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from decades past and present.
All rose for the national anthem as the flag was raised by last year’s Citizen of the Year winner Debbie Booth, a tireless volunteer with the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club.
Jan Peeters was named the 2025 Citizen of the Year, the result of community-wide nominations and voting over the last several
months.
“Jan works tirelessly with her church and the Free Clinic Bus, as well as arranging the International Women’s Day events at North Arm Cove, and helping out at Bulahdelah School,” announced Lions President Amanda Sykes.
“She makes people feel better about the appointments and works with the Free Clinic Bus team to get them organised, there, and home again, even driving them on her own when the bus is not available.”
volunteers, this award is for them,” she said.
“This past year, 441 clients were transported to their appointments.”
Fun and games later got underway, with egg and spoon races and three-legged races hotly contested.
The latter, in particular, required a level of co-ordination that eluded many teams, while the thong-throw was all about technique.
Upon receiving her award, a modest Jan thanked her fellow volunteers for their support.
“Thank you to the Free Clinic Bus
Last, but certainly not least, was the trio of local artists - Jeanette, Rozz and Sherriewho face-painted an army of superheroes and fantasy beasts upon the visages of dozens of willing canvases, producing princesses and Hulks, flag-bearers and all manner of animalthemed mutants.
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direction of NSW Police Marine Area Command to assist.
“The crew searched the shallow river for the grounded vessel, which was located just after 11.45am.
“The five people on board had safely made it to a nearby beach.
“After inspecting the vessel in consultation with Water Police, it was unable to be uprighted safely.
“The five people were transferred by the Marine Rescue NSW crew to a safe location at Karuah,”
Inspector Raymond said.
NSW Maritime were advised of the location of the grounded vessel.
Marine Rescue NSW is a volunteer based notfor-profit professional organisation dedicated to keeping boaters safe on the water and supporting local communities.
DISASTER recovery support has been extended to the MidCoast LGA following severe thunderstorms and intense rainfall that impacted the region from 15 January 2025.
The move follows the announcement of support for the Maitland, Port Stephens, and Snowy Valleys LGAs on 18 January.
Assistance measures that may be provided to communities through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA)
include:
• Support for eligible residents to help meet immediate needs like emergency accommodation.
• Grants for low income, uninsured residents to replace lost essential household items to maintain a basic standard of living.
• Grants for low income, uninsured residents to undertake essential structural repairs to restore their homes to a safe and habitable condition.
• Support for affected local councils and other agencies to help with the costs of cleaning up,
keeping the community safe and restoring damaged essential public assets.
• Concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers, and non-profit organisations and grants to sporting and recreation clubs to repair or replace damaged or destroyed property.
• Freight subsidies for primary producers to help transport livestock and fodder.
"This assistance will ensure more communities can access essential supplies and accommodation and ensure more councils can clean up and restore assets as soon as possible,” said Federal Minister for Emergency Management Jenny McAllister.
by Xander Gee
A self-managed super fund (“SMSF”) may provide tax advantages and flexibility in the investment of the parties’ superannuation during the relationship, however it can pose particular challenges following the breakdown of that relationship.
One of the difficulties is attributing a value to the SMSF for the purpose of property matters dealt with under the Family Law Act. Ensuring an accurate value is attributed to the SMSF is essential in assuring a fair outcome is achieved in a property settlement.
The SMSF may hold any number of assets, including shares in
listed and unlisted companies, unit trusts and real estate. Whilst
the SMSF’s financial statements may provide a starting point and overview of the assets and liabilities of the SMSF, there is a risk those values may not reflect the current or true value, and it is not uncommon for an SMSF (and the assets held by it) to be formally valued for family law purposes. If this is required, the Family Law Act sets out a mechanism for appointing a qualified valuer as an impartial ‘Single Expert’ to determine the value of the parties’ interest in the SMSF. It may also be necessary to engage additional experts to value the assets of the SMSF, including any real estate.
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“I would like to acknowledge the efforts of first responders and the local councils who have done a fantastic job in difficult circumstances.
“The Australian and NSW governments are working hard to ensure communities get the support they need to recover.”
NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib said disaster declarations like these
are crucial in unlocking assistance for communities so they can begin cleaning up as quickly as possible.
“We rely on councils submitting impact assessment forms to extend this relief and I thank them for continuing to work constructively with the NSW Reconstruction Authority,” Mr Dib said.
“The NSW Government continues to assist people and businesses to clean up debris and remain safe after
the severe thunderstorms and intense rainfall.
“There have been a high number of calls to the NSW SES, and I would like to thank our incredible volunteers and emergency responders who responded to these incidents and provided vital support for the community.”
More information on disaster assistance can be found at www. disasterassist.gov.au.
By Thomas O’KEEFE
AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in style at the Promenade of Tea Gardens Palm Lake Resort, by close to a hundred residents
The afternoon boasted a quintessentially Australian menu of traditional roast lamb with mint jelly and gravy, roast veggies, pavlova and lamingtons.
It was enjoyed by a room full of proud Australians, reflecting on the country in which they have worked and retired.
Aptly named local bush poet Bob Bush led the entertainment with a few recitations from his books, including the stories of his tribulations with modern white goods.
The Palm Lake Tea Gardens choir “Villa Voce” performed a few selfarranged brackets of dearlyloved Aussie songs and folk favourites, such as “Home Among the Gum Trees” and the theme to “Neighbours”.
An original composition
by John Davies titled “Uluru'” evoked the silence of the desert and its prehistoric roots, followed by a compilation of classic Aussie TV jingles, including “Little Vegemites”, “Sorbent”, “Aeroplane Jelly” and “Louie the Fly”.
“Waltzing Matilda”,
“Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree”, and “I Still Call Australia Home” were buttressed with a rendition of “I am Australian” to finish.
Emcee Maggie Nadal even crammed in the cringiest of Aussie colloquialisms: “Villa Voce has been rehearsing twice a week since the start
I’ve known Alison Penfold a long time and I’m supporting her because I know she will listen, care and deliver like I have.
