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Community celebrated with Celtic street parade

By Marian SAMPSON A STREET parade with a Celtic twist took place in Raymond Terrace on Saturday December 9.

Adam Nicholas, President of the Raymond Terrace Rotary Club and Vice President of the area’s Clans on the Coast festival, told News of The Area, “On Saturday, 9 December the Port Stephens Celtic Association thanked the Raymond Terrace

community by holding a street parade before the Terrace Central Community Christmas Day event which was run by the Rotary Club of Raymond Terrace.

“We would like to thank the community for continuing to turn out to our events.”

The event delivered more than stirring pipes and drums through the streets, with a contribution of $5000 provided to the Cancer Council on the day.

“With the help of our sponsors The Mutual Bank, HBT Group, Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Grandparents as Parents, Raymond Terrace Men’s Shed, Scotty’s Cinemas and Port Stephens Council,

q $5000 from the proceeds from the Clans On The Coast Festival was donated to the Cancer Council. Festival President Ron Swan with Sharon from The Mutual Bank, Danielle from Cancer Council, Vice President Adam Nicholas and Jason from the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club.

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Dusk patrols to heighten water safety at Birubi, Fingal FROM Page 1 Ahead of the busy Christmas-New Year period, this spike is expected to grow and volunteer lifesavers hope their efforts will assist in keeping beachgoers safe.

Dusk patrols will run

between 4-7pm, with one operating out of Fingal Beach SLSC and covering the northern end of Port Stephens.

A second will run out of Birubi SLSC and cover the southern end.

"One of the primary roles

of this initiative is education - we want to promote safety messaging to as many people as possible," Hunter Duty Officer Glen Dunkley said.

"Our Branch Support Operations teams will be proactively engaging with beach and rock platform

users during this time and, naturally, will respond to any incidents that might occur.

"The patrols will generally include a Duty Officer, a jets operator, a volunteer lifesaver and a UAV pilot if available. “They will travel in a rescue vehicle

with a jet ski in tow."

It comes after coastal drownings at Birubi Beach, Boat Harbour, and Stockton in each of the last three months. In all, Port Stephens has seen three coastal drownings in nine weeks.

All drownings have come

outside of patrol hours or outside the red and yellow flags.

Dusk patrol members will be equipped with multilingual beach safety and education handouts as an additional safety measure.

Raymond Terrace community celebrated with Celtic street parade

FROM Page 1 we have raised $5000 for the cancer appeal this year.

“For a little committee like ours that is almost unprecedented,” he said.

Adam also admitted that like all volunteer groups, the Port Stephens Celtic Association Inc is looking for more members.

“If you are interested in either volunteering your time or being one of our sponsors contact the Port Stephens Celtic Association at admin@ clansonthecoast.com.au or check out our website www. clansonthecoast.com.au.”

The committee will meet in early 2024 to start planning the next Clans on the Coast event, which will return with all the flavour of Celtic culture on 21 September 2024.

q The Newcastle RSL Pipes and Drums band with Santa Claus.

Following the Street Parade, the Rotarians turned their attention to the Terrace Central Community Christmas Day event, which was hit by a heat wave by midmorning.

Despite the high temperatures, the community turned out to support the event, with the Rotary Club supplying free cold drinks and sausage sandwiches for the children.

Free rides were available for kids in the Australia Post car park and throughout the centre.

Santa also took time from his busy schedule to make an appearance.

Adam, who is also the President of the Rotary Club of Raymond Terrace, said money raised from this event will be donated to the Rural Fire Service.

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SECTION 162 ROADS ACT 1993 Port Stephens Council advises that there will be disruptions to traffic on the following roads in Nelson Bay for New Year’s Eve celebrations on Sunday 31 December 2023.

Bin collection Over the festive season

New Year’s Eve Fireworks Nelson Bay

Trading hours Over the festive season

Government Road and Victoria Parade (between Church Street and Shoal Bay Road) and Yacaaba Street (between Magnus Street and Victoria Parade), will be closed to traffic between 8pm and 9:45pm.

Further enquiries may be made by contacting Council’s Engineering Services on 4988 0255.

Holiday bin collection changes Some of our waste services and bin pick up days have changed during the holiday period.

For the most up to date information, as it relates to your property, visit portstephens.nsw.gov.au/waste

The fireworks display starts at 9pm.

Changes to trading hours See which closures are taking place over the next few weeks while some of our business units and facilities take time off for the festive season.

For details on the Council Administration Building, Salamander Bay Waste Transfer Station, Visitor Information Centre, libraries and public swimming pools, visit pscouncil.info/trading-hours-2023

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Telstra outages frustrate Boat Harbour

By Lindsay HALL RESIDENTS of Boat Harbour found themselves without reliable communication in the days before Christmas due to what has been termed a “site failure” by Telstra support staff.

Locals may be well aware that the stretch of the Tomaree Peninsula from Fishermans Bay to One

Mile has historically had to contend with unreliable mobile phone coverage.

Of the three major providers of infrastructure and support, Telstra had emerged as the more dependable provider in that part of Port Stephens.

Unfortunately now an asyet unidentified fault with the network has left Boat Harbour a mobile phone black spot.

“This issue began more than a week ago,” said resident Mark Kelly when

discussing the problem on Tuesday 19 December.

“No one has been able to give me any indication as to when it may be resolved.”

Mr Kelly made multiple attempts to contact Telstra’s customer service to keep up-to-date with information, but any messages received or conversations held with support staff were able to confirm that there was, indeed, a problem with the towers that service Boat Harbour.

The information is

available on Telstra’s own website, on their page that allows clients to search for potential problems with network coverage.

Boat Harbour is serviced by two network towers - one located in Fishermans Bay and the other in One Mile.

Mr Kelly has been reliant on his home wifi network to be able to make calls.

“Unfortunately I can’t stray too far from my home router or I lose the call.

“That’s happened more than once.”

While Tesltra confirmed the problem, they were unable to provide Mr Kelly or other residents with any timeline for repairs or network restoration.

Beyond the frustration of limited communication, Mr Kelly has bigger concerns regarding the season and the potential for disaster in the summer months.

“In the event of a bushfire, I’d be concerned that many people might be unaware of the danger.

“If people aren’t able

to stay connected, or receive messages from the authorities that would alert them…it’s potentially a public safety concern.”

A representative of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) emphasised the importance of being prepared, and having a plan in place in the event of a bushfire.

“If you are concerned about fires in your area, you can keep updated by checking the RFS website.”

Telstra have declined to comment on the situation.

base was established for the defence of the Hunter region.

From 1947 it was repurposed to operate as a psychiatric hospital, and was utilised for this or similar purposes for most of its use until 2021.

Its most recent use was to provide accommodation for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.

This began in 2006, but ceased in April 2021.

Since that time, with the exception of a privately operated oyster hatchery on the grounds, Tomaree Lodge has been unused by the government or the

community, though the maintenance costs have continued at a rate of close to $1 million annually.

At the most recent meeting of Port Stephens Council it was acknowledged that the State Government has made a commitment to reserve the Tomaree Lodge site for community use, and have invited submission from interested parties to make a decision about any future development or repurposing.

The Tomaree Headland Heritage Group (THHG) have been heavily involved in conversations regarding Tomaree Lodge since it ceased

providing accommodation in 2021.

In the interests of finding the best possible use for the community of Port Stephens, the THHG commissioned a Strategic Concept Plan that could be used to educate on the potential uses for the site and its facilities, bearing in mind the need for ongoing maintenance costs.

Appearing before Council as a representative of THHG, Frank Future said of the group's findings, “The Port Stephens community clearly doesn’t have a vision for major development at this site.

“It needs to be repurposed.”

Echoing the sentiments made by the State Government about protecting the history and heritage for the sake of community, Mr Future said, “It’s become very clear to us that the Tomaree Lodge site must always be accessible to the public.”

Port Stephens Council voted unanimously to voice their support for the State Government plan to find a purpose of Tomaree Lodge that would leave it open to residents of Port Stephens.

Council aso resolved to explore options for

management of the site that could involve partnership with the Tomaree Headland Heritage Group or other community groups or interested parties on the provision that any such options would not negatively impact the local Council budget.

While certainly not a declaration that Port Stephens Council would like to step into a role of management or administration over Tomaree Lodge, they are resolved to be an active participant in the planning process moving forward.

Council endorse plan for future of Tomaree Lodge

By Lindsay HALL

AFTER a long period of uncertainty, it seems that a new future is on the horizon for Tomaree Lodge.

The heritage listed site is located at the base of Mount Tomaree, at the Tomaree headlands.

The land has a significant history in the region, having been widely used for foraging and food gathering by the Indigenous Woromi people prior to colonisation by the British.

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Whale migration and offshore wind

By Marian SAMPSON

IMPACTS on whales have been a major feature of local offshore wind debate in recent months, with opponents of the renewable energy proposal expressing major concerns that the iconic marine mammals will be negatively affected by the installation and operation of wind turbines off the coast of Port Stephens.

Port Stephens is a well known viewing location for the annual migration of whales north and south, with the region home to a thriving industry of tours to experience them up close.

The zone declared for potential offshore wind projects begins 20 kilometres off the Port Stephens coast, begging the question as to how close migrating whales would come to any offshore wind project, if approved.

In the November 9 Edition of News Of The Area, a prominent local whale tourism operator made the claim that the Hunter declared offshore wind area was “directly in the path of the whale migration”.

