q Northern NSW LHD Board Chair Peter Carter, Northern NSW LHD CEO Tracey Maisey, Healthy North Coast Board Chair Dr Adrian Gilliland, Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson, Healthy North Coast CEO Monika Wheeler, Mid North Coast LHD Board Chair Peter Treseder and Mid North Coast LHD CEO Stewart Dowrick.
AN expo with a sustainability focus will be held at the Eungai Creek Memorial Hall on Sunday.
The ‘Building Sustainability for the Future Expo’ has been organised by Dr Ljubov Simson and agronomist Marc Percival, locals running as independent candidates in the September council election.
The day promises to be an opportunity for like-minded individuals to share their ideas for the future of the Valley, and will feature a panel discussion, stalls and a presentation by Maxine Rowley from Coffs Harbour’s Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG).
“We’re hoping to define what sustainability means for our valley,” organiser Ljubov Simson told NOTA.
“It’s also an opportunity for Marc and me to connect with the community we hope to represent and to find out what is important to Nambucca Valley residents in terms of the future of the Valley,” she said.
“The way I see it, the Nambucca River is the life of this valley and everything we do impacts on the river.
“It’s about how we as stewards of the region can plan for a sustainable future.”
According to Ms Simson the expo will host stalls featuring local products and lunch will be available for purchase with a focus on sourcing all ingredients locally.
A primary producer herself, Ms Simson knows the challenges faced by local farmers trying to get their products out into the modernday world where most markets are under the control of large corporations.
Guests to the event include Caz Heise,
who ran as an independent candidate for Cowper in the 2022 Federal Election, as well as local regenerative farmers and traditional practice farmers who will take part in a panel conversation followed
by questions from the public between 11.30am and 12pm.
“Marc and I hope we can come together with the community to figure out the best way forward for the Valley’s development,
farming and business practices,” Ms
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Simson said.
The expo run from 10am to 2pm on Sunday,
July 2024 at the Eungai Creek Memorial Hall.
q Dr Ljubov Simson at home on her farm.
Council increases parking fine revenue by more than 1000 percent
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long, resulting in a total revenue from traffic violations of $22,395.
This figure is roughly equivalent to the entire year’s revenue for parking fines in the 2022/23 financial year.
According to Council’s Manager of Development and Environment, Daniel Walsh, this is due to Council employing an extra two rangers, allowing more complaints to be investigated and more fines to be issued.
Council uses a ticketless system where motorists are informed only after the fine has been sent directly from the Department of Revenue NSW.
In March of this year, NOTA reported that Finance Minister Courtney Houssos, responding to complaints from the public, wrote to NSW councils using the ticketlessfines system to request that they change their practice and leave a paper ticket when fines were issued.
In her letter to councils,
Minister Houssos asked for the process of issuing fines to be reviewed and for councils to issue something “as simple as a note, which could take the form of a standardised, pre-printed card, noting that a fine has been issued”.
“Doing so will provide drivers immediate notification that they have been given a parking fine and will allow them to take their own photos and note down relevant details,” the Minister said.
The ticketless-fine system means that some motorists are fined repeatedly in the same place without being made aware that an infringement has occurred.
Nambucca Valley Council is one of a swathe of councils continuing to use the system in defiance of the Minister’s request.
“We continue to use ‘ticketless parking’ for a range of reasons,” said Daniel Walsh in justifying the Council’s decision.
“One of the main ones is staff safety,” he told NOTA.
“There have been cases where someone issued a fine decided to chase up the matter with the issuing officer before the fine got sent to Revenue NSW,” he explained.
Mr Walsh said all of the Nambucca Valley’s issuing officers collect photographic evidence which is available to motorists who dispute their fines.
Getting a parking fine certainly leaves a bad taste and can have the effect of increasing frustration within the community, particularly if motorists feel the fines are unfairly expensive.
Such revenue raising tactics come at a time when councils are facing the burden of balancing budgets amid substantially increased costs in providing the services they have offered in the past.
According to Council reports, most of the fines issued in May in the Nambucca Valley were issued in just a few streets (Fletcher, Bowra and Ridge St) of Nambucca Heads.
Approximately 25 percent
Caring for Bollanolla
IN celebration of NAIDOC Week 2024, a local project has been awarded funding by the NSW Environmental Trust’s ‘Protecting Our Places’ grants.
The Protecting Our Places program is an annual contestable grants program delivered by the NSW Environmental Trust that provides funding to empower and support Aboriginal organisations and communities to undertake projects that contribute to protecting and managing natural environments.
The funding program was established in 2002 and has since then funded over 240 First Nations community-led environmental projects in NSW.
In the Nambucca Valley, $68,050 has been granted
to the ‘Caring for Bollanolla’ project, which focuses on land protection and management of the 130 hectare Bollanolla Farm in Valla.
A management plan will be developed in consultation with local stakeholders, including Elders, Traditional Owners, National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) and Nambucca Valley Landcare, to guide conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, weed and pest management, and fire management, leveraging traditional ecological knowledge.
Additionally, the project will facilitate the sharing of traditional knowledge through workshops, storytelling sessions, and cultural exchange events.
Educational materials and
resources will be developed to document and preserve cultural practices, language, and stories associated with Bollanolla Farm.
Laura Purcell, the Manager of Contestable Grants at the Environmental Trust, told News Of The Area, “The Protecting Our Places program encourages and empowers Aboriginal communities to protect, conserve and restore landscapes and waterways important to them.
“Individual grants are available to build the capacity of communities to deliver environmental improvements and knowledge-sharing activities around landscapes of cultural significance to the local Aboriginal community.”
were issued in Macksville streets (Princess, Wallace, Winifred and Ferry), one from Valla Beach and two from Bowraville.
Daniel Walsh said this was probably the result of rangers responding to complaints of illegal parking from the community.
Most fines issued were $92 for parking longer than permitted or parking
q Wallace Street, Macksville is one of the streets where recalcitrant motorists have contributed to the Council’s parking fine revenue.
incorrectly.
Several motorists received $644 fines for not displaying a ‘disabled parking permit’ in disabled parking areas.
Two $302 fines were issued for parking in the reverse direction in parallel parks.
At a meeting earlier this year, Councillor James Angel reported to Council that he had received correspondence
from a frustrated resident who had received one such large fine despite claiming exceptional circumstances for the incorrect parking.
“I don’t get why one fine should be three times the value of others,” Cr Angel told NOTA.
“If you are parked incorrectly, it should be a set value,” he said.
Partnership aims to end fragmentation of Mid North Coast health services
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The core priority of this partnership is to help address critical mental health issues, substance use and suicide rates.
The partners are Healthy North Coast, Mid North Coast Local Health District and Northern NSW Local Health District.
The three organisations also launched a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that drives a ‘one health system’ approach to improve health outcomes across the North Coast.
In Coffs Harbour for the launch on July 3, Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson told News Of The Area, “This represents the best possible effort to end the fragmentation of services.
“At the moment people are just bounced around, it’s very fragmented and we want that to be much more streamlined.”
Ms Jackson, who also serves as Minister for the North Coast, said the partnership will improve access to integrated and affordable mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and suicide prevention services.
The Minister believes the collaboration will improve help-seeking behaviour in the Mid North Coast and North Coast communities.
“This had previously been identified as a challenge across these regions due to services operating independently to each other, and multiple entry points contributing to both
consumer and workforce confusion in trying to navigate the health system.”
The North Coast Mental Health Plan is intended to remove barriers to health care access for local communities.
“We acknowledge that we have not done the best we can here,” said Mr Jackson.
“Our structures and our systems don’t work for them (consumers).
“We talk about partnership, teamwork and integration… [that’s] too much talk… [let's] drop the ego, drop the territorialism and lean in together to really put consumers at the centre.”
With Northern NSW leading the way, Ms Jackson is excited to take the model
back to the rest of the state.
“There’s going to be hiccups, roadblocks and moments, but we’re bringing this to fruition,” she said.
“We’re a team that recognises that mental health is a huge issue and we're leaning into a future that centres on models of better care.”
Speaking at the launch, local consumer Dominique White discussed her prior difficulties navigating the complex health system during a lifetime of mental health challenges.
