Myall Coast News Of The Area 29 June 2023

Thomas O'KEEFE

Marian SAMPSON

q Foundation Members (L-R) Owen Holbert, John White, Roy Grogan, Chris Purcell, Paul Blackstone, Robin Ireland (seated).

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Turbines ‘taller than Tomaree’, say opponents

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offshore wind farms should not be built along the Hunter coast.

Potential noise and light pollution, plus impact to the sea bed as the structures are anchored, are also being criticised by the growing lobby against the renewable energy project.

Critics say the rush to embrace renewable energy could have pitfalls and the assessment process should not be rushed.

Environmentalist and tourism operator Frank Future - who sits on the Marine Parks Association and was active in stopping the harvesting of humpback whales and creating an industry dedicated to watching the creaturesreckons the offshore wind farm proposal is badly sited.

“This wind farm is a great idea but, in the wrong place,” he said.

“These windmills are 300 metres high - to put that into perspective that is higher than Tomaree,” he said.

Former Paterson MP Bob Baldwin, also Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fishing Club director, said all values must be considered.

“Firstly we need to sit down with our local members and make sure that they understand the issues and impact that these wind farms will have, if they

proceed, on our community and the environment,” Mr Baldwin said.

“In other regions wind farms have been linked to whales beaching,” he said.

A former Liberal Party defence spokesman, Mr Baldwin said the wind farm could impact Williamtown Air Base.

“Wind farms are proven to affect radar and could impact low-flying exercises,” he said.

“I think there are a lot of very high-level security risks associated with wind farms off the coast here in Port Stephens, in Sydney and Wollongong.

“If you are a foreign power wanting to pick up intelligence the wind farm would be a great location for a submarine and it would be effectively undetectable,” he said.

Mr Baldwin said he worried the wind farms could spell the end of the billfish and other fishing competitions the region is known for.

He said the offshore structures would attract fish from other areas and, combined with the proposed fishing-exclusion zones, would likely end game fishing in the region.

Baldwin, like others concerned about the proposed wind farms, is calling for more consultation.

“The sheer magnitude of 300 structures is worrying in itself, the way these structures are anchored is really no different to

an oil rig,” he said.

Federal MP for Paterson

Meryl Swanson told News Of The Area, “We will be working closely with all stakeholders to ensure that any final proposal doesn't have adverse effects on marine life.

“The proposed areas are a starting point for community discussion,” she said.

“The proposed area follows initial analysis of marine topology, vessel traffic, and sensitive environmental and defence areas.

“Final decisions have not been made and the minister has assured me this process is about making sure the community gets its say,” she said.

q Tourism operator Frank Future says the proposed turbines are around 300 metres high, which is higher than Mount Tomaree.

Surf Life Savers hold Annual Awards Night

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Medallions, and have the TGHN club officially recognised, back in 1962-3. Foundation Member Roy Grogan, who literally wrote the book on TGHN SLSC history, spoke about the past, present, and future opportunities of the club.

“Being a member of the SLSC is a commendable choice, and if it were compulsory for youth to join, there would be no

street crime,” Mr Grogan declared.

Max Fortunaso received ‘Rookie of the Year’, and Jackie Bower received ‘Patrol Person of the Year’, with a staggering 95 hours of patrol, and an essential role obtaining government grants.

Jan and Tony Logue received ‘Outstanding Service’ for frequently journeying from Port Macquarie to fill in for patrols.

‘Club Person of the Year’ was Sharon Taylor, while President’s Awards went to Wayne Bower and Kristina Fortunaso-Klocker (junior), as members who “epitomise what it is to be a volunteer”.

The Rose Dunlop Award went to Jill Wiseman.

Amanda Osmond was recognised duly for her recent award as ‘Life Saver of the Year’ at the Newcastle Permanent Hunter SLS awards, for her

tireless efforts with coordinating Nippers, running the bar, RWC training and assessing.

Chris Elkin was thanked for helping install the new shark alarm, emceeing the meat raffles, sorting out

security and helping at the bar.

Many members were thanked for their stepping-up to get RSA and volunteering on Friday and weekend nights at the bar.

The room was also

treated to a presentation of the aerial footage taken by the UAV operators over summer, showing pods of dolphins, squadrons of stingrays, the odd turtle, and local celebrity ‘Bruce’ the shark.

Frailty and invalid Wills

by Felicity Wardhaugh

Has your signature changed? Are you finding it hard to sign documents? Nowadays many documents can be signed electronically. However, a valid Will must be signed by the will-maker.

In a recent case a frail willmaker signed her Will with a “X” rather than a signature and the crosses she made were “wobbly”. One of her daughters argued in Court that the “wobbly” nature of her “mark” inferred that her mother was frail when she signed her Will and therefore did not understand her Will and did not approve of its contents. As a result, her daughter argued that the Will was not valid and she should inherit more than just her gift in the Will. (Intestacy lawslaws which operate when the will-maker dies without a valid Will meant that this daughter would inherit more).

A matrix of facts, however, suggested that the will-maker had capacity when she made her mark. She had previously signed legal documents with an “X”. Her GP notes suggested that she was sufficiently well when she marked the Will. Friends and family gave evidence of the will-maker’s behaviour at the time. The evidence was conflicting, but the Judge preferred the evidence that the Will-maker understood what she was doing.

So, physical frailty is not a hurdle to executing a Will but it pays to make sure that there is some contemporaneous evidence to refute any allegations which might be made by family members.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

MULLANE & LINDSAY TAKING THE LEAD

q Phillip ‘Flipper’ Everett was honoured for his years of service in many areas.

q President’s Awards recipients Wayne Bower (senior), and Kristina Fortunaso-Klocker (junior) with Club President Andrew Eden.

q Patrol Person of the Year – Jackie Bower.

q Outstanding Service awardees Jan and Tony Logue.

q Roy Grogan spoke on behalf of the 60th Anniversary Foundation Members.

q Club Person of the Year – Sharon Taylor.

q Rookie of the Year – Max Fortunaso.

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NEWS Of The Area (NOTA) welcomes veteran journalist and editor Daniel Pedersen to the organisation in a six-week guest editing role while regular editor Doug Connor is on leave.

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Red Cross psychological first-aid training at Tea Gardens

By Thomas O’KEEFE

FIRST aid after a traumatic event is needed both physically and psychologically, and the local Red Cross Emergency Services division was hard at work equipping its volunteers with the tools to help, on Saturday, 24 June.

More than a dozen students, a third of

transferable too,” Ms Swampcastle told NOTA. The training was full of invaluable advice for effectively helping others in need, with a clear focus on the lost art of listening.

“You need to be able to listen to someone in order to help them, but modern technology makes that a difficult thing,” Ms Swampcastle said.

way from Sydney, to be able to gain familiarity with other communities and localities, despite similar training being available down south.

Such training has, by necessity, been relegated to ‘online-only’ for the last few years, however, those who came last week all agreed that the in-person, face-to-face experience is far superior to online learning, especially in

q The class full of Red Cross psychological first aiders in training at Tea Gardens.

Winter in the Gallery exhibition to run all July

By Thomas O’KEEFE

BRIGHT colours and beautiful artworks will be on display at the ‘Winter in the Galleries’ exhibition at Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens, throughout July.

The theme for the annual event this year is ‘Bright and Beautiful’.

“Rather than dull and drab, we wanted something cheerful through the winter,” spokesman Ian Morphett told NOTA.

No doubt, with the ridiculously nice weather we have been having so far this season, a far cry from last year’s La Nina downpours, the concept will be easily picked up and run with by all the artists involved.

Entries have come from members of the GiG, and closed as of Saturday, 24 June.

The next step is arguably the hardest, and least enviable: judging the winners of the prizes – ‘first’ and ‘highly commended’ for each category of ‘two-dimensional’ and ‘threedimensional’.

The guest judge this year, Leslie Duffin, is a renowned Newcastle artist and former gallery owner for ten years, with a long history of art and gallery exposure, including ceramics, painting, sculpture, and drawing, with a ‘smattering’ of printmaking and photography, too.

Galleries in the Gardens President Emily Tseronis had worked with Ms Duffin before, and asked Leslie to undertake the judging.

“I honestly do not know what to expect, but I have been told by the Gallery that the standard is very high this year,” Ms Duffin told NOTA.

“There are many exciting, colourful and innovative works going on show, as indicated by the entries received,” Mr Morphett informed NOTA.

Judging will occur in the lead-up to the opening, and by 1 July the winners will have been announced.

All artworks on display throughout the exhibition will be available for purchase, too.

Starting from Saturday, 1 July, and running all the way until Monday 31, the Galleries at 81 Marine Drive, Tea Gardens, will be open to all with free entry, to come and enjoy some

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q The Gallery’s doors open for exhibition all of July.

warmers

q Bright & Beautiful at Winter in the Gallery in 2023. q Leslie Duffin, this year’s guest judge for the Winter at the Gallery exhibition.

Art and Craft Centre offers week of workshops

By Marian SAMPSON

MEMBERS of the Myall Community Art and Craft Centre enjoyed holding a community open week and are set to repeat the event in July.

Elsa Jones, who has been a member of the Centre for 26 years, told News Of The Area, “We are sending out a big thank you to all who came along on our last open week at the Centre, we hope you enjoyed it.”

As a result of the open week, where attendees were able to get hands on with some of the crafts on offer, the Centre has gained several new members who have signed up for classes.

