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SURFERS and concerned community members turned out en masse on Sunday at One Mile Beach for a paddle out in protest of proposed offshore wind farms off the Port Stephens coast.

Originally planned for Birubi, the event was moved to One Mile due to weather and swell conditions.

The paddle out was conducted simultaneously with an event in the Illawarra, where another offshore wind energy zone has been proposed.

Rhys Westbury, a leader of

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the ‘No Coastal Wind Farms Port Stephens’ movement, helped organise the day.

“Today was an unprecedented marker of history for our area.

“It was a visual display of an oceanside community coming together in a shared stance against offshore wind development in our region.

“We gathered as a group of 400 on the beach and 120 in the water to symbolise our relationship to this unmatched pearl of the world.

“We want to save Port Stephens.”

Mr Westbury said the feeling on the ground was that the Federal Government was beginning to hear the concerns of locals on the project.

“The groundswell is growing.

“They are listening to us getting louder - we're an ocean's roar speaking for the sea creatures who cannot speak for themselves.”

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Paddlers gathered in the One Mile surf to express concerns over offshore wind development.

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“A national scandal”: Dutton slams Government handling of offshore wind zone month, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton branded the Albanese Government’s handling of the Hunter offshore wind zone a “national disgrace”.

Mr Dutton, alongside Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien, answered the media in Nelson Bay following an excursion across Port Stephens with local fishing and tourism operators.

Mr O’Brien was first to speak, claiming that the Federal Government was “steamrolling over local communities” in an attempt to reach a target of 82 percent renewables by 2030.

The Shadow Minister then slammed the Government’s consultation process, which he said has shown “reckless disregard” towards the community of Port Stephens.

On 4 July, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy announced a review of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s community engagement processes.

Eight days later, on July 12, the Australian Government declared an 1854 square kilometre area in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter as suitable for future offshore wind development.

Mr O’Brien suggests the timing indicates the Government knew their community engagement processes to be flawed, but declared the zone regardless.

“The Albanese Government effectively conceded there was a problem with the community engagement process when the Minister commissioned a review of that very process, but within two weeks the Minister came out and declared this wind zone,” Mr O’Brien said.

“That doesn’t make sense.

“If there’s a problem, it needs to be fixed.

“You don’t just plough ahead with disregard to the local community.

“That is why we are calling on the Albanese Government to rescind the declaration of this zone to fix the broken community engagement process before then reopening for public consultation here in the Hunter,” O’Brien said.

Taking centre stage, Mr Dutton said the offshore wind situation in the Hunter was quickly “growing into a national scandal”, claiming the Government “hasn’t done the work” with regards to understanding the environmental impact of potential offshore renewable projects.

Mr Dutton also took aim at Federal Labor MP Meryl Swanson, who represents Paterson, for perceived inaction on the issue.

“I think Meryl Swanson has been completely missing in action – nice person, completely ineffective in representing her local community,” he said.

“Residents that we speak to feel abandoned by their local Member and the Prime Minister should be receiving a hot phone call from Meryl Swanson and from her colleagues to say ‘stop this nonsense’.

“I think Meryl Swanson has completely let her community down, and I think there’s going to be a very significant backlash against her and against Emma McBride (Member for Dobell) and Sharon Claydon (Federal

Member for Newcastle) and others because they are not standing up for their communities, they’re not fighting for their communities, and I think it’s very obvious that the local people that we’ve spoken to are completely and utterly bewildered by the lack of support from their local members.”

In response, Ms Swanson accused Mr Dutton of using the situation in Port Stephens to gain a political advantage despite the Liberal Party’s overwhelming support for the development of the offshore wind industry in the past.

“I find it offensive that Mr Dutton blows in to try and score political points when it is me who is serious about reflecting the views of my community and working with Minister Bowen for the best outcomes for the people of Port Stephens," Ms Swanson said.

“I certainly have not been missing in action.

“Just this week I have had numerous conversations with concerned locals, the Minister, his staff and two windfarm proponents.

“I continue to fight hard for my community.

“Mr Dutton and his colleagues have been very supportive of offshore wind in the past.”

The Liberal leader reiterated that his party was in support of renewable energy projects, but “not at any cost”.

“Not where you’re destroying jobs and livelihoods and the environment,” Dutton said.

“Why would we seek to destroy the natural environment here to try and save the planet?

“There are other ways that we can firm up renewables.

“There are other ways that we can introduce zero emission or low emission technologies into the energy mix.

“We have long term sustainable jobs now in the tourism and in the fishing industry, and I’ll give you the Coalition’s commitment: we’re not putting those at risk, we’re not going to destroy these jobs to create some short term construction jobs, we’re not going to destroy the local environment here in an effort to achieve our emission reduction targets.”

The Liberal Party’s opposition to the Hunter offshore wind zone is in stark contrast to their support

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offshore area.

“Importantly, under the bill, areas will not be available for offshore electricity infrastructure projects if their impacts cannot be appropriately managed and enforcement action can be taken if licence holders interfere with existing users of a declared area.”

Fast forward to October 2023, and the Liberal Party leader appears not to agree with that assessment, at least not in the case of Port Stephens.

“I do think when you go out into the waters and see the natural beauty, the bird life, all of that which is at risk, the marlin fishing, obviously, which is a big part of the environment here, when you look at the whales and the mother and the calf that we saw out there, the dolphins, all of that is at risk because there's no environmental consideration of what these huge wind turbines 260, 280 metres out of the water will mean for that wildlife and for the environment.”

The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act also established the requirements

for community consultation on offshore infrastructure projects, including a minimum submissions period of 60 days, which Mr Dutton and his colleagues now claim to be inadequate.

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen told News Of The Area it was “rich for Mr Dutton and Mr O’Brien to criticise a consultation scheme which they designed and legislated when in government”.

“Once again, they’re putting politics ahead of genuine outcomes,” Mr Bowen said.

According to the Federal Government, the Hunter offshore wind zone will create 3,000 jobs in the construction phase and 1,500 ongoing, including opportunities for engineers, electrical technicians, cable installers, boiler-makers, crane operators, riggers, divers, seafarers, dockworkers and administrators.

It is hoped to generate enough power for over four million homes and be able to support energy security and jobs in existing large heavy industry.

One of many anti-wind farm messages seen at a recent protest in Nelson Bay.

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for the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021, introduced under Scott Morrison, which established the regulatory framework to enable offshore infrastructure activities, such as the construction of wind farms, in Commonwealth offshore areas.

“The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 provided a robust mechanism for granting licences to allow the development of offshore electricity projects in Commonwealth waters while providing protections for the safety of workers and strong protection of other maritime stakeholders,” Mr O’Brien said in 2022.

In October 2021, Angus Taylor, the Coalition’s then Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, praised the ability of offshore electricity sectors to “coexist with other offshore sectors and activities, such as fishing and shipping industries”.

“This bill protects these maritime stakeholders by requiring developers to take into account the impacts that potential projects may have on existing users of the

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By Doug CONNOR EMERGENCY services descended on Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach last Friday after debris was found in the search for a missing helicopter reportedly carrying 54-yearold Jindabyne man Ed Kraft and his dog.

According to NSW Police, the helicopter departed Cessnock at about 8.50am on Thursday 26 October bound for a property at either Wallis Island, near Forster, or Belmore River, near Kempsey.

When the helicopter did not arrive at either location, officers from Port Stephens-

Hunter Police District were later notified and commenced inquiries.

Investigators began conducting an extensive land and sea search around the Port Stephens area, with assistance from Marine Area Command, Police Rescue, NSW SES, Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Surf Life Saving NSW. As part of inquiries, police examined debris located on Bennetts Beach to establish if it was from the missing aircraft.

Emergency services utilised the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Surf Life Saving Club

as an operational base.

Members of the NSW SES Stroud Unit and Port Stephens Unit completed an extensive search of the sand.

“A ‘Line Search’ pattern was used to conduct the search on foot, north from the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Surf Life Saving Club, for approximately three kilometres,” a NSW SES Stroud Unit spokesperson said.

“We were supported by the NSW SES Mid North Coast Local Commander who provided liaison and communications.

“A number of items

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q The Westpac Rescue Helicopter soared high over Bennetts Beach. Photo: Doug Connor.

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Drone technology was deployed. Photo: Doug Connor.

q Marine Area Command searched extensively in waters off the southern end of Bennetts Beach. Photo: Doug Connor.

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eadland of interest were located between the waterline and dunes which were collected

by Police for examination.”

The search continued in earnest the following day until the Robinson R66 single-engine turbine helicopter was located on Saturday afternoon in waters off Yacaaba Headland by NSW Police with the assistance of Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) transport safety investigators.

As of Tuesday, the bodies of the pilot and his dog were still to be found.

The ATSB has since commenced an investigation, deploying a team of four transport safety investigators

with expertise in aircraft operations and maintenance to the area.

They have commenced a range of evidencegathering activities, including examination of recovered components, interviewing involved parties and witnesses, obtaining and reviewing relevant recorded information including flight tracking data and CCTV footage, and collecting pilot and aircraft maintenance records, plus weather information.

Among the recovered items is the helicopter’s cockpit video camera, which investigators will analyse at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra.

The ATSB currently anticipates publishing a preliminary report, which

will detail factual information established during the investigation’s initial evidence collection phase, in approximately six to eight weeks.

The ATSB will then publish a final report, detailing contributing factors

and any identified safety issues, at the conclusion of the investigation.

As investigations continue, anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

formed in 2010 to bring high quality choral music to the residents of Port Stephens and surrounds.

“Since that time, members have honed their vocal skills and sublime harmonies under the guidance of various conductors,” said Irene Haywood, Port Harmony.

This concert will feature guest performer, the highly talented vocalist and pianist Kath Dries.

Kath is well-known in the area as a talented vocalist and was the first Musical Director to inspire the Port Harmony ensemble in 2010.

She continued as Musical Director for the following nine years.

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the conductor for this performance, has had a career in education and music practice spanning more than 40 years and has been performing with Port Harmony for the last decade.

Port Harmony’s accompanist is David Scrogie.

David has had a long and successful career built around choral music as a conductor, accompanist and vocalist.

q The Westpac Rescue Helicopter searched an area of Port Stephens between Yacaaba Headland and Broughton Island and located debris that was collected by the NSW Police Force for forensic examination.

q Surf Life Saving NSW provided on-the-ground support during the search. Photo: Doug Connor.

q Police examined debris located on Bennetts Beach to establish if it was from the missing aircraft.

Photo: Doug Connor.

An Afternoon of Musical Delights with Port Harmony PORT Harmony, a vocal ensemble based in Salamander Bay, whose repertoire ranges from Classical to Broadway to Jazz, will be bringing ‘An Afternoon of Musical Delights’ to Soldiers Point on Sunday, 12 November.

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q The Port Harmony ensemble will bring their wide-ranging repertoire to Soldiers Point on Saturday 12 November.

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By Marian SAMPSON ECONETWORK Port Stephens has cautioned communities of the Hunter against rushing to judgement on proposed offshore wind farms.

“We all need more information, including independent environmental assessments, before taking a position,” said EcoNetwork president Iain Watt.

“There are many genuine environmental concerns and unanswered questions, and we are only at the beginning of a long process during which there will be multiple opportunities for public input before final decisions are made.

“Climate change remains the primary threat and needs to be addressed urgently, with transition to renewable energy the top priority.

“Emotional reactions may override scientific evidence.

“There’s a risk misinformation is being used to distort the debate about offshore wind so that the most important issue, climate change, will be lost in the discussion.”

EcoNetwork-Port Stephens is a not-forprofit volunteer-run organisation dedicated to preservation of the natural beauty and

biodiversity of our Port Stephens estuary, peninsulas and rural hinterland.