“Disparate systems with fractured communications between them means the complexity of navigating services does not always
www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - PROJECT COORDINATOR
NAMBUCCA
VALLEY OPEN STREETS PROJECT
Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from a highly skilled and experienced Project and Event Coordinator to work with Community and Youth Sector in developing and delivering a multi -faceted night market / street festival event on 22 November this year in Macksville. The contracted Coordinator will be responsible for the creation and management of lead-up youth activities and manage all aspects of Event design and delivery. Part of the role involves mentoring a Youth Management Committee who will assist in all aspects of Event planning, engagement and delivery.
The role will require extensive collaboration with stakeholders in the Youth Sector.
The Coordinator will be engaged as a private contractor and will need:
• an ABN
• Public Liability Insurance – up to $20m
• Current Working With Children Check
• Own transport and drivers licence
The budget for the Event and supplementary projects is being provided through the Open Streets Funding Program. Remuneration for the Coordinator will be negotiated with the successful proponent. It is anticipated that the timeframe will be from 1st August through to 30 November.
More detailed information is available by emailing: michael.greve@nambucca.nsw.gov.au Expressions of Interest emailed to: council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au with Subject as “EOI Coordinator Macksville Street Market.” EOI closes on the 19 July 2024.
translate into seamless patient care,” she said.
“It can be disorienting… and I have personally lost my footing between when one service ended and in searching for another.
“Hearing your plans for one health system with better wrap-around care for people warms my heart.
“But please make sure it is based on a trauma informed approach, for vulnerable people, especially those living with trauma as I do.
“Inadequate transfer of care can mean treatment and support that may be available doesn’t reach them at all or comes too late.”
Dominique urged the
members of the partnership to be “bold, innovative and confident in taking risks”.
“Please look to your biggest asset, the people who are the soul of the systems of care.
“Through this you will deliver the most important outcome of all – hope.”
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO LEASE NAMBUCCA
VALLEY VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations or individuals to lease the Nambucca Visitor Information Centre, (VIC) to deliver tourist information services and tourism marketing on behalf of Nambucca Valley Council and the local Visitor Economy. The Centre is an accredited Tourist Information Centre and as such, is required to open 7 days a week. Located on the corner of Giinagay Way and Riverside Drive, Nambucca Heads and on the banks of the Nambucca River, the VIC is housed in a purpose-built building and located in a prime position to facilitate a range of recreational opportunities for visitors and residents. Ideally, proponents will be able to demonstrate experience in business and volunteer management and tourism marketing. EOI’s will close 15 July 2024.
Council’s support of any successful proponent will be subject to negotiation. If this is an opportunity that interests you, please contact Council for an initial discussion and information pack. Email: council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au
ENQUIRIES TO: Michael Grieve, Manager Economic Development and Tourism Manager (02) 6568 0239 www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
q Northern NSW LHD Board Chair Peter Carter, Healthy North Coast Board Chair Dr Adrian Gilliland, Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson and Mid North Coast LHD Board Chair Peter Treseder.
q Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson speaks at the launch of the North Coast Mental Health Plan.
q Local lived-experience consumer Dominique White speaks to the gathering at Healthy North Coast.
Sheriffs walk off the job
By Mike HELY
SHERIFFS from Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Macksville walked off the job last week, joining colleagues from courthouses in Gosford to the Queensland border and inland to protest against staffing levels and poor pay.
In Coffs Harbour, eight sheriffs protested.
North Coast Public Service Association organiser Michael Smart described the response from local sheriffs as “fantastic”.
He said the aim was not to be antagonistic, but to bring to the public’s attention the conditions and pay that sheriffs worked under.
“The courthouse doors were locked and it was an inconvenience to the public, but we had good feedback when we explained what
we were doing and why,” Mr Smart said.
He said the sheriffs’ industrial action would roll out across the State, with work bans likely, until the Government listened.
The two-hour stop-work aimed to put a spotlight on what NSW Public Service Association General Secretary Stewart Little described as “a staffing crisis” and pay that had failed to keep pace with sheriffs’ ballooning duties over the past decade.
Mr Little said the Office of the Sheriff had struggled with recruiting and retaining staff, primarily due to uncompetitive wages.
He said sheriffs had tried to “play by the rules” but had been ignored for more than two years.
"In mid-2022 there was an agency restructure and the
senior leadership of the Office of the Sheriff got a significant pay bump," Mr Little said.
“In 2023 there was a review of sheriffs’ pay but the report was never released under ‘Cabinet in confidence’.
“Sheriffs waited patiently and were told the matter would be resolved in the 2024 budget, but when it was delivered in mid-June nothing happened, and now they’ve been fobbed off again with some other made up bureaucratic process, so sheriffs have just had enough.”
He said sheriffs were highly trained in what was risky and stressful work.
“Sheriffs need a solid pay bump to reflect the dangerous work they do,” Mr Little said.
“When enforcing court orders, they’ll be entering people’s properties wearing
stab-proof vests, carrying capsicum spray, batons and handcuffs.
“It's difficult work.
“Sheriffs put their lives on the line in courthouses to
Vocational student winners
By Andrea FERRARI
Kesalini Tongia from Macksville and Evie-Mae Quennell from Valla Beach have won top titles at this year’s North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards.
The two girls are amongst the region's most outstanding people and organisations working and learning in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Named the region’s Vocational Student of the Year, Kesalini’s training is in the housing sector, completing on-the-job training for a Cert 4 in Housing.
“I did the housing cadetship with the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) through Mission Australia Coffs Harbour,” Kesalini told News Of The Area.
“I am super grateful and appreciative for the opportunity I’ve had to be nominated; I feel it’s a great way to celebrate all the amazing trainees around NSW.”
For anyone considering a career in the vocational sector, Kesalini said, “Go for it.
“It’s an amazing industry that is very rewarding and full of amazing opportunities.”
Evie-Mae has completed a Certificate 2 in
block TAFE training at Aviskills,” Evie-Mae told NOTA.
“I’m in high school at Bellingen and attend
“I do on-the-job training at Bell Helicopters, shadowing
and pay levels.
There are more than 300 sheriffs in NSW,
to more than 170 courthouses.
make sure judges, lawyers and members of the public are safe from crooks and criminals, yet they are paid the same as people with desk jobs and administration roles at the courthouse, it’s just not on.”
an avionics engineer.”
Being named School-based Apprentice Trainee of the Year means a lot to Evie-Mae.
“[It gives me] the opportunity to be an ambassador for other women hoping to start a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM),” she said.
“I can use this accomplishment as encouragement to further my career - something I’m so excited to see through.”
Talking about training in a vocational job, she said, “It’s a very rewarding experience that sets you up for a valuable career in the long term.
“It immerses you in the workplace environment and gives you applicable skills.
“The vocational industry has also helped me grow into
a capable young adult and further my potential career.
“I’m thankful for the experiences I’ve had through my traineeship and all the people that helped to make it happen - my family, careers advisor and my employer,” she said.
Training Services NSW presented the awards in Byron Bay in June.
The awards demonstrate the importance of providing real skills for real careers.
Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education, Steve Whan said, “We know many jobs created in the next decade will require vocational qualifications.
“These awards celebrate the young workers, trainers and businesses working to ensure we meet this challenge."
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST YOUTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from Youth across the Valley to establish a Youth Management Committee. The Committee will be heavily involved in the development and delivery of a fully funded and youth focused event in Macksville in November 2024. The Event is the Macksville Night Market. This concept stemmed from the YOUthspeak Pitch Session, held during Youth Week in April 2024. The Event will incorporate: Food, Entertainment, Culture and a range of lead up activities for young people. If you have an interest in Event Management, Business, Community Engagement, Performing Arts and Youth Development we’d love to hear from you. Ideally, The Youth Management Committee will include an equitable spread of representatives from across the Valley. Once established, the Youth Management Committee will be supported and directed by an Event Specialist Mentor. EOI’s will close 28 July 2024. If this is an opportunity that interests you, please email Council with a one page summary of why you would like to be involved and the interest and skills you have to offer. Please include in the subject field: EOI – Youth Management Committee. Email: council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au
ENQUIRIES TO: Michael Grieve, Manager Economic Development and Tourism Manager (02) 6568 0239 www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
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q Coffs Harbour sheriffs stop work to protest against staff shortages
VOCATIONAL students
Aeroskills at TAFE alongside her school-based traineeship at the Bell Helicopters service centre in Coffs Harbour.
q Evie-Mae Quennel has been named the region’s School-based Apprentice Trainee of the Year.
q Kesalini Tongia has been named the region’s Vocational Student of the Year.
War hero celebrates a century
By Jen HETHERINGTON
WEDNESDAY 3 July marked the 100th birthday of Maurice John Butler of Stuarts Point.
