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q On board the Lemon Tree 30 rescue vessel. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW.

By Sue STEPHENSON MARINE Rescue volunteers at Port Stephens and Lemon Tree Passage are ready for a season of peak demand after equalling their busiest month on record. November saw crews from the Hunter Central Coast, which covers units from Terrigal to Port Stephens, conduct a combined 125 search and rescue missions. This included 31 emergency responses, with 252 people safely returned to shore. Lake Macquarie was the area of highest demand with 54 search and rescue missions, followed by the Central Coast with 26 and Port Stephens with seventeen. “The large number of search and rescue missions performed by our volunteers across the state in November indicates that Marine Rescue NSW is anticipating an extremely busy holiday season ahead,” Marine Rescue

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Ausgrid signs on as Hunter-Central Coast REZ network operator

q A map of the proposed area of the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone. Photo: EnergyCo.

FROM Page 1 grouping of new wind and solar power generation into locations where it can be efficiently stored and transmitted across NSW. Five zones across the state, including the HunterCentral Coast, have been identified as suitable. EnergyCo is in the early stages of planning the REZ in the Hunter and Central Coast, to utilise the region’s renewable energy resources, existing power stations, rehabilitated mining land, electricity network infrastructure, port and transport infrastructure and skilled workforce. According to the agreement, Ausgrid will design, build, finance, operate and maintain the network infrastructure for the HunterCentral Coast REZ. This will be the first REZ in Australia to leverage the distribution network of poles and wires, rather

than a transmission network; Ausgrid will do this by upgrading existing infrastructure. The Government says the project will allow for the delivery of an additional one gigawatt (GW) of network transfer capacity, to get more renewable energy into the state’s electricity grid. It will also enable new renewable energy generation and storage providers to connect to the network. Signing the commitment deed allows EnergyCo and Ausgrid to begin community consultation, finalise the design, finalise regulatory and planning approvals and commence construction, subject to approvals. Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Penny Sharpe said, “The appointment of Ausgrid demonstrates our commitment to finding innovative solutions to quickly increase the supply of reliable, renewable energy in a way that minimises impacts

on communities and the environment. “Hunter-Central Coast communities will see economic benefits from more jobs, opportunities for local businesses through the local first program, and the potential for new industries to set up in the area.” Minister for the Hunter, Yasmin Catley said the REZ would “help shore up our

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is committed to engaging more First Nations people and businesses, women and young people in the project.” Ausgrid CEO Marc England said, “Ausgrid is proud to be getting on with the job of delivering the first extension to our network in a generation, enabling more renewables for the communities our people both serve and live in.

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Marine rescuers expecting high demand after equalling monthly record

q MRNSW Commissioner Alex Barrell. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW

FROM Page 1 NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell said. “”Our units in the Hunter Central Coast and Monaro regions equalled their busiest-ever November. “I can’t thank all of our volunteers enough for their round-the-clock response to assist boaters on the state’s waterways.” Additionally, Marine Rescue NSW radio operators managed 17,818 radio calls last month and kept watch

over 19,367 people on board 5352 logged-on vessels. Commissioner Barrell reminded boaters and paddlers to Log On and Off with Marine Rescue NSW. “Marine Rescue NSW has the capability to assist those in need on enclosed, inland and offshore waters, with more than 120 rescue vessels able to be rapidly deployed. “A sudden change in conditions, combined with engine failure or running out of fuel in the wrong location, can lead to life-threatening

incidents, such as capsizing or running aground. “Our message to boaters this holiday season is ‘prep now, boat later’. “Make sure your vessel is in good working order, you have the correct safety equipment, always wear a lifejacket, have plenty of clean fuel, monitor the weather, and always log on with Marine Rescue NSW either via the free Marine Rescue NSW app or VHF channel 16.”

(BOCSAR) shows the number of incidents in each of the thirteen major offence categories was stable over the 24 months to September 2024. BOCSAR Executive Director Jackie Fitzgerald, said in a statement that while property crime had been in decline since at least 2018, there had been persistent

increases in recorded incidents of domestic and sexual assault. “Given that… as of September 2024, not a single major violent or property offence has significantly increased over the past twoyears.” This was also the case across Sydney. Motor vehicle theft was

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Crime ‘stable’ but 10-year trends show regional assaults rising By Sue STEPHENSON

WHILE one break-in or assault is too many, the latest crime statistics show overall rates are holding steady across regional NSW for the first time since the end of the pandemic. The quarterly report of the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

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another offence that had been increasing, largely due to trends in regional areas. These appear to be stabilising in all but five of the state’s 28 statistical regions. Also remaining steady are the number of court actions against adults and young people. While stable crime rates are good news, the trends of the past decade are not. Figures also released by BOCSAR show that over the past ten years, sexual assaults have risen in every regional area by an average eight point two percent per year. Domestic violence-related assaults are up by an average three percent per year, and are still rising, in all but one regional location. There were significant increases in two other major offences over the past ten years. These are shoplifting and sexual touching, sexual acts and other sexual offences. BOCSAR has an interactive crime tool that shows crime rates across regional towns and local government areas. It can be found online at crimetool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/ bocsar/.

q The NSW crime map shows sexual and domestic assaults in the Nambucca LGA between 2023-2024 were above the state average.

