By Thomas O'KEEFE
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q Terry Munright, who led the ceremony, with 77 Squadron’s catafalque party at the Tea Gardens Memorial.
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Tea Gardens remembers
Peter Sinclair alongside veterans from all branches of the armed services.
The morning’s grey skies gave way to blue, ushered in by the gentle southerly breeze that also relieved the springtime humidity, and the sun began shining from 11am.
The many who came to commemorate the eleventh hour on the eleventh day included representatives from many local clubs and even student government representatives from Tea Gardens Public School, all of whom observed the ritual two-minutes silence.
The local RSL sub-Branch’s padre, Reverend Richard Goscombe, spoke poignantly about the hymn ‘Abide With Me’, which was then sung with characteristic verve by the Myall Melodians.
“They say there are no atheists on the frontline, and when each day you face could be your last, it sharpens your focus,” said Rev Goscombe.
“The hymn reminds us that all face challenges to know that the Lord is here for all those who call on him, even through memories of mates lost, loved ones never returned.”
Local poet and Vietnam veteran David Mead performed a selection of original poems that reflected on the personal impact of war.
'The Grunt' describes the daily ordeal of life in the infantry in Vietnam.
“Always on patrol, carrying 30-plus kilos
q A large local crowd turned out to listen to the ceremony, while the Myall Melodians led the singing of hymns and anthems.
q Vietnam veteran David
orated with a selection of original poetry about war and its impact on the individual.
of supplies to survive in the jungle, looking for Victor Charlie,” Mr Mead said.
“They had too many days with nothing to show for it, then suddenly tried to survive at the shout of ‘Contact!’”
‘One More Park’ referenced a forest of trees, each one planted to remember a fallen soldier, from Japan to Afghanistan, ending with a prayer, “never to see one more plaque by one more tree”.
Mr Mead’s final poem was a message to those who vandalise memorials, inspired by an experience walking the Brisbane Line years ago, noticing ugly blue graffiti.
“A product of ignorance, but which I thanked for helping me realise the memorial was still there, leading me to remember and
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pray,” he said.
The Commemoration of the Fallen was read by Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch member Maurie Leembruggen.
Wreaths were laid by several local clubs and groups, including the sub-Branch, Ladies Auxiliary, and representatives of all three service branches.
The laying of the wreaths was accompanied by 77 Squadron catafalque party’s general salute, with bugler Bill Pearl, who, once again, came all the way from Sydney to play the mournful tunes.
The 'flyover' this time was by a lone pelican during the final minute's silence, and the promise was affirmed by all present, “We will remember them. Lest we forget.”
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q This pictorial display was put together by David Mead as a tribute to Remembrance Day.
DREDGE DATE
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dredging across key waterways, supporting local boating activity and improving safety for river users”.
The dredging will focus on three locations: Corrie Channel, the Eastern Channel of the Myall River, and sand shoals downstream of the Singing Bridge at Tea Gardens.
Corrie Channel is dredged approximately every five to ten years to ensure safe passage for boats, while the Eastern Channel was previously dredged in 2015 and 2020.
The Eastern Channel, described by the Myall River Action Group as the ‘natural channel’, will receive additional dredging to maintain safe water depths.
Areas of sand buildup downstream of the Singing Bridge, which have not been dredged before, are now identified as requiring attention to clear navigational hazards.
The project is being funded by the NSW Government, with MidCoast Council the local delivery partner.
Dredged sand will be delivered to Winda Woppa sand stockpile and Jimmys Beach for ongoing beach renourishment.
All necessary regulatory approvals have been secured, and a request for quotation (RFQ) has been issued to contractors from Council’s Dredging Contractor Panel.
A contractor is expected to be appointed next month.
The dredging will take place in a single block, with the entire operation expected to be completed in one continuous phase.
Plans to dredge the Myall estuary were first announced by Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington in January.
“It’s great news for all lovers of our waterways that we’ve got the green light to start dredging in March next year,” she said in a statement last week.
“Taking a little longer to get the job done has meant we can now deliver more dredging at more sites to improve boating access and safety.”
The State MP said the
Myall Coast community had been “pushing for this project for years”.
“I want to thank the Myall River Action Group for their ongoing advocacy which has resulted in this win-win for the community and our environment,” she said.
Aside from the safety and navigational benefits, Myall River Action Group spokesperson Gordon Grainger said the dredging project should improve river health.
“The blocking up of the Eastern Channel caused a change in the salinity levels in the system.
“That meant we had a loss of marine life and various fish species, together with the death of new mangroves.
“The dredging will also improve navigation and allow local ferries to continue their operations in the area.”
Mr Grainger, a long time advocate for the protection of the Myall River, thanked Ms Washington for her role in furthering the project.
“The MRAG would like to thank MP Kate Washington in achieving this outcome,” he said.
Independent Lyne release ‘Listening
By Luke HADFIELD INDEPENDENT Lyne
launched its 2024 ‘Listening Report’ on Thursday, 14 November, outlining the views of community members across the electorate on their future political representation.
In recent months Independent Lyne have begun a search for an independent candidate to represent the voice of Lyne’s residents in the Australian parliament.
Self-described as being non-partisan, Independent Lyne aims to field a candidate in the next federal election, hoping to disrupt Lyne’s longstanding reputation as a “safe seat” for the Coalition.
Report’
The Lyne electorate spans approximately 16,099 square kilometres, encompassing the Myall Coast, major towns such as Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Taree, and Wauchope, along with smaller towns and some outer suburbs of Port Macquarie.
It includes the entirety of both the Dungog Shire and MidCoast LGAs, as well as parts of the Port MacquarieHastings Council area.
The ‘Listening Report’ released this week reflects key issues raised by residents during recent consultation undertaken by Independent Lyne.
“Our volunteers talked with the people of Lyne at
stalls at fetes, markets, and in the main street of many towns,” said Independent Lyne Secretary Dr John Squires.
“We have held kitchen table conversations and also had a strong response to our online survey.”
The report draws on 186 responses from community members across Dungog, Gloucester, Greater Taree, Great Lakes, and Port Macquarie-Hastings, who shared a range of perspectives but also found much common ground.
Notably, the report highlighted that most respondents came from the Baby Boomer generation, followed by the Silent Generation and Gen X.
Millennials and Gen Z however were minimally
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Central themes emerged in these discussions, with climate change and the environment topping the list of concerns at 68 percent of responses.
Health and aged care followed closely at 50 percent, while issues such as equality (33 percent), energy (26 percent), infrastructure (25 percent), and integrity in politics (25 percent) also held high priority.
The report also
offers insight into Lyne’s demographic makeup, with the electorate showing higher-than-average rates of homeownership, child-free couples, Australian-born residents, and homes where only English is spoken.
These trends suggest that Lyne represents what the group describes as “middle Australia”.
The electorate is currently represented in Federal Parliament by Lyne MP Dr David Gillespie, who has
announced his intention to retire.
Dr Gillespie has comfortably retained the seat for the Nationals since first being elected in 2013.
The National Party has held Lyne for all but just shy of five years since the electorate was formed in 1949.
The Nationals are yet to pre-select a new candidate for the federal election, which must take place before May 2025.
by Robert Lindsay
Land tax is payable by an individual or entity which owns property with an unimproved capital value (UCV) in excess of $1,075,000. The principal place of residence of an individual is exempt from inclusion in the calculation of land tax. There are also some other exemptions.
Land tax is applied for the full year following the taxing date of 31 December and no pro rata calculation applies. If a person or entity intends to sell a property late in the year, then there can be a saving if the sale is completed on or before 31 December. If not, the UCV of the property shall be included in the land tax calculation unless it is the principal place of residence of the individual (selling the property). Entering into a contract to sell prior to midnight on 31 December does not solve the problem. To avoid the property being included in the land tax
calculation, the sale must be completed by midnight on 31 December.