Along with his wife Rosetta, fondly known as Rosie, his children and neighbours gathered at Autumn Lodge in Macksville, his new residence since November 2023, for a celebratory morning tea complete with finger food and a lavish cake.
John’s day was made more special by written congratulations received from King Charles, the Governor General, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and many other dignitaries.
Born in Whitley Bay, England, John grew up in Walsall and at age fifteen enlisted as an Air Raid Warden.
A year later he entered the Gravesend Sea School.
Trained as a Merchant Seaman, during WW2 John was posted to ships crossing the Atlantic, surviving the threat posed by German U-Boats.
He went on to train in the Royal Navy as a Gunner, which saw him visit every continent of the world.
John, aged 21 as the war ended, moved to Australia and joined the Fire Brigade, and later the ‘Fire and Accident Underwriters Association’ where he became Chief Fire Surveyor.
With many sporting interests, John played soccer for Manly and Dee Why clubs till age 52.
He also enjoyed caravanning holidays with his family, eventually settling in Macksville.
John then built a retirement house at Stuarts Point.
“John has had a happy retirement,” Rosie said.
“He used to play golf and bowls, coached soccer, and as a member of the RSL marched proudly every ANZAC Day.”
As guest and friend, Wayne Mason from the Stuarts Point RSL sub-Branch congratulated John as the oldest member of the local branch.
q A proud display of John's war anniversary medal flanked by written congratulations from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
q One very special cake.
q Rosie and John Butler welcome guests.
Survey identifies ‘koala hotspot’
By Andrew VIVIAN
CITIZEN scientists and government departments appear to be continually at odds when assessing environmental issues, particularly when it pertains to forests and koalas.
A recent survey completed by the Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) in Gladstone State Forest (SF) again highlights the disparity in assessments.
Gladstone SF is located southwest of Bellingen, with sections slated for logging within the next six to eighteen months according to the Forestry Corporation planning portal.
The survey group contained representatives from the BEC, North Coast Environment Council, Kalang River and Headwater Alliance, North East Forest Alliance, Koala Chaplaincy Project, South East Forest
Rescue and Bellingen Activist Network.
BEC said koala claw scratches were found on nearly every grey gum seen during the survey, indicating that the forest, nestled in the middle of the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP), is a “koala hotspot and hub”.
The group also highlighted 2018 surveys which reportedly found numerous koala scats in a more eastern section of Gladstone SF, as well as recent National Parks and Wildlife Service drone surveys which recorded numerous koalas in Scotchman State Forest to the
the north west.
Conservationists argue these combined findings give a reliable indication of a healthy koala population in forests along the middle stretches of the Kalang River.
A population of yellowbellied gliders has also been documented in the forest.
Ashley Love, one of the early supporters of the GKNP proposal and life member of the Bellingen Environment Centre, said, “Local conservationists have been aware of these populations for many years, and they form one of the core populations for the proposed Great Koala
National Park and should be protected immediately.”
Susie Russell, from the North Coast Environment Council, said it is “so wrong” that the NSW Government was allowing logging to continue after they “promised protection for koalas in this region”.
“We know that forests provide safer homes, generate more water, hold the soils together and store carbon while sucking down more carbon out of the atmosphere.”
Forestry Corporation NSW spokesperson said the organisation carefully
plans sustainable timber harvesting in line with the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (CIFOA).
“In this operation, over 60 percent of the harvestable area will be set aside for permanent protection.
“Suitable primary and secondary koala browse tree species have been identified during searches and more trees will be retained than required under the CIFOA.”
BEC said the local community has vowed to protect the area by holding vigils, blockades and community meetings.
q The Bellingen Environment Centre said koala scratches were found on nearly every grey gum seen during a recent survey of Gladstone State Forest. Photo: BEC.
q Local environmentalists have vowed to keep fighting to save the forest from logging. Photo: BEC.
Mujaay Ganma receives NAIDOC funding
THE Mujaay Ganma Foundation in Bowraville has been announced as a successful recipient of a 2024 NAIDOC Week grant through the Healthy North Coast Aboriginal Partnership.
Following a successful application process, twelve Aboriginal community-led collaborations have been awarded $2,000 grants to support events and activities during NAIDOC Week 2024.
“The events and activities that received funding focus on
health and wellbeing, connection to Country, or fostering positive social and emotional connections,” said Susan Parker Pavlovic, Healthy North Coast’s Director of Aboriginal Health Partnerships.
“We are proud to recognise the strength, resilience and pride of our Aboriginal communities.
“It is very special for us to support local NAIDOC committees as they plan amazing events to celebrate and share our Aboriginal culture with each other and with the wider community,” Ms Parker
Pavlovic said.
Aunty Ruth Walker of Mujaay Ganma Foundation reflected on the importance of being able to host a sunrise ceremony in NAIDOC Week, honouring the cultural connection to sun and fire.
“Mujaay Ganma came about because of my sister and my daughter, who both passed with cancer.
“It didn’t seem right that in hospital there was no culture and support for our people.
“So it’s important to have events
The Big Screen with Lindsay Hall
By Lindsay HALL
WHEN Majestic Cinemas shuttered their business in February, company director Kieren Dell cited the “perfect storm” of factors that were rendering traditional cinemas increasingly unfeasible businesses.
The effect of three years of social distancing wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with an exponential increase in streaming services for home entertainment and a 2023 strike by the Writers Guild of America that left cinemas “without any movies to show”, has seen many people questioning whether we are looking at the collapse of an industry.
The response of filmmakers around the world?
That suggests a lack of imagination.
While it may be true that the industry needs to think ‘outside the box’ to draw people back into theatres, the film slate for 2024 demonstrates that filmmakers and studios are eager to take more chances on new ideas - or at least dress up some very old ones - to ensure that when people do make a trip to the movies they’ll be spoiled for choice.
This week’s releases are heavy on the horror, along with a throwback to the ‘Space Race’ film dressed in 1960s swagger.
Fly Me To The Moon
TV Producer/Mogul Greg Berlanti takes directing duties for stars Scarlett Johannson and Channing Tatum in a story that attempts to cast a humorous light on the very real desperation felt by the U.S. as they fought to beat the
U.S.S.R. to the moon in 1969.
NASA’s Flight Director Cole Davis (Tatum) is forced to collaborate with marketing specialist Kelly Jones (Johannson) to “sell the moon” to the American public and ensure support for the Apollo 11 mission.
The straight-laced space-men becoming increasingly befuddled by Jones’ insistence on ‘dressing up’ the very dull-seeming mission with manufactured drama, casting TVfriendly actors to portray the NASA team in interviews and going so far as to commission a studio to film a ‘back-up moon landing’ just in case the real one can’t make it all the way (cue the somewhat predictable Stanley Kubrick joke).
Berlanti has always been focused on the romance at the centre of his stories, if potentially at the expense of exploring the real depths of his characters.
However if the appeal of Hollywood is truly watching pretty people be funny and charming, it’s hard to go past Johannson and Tatum, who bring all of their considerable charisma to the roles.
As a ‘Two Worlds Collide’ romantic-comedy, the film isn’t really breaking any new ground, but the script is inoffensive and gets its share of chuckles throughout.
Kinds of Kindness
Those looking for something really different might consider the latest offering from director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, Poor Things).
This is the kind of film that can cause someone an embolism in the attempt to explain ‘what it’s about’, and the effort would likely only be received as incoherent ramblings.
That is not a reflection on this witty, macabre satire in which most cast members are pulling triple duty - playing multiple roles across three loosely-connected tales.
The central relationships in each anthology segment are played by Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons who are mesmerising as couples enduring obsession, paranoia, anxiety and desperation, while inflicting varying degrees of mutilation to themselves and others.
Lending some real gravity to the performances is Willem Dafoe, who is revelling in his film elementarthouse, experimental storytelling full of unnerving intensity and bombastic emotion.
Look, this is the kind of film Aussie Mum’s might charitably describe as “weird”, but is one of that rare form - a modern film for grown-ups.
If you are as much engaged by the emotional and visceral experience of film as by the story, this could be worth making some time for.
You’ll certainly have a lot to talk about afterwards with your date.
Sting
In the 1970s the Australian government introduced a number of financial benefits and incentives to inject life into our budding film industry.
The result was the ‘Australian New-Wave’ of mid-to-low budget genre films, many of them offering a wild take on horror tropes, that became known as ‘Oz-ploitation’.