The group has recently compiled a document addressing frequently asked questions on the development of offshore wind farms, which can be accessed at http:// ecops.au/Windfarm-QandA. “I strongly encourage all who are interested in or concerned about offshore wind farms to check out this document, which is based on the available scientific literature, and covers a range of issues like danger to marine life including whales, effects on fishing and tourism, and alternatives like onshore wind farms and nuclear energy.

“We might not need or want offshore wind, but we must keep our options open to ensure sufficient electricity supply as fossil fuels are phased out.

“It typically takes around eight to ten years to develop a wind farm including

regulatory and environmental approvals before proceeding.

“A lot can change in that time.”

Throughout the offshore wind discussion in recent months, EcoNetwork have maintained a position that “climate change is the biggest exponential threat we face”.

“If we don’t address that there will be no whales or seabirds or tourism industry,” Mr Watt said.

“People should be really focusing on the fact that climate change is happening, it's real.

“We are going to see catastrophic events happen.

“We may be living in this bubble of paradise but we are going to see it all around us and it will affect our tourism industry if it is so hot you can’t go outside.”

Mr Watt also spoke to the importance of independent environmental impact statements being completed before potential offshore wind

projects are given licences.

“The corporate sector is not our friend - the people who are putting this (wind farm proposals) together are the same people that created the oil and gas industry and the government needs to step up and pay for the environmental studies.

“Industry cant be trusted - it has been proven time and time again the corporate sector cant be trusted and we need to make some very fundamental decisions.”

Many locally have questioned the necessity of offshore wind farms, suggesting areas of open space to install onshore wind farms instead.

Mr Watt said that the offshore environment had “higher atmospheric level winds which are different to surface level winds”.

“These guys who are investing in this would be doing it onshore if it was more viable to do it onshore.”

PFAS Independent Review Call for submissions

Public submissions for the Australian Government’s Independent Review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination will open from 9am AEDT Monday 23 October 2023 until 9pm AEDT Sunday 3 December 2023.

The Review will focus on communities around RAAF Base Williamtown (NSW), Swartz Barracks (formerly known as the Army Aviation Centre Oakey) (QLD) and RAAF Base Tindal (NT). However, other communities affected by Defence’s historic use of PFAS are also able to make submissions.

In addition to calling for submissions, public hearings for the three sites will be held on the following dates. Times are in local time zones. The Independent Reviewer will also be available for one-on-one conversations between the public hearing sessions.

RAAF Base Williamtown Murrook Cultural Centre 2163 Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown NSW 2318 Thursday 9 November 2023 Public hearings: • Session 1: 10am – 1pm • Session 2: 5:30pm – 8pm Swartz Barracks Oakey Community Centre 64 Campbell Street, Oakey QLD 4401 Thursday 16 November 2023 Public hearings: • Session 1: 10am – 1pm • Session 2: 5:30pm – 8pm RAAF Base Tindal Katherine Town Council Civic Centre Lot 1865 Stuart Highway, Katherine NT 0850 Wednesday 22 November 2023 Public hearings: • Session 1: 10am – 12:30pm • Session 2: 5:30pm – 8pm (virtual only) Separate virtual hearings will be conducted to provide an opportunity for other interested parties to appear.

Virtual hearings Wednesday 29 November 2023 • Session 1: 10am – 1pm • Session 2: 5:30pm – 8pm

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Lions 2023 District Convention

Scan the QR code or visit the website below to learn more about the Review, including how to make a submission. Scanning the code will also provide details to register to speak at a public hearing or attend as an observer. www.pfasindependentreview.com.au Contact 1800 879 142 (9am – 5pm, Mon-Fri) pfas.submissions@defence.gov.au PO Box Q1084 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

A PRIDE of Lions will descend on Lemon Tree Passage for the 2023 Lions District Convention on 3-4 November 2023.

The District (N3) covers 55 Lions Clubs and five Leo (for young people under 30) across Port Stephens, Newcastle, Central Coast, Hunter Valley and parts of the Central West and Mid North Coast.

The Annual District Convention will be held at Club Lemon Tree and is an important event, allowing Lions, Leos and their partners and friends to come together to decide the direction of the District, hear

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interesting and inspiring Guest Speakers, and catch up and socialise with old friends.

The Convention hasn’t been held in the Port Stephens area for a number of years and this year will be the 60th Annual Convention for this District.

Lions Clubs were founded in 1917 and Australian Lions Clubs commenced in Lismore in Northern NSW in 1947, with Lionism celebrating 75 years in Australia last year.

This year has also seen important anniversaries for Lions Clubs in this District, with Cessnock, the first Lions Club in the District celebrating 70 years. The

Lions Club of Medowie are the proud host of the District Convention after celebrating their 40th Anniversary in March.

Attendees at this year’s convention will also be treated to a special rendition of our National Anthem, sung in both English and Gathang by local Worimi young lady, Maddie Lilley who is currently completing her HSC. “This is the time when all of our amazing lions gather to review the service to their communities of the past year, and plan for their future service,” District Governor Peter Francis said.

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Tensions high as Council discusses offshore wind plan of action

By Lindsay HALL PASSION was evident in the voices of local residents and councillors who spoke to the issue of proposed offshore wind farms at Port Stephens Council's 24 October meeting.

While there was tension surrounding the conversation, and various Council members had some different ideas about how to make an official response, the message from all was abundantly clear: Port Stephens is not in favour.

It began with the Public Access portion of the meeting, when two members of the Port Stephens community appeared before Council to represent residents who have been engaging in protests and campaigning against the wind farm project.

The first of these speakers voiced their support for a motion being put forward that night by Cr. Chris Doohan, which would affirm Port Stephens Council’s opposition to the wind farms and outline a course of action by which they will communicate that position to relevant Members of Parliament.

This motion follows one that had already been unanimously supported at the previous Council meeting which had been brought as an urgency motion by Cr. Giacomo Arnott.

While that motion was the first to firmly establish a Council position on the matter - additionally calling for an independent environmental impact study to be conducted and made publicly available - Cr. Arnott drew some critisism from members of the community for comments made at that meeting which were seen as disparaging towards local groups which have been key to fostering the ‘No Wind Farms’ movement.

In presenting his motion on Tuesday 10 October Cr. Arnott expressed concern over the perceived spread of misinformation from community groups regarding the proposed wind farms.

While not calling out specific individuals or groups, Cr. Arnott suggested that a lack of reliable information was a significant problem.

As an example of this misinformation, he cited “one of the worst ones is the notion that these turbines will be visible from any of the beaches along our coast".

“The organised groups who are opposing this proposal need to stick to verified facts,” Mr Arnott said.

It was these comments which drew the ire of community groups such as the Newcastle Port Stephens Game Fish Club, whose president Troy Radford issued a statement following the meeting.

“We are pleased that Port Stephens Council has moved a motion to not back the offshore wind project until environmental studies are completed.

“But we are extremely disappointed in comments made by Cr. Arnott and Cr. Anderson stating that minority groups are spreading false information.

“This is not true.”

Seizing upon this exchange, the first of the public access speakers at the 24 October meeting similarly expressed disappointment in Cr. Anott’s comments, which had been received as a personal criticism by members of the Port Stephens community.

Much of this presentation went on to specifically refute Cr. Arnott’s comments about the visibility of the proposed wind farms.

Cr. Leah Anderson had also attracted criticism for her comments regarding her non-attendance at a community organised rally on 7 October, stating that she “did not feel it would be safe for her to attend”.

Cr. Arnott took exception to these

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statements, pointedly asking the speaker whether he would routinely “attack people who have already said they are supporting you?”.

He went on to reiterate that the position of Port Stephens Council had already been made clear by the previous meeting’s motion, which he had put forward and had been seconded by Cr. Anderson.

The second speaker during public access gave an impassioned presentation supporting the notion that wind farm development would critically damage the local tourism industry, and cause untold environmental devastation.

This speaker made clear that there was little faith in government systems to engage in a transparent and consultative process for such a project.

Cr. Arnott again led the Council’s clarifying question by asking whether the speaker or the local groups she represented had been informed of the resolution from the previous Council meeting.

She indicated that whatever had been decided at the meeting had not yet been fully disseminated amongst the community, and Councillors acknowledged that moving forward open and clear communication needed to be a priority in engaging with local residents.

Despite the potential miscommunication, all Councillor’s in attendance essentially voiced their support for the speakers and the community groups they represented.

Following public access, the Councillors present commenced discussion of Cr. Doohan’s motion, which more explicitly states a position of support for the local groups campaigning against the wind farm project, and called for correspondence to Chris Bowen, the Minister for Climate Change, as well as local MPs Meryl Swason and Kate Washington seeking support in halting this potential development.

What followed was an intense discussion amongst Council members which lasted nearly 45 minutes.

Again, in this discussion, it was clear that there was unanimous agreement about the present opposition to the project, but disagreements emerged as to the most appropriate way of presenting that opposition to the public.

Cr. Anott moved to amend the motion, essentially reducing Cr. Doohan’s five points to a single point reaffirming the council’s previous decision.

Cr. Arnott felt that this additional motion would only obfuscate what had already been agreed upon as an appropriate council response.

Following this Cr. Peter Kafer moved a second amendment that Council resolve to send a delegation, led by Mayor Ryan Palmer,

to Canberra as soon as practical in order to meet with Hon. Chris Bowen to discuss concerns in person.

He affirmed his own opposition to the project, drawing upon his proud heritage as a descendant of First Feet immigrants as well as a First Nations Australian.

In the following discussion, all members present agreed that Cr. Kafer’s amendment was a worthy inclusion.

The nuance of perspectives on the council came to light, with several Councillor’s echoing a sentiment of “not in my backyard” when referring to the potentially unsightly appearance of wind turbines off the coast.

Cr. Steve Tucker expressed doubt that the technology was sufficiently effective in replacing coal-fired power q Port Stephens Council voted to take further action in plants, claiming the project its opposition to offshore wind developments. Many in the to be little more than an community, like this woman pictured at a recent rally in appeasement to members of Nelson Bay, are concerned over impacts to whale migration. the Greens political party.

Cr. Peter Francis clarified that Port which the community so jealously guards.

Cr. Doohan punctuated his closing remarks Stephens Council has no authority to halt the project, nor does the NSW State by producing a pair of boxing gloves as a Government, and called for people to declaration of his passion regarding the issue and a promise that he is dedicated to the fight temper expectations.

Mayer Palmer stated that he had never ahead.

The motion was carried with a strong before experienced a situation where all Councillors were “singing from the same majority, prompting a round of applause from hymn book”, but were struggling to agree Port Stephens residents in attendance at the on the best way to express their collective meeting. opposition to the project.

“I’ve actually never seen the community come together like this in my time,” said the Mayor.

“The (members of) community here tonight… hopefully can take great heart that there is strong opposition to this.”

In seeking clarification over the potential for problems arising from multiple Karuah Motor Yacht Club council resolutions addressing similar issues, General Manager Timothy Crosdale 0415 419 741 confirmed that in the absence of explicitly Off Tarean Road, Karuah Waterfront contradictory statements, multiple motions Open Friday nights from 5pm to late could be carried and would be equally Courtesy Bus Available binding on Council policy and conduct.

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Amended Karuah South Quarry development on exhibition

By Doug CONNOR AN amended State Significant Development proposal to develop and operate a hard rock quarry approximately four kilometres north east of Karuah is on exhibition until November 6.

The proponent of the proposed Karuah South Quarry, Wedgerock PTY, seeks to extract hard rock resources from a single extraction area covering up to approximately 7.6 hectares (ha), producing up to 600,000 tonnes per annum of quarry products for around 25 years.

