declared extensions to Port Stephens Koala Hospital (PSKH) officially open on Saturday 21 September.
The official opening was held at the facility on Gan Gan Road near One Mile Beach, with a plethora of VIP guests in attendance.
The extension comes thanks to a $3 million grant from the Federal Government and $2 million in community donations.
After the
Acknowledgement of Country was given by Worimi representative Kobi Sargeant, PSKH
President Ron Land gave an impassioned opening address thanking his team of 230 volunteers and the Port Stephens Councillors who have supported the project in recent years.
“I also want to acknowledge our sponsors and supporters because these types of facilities and these kinds of organisations just don’t jump up out of the ground,” said Mr Land.
“We have one focus here, and that is to alleviate
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suffering, and we see plenty of
“What we attempt all the time to do is stop that suffering, stabilise our
Mr Land was followed at the podium with addresses by Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and Federal Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson, before the main address by Minister Plibersek.
“I just want to acknowledge all our distinguished guests including new Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson, who last time I saw her was volunteering right here at this sanctuary,” said Minister Plibersek.
“I want to make special mention of the hard work Ron and his team of wonderful volunteers have carried out and who have transformed the sanctuary since we
originally opened it in 2017.”
At the conclusion of the ceremony, families were invited to tour the new hospital facilities which include treatment rooms, an operating area, a CT scanner and an X-ray machine.
They then explored the Koala SKYwalk where they could observe the patients resting in the sanctuary grounds.
A small protest was held at the entrance to the Koala
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q Worimi representative Kobi Sargeant provided an Acknowledgement of Country.
q Port Stephens Koala Hospital President Ron Land with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek declaring the opening.
new wing
Hospital during the opening, with the Port Stephens Greens accusing Ms Plibersek of using her appearance to attempt to “greenwash” her government’s record on land clearing and fossil fuel approvals.
“The biggest factor in the downward spiral of koalas and other threatened species is the continued destruction of habitat through logging and the deepening climate crisis, both of which are being made worse through the direct outcomes of Federal Labor Government decisions,” said Kim Scott of the Port Stephens Greens.
“Coming to our community, and being photographed with koalas in captivity, does nothing to actually help this iconic and precious species.
“Approving yet more fossil fuel projects, and a refusal to consider remaking the Regional Forest Agreements with the states, demonstrate how out of touch and dispassionate the Federal Government is when it comes to really caring for threatened species,” said Mr Scott.
q Koala Hospital volunteer Adele Davies conducts a guided tour of the new facility.
“It will not stop climate change induced fires from burning through native forests, and it will not stop koala habitat trees being destroyed by the NSW Forestry Corporation.”
NEWS Of The Area wishes to offer correction to information printed in our 19 September edition.
In the story titled 'Koala film comes to Raymond Terrace' it was stated that a koala documentary would be screened at Scotty's Cinema in Raymond Terrace on 22 September.
Organisers have since clarified the film will screen at Scotty's this Sunday 29 September at 2pm.
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q Port Stephens councillors Jason Wells, Giacomo Arnott and Leah Anderson, Port Stephens MP Kate Washington, Koala Hospital President Ron Land, Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson and Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
q New surgical equipment in the facility.
q Families enjoying the Koala SKYwalk.
q A patient sleeps in the afternoon sun.
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Nest installed to support endangered black-necked stork
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of suitable nesting sites in the region, a significant challenge for these majestic birds.
The black-necked stork, classified as endangered in New South Wales, has been a resident of Hexham Swamp since 2018.
To bolster their chances of successful breeding, a local industrial designer has created a custom-built nest from aluminium.
The nest features a tripod and a spacious basket - two metres wide and one metre deep - crafted to accommodate these impressive birds, which stand up to 1.3 metres tall.
This innovative structure mirrors the design of natural stork nests, providing a stable and secure environment for breeding.
The initiative was spearheaded by the Hunter Bird Observers Club, who identified a critical need for improved nesting conditions.
Their research highlighted a shortage of suitable trees, which has adversely affected the survival rates of young storks.
The installation was conducted in collaboration with Hunter Local Land Services, which oversees the Hexham Swamp Rehabilitation Project.
Amanda Hyde, a project officer with Hunter Local Land Services, emphasised the significance of the project.
“Despite Hexham Swamp’s vast expanse of 3,000 hectares, we have found that suitable trees for stork nesting are alarmingly scarce.
“The storks have been using a casuarina tree that is both unstable and prone to damage during storms, leading to tragic losses of young birds.”
The new nest has been positioned over a paperbark tree that was previously utilised
by the storks but had deteriorated over time.
Due to the nest’s large size and the swamp’s challenging terrain, a helicopter was employed to ensure precise placement.
Bird Club member Ann Lindsey hailed the project as a pioneering effort for stork conservation in Australia.
“This is the first time such an artificial nest has been introduced for blacknecked storks in the country.
“It marks a significant milestone in our conservation efforts and we’re thrilled to be working with Hunter Local Land Services and are looking forward to monitoring the storks’ response.”
As part of the ongoing research, young storks will be fitted with radio transmitters following a successful breeding season.
This will enable tracking of their movements once they leave the nest, providing valuable insights into their survival and migration patterns.
The Hunter Bird
hopeful that this innovative solution will not only support the current stork population but also contribute to the broader understanding and preservation of this endangered species.
This project has been made possible with the support of Hunter Catchment Contributions funding.
Chopper rescue
A WESTPAC Rescue Helicopter came to the rescue of a young man washed off the rocks at Boat Harbour last week.
At around 4pm last Tuesday the chopper
responded to the scene, with a man in his twenties winched from the water into the aircraft by the helicopter’s critical care paramedic.
“The aircraft landed on
scene with the man treated by the helicopter’s medical team and local paramedics before the aircraft returned to base,” a Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service spokesperson said.
q The Westpac chopper which performed the rescue off Boat Harbour.
Observers Club and Hunter Local Land Services are
q The endangered blacknecked stork. Photo: Paul Fuller.
q The aluminium nest transported by helicopter.
It’s pain awareness month for pets, and as animals can’t verbalise their level of pain, it is important for us to identify subtle signs of pain so that we can manage it as well as possible.
Signs of pain vary between individuals, the location/source of pain and between di erent animal species. In general, animals in pain may:
- Hide
- Change their normal patterns of activity
- Struggle rising
- Limp
- Change sleeping patterns
- Reduce food intake
- Guard the painful site by lying on the a ected side, exhibit aggression when touched or moved
- Lick/chew at the painful area
- Pant (dogs)
- Vocalise
Many painful conditions can be hard to identify. If your pet is experiencing any changes in their appetite, activity, sleep or behaviour it is important to have them assessed by your veterinarian for underlying sources of pain.
'Clear picture': One in ten men have police DV run-ins
By Neve BRISSENDEN, AAP
ONE in ten men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters.
The finding was revealed in a report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, which used data from NSW Police and birth data to determine the prevalence of gendered violence across the state.
The report found 9.6 percent of men had contact with police over domestic and family violence issues, compared with one in 33 women.
Overall, 6.3 percent of people born in NSW have been proceeded against by police for a family and domestic violence offence by age 37.
The research also found 1.2 percent of people were responsible for more than half of all recorded family and domestic violence matters.
Family and domestic violence offenders accounted for nearly half of all recorded offences by people in the birth cohort.
NSW Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Jodie Harrison said the research would be very useful.
"This new data helps build a clearer picture of who perpetrates domestic and family violence, and why they do so," she said in a statement.
Ms Harrison said the government was working hard to tackle the rising crisis in
q Nearly ten percent of NSW men have had contact with police for domestic and family violence matters. Photo: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP PHOTOS.
the state, noting the new prevention strategy launched last week aimed at children and young people.
Institute of Criminology deputy director Rick Brown said the report was the first of its kind to record the prevalence of violence in a population sample.
"By identifying and
targeting those who commit domestic violence, especially early in their offending trajectory, we can not only reduce violence against intimate partners and family members but prevent crime more generally," he said.
NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said the figures were a stark reminder of domestic violence issues across the state. "It's vital that the Minns Labor government redouble efforts to provide all necessary resources and support to those impacted by these offences," he said.
AI-powered satellites to search for Aussie bushfires
By Jennifer DUDLEY-NICHOLSON, AAP
AI-POWERED satellites could help Australian firefighters identify bushfires early and while they are still small enough for crews to extinguish easily, Google has revealed.
The technology giant announced its environmental project called FireSat last week, created in partnership with climate groups and charities, and designed with Australian bushfires in mind.
The $13 million plan will see a constellation of 52 satellites launched to collect high-resolution images of the Earth every 20 minutes and advanced software deployed to identify potential fires.
In 2026, experts say it could be used to identify fires as small as a classroom.
Google climate and energy research lead Christopher Van Arsdale said satellite technology currently used to identify fires for emergency services produced low-resolution images of the landscape and did so infrequently.
"We realised, searching around, that there was a huge gap in the data available today," he said.
"We hope by filling this gap, it will help unlock options for better ecosystem management and help sustain the existing balance of our environment."
Google sought to address the gap, he said, by partnering with Muon Space and the Environmental Defense Fund to create infra-red sensors that could detect smaller fires and to design a group of satellites to cover the globe.
"When we designed the satellite constellation and we were
looking at its capabilities, certainly the bushfires in Australia were part of the design requirements," he said.
"We are going to make this data as broadly available as possible."
Artificial intelligence and machine-learning software, Mr Van Arsdale said, would be used to compare images to identify fires as small as five square metres.
Earth Fire Alliance executive director Brian Collins said the project's first satellite would be launched in March next year but comprehensive data may not be available until more satellites were brought
online.
"It will be collecting (data) during the 2025 season but it's one satellite, not a full constellation, and it will be learning and sharing the data with our Australian early adopters," he said.
"Operationally, our biggest impact to Australia will be in the 2026 time-frame when we launch our next three operational satellites."
The FireSat project also received assistance from Andrew and Nicola Forrest's philanthropic Mindaroo Foundation.
CSIRO Data61 senior principal research scientist Mahesh Prakash said gaining access to more information
about the location of bushfires would not only assist firefighters but could help scientists predict where fires would break out.
"Providing real-time, high-resolution inputs to such model predictions could assist firefighters in their decision-making processes and make a difference in how wildfires are managed," he said.
