Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 14 April 2023

By Mick BIRTLES

The countdown is on to the Macksville Show

Visitors can expect to see some of the state's top cattle, horses, poultry, and produce as well as great value food and drink stalls.

on Friday 21 April with the entertainment activities such as sideshow alley and shows in the main area happening on Saturday 22 April.”

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President of the Nambucca River District Agricultural Association, Mr Michael Ettelson, told News Of The Area, “It is important to note that most of the ring events such as cattle judging and traditional agricultural and pavilion events will take place

Side Show Alley is always a hit with thrill-seekers, featuring classic carnival rides and games that are sure to get the adrenaline pumping.

This year the Macksville Show team has pulled out all stops with a fantastic lineup of

entertainment in the centre ring on Saturday 22 April featuring the Aussie FMX Motorcycle Show, with some of the world's best riders performing gravity-defying stunts that will leave audiences breathless.

“We also have some great sponsors getting behind the show this year such as NV Property Sales, LJ Hooker, Inspiration Reality, GJ Kennedy and Co Pty Ltd plus many other businesses and private sponsors,” Michael added.

“We still have plenty of vacancies for volunteers to help us run the show so if anyone would like to help us out please email macksvilleshow@outlook. com.”

Although you can purchase tickets for the show at the gate, following on from the success of on-line ticket sales last year, it is recommended to access them from www.macksvilleshow.com. au where you will also find entry forms for all competitions and exhibitions.

The Bullfrogs bring the Delta Blues to Tewinga live and free

By Mick BIRTLES

NAMBUCCA Valley Radio 105.9fm

will continue its iconic Studio 3 Live Broadcasts this month with a very special act appearing at the station’s Tewinga Studios when the Bullfrogs come to town and perform live and free.

The Bullfrogs are Slim Pickens and Stewart Peters, two of the state's hardest working and most versatile musicians.

Slim Pickens made a name for himself, while living in the Northern Rivers, as a musician who specialised in playing Americana music from the early 20th century onwards.

He has played Byron Bluesfest several times along with Blues on Broadbeach, The Gympie Muster and many other festivals in Australia and in Europe.

Mick BIRTLES 0408 167 891 birtles@newsofthearea.com.au media@newsofthearea.com.au

Slim is in the process of putting the finishing touches to his ninth studio album.

Eighteen months ago he moved to the Coffs Coast and joined forces with multiinstrumentalist Stewart Peters, whom he met years before in Noosa where they played a house concert together with Stewart's amazingly talented wife Snez.

The Bullfrogs were born and they clicked immediately with Stewart on double bass and singing sweet harmonies.

Popular Studio 3 host Ceri Wrobel has returned from travelling and is ready to resume hosting duties at the popular monthly live music event.

“If you like Delta Blues, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, John Prine and Leadbelly then you will just love the Bullfrogs,” Ceri

told News Of The Area.

The music will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday 21 April and conclude at 8:00 pm.

You can be part of the live audience, and bring your own drinks and nibbles.

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

q Stuart Peters and Slim Pickens are the Bullfrogs and you can catch them live and free at the Tewinga studios of 2NVR on Friday 21 April.

ANZAC Day commemorations around the Valley

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Macksville, Taylors Arm and Stuarts Point will commemorate the day with a series of services and marches.

Bowraville will hold an ANZAC dawn service at 5.30 am at the Cenotaph, followed by the main march at 10.00 am from the ExServices Club.

The ANZAC Day service will take place at 10.10 am at the Cenotaph.

Later on, a luncheon will be held at 12.30 pm at Bowraville ExServices Club.

Nambucca Heads will start the day with an ANZAC dawn service at 5.30 am at the Cenotaph, followed by the main march at 8.30 am from the Ex-Services Club.

The ANZAC Day service will take place at 9.15 am at the Cenotaph.

Macksville will hold a Kapyong Sunset Service at 5.30 pm on 24 April at the War Memorial, followed by an ANZAC Day dawn service at 5.30 am at the War Memorial on 25 April.

The Macksville ANZAC Day

march will take place at 10.50 am, followed by the ANZAC Day service at 11.00 am at the War Memorial.

There will also be an ANZAC Day cemetery service at 8.30 am at the Macksville Cemetery.

Taylors Arms will start the day with an ANZAC dawn service at 5.40 am at the Cenotaph, followed by the main march at 1.00 pm from the Pub with no Beer.

The ANZAC Day service will take place at 1.20 pm at the Cenotaph.

Stuarts Point will also hold a march at 10:40 from the Bowling Club will take place, followed by the ANZAC Day service at 11:00 am at the Memorial.

Lunch will be at the Stuarts Point Bowling Club at 12:00 noon.

ANZAC Day is an important day for Australians to remember and honour those who have served and continue to serve our country.

It is an opportunity for the community to come together to reflect on the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women and our communities in times of conflict.

q Thousands are expected to turn out across the Nambucca Valley on ANZAC Day to remember and honour those who have served and continue to serve our country.

Repair of leaking trunk water main under Pacific Highway

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WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY CLOSURE

Council advises that the following changes will be in place at Waste Management Facility during the public holiday period.

The facility will have reduced opening hours between 10.00am to 2.00pm on the following days:

• TUESDAY 25 April 2023

The facility will re-open after the Holiday closure at the usual times 8.00am – 4.00pm. There will be no change to waste collection days during the public holiday period.

be completed.

“Council apologises for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause and requests residents to adhere to all traffic control instructions,” a Council spokesperson told News Of The Area.

OUTLETS

Readers & Writers Festival welcomes local authors into the limelight

“I really can’t wait to discover the kind of local writing that is out there,” Georgina said.

By Andrea FERRARI

AS the launch of the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival 2023 program fast approaches, organisers have extended an invitation for local authors to step into the limelight during the June long weekend festivities.

Program director Adam Norris explained to News Of The Area, “Back in 2021, when we first scheduled a local author wing to the festival, we really just wanted to encourage visitors to explore Mid North Coast writing and give our local authors a bit of a platform.

“Turns out, people absolutely loved the idea, so we quickly went from a Local Author Tent to a much bigger Local Author Marquee.

Published authors who live within the Nambucca, Coffs Harbour or Bellingen Shires are encouraged to get in touch to express their interest to participate.

“It’s a free program that just gets bigger every year, so eventually we’ll have to start looking at a Local Author Big Top, then a Local Author Castle and a Local Author Theme Park.

“There’s so much literary talent in the area, the sky is kind of the limit.”

To manage the extended wing, the festival has enlisted a new Local Author Coordinator this year, Georgina Paix, who is poised to bring this year’s local literature to life.

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

(Notice of Application for Integrated Development pursuant to Schedule 1, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a development application has been received by Nambucca Valley Council.

The proposed development is defined as “Integrated Development” under Section 4.46 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 a Controlled Activity Approval from DPE Water under the Water Management Act 2000 is required and approval is required from DPI Fisheries under the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

Applicant: Nambucca Valley Landcare Inc

DA/File No: DA 2023/62 & DA 2023/64

Property Description: Lot 11 DP 1198550, 536 Wilson Road, Congarinni North Lot 2 Section 1 DP 758150, 48 Cook Street, Bowraville

Proposal: Riverbank Stabilisation - Environmental works

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 15 April 2023 until 16 May 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 2015/072 would be entered as 72/2015.

Any person may make written submissions or objections in respect of the proposal which should be lodged with the undersigned no later than 16 May 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 Daniel Walsh on 6568 0260. PO BOX 177, MACKSVILLE NSW 2447, (02) 6568.2555, www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

“There’s been such talent on the local author stage over the years, so we’d love to hear from anyone who has published and is interested in being a part of this amazing weekend.”

Now in its twelfth year, the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival takes place on Friday 9 – Sunday 12 June,

and has already announced some high-profile guests.

These include bestselling names like Pip Williams and Heather Rose, comedians Wil Anderson and Tom Ballard, political cartoonist First Dog on the Moon, Akuch Kuol Anyieth, Maxine Beneba Clarke and many more.

The 2023 program is being gradually released with the full line-up being published in the weeks ahead.

“It’s quite a hard secret to

keep,” said Adam, “because these really are some of the most exciting guests we’ve ever programmed before.

“We truly have some of the best storytellers in the business coming to Bellingen, so stay tuned.”

For more information and to keep up to date with author and event announcements, visit www. bellingenwritersfestival.com. au.

q Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival 2023 welcomes back the Local Author Marquee.

q Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival returns to Bellingen Showgrounds on Friday 9 - Sunday 11 June.

Walking Together exhibition extended

DUE to public demand, the Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth art exhibition at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville's High Street has been extended until 21 April.

Bringing together art works in paintings, sculpture and mixed media, the local artists, living on Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti Country, say the exhibition is an offering of a very personal response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Since opening in February the exhibition has attracted organisations and individuals from across NSW for its educational value and powerful message.

The gallery has received group visits from the Queenwood School for Girls in Mosman, Sydney, Bowraville

Central School Primary and High Schools, and Tallowood Steiner School in Bowraville.