Alison will stand up for you when others won’t. She will fight for policies to get Australia back on track and bring down the cost of living.
Dr DAVID GILLESPIE MP Member for Lyne
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) are appealing for assistance to locate Hussein Chamas, 35, who is charged with alleged drugrelated offences.
A warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear in court in Sydney last week.
Mr Chamas left a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Swan Bay on 8 January, 2025.
All residents in NSW are urged to be alert and report any sightings of Mr Chamas.
If you have any information about the whereabouts of Mr Chamas,
of the year, and they always give us a ripper, fair dinkum, bonzer performance”.
The afternoon was
contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report on their website at https://crimestoppers. com.au/ . Information can be provided anonymously.
rounded out by the PLR Line Dancing group, which moved to a multi-cultural
By Thomas O’KEEFE
MYALL University of the Third Age (MU3A) saw a massive turn-out for their annual sign-up day, with dozens of locals, new and returning, seeking to better themselves throughout 2025.
Courses offered this year include: Art, Big Ideas, Card Games, Choir, French, Film, Garden, Musicals, Strings, Photography, Spanish, Writing, and Yoga.
The newest offering is ‘Big Ideas: Metaphysics’,
described as an intellectual journey which asks the biggest questions asked by mankind.
“These questions have inevitably been deferred to metaphysics for answers, as metaphysics is concerned with any aspects of reality which cannot, in principle, be satisfactorily addressed by physics (i.e. science),” explained Convenor Brian Ness.
“Some think questioning the perception and meaning of 'reality', morality, free will,
existence beyond death… is a waste of time, while others have dedicated their lives to penetrating the realm of metaphysics.”
Each course has its own schedule - weekly, bi-weekly or monthly throughout the year - and the everconscientious convenors and teachers were all on hand to explain the offerings.
“The benefits of learning to play an instrument in your senior years include intellectual stimulation, enhancement of memory, co-
ordination and fine motor skills.
“It helps with emotional and other stress, and allows you to gain that sense of achievement and fulfilment through community involvement and new relationships,” explained accomplished ukulele player Karen Piggott.
The photography class may be without its long-time convenor, Paul Mulvaney, but budding photographers have signed up to share their own photographs (the good and the bad), and help each other out.
“Good photography isn't
easy and your classmates all understand this very well,” stated Roger Digby.
“Later in the year we hope to offer some field trips where we go out as a group to take pictures locally, but people will bring in pictures and discuss anything from subject matter to technical challenges and artistic effects.”
Those seeking to activate their green thumbs signed up for the Garden and Nature group, which promises to utilise the natural beauty of Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens to maximum effect.
The quietly productive Writers Group also returns,
offering everyone with a book inside them to pick up the pen and meet with similarly motivated people to discuss and critique one another's work.
“Group members offer constructive feedback to help shape their peers' stories, and we have various activities to get the ink flowing, such as first lines of famous books; write of bygone yesteryears; practice first/second/third person writing; short stories, workshopping, and hearing from published authors,” local author Ray Keipert explained.
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By Thomas O’KEEFE
LONG-DELAYED charity pig races returned to the Tea Gardens Country Club on Australia Day long weekend, in support of the Pindimar/ Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade.
Unforeseen human matters held the piggies
back from their previously scheduled October long weekend derby, but the seven little porkers were ready to run for glory and charity on Saturday 25 January.
The piggies rested in their bespoke wallows before each event of the six-race card, dazzling onlookers with their sparkling sequins jackets
bearing the names of local business sponsors except for one, who ran nude.
Punters had the option of bidding to 'own' a piggy for each race at the ‘high-steaks’ auctions, or purchasing raffle tickets in hopes of being picked with the winner each round.
Some piggies went for
q Volunteers of the Pindimar-Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service.
several hundred dollars, even before they had performed, placing a heavy glaze upon their hammy shoulders.
'Sty Racing' piped the races into the screens inside the Country Club as the races began, the first being truly the premiere event for the porkers, all of which were only a few weeks old.
The first race began after the fanfare, with Extra-Crispy and Kosher charging ahead and leading the pack to the first corner, with Kosher and Butcher hot on their trotters.
The right angles confused most of the porkers until Sizzler found the opening,
then Eat-Beef took over at the ramp.
The piggies faced similar struggles as they rounded into the last few straights, but the gong was won by Runty, in the blue jacket, who, despite being half the size of the others, found the goaldish and dug in long before his brethren.
Runty went on to become the most accomplished racer of the day, proving the mantra that many humans have adopted, ‘size does not matter’.
New Hawks Nest restaurant Jimmy’s Smash Burgers offered catering
outside for the races, even featuring a bacon burger for those appreciative of the circle of life upon such a day.
“We are donating $1 from every burger sold, and feel the town has been very generous to us in our early days here, it was a no-brainer to contribute back to that,” owner Jim told NOTA.
Brigade Captain David Bright said funds raised would contribute to the ongoing Tea Gardens RFS station extension project, and “purchasing life-saving field and communications equipment that is not supplied by FireCom”.
MIDCOAST Councillor Digby Wilson has been endorsed as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate for Lyne in the upcoming federal election.
Mr Wilson cites Labor’s commitment to “progress, nation-building and delivering for regional areas” as central to his candidacy.
"Communities and families need support in health, aged care, education and living costs," he said.
"I’m seeking better policy for all of us.
“This electorate deserves a stronger advocate who truly understands and values our community.
“We need to continue to ease the cost of living.
“Under Labor, every taxpayer in Lyne received a tax cut and had their takehome pay increased.
“Energy bill relief is helping all households, as will additional cheaper renewable energy supply.
“The price of prescriptions has dropped, and bulk-billed GP appointments have increased.”
Mr Wilson also pointed to Labor’s aged care reforms and support for students as examples of strong policy.
“Lyne has the secondoldest age demographic of any NSW electorate, and I’m proud of Labor’s aged care reforms that deliver on fifty-eight of the royal commission’s recommendations.