"Any improvements to wildfire detection could aid in enhancing model predictions."
Google previously introduced bushfire warnings to its Maps application in the US in 2020, and to Australia in December 2021.
q AI and machine-learning software is being used to identify fires as small as five square metres.
Photo: Google.
Leak detection technologies
IN AN effort to improve the region’s water security, Hunter Water is rolling out a range of new leak detection technologies.
Hunter Water Managing Director Darren Cleary says detecting and fixing leaks is a key priority, with recent initiatives achieving a 27 percent reduction in leakage across the organisation's 5000-kilometre network of water pipes.
"Finding and fixing hidden leaks and predicting water main breaks can be a challenge across our broad and complex network of pipes, but our investment in new technology and innovation is assisting our teams to work efficiently and effectively,” he said.
Hunter Water is currently trialling the implementation of new digital meters for customers, with wireless communication devices
offering real-time insights into water consumption.
The number of flowmeters and monitoring devices operating in the network has also been significantly increased.
Mr Cleary says these programs, working in parallel with a new partnership with the University of Adelaide, allow for a “multifaceted approach to the complex challenge of detecting leaks”.
“We have partnered with the University of Adelaide to trial their advanced leak detection system.
“This system uses cutting-edge machine learning models to detect and locate leaks by analysing vibrations.
“The trial is showing great success, already identifying six leaks across our network,” Mr Cleary said.
Hunter Water is also rehabilitating and
replacing essential aging infrastructure, such as reservoirs and trunk mains, to prevent leaks and ensure the network continues to operate reliably.
As an additional measure, pressure-reducing valves will be installed in network areas with high pressure.
"Reducing losses within our network is essential to our business and our multifaceted and evolving program underscores our dedication to water conservation and optimising network performance,” Mr Cleary said.
"The Lower Hunter Water Security Plan describes Hunter Water's role in making the most of its existing water sources and ensuring water security for the region.
“Identifying and reducing leakage play a significant role in achieving this," Mr Cleary said.
From MERYL’S DESK
The Albanese Government went to the last election with a promise to reform aged care.
Now, we are delivering on that with a $5.6 billion funding package that makes essential changes to improving the viability and quality of residential aged care.
We are also establishing Support at Home, which helps older Australians hold on to their independence within their homes, and keeps them part of the communities they love.
A “no worse off” principle will provide certainty to people already in aged care that they won’t make a greater financial contribution to their care. The new contributions and accommodation arrangements will only apply to new entrants to residential aged care from 1 July 2025.
We are also introducing new laws to protect older Australians in aged care with stronger powers to investigate bad behaviour and civil penalties for breaching standards.
I commend my colleague Anika Wells MP, Minister for Aged Care and Sport for her dedication to imagining a better future for those in aged care.
This is a historic moment for older Australians. It is a great victory that secures their dignity and independence as they grow older.
q Hunter Water's Nick Goninan installing a leak detection device.
Myall Classic returns to Tea Gardens
By Thomas O'KEEFE
A FLEET of sleek paddling vessels marshalled in ANZAC Park in Tea Gardens on Saturday 21 September for the return of the Myall Classic.
A register of 190 racers, powering 135 boats, descended upon Tea Gardens, coming from as far away as Dubbo, Canberra, Armidale, Illawarra and the Sunshine Coast.
One and two-seater
kayaks raced alongside stand up paddleboards, a sixperson outrigger from Jervis Bay and even a 21-person dragon boat from Dubbo, all ready to head up the Myall River on a brilliantly clear spring day, although the early winds were less than desirable.
Watching the paddlers in unison on the bigger boats gave rare insight into ancient mariner life long ago, before motors and steam power could be used to cross great rivers and oceans, as the big outrigger and dragon boat and their respective crews looked ready to head out of
the heads and invade a small island nation.
Perturbed pelicans circled high above, or sat on the wharf to watch, while ospreys soared in the cloudless sky, taking advantage of the winds.
Three races were held - 12km, 27km and 47kmwith the latter travelling as far up as Tamboi, just before the Broadwater, and back again.
The 11:11am high tide would help racers up river, but then fight them all the way back down.
Volunteers including three State Emergency Service (SES) units (Foster Pacific Palms, Wingham and Nabiac) offered safety and communications assistance during the event.
“This event has been running for more than ten years,” explained lead organiser Tony Hystek from Lane Cove River Kayakers.
“The wind was gusty and combined with the wash from some careless power boats made conditions on the return journey more difficult, but still an enjoyable experience overall.
“Hopefully we will have some more competition for the team boats in next year’s event.”
“The best singles time for the 47km course went to veteran paddler Jason Ware in a time of four hours and six minutes, an excellent result given the conditions.
“Naomi Johnson was the fastest female in a time of four hours and 27 minutes.”
The winners receive ultimate glory, and their names upon the perpetual trophies, their records setting new aims for next year and beyond.
“It was started by locals who have since left the Tea Gardens area, but it was such a good race that I wanted to keep it going.
q Tony briefs one of the largest groups of paddlers on the epic course.
q This six-person outrigger was one of the shiniest vessels on the river.
q The dragon boat leads its race with the power of 20 paddlers. Photo: Lane Cove River Kayakers.
q Off into the depths of the Myall River. Photo: Lane Cove River Kayakers.
q A 21-person dragon boat came all the way from Dubbo.
q The fleet of paddlers furiously start their race.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
MEET last week’s winners of Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards.
• Irrawang Public School’s Evellyn demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship at a recent netball gala day.
She encouraged teammates and approached the opposing teams with friendliness and kindness.
• Aleah from Raymond Terrace Public School is a terrific netballer.
Recently at a gala day she marked a student from another school who was not experienced and went out of her way to show her the game, including how to defend against her.
She also checked in with the other student during half time to make sure she was having fun.
• Grahamstown Public School’s Arthur won his award for showing kindness and compassion
towards other students during an athletics carnival.
He consistently demonstrates all of Grahamstown Public School’s PBL values.
• Daniel from Irrawang High School was nominated for stepping in to help out backstage at ‘Showcase’ at the last minute, truly demonstrating school PBL
values.
• Hunter River High School’s Brianna was nominated for consistently participating in the Student Representative Council (SRC). She has been recognised for dedication to planning and contributing to fundraising events, and outstanding leadership within the SRC.
• Charlotte from Salt Ash Public School was recognised for being a reliable student, helping younger students and frequently helping teachers by setting up structured play activities.
• Medowie Public School’s Mac is a responsible school citizen who always looks after the school environment.
He was spotted protecting the plovers each day who have eggs in the playground, warning others not to kick balls near them.
- Robin from Seaham Public School is described as a “responsible member” of his school community.
He always keeps an eye out for ways he can help teachers and other students.
He reports issues in the
playground and often packs away equipment without being asked.
• Karuah Public School’s Estelle is nominated for consistently demonstrating the school and community PBL values of ‘respect, pride and success’.
Estelle is a caring, kind, well-mannered and friendly student who always applies and challenges herself to every aspect of her schooling.
Motorists warned to look out for echidnas
By Thomas O’KEEFE
ECHIDNAS have been spotted around Port Stephens, with motorists warned to keep an eye out for the small, spiky species on the road.
The spiny monotremes are embarking upon their breeding season (typically June to October), and they travel both day and night to compete for breeding rights, but humans are warned: do not touch, move or redirect them.
“One female will have up to eleven males follow her for as far as they have to, sometimes many kilometres, in a ‘train’, until she turns around and picks a suitor to breed with,” explained Nat from Wildlife In Need of Care (WINC).
“They are usually solitary creatures, but this time of year they can be seen following each other in a train, with the female in the lead.
“Never put one in the car, as the only way to get it out is to use a strong hose.
“Their spines are made of tough keratin, which can puncture tyres as well as hurt people, and even thick gloves aren't going to help, so the best action is to just stop and give it a minute to continue the journey.”
The echidna’s primary defence reflex is to tuck up into a big, spiny ball, so approaching one on the road
Funding for AEDs
PORT STEPHENS and Myall Coast sporting clubs and organisations can now apply for funding for the purchase of automated external defibrillators (AED).
will only delay the process of clearing it of danger.
Echidnas are apparently excellent swimmers, so seeing one along a causeway is not as unusual as it might seem.
The biggest problem is when cars speed down backroads in excess of posted limits, running the serious risk of hitting the little anteaters, killing an endangered species, not to mention causing some serious damage
to the car.
Spring, of course, brings with it the baby bird season, and WINC implores everyone to be intelligent when confronted with our newest avian friends.
“Please do not pick up a baby magpie – if you see one on the ground, they are just learning to fly, which can take up to 30 days, so don't assume it is abandoned,” Nat explained.
“Microbats are active now,
just coming out of torpor, so they and the birds will eat more insects.”
A recent case of heartless animal cruelty was also cited in Tea Gardens, in which a female kangaroo was allegedly hit by a car, then deliberately stomped upon by the driver.
Kangaroos prefer the drier, less rich grass that grows near the edge of paved roads, as well as the heat the roads discharge after sunset, so motorists are, once again, warned to slow down and remain vigilant.
someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.
Since the program commenced, more than 2,000 defibrillators have been installed at sports facilities across NSW.
The NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program provides up to $3,000 to eligible sporting organisations for the purchase of AEDs at sports facilities.
“With more than 9,000 out of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NSW each year, the first few minutes following an incident are critical, and access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death,” Minister for Sport Steve Kamper said.
“The Local Sport Defibrillator Program ensures clubs are equipped to respond to these lifethreatening emergencies.”
Professor Jamie Vandenberg, Co-deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, said, “Being able to access a defibrillator quickly and easily could be the difference between life and death for
“In fact, survival rates nearly double if a defibrillator is used in the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest.
“Currently just one in ten people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital will survive.
“This is a sobering statistic but it’s one we can change for the better by installing more
of these life saving devices in sports clubs across the State.” Applications close 27 November 2024 or when funding is exhausted.
For further information, including expanded eligibility criteria, please see the Program guidelines at www. sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/ local-sport-defibrillatorgrant-program
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q Last week’s winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning program awards.
q This echidna was spotted last week crossing Gooreengi Road, near The Rock Roadhouse.
q Another echidna nearly got run over crossing Limekilns Road, Tea Gardens.
