Myall Coast News Of The Area 29 February 2024

O'KEEFE

End of an era as Tea Gardens CTC closes

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by volunteers, and has been committed to its original mission of ‘providing technology and business services to the community’,” CTC President Ros Reynolds said.

“Over the years, the CTC has done so much more, such as being a Medicare access outlet, providing tax help, organising Seniors Week Activities, conducting tuition and classes on many technology advances including computers, mobiles, laptops, tablets, internet and emailing.

“When we started, computers were new and no-one knew anything, we used to have lessons with 30-40 people, usually seniors,” Ros added.

The CTC also produced the ‘Messenger’ newsletter, Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest tourist brochures and maps, and managed the Visitor Information Centre for many years.

“There are three reasons for our difficult decision to close: steady declines in business income, volunteer numbers, and in the overall need for our services,” Ros explained.

“This decision is not a reflection of the dedication and hard work over many years by present and past volunteers and supporters, it is solely a result of current challenging circumstances, going from seven days per week to only three mornings, and we cannot see this situation changing.”

A brief resurgence as many locals sought the CTC volunteers’ advice on smartphones

and tablets was only to be temporary, however.

“We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Tea Gardens Masonic Lodge, without their assistance in the early years we could not have been so successful and to everyone who has supported us, whether it be as a customer supporting our services or volunteer hours freely given.

“We have been overwhelmed by the wonderful messages we have received since our announcement, and thank each and every one of you for your kind words,” Ros added.

The CTC volunteers can, nonetheless, proudly claim that they have achieved their primary goal of providing access to technology in regional areas.

q Karen Neeves and Ros Reynolds finishing up some volunteer work at the Community Technology Centre (CTC).

PLANS CANNED

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enthusiastic locals was formed in July 2023, under the auspices of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA).

More than six months of planning and drumming up local interest has, however, proven fruitless, and the spiralling costs of modern regulation compliance drove the final nail into the celebration’s coffin.

“Following a Management Committee decision, please note that due to excessive costs, additional insurance, regulatory, and administrative overheads,

and insufficient community engagement, the HNTGPA will no longer be conducting any formal celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Singing Bridge,” announced HNTGPA Vice President Michele Winn.

“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this has caused, and thank you so much for the support offered to date.”

Ms Winn told NOTA that of the 42 local organisations that HNTGPA contacted for their involvement, only two responses were received.

“We are encouraging people to have a picnic to celebrate if they would like

to mark the occasion.”

Things have certainly changed since the Bridge’s opening in 1974, with modern traffic control, event insurance, and staffing for basic facilities all skyrocketing to many multiples of the HNTGPA’s modest budget.

Apart from a Council grant that would be paid after the event, the entirety of financial costs, insurmountable as they became, would have been absorbed by the HNTGPA, as the planned stalls were to be available for free.

“History will still be made on 6 April, the Bridge will still be standing, but it would have been nice if more people had shown

an interest in celebrating the structure that ties

Tea Gardens OOSH saved

By Thomas O’KEEFE

Tea Gardens’ Amaroo Early Learning

The future operator of the Tea Gardens Public School OOSH has run as Amaroo Early Learning Centre in Tea Gardens since 2020.

Coupland Avenue, is currently acquiring approvals needed to take over the service, although their receiving late notification of the situation last year means a gap for now.

“When we found out, I approached Mark (TGPS Principal) to see if we could help out and support

the families, he was very supportive and put us in contact with the NSW Department of Education,” Robert Guirguis, Director at Amaroo, told NOTA.

“We were very keen, as we believe that this is a service that the Tea Gardens community deserves, especially to support working

families with children.

“The approval process is quite time-consuming, as the safety and wellbeing of children is paramount and we need to provide evidence to the Department that we have the right policies and procedures in place.”

Further bureaucratic hurdles must be leapt, including Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approvals that will allow fees to be subsidised.

"As a working parent in this town, I am very thankful to Amaroo for taking over OOSH,” Renee Bollom told

our towns together,” said another Management Committee member.

NOTA.

“I am thrilled that the opening times have remained the same as I can now keep my scheduled hours at work, my income isn’t compromised.”

Renee, like other working parents, was nearly forced to leave town seeking suitable services, as there are currently no other OOSH care alternatives available in Tea Gardens or Hawks Nest.

“In anticipation of formal approvals, Amaroo OSHC at Tea Gardens Public School hopes to be operational in mid-March 2024, where we will be offering before and after school care as well as

vacation care,” Robert added.

“The staff are excited, dedicated and passionate about caring for children and can’t wait to open, we have lots of great activities planned, and hope with the right level of support we will be able to provide this important service.

“As with Amaroo ELC, we are looking to work collaboratively and in partnership with the community to make sure we provide families with the type of service they need.”

Families can contact Amaroo at office@ amarooOSHC.com.au for more information.

by Cavelle Lindsay

Usually when the terms of a Will are no longer what the Will maker would like, he or she makes a new Will. The new Will revokes the previous Will. However, there are other ways to revoke a Will set out in Section 11 of the

maker (or some person in his or her presence and at his or her direction) may write on the Will or deal with the Will in such a way that the Court is satisfied from the state of the Will that the Will maker intended to revoke it.

Another way is for the Will maker (or some person in his or her presence and at his or her direction) to burn, tearing or otherwise destroy the Will with the intention of revoking it. Alternatively,

If you would like to revoke your Will then it is wise to consult your solicitor before doing so. If the current Will is revoked without a replacement Will being signed, then the law determines who receives the assets of the deceased in the event that he or she fails to make a new Will after revoking the existing Will. It is better to be safe than sorry.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

MULLANE & LINDSAY

q The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest ‘Singing Bridge’ will go unsung on its Golden Jubilee.

PARENTS of students at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) will soon breathe a collective sigh of relief knowing the town’s Out Of School Hours (OOSH) care situation is set to be resolved.

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Five teens charged over pursuit

POLICE have charged five teens following a pursuit initiated in Bulahdelah.

At about 9am on Wednesday 21 February 2024, officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Pacific Highway, Bulahdelah, when they attempted to stop a reportedly stolen BMW hatchback.

The driver allegedly failed to stop, and a pursuit was initiated.

The pursuit was terminated shortly after

due to safety concerns.

Officers attached to Manning Great Lakes Police District successfully deployed road spikes in Nabiac, before a second pursuit was initiated on the A1 Pacific Highway Taree South.

The vehicle came to a stop on Spence Street, Taree, where all five occupants – two fifteen-year-old boys, two fourteen-year-old boys and a seventeen-year-old girl – were

arrested.

They were all taken to Taree Police Station where they were charged with a variety of offences.

All four boys were refused bail to appear before Children’s court last Wednesday and the seventeen-year-old was granted conditional bail to appear before Children’s court on Wednesday 7 March 2024.

Upgrade planned for Yacaaba Headland Trail

By Thomas O’KEEFE

WORIMI Aboriginal Elders met with representatives of local environmental reference groups and the Manning-Great Lakes Area National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) last week to discuss essential upgrades to the Yacaaba Headland walking trail.

The NPWS has secured funding to improve and maintain the Yacaaba walking track for the long term, continuing the work culturally attributed to the Worimi people for many thousands of years.

“Generations of Worimi people have cared for Yacaaba Headland, and are collaborating with National Parks to protect this culturally significant area for generations to come,” Worimi Elder Auntie Dr Elizabeth McEntyre told NOTA.

“The upgrade of the very poor walking track is a collaboration between National

Parks and with Aboriginal people and groups, including the North Worimi Country Aboriginal Reference Group in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest.

“We thank local Rangers Katrina and Deanne for continuing to strongly advocate for this important work to be completed, to protect Worimi cultural sites, prevent further erosion and destruction of Yacaaba, and for more locals and visitors to experience new scenic views on a more stable track surface.”

The grand headland, which presides over the southern end of Bennetts Beach, hosts spectacular views of what locals consider the best beach and islands in the world, with vistas clear across Worimi Country/Port Stephens and beyond.

Yacaaba’s peak affords hikers a magnificent, unparalleled view in all directions, but getting there has become

fraught with hazards.

“Presently, the track to the summit is steep, unstable, and badly eroded due to poor drainage making some sections unsafe for public use,” Auntie Dr Liz explained.

“Walkers are also widening the track, and damaging native vegetation to avoid the eroded areas, while the last repairs to address the drainage issues were in 2007, however this failed, resulting in ongoing erosion.”

Three independent consultants were engaged by National Parks to provide track assessment, repair options and cost estimates to enable the best way forward to upgrading the track.

