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By Andrea FERRARI EXPRESSING gratitude for an organisation that keeps the community safe on the region’s waterways, the Kalang River Dragon Boat Club has donated funds to Marine Rescue’s Nambucca Unit. Secret Santa was sidelined in preference for a fundraising collection for the Unit at the paddlers’ Christmas party. Marine Rescue Nambucca Unit Commander Gary Nichols was delighted to receive the generous donation of $382 from the dragon

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boat club’s President, Wendy Martin. “Our members wanted to share the Christmas spirit and thank Marine Rescue Nambucca for keeping us and other water users safe,” Wendy told News Of The Area. “The Marine Rescue volunteers give their valuable time not only at Christmas but throughout the year and we value their support.” Marine Rescue NSW, an independent not-

for-profit organisation, relies on the fundraising efforts of volunteers, sponsorship, grants and donations to support the service. Some financial support is also provided by the NSW Government and the boating community. From Christmas Eve through to the end of January,

Marine Rescue Nambucca members will patrol the local waterways on rescue watercraft and swimming areas around the Nambucca River bar. From the Unit’s base on the Nambucca River, members will attend callouts for vessels or persons in distress on the water and cover not only the

Nambucca River and beaches down to Scotts Head, but also the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers at Urunga. “It costs up to $200 per week in fuel alone for our rescue watercraft and our 6.8m rescue vessel, so this generous donation will certainly help with that expense,” said Mr Nichols.

AUSTRALIANS have a wide range of views when it comes to defining their family, with many younger people saying love and unconditional support is more important than genetics and legal ties, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). The survey of almost 6,000 people revealed 41 percent of Australians consider close friends or ‘chosen family’ to be part of their family, and 52 percent count their pets as family members. While 62 percent of those of the Interwar Generation (born before 1946) said blood or genetics were important or very important in defining a family, this dropped through the generations to only 24 percent of Gen Zs. The study also revealed gender differences, with women much more likely than men to include chosen family or close friends when they think about family (43 percent vs 31 percent), and to consider pets as family (54 percent vs 38 percent). Women were also significantly more likely to rate unconditional, non-judgemental support as very important when defining what makes a family compared to men (69 percent vs 52 percent). Study co-author and Research Fellow at AIFS, Dr Luke Gahan, said the research has implications for law and policymakers, as definitions of family change and evolve. “For many people family is still a rigid institution underpinned by genetics and legal ties – however, there is an increasing diversity of

views on what it means to be a family,” Dr Gahan said. “This study shows relationships defined by love and individual choice are coming to the fore when it comes to notions of family – throwing up challenges for law and policymakers, as they try to meet the needs of a changing society.” Dr Gahan said, for example, that pets increasingly being considered family could impact the way couples separate. “By law pets are currently considered ‘property’ – but perhaps, given how many of us feel about our pets, something closer to a custody arrangement is more appropriate,” Dr Gahan said. “Also, many people considering close friends as family could influence how employment law defines ‘immediate family’ in terms of leave provisions, when a family member requires care.” Study co-author and Senior Research Officer at AIFS, Mikayla Budinski, said the study also highlights the

diversity of views on what makes a family in Australia – and how that may evolve over time. “How Australians decide who is included in their kinship circles is influenced by legal definitions but is also shaped by culture and personal life experiences and circumstances – so we’re seeing a great breadth of views,” Miss Budinski said. “For example, cultural and linguistic diverse minority Australians rate legal and blood ties as important when defining family – however LGBTQ+ people were far less likely to rate them as important.” The study also found that culturally and linguistically diverse people were significantly more likely to view legal ties or obligations as important or very important when defining family compared to other study participants (41 percent vs 30 percent) – and the same with blood/genetics (43 percent vs 34 percent).

LGBTQ+ people were almost twice as likely to rate blood or genetics as not important at all in defining a family compared to other study participants (32 percent vs 17 percent). Almost half (48 percent) of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people rated ‘legal ties or obligations’ as important or very important compared to just 30 percent of nonIndigenous study participants. Conducted in late 2021, the Families in Australia Survey series aimed to better understand family relationships, connections and support, and the things that Australian families do together or within their communities, such as work and study. The survey was open to all Australians aged 18 years and over. AIFS conducts original research to increase understanding of Australian families and the issues that affect them. Visit aifs.gov.au

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Beach users spring into action to save native fauna in distress FROM Page 1

On Thursday 4 January, while four-wheel-driving on the beach accessed via Grassy Heads Holiday Park, Briana Jimenez discovered a turtle, later nicknamed ‘River’, in distress. “We did attempt to put it back in the water, however it was struggling to swim,” she said. “We left it for an hour, came back and he was in the same spot on the sand. “I called a 24-hour wildlife line who suggested taking the turtle to the sanctuary, however the number was not ringing, so thanks to the team at Mid Coast Vets, Macksville, who were happy to take him

After an overnight stay in triage with one of the dedicated veterinary staff members, River was collected by Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. “We thank everyone involved and to see River's rehabilitation firsthand you can visit Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary in Coffs Harbour,” a Sanctuary spokesperson said. “Did you know it costs around $1200 to rehab and release just one sea turtle? “Any donations are greatly appreciated.” In another incident, when Fishermans Reach local Michael Hudson was returning from the beach, also at Grassy Head, he noticed

a juvenile tawny frogmouth owl stationary on the side of the road. After investigating, he decided to gently transport it home. “I called him ‘Womp’, a bit silly, but that was the sound I imagined he made when he was hit by a vehicle, though we don’t know if that happened,” Michael told NOTA. “I think he was in shock.” The forlorn bird stayed in Michael’s care under observation for 48 hours, which is the advice he was given by wildlife support workers. On day three Michael was confident enough to return Womp to the rescue location, who flew off to the closest tree. Mission accomplished. A very young joey was not

who are most vulnerable to food insecurity can eat. In 2010 he founded his own organic soup kitchen in Sydney’s Kings Cross. Now that soup kitchen is known as Two Good Co, employing women who are homeless due to domestic violence. What started as “wheeling our barbecue about 300 metres” to grill up a shared feast for the area’s homeless and drug addicted is now a national provider of food and lifestyle products to women’s

shelters across the country. National Celebration Day Awards will be presented to Nambucca Valley locals across the following categories: • Citizen of the Year • Senior Citizen of the Year • Young Citizen of the Year • Indigenous Citizen of the Year • Young Indigenous Citizen of the Year • Services to the Community Award • Good Neighbour • Cultural Achievement • Environmental Award

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q ‘Womp’, the tawny frogmouth owl, in care. so lucky. Eungai Rail resident Ambie Kane told NOTA, “The Mum was hit and killed in the middle of the road and we checked for a baby and found one. “It was just a suckling, no fur, eyes were closed and ears still pinned back, so I just

asked for help on Facebook and a few lovely people reached out and told me how to keep it warm until we could get it to the vets.” Sadly, the infant passed away before it could be transported to the clinic. Contacts: https://www.fauna.org.

au/ - A database to help find a wildlife rescuer near you. Use the online facility to locate a rescue organisation near you and call them (for rescues) or email them (for information). https://www.wires.org. au/report-a-rescue - Rescue Office: 1300 084 737.

National Celebration Day Awards to be held in Bowraville ON the evening of Thursday 25 January the Bowraville Central School will be the venue for the official presentation of National Celebration Day Awards. You are invited to join the Mayor, the National Celebration Day Committee, Councillors, award recipients and official guests at the ceremony. “From 5.30pm our Nambucca District Band will welcome guests and visitors with some great Aussie favourites until 6.00pm when the official ceremony starts,” a Nambucca Valley Council spokesperson told News Of The Area. “Barry Noble will also entertain guests and visitors during the ceremony.” Attendees will also have the chance to hear from and meet the Nambucca Valley’s Australia Day Ambassador, Mr Rob Caslick, a social entrepreneur and founder of social enterprise Two Good Co. When Caslick was twelve, his grandmother introduced him to soup kitchens. Ever since he has always spent significant hours volunteering to ensure those

• Sports Achievement Awards: • Junior Sports Person • Senior Sports Person • Junior Sports Team • Senior Sports Team For the first time, an Environmental Award has been added to recognise “significant volunteer contributions to preserve and enhance the environment within the Nambucca Valley”. q Nambucca Valley Australia Day Ambassador Mr Rob Caslick. Photo: Saxton Speakers.

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Knitting Nannas win court challenge By Andrew VIVIAN

‘KNITTING Nannas’ Helen Kvelde and Dominique Jacobs have won a significant victory for the right to protest in NSW, with the Supreme Court finding offences established under the former Government’s anti-protest regime unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that sections 214A (1) (c) and (d) of the NSW Crimes Act “impermissibly burden the implied freedom of political communication contrary to the Commonwealth Constitution”. The laws, passed in April 2022 after a series of climate protests, allowed for people to be fined $22,000 or sentenced to two years in prison for causing damage or disruption to a major facility, main roads or highways. Greens MP and spokesperson for justice, Sue Higginson said, “These

draconian laws were brought in when climate protests were fighting tooth and nail to get the government to act on climate change and instead of listening, the Minister for Transport came into Parliament and rushed in laws aimed at silencing them.” “The State fought the Knitting Nannas every step of the way, but the brave Knitting Nannas, ably represented by the Environmental Defenders Office and expert barristers, prevailed,” she said. “We have seen protestors targeted, searched, jailed and face harsh restrictive bail conditions under an antiprotest regime that is now showing to be contrary to our fundamental rights of political communication in this country.” Local Knitting Nannas member Chris Degan said, “We are really pleased, although the judgement didn’t quite go far enough.