A prudent solicitor shall include land tax as an adjustment in the contract. This means that if there is a chance that completion of the sale shall be later than 31 December, then the land tax shall be adjusted between the vendor and the purchaser and then “lion’s share” of the land tax shall pass to the purchaser. Of course, if the property (which is liable for land tax) is being purchased with the intention of being used as the principal place of residence of the purchaser, then it is unlikely that the purchaser shall agree to the contract providing for an adjustment of the land tax at completion.
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Council to push through the longstanding hurdles and complexities, have been truly invaluable.”
q Drone images show the build-up of sand in the Myall River system. Photos: John Grainger.
1930s Stroud brought to life
in newsstands & counters of over 100 businesses & locations throughout the area.
Some include, supermarkets, newsagents, convenience stores, shopping centres, chemists, service stations, real estate agents, many general businesses throughout the area.
A list is published towards the back of this newspaper. You can also find the outlets by going to www.newsofthearea.com.au
By Shannon BENTON
STROUD’S rich history and charm will take centre stage in “Amongst Cedars”, a new radio play by Anne Frost OAM.
The play is set to debut at 2:00pm on Sunday, 24 November in the Stroud School of Arts hall.
Set in the fictional “Blimeyville” in 1931, the play offers a poetic glimpse into a day in the lives of the town’s residents.
Anne drew inspiration from Dylan Thomas’ celebrated “Under Milkwood” after working with Tea Gardens thespian Brian Jones on an adapted two-voice performance of the classic.
The reception in Stroud and Dungog ignited Anne’s desire to craft a uniquely local counterpart.
“The colourful characters and poetic expression of Under Milkwood resonated deeply with my own experiences and love of oral history,” Anne shared.
Much of the play reflects her upbringing in Stroud and her mother, Beryl Bowden’s, influence.
Anne will narrate the performance, joined by a group of enthusiastic locals lending their voices to the play’s characters.
Anne’s son, Benjamin J. Frost, is composing original music, while her talented friend, Kate Murray of Paper Daisy, has created stunning artwork to accompany the production.
Antcliff to contest Paterson
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Entry is by donation, with proceeds going toward securing the Galvin Room as a rehearsal space and purchasing new theatre lights for the School of Arts hall.
After the reading, guests can enjoy a country cuppa and mingle with the creative team.
No bookings are required for this event,
Laurence Antcliff has been announced as the Liberal Party candidate to contest the seat of Paterson in the next federal election.
Mr Antcliff, who grew up in Anna Bay, is the Apprentice Operations Manager at the Housing Industry Association.
In a media statement last week, the Liberal Party said Mr Antcliff “understands the pressures families are facing under the Albanese Labor Government and is committed to getting Paterson back on track”.
“Our local community needs someone who understands the cost-of-living challenges, from rising grocery and electricity prices to skyrocketing mortgages and high interest rates, and someone who can deliver positive results rather than just talk about them,” Mr Antcliff said.
“Labor have let our community down, and the only way to give households, families and businesses the support they need is by voting Liberal and getting our economy back on track.”
Mr Antcliff’s campaign will also focus on job creation and supporting the region’s key industries.
“Too many young people are forced to move away from our beautiful area for jobs, education and career opportunities,” Mr Antcliff said.
“I’m passionate about creating these opportunities right here,” Mr Antcliff said.
“That can only happen with a strong economy that supports businesses and invests in education and training opportunities.”
Helping young people break into the housing market is another key aspect of the campaign.
“Through my work I know first-hand just how difficult it has been for young Aussies to achieve the dream of buying their first home.
“That’s why I’m a strong advocate for the Liberals’ Super Home Buyer Scheme, which will help first home buyers access their own money for a deposit, bringing the dream of home-ownership closer.
“With the support of my local community, I will work tirelessly to bring more jobs to our region and the investment in local roads, schools and hospitals we need to support families and households.”
A day after the announcement of his preselection Mr Antcliff wasted no time in kicking off the pre-election debate over offshore wind.
Speaking last Thursday at d’Albora Marinas in Nelson Bay alongside deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley, Mr Antcliff accused incumbent Paterson MP Meryl Swanson of being “asleep at the wheel” on the issue of offshore wind development.
“If I am the Federal Member for Paterson these offshore wind turbines will not be in the area of Port Stephens,” Mr Antcliff said.
“We do not want offshore wind here in Port Stephens.”
making it a perfect opportunity to experience a heartfelt celebration of Stroud’s history and community spirit.
q Anne Frost OAM.
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q Laurence Antcliff will contest the seat of Paterson in the next Federal election.
Masters medallists
By Thomas O’KEEFE
MASTER swimmers Christine Sefton and Leon Bobako have won big at the Pan Pacific Masters Games, held on the Gold Coast from 1-10 November.
Both Christine and Leon are breaststroke specialists, and had the honour of representing the Myall Masters Swimming Club at the Pan Pacific Masters Swimming Championships.
Both came away with gold medals in the 50m breastroke events for their respective age groups, with Leon's swim earning him a Queensland record.
Christine added two silver medals to her record after powerful swims in the 100m and 400m breaststroke (50-54 years category).
Leon, competing in the 75-79 years age category, won gold medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, setting a new Pan Pacific record in the 200m.
He also scored silver in the 50m butterfly and bronze in the 50m freestyle.
“I was surprised to have gained the medal tally despite carrying a shoulder injury for the past six months, and with my main training only recently in the 25m pool at Tea Gardens,” Leon told
Due to winter pool closures, Leon training incorporated more out-ofpool training than normal.
“The lack of pool time during the winter period necessitated some extra added form of training for Leon, so the use of an indoor rower proved to be a good
Council survey on public assets
WHAT is an acceptable level for the condition of public assets?
That’s the question MidCoast Council is asking the community during a telephone survey in November and December.
The feedback will help Council prepare asset and financial plans that meet community needs.
Survey company Micromex is conducting a phone survey from 18 November until 8 December.
If you receive a call, you will be invited to answer questions about MidCoast public assets.
Micromex will call
between 1pm and 8.30pm Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays between 10am and 4pm.
Researchers will identify themselves as calling from Micromex on behalf of MidCoast Council.
“We are asking the MidCoast community to tell us what condition they expect Council assets to be in,” said Council General Manager Adrian Panuccio.
These assets include roads, bridges, footpaths and cycleways, water and sewer assets, stormwater drainage, community buildings and public toilets, recreational assets and swimming pools.
“It’s important that our plans to maintain or improve assets are at a level the community can afford,” said Mr Panuccio.
From late January to midMarch 2025, a communitywide consultation will take place.
Everyone will be able to complete the same survey as the earlier telephone survey group.
For more information, visit https://haveyoursay. midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ asset-conditions-survey and register for updates on that page to take part in the survey next year.
option,” Angela Lockwood of the Myall Masters explained.
“The Pan Pacific promoted extra sports for competitors to try, so Leon also had a go at competing in the indoor rowing competition, where he gained fourth in the 500m and 100m events and a bronze in the one-minute sprint.”
swimming club is open to ages 18-plus and meets three times a week at Tea Gardens pool with qualified coaches willing to assist all levels of swimmers.
The Pan Pacific Masters Games is currently on par, in terms of participation levels, with some of the biggest
sporting occasions in the world such as the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and this year welcomed over 15,000 competitors from over 37 countries competing in 45 sports.
Athletes ranged in age from 18 to 95 years old.
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q Leon Bobako with his swag of Pan Pacific medals. Photo: Myall Masters.
q Christine and her medal haul of gold and silver. Photo: Myall Masters.
q Christine Sefton and Leon Bobako at the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast last week.