A NSW-based business has been chosen to complete the track-work between March and August 2024, with a Worimi cultural induction taking place in early March.

q The National Parks and Wildlife Service met with local environmentalists and Worimi Elders in Tea Gardens to discuss the new Yacaaba trail. (L-R back row): Ranger Katrina, Richard Streamer, Christian Patteson, Auntie Dr Liz McEntyre, Ranger Deanne, (front row) Uncle Denis and Auntie Fran Flaus.

q Yacaaba Headland sits like a leviathan resting at the southern end of Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach and Jimmys Beach, and is a popular hiking destination.

Spotlight on Karuah’s forgotten telecommunications black hole

By Thomas O’KEEFE

KARUAH has long suffered in the shadow of poor telecommunications, but the true nature of the town's telecom infrastructure remains largely a mystery to most.

“NBN has been terrific since we put it in, but mobiles have been a big issue,” explained Lisa Floyd, proprietor of Karuah Gardens and Riverside Motels.

“Last week's NBN blackout lost us bookings due to having no wi-fi to offer customers.”

The recent multi-town NBN blackout magnified

the mobile signal problem, as residents and weekend visitors inevitably overloaded the town’s meagre mobile signal.

Many business owners in Karuah reported digging into their personal mobile data to run EFTPOS machines, while more business was lost when patrons went home early, having spent what little cash they are now accustomed to carrying.

“When we rang Telstra to complain about the terrible mobile signal, we were told there is a tower in town, so we should be fine,” a Karuah Progress Association representative told NOTA.

q This tiny facility next to Karuah’s cemetery hosts Telstra’s additional ‘small cell’ (circled).

q Barely visible from Karuah’s waterfront, the macro-tower (circled) at Mosquito Creek is on the other side of the mountain, and focuses primarily upon the Pacific Highway bypass.

The Radio Frequency National Site Archive (RFNSA) website, which details all operating mobile towers, shows two around Karuah: the ‘macro-tower’ sitting 3.5 kilometres away on the other side of a mountain, primarily servicing the highway bypass; and a ‘small cell’ at the corner of Wattle Street and Tarean Road.

The highway tower (RFNSA Site 2324010) hosts

Telstra, Optus and Vodafone transceivers, however, it is barely visible from town, and physical obstacles like trees and buildings, not to mention poor weather, easily hamper its signal within town.

The 'small cell' (RFNSA Site 2324020) is a tiny transceiver atop a six-metre steel mounting pipe, within a small compound near the cemetery.

This ‘small cell’ only

carries Telstra 4GX, and registers barely three bars 20 metres away, contributing practically nothing to Karuah’s overall mobile signal.

Karuah has seen significant expansion, with the Ironbark Estate on the western end of town bringing 113 new residences, and more estates allegedly in planning.

Telstra has been contacted for comment.

The genesis of North Arm Cove

By Thomas O’KEEFE

THE GENESIS of the North Arm Cove Paper Subdivision was grand speculation to make Port Stephens into a major city, perhaps one day to rival even Sydney.

‘Port Stephens City’, the moniker for the wouldbe metropolis at North Arm Cove, gained first real traction after the 1911 NSW Royal Commission as to Decentralisation in Railway Transit mooted the idea of extending the state’s railway from either Tarro or Stroud.

‘Decentralisation’ encouraged Australian residents to move away from overcrowded capital cities, and in the ‘Age of Rail’, a railway interchange was the keystone concept making

Port Stephens City seem realistic.

In 1917, influential politician Austin Chapman, whose company Land Limited owned land at North Arm Cove, asked acquaintances Walter Burley and Marion Mahoney Griffin (who had won the Canberra design competition years earlier) to design a city there, complete with trademark sweeping curvilinear streets, rail interchange and port access.

“All of the evidence points to Port Stephens City being a speculative subdivision.

“Its then owner, Land Limited, hoped to profit from proposals for Port Stephens to become a naval base and a port for a decentralised Northern NSW,” North Arm Cove Community Association

Inc President Bob Reid, who has researched the history extensively, told NOTA.

Mr Reid cites persuasive real estate journals of the time, which stated that “early real estate investment in the city site will be likely to be extremely profitable”, and “the investor will be standing on velvet of the thickest pile”.

Stroud Shire Council approved the Griffins’ plan in 1918, and physical subdivision and road marking began.

“The Griffin plan for Port Stephens City was never built, within a year the land was taken over by developer Henry Halloran, who substantially changed it into a waterside parkland into waterfront residential lots,” Mr Reid explained.

After Land Limited’s liquidation in 1919, Halloran more than doubled the size of the paper subdivision, incorporating his preferred ‘wheel-spoke’ layouts extending to the Pacific Highway.

That same year, Royal Navy Admiral Lord Jellicoe’s voice was added to many other ‘Weighty Opinions of Prominent Men’ in Halloran’s 1920 sales catalogue, recommending Port Stephens as “one of the principal Docking Bases in Australia”, while Rear Admiral Creswell had claimed it “an excellent place for a destroyer and torpedo base”.

“Port Stephens will ultimately become the chief Naval Base,” he said.

q Annotated map of the approved 1918 city plan, everything north of Uralla Street was added by Halloran, everything south was the Griffins’.

q The ‘Inland Way’ was supposed to lead to the Port Stephens City docks and railway interchange.

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Ampcontrol partners with offshore wind developer

By Doug CONNOR

A MAJOR Australian offshore wind developer has partnered with Tomago’s Ampcontrol to explore opportunities for innovation and the creation of local jobs as the region’s fledgling offshore wind industry takes flight.

Destiny Wind is a proposed offshore wind farm off the Hunter coast, led by the team behind Star of the South, a major offshore wind project in development since 2017 off the Gippsland coast in Victoria.

The Destiny Wind project is backed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a major international energy fund manager.

Having submitted a Feasibility License application last year to explore the possibilities of developing a project in the declared Hunter offshore wind zone, Destiny Wind last week announced a partnership with the Hunter-based Ampcontrol.

Employing more than 800 locals, Ampcontrol has more than 50 years of experience in the energy, infrastructure and resources industries.

Destiny Wind Acting Project Director Erin Coldham said the developing offshore wind industry can draw on the Hunter region’s extensive traditional energy generation experience.

“This partnership is an easy decision for us - we need local

businesses and suppliers like Ampcontrol to be part of Australia’s offshore wind industry,” she said.

“We’ve identified some key collaboration areas from both a local and national perspectiveit’s exciting to see what could be possible.

“Offshore wind would continue the long history of industry excellence in regional areas like the Hunter - local experience and knowhow will play a big role in advancing this new Australian industry.”

Ampcontrol Managing Director and CEO Rod Henderson said key industry partnerships play an important role when developing projects of this size.

“Collaboration is essential to bring together the brightest minds so we can think radically to challenge the status quo and disrupt the future of energy,” he said.

Hunter Workers secretary Leigh Shears said the partnership sent a “clear message to Government and stakeholders that emerging industries can and should be built right here in the Hunter region”.

"It is another demonstration of the enthusiasm and industrial capacity of local industry for the future of work in our region and the benefits that Hunter offshore wind can bring to the working communities of the Hunter,” Mr Shears said.

While industry and union bodies are throwing their support behind

the development of an offshore wind industry in the Hunter, community resistance remains strong in Port Stephens and on the Myall Coast.

Chief among local offshore wind opponents is Nationals MP and Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie, who says projects in the Hunter zone are “not a guarantee of long-term meaningful manufacturing jobs”.

“The only guarantee is that it will destroy jobs in the commercial fishing industry, blue water and tourism sector.

“I have been clear that I am opposed to the Hunter offshore

wind project and in lock step with local people across the region,” Dr Gillespie said.

“As an industrial project in a pristine piece of coastline, it will have a significant negative economic and environmental impact on our region and local RAMSAR wetlands.

“It will increase grid instability and force electricity prices higher than households or small or large business, particularly manufacturing, can realistically afford, and raises the possibility of brownouts and blackouts.”

Vital defibrillator information

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By John SAHYOUN

FOLLOWING its recent acquisition of a potentially life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED), Bulahdelah Tennis Club held a public information session to demonstrate its use.

Dr Jason Bendall, a passionate advocate for improved health outcomes on the Mid Coast, provided instruction to an attentive and enthusiastic gathering. A defibrillator is a device that uses electricity to restart the heart

or shock it back into a normal rhythm.

Defibrillators can be used on people who need CPR, such as someone who has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.

If you think someone is having a cardiac arrest, call triple 000, begin CPR, and use an AED as soon as possible.

As minutes are the difference between life and death, knowing where one is located in your local area is vital.

Dr Bendall emphasised in his presentation the importance of keeping a person alive until further assistance arrives.

“Some assistance is better than none,” said Dr Bendall.

“There’s a 60 to 70 percent chance of survival and a 90 percent chance of survival at large venues for action to be taken quickly.”

