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Water quality testing
BELLINGEN Shire Council has begun its third year of water quality testing under the NSW Government’s Beachwatch Program.
The Beachwatch program provides high-quality data and information on water quality at the Shire’s most popular recreational water sites.
This data provides weekly updates on water safety for the community throughout the summer season and contributes toward Council’s ability to develop predictive water quality models into the future.
Water samples are collected weekly from seven locations across the Shire from 23 September to 28 April 2025.
Samples are collected from:
• Never Never River – Arthur Keoughs Reserve
• Bellinger River – Lavenders Bridge
• Bellinger River – Mylestom Tidal Pool
• North Beach – At Surf Club
• Urunga Lagoon – Urunga Lido
q Water samples are collected weekly from seven locations across the Shire from 23 September to 28 April 2025.
• Hungry Head Beach – At Surf Club
• Dalhousie Creek – At Surf Club
The testing focuses on Enterococcus bacteria, an indicator of faecal contamination. Elevated levels of Enterococcus in water samples may increase the risk of illness for recreational water users due to pollutants. Council also collects additional data such as water temperature, electrical conductivity, and undertakes observations at the Shire’s most popular recreational
water sites.
Following laboratory analysis, the water quality results will be rated and published on the Beachwatch website.
Users can easily search for the test sites within the Shire to access the latest results at beachwatch. nsw.gov.au alongside the results of other Council
regions participating in the program.
Additionally, QR codes linking to the latest results have been installed at each testing site, empowering the community to make informed decisions about their recreational water use.
In cases of poor water quality, Council will update
the Beachwatch and Council websites within 72 hours of sample collection, followed by ongoing re-sampling until the site’s water quality improves.
In some cases, alternative locations may be tested to identify the source of pollution.
CWA branch celebrates growth
By Mick BIRTLES
THE Country Women's Association (CWA) Nambucca Valley Evening Branch is celebrating a successful second year, marked by an increase in membership and a series of engaging community events.
Since the start, the Branch has actively contributed to other local community groups, making a positive impact in the Nambucca Valley.
Over the past year, the Branch has been part of a variety of events, such as numerous markets across the Nambucca Valley and the Macksville Show.
Alongside these events, the Branch has proudly contributed to the Nambucca Youthie and a
women’s refuge centre, with more donations planned for the future.
The Branch has been embracing the following mantra: “It's not just about making scones and jams; it's about building friendships and empowering women while supporting the community.”
“We’re thrilled with how much we’ve achieved in just two years,” said Branch President Margaret Duffus.
“Our growing membership and the positive impact we’ve had on the local community have been incredibly rewarding.
“Looking ahead, we’re excited to continue building connections, hosting more events, and supporting women and our community in even greater ways.”
With numerous community events on the horizon for the upcoming year, the Branch
is eager to build on its achievements and create further opportunities for engagement and support.
As they look ahead, the CWA Nambucca Valley
Evening Branch invites all ladies - whether working women, busy mums, or anyone who finds evening meetings more convenient - to join.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the Macksville Ex-Services Club.
For more information
on becoming a member or to learn about upcoming events, visit the Branch’s Facebook page or email secretarynve@gmail.com.
q CWA Nambucca Valley Evening Branch members engaging with the community at the Valla Beach Community Markets last weekend: (L-R) Tina Birtles, Margaret Duffus, Anne-Maree Jolly, Julia Sweeney, June Rossington and Margaret Wood.
Workshop explores the power of words
By Jen HETHERINGTON
LOCALS interested in exploring and expanding their creative writing skills recently attended two free community workshops, with event feedback indicating positive results.
Facilitator Denni Scott David, a digital media practitioner, welcomed eight participants to a South West Rocks workshop on 10 September, and eleven to a Stuarts Point session on 19 September.
Participants travelled from as far as Nambucca Heads and Valla to take part in the four-hour ‘Between the Lines’ workshops.
“We had identified community requests for face-to-face creative writing seminars, so with a program plan in place, we were pleased to see this come to fruition, and the feedback responses indicate that similar events will be warmly welcomed in the future,” said Ms Scott David.
The casual itinerary of the sessions sought to highlight individuality while participating within a group dynamic.
q Participants at South West Rocks enjoyed the rustic charm of the workshop space behind the Gallery.
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SOUGHT FOR COUNCIL SECTION 355 COMMITTEES
Following the local council election on 14 September 2024, the new Council must approve all committee members of Council’s Section 355 committees and their delegations. Therefore all current and intending members of the below listed committees must submit a nomination form to Council prior to 4pm Friday 1 November 2024
Argents Hill Hall Nambucca District Historical Society & Museum Taylors Arm Sports Reserve
Bowraville Sports Ground (Hennessy Tape Oval) Nambucca District Band Unkya Reserve
Burrapine Public Hall Nambucca Community and Arts Centre Utungun Community Hall
Coronation Park National Celebration Day Committee Valla Beach Community Association
EJ Biffin Playing Fields North Macksville Playing Fields & Soccer Club Valla Public Hall
Eungai District Memorial Hall Scotts Head Sports Field Warrell Creek Public Hall
Macksville Park and Sports South Arm Hall We’re Here
Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage and Museum Talarm Hall
Missabotti Community Centre Taylors Arm Hall
An application form can be obtained from Council’s website at www.nambucca.nsw. gov.au under Council Business, Committees of Management or by contacting Council’s Business Services Unit on 6568 2555.
Any questions on the role of the Committees and their membership should be directed to:
Michael Grieve
Manager Economic Development and Tourism 02 6568 2555
PO Box 177 MACKSVILLE NSW 2447
www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
Beyond explanations of basic genre styles such as poetry, short stories and memoir, overviews of editing, publishing options and the world of online writing communities and AI (Artificial Intelligence) were discussed.
Feedback from attendees indicated the formula was a winning one.
“Techniques for freeing up my writing will be very useful,” said one participant.
“I loved the fun and quirky ‘warm-up’ brain exercises,” said another.
“It was great to be encouraged to step outside of my comfort zone,” said a third.
With ongoing support from Arts Mid North Coast, the Country Arts Support Program and the NSW Government, similar events will likely become available again in the future.
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firies, with crews called to incidents at both Diggers Tavern in Bellingen and the Nambucca Heads Surf Life Saving Club.
Described as a “major fire” by the North Bellingen Rural Fire Brigade, all guests staying at Diggers were able to be safely evacuated while Bellingen Fire and Rescue and supporting crews tackled the interior blaze in the early hours of the morning.
Some include, supermarkets, newsagents, convenience stores, shopping centres, chemists, service stations, real estate agents, many general businesses throughout the area.
A list is published towards the back of this newspaper. You can also find the outlets by going to www.newsofthearea.com.au
“Early this morning the team at 221 attended a fire at Diggers Tavern, Bellingen, and our crews were able to get a serious fire under control, with able support from other Fire and Rescue brigades, and the RFS,” Bellingen Fire and Rescue posted to social media.
“Diggers [Tavern] holds a special place in the hearts and minds of so many in the Bellingen Valley, and we're hoping that their path to getting open again is as smooth as possible.”
Posting to social media on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Diggers Tavern said the team was “gutted and in shock”.
“Thank goodness no one is hurt.
“Emergency services worked hard for us.”
Earlier in the evening, crews responded to Triple Zero calls regarding a fire near the Nambucca Heads Surf Life Saving Club.
“On arrival large areas of bush and grass were alight, and strategic measures were put in place to manage it,” said a spokesperson for Nambucca Heads Fire and Rescue on social media.
The spokesperson also thanked Macksville Fire and Rescue, and crews from Valla Beach and Newee Creek RFS for their assistance.