Rent reform on agenda as low-income tenants priced out
By Jack GRAMENZ, AAP
MORE accurate data will aim to give people a better idea whether the rent they are being asked to pay is in line with nearby homes as part of reforms to make tenancies fairer.
The comparison site built on rental bond data allows users to input a postcode and a rental value and have it compared to similar properties in the area to see whether the requested rent is in line with market values.
The site is expected to provide more reliable data, built on rent values other tenants are paying, compared to real estate websites that show advertised rents.
The RentCheck website was developed by the NSW Rental Commissioner, charged with overseeing rental reforms.
Fair Trading Minister
Anoulack Chanthivong said it will make it easier for tenants to see if requested rents are fair, and for landlords to set their price.
The government is working on building a more modern and transparent rental market, he said.
"One in three people in NSW are renters and many spend a large chunk of their weekly budget to pay for the roof over their head," he said.
The NSW government plans to introduce legislation in October to implement a number of rental reforms.
Landlords and agents are already required to provide at least one reasonably available way to pay the rent that does not incur additional costs but the government may tighten the requirements.
Consultation including more than 16,000 public submissions will also inform changes to make it easier for
Sport aerobics superstar
By Thomas O’KEEFE
MATILDA Fidden has won an individual gold medal at the FISAF Australia Sport Aerobics Nationals held on the Gold Coast from 29 August to 1 September.
According to the Federation of International Sport Aerobics and Fitness
(FISAF) website, sport aerobics is described as a high-intensity sport that combines traditional aerobics with elements of fitness and dance.
An alumnus of Tea Gardens Public School, where she competed in several sports including taekwondo and cross country, Matilda
tenants to have pets.
Landlords will still be able to reject pets under some circumstances, including if they live at the property themselves.
It comes as housing advocacy group Everybody's Home reports people on the lowest incomes are being "priced out" of rentals.
"Sydney continues to be Australia's most expensive capital city, with every household we studied in severe rental stress," the report said.
Pensioners cannot meet requested rents and job seekers would have to spend one-and-a-half times their income.
"Others on higher payments or in coupled households can still expect to be spending a large portion of their income on rent with dangerously little left over to meet other essential costs," the report said.
has been improving on her aerobics skills since she was introduced to the sport at Hunter Valley Grammar School two years ago.
“She won the NSW championships in July, which qualified her for this Nationals event, where she competed for her school and took out the Juniors Elementary Individuals Final,” Matilda’s dad, Ross, told NOTA.
“After heading to the Nationals last year with a squad, including her sister Lily, Matilda’s standout
performance motivated her to try going solo for the first time this year.”
Sport aerobics is judged on a choreographed routine that comprises a set of elements that all competitors must include, and must complete within exact time limits and physical floor boundaries.
Just fourteen-yearsold, Matilda has high hopes that sport aerobics may be included in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
In the meantime however, she will be back competing again next year.
“Matilda is one to accept any challenge, and she wants to compete in the non-Elementary, unchoreographed and more demanding categories next
year,” Ross added.
Matilda’s training regime involves two gruelling afternoon sessions a week.
“Dad has committed to picking her up from Maitland so she could train,” Matilda’s sister, Jenna, told NOTA.
“For Matilda, winning was her biggest accomplishment, all her hard work has finally paid off.”
q Minister Anoulack Chanthivong said the government is aiming for a more transparent rental market. Photo: Sam McKeith/AAP PHOTOS.
q Matilda in action on the aerobics floor.
q Matilda Fidden, a happy gold medallist after years of practice.
Exhibition showcase at Artisan Collective
By Simon EKINS
LOCAL artist Evie Homewood is the featured artist this month at Nelson Bay Marina’s Artisan Collective.
Born in Sydney in 1971, her career began as a graphic designer for the Newcastle Herald and The Age.
Evie later moved to London, where she had a successful career as the Senior Associate Art Director for Time Magazine, European Edition, winning the Warner Henry R Luce for Best Magazine Cover in 2005.
Desiring (literally) a sea change away from the daily
news cycle, Evie returned to the oceans of her youth and has worked as a mariner ever since.
Her interdisciplinary practice of ‘en plein air’ landscapes, surface concrete, and steel sculptures comes from a strong drawing background.
Life on the ocean and its social, physical and political borders inspire her art practice.
She uses heavy duty tools, such as grinders, sanders and the like to make drawings on black painted boards and her sculptures are made of concrete and timber.
"In my plein-air drawing practice, I track time, tide, wind, swell and place,” explained Evie, “mapping the ephemerality of the marine landscape, its magnitude and fragility.
“This process is central to how I experience the sea as a mariner and track my own stability through the drawn space. I allow the natural elements of these spaces to influence my work, including my own body.
“This process captures our body’s implicit connection with the sea’s political, emotional and environmental influence.”
Evie is giving an artist talk
at the Artisan Collective, Nelson Bay Marina this Saturday 28 September at 2pm.
All are welcome to attend, visit http:// artisancollectiveps.com.au for more information.
q Port Stephens artist Evie Homewood.
q Intricate work on black painted boards.
q Evie’s sculptures are made from concrete and timber.
SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Keep learning at the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary
THE Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary is a partnership between Port Stephens Council and Port Stephens Koala Hospital, a volunteer group that aims to provide the world best practice standards of care to sick, injured and orphaned koalas to give them the best opportunity to be returned to the wild.
The Koala Sanctuary is a new opportunity to directly contribute to the preservation of local koalas in Port Stephens.
Day visitors to the sanctuary enjoy unique experiences with koalas in a natural and idyllic bushland setting.
Tailored education sessions are offered from local guides on koala care, rehabilitation and eventual return back to the wild.
These School Holidays the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary is open daily from 9am to 5pm (last entry at 4pm) and includes the following activities and features:
Koala Centre – visitor admissions and guest reception areas
Sanctuary Story Walk - offering visitors an immersive educational experience of the koala habitat
Koala Hospital – Construction of a $2 million expansion has concluded and now offers a brand new Koala Viewing Window into the clinical services area to observe non-invasive treatments of koalas in care (subject to clinic times).
Sanctuary SKY Walk and elevated viewing platform - The Sanctuary SKYwalk and viewing platform is a 225 metre in length elevated pathway and viewing platform, offering a unique ‘tree top’ perspective into the koala’s natural habitat, a perfect photo opportunity and educational experience.
Fat Possum Caféoffering an extensive range of delicious menu items and ‘grab and go’ eats
and treats, great barista coffees and a huge range of quality souvenirs, a lasting memento of your visit.
Deluxe 4-star accommodation - guests will be able to wake up with the koalas by staying in on-site four star glamping tents.
Spring School Holiday Activities
Scavenger Hunt: Can you solve the mystery phrase of the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary’s Scavenger Hunt? Included within the admission price while you explore the Sanctuary grounds keep your eyes open to find the answers to each of the Scavenger Hunt’s questions to solve the mystery phrase: “Koalas are one of the few animals in the world that have a similar feature to humans. What is the feature?”
For more information visit www. portstephenskoala sanctuary.com.au/ experience/
q These School Holidays the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary is open daily from 9am to 5pm (last entry at 4pm).
scavenger-hunt.
Educational Sanctuary Talks
These School Holidays visitors can enjoy morning ‘Sanctuary Talks’ hosted by the Education Coordinator from the Port Stephens Koala Hospital.
These informative talks will include interesting facts about these unique Australian marsupials,
the main threats the koala population faces and how we can help secure a future for wild koalas.
Each talk will commence at 11.30am and concludes around 12:15pm on the following dates:
- Monday, 30 September at 11.30am
- Thursday, 3 October at 11.30am
- Saturday, 5 October at
11.30am
- Monday, 7 October at 11.30am (Public Holiday) - Thursday, 10 October at 11.30am
- Saturday, 12 October at 11.30am
Also enjoy a Sausage Sizzle from Fat Possum Café with $1 donated to the Koala Hospital with every Sausage Sandwich sold.
SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Delicious and local for decades
SINCE 1989, Saxby's Bakery & Cafe has served up delicious offerings to customers from throughout the Port Stephens region.
“A scrumptious array of cakes, breads, pies, sausage rolls, pasties and other baked goodies are served at our comfortable cafe,” said the Saxby’s team.
“Make that upcoming celebration all the more special with a cake from Saxby's.
“Our talented Port Stephens bakers can customise our delicious cakes to suit your specifications."
In addition to being a place where you can pick up special dessert-style cakes,
is a
“Our friendly staff serves
“The next time you are in the Salt Ash region, be sure to visit Saxby's Bakery & Cafe.
“Our baked treats suit all tastes and appetites.
“We are situated at Paul's Corner.”
Family golfing fun
THIS Spring school holiday, Hawks Nest Golf Club is the ultimate destination for family fun!
“Join us for a fantastic lineup of events, including live music on Sundays, two Kids Only Discos, JD’s World of Magic, and Music Bingo,” said the Hawks Nest Golf Club team. “Don’t miss our Monster Meat Raffles three nights a week and the chance to win $1,000 in Putt for Dough!
“Mark your calendars for the Winter Raffle Extravaganza on Friday, 4 October, where one
lucky winner will take home a trailer filled with prizes and vouchers worth over $4,000!”
If you're keen to play golf, the Club also has multiple Kids Golf Clinics available for all ages.
“Come join the fun at Hawks Nest Golf Club!”
P C O M I
q The Club has multiple Kids Golf Clinics available for all ages.
Saxby’s Port Stephens cafe
great place to relax and unwind.
Devonshire teas and baristamade coffees as well.
q Delicious cakes, breads, pies, sausage rolls, pasties and more are on offer at Saxby's Bakery & Cafe.
SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Spoilt for choice at The Lolly Bug
THE Lolly Bug is a family owned business carrying over 1500 varieties of goodies!
“We offer lollies, chocolates, gourmet foods and so much more,” The Lolly Bug team said.
They also stock confectionery from around the world - English sweets, Dutch licorice, American products including Reese’s and Hersheys, New Zealand sweets, Australian favourites, hand made chocolates, choc-coated goodies, large lollipops and novelty items.
“Our gourmet range includes a large number of hot sauces including Blairs and Australia's awardwinning Scorpion Strike.
