s much in the way of fun and games to be found in a town called Great Slaughter, but this light-hearted Father Brown spin-off about the fearless, Vespa-driving Catholic nun with a passion for forensic science manages to make crime-solving a hoot. Tonight, it’s classic farce as detective Sam (Max Brown) and reporter Ruth (Miranda Raison) are forced to pose as husband and wife to go undercover at a spiritual couples retreat run by the widow (Emily Bruni) of missing nobleman Baron Battenberg.
FRIDAY, July 19
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Love Your Garden.
8.20 Troppo. (Malv) Amanda finds herself in danger. 9.15 Gruen. (Final, R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 9.50 Hard Quiz. (Final, PG, R)
10.20 Austin. (PG, R)
10.50 ABC Late News.
11.05 Grand Designs. (PG, R)
11.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R)
12.45 We Hunt Together. (Malv, R)
1.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Supernatural Academy. 10.20 The PM’s Daughter. 10.45 Phoenix Rise. 11.45 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.25am Rage. 1.25 TMNT. 1.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
MONDAY
ROBSON GREEN’S WEEKEND ESCAPES
SBS, 7.30pm
Celebrities on leisurely road trips and strolls with well-known faces: it’s a hot new genre. From the homegrown Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro to comedian Bill Bailey in Pub Walks and Martin Clunes’ storied foray in Britain by the Book, slow-moving, thoughtful travel shows are laying serious track marks on the “roads less travelled”. Here, Green is back with season two of his chatinfused trek through British scenery. This 15-part instalment begins tonight with Lewis’s Kevin Whately and actress Angela Lonsdale.
THURSDAY
AINSLEY’S FANTASTIC FLAVOURS
SBS FOOD, 7.30pm Pull on comfy
of deliciousness with the spectacle
inducing shirt collection. The vibrant British chef has nearly amassed more TV cooking shows than shirts during his more than 30-year career and in this treat the foodie veteran’s admirably wide focus is simply all about the joy of different flavours. Tonight’s menu marinates in Middle Eastern flair, with a salad featuring halloumi, a sweet and sour Persian kebab and glam guest Lisa Snowdon.
8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19.
1.15 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Mlv, R)
3.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG, R) 4.10 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.35 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. Takes a look at Fortitude Valley.
8.30 MOVIE: Enemy Of The State. (1998, Mlv, R) A lawyer becomes the target of a corrupt government agent after he gains possession of a valuable videotape. It appears the only chance he has to regain his former life lies with an ex-intelligence operative. Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight.
11.15 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl, R)
12.55 Boy To Man. (PGa, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 20. Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors.
9.55 Golden Point. Post-match NRL wrap-up.
10.40 MOVIE: In The Heart Of The Sea. (2015, Mav, R) A ship is attacked by a mammoth whale. Chris Hemsworth.
1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
2.00 Pointless. (PG, R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
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Roos push claims for honours
By Chris KARAS
KARUAH Roos Rugby League Club have shown their premiership credentials in the Newcastle Hunter Rugby League Men’s D Grade Northern competition.
After a slow start to their 2024 çampaign with mixed fortunes, the revitalised Roos are shaping as dark horses for this year’s title. Hayden Thompson’s experienced Karuah outfit jumped into third spot on the D Grade Northern ladder after slamming the much
vaunted Raymond Terrace Magpies 28-12 last Saturday at Lakeside Sporting Complex.
It was an important victory for the Roos who have struggled with injuries and unavailabilities for much of the season.
Power running interchange Jordan Campbell made an impact off the bench - crashing over for two of Karuah’s five tries in a top performance.
Stalwart hooker Daniel Evans, centre Rhys Thompson and interchange forward Aiden Bills also nabbed four pointers for the Roos with five eighth and
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Malv, R) Guests include Kevin Hart, Jodie Comer, Sofia Vergara and Alan Cumming. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell
skipper Sam Croese booting four goals.