“If you missed out, don't worry, we are having another open week from 24 to 28 July, from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm daily.”

The open week will be showcasing classes throughout the week, with Monday offering art, decorative art and ceramics.

Tuesday’s showcase is focusing on spinning, weaving, woodwork, wood

turning and stained glass. Wednesday will see the Centre buzzing with

q Members Mary and Dawn enjoying painting in a decorative art workshop during the Centre’s open week.

patchwork quilting and picture framing.

On Thursday the workshops will be delving into leather work, wood

craft, soft crafts and American braided rugs.

Rounding up the week of workshops on Friday the classes offered are in

mosaics and printing.

“We have three large rooms plus the woodwork room fitted with all types of woodworking machines,” Elsa said.

“Everyone is welcome, even if you just like to do your own craft and not one listed on the program you are still welcome to come along.

“The Centre is a great place to make new friends and if you have a different craft, there are always people who would love for you to share.

“We often have people who like to knit or crochet who come along just to socialise instead of sitting home alone.

“The same goes if you like to dabble in painting but don't consider yourself an artist, come along to classes just for fun, who knows, you might become an artist making pictures to sell and surprise yourself!”

The centre has a shop attached to its rooms which is brimming with winter woollies and other gifts, all made by members, with the range providing a window into the beautiful artworks created at the Centre.

Flights to Cairns to Beat Winter

By Thomas O’KEEFE

SEASONAL flights from Newcastle to Cairns and other tropical Queensland destinations have now begun, just in time for the July winter school holidays in NSW.

Some Hunter residents who may not take too well

to a sub-tropical winter here may wish to take advantage of the numerous flight options heading north of the Tropic of Capricorn this season. These flights have only been running with Jetstar for the last two years, and have come as a welcome escape for some from the frosty

mornings and nights.

“There has been huge demand so far, with many dates already fully booked,” an airport spokesperson told News Of The Area.

“If demand continues long-term, this could become a year-round thing, as the airport always seeks to improve transport for people in the Hunter,” the spokesperson said.

“We are confident the

seasonal direct flights between Newcastle and Cairns will continue to be a success,” Newcastle Airport chief executive Dr Peter Cock has said.

At other times of the year, the influx of interstate tourists and visitors was usually stymied by having to be routed via Sydney, but this opportunity should allow more people to visit during

the off-season here too, he said.

“Demand for travel in both directions is incredibly strong, and with the continued support of our region we hope the Newcastle-to-Cairns service will extend beyond October 2023 to a year-round service,” Dr Cock added.

Jetstar is the only airline operating the Newcastleto-Cairns route, but other

airlines, such as the relative newcomer Bonza, started flying from Newcastle to the Sunshine Coast as of March 28 this year, and to the Whitsundays from March 30.

In lieu of more convenient infrastructure, the best way to get to and from Newcastle Airport remains buses from Port Stephens, or local transfer services.

q Myall Community Art and Craft Centre visitor Steve Kellar making a ceramic pear during the free workshops held during the last open week.

q Many flights have already been booked for a Newcastle-to-Cairns trip. Photo: supplied.

q Passengers escape winter, opting to head north of Newcastle. Photo: supplied.

Council unaware of ‘forgotten’ glass-in-roads project

By Thomas O’KEEFE

PROBLEMS plaguing our roads may have been solved more than a decade ago, an investigation by News Of The Area has revealed.

The addition of recycled glass to the ingredients used to make road surfaces 12 years ago seems to have worked well locally, given they are still performing.

Back in 2011, under the former Great Lakes Council, two roads became part of the “Recycled Glass in Roads Project”: Glen Ora Road at Nabiac, and Tuloa

Avenue at Hawks Nest.

Locals suspect more road sections are part of the project, however only these sections can be empirically confirmed, given the astounding dearth of reliable information.

Tuloa Avenue still has the sign, aged and grotty with a dozen years of exposure, proudly proclaiming the stretch’s participation in the project, between the Mirreen Street intersection and The Anchorage turnoff.

“A total of 100 tonnes of glass was used at the two

sites – equivalent to 550,000 stubbies – preventing it from ending up in landfill and avoiding the mining of virgin sand,” says the Tuloa sign inscription.

Council’s recent resurfacing of The Anchorage apparently used the standard tar-and-gravel approach, leaving the ‘new’ Anchorage section rough and bumpy, the tar sticking to tires and undercarriages.

There have been no reported problems with the relatively smooth, and quiet, Tuloa segment, just metres uphill.

What a pearler

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

HAVING written a local fishing column for close to 40 years, I have been in the position to monitor fluctuations in fish population.

Some positive, some concerning.

Fish from the warmer northern waters are visiting us more regularly with increased reports of spangled emperor and pearl perch.

These fish are most welcome as their table qualities are first class.

One northern fish that I have been waiting to arrive is the mangrove jack.

Diners of fine fish, I'm

sure, would agree that ‘jacks’ are hard to beat on the end of a line or in the kitchen.

Our local fish population of bream, flathead, luderick, whiting, mulloway and kingfish remain in healthy numbers while travelling schools of mullet are proving to be sustainable.

This past mullet season was a bumper for commercial fishers.

Salmon and tailor numbers remain stable.

On the other side of the coin, I am mystified as to the absence of thumping, green eyed squid.

Once so prolific that bag limits could be caught in a matter of minutes.

Where have they gone?

Abalone all but disappeared when the parasite perkinsus arrived and wiped out over

90 percent of the local population. Thankfully there is a steady recovery.

That section has not required resurfacing in the past 12 years, despite carrying all of the traffic that hits The Anchorage, and its surface remains smooth, clear and crack free.

It would seem that the glass-in-roads project was a total success, recycling and re-using to create a useful public roadway, 100-percent effective... leading many people to question why council has

Pipis remain a concern as Stockton Beach, once alive with the shellfish, is now home for very few.

not used the same method in roads projects since.

When asked directly by local Gordon Grainger about the glass-in-roads concept at the MidCoast Council’s Community Conversations on 6 June, MCC’s head engineer Rob Scott stated, “I am not aware of that”.

NOTA asked MCC two weeks ago about the glass-in-roads project, but has yet to receive any acknowledgement.

I’m interested to hear your opinions on the issue, drop me a line at stinkerfishing@yahoo.com.

q Missing in action: Where are the squid?

q On the decline: Pipis are becoming harder to find.

Help needed: Can you identify these people?

q Can you identify the family or the boat in this old photograph?

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

LOOKING through my library of historical photos through the week I came across this old snap that I have no information about.

Can anyone help identify the characters and maybe the boat, which looks very much like Cecil ‘Cat’ Holbert’s.

Cat Holbert was a fisherman and oyster grower from Tea Gardens who worked the waters

on the northern side of the port.

Contact stinkerfishing@ yahoo.com.

Appreciation must be extended to Tanilba resident Denise Gaudion and Port Stephens Councilor Jason Wells for their efforts to establish a Heritage Committee under the umbrella of Port Stephens Council.

The committee will offer advice to Council and will give the opportunity for all, who are interested

in local history, to play a part.

Great to hear that there is a move for the Port Stephens Historical Society to merge with Tomaree Museum Association.

This is a positive step for both organisations and will give a solid platform for those, including me, to establish a home venue for a regional museum that we can all be proud of.

My venue vote goes to Tomaree Headland.

q The sign on Tuloa Avenue proudly proclaims participation in the project.

q Smooth surfaces with no bumps or cracks – looking north up Tuloa Ave.

q A relatively quiet, low-maintenance drive – looking south down Tuloa Ave, towards The Anchorage turnoff.

q Local champ Tony Baker with his cracking 65cm 4kg Pearl Perch caught just north of Broughton Island. Fishing in 100m of water the bait will astound you - a fillet of Sergeant Baker!

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Winter golfing, an outdoor family activity

By Thomas O’KEEFE

WINTER may be making the waters too cold for a dip, but the Hawks Nest Golf Club (HNGC) has planned a series of family-friendly events and activities parallel to its professional calendar this year.

“The Club has re-introduced live music, for kids and adults, with a few discoes already organised as winter set in,” HNCG spokesperson Emily McCormack told News Of The Area.

“The disco back in the April holidays saw close to 60 kids, bigger and better than we expected it to be,” she said.

There is a raft of kid-friendly activities in the mix to warm up the kids with some healthy physical activity during the coming winter school holidays, including a Magic Show on 9 July, the next kids' disco on the 13th, and a series of kids’ golf clinics, run by the club’s professional himself.

“It will be a great way to introduce the

game of golf to kids with a fun atmosphere,” Andrew McCormack, the HNGC golf pro, told NOTA.

“We would love to see more kids around the club,” Andrew said, himself a father and no doubt supremely aware of the need for more active ways for kids to spend their holidays, rather than cloistered inside with a screen.

With the club aiming to attract more family-oriented groups, a ‘Family Fun Golf Day’ is in the works for the September holidays.

There is also a plan to introduce a play area at the back of the clubhouse, hopefully ready in time for the summer holidays.

The Hawks Nest Golf Club sits as the second-largest tourism attraction for the area, and holds five to six major events annually, which can each bring as many as 400 people or more into the town, the next one being a pro-am in August.

It is also one of the few places in town where you can get a decent coffee after 3pm on any given day of the week.