“Labor has ensured that across Lyne more students in critical areas such as nursing, healthcare, trades, and construction are being supported.
“That includes feefree TAFE, HECs relief and $10,000 for building trades apprentices in the Key Apprentices Program.
“These, and support for childcare, are a big part of what I will be fighting for in this election.”
Now retired, Mr Wilson’s career began as an apprentice technician, before moving into leadership roles in the telecommunications sector.
He believes these roles show his “commitment to people”.
“For example as Telstra’s Chair of the Emergency Council for NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania, I led a company-wide effort to swiftly restore critical communications to those in need during emergencies,” Mr Wilson said.
Mr Wilson has been a volunteer for the Rural Fire Service, Sydney Children’s Hospital, St Vincent de Paul, and local sports clubs.
He believes his recent election to MidCoast Council has provided him a broader perspective on local governance and community needs.
Mr Wilson’s campaign is being supported by ALP
Senator Deborah O’Neill, who said in a media statement, “Digby’s integrity and dedication to community service are evident.
“His approach to politics is about bringing people together, and collaborating to create a stronger, more
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“He understands the unique needs of regional electorates like Lyne, and his professional experience, including emergency management, gives him the skills necessary to respond to some of the community’s most complex problems.”
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Students must be willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system.
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By Thomas O’KEEFE
RESIDENTS are being urged to keep an eye out for signs of tree disease such as the large, dark fungus that often grows upon diseased eucalypts and gums.
“By the time you can actually see that fungus, it's already done the damage on the tree inside,” explained Jake from Jake’s Tree Lopping Services.
“We all love trees, but sometimes they can become an incredible hazard.
“I have seen inside fungus-bearing trees before, they are all rotted and decayed.
“Trees with visible fungi are likely to fail, fall over, snapping near the fungus.”
Recent weather caused several trees around properties and arterial roads on the Myall Coast to fall over, more often
other sclerophyll trees.
The fallen tree that blocked Myall Way in both directions during recent storms was uprooted, proving the shallowness of the roadside soil in which it was growing.
Inspections along the Myall Way yielded some concerning results.
One gum tree in particular currently houses two large fungus pods, both larger than a human head, and both potentially symptomatic of internal structural damage.
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney identifies several common tree diseases, a fungus
q This pair
are
q The fungus-addled tree sits alongside the Myall Way, mere metres from where another gum fell last week.
called Ganoderma among them, which is often known by its more common name ‘brackets disease’.
“Ganoderma is an important decomposer of logs and stumps but it also colonises wounds, and can
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By John BLACKBOURN
OUR weather bureau is predicting a La Niña event for our climate this year.
They call it the “great rainmaker” as it increases the prospect of a soaking start to 2025 right across Australia.
The opposite event is called El Nino, or lower than normal rainfall, which creates great fear in the farming community and ultimately a decrease in food supply and increase in food price.
I have owned farming and grazing properties for some 40 years and have learnt to roll with the punches each season delivers.
I have come to the position of believing that it is much better to be farming mud rather than trying to farm dust. Droughts are mind destroying events and I survived the 1965 to 1973 shocker for the New England area of our state.
In our coastal location we enjoy a magical climate, but we are basically living in a sandpit.
When it rains, the water goes straight through and is quickly lost to our gardens and plants, but they survive because we regularly receive meaningful falls.
The Spanish names for our climatic conditions shows how long our society has appreciated these events, long before Australia was settled.
But they still control our way of life so need to be understood.
DEAR Jasminda,
Why can't the other members in my family replace the toilet roll with a new one?
Invariably there is an empty roll sitting on the windowsill or the floor. How hard can it be?
Betina M.
Dear Betina,
IT WAS a relief to receive your message because I'd been reading about the effect of arctic glaciers on sea levels and female hostages being freed from armed forces and the confounding situation of Trump's return to office, when I was brought back to the pressing impact of toilet paper etiquette.
Thank you.
I'd never really thought too much about toilet paper until people started panic buying it during the pandemic.
It seems confounding now that some members of the community were racing past supplies of pantry staples like rice and flour to stock up on an item that has feasible alternatives including
Basically, our predicted La Niña event is created by the cooling of the tropical part of the Pacific Ocean.
The easterly winds blowing towards Australia increases cloud development, resulting in rain over much of Australia. La Niña usually forms in winter, provides an abundant spring then gradually weakens over summer, our major growing season.
Whilst the concept for a perfect coastal holiday involves many sunshine days in which to enjoy the surf or sporting pursuits, it also provides the opportunity
newspaper, gum leaves and the garden hose.
I was quite glad during this experience that I'd been involved in many extreme camping adventures as a child.
Nothing creates life skills better than a week stuck in the bush with some twominute noodles, an axe, a litre of water and a flimsy tent.
Toilet paper was the last thing on our family's mind.
Now, to your issue.
Perhaps your less resilient family members don't recall the desperation of a toilet paper shortage.
Maybe they lack an appreciation of the convenience of a plentiful supply of four-ply toilet paper.
They may need to experience a shortage to reinvigorate the value they place on this household item.
May I suggest you put your toilet roll supplies under lock and key?
Soon you will hear the plaintive midablution cries of, 'Mum, can you chuck me a roll of toilet paper?' to which you will be able to reply: 'Last time I looked, we'd run out."
Soon toilet paper will be reinstated as an essential item in your home and you will never again have to worry about being the sole toilet paper replacement officer. It is a duty best shared.
Carpe diem, JASMINDA.
for children to get off their devices and move outside into the fresh air to go bike riding or off to the beach. Perfect weather for communities who depend on the tourist dollar for their livelihood.
Whilst I’m happy to accept the weather the way it is, for economic and farming reasons, I love the probability that we are to enjoy a wetter than normal year in order to benefit each of our water supply, gardens and farming opportunities.
DEAR News of the Area,
I’VE read many opinions over nuclear energy in recent editions.
As a 45-year career retired engineer in power generation I thought I’d provide some facts.