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‘Milestone’ recruit for Port Stephens-Hunter ONE of only nine officers to graduate from a new police program has been assigned to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. The Probationary Constable was swornin on Friday 13 December, and started working in the region the following Monday, 16 December. Their appointment is through the inaugural Professional Mobility Program, which allows police officers from other jurisdictions within Australia and New Zealand to train and work in NSW. Commissioner Karen Webb said the seven male and two female graduates represented a significant milestone for the force. “Each officer’s past service brings diverse experience, skills and knowledge that will prove invaluable to not only the officers they serve alongside but also the people of NSW.” The officers range in age from 21-years to over 40-years-old. They completed

a twelve-week course consisting of theory, fitness, driving, and defence and tactical training, and will serve as Probationary Constables during a minimum six months’ on-thejob training.

After that, they will retain their substantive rank of Constable or Senior Constable. Port Stephens-Hunter is the most northern coastal command to be assigned a graduate. The other eight have been deployed to Sutherland, Ryde, Parramatta, the South Coast (2), the Central

West, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Police and Counterterrorism Minister Yasmin Catley said the scheme, along with paid study and the recent historic pay agreement, has led to an increase in applications to join the force, and a more diverse range of recruits. “Becoming a police officer in NSW is the most attractive it has been in decades.”

q NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb with the nine graduates of the inaugural Mobility Program. Photo: NSW Police.

Nelson Bay Artisan Prize winners

q Over 150 people attended the opening day. By Simon EKINS VOLUNTEERS at Artisan Collective Port Stephens have taken the initiative to set up a special art prize with a stunning show of over 140 entries from local and interstate artists. The recent inaugural event attracted a huge number of over 150 people on its opening day. Artists were restricted to a size of 30x30x30cm in 2D and 3D works and their efforts were judged by the owners of Straitjacket Gallery in Newcastle, Ahn Wells and Dino Consalvos. Four categories were sponsored by local businesses. An Open Prize of $1000 donated by First National was won by Yvonne Wilkinson.

The Highly Commended prize of $750 was donated by Lions Studio and CD Fine Art Prints, and was won by Marian Marcatili. The Youth Prize of $250, sponsored by Kate Washington, was won by Victoria Page. The People’s Choice

award of $500, sponsored by JRC Electrical, was won by Bronte Micheli from the Youth Section. Ileana Clarke from Artisan Collective said, “The Youth Prize was a wonderful addition to this art competition, and we are delighted to be donating a

quarter of the entry fee to the Yacaaba Centre”. The Art Prize exhibition will be on show until the end of December with all the artworks for sale. Artisan Collective is open seven days a week, 9am to 5pm, at d’Albora Marina, Nelson Bay.

q Dino Consalvo and Ahn Wells, judges from Straitjacket Gallery, with Open Prize winner Yvonne Wilkinson (centre).

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q Yvonne Wilkinson’s winning entry ‘Gone Fishing’.

q Bronte Micheli’s painting won the People’s Choice prize.

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PORT Stephens is gearing up for its iconic New Year's Eve fireworks display at Nelson Bay. The family-friendly festivities will commence at midday on Tuesday 31 December 2024, with live music and entertainment at D’Albora Marina. The much-anticipated fireworks show will light up the night sky at 9pm. Mayor Leah Anderson expressed her excitement about the event, READING by Lynne Miles: Luke 2: 6 & 7 "And while they were in saying it’s the perfect opportunity Bethlehem the time came for the baby to be born, and Mary gave birth to her for the community to celebrate the firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a year gone by and embrace the New manger as there was no room for them in the Inn." (JESUS is the Reason for the Season) Have a joyful and peaceful Christmas. Year. Luke 2: 8 - 18 (abridged) "An angel appeared to the shepherds saying, "Do not "We're thrilled once again to be afraid. I bring you good tidings of great joy that will be for all people. Today in host this iconic New Year's Eve the town of David a Saviour has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord." So they celebration, thanks to our major hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby, Who was lying in a manger." sponsor, McGrath Port Stephens,” said Mayor Anderson. “The stunning backdrop of Nelson Bay, combined with the

Stinker’s Fishin’: Fish are everywhere By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

A WARM welcome to all our visitors to the most amazing holiday destination. Port Stephens has got it all. The real good news for the anglers is that the fishing inside and outside the Port, plus the beaches, is red hot! The question that I am most regularly asked, particularly at this time of the year, is “Where are they biting?”. The answer is “everywhere!”. Snapper, which have been recently reported up to 10kg, are in great numbers over all the reefs and in the washes from Birubi to Broughton. Kingfish, tailor and the odd salmon are scattered among the snapper.

Oddly enough teraglin have moved into the shallows 30-60ft

from Fingal to Rocky Point. Mulloway are appearing in the deep water inside the port around the Karuah Bridge and Middle Island off Soldiers Point. Stockton and Fingal Beaches are holding mulloway,

q The muchanticipated fireworks show will light up the night sky at 9pm. vibrant atmosphere, makes it a truly unforgettable experience,” she added. The event is sponsored by McGrath Port Stephens. Daniel O’Meara from McGrath emphasised the importance of celebrating community through events such as this. "We're proud to continue our support of this event – it's a fantastic

tailor, bream and whiting. Sea worms are the most dynamic bait. For the family you can’t go past the Nelson Bay Breakwall, the most popular fishing spot in the port. Close parking and safe fishing for

bream, kingfish and the odd snapper. There are great fish shops nearby if you don’t catch one. Good luck and enjoy your holiday.