“The Knitting Nannas feel that this success will force the government to look at how they are policing peaceful demonstrations.

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Local Knitting Nannas members protesting in Coffs Harbour in 2022.

“The court has shown that peaceful protest is integral to a democratic society.” Ms Higginson said the laws were brought in by the former

Coalition Government with the support of Labor and Premier Minns needs to take steps to repeal the laws and walk back on the serious impingement

on democratic rights. “We need to repeal the anti-protest laws and protect the right to protest in law,” she said.

Western Australia and Victoria. Alan has sage advice for a long lasting relationship. “Everyone has upsets, you’ll have a cross word and in an hour it’s gone. “Don’t get upset with one another,” he said. “There’s a lot to look forward to. “We got through by hard work and pulling together.”

He remembers one tough time with particular fondness. “One time there, I had ten bob, and the missus said ‘Are we going to buy a packet of bullets to shoot rabbits for a feed or are we going to buy some lamb?’. “We bought the bullets to get the chance to have a few good meals,” Alan said.

Nambucca couple reflect on 65 years together THE tradition for a 65 year wedding anniversary may be blue sapphire, but Nambucca’s Alan and Heather Glass are not ones for formalities after all this time. On 24 January the couple will attend their local bowls club for dinner to celebrate their milestone. “Nothing fancy,” Alan told NOTA. “We will probably reminisce about getting through the tough times raising our kids with little money, plus the happy memories of visiting wineries, going on boat cruises, caravanning, going around Australia three times

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and many trips overseas.” In 1958, when Alan was 20 and on leave from the army, he asked a mate to find him a date. He and Heather met that September and were married four months later. They lived in Seymour, Victoria for 25 years before making the move to the Nambucca Valley. “We drove to Cairns and popped into all the places to have a look,” Alan said. “When we stopped at the old pub where Woolies is now, we decided to settle here.” They have lived in the same house in Nambucca for over four decades, which Alan co-built. The pair are blessed with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with their son and two daughters residing in

q The happy couple after 65 years.

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This year the Bowraville Central School will be the venue for the official celebration of National Celebration Day Awards and presentation of Awards. From 5.30pm our Nambucca District Band will welcome guests and visitors with some great Aussie favourites until 6.00pm when the official Ceremony starts. Barry Noble will also entertain guests and visitors during the Ceremony. You will get to hear and meet the Nambucca Valley’s Australia Day Ambassador, Mr Rob Caslick, Social Entrepreneur and founder of social enterprise Two Good Co.

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Council program supporting Nambucca Valley dialysis patients NAMBUCCA Valley Council has accepted and will continue to administer monies raised by the local Nambucca Valley Dialysis Committee for the benefit of local community members

in the form of a Dialysis Donations Program for dialysis patients. There is a formal application process, and the donations are capped at $300 per application. The form will be available on Council’s website, and the Policy in regards to

administration can also be found on Council’s website. Any confidential or medical information will be kept securely by Council in line with privacy laws. The donations program is always open to applications at this point in time. The aim of the policy and

the program is to support dialysis patients, and assist with transport costs and other expenses relating to receiving treatment, either in the Nambucca Valley or at other treatment centres. “The Nambucca Valley Dialysis Committee has worked tirelessly to

raise these funds, and as circumstances changed for the Committee, Council agreed to administer a Donations Program to assist those patients that the funds were raised for,” Mayor Rhonda Hoban OAM said. “The application process

fundraising weekend event for the PNG Sister Schools charity. On 20 and 21 January, all are invited to come and camp at the Eungai Rail venue where musical events, food stalls and fundraising auctions will be held to raise money for this

important locally-run charity. PNG Sister Schools is an informal charity that was started by the Shepherd family and is still run by Lucy, the host at Footprints In Style, to raise money and create a base for donations collected for the Milne Bay region of

Papua New Guinea. “In 2010, my family spent four months in the Milne Bay area of New Guinea and I couldn’t believe the dedication of the children to get to school and learn,” Lucy told News Of The Area. “They would walk for miles to get to a school which didn’t even offer what we see as the basics in terms of learning materials - hardly any books. “Since then, I have sent

two large shipping containers of second-hand learning materials, books, clothes, reading glasses, fishing gear and heaps more stuff over to help.” Lucy is planning on taking over another shipping container in March and says every little bit helps. Freight costs have been donated by Swire Shipping to carry the container from Brisbane to Eastern Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea.

Fundraiser weekend for PNG children By Ned COWIE

FOOTPRINTS In Style, an award-winning camping site in Eungai Rail, is hosting a

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q Footprints In Style host and fundraiser organiser Lucy Shepherd with her dog Chile.

is considered a fair and equitable way to provide donations to those patients experiencing the challenges of regular dialysis treatment.” For further enquiries please contact Teresa Boorer on 0448 331 476 or 02 6568 0221.

“This event is all about securing donations and a bit of cash for costs.” The weekend promises to be a fun one with Lucy’s friend and celebrity blues guitarist, Sam Buckley, donating his time to perform on Saturday night with assistance from other local musicians. There will also be salsa dancing workshops, drumming workshops and meditations held at the picturesque outdoor venue. Footprints In Style has won runner-up Best Hip Camp in NSW two years in a row. The site features a large lake with a jetty, outdoor sauna room and several options for parking a tent or booking a room. On the weekend of 20 and 21 January, camping and entry to workshops is by donation with all money raised going towards PNG Sister Schools. For more information contact Lucy on 0491 101 032.

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THE COFFS Harbour & District Eisteddfod is up and running for 2024. Entries opened January 1 and will close on 31 March. Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod President Debbie Waters told News of the Area that entries are now being accepted for Dance, Choirs, Instrumental, Vocal and Drama categories at www.comps-online.com.au. q Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod 2023 Junior “There’s plenty of time to enter, but don’t Classical Performance Awards were presented leave it until the end of March,” urged Debbie. at Jetty Memorial Theatre to Lucy McCormick “If any entrants or community members (McAuliffe School Of Dance, Casino), Pearl Fisk have any queries regarding sponsorship, (Rivers Dance, Bellingen) and Isabelle Colquhoun financial support, advertising or students’ (Danae Cantwell School of Dance, Kempsey). entries, they can head to our website for our wonderful volunteers’ contact details.” Visit www. coffseisteddfod.org.au. q Corindi Public School, Multicultural Dance Performance in the 2023 Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod. Behind the scenes last year the team of volunteers searched for distinguished adjudicators and venues and have made some updates to the program for 2024. “After our survey in 2023 we received some lovely feedback and some suggestions which we have taken on board for 2024,” said Debbie. Once again, the Eisteddfod is utilising numerous venues including the Coffs Harbour Jetty Memorial Theatre, Lifehouse Church, Coffs Harbour Conservatorium and Coffs Harbour Education Campus. The first event is Vocal commencing 18 May, followed by Drama, Choirs, Instrumental, finishing with the Dance final on 22 June including Gala Concerts. All details are on both the Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod website and Facebook page.

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Rotary’s positive impact on our community By Mick BIRTLES THE Nambucca Valley Rotary Club has concluded an impactful year in 2023, marked by successful community initiatives and engaging social events. The culmination of the year’s volunteering was the Christmas raffle, which not only delighted the winners but also raised funds to support local youth, educational endeavours and sporting activities, including travel expenses and fees. The lucky winners of the Rotary Christmas raffle were Joy Kent from Nambucca, picking up first prize, Marlene

Searle from Macksville second prize and Julie Ford from Valla Rural winning third prize. The prizes were sourced from local businesses, and the Nambucca Valley Rotary Club extends its gratitude to those who donated prizes or provided discounts. In addition to their charitable efforts, the Rotary Club maintained a focus on fostering social connections. Throughout 2023, the club organised several social nights, visiting local businesses such as Midway Trailers, Fortade, Macksville Automotive, and Macksville’s Galeria CC. The evenings were capped off with delightful meals at the Macksville Country Club and local pubs, creating

q Joy Kent of Nambucca Heads won first prize in the 2023 Rotary Christmas Raffle.

q Third prize in the 2023 Rotary Christmas Raffle went to Julie Ford from Valla Rural, pictured here with Kerry Dedman. memorable experiences for all involved. Nambucca Valley Rotary’s Dave Banks told News Of The Area, “We invite those who

q Macksville’s Marlene Searle picked second prize in the 2023 Rotary Christmas Raffle.

q Grace Stuart and Mia Morrison will be heading to Fiji this year on a volunteering trip which Nambucca Valley Rotary has been helping make possible. Photos: supplied.