Business Hunter Awards now open

THE iconic Business Hunter Awards seek to highlight the important contributions businesses make to the local, national and global business communities.

Held annually for more than 40 years, the program is known for celebrating the achievements and entrepreneurial spirit of our region's most inspiring organisations and individuals and is the largest regional business awards program in Australia.

Entering your business can be a rewarding experience.

“We have been entering this award for the

last eight years and have been a finalist on all occasions and won this regional award in 2017 and were runner up at the state awards in the same year,” Bulahdelah Chamber of Commerce and Tourism President John Sahyoun said.

“It has been a great experience and it helps us focus on the great things we are doing and makes us look hard on things we could be doing better.

“We would encourage all to have a go and tell everybody the great things you are doing.”

With seventeen categories ranging from

Vandalism impacts everyone

FOLLOWING a recent spate of vandalism across the region, MidCoast Council is urging residents to keep an eye out for destructive behaviour.

Vandalism costs ratepayers significantly each year when Council staff are required to attend, clean, repair or replace damaged infrastructure.

Unfortunately, ratepayers are forced to foot the bill for vandalism which

is on average in excess of $500,000 a year.

In a recent incident that occurred at Manning Point, a deliberately-lit fire destroyed barbecues and toilet facilities in the area were also damaged.

The repair bill from that individual incident is estimated to be upwards of $10,000.

Ongoing vandalism attacks have also been recorded at the Moira

Parade amenities block in Hawks Nest.

In a matter of weeks

Council staff have replaced damaged cisterns, cleaned rocks and sand out of sinks and reported two fires being lit inside the amenities block.

MidCoast Councils Director of Liveable Communities Paul De Szell said repairing and replacing vandalised infrastructure was a very costly exercise.

“It is just absolutely senseless destruction of facilities that are meant for our residents and visitors alike to enjoy and make use of,” he said.

“The hundreds of thousands of dollars we spend each year repairing vandalism is money that could be better spent on other projects across the MidCoast.”

Mr De Szell said the impact of vandalism had a far wider reach than just the hip

q Happy award recipients at the 2022 Business Hunter Awards.

individuals to large businesses, there is something for everyone.

The award provides an opportunity to reflect on the goals, strategies and vision which have shaped your business success and the insights you gain to help drive growth and the longevity of your business.

Businesses that submit an entry must trade under an active Australian Business Number (ABN), be a current member of NSW Business Chamber Ltd and must have been trading for the last two years.

The 2023 Business Hunter Awards will take place on Friday 25 August 2023 at the Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Entries close 6 July at 5pm.

For further information and how to enter, visit www. businessnsw.com/events/business-awards/terms-andconditions.

pocket of ratepayers.

“Ongoing vandalism can have a major effect on tourism.

“And as a major tourist destination that has the potential to affect everyone’s bottom line.

“So, we ask the community as a whole to please keep a look out for suspicious behaviour and report any acts of vandalism directly to NSW Police.”

Items in public spaces that are more likely to be targeted include: outdoor tables and chairs, playground equipment,

electric barbecues, toilet blocks, fencing and signage.

Residents who witness any suspicious behaviour are urged to call NSW Police on 131 444 and make a report.

To report illegal dumping, go to www. ridonline.epa.nsw.gov.au or call 131 555.

To report graffiti in the Great Lakes region, call the Graffiti Buster on 0408 440 309, in the Manning or Gloucester Regions go to www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au and fill out the online form.

q A high class affair at the Business Hunter Awards.

q Resident Hawks Nest Golf Club professional Andrew McCormack gets the kids into the swing of things at Hawks Nest Golf Club this winter.

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Hawks Nest Golf Club

Hawks Nest Caravan Park

Benchmark on Booner

Oceanside Motel

Peter Sinclair Gardens

Jimmy's Beach Caravan Pk

Hawks Nest Motel

BYO Cellars

So Lo Hawks Nest

Alanas Gifts

Hawks Nest Realty

Hawks Nest Sport Store

IGA Hawks Nest

Hawks Nest Newsagency

Hawks Nest First National

Hawks Nest Pharmacy

Hairdinkum

Tea Gardens Council Office

Arts & Crafts Centre

Tea Gardens Library

Tea Gardens Fish Co op

Boathouse Tea Gardens

CTC Tea Gardens

Tea Gardens Bakery

Estia Health Tea Gardens

SoLo Tea Gardens

Dental Surgery Tea Gardens

Silk Haidressing

Ray White Real Estate

Vitamin Bead

Tea Gardens Real Estate

Tea Gardens Hotel

Tea Gardens Ice Cream Shack

Tillermans Tea Gardens

Hook n Cook

Century 21 Tea Gardens

Myall River Bakery Cafe

Tea Gardens Country Club

The Grange

Palm Lakes Resort

Autocare Tea Gardens

Woodwards Nursery

Puma Fuel

Home Timber & Hardware

Tea Gardens Medical Centre

Hawks Nest Doctors Surgery

Myall Pharmacy

Tea Gardens Post Office

Myall Meats

Coles Tea Gardens

Purcell & Mount Solicitors

Regional Australia Bank

Vinnies

Karuah RSL

Karuah IGA

Munchies Cafe Karuah

Riverside Motel

Karuah Motor Inn

Tony King Auto

Info Centre Karuah

Russ's Bakery

Karuah Butcher

Karuah Pharmacy

Newsagent Karuah

BP Service Station

Big4 Jetty Village

Cafe Karuah

Barry Bros Butcher

BP Servo

Bulahdelah Bowling Club

Farm & Produce

Bulahdelah IGA

Information Centre

R&R Property Bulahdelah

Rural Transaction Ctr

Shell Servo Bulahdelah

Lady Jane Motel

Nerong intersection drop point

Nth Arm Cove Community Hall

Pindimah intersection drop point

R&R Property Stroud

Post Office/newsagent Stroud

Council’s Tea Gardens facilities close 25 July to 1 August

MIDCOAST Council’s Tea Gardens

Customer Service Point and Library will close temporarily for major overhauls to their information technology systems.

The affected facilities are the Tea Gardens Library at 135 Marine Parade and Council’s Customer Service Point at 245 Myall Street, Tea Gardens.

“These upgrades will benefit both staff and the Tea Gardens community,” said MidCoast Council’s Director of Liveable Communities, Paul De Szell.

“We are making improvements to the speed, security, and reliability of our computer systems.”

This work has been scheduled for a period of low activity at the customer service point and library to minimise the impact on the community and staff.

Due to the extensive nature of the work involved, it will not be possible to complete it outside normal operating hours.

Library staff will shift to a pop up workstation within the library foyer for collection and returns only.

This service will operate Wednesday 26 July, Friday 28 July, Monday 31 July, 10am – 12pm and

2pm – 4pm, closed on Saturday 29 July.

For safety reasons, community members will not be able to go beyond the library foyer during works.

All usual activities and events scheduled for this period will be

cancelled.

Services at the MidCoast Council Customer Service Point will be temporarily suspended, with customers asked to direct calls to the MidCoast Council Customer Service and Administration Centre at Taree on (02) 7955 7777, email

council@midcoast.nsw.gov.au or use the report and request form https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Contact-us/Report-an-issue.

Water and sewer service faults should be directed to 1300 133 455. For MidCoast Assist phone 1300 658 830.

EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects a photo to be included in News Of The Area.

This month’s photo subject was ‘Opposites’.

With the subject open to wide interpretation, there were a variety of photos presented.

The selected image was taken by local

photographer Jim Semple.

“The items in the picture are part of a collection I have been amassing of Datsun 16oo di cast models both 1;18 and 1;24 scale,”

Jim explained.

“I have Hot Wheels, Matchbox and other brands. “They have been sourced from Japan and England as well as local sales on eBay.

“I have also been able to get plastic model kits as well.

“I have been an owner of Datsun 1600’s in the past and have competed at club level in

them as well, hence my interest.”

Myall U3A Photography Group explore topic of ‘Opposites’

The photo highlighted multiple opposites; large and small, red and white, front and back. Jim used a large aperture to create a short depth of field which only brings part of the photo in focus and the rest blurred.

The highway was created using the new Beta AI creative fill feature in Photoshop. For information about the Myall U3A Photography Group please email the Group’s Convenor Paul at mulvaney@bigpond.com.

q The selected image was taken by local photographer Jim Semple.

True cost of inflation leaves ordinary Australians reaching into empty pockets

By Professor of Economics John HICKS, Charles Sturt University School of Business.

AUSTRALIANS have been hit with rising interest rates, consecutively, reaching levels not seen for more than a decade.

For many, this has crippled their financial world.

It has also been argued that other factors being equal, rising prices should be accompanied by rising wages, and therefore, ordinary Australians will feel little to no impact of the change.

But this is not the ‘dream world’ scenario unfolding, and even if it were, it is not black and white.

Wages do not rise by equal amounts to the cost of living, but even if they did, they do not change at the same rate over time.

The result, in the shortterm, is people falling victim to financial crises.

Some are hurt more than others in these scenarios; for example, where the majority of their income is spent on life’s necessities ─ food, shelter, including adequate heating, clothing, and health.

In these cases, the price of necessities often outstrips the growth in their disposable income.

In a civilised society, such as for those of us fortunate enough to call Australia home, there is a clear case for social assistance for people in this position and this will typically take place through government intervention.

But should that intervention come in the form of a rise in the minimum wage payment?