PORT Stephens Power returned to the winners list in the Newcastle District Senior Cricket Division One series with a 35 run triumph over Warners Bay at King Park. In a low scoring fixture the Pythons prevailed – despite a magnificent bowling performance by Warners Bay spearhead Matthew White. The talented White stole the show in the sweltering heat – grabbing the incredible figures of

6-10 off 34 deliveries in a bowling masterclass. He was supported by Jesse Ballenden (3-26 off eight overs) and Simon Smith (1-17 off eight) as the Port Stephens X1 were bundled out for 105. Openers Tyran Eveleigh (35) and Leigh Williams (29) laid a solid foundation for the Pythons before the wily White produced his magic. Jason Eveleigh (4-10 off five overs) shone with the ball and combined with Lachlan Freeman (2-11 off five), Jarrod Moxey (2-28), Tyran Eveleigh (1-6) and Lleyton

Eveleigh (1-15 off five) to skittle Warners Bay for 70 in the 24th over. Vice captain Kayne Bradley top scored for the Bay with 22 runs off 33 deliveries including four boundaries in a one man batting show. Port Stephens (24 points) still leads the Division Two standings on percentages despite a loss to The Gardens Falcons in their top-of-thetable clash at Walters Park. An unbeaten 107 by opener Jivanjot Singh steered the Falcons (5-164) to victory after the Pythons had earlier registered 7-162.

Dashing half centuries from gun all rounder Paul Gilbert and Paul Rimmington laid the platform for victory as the Blacks posted an imposing 3-191 off their 20 overs. Gilbert smashed 67 off only 30 balls including six towering sixes and four boundaries while Rimmington cracked 61 off 58 balls with seven boundaries. The pair shared an opening stand of 97 before Gilbert was stumped by Pythons keeper David

Freeman off the bowling of spinner Paul Le Mottee. Number four Ben BakerWaldsax hit an unbeaten 30 off fifteen deliveries with two sixes and three boundaries while Rahul Bakshi contributed 21 runs. The gifted Gilbert capped a best on ground performance by snaring the impressive figures of 4-15 off 24 deliveries and Wijekoon Mudiyanselage (2-28 off four overs). Opener Jarryd Johnson (25 off 21 deliveries with three boundaries plus a six), club stalwart Josh Moxey (16) and Jody Murphy (13 not

Pythons bow out of Masters Twenty20 finals By Chris KARAS PORT Stephens Pythons have crashed out of the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmour Cup Masters Twenty20 championship race. Cardiff-Boolaroo Black outclassed the Pythons in a midweek semi final at Cardiff Oval No 1 to set up a showdown with Wallsend Tigers in the trophy decider.

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opportunity for locals and visitors alike to come together and enjoy a memorable evening,” said Mr O’Meara. “We encourage everyone to bring a picnic blanket, grab some delicious local takeaway, and soak up the festive atmosphere along the foreshore and enjoy a spectacular, memorable night,” he added.

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Luke Socha blasted 73 off 77 balls for Port Stephens with Luke Cooper snaring 2-20 off seven overs with the ball. Nelson Bay Makos (3-72) remain in the top five after a comfortable seven wicket triumph over Waterboard Wests (70) at Blackley Oval. Matthew Palmer (43 not out) and Andrew Knox (23) piloted the Makos to victory with a 43 run stand for the second wicket after Roy Massey (5-26 off five seven overs) and Bryce Causley (2-7) had earlier ripped through the Wests line up.

out) were the only Port Stephens batsmen to reach double figures as they registered 8-99 in reply. Cardiff-Boolaroo will face Wallsend in the Masters Twenty20 Grand Final after the Tigers (2136) eliminated Merewether Blue (4-130) in the other semi final at George Farley Oval. Nigel Deacon (40), Scott Telfer (36 not out), Barry Richards (33 not out) and Guy Nixon (23) led the way for Wallsend before Matt Holwell grabbed 2-21 with the ball. Merewether were best served by Simon Abson (40 runs with two sixes and four boundaries); Jayson Pratten (39 not out) and opener Brent Watson (21).

Young gun Hunter Chappell (78) and Simon Fawkner (74) posted half centuries in a Division Eight loss to Merewether at Myers Park. The pair recorded an opening stand of 131 as Nelson Bay amassed 9-197 off their 35 overs with John O’Neill (3-18), Charlie Skelly (2-10) and Mitch Mullard (2-14) the pick of the Merewether bowlers. Chappell faced 56 deliveries and hammered eleven boundaries and two sixes in a super knock while Fawkner clouted twelve boundaries – to no avail. O’Neill (45 not out), Jacob Anderson (45) and James Collins (32) guided Merewether (4-198) to victory in the 32nd over.