EcoNetwork Port Stephens’ Brian Tehan questioned the accuracy of those comments, citing a study titled ‘An update of the east Australian humpback whale population (E1) rate of increase’, from the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee.

In June and July 2007, a group of researchers conducted a six-week landbased survey from Pt Lookout on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, alongside extensive aerial surveys from low-flying aircraft, to provide an update on the east Australian humpback whale population.

The study found that only about three percent of whale groups passed more than ten kilometres (km) off the headland.

Approximately 89 percent of groups passed within five km of land and the mean distances offshore for both aerial and land-

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“The research on the east coast whale migration found that 89 percent of whales travelled within five km of the coast at an average distance of 2.5 km - which matches up exactly with where the (whale watching) tours go - they're mostly a couple of kilometres offshore, not 40km.

“The claim that the majority of the whales are travelling 30-40 km out from the coast is obviously wrong, as the science and our own observations tell us,” Mr Tehan said.

However, the survey focused on the northern whale migration, and while the survey recorded some southbound migration, this data was excluded from the analysis.

Long term whale advocate Frank Future, the owner of locally-based whale tour operator Imagine Cruises, said whales’ migratory habits change depending on the direction they are travelling.

“During the northbound migration from May to early August nearly all the humpbacks and minke whales travel within 10 kilometres of the coast.

“On their return south from early September to the end of October, most of the whales are out wider, taking advantage of the southbound

East Australian Current (EAC).

“It isn’t uncommon to see whales during this time all the way out to the continental shelf, some 25 nautical miles or 40 km offshore.

“Humpback mothers with newborn calves tend to come in close along the coast during October so a lot of folk assume that all the whales are coastal travelling, but that is not the case.”

Mr Future, who has staunchly opposed the offshore wind proposal since it was first announced, estimates that “up to 50 percent of the whales are travelling over the continental shelf 35 km out” during the southbound migration.

“When we are offshore during the southern migration in about 100 metres depth and about ten km offshore, we can see whales breaching at least 1015 km further out again.

“I can assure you the whales take advantage of the fast moving East Australian Current (EAC) which is strongest on the shelf, particularly as they are getting tired and haven’t eaten much for six months, mainly living off their fat reserve,” he said.

Last month, Mr Future took a group of birders out to the continental shelf, reporting seeing a range of

species within the declared offshore wind zone.

“I was particularly interested in the birdlife and other wildlife we saw in the areas proposed for the wind farms, from 20 km to 40 km directly east of the port.

“We saw four different species of albatross, numerous shearwater species and petrels and a redtailed tropic bird which I have never seen close inshore.

“We also saw a pod of pantropical spotted dolphins, which we virtually never see close inshore.

“Plus, there were several other pods of oceanic bottlenose and common dolphin, all seen in the proposed area.

“We didn’t see any whales but that wasn’t surprising because they had largely all passed (on their southern migration) already,” he said.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water say the process for assessing and declaring areas as suitable for offshore wind aims to avoid, as much as possible, known sensitive areas and migratory paths.

However, EPBC Act and state or territory environmental approvals are still required by feasibility licence holders, prior to applying for commercial licences.

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Port Stephens to welcome 2024 with spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks NELSON Bay is set to come alive with a dazzling fireworks display at the McGrath Port Stephens New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer said New Year’s Eve is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the year that was and look forward to 2024 as a

community.

“Nelson Bay is famous for its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display and we’re thrilled to deliver the event again this year,” Mayor Palmer said.

“It’s a chance for our residents, businesses, and visitors to come together and celebrate the incredible

place in which we live, work and play,” he added.

McGrath Port Stephens Principal Daniel O’Meara said the team at McGrath Port Stephens is excited to again sponsor this year’s fireworks spectacular.

“It’s our second year supporting the New Year’s Eve fireworks – it’s a great

period is traditionally the busiest time of year on NSW roads, police maintain a highly visible presence although the key to reducing accidents lies in taking responsibility – for yourself, your family, your passengers, and every other road user.

“The most important gift you can give this festive season is being responsible,” Mr Toole said.

“Be the motorist who obeys the road rules and drives to the conditions, not the motorist who drives recklessly and kills someone.

“While police will be out in force, please remember

that road safety is everyone’s responsibility.

“You don’t want to be the person whose irresponsible behaviour changes a life – or lives – forever.”

The NSW road toll for 2023 currently stands at 344, which is 77 more than the same time last year.

PCYC NSW Driver Education Specialist Matthew Irvine said he is expecting an uptake in participants for Traffic Offenders Intervention Program across the state after the holidays.

“We know from previous years that our phones will be ringing hot from Boxing Day onwards as people who have been booked by NSW Police over Christmas will be looking to complete the program

opportunity for us to give back to our community and be a part of creating a fun and vibrant atmosphere for the thousands of visitors that head to our amazing part of the world each summer,” Mr O’Meara said.

Festivities will commence from midday at D’Albora Marina, Nelson Bay with live entertainment.

The fireworks display starts at 9pm, with road

closures in place between 8pm and 9:45pm.

Mayor Palmer said there’s plenty of viewing points along the Nelson Bay foreshore for families to settle with a picnic blanket, chairs and local takeaway.

“This is a family-friendly, alcohol free event for all to enjoy, and celebrate bringing in a healthier and happier New Year, and we encourage everyone to

come along and experience a spectacular night of celebrations,” Mayor Palmer added.

This event is possible thanks to sponsorship from McGrath Port Stephens and D’Albora Marina.

For more information including road closures, the best places to park and the best viewing points visit pscouncil.info/new-yearseve-2023

Drivers urged to exercise caution after horror year on roads

By Marian SAMPSON

FOLLOWING a shocking ten road deaths in one weekend on NSW roads, road users are being reminded that safety is everyone’s responsibility this festive period.

Traffic and Highway Patrol Command officers, together with local police across NSW, will be targeting all roadrelated rules, including drink and drug driving, distractions, driving tired, and any dangerous driving behaviours which put the safety of road users at risk.

Shadow Minister for Police Paul Toole said as the holiday

q Shadow Minister for Police Paul Toole with NSW Police Force Highway Patrol officers. before appearing in court,” Mr Irvine said.

“We wish this wasn’t the case and that drivers would make safer decisions on the road whether they get caught or not.

“Unfortunately, some people still think they’re above the law, whether it’s quickly checking a text, driving too fast, or getting behind the wheel when tired or under the influence, there are road rules for a reason which, when followed, means everyone can arrive safely at their destination this holiday period.”

Mr Irvine also reminded motorists of the presence of more learner drivers on the road during school holidays.

“Please be patient and give learners the space they need to practise safe driving.

“They are learning - lead by example and show them what respectful and responsible driving looks like.”

All drivers are being encouraged to always have a Plan B in place before your first drink, and never drink or drug drive.

If you are getting behind the wheel – even if it’s a short trip, never drive if you’re tired, buckle up, stay under the speed limit, and put the phone away.

To help plan your trip anywhere in NSW, traffic conditions can be found at: https://www.livetraffic.com.

Member for Paterson

Meryl Swanson told News Of The Area, “This time of the year, our roads are filled with people travelling to visit loved ones, heading away on holidays, grabbing those lastminute Christmas gifts, and those who are simply still commuting.

“I want everyone to reach their destinations safely and enjoy a happy and safe holiday season.

“I urge all users of our roads and transport systems to be mindful of driving to the current conditions, no matter what they are.

“Road safety relies on everyone in the community making good, sensible choices, which helps reduce road trauma.”

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Community service wins funding for automotive support PORT Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services have been awarded a Government grant which will provide opportunities for driving lessons, car maintenance and repairs for vulnerable women and youth who have been subject to domestic and family

violence.

Grassroots groups across NSW are set to share in more than $400,000 worth of new funding thanks to Community Road Safety Grants delivered by the State Government.

Supported through the Community Road Safety Grants program, nineteen groups will each receive up to $30,000 to roll out projects that will increase road safety awareness and support safer road use.

These grants will empower

A TOTAL of $40,000 is now available to help Port Stephens students starting TAFE or university in 2024 as part of the Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships.

This is the fifteenth year that local students can apply for a $2,000 scholarship to help cover the cost of their studies thanks to the joint initiative

by Port Stephens Council and local Port Stephens businesses.

There are 20 scholarships available thanks to 17 local businesses that have collectively contributed $40,000 to the scholarship pool.

This year’s generous sponsors include Ampcontrol, BAE Systems, Business Port Stephens, Club Lemon Tree (x2), Destination Port Stephens, Enrich HR, Hunter Land, Hunter Readymixed Concrete, McDonald Jones Homes, MOJO Homes, Newcastle Airport (2), Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Salamander Bay Recycling, Soldiers Point Bowling Club, The Wests Group (x2), Tomago Aluminium and Weathertex.

Previous recipient Ebony Newton said the Mayoral Academic Scholarship greatly assisted her in commencing her studies at University.

“It helped ease the stress of buying textbooks and other university materials required for each of my courses," Miss Newton said.

“Through the scholarship program, I was also able to connect with industry leaders in the Port Stephens area, which was very insightful and inspiring in creating my career path,” she added.

Mayor Ryan Palmer said the calibre of applications that Council receives for this program is always outstanding.

“We know these scholarships go a long way to helping students pursue their passions and achieve their goals through further education," Mayor Palmer said.