There are around 440 nuclear reactor steam powered electrical generation plants in operation around the world today.
Thirty countries will soon be introducing them for the first time and 24 of the major economic countries at COP 28 signed an agreement to triple their current domestic nuclear reactor steam energy output to bring down greenhouse gasses.
Some might ask why?
Well, a nuclear reactor isn’t scary.
It’s not a weapon of war. We use nuclear isotopes in medicine every day.
And it’s not actually nuclear electrical energy at all.
The reactor simply boils water using a different fuel material to coal or gas.
Uranium is used by the reactor which boils plain old water to generate steam to turn the same traditional turbo generator that we use today to create electricity.
It’s clean, emissions free energy and once built will do this 24/7 for around 80
years independent of the weather outside.
This is needed for a modern economy, an industrial base, for jobs, your children’s jobs, future new high skilled careers, and our quality of life.
You cannot do this on part time electricity generation such as renewables.
No country is doing it.
Rooftop solar can provide the national energy market up to 30 percent of the supply needed when the weather supports it and if you have rooftop solar you get paid around 5c/KWhr as a tariff infeed, however every night large scale solar disappears until the morning provided it’s sunny that next day.
Hospitals for example don’t shut overnight.
So, you cannot over saturate your energy system with just weather dependent part time electricity generation without firming it.
Batteries will do this for a short period of time before they go flat and need to be recharged if there is energy available to do that.
Battery energy is currently the most expensive market input at about $245MW/h.
Way more than coal, gas, or nuclear which around half this amount or less.
The other problem is that the world’s
nuclear energy regulation is over 70 years old, so nuclear plants are way more expensive than they need to be to build.
Modern day nuclear plants are incredibly safe to operate.
Regulation in Australia will need to be changed anyway with AUKUS submarines soon arriving.
Politicians also need to get out of the way and let the free market set the price and stop subsidising everything with taxpayers’ money.
In the National Electricity Market (NEM), when the most expensive energy like batteries is being regularly called upon, it sets the price, and every generator is paid that amount.
That is why despite all our renewables
your power bill is through the roof.
As for radioactive waste, the amount of waste after 80 years of nuclear reactor steam boiler operation is miniscule.
It fits safely in drum containers within about half the size of a standard swimming pool.
Geotechnical storage also safely places this waste very deep into the crust of the earth forever and is no different to your day-to-day waste going into a local landfill site.
Regards, Derek MUSGROVE, Tea Gardens.
By Dianne BOWES
WELCOME back to all our lady golfers for another year of great fun, great friends and great golf at Hawks Nest. We hope this year will not be as rain soaked as last year, and that our weekly competitions on Saturdays (18 holes), Tuesdays (18 and 9 holes) and Thursday Lady Veterans (9 Holes) will go ahead without too many interruptions.
Tuesday 21/1/2025
There were 44 ladies who took part in our Opening Day competition in hot, humid conditions. While some of the ladies said they felt a little rusty, it didn’t stop them enjoying the course which was in great condition. Only 2 players chipped in from off
the green, Deb Gardner on the 17th and Deb Andrews on the 18th.
Results: Ladies 18 Hole
Stableford
A Grade: 1st Carolyn Affleck on 35; 2nd Annie Benton 34; 3rd Sue Kovacs 33
B Grade: 1st Trish Collins on 36 (best score of the day); 2nd Deb Gardner 35 C/B; 3rd Jo Collins 35
C Grade: 1st Deb Andrews on 35; 2nd Di Smith 34 C/B; 3rd: Jo Scott 34
Place Getters (34-31 C/B): Lorraine Bragg, Jeanette Patfield, June Martin, Karen Serhan, Rosarie Mullins, Janet Olsen, Barb Birmingham and Di Bowes
NTP Hole 3: A Grade Carolyn Affleck; B Grade Tanya Sinclair; C Grade Jo
Scott
Golf is a sport renown for its many rules, as one of our ladies discovered today. After playing a few holes with her husband before comp started, she had to disqualify herself as you must not practice on the course before a competition round. Use the driving range, nets, practice green and bunkers only.
Results: Tuesday Lady Vets 9 Holes
There was only a small field today for the 9 hole competition, with the heat and holidays keeping the numbers down.
1st Di Lindstrom 17; 2nd Robyn West 14; 3rd Rhonda Dorman 13
Thursday 23/1/2025
After a false start last week due to severe storms and heavy rain, this week saw 42 ladies take to the course in
By Lynda RICHARDS
ALTHOUGH TGWBC resumed bowling on Tuesday 7th
January the wet weather and then the hot humid weather prevented our members from bowling, thankfully we managed to get our games in
By Dianne RUSSELL
RESULTS week ending 24th January.
Monday: N/S 1. C Richards & S Matheson, 2. L Caro & B Treharne,3. B Eyre & D Hipkins, 4. J Glover & N Grehan, 5. L & G Conroy, 6. A
last week.
Tuesday 21st January: Format for play 2 games 2 bowls Triples 20 ends and a game of Fours 15 ends. Lynda Richards, Sheril Johnson and Karen Green hit the lead in this contest on the 4th end and never looked back
Ryan & S Bowen, 7. S Helsen & H White, 8. J Ryan & A Remment.
E/W 1=. E Digby & J Pye, 1=. L Wood & G Smith, 3. J Armstrong & D Dale, 4. L Howarth & E Greenhalgh, 5. E Buckpitt & H Blackbourn, 6. L Butler & G Muggleton, 7.
defeating Lorraine Murphy, Dot Dallas and Dale Winter 21 v 13. Jane Uff, Kay Berczelly and Jean Glover were having an even match bowling against Precy Swaddling, Judi Polak and Robyn Webster until Jean's team scored a 4 on the 10th end giving them a lead of 6 points (12 v 6). Robyn's team fought back, on the 14th end the score was 12 all, 18th end 15 all but the
P Marr & S Schmeding, 8. S Pearson & M Rowden.
Tuesday: N/S 1. H Blackbourn & E Buckpitt, 2. R Albon & S O’Keefe, 3. D Dummett & P Lau.