Artists Janet Besançon, Julie Byers, Carol Clarkson, Jaine Rubine and Lee Albert have been bowled over by the support from local elders at Miimi Aboriginal Corporation, whose work centres around supporting women and their families.

For each of the school visits, artist Janet Besançon provided an insightful tour and spoke about the collaboration with the local elders and the creative process behind the artworks.

She spoke of the consultation process with Aunty Ruth, Aunty Rita, Melinda, Kalysia and Wurinda, all Gumbaynggirr women who supported the artists throughout the exhibition, and their reflections on art as a political medium to raise

awareness and show support.

“We are in the process of applying for a grant to bring the exhibition to Coffs, and in building our application we asked the elders for their testimonial,” Janet told News Of The Area.

“They gave us the most beautiful letter of support.

“It has been heartwarming to welcome schools to Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth.”

The exhibition opened on 25 February with guests being treated to a deeply heartfelt and inclusive Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony by Uncle Martin Ballangarry.

The artists said it was a day of meaningful talks amongst the visitors as well as between the artists themselves.

The Phoenix Gallery and Café is open Monday to Friday 8am to 2pm.

q The five artists who created the Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth exhibition: Carol Clarkson, Janet Besançon, Lee Albert, Jaine Rubine and Julie Byers.

THURSDAY’S TEXAS HOLDEM

Open Tuesday to Sunday For bookings please phone 6568 9688 Lunch - Midday till 2pm Dinner - 5:30pm till 8pm $23

9.30am Come

The Returned Services Leagues, have requested approval for the temporary closure of streets in Macksville for the purpose of ANZAC Day Dawn Service and Marches.

The closures are proposed for Tuesday 25 April 2023 at the times and locations detailed below:

Macksville - Dawn Service - Princess and River Streets between McKay Street and Wallace Lane from 0515 to 0545 hours; then Princess and Wallace Street, Wallace Lane and River Street between Station and Mackay Streets from 1015 to 1230 hours; Bowraville - High Street between Bowra and Young Streets – from 0900 to 1115 hours; Nambucca Heads - Bowra and Nelson Streets between Rosedale Street and Riverside Drive from 0815 to 0915 hours

ENQUIRIES TO: Manager Technical Services, Phone (02) 6568 0237 PO BOX 177 MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

TUESDAYS SCHNITTY Chips & Beer $18

on sale from 6pm drawn at 7pm Bank or Bust win up to $95 Members Draw $1100

q Uncle Martin Ballangarry gave the Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony at the opening of Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth.

q The smoking ceremony at Nambucca Valley Phoenix Gallery, Bowraville to open the Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth exhibition.

q The Queenwood School for Girls, Mosman, travelled up to Bowraville from Sydney for the Walking Together – Voice Treaty Truth exhibition.

By Andrea FERRARI

Phoenix Work Crew receives new lawn mower

IN A collaboration indicative of the strength of the Nambucca Valley community, the Bowraville Lions Club and Bowraville ex-Services Club recently donated a brand new lawn mower from Urunga Chainsaw and Mower to the Phoenix Work Crew.

Danny Summerville from Bowraville ex-Services Club, and Greg Lambert and Jamie Hutton from Bowraville Lions joined the Phoenix crew last week to hand over the keys and check out the Depot, a fully equipped facility that offers work experience programs for young people and people with disabilities, as well as woodworking workshops available to everyone in the community.

Phoenix Depot coordinator Steve Douglas thanked the local organisations for their donation and support.

“This new lawn mower will really help us provide a more efficient service.

“Since we started advertising again, we have received overwhelming support from the community,” Steve said.

The Phoenix Depot is part of Nambucca Valley Phoenix, a non-for-profit organisation that supports employment programs and offers a wide range of art programs designed for all members in the community including youth, adults, and people with disability.

There are many ways you can get involved, feel a part of the community, and support Nambucca Valley Phoenix.

Phoenix is a Centrelink approved volunteer organisation, with additional volunteers always welcome.

People with disabilities who access the National

Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can use their NDIS packages to join a Phoenix program that is right for them, whether it be work experience at the café or exploring their creativity in an art program.

Community members can also learn new skills and meet like minded locals by joining a Phoenix art workshop.

The Phoenix Gallery and Café is open Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 2pm.

“There are monthly exhibitions, local fresh food with vegetarian and gluten free options and the cutest gallery shop,” said Alejandra Ramirez, Phoenix Gallery and Café.

For more information follow Phoenix on Facebook and Instagram @ nambuccavalleyphoenix or email info@nvp.org.au.

www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

HOUSEHOLD BULKY GOODS COLLECTION 2023

(THERE ARE NO DESIGNATED COLLECTION POINTS IN ANY RURAL AREAS)

Coffs Coast Waste Service will be conducting household bulky good collections from residential properties.

There will be no collection points other than from the frontages of properties on the collection routes that receive a bin service and only residents of those properties can put waste out for collection.

In previous years residents in rural areas have dumped significant quantities of waste at unauthorised sites. This illegal dumping increased the bulky goods collection cost by more than $40,000 which is excessive and not sustainable. Should the illegal dumping continue, Council will reconsider the provision of a bulky goods collection services within the valley.

If you live on a rural property which does not receive a weekly bin service at the front of your property or you have opted to take the bins to the collection route, there is no bulky goods collection service available. You must dispose of your bulky goods at the Nambucca Waste Facility.

If you live on a collection route, please visit www.coffscoastwaste.com.au or refer to the MyBin App for specific collection dates relating to your property. For further information please contact Coffs Coast Waste Services Hotline on 1800 265 495.

Acceptable Items

Soft furnishings

Household carpet and lino

Household non-recyclables

Mattresses

Fridges

Freezers

Dishwashers

Household metal items

Aluminum frames

Unacceptable Items

Domestic food waste

Building materials

Hazardous materials inc paint & asbestos

Medical waste materials

Liquid waste materials

Tyres & car parts

Plate glass and mirrors

Gas bottles/Oil heaters

PLEASE NOTE

A maximum of 3 cubic metres (approximately 1 box trailer load) of acceptable household waste items not exceeding 1.5 metres in length are to be place at the kerb no sooner than the day before the commencement date of the collection.

Materials placed out before or after the collection dates or at unauthorised sites will be defined as illegal dumping with fines being issued by Council’s Rangers.

Waste Services Coordinator PO Box 177

NAMBUCCA VALLEY COUNCIL MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

02 6568 0244

q Danny Summerville, Jamie Hutton, Andrew Sharp, Greg Lambert, Steve Douglas, Barry Dunn and Jake Durbin with the brand new lawn mower.

q Andrew Sharp, Danny Summerville, Jamie Hutton and Greg Lambert handing over the keys to Depot coordinator Steve Douglas.

q Danny Summerville and Greg Lambert checking out the Phoenix depot.

Call for focus on lung disease research funding

By Andrea FERRARI

SOUTHERN Cross University

(SCU) Professor Gillian Gould is leading an international call for chronic lung disease to be made a global research priority with more funding allocated.

Working out of SCU’s Coffs Harbour campus, Professor Gould, along with an international group of health experts, recently published a paper in respiratory research, titled ‘Recognising the importance of chronic lung disease: a consensus statement from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (Lung Diseases group)’.

The paper advocates for lung disease as the ‘neglected cousin’ of the quintet of noncommunicable diseases (NCD), cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and mental illness.

Professor Gould is wellknown in Australia as the leader of the quit smoking program iSISTAQUIT along with other research about smoking among Indigenous

peoples.

While smoking, indoor and outdoor air pollution, occupational exposures, and poverty are recognised risk factors, emerging threats include increasing frequency and intensity of climate events such as bushfires and popular products such as vapes and e-cigarettes.

“Whether we’re talking about chronic respiratory disease in developing nations or in wealthy countries like Australia, the UK and USA, disadvantaged populations such as the homeless, Indigenous peoples, the elderly, migrant populations, and refugees may be disproportionately impacted by these risk factors for lung health,” Professor Gould said.

“These days people also tend to get more than one chronic disease, and the common denominator is often tobacco, which can cause heart disease, diabetes, cancer, as well as lung disease.

“In our paper we’ve suggested some areas of improvement in lung disease

research, such as better diagnosis and management; and looking at health inequities, such as how people in low socio-economic groups often bear that burden more than other people, and how rehabilitation options aren’t open to many people worldwide.

“And taking it a step further, in cases where it is non-remediable, we know that palliative care is not very often available to people with lung disease, when compared to say those with non-curable cancer – even in high-income countries, and even though symptoms can be just as distressing.

“This paper is about picking up the things that need to be said that haven’t been, and pointing them out, about how extra funding and investment in this area of chronic lung diseases would be really beneficial.”

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) brings together major international research funding agencies specifically

to address the growing burden of NCDs not only in low and middle income countries but also vulnerable populations in high-income countries (like Australia).

In 2016 the GACD announced a call for grants focusing on lung diseases, and allocated $60 million to this research.

