PLAYERS past and present flocked to Myall Park for the Tea Gardens Hawks
‘Back to the Nest’ day on Saturday 3 August.
The past players and plethora of local businesses and individual sponsors were able to watch most of the Myall River and Tea Gardens Hawks teams play at home, in the last weeks of the regular season, gearing up for the imminent finals.
“We’ve got some beautiful weather, it is so nice to have a bit of sunshine, almost every home game until today has been raining,” said Ben Hanson from Tea Gardens Hotel, the
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By Thomas O’KEEFE
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main sponsor of the Hawks seniors.
Kicking off the day was a plethora of junior games.
The Hawks U-9s lost by two tries to Raymond Terrace, the U-11s drew 30-30 with Stockton, the U-13s won 64-0 over Souths Newcastle, and the U-15s girls tackle defeated Stockton 32-0.
Unfortunately, the U-16s boys were frustrated by a late forfeit from Kurri Kurri.
The teams and sponsors welcomed Port Stephens MP Kate Washington back to Myall Park, who came bearing a giant cheque for $120,000 of grant money from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) program.
The CBP program invests in infrastructure projects that aim to deliver positive social, environmental, and recreational outcomes, while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
There is a maximum of $300,000 to allocate in each state electorate, the average
grant being around $20,000.
This grant to the Hawks RLFC matches and slightly exceeds the same grant awarded, with input from Ms Washington, last year, which helped kick off the Myall Park Sports Complex construction project.
“There’s always impressive stuff going on at the Club every time I'm here, and in between, and this money should go a long way to finishing the Complex,” Ms Washington said.
Later in the evening, amongst the regular post-match awards at the Tea Gardens Hotel, there was also a special Old Boys award presented to men’s seniors player James Sinclair.
Event and festival funding available
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“We want to see applications from those hosting larger events that will attract visitors to the MidCoast region, encourage overnight stays and provide a significant economic boost to the area,” said Tanya Lipus, Council's Manager of Economic and Destination Development.
“From music to sporting, food, cultural events and festivals, and everything in between, our events are a celebration of what the MidCoast is all about.”
Grants of up to $10,000 are available for medium to large events and festivals scheduled for between 1 January and 30 June 2025.
Apply before 31 August 2024 for your chance to receive sponsorship from MidCoast Council.
For new application guidelines and to apply, visit https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/Community/Grantsand-funding
Winda Woppa falls into sea again after storms and swells
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infrastructure dangerously exposed as of Thursday 1 August.
The Jimmys Beach ‘Erosion Zone’ along Winda Woppa peninsula has been a constant concern for locals, with the latest events strongly reminiscent of the East Coast Low of 2015, when an entire block-length of road was torn in half and taken by the waves.
Last week, a smaller, full-width section of the road near the Kururma Crescent corner was washed away, leaving the edges of private driveways hanging
dangerously.
Metres away, the disused Sand Transfer System (STS) black pipeline was left exposed, one section since heaved onto the remaining roadway, another fifteen metres left dangling in the wind.
A team from Essential Energy almost needed life jackets while doing urgent repairs to a power pole in the same area on 1-2 August.
“An Essential Energy crew member from Bulahdelah attended to assess the situation of a precarious power pole reported by a local on 31 August, before bringing in
a crane to safely secure the pole after noticing a rapid level of erosion and a two to three metre swell on the adjacent beach,” an Essential Energy spokesperson said.
“Between 1pm and 6pm, large seas had eroded about six metres of coastline, placing the pole in need of an emergency rescue operation as waves lapped at the base of the pole.”
To ensure public safety, power to the pole was isolated, impacting 97 customers before the power pole was completely disconnected and removed.
Crews returned the following morning to
Reducing Land Tax
by Cavelle Lindsay
It is not unusual for a couple to purchase an investment property or holiday home jointly.
If the unimproved value of the property is under $1,075,000 and if it is the only additional property they own, then no land tax is payable. If however, that same couple purchases a second property such that they now own two properties in addition to their principal place of residence, and if the combined unimproved value of those two properties exceeds $1,075,000, then land tax shall be payable.
may not be met. For example, if the first property has an unimproved value of $800,000 and the second property has an unimproved value of $1,000,000, then each property would be below the threshold if held by each individual. However, if the two properties were purchased jointly, then the combined value would be $1,800,000 and the land tax payable by the couple would amount to $11,700.
relocate the pole across the road, and power was fully restored to all customers on Thursday morning.
Essential Energy’s Mid North Coast Operations
Manager Rob Ridley said quick thinking prevented the pole from further damage and the potential for a longer power outage for the community.
“We’ve had a lot of rain and very big seas recently, so we really appreciate when the community spots a potential issue on our network," Mr Ridley said.
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However, if the first property were purchased by one of the spouses/partners and the second property was purchased by the other spouse/partner then the land tax would be minimised as they would effectively receive the benefit of a combined threshold of $2,150,000. If each property is in the sole name of an individual, then the land tax thresholds
There may be other reasons why the properties should be held jointly and therefore if an investment property is being purchased, then the advice of a competent accountant should be obtained before entering into the contract.
Please contact Cavelle Lindsay if you would like to discuss this further.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
q The Anchorage’s corner car park, where the Myall Mullets swimmers usually meet, became an island during the rains.
q The section of The Boulevarde closest to Kururma Crescent fell into the sea again, leaving private driveways jutting out into nothingness.
q The disused Sand Transfer System’s black pipe had to be hefted onto what was left of the roadway.
q Another fifteen metre-long section of Sand Transfer System pipeline hangs unsupported, while the roadway foundations were laid bare again.
Wake-up call on energy transition
By Marion RAE, AAP
AUSTRALIANS
see power prices as the top priority for any energy reforms as the rising cost of living sparks a shift in the nation's appetite for change.
Less than a year out from a federal election, an Ipsos Australia survey released last week shows the Albanese government is failing to convince many Australians on the renewable energy rollout.
Opposition is strongest amongst baby boomers and in outer regional areas, with the economic benefits less clear than the environmental gains.
Australians are questioning the impact of the energy transition on their household finances amid rising concerns about the cost of living, according to the research firm's director of public affairs Stuart Clark.
Ensuring energy prices remain as low as possible and a reliable supply of energy to households and businesses were voters' top two priorities.
Misinformation about climate change and renewable energy was highly believable and widely shared, the survey found.
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More than two-thirds (68 percent) believed transitioning to renewable energy would lead to an increase in household energy prices.
Some 58 percent said electric vehicles were as bad for the planet as petrol cars.
Half of those surveyed believed building more solar and wind farms was taking away our best agricultural land and that offshore wind farms would harm whales.
While the majority (59 percent) of people support Australia ending its reliance on fossil fuels and changing to renewable energy generation, most think the transition is not
yet under way.
Less than two-thirds of voters were confident they understand the impact of climate change and half believed building more renewable energy generation would lead to more blackouts.
"Governments and businesses need to step into the vacuum currently filled with misand disinformation," Mr Clark said.
"People need to understand the plans and the transition needs to feel real," he said.
More than half (54 percent) said they do
not understand the actions being taken to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Perceptions that Australia should be a world leader in emissions reduction have softened over the past two years and almost three-quarters (73 percent) said other countries should be doing more to address climate change.
Australians also doubted the nation was on track to meet its 2030 emissions reductions targets, with 45 percent saying it was "unlikely".
q Most voters believe transitioning to renewable energy will lead to increased household energy prices. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS.
Real-time tracking of buses
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website or mobile apps such as TripView to access digital timetable information.
The technology has been installed on all regular passenger route buses and school buses, meaning parents can digitally track the bus their child is on in real time.
The Hunter and Lower North Coast was the first of the regional NSW areas completed under Phase 3 of the Transport Connected Bus program.
Transport for NSW worked with 22 bus operators during the roll out.
Locations serviced by these buses include Aberdeen, Broke, Buladelah, Cassilis, Cessnock, Denman, Dungog, East Maitland, Forster, Gloucester, Hawks Nest, Karuah, Lochinvar, Maitland, Medowie, Merriwa, Murrurundi, Muswellbrook, Nabiac, Old Bar, Port Stephens, Raymond Terrace, Rutherford, Scone, Seaham, Singleton, Smiths Lake, Taree, Tinonee and Tea Gardens.
Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington said, “We’ve had so many problems in the past not knowing when or if a school bus was going to turn up.
“Now parents will have the ability to receive live updates of their children’s school buses making school bus travel easier and safer.
“This is a great initiative that’s been long overdue in the regions - our local community is going to love it.”
Traineeships – Heavy Plant, Loaders, Excavators – prepared to train the right applicant with or without experience.
Permanent Position HC & MC Truck Drivers – Cartage & supply of horticultural products, ranging from Sydney to Coffs Harbour.
Permanent Position Plant & Diesel Mechanic – positions available in our new modern equipped workshop. Working on maintenance of trucks and heavy plant. If
q GPS tracking devices and automatic passenger counting systems have been fitted on 233 buses.
