FACING the challenges of inclement weather, the Nambucca Bowls Club hosted a Community Expo on Saturday 1 February.
The event brought together local interest groups, charities and sporting organisations in a shared effort to strengthen community ties, boost volunteer numbers and provide a onestop-shop for locals looking for meaningful ways to fill their time.
While attendance numbers could have been better, possibly impacted by the uncertain weather, the event still served as a platform for connection and collaboration.
The Bowls Club has long positioned itself as a community focal point, offering a space for
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q The Nambucca River VIEW Club’s Maggie Jones, Lyn McGuigan, Cynthia Guyenette, Janne Henn, Catherine Shepherd and Shirley Lamberth.
meetings, fundraising opportunities, and events like the Expo, which help showcase the work of local organisations.
With a diverse population and socio-economic challenges across the Valley, the need for strong, active community groups is becoming increasingly relevant.
“There’s a real concern that if these groups struggle to attract new members, they may fold, leaving a noticeable gap in the support system for those in need,” Nambucca Bowls Club’s Nerida Blackford told News Of The Area.
“The Valley would feel the effects, and the community as a whole would be worse off.”
Volunteering and joining a community group have welldocumented benefits, both for the
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individual and the broader community, and the event sought to highlight the diverse opportunities available.
Collaboration between groups is also an Expo feature.
fundraising
q The Nambucca Valley Lions Australian Rules Football Club’s Dylan Creaser and Andy Johnston.
q The Evening VIEW Club’s Michelle Walker, Sheryl Page and Anne Sutton.
q The Macksville Poultry Club’s Clive Ward, Reuben Wallis and Rachael White.
q The Lions Club of Nambucca Heads’ Grahame Beatton, Susan Campbell and Rod Smart.
q Bev Reedy from the Support Group for Our Everlasting Carers.
q Lifetime Connect’s Tina Ringstad and April Miller.
q WIRES Mid North Coast’s Tina Birtles and Diane Mayo.
q Nambucca Valley Anglicans were at the expo hoping to recruit volunteers.
q Time2Talk’s Paula Buckley and Danny Doolan.
q The Nambucca Valley Evening Branch of the CWA’s Tina Birtles, Margaret Wood, Maggie Duffus and Leslie Fotakis.
q The Nambucca Valley Garden Club’s Reuben Wallis, Rachael White and Lizzie Wait.
q Rotary Nambucca Valley’s Fred Millard, Melissa Robertson and Kerry Dedman with their new Sunshine Wheels Trike.
Where are the worst mobile blackspots in the Nambucca Valley?
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are being called upon to help compile a list of the worst.
Residents are invited to a workshop at 5.30pm on 18 February at the Macksville Ex-Services Club, where blackspots will be identified and shared with representatives from Telstra, Optus and NBN.
Mayor Gary Lee hopes the region will benefit from funding under the Mobile Black Spot Program, which invests in telecommunication coverage and competition across Australia.
The scheme requires providers of telecommunications infrastructure to consult with
state and local governments as well as community members, before applying for funding of specific projects by 30 April 2025.
“The Government is providing up to $55 million (GST exclusive) for Round 8, which will co-fund projects to provide new resilient mobile coverage in regional and remote areas of Australia that are prone to natural disasters, including bushfires, cyclones and floods,” according to the website of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
It is an opportunity Mayor Lee does not want to miss.
“There are so many places where we lose coverage here
in the Valley and this is a great opportunity to pass that on so that we can be in line to receive new infrastructure,” he said.
“You know that spot between Valla Beach and Nambucca Heads?
“Also, I heard there is one near the two water towers in Nambucca Heads and then there is even one at Nambucca Plaza – now is our chance to let these stakeholders know so that we can have a chance of getting them fixed.
“All members of the community are encouraged to contribute so that we have a full list of the areas without communication in the event of a disaster affecting the
Nambucca Valley,” he said.
The Mayor warned that the session was not for “airing gripes” however.
“We are there to compile a list of the worst blackspots for telecommunications engineers to consider when deciding where the money will be best spent.”
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan thanked Mayor Lee and his team for their work on the issue, and promised to put the needs of the region in the Canberra spotlight.
“I hold high hopes that our region will finally be acknowledged for this crucial funding and will personally be advocating for the Nambucca Valley with the relevant Ministers and department representatives,” he told NOTA in a statement.
Industry shoots down calls to axe native logging
By Jacob SHTEYMAN, AAP
ENDING controversial native forest logging would boost manufacturing and jobs in Australia as well as protecting the environment, one of the nation's most influential economists argues.
But the sector has hit back at claims native logging can be replaced, arguing the environmental impacts of the practice are overstated.
Former treasury secretary Ken Henry, now chair of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, recommended the government invest $350 million to fully transition the industry from native logging to plantations in a paper released on Tuesday.
It promised the investment would help develop modular timber manufacturing, supporting Australia's housing construction industry and
reducing reliance on imports.
Australia uses modular components for just five per cent of housing construction, lagging northern Europe which uses it for 45 percent of home building, delivering productivity and affordability benefits.
Dr Henry argued the native forest industry has not been an important supplier to the construction industry for decades.
"It has been an economic basket case for years, with large amounts of taxpayer money wasted on propping up the environmentally destructive native forest industry," he said.
"It is time to end taxpayer handouts and market distortions for native forest logging and it is time to support and encourage the more economically rational and environmentally benign plantation industry.
"The plantation sector has
been badly let down by the peak timber industry lobby which appears captured by the interests of the few remaining native forest loggers."
But forestry peak body the Australian Forest Products Association says native forests can't simply be replaced by plantations.
While plantations provide some of Australia's
timber needs, including woodchipping and some structural uses, native timber often can't be substituted by plantation wood for appearance-grade applications like furniture.
Moves to ban the industry in Victoria and Western Australia have created a shortfall in supply, requiring Australia to import hardwood products from overseas,
where practices were less sustainable, the association's chief executive Diana Hallam said.
Dr Henry's call comes after the Greens announced a plan to end native logging in NSW by offering the state government a $140 million per year incentive to help rehabilitate or transition native forest coupes to plantations.
Ms Hallam said the Greens' position ignored the scientific evidence, sought to destroy the economic livelihoods of rural communities and would increase bushfire risks.
"They really should ask themselves how they'll deal with decimated local communities and economies, dodgy imports and the hugely increased fire risks locked up forests create if they succeed," she said.
q Nambucca Valley Council Director of Services David Maloney and Mayor Gary Lee discussing the potential for improved communication in natural disasters.
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q The forestry sector is at loggerheads with those calling for an end to harvesting native timber. Photo: Adrian Black/AAP PHOTOS.
Upgrades for Bello and Macksville High
SCHOOL maintenance and upgrades are underway at Macksville and Bellingen High Schools, as part of a “summer holiday works blitz” orchestrated by the NSW Government.
The State Government is investing $698,000 to replace air conditioning and roofs at Bellingen High School, and $147,000 for toilet upgrades at Macksville High School.
Bellingen High will also receive upgrades to its trade rooms, including new machinery, through a $1.8 million commitment to Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) upgrades for woodwork and metalwork equipment at schools across the North and Mid North Coast.
Other local schools receiving TAS upgrades
include Dorrigo High School, Coffs Harbour High School, Nambucca Heads High School and Orara High School.
Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car attended Bellingen High last Thursday to meet the school community.
“High-quality public schools are vital for coastal and regional communities, so young families know their children can have the best start in life and can do so in their local area,” she said.
“We have made a significant investment in school maintenance, because these works keep our schools in the high-quality standard our families and young people expect.
“Improvements to our schools’ Technological and Applied Studies facilities will
also create options for young students to pursue pathways directly into apprenticeships and trades – creating more opportunities for our young people.”
Minister Car was accompanied on her visit to Bellingen by City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge.
“It is fantastic to see the Minns Labor Government investing in public school infrastructure across the Mid North Coast, particularly in the Coffs Harbour area,” Mr Judge said.
“Families and students in Coffs Harbour will know their schools are being maintained and kept up to the high quality they deserve because of the NSW Labor government, who value our public education assets.”
Changed traffic conditions on Giinagay Way intersection
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions next Monday on Giinagay Way at Valla Beach Road intersection in Valla Beach for installation of new longitudinal line marking.
Work will be carried out between 9am and 12 noon.