It was a portion of this funding that enabled Professor Gould, herself a qualified General Practitioner and Tobacco Treatment Specialist, to establish the

successful iSISTAQUIT

(Supporting Indigenous Smokers To Assist Quitting) program aimed at closing the gap on tobacco use in pregnancy, with a tailored program designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

The iSISTAQUIT project received a further round of funding from the GACD Cancer Prevention call in 2021 for scale-up.

“While these grants give the respiratory disease the opportunity for some funding,

it still lags well behind when you look at what’s available for other diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and so on,” Professor Gould said.

“Despite lung disease having such a broad impact on people, it just receives two percent of grant funding for research worldwide –coming in at thirteenth on the list, even though chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by itself is the sixthleading cause of disability and death,” she said.

q Southern Cross University Professor Gillian Gould from Coffs Harbour Campus calls for chronic lung disease to be made a global research priority with more funding allocated.

More funding needed for Neurofibromatosis research

By Andrea FERRARI

LIVING with Neurofibromatosis (NF), as thousands of Australian children and adults do, means living with a condition that causes tumours to grow on nerves within the body, including in the brain and along the spine.

While NF is one of the most common genetic neurological conditions in Australia, advocates say it is poorly understood and underfunded.

As part of NF Awareness

Month this May, the Children’s Tumour Foundation (CTF) aims to make further investments into life-changing research through the launch of a new virtual fundraising challenge, Steps Towards a Cure, which is free to register for across Australia.

“We are nowhere near a cure for NF, recent developments in treatment options have proven promising in slowing the development of some tumours but are limited in terms of accessibility and most are still in the trial phases,” said Leanne Dib, Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Tumour Foundation.

Millie, who lives who lives on the Mid North Coast, was diagnosed with NF2 at age thirteen after experiencing

q As a young teenager Millie had horrible headaches which led to a diagnosis of a complex genetic condition called neurofibromatosis (NF).

a number of severe migraine headaches which left her on the couch for hours.

Telling her story, Millie, now 22, shares how she received her daunting diagnosis through MRIs on her brain to see where her headaches were coming from.

“They revealed vestibular schwannomas on both hearing nerves, as well as multiple smaller tumours spread out down my spine,” she said.

“Before my family and I knew it, we were on a scary and unpredictable journey; meeting many different specialists, surgeons, doctors, geneticists, counsellors and audiologists, mostly at Westmead.”

Over the past nine years Millie has undergone experimental drug infusions on and off and had to undergo surgery as her brain stem was being compressed.

She became a candidate for an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI), the second ABI implantation ever done in Australia, which maintained a degree of her hearing.

“My hearing has come back significantly since starting back on Avastin in March this year,” Millie said.

“I have tried not to let this crazy NF2 journey stop me from doing the things I love and dream about; from playing sport, going to the gym or

studying for my dream career as a vet nurse,” she said.

“I am a quiet but determined person and I like to think I have met every challenge that has so far been thrown at me, I cannot say it has been easy but I’m luckier than some and I try to look ahead to the future with hope that one day someone out there will find a cure for NF2.

“I want to help bring NF out of the shadows because it affects people in so many ways and changes their way of living.

“People should not be treated differently because of NF as it is worldwide.”

To find out more about Steps Towards A Cure visit www. stepstowardsacure.com.au.

q Millie has undergone treatment and surgery for NF, receiving an Auditory Brainstem Implant.

q Millie, now 22-years-old, lives with NF.

Easter Sunday Markets at Stuarts Point

By Jen HETHERINGTON

THE Easter Sunday Markets at Stuarts Point Foreshore proved to be a great success as a crisp, yet sun filled morning welcoming the couple of dozen or so stall holders who worked like busy ants setting up from about 7am.

By early mid-morning the lush grounds of the foreshore were bustling with visitors and locals enjoying the variety of play equipment on the perimeter of the markets.

However the Easter Egg Hunt, held at 11am with announcements and instructions delivered from the performance stage, was by far the most popular event of the day, drawing an excited crowd of kids and carers.

For the adults, a variety of goods from textile products, kitchen and garden wares to hats and casual clothing were up for grabs at reasonable prices.

The market organisers were relieved with the onset of clement weather conditions on the day.

“Fantastic day at the Stuarts Point Holiday Markets today, beautiful weather, awesome tunes, fabulous crowd and wonderful stalls, we hope you all enjoyed the day and hope to see you again sometime soon,” a market spokesperson said.

Along with artisan coffee providers and several popular hot food stalls, local village businesses also reported plenty of brisk trade throughout the morning, as evidenced by the lack of parking spots along Marine Parade, Ocean Drive and the dedicated foreshore parking areas.

q Peckish folk were spoilt for choice and didn’t mind queuing.

q Easter egg hunters gather.

q Crowds wander and mingle enjoying the sights, sounds and flavours on offer.

q Coffee truck are always a popular meeting point at the markets.

Kempsey Shire Council not appealing Rise Development approval

By Karen GRIBBIN

KEMPSEY Shire Council (KSC) will not appeal a recent decision by the NSW Land and Environment Court (LEC) requiring Council to provide a construction certificate to Rise Projects for a 30-year-old development application in South West Rocks.

The construction certificate, for a planned development at Lot 2 Phillip Drive, South West Rocks (Lot 2 DP1091323), has been approved on appeal by the LEC after Council and the LEC originally denied the developers a construction certificate, arguing that the original development consent, issued in 1993, had lapsed.

At an Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Thursday 6 April, Councillors faced the challenging task of weighing financial, reputational and chance-of-success factors in deciding whether to appeal and further pursue the Rise Development case in court.

During the public forum, South West Rocks community members Larah Kennedy and Warren Bailey addressed Councillors and outlined their concerns on the matter.

Council moved to a confidential session to allow for a full briefing on the matter before they engaged in a thorough and rigorous discussion of the available options, leaving more than 30 concerned local residents in the Council’s courtyard awaiting the outcome.

The motion to not pursue a further appeal in the matter of 2 Phillip Rise Development Pty Ltd v Kempsey Shire Council [2023] NSWLEC 28 was moved by Cr Bain and seconded by Cr Patterson on the grounds of unacceptable financial and reputational risk.

The motion was put to the vote and carried with one dissension.

Leo Hauville, Mayor of Kempsey Shire Council said, “It is with reluctance that Council has chosen not to appeal.

“It’s frustrating to know that this site is being developed based on a 1993 development application and that Council has been forced to approve these works and to comply with the 1993 environmental regulations.

“Unfortunately, proceeding with an appeal would have

very little chance of success and represent an unjustifiable financial risk given it would cost ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Councillors acknowledged and praised the community sentiment and passion regarding the development and thanked Council’s operational staff for their work on the matter.

On Monday, the developer committed to the court that some areas of the site with the highest ecological values would be protected while the Council considered its options.

Rise Projects began clearing the unprotected area on 6 April, and from 19 April will have consent to clear-fell the rest of the site.

“I appeal to the developer to show genuine consideration to the environment and make a commitment to protect the wildlife that thrives at the site,” said Mayor Hauville.

The Rise Development site on Phillip Drive has been left untouched in decades and is considered a ‘zombie DA’.

Outdated DAs such as this have caused considerable

consternation across the Mid North Coast, allowing developers to progress development plans using outdated environmental planning policies.

The construction certificate now granted relates to a 1993 development application to build 180 units on the site.

The Phillip Drive development is situated amongst sensitive coastal wetlands, and creek frontage, and is the home of a diverse collection of endangered wildlife, koala food trees, and animal foraging habitat.

Larah Kennedy, spokesperson for the Voices of South West Rocks Community (VOSWRC) group, said the community remains steadfastly against the Rise Development going ahead.

“The community made it clear 30 years ago when the DA was first submitted, and we’ve made it clear again in the last few years with the more recent DA for the site on Phillip Drive.”

“The Rise Development has no social licence,” Ms Kennedy said.

“At no point have Rise Projects tried to consult with the community or the local Dunghutti custodians on this issue.

“In fact, if anything they have ignored our questions and removed our comments from social media.”

Ms Kennedy said at least six listed threatened species are present on site.

Current planning and environmental laws state that in the first instance environmental harm should be avoided.

“Rise has mentioned they will plant more koala food trees, resulting in a net gain, but koalas will not be able to use those trees for 20-30 years, by which point the NSW Government anticipates koalas

will likely be extinct in NSW,” she said.

South West Rocks resident Warren Bailey, in his address to Council, pointed out the majority of employment and economic strength of South West Rocks is derived from tourism based on the natural beauty and sense of place of this coastal village.

“This makes South West Rocks a substantial asset to the Kempsey Shire Council as a whole, and as an asset creates a greater wealth spreading from coast to hinterland,” said Mr Bailey.

“There would seem an economic imperative for saving the environment, specifically the Macleay, and the inappropriate use of old outdated DA controls should be

avoided, hence the importance of council’s support in appealing this ruling.”

Councillor Alexandra Wyatt, the only Councillor to speak against the motion, put the question to Council’s General Manager Craig Milburn, ‘Where would the liability sit when, if in the next 30 years the area floods due to projected coastal inundation as seen in other areas along our coast?’.