Happily that tradition is alive and well in the hands of filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nekrotronic), who brings an Aussie sensibility in
like this where we can have a yarn about carrying our culture with pride.”
Successful grants were awarded across a number of North Coast Aboriginal countries, including Bundjalung, Githabul, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Birpai nations.
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2024 is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’ which celebrates the unyielding spirit of Aboriginal communities and invites all to stand in solidarity, amplifying
a throwback to one of the staples of horror cinema - the Creature Feature.
Starring Alyla Browne (Furiosa), Penelope Mitchell and Ryan Corr, with appearances by Australian acting legends Robyn Nevi and Noni Hazelhurst, Sting focuses on young Charlotte (Browne), a latchkey kid coping with a recently acquired step-dad (Corr), a semineglectful mum (Mitchell) with a newborn brother, who discovers a remarkably intelligent and talented spider which she decides to keep as a pet.
As is the case in all such genrefare, this is clearly not an ordinary Redback, and as the critter begins to grow in size, its appetite threatens the apartment building where Charlotte lives.
Spiders are hands down the best source material for this kind of horror that either calls for a swarm (Arachnaphobia) or a giant (Earth Vs. The Spider) or a swarm of giants (Eight Legged Freaks).
Roache-Turner may not be a name well known by the average film-goer, but his consistent efforts have brought entertaining results with an economical budget, and the same is true here.
The cast find the right balance of character work and pathos (particularly from young Ayla Browne, who is having a good year as an actor) while leaving room for the real star - the titular Stingand its antics/attacks as the main attraction.
If you can get past the decision for the cast to adopt American accents (no doubt for a better international reception), this is a well-paced thrill that lasts 90 minutes - and in an age where three-
the voices that have long been silenced.
“NAIDOC Week is a time for us all to recognise the contributions of First Nations communities and we look forward to celebrating the week through our shared history, culture and identity,” added Ms Parker Pavlovic.
“This contribution by the Partnership is a taste of things to come as we seek to promote long, healthy lives for our community that are centred in Country and culture.”
hour runtimes are increasingly common, that is refreshing in itself.
MaXXXine
The third in a trilogy of films from writer/director Ti West and star Mia Goth, MaXXXine is a stylish, sexually-charged horror-thriller which is related to a slasher film, but feels simultaneously more elevated and more disturbing.
Maxine Minx (Goth, reprising her role from 2022’s X) is on the verge of transition from her career in adult entertainment to more mainstream film under the shadow of the infamous Night Stalker of 1985.
Faced with the murder of her colleagues, Maxine begins to suspect that the real killer may have some connection to her, and the events of her past.
If you’ve seen the previous instalments in this series (X, Pearlboth currently streaming on Netflix) and vibed with what West and Goth were doing, then you won’t need convincing to check this out.
The same sense of hip energy, beautiful and stylistic cinematography and an all-out powerhouse performance from Goth make these movies something memorable.
If slashers are not your style, there’s nothing here that would likely persuade you to give it a shotthe violence is graphic, the behaviour of characters is disturbing and the imagery lingers in a creepy way.
Therein lies one of the great mysteries of the horror genre - that one description will be read as a reason to avoid by some, while sounding like a ringing endorsement to others.
Whatever your tastes and wherever you land, happy viewing!
(if unsure
Rip-roaring results for Riverwatch
By Andrea FERRARI
ALL three programs in OzGREEN’s Bellingen Riverwatch project are kicking goals in 2024.
The different programs are tailored to help protect local rivers in accountable and practical ways.
There’s the macroinvertebrate (waterbug) monitoring citizen science program, a water quality monitoring citizen science program, and a community riverbank restoration program.
The macroinvertebrate monitoring citizen science program is the largest of its kind in the country.
Its recent and sixth event took place in June, bringing together community members to collect and accurately identify the waterbugs at six sites throughout the Bellinger and Kalang river catchments.
“This program also just released a range of free macroinvertebrate resources to connect community members, students and tourists
with these incredible creatures that live in these unique and very healthy rivers,” Program Manager Amy Denshire told News Of The Area.
Visit www.ozgreen.org/ macroresources to check them out.
Bellingen Riverwatch's innovative resources have been used and adapted by many other sister citizen science groups, including the Manning River Turtle Group, Woolgoolga Lake Working Group, and Positive Change for Marine Life.
Its water quality monitoring citizen science program has now been running for eight years.
The program’s Steering Committee recently launched a comprehensive data portal that illustrates the monthly water quality data volunteers have collected, alongside other datasets they have collected periodically, including pesticides data, platypus eDNA data and macroinvertebrate data.
“Bellingen Riverwatch volunteers are currently collecting heavy metals data and these results
will be added to the portal in the coming months also,” said Amy.
See www.ozgreen.org/brdata.
A paper about the program has been published in ‘Frontiers in Environmental Science’, an international journal, which compares the citizen science data to scientists’ data for the water quality program.
Nakia Belmer, a River Health Scientist from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, said, “It is a pleasure to be able to showcase the Riverwatch group's dedicated efforts through the publication of their data.
“As a scientist, to be a part of such a wonderful citizen science group, along with fostering their scientific curiosity, is deeply rewarding.
“This case study has provided an insight into what can be achieved with a highly motivated community group working collaboratively with professional scientists.
“The program has filled data gaps within the professional science monitoring program as well as creating social and educational benefits for the local community.”
See www.ozgreen.org/ bellingenriverwatch.
Lastly, in Riverwatch’s newest arm, the community riverbank restoration program, the team recently hosted two eventsriveryouthfest and mulch’n’mashups - which collectively brought 500 people together to plant and care for 300 trees and plants at the Bellingen Skatepark.
This is the third tree planting
project Bellingen Riverwatch has brought into fruition.
OzGREEN is very excited to announce a third event at this sitewinter riveryouthfest. Winter riveryouthfest will be held at the Bellingen Skatepark on
Saturday 17 August during National Science Week and is currently putting out the call for young music artists who might be interested in performing.
Anyone interested can get in touch with lily@ozgreen.org.au.
q Volunteers and partners collecting waterbug samples from the Never Never River for Bellingen Riverwatch’s Macro Muster.
q Students from Orara Public School collect samples as part of Bellingen Riverwatch's Water Quality Monitoring program.
q Bellingen Fire and Rescue members watering the new trees at Riveryouthfest.
By Manny WOOD
Expected inheritance raised in property dispute
HARRY and Wendy have been married for 20 years.
When their relationship breaksdown, a dispute arises in relation to the division of their assets. The asset pool is assessed at $2 million.
Harry seeks an overall division of their assets of 70/30 in his favour, stating that he made more significant contributions and that he has greater future needs.
Wendy seeks a division of 55/45 in her favour, stating that during the course of their lengthy marriage, contributions should be assessed as equal and that she is entitled to a further adjustment in her favour due to her future needs.
The Court states that it is required to holistically assess the nature and the quality of the totality of the parties’ contributions throughout the entirety of their relationship.
The Court specifically considers an inheritance received by Harry early in the relationship and the fact that Wendy’s child to a previous relationship lived with them for many years.
The Court rules that both parties worked hard throughout the relationship and supported their children and despite Wendy’s claim that Harry did not work for periods for “no good reason”, assesses the parties’ contributions as a whole as being 50/50.
In terms of future needs, the Court accepts that Harry has long term health issues and notes that Wendy has a lower income earning capacity.
Harry claims that Wendy will receive an estimated inheritance of $500,000 when her elderly mother passes-away and that this should be taken into consideration.
However, the Court states that in the absence of evidence regarding the likely value of the inheritance and the lack of evidence regarding the mother’s prognosis in terms of length of life, only “limited weight” can be given to the prospect that Wendy will receive some form of inheritance in the future and rules an ultimate division of the total existing asset pool of 51/49 in Harry’s favour.
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 fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.
The Australian Monopoly Game
DEAR News Of The Area,
LAST week my granddaughters brought out their new Australian version of Monopoly for the first time.
It was not long for us to get down to the base line.
Malfunction in thinking
DEAR News Of The Area,
DID you know that one 100-year-old eucalypt stores as much carbon as 270 ten-year-old trees?
That saving forests is the most practical, rapid, economical and effective means for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the immediate future and will continue to sequester carbon into the long-term future.
So, when Essential Energy makes a business decision to phase out hardwood telegraph poles and transition to composite poles, I see those stands of timber as being well on their way to providing the many benefits of their crucial role in the carbon cycle.