Many economists would argue the answer to this question is ‘no’, and for good reason.

As with any simple supply and demand formula, one small change at the beginning leads to

potentially major alterations at the finish line.

You can’t knock the first domino over without watching the rest follow suit.

Put simply, prices directly impact choices around production, distribution and overall efficiency.

Hence, if you raise the price of wages, you can end up raising the cost of goods for the average consumer – including those with their shiny new income.

However, markets can fail, and some price signals can be misleading.

Unfortunately, this invariably happens in a period of high inflation.

The obvious response is to bring about an end to inflation, but this is easier said than done.

We all have expectations about what we want in life, and many of these have been formed by past events. If our

living standard has been improving regularly over time, we expect this to continue.

Unfortunately, such expectations do not consider war, such as in Europe, supply disruptions throughout the world, or natural disasters at home and abroad.

When such disruptions are of significant magnitude the ability of our economic system to meet our expectations is thwarted.

Demand for goods and services within the economy currently exceeds our ability to supply those goods and services demanded, and if this excess demand is not curtailed then prices are, inevitably, going to rise.

Our economic system does not, if only temporarily, have the ability to meet our expectations, and the cost of this failure will be distributed throughout society.

The issue then becomes, how high will these costs be?

And how will they be distributed?

If nothing is done to curtail inflation the costs may be considerable in terms of lost production.

At the extreme, the evolution of the inflationary process into hyperinflation will see the complete destruction of the price system accompanied by utter turmoil in a dysfunctional economy, where work will only be undertaken if payment is immediate and, once paid, recipients have the opportunity to spend the income before its value can be decimated.

In such an environment, barter will become the means of exchange, and those having little to barter with will bear the biggest brunt.

One would not expect that, in a modern economy, it would come to this.

Surely, eventually, action will be taken. However, the greater the delay in acting, the more difficult it will be to bring inflation under control – and the higher the unemployment penalty of doing so is likely to be.

Similarly, if the government fails to act on all fronts simultaneously, the load being borne by

Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association update

Executives expressing concerns about their intended use of Developer Contributions with respect to the delayed Hawks Nest Community Hall Upgrade Project.

It is important to note that the HNTGPA has and continues to strongly support the timely and priority completion of the delayed upgrade to the Hawks Nest Community Hall which was commenced by MCC four years ago (in August 2019) with an Australian Government grant of $300k.

It is our only community hall, and it needs substantive improvement.

those policy measures that are put into play to reign in inflation will be all the greater to the extent that complimentary policy options are ignored.

In sum, failing to deal with inflation is quite literally a costly business.

Very few people, if any, will escape at least some level of detriment.

Invariably, the total cost of an unfettered inflation will be higher than the costs of successfully bringing inflation under control.

However, there will be costs and, to a large extent, the incidence of these costs will depend on the policies adopted to control inflation and the speed with which it can be arrested.

The unspoken issue, which few want to address, is that, as a nation, we are currently trying to live beyond our means.

A potential solution, as the Governor of the Reserve Bank is constantly pointing out, is to raise our productivity to match our lifestyle expectations.

Yet, this cannot be done in the short run and, inevitably, will come with costs of its own before the elusive ‘happy medium’ is found.

been repaid nor reallocated by MCC.

Approval at this Ordinary Meeting would equate to an overall $800k gap in our (now dated)

‘2014 Tea Gardens District

Section 94 Contributions Plan’ with no clear timeframe for repayment nor any analysis of the adverse impact on other incomplete or yet-to-becommenced local projects.

This agenda item also raises concerns about the project management capability, budget management, and transparent and timely delivery of this and other local projects by the MCC.

still pending review report on local pool management. We remain strongly committed to improving the Tea Gardens Pool in its current location (plant and facility), as well as all our local public spaces, amenities, and infrastructure.

Next a great update on our Scout Hall!

Community groups interested in using the community-built hall can contact Scouts NSW by calling the Hunter Coastal Region Office 1300 858 464 or emailing: nigel. reece@nsw.scouts.com.au.

Any issues or concerns should be escalated to property@ scoutsaustraliansw. zendesk.com.

By Bruce MURRAY, President, Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association

WELL winter solstice has come and gone so spring is on the way.

Good news upfront, the Hawks Nest Providence Bay exercise equipment has been ordered and is being purpose-built in Australia for installation before summer.

To this end, we have acquitted a $50k deposit and will be seeking a variation to install robust commercial solar lighting at the Tea Gardens skatepark

and Lions Lookout from MidCoast Council (MCC) and Regional NSW.

I am also informed by MCC that the installation of additional outside showers and landscaping works will commence in August at Hawks Nest beach.

This work is being supported by our volunteers, including from the Myall River Art Walk Group, who are gardening, painting, and supporting maintenance of our local amenities, footpaths, beaches, and parks.

We are also anticipating much-needed upgrades to several roads, parks, and

the Tea Gardens pool (with volunteers continuing to assist – thank you!).

We also had our first of three annual Bunnings Fundraising BBQs, which raised $1200, which is a fantastic outcome.

The funds directly support safe volunteer activities, as well as community events and improvements.

This week on Wednesday 28 June 2023 the MCC has an Ordinary Meeting.

Following consultation with the Management Committee, I wrote to the MCC Councillors and

The project has been delayed and now the costs appear to have increased (up from the grant of $300k although the actual amount of the project is now unclear).

At this MCC Ordinary Meeting, Council Executives are seeking approval to “borrow” $300k from the ‘2014 Tea Gardens District Section 94 Contributions Plan’.

Note that in 2007, $500k was also ‘borrowed’ from our Open Spaces fund so that the MCC could purchase land in Tea Gardens for a carpark in 2007 (note the car park remains incomplete seventeen years later).

This money has not

Several other local projects are already over time, over budget etc; in particular the Hawks Nest Fishing Platform Upgrade ($53,268), the Tea Gardens Library Upgrade ($379,280), and the very overdue Tea Gardens Pontoon and Jetty at Apex Park ($370,000).

Outstanding footpath and road upgrades have already been reported.

We will continue to monitor and advocate for improvements.

In addition, the HNTGPA Management Committee will be carefully reviewing the draft Asset Management Plan 20232032 (Open Spaces and Swimming Pools) and the

Finally, I need to call out ‘trolls’ in our community who pointlessly personally criticize invaluable local volunteers.

Constructive ideas are valued but we can exercise our rights to focus on improving our shared spaces and community, rather than simply ‘having a go’ at our local volunteers, or at each other.

Consider joining the Progress Association or other volunteer groups to help lobby Council and government and to ‘walk the talk’.

I hope to see you at our next General Meeting at the Tea Gardens Hotel on Monday 17 July from 6.30pm in the Dolphin Room.

q After several Work Order requests from HNTGPA, the unsafe Lions Park Road has been repaired by the MCC with more road improvements in the pipeline - including the Myall Way.

Dear Jasminda,

WHY does my dentist talk to me when my mouth is full of his fingers and equipment?

Sarah B.

The Write Direction

By John BLACKBOURN

The R Word

THE one thing that no one wants to talk about at present is the ‘R’ word.

Recession however is a distinct possibility for the Australian economy.

All the available technical charts with fundamental research on economical facts say almost unanimously that a recession is now a real possibility.

It panics the politicians and our economic managers, who when asked will always reply that they don’t think it is a possibility.

What they really mean is that they hope the present downturn won’t come to that and they just might be right expressing that view.

The difficulty with recessions is that they occur after two consecutive quarters of economic growth, with minus numbers in front of them rather than positive ones.

Therefore, it happens whilst we are waiting for the numbers to be calculated, and we all are now operating in that R environment.

The immediate effect of a recession being declared is a psychological one where people and businesses immediately tighten their expenditure, even though the past six months of the slowdown should have been pointing to that necessity.

So where are we at present?

It looks like the economy has developed into two distinct parts.

On one side we have those who are struggling or in strife with their financial commitments.

This includes the young just trying to get started in life and those who now can’t keep up with their housing loans or the car repayments as their cash flow just doesn't allow them to live the way they thought they could.

The other group is usually represented by older people who have paid off their previous commitments and those with businesses who can adjust their expenditure; often by letting staff go in order to reduce input costs.

So, what is the picture we are presently looking at?

Unemployment is at the lowest level I can remember and bolstered by the

Dear Sarah,

I UNDERSTAND that this may be frustrating, and it is extremely hard to communicate when your mouth is clamped open and full of tweezers, pliers and probes, but your dentist chats to put you at ease by explaining what he is doing every step of the way.

This is a great theory, but didn't work

highest number of job vacancies.

This means that work is available for those who need it.

Recent reports on the housing situation say that 25 percent of the homes being purchased are cash transactions, probably by long-time homeowners either upgrading or downsizing.

A similar number of homeowners are comfortably in front of their loan requirements and in no immediate danger of getting into difficulty.

What other factors should give us a clue about the R words’ possibility?

Rising unemployment is an important clue, but that doesn't appear to be happening.

In fact, the opposite seems to be the case.

Rising interest rates can also produce the possibility of recession.

The Reserve Bank is saying it is mindful of that issue but needs to keep increasing rates as their only lever available to reduce the high rate of inflation.

It is a case of being tough now in order to prevent a far more serious result if they don't nip inflation in the bud as soon as possible.