AEDs are usually found in public spaces and can be used by anyone. They tell you exactly what to do through step by step instructions so it doesn’t matter if you don’t have medical training.

If in doubt ring 000 and an operator will instruct you on what to do.

Defibrillators located in the Bulahdelah area are at: BP Service

Station (24h), Myall Shores Resort (24h), Post Office (24h), Chaser Retreat and during normal operational hours at Bulahdelah Soccer Club Shed, the CWA rooms, Men’s Shed, Bulahdelah RTC, Golf Club, Bowling Club, Bulahdelah Central School and St Joseph’s School and Busways.

The location of defibrillators can also be found using the Service NSW app.

The Bulahdelah Tennis Club would like to thank Dr Bendall, their sponsors and the community for supporting this service and keeping the community better informed.

q Ampcontrol Managing Director and CEO Rod Henderson and Destiny Wind Acting Project Director Erin Coldham.

q Dr Jason Bendall (left) showed locals how to operate a defibrillator.

q Buulahdelah locals turned out in force to learn how to use a defibrillator.

The native necessity of Flying Foxes

By Thomas O’KEEFE

FLYING foxes have been seen swarming the skies of the Myall Coast all summer, their smells pervading the Hawks Nest side of the Singing Bridge, their screeches audible throughout the night.

Wildlife In Need of Care (WINC) volunteer and call coordinator Nat explained why these creatures are so important to the local ecosystem.

“Flying foxes are incredibly smart creatures, sweet in nature, as soon

as they realise that you're there to help, they settle into care quickly and get to know you,” said Nat, who has a special soft spot for these ‘sky puppies’.

“They are ‘keystone pollinators’; if you ever want koalas, you will need the flying foxes,” Nat explained.

“Their primary diet is eucalypt blossoms, many of which only open at night, and bees are not night-time active, but flying foxes are.

“They move around the tree branches, carrying pollen in their fur and fly from tree to tree.”

The flying fox ‘camp’ near the Singing Bridge is, in fact, composed of at least three highly social sub-species: the local grey-headed variety,

the more regional blackheaded kind, and the smaller ‘Little Reds’ that migrate from Queensland.

“Flying foxes can range

Volunteers to gather for clean up

THE 34th year of Clean Up Australia Day takes place around the country on Sunday 3 March, with a local clean up organised in Tea Gardens.

The site location is at ANZAC Park on Marine Drive, opposite the fire station.

Starting from 8:30 am, the local clean up event is supported by the Tea Gardens Lions Club.

“The last two years saw items such as wire meshing,

up to 3500km in flight, and the members of the Singing Bridge camp are the same as those at Bobs Farm, alternating between the sites every other year,” Nat said.

Another major camp at Raymond Terrace has been battling for space with the ibis colony that has taken root in the wetland at the corner of Adelaide and William Bailey Streets.

push bikes, car tyres, an old tent, and general rubbish such as bottles, cans, plastics, and a large amount of cigarette butts, which take over 100 years to decompose,” Clean Up Australia Day site supervisor Ken Paton said.

“Come and join us.

“Bring your gloves, water bottle and shoes, and register online or on site,” he said. Visit www.cleanup.org. au/cleanupaustraliaday for more information.

“As well as the bluegreen algal blooms that affect the stagnant water in Raymond Terrace, the ibis may destroy the trees there, forcing flying foxes to end up in backyards,” Nat warned.

Even the sticky bat poo, the scourge of many car ducos, is environmentally valuable, as it also sticks to burned out forests and fertilises new growth, which is essential after bushfires.

International Women’s Day tribute

By Thomas O’KEEFE

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and News Of The Area wishes to pay a small tribute to local ladies who have given their time to national and international endeavours.

NOTA has had the privilege of covering the events and initiatives of several formal and informal

women’s groups in the Myall Coast region, all of whom have shown their strong will to make the world a better place.

The Tea Gardens Red Cross, which happens to boast all-female membership (though not necessarily a womenonly group), turns 89 years old in 2024, and has actively supported both international and local charities, including Trauma Teddies and the

Psychological First Aid program.

“As a local group in our community we appreciate the support we receive and along with the funds we raise for Red Cross, it’s wonderful that we can also support our local organisations – mostly our fundraising involves cooking up a storm, and we would love for more women and men to join us, working for a common cause called ‘humanity’,” said Tea Gardens Red Cross President Helen Janes.

Myall River VIEW Club started on a rainy day at the Hawks Nest Golf Club 26 years ago.

Their close association with The Smith Family has seen them make clothes and gifts for kids in need, as well as running annual fundraisers to help Australian kids get a good start on their education.

Local legend Dorothy Thompson, who became

the local VIEW Club’s first Vice President, came up with the ‘Myall River’ name as members came from all over Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens, and up the river to Bulahdelah.

“We used to make kids clothes for the Smith Family Camp on Gams Rd – which allowed many kids their first chance to see the ocean,

among other charitable services,” Dorothy told NOTA.

“Today, many more kids are helped, we have seven special children we assist directly,” Dorothy added.

Zonta Hunter Newcastle has raised money for United Nations projects, UNICEF, and supporting humanitarian efforts,

rescuing child-brides and supporting education in developing countries.

President Kate McGee, whose members are also active within Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, said, “Basically, IWD is about looking at the rights of women, what's been achieved and what hasn't been achieved yet.”

q Hundreds of flying foxes hang from the trees along Kingfisher Avenue, Hawks Nest.

q The Singing Bridge flying fox camp migrates to Bobs Farm every other year.

q Flitting from the treetops in the middle of the day, the flying foxes are out for a drink.

q Tea Gardens Red Cross ladies at last year’s ANZAC Day ceremony.

q Tea Gardens Red Cross happens to be all ladies, who have done so much for local and international causes.

q Myall River VIEW Club assists The Smith Family with their charitable education-focused work.

q Myall River VIEW ladies raise money for Australia’s children with The Smith Family in Hawks Nest.

q Zonta Hunter Newcastle is a part of Zonta International, which focuses on making the world better for women and girls.

A wise travel choice

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Travelwise also provides coach charters with 27 passenger, 51 passenger and 65 passenger coaches available.

Travelwise business coordinator Steve Gatland said high quality customer service set the business apart from competitors.

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efficient service and we’ll take your call seven days a week.

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Mr Gatland said Travelwise coaches were offered with convenience and luxury in mind.

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“The coach has an impressive list of conveniences, including two entry doors to reduce

boarding and disembarking queues.

“There is a filtered water station for guests to refill their own water bottles and an on-board fridge.

“The coaches offer leather reclining seats with footrests and magazine pockets.

“We have recently installed a new entertainment system which includes two ultrahigh definition screens and premium sound.”

Mr Gatland both creates the tours and itineraries and

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“Our itineraries also include options for those who are not so active and options for the more active.

“People often ask if there is much walking involved.

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“If guests don’t like flying they would travel with me and the coach via the Bass Strait, crossing on the Spirit of Tasmania.”

Mr Gatland, who began his career as a safety officer in the petrochemical industry, said he “enjoys taking mature aged citizens out on joyous occasions”.

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Show celebrates 111 years

ON March 9 2024,

the Wallamba District Agricultural and Horticultural Association is celebrating 111 years of rural shows in the district with a bumper event at the Nabiac Showground.

With festivities kicking off at 8am, the Nabiac Show will feature all the classic rural show activities we know and love, including woodchopping, livestock displays, a demolition derby and much more.

“The chips will fly as the title holders race against each other and the clock,” organisers said of the woodchopping event.

Also on display will be the well-loved vehicles of DONK (de Olde Nabiac Klub), featuring engines from yesteryear.

Live music, mower racing and a great range of food are also on offer.

The ‘Agriculture Alive’ display will feature cattle, poultry and dairy goats, with a special appearance by pygmy goats.

Show-jumping and dressage will entertain in

the horse rings, while the cream-of-the-crop of local producers will display in the Produce Hall, including locally produced honey.

The showground’s Exhibition Hall, arguably the best on the Mid Coast, will be packed full of locally produced craftwork, flowers, baking and art (which is available to purchase).

The fun will also spread to the town of Nabiac itself.

“Let’s not forget the town of Nabiac.

“Check out the window displays that are agriculture and horticulture themed, plus vote for the best scarecrow at Shellie’s Country Wear - all created by local schools.”

As is tradition with country shows, the day will end with a firework finale.

Prices: Adults $12.00, Children $5.00, Concession $5.00 (must show pension card), Family pass $35.00 (two adults and three children).

Visit www.nabiac.com/ show.

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There are several water tanks to service the property.

Sealed road access and kerb and guttering

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Bundabah is a small coastal village set on the shores of Port Stephens with only a small number of homes. Surrounded by bushland and non-urban land it is peaceful and a wonderful community.

Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest with their many restaurants, cafes and beaches are approximately fifteen minutes away.

Newcastle Airport is approximately 45

minutes away and the CBD just a little further.

Less than two hours to Sydney on the M1 (Wahroonga), this spot makes an affordable and easy to get to weekend home.

Holidays with family and friends will be spent here enjoying the sun, the water and the amazing position.

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or those seeking a holiday sanctuary.

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Call John Rumble on 0425 289 200.

to catch an early morning flathead.

Stinker’s Fishin’: Local legend lands before-school special

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

WHAT do the kids do before heading off to school each day?

Breakfast, get dressed, check what’s for lunch and wait for the bus.

Not North Arm Cove champion Jimi Nolan.

Jimi dresses in his school uniform then grabs his fishing rod and heads to a likely spot

Nothing like fishing before school.

Jimi knows the best spots as there is no time to waste.

A quick flick of a plastic and ‘whammo!’, a cracker flathead smashes the lure.

Time for the bus.

Port Stephens never ceases to amaze me.

I have been writing fishing articles for over 40 years and it could be assumed that the fishing opportunities both inside and outside the

port may have diminished.

Not so in my opinion.

The fishing, from the upper reaches of the Karuah River and Tilligerry Creek, along the beaches and out through the heads to the islands and extensive reef system remains excellent.

Flathead and mulloway inside the harbour, whiting off the beaches and snapper and kingfish outside the heads.

How good is that?

From all reports it seems that the beaches, particularly

Stockton and Fingal, have been loaded up with cracker whiting up to an amazing 40 centimetres.

Sea worms for bait are a must for the best results although nippers, pipis and peeled prawns will work.

Worms are deadly.

Toss an excited worm just behind the first break and hang on!

Stinker’s History: Harry Larcombe Part Three

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

THE following is the final instalment in a three part series on Harry Larcombe, a true Broughton Island character.

To read the previous parts, visit www.newsofthearea. com.au and search ‘Harry Larcombe’.

Part ThreeHarry the Mayor Island culture shock for Sydneysiders

MANY years later on Broughton Island, as recalled

by Gordon Nevin, a group of Sydneysiders had pitched a tent on the grassy patch in the northern corner of Esmeralda Beach.

Always keen to ignite the rivalry between Sydney and Newcastle, the city boys were challenged to a game of rugby league on the beach.

It must have looked very one sided as the Newcastle team, represented by every old fisherman on the island, appeared totally outclassed.

Skinny legs, navy singlets and baggy shorts seemed to be the requirements as the boney boys from Broughton

walked out of their huts on the beach.

A large trap buoy was cut from the rope and used for the ball.

Harry Larcombe, the island’s unofficial ‘Mayor’, was the referee and pulled on a life jacket which had a whistle attached on a length of cord.

“Peep!” the whistle squealed.

The game commenced at a mighty pace with the Sydney team showing great skill, tossing the trap buoy around with confidence.

The island side attacked without fear, charging every

History powerhouse to launch fifth book

By Thomas O’KEEFE

REVERED local historian

Janis Winn will soon launch her new book, a grand chronicle of the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) that moulded the histories of many Myall Coast and Port Stephens locales.

‘The Chronicles of Carrington, Tahlee and the Legacy of the Australian Agricultural Company 200 Years’ will be Janis’ fifth published historical work.

“The AACo has featured

in my previous books, and I finally got to focus on it especially,” Janis told NOTA.

“There has been a lot written about the Co, but not to the details on the people - commissioners, what they did and where they ended up.

“The AACo was formed in England in 1824, making this year the official 200th anniversary, and they paid roughly $1,000,000 for 1,000,000 acres, from Karuah to the Manning,” Janis explained the historical genesis.

Janis has performed extensive research, on this latest book specifically, for more than three years, delving into a mountain of primary sources and contacting many families of people who came out with Robert Dawson. She has even lived through some of it herself, including past personal connections to identities such as Inez Smith (a personal friend of her mother's), who married ABS White, the inheritor of Tahlee House in 1900 from his father Robert Cottle White.

opposition player whether they had the ball or not.

One by one the city boys dropped like flies and the injury list grew as they hobbled and crawled off the beach.

The game ended in a scoreless draw when Harry blew the whistle for the second half and the lads from the big smoke wouldn’t come out from their tents.

Old school fishing techniques in action

A passionate angler, Maitland City Offshore Fishing Club eventually made Harry Larcombe an honorary life member.

Speaking for the club, Bob Dyer said Harry would always be remembered for his incredible fishing skills and knowledge of the island.

“We caught one tailor for bait between one to two kilograms off East Head one afternoon and decided to set off in my 14 footer to the ‘Big Gibber’ some twelve kilometres northeast of the island,” Bob said.

“Harry and I left at 3pm and returned to Esmeralda at 6pm with 35 magnificent snapper between four and

“Their first attempts at raising sheep were stymied by cases of footrot along the coast, so much of the AACo’s operations were eventually moved inland to Stroud in 1847, while they negotiated to swap the area in return for the Liverpool Plains west of Tamworth.

“It was very satisfying to do this, finishing a job that I wanted to do, writing all the early history of the whole town, all covered in the five books.”

The new book’s launch gala will take place at Tea Gardens Baptist Church at 2pm, 9 March, and will include special guests from the modern AACo, coming all the way from Brisbane to participate.

www.newsofthearea.com.au

five kilograms.

“The snapper were going crazy, unfortunately our one tailor had been used up.”

On another occasion, the crew fished behind North Island, floating mackerel bait for snapper just before dusk.

Harry was a little ‘under the weather’ after a few afternoon ales and was quite content to snooze when his rod screamed off, waking him.

“Another bloody big shark,” he mumbled in a disgusted manner.

For two or three minutes, the giant fish charged around the boat until Harry was convinced to get up and fight the fish. After 30 minutes of grumbling and moaning, a 30 kilogram jewfish floated belly up to the side of the boat.

Not noted for his personal hygiene, Harry once joined Bob and Col Hutchison on board ‘Banyanda’, a regular island visitor, for a morning’s fishing for snapper.

The morning was bitterly cold, so the men huddled together in the cabin to keep warm.

“Phew! What’s that stink?” gasped Col.

A quick search discovered that Harry was wearing an old coat used as bedding for his

dogs. “Either get out of this cabin or take your coat off!”

Needless to say a box of snapper up to ten kilograms were caught.

Harry would fish for anything at all but concentrated his efforts on luderick and jewfish from the boat. Included in his best catches were a fifteen kilogram snapper off the bombora in the middle of Esmeralda and a fifteen kilogram blue groper taken on a prawn while fishing for luderick with a float.

Anyone who has caught a groper would realise that this achievement was quite amazing.

On many occasions, Harry joined Dave ‘Çhappy’ Chapman, Rosco Wilson and Peter Bless, willingly sharing his incredible local knowledge.

Known as the ‘Mayor’ or the ‘Moth’ because of his attraction to light, Harry lived on Broughton Island for 25 years before passing away in December 1990, aged 70, no longer to sing his favourite songs, ‘Donkey’s Serenade’ or 'Brokenhearted Clown’.

q Eleven-yearold North Arm Cove champion Jimi Nolan with his 63 centimetre flathead.

q Janis Winn is preparing to launch her new book in Tea Gardens on 9 March.

q An early snap of shacks on Broughton Island.

Dorin’s Draws

By Paul DORIN

are His........"

Medical Aid in Tea Gardens

By Ann JOHNSON, Tea Gardens Family Research & Local History Inc.

THE early medical scene in our area was a far cry from what we have today.

So much is now taken for granted, but over the last few years I have been reminded of the wonderful service provided locally – a visiting surgeon seen at our medical Centre, surgery at the Mater and visiting nurses to take care of the wound over many months until it healed! (and mostly covered by Medicare).

Back a century ago Tea Gardens was very isolated.

The bush track to Karuah was made suitable for vehicular traffic in the early 1920s - a rough gravel road to the Twelve Mile, a car ferry to Karuah and another at Hexham was slow going.

In Stuart Ripley’s book where he recorded his grandfather Bill’s memories, he tells this story of early transport.

Dr Robinson had a patient requiring urgent surgery.

An ambulance from Newcastle had such a difficult time travelling over our road it was considered too dangerous for the patient.

It was decided to engage Mr Korsman’s ferry to convey the patient to Karuah at 11pm in rough weather, where the ambulance met them.

Fortunately in 1920 a midwife Nurse Avery settled in our area and converted her house into a cottage hospital.

One three months premature baby she delivered for the surprised parents who were visiting Tea Gardens in 1941 weighed only 2lbs 2ozs. and fitted into the palm of a hand.

She was wrapped in cotton wool and fed with an eye dropper.

