Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 13 January 2023

By Mick BIRTLES

THE scene was set for an epic twelve hours of great live music at the inaugural Day on the Oval music festival at Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads, on Saturday 7 January and although the musicians delivered the goods, Mother Nature’s unpredictable antics kept the expected crowds away.

Intended as a fundraiser for the Nambucca Roosters RLFC, a showcase for local music acts and an added holiday attraction for locals and visitors, organisers of the the Day on the Oval had a top line up of Nambucca Valley and North Coast talent appearing on a big stage with ‘state of the art’ sound and light however crowd numbers coming through the gates were below expectations.

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held a Community Field Day at Bellwood Park, Nambucca Heads on Saturday, January 7.

The day began with a Welcome to Country by Uncle Bud Marshall, and again in Gumbaynggirr by Uncle Micklo Jarrett, who then shared stories about the river’s significance to Gumbaynggirr people and their history with this river.

2NVR

Nambucca Valley

Radio President Donna Collins conducted an outside broadcast of the event; providing music, airing the stories and

interviews.

The Community Day was part of a three-day data gathering project.

Elizabeth Newman, a spokesperson for the Save Nambucca River group told News Of The Area, “It was an inspiring and educational experience to be involved with OzGREEN and the water testing from Nambucca, to Bowraville and Missabotti, and from Scotts Head to Macksville and Taylors Arm, and acknowledged the support of Darrell Hughes, founder of the Save Nambucca River Group.”

q Bellingen Riverwatch coordinator Sam Daykin showing and discussing macroinvertebrate life.

q 2NVR Nambucca Valley Radio President Donna Collins, with Uncle Buddy Marshall and Micklo Jarrett.

q Co-Founder of OzGREEN, Sue Lennox with Greens candidate for Oxley, Dominic King.

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Sam Daykin, Bellingen Riverwatch coordinator, spoke about his role and provided a hands-on activity with aquatic macroinvertebrates.

Allison Heeley, Nambucca Valley Resilient Communities Local Coordinator, supported her OzGREEN team over the three days of gathering samples and testing and discussed her role in gaining funding for this day.

Concerned residents were interviewed, including the General Manager of the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club, Johnathon Zirkler.

“Poor water flow has created a huge amount of sediment on the causeway’s southern side with increased salinity in the river affecting the golf greens,” Johnathon said.

“More importantly the water over the causeway due to flow blockage poses a safety risk to workers and the community crossing it.”

The Save the Nambucca River Group has also commenced fundraising to purchase water testing kits for a Citizen Science Program along the 87 km of the Nambucca River.

“We are also collecting signatures for a petition to address the Bellwood causeway issue,” Elizabeth said.

For further information please email the group at savenambuccariver@gmail.com or telephone/text Beverly on 0422 331 878.

q The Save Nambucca River Group take samples of water in Beer Creek.

q The Save Nambucca River Day group sing-along led by Micklo Jarrett.

q Sampling Nambucca River water at Macksville.

q Co-Founder of OzGREEN, Sue Lennox presents with the founder of the Save Nambucca River Group, Darrell Hughes

for concern, as with all science, it’s data collection over a period of time that will tell the tale of the Nambucca River.

President of the Nambucca Roosters RLFC, Peter Bellden, told News Of The Area, “Unfortunately we had no control over the weather and the many short showers over the day must have been too much for most people.”

Some market stalls, food vans and even jumping castles were set up around the grounds and those that did brave the elements were treated to some of the best music, food and fun available on the Mid North Coast.

One of the highlights of the big day was the opening act, a trio of brothers, Jackson, Oliver and Bayley Cork, known as One Job, who performed their first live gig.

The local lads set the bar high for those following with their slick musicality and strong vocals and dared to take on some of rock’s greatest anthems such as Elton John’s Benny and the Jets and nailed them each time.

Others to grace the stage on the day were Black Pallas, Matty Devitt, Johnny Mac, Barnes Storm, Tom Tlarmon, Raven, Random Panda and Marshal and the Fro.

Loose Cannons closed out the twelve hours of entertainment with a set featuring some of Australia’s most loved rock classics.

All of the acts expressed their appreciation for the audience that put up with the ever changing weather and the team from AS Sound Solutions that were able to keep the electronics running and safe on an often soggy stage.

“We are yet to count the cost and determine if we will do a Day on the Oval next year; however the generosity of our major sponsor on the day, the Nambucca Heads RSL Club Ltd, helped out considerably,” Peter Bellden concluded.

PROPOSAL

Wirrimbi Proposal: Group Home

Consent Authority: NAMBUCCA VALLEY COUNCIL

The development application may be inspected at Council’s Administration Centre, Princess Street, Macksville, during office hours being 8.30 am to 4.00 pm weekdays from 14 January 2023 until 30 January 2023. Documents relating to the proposal may also be viewed at www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au – DAs Online. Please note that when searching for a DA in DAs Online the application number is entered first, then the year, eg DA 2022/370 would be entered as 370/2022.

Any person may make written submissions or objections in respect of the proposal which should be lodged with the undersigned no later than 30 January 2023. Submissions must be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 177, Macksville NSW 2447 or sent by email to council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au. It is requested that submissions in support or objection list reasons. The provision of a name, address and contact telephone number will enable Council to inform you about the progress and outcome of the matter. Please note that any submission may be incorporated in a Council business paper or otherwise publicly disclosed.

Note: Your attention is drawn to Section 10.4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 which requires those making a submission to disclose all “reportable political donations and gifts”.

All submissions will be acknowledged following Council’s determination of the application. For further information regards this proposal, please contact Lisa Hall on 6568 0228.

PO BOX 177, MACKSVILLE NSW 2447, (02) 6568.2555, www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

q Peter

q Black Pallas rocking out.

q The ever popular and thought provoking Matty Devitt Duo laying it down at the inaugural Day on the Oval.

q Loose Cannons topped off an incredible line up.

q One of the market stalls at the Day on the Oval was the pillow ladies from Taylor and Julie Rem.

Application date for road repair funding moved forward

By Andrea FERRARI

THE application date for councils to apply for a share of the $500 million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program has been shifted forward a week to Wednesday 11 January 2023.

This means successful applicants from the 128 councils across NSW can begin work a week earlier.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway, in Coffs Harbour on Monday 9 January made the announcement urging councils to get themselves organised and get their application in from Wednesday.

With potholes pitting roads of the Mid North Coast, this move to get them repaired sooner is welcome news.

“We have gone one step further to reprioritise this program within NSW to bring the application process forward by a week.”

Applications will close on 20 January.

“We have worked hard to simplify the process and remove the red tape,” said Sam Farraway.

“We want to be able to assess these applications, turn them around and get money into councils’ bank accounts, like Coffs Harbour,

by the end of this month so they can get working on their road repairs for 2023.”

All 128 councils are eligible for a one-off payment to help them fix roads that have been damaged by successive severe weather events throughout 2022.

Councils need to make an application to Transport for NSW, which will allocate the funds based on total kilometres of roads managed in each local government area.

The funding split will provide $280 million for rural and regional councils and $220 million for councils in Greater Sydney and outer metropolitan areas.

Minister Sam Farraway said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government made the decision to open applications earlier following an overwhelmingly positive response from mayors and councils.

“We understand the job councils have ahead of them and that’s why we have been helping with financial assistance since early last year and providing engineers, road workers and machinery.

“Our road maintenance crews have been hard at work repairing the state-managed road network since the first bout of severe weather hit, patching more than 200,000

potholes on major roads and highways since last February.

“We have already provided $50 million to regional councils that will allow them to repair over 400,000 potholes on their roads, but this funding will go further and see sections of roads regraded and rebuilt in the worst hit parts of the state.”

This new money is on top of existing funding and assistance to councils including the Regional Roads Block Grant program and

NSW Disaster Assistance Arrangements.

Dominic King, Greens candidate for Oxley said there was a major flaw with the NSW Government plan.

“There is a big hole in this plan,” Mr King said.

“As Mayor of Bellingen and as Director of the Local Government NSW Board, I argued that the current funding model disadvantages local councils and their

residents.

“This funding is purely a band aid solution to an ongoing problem,” he said.

According to Mr King, as welcome as this funding is, the bigger issue is the need for a long term and fully funded plan for local government, especially for small coastal Councils with large networks of roads.

“The current funding model doesn’t provide local

governments the autonomy or certainty they require to best manage and maintain their own infrastructure in an efficient manner.