“It’s more than just money though – each winning student is allocated a scholarship from a sponsor who will continue to mentor and offer work placement, helping the student build professional connections and a future career here in Port Stephens.

“I encourage students to apply for a scholarship and give yourself a head start in your academic career,” he added.

Mayor Palmer also recognises the generosity of local businesses in supporting this important initiative.

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community groups to tackle a range of road safety issues head on, with a laser focus and at a local level.

“Projects to be delivered will be spread across metropolitan and regional areas, with key at-risk groups a major focus, as we look to promote further awareness of Towards Zero and getting everyone home safely,” Minister for Roads John Graham said.

“Community groups do such important work and

the Minns Labor Government is proud to be backing in their efforts on road safety.”

Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services’ Ann Fletcher welcomed the news.

“This will help us partner with our local car mechanic to conduct repairs and also purchase a block of driving lessons for those in need, who might otherwise struggle with funding for transport to get to jobs or interviews.

“This grant assists with

our case management plans, allowing events to move faster without having to wait for funding from elsewhere, so this is very welcome and very needed.”

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Jenny Aitchison said, “We know that while around one-third of the population lives in regional areas, this group makes up nearly two-thirds of deaths that occur on regional roads.

“The statistics sadly

reinforce the need to deliver critical road safety investments in the regions and these Community Road Safety Grants are part of the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to reducing the road toll across every corner of NSW.” For more information about the Community Road Safety Grants and the full list of projects visit https:// www.transport.nsw.gov.au/ roadsafety/community/ community-grants

Mayoral Academic Scholarships open for 2024 q Port Stephens Council Mayor Ryan Palmer with 2023 Mayoral Academic Scholarship recipients.

we’ve helped over 170 students reach their academic goals with scholarships totalling over $340,000.

“I want to thank all of our amazing business sponsors, including our new sponsor, Enrich HR. Many of our sponsors have been with us since the start and recognise the value of investing in this program,” he said.

The 2024 Mayoral Academic Scholarships are open from now until Sunday 15 January 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit pscouncil. info/mayoralacademic scholarships.

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Reduce your post-Christmas food waste

By Marian SAMPSON THE ladies from the Nelson Bay Country Women's Association (CWA) Evening Branch are keen to assist the community in making delicious meals from Christmas feast leftovers.

Kerry Jacobs of the CWA told News Of The Area, “If you have ham bones or turkey carcasses left over from Christmas, throw them into a pot,

cover with water and bring to the boil until the meat falls off the bones and the bones easily separate.

“Cool a little, remove the bones, throw in frozen or fresh vegetables of your choice and cook until tender.

“Eat straightaway or freeze for a cooler day.”

Once the leftovers are finished, there are other ways to save.

The CWA’s Dianne McKenzie shared this tip to assist with keeping the shopping under control.

“Create a weekly meal plan and only purchase items that you need in the quantities that

reflect, and pay attention to what’s most important in life,” he said.

Deputy Mayor Leah Anderson said, “It has been an honour and a privilege to represent the Port Stephens community as East Ward Councillor and Deputy Mayor in 2023.

“It was a year faced with many challenges, and also many successes, and I have been thrilled to be able to deliver some great outcomes for our community along the way.

“As we head into another New Year, my wish for our community is for a happy and safe year ahead.

“May you achieve your

goals, dreams and aspirations, as we celebrate living and visiting this beautiful part of the world that is Port Stephens,” she said.

Rita Murray of the Rotary Club Of Salamander Bay said, “Our objective is to be able to help and assist the local charities to fulfil their goals.

“Our objective for the coming six months is to draw awareness to the equality of women. “‘Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment' is the International Women's Day (IWD) theme.

“Our IWD dinner on the 3 March will emphasise this theme and when we inspire

2024 Community Messages

By Marian SAMPSON

AS we say goodbye to Santa and all the Christmas celebrations it is time to think about the summer holidays and the year ahead.

News Of The Area offered a range of leaders and community groups the chance to share messages as we move into 2024.

Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson said, “It is certainly time for a well-deserved rest by all the hard-working people, no matter which part of our electorate you call home.

“I implore you all to look after one another this summer, especially with the predicted heat.

“Check on neighbours, elderly and incapacitated friends, family and neighbours.

“Continue to be fire ready – have a very solid escape plan even if you are in urban areas.

“I wish you all a happy and prosperous 2024, and whatever way you choose to spend your time over this period, I do hope you get to rest and rejuvenate ready to take on whatever 2024 throws our way,” she said.

Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer told News Of The Area, “Over the past six years, I’ve been fortunate enough to be Mayor of Port Stephens.

“Although tough at times, I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to lead our Council and work closely with a very dedicated and passionate group of people.

“We’ve worked hard to make sure the services we deliver are aligned with the community’s needs.

“We’ve sharpened our focus and rebuilt the strength in our foundations.

“It's hard to believe that another year has come and gone so quickly, and now we're already looking forward to ringing in the New Year with a fireworks display at Nelson Bay once again!

“I hope you get an opportunity to stop, rest,

DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 19th December TIME, 7.30 Registration, 8.30 Tee Time.

EVENT: 9 hole Novelty Short Course Individual Stroke Event All holes shortened to either par 3 or 4 length.

PLAYER NO. 23 FRONT NINE: NETT WINNER: Barry Disch RUNNER UP: Len Hardes BALL COMPETITION:

others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world.

“We hope to encourage the community to pay forward and reach out to the ones that cannot.

“We wish our entire community a Happy New Year - thank you for all your support and hope that our efforts bear fruit,” she said.

Marylou Stubbs, President of Business Port Stephens said, “As we close the final chapter of 2023, Business Port Stephens extends warm festive wishes to all NOTA readers, reflecting on the achievements within our vibrant business community.

“Here's to a busy holiday season and a successful start to the new year!”

q Members of the Rotary Club Of Salamander Bay ready to roll up their sleeves in 2024 to assist our community.

Tanilba Veteran Golfers Results

By Ian WILLIAMS

you need.

“If you can only buy more than you need, modify the meal plan to include the extra ingredient to serve in a different way.

“If you have leftovers, freeze them for an easy lunch or dinner at another time,” she said.

All players won new balls.

N.T.P. Played on holes 1, 4, 5,6 and 9.

A Grade Winners: Steve Robards, Barry Disch, Len Hardes, Ian Williams.

B Grade Winners : David Enderby, Barry Sampson and Peter Beesley.

Drive & Chip Played on holes 2, 3, 7 and 8.

A Grade Winners: Barry Disch and Len Hardes B Grade Winners: David Enderby, Barry Sampson and Peter Beesley.

BACK NINE: NETT WINNER:

John Street RUNNER UP: Ron Dews BALL COMPETITION: All players won new balls N.T.P. Played on holes 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 18 A Grade Winners: John Street, Mick Lacey, Kim Miller and Fred Drury B Grade Winners: Les Deane and Joe Croci Drive & Chip Played on holes 12, 15 and 17.

A Grade Winners: John Street and Fred Drury B Grade Winners:

Leo, 38pts c/b Nearest the Pin, 4th Hole, : Div 1 : Lance Slade.

Div 2 : No Winner.

Nearest the Pin, 11th Hole, : Div 1 : Shayne Mullarvey.

Div 2 : Jim Gill.

Drive & Chip, 7th Hole, : Div 1 : John Clayton.

Div 2 : Greg Garvin.

Drive & Chip, 18th Hole,

Div 1 : Robert Paul.

Div 2 : John Howlett.

Ball Winners : John McDonald 38pts, Wayne Smith 38pts, Kel Dorney 37pts, Ron Dodd 36pts, John Clayton 36pts, Phil Rogan 36pts, John Howlett 36pts, Fred Rimoni 36pts, and Mark Skidmore 35pts.

Lucky Draw Prize Winner : Fred Rimoni.

Not won.

NEXT WEEK: There is no scheduled golf days until the 2nd January when our "Summer Comp" starts, mode of play will be determined on the day.

On behalf of the Tanilba Veteran Golfers, I wish all members and visitors a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Q: How does a man show that he's planning for the future?

A: He buys two cases of beer instead of one COME ALONG AND ENJOY A RELAXING 9 HOLE COMPETITION, ALL MEMBERS AND VISITORS ARE VERY

Port Stephens Veteran Golfers Association

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RESULTS from a stableford competition played at Tanilba Bay Golf Club on Monday, 18th December with 29 players.

Nett Winner : Shayne Mullarvey, 43pts.

Nett Runner Up : Bob McKeand, 38pts c/b.

Bonus Point Winner : Jim Gill, 38pts.c/b Bonus Point Runner Up : Barry

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No game next week being Christmas Day, next game Monday week, 1st January at Tanilba Bay Golf Club with a 7:30am start, wishing all members a Merry Christmas and a good golfing New Year.

Visitors are welcome any Monday, please ring Gary Watt on 49814536 for starting times.

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Marathon schedule for cricket young guns

By Chris KARAS

RISING Port Stephens cricketers Lucas Vincent and Tyler McInnes are always up for a challenge.

The talented Stockton and Northern Districts duo won’t be resting on their laurels over the festive season as they navigate a marathon schedule of top grade and junior representative fixtures on the cricket field.

Corlette native McInnes will combine his Seagulls’ second grade commitments with A.W Green Shield duties for the Gordon club and skippering the Newcastle District Under 16 representative team in the second leg of the Bradman Cup series in the Illawarra region.