We should only expect interest rates to keep climbing, maybe not every month,

Update from the Mayor’s desk: response to performance audit report

By MidCoast Mayor Claire PONTIN

LAST week the NSW Auditor-General tabled a Performance Audit Report titled Financial Management and Governance in MidCoast Council.

The audit involved a retrospective look at Council’s processes between July 2019 and June 2022.

The Report details the merger challenges that Council faced and highlights some inadequacies in our procedures during this time.

These findings were not a surprise to staff or Councillors.

Merging four corporate and financial

systems into one is a complicated exercise and has taken considerable time and resources.

As well as highlighting these procedural inadequacies, the Report also documents the continuing improvements that have been made by Council during this period to resolve these issues.

The report accurately reflects the journey we have been on since the NSW Government merger of the four previous entities into one (three Councils and the Water Authority).

The report is critical of delays in finalising a reliable Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP).

This plan depends heavily on accurate and reliable asset information.

We have spent the last few years verifying and revaluing all our assets.

While the former entities had

asset management systems in place, they were not of sufficient quality or consistency to provide the level of confidence required for longer-term financial modelling.

I am pleased that these asset management plans are nearing completion, and we will be considering them at our Ordinary Council meeting next week.

We will also be considering an updated Long-Term Financial Plan at the meeting.

This plan has, for some time, indicated that we face challenges in our General Fund (which covers our transport assets, open spaces, and all our community services), with predicted future deficits.

This is primarily due to our reliance on grant funding and our inherited

so well when I had a wisdom tooth out in the chair. As I frantically waved my hands and moved my eyes to let him know the local anaesthetic wasn't working, he replied that it should be. When I tried to communicate that I was so stressed I felt like I was about to have a heart attack, it came out as 'Giskrkrsl sktjeoshhh beisdldlfmsmd' and he kept going. Finally, when he said he was going to have to cut into the bone, I yelled 'get me my lawyer and a priest'. The fact I don't have a lawyer or go to church seemed inconsequential at the time.

What I have learned, from this experience, is to carefully research your dental options, always choose to be knocked out for dental procedures, and the very helpful thumbs down and stop hand signals.

Don't worry too much if your dentist is making idle chit chat; that's the least of your concerns.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

but certainly the direction is upwards until the population decides to dramatically cut their demand for goods and services on a continuing basis. This would quickly reduce the scourge of inflation and allow us all to get back to happier times.

Much of our population has never experienced a severe downturn in their lifetime and views their economic existence with greater optimism than is prudent.

The 1930s depression or the 1902 drought, when males needed to carry their swags and seek food by working odd jobs when available, are times far from the thoughts of the average Aussie today.

Our bankers and government economic managers live with that reality. Especially if things get too far out of hand, then the outlook is grim. Seriously, it is a time to reign in optimism and tighten our spending.

The old saying about a stitch in time has some relevance so we can return to normal conditions at the earliest opportunity.

The boat can sink if it is rocked by too many people and our behaviour on the good ship that is Australia will determine when we come out of these rough waters and sail towards a happier, more secure financial future.

backlog for roads and other public infrastructure maintenance and renewals.

Our cashflows, however, are strong.

In recognition of these future budget challenges, Councillors last year called for a Financial Sustainability Strategy. This is currently being worked on and will be reported at the end of this calendar year.

At the same time, Council is undertaking service reviews with a view to optimising service delivery to our community, eliminating unnecessary expenditure, and identifying opportunities to generate additional non-rate revenue streams.

We welcome the Report and the additional insights it has provided and will continue to implement the recommended improvements.

A copy of the audit report and Council’s response can be found at https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Your-Council/Our-news/News-releases/ Update-from-the-Mayor’s-deskresponse-to-performance-audit-report

READING by Lynne Miles: Psalm 1: 1 & 2"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path (way) of sinners, not sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night."

Hawks Nest Ladies golf results

By Elsa JONES

SATURDAY 17th June 42

Ladies played Stableford

Div. 1

1st A. Benton 35

2nd G. Gillard 34

3rd D. Davis 33 c/b

Div. 2

1st S. Muna 35

2nd D. O'Brien 33 c/b

3rd D. Gardner 33

Balls down to 31 c/b

NTP 10th M. Dickson, D. Wiggins

Tuesday 20th June 58

ladies played

2nd Round Foursomes

Championships

O/F on day

1st S. Brownrigg/M. Bonney 76.5

2nd D.O'Brien/S. Campton 76

3rd L. Ross/A. Scott 76.5 c/b

Balls down to 78.5

Nett Winners of 2 week

Foursomes

1st C. Inskip/L. Bragg

total score 152

R/up G.Gillard/D. Matheson 153

Gross Winners of 2 week foursomes

1st D. Sainty/A.Benton

Hawks Nest Lady Veterans Golf Competition Results

total score of 181

R/up M. Dickson/C. Affleck 184

Final round was played in extremely cold conditions with starting temperature of 9 degrees only getting to 13 degrees on finishing. Most ladies were well rugged up with beanies scarves and jackets being the

norm for the day. With lightning fast greens the conditions were pretty hard. Congratulations go to all winners with only a couple of points between them, who obviously were not affected by the weather like some of us.

Hawks Nest Golf Club social darts

By Sandra HAGEN

'highest score

Lyn with 95 and men’s highest score was Darren Rapley with 129. Well done ladies. Darts are on every Thursday night at 7pm all welcome

Chip In

Bragg 1st

Vercoe 10th

London 11th Janet Moore 11th Sue Brownrigg 2nd

Birdie Diane Vercoe 10th Annie Benton 7th

Contact: Fran Henderson

Phone: 4997 2297

Karuah Golf Club News

By Sharon WEDD

ONE can't complain about the weather, it has simply been superb for weeks now. Maybe a little chilly in the early mornings.

Tuesday Vets Day 20th

June 23

players on the course Winner: Jim Mitchell : 44 R/U: Trevor Cummins; 41

Highest Score: Jim Mitchell : 37

John Emanual: 6th Rob

Myall Coast Vets

Congratulations to the winners, see you all on the Golf Course.

If you have never been out, give it a go - great course.

q Gross winners Denise Sainty and Annette Benton.

q Nett winners Lorraine Bragg and Colleen Inskip nett r/ups Gaye Gillard and Debbie Matheson.

q Winner of the darts Lyn Pierson with runner up Marion Smith.

Shane’s State Success

“I thought it was an enjoyable experience going into a contest like that,” Shane told NOTA.

to Beresfield 33.

“It was virtually a tie the whole day,” Greg Kirkham, Bulahdelah’s travelling bowls organiser, told NOTA.

“It was almost a perfect score on a beautiful day.”

Mount Lewis Bowling Club in Sydney, where more than 100 individuals and pairs teams from across the state came together to battle it out.

On the first day of competition Shane won his first game 25 to 24 and his second 25 to 11.

From there Shane progressed to the knockout round where he was defeated by an Ettalong player 25 to 17.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to recontest this contest next year if I can win the club singles or the club pairs.

“I’d like to thank all those who sponsored and supported me.”

In other news, bowlers from Beresfield Bowling Club travelled to Bulahdelah for a team match up recently.

In a tight but friendly contest Bulahdelah won overall sets 9 to 9, 14 to 2, a tie at 12 to 12 and 16 to 10 with the overall score Bulahdelah 51

Graham Melville, Captain of Beresfield Bowling Club said, “We have travelled across the state over many years and came to Bulahdelah about two years ago after another club had dropped us and were looking for another club.

“We found it a fantastic experience where people are so inviting.”

Bulahdelah Bowling Club is looking forward to more competitions at the venue in the future.

Junior Hawks receive new gear

By Thomas O’KEEFE

JUNIOR Hawks have received some valuable sports equipment, thanks to the Myall River Hawks JRLFC and its generous sponsors.

“Players have received, over the course of the season, a full complement of playing jerseys, shorts, socks, dress shirts, headgear and bags to carry it all in,” Hawks Vice President Aaron Neighbour informed NOTA.

“The jumpers are also coming soon.

“This year, the club has made it compulsory for all Juniors to wear headgear,” Mr Neighbour added, confirming that safety is the highest priority on and off the field.

All parents and spectators can agree that the Juniors look pretty awesome in their headgear, a clear necessity in light of the recent tragic events in the Seniors

Bulahdelah Golf Club News

By Thora-Lou SMITH

TWO of our lady golfers played in the Dungog Open Day on Monday June 19, and M.South won C.Grade stableford event with 39pts.

Meg and Lou were also r/up in the teams’ event. Congratulations!

The Vets and the ladies both played on Thursday June 22, and the ladies’ stroke round winner was T-L.Smith with 69nett from T.Stellema with 71nett and B.Newton with 72nett.

Terry won the 2-week jackpot.

Twenty men played a Stableford and the winner was W.Pollard with 41pts from T.Crowther with 40pts and K.Martin with 39pts.

Great scores!

NTPs were K.Martin and J.Graham.

Saturday June 24 was the Monthly Mug. The mug and B.Grade winner with a terrific 63nett was A.Reekie from R.Norberry with 67nett.

A.Grade winner was

A.Gardiner with 71 nett from T.Carroll with 72nett on a c/b from C.Littlechild.

The ladies’ winner was T-L.Smith with 74nett from T.Stellema with 77nett.

NTPs were D.Schlenert, K.Hughes and T-L.Smith while the long drivers were T.Carroll, M.Styles, D.Mathew and T.Stellema. Alex won the $31- jackpot.