“Thankfully it was the scrub behind the
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The following name has been suggested for a new local road being constructed in association with a new subdivision off Gannet Drive, Scotts Head: Location: Scotts Head New Name: Laguna Drive
A period of twenty-one (21) days from the date of publication of this notice is allowed to receive written submissions to the proposed name. Objectors must set out relevant reasons. The closing date being 30 October 2024
Please note that any submission may be incorporated in a Council business paper or otherwise publicly disclosed. Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 177, Macksville NSW 2447. ENQUIRIES TO: David Griffin, Development Engineer Ph: (02) 6568 0257.
q A major interior blaze broke out at Diggers Tavern in Bellingen.
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q Raising funds for the Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group during the Show and Shine were Brigid, Annie, Wendy-Joy and Kirsty.
q Hundreds of locals and visitors flocked to the Show and Shine in Bowra Street on Saturday.
q Drag-ens Hot Rod Club’s Gary Ward and his wife Leanne enjoy the food prepared by the Golden Sands Tavern’s Head Chef, Phil Lawson.
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done our best to support them wherever we can.”
The Valla Rod Run proved a significant boost for the local economy, with shops, cafés, pubs, clubs and restaurants bustling with visitors throughout the week.
Jordan Godfrey, who travelled from Sydney for the event, told News Of The Area, “With the Valla Beach Holiday Park being so close to the beach, the welcoming locals and the fabulous Valla Beach Markets being held during our visit, we are already getting excited about returning to the Nambucca Valley in 2025 for the 47th Annual Valla Rod Run.”
Fernmount lifesaver wins at World Champs
By Aiden BURGESS
PETER Allison has proven to be one of the world’s best surf lifesavers in his age category.
The Fernmount resident won six medals including one gold and five silver at the Lifesaving World Championships on the Gold Coast.
Representing Kurrawa Surf Lifesaving Club, the 76-year-old won gold with clubmate Phil Dutton in the 70 years+ line throw relay.
He also won four silver medals in 75 years+ individual events; the 50m manikin carry, 100m manikin carry with fins, 100m manikin tow with fins, and the 100m obstacle race.
Teaming up with three other club members, Peter also won a silver medal in the
4 x 50m 230 years+ obstacle relay.
The veteran lifesaver said the highlight was competing against a legend of the sport.
“I was absolutely over the moon with my results, and the two things that impressed me were in the obstacle race and manikin tow,” he said.
“In the obstacle race I came second to Joel Gitelson from the USA, who has been a multiple world champion.
“I was able to really push him and he broke a world record, and after the race he came up to me and thanked me for pushing him, and he presented me with his Los Angeles County Lifeguards shirt.
“The second thing was the 100m manikin tow, and I was leading Joel until the last couple of strokes and he only
World Championships.
just beat me.
“What almost brought a tear to my eye was when I walked back to my Kurrawa teammates, and they stood up
and applauded me.
“It’s something I’ve never experienced before, and it was a very genuine applause for the effort I had put in.”
Fishing education
WANT to know more about fly fishing?
The Coffs Coast Fly Fishing Club will be at Gordon Park, Nambucca Heads on Sunday, 13 October as part of National Gone Fishing Day.
Members of the club will be providing fly casting tuition, answering questions about the sport and demonstrating the art of tying flies.
“This will be an opportunity to see firsthand what fly fishing is all about and what it can offer you,” said Allan Ekert of the Coffs Coast Fly Fishing Club.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will
host the Gone Fishing Day event to “celebrate the value of fishing and encourage everyone to get out on the water”.
Activities run from 9am to 2pm.
“Each event will have free fishing sessions, experts to provide fishing advice, casting competitions, as well as some free fishing giveaways. You can also pick up fishing guides and other advisory information,” the Department stated.
The Nambucca Heads event will feature a jumping castle for children and drinks and food will be available for purchase on-site.
q Emma Woodbury, Willow Woodbury, Rebecca Cooke and Savannah-Belle Cooke.
q Nambucca Heads locals Hudson and Adam Pearce.
q Little Bit Country Rodders member Matt Black shows off his golden machine.
q Grayson Cooke-Hurrell and Hudson Jones loving the colour.
q Peter Allison with his medals at the Lifesaving
Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline
By Jack GRAMENZ, AAP
INDIGENOUS knowledge and ties to land that have survived despite colonisation will be key to supporting fundamental shifts that reverse the destruction of nature, a global summit has been told.
The three-day event began in Sydney on Tuesday to explore effective ways to address biodiversity loss while offering a local show of commitment towards goals adopted during 2022's United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
The Global Nature Positive Summit has summoned delegates to focus on investment in nature repair, but not everyone is optimistic for results.
Mavis Mullins, chair of the New Zealand government's Ngā Whenua Rāhui fund, which is aimed at preserving traditional knowledge and biodiversity management, said money was important but profits could not come at any cost.
She called for a 100year plan to achieve intergenerational environmental ambitions that might involve taking a step back.
"We need to humble ourselves to nature or nature will humble us and that won't be much fun," she said.
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples regional manager Leah Armstrong said capital distribution needed to be rebalanced.
Funding for Indigenousled work was only a small portion of the global total and trickled through government and development agencies on its way, she said.
"There's a great deal of goodwill in our communities and in our countries… but how do we turn that goodwill into tangible outcomes and actions," Ms Armstrong said.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek acknowledged Indigenous people had a deep connection with their lands
and waters, which had been maintained despite colonisation.
The government was establishing a dozen Aboriginal protected areas, together equivalent in size to Tasmania, and working to double the number of Indigenous rangers, she said.
Previously entrenched systems had adapted to society's needs as values changed and it could happen again to halt biodiversity loss if people worked together, Ms Plibersek added.
But that required forming coalitions with unlikely allies and persuading people who needed convincing, instead of demonising them, she said.
The minister did not mention fossil fuels in her address, but some outside the summit characterised it as an exercise in "greenwashing" in the context of recent approvals for coal and gas projects.
A few dozen rallied outside the event.
"Hosting a nature
positive summit whilst approving new coal and gas projects that accelerate climate change and devastate water resources is hypocritical and shameless," activist group GetUp's chief executive Larissa BaldwinRoberts said.
The Australia Institute think tank took out full-page newspaper advertisements on Tuesday lambasting the government's record,
while Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young branded the summit a "flop".
"The government has caved to polluters and loggers instead of protecting the environment as they promised," she said.
Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation chair Ken Henry said governments could be more ambitious with their goals.
"But I don't have to get elected," the former
treasury secretary acknowledged during a panel on transforming economies.
Still, governments needed to look beyond simple responses to the perceived needs of current voters to ensure future generations prosper, he said.
"Our industrialising modes of development have amounted… to extracting economic and social progress from nature," Dr Henry said.
q Indigenous knowledge can help reverse the destruction of nature, a global summit has been told. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS.
WIRES expo attracts new volunteers
By Mick BIRTLES
WIRES Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC) held its inaugural Carers Expo last Thursday, 3 October, aiming to recruit new local volunteers to the wildlife support organisation.
The not-for-profit WIRES, which stands for the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, has been rescuing and caring for sick, injured and orphaned native animals for over 35 years.
Hosted at the Plantation Hotel in Coffs Harbour, the Expo drew attendees from Scotts Head to Woolgoolga, many of whom signed up to assist in rehabilitating
injured, sick, and orphaned native animals.
The Expo showcased various stalls with equipment and information on different species, offering insights into wildlife rescues and care.
This hands-on approach allowed guests to learn about caring for animals like joeys, reptiles and birds.
The event also led to offers of soft release sites from local property owners, essential for reintegrating rehabilitated wildlife into their natural habitats.
Guests enjoyed heartwarming stories from experienced and new volunteers, demonstrating
the significance of their work.
A Q&A session followed, allowing potential new carers to ask questions and learn about the challenges and rewards of wildlife rehabilitation.
The Expo was also attended by numerous existing WIRES MNC Branch volunteers, actively engaging with guests to offer the benefit of their experience.