would like to showcase their business with Rotary to call me on call 0418 937 946.” Nambucca Valley Rotary also played an integral role in supporting local schools, providing a $50 donation to each school in the Valley during presentation day. One of the notable projects for 2023 was the creation of the Clive Thew memorial gardens at the new Macksville Hospital. The club actively participated in the Nambucca Heads Railway Centenary, contributing both funding and assistance. Looking towards the future, Nambucca Valley Rotary is thrilled to support the endeavours of Grace Stuart and Mia Morrison. The duo sold Christmas raffle tickets to fund their

upcoming Fiji school and orphanage project. In January 2024, they will embark on a volunteering trip to Fiji, engaging with local schools, orphanages, and communities. Their journey includes volunteering at Treasure House Orphanage, immersing in the culture of the Coral Coast village, teaching at Nawai Secondary School in Nalovo, and contributing to Drasa Secondary School in Lautoka. The project aims not only to make a difference, but also to learn about different cultures. The community played a crucial role in supporting this venture, with Rotary assistance, as funds were raised through various channels, including Rotary

Summer markets proving an ongoing success By JEN HETHERINGTON

THE Stuarts Point Markets, held on the final Sunday of 2023, were well attended will a succession of visitors braving the threat of rain, which thankfully held off till later in the afternoon, to enjoy the breakfast and lunch fare offered by a variety of food trucks, a wide array of stalls and great entertainment delivered by Georgia Cortes Raynor. The final Stuarts Point Foreshore Markets will be held on Sunday morning 14 January, from 8am till 2pm. Scotts Head Reserve was again the fabulous venue for the Twilight Holiday Markets, held on Wednesday 3 January, with large crowds attending. Many families brought picnic rugs and established their spots in front of the

Recreation Hut stage to enjoy the smooth tunes delivered by local songstress Ali C Musicali. “It was a lovely audience, with so many happy smiling faces,” Ali said. Lots more folk strolled and mingled, checking out an

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“Come along and be entertained by local musicians, grab some scrumptious tucker from one of the many food trucks, BYO bevvies and browse the many stalls,” said Tina Matley, the coordinator for both markets.

q Smiles all round at the Foreshore Markets at Stuarts Point.

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extensive variety of colourful stalls and food outlets. The Scotts Head Markets will be held every Wednesday afternoon from 3pm - 8pm over the remaining summer holidays, featuring music, meals and twilight market stalls.

raffles, Macksville High School, and community donations. Grace and Mia express their commitment to continuing their philanthropic efforts, with plans to bring two Fijian exchange students to experience a different educational environment. Collaborating with Macksville High School to establish a sister school in Fiji is also on their agenda. “We welcome like-minded individuals eager to make a positive impact on local, national, and international communities and invite those interested in joining the vibrant and communityfocused Nambucca Valley Rotary Club to contact me on 0418 937 946,” Dave Banks concluded.

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Inspired by water and light By Andrea FERRARI

AQUATIC Illuminations, an exhibition showing the work of two local artists at Nexus Community Gallery in The Old Buttery Factory, Bellingen, opens on Sunday 14 January 2024. The artistic pair will be in attendance from 2pm for the afternoon. The ceramics of Nambucca Heads artist Michaela Kloeckner and a collection of paintings by Kim Satchell (PhD) form a collaborative project that addresses a passion for beachcombing, creative practice and the crisis of ecology. Living at opposite ends of the Coffs Coast they initiate a conversation attuned to the rhythms alongshore and the ocean. “I have been fortunate to have been closely connected to the earth, namely clay, for over 40 years,” Michaela told News Of The Area.

“The natural beauty and wilderness of Nambucca’s surrounding beaches and landscape provides daily inspiration to me. “Found objects by inadvertent beachcombing sponges, pebbles and shells fuse with ceramic vessels. “Sponges are soaked in liquid clay slip and when firm are used to create wondrous forms connected by hand using coils of various clays/white porcelaneous stoneware and rough Raku Trachyte clay.” The sponges burn away in the firing, leaving a perfect replica in clay. Pebbles may too melt in the firing, leaving glaze-like traces. Some pieces may receive a final adornment with a mosaic-like finish using shells, glass and other washed-up debris/treasure. “The process is experimental and the outcome often surprising and never to be repeated,” she

q Ceramicist Michaela Kloeckner at her happy place, the potter’s wheel.

said. The colours of the beach, the ocean and the sky are reflected in the glazing – ocean green celadons, sky-like turquoise, pink and lavender matte finishes, sandy brown beach-like semi-matte glaze. Michaela can be found taking inspiration at favourite local haunts Valla South, Scotts Head and the V-Wall in Nambucca Heads. Michaela’s studio is underneath her pole house home in Nambucca Heads, adjacent to the Nambucca Forest Reserve, just a fifteenminute walk to Swimming Creek Beach. “Nambucca wild clay found behind my house has made its debut in the latest series of works shown for the first time in Aquatic Illuminations,” she said. The other artist featured in the exhibition, Kim Satchell, resides in Emerald Beach and has extensive experience in adult education and community work.

q Michaela Kloeckner’s ‘Evolved’, inspired by the natural beauty and wilderness of Nambucca’s surrounding beaches and landscape.

Birthing Stone by Kim Satchell.

As a life-long surfer his pursuits are steeped in the local vernacular and an intimate relationship with the immediate surrounds. In Satchell’s artist statement he writes, “The ephemeral dynamism of water and light particularly in the liminal zone of the shoreline figures in the aquatic illuminations the works exhibit. “A deft poetry of form and fractality produces affective notations in a mediative aesthetics.” Satchell’s ecological sensibilities stem from the sensuous geographies of everyday life taken up in moments of rendered epiphany and self-realisation, he says. In curating Aquatic Illuminations, Satchell’s delicate and sensuous watercolour paintings inspired immediate and unprecedented responses reflected in Kloeckner’s new ceramic work. Michaela describes the collection of works on show

q Emerald Beach artist Dr Kim Satchell.

as making for an “unusual, thought provoking and memorable exhibition… and definitely worth a visit”. The artists say this exhibition is of particular interest to interior designers, collectors, creatives and local businesses who value building the cultural capital

Studio 3 Live Series kicks off for 2024 By Mick BIRTLES

NAMBUCCA Valley Radio will kick off their unique Studio 3 Live Series for 2024 with an act that has something for everyone when they present ‘Them Too’ live and free at their Tewinga Studios on Friday 19 January. Them Too consists of River Williams, a relative newcomer to the local music scene, and Ian Collier, a well known and highly skilled guitarist who has been delighting Mid North Coast music lovers for decades. The mix of Ian’s spirited, skillful guitar and River’s

clear, emotional vocals makes for easy-listening music with a little oomph, taste and twist. This duo share a happy compulsion of being creative with well-known songs. Ian changes up chords and grooves to make things more interesting to his ear, while River likes to strip back rhythm and instruments to highlight lyrics she connects with. Ian has been playing in the Coffs Coast region for decades, with the likes of The Weekenders and various duos including Robbo and The Other Bloke, and more

recently an acoustic duo with Glen Kennedy. Hosting duties for this event will be handled by 2NVR’s very own Elizabeth Newman. The music will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday 19 January 2024 and conclude at 8:00 pm. You can be part of the live audience free of charge and you are welcome to bring your own food and refreshments. Should you be unable to come along, the performance will be broadcast live on 105.9fm and streamed via www.2nvr.org.au

of creative work steeped in a unique sense and experience of place. Aquatic Illuminations opens at Nexus Community Gallery in The Old Butter Factory in Bellingen on Sunday 14 January running until Friday 9 February 2024.

q Locally grown duo Them Too will be the first act for 2024 in 2NVR’s Studio 3 Live series of performances. Them Too are River Williams and Ian Collier. Photo: supplied.

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Same But Different - that’s art By Andrea FERRARI

THREE talented artists with three very different creative styles have forged a fruitful friendship that sees the trio exhibiting together. Noella Chelman, Beth Kelly and Robyn Lawrence’s upcoming show, entitled ‘Same But Different’, can be seen at the Nexus Community Gallery in the Old Butter Factory, Bellingen, opening on Sunday 14 January and running until Friday 9 February in the Main Gallery. “While we are of similar ages we have completely different artistic styles, hence the name of our exhibition, ‘Same But Different’,” Robyn told News Of The Area. Noella and Robyn live in the Coffs area and Beth, originally from country NSW and currently living in Tasmania, will be in Bello for the opening event on Sunday. The exhibition includes paintings, opal jewellery, hand-made books, unique pet rock art, original greeting cards plus art journals of the artists’ travels together. Beth cites her beautiful garden and surrounding areas as her biggest inspiration for the birds and florals she loves to paint.

Covid lockdown unexpectedly found her in New Zealand for six months. She spent that time developing her quirky Australian animal greeting cards, which have found a delighted following. Watercolours and acrylics are her medium of choice, but Beth is equally at home with all mediums including collage and mixed media. Noella is described by fellow artists as a force of nature with a very original take on all things around her. Her love of the coast

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often weaves its way into her work. A mixed media artist, her art is a kaleidoscope of colour bursting with life and energy. Noella is also a selftaught silversmith. Working with boulder opal from the Winton area where she and her husband have an opal mine, she has worked her magic and developed a growing collection of original opal jewellery rings and pendants. Robyn has been an artist most of her life. Lettering, calligraphy

q Artists Robyn, Beth and Noella painting a pub in a little town called Hebel.

q Artists Beth, Robyn and Noella, close friends with different styles, will exhibit together in Bellingen.

and later a successful graphic design business has given her a well-rounded career. Coming back to her first love of painting she takes her audience through coastal and outback scenes of her travels around Australia. Her hand-made books and Dragon Alphabet greeting cards will also be showing at the exhibition. “The outback will feature in our exhibition as we share experiences of our recent outback travels,” she said. In 2022 the three friends undertook a travelling holiday in two small campervans. They set out towards the

New report reveals grim statistics on our roads and driveways IT’S Australia’s heartbreaking legacy. Road trauma is the leading cause of death for children aged one to fourteen in this country. On average, one child is killed in a road crash in Australia every week. Most deaths of children in land and transport crashes in Australia (59 percent) occur when they are passengers or bystanders, but a significant percentage (29 percent) occur when children are pedestrians. Between 2001-2019, 439 children aged zero to fourteen years were killed in a pedestrian road trauma incident. A new study from Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and UNSW’s Transport and Road Safety Research Centre is aiming to address these concerning statistics with an investigation into the factors that lead to child pedestrian fatalities. Looking at almost two decades of data patterns from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS), the report has identified common trends in the circumstances and causes of fatal pedestrian crashes involving children aged zero to fourteen years in Australia. Aussie mum Michelle McLaughlin is the driving force behind the report.