Mr Milburn replied that all of Phillip Drive was included in the coastal inundation projections and this would be a future responsibility to be taken up with Council’s insurance agents.

q Rise Projects began clearing the unprotected area on 6 April, and from 19 April will have consent to clear-fell the rest of the site.

Anthony Manny Fogarty Wood

q Larah Kennedy, Cath Ireland, Judy Addison and South West Rocks community members.

q Larah Kennedy addressing Kempsey Shire Council and the public gallery.

Community stage vigils in protest of development decision

By Karen GRIBBIN

THE Voices of South West Rocks Community (VOSWRC) group are outraged that a Development Application from 1993 has been upheld in the Land and Environment Court (LEC).

In response to Kempsey Shire Council’s decision on Thursday 6 April to not enter any further action against Rise Projects Pty Ltd on the grounds of financial, reputational and chance-of-success factors, the VOSWRC have started a series of protest vigils in Phillip Drive, South West Rocks.

Protesters are fighting against the use of ‘Zombie DAs’ to get inappropriate developments through the Land and Environmental Court.

The group wants to see change at a legislative level and bring development controls back into the hands of local government, and stop developers taking advantage of outdated environmental and planning laws.

The phrase ‘zombie development’ has been used by resident objectors and environmentalists to refer to a development that was approved many years ago but has not been substantially carried out or completed.

Such developments are raising concerns in circumstances where they do not comply with current planning laws, or they have adverse social, environmental or economic impacts which were not or could not be considered when the

development application was first assessed and consent was granted; as is the case of the Rise Development at Lot 2 Phillip Drive, South West Rocks, which was originally granted development consent in 1993.

For example, natural disasters or other changes in the local environment may result in development sites having higher biodiversity significance for ecological communities and threatened species, or be under more threat from coastal erosion and sea level rise than they were at the time the development application was assessed.

The South West Rocks community have been out in support of their aims this week with banners, placards and relevant information to show that there is a bigger picture here to be considered.

“We’re holding these vigils to express a call for common sense,” local resident Warren Bailey said.

“In the last few days we’ve received hundreds of emails registered by people sharing our views.

“We’re hoping to be able to keep the protest in place until 3 May, Wild Koala Day, as koala habitat is just one of the devastating aspects of the Rise Development, the destruction of swamp mahogany trees on the site."

VOSWRC member Larah Kennedy told News Of The Area, “We as a group will be pushing for an immediate moratorium on Zombie DAs, and ensure that all past DAs are brought within current

environmental legislation.

“We want to see the handing back of planning laws to the local government.

“We should not be building in areas with the propensity to be exposed to future catastrophic events reminiscent of the last few years.”

The recent Land and Environment Court decision to grant a construction certificate for development at the Phillip Drive site centred around ground testing being completed within five years of the original development consent in 1993, with the judge deciding this constituted construction activity.

“It is devastating to think that a significant habitat site can be clear-felled from a 1993 DA consent on the grounds that a third party dug a hole on the site,” said local resident Anne Walker.

“It is just outrageous.”

Vigil attendee Judy Williams told News Of The Area, “Our family has always had a connection with South West Rocks, and by taking away the vegetation from this site, soil and debris will end up degrading the creek, and washing out to the ocean.”

Community members are invited to join the protest vigil on Phillip Drive.

To get involved, head to the bus shelter on Phillip Drive, bringing a chair and a placard to keep the conversation going, or email hello@voswrc.org.au.

For more information visit https://fb.me/e/5xzEQxGZ2.

www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting of the NSW Local Government Grants Commission and Nambucca Valley Council will be held on Tuesday, 18 April 2023 at Nambucca Valley Council Chambers, 44 Princess Street, Macksville commencing at 1.00pm.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Grants Commission to explain its operations and the basis of its determination of general purpose grants paid under the provisions of the Commonwealth Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995. The meeting will also provide Council with the opportunity to present to the Commission its particular circumstances. It is anticipated that the meeting will last approximately one and a half hours.

Members of the public may attend this meeting.

ENQUIRIES TO: Chris Thompson – 0476 789 051, GENERAL MANAGER PO BOX 177 MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

(Notice of Application for Advertised Development pursuant to Schedule 1, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following development application has been received by Nambucca Valley Council.

Applicant: Romanous Developments Pty Ltd

DA/File No: DA 2023/067

Property Description: Lot: 82 DP: 581223, 14-22 Boundary Street Macksville

Proposal: Change of use to Serviced Apartments

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 15 April 2023 until 8 May 2023. Documents relating to the proposal may also be viewed at www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au – Planning & Development – DA Tracking. Please note that when searching for a DA in DA Tracking the application number is entered first, then the year, eg DA 2023/067 would be entered as 067/2023.

Any person may make written submissions or objections in respect of the proposal which should be lodged with the undersigned no later than 8 May 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.

ENQUIRIES TO:

Michael Coulter

02 6568 0260

PO BOX 177

MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au

q Local residents Cath Ireland, Judy Addison, Judy Williams, Anne Walker, Aimee Ranson, and Gaye Beathee.

q Community members have come out in force to protest the planned development.

q Knitting Nannas Nona Harvey and Christa Schwoebel said, “We’re hoping to leave a healthier environment for the next generation." q Gaye Beathee.

Make and show your scarecrow for the Bellingen Show

q Mix ‘n’ match your scarecrow’s outfit – it’s your creative licence at the Scarecrow Making Competition.

By Andrea FERRARI

IDLE hands can be put to work in a school holiday Scarecrow Making Workshop on Saturday 15 April at Bellingen Community Markets, corner of Ford, Park and Church Streets.

Scarecrow artworks made on the day can be entered into the Bellingen Show Scarecrow Making Competition.

For the workshop a collection of materials will be provided but you can bring along any pillows or pillowcases, clothes, accessories or extras that you feel are fitting for putting into your creation.

“I love the idea of repurpose and reuse, so creating a scarecrow using old clothing and materials means we can give these items another life,” workshop coordinator and art therapist

Bronwyn Napiorkowski told News Of The Area.

“An old pillowcase, stuffed, makes a perfect head.

“You can draw on the features or make beady eyes from buttons and a pom-pom nose.

“I got a bit fancy and printed the face on my grancrow scarecrow.

“We’ve had such a blast rummaging through Lifehouse’s warehouse preparing for the scarecrow workshop.

“Poking around in op shops to dress your ‘grandma’, ‘witch’ or ‘woollyhaired farmer’ is all part of the fun of cobbling the scarecrow together,” she said.

Bookings are recommended as there’s limited spaces at the workshop.

After the workshop and before the Show, a selection

of scarecrows will be displayed in Bellingen’s Hyde Street Lifehouse Care Op Shop window, with all entries displayed and winners announced at the Show.

Scarecrow Competition entries close Sunday 23 April, with all scarecrows dropped off at the Bellingen Showgrounds Luncheon room between 11am-2pm.

For more details and entry forms visit the Bellingen Show website bellingenshow.com.au or drop-in to the Lifehouse Care Op Shop on Hyde St in Bellingen.

For bookings and enquiries contact Artisan Tent coordinator Bronwyn Napiorkowski on 0428 114 748.

There’s first, second and third place prizes including cash and tickets to Big Banana activities.

q

Grandma never looked so comfy –learn how to make your own scarecrow at the Scarecrow Making Workshop,

Bellingen Markets on Saturday 15 April.

q A simple scarecrow on the job.

q Oh là là, an outfit for a saucy scarecrow.

AFL North Coast release draw for junior season

By Aiden BURGESS

AFL North Coast’s juniors are in for another big year on the field after the release of the draw for the upcoming season.

AFL North Coast’s junior seasons get underway on Sunday, April 30.

This season will feature five competitions; under 12 mixed, Youth Girls 14, under 14 mixed, under 16 boys, and Youth Girls 17.

It will also see the addition of a new under 10 mixed (non-competitive) age group, to provide a smooth transition between Auskick and competitive football.

Last year the AFL North Coast junior competition had a total of 31 teams, and in 2023 that number has jumped to 47, with an

Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

By Geoff WALKER

WITH rain every few days, the Island Course didn’t get a chance to dry out during the week, with most games played with bunkers out of play and preferred lies in the General Area.

Thanks to those Golf Carters doing the right thing and staying on the pathways.

We thank Marcel Towers – our featured sponsor for this week.

On Tuesday we hosted around 70 Mid North Coast Vets for a Medley Stableford, Division 1 (0 to 18) was won by Brad Nesbitt (16) from Bellingen with 37 points from regular visitor Ross Donnelly (7) from Macksville with 35 points.

Division 2 (19 to 45)

winner was John Buganey (24) from Nambucca with 40 points from Graham Haigh (19) from Coffs Harbour 35 points – Graham had a lifetime experience by “Acing” the 18th hole to finish off his round in fine style!

The Ball rundown to 32 points.

The scheduled Women’s Monthly Medal was deferred until month’s end due to course conditions, a Single Stableford played instead.