“The local government councils of Nambucca, Kempsey, and Bellingen all have small rate payer bases and don't have the ability to revenue raise the funds needed to properly address their infrastructure backlog,” he said.

Jordan Blockey celebrates ATAR success

Along with his mates and family, Jordan celebrated his belated 18th Birthday on Saturday 7 January at the family property.

By Jen HETHERINGTON

GRASSY HEAD’S Jordan Ace Blockey has achieved outstanding results across all his courses at Coffs Harbour Senior College, securing a stellar ATAR score of 98.15.

Jordan was also College DUX for 2021 and 2022 after initiating high school studies at Macksville.

“Though the bus travel from home to school has been a very long daily round trip, I used the time to study and affirm my goals.

“I don’t want to use my academic knowledge to ‘chase the money’, I see lasting value in helping to find advances for ourselves and our wider world in seeking to solve problems,” Jordan said.

“My 18th was actually in the middle of the exams so we decided to delay any celebration till the new year,” he said. Jordan plans to continue his studies this year via a Bachelor of Sciences and Advanced studies in Mathematics at Sydney University, and will be relocating to Sydney in early February.

Jordan’s Mum, Neridah Falconer-Blockey, told News Of The Area, “Jordan is quite humble regarding his achievements, though we feel he is well prepared for the next phase of his educational and professional journeys.”

q Jordan, Neridah, Cinnamon and a chook at home.

The development application may be inspected at Council’s Administration Centre, Princess Street, Macksville, during office hours being 8.30 am to 4.00 pm weekdays from 14 January 2023 until 13 February 2023. Documents relating to the proposal may also be viewed at www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au – DAs Online. Please note that when searching for a DA in DAs Online the application number is entered first, then the year, eg DA 2022/377 would be entered as 377/2022.

Any person may make written submissions or objections in respect of the proposal which should be lodged with the undersigned no later than 13 February 2023. Submissions must be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 177, Macksville NSW 2447 or sent by email to council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au. It is requested that submissions in support or objection list reasons. The provision of a name, address and contact telephone number will enable Council to inform you about the progress and outcome of the matter. Please note that any submission may be incorporated in a Council business paper or otherwise publicly disclosed.

Note: Your attention is drawn to Section 10.4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 which requires those making a submission to disclose all “reportable political donations and gifts”.

All submissions will be acknowledged following Council’s determination of the application. For further information regards this proposal, please contact Michael Coulter on 6568 0260, 0409 153 788. PO Box 177, MACKSVILLE NSW 2447, (02) 6568 2555, www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

q Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway urges councils to get their applications in quickly for a share of the $500 million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program.

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driver of market change.

Pat Conaghan looks to Canada for housing solutions

are also felt across the country and the world.

By Andrew VIVIAN

PAT Conaghan, the Member for Cowper, has suggested that looking to Canada might offer ideas to mitigate the housing crisis being experienced across the Mid North Coast.

He said that the same shortages in supply and surging demands that are being felt on the Coffs Coast

Mr Conaghan acknowledged that, based on percentage increases in rents and property values compared to metropolitan counterparts, it is clear that regions such as the Mid North Coast are experiencing housing stress more than most areas.

He pointed to recent initiatives taken by the Canadian Government as it seeks to stem some of the

demand pressures currently being experienced in their country, and said Australia should strongly consider these.

For example, Canada has recently banned foreign investors purchasing residential property and Mr Conaghan said he would like to take their measures a few steps further.

He suggested that Australia should look at a seven-year trial, so that the measure can be a better

Although the Ottawa region has stipulated that ‘summer cottages’ be exempt, because a large proportion of regional coastal property would fall within that category, and the Mid North Coast is experiencing very significant price increases and shortages, Mr Conaghan believes this would not be an acceptable exemption.

“Just as we experience in Cowper, areas of Toronto have properties that are either under-tenanted or remain empty for long periods of time so that owners can avoid certain taxes and others look to keep properties available for more

lucrative short term holiday periods only,” Mr Conaghan said.

“This is not a situation that their surging population figures can support, and neither can we.”

Toronto introduced a tax of one percent of the total value of the home per year to combat this.

To avoid the tax, the property must be tenanted for a certain number of weeks per year.

Mr Conaghan said this an appropriate measure in this region given the large number of holiday and

“Clearly these initiatives are only small steps to improve the broader picture, and an increase in housing development projects and a removal of layers of red and green tape at all levels of Government need to occur simultaneously, but we must be looking at every possible piece of legislation to make inroads into abating our current crisis,” Mr Conaghan said.

“We need swift, determined and tangible initiatives such as these now, and I will be pushing the new Government to fast track measures like this as soon as we resume sittings in Canberra.”

Vandals cause damage to Scotts Head Recreation Reserve

By Jen HETHERINGTON

SCOTTS Head residents and holidaymakers woke on Friday 30 December to a sight described by passers-by as “reckless abuse”.

It can be deduced that at some late hour during the night of 29 December a vehicle was driven onto the grassy area in the direct vicinity of the community Recreational Hut, bordered by parking and BBQ shelters, and executed what is colloquially known as ‘circle work’ or ‘burn-outs’, resulting in approximately five circular furrows which ripped up the lawn area.

George Drussi told News Of The Area, “What fool would perform such a low act with four CCTV cameras trained on the location?

“The culprit needs to own up to avoid court costs and police fines on top of the repair bill.”

The area, located on Crown Land, is maintained by Reflections Scotts Head Holiday Park.

Park Manager Nathan Everland was unavailable to speak with NOTA regarding possible footage recorded on the four cameras attached to the exterior of the Hut building.

Other concerns were voiced by locals and

legitimate campers regarding anti-social activities such as rubbish littering the village and beaches, open fires, dogs off leads, destruction of road signage, vehicles driving in restricted beach areas and visitors parking and camping illegally.

Though a gate is installed at the entrance to the popular beach parking area, no working lock is visible and NOTA was informed that closure times are not being enforced, which effectively negates the avoidance of improper parking, camping and beach activities.

National Parks Rangers were also unavailable for comment.

Local Scotts Head resident

q Premium beach parking at Scotts Head.

q The view from the Recreation Hut.

q The damage to the grassy area near the Recreation Hut.

Owner sought of silver ingot found at Mylestom Beach

About 5pm, Sunday 31 July 2022, an ingot was located in the sand at Mylestom Beach, Mylestom, about 25km south of Coffs Harbour.

The silver bar was handed to officers from Coffs Harbour Police District, who commenced an investigation.

An extensive search has so far failed to locate the owner.

Police on the Streets

• ON 26/11/22 a nineteenyear-old male motorcyclist was involved in an accident on Carson’s Rd, Upper Taylors Arm.

As a result of investigations, on 24/12/22 Police issued the accused man with two traffic related Infringement notices as well as a court attendance notice to appear before Macksville Local Court on 9/2/23 for the offence of driving a motor vehicle while licence suspended.

• On 26/12/22 a 51-yearold man handed himself into Macksville Police Station following inquiries related to a domestic violence incident report on 11/12/22.

The accused man was arrested and charged with breaching an AVO.

The accused was later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 26/12/22 Police arrested a 22-year-old man at a Nambucca Heads address following a domestic violence incident.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station for an intimidation offence and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

Later the same date the accused man was involved in another domestic violence incident in which a woman is alleged to have been assaulted.

The accused man was arrested for a second time and charged with breaching an AVO, possessing a prohibited drug, common assault, Learner not accompanied, and breach of bail.

The accused man was refused bail and appeared before Port Macquarie Local Court on 27/12/22 where he was subsequently granted conditional bail by the Court to next appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23 along with the previous charge.

• On 26/12/22 Police arrested a 40-year-old male driver after his vehicle was stopped along Giinagay Way, North Macksville for an RBT.

Checks on the driver revealed his drivers licence was currently suspended due to a fine default and he was also in breach of bail conditions.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station and refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on 27/12/22.

The accused man was subsequently granted

bail by the Court to next appear before Macksville Local Court on 19/1/23.

• On 27/12/22 Police arrested a 20-year-old man at a Nambucca Heads address following a domestic violence incident.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 19/1/23.

• On 28/12/22 Police arrested a 25-yearold man in Bowraville following a family violence incident in which property was damaged.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station with a further offence of Possess prohibited drug and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 19/2/23.

• On 29/12/22 a 45-yearold man handed himself into Macksville Police Station following investigations related to a domestic violence incident at Nambucca Heads on 24/12/22 in which a woman is alleged to have been assaulted.