"We are excited by the community's interest in supporting our local wildlife," said Sarah Kemeny-Packwood, WIRES MNC Possum and Glider Coordinator.
"The commitment from
new volunteers and offers of soft release sites will greatly enhance the care and rehabilitation of our native animals."
Fiona Nielsen, an experienced WIRES MNC volunteer, told News Of The Area, "With Australia facing high extinction rates, the demand for wildlife carers and soft release sites is critical.
“Events like the Carers Expo inspire hope for a resilient future for our wildlife."
For more information on how to get involved with WIRES Mid North Coast, visit wires.org.au/training/ rescue-courses or contact secretarymidnorthcoast@ gmail.com.
Experts debunk daylight saving health risks
By Nyk CARNSEW, AAP
DAYLIGHT saving has no negative impact on people's health, a world-first study has found.
The effect of daylight saving on health has long been the subject of speculation, amid concerns over loss of sleep as well as the increased risk of strokes and heart attacks.
Sleep experts from Flinders University in Adelaide have carried out the world's first comprehensive study into the practice's long-term impact and found no significant evidence it results in a loss of sleep.
Researcher Reece Kemp says people living in daylight saving states get comparable sleep to those who don't, aside from a small tendency to go to bed and wake up later.
"We got the opportunity to study a lot of downstream effects in sleep health and daytime functioning... once
again we found really no difference," Mr Kemp told AAP.
The researchers focused on the later months of daylight savings time, as prior studies only focused on the impact during the first few weeks.
"If you're going to be removing daylight savings time you want to know what the exact cost of it is," Mr Kemp said.
"The interesting opportunity about Australia is that you have basically a half-split of states that observe daylight saving
time and those who are on standard time."
The researchers compared the sleep patterns of people in states that observe daylight saving against those that don't, using data from two nationwide questionnaires.
While the evidence does suggest people could lose sleep in the first few weeks, the impact was no worse than jet lag, Mr Kemp said.
The tendency of Australians in states that observe daylight saving to go to bed and wake up later also likely offsets any long-term
risk.
"Is that potentially people in daylight savings time are adapting? Possibly," he said.
However, people concerned about adjusting to the transition can avoid losing sleep by sticking to a strict sleep schedule over the weekend and avoiding staying up late or sleeping in.
"Because of the clock change, you might be waking up quite late by body clock time and thus you might not be feeling super sleepy on that Sunday night," Mr Kemp said.
'Line in the sand': premier urges social media ban ASAP
By Andrew BROWN, AAP
ANY ban on young people using social media needs to be implemented as soon as possible, the NSW premier says. Ahead of a two-day summit between the NSW and South Australian governments on addressing social media issues, Chris Minns said age restrictions for the tech platforms were more than needed.
"I'd like to see (an age ban) done as soon as possible... ultimately, we have to draw a line in the sand," he
told Sky News on Sunday.
"This is a big change for Australia, but I think it's warranted, given this is, in my view, a global, unregulated experiment on young people and the prevalent use of social media."
It comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to state and territory leaders asking for input on
how an age ban on social media could be implemented.
The federal government has indicated it will look to introduce legislation restricting social media use for young people, but an exact age limit has not been determined.
The prime minister asked premiers and chief ministers their preference for an age limit, and how parental
consent could be factored in.
The leaders were also asked to consider whether young people with existing social media accounts would be exempt from any future ban.
Mr Minns said he would want to see a social media ban start at age 16, but there needed to be a uniform approach across states and territories.
"That's where a lot of this idea that daylight savings time was harmful came from.
"Come Monday morning, you might be feeling really tired and that would compound throughout the work week and result in an even bigger sleep the next weekend."
Daylight saving time began on Sunday at 2am AEST, when clocks moved forward one hour to 3am AEDT in all states and territories except Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
"Wherever we end up is a world away from where we currently are, which is widespread use, which is obviously negative for a lot of people," he said.
"The obligations would be on social media companies to make sure that they've got restrictions in place."
Age verification trials are underway to help determine how a possible ban could be enforced.
19 Country Colts Carnival.
q WIRES volunteer Judy Wood passes on what she has learned about caring for sick, injured or orphaned wildlife to Expo attendees Samantha and Summer Williams of Scotts Head.
q WIRES carer Fiona Nielsen at a stall during the WIRES MNC Carers Expo last week.
q WIRES MNC carers Andrew Cox, Sarina Tuddenham and Rebecca Brauer at the reptile stand during the Carers Expo last week.
Early cases a key test for coercive control laws
By Neve BRISSENDEN, AAP
FEW coercive control offenders are being brought before the NSW courts, months after the offence was written into law.
New data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found that since coercive control legislation was introduced in July, 56 incidents have been recorded by police.
But just two of those incidents had court action commenced by August 31, which bureau director Jackie Fitzgerald said could boil down to the nature of the offences.
"The fact that the number of charges that have been made so far is quite low is to be expected, and a function also of that being a new offence," she said.
Coercive control must involve a series of offences,
including harassment, stalking and financial abuse.
"It's quite different to many other offence types... I think I wouldn't be surprised if police are waiting for something of a test case to go forward and really set a benchmark for what courts require," Ms Fitzgerald said.
The new laws ban patterns of abuse used to hurt, scare, intimidate, threaten or control someone, including controlling movements, withholding money or limiting access to friends, family and other associates.
Coercive control has been identified as a precursor to 97 percent of intimate partner domestic violence homicides in NSW between 2000 and 2018.
While only four percent of coercive control incidents are being prosecuted, more than 60 percent of regular domestic violence offences
end up before the courts.
But it is early days and the justice system is likely adjusting to the new laws, Monash University's Kate Fitz-Gibbon said.
"It will take some time to understand in better detail how the offence is being utilised by police and what challenges emerge during the court process," she said.
"Ongoing monitoring of the offence is absolutely critical to ensure that the objectives of the new law are achieved in practice."
Professor Fitz-Gibbon said the key test of the new laws would be if safety was improved for victimsurvivors.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said prosecuting the cases would require meticulous police work.
"We envisage these cases will take longer, will take more time and require more care," she said.
"It is probably a job detectives will need to be involved in very early on, wherever there may be a corroboration for the pattern or controlling behaviour."
Queensland passed legislation in March to criminalise coercive control, which is set to take effect from 2025. The WA and SA governments are also considering new legislation while the behaviour is an offence under family violence acts in the ACT, Victoria and the Northern Territory.
Dorrigo to host NSW Tentpegging Championships
HUNDREDS of riders and support crews from across Australia are getting ready to roll into Dorrigo for the NSW Tentpegging Championships.
Dorrigo has secured the chance to host the qualifying event for the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show, with teams from NSW, Queensland and Victoria competing across three grades on October 12 and 13.
Event organiser and competitor Scott Miller said it was a great honour to bring the free event to Dorrigo Showground to promote the region and introduce more people to the fast-paced world of tentpegging.
“This is a really important event on the sport’s calendar,” Mr Miller said.
“This competition will be fast, furious and fiercely contested, and we are expecting some very close finishes.”
Mr Miller, who competes with the Tamworth Tentpeggers, said the event has been held in Manilla for the past few years.
“But as I have a strong affiliation with Dorrigo and Ebor, I put in to have the event in Dorrigo this year and it was accepted,” he said.
“People flock to the Sydney Royal Easter Show to see us compete each year.
“Now you can see it at Dorrigo, and entry is free.”
The sport of tentpegging showcases the skill and ability of a horse and rider working together to collect “pegs” with a lance or sword as quickly as possible.
“To be selected to compete at the Sydney Royal Show next year, you must qualify at this NSW Championship.
Many of the riders competing at the Dorrigo event have represented Australia internationally at tentpegging events in India, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan, Egypt and United Arab Emirates.
on the number of pegs collected and carried, and judged on drill formation,” Mr Miller said.