Sue Brooks (14) top scored in the heavy conditions with 32 points to win Division 1 (0 to 26) from Glenys Thompson (15) on 31 points.

In Division 2 (27 to 45), Linda Piccin (36) and Shayne Scott (43) tied with 30 points, Linda winning on countback.

Rhonda Rowe and Kerrie Eichorn also scored 30 points with the Ball Rundown to 27 points.

NTP’s to Linda Piccin on 5, Judy Boyle won the popular “Pizza This” voucher on 13 and Kerrie Eichorn won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Fine weather, although still wet underfoot for Thursday’s Medley Stableford. Michael Howard (11) won Division 1 (0 to 17) with 39 points from Colin Wormleaton (6) on countback from Murray Ingram.

Best round of the day came from Paddy Byrne (24) scoring 41 points to win Division 2 (18 to 45) from Raymond Guiana (26) with 38 points. Scott Burley, John Morgan and Herbert Ashton also did well to score 37

points, the ball rundown to 34 points on countback.

The longest putt on 2 from Steve Frost, NTP’s going to Colin Wormleaton on 5, Stuart Johnston on 7, Scott Burley on 8, Graham Watson on 13 winning the ”Pizza This” voucher, Lee Fewings got Stu’s ball on 15, and Colin Wormleaton cleaned up the day winning the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Thunderstorms on Friday afternoon once again played havoc with our Green staff’s preparation for the 36 Hole “Easter Bowl” sponsored by Toyota Genuine Service over the Long Weekend.

In true US Masters style, Greg and Angus managed to clean up all the debris, get most bunkers back into play, and have our greens playing

Nambucca Valley Bridge Club

By John SLADE

RESULTS for week ending 9 April 2023

Monday 3 April.

A six -table Mitchell today. North/South winners Phil Booth and Rob Marshall with 71.2 percent!

Runners-up Helen Rowsell and Noreen Cork with 53.7 percent.

East/West winners Rosemary Bateman and Peter Plunkett-Cole with 53.3 percent.

Runners-up Maureen Cowan and Janet Dyson with 52.25 percent.

Tuesday 4 April.

Fourteen players contested a 3½ -table Howell.

Winners Louise and Gary Walton with 60.4 percent.

Runners-up Caitlin McRae and Rob Marshall with 57.3 percent.

Wednesday 5 April.

Eighteen players at Richard’s reform school

Friday, 14 April 2023

confronting the benefits of second player playing low.

You will know from your partner’s audible (albeit illegal) groan when you’ve got it wrong.

Thursday 6 April.

Some major furniture re-arrangement required today.

Eight players for a twotable Howell!

Equal winners with 53.7 percent, Glen Hallett and Phil Booth with Barbara Lott and Libby Knight.

Runners-up Lynne and John Slade, were also second-last.

Hopefully a not to be Repeated day out.

Saturday 8 April.

A low activity Easter with 3 ½ tables today.

Winners Rob Marshall with 57.2 percent.

Runners-up Judy Holliday and Glen Hallett with 56.02 percent.

Urunga: 5 April.

A 5½ table Mitchell

today for this well supported event.

increase of 44 percent in the number of girls teams.

Two new junior clubs are set to join the competition; the Lower Clarence Suns and North Coffs Kangaroos, as part of ten clubs playing off on footy grounds from Yamba in the north to Port Macquarie in the south.

AFL Northern NSW Competition Coordinator Brad Greenshields said this season promises to be the best one yet for junior football.

“The addition of a new age group and the growth in playing numbers proves that the AFL North Coast is continuing to gain in popularity,” he said.

"Once the season starts, each Sunday will see 22 games of footy played across six age

sensationally – love your work guys!

Soggy underfoot, and with gusty winds, good scoring was certainly a challenge!

Dennis Ashton (17) scored 74 points over the 2 days to win the Men’s Division of The Easter Bowl.

Runners up were Robert Reid (22) 73, and Terry Davis (5) from Port Macquarie 70. Scratch winner was Gavin Roberts (Port Macquarie) 55.

In Division 1 (0 to 13), Graham Watson (9) won Saturday with 36 points, Lee Thompson (9) from Port Macquarie Sunday’s winner 35 points.

In Division 2 (14 to 19), Matt Dyer (16) was Saturday’s winner 36 points, Sunday’s winner was Craig Haworth 34 points.

In Division 3 (20 to 36), John Buganey (23) won Saturday with 33 points

groups, including the new non-competitive Under 10 age group.”

The AFL North Coast’s representative program has also increased in size with the North Coast Force fielding an Under 15 Girls team for the first time in 2023.

The representative teams will be playing in two carnivals this year.

One is in the Hunter region over the June long weekend and the second will be the Northern NSW Championships being held in Coffs Harbour over the middle weekend of the July school holidays.

This season’s premierships will be decided during the grand final day at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Sunday, 27 August.

and Sunday’s winner was Malcolm McGoldrick (22) with 34 points (countback).

Saturday’s Ball rundown to 31 points on countback, Sunday 31 points on Countback.

Denise Paulch was the overall winner of the Easter Bowl’s Women’s Division with 65 points.

Runners up were Kerrie Eichorn (12) 59 points, Coral McCann 58 points. Scratch winner Sue Brooks 30.

Saturday’s winner was Maria Golden (22) from Cumberland 28 points, Sunday Glenys Thompson (15) 31 points.

Full Tournament Results are available on Member’s Portal and on the Club’s website.

Unclaimed Trophies and Golf Balls will be held by the Pro shop for one month. See you on the Island.

North/South winners Glen Hallett and Phil Booth

with 67 percent. Runners-up with 61.9 percent, Nerellyn Mitchell and Peter Jonutz. East West winners Janet

Dyson and Robert Marshall with 61.8 percent. Runnersup Anne Mouton and Wendy Garland with 58.7 percent.

If you have an interest in bridge or have any questions contact Secretary Carol on 65689833.

q The enthusiastic members of the Nambucca Valley Bridge Club.

q Bellingen Bulldogs are one of the clubs set to take part in the new junior season. Photo: Carlisle Photography.

Macksville Marlins swimmer excels at Australian Multi Class Age Championships

By Aiden BURGESS

MACKSVILLE Marlins

swimmer Ethan Blockey has won six medals at the Australian Multi Class Age Championships on the Gold Coast.

Blockey won his medals competing in the 16 S14, winning gold in the 400m

freestyle, silver in the 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, and 200m medley, and bronze medals in the 200m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.

He also placed 6th in the 100m freestyle and 5th in the 50m freestyle.

Nine swimmers from five North Coast clubs competed at these championships.

Macksville Country Club Golf

By Max TURNER

BOB and Pam Lindsay

sponsored Saturday's Stableford played in ideal conditions for golf. Lower

than usual scores all around suggested otherwise.

Best on the day was Dale

q Darrin Turner, Noel Austin and John Summerville keeping their distance as Geoff Christian expressed 'disappointment' after his drive on the 12th.

Grumpy’s Grumble: Nambucca Heads Bowls

By GRUMPY

PRESSURE, that's what the players in the semi and finals of the Shoot Out were under last Saturday!

Eight triples sides entered The Easter Saturday Shootout in fine weather, playing three games of twelve ends of two bowl triples.

Bunton with a net par round of 36.

Best of the rest, one shot away was John Summerville who came in runner up.

Straight shooters were Max Graham (A), Curtis Ellis (B) with no C grader able to hit the green for nearest the pin.

Greg Hogan has his name back in lights as winner of the Mid Week Competition ahead of runner up Neil Cuneen.

Nikki Laird returned to the winners circle ahead of Jo Montague in the ladies competition.

The Macksville leg of the Brian Burns Memorial Challenge against Nambucca Heads will be played on Saturday 15 April.

The Chook Run was won by John Summerville with Noel Austin runner up.

Nambucca U3A Fishing for Fun

By Bruce REDMAN

I WAS driving down to Stuarts Point for our regular fishing outing.

The ABC radio introduced their fishing expert and he tells me that I can expect to catch large flathead for this part of the coast.

Naturally I arrive full of expectations.

I repeat the good news to anyone who will listen.

Being so confident, I adopt a casual approach to fishing for the morning. “

By that I mean I was a little late, I didn’t rush to the water, I took a handful of prawns without carefully selecting each one and I chatted to other fishermen on the bridge as I calmly took my spot.

I got a bite almost instantly, then the fish was hooked. “

The fight was strong, glimpses of silver appeared, ‘Darn’, I thought, ‘It’s a bream not a flathead’. Still, it’s a good start.

Once I hauled the bream up to the bridge deck I realised it was only small and not a keeper. There are a lot of large fish swimming about so maybe

next time.

The only problem was that this scenario continued until I landed and threw back five small bream.

I don’t mean to go on about my efforts but it has been a while without catching much.

There were about fourteen of the Nambucca U3A Fishing for Fun team in action that day so quite a few fish were caught.

By the end of the morning the group had caught about 25 fish but sadly that included 20 small bream, one grunter, two

small flathead and one pan size flathead.