A reduced speed limit of 60km/h will be in place for the duration of the work for the safety of workers and road users.
Motorists should allow up to five minutes’ extra travel time.
Motorists are advised to drive to traffic conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.
q Minister for Education and Early Learning
and City of
Not all were impressed with the Minister’s visit however, with Oxley MP Michael Kemp complaining that Mr Judge had been chosen to accompany Ms Car, rather than council representatives local to Bellingen Shire.
“It was disappointing that the Deputy Premier's
approach led to excluding Bellingen councillors in favour of her Labor mate from a council that’s outside the electorate,” Mr Kemp posted to social media.
“Imagine actually involving the Mayor and elected councillors from Bellingen Shire!
“Improvements to our schools and education system are always welcome, and this was a missed opportunity for our community representatives.
“Political intentions aside, it's great to see money being invested into our electorate and local schools.”
Prue Car
Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge on a tour of Bellingen High School.
Forestry’s glider surveys ‘inadequate’, conservationists say
By Andrew VIVIAN
CITIZEN scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated with the disconnect between the animal surveys they conduct, and those carried out by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW).
North Coast Environment Council spokesperson Susie Russell, cited the case of two endangered Greater Gliders and two Yellow-bellied Gliders, also endangered, recently seen in Gladstone State Forest, south of Bellingen.
“Both of these animals are well and truly on the path to extinction and depend on older forests with a connected canopy,” Ms Russell said.
“They also don’t tolerate heat and need the shade of a multilayered forest with tall trees and mid-storey.”
The gliders were found through a citizen science effort in the GladstoneViewmont forests.
These are currently being intensively logged despite, says Ms Russell, being a corridor integral to the movement of koalas through what will soon be the Great Koala National Park (GKNP).
“It is yet another failure of the Minns’ Government that not only have the GKNP boundaries not been announced yet, but logging continues to strip out habitat that will make parts of the park less viable to support species like Greater and Yellow-bellied Gliders in the future.
“What is particularly galling, is that the GladstoneViewmont State Forests are
part of an area deemed by Forestry Corporation to have low densities of Greater Gliders and hence don’t trigger a pre-logging nocturnal search.”
Lyn Orrego, from the Nambucca Valley Conservation Association (NVCA), said, “You would think that where these endangered animals are more rare, on the coast, that they should be included in the requirement to look for them at night.
“Our more than rare gliders along the North Coast are not being found nor protected
“It takes citizen science efforts to bring this to the attention of the public.”
Ms Orrego said local conservationists want coastal
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gliders to be afforded night-time surveys like other gliders in NSW.
“Yes there are fewer gliders left in coastal forests, but this makes them more precious.
“As nocturnal animals, it’s a nobrainer that they must be looked for at night,” she said.
“NVCA is writing to the EPA, who have the power to include the coastal gliders in the special rules made last year for the other gliders in NSW.
“Failing that, there is an existing rule requiring searches for gliders generally that the Forestry Corporation insists they will not do at night and that the EPA could enforce.”
FCNSW was contacted for comment.
taken by a citizen scientist.
Towards a solution to the rural doctor crisis
By Ned COWIE
AN orientation day for Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Rural Medicine was held last Friday at the university’s Macksville campus, with students in the third and fourth years of their medical studies welcomed to the area.
Solving the issues which have led to a shortage of doctors in regional and remote areas requires a multifaceted approach, but the Doctor of Medicine program offered by CSU is working out some of these challenges by encouraging students to complete studies in rural areas, to make local connections and even to return to the region they know and grew up in.
Students in first and second years of the Doctor of Medicine qualification at CSU in Orange attend two weeks each year at a regionally located clinical school.
However, when in the third, fourth and fifth years of their fiveyear course, they relocate to a clinical school in the region of their
choice.
“Previously we ran the program out of Macksville Hospital, but this is the first year we will have our own campus here in Macksville,” Associate Professor and Head of Campus, Karly Field told News Of The Area at the River Street building which has been set up for medical studies.
“For the third, fourth and fifth year of their studies, students spend one day per week with a GP at one of several partnering local clinics and three days at Macksville Hospital,” she explained.
The final day of each week is spent on campus with students following their curriculum and discussing cases which they have encountered through the practical experience days.
Professor Field said the school aims to equip future graduates with a broad and holistic understanding of their field before decisions such as specialisations are made.
This year, two young medical students who grew up in the Coffs Harbour region returned to live locally while they participated in the program.
Now in the third year of their undergraduate studies, Daya and Siya completed high school at Coffs Harbour Education Campus and Bishop Druitt College respectively.
They see many advantages in attending a regionally-based clinical school and look forward to the year at the Macksville campus.
Fire safety in Stuarts Point
By Jen HETHERINGTON
NSW Fire and Rescue staff visited homes in the Stuarts Point district over the weekend of 1-2 February, a free initiative promoted by the Stuarts Point and District
Community Organisation (SPaDCO).
Households were encouraged to register their address for the service, and appointments were prearranged.
During safety visits, crews attend homes to check the functionality of existing smoke alarms, and that units are installed in suitable areas.
Households which are not fitted with the devices have the benefit
“I think there is a bias that students who have studied in remote areas are less clever and less experienced,” Siya told NOTA, “but actually the opposite is true.
“Because there are less students in the cohort, it allows you to see more patients and encounter a really wide range of medical situations,” she explained.
of free installations with long-life battery-powered smoke alarms as well as replacement of existing smoke alarm batteries, all at no cost.
With permission, firefighters also ask to be shown around the home and property, which allows them to give personalised fire safety advice.
Many locals were highly impressed with the service.
“I personally would like to stay rural,” Daya told NOTA.
“You get a lot more communication and connection and it's very rewarding being able to follow through and see the results (of treatment).
“I love to build a relationship with patients and other medical staff,” she said.
“We would like to thank SPaDCO for organising the Fire and Rescue representatives to check smoke alarms today, ours was old and not functioning properly so it was replaced,” Sandra said.
Another resident, Chrissy, had a smoke alarm replaced due to its age.
“I was told that it was going into their museum as it was nearly as old as me!” she said.
Safety visits are recommended for all residents, in particular for those at a statistically higher risk of
incidents occurring, including:
• Over 65’s;
• Those who live alone;
• People with limited mobility, hearing impairments or vision impairments;
• Residents who are supported by carers, family and friends;
• And anyone with English as a second language.
To book the service visit https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page. php?id=9316.
q CSU Northern Rivers Clinical School students Mikayla, Bella, Maddie, Himanya, Theo, Siya and Daya, with Associate Prof. Karly Field (front row, centre).
Logging duo speak out against critics
By Ned COWIE
KIRSTY and Mathew Parker of local company M & M Timbers are tired of the negative and one-sided publicity they believe their industry so often receives.
They want to set the record straight about their love for the forest and its native inhabitants, and to reassure the public that they are following the rules and leaving the forests safer and better managed than they would be without their industry.
They invited News Of The Area to see the sections of Mistake State Forest that were selectively logged from March until November of last year.
“Selective logging” is the practice of removing only certain trees from a forest rather than “clear-felling” which involves removing all trees in an area.
“We use an interactive mapping app that tracks exactly where our machines go and we are not allowed
to veer from the designated areas,” Mathew explained.
“These maps we use have taken months to plan and involve first lidar (laser mapping).
“Then they are walked out by Forestry staff.”
The pair explain that there are many trees marked by the time their team arrives in the forest.
“H” is for hollow-bearing or habitat trees and pink rings denote primary feed trees (tallowwood) and secondary feed trees (grey gums), as well as habitat trees for gliders, black cockatoos, sap feed trees and giant trees.
All dead trees must be left standing and undamaged by the end of the harvest.
On average, the crew harvests between eight and ten large trees from one hectare of forest.
Many areas marked as old growth (not to be confused with rare and protected “virgin forest”) are not allowed to be entered by loggers.
Many other areas are too steep to be harvested with
crews limited to working on inclines of up to 30 percent.
When asked about the left-over logs and tree-tops, Kirsty responded: “Many of the loggers would agree that leaving tree-tops there is not good but we are not allowed to take that away, we have to leave that there.
“In the past, they (the tree-tops) would have been disposed of immediately afterwards in a post-harvest burn but in recent years, these burns have rarely been carried out.
“It has become more and more difficult to burn.”