Photo: Myall Masters.
q Feedback will help Council prepare asset and financial plans that meet community needs.
Daughters and Dads sports program
By Lindsay HALL
AN initiative to improve physical and mental wellbeing for young girls while simultaneously providing an opportunity to improve connections with their Dads, is being offered
By Luke COSTIN, AAP
LARGE-SCALE housing proposals will be allowed to avoid council as Australia's most expensive housing market gets worse under decade-low approvals.
From early 2025, housing developments of about 100 homes in greater Sydney will be able to bypass council approval and seek assessment from a new threeperson panel.
Regional NSW development of about 40 homes or more can also access the new pathway.
Projects reliant on rezoning could also make applications to the threemember Housing Delivery Authority, getting around council restrictions.
It comes after new monthly approvals slumped recently to their lowest level in 11 years.
The annual home construction rate now sits at five new dwellings per 1000 people - the lowest rate in the country.
The announcement of the authority, made last Friday afternoon without a press conference, was quickly met with developer applause and council condemnation.
"Time and the cost of money in interest payments
in Port Stephens. Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered is a program developed by Professor Phillip Morgan of the University of Newcastle.
It has already seen great engagement in the Hunter region and is currently being
rolled out across NSW.
“Body image and self esteem are major issues," said Prof. Morgan in his introduction to the program. said Prof. Morgan in his introduction to the program.
“Part of the problem is that girls are marginalised in
sports and exercise contexts and society constantly bombards them with pervasive cultural messages that value them more for how they look than for who they are or what they can do.”
It was from a desire to address this issue while engaging fathers as “agents of change” that Prof. Morgan developed Daughters and Dads.
Jacob Springfield, a teacher and resident of Port Stephens, has been asked
to bring the program to this area.
“I am personally involved in the program from studying it at university as an elective subject of my teaching degree,” said Jacob, who is working to build support and sponsorship so it can operate in Port Stephens.
“As part of this program you have to attend some of the sessions in the community and I thought it was so amazing and my keenness must have shown.”
Jacob is excited for the chance to make a difference for families in his backyard, and is encouraging any fathers who have young daughters to check out and register for the program.
“I have always been pushing to run this in Port Stephens and finally have the chance now.”
For more information, visit Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered Port Stephens Facebook page, or daughtersanddads.com.au.
The Big Screen Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny
By Lindsay HALL
THE Christmas theme takes a rest this week to make room for one of the biggest swings of the year, Wicked: Part One.
Yes, the carols may not be playing but you can expect people to be singing at the top of their lungs during this adaptation of the immensely successful musical (itself an adaptation of a 1995 novel).
Directed by John Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the story is a precursor to The Wizard of Oz, told from the perspective of the young woman who will
are too high and the system needs to speed up - too many young people are leaving NSW," Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest said.
"This is a big and bold reform."
Urban Development Institute of Australia said the new authority would give greater certainty to the industry and a clearer pathway to address the housing crisis.
"It's vital that where projects stack up, we move them from concept to keys in a door as quickly as possible," the institute's NSW chief executive Stuart Ayres said.
But councils were scathing about the "Christmas gift for developers".
"Removing councils from the spot rezoning process means removing the community's voice," Local Government NSW president Darriea Turley said.
"It will give developers a clear run to propose their own height limits, density and green space settings.
"It means that developers will now run our communities, not residents."
She said the overwhelming cause of delays were infrastructure delivery issues, cost of materials, labour and financingnot councils, as the state
one day become The Wicked Witch of the West.
Brand new songs were written for this screenplay, which means it at least has something different to offer fans who have already seen the stage production several times.
Early reactions have been positive, praising both the performances and the incredible visuals which open up the world of Oz a bit more than you’ll find in most theatres.
For those wanting something much smaller in scale, Aussie dramedy Strange Creatures is in cinemas for a limited run.
q Councils are unhappy that development applications can instead be assessed by a new panel. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
government often said.
The head of the premier's department, planning department and Infrastructure NSW - all answerable to ministers - will make up the new authority.
They will be able to approve developments above an estimated cost of $60 million in Sydney and $30 million in regional NSW, and nominate rezonings for
Brothers Ged (Johnny Carr) and Nate (Riley Nottingham) haven’t spoken in years, but come together when their mother unexpectedly dies.
Despite being unwilling to talk about the rift between them, they feel compelled to honour their mother’s final wish that her ashes be scattered at the family’s property.
So begins a road-trip movie complete with an impractical vehicle (a hearse), encounters with tiny-town locals, and the gradual breaking down of walls.
What might otherwise
projects that would deliver significant housing uplift.
Rezonings will be overseen by the planning department, with proposals considered against a set of criteria "consistent with the state's housing priorities".
The government said the reforms would reduce the number of large and complex development applications that councils are required to
have been a middling, daytime television movie is elevated by the two lead players, bringing first time director Henry Boffin’s vision to compelling life.
Another film appealing to the notion that it’s never too late to restore a broken family is Goodrich
Michael Keaton, returning to his comedic roots, stars as an art dealer who is suddenly forced to learn to be a real father to his young children when his much younger wife leaves him.
Initially feeling completely out of his depth dealing with kids, and struggling to stay on top of his own career challenges, he reaches out to his grown daughter, played by Mila Kunis, for help.
assess each year, freeing them up to assess less complex development applications before them.
Almost four in ten development applications in NSW are not assessed on time.
"NSW needs significant new housing supply near existing infrastructure but at the same time too many welllocated areas in Sydney have
The film is predictable, but is pulled off in a satisfying way by the cast and director Hallie MyersShyer
No Other Land will be in select cinemas from this week for a time and this is a documentary that I encourage people to track down and sit through.
An incredible production from a Palestinian-Israeli collective working together to shed real light on the violence and displacement of the West Bank's Masafer Yatta.
Basel Adra is a Palestinian lawyer living under the occupation of Israeli forces, dealing with limited freedoms, constant harassment and the gradual and inexorable push further
The previous Labor government in 2005 introduced controversial bypasses that benefited large-scale developments. Those planning powers were returned to councils in one of the coalition's first moves after winning the 2011 election
and further from his home.
Yuval Abraham is an Israeli journalist whose civilian life is far more comfortable, but whose conscience has moved him to work with Adra in documenting the reality of the oppression of his Palestinian neighbours.
Wrapping things up on a lighter note is Vietnamese comedy The Trophy Bride
This surprising entry from director Ngoc Dang Vu is a mis-fit caper in which a poor, dysfunctional family attempts to pass off their daughter as a wealthy heiress in order to secure an arranged marriage with an upper-class family. Vietnamese hijinks ensue. put too many barriers up for too long," Premier Chris Minns said.
Emergency landing report
By Simon EKINS
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its report into an emergency landing at Newcastle Airport earlier this year involving a light aircraft.
On 13 May, a Beechcraft King Air B200 departed Williamtown Airport on a charter flight to Lord Howe Island via Port Macquarie, with a pilot and two passengers onboard.
As the pilot retracted the landing gear during the initial climb, mechanical crunching noises were heard, and the pilot saw that the red indicator lights on the landing gear control handle remained illuminated.
An air traffic controller visually confirmed that the nose landing gear was only partially retracted.
“Unable to extend the gear following emergency extension procedures, the pilot held for approximately four hours to burn fuel, before conducting a wheelsup landing at Williamtown with emergency services standing by,” ATSB Director Transport Safety Stuart Macleod said.
Many Port Stephens residents reported seeing the King Air during the pilot’s efforts to reduce the weight and danger to the aircraft and persons on board.
Once cleared by Air Traffic to land, the pilot conducted what was described by both civilian and RAAF personnel at the airport as a “textbook wheels-up emergency landing”.