Mr Miller said the competition will be highly contested at the Dorrigo event.
“Each team is scored
“The riders then swap their lance for a much shorter sword and complete the same course again.
“This requires competitors to go much
lower on their horse to reach the targets.
“We also have another challenge, called Skill at Arms, where horse and rider are challenged with various obstacles using both the lance and sword which must be completed within a tight time frame.
“The variety of skills
needed to complete this course is exceptional, and it’s a lot of fun – both for the riders and spectators.”
The NSW Championships at Dorrigo Showground on October 12 and 13 will have events for men, women and juniors across A, B, and C Grades. Entry is free.
q Kate Fitz-Gibbon says the justice system is likely still adjusting to the new coercive control laws. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS.
q The Tamworth Tentpeggers.
Car club fires up for 50-year celebrations
By Mike HELY
THE Coffs Harbour Veteran Vintage and Classic Car Club (CHVVCC) will celebrate its 50th year by hosting the 2024 “Great Eastland Hub Rally” in Coffs Harbour over the weekend of 26-27 October.
The rally is an annual gathering of four vintage car clubs from Taree, Tamworth, Armidale and Coffs Harbour, with members of similar clubs elsewhere also welcome to attend.
One of the CHVVCC’s founders, local car enthusiast Geoff Maunder, is still active as a life member.
He said the Great Eastland Hub Rally involved “meeting old friends, enjoying our vehicles and showcasing the beauty of the district to our visitors”.
Geoff, who started as inaugural treasurer of the club in 1974, alongside president Harry Smith and secretary Gary Dibley, said he had filled all club functions over the years, including as president again for the past two years.
Originally gathering in Harry Smith’s Porta Gas office in Coffs Harbour, the group outgrew the space and accepted an offer from then Sawtell Fire Brigade captain Noel Hamey to use the fire station as a meeting place.
“Our first vehicle on club registration was a 1913 Model-T Ford restored by our first secretary, followed by a 1928 Model-A Ford restored by the club’s founding and former member, Mick O’Neill,” Geoff said.
“His vehicle has been a CHVVCC vehicle since its restoration in 1976, having been purchased from Mick in 2007 by Andrew Winter, a past president and current magazine editor.
“From day one we have always been a social club, and members are always ready to assist others with help and mechanical advice.
“In the early days, most members had young children and club events involved the youngsters… we [also] attended numerous rallies in our vintage cars, including in Dubbo.
“It was a long way in the early ’80s to drive to Dubbo in a 1920s vehicle with mechanical brakes and no power steering, for a threeday event, [while] keeping the kids amused on the back seat at 40-45 mph (70 km/h).”
While CHVVCCC members had attended many other memorable rallies around the country over the years, the most impressive drive was from Brisbane to Broome in a hoodless single cylinder 1911 Hupmobile in 2022.
“Initially our vehicles were
either veteran or vintage with a few in the 1930-40s but now our youngest cars eligible for historic registration need only be 30 years old,” Geoff said.
“As an increasing percentage of club vehicles are becoming more modern, the club recently changed its name to Coffs Harbour Veteran Vintage and Classic Car Club to better cover the current ages of members’ vehicles.”
The upcoming Great Eastland Hub Rally will include a Friday night welcome barbeque, a drive through the Orara Valley to Coramba on the Saturday morning, a visit to the Bunker Cartoon Gallery and National Holden Museum, and an evening celebration dinner.
On Sunday there will be a car display at the Coffs Harbour Showground, followed by a scenic drive to Urunga, lunch catered by Bonville CWA and dinner and prize giving that evening.
Anyone interested in finding out more about becoming a member of the CHVVCC can email chvvcc@ gmail.com.
q Coffs Harbour Veteran Vintage and Classic Car Club has a big weekend planned for 26-27 October to celebrate 50 years since its formation.
q Members join a street parade in Harbour Drive (High Street) in the 1980s.
q President and founding member Geoff Maunder.
q The Veteran Vintage and Classic Car Club celebrates historic and unique vehicles from across the decades.
By Manny WOOD
Two friends, one bet, one winner
JONNY and his best mate Joan had the Australian public captivated when a friendly bet turned sour.
The dispute arose from a bet placed during a match between the Crocs and the Raptors. Jonny, a die-hard Raptors fan, confidently predicted a resounding victory.
Joan said I will take $1,000 on the Crocs.
Jonny said if you put on $3,000, I will give you five to one odds.
Joan agreed, standing to win $15,000.
After a thrilling game that went down to the wire, the Crocs emerged victorious, and Joan claimed her winnings.
However, Jonny refused to pay.
The disagreement escalated into a heated exchange, and eventually, Joan decided to take legal action.
The case went to Court, where both friends presented their versions of the events.
Joan argued that the bet was a serious wager, made with clear intent, and that she had stated to Jonny that she wanted to electronically transfer the $3,000 prior to the game.
She also explained that she was confident in the Crocs as she knew their best player was returning from injury.
She also stated that she wished to use the potential winnings to fund an overseas trip to visit her sister.
Jonny’s statement to the Court referred to previous similar circumstances and other scenarios where it had been found that the bet was only a casual interaction between friends, made in a lighthearted manner, and that there was no intention to create a legally enforceable contract.
The Court considered the evidence presented by both parties, including the nature of the bet, the circumstances under which it was made, and the intentions of the parties involved.
In its ruling, the Court found that while the bet may have been made in a casual setting, the parties' actions and statements indicated a clear intention to create a legally binding agreement.
As such, the Court found in favour of Joan.
Thank you to Anthony Fogarty for his assistance with this column. Email Manny Wood, principal solicitor at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.
This fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
Dimethoate use on blueberry farms
DEAR News Of The Area,
AS we now have a blueberry farm neighbouring our property I have increasing concerns about the intensive use of a large range of environmentally unhealthy chemicals on commercial food crops in the Nambucca Valley, primarily on blueberries but possibly also on zucchinis - Dimethoate being one of them.
Dimethoate is a highly toxic chemical banned in many countries overseas. Dimethoate will render blueberries unable to be imported in a number of South East Asian countries if detected and it is a persistent chemical that moves into the flesh of the berry and can be easily detected by countries who routinely perform analysis of fruit that is being imported.
In fact, many countries will not import produce from other countries that spray Dimethoate.
It can no longer be bought in garden retail stores in Australia but is still permitted by the APVMA on large scale commercial food crops.
It has a four week withholding period (after spraying) on cereal crops but is accompanied by a directive to ‘not graze cattle on the crops in that time’.
It has a seven day withholding period on peas and beans but ONLY a 24 hour withholding period on blueberries and zucchinis!
When Dimethoate flushes out as effluent from insectigation (through a drip or trickle irrigation system) it breaks down to Omethoate which is considerably more toxic. This means that its use on blueberry and possibly other horticulture farms in Nambucca Valley results in it going into the soil and ultimately our waterways, i.e. the Nambucca River.
Dimethoate is an organophosphate, is a nerve poison and considered to be carcinogenic.
It may cause genetic changes and may damage a developing foetus, so why is this chemical approved for use in Australia?
Dimethoate is used mostly for elimination of fruit fly even though alternative methods are availablebait spraying being one of them.
Even the DPI uses this method in the Murray Irrigation area.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is also another option.
IPM is a proven way of eliminating pests by introducing predatory insects. Furthermore, in 2014 the DPI offered a national presentation on IPM as a viable method to significantly reduce the use of Dimethoate for fruit fly and the Queensland DPI reports bait spraying is 96 percent effective against Queensland fruit fly in northern Queensland
DPI has also offered resources in Integrated Weed Management (IWM) and Integrated Nutrient Management.