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Party animals assemble! Zan Rowe, Charlie Pickering and Concetta Caristo (pictured) are here to see us through the colourful celebrations as we bid adieu to 2024. Earlybirds need not worry: those with an alarm set for tomorrow morning can still join in the fun with the 9pm Calling Country ﬁreworks. From 9.10pm, the nightowls of the nation can kick on with an impressive three-hour live music event, featuring Fanning Dempsey National Park, Casey Donovan, Aussie hitmaker Cyril, K-Rap crew 1300, G Flip and more. Arguably the world’s most picturesque place to ring in the New Year, Sydney Harbour again plays host to the festivities, with a dazzling ﬁreworks display lighting up the Opera House and Harbour Bridge at midnight.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Destination Flavour: Singapore. 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 10.20 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Tradfest: Dublin Castle Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.00 French Atlantic. 3.30 Cook Up. 4.00 The Lakes. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 11.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. (R) 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 MOVIE: The Fabelmans. (2022, Malv, R) A young man discovers a family secret. Michelle Williams. 9.55 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction Christmas Special. (Final, PG, R) 10.35 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 11.10 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010, Ml, R) 1.05 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas. (R) 1.35 Rage In Memoriam. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. (PG, R) 8.35 Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will. (Ms) 10.00 MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018, G, R) 11.35 De Gaulle. (Ma) 12.30 Kin. (Madlv, R) 2.30 Miniseries: Too Close. (Malns, R) 3.25 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 4.25 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.55 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 13. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game between the Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes. 11.00 The Home Straight. (M) 12.30 Taken. (Mav, R) Kilroy becomes a victim of blackmail. 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Takes a look at Greek culture in Melbourne. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Find My Beach House Australia. Presented by Shelley Craft. 8.30 MOVIE: Volcano. (1997, Mv, R) A volcano threatens Los Angeles. Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche. 10.35 MOVIE: Into The Blue 2: The Reef. (2009, MA15+sv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Helloworld. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG, R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 Dog House Australia: All Shapes And Sizes. (PGa, R) A woman decides she needs a dog. 7.30 MOVIE: Good Will Hunting. (1997, Mlv, R) After assaulting a police officer, a self-destructive maths genius is ordered to attend therapy. Matt Damon, Robin Williams. 10.05 MOVIE: Dreamgirls. (2006, Mdl, R) Charts the careers of a singing group. Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Superworm. 6.50 The Smeds And The Smoos. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.25 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.50 Robot Wars. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.20pm WorldWatch. 12.50 Derry Girls. 2.30 Scandinavian Star. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 A League Of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip. 9.25 A Stripper’s Life For Me. 10.20 Homeland. 1.15am King Of The Road. 3.45 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Taste Of Aust. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946, PG) 4.00 The Travelling Auctioneers. 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. Kazakhstan v Spain. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 8.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. China v Brazil. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 All 4 Adventure. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 Evil. (Final) 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mia And The White Lion. (2018, PG) 7.50 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (1968, PG) 10.25 I’m Not There. (2007, M) 12.55pm The Way Way Back. (2013, M) 2.50 Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 4.45 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 6.35 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 8.30 Bad Eggs. (2003) 10.20 Three Kings. (1999, MA15+) 12.30am The Five Devils. (2022, MA15+) 2.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 Billy The Exterminator. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz. 8.30 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Hart Of Dixie. 1.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 1.30 Bewitched. 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 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. (2003, M) 11.30 The O.C. 12.30am The Nanny. 1.30 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm First People’s Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Black As. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. (Premiere) 7.30 MOVIE: The Red Turtle. (2016, PG) 8.55 MOVIE: Big Momma’s House. (2000, M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 Afternoon Agenda. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 The Late Debate. 9.00 Royal Report. 9.30 Defeated And Delusional: Kamala. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

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NEWS OF THE AREA

SATURDAY, December 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Rage Best Of The Vault Guest Programmers 2024. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.45 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 1.30 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Final, Ml, R) 2.15 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 2.50 Last Night Of The Proms. 4.30 Solar System. (Final, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.10 The Eco Show. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Fading Sands. (PGa, R) 2.35 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PGas, R) 4.25 The Maestro & The European Pop Orchestra. (PG) 5.35 Weeks Of War. (PGavw, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Find My Beach House Australia. (R) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 2. Group stage. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. (PGs, R) 12.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. (R) 12.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. (R) 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 1.30 The Yes Experiment. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Final, PG, R) 6.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. (Final, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) 8.20 All Creatures Great And Small Christmas Special. (Final, PG) James wants to get home for Christmas. 9.10 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Ml, R) Madeline and Douglas’ first encounter is recalled. 10.35 Shetland. (Madl, R) 11.35 Rage Best Of The Vault Guest Programmers 2024. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Magical Train Journeys In Switzerland. 8.30 Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres. (R) 9.20 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PGa, R) 10.20 Great Australian Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 11.30 The Pact. (Ma, R) 2.25 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 3.20 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: International. (PGadl) Travellers are questioned about their plans. 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future. (1985, PGal, R) A teenager goes back in time. Michael J. Fox. 10.00 MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980, Mlv, R) Two brothers try to reform their blues band to save the orphanage where they were raised. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd. 12.45 Taken. (Mav, 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 Tennis. United Cup. Day 2. Group stage. Greece v Spain. From RAC Arena, Perth. Australia v Argentina. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) Religious program. 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG, R) A celebration of people and organisations across Australia which make the world a better place.