To encourage doctors to country practices the Government later guaranteed

an annual income and the townspeople were required to provide a residence.

The Memorial Hospital Trust Fund was established in hopes of providing a cottage hospital in Tea Gardens but the request was denied because of the proximity of Bulahdelah.

Dr Hans Pacy arrived in 1954 and set up his practice in the cottage on the corner of Myall and Ogden Streets which had been bought for £1,100 by the Trust Fund.

He liked the area and moved into his own residence in 1960.

The bridge at Karuah had been built in 1957 and the road was sealed in 1960, but had consequently become busier, with more accidents.

Dr Pacy initiated the ‘Coweambah Clinic’ in an extension to his house to provide a casualty department equipped to handle emergencies.

In 1961 he formed a roadside accident rescue unit which included roadside telephones for emergency use in the days before mobile phones.

Funds from the sale of the original residence were used to purchase equipment for the emergency clinic and for the later ambulance station.

Ambulances had to be requested from Stroud or Raymond Terrace up until 1968 when we had the first permanently manned Ambulance Station in rented premises.

In 1970 the local Citizens Ambulance Auxiliary raised funds for a permanent facility and the present station was opened in 1972.

However in 1983 the local ambulance, due to restraints, could no longer take patients.

Until the seventies there was no pharmacy and Dr Pacy dispensed medication from his surgery.

Some things don’t change.

Rural doctors are still being sought and inducements are being offered!

On theCouch

DEAR Jasminda,

What is the etiquette around disembarking from a plane?

I always seem to be the last passenger sitting while everyone is fussing around, grabbing their overhead luggage and filling up the aisle.

Is there a system?

Dear Tanya,

Tanya L.

I'M assuming from your query that you travel in cattle class (me too).

If there is a more overt display of sheer bloody-mindedness and selfentitlement (apart from the Great Covid Toilet Paper Race of 2020) I'd like to see it.

Disembarking from a plane, particularly after a long-haul flight, is akin to The Hunger Games.

It's like some sort of hellscape –

screaming toddlers, people wrangling neck pillows, lanky teens forming trip hazards with their limbs, someone trying to find a stray shoe in the overhead compartment, and various other tests of one's patience.

As a nervous flyer, I'm not in any rush once the plane has reached its destination.

I'm usually still muttering my undying gratitude to the aeronautical gods for landing safely.

The etiquette, though, seems relatively straight-forward.

Alight row by row in an orderly fashion.

Unfortunately, this common sense has missed its mark on some thick-asmince passengers. They'll stumble and fumble and cause chaos, just so they can get to the baggage carousel before everyone else, and then wait again.

They are part of the same species as motorists who won't allow you to merge.

Use the time to fill out your declaration form, do a few calming stretches in your seat, and know that soon you'll be out of the confines of the plane and into the madness of peak hour traffic.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

q Nurse Avery.

READING by Lynne Miles: Psalm 100: 2 & 3a"Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us and we

Stroud SES set for

By Thomas O’KEEFE

STROUD’s State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers will gain a new, modern facility from which to better serve the community, after extensive community consultations alongside MidCoast Council.

The current SES facility, located in Booral is, by Council’s admission, “insufficient to meet the needs of volunteers and store all their equipment... even more so now that they are Road Crash Rescue accredited.”

“The proposed Stroud facility is a new modern facility capable of supporting the volunteers during training and operations as well as storing all their equipment ready to use,” Stroud SES Deputy Commander Greg Snape told NOTA.

“The majority of members live in Stroud, making the existing Booral facility well out-of-the-way.

“While the Booral site doesn’t flood, our access to it is prone to flood, such

as in 2015, when Booral became inaccessible,” Greg added, fully appreciating the irony.

“The SES has been actively seeking alternatives for last eight years, having positively identified that Booral’s shortfalls are economically unviable to fix.

“Council are responsible for SES unit facilities, but in this instance the SES has secured funding for the planning, design and construction, State Government funding of $2 million, especially for Stroud, shared with Council.”

During a Council-run Information Session on 1 February, community members met with SES design and planning staff, Council staff, and local unit members, to inform them of the proposal, and allow insight and comments pertinent to design, structure and possible changes.

“It was evident that everybody supports the local SES, all understood why it needs to be in Stroud,

not Booral, but some were still concerned about the final location,” Mr Snape said. Council’s proposed location is on the section of the unformed road reserve

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members, and since SES members are looking forward to moving into a new

active members who assist a massive area encompassing Stroud, Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Wards River, Markwell and Mungo Brush.

q An artist’s impression of the new Stroud SES facility. Image: MidCoast Council.

q The originally proposed site, at the corner of Gloucester Street and Memorial Avenue. Image: MidCoast Council.

New rules to protect the Blue Groper

NEW rules mean it is now prohibited to fish a Blue Groper by any method in New South Wales, except Aboriginal cultural fishing.

Blue Gropers were made the state fish of New South Wales in 1998 and can be found in shallow coastal waters.

The Blue Groper has been protected from spearfishing since 1969 and commercial fishing since 1980.

The new changes will protect it from other forms of fishing including line fishing.

These changes will initially be implemented for a twelve-month trial period, during which time the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will consult with stakeholders and the broader community on longer term changes to Blue Groper fishing rules.

Given the cultural significance of the species to many Aboriginal people the new changes will not apply to Aboriginal cultural fishing.

These changes follow recent spearfishing incidents involving Blue Gropers in Sydney and Jervis Bay.

“We have heard the community's concerns, and these new rules will make it clear to all water users that these fish should be admired but not targeted,” Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said last Wednesday.

“With their bright blue colour, alongside their placid and curious nature,

there is little wonder why these beautiful big fish are so well loved by our coastal communities.

“While most fishers complied with the previous rules for targeting Blue Groper, prohibiting line fishing will improve compliance by creating the same rules for all recreational fishers and enhance the protection of this iconic fish.”

Under the new rules, a person found taking Blue Groper in NSW by any method may face a $500 penalty infringement notice and/or a maximum courtimposed fines of $22,000 or imprisonment for six months (or both) for a first offence.

For a second or subsequent offence a perpetrator may receive a $44,000 fine or imprisonment for twelve months (or both).

To support the changes, DPI Fisheries will undertake education activities, including social media reminders, to increase awareness of responsible fishing practices.

Having campaigned for increased protection of the species since January, Opposition leader Mark Speakman said while welcome, the newly announced measures are “incomplete”.

“Banning line fishing will do nothing to stop the main problem - spearfishers illegally targeting gropers and being slapped with pathetic fines.

“While the Government has announced increased maximum penalties, it has failed to explain why it has not reviewed the inadequate $800 fine imposed on the illegal spearfisher who killed Gus the Groper in Cronulla, to explain what education activities it will carry out, or to commit to improved signage especially around known spearfishing spots.”

Shadow Minister for Environment Kellie Sloane said there have been numerous Blue Gropers killed across the NSW coastline in the past few months.

“While most fishers do the right thing, there needs to be better measures in place to protect these wonderful animals,” said Ms Sloane.

“The Minns Labor Government needs to explain what its proposed education campaign will involve and ensure improved signage so people are properly informed about these iconic fish and the new protections they enjoy.”

Not all anglers are pleased with the new measures either.

Tyndale fisherman Mathew Dyer says the ban on Blue Groper fishing lacks clear justification, urging the restriction be reconsidered.

Mathew, who has launched a change.org petition challenging the ban, argues that Blue Groper fish stocks are considered stable by marine biologists

and fears this ban could set a precedent for future arbitrary restrictions.

“Despite evidence suggesting that groper fish stocks are in healthy numbers, this ban has been imposed without clear justification,” he said.

“This is not just about a single species - it's about our rights as anglers and citizens.

“If we let this happen without opposition, it could set a precedent for future bans that may not be based on sound scientific data or fair practices.

“Blue Gropers are not currently listed as an endangered species and their

population is considered stable by marine biologists.

“Yet, the ban has been implemented under the guise of conservation efforts.

“We respect and support genuine measures to protect our marine life but believe in fair and transparent decisionmaking processes.”

The petition calls on relevant authorities to provide “concrete evidence” supporting the ban’s necessity.

NOTA fishing columnist John ‘Stinker’ Clarke said the Government’s move to protect the “iconic” species made sense, but suggested implementing size-limit

related regulations instead of a complete ban.

“I can understand rock fishers who catch groper being annoyed by the ruling as the stocks of the fish are healthy.

“If the main aim is to protect the Blue Groper then maybe we could consider an upper size limit to be determined in much the same way that any dusky flathead over 70cm must be released.

“The law would then protect the big blues and permit recreational fishers a bag limit of two groper, which is the current allowable catch.”

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STARTS

The Zero Tolerance policy will be in force for all Northern NSW Football competitions.