The accused man was charged with common assault and intimidation and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 31/12/22 a 68-yearold man handed himself into Macksville Police Station where he was arrested for outstanding domestic violence offences that occurred in Bourke earlier the same month.

The accused man was charged with Intimidation and Breaching an AVO and was later released on conditional bail to appear before Bourke Local Court on 19/1/23.

• On 1/1/23 Police arrested a 35-year-old man in Nambucca Heads following an incident in which he is alleged to have threatened another man and damaged the victim’s vehicle.

The accused man was searched and Police seized a quantity of cannabis.

The accused man also became violent towards Police during his arrest.

The accused was charged at Macksville Police Station with a number of offences and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 23/2/23.

• On 4/1/23 a 45-year-old man handed himself into Macksville Police Station where he was arrested for domestic violence offences.

The accused man was

charged with Intimidation and Use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.

The accused man was later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 5/1/23 Police arrested a 33-year-old woman at a Nambucca Heads address following a family violence incident in which a 16 yr old female youth is alleged to have been assaulted.

The accused woman was charged at Macksville Police Station with the offence of Common assault and was refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court later the same date. The accused woman was subsequently granted conditional bail by the Court to next appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 5/1/23 Police arrested a 26-year-old man in Nambucca Heads following a theft at a local business and another incident at a caravan park.

The accused man was also issued with a Court Attendance Notice after a quantity of cannabis was seized.

The accused man is currently refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on 9/1/23.

• On 5/1/23 Police arrested a 43-year-old man in Gumma after he refused to leave a camping ground after having been served a banning notice.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 5/1/23 Police arrested a 67-year-old man at a Nambucca Heads address regarding a domestic violence incident.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station with Breach of bail and Breaching an AVO and was refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on 6/1/23.

The accused man was subsequently granted conditional bail by the Court to next appear before Macksville Local Court on 12/1/23.

• On 6/1/23 Police arrested a 47-year-old man at a Nambucca Heads address in relation to a domestic violence incident in which a woman is alleged to have been assaulted.

The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 13/1/23.

Don’t Change - Ultimate INXS at Macksville

THE ultimate INXS tribute show comes to the Macksville Ex-Services Club on Friday 13 January.

‘Don't Change - Ultimate INXS’ is a stunning portrayal of INXS in the mid-1980s, when the band were at their zenith, with Blair Dwyer playing the role of Michael Hutchence.

Initially signing on for ten shows and then staying on, with Blair on board the band has risen to become arguably the preeminent INXS tribute in the country; touring coast to coast and selling out hundreds to times.

“When the call came in early 2021 to take this band on, we were initially sceptical,” said promoter John Logan.

“There were several INXS tributes.

“We had worked with a

number of them and weren’t all that impressed.

“However the depth, scope and theatre this band was able to offer was quite frankly breathtaking, so we started with a few shows and it has grown to be a full blown relationship where we proudly represent the band on the North Coast.

“Blair has learned Michael’s nuances, posture and delivery and the band is technically very strong.

“After working with INXS for many shows in the 80s, I always compared that to later bands trying to cover some of their songs and this band really stands up,” John added.

Don’t Change play the Macksville Ex-Services Club on Friday January 13.

Tickets are available at the club.

Locals flock to Stuarts Point Holiday Markets

By Jen HETHERINGTON

THANKS to a reprieve in the intermittent rainy weather blessing Stuarts Point, the well planned and executed inaugural Stuarts Point Holiday Market went ahead on Sunday 8 January, with loads of stalls offering a large variety of wares, and plenty of visitors wandering around making

purchases and chatting during the morning, generally adding to the cordial atmosphere.

From the northern reach of the foreshore park, with displays of lollies and useful kitchen gadgets, heading south, beyond a unique display of jewellery, the artisan leather and craft work, and the distinct aroma of barbecuing bacon and egg rolls emanating from the Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) stall, to the expansive Eungai Farmers

Market combined stall loaded with local, chemical free produce, the market stroll ends at the iconic footbridge that passively connects the village to the ocean.

Amid this gentle throng, entertainers Robbie T and percussionist Tom crooned the listeners with classic 70s and 80s tunes.

Also on offer was the eagerly sought after coffee van, and delicious hot food - Thai, Italian and more - all with a water view.

The Stuarts Point Holiday Market organisers were thrilled with the success of the event.

“A top day all round, the buzz from the crowd was awesome and the feedback was wonderful,” an event spokesperson said.

“The next market will have the Little Ripper band on stage plus more amazing food and market stalls for all.”

The next market at Stuarts Point is Sunday 22 January.

Scotts Head artist to celebrate album launch at 2NVR

By Mick BIRTLES

ALTHOUGH the album

‘The Past is a Passenger’ by Georgia Cortes Rayner was released in March of 2022, an official album launch party was put on hold due to the unpredictability of the COVID pandemic.

Georgia, who has called Scotts Head home since 2004, told News Of The Area, “Times seem a little less volatile now so it is time to get out there and play this album live.”

The launch and party for the release of The Past is a Passenger is going to be on Friday 20 January 2023, at Studio 3 Live at the Tewinga Studios of 2NVR.

“I can’t think of a better place to have this launch than at our local Nambucca Valley community radio station that is so supportive of our creative community,” Georgia said.

The Past is a Passenger was recorded at Soundshed Studios at Valla, produced by the dynamic Stewart Peters and is a collection of songs about life, love, loss, family, environmental angst and survival inspired by the past, the present and the future.

The songs cross a range of styles and genres from hip

hop, blues, country, rock and folk.

Although Georgia is normally a solo performer, the studio production layered more instrumentation to her work and allowed Stewart Peters to work his musical and production magic to bring colour and all manner of grooves to what is ultimately a set of tracks that leaves the listener in a ‘feel good’ place.

At the 20 January album launch Georgia Cortes Rayner will not only play the songs for the live studio audience and those listening at home, she will tell the stories behind each song.

The event will be hosted by 2NVR’s Ceri Wrobel, who told News Of The Area, “Everyone is invited to be part of the live audience at the album launch party and it is a great idea to bring your own drinks and nibbles along.”

The album launch is open to the public free of charge at the Tewinga Studios of 2NVR and will begin at 6:00pm on Friday 20 January 2023 and will go through until 8:00pm.

Should you be unable to come along, the performance will be broadcast live on 105.9FM and streamed via www.2nvr.org.au

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q Blair Dwyer has learnt Hutchence’s nuances, posture and delivery.

q Georgia Cortes Rayner will launch her album, The Past is a Passenger, at the Tewinga Studios of 2NVR on 20 January 2023.

Photo: Alicia Fox.

q Eungai Market Folk offering loads of fresh produce.

q Robbie T and Tom in action.

q The Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation were offering bacon and egg rolls and local information.

q A walk along the stalls.

Sirkus Fun at Scotts Head and Stuarts Point

By Jen HETHERINGTON

SLIPPRY SIRKUS successfully presented a diverse series of fun, interactive events at both Stuarts Point and Scotts Head during the first week of 2023, as part of the ‘Summer Break’ youth program funded by the NSW Office of Regional Youth.

With skilled delivery by performer Hemlock Megerne ‘The Acrobat’, and Kari the ‘Colour Dancer’, children aged ten to seventeen were immersed in exploring the dedicated stations of activities that were designed to cater for both the growing mind and body, while parents, carers and younger folk also benefited from more passive involvement.

Terry Hughs, a longtime local resident of Scotts Head and his Granddaughter Taylor, visiting from Sydney, were having a great time when interrupted by NOTA for a brief interview.

“This is great for the kids, a semi-structured set of activities, all colour and challenging but lots of fun, Taylor and I have been here every afternoon this week,” said Terry.

The fun extended from classic acrobatic juggling and object balancing skills, to collective jump rope exercises, whip cracking (within a good safety zone), colourful ribbon twirling

and

National Parks Association urges people to have their say

By Andrew VIVIAN

THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) is urging people to have their say about the native vegetation provisions of the Local Land Services Act.

The consultation period was originally set to expire on December 19, but according to the NPA, because of pressure from conservation groups, the NSW Government has extended the consultation for the Native Vegetation Codes until January 27.

The NPA says the rollback of strong biodiversity laws has led to a thirteen-fold increase in land clearing, putting vulnerable wildlife and habitats at risk.

Danielle Ryan, a conservation campaigner for the NPA and Coffs Coast resident said, “I feel that if more locals are aware about this consultation, they would want to participate and share their views.”

