Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 27 September 2024
By Mick BIRTLES
NAMBUCCA Valley couple Janine and Peter Reibel have travelled to the United Kingdom this
Gerald Lloyd was born in England in April 1909 and adopted out as a baby.
At the tender age of seventeen he was shipped out to Australia and believed he was unwanted by his family, resenting his mother for the rest of his life.
During Gerald’s life he lived and worked in the Nambucca Valley as a banana grower and served with the Australian Army during World War Two.
Following the war he returned to the district, working on farms around Taylors Arm and Macksville for the rest of his life.
He did not marry or have a
q Janine and Peter Reibel with the World War Two medals of Gerald Lloyd they will pass on to his family in the UK.
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Nambucca River oyster leases rezoned for direct harvest approval
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sections of the river.
NSW DPIRD Shellfish Program manager
Anthony Zammit said two out of three Nambucca River harvest zones now have direct harvest approval.
“This means locally grown shellfish can be sold directly from the waterway,” Mr Zammit said.
“We’ve worked with industry to deliver this positive outcome, which gives Nambucca region oyster farmers the confidence to bring their shellfish to market.
“Growers are now providing quality local seafood for the community to enjoy, as the NSW oyster industry continues to deliver valuable results to the economy, regional employment and tourism.”
The rezoning of leases along the Nambucca River was achieved thanks to a year-long project to improve water quality, led by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
NSW EPA Executive Director of Operations, Jason Gordon, said the EPA had
ramped up its work with Nambucca Valley Council over the past five years to prevent sewage overflows impacting the river.
“Since 2019, we have placed seven pollution reduction programs on the local sewage plant’s Environment Protection Licence, requiring a range of upgrades to improve infrastructure, prevent overflows and enhance their response to pollution incidents,” Mr Gordon said.
“We held regular meetings with the council and the local
oyster industry to hear and address their concerns and helped with the cost of monthly water monitoring within the catchment.
“This is a great example of collaboration across government, and we thank oyster growers, Nambucca Valley Council, DPIRD, the NSW Food Authority and the Department of Climate Change, Energy Environment and Water for working together to find a solution for a local problem.”
The NSW Food Authority operates the NSW Shellfish Program in partnership with the NSW oyster industry to ensure the safety of shellfish harvested from NSW waters.
Couple embarks on UK journey to keep WWII veteran’s memory alive
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and passed away in 1986.
“Gerry was always a part of my life,” Peter Reibel told News Of The Area.
“[He was] a lovely fellow, always calling in on my parents for a cup of tea, bringing chocolates and biscuits.
“Being a single man, he eventually moved in with my family.
“It occurred to me that when I am gone
no one will know who Gerry was, so my wife tracked down his blood relatives in the UK with the help of ancestry.com and we got in touch with them.
“They are lovely caring people who have embraced Gerry’s memory.”
Janine and Peter have Gerry’s war medals,
military documentation and other papers, photographs and documents that tell the story of his life.
The Reibels will visit Gerry’s relatives in London and the north of England to pass on those precious items and to provide personal accounts of the man that Gerry was.
“The relatives
chance to know him themselves,” Peter said.
of Gerald Lloyd in the UK are so excited about being able to receive his medals and other items and have vowed to keep the memory of this lovely man alive, even though they never had the
Calls for predator control
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp
took to the NSW Legislative Assembly last Tuesday to call for tighter feral predator control.
Mr Kemp drew attention to the state’s alarming rates of native mammal extinction, with feral cats and foxes identified as primary culprits.
“Feral cats are decimating our native wildlife,” he said.
“Feral cats kill more than 1.5 billion native animals each year across Australia.
“There are more than 2.8 million feral cats running wild in Australia, and the destruction is staggering.”
Australia holds the unfortunate distinction of having the highest rate of mammal extinction globally.
In NSW alone, fourteen bird species and 26 mammals have gone extinct over the past 250 years.
Mr Kemp’s parliamentary
speech also highlighted the success of the Ngambaa Nature Reserve in the Nambucca Valley.
Managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, the 2,023-hectare reserve is safeguarded by 22km of conservation fencing.
The reserve is expected to support the recovery of twelve threatened species and reintroduce five native mammals that have been locally extinct.
“Nature reserves like Ngambaa are breathing life back to areas devastated by natural disasters and human and predator activity,” Mr Kemp remarked.
Mr Kemp also noted that Ngambaa, like many areas affected by bushfires, is especially vulnerable.
“The bushfires that spread through the Mid North Coast not only burned trees
but also created open hunting grounds for feral cats, foxes, and other pests,” he added.
Mr Kemp stressed that while reserves like Ngambaa are vital, they are not enough.
“We need better public awareness of the problem.
“We need stricter regulations on roaming cats to ensure they are not contributing to the
Answers sought on XPT cancellation
NATIONALS MPs in Oxley and Coffs Harbour called last week for Premier Chris Minns to “pick up the phone” to Queensland Premier Steven Miles and demand answers over the temporary cancellation of the Sydney to Brisbane XPT rail service.
They were echoing the calls of Shadow Minister for Regional NSW Dugald Saunders, who questioned the NSW Premier on the service interruption in parliament last Thursday.
“XPT regional train services in New South Wales have been cut for eleven days with no notice because Steven Miles is rushing through a project in Brisbane ahead of
the Queensland state election.
“Will the Premier pick up the phone and call the Queensland Premier to ask why regional New South Wales citizens are paying the price for his electioneering?”
The project to which Mr Saunders refers is Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project - a new 10.2km rail line that includes 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and CBD.
Premier Minns took Mr Saunders’ question on notice, saying he would “seek information and report back to the House”.
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) say service cancellations between
Sydney and Brisbane were only in part due to the Cross River Rail project, noting the impact of proposed industrial action on the Sydney to Grafton leg of the journey.
“NSW TrainLink services between Sydney and Grafton returned to normal on Monday 23 September following the lifting of proposed industrial action,” a TfNSW spokesperson told NOTA on Tuesday.
“Services north of Grafton to Brisbane, however, will continue to be replaced with coaches until Sunday 29 September due to the impacts of Queensland Rail’s Cross River Rail project.
“Meanwhile, important
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LOCATIONS FOR FENCED OFF LEASH DOG PARKS
Council is considering the establishment of fenced off leash dog parks in Nambucca Heads and Macksville and is seeking community feedback on potential locations. Potential locations include:
• McMorrine Park, Nambucca Heads
• EJ Biffin Sporting Fields, Nambucca Heads (clear of the marked sporting fields)
Dawkins Lake Island, Macksville
• Dudley Street Playing Fields, Macksville (clear of the marked sporting fields)
If you are in support or are opposed to fenced dog parks being established in the above locations or have other suggested locations, Council would like to hear from you. Written submissions are encouraged and will be received up until 21 October 2024. Please note that any submission may be incorporated in a Council business paper or otherwise publicly disclosed. Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 177, Macksville NSW 2447 or council@ nambucca.nsw.gov.au
ENQUIRIES TO:
Daniel Walsh
02 6568 0259 PO Box 177 MACKSVILLE NSW 2447 www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
trackwork is being carried out north of Grafton while these services are revised to accommodate the Queensland rail project.”
According to the Queensland Government’s project website, “track closures and travel changes across the network” were
destruction of our wildlife.
“We need support for our veterinarians around cats that are not restricted in their movement being deemed as feral.
expected from Saturday 14 to Sunday 29 September to “undertake crucial Cross River Rail works”.
Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Dave Layzell said the news of the XPT cancellation came without any warning for users.
“Travellers across regional NSW have had their journeys abruptly cancelled
“We need a coordinated, nationwide effort to control feral populations in all corners of our country,” he concluded.
and haven’t been given any alternate transport options,” Mr Layzell said.
“Passengers have been left in the dark and had no ability to apply for a refund before the date of their scheduled journey.
“The NSW Premier and the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads must be transparent and explain why this has happened.”
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q Member for Oxley Michael Kemp with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service staff at Ngambaa Nature Reserve.
Senior Citizens Centre listed for sale
By Ned COWIE
THE Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre has recently been listed for sale with a local real estate agency.
Home to the Nambucca Senior Citizens Club, the building is the club’s only asset, according to spokesperson Gary Nichols.
Mr Nichols also confirmed to NOTA that the club was in consultation with Nambucca Valley Council regarding the future of the centre.
“I can’t announce anything at the moment,” he said, remaining tight-lipped about the reason for the sale.
“I can only say that the building is for sale and we will do what is in the best interests of the club.
“We will make a decision at our next meeting which will be in two, three or four months' time,” he told NOTA.
The Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre has been used by many community
groups over the past 40 years, including the Nambucca Valley Orchid Society.
“If we can’t hold meetings and our twice-yearly shows at the centre, I’m not sure what the future of our club will be,” Orchid Society President Grahame Beatton told NOTA.
“There is only one other hall that is big enough for what we need and parking and access are a problem there,” he said.
The Orchid Society’s most recent event, the Spring Show held from 29-31 August, was the most successful thus far according to Mr Beatton.
He estimates over 300 people visited the show at the Senior Citizens Centre, which is centrally located in Kent Street, Nambucca Heads.
Besides these show events, the Orchid Society also holds monthly meetings at the centre and some of the
group’s members are elderly with mobility issues.
“It’s got everything we need: tea, coffee facilities, toilets and disabled access,” Mr Beatton said.
Recently re-elected Nambucca Valley Council representative David Jones said he only discovered the building was for sale when passing by a local real estate agent’s window.
“I was shocked,” he told
NOTA.
”The committee that has been keeping the hall afloat has basically run out of steam.
“Now is the time to rally around them,” he urged.
"Ex-members, new members, community organisations and indeed the Council must do all we can to encourage the committee not to sell until all other avenues are exhausted.
Assessing groundcover for warmer months
WITH warmer weather on the way, North Coast Local Land Services is reminding rural landholders of the importance of assessing native grasslands and groundcover on their properties.
The warmer months are when groundcover species are most identifiable.
The term native groundcover includes various types of non-woody (herbaceous) vegetation.
Native groundcover
is most often dominated by native grasses and in some areas such as native grasslands, the native groundcover grows on its own with no associated woody vegetation.
In other areas, such as grassy woodlands, it grows as the ground layer accompanied by native trees and shrubs.
Hugo Marree, Team Leader Land Management with North Coast Local Land
Services said, “Understanding how to identify native groundcover, assess its condition and how you can manage that land is an important part of land management.”
The Draft Native Vegetation Regulatory map website shows where rules are in place for rural pasture areas and provides information to explain the regulatory mapping.
Map review opportunities
SMALL HERITAGE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR HERITAGE PROPERTIES
Nambucca Valley Council is looking for property owners and managers who would like financial assistance from Council and the NSW Government to carry out conservation and maintenance work on their heritage properties.
Through assistance from the NSW Government, Council is able to offer dollar for dollar funding for works that will help preserve our important heritage places. Successful applicants will receive up to $10,000 toward their project.
