The service showed respect for the lives lost and wounds received by ADF personnel in Middle East conflicts (Iraq and Afghanistan), and honoured the service given in the various modern conflicts the ADF has engaged in since the 1990s.
The gathering listened to a thought provoking and relevant address delivered by an Army veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan, Mr Matt Campbell, who now resides in Nambucca Heads.
A highlight of the service was the reading of prayers by Seaman Gil Ellicott, a currently serving member of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Seaman Ellicott is the son of the Master of Ceremonies (MC) for the event, Mr Chris Ellicott.
“I was honoured to be the MC for this service and I think it is very important to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who have served and who continue to serve in the defence of our nation,” said Mr Ellicott, Vice President of the Nambucca Heads RSL subBranch.
“It was also a particularly proud moment for me to have my son, Gil, here today as a part of this service of commemoration.”
Also in attendance was
q Five recipients of the Order of Australia were present at the service. (L-R) Mr Brian Duncan OAM, Mr John Kent OAM, Mayor Rhonda Hoban OAM, Mr Jim Cameron OAM and Mr Wayne Mason OAM. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
q Oxley MP and Middle East veteran Mr Michael Kemp lays a wreath in remembrance while a piper plays the ‘Lament’. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
q Afghanistan veteran Mr Matt Campbell addresses the service. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
honoured at Nambucca Heads
the Member for Oxley, Mr Michael Kemp MP, who is a former serving member of the Australian Defence Force and a veteran of recent conflicts in the Middle East.
“It is important to
recognise those who served in Afghanistan, our longest war, and other conflicts, and to acknowledge that many of our veterans and their families still need community and governmental support,” Mr
The Nambucca Bowls Club is turning 75
younger person's sport,” Nerida said with a grin.
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mark the milestone with a number of memorable events.
From 30 July the club will commence five days of bowls on their celebrated synthetic greens, culminating on Saturday 3 August, when
the whole community is invited to converge on the club to partake in fun events for the whole family.
Members want the community to consider the history of the club and will have a number of historical items on display including old photos that are sure to bring memories flooding
“So many people in the district have generational links to the club and we are hoping they will come down to see photos of their grandparents and parents that they may not have seen before,” the Nambucca Bowls Club’s Nerida Blackford told News Of The Area.
“75 years is a pretty good innings for bowls clubs in this day and age.
“We think one of the reasons we are still going is because we have many young people coming along to bowl and we would like to see more.”
Member numbers at the Nambucca Bowls Club are
increasing, with younger people coming in during the warmer months for barefoot bowling.
Some then stay on at the club and get into bowling more seriously.
“While bowls is traditionally an older person’s sport, it is increasingly becoming a
“We think, at the current level of interest, we will be looking forward to considering our centenary celebrations in the future.”
The Nambucca Bowls Club 75th anniversary celebrations will run from Tuesday 30 July until Sunday 4 August.
Kemp told News Of The Area. Mr Kemp placed a wreath on the cenotaph as did the Mayor of the Nambucca Valley,
Mrs Rhonda Hoban OAM, whose son is an officer serving with the Royal Australian Navy.
This service was the inaugural event to commemorate the nation’s involvement in recent conflicts and Mr Ellicott noted that, due to the public support shown on the day, the service is likely to become an annual event.
q The President and Vice President of the Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch, Mr Dennis Lane and Mr Chris Ellicott, lead the service in standing as the ‘Last Post’ is played in memory of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
q Seaman Gil Ellicott reads prayers at the service as his father and the MC for the service, Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch Vice President Mr Chris Ellicott, looks on. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
South Arm hosts council
By Ned COWIE
THE excitement was palpable at South Arm Hall on Thursday 11 July, where volunteers were cleaning and cooking for the evening’s Council meeting from 1.30pm until well after the meeting concluded.
It is traditional for Council to hold some of its fortnightly meetings in local community halls, but the last time Council records indicate the meeting was hosted at South Arm Hall was in September 2018.
In 2023 two meetings scheduled to be held at the hall were cancelled within weeks or days of their scheduled dates due to nearby fires or an expectation that the audience would be too large.
Most attendees arrived
early to socialise and enjoyed pumpkin soup, sandwiches, cake and other treats courtesy of the army of volunteers.
Hall Committee President Brett Etchells addressed the meeting with a welcome to councillors and staff, then three club members took the opportunity to speak as part of the public forum.
Several local issues were raised by speakers, notably planned improvements to the hall, local sealed and unsealed roads, and the access road to the Bowraville Recreation Club.
Joy van Son addressed the issue of a large pile of trees located behind the South Arm Hall which had remained there for the past five years despite being a fire hazard and a commitment from Council to remove them.
“Not long after the 2019 bushfires, Council came and cut down many of the trees along the roadside including
several of the large eucalypts up to 100 years old,” Ms van Son told the Council.
“They were pushed into a large pile and left there forgotten and neglected, on the western side of the hall.
“Here we are just short of five years and still nothing has been done.
“This pile is not only a fire hazard and an eye sore but it is a reminder for many of the residents of the terrible destruction which occurred and it can still bring up emotions.”
Ms van Son said she hoped that instead of burning the pile, the larger logs could be used and the smaller ones turned into wood chips for use by the South Arm community.
Mayor Rhonda Hoban called for a report into all matters raised by speakers in the public forum.
For many, it felt more like a party than a meeting
Access road frustrations
By Ned COWIE
ROBERT Mackay again raised the issue of the ‘Coronation Lane’ access road to the recently renovated Bowraville Recreation Club at last week’s Nambucca Valley Council
meeting in South Arm.
The Bowraville Recreation Club has recently undergone extensive publicly funded works as reported in this paper to introduce a brand-new clubhouse at the centre of the sporting hub in Bowraville.
As it stands, access to the new Bowraville sports hub is via Coronation Street, a tiny one-way lane that holds a preschool and a children’s playground.
The preschool is a fixture
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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 development application is being re-advertised due to additional information being received including amended plans, shadow diagrams and a visual impact assessment. Submissions already received will be considered in the application assessment, there is no requirement to re-submit your submissions.
The proposed development is defined as “Integrated Development” under Section 4.46 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 as approval is required from the NSW Rural Fire Service under Section 100B of the Rural Fires Act 1997.
Proposal: Construction of 20 Residential Dwellings over Three (3) Stages & Strata Subdivision
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 19 July 2024 until 12 August 2024. 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 2024/090 would be entered as 090/2024. Any person may make written submissions or objections in respect of the proposal which should be lodged with the undersigned no later than 12 August 2024. 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 regarding this proposal, please contact Michael Coulter on 6568 0260.
with some councillors and community members needing to be told to vacate the hall as it was nearly 8pm and friendly discussions were still continuing although volunteers were keen to call it a night.
“That’s one thing I really
in the local community, having operated out of that location for many years.
It was attended by Mr Mackay’s children in years past and is situated extremely close to the edge of the singlelane road.
This is the second time in just over seven months that Mr Mackay has presented roughly the same information to councillors, with no response from council to date.
In December of last year, NOTA reported his suggestions for a change of access road to the new Bowraville facility, made at a meeting on 30 November, 2023.
At the time, Mayor Rhonda Hoban told Mr Mackay that the then Acting Directing of Engineering Services, Mr Williams, was not able to respond immediately to the suggestions.
“Since you have given us this in writing and your telephone number, Mr Williams will get back to you, if there are any questions,”
love about this mayor - it doesn’t matter what your political affiliations are, Rhonda has time to listen to everyone,” one of the volunteers, Ms Anama Tesser, remarked to NOTA.
“She’s always so appreciative of our efforts,” she said. After the meeting the volunteers got back to their duties, washing up and rearranging the furniture, with the last to leave vacating at around 8.15pm.
Mayor Hoban said at the November meeting.
At the time, Mr Mackay, representing the South Arm Group, understood this to mean a commitment to hear back from council with a response to his suggestions.
“Nothing! I haven’t heard a thing,” a frustrated Mr Mackay told NOTA after the meeting.
Mr Mackay would like the council to consider alternative access roads to the centre and report back on their findings.
Council’s current Director
of Engineering Services, Mr David Maloney, could not comment specifically on the matter and Mr Williams was not available for comment, but said that councillors had requested a report into all the questions raised by speakers in the Public Forum on Thursday. There is no deadline for this report, he said. This comes as little consolation for Mr Mackay, who made the same request last year with no reported response to date.
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
YOUTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from youth across the Valley to establish a Youth Management Committee. The Committee will be heavily involved in the development and delivery of a fully funded and youth focused event in Macksville in November 2024. The Event is the Macksville Night Market. This concept stemmed from the YOUthspeak Pitch Session, held during Youth Week in April 2024. The Event will incorporate: food, entertainment, culture and a range of lead up activities for young people. If you have an interest in event management, business, community engagement, performing arts and youth development we’d love to hear from you. Ideally, The Youth Management Committee will include an equitable spread of representatives from across the Valley. Once established, the Youth Management Committee will be supported and directed by an Event Specialist Mentor. EOI’s will close 28 July 2024. If this is an opportunity that interests you, please email Council with a one page summary of why you would like to be involved and the interest and skills you have to offer. Please include in the subject field: EOI – Youth Management Committee. Email: council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au
ENQUIRIES TO: Michael Grieve, Manager Economic Development and Tourism (02) 6568 0239 www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
q South Arm Hall volunteers Ilse, Kay, Anama and Alba preparing for the meeting on Thursday.
q Robert Mackay at Council chambers last year when he made his original request for Council to consider changing the access road to the Bowraville Sports Hub.