She is urging people to inform themselves of the issues and respond to the consultation.

The NPA has a number of issues with the review and has made a series of recommendations.

It wants the current review

suspended in favour of a more comprehensive review that acknowledges the impacts of the current regulations on biodiversity and adheres to principles that ensure no further species or ecosystem losses.

This would entail an immediate moratorium on large-scale land clearing and clearing of known threatened ecosystems and habitat for wildlife, pending the outcomes of the review.

The NPA asks the NSW Government separately investigates options for providing greater support

for regenerative agricultural practices that enhance vegetation, biodiversity, nutrition, water cycling, soils, forests, perennial pastures and catchments.

Other recommendations include better education of involved parties, improved monitoring and greater penalties for non-compliance.

“My great grandfather was a red cedar cutter in the northern rivers, before society understood the widespread impacts of clearing native forest,” Ms Ryan said.

“I believe it is up to current generations to right a wrong

events at Stuarts Point attracted lots of young ones and their families at the foreshore park, a demographic we were not

aiming for, or catering for, as we are a youth program, but will keep that in mind for future programs.”

Stay tuned for more

updates from NOTA about future ‘Summer Break’ events, including the ‘Free Surf School’, and the ‘Youth Arts Showcase’.

- ignorance is no longer an excuse for pushing species towards extinction.”

Ms Ryan said that to compensate for the part her family played in wiping out the highly-prized red cedar, she intends to restore a 40-hectare bush block established by her grandfather that she has coinherited.

“As a private landholder, I want to see an end to largescale clearing today,” she said.

“I want to restore and protect this patch of forest for my daughter and generations to come.”

The NPA said it encourages the community to take advantage of the extended consultation deadline because

it is a vital opportunity for the public to share their views about why they want to see biodiversity laws reformed, to protect NSW’s vulnerable wildlife and habitats for generations to come.

Submissions can be emailed to policy@lls.nsw.gov. au.

more juggling after the children were instructed by Kari in making their own wheat filled, balloon skin juggling balls, quite an art in

itself.

Artistic Director Denni Scott Davids was happy with the participation but mentioned, “The morning

q Mid air on the jump rope.

q Juggling ball construction with Kari.

q Taylor and Terry Hughs attended every day at Scotts Head.

q Hemlock ready to perform.

q Little ones enjoying the entertainment at Stuarts Point.

q Colour, action and enjoyment.

q The NPA says that current land clearing practices are endangering our wildlife. Photo: James Sherwood.

q Warming up for whip cracking and jump rope fun.

Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

By Geoff MCCANN

WITH lots of visitors, we have had bumper fields for our golf during the week.

Mother Nature did her best to disrupt things with large swells increasing the predicted high tide levels causing some causeway flooding towards the end of the week, and Saturday’s rain squalls added additional difficulty to stroke play.

The Mid North Coast Vets had 86 players on Tuesday 3 January for their first Medley Stableford of the year.

In Division 1 (0 to 18), Linne Street (16) from Nambucca was the winner with 36 points on countback from Christopher Noel (15) from Coffs Harbour and Kevin Walker (17) from Bowraville, with 3rd runner up Colin Cutt (13) from Coffs Harbour on 35 points.

In Division 2 (19 to 45), Clyde Johnson (29) from Nambucca was the winner with 39 points from Rudi Brocker (31) from Urunga with 38 points on countback from Janet Neville (35) from Coffs Harbour, and 3rd runner up was Geoffrey Knight (21) from Coffs Harbour on 37

points.

The ball rundown to 32 points.

NTP’s to Kevin Walker on 5, Christopher Noel on 8, Matthew Lark (Coffs Harbour) on 13 very close with only 60cms, and Harold Minton (Emerald Lakes) on 18.

On Wednesday 4 January, the Women played a 9 Hole Stableford Summer Competition with Shayne Scott (45) winning with 19 points from Kerrie Jackson (25) 18 points, then Gwen Maxwell (36) and Ann Antcliff (26) both 17 points.

Thursday’s Medley Stableford had 27 visitors in the field of 110. Colin Wormleaton (8) has had plenty of practice lately after successfully completing his 72 Holes in one day “Longest Day Challenge” in aid of Cancer Research, and won Division 1 (0 to 14) with 41 points from Nigel Black (10) from Muirfield with 39 points.

Muirfield golfer Mark O’Keefe (15) won Division 2 (15 to 21) with 40 points from Peter Miller (15) with 37 points. In Division 3 (22 to 45), Jan Harris (26) won with

37 points from Lee Fewings (31) with 35 points.

Other good scores from Christian Knight, Michael Simpson (Macksville) and Michael Howard (Gloucester) with 38 points, with the Ball rundown to 33 points on countback.

NTP’s to Harvey Patterson (Patto) for the longest putt on 2, Philip Mander on 5 and 13, Peter Miller on 7, David Mattacott on 8, Kerrie Eichorn on 15 only 50cms short of the hole, and Nigel Black took the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18 with a great shot to only 20cms!

Saturday’s Men’s Monthly Medal Medley Stroke event is sponsored by Nambucca Local Liquor – thank you Bushy!

The early morning players certainly enjoyed the better conditions, with rain squalls adding to the difficulty level later in the day – not to mention some “testy” pin placements – thanks Greg!

Winner of “A” Grade (0 to 12) was Nathaniel Beverley (11) with net 68 from Philip “Mr. Consistent” Mander (12) net 72.

Gross winner Troy Herbert 80. “B” Grade (13 to 18) was won by John Morgan

(17) on countback from Trent Baade (15) with net 68. Gross winner was Philip Frost 82. Stephen Doherty (19) top scored the day with net 67 to win “C” Grade (19 to 45) from Keith Elphick (22) net 69. Gross winner was William Mann 89. Other good rounds from David Bradshaw (Scone) net 69, Dianne O’Leary net 70, Lyall Gregory, Mark O’Keefe (Muirfield), & Norm Devereaux net 71. NTP’s to Michael Howard (Gloucester) for the Longest Putt on 2, Norm Devereaux on 5, Denise Paluch to 62cms on 7, Peter Thompson on 8, Stuart Johnston got the ”Pizza This” voucher on 13, Leslie Mohr a great shot to 72cms on 15 and Peter Thompson pocketed the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

On Sunday, the Club welcomed supporters of the Elly Stig Memorial Charity Day – a major fundraiser for Children’s Cancer research – golf, charity results and photos to follow.

We wish all our visiting golfers returning home safe travels, and look forward to seeing you all again next year. See you on the Island.

Macksville Country Club Golf

By Max TURNER

SATURDAY’S Stroke event, sponsored by Steve Ash, was for the Monthly Medal and Spoon. Jake Fuller came in winner of the Medal (net event) with Mike Simpson best score on the day winning the Spoon.

Michael Trisley was runner up for the day coming in behind Jake on the net score.

Straight shooters with nearest the pins were Max Graham (A), Darrin Turner (B) and Michael Trisley (C grade).

Steve Ellis won the Chook Run (26 points for 9 holes), with son Curtis two shots behind.

Rod Curtis' handicapping system reduces Steve's handicap by 7 shots (1 for each point over 20 and 1 for winning) and Curtis by 4.

The Mid Week Competition saw the Fortescue clan dominate - junior Jordan Welsh winning with uncle Brad and grandfather John Fortescue just behind.

Jordan's brother TJ (Trent), one of the best golfers from Macksville, has been home for a break, and parred the course on Saturday.

He is one of very few golfers whose gross score is better than his net.

He plays off plus two, meaning he has to add two to his final score.

Nambucca Valley Bridge Club Results

By Carol MCKEE

GREAT to see numbers increasing again after the holidays.

Visitors are most welcome at all sessions.

Contact: nbvcsect2022@gmail.com.

Monday 2 January. 5 table Mitchell. N/S: P. Booth and R. Marshall 56.65; M. Siford and K. Taylor 56.10. E/W: D. Priestley and C. McKee 55.73; S. Keur and P. Plunkett-Cole 53.85

Tuesday 3 January. 3

table Howell. A. Fox and C. McKee 64.00; G and J. Wood 58.00

Thursday 5 January. 5 table Mitchell. N/S: J. and L. Slade 55.90; N. Long and J. Patten 52.08.

E/W: P. Booth and G. Hallett 61.85; C. Aspden and

K. Goyer 50.00

Saturday 7 January. 5 table Mitchell. N/S: M. Siford and K. Taylor 62.00; S. Ellis and; C. Robertson 57.00. E/W: J and L. Slade 55.00; L. Knight and C. McRae 53.00.