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She and husband David founded the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation to campaign for children’s road safety after the tragic loss of their four-year-old son, Tom, in a pedestrian road crash in 2014. Michelle says that through analysing and identifying these trends, better prevention strategies can be recommended and implemented to reduce child pedestrian fatalities. “This is the largest study of its kind to date, and is a crucial step towards understanding and reducing risks for child pedestrians on our roads. “It can inform strategies for tackling the problem of child road trauma, particularly child pedestrian fatalities,” she said. “There is a lack of awareness that the issue of child road trauma is as serious as it is across Australia. “While there was a drop in fatal pedestrian incidents involving children in the early 2000s, there is little sign of further significant decline since then, so we must act on these findings to address this national crisis.” Completed with support from the Commonwealth Road Safety Innovation Fund, the review discovered several significant patterns around the characteristics of child

pedestrian fatality incidents. Key findings include: • Younger children were involved in most incidents, with one-year-olds representing one-quarter of child pedestrian fatalities. • Over half of the fatalities were four years old or under. • Numbers of cases were lower from six to twelve years but increased for children aged thirteen and fourteen. • When it comes to location, most child pedestrian fatalities occurred on roads (50.3 percent) or in driveways (32.4 percent), with age of the child a major influence on location. • Driveway pedestrian fatality numbers trended more towards very young children aged one to three years, with 84 percent of fatalities involving one-year-olds, 66.7 percent of children under one and around one-third of fatalities of two-and three-year-olds being in driveways • 87.3 percent of pedestrian fatalities involving eleven-to fourteen-year-olds occurred on the road, with numbers increasing with age and two-thirds involving children aged thirteen and fourteen years. • Driveway fatalities remained around the same level for the nineteen-year study period and even showed a slight increasing trend from 2003 to 2019.

• Most of the child pedestrian crashes occurred because the child was in a location at the side of a road or in a driveway that made it hard for the driver to see or avoid them, or because they followed someone they knew into a hazardous location near a vehicle. • In the majority of cases, the driver reported being unaware that the child was in a vulnerable location close to their vehicle or they became aware too late to avoid a collision. • The most consistent factor contributing to road and driveway child pedestrian fatalities was inadequate supervision. • With child pedestrian fatalities in driveways, indirect and ambiguous supervision of the youngest ages was

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a significant factor, with the presence of multiple carers often contributing to diminished supervisory attention. Emeritus Professor Ann Williamson, of the UNSW’s Transport and Road Safety Research Centre, says that findings highlight worrying patterns to fatalities and reveal the need for immediate action to address identified safety issues. “We need an urgent review into strategies to reduce child pedestrian fatalities,” she said. “Improvements are needed in road designs, including signage, markings and lighting. “Designs of vehicles should be amended to improve all around visibility, not just when reversing, especially in larger vehicles q Aussie mum Michelle McLaughlin, the driving force behind the report, lost her son Tom in a pedestrian road crash in 2014. Photo: JoVi Creative.

opal fields beyond Winton in South Western Queensland for the annual three-day Winton Opal Festival, where they displayed and sold Noella’s opal jewellery and Beth and Robyn’s unique greeting cards. They then travelled south to the opal fields of Opalton for three weeks fossicking before heading off to Yowah, closer to the QLD/NSW border, for the Yowah Opal Festival. The last stop was Lightning Ridge for a week and another opal festival. It has all been an influence on the artists’ work for their ‘Same But Different’ exhibition.

such as SUVs, which were predominantly involved in carpark and driveway fatalities. “Driver awareness campaigns can play a key role in keeping child pedestrians safe. “Education for parents and carers is needed about the importance of active attention and direct supervision. “The fact that driveway fatalities involving child pedestrians remain persistently high, with no evidence of a reduction in over the study period, is justification for quick measures.” With more vehicles on our roads as families travel over the summer break, increasing the risk of incidents, Michelle is also sounding the alarm for immediate action. “Our aim is to prevent other children falling victim to the same tragic fate as our beautiful boy Tom. “We don’t want other families to go through what we did,” said Michelle. “The results of our report suggest that if direct supervision, especially involving physical contact, is maintained, child pedestrian fatalities can be avoided. “So please, hold children’s hands around roadways and driveways. “Older children should also be encouraged to reduce distractions, pay attention to their surroundings and, where possible, cross at pedestrian crossings or traffic lights.”

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Keeping kids safe online during school holiday time CRIME Stoppers, NSW Police Force, the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian Federal Policeled Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation joined forces this holiday season to raise awareness of the safety risks facing young people online. The holiday period is an opportunity for kids to relax after the school year. Unfortunately, it’s also an opportunity for sexual predators who know children will be spending more time online, potentially unsupervised. Predators are increasingly gaining access to children online through popular apps, games, and social media sites to solicit sexual images or video, or harm them physically. “The campaign will focus on the online space in two key areas,” Crime Stoppers CEO Mr Peter Price AM said. “Firstly, prepare parents and help them better manage their children’s online presence and safety. “Secondly to educate teens around sextortion – how to avoid it and what to do if they fall victim to a predator. “Crime Stoppers’ mandate is to help: to stop, solve and prevent

crime. “Today we are imploring parents to be even more attentive. “Protecting our most vulnerable is a priority - young or old.” According to the Mind the Gap Research undertaken by eSafety, there are significant gaps in parents’ awareness. The research showed 55 percent of children communicated with someone they first met online yet only 34 percent of parents were aware. In the 14-17 year age group 62 percent were exposed to negative online content yet only 43 percent of their parents were aware. This content included gory or violent material, drug taking, hate messages, self-harm, ways to take their own life and violent sexual images or videos, with eleven percent of 14-17 year olds being asked by someone online to send sexual images of themselves. Information to help parents and teens is readily available but many don’t know where to go to get help. The campaign will assist parents and teens on where to go to find out how they can minimise their risk and what to do if inappropriate online contact, sexual abuse material or sextortion occurs. The internet can create a range of safety challenges for children

online. Not everyone your child meets online is who they say they are. As a parent there are signs you can watch for like your child becoming vague or secretive about what they’re doing online, becoming quieter or more withdrawn, avoiding their phone or other devices and seeming anxious when near them. Communication and education are highly important when it comes to online predators. From an early age you can let your child know if anyone asks for a photo of them without clothes on, they should tell you straight away so you can help them. "Just as we put helmets on our kids to ride a bike, we need to keep them safe when they go online – whether they’re watching videos, gaming, or on social networking apps,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. “This is especially true with virtual reality headsets and connected toys – which is why we have released an updated Tech Gift Guide this holiday season. “The best way to prevent your child from being groomed is to be a regular, active participant in their online and offline lives. “Set family rules together, including which devices and apps can be used, when and for how long. “Ensure devices are used in open areas of the home, rather than in the bathroom or bedroom, so you’re

generally aware of what they’re doing online. “Most importantly, co-play and co-view, particularly through interactive online games with strangers. “The vast majority of covert online grooming and sexual extortion our investigators see is happening behind closed doors, in what might be considered the ‘safety and sanctity’ of one’s home.” Some of the red flags include suspicious accounts, asking personal questions, inconsistencies in the profile or language used and starting sexualised chat. Online safety is just another skill kids can learn and really need help from their parents to do it. ACCCE and Human Exploitation Commander Helen Schneider said the holiday season was often very busy for parents and carers, and it was important to continue online safety conversations. “With around 300 reports involving young people under 18 being received by the ACCCE each month, financial sextortion continues to be a significant safety threat for young people online,” Commander Schneider said. “This initiative is about equipping parents and carers with the tools, resources and support so they are empowered to have these important discussions to help keep their children safer online.” Commander of the NSWPF

State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad, Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, said parents can’t afford to ignore protecting their kids online. “The internet is a place where children can learn, socialise and play – and something that is always going to be a part of their lives – which is why parents can’t turn away from it. “The best protection for your child is you as the parent,” Det Supt Doherty said. “My advice to all parents is make sure you are educated and wellarmed with resources available at places such as ‘ThinkUKnow’. “I also recommend having regular open and honest conversations with your child about what they’re up to online. “The best thing you can do is ensure they feel safe coming to you if they have questions or concerns about people they are engaging with. “Sex Crimes Squad investigators spend every day online uncovering offenders who use the internet to groom children, and while we will not rest in the pursuit of any alleged sex offenders, we can’t fight this problem alone and need the help of parents. “Together we can make sure our children are educated and protected against online threats, so they can safely use the internet for all the positive and meaningful things it affords our children.”