Olympian recounts ’56 games
By Thomas O’KEEFE
LOCAL Olympic swimming
talent Frances Brown (nee Hogben) spoke to the Hawks Nest Probus Club about her time at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, and how she got there from a small town in Scotland, on Friday 2 August.
Originally from Arbroath, Scotland, Frances swam for the UK team in 1956, and shared her unique perspective on the Olympics then, compared to the present, and the many
the centre of the annual ‘Glasgow fortnight’, where my brothers and I taught each other to swim,” said Frances.
“In 1947, my father was posted by the Royal Navy to Gibraltar, where the water was warm enough to swim all year round, so we got lots more practice compared to back in Scotland.
“The competitive rivalry with my brother, I owe a lot of my early swimming career to this interaction, which surprised him when I told him so years later.”
Frances was invited to attend Loughborough College, the UK’s equivalent of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
“[It was] the ambition of all athletes, and the true start of my career,” Frances said.
In 1955, she elected to move to Aberdeen to seek the tutelage from renowned swimming coach Andy Robb, but he worked at a boys’ school, so she would go in after regular school hours to be his pupil.
In 1952, aged fourteen,
“I wouldn't have gotten to the stage I did without Andy’s help, and he was perfectly willing to fit me in.”
The following year, at
age nineteen, Frances was selected to represent Team Great Britain at the Melbourne Olympics.
After the March of Nations walk-on in 1956, where the zeitgeist demanded she wear
a white dress and heels in 30 degree heat, Frances enjoyed her youthful experience.
Highlights included racing alongside Dawn Fraser in her 100m freestyle heat, and the adventure of the three-
Further upgrades for Karuah RSL
FURTHER refurbishment of the Karuah RSL Club is now ready to begin, following significant upgrades to dining facilities, function rooms, gaming areas and the main bar in recent years.
“The first phase of the refurbishment of the club has now been completed but this was always intended to only be the first phase of a larger process,” said board president Alistair Third.
“The club is now ready to commence Phase 2.”
Discussion has abounded in recent months as to what the next phase of refurbishment would include, with talk of further
extensions of dining and outdoor bar areas, increased and improved gaming areas, and even a move of the bowling green.
“The Board of Directors, having considered all the options for Phase 2, and having listened to the concerns and suggestions of the members, have decided to make Phase 2 far less invasive to the present facilities and to make more efficient and environmentally sustainable changes to the existing facilities within the club,” said club CEO Chris Fraser.
“This phase will see further improvements
to the eastern roof of the club, a replacement and modernisation of the club’s solar power system and improvements and beautification of the club’s parking areas.”
Mr Third said the selected upgrades were the best option for the club and its members at this time.
“Although later phases of the refurbishment may yet see the improvements already proposed - including the contentious proposal to move the bowling greenstabilisation and economic improvement to present facilities, although not as visible and ‘in the face of members’, is felt to be the best option,” said Mr Third.
day ‘Kangaroo Route’ Qantas flight to get here.
“Elite sportspeople in any era are influenced by competition at that time - a medal in Melbourne would not even qualify today, and most UK sports in the 1950s were amateur, Australia was more professional,” observed Frances.
One poignant memory that will always stay with her, however, was witnessing the ‘blood in the water’ at the infamous water polo match, Hungary vs USSR, in the wake of the brutally suppressed Hungarian Uprising of the same year, a scenario she likened to the Israeli/ Palestine conflict and their athletes at Paris’ Games this year.
“I started swimming in 1948, I’ve always loved it, and am still swimming today!” she said.
managers and directors in the soon-to-be-improved parking area, viewing the contract to renovate the eastern roof and install a new solar power array.
to R)
q Probus President Peter Nealon welcomes eight more new members to the Club.
q Karuah RSL
(L
Garry Roworth, Chris Fraser, Mark Hardy and Elaine Wilson.
q The March of Nations walk-on at Melbourne 1956, with Frances near the front.
q Frances in a white dress and heels at the Melbourne 1956 opening ceremony.
q Frances was a local icon from a young age, pictured with her many trophies at thirteen.
q Probus member Ian Whitely honoured for turning 90 this month.
Bastille celebration
By Thomas O’KEEFE
MIEUX vaut tard que jamais (better late than never) for the local French language and enthusiasts’ group, 'Le Francais sans Frontiere’, as they celebrated Bastille Day at Tillermans Restaurant, Tea Gardens, on Thursday 1 August.
Twenty-three die-hard Francophiles assembled to storm the Bastille for the seventh year, and enjoy amazing cuisine, dressed to the neuves in the tricolour theme, honouring the French National Day of 14 July, as well as this year’s Paris Olympic Games.
The luncheon began with an a cappella rendition, led by Tillermans' Peter Hodges, of La Marseillaise, the quality of which surprised everyone, remarking it was ‘fantastique!’.
The gathered Francophiles swapped stories of their times in France, and other travels, with tales of embarrassing and hilarious faux pas and sublime observations on cultural differences, while the occasion afforded impromptu vocabulary lessons at every turn.
Many joined purely out of personal interest in French language and culture,
and, of course, cuisine, and have come to mark their Wednesday afternoon lessons as a highlight of their week.
Their esteemed tutor, Monsieur Georges, from Mauritius, runs classes for intermediate and advanced learners, which often include luncheons and movies to really invoke the culture’s pouvoir.
“Mauritius was, at
alternate times, both a French and British colony, so both were learnt growing up, but my first language is French,” George told NOTA.
“It is my passion to share knowledge of French culture and cuisine with our little corner of the world in Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest (TGHN).”
“Bastille Day celebrates the struggle of ordinary citizens against the monarchy,
Love lasts forever
By Thomas O’KEEFE
TRUE love and a lifetime of memories were celebrated with the 50th wedding anniversary for Susan and Ned Battle, of Bulahdelah, as well as a special 70th birthday for Susan, during July 2024.
“We celebrated with family and friends at the golf club’s Chinese restaurant, followed by tea and coffee at Mary and Rodney Ireland’s beautiful cosy warm woodfire home, with a delicious anniversary cake given to us by Amanda and Laurie Battle, at Two Fat Bakers, Tea Gardens,” Susan told NOTA.
When asked how to make it to 50 years of marriage, Susan’s answer was simple: “Just fun, kids, having everyone, a strong community.”
Susan, the seventh of seven siblings, and Ned, the second of eight, were born and raised in Bulahdelah, and have known each other since school.
“Legend has it that Kelvin (Ned) was heard saying to my dad, 'Shorty', at the bar of the Plough Inn Hotel, ‘I’m going to marry your daughter, Shorty!’ – I never did find out what Dad’s response was!”
Two weeks later, the
Battles were joined by an ever-growing host of friends and family outside Café Main on Stroud Street, on what happened to be a perfect day for Susan’s 70th birthday, overlooking the mountain she grew up playing upon.
Her father, ‘Shorty’, worked in the forestry industry, and Susan recalled playing around the old Mountain Park until her father’s whistle pierced the evening air to call them all home.
“If you weren't on the mountain, you were in the river, always something to do growing up in Bulahdelah,”
q 'Le Francais sans Frontiere’ French group say ‘Santé’ to good food, wine and linguistic company.
to have a say in their destiny, and Tillermans always very delicately prepares, quite convivial to the occasion.”
French cuisine is, indeed, an artform in its own right, and those present at the luncheon definitely enjoyed the range of artistic delights upon the palette.
“We are very fortunate to have a very knowledgeable community in TGHN.
“They are a privilege to teach, eager to learn, and they put a lot into their preparations,” George explained.
Susan reminisced.
“I've definitely got alum powder in my veins... just don't get it on your tongue.”
Sharper than ever at 70, Susan can still name all the places she played as a child, the route she walked to school or to the Lakes, even where she learnt to skip, as well as picking vegetables from her dad's massive garden.
Their son, Scott, orchestrated a surprise visit, coming all the way from Tumbarumba for Susan’s birthday, even pretending to be unavailable en route, while their other son, Chris, sent wishes and love from all the way over in Port Hedland.
The ‘Belle of Bulahdelah’, Susan could greet and name practically everyone passing by the Café Main on her birthday, and was just as smitten with her husband Ned on her special day as they were way back in 1974.
q And for dessert: an inspired and delicious tangelo curd trifle.
q The entrée of fennel, potato and leek soup was followed by this main... slowcooked lamb shoulder with ratatouille.
q Many family and friends met to celebrate Susan’s 70th (L-R): Griffo, Bat (Les), Steve, Scott, Lou, Rose, Susan, Ned, Liz, Angela and Ash.
q The happy couple on their 50th wedding anniversary in July, 2024, 70 and 73, and still smiling together.
q The wedding photo from 1974 - neither one has changed much since their early twenties.
Inquiry into renewable energy zones
AN INQUIRY will explore the impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales.
