COUNCILLOR James Angel was elected unopposed to the position of Deputy Mayor of Nambucca Valley Council at the first general meeting of the new term.
Cr Angel’s nomination was the only one received at the 17 October meeting.
He will serve as Deputy Mayor for a period of 12 months.
Cr Angel was elected for a second term as councillor in September’s local government elections, having first gained a seat on council in 2021.
The local businessman and father of five said he was looking forward to serving the community in his new role, which he sees as just an extension of his position as councillor.
“I believe the best person for mayor is the person who puts the people of the Nambucca Valley first and I hope to support the mayor in this role by continuing
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THE percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the Mid North Coast region has increased 270 percent over the past four years, according to new research.
The report titled “Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality Healthcare”, was commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) and conducted by the University of Canberra.
NCOSS chief executive Cara Varian said the report found that patient experiences with vital health services including GPs, specialists and dentists in NSW had gone backwards since its 2020 report and that regional areas were more heavily impacted than metropolitan areas.
“This report illustrates that the health system is broken,” Ms Varian said.
“When people can’t afford the most fundamental medical care it leads to bad health outcomes and puts pressure on hospitals,” she said.
“These statistics are particularly alarming in regional areas and are a wake-up call for the NSW and Commonwealth Governments to improve affordability and out-of-pocket costs for all Australians.”
According to the report, more than one in three people on the Mid North Coast visit the ED due to their GP being unavailable.
This is significantly higher than NSW overall (23 percent) and the second highest proportion across all NSW regions.
Over a quarter of Mid
in writing by two or more councillors, one of whom may be the nominee and must be delivered or sent to the Returning Officer. If only one councillor is nominated, that councillor is elected.
Where more than one nomination is received, council must decide whether the election is to be secret (preferential or ordinary ballot) or by a show of hands.
Residents priced out of health care
North Coast residents delay or avoid seeing the dentist due to cost, and over six in ten have a long-term health condition, compared to 51 percent in NSW overall.
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There is also significantly lower ownership of private health insurance on the Mid North Coast (42 percent) compared to NSW overall (58 percent).
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Bowraville Rec Club and Council to eradicate rabbits on golf course
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was “enormous”.
“It’s not just here. You see them in backyards and going under fences,” Mr Le Cerf said.
“They have been getting into town and they are all around the (Bowraville) preschool.
“They dig a burrow and breed. If they get down to the creek then we will never get rid of them.”
Nambucca Valley Council General Manager Bede Spannagle confirmed Council’s commitment to the plan.
“We will work with the Rec Club and Local Land Services to eradicate the rabbits,” he told NOTA.
Local Land Services (LLS) told NOTA their role is to advise and educate landholders on control methods.
According to LLS, the two major methods in use in NSW are “Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV), or Calcivirus, a naturally occurring biocontrol agent that is harmless to humans, native wildlife, and vaccinated domestic rabbits”
and the chemical pindone, a poison used to cull young rabbits which limits impacts on non-target species.
“All landholders must be accredited with an AQF3 Chemical Accreditation or Vertebrate Pesticides Induction Training (VPIT) training certification to be able to acquire and use pindone or RHDV,” a spokesperson said.
“Landholders are also required to display signage on their properties, such as on gates and fences, to notify the public when pesticide control is happening.”
Mr Le Cerf said rabbits had caused damage to greens and other areas of the Bowraville sporting facility.
“But it’s not just a problem for us, rabbits are a problem for everyone,” he said.
“Australia has spent zillions of dollars to get rid of rabbits because they became a plague, causing extensive damage to agricultural land.”
Some Bowraville residents have expressed concern that culling the rabbits will pose a danger to local children and pets, however Mr Le Cerf is
adamant the plan will be enacted safely.
“We will follow an established protocol and there will be no danger to other species or humans,” Mr Le Cerf assured NOTA.
Other locals told NOTA that the rabbits were “not a problem” but rather a
drawcard to the area and many loved to see them hopping about on the golf course.
Richard Hicks, a former greenskeeper at the Bowraville facility, said rabbits had been mostly eradicated from the site about a decade ago after reaching
q Spot the invaders! Bunny numbers have increased to worrying proportions in Bowraville. Locals say this pile of green waste needs to be moved as there are a large number of the feral animals living under it.
large numbers prior.
“We didn’t really worry about them at first until they started digging up one of the golf greens and then the bowlers got upset because they started digging up the bowling lawns,” he told NOTA.
“You would walk out in the evening and maybe see 50 rabbits at that time.” Back at the Bowraville Recreation Club, Paul Le Cerf said the feral pests cannot be ignored and allowed to breed in the wild.
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“If people want to own a rabbit, they should get one and keep it in their own backyard,” he said.
Some light in the dark for GP shortage
By Ned COWIE
FOLLOWING a report last week by News Of The Area on the Nambucca Valley’s GP shortage, the Bawrunga Medical Service has responded with an update.
Bawrunga’s clinics in Macksville and Nambucca Heads are currently accepting new patients for two recently employed doctors.
“Access to rural health initiatives through the NSW Rural Doctors Network and the introduction of the specialist pathway by Royal College of General Practitioners has enabled the Practice to recruit suitably qualified international medical graduates,” Chief Executive Officer Leavina Reid told NOTA in a press statement.
“Liaising with recruitment agencies is another way we have been able to recruit doctors to the Practice.
support of North Coast Health Connect.
As previously reported in NOTA, North Coast Health Connect is a free telephone service which uses nurses to liaise with and connect callers with collaborating local health services and practitioners.
The Valley’s aged care sector has been struggling with the recent retirement of a local doctor, but Ms Reid assured NOTA that her clinics are active in this field despite the shortage of GPs.
“One of our doctors, Dr David Hamidi from the Nambucca Bawrunga Clinic, is currently providing services to residential aged care facilities in the Nambucca Valley,” Ms Reid said.
Teachers seal pay and conditions deal
By Neve BRISSENDEN, AAP
TEACHERS in Australia's largest school system have agreed to a three-year pay deal that includes better working conditions, ending the prospect of a damaging industrial dispute with the NSW government.
The NSW Teachers Federation signed the wage deal, which includes a minimum pay increase of three percent for the next three years, on Monday after months of negotiations.
Schools started late as tens of thousands of teachers engaged in the stop-work meeting to vote on the agreement.
Union president Henry Rajendra said the deal was integral to addressing teacher workforce shortages across the state.
of the teaching profession, where 80 percent of the workforce are women, we've got significant improvements in terms of leave and working conditions," Mr Rajendra said.
Flexible working arrangements might mean two teachers could split a full-time job in order to fill critical gaps in the workforce.
Schools were also left to fend for themselves for professional development opportunities under the previous government, the union said, but will now be given the tools and time to grow teaching careers.
The multi-year deal follows a major one-off pay increase for teachers that was agreed in September 2023.
“We have been promoting the Nambucca Valley as an attractive location for general practitioners, appealing to doctors looking for a change of pace or a more communityfocused practice,” she said.
Bawrunga has recruited three new doctors to the area in the past six months using these strategies, Ms Reid said. Bawrunga also offers places for urgent local cases through its
“We are planning to be able to offer more aged care services as new GPs commence working at the Practice.”
Ms Reid believes that collaboration between all stakeholders is key.
“Local healthcare providers, the Nambucca Valley Council and the State and Federal MPs working together to develop strategies to attract doctors to the Nambucca Valley is what we need,” she concluded.
"The working conditions of our profession were very, very difficult," he told reporters.
"What we have now are wonderful opportunities where the employer, finally, after so many years, is offering the profession a genuine sense of respect."
The deal includes flexible working arrangements, three extra pupil-free days at the start of term and a $1000 cost-of-living payment if inflation rises to above 4.5 percent for the state's 95,000 public school teachers.
"Noting the gendered nature
It made many the nation's bestpaid for their cohort and included a 12 percent boost in starting salaries to $85,000 a year.
Education Minister Prue Car said vacancies in public schools had fallen significantly since the initial deal was struck, while the government was also trying to improve working conditions to retain existing staff.
"The things we've been able to collaborate on, we're seeing results on," she said.
Salaries for teachers at the top of the pay scale went from $113,042 a year to $122,100 under the previously agreed increase.
q Bawrunga Medical Service
CEO Leavina Reid at the Nambucca Heads clinic.
Plants stolen from cenotaph
By Jen HETHERINGTON
The cenotaph, centrally located opposite the Community Hall, had earlier this year undergone a much-anticipated refurbishment thanks to the efforts of enthusiastic
q Holes and gaps in the floral display that surrounds the memorial structure.
volunteers, donations from Bunnings and Kempsey Shire Council, and with the installation of user-friendly wheelchair access.
With volunteer maintenance, weeding and watering, the colourful selection of new plantings was thriving, until on the morning of Wednesday, 23 October it was discovered that many plants were missing, leaving holes and gaps in the floral display that surrounds the memorial structure.
Wayne Mason from the Stuarts Point RSL sub-Branch voiced his
disappointment.
“For many years now I have praised the wonderful community of Stuarts Point for their interest, involvement and support of our local organisations and community events.
“The level of support and contribution to our events such as commemoration days, festivals, fun days and our sporting clubs is something we can all be proud of.
“Unfortunately, on Tuesday evening, a number of plants were removed from our war memorial
gardens, which saddens and disappoints me greatly.