68. Gross winner Mark O’Keefe (15) from Muirfield 87. “C” Grade (19 to 45) winner was Phillip Smith (34) net 67 from Chris Brownlie (24) net 70. Gross winner Jacob Newbury 91. Good rounds from Peter Bush & Greg McCoy net 70, the Ball Rundown to net 75 on c/b. Kevin Anderson won the “Ecomist” loaded stubby holder for the longest putt on 2, other NTP’s to Geoff McCann on 5, William Mann on 7, David McBaron on 8, Lyndee Thomas very close to a difficult pin placement on top of 13 with 109 cms to win the “Pizza This” voucher, Troy Herbert won Stu’s ball on 15, and Ian Bolger (Emerald Downs) claimed the Pro Pin Jackpot with 111cms on 18. Get your partners organised for the next “Island Sunday” Mixed 4BBB Stableford on Sunday 14th January, sponsored by Dennis Ashton. The full year’s golf fixtures will be available on Club Website and Member’s Portal shortly.

HELP WANTED! Club Historian, Mike Post, is still seeking more information regarding the old 9 hole layout on the Island – photos,

drawings, newspaper clippings etc – if you have can help, please email Mike at: bpo51685@gmail.com See you on the Island.

Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club By Geoffrey McCANN

OUR Competitions have been well attended with lots of visitors enjoying Nambucca’s hospitality, and our great weather. This week’s featured sponsor was Ingenia White Albatross – thank you! In Tuesday's Medley Stableford, Christopher McCauley (9) from Camden & Leon Smith (4) from Port Macquarie both scored 38 points in Division 1 (0 to 18), with Chris winning on countback. Another countback in Division 2 (19 to 45), with Sue Stuckey (32) scoring 35 points to win from Rodney Boyd (32) . Other good scores from Paul Ryan & Ross Leopold from Kempsey 37, with the ball rundown to 33 points on c/b. NTP’s to Tony Hickman (Asquith) on 5, Glen Hoade (Port Macquarie) on 8, Donald Lavery won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, Lindsay Neilson (Port Macquarie) got Stu’s ball on 15 and Glen Hoade also won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18. A great round from Darcy Habgood (+1) whose 36 points included 2 chip-in’s for Eagles on the 2nd and 6th Holes! The Women played a 9 Hole Stableford Summer Competition on the back 9 on Wednesday. Dianne O’Leary (17) scored 19 points to win on c/b from Jennifer Ainsworth (32. Balls to Helen Ferrero & Narelle Delaney with 17 points. A great field of over 120 players

for Thursday’s Medley Stableford, played in hot and humid conditions. In Division 1 ( 0 to 14), Anthony Smith (8) scored 39 points to win from Peter Lean (5) from Coffs Harbour 38 points. Ken Marriott (17) won Division 2 (15 to 20) with 41 points from Jude McGoldrick (17) from Wynnum with 37. In Division 3 (21 to 45), Michael Summerill (30) scored 41 points to win from Bernard Dugdale (27) with 40 points. Other good scores from Chris Tinson 39, Glen Crow, Gary Laing & Robert Battaglini all with 37 points. The Ball Rundown to 33 points on c/b. Anthony Smith won the “Ecomist” loaded stubby holder for the longest putt on 2, other NTP’s to Jake Philp (Tamworth) on 5, Graham Long on 7, Gary Laing very close with 111cms on 8, Stuart Hughes with 186cms on 13 for the “Pizza This” voucher, Glen crow got Stu’s ball on 15, and Anthony Smith unbeaten on 18 to claim the Pro Pin Jackpot. Another big field on Saturday for the Men’s Monthly Medal sponsored by Nambucca Local Liquor-thank you “Bushy”! Our Greenkeeper excelled himself with some of the hallending pin placements! “A” Grade (0 to 12) winner was Graham Watson (9) with net 69 from Peter Scott (7) net 70. Gross winner Darcy Habgood 74. “B” Grade (13 to 18) winner was Phillip Frost (15) net 67 from Jeramy Ashman (16) net

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q Gary Laing proudly showing off his Hole-In-One trophy from 16/12/2023 on the 175 metre 7th hole.

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HYPOTHETICAL Taking a Legal Look

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DEAR Jasminda, I often start the New Year by goal setting, only to realise by February that I've failed. How can I achieve some goals that I can actually keep?

Judge adopts creative approach JANE’S mother passes-away leaving an estate worth $3 million. Under the will, Jane only receives some of her mother’s jewellery and a gift of $50,000. The rest of the estate is shared amongst her siblings. At the time of executing her will, Jane’s mother also made a statutory declaration stating that she considered the terms of her will in great detail and that the provision that Jane receives under the will was relatively small because she had been estranged from Jane for approximately ten years and during that time Jane had provided no support to her during her declining health and had deprived her of the relationship with her grandchildren. Jane contests her mother’s will on the basis that she believes that she has not received “proper and adequate” provision. Following the failure of a Courtordered mediation, a seven-day trial ensues. The Court hears that Jane’s brother, who receives most of the estate, worked on the family farm during the whole of his lifetime and provided substantial contributions to the estate and his mother’s welfare. The Court also hears that Jane has accrued substantial debts. She has no assets of any significant value and her sole source of income is a Centrelink pension. The Court states that Jane’s estrangement from her mother is relevant but does not prevent the Court making an order in her favour. Ultimately, the Court awards Jane the sum of $700,000, in light of her financial needs. The Court also orders that Jane’s award is to be paid into a “discretionary trust”. The trust is to be administered by Jane’s lawyer and her accountant and whilst Jane is the primary beneficiary, with a view to protecting the funds against creditors, the trustees are technically empowered to distribute funds to her children if it is not in Jane’s interests to make distributions directly to her. Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@ tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487. This column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.

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WELL the hottest global summer on record is hanging over us and COP28 participants have had their talk-fest in the UAE discussing what we are going to do to keep rising global temps within 1.5 degrees. “ While each major Conference of the Parties on Climate Change Policy has its own major breakthroughs or failures, this one must go down as one for the fossil fuel industry actually acknowledging it needs to transition. Host nation UAE made it clear from the start they were going to drive the agenda with global industry players on all sides stepping up and revealing who the real puppeteers are in this pantomime. There is both anecdotal and archival evidence that the Board

Dear Fiona, Happy New Year. As we ease into another year, tenderly patting expanded waistlines created by batches of rum balls and espresso martinis, marvelling at the exhaustion that sitting around doing nothing achieves, gazing at the Christmas tree that has to be repacked and hoisted up to the mezzanine for another year, it can be easy to feel the weight of expectation.

My advice, therefore, is to aim low. Instead of setting the bar for the stars, settle for the limbo. Here are some starters for you: Clean the fridge by eating your way through the leftovers. Don't take up running. Have you ever seen a happy runner? Live an intentioned/ comfortable life i.e. dress in activewear. Travel – even if it's only in your mind through books. Work towards mediocrity. You'll definitely get there. Anything else is a bonus. Remove toxic people from your life and replace them with a dog. You'll be infinitely happier (as will the dog) . Carpe diem, Jasminda.

of ExxonMobil, one of the world’s oldest, largest and most influential fossil fuel companies and direct descendent of J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil, understood and accepted the science of climate change, as well as the implications of continuing burning fossil fuels, back in the 1960s when predictions were already being exceeded. Sadly, what started out as a deliberate corporate decision to ‘stonewall’ in favour of the industry’s long term future became a global strategy in the promotion and dissemination of ‘disinformation’ to discredit the science and delay the necessary inevitable transition to alternative appropriate technologies. As consumers we have arguably been both players and beneficiaries in this delay, but it’s worth acknowledging our own ‘puppeteers’ in Australia. The mining and fossil fuel industry backed Institute of Public

Affairs along with the Minerals Council, and Murdoch’s right wing media network, working through successive Liberal - National Party Coalition governments have deliberately stalled the transition process which has seen us lose at least a decade. Remember former PM Abbott bagging wind turbines in 2015 and PM Scomo bagging EVs

during Covid. Sadly, we are all shareholders in this debacle and any early dividends have long ago vaporized as we try to catch up globally. History will judge whether that is even possible.

120 signatures for the petition which asks for the removal of all bollards. That petition, see wording below, with signatures, was presented to Council at the meeting on 14/12/23. I think that shows a broad

support in the community for the removal of the hazardous obstacles. Petition wording: “We, the undersigned, kindly request the removal of the bollards on the cycleway between Macksville and Nambucca Heads.

“The bollards pose a major hazard and danger to people, particularly cyclists.”

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Bollards posing major safety hazard on cycleway DEAR News Of The Area,

IT is good to see your article about the bollards in the 29/12/23 paper. I just like to add that we collected

Regards, Ulli KESSLER, Nambucca Heads.