Applications are being called for suitable projects on heritage properties, with the first priority being those listed in the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010. However, properties that are not listed will still be able to apply.
This round of funding must be spent and accounted for before 30 April 2025, so potential applicants are urged to visit Council’s website today to obtain an application form or contact Daniel Walsh on 02 6568 0259 or daniel.walsh@nambucca.nsw.gov.au
Applications close Friday 18 October 2024
ENQUIRIES TO: Daniel Walsh 02 6568 0259 PO Box 177
MACKSVILLE NSW 2447
may be available to landholders where the definition of the regulatory land category mapped in that location does not match site conditions.
If you’re planning on new farming activities in historic pasture areas, the North Coast Land Management Team recommends checking the Draft Native Vegetation Map first.
If the location is mapped as a category of regulated land
and you are not sure what this means, the Land Management Team is available to answer your questions.
“This is the only time permitted for pasture assessment to compare whether the site meets the regulatory mapping definition.
“This information may be important to a map review process, or to Local Land Services land management authorisations for regulated
"As soon as council is reconvened, I will be calling on the Council to waive the rates and look at all other forms of support.
"Tens of thousands of dollars of grant money have gone into upgrading the infrastructure, it would be terrible if that were lost to the community,” he said.
land activities under the Land Management rules.”
North Coast Local Land Services has a fact sheet that provides guidance to landholders about how they can self-assess the conservation value of native grasslands and other native groundcover on their own property.
You can view this fact sheet at http://www.lls. nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/ pdf_file/0020/734510/ Assessing-nativegroundcover.pdf.
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PUBLIC PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION 2024
Council will be conducting weed control activities on roads, reserves, laneways, pathways, drains, public and Crown reserves under Council’s management on a quarterly basis scheduled throughout 2024 in the following areas:
Nambucca Heads, Scotts Head, Valla Beach, Eungai Rail, Eungai Creek, Allgomera, Warrell Creek, Macksville, Gumma, Congarinni, Talarm, Utungun, Taylors Arm, Bowraville, South Arm, North Arm, Upper and Lower Buckrabendinni, Missabotti, Kennaicle Creek, Valla Rural and North Macksville.
An extensive weed control program will be performed on the Council owned or managed road reserve system, targeting weedy grass species including Giant Rats Tail and Coolatai Grass and woody weeds including Lantana and Privet. Herbicide application may be performed at any time, throughout the day or night, when weather conditions are suitable. Bindiis and other broadleaf weeds will also be targeted within reserves and sporting fields, throughout all townships of the Nambucca Valley Council.
The herbicides used will be those registered for use on the particular plants being controlled. The program may be altered without notice dependent upon weather and plant conditions. Signs stating “Weed Spraying in Progress” will be displayed when actual spraying is being undertaken.
ENQUIRIES TO: Green Space Coordinator 0417 271 378.
q Councillor David Jones says the community must do what they can to ensure the Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre remains a public space.
q The Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre in Kent Street, Nambucca Heads is listed for sale with Inspiration Realty.
Photo: RealCommercial.com.au.
Post Office struggling with area’s growth
By Ned COWIE
MACKSVILLE
Post Office is not equipped to deal with the growth the town has experienced in recent years, according to outgoing Nambucca Valley Mayor Rhonda Hoban.
In particular, storage of parcels presents a large and visible problem with the office having to install a container behind the building to accommodate changes in how people shop.
Mayor Hoban, who
expects the problem to grow as Macksville continues to expand, moved a motion at council’s 12 September meeting to address the issue.
Nambucca Valley Council resolved to write to the Chief Executive of Australia Post, requesting an expansion of infrastructure at regional post offices such as Bowraville and Macksville which have seen an increase in demand.
“Many metropolitan post offices have seen a decline in counter services, however in rural areas post offices are fast becoming a one-stopshop for numerous services,” explained Mayor Hoban.
“Apart from mail processing and delivery and managing post office boxes, services include money orders, bill payment and banking, packaging products, stationery, gifts, travel insurance, currency conversion and passport applications,” she said.
“The processing of parcels to do with internet shopping has got to the point where they are having to store parcels in shipping containers at the back of the building.
“There are some issues (with this), particularly when it’s raining or extremely hot - anyone who has stood in a shipping container in the height of summer would know what I’m talking about,” said Mayor Hoban.
Furthermore, according to Mayor Hoban, as staff leave the counter to search for parcels outside, the post office is unattended, opening the business up to theft and other bad behaviour.
NOTA spoke to employees at Macksville who confirmed the use of a container to store packages, however they denied the container was hot or caused problems as it was in fact air-conditioned.
Bowraville staff told
NOTA that although the overall volume of packages had increased “since COVID”, the turn-over was relatively quick in that most people came and collected them
quickly and there were few problems with storage.
“Besides, most parcels get delivered,” a staff member at Bowraville said.
Palliative care scholarships
TWO new scholarships are available to palliative care clinicians working in the Mid North Coast Local Health District.
Applications are now open and will close on Friday, 4 October.
The scholarships are open to clinicians from across the Mid North Coast, including Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Macksville.
The scholarships come after Newcastle Permanent
employee Taylah Vickers nominated Palliative Care NSW to receive a boost in funding through the organisation’s Employee Donation Program.
Each year, Newcastle Permanent employees donate
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES – DRAG-ENS HOT ROD CLUB NAMBUCCA HEADS
The Drag-Ens Hot Rod Club have requested approval for the temporary closure of the following streets for the purpose of the 2024 Hot Rod Display.
The closures are proposed for the locations and times detailed below:
Nambucca Heads - Bowra and Mann Streets, from Ridge Street to West Street on Saturday 5 October 2024 from 8.00am to 1.00pm.
A sign posted detour will be provided around the closures.
Council advises that the Waste Management Facility will have reduced opening hours between 10:00AM to 2:00PM on Monday 7 October 2024
The facility will re-open after the Public Holiday reduced hours at the usual times 8:00AM – 4:00PM Tuesday 8 October 2024.
There will be no change to waste collection days during the Public Holiday period.
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NAMBUCCA VALLEY COUNCIL MACKSVILLE NSW 2447 02 6568 0244
around $50,000 via payroll deductions and nominate charities for causes they are passionate about.
Employees then vote to select four charities each year to receive funding.
Ms Vickers said the
nomination, known as ‘Penny’s Promise’, was made in memory of a dear colleague and friend who lost her battle to cancer last year.
“I know a lot of people at Newcastle Permanent have great memories of Penny,
and nominating a charity in her name for our Employee Donation Program was an easy choice.
“I’m touched that our donation will directly support clinicians and go towards further education opportunities – that is what Penny would have wanted.”
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Macksville Post Office has installed a container behind the original building to store packages.
Lucky escape for fisherman
VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Trial Bay assisted a fisherman after his vessel was struck by a whale off Grassy Head.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Rodney Page said the call for assistance came in just after 7.30am on Sunday, 22 September.
“Marine Rescue Trial Bay volunteer radio operators received a call from a fisherman located off Grassy Head.
“The man’s stationary fishing vessel had been hit by a whale, causing damage
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to the bow of the boat and disabling the fuel supply.
“A volunteer crew on board Trial Bay 30 were deployed to assist and safely towed the vessel back to a boat ramp at South West Rocks,” Inspector Page said.
Marine Rescue NSW reminds boaters to take
extra caution during whale migration season.
When whales are present, boaters are not to come within 100 metres of a whale, or 300 metres of a whale and calf.
“If a whale does surface near your vessel it is important that you cut your motors and slow
q The fishing vessel was hit by a whale, causing damage to the bow of the boat and disabling the fuel supply.
down to a safe speed,” said Inspector Page.
Marine Rescue NSW is a volunteer based notfor-profit professional organisation dedicated to keeping boaters safe on the water and supporting local communities.
No reversal on Norco decision
LAST Wednesday in parliament Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh moved a motion calling on the NSW Labor Government to overturn a decision which removed Norco milk products from Mid North Coast and Northern NSW health district facilities.
As previously reported in NOTA, a longstanding contract between Norco and the local health districts was cancelled in August after a government procurement process, with the new tender won by Bega Cheese Limited.
The tender was awarded by HealthShare NSW, which manages the NSW Government food services contract.
“I know that this might seem to some like a trivial or minor issue, but on the North Coast we're very proud of organisations like Norco who have been the backbone of our communities for over 127 years,” Mr Singh said.
“We understand this decision wasn't made based
on price or value, but was instead made by a faceless bureaucrat within the department.”
Mr Singh was joined by a chorus of Nationals politicians in parliament last week voicing their displeasure with the decision, including Oxley MP Michael Kemp and Clarence MP Richie Williamson.
“Stripping Norco milk from our local hospitals is nothing short of a brutal kick in the guts,” Mr Kemp said.
“In my electorate of Oxley, there are dairy farms in Bellingen, Dorrigo, Nambucca, the Macleay Valley, the Hastings Valley and Comboyne.
“Every bottle of milk represents the sweat, tears, dedication and pride of local families, who are now struggling to understand how the Government is supposed to support them.
“They are not faceless farmers; they are our neighbours, our friends and the backbone of our regional
economy.
“I wonder whether the fact that 100 percent of Oxley's dairy farms supply Norco is even considered by the bureaucrats making the city-centric decisions.”
Despite a petition and pressure in parliament, the Labor Government shows no sign of reversing the decision.
During last week’s public interest debate, Labor Member for Heathcote Maryanne Stuart moved to amend Mr Singh’s original motion, removing any mention of reversing the Norco decision.
The amendment passed by five votes.
Mr Singh said he was “very disappointed” by the amendment.
“Typically, the Labor Party is again putting politics and Sydney bureaucrats ahead of our communities on the coast.
“While I thank the Government members for supporting Norco and saying the words, and supporting
our communities and again saying the words, we need some action now.”
Ms Stuart, defending the government’s decision on the Norco tender, said an “open and competitive procurement process was undertaken”.
Shorebird protection at Urunga
By Andrea FERRARI
MORE than 300 sandstone blocks have been installed along Atherton Drive Reserve at Urunga in a move to protect endangered shorebirds.
Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) commissioned the Soil Conservation Service to carry out the work, which
cost $52,000.
Contractors installed 315 sandstone blocks placed in three separate sections at Atherton Drive Reserve.
The sandstone blocks will discourage driving on sensitive areas of the foreshore to ensure it remains a safe area for families and to protect native vegetation.
The critically endangered Beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) nests on nearby Urunga Island, however their breeding site can be disrupted by visitors travelling to the
island during mating season.
“Urunga Island is a place where people enjoy picnicking, but during the breeding season the Beach stone-curlews can be badly disturbed by people and dogs causing the parents to abandon their eggs,” Urunga Shorebird Working Group member Brad Nesbitt told News Of The Area.
New signage has also been installed at two public boat ramps at the reserve, alerting visitors to the presence of the nesting birds.
The new signs will urge the public to refrain from visiting Urunga Island during the shorebirds’ breeding season, which runs from August until January.