Composite timber products should be things we can have a community conversation about.
In last week’s NOTA article, Nats Go Into Bat For the Timber Industry, claims are made that the change to composite poles will increase power prices yet no economic modelling to prove the case is presented.
It’s a bit quaint for the North Coast Nationals to clamour for government intervention when they don’t like the decision that a private company makes
to use a product that is easier to install, has a longer life and lower maintenance costs.
In fact, as it loses another significant income stream from the sales of its product, how much government support does the revenue losing state-owned Forestry Corporation need?
What does a sustainable forest industry in a climate constrained world look like?
The type of mindset that we need to grow when climate is our biggest, global existential threat is the one where we knuckle down and get on with taking the action needed and to stop polarising our society with issues that thrive on division.
Using natural climate solutions are essential to draw down enough atmospheric C02 to give us a chance at limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees or even two degrees.
Forest pathways offer two thirds of the most cost-effective natural climate solutions available and about half the low-cost mitigation opportunities to keep warming in this range.
When a forest is logged some 66 percent of the stored carbon is left
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
A FRIEND recently asked me to vote for her son's artwork to help him win a competition.
When I looked at the entries, I actually thought another artwork was far superior, so I voted for it instead.
Should I come clean?
Mandy B.
Dear Mandy,
A popular vote and a deserving candidate are often poles apart.
The artistic merit (or inferiority) of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles, for example, created an uproar, exemplifying the idea that one person's abstract impressionism is another person's 'bacchanalian rampage' as it was described at the time.
Mandy, may I suggest that you look up the word bacchanalian.
It may come in handy.
in the forest to rot or burn, some 20 percent may end up as sawdust or a shortlived product, with only 12.8 percent ending up in longer lived timber products.
Stopping logging in the GKNP alone will reduce
Now, to your dilemma. I can almost guarantee you weren't the only person your friend contacted.
She probably hedged her bets on friends and family, hoping for safety in numbers.
It's a solid ploy, unless they've all had the same artistic epiphany. You could fess up and lose a friend.
Frankly, it's not worth it.
Silently stand by your decision.
Maybe even go to the presentation.
And when the child with true artistic merit wins, as they should, refrain from looking smug and muttering, 'I knew it. Look at the textural intricacies, the considered balance of light and shade, the vibrant colours. It's far superior to that other one.
A bacchanalian rampage if ever I saw one.'
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
Simple solution to blueberry issue
DEAR News Of The Area,
I AM puzzled about the basis for an environmental group in your newspaper of 21 June urging an urgent moratorium on blueberries.
Months ago I was at a community discussion group where antiblueberry views were stated, and so I asked if anybody has any scientific measurements of air pollution, water pollution, soil samples or blueberries?
And the answer was no.
I am an ardent environmentalist - in the late 1970s and 1980s in what is now called the EPA I was in charge of almost every area (sequentially).
I prosecuted a few polluters in court, but mainly it was officers under
Friendly relationships turned quickly into competition and selfishness.
Cooperation went out the door.
I was the banker, just observing the whole thing and reading the rules.
This is how we play the game of life.
At the roll of the dice, people turn into winners and losers.
Born into wealth or by a combination of hard work and luck, some become landlords.
Some become tenants (often hard
my control who took polluters to court under the Clean Air Act, Noise Control Act, Clean Waters Act and waste disposal legislation.
In the 1990s in the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority I was in charge of Heavy Vehicle Inspectors, who prosecuted trucks for being overweight or over-height on the basis of measurements.
The solution to the blueberry controversy seems simple – take samples of air, water or soil adjacent to blueberry farms, and get them analysed by an independent laboratory.
If the concentration of pollutants is above the regulation limits, then get the polluter prosecuted and/
working) and if you really have bad trauma, homeless folk.
Our governments are the bankers with the rulebook.
With the help of their wealthy winning friends, they keep making the rules easier on the winners and harder on the renters and the homeless.
Let’s step back and look at this game we are all part of.
Is there perhaps a better way?
or shut down, but if the concentration is within legal limits, then calm down, shut up and buzz off.
I have since 2005 done consultancy work for factories and farms producing foods, for which there exist legislated ‘MRLs’, maximum residue limits, of pesticides etc.
It would be simple to send a sample of blueberries to an independent laboratory to measure the concentration of various things to be compared with the MRLs.
Either the blueberries do not comply, in which case the
Is it possible that all are looked after with tenant protection, and affordable housing given priority to investment opportunities?
How could homelessness be better addressed?
My partner said ‘scrap the Monopoly, and buy some ethical games for the kids’.
I feel it is better to let them play and point out what
farmer should be prosecuted and/or shut down, or if the blueberries comply, then once again calm down, shut up and leave the farmers alone.
The concerns of environmental groups about “intensive horticulture”, “land clearing”, “planning proposals” and “affected by adjoining land” seem to me, in the absence of scientific measurements, merely subjective beat up blusterings and rantings.
Regards, Lex STEWART, Stuarts Point.
this type of system creates. How does it make us really feel about our brothers and sisters sitting at the table with us?
To ask them: is this fair? Let’s reinvent the game, and start in our home towns!
Regards, Louise CRANNY, Bellingen.
annual carbon emissions due to logging by some 410,000 tonnes per annum.
Regards, Susan JENVEY, Bowraville.
Stargazing: The man who owns the Moon
By Dave RENEKE, Astronomer
IN 1969 we landed on the Moon.
The astronauts proudly stuck an American flag into the ground.
Were they staking a claim to the dusty rock?
No, and it wouldn’t have been possible anyway.
Just two years earlier, a United Nations treaty had been created to prohibit any nation owning the moon.
This treaty declared that the moon and other ‘celestial bodies’ were non-negotiable, not to be bought and resold for monetary gain.
So pretty much all countries have agreed to hold off on claiming the moon. But what about private citizens?
The treaty mentioned governments and their agencies but it left a gaping loophole, it neglected to mention private individuals!
Well, seeing an opportunity, one man had a crack at it and was successful!
Dennis Hope, an American entrepreneur, says he has owned the moon since 1980.
He was broke and going through a divorce when the idea of owning property came to him.
“Why not the Moon?” he thought, “nobody owns it yet.”
With nothing to lose he filed a claim with the United Nations for ownership of the Moon. They never responded, and since Hope has never been challenged, he maintains that the moon is his to sell.
Before you laugh, consider that Hope has been in space real estate full time since 1995 and has sold over 600 million acres of lunar real estate.
On Hope’s website, Lunar Embassy, you’ll find that an acre of planetary land goes for as low as $29.95.
He’s now made around $11 million and has sold plots to movie stars, pop stars, politicians and ordinary folk from all walks of life. What a perfect gift for the ‘man who has everything’. While that may not matter much now, things could change soon.
Space tourism is on our doorstep, a Moon base is planned and already entrepreneurs are lining up to figure out ways of mining the lucrative mineralogy locked up in the lunar soil.
When we go we’re going to have to figure out a much more watertight system for handling legal issues in space. We’re actually in the midst of a Moon rush right now.
A growing number of countries and companies have the lunar surface in their sights in a race for resources and space dominance. So, are we ready for this new era of lunar exploration?
Rain impacts latest AFL round
By Aiden BURGESS
NORTHERN Beaches/ Nambucca Valley teams have taken on the Grafton Tigers in Grafton, during the latest round of the AFL North Coast season.
Grafton Tigers seniors had a 15.18 (108) to 3.4 (22) win against Northern Beaches/Nambucca Valley at Ellem Oval.
The Tigers jumped out to a 33-point lead at quarter time, and had a match winning 47-point lead at halftime.
Joshua MacFadyen kicked seven goals for the Tigers.
Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley reserves had a 12.6 (78) to 5.8 (38) win against the Grafton Tigers, and Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley women
had a 6.6 (42) to 2.2 (14) win against the Tigers.
The scheduled games between the Sawtell/ Toormina Saints and Port Macquarie Magpies at Richardson Park were washed out.
The AFL North Coast season continues this weekend with Round 13 games in Nambucca Heads and Grafton.
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
By Geoffrey McCANN
OUR 12th Green rebuild is now well under way, with the major construction work completed, grass surrounds replaced and some returfing already in place. A big thanks to Fortade for providing the heavy construction machinery and earthmoving expertise. Unfortunately, the weather was unkind for the latter half of the week, making the course unplayable by Sunday. Thanks to the week’s featured sponsor –North Coast Boating Centre at Urunga.