NOTA writer Jen Hetherington looks forward to big 2024 By Jen HETHERINGTON

IN response to the remarkably wide-ranging rural community I have been reporting on since I cautiously signed on to write for NOTA last year, I offer many thanks for your actual recognition that a free printed paper is still possible. As a freelance correspondent (not sure I qualify as a journalist) offering pertinent, local weekly stories I’ve been so blessed to meet many people, in many circumstances within and extending across our immediate district, and will continue to carry this attitude into 2024. NOTA has been a blessing for my writing practice; the deadlines, the formatting, the fact checking and quote clarifications are all worth the effort. I sleep well at night and wake knowing the sun comes up, as usual, with lots of goodness and

great stories to come. As well as my NOTA writing, I have recently published a second

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collection of Illustrated Poetry, and my artworks, along with my books, will on exhibition at the

South West Rocks Art Gallery from 29 January 2024 till Sunday 11 February, with a combined artist’s ‘meet and greet’ on Sunday 4 February. See you all in the new year. q NOTA reporter Jen Hetherington.

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AFL North Coast juniors selected to Swans Academy’s Top End Program

By Aiden BURGESS

EIGHT of the AFL North Coast’s best junior players have been selected to be part of the QBE Sydney Swans Academy’s Top End program, the most AFL North Coast players ever selected to be a part of the Academy’s elite program.

Wilson Baade and Ned Lucas from the Nambucca Valley Lions were selected to the Swans program, while three Port Macquarie juniors were selected; Isaac Luke, Tom Ryan, and Reeve Simmons. Sawtell/Toormina Saints juniors Jai Bowd and Charlie Martin also made the Swans

program, as did Bellingen Bulldogs junior Amaia Wain. Community Football and Competition Manager Brad Greenshields said the record numbers selected to the Swans program showed that the junior talent of the region was growing. “This is a tremendous result for the AFL North Coast, easily the

undiminished. Fans sang songs, howled and cheered every wicket and boundary, embracing the carnival atmosphere. Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos presented the match ball to the Brisbane Heat bowlers, and juniors from the Northern District Rebels entertained the crowd at halftime, securing a $1,000 prize for the Woolgoolga club. Twenty junior cricketers from the North Coast had the unique opportunity to soak in the match

atmosphere, including autographs from the players, during the interval after the first innings. NSW Club and Competition Specialist Steve Meakins, still an active participant for Diggers Cricket Club Coffs Harbour, praised the event as a resounding success. “The Big Bash not only brings the cricket community together, but it is a true entertainment spectacle for everyone,” he said. “The community has embraced the Sixers as their team, and the

most players selected to be part of the Top End program,” he said. “If you also take into account the fact that there are an additional 37 AFL North Coast junior players who have been picked in the Academy’s Youth Programs for players aged from Under 11 to Under 15, it shows that the number of very talented juniors in the region is growing.” The QBE Sydney Swans Academy Program was established in 2010, and provides a high-level

SPORT junior development program that plays a leading role in building and maintaining a strong AFL culture in NSW. The Top End program features male and female players aged between Under 16s and Under 18s. The Swans squads train in various locations throughout NSW, and play against National Academy teams from the GWS Giants, Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions.

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Sixers captain Moises Henriques provided stability but was eventually run out after accumulating 22 runs, leaving the Sydney side with a total of 141 for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The Heat were at 4-80 after 12 overs when rain interrupted play. Following a loss of three overs, the revised target became 44 off five overs. Paul Walter, the big-hitting English all-rounder, proved instrumental in securing victory for the Heat. He smashed a colossal legside six off Tom Curran, the first ball after the break, and then hit two fours in the first three balls of the Power Surge over, guiding the Heat to a score of 4-104. Despite the disappointment for the predominantly Sixers crowd, both due to the result and the weather, the enthusiasm of the vocal Coffs Coast spectators remained

ground was surrounded by magenta. “It’s a massive boost for junior cricketers as they get to see the players they watch on TV and experience first-hand cricket at the elite level.

q NSW Club and Competition Specialist Steve Meakins with North Coast junior cricketers.

The (A) grade net was won by Dane Luffman with Medal winner Jack Ireland winning (B) grade and Greg Zirkler maintaining recent form to win (C )grade. Straight shooters with nearest the pins were Brad Fortescue (A), Jack Ireland (B) and Desma Hughes (C grade). In the Mid Week Competition Jim Wilkes again came in ahead of the field to collect the money with Dave Poole,Tony Grebert and Phil Bambury all ball winners.

THE Fortade sponsored Stroke event saw Allan Clarke start off the year where he left off '23 by winning the Spoon with a gross score of 75. Jack Ireland was the Medal winner with a Net 66 which is likely to see him lose a couple of shots off his handicap. q Ross Donnelly hitting off and landing on the new par 3 eighth with Steve Hunt and Mick O'Brien looking on in envy. Ross is one of very few golfers who often has a score less than his age.

“The music and the format of the game make it appealing to everyone, and there was a terrific atmosphere at C.ex Coffs International Stadium, we are already looking forward to the next event.”

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6/1/24 THE New Year has started with the first Monthly Medal, a Stroke, sponsored by P LeCerf, was held last Saturday. Congratulations go to P Lawry Net 72 R/Up

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Willow is not microchipped, vaccinated, desexed or lifetime registered. She has a very friendly nature We thank the community for their patience and understanding and remind residents and road users to and would make a great companion. drive to the road conditions as maintenance works continue around the Nambucca Valley LGA. Adoption fee for 2023/2024 is $200 and this includes microchipping, vaccination, desexing & lifetime registration. Please visit Councils website to view the full list of animals available for adoption or lost. For any adoption enquiries please contact Council on 6568 2555.

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A high-octane, headsplattering turn from Ted Lasso’s Juno Temple as wideeyed, doll-like housewife Dot – who knows her shotguns from her machine guns – has propelled this mysterious season. The allure of Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, with piercings, a deadly sense of loyalty and a freewheeling take on the law, has only added to the weird intrigue. This arresting mix of characters, including Jennifer Jason Leigh as a pouty, well-heeled mother-in-law to be reckoned with, is the bread and butter of Noah Hawley’s eccentric murder-stained thriller. In tonight’s season finale, Dot prepares biscuits amid her fight for survival. Tune in to find out how this cookie crumbles.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow: Body Of Evidence. (2018, PGav, R) 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Waiting For The Light. (1990, PGal, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (al, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (PG, R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (Final, R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (PGl, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: The Greengrocer, Queensland. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a survivalist is found murdered in his bombproof shelter. 10.00 Australia’s Open. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 2. 10.55 Life. (Final, Ml, R) 11.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.40 Tenable. (R) 1.30 Wakefield. (Mls, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Scottish Island That Won The Lottery. (PG) 8.25 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (R) 9.35 Sex: A Bonkers History. (Premiere) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 L’Opera. (Mlns) 12.10 Sisi. (MA15+s) 3.05 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mdlsv, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 34. Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder. From the SCG. 11.00 MOVIE: Victor Frankenstein. (2015, Mah, R) A former circus hunchback goes to work for a medical student seeking to create life. Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay. 1.15 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 1. Highlights. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Three contestants go head to head in a test of brain power for the chance to win $1 million. 5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) 8.30 MOVIE: My Sister’s Keeper. (2009, Mal, R) A girl sues her parents for medical emancipation. Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin. 10.45 MOVIE: Gifted. (2017, Ml, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Destination WA. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Cross Court. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGl) Guests include Dominic West. 8.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGs, R) Dog trainer Graeme Hall tries to help a dog with a barking problem. 9.30 Fire Country. (PGav, R) Seeking redemption and a reduced prison sentence, a convict joins a regional firefighting program. 10.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 10.15 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 11.35 Would I Lie To You? 12.10am QI. 12.40 Killing Eve. 1.25 Back. 1.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.25 ABC News Update. 3.30 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.50 VICE Sports. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.20 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.10 Miniseries: The Sister. 12.05am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 World’s Greatest Cities. 12.30pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 5. Semi-finals. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 5. Semi-finals. 11.00 MOVIE: Ronin. (1998, M) 1.30am MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1983, MA15+) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway. 5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Western United v Melbourne City. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Grey Fox. Continued. (1982, PG) 6.40 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 8.20 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 10.15 Wild Target. (2010, M) 12.05pm In My Country. (2004, M) 2.00 Babette’s Feast. (1987, PG, Danish) 4.00 Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 5.50 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 7.30 The Power Of One. (1992, M) 9.50 The Big Short. (2015, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 1. 3pm Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2. (2004, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Dracula Untold. (2014, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon Ranger And The Temple Of The Sea. (2006) 1pm Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.40 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (2011, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Enchanted Kingdom. 9.10 MOVIE: Meet Dave. (2008) 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 What Really Happened In Wuhan. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 News. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

Coffs cricket to resume after Christmas/New Years break By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS cricketers return to action this weekend as they resume from their Christmas/New Years break. Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season resumes with Round 11 matches in Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga this Saturday afternoon.

The third placed Coffs Colts play host to the second placed Sawtell Cricket Club, in the match of the round at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Sawtell had a 173-run victory when they last met in Round 5. The ladder leading Valleys Cricket Club will look to make it eight wins in a row to start the

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season, when they take on the Nana Glen Lizards at Fitzroy Oval. Valleys Cricket Club had an eight wicket win when they last played in November. The Northern Districts Rebels host Diggers Cricket Club at Woolgoolga. The Rebels won by nine wickets in their last meeting in Round 5.