The total project site is close to 27 ha.

According to the proponent, the project would utilise conventional drill and blast, load and haul and processing methods to produce aggregates, pavement products, manufactured sand, select fill and other products.

Plans for the Karuah South Quarry were initially put forward in 2019, however potential environmental issues delayed the project.

“In 2019, I submitted a development application for a State Significant Development through the Department of Planning to quarry the front of my property,” Michael Kiely, the director of Wedgerock PTY, told News Of The Area.

That project was located directly to the south of the existing Karuah Quarry and to the southwest of Karuah East Quarry.

54 initial submissions were received.

Among other community groups, EcoNetwork Port Stephens opposed the project at that time, citing potential sediment discharge issues in relation to Yalimbah Creek, which flows directly into the Karuah River.

The Port Stephens Branch of NSW Farmers and the Port Stephens Shellfish Program also opposed the project, claiming a lack of consultation between the proponent and the region’s prominent oyster industry.

In September 2023, an amended development application was submitted, with plans to relocate the project to the extraction area floor of the existing Karuah Quarry, with extraction activities at that operation expected to cease in the near future.

As a result, a smaller extraction area is now proposed in order to mitigate visual impacts and increase the separation distance from the operation to the Pacific Highway.

The project’s surface water management system has also been redesigned to account for the larger catchment area being used for the development and to capture and store water for

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on-site use while permitting occasional discharge of water of suitable quality.

“We have reduced the environmental impact by 40 percent,” Mr Kiely told News Of The Area.

A development report compiled by R.W. Corkery & Co, on behalf of the proponent, states that the “importance of environmental flows to the Yalimbah Creek system has also been recognised in the design of the site”.

“The amended project is a largely closed catchment and water storage dams have been designed and positioned to collect runoff from disturbed catchments, provide storage and where needed discharge.

“These areas have been separated from the south of the property to preserve the hydrologic function in receiving waters.

“The Applicant has also been mindful of previously identified concerns raised by oyster farmers with the Karuah River regarding water quality of discharge.

“The site design ensures that, to the greatest extent possible, environmental flows would be retained and water quality remain acceptable.”

The site is located between two existing quarries and the Pacific Highway, which the proponent states will “limit land use conflicts and build upon the existing successful extractive industry development that has been supplying essential construction materials for over twenty years”.

“Considering the pending closure of the Karuah Quarry, the project would effectively replace the production capacity of that operation, albeit with both extraction and processing in slightly different locations,” the

q The proposed site for the amended Karuah South Quarry application is marked in red.

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amended development report states.

“Given the close proximity of these two operations it may be considered that the project effectively extends the production capacity of the land for a further 25 years.”

The project is located in a strategic hard rock resource precinct that has been selected for historic development due to the high quality of the material to be extracted and location adjacent to the Pacific Highway.

The pending closure of the Karuah Quarry would remove up to 500,000 tonnes per annum of supply from the market.

Mr Kiely said the Karuah South project would employ around fifteen people.

EcoNetwork Port Stephens President Iain Watt said while the amended proposal was an improvement on the 2019 plan, it still “falls well short on offering benefits to the long-term liveability and sustainability of our coastal region”.

“On one hand the new quarry proposal has redesigned the site layout so that around 4ha of vegetation can be retained.

“However, it has introduced new ancillary activities that will increase heavy traffic movements, create more noise and dust, and use diesel fuels for operations and machinery.

“The surrounding vegetation will only effectively serve as a visual screening for road frontages, and it is incorporated into their flyrock zone.”

Mr Watt also questioned the necessity of another quarry in the Karuah area given existing operations in the close proximity and others in the planning stage.

"The proponents have not justified why Karuah South Quarry is warranted above any other existing operational quarry in our region, including their neighbour Karuah East Quarry, which has been approved for operation to 2054.

“NSW and Federal government reports show there is no current shortfall of quarry materials and there won't be until around the mid-2030s if today's quarry capacity is not systematically replaced.

“The Karuah South Quarry will potentially add another 250+ heavy vehicles to the already proposed increase of quarry vehicles using the Tarean Road access to the Highway.

“If all the proposed quarries in our area go ahead we're likely to see well over 1,000 heavy vehicles using that exit to travel south on the highway.

“Karuah South Quarry will add to that count.”

The amended Karuah South Quarry proposal is on exhibition on the NSW Planning Portal at https:// majorprojects. planningportal. nsw.gov.au/ prweb/ PRRestService/ mp/01/ getContent? AttachRef=SSD 8795%2120230918T00 3740.375%20GMT For more information or to make a submission, visit https://www.planningportal. nsw.gov.au/major-projects/ projects/karuah-southquarry.

Due to a recent amendment to State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 the consent authority for this project is now the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.

The Minister returned delegated determination of the project to the Department.

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Public hearing on PFAS to be held in Williamtown

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specifically look at the use and voluntary repurposing of contaminated land in an equitable and efficient manner, including repurposing land adjacent to Defence facilities for industrial use, particularly for the defence industry.

It is designed to complement the Defence program focused on

contamination levels and remedial actions.

An important part of this review is consultation with communities affected by PFAS contamination.

Public submissions to the review are now being invited, with the consultation period closing at 9pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.

In addition to calling for

submissions, a public hearing will be held at Murrook Cultural Centre, 2163 Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown from 10am – 3pm on Thursday 9 November 2023.

Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson said the review was an “important piece of the puzzle in determining future land use” of PFAS affected areas around

the RAAF Base.

“For eight years I have stood with my community as they work through the issues they are facing,” Ms Swanson said.

“The Albanese Government continues to keep its commitment to our community through this Independent Review.”

For further information visit https://www. pfasindependentreview.com. au/pfasreview

A PUBLIC hearing will be held this month to discuss PFAS contamination around the Williamtown RAAF Base.

The Federal Government announced in September

an independent review of land usage around three Australian Defence Force bases impacted by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, including Williamtown.

The review aims to

IT’S time for our community to nominate local champions who’ve supported or inspired others, shown leadership or excelled in their field as part of the 2023 Port Stephens Annual Awards.

Held on Australia Day each year, the awards are an opportunity to recognise the people who make an outstanding contribution to our place.

Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer said it’s an important time to acknowledge the amazing efforts of groups and individuals from around our region.

“We’re so proud of those who stand out as shining lights in our community, whether it’s through donating their time to community programs, championing local sports, or raising environmental awareness.

“We want to acknowledge those that go a little bit further, open their arms a little bit

wider or give that little bit extra to inspire us all to make every day better,” he added.

There are seven award categories Council is seeking nominations for.

"We want to know who you think deserves to be recognised as our Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Freeman of Port Stephens, Sportsperson of the Year, Environmental Citizen of the Year or should receive the Port Stephens Medal or Cultural Endeavour Award,” Mayor Palmer said.

“If you know someone who has given back to their community or done something extraordinary during the last year, show them you care by nominating them today,” he added.

2022 Citizen of the Year Brooke Roach was recognised for his extensive contributions to the community including volunteering as both president and co-coach for the Magpies

Rugby Club and working with many community organisations to introduce sports into people’s lives.

“This is the community’s opportunity to say thank you with a nomination so we can celebrate those who put our

community first and make us proud,” Mayor Palmer added.

Nominations close 5pm Monday 13 November 2023.

For more information and to nominate, visit portstephens.nsw.gov.au/ annual-awards

by helping an opposing player to the sideline.

She was more worried about the welfare of others than the game.

• Grahamstown Public School’s Ariana Gilson was nominated for her positive attitude and dedication to learning.

She is a willing participant in all classroom activities, often supporting her peers to achieve their best.

Ariana is helpful, kind and an outstanding

school citizen.

• Irrawang High School’s Shelby Hammond was nominated for her outstanding contribution on the recent CAPA tour.

Not only did she run the sound system for the performances, she was also mentoring the younger students.

• Hunter River High School’s Julie Salsbury has been nominated for assisting another student during an incident on the way home from school and

ensuring they were safe.

She demonstrated strong leadership skills and genuine care for others.

• Tyler, from Salt Ash Public School, was nominated for regularly assisting at the school’s breakfast club by serving students toast and cereal before they start their day of learning.

• Medowie Public School’s Mabel Groves is an exceptional role model.

She always strives to uphold the school’s expectations of being

respectful, responsible and resilient.

Mabel is an exceptional role model, representing the school with pride in a variety of pursuits from the school choir to public speaking.

• Seaham Public School’s Ella Robertson is an outstanding school citizen who always upholds school PBL values of being a respectful, responsible learner.

Ella has been supporting a new student, always looking

out for her and assisting her in the playground and classroom.

• Karuah Public School’s Sophie McKosker was nominated for always displaying school values of ‘Respect, Responsibility and Pride’.

Sophie consistently is a caring and kind citizen who is wellmannered and friendly to all.

She applies herself to every aspect of school and is a fantastic asset to the community.

Nominate those who make Port Stephens great

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Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning YET another fantastic group of young people have been recognised in the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Program.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) in the community is a joint initiative with Hunter River High School, Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace Public School, Grahamstown Public School, Seaham Public School, Karuah Public School, Medowie Public School, Salt Ash Public School and Irrawang Public School.

Last week’s nominees!

• Irrawang Public School’s Harley Donnelly is a ‘PBL Superstar’ at IPS who displays school values everywhere.

Harley and a friend were spotted by a member of the public up-righting bins and cleaning up the rubbish on a windy day.

• Raymond Terrace Public School’s Jessica Williams was seen showing care and concern to multiple girls from an opposition team at netball who fell and hurt themselves.

She even stopped playing herself to assist

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DEAR Jasminda,

By RYAN PALMER Mayor, Port Stephens Council

WE are going on a holiday with another couple -- my best friend and her obnoxious, bigot of a husband.

Normally I stay away from him, but we are sharing accommodation.

My best friend laughs off his behaviour and says he's harmless.

To me his comments and opinions aren't harmless, they are hurtful and damaging.

What on earth should I do?

Smart Parking WE’RE all aware that finding a park in our town centres and around our beaches and bays can be quite a challenge – especially on weekends and during busy holiday periods.

A few years ago, we introduced the concept of Smart Parking to Nelson Bay as a solution.

Smart Parking in Port Stephens was designed with a focus on improving safety, accessibility, and increasing parking turnover.

Importantly, it also generates revenue to help fund improvements in and around our town centres.

Since we installed the meters in Nelson Bay, revenue from Smart Parking has helped fund a range of projects, including upgrades to the carpark at Donald Street East, the conversion of Yacaaba Street and Stockton Street to a one way flow, the addition of new parking spaces, the removal of the Victoria Parade overhead bridge and place activation programs.

More recently, you may have noticed additional parking meters being installed throughout Shoal Bay, and Nelson Bay (at Laman Street and Fly Point).

These new meters are part of the next phase of the rollout of Smart Parking following engagement with local residents and business.

We know there are always concerns that arise when parking meters are installed but we’ve done our best to make the process as simple as possible.

If you live in Port Stephens, pay rates in Port Stephens or work in one of the locations where we’ve installed Smart Parking, you don’t need to pay.

All you need to do is register online and once registered, your ticket to park is your number plate.

You don’t need to do anything else other than follow the sign posted time restrictions.

It’s also important to know that Port Stephens Council has committed to reinvesting parking revenue back into the local community where it was generated.

Our Smart Parking Infrastructure Plans have been developed in partnership with the community and outline which projects the funds will be spent on, including new car parks, maintenance and repairs to landscaping, activation and signage.

We’ll soon be heading out to talk to the community about the next stages of Smart Parking which will extend to Fingal Bay, Little Beach, Birubi Headland and One Mile beach.