Dashing fullback Nic Morgan, hooker Nathanial Jarmain and centre Jake Atkins scored tries for the second placed Magpies.
With skilful halves Croese and Joshua Daniels calling the shots and the likes of fullback dynamo Mitchell O’Bryan, centres Thompson
and Koby Martyn and wingers Adam Crampton and Brody Morley showing their class out wide the Roos have a potent backline that has tasted premiership success.
Karuah will be chasing valuable competition points when they lock horns with the Mallabula Panthers this Saturday at Mallabula Sporting Complex at 3pm.
SATURDAY, July 20
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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Ladies In Black. (Ms, R) 1.20 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PG, R) 2.00 Books That Made Us. (Malv, R) 3.00 Gruen. (Final, R) 3.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 4.10 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. (PG, R) 4.30 Maggie Beer’s Big Mission. (R) 5.25 Landline. (R) 5.55 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R)
6.25 I Was Actually There: Boxing Day Tsunami. (Ma, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PGa) Sam and Ruth go undercover as husband and wife at a spiritual retreat for couples.
8.20 Van Der Valk. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Dutch detective Van der Valk is called in to investigate the murder of a solicitor. As a cryptic note discovered within her jacket alludes to further murders, the race is on to undercover the truth.
9.50 Ladies In Black. (Ms, R) Fay confronts marital disaster.
10.40 Shetland. (Mal, R)
11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 All-Round Champion. 9.35 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. (2022, PG) 10.55 Good Game Spawn Point. 11.40 Rage. 1.10am TMNT. 2.00 The Legend Of Korra. 2.20 Shasha And Milo. 2.45 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 2.55 The Next Step. 3.40 Odd Squad. 3.55 Late Programs.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.20 Grand Designs: The Streets. (R) 3.05 Simply Nigella. (R) 3.35 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 4.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.05 The Platypus Guardian. (PG, R)
6.00 Antiques Roadshow.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
8.00 Austin. (PG)
8.30 Ladies In Black. (Final, Ms) The ladies need to work together.
9.20 The Split. (Final, Ma, R) Nina confesses her past misdeeds.
10.20 Shetland. (Final, Mv, R)
11.15 Annika. (Final, Mav, R)
12.05 Miniseries: Des. (Mal, R)
12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)
4.00 Landline. (R)
4.30 Art Works. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Cinderella. (2021, PG) 9.15 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.05 Merlin. 11.50 Dubboo: Life Of A Songman. 12.50am Horrible Histories. 1.15 Wildlifers! 1.30 Operation Ouch! 1.55 So Awkward. 2.25 Malory Towers. 2.50 The Next Step. 3.40 Odd Squad. 3.55 Close. 4.00 Moon And Me. 4.20 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Tour De France 2024 Review. (R) 12.00 Tour de France. Stage 19. H’lights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World C’ship. Round 5. H’lights. 3.00 Gymnastics. Rhythmic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 4.30 Tour De France 2024 Review. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (PGav, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles: Prague To Budapest. (Return, Ml)
8.30 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive. (Mal, R) Delves into the life of Spike Milligan.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20.
1.55 Blinded. (MA15+ds, R)
3.40 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Winter Challenge Day, VRC Members Race Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 19. GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns. 4.30 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Sydney Weekender. Gabby Berry has a family fun day.
7.30 MOVIE: Titanic. (1997, R)
An upper-class and independent young woman falls for a penniless young man aboard the ill-fated ocean liner. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet.
11.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl, R)
Hosted by Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger.
1.10 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 7. Sydney SuperNight. Day 1. Highlights.
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Drop Dead Weird. (R)
5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (2016, Mv, R) Seven mercenaries are hired by a small town. Denzel Washington.
10.10 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (2011, MA15+lsv, R) Jason Statham.
6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGlm, R) A surfer suffers a serious fin chop. 7.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.00 The Dog House. (PGa, R) A plucky couple consider adopting an American bulldog that likes to throw its weight around.