Talking sustainability in Eungai
By Ned COWIE
APPROXIMATELY 70 people attended the Building Sustainability for the Future Expo at Eungai Creek Soldiers Hall on Sunday 14 July, 2024.
The Expo was the product of two months of preparation by local independent candidates for the upcoming local government election, Dr Ljubov Simson and agronomist Marc Percival.
Dr Simson also used the day to release the pair’s campaign slogan: ‘Right to farm so let’s farm right’.
“It is about the United Nations’ sustainability goals which Australia has signed on to and it’s how they relate to us in terms of our communities, our economics,
our land and our people,” Dr Simson said.
“So, it’s much broader than just the environment.
“We see the word [sustainability] used quite prolifically across most documents these days but are they actually walking the talk?” she asked rhetorically of the audience in her opening remarks.
“Today is about bringing together community action groups and government and actually starting to walk that talk,” Ms Simson told the audience.
The main speaker at the event, Ms Maxine Rowley of the Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG) gave a presentation on the activities of her group in Coffs Harbour
in enlisting local government help to fund an ongoing investigation into levels of particular chemicals in the Hearnes Lake catchment.
“The significant loads of pollution entering Hearnes Lake waterways demonstrate that current methods of intensive plant production make it an unsustainable agricultural pursuit in the catchment,” said Ms Rowley at the conclusion of her halfhour presentation.
This was followed by a panel discussion hosted by Caz Heise, who ran under the ‘teal’ banner as an independent in the 2022 Federal Election for the district of Cowper, losing narrowly to Nationals MP Pat Conaghan.
Free child assessments in Macksville
By Ned COWIE
LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation.
The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by sisters Karyn Thomas and Deborah Swan, who offer their services out of the Macksville Medical Centre.
“We are dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of healthy child development in their first five years,” founder Karyn Thomas told NOTA.
“Our mission is to support children in the Nambucca Valley to achieve early learning success and ensure they are on track for successful transitions into kindergarten,” she said.
Through funding support from the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) and the Mary Mackillop Today organisation, Young Minds Thrive has already provided more than 200 child health, development, hearing and school readiness assessments in 2024, many through the Empowering Futures School Screening Program where the organisation has reached out to and visited local schools.
“What drives us is the alarming data we have collected,” Ms Thomas said.
“The Nambucca Valley has been identified as one of the most vulnerable areas for children in the state with staggering rates of developmental delays and undetected hearing loss among local children, far surpassing national averages.”
Ms Thomas, with a background in health, and her sister with fifteen years’ experience as a primary school educator, are passionate in their aims to improve access for families and children to health, development and learning support services.
They believe that by introducing children and their families to the support services
and potential treatments they require, as early as possible, Nambucca Valley kids will be given the best possible chance to succeed at school.
Young Minds Thrive is available to provide assessments for child hearing, development and behaviour in Macksville at the Macksville Medical Centre, 36 Wallace Street.
q Young Minds Thrive Education Director Deborah Swan outside the Macksville Medical Centre where the organisation is offering free child development assessments.
Ideas put forward from the group of four panel members included farming organically or with minimal chemical use, capturing water from farms, buying locally to support farmers using sustainable methods, and being stewards of the land.
The panel consisted of regenerative farmer Marlon Blazejowski, agronomist Marc Percival, permaculture farmer Julie Humphris, and Thomas Stanbrook, a Gumbaynggirr
man who works in cultural regeneration of country.
Dr Simson affirmed the use of teal and brown colours in her advertising materials was deliberate but reiterated that the ‘teal’ movement was a federal election grouping which was in no direct way connected to her campaign.
Dr Simson confirmed to NOTA that she is currently a member of the Voices 4 Cowper (V4C) group who supported Ms Heise in her
federal election campaign in 2022.
During that election, Ms Heise secured over 47 percent of the votes in what had previously been a safe National Party seat.
According to the the group’s website, Ms Heise is one of four candidates currently being considered for the role of communitybacked representative in the next federal election for V4C.
q Maxine Rowley, Caz Heise, Thomas Stanbrook, Dr Ljubov Simson and Marc Percival at Sunday’s Building Sustainability for the Future Expo.
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& counters of over 70 businesses & locations throughout the Nambucca Valley.
Some include, supermarkets, newsagents, convenience stores, shopping centres, chemists, service stations, real estate agents, many general businesses throughout the area.
A list is published towards the back of this newspaper. You can also find the outlets by going to www.newsofthearea.com.au
Accolades for local grocery
By Jen HETHERINGTON
THE Stuarts Point Friendly Grocer team are celebrating success in the Friendly Grocer ‘Retailer of the Year’ award.
The enterprise has recently been judged as one of the top five Friendly Grocer retailers across Queensland for 2024.
“Our store came up against 74 stores for the state of QLD tonight,” the store said in a statement on social media.
“Yes we are a NSW store, but we are out of QLD.”
Though the Stuarts Point
Friendly Grocer’s facade may remind you of a quintessential old ‘corner shop’ in a quaint riverside village of the past, residents and visitors are finding it easy to familiarise themselves with the vast assortment of fresh products and goods on offer without the need to travel to larger supermarkets.
“The importance of the products and service is in the competent hands of our manager Jake and our staff,” said store owners Monique and Brett.
“Thanks to our great staff, but most of all we thank our community!"
A classical fundraiser
THE Nambucca Valley Arts Council and the Bellingen and Nambucca Rural Australians for Refugees will host a fundraising concert by the Academy Ensemble of the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium on Sunday 28 July.
The Academy is the premier chamber ensemble from the
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Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium, featuring a select group of talented young adults on the cusp of their professional careers.
Under the direction of violinist Annabelle Swainston these players thrive with extra performance opportunities and learning experiences – reaching audiences in Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, Coramba,
Bellingen, Nambucca, Grafton and Port Macquarie.
The Academy are all members of the Regional Youth Orchestra (RYO), which takes the best orchestral players from seventeen conservatoriums across regional NSW aged thirteen to 20. They have played on the Sydney Opera House stage under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and alongside members of the Australian World Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra.
Celia Ramsay, the President of
the Nambucca Valley Arts Council, said, “The concert will not only raise much-needed funds for the Arts Council and the Asylum Seekers Centre in Newtown, it will also offer an afternoon of delightful classical music for the enjoyment of our community.”
Afternoon tea will be served at the end of the concert.
Doors will open at 1:30pm with the concert starting at 2:00pm.
Tickets are available from the Stringer Gallery, online from Humanitix, by phoning 6569 5419, or at the door.
The concert will take place in the main hall of the Community and Arts Centre in Nambucca Heads.
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q The local Friendly Grocer crew at the awards ceremony.
John’s 50 years on-air
By Sue STEPHENSON
RADIO listeners have been tuning in to hear the voice of an O’Callaghan for almost seven decades.
The family name is synonymous with commercial broadcasting, especially in the Camden Haven and Hastings region where John O’Callaghan continues to ride the airwaves every weekday.
The Super Radio Mid North Coast presenter has just celebrated several milestones: his 65th birthday, his 50th year as a radio broadcaster and his 24th year with Radio 531-FM 93.5.
He describes broadcasting to the communities of the Mid North Coast - from Laurieton and Kendall, to Nambucca Heads and Urunga - as “amazing”.
“We have so many superstars, from our huge supply of volunteers and amazing entrepreneurs, to
sporting legends, current, future and past,” he told News Of The Area.
“And I’m lucky to meet and talk to so many.”
For John, a career behind the microphone was a given.
His Dad was 2UE radio legend Gary O’Callaghan, who dominated the ratings in Sydney for 50 years.
Gary pioneered the breakfast show format, real-time news reporting, and those all-important traffic updates.
He and his wife Dorothy retired to Wauchope in 2003, not long after John had moved to the area.
For a few years, Gary presented a program on Port Macquarie’s 2MC.
He died in 2017, aged 83, while Dorothy died four years later, aged 91.
“I know my Dad always said he wouldn’t know how to do a ‘real’ job and I can only agree with him.”
John was just fifteen when he
started working alongside his father at 2UE, at first as a Panel Operator and Production Assistant.
“When he (Dad) started, it was live radio plays and broadcasting orchestras,” John said.
“I worked through the vinyl and tape era, editing with a razor blade and splicing tape.
“Now it’s all computers and digitisation.”
John’s first on-air role was at 2KO in Newcastle.
From there he worked at 2KA in Penrith, 2NZ Inverell, 2WG Wagga, 2CS in Coffs Harbour, 4AK Toowoomba and 2GZ Orange.
It was then on to the Hastings where he started on-air on Australia Day, 2000, and clearly decided to stay put.
“Everyone is so friendly and it feels like we are one happy group, lucky enough to talk to and meet some amazing people.”
Celebration of inclusion
“Eat, drink, dance and be merry,” said Nambucca Valley Phoenix manager Alejandra.
“This is a night to shine, get your glam on and celebrate inclusivity!”
Nambucca Valley Phoenix, in collaboration with the Nambucca Heads RSL, are sponsoring this
event to bring people of all abilities together for “a great night out”.
“Tickets are $50 which includes red carpet entry, canapes and dinner, DJ, photobooth and a few
additional surprises to add to the entertainment!
“There will be raffles and door prizes and photographers will be there on the night to capture the
special moments.”
Music and entertainment will be provided by DJ Bisho, well known for his involvement in disco nights and musical bingo at clubs across the Nambucca Valley.
“Additionally, expect impromptu performances by Phoenix All Stars who have been getting a couple of acts ready for the night.”