We’ll be talking to residents and businesses about where Smart Parking will be installed, time restrictions and their preferences for the projects that will benefit from Smart Parking revenue.

In the meantime, if you have any questions about Smart Parking, if you need to register your vehicle or find out more, visit pscouncil. info/smart parking.

FROM Saturday 4 November, Port Stephens Councillors, General Manager and Council Staff will be out in the community talking to residents at ‘Community Catch Up’ sessions across Port Stephens.

Council’s General Manager Tim Crosdale said the Catch Ups are a great way for the community to meet and chat with Council staff in a friendly and informal setting.

“We’ve run six other Community Catch Ups throughout the year, and had some really valuable interactions with people from across our community,” said Mr Crosdale.

“With a huge program of works under our belt, and plenty more to come, it’s a great opportunity for residents to come along, chat to their elected Councillors and find out what’s happening in their local community,” he added.

“Current and upcoming hot topics include our

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On the Couch

Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN

READING by Lynne Miles: Ecclesiastes 12: 13"Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear (revere) God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."3

Nuclear or wind?

DEAR News Of The Area,

THE Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud want the government to overturn Australia’s two decade ban on nuclear energy and investigate the use of small modular nuclear reactors to replace the power currently generated by coal fired generators.

Is it a coincidence then that Barnaby Joyce attended the recent anti-wind farm rally in Port Stephens and Peter Dutton has also visited the area recently?

Do they have a secondary motive for being in Port Stephens?

It is acknowledged that an alternative power source would be best sited in the Hunter region with relatively easy access to

the power grid.

The Newcastle/Port Stephens area satisfies this requirement for alternatives, including nuclear reactors.

Could it be that the secondary motive for Dutton and Joyce being in Port Stephens was the identification of suitable sites in the area for nuclear reactors?

Locations such as Pindimar, Bobs Farm, and Fullerton Cove come to mind.

Of course they’ll deny it but, what’s the old saying, where there’s smoke there’s nuclear power!

Regards, Grant KENNETT, Corlette.

Anxiety and Depression

By Rob HOILE, Depression and Hope Support Group

UNFORTUNATELY, if you suffer from depression, you will also be likely to express some form of anxiety.

This article shows just some of the behaviours - there are many more.

Living with anxiety can be a daily struggle, often leading to misunderstood behaviours and being labelled "impolite."

I want to explore how anxiety manifests in individuals' lives, urging a more empathetic perspective.

Anxiety is more than overthinking and overplanning; it can make individuals engage in actions that may appear rude to others.

Many individuals leave social gatherings without saying goodbye or avoiding calls, texts, and emails due to overwhelming anxiety.

Others may unexpectedly lash out at loved ones.

These behaviours may seem impolite, but

they are often a result of internal battles with anxiety.

In our group, many participants have shared their experiences of "impolite" behaviours of anxiety, these are just a few.

Often agrees to plans but backs out at the last minute, feeling relieved yet guilty.

Purposely ignores calls and texts and lies to friends about a reluctance to go out.

Avoids responding to messages out of fear, even when they're innocuous.

Sometimes spacing out during conversations, trapped in anxious thoughts.

Interrupting people, unable to hold back what they want to say.

Admits to being snappy due to anxiety despite not wanting to be.

Resorts to using a phone in social settings as a coping mechanism for anxiety.

Uncontrollably laughs during serious situations, leading to misunderstandings.

Resorts to nail-biting as a response to anxiety.

Heidi S. Dear Heidi, You can't go on this holiday.

At best you'll be miserable, and at worst you will potentially lose your friendship with your best friend.

I'm not sure why you agreed to it in the first place.

Clearly you are already feeling completely stressed out about what should be an enjoyable and relaxing time away for all of you.

Life is too short to put up with bad behaviour. It might make for great television, but this isn't reality TV, it's your life.

It sounds as though you've just agreed to go to appease everyone else and maybe that's half the problem.

Sometimes it's important to call out bad behaviour and set boundaries.

Otherwise situations can end up festering over many years as one person makes more and more concessions and the other gets more bold in what they say or do.

Your friend is married to this man and has made the decision to put up with him.

You're not married to him, and you don't have to make concessions.

If she's really your best friend, she should respect that.

Carpe diem, Jasminda Oscillates between staying silent and feeling the need to speak excessively.

Understanding these "impolite" behaviours through the lens of anxiety allows us to foster empathy and support for those who struggle silently.

Let's encourage open discussions about anxiety and promote a more compassionate understanding of one another's challenges.

Please find out more at our fortnightly Depression and Hope Support Group at Tanilba Bay fortnightly.

Third round of Community Catch Ups to commence in November

recently completed Koala Vehicle Strike Project, the extension of smart parking into Shoal Bay, and the review of our Port Stephens Local Housing Strategy.

“If you have any questions regarding these topics, or anything else – big or small – I encourage you to come along and have a chat.

“On the back of our previous Community Catch Ups, we heard that more people wanted to attend the sessions, but found it hard during the week when they’re at work.

“We’ve taken that feedback on board and scheduled two of the sessions on the weekend so more people can attend,” said Mr Crosdale.

The first session will be held on Saturday 4 November at the Sustainable Living Festival at Medowie, from 10am to 12pm.

Central Ward Councillors will be in attendance, alongside Council staff.

Sessions will also be held on: Saturday 25 November, 10am to 12pm at the Woodville Coffee Cubby, 227 Clarence Town Road, Woodville 2321 Monday 27 November, 10am to 12pm at the Shoal Bay foreshore, opposite the pharmacy The community can also contact Port Stephens Councillors directly at www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/mayor-andcouncillors

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q The first session will be held on Saturday 4 November at the Sustainable Living Festival at Medowie, from 10am to 12pm.

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The airfield that could have been

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE FEW are aware that an air strip was planned on Broughton Island.

A group of developers had visions of subdividing the island for land sale with an airfield considered essential for the promotion of their enterprise.

Surveyors had visited the island and pegs had been driven into the sandy soil.

Tractors and diggers were transported onto the island in the early 1960s to construct an airstrip,

q The plane was eventually moved from the island to the raft for the trip back into Nelson Bay.

Groper - when they pull, you pull harder

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE GENTLE westerly winds will bring flat seas and crystal clear water which makes catching fish off the rocks difficult.

If you can see the fish they can see you.

One fish that you can catch in these conditions is the groper.

The big problem with catching groper is catching the crab bait to

q Big blue groper can be found over the shallow reefs from Fishermans Bay to Broughton Island.

complete with air sock, suitable for the landing and taking off of small planes.

There was a problem in that the island was pitted with the burrows of mutton birds and rabbits.

catch the groper.

Wait until dead low tide then look into the rock pools for the rock crabs. Remember that there is a bag limit on rock crabs and it is illegal to use a knife or spear to gather crabs.

Keep one eye on the swell and grab the crab before the crab grabs you and hold on tight.

Rock crabs take offence at being interrupted from their daily routine and will sink their claws into you without any consideration for your discomfort.

When I chase groper out of “Stinkpot”, I drop anchor close to the islands or rocky headlands in no less than ten metres of water, berley up with a mixture of bread and crushed urchins then drop the excited crab down the berley trail on a 6/0 hook.

The groper will “mouth” the crab before swimming away, tightening the 25kg line.

Hang on tight unless you are good at water skiing.

A lesson on how to catch a groper.

When they pull hard - you pull harder.

End of lesson.

q Nelson Bay fisherman ‘Clanka’ Mclean motored out to the island in his trawler towing a raft large enough to carry a plane.

The first and only effort to land was a disaster with the Cessna nosediving.

A greater problem followed when the plane attempted a take off.

The required speed could not be

reached so the plane was dismantled and towed back, on a raft, to the mainland by a trawler.

The planned development of the airfield and the sale of land ceased.

q Champion Bill Croft with a big blue. Groper have been protected since 1968.

q Red rock crabs are the best bait.

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Suicide awarness doco to screen in Nelson Bay q Craig Hamilton, interviewed for the documentary The Promise, talks in detail about his mental health journey.

By Andrea FERRARI SUICIDE awareness documentary, The Promise, is screening in Nelson Bay on 8 November at 7:00pm, giving locals the opportunity to see an advance screening of this new Australian mental health film.

The Promise is an adaptation of former ABC radio broadcaster and mental health advocate and speaker Craig Hamilton’s journey with bipolar disorder as outlined in his best-selling book, Broken Open.

It is intertwined with

q The Promise film maker Jye Currie with the documentary’s main ‘protagonist’ Craig Hamilton. personal stories from prominent mental health experts and advocates and

sporting icons.

Mr Hamilton, who will partake in a Q and A after

q Featuring in the documentary is TV personality and mental health advocate Jessica Rowe.

to inspire empathy, understanding and action, and foster prioritising mental wellbeing and support for people on their path to recovery.

“I hope it will ignite transformative conversations, give hope, and create lasting change.

"I’m passionate about mental illness because I’ve survived it.

“Speaking about it might save someone else’s life."

The film is directed by Jye Currie who runs the awardwinning film company Green Frog Productions.

He said the film is a first of its kind, providing a compelling journey of hope.

“I want the film to create a pioneering, timeless and transformative experience for viewers that challenges stigma, sparks conversations

the screening, is on a mission to normalise conversations around mental illness; to make mental health as easy to discuss as common colds.

His dream of covering the Sydney Olympics ended before it began when he had a psychotic episode on a Newcastle train station on his way to the Games.

Instead, he ended up in a mental health facility with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

As the documentary unfolds, viewers witness Hamilton’s struggles and triumphs in living with bipolar.

“I wanted to create a film that helps to rewrite the narrative surrounding mental health and suicide prevention,” Craig said.

“The Promise aims

Triathletes to converge on foreshore

By Pat JENSEN TOMAREE Triathlon Club will host the Nelson Bay Foreshore Triathlon event on Sunday, November 5.

“Every second Sunday we typically run a triathlon out in Soldiers Point during the summer months,” said Terry Withers, President of Tomaree Triathlon Club.

The Club organises both long and short distance races for different grades of athletes, with about 70 people registered on the books.

“We have quite a large area when it comes to participation numbers, bringing in people from as far as Singleton,” said Terry.

This Sunday the Tomaree Triathlon club are hosting a sprint distance triathlon, which consists of a 300 metre open water swim, a 10km multi lap cycle race along foreshore and a 3km run through Fly Point.

Road closures and diversions affecting Victoria Parade will be in place from 6 am to 12 noon to ensure the safety of participants and spectators.

The entry fee to participate in the race is $15 which covers a single day triathlon licence with Tri

Australia.

Being a not-for-profit organisation, Terry said the club “really tries to absorb the majority of the costs involved”.

A Magic Mile Running Race is also being held, sponsored by Nelson Bay’s own Evado Studios.

The Magic Mile is a 1.6km running race along Victoria Parade to include athletes not wanting to participate in the full triathlon event.

Entry is $5. $500 in prize money will be distributed to the male and female top three podium finishes.

“We are just trying to cast the net a bit broader,” said Terry.

“Part of the objective of the club is to encourage participation by putting on accessible events for the wider community.”

With over 70 elite juniors registered, at least another 50 people of all ages and levels are expected to race in the sprint triathlon event.

“We certainly expect the young juniors to give it their best when there is a bit of cash up for grabs,” said Terry.

“A triathlon can be quite an individual sport as it takes time to train for three different disciplines, but when you finish an event like this you get such a deep sense of achievement and personal satisfaction from the time and

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effort you have put in to get you to the finish,” said Terry.

“Because of the effort you are all putting in around each other, there is a great level of camaraderie, so you can make good new friendships and or training partners in a triathlon.”