6.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Tintin. (2011, PGv, R) A young reporter embarks on a treasure hunt. Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis. 8.05 MOVIE: Transformers: The Last Knight. (2017, Mlv, R) It is up to an unlikely alliance to save the world when the humans go to war with the Transformers. Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel. 11.10 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A woman falls off a balcony while retrieving a cat. 12.15 Ambulance UK. (Mad, R) Crews attend to patients with mental health issues. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.15pm Supertato. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Kiri And Lou. 6.35 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Teen Titans Go! 10.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.10pm Scrubs. 2.15 Beyond Oak Island. 3.05 Jungletown. 3.55 BBC News At Ten. 4.25 ABC World News Tonight. 4.55 PBS News. 5.55 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. Midnight The X-Files. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Saturday at The Valley and Magic Millions Prelude Raceday. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30am My Greek Odyssey. 1.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands Summer Series. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.20pm MOVIE: The Bridal Path. (1959) 2.20 MOVIE: The Barefoot Contessa. (1954, PG) 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 2. Group stage. 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 MOVIE: The Bodyguard. (1992, M) 10.05 Casualty 24/7. 11.05 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Shopping. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 IFISH. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. 11.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 12.30pm Diagnosis Murder. 2.30 All 4 Adventure. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Central Coast Mariners v Auckland FC. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory. 10.00 NCIS. 12.45am Bull. 3.30 Bondi Rescue. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Summerland. Continued. (2020, PG) 6.55 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 8.50 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, PG) 10.50 The Daughter. (2015, M) 12.40pm Delicious. (2021, M, French) 2.45 Mia And The White Lion. (2018, PG) 4.35 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 6.40 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.30 Late Night. (2019, M) 10.25 Nymphomaniac: Vol II. (2013, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 The Weekend Prospector. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Spring Nationals. H’lights. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1pm MOVIE: Barbie And Stacie To The Rescue. (2024) 2.10 MOVIE: Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising. (2013, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: 100% Wolf. (2020, PG) 5.25 MOVIE: Mirror Mirror. (2012, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Girl In The Spider’s Web. (2018, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm NITV News: Summer Yarns. 2.05 Black As. 2.10 First People’s Kitchen. 2.35 Where The Dreamings Come From. 2.50 First People’s Kitchen. 3.20 NITV News Year In Review. 4.20 The First Inventors. 5.20 Larapinta. 6.20 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.30 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Seven. (1995, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Weekend Live. 10.00 Royal Report. 10.30 The Royals In Australia. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 The Real Cost Of Net Zero. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 Weekend Live. 5.00 NewsNight. 6.00 Never Again: The Fight Against Antisemitism. 7.00 NewsNight. 8.00 NewsNight. 9.00 Yimi Junga. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, December 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Breaky. 10.00 Secret Science. (Ml, R) 10.30 Blak Ball. (PG, R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife: 2023 Christmas Special. (PG, R) 2.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2023. (R) 3.40 MOVIE: A Christmas Carol. (1938, G, R) 5.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 The Eco Show. (PGa, R) 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 12.00 APAC Weekly. (R) 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Blind Sailing. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Toby Price Dakar 2025 Preview. 5.35 Weeks Of War. (Final, PGavw, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.30 Test: Pre-Game. 10.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 Drive TV. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Drew Barrymore. (PGas, R) 11.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.30 Buy To Build. (R) 12.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 12.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets. 4.30 GCBC. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG) A wealthy businessman falls to his death. 8.40 Love Me. (MA15+s) Clara and Aaron meet Glen’s new love interest, Anita, as their own relationships take yet another turn. 9.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 11.05 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.40 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+l, R) 12.45 New Leash On Life. (Final, PG, R) 1.15 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Australia Remastered. (R) 4.05 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.05 The Great Acceleration. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Fortress Britain With Alice Roberts. (PG, R) 8.25 Mystery Of The Puzzling Pyramids Egypt. (PGa, R) 9.15 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. (PG, R) 10.10 Putin And The West. (Mav, R) 11.20 Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures. (PG, R) 12.40 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War. (Mav, R) 1.50 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 2.45 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.40 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.30 Peer To Peer. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 15. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) Anne Hegarty reveals her private battle. 12.00 The Real Manhunter: The Dream City Cinema Fire. (Mav, R) Revisits the Dream City Cinema fire. 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Inside America’s military machine. 8.00 MOVIE: Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (1981, Mv, R) An archaeologist sets out to recover a relic. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. 10.25 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mav) A dentist’s wife is murdered. 12.20 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. (PGl, R) 1.20 Innovation Nation. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Two dogs could be too many for a family when they meet a bonded pair. 7.00 2024’s Biggest Stories. The team at The Project takes a look back on the world’s biggest stories of the year. 8.00 MOVIE: Sahara. (2005, Mv, R) An explorer’s quest to find a lost US Civil War ship, said to contain a fortune in treasure, leads him to Africa. Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn. 10.30 MOVIE: Smile. (2022, MA15+ahv, R) A psychiatrist feels threatened by an entity. Sosie Bacon, Caitlin Stasey. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.35pm Little J And Big Cuz. 4.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.00 Peppa Pig. 5.10 Tabby McTat. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Kiri And Lou. 6.30 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017, PG) 9.10 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.50 Speechless. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. Noon Gymnastics. 2.00 Jeopardy! 4.05 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week. 4.55 Planet In Peril. 5.50 The Engineering That Built The World. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Plastic People: Crisis Of Microplastics. 10.00 WWE Legends. 11.35 Hoarders. 1.15am The X-Files. 4.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 I Escaped To The Country. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Better Homes. 3.30 Steam Train Journeys. 4.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 McDonald And Dodds. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Avengers. 11.30 Great Getaways. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Round 9. UC Capitals v Perth Lynx. 2.30 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. 7.00 M*A*S*H. 8.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Reel Action. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 On The Fly. (Final) Noon Bondi Rescue. 12.30 Diagnosis Murder. 1.30 JAG. 2.30 Top Gear Australia. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 1.05am Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Whina. Continued. (2022, PG, Maori) 7.05 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.55 Sissi. (1955, German) 10.55 Tokyo Shaking. (2021, M, French) 12.50pm Bad Eggs. (2003) 2.40 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 4.35 Summerland. (2020, PG) 6.30 To Catch A Thief. (1955, PG) 8.30 Drive. (2011, MA15+) 10.25 Metronom. (2022, M, Romanian) 12.20am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Portland Charter Boat Wars. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Building Giants. 5.00 Nature Gone Wild. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan. (2019, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 LEGO City Adventures. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 1. Qualifying and first round. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 1. Qualifying and first round. 11.00 MOVIE: Limitless. (2011, M) 1am Gotham. 2.00 Love During Lockup. 4.00 Bakugan: Legends. 4.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.30 Pokémon: XYZ.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Newcastle All Blacks v Bundjalung Baygal Warriors. Replay. 2.00 Away From Country. 3.00 Lionel. 4.30 Sing About This Country. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.40 Kairakau. 7.10 Great Lakes Wild. 7.40 The First Inventors. 8.30 Nothing Compares: Sinead O’Connor. 10.15 MOVIE: Australian Rules. (2002, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Weekend Live. 10.00 Going Nuclear: The Clean Energy Debate. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Are We Ready For War? 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 Weekend Live. 5.00 NewsNight. 6.00 The Menzies Movies. 7.00 NewsNight. 8.00 NewsNight. 9.00 The Voice: Australia Decides. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

Port Stephens Veteran Golfers Association By Gary WATT

RESULTS from a Stableford competition played at Tanilba Bay GC on Monday 16th December with 40 players. Nett Winner : Jim Gill, 41pts. Nett Runner Up :

Michael Best, 40pts. Bonus Point Winner : Dennis Christie, 40pts on c/b Bonus Pt. Runner Up : Alan Foster, 40pts. Nearest the Pin, 4th Hole, Div. 1 : Michael Day.