Short memories
DEAR News Of The Area,
WHILST fully appreciating and sympathising with the role of Norco farmers and workers I wonder about the lack of moral outrage when Norco previously and unceremoniously dropped Northpower as their electricity
On theCouch
DEAR Jasminda,
I HAVE been part of a book club for two years.
One of the members recently confessed that they don't read any of the books (they listen to the audiobook or sometimes just read the first 50 pages and the final page).
Am I wrong to think this isn't 'real' reading?
Are they cheating somehow?
My understanding is that books need to be read, in full, to embrace their effect.
Hermione D.
Dear Hermione,
Your name conjures up a particular image for me.
I can see you and your fellow book club members ranged around a coffee table, a platter with cashews, sliced pear, homemade hummus dip, perhaps some black seedless grapes strategically draped over its bamboo edge.
You with your notebook full of carefully observed points of discussion.
And, when it's your turn to host, carefully selected wines based on literature, pouring glasses of Chianti or full-bodied Port in honour of Sherlock Holmes.
Casually dropping Virginia Woolf's line about language being 'wine upon the lips', a reference completely lost by fellow book clubber Susan, whose
If these methods were employed in all forms of horticulture then the use of harmful chemicals would be reduced, the environment would be better protected.
And that includes us!
wild gesticulations mean she somehow manages to get more wine on her lap than in her mouth.
And you would never dare to resort to book club trickery (perhaps reading a review or two, Googling a synopsis, removing any hope of an original thought by resorting to SparkNotes).
Nor would you listen to an audiobook, because that is somehow less authentic.
It's taking the work out of it. If language is wine upon the lips, what is it when someone else's lips are involved?
I'd say it's literary infidelity.
Stick to your moral code, Hermione.
Don't cheapen the experience with Bose earplugs.
Suffer through your blurred vision and your pulled neck muscle from trying to finish the last chapter before book club night, just as the author has suffered through years of drafts, imposter syndrome, a below-minimum wage, a divorce, and a bad Goodreads review by a faceless person named LitChickxox (which felt like a knife to the heart).
You are correct in stating that the most important rule of a book club is to read the goddamn book.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
provider in a period where Northpower employees, many of them local, were going through their own particularly difficult period of reorganisation and job losses.
No, nary a word from Norco, their members or any National Party representative.
Is the health of the Nambucca Valley, future farming, the rivers and of all living things worth the risk of using this dangerous chemical, and other similarly toxic chemicals?
The decision was simply based on price.
If, as stated (NOTA 27/9/2024), the current process was based on merit and fairness, can Mr Singh explain and justify his comments with respect to the decision being "political and undertaken by Sydney bureaucrats".
Regards, Raewyn MACKY, Nambucca Valley.
If Norco failed to meet the tender criteria, please explain the process for circumventing such a process and awarding the contract to a nonconforming tender applicant.
Regards, Bob CAMERON, Coffs Harbour.
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Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat
By Tracey FERRIER, AAP
ENVIRONMENT ministers have been summoned to a special meeting on the looming bird flu threat as Australia asks the US and New Zealand for advice on vaccinating wildlife.
Federal minister Tanya Plibersek has called the meeting for October 18, correspondence shows, after pressure from conservation groups and the ACT government.
ACT Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti recently wrote to her federal counterpart, appealing for leadership as Australia awaits the arrival of H5 High pathogenicity avian influenza.
Ms Vassarotti requested an urgent gathering of environment ministers to
ensure they were ready to respond to the virus, which has caused mass wildlife deaths overseas.
The federal minister has since written back saying the meeting would go ahead in line with Ms Vassarotti's suggestion and would involve all environment ministers and their agriculture counterparts.
To date, the federal agriculture department has led a whole-of-government response to the threat, with the involvement of Ms Plibersek's department.
However, the approach has raised concerns from the Invasive Species Council that wildlife impacts have taken a back seat to poultry industry threats.
Campaigner Jack Gough, who has long been calling for nature-focused plans to
The Big Screen
By Lindsay HALL
AN intriguing slate of films are being released this week to Aussie cinemas, though you may need to hunt around for the chance to view the best of them.
The Apprentice
Testing the limits of Australia’s tolerance for US political figures is the biopic “The Apprentice” which purportedly recounts the formative years in business of Donald Trump.
Starring Sebastian Stan in
the title role, the film centres on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong), a lawyer notorious for his involvement with the Communist witch-hunts of the 50’s who became a mentor to the future President.
Possibly the most interesting aspect of this film is that financing for the production was helped by a sizable donation from a friend of Trump who expected a positive and inspiring portrayal of the man.
Instead the controversial depictions of dishonest business dealings and abusive behaviour caused multiple efforts to block the release of
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Barb MARANIK
UPCOMING events:
14th October – Draw teams’ event
17th Charity Day – table fees $10 & funding raising options during the games. All proceeds to go to local youth group.
24th October – AGM meeting
Results for week ending 5th October 2024
Monday 30th September
– 3 ½ table Howell
1st Carol McKee & Daphne Priestley (72%), 2nd Susie Keur & Les Sinclair (70%), 3rd Judy Holliday & Vicki Walker
limit wildlife losses, said the meeting was good news.
He said environment authorities were going to have to "pick winners" and choose which species to help when the virus hit Australiasomething that could happen any day with the arrival of migratory birds.
He was heartened to learn from Ms Plibersek's letter that her department was working on ways to determine how susceptible particular species were to the virus to prioritise action that might help.
He was also happy to hear authorities were reviewing arrangements for the use of vaccines in Australia, including their potential use in threatened species.
"We have been participating in trilateral wildlife vaccination 'lessons learned' discussions with the United States and New Zealand, hosted by Wildlife Health Australia," Ms
the film.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Another comic franchise is rebooted with “Hellboy: The Crooked Man”.
Following the exploits of a demon summoned by Nazis in WWII but raised by a kind and noble British paranormal expert, this will be the third iteration of the character on the big screen.
This time Hellboy (Jack Kesy) investigates a supernatural entity in a remote, mountain community full of folklore and witchcraft.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Receiving a surprise theatrical release is the documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”.
"Vaccination of domestic, captive or threatened wild animals may not be feasible in many circumstances.
Tuesday 1st October –Individual 3 tables
1st Barb Maranik (61%), 2nd Amber Fox (59%), 3rd Vicki Walker (57%), 4th Carol McKee (53%)
Thursday 3rd October 3 ½ table Howell
1st Barry Butler & Merita Pailthorpe (60%), 2nd Maureen Cowan & Janet Dyson (54%), 3rd Mike & Linda Siford (52%)
Saturday 5th October 3 table Howell
1st Amber Fox & Carol McKee (72%), 2nd Maureen Cowan & Barb Maranik (58%), 3rd Mike & Linda Siford (55%)
By Charlie POTTER
WEDNESDAY Oct 2
The Nissan/Breakaway Triples attracted 22 bowlers and the winners on the day were Margaret Flagg and BooBoo Ruane with Don Lean, Tas Fribbins and Drum Poletti second and Ron Hill, Bonsai Coughlin and Peter Fredericks third. Lucky Losers to Roger McGuigan, Stu Thorne and Fred Pope, whilst Graham Hunt drew Lucky Bowler, and that's all, for the Jackpot of $150.
Fri Oct 4. Due to being rained out last week, this week became Laverty's day with double prizes. Stan Flack, Danny Curran,Graham Horne and Todd Ryan, Red Dog Ward and Michael Thomas were the winners. Col Crawford and Brett Liddell were second along with Perry McNally, Bill Mann and Mick Boyle. Third were Warren Gallop, Dirk
"This is why my department is also exploring the potential for other actions to help maximise the resilience of wildlife populations."
From filmmakers Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui - who have previously made documentaries about fashion designer Alexander McQueen and the journeys of paralympic athletes in Rising Phoenix - this film combines archival footage with interviews to explore the legacy of the actor who “made us believe that a man could fly.”