The Upper House committee for regional New South Wales will examine the impacts of REZs and large scale renewable projects proposed for these zones, including factors such as potential fire risk, socioeconomic benefits, and effects on agricultural production, tourism and the environment.
Locally, EnergyCo is in the early stages of planning a REZ in the Hunter and Central Coast.
“It will also consider the adequacy of compensation for landholders and their neighbours,” Mr Banasiak said.
“We will also look at current and projected supply and demand levels of manufactured products, raw materials, and their sources, and the human resources required to complete REZs.”
The committee will explore the costs associated with the construction and
Committee Chair Mark Banasiak MLC, from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, said the committee will investigate whether affected communities across the state were adequately engaged and consulted in the development of REZs.
maintenance of large scale projects within REZs, and how decommissioning bonds might work when the infrastructure built by the projects comes to the end of its operational life.
Additionally, the committee intends to investigate other aspects of large scale renewable projects, including whether there are suitable alternatives to traditional renewable energy sources.
Further information on the inquiry, including the terms of reference, are available on the inquiry website - www.parliament. nsw.gov.au/committees/ inquiries/Pages/inquirydetails.aspx?pk=3065.
The closing date for submissions is 31 January 2025.
Lions celebrate mini-Olympics
By Thomas O’KEEFE
LIONS gathered for a miniOlympics, in a sublime homage to this year’s Paris Games, at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on Sunday, 4 August.
More than a dozen Lions, spouses, and special guests pitted their power and tested their mettle, as they vied for ultimate glory across five sports: basketball, discus, high jump, long jump and golf.
“In the spirit of this Olympiad and its host country, our athletes were asked to dress as an Olympic competitor or with a French theme,” Tea Gardens Lions President Amanda Sykes told NOTA.
“We have the Lions mid year social for Lions members and their spouses/partners.
"Given this is the year of the Olympics, we have designed the games for our over-55s.”
Of course, the cockpit of the Green Room could not hold the vast fields of France, therefore the hallowed sports had been cleverly adapted to the setting.
The ancient trial of the discus became backyard quoits, high-jump was an exhaling ball-and-pipe game, long-jump was deferred to plastic frogs, golf was distilled to a devilish putting green, and the desktop basketball flicker proved most trying of all the challenges.
Despite the apt adaptations, each ‘sport’ remained a test of skill, determination, patience, and concentration above all else.
The true and ultimate glorification of Finals was delivered to winners of gold, silver and bronze in each sport, with more than a few competitors raking in multiple medals, proving that almost anything can be taken
Changes to Bulky Waste collection
UNDER changes to MidCoast Council’s waste service, each household is now eligible for one free Bulky Waste collection per year at a time that suits you best.
To book your collection, simply visit midcoast.nsw. gov.au/bulkywaste or call Council’s customer service team.
For properties with six or more dwellings, a combined
Bulky Waste collection should be arranged through your strata, body corporate, or managing agent.
Additionally, residents can take advantage of free mattress disposal by dropping off their mattress at the nearest waste management centre.
David Rees, MidCoast Council’s Waste Manager, highlights the benefits of this
new system. “Residents no longer need to schedule their collections around specific dates,” he said.
“This improved service allows you to use it at your discretion, as and when needed.”
The new system is now in effect.
For more information or to book, visit midcoast.nsw. gov.au/bulkywaste.
Changed conditions on highway
MOTORISTS are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway to carry out routine bridge maintenance work on multiple bridges between Bulahdelah and Heatherbrae.
From Monday 5 August, single lanes will be closed on both northbound and southbound lanes at different times for bridge cleaning and general maintenance works.
To minimise impacts
to motorists, work will be carried out from 6pm to 4am, Monday to Thursday and is expected to take two weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.
seriously.
‘Best Dressed’ awards were also handed out, and the competition there was even
q Mini-Olympians all, at the end of the closing ceremony.
tougher than in the basketball.
The most heart-warming moments of the afternoon were the separate a cappella
renditions of Alouette, and Advance Australia Fair during the final medal presentations.
The Lions Olympics
champions will reign supreme until the next Olympiad in 2028.
q The prizes in the Lions’ mini-Olympics.
q Best Dressed winner Mike Richards shows the composure needed in basketball.
q The long-jump dais: gold to Kate, silver to Peter, bronze to Geradine.
q High jumper Rod Brown finds a use for all his hot air.
q Roody Seine, the mascot of this year’s mini-Olympics, enjoying being Australian.
Stinker’s Fishin’: Try beach launching
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
SAFE beach launching sites are few and far between along the NSW coastline.
Tomaree Peninsula is fortunate to have two excellent sites carved out by nature; the northern corner of Boat Harbour Beach and the southern corner of Fingal Bay Beach.
Launching boats off the beach, into the open ocean, can be dodgy particularly if
it is a bit breezy or a wave is hitting the beach.
Fortunately for commercial and recreational fishers the two local sites are very protected on most occasions.
For those new to the game of beach launching there are a few simple rules to bear in mind.
Firstly it is a really good idea to have the assistance of a mate who can hold the boat into the sea while you park
the 4x4 higher up the beach. Consider the tidal movement.
Low tides can cause issues in that the water is too shallow for you to lower the propeller.
I always prefer launching half tide in and returning half tide out.
The Fingal and ‘Boaty’ launching sites give quick access to the best local fishing reefs which, at this time of the year, are loaded up with
Stinker’s History: George and the giant snapper
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
IT was during the war years, when the Americans arrived in Nelson Bay, that big changes took place.
The roads from Salt Ash, over the sandhills to the coast, were upgraded and tarred and on the waterfront wharves and jetties were built to handle the arrival of warships.
I will never forget a story I was told by George Todd, a great old character who became a commercial fisherman at just fourteen.
George and his brother Roger fished from the Port north to Broughton Island.
Many of their experiences are written in my book ‘Broughton Islanders’, first published in 2009.
George and his brother caught thousands of snapper using handlines.
Oddly enough, of all the snapper caught by George, the biggest fish were taken in the most unlikely spot - inside Port Stephens!
It was 1937 when George, by chance, started to catch snapper over 20 kilograms in the calm tidal waters of the harbour.
Over a period of 20 years he continued to regularly pull monster snapper.
My jaw dropped closer and closer to the ground as George related his experiences with gigantic reds.
“They would come into the harbour every year about March and there were various locations that were known to yield big fish,” George said.
“These days they catch jewfish in those places and strangely enough in those days jewfish were rarely caught.
“It was unusual to have trouble with sharks for they seemed to leave in the cold weather but you would see the occasional one.
“The snapper would average about 30 lb,” the old fisherman recalled.
Fifteen kilogram reddies inside the port? Hard to believe I reckoned.
“Yep and plenty of them,” George replied.
“They were right throughout the harbour from Shoal Bay way back past Fame Cove, particularly when the mullet were moving around
Anzac Day.
“The snapper would really come on the bite when a strong westerly wind whipped up overnight.”
One day, George was giving Norm Laman a hand at his camp in Cromarty Bay.
In the late afternoon he decided to do some fishing before returning home.
A storm could be seen coming from the west as he went out to fish in the deep water in Top Harbour off Soldiers Point.
“I caught 250 kilograms of snapper and it didn’t take long, about two hours, to catch them as they were all big fish,” George said.
“I had to quit fishing as the rain was belting down and the wind was howling, making it nearly impossible to see.
“A real westerly gale had developed but the fish were biting like crazy and they would have averaged well over twelve to fifteen kilograms.
“If I could have kept fishing I would have filled the boat for I left them biting.”
Fishing for those “big reds”, it was necessary to use
go wrong.
Don’t back the trailer too far into the surf and don’t assume that 4x4 vehicles can’t get bogged.
q War ships on the Nelson Bay fishermen's wharf. Chop bones were tossed over the side.
very big hooks.
The giant snapper had incredibly strong mouths and George found that using hooks smaller than 12/0 would result in a lot of lost fish.
“It was all right when they took a bait and the hook was flat, however if they bit a hook on the side they would simply bend it into a circle and the fish was gone,” George said.
“Purchasing 12/0 hooks around Nelson Bay at that time wasn’t easy.
“Mrs Coady had six in her shop so I bought the lot.”
According to George,
commercial fishermen never weighed fish in those days.
Fish were simply loaded into boxes and fishermen were paid per box.
“The only fish that was weighed was snapper and you always got consignment weight for them,” George said.
“One day I gave Neville Blanch a load of ten snapper to be taken to Newcastle and the fish weighed 450 lb, averaging 20 kilograms a fish.
“I used to send my fish down with carriers, Con Catsicas or Neville Blanch, and you never knew what they weighed for there were
no scales about here and it was only when you were paid that you found out the weight of your catch.
“On one occasion I took some down myself, five absolute whoppers, and sold them to Gerry Grivas, who had the Railway Cafe which was straight opposite the Newcastle railway station.