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Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s second grade season also resumes this weekend. The ladder leading Northern Districts Rebels are at home to the Nana Glen Lizards in Woolgoolga. Sawtell play host to Urunga at Richardson Park, and the Coffs Colts host Bellingen/Dorrigo at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

First grade standings. 1.Valleys Cricket Club. 50 points. 7 wins. 0 losses. 2.Sawtell Cricket Club. 36 points. 5 wins. 2 losses. 1 tie. 3.Coffs Colts. 31 points. 4 wins. 4 losses. 4.Northern Districts Rebels. 28 points. 3 wins. 4 losses. 1 tie. 5.Nana Glen Lizards. 21 points. 2 wins. 6 losses. 6.Diggers Cricket Club. 18 points. 1 win. 6 losses.

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SATURDAY, January 13 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (PGa, R) 2.15 MOVIE: Hook. (1991, PG, R) 4.30 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 5.30 The Search For The Palace Letters. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Maroubra. Round 3. 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 6 Continued. H’lights.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday, January Cup Day and VRC Standish Handicap Race Day. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (R) 12.30 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 2.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 3.00 MOVIE: H Is For Happiness. (2019, PGal) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 The Chef’s Garden. (PGl, R) 11.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG, R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. (PGl) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads: Brunswick Heads, NSW. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Darby And Joan. (PG) When Jack helps recover some stolen guns, he and Joan learn there is more to the robbery than it first appeared. 8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. The body of a missing teen is discovered buried on the moors by surveyors. 9.50 The Capture. (Mlv, R) Carey closes in on the truth. 10.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Michael Parkinson. 11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (PGadw) 8.40 Spain’s Atlantic Train. 9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 11.15 Miniseries: Bonnie And Clyde. (MA15+asv, R) 1.40 MOVIE: Fight Club. (1999, MA15+ansv, R) 4.05 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) Follows New Zealand border officials. 7.30 MOVIE: Grown Ups 2. (2013, PGlnsv, R) A man moves back to his home town. Adam Sandler, Kevin James. 9.30 MOVIE: True Lies. (1994, Mlsv, R) A secret agent’s wife is caught up in his latest mission as he battles a terrorist group. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 2. Highlights. 1.30 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Garden Hustle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (1994, Mls, R) 10.40 MOVIE: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, Mls, R) 12.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PGa, R) 1.00 World’s Greatest Cities. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG)

6.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) Jamie Oliver whips up budget recipes. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) The lifeguards must perform CPR after Jessie rescues an American tourist from relatively calm waters. 7.30 MOVIE: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. (2021, Malv) A martial artist joins the battle against a terrorist group called Cobra. Henry Golding, Samara Weaving, Andrew Koji. 10.00 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage. Australia v India. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 10.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.20 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.05am State Of The Union. 12.30 MythBusters. 1.20 Portlandia. 2.05 Black Mirror. 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.30 The Tailings. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.45 Asia’s Next Top Model. 5.45 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: James Bond. (Premiere) 10.20 Letterkenny. 11.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 1.10am The X-Files. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 1pm Escape To The Perfect Town. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 5.30 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday, January Cup Day and VRC Standish Handicap Race Day. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Thunderbirds. 6.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Gideon’s Way. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 To Be Advised. 2.30pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 6. Finals. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 6. Finals. 9.00 To Be Advised. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30pm Luxury Escapes. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 Reel Action. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. 7.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 7.40 Babette’s Feast. (1987, PG, Danish) 9.40 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 11.20 Stockholm. (2018) 1.10pm Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 3.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 4.40 Asterix And Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. (2002, PG, French) 6.35 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 8.30 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 2. 3.30pm Blokesworld. 4.00 Supercar Customiser: Yianni. 5.00 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm MOVIE: Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb. (2021) 3.20 MOVIE: The Black Stallion Returns. (1983) 5.20 MOVIE: Step Up. (2006, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Knight And Day. (2010, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (2014, MA15+) Midnight Medium. 2.00 FIA World Endurance Championship: End Of Season Review. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.25 MOVIE: Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 4.00 Bamay. 4.30 Private Elvis. 5.45 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Joan Armatrading: Live At The Asylum Chapel. 10.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Gameday Live. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Your ABC Exposed. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 4.30 News. 5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 Youth Crime & Punishment. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, January 14 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.25 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Nippers. (R) 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Maroubra. Round 4. 3.00 Cycling. National Road C’ships. Women’s Elite Road Race. H’lights. 4.00 Cycling. National Road C’ships. Men’s Elite Road Race. H’lights. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stages 1 to 6. H’lights.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Keeping Up With The Joneses. (2016, PGlsv, R) 2.00 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 2.30 The Chase. (R) 3.30 Better Homes. (R) 4.30 Border Security. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. News, current affairs and sports. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. 4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 1.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Charming China. (R) 10.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.00 What’s Up Down Under. (PGa, R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Hungry. (R) 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs. (PG) 8.30 Total Control. (Return, MA15+l) Two years have passed since Paul became PM. 9.30 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Mdl) 10.30 Mystery Road. (Mdlv, R) 11.25 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.20 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Malsv, R) 1.20 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (PG, R)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations. (PG) 9.20 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) 10.15 Race For The Sky. (PGa, R) 11.15 Hemingway. (Ma, R) 1.15 24 Hours In Police Custody. (MA15+l, R) 3.05 Child Genius Australia. (R) 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 37. Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) An investigation into a religious cult recruiting, brainwashing and grooming Australian girls. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 3. Highlights. 1.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) Norma finds herself in a position of power. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 1. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Reynolds receives a dramatic offer. 1.00 Family Law. (Mas, R) Abby sets out to get justice for a widow. 2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Kenia Monge. (MA15+av, R) Investigates cases of women harmed while out alone. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Chappo goes to rescue a father and daughter. 6.30 The Sunday Project. (Return) A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MOVIE: Top Gun: Maverick. (2022, Mlv) An aviator trains a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a mission while confronting the ghosts of his past. Tom Cruise, Miles Teller. 10.05 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. (2015, Mv, R) A secret agent battles a rogue organisation. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson. 12.40 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Interview With The Vampire. 10.55 Doc Martin. 11.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.25am Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Patriot Brains. 12.55 Speedweek. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.15 WorldWatch. 4.45 Every Family Has A Secret. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.25 Cracking The Code. 10.25 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 3. 3pm The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 10.30 Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Dr Phil. Noon A Million Little Things. 1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Unite Round. Western United v Sydney FC. 7.00 JAG. 8.00 NCIS. 10.50 NCIS: LA. 11.45 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.15 The Power Of One. (1992, M) 12.35pm In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 3.00 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 4.40 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 6.20 Steel Magnolias. (1989, PG) 8.30 Mothering Sunday. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 Under The Tree. (2017, MA15+, Icelandic) 12.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am The Fishing Show. 7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Wild Card Round. Houston Texans v Cleveland Browns. Noon NFL. NFL. Wild Card Round. Kansas City Chiefs v Miami Dolphins. 3.30 Storage Wars. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: New York. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: The Patriot. (2000, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Rich House, Poor House. 2.30 MOVIE: Problem Child. (1990, PG) 4.05 MOVIE: Mr Mom. (1983, PG) 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 1. 7.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PG) Midnight Medium. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm VICE Sports. 3.00 Marion Jones: Press Pause. 4.00 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 4.10 Going Places. 5.10 Bamay. 5.40 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.00 Moko. 6.30 Yellowstone. 7.40 Ray Charles At Salle Pleyel. 8.30 MOVIE: 20 Feet From Stardom. (2013, M) 10.05 MOVIE: American History X. (1998, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Weekend Edition. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Who Murdered Marea? 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 4.30 News. 5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 7.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 8.00 Prince Harry Special. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 News.

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Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News By John SLADE

RESULTS for week ending: Saturday 6th January 2024 Monday: 1st.Twelve players for a three table Howell event won by Daphne Priestley & Carol McKee with 59 percent. Runners-up Libby Knight & Maureen Cowan.

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Tuesday: 2nd. A three and a half table event won by Erica Polden & Sandra Ellis with 60 percent! Runners-up, Libby Knight & Barbara Maranik. Wednesday: 3rd. Seventeen players from Nambucca Valley, Urunga and Coffs Harbour bridge clubs attended Richard’s session.

In addition to bidding, playing and discussing hands, Richard gave a presentation on Extended Stayman so that players can understand the bidding of their opponents if they play this Convention and perhaps adopt the very useful convention themselves. There was lots of interest and discussion.

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Thursday: 4th. Twenty-two players for a Bye-Relay. North/ South winners Caitlin McRae & Scott Parker with 57 percent. Runners-up, Barbara Lott & Linda Siford. East/ West winners Pauly Griffin & Mike Siford with 58.7 percent. Runners-up, Merita Pailthorpe & Barry Butler. Saturday: 6th. Six and a half

tables for a Bye-Relay won at North/ South by Lynne & John Slade with 56 percent. Runners-up, Louise & Gary Walton. East/West winners Linda & Mike Siford with 64 percent. Runners-up Judy Holliday & Vicky Walker. Urunga: 3rd. Sixteen players for a Howell movement today, won by Lynne & John Slade with 62 percent. Runners-up, Katerina Goya & Charles Aspden.