“With so many options, you'll be spoilt for choice.”
A unique range of gifts including fun signs and mugs is also available in store.
The Lolly Bug also has an exciting new addition sure to excite locals and visitors alike.
The extension currently underway at the centre will further add to its appeal.
“We have now opened an ice creamery at our Shoal Bay lolly shop, serving up
loaded ice creams and loaded milkshakes with freeze-dried toppings.
“Indulge in our decadent and imaginative creations that are sure to delight your taste buds.”
The Lolly Bug is now open in two great Port Stephens locations - Nelson Bay and Shoal Bay.
StrikeZone offers fundraising opportunities
SPORTING groups, service clubs, schools... all are welcome to explore opportunities to run fundraising events at the recently expanded and modernised Raymond Terrace StrikeZone tenpin bowling centre.
“The proposed opening of our licensed area complete with pool tables and dart boards means that there is now a wealth of fundraising opportunities available within the centre,” StrikeZone owner Neville Marchbank said.
“Groups can hire the enclosed, private bar area or the whole centre, running anything from a novelty tenpin tournament to a multisport triathlon of bowling, darts and pool.
"The opportunities are limited only by your imagination.”
For groups looking for fun without a League’s weekly commitment, StrikeZone is offering to create dedicated half-day tournaments.
These can comprise regular tenpin games or three novelty games.
The choice is up to the organiser.
Again, these events can be packaged to include meals, prizes and even a fundraising component.
“We have one package that would enable a group to raise around $3500 before even selling raffle tickets and the like,” Neville said.
“Already we have hosted sporting club presentation days.”
Upstairs a challenging 3D Mini Golf course is nearing completion while downstairs there will be a pool and darts room with a licensed bar area to complement the centre’s recently expanded arcade games area.
Neville is inviting local pool and darts competition convenors to put forward their proposals.
This latest stage of the StrikeZone redevelopment will be the icing on the cake.
The core business, Tenpin Bowling, has benefitted from the addition of four lanes, the installation of 16 new approaches, new pins, a state of the art computer scoring system and a computerised training system that has attracted coaching camps for national adult and junior teams.
Despite these very costly improvements, StrikeZone has retained its tradition of unmatchable school holiday discounts with $6 games during Happy Hour and
package deals such as two games, a drink, and a choice of either a hotdog or chips for just $17.95.
League bowlers are also big winners with three-game costs kept to $25 (less for Junior leagues) - a charge that includes a contribution to the
q Groups can hire the enclosed, private bar area or the whole centre.
StrikeZone is opposite the swim centre on Leisure Way Raymond Terrace and is open seven days a week. Send your fundraising inquiry to functions@ teracetenpin.com.au.
league’s prize fund.
q The Lolly Bug stocks confectionery from around the world.
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• Low maintenance, uniquely designed quality built, brick and tile
• Three bedrooms, study, ensuite and family bathroom
• Open plan kitchen, dining and lounge
• Additional features include split system air conditioner double garage and bore water
• Paved entertaining area, fenced yard with shed and WC
• Adjoins reserve, quite location and close to beach and shops
• Spacious 4-bedroom, double-story brick veneer home on 1733m² block.
• Private boat ramp and driveway leading directly to the water.
• Newly renovated kitchen with stone countertops and mirrored splashbacks.
• Stunning water views from the kitchen and multiple living areas.
• Expansive rumpus room with views of the backyard and waterfront.
• Large, level backyard with shed for undercover parking.
• Wrap-around balcony offering uninterrupted water views.
• Ducted air conditioning and polished timber floors for year-round comfort.
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Experience the ultimate convenience with the Nelson Bay town centre offerings at your doorstep, including the marina, an array of restaurants, bars, and charming cafes and boutique
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The pristine beaches of Port Stephens beckon for days of swimming, surfing, or simply basking in the coastal serenity.
This resort unit is strategically located, providing easy access to Salamander shopping and the Nelson Bay Boat Ramp, ensuring a perfect blend of leisure and practicality.
To fully appreciate the allure of this property, contact agents to arrange an inspection.
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Warning of 'unintended consequences' on gambling reform
By Andrew BROWN, AAP
AS reports emerged about how a gambling ad crackdown may work, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the reforms need to be right the first time.
Any reform to gambling advertising needs to ensure there are no unintended consequences, the communications minister says, as reports online betting ads could be scrapped.
As the federal government continues talks with the industry, digital gambling ads could be banned entirely, while ads on TV could be scrapped one hour either side of sports broadcasts, Sky News has reported.
It has also been suggested gambling ads would be banned during children's programming on TV, with there also being a cap of two per hour outside in other times.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said consultation with stakeholders was still ongoing but that it was important to get the reforms right.
"The last time that these rules were tinkered with, it actually resulted in an increase in advertising, and particularly in some regional areas," she told Sky News on Sunday.
"We want to ensure that we don't have unintended consequences, that it is comprehensive.
"This is a matter that should have been dealt with a decade ago, and in that time, we've seen an over reliance on online wagering advertising develop."
A report handed down in 2023 by late Labor MP Peta Murphy had called for a total ban on gambling advertising.
The total ban would be phased in over
three years in order for media and sporting organisations that use revenue from gambling ads to find alternative sources for money.
Ms Rowland said the future of broadcasters, particularly those on freeto-air networks, remained important.
"Until someone invents a stable, free, ubiquitous platform that can either compete with or replace free-to-air broadcasting, I think we need to appreciate that this has a special place," she said.
"We know that that online sports wagering section is growing, and we need to deal with it."
It comes as stronger classifications for video games with gambling content came into effect from Sunday.
Video games with ingame purchases that contain an element of chance will now be rated M as a minimum, while those with gambling or casino games will be restricted to those over 18 and given a R rating.
"This change to the classification standards will ensure that parents and other consumers can make an informed choice about what content they are considering for themselves and their families," Ms Rowland said in a statement.
However, independent MP Andrew Wilkie said the changes did not go far enough.
"A Mature (M) rating to games with gamblinglike content, such as loot boxes, means children aged between fifteen and eighteen will continue to be exposed to harmful gambling-like simulators," he said.
"Moreover, a Mature rating is only a recommendation and not legally enforced, meaning it is likely young people will still be able to access them."
Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton
By Andrew BROWN, AAP
NUCLEAR energy could be a companion to renewables rather than a competitor, the opposition leader says, but he still can't say how much it would cost to build reactors in Australia.
In a major speech on Monday to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Peter Dutton laid out his case for why nuclear power should be part of the country's energy mix.
The federal coalition has pledged to build seven nuclear reactors across five states should it win the next election due by May next year.
Mr Dutton said Australia had been resistant to the idea of nuclear energy for too long and needed to embrace it.
"If our national goals are for cheaper, cleaner and consistent energy, then Australia must join the growing league of nuclear-powered nations," he said.
"Nuclear energy in Australia is an idea whose time has come.
"The coalition, like other countries, sees renewables and
nuclear as companions, not competitors."
Under its proposal, reactors would be built in Lithgow and the Hunter Valley in NSW, the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Collie in Western Australia and Callide and Tarong in Queensland.
The first reactor would be built within ten to twelve years, with the remainder to be operational from the 2040s, if the coalition wins government next year.
However, Mr Dutton did not disclose how much the proposal would cost taxpayers.
"Yes, our nuclear plan does have a significant upfront cost, but a whole new and vast transmission network and infrastructure won't be needed," he said.
"We will release our costings in due course, at a time of our choosing."
He claimed nuclear energy would be the only viable way for Australia to meet netzero emissions targets by 2050.
"I want a better environment for our future generations by adopting cleaner energy. But I also want our children to inherit a prosperous economy underpinned by cheaper and consistent energy," Mr Dutton said.
"We can have cheaper, cleaner and consistent energy if we adopt nuclear power."
Attendees at the speech were met with by a group of antinuclear demonstrators, some wearing hazard suits and masks, outside the venue in the Sydney CBD
The opposition leader took aim at those in the government who oppose his nuclear stance, saying nuclear energy would be used to power submarines under the AUKUS security pact.
"Accordingly, any objections to a civil nuclear industry on the grounds of safety and waste disposal are inconsistent and illogical," he said.
"Australians deserve better than childish scare campaigns depicting three-eyed fish and koalas."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit out at the lack of detail from Mr Dutton surrounding the costing of the nuclear policy.
"Months after he said he would come clean with how much it would cost, with all of the detail, we have none of it," he told reporters in Canberra.
"Along with part of their anti-capitalism agenda, they're saying that the state should own all the nuclear power plants because no one in any market based system would go anywhere near it."
Policy director at the Clean Energy Council Christiaan Zuur said nuclear did not make sense for Australia's energy needs.
"Put simply, this is a highcost, high-risk experiment that Australia cannot afford," he said.
"To divert from renewables to nuclear would not only prove costly for Australian households but would also increase the risk of them sitting in the dark as they wait at least 20 years for these reactors to be built."
q Communications Minister Michelle Rowland acknowledged the growth of online sports wagering. Photo: Lukas Coch/ AAP PHOTOS.
& LETTERS
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
Where is the misinformation?
DEAR News Of The Area,
ON Thursday 15 September in Opinions and Letters, Eugene Lumbers spoke of misinformation.
No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens (NOTPS) is waiting for someone to please come forward and make it clear exactly what misinformation is allegedly being spread.
Port Stephens MP, Kate Washington, recently spoke in the NSW parliament, labelling as misinformation the fact that every offshore turbine would be 260 metres tall.
In fact, that figure is taken from the responsible federal department website.
The honourable member also said that only one small area of turbines were being constructed. However, seven
other offshore investment corporations are in the process of resubmitting applications that would utilise the whole zoned area.
There is genuine misinformation around suggestions that the public has been adequately consulted.
So far, only one public consultation session has been held - at Nelson Bay.
Other talks have been with stakeholders, not the general public.
There has also been plenty of misinformation about whether the hundreds of turbines would be seen from the shore.
Both Federal Minister Chris Bowen and Paterson MP, Meryl Swanson, confirmed in a meeting behind closed doors in late September last year
that the turbines would be visible in daylight - and there was no mention back then of all the high intensity red flashing navigational lights at night.
