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By Tara CAMPBELL MEMBERS of the Port Stephens community were invited to attend a Pensioners Taskforce forum last week in Nelson Bay, hosted by Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson and Julian Hill, Member for Bruce and Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

Julian Hill is the Secretary of the Protecting Pensioners Taskforce, an ongoing task force hosted by the opposition, aiming to connect with and advocate for seniors across Australia.

Locals of Port Stephens made their voice heard at the

forum, discussing fears of the Cashless Welfare Card, lack of appropriate health services in the region and cuts to Medicare funding.

‘We want to find out what issues are relevant to the community so we can fight for them and advocate for those we represent,” Ms Swanson said.

Julian Hill said that although COVID restrictions had halted plans to discuss the Pensioners Taskforce in Nelson Bay, after six months of rescheduling, he was eager to hear what residents had to say.

“We’re doing this right around the country, firstly to listen to people, and then to take the issues that we're seeing, particularly common issues, back to either our policy development or to the Government, if we are given

q Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson and Member for Bruce Julian Hill at the forum. Photo: Tara Campbell.

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FROM Page 1 the great privilege after the election,” Mr Hill said.

Julian said commonly discussed issues included the crisis in aged care following the Royal Commission in which 148 recommendations were made and only half have been responded to, the 900 cuts which were made to Medicare funding and rebates during the pandemic, online scams and cyber security and the social security system, particularly the cashless welfare card.

This was supported on the day, with many residents raising these common issues.

“During COVID, there was a freeze to the pension and over the past few years, there

have been some of the largest cuts to the Pension which has greatly affected the quality of life for many of our oldest residents.

“Over 50,000 people in Australia have signed the petition to scrap the cashless welfare card and we’re listening to this- the community have made it known that this is not wanted and that it needs to be abolished,” Mr Hill said.

“We don’t always get it perfect, but we’re committed to listening and acting based on those we represent,” he concluded.

CORRECTION NEWS Of The Area would like to offer correction to a story printed in last week’s edition of Port Stephens NOTA. The story ‘Dr Shortages and DPA Reclassification could penalise Port Stephens’ (p6, 31 March 2022 Edition) incorrectly stated that the whole of the Port Stephens LGA was classified as a

Distribution Priority Area (DPA) region, a status that identifies areas where people don’t have enough access to doctors, based on the needs of the community.

In fact, only parts of the LGA are classified with that status.

q Julian Hill speaking at Wests Nelson Bay. Photo: Tara Campbell.

BOSCAR release Port Stephens Crime Statistics

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rate of recorded criminal incidents per 100,000 population for major offences with Port Stephens now at a ratio of 2.1 for murder offences.

The ratio of robbery for Port Stephens has dropped to only 0.2.

In the twelve months to December 2021, the number of criminal incidents for major offences in Port Stephens were are as follows: Murder (1), Domestic violence related assault (352), Non-domestic violence related assault (273), Sexual assault (104), Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences (100), Robbery (4), Break and enter dwelling (159), Break and enter non-dwelling (79), Motor vehicle theft (91), Steal from motor vehicle (219), Steal from retail store (97), Other stealing offences (345) and Malicious damage to property (509).

Overall, recorded crime statistics released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show major decreases in crime during both COVID-19 lockdowns.

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This fact, combined with previous longterm declines, means many crimes are at historic lows.

In 2021, the rate of the following offences was at the lowest level since BOCSAR crime records commenced 27 years ago in 1995: murder, robbery, burglary, car theft, stealing offences and malicious damage to property.

Property offences fell sharply during both lockdowns.

These crimes remain well below prepandemic levels, even after mobility restrictions have been lifted.

Violent crime, by comparison, showed a different pattern during the pandemic.

Counts of both sex offences and non-domestic assault, were temporarily low during both lockdowns.

However, both promptly returned to pre-pandemic levels once restrictions were eased.

Commenting on the findings, Jackie Fitzgerald, Executive Director at BOCSAR, said it was unsurprising that the huge social upheaval caused by the lockdowns had a flow on effect to criminal activity.

“What was unexpected is that the downward trend was so consistent across offences.

“For those offences that remained low in December 2021, it will be interesting to observe how long it takes for crime rates to return to pre-pandemic levels as NSW residents resume regular activities,” Ms Fitzgerald said.

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Calls For Change On Use Of Mayoral Minutes

By Marian SAMPSON QUESTIONS continue to be raised about the use of a Mayoral Minute by Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer at the 22 February meeting of Council.

While operating within Council rules, questions have been raised within the community about the fairness of its use in the recent attempted sale of 109 Foreshore Drive.