Who caught the one legal size fish?

Phil of course.

In summary, Gary caught three bream and three flathead, Felicity caught a grunter, a bream and a flathead, Pam caught two bream, Beverly caught three bream, Bruce five bream, Phil one flathead and Valerie a bream.

The U3A Fishing For Fun team is well led by Greg Artlett.

He is a volunteer trainer

for Fisheries and works with many organisations.

You can contact Greg on 0427689400.

It has become a bit of a habit lately to finish the morning with a barbeque allowing extra time to embellish our fishing stories before patting each other on the back for a job well done and heading home to prepare our fishing gear for the next event.

Until next time.

At the end it came down to a one end semi and final so the pressure was on.

Ty Webber’s team played Doug Cedelland and Urky's side played last year’s winner Phil Hall while a good crowd watched from the veranda and cheered on the sides.

Doug beat Ty and Phil beat Urky, so it came down to one end for the prize money, which Phil Hall, Jeff Thorn and Peter McRiche won for the second year in a row.

Pennants starts again tomorrow and good luck to the 5's, who need to win all their remaining games to be in with a chance of going any further.

Rowdy’s off to Kempsey on Sunday in the next round of the President's Reserve Singles and plenty of supporters will be down there cheering him on.

Go Rowdy!

The Ken Howard in June is filling up fast and a great weekend is expected.

The Ladies Minor Singles are down to the business end and good luck to them.

With cooler weather arriving, more players are expected to play during the week and weekend social bowls.

Good numbers are turning up for the raffles on Wednesday and Friday, and plenty are having meals at the Green's Bistro.

The Club's house has been renovated and will be rented out shortly.

Thanks to all the volunteers for their time and effort.

Without our volunteers’ work we wouldn't have a club, so if you have some time come down and help out.

Grumpy

Bowraville Recreation Club Golf Results

By Julee TOWNSEND

BOWRAVILLE Golf Results 8/4/23

The Late

Hooper and Don

and Family Single Stableford.

D Wren, 6. J Wilson

q Macksville Marlins swimmer Ethan Blockey.

q Felicity caught a Grunter.

q Bruce with one of his small Bream.

q Valerie proudly shows her Bream.

HYPOTHETICAL Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

Step-child challenges will

MATTHEW and Mary each have a child to a previous relationship.

Matthew’s daughter, Helen spends most of her childhood living with her mother but lives with Matthew and Mary between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years, before moving out.

The relationship between Mary and Helen remains amicable until Matthew is admitted into a nursing home decades later.

When Matthew passes away, he leaves the whole of his estate to Mary.

When Mary passes away ten years later, leaving a one million-dollar estate, her will gives the whole of the estate to her sole surviving son.

Helen makes a claim against Mary’s estate.

Although stepchildren are not automatically eligible to make a claim, Helen is eligible to make a claim because she is a person who was “partly dependent on the deceased person and was a member of the household of which the deceased person was a member”, albeit relatively briefly.

Helen argues that she was dependent upon Mary for accommodation, food and emotional support whilst cohabitating with her during her formative years and that Mary had a moral obligation to provide for her in the will.

Helen claims she is entitled to $150,000.

Mary’s son argues that Helen’s relationship with Mary petered-out after Matthew moved into the nursing home and that there had been virtually no contact between Mary and Helen for more than fifteen years, while he maintained a close and loving relationship with her.

The defence also relies on a written note from Mary stating that Helen foreshadowed a claim when Matthew passed-away which caused her severe mental stress and anxiety.

In the whole of the circumstances, the Court ultimately dismisses Helen’s claim and orders her to pay the estate’s legal costs of $100,000.

This case highlights the importance of proper estate planning in the context of blended families and the importance of obtaining specialist advice when commencing Supreme Court proceedings.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This column is only accurate at today’s date and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.

Dorin’s Draws By

Paul DORIN

On the Couch

DEAR Jasminda,

I follow a local community page on social media because I like to know what's going on in the local area.

I've noticed, though, that there is ongoing racist and derogatory remarks.

Can we find a middle ground on logging issues?

DEAR News Of The Area,

I FIND myself struggling to find a middle ground between logging and ecological protection.

I have good mates who work in the mill.

I treasure books of the old timers with their stories full of character and ingenuity.

I've found something we all share on both sides of the fence is a love of the bush.

It's a big-kid playground, and playgrounds bring kids together.

You meet people on a hill around here and they could be a 4WD enthusiast, ecologist, moto rider, citizen scientist, prospector, kayaker, photographer, or on holiday looking for an adventure.

If we are struggling to find our cultural identity, here it is.

As locals lose jobs in logging and mills, tourism opportunities and employment will take their place.

It is therefore in our interests to quickly assess where logging is most appropriate with the Great Koala Park, in order to protect local jobs in the future.

We can plainly see Forestry Corporation and ecologists are a long way from working towards the same goal.

An independent voice to bridge the gap between these two is a logical part of the process.

Engaging a multidisciplinary team made up of both ecologists and forestry and logging representatives would ensure current

operations do not undermine any aspects of the proposed park while protecting the efficient functioning of Forestry Corporation.

It would also be a step in the right direction for communication and mediation between the groups, and would ensure the NSW government is receiving up to date information directly from the ground.

Rather than calling for a moratorium on logging, and rather than allowing logging to continue freely, can we find the middle ground?

There is a parcel of land so small you can barely see it on the proposed forestry logging map which spurred me to write this letter.

The piece of land sits adjacent to Nunguu Mirral Aboriginal Area, across from and a koala corridor, and connects through Newry State Forest to Jaaningga Nature Reserve.

It links Nambucca Heads State Forests and Jagun National Park with New

I'm not game to comment back because then I'll be trolled.

Why do people have to be so horrible?

Gwen P

Jasminda

Social media offers a plethora of opinions and unfortunately the notion of free speech has opened the door to keyboard cowards.

Unless the page has vigilant moderators, the trolls will continue to write obscene comments, probably with the intent of seeking attention to the detriment of those with common decency.

Dear Gwen,

Remember the good old days when the only opinions you heard were those from family and friends or the heavily monitored ones in the local paper?

It was easy, back then, to believe that most people had similar values.

England (all the way up to the top of the mountains).

It is the single link and chance of the Great Koala Park reaching the Nambucca Shire and if removed will instantly cut our community off from the opportunities it presents and also thousands of acres of forests.

It has passed planning for logging.

Once carried out Little Newry State Forest clearing will single-handedly undermine the entire southern area of the proposed Great Koala Park.

Now that the park is going

Divisive Dutton on wrong side of history

DEAR News Of The Area,

AFTER many months of actively undermining the case for a Voice to Parliament, enshrined in the constitution, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has finally come clean, telling us that he and his Liberal colleagues will oppose the

Check for asbestos before renovating

By Marian SAMPSON

FOR me the battle against asbestos is personal.

I lost my father to asbestos five years ago - 35 years after his exposure to the mineral in his workplace.

Some of those he worked alongside have not been impacted.

Working in a science lab, the exposure was minimal.

So my message is, it doesn’t take much and everyone dealing with asbestos needs to take care.

Because, in my experience, mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos, can’t be cured and is a very hard way to die.

Unknowingly, many Australians expose themselves and their families to asbestos after undertaking DIY renovations without being conscious of its presence in their homes.

According to the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency, a staggering one in three homes in Australia built before 1990 contain the deadly asbestos fibre.

Head of National Asbestos and Dust Diseases at Slater and Gordon, Joanne Wade, said that whilst people love to take advantage of a long weekend to finish home projects, it is important to know that when

disturbed, asbestos poses a very real risk.

Loose fibres that are invisible to the naked eye can contaminate your hair, clothing and even surrounding furniture. Breathing in asbestos dust and fibre can be deadly.

“Every day I see clients whose lives are tragically affected by a danger they had no idea was under their roof,” she said.

Before you begin any home renovation project it is important to check that you are not ripping up deadly fibro that contains asbestos.

If asbestos is found in your home, contact a licensed asbestos removalist immediately.

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, do not delay in seeking

Voice to Parliament, and will actively campaign against the referendum proposal.

Let us be clear.

This is not an issue of principle for Dutton.

This is about attempting to derail a government proposal for purely political reasons.

His framing of the referendum as “Albanese’s Canberra Voice”, a phrase we can look forward to being repeated ad nauseum in the months ahead, is pure fabrication.

The proposal comes from the Uluru Statement from the Heart, drawn up by representatives of Aboriginal communities from across the nation.

legal advice.

There is support and a fund for those suffering from asbestos related diseases thanks to the work of Bernie Banton (AM).

There are strict rules on the disposal of asbestos.

To find out how to dispose of asbestos, visit www. asbestossafety.gov.au.

There's little point in engaging with them as you'll just be giving them the attention they desire. I would message the administrators of the page and alert them to their own rules.

If they don't have the time to effectively monitor their page, perhaps they need to remove it.

Carpe diem,

Jasminda.

ahead we must not be left behind in the transition.