CALLING all Nambucca Valley sporting and recreation clubs! Send News Of The Area your sports club’s results each week by Monday evening for publication on a Friday. Bowls, golf, tennis, kayaking, cycling, cross country, athletics, fishing etc - you name it, we can publish it in our dedicated weekly Sports Results section. Email your results, relevant photos and captions to media@newsofthearea.com.au.

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Bowraville Recreation Club Golf Results

By Julee TOWNSEND

BOWRAVILLE Recreation Club Golf Results

07/01/23

All the best for the Year 2023 fellow golfers.

Monthly Medal Stoke

Event - Winner: L Porter 70 net , R/Up P Lawry 71 net, F9 K Wilson, B9 J Wilson, N/P J Hall & P LeCerf, Balls: M Spear, 2. K Wilson, 3. J Wilson, 4. J Townsend.

Next Week: 14/1/23 S/ Stableford.

Cricketers return after Christmas/ New Years break

By Aiden BURGESS

LOCAL cricketers have returned from their Christmas/New Years break with the latest round of the North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League season played last weekend.

The Northern Districts Rebels won by three wickets against the ladder leading Valleys Cricket in their one day match at Phillip Hughes Oval in Macksville.

After finishing at 7/136, the Rebels bowlers got the job done bowling out Valleys for 101.

Luke Cox took 3/18 from his five overs for the Rebels.

Harwood returned to the top of the Premier League ladder with a four wicket win against the Coffs Colts in their match at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

The Colts batted first and were restricted to 8/74, before Harwood reached the total with four wickets to spare.

The Premier League season continues this weekend with matches in Sawtell, Woolgoolga and

Harwood.

Sawtell hosts Valleys Cricket at Richardson Park, while the Northern Districts Rebels host the Coffs Colts in Woolgoolga.

Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars travel to take on Harwood at Harwood Oval.

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season also resumed last weekend.

The Northern Districts Rebels beat the ladder leaders Bellingen in Woolgoolga.

The Rebels defended a total of 120 bowling out Bellingen for 98, with Aaron Signh taking 3/7 from his seven overs, while James O’Connor took 3/22 from his six overs.

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season continues this weekend with matches in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell.

Diggers Cricket Club host Nana Glen at Fitzroy Oval, while the Coffs Colts host Bellingen at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Sawtell hosts the Northern Districts Rebels at Richardson Park.

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

MNCVGA RESULTS

On Tuesday, 3 January, 86 golfers competed at Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club in a single stableford event. The course was in excellent condition.

Winner: A grade –Winner Linne Street 36 c/b, 1st runner-up Chris Noel 36 c/b, 2nd runner-

up Kevin Walker 36, 3rd runnerup Colin Cutt 35.

B grade – Winner Clyde Johnson 39, 1 st runner-up Rudi Brocker 38 c/b, 2 nd runner-up Janet Neville 38, 3 rd runner-up Geoff Knight 37.

NTP’s: 5 th Kevin Walker, 8 th Chris Noel, 13 th Matt Lark, 18 th Harold Minton. Ball run to 32 pts.

q Graham Everett in a bit of trouble.

Busiest year on record for Australian Red Cross Emergency Services in NSW

2022 was the Australian Red Cross’ busiest year on record for its Emergency Services teams based in NSW, with the service activated for 262 days.

Red Cross’ NSW Director, Kate Miranda, said staff and volunteers across the state have been supporting people impacted by floods since February.

“Since the start of the Northern Rivers floods on 27 February to when the Moulamein Recovery Assistance Point closed on 20 December, we had just 36 days we were not responding to a disaster,” Ms Miranda said.

This year, Red Cross Emergency Services staff and volunteers have supported people in the Northern Rivers, Murray Riverina, Central West, Far West, Central Coast, Hunter, Hawkesbury and Sydney.

In 2022, Red Cross had 25 Emergency Services staff coordinating 373 volunteers activated in 171 evacuation centres and recovery hubs, providing more than 8,000 voluntary hours of service.

Volunteers are continuing to provide outreach support services in Eugowra and the Northern Rivers.

Psychological first aid was also provided to 29,000 people and a total of 34,000 people impacted by natural disasters were supported.

“Almost a year of flood events across much of the state has come on top of COVID-19 and the 2019-20 Summer Bushfires.

“Thousands of people have experienced three years of compounding disasters. It’s taking a toll on people’s mental health,” Ms Miranda said.

Red Cross is one of four NSW Government partner organisations providing support services to people impacted by disasters.

“Our role is to support people through a crisis.

“We are present in evacuation centres providing psychological first aid.

“Our Emergency Services volunteers are trained in psychological first aid to provide immediate support to people experiencing trauma,” Ms Miranda said.

Many Red Cross volunteers helped others in evacuation and recovery centres even though their own houses were damaged by flooding.

“Our NSW Emergency Services Team is made up of 36 paid staff and more than 1,200 volunteers all trained in emergency response and psychological first aid.

“We rely on the generosity of the public and corporate partners to fund our work to help communities prepare, respond and recover from natural disasters – and to recruit and train volunteers,” Ms Miranda said.

If you would like to support Red Cross to continue responding to the increasing number of emergency and disaster events, you can either make a donation at redcross.org.au/ donation/disaster-response-and-recovery/ or sign up to become a NSW Red Cross Emergency Services volunteer by emailing nswemergencyservices@redcross.org.au.

Migrants key to growth and sustainability of regional Australia

THE Regional Australia Institute (RAI) says increasing overseas migration will be vital to the growth and sustainability of regional Australia

Dorin’s Draws By

Paul DORIN

On the Couch

with Jasminda

Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au

DEAR Jasminda,

My husband has decided to embrace personal growth, and I don't mean getting out in nature or reading an inspiring book.

He's letting his hair grow (nostrils, ears, etc.).

I'm not enjoying it.

Dear Deanne,

Report pests this summer to protect NSW

HOLIDAY-MAKERS hitting the road this summer are being reminded to keep an eye out for exotic pests that may be hitching a ride, to help protect our $23.1 billion agricultural industry.

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said everyone can play their part in maintaining our State’s biosecurity while enjoying their break.

“As we spend time with our families for the remainder of the Christmas and New Year holidays, it’s important to remember that biosecurity threats don’t take a break,” Mr Saunders said.

“I encourage everyone, whether you’re travelling near or far, to keep your eyes open and report any sightings of exotic wildlife that could put our communities, our environment and our economies at risk.

“Hitchhiking with an unsuspecting motorist is one of the most common ways cane toads and other pests make their way into NSW.

“Authorities suspect a male toad found in Tathra earlier this month likely came in on an interstate vehicle, so remember to check your load for a toad before you return.”

The Department of Primary Industries

(DPI) has responded to several reports of introduced species in 2022, including a fourmetre-long Burmese python, a venomous Gila monster (venomous lizard), an iguana, corn snakes and an African spurred tortoise, many of which were illegally kept at properties in Sydney.

“The illegal wildlife trade can be just as devastating to the animal that has been poached as it is to the new environment it has been introduced to,” Mr Saunders said.

“Animals should never be forced to go where they don’t belong, and if they escape from someone’s garage or backyard, it will create a much bigger problem.”

NSW DPI ‘s social media campaign called ‘Protect What We Love’ helps raise awareness about these types of pests and reminds people to report cases of exotic animals being kept illegally.

All sightings of these animals should be reported to NSW DPI on 1800 680 244 or take a photograph and fill out DPI’s unusual animal form.

Cane toad sightings can also be reported to Local Land Services on 1300 795 299.

For more information visit www.dpi.nsw. gov.au/.

1,200 rescues recorded in single week over holiday period

BEACHGOERS are being urged to stick to patrolled beaches, after almost 1,200 rescues were recorded in a single week.

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke said Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) has recorded its busiest ever Christmas and New Year period.

“In the space of just seven days between Christmas and the New Year, thousands of volunteer lifesavers performed 1,194 rescues, saving countless lives,” Ms Cooke said.

“NSW has been faced with three consecutive La Nina cycles and I know that people are very keen to enjoy our beautiful beaches when the weather is right, but I want everyone to

following the release of the 2022 Population Statement last Friday from the Centre for Population.

RAI CEO, Liz Ritchie, welcomes the government’s focus on immigration and cited a renewed call to establish a national population plan in its recent submission to the Department of Home Affairs’ review of migration systems.