The signage was developed through the Urunga Shorebird Working Group with representation from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Birdlife Australia, Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation, Crown Lands, Bellingen Shire Council and community representatives.
“The tender was released on 31 August 2023.
“All existing suppliers were invited to submit a tender.
“To ensure the decisionmaking process was based on merit and fairness, only suppliers that fulfilled all mandatory tender requirements were able to progress through the tender.
Signs were funded through the Bellingen Council Environmental Levy and a contribution from the NPWS Saving our Species program.
“This project was a community initiative to bring together locals and government to find ways to protect these rare, threatened birds in Urunga,” Mr Nesbitt said.
“It has been a fruitful collaboration between Indigenous groups, community and government to come up with ideas to assist these birds to breed and survive in Urunga.
“This sign is just one of a number of initiatives to be taken over the coming breeding season.”
“An extensive procurement process was undertaken over eighteen months.”
Beach stone-curlews pair for life, laying just one egg.
“There are only fifteen breeding pairs in all of NSW so giving them free uninterrupted use of the island during the breeding season seems only fair, and hopefully these signs will encourage people to watch the birds from afar as they enjoy the facilities at Atherton Drive Reserve,” Mr Nesbitt said.
These latest improvements follows Crown Lands’ removal of five derelict and unused boathouses from Atherton Drive Reserve in July, which allowed more than 1,088 square metres of green open space to be returned to community use.
q Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh speaks in parliament on Wednesday night.
q Newly installed sandstone blocks at Atherton Drive, Urunga.
q Invested locals who helped develop the signage: Richard Brittingham, Fiona MacKenzie, Lara Cumming, Brad Nesbitt, Janette Fairleigh, Bellingen Mayor Steve Allen, Lynn Delgado, Brentyn Lugnan and Dean Kelly.
Sit-in highlights biodiversity loss
By Andrew VIVIAN
LAST Thursday, 19 September
‘citizen scientists’ from the Forest Ecology Alliance (FEA) and concerned community members gathered at Little Newry State Forest for a sitin.
Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) logging operations are scheduled to begin in Little Newry within the next six months, with the FEA and other conservation groups eager to highlight the impact of biodiversity loss in local state forests.
Sit-in attendees sat in a semi-circle a metre apart for three hours in quiet protest, while visitors had the opportunity to speak with citizen scientists about the
forest’s biodiversity.
A ‘yarning circle’ was also held, with participants sharing what forests mean to them.
A spokesperson for FEA told NOTA that citizen scientists have been hard at work documenting the state forest’s flora and fauna.
“Citizen scientists often wait together all night for a glimpse of gliders leaving den hollows, scramble down steep slopes and crawl back up them, battle through lantana and lawyer vine, carry countless ticks and leeches, slip their way along mossy creek beds, scrape through tonnes of leaf matter searching for koala scats, and hug trees only to measure them in the hope that this
forest won’t be chopped down,” they said.
“Citizen science is not for the faint hearted.
“It’s not easy observing species decline unfold, but the hardest part is watching the logging of life-sustaining forest habitats.
“We grow to love the forests we survey, then we see them reduced to bare dirt.”
According to the FCNSW harvest portal, of the sections of Little Newry SF destined for logging operations, 192 hectares (36 percent of the total area) has been mapped for “permanent protection in conservation areas that are identified for important ecological and habitat values”.
Regional slavery risks
By Andrew VIVIAN
THE independent NSW Antislavery Commissioner is urging action to address the risks for temporary migrant workers in rural and regional NSW.
Dr James Cockayne tabled the first ever report of its kind, called ‘Be Our Guests: Addressing urgent modern slavery risks for temporary migrant workers in rural and
regional NSW’, in the NSW Parliament.
“The report highlights significant modern slavery risks faced by temporary migrant workers in agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional NSW,” he said.
“Risks.. include debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme cases, servitude, sexual servitude and even
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human trafficking.”
Dr Cockayne’s report examines significant vulnerabilities faced by both Pacific workers and backpackers (working holiday makers) with respect to working conditions, wages and entitlements; accommodation, transport and living conditions; gendered violence and healthcare access; and isolation and social
marginalisation.
“Everyone working in, and contributing to, our community deserves fair pay and fair working conditions.
“While migration programmes are, for the most part, well-managed, the information contained in my report tabled in Parliament shows that there are a minority of workers who are at risk.
“These workers, who are trapped in exploitative situations, form part of the estimated 16,400 people trapped in modern slavery in NSW.
“The ‘Be Our Guests’ report also highlights growing indicators that the burden of
supporting these exploited migrant workers is falling on local communities and community service providers that are not adequately resourced.”
Dr Cockayne and his team visited rural and regional NSW sixteen times from August 2022 and held two dedicated workshops, in Griffith and Coffs Harbour, during drafting of the report.
“Reports to me from stakeholders in rural and regional NSW over the last two years indicate that hundreds of disengaged PALM workers have sought humanitarian support over that period, particularly in the western Riverina region
The report’s recommendations include that the NSW Parliament Modern Slavery Committee urgently initiate a traumainformed and worker-centred investigation of modern slavery risks faced by PALM and other temporary migrant workers in agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional NSW. This would be supported by suitable training for frontline agencies.
q The citizen scientists shared their expertise with members of the public. Photo: Sebastian Syder.
(around Griffith and Leeton), but also in the Mid North Coast region around Coffs Harbour and the Nambucca Valley.”
Keeping our military history alive
By Mick BIRTLES
THE Frank Partridge
VC Military Museum in Bowraville, one of the district's key visitor drawcards, is in desperate need of volunteers to continue operating into the future.
The museum boasts a comprehensive collection that represents Australia’s involvement in all conflicts from Federation right through to the current day.
A number of the items held by the museum have been recognised as national treasures by the Australian National Maritime Museum
in Sydney.
The collection includes uniforms, medals, weapons, vehicles and a comprehensive research library.
“Volunteering at the museum offers a chance to make a direct impact on the preservation of military history and provides an opportunity to be part of a community dedicated to honouring veterans and keeping their stories alive,” museum volunteer Richard Greentree told News Of The Area.
“Volunteers also gain new skills, meet likeminded individuals, and
enjoy the rewarding experience of contributing to a worthwhile cause.”
Mr Greentree explained the numerous volunteer options available.
Volunteers passionate about history can become tour guides, leading visitors through the museum's exhibits, sharing stories of Australia’s military heritage, and offering insights into the lives of those who served.
Behind-the-scenes help is crucial to the museum’s operations, so volunteers can assist with administrative tasks such as managing bookings, answering visitor inquiries,
Expo to highlight work of WIRES
COMMUNITY members with a love of Australia’s wildlife are invited to attend the inaugural WIRES Mid North Coast Carers’ Expo next month.
The three-hour gathering at the Plantation Hotel in Coffs Harbour will feature experienced carers sharing their experiences looking after injured or orphaned animals.
From protecting possums to nurturing native birds, WIRES has been coming to the aid of Australia’s fauna for almost 40 years.
“Come along and hear personal stories, experience hands-on demonstrations and learn simple steps to begin your journey as a wildlife carer,” said WIRES Mid North Coast carer Tina Birtles.
After talks on training, ongoing support and mentoring, a Q&A session will
be held.
The WIRES Mid North Coast Carers’ Expo will be held on Thursday, 3 September 2024 from noon to 3pm.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration is essential for catering.
To register your attendance visit https:// fundraiseforwildlife.wires. org.au/wires-mid-northcoast-carer-expo
helping with museum events, and general office duties.
Volunteers can help curate and maintain the museum's displays which involves cleaning and caring for historical artefacts, organising new exhibits, and ensuring that the museum’s collection is well-preserved for future generations.
The museum holds an extensive library of military history books and volunteers are needed to help catalogue, manage,
and maintain the collection, ensuring visitors and researchers have access to these valuable resources.
For those who enjoy working with their hands, the museum’s fleet of historical military vehicles and weapons offers a unique opportunity.
Volunteers can assist in the restoration and maintenance of these vehicles, helping to preserve a significant part of Australia’s military history.
“I volunteer at the
museum each Wednesday and I consider it to be my favourite day of the week as there is always something interesting to do and I enjoy the company of the other volunteers,” added Richard. To find out more about becoming a volunteer at the Frank Partridge VC Museum, Bowraville, you can visit the Museum at 29 High Street any day of the week from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, call them on (02) 65 647 056 or email enquiries@ militarymuseum.org.au.
q Frank Partridge VC Military Museum volunteers Allan Dollin, Richard Greentree, Dallas Metz and Robert Metz.
By Ned COWIE
FIFTY years of caring for the elderly was celebrated in style on Saturday night at NVC Group’s 50th anniversary Gala Dinner at the Macksville ExServices Club.
It was a lively event featuring awards for some of the organisation’s key contributors over the decades, entertainment and a charity auction.
Organisers said that those in attendance gave generously and more than $6000 was raised in the auction, while over $1000 worth of raffle tickets were purchased on the night.
Funds raised from the event will be spent on improving outdoor spaces for residents at the group’s three aged-care facilities.
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan praised NVC (Nambucca Valley Care) for their efforts over the past 50 years in his speech to the 150-strong audience.
“For many aged care businesses, the residents are little more than a number but that has never been the case for Nambucca Valley Care,” he said.
“At NVC our elderly are treated with dignity and that is so important.
“We have an obligation to not just ‘care for them’ but to ‘care for them well’ because they (the elderly) built our country,” he said.
From a small volunteerrun organisation which began in 1974, today NVC Group employs more than 430 people and is second only to the Nambucca Valley Council
as the top employer in the area.
“We just don’t know what aged care will look like in the future,” said Janine Reed, NVC Group Chairperson.
“Currently the provision of aged care in aged care facilities is very costly and although we NVC had always planned for the tsunami we saw coming, it is much more severe than we ever imagined,” she said.
Recent legislation changes, along with staff shortages have contributed to this, she explained.
“It is no secret that many aged care places have closed and continue to close.
“Others are taken over by larger corporations and it is always the larger organisations receiving grants,” she said, describing the conditions under which NVC has struggled to remain a communityowned and operated organisation providing quality aged care in the region.
Today the organisation offers round the clock aged care at three locations, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Kempsey, as well as lifestyle, home and community care and education services.
q Retired board member Brian Irvine, Kathy Knox, Denis Sweet, Colleen Ward, board member Murray Sainsbury, board member John O’Neill and chairperson Janine Reed cut the cake to celebrate NVC Group’s 50th anniversary.
q Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan (right) with Appreciation Award recipients (L-R) Denis Sweet, Colleen Ward and Kathy Knox.
q Fijian staff from Autumn Lodge sang and danced at the NVC Group Gala Dinner.
q Darren, Brook, Tania, Lauren, Wilson, Joanne and Joane at the Gala Dinner.
q Alison, Brook, Anna, Gary, Reuben, Rachael and Chris.
q Robin, Chris, Alyce, Heidi, Angelo, Jeannette and Lynne enjoying the gala event last Saturday evening.