The aircraft sustained minor damage, but the pilot and passengers walked away
Stinker’s Fishin’: Here come the flathead
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
SEVEN-YEAROLD Dakoda
Haack-Ross must be thinking “How easy is this”.
With just his third cast with a soft plastic off the beach at Salamander Bay, Dakoda hooked and landed his first flathead.
“Nothing to it,” he reckoned.
“What’s all the fuss about?”
All reports I am receiving lately are suggesting that we are in for one cracker jack flathead season.
This, in my opinion, is the result of the responsible decision made by local fishers to release all female flathead over 70 cm long before NSW Fisheries made it law.
Years ago, I recall not featuring big female flathead in my column if they were not to be released.
It took a while to catch on but it did and every fisher I know took a photograph of the beautiful fish before gently releasing it to fight another day.
It was an unwritten agreement that a big female flathead, full of eggs, was better off in the water than the kitchen.
How good is that!
Old timers will recall when it was a real achievement to be broadcast when a string of big flathead were caught.
I have seen photos of the fish hanging from the clothesline, or nailed to the fence, with the proud fisherman and his rod showing his prized catch.
How times have changed.
Do you recall the horror some years ago when fish bag
limits were halved!
This was the decision that would destroy recreational fishing.
“Why go fishing if I can only catch ten snapper or ten flathead when I could catch 20 of each?” fishers asked.
Time to sell the boat and take up golf.
Over time the decision by NSW Fisheries was accepted and some even came to the belief that maybe ten snapper or flathead could be further reduced.
My advice to Fisheries is to be proactive in the management of fish stocks; don’t wait until a problem emerges before you act.
There is always the opportunity to increase the numbers that can be taken when the stocks recover as happened with the catch of lobsters being increased from two to three.
Be brave.
uninjured.
“Detailed examination of the steering link at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra, including with the use of a scanning electron microscope, identified a preexisting fatigue crack on the fracture surface, which had initiated from a surface flaw,” Mr Macleod explained.
“When the steering link fractured, either during takeoff or the gear retraction sequence, the nose wheel was able to rotate beyond its normal operational limits, and a significant left rotation led the nose gear shimmy damper to become jammed against a door hinge within the nose wheel well.”
During the course of the
investigation, the aircraft manufacturer advised the ATSB that it was not aware of other instances of this specific malfunction, and nor did a review of the ATSB database identify any similar occurrences involving King Airs.
“Nonetheless, King Air B200 operators and maintainers should be aware that while scheduled maintenance inspections require general inspection of the nose wheel steering parts, they do not call for a detailed inspection for cracks – such as the one which precipitated this failure,” Mr Macleod said.
The incident highlights the value of aircraft system
knowledge, and resource management in resolving malfunctions and in-flight emergencies, Mr Macleod observed.
“The pilot managed fuel considerations to reduce the risk of fire, engaged company personnel and air traffic control for assistance, liaised with emergency services and prepared the passengers for the wheelsup landing, minimising the risk of injury and ensuring the evacuation was conducted safely.”
The full report can be found on the ATSB website at https://www.atsb.gov.au/ publications/investigation_ reports/2024/report/ao2024-031
q The pilot performing a ‘wheels up’ landing at Newcastle Airport. Photo: ATSB website.
q The damaged landing gear inspected in the investigation.
Photo: ATSB website.
q Dakoda Haack-Ross.
BUSINESS SHOWCASE
CS Denture Clinic coming to Hawks Nest
CS DENTURE Clinic, your one-stop shop for all types of dentures, is coming to Hawks Nest.
Family-owned and operated, CS Denture Clinic took over operations of the well respected ‘Brett Davis Denture Clinic’ in Salamander Bay in 2024.
After 25-plus years experience working alongside highly respected dental technicians, dentists and dental prosthetists, CS Denture Clinic owner Cameron Shelley set up
shop in Port Stephens, and will soon offer the same services to the Myall Coast community.
Cameron made his way into the industry at seventeen years of age.
Cameron always wanted to be a ‘rock star’, however his dad told him he needed to get a job to fill in time while he was working his way towards stardom.
So, in 1997 his dad landed him a job with a dental technician he knew, learning how to make mouthguards
for a major sports brand.
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Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
The Write Direction
By John BLACKBOURN
Political economics
INVESTMENT markets react to shocks but then settle with reality.
President elect Trump's historic and somewhat unexpected win in the USA elections has set a positive tone to US financial markets.
Unexpected because while commentators predicted a close result, opinion polls during the last week of
campaigning said Kamala Harris was some three points ahead of Trump and that the USA could have its first female of colour elected as president.
The shocking reality is that Kamala Harris received more than ten million less votes than Democrat President Joe Biden recorded at the previous election.
As we now know, the result was a Republican whitewash.
Interesting then that news delivered the next morning was that some 43 monkeys had escaped from a research facility in South Carolina.
I’m sure that pundits must be asking if they recorded formal votes when trying to explain why actual voting was so different from that expected by experts.
It was then reported that the world’s most successful investor, Warren Buffett, was selling securities into the rapidly increasing market.
Council waste
DEAR News Of The Area,
IN the Mayor’s column published in the Manning River Times on Friday 31 May 2024, the Mayor says in part that Council is developing a plan “which sets forth a path toward financial sustainability” and ensures “operations are lean and efficient, and deliver value for money to the community”.
I was pleased to see these comments from our Mayor because some recent Council decisions seem to contradict the statements above.
Some of these decisions might be termed wasteful.
I define “wasteful” as monies spent which provide little benefit to the taxpayer.
In other words, money spent is way out of proportion to the benefits achieved for the community.
One example might be the construction of the new Council building, built for $18 million.
Another example would be the painting of the Martin Bridge at Taree and the Dawson River Bridge at Cundletown –using $22 million of the State’s money to do so.
There was no improvement whatsoever to either bridge after the painting.
We were left with the same width and the same height restrictions as before - and no improvement to traffic flow.
So, what was actually accomplished?
The $22 million grant is now one less grant from the State Government that MidCoast Council will get in the future, to do something useful with.
These two projects cost $40 million with no real direct benefit to the tax
On theCouch
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DEAR Jasminda,
What is the correct etiquette around dishwasher unstacking and restacking? Who should be responsible and how can I improve the process in the family home?
Fiona W.
Dear Fiona,
I THINK there should be a process. Let's deal with the morning scenario as an example.
It is my firm belief that the person who first enters the kitchen each day should empty the dishwasher. This is an absolute treat for anyone who follows.
|A day that starts with not having to unpack a dishwasher is a day heading in the right direction.
What tends to happen, though, is that the first person in the kitchen is in a mad rush and so they leave the dishwasher packed and then they take new dishes from the cupboard and proceed to spread these all over the kitchen bench along with
This is in line with the age-old market theory of buying the rumour but selling the reality.
Obviously, Buffett believes that while the market is high now, it probably can’t get much higher, so grab value in order to achieve profits.
Another worry for investors is the connection between the Central Bank and its independence from political or institutional interference.
The USA Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell reduced the interest rate immediately after the election result.
payers.
Yet another example is the Cedar Party Creek bridge project at Wingham- costing $39 million.
This is an overly complicated solution to provide a flood free crossing of the creek.
A simpler and less costly solution would have been to construct the new bridge immediately upstream of the railway bridge.
The Taree/Wingham road would then go straight ahead, cross the bridge, join Primrose Street on the other side, and use that railway crossing to cross the tracks.
A total of about $80 million has been spent on these three large projects, during which a large percentage of the funds have been wasted.
In addition, Council was approached about reducing wage costs with the suggestion of reducing the number of elected Councillors.
Council voted no change for the moment, and then turned around to vote
What does progress look like?
DEAR News Of The Area,
OKAY, the block has been cleared!
I have heard suggestions that ‘good gum trees’ have been removed illegally.
Perhaps so. Perhaps not.