Thursday, 26 December 2024

Div 2 : Steve Robards. Nearest the Pin, 11th Hole, Div 1 : Fred Rimoni. Div 2 : Ross Dobson. Drive & Chip, 7th Hole, Div 1 : Graham Woolley (birdie)

Div 2 : Wayne Smith. Drive & Chip, 18th Hole, Div 1 : Michael Day. Div 2 : John Howlett. Ball Winners : Bill McMaster 39pts, John Howlett 39pts, Col Kerrison 38pts,

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Ross Dobson 37pts, Bill Osborne 37pts, Ron McKay 37pts, Mary Kay 36pts, Gary Chapman 34pts, Denis Barnett 34pts, Peter Martyn 34pts, Ralph Brown 34pts, Ian Langdon 33pts,

Matthew Smith 33pts and Steve Robards 33pts. Lucky Prize Draw Winner : Greg Garvin. Next weeks game is at Tanilba Bay GC with a 7:30am start, visitors are welcome any Monday, please ring Gary Watt on 49814536 for starting times.

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MONDAY, December 30 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 The Soundtrack Of Australia. (R) 10.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 2.25 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up. 9.05 Rick Steves’ Europe. 9.35 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 10.30 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 11.20 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.00 Tradfest: Dublin Castle Sessions. 3.30 Cook Up. 4.00 The Lakes. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game. 10.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. From the MCG.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4. Group stage. 4.30 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.00 Drew Barrymore. (PGas) 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 11.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Living With Devils. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Gravity. (2013, Mal, R) Disaster strikes for a rookie astronaut. Sandra Bullock. 10.00 A Life In Ten Pictures. (PG, R) 10.55 Tom Gleeson’s Secrets Of The Australian Museum. (PG, R) 11.55 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Deadly Bermuda Triangle. (PGa, R) 8.25 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (Return, Mlns) 9.20 Inside Sydney Airport. (PGa, R) 10.20 The Carnival. (MA15+l, R) 11.30 Clean Sweep. (Premiere, MA15+s) 12.30 Wisting. (Malv, R) 2.15 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 16. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. From ENGIE Stadium, Sydney. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) Alberg examines the deaths of two women. 12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+ads, R) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Hosted by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. The latest news, sport and weather. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Ml, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. (1984, Mv, R) 10.55 Miniseries: Love Rat. (Mv) 11.45 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv) 12.40 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. (Final, s) 8.30 Just For Laughs. (Mls) Hosted by Tommy Little. 9.30 MOVIE: Wog Boys Forever. (2022, Madls, R) Two siblings plan to get their revenge on Steve for destroying their mother’s political career. Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo. 11.45 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC FAMILY (22) 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 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.05 The Wonderful World Of Kittens. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 Rise. 1.35 Derry Girls. 2.35 Munchies Guide To Bohemia. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd. 10.10 The Gentle Art Of Swedish Death Cleaning. 11.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.05 Antiques Roadshow. 2.35 MOVIE: Now And Forever. (1956, PG) 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4. Group stage. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4. Group stage. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 Bull. 1.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.35 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 8.30 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 10.35 An Act Of Defiance. (2017, M, Zulu) 12.50pm Late Night. (2019, M) 2.45 Clue. (1985, PG) 4.35 Sissi. (1955, German) 6.35 Little Nicholas’ Treasure. (2021, PG, French) 8.30 Blow Dry. (2001, M) 10.10 L.A. Story. (1991, M) Midnight The Road Dance. (2021, M) 2.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. Noon Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Round 1. Spring Nationals. Highlights. 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Farm. 8.30 Mega Mechanics. 9.30 When Big Things Go Wrong. 10.30 Frozen Gold. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.30 Teen Titans Go! Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 2. First round. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 2. First round. 11.00 MOVIE: Johnny English. (2003, PG) 1am Life After Lockup. 2.30 La Brea. 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.50 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 5.10 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.30 Pokémon: XYZ.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Black As. 2.00 First People’s Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.05 Dolly Parton: Still Rockin’. 10.00 MOVIE: Mama Africa. (2011, PG) 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 Afternoon Agenda. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 The Late Debate. 9.00 Shandee’s Story: The Search For Justice. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Secret Science. (PGan, R) 10.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 2.25 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. (R) 2.55 A Bite To Eat. (R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.00 Tradfest: Dublin Castle. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.35 Cook Up. 4.10 Dancing At The Royal Palaces. 4.45 Jeopardy! 5.10 Letters And Numbers. 5.40 Mastermind Aust. (PG, R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Roadhouse Romance. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5. Group stage. 4.30 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. (PGas) 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 11.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PGal, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (PGa, R) 8.30 New Year’s Eve: Welcome To NYE. 8.55 New Year’s Eve: Calling Country Fireworks. 9.05 New Year’s Eve: Live Concert From The Sydney Opera House. (PG) 11.45 NYE: Countdown To Midnight. (PG) 12.00 NYE: Midnight Fireworks. (PG) 12.10 NYE: Auld Lang Syne. 12.15 Rage New Year’s Eve Party Special. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage NYE Special. (PG)