Monologue success for playwright
By Mary KEILY
‘NUDE Swimming’, a single character theatre piece by Coffs Coast writer Willa Hogarth, has been selected to be performed in the nationally-recognised Madwomen Monologues festival in Melbourne.
The annual program, run by Baggage Productions,
highlights the work of female writers, celebrates the monologue as an artform and showcases Australian performers and directors.
Hogarth’s monologue is one of twelve to be performed in November, selected from eighty submissions.
Hogarth’s work is about a woman coming to terms with her husband’s decision to end his life due to a cancer diagnosis.
“A lot of my monologues are subjects that I get from
newspaper articles which are topical such as sperm donors and euthanasia,” she told NOTA.
Hogarth says an effective monologue has a “good structure” and “something which pulls people in”.
“For example, it could be amusing or poignant and bring people to tears,” she said.
Last year one of the experienced playwright’s scripts was produced for the stage by Melbourne based theatre company, the Playhouse Players.
The play, ‘Seminal Chaos’, was about a man whose
children turn up 20 years after donating sperm.
“They interpreted it really well and they had a good director,” Hogarth said.
“They were the best actors of the night so I was really lucky.
“I couldn’t have wanted it any better.”
Hogarth has also worked extensively with the Wyz Wimmin Theatre Company and been involved with performances in Newcastle, Dorrigo, Raleigh and beyond.
Hogarth has also submitted a play for the Noosa One Act Competition.
Cinephiles to join global audience
By Mick BIRTLES
CINEPHILES in the Nambucca Valley will be part of a worldwide celebration of short films as the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at Bowraville Theatre on Sunday 6 October.
The festival, which attracts over 100,000 viewers globally, will feature the top short films from around the world, with audiences voting to determine the Best Film and Best Actor awards.
This year, the Manhattan
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NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR COUNCIL SECTION 355 COMMITTEES
Following the local council election on 14 September 2024, the new Council must approve all committee members of Council’s Section 355 committees and their delegations. Therefore all current and intending members of the below listed committees must submit a nomination form to Council prior to 4pm Friday 1 November 2024
Argents Hill Hall Nambucca District Historical Society & Museum Taylors Arm Sports Reserve
Bowraville Sports Ground (Hennessy Tape Oval) Nambucca District Band Unkya Reserve
Burrapine Public Hall Nambucca Community and Arts Centre Utungun Community Hall
Coronation Park National Celebration Day Committee Valla Beach Community Association
EJ Biffin Playing Fields North Macksville Playing Fields & Soccer Club Valla Public Hall
Eungai District Memorial Hall Scotts Head Sports Field Warrell Creek Public Hall
Macksville Park and Sports South Arm Hall We’re Here
Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage and Museum Talarm Hall
Missabotti Community Centre Taylors Arm Hall
An application form can be obtained from Council’s website at www.nambucca.nsw. gov.au under Council Business, Committees of Management or by contacting Council’s Business Services Unit on 6568 2555.
Any questions on the role of the Committees and their membership should be directed to:
Michael Grieve
Manager Economic Development and Tourism 02 6568 2555
PO Box 177 MACKSVILLE NSW 2447
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Short finalists hail from nine countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Italy, France, Croatia, Australia, Ireland, and the USA.
These ten films were selected from 872 submissions from 74 countries, showcasing the vibrancy and creativity of short films on a global scale.
The final ten films for 2024 are: The Talent (UK), I’m Not a Robot (the Netherlands), Mother (Ukraine), Dovecote (Italy), Pathological (USA), Alarms (France), Favourites (Australia), The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia), Room Taken (Ireland), Jane Austen’s Period Drama (USA).
All ten finalists are Oscar-
qualified, making them eligible for Academy Award nominations after screening at the Arena CineLounge in Hollywood.
Local audiences in Bowraville will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite films and actors, joining a global network of film lovers to help decide the festival’s winners. Votes will be tallied worldwide, and the results will be announced on 7 October at ManhattanShort. com.
This event offers Nambucca Valley residents the chance to experience some of the world’s best short films and participate in a global conversation about cinema.
q Willa Hogarth.
q Filmgoers at the iconic Bowraville Theatre will join a global audience of over 100,000 to participate in the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.
The hot rods are coming
By Mick BIRTLES
ARGUABLY the most eagerly anticipated yearly event in the Nambucca Valley revs up again this weekend when the 46th annual Valla Rod Run begins.
The Drag-ens Hot Rod Club is, once again, excited to host the Rod Run, which will take place from Sunday 29 September to Saturday 5 October.
The highlight of the week will be the Show N Shine, set
to take place on Saturday, 5 October in Bowra Street, Nambucca Heads.
Following last year’s bumper turnout, organisers are hopeful for another big event.
“As in previous years, members of the Drag-ens Club and other participants in the Valla Rod Run will tour various locations in the district throughout the week in their hot rods and will be supporting local businesses as
much as they can,” said Dragens Hot Rod Club President Paul Godfrey.
“We love coming here each year and we invite the community to join in the celebration that brings extra fun and colour to the great community of the Nambucca Valley.
“The event would have been celebrating its 48th year however two years were lost due to COVID-19 disruptions.”
Lino print exhibition
DURING October and November, a curated selection of Jenny Thorby’s lino prints will be on display at the Nambucca Heads Art Gallery.
Jenny’s work is inspired by the Australian bush and particularly wildflowers.
She travels extensively to immerse herself in Western Australia’s expansive fields of flowers and the flora and birdlife found on Tasmanian bushwalks.
Jenny’s art employs a range of techniques and media including acrylic paint, dry point, wood engravings and scratchboard.
Lino printing is a printmaking technique in which the design is cut into a sheet of linoleum, leaving the raised area to be inked and pressed onto paper or fabric. In the contemporary art
world it is an established professional medium, used extensively by the artists of the Grosvenor School such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
“I was only going to display black and white lino prints but couldn't resist the urge to colour them, so my display will incorporate a variety of black and white and coloured prints,” said Jenny.
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will return to the Nambucca Valley on Sunday for the 46th annual Valla Rod Run
Wal Tyson receives OAM
By Andrea FERRARI
BELLINGEN’S Wal Tyson, 89, has received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the Bellingen Shire community.
He was the club’s president in 1978 when they built the first swimming pool in Bellingen Shire.
Club,” Mr Tyson said.
Yvonne, also 89, has mobility challenges and watched the investiture of the OAM at home online.
“I never tire of making
Mr Tyson was presented the OAM at the King's Birthday 2024 Honours and Awards Ceremony at Government House, Sydney on Thursday, 19 September by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley.
“I’m extremely proud and humbled to be recognised, not only for myself but mostly for the organisations I represent and all the people who we have helped over the years,” Mr Tyson told News Of The Area.
“It really is about making the community stronger and better.”
After a lifetime of community service, Mr Tyson is most proud of his 50 years as a member of the Bellingen Lions Club.
Mr Tyson also organised the Bellingen Eel Fishing Championships as a school holiday activity for the children of the Shire for 33 years.
Ever humble, Mr Tyson said his numerous achievements over the past 65 years were all made possible through teamwork.
“My wife Yvonne has always supported me and allowed me the time to pursue my voluntary and community ventures, while also being a prolific volunteer herself,” he said.
Yvonne still works at the local op-shop in Bellingen, is an active member of the Red Cross and regularly supports fundraising events.
“She proudly supports me as my ‘Lions Lady’ and until recently was an active member of the Bellingen Show Society and the VIEW
Mr Tyson travelled from Bellingen to Sydney with his surviving children: Jenni, Vicki, Julii and Peter.
Tragically his middle daughter Suzanne could not be present for the occasion, having passed in 2018.
Apart from sharing this occasion with his children, the highlight of the day was meeting NSW Governor Margaret Beazley.
“She’s tiny and is a lovely lady,” Mr Tyson said.
“She took a real interest in me and all I have done.”
Following the ceremony the 30 award recipients and their families attended a garden party in the grounds of Government House.
Mr Tyson said he savoured the occasion, describing it as a “wonderful highlight” of his life.
prints of Australian wildflowers overflowing in baskets.”
Jenny has been a member of the Nambucca Valley Art Council for seven years.
This is the third time she has exhibited as their feature artist, each time focusing on quite different themes as inspiration.
The gallery is located between the post office and library on Ridge Street, Nambucca, and is open Mondays to Fridays from 10.00am to 3.00pm and 9.30am to midday on Saturdays.
Hundreds of the nation’s most amazing hot rods
q Feature artist Jenny Thorby.
q Walter Tyson OAM (centre) with his children Jenni McLennan (Bellingen), Vicki Moore (Urunga), Peter Tyson (Gunnedah) and Julii Tyson (Darwin) outside Government House Sydney prior to the investiture.
Rent reform on agenda as low-income tenants priced out
By Jack GRAMENZ, AAP
MORE accurate data will aim to give people a better idea whether the rent they are being asked to pay is in line with nearby homes as part of reforms to make tenancies fairer.
The comparison site built on rental bond data allows users to input a postcode and a rental value and have it compared to similar properties in the area to see whether the requested rent is in line with market values.
The site is expected to provide more reliable data, built on rent values other tenants are paying, compared
to real estate websites that show advertised rents.
The RentCheck website was developed by the NSW Rental Commissioner, charged with overseeing rental reforms.
Fair Trading Minister Anoulack Chanthivong said it will make it easier for tenants to see if requested rents are fair, and for landlords to set their price.
The government is working on building a more modern and transparent rental market, he said.
"One in three people in NSW are renters and many spend a large chunk of their weekly budget to pay for the
roof over their head," he said.
The NSW government plans to introduce legislation in October to implement a number of rental reforms.
Landlords and agents are already required to provide at least one reasonably available way to pay the rent that does not incur additional costs but the government may tighten the requirements.
Consultation including more than 16,000 public submissions will also inform changes to make it easier for tenants to have pets.
Landlords will still be able to reject pets under some circumstances, including if they live at the property
themselves.
It comes as housing advocacy group Everybody's Home reports people on the lowest incomes are being "priced out" of rentals.
"Sydney continues to be Australia's most expensive capital city, with every household we studied in severe rental stress," the report said.
Pensioners cannot meet requested rents and job seekers would have to spend one-and-a-half times their income.
"Others on higher payments or in coupled households can still expect to be spending a large portion of their income on rent with dangerously little left over to meet other essential costs," the report said.
q Minister
said the government is aiming for a more transparent rental market. Photo: Sam McKeith/AAP PHOTOS.
'Unintended consequences' of gambling reform
By Andrew BROWN, AAP
AS reports emerged about how a gambling ad crackdown may work, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the reforms need to be right the first time.
Any reform to gambling advertising needs to ensure there are no unintended consequences, the communications minister says, with reports suggesting online betting ads could be scrapped.
As the federal government continues talks with the industry, digital gambling ads could be banned entirely, while ads on TV could be scrapped one hour either side of sports broadcasts, Sky News has reported.
It has also been suggested gambling ads would be
banned during children's programming on TV, with there also being a cap of two per hour outside in other times.