If you need a dress or suit, there is an amazing selection available at the Nambucca Heads RSL reception area kindly donated from people all over the community.
“Any proceeds from the event will go to help keep Phoenix flying,” Alejandra said.
Nambucca Valley Phoenix is a community-owned and operated not-for-profit that’s been supporting people with lived experience of disability for over forty years.
For more information, please contact Nambucca Valley Phoenix on 6501 0021 or info@nvp.org.au.
Book your tickets via www.nvp. org.au or Humanitix https://events. humanitix.com/phoenix-winterball.
Contact the organisers to book a table.
The Phoenix Winter Ball will be held on August 3 at the Nambucca Heads RSL Club.
COME one, come all to the Phoenix Winter Ball.
q If you need a dress or suit, there is an amazing selection available at the Nambucca Heads RSL reception area kindly donated from people all over the community.
Indigenous Protected Area announced
By Andrew VIVIAN
THE Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation has been granted $1.1 million over four years to consult about the impact of tourism on the newlyannounced Bellinger Valley Indigenous Protected Area (IPA).
The Bellinger Valley location is one of twelve new IPA areas announced by the Federal Government last week.
These are areas of land and sea country managed by First Nations groups with an aim to deliver better nature protections and local jobs.
The Government says the new projects, covering areas from the Western Australian deserts to the NSW rainforests, will protect a combined area of 7.5 million hectares of land and 450,000 hectares of sea country – bigger than the size of Tasmania.
This is in addition to existing IPAs, which currently cover 87 million hectares of land and more than five million hectares of sea country – the majority of Australia’s national estate.
The Government says the new IPAs will contribute to its $231.5 million commitment to protect 30 percent of
land by 2030 and safeguard biodiversity, providing habitats for koalas and threatened native species such as the Greater Bilby, Princess Parrot and Eastern Curlew.
It is hoped the IPA managed by the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation will improve the trajectory of threatened species such as the Swift Parrot and the Regent Honeyeater, and ensure the protection of cultural heritage.
“There’s no one better placed to care for land and sea than First Nations communities,” Federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek said.
“That’s why we’re expanding the successful IPA program, continuing to support traditional owners to manage and protect land and sea country for future generations.
“At the same time, we’re creating jobs and teaching a new generation to care for country.”
Linda Burney, the Minister for Indigenous Australians, said no one knows Australia better than First Nations people who “for time immemorial have cared for our land and sea”.
“These new Indigenous
Protected Areas will mean local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will have the opportunity to manage and care for country.
“Importantly, the Indigenous Rangers Program will help to close the gap by giving First Nations people work on country.”
Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation CEO Dean Thomas Kelly said the grant would accelerate the government’s aims of empowering Indigenous stewardship of country.
Current activities such as cultural burning, giving talks about traditional culture, and identifying and highlighting areas of environmental and cultural significance will be facilitated by the grant.
He said that the grant would also enable the development of a coordinated, consistent approach by land owners and managers to preserving the biodiversity and traditional culture of the Bellingen Shire.
“Tourism should be a positive thing for the area but there are often negative impacts,” he said.
“For example, tourists might put on sunscreen and then swim in a stream, resulting in chemicals ending up in the water that could
harm sensitive species such as the Bellinger snapping turtle.
“We want people to enjoy being on country but be mindful of their impact.”
A competitive grant opportunity was made available from 26 July to 10 October 2023 for Indigenous organisations with aspirations to deliver consultation projects for new and expanding IPAs Forestry Corporation of NSW indicated it will work with the Yurruunngga
Aboriginal Corporation to “discuss additional opportunities and initiatives in detail”.
“The grants are a wonderful opportunity for collaboration between Forestry Corporation and local Aboriginal communities to provide multiple benefits including working on country, environmental protection, and employment and training and we will work closely with any groups who are successful for applications that include areas of
State forest,” a Forestry Corporation spokesperson said.
“A local example is the highly successful model at Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout), where a longterm partnership with the local Aboriginal community has facilitated ecotourism including cultural tours, environmental management including cultural burning and rehabilitation projects, as well as a social enterprise café.”
FROM 10.30AM Jumping castles, balloon twisting, face painting, Superhero Characters, barefoot bowls
q The Bellinger Valley location is one of twelve new Indigenous Protected Areas announced by the Federal Government last week.
Food chain future
By Andrea FERRARI
DRIVING the growth of the Coffs Coast agrifood sector, the Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre (FFS CRC) will partner with the City of Coffs Harbour and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to host a speaker and networking event in Coffs Central on 23 July.
The free event gives business people from the local food chainproducers, farmers, fishers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers, cafe owners and restaurateurs –an insight into a people-led revolution shaking things up in the food and beverage industry.
The organisers hope to attract all and anyone from the food-related industryfrom homestead gardeners to large food cooperatives - to come together and lay the groundwork for future collaborations.
The Coffs Coast agrifood sector adds more than $744 million annually to the local economy and is the largest producer of exports in the
region.
Focused on discussing the local food industry’s opportunities of growth through collaborations, the event is called ‘Boosting Coffs' Agrifood Industry’.
The evening at Coffs Central Level 1 will kick off with networking while guests sample some of the tasty produce the region has to offer.
There will be two speakers, both from the Sunshine Coast, who will share their experience of partnerships that are flourishing in their region.
The first is Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) CEO Nicole McNaughton.
FAN is a not-for-profit food industry cluster established in 2015 which drives trade locally and globally through fresh, forward thinking and collaboration.
Nicole will explain how the group has given members the chance to connect, build capability, increase knowledge and grow their profile, something organisers believe can also be facilitated in the Coffs Coast region.
"The food sector in Coffs Harbour is brimming with potential, and I'm excited to be a part of the event to share insights and strategies.
“Networking with local
stakeholders is key to driving the sector forward, and I can't wait to contribute to this vibrant community,” said Nicole.
“Coffs is embracing a place-based approach to collaboration, and it's fantastic to see this flourishing."
The other guest speaker will be Andy Eves-Brown, CEO of TURBINE, Australia’s first purpose built, endto-end food and beverage manufacturing and education precinct.
Eager for transparency and understanding of how it all works and what the potential for business and growth is, there will be a dedicated question and answer session.
Guests will also be updated on the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL) project by facilitators Dr Oz Dedehayir and Dr Jack Adams from the QUT Business School.
"Innovation is a collaborative effort,” said Dr Dedehayir.
“One of the main reasons for organising this event is to bring local stakeholders together so that they can connect, exchange ideas, and leave with new inspiration to innovate around food and beverage.
"CALL was launched nine
q Boosting Coffs' Agrifood Industry presentation and networking event focuses on discussing the local food industry’s opportunities of growth through collaborations.
months ago.
“This event provides an opportunity to showcase what has been accomplished by CALL in this short period of time, and also to unveil the new initiatives that will commence in the coming months.
"CALL's continued success relies on the engagement of local stakeholders - as the experts of their region - so that relevant and valuable ideas can be brought together to address opportunities that will drive the local food and beverage economy.”
Living the Future Food Systems philosophy, the team at Coffs Harbour’s Happy Frog cafe and gift shop has always been passionate
about locally grown food and collaborations with producers.
Owner Kim Towner, who is also the coordinator of the Harbourside Markets, told News Of The Area, “It's lovely to have those relationships with the growers and makers and it helps keep the community connected.
“We can pay fairer prices to them because we are paying direct.
“And because of low transport costs and less middle-people, the consumer gets a better deal.
“There’s a smaller carbon footprint and less wastage when we buy local, the food is fresher, and when we support our local growers we have
better food security.
“I truly hope that our community keeps supporting the local guys.
“They work hard and are worth so much.
“They take big risks and manage tough economic times as well as climate challenges.
“We would miss them very much if they were not able to continue to be viable.
“Sometimes it's easier to just grab everything in one big supermarket shop, but I urge everyone to make the effort to continue to support the local guys wherever they can,” she said.
While free to attend, registrations are essential.
Derelict boathouses removed
THE NSW Government has completed the removal of five dilapidated and unsafe former boathouses from Atherton Drive Reserve in Urunga, allowing over 1,000 square metres of green, open space to be returned to the local community.
The five unused boathouses were in poor condition and contained asbestos sheeting and other materials which posed a risk to the public and the environment if left to continue deteriorating.
Crown Lands says it did not receive any commercially viable proposals to refurbish and reuse the buildings after an Expression of Interest process in 2021.
Due to the high risk of flooding, the derelict boathouses could not be converted into permanent residential properties.
The Atherton Drive Foreshore Master Plan states that in the absence of viable proposals, the best use of
the boathouse sites was to remove the buildings and make the land available for more public foreshore open space.
The five boathouses were
removed, and the land sites rehabilitated and re-turfed, returning 1,088 square metres of land to the public.
The boathouses were built between the 1930s and
q One of the recently removed boathouses.
‘Playing possum’ with potholes
By Ned COWIE
ANAMA Tesser used the public forum at last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting in South Arm to call out the poor state of roads in the Nambucca Valley and to highlight the rough condition of the unsealed section of South Arm Road.
She asked the Council to urgently consider the state of South Arm Road and to consider making changes to the way the road is maintained.
Ms Tesser suggested grading be carried out in a reverse direction so that the furthest stretches of the road be completed first with trucks working towards the sealed section, not away.
South Arm Road is a partially unsealed, roughly 20 kilometre (km) road stretching from Bowraville to the upper reaches of South Arm.
According to Ms Tesser, the unsealed section south of the hall is in a terrible state due to recent rain damage.