“The 2022 Population Statement projects in 2022-23 that less than seventeen percent of net overseas migration will flow to regional Australia,” Ms Ritchie said.

“Regional Australia deserves a far greater share of Australia’s biggest driver of population growth.

“At a time when our regional cities and towns are crying out for skills and labour, reaching a record of over 96,000 job vacancies in late 2022, we need to be collectively looking at the systems and processes supporting migrants, so we have more calling regional Australia home.

“Migration will be critical to the growth and sustainability of regional Australia over the next decade,” she said.

remember their trip to the beach for the right reasons.

“Every drowning is tragic and often preventable if simple precautions are taken, like swimming at patrolled locations, between the flags, supervising children and not swimming under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”

SLSNSW CEO Steve Pearce said too many lives are lost at unpatrolled beaches.

“It’s the simplest thing you can do to stay safe when you head to the beach, swim at one of the 129 patrolled locations along our State’s coastline, because if our lifesavers can’t see you, they can’t save you,” Mr Pearce

RAI say 2021 Census data shows that overseas born migrants are not opposed to living outside of metropolitan areas if they have the information and support to do so.

Between 2016 and 2021 Census periods, 70 percent of the 254 local government areas that saw an increase in population in both Australian and overseas born residents, were in regional areas.

Census data also shows that migrants are helping to buffer the population decline in some regional communities.

Between 2016 and 2021, 103 regional LGAs had their Australian population decline while their overseas population rose.

In RAI’s submission to the

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Deanne P.

We all have personal tastes when it comes to levels of hairiness.

Some like themselves and their partners freshly shorn with no hair visible on any body part.

Others decide to denude certain parts of their body so navigating them is like traversing a path in an otherwise overgrown forest.

Others, and I fear your husband falls into this camp, refuse to tamper with nature with a live and let live motto that's endearing if you like that sort of thing, and just another chore if your hirsute partner sheds in bathtubs, sinks and on furniture and you spend your time wondering if you married an Alaskan Malamute. The whole hipster movement has a lot to answer for with those thick beards that look as though they have tried and failed to swallow a bushy-tailed woodrat.

You coud try to mimic his new resolution and see if he enjoys a wife with hairy legs and armpits, or you could offer some subtle grooming suggestions or gifts such as a manscaping kit complete with nose and ear trimmer.

Hair in the nostrils and ears does serve a function by keeping dust and debris out of those cavities, but it doesn't need to protrude.

If he remains adamant, perhaps you could give him a quick groom while he's asleep.

Just don't slip or you'll have a whole new set of issues to deal with.

Carpe diem, Jasminda

said.

“Regardless of what you’re doing on the water, it’s absolutely vital that you check the conditions prior to heading out, understand the environment you are entering, understand your own limitations and abilities, and ensure you are prepared should things go wrong.”

For the first time, this summer SLSNSW is temporarily relocating metropolitan-based volunteer lifesavers to regional locations to bolster patrolling capability.

Information about patrol times, weather and patrolled beach locations is available on the BeachSafe app or https://beachsafe.org. au/.

Department of Home Affairs’ review into migration systems, greater support of migrants to settle in regional Australia was highlighted as key to attracting and maintaining overseas populations in the regions.

“Demand to live in regional Australia is not the issue,” Ms Ritchie said.

“To have more migrants living in regional Australia, we need to provide further awareness about job opportunities, including job support services, and ensure we have communities with enough housing and critical soft and hard infrastructure.

“We need to take a holistic view of the various factors impacting Australia’s migrant population.

“Population planning, jobs,

access to housing – are all interlinked,” she said.

RAI used ten years of research to create the Regionalisation 2032 Ambition, a set of 20 targets across five pillars – Population, Jobs & Skills, Liveability, Productivity & Innovation and Sustainability & Resilience.

The Ambition sets a target to double overseas migrants living in regional Australia to 40 percent.

“They not only keep vibrant communities growing, but they help balance aging populations in some communities.

“Importantly migrants can bring the skills and labour that regional Australia desperately needs, while living the good life in their new country,” Ms Ritchie said.

The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time.

In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only.

They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated.

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FRIDAY THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

SBS VICELAND, 9.20pm

FRIDAY

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

SEVEN, 8.30pm

Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy gave movie fans one of the most thoroughly engrossing spectacles ever to have graced a cinema. Picking up from The Two Towers, The Return of the King sees the original Fellowship still fractured, with Frodo (Elijah Wood, above), Sam (Sean Astin) and duplicitous Gollum (Andy Serkis) making their way to Mount Doom. Meanwhile, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) tries to thwart Gondor’s senile wannabe king (John Noble), while king-proper Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) tries to raise an evil-smiting army.

Can love blossom if you don’t speak the same language? That’s the question posed by this acharming bilingual dating experiment in which British and Spanish singletons pair up at an estate in Andalucia to see if they can find romance despite not being able to understand each other. In tonight’s finale, the loved-up Brits must make their decision. Will they stay in Spain and commit to a long-term relationship with their new partner? Or will they instead return to their old life in the UK? With the considerable hurdles of family, careers and even intimacy still to overcome, there’s a lot at stake.

Hosted by Davina McCall.

MONDAY UNDER COVER

ABC, 8.30pm

The statistics are devastating: at risk of homelessness. This emotional documentary from director Sue Thomson (The Coming Back Out ) reveals the faces behind these alarming numbers. Narrated by homegrown Hollywood star Margot Robbie, it’s a compelling, heartbreaking insight into the often secret lives of a diverse group of 10 women from around Australia. Shattering myths and misconceptions of homelessness, it opens viewers’ eyes to life’s complications and how society has let these women down.

A Grand Royal Design. An inside look at the restoration of Dumfries House, a rundown estate in one of the most deprived parts of the UK.

Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Endeavour plays bodyguard to a soccer star who has been threatened by the IRA. 9.55 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mals, R) Part 2 of 4. 10.45 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.00 Miniseries: Us. (Ml, R) Part 3 of 4. 12.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Engineering Reborn. (PG) 8.30 Inside Central Station: 3801 Launch. (PGal, R)

Narrated by Shane Jacobson. 9.25 How To Build A Nuclear Power Station. (R) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Gomorrah. (Malv, R) 1.50 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (a, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Johanna Griggs catches up with Aimee Stanton, a former House Rules contestant. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. (2003, Mv, R) The quest to destroy the One Ring nears its end with Frodo, Samwise and Gollum entering the land of Mordor. Their companions have their own challenges to face, as they try to rally the free races against Sauron. Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Halloween. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher. (2012, Mlv, R)

Global Shop. (R) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Fear Of A Black Quarterback. 1.35 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating 2021. World C’ships Men’s Competition. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. (Final) 10.20 Late Programs.

5.00 6am Morning Programs. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

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5.30 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. Noon My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 5. Day session. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 5. Night session. 11.00 Late Programs.

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) BOLD (51) 9GEM (82) 7TWO (62) VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 Death In Paradise. 12.05am Killing Eve. 12.45 The Trip To Greece. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs.

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Cosentino. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Guests include Jamie Dornan. 9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Harley Breen, Cassie Workman and Bev Killick. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.30 Steph Tisdell: Identity Steft. (MA15+l, 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. Noon Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: SCOOB! (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Elektra. (2005, M) 11.30 Alphas. (Premiere) 12.30am In Ice Cold Blood. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1pm Wild Transport. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. (2007, PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Love And Friendship. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.25 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 9.10 The Darkside. (2013, PG) 10.55 Jasper Jones. (2017, M) 12.50pm The Face Of Love. (2013, M) 2.30 Lost In Paris. (2016, PG) 4.05 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 5.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 7.35 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 9.30 Trainspotting. (1996) 11.20 Late Programs.

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Tasty Bites Cafe Scotts Head Pharmacy Stuarts Point Stuarts Point Pharmacy Friendly Grocer Supermarket Point Café Stuarts Point Bowl Club

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Matts Cafe Mid north coast Realty Taylor's Butchery Valla Beach Valla beach café and general store Valla Beach Tavern Valla Beach House Tavern

6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Ngumpin Kartiya. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Jupurrurla: Man Of Media. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Barrumbi Kids. 8.00 MOVIE: Lord Of The Flies. (1963, PG) 9.35 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.45 MOVIE: Friday The 13th. (1980, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

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6.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (Final, R) Nigella Lawson prepares mac ‘n’ cheese.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) Trixie and Frances attend the cytology clinic.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of the founder of a club for recovering heart bypass patients.