9.00 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) In the first of two strike days, North West Ambulance Service loses over a third of its workforce. 11.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
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6am Hamlet. Continued. (1948, PG) 8.30 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 10.20 A Fish Called Wanda. (1988, M) 12.20pm Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. (1997, M) 2.00 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 4.15 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 6.10 Sabrina. (1995, PG) 8.30 Gangster Squad. (2013, MA15+) 10.35 Erotica 2022. (2022, MA15+, Polish) 1.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 PBS Washington Week. 10.30 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (PGa, R) 11.00 Tour De France 2024 Review. (R) 12.00 Tour de France. Stage 20. H’lights. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX C’ship. Round 6. 4.00 Sports Woman. 4.30 Tour De France 2024 Review. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Secrets Of Mount Olympus.
8.30 Mysteries Of The Cosquer Cave. (PG) Explores the Cosquer Cave in France that is adorned with paintings more than 30,000 years old.
9.35 Curse Of King Tut. (PGa, R) A look at Tutankhamun’s tomb.
5.35 Alone Denmark. 6.45 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 7.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Cars That Built The World. 9.20 WWE Legends. 10.55 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00
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6am Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.35 Mr Holland’s Opus. (1995, PG) 10.15 The Client. (1994, M) 12.30pm Comeback. (2015, M, Danish) 2.05 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 3.35 Hamlet. (1948, PG) 6.35 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 8.30 One Night In Miami… (2020, M, Arabic) 10.45 Feathers. (2021, MA15+, Arabic) 12.50am Broken City. (2013, M) 2.50 Late Programs.
6.00
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PG)
9.05 7NEWS Spotlight.
An exclusive special investigation. 10.05 The Latest: Seven News. 10.35 Granny Killer: The Unsolved Murders. (Mav, R)
12.15 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 7. Sydney SuperNight. Day 2. Highlights.
1.15 Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)
2.30 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Travel Guides. (PGln)
8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.40 9News Late.
10.10 The First 48: Tracked. (Mal) 11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m) 12.05 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mav, R)
2.00 The First 48. (Mal, R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 Drive TV. (R)
5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
MOVIE: Revolt At Fort Laramie. (1957, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Courier. (2020, M) 10.45 Late Programs.
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6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Hy-Vee Homefront 250. H’lights. 2.35 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Hy-Vee One Step 250. H’lights. 3.40 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of São Paulo. H’lights. 4.50 Sunnyside. 5.20 MOVIE: Superintelligence. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 9.20 MOVIE: The Birdcage. (1996, M) 11.50 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 MOVIE: Hating Alison Ashley. (2005, PG) 5.00 Sunnyside. 5.30 MOVIE: Sonic The Hedgehog. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Warcraft. (2016, M) 12.15am Love After Lockup. 1.40 Rich House, Poor House. 2.30 Monkie
6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.
7.30 MOVIE: Rocketman. (2019, R)
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MONDAY, July 22
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (Return)
8.40 The Great Climate Fight.
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Sisi. (Masv)
12.50 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R)
3.10 The Autistic Gardener. (R)
4.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)
7.30 The Hunters: Mr Cruel. (Mav) Notorious cold cases are re-opened.
9.10 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) A foster care worker is reported missing. 10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mv)
11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+av, R)
12.40 The Event. (Mav, R)
1.40 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R)
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
A Current Affair: Paris Edition.
Beyond The Dream: Race To Paris. (Ml)
100% Footy. (M)
Limitless With Chris Hemsworth. (Ma)
La Brea. (Mav)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
Pointless. (PG, R)
Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
6am Belle
TUESDAY, July 23
(R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Railway Journeys.