Mathew and Kirsty hope that Mistake State Forest is due for a hazard reduction burn this year.
If that happens, it will be the first such burn since the 2019 bushfires raged through the area.
“It will be great, because the forest needs fire to regenerate and grow.”
A spokesperson from Forestry Corporation of NSW told NOTA that fire risk protection was a top priority for the state-owned organisation, which works with stakeholders to create management plans.
“Favourable weather conditions are critical to hazard reduction burning and during autumn and early winter, Forestry Corporation
watches the weather closely to take advantage of any windows for burning,” they said.
“Hazard reduction burns are just one method that Forestry Corporation deploys each year as part of its fire mitigation strategy to protect State forests and surrounding communities from wildfires.”
Mathew and two staff members are trained and registered with the Rural Fire Service for machinery assisted fire-fighting volunteer duties.
During the 2019/2020 bushfire season, he used both a bulldozer and a harvester to create firebreaks in the Grafton and Bellingen areas.
Mathew describes his relationship with the forest as “intergenerational”.
His grandfather had a sawmill near Dorrigo and his father also derived his living from the wood he harvested from Mistake and other forests in the region.
"A lot of people think that the wood we take just goes to make wood chips and pallets but that’s just not true,” Kirsty said, “or they seem to think that not many people are involved in the industry, but that’s also false.”
To demonstrate this point, she listed a large range of businesses including Koppers and LJ Williams
in Grafton, Hurfords in Kempsey, Coopers Sawmill in Valla, Adams Sawmill in Bonville, Bowraville Sawmill and others who receive timber products.
There are also the tyre and vehicle servicing businesses across the region which rely on the local timber industry for their trade.
“It would be disastrous for these businesses should logging be ceased,” she said.
“The timber we harvested from Mistake went to make poles, bridge girders, flooring, decking, railings, seating, fencing, pallets and so many other things.
“Not a bit of it gets exported.”
Mat sees what he does as part of good forest management.
“I take a tree out, letting another one receive light and allowing it to grow,” he said.
“Some of these forests have been logged for 150 years.”
There are also large piles of wood and whole trees left beside the forestry track but Mathew explains that for around $30, people can get a firewood permit and help themselves to a specified volume.
The pair want to reassure all those who are concerned for the environment that people like them are doing
their bit to preserve and protect the forest every day. They believe their activities, rather than damaging, help to ensure the health and longevity of native forests.
“I mean, we want it (the forest) to be there for our children too,” Kirsty added.
As for koalas, if one is spotted, loggers are required to report it, move away from the area and work somewhere else, only to return when a representative from Forestry Corporation has confirmed the animal has moved on.
“It is deforestation (changing forest land into pasture or other uses), not logging, which threatens our koalas,” Kirsty maintains.
A study funded by The NSW Koala Strategy, appears to support Kirsty’s assertion.
The study, authored by Dr Brad Law and others and published in Nature Journal in 2022, showed that, “there was no significant effect of selective harvesting on [koala] density and little change evident between years [of the study, 2019 and 2020].”
Another study published in Austral Ecology in 2024, funded by Forestry Corporation and NSW DPI, used GPS collars to track the movement of ten koalas in forests that had been selectively logged five to ten years earlier.
It had similar results.
q A pile of logs left for members of the public with current firewood collection permits.
q Two trees painted with ‘H’ denote the habitat or hollow trees to be left untouched during logging.
q A pile of logs left for members of the public with current firewood collection permits.
q Kirsty and Mathew Parker use an interactive mapping app to record and plan selective harvesting of Mid North Coast forests.
Rockin’ at Nambucca
ROCK and roll enthusiasts have flocked to Nambucca Heads for four days of dancing, live gigs, classic cars and more.
The annual event is presented by “Let’s Dance Rock and Roll Nambucca” and the Nambucca Heads RSL Club.
Activities kicked off on Thursday 6 February with a “Social Meet and Greet Dance night” at the RSL Club.
Tonight, Friday 7 February, the action continues with a sold-out charity show by local band “The Drive-Ins”, who specialise in rock and roll from the 1950s and ‘60s.
Funds raised will benefit the Macksville Hospital.
On Saturday 8 February from 10.30am-1pm, a free “Classic Car Show” will be held in the carpark of the RSL Club.
Classic and vintage cars, hotrods and motor bikes will all be in attendance.
The free events continue on Saturday afternoon from 1-4pm, with a live performance from Stevie B.
“We have so much talent here on the Mid North Coast and Steve is exactly that,” said organiser Brian Dwyer.
“He often entertains along the coast and we are very privileged to share his talents with you with his full range of ‘50s and ‘60s songs.”
The Sydney-based “Juke
Box Jive Dance Band” will take to the stage from 7-11pm on Saturday, a group with more than 30 years experience in the rock and roll genre.
Due to demand this event sold out shortly after release.
The festival of fun culminates with a live gig from “Bad Sneakers” on Sunday afternoon, from 1-4pm.
“These guys know how to keep you on the floor for the finale of the weekend,” Brian said.
“So come along and finish up the weekend with the best of the ‘50s-’60s.
“No need to book for this one and it's free courtesy of the Nambucca RSL Club.”
A grandmother's legacy
q Samantha Papworth is presented with one of the finished blankets by Anne Sutton, Linda Jerrison, Robyn Mattick and Lynn McLeod. Photo: supplied
By Mick BIRTLES
WHEN Samantha Papworth presented Anne Sutton of the Nambucca Macksville Evening VIEW Club a container filled with nearly 900 crocheted squares, she carried with her a story of love, devotion, and her mother’s dream to comfort her grandchildren, even after she was gone.
The story began in November 2017 when Samantha’s mum, Anne, was diagnosed with cancer.
Despite countless hours of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, Anne found solace and purpose in crocheting squares.
Each stitch and loop of wool carried her love for her grandchildren - Stephen, Jai, Eli, and Anne, although the latter two were yet to be born.
Her goal was to create a blanket for each of them, a token of her love they could hold onto forever.
Sadly, Anne passed away
An appreciation of the natural world
AN exhibition by well known local artist Carol Simons is currently showing at the Stringer Gallery in the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre.
in March 2018, her dream incomplete.
For a few years, the squares she lovingly crocheted remained untouched until Samantha decided it was time to honour her mum’s wish.
Fortuitiously, the Nambucca Macksville Evening VIEW Club had a stall at the Macksville Ex Services Club Markets in July last year.
During a conversation between Samantha and Anne Sutton, the idea of the VIEW ladies helping to complete the blanket project was hatched.
The two ladies reconnected the following month and it was then that the scale of the projectover 220 blocks made up of nearly 900 squares - became apparent.
With Anne Sutton and Robyn Mattick leading the charge with the crocheting and Jan Ewington, Sheryl Page, Linda Jerrison, Michelle Walker and Lyn McLeod all greatly contributing to
atmospheric impressions giving the illusion of reality.
get the job done, the first blanket was delivered to an understandably emotional Samantha in September.
The final three blankets have since been completed.
Each blanket has a unique edging colour so the children are able to tell them apart.
The VIEW ladies even produced a small blanket for Samantha so she could always feel close to her mother.
“Each blanket holds approximately 190 squares and they are more than just blankets, they are a grandmother’s testament to the boundless love she had for her grandchildren, even those she never had the chance to meet,” Anne Sutton told News Of The Area.
“To the women who brought this dream to fruition, it was more than just a project and every stitch was woven with care and devotion so that Anne’s heartfelt wish for her grandchildren was fulfilled.”
continue until Saturday 29 March.
“Art is my way of expressing the appreciation I feel for the beauty of the natural world,” Carol said.
Carol, who specialises in watercolour, also exhibits at the Nexus Gallery in Bellingen and has recently had a very successful exhibition at the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre.
“Being surrounded by an endless source of inspiration in nature I enjoy creating my interpretation of the unique patterns, shapes and colours of bark, leaves, seeds, flowers and seed pods.
“Light and weather
Supporting ‘The Sisterhood’
THE Wyz Wimmin & Friends Theatre Company will present “The Sisterhood” on International Women’s Day (8 March), a stage show serving as a fundraiser for people impacted by domestic and family violence.
The production is a collection of seven monologues with adult themes (and language).