10.00 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) Sunny and Cassie discover a surprising connection.

10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury. (Mln, R) 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Endeavour. (Mav, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 3.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 4.30 Going Country. (PG, R) 5.25 Australia’s Favourite Tree. (R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The World In 2022. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 1.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) 2.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 3.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 4.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.05 A Grand Royal Design. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. NutriGrain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 3. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix.

NHK Trophy. H’lights. 4.00 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. (PG) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 12. H’lights.

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. (PGav, R) 8.30 Legendary Castles. (PGa, R) 9.30 Britain By Beach. (PG, R) 10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. (Mav, R) 11.15 MOVIE: The Keeper. (2018, Malv, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A backpack sent by mail catches the attention of officers when none of the declared items look anything like they should.

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R) Sandra Bullock.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) A man is reported to have fallen from cliffs.

6.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. Jamie Oliver prepares a feast.

7.30 MOVIE: Dumbo. (2019, PGa) A young elephant living in a rundown circus run by a mean-spirited ring master discovers he can use his giant ears to fly. Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker.

9.50 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002, PGsl, R) A lawyer decides to quit her job. Hugh Grant.

11.50 MOVIE: Unsane. (2018, MA15+av) 1.35 Outdoors Indoors.

7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) After an architect duo are kidnapped, the NCIS team mounts a search to bring them home.

January

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, Mv, R) A blind actor is the witness to a murder.

8.30 Vera. (Mad, R) DCI Vera Stanhope and the team investigate the murder of an addiction support worker.

10.00 Wreck. (MA15+nv, R) Jamie becomes embroiled with an illicit operation.

10.50 Operation Buffalo. (Malv, R)

11.45 Black Comedy. (Ml, R)

1.10 Les Misérables. (Mv, R)

2.10 Victoria. (PG, R)

3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)

5.00 Think Tank. (R)

Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 12.55 Wellington Paranormal. 1.25 American Song Contest. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Dynamo: Revealed. 6.30 Adam Eats The 80s. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Last Overland: Singapore To London. 9.30 Aircraft Crash Experts. 10.30 High Society. 11.30 Late Programs.

9.50 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, MA15+v, R) A housewife discovers she was a spy. Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6am Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Better Homes. 12.30pm Australia’s Big Backyards. 1.30 Escape To The Country. 2.30 Bargain Hunt. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Boxing Day. H’lights. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 American Pickers. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Car Garage. 6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6am

Country.

8.30 FBI: International. (Mv) The team investigates the hijacking of a billionaire’s cryptocurrency wallets en route to Switzerland.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) Commander Chase is abducted. 11.30 NCIS. (Mv, R)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

Programs.

Devils. (1953)

International. Tournament 2.

6am Children’s Programs. 1pm MOVIE: Barbie Big City Big Dreams. (2021) 2.15 Children’s Programs. 2.30 MOVIE: Despicable Me. (2010, PG) 4.15 About A Boy. 4.45 MOVIE: Dune. (1984, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Troy. (2004, M) 10.45 MOVIE: 300: Rise Of An Empire. (2014, MA15+) 12.40am Manifest. 2.30 Raymond. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

Escape Fishing. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Offroad Adv. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 I Fish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 12. Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.55pm Sing About This Country. 2.55 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. 3.55 My Survival As An Aboriginal. 4.50 Intune 08: The Flood Concert. 5.50 Going Native. 6.20 Kriol Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 The Beaver Whisperers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Fourth Kind. (2009, M) 10.10 Songlines On Screen. 10.30 NITV On The Road: Best Of Barunga. Midnight Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 4. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 6. Grand Prix of Espoo. H’lights. 4.00 Cycling. Road National C’ships. Women’s Race. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. Road National C’ships. Men’s Race. H’lights. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 13. H’lights.

1.25 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. (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 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Military Strongholds: Megastructures Of Genius. 8.30 Nazca Desert Mystery. 9.30 Pompeii: Sin City. (Mansv, R) 11.00 Serena Vs The Umpire. (Mal, R) 12.00 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. (Mlns, R) 1.50 How Mad Are You? (Mal, R) 3.50 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Better Homes. (R) 1.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 42. Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 43. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From the SCG. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) Takes a look at the mysterious disappearance of Sydney businesswoman and alleged conwoman Melissa Caddick. Michael Usher speaks with her husband, Anthony Koletti, the last person to see her alive, speaks out. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 1. Glenelg to Aldinga. 110.4km. Highlights. From Adelaide.

1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Yorkshire Vet. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 1. Glenelg to Aldinga. 110.4km. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 McEnroe. (Mal) A look at John McEnroe. 10.10 The First 48: Deadly Rap. (Ma) Police investigate a shooting in a rap studio. 11.00 Manhunt: The Wests. (MA15+, R) 11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R) 12.40 Drive TV. (R) 1.05 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

Key Ingredient. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGals, R) 1.40 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal, R) 2.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 3.00 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Tennant and the NCIS team must take down a notorious gang of international thieves who use World War II explosives on armoured trucks before they complete one final job.

9.40 FBI. (Mav, R) The team must stop a hacker who is disabling life-saving equipment in several New York City hospitals.

10.40 FBI: International. (Mv, R)

12.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Bondi Rescue. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 12. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: Joker. (2019, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Shopping. 8.30 NFL. NFL. NFC Wild Card. San Francisco Giants v Seattle Seahawks. 11.30 Sound FX: Best Of. Noon NFL. NFL. NFC Wild Card. Jacksonville Jaguars v Los Angeles Chargers. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Scrap Kings. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 MOVIE:

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Filthy House SOS. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 About A Boy. 5.30 MOVIE: Rango. (2011, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Hellboy. (2004, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Hellboy II: The Golden Army. (2008, M) 12.10am Filthy House SOS. 1.10 Full Bloom. 2.05 Dance Moms. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rugby Union. Ella 7s. Replay. 1.55 Away From Country. 2.55 The South Sydney Story. 3.25 Football. First Nations Indigenous Football Cup. Replay. 4.55 Football. NTFL. Wanderers v Waratah. Replay. 6.10 Spirit Talker. 6.40 News. 6.50 Natural Born Rebels. 7.50 Dizzy Gillespie In Studio 104. 8.30 MOVIE: Betty Davis: They Say I’m Different. (2018, PG) 9.30 Cotton Club: The Musicians Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

(PG) 10.15 Beyond The Beaten Path. (Premiere) 11.10 Great Canal Journeys. (PG, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.05 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGav, R) 2.55 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final stage. H’lights.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35

Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention. (PGa, R) 8.30 Heritage Rescue. (PG)

6.00 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. (PG) 8.30 Under Cover. (PG) 9.30 A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse.

9.30

11.50

4.20

4.50

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 44. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. From the MCG. 11.00 The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a look into the world of cricket. 11.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 2. Highlights. 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) The staff deals with the realities of the pandemic.

1.00 Destination Australia: Far North Queensland. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Road Boss Rally Pt 1. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

Programs.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Ella Hooper.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.45 Ghosts. (PGad) A TV documentary crew comes to Woodstone Mansion to shoot an episode of Dumb Deaths

9.15 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v) The team investigates whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal.

11.15 The Project. (R)

12.15 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am WorldWatch.

6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (Ml, R) 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R)

9.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R)

10.10 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health. (PG, R) 11.10 ABC Late News.

11.30 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mals, R)

6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Rise Of Animals. 8.30 Long Lost Family. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.05 Australia Remastered. 11.00 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 11.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.20am Veneno. 1.05 Return To Belsen. 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 The Trip To Greece. 9.00 Staged. 9.25 Bliss. 9.55 Fleabag. 10.20 QI. 10.50 Friday Night Dinner. 11.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.40 Black Comedy. 12.10am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) ABC TV PLUS (22)

12.15 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (MA15+as, R) 1.20 Black Comedy. (Mal, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Adam Ruins Everything. 2.05 Devoured. 2.55 Life After People. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 WWE Legends. 11.55 Late Programs.

Today. The latest in news and current affairs. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. (Premiere) Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones and Roz Kelly. 6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

11.00 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. (Premiere) 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 11.00 Major Crimes. Midnight House. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 ST: Next Gen. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

7.30

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Adam Ruins Everything. 1.15 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.25 Chasing Famous. 2.20 Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. (Return) 9.25 Forbidden History. 10.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 3. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s Prologue. 9.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.30 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 11.30 Late Programs.

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.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Bloom comes to a startling realisation.