And there is constant misinformation that turbines would act as reefs and create nurseries that attract larger fish.
In fact, scientists have stated there is no data to say that this could occur with floating turbines. In Portugal where there is one floating wind factory (three turbines, 185m tall) fishermen have reported that “the fish simply disappeared”.
The simple fact is that there is no scientific proof at all, because nowhere else on the planet has established 300 or more anchored floating
On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
I’VE recently started a new job where I am the manager of some people who are a lot older than I am. They've started making digs about how I have no life experience and how they have degrees from the school of hard knocks.
It is getting to the point where it is becoming unbearable to go to work.
It's my dream job that I've been working towards for a long time.
Help!
Dear Kylie,
Kylie B.
CO-WORKERS can make a workplace like a second home or they can make it an absolute misery.
When we spend most of our waking hours at work, it can be devastating to find out that your abilities are being questioned by others.
It happens all the time and it is
turbines in any body of water - let alone one that is located directly adjacent one of the busiest ports in the southern hemisphere; in a whale migratory path (apparently the two don’t play well in the sandpit together); and in an area where threatened migratory birds would need to navigate around, through or over the blades.
And that doesn’t even touch on the fact that this is directly off one of the best tourist destinations in Australia that is heavily reliant on people being able to sit on a beach and enjoy an unindustrialised view (save a few moving ships from time to time).
It is logical, not misinformation, to question
unfortunate that even though companies have clear Codes of Conduct and expectations regarding mutual respect, it can be a jungle out there.
I'm sure it is clear to you that these people have their collective noses out of joint at the idea of being managed by someone younger and more qualified.
I'm sure it is also clear to you that there is a bit of a mob mentality happening.
They are engaging in nothing less than bullying, and you certainly don't need to put up with it.
I would speak to the more reasonable person in this group (if there is one) on their own, let them know you are aware of what is going on, and that you won't be putting up with it.
I'm sure they value their job.
If the behaviour continues, you will need to speak to your manager or a trusted colleague. They will also be able to be a witness to the behaviour.
The situation may require mediation.
Nipping this in the bud sooner rather than later is important.
I know I can usually be relied upon to show a bit of humour, but workplace bullying is no laughing matter.
the impact on local businesses if there is a 15-20 percent drop in trade because families don’t want holiday here.
It’s also fact, not any misinformation, that 90 percent of all flathead that end up in the Sydney fish markets are taken from within the wind turbine zone.
The biggest and best game fishing areas in the southern hemisphere sit nearly entirely within the zone.
Prawns and lobsters are caught in large numbers and migrate through the area that has been zoned (do a search on what EMF does to crustaceans).
It’s hardly misinformation to question whether ‘eastern lows’ have even been considered.
Locals know well about destroyed fish farms; 81 shipping containers lost off the YM Efficiency in 2018; and the unstoppable force that drove the Pasha Bulker ashore.
One blade, that’s all, one blade failure could potentially shut down beaches from The Entrance to Seal Rocks.
It’s not misinformation to wonder why the corporations are responsible for their own environmental studies and one person (Tanya Plibersek) is responsible for approval? We are not the vocal few. We are the voice of many.
The Big Screen with Lindsay Hall
By Lindsay HALL
WITHOUT exaggeration friends, this week is one that I have been awaiting for more than a decade.
Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) sees the release of his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that has been more than 40 years in the making.
A passion project from a filmmaker who is responsible for much of the language of modern cinema, Coppola has been in a sort of semiretirement for well over a decade, being famously uninterested working within the constraints of the Hollywood studio system.
This film, however, has been the great, unrealised project of his for so long that he felt it was worth
selling a portion of his family's winery to finance the production himself.
The result is a sciencefiction epic that explores the cost of human societies, and the price we are willing to pay to change them.
Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, John Voight, Laurence Fishburne and a host of other famous faces keen to get in on this piece of work from one of cinema’s great masters, you can expect a deeply contemplative and emotional experience.
Ramping up the tension this week is Never Let Go, a survival-horror thriller starring Halle Berry from noted French horror director Alexandre Aja.
Years after an unknown “evil” apparently ended
human civilisation, ‘Momma’ lives in a woodland cabin with twin boys Nolan and Samuel (played by Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins), paranoid that the entity will destroy them if they stray from their home.
The trailer makes clear that the film plays with the trope “Who is the real evil?”, as the boys begin to doubt Momma’s sincerity, and the audience will be asking the question “Is the evil all in her mind?”
Aja pulled this trick with his debut feature Haute Tension, but he is capable of handling cliches with a subtle touch, and Berry has always been a supremely adaptable actor.
Sadly, I have the duty to inform you that apparently we still live in an era when tired internet
gags regarding briefly notable celebrities of the 80’s and 90’s are enough to get production greenlit on a feature film, with Zombie Plane making an appearance in maybe one or two cinemas in the country for a week before being shuffled directly to a free streaming service like Tubi or Plex.
Vanilla Ice stars as himself (oh good lord) alongside Sophie Monk as herself (really?), with both Chuck Norris and Mike Tyson appearing as themselves in a film based on, insanely, a real life incident about six years old.
Ice was a passenger on a very real flight in the US on which a massive outbreak of influenza caused a major quarantine situation upon landing in New York.
This film “reveals” the
truth - that Vanilla Ice is in fact a government agent trained by Chuck Norris, and the contagion was actually a Zombie virus outbreak, and apparently he teamed up with persistent Aussie celebrities to deal with the crisis.
Will the humour and computer generated gore be worth the price of a ticket? No, almost certainly it will not, but in a free society I am forced to leave that choice to you.
Restoring faith in human creativity, however, is the indie sci-fi comedy drama My Old Ass
On a camping trip with friends Elliot (Maisy Stella) takes mushrooms, but rather than having a psychedelic trip she encounters her future self (played by Aubrey Plaza) who takes the opportunity
to attempt to offer life advice to her younger self. It may not have simply been the drugs talking, as following an introduction to Chad (Percy Hynes-White) - a boy that future Elliot warned her young self to avoid - young Elliot receives a phone call from her future self, who is determined not to let the mistakes of the past go unaddressed.
Writer and director Megan Park is putting together an exploration of the way we anticipate our life-to-be, alongside the regret we deal with when considering what couldhave-been.
This looks to be a little gem with a lot of humour, some genuine humanity and might even actually have something worth saying.
READING by Lynne Miles: Proverbs 22: 6"Train up (instruct and persevere with) a child in the way he should go and when he will not turn from it."
Regards, Ben ABBOTT, Nelson bay.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
Stinker’s History: The Eileen Sylvia - Part 2
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
THIS story is part two of a series about the Mitchells, an early Port Stephens fishing family.
COLIN Mitchell joined his father Alf in 1950 seine trawling and prawning in Stockton Bight on board ‘Girl Pat’.
One day author, adventurer and pioneer game fisherman Athel D’Ombrain joined Colin and Alf on board.
“We were seine trawling and Dad and I didn’t know at the time that he (Athel) was intending to set a world record for a huge shark,” Colin said.
“Giant sharks surrounded the boat on many occasions particularly when the fish that we had caught were brought to the surface.
“They would rip into our nets resulting in gaping holes and lost catches.
“To put it bluntly they were a bloody nuisance.”
Given the amount of sharks present, Colin said Athel “could pretty much select the shark that he wanted to catch”.
“He hooked one, which wasn’t hard to do, and sat and played this monster thing for hours while we continued to work.
“He got in our way a couple of times until finally the shark was brought alongside.
“As we did with sharks, I picked up the .303 and shot it.
“Athel was horrified as the potential world record floated limply on the end of his line.
“For some reason he didn’t speak to us again.”
Stinker’s
Fishin’: Mulloway
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
MULLOWAY are without doubt one of the most challenging fish in our waterways.
Although rarely seen these days the mighty mulloway can grow to an amazing two metres and weigh over 100kg.
They can be caught from South East Queensland, throughout NSW, SA, VIC and WA (Exmouth Gulf).
The young are referred to as ‘soapies’ in their early development as the texture of their flesh is likened to soap.
challenge
In Port Stephens the fish thrives throughout the system and gathers over structures and in deeper water.
Over the years I have reported captures of mulloway along all the beaches, over all the outer reefs and around all the islands.
The most popular sites to target mulloway inside the port include the wreck of the ‘Psyche’ in Salamander Bay and the deep water which surrounds Middle Island.
Methods of catching mulloway have evolved over the years with a move to
lures, plastics and vibes away from the more traditional method of live and fresh baits.
My method was to lower a live yellowtail into 60 ft of water as the moon rose over Fingal Island.
I’d wait until the moon appeared bright in the night sky and then hang on!
Young Soldiers Point champ Harrison Marklew latched onto a cracker one metre mulloway on a recent trip to Forster.
Drifting along a river wall, the fish took off putting up a mighty battle but proved no match for Harrison.
q The Girl Pat (extreme left) off loading prawns in Newcastle.
q The Mitchells with Teddy McLeay cooking prawns on board.
q Young Soldiers Point champ Harrison Marklew latched onto a cracker one metre mulloway on a recent trip to Forster.
Cricketers prepare for new season
By Lindsay HALL
FOLLOWING a brief period of uncertainty, where members were unsure whether they would be able to field teams this year, Nelson Bay Cricket Club has confirmed it is proceeding with registrations for the upcoming season.
After an external issue affected some members of the club’s committee, communication difficulties interfered with their capacity to manage and process registrations.
Cricket NSW eventually
stepped in to help with the situation, but unfortunately the delay in their involvement along with the large amount of administrative work involved meant that the club’s season remained unclear.
In a positive turn of events, cricket lovers and the community rallied around the club, and a new group of volunteers agreed to form an interim committee to ensure young people would have the opportunity to play.
“It’s been a complicated situation and everyone has been trying their hardest to find a good resolution,” said Scott Elsegood, the newly appointed Treasurer of Nelson Bay Cricket Club.
“The most unfortunate part of it all has been that it affects the kids who just want to play cricket.”
Cricket NSW (CNSW) have celebrated the decision to proceed with the season.
“Cricket NSW is genuinely heartened by the fact a new group of volunteers have worked alongside CNSW’s temporary administrator to ensure young girls and boys are able to play and love our game at Nelson Bay Cricket Club this summer,” a CNSW spokesperson said.