Communications Minister
Michelle Ms Rowland said consultation with stakeholders was still ongoing but that it was important to
get the reforms right.
"The last time that these rules were tinkered with, it actually resulted in an increase in advertising, and particularly in some regional areas," she told Sky News on Sunday.
"We want to ensure that we don't have unintended consequences, that it is comprehensive.
"This is a matter that should have been dealt with a decade ago, and in that time, we've seen an over reliance on online wagering advertising develop."
A report handed down in 2023 by late Labor MP Peta Murphy had called for a total ban on gambling advertising.
The total ban would be phased in over three years in order for media and sporting organisations that use revenue from gambling ads to find alternative sources for
money.
Ms Rowland said the future of broadcasters, particularly those on freeto-air networks, remained important.
"Until someone invents a stable, free, ubiquitous platform that can either compete with or replace freeto-air broadcasting, I think we need to appreciate that this has a special place," she said.
"We know that that online sports wagering section is growing, and we need to deal with it."
It comes as stronger classifications for video games with gambling content came into effect from Sunday.
Video games with in-game purchases that contain an element of chance will now be rated M as a minimum, while those with gambling or casino games will be restricted to those over 18
Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton
By Andrew BROWN, AAP
NUCLEAR energy could be a companion to renewables rather than a competitor, the opposition leader says, but he still can't say how much it would cost to build reactors in Australia.
In a major speech on Monday to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Peter Dutton laid out his case for why nuclear power should be part of the country's energy mix.
The federal coalition has pledged to build seven nuclear reactors across five states should it win the next election due by May next year.
Mr Dutton said Australia had been resistant to the idea of nuclear energy for too long and needed to embrace it.
"If our national goals are for cheaper, cleaner and consistent energy, then Australia must join the
growing league of nuclearpowered nations," he said.
"Nuclear energy in Australia is an idea whose time has come.
"The coalition, like other countries, sees renewables and nuclear as companions, not competitors."
Under its proposal, reactors would be built in Lithgow and the Hunter Valley in NSW, the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Collie in Western Australia and Callide and Tarong in Queensland.
The first reactor would be built within ten to twelve years, with the remainder to be operational from the 2040s, if the coalition wins government next year.
However, Mr Dutton did not disclose how much the proposal would cost taxpayers.
"Yes, our nuclear plan does have a significant
upfront cost, but a whole new and vast transmission network and infrastructure won't be needed," he said.
"We will release our costings in due course, at a time of our choosing."
He claimed nuclear energy would be the only viable way for Australia to meet net-zero emissions targets by 2050.
"I want a better environment for our future generations by adopting cleaner energy. But I also want our children to inherit a prosperous economy underpinned by cheaper and consistent energy," Mr Dutton said.
"We can have cheaper, cleaner and consistent energy if we adopt nuclear power."
Attendees at the speech were met with by a group of anti-nuclear demonstrators, some wearing hazard suits and masks, outside the venue
in the Sydney CBD
The opposition leader took aim at those in the government who oppose his nuclear stance, saying nuclear energy would be used to power submarines under the AUKUS security pact.
"Accordingly, any objections to a civil nuclear industry on the grounds of safety and waste disposal are inconsistent and illogical," he said.
"Australians deserve better than childish scare campaigns depicting threeeyed fish and koalas."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit out at the lack of detail from Mr Dutton surrounding the costing of the nuclear policy.
"Months after he said he would come clean with how much it would cost, with all of the detail, we have none of it," he told reporters in Canberra.
"Along with part of their
anti-capitalism agenda, they're saying that the state should own all the nuclear power plants because no one in any market based system would go anywhere near it."
Policy director at the Clean Energy Council Christiaan Zuur said nuclear did not make sense for
and given a R rating.
"This change to the classification standards will ensure that parents and other consumers can make an informed choice about what content they are considering for themselves and their families," Ms Rowland said in a statement.
However, independent MP Andrew Wilkie said the changes did not go far enough.
"A Mature (M) rating to games with gamblinglike content, such as loot boxes, means children aged between fifteen and eighteen will continue to be exposed to harmful gambling-like simulators," he said.
"Moreover, a Mature rating is only a recommendation and not legally enforced, meaning it is likely young people will still be able to access them."
Australia's energy needs.
"Put simply, this is a highcost, high-risk experiment that Australia cannot afford," he said.
"To divert from renewables to nuclear would not only prove costly for Australian households but would also increase the risk of them sitting in the dark as they wait at least 20 years for these reactors to be built."
Anoulack Chanthivong
q Communications Minister Michelle Rowland acknowledged the growth of online sports wagering. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
q Peter Dutton agreed his plan had a "significant" upfront cost but didn't say what that might be. Photo: Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS.
Surf memorabilia sought
AN exhibition highlighting surf culture and history on the Coffs Coast will open in November.
‘Swell Chasers: Surf Stories from the Mid North Coast’ will open at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) in Coffs Harbour on Saturday 23 November, with the boardriding community invited to get involved.
“Swell Chasers will include a timeline of boards, photography, film and the important local stories from
board shapers through to Gumbaynggirr surfers,” City of Coffs Harbour City Planning and Communities Acting Director Ian Fitzgibbon said.
“We want to hear from people with surfing memorabilia.
“Who knows what might surface – someone might have an old Sandman panel van in a shed or a surfing themed pinball machine from yesteryear.”
People with interesting surfing history from Port Macquarie to Ballina should email yam@chcc.nsw.gov.au and include a description and a photo of their item.
Swell Chasers is a free exhibition and will be on show through to 2 February 2025.
The Big Screen with Lindsay Hall
By Lindsay HALL
WITHOUT exaggeration friends, this week is one that I have been awaiting for more than a decade.
Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) sees the release of his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that has been more than 40 years in the making.
A passion project from a filmmaker who is responsible for much of the language of modern cinema, Coppola has been in a sort of semi-retirement for well over a decade, being famously uninterested working within the constraints of the Hollywood studio system.
This film, however, has been the great, unrealised project of his for so long that he felt it was worth selling
a portion of his family's winery to finance the production himself.
The result is a sciencefiction epic that explores the cost of human societies, and the price we are willing to pay to change them.
Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, John Voight, Laurence Fishburne and a host of other famous faces keen to get in on this piece of work from one of cinema’s great masters, you can expect a deeply contemplative and emotional experience.
Ramping up the tension this week is Never Let Go, a survival-horror thriller starring Halle Berry from noted French horror director Alexandre Aja.
Years after an unknown “evil” apparently ended
human civilisation, ‘Momma’ lives in a woodland cabin with twin boys Nolan and Samuel (played by Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins), paranoid that the entity will destroy them if they stray from their home.
The trailer makes clear that the film plays with the trope “Who is the real evil?”, as the boys begin to doubt Momma’s sincerity, and the audience will be asking the question “Is the evil all in her mind?”
Aja pulled this trick with his debut feature Haute Tension, but he is capable of handling cliches with a subtle touch, and Berry has always been a supremely adaptable actor.
Sadly, I have the duty to inform you that apparently we still live in an era when tired internet gags regarding
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‘Livable changed my life’
FROM despair to receiving the compassionate care they need, an eligible home care package couple shares a lifechanging journey with local home care provider, Livable.
After enduring a disheartening experience with a previous large provider, Al and Oriana found themselves without the necessary support for two to three months.
A glimmer of hope entered their lives when they switched to Livable, a registered aged care provider that delivers home care services.
In a few short months, the
couple now benefits from a dedicated cleaner, receives nutritious meals delivered by Lite n Easy, enjoys the services of a gardener tending to their outdoor space, and experiences enhanced mobility through the provision of a wheelchair.
Oriana shared her initial scepticism about welcoming others into their home.
“At first, I was sceptical about having people enter my house,” she said.
“But I needed to swallow my pride as I was crying out for help to care for my husband, who had been assessed at a level four home care package.
“Since switching to Livable, we can’t believe how quickly they have helped us get the care and support we need. We’re leaning on people who care about us, and it’s a relief knowing you are being heard.”
Livable’s Home Care Package Coordinator, Mel Broad, said that choosing the right provider is key to living independently in their home.
“When you first meet your home care provider, you should feel instantly comfortable,” Mr Broad said.
“The right home care provider should listen to your needs, walk you through the process and give you control over your daily routine.
“At Livable, we are fortunate to have experienced, caring and reliable staff from
briefly notable celebrities of the 80’s and 90’s are enough to get production greenlit on a feature film, with Zombie Plane making an appearance in maybe one or two cinemas in the country for a week before being shuffled directly to a free streaming service like Tubi or Plex.
Vanilla Ice stars as himself (oh good lord) alongside Sophie Monk as herself (really?), with both Chuck Norris and Mike Tyson appearing as themselves in a film based on, insanely, a real life incident about six years old.
Ice was a passenger on a very real flight in the US on which a massive outbreak of influenza caused a major quarantine situation upon landing in New York.
This film “reveals” the
truth - that Vanilla Ice is in fact a government agent trained by Chuck Norris, and the contagion was actually a Zombie virus outbreak, and apparently he teamed up with persistent Aussie celebrities to deal with the crisis.
Will the humour and computer generated gore be worth the price of a ticket? No, almost certainly it will not, but in a free society I am forced to leave that choice to you.
Restoring faith in human creativity, however, is the indie sci-fi comedy drama My Old Ass
On a camping trip with friends Elliot (Maisy Stella) takes mushrooms, but rather than having a psychedelic trip she encounters her future self (played by Aubrey Plaza) who takes
the opportunity to attempt to offer life advice to her younger self.
It may not have simply been the drugs talking, as following an introduction to Chad (Percy Hynes-White) - a boy that future Elliot warned her young self to avoid - young Elliot receives a phone call from her future self, who is determined not to let the mistakes of the past go unaddressed.
Writer and director Megan Park is putting together an exploration of the way we anticipate our life-to-be, alongside the regret we deal with when considering what couldhave-been.
This looks to be a little gem with a lot of humour, some genuine humanity and might even actually have something worth saying.
diverse backgrounds in health or hospitality that cater to a wide range of needs.
“Our clients choose their dedicated support worker based on the tasks they require and are always included in their care,” he said.
With a local office in Coffs Harbour and over 30 years of experience, Livable strives to make a positive difference to those they support.
“We have a strong culture of caring for our community and we’re passionate about enabling people to live their best life, their way.” For more information about our Aged Care services, contact Livable on 1800 289 927 or visit their website livable.org.au.
q Livable Home Care
Package Coordinator
Jodey Hill with clients Oriana and Al.
q Swell Chasers: Surf Stories from the Mid North Coast will open at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) on Saturday 23 November. Image: Brandt Mackney, ‘Last Light’.
Maximise your independence
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discuss your options with our Village Manager Michelle,” said an Oak Tree spokesperson.
“Our next stage features an array of brand new, two bedroom and two bedroom plus study villas, each with their own private courtyard and lock up garage.
“Each villa has been purpose built to maximise your independence and
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suit you now, and well into the future.”