The emerging leg spinner will be joined by prolific run scorer Vincent of Salamander Bay who will pad up in first grade for the Seagulls and Hawkesbury in the Green Shield before spearheading an undefeated Newcastle in the Bradman Cup tournament.

“It is a tough schedule but a challenge that Lucas and I will relish,” the astute McInnes told News Of The Area.

“The more games we both play the better we respond with bat and ball,” quipped Tyler, a student at St Philip’s Christian College at Salamander Bay. Newcastle will resume

PORT STEPHENS PET POINTERS with

DR KATHRYN STALDER As we welcome 2024, the festivities we humans enjoy are not necessarily as pleasant for our pets.

Being left alone, loud parties, unfamiliar people, periods in boarding and fireworks can all be potentially very stressful experiences.

To help your pets enjoy a Happy New Year: 1. Plan ahead. Exercise before a stressful event may help them to be more relaxed when it occurs.

2. Provide a safe space. For dogs this may be a bed, kennel or crate. Cats often like to seek shelter up high. Ensure your pet has free access to this place away from stressful triggers.

3. Consider the use of species-specific pheromones. These can assist your pet in feeling more secure and relaxed.

4. Play music! Classical music or reggae have been proven to assist in calming anxious pets and may distract them from more stressful noises such as fireworks.

5. The power of touch – a cuddle, massage or therapeutic jacket can help your pet to feel safe and secure.

6. Provide environmental enrichment –frozen treats and puzzle toys can be great ways of helping your pet while away hours left alone, or as a distraction from other stressors they may be facing.

q Nelson Bay cricket products Tyler McInnes (left) and Lucas Vincent are gearing up for a marathon schedule of matches over the festive season.

7. If your pet is particularly anxious, consider visiting the vet for additional recommendations.

their Bradman Cup campaign on January 8 next month against Southern Districts before squaring off with co-competition leaders Greater Illawarra (January 9), Western (January 10) and Riverina (January 11).

“After the Bradman Cup there’ll be more Green Shield fixtures and

grade cricket for both Lucas and I to endure” revealed Tyler, who is coached by former Australian Test leg spinner Stuart MacGill.

When the Seagulls second grade X1 chalked up an outright win over University recently in a Newcastle District Cricket fixture at Lynn Oval, the precocious

Jackaroo Natasha to spearhead Trans-Tasman Bowls Challenge

By Chris KARAS

q Australia’s champion womens lawn bowler Natasha Van Eldik will lead the Jackaroos at the 2024 Trans Tasman Challenge in Wellington, New Zealand.

RAYMOND Terrace Bowling Club’s Natasha Van Eldik has an appetite for international honours.

The 33-year-old Port Stephens legend is chasing more trophies in 2024 when she represents Australia against New Zealand in the upcoming TransTasman Challenge at Naenae Bowling Club in Lower Hutt, Wellington from February 2-4.

Regarded as one of the world’s finest female lawn bowlers, the accomplished Van Eldik is part of a strong Jackaroos squad to face the Kiwis in a quality three-day challenge.

The experienced international will skip both the Australian women's pairs and fours teams and holds the key to success with her skill and poise on the greens.

Natasha, a four time

Commonwealth Games representative, will tune up for the Trans Tasman event by teaming up with Cabramatta’s Ellen Ryan at the Burnside Pairs tournament in Christchurch.

Raymond Terrace Bowling Club’s Chief Executive Officer Jason Stokes told News Of The Area that Van Eldik was “an ornament to the sport of lawn bowls”.

“We have watched her develop through our junior pathways system and establish herself as a world-class bowler,” exclaimed Stokes.

“Natasha is a great ambassador for this club and an ideal role model for the youngsters in the region that have taken up the sport,” he added.

Van Eldik commenced her lawn bowls career as a precocious 15-year-old at the Raymond Terrace club in 2005 and quickly

McInnes bagged match figures of 5- 53 off 19 overs.

There’s more big matches scheduled for Tomaree High student Vincent in 2024, when the stylish batsman represents NSW Combined High Schools at the State Championship round robin series in Maitland.

forced her way into the Australian junior Trans-Tasman team.

She snared gold in the NSW Open Fours and Queensland Open Triples, culminating in her Commonwealth Games debut for Australia at Delhi 2010 where she teamed up with Lynsey Clarke to finish fourth in the pairs.

Natasha won double gold in the triples and fours at the 2018 Games on the Gold Coast and triples gold at the 2012 World Bowls Championships in Adelaide.

At the 2016 World Bowls Championships in New Zealand, Van Eldik stamped her supremacy by clinching gold in triples and fours and was crowned World Champion of Champion.

A two times Bowls Australia Female Bowler of the Year, the seasoned international has claimed gold in singles, pairs or triples at the Australian Open and in 2016 was named Australian Open Player of the Tournament.

Natasha also has claimed multiple medals in Trans-Tasman, Asia-Pacific and Multi Nations tournaments since donning the green and gold.

Offshore wind: Not risky and necessary OPINION

The obvious reason offshore wind farms are preferable is because that DEAR News Of The Area, is where the wind is day IN response to Cherylle and night.

Cherylle has concerns Stone’s opinion about about anchors from wind offshore wind farms.

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farms but no mention of thousands of coal ship anchors throughout Newcastle's history nor regard for the propellers.

If you search the topic perhaps you would find it

is only in the proposed study stage and that the cables would connect to existing infrastructure.

You may also find out it is a Newcastle company that would help provide

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Not risky and necessary.

Regards, Ian HALL, Hawks Nest.

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Head for the islands Stinker’s

Fishin’

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE WHAT is it about islands that attracts snapper?

Every island and rocky outcrop from Birubi to Broughton provides excellent fishing, with snapper leading the way.

Big and Little Rocky, Boulder Bay outcrops, Falsey Island (Battleship Island) at Fingal, Shark Island, Boondelbah and Broughton are loaded up.

Keep in mind that Cabbage Tree Island is in Sanctuary Zone and cannot be targeted for anything

other than bait.

The game plan when chasing snapper is to anchor off the island and let the wind blow you just short of the strike zone, which is the churning waves crashing into the rocky island walls.

Snapper love these conditions, particularly on dusk and dawn, when they cruise through the white water in search of unsuspecting baitfish or any crab that has lost its grip.

Set a rich berley trail of muddied bread mixed with bits and pieces of prawn and fish scraps.

It won’t take long before small fish gather behind the boat.

Sweep, yellowtail and slimy mackerel will go crackers.

A big prawn, yellowtail, fresh squid, fresh bonito or slimy

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mackerel strip, floated through a rich berley trail of bread and prawn scraps, cannot be rejected.

I would suggest a 20 pound line to a 5/0 - 6/0 hook.

Toss to the back of the berley trail with an unweighted bait and

Stinker’s Fishin’: Time to teach

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE FOR those who have chosen to spend their holidays with us in Port Stephens – a very warm welcome.

May I say I think you have made a very good choice.

What better time to teach the kids to go fishing than the school holidays in Port Stephens.

This port and our beautiful beaches are "family friendly", offering numerous fishing and boating opportunities in safety.

q Benny Doolan with a Broughton Island snapper caught on a plastic.

Snapper caught on bait.

The best spot to start the adventure is off any one of the jetties from Shoal Bay to Karuah and across to Tea Gardens on the north side.

The hottest jetties are Shoal Bay and Salamander, where there is heaps of room and there is always a big chance to catch a whiting, bream or flathead.

The inside beaches are the safest of all options and the good news is that they are loaded up with whiting keen to attack a well presented worm on a No 4 hook.

Here are a few tips when

introducing kids to the wonders of angling.

Firstly, give the learners your total attention, which means you don't get the opportunity to cast a line.

Don't spend too much time talking - the kids want action not words.

Avoid using big hooks and remember that kids do not need to catch big fish to have big fun.

Insist on safety and take time to explain to the kids the importance of protecting the environment.

Finally, enjoy the experience.

Meetings on this topic were certainly the loudest I attended this year, with protestors outside on megaphones chanting a clear message for Energy Minister Minister Bowen.

Another contentious topic for the year was the proposed helipad at Anna Bay, with the Land and Environment Court eventually blocking the project due to potential impacts on the cemetery and local community.

Meanwhile, the pending determination for a development application at Soldiers Point Marina which seemed to have been quashed is back on the agenda for 2024.

Our koala population is still under threat, as are the less visible but equally important sea turtle populations and birds including the Gould’s Petrel.

Attending turtle releases is a beautiful experience that I have enjoyed covering for the NOTA and the dedicated team at Sea Shelter are so caring about all our marine animals and environment - they are an inspiration every time I see them I come away better for the experience.

Our wonderful Rotarians, Country Women’s Associations, and Probus, Lions and Masonic Clubs are still actively supporting the community, as are many

local charities and services such as Legacy, the Yacaaba Centre, Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Services, Sea Shelter, Port Stephens Koala Hospital, SES, Rural Fire Service and Marine Rescue to name just a few.

It has been an absolute honour to share the stories of the vital contribution that these groups make to our community on a long term basis.

Our community groups are also continuing to advocate for the region with the Tomaree Residents and Ratepayers Association and the Tomaree Headland Heritage Group leading the charge.

We have so many wonderful sporting and musical and arts groups, all of whom lend a hand to creating a wonderful socially and culturally inclusive community.

Our community is truly engaged in making this a wonderful place to live and there are so many positive stories of people raising their hands to help out.

It is heartening to live in a place where many hands truly do make light work.