“He used to hang these really big snapper up in the window of his shop for a day or two so the people passing by could marvel at their size before he cut them up and cooked and served them in his cafe.”
cracker snapper.
The only launching alternatives are inside the Port at Shoal Bay, Little Beach or Soldiers Point.
These sites mean far greater travel time before you reach the red hot southern reefs.
If you have a tinny under 16 foot and a reliable 4x4, give beach launching a go.
Just be aware that things can
q Boat Harbour beach provides excellent launching conditions for both commercial and recreational fishers.
q Fingal corner is perfect for 'Stinkpot' to launch.
q Known by locals as Kiddies Corner, Fingal is ideal for boats up to sixteen footers.
Stargazing: Astronomy vs astrology
By Dave RENEKE, Astronomer
GAZING at the night sky, a tapestry of twinkling diamonds, has ignited curiosity and wonder since the dawn of humankind.
Stars have guided travellers, inspired artists, and fuelled both scientific inquiry and fantastical beliefs.
But two distinct fields have emerged from this shared fascination: astronomy, the rigorous pursuit of celestial knowledge, and astrology, the ancient art of interpreting the stars' influence on human lives.
Their differences are vast and fascinating.
Astrology boasts a rich history, dating back millennia.
From the Babylonians charting constellations to the Greeks weaving myths around the zodiac, our ancestors sought meaning and order in the cosmos.
They believed celestial bodies held sway over earthly affairs, dictating personal destinies, societal cycles, and even the rise and fall of empires.
This belief system, deeply embedded in culture and religion, fuelled astronomical observation, and laid the groundwork for later scientific advancements.
However, as scientific
methods evolved, astronomy branched off.
Telescopes replaced naked eyes, meticulous calculations replaced symbolic interpretations, and the focus shifted from predicting human events to understanding the universe's fundamental laws.
Astronomy shed its mystical cloak and embraced the rigorous pursuit of verifiable knowledge, becoming a cornerstone of modern science.
Imagine two friends gazing at the same star.
The astronomer, armed with a telescope and scientific knowledge, might be analysing its composition, temperature, and distance from Earth.
They'd be seeking to understand the star's place in the grand cosmic dance, its life cycle, and its potential for harbouring life.
The astrologer, on the other hand, might associate it with a specific zodiac sign, believing its position affects personalities, relationships, or even major life events.
Their interpretation would be based on a belief system, passed down through generations, rather than on rigorous scientific testing and data analysis.
This brings us to the crucial point: astrology is not
a science.
While it shares a common ancestor with astronomy, it lacks the rigorous methodology that defines the scientific method.
Numerous studies have found no correlation between celestial alignments and human behaviour, personality, or life events.
Yet, the allure of the stars remains strong.
Millions worldwide read their daily horoscopes, seeking guidance and comfort
in the celestial soap opera.
This isn't surprising.
Astrology taps into a primal human desire to understand ourselves and our place in the universe.
It offers a narrative framework, a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves.
So, should we dismiss astrology entirely?
Not necessarily.
It serves a cultural purpose, providing a shared language and narrative, and
encouraging introspection and self-reflection.
It can even spark curiosity and lead people to explore the wonders of the actual cosmos.
The key is to appreciate both astronomy and astrology for their distinct roles.
Astronomy empowers us with knowledge, revealing the awe-inspiring reality of the universe.
Astrology, while not scientific, offers a lens through which we can
The Big Screen with Lindsay Hall
By Lindsay HALL
WITH only a handful of titles left for release in the US Summer Blockbuster season, they are being carefully portioned out until the end of September.
A homegrown animated feature makes its debut this week with 200% Wolf coming to the big screen.
A sequel to the 2020 film 100% Wolf, this obscure little series follows the adventures and misadventures of a young werewolf who is burdened by the fact that he transforms into a poodle rather than a
fierce beast like the rest of his family.
Full of life-lessons for kids like learning to embrace one’s unique qualities, the original was well enough regarded by those who bothered to see it.
The sequel sees the title character inadvertently put the world at risk when he discovers the means to become a wolf.
The film doesn’t boast the same star-power as its predecessor, but may be a good diversion for the kids.
Proving that romance is as evergreen a genre in film as it is in paperback, It Ends With
Us is released this week.
Starring this generation's perennial queen of steamy screen fare, Blake Lively, this is an adaptation of a quasiautobiographical novel in which the author wove a tale of romance through the lens of working through the trauma of abuse.
That may be the dealbreaker for this film, as movies that want to ramp up the intensity of love scenes (again, with very pretty people) to sell the show tend to be rather shallow in the depiction of any real issues, such as the cycle of abuse and domestic violence.
Alarming seatbelt stats
IN the first 21 days of camera enforcement of seatbelt usage, more than 11,400 penalties have been issued across New South Wales – about three-quarters of which were for incorrect use of a seatbelt, which attracts a $410 fine and three demerit points.
The rate of noncompliance is about two-anda-half times more than was expected before the mobile phone detection camera network began enforcing seatbelt offences on July 1.
In three weeks, more
seatbelt offences have been detected by the cameras than the total number of seatbelt fines issued by NSW Police in 2023.
In the five years up to the end of 2023, 149 people died on NSW roads not wearing a seatbelt – about fifteen percent of all vehicle occupant deaths.
Pictures taken by the camera network have revealed some very unsafe incidents, including babies being held and fed in the front seat completely unrestrained, and multiple children
unrestrained sharing the front seat with adults.
At the current rate, more than 100,000 fines will be issued by seatbelt cameras in the first twelve months.
Minister for Roads John Graham said he was surprised by the numbers.
“We knew there was a problem with seatbelt compliance among a small section of motorists and passengers, but the reality is it is worse than expected and we need this to serve as a wake up call.”
If you’re of a mind to make these kinds of flicks a date night event, go in forewarned that the central conflict is one that should make people uncomfortable.
Finally an actual competitor to Deadpool and Wolverine, the Borderlands movie drops into cinemas.
Based on the series of video games, this movie sits comfortably alongside some of the Marvel franchise films, being a “Space Western, Action-Adventure, Comedy Heist” replete with colourful characters, bizarre creatures, well choreographed (but
bloodless) violence and some truly surprising star power.
Top billing goes to Cate Blanchett, who continues to demonstrate an absolutely phenomenal range as a comic performer.
Surrounding it is a cast of comic heavyweights including Kevin Hart and Jack Black, with Jamie Lee Curtis hamming it up in the antagonist role.
The films director is reformed shock-horror ‘auteur’ Eli Roth, who made a name for himself during the period of extreme “torture porn” with his Hostel films.
Roth has always had a
contemplate our place in the grand scheme of things.
Ultimately, whether you see the stars as celestial data points or celestial storytellers, remember, they hold the power to ignite both scientific inquiry and personal wonder.
So, the next time you gaze at the night sky, let your curiosity soar, but remember, the true magic lies not in predicting your future, but in understanding the incredible reality of our universe.
sense of humour, and a wide appreciation for genre films, but this marks a real step up for him in terms of budget and franchise potential. The plot involves the recruitment of a team of rogues to claim a buried treasure on an alien planet.
There has been surprisingly little fanfare about this film’s release, though it is one that began filming in 2021, meaning this has had a difficult production period.
It’s unlikely that this will offer anything new to the ‘gonzo-sci-fi’ canon, but the talent on hand could well make this one worth checking out.
q Two distinct fields have emerged from a shared fascination with the stars.
q Pictures taken by the camera network have revealed some very unsafe incidents, including babies being held and fed in the front seat completely unrestrained.
Upgraded fire trucks to be linked via Musk satellites
By Luke COSTIN, AAP
LIVE footage of active bushfires will be beamed from remote areas into command centres via Elon Musk's Starlink satellites through cutting-edge upgrades to NSW's fleet of fire trucks.
Some 5000 trucks will be equipped within three years with vehicle-as-a-node technology, showing realtime locations and reducing the reliance on land-based communications that can themselves be impacted by
bushfires.
Knowing exactly where crews were and the conditions they were experiencing was critical for safety, the chief of the NSW Rural Fire Service said.
"[The rollout] will progressively make our firefighters so much safer and also so much more effective," Rob Rogers told reporters on Monday.
"We'll be able to get the closest vehicle to help community members when they're in need, in times of
major fires."
The Starlink satellite technology will allow radios, mobile phones and other handheld devices to be used at any time.
The upgrade will provide an important backup to communication systems and location-finding technology already in use, the government says.
The communications improvements coincide with the recent rollout of about 210 new and refurbished firefighting tankers, featuring
halo sprinklers, heat curtains and on-board chargers.
"They may seem like small things, but these are really practical and crucial things particularly when it comes to protecting our firefighters," Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said.
The trucks are being assembled locally at facilities in Kirrawee, Minto, Tomago and South Windsor.
It comes after a separate, years-long program
to upgrade and unite communication systems across NSW emergency services was plagued by major delays.