Inside the village, you’ll find facilities including a heated swimming pool, outdoor barbeque and entertainment areas, and a village bus offering scheduled trips to town.
“At Oak Tree, we take care of the maintenance, leaving you with newfound freedom and time to spend your way.
“Attend our upcoming Open Day and take the next steps in securing a vibrant future in our growing, boutique retirement community of just 53 villas upon completion!
“Family and friends are welcome to come along with you.
“We look forward to seeing you there!”
q Oak Tree residents enjoying the village centre.
Taste world class rum, wander beautiful botanic gardens, experience phenomenal marine life, and discover the adventurous life of aviator Bert Hinkler
• 8 night’s motel accommodation
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• 5 motel dinners and 1 own expense and 1 out – see below
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• Morning Tea at the Anchors Wharf Café, Urunga
• Lunch at Tastes of New Italy Café, New Italy
• Eco Explorer Cruise with Caloundra Cruises
• Lunch at Gunabul Homestead, Gympie
• Locally guided tour in Bundaberg
• Cockpit Tour at the Hinkler Hall of Aviation, Bundaberg
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library,” a spokesperson for Hometown Australia said.
Discover a relaxed coastal lifestyle
• Lunch at Cafe 1928, Bundaberg • Distillery and Museum Experience at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery
Macadamia Orchard Tour and lunch at Macadamias Australia
• Tour including tasting at The Bundaberg Barrel
• Dinner at H2O Restaurant, Bundaberg
• Christmas Lunch at the Melbourne Hotel, Bundaberg
• Cheese & Cracker Christmas Supper
• Lunch, tour and train at The Ginger Factory, Yandina
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By Manny WOOD
Fallout after ‘life interest’ abandoned
WHEN Frank and his wife divorce, their adult daughter, Amanda moves into the matrimonial home with Frank.
Amanda contributes to the payment of a lump sum to her mother, in return for her transferring her interest in the home to Frank.
Amanda also pays for significant renovations to the property.
To protect Amanda’s interest in the home, they enter-into a Deed, transferring the whole property to Amanda in return for Frank retaining a “right to reside in the home for life”.
A few years later, Amanda enters-into a relationship and her partner moves into the home. Frank has a falling-out with Amanda’s partner and moves out shortly thereafter.
Frank seeks legal advice and commences proceedings to have Amanda removed from the property, claiming he is entitled to “exclusive possession”.
The trial judge dismisses Frank’s claim on the basis that whilst he was entitled to reside in the home, if he chose not to do so, he was not entitled to compensation.
The Court notes that unfortunately, the Deed did not address the possibility of a breakdown in the parties’ relationship.
On appeal, the Court considers the relevance of the Property (Relationships) Act.
This act requires a finding that there was a close personal relationship between two adults, whether or not related by family, who were living together, one or each of whom provided the other with domestic support and personal care.
Upon finding that there was a “close personal relationship”, the Court has the power to exercise its discretion to adjust interests in property which are “just and equitable” having regard to the financial and non-financial contributions of the parties.
Frank asks the Court to order Amanda to pay him $100,000 to obtain an “extinguishment” of the life interest.
Ultimately, the Court makes the orders sought by Frank and given that the amount claimed was “not large”, declines to engage in a “detailed analysis”, which might have been appropriate in other cases.
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.
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
Nuclear just not viable
DEAR News Of The Area,
OUR local Federal member, Pat Conaghan, plans a couple of information sessions to promote the National (Mining) Party’s proposal to build nuclear reactors in Australia.
However, he wants to charge me $20.00 to attend!
No problem, the address by Robert Parker is available on YouTube.
Peter Dutton had the chance to spell out how much this plan would cost when he made his address on Monday but chose not to do so.
If overseas experience is anything to go by it doesn’t matter what price tag he puts on it as it will double or triple before it is completed.
The truth is that solar and wind are the cheapest forms of new generation to build, especially in a country like Australia.
Further, they can be built quickly and are reliable.
Building a solar farm, with battery firming, is now cheaper than keeping an existing coal plant running.
There is no financial case for building a new coal plant.
Our existing coal plants are aging and, as they age, they become more unreliable.
The race is on to replace their output with wind and solar before the last one
retires in around fifteen years.
Added to this the demand for electricity is expected to be double the current output by 2050.
At this point, were the proposed seven nuclear reactors to be built, they would represent only about six percent of the electricity demand.
Six percent that could easily be covered more cheaply by wind and solar and batteries.
But won’t nuclear provide reliable base load power?
The trouble with nuclear, and coal, is that they operate within a narrow range of output.
They cannot easily be turned on or off, and produce power no matter the spot price.
Since at least 94 percent of generation will be wind and solar it is likely the spot price in the middle of the day will be very low, particularly on a sunny day.
Already, at least two nuclear power plants in the USA have gone into receivership because they have been unable to compete against wind power.
The fact is that “base load” is no longer a thing in a system dominated by renewables.
On theCouch
DEAR Jasminda,
I’VE recently started a new job where I am the manager of some people who are a lot older than I am. They've started making digs about how I have no life experience and how they have degrees from the school of hard knocks.
It is getting to the point where it is becoming unbearable to go to work.
It's my dream job that I've been working towards for a long time.
Help!
Kylie B.
Dear Kylie,
Co-workers can make a workplace like a second home or they can make it an absolute misery.
When we spend most of our waking hours at work, it can be devastating to find out that your abilities are being questioned by others.
It happens all the time and it is unfortunate that even though companies have clear Codes of Conduct and expectations regarding mutual respect, it can be a jungle out there.
I'm sure it is clear to you that these people have their
Finally, if we generated all our power with nuclear reactors we would run out of Uranium within 90 years. Nuclear power is not a viable long term option although the waste will be hazardous for hundreds of millennia.
collective noses out of joint at the idea of being managed by someone younger and more qualified.
I'm sure it is also clear to you that there is a bit of a mob mentality happening. They are engaging in nothing less than bullying, and you certainly don't need to put up with it.
I would speak to the more reasonable person in this group (if there is one) on their own, let them know you are aware of what is going on, and that you won't be putting up with it.
I'm sure they value their job.
If the behaviour continues, you will need to speak to your manager or a trusted colleague. They will also be able to be a witness to the behaviour.
The situation may require mediation.
Nipping this in the bud sooner rather than later is important.
I know I can usually be relied upon to show a bit of humour, but workplace bullying is no laughing matter.
Carpe diem,
Solar and wind will be around for another 5,000 million years – effectively forever.
Jasminda.
Regards, Peter SOBEY, Valla.
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
By Geoffrey MCCANN
OUR course is in great condition for Competition or Social Golf, players enjoying plenty of “run” contributing to some very good scores. Our rebuilt 12th Green is back in play, presenting a challenging approach shot compared to the old one. Thank you to this week’s featured sponsor “Nambucca Valley Care”.
Lee Fewings (32) never fails to surprise, winning Tuesday’s Medley Stableford with a massive 43 points from Colin Habgood (11) on 41. Other good scores from John Crosby 40, Luke Fry 38, with the ball rundown to 35 points on c/b. NTP’s to Colin Habgood on 5, Jan Harris on 7, Maxine Townsend on 8, Peter Bush on 15 and Troy Herbert got the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
Henny Oldenhove (16) won Division 1 (0 to 24) in the Women’s Single Stableford on Wednesday with 37 points on c/b from Elizabeth Hobday (15). Kerrty Naylor (25) won Division 2 (25 to 31) with 40 points from Coral McCann (29) on 35. Lilkian Lukins (33) scored
40 points to win Division 3 (32 to 45) from Shayne Scott (43) with 39 points. The Ball Rundown to 34 points on c/b. NTP’s to Henny Oldenhove, Jenny Thorne & Fiona Challey on 5, Kerrie Eichorn, Jenny Thorne & Joy Green on 7 , Maxine Townsend won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13, & Henny Oldenhove won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.
Chris Thorndike (17) won Division 1 (0 to 19) of Thursday’s Medley Stableford with 39 points on c/b from Colin Wormleaton (8). Ross Morpuss (24) had 40 points to win Division 2 (20 to 45) from Donald Lavery (26) with 39 points on c/b from John Crosby. Other good scores from Chris Tinson 38, Hans Jansen, Scott Burley, Stephen Doherty, Graeme Bassam & Garry Thurlow 37 – the Ball rundown to 34 points on c/b. Colin Wormleaton won the “Ecomist” Longest Putt on 2, other NTP’s to Bryan Ussher on 5, Greg Jager on 7, Chris Thorndike on 8 and 13 (60 cms), Nev Newman on 15 and Garry Johnstone won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18 (160cms).
100 players participated in Saturday’s
Medley Stableford. Kerrie Eichorn (10) was the winner of Division 1 (0 to 15) with 37 points on c/b from Mark Merryfull (13) visiting from Stonecutters Ridge. Patrick Handsaker (17) top scored for the day with 41 points to win Division 2 (16 to 21) from Peter McCrohon (18) from Highlands with 39 points. Graham Bysouth (30) had 37 points to win Division 3 (25 to 45) on c/b from Jamie Lucas (22). Other good scores from Urpo Ylinen & Dianne O’Leary 38 – the ball rundown to 33 points on c/b. Daniel Wassens won the “Ecomist” longest Putt on 2, other NTP’s to Dennis Ashton on 5, Walter Bortoletto on 7, Ken Klem on 8, Trevor Peter on the Pizza This” voucher on 13, Garnet O’Brien got Stu’s ball on 15, and Colin Wormleaton took the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18. Sunday was the Men’s Open Day stroke event, sponsored by Williams Building Group – Glen Crowe. Congratulations to this year’s Open Champion Andrew Kirkman from Kempsey who plays off +4.6 and scored 71, runner-up Jason Barby
Nambucca Bowls Report
By Charlie POTTER
WEDNESDAY Sept 18.
A good turnout for a Wednesday... 26 entries. Winners were Ian Walsh, Roger McGuigan and Neil Duffus. Tom Reynolds, Tony Stokes and Peter Fredericks were second and Ron Hill, Glenn Brady and Bubba Ruane third. Wayne Dargan and Mark
Blackford were the Lucky Losers and Peter Meehan the Lucky Bowler who missed the Jackpot of $90. The leaderboard for the Nissan/Breakaway Gold Coast Holiday has not been updated for August and September but at the top is Maurie Roberts on 40, Ken Brown, Bill The Vape Coughlan and Tony Stokes on 38 and Mick Boyle and
Stu Thorne on 36. Friday Sept 20 Nominated Triples. MEMO to Mitch McGill. The diary needs all three members of winning teams, not just the skips., otherwise the report is going to be full of "?'s. Appreciate you are saving your wrist, but... The day's spoils belonged to Jye, Gary Tierney and Chris Brownlie. Runners
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Carol MCKEE
RESULTS for the week
ending Saturday 21st
September 2024
Monday 16th
September: 3 table Howell.
Winners Carol McKee and Daphne Priestley with 58%; second Susie Keur and Les Sinclair with 53%; third Maureen Cowan and Jenette Fox with 50%.