To the team at the NOTA, thanks for letting me hang around and share the issues and the views of my community.

hang on!

There is another way.

Plastics!

A method growing in popularity - a jelly-like lure which is tossed and retrieved from a drifting boat.

As an old bait user, I am not

q (Above) Tilly and Archer Doolan are champions on the beach. Keep off the rocks.

Marian Sampson: My year in review

By Marian SAMPSON

IT really doesn’t seem like a year has passed since we celebrated Christmas last, but here we all are again!

For many 2023 has been the year that we let go of COVID and got on with life without restrictions or fear.

For others it has been the year they finally got to do some of the things they had planned to do during COVID - this is very true for me and my family.

For the first time in the eight years that I have been reporting for the NOTA, I took a real holiday!

I truly enjoy travelling and creating different memories.

We journeyed far and wide, hitting a few bucket list items in 2023.

Including checking out street art around the world and in our own backyard.

Yet by the time we returned home it really was the case that nothing really compares to the wonderful environment that we have here in Port Stephens.

The environment is one of the most important things I have written about over the past year, with many in the community concerned about proposed offshore wind farms, and with opinions on why they should or shouldn’t be deployed as part of a greener future.

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qualified to speak about plastics although I have used them in the past with success.

Drop in and talk to any of our local Bait and Tackle operators and they will set you on the right track.

Good luck.

q (Left) Young Rylan Coles spends his time inside the port with his life jacket buckled up.

For those who struggle at Christmas and the holiday season, I remind you that you are not alone.

In this community, all you need to do is put your hand up and someone will be there for you.

Merry Christmas or Bah Humbug depending on your take on the season, and bring on a bigger and better, healthier and happier 2024 - together I know we will make it a great one for Port Stephens!

q I have always been an advocate for street art and creative space. Here I am interacting with a great piece of street art on the Central Coast.

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READING by Lynne Miles: Luke 2: 21"On the eight day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named JESUS, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived." (JESUS means Saviour.)

Editor’s note: Thanks for all the support!

By Doug CONNOR, Group Editor

IN June 2020, amid rapidly developing pandemic conditions, I sat at the coffee table in my Brisbane unit and spoke to Michael ‘Mick’ Wright via Zoom for the first time.

It was a tough time for newspapers, with hundreds of regional publications disappearing or becoming digital-only in the few months prior due to rising costs and dwindling profits.

The owner of two weekly newspapers in the Hunter region, Mick had a dream to go bigger, and quickly, too.

“Launching newspapers in this economic climate?” I thought.

“Crazy!

“How long?

“A month?!”

Clearly easily convinced, several weeks later I was at the Wright family’s Medowie property filling my four-wheel-drive with news stands, on route to Coffs Harbour to set up a newspaper, the Coffs Coast News Of The Area.

Having been out of the news game for several years, it was a fairly bizarre re-entry into the world of newspapers; door knocking at businesses around the region for three days to find stockists for a paper which did not yet exist.

Thankfully, the community welcomed us with open arms, and just a few days later, the first edition was published.

A year later, based on the success of the Coffs Coast venture, the Nambucca Valley NOTA was born.

q When not editing newspapers, travel is high on the list. Pictured here hiking in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia.

While a small company in numbers, there is a large appetite for practicality and getting things done.

Today, News Of The Area publishes four community newspapers per week, covering Port Stephens, the Myall Coast, the Nambucca Valley and the Coffs Coast.

However, the story of the NOTA doesn’t start in 2020.

The roots of the paper can be traced to the twin towns of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, where, in April 1970 the members of the local Progress Association “recognised the need for some type of local, informative newsletter to

The Post-Christmas Views

By Lindsay HALL

CHRISTMAS Day is now but a memory, however that is no reason why the holiday themed cinema can’t continue.

Presents opened days prior are likely scattered all over the floor of the kids’ rooms.

The guests have said their goodbyes until next year, and the evening sun begins to dip.

The time has finally come to watch Christmas Vacation (1989, Dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik).

Really, what other film could fill this spot on the Christmas calendar?

After days surrounded by people, having endless conversations about life, the universe and everything, everybody is exhausted and just not capable of facing any real drama.

It is the time for a light-hearted comedy, and there is no contender to the title of ‘Best Christmas Comedy’ than the National Lampoon’s yuletide offering, which sees the legendary Chevy Chase reprise his role as patriarch Clark Griswold alongside Beverly D’Angelo as his devoted wife Ellen, future star of The Big Bang Theory Johnny Galecki as younger son Russell, and Juliette Lewis turning in a pitch-perfect performance as

teenage daughter Audrey.

Christmas Vacation centres on the Griswold family and their preparations for the holidays.

Clark is determined to recreate for his family the “perfect Christmas” he enjoyed when he was a child.

Predictably every single one of his efforts is turned on its head by a series of increasingly outrageous mishaps.

He must deal with surly inlaws, uninvited cousins, confusing electrical equipment and a hyperaggressive squirrel before settling down for the family Christmas dinner.

Essentially a human Looney

As I grew more mature, the youthful delights of Star Wars gave way to more sophisticated viewing: The Lord of the Rings series.

The extended editions.

That’s about eleven hours of movie watching right there.

These can be fun ways of passing the New Year’s Countdown, but increasingly committing to a movie saga is an incredible time-sink.

For example, if you were to attempt a New Year’s marathon of, say, the Marvel cinematic universe, you would need to make some real space in your life because at 33 films and counting, that’s 72-and-a-half hours of viewing.

That’s not counting bathroom breaks.

For those who may be more inclined for a New Years at home, but not so keen on a pop-culture endurance test, we at News Of The Area thought we could suggest a sensible, manageable, three movie marathon that is tied together by the theme of the New Year itself!

Start your evening at about 7:30

with a viewing of Forrest Gump (1994, Dir. Robert Zemeckis).

A tour of Americana throughout the 20th century, Forrest Gump is all about watching a culture shift and change over time, from the perspective of a man who remains blessedly untouched by the forces that surround him.

From the rock’n’roll era of the 50s, through the burgeoning liberation and then horrific war of the 60s and 70s, into the hedonism that followed and the excess of the 80s, the titular character bounces from one major historic moment to another, always observing.

But look, if you’re not that crazy about an overload of the USA, play cards with your neighbours while the movie plays in the background.

It’s mostly about that brilliant soundtrack anyway.

Once you’re ready to get comfortable, it’s time for a real New Years movie in When Harry Met Sally (1989, Dir. Rob Reiner).

You don’t need to like romantic comedies to love this movie.

Flicks to bring in the New Year

By Lindsay HALL

FOR many young people, each year on 31 December the challenge is to set out in the early evening and then stay out all night and party until the break of dawn to usher in the New Year.

At which point, 1 January is typically a write-off.

Growing up, however, my family instilled a very different kind of New Years tradition.

The movie marathon.

Those of you who grew up in the 80s and 90s may well resonate with the urge to settle in for extended periods of cinematic viewing.

The challenge was not just in seeing how many films you could stay awake watching, but in choosing films that would thematically tie together into a common experience.

The easiest way, at one time, was to pick movie series and watch them in order - so it was, for many years, the original Star Wars trilogy was the yearly go-to in my home.

I rarely made it past the Ewos before falling asleep.

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bring to the notice of the people of the Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest area the events and activities of the district”.

Mick and his wife Rochelle have run the Myall Coast paper since 2014, launching a Port Stephens edition of the NOTA in 2016.

While the reach, and team, has grown since those early days, the dream remains the same: high quality local news products that benefit the communities in which they operate.

In 2024 we will continue striving towards that lofty goal.

However, these newspapers simply would not exist without the immense support of the community.

To the advertisers who support the paper, thank you.

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Happy holidays!

Tunes character, Griswolds antics evoke a lot of the same reaction as young Kevin from Home Alone, and the two films have a great deal in common.

This is not surprising, since the same legendary producer - John Hughes - was the mastermind behind both films.

One of the things that makes Christmas Vacation such a perfect post-Christmas viewing is the catharsis of laughing at the disasterin-the-making that is the Griswold family gathering.

It is only after reaching the other side of our own stress-inducing annual traditions that we rediscover our own sense of humour. More

Boasting lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry between all the creative folk involved, this film sets out to answer the age-old question: “Can a man and a woman really just be friends?”

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are impossibly likeable as they meet time and again over the course of years and find solace in sharing with one another how their lives are going.

Of course though the occasionally hysterical interactions and deep musings on life and relationships, When Harry Met Sally really hits at two New Years Eve parties where the title characters reunite, and it’s here that the film reveals the question it’s really asking: “Why not love the one you love?”

Finally, assuming you’ve had time between movies to stretch your legs and grab a drink, you’ll be past midnight and ready for one final show.

The Martian (2015, Dir. Ridley Scott).

While not necessarily a film about the passage of time (and, admittedly, one devoid of any actual

than laughing at ourselves, the film is somewhat inspiring in the way it presents family and a generally positive outlook on life.

Things may keep going wrong for Clark, his family has financial concerns, he doesn’t have a good relationship with his neighbours… but when the moment of truth comes the family display support, love and grace in spite of their difficult circumstances.

It’s a good reminder to us all as we step from Christmas to the New Year and beyond: there is plenty that is out of our control in this life, but we can all choose to bear one another's burdens, and that makes all the difference.

New Year celebration) this stellar offering from one of the titans of modern cinema is about accepting the course that may take years.