A lot of possibilities there! Was it factored into the costs?
No matter, they have gone so where to from here?
We did have years of expectation regarding this block and many did what they could to make it a reasonable development.
I seem to remember an arrangement where the area between the purchased land and the road (Council land - 10 metres has been reported) was to be planted with natives so the bushed entry to Hawks Nest was retained.
coffee, sugary spoons, toast crumbs, and other detritus.
Then along comes the second family member to wake, who is also in a rush. They see the general state of disorder and think, 'Well, if Dad couldn't be bothered cleaning up after himself, how can I be expected to unpack the dishwasher, wipe the benches, clean out the sink and still get to school on time? It's impossible.
I'll just eat and put my dishes in the sink too. By the time the final family member emerges to have breakfast, they walk into something resembling Chernobyl and, unable to deal with the fallout, they grab breakfast on their way to work.
At day's end, the original person returns only to find a mess so incomprehensible that they retreat to their bedroom.
This war of attrition can keep going, ad infinitum until it ends in tears or divorce or sullenness, which may be the worst of the three.
To avoid this outcome, may I suggest a roster - colour-coded if possible - that makes allowances for family members' start and finish times, but that also doesn't create the expectation that one person, possibly the one who can't stand mess, will always pick up after all others until their silent anger festers to such a point that they boil over, much like the pot of soup still sitting in the sink.
If I am right with that the suggestion was for some trees not indigenous to this area were suggested and that caused much agitation.
I don’t think a solution was agreed.
Now we have a narrow strip of land with a pathetic amount of growth retained.
Is this fair for our treasured ‘bushed’ village.
I have heard about ‘progress’ but the
The suggestion was that Trump was not happy, but an immediate reduction in interest rates may just alleviate some of the political pressure coming his way.
The economic lesson that needs to get through the fog of political campaigning is that it's all about the economy and how voters believe their personal financial position is in relation to where they would like it to be.
I would be amazed if Australian political parties are not now fully aware of this reality and are set to change their messages before the next election.
themselves the maximum pay increase allowed.
Again monies spent with no direct benefit to the ratepayers.
Yet again, we have the strange case of Council taking one of its councillors to court over the Golden Turd Award.
The legal costs of this action were estimated to be about $50,000.
Who paid this money for that action?
Obviously none of the above reflect the newly elected Council.
And to be fair, not all decisions mentioned have been made by the previous Council.
Perhaps the plan mentioned by the Mayor in May, and currently being developed by Council, will see better use of Council funds in the future.
Regards, R BEARDMORE, Taree.
question is just what is progress?
To me progress is the improvement of an area for the whole.
This should be decided by the whole if we are a democracy.
I trust there is not going to be the cry that affordable housing is of a premiumnot at the prices I’m being quoted!
Regards, Leigh ALLEN, Hawks Nest.
READING by Lynne Miles: Proverbs 22: 4
"Humility and fear of the Lord brings wealth, honour and life."
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
Golf loving pooch
DEAR News Of The Area,
LAST weekend our son Stevo flew to Brisbane to join the crew of a French yacht called “Cocodi”, which is sailing in this year’s Sydney to Hobart.
Her skipper and crew have just sailed her from France, across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific to Brisbane.
Stevo is her navigator for the Sydney to Hobart and they wanted him to do a leg with them from Brisbane to Sydney to meet all the crew and get to know them and the boat.
We dog sat his pooch while he was away aboard the boat and will again during the Sydney to Hobart.
We were watching the golf on Foxtel and it looks like we’ve got a golf loving dog.
Jeannie the dog sat in front of the TV and was riveted by the play.
Every time the golf was on, she once again was transfixed.
She watched very closely everything that we did and I reckon that, when she’s up here again after Christmas, that we’ll have to take her out to Hawks Nest Golf Club for her to hit a few practice shots.
I’m sure that she thinks that she could drive our car given the chance.
This is like a kookaburra that comes to watch the play each night that we play tennis at Karuah.
I thought that this kooka was just there to eat the bugs that are attracted to the lights but it looks like he or she actually enjoys watching the tennis.
The other night the kooka sat up in the umpire’s chair and watched a match pretty much through.
I suppose that people amuse animals as much as they amuse and entertain us.
Cheers, Chris TAYLOR, Myall Coast.
q The pup was transfixed by the play.
Council abandon vulnerable communities
DEAR News Of The Area,
THERE are several isolated communities identified by the NSW Rural Fire Service as having ‘Extreme’ fire danger rating and potentially ‘Catastrophic’ consequences should a major fire event kick off.
This is well known by MidCoast Council, yet they have chosen to ignore the warnings.
Council, in the Community Strategic Plan, which is a ten year plan, does not make a single mention of these communities.
These communities are characterised by having only one way in and out with no evacuation planning, huge bushland areas and high fuel loadings, no services or infrastructure, no Neighborhood Safe
Place (NSP) where residents can go if they are forced to leave their homes.
Unelected Council bureaucrats keep trotting out the same tiresome non-answer: “We have no plans”.
This is simply not good enough!
In the recently released financial statement, Council have a staggering $381m in cash and investments and an operating surplus of $28m for the last financial year, yet they continually cry poor and increase rates, all while these at risk and vulnerable communities are ignored.
Council has also been buying parcels of land, worth millions, across the district with the sole purpose of locking them up and putting up nest boxes.
While everyone loves the environment, surely the priority for Council is providing
services and critical infrastructure for our communities that are in need.
Following the recent election, the elected Councillors must review the Community Strategic Plan and either endorse the existing plan or develop and endorse a new plan.
This is a chance to effect real change in Councils’ direction and it is critical for all residents to compel their elected representatives to work every day for all their constituents, not just some.
Important to note that the villages on the South Coast of NSW that were devastated in the Black Summer bushfires in 2019/2020 have residents still living in caravans and shipping containers four years on.
Regards, Vivien PANHUBER, President, Pindimar Bundabah Community Association.
Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling Club News
By John SLATER
13 NOVEMBER 2024
Today’s bowls were sponsored by Tea Gardens Veterinary Hospital.
With the grass green out of play for maintenance, all games today were played on the synthetic.
With the fine weather continuing, 32 players participated in the usual Nominated Triples competition.
The Morning Winners were decided by the Highest Winning Margin and with a margin of just 5 Graham Uff, Col Fossey, and Dave Ransome were successful.
The Afternoon Winners were decided by the Lowest Winning Margin and scraping in with a margin of 1 were Bob Peady, Dave Garcia, and Dave Perry.
The Garden Eatery Voucher was won by
Mick Sheridan, and the Club is grateful to the Garden Eatery for sponsoring this voucher.
16 Nov.
The First round of the Club Championship Fours was played today on the synthetic green.
Seven teams are to contest the title and the results from today’s games are as follows.
The team of Chris Ross, Rick Islaub, Chris Golledge and Cody Ross had the bye.
The Anthony Grant side comprising, John Bates Rod Morrison and Jeff Baker opposed Craig McDonald, J Rutherford, Les Smith, and Craig Bengston with the Grant team winning 23-16
Mark Hair along with Col Amos, John Moore, and Neil Kibble were unsuccessful in their game against Glen Reinhard, Graham Reynolds, Dave Perry, and Mark Nightingale with the Nightingale combination winning 2615.
In the remaining game, Barry Goode, Dennis Ashbridge, Mick Sheridan, and Geoffrey Muggleton accounted for the team of
Ron Green, Graham Uff, Dennis Wilberforce, and Doug Ransome 21-15.
17 Nov
The second round of the Club Championship Fours was played today with the Chris Ross side taking on the Anthony Grant combination.
In a very entertaining game that included some Anthony Grant thunderbolt drives, the Cody Ross side prevailed winning 20-15.