Subjects range from an elderly shoplifter being placed on a good behaviour bond, to a 70-year-old asking a younger woman’s advice about pleasing her new man, to Council bulky goods collections. Proceeds from the show will be donated by the Nambucca Heads RSL Club to support women escaping domestic and family violence.
“We encourage men as well as women to come and we
promise everyone will be entertained,” a spokesperson for the Wyz Wimmin said.
“Other companies have recognised the talent of our playwrights, with one of our scripts being staged recently by a Melbourne company and another being selected for a festival in Lake Macquarie.
“Both scripts are included in ‘The Sisterhood’ presentation.”
Tickets are $35.00 and include sparkling wine on arrival and finger food to follow the performance.
The audience is encouraged to wear purple (the colour for International Women’s Day) and invited to bring donations for “escape” packs being put together by the RSL Club for women forced to leave difficult
conditions play an important role in how I see the world.
“The ever shifting light inspires me to create
“I use a variety of mediums enabling me to create evocative interpretations of my subject.”
Carol’s exhibition will
The gallery is located on Ridge St, Nambucca Heads and is open from 10.00am to 3.00pm Mondays to Fridays and 9.30am to noon Saturdays.
situations with only what they are wearing.
Donations could include personal care items and gifts for children (plush toys, coloured pencils, notebooks).
There will be tubs to
receive these donations in the auditorium.
“As a communityresponsive company, we are so pleased that the RSL Chair, Terrie Hyslop, and CEO, Wendy Mills, welcomed
our suggestion to do something positive for those experiencing family violence.
“This is personal: the Wyz Wimmin care.”
Tickets are available from the RSL Club.
q Classic and vintage cars, hotrods and motor bikes will all be in attendance on Saturday.
q The Nambucca Valley Art Council's new exhibition by Feature Artist Carol Simons.
q Trish Currie as Alison in ‘The Sisterhood’. Photo: Adrian Oxbrow.
Bike ride in memory of Alan Brighton
By Andrea FERRARI
A LOCAL bike ride is being planned in memory of Alan Brighton, a member of Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group (DUBBUG) who died last August aged 84.
The memorial ride on 14 February will take in some of Alan’s favourite places around Urunga, including his home, Yellow Rock Road, Old Brigalow Motel and Urunga Wetlands.
“Here we will pause to share liquorice and reflect,” DUBBUG Secretary Dave Spears told News Of The Area.
Riders will then head to Hungry Head and take the shared cycle path onto Urunga Boardwalk Café, where Alan’s wife Bev will present his framed yellow cycling jersey to the café.
The DUBBUG cyclists have spent many hours after a ride debriefing and relaxing at the café.
Alan was a founding member of DUBBUG in 1998.
“Alan on a bicycle was a
sight to behold; ever cheerful, and courteous. You could not help but be drawn to his magnetism,” Dave said.
“He was courageous in his battle with cancer. He knew what he loved; and we all loved him.”
DUBBUG president Rayner Janzen said, “Alan was a quiet man, yet his presence was unmistakable.
“He was a ‘glass half full’ person. Always positive, upbeat, compassionate, empathetic… there are hundreds of adjectives I could use, but the best is ‘Alan Magic’.
“No matter who you were or where you were, he made you and the occasion special, every time.”
Alan’s son Craig Brighton treasures his memory of a day, a year ago, when his father was battling cancer and having a “pretty awful time of it all”.
“I remember walking along the footpath downtown one morning. He didn’t see me, but I looked up and saw him freewheeling down Bowra Street toward the eastern end of town.
“He had a bit of pace on, as well as this big grin.
"Smiling away, at no-one,
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Barbara MARANIK
UPCOMING events:
The Summer Sheild commences on Tuesday 11th February for three weeks.
Nola Pearce Teams of three is on 6th March.
Reminder AGM is on 22nd March @ 12 noon –Nominations are currently being sought for positions within the executive team.
Results for week ending 2nd February 2025
Monday 27th January
2025
North /South
1st Linda & Mike Siford 74%, 2nd Libby Knight & Maureen Cowan 53%, Equal 3rd Les Sinclair & Susie Keur, Geoffrey Gardner & Julianne Cowles 44%
East /West
1st Carol McGee & Amber Fox 58%, 2nd Rosemary Bateman & Peter Plunkett-Cole 50%, 3rd Lousie Walton & Gaye Beyers 49%
Tuesday 28th January
2025
1st Carol McKee & Amber Fox 59%, 2nd Libby Knight & Sandra Ellis 55%, 3rd Jane & Greg Wood 50%
Thursday 30th January
2025
1st Mike Siford & Colin Tolley 62% 2nd Linda Siford & Barbara Lott 54%, 3rd Susie Keur & Peter Plunkett-Cole 53%
Saturday 1st February
2025
1st Mike & Linda Siford 57%, 2nd Jane & Greg Wood 55%, 3rd John & Lynne Slade 52%
Bowra Golf Results
By Julee TOWNSEND
SATURDAY 25-1-25 A
2 PP Ambrose was held.
just smiling... on his bike, riding with his mates.
“I won’t forget that memory.”
Alan was well-known in the Urunga community.
He and Bev established the Brigalow Park Motel and Caravan Court in 1969 and went on to run a plumbing business for 22 years.
Alan was a founding member of the Urunga Junior Soccer Club, established in 1970.
He was also a member and Captain of the Urunga
Fire Brigade Demonstration Team, winning many events at zone and state level.
DUBBUG runs organised cycle rides from BP Urunga, three times a week.
“Our rides are ideal for retired or semi-retired cyclists, and visitors are welcome,” Dave said.
The cycle ride to honour Alan is open to all, setting off from BP Urunga at 8am.
The presentation will take place at 9.30am.
For more information on DUBBUG, visit dubbug.org.au.
q The late Alan Brighton and his wife Bev, celebrating his 80th birthday at Urunga Boardwalk café.
Junior cricket season resumes
By Aiden BURGESS
AFTER having time off for their Christmas/New Years break, the region's junior cricketers returned to the field last weekend as Sixers Cricket League’s junior season resumed. Round 10 of the Under 14s season got underway, with Macksville Bulls having a two wicket win against the Nana Glen Lizards in Nana Glen.
The Bulls won the toss and elected to bowl, as the Lizards finished at 9/57 from 20 overs.
Zoe Tarlinton finished on 20 not out, John Bell having a superb spell for the Bulls
taking 3-0 from two overs, and Jack Winslow taking 3-2 from two overs.
The Bulls chased down the target with two balls to spare, John Bell finishing on 16 not out.
Billy Harrigan took 2-2 from two overs for the Lizards, and Zoe Tarlinton took 2-7 from two overs.
The win saw the Macksville Bulls maintain their undefeated record this season.
Winners: Maz McNally, Talia Donovan & Cas McPherson N/P D Wren L/ Putt: Caz McPherson Ball Comp: Leanne Porter, Eliza McNally & Veronica Lamb
Sat 1-2-25 Monthly Medal Stableford Winner: Bruce Spears R/Up; Bernie Spears N/P 9/18th Bruce Spear L/Putt K Wilson
CALLING all Nambucca Valley sporting and recreation clubs!
Send News Of The Area your sports club’s results each week by Monday evening for publication on a Friday.
Email your results, relevant photos and captions to media@newsofthearea.com.au.
ROYAL Tar last round. The winners were Andrew Power (subbed by Mike James in the last round due to illness), Ken and Adam Rostron, the only team to win all 4 games. Runners up with 3 wins and 39 ends was the Andrew Shearer team, 3rd the Stu Hughes team with 3 wins 38 ends and 4th Peter McRitchie team, 2½ wins 40 ends.
Wed Jan 29 Only 18 Bowlers so there were no prizes and no jackpot awarded but we'll give the winners their 15 minutes of fame... Stu Thorne, Deb Mann and Mick Boyle; Tom Reynolds, Ken Brown and Bruce Mason; Gary Sloan, Lisa Barry and Peter Dawe.