“The memorial, including the gardens, was recently upgraded with considerable contributions from local community members and groups.
“It is a beautiful asset in our little town.”
Preparations are underway for the village’s upcoming Remembrance Day event, to take place as usual at 11am on Monday 11 November, and visitors can be assured of a respectful event.
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Nats host nuclear forums
THE former President of the Australian Nuclear Association spoke to the benefits of nuclear power generation in both Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie last week.
At the events organised by Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, nuclear exponent Robert Parker provided an overview of technology that has been developed and rolled out in other countries and the potential advantages of adding nuclear to Australia’s energy mix.
Mr Parker has previously investigated advances in the nuclear fuel cycle for power generation and developed public information programs into nuclear energy, radiation and reactor safety, as well as uranium resource development.
Organisers say close to 300 people were in attendance across the two nights.
Mr Conaghan said the National Party has been “actively interested in the potential of nuclear power in Australia’s energy mix for some time now”.
“Based on the reliance on nuclear energy in other developed countries around the world when it comes to securing base load power, it isn’t an option that we believe Australia as a nation should blindly rule out,” Mr Conaghan said.
Mr Parker said the events were an opportunity to “present some of the
challenges that our current energy network faces, and the technology we currently have at our disposal to address them”.
“The participants tendered a great range of well-constructed and thought through questions, varying from concerns around the cost to the potential delivery timeline and also
the environmental risks and overall transition plan when it comes to decommissioning our current coal fired power stations,” Mr Parker said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has predicted nuclear power plants could take from ten to fifteen years to build in Australia, while Australian Energy Regulator chair Clare Savage said a
regulatory framework for nuclear power generation would take up to ten years to create.
At a parliamentary inquiry on Monday, Australian Nuclear Association secretary John Harries warned Australia might need to build twice as many nuclear power plants as currently planned to meet energy demands in 2050. This could require as many as 100 nuclear reactors, Dr Harries said.
q Organisers say close to 300 people were in attendance across the two nights.
Mobile health van returns
A REGULAR and welcomed visitor to the district, the Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) will return to the Nambucca Valley this month offering free health checkups to residents.
The MHERV project is operated by the Rotary Club of Warners Bay in collaboration with community organisations and local Rotary clubs.
The local visits are supported by Nambucca Valley Rotary.
The van has been travelling across regional and rural NSW for over six years providing health screenings.
Focused on saving lives, MHERV offers free checks for blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol
levels.
The program targets men, who are often less likely to prioritise their health than women; however, no one is turned away, and all residents are welcome to stop by for a quick, confidential screening.
The tests are conducted by a registered nurse in the privacy of the van, creating a relaxed informal environment to discuss any health concerns.
Over the years, MHERV has saved many lives and improved the health of countless men and women across NSW.
“With just ten minutes of your time and a little prick you can take a step toward better health or potentially save the life of someone
you love,” Nambucca Valley Rotary Club’s Fred Millard told News Of The Area.
“In past visits the van has only been set up at one location, the Nambucca Plaza, so we are very pleased that this year the van will also be set up in Macksville.”
The MHERV Van schedule is as follows:
Nambucca Valley Plaza (near Service NSW Office)
Saturday 9 November: 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
Monday 11 November: 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
Private Forecourt (Corner of Princess and River Streets, Macksville)
Tuesday 12 November: 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
Wednesday 13 November: 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
Warrell Creek subdivision approved
By Ned COWIE
a Warrell Creek subdivision
on Thursday, 17 October.
Previous plans to
subdivide some of the lots were scrapped in September of last year following legal advice and submissions from the community.
Council purchased Lots 9, 17 & 18 DP 884316 - Albert Drive, Warrell Creek in May 2022 from Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) when the lots were no longer required at the completion of highway works.
Council then classified the lots as ‘operational land’ to facilitate a future subdivision of the land into residential lots.
Merits of the proposal to subdivide the lots were assessed by Planning Staff at Bellingen Shire Council to minimise conflict of interest issues resulting from Nambucca Valley Council owning three of the existing lots.
“Council has a reciprocal arrangement with Bellingen Shire Council... development applications such as this one, where Council has a conflict of interest, are assessed by the other Council to minimise the potential conflict,” Daniel Walsh said in his report to council at the meeting.
In preparation for the plan, Council staff consulted
with the owner of the adjoining Lot 1, agreeing to purchase some of the land and rectify existing encroachments on Councilowned land, allowing this lot to be incorporated into the development application through boundary adjustments.
Bellingen Shire Council found that the subdivision would require some additional works such as the sealing of a laneway from Albert Drive to along the full frontage of proposed Lot 1 where currently a gravel driveway exists, and an upgrade to Albert Drive including roadside tree planting.
The proposed subdivision will create the following lots:
Lot 1 - Approximately 1768m2 in area, this lot will gain access from the new laneway upgrade
Lot 2 – 1020m2
Lots 3 to 9 — These lots range in area from 1554m2 to 2322m2 approximately. All proposed lots are vacant and will be serviced by
onsite sewer and water.
Lot 10 — This lot will be approximately 1.636ha in area and is largely constrained flood prone land.
Two community members used the council meeting to voice their concerns over the subdivision plans.
Johnathon Deans offered some alternative proposals for the lots and voiced concerns regarding cost projections, boundary changes and drainage issues.
Geoff Smith claimed the council had a conflict of interest in the matter and said he will pursue this matter further.
Councillors voted to proceed with the subdivision proposal subject to conditions specified by Bellingen Shire Council’s staff.
“The land was purchased for this purpose and we have tried to work with adjoining and affected owners,” councillor David Jones told NOTA.
“Council used Bellingen Shire Council to make a decision on the DA. I don’t see how it can be a conflict of interest.”
q The Men’s Health Education Rural Van will visit Macksville and Nambucca Heads in early November.
NAMBUCCA Valley councillors voted unanimously to proceed with
of four lots into ten at their meeting
q Bawrunga Medical Service CEO Leavina Reid at the Nambucca Heads clinic.
Calls for expansion of regional crime inquiry
AN inquiry into regional crime held a public hearing in Kempsey this week, and meetings in Coffs Harbour on Monday, however the NSW Nationals have called on the process to be expanded.
The NSW Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Law and Safety held a public hearing on ‘Community safety in regional and rural communities’ at Kempsey Council Chambers on Tuesday.
The meeting heard from representatives from the police, Indigenous groups, Department of Communities and Justice NSW, youth initiatives and a number of community members.
NSW Nationals leader
Dugald Saunders said it is a good start but raised questions around why so little time was spent in Coffs Harbour.
“Our communities have been calling for this inquiry for a long time and we need to make sure the committee is hearing from as many people in as many regional communities as possible,” Mr Saunders said.
“We know the inquiry started in far western NSW earlier this month, where police, Government and nonGovernment agencies spoke about the lack of resources and after-hours support for kids in Bourke and Broken Hill who in some cases don’t
have a safe home to go to.
“That insight is invaluable, and I think it is a bit of a missed opportunity that we didn’t get the same out of Coffs Harbour today, because every community is different and will need slightly different approaches to address this crisis.”
Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh welcomed the visit but also expressed his disappointment.
“The whole point of this inquiry is so people in each community have a chance to share their stories and are able to contribute their ideas for solutions that are tailored to them,” Mr Singh said.
“I am pleased the
committee came to Coffs, but it is a little disheartening it didn’t spend the entire day here to talk to police, council, victims of crime, and other community groups about the rising rates of youth crime in our region.
“Although this visit is a step in the right direction, I would like the committee to come back to Coffs to hold a proper hearing in the near future.”
The inquiry was launched in March to report on the following:
• the drivers of youth crime across regional and rural NSW, particularly since the COVID pandemic;
• how a whole of
Petition demands fair airfares
By Andrea FERRARI
COFFS Harbour resident Sheri Guthrie has launched a change. org petition questioning why airfares from Coffs Harbour are high in comparison to other NSW North Coast and Queensland airports.
The petition is titled “Reduce Excessive Flight Costs for Coffs Harbour Residents”.
Ms Guthrie is one of a growing group of Coffs Harbour residents who feels they are being forced to drive four hours return to fly out of
Ballina airport, or even further to Newcastle or the Gold Coast, all of which are hundreds of dollars cheaper - even after factoring in the cost of petrol and car parking.
“For a return flight to Melbourne [on] Friday 25 October and coming back Sunday 27 [it was] $937 but in/out of Ballina [was] $451,” Ms Guthrie told News Of The Area.
Ms Guthrie’s petition states that the high cost of ticket prices have an impact on local tourism.
“It’s cheaper to fly overseas than to Coffs Harbour at times.
“It never used to be this way for Coffs and we, the
public, would like to know what has changed.”
Ms Guthrie is sending her petition to Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan who has been pushing the Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024. It would stop Qantas and Virgin “holding spots” they never intend to use, which then forces smaller airlines like Bonza and Rex out of the market.
Ms Guthrie feels the airlines are taking advantage of the people in Coffs Harbour.
“We are isolated, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane without many options.”
Coffs Harbour Airport
General Manager Frank Mondello told NOTA that airfares are set by the airlines.
“[The] airport has been spearheading Team Coffs Harbour, a collaboration that brings together Council and local stakeholders to showcase the region and create a unified voice that will help drive future aviation growth,” he said.
QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan told NOTA, “We know how important affordable air travel is for people in Coffs Harbour and tourists visiting the region.