E/W 1. S Ryder & J Fowler, 2. D Russell & W Drake, 3. J Freeland & M
blissfully cool conditions for our first round of the season. There were lots of laughs and groans as everyone shook off the cobwebs, but the energy was cheerful, as always at Thursday golf. Thank you to our new captain Marg Bonney and her committee who kept things running smoothly today – we are looking forward to the year ahead with you at the helm.
Results: Thursday Lady Vets 9 Holes
1st Robyn Keegan with a magnificent score of -14!
2nd Jan Olsen -10; 3rd Di Lindstrom -6; 4th June Martin -3; 5th Jeanette Patfield -2
NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Annie Benton; Div 2 Di Smith; Div 3 Jo Scott
NTP Hole 16: Division 1 N/A; Div 2 Lorraine Bragg; Div 3 Liz Edmonds
Chip Ins: Sharon Barwick played a lovely chip shot into the hole from the gully off the back of the 9th, and Marcia Smith putted in from off the
last 2 ends resulted in Jean's ladies gaining 5 shots and winning here 20 v 15. Kris MacDonald, Lyn Nightingale, Deyonne Page and Pat Baker proved to be too strong an opposition for Maryanne Cuss, Judy McGavock, Ingrid luck and Sandra Leisemann. Pat's team scored a 5 the first end and continued dominating this game winning 21 v 4. The winners on the day winning with the highest score plus ends were Kris, Lyn, Deyonne and Pat. Robyn Webster won
Thomson.
Wednesday: N/S 1. A Ryan & E White, 2. B Treharne & S Matheson, 3. P Baily & L Hulme, 4. J Corden & D Ayers, 5. J Ryan & A Remment, 6. M Churton & J Glynn.
E/W 1. E Digby & D
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the raffle many thanks to The Garden Eatery for donating the raffle prize.
Thursday 23rd January: Games played 3 games of 2 bowls Triples 14 ends, Maureen Campbell playing "Swinger Lead". A convincing win for Maureen Campbell, Christine Fossey and Sandra Leisemann, 14 v Maureen, Carol Hayden and Jean Glover 7. Deb Gardner, Deyonne Page and Judy McGavock came from behind to steal a win from Vicki McMillan, Dorothy Thompson
Hipkins, 2. K Mc Murray & L Butler, 3. L Wood & G Smith, 4. J Brandis & J Pye, 5. C Bywater & D Russell, 6. S Aldrich & M Rowden.
Friday: N/S 1. P Baily & G Morrison, 2. L & G Conroy, 3. B Treharne & S Matheson, 4. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 5. G Smith & L Wood, 6. P & B Gibbs, 7. M Churton & D Ayres, 8. E & A Greenhalgh,
and Lynda Richards, winning by 3 shots 11 v 8. Maryanne Cuss, Lyn Nightingale and Bette Saillard were "neck to neck" bowling against Sheril Johnson, Maynie Roberts and Ingrid Luck 6 all on the 8th end. Ultimately Bette's team claimed victory the score 16 v 8. Winners on the day winning with the highest margin were Maryanne, Lyn and Bette. Coming events: Tuesday 4th February Club Championship Fours commences.
9. S Robinson & D Ahmling E/W 1. E Digby & S Donahue, 2. C Bywater & J Glover, 3. S Pearson & M Rowden, 4. M Foote & D Dale, 5. K Mc Murray & J Pye, 6. L Howarth & L Hulme, 7. H White & S Helsen, 8. J & A Ryan, 9. P Marr & S Schmeding.
By John EDWARDS
23 JANUARY. Winners: Lyn Peirson and Jack Durrant. Runners up: Christine Mckenzie and Clint Harris.
Ladies highest score: Lyn Peirson-87. Men’s highest score: Cole Dart140.
A big thank you to Michelle Cole for organising and cooking a delicious BBQ. Darts are on every Thursday night. Everyone is welcome to play.
By Len GOUGH
MidCoast Council will be carrying out a range of herbicide spraying activities in various waterways, open drains, and retention ponds; on roadsides and reserves; and on sporting fields, parks, pools surrounds, cemeteries and Council building surrounds within the entire MidCoast region during February, March and April 2025.
These activities will be targeting general vegetation, grasses, reeds, bindii, broadleaf and annual and perennial environmental weeds and each program is subject to weather conditions. Only qualified operators will be undertaking works.
On the roadsides and reserves, subject to availability and need, registered herbicides Weedmaster Duo, Sixgun 360, Biochoice 360, Glymac 360 (360g/L glyphosate), and/or Metsun 600, Lynx WG, metmac 600, Kenzon and/or Grazon extra will be used as per the requirements of the label and APVMA off label permit 9907 where applicable.
In various waterways and retention ponds Herbicides Weedmaster Duo, Sixgun 360, Biochoice 360 and/or Glymac 360 (360g/L glyphosate) will be used as per the requirements of the label and APVMA off label permit 9907 where applicable and as a precaution residents are advised to refrain from using, drinking or swimming in the water for two weeks following treatments.
Registered herbicides, chemicals Spearhead, Kamba M and Broadside will be used as per label directions on sporting fields, parks, pools surrounds, cemeteries, reserves and Council building surrounds.
Scheduled areas will be assessed individually and treated as required. Individual areas will be sign-posted at the times of treatment in commonly accessed areas. A list of areas to be treated is available by calling MidCoast Council on 7955 7777.
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NBN, 7.30pm
Baz Luhrmann’s kaleidoscopic biopic about the king of rock’n’roll, played brilliantly by Austin Butler (pictured), is seen through the eyes of Elvis Presley’s duplicitous manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Parker narrates the story of Presley’s life, from early days growing up obsessed with gospel music to his meteoric rise as a singing and acting megastar, right through to his tumultuous marriage to Priscilla (Olivia DeJonge) and his troubled later years. Luhrmann’s trademark frenetic directing style is on full display here, but the most memorable sequence is a less showy one which depicts the filming of Presley’s 1968 comeback special.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Monty Don’s History Of The British Garden: The 20th Century. (Final, R) Monty Don concludes his journey. 8.30 Silent Witness. (Masv) The team works on a suspected suicide.