The Critical Communications Enhancement Program's initial completion date of 2020 has blown out to 2027, albeit under a wider remit.
Once complete, the program will allow police, fire, ambulance and State Emergency Service personnel
Thousands of children homeless in 'national shame'
By Kat WONG and Luke COSTIN, AAP
TENS of thousands of Australian children are finding it hard to find a place to call home even after seeking professional help.
A lack of funding for affordable homes and frontline support services is exacerbating an already dire housing landscape, according to a report from Homelessness Australia.
Of the 76,000 children who sought housing help between 2022 and 2023, 60,000 did so with their families, while 16,000 arrived at homelessness support centres unaccompanied, the report found.
Meanwhile, an inquiry revealed hundreds of children as young as six are living in hotels and caravan parks after being taken into state care.
The number of children who were still homeless at their last contact with support services had increased to more than 25,000, while nearly 20,000 were turned away without receiving help between 2022 and 2023.
Homelessness Australia chief executive Kate Colvin said the figures should ring alarm bells for politicians.
"Family and child homelessness is a blight on Australia," she said.
"It's a national shame that in a wealthy, developed country like Australia, we have tens of thousands of families and young people - many of whom are grappling with domestic violence - without a safe place to call home."
Children can become homeless for a variety of reasons such as family dysfunction or abuse, or rejection as a result of LGTBQI discrimination.
Many young people were failed by child protection and justice systems first, Homelessness Australia found.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were particularly over represented, making up almost a third of homeless children despite comprising 6.8 percent of the population under eighteen.
Even when children receive help, they can be provided with adultfocused support that can
worsen their situations.
Homelessness Australia has urged the federal government to develop an action plan that caters specifically to young people by uniting a variety of child-focused services such as youth mental health programs, schools and family support systems.
It is also calling for a focus on prevention and early intervention, which would stop people from falling into homelessness.
The call for action comes as an expose on NSW's child-protection system revealed hundreds of children felt unsafe in "last resort" arrangements.
The system cycled children through hotels and motels, usually for months, while failing to provide proper access to education, health and other supports, the report found.
In a recent case, a sixyear-old already cycled through 26 households was placed in a serviced apartment for five months with a roster of rotating workers.
"Children and young people do not ask for much, in circumstances where they could legitimately ask
to connect to each other and use shared talk groups, improving their control of communications and duress options.
Essential services, government agencies and councils can also connect to the network.
The move to a single network is also expected to reduce maintenance costs, delivering savings over the long-term.
much more of the system that is designed to care for them," Advocate for Children and Young People Zoe Robinson said.
"But they do seek safety,
stability, and love."
NSW Families Minister Kate Washington said she had not fully appreciated the day-to-day problems until a girl in care told her she was taking her belongings to school some days as she was unsure where she would end up that night.
q Homelessness Australia chief Kate Colvin says it's a national shame so many are without a home. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
q The Starlink satellite network will help crews fight fires in remote locations. Photo: Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS.
q Rob Rogers says the technology will make firefighting safer and more effective. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
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Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
The Write Direction
By John BLACKBOURN
Green technology
PUBLISHED on 21 March this year was an article of mine titled ‘Hello Hydrogen’, which detailed plans for longer term electricity production at the Hunter Hydrogen Hub located in Newcastle.
Presently the energy debate is centred upon short term and emotional thinking.
This doesn’t solve the question of
how we manage the probable shortage of supply that experts expect to be with us within the next ten years.
Electricity produced by gas fired generators seems to be the most practical method of gaining base load supply as a fill in operation until a permanent method of clean production can be agreed upon and instituted.
Unfortunately, the thinking often seems to stop at this point as few understand the major alternative - hydrogen.
Newcastle has been selected as the number one location for hydrogen production.
The Federal Labor Government has ventured $24 billion in order to turn Australia into an energy superpower by using green hydrogen as the major generator for processing critical minerals, led by a green hydrogen hub at Kooragang Island.
The listed public company leading the
On theCouch
DEAR Jasminda,
My son is having a birthday party and he wants to invite the whole class - that's about 30 kids.
I don't think I can afford a party for that many children.
Any advice?
Dear Marissa,
Marissa L.
I WAS just trying to envisage a passthe-parcel for thirty children and the preparation beforehand - 29 frogs - one for each layer - before the grand unravelling of the final prize.
And then, on the day, finding out that only 28 children were attending, meaning one child would get two chocolate frogs.
This wouldn't have been an issue years ago, but today, with the every-child-getsthe-same mentality, all hell would break loose.
It would be further heightened by the mass sugar high from kids who are used to drinking water and eating spinach and ricotta muffins, but who are now off
charge is Fortesque Limited, which is the WA-based vehicle led by Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.
Perfecting this technology is a costly and time consuming exercise but when perfected, it could be the economic saviour for filling in the gaps left when coal production, rail transport and shipping ventures are affected by coal's demise.
The news in mid-July that Fortesque is now restructuring some of its ventures, resulting in 700 or so employees being
their heads on chocolate crackles and red cordial.
Every child in the class?
What happened to the same number of children as the birthday child's age, a twohour maximum time limit (which always felt like seven hours) and parties every second year?
Has the world gone completely mad? (don't answer that).
I mean how does one pin 30 tails on a donkey?
What about having to make 30 lolly bags?
Don't get me started on the sheer logistical nightmare of dividing a cake into 30 equal slices.
And, as you rightly point out, the cost would be enormous.
I reckon you'd have to hire security with that many loose cannons taking over your home.
Even worse, what if the parents decide to hang around?
No, Marissa, you need to set the rules and the numbers.
If little Frederick is turning eight, he can have eight friends over for a party.
Soften the blow by making patty cakes for the whole class.
It is very altruistic of your son to want to invite everyone, but your sanity (and bank balance) overrides his magnanimity on this occasion.
made redundant, is testament to how difficult new technology is to achieve and perfect.
However, it is so necessary to be continued, as the nation requires a clean and efficient method of achieving our power supply needs.
NB: The writer advises that he has a financial interest in Fortesque Limited as it comprises a meaningful investment via his SMSF.
Confusion reigns Quiz answers
ANSWERS to Stinker’s quiz challenge issued last week.
How did you go?
1. Yacaaba (North Head) is the highest at 228m. Tomaree is 161m.
2. ‘Stinkpot’.
3. 1974.
4. Dimitrios Georgis Karageorgis. ‘Kerosine Tin Jim’.
5. 1862.
6. Clarabelle.
7. ‘Pops Last’.
8. Sea Breeze Hotel.
9. Nine rivers flow directly or indirectly into Port Stephens.
10. ‘Salamander’ – a ship of the 3rd Fleet entered Port Stephens in 1791.
11. 1957.
12. Taylors Beach.
Palm Lakes Resort Bowls Club
By Christine SMITH
SATURDAY afternoon 3rd August we played bowls as usual then we held a BBQ for our Bowlers and guests.
The occasion was to donate funds raised by the Bowls members to the Rural Fire Brigade.
Thank you David Bright for attending to accept the donation.
The donation of $560 raised was from wrong bias bowls bowled during our usual bowls meetings on Thursdays and Saturdays.
One particular Bowler donated quite a lot of the sum raised.
He became notorious for bowling these
wrong bias bowls.
The Bowls SIG Committee asked this bowler to nominate a charity in the area and he chose the Rural Fire Brigade. David from the Rural Fire Service thanked the Club for the donation and explained what the funds would be used for.
As there are a lot of women volunteering in the Fire Service there has become a need to expand the facilities to cater for women's rest and change rooms.
DEAR News Of The Area, REGARDING Gordon Sutcliffe’s letter last week.
The ‘Save the Myall Coast, Save Port Stephens’ local Facebook page presents the facts on the proposed offshore wind farm off the Myall Coast, i.e. off Bennetts Beach.
It is against the proposal in this area as it would be built alongside two marine parks, a Ramsar wetland and in the flightpath of the endangered Gould’s petrel - Australia’s rarest endemic seabird - and in the migration route of whales. Not to mention all the other creatures which
live in, breed in, feed in our coastal area.
The group is not against renewables per se but they need to be in appropriate areas.
Gordon has missed this point. We live in an environmentally protected area and want to keep it that way.
The mission of the Facebook group is in the name ‘save’.
Regards, Vivien PANHUBER, Tea Gardens.
has never been as affordable
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
q RBowler Roger Williams, PLR Tea Gardens Bowls SIG president Doug Webber and RFS representative David Bright.
READING by Lynne Miles: Psalm 30: 5b "Weeping may remain for a night, but joy comes in the morning."
Hawks women taking flight
By Thomas O’KEEFE
BIG crowds for the Hawks’ ‘Back to the Nest’ day conjured up strong optimism for the women’s tackle side on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Myall Park on 3 August.
After conceding an early try to their Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs opponents, the Hawks quickly returned fire.