Obviously the film explores his life and career as well as the horse-riding accident that left him permanently unable to walk, but the true heart of this film examines the work he engaged in as an advocate for medical research to help improve the lives of those who have experienced similar
The Invasive Species Council has been highly critical of the $7 million package allocated so far to the bird flu threat and wants more cash put on the table.
"For comparison, $66 million was allocated to preparation for African Swine Fever in 2019," Mr Gough said. "I'd think a similar investment is what should occur here."
tragedies.
What truly makes this a special experience is that the interviews conducted for the film are chiefly with his three surviving childrenAlexandra, Matthew and Will.
Terrifier 3
The most extreme of the hardcore horror hounds will be thrilled this week to know that “Terrifier 3” is coming to select screens.
Most of us can remain very content in our complete lack of awareness about this franchise.
Filmmaker Damien Leone has enjoyed unbelievable success with this series of micro-budget films, which are largely endurance tests to see just how much gore the audience can stomach.
Nambucca Bowls Report
Winward and Darren Jones and Harry Rauchenberger, Mino Bettanin and Charlie Potter. Two lots of Lucky Losers... Terry & Matt Harvey and Trevor Hannaford and Frank Worsley, Peter Fredericks and Ian Poletti. Bill Mann was again the Lucky Bowler and yet again he missed drawing his rink for $420.
Sat Oct 5 Ten teams of 5 players competed for morning and afternoon games each of Fours and Singles then Triples and Pairs. The day proved very popular and Rita's Bistro did them selves proud with the schnitzel or burger and chips lunch. Winners with 22 pts were Bonsai, Matt Harvey, BooBoo Ruane, Paul Michel and Grumpy Hunt. Second with 20 on a countback were Paddy Byrne, Harry The Rock, Neil Duffus, Angry Lawrence and Steve Carr. Third with 20 pts, Mick Ellison, Jinx Campbell, Glenn Brady,
Cossie and Marg Flagg. 4th on 18pts... Ken Summerville, Aaron Cedelland, Owen Smith, Joe Franck and Chris Brownlie. Best performed AM games... Sid Campyon, Ava Power, Charlie Potter, Michael Thomas and Darcy Rostron with Matt Watts, Nerida and Mark Blackford, Danny Curran and Paul Ward the best PM.
Sun Oct 6 Pairs
Championship Quarter Final. It was played at last with Psycho Carr and Tony Urquhart proving too strong (22-7) for Mark Blackford and Angry Lawrence. The winners now play their Semi on Sun Oct 22 against Owen Smith and Chris Brownlie for the opportunity of meeting Paul Ward and Rhys Riddell in the Final, date to be advised.
The Triples Championship Round One games are this Saturday with the Quarter Finals on Sunday.
AAP sought comment from Ms Plibersek's office.
This one is definitely not suitable for the kids or for date night.
Ghostlight
Finally, the indie drama Ghostlight receives a limited release this week.
A beautiful but agonising exploration of grief and loss, this is a film that will probably require you to bring a box of tissues.
Following the death of his son, a construction worker struggles to contain his own anger, while dealing with a similar attitude in his teenage daughter.
An unexpected invitation to join a local theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet" is the catalyst for extraordinary change within the family.
q Advocates fear bird flu's impact on wildlife has taken a back seat to its threat to poultry. Photo: Darren England/AAP PHOTOS.
Plibersek wrote.
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
By Geoff McCANN
WEATHER for the week’s competitions, featuring the inaugural “Good Time Charlie’s Cup” played over the long weekend. A big thank you to Nathan Ison and his team at Good Time Charlies coffee shop for your generous sponsorship of this new event.
Luckily, the weather improved significantly to allow us to host the Mid
North Coast Vets for a Medley Stableford on Tuesday, albeit in rather soggy conditions, and bunkers out of play –much to the appreciation of some players! Ross Donnelly (10) from Macksville won Division 1 (0 to 18) with 39 points from Stephen McNeil (15) 37, Colin Cutt (14) from Coffs Harbour 36 and Deidre Fletcher (14) 35 points. Michael Bellew (22) from Dorrigo won Division 2 (19 to 45) with 39 points from
Geoffrey Knight (21) from Coffs Harbour 37, Warwick Lean (26) 34, and Steve Ward (29) 33 points. The Ball Rundown to 32 points. NTP’s to Colin Cutt on 5 with 192 cms, Peter Jackman from Coffs Harbour on 13 and David Nicholls from Coffs Harbour on 18.
The Women played a Single Stableford on Wednesday. Deidre Fletcher (14) won Division 1 (0 to 24) with 39 points from Susan
q Good Time Charlie’s Cup winner Matthew McKee with the Good Time Charlie’s team.
Sixers Cricket League begins this weekend
FROM Page 24
This season will also feature a new Under 19s competition played on Thursday nights, in which four teams will play twice against each other before having a local final.
The winner then plays against the winner of the Port Macquarie competition on Thursday, 12 December.
The first-grade season gets underway with matches played in Macksville and Woolgoolga.
2022/23 season
premiers Bellingen/Dorrigo begin their season by taking on the Nana Glen Lizards at Phillip Hughes Oval.
Last season’s runners up Sawtell take on the Woolgoolga Rebels at the Wiigulga Sports Complex.
Last season’s semifinalists Coffs Colts have the
opening round bye.
The first one-dayers of the season will be played on Saturday, 26 October, at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park, with the Coffs Colts taking on Bellingen/ Dorrigo and the Nana Glen Lizards playing Sawtell.
The second-grade season also gets underway this weekend, with one day matches in Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, and Woolgoolga.
Sawtell begin their premiership defence in Dorrigo where they take on Bellingen/Dorrigo.
Last season’s runners-up Coffs Colts start their season by hosting Urunga at Fitzroy Oval.
Nana Glen Lizards Blue and Nana Glen Lizards White teams play off at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park, and Woolgoolga Rebels host Diggers Cricket Club.
McWilliam (16) on 37 points. Lyn Parkes (27) won Division 2 (25 to 29) with 39 points from Donna Easey (26) on 38 points. Linda Piccin (35) won Division 3 (30 to 45) with 40 points from Fiona Chaffey (37) with 37 points. The Ball rundown to 33 points on c/b. NTP’s to Deidre Fletcher, Kerry Naylor & Shayne Scott on 5, Henny Oldenhove, Ann Antcliff & Fiona Chaffey on 8, Marilyn McNally on 13 and Lyn Parkes won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
Some great scores on Thursday’s Medley Stableford. Club President, Geoffrey Harris (was off 18!) scored 41 points to win Division 1 (0 to 18) from Glen Crow (11) 39 points. Hans Jansen (23) won Division 2 (19 to 45) with 42 points from Kevin Mulhall (22) with 38 points. Other good rounds from Bryce McCarroll & Robert Coneybeare 38, Paul Mcelhinney & Trevor Peck 37, with the Ball Rundown to 35 points on c/b. Drew Glasson canned the “Ecomist” Longest Putt now on the 1st Hole, other NTP’s to Glen Crow on 5, Drew Glasson on 8, Alvin Rapley won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, Daniel Wassens got Stu’s ball on 15 and Greg Smith won
the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18. Congratulations to Stephen Carr for his Hole In One on the 7th Hole.