10.15 Optics. (Ml, R)
10.45 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
11.20 ABC Late News.
11.35 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) (PG, R)
12.20 Grand Designs. (R)
1.10 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
SEVEN, 7pm
Singing sensations from around the country take notice: this season, it’s not just a standout voice that superstar judges Marcia Hines, Kyle Sandilands and Amy Shark (pictured) are in the market for. In the third edition of this reality reboot, only a singer with a distinct sound, style and star quality will do. Long gone are the days when karaoke heroes or delusional hopefuls who can’t carry a tune merited airtime – nowadays, Idol is all killer, no filler. A new round of auditions begins tonight, with just 30 “golden tickets” – the only route to the next stage – up for grabs. Mild-mannered student and checkout chick Iilysh from Culcairn, NSW, kicks things off with a powerhouse performance of “You Oughta Know”. Definitely one to watch.
ABC TV, 8.30pm
From wardrobe to set design, this awardwinning Aussie drama set in a 1980s TV newsroom has always done an exceptional job of recreating the glitzy period. But the production team really ups the ante for this season three premiere that takes viewers back to the 1989 Logies, with stretch limousines and shoulder pads for days. News at star Dale Jennings (Sam Reid) has well and truly cemented his position as a media personality and is up for the coveted Gold Logie. Meanwhile, his former lover and colleague Helen (Anna Torv, pictured) has secured her very own current affairs program and finds herself in direct competition with her ex and old crew.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 MOVIE: Argo. (2012, Mlv, R)
9.55 Rock Legends: David Bowie. (PG, R)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Bonn. (Premiere, Mav)
11.50 Kin. (MA15+lv, R)
1.45 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R)
2.35 22 Kids And Counting. (PGa, R)
3.30 Death On The Common: My Mother’s Murder. (Ma, R)
4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 3. Afternoon session. 8.10 Sri Lanka Vs Australia: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the First Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. 8.30 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 3. Late afternoon session. From Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka.
11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R)
12.00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG, R)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG)
8.30 MOVIE: The Intern. (2015, Mal, R) Robert De Niro. 11.00 My Life As A Rolling Stone. (Mad, R)
12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Explore TV: Trade Routes Of The Middle Ages. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 The Garden Gurus. (R)
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6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Contestants compete in a high-stakes game where they must beat The Banker to win a cash prize. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s
7.30 MOVIE: Bumblebee. (2018, Mlv, R) After the fall of Cybertron, the Autobot Bumblebee befriends a teenage girl in California in the ’80s. Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena. 9.50 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.15 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
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Late Programs.
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6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Breaky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Beyond Paradise. (PG, R) 1.25 Optics. (Ml, R) 1.55 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 2.45 Croc Watch With Steve Backshall. (Final, PG, R) 3.30 Australia Day Live. (PG, R) 5.30 Eat The Invaders. (PG, R)
6.00 Dr Karl’s How Things Work: Cricket Balls. (R) Dr Karl learns how cricket balls are made.
6.30 Back Roads: Kandos, NSW. (PG, R) Presented by Heather Ewart.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Beyond Paradise. (PGa) An arsonist targets three businesses.
8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) After a local teacher is found dead at the bottom of a cliff-side coastal walkway in what appears to be a terrible accident, Vera uncovers evidence that the body may have been tampered with.
11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 7.50 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 8.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.55 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 The World From Above. (PGa, R) 10.10 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Shaw and Partners Iron Series. Round 3. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.55 Dance In Focus: Still Life. (R) 4.20 Best Australian Dance Short Films 2021. (PG, R) 5.25 999 The Forgotten Girls Of The Holocaust.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Magical Train Journeys In Switzerland. (Mn)
8.30 Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres. (PGa, R)
9.20 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PG, R)
10.15 Ruby Wax: Castaway. (Final, Mal, R)
11.10 Everything You Love. (Mals, R)
2.35 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R)
3.25 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Women’s Ashes Pre-Game Show. 2.30 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 5.30 Border Security.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 4. Afternoon session.
8.10 Sri Lanka Vs Australia: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the First Test between Sri Lanka and Australia.
8.30 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 4. Late afternoon session. From Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka.
11.00 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022, Malv, R) Jared Leto.
1.00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
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6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. Southern Cross Stakes Day, Caulfield Members Day and Doomben Raceday. 5.30 The Lunch Break. 6.10 Cricket. First Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 4. Afternoon session. 7.00 Dog Patrol. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Monty Don’s History Of The British Garden. (Final, R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (R) 4.15 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.00 Maggie Beer’s Big Mission. (R)
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. (Return, PG)
8.30 The Newsreader. (Return, Ml) In 1989, Helen and Dale are forced into direct competition as they fight to become number one.
9.25 Love Me. (Return, MA15+s)
10.10 MOVIE: Sirens. (1994, MA15+ans, R) Hugh Grant.
11.45 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R)
12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 The Great Acceleration. (PG, R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Hey Duggee. 5.55 Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Speechless. 9.55 Doctor Who. 11.25 Late Programs.
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6.00 Drive Safer. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (R) 12.30 Attenborough’s Wonder Of Song. (R) 1.30 MOVIE: The Dust Factory. (2004, PGa, R) 3.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: Elvis. (2022, Mal) The life of Elvis Presley. Austin Butler, Tom Hanks.