In the remaining game, the Geoffrey Muggleton side held all the aces defeating the Mark Nightingale team 22-5.
The final of the Club Championship Fours will take place next Sunday and should be a great game.
Nominations are open for the Club Championship Minor Singles with the first round commencing on 18 January 2025.
The annual Oncology Day is on Friday, 22 Nov. This charity day is hosted by the Women’s Bowling Club and deserves our unqualified support.
Bulahdelah Golf Club Report
By Thora-Lou SMITH
NO ladies' golf on Wednesday 13th.
The Vets played on Thursday 14th and the winner was Dave Flynn with 37pts from Jeff Graham with 36pts on a c/b from Marty Bramble.
NTPs were Rick Winter and Jeff Graham while Glenn Grainger won the Jackpot.
It was a damp start to a Stableford on Saturday 16th, but 27 players contested the event and R.Richards was the winner with 45pts from P.Neave with 36pts.
Ladies' winner was B.Gordon with 29pts
on a c/b from A.Benson.
NTPs were M.Sharp and G.Willadsen while the long drivers were M.Sharp, A.Benson, R.Richards and T.Stellema. Murray also picked up the jackpot.
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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
By Dianne BOWES
12/11/24
SATURDAY was a perfect spring day for golfers, and the field of 42 ladies included 10 visitors.
It was the Monthly Medal Round for November, and as always scores were close at the top of the leaderboard, with only 1 shot separating the 3 best scores.
But it was Deb Gardner who snuck home with the win on 74 Nett.
Results: Saturday Ladies Stroke 9/11/24
A Grade: 1st Lynda
Bayliss 77; 2nd Sue Kovacs 78 C/B; 3rd Elizabeth Lewis (Wakehurst GC) 78 C/B
B Grade: 1st Deb Gardner 74 (best score of the day); 2nd Renea Kerr 75 C/B; 3rd
Angela Clipperton 75
Place Getters (78 C/B80 C/B): Marguerite Miller, Pamela Lindsay (Manly GC), Anne-Marie French, Jenny Schenk (Manly), Deb Matheson, Samantha Leggett, Carolyn Affleck, Dawn Wiggins, Sue Browning and Janice Irwin (Monash CC)
Gross Winners: A Grade: Lynda Bayliss 94 C/B; B Grade: Deb Gardner 104
Tough conditions
female participation.
“It’s good for the local economy too.”
with breast cancer. She was a regular at this race, so her Mum is here to race in her honour today.”
Swarms of spandexsuited swimmers were led up the hill to Bennetts Beach, where they fully confronted the utterly treacherous conditions awaiting them.
Relentless onshore winds whipped up twometre waves, there were numerous rips, and the waterline was dotted with washed-up blue bottles, giving plenty of warning of what they were literally diving into.
Two of the marker buoys had to be hauled in as race conditions changed.
“We have 22 volunteers from Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) looking after water safety today, armed with a jet ski, IRBs and our new tractor,” explained SLSC President Rebecca Curtis.
“Many are from the youth section, stepping up more into the water safety environment.”
Due to weather conditions, the scheduled ‘Try-a-Tri’ event had to be cancelled.
“The conditions were just not great for untested triathletes to have their first go out there,” Club Captain Wayne Bower said.
This year’s event commentator, Nat Heath, whose voice could be heard across Hawks Nest, was the CEO of TriMob, a 100 percent First Nations-led organisation committed to empowering Indigenous Australians to improve their health and wellbeing through the sport of triathlon.
“It’s good to have an event in the Barrington Coast area,” said Nat, who grew up in Forster.
“The range of events provides something for everyone, and we have good
Congratulations to all our winners today.
Tuesday 18 hole golfers will miss a few weeks’ play due to conflicting events, such as the Melbourne Cup, Summer Classic Tournament and course renovations.
Congratulations to Hawks Nest representatives Maxine Mitchell and Sue Campton, on their great win over the field in the NHDLGA Country Cup Event last week.
The event pits Newcastle district players against Hunter River golfers, and has become an annual favourite in the local calendar, a bit
of a grudge match between the groups. Hunter District has won the shootout 3 times to Newcastle’s 2, so the competition was hotly contested.
This year the Newcastle District took home the Cup by a clear margin in the 4BBB v Stableford at Tanilba Bay.
But in the Individual Team Event, it was Maxine and Sue, winning by just 1 shot Over the Field on a magnificent aggregate score of 45. Runners Up were Newcastle Players Patricia Fielding and Lucy Minehan on 44.
Many more locals and their clubs volunteered at the event, marshalling and
directing the racers, or keeping them hydrated along the way, including the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association, Pearls of Port Stephens, and the Myall Park Tennis and Pickleball Club, to name a few.
Hawks Nest Thursday Night Darts
By Brenda EDWARDS
14 NOVEMBER.
Winners: Phil Jones and Michael Russom.
Runners up: Kay Jones and Geoff Smith.
Ladies Highest Score: Christine McKenzie-95.
Men’s Highest Score: Darren Rapley-135.
Thank you to Michelle Cole for our sausage sizzle.
Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm, darts start at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to play.
q Winners Phil Jones and Michael Russom with Runners up Kay Jones and Geoff Smith.
q Hawks Nest's Maxine Mitchell and Sue Campton, winners at NHDLGA Country Cup.
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q Nat Heath, CEO of TriMob, emceed the day.
q Volunteers from Pindimar/Bundabah helped keep runners hydrated near Jimmys Beach.
q The Tea Gardens Lions Club ran their famous barbeque to keep the throngs fed.
q The king’s ransom in cycling equipment upon Providence Bay Park.
q Hordes of racers getting ready to brave the elements.
q Some of the 22 Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club volunteers that kept an eye on water safety during the first leg of the triathlon.
SUDOKU
In Memory
Remembering always
Lois Elaine Longmuir
Aged 88 years. Late of Tea Gardens. Beloved wife of Rev J. Ray Longmuir. Loving mother and mother-in-law to Craig & Kathryn, Karen and John. Grandmother to Jordan and Braddon. Lois passed away 19th November 2023. Proverbs 3:5-7.
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NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 53rd Annual General Meeting of Tea Gardens Country Club Ltd will be held in the Clubhouse, Yalinbah Street, Tea Gardens on Sunday 24th November 2024 at 9 a.m.
Warren Gooley General Manager
Members, please note that access to the meeting and Clubhouse will be closed from 9am. The Club will open at the conclusion of the Meeting.
Members are asked to carry proof of membership and arrive in time to sign the Members’ Attendance Register prior to the commencement of the Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday 16th December 2024 at the Hawks Nest Community Hall, 71 Booner Street, Hawks Nest, New South Wales, 2324 commencing 6.30pm. The Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association Inc is registered with NSW Fair Trading: INC 9881748 - ABN 96537268704 All members welcome and Christmas Nibbles to follow.
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DESSERT MASTERS
TEN, 7pm
From desserts that look just like Vegemite jars to burning clouds of fairy floss, this season has seen some incredible sweet treats designed to tantalise all the senses. Now, it’s the Grand Finale, with the final three contestants creating five serves of verdant green and glittering gold creations, over two courses, to see who comes away with the prize of $100,000 and the title of 2024 Dessert Master. Judges Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon (both pictured) are not alone in deciding the winner –they’ll be joined by Kirsten Tibballs, Adriano Zumbo and inaugural winner, Tarts Anon’s Gareth Whitton.
FRIDAY, November 22
MONDAY
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AUSTRALIA
TEN, 7.30pm
Filmed in Manchester, England, the latest iteration of this perennial game show favourite sees expat Australians test their word-puzzle solving skills under the guidance of host-with-themost Graham Norton (pictured). Premiering tonight, the reinvigorated format will see three players spin the wheel to be in with the chance of winning $50,000. Norton’s trademark wit and charm bring a real warmth to the game as he shares the players’ highs and lows and throws in a joke or two. At the end of each episode, Norton invites the player with the most winnings to spin the “Mini-Wheel”. If they can solve one final puzzle within 10 seconds, they could be going home with the big prize.