Success in the west!

B.Gordon (ladies captain) was the A.Grade winner at Cunnamulla as part of the Outback QLD Masters Tournament.

Well done Barbie.

competition.

“The Club covers the cost of everything for the Juniors, so it doesn’t cost them or their families anything, taking the burden off so the kids can just enjoy the game, and staying fit and active,” Mr Neighbour continued.

At roughly $600-worth per player, the 40 registered players’ health and safety is the goal of primary fundraising raffles held by the Tea Gardens Country Club

every Wednesday night, and the recently launched Hawks Nest Golf Club seafood raffles.

“All Junior teams are also sponsored by Tea Gardens Glass and Aluminium, and owners Jed and Taylor Malone have contributed a lot to helping the kids out,” Mr Neighbour said.

The Myall River Junior Hawks kicked off in 2005, by founder Neil Reynolds, but in recent years there has not been a team able to take the

field, providing a buffer in which the fundraising has built up to afford the kids’ equipment this year.

Recent Juniors’ results show the kids are doing well with the new gear and support, with a U10 victory over Windale last week, and a staggering 34-0 triumph for the U12s against South Lakes, all the way down at Dora Creek, and Myall River are sitting at second on the ladder.

q Bulahdelah organiser Greg Kirkham and Beresfield captain Graham Melville.

q U10s and U12s players sporting their new gear, with Myall River Hawks JRLFC President Ryan Saunders (L), U10s Coach David Landers (centre), and Club Secretary and Juniors Club Founder Neil Reynolds (R).

q Headgear is now both compulsory, and de rigueur, for the Junior Hawks teams.

q Barbie Gordon at Cunnamulla.

Global gold for Raymond Terrace swimmers

By Chris KARAS

IT BEGAN at a Port Stephens community pool and ended with international swimming medals in France.

It has been an incredible journey for Raymond Terrace swimmers Jakob Thomson, Isaac Howells and Gabby Howells.

The high-functioning autistic trio returned home with a swag of medals after representing Sport Inclusion Australia at the Virtus Global Games in France earlier this month.

It was a meritorious achievement by the Stroud Seals Swimming Club sensations who performed with distinction under the guidance of respected local swimming coach Mike Abel in the French State of Vichy.

Based at the Lakeside Leisure Centre in Raymond Terrace, the trio shone in the S19 category individual and relay events, impressing keen judges against the powerful French and New Zealand teams.

Battling a head cold, 17-year-old Thomson defied

the odds to clinch gold with 15-year-old Isaac Howells in the four by 50m relay and three silver medals in the competitive relay finals.

That followed Jakob’s four gold medals and a silver for Australia at the Oceania/ Asia Games in Brisbane last November.

Isaac also claimed bronze medals in the 400m individual medley and 200m breaststroke while his 19-year-old sibling Gabby recorded personal best times in all her races - grabbing silver in the 400m individual medley and 100m butterfly, bronze in the 1500m freestyle and 200m individual medley and just for fun the 50m breaststroke.

The swimming trio was part of a strong squad of 120 athletes that collected 126 medals including 44 gold in a variety of sports to finish second in the overall tally behind host nation France (188 medals).

A delighted Mr Abel told News Of The Area that “36 countries competed at the prestigious global games

and all three Seals did their country proud with spirited performances across all swimming disciplines.”

“They dug deep to secure medals against the

best swimmers with an intellectual impairment in the world,” beamed the experienced Abel, who has coached swimmers at the Lakeside Leisure Centre for

the past 16 years.

“Each one of the 21 swimmers in the team managed to snare a medal with Australia finishing third in the swimming medal count behind Brazil and France,” he said.

“My swimmers performed admirably despite the trying conditions - we had issues with transport to and from the venue and lunches and

dinners were also an issue due to insufficient planning as well as adjusting to the environment as it was still light at 10pm,” said Mr Abel.

“With heats in the morning and finals in the late afternoon the outdoor stainless steel pool and air temperatures climbed into the 30s, which made racing that much harder,” he said.

By Shayne REYNOLDS

THURSDAY afternoon

training was well attended with all grades having fun while learning new skills.

Saturday morning saw play from round 8 of our local draw with sunny winter weather smiling upon us.

Unfortunately, the grounds had been torn up by some people with nothing more to do with their time but drive a car over our playing fields, resulting in a lot of work for our committee to attempt to make the fields safe and playable for the children, referees, and volunteers.

In the Minis’, game 1 refereed by George Cassan saw the Aussie Roofing & Guttering Reef Sharks play the Karuah RSL Wobbegong Sharks resulting in a close score of 7 goals to 6.

George also refereed game 2 that ended with the Lofty Cranes Shovelnose Sharks just in front with 4 goals to the Myall Lakes Meats Port Jackson Sharks 3.

Our popular “Ice Cream Shack Player of the Day” vouchers were awarded to Jackson Brookhouse, Joshua Manton, Otto LackmannMoore (the birthday boy) and CJ Williams.

Game 1 in the Midis’ grade we had the Boatshed Cafe Mako Sharks versus the Rapley Builders Grey Nurse Sharks with great ball skills

and determination resulting in the Makos in front at the full-time whistle 8 to 6.

Thanks to one of our junior grade player Beau Lawrence for offering to ref this one.

In game 2 refereed by Cass O’Malley saw the Tea Gardens Auto Electrics Hammerhead Sharks net 4 great goals but just beaten by the Ray White Real Estate Bull Sharks who popped 5 in.

Oliver McCormack, Archie Wall, Harris Ford and Banks Ford were the happy recipients of our “Hook N Cook Player of The Day’ vouchers.

The Juniors game was

a mixed match between some junior and midi grade players due to several juniors away sick or at other commitments. A robust keenly contested game between the CTC Bronze Whaler Sharks and the Tea Gardens Country Club White Pointer Sharks ending in a score of 4 to 2.

Congratulations to brother and sister Macca and Maggie Moore who were awarded the “Hook N Cook Player of the Day Vouchers”

Big thanks to Damo White for refereeing this game.

The winner of our “Tea Gardens Hotel Half Time Raffle Voucher” was T Franks

and the “Mumms on Myall Midday Raffle Voucher” went to Nicole Jacobsen. A big shout out to our parent helpers, senior players for refereeing and volunteers for coming together to make our game days a success.

It is with great sadness

Tea Gardens Soccer Club Results Hawks Nest Vets

By Len GOUGH

20/6/2023.

ALF Ziehike Trophy Round 1 (Stableford)

Front Nine. Nett Scores

1 st Errol Chivers 20

2 nd Ross Hutchinson 19c/b

that we lost two of our soccer family last week. The fulltime whistle blew for Noel Mosman, a keen BBQ aficionado / helper over many years and Jim Hinshaw, one of our original “parent helpers and supporters” more recently a keen sideline grandparent every

Saturday morning. The clubs’ condolences and thoughts to Noel and Jims’ families.

GAMES START 9am SATURDAYS, EVERYONE WELCOME.

Grab a cuppa, a hot BBQ breaky from our canteen and support your local kids in our 33rd year of town soccer!

3 rd Lyle Hudson 19

4 th Allan Morgan 16c/b

Balls to 14c/b

Back Nine. Nett Scores

1 st Colin Clinch 19

2 nd Gregory Weeks 18c/b

3 rd. Rod Brown 18

4 th Michael Talty 17c/b

Balls to 16c/b

NTP

3 rd Errol Chivers

5 th James Parnell

10 th Brian Jones jnr.

q Thursday training. q

16 th Peter Nealon (Birdie)

q Gabby Howells (right with glasses) claimed silver in the 200m individual medley at the Global Games with Amelia Moore (left) from Coffs Harbour winning gold.

q Raymond Terrace swimmers Jakob Thomson (back right) and Isaac Howells (front left) helped Sport Inclusion Australia win gold in the Boys four x 50m Relay at the Global Games in France.

BIG CROSSWORD

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SOLUTIONS

NEWS OF THE AREA

THE RIGHT TABLE SHOW TIDAL VARIATIONS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS

The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time.

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

THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED

TIDES

Graph and

are for Sydney Fort Denison

TIDE CHART - 7 DAYS

1. The boy’s arm is bent. 2. The star logo is missing from the frisbee. 3. There isn’t a drink can in the rubbish bin. 4. A branch is missing from the tree. 5. The dog’s ear is straighter.

SCRAMBLED WORDS: 2 bats wings, 4 worms, 2 snails, 1 toad, sugar, pepper and 1 green chilli.