“We will continue to work closely with the local Coffs Harbour community.”
Remembrance walk
By Ned COWIE
LOCAL non-profit group
Time2Talk Nambucca Valley will host an early morning event to support mental health and remember those lost to suicide on Saturday, 2 November at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads.
From 6am attendees are invited to participate in a Remembrance Walk from Nambucca Heads SLSC to Black Rock and back, followed by a ceremony where flowers are released into the ocean.
Several local musicians will provide entertainment for the event.
“The coffees and music are on us,” organiser Elisse Pope told NOTA.
Time2Talk Nambucca Valley was created after a group of twelve locals got
government approach can reduce the drivers and root causes of youth crime in regional and rural NSW;
• the wraparound and diversionary services available for youth and families in the regions and rural areas and how they can be better matched to individuals, measured, improved and integrated into a coordinated approach to divert youth from crime, having regard to the NSW Government's commitment to working in partnership with Aboriginal people;
• staffing levels and workforce issues, including police staffing,
in regional and rural areas and how services can be improved to reduce youth crime in these areas;
• recidivism rates in regional and rural areas, and related impacts on the community, services and law enforcement;
• the range of functions being performed by NSW police officers, including mental health assistance and youth welfare, on behalf of other agencies in regional and rural areas, and the supports required to assist police; and
• any other related matter. The Committee has stated it intends to undertake further hearings and community consultation throughout 2025.
q Sheri Guthrie is petitioning for fair airfares to and from Coffs Harbour Airport.
together and found success raising money for charity.
“We wanted to try to keep the funds and spend them locally, creating local events and supporting local people,” Elisse said.
Since then the group has received funding through grants and other activities, which they use to support mental health initiatives in the Nambucca Valley.
“Time2Talk is about opening doors and ending the stigma around mental health,” Elisse said.
“We endeavour to provide access to advice, support, and courses of action for Valley locals.”
This event was inspired by a Lifeline-run event - the ‘Out Of The Shadows Walk’ - held annually in Coffs Harbour.
“We went along to that event and thought we would like to have our own here in the Nambucca Valley.”
On Saturday, Elisse hopes Nambucca Valley locals make the Time2Talk Remembrance Walk a morning to remember.
Valley team.
No nukes till late 2030s: energy switch may
By Jennifer DUDLEYNICHOLSON, AAP
NUCLEAR power plants
could take up to fifteen years to establish in Australia and facilities to dispose of highlevel nuclear waste twice as long, an inquiry has heard.
Waste produced by the power plants might have to be stored at the nuclear sites in the meantime, experts said, until "deep geological facilities" could be developed.
The forecasts were revealed at the Nuclear Power Generation inquiry in Canberra last Thursday, which heard government agencies and departments had started to analyse and assess nuclear power proposals for Australia.
The probe comes five months after federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton announced plans to establish seven nuclear power plants across the country if his party won government at the next election.
But the announcement did not reveal the cost or potential delivery date for the energy technology.
International Atomic
Energy Agency predicted nuclear power plants would take 10 to 15 years to build in Australia, Department of Energy spokeswoman Clare McLaughlin told the inquiry.
"Their estimation is... if there were to be a removal of the moratorium (on nuclear energy), the soonest that Australia could conceivably be producing nuclear power would be in the late 2030s," she said.
"You're talking about a range between 2035 and 2040 and some of that will depend on the period that you take for community consultation, as well as establishing the regulatory and institutional frameworks that you need to do to implement that policy."
The agency's timeline mirrored experiences in other parts of the world, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency chief executive Gillian Hirth said.
"If you look at international case studies of recent rollouts of nuclear power programs, the United Arab Emirates, I think they reached their national position statement in about 2008," she said.
"They switched on their first of four nuclear power plants in 2020 and they switched on the fourth in 2024, so a 15 (to) 16-year time frame."
The UAE's first nuclear power plant was held up by a lack of skilled workers, Dr Hirth said, and Australia could face similar workforce hurdles, particularly because of its nuclear submarine commitments.
"We do have the technical competence... but with the AUKUS program running concurrently, workforce
would certainly present some challenges," she said.
Australia would need to make changes to deal with "high-level waste" from nuclear power plants, Australian Radioactive Waste Agency policy general manager Mark Weaver said, because the nation had no facilities able to deal with the material.
An underground facility to handle high-level waste had been established in Finland, Mr Weaver said, but it had taken 30 years.
"The time frames for
developing waste disposal facilities, particularly deep geological facilities, go to the decades," he said.
In the meantime, nuclear waste would likely be stored at the nuclear plants, Mr Weaver said.
But Liberal MP Ted O'Brien argued the nation would need a "permanent storage solution for military high-level radioactive waste" under its AUKUS plan and Australia already had obligations under international nuclear safety agreements.
Established in October, the inquiry is expected to probe the financial, technical, legal and environmental implications of switching from renewable to nuclear energy.
Labor MP and chair Dan Repacholi said the inquiry would hold public hearings in the seven regional towns near proposed nuclear sites: Mount Piper and Liddell in NSW, Loy Yang in Victoria, Tarong and Callide in Queensland, Port Augusta in South Australia and Collie in Western Australia.
q The coalition proposes building nuclear plants on the sites of existing and retired coal stations.
Photo: James Ross/ AAP PHOTOS.
Rally for native forests
By Andrew VIVIAN
THE Bob Brown Foundation has organised ten simultaneous events across the country on Saturday, 3 November to highlight its opposition to native forest logging.
The local ‘Rally for Native Forests’ will be held at the Morgo St Reserve, Urunga from 10:00 to 11.30am.
The Foundation is expecting thousands of people to join the rallies and call for an end to native forest
logging.
Opponents say the practice is accelerating the climate and biodiversity crises, causing worse bushfires, and destroying critical habitat for endangered koalas and Greater Gliders.
The Welcome to Country will be delivered by Dean Kelly, a Gumbaynggirr man and traditional custodian of the Urunga area.
Master of Ceremonies will be Cath Eaglesham, President of Bellingen Environment Centre.
Speakers include Anastasia
Guise, the co-editor of "Fire Stories", a multimodal storytelling project documenting the social and environmental impacts of the Black Summer fires on the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
She will be followed by Dr John Corkill, a founding member of North East Forest Alliance and Dr Grahame Douglas, an expert on the proposal for a Great Koala National Park.
Young environmentalist Erik Nelson, a HSC student at Coffs Harbour Senior
College, will also address attendees.
Meredith Stanton from the Blicks River Guardians and representatives from the Friends of Pine Creek and Forest Ecology Alliance will discuss the grassroots resistance movement pushing back against the logging of native forests.
Musicians to play at the event include the Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, Bellingen singer-songwriter Inga Van Dyke, and the Pine Creek choir, who will sing a peaceful protest song to end the Rally.
Ancient variant clue to Indigenous respiratory illness
By Keira JENKINS, AAP
A BREAKTHROUGH discovery has revealed an ancient gene variant influencing immune defences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The ancient variant of the natural killer receptor was identified by researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute, Monash University, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Colorado and Stanford University.
Natural killer cells are a type of white blood cell key in mediating early immune control against a broad range of viruses, Doherty Institute professor Katherine Kedzierska said.
These cells can restrict viruses from replicating in early stages of infection, which means they play an important role in the ability to prevent infection and recover from a virus.
Indigenous people are at higher risk of severe respiratory viral diseases, including influenza and COVID-19, Professor Kedzierska said.
The study provides a new understanding of immune response among people from across Oceania including
Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
"Indigenous people globally also have increased influenza, pneumonia hospitalisation rates," Prof Kedzierska told AAP.
"In addition to social and health determinants, the immune cells and especially genetic variations within immune cells may contribute to increased risk of respiratory diseases."
The researchers conducted in-depth genomic and molecular analysis of natural killer cells in Indigenous people, at the Stanford University genomic facility and the Australian Synchrotron.
About 200 'flavours' or types of natural killer cells exist in the body, the institute's Andrew Brooks said.
"What we've identified is a variant that changes the flavour, or the type of response, essentially that
the NK (natural killer) cells can make in the Indigenous population," Professor Brooks said.
"It probably enhances the capacity response to some things and it probably detracts capacity response to other things."
The natural killer variant identified by the research team appears to be exclusive to the people of Oceania.
Analysis of more than 1300 individuals revealed the frequency of this variant was as high as 28 percent among highland Papuans, and about six percent in Indigenous
people from northern Australia, Prof Kedzierska said.
Findings of the study could inform the design of new vaccines and immunotherapies.
"Understanding of immune responses in First Nations people globally is really important because immunological genetic studies do not often involve
First Nations people and other minority populations," she said.
"Our study really reveals the importance of working with First Nations people to understand immune responses and how we can protect everyone from severe infectious diseases, including respiratory viral infections."
The research has been published in the journal Cell.
q The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach will perform at the Urunga rally. Photo: Bob Brown Foundation.
q Katherine Kedzierska said Indigenous people have higher hospital rates for influenza and pneumonia. Photo: Supplied/AAP PHOTOS.
Calls to upgrade regional connectivity as 3G shuts down
By Kat WONG and Jacob SHTEYMAN, AAP
TELCOS are being urged to boost mobile coverage in regional Australia as thousands of residents with old phones lose their ability to make calls or texts as the 3G network shuts down.