“I have lived on this road since May 1980,” Ms Tesser emphatically told the assembled Councillors and council staff.
“In my opinion, the road has never been as bad as it is today.
“When we arrived the road base was ‘creek rock’ and the road was graded twice a year,” Ms Tesser explained.
She said she realised this was no longer considered
environmentally sustainable and that since then many different gravels had been tried.
“But as soon as the rain comes, every pothole that was there comes back and they are getting bigger,” she said.
Ms Tesser claimed that the trucks that accompany the grader (presumably carrying equipment and materials) “do more damage than what was already there”.
“I’d like to ask the question: ‘Why do the graders start here and work all the way up to the top of the road?’,” she said.
“It makes sense to me that you [should] start the grade at the top end of the road and work toward the bitumen.
“From the hall here all
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q The five boathouses were removed, and the land sites rehabilitated and re-turfed, returning 1,088 square metres of land to the public.
Acting Executive Director of Land and Asset Management at Crown lands, Jeremy Davis said the former
boathouses were no longer safe and fit for purpose and had to be removed.
“The good news is this site has now been returned to the public as open green space right by the water.
“The beautiful foreshore is a great spot for a family
picnic, or some fishing.
“Crown reserves play an important role protecting the environment and supporting communities with everything from green open space, parks and walking tracks to showgrounds, sporting ovals and community halls.”
the way to where I live, we’re ‘playing possum!’
“We’re playing possum to avoid the big potholes, the little potholes and the ‘noescape’ potholes.”
She said she had recently purchased new tyres on her car and had to replace one only a week later because of damage caused by the poor conditions of South Arm Road.
Over the last few years Ms Tesser claims to have done “a lot of travelling around through NSW, South Australia and Victoria”.
q Some of the “no escape” potholes on South Arm Road described by Ms Anama Tesser at Council’s recent meeting.
“I can promise you I always know when I’m back in the Nambucca Valley because these are the worst roads in all of those states!” she said.
Other local roads were brought into focus by Joy van Son representing the Road Action Group (RAG), who particularly highlighted potholes and the condition of North Arm Road as well as the malfunctioning of the app supposedly relied on by residents and council for updates and information on the Valley’s roads.
A council spokesperson was unable to comment on specific roads but explained that council uses a ‘condition based’ system for determining which roads to grade, whereas in past years the council used a cyclic system which meant that roads were graded on a specific time basis, eg. once or twice a year.
He said council staff would prepare a report into all questions raised by public forum speakers at this meeting although there was no timeline allocated for this.
1960s.
Other boathouses in better condition remain tenanted and in active use on the reserve.
Seeds of musical inspiration
By Jen HETHERINGTON
AN hour of musical delight
sprang to life at Stuarts Point Hall on Tuesday 9 July
with a school holiday show delivered by touring kids band ‘The Vegetable Plot’.
Safe indoors from the intermittent downpours, kids young and old
interacted through dance and song.
Energy packed performances were delivered by The Vegetable Plot’s three musical characters: ‘Aspara Gus’, ‘Ru Barb’ and ‘Sir Paul McCarrotney’.
“We first ‘sprouted’ at
the 2014 Sydney Fringe, winning the award for Best Children's show,” the band old NOTA.
“Since then Aspara Gus, Ru Barb and Sir Paul McCarrotney have traveled all over Australia, playing their funky-fresh tunes and spreading ‘Love and Peas’.”
Now part of the ABC Kids music family, with listeners in over 150 countries, multiple international awards, an ARIA nomination and more than three million streams on Spotify to their name, The Vegetable Plot has grown into a kids entertainment band that adults enjoy just as much as
the kids.
The trio served up a super crop of catchy tunes, sweet harmonies, earthy dance moves and a bunch of jokes, all designed to be planted as inspiration to blossom as we grow.
“Food, healthy snacks and drinks were also available to purchase for early dinner after the show,” show promoter and coordinator Alfira O’Sullivan said.
“The show was made possible with the support from SPaDCO (Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation) and Stuarts Point Art House funds for our community.”
q ‘Aspara Gus’, ‘Ru Barb’ and ‘Sir Paul McCarrotney’.
q Lively interaction with the little sprouts.
Stargazing: The sky is falling
By Dave RENEKE
WELL, well, well... looks like the cosmos has been playing a rather dangerous game of cosmic dodgeball with our little blue planet lately.
Just last month, an asteroid decided to swing by for a close encounter of the too-close-forcomfort kind, zipping past us at a distance closer than the Moon.
And as if that wasn't enough celestial excitement, another space rock thought it'd be fun to buzz by just two days earlier.
But before we start feeling too special, let's remember that we're not the only ones getting attention from these cosmic visitors.
On June 30, we marked the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska Event, when Mother Nature decided to do some extreme landscaping in Siberia.
An exploding asteroid flattened trees for 100 kilometres in all directions, giving the area a rather dramatic makeover.
Imagine if that had been a city!
The local farmer, Semen Semenov, got a free 50-yard flight across his yard and a complimentary heat treatment that left him wondering whether to keep his shirt on or risk it spontaneously combusting.
Fast forward to 1954, and we have the case of Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama.
There she was, minding her own business on her sofa, when a meteorite decided to crash her relaxation session by bursting through the ceiling and giving her upper thigh a cosmic love tap that left a permanent mark.
But the real showstopper came in 2013 in good old Siberia.
On February 15, while everyone was distracted by a known asteroid making its scheduled fly-by, another space rock snuck in from the Sun's direction and threw a surprise party 25 km above the city of Chelyabinsk.
This celestial gate crasher was travelling at fifteen or 20 kilometres per second and injured over a thousand people. When the flash lit up the sky, everyone rushed to
Timberfest time
By Andrea FERRARI
BUILDING on last year’s record attendance, the region’s iconic Timber Festival returns to Glenreagh on Saturday 27 July.
Last year’s event attracted close to 9000 people, with organisers hoping to exceed that number next Saturday.
Held at the Glenreagh Recreation Grounds, this popular community-run event supports a number of the village’s organisations.
One festival improvement this year is a brand new parking area that can fit over 3000 cars.
“With parking always a tricky option at the festival with limited space available, we worked hard this year with Clarence Valley Council to come up with a solution to limit traffic on the road and to improve our gate wait times for our attendees,” Festival Coordinator Rikki Cetinich told News Of The Area.
“Our new parking area via Tallawudjah Creek Road is accessible by all vehicles and has a direct gate into the festival grounds.”
The Glenreagh Timber Festival prides itself on offering a world where the past meets the present, and the spirit of the countryside comes alive.
The vibe is fun, with live music, bustling market stalls, a range of food trucks and a jam-packed program of
their windows for a peek.
Bad move.
The shock wave that followed a few minutes later turned those windows into confetti!
Now, before you start wearing a helmet 24/7, remember that these events are relatively rare.
Sure, we're constantly pelted by space debris, but most of it is no bigger than
apple seeds.
City-destroying asteroids come by once every few centuries.
And if you're worried about a planet-wide extinction event?
Well, those only come around every 100 million years or so.
Talk about playing the long game!
Each year, Earth is
bombarded by approximately 40,000 tonnes of meteorite material. Interestingly, one of the best places to find bits of meteorites is on your roof or in your downpipe, where they often accumulate after falling from the sky. True!
Every year an unexpected visitor in the form of a space rock clobbers someone’s property.
These cosmic house calls usually result in a hole in the roof, a dented floor, and a valuable souvenir for the homeowner.
Some claim we're six times more likely to meet our maker via meteor than in a plane crash, but don't cancel your flight plans just yet.
You're still far more likely to be done in by that bacon cheeseburger or that "last" cigarette.
But hey, if you do happen to see a bright flash in the sky, maybe resist the urge to press your face against the window for a better look.
After all, in the cosmic game of peek-a-boo, it's better to be safe than sorry!
events offered throughout the day.
“We are excited to announce our new ‘On the Land’ area this year that consists of produce and plant vendors, creative workshops, information sessions, and delightful encounters with working animals such as the Barru Working Kelpie demonstrations by Scott and Trish Amon who have been breeding and handling working kelpies for over four decades.”
After many years of absence, there’s a welcome return of the Bullock Team demonstrations as the main attraction to the On The Land program.
“Phill Thomson and his much-loved bullock team will be doing demonstrations in the back paddock behind the kids arena all day,” said Rikki.
Phill started working bullocks in the mid ‘70s.
According to Phill, driving a bullock team is like trying to coach a football team.
“Catch Phill as he brings the past to the present working his Bullock Team throughout the day.”
Phill loves a good Q and A and welcomes random chats when he’s at festivals.
The North Coast Axemen Association’s famous wood chop takes place in a new location on the main field.
New this year is Chainsaw Racing demonstrations, supported by Urunga Chainsaw and Mower.
“Jason Chisholm is a familiar sight wielding a chainsaw, with a number of national titles under his belt,” Rikki said.
“Jason, along with a bunch of fellow competitors from regional and national chainsaw racing competitions, will be giving post ripping, speed racing and disc stacking demonstrations.”
The chainsaw racing will be located in the same area as the wood chop and will be performed throughout the day.
The live music headliner is the Billie Jo Porter and Thor Phillips duo performing on the main stage with local artists Matty Devitt, Steve Wigham and up-and-coming young talent Kirra Hallam.
“We are welcoming back a crowd favourite to MC the event, The Voice 2021 runner-up Mick Harrington,” said Rikki.