“We are grateful for the volunteers that have been appointed to the committee of the club for 2024/25 following the governance
Driving grassroots golf
By Chris KARAS
AS a budding golfer on the Hawks Nest fairways, Kasey Henshaw carved out an impressive playing record before joining the professional ranks.
Local golfing enthusiasts would remember the diminutive dynamo winning ladies championships as a fresh-faced teenager and figuring prominently with older brother Ryan in Pennant-winning teams.
She would later join the Ladies Professional Golf Association and compete in major tournaments including the Australian Open, Ladies Masters and the New Zealand Open.
Now the former Hawks Nest sporting identity is putting back into grassroots golf.
For the past seventeen years she has been coaching kids as young as four at Lane Cove Golf Club in Sydney where she is entrenched as the head teaching professional.
Kasey coaches both adults and children from four to seventeen years of age on the finer points of golf and has developed a non-existent junior golf program to one of the most successful and highly participated junior programs in NSW.
Many are kids aged between four and six in the Peewee Program where she provides the opportunity for youngsters to hit balls in a game-based environment.
Prior to COVID she coached up to 130 children.
The Lane Cove Golf Club is currently undergoing a major construction program with limited facilities and combined with this year’s ‘big wet’ the numbers have declined although there are still around 70 children enrolled for weekly lessons.
Kasey and Ryan cut their golfing teeth in Canberra back in 1993 when their parents Terry and Robyn Henshaw built a house on the Murrumbidgee Country Club Golf Course.
At the age of thirteen
Kasey developed a passion for the sport after winning a voucher at the Brett Ogle Classic in Goulburn.
She represented the ACT at the 1997 Australian Secondary Schools Championships in Alice Springs before moving to Tea Gardens after the family bought the Tea Gardens Club Inn Motel.
The family joined the Hawks Nest Golf Club and with the support of club members both Kasey and Ryan settled into their new life and thrived on the golf course at the amateur level.
Both Ryan and Kasey were selected for the Hunter Valley Talented Athletes Program and heavily involved in the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation (JNJGF), attending junior tournaments throughout NSW and talented athletes’ programs at Narrabeen.
In 1998 Kasey represented the Hunter Valley Combined High Schools at the Australian Secondary Schools Championships and teamed
issues affecting the previous committee.”
All members are now focused on ensuring that Nelson Bay will be able to field their full complement of players across all teams.
“Going forward, CNSW staff will continue supporting the club by helping to recruit junior players and providing training resources for volunteers to enhance the overall experience for members,” the CNSW spokesperson said.
“We have also engaged the Newcastle District Cricket Association to offer additional support to the new committee as they settle into their roles.”
up the following year with Ryan to win the Hawks Nest Mixed Foursomes title.
Ryan was Hawks Nest Junior Champion in both 1998 and 1999, Matchplay Champion in 2000 and Foursomes Champion with John Barr (1999) and Craig Golledge in 2001.
Kasey’s passion for golf was formed through her involvement with the JNJGF and at the age of seventeen was a recipient of the JNGF Spirit of the Foundation Award.
During her successful amateur career Kasey won the Muswellbrook Ladies Open, Horizons Classic, Myall Classic and the Scratch and Country Medal at the WGNSW Medal play offs.
She was Ladies Club Champion at Hawks Nest in 2001, 2002 and 2003 (Gross) and played Division 2 when the ladies won the NHDLGA Pennants Championship in 2000.
Kasey also played Division 1 Pennants for Newcastle Golf Club when they won the NHDLGA Pennants Championship in 2001 and later helped NSW Golf Club
Hurdler defies injury to snare silver
By Chris KARAS
SALAMANDER
Bay hurdles
sensation Anna TaylorAnderson is one out of the box.
The gifted thirteenyear-old sprinter has left her mark in the world of athletics this year with superb performances at major track and field events nationwide.
All eyes are on the versatile Tomaree High School student as she prepares for the upcoming NSW Secondary All Schools Athletics Championships to be staged at Homebush from September 28 to October 2.
Anna, a star pupil at Port Stephens Athletics Club, will test her skills when she lines up against the finest schoolgirl athletes across the state in the 80m hurdles, long jump and 100m sprint events.
Not only is TaylorAnderson one of the best young prospects to emerge from the region but also one of the toughest competitors to lace up her spikes.
At the recent NSW Combined High Schools Championships at Sydney Olympic Park, the boom sprinter collected a silver medal in the 80m hurdles and teamed up with her talented Tomaree High School colleagues Maebel Colley, Mia McDonald and Kylah Rankin to bring home bronze in the Under 13yrs 4 x 100m Relay final.
What made the accomplishment more special was that Anna sprained her ankle the night before the finals but showed sheer courage and fierce determination to overcome
adversity and earn a podium spot.
Hampered by the injury, she defied the odds to clock a personal best time of 13.03 sec - producing one of her bravest sprints to finish second behind rising Westfield Sports High athlete Alexis Mathison (12.53 sec).
“Anna is a fierce competitor on the track with a strong work ethic and will to win,” leading Port Stephens athletics coach Bob Walkley told News Of The Area.
“Her never-say-die approach and positive mindset are wonderful traits to have and helped her achieve those medals,” revealed the experienced mentor.
“After Anna sprained her ankle on the eve of the final we had to get it strapped by the first aid attendant before
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OUTRIGHT winner.
Ed Martin. 38
Runner up.
Colin Marsden. 33
Bonus points winner.
Wendy Couvaras. 35
Runner up.
Sean Brennan. 32
Ball winners.
Bill McMaster. 31
Peter Couvaras. 30
Matt Baldwin. 29
Ron McKay. 28
John McDonald. 27
Bradman Award. Adam Cowie D&C7th.
A. Ron McKay. B. Bob West D&C18th.
A. Ron McKay. B. Ed Martin Money hole. A. Ron McKay. B. Ed Martin Lucky number. 12. Grahame Glover
There were 12 players.
Congratulations to all the winners. Next week 27/9/24 2 person Ambrose and a BBQ Lunch.
clinch the Sydney Grade Pennants Championship.
Ryan played PGA tournaments before quitting golf for a career in the hospitality industry.
“He now has a dream job working as Venue Manager for Your Mates Brewing, a craft brewery on the Sunshine Coast,” his mother Robyn told News Of The Area.
“Kasey is now a wife and mum having married another professional golfer Martin Dive,” she revealed.
“Martin did his PGA traineeship at the same time
the race but it didn’t deter her as she pushed the top ranked Alexis all the way to earn a silver medal,” exclaimed Bob. Mathison (12.73 sec) and Taylor-Anderson (13.24 sec) set the quickest times in the heats before their cracking duel for the hurdles title.
Anna, Maebel, Mia and Kylah recorded the third fastest time in the 4 x 100m Relay heats before grabbing a bronze medal behind eventual winner Westfields Sports High and second placed Endeavour Sports High School.
Having recovered from her ankle injury, a steely eyed Anna is planning to snare more medals at the NSW All Schools Carnival and qualify for the National All Schools Track & Field Championships to be held in Brisbane during December.
as Kasey and had a successful playing career both in Australia and Asia prior to COVID.
“He is currently Assistant Professional at RydeParramatta Golf Club and also works for The Charity Challenge,” said Robyn.
“They have two young daughters Willow (nine) and Charli-Rose (seven) who love swimming and soccer.
“Both enjoy the odd golf lesson and have played a few holes on occasions at Hawks Nest Golf Club” she added.
q Former Hawks Nest golf professional Kasey Dive (nee Henshaw) is educating a new generation of prospective golfers.
q Rising athlete Anna Taylor-Anderson earned a silver medal in the 80m hurdles final at the recent NSW Combined High Schools Athletics Championships at Homebush.
Rampaging Roosters crowned champions
By Chris KARAS
RAYMOND Terrace
Roosters
rugby league coach Michael Smith has a sharp eye for talent.
He unearthed some exciting prospects this season in his Under 14 Roosters squad that won the 2024 Hunter Junior League Division Four premiership.
The Roosters recently toppled Cessnock Goannas Gold 16-10 in an absorbing Grand Final tussle at St John Oval to cap a bumper season.
Smith’s talented youngsters turned in strong performances to capture both the minor title and premiership trophies in another fruitful campaign for the Raymond Terrace club.
Promising hooker Jobe Hull stole the show with a best on ground display in the Grand Final - scoring two of the Roosters’ three tries, booting two conversions
and creating havoc with his darting runs from dummy half to launch many an attacking raid.
The dynamic number nine was ably supported by bustling forwards Bodhi Austin, Zac Zucca, Blake Bednar-Reay, Hayden Smith, Logan Power and Jeremy Dixon, clever halves Frank Lantry-Sinclair and Sonny Evans, fullback Jaxon Doring and elusive backs Latrelle Robinson, Jack LaycockWithers, Kobi Ferguson plus capable centres Brady Hurrell and Lusk Towers, half back James Ross and Mason Eccles.
Sharing a close bond, the budding Roosters won nine of their twelve matches during the regular season to claim the minor premiership with 20 competition points - edging out second ranked Morpeth Bulls (18 points), third placed Kurri Kurri Bulldogs (17 points) and the Goannas (16 points).
q Raymond Terrace Roosters Under 14 Div 4 squad claimed this year’s Hunter Junior League premiership title with a 16-10 Grand Final victory over Cessnock Goannas.
Emerging second rower Bednar-Reay nabbed three tries and Hull a fourth in the Roosters’ 18-16 victory over Morpeth in the major semi final before the Goannas stunned the Bulls with a 32-
10 upset in the preliminary final.
A season turning point for the Roosters was the 16-10 loss to Cessnock just a month before the finals at Mount View Park.
Pickleballers bound for national titles
By Chris KARAS
PORT Stephens Pickleball Club continue to prosper on the competitive North Coast playing circuit.
The fledgling organisation will set a club record next month when ten of their members compete in the prestigious Australian Open Pickleball Championships on the Gold Coast.
Accomplished Port Stephens pickleballers Tony Mayers, John McDonald, John Grace, Leigh Phillips, Paul Hopper, Trudie Paton, Kim Fletcher, Louise Gardiner, Eva Qiang Xu and Debbie Black will test their skills against the finest male and female exponents from the Pacific region.