TUESDAY WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Andrew Lloyd (pictured) delves into his family’s history in the first episode of this 19th UK season of genealogical investigations, eager to find out where his talent and love for musical theatre comes from. Searching his mother’s side, the Cats and Phantom of the Opera maestro discovers his lineage is “posher than we thought”, finding a knighted hero of the Battle of Waterloo and a formidable Tudor Duchess who stood up to Henry VIII. Turning to his father’s line, he uncovers the work of a missionary in 19thcentury London and a group of 18th-century theatrical musicians with eerie similarities to the current-day Lloyd Webber clan.
Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. (Mav, R) 8.35 Castle Secrets. 9.30 Kennedy. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Elvira. (Premiere, Malv) 12.25 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. (Mlv, R) 2.55 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGl, R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 36. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. From Allan Border Field, Brisbane.
11.30 The Front Bar: Year In Review. (Ml, R) A lighter look at the world of sport.
1.00 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
1.30 Taken. (Mav, R) Santana must face her past.
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Extremes. (PG, R) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
8.40 MOVIE: U.S. Marshals. (1998, Mlv, R) A US Marshal pursues an escaped fugitive. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes.
11.20 Inside Beverly Hills. (Md)
12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.05 Helloworld. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
Tea Gardens Women's Bowling Club
By Lynda RICHARDS
THURSDAY 7th November: Social bowls to be played also the first round of the Minor Singles Competition, Vicki McMillan v Dale Cameron and the other game Sheril Johnson v Bev Harrington. Unfortunately, the only winner this day was the weather all games put on hold after 6 ends for 30 mins as per the Bowls NSW Ltd Extreme Weather Conditions after this period of time
the temperature/humidity readings resulted in end of play for the day. Tuesday 12th November: Resumption of play for the 2 abandoned games and start of play for 3 other games, Lynda Richards v Jean Glover
the other Lyn Nightingale v Ingrid Luck, there was a forfeit for the 3rd game. Four bowls are played in this Competition by each competitor and the winner is the first to reach 25 points regardless of ends bowled.
Results as follows Dale Cameron 26 defeated Vicki McMillan 4, Sheril Johnson and Bev Harrington battled for 27 ends, Bev winning 26 v15, Lyn Nightingale 25 v Ingrid Luck 11, 21 ends bowled.
Lynda Richards and Jean Glover had a tough game Jean took an early lead then 8 all on the 7th, following this Lynda managed to "keep her nose in front" winning 25 v 18. No social bowls played due to rain, not enough rain to cancel this round of the Competition, just enough to make bowling difficult and uncomfortable.
Thursday 14th November: Minor
SATURDAY, November 23
TV (2)
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 The Larkins At Christmas. (PG, R) 1.35 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.05 Question Everything. (PG, R) 2.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.00 Countdown 50 Years On. (R) 4.40 Headliners. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: Stepping Up – Elly-May Barnes. (R)
6.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Dannii Minogue. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (Return, PG) James tries to save a dog from its owner. 8.20 Vera. (PG, R) Vera investigates a fatal stabbing outside a nightclub. Identifying the victim as a former police officer. 9.50 Plum. (Madl, R) Gavin returns home from Bali.
10.45 The Search For The Palace Letters. (PG, R)
11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Welcome To My Farm. (PG, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 11.30 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix 5. H’lights. 4.30 Plat Du Tour. 4.35 Ancient Egypt By Train. (PGa, R) 5.30 Forgotten Frontlines. (PGav, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces.
8.25 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (Malv, R)
9.25 The Great House Revival. (Return, PGv)
10.20 So Long, Marianne. (Mals)
11.15 Paris Paris. (Ms, R)
12.15 Hope. (MA15+av, R)
2.30 Face To Face. (Mals, R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15
France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: 65. (2023, Mav) After a catastrophic crash, a pilot discovers he is on a prehistoric Earth 65 million years in the past. With only one chance at rescue, he and the other survivor must cross a terrain riddled with dangerous creatures. Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman.
11.00 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003, MA15+v, R) Bruce Willis. 1.30 Taken. (Mav, R)
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: The Wizard Of Oz. (1939, G, R) Judy Garland. 9.35 MOVIE: Hairspray. (2007, PGls, R) A teen auditions for a TV dance show. Nikki Blonsky. 11.45 MOVIE: The Sun Is Also A Star. (2019, Ml, R)
1.30 Getaway. (PG, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGlm, R) Reidy returns.
7.00 MOVIE: Moana. (2016, PGa, R) A young woman tries to remove a curse. Auli’i Cravalho. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.
10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Madl, R) The team races to save a life.
11.10 Shark Tank. (PGa, R) A panel is pitched inventions. 12.20 Ambulance UK. (Mdlm, R) A woman goes into labour. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.25 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Teen Titans Go! 10.40 Late Programs.
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6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 8.15 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 10.15 OSS 117: From Africa With Love. (2021, M, French) 12.20pm The Last Vermeer. (2019, M) 2.30 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 4.25 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 6.15 Lucky You. (2007, PG) 8.30 Michael Collins. (1996, M) 10.55 Twin Flower. (2018, M, French) 12.45am Sound Of Metal. (2019, M) 3.00 Late Programs.
SUNDAY, November 24
TV (2)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.45 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. (R) 3.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG)
8.00 Fisk. (Final, Ml)
8.30 Plum. (Final, Ml)
9.30 I Was Actually There. (Final, Ml, R)
10.00 Pick Of The Litter. (R)
11.20 New Leash On Life. (R)
11.50 Miniseries: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Final, Malv, R)
12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered: Nature’s Great Divide. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia: Family Easter Special. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: The Secret Garden. (1993) 9.05 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
Singles Competition, Quarter Final
Bev Harrington v Dale Cameron.
Bev started strongly on the 6th end she had a lead of 12 points, 12 v 0 but Dale wasn't giving up eventually 28 ends were bowled before Bev claimed victory 27 v 17.
The Semi Final will be played on Tuesday 19th November Lynda Richards v Lyn Nightingale and the other game Bev Harrington v Jane
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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Welcome To My Farm. (R) 10.00 FIFA WC Classic Matches. 11.30 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. MTB Enduro National C’ships. H’lights. 3.30 A Wetland For Te Waihora. (R) 4.35 Treasures Of Istanbul. (PG, R) 5.30 Forgotten Frontlines. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Etruscans: Mysterious Civilisation. (PGa)
8.30 Secret Sardinia Mysteries Of The Nuraghi.
9.35 Why Sharks Attack. (Ma, R)
10.40 Curse Of The Ancients. (PGa, R)
11.35 Saving Venice. (R)
1.15 Royal Autopsy. (Ma, R)
3.00 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PG, R)
3.55 How To Get Fit Fast. (PGn, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15
France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.
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WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week. 4.55 Fashionista. 5.10 Shane Smith Has Questions. 6.05 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. 11.35 Late Programs.
6am Whisky Galore. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.25 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 10.00 Heartbreak Ridge. (1986, M) 12.25pm Suffragette. (2015, M) 2.25 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 4.50 To Catch A Thief. (1955, PG) 6.50 Poms. (2019, PG) 8.30 Let Them All Talk. (2020, M) 10.35 Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness. (2019, M, Farsi) 12.15am Strangerland. (2015, MA15+) 2.20 Late Programs.
Uff. Social bowls played 2 games of 3 bowls Triples
Precy Swaddling, Christine Fossey and Pat Baker 12 v Liv Everingham, Lynda Richards and Bette Saillard 12. Lyn Nightingale, Judy McGavock and Judi Polak 14 v Dorothy Thompson, Deyonne Page and Dale Winter 10.