The steam engine and vintage machinery displays will make a popular return
q Back by popular demand are the steam engine and vintage machinery displays.
q This year’s Timber Festival sees a welcome return of the Bullock Team demonstrations.
this year too.
Also welcomed back are the vintage bikes, cars and tractors.
“For the young adventurers, we have an array of exciting kids’ entertainment that will keep them captivated throughout the festival.”
From jumping castles and slides to interactive sensory play workshops and horse rides by HWH Stables.
The new Makedo Cardboard Kingdom is anticipated to be a family favourite where kids can create, learn and have big fun building a wonderful world of upcycled creations.
“This year we also welcome Troppo Bob the ultranormalist magician.
“What is an ultranormalist?” posed Rikki.
“It’s a unique title which attempts to describe Troppo
Bob, who is anything but normal - a world class magical comedy entertainer who combines a unique group of entertainment skills including magic, illusions, comedy, mind reading, juggling, puppetry and ventriloquism.”
Troppo Bob’s Magic free show and balloon twisting will be showcased in the kids arena throughout the day.
q Ann Hodges was on her sofa when a meteorite burst through the ceiling.
q Chainsaw Racing demonstrations will be sure to draw a crowd.
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Paula GUTHRIE
RESULTS for the week ending
Saturday July 13th, 2024.
Monday: 8th July a nineteam event was played, directed by Lynne Slade.
Winners Rosemary Bateman & Peter Plunkett-Cole with 60.42%, second Daphne Priestley & Carol McKee with 59.72%, third Jenette Fox & Maureen Cowan with 59.03%.
Tuesday: 9th July a five team even was played, directed by Carol McKee.
Winners Jane & Greg Wood with 60.00%, second Caitlin Holman & Paula Guthrie with 52.50%.
Wednesday: 10th July 13
players attended Richard's Improve your Bridge session.
The group played a set hand which was designed to show that sometimes one can
Bowraville Bowls Report
THE zone singles wrapped up last Sunday with Bowraville represented in two finals, held at Stuarts Point. In the senior men’s singles Neil Pollard had a great semi final win over David Miles of Urunga, 2612. That set up a clash with zone legend Greg Brims and the current club champion nearly pulled it off, just going down 22-25.
In the open reserve format, Graham Hines overturned big deficits in his quarter and semi finals for a meeting with George Botfield of Stuarts Point in
the final. Unfortunately the local was a touch too strong, booking a spot at the state championships with a 25-12 win. Nonetheless, an awesome effort by the two Tigers in reaching their respective finals, congratulations to both. At time of writing, there will be a three bowl pairs tournament at the Den tomorrow (Sat 20th), starting at 1pm. Entry is $10 per person, call the club or text 0475075264 to book a spot for a great arvo including prize money and a feed.
Social bowls is still on every Thursday at 1pm. Names in by 12.30 please.
bid correctly but not make a contract because of the distribution of the cards. As Richard said sometimes 'that's the way the cookie crumbles!'. The group discussed why they enjoyed playing bridge - answers ranged from it makes me think, I like winning, it's challenging but fun, a partnership game where we try to get the best result with
whatever we've been dealt. Then the group played 28 boards with several difficult slams being bid and madewell done everybody.
Thursday: 11th July nine-team event was played, directed by Susie Keur. Winners Colin Tulley & Mike Siford with 67.36%, second Sandra Ellis & Colleen Robertson with 58.33%, third Gaye Beyers & Linda Siford
with 56.94%.
Saturday: 12th July a five and half table event was played. North/South Won by Barbara Maranik & Maureen Cowan with 59.38%, second Amber Fox & Carol McKee with 57.81%, third John & Lynne Slade with 55.73%.
East/West Judy Holliday & Vicky Walker with 64.38%, second Linda & Mike Siford with 56.88%, third Daphne Priestley & Libby Knight with 50.00%.
Thank you to everyone for
participating Reminder of our Christmas in July on the 27th, 12 noon start for 1pm play. Please bring small savoury plate for lunch. Drinks, cake and pudding will be provided. A lucky door prise will be awarded. Come dressed in your Christmas best. It is not the handling of difficult hands that makes the winning player. There aren't enough of them. It is the ability to avoid messing up the easy ones.
Macksville Country Club Ladies Bowls
By Gladys GREEN
MACKSVILLE Ladies bowlers recently held their annual presentation for 2023/24 season.
The results are as follows:
FOURS Winners: Thelma Scott, Ruth Flarrety, Kaye Wood, Carol Turner
SAWTELL Panthers have prevailed in a one-point thriller against the South Grafton Rebels during Round 11 of the Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season.
Panthers halfback Corey Willis slotted home the winning field goal for the vital 35-34 away win.
The narrow victory sees the Panthers move into second spot on the first-grade ladder.
Nambucca Roosters maintained their undefeated record with a dominant 4616 win at home against the Grafton Ghosts.
Macksville Sea Eagles gave their finals hopes a big boost with a 31-24 win at home against the Woolgoolga Seahorses.
Macksville Sea Eagles reserves continued their undefeated season, beating the Woolgoolga Seahorses 344.
Nambucca Squash Report
By Garry O'CONNOR
MEMBERS of the Nambucca Squash Club travelled to Dapto on the weekend for the 2024 junior championships.
A young rising star from the squash club, Jayden Sparks was able to hold off his opponents to score a third place in the boys under 17's and was award
the Sportsmanship award. Jillian also a young rising star also made it into the NSW Team along with Jayden. Ella gained a lot of experience in the under 11's. Congratulations to all the juniors who took par in this event, and a big thank you to the Coffs Harbour Squash Club for taking the juniors to this big event.
Bowraville Golf Results
By Julee TOWNSEND
13-7-24
A SINGLE Stableford was held on a sunny Saturday. Seems to be a rare occurrence lately. Winner: K Wilson 35, R/Up: B Brabant, F/9 B Wilson 18, B/9 P Lawry 15 OCB, N/P: K Wilson, L Putt: T Noble. Next Week: Single Stableford. Don’t forget Social Bowls of a Thurs $15. Names down by 12.30 1pm start.
Sawtell Panthers consolidated their place in the top four with a 28-24 win against the South Grafton Rebels.
Nambucca Roosters and Grafton Ghosts shared the points in a 12-12 draw.
Sawtell Panthers Women's Tackle team continued their unbeaten season, accounting for the South Grafton Rebels 30-10.
Macksville Sea Eagles had a 20-0 win against the
Edmonson, Judy Walker
SINGLES Winner: Kaye Wood
Runner-up: Ruth Flarrety
CONSISTENCY Winner: Carol Turner
Runner-Up: Ruth Flarrety
The Four-a Side Pennants Team of Ruth Flarrety, Kaye Wood, Judy Walker, Carol Turner ,Gail Griffiths (reserve) won the District Competition winning eight from ten games. Congratulations to all our bowlers.
If you would like to come and try the great game of bowls, Ladies' social bowls is played on Wednesday mornings 8.30 for 9am start and mixed Social Bowls is on Saturdays at 12.30 for 1pm.
Woolgoolga Seahorses, and Nambucca Roosters had a 54-6 win against the Grafton Ghosts.
Macksville Sea Eagles Under 18s regained top spot on the ladder with a 40-0 win against the Woolgoolga Seahorses.
South Grafton Rebels consolidated second spot on the ladder with a 28-12 win against the Sawtell Panthers.
Grafton Ghosts had a 2822 win against the Nambucca Roosters.
The Group 2 Rugby League season continues
this weekend with Round 12 matches.
Just three rounds remain before this season’s finals series.
Woolgoolga Seahorses welcome the Nambucca Roosters in the match of the round between first and third on the ladder.
Coffs Harbour Comets are at home against the Macksville Sea Eagles, and South Grafton Rebels host the Grafton Ghosts in their local derby.
Sawtell Panthers have the bye.
First grade ladder.
Macksville Country Club Golf
By Max TURNER
DESPITE conditions early in the week The Auto Salon Sponsored Stableford was played on the course with very little run in it.
Big hitters Paul Donges with 43 points won with Jake Clarke runner up on 39 points. With the Championships coming up Paul is likely to be playing on a lower handicap than he currently has.
Straight shooters were Max Graham (A), Cohen Welsh (B ) with no player able to hit the green in C grade. The weather resulted in the ladies taking a day off from their Tuesday Competition. The Mid Week Competition resulted in players from Nambucca Heads, Warren McMurray winning from runner up Trent Herbert.
q Ryder Poole playing in his first competition with Peter O'Neill and his ‘Pa’ Dave Poole showing support.
By Manny WOOD
Supreme Court warfare
JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945.
He earned several war medals for his courageous service.
When John died in 1975, his widow gave his war medals to their eldest son, Matthew. Matthew treasured the medals and kept them all his life.
He was a keen attender of Anzac day ceremonies and proudly wore the medals during these occasions.
When Matthew recently passedaway, his will left the whole of his estate to his only child, Wendy.
Matthew’s will made no specific mention of the medals.
Matthew’s brother, Gary says that Matthew gave him the medals before his death and says they do not pass to Wendy under the will.
Unfortunately, the matter proceeds to determination in the Supreme Court and is registered in the Probate list.
Gary gives evidence that he and Matthew often attended military ceremonies together and following the last dawn service that they attended, Matthew said to him: “The medals are now yours. Keep them safe.”
Gary says that he should receive the medals because it was “family tradition”.
He also says that at Matthew’s funeral, Wendy promised to give him the medals.
The Court notes that Gary did not have a clear recollection of the alleged conversations regarding the medals and in rejecting his version of the events, infers that Matthew had in fact asked Gary to act as a mere temporary custodian of the medals.