10.35 Becoming Madonna. (MA15+als, R) A retelling of Madonna’s journey.
12.25 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R)
1.20 Destination WA. (R)
1.45 My Way. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Follows a team of matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions. A frisky French bulldog gets attached to a couple. Wood Green’s unluckiest dog, Peaches, has not just one, but two dates. 9.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) NSW Ambulance crews race to a call for a slashed throat and perform life-saving CPR on teens. 10.30 Ambulance UK. (M, R) First responders attend to elderly patients. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Nippers. (R) 1.00 Shaw And Partners Iron Series. Round 4. 3.00 Best Of Dakar Rally. 4.00 Trampolining. (R) 4.05 Beyond The Pitch. (R) 4.15 Inferno: Letters From Auschwitz. (PGavw, R) 5.15 Saving The Children.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Mysteries Of Stonehenge. (Mav)
9.20 Legends Of The Pharaohs: Birth Of The Tutankhamun Dynasty. (Mav, R)
10.20 Great British Landmark Fixers. (PGa, R)
11.15 Signed, Theo Schoon.
1.10 MOVIE: Radioactive. (2019, Mavw, R)
3.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R)
4.00 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.30 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 Al Jazeera News.
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WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Front Up. 12.10pm Figure Skating. 1.45 Jeopardy! 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.25 PBS Washington Week. 4.50 Queer Sports. 5.45 Domino Masters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 10.10 Deadly Funny 2023. 11.15 Hoarders. 12.55am The X-Files. 3.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Who Invented Christmas. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.50 Flash Of Genius. (2008, PG) 10.00 I’m Not There. (2007, M) 12.30pm The Space Between The Lines. (2019, M, German) 2.45 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, PG) 4.45 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 6.35 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 8.30 The Royal Hotel. (2023, MA15+) 10.10 Lonesome. (2022, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.10 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 9.05 Shaolin Soccer. (2001, PG, Cantonese) 11.10 Miss Marx. (2020, M) 1.10pm Grand Piano. (2013, M) 2.50 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 4.50 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 6.40 Toast. (2010, PG) 8.30 Close. (2022, M, Dutch) 10.30 Miracle. (2021, M, Romanian) 12.40am Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Women’s Ashes Pre-Game Show. 2.30 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 4. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. (Return, PGl)
8.50 Billy Joel Live At Madison Square Garden. (PGl) A concert celebrating Billy Joel’s 100th consecutive performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
10.50 April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes. (MA15+a, R)
12.20 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R)
1.20 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Bathurst 12 Hour. Qualification and support races. 3.00 Bathurst 12 Hour. Qualification and support races. 3.30 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Aust v England. Afternoon. (Alt schedule may be shown). 4.30 Tea Break. 5.00 The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Aust v England. Late arvo. 7.00 Dinner Break. 7.30 The Women’s Ashes. Aust v England. Evening session. 10.00 Late Programs. 6am Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. Continued. Noon
6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Young Sheldon. 2.30 Surfing Aust. 3.00 Surf Boat Tsunami. 4.00 Rugby Sevens Highlights. 5.10 MOVIE: The Flintstones. (1994) 7.00 MOVIE: Trolls World Tour. (2020) 8.45 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (2011, PG) 10.50 MOVIE: Locked Down. (2021, M) 1.10am The Originals. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Late Programs.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls)
8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.40 9News Late.
10.10 See No Evil: Nowhere Girl. (Mav) A look at the murder of Dioneth Lopez.
11.10 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mav)
1.00 Destination WA. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 Fishing Australia. (R)
5.00 Today Early News.
5.30 Today.
MOVIE: The Constant Husband. (1955) 3.40 MOVIE: The Honey Pot. (1967, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Monuments Men. (2014, M) 10.50 Late Programs.
6am Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Bendigo Spirit v Southside Flyers. 2.30 Young Sheldon. 3.00 MOVIE: Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) 5.00 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Three Amigos! (1986, PG) 9.05 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 4. (1998, MA15+) 11.35 Gotham. 12.35am Arrow. 2.30 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Bakugan: Legends. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities continue to compete in a test of survival in the jungle for the chance to claim the title. 8.30 MOVIE: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. (2014, Mlv, R) A young, covert CIA analyst uncovers a sinister plot to crash the US economy. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner. 10.35 FBI. (Mav, R) The president of the NY Fed is gunned down. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R)
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Madrid With Michael Portillo. (Premiere, PG)
8.25 Wilderness With Simon Reeve. (Premiere, PGa)
9.35 Inside Sydney Airport. (PGad, R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Clean Sweep. (Malsv)
12.05 Wisting. (MA15+v, R) 1.00 You Shall Not Lie. (MA15+als, R) 2.45 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 3.35 22 Kids And Counting. (PGal, R) 4.25 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, 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) Eden wants answers from Cash.
7.30 Australian Idol. (PGl) It is day two of the auditions.
9.15 St. Denis Medical.
(Premiere, PGals) Matt’s first day as a nurse is not going as planned.
10.15 First Dates UK. (M) Singles experience the thrills of dating.
11.15 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (Return, PG)
12.15 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls)
9.00 Australian Crime Stories. (Return, Mlv)
10.00 9News Late.
10.30 Forensics: Murder Scene. (Premiere, MA15+av)
11.30 First On Scene. (Maln, R)
12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.50 Hello SA. (PG)
1.20 Talking Honey. (PGa)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin. 9.00 NCIS: Sydney. (Mdv, R) The team investigates when a shark spits out the arm of an ex-US
9.50 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.20 Four Corners. (R) 12.05 Media Watch. (R) 12.20 Parliament. 1.20 Grand Designs. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
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6am Toast.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R)
8.35 Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating. (PG)
10.05 The Artist’s View. (Mls, R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Beyond Signs. (MA15+a)
12.05 Fargo. (Mlv, R)
(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Dr Karl’s How Things Work. 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.10 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 9.55 Merlin.
2.00 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 2.50 Inside The Modelling Agency. (R) 3.45 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Continued. (2010, PG) 7.15 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 9.05 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 10.55 Miracle. (2021, M, Romanian) 1.05pm From The Vine. (2019, M) 2.50 The Movie Show. 3.25 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 5.20 Goal! (2005, PG) 7.30 One Night In Miami… (2020, M) 9.35 Saint Omer. (2022, M, Wolof) 11.50 Late Programs. 5.50am Goal! (2005, PG) 6am Goal! Continued. (2005, PG) 8.00 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 10.00 Close. (2022, M, Dutch) 11.55 One Night In Miami… (2020, M) 2pm Toast. (2010, PG) 3.50 Binti. (2019, PG, Dutch) 5.30 Goal! 2: Living The Dream. (2007, PG) 7.40 The Tracker. (2002, M) 9.30 Full Time. (2021, M, French) 11.05 Annie’s Fire. (2022, M, French) 1.20am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Leah is a fully fledged activist.