Thursday 19th
September: 6 table Mitchell. North/South
winners Mike Siford and Colin Tolley with 59.17%; second Barbara Lott and Linda Siford with 55%; third Susie Keur and Peter Plunkett-Cole with 54.58. East/West winners
Paula Guthrie and Daphne Priestley with 62.08%; second Julianne Cowles and Geoff Gardner with 51.25%; third Sandra Ellis and Leonie Harrison with 49.17%.
Saturday 21st September: 5 table
(+2.6) from Coffs Harbour 72. Net Winner was Peter Scott (10) with net 65. In Division 1 ( +6 to 9), Jason Barby (+2.6) from Coffs Harbour was scratch winner 72 from Troy Herbert 74. Net Winner was Glen Gillon (8) from Bowraville 68 from Michael Flanders (5) from Kempsey 70. Division 2 Gross winner was Ashton Herbert (11) 79 from Drew Glasson (11) 81. Net
Up went to Ron Hill, Graham Hines and Paddy Byrne with Messrs Ryan, Ward and Thomas third. Ben Ford and Wayne Dargan were dragged down by Ray Hunt for Lucky Losers. Owen Smith drew Lucky Bowler but not his rink and missed the opportunity of sharing the $360 Jackpot with his rink team-mates.
Sat Sept 21. Club Pairs Quarter Finals: Paul Ward/ Rhys Riddell 25 def Greg
winner Geoffrey McCann (15) 68 from Glen Crow (11) 71. In Division 3 (16 to 36), Gross Winner Geoffrey Harris (18) 89 from Scott Burley (17) 90. Net Winner Raymond Guiana (26) 70 from Colin Dunne (24) 71. The Ball Rundown to net 73 on c/b. Unclaimed major prizes can be obtained from the Office, NTP and Ball Rundown can be collected fromn the Pro Shop.
Hodge/Mitch McGill 17: Danny Curran/Graham Porter 21 def Brent Liddell/Andrew Shearer 12: Owen Smith/Chris Brownlie 21 def Bubba Ruane/Joe Franck 17. Steve Carr/Tony Urquhart v Mark Blackford/Angry Lawrence was deferred to this Saturday, with the winners to play their Semi Final against Smith/ Brownlie on Sunday.
Sunday Sept 22. Club Pairs Semi Final: Paul
Book now for the Good Time Charlie’s Cup medley event over the October Long Weekend, with a very generous Prize Pool of over $5,000. This is an event for both Men & Women, with Division 1 (GA +6 to 11.9) playing Stroke, remaining divisions playing Stableford. Bookings via Member’s Portal or through the Pro Shop. See you on the Island.
Ward/Rhys Riddell 28 def Danny Curran/Graham Porter 15
Maurie Roberts Sunday Bowls had 12 players with AnnMarie Johnson and Stu Thorne winners and Patto and Deb Mann the lucky Losers. The Jackpot was not won.
The Versatility 5s on Oct 5 now has 9 teams so at least one more is needed.
The $2000 Bowling Arm Shootout on Mon Oct 7 is still open for entries.
Mitchell. Round 3 of the Club Championship.
Winners Ali and Neil Tupper with 68%; second Carol McKee and Mike Siford with 62%; third Judy Holliday and Vicki Walker with 57.5%.
Played over three weeks, the Club Championship was won by Carol McKee and Mike Siford, with 67.92%. The Minor Championship was won by Ali and Neil Tupper with 56.71%, followed closely by Barbara Lott and Linda Siford on 53.99%.
SMART MARKETING
q Glen Gillon (BowravilleDiv 1 Net winner), Geoffrey Harris (Nambucca-Div 3 Gross winner), Geoffrey McCann (Nambucca–Div 2 Net winner), David Mattacott (Nambucca–Div 3-18th).
q Nambucca Valley Bridge Club Champions Mike Siford and Carol McKee with President Scott Parker.
Nambucca Heads WBC News
By Nerida BLACKFORD
THIS month has flown by with the ladies from NBC participating in lots of events, home and away.
The Pennant season has been completed and saw both the Division 2 and 4 teams come second in their
comp. Sawtell won division 2 on 34 points, with NH 21, C.ex Coffs on 8 and Park Beach 7. In division 4 Sawtell topped the ladder, and Hat Head came third.
Some very close games and a few loose ends made all the difference overall but the ladies can be very
proud of how they bowled. Subs had to be used again – some women will do anything, including having operations and breaking their wrist to get out of playing! Thanks to all the club staff and volunteers for setting up, umpiring and feeding and watering
us all well.
Last week the club held the traditional Hibiscus Pairs, with 30 teams playing from Clubs up and down the coast. There was a great show of bowling yet again, and Margo Parker and Rhonda Harris from South West Rocks were
Macksville Country Club Golf
By Max TURNER
THE third round of the Club Championships, sponsored by the Brunsdon family, resulted in Geoff O'Grady storming home to extend his lead to 20 shots in the B Gross event and 9 in the Net.
While Beau Lavender has whittled Allan Clarke's lead down to 2 shots in A grade, Allan is still hopeful of winning his 36th title.
Eddie Booth has a
comfortable lead in the C grade Gross and Net events.
The final round, in honour of Trevor Latham, a revered life member whose many years of coaching saw at least five players continue as professionals will be sponsored by his family
Saturday's Stroke event, in conjunction with the Championships resulted in Jake Fuller winning in (A), Geoff O'Grady (B) and Brian King (C grade).
Straight shooters with nearest the pins were Jake Fuller (A), John Fortescue (B) and Tony Grebert in (C grade).
A good field in the Mid Week competition resulted in Neil Cunneen winning with Jim Wilkes runner up.
With one round to go Jo Montague appears to be the one to beat in the ladies Championships with Ali Cunneen looking odds on in the Net event.
Surfers give back through Loggerheads charity raffle
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placed first on the day. The day was a great success and a tribute to the team work of our ladies and staff.
This day was followed up by our sponsored social day, with continued sponsorship from Bernard Lavertys. The winners on the day were Gloria Richardson, Teresa Meehan and Arlene Duffus, and Kim Porter, Sandra Seckold and Kerrie Dale.
At the end of this month we have 10 bowlers from our club heading to Norfolk Island for a holiday/ bowling event. Two teams of ladies triples and one for the men will represent our Club- good luck to everyone.
School holidays are coming up- a great chance to come down to the club with your family and enjoy the game of bowls together.
Service, the Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group and the Scotts Head Sports Ground Committee.”
This year the prizes were a Catalyst longboard, a framed oceanscape photograph taken and donated by prominent surf photographer Chris Hewgill, a set of wall mounting surfboard racks donated by the family-owned Surf N Raks, and a custom imaged skateboard deck produced and donated by Matt Campbell of North Coast Photography.
A cheque for $1,000 was presented to Irene Rowsell, President of the Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group, at the Alofa Sands Surf Club Cafe on Sunday afternoon.
“This donation is marvellous,” Irene told NOTA.
“It will go to assisting cancer patients and all of it will stay in the local area purchasing patient aid equipment, assisting cancer patients financially if their illness has put them under
financial stress, and will help fund their travel for chemotherapy and other medical travel.”
The community generosity doesn’t end there however.
To ensure a professional level of water safety during the three days of the Classic, the Loggerheads Malibu Club hired the services of lifeguard Kevin ‘Pest’ Morrison, who positioned himself and his equipment at the water's edge throughout the event ready to enact a rescue if required.
The $1500 cost for these services was covered by a sponsorship from Club Scotts.
Kevin has since donated his entire payment for these services to the Nambucca Heads Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), a cheque for which was gratefully received by surf club President Jeremy Burrows on Sunday.
Bowra Golf Results
By Julee TOWNSEND
F/9:
B/9: P LeCerf, N/P: G Nugent & B Brabant. L Putt: G Nugent. Ball Comp: 1. K Wilson 2. B Brabant, 3 T Simpson.
“It is likely that these funds will go toward the upkeep of our Surf Club facilities and equipment here on Man Beach that will ultimately make our beach a safer place to be this summer,” Mr Morrison told NOTA.
q Loggerheads President Barry Jagoe, Nambucca Heads SLSC President Jeremy Burrows and Kevin ‘Pest’ Morrison at the Alofa Sands Surf Club Cafe on Sunday.
q Luke Laverty, Jake Clarke and Allan Clarke.
Funeral Notice
Howard Gordon Penn
Passed away 19th September, 2024 Aged 79 years.
Late of Nambucca Heads. Cherished husband of Marilyn. Much loved father of Melinda, Julie, Christine and Anthony. Precious Pa of 15 grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to attend Howard’s funeral service at Nambucca Presbyterian Church, Nambucca Heads, on Wednesday 2nd October, 2024, commencing at 10:00am. Followed by interment in the Nambucca Heads Cemetery.
Bernard Laverty Funerals Tel: 6568 1555
ITINERARY
Mackay-McKay Family Reunion
October 4th - 11:00am BOWRAVILLE
Museum-Informal Gathering then group visit Bowraville and Macksville Cemetries
October 5th - 5:00pm - Macksville RSL
Club - Reunion Dinner; Bring personal family Black Book
October 6th - Midday - Nambucca Heads
Island Golf Club; informal lunch. RSVP for catering purposes 2 weeks prior.
Facebook: Mackay-McKay Family Reunion. Phone: Neville 0448 296 837
Next Meeting September 28th - 2:00pm
Bowraville RSL: Neville 0448 296 837
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FRIDAY
SORT YOUR LIFE OUT
TEN, 7.30pm
English TV presenter Stacey Solomon (pictured) puts her trademark cheer and compassion to good use in this series, helping families across the UK who are being consumed by their clutter. In this season finale, the crew help out the Yaku family, removing every item from their home before their possessions are laid out in a warehouse art installation: almost 3000 toys, 225 DVDs and more than 60 obsolete chargers. It’s a daunting prospect, with parents Tash and Lawrence wondering how it all fit in their house in the first place.
FRIDAY, September 27
SATURDAY
AFL GRAND FINAL PRE-GAME
SEVEN, 12pm
Before the Swans and Lions take to the ’G and battle it out for this year’s flag, it’s well worth tuning in early to catch this year’s pre-match entertainment. Katy Perry’s (pictured) gravity-defying, sci-fi themed medley of her greatest hits (including “Dark Horse”, “I Kissed a Girl” and “California Gurls”) at the recent MTV VMAs is hopefully a sign of good things to come for her MCG performance, with the international popstar joined on the lineup by Aussie singer, actor and swimmer Cody Simpson; national treasure Christine Anu, her daughter Zipporah Corser-Anu and the Songlines Youth Choir; and, of course, Mike Brady, who returns to the hallowed turf to perform “Up There Cazaly” during the retiree motorcade.