This year’s Championships will be staged at the iconic venue of KDV Sports in Carrara from October 2-7 and features the largest gathering of pickleball players in the southern hemisphere.
An incredible tally of 1220 participants will compete in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and specialty formats.
The national tournament is a key event on the Pickleball calendar as it brings together players of all ages and skills and offers inclusive opportunities for able-bodied and players with disabilities, to compete alongside some of the best home-spun and international talent.
Port Stephens has a
strong contingent bound for the Gold Coast.
They have prepared for the national titles with impressive performances during the Festival of Pickleball in Queensland and tournaments on the Northern Rivers and Barrington Coast.
Experienced doubles combination of Mayers and Grace finished fifth at the coveted tournament in Yeppoon with Fingal Bay native Tony later teaming up with Gold Coast’s Mike Brodie to claim bronze in the 60 years plus division at the Northern Rivers event in Ballina.
Tony’s talented wife Cheryl Mayers shone in her own right – combining with the skilful Grace to clinch
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silver in the Mixed Doubles.
Port Stephens official Cheryl Sanderson also tasted success at the Barrington Coast Challenge when she joined forces with Kim Smith and Dennis Reeves (Hallidays Point) and Deb Wilson (Wauchope) to win the Teams category.
Other tournaments scheduled include events at Port Macquarie (October 1820) and the Barrington Coast Regional Doubles at Taree (November 16-17).
Port Stephens Pickleball Club is based at Tomaree Sports Complex (20 Aquatic Close) and meets regularly for morning and evening sessions.
They play Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings plus Sunday afternoons at the Nelson Bay Netball Courts as well as Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons at Tomaree High School badminton courts.
Port Stephens Pickleball Club has six certified coaches and conducts Skills and Drills sessions for prospective players on Friday mornings at the netball courts between 8.30am and 10.30am.
For further details check the Port Stephens Pickleball Club Facebook page or website www. portstephenspickleball.com.
The Raymond Terrace colts hit their straps in a five match winning streak that culminated with a well deserved championship trophy.
There was more joy for
the Roosters with the club also capturing the Under 15 Division One title - stopping the previously unbeaten Valentine-Eleebana with a rousing 24-16 Grand Final triumph.
Hot shot Hotene earns Gropers’ best back award
By Chris KARAS
THEY don’t breed them tougher than Nelson Bay rugby hard man Michael Hotene.
In a frustrating top grade campaign for the Gropers this season in the Hunter Suburban Mens competition, the experienced centre stood tall.
After skippering Nelson Bay to undefeated premiership honours in 2023, the classy Kiwi proved an inspiration in this year’s Presidents Cup series.
The Gropers were bundled out of the title race after a shock preliminary final loss to Cooks Hill Brown Snakes, but in fierce competitor Hotene they had one of the competition’s trump cards.
At the club’s recent Presentation Night the gun centre was a popular recipient of the Best Back Award in recognition of his robust performances.
Nelson Bay are tipped to bounce back bigger and stronger in 2025 with Hotene keen to work with the club’s outstanding crop of local juniors.
The Gropers have won back to back Hunter Junior Under 18 premierships with several graduates of the triumphant 2023 squad blooded in the top grade ranks this season.
With his wealth of experience, the seasoned Hotene is the ideal player to help harness the club’s impressive pool of emerging talent – a task he will relish in future campaigns.
q Port Stephens Pickleball Club official Cheryl Sanderson (pictured second right) won the Barrington Coast Challenge Teams event with Deb Wilson (Wauchope), Kim Smith and Dennis Reeves (Hallidays Point).
Nelson Bay Croquet Club
By David WILSON
THE intra-club Spring GC Singles were played in rain, hail, strong winds and occasional sunshine.
Fifteen intrepid members contested the tournament which was played in 3 blocks of 5 players, seeded on handicap with the lowest
handicap players in Block A and the highest handicap players in Block C.
The atrocious weather made for very challenging conditions but the dedication of the players meant all the games were completed and all the players stayed until the end of the day.
The block winners and runners-
up were:
Block A: Frank Orton 1st with 3 wins (+10 hoops) and Greg Long 2nd with 3 wins (+4 hoops)
Block B: Jane Scorer 1st with 3 wins (+13 hoops) and Bruce Chapman 2nd with 3 wins (+8 hoops)
Block C: Barbara Burgess 1st with 4 wins and Julia Harrison 2nd with 3 wins
Congratulations to all the hardy players who braved the conditions and also to Peter Gordon, Trevor Black and Rae Uptin for organising the play, Les Guzowski for preparing the courts and Ralph Harrison for refereeing.
Tanilba Bay Veterans Golfers Results
By Ian WILLIAMS
DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 17th
September '24
TIME, 8.00 Tee Time.
26 players enjoyed a wonderful warm and sunny spring day, with some good scores recorded.
Welcome to our newest member, Geoff Hulls
Welcome back from his extended holiday, Phil Germon.
Best wishes from all members to Noel Cartwright, still in hospital recovering from recent surgery.
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Nelson Bay FC secure five championship titles in Newcastle Community Football
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have captured both senior trophies in the same year.
Shelley’s experienced first grade line up produced an herculean performance to defeat Garden Suburb FC 4-3 in a penalty shoot out.
The sides were locked 1-1 after extra time with defender Scott Mooney proving a Grand Final hero by slotting home the winning
penalty goal.
Midfielder Billy Brown had earlier given Nelson Bay a 1-0 lead in regulation time before the Kingfishers hit back with an equaliser in a pulsating contest.
Nelson Bay’s talented reserve grade squad clinched a deserved double after posting a 2-0 Grand Final victory over the Lambton Jaffas.
It was a huge achievement by Graham’s charges who registered
back to back minor premierships and a well earned championship title after goals by Josh Oldham and skipper Steve O’Dea.
Nelson Bay dominated the competition in 2024 through sheer grit, determination, all round skill and superb team work with strong contributions from all players and officials.
Club president Todd Giles told News Of The Area that winning both Zone League Three titles was “a
Port Stephens Veteran Golfers Association
By Gary WATT
RESULTS from a Stableford competition played on Monday 16th September 2024 at Kurri Kurri GC with 31 players.
Nett Winner : Ann Redman, 38pts.
Nett Runner Up : John Evans, 36pts.
Bonus Point Winner : Michael Day, 38pts.
Bonus Point Runner Up : Kel Dorney, 37pts, c/b
Nearest the Pin, 6th Hole :
Div 1 : Barry Leo.
Div 2 : Bob Sellick.
Nearest the Pin, 14th Hole, :
Div 1 : Wayne Richards.
Div 2 : Bruce Arndell
Drive & Chip, 8th Hole,
Div 1 : David Middlebrook.
Div 2 : Ann Redman.
Drive & Chip, 17th Hole,
Div 1 : Gary Watt.
Div 2 : Kel Dorney.
Ball Winners : Bob Sellick 37pts,
Brian Marshall 36pts, John Howlett 35pts, Graham Woolley 35pts, Wayne Richards 34pts, Steve Robards 34pts, Shayne Mullarvey 34pts, Lance Slade 33pts, John McDonald 32pts, Michael Best 32pts, David Middlebrook 32pts, and Alan Foster 32pts. Next weeks game is at Tanilba Bay GC. and is a 7:30am start.
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phenomenal effort”.
“It is the icing on the cake for our most successful ever season with five championships and twelve Grand Final appearances from our competitive teams,” beamed an ecstatic Giles.
"We fielded 24 sides during the 2024 season and seventeen of them qualified for the finals - a top effort from all involved,” he added.
Nelson Bay FC’s championshipwinning first grade squad featured Matthew Guest, Scott Mooney, Jonathan McArthur, Alex Gray, Lachlan Rowen (captain), Billy
Brown, Joel Ingram, Naran Singh, Dominic Dynes, Nathan Willoughby and Daniel Lightfoot; substitutes Johnny Andrijic, Adam Strath, Jackson Sparks, Bailey Meir, Ken Aitken and Steven O’Dea.
The Bay’s mighty reserve grade outfit that annexed both the minor premiership and championship titles included Chad Watling, Adam Courts, Bailey Hales, John Graham, Jasper Kennelly, Joel Gebuehr, David Nicholls, Kerr Aitken, Jay Leslie, Josh Oldham, Steven O’Dea (captain), Bailey Meir, Zane Hand, Dylan McClafferty and Tristan Esquilant.
Send News Of The Area your sports club’s results each week by Friday evening for publication on a Thursday. Bowls, golf, tennis, kayaking, cycling, cross country, athletics, fishing etc - you name it, we can publish it in our dedicated weekly Sports Results section. Email your results, relevant photos and captions to media@newsofthearea.com.au.
q Block B Winner Jane Scorer receiving award from Tournament Organiser Peter Gordon.
q Block A Winner Frank Orton receiving award from Vice-President Jane Scorer.
q Block C Winner Barbara Burgess receiving award from Vice-President Jane Scorer.
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English TV presenter Stacey Solomon (pictured) puts her trademark cheer and compassion to good use in this series, helping families across the UK who are being consumed by their clutter. In this season finale, the crew help out the Yaku family, removing every item from their home before their possessions are laid out in a warehouse art installation: almost 3000 toys, 225 DVDs and more than 60 obsolete chargers. It’s a daunting prospect, with parents Tash and Lawrence wondering how it all fit in their house in the first place.
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SATURDAY
AFL GRAND FINAL PRE-GAME
SEVEN, 12pm
Before the Swans and Lions take to the ’G and battle it out for this year’s flag, it’s well worth tuning in early to catch this year’s pre-match entertainment. Katy Perry’s (pictured) gravity-defying, sci-fi themed medley of her greatest hits (including “Dark Horse”, “I Kissed a Girl” and “California Gurls”) at the recent MTV VMAs is hopefully a sign of good things to come for her MCG performance, with the international popstar joined on the lineup by Aussie singer, actor and swimmer Cody Simpson; national treasure Christine Anu, her daughter Zipporah Corser-Anu and the Songlines Youth Choir; and, of course, Mike Brady, who returns to the hallowed turf to perform “Up There Cazaly” during the retiree motorcade.