Karuah Motor Yacht Club

is a sports club that is family orientated located on the Karuah River Waterfront. We are a licensed premises open every Friday night from 5:00pm. BBQ available. 0415 419 741

mail@kmyc.net.au

Massage

PROFESSIONAL Massage, visit your home or motel

Male or Female very welcome. $150 per hr

Ph: 0434 345 500 e290623

REMEDIAL and Reflex Massage at Raymond Terrace. Seniors Discount & Health funds available. Ph Kathy or John 0414 408 635

Found

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

War Medals

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

Antique China & Figurines, English Silver, Fountain Pens, Old Jewellery & Watches. Please

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Birds

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

Ph: 0477 787 016

For Sale

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

VGC $300 both

PH: 4997 9797 or 0490 971 996

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

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

For Sale

BLACK Pepper quilted Microfibre Jacket. Winter white Size 18-20 $60

Ph: 0412083543 f080623

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

For Sale For Sale

PARRAMATTA

Eels large framed autographed club jersey 2001, 90cmW x 105cmL

personally custom made Beautiful piece $875ono Ph: 4981 7523

TWO Large standard English desk dictionaries Hard covers. 2 x vols Beautiful cond. $15 for both ono. 4981 7523

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

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

FARM Shed/workshop area in Bulladelah/Tea Gardens area. Phone Mark

Wanted to Buy

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

Ph Geoff 0418 436 856

Free

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

BUILDING materials for free. Approx 100 terracotta roof tiles VGC

Reinforced timber gate 4ft6” square. Some hardwood timber. Pickup 21 Hunter Street Raymond Terrace

LOUNGE 3 piece blue includes sofa bed Pick up Hawks Nest

Ph 0403 966 907 f150623

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

32” TV with remote, all working, no damage $99. Ph: 0493 078 190 f080623

AIR Fryer - Mistral White 6.5 litre Digital Air Fryer with instruction book. Good condition

Ph: 0412 083 543

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

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

Little body rust

Medowie 4982 9942

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

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

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

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

0425 254 612

MASSEY Ferguson

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

Ph: 0431 686 185

MASSAGE Table $100. 0407 267 152

MIRROR Large oval with chain $15. Small oval with frame $20

Ph: 0487 015 730

MOBILE shower chair 2 years old. Never been used. $250. 0416089902

MOBILE phone ZTE excellent cond. $100 0457 087 178

PRYDE Windsufing mast suits 7 metre sail. Little used. $99 Tea Gardens. Peter 0419 932 992 F260123

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

RINGS Sapphire Diamond and Gold new $100. Gold with small Diamond $100. Mens ring with Sapphire $100 Ph: 0457 087 178 F130423

SALON hair dryer, new $20. 0457 087 178

TV Sony Bravia, 60”, like new $200. 0412 478 882

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

WALKER as new cond Only used 3 times. $100

Ph: 4982 0778

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

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

WELLINGTON boots as new size 10 $25 4997 0611

ELECTRIC Saw Black & Decker $50 Ph: 4997 0611

ELECTRIC Heaters

1 Electric 700mm x 360mm 2000 watts 1 Oil filled 2400 watts $40 for both. Please ring 0404 724 347

FRUIT trees for sale

Mango, avacodo and palms. From $20 0414 226 161 e130723

GARDEN tools Rake, Hoe, Mattock & Fork $15 each Ph: 4997 0611

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

MOBILITY 4 wheel scooter, 2021 model suits new buyer complete with front basket & rear bag with charger. $2,100. Will deliver. 0418 430 643

MOBILITY Scooter 4 wheel. Good cond. with front basket, rear bag and charger. $1200 Free delivery Ph: 0418 430 643 ReS040523

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

NEW Mobility Scooter 50AH batteries delivered and installed Newcastle and surrounding areas. $490 a pair 0418 430 643 ReS021123

NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size

XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992

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

SOFA Bed Floral linen fabric $80 0407 915 768 F300323

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

SOLID timber queen sized bed frame with stain glass insert on bed head, VGC, $100 ono Matching freestanding mirror unit, $50 ono 0427 642 075

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

ST Phillips uniforms boys Blazer size 24 $50. Boys summer shirts sizes 18, 20 & 22 $10 each Ph 0415 353 798

SWAG King single with mattress $100 0419 985 601

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

WORK out seated in front of the TV or reading Compact Seated Eliptical pedal exerciser Model JR2 Cost new $175 plus frt sell $80 0412 347 546 f220623

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

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

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

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

Caravans

GOLFING accessories

Golf balls - around 100? 20 cents each

Golf buggy $25 Clubs and drives $2 each. Ph: 4982 2335 F260123

NEW 5L water jug with tap. $15.00 Call 0493 078 190 F230323

OFFICE chair, adjustable height & arm and reclines. Exc cond. $80 0457 087 178

TENS Machine still in box. $10. 4982 2335

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

2016 Retreat Brampton 22’. Single beds, 2 solar panels, sat dish, gas heater, many extras $70,000 ono. Reg till Nov 2023. TR76FN. Contact 0415 359 809 Re281223

Boats

TINNY 3.1m car topper

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

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

TOW hitch clamp SCA brand new $15

Ph: 0493 078 190

8HP Merc. Gal. Folding trailer. Good condition No Rego. $2800 ono Ph 0427 224 744 ReS230923

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TEN, 7.30pm

FRIDAY THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM

ABC, 9.55pm

This stirring documentary, written by Stan Grant and directed by British documentarian Daniel Gordon, is an incisive look at former Sydney Swans player and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes’ (above) life, which leads into an exploration of racism in Australia. Using archival footage and illuminating and generous interviews from people such as Olympian Nova Peris, Goodes’ wife Natalie Croker and Nathan Buckley, it explores an element of Australian culture that many would like to brush under the rug.

FRIDAY, June 30

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Advice for the home gardener.

8.30 Utopia. (PG, R) Jim heightens security while trying to sway the outcome of tenders for an international partnership.

9.00 Smother. (Final, Malv) Val appears in court accused of Paul’s murder.

9.55 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+l, R) Explores the life of Adam Goodes. Adam Goodes.

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 The Split. (Ml, R)

12.10 Harrow. (Mav, R)

1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

The Aussie spin-off of this long-running British franchise – once a stalwart of pay TV – was last seen almost a decade ago, receives a vibrant makeover for its new home on Network 10. In this highly anticipated return, The Block favourites, fun-loving couple Mitch Edwards (below left) and Mark McKie (below right), have taken over presenting duties; their bubbly banter infuses the house-hunting with welcome pizazz. This fresh batch of episodes sticks to the formula of helping people find their dream home. Tonight’s premiere kicks off in booming Brisbane with new parents Brooke and Peter.

SATURDAY SNOWPIERCER

GO!, 10pm

This arthouse action offering might initially seem pretentious but the bold cinematic style of director Boon Joonho (Parasite) strikes gold in this powerful drama starring Tilda Swinton (right) and Jamie Bell. It’s set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer. Aboard this train, where a complex class system emerges, cryptic messages incite the passengers to revolt, thrusting the train full-throttle towards disaster. One of the most uniquely fascinating, exciting, and disturbing science-fiction films to chug on to screens in a while. Highly recommended.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

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

8.30 Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors. (PG, R)

9.25 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (PGasv, R)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 MOVIE: The Final Quarter. (2019, PGa, R)

12.15 Miniseries: True Colours. (Mlv, R)

4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs and Pete Colquhoun visit Sydney’s Middle Harbour House.

8.30 MOVIE: Murder On The Orient Express. (2017, Ma, R) After a ruthless businessman is murdered while travelling aboard the Orient Express, one of the passengers, renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, tries to solve the case before the killer strikes again. Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench.

10.50 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 18. Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Melbourne Storm versus Penrith Panthers match, with news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, MA15+lv, R) A cop battles rogue colleagues. Ethan Hawke.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. (Premiere) Property experts search for homes.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists include Kitty Flanagan, Ray O’Leary and Bron Lewis.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Graham Norton is joined on the couch by celebrity guests including Dame Helen Mirren and Pedro Pascal. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY, July 1

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Smother. (Final, Malv, R) 1.20 Classic 100 In Concert With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. (R) 3.05 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 3.50 Landline. (R) 4.20 Power To Country. 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 NDIS: 10 Years. (R) 5.30 The Black Hand. (PGa, R)

6.30 The ABC Of... (Final, PGl, R)

Hosted by David Wenham.

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

7.30 NAIDOC Awards. Mark Coles Smith and Casey Donovan host the National NAIDOC Awards.

9.00 Vera. (Mav, R) After her former colleague and his daughter are badly burnt by an arson attack on their home, DCI Vera Stanhope is determined to track down the assailant and discover why someone would try to kill them.

10.35 The Messenger. (Malv, R)

11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Growing A Greener World. 10.00 Barkley Manor. (PG, R) 11.00 Travel Quest. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Art In Healing. (PGa, R) 2.30 Life Is A Battlefield. (PGal, R) 4.30 Preparing To Give. 5.30 Hitler-Stalin: A Secret Relationship. (av)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Paul Newman: Always On The Move. Takes a look at Paul Newman, a perpetually dissatisfied man who lived his life free from Hollywood’s shackles.

8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Bilbao to Bilbao. 182km hilly stage. From Spain.

2.00 Witch Hunt. (Mals, R)

3.45 Food Safari Water. (PG, R)

4.45 Bamay: Larrakia And Wulwulam Country. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SUNDAY, July 2

6.30 Compass: Changing Tides.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Grand Designs Revisited. Part 3 of 4.

8.20 Silent Witness. (Final, Malv) Nikki realises that getting to the truth will put the Lyell team, and everything they love, in danger.

9.20 The Messenger. (Final, Mal) Ed is failing the most important card but comes to see the real message has been for him.

10.20 In Limbo. (Final, Mal, R)

10.50 Miniseries: Small Axe. (Madl, R)

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 The Heights. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. H’lights. 12.00

WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship. Round 4. 3.00 French Castles: Defying The Nazis. (PGav, R) 4.00 Trail Towns. (PG, R) 4.30 Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour. (Premiere) 5.30

Hitler-Stalin: A Secret Relationship. (av)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Mystery Of The Ark Of Covenant. Takes a look at one of the holiest relics from the Bible that has been missing for more than 2000 years.