Fri Jan 31
With a few players up at Iluka, we only had 52 bowlers for Laverty's Day and their sponsorship allows for double the prizes. Winners were Harry Rauchenberger, Mino Bettanin and Chas Potter and
a pairs game of Greg Hines and Andrew Shearer. Second places to Tony Stokes, Terry Snowden, Fred Pope and Ben Ford, Wayne Dargan and Graham Hunt. Third to John McCollom, Peter Dawe, Owen Smith and Jye, Ken
Summo and Frank Ronin. The two lucky losers teams ... Perry McNally, Bill Marr, Mick Boyle and Mick Targett, Trevor Hannaford and Gary Tierney. Mike James was the Lucky Bowler but not lucky enough to draw his rink for the Jackpot of $4.20
Maurie Roberts Sunday Bowls saw 17 attendees and Lisa, Patto and Wayne were the morning's winners with Mel, Lee and Jen the Lucky Losers. The Jackpot was not won... next week $95. The Mixed Pairs draw has been made and Mark has a photo posted, 1st Round this Sunday, 9am. Pennants commence this Saturday and team sheets are on the board. Players PLEASE tick your names or let the Selectors know you are not available.
q Royal Tar Winners Ken and Adam Rostron (Andrew Power absent sick).
q The DUBBUG cyclist will be remembered during a ride on Friday, 14 February.
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
By Chris KNIGHT
GLEN Crow's handicap drift toward B Grade was brought to an abrupt halt as he powered his way to the A Grade title in the first monthly medal of the year at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course.
Some satanic pin placements and heavy air meant hot scores were few and far between on Saturday, 1 February, in the Nambucca Liquor stroke round.
But the second-most famous Crow on the Mid North Coast after Rusty (with an 'e') stayed clear of the strife with a nett 69 - including six pars and a birdie.
The 11-marker was ahead of runner-up Peter Scott (10 handicap) on 71, while Troy Herbert (3) won the gross with 75.
In B Grade, Nathan Ison (16) had a good time indeed to beat Norman Devereaux (15) on a countback with nett
71. Deidre Fletcher (13) took the gross with 86.
AFL weapon Harrison Lee (25) is finding golf much to his liking to win C Grade nett with 66, from runner-up Heather Gray on 69.
Another young gun in Kye Garzoli (23) grabbed the gross prize with 94 off the stick.
Perennial prize-botherer Scott Burley won the Ecomist voucher on the 1st, while the Herberts took the pins on 5 (Troy) and 7 (Ashton), Bruce Mason on 8 and Neil Duffus on 15. Phillip Frost scored the Pizza This Pizza That on 13 and Hans Jansen won the $85 Pro Pin on the last.
The normally chilled Rodney Ford (22) was stirred and shaken after opening his medal round brightly enough with a bogey only to run up a 13 on the par five second.
"I will ring you when I have calmed down," Ford curtly replied when asked to please explain his octuple
bogey.
On Thursday, 30 January, Noel Gaddes (30) will have a Nambucca RSL Dolphin Day shirt to add to his 'going out' gear after posting an excellent 40 points.
Ken Klem (9) won Div 1 with 39 points ahead of Ison on 38. Duffus (23) won Div 2 with 39 to pip Andrew Donovan (18) by a point.
Chris Brownlie saluted in Div 3 with 37 ahead of Robert Battaglini (28) on 36.
Edward Penrose notched the putt from afar on the first, while pins were claimed by Liam Sweeny on 5, Kai Burkinshaw on 7 and Anthony Smith on 8. Grafton's Chris Tuite won the pizza on 13 which he birdied, and David Ogilvy pocketed the $85 Pro Pin.
Twenty-four players fronted the starter for the women's single stableford on Wednesday, 29 January.
Kerrie Jackson (27) rocked the house with 42
points (91 off the bat) ahead of runner-up Rhonda Rowe (29) on 36.
Jackson also took the nearest the pin on 5, with Gray collecting on 13 and Ann Antcliff the Pro Pin the last.
Another Kerrie - of the Eichorn variety - won the Toyota Genuine Service Island Challenge medley stroke on Tuesday, 28 January.
The nine-marker was only one over par through 10 on her way to posting 77 off the stick and nett 68 for the victory.
That put her ahead of Watson on 70 and Narelle Delaney (28) on 71. Joey Franck (6) snatched the gross with 78.
Each receiving a sleeve of balls for the pins were Ashton Herbert on 5, Jeramy Ashman on 7, Stuart Garvey on 8 and 18 and Daryl Wall on 13.
Geoff and Sue Brooks - two of the biggest toilers for the club - sponsored the Island Sunday 4BBB on 2
Macksville Country Club Golf
By Max TURNER
WITH rain expected and early starters having second thoughts about playing, Saturday turned out to be a pleasant day for the Sable Metalland sponsored Stroke event. A new format was introduced for Saturday competitions which divides the competition into two divisions , one being handicaps 1 to 16 and the other 17+ handicaps.
Jeff Gore maintained his recent good form winning division one with a net 69 from runner up Matt Baker with a net 71.
Division two was won by Todd Bartlett with Adam Paddle runner up.
Nearest the pins were division (A) evergreen Ross Donnelly and (B) Rod Edwards.
Max Graham won the Mid Week Competition ahead
q Four of the Club's big hitters and low handicappers Steve Hosking, Luke Laverty, Mike Simpson and Mick Manning.
of runner up Greg Hogan who beat Kobi Evans on a countback.
With his big hitting combined with good putting
U3A Fishing for Fun
By Bruce REDMAN
WHAT a difference the new year makes.
The first outing for the U3A Fishing for Fun group for 2025 was at Valla Beach. The focus was on Deep Creek utilising the new footbridge as a fishing platform for some while others happily waded in the clear waters of the estuary. There was a big rollup of members with many late holiday makers also having a fish and swim.
The new year means new members, so the day started with a welcome by our coordinator Greg Artlett plus a little tuition on the art of fishing. It must have worked as the day proved to be successful.
We were there to catch fish and catch them we did. Bream, whiting, mullet and even a luderick were landed. I have singled out
Rod Curtis blitzed the field to get the money in the Chook Run. Graham Vincent and Bob Lindsay winning balls as runner up and nearest the pin
some of the best efforts to report, otherwise the report would drag on.
To be fair I should mention two of the new members Sue and Suzie caught bream and whiting
q Peter Scott had a pearler at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course on Saturday with a nett 71 behind only Glen Crow on 69 in the monthly medal A Grade competition. Scott is seen here being surveillanced by Ashton (left) and Troy Herbert.
February.
A mid-morning rain squall didn't deter with 23 pairs completing. Dianne O'Leary (13) and Graham Long (13) stood supreme for the 'W' with 45 points ahead of Gillian Anderson (30) and Richard Martin (30) on 43 points.
Andrew Donovan won the pin on 5, Glenys Thompson on 13, and Kerrie Eichorn and Les Greenup on the 18th.
Macksville invaders Adam Ross, Carla Ross, Jess Lambert and Pete Lambert took out
the inaugural NIV Golf event at The Island on Australia Day. They had nett 53.25 in the ambrose stroke ahead of Peter Scott and the Herberts Troy, Ashton and Maddox. The club was delighted with the turnout of 107 players.
Meanwhile, The Island will nominate teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 in the Mid North Coast men's pennant competition this season. Catchya on The Island if the river doesn’t grab you first.
Bowra Bowls Report
By BUNCHA
WE ARE into the start of a new year of bowls and we sincerely wish all bowlers in the area a happy, safe and healthy 2025.
Social bowl results for Thursday 22 with an eager 22 players turning up for what was an entertaining and fun afternoon under the roof. Winners were Dean Roe and Steve Wellington with the lucky bowler prize going to club legend Pat Clough. Runners up were Glen Gillon and Joe Formosa.
respectively. The 2025 ladies competition returns with a Stroke event first up.
along with the regulars of the two Gregs, Gary, Heather, Mike and Felicity.
Australia day Sunday 26 saw 22 teams from far and wide enter the 3 bowl pairs tournament organised by the bowling club games committee. With a total prize of over $800 teams from Woolgoolga, Sawtell, Nambucca, Macksville, North Haven and Bowra contested the day. All teams played 3 games of 14 ends with
The photos show the efforts of this month's best anglers in Simon, Dan and Bruce.
the best seven performers entering the playoffs. Team 8 was auctioned and Paul O’Neill and Dave Johnson bought themselves into the quarter finals. All finals were decided after a 3 end shoot out. Four sides advanced to the semis and a chance to make the final.
The Park Beach pairing of Jeff Thorne and Jim Swan won through with a 3-1 win over father and son pairing of Glen and Luke Laverty. O’Neill and Johnson also won through with a hard fought 3-2 win over Digger Grace and Scott Salter.