Saturday was the Men’s Monthly Medal Stroke, sponsored by Nambucca Local Liquor – thank you Bushy! Winner of “A” Grade (0 to 12) was Tony Crome (10) from Port Macquarie with net 65 from Medal winner Ashton Herbert (10) net 67. Franck Joey won scratch 72. “B” Grade (13 to 18) winner was Greg Jager (14) with a great score of net 64 from Matt Dyer (15) 68. Graham Weary won scratch 83. In “C” Grade (19 to 45), Raymond Guiana (25) also had a blinder with net 64 to win from Charles McGarry (37) from South West Rocks net 66 on c/b from Paul Maxwell. Scratch winner Owen Smith from Mona Vale 89. The Ball Rundown to 72 on c/b.Stephen Doherty sank the ”Ecomist” Longest Putt on 1, other NTP’s Keith Elphick on 5, Garry Johnstone on 7 & 8, Tony Crome on 15 & Urpo Ylinen won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
Great weather on Sunday & Monday for the “Good Time Charlie’s Cup” with players greeted on the first tee with a complimentary freshly brewed cup of barista Coffee and a Bacon & Egg roll to get them started for the day. Division 1 (GA +6 to
11.9) played a Stroke event. Congratulations to Mathew McKee from Coffs Harbour who won the Cup with 147 from Max Neal (Sawtell) 150. Dan Jones (8) from Kempsey won the Net with 140 from Campbell Hoskins (12) from Kempsey 141, and Daniel Wren (12) 143. Divisions 2 & 3 played a Stableford event. Andrew Blair (21) from Bowraville won Division 2 (12 to 19.9) with net 76 from Joe Street (19) 74 and Phillip Woodgate (17) 73. Kye Ingram (23) from Sawtell won Division 3 (20 to 36) with net 77 from Harrison Lee (33) 76 and Dylan Mann (23) 71. The Women played a Single Division Stableford event. Scratch winner was Tana Lowe (9) from Yamba with 44 on c/b from Annalese McKee from Coffs Harbour. Jenny Throne (28) was the Net winner with 78 points from Louise Ainsworth (33) 76 and Kylie Lowe (27) from Yamba 71. Results for Daily winners & NTP’s are available on Members Portal, and shortly on Club Website.
The playoff of our Club “Handiskins” final is on Sunday 13th at 9am – come along and watch our 4 Finalists battle it out in a Skins format over 18 Holes to win a share of the $800 Prize Pool.
Macksville Country Club Report
By Max TURNER
SPONSORED by the Latham family, the final round of the Club Championships was played with the course looking like a picture.
Allan Clarke started the day with a two shot lead.
Ominous signs were in the air when Beau Lavender chipped in for an eagle on the first hole to square their scores.
It then became a race of two with scores tied after nine holes.
The second nine was where Beau maintained his consistency to sneak away eventually winning by four shots.
Allan deserves special mention, having won the title 35 times over the years.
Geof O'Grady in B and Eddie Booth in C grade led in all four rounds of their respective events.
In the ladies Championships, winner Jo Montague started the final round with a 7 shot lead.
Not surrendering, Nikki Laird took up the challenge
but ran out of holes, finishing just one shot behind.
In conjunction Saturday's stroke event resulted in Beau Lavender winning both the Medal and Spoon (gross and net) with Phil Bambury (B) and John Poole (C grade).
Greg Hogan seems to psych himself up for the
himself to win the Chook Run with 26 points. Jim Wilkes finished runner up.
Mid Week Competition being regularly amongst the leaders winning from runner up Jordan Welsh.
Rod Curtis surprised
q Champion Beau Lavender.
q Champion Jo Montague.
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FRIDAY
THE BATMAN
NBN, 8.40pm
Not so much a superhero blockbuster as it is a gritty crime saga, filmmaker Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) three-hour epic crafts a grim, noirish narrative world for a faithful iteration of the DC Comics vigilante. The Batman finds Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson, pictured) just two years into his crime-fighting journey – a younger man than we’ve seen him before, he’s still set on vengeance, but in a brooding, hot-headed kind-of way. The villain of the piece is the Riddler (Paul Dano), a deranged serial killer targeting Gotham City’s elite. The Batman is as close as it gets to a definitive adaptation for the caped crusader.
FRIDAY, October 11
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: Zanzibar And Jordan. (PG, R) Part 4 of 4. 9.20 Question Everything. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran.
Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 Grand Designs. (R)
Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 12.45 The Larkins. (Ms, R) 1.30 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.55 Merlin. 11.40 Fresh Off The Boat. Midnight Speechless. 12.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 1.10 Rage. 2.10 Slugterra. 2.30 Late Programs.
MONDAY
DESSERT MASTERS
TEN, 7.30pm
Hungry for another instalment of gorgeous, gravity-defying desserts that would look at home in a modern-art museum? This creative culinary competition will hit the sweet spot. MasterChef winner Emelia Jackson, The Great Australian Bake Off judge Darren Purchese and colourful cake queen Katherine Sabbath are among the professionals putting their imagination and baking skills to the ultimate test in Masters’ second season. In tonight’s premiere, judges Melissa Leong (pictured) and Amaury Guichon are looking for each chef’s dessert masterpiece – with a secret season-long advantage at stake. Word to the wise: a sugary snack won’t go astray when indulging in this mouthwatering delight.
WorldWatch. 2.00 Secrets To Civilisation. (PGav, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Zoo Mum. (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. (Return, Mns)
8.30 Castle Secrets. (Premiere, Mav) Takes a look at castles.
9.25 Rise Of The Nazis: The Downfall. (Mav, R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 The Allegation. (Mav)
12.20 Kin. (MA15+d, R)
4.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
TUESDAY
RED FLAG: MUSIC’S FAILED REVOLUTION
SBS, 8.35pm
Intrepid investigator Marc Fennell (pictured), host of Framed, The Kingdom and The Mission, will stop at nothing to unravel a stranger-thanfiction mystery. In this intriguing docuseries, Fennell and musician Ben Lee hark back to the turn of the millennium to delve into the rise and fall of Guvera, a music service that promised to revolutionise a multi-billion dollar recording industry, then under threat from piracy.
A major player that once rivalled Spotify, the Gold Coast start-up seemed like the next big thing, until it wasn’t – vanishing with $180 million. Candid interviews with former staff, investors and industry experts make this compelling two-parter a must-watch.
6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 1. Practice session. 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 1. Practice session and support races. 2.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 1. Qualifying and support races. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
8.30 MOVIE: Ford V Ferrari. (2019, Ml, R) During the ’60s, American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford so they can defeat rivals Ferrari. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal.
11.40 MOVIE: Hollow Man. (2000, MA15+hlv, R) Kevin Bacon.
1.55 GetOn Extra.
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Coasts. (PG, R) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
8.40 MOVIE: The Batman. (2022, Mlv) Batman pursues a sadistic serial killer who is murdering political figures in Gotham. Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano.
12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Destination WA.
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 Surfing Australia TV. (PG, R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Hart Of Dixie. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Bewitched. 3.00 The Golden Girls. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (PGa) Presented by Stacey Solomon. 8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.
9.45 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Guests include Julia Roberts. 10.45 10’s Late News. 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
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6am The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.40 The Great Escape. (1963, PG) 10.50 Black Box. (2021, M, French) 1.15pm Topkapi. (1964, PG) 3.25 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 5.50 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.30 Silverado. (1985, M) 9.55 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. (1966, M) 1.10am The Untamed. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 3.00 For A Few Dollars More. (1965, M) 5.25 Footy Legends. (2006, PG)
SATURDAY, October 12
Tour of Gippsland. H’lights. 4.30 Battle Of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg. (PGav, R) 5.30 Apocalypse D-Day.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Inside Windsor Castle.
8.25 Jackie And Lee: A Tale Of Two Sisters. (Ma, R)
9.20 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. (R)
10.15 Arthur: A Life With The Royal Family. (PGals, R) 11.15 Something Undone. (Mal)
12.15 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R)
3.55 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R)
4.45 Destination Flavour. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Practice session. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Practice session and support races. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984, PGhl, R) Scientists become ghost hunters. Bill Murray. 9.40 MOVIE: Venom. (2018, Malv, R) A journalist is merged with a symbiotic alien. Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams. 11.40 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (R)
12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout.
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: Mrs Doubtfire. (1993, PGal, R) A man poses as a female housekeeper. Robin Williams. 10.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. (1994, Mls, R) Guy Pearce.