The Court states that Gary had not established that there was “intention” to make a gift of the medals, that there was “acceptance” of the gifts, nor “delivery” of the gifts.
Gary is ordered to deliver the medals to Wendy and declares her as the legal owner.
On the basis of the ruling, the Court encourages Wendy to allow family members to borrow the medals for military ceremonies.
The Court also exercises its discretion to cap the legal costs that Wendy can recover from Gary at just $2,500.
Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@ tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.
This fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.
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Renewables and the environment
DEAR News Of The Area,
IN this whole energy discussion, there seems to be one cost we hear little about, that is the cost to the environment. With renewables, thousands of hectares of wilderness and bushland, including wildlife habitat, have been and will continue to be, cleared for wind farms, solar farms and transmission lines.
In NSW, if a regulation is accidentally breached in a native forest harvesting operation, the Environmental Protection Authority is all over it, issuing huge fines and splashing it across the media.
Yet when swathes of wilderness and bushland, across the nation, are bulldozed in the name of renewables, the trees and ecosystems affected seem to be regarded as collateral damage, not worth mentioning!
Where are the protestors?
Our landscapes and productive farmland across the nation are being severely compromised to install these
renewables which, in 20 years or so, need replacing, and then become landfill.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned that a sixfold increase in large-scale wind and solar is needed to meet future demands.
That’s a lot of clearing and landfill!
It is imperative that nuclear, a dependable, zero emissions, baseload power, is considered as part of Australia’s future energy mix, for when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, the batteries run low and Snowy hydro’s a no-go.
Seven proposed nuclear power plant sites have been identified at the sites of existing coal power stations.
Existing transmission lines and essential access roads would be used.
The environmental footprint would be minimal whilst the
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
I'm worried about my father and his somewhat rash decision making.
Some months after losing his wife, just short of 80, he decided to pack up his life in a quiet seaside retirement town and go to Spain.
After five days he bought a house.
Now he's looking at land options for growing olive trees.
He goes out every night. I think he's out of control.
More to the point, how am I ever going to sort out his affairs?
Perplexed Becca P.
Hola Becca,
It is easy to be alarmed when a loved one takes an unexpected direction (in this case Malaga via Amsterdam).
In our minds they are getting a bit doddery, in their minds they are young enough to run media empires (Murdoch), cavort
remaining wilderness, bushland, farmland and the oceans for which Australia is renowned, wouldn’t need to be touched.
To paraphrase Dick Smith,
Everyone deserves a home
DEAR News Of The Area,
I WRITE in support of Louise Cranny, letter writer to NOTA on 12 July 2024
(The Australian Monopoly Game).
She wrote about our society’s system of winners and losers and the inbuilt unfairness of housing in particular.
How can we sit in silence and apathy while hundreds of locals (and tens of thousands nationally) live without a secure, safe and permanent roof over their heads?
How is it fair or acceptable that so
many Australians are homeless?
How is it fair or acceptable that so many Australians are being exploited every single day by greedy real estate agents who constantly push landlords to increase the asking rent on properties so that the agents increase their own income?
How is it fair or acceptable that wealthy property developers are generously rewarded to destroy everyone’s bushland, local waterways and wildlife habitat, while building more and more housing that will end up only being
privately owned by the wealthy?
How much longer are we all going to avert our eyes from the human misery that our society causes?
How much longer are the lucky ones among us going to continue to judge and dismiss those who are unlucky enough to be homeless?
The old Australian attitude of “I’m alright Jack” needs to change.
We need to start looking
across a stage with moves like Jagger (Jagger), be President of the USA (Biden/Trump).
Why can't they just watch tele, prune rose bushes and join a Sudoku challenge?
In your father's defence, he doesn't sound like the sort of man who'd be content in a retirement home, the teasing lyrics of Doris Day's Sentimental Journey lulling him into a nostalgic funk.
No, he sounds like a man who'd rather wake to the smell of patatas bravas and calamares a la Romana than porridge, and something less definable, like regret.
Encourage his selfdetermination and maybe brush up on your conversational Spanish so you can visit as often as possible.
At the rate he's going, I doubt there will be any affairs left for you to sort out.
Aprovecha el dia, Jasminda.
“We don’t have to destroy the environment to save the environment!”
Regards, Ann THOMPSON.
out for each other and help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Everyone needs a home, and everyone has the power to demand a better way.
Let's start locally, and consider ways to create a place where people have equal rights and access to that basic of all human rights - housing.
Regards, J KELLY-WILLIAMS
Station accessibility feedback
FEEDBACK is being sought on how to make local train stations safer and more accessible.
Transport for NSW Executive Director Regional Community and Place Anthony Hayes said the Safe Accessible Transport (SAT) program aims to make public transport safe, inclusive and easy to use for all passengers.
“This especially applies to people with a disability, the elderly, people with prams or luggage and others who may experience mobility issues,” Mr Hayes said.
“We’re looking at improving accessibility and safety at stations like Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Urunga,
Sawtell, Kempsey, Kendall and Wingham.”
Transport for NSW is engaging with various local groups to help inform the concept designs for these stations, including people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and women from the local community.
“We need to help our local communities feel safe and empowered to use their local train station,” Mr Hayes said.
“Women and parents of children who use these stations are encouraged to provide feedback on their perceptions of safety and
how we could improve that, including lighting at and around stations, or anything else that could be factored into design.
“We also want to hear from people with accessibility needs and their carers, to better understand their experiences at train stations and how we could use those to improve our designs.”
If you are a person with a disability or a carer of a person with a disability and would like to participate in future online workshops,
please register your interest online at haveyoursay.nsw. gov.au/design-accessiblestations.
To participate in the women and children’s safety project survey and provide your input for your local station please visit haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/ women-and-childrens-safetyproject.
Both engagements are open until Wednesday 31 July.
Sea Eagles win four from four
By Nigel WILBOW
THE Macksville Sea Eagles hosted Woolgoolga Seahorses on Sunday at Alan Gillett Oval, coming away victorious in all four grades.
The First Grade side needed a win to keep themselves in finals contention and started at a roaring pace.
The Sea Eagles put the first points on the board inside the first two minutes of the game with a try on the left to Daneil Donovan, converted by Andrew Blair for a 6-0 lead.
Off the back of a forced drop out then a penalty, Macksville soon scored again.
q Sea Eagles Reserve Grade player Luke Shields charges downfield with plenty of support.
Blair converted again to put Macksville 12-0 up after only eight minutes of play.
Woolgoolga then struck back with a try to front rower Jake Elphick in the thirteenth minute.
An unsuccessful conversion took the score to 12-4 in favour of the home side.
Macksville added another try in the next set with Sam Shields crashing over from a Laverty pass.
The conversion sailed through the flags and Macksville extended their lead to 18-4 after sixteen minutes.
The Sea Eagles scored
Rielly Laverty took the line on and burst his way over on the right side.
again in the 23rd minute after Blair expertly placed a grubber kick into the in-goal.
Brodie Barlett won the race to ground the ball and the conversion moved the scoreline to 24-4.
Woolgoolga were attacking the Macksville line when a pass went to ground and was picked up by Laverty, who raced 75 metres to score his second try.
The conversion again had the touch judges' flags raised and the score was 30-4 with eight minutes remaining in the first half.
Three minutes before halftime Woolgoolga fullback Dane O’Hehir managed to get over for a try out wide, which was converted for a 30-10
scoreline.
A penalty goal right on half time saw the teams go to the break with Macksville leading 30-12.
The second half was more of an arm wrestle with points much harder to come by.
The only tries came from Woolgoolga forward Jackson Gisinger in the 52st and 73rd minutes, both converted.
Now just six points behind, Woolgoolga were in with a chance to steal the game late, however it was not to be.
Macksville missed a longrange penalty goal attempt before Andrew Blair knocked over a field goal in the last
Hopes high for longboard event
By Mick BIRTLES
FROM Friday 26 to Sunday 28 July almost 200 longboard surfers will converge on Scotts Head to compete in the 38th Logger Heads Malibu Classic.
The event, now a staple on the Australian competitive longboarding calendar, attracts surfers as young as eleven years old up to 75 years old and from all parts of Australia.
A feature of the Classic is the number of family entries regularly received, with groups aiming to have the family name placed permanently on the Family Achievement Honour Board.
There are fifteen categories being contested at the classic, starting with the Under 18s Juniors Ladies and Mens through to the Over 70s Mens and Over 50s Ladies.
One of the reasons the Logger Heads Malibu Classic
has remained such a popular longboard competitions is that Scotts Head offers surfers a long sand bottom point ride.
The bay at Scotts is well protected from the winter southerly winds and ideal surf conditions often last all day.
All competitors will be riding 9 foot-plus longboards, including the Old Malibu division, where surfers will be riding original pre-1965 longboards.
In recent years many more women have joined the sport of longboard surfing and Classic organisers have adjusted the Ladies Division to cater for the influx.
Lyn Adawan from Woolgoolga, the winner from last year, will hotly contest the Club Scotts-sponsored over 35 ladies along with Freshwater’s Laura Piggot and a number of noted Sunshine Coast-based lady
surfers.
Lyn will not be the only past winner returning to defend their titles.
Josh Dun from Shelly Beach Malibu Club will be coming to compete in the Golden Sand Tavern Old Mal Division and Arrawarra’s Danny Bond will come back to surf in the Local Liquor Over 70s.