The Mayoral Minute delivered at the Council meeting on 22 February, saw the Mayor introduce the motion to sell the land at 109 Foreshore Drive.

He then moved the motion, spoke to the motion, ruled the motion to be urgent, used the right of reply on the motion, put the motion, voted on the motion, exercised his casting vote on the motion and declared the motion carried.

He then adjudicated on the dissent motion against his own motion, voted on the dissent motion, exercised his casting vote on the dissent motion, and then declared it lost on his casting vote.

Port Stephens Councillor Leah Anderson told News Of The Area, “The fight continues for 109 Foreshore Drive to be reclassified to community land.

“I sent to Council my notice of motion, twelve days before the next Council meeting, to put the iconic waterfront block of land known as 109 Foreshore Drive, back on the Council agenda for fresh community feedback via consultation to re-classify the land and make it safe from being sold.

“I was surprised and shocked when the Mayor put up an urgent Mayoral Minute, an hour before the Council meeting, to sell this same block of land, to fund very important community projects, and to make my Notice of Motion a lost cause.”

Ms Anderson has questioned why Mr Palmer did not submit the plan to urgently sell the land as a notice of motion, to give Councillors time to think about the issue before voting.

“I do not know why he did not put this to Councillors twelve days earlier as a notice of motion, like I had to.

“Councillors did not even get to decide not only to sell the land, but what projects should be funded if so.

“I personally feel what was done was wrong, and I am sure most of the community feel the same.”

Dick Appleby is a long term resident of Port Stephens, and his vast experiences include being an activist, a union official and a company director.

Mr Appleby is challenging the use of the Mayoral Minute and the Mayor’s casting votes.

“I always took the view that as chair of a meeting, your primary role was to facilitate the debate by assisting all the debaters to

fully explore the issue and reach a wellconsidered resolution of the matter at hand.

“If the Mayor really wanted to get this up with some credibility and respect he could have moved an amendment to the existing notice of motion to put his proposal on public exhibition as an alternative to the one being proposed, or he could have just let the Councillors debate the original motion and reach a sensible majority decision based on the facts presented.

“These disgraceful tactics just encourage disrespectful behaviour and rancour in the Council meetings and leave the Mayor embroiled in controversy instead of being impartial, above the fray and commanding

the respect that his office deserves.”

Mr Appleby is calling for our State Member to look into the ongoing use of Mayoral Minutes.

“I cannot find a reason why they exist, and there must be some history somewhere for these ‘god Powers’ to have been granted to Mayors somewhere in the distant past,” he said.

In regards to community concerns relating to the use of the Mayor’s casting vote to break voting deadlocks on Council decisions, Tony Wickham, Governance Section Manager, Port Stephens Council said, “All Council meetings are conducted in accordance with Council’s adopted Code of

Meeting Practice.

“The adopted Code of Meeting Practice is based on the Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW. “The Mayor or their representative presiding over the meeting can use their casting vote for or against a motion or amendment.

“The Mayor or their representative can also decline to use their casting vote.

“This rule applies to all Councils in NSW and has done so for many years,” he said.

Mayor Palmer was contacted by News Of The Area on the use of Mayoral Minutes, but declined to comment.

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Crime Crackdown or Election Scare Tactics?

IN late March Liberal candidate for Paterson Brooke Vitnell announced plans for a crime crackdown across Port Stephens, Maitland, Rutherford and the Hunter.

Ms Vitnell’s plan outlined steps to see crime rates reduced across the community.

“I believe the Federal Government can and should take a leadership role in crime reduction and it starts with having a federal representative willing to tackle this issue for the protection of our community,” Ms Vitnell said.

“Local residents should feel safe and secure in our community.

“Many people have raised concerns with me about an increase in local crime including break-ins, property damage, stolen and burnt-out vehicles and theft.”

Ms Vitnell said her ‘crime crackdown’ will include the funding of CCTV infrastructure across areas of concern in the region; and a comprehensive plan to combat anti-social behaviour, working in

conjunction with local organisations funded by the Early Intervention Grant from the Safer Communities Grants Program.

“I look forward to working with Port Stephens Council, the local area command, local organisations and community groups on how our community best feels we can combat local crime and prevent and protect community infrastructure,” Ms Vitnell said.

Federal Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson described Ms Vitnell’s announcement as a “shameful grab for votes”.

“She is running a scare campaign, confusing state and federal issues, and doesn’t understand the way the Safer Communities Grants Program works.”

Ms Swanson said there is no funding available under the Safer Communities Grants Program, with round six of the program having closed in August and a seventh round not yet announced.

Ms Swanson also raised concerns over the original Safer Communities Grants Program.