8.30 Insight.
9.30 Dateline.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Living Black. (R)
11.00 The Point: Road Trip. (R) 12.00 The Man Who Died. (Premiere, MA15+as)
1.50 Unseen. (MA15+an, R)
3.40 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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And Sebastian 2. Continued. (2015, PG, French) 6.45 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 8.15 Sabrina. (1995, PG) 10.40 Bleed For This. (2016, M) 12.50pm Chocolat. (1988, M, French) 2.45 Bright Star. (2009, PG) 4.55 Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 7.35 Sing Street. (2016, M) 9.30 The Speech. (2020, M, French) 11.10 Back Home. (2019, M, French) 12.30am Late Programs. 6am Funny Lady. Continued. (1975, PG) 8.05 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 10.00 The Speech. (2020, M, French) 11.35 Husbands And Wives. (1992, M) 1.35pm The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 3.25 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 5.50 Meditation Park. (2017, PG) 7.35 Blackbird. (2019, M) 9.30 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 11.25 Secret Name. (2021, M, French) 1.30am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)
7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PGa) Hosted by Ant and Dec. 9.30 The Good Doctor. (Final, M) The doctors consider their futures. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Chernobyl Disaster: Fallout. (Ma, R) 12.00 The Disappearance. (Final, MA15+av) 1.00 Criminal Confessions. (Malv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair: Paris Edition. 8.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Mns) 9.00
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WEDNESDAY, July 24
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (Mn)
8.40 Zelenskyy: The Story. (Mav, R)
9.45 DI Ray. (Return, Malv)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Headhunters. (Premiere, MA15+av)
12.55 Faking Hitler. (Man, R)
3.30 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.50 Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG)
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (MA15+l, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.
10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Talking Footy.
12.15 Dracula. (MA15+hv) 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair: Paris Edition.
7.30 Paris 2024: Let The Games Begin.
9.20 Beyond The Dream: Boiling Point – Swimming’s Greatest Rivalry. (PGl, R)
10.30 Beyond The Dream: Matildas – The Rise. (R)
11.30 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Men’s Rugby Sevens. Includes: Australia v Samoa.
2.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Men’s Rugby Sevens. Includes: Australia v Kenya.
5.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Men’s Rugby Sevens. Includes: Ireland v Japan, New Zealand v South Africa.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal.
6.30 The
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Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes. (Ma)
9.20 Rise And Fall: The World Trade Center. (PGa, R) The story of the Twin Towers.
10.50 SBS World News Late.
11.25 The Head. (Premiere, MA15+a)
1.20 Blanca. (MA15+av, R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Meditation Park. (2017, PG) 7.45 Bright Star. (2009, PG) 10.00 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 11.55 Sing Street. (2016, M) 1.55pm Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 4.25 Wide Open Sky. (2015) 6.00 RBG. (2018, PG) 7.50 Rabbit Hole. (2010, M) 9.30 Lost Illusions. (2021, M, French) 12.15am Tokyo Shaking. (2021, M, Japanese) 2.05 Blackbird. (2019, M) 3.55 Secret Name. (2021, M, French) 6am RBG. (2018, PG) 7.50 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 10.15 Lost Illusions. (2021, M, French) 1pm Blackbird. (2019, M) 2.50 Meditation Park. (2017, PG) 4.40 The Kid. (1921, PG) 5.45 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 7.40 Juliet, Naked. (2018, M) 9.30 Jack Mimoun And The Secrets Of Val Verde. (2022, M, French) 11.30 The Holy Family. (2019, MA15+, French) 1.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Mali enlists Tane’s help.
8.30 Starstruck. (PG) The next four teams go head to head for a place in the final and a chance to win the £50,000 prize. 9.45 ABBA Forever. (R) The story of ’70s Swedish pop group ABBA, featuring interviews with band members and concert footage.
10.45 Air Crash Investigations. (PG)
12.45 The Goldbergs. (PGls, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair: Paris Edition.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 1. Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters.
9.45 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Men’s Rugby Sevens. Includes: Samoa v Australia, Australia v Argentina.
12.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Men’s Rugby Sevens. Includes: South Africa v Japan, New Zealand v Ireland.
1.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Women’s Soccer. Spain v Japan.
3.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Women’s Soccer. Australia v Germany. 5.00 Today.
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WOMEN of the Tea Gardens Hawks were victorious once again, overpowering their opponents from Clarence