SUNDAY FBI
TEN, 8.30pm
You can count on villainy, violence and valour in any given US police procedural but, just like in real life, justice is not secured. In tonight’s season finale, there’s solace for grieving Special Agent
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PGa, R) 1.45 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.05 The Homes That Built Australia. (R) 4.00 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Grand Day Out. (PGa, R) 10.50 Looking For Rembrandt. (Ms, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Such Was Life. (PG, R) 2.10 History Of Britain. (PGal, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Lakes With Simon Reeve. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hailey Dean Mysteries:
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson tours a country garden. 8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: India. (PG, R) Part 2 of 4. 9.20 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 Grand Designs. (R)
The Larkins. (Ms, R) 12.35 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 My Grandparents’ War: Emeli Sandé. (PGa, R)
9.25 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Herculaneum. (Final, PGa, R)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Soldiers. (Mals)
12.35 A Class Apart. (MA15+d, R)
3.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs joins Paul Maric. 8.30 MOVIE: Ladies In Black. (2018, PGl, R) A young woman learns about life and love while working at a department store in ’50s Sydney, when immigration was booming and multiculturalism was in its formative days. Angourie Rice, Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor.
10.45 Armchair Experts: Grand Final Special. (PG, R) A panel discusses all things AFL.
11.45 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
2.00 Home Shopping.
Tiffany Wallace (Katherine Renee Kane, pictured). In this season’s shocking opener, Trevor Hobbs (Roshawn Franklin) was gunned down by a Somalian terrorist group. Now, in a circular turn of events, the team is on the hunt when the group resurfaces. It’s a gratifying conclusion to this sombre season that affords Tiffany closure. “It kept me on my toes until the very last second,” Kane reveals. “And it will absolutely keep our viewers on their toes in the same sense.”
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. NRL. First preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters.
9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the first preliminary final, with expert analysis and player interviews.
I Dream Of Jeannie. 3.00 Bewitched. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Nanny. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE:
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.
7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (Final, PGa) Hosted by Stacey Solomon.
8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Panellists include Guy Montgomery, Mel Tracina, Emma Holland, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang. 9.45 The Graham Norton Show. (PGal, R) Guests include Dame Judi Dench. 10.45 10’s Late News. 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. Round 9. H’lights. 3.00 The Point. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys.
6.30 SBS World News.
6.30 Back Roads: 90 Mile Beach, Victoria.
7.30 Cumbria: The Lakes & The Coast. (PGa)
8.25 Osborne House: A Royal Retreat. (PG)
9.35 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. (PGa, R)
10.30 Portugal’s Atlantic Train. (R)
11.25 Something Undone. (Mal)
12.25 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 4.05 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club UK. (PGl, R) Lee Mack hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.00 MOVIE: The Martian. (2015, Mal, R) Believed to be dead by his crew, an astronaut is stranded on Mars and has to rely on his ingenuity to survive. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels. 10.55 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl, R) The competition heads to Sydney.
12.30 Taken. (Mav, R) Bryan is taken. 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Second preliminary final. Penrith Panthers v Cronulla Sharks.
9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up.
10.30 MOVIE: The Expendables 3. (2014, Mlv, R) A team of mercenaries battles an arms trader. Sylvester Stallone.
1.00 Journey To Europe. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
6.30 The Dog House. (R) A biker looks for a new sidekick.
7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (ls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.
8.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff as it tries to find the right fit for a woman who wants a pal for her staffy. 9.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madv, R) After a man crashes his car on an exit ramp, paramedics work out if his wife has been flung from the wreck. 10.45 Ambulance UK. (Mm, R) A collision stretches resources to the limit.
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
Unforgotten. (Mal) Sunny and Jess struggle to focus on the case.
9.20 Miniseries: Better. (Madl, R) Part 3 of 5.
10.15 Fisk. (Ml, R)
10.45 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
12.10 Fires. (Mal, R)
1.05 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (PG, R)
2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.05 Australia Remastered. (R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 The Crystal Maze. 8.15 MOVIE: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits. (2012, PG) 9.45 Officially Amazing. 10.15 Dragon Ball Super. 10.35 Crazy Fun Park. 11.05 The PM’s Daughter. 11.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.20am Rage. 1.55 Jade Armor. 2.15 Total Drama Island. 2.35 Summer Memories. 2.45 Horrible Histories. 3.15 Miraculous. 3.40 Odd Squad. 3.55 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Belle And
Sebastian 2. Continued. (2015, PG, French) 6.50 Summerland. (2020, PG) 8.40 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 10.35 Arctic. (2018, M) 12.25pm Julieta. (2016, M, Spanish) 2.20 The Cup. (2011, PG) 4.20 Redu. (2017, PG, Marathi) 6.20 Roman Holiday. (1953, PG) 8.30 My Policeman. (2022, MA15+) 10.35 A Tale Of Love And Desire. (2021, MA15+, French) 12.30am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, September 29
Ageless Gardens. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Plat Du Tour. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Such Was Life. (R) 3.10 Shackleton’s Endurance: The Lost
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Ottoman Empire By Train.
8.25 Sagrada Familia: Gaudi’s Challenge.
9.25 Ancient Superstructures. (R) 10.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry. (PGas, R) 11.25 Devon & Cornwall With Michael Portillo. (PGa, R)
6am Belle. Continued. (2013, PG) 6.55 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 8.55 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 10.45 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, M) 1.05pm The Cover. (2021, M, Spanish) 2.45 Summerland. (2020, PG) 4.40 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 6.35 Funny Face. (1957) 8.30 Ondine. (2009, M) 10.25 Timbuktu. (2014, M, French) 12.15am Late Programs.
2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) 8.50 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation. 9.50 The Latest: Seven News.
6am Morning Programs.
Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Predator –Leonard John Fraser. (MA15+av, R)
Autopsy USA. (Mad)
Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)
Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News.
Sunrise.
6am Children’s Programs. 2pm MOVIE: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes
(1998) 3.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 5.30 MOVIE: The
Ninjago Movie. (2017, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Species. (1995, MA15+) 12.25am The Originals. 1.25 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 17. Grand Prix of Nashville. Highlights. 2.30 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.
12.00 The Cheap Seats.
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6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl)
8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 9News Late.
10.00 See No Evil. (Mav)
11.00 The First 48. (Malv) 11.50 Transplant. (MA15+m)
Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ml, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA. (PG, R)
Today Early News.
Today.
6am Children’s Programs. 2.10pm MOVIE:
The Rhythm Section. (2020, MA15+) 12.30am Gotham. 1.30 Love After Lockup. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Power Players. 4.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.50 Late Programs.
(R) Heather Ewart
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6.00
(PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Whale With Steve Backshall. (R) 3.55 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Concorde: Chasing A Dream. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls)
9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mls)
10.10 Have I Got News For You U.S. (M)
11.00 SBS World News Late.
11.30 Suspect. (Malsv)
12.00 Of Money And Blood. (MA15+adsv)
1.55 The Spectacular. (Malv, R)
3.50 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.
9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Following their time as foster parents, Nune has decided she wants to have a baby.
10.05 S.W.A.T. (M) The team races to stop a violent rampage.
11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals)
12.35 Miniseries: The Victim. (Malv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie
Show. 6.30 Redu. (2017, PG, Marathi) 8.30 Roman Holiday. (1953, PG) 10.40 The Salesman. (2016, M, Persian) 12.55pm Amanda. (2018, M, French) 2.55 Belle. (2013, PG) 4.50 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 7.35 Glengarry Glen Ross. (1992, M) 9.30 Berlin Alexanderplatz. (2020, MA15+) 12.50am 12 Days. (2017, MA15+, French) 2.25 Late Programs.
6am What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 8.45 Funny Face. (1957) 10.40 Timbuktu. (2014, M, French) 12.30pm Ondine. (2009, M) 2.25 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 4.15 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 5.45 The Wild Duck. (1983, PG) 7.30 The Forger. (2022, M, German) 9.40 A Stasi Comedy. (2022, M, German) 11.50 Queen Of Hearts. (2019, MA15+, Swedish) 2.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Abigail and Kirby clash.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.15 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Return, Mav) A bus full of students goes missing. 10.15 Made In Bondi. (Ml) Molly receives some relationship backlash.
Chicago Fire. (Mav)
Holey Moley Australia. (PGs, R)
Home Shopping.
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise. 6.00 NBN News.
A Current Affair.
The Block. (PGl)
100% Footy. (Final, M)
Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl, R)
9News Late.
La Brea. (Mav)
Transplant. (MA15+m)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Shop.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia. (Premiere, PGa)
8.25 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar.
9.20 Four Years Later. (Premiere, Mls)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 El Immortal: Gangs Of Madrid. (MA15+v)
12.55 Wisting. (MA15+a, R)
2.40 Miniseries: Safe Home. (Malv, R)
3.40 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.30 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG)
8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av) Explores life behind bars.
9.30 Ambulance: Code Red. A drug user collapses from an overdose. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News.
11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma)
12.00 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 Human Error. (Mlv)
Million Dollar Murders. (Mav, R)
Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Hacker.
(2019, PG, Danish) 7.45 Selkie. (2000, PG) 9.25 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 10.55 Glengarry Glen Ross. (1992, M) 12.50pm What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 3.35 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 5.50 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 7.30 The Big Short. (2015, M) 9.55 Confessions Of Felix Krull. (2021, M, German) Midnight Late Programs.
THURSDAY,
Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Whale With Steve Backshall. (PG, R) 4.00 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Great Australian Walks.
8.30 National Parks From Above: Iceland. (PGa) Takes a look at Iceland’s national parks.
9.20 Paris Has Fallen.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Freezing Embrace. (Mals)
12.25 Unbroken. (Malsv, R)
2.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (PGs, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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8.30 United Gangs Of America. 10.20 Moments That Shook Music: Kurt Cobain. 11.15 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie Show. 6.30 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 8.10 The Wild Duck. (1983, PG) 10.00 The Forger. (2022, M, German) 12.10pm A Stasi Comedy. (2022, M, German) 2.20 Selkie. (2000, PG) 4.00 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 5.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 7.30 The Eagle Has Landed. (1976, M) 10.00 When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was. (2023, MA15+, Italian) 12.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av) Explores life behind bars is like for prisoners Paul Denyer, Michelle Burgess and Matthew Johnson.
9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Marafiote Murders. (Madlv, R) Revisits the murder of Dominic Marafiote.
10.35 Soham: Catching A Killer. (Mav, R) 11.35 To Be Advised. 1.20 Magnum P.I. (Mav) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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Surfers give back
By Mick BIRTLES
THE Loggerheads Malibu Club is giving back to the community, dispersing funds raised in a charity raffle held as part of their iconic annual surfing competition. The club hosted the 38th annual Loggerheads Malibu Classic in July, and ran a charity raffle alongside it as it has in previous years.
“We [normally] donate 100 percent of the raffle money, generally around $500, to three or four not-for-profit organisations,” said Loggerheads President Barry Jagoe.
“However this year, thanks to the generosity of the public and their eagerness to win some top prizes, we have been able to make donations of $1,000 each to the Westpac Helicopter Rescue
q Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group President Irene Roswell receives a cheque for $1,000 from Loggerheads Malibu Club President Barry Jagoe.