Telstra and Optus on Monday joined TPG Telecom/ Vodafone in turning off 3G in a bid to boost the speed, capability and reliability of their 4G and 5G system.
Telcos have been preparing for the closures since 2019, but the official shutdown has been delayed twice due to concerns over a particular type of phone - often purchased overseas or second hand - that cannot connect to triple-zero on
newer networks.
These handsets use 4G for regular calls and texts but 3G for the emergency line, with fears many would not experience issues until they attempted to call triple-zero after the network's closure.
NSW Farmers rural affairs committee chair Deb Charlton called on telcos to make sure no one was left disconnected or in danger following the shutdown.
"Whether it's a landline, a mobile phone, a water meter or a tractor using telemetry technology, it's vital the shutdown of Australia's 3G network does not disrupt the function of important technologies and devices," Ms Charlton said.
"In 2024, we simply can't
afford not to be connected, and it's critical our telcos do everything in their power to ensure this shutdown does not put anyone's safety or connectivity at risk."
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has urged all Australians to check and, if needed, upgrade their tech.
"If you or someone you know has one of these 3G devices, please take action now and contact your service provider," she said.
Nationals leader David Littleproud said telcos and the government had not done enough to increase mobile phone coverage in regional Australia.
"We need to have some sort of regulatory guide rails to make sure they're investing
New work at Nexus
By Andrea FERRARI
LOCAL artist Mark Pryor will open his new exhibition called New Work, at Nexus Community Art Gallery in Bellingen on Sunday 3 November.
The body of work chronicles Mark’s ongoing dialogue with his immediate natural environment.
“I am fascinated by all the moods in nature, the vibrancy of the colour, by peripheral flashes of light that create that ‘moment’ of awe, the timeless patience,” Mark told News Of The Area.
Living and painting on the Mid North Coast, largely in Kempsey and some time on the Coffs Coast, Mark has followed the lure of his love for the natural world.
“[It has] taken me on a journey through pristine rainforests, sparse dry western plains, the gorgeous east coastline and humbling, spiritual experiences in Arnhem Land and Kakadu
National Park.
“These places, this world, sadly, are disappearing before my
very eyes.”
His aim with this exhibition was to record those moments.
in maintaining those towers and that they're upgraded," Mr Littleproud told Sky News.
"That's one of the big things that this government has failed to do and I think we should look at after the next election, if we're given the honour to lead the country."
To address the 60,000 affected phones in circulation, a federal law will come into effect on Monday forcing telcos to disconnect voice and data services on these devices.
Australians can find out if their phones are affected by texting "3" to the number 3498.
The shutdown will also impact devices such as smart watches and medical alarms.
For five years, mobile service providers have made
are
network is being shut down.
efforts to advise affected customers and urged them to upgrade any technology reliant on 3G.
All telcos have offered handset replacement options, with some providing free
devices for vulnerable members of the community.
Tasmania will be the first state to have its 3G network switched off and the other parts of the nation will be turned off by November 4.
While the natural environment deeply informs his art practice, Mark draws on his emotional response to develop a sense of place through strong mark making and vibrant colour.
He describes his work as “contemporary abstractlandscape”.
Understanding older women’s health
By Andrea FERRARI
COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) has teamed up with local health providers and experts to help women on their personal health care journey.
Together they will deliver the “Empower Your Health Forum” on 13 November at Shoreline Luxury Living’s Pavilion Room.
“Our aim for this forum is to give all of us more help, more ideas, and learnings to not only manage our everyday health but to improve our health and our mental wellbeing as older women,” Lorraine Penn, spokesperson for CHOWN told News Of The Area.
“We hope to attract women from all walks of life to learn more about how to live well into a long life.”
Medical research has shown that clinical trials have excluded or limited the involvement of women, so the data collected from males has been generalised to females.
This has resulted in real-life disadvantages for women.
“Today we finally have recognition that our bodies work differently to men and we have a whole lifetime of health events that are finally being acknowledged,” Ms Penn said.
“The more knowledge we have, the more control we have over our bodies [and] the healthier and
more invigorated we can become.”
Studies show women live on average between 1.26 years to 3.95 years longer than their male peers.
“It’s not simply about longevity, it’s about living well.
“Our workshop is just the start of empowering local women to understand new and improved health benefits.”
Guest presenters are coming from Health Voyage/Coffs Harbour Women’s Health, Beyond the Surface Counselling, TerryWhite Chemmart Care Clinic, City Cave and gentle exercise guru, Daniela Martignago.
His chosen medium is oils, watercolours, and 24 ct gold leaf.
“This exhibition will be my fourth exhibition at Nexus Gallery, and I am very happy to be sharing the whole gallery space with the amazing local artist, Greg Coates, who is exhibiting in the Studio Gallery,” he said. Both artists will attend the opening of their exhibitions at noon on Sunday.
The shows run until Friday, 29 November.
q People still using 3G-connected devices
urged to upgrade as the
Photo: Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS.
q Rainforest over ocean by Mark Pryor.
q Lagoon orchids by Mark Pryor.
q Lorraine Penn from Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network.
Touchdown: Airbus A220 flights begin
By Andrea FERRARI
QANTAS' new Airbus A220 is now operational at Coffs Harbour Airport.
The first flight arrived on Sunday night watched by the local aviation community, keen to get a photo of the aircraft and its Indigenous livery.
Flying to and from Melbourne, the A220 increases services to five per week.
It has seating for 137 passengers, including ten business class seats.
Coffs Harbour Airport General Manager Frank Mondello, said seeing the A220 touchdown was an
exciting milestone for the airport and community in terms of greater regional connectivity.
“Having the new A220 operating directly between Coffs Harbour and Melbourne will be a major boost for the region and our community,” he said in a statement.
“The A220 provides an incredible 71,000 seats annually between the two destinations, an increase of 20 percent on current capacity.”
Coffs Harbour is the second regional city in Australia to be serviced by the Qantas A220.
QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan said it would
provide an improved experience for travellers to and from Coffs Harbour.
“We’ve had great feedback from customers on the A220 since it first started flying on our network earlier this year."
City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams said the service provides “an enhanced link between our premier regional destination and a major metropolitan market – turbocharging opportunities for business and recreational tourism".
“The Qantas A220 service provides scale and will help Coffs leverage on its rare status as an ECO Destination," she said.
Energy market operator 'can't guarantee' lower bills
By Marion Rae RAE, AAP
REPEALING nuclear bans and drafting new environmental, safety and technical guidelines are expected to blow the opposition's nuclear timeline.
Australian Energy Regulator chair Clare Savage confirmed to a federal inquiry last Wednesday that Australia would be "looking at eight to 10 years for the regulatory framework itself", not including the time it takes to build the first plant.
Mrs Savage also warned the Senate committee that energy consumers face the risk of more price rises because of the electricity system's exposure to volatile commodity markets and increasingly unreliable coal generators.
She said there had been more outages at coal-fired power stations in the past three months than in any other three-month period since October 2021.
Forward prices remained "stubbornly high"
with coal plant owners less willing to commit to supply and others unwilling to take on the risk, she said, which flows through to the prices paid by homes and businesses.
Mrs Savage urged consumers to go to the official Energy Made Easy website to get a better deal, with the latest data showing a rise in the residential electricity customers using hardship programs.
Nationals senator Matt Canavan said it was a "huge gap and scandal" that the Australian Energy Market Operator could not model whether power prices would be lower in five years time as renewable energy takes over.
Giving evidence to the Senate inquiry into energy planning and regulation, AEMO chief executive Daniel Westerman said he "can't guarantee" power bills will fall.
The latest system plan sets out the new generation, energy storage and transmission needed to achieve net zero by 2050,
at a cost of $122 billion, not including the costs of building new poles and wires.
"We work to the national electricity objectives designed to promote the efficient investment and operation of energy services in the long-term interests of consumers," Mr Westerman said.
The plan for the development of the power system is required to deliver reliability and security and reflects government policy settings, including emissions reduction targets.
AEMO's executive general manage for system design Merryn York said they follow a "least-cost" pathway under the marketbased system, which "should deliver the lowest price".
In April, the nation's energy ministers agreed to expand the approach to include demand forecasting for consumer energy resources such as rooftop solar and electric vehicles, as well as the interactions between electricity and gas.
"The pathway that Australia is on is a very common one," Mr Westerman said.
More recently, governments have requested AEMO take on new functions to further support the energy transition, he said, including the capacity investment scheme designed to boost
renewable sources by 2030.
But energy giants have called for reforms to how the national electricity market operates beyond 2030, by which time it should be operating with 82 percent renewables under existing targets.
Leading in opinion polls ahead of the 2025 federal election, the opposition
plans to roll out seven nuclear reactors to replace ageing coal-fired power plants.
Coalition leader Peter Dutton says the first nuclear plants could be operational by 2035 to 2037, with coalfired power kept running for longer to plug the generation gap.
q The Qantas Airbus A220 arrives in Coffs Harbour. Photos: supplied.
q Mayor Nikki Williams with Qantas cabin crew and Gurmesh Singh MP, Pat Conaghan MP and Airport General Manager Frank Mondello. Photo: supplied.
q An inquiry is probing the cost of the nation's investment in the transition to net zero. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP.
By Manny WOOD
What is Voluntary Assisted Dying?
SAMANTHA has terminal cancer.
She consults her solicitor regarding her rights under the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act, which commenced late last year.
Samantha is advised that the legislated process can allow her to be given medication to bring about her death at a time of her choice.