In 2024, through the Match Official Support Standards – Zero Tolerance policy, NNSWF will introduce measures targeted at stamping out abuse and creating a safer, supportive and welcoming environment for match officials in its competitions.

These initiatives will be part of a three-pillar strategy to implement Zero Tolerance; Clear Messaging for Everyone in the Game, Tangible Support for Match Officials and Tougher Sanctions.

CEO Peter Haynes said NNSWF was fully committed to changing the culture towards match officials in its premier competitions which would require a whole game approach to changing behaviours, attitudes and actions of players, coaches and spectators.

“The announcement of this policy is the culmination

of more than six months of work from my team at Northern NSW Football,” Haynes said.

“Enough is enough.

“The time for talk is over.

“It is time for action and we are totally committed to this course of action.

“One of the hardest things to do in any walk of life be it sport or business is changing culture.

But we are fully committed to taking a lead role on this and driving the cultural change we want to see in our sport in our region."

NNSWF General Manager Referee Growth and Development Brad Carlin said the policy would help to provide more support and a better experience for match officials in the region.

“This policy will allow extra education to be given to match officials on how to deal with issues when they arise,” Carlin said.

“It will also provide additional support to match officials through multiple avenues including the new position of Referee Wellbeing and Support Officer that will be implemented to provide

immediate and ongoing welfare support.”

NNSWF General Manager Football Operations Liam Bentley said tougher sanctions would help to stamp out match official abuse in the region.

“Zero Tolerance means exactly that,” Bentley said.

sanctions will be an important deterrent that will also serve to make an example of those who continue to engage in match official abuse in the 2024 season.”

More than 50 percent of Northern NSW Football premier competitions youth match officials stopped

refereeing in the last twelve months.

At least 30 of those quit mid-season specifically because of the abuse they received while refereeing.

While a number of these initiatives will have an immediate impact on the match day experience

for NNSWF match officials, the policy aims to drive genuinely

Football, have

Tolerance approach to abuse against match officials.

q Blue Gropers were made the state fish of New South Wales in 1998 and can be found in shallow coastal waters.

long-term cultural change on the pitch, on the sidelines and online, to create an atmosphere where all clubs, along with Northern NSW

a Zero

q Northern NSW Football is aiming to improve safety and reduce abuse suffered by referees.

Bulahdelah Golf Club Report

By Thora-Lou SMITH

BULAHDELAH Golf Club

Report

THE ladies played a Single Stableford on

Wednesday 21st and B.Newton was the winner with 37pts from B.Gordon with 31pts. M.South grabbed the jackpot and B.Newton got the 8th NTP.

19 Vets played a single Stableford on Thursday 22nd and H.Aitken didn't mind the humidity, winning with 37pts from G.Leahy with 36pts and P.Norman

was 3rd. NTPs were G.Leahy and D.Schoonhoven while G.Willadsen won the jackpot.

It was a wet game on Saturday 24th, for the

February Monthly Mug, and quite a few players decided 9 holes was enough! J.Small was the A Grade, Mug and Jackpot ($32) winner with 70nett from T.Carroll with 73nett. A.Jobson was the B Grade winner with 76nett from Z.Watt with 77nett. B.Gordon was the ladies'

winner with 74nett from C.Richards with 76nett. NTPs were A.Crick, J.Parnell, B.Gordon and C.Richards. Long drivers were T.Carroll, Z.Watt, H.Pierson and B.Gordon.

Hopefully next week will be cooler and drier for the golfers.

Karuah Golf Club News

By Sharon WEDD

TUESDAY Vets 6th Feb

Winner: Al Frodsham

52pts

R/U: Peter McCanville

41pts

Highest Score: Al

Frodsham 43pts

NTP: 2/11: Dan Preston, 4/13: Garry Ellison 6th Mick

Dyke

Friday Floggers 9th Feb

Winner: Tim Scheurer

29pts

Saturday 10th Feb

Very wet conditions today, 8 keen players gave it a go.

Winner: A Knott 35pts

Tuesday Vets 13th Feb

Winner: Gavan Gertung

51pts

R/U: Mick Dyke 46pts

Highest Score: Gavan Gertung 41pts

NTP: 2/11: Darren Gumb, 4/13: Rob Wilson, 6th Darren Gumb

Saturday 17th Feb 34 players 2 person Aggregate Stableford.

Winner: D Martin and Jason Greentree 71pts

NTP: 2/11: B Stokes 4/13: S Callaghan, 6th G Gartung

Congratulations to all winners. see you on the course

Myall Coast Vets

By Tony SMITH

22/02/2024. 18 HOLE Stableford.

A Grade

1. Ross Weightman 37 c/b

2. Graham Carter 37 c/b

3. George Matheson 37

4. Bill Kerr 36 c/b

5. Colin Bagnall 36

B Grade

1. Ken Hill 39

2. Christopher Taylor 37

3. John Forrest 36 c/b

4. Mike Forte 36

5. Graham Illand 35c/b

C Grade

1. Steve Carruthers 39

2. Alan Crittenden 36

3. Geoffrey Crockett 35 c/b

4. Peter Parrett 35

5. Graham Benson 33

NTP. A. B. C.

3rd. Peter Gurney Ron Stewart Steve Carruthers

5th. Bill Kerr Steve Carruthers

10th. George Matheson Keith Glanville Gordon Morrison

16th. Graham Carter Grahame Brydon Graham Benson

Balls To. A. 31 B. 31 c/b C. 26

Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

By Dianne BOWES

A STRONG field of 44 ladies played in Saturday’s Stableford round. This included a group of visitors, Lizzy, Victoria and Judy from Dunheved Golf Club near Penrith, in today’s event. A reminder that any visiting ladies with a GA handicap are welcome to play in our weekly competitions. With our very popular Hawks Nest Ladies Classic event fast approaching, we might expect to see more visitors familiarizing themselves with the course in the next few weeks.

Conditions were, you guessed it, hot and humid! This summer has presented some challenging weather for golfers, and everyone hopes for that cool change on comp days.

Results for Saturday 17th

February 2024

A Grade: 1st Samantha Leggatt on 37; 2nd Jo Buttrey 36; 3rd Cheryl Foster 34 C/B

B Grade: 1st Roma Bernardin on 37; 2nd Julie Hammond 35; 3rd Susan

Muna 33

Place Getters (34-32):

Annie Benton, Antje Basson, Maxine Mitchell, Karen Green, Sue Kovacs, Barb Birmingham, Helen Haynes, Trish Sattler and Denise Sainty.

NTP 10th hole: A Grade: Deb Matheson; B Grade: Tanya Sinclair

Well done to all our winners this week.

Special congratulations to Roma Bernardin whose hot streak has seen her win backto-back rounds in B Grade; and to Julie Hammond whose great form saw her reduce her handicap. Impressive golf ladies!

Tuesday’s Single Stableford round saw a smaller than average field due to some early storms and rain. Thankfully for the 37 optimistic ladies who played, the day mostly cleared with

By Len GOUGH

20/2/2024.

HN VETS Stableford

Front Nine. Nett Scores

1st Ross Weightman 21

2nd Ken Hill 20

3rd Richard Booth 18c/b

Hawks Nest Vets Hawks Nest Golf Club Lady Veterans Golf Competition

22nd FEBRUARY 2024

1st Judy Gilbert -3

2nd Julie Freeland 3

3rd Sue Kovacs 5

4th Marg Bonney 7 C/B

4th Gregory Blyton 18c/b

Balls down to 16c/b

Back Nine. Nett Scores

1st John Hutchings 20

2nd Noel Shelly 18c/b

3rd Chris Barrett 18c/b

4th Keith Glanville 18c/b

Balls down to 16

Nearest to Pin

3rd Graham Fischer

5th Gregory Blyton

10th Chris Barrett (Birdie)

16th Kenneth Cockman

5th Marlene Stokes 7 C/B

Chip Ins

Pat Dodd 2nd

Rosarie Mullins 8th

Dawn Gough 17th

Jane Harvey 1st

Sue Fordy 7th

Lorraine Bragg 7th

Birdie

Lorraine Bragg

Hawks Nest Thursday Night Darts

By Brenda EDWARDS

22nd FEBRUARY.

Winners: Magic Matty Weilsgaz and Darren

Rapley.

Runners up: Paul Roberts and John Edwards.

Ladies Highest Score: Lyn Pierson-95.

Mens Highest Score: Magic Weilsgaz-140.Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm darts start at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and play. only a light shower or two before the heat ramped up again. Players who hit the ball straight were rewarded today, but the rough lived up to its nickname of the ‘velcro’ in the damp conditions.

Results for Tuesday 20th February 2024

A Grade: 1st Annie Benton on 37; 2nd Jo Buttrey 36; 3rd Denise Sainty 31.