Logger Heads Malibu Club
Life Member Alan Sheldon will try to repeat victory in the Bennett Surfboards Over 65s and Paul Scholton will again contest the Burford Blanks Open 9ft category.
A number of renowned local surfers are also tipped to do very well with Mark Fuller and Gary Farrell surfing in the Bennett Surfboards Over 65s, Lilly Lawson in the Club Scotts Open Ladies and her dad Jamie going up against local legend Troy Martin in the Reflections Over 50s.
“Anyone who wants to
minute to secure Macksville a 31-24 win.
Macksville showed much improved ball control in this game than they had for the previous few matches.
The pressure they created in the first half was converted into points, unlike some matches earlier in the season.
Rielly Laverty was a stand out for Macksville, taking the line on, kicking well and defending strongly.
He really looks at home in the first grade number 6 jersey.
In Reserve Grade, Macksville remained undefeated with a 34-4 win.
The Women got a solid
win as well, keeping their opponents scoreless with a 20-0 win.
The under 18’s got back on the winning list with a strong 40-0 victory.
Missing some fire power due to injury, they played with confidence and backed themselves in a stop-start game that featured plenty of handling errors from both sides.
On Sunday 21 July, Macksville will play away at Coffs Harbour in under 18’s, Reserve and First Grade.
The Sea Eagles Women’s team has the bye.
are high for great conditions as nearly 200 longboard surfers converge on
see some of the top notch longboard action during the classic can take in the view from one of the great vantage spots on offer at Scotts,” Logger Heads Malibu Club President Barry Jagoe told News Of The Area.
“Visitors are also invited to rub shoulders with some of the nation's longboarding greats at Club Scotts on the evening of Saturday 27 July and enjoy the music provided by the Nambucca Valley’s own Loose Cannons.”
Each year the Logger Heads Malibu Club runs a charity raffle, donating proceeds to organisations such as the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and local groups doing great things in the district.
q Sea Eagles Reserve Grade player Reilly Maxwell plants the ball down for a try after a long break.
q Sea Eagles U18s player Brayth Ledger runs through a gap.
q Sea Eagles Women's Tackle player Josie Welsh carries the ball strongly.
q Expectations
Scotts Head for the 38th Logger Heads Malibu Classic.
Nambucca Bowls Report
By Charlie POTTER
WEDNESDAY Jul 10. A better field of 34 for the Nissan/Breakaway
Consistency Triples saw Tony Stokes, Stuart Hughes and Peter Fredericks come out as winners with Vicki, Peter Frame and Darcy Rostron second and Richard Newton, Bill Coughlan and Mark Blackford third. The Lucky Losers were Fred You and Joe Franck. Beauregard Ruane won the Lucky Bowler prize but tripped at the
final hurdle and missed the Jackpot of $270.
Fri Jul 12: 64 bowlers competed and Terry Harvey, Graeme Power and Peter Fredericks won the day from Eric Kyle, Bill Coughlan and Joe Franck. Perry McNally, Billy Mann and Mick Boyle were third and Tony Stokes and Fred Pope the Lucky Losers. Paul Ward missed his chance at $180 and the Jackpot is $240 this Friday. Sat July 13. The only game played was the final of the
MajorMinor Pairs... Bonsai Coughlan and Andrew Shearer against Beauregard and Joe Franck. At 5 ends Bill and Andrew had jumped to a 6-1 lead only to drop a 5 to square things up after 6. Again at 15-7 on the 9th end they dropped another 5 to make it 15 -12. It became a very tight affair and, with an end to play, it was 23 all. Joe held shot but his last bowl changed it completely with the jack moving to Bill and Andrew's bowls for two shots. Andrew then drew
a third for a close-fought 26-23 victory. Some great bowls played with the two skips exceptional and the old adage that it's a shame there had to be a loser was never more fitting.
Sun Jul 14 Maurie Roberts' Sunday Morning Bowls winners were Hans Jensen, Bren Riddell and Doug Cedelland. Deb Mann, Chris D'Elboux and Ray Hunt the Lucky Losers. The Diary says "Jackpot $100 Stu Thorne". I have no idea whether he won it or not!
The Bowls, Lunch and Presentation Day was well attended by 50 or so and all went over very
Nambucca Roosters win in Indigenous Round to remain undefeated
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Roosters defence close to the line for a converted try by Oliver Percy, with the score now at 16-6.
On top of the Grafton fight back the home side also had to contend with Roberts-Davis being sent to the bin for ten minutes with fourteen minutes of the half still to play out.
Undeterred, the Roosters lifted and some impressive hard running by Tyreece Sines got his side into great field position.
He offloaded to Toby Batten on the fly who crossed the line and converted his own try, extending the lead to 20-6.
Not done yet the home side were to increase their tally before the end of the half when a disciplined piece of attacking play got Jacob Welsh across the line next to the post.
Wrapped up in defenders, Welsh injured his leg in the attempt.
This put the Roosters further in front, closing out the first half 28-6.
It was nearly ten minutes into the second half before more points were awarded when Grafton halfback Cooper Woods slipped under the Roosters defence to score.
Moments after the kickoff Nambucca’s Dane Saunders was sent to the bin for ten minutes and, once again, the home side lifted to the challenge of being a man down.
Logan Jones crossed the line to score a try, then converted by Batten, taking the score to 34-12.
It only took the visitors four minutes to answer when they found a gap on the Roosters’ left edge.
The next try by the Nambucca Roosters was from the classiest piece of football of the day.
Roberts-Davis outran his opponents, placed a perfect high kick
across the line to Dane Saunders, who won the contest for the ball and scored.
The try was not converted, with the score 40-16.
With seven minutes left in the game a lightning fast attacking play from the halfway line saw Nambucca’s Beau Langford pick up a well deserved try.
The conversion and an additional penalty kick took the Roosters’ lead to 46-16.
The dramatic end to this great game of rugby league saw two Grafton players in the bin but still able to score with only one minute on the clock.
The game ended 46-20 in favour of the Roosters.
In the minor grades, the U/18s produced a thriller, coming up with a 12-12 half time score.
The visitors were able to rack up three unanswered tries in the first 20 minutes of the second half and, although the Roosters launched an
impressive fight back, it was too late to reel in the deficit and the Ghosts came out winners, 28-22.
The Nambucca Women’s Tackle side had their best day on the paddock yet, with a momentous 54-6 win over the Ghosts.
Their attacking play and completion rates have improved exponentially over the past few games and the win will do wonders for the fighting spirit of this playing group who appear to be really enjoying their football.
The Reserve grade clash lived up to all expectations and was a highly physical game with Grafton looking like they would better the Roosters, seeming to have the majority of possession in the first half.
The home side played much better second half than they did in the first and the full time score of a 12-12 draw seemed fitting given the strong game played by both teams.
This weekend the Roosters are away at Woolgoolga.
well.
The Club Singles Championship starts July 27 and we now need a lot of markers. Please enter your name on the draw sheet against whichever game you wish to mark.
Club's 75th Anniversary Week July 30 - Aug 5. $3000 prizemoney and only $15 a player for all events except the final day's fours at $25, but that includes a roast lunch. Versatility 5's, Oct 5, still needs teams... grade handicaps to add up to minimum 22 pts. If you haven't a current grade you'll get one! Teams play AM/PM games of 90 minutes. Singles/4's then pairs/triples.
q Nambucca Roosters First Grade player Dane Saunders was no stranger to the try line during their Indigenous Round game against the Grafton Ghosts.
q Roosters First Grade player Logan Jones is brought down by Grafton defenders.
q Roosters player Lacey Wilson is caught by defenders.
q Indigenous dancers Victor Chapman, Daari Greenup and Matt Tyerman Jnr.
q Roosters player Kyan Jarrett-Marks.
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It’s hard to imagine there’s much in the way of fun and games to be found in a town called Great Slaughter, but this light-hearted Father Brown spin-off about the fearless, Vespa-driving Catholic nun with a passion for forensic science manages to make crime-solving a hoot. Tonight, it’s classic farce as detective Sam (Max Brown) and reporter Ruth (Miranda Raison) are forced to pose as husband and wife to go undercover at a spiritual couples retreat run by the widow (Emily Bruni) of missing nobleman Baron Battenberg.
Celebrities on leisurely road trips and strolls with well-known faces: it’s a hot new genre. From the homegrown Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro to comedian Bill Bailey in Pub Walks and Martin Clunes’ storied foray in Britain by the Book, slow-moving, thoughtful travel shows are laying serious track marks on the “roads less travelled”. Here, Green is back with season two of his chatinfused trek through British scenery. This 15-part instalment begins tonight with Lewis’s Kevin Whately and actress Angela Lonsdale.
Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Tour De France 2024 Highlights Review. (R) 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Love Your Garden.
8.20 Troppo. (Malv) Amanda finds herself in danger.
9.15 Gruen. (Final, R) Presented by Wil Anderson.
9.50 Hard Quiz. (Final, PG, R) 10.20 Austin. (PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 11.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 12.45 We Hunt Together. (Malv, R)
1.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19.
1.15 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Mlv, R)
3.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG, R)
4.10 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young
Adventures. 7.50 The
Chores. 8.00 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.30
Newsbreak. 8.35 Operation Ouch! 9.05 Officially Amazing. 9.35 Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Supernatural Academy. 10.20 The PM’s Daughter. 10.45 Phoenix Rise. 11.45 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.25am Rage. 1.25
THURSDAY
AINSLEY’S FANTASTIC FLAVOURS
SBS FOOD, 7.30pm
Pull on comfy of deliciousness with the spectacle
inducing shirt collection. The vibrant British chef has nearly amassed more TV cooking shows than shirts during his more than 30-year career and in this treat the foodie veteran’s admirably wide focus is simply all about the joy of different flavours. Tonight’s menu marinates in Middle Eastern flair, with a salad featuring halloumi, a sweet and sour Persian kebab and glam guest Lisa Snowdon.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Takes a look at Fortitude Valley.