Approval is required from the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Board and to be assessed, all eligibility criteria must be met.
The person must be an adult who meets residency requirements in NSW and they must have a medical condition that is “advanced and progressive”.
The condition must, on the balance of probabilities, cause death within six months (or 12 months in the case of a neurodegenerative disease) and cause the person to be suffering in a way “they consider intolerable”.
A condition may be considered intolerable, if it is causing physical or nonphysical suffering and it is a “subjective” assessment determined by the applicant.
A person is not eligible for assessment just because they have a disability, dementia or a mental health impairment.
The person must possess “decisionmaking capacity” and must make the “enduring” decision voluntarily.
In NSW, a request for VAD must be made on three separate occasions including a written declaration.
VAD is not available to a person who has lost capacity and it cannot be validly requested in an advance health care directive nor by an enduring guardian.
A person seeking access to VAD must be informed about all palliative care and treatment options available to them, and the likely outcomes of their care and treatment.
Eligibility is assessed by two independent medical practitioners.
If Samantha was eligible and wished to proceed with VAD, she would need to then apply to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board.
The Board has five members, consisting of barristers and doctors.
In the first three months of operation in NSW, 517 patients made “first requests”, 373 were assessed as “eligible”, 246 “substance authorisations” were approved and there were 131 voluntary assisted dying deaths.
Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net. au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.
This fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.
The Big Screen
By Lindsay HALL
FILMMAKER Robert Zemeckis has been responsible for a number of cultural touchstones in his long career (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) and it looks as though he’s attempting another with Here.
Reuniting his most iconic screen couple in Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, Zemeckis is offering up a blockbuster release with an experimental sensibility.
The concept of this film is the chronicling of a single place in the world – from the first stirrings of life millions of years ago through to the American family that ultimately builds a home and houses several generations.
An adaptation of a 2014 comic strip by Richard McGuire, this is the kind of story playing straight for the heart, following the ebb and flow of close relationships over the course of time.
Ozploitation is alive and well with the release of Rippy to cinemas.
The debut feature for writer/director Ryan Coonan – based on a prior short film of his – is a horror film set in an outback town beset by the savage attacks of… a zombie Kangaroo.
Instead of playing as an over-thetop horror-comedy, the cast and crew are determined to play the whole thing straight down the line, aiming for the style and tone of “Jaws” or, perhaps more accurately, Ozploitation classics such as “Razorback”.
The result might be a curio for fans of the genre, but the lack of any real sense of fun means this is not likely to stand the test of time.
Aiming to bring the laughs this week is Saturday Night, a pseudo-biographical account of the hours leading up to the first ever broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975.
Your interest in this film is really going to come down to your interest in the long standing, iconic US sketch comedy show.
That first show faced a number of challenges before going live, and the film
takes great delight in recreating, and greatly embellishing, those tensions.
In the end, however, it expects the audience to have a significant level of familiarity with the show and its legacy, which can leave some of the moments of both drama and levity a bit flat.
It also loses a few points in my book for making fun of my childhood hero, Jim Henson.
A promising entry in Aussie “prestige horror” is The Moogai, from First Nations filmmaker Jon Bell.
A “horror as metaphor” tale about an indigenous mother who begins to fear that an evil spirit may be threatening her newborn, the feature debut is adapted from Bell’s own short film.
Strong performances from the Australian cast combine with satisfyingly creepy imagery to make this film a worthwhile watch .
Another stylish-but-shallow action film hits the screens with Weekend in Taipei.
A French/Taiwanese coproduction that derives most of its appeal from the frenetic sequences shot in an exotic locale, the film follows DEA Agent John Lawlor (Luke Evans) as he pursues an international drug cartel and reunites with driver and former lover Joey (Gwei Lun-mei).
There exists a fascinating cottageindustry churning out fairly generic action films – they are competently shot and usually feature one or two recognisable faces.
Interest in these films usually varies based on whether you want to see the same film with a new face, or check out the next identical instalment featuring Liam Neeson.
Finally, for those interested in a genuine foreign film this week, There’s Still Tomorrow comes to Australian screens.
A period film set in post-WWII Italy, the story follows a woman
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
My personal trainer took some 'before' photos of me at the start of a 12week gym program.
I look much fitter, feel better, and now fit into clothes I haven't worn for years.
The problem is, I was recently flicking through the trainer's Instagram account and came across my before and after photos.
I was horrified!
I don't want everyone seeing me in my gym gear looking hideous.
I can understand why it is good for her business, but it's not good for me. Help!
Rowena L,
Dear Rowena,
Oh hell. I've seen a lot of this before and after stuff lately.
There are before and after bathroom makeovers, before and after haircuts and colours, and before and after first-day-of-school photos, where the kids look like they've done a Mud, Sweat and Tears challenge when really they've just been colouring in and eating five varieties of processed foods. There are before and after house renovations, and before and after visits to the dog groomer, and before and after divorce photos, with women throwing their wedding dresses into a fire pit, singing Pink's 'So What', and getting sloshed.
I get it from your trainer's
struggling to support her family amidst the poverty of that era, the political turmoil of the time and an abusive husband.
perspective, Rowena.
She's been working hard, encouraging you to do 20 more goblet squats when you can hardly breathe, and 50 lunges when your muscles are so fatigued that you can't even bend down to tie your shoe laces, and now it's time for payback.
You look great and your progress will encourage others, but yes, before photos are never flattering. That's the whole point of them.
They always seem to be taken in surgicalstrength lighting where every imperfection is exaggerated. No one smiles in a before photo either.
They are probably feeling miserable because they've just forked out a small fortune to be tortured and they are 'hangry' because they started the day with an apple instead of a croissant and a cappuccino.
Did you sign anything to say that your photos could be used for promotional purposes?
If not, I think you are well within your rights to ask for the photos to be taken down, or at least modified with your face pixelated or replaced with an emoji, so you aren't recognisable.
Wonderful news about your progress though. Well done.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
When Delia (Paolla Cortellesi) realises that her daughter Marcella is set to repeat her own cycle of submission to abuse and control, she chooses to ensure the opportunities for a better future.
There’s a lot going on in this film, including charting the shift in culture brought by political reform as well as the changing role of women in Italian society.
As a story of confronting and changing the story of abuse however, this is a memorable and ultimately uplifting film.
Complacency towards highly toxic pesticides
DEAR News Of The Area,
I HAVE a differing viewpoint to the one
Urgent change needed
DEAR News Of The Area,
LAST week I witnessed and assisted at a traffic accident involving two cars at the intersection of Giinagay Way and Valla Beach Road. Thankfully there were no fatalities.
The confusion over changed conditions at this intersection continues.
expressed by Ted Knoblock in the last issue of NOTA.
I am a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture, a qualified Horticulturist of 45 years experience and I have taught the chemical user course for NSW TAFE Between 2013 and 2018.
awards night held at Coffs Harbour.
and increased levels of uptake by diligent well educated and responsible farmers.
Changes to the speed limit approaching this intersection from both the north and south and clarity of the line markings is urgently needed. I hope that the recent data collection highlights causes for these ongoing accidents and generates solutions sooner rather than later - before there is a fatal accident
Most pesticides in particular dimethoate have a toxicity rating.
Dimethoate is highly toxic to mammals and extremely toxic to birds, insects (bees) and fish.
It has been referred to as a potential human carcinogen by the Californian EPA in proposition 65.
Regards, E MULLIGAN, Valla Beach.
I had a sobering experience on Friday night at the Australian Institute of Horticulture national
Graham Ross, well known on Channel 7 and one of the most respected personalities and horticulturists in the country, informed me that five of my previous teachers at Ryde School of Horticulture have all died of cancer from handling these so-called innocuous safe pesticides during their apprenticeships.
Operator risk is extreme.
I reject the comments made against Integrated Pest Management.
In the last 20 years there has been significant change
We need to support better techniques that are less harmful to the environment, our society and our economy. In short we need to stop using anachronistic, obsolete poisons and look at a truly sustainable regenerative approach to balancing farm ecology.
Change is continuous, let's get with the program.
Faithfully, Marc PERCIVAL, Nambucca Valley.
Dorrigo hosts 22nd Folk and Bluegrass Festival
By Mary KEILY
BLESSED by a long weekend of little rain, the town of Dorrigo hosted its 22nd Folk and Bluegrass Festival from 2527 October.
The festival is one of the major events held in the Bellingen Shire each year.
Perched on the picturesque Dorrigo plateau, the three-day event featured concerts from international and local artists, workshops, dances, children’s events and jamming.
The festival’s Old Time Music School, which has been running for six years, was held the week prior, with
overseas tutors and locals teaching specialised classes.
Festival Director Bridget Rees highlighted the closeknit nature of the event.
“Everybody has so much respect for the festival as it's grown,” Bridget told NOTA.
“Everything that it takes to put this festival in place is done with love.
“A lot of stallholders become part of our family too.
“When this one ends, we say: ‘Yes, we need you next year’.
“Most love to come back.”
Workshops on offer included learning about healing harp therapy and scoring arrangements for a “pop up” string orchestra.
The children’s tent amused adults as well, including a puppet show by a clown doctor who studied with French stage actor and coach Jaques Lecoq in Paris.
Attendees cried to sublime stories sung by Michael Waugh, who had just won Contemporary
Album of the Year at this year’s Australian Folk Music Awards.