When astronaut Mark Whatney (Matt Damon) is accidentally left behind on Mars when his team evacuates, he must find a way to survive until NASA can send another mission to retrieve him - which will take at least four years.

Alone on a planet where nothing grows and confined to a small habitat which is the only source of air and water, Whatney declares “I’m not gonna die here”...and we spend the film watching him, and his allies on Earth, get to work.

Whatney’s efforts to survive take patience and persistence, as well as requiring that he learn new skills and go well past his area of expertise.

The Martian is a film that explores just what it means to make a resolution - the will in the decision, the dedication to make it happen, and the strength to endure when early efforts fail.

If you are still awake by the end, you’ll start the New Year feeling like you could do anything.

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS: HOLLYWOOD CALL OF FREEDOM

SBS, 8.40pm

FRIDAY

DEATH IN PARADISE

ABC, 7.30pm

A Christmas special surrounded by sand and bathed in the glowing sun? While most of us appreciate a good old-fashioned snow-covered spectacle in the festive season, this cheerful British crime caper probably represents an Aussie Christmas better than most.

Set amid the blue skies of the fictional beach town Honoré and filmed in the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, it’s stinking hot – just the way most of us know Christmas. In this warm seasonal celebration, detective Neville (Ralf Little) is busy trying to crack

Here’s a story of spunk and stamina.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis’s career has spanned decades. From horror flicks to cult films, femme fatale roles, bodyswap comedies and a career revival with an Oscar-winning performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, 65-year-old Curtis has carved out a diverse, impressive catalogue of roles.

In this celebratory documentary from French director Valérie Jourdan, Curtis’s fascinating trajectory is explored. Shunning stereotypes and proving that age is merely number, this vibrant doco leans on a trove of archival footage, featuring scenes from the comedy A Fish Called Wanda and the Halloween series, among many.

MONDAY

BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2023

SBS, 7.30pm

When it comes to his stand-up, pundits either love or loathe Jimmy Carr.

Known for acidtongued quips that throw political correctness and traditional morality to the curb, he’s a man who knows how to shock.

Carr has hosted this pub-style quiz show in every annual special since its inception, making this 2023 roundup an astonishingly impressive 20th gig. After two decades of taking the mickey out of the year’s headlines, Carr also clearly knows how to make the masses – and his guests – laugh.

Tonight’s special features veteran on-screen villain and Big Fat Quiz favourite Charles Dance, 2912

FRIDAY, December 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Rulla’s Cooking On Country. (R) 10.00 The Truth About Menopause With Myf Warhurst. (PG, R) 11.00 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (PG, R) 2.25 Cook And The Chef. (R) 2.55 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live Gala. (R) 5.00 Back Roads.

(PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG) 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (Final, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.2.15 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels. (R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown). 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test.

Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 12.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 1.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1.

Group stage. Spain v Brazil.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1980s – 1990s. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG) A podcaster is murdered.

9.00 Doc Martin Christmas Special. (Ma, R) Christmas is coming to Portwenn and Doc Martin has had the grotto closed down.

10.05 Farewell Doc Martin.

(Ma, R) A behind-the-scenes look at the final instalment.

10.55 Life. (Mls, R) 12.00 Wakefield. (Malv, R) 12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 History Of The Amalfi Coast. (PGa) 8.25 Brooklyn Bridge: Engineering Masterpiece. (PG) 9.25 Megadams. (PG, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 L’Opera. (Mal) 11.50 Sisi. (MA15+as) 2.50 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Malv, R) 3.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 18.

Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers.

11.00 MOVIE: Unforgiven. (1992, Mlv, R) A retired gunfighter and killer-for-hire is confronted by his evil past when he is asked to take on one last job.

Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman.

1.40 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Cole faces the unthinkable to save the woman he loves. There is an escape from the city of Titan.

3.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PGdl) Follows police units that operate random breath-test patrols around Australia.

8.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1.

Group stage. Great Britain v Australia.

From RAC Arena, Perth.

2.00 Cross Court. (R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge and Jelena Dokic.

2.30 Good Chef Hunting. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (PGls, R) 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Ma, R) Four mates set out to embarrass each other.

9.00 MOVIE: Rambo: Last Blood.

(2019, MA15+av, R) A veteran battles a Mexican cartel. Sylvester Stallone, Yvette Monreal.

10.55 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible III. (2006, Mv, R) 1.25 The Project. (R) 2.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior.

7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: A League Of Their Own. (1992, PG) 10.35 Would I Lie To You At Christmas?

11.05 QI Christmas Special. 11.35 Ghosts. (Final) 12.10am Killing Eve. 12.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.20 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.15 Limetown. 12.15am MOVIE: Vice Versa: Chyna. (2021, MA15+) 1.55 Couples Therapy. 2.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country.

2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 I Escaped To The Country. 5.00 Pie In The Sky. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Southwest Passage. (1954, PG) 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. Spain v Brazil. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 MOVIE: Notting Hill. (1999, M) 10.00 Madam Secretary. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Perth Glory v Macarthur FC. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman.

12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Red Shoes. Continued. (1948, PG) 8.20 Where Is Anne Frank. (2021, PG) 10.15 The Producers. (2005, M) 12.45pm Man Of The Year. (2006, M) 2.50 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 4.25 This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 6.00 Mosley. (2019, PG) 7.45 The Witches. (1990, PG) 9.30 Heathers. (1988, MA15+) 11.25 Spin Me Round. (2022, MA15+) 1.20am Blackbird. (2019, M) 3.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Restoration.

Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Air America. (1990, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Get The Gringo. (2012, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1pm Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

5.40 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The DUFF. (2015, M) 9.30 MOVIE: The Edge Of Seventeen. (2016, M) 11.35 Dating No Filter.

12.05am Under The Dome. 1.05 Life After Lockup.

2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Defining Moments. 1.30 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Strait To The Plate.

6.00 Bamay. 6.35 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 MOVIE: A Kiwi Christmas. (2017, PG) 9.05 MOVIE: White Chicks. (2004, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 News. 10.30 News. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Trump Unprecedented. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News.

6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show.

8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 The Secrets Of My Success. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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SATURDAY, December 30 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 2.00 The Gospel According To Marcia. (PG, R) 3.25 Doc Martin Christmas Special. (PG, R) 4.30 Farewell Doc Martin. (PG, R) 5.20 Landline Summer. (R) 5.50 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Celebrating 70 Years. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (PG, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The World’s Best Film.

(PGa, R) 3.35 Ethnic Business Awards. (PG, R) 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (PGls)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Morning Programs. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown). 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Pakistan. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 2.

Group stage. Czech Republic v China. Netherlands v Norway.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 The Dog House. (PGa, R) 12.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment.

(PGa) 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 4.00 My Market Kitchen.

4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. It is spring of 1939 and some big changes are happening at Skeldale and everyone has to learn how to adjust.

9.10 Vera. (Mad, R) Part 2 of 4. DCI Vera and the team investigate after the body of a young man is found face-down in a river, only to discover a link to an old crime at a remote farmhouse more than a decade earlier.

10.40 The Capture. (Mlv, R) DCI Carey investigates a TV hack.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (PGa) 8.40 Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call Of Freedom.

9.40 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 1.10 Mister8. (Mls, R) 3.25 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

7.30 MOVIE: Kindergarten Cop. (1990, Mv, R) A detective goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch a drug dealer. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller.

9.55 MOVIE: Spy. (2015, MA15+lnv, R) An analyst takes on an arms dealer.

Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne.

12.30 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PGv, R) 10.00 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PGv, R) 12.20 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ms, R) 1.10 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6.00 MOVIE: Clifford The Big Red Dog. (2021, PGav) A girl’s puppy grows giant overnight. Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall.

7.55 MOVIE: Sahara. (2005, Mv, R) An explorer’s quest to find a lost US Civil War ship, said to contain a fortune in treasure, leads him to Africa. Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz.

10.25 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (2011, Mv, R) A spy goes rogue to uncover the truth after his organisation is implicated in a bombing. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. 11.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.25am State Of The Union. 12.45 MythBusters. 1.35 Portlandia. 2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Christians Like Us. 2.10 Planet A. 2.40 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista.

2.55 WorldWatch. 4.55 Vs Arashi. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering.

8.30 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 10.20 Letterkenny.

(Return) 11.25 Fear The Walking Dead. 1.10am The X-Files. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Race Day, Saturday At The Valley and Magic Millions Prelude. 5.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Gideon’s Way. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 MOVIE: Devil Girl From Mars. (1954, PG) 12.35pm MOVIE: The Green Man. (1956) 2.15 MOVIE: The Honey Pot. (1967, PG) 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 2. Group stage. Czech Republic v China. Poland v Brazil. Netherlands v Norway. Italy v Germany. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Dr Phil. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. 10.15 MOVIE: The Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson. (2019, MA15+) Midnight FBI: International. 1.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am This Beautiful Fantastic. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.55 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 8.35 Heidi.

(2015, PG, German) 10.35 The Ice Storm. (1997, M) 12.45pm Destination Wedding. (2018, M) 2.20 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 4.10 Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 6.40 The Thief Lord. (2006, PG) 8.30 Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 10.20 After Blue.

(2021, MA15+, French) 12.45am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure.

2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Boating. Austn V8 Superboats C’ship. Replay. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars.

7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files.