8.30 MOVIE: Enemy Of The State. (1998, Mlv, R) A lawyer becomes the target of a corrupt government agent after he gains possession of a valuable videotape. It appears the only chance he has to regain his former life lies with an ex-intelligence operative. Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight.
11.15 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl, R)
12.55 Boy To Man. (PGa, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 20. Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors.
9.55 Golden Point. Post-match
NRL wrap-up.
10.40 MOVIE: In The Heart Of The Sea. (2015, Mav, R) A ship is attacked by a mammoth whale. Chris Hemsworth.
1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
2.00 Pointless. (PG, R)
3.00 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)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.
8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Malv, R) Guests include Kevin Hart, Jodie Comer, Sofia Vergara and Alan Cumming.
9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.
10.30 10’s Late News.
10.55 The Project. (R)
12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
SATURDAY, July 20
6.25
7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries.
a cryptic note discovered within her jacket alludes to further murders, the race is on to undercover the truth. 9.50 Ladies In Black. (Ms, R) Fay confronts marital disaster.
Shetland. (Mal, R)
Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles: Prague To Budapest. (Return, Ml)
8.30 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive. (Mal, R) Delves into the life of Spike Milligan.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20.
1.55 Blinded. (MA15+ds, R)
3.40 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Sydney Weekender. Gabby Berry has a family fun day.
7.30 MOVIE: Titanic. (1997, R)
An upper-class and independent young woman falls for a penniless young man aboard the ill-fated ocean liner. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. 11.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl, R) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger. 1.10 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 7. Sydney SuperNight. Day 1. Highlights.
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 Drop Dead Weird. (R)
5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (2016, Mv, R) Seven mercenaries are hired by a small town. Denzel Washington.
10.10 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (2011, MA15+lsv, R) Jason Statham.
6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGlm, R) A surfer suffers a serious fin chop. 7.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.00 The Dog House. (PGa, R) A plucky couple consider adopting an American bulldog that likes to throw its weight around. 9.00 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) In the first of two strike days, North West Ambulance Service loses over a third of its workforce.
6.00 Antiques Roadshow.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
8.00 Austin. (PG)
8.30 Ladies In Black. (Final, Ms) The ladies need to work together.
9.20 The Split. (Final, Ma, R) Nina confesses her past misdeeds.
10.20 Shetland. (Final, Mv, R)
11.15 Annika. (Final, Mav, R)
12.05 Miniseries: Des. (Mal, R)
12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)
4.00 Landline. (R)
4.30 Art Works. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 All-Round Champion. 9.35 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. (2022, PG) 10.55 Good Game Spawn Point. 11.40 Rage. 1.10am TMNT. 2.00 The Legend Of Korra. 2.20 Shasha And Milo. 2.45 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 2.55 The Next Step. 3.40 Odd Squad. 3.55 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Cinderella. (2021, PG) 9.15 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.05 Merlin. 11.50 Dubboo: Life Of A Songman.
SUNDAY, July 21
6am Hamlet.
Continued. (1948, PG) 8.30 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 10.20 A Fish Called Wanda. (1988, M) 12.20pm Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. (1997, M) 2.00 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 4.15 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 6.10 Sabrina. (1995, PG) 8.30 Gangster Squad. (2013, MA15+) 10.35 Erotica 2022. (2022, MA15+, Polish) 1.10am Late Programs.
One Step 250. H’lights. 3.40 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of São Paulo. H’lights. 4.50 Sunnyside. 5.20 MOVIE: Superintelligence. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 9.20 MOVIE: The Birdcage. (1996, M) 11.50 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Secrets Of Mount Olympus.
8.30 Mysteries Of The Cosquer Cave. (PG) Explores the Cosquer Cave in France that is adorned with paintings more than 30,000 years old.
9.35 Curse Of King Tut. (PGa, R) A look at Tutankhamun’s tomb.
4.00 Killing Cancer. 4.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 PBS Washington Week. 5.35 Alone Denmark. 6.45 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 7.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Cars That Built The World. 9.20 WWE Legends. 10.55
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6am Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.35 Mr Holland’s Opus. (1995, PG) 10.15 The Client. (1994, M) 12.30pm Comeback. (2015, M, Danish) 2.05 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 3.35 Hamlet. (1948, PG) 6.35 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 8.30 One Night In Miami… (2020, M, Arabic) 10.45 Feathers. (2021, MA15+, Arabic) 12.50am Broken City. (2013, M) 2.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) 9.05 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation.
10.05 The Latest: Seven News. 10.35 Granny Killer: The Unsolved Murders. (Mav, R) 12.15 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 7. Sydney SuperNight. Day 2. Highlights. 1.15 Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)
2.30 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Travel Guides. (PGln) 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48: Tracked. (Mal) 11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m) 12.05 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mav, R) 2.00 The First 48. (Mal, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R)
5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 MOVIE: Hating Alison Ashley. (2005, PG) 5.00 Sunnyside. 5.30 MOVIE: Sonic The Hedgehog. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Warcraft. (2016, M) 12.15am Love After Lockup. 1.40 Rich House, Poor House. 2.30 Monkie Kid. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.30 Late Programs.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (Return) 8.40 The Great Climate Fight.
SBS World News Late.
Sisi. (Masv) 12.50 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R) 3.10 The Autistic Gardener. (R)
4.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Belle
And Sebastian 2. Continued. (2015, PG, French) 6.45 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 8.15 Sabrina. (1995, PG) 10.40 Bleed For This. (2016, M) 12.50pm Chocolat. (1988, M, French) 2.45 Bright Star. (2009, PG) 4.55 Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 7.35 Sing Street. (2016, M) 9.30 The Speech. (2020, M, French) 11.10 Back Home. (2019, M, French) 12.30am Late Programs.
11.00 The Point: Road Trip. (R) 12.00 The Man Who Died. (Premiere, MA15+as)
1.50 Unseen. (MA15+an, R)
3.40 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)
7.30 The Hunters: Mr Cruel. (Mav) Notorious cold cases are re-opened.
9.10 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) A foster care worker is reported missing.
10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mv)
11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+av, R)
12.40 The Event. (Mav, R)
1.40 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Funny Lady. Continued. (1975, PG) 8.05 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 10.00 The Speech. (2020, M, French) 11.35 Husbands And Wives. (1992, M) 1.35pm The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 3.25 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 5.50 Meditation Park. (2017, PG) 7.35 Blackbird. (2019, M) 9.30 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 11.25 Secret Name. (2021, M, French) 1.30am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PGa) Hosted by Ant and Dec. 9.30 The Good Doctor. (Final, M) The doctors consider their futures. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Chernobyl Disaster: Fallout. (Ma, R)
The Disappearance. (Final, MA15+av) 1.00 Criminal Confessions. (Malv, R)
Home Shopping.
Million Dollar Minute. (R)
La Brea. (Mav) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.05 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair: Paris Edition. 8.00 The Hundred With
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WEDNESDAY, July 24
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (Mn)
8.40 Zelenskyy: The Story. (Mav, R)
9.45 DI Ray. (Return, Malv)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Headhunters. (Premiere, MA15+av)
12.55 Faking Hitler. (Man, R)
3.30 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.50 Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Meditation Park. (2017, PG) 7.45 Bright Star. (2009, PG) 10.00 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 11.55 Sing Street. (2016, M) 1.55pm Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 4.25 Wide Open Sky. (2015) 6.00 RBG. (2018, PG) 7.50 Rabbit Hole. (2010, M) 9.30 Lost Illusions. (2021, M, French) 12.15am Tokyo Shaking. (2021, M, Japanese) 2.05 Blackbird. (2019, M) 3.55 Secret Name. (2021, M, French)
THURSDAY, July 25
5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes. (Ma)
9.20 Rise And Fall: The World Trade Center. (PGa, R) The story of the Twin Towers.
10.50 SBS World News Late.
11.25 The Head. (Premiere, MA15+a)
1.20 Blanca. (MA15+av, R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
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Undefeated!
By Mick BIRTLES
THE Nambucca Roosters took on the visiting Grafton Ghosts in their Indigenous Round clash at Coronation Park last Saturday.
The Roosters, unbeaten so far this season, were not a certainty to defeat the Ghosts, who sat in third place on the Group 2 ladder, despite the 62-12 shellacking when last they met.
Nambucca coach Warwick Jones had some notable holes in his roster, requiring him to ask more of his line-up to keep their unbroken winning streak going.
With just three minutes gone on the clock a rapid attack put Nambucca’s Jack Margetts into space on the right side of their line and the home side were first to light up the scoreboard.
The next ten minutes played out with the Roosters under pressure, however their defence held strong.
A Tyronne Roberts-Davis line-break got him close enough to the line to offload to a well positioned Dane Saunders, who outstepped the Grafton defence to score.
The successful Roberts-Davis conversion took the score to 10-0.
Not losing any momentum the Roosters forwards went hard at the Ghosts middle, absorbing defenders from the kick off.
Within two minutes Roberts-Davis crossed the line, converting his own try and taking it to a 16-0 game.
At 22 minutes into the first half the visitors busted through the right flank of the
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q Roosters First Grade player Ryan Taylor absorbing defenders during the Indigenous Round.