Recently, images were beamed back to Earth of China’s flag unfurled on the Moon.
It’s the country’s fifth landing there - and the first ever mission to return samples from the Moon’s far side. Meanwhile, NASA wants to send humans back to the Moon, with its Artemis
astronauts aiming for a 2026 landing. China says it will send humans to the Moon by 2030.
And instead of fleeting visits, the plan is to build permanent bases.
Hey, it’s no longer science fiction, this is happening now!
If you’re under forty years of
age and reading this, there’s a good chance you’ll holiday on the Moon one day.
If you think this is all ‘pie in the sky’, think again. The first people to travel and holiday regularly in space have already been born. The first people to live and work in space are being born now.
It’s that close! See Dave’s website: www. davereneke.com.
Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley host the ladder leading Port Macquarie Magpies at Nambucca Heads, and Coffs Harbour Breakers travel to take on the Grafton Tigers.
Round 13 will be played over two weekends, with
catch up games scheduled for Saturday, 20 July.
Sawtell/Toormina Saints host Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley, and the Port Macquarie Magpies host the Coffs Harbour Breakers in their top of the ladder clash. Seniors ladder. 1.Port Macquarie Magpies. 6 wins. 1 loss. 2.Coffs Harbour Breakers. 7 wins. 2 losses. 3.Sawtell/Toormina Saints. 5 wins. 3 losses. 4.Grafton Tigers. 2 wins. 6 losses. 5.Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley. 0 wins. 7 losses.
Macksville Country Club Golf
By Max TURNER
PLAYED in bleak winter weather the Kinnear and Cartwright Electrical sponsored Stroke event saw the Medal go to Dwayne Laverty with a three under par net 69, while the Spoon (gross) again went to Allan Clarke who finished four
shots clear of the field.
Big hitters occasionally hit the first par 4th green with their drive - Brad Fortescue did this and sunk a 10 metre putt for the only eagle of the day.
Nearest the pins went to Campbell Hoskins (A), Mick O'Brien (B) and Tony Grebert (in C Grade).
The ladies Stableford on Tuesday was won by Cheryl Fortescue with Jessica Lambert maintaining her consistency to finish runner up. A good field played the Mid Week Competition with Paul Donges finishing two shots ahead of runner up Murray Spear.
points.
NTP’s to Denise Paluch & Jennifer Ainsworth on 5 and Lisa Guest on 13.
Burkinshaw won Stu’s ball on 15 with 89 cms and Drew Glasson paid for his day’s golf, collecting the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
voucher on 13, Ben Venner got Stu’s ball on 15 and Rodney Ford won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
q Rodney Ford happily displaying part of his prize.
Due to extremely wet
We hosted the Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers on Tuesday, a smaller field than usual due to inclement conditions, with 26 cold & wet players not finishing their round. Earlier players enjoyed the best conditions with Trevor Neaves (16) from Dorrigo winning Division 1 (0 to 18) with 41 points from Paul Ryan (15) Nambucca 35, Cormac McMullan (18) from Bellingen 34 and Murray Ingram (11) Nambucca 33. John Greensill (19) from Bellingen won Division 2 (19 to 45) with 40 points from Brad Nesbitt (19) Bellingen 30, Urpo Ylinen (21) Nambucca 38 and Terry Noble (20) Bowraville 37. The Ball rundown to 32 points. Matthew Lark won the NTP on 5.
course conditions, the Women’s scheduled Monthly Medal was postponed, replaced with a Single Stableford won by Lisa Guest (15) with 36 points from Jenny Thorne (26) 32 points from Sue Brooks (14) 30
Drew Glasson (11) won Thursday’s Medley Stableford with 38 points from Linne Street (15) on 3 way c/b from Michael Tarleton (22), Paul McElhinney (22) and Ashton Herbert (11) on 35 points. The Ball rundown to 33 on c/b. Troy Herbert won the “Ecomist” Longest Putt on 2, other NTP’s to Anthony Smith on 5, Garry Johnstone on 7, Stuart Johnston on 8, Linne Street got the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, Kai
The Men’s Monthly Medal was cancelled on Saturday due to further deterioration of course playability, replaced with a small field of diehards for a Medley Stableford won by new member Paul Elford on c/b from Nathaniel Beverley with 36 points.
The ball rundown to 30 points on c/b. NTP’s to Paul Elford on 5, Peter Farrell on 7, Ashton Herbert on 8, Craig Haworth won the “Pizza This”
The course was deemed unsafe for players after continuing rain, and closed for Sunday’s scheduled “Island Sunday” monthly Medley Stableford. The Final play off for our Skins Knockout takes place next Sunday 14th at 10am –come along and watch our finalists Stephen Doherty, Gary Laing, Joe Street & Scott Burley fight it out to win a share of the Prize Pool. See you on the Island.
q Rugged up Graham Everett, Jo Montague and Phil Bambury about to start their game.
q Dennis Hope, an American entrepreneur, says he has owned the moon since 1980.
Kids Boot Camp 015
Matildas waltz into pre-Paris friendly fire with Canada
By Belad AL-KARKHEY, AAP
THE Matildas are waltzing into one final friendly match against Canada before kick starting their road to gold at the Paris Olympics.
The Australian team will face off against the reigning Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallists in the south of Spain on July 14 (AEST).
The two nations will be based in Marbella for their pre-Games training camps, before they open their Olympic campaign, with the women's tournament running from July 25 to August 10.
Coach Tony Gustavsson said taking on such a formidable opponent would allow the Matildas to solidify their playing partnerships and game plan for the Games.
"A nation with the Olympic calibre of Canada will be a great analysis opportunity for us less than two weeks out from our opening match of Paris 2024," he said.
"Not only does their squad feature world-class players, as a team they also have several attributes in terms of their playing style that mirrors what we will come up against in our group stage competitors.''
The Matildas kickstarted their Paris Games against world No.4 Germany at Stade de Marseille on July 26.
The journey then continues against Zambia at Stade de Nice on July 29, before returning to Stade de Marseille to take on the US on August 1.
Australia's golden generation are determined to come away from this Olympics with a medal, after finishing fourth in Tokyo and at last year's World Cup.
Currently ranked 12th, the Matildas last met world No.8 Canada in Vancouver in December when the Canadians secured a tight 1-0 victory.
'Superhuman' para-athletes look to bounce back in Paris
By Jacob SHTEYMAN, AAP
AFTER falling down the medal tally at the 2021 Games in Tokyo, the Australian Paralympic team believes they are "one of the strongest" to represent the country.
Australia's Paralympics team will leave home as paraathletes but when they touch down in Paris in August they will do so as "superhumans".
Champion track and field athlete Vanessa Low will be participating at her fourth
Paralympics and has seen the quality and competitiveness grow with each staging.
For the German-born long-jumper, who lost both her legs above the knee when she fell from a train platform as a teenager, the opportunity to become an elite athlete has changed the way she sees herself.
"I think London (2012)
was a big turning point for the Paralympics where for the first time we weren't just seen as the Games for people with a disability," Low told AAP.
"I remember sitting on the plane and saw a big poster saying 'meet the superhumans', and I think that really stuck with me and it made me see the sport in a
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Paula GUTHRIE
RESULTS for the week ending Saturday July 6th, 2024.
Monday: 1st July a seventeam event was played, directed by Lynne Slade.
different light."
After a car accident cruelled a promising rowing career, finding para-sports was "life-changing" for Alexandra Viney.
"I'd been a high-level young person involved in sport, the conversations and the stereotypes and the almost disrespect that was shown to people who had a disability was immense and it broke my soul," she said.
"For eight years I struggled and since I finally reconnected with para-sport it's been immense.
"It gave me purpose."
The Paralympics team is ready to reassert its status as a leading nation at the Paris Games after a quieter, COVIDaffected outing in Tokyo.
Australia finished eighth on the medal tally in 2021 after placing in the top five in every Games since Barcelona and Madrid 1992.
"In Paris you're going to see one of the strongest teams ever to represent this country," Viney said.
There's no doubt preparation has been much smoother than for Tokyo, when quarantine restrictions
Maureen Cowan & Janet Dyson with 56.55%.
limited the team's time together.
Paris represents a golden opportunity to get back on track ahead of the home 2032 Games in Brisbane.
When Sydney hosted the 2000 Games, Australia topped the Paralympics medal tally.