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MONDAY, January 15 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. (PG, R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (R) 11.00 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGa, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (Mav, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Supervet. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 7. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: You’re Bacon Me Crazy. (2020, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2. 4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 2. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (PGl, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGls, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma) 9.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 9.35 Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids. (Man, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 War On Waste. (PG, R) 11.55 Changing Ends. (PG, R) 12.15 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.05 Tenable. (R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. (PGa) 8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. 9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. (PG, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Blanca. (MA15+a) 11.45 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (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) 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. From the MCG. 11.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGal) A motorist is running out of petrol and running from the pump. An officer rescues a kitten from the fast lane. 11.30 Highway Cops. (Ma) A dog lives up to its name. 12.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 2. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max. 1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Abby and Daniel represent a trans teen. 2.00 Destination Australia: Rottnest Island. (R) Presented by Jo Beth Taylor and Scherri-Lee Biggs. 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Gladiators. (Premiere, PGv) Everyday Aussie challengers take on the gladiators in a series of iconic events, as well as brand-new challenges. 8.55 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) The team pursues the suspects responsible for an explosion at an Ohio energy plant. 10.55 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.55 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. (Final) 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.30am QI. 1.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.45 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. (Final) 2.30 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 3.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.15 Planet A. 3.05 Most Expensivest. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Two Weeks To Live. 10.25 Scrubs. 11.25 Hoarders. 12.20am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Animal SOS Australia. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. 11.00 Death In Paradise. Midnight Madam Secretary. 1.00 Manifest. 2.00 Gideon’s Way. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Steel Magnolias. (1989, PG) 8.10 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 10.00 Motherhood. (2018, M) 11.35 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, M) 2pm Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 3.55 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 5.30 Sunflower. (1970, M, Italian) 7.30 Those Happy Years. (2013, M) 9.30 Gotti. (2018, MA15+) 11.35 The Best Offer. (2013, M) 2am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. Noon NFL. NFL. Wild Card Round. Detroit Lions v Los Angeles Rams. 3.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. 7.35 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Ax Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: The Rise Of Darkrai. (2007) 12.45pm Children’s Programs. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 2. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, MA15+) 10.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Stories From The Land. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 MOVIE: Backroads. (1977, MA15+) 10.00 MOVIE: Jason’s Lyric. (1994) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 16 ABC TV (2)

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SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PG, R) 10.50 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGas, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (Ma, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 8. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love At Sky Gardens. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones. 4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 3.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (PGa, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (PGl, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 McCartney 3, 2, 1. (Premiere, PG) 9.35 Knowing The Score. (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma, R) 11.55 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) 12.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.30 Tenable. (R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 8.35 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R) 9.25 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. (Ml, R) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Das Boot. (MA15+a) 11.50 Furia. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 39. Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 11.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mad, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 1. Highlights. 1.30 Travel Oz. (R) A look at a variety of holiday destinations here and abroad. Hosted by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 3. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Iggy tries online dating. 1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) A divorcée needs help. 2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Hannah Anderson. (Mav, R) A look at the case of Hannah Anderson. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Four firefighters take on the gladiators in a series of knockout events for a spot in the quarter-finals. 8.50 NCIS. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates a US Navy lieutenant who is accused of trying to murder her husband. 9.50 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) Sam’s friend Tom Olsen finds himself being hunted down by enemies from his past. 10.50 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. 9.00 Rosehaven. 9.30 Portlandia. 10.15 State Of The Union. 10.40 Back. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 1.20am ABC News Update. 1.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Stone Cold Takes On America. (Premiere) 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Box 21. 12.50am Future Man. 1.25 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 1. 4pm Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 11.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 1am Madam Secretary. 2.00 Manifest. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Hit The Road. (2021, PG, Farsi) 8.20 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 10.20 Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) Noon The Best Offer. (2013, M) 2.25 Steel Magnolias. (1989, PG) 4.35 The Kid. (1921, PG) 5.40 Toast. (2010, PG) 7.30 Madre. (2019, M, French) 9.55 Papillon. (1973, MA15+) 12.40am Sophie’s Choice. (1982, MA15+) 3.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Sound FX: Best Of. Noon NFL. NFL. Wild Card Round. Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Philadelphia Eagles. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.35 Storage Wars. 5.05 American Restoration. 5.35 American Pickers. 6.35 Pawn Stars. 7.35 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. Formula E. Mexico City ePrix. H’lights. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 The Nanny. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 3. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Toy Soldiers. (1991, M) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Stories From The Land. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 MOVIE: Gurrumul. (2017, MA15+) 10.15 To The Ends Of The Earth. 11.40 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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WEDNESDAY, January 17 ABC TV (2)

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 First Weapons. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Come Home. (Malsv, R) 1.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.25 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.55 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.50 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGas, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (Mav, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 9. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 4. 4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 4.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (PGl, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.20 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 9.35 Changing Ends. (PG) Alan turns birdwatcher in pursuit of a pelican. 9.55 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Mdl, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.15 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.00 Tenable. (R) 12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry. (PGa, R) 8.25 The Elon Musk Show. (PGa, R) 9.30 Fargo. (Final, MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 All Those Things We Never Said. (Premiere, Ml) 12.10 Vienna Blood. (Ma, R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 40. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. From Sydney Showgrounds Stadium. 11.00 MOVIE: The New Mutants. (2020, Mhlv, R) A group of young mutants is held for psychiatric monitoring in an isolated hospital. Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Maisie Williams. 1.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 2. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 4. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) There is an explosion at a wedding ceremony. 1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) The lawyers represent a mail-order bride. 2.00 Destination Australia: Cocos Keeling Island. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) In the third heat, four new contenders take on the gladiators for a spot in the quarter-finals. 8.55 FBI: International. (Return, Mv) The team investigates when an American police detective is murdered in Paris while looking into a US company suspected of selling illegal weapons in France and the Middle East. 10.55 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.05 Killing Eve. 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles. 12.20am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.45 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.30 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Reservoir Dogs. (1992, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: Dark City. (1998, M) 12.15am The Bad Kids. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 4. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4. 11.00 Midsomer Murders. 1.10am Madam Secretary. 2.10 Manifest. 3.05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The 400 Blows. Continued. (1959, PG, French) 6.55 Toast. (2010, PG) 8.45 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 10.20 Those Happy Years. (2013, M) 12.20pm Sunflower. (1970, M, Italian) 2.20 The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. (1964, PG, French) 4.05 Hit The Road. (2021, PG, Farsi) 5.50 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 7.30 The Big Chill. (1983, M) 9.30 Joe Bell. (2020, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 2. 4pm Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 40. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. 7.35 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Pokémon: Giratina And The Sky Warrior. (2008) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 4. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Lord Of War. (2005, MA15+) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 How It Feels To Be Free. 8.35 MOVIE: Quest. (2017, M) 10.25 Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Master. 11.25 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Flyways: The Story Of Migratory Shorebirds. (R) 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PG, R) 11.05 Inside The Steam Train Museum. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (PGavw, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 10. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 5. 4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 5. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (PGl, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Grand Designs Transformations. 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG) 9.50 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.55 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 12.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.40 Tenable. (R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa) 8.30 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor: Intruders. (PG, R) Part 3 of 5. 9.25 Culprits. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 A Class Apart. (MA15+l) 11.40 Pandore. (Mals, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Animals Aboard With Dr Harry. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Sapphires. (2012, PGalsv, R) Four singers learn about love, friendship and war. Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman. 10.40 MOVIE: The Eyes Of Tammy Faye. (2021, Mads) 1.25 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 3. Highlights. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 5. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mams, R) Max mandates a personal health day. 1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) The firm represents a widow. 2.00 Destination Australia: Christmas Island. (R) Presented by Trevor Cochrane. 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall. Part 1 of 4. Graeme Hall goes behind the scenes at Willows, a veterinary hospital in Solihull, England. 8.35 To Be Advised. 10.00 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage. Australia v Syria. From Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar. 1.00 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Erin hires an image consultant. 2.00 The Project. (R) 3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.40 Bliss. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.35am Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm The Tailings. 12.20 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. (Return) 10.10 Loot: Blood Treasure. Midnight Dark Side Of Comedy. 12.55 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 1.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.40 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 5. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. 11.00 Poirot. 1.10am Snapped. 2.05 Manifest. 3.05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Paris Can Wait. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.30 The Kid. (1921, PG) 8.30 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 10.05 Kodachrome. (2017, M) Noon Bellbird. (2019, M) 1.50 Toast. (2010, PG) 3.40 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 5.25 Diana. (2013, PG) 7.30 Radioactive. (2019, M) 9.35 Recon. (2019, MA15+) 11.25 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. (2016, MA15+) 1.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am The Fishing Show. 7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 3. 4pm Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 MOVIE: Anger Management. (2003, M) 10.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Pokémon: Arceus And The Jewel Of Life. (2009) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 5. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Hot Fuzz. (2007, MA15+) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Stories From The Land. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Crocodile Dreaming. 9.05 MOVIE: Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

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By David WIGLEY A CAPACITY crowd of 10,372 enthusiastic supporters witnessed an exciting Big Bash encounter between the Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on January 3. Despite the Sixers posting 8-141 from 20 overs, the match concluded with a narrow 3-run victory for the Brisbane Heat under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system, reaching 4-104 in 14.3 overs after the game was finally abandoned due to the rain. Josh Phillippe made an impressive start for the Sixers, contributing 41 runs and captivating the partisan crowd with two massive sixes and two fours. However, the momentum shifted when Phillippe was caught by Sam Billings off a delivery from Paul Walter, the player of the match. CONTINUED Page 13

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