B Grade: 1st Ann Syme on 37; 2nd Jo Collins 32; 3rd Fran Henderson 31.

C Grade: 1st Tanya Sinclair 32 C/B; 2nd Di Smith 32 C/B; 3rd Pauline Barham 32.

Place Getters (31-28 C/B): Karen Serhan, Pat Dodd, Carol Maher, Sharon Barwick, Rosarie Mullins, Di Bowes, Sue Kovacs, Maxine Mitchell, Deb Matheson and Trish Collins.

No NTP winners today, though there were quite a few chip ins, including Sue Kovacs, Jo Collins, Annie Benton, Rhonda Dorman and Pat Dodd.

Well played to all our winners today.

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CHAIR recliner, black worn areas on arm 10cm x 6cm & small areas on other arm &

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

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2 x HAND operated mobility, long pickup tools For dropped items etc $10 each ono. 49817523 F021123

3 large Millenium shirts still in packaging. $30 each. 0466 880 639

3 Windsurfer boards and fins, 85 litres. 2.4m long $99. Ring 0419 932 992

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

For Sale

COFFEE Capsule machine. Piccolo brand Still in box. Instruction book. Milk frother incl $30. Ph: 0439 252028

COFFEE/Lamp table

Walnut stained good cond. Top has glass inset 60cm x 60cm H 44cm Magazine shelf at bottom $50. 0430 092 825 f140923

COLLECTION of assorted windsurfing gear. Extensions, bases vest, fins etc. $99. Ring 0419 932 992

COSMOPOLITAN

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

GO Fit Vibration Platform $100 ono. Must sell 0417 664 032

NEW Mahogany side tables. $100each 0493 777 707 F071223

NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size

XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992 F080623

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

STATIC

TV 32 inch with remote all working, no damage $70. 0493 078 190

VW

WALL Hanging mirror 1100mmL x 850mmW

Good cond. $100ono Ph: 0439 440 112

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

NISSAN GQ Parts: New hub seals, oil and water pump, and more. Ph 4982 8689 F231123

NURSES shoes size 8 ladies, worn once $70ono 0413 401 589

WORK bench 136cm L $100 Ph: 4938 5923

WORLD

FREE WARDROBE hanging spaces and drawers 0428 943 812

12VOLT 2 tone jack 12 volt wheel brace Twin 100mm saw Ph: 4982 3648 F261023

6 x new in package single bed mattress protectors. 2 x new out of package, never used single bed fitted sheets $75 or $12 each. 0408 431 488

ANTIQUE wardrobe make an offer. 0428 943 812

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

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

DRESS, New Sleeveless, Pink/Blue Multicolour Mid length Size M $45 Ph: 0427 818 294

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

ELECTRIC Heaters

1 Electric 700mm x 360mm 2000 watts

1 Oil filled 2400 watts $40 for both. Please ring 0404 724 347 F020622

ELECTRIC stove, Chef VGC, hardly used. $450 0428 943 812 F070923

EXTENSION Cord 25 metres 10 Amps $25 4919 8277 Tea Gardens

HOLDEN Astra car rim and tire tubeless steel belted radial. Size 205 / 55R16 $70 ono. Ph 4981 7523

HOLDEN racing team shirt from early 2020’s Red with insignias of Dunlop, Holden and Coca Cola. Large. $10 4981 7523.

HOME Office, Solid wood Lockable Computer shelving $60.00 Phone Sam 0437 878 155 F201022

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

KING single tubular bed Free. 0419 985 601

LADIES Bike 27”

New tires and tubes Front basket and back carrier. Geared. $100 0404 292 942

OUTSIDE umbrella 4 metres x 3 metres $200 ono. Must sell 0417 664 032 Re250724

PANASONIC 50”

plasma TV complete with panasonic compatible blue ray player. $100 024981 1199 F010224

PORTABLE clothesline

GC, $25. 0413 023 296

gas heater, many extras $70,000 ono. Reg till Nov 2023. TR76FN. Contact 0415 359 809

MILLARD Horizon 2003 19ft dual axel light weight. Tare 1544. GVM 1944. 2 x 200 solar panels, anderson plug 3 way fridge, queen bed, shower/toilet, full 12 months rego, roll out awning. Non smokers Selling due to update $27,950. Q25752 0418 430 643

RYOBI RSCD750 Clean and Dirty Submersible Pump with automatic float switch. As new. $75 Ph 0412 081 979 f301123

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CHAISE Lounge Timber, painted white Era 1890s. $100 0418 950 995

CHEFS uniforms, 2 jackets (small), 4 trousers (3 medium, 1 small) 1 cap. $70 for the lot. Ph 0412 783 707

FRIDGE/FREEZER

in good working cond

Hisense, 350L $150 Photos available. Hawks Nest. 0419 444 119

MUSIC 50’s - 90’s CDs and vinyl 45’s various compilations plus single artists. 02 4966 5000

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FRIDAY

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING

SEVEN, 8.30pm

Author Delia Owens’ hit novel comes to life with atmospheric cinematography. NormalPeople Edgar Jones is “marsh girl” Kya. Abused then abandoned in swampland, Kya grows up alone and ostracised by her small North Carolina town, only to end up as a murder suspect after she emerges from her solitary existence to find some human connection. Produced by Reese Witherspoon, it’s a choppy adaptation that’s perhaps too slick to do the haunting tale justice. For those who haven’t devoured the book and don’t have sky-high expectations, it’s a gripping 1960s-set, moody mystery thriller with many plot twists.

WEDNESDAY

AUSTRALIA’S SLEEP REVOLUTION

SBS, 7.30pm

He’s the British health guru millions of Aussies look to for wellbeing advice. After revolutionising how we eat –there’s surely no one who hasn’t dabbled in, or at least heard of, the 5:2 diet– and altering the way we perceive type 2 diabetes, passionate wellness investigator Dr Michael Mosley turns his eagle-eyed focus to slumber. He dons strapping striped pyjamas in his good sport manner, but delves further than mere sleepwear fashion by participating in a cutting-edge Australian sleep program. “Our 24/7 society is in a sleep crisis,” he declares. Don’t fret – with insomniac Mosley on a mission, light-bulb moments and those elusive forty winks are on the horizon.

11.30

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Where The Crawdads Sing. (2022, Masv) A girl who raised herself in dangerous marshlands finds herself the prime suspect in a murder. Daisy EdgarJones, Taylor John Smith, David Strathairn.

11.10 First Dates UK. (Mal, R) Couples meet for the first time in a restaurant.

12.10 Get On Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.

12.40 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Cole must complete his cycle.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

THURSDAY

STANLEY TUCCI: SEARCHING FOR ITALY

SBS, 8.40pm

A return trip to Italy accompanied by the breezy charms of Stanley Tucci? It’d be rude, if not a little outrageous, to say no to this gleaming rendezvous. In season two of the award-winning actor’s journey to his ancestral homeland, The Lovely Bones star adds a little extra dough to proceedings with eight episodes (two more than last time). It includes a rather personal trip to his paternal grandfather’s town of Calabria, with Piedmont and Umbria also on the upcoming itinerary. This big-budget pilgrimage begins in the “floating city” Venice. Featuring a morning at wine bar serving cicchetti (aka tapas) and a gondola ride to an 1000-year-old fish market, it’s all handsomely easy to digest.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. (PGa)

8.40 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R)

11.00 MOVIE: Monster-InLaw. (2005, Ms, R)

12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.35 Great Australian Detour. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton chats with Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and Dua Lipa.

9.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PG, R) It is a busy week for British dog trainer Graeme Hall as he meets a labrador, a bulldog and a terrier.

10.30 Fire Country. (Mav, R)

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

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY, March 2

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30

Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (Final, Mav, R) 2.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 2.45 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.15 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World. (PG, R) 4.00 Universe With Brian Cox. (R) 4.55 Better Date Than Never. (R)

5.30 Landline. (R) 5.55 Aust Story. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: Eugowra Recovery, NSW. (PG, R) Heather Ewart returns to Eugowra, one of the first towns she visited when the pandemic hit in 2020.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at the top stories of the day, including coverage of developing stories and events.

7.30 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024. (Malns) Coverage of Australia’s largest celebration of diverse LGBTQIA+ communities from Sydney.

10.50 Rage Mardi Gras Special. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music videos that keep the festivities going long after the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade has finished.

5.00 Rage. (PG)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 10.00 Vintage Voltage. (Premiere) 11.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. Artistic Apparatus World Cup. H’lights. 3.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship. Round 1. H’lights. 4.00

Secrets Of A Celtic Grave. (PGav, R) 5.30 Merrill’s Marauders: Burma WWII.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres. (PGa)

8.25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways. (PG)

9.20 The Wonders Of Europe. (PG, R)

10.20 Those Who Stayed.

11.05 Cycling. UCI Women’s World Tour. Strade Bianche Women.

12.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Strade Bianche.