"We have this amazing runway as they call it, but we can't waste it," said 2024 team co-captain Curtis McGrath.
"We need to make sure that we are going out there, identifying talent, getting people involved in sport."
The Gold Coast canoeist, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan, said increased financial support announced in June would be a game-changer for the 46 percent of athletes who are living below the poverty line.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the doubling in funding for Paralympic programs would break down systemic barriers that have been ignored for too long.
"All the girls and boys will be watching at home, seeing what you achieve in Paris and dreaming of doing the same in Brisbane in 2032," he told the team at their official launch in Canberra on Tuesday.
"That is what is so powerful about what you do."
Tuesday: 2nd July a five team even was played, directed by Louise Walton. Winners Maureen Cowan & Barbara Maranik with 65.00%.
Wednesday: 3rd July We had 3 tables for Richard's
Winners Colleen Robertson & Theda Faulwetter with 67.71%, second Noreen Cork & Helen Roswell with 54.17%, third Judy Holliday & Vicky Walker with 53.13%.
improve your Bridge session. The enthusiastic group discussed a set hand and how many ways there may be to bid including a transfer after a 2 No Trump bid halfway through the bidding. The group then played 28 boards of varying complexities and demonstrated how
Nambucca Bowls Report
By Charlie POTTER
DUE to the rain, the only bowls games played for the entire week were the semi finals of the Major Minor Pairs. Results were Bill Coughlan and Andrew Shearer 15 d Danny Curran and Angry Lawrence 13; Baldric Ruane and Joe Franck 25 d Aaron and Doug Cedelland 4. The final is due to be played this Saturday 1pm.
Major Singles draw is
now done and the first round is July 27 at 8.45am. Club's 75th Anniversary Week July 30 - Aug 5. $3000 prize money and only $15 a player for all events except the final day's fours at $25, but that
their bidding and play have improved over the last few months.
Thursday: 4th July a four-table event was played, directed by Susie Keur. Winners Daphne Priestley & Paula Guthrie with 66.67%, second Mike Siford & Colin Tolley with 57.14%, third
includes a roast lunch. Versatility 5's, Oct 5, still needs teams... grade handicaps to add up to minimum 22 pts. If you don't have a current grade you'll get one! Teams play AM/PM games of 90 minutes. Singles/4's then pairs/ triples.
Saturday: 5th July a nineteam event was played. Won by Amber Fox & Carol McKee with 61.81%, second Charles Aspden & Katharina Goyer with 59.03%, third Maureen Cowan & Barbara Maranik with 52.08%.
Thank you to everyone for participating
Please join us for Christmas in July on the 27th, 12 noon start for 1pm play. Please bring small savoury plate for lunch. Drinks, cake and pudding will be provided. A lucky door prise will be awarded. Come dressed in your Christmas best. The real secret of the expert is to make logic seem like flair.
Bowraville Golf
Results
By Julee TOWNSEND
6th JULY
THE rain kept a few players away but enough turned up for a competition. The Monthly Medal a stoke event was held. Sponsored by P LeCerf: Winner D Banks 79, N/P 2nd J Gonsalves, L Putt: D Banks. Next Week: Stableford
q Australia will play a friendly against Canada in the lead-up to their Olympic campaign. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
q Members of Australia's 2024 Paralympic team pose for a photo with the Prime Minister in Canberra. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS.
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SATURDAY
BIG BACKYARD QUIZ
SBS, 7.30pm
Joining hands with NAIDOC Week, this sprightly game show celebrates all things Australian from a blak perspective. Delving into sport, music, food and people, it’s a lighthearted and playful trek through history that proudly looks at the Australian experience “the way we were not taught in school”. Produced by Spicks and Specks’ Anthony Watt, join hosts Narelda Jacobs (The Point) and Steven Oliver (Black Comedy) with team captains rapper Barkaa and triple j’s Dave Woodhead.
FRIDAY, July 12
6.00
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Love Your Garden. Presented by Alan Titchmarsh.
8.20 Troppo. (Malv) Ted and Amanda investigate Julian’s neighbours.
9.20 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson.
9.55 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 10.25 Austin. (PG, R)
10.55 ABC Late News.
11.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R)
12.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. (PG, R)
12.45 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R)
1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
SUNDAY
LADIES IN BLACK
ABC TV, 8.30pm
Set in early 1960s Sydney, a city on the cusp on change, this decadent production delights with period-perfect details as it draws back the curtain on the lives and loves of the women who work at Goodes Department Store. in Black harks back to another era with its costumes, sets and social expectations, but also by being an Australian drama series on free-to-air TV – in this day and age, they’re few and far between. With just two episodes to go, this homegrown standout is worth savouring. Tonight, in “Men in Briefs”, Magda (Debi Mazar) ropes Angela (Azizi Donnelly) and Lisa (Clare Miles) in on her plans for a bold promotion.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Ancient Egypt: Top 7 Pyramids. (R) 8.30 Nazca Desert Mystery. (PG, R) Takes a look at the Nazca Lines. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs catches up with Morgan Hipsworth. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dressmaker. (2015, Malsv, R) After a woman returns to her home town in the Australian outback, old rivalries are reignited. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth.
10.50 Dancing With The Stars. (PG, R)
12.35 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+alv, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
third season, gem’s premise is all about versatility. It’s simple: several spirits who all died in the same mansion at different points in history are stuck together until a young couple moves in. Sam (Rose McIver) is the only one who can see her spectral housemates, while husband Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) does his best to help her deal with their shenanigans. But all that’s about to change – in tonight’s episode, Bela (Punam Patel) and Eric (Andrew Leeds) return to Woodstone, where he reveals a major change.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Cronulla Sharks v Wests Tigers. From PointsBet Stadium, Sydney.
9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Cronulla Sharks versus Wests Tigers match, with NRL news and analysis.
10.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 12.
12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 12 Late.
4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) The team travels to the Peninsula.
4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) A professor tries to study Skippy.
The Strange Chores. 8.00 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Operation Ouch! 9.10 Officially Amazing. 9.35 Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Supernatural Academy. 10.20 The PM’s Daughter. 10.45 Phoenix Rise. 11.45 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.30am Rage. 1.30 TMNT. 1.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 1.30 Bewitched. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Penguins Of Madagascar. (2014) 7.30 MOVIE:
Romeo And
Continued. (2013, PG) 7.40 Jonsson
(2020, PG, Finnish) 10.00 The Tracker. (2002, M) 11.50 Charlie And Boots. (2009, M) 1.45pm Breaker Morant. (1980, PG) 3.45 Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 5.30 Goddess. (2013, PG) 7.30 Made In America. (1993, M) 9.35 We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 11.15 The Vourdalak. (2023, French) 12.55am Layer Cake. (2004, MA15+) 2.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Project. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.
8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Guests include Dominic West, Michelle Keegan, Jacob Anderson, Alan Carr and Teddy Swims. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
SATURDAY, July 13
6.00 Stuff The British Stole: Girl And Her Doll. (PG, R)
6.30
Shetland. (Mal, R)
11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm MOVIE: Thomas And Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie. (2018) 3.30 Children’s Programs. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 All-Round Champion. 9.35 MOVIE: Open Season 3. (2010, PG) 10.45 Good Game Spawn Point. 11.30 Rage. 1.05am TMNT. 1.50 The Legend Of Korra. 2.10 Shasha And Milo. 2.35 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Big Backyard Quiz. (Mls) Hosted by Narelda Jacobs and Steven Oliver.
8.30 The Artist’s View: AC/DC. (Ms, R) Angus Young and Brian Johnson recall the inspiration behind AC/DC’s most hard-hitting music videos.
9.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14.
2.00 Blinded. (Malns, R)
3.45 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.45 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Border Force busts an attempt to smuggle cocaine.
7.30 MOVIE: Free Guy. (2021, Mlv, R) A bank teller discovers he is in a video game. Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer.
9.50 MOVIE: Deadpool 2. (2018, MA15+lv, R) Deadpool protects a young mutant. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin.
12.15 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+av, R)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Drop Dead Weird. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)
6.00 NBN News.
A Current Affair.
Rugby Union. International Test Series. Game 2. Australia v Wales. 9.50 Test Rugby: Wallabies V Wales Post-Match. 10.30 Wimbledon 2024 Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 13. Women’s final. 12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 13 Late. Women’s final. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGlm, R) Reidy returns. 7.00 The Dog House Australia. (PG, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Follows pets, including a timid puppy, which are matched with potential companions.