The boys from Parkey were very impressive in the final with a slick 7-1 win to take the top prize. Well done. Thanks to the organisers and participants.
Thursday social bowls on 30. was well down on numbers but all who attended had fun. Winners were Mike Oldham, John Cowrie, Warren Gallop, with Mike Oldham also winning the lucky bowler prize. Welcome back Mike!
q Dan kept catching bream all morning. q Bruce caught two quality bream.
q An enthusiastic Simon shows his luderick. Simon also caught bream and whiting.
By Manny WOOD
Landlord
looks the other way
MICKS Marketing Pty Ltd (MM) leased a commercial building from Sub Tropics Commercial Pty Ltd (STC) and after a couple of years, significant cracking appeared in the exterior walls of the building.
MM promptly informed STC about the damage, emphasising the need for maintenance to prevent further issues. However, STC failed to take any action.
The exterior walls continued to degrade, with concrete dislodgement creating a dangerous environment for employees and visitors. The cracks also led to water damage inside the building, creating further disruption and potential health hazards.
Concerned about the safety of their employees, MM took the initiative to engage a consulting engineer to assess the damage.
The engineer's report confirmed the severity of the situation, revealing movement in a concrete slab and other potentially serious structural issues.
MM provided this report to STC, but the landlord remained unresponsive.
Despite repeated attempts to communicate the urgency of the situation, STC failed to address the issues.
With the landlord's continued inaction and the unsafe conditions persisting, MM was left with no choice but to vacate the premises.
Citing STC's failure to maintain the property and the impact on their quiet enjoyment of the space, MM ceased rent payments.
STC subsequently took MM to Court, claiming that MM had repudiated the lease by vacating the premises and stopping rent payments.
STC sought to recover the remaining money owed for the remainder of the term of the lease.
The Court reasoned that STC had a positive obligation to maintain the structural integrity of the building and that their inaction, particularly in light of having received the expert report, demonstrated an intention to no longer be bound by the lease.
By neglecting their responsibility to maintain the property, STC had fundamentally breached the terms of the lease agreement, justifying MM's decision to vacate and cease payments.
Thank you to Anthony Fogarty for his assistance with this column. Email Manny Wood, principal solicitor at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.
This fictional column is not legal advice.
Racism remains a persistent challenge
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Human Rights Commission launched its National Anti-Racism Framework in November last year.
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
What does strong leadership look like?
DEAR News Of The Area,
I’M extremely concerned by the false narrative being presented by members of the Federal Opposition at every media opportunity in recent times and fear, just like in the USA, they may gain election on the back of deliberate misinformation given to the electorate.
The current Federal Labor Government has been bold and forthright in its first term, rectifying nearly a decade of decline under a dysfunctional and inept coalition government with Robodebt and a PM with unknown, multiple portfolios who wouldn’t hold a hose!
So, I ask those reading this what does strong leadership look like?
I know our PM personally and in my opinion strong leadership gives all
Australians a tax break!
Strong leadership supports wage rises!
Strong leadership gives you better child care!
Strong leadership provides a better aged care system!
Strong leadership provides free TAFE to create the tradies we need!
Strong leadership will give you renewable energy, not a nuclear fantasy!
Strong leadership has started to provide more affordable housing!
Strong leadership will give us all a more reliable NBN!
And strong leadership is what PM Anthony Albanese has given Australia!
Regards, S HOLMES, Nambucca Heads.
Driver responsibility
DEAR News Of The Area,
I AGREE that the intersection of Valla Beach Road and Giinagay Way can be a dangerous intersection and I agree that the speed limit should be reduced and policed and the intersection be treated cautiously.
However the intersection is an inanimate object and it is more so the vehicle operators that should be treated with caution.
Example: Just a few days ago I was riding my motorcycle, at or below the speed limit, from the north, that is the direction of Urunga.
As I neared East West Road on my right a vehicle pulled out on my right and turned towards Valla, the same direction as I.
That was okay as they accelerated quickly and moved freely ahead of me.
Not like some that pull out in front of main road traffic and continue along at 40 kilometres per hour or less.
As we neared the Valla intersection that car indicated they were turning
This is a timely piece of work that is underpinned by significant research, consultation and engagement with a wide range of Australians from the community, institutions and business.
In my experience, locally, across the country and internationally, racism remains a persistent challenge for all of us.
It both saddens and angers me that we don’t see any ongoing improvement in our national polity with regard to racism and discrimination against a myriad of so-called differences. Colour, religion, indigeneity, culture, language and even dress are
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
MY husband insists on having the car window down whereas I much prefer the aircon.
How can we come to a compromise?
Nina L.
Dear Nina,
I'm not sure how old you are but many readers may be old enough to remember when cars had no air conditioning, just windows that you wound down with a handle.
The only option was to be blasted with hot air or to be cooked from the inside.
Travel was a misery with only a hand-held fan or
misting from a water bottle to relieve the agony. Looking back, it seems incredible that we survived. Because of this, I'm with you.
I love the luxury of an air-conditioned car where my hair is gently caressed instead of being whipped across my face, the music is at a comfortable volume, and random objects don't fly through the window. You could let your husband know that his wound-down window is winding you up and the noise it creates does terrible things to your ears.
If you whinge long enough, the noise you create will do terrible things to his ears, and I'm confident he will decide that an air-conditioned car is far preferable to the alternative.
The evidence of our own eyes
DEAR News Of The Area,
MICHAEL Kemp MP claims to favour evidence-based science over ideology.
However, the research he draws on to support his contention that koala populations are not impacted by selective logging has been challenged by other researchers (see article by Ned Cowie in NOTA, 17 January 2025).
left into Valla Beach Road and moved to the turning lane.
I had already reduced my speed further as I know what the intersection and drivers are like.
There were two cars waiting to turn right into Valla Beach Road after coming from the Nambucca direction.
The car turning left came to a complete stop at the intersection instead of smoothly continuing on its way, the first car turning right from Nambucca direction then proceeded to turn into Valla Beach Road across in front of me.
Fortunately I had already slowed more and was ready for stupidity to occur.
Also fortunately the vehicle behind me had also slowed and didn't run into me making me the meat in the pie.
Questions: Why did the car turning left stop when it could have and should have kept moving around the corner?
Perhaps Mr Kemp might believe the evidence of his own eyes and inspect for himself the aftermath of the recent logging in Tamban Forest as one example of the post-logging state of debris and devastation.
The question arises as to what extent is this logging
Did it know the person in the car that was waiting to turn right, or was it just being friendly and waved the other car to turn right across oncoming traffic.
all aspects that some try to justify reasons to discriminate or worse generate hate, fear and violence.
Ironically, according to the eminent social research organisation, the Scanlon Institute, we generally like multiculturalism and view it as beneficial to Australia.
It is very disturbing then that we have some in the media, politics and so-called interest groups constantly undermining our value and enjoyment of diverse cohesion.
This bigotry, hateful, divisive and ultimately destructive behaviour must be called out.
Did the vehicle turning right across oncoming traffic know the person in the other car and think oh that's nice and forget, or not bother, that a vehicle was coming towards them with its headlight blazing and illegally and dangerously pull across into the oncoming traffic.
Either way, this wasn't a case of the intersection being dangerous, the intersection was just laying there minding its own business like it always does.
It is our national duty to ensure harmony amongst all our diversity.
As the HRC states this begins with acknowledgement and respect for First Nations Australians, respect and acceptance of the range of cultural and religious practices we have here and celebration of multiculturalism.
The current cynical use of racism, including targeting of selective groups for political gain, apart from being disgusting and unlawful,
method conforming to regulatory requirements or not.
According to the online book Breaches and other sources of information, regulations appear to be honoured by their breaches. It also raises the vexed issue of increasing the risk of fire hazard in logged forests. If this is standard practice, and it does seem very common, one must also wonder how NSW Forestry Corporation can claim logging reduces fire hazard risks, an issue of growing concern in this era of global warming.
Regards, Gavin BAMFORTH, Kempsey.
This was another case of poor driving by people. Not the car, not the road. But the intersection would have been blamed had I become the minced meat in a collision that would not have been my fault either. Driver responsibility seems to be overlooked too often when there is something else that can be blamed.
lessens us all and makes us all less safe.
All people campaigning for our vote in the upcoming Federal election must explicitly commit to combatting all racism up front.