As festivals around the country struggle with rising fees, Bridget said the key to the event's longevity is sticking to a formula that works.
“There’s always been that fine line of ‘you don’t need to get big and you don’t need to change’.
“I know what I want to present as a festival and give a house concert feel,” Bridget told NOTA.
“We call it the ‘listening festival’ and the ‘musician's festival’.”
Another unique factor is that the festival has never permitted alcohol nor big sponsors.
“It creates a place where people can come and it's okay for kids to walk somewhere and busk and not worry there's a rowdy group over here,” Bridget said.
“We have created a beautiful safe place.”
Juniors begin cricket season
COFFS Harbour District Cricket Association’s juniors have returned to the field for the start of their Sixers Cricket League season.
The Under 14s got their season underway last week on Wednesday afternoon.
Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels beat defending premiers Nana Glen Lizards by seven wickets at Nana Glen.
The home side batted first and posted 2/56 from 18 overs, Zoe Tarlinton top scoring for the Lizards with a knock of 24 not out.
The Rebels chased down the total in the eleventh over.
Last season’s runnersup Sawtell Storm opened their season with a dominant 71-run win against Bellingen/Dorrigo Blue at Toormina Oval.
The home side opened the batting and posted an
excellent total of 0/160 off 20 overs.
Riley Wood top scored with 47 retired not out, while Denzel WynnePrimus finished on 36 not out, and Jaybien Johnson scored 31 retired not out.
Chasing 161 for victory, Bellingen/Dorrigo were restricted to 5/89 from their 20 overs.
Riley Wood backed up his top score taking 1-3 off two overs, and Bianca Dyson retired not out on 24 for Bellingen/Dorrigo.
Diggers Cricket Club had a ten wicket win against Coffs Colts at Reg Ryan Oval.
Colts opened the batting and finished at 7/49 from 20 overs.
Zayden Parry took 2-4 from his two overs, while Dustin Parry took 1-1 from his two overs.
Diggers chased down the total in the eighth over,
SPORTS
Sehaj singh Mahal finished on 26 not out.
The Under 16s season also got underway last week, with opening round matches in Macksville, Nana Glen, and Toormina.
Last season’s runnersup Macksville Bulls started their season with an eight wicket win at home against last season’s premiers Bellingen/Dorrigo.
The visitors opened the batting and posted 7/71 from their 20 overs.
Bianca Dyson top scored for her side with a knock of 27.
Ash Angel took 2-3 from two overs for the Bulls, with Samuel Jenkinson taking 2-5 from two overs.
The Bulls chased down the total in the 10th over, Riley Symonds leading home his side with a top knock of 44 not out off 23 balls.
Sawtell Sloggers
were also opening round winners, beating the Coffs Colts by 51 runs at Toormina Oval.
Sawtell opened the batting and scored 4/143 from their 20 overs.
The Sloggers defended their total restricting the Colts to 3/92 from 20 overs.
Nana Glen Lizards started their season with a six wicket win at home against the Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels.
The Rebels scored 5/74 from 20 overs after opening the batting, Zane Guthrie taking 2-2 from his two overs for the Lizards.
The Lizards chased down the total after 11 overs, Zane Guthrie retiring not out on 33.
The second round of the Under 12s season was decided last Saturday morning.
Diggers Cricket Club Blue won their second
straight game to start the season, having a 36-run win against Urunga at Reg Ryan Oval.
Diggers opened the batting and finished at 7/66 after fourteen-pointfour overs.
Sehaj singh Mahal finished on 38 not out, while Benjamin Stride took 4-11 from his three overs for Urunga.
Diggers successfully defended their total, restricting Urunga to 2/30 from fourteen overs.
Macksville Bulls White also won their second straight game to start the season, beating Diggers Cricket Club Red by three wickets at Macksville.
Diggers opened the batting and finished at 8/64 in the 14th over.
Daniel Martin finished on 26 not out, with Arjun Singh Sidhu taking 2-2 from one over, and Cooper Heinz
2-5 from his one-point-two overs.
Macksville chased down the total in the 18th over, Zayden Parry taking 2-7 from his two overs for Diggers.
Nana Glen Lizards had a nine wicket win against the Woolgoolga Rebels in Woolgoolga.
The home side opened the batting and scored 8/52 from 20 overs, Edison Hay and Kade White both taking 1-1 from their two overs. The Lizards chased down the total in the 10th over, Jack O'Connor finishing on 24 not out.
Defending champions Bellingen Green were also winners in Round 2, beating Dorrigo by nine wickets in Dorrigo.
The home side opened the batting and scored 1/62 from 20 overs.
Bellingen chased down the total after fourteen overs.
q Full audience participation for artist Michael Waugh.
q Mickey and Michelle from ‘Restrung’ sharing their knowledge of arrangements.
q Kids coordinator Betsy Evans and her mother Bridget Rees, the festival’s director.
Swell chasing memories
By Kim SATCHELL
THE upcoming ‘Swell Chasers: Surf Stories from the Mid North Coast’ exhibition at Yarrila Arts and Museum is gathering momentum, receiving a gratifying response from the community.
Contributors including leaders in surfboard design, industry, media, professional and amateur surfers, environmental activists and surfing fans have provided a wealth of material for curators to work with.
The exhibition will present a social and cultural history
Frost, curator at Yarrila Place, in the Local Studies Archive.
centred on surfing in Coffs Harbour and the broader Mid North Coast.
The multimedia collection will include paintings, photographs, sculpture and ceramics steeped in surfculture and the ocean.
There will be an emphasis upon artefacts, designs, texts and mediums that are historically authentic rather than reproductions or fabrications.
“It will be interesting for all to see, but also only a small part of the area’s surf history, albeit better than lost in dusty sheds and hazy memories,” local surfer and champion bodyboarder Warwick Appleton said.
Nambucca Heads Golf Club
By Geoff McCANN
CLUB Championships continued this week on the Island – Thank you to our Championship sponsors HLV Partners for the Men, and Bernared Laverty Funerals for the Women.
Starting off the week with a Medley Stableford sponsored by Nambcca Smash Repairs, won by
Graeme Bassam (27) with 40 points on c/b from Jason Isaac (10) – the ball rundown to 34 points on c/b. NTP’s to Scott Acton on 5, Stuart Johnston on 7, Lee Harrison on 8, Ian Smith won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, Keith Elphick got Stu’s ball on 15 and the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18 went to Kai Burkinshaw.
Last round of the Women’s Championship on
Wednesday. Congratulations to Women’s Champion Sue Brooks, “B” Grade Donna Easey & “C” Grade Linda Piccin. In the daily event, Lisa Guest (20) won Division 1 with 67 net fron Tiffany Paul (18) net 69. Ann Antcliff won Division 2 with net 68 from Narelle Delaney (30) net 70, Robyn Dyer (37) won Division 3 with net 72 from Linda Piccin (34) net
Nambucca Bowls Report
By Charlie POTTER
NEWS from Iluka: The yearly trip to Iluka has again proved dramatic with the heart failure of Tony Urquhart on the last end of the last game Saturday afternoon. A quick response from a paramedic who was there brought Tony back and he is now improving in Gold Coast Hospital. Our best wishes from all of us at the Bowlo for a speedy recovery, Urky! In other news, BillyBob Ruane's team was the Round 1 winner and Urky won round 2. But that
was the end of the successes and, no doubt, all resorted to imbibing, at which they are arguably better.
Wed Oct 23 The Nissan/ Breakaway selected Triples attracted 24 starters and Mick Hari, Bonsai Coughlan and Graham Hines were the winners. Theresa Meehan, Ken Brown and BillyBob Ruane were second and Tom Reynolds, Tas Fribbins and Chris D'Elboux third. Tommy also was Lucky Bowler but missed drawing his rink. Lucky Losers were Stu and Jeremy Thorne and Bruce
Mason. Regarding points for the Breakaway trip - still no updated scores since July.
Friday Oct 25 Winners were Perry McNally, Bill Mann and Gary Tierney. Syd Campton, Chris D'Elboux and Harry Boston were second and Darrel Jones, Dirk Winwood and Warren Gallop third. Lucky Losers were Benson, G Wicks and B John. Chris D'Elboux found success as the Lucky Bowler, sharing the $600 jackpot with Andrew Shearer, Stoi, Terry Snowden, Tony Stokes and Trevor Hannaford.
Bowraville Bowls Report
SINCERE apologies bowls fans for the extended breakdown in communication but with the opening of the new club, it's been pretty hectic round 'ere.
The major and minor singles titles have been decided in the last month.
Graham Hines added the A Grade singles title to his mantle with a hard fought 2517 win over David Johnson, which was one of the great
deciders in the club's history. Graham adds that to his fours and pairs titles he's already secured this year.
John Cowie and Dallas Walker fought it out for the B Grade title last Saturday. Another very entertaining final was witnessed under the roof with John claiming his maiden championship win with a 26-15 victory. Congratulations to all finalists,
particularly the winners. The club triples draw is up on the board so skips, please organise yourselves and get it on asap.
Social bowls, club select triples, is still 1pm Thursday. Names in by 12.30 please for a fun arvo of bowls complete with raffles and lucky bowler prizes for just $15. Saturday social is just $5, also at 1pm, format will depend on numbers.
Another feature of the program co-ordinated by Tori Southwell, the Program Facilitator of the Gallery and Museum, will be a series of ‘Fluid Floor Talks’ with influential figures from the region’s surf fraternity.