The Safer Communities Fund was established in 2016 to boost the efforts of local councils and community organisations to address crime and anti-social behaviour by funding crime prevention initiatives (such as fixed and mobile CCTV and lighting).

“The program was introduced by the Liberals in 2016 to deliver on their election promises; only 71 targeted organisations were eligible to apply in the first round,” said Ms Swanson.

“An audit of the Safer Communities Fund by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has raised questions about the way funds were distributed and recommended greater transparency and accountability.”

Across the first eight selection processes over five rounds, $184 million in grant funding was awarded.

“According to the ANAO, 699 projects were funded, five applications (worth $1.2 million) assessed as ineligible were approved, 54 percent of funding decisions, covering 60 percent of funding allocated, did not have a clear basis for the decision recorded, and 84 percent of funding awarded to community organisations was to religious organisations.”

Ms Swason said Labor is “committed to protecting our community, not scaring them to win votes”.

“I continue to work with all groups in Paterson to make our community safer, especially with my state colleagues, as crime prevention is essentially a NSW Government responsibility,” said Ms Swanson.

q President of NSW Neighbourhood Watch Cr Bill Hackney, Brooke Vitnell Liberal Candidate for Paterson and Federal Attorney-General Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash at Raymond Terrace Police Station.

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Emergency Services Update

By Tara CAMPBELL

IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update for Port Stephens.

Bushfire Danger Period

April sees the end of what was a very wet Bushfire Danger Period.

Permits are no longer required in rural areas, but you still need to advise NSW Rural Fire Service of any plans to burn.

For anyone in Raymond Terrace or Heatherbrae, it is still a requirement to seek a fire permit all year round from Fire and Rescue NSW and follow Port Stephens Council's outdoor burning policy.

If you’re not sure if you are in an urban area under the supervision of Rural Fire Rescue or Fire and Rescue NSW, reach out to either organisation, and they will be glad to help.

to work hard over the past week, with calls to animal flood rescues, water ingress into properties, roof damage, trees down and homes isolated.

With damaging winds and more rain forecast for the next week, the SES Unit are preparing for another challenging week.

Thank you for all you’re doing for the community throughout this tough time.

Steal From Motor Vehicle Theft

Crews at NSW SES Port Stephens have continued

The Port Stephens Hunter Police District is issuing a reminder about Steal From Motor Vehicle (SFMV) offence prevention. “In most SFMV offences we see that valuables, including wallets and garage door openers are left in unlocked cars.

“As a result of these offences, we often see further offences such as Stolen Vehicles, Break and Enters and Fraud Offences (such as PayWave frauds),” a representative from the district said.

Keep your valuables

AT about 12.50pm on Monday 28 March 2022, officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were patrolling the Salamander Bay area for an offender on outstanding offences.

Officers observed a 32-year-old man at a carpark of a licensed premises in Salamander Bay and attempted to arrest him.

Police deployed OC spray before the man fled the scene in a black Audi.

Additional police resources from Port

Stephens-Hunter Police District were requested, where they sighted the vehicle in Nelson Bay. A pursuit was initiated however was terminated almost immediately due to the manner of driving.

A short time later, the vehicle was located by Traffic and Highway Patrol officers on Nelson Bay Road at Salt Ash where a second pursuit was initiated.

This was terminated again due to the manner of driving.

Shortly after, the vehicle

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safely inside your locked house.

Double check your car is locked.

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Report all offences to the Police.

“Port Stephens Hunter Police District monitors these offences and task patrols of the problem areas to actively target known offenders and provide a deterrent to wouldbe thieves,” the district said.

Heatherbrae Robbery

A joint investigation identified a 23-year-old male responsible for two robberies that occurred in Heatherbrae and Cameron Park.

He was arrested and charged and has been refused bail until next court appearance.

Marine Rescue

At approximately 11:30AM on Saturday 2 April, Marine Rescue Port Stephens were called to a six-metre cabin runabout which was

having engine issues just outside Port Stephens Heads.

The one person on board was drifting further out to sea.

While on route, a vessel had provided assistance and was towing the DV to meet up with PS31 so it could take over the tow.

Once on scene, crew Brian and Murray quickly worked to tow the vessel towards Little Beach boat ramp.

Water Vessel Safety Marine Rescue Port Stephens reminds all marine vessel users to log on when they head out on the water.

When you log on, whether using the Marine Rescue NSW app or via VHF Channel 16, you are ensuring that should something go wrong out on

the water and you don't Log Off, a Marine Rescue Port Stephens rescue crew will start searching for you, “Logging on and off will give you the peace of mind that someone has your back when you are out on your boat, jet ski or paddle craft and when you have returned home safely, remember to log off,” the Marine Rescue crew said.