SUNDAY
FBI
TEN, 8.30pm
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PGa, R) 1.45 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.05 The Homes That Built Australia. (R) 4.00 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Grand Day Out. (PGa, R) 10.50 Looking For Rembrandt. (Ms, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Such Was Life. (PG, R) 2.10 History Of Britain. (PGal, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Lakes With Simon Reeve. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson tours a country garden.
8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: India. (PG, R) Part 2 of 4. 9.20 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
10.10 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 Grand Designs. (R)
The Larkins. (Ms, R) 12.35 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 My Grandparents’ War: Emeli Sandé. (PGa, R)
9.25 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Herculaneum. (Final, PGa, R)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Soldiers. (Mals)
12.35 A Class Apart. (MA15+d, R)
3.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs joins Paul Maric.
8.30 MOVIE: Ladies In Black. (2018, PGl, R) A young woman learns about life and love while working at a department store in ’50s Sydney, when immigration was booming and multiculturalism was in its formative days. Angourie Rice, Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor.
10.45 Armchair Experts: Grand Final Special. (PG, R) A panel discusses all things AFL. 11.45 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
2.00 Home Shopping.
You can count on villainy, violence and valour in any given US police procedural but, just like in real life, justice is not secured. In tonight’s season finale, there’s solace for grieving Special Agent Tiffany Wallace (Katherine Renee Kane, pictured). In this season’s shocking opener, Trevor Hobbs (Roshawn Franklin) was gunned down by a Somalian terrorist group. Now, in a circular turn of events, the team is on the hunt when the group resurfaces. It’s a gratifying conclusion to this sombre season that affords Tiffany closure. “It kept me on my toes until the very last second,” Kane reveals. “And it will absolutely keep our viewers on their toes in the same sense.”
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. NRL. First preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters.
9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the first preliminary final, with expert analysis and player interviews.
7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (Final, PGa) Hosted by Stacey Solomon. 8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Panellists include Guy Montgomery, Mel Tracina, Emma Holland, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang. 9.45 The Graham Norton Show. (PGal, R) Guests include Dame Judi Dench. 10.45 10’s Late News. 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
SATURDAY, September 28
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 1.15 Grantchester. (Mv, R) 2.05 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 2.40 Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. (R) 4.30 The Assembly. (PG, R) 5.10 Landline. (R) 5.40 Australian Story. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Cumbria: The Lakes & The Coast. (PGa)
8.25 Osborne House: A Royal Retreat. (PG)
9.35 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. (PGa, R)
10.30 Portugal’s Atlantic Train. (R) 11.25 Something Undone. (Mal) 12.25 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R)
4.05 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The 1% Club UK. (PGl, R) Lee Mack hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.00 MOVIE: The Martian. (2015, Mal, R) Believed to be dead by his crew, an astronaut is stranded on Mars and has to rely on his ingenuity to survive. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels.
10.55 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl, R) The competition heads to Sydney. 12.30 Taken. (Mav, R) Bryan is taken.
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Second preliminary final. Penrith Panthers v Cronulla Sharks. 9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up. 10.30 MOVIE: The Expendables 3. (2014, Mlv, R) A team of mercenaries battles an arms trader. Sylvester Stallone.
1.00 Journey To Europe. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
6.30 The Dog House. (R) A biker looks for a new sidekick.
7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (ls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff as it tries to find the right fit for a woman who wants a pal for her staffy.
9.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madv, R) After a man crashes his car on an exit ramp, paramedics work out if his wife has been flung from the wreck.
10.45 Ambulance UK. (Mm, R)
6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 The Crystal
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6am Belle And Sebastian 2. Continued. (2015, PG, French) 6.50 Summerland. (2020, PG) 8.40 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 10.35 Arctic. (2018, M) 12.25pm Julieta. (2016, M, Spanish) 2.20 The Cup. (2011, PG) 4.20 Redu. (2017, PG, Marathi) 6.20 Roman Holiday. (1953, PG) 8.30 My Policeman. (2022, MA15+) 10.35 A Tale Of Love And Desire. (2021, MA15+, French) 12.30am Late Programs.
11.25 Devon & Cornwall With Michael Portillo. (PGa, R)
3.00 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
3.50 Peer To Peer. (R)
4.50 China Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 Al Jazeera News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl)
8.50 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation.
The Latest: Seven News. 10.20 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Predator –Leonard John Fraser. (MA15+av, R)
Autopsy USA. (Mad)
Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
NBC Today.
Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6am Children’s
MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Species. (1995, MA15+) 12.25am The Originals. 1.25 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 17. Grand Prix of Nashville. Highlights. 2.30 Teen Titans Go! 3.30
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
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6am Belle. Continued. (2013, PG) 6.55 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 8.55 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 10.45 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, M) 1.05pm The Cover. (2021, M, Spanish) 2.45 Summerland. (2020, PG) 4.40 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 6.35 Funny Face. (1957) 8.30 Ondine. (2009, M) 10.25 Timbuktu. (2014, M, French) 12.15am Late Programs.
MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (2013, M) 10.15 MOVIE: The Rhythm Section. (2020, MA15+) 12.30am Gotham. 1.30 Love After Lockup. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00
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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+l, R) 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.55 Mystify: Michael Hutchence. (Mal, R) 2.35 Back Roads. (R) 3.05 The Homes That Built Australia. (PG, R) 4.00 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG, R) 10.10 Grand Day Out. (PG, R) 11.00 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 History Of Britain. (PGav, R) 2.50 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.25 Plat Du Tour. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R)
News.
7.30 Concorde: Chasing A Dream.
8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls)
9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mls) 10.10 Have I Got News For You U.S. (M)
11.00 SBS World News Late.
11.30 Suspect. (Malsv)
12.00 Of Money And Blood. (MA15+adsv)
1.55 The Spectacular. (Malv, R) 3.50 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.
9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Following their time as foster parents, Nune has decided she wants to have a baby.
10.05 S.W.A.T. (M) The team races to stop a violent rampage.
11.05 The Latest: Seven News.
11.35 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals)
12.35 Miniseries: The Victim. (Malv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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6am The Movie
Show. 6.30 Redu. (2017, PG, Marathi) 8.30 Roman Holiday. (1953, PG) 10.40 The Salesman. (2016, M, Persian) 12.55pm Amanda. (2018, M, French) 2.55 Belle. (2013, PG) 4.50 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 7.35 Glengarry Glen Ross. (1992, M) 9.30 Berlin Alexanderplatz. (2020, MA15+) 12.50am 12 Days. (2017, MA15+, French) 2.25 Late Programs.
TUESDAY, October 1
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. (PG, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Whale With Steve Backshall. (R) 3.55 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Abigail and Kirby clash.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.15 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Return, Mav) A bus full of students goes missing. 10.15 Made In Bondi. (Ml) Molly receives some relationship backlash. 11.20 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.20 Holey Moley Australia. (PGs, R)
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45
Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl, R)
Transplant. (MA15+m)
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6am What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 8.45 Funny Face. (1957) 10.40 Timbuktu. (2014, M, French) 12.30pm Ondine. (2009, M) 2.25 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 4.15 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 5.45 The Wild Duck. (1983, PG) 7.30 The Forger. (2022, M, German) 9.40 A Stasi Comedy. (2022, M, German) 11.50 Queen Of Hearts. (2019, MA15+, Swedish) 2.10am Late Programs.
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WEDNESDAY, October 2
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Whale With Steve Backshall. (R) 3.55 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG, R) 10.50 Being Beethoven. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Treasures Of The Mediterranean Islands. (PGs, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia. (Premiere, PGa)
8.25 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar.
9.20 Four Years Later. (Premiere, Mls)
10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 El Immortal: Gangs Of Madrid. (MA15+v)
12.55 Wisting. (MA15+a, R)
2.40 Miniseries: Safe Home. (Malv, R)
3.40 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Chin’s
2.45
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 7.45 Selkie. (2000, PG) 9.25 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 10.55 Glengarry Glen Ross. (1992, M) 12.50pm What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 3.35 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 5.50 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 7.30 The Big Short. (2015, M) 9.55 Confessions Of Felix Krull. (2021, M, German) Midnight Late Programs.
THURSDAY, October 3
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (R) 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Assembly. (Final, PG, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Whale With Steve Backshall. (PG, R) 4.00 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Grand Day Out. (R) 10.50 Being Beethoven. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Plat Du Tour. 2.05 History Of Britain. (PGav, R) 2.55 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Treasures Of Gibraltar. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Great Australian Walks.
8.30 National Parks From Above: Iceland. (PGa) Takes a look at Iceland’s national parks.
9.20 Paris Has Fallen.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Freezing Embrace. (Mals)
12.25 Unbroken. (Malsv, R)
2.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R)
4.30 Peer To Peer. (PGs, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
2.55 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.25 Abandoned. 6.15 The Engineering That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: The Operative. (2019, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 Planet A. 1.30 The Story Of. 1.55 Unknown Amazon. 2.50 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Abandoned. 6.10 Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 United Gangs Of America. 10.20 Moments That Shook Music: Kurt Cobain. 11.15 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The
Movie Show. 6.30 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 8.10 The Wild Duck. (1983, PG) 10.00 The Forger. (2022, M, German) 12.10pm A Stasi Comedy. (2022, M, German) 2.20 Selkie. (2000, PG) 4.00 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 5.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 7.30 The Eagle Has Landed. (1976, M) 10.00 When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was. (2023, MA15+, Italian) 12.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG)
8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av) Explores life behind bars.
9.30 Ambulance: Code Red. A drug user collapses from an overdose.
10.30 The Latest: Seven News.
11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma)
12.00 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl)
8.30 Human Error. (Mlv)
9.30 Million Dollar Murders. (Mav, R)
10.40 9News Late.
11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av)
12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)
8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av) Explores life behind bars is like for prisoners Paul Denyer, Michelle Burgess and Matthew Johnson.
9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Marafiote Murders. (Madlv, R) Revisits the murder of Dominic Marafiote.
10.35 Soham: Catching A Killer. (Mav, R)
11.35 To Be Advised.
1.20 Magnum P.I. (Mav)
2.30 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
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By Chris KARAS
Authorised by Meryl Swanson MP, ALP, 35 Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
q Jubilant Nelson Bay FC mens reserve grade players celebrate their minor premiership-championship double in the Newcastle Zone League Three.