Ahead of the exhibition, Appleton has come forward with an interesting local history conundrum, questioning if he and his friend Craig “Charlie” Bird were the first people to surf the treacherous Coffs Reef on bodyboards in around 1983/84.
“To my knowledge noone had, but if someone had a serious dig on a surfboard before that, hats off to them because it would have been
75.The Ball rundown to 74 on c/b. NTP’s to Deidre Fletcher, Marilyn McNally & Lyn Vidler on 5, Henny Oldenhove, Jennifer Johnston & Robyn Dyer on 8, Kerrie Eichorn won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, & Henny Oldenhove won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18. Tiffany Paul was the best putter.
A 4BBB Medley Stableford on Thursday. Paul McElhinney & Lee Fewings (49) combined well to score 49 points to win from Gary Laing & John Morgan (18) 46 points and Daryl Wall & Barry Hinton (17) with 44 points. . The Ball rundown to 41 points on c/b. Jason Palasty canned the “Ecomist” Longest putt on 1st Hole, other NTP’s to Daryl Wall on 5 with his first ever Hole-in-one on 5, Stuart Johnston on 7, Dylan Mann on 8, Ken Marriott won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, Greg McCoy on 15 and Ken Klem took the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18. Saturday was 3rd round of Men’s Championships. Glen Crow (10) won “ A” Grade with 64 net from Bryce McCarroll (3) net 65. Matt Baker (9)
Sunday Social Oct 27. 16 bowlers and Jock Headley, Stu Thorne and Nerida Blackford were the winners with Chris Davis and Michelle Fredericks the Lucky Losers.
Mixed Fours Championship entry sheet is up. Closes Nov 22.
A 3 Bowl Triples fundraiser for the local Nambucca Valley Parkinsons and Cancer Support is down for Nov 28. Time : 8.15 -Noon. Cost: $10 a head and wear a purple of pink outfit. The entry sheet on the board suggests staying on for a bistro lunch but I assume that is extra.
Fingers crossed for Urky!
The new club has been open for just over two months now and the response has been fantastic. It’s truly a great space the town can be proud of with the beautiful views and family friendly facilities. A special mention to the Bowraville Bistro who have been providing magnificent meals seven days a week. 12-2pm and 5-8pm are their opening hours so please come on down for a great feed and a drink
difficult on the surfboards before then,” Appleton told News Of The Area. Growing up in Orlando Street the bodyboarder would often see the Reef spilling its guts on his way to surfing Park Beach and curiosity and the gung-ho spirit of adventure eventually got the better of him.
If anyone has information about the break being surfed prior, email media@ newsofthearea.com.au.
Swell Chasers will be on exhibition at Yarrila Arts and Museum on Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour from Saturday 23 November 2024 until 2 February 2025.
scratch winner 74. “B” Grade was won by Trevor Peter (17) net 64 from Christian Knight (12) net 67, Scratch winner Phillip Frost 83. Roy Louis (31) won “C” Grade with 63 net from Andrew Bagust (26) net 71, Scratch winner Robert Reid 92. The Ball rundown to net 74 on c/b. Garry Johnston won the “Ecomist” Longest Putt on 1st Hole, other NTP’s to Nathan Ison on 5, Graham Watson on 8, Matt Dyer won the “Pizza This voucher on 13, Ross Smith on 15 and Garry Johnstone collected the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
The Final Round of the Men’s Championship on Sunday. Congratulations to Club Champion Troy Herbert and ”A” Grade net winner Glen Crow. “B” Grade winner was Christian Knight, net winner Joe Street. “C” Grade winner was James McIlveen, net winner Robert Reid. Full last round and Championship result details are available on Members Portal.
Check out the updated Leaderboards for Eclectic, TopGun Shootout and the monthly “Island Challenge”. See you on the Island!
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Barbara MARANIK
THE Melbourne Cup is coming!!!
Come one come all in your glad rags & have a great day of bridge.
Upcoming events: 5th November –Melbourne Cup day. 11am START
16th November – Red points
27th November – under 100 MP’s for the people new to bridge
3rd November – Red Point evening
Results for week ending 27th October 2024
Monday 21st October – 3 tables Equal 1st Susie Keur & Paul Coe AND Pat Bride & Collee Robertson (56%), 3rd Carol McKee & Daphne Priestly (53%)
Thursday 24th October –5 ½ tables +SGM North 1st Carol McKee & Rob Marshall (60%), 2nd Mike Siford & Colin Tolley (53%), 3rd Barbara Lott & Linda Siford (47%) South 1st Merits Pailthorpe & Barry Butler (64%), 2nd Sandra Ellis & Vicki Walker (58%). 3rd Janet Dyson & Maureen Cowan (56%)
Saturday 19th October 2 ½ tables 1st Vicki Walker & Daphne Priestly (57%), 2nd Barbara Maranik & Maureen Cowan (57%), 3rd Colleen Robertson & Libby Knight (50%)
Tuesday 22nd October –4 ½ tables 1st Richard Levy & Warwick Knight (71%), Libby Knight & Vicki Walker (59%), Maureen Cowan & Barbara Maranik (52%)
q Club Champion Troy Herbert with Club Caption Ray Guiana.
q Daryl Wall.
q Ashleigh
NEWMAN, Betty May
29th October 2024, passed peacefully at Grange Care Community, Coffs Harbour surrounded by her family. Late of Nambucca Heads, formerly of North Arm via Bowraville. Dearly beloved wife of Henry (dec’d). Loving mother and mother-in-law of Keith & Maree, Joy & David and Judith & Gary. Adored grandmother and great-grandmother of her grandchildren. Fond sister of Beryl.
In Her 102nd Year
In Peace & Reunited With Henry Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Betty’s Funeral Service to be held in St John’s Anglican Church, Nambucca Heads on Monday 4th November 2024, commencing at 2.00 pm, thence for interment in Nambucca Heads Anglican Cemetery, Nambucca Heads.
Bettys Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.
KEITH LOGUE & SONS
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Public Notices
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF BOWRAVILLE RECREATION CLUB CO-OP LTD TRADING AS BOWRA SPORTS HUB
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, 24 November 2024, at Bowra Sports Hub, 2 Coronation Street, Bowraville commencing at 10am. Nominations for a position as a Director of the Club must be lodged by email or delivered to the Club by 17 November 2024. Nomination forms can be obtained at the Club or email admin@bowrasportshub.com.au.
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SBS VICELAND, 9.30pm
Borne of the Indian culture’s rich storytelling history and the advent of motion pictures, the Hindi film industry –or Bollywood (a portmanteau of “Bombay” and “Hollywood”) – is renowned for its colourful costumes, spectacular settings, sweeping romances and, of course, its signature dance scenes. In an illuminating and informative feature, filmmaker Anupam Sharma (above, unIndian) discovers how this expressive and celebratory form of cinema swept the world and formed a particularly strong love affair with Australia. Featuring an abundance of clips among commentary from critics, experts and industry professionals including Amit Khanna and Anupam Kher, this entertaining doco is catnip for cinephiles.
SATURDAY
NO TIME TO DIE
NBN, 7.30pm
Daniel Craig wraps up his time with Her Majesty’s Secret Service as superspy James Bond in this fitting finale that ranks among 007’s best outings. After an explosive opening scene, the film finds Bond retired from MI6 duty and enjoying a quiet life in picturesque Jamaica. His peace is soon interrupted, however, when his CIA buddy Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) turns up seeking his help. His subsequent mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist sees Bond outmaneuver his successor Nomi (Lashana Lynch, pictured), leading him to a scarred villain (Rami Malek) who is armed with a dangerous new technology that’s capable of killing millions. Closing out his five-film run as the iconic agent, Craig well and truly signs off from the enduring franchise with a bang.
TUESDAY
TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE
ABC TV, 8.30pm
No decent mixtape (or playlist, nowadays) is complete without a striking, thunderous anthem to tie the whole thing together at the end and leave its listener feeling satisfied. Music journalist Zan Rowe concludes her third collection of intimate interviews with a worthy candidate: powerhouse performer Casey Donovan (pictured with Rowe). After winning Australian Idol at the age of 16, Donovan rocketed to national fame, but her career and personal life have not always been a smooth ride. The Sister Act star reveals the real person behind the headlines and alludes to the highs and lows of the past 20 years as she shares five songs that mean “sanctuary” to her in a revealing yet cryptic chat.
FRIDAY, November 1
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: Nolly. (Ml, R) 1.45 Plum. (Mal,
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.
7.35 Gardening Australia. Jerry Coleby-Williams goes to a bamboo nursery. 8.35 Miniseries: Nolly. (Ml) Part 3 of 3.
Fisk. (Ml, R) Helen finds herself obligated to help. 9.50 Question Everything. (R)
(PG, R)
The Larkins At Christmas. (PG, R)
1.55 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
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3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. (PG)
8.30 Castle Secrets. (Mav)
9.25 Kennedy. (Premiere)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 The Lesson. (Premiere, Mal)
12.20 The Wall: Cover Your Tracks. (Malsv, R)
3.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.
Wide Open Sky. Continued. (2015) 6.50 Dancing Ninja. (2010, PG) 8.40 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 10.25 Blow Dry. (2001, M) 12.05pm Arab Blues. (2019, M, Arabic) 1.45 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles. (2005, PG, Japanese) 3.45 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 5.25 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 7.30 Last Film Show. (2021, M, Gujarati) 9.35 Maja Ma. (2022, M, Hindi) 12.05am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs talks to Stephanie Alexander.