The Tomaree Triathlon Club has been operating for 32 years in one of the country's most picturesque locations for the gruelling endurance sport.

“Port Stephens has got to have one of the nicest swimming legs in the whole country,” said Terry.

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and empowers individuals,” said Jye. “This film isn't just a piece of art; it is an instrument of change.

“We have captured authentic stories of people who have survived attempting suicide and those who lost loved ones to suicide.”

Also featuring in the film are TV personality Jessica Rowe, mental health advocates Joe Williams and Bailey Seamer, world champion boxer Tim Tszyu, rugby league premiership winning coach Wayne Bennett and former Australian and NSW rugby league representative and Newcastle Knights captain Paul Harragon.

Watch the film’s trailer at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eTp-cOhqb18.

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Gold for Port Stephens paddlers at Australian Masters Festival

By Chris KARAS

A GROUP of competitive paddlers from the Port Stephens region have returned from the 19th Australian Masters Games in Adelaide with a swag of medals.

Local Dragon Boat

stalwarts Andrew Downey and wife Debbie Downey of Taylors Beach, Brendan Jones of Nelson Bay, Janine Noonan of Anna Bay, Sandra Lyons of Fingal Bay, Jane Lockhardt of Soldiers Point and Jacinta Veitch of Corlette all hail from the Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club and competed at the week-long festival of sport that brings together weekend warriors from around

Australia and the world.

They combined with paddlers from the Deepwater Dragon Boat Club in Saratoga to compete in the Senior A (40-50 yrs), B (50-60 yrs) and C (60 yrs and older) categories.

The talented Jones and Andrew Downey secured gold medals in the Senior A Open 20s race and bronze medals in the Senior A Open 10s and

also combined with a third club mate in Noonan to bring home more bronze in the Senior A Open 20s event.

Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club President Karyn Price told News Of The Area, “Close to 1000 paddlers from around the country took part in the Masters Festival.

“Our seven paddlers joined forces with the Deepwater contingent and

q Outstanding Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club paddlers Brendan Jones, Janine Noonan and Andrew Downey clinched gold and bronze medals at the Australian Masters Games in Adelaide last month.

q Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club paddlers Jane Lockhart, Jacinta Veitch, Sandra Lyon, Andrew Downey, Deb Downey and Janine Noonan participated at this year’s Australian Masters Games in Adelaide.

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Sunday 22 October 2023 Men’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course Overall, Winners 1 Ari Grace (17) 41: 2 Shane Roxby (16) 39 Women’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course Overall, Winners 1 Zoe Stewart (48) 36: 2 Lynda De Bas (38) 34c/b: 3 Julie Newsham (24) 34 Men’s Stroke: Gymea Course A1 Peter Gibson (8) 70 A2 Lachlan Lawson (2) 72c/b A3 Harry Cleare (3) 72 B1 Dave Owens (18) 70c/b B2 Scott Bowden (16) 70 B3 Paul Wheatley (21) 72c/b C1 Graeme Brown (23) 70 C2 Paul Cale (23) 72 C3 John Skeoch Monday 23 October 2023 Vets Stableford Div 1: 1 Warren Parkinson 22: 2 John Bell 19: 3 Stuart Manley 21 Div 2: 1 John Stuhmcke 20: 2 Karl Jorgensen 18: 3 Rob Hutton 19

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competed in multiple events over the two days with up to 20 races per day,” Karyn reflected.

“Races consisted of both 10s and 20s meaning the number of paddlers in the boat with the Mixed event featuring a minimum of eight and maximum of ten for each gender while the Opens holds no restrictions,” she exclaimed.

“This was the first time we had entered the National Masters and for Brendan, Andrew and Janine to collect medals was a top achievement,” Karyn added.

A highlight for Jones - who doubles as Club Coach – was being a part of the gold medalwinning Deepwater team in the Senior A Open 20s race along with Andrew Downey.

The astute Jones, who took up the sport three years ago, has represented NSW at national regattas and helped prepare the Masters team along with Deepwater mentor Kathy Cummings.

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Second placed ranking for Power quartet at AFL Masters Carnival

By Chris KARAS

MIXING it with a band of steely AFL warriors from across the country on the idyllic Sunshine Coast seems like an interesting venture for a seasoned stalwart.

For Medowie’s Renee Selby the recent AFL Masters National Carnival staged in Maroochydore was a pleasant experience with lots of goals, victories, friendship and fun the order of the day.

Accomplished winger Renee was one of four Port

Stephens Power AFL senior women players to represent NSW at the annual Masters event along with gun forward pockets Airlie Everill and Justine Hourihan and defender Josie Johnson.

Competing at her first Masters Carnival, the respected leader told News Of The Area that “representing my State was a proud moment”.

“I was in a combined NSW/ ACT and Western Australian team that performed strongly throughout the seven day

event,” Selby exclaimed.

“We worked on combinations and managed to win two of our three championship fixtures,” she added.

Renee’s Over 35s team defeated Victoria Metro 70-0 and Tasmania 26-25 but were toppled 30-13 by Western Australia in their Pool matches to finish second overall behind undefeated champions Queensland.

For Port Stephens trio Everill, Hourihan and Johnson it was another case of finishing runners up – this time in the Masters Over 40s division.

Lining up for another

Masters series they figured prominently as NSW rolled Victoria Country 24-6 and Queensland (12-1) before succumbing to eventual champions Western Australia (25-7).

All three had key roles in the campaign and turned in skilful performances to help the Blues secure a top two ranking.

Airlie and Josie also hail from Medowie and Justine from Nelson Bay and proved the driving force behind the Power club’s title push in this year’s Hunter Central Coast AFL Black Diamond Plate competition.

By Chris KARAS

Moxey is one of five Port Stephens Pythons cricketers named in a strong Newcastle Suburban Districts Rebels representative squad to compete in this year’s John Bull Shield limited overs series.

The Pythons run machine is joined by talented opening bat Leigh Williams and fellow all rounders Jeremy Rushford, Grant Garland and Tyran Eveleigh.

Moxey made an impact in the opening round win over the Upper Hunter Wombats last Sunday at Cardiff Oval No 2 – blasting a superb 80 off 63 balls to engineer a rousing 134 run triumph.

His innings featured five towering sixes and eight boundaries with Williams compiling 30 as the Rebels posted a total of 305 after being sent in to bat.

For Eveleigh it was a first senior representative

cap while Garland made his Newcastle debut after previously representing the Maitland Flood.

Pythons first grade skipper and Director of Cricket Josh Moxey told News Of The Area, “The five cricketers had earned their rep spots with outstanding performances in the Newcastle Suburban Districts Division One competition.

“All five deserved selection with Grant and Tyran making their debuts for the Rebels,” quipped Josh.

“It is a huge milestone for the pair and this experience can only benefit our club over the summer,” he added.

Jarrod Moxey - the Pythons’ Cricketer of the Year last summer - was at his potent best with the bat against the Wombats, top scoring for the Rebels with a classy half century and sharing a second wicket stand

tried outrigger canoeing to get an experience of what the sport has to offer.

“After a brief demonstration on land the participants will get the opportunity to get on the water in an outrigger canoe with experienced paddlers.

“People will enjoy a different perspective of Shoal Bay and surrounds from a canoe.

“Outrigger Canoeing is open to people of all ages,

with the only prerequisite being that they need to be able to get in and out of the canoe,” said Dave.

Aside from the obvious physical advantages to getting out in a canoe, the Club is also promoting the mental benefits.

“Being out on the water, either inside the bay or on the open ocean, just makes you feel better.

“You always feel mentally refreshed after a training

q Medowie’s Renee Selby kicks for goal while representing the combined NSW/ACT/WA Over 35s side during the recent National AFL Masters Carnival in Maroochydore.

Moxey batting masterclass inspires Rebels’ Bull Shield cricket triumph LEADING

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q Reigning Port Stephens Pythons Cricketer of the Year Jarrod Moxey scored 80 for the Newcastle Rebels in a decisive win over Upper Hunter Wombats in the John Bull Shield last weekend.

Experience an ancient paddle sport in Shoal Bay

By Pat JENSEN FOR those who enjoy getting out on the water and soaking up the stunning surroundings of the bay, Port Stephens Outrigger Canoe Club (PSOCC) is offering a free Come and Try Day for those who wish to experience the ancient paddle sport.

“PSOCC caters for competitive racers, those who enjoy a more social paddle to various locations around

Port Stephens and people who enjoy strenuous physical training on the water,” said Dave Dawson, Coach of the Canoe Club.

Designed for balance and speed, canoes have lateral floats called outriggers fastened to the hull.

“Outrigger canoe paddling had its origins in the Pacific Rim and allowed Pacific Island culture to spread across the Pacific Ocean.”

Having held a successful

q Racing off La Perouse in Sydney are Club members Kerrie, Anne, Troy and Dave.

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Come and Try Day in 2022, Dave hopes to build on that turn out in 2023.

From 8am-11am on Sunday 12 November, the Canoe Club will meet at the Shoal Bay boat ramp.

Canoes, outriggers, life jackets and supervision by professionals will be available to anyone that wants to get out on the picturesque blue water of Shoal Bay. “It’s a great opportunity for people who have never

q Racing off Port Stephens. Kerrie, Anne, Dave, Aaron, Louise and Mark.

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of 68 with Adam Fitzhenry (49 off 66 balls).

Earlier Fitzhenry and Pythons’ all rounder Williams gave the Rebels’ innings plenty of impetus with an opening partnership of 69.

In his first representative knock for Newcastle the gifted Garland clouted an unbeaten 11.

A sixth wicket union of 59 between Matthew Hiriart (48 runs off 49 balls) and Mitchell Piller (33) ensured the Rebels eclipsed the 300 run mark.

Dominic Cooper was the pick of the Upper Hunter bowlers, grabbing 4-48 off his nine overs.

Inspired bowling from Rebels skipper Mitch Kroehnert (3-12 off five), Michael Rippon (3-20 off four), Piller (2-1) and Jesse Ballenden (2-26) laid the foundations for victory as the Wombats could only muster 171 in reply.

session out on the water.

“To be effective all six people in the canoe need to work together as a team.

“It really develops cohesion and bonding amongst everyone in the canoe.

“Off the water club members often get together for everything from a coffee and chat to a weekend away,” said Dave.

For more information visit the Port Stephens Outrigger Canoe Club website http://www. portstephensoutriggers.com/

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2 x HAND operated mobility, long pickup tools For dropped items etc $10 each ono. 49817523

COFFEE/Lamp table Walnut stained good cond. Top has glass inset 60cm x 60cm H 44cm Magazine shelf at bottom $50. 0430 092 825

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COCA Cola sign in wooden and glass frame 40cmx30cm $25 Coca Cola mens red shirt with signage size XL $10 Best offer. Ph 4981 7523.

GYM equipment moving WA. Gym style treadmill $170, Total Gym Exerciser $130, Vibrating Exer Board $70, WII Console & Acc. $130 0425 289 167

MUSIC 50’s - 90’s CDs and vinyl 45’s various compilations plus single artists. 02 4966 5000

WOMENS Levi jeans new, sizeO8L-D10. $50 S 707 0493 777

COSMOPOLITAN Travelling port, half price, $85 used once 4982 6443 F110822

BEAM hanging racks pair, powder coated steel grey and rubber Suits use with bicycles or ladders. Never used $50. 0408 431 488

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GOOD antique Queen Anne dressing table with mirror $60 Ph 0429 601 039

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CRYSTAL wine glasses box set of 6 still in box Bristol. Made in Chez $20. 4982 8628 F261023

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HOLDEN Astra car rim and tire tubeless steel belted radial. Size 205 / 55R16 $70 ono. Ph 4981 7523 F150623

3 large Millenium shirts still in packaging. $30 each. 0466 880 639 F121023

12VOLT 2 tone jack 12 volt wheel brace Twin 100mm saw Ph: 4982 3648

6 x new in package single bed mattress protectors. 2 x new out of package, never used single bed fitted sheets $75 or $12 each. 0408 431 488 F280923

ANTIQUE wardrobe make an offer. 0428 943 812 F070923

2 cream leather two seater lounges. $500 each or both for $900 exc cond. 0400 955 778 Re280923

BBQ, 2 burner, VGC hardly used inc gas bottle, on wheels $110 0427 980 079

3 Windsurfer boards and fins, 85 litres. 2.4m long $99. Ring 0419 932 992 f191023

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4 x 17”x 6” Steel rims, fitted with 255/65x17 Dunlop AT23 tyres.