8.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien. 209km hilly stage. From Spain.

1.45 Exit. (MA15+ads, R) Hermine plots her revenge.

4.30 Food Safari Water. (PG, R) Presented by Maeve O’Meara.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Jabba’s

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Officers are suspicious of an unemployed man who frequently travels business class.

7.30 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. (2018, PGs, R) A young woman prepares to reopen her family hotel, while learning more about the life of her late mother. Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep.

10.00 MOVIE: The Mountain Between Us. (2017, Mals, R) Stranded after a plane crash, two strangers in a remote mountainous region must learn to trust each other. Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. England v Australia. Day 4. Morning session. From Lord’s, London, England. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage).

10.40 Cricket. The Ashes.

Second Test. England v Australia. Day 4. Afternoon session.

3.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) Xavier rescues a native wild animal.

4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 To Be Advised.

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

8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) Sam’s friend Tom Olsen finds himself being hunted down by enemies from his past.

9.00 Blue Bloods. (Ma) Baez and her daughter are targeted by a perp she once put away.

10.00 CSI: Vegas. (Mav) An investigative reporter is found dead.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl) Celebrities show off their dance skills.

8.40 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.40 The Latest: Seven News.

10.10 Born To Kill? Timothy Spencer. (MA15+av) Takes a look at Timothy Spencer, who would climb through windows to kill women in their homes in the state of Virginia in 1987.

11.10 Autopsy USA: Howard Hughes. (Mad)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Rush. (Premiere, PGl)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Murphy’s Law. (MA15+lv, R)

11.05 The First 48. (Mal)

11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R)

12.40 Family Law. (Ma, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Take Two. (R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) Kirsten Tibballs sets a sweet-themed elimination challenge across two rounds for the contestants.

9.00 FBI. (Masv) The team investigates a series of assaults on women, while OA withholds information about his own attack.

10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates a case involving US Marines with damaged ear canals.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

MONDAY, July 3

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

11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Queen Of Oz. (Mal, R)

1.30 Vera. (Mav, R)

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Australian Story. (R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour. (R) 12.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 2. H’lights. 1.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Arts Centres Keep Our Elders Connected. (R) 2.15 Made It With My Hands. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy!

(PG, R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00

Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (Premiere)

8.30 The Great House Revival: Stradbally, Co Laois. Presented by Hugh Wallace.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 3.

2.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R)

3.55 Food Safari Water. (PG, R)

4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

TUESDAY, July 4

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Dream Gardens. (Final, PG, R) 10.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 11.00 Will Australia Ever Have A Black Prime Minister? (R) 12.00 News. 1.00

Grantchester. (PG, R) 2.00 Freeman. (R)

3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.55 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour. (R) 12.00 Cycling.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate. (2017, PGav) 2.00 Border

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Irene and John are the talk of the town.

7.30 Million Dollar Island. (PGl) One hundred players started but now only 33 remain. With supplies dwindling, one camp has its last meal.

9.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Ma) Tommy faces off against her former employer, Paragon Medics, as they deal with emergencies.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Blacklist. (Madv) Red is identified as a possible hostage.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rush. (PGl) The adventure of a lifetime continues as three teams of everyday Aussies, who begin each challenge deprived of sight and sound, are dropped at their next location, Turkey. Hosted by David Genat.

8.55 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 1. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) The top five cooks compete.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists include Urzila Carlson, Aaron Chen and Celia Pacquola.

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

10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. (Final, Mv) The fugitive task force helps Remy.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Morecambe To Grange-OverSands. Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. Highlights.

1.50 No Man’s Land. (MA15+sv, R)

3.30 Food Safari Water. (PG, R)

4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Rose and Mali come to an agreement.

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

9.00 The Rookie. (Mv) Officers John Nolan and Celina Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.

10.00 The Rookie: Feds. (Mv) A father and daughter are kidnapped on Thanksgiving.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Blacklist. (Mav)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Hawks Nest Bridge Club

By Shayne FULLER

IT’S been a fabulous year for the Bridge Club: for the first time ever over 1,000 tables have been played in this FY. Splendid news for the Club and its members.

Monday 12/6/23 1. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson 2. Peter Baily & Gordon Morrison

3. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla E/W

1. Shayne Fuller & David Hipkins

2. Jean Glover & Neryl Grehan

3. Leigh Wood & Geoff Smith

Wednesday 14/6/23 (Howell) 1. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson 2. Beverley Richardson & Peter Baily

3. Kerry McMurray & David Hipkins 4. Adrian Ryan &

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rush. The adventure of a lifetime continues as three teams of everyday Aussies, who begin each challenge deprived of sight and sound, are dropped at their next location, Jordan. Hosted by David Genat.

8.55 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 2. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) The contestants take a road trip.

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

9.40 NCIS. (Mav, R) Jimmy and Kasie are exposed to a biotoxin.

10.30 Miniseries: Riptide. (Mdlv, R) Part 1 of 4.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Eric White 5. Jeanette Whalan & Carol Richards

Friday 16/6/23 1. Trish Thatcher & David Hipkins 2. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla

3. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson E/W

1. Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan

2. Esther Digby & Beverley Richardson

3. Susan Helsen & Adrian Ryan

Monday 19/6/23 1. Linda & Glenn Conroy 2. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson

3. Liz Caro & Craig Brooking E/W 1.

Bea Treharne & Jeanette Whalan

2. Janet Corden & David Hipkins 3. Pat Marr & Sylvia Schmeding

Wednesday 21/6/23 Welcome back, Margaret.

1. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 2. Adrian Ryan & Eric White 3. Margaret Rowden & Jan Armstrong E/W 1. Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan 2. Liz Howarth & Pam Jones 3. Sue Donohue & David Hipkins

Friday 23/6/23 1. Trish & Jim

WEDNESDAY, July 5

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

(R) 10.45 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch.

(PG, R) 1.55 Summer Love. (Ml, R) 2.30 Cook

And The Chef. (R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Australian Story. (R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour. (R) 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. H’lights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Insight. (R) 3.00 No Distance Between Us. (R) 3.10 Big Sky Girls. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R)

4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Tour De France: Bonjour Le Tour.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 History Of The Sitcom: Escaping Reality. (Malvw) Explores sitcoms as comedy comfort food.

8.25 Rainbow Warrior: Murder In The Pacific. Part 1 of 3.

9.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5.

2.05 Cheyenne & Lola. (Mlsv, R)

4.20 Food Safari Water. (PGa, R)

4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

THURSDAY, July 6

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 A Dog’s World

With Tony Armstrong. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00

Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 1.30

Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (PG, R) 2.00

Aftertaste. (Mls, R) 2.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Animals Aboard With Dr Harry. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Dr Harry Cooper.

8.30 Accused. (MA15+a) An ageing rock star attempts to cement his musical legacy while trying to prevent his troubled son from unraveling.

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

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+av, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics, experiencing a week-long resort holiday with a cultural twist in the tropical island paradise of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa.

8.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 3. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) The cooks tackle alfresco cooking.

8.40 Miniseries: Riptide. (Mlv) Part 2 of 4. Alison’s suspicions grow after learning that Sean argued on the beach with his son Ethan.

9.40 So Help Me Todd. (PGd) Margaret joins an elite philanthropy club.

10.30 FBI. (Masv, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Thatcher 2. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 3.

Peter Baily & Gordon Morrison E/W 1. Liz Caro & Craig Brooking 2. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson 3. Esther Digby & Beverley Richardson

The Sunday Special Event was held today. Everyone had a most filling and delicious hearty soup lunch, a cheeseboard and wonderful desserts. Not to mention the wine … What a splendid

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5. H’lights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Bamay. (R) 2.20 Family Wellbeing Project.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Inside Sydney Airport: Training. (M) A passenger is found travelling with a gun.

8.30 Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes: Dealing With The Devil. Part 3 of 3.

9.35 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 6.

1.50 Dignity. (Ma, R)

3.40 Food Safari Water. (PGa, 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 Home And Away. (PGa) Mercedes considers leaving Lyrik in the lurch.

7.30 Highway Patrol Special: Cops Tell All. (Mal, R) A look behind the scenes of the show.

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

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Fantasy Island. (Ma)

12.00 MOVIE: Dying On The Edge. (2001, Msv, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Wests Tigers v Cronulla Sharks. From CommBank Stadium, Sydney.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis of the Wests Tigers versus Cronulla Sharks clash.

10.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 4. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) Amateur cooks compete.

8.40 The First Inventors: Navigating The Future. (PG) Part 4 of 4. Takes a look at how Indigenous knowledge is developing lifesaving medicines.

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

10.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

way to spend a Sunday afternoon and many thanks to all those who made this possible.

25/6/23

1. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson 2. Sally Aldrich & Shayne Fuller

3. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla E/W 1. Janet Corden & Beverley Richardson

2. Jan Armstrong & Dawn Dale 3. Lyn Butler & Kerry McMurray

Shane’s State Success

BULAHDELAH Bowling Club has had a busy few weeks of events and competitions.

By John SAHYOUN

Most notable has been the success of singles winner

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Shane Reed, who progressed to the state finals. Shane travelled to the

q State finals entrant Shane Reed.