6.10 Dinner For One. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. 9.15 George Michael: Portrait Of An Artist. (Mdls, R) 11.05 Bohème On The Beach. (R) 1.10 The Best Of The HAVASI Symphonic. (R) 2.50 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 3.50 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (Ml, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 17. Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 Lockerbie. (PGav, R) Documents the Lockerbie bombing. 12.05 135th Rose Parade. The annual New Year’s Day Rose Parade from Pasadena, California, featuring the theme “ Best Day Ever!”. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 9.00 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. (1989, PGv, R) Indiana Jones tries to find his missing father. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery. 11.30 MOVIE: Can’t Stop The Music. (1980, PGdls, R) 1.40 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.35 Our State On A Plate. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 8.30 2024’s Biggest Stories. (R) The team at The Project takes a look back on the world’s biggest stories of the year. 9.30 MOVIE: Clueless. (1995, Md, R) A teenager plays matchmaker. Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 8.35 Meet The Hedgehogs. 9.20 Deadly Predators. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Hudson & Rex. 1.25 Taskmaster’s New Year’s Treat. 2.20 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 3.15 The Pizza Show. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.25 Hoarders. 11.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.05 MOVIE: Heavens Above! (1963, PG) 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5. Group stage. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Whitstable Pearl. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 FBI. 11.15 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.35 Little Nicholas’ Treasure. (2021, PG, French) 8.30 To Catch A Thief. (1955, PG) 10.30 Metronom. (2022, M, Romanian) 12.25pm Tralala. (2021, M, French) 2.40 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 4.35 Shaolin Soccer. (2001, PG, Cantonese) 6.40 The Glassworker. (2024, PG, Urdu) 8.30 This Is Spinal Tap. (1984, M) 10.00 Barbarella. (1968, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 Outback Farm. 2.00 Mega Mechanics. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Kings Of Pain. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. 7.30 MOVIE: New Year’s Eve. (2011, PG) 9.55 MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber To. (2014, M) Midnight MOVIE: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. (2021, MA15+) 2.00 MOVIE: Darklands. (2022, MA15+) 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Ninjago. 4.50 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 5.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm NITV News Year In Review. 1.30 Larapinta. 2.00 First People’s Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Spartakus. 3.55 Cities Of Gold. 4.25 Motown Magic. 4.50 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.40 NITV News Year In Review. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Piri’s Tiki Tour. 8.30 MOVIE: Hairspray. (1988, PG) 10.05 MOVIE: Little Shop Of Horrors. (1986, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 Afternoon Agenda. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 The Late Debate. 9.00 What Really Happened In Wuhan. 10.00 What Really Happened In Wuhan. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.20 Countdown 50 Years On. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 NYE: Welcome To NYE. (R) 1.25 NYE: Calling Country Fireworks. (R) 1.35 NYE: Live Concert. (PG, R) 4.15 NYE: Countdown To Midnight. (PG, R) 4.30 NYE: Midnight Fireworks. (PG, R) 4.40 NYE: Auld Lang Syne. (R) 5.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.00 Ireland In Music: Caithnin. (Premiere) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 Cook Up. 4.10 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Amazing Mr. Blunden. (2021, PGhv, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5. Quarter-final and group stage. 4.30 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.30 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. (s, R) 11.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (PGa, R) 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. Alice Zaslavsky is joined by Michael Theo. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Spicks And Specks: AusMusic Special. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 8.30 Changing Ends. (Return, PG) Peer pressure forces Alan to accept a challenges. 9.20 Utopia. (PG, R) A freeway project is delayed. 10.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 11.15 Summer Love. (Ml, R) 12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.35 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2024. 9.05 The Artist’s View: Queen. (PG, R) 9.35 The Night Manager. (M, R) 10.45 Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. (Mdl, R) 1.00 Pagan Peak. (Ma) 2.55 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGaln, R) 4.00 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (R) 4.30 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 19. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 12.00 The Real Manhunter: The Disappearance Of Maureen Hale. (Mav, R) Revisits criminal cases. 1.00 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5. Quarter-final. From RAC Arena, Perth. Group stage. Great Britain v Australia. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 Good Chef Hunting. (R) Chef Alejandro Saravia travels Victoria. 5.00 Today Early News. A look at the latest news, sport and weather. 5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MOVIE: Forrest Gump. (1994, Malv, R) A kind-hearted and simple man recalls the story of his extraordinary life to anyone who will listen to him. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. 10.15 MOVIE: Babylon. (2022, MA15+dlsv) A group of people struggles in 1920s Hollywood. Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie. 1.45 The Project. (R) 2.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm Tiddler. 5.35 Children’s Programs. 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 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 8.35 Doctor Who. 10.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.30 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Hudson & Rex. 2.10 Queer Sports. 3.05 The Story Of. 3.35 Fashionista. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever. (Premiere) 9.15 MOVIE: Blade Runner. (1982, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 TBA. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.30 MOVIE: Went The Day Well? (1942, PG) 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 6. Quarter-finals and group stage. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To The Manor Born. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.30 Casualty 24/7. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Bull. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.55 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 11.10 Blow Dry. (2001, M) 12.50pm L.A. Story. (1991, M) 2.40 Little Nicholas’ Treasure. (2021, PG, French) 4.35 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 6.35 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 8.30 Monty Python And The Holy Grail. (1975, PG) 10.10 Ava. (2020, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Riots: Mobs Out Of Control. (Premiere) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Hop. (Premiere) 6.30 Children’s Programs. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 4. Second round. 11.00 MOVIE: Chaos Walking. (2021, M) 1am Life After Lockup. 2.30 La Brea. 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.50 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 5.10 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.30 Pokémon: XYZ.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Kungka Kunpu. 2.00 Taste Of The Territory. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Great Australian Walks. 8.30 MOVIE: Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome. (1985, PG) 10.30 How Hip Hop Changed The World. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Shandee’s Story: The Search For Justice. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Never Again: The Fight Against Antisemitism. 5.00 Afternoon Agenda. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 The Late Debate. 9.00 Artificial Intelligence Investigated. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, January 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Back Roads. (R) 10.30 The Art Of... (M, R) 11.00 The Human Revolution. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 MOVIE: Gravity. (2013, Mal, R) 2.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.05 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.00 Ireland In Music: Caithnin. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 Cook Up. 4.10 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. (PGad, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: As Luck Would Have It. (2021, PGa, R) 2.00 Catch Phrase. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Stories In Sunflower Valley. (2021, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 11.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Long Lost Family: The Unknown Soldiers. (PG) 8.35 Fake Or Fortune? Arshile Gorky. (Final, PG) Hosted by Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould. 9.35 MOVIE: Queen Of The Desert. (2015, Mls, R) Nicole Kidman. 11.40 Grand Designs. (R) 12.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa) 8.30 The Emerald Isles With Ardal O’Hanlon. (PGa, R) 9.30 Daddy Issues. (Mals) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 DNA. (Ma) 11.55 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Malv, R) 12.50 Blanca. (MA15+av, R) 2.50 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 4.50 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 20. Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. An expert panel tackles all the big news and issues with a deep dive into the wild world of cricket. 11.15 Pam & Tommy. (MA15+alns) Pam and Tommy resort to desperate measures. 12.15 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Christopher Donovan. (Madv, R) Hosted by Colin Sutton. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm) 8.30 The Racket: John McEnroe. (Ml) 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Captivated. (Malsv) 11.35 Resident Alien. (Malv) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MOVIE: Deep Impact. (1998, Mal, R) A comet is on a collision course with Earth. Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall. 9.55 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds. (2005, Mv, R) A New Jersey man tries to protect his children when the planet is invaded by aliens. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin. 12.15 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC FAMILY (22)