Man charged with alleged Man charged over alleged police pursuits – Nelson Bay sexual touching – Raymond Terrace was located abandoned near a premises on Cromarty Lane, Bobs Farm.

A perimeter was established before a 32-year-old man was located hiding in long grass a short distance away.

He was arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station, where he was charged with several offences including police pursuit, assault police in execution of duty and drive whilst disqualified.

He was refused bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Tuesday 29 March 2022.

A MAN will reappear in court next month following an investigation into the alleged sexual touching of a teenage girl in Raymond Terrace.

Earlier last month, detectives attached to Port StephensHunter Police District commenced an investigation following reports a fifteen-yearold teenage girl had allegedly been sexually

touched by a man known to her.

Following extensive inquiries, officers executed a search warrant at a home on Rosetta Way, Raymond Terrace, where they arrested a 36-year-old man about 11am onTuesday 29 March 2022.

He was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station and charged with five offences including intentionally sexually touch child over 10yrs, procure child for

unlawful sexual activity and use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.

He was refused bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Wednesday 30 March 2022, where he was formally bail refused to reappear at the same court on Monday 4 April 2022.

Investigations are ongoing, with anyone who wishes to report a crime urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The local impact of Rising Ocean Temperatures

By Marian SAMPSON

AUSTRALIA’S reefs and marine ecosystems are at grave risk of mass bleachings and extinction, a marine heatwaves research briefing from the Climate Council has found.

Port Stephens is home to Australia’s southern most coral reef at Fly Point.

It isn’t just the Great Barrier Reef that is at risk due to rising sea temperatures.

The Climate Council briefing, ‘In hot water: Climate change, marine heatwaves and coral bleaching’ was released recently, as a UN reef monitoring delegation touched down to assess the condition of the Great Barrier Reef.

The Reef is currently being watched closely by scientists for another possible mass bleaching event, with temperatures up to 3°C higher than average in central parts of the reef.

The briefing affirms that last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans.

The excess heat absorbed by the ocean in 2021 was equivalent to the energy of seven Hiroshima atomic bombs detonating every second.

Near surface waters off south eastern Australia are warming at nearly four times the global average, leading to changes in the distribution of species, species collapse and a decline in biodiversity.

Climate Councillor, climate scientist and Distinguished Professor of Biology at Macquarie University, Lesley Hughes said, “Under a high emissions scenario, the Reef could face bleaching every year as soon as 2044.

“This would effectively destroy the Reef and other shallow water reefs worldwide.

“The Great Barrier Reef is dangerously close to another mass bleaching event, which would make it an unprecedented and catastrophic fourth such event in six years.

“Unless we cut emissions deeply this decade the situation on the reef will only get worse.”

The briefing also reveals that heatwaves are having devastating impacts on Australia’s marine ecosystems including seagrass and kelp forests, and on industries including aquaculture, fisheries and tourism.

Port Stephens is home to large areas of seagrass which is a food source for turtles and other marine creatures.

Dr Scott Heron, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University said, “The last eight years have been the warmest years on record, so it isn’t a surprise that we’ve seen increased frequency and severity of marine heatwaves.

“Summertime heatwaves in that period have had severe impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, which not only affect the Reef and the organisms that live there but also the people whose livelihoods rely upon a vibrant reef, such as tourism operators and commercial fishers.”

Port Stephens has a strong tourism industry

q Changes are happening to the reefs around Australia due to rising sea temperatures. Photo: Harriet Spark.

associated with our beautiful marine environment and it is also home to a commercial fishing fleet.

“It is clear that we need strong action this decade from Australia and from the global community on the primary cause of climate change – fossil fuel emissions.”

Tomago Aluminium Embarks On Recycling Program

By Marian SAMPSON

PORT Stephens is home to Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, Tomago Aluminium.

Tomago Aluminium has recently signed an agreement with Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products,

Capral Aluminium, to supply approximately 550 tonnes of production scrap to Tomago Aluminium annually for remelting.

This industry leading arrangement is the first of its kind within Australia, paving the way toward access to low carbon aluminium for

Australian manufacturers.

Luke Hawkins, General Manager Supply and Industrial Solutions at Capral Aluminium said, “As far as we are aware this is the first commercial scrap arrangement for postproduction scrap aluminium to be remelted in Australia and we are very excited to be

Elvis has left the building AGED care residents from Regis Port Stephens were delighted to be involved in the release of Elvis the green sea turtle back into the wild. Their residents relish being involved in community projects and were elated to be part of this momentous occasion.