Suit current Nissan Navara $130 ea ono. Ph 0404 094 028 Re250822

BIKES, Apollo Altura & Shadow, little use, always garaged, both 18 speed LD tyres as new.

SOVGC. $100 each or $150 for both 0414 013 244 F051023

COLLECTION of assorted windsurfing gear. Extensions, bases vest, fins etc. $99. Ring 0419 932 992 f191023

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KING Single Bed Frame Wrought iron/wooden frame Slatted base Great condition $95 Phone 02 4987 2250 F150623

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GARDEN Furniture Black woven plastic lounge with grey covers + complete set of new covers. Incl pouf $150. 4982 0063

LOUNGE 3 piece $50. Other items too 0425 254 612 F271022

MASSAGE Table $100. 0407 267 152

NEW 5L water jug with tap. $15.00 Call 0493 078 190 OFFICE chair, adjustable height & arm and reclines. Exc cond. $60 0493 777 707 F220623

PARALLEL garment rack 102x172cmH x 44.5cmWx 82cm L still in box. $12. 4982 8628

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GOLF or Shopping Scooter, 4 wheel drive 2sp Lotus Blake Tycoon AZ36. Can be fully disassembled $2,750 ono. 4997 0435 Re111123

GOLF set leather bag, Slazenger cart woods steels extras. $250.

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PORTABLE clothesline GC, $25. 0413 023 296 F091221

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WORK bench 136cm L $100 Ph: 4938 5923 F050522

MOBILE phone Oppo A77, dual SIM, perfect cond. $99. 0493 078 190 F021123

MOBILE phone ZTE excellent cond. $80 0493 777 707 F090323

MOBILITY Scooter Pride Pathrider 130XL excellent cond. Has had little use. Cost new $4500 - sell $2750 Ph: 0418 950 995 e171123

MOBILITY Scooter 4 wheel. Good cond. with front basket, rear bag and charger. $1200 Free delivery Ph: 0418 430 643 ReS040523

WORK out seated in front of the TV or reading Compact Seated Eliptical pedal exerciser Model JR2 Cost new $175 plus frt sell $80 0412 347 546 F220623

Boats SAILING dinghy. Mast boom, oars. Rigging 3.6 outboard. $475 Ring 0419 932 992

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RAIL Corp Wall telephones and desktop push buttom phone 90’s Nokia Mobile 6300 in box, charger and manual 00’s. Samsung mobile and charger 00’s. 2 x Motorola units, chargers with info 90’s. Cheap best offers 4981 7523 F151222

RIDE-ON Mower. Rover rancher, as new, owner manual and tools. $3000 0428 406 645 e091123

REDBACK chef shoes mens size 6. Worn once $70 ono. 0413 401 589 F051023

ROOF tiles, light green 90 total, Monier Centurion $70. 4982 0063 f261023

Shoprider, 4 wheel mobility scooter as new with shade hood front basket and rear carry bag. Will deliver. $2,300. 0418 430 643

TINNY 3.1m car topper 8HP Merc. Gal. Folding trailer. Good condition No Rego. $2800 ono Ph 0427 224 744 ReS230923

Caravans ACTIVE Camper Slide On, One owner since new, EC, always stored in garage. Suits well back ute, either Super/ Extra cab, twin cab or standard ute. Extras inc Solar Panels, side awning, external fold up tray, + extra power points & lights. New batteries just fitted. Separate garage trolley inc. Ideal for two people + with large double bed, fridge stove, sink & cafe seat table configuration which can convert to an extra bed if needed. $19,800 Located at Woolgoolga NSW for easy change over 0422 189 338 e031123

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GET Fit While Seated Compact Elliptical Pedal Exercisor, Gubai model JR2 activity tracking LCD display, variable resistance, low joint impact. $80 ono. Pick up Tea Gardens. Phone 0412 347 546

WOMENS new black leather jacket, small LD worth to medium, SO $400, asking $100 0493 777 707

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HOME Office, Solid wood Lockable Computer shelving $60.00 Phone Sam 0437 878 155 F201022

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NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992

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DRESS, New Sleeveless, Pink/Blue Multicolour Mid length Size M $45 Ph: 0427 818 294

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HEDGE trimmer, ozito 450w, 360mm blades GC $50. 49820778 F100823

DRESS, New, Short Sleeve, Golden Blue Marble print Size M / Maxi Length Light weight & lined $ 50. 0427 818 294

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ST Phillips uniforms boys Blazer size 24 $50. Boys summer shirts sizes 18, 20 & 22 $10 each Ph 0415 353 798

2016 Retreat Brampton 22’. Single beds, 2 solar panels, sat dish, gas heater, many extras $70,000 ono. Reg till Nov 2023. TR76FN. Contact 0415 359 809 Re281223

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FRIDAY

UNDER THE VINES

ABC, 8.30pm

The dynamite charms of Rebecca Gibney (Packed to the Rafters) and Charles Edwards (The Crown, pictured with Gibney) cultivate this quirky and fail-safe comedy of characters about suddenly running an inherited winery in New Zealand, with mixed results. While the characters often tread a predictable path, it’s the free-flowing humour that hooks you in. As season two kicks off, the promise of romance between Daisy (Gibney) and Louis (Edwards) always dangles but is yet to ripen, as he makes another gallant attempt to save his flailing marriage.

After the marathon 51 episodes of fervent painting, tiling, setting up candles and/or flowers and general bickering between the contestants, it’s finally time for the moment of truth: auction night! It might only feel like yesterday since last year’s couples gave us both boom and bust tales in the tree-change spot of Gisborne, but now it’s time to find out if Charming Street, in coastal Hampton East, will serenade everyone with fairytale results. If host Scott Cam (pictured) appears a little nervous and sweaty, it’s understandable; real estate is an unpredictable beast.

Will millionaire veteran bidder Danny Wallis come out to play? And can this year’s villains, Kristy and Brett, win their happily ever after?

MILLION DOLLAR MURDERS

NBN, 9.05pm

Crime shows and podcasts are a wildly popular genre. From unnerving crime scene photos to witness testimonies and newly discovered evidence, they offer a fascinating, macabre look at the very dark side of human nature. It’s compelling to play armchair detective, putting together the pieces of the puzzling crime to perhaps even solve it. In this cold-case series, retired detective Deborah Wallace (pictured) is unravelling clues to some of Australia’s most baffling unsolved murders, with the backing of local police, in an effort to finally bring closure and put these cases to bed. Tonight, it’s the case of 26-year-old new mother Lynette White, who was tragically murdered in her Coogee apartment back in 1973.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australia After War. (Final, PG, R) 11.00 Don’t Stop The Music. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Shetland.

(Mal, R) 2.00 Countdown To War. (R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 4.55 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Babies: Their Wonderful World. (R) 10.10 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula.

3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secret Scotland.

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

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Sea Change. (2007, Msv, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The Key Of Hark. (2020, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet.

4.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis tours a potted paradise.

8.30 Under The Vines. (Return, PG) As Daisy comes to terms with her new life, Louis tries to repair his old one before returning to England.

9.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) The discovery of a saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village.

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 Question Everything. (R) 11.35 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 12.40 Frayed. (Mls, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PG) 8.30 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims. (Mav, R) 9.25 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Unseen. (Final, Malnv) 11.40 Tell Me Who I Am. (Mv, R) 2.40 Antidisturbios. (Malv, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Ed Halmagyi makes a mango cup salad.

8.30 MOVIE: As Good As It Gets.

(1997, Mal, R) A misanthropic writer, suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder, finds his life thrown into chaos after the only waitress at his favourite café is absent due to her son’s chronic asthma. Determined to restore his routine, he reluctantly becomes involved in her and his neighbour’s lives. Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear.

11.25 SAS Australia. (MA15+al, R) The final four must work together.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Beach House Hunters.

8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason.

(2004, Mdls, R) Renée Zellweger.

10.35 MOVIE: Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past. (2009, Ms, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGal, R) 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists include Urzila Carlson, Lloyd Langford, Alex Ward, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mls, R) Guests include Cate Blanchett.

10.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival.

11.00 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential. (1997, M) 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 QI. 11.55 Killing Eve. 12.35am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.25 ABC News Update.

1.30 Close. 5.00 Mini Kids. 5.20 Tik Tak. 5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Most Expensivest.

1.50 Killing Cancer. 2.35 Maternity Leave. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Tape Italy.

10.20 Sex With Sunny Megatron. 11.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 1.20am Dark Side Of The Ring. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Discover With RAA Travel. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Cliveden: A Very British Country House. 11.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

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: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961, PG) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Storm Rising. (Premiere) 8.30 Challenger Disaster: The Lost Tapes. 9.30 Facing. 10.30 Major Crimes. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 2. Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC. Highlights. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 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 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Of Love & Lies. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.00 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 8.50 Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 10.35 Almost Famous. (2000, M) 12.55pm Bee Season. (2005, M) 2.50 The Movie Show. 3.25 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 5.10 Bicentennial Man. (1999, PG) 7.30 Spy Game. (2001, M) 9.50 Layer Cake. (2004, MA15+) 11.45 Our Kind Of Traitor. (2016, MA15+) 1.50am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon American Restoration. 12.30 Simpsons.

2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports.

3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.00 Horses For Courses. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League.

Game 21. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers. 8.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 22. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 MOVIE: Dora And The Lost City Of Gold. (2019, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (2007, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Stargate: Continuum. (2008, M) 12.10am Homeland. (Final) 1.30 Surviving The Stone Age. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.20pm Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 MOVIE: My Life As A Zucchini. (2016, M) 8.45 MOVIE: Flawless.

(1999) 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Erin. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 The US Report. 9.00 The Media Show. 9.30 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, November 4 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 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.00 Annika.

(Mav, R) 2.50 Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes.

4.40 Landline. (R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PGa, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Curious Traveller. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World C’ship.

Round 12. Spanish Round. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating. Grand Prix 1. Skate America Pt 2. H’lights. 4.30 Marion Jones: Press Pause. (PGas, R) 5.30 Inferno: Letters From Auschwitz.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. James Squire Golden Eagle Day and Derby Raceday.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG) 12.00 Arctic Vets. (PGm, R) 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 My Way. (R) 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 Garden Gurus.

2.30 Rugby League. Pacific C’ships. Men’s.

Final. Pacific Cup. Australia v New Zealand.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 GCBC. (R) 7.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 8.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (R) 9.00 St10. (PG) 11.00 To Be Advised.

11.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day.

6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) Narrated

by Annabel Crabb.

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

7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PGa) A death occurs at a Shakespeare-for-hire agency.

8.20 Vera. (Mv, R) Part 2 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a young man.

9.50 Annika. (Mav, R) Annika and the team track down a murderer.

10.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 11.25 QI. (Ms, R) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres.