It is in all our interests to demand this.
Regards, Paul SEKFY, Yarranbella.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
Regards, Wayne GRAHAM, Macksville.
McLAURIN
Lenore Hazel
23rd January 2025, passed peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus, with her loving daughter Carol by her side. Late of Macksville, formerly of Lismore. Dearly beloved wife of Jim (dec’d). Loving mother of Carol, Cameron and Grant. Adored grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of her many grandchildren.
In Her 101st Year Always In Our Hearts
A private Family Funeral Service will be held for Lenore in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour, followed by private cremation.
Hogbin Drive Crematorium
Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour Ph: 6652 2822
Public Notices
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given of the 2023/2024 Annual Meeting of the NHLALC.
DATE: Friday 28th February 2025
TIME: 10am
LOCATION: Nambucca Community & Arts Centre - Main Hall Ridge St Nambucca Heads
AGENDA:
1. Welcomes/Apologies;
2. Receipt of the Annual Report and CLBP Implementation report 2023/2024;
3. Receipt of the Audited financial statements and management letter 2023/2024; 4. Casual Vacancy Election; 5. Other Business.
In relation to the election for Board members:
A voting member of NHLALC is not entitled to vote, nominate, accept a nomination or be elected to office in elections for Board Members if the voting member has not attended at least 2 meetings of the NHLALC in the preceding 12 months as a voting member.
Any queries in relation to this meeting can be directed to the NHLALC CEO during business hours.
AUTHORISED BY: Alana Greenup, Chairperson - Nambucca Heads LALC
Public Notices
ORDINARY MEETING
Notice is hereby given of an Ordinary Meeting of the NHLALC
DATE: Friday 28th February 2025
TIME: 11.30am
LOCATION: Nambucca Community & Arts Centre - Main Hall Ridge St Nambucca Heads
AGENDA:
1. Welcomes;
2. Apologies;
3. Minutes of previous meeting;
4. CLBP Workshop;
5. Approval of the NHLALC Community Land and Business Plan (CLBP) 20252028;
6. Other Business placed on the agenda prior to the commencement of the meeting;
7. Time and date of next meeting.
Please Note: All Members and Aboriginal persons who have a cultural association with the land within the LALC’s area are encouraged to attend and participate in the workshop.
Please Note: A copy of the CLBP or a Summary is available for viewing on request at the NHLALC during business hours.
All inquiries about this meeting should be directed to the CEO of the NHLALC during business hours.
AUTHORISED BY: Alana Greenup, Chairperson - Nambucca Heads LALC
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FRIDAY
MONTY DON’S SPANISH GARDENS
ABC TV, 7.35pm
Globetrotting gardener Monty Don (pictured above) turns his attention to sunny Spain for this three-part series that profiles the country’s many horticultural highlights. Visiting private plots, city parks and community projects during his journey, Monty barely has time to stop for a refreshing glass of sangria before he moves on to the next striking destination. In tonight’s premiere, he is in El Escorial, an imposing palace located an hour northwest of Madrid, that’s the biggest Renaissance building in the world. Then, he wraps up this part of his eye-opening trek in Valencia.
FRIDAY, February 7
Morning Programs. 10.10
MONDAY
ST.
DENIS MEDICAL
SEVEN, 9.10pm
This medical mockumentary from Superstore’s Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin is a riotous comedy that takes the best of Scrubs Office, then turns the volume up to 11. Set in a chronically underfunded hospital in Oregon, it’s chaos as the beleaguered staff try their best to treat patients and maintain their own sanity. Aussie Josh Lawson (pictured right surgeon Bruce, Bridesmaids McLendon-Covey is hospital director Joyce and Women Kill standout Allison Tolman is supervising nurse Alex. Tonight, Bruce tries to demonstrate his work’s value, while emergency doc Ron (David Alan Grier) thinks a patient has a crush on him.
TUESDAY
DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK
Intrepid investigator
enthusiast Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (pictured ) leaves no stone unturned in this entertaining and educational series.
In Tuesday’s season finale, the good doctor tackles one of the great mysteries of the universe: unravelling the secrets of how string cheese works. Going behind the doors of the Bega factory in Yuin Monaro, New South Wales, which produces 25 million slices of cheddar a week, Dr Karl meets the dairy devotees and mozzarella masters who make the magic happen –following the precise, hi-tech process from beginning to end.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.35 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. (Premiere) Monty Don visits Spain.
8.35 Silent Witness. (Mav) The team investigates a body discocered in a flat after being dead for a year.
10.20 Optics. (Ml, R)
10.50 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.40 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) (PG, R) 12.25 Grand Designs. (R) 1.10 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
And
7.35
8.00
7.00 Supertato. 7.05
7.20 Bluey. 7.30
And
Lighthouses Of Ireland. (R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Such Was Life. (PGa, R) 2.10 History Of Britain. (PGa, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven Noon News. 1.00 MOVIE: No Good Deed. (2020, Mav) 3.00 Sri Lanka Vs Australia: Pre-Game Show. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Sri Lanka v Australia. Day 2. Morning session. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Costa Concordia: Why She Sank. (Mal, R)
8.30 Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback. (Ml, R)
NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Johanna Griggs learns recycling secrets with Lottie Dalziel. Colin Fassnidge bakes spiced stone fruit.
8.30 Australian Idol. (PGl, R)
A nationwide search for Australia’s next singing superstar returns with big voices, surprises and star talent. Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie, with judges Amy Shark, Kyle Sandilands and Marcia Hines.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.
Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG)
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer. (2014, MA15+lv, R) A former black-ops agent, who faked his death, comes out of retirement to rescue a girl. Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz.
11.10 MOVIE: The Founder. (2016, Ml, R)
1.15 Innovation Nation.
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Hart Of Dixie. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 8.20 Skating To New York. (2013, PG) 10.00 The Sitting Duck. (2022, M, Hungarian) 12.15pm Rob The Mob. (2014, M) 2.10 Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 4.05 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 5.55 Goddess. (2013, PG) 7.50 Maigret. (2022, M, French) 9.30 Mr Blake At Your Service! (2023, French) 11.35 Late Programs.
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After a long hiatus, Social Darts has returned to the Bowls Club, with games held every Saturday.
Names are taken from 1:30pm, and play commences at 2:00pm, offering an opportunity for casual players and newcomers to join in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Beyond social play, the Bowls Club now boasts two Monday night teams competing in the Nambucca and District competition league. With both summer and winter seasons, these teams travel around the Valley to compete in other venues in Nambucca Heads, Macksville and Bowraville.
The club is also set to host the NSW Legends Series, a competition for players aged 45 and over, taking place one Sunday a month.
The first in the series kicks off on 9 February, providing older players with an opportunity to compete and potentially qualify for the nationals in October.
“Sponsorship is currently
being sought to assist with related expenses, with Crescent Head Traffic Logistics and Coopers Brewing Company already contributing $1,000 of the $4,000 needed to sustain this event,” Tina Ryan of Nambucca Bowls Club Social Darts told News Of The Area. Further expansion is on the horizon, with plans for a Thursday
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 AACTA Awards 2025. (Ml) The AACTA Awards honour Australian television creatives and performers for their achievements over the past year.
10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather.
10.25 The Graham Norton Show. (PGal, R) Guests include Dame Judi Dench. 11.25 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)
night in-house competition expected to begin by the end of April.
Organisers hope to establish this as a regular summer and winter event by 2026, further cementing darts as a staple of the local sporting scene. For more information visit the Nambucca Valley Darts Facebook page.
SATURDAY, February 8
6.00 Australian Story: Unfiltered – Celeste Barber. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: Outback Way, NT Pt 1. (R) Presented by Lisa Millar.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Beyond Paradise. (Final, PG) Humphrey investigates an inexplicable crime.
8.30 Vera. (PGadlv, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates after the body of a woman is washed up on the banks of the River Tyne.
10.05 The Newsreader. (Ml, R) Helen and Dale are forced into competition. 11.00 Unforgotten. (Madl, R)
11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
ABC
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Hey Duggee. 5.55 Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.15 Chopped Junior. 9.05 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Officially Amazing. 10.40 Late Programs.