12.00 MOVIE: Ascendant. (2021, MA15+av, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions.
7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (als, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.
8.40 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it matches dogs to their new families. 9.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A motorbike rider falls while travelling at high speed, and his injuries are severe. 10.55 Ambulance UK.
6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Return) 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Crazy Fun Park. 11.10 The PM’s Daughter. 11.35 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.25am Rage. 1.55 Slugterra. 2.15 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 2.25 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Footy
Legends. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.05 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 9.00 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 11.00 T-34. (2018, M, Russian) 1.05pm Tracker. (2010, M) 3.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 4.40 Soft Skin. (1964, PG, French) 6.50 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 8.30 Saturday Night Fever. (1977, MA15+) 10.40 Eager Bodies. (2003, French) 12.30am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, October 13
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Growing A Greener World. (R) 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R) 11.30 Ageless Gardens. (R) 12.00 Surf Life Saving. Coolangatta Gold. 1.30 Speedweek. (R) 2.00 Volleyball. Australian Super League. Finals. Gold medal match. 5.00 PBS Washington Week. 5.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.30 Apocalypse D-Day. (PGaw)
6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Return To Paradise. (Final, Mav)
8.30 Unforgotten. (Final, Mal)
A second victim is linked to the case.
9.15 Miniseries: Better. (Final, Malv) Part 5 of 5.
10.15 Fisk. (Final, PG, R)
10.45 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. (MA15+l, R)
12.45 Fires. (Mal, R)
1.40 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mav, R)
2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
FAMILY (22) ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. (2019) 8.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.35 Speechless. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.45 Spookiz. 12.05am Malory Towers. 12.55 A Kind Of Spark. 1.20 Slugterra. 1.40 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 1.50 Summer Memories. 2.00 Horrible Histories. 3.00 Miraculous. 3.55 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Temple Of Hatshepsut.
8.30 The Lost City Of Ramses. (PGa, R)
10.20 Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes. (Mavw, R) 11.25 Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer. (Mal)
12.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)
2.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)
3.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
3.50 Great Canal Journeys. (R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
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6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Boating. Circuit Boats Drivers Championship. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football.
6.00 Weekend Sunrise. The latest news, sport and weather. 7.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Support races and warm up. 10.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Race 20.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) 8.55 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation. 9.55 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Moorhouse Horrors. (Mav, R) A look at David and Catherine Birnie. 11.10 Autopsy USA. (MA15+a)
12.10 The Starter Wife. (Mas, R)
1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. (Premiere) 9.25 WWE Rivals. (Premiere) 10.20 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Harry’s Practice. 10.30
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Darling Companion. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.55 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 8.35 Soft Skin. (1964, PG, French) 10.45 Silverado. (1985, M) 1.10pm From The Vine. (2019, M) 2.55 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 4.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 6.35 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 8.30 Vampire’s Kiss. (1988, MA15+) 10.25 Helene. (2020, PG, Finnish) 12.40am The Flood. (2020, MA15+) 2.50 Late Programs.
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6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 MOVIE: LOL Surprise: The Skate Dance Movie. (2024) 9.00 Children’s Programs. 2pm MOVIE: Pokémon: The Spell Of Unown. (2001, PG) 3.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 5.30 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon 2. (2014, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Meg. (2018, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014, M) 12.10am The Originals. 2.00 Late Programs.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 The Block. (PGl)
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: The Hand-Off. (Mal) 11.10 The First 48. (Malv) 12.00 Transplant. (MA15+m)
12.45 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA. 5.00 Today Early News.
6am Children’s Programs. 1.25pm MOVIE: Pokémon: Lucario And The Mystery Of Mew. (2005) 3.20 MOVIE: 100% Wolf. (2020, PG) 5.15 MOVIE: Space Jam: A New Legacy. (2021, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises. (2012, M) 10.45 MOVIE: The Domestics. (2018, MA15+) 12.40am Gotham. 1.35 Love After Lockup. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Power Players. 4.30 Late Programs.
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6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. (PGa)
8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals)
9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mls)
10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals)
10.55 SBS World News Late.
11.25 Suspect. (Malv)
11.55 Exterior Night. (Premiere, MA15+v) 2.05 Between Two Worlds. (Mals, R) 3.50 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, 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. (PG)
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Bavarian cuisine is on display.
9.10 The Rookie. (Mav) In the wake of a mafia-related mass casualty event, the team is tasked with keeping the peace at a hospital.
10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav)
11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals) 12.40 Miniseries: The Victim. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00
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6am The Last
Wave. Continued. (1977, PG) 7.00 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 8.50 Lola. (1961, PG, French) 10.30 Mahana. (2016, M) 12.25pm The Exchange. (2021, M) 2.10 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 3.50 Helene. (2020, PG, Finnish) 6.00 When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.55 Bran Nue Dae. (2009, PG) 9.30 First Cow. (2019, PG) 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Sri Lanka. (PGa)
8.35 Red Flag: Music’s Failed Revolution: F*** Pirates. Part 1 of 2.
9.50 SBS World News Late.
10.20 The Point: Road Trip. (R)
11.15 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+v)
1.10 Don’t Leave Me. (MA15+a, R)
3.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
3.55 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am When Mum Is Away… With The Family. Continued. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.45 Helene. (2020, PG, Finnish) 9.55 Bran Nue Dae. (2009, PG) 11.35 Keep Going. (2018, M, French) 1.10pm First Cow. (2019, PG) 3.25 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 5.20 Goal! (2005, PG) 7.30 Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) 9.30 Chino. (1973, M) 11.20 Speed Kills. (2018, M) 1.15am Cleo From 5 To 7. (1962, M, French) 2.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit. A young pregnant woman goes missing the day before her emergency C-section.
Made In Bondi. (Mal) Charlie receives a tempting offer
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WEDNESDAY, October 16
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
SBS World News.
Portillo’s Andalucia. (PG)
8.25 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar: Freedom. (Mal) Part 3 of 3.
9.20 Four Years Later. (Mls) Yash throws himself in to work and study.
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Carmen Curlers. (Mas)
12.55 Romulus. (MA15+av, R)
3.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Bran Nue
Dae. Continued. (2009, PG) 6.10 Goal! (2005, PG) 8.20 First Cow. (2019, PG) 10.35 The Legend Of Ben Hall. (2017, M) 1.10pm Chino. (1973, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 5.30 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 7.30 Defiance. (2008, M) 10.00 The Quick And The Dead. (1995, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.
THURSDAY, October 17
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Great Australian Walks. (PG)
8.30 National Parks From Above: Turkey. (PG) A look at Göreme Historical National Park.
9.25 Paris Has Fallen. (M)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Fallen. (Premiere, Malv)
12.30 Wolf. (Malsv, R)
3.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Emperor’s Club. Continued. (2002, PG) 7.50 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 10.05 Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) 12.05pm Speed Kills. (2018, M) 2.00 Goal! (2005, PG) 4.10 The Producers. (1967, PG) 5.50 Eat Wheaties! (2020, PG) 7.30 True Confessions. (1981, M) 9.30 The Hateful Eight. (2015, MA15+) 12.35am Good Time. (2017, MA15+) 2.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 Akmal: Open For Renovations. (MA15+l) A stand-up performance by Akmal.
9.45 Australia: Now And Then. (Ma, R) Presented by Shane Jacobson. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News.
11.15 Chicago Fire. (MA15+a)
12.15 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av) 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Maria James. (MA15+av, R) Revisits the murder of Maria James. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Soham: Catching A Killer. (Mav, R) 12.00 Magnum P.I. 2.30 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) 8.40 Human Error. (Final, Mlv)
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. Explores life behind bars is like for prisoners Adrian Bayley, Katherine Knight and Simon Gittany.