3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R)

4.00 Bamay. (R)

4.50 Destination Flavour. (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 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing. Verry Elleegant Stakes Day and Australian Guineas Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Border Force executes a warrant.

7.30 MOVIE: RED. (2010, Mlv, R) A retired CIA agent is attacked by a hit squad. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker.

9.50 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997, MA15+lv, R) A parolee is caught up in a hijacking. Nicolas Cage.

12.10 The Arrangement. (Mav, R) Megan and Kyle struggle to reconnect.

1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Get Clever. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00

Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 12.30

My Way. (R) 1.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa)

8.30 MOVIE: Skyfall. (2012, Mlv, R) M’s past comes back to haunt her. Daniel Craig. 11.30

My Life As A Rolling Stone. (Mad, R)

1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

6am

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6am December

J.T. LeRoy. (2018, M) 12.20pm The Producers. (2005, M) 2.50 Peggy Sue Got Married. (1986, PG) 4.45 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 6.55 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 8.30 American Hustle. (2013, M) 11.00 Concussion. (2013, MA15+) 12.50am The Salesman. (2016, M, Persian) 3.05 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, March 3

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.25 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.50 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes.

(PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of... (PG, R)

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

6.30 Compass. (Return, PG)

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

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PGa)

8.30 House Of Gods. (PGl) Isa struggles to meet his financial commitment.

9.30 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) Jack heads to Belfast.

10.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R)

12.00 Harrow. (Mav, R)

12.55 Significant Others. (Mals, R)

1.50 Sanditon. (PG, R)

2.40 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Catalyst. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Love Your Garden. (R) 10.10 Vintage Voltage. (PGl) 11.00 Ireland’s

Secrets From Above. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Powerchair Football. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Surf Life Saving. Super Surf Teams League. H’lights. 4.50 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 5.25 Her War, Her Story: WWII. (PGa)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Lost Scrolls Of Vesuvius With Alice Roberts. (PG)

8.30 Netanyahu, America And The Road To War In Gaza. (MA15+av)

10.05 Military Strongholds: Megastructures Of Genius. (PG, R)

11.05 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. (Mal, R)

1.05 Dirty Bird. (R)

1.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Paris-Nice Race. Stage 1.

3.10 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R)

4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jabba’s Movies. (PGav, R)

1.30 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R)

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

8.00 King Con: Life And Crimes Of Hamish McLaren. (Mal) Chronicles the crimes of con man Hamish McLaren.

10.00 Soham: Catching A Killer. (Mav) Part 2 of 3.

11.00 Autopsy USA: Andy Gibb. (Mad)

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Night Passage. (2006, Masv, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos. 5.30 NRL Sunday Footy: Vegas Post-Show.

Hands. (PG, R) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 The First 48: Deadly Secrets And True Lies. (Mal, R) 11.50 Family Law. (Mas, R) 12.40 Building Icons. (R) 1.50 World’s Greatest Islands. (PG, R) 2.50 Explore. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Building Ideas. (PG) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00

Programs.

Kitchen.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Kelly meets a fluff ball named Jinglebells.

7.30 The Dog House. (Return)

A family looks for a pet.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R)

A woman becomes stranded on a remote walking track, unable to make her way out.

9.45 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R)

A crew attends to a woman who has contracted COVID-19 while pregnant.

11.00 So Help Me Todd. (PGlv, R)

12.00 FBI: International. (Mav, R)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

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Kim

Ji-Young, Born 1982. Continued. (2019, PG, Korean) 7.10 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 8.45 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 10.45 Swan Song. (2021, M) 12.45pm The Lady In The Van. (2015, M) 2.40 December Boys. (2007, PG) 4.40 Creation. (2009, PG) 6.40 The Defiant Ones. (1958) 8.30 Raging Bull. (1980, MA15+) 10.50 To The North. (2022, MA15+) 1.05am Late Programs.

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9GO! (83)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 11.00

Buy To Build. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes. (R)

12.00 Australian Survivor. (PGl, R) 1.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.30 GCBC. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) As Jane investigates her former mentor Maggie’s kidnapping, she is shocked when she learns a troubling truth and enlists her team and Whistler to prove her findings.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R)

A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 Prime Time. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 NewsNight. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Dunkley By-Election Live. 7.00 Dunkley By-Election Live. 8.00 Dunkley By-Election Live. 9.00 Dunkley By-Election Live. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 NewsNight. 6.00 Sunday Agenda. 7.00 The Sunday Showdown. 8.00 The Jury. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Royal Report. 10.30 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) SKY NEWS (53) 6am Athletics. World Indoor C’ships. Evening session. Continued. 9.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.10pm Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Replay. 2.10 Every Family Has A Secret. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.50 Food That Built The World. 7.20 Impossible Engineering. 8.20 The Day The Rock Star Died. 8.50 Athletics. World Indoor Championships. Day 2. Morning session. 1.20am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Sailing. Sail GP Yachting C’ship. H’lights. 2.40 Jungletown. 3.30 VICE Sports. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.00 Alone Sweden. (Final) 5.55 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 6.05 Joy Of Painting. 6.35 Ocean Wreck Investigation. 7.25 Abandoned Engineering. 8.25 The Day The Rock Star Died. 8.55 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.00 Harry’s Practice. 11.30 Get On Extra. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Verry Elleegant Stakes Day and Australian Guineas Day. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 12.30am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 The Real Seachange. Noon Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Feel Good Road Trips. (Premiere) 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.20 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.20 I Escaped To The Country. 6.20 Escape To The Country. 7.20 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Call The Midwife. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Pooches At Play. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Luxury Escapes. Noon Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 19. Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05am FBI: Most Wanted. 2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping. 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 3.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 19. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

MONDAY, March 4

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

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Vera. (Mav, R)

2.30 Back Roads. (R)

3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R)

3.25 Tenable. (R)

4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.10 Grand Designs. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.00 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 11.10 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PGaw, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.20 Ramses The Great Empire Builder. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind

Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00

TUESDAY, March 5

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R)

3.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Grand Designs. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.00 Craig & Bruno’s Great British Road Trips. (PG, R) 11.00 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PGad, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 The 2010s. (Ma, R) 3.00 Lucknow. (PG, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. (PG, R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

8.30 Insight. (Return)

9.30 Dateline. (Return)

10.00

10.30 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 11.05

Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Mlnv) 12.00

Miniseries: Bonnie And Clyde. (MA15+asv, R) 12.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 3. 2.50 Exit. (MA15+ads, R)

3.45 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.45

6.00

10.30

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor.

Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) Missteps along the way lead to more death when the Fugitive Task Force investigates the murder of a professional basketball player’s wife, who was a famous supermodel-turned-lifestyle guru.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Contestants compete in a high-stakes game where they must beat The Banker to win a cash prize.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) Gibbs and Parker go on a road trip to find a serial killer’s victim.

10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mav, R) A navy reservist is stabbed.

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

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

Designs. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.10 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.00 Craig & Bruno’s Great British Road Trips. (PG, R) 11.00

Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Dateline. (R) 2.40

Insight. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Australia’s Sleep Revolution. (Ml)

8.30 Pan Am: Rise And Fall Of An Aviation Icon.

9.35 Kin. (MA15+l)

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Blinded. (Madl)

11.50 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. (Return, Malv)

12.40 My Life In Clay. (R) 12.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 4. 2.50

Exit. (MA15+ads, R) 3.45 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00

NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC

Philippines The World Tonight.

12.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

1.00 Tenable. (R)

1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Catalyst. (PGa, R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6am The Movie Show. 6.30 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls) Hosted by Jim Jefferies.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Return, Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Talking Footy. (Return)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Craig & Bruno’s Great British Road Trips. (PGas, R)

11.00 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PGaw, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.20 Secrets Of The Pyramids. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Then And Now: The River Thames. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 DNA Family Secrets. (Final, PG)

8.40 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (Return, PGal)

9.30 The Vanishing Triangle. (Premiere, Mal)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 The Spectacular. (Malv) 11.50 Marion

Jones: Press Pause. (PGas, R) 12.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 5. 2.50 Exit. (Mals, R) 3.45 Going Places. (R)

4.45 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 4.55

Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma) Paramedics deal with a diabetic coma.

8.30 FBI: International. (Mv) Raines goes undercover as a wheelman as the FBI fly team races through the streets of Budapest to foil a major art heist. The situation is complicated by Dandridge, who is monitoring their every move.

11.30 The Project. (R)

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

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6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+asv, R) Muncy believes Elias Olsen has struck again.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Eddie helps a woman being stalked.

11.30 The Project. (R)

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