8.20 The Royals: A History Of Scandals. (PG) 9.20 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 10.10 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mas, R) 1.10 Face To Face. (Ma, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A red flag is raised for Border Force.

7.30 MOVIE: Raising Helen.

(2004, PGal, R) A young woman’s carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt after she becomes responsible for three children. Kate Hudson, Abigail Breslin.

10.00 MOVIE: Salt. (2010, Mlv, R) After she is accused of being a Russian spy, a CIA agent goes on the run and tries to prove her innocence. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber.

12.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game.

Hosted by Roz Kelly and Mark Taylor.

7.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage.

Australia v England. First innings. From Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India.

11.00 ICC World Cup: Innings Break. Takes a look at the play so far in the ICC World Cup match between Australia and England.

11.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage.

Australia v England. Second innings.

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6.00 10 News First.

7.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. Part 2 of 4.

8.00 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. (2015, Mv, R) A secret agent and his team must eradicate a rogue organisation that is committed to destroying them.

Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson.

10.30 The Cheap Seats.

(Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

11.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 INXS: Live Baby Live. 11.20 Mock The Week. 11.50 Staged. 12.15am MythBusters.

1.05 Portlandia. 1.50 Blunt Talk. 2.20 Veneno. 3.10 ABC News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Mini Kids. 5.20 Tik Tak. 5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Noisey. 12.55 Planet A. 1.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.40 Mastermind Aust. 5.45 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.40 The Future With Hannah Fry. 7.40 When Big Things Go Wrong. 8.30 Dirty Rotten Cleaners. 9.25 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films.

11.20 Why Women Kill. 1.10am The X-Files. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62)

6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Horses For Courses. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 I Escaped To The Country. 2.30 Better Homes. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. James Squire Golden Eagle Day and Derby Raceday. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Danger Man. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. Noon MOVIE: The Face Of Fu Manchu. (1965, PG) 2.00 Motor Racing.

SpeedSeries. Round 7. 5.00 MOVIE: Return To Paradise. (1953, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Sliding Doors.

(1998, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Sex And The City. (2008, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 On The Fly. (Return) Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 3. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 48 Hours. 12.05am FBI: International. 1.00 Star Trek: Discovery. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 8.00 Of Love & Lies. (2019, PG) 10.00 Queen Bees. (2021) 11.55 Stage Mother. (2020, M) 1.35pm Bicentennial Man. (1999, PG) 4.00 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 5.55 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 8.30 Hereditary.

(2018, MA15+) 10.50 Ema. (2019, MA15+, Spanish) 12.50am In Fabric. (2018, MA15+) 3.05 Layer Cake.

(2004, MA15+) 5.30 Bicentennial Man. (1999, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Life Off Road. Noon My Road To Adventure.

12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Dipper’s Rigs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Port Adelaide v GWS Giants. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Waterworld. (1995, M) 10.15 MOVIE: First Kill.

(2017, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale.

(2015) 3.15 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours Of Fuji. H’lights. 4.15 A1: Highway Patrol. 5.15 Sunnyside. 5.45 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. (2009) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games. (2012, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

11.15 Pacific Lockdown: Sea Of Resilience. 12.15pm Coastal Africa. 1.05 Going Places. 3.05 Torres To The Thames. 4.05 Defining Moments. 4.35 Bamay.

5.35 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 5.40 The Cook Up. 6.10 News. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 Ice Cowboys. 7.40 Bears: The Ultimate Survivors.

8.30 Alone. 9.40 MOVIE: Housebound. (2014, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live.

9.00 Racing Dreams: The Everest. 10.00 News.

11.00 Weekend Live. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 The US Report. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 NewsNight. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Everest. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, November 5 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 3.15 Grand Designs.

(R) 4.10 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific.

(PG, R) 5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.00 Welcome To My Farm. 11.00 Curious Traveller. (PG) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 France 24 English News.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Skate Canada. H’lights. 5.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 5.35 Hitler’s Putsch: Birth Of The Nazi Party.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jabba’s Movies.

(PGahv, R) 1.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 25. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 Drive TV. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG, R) 12.30 Fishing Aust.

1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.30 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. (PG) 3.30 Rugby League. Pacific C’ships. Men’s.

Final. Pacific Bowl. Fiji v Papua New Guinea.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (R) 1.10 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 4.00 GCBC. (R) 4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: India. (PG) Part 2 of 4.

8.20 Annika. (Ma) The team investigates when a newly released prisoner is found dead in a dog cage under a bridge in Edinburgh.

9.10 Shetland. (Mal) After the discovery of an unknown body, the search for Connor grows increasingly desperate.

10.10 Total Control. (Mal, R) 11.00 Troppo. (Mal, R) 11.55 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.05 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Treasures Of India With Bettany Hughes.

8.25 Kennedy And Sinatra: Dark Secrets.

10.00 Secrets Of The Ancient Builders. (R) 11.05 Caesar’s Doomsday War. (Mav, R) 12.40 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.30 A Short History Of Living Longer. (PGas, R) 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The 1% Club. (PGls) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) A cricketer is not playing by the rules.

8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Jane Thurgood-Dove. (Mav) A look at the murder of Jane Thurgood-Dove.

9.35 Air Crash Investigations: Cockpit Catastrophe. (PGa) Examines the case of Sichuan Airlines 8633.

10.35 Evil By Design. (Mav) 11.45 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 The Block. (Final, PGl) 9.00 60 Minutes.

10.00 Nine News Late.

10.30 Under Investigation. (Mv, R) 11.30 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome. (Mv) 12.20 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. (R) 1.30 Cross Court. (R) 2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome. (Mv, R) 2.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

Guests include Sarah Snook.

8.30 FBI. (Mav) Jubal teams up with Detective Jack Lombardo when a trucker is gunned down after a routine trip from Canada.

9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) When a special forces US Marine captain is murdered, the NCIS team finds a suspect in an unusual place.

10.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 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: Life On The Edge. 9.25 You Can’t Ask That. 9.55 Vera. 11.25 Civilisations.

12.25am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close.

5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.30 Sarah & Duck. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Shortland St. 12.05pm Big Cats Of The Gulf. 12.35 The Third Industrial Revolution. 2.30 Devoured. 3.20 Jungletown. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 5.10 Inside Sydney Airport. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Race For The Planet. (Return) 9.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Morning Programs.

Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. 3.00 The Bowls Show. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Fremantle v Sydney. 7.00 Heathrow. 7.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 9.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point.

9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Getaway. 10.30 World’s Greatest Journeys. 11.35 MOVIE: The Ship That Died Of Shame. (1955, PG) 1.35pm Iconic Australia.

2.45 MOVIE: Follow That Dream. (1962) 5.00 M*A*S*H. 7.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 7.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. India v South Africa. First innings. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm Luxury Escapes. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 3. Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am FBI: International. 1.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 2.10 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Bicentennial Man. Continued. (1999, PG) 7.55 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 10.00 Spy Game. (2001, M) 12.20pm Poltergeist. (1982, M) 2.25 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 4.15 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 6.15 Krull. (1983, PG) 8.30 Titane. (2021, MA15+, French) 10.35 Natural Born Killers. (1994, MA15+) 12.45am Spider. (2019, MA15+, German) 2.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 10. Carlton v St Kilda. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Collingwood v Richmond. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 26. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Boys II. (2003, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Mega Zoo. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House.

3.30 A1: Highway Patrol. 4.30 Abby’s. 5.00 Mr Mayor. 5.30 MOVIE: Superintelligence. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers. (2004, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Little Fockers. (2010, M) 11.50 Duncanville.

12.20am Kardashians. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Noon Garma Bunngul 2023. 1.00 Elder In Residence Oration. 2.00 Characters Of Broome. 3.30 Private Elvis. 4.50 Bears: The Ultimate Survivors. 5.40 Talking Language. 6.10 News. 6.20 Animal Babies.

7.30 Could You Survive On The Breadline? 8.30 MOVIE: Girl’s Can’t Surf. (2020, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Rosewood. (1997, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda.

9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon News.

1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Outsiders. 7.00 Sunday With Stoker. 8.00 Bernardi.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Royal Report. 10.30 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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MONDAY, November 6 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 QI. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament.

3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 4.55 Back Roads. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Babies: Their Wonderful World. (PGa, R) 10.20 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (R) 11.15 Great Canal Journeys. (PG, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.15 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate. (2022, PGav) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Dr Phil. (Mav, R) 2.00 The Masked Singer Australia. (PGa, R) 3.15 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. (Final) 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (PG, R) 11.55 The China Century. (Malv, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Finding Your Roots. (PG) 8.30 Jackie And Lee: A Tale Of Two Sisters.

9.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGa, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 My Brilliant Friend. (Mav) 11.35 Bloodlands. (Malv, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Felicity’s desperation turns to wrath.

7.30 Big Brother. (Return, Mals) Fifteen singles are excited to enter the house, but they quickly discover not everything is as they expected.

9.00 S.W.A.T. (Mv) The team discovers that stolen architectural drawings could lead to a major threat against the city.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) Kidd bonds with a homeless victim.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 My Mum Your Dad. (PGls) 9.05 Million Dollar Murders: Lynette White. (Mv) 10.10 Reported Missing. (Ma) 11.20 Nine News Late.

11.50 Resident Alien. (Malsv, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, 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 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Masked Singer Australia.

A behind-the-scenes look at the show.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Final, Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.40 Melbourne Cup Preview Show.

A look at the upcoming Melbourne Cup. 10.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.15am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.35 Escape From The City. 1.30 Veneno. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Shortland St. 12.05pm Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government.

12.55 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 1.20 The Inside Story. 1.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Then You Run. (Premiere) 10.20 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Business Builders. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Man Who Haunted Himself. (1970, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Krull.

Continued. (1983, PG) 7.45 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 10.20 Miss Marx. (2020, M) 12.20pm Mr Pip. (2012, M) 2.30 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 4.25 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 6.30 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 8.30 The Forgotten Battle. (2020, German) 10.45 The Counterfeiters.

(2007, MA15+, German) 12.35am Serena. (2014, MA15+) 2.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Motorbike Cops. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Support 3.30 Boating. Austn V8 Superboats C’ship.

4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 9.30 Duck Dynasty. 10.00 Mountain Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House.

2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld.

8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.50 MOVIE: American Pie. (1999, MA15+) 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Under The Dome. 1.05 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Talking Language. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Who The Bloody Hell Are We? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 My Home The Block. 10.00 MOVIE: Murder In The First. (1995, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Outsiders. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, November 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament.

3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Babies: Their Wonderful World. (R) 10.10 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.15 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) The latest news and views.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 Horse Racing. The Big Dance on Cup Day and Eagle Farm Raceday.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 My Mum Your Dad. (PGls, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 7.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 10.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Day. 5.30 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Ml) 8.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (Final) 9.30 Dementia & Us. (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (Final, R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. (MA15+ad, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 The Mission. (Mal) Part 3 of 3.

9.30 House Of Maxwell. (MA15+a, R) 10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 The Dark Heart. (Malv) 12.00 The Hunt For A Killer. (Malv, R) 2.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) A life is on the line. Felicity leads with rage. Cash’s career is in jeopardy.

7.30 Big Brother. (M) After sharing their first kiss the night before, Josh and Tay wake up in each-others arms.

8.50 The Endgame. (Premiere, Malv) A criminal mastermind puts together a plan to rob seven banks across New York City.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 A Friend Of The Family.

(Premiere, MA15+a) A girl goes missing.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 My Mum Your Dad. (Mls) Hosted by Kate Langbroek.

9.10 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage.

Australia v Afghanistan. First innings. From Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India.

11.00 ICC World Cup: Innings Break. Takes a look at the play so far.

11.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage.