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 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 72 Cutest Animals. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 2.20 Bamay. 2.40 Insight. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Smoke And Steel: Secrets Of The Modern World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. (Return) 10.10 Cars That Built The World. 11.00 Question Team. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Mt Hutt Rescue. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.30 MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 7. Quarter-final. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 7. Quarter-final. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Bull. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Whisky Galore. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.50 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 8.50 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 10.50 Barbarella. (1968, M) 12.40pm Mahana. (2016, M) 2.35 The Glassworker. (2024, PG, Urdu) 4.25 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 6.40 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 8.30 Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 10.15 Rush. (2013, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 Highway Patrol. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3. (2007, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Hop. 6.30 Children’s Programs. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 5. Third round. 11.00 MOVIE: Fletch. (1985, M) 1am Life After Lockup. 2.30 La Brea. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.50 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 5.10 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.30 Pokémon: XYZ.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Taste Of The Territory. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Walkers. 9.30 MOVIE: Brother. (2022, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

6am Sky News Breakfast. 7.00 Sky News Breakfast. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 Afternoon Agenda. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 The Late Debate. 9.00 Your ABC Exposed. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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By Chris KARAS NELSON Bay Junior Rugby Club is proving a healthy breeding ground for the NSW Waratahs and Hunter Wildfires junior representative squads. Six of the Gropers’ emerging female juniors Mayli Campbell, Zoe Smith, Annabelle Brown, Milly Cashen, Luca Stewart and Jayda Stanley have gained selection for the Junior Waratahs in 2025. Campbell and Smith were named in the Under 14s squad with Brown, Cashen, Stewart and Stanley to feature in the Under 16s Waratahs outfit. An impressive list of 27 young Gropers have also gained selection into the Wildfires’ representative rugby squads for the 2025

q Promising Nelson Bay junior Annabelle Brown is one of six Gropers products in the 2025 NSW Junior Waratahs Girls rugby squad.

campaign. Outstanding prospect and dual NSW Primary Schools forward Mason Kelman will line up in the Under 13 Boys squad along with Gropers’ club mates Logan Jarvis and Levi Slade. Emerging juniors Axel Kelman, Baelin Scully, Kade Lawson and Ollie Hoffman were named in the Under 14 Boys squad with Amelia Lauti and Stella Lawson to line up for the Under 14 Girls. Josh Perry, Lachlan Dunning, Zeke Hay and local Nelson Bay products Flynn Squires and Matthew Green (Singleton) gained selection in the Under 15 Boys squad with Abdul Kareem and Nuka Takarua chosen in the Under 16 Boys team. Promising female juniors Annabelle Brown, Isabella Gamgee, Jada Stanley, Mayli Campbell and Zoe Smith are featured in a powerful Under 16 Girls squad. Top prospects Bastiaan Osborne-Zorbas, Darcy Lawson, Jake Affleck and Nash Campbell, who starred for the Under 18 premiership-winning Gropers, will spearhead a strong Wildfires Under 18 Boys squad while the gifted Chiara Gamgee and Luca Stewart are trump cards for the Under 18 Girls outfit.

From my family to yours, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2025. If you are travelling over the break, please stay safe.

Authorised by Meryl Swanson MP, ALP, 35 Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324

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