To be the southern entry of the park is incredibly valuable economically and we are on the brink of losing this opportunity.

It is this which drives me to ask for an independent body of authority to immediately assess logging operations to ensure the people and our forests transition to the Great Koala Park with the best possible outcomes for us all.

Yours sincerely, Jodie ARMYTAGE.

front bench as a matter of principle.

Albanese’s responsibility, as our Prime Minister, was to listen, to consult and to act.

Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition sees his own political future in getting the referendum to fail.

As Noel Pearson, a leading Conservative Aboriginal leader commented: “He doesn’t seem to mind chucking Indigenous Australians under the bus so he can preserve his miserable political hide.”

Last week Ken Wyatt, the previous Coalition minister for Indigenous Affairs, resigned from the Liberal party in dismay at Dutton’s decision.

This week the shadow Attorney-General, Julian Leeser, resigned from Dutton’s

In his resignation statement, he said: “I want to be able to say to my children that their father stood up for something he believed in.”

I applaud him, and I hope that others will do the same.

Rather than follow ‘Divisive Dutton’, we should instead respond to the heartfelt plea from the authors of the Uluru statement, when they say: “We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.”

Let us give the Voice a resounding YES in the upcoming referendum.

Regards, Mike GRIFFIN, Valla Beach.

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Passed away 1st April, 2023

Aged 80 years

Late of Nambucca Heads. Beloved husband of Myrle. Loving father of Kim, David, Cheryle-lee and Wayne. Family and friends are invited to Bill’s funeral service on Thursday 20th April at 11:00am at Bernard Laverty’s Chapel, Macksville, followed by private cremation.

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DOC23/151790

Dear Aboriginal Owner, The Gaagal Wanggaan National Park Board of Management commenced its third term of office on the 20th of October 2020. To ensure the ongoing operations of the Board of Management, the Board hosted an Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting on the 2nd of November 2019 to call for nominations for Aboriginal Owner Board members for the 2020 to 2024 term.

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A second Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting is now being held to seek nominations for the Ballangarry Family Deputy and the Marshall/Edwards Deputy.

DOC23/151790

Dear Aboriginal Owner,

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(South Beach) National Park:

I am inviting all Aboriginal Owners that have an association with the Ballangarry family and the Marshall/Edwards family to attend a nomination meeting on the 18th of April 2023 commencing at 5pm, at the Macksville Ex-Services Club. Consistent with established nominations processes, to be nominated as a Board Member or Deputy you must be present at the nominations meeting.

Aboriginal Owner Board of Management nomination meeting – Deputy roles: Ballangarry Family and the Marshall/Edwards – 18 April 2023, 5.00pm

The Gaagal Wanggaan National Park Board of Management commenced its third term of office on the 20th of October 2020. To ensure the ongoing operations of the Board of Management, the Board hosted an Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting on the 2nd of November 2019 to call for nominations for Aboriginal Owner Board members for the 2020 to 2024 term.

It is vital that we have a Member and Deputy for each Aboriginal Owner family for a functioning Board and to ensure all Aboriginal Owner family groups have equal representation on the Board so your attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended.

A second Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting is now being held to seek nominations for the Ballangarry Family Deputy and the Marshall/Edwards Deputy.

All enquiries about Aboriginal Owner nominations should be directed to our Joint Management Coordinator, David Kennedy. David can be contacted on 0408 473 904 or david.kennedy@environment.nsw.gov.au

Dear Aboriginal Owner, The Gaagal Wanggaan National Park Board of Management commenced its third term of office on the 20th of October 2020. To ensure the ongoing operations of the Board of Management, the Board hosted an Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting on the 2nd of November 2019 to call for nominations for Aboriginal Owner Board members for the 2020 to 2024 term.

The Gaagal Wanggaan National Park Board of Management is seeking to fill two vacant Deputy Board member positions, for the Ballangarry Family and the Marshall/Edwards Family groups.

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A second Aboriginal Owner nomination meeting is now being held to seek nominations for the Ballangarry Family Deputy and the Marshall/Edwards Deputy.

I look forward to seeing you at the nominations meeting on the 18 th of April.

I am inviting all Aboriginal Owners that have an association with the Ballangarry family and the Marshall/Edwards family to attend a nomination meeting on the 18th of April 2023 commencing at 5pm, at the Macksville Ex-Services Club. Consistent with established nominations processes, to be nominated as a Board Member or Deputy you must be present at the nominations meeting.

Sincerely

I am inviting all Aboriginal Owners that have an association with the Ballangarry family and the Marshall/Edwards family to attend a nomination meeting on the 18th of April 2023 commencing at 5pm, at the Macksville Ex-Services Club. Consistent with established nominations processes, to be nominated as a Board Member or Deputy, you must be present at the nominations meeting.

I am inviting all Aboriginal Owners that have an association with the Ballangarry family and the Marshall/Edwards family to attend a nomination meeting on the 18th of April 2023 commencing at 5pm, at the Macksville Ex-Services Club. Consistent with established nominations processes, to be nominated as a Board Member or Deputy you must be present at the nominations meeting.

It is vital that we have a Member and Deputy for each Aboriginal Owner family for a functioning Board and to ensure all Aboriginal Owner family groups have equal representation on the Board so your attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended.

It is vital that we have a Member and Deputy for each Aboriginal Owner family for a functioning Board and to ensure all Aboriginal Owner family groups have equal representation on the Board so your attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended.

It is vital that we have a Member and Deputy for each Aboriginal Owner family for a functioning Board and to ensure all Aboriginal Owner family groups have equal representation on the Board so your attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended.

Jennie Rosser Chair

All enquiries about Aboriginal Owner nominations should be directed to our Joint Management Coordinator, David Kennedy. David can be contacted on 0408 473 904 or david.kennedy@environment.nsw.gov.au

Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park Board of Management

All enquiries about Aboriginal Owner nominations should be directed to our Joint Management Coordinator, David Kennedy. David can be contacted on 0408 473 904 or david.kennedy@environment.nsw.gov.au

I look forward to seeing you at the nominations meeting on the 18 th of April.

All enquiries about Aboriginal Owner nominations should be directed to our Joint Management Coordinator, David Kennedy. David can be contacted on 0408 473 904 or david.kennedy@ environment.nsw.gov.au

I look forward to seeing you at the nominations meeting on the 18 th of April.

Sincerely

Sincerely

I look forward to seeing you at the nominations meeting on the 18th of April. Sincerely

Jennie Rosser Chair, Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park Board of Management

Jennie Rosser Chair Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park Board of Management

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SATURDAY

CSI: VEGAS

TEN, 9.30pm

FRIDAY BONDI RESCUE

TEN, 7.30pm

There’s possibly nothing more Aussie than Santa on the beach. After a hiatus during the height of the pandemic, this much-loved doco series celebrating Bondi’s lifeguards and the Aussie beach lifestyle returns tonight with its 17th season – and lifeguard Harries cruising the sun-soaked beach on motorbike wearing a Santa suit. The season premiere opens on a joyful note, as the throngs descend on the beach on Christmas Day. Later, Harries faces one of the toughest moments of his long lifeguarding career when he’s faced with a baby who has stopped breathing. A microcosm of life’s highs and lows, Bondi Rescue pulls at the heartstrings.

FRIDAY, April 14

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross tours a designer home haven.

8.30 Traces. (Return, Mal) Lab assistant Emma is now training to be a forensic chemist, and on the cusp of seeing her mother’s murder case finally resolved.

9.15 Jack Irish. (Final, Malv, R) Part 4 of 4.

10.15 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Mls, R)

10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 Close To Me. (Mals, R)

11.45 Traces. (Final, Malv, R)

12.35 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

A hotbed of money, lust, partying and ambition, Sin City is the ideal stomping ground for this provocative reboot following a group of criminal investigators. The fifth instalment in the long-running franchise, CSI: Vegas formulaic and nostalgic, with crime lab scenes reigning supreme. To fans’ delight, CSI stalwart Marg Helgenberger bolstered the ranks by joining the cast, which also stars Mandeep Dhillon ( and Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights, right), for its second season. Of course, there’s predictably some oddly compelling scenarios thrown into the mix. Tonight, in “Third Time’s the Charm”, the curious case involves the death of competitiveeating contestant.

SUNDAY GRAND DESIGNS

ABC, 7.30pm

This iconic series returns with its 20th season, celebrating decades of homeowners (wrongly) declaring: “We’ll be in by Christmas!”. Over the years, a smorgasbord of inspiring, different and usually very expensive builds have been documented. Sardonic host Kevin McCloud (above) still admirably sports an eagle-eyed enthusiasm and entertaining candour, and this new batch of builds and owners is intriguing as ever. Tonight, McCloud meets Colin and Adele, following the couple’s stunningly designed yet fraught dreambuild journey, which would reduce most to a broken mess. Of course, they declare that the emotional and financial turmoil was worth it.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World. (PG)

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PGav, R)

9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland. (PGal, R)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Premiere, MA15+av)

11.45 Cheyenne & Lola. (Malv, R)

1.45 Romulus. (Return, MA15+av) 3.35 Mastermind Aust. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh and Pete tour Hutt House.