9.00 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) With a spike in staff illness due to COVID-19, the ambulance service calls on the military for help.
11.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Skies Of
Lebanon. Continued. (2020, PG, Italian) 6.45 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 8.35 The Wild Duck. (1983) 10.20 Ten Canoes. (2006, M, Ganalbingu) Noon Selma. (2014, M) 2.20 Jonsson Gang. (2020, PG, Finnish) 4.40 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 6.50 Eat Wheaties! (2020, PG) 8.30 Marmalade. (2024, M) 10.25 Stars At Noon. (2022) 12.55am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, July 14
6.00 Antiques Roadshow.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
8.00 Austin. (PG)
8.30 Ladies In Black. (Ms) Fay confronts marital disaster.
9.20 The Split. (Ml, R) Ruth learns of Nina and Tyler’s affair.
10.20 Shetland. (Mal, R)
11.20 Annika. (Mal, R)
12.05 Miniseries: Des. (Mal, R)
12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.00 Classic Countdown. (Ml, R)
4.00 Landline. (R)
4.30 Art Works. (PG, R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. (2022, PG) 8.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Merlin. 11.25 And We Danced.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Paris Hotel De Ville: A Masterpiece. Takes a look at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, home to the city council and mayor.
8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15. Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille. 198km mountain stage. From France.
2.15 Battle Of Britain: 3 Days To Save The UK. (PG, R)
3.05 Hitler: Countdown To War. (PGav, R)
4.00 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 Al Jazeera News.
France. H’lights. 4.00 Blaktrax. 4.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.30 Alone Denmark. 6.40 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Cars That Built The World. 9.20 WWE Legends. 10.55 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Jonsson Gang. Continued. (2020, PG, Finnish) 7.20 Goddess. (2013, PG) 9.15 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 11.10 We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 12.50pm Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 2.35 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 4.45 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 6.35 Leap Year. (2010, PG) 8.30 Begin Again. (2013, M) 10.25 I’m Not A Killer. (2019, MA15+, Italian) 12.30am Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Rides
5.20 MOVIE: The Water Horse. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Edward Scissorhands. (1990, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Practical Magic. (1998, M) 11.50 MOVIE: Like A Boss. (2020, M) 1.30am The Platinum Life. (Return) 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl)
8.40 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation. 9.40 The Latest: Seven News. 10.10 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race. (Mal, R) 11.10 Born To Kill? (MA15+av, R) 12.10 Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)
Travel Oz. (PG, R)
Home Shopping.
Million Dollar Minute. (R)
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Travel Guides. (PGl) The guides head to Newcastle, NSW. 8.00 60 Minutes.
6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. 3.30 MOVIE: Gremlins. (1984, PG) 5.40 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. (2009) 7.30 MOVIE: Gladiator. (2000, M) 10.35 MOVIE: RoboCop 3. (1993, M) 12.40am Love After Lockup. 2.05 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) Andy, Poh and Jean Christophe swap roles, becoming the cooks while
5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles. (Final, PGa, R)
8.30 Unlocking The Secrets Of Stonehenge. (PGah, R)
9.20 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Sisi. (Ma)
12.35 Tokyo Vice. (Malsv, R)
2.35 The Autistic Gardener. (R)
3.30 Peer To Peer. (PGa, 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. (PG)
7.30 Turbulence: How Safe Is Your Flight? (PG)
8.30 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav)
9.30 S.W.A.T. (Mv)
10.30 The Latest: Seven News.
11.00 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+av, R)
12.00 The Event. (Mav, R)
1.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Ramen
Shop. Continued. (2018, PG) 6.40 Stolen Kisses. (1968, PG, French) 8.20 Eat Wheaties! (2020, PG) 10.00 Marmalade. (2024, M) 11.55 J.T. LeRoy. (2018, M) 1.55pm Creation. (2009, PG) 3.55 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 5.50 The Witches. (1990, PG) 7.30 Real Genius. (1985, M) 9.30 La Femme Nikita. (1990, MA15+, French) 11.40 American History X. (1998, MA15+) 1.50am Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Wokingham To Heathrow. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo.
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores second chances and whether they are a blessing or a curse.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 16.
2.10 Unseen. (Maln, R)
4.05 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.35 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. (PGs) Tane makes inroads with Perri.
7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Hosted by Ant and Dec.
9.30 The Good Doctor. (M) Claire returns from her work in Guatemala for a medical examination.
10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Chernobyl Disaster: Firestorm. (Ma, R) 12.00 The Disappearance. (Madv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise. 6.00 NBN News.
A Current Affair.
Travel Guides. (PGl)
La Brea. (Mav)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 8.10 Leap Year. (2010, PG) 10.00 Anonymous. (2011, M) 12.25pm Begin Again. (2013, M) 2.20 Stolen Kisses. (1968, PG, French) 4.00 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 5.40 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 7.30 The Big Chill. (1983, M) 9.30 Hero. (2002, M, Mandarin) 11.25 Snatch. (2000, MA15+) 1.20am Parallel Mothers. (2021, M, Spanish) 3.35 Late Programs.
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WEDNESDAY, July 17
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (Mn)
8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to SuperDévoluy. 177.8km mountain stage. From France.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (MA15+l, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News.
11.15 Talking Footy.
12.15 Dracula. (MA15+hv)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. State Of Origin. Game 3. Queensland v New South Wales. 10.00 State Of Origin Post-Match. A wrap-up of the State of Origin clash. 11.00 Come To The Edge. (Ml) Follows the Australian Olympic Surf Team.
12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Pointless. (PG, R)
2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
Fishing Australia. (R)
Today Early News.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Welcome
Home, Roxy Carmichael. Continued. (1990, PG) 7.25
The Witches. (1990, PG) 9.05 The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 11.55 Real Genius. (1985, M) 1.50pm The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 3.30 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 5.50 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.30 The Talented Mr Ripley. (1999, M) 10.00 Heathers. (1988, MA15+) 11.55 One False Move. (1992) 1.55am Late Programs.
THURSDAY, July 18
Grand Designs. (R)
Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. Part 5 of 5.
8.30 Riveted: The History Of Jeans. (PGadnvw, R) Takes a look at the story of jeans.
6am The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.40 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 10.00 Hero. (2002, M, Mandarin) 11.50 The Big Chill. (1983, M) 1.50pm Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 3.40 Menashe. (2017, PG, Yiddish) 5.15 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 7.30 Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. (1997, M) 9.10 A Fish Called Wanda. (1988, M) 11.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Xander suffers a freak accident.
8.30 Starstruck. (Return, PG) Ordinary members of the public transform into some of the world’s biggest music icons.
9.45 ABBA Vs Queen. (PGa, R) A comparison of ABBA and Queen.
10.45 Air Crash Investigations: Terror Over The Pacific. (PGa) A look at United Airlines Flight 811. 12.45 The Goldbergs. (PGl, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
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Friday, 12 July 2024
Group 2 resumes
By Aiden BURGESS
AFTER having their latest bye round last weekend, the Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season resumes this weekend with Round 11 matches, with just four rounds to go until this season’s finals series.
Nambucca Roosters host the Grafton Ghosts in the match of the round between first and third on the ladder, on Saturday afternoon at Coronation Park.
The Roosters have remained unbeaten so far this season, including a 62-12 win against the Ghosts when they last met in their long weekend catch up game.
The Ghosts moved into third spot on the ladder with a 24-18 win against the Sawtell Panthers in the last round.
Sawtell Panthers will look
to snap a two-game losing streak when they travel to take on the South Grafton Rebels on Sunday afternoon.
The Rebels snapped their own five-match losing streak in their last game, a 40-16 win against the Macksville Sea Eagles.
The Panthers had a 30-26 win against the Rebels when they last played in their catchup game on the long weekend.
Woolgoolga Seahorses travel to take on the Macksville Sea Eagles on Sunday afternoon.
The Seahorses moved into second spot on the ladder after both they and the Panthers were awarded one point, due to their deferred matches being abandoned last weekend.
The defending premiers are coming off a 36-12 win against the Coffs Harbour Comets, while the Sea Eagles went down to the South Grafton Rebels 40-16 in Round 10.
The Sea Eagles beat the Seahorses 18-16 when they last met on the long weekend. Coffs Harbour Comets have the bye in Round 11.
q Nambucca Roosters play host to the Grafton Ghosts this weekend.