7.30 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.
9.15 The Hunting Party. (Premiere, Mav) When a serial killer escapes custody, a disgraced FBI agent is called back into action to hunt him down.
10.15 The Irrational. (Return, Mav)
12.15 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First
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that and I still want to play and I want to keep playing for as long as I can.
thought of being the guy who hangs around too long.
As that time approaches, Khawaja cringes at the
younger than 30. The inclusions of Konstas, Cooper Connolly and Nathan McSweeney in the squad for the two matches in Galle signal Australia's need to start planning for a transition period.
"Over the next three to four years, there's going to be a lot of transition going on," Khawaja said.
"I'm quite attuned to
"But I also know there might be a right time to slip out. If I'm still playing and the selectors are like, 'We feel like the time's come', it's, 'You let me know and I can slide out'."
Khawaja is reticent to put a timeline for when he would like to sail off into the sunset.
His childhood mate and former Test opening partner David Warner inadvertently put his own form further under the microscope when he
declared he wanted to bow out at the SCG in the summer of 2023/24.
At the very least Khawaja wants to be there when England next visits Australia over the 2025/26 summer. In a perfect world, he would hope to bow out at the SCG - his home ground as well - but that
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Hey Duggee. 5.55 Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Doctor Who. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor. (PG, R)
8.30 Wonders Of The Moon With Dara Ó Briain.
9.25 Miniseries: Playing Nice. (Mal)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Pagan Peak. (MA15+av) 11.40 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+lsv, R) 12.50 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v, R) 2.30 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 3.20 Inside The Modelling Agency. (Ml, R) 4.15 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (Return, PG)
8.30 Ludwig. (Premiere, Ma) The life of puzzle setter John “Ludwig” Taylor is upended when his identical twin disappears. 11.00 The Suspects: True Australian Thrillers. (Mlv, R)
12.00 Black-ish. (PGa, R)
1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R)
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls)
9.00 Big Miracles. (Return, Mam) 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Casualty 24/7. (Mm, R) 11.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Cybershack. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey.
may not be in 12 months' time against England.
"There's definitely those thoughts (bowing out in Sydney) in my head, I'm not afraid to talk about that. I'm human," he said.
"I'd still like to play the Ashes at a bare minimum. I try not to think too far ahead, that's as far ahead as I'll think.
6am The Movie Show. 6.10 Goal! 2: Living The Dream. (2007, PG) 8.20 Binti. (2019, PG, Dutch) 10.00 Under The Stars Of Paris. (2020, M, French) 11.35 Saint Omer. (2022, M, Wolof) 1.50pm Goal! (2005, PG) 4.00 Spitfire. (2018, PG) 5.50 Skating To New York. (2013, PG) 7.35 Rob The Mob. (2014, M) 9.30 The Sitting Duck. (2022, M, Hungarian) 11.45 Late Programs.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Finding Your Roots.
8.30 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. (Premiere, PG)
9.30 The Darkness. (Malsv)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Divided We Stand. (Ml)
12.40 Blanca. (Malv, R)
2.40 Barkley Manor. (PG, R) 3.05 Inside The Modelling Agency. (Ml, R) 4.05 Peer To Peer. (a, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Harper puts on a brave face. Eden comes clean. Levi challenges Cash to step up.
8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones’s Diary. (2001, Mlv, R) A British woman, struggling with various romantic entanglements, documents a year of her life through her diary. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant.
10.45 To Be Advised.
12.45 Damnation. (Premiere, MA15+asv)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6am Binti. Continued. (2019, PG, Dutch) 6.40 Spitfire. (2018, PG) 8.30 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 10.25 The Tracker. (2002, M) 12.15pm Full Time. (2021, M, French) 1.50 Goal! 2: Living The Dream. (2007, PG) 4.00 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 5.50 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 7.50 We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 9.30 Kompromat. (2022, M, French) 11.50 Late Programs.
"As long as we're winning, I'm still contributing, my body's still feeling good, I'll play. For me it always feels more like one summer at a time (rather than retiring after the Ashes)."
Khawaja's most recent knock at the SCG carried
considerable weight in the eyes of Australia's higherups; captain Pat Cummins intimated as much when play had early finished on day three.
He is a lock to open the batting for the two Tests against Sri Lanka in Galle, especially given he led all
run-scorers on either side when Australia last toured the subcontinent to India in 2023.
It's a far cry from the Khawaja who had been derided for his track record in Asia before an emotional 141 runs against Pakistan in Dubai in 2018.
His rise back to Australia's most reliable batter in India two summers ago has convinced him not to pay heed to questions of his form.
"(Playing on the subcontinent) has been a love-hate relationship," he said.
"(But) there's going to be times when you score runs, times you don't score runs. You respect that the older you get.
"Cricket always ebbs and flows. I'm very attuned to that now."
Thursday, 30 January 2025
By Jasper BRUCE, AAP
USMAN Khawaja will be ready to pull the pin on his own Test career if he ever feels that's what Australia needs, but he has no active retirement plans as he prepares to face Sri Lanka.
The 38-year-old's future received renewed interest when he managed only one score above 20 across the first three India Tests of the home summer, before new opening partner Sam Konstas seemingly reinvigorated him at the top.
century in an enthrallingly tight MCG Test win, followed by a gutsy 41 in the SCG run chase that helped Australia reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.
The veteran arrives at the team's luxurious hotel in Galle with a positive mindset, but aware he is nevertheless the elder statesman of an ageing squad.
Of the XI who won Australia the India series in Sydney, only Konstas was
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