Australia v Afghanistan. Second innings.

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Masked Singer Australia.

(Final) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) Parker discovers he is the victim of identity theft while investigating the unusual murder of an ensign.

10.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) 11.40 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 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 Queen Of Oz. (Final) 9.00 Rosehaven. 9.25 Portlandia. 10.15 Blunt Talk.

10.45 Fleabag. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential. (1997, M) 2am Staged.

2.25 Mock The Week. 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon In My Own World. 12.55 VICE. 1.30 Gaycation. 2.25 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone: Frozen. 9.20 Meet The Neighbours. 10.25 Shoresy. 11.25 Monogamish.

12.30am Black Market. 2.20 VICE Guide To Film.

2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

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6am Morning Programs.

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest.

4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

1.50pm Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Johnny You’re Wanted. (1956) 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 7.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v Afghanistan. First innings. 9.10 Tennis. Billie Jean King Cup. Group stage. Australia v Slovenia. 3am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Melbourne Cup Preview Show. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI: International.

10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.45 The Movie Show. 7.15 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 9.15 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 11.05 Les Misérables. (1998, M) 1.35pm Krull. (1983, PG) 3.50 Coco Avant Chanel.

(2009, PG, French) 5.55 The Scarlet And The Black.

(1983, PG) 8.30 Sniper: The White Raven. (2022, Russian) 10.35 Berenshtein. (2021, MA15+, Russian) 12.45am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Counting Cars. 1.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 9.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia.

9.45 MOVIE: Ted 2. (2015, MA15+) Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries.

7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Bamboozled.

(2000, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Peta Credlin. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

Port Stephens Veteran Golfers Association

By Gary WATT

RESULTS from a 2 Ball Aggregate Stableford played at Tanilba Bay GC on Monday, 23rd October, with 41 players for the Max Halloran Trophy.

Winners : Kerry Phillips &

Greg Garvin with 72pts.

Runners Up : Fred Rimoni & Jim Gill with 70pts on c/b Nearest the Pin, 4th Hole, Div 1 : Warren Deuis.

Div 2 : Bryan Porter.

22 PORT STEPHENS NEWS OF THE AREA

Nearest the Pin, 11th Hole, Div 1 : Michael Moussa.

Div 2 : Brian Marshall.

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

Div 2 : Dave Hurley.

Drive & Chip, 18th Hole, Div 1 : Phil Rogan.

Div 2 : Bryan Porter.

Ball Winners : Phil Rogan & John Evans 70pts, Brian Marshall &

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Alan Foster 69pts, Ray Stubbs & Steve Robards 66pts, John Howlett & Ian Dean 64pts, Gary Watt & Ross Dobson 63pts, Wayne Smith &

Ralph Brown 62pts and Tony Care & Bruce Stimpson 61pts.

Lucky Prize Draw Winner : Brian Marshall.

Next Weeks game is at Kurri Golf Club with a 7:30am start. Visitors are welcome any Monday, please ring Gary Watt on 49814536 for starting times.

Thursday, 2 November 2023

PORT STEPHENS

NEWS OF THE AREA

WEDNESDAY, November 8 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

(Final, R) 10.45 Q+A. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.10 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.15 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 10.10 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.20 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: The Alleged Abduction. (2019, Mav, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (PGad, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 My Mum Your Dad. (Mls, R) 1.30 Drive TV. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 My Market Kitchen.

(R) 9.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 The Masked Singer Australia. (R) 3.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 4.00 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Question Everything.

9.05 Australian Epic. (Premiere, Mal) 9.35 Planet America.

10.05 QI. (PGs, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Line Of Beauty. (Msldn, R) 12.10 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Mals, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Meet The Neighbours. (M) 8.30 Alone UK. (M) 9.30 Significant Other. (Mals) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Miniseries: The Night Logan Woke Up. (MA15+dv) 12.10 The Investigation. (Ma, R) 1.50 Before We Die. (Madlv, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Felicity makes a heartfelt plea to Tane.

7.30 Big Brother. (Mal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

8.40 A Year On Planet Earth: Autumn. (PGa) Stephen Fry takes a look at autumn, a season that brings opportunity, but also huge challenges.

9.40 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News.

11.40 A Friend Of The Family. (MA15+a) 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 My Mum Your Dad. (PGal) 9.00 Luxe Listings Sydney. (MA15+l) 9.50 Botched. (Malm) 10.50 Nine News Late.

11.20 The Equalizer. (MA15+v) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Getaway. (PG, 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 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.30 MOVIE: Ride Like A Girl.

(2019, PGal, R) Follows the story of jockey Michelle Payne, the first female rider to win the Melbourne Cup. Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell.

10.30 So Help Me Todd. (Final, PGa) Todd impersonates a lawyer.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Vera. (Final) 10.00 Killing Eve. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.15 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge.

12.10am Civilisations. 1.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers.

5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon How To Rob A Bank.

1.40 Planet A. 2.30 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers.

9.30 MOVIE: The Invisible Extinction. (2023) 11.05 MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 12.55am Romulus. 3.10 Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Surf Patrol. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Jabba’s Movies. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol.

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 Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 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 Evil.

(Return) 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Scarlet And The Black. Continued. (1983, PG) 8.10 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 10.00 A Bump Along The Way. (2019, M) 11.50 Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 2pm The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 4.00 Binti. (2019, PG, Dutch) 5.40 All Quiet On The Western Front.

(1979, PG) 8.30 71. (2014, MA15+) 10.25 Blood.

(2012, MA15+) 12.05am Voyage Of The Damned.

(1976, M) 2.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 NFL. NFL. Week 9. Kansas City Chiefs v Miami Dolphins. Replay. 1pm Outback Truckers. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Busted In Bangkok. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia.

9.45 MOVIE: Magic Mike XXL. (2015, MA15+) Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup.

2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Characters Of Broome. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay.

6.35 News. 6.45 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.40 BLK: An Origin Story. 8.30 Black Gold. 10.05 Persons Of Interest. 11.05 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin.

7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, November 9 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story.

(R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Planet America. (R) 11.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything.

(R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust.

(R) 3.55 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 10.10 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.20 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice. (2009, Mav, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 My Mum Your Dad. (PGal, R) 1.30 My Way. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Oaks Day.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 8.50 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 9.40 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. (Mln, R) 10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (Final, R) 12.10 Q+A. (R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Every Family Has A Secret: Grace Karskens And Ming Balintong. (Ml) 8.30 Luke Nguyen’s India. (Final) Luke Nguyen visits Pondicherry.

9.30 Erotic Stories. (MA15+s) A man hooks up with a stranger.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Devils. (MA15+a) 1.05 The Stranger. (Mav, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Harper lends an ear to Tane.

7.30 Big Brother. (Maln) Louis and Minee’s attraction to each other seems palpable as they sit in the garden and talk.

8.45 MOVIE: The King’s Man. (2021, MA15+v) Members of a spy agency find themselves pitted against an evil cabal bent on starting a war. Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Harris Dickinson.

11.35 The Latest: Seven News.

12.05 Pearson. (Malv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PGdl) 8.30 Emergency. (Mm) 9.30 Big Miracles. (Mam, R) 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.50 The Gulf. (Madlv, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, 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 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.

(Final) Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.40 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+av, R) Muncy tries to fit in with the squad.

9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented

by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Australian Epic. 10.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.25am Live At The Apollo. 1.10 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Land Of The Giants: Titans Of Tech. 1.40 Hunters. 2.30 Munchies Guide To Basque Country. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons. 11.05 The Bambers: Murder At The Farm. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Surf Patrol. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 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 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 1.55 Dr Quinn. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Spring And Port Wine.

(1970, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances.

8.00 Tennis. Billie Jean King Cup. Group stage.

Australia v Kazakhstan. 3am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 FBI. 11.30 FBI: International. 12.30am Home Shopping.

2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 JAG.

SKY NEWS (53)

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Binti. (2019, PG, Dutch) 6.40 Belle. (2013, PG) 8.35 Coco Avant Chanel. (2009, PG, French) 10.40 Loving Vincent.

(2017, M) 12.25pm Kill The Messenger. (2014, M) 2.30 The Movie Show. 3.05 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG) 5.40 The Guns Of Navarone.

(1961, PG) 8.30 Rambo. (2008, MA15+) 10.10 Free Fire. (2016, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs. 5.55am The Guns Of Navarone. (1961, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 American Dad! 9.30 Darradong Local Council. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched.

5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.15 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex!

11.00 Botched By Nature. Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.30pm The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

8.30 The Panthers. 9.30 No Ordinary Black. 9.40 MOVIE: Lantana. (2001, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Sharri. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 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

Record participation numbers and expanding growth with a total of 54,358 the immense strength of for Northern NSW Football percent soccer and the high quality which is significant,” he said.

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competitions as well as NNSWF’s Walking Football and Kick-On for Women programs.

An elated Hicks told News Of The Area that the results

were a huge fillip for the sport of football in the region.

“It is really important that our numbers within our competitions continue to increase,” Mr Hicks revealed.

“The number of registered winter players is up by eight

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“This increase is crucial in helping the game continue to grow and we hope that we see these trends continue to help build the future of football within Northern NSW,” Hicks added.

CEO Haynes believes

experiences delivered by member zones and clubs throughout the region had contributed to the growth.

Registrations for the 2024 season open early next year.

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SPORT Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent

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By Chris KARAS

FOOTBALL in the Northern NSW region continues to prosper with record participation numbers across all competitions in 2023.

According to Northern NSW Football’s annual census, results have shown expanding growth which augurs well for the future of football in the region.

Northern NSW Football CEO Peter Haynes and General Manager Community Football Ross Hicks were delighted with the growing numbers across the board.

The census, including information from 1 July 2022 to June 30 2023, was highlighted by a nineteen percent increase in the total number of registered participants, with registered players increasing by 20 percent.

MiniRoos participation, for players aged four to eleven-years-old, also increased by nine percent, with youth numbers also up by nine per cent and senior participants climbing four percent.

Registered volunteers were up nineteen percent, registered match officials have increased eight percent and registered coaches have grown two percent.

There was an immense 75 per cent increase in the number of non-traditional participants including the Football FIVES and Fast FIVES

q Northern NSW Football can boast record participation numbers across all competitions in 2023.

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PFAS Independent Review Call for submissions

PFAS INDEPENDENT REVIEW I am proud to announce that as part of the Albanese Government’s commitment to addressing the PFAS contamination around the RAAF Base Williamtown, the Independent Review has now commenced.

Public submissions for the Australian Government’s Independent Review of land (PFAS) contamination will open from 9am AEDT Monday 23 October 2023 until 9pm AEDT Sunday 3 December 2023.

The Review will focus on communities around RAAF Base Williamtown, and other communities affected by historic use of PFAS are also able to make submissions.

In addition to calling for submissions, a public hearing will be held on the following date. Times are in local time zones.

RAAF Base Williamtown Murrook Cultural Centre 2163 Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown NSW 2318 10am – 3pm, 5:30pm – 8pm Thursday 9 November 2023

An important part of this is the call for community submissions around future land use. If you would like to make a submission or register your interest to attend the public hearing, please scan the QR code to the right.

Scan the QR code or visit the website below to learn more about the Review, including how to make a submission. Scanning the code will also provide details to register to speak at a public hearing or attend as an observer. www.pfasindependentreview.com.au Contact 1800 879 142 (9am – 5pm, Mon-Fri) pfas.submissions@defence.gov.au PO Box Q1084 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

How to get in touch with me: 4983 2401

35 Sturgeon Street Raymond Terrace NSW 2324

meryl.swanson.mp@aph.gov.au

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