8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.45pm MOVIE: HouseSitter. (1992, PG) 3.45 MOVIE: Kicking & Screaming. (2005, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Yours, Mine And Ours. (2005, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: What Happens In Vegas. (2008, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Couples Retreat. (2009, M) 11.45 Dating No Filter. 12.15am Yorkshire Job Centre. 2.05 Starting Up, Starting Over. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

3.00pm Songlines. 3.35 Bigger & Blacker: Steven Oliver, My Life In Cabaret. 3.55 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 4.00 The Secrets Of Pecan Summer. 5.00 Going Places. 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi.

6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks. 8.30 Ella Fitzgerald At The Paris Olympia. 9.00 Quincy Jones Big Band. 9.45 MOVIE: The Exorcist. (1973, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Weekend Edition. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 The Menzies Movies. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 4.30 News. 5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 The Secrets Of My Success. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, December 31 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass.

(PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (R) 4.10 You Can’t Ask That. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (Final, PG, R) 5.25 The ABC Of. (PG, R) 5.55 Spicks And Specks: AusMusic Special. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 3.05 Dance In Focus: Still Life. 3.30 Best Australian Dance Short Films 2021. 4.35 Dancing At The Royal Palaces. 5.15 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (PGl)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series.

(PG) 12.00 The Chase. (R) 1.00 MOVIE: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. (1977, PGh, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 GolfBarons. (Return) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. USA v Great Britain. Canada v Chile.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 RBT. (PGd, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. (PG, R) 8.30 New Year’s Eve: Welcome To NYE. A night of entertainment and celebration.

9.00 New Year’s Eve: 9PM Fireworks.

Coverage of the pre-midnight fireworks.

9.05 New Year’s Eve: Concert From Sydney Harbour. An all-star concert.

11.30 New Year’s Eve: Countdown To Midnight.

12.00 New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks.

12.20 Rage New Year’s Special. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.10 Dinner For One. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. (Mdl) 9.45 Billy Joel: Live At Yankee Stadium. (PG) 11.20 Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler. (R) 1.10 MOVIE: La Belle Époque.

(2019, MA15+ans, R) 3.10 Child Genius Australia. (PG, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 20. Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. The consequences of transgender misdiagnosis.

12.00 134th Rose Parade. (PG) The annual New Year’s Day Rose Parade from Pasadena, California, featuring the theme “Turning the Corner”.

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 MOVIE: Hairspray.

(2007, PGls, R) Nikki Blonsky.

9.15 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012, Mls, R) A freshman joins an all-girl a cappella group. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow.

11.20 MOVIE: Can’t Stop The Music. (1980, PGdls, R) 1.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 2.30 Good Chef Hunting. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 GolfBarons. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.00 MOVIE: Sonic The Hedgehog 2.

(2022, PGalv) Dr Robotnik searches for a mystic emerald. Jim Carrey, James Marsden.

8.25 MOVIE: The First Wives Club.

(1996, PGal, R) After their university friend commits suicide following her divorce, three women are reunited. They discover they have each been dumped by their husbands for younger women, and decide to get revenge. Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton.

10.30 MOVIE: Hustlers.

(2019, MA15+lns, R) Strip club employees trick their clients. Jennifer Lopez.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 9.35 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential.

(1997, MA15+) 1.50am ABC News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang.

5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Patriot Brains. 12.55 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.50 The Casketeers.

4.15 WorldWatch. 4.45 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 6.35 MOVIE: Super Mario Bros. (1993, PG) 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail.

9.25 Taskmaster’s New Year’s Treat. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Morning Programs.

11.00 DVine Living. 11.30 Last Chance Learners.

Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.40 Iconic Australia. 12.40pm MOVIE: Bikini Beach. (1964, PG) 2.45 MOVIE: Kings Of The Sun. (1963, PG) 5.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. USA v Great Britain. Canada v Chile. 7.00 M*A*S*H. 8.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 3. Group stage. China v Serbia. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 3.00 Tough Tested. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory. 9.30 NCIS. 11.20 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. Continued.

(2018, PG) 6.50 Mosley. (2019, PG) 8.40 Funny Lady. (1975, PG) 11.10 Blackbird. (2019, M) 1pm The Confirmation. (2016, M) 2.50 Belle And Sebastian 2.

(2015, PG, French) 4.40 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 6.20 Little Women. (1994, PG) 8.30 20th Century Women. (2016, M) 10.40 An Education.

(2009, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction.

4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan. (2019, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012, M) 9.45 MOVIE: The Land. (2021, MA15+) 11.45 Dating No Filter. 12.15am Ashlee And Evan. (Premiere) 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Transformers Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures. 4.50 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 5.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 10.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay.

12.05pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay.

1.30 Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 2.30 Gathering. 2.50 Going Places. 3.50 The Whole Table. 5.50 Moko. 6.20 Wild Mexico. 7.25 Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On? 8.30 Tina: One Last Time.

10.20 Tina: What’s Love. 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News.

12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Artificial Intelligence Investigated. 3.00 Weekend Live.

4.00 News. 4.30 News. 5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 The Race. 7.00 Elizabeth II: Life of Duty. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 8.30 The Secrets Of My Success. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Fox Sports News.

10.30 News. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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MONDAY, January 1 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News. 9.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 9.55 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 10.55 Keep On Dancing. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera.

(PG, R) 2.30 Welcome To NYE. (R) 3.00 9PM Fireworks. (R) 3.05 NYE: Live From Sydney Harbour. (R) 5.30 Countdown To Midnight. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

(R) 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Second Edition. 2.00 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. (PGa, R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Joyful. 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Amazing Mr. Blunden. (2021, PGhv) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review.

10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4. Group stage. Poland v Spain. Croatia v Norway.

4.30 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (PG, R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers.

(R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks. (R) 6.30 Tabby McTat. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Pick Of The Litter.

8.50 MOVIE: The Imitation Game.

(2014, Ma, R) A mathematician tries to unravel a code. Benedict Cumberbatch.

10.40 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG, R) 11.40 Nude Next Door. (Malns, R) 12.40 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023.

9.15 MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018, G) Charts the recording of Amazing Grace.

Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland.

10.55 Blanca. (Premiere, MA15+av) 12.00 Partisan. (Mal, R) 4.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 22.

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers.

11.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGa) A 12-year-old is caught driving.

11.30 Highway Cops. (Ml) A truck is hit by a hatchback.

12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Dylan is ordered to kill Zane.

1.00 Travel Oz. (R) Hosted

by Greg Grainger.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4.

Group stage. Australia v USA. From RAC Arena, Perth. France v Germany.

From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney.

2.00 Good Chef Hunting. (R) Alejandro Saravia visits the Great Ocean Road.

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Hello SA. (PG) The team celebrates local businesses.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (PGdls, R) 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (PGl, R) Four mates set out to embarrass each other.

9.00 MOVIE: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. (2022, Madv, R) The story of Weird Al Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame to his torrid celebrity love affairs. Daniel Radcliffe, Rainn Wilson.

11.05 MOVIE: Transformers. (2007, Mv, R) 1.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.55 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. Midnight Would I Lie To You? 12.30 QI. 1.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.45 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.20 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. 3.25 WorldWatch.

5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. (Premiere) 6.40 Jeopardy! (Return) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Scrubs. 12.45am The Devil You Know. 1.35 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims. 2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes.

1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude.

11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 M*A*S*H. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 4. Group stage. Poland v Spain. Croatia v Norway. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Negotiator. (1998, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager.

2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Little Women. Continued. (1994, PG) 7.10 The Thief Lord.

(2006, PG) 9.00 Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. (2005, PG) 10.25 An Education. (2009, M) 12.20pm Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 2.10 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 3.45 Diana. (2013, PG) 5.50 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 7.30 Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 9.35 Arthur Newman. (2012, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Austn Rally C’ship. Rally of Canberra.

H’lights. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.30 Bakugan. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 2. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 2. 11.00 MOVIE: Young Guns.

(1988, M) 1.10am Under The Dome. 2.05 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge.

4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.00 Pokémon Journeys. 5.30 Yu-GiOh! Sevens.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm Moko. 2.10 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory.

6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Sons Of Namatjira. 9.55 MOVIE: Dog Eat Dog. (2016, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 News. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 News. 11.30 News.

Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin.

7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored.

9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News. 9.30 Ask The Doctor. (R) 9.55 Dream Gardens. (R) 10.25 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Keep On Dancing. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden. (Return)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (Mans, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Egypt’s Lost City of Canopus. (PG, R) 2.55 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After. (2021, PGav) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5.

Group stage. Czech Republic v Serbia. Greece v Chile.

4.30 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (PG, R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PG, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 A Symphonic Odyssey With Professor Brian Cox. 9.00 Brian Cox: Seven Days On Mars.

(R) Presented by Professor Brian Cox. 10.30 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Madl, R) 11.25 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) 12.15 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.00 Tenable. (R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.20 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive.

9.25 Australia Uncovered: The Truth About Anxiety With Celia Pacquola. (Mad, R) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Das Boot. (MA15+a, R) 12.55 Dear Mama. (Mal, R) 3.15 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 23.

Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades.

11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents they face.

12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Norma tries to connect with Norman.

1.00 My Impossible House: Historic Cattle Barn. (PG, R) A couple transform a barn.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGlns, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Gladiator. (2000, Mav, R) A Roman general seeks revenge.

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix.