Their second turnover attack was rewarded when coach/captain Dallas took it over the line for the Hawks’ first try of the game.
Waratah-Mayfield slammed their advantage home in heavy tackles, crossing the try line on several more occasions.
Hawks player Jess Johnston led the charge with some solid tackling, taking many opponents by surprise as their progress was abruptly halted and slammed to the grass.
The second half played out much like the first, with early scoring by the visitors, and their physicality proving advantageous.
The Hawks did, however, manage to hold the line and receive a turnover at halfway.
After the ball passed through several sets of Hawks hands, Sophie took it past four
defenders, gaining 20 metres, then offloaded to Dallas, who penetrated the Cheetahs’ back line to score a second try.
Sophie’s conversion was made much easier by the central positioning.
Things started to get a little dirty in the last five minutes, but a penalty restart for
the Hawks set the scene for another team offensive effort, resulting in Dallas, once again, reaching out to ground it just on the line for a third.
The match finished 32-16 in WaratahMayfield’s favour.
Tea Gardens Soccer Club
By Shayne REYNOLDS
TEA Gardens Soccer Club Results round 9. Unfortunately, play last Saturday was cancelled due to the waterlogged grounds.
However, Saturday 27 July saw games played from round 9 of our local draw, despite the showers that moved in during play.
In the Minis’ grade game 1 refereed by Tasha saw the Myall Butchery Port Jackson Sharks play the Aussie Roofing & Guttering Reef Sharks. The rain didn’t dampen any of the players spirits with a score of 4 to 1 the port Jackson Sharks way.
Lofty Cranes Shovel Nose Sharks the
Karuah RSL Wobbegong Sharks played in game 2 of the minis grade ending in a 2/1 result in favour of the Wobbegong Sharks.
Our popular “Hook n Cook Player of the Day” vouchers were awarded to Jackson Brookhouse, Walter Ridgway, Hugo Barker and Noah Barker. Congratulations to you all.
Game 1 in the Midis’ grade we had the Ray White Real Estate Bull Sharks verse the Grey Nurse Sharks refereed by regular volunteer Cassie. The Bull Sharks ran away with 9 goals to the Grey Nurses’ 2.
In game 2 of the Midi / Junior grade the Mako Sharks came up against the Tea Gardens Auto Electrics Hammerhead Sharks. They
played on the juniors’ large field showing they all had the skills to handle the extra space that resulted in a very exciting game with great teamwork, passing and shots for goal. The Hammerheads’ goal keeper of the day, Elijah was under huge pressure saving many shots from the hungry Mako Sharks who ended up with 8 goals to the Hammerheads 2.
James Howard, Nelson Ford, Aria Jacobsen and another unrecorded (sorry) player were the happy recipients of our “Hook N Cook Player of The Day’ vouchers.
A big shout out to our parent helpers, and volunteers for coming together to make our game days a success.
Hawks Nest Thursday Night
Darts
By Brenda EDWARDS
Winner: John Edwards. Runner Up: Graeme Bramley. Ladies Highest Score: Christine McKenzie-124. Mens Highest Score: Phil Jones-135.
Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm darts start at 7pm.
1st AUGUST.
Winner:John Edwards. Runner up:Graham Bramley after a 3 way playoff with Christine Mckenzie and Darren Rapley. Ladies highest score: Christine McKenzie-92. Men highest score: Michael Russom-140.
Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm, darts start at 7pm.
Everyone is welcome to play.
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q Dallas scores her first try of the day.
q Midis grade game 1.
q Midis grade game 2.
q Winner: John Edwards. Runner Up: Graeme Bramley.
Battle of the birds
By Thomas O’KEEFE
THE CROWD of sponsors and spectators were not disappointed when the Tea Gardens Hawks took on the Raymond Terrace Magpies at the ‘Back to the Nest’ Old Boys Day at Myall Park on Saturday 3 August.
Many players themselves proclaimed it “good to be back” on home turf for the first time after a bye and several washouts.
The match started characteristically fast and strong, with the Hawks amping up their defence by routinely lifting Magpies players off the ground and dragging them back a few
metres before letting gravity take over.
The first try was the Magpies’, before a renewed offensive by the Hawks kept the visitors in their own half for a prolonged period.
A kick body-blocked by Tea Gardens player Seth Blisst kept the ball dangerously close, until Ben Woolard took it to the far-right corner for the first Hawks’ try.
John Schultz gained the ball on the next run, and proved impossible to stop as he grounded it near the posts, setting up an easier conversion.
Soon enough, James Sinclair received a solid pass to run the ball up his wing,
practically unopposed as he swung in to plant it under the uprights for the Hawks’ third try.
The second half started much like the first, with powerful tackling by the Hawks, and a strong team maul soon got Shaqueil Saunders over the line for a try that he could then convert.
Minutes later, a strategic dropkick by Saunders caused a mid-air collision by both teams’ #2s.
Ethan Tito then scooped it up and slid in for a try in his 51st seniors game.
Raymond Terrace struggled under the Hawks onslaught, a position underscored by James
Sinclair bringing it around from the wing mere minutes later for his second try.
Saunders was dominant from dummy-half, dummying left, then right, then diving over the line to score again, and then converting with his sixth successful kick of the day.
Raymond Terrace found their second wind, and then their tryline, in the far-right corner for a consolation try, but it was too wide for a clean conversion.
In response, the ball was swiftly taken from one end of the field all the way down to the other by Luke Perry, who ran it up the right wing to score a try in his 51st game. The bone-chilling cold set in as the sun vanished, with a few try attempts stymied, and the game called minutes early due to injuries.
The Hawks won 44-8.
Aussie swimmers put silver touches on Paris campaign
By Steve LARKIN, AAP
A QUIET achiever and three megastars have put a finishing silver polish on Australia's third-best campaign at an Olympic pool.
Unheralded Meg Harris claimed a surprise silver in the women's 50m freestyle at the La Defense Arena on Sunday night.
And Australia's women's 4x100m medley relay team - Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan and Jenna Strauch - snared a silver in the last event of the meet.
Australia's swim team bagged seven gold, eight silver and three bronze in the Paris pool.
Measured by gold, it's the nation's third-best haul at an Olympic pool behind the nine golds in Tokyo three years ago and eight golds at the 1956 Melbourne Games.
By overall total, the Dolphins' eighteen medals is also Australia's equal thirdbest return.
The nation's swim team won 21 medals overall in Tokyo, 20 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also eighteen
at the Sydney 2000 Games.
In Paris, the United States again sit at the head of the swimming medal table - a position they have held since 1992 - with eight golds, thirteen silver and seven bronze.
Australia's Dolphins were next-best followed by France, whose face of the Games, Leon Marchand, featured in all four of their gold medals.
In the last races at the Paris pool, Harris was stunned to win her silver behind Sweden's world-record holder Sarah Sjostrom.
"That was the most fun race I have been a part of," Harris said.
Shayna Jack, who calls her great mate Harris "the quiet achiever", finished last in the medal race but felt like a winner.
Jack won two relay golds at her debut Olympics which she described as the opening chapter of her book of redemption - she missed the Tokyo Games having just served a two-year doping ban.
Australia's medley
Milestone moment
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Luke has also played for Raymond Terrace, Karuah, and Cessnock, and in his seniors career he has made teams in all grades A through D, and also coaches his son’s Myall River U-11s.
Ethan Tito also hit 50 games on 13 July, a long way from his starting-out days in Muswellbrook, where he played in the U-7s all the way up to U-18s.
“I love it, was born into it, my whole family plays
and loves rugby league,” Ethan explained.
“The game is great to meet mates and maintain physicality.”
Making typically 40-50 tackles per game, Ethan would know about the physical side of the sport, as he has always played as a hooker and dummy-half.
“Fifty games is a milestone for one club; last year was the highlight: getting into the Grand Final from having the wooden spoon a year or two before, and I would like to see the Club go to A- or B-Grade
women's relayers followed Harris to take silver and further boost the Olympic medal collections of big guns McKeon, McKeown and O'Callaghan.
McKeon now retires, remaining Australia's most successful Olympian with an overall haul of six golds, three silvers and five bronze from three Games.
"It's not really something I look at," McKeon said.
"That is what you strive for... but it's the whole journey along the way that I am going to remember for the rest of my life."
O'Callaghan won three gold medals in Paris - the women's 200m freestyle, the 4x100m freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle - for a career total of five at the age of 20.
"It has been an emotional, draining week," O'Callaghan said.
"I need to have a good long break... I need a reset so I can go again."
And McKeown completed a set of medals from her stunning Games, winning two golds, one silver and a bronze in the French capital.
one day soon.”
McKeown became the first swimmer to successfully defend 100m and 200m backstroke Olympic titles.
The 23-year-old is also the first Australian swimmer to win four individual Olympic career gold medals.
" I feel like I am kind of just getting started," McKeown said.
"I am not sure what this next year will hold for me, probably take a bit of time out from the sport just to mentally refresh."
Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor
“Stick with it, stay together as a unit, you'll get the result,” Ethan affirmed.
Paul Mascord reached his 150th seniors’ game last weekend, 3 August, during the ‘Back to the Nest’ sponsors day at Myall Park.
Paul has been with the Hawks for a few years, but also played for many clubs in and around Newcastle in the past.
“I’m just a glutton for punishment, but would recommend it to others,” Paul said.
“Enjoy the game, do it to stay fit, have fun with mates.”
All three and their team are in good stead to enter the finals this year, with the Hawks sitting at fourth on the ladder two weeks out.
was proud of his Dolphins pod which dealt with COVID cases throughout the meet.
"We had athletes swim with COVID... I can't confirm the numbers, that's a doctor's thing," Taylor said.
"We just dealt with it. And that's the thing I'm the proudest of, is that we took every opportunity to race and compete."
Twenty-six of Australia's 41-strong team depart Paris with medals, topped by O'Callaghan's golden triple treat, a silver and a bronze.
McKeown, Jack and
Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
By Dianne BOWES
DUE to the persistent wet and windy weather, there have been no ladies golf competitions this week. We're looking forward to improved conditions next week. Have a great weekend.
q Birds of a feather, Hawks and Magpies join as sportsmen in the end.
q Now-retired Emma McKeown and her medley mates take a last dip, in tracksuits, in the Paris pool. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS.
Ariarne Titmus each leave with two golds among their French collections.
q Paul Mascord (150 senior games), Ethan Tito and Luke Perry (50 Hawks seniors games each).
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GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2024
SBS VICELAND, 8.30pm
Attended by more than 20,000 festival goers, this five-day event held on Scottish farmland is iconic: For those who weren’t able to fly across the globe and experience the riot of tunes and famous acts, this BBCshot series takes you through the crowds and on stage to experience the thrills. Featuring five episodes, the revelry– and, no doubt couch dancing – kicks off with a double episode that’s the perfect way to jump-start the weekend. The diverse line-up includes pop star Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and noughties girl group Sugababes.
FRIDAY, August 9
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 3.
9.05 Troppo. (Mal) When Brooke is found floating in a river, strangled and barely conscious, Ted and Amanda hunt for her attacker.
10.00 QI. (PG, R) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
10.30 ABC Late News.
10.45 Love Your Garden.
11.35 Grand Designs: West Sussex. (R)
12.20 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R)
1.10 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
MONDAY
THE BLOCK
NBN, 7.30pm
Scott Cam and The Block crew have washed up again for season 20 of the renovation competition and this time the contestants are taking on a quaint (read: abandoned) holiday resort on Victoria’s windswept Phillip Island to complete five luxury holiday homes. Besides an inordinate amount of sand, another change is somewhat bittersweet: foreman Keith Schleiger has stepped down after 13 years, with the lovable Dan Reilly stepping into his boots. The array of couples includes Cairns’ Kylie and Brad – while she promises a parade of impressive ’dos as a hairdresser, he is double threat as both an electrician and a plumber.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Great British Landmark Fixers. 8.30 Ancient Superstructures. 9.30 The Airport: Back In The Skies. (R) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 The Shelter. (MA15+av)
12.25 My Brilliant Friend. (Mlsv, R)
3.50 Babies: Their Wonderful World. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
THURSDAY GEORGE CLARKE’S AMAZING SPACES
ABC TV, 8.30pm
We’re in an era where a “grand design” seems more and more out of reach for the common folk. Hurrah then for the return of George Clarke’s cheerful, enthusiastic building show, celebrating DIY creativity and eccentric small-scale design. In its 12th season, this inspiring building series sparkling with Clarke’s giddy passion is elevated by intriguing designs and ideas that push the envelope. Refreshingly, it’s the owners who turn builders, with nary a project manager or building crew to be seen.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs visit’s Summerland Farm. 7.20 Football. AFL. Round 22. Sydney v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 Armchair Experts. (M)
A panel discusses all things AFL.
12.00 Criminal Confessions: Two Fires, One Victim. (MA15+av, R)
1.00 Boy To Man: The Shark People. (PGa, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Night. 8.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 23. Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers. From CommBank Stadium, Sydney. 9.55 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Night. 10.30 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Late night. 12.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Post midnight.
3.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Overnight. 5.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 14: Early morning.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Project. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mdlsv, R) Celebrity guests include Dakota Johnson, Sterling K Brown, Domhnall Gleeson and Colman Domingo. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
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Hawks Nest Bridge Club
By Diane RUSSELL
RESULTS for week ending 2nd August
Tuesday Non-competitive. Wednesday: R 2 Handicap Championship
1.G Smith & L Wood, 2. M Rowden & L Hulme, 3. B Treharne & S Matheson,
Monday: N/S 1. L Caro & B Treharne, 2. P Baily& G Morrison, 3. C Rands & L Falla, 4. C Richards & S Matheson, 5. H White & S Helsen, 6 J Ryan & A Remment E/W 1. L & G Conroy, 2. J Glover & N Grehan, 3. C Bywater & C Brooking, 4. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 5. L Butler & K Mc Murray, 6. P Marr & S Schmeding, 7. S Pearson & D O’Brien
4. C Bywater & J Pye, 5. E Digby & D Hipkins, 6. A Ryan & E White, 7. D
E/W
Ayres & D Russell, 9. P Baily & C Low, 10. A Remment & J Ryan. Friday: N/S 1. J & T Thatcher, 2. C Rands & L Falla, 3. J Whalan & C Richards,
4. J Glover & N Grehan, 5. S Pearson & M Rowden, 6. J & A Ryan, 7. G Smith & L Wood, 8. E & A Greenhalgh, 9. B & P Gibbs.
1. B Treharne & S Matheson, 2. E Digby & J Pye, 3. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 5. B Taylor & J Fowler, 6. H White & S Helsen, 7. J Slater & H Blackbourn, 8. P Marr & S Schmeding.
SATURDAY, August 10
TV (2)
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) 1.15 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.50 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PGa, R) 3.35 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. (R) 4.00 Rose Gold. (PG, R) 5.25 Landline. (R) 5.55 Stuff The British Stole. (Final, PG, R)
6.25 I Was Actually There: Woomera. (PG, R) A look at the Woomera detention centre protest.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
8.20 Van Der Valk. (Mv, R) Part 1 of 3. Van der Valk investigates the murder of a charismatic, young free-running star.
9.50 Fifteen-Love. (Malns, R) Justine’s allegation causes a stir.
10.40 The Beast Must Die. (Mal, R) Frances plots her revenge.
11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Woven Threads Stories From Within. (PGa, R) 2.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 Ireland In Music: Sclimpini. 4.30 Britain’s Scenic Railways. (R) 5.25 Enemy Alien. (PG) 5.35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. (PGal, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles.
8.25 Malta: The Jewel Of The Mediterranean.
9.20 Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors. (R)
10.10 Scotland’s Extreme Medics. (Ma, R)
11.05 Ralph And Katie. (Mls)
12.10 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R)
2.55 Hitler: Countdown To War. (PGav, R)
3.45 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R)
4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Better Homes. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Saturday at The Valley, Missile Stakes and BRC at SCTC Raceday. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 22. Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants. 4.30 Border Security: Int. (PGd, R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.
7.30 MOVIE: The Sapphires. (2012, PGalsv, R) Four singers learn about love, friendship and war. Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman.
9.35 MOVIE: About A Boy. (2002, Mal, R) An immature man befriends a 12-year-old boy who teaches him to act like an adult. Hugh Grant, Toni Collette.
11.40 Dancing With The Stars. (PGal, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Drop Dead Weird. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Night.
7.35 Rugby League. NRL. Round 23. St George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs.
9.25 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Night.
10.30 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Late night.
12.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Post midnight.
3.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Overnight.
5.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 15: Early morning.
6.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.00 The Dog House. (R) A couple dream of very different dogs.
8.00 To Be Advised.
9.00 Ambulance UK. (PGa, R) Emergency services respond to two separate reports of unexploded bombs in Greater Manchester, one with a primary school and a nursery nearby. An elderly lady is found on the floor outside the bus station.
11.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.
12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.15 Grand Designs: The Streets. (Final, PG, R) 3.05 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.35 Extraordinary Escapes. (R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 Antiques Roadshow.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 2 of 4.
9.05 Fifteen-Love. (Mal) Mikki gets closer to Glenn.
9.55 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) Cassie and Sunny interview the suspects.
10.40 Fisk. (PG, R)
11.10 Annika. (Ma, R)
11.55 Frayed. (Mals, R)
12.40 Noughts + Crosses. (Mal, R)
1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)
4.00 Landline. (R)
4.30 Art Works. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
1.35 TMNT. 2.25 The Legend Of Korra. 2.45 Shasha And Milo. 3.10 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 3.20 The Next Step. 3.40 Ultimate Magic Skills. 3.55 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants. (2005, PG) 9.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.10 Merlin. 11.55 BTN High.