1.00 Destination Australia: Rottnest Island. (R) Presented by Jo Beth Taylor and Scherri-Lee Biggs.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Road Boss Rally Pt 2. (PG, R) The Bondi boys compete in a rally race.

5.00 News Early Edition.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 To Be Advised. 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 Front Page. 11.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Peta Credlin. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 To Be Advised. 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

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6.30 The Project. Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Sam Taunton and Rachel Corbett are joined by guests Margot Robbie and Diego Calva.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Osher Günsberg announces that the Bachelors have each invited three women on a very special group date.

9.00 NCIS. (Mdv, R) Gibbs and Fornell pursue the leader of a drug ring who supplied drugs to Fornell’s daughter. 11.00 The Project. (R) Special guests include Margot Robbie.

5.30 Today.

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 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 The Closer. Midnight Rizzoli & Isles. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 My Life Is Murder. 9.25 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

Indian

Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.35 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Moko. 8.00

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (1965, G, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (PG, R) 8.30

6.00 NBN News.

The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Sam Worthington.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 46. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Optus Stadium, Perth.

11.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Hero To Hit Man – Lindsey Rose. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at Lindsey Rose, one of Australia’s most infamous killers, who was convicted of five murders.

12.45 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 1. Tanunda to Tanunda. 149.9km. Highlights. From South Australia. 2.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Iggy pushes back on a new system.

1.00 Destination Australia: Lord Howe Island. (PG, R) Presented by Trevor Cochrane and Diana Hills.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Red Centre Adventure Pt 1. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.45 Fire Country. (PGav) After Bode requests to be transferred to a different city, his future in Edgewater hangs in the balance.

9.45 Bull. (PGa, R) Bull represents a client in federal court who has been accused of stealing critical disease research.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

9.30

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Ms, R)

8.35 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R)

9.20 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Ml, R)

10.15 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News.

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11.00 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 11.55 Under Cover. (PG, R) 12.55 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 1.40 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ma, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

Adam Ruins Everything. 1.15 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.25 Why Does Everyone Hate The English?

Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch.

Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Bloody Decade. 9.25 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop. (1984) 11.25 Late Programs.

7.35 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers. (R) 8.30 Britain’s Secret Islands. (PG, R) 9.25 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Dignity. (MA15+av) 11.50 The Night Manager. (Mv, R) 12.40 Shadow Lines. (Ma, R) 3.10 The Late Session. (PG, R) 4.05 Destination Flavour China. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 8.30 Our Law. (M) 9.40 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 L’Opera. (Madls) 12.05 Miniseries: The Victim. (Mav, R) 4.25 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 1. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.45 Cities Of The Underworld. 12.45am Medical Emergency. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 11.00 Major Crimes. Midnight House. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 1.30 Take Two. 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Speedway. (1968, PGs, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) 6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 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. 6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 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.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. Morning session. 2.30pm Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Police Strike Force. 9.30 Surveillance Oz. 10.30 Beach Cops. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Land Of Primates. 7.35 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 First Australians. 9.30 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 47. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life-and-death incidents they face. Critical care paramedic Rob and Dr Adam fight to save the life of a boy who has been stabbed in the street. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. Highlights. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

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6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Medical Emergency. 11.45 Surf Patrol. 12.15am Father Brown. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Irish Pickers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 47. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Last Boy Scout. (1991, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R)

Max journeys to Connecticut.

1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) Revisits some guided tours.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

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 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Red Centre Adventure Pt 2. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 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

Major Crimes. Midnight House. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

9GO!

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) A group of teens terrorising tourists has the SVU squad working overtime.

10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) A pair of architects are kidnapped. 11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Wayne’s World. (1992, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Blockers. (2018, MA15+) 11.30

Young Sheldon. Midnight Married To Medicine Los Angeles. 1.00 Dash Dolls. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 6.50 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 8.30 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. (1990, PG, Japanese) 10.40 The Painter And The Thief. (2020, M) 12.40pm Wild Rose. (2018, M) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.05 The Sound Of Silence. (2019, PG) 4.40 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 7.30 Kursk. (2018, M) 9.40 American History X. (1998) 11.55 Late Programs. 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 8.05 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 10.00 Kursk. (2018, M) 12.10pm The Skin Of Others. (2020, M) 2.00 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 3.50 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 5.25 55 Steps. (2017, PG) 7.30 Hilary And Jackie. (1998, M) 9.45 The Justice Of Bunny King. (2021) 11.40 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (64) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ON THE Box www.newsofthearea.com.au NAMBUCCA VALLEY NEWS OF THE AREA 19 NEWS OF THE AREA NAMBUCCA VALLEY Advertise Your Business and reach Nambucca Valley people Contact us TODAY - Nambucca Valley News Of The Area (02) 4981 8882 ads@newsofthearea.com.au Friday, 13 January 2023

The Mankad

CRICKET NSW has taken a stand on the topical and polarising practice and term known as ‘Mankad’ or ‘Mankading’.

The act, that involves a bowler running out the non-striker who has left the crease prior to the delivery of the ball, is a legitimate means of dismissal under the laws of cricket, despite opposition from some who consider it ‘not in the spirit of the game’.

CNSW CEO Lee Germon, a former New Zealand Test captain, said the practice was both legal and ethical and match officials, particularly volunteers, needed to be supported in upholding the relevant laws of the game.

“For a bowler to run out a batter who is trying to gain an unfair advantage by leaving the crease before the ball has been delivered is both fair and legal,” Germon said.

“There are no two ways about it, and we want our players, match officials and volunteers to know that they have our full support in upholding the laws of cricket, in this and every other instance.

“The pressure placed on match officials, most of whom are wonderful volunteers, to deal with something that evokes so much emotion is unnecessary.

“The law is clear and we want the officials to feel supported in knowing that and not be pressured by an outdated school of thought.

“Journalist Greg Baum today wrote, ‘If anything, it is the non-striker who comes nearer to infringing the spirit of cricket in a Mankad. He’s daring the law. The bowler is upholding it’ and I couldn’t agree more.”

Germon also said the term Mankading needed to be removed from cricket lexicon.

“It has been 75-years since Vinoo Mankad twice ran out Australian Bill Brown, drawing the ire of some in the game,” Germon said.

“Mankad has been vilified ever since, but for what?

“He carried out a legitimate act to dismiss a batter who was trying to gain an unfair advantage.

“Even the great Sir Donald Bradman has said there was nothing wrong with what Vinoo Mankad did.

“We now know this also conjures up a negative experience for many people and cricketers of Indian heritage.

“It is unfair and needs to stop.

“If I refer again to Greg Baum, he wrote, ‘Mankading needs to be accepted as one of many right ways to play cricket. To destigmatise it, it might help to depersonalise it.’

“I hope we can all be better in this area moving forward, inspiring more people to play

and love cricket.”

Germon said that while CNSW was very cognisant of helping volunteer officials, it was also time to use technology available to match officials at the elite level.

“One of our great NSW and Australian cricketers, Mitchell Starc, has been vocal

about the use of technology to monitor whether nonstrikers remain in their crease and it’s hard to argue with that logic,” Germon said.

“If we are able to use technology to take further pressure off the umpires and indeed the players, then I am all for it.”

Jack Attack to launch at Nambucca Heads Bowling Club

By Nerida BLACKFORD

IF you’ve been wanting to have a go at lawn bowls, but you work and time is precious, this is the event for you.

Nambucca Heads Bowling Club is launching a four week competition that is quick, fun, and a great entry into the game on Thursday February 9.

Our Thursday Twilight bowls has been building, with 63 bowlers enjoying the game.

Now we’d like to get some new faces included.

Jack Attack is played as a triples game, each player having two bowls per end.

A game consists of two sets of five ends, so it’s quick!

Scoring is the same as normal bowls - that is, the closest bowl/s to the jack

score.

However, to add an element of interest, each team can use a power play in each set.

On that nominated end, your score is doubled.

The cost for the night of bowls and a sausage sizzle afterwards is just $10.

Bowls can be supplied by the club so all you need to do is come along in neat comfy clothing, either flat soled shoes or barefoot and you’re ready to go.

You can register as an individual, or make up your own team - we’d love to see school staff, business groups, other sporting clubs and locals join us.

You can place your names on the lists at the club, or ring and leave your details on 6568 6132.

q Mitchell Starc has been vocal about the use of technology to monitor whether non-strikers remain in their crease. Photo: Cricket NSW.

q The Jack Attack competition launches at Nambucca Heads Bowling Club this February.