11.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 12.15 MOVIE: Black Water: Abyss. (2020, Mhl, R) 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (PGls, R) 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Mans, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting by trying their hand at virtual golf.

9.00 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009, Mv, R) The Enterprise embarks on a rescue mission. Chris Pine.

11.30 MOVIE: Transformers: The Last Knight. (2017, Mlv, R) 2.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. 8.55 Rosehaven. 9.25 Portlandia. 10.10 State Of The Union. 10.30 Back. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 MOVIE: A League Of Their Own. (1992, PG) 1.30am ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort.

5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. 12.10 In My Own World. 1.00 Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Shyness. 2.10 Cat Ladies. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. (Premiere) 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 M*A*S*H. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 5. Group stage. Croatia v Netherlands. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.30 FBI: International. 10.30 Asian Cup Preview Show.

(Premiere) 11.00 SEAL Team. 11.55 48 Hours.

12.50am Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder.

4.10 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. Continued. (2009, PG) 7.15 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 8.50 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 10.35 20th Century Women.

(2016, M) 12.45pm How To Be A Good Wife. (2020, M, French) 2.50 The Movie Show. 3.20 Little Women. (1994, PG) 5.30 Oka! (2012, PG) 7.30 The Fabulous Baker Boys. (1989, M) 9.40 The Boys From Brazil. (1978, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad.

2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers.

9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.30 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys. 11.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 11.30 Bakugan. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 3. 6.00 Tennis.

Brisbane International. Night 3. 11.00 MOVIE: Heat. (1995, MA15+) 2.30am Life After Lockup.

3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.00 Pokémon Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Characters Of Broome. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory.

6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Larapinta.

8.30 Bob Marley: Catch A Fire. 9.30 MOVIE: Sing, Freetown. (2021, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News.

6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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WEDNESDAY, January 3 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News. 9.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 10.05 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PGal, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Massacre On Hadrian’s Wall. (Mv, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet.

(PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1.

Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break.

1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session.

3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review.

10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 6. First quarter-final and Group stage. France v Italy.

4.30 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.05 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 9.05 Changing Ends. (Premiere, PG) 9.55 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mln, R) 10.45 Catching A Predator. (Ma, R) 11.45 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.30 Tenable. (R) 1.15 Life. (Mls, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 How To Make It In Comedy. (Ml) 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness. (PGl, R) 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 COBRA. (MA15+l) 11.50 Vienna Blood. (MA15+s, R) 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 24.

Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat. From C.ex Coffs International Stadium, NSW. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 25.

Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

12.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) Crosby and Jasmine’s relationship heats up.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. International news including interviews with people from the world of business, politics, media and sports.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm. (Ml) 9.30 Police Rescue Australia. (Ma, R) 10.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.10 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 1.05 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 2.00 Explore TV. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here.

(Mls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.

8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Ma, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting by trying their hand at dentistry.

9.00 MOVIE: Star Trek Into Darkness.

(2013, Mv, R) The Enterprise deals with a terrorist. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto.

11.35 MOVIE: Star Trek Beyond. (2016, Mav, R) 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. (Final) 10.15 Killing Eve. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 12.25am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.50 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. 12.20 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.20 WorldWatch.

5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Vault. (2021) 10.45 MOVIE: Looper. (2012, MA15+) 1am VICE. 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Under The Hammer.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.

3.00 M*A*S*H. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 6.

Second quarter-final and Group stage. Greece v Canada. 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Oka! Continued. (2012, PG) 7.55 Diana. (2013, PG) 10.00 Testament Of Youth. (2014, M) 12.25pm Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 2.30 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.

(2009, PG) 4.10 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 5.40 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 7.30 This Is Where I Leave You. (2014, M) 9.25 12 Years A Slave. (2013, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs. 5.50am Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket.

Big Bash League. Game 24. Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops.

10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.30 Bakugan. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 4. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 4. 11.00 MOVIE: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015, M) 1.10am Under The Dome. 2.05 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.00 Pokémon Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Supreme Team. 8.30 MOVIE: Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary. (2021, M) 10.15 Stand Up And Be Counted: A NAIDOC Concert Special.

12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.00 News.

6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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NBN (8)

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6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PGa, R) 7.00 News. 9.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 10.05 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.25 Tenable. (PG, R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PGa, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Underwater Stonehenge.

(PG, R) 2.55 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2.

Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break.

1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session.

3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: Love Afloat. (2022, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (PG, R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers.

(R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGadl, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PG, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Back Roads. (R) 8.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (Premiere) 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (Ms) 9.50 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 10.50 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.35 The Missing Children. (Ma, R) 1.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.50 Tenable.

(PG, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PGa, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa) 8.25 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor. (PG, R) 9.20 Paul Newman: Always On The Move. (Malv, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 A Class Apart. (MA15+d) 11.45 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+asv, R) 2.45 Going Places. (R) 3.45 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 26.

Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes.

10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin.

A deep dive into the world of cricket.

11.00 MOVIE: Stuber. (2019, MA15+lnv, R) An Uber driver’s passenger is on a dangerous mission. Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani.

1.00 Black-ish. (PGa, R) Jack gets cut from the basketball team.

1.30 Travel Oz. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 7.

Third quarter-final.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Will helps a patient with long-haul COVID symptoms.

12.00 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) A private plane crashes in Wasilla, Alaska.

1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 GolfBarons. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here.

(Mdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.

8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (PGal, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting.

9.00 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004, Ma, R) A teenager takes on a clique of girls.

Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams.

11.00 MOVIE: Clueless. (1995, Md, R) 1.00 The Project.

2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Bliss. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.45am Live At The Apollo. 2.15 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 3.15 ABC News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. 12.20 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.15 WorldWatch.

5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island.

10.10 Guns That Changed The Game. 11.10 Locked Up: Teens Behind Bars. 12.05am Dark Side Of Comedy. 1.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 5. 5.30 Tennis.

United Cup. Day 7. Quarter-finals. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Madam Secretary. 11.50 MOVIE: Station Six-Sahara.

(1963, M) 2am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman.

10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Dan In Real Life. Continued. (2007, PG) 7.40 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 9.15 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 11.20 Churchill. (2017, M) 1.15pm Oka! (2012, PG) 3.15 The Witches. (1990, PG) 4.55 The Scarlet And The Black.

(1983, PG) 7.30 Enigma. (2001, M) 9.40 Jane Got A Gun. (2015, MA15+) 11.30 Bel Canto. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs. 5.40 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Land Of The Lost. (2009, PG) 10.35 Roast Night. (Premiere) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon MOVIE: My Little Pony: A New Generation.

(2021, PG) 2.00 MOVIE: Cats. (2019) 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched.

5.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. 11.00 To Be Advised. 1am Under The Dome. 2.00 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge.

4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: Desperately Seeking Susan. (1985, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 9.30 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.00 News.

6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Marlins junior Hudson Roche caps memorable 2023 with NSW Sport Blue medal

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Experienced mentor Shane told News Of The Area that Hudson “has always dreamed of playing top tier AFL from the moment he first picked up a football”.

“Coming through the junior ranks he has shown potential

with a strong running game, natural ball skills and ability to read the play,” revealed Roche senior.

“As a staunch AFL family we are proud of both Hudson’s and Mackenzie’s achievements and will always support them in their future endeavours,” Shane added.

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Hudson has chalked up ten years of sterling service with the Marlins in the AFL Hunter Central Coast Juniors competitions and twice was awarded the club’s Under 15 Best and Fairest Award.

The promising Roche starred for the undefeated Power Marlins team that

dominated the Under 13s division, clinching the minor premiership before the competition was cancelled due to COVID. He skippered the Marlins during this year’s Under 15s campaign but missed the finals series after breaking his collarbone in a late season

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Hudson also gained selection in the Sydney Swans Academy Under 15s squad and hopes to line up for the red and whites again in 2024.

Seventeen-year oldMackenzie Roche, a talented midfielder, was coached by her dad in the Marlins Under

17s team – playing alongside Tomaree High’s outstanding Sydney Swans Academy prospect Taylor Smith.

The Marlins finished runners up to Killarney Vale with Mackenzie showing the Roche family traits with a nonstop display that featured her stamina and skill.

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Hudson’s big year

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By Chris KARAS

q Outstanding Nelson Bay Marlins AFL junior Hudson Roche in action for the NSW Combined High Schools Under 18s team in 2023.

WHEN Corlette schoolboy Hudson Roche was introduced to Australian Rules Football at the age of five he didn’t need to travel far when seeking advice.

His father Shane Roche was a gun forward in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray League before moving the family to Port Stephens and a leading present day coach with the Nelson Bay Marlins Junior AFL Club.

So when young Hudson and older sister Mackenzie expressed an interest in playing the code they followed dad to the Marlins where they have all made an impact.

From the moment Hudson signed on with the club’s Auskick program he was identified as a

“special talent” by keen judges in the Hunter.

Like his father, the fifteen-yearold young gun is a dynamo forward or midfielder with a sharp turn of speed, good vision and ball skills and incredible running ability that has kept him in good stead over the past decade.

Hudson, a Year 10 student at Tomaree High and Hunter representative, showed his credentials for the NSW Combined High Schools (CHS) Under 18s AFL team at this year’s State Championships – earning himself a NSW Sporting Blue.

The AFL ‘iron man’ was one of six Tomaree High athletes to receive a CHS Sport Blue medal for outstanding achievement following his superb performances at the State Carnival in Albury.

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