7.30 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match.

8.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. Richmond v Sydney. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.30 Armchair Experts. (M) Adam Cooney, Cam Luke and Georgie Parker present their unique analysis of the week in AFL.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Manly Sea Eagles versus Melbourne Storm match, with news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Another 48 Hrs. (1990, Mlv, R) A cop and an escaped convict team up. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Bondi Rescue. (Return, PGaln) Follows the work of elite lifeguards.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madl, R) Follows NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations as they deal with a case involving a worksite explosion.

9.30 Territory Cops. (Mdv, R) Takes a behind-the-scenes look at police work in the Northern Territory.

10.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Mls, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY, April 15

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.55 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Ironman. Next Gen Series. H’lights. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure World C’ships. H’lights. 4.30 The Weedy One. 4.45 Saving Notre Dame. (PGan, R) 5.45 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PGal, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

6.50 Bluey. (R)

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 The Larkins. (Final, PG) Norma confesses Pop was set up.

8.20 Under The Vines. (Final, Ml) Oakley Wines enjoys new-found fame and welcomes a surprise visitor.

9.05 Grantchester. (Final, Mav, R) After another vagrant is found dead, Geordie realises he may have sent the wrong man to prison.

9.55 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mal, R) Part 4 of 4.

10.50 Fires. (Mal, R)

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe. (PG)

8.30 Titanic’s Lost Evidence. (Ma, R)

A look at the sinking of the Titanic

10.00 Citizen Jane Fonda. (MA15+a, R)

11.00 Outlander. (MA15+)

12.05 Germinal. (Mav)

1.00 MOVIE: The Eight Hundred. (2020, MA15+av, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SUNDAY, April

Grand Designs NZ. (R) 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass. (PG)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Grand Designs: South Manchester. (Return) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mav) Part 1 of 4.

9.50 Close To Me. (Mals) Jo’s father tells a story from her childhood.

10.40 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+l, R)

11.35 Smother. (Mal, R)

12.30 Road To Now. (Malv, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.20 The Heights. (PG, R)

4.15 The Recording Studio. (Final, PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

M) 11.50 Clandestine Childhood. (2011,

Spanish) 1.55pm Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 3.45 Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara. (2011, PG, Hindi) 6.30 The Man Who Knew Infinity. (2015, PG)

Mulholland Drive. (2001, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian ProMX C’ship. Round 3. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix. Men’s race. H’lights. 5.00 Going Places. (R) 5.30 The Italians. (R) 5.40 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PGal, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of The Tasmanian Tiger. A look at the Tasmanian tiger.

8.30 Black Gold. Documents the climate crisis, the cover-up of the century and the actions of a company CEO.

10.00 Muhammad Ali. (PGasvw, R)

12.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ml, R)

1.50 How The Nazis Lost The War. (PGa, R)

3.40 The Source. (Ma, R)

4.30 Mastermind Australia. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day and Victorian Owners

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A box reveals something frightening.

7.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R) A man tries to protect his family when a cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. His plan centres on the ravings of a conspiracy theorist, who claims the government is prepared to protect a select group of people. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

10.35 MOVIE: My Best Friend’s Wedding. (1997, Ml, R) A woman woos her best friend. Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001, PGhv, R)

An 11-year-old boy learns he is a wizard. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

10.40 MOVIE: The Last Witch Hunter. (2015, Mhv, R) Vin Diesel.

12.30 The First 48. (Mav, R)

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGaln, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mav) Eddie’s former partner, Rachel Whitten, accuses an officer of excessive force.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mv) The CSI team investigate the mysterious death of a competitive eating contestant.

10.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) A marine private is murdered.

11.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) Sharon receives life-changing news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am The Man Who Knew Infinity. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.00 Malcolm. (1986, PG) 8.35 Storm Boy. (1976, PG)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

8.30 Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years. (PGalns, R) Kath and Kim are joined by friends and stars to take a look inside the Kath & Kim universe.

9.40 Born To Kill? Peter Sutcliffe “The Yorkshire Ripper”. (MA15+av) A look at serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.

10.40 Quantum Leap. (Mav)

11.40 Autopsy USA: Donna Summer. (Ma, R)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG)

8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.45 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.15 Australian Crime Stories. (Mdlv, R)

11.15 The First 48. (Malv)

12.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R)

1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) The NCIS team investigates when residents at a US Navy base find their vehicles burglarised.

10.00 FBI. (Mav, R) When a couple are murdered after a trip to Mexico, the team searches for a suspect linked to the drug trade.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

MONDAY, April 17

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Under The Vines. (Final, Ml, R) 1.45 Grantchester. (Final, Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads.

R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Legacy List. (PGa, R)

10.25 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGadlv, R)

11.15 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Mal, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Railway Journeys

UK. (PG, R) 2.30 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30

The Italians. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R)

4.15 Elizabeth. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R)

5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS World News Late.

10.55 Reyka. (MA15+av)

11.50 Miss S. (Ma, R) 3.30 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

TUESDAY, April 18

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Outback Ringer.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Legacy List. (PGa, R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Ms, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 2.30 Living Black. (R) 3.30 The Italians. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 Elizabeth. (PGa,

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Tane mixes family and business.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 Miniseries: The Claremont Murders. (Malsv) Part 2 of 2. With new technology, the police find the killer’s DNA on a never-before-tested scrap of fingernail.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 How To Look Good Naked. (Man, R) Stylist Gok Wan transforms two sisters-in-law.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.30 The Project. A look at the

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 Ghosts. (PGhls) Sam tries to convince Pete’s daughter to hold her wedding at the Woodstone bed and breakfast.

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) The team pursues the suspects responsible for an explosion at an Ohio energy plant.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Eden seeks advice from Kirby.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PG) Sketch comedy series that parodies some of Australia’s favourite TV shows.

10.00 The Good Doctor. (Mam) A patient comes in with COVID symptoms.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Police Custody USA: A Murder In The Family. (Malv, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies. (PGalns) In the ’50s, four fed-up outcasts attending Rydell High School spark a moral panic.

10.15 NCIS. (Mv, R) A US Navy reservist is murdered.

11.05 The Project. (R)

12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

WEDNESDAY, April 19

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Legacy List. (PGav, R)

10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Mas, R)

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Italians. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R)

4.15 Elizabeth. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml)

8.35 Michael Palin: Into Iraq. (M) Part 3 of 3.

9.30 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+v)

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Furia. (Malv)

12.00 Unit One. (Malsv, R)

4.20 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

THURSDAY, April 20

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List. (PGav, R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Grayson Perry: Divided Britain. (Ml, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PGas, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R)

3.25 The Italians. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG,

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (Return, PG) Hosted by Ant and Dec.

8.55 Crime Investigation Australia: Catching A Killer – The Claremont Murders. (Mav) A look at the investigation into the disappearance and killings of women in the suburb of Claremont, Perth.

10.15 The Latest: Seven News.

10.45 Born To Kill? (MA15+av)

11.45 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+av, R)

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Madv) A famous writer confesses to murder, but Benson believes there is more to the case.

10.00 Fire Country. (Mv) A massive tree falls on Eve.

11.00 Bull. (Mav, R)

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

(PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (M)

8.30 Asking For It. (Malv)

9.30 Miniseries: Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Exit. (MA15+dl)

11.55 Paris Police 1900. (MA15+asv, R)

3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Xander considers a career change.

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli and series creator Simon Cowell. Hosted by Ant and Dec.

9.45 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) A past King of the Jungle makes a special appearance in camp, before yet another celebrity is eliminated.

9.00 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

10.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Carisi questions his role as a prosecutor.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Friday, 14 April 2023

Return of the Raidettes

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Gumbaynggirr Coffs Coast Raidettes have done their region proud by winning the East Coast Tribal League women’s grand final.

The Raidettes capped off a great season as minor premiers with a 22-18

victory against the Dunghutti Connexions in the grand final at Kempsey.

It was an extra sweet victory for the Raidettes after the Gumbaynggirr Coffs Coast Raiders returned to the field this season for the first time in more than fifteen years since the club

dissolved.

Raidettes player Heather Duncan was awarded the Caryl Jarrett East Coast Tribal League women’s player of the year. She explained how much winning the grand final meant to her and the community.

“Winning the grand final meant so much, not just for me, but for my family, my teammates, and for our whole community,” she said.

“We worked so hard as a team to get this result, week in, week out.

“We trained hard together, and to see how it all

unfolded in the end it was a massive achievement.

“I was so happy for everyone that was involved, my teammates, they worked so hard to fight back in that game being down at halftime, and to see those young girls faces at full-time when the siren went, the joy

and excitement on their faces said it all to me and that is what it was all about.

“A big thank you to everyone that helped us and supported us throughout our journey.

“Our coaching staff and managers, we could not have done this without you all.”

q Gumbaynggirr Coffs Coast Raidettes celebrate their premiership win.