SUNDAY, August 11
6am Lola.
Continued. (1961, PG, French) 6.35 A River Runs
Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Swan Football. (R) 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX C’ship. Round 7. 4.00 Such Was Life. (R) 4.10 Ireland In Music: Sclimpini. 4.40 Britain’s Scenic Railways. (R) 5.35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. (PGavw, R)
Through It. (1992, PG) 8.50 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 10.20 The Goya Murders. (2019, M, Spanish) 12.15pm My Old Lady. (2014, M) 2.15 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 3.55 Viajeros. (2022, PG, Spanish) 5.30 The Bridge On The River Kwai. (1957, PG) 8.30 Windtalkers. (2002, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.20 The Bridge On The River Kwai. (1957, PG) 10.20 Thirteen Days. (2000, M) 1pm A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 3.15 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 5.15 Lola. (1961, PG, French) 6.50 Earth To Echo. (2014, PG) 8.30 Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 10.15 My Little Sister. (2020, MA15+, German) 12.10am Late Programs.
7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger.
9.25 Miniseries: Malpractice. (MA15+av) Part 5 of 5. Lucinda’s search for the truth becomes dangerous as she turns to help from unexpected places.
10.30 Born To Kill? Allan Legere. (MA15+v, R) A look at serial killer Allan Legere.
12.30 Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
7.35 Abandoned Americana. (Premiere) 8.30 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity. 9.35 WWE Legends. 11.10 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon I Escaped To The Country. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Horse Racing. Saturday at The Valley, Missile Stakes and BRC at SCTC Raceday. 5.30 Medical Emergency. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 16: Night. Events may include: cycling track; women’s basketball; men’s water polo. 10.30 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 16: Late night. Events may include: men’s water polo, gold medal match; women’s basketball, gold medal match.
12.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 16: Post midnight.
2.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024. Day 16: Overnight.
5.00 Olympic Games Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony. Coverage of the Closing Ceremony.
6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.30 MOVIE: Top Gun: Maverick. (2022, Mlv, R) An aviator trains a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a mission while confronting the ghosts of his past. Tom Cruise, Miles Teller. 10.00 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986, Ms, R) Students at an
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MONDAY, August 12
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes.
8.40 Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles. (PGa)
9.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 House Of Promises. (Premiere, Mans)
12.45 A French Case. (Mas, R)
2.40 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. (Mals, R)
4.20 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. (PG)
7.30 Dancing With The Stars. (Final, PGal) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger.
9.55 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) Keith shares his story. 10.55 The Latest: Seven News. 11.25 Inside Belmarsh Prison. (MA15+v, R)
12.30 The Event. (Mav, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (Return, PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.
9.20 Olympic Games Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony. (R) Coverage of the Closing Ceremony.
12.15 The First 48. (Mav, R)
1.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
2.00 Hello SA. (PG, 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) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6am Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 7.30 Viajeros. (2022, PG, Spanish) 9.10 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 11.10 Real Genius. (1985, M) 1.05pm The Bridge On The River Kwai. (1957, PG) 4.05 Charade. (1963, PG) 6.10 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 7.50 The Innocence. (2019, M, Catalan) 9.30 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 11.25 Late Programs. 6am The Mole Agent. Continued. (2020, Spanish) 7.10 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 8.50 Earth To Echo. (2014, PG) 10.30 Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 12.15pm The Big Chill. (1983, M) 2.10 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 4.00 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 5.50 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 7.50 Twist. (2021, M) 9.30 Three Kings. (1999, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Cash is left in the dark.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (Final, PGa) The remaining acts compete in front of the celebrity judges for a cash prize of £250,000. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Extended Family. (PGa) 12.45 Holey Moley Australia. (PGas, R)
Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Cycling. Tour De France Femmes. 8.05 Jeopardy! 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling Club News
By John SLATER
INTERMITTENT rain put paid to the regular Club Gala on Wednesday and so the focus this week has been the start of the Club Major Pairs Championship which began on Saturday. Sixteen teams entered the Championship and the results on day 1 are as follows. John Moore and Mark Nightingale were defeated by Geoffrey Muggleton and Dennis Ashbridge 12-25
Terry Munright and Anthony Grant were beaten by Ron Berczelly and Gareth Cuss 13-23. Former Club Pairs Champions Peter Gurney and John Parkinson won over Rob Young and David Garcia 2519. John Bates and Rod Morrison had a convincing win over Craig McDonald and Wayne Duggan 30-9.
and Mick Sheridan 20-19. In another close contest
Col Amos and regular partner Mark Hair had a one shot win against Jeff Baker
Kevin Barbie and Barry Goode defeated Graham Uff and Peter Campbell 18-15. Tony Butler and Rick Islaub defeated Les Smith and Gary MacDonald 22-123.
Chris Fredericks and Phil Thrift did very well in their match, claiming 14 shots against Chris Ross and Scott Fitzalan, they were defeated 14-24. 4 August
The quarter-final round of the Club Major Pairs was played today where the Muggleton/ Ashbridge
10.25 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Enemy Of The People. (Premiere, Mlv)
12.45 You Shall Not Lie. (MA15+als, R)
3.45 Bin Laden: The Road To 9/11. (Mav, 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)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (Ml, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News.
11.15 Talking Footy.
12.15 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+av, R)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6am The Movie
Show. 6.05 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 8.05 Charade. (1963, PG) 10.10 The Innocence. (2019, M, Catalan) 11.50 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 1.40pm Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 3.25 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 5.05 The Age Of Innocence. (1993, PG) 7.35 Sex, Lies And Videotape. (1989, M) 9.30 The Peacemaker. (1997, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.
THURSDAY,
August 15
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Foreign Correspondent.
8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Return)
9.20 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian. (Ml, R) 10.20 ABC Late News.
10.35 The Business. (R) 10.50 The Art Of... (PG, R) 11.25 Talking Heads. (Final, PG, R) 11.50 Grand Designs. (R) 12.40 Parliament. 1.40 Griff’s Canadian Adventure. (R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PGn, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Sue Perkins: Lost In Thailand. (PGa)
8.25 Junior Doctors Down Under. (Mal)
9.20 Rebus. (Premiere, MA15+lv)
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Pray For Blood. (Premiere, MA15+av)
12.35 Blanca. (MA15+a, R)
3.25 Bin Laden: The Road To 9/11. (Mav, R)
4.20 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) 8.00 Border Patrol. (PGa)
8.30 Tik Tok: Murders Gone Viral: The Mother And Daughter Killers. (Mav) Part 1 of 3.
9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Gina Rossato. (Mav, R) A look at the murder of Gina Rossato. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PGa) 11.30 Starstruck. (PG) 12.45 Boy To Man. (Ml, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.35 Paramedics. (Mam) 9.35 To Be Advised.
9News Late.
Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGa)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
Pointless. (PG, R)
Good Chef Hunting. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
Today. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00
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6am The Age Of Innocence. Continued. (1993, PG) 8.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 10.05 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 11.55 Twist. (2021, M) 1.35pm Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 3.35 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 5.50 Dancing Ninja. (2010, PG) 7.40 Wild Target. (2010, M) 9.30 Up In The Air. (2009, M) 11.30 The Internship. (2013, M) 1.40am Late Programs. 5.55 Dancing Ninja. (2010, PG)
pairing won on the last end against Ron Berczelly and Gareth Cuss 18-17.
Peter Gurney and John Parkinson did not have it all their way but managed a 22-20 win over John Bates and Rod Morrison who are improving in every game they play.
Kevin Barbie and Barry Goode had an impressive win over Col Amos and Mark Hair 26-15.
Chris Ross and Scott Fitzalan had an emphatic win against Tony Butler and Rick Islaub 24-9. In the semi-final to be played next Saturday 10 August, Muggleton and Ashbridge will play Gurney and Parkinson. Barbie and Goode will play Ross and Fitzalan. The final to be played on Sunday 11 august weather permitting.
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Milestone moment
By Thomas O'KEEFE
MILESTONES have been reached by three Tea Gardens Hawks senior men’s players, all in the thrilling lead-up to the impending finals season.
Luke Perry and Ethan Tito both reached 50 games for the Tea Gardens Hawks seniors on 13 July, not counting a host of games in juniors each, as well as with other clubs throughout their long and varied careers.
Luke has played more than 150 games in total, having started with the Myall River Hawks U-11s team, where club icon ‘Cycs’ bought him his first pair of boots.
“In the U-15s, I was just thirteen, and the coach wouldn't put me on because I was too short,” Luke told NOTA. Eventually, however, he got a chance to prove himself on the field, and could not be ignored thereafter.
“Tea Gardens Hawks is where I want to be, my family is here - kids, uncle, cousins, mates.”
q Paul Mascord (150 senior games), Ethan Tito and Luke Perry (50 Hawks Seniors games each).