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6am Morning Programs. 3pm Football. AFL Women’s. First preliminary final. North Melbourne v Port Adelaide. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v India. Late afternoon session. 7.00 AFL Women’s Pre-Game. 7.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Second preliminary final. Brisbane Lions v Adelaide.
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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 39. Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers. 1.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 40. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers. From Allan Border Field, Brisbane.
11.15 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (Madv, R) 12.30 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (MA15+, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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Classic Raceday. 6.00 Horse Racing. Railway Stakes Day. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30am Impossible Builds. 1.30 Escape To The Country. 2.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30
6am Children’s Programs. 1.10pm MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem Vs The Sword Of Justice. (2012) 2.35 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Genesect And The Legend Awakened. (2013) 4.00 Surfing Australia TV. 4.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 5.30 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (2004, PG) 10.15 Late Programs.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes.
8.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. (Mlv) Anais investigates when a body is found locked in an abandoned gold-mining tunnel.
10.00 9News Late.
10.30 See No Evil: Fallen Star. (Ma) 11.30 The First 48. (Ma) 12.20 World’s Greatest Natural Icons: Earth. (R) 1.20 Innovation Nation.
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.
7.00 Dessert Masters. (Final, PGl)
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Coming events: Thursday 21st November, the final of the Minor Singles Competition.
Friday 22nd November Oncology Day, bowls, lunch, a Tombola and raffles all money raised will be donated to the Mater Calvary Hospital Newcastle.
6am Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Bendigo Spirit v Southside Flyers. 2.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 3.30 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. (2004, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Gladiator. (2000, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado. (2018, MA15+) 1am Love After Lockup. 2.30 Late Programs.
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MONDAY, November 25
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25
TUESDAY, November 26 6.00
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. (Premiere, Ma)
8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M)
10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals)
11.00 SBS World News Late.
11.30 A Criminal Affair. (Mal)
1.10 Pray For Blood. (MA15+av, R) 2.50 Love Your Home And Garden. (PG, R) 3.45 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGls, 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 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 9.00 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) Several former classmates of Cassandra discover a dead body at the marina. 10.00 S.W.A.T. (Madv) SWAT teams up with the DEA.
11.00 Code Blue: One Punch Killers. (Madv, R) Explores the issue of one-punch killings.
12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl)
8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (Mv, R) 9.30 A Killer Makes A Call. (MA15+av) 10.30 9News Late.
11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30
4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Return)
9.40 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. (R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Babylon Berlin. (Ma)
12.50 Son Of. (MA15+v, R)
2.25 Love Your Home And Garden. (PGa, R)
3.20 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGl, R)
4.15 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am The Movie Show. 6.05 Poms. (2019, PG) 7.45 Lucky You. (2007, PG) 10.00 Twin Flower. (2018, M, French) 11.50 Michael Collins. (1996, M) 2.20pm Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 4.15 Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 6.00 Red Obsession. (2013, PG) 7.30 Brother And Sister. (2022, M, French) 9.35 The Perfect Dinner. (2022, M, Italian) 11.35 Late Programs. 6am To Catch A Thief. Continued. (1955, PG) 7.00 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 9.25 The Kid. (1921, PG) 10.25 Just Believe. (2018, M, Italian) 12.20pm Let Them All Talk. (2020, M) 2.25 Poms. (2019, PG) 4.05 The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 5.55 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 7.40 The Quiet Girl. (2022, M, Gaelic) 9.30 Nostalgia. (2022, M, Italian) 11.40 Late Programs.
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Secret Service. (2014, MA15+lv, R) A troubled young man must prove his mettle after he is recruited into a secret British spy organisation. Taron Egerton, Colin Firth. 11.45 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R) 12.15 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)
1.15 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Hawks Nest Bridge Club
By Diane RUSSELL
RESULTS Week Ending 15th
November.
Monday: N/S 1. C Rands & L Falla, 2. C Richards & S Matheson, 3. L & G Conroy, 4. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 5. L Caro & B
Treharne, 6. A Ryan & S Bowen, 7. P Baily & G Morrison, 8. J Ryan & A Remment, 9. L Hulme & J Corden. E/W 1. L Howarth & E Greenhalgh,2. H White & S Helsen, 3. S Pearson & D O’Brien, 4. E Digby & J Pye, 5.
K Mc Murray & G Muggleton, 6. J Armstrong & D Dale, 7. E Buckpitt & H Blackbourn, 8. P Marr & S Schmeding. Tuesday:1. D Russell & J Corden, 2=. H Blackbourn & E Buckpitt, 2=. A & J Macintosh, 4. P & B Ness, 5. R Albon & S
O’Keefe, 6. M Churton & L Hulme, 7. D Dummett & P Lau. Wednesday: 1. D Hipkins &M Forte, 2. P Baily & M Churton, 3. B Treharne & S Matheson, 4. C Rands & D Ahmling, 5. L Falla & S Robinson, 6. J Armstrong & J Corden, 7. J Brandis & J Pye, 8. S Aldrich & M Rowden, 9. C Bywater & D Russell, 10.
J Ryan & A Remment, 11. A Ryan & E White. Friday: N/S 1. B Treharne & S Matheson, 2. E Digby & S Donohue, 3. E & A Greenhalgh, 4. P Baily & G Morrison, 5. J Glover & N Graham, 6. J & T Thatcher, 7. C Bywater & J Gray, 8. J Fowler & B Taylor, 9. J & A Ryan, 10. S Helsen & H White.
E/W 1. L Falla & C Rands, 2. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 3. L Wood & G Smith, 4. J Armstrong & D Dale, 5. S Bowen & S Schmeding, 6. L & G Conroy, 7=. K Mc Murray & J Pye, 7=. E Buckpitt & H Blackbourn, 9. S Pearson & M Rowden, 10. P & B Gibbs, 11. M Churton & L Hulme.
Smuggler at the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race.
WEDNESDAY, November 27
6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30
6.00
Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Michael Mosley: Wonders Of The Human Body. (PG)
8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (M)
9.30 The Old Man. (Mal)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Maxima. (Ma)
11.50 Pagan Peak. (Malnv, R)
2.40 Love Your Home And Garden. (PGa, R)
3.35 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PGa, R)
4.25 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R)
8.30 The Big Trip. (PG) The roadtrippers take on local bowlers.
9.30 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (2017, MA15+sv, R) The Kingsmen are attacked by a mysterious enemy. Taron Egerton.
12.15 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm) 8.30 Listing Melbourne. (Ml) 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
THURSDAY, November 28
6am Rabbit-
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG)
8.30 The Body On Somerton Beach. (Ma, R)
9.20 Miniseries: Steeltown Murders. (Malv)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Miniseries: The Typist. (Masv, R)
12.05 Pandore. (Mls, R)
2.55 Love Your Home And Garden. (R)
3.50 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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Tough conditions
By Thomas O'KEEFE
RACERS from across the country descended upon the Myall Coast for the 2024 fisiocrem Triathlon Hawks Nest on Saturday 16 November.
As a king’s ransom in cycling equipment lay in wait upon the parking lot at Providence Bay Park, the Tea Gardens Lions barbeque team set up to feed the masses a high protein menu, before they took off to swim, cycle and run all around paradise.
“We have more than
700 racers, coming from North Queensland, Victoria, Canberra, even Darwin,” said Christie from organisers Elite Energy.
“[It was] a much broader interstate turnout than previous years.”
Christie said people take on the intense physical challenge for a variety of reasons.
“There are some amazing stories why people are running,” she said.
“Some run for charity, some for personal reasons, like one Mum whose daughter lost her battle
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