PBS News. 12.00 Cycling. ProVelo Super League. Round 2. Melbourne To Warrnambool Men’s race. 3.00 Sailing. SailGP Sydney. Day 1. 4.30 Cycling. AlUla Tour. H’lights. 5.30
9.25 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PGa, R)
10.25 Beautiful Lakes Of Northern Italy. (R) 11.15 Home Jacking. (Premiere, Mlv)
12.35 The Man Who Died. (MA15+as, R)
2.25 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.20 Inside The Modelling Agency. (Ml, R) 4.15 Peer To Peer. (a, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.
7.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Identity. (2002, Mlv, R) A man sets out to discover his identity after being hauled from the ocean with amnesia. Matt Damon, Franka Potente.
10.00 MOVIE: Taken. (2008, MA15+av, R) A former spy’s daughter is kidnapped. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace.
12.00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PGa, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Space Invaders. (Return, PGa)
8.30 MOVIE: The Blind Side. (2009, PGdlv, R) A homeless teenager becomes a gridiron player. Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw.
11.10 MOVIE: Stronger. (2017, MA15+l, R)
1.20 Destination WA. (PG, R)
1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (Premiere) Hosted by Neale Whitaker and Andrew Winter.
8.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it tries to find the right fit for a man with dog-attack trauma. 9.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) NSW Ambulance delivers a baby and saves a four-year-old with a critical heart condition. 10.30 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Whisky
Galore. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.50 Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 8.45 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 10.30 Kompromat. (2022, M, French)
12.50pm We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 2.30 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 4.35 Summerland. (2020, PG) 6.30 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 8.30 Breath. (2017, M) 10.45 Mothering Sunday. (2021, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, February 9
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. The puppies settle into their new homes.
8.30 The Newsreader. (Ml) News of an Alaskan oil spill breaks.
9.20 Love Me. (Mls) Peter and Clara have his ex over for dinner.
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Hey Duggee. 5.55 Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Speechless. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Mysteries Of Loch Ness. (PG)
9.20 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (Mas, R)
10.25 Great British Landmark Fixers. (R) 11.15 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. (Mas, R)
2.40 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R)
3.35 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGl, R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
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6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Australian Idol. (PGs)
8.50 Queen: In Their Own Words. (Mal) The four founding members of the rock band Queen, tell the story of their lives and careers in music.
9.50 Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush. Part concert film and part road movie.
11.55 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R)
12.55 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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6am The Magic Of Belle Isle. Continued. (2012, PG) 7.00 Goddess. (2013, PG) 8.55 Mr Blake At Your Service! (2023, French) 11.00 Maigret. (2022, M, French) 12.40pm A Mermaid In Paris. (2020, M, French) 2.40 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 4.40 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 6.40 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.30 Reservoir Dogs. (1992, MA15+) 10.20 A Thousand Lines. (2022, M, German) 12.05am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Top Doorslammer. Spring Nationals. 4.00 Counting Cars. 5.00 Cricket. Second Test. SL v AUS. Morning. 5.30 Lunch Break. 6.10 Cricket. Second Test. Sri Lanka v Aust. Afternoon. 8.10 SL v AUS: Tea. 8.30 Cricket. Second Test. SL v AUS. Late arvo. 11.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Hook, Line And Sinker. 1.30 Fish’n With Mates.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) 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: The Big Guy. (Mav)
11.00 The First 48. (Mal)
Iconic Australia. (Mav, R)
Destination WA. (R)
Talking Honey. (PG, R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
Fishing Australia. (R)
Today Early News.
FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.50pm MOVIE: Courage Mountain. (1990, PG) 3.45 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 4.45 Young Sheldon. 5.45 MOVIE: Cats & Dogs. (2001, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: The Full Monty. (1997, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. 12.30am The Originals. 2.30 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Southside Flyers v Adelaide. 2.30 Surfing Aust. 3.00 Young Sheldon. 4.00 MOVIE: Bean. (1997, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Johnny English. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, M) 10.05 MOVIE: The Fast And The Furious. (2001, M) 12.10am Gotham. 1.10 Arrow. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Bakugan. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities continue to compete in a test of survival in the jungle for the chance to claim the title. 8.30 MOVIE: Rocketman. (2019, Madls, R) Follows the life of Elton John, from his years as a prodigy to his musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Madrid With Michael Portillo.
8.25 Wilderness With Simon Reeve.
9.35 Inside Sydney Airport. (PGal, R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Wisting. (Return, Mal)
12.50 You Shall Not Lie. (MA15+als, R)
3.00 Barkley Manor. (R)
3.30 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGln, R)
4.25 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Dr Karl’s How Things Work. 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.25 Street Science. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie Show. 6.35 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.25 Summerland. (2020, PG) 10.20 Defunct. (2019, M, Greek) 12.15pm Breath. (2017, M) 2.25 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 4.25 Diana. (2013, PG) 6.30 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 8.30 Pulp Fiction. (1994, MA15+) 11.20 Taking Lives. (2004, MA15+) 1.10am The Comeback Trail. (2020, MA15+) 3.05 Reservoir Dogs. (1992, MA15+) 5.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)
7.30 Australian Idol. (PGal) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.
9.10 St. Denis Medical. (PGals) After Ron hexes the day to prove superstitions are not real, things at the hospital start getting weird.
10.10 First Dates UK. (PG)
11.15 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGadls)
12.15 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PG, 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) Dana enlists help for her next scheme.
7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) As the auditions continue, more hopefuls strive to prove they have what it takes.
9.20 The Hunting Party. (M) The team tracks Clayton Jessup, a deranged killer who targets happy families.
10.20 The Irrational. (Mav) A Wall Street rising star dies. 12.20 Friday Night Lights. (Madsv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.
Forensics: Murder Scene. (MA15+alv)
First On Scene. (Man)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
Hello SA. (PG)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
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6am Viceroy’s House. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.00 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 9.00 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 11.00 A Thousand Lines. (2022, M, German) 12.40pm Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 2.25 Clue. (1985, PG) 4.15 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 6.10 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 8.30 Jackie Brown. (1997, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Paddington. 6.05 Kiya And
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Lord Lucan. (Premiere, M)
8.30 Wonders Of The Sun With Dara Ó Briain. (PG)
9.25 Miniseries: Playing Nice. (Mal)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Pagan Peak. (MA15+av)
11.50 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+al, R)
12.55 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v, R)
2.40 Barkley Manor. (R)
3.10 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PGl, R)
4.05 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Leah digs her heels in.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG) Hosted by Lee Mack. 8.30 Ludwig. (Mav) Lucy goes undercover. 9.45 Breathtaking. (Premiere, Ma) Follows NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. 10.45 The Suspects: True Australian Thrillers. (Mlv, R)
11.45 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R)
12.45 Damnation. (MA15+asv)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) 9.00 Big Miracles. (Mam)
10.00 9News Late.
Casualty 24/7. (MA15+m, R)
The Equalizer. (Mav, R)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
Explore TV. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
10.10 Dr Karl’s How Things Work. (Final, R) 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian. (Ml, R) 12.10 Grand Designs. (R) 12.55 Parliament. 1.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 8.20
Diana. (2013, PG) 10.25 Murder By Decree. (1979, M) 12.40pm Aline. (2020, M, French) 3.00 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 5.00 The Producers. (1967, PG) 6.40 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 8.30 Kill Bill: Vol. 1. (2003, MA15+) 10.35 Speed Kills. (2018, M) 12.30am Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 2.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Finding Your Roots. (PG)
8.30 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. (PG)
9.30 The Darkness. (Malv)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Golden Boy. (Premiere, MA15+ds)
11.45 The Allegation. (Mav, R)
2.20 Barkley Manor. (R)
2.50 Living With The Boss. (PG, R)
3.40 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.10 Bamay. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Finding
Graceland. Continued. (1998, PG) 6.50 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 8.45 The Producers. (1967, PG) 10.25 Real Genius. (1985, M) 12.25pm The Orphanage. (2019, M, Dari) 2.05 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 4.25 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 6.15 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 8.30 Kill Bill: Vol. 2. (2004, MA15+) 11.00 Mindscape. (2013, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) Eden faces Remi. 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, Mdl, R) Bridget Jones fears her relationship with Mark Darcy is in jeopardy after meeting his glamorous colleague. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant.
10.45 To Be Advised.
12.15 Damnation. (MA15+asv)
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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q Jeff Ryan of Nambucca Bowls Club Social Darts showing how it is done at last Saturday’s event.