8.30 Growing Home With Jamie Durie: The Big Dig. (PG) Part 2 of 4.
9.30 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. (Mas, R) The story of the 2018 murder of British backpacker Grace Millane and how her killer was caught.
11.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl, R)
1.05 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: For The Love Of Chocolate. (2021, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. (PGa, R)
8.40 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists attack world leaders in London. Gerard Butler.
10.40 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (PGls)
11.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.30 Pointless. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Drive TV. (R)
3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 MOVIE: Sleeping With The Enemy. (1991, M) 10.30
6am Children’s Programs. Noon Gossip Girl. 2.00 La Brea. 3.00 The Golden Girls. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Soccer. Joga Bonito Tour. Ronaldinho XI v Cahill XI. From CommBank Stadium, Sydney. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.25 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 11.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 12.30 Home
SATURDAY, November 2
6.00 Australian Story: The Big Lap – Fiona MacDonald. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: Beechworth, Victoria. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Grantchester. (PGv) A woman Alphy knows goes missing. 8.20 Vera. (Mv, R) Part 2 of 4. After a surgeon is shot dead and his daughters abducted, DCI Stanhope and her team pursue the killer.
9.50 Plum. (Mal, R) Plum’s ex-wife Renee tries to help him.
10.45 Countdown To War. (R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG)
8.25 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres. (R) 9.15 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. (PG, R)
10.10 So Long, Marianne. (Mals)
11.05 Paris Paris. (PGas, R)
12.05 Hope. (Mv, R)
2.10 Significant Other. (Mal, R)
3.30 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R)
4.20 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (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 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team meets the Giants of Mandurah.
7.30 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996, Mv, R) The US president and his motley group of allies battle to save Earth from an armada of attacking aliens. Will Smith, Bill Pullman.
10.25 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000, Mlv, R) A helicopter pilot goes on the run. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport. 12.55 Taken. (Mav, R) Bryan Mills fights for his life.
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6am Morning Programs.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: No Time To Die. (2021, Malv) Bond tries to rescue a kidnapped scientist. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek.
10.45 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015, MA15+alv, R) Owen Wilson.
12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R)
1.30 The Garden Gurus. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 Shark Tank. (PGa, R) A business owner with an unexciting product has the Sharks in a frenzy when she reveals sales numbers. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) A man is struck in the groin by a javelin. 11.45 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
6am Five
Flights Up. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.20 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 8.25 Wide Open Sky. (2015) 10.00 The Lawnmower Man. (1992, M) 12.35pm Anonymous. (2011, M) 3.00 Dancing Ninja. (2010, PG) 4.50 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 6.35 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 8.30 End Of Watch. (2012, MA15+) 10.30 Body Double. (1984, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, November 3
6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
8.00 Fisk. (PG)
8.30 Plum. (Ml) Plum takes his family to Melbourne.
9.25 I Was Actually There: Nicky Winmar’s Stand Against Racism. (Ml, R)
9.55 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R)
10.55 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R)
11.55 Fires. (Final, Mal, R)
12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 4.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 5.00
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Gunpowder Plot: Countdown To Treason.
9.20 Caral: Sacred City In The Andes. (PGa)
10.20 Wuthering Harlots: Pride And Prostitution. (MA15+as, R) 11.15 American Presidency With Bill Clinton. (PG, R)
4.15 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 Al Jazeera News.
Scandinavian Star. 6.05 Big Zuu’s 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. (Return) 10.30 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 8.40 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 10.20 India Sweets And Spices. (2021, M) 12.15pm Last Film Show. (2021, M, Gujarati) 2.20 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 4.25 Goal! 2: Living The Dream. (2007, PG) 6.35 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 8.30 Hope Springs. (2012, M) 10.25 A Matter Of Trust. (2022, MA15+, Danish) 12.30am Late Programs.
summer
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
An exclusive special investigation.
8.00 Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story. (Madl, R) The story of Michael Gudinski.
10.25 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Night Of Terror –The Bega Schoolgirls. (MA15+alv, R)
11.50 Autopsy USA. (Mad)
12.50 The Starter Wife. (Mas, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Shazam! (2019, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Vampires Suck. (2010, M) Midnight The Originals. 2.00 The Nanny. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl)
8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.45 9News Late.
10.15 Trump: A Second Chance? (PGlv) 11.15 The First 48: Brothers Down. (Mav) 12.05 SA Variety Bash. (PG) 1.00 Helloworld. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
Destination WA.
Today Early News.
9GO!
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Into South America With Nick Knowles. (PG)
8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals)
9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals)
11.00 SBS World News Late.
11.25 A Criminal Affair. (MA15+s) 1.05 Pray For Blood. (Mal, R) 2.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 3.35 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (MA15+aw, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35
6am Morning Programs. 6.45 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 8.40 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 10.30 Three Perfect Daughters. (2020, M, Italian) 12.20pm A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, M, French) 1.55 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 3.50 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 5.40 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 8.30 The Fox. (2022, MA15+, German) 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) The competition returns to Brisbane. 9.10 Twisted Twins? Part 1 of 2. Explores the stories of identical twins involved in criminal cases of murder or missing persons. 10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) An armoured truck heist ends in bloodshed. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News.
Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals)
Miniseries: Deadline Gallipoli.
Home Shopping.
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News.
9.45 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 10.15 Kitchen Cabinet. (PG, R) 10.45 News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.20 Four Corners. (Final, R) 12.05 Q+A. (R) 1.10 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.55 Cancer: A Story Of Hope. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 News Breakfast: USA Votes.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
8.30 The Zelensky Story.
9.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. (R)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+asv)
12.50 Don’t Leave Me. (Malv, R)
2.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
4.25 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.55 China Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Sunrise. 6.00 Seven News.
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6am All Quiet On The Western Front. Continued. (1979, PG) 7.50 Goddess. (2013, PG) 9.45 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 11.25 Hope Springs. (2012, M) 1.20pm Destination Wedding. (2018, M) 2.55 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 4.50 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 6.40 The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 8.30 Into The Darkness. (2020, M, Danish) 11.20 Late Programs.
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My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Mike and Pete present a surprising menu.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) Mike is taken back to his first unsolved case when the remains of a man surface seven years
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Doctor Who. 10.00 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia.
8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (Mav)
9.35 The Old Man. (MA15+v)
10.45 SBS World News Late.
11.15 Desperate Measures. (Premiere, Malv)
12.55 Miniseries: Holding. (Mls, R)
2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R)
3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (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. Dana lets go.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022, MA15+mv) Two bank robbers hijack an ambulance that is transporting a severely wounded cop. Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez. 11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav)
12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
A Current Affair.
The Block. (PGl)
THURSDAY,
(R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 9.10 Teenage Boss: Next
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6am Walking On
Sunshine. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.20 The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 9.10 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 11.00 Balloon. (2018, M, German) 1.20pm All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 4.10 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 6.20 From Here To Eternity. (1953, PG) 8.30 Sniper: The White Raven. (2022, MA15+, Russian) 10.35 The Spy. (2019, M, Swedish) 12.40am Late Programs.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG)
8.30 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train. (PG, R)
9.25 Paris Has Fallen. (M)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Miniseries: The Typist. (Malv, R) 11.55 Faking Hitler. (Man, R) 2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R)
3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Belle And Sebastian 3. Continued. (2017, PG, French) 7.25 From Here To Eternity. (1953, PG) 9.35 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 11.45 The Road Dance. (2021, M) 1.55pm The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 3.45 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 5.40 The Guns Of Navarone. (1961, PG) 8.30 Platoon. (1986, MA15+) 10.40 Operation Napoleon. (2023, M) 12.50am Boxing Day. (2021, M) 2.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. Explores life behind bars. 9.30 Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt For MH370. (PGa, R) A look at the disappearance of Flight MH370.
10.50 The Latest: Seven News.
11.20 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, R) 12.20 Magnum P.I. (Mav) 1.20 Harry’s Practice. (R)
Home Shopping.
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News.
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Ambrose Action
By Max TURNER
HAVING sponsored the three person Ambrose at Macksville Country Club for over 25 years, Binalong Promotional Clothing again attracted one of the Club’s biggest fields.
While Gary ‘Mingo’ Urquhart has retired, daughter Addi has continued the tradition.
The rules for an Ambrose makes teamwork essential.
After all players drive off the tee the best shot is chosen, with each player in the team hitting from that position.
Winners were Clint Lavender, Beau Saville and Brock Klar, with Dane Neill, Rama Gennet and John Williams runners up in a tight finish.
Nearest the pins were Brodie Bartlett (A), Tony Adams (B) and Graham Vincent (in C grade).
Longest drives went to Rama Gennet (A), Brock Klar (B), Jack Grant (C) and Bray Ledger (in non-handicapper section).
On Tuesday the ladies Stableford, a fundraiser for cancer research, was won by Cheryl Fortescue with Rhonda McAuliffe finishing runner up.
Rhonda was the straight shooter with the nearest the pin.
Mid Week specialist Greg Hogan was again in the winners circle with John Fortescue runner up in the 193rd Mid Week Competition.
q Jack Grest, Gary Clark, Dan Frank, Addi Urquhart, Bruce Speer and Mingo.