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by Sea Shelter Marine Hospital / Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters located at Anna Bay. Regis Port Stephens residents were invited to the release of Elvis and were given a wonderful briefing about what had happened to Elvis and a narrative about his recovery. Shortly after being placed on the sand at Fly Point, Elvis headed off

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working on this with the team at Tomago Aluminium.”

More than 95 percent of Australia’s scrap aluminium is exported for recycling.

In 2020 Australian exporters reported 119,075 tonnes of aluminium were sent overseas, an increase of 25.13 percent on the previous year.

“The scrap we provide will be scrap that is generated during the extrusion process, the aluminium billet used by our Penrith plant is supplied

by Tomago which means they are able to ensure the alloy of the scrap is known which is critical for the remelt process.

“Generally, aluminium smelters have limited capacity for remelt.

“This is because of the safety and process risks of contamination.

“We’ve worked closely with Tomago to define this arrangement to ensure we provide scrap content which is of value to Tomago and able to be successfully and safely remelted,” Luke said.

Within Australia, aluminium production largely relies on coal-fired electricity to power the process.

For aluminium smelters like Tomago Aluminium the production chain never stops.

Tomago Aluminium uses around ten percent of the New South Wales power supply to produce 590,000 tonnes of

aluminium per year.

Commenting on the new arrangements, Tomago Aluminium CEO Matt Howell said, “We are delighted to be able to close the loop for Capral and Tomago in a true ‘cradle to grave’ aluminium alloy supply and recycle arrangement.

“Best of all, the product that is made in NSW is now recycled in NSW. “With global supply chains experiencing significant disruption and carbon footprint an increasing consideration, these new arrangements do not require international shipping through already congested ports.”

Recycling of aluminium alloys at Tomago requires very little electricity and uses a tiny fraction of the energy required to produce primary aluminium.

“Often the raw aluminium from our potlines must be cooled from ~950 degrees to ~720 degrees to be processed through the cast products department and having clean, dry extrusion scrap is a perfect way to do this.”

“Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 percent less energy than production from ore, avoiding emissions, including greenhouse gases.

“This is a critical and important step for Capral and Tomago Aluminium; let’s call it the first significant step towards developing local

circularity for Capral.

“We are excited to embark on this journey with such a progressive and committed supplier and look forward to developing opportunities to build a local market for low carbon aluminium in Australia,” Luke said.

Climate Action Port Stephens (CAPS) President Alisha Onslow told News Of The Area, “Any industrial initiative that reduces greenhouse gas emissions is to be applauded.

“The process of recycling scrap aluminium uses far less energy than that of primary production from ore.

“However, the major benefit of local processing for the planet is in eliminating the emissions that are part and parcel of international shipping.

“The aluminium industry is to be commended for attempting to reduce its carbon footprint.

“We hope that Tomago Aluminium – the biggest energy user in the nation – can deliver on its expressed intention to shift towards 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

“We would be concerned about the use of gas as backup, unless of course the choice of gas is green hydrogen,” she said.

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$150,000 funding for stronger communities

By Tara CAMPBELL

MEMBER for Paterson Meryl Swanson is pleased to announce $150,000 in federal funding to a number of Port Stephens organisations.

Round Seven of the Stronger Communities Program aims to improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities.

Grants of $15,000 will go towards a new war memorial for Anzac Park Raymond Terrace, a new rescue watercraft for Fingal Bay Surf Lifesaving Club, grandstand-style seating at the Tomaree Sports Centre, and expansion of the Rotary Club of Raymond Terrace Furniture Bank for domestic violence survivors.

Funding has also been allocated to Medowie Rural Fire Brigade for the painting and purchase of IT equipment and Port Stephens Netball Association to improve security and landscaping at its Raymond Terrace courts.

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buy a TV and tables for group programs at Tomaree Community Centre, Connect Global will begin refurbishing the kitchen at its Swan Bay men’s facility, and Port Stephens Community Arts Centre will install new sinks and clay traps at its Barn facility.

Funding has also been awarded in the Paterson Electorate to Weston opshop, Metford Community Baptist Church, Coalfield Local History Association, Maitland Girl Guides, City United District Cricket Club, Maitland Junior Football and Youth Off The Streets.

“These are all such important initiatives

and I have been pleased to support them.

“These diverse projects – across community, sport, and the arts – would not come about without the people who drive them, most of whom are volunteers.

“I thank these wonderful people for making our community so strong and vibrant,” Ms Swanson said.

The Stronger Communities Programme supports the Australian Government’s commitment to deliver social benefits in communities across Australia with Round 7 of the program providing $22.65 million to fund small capital projects in each of the 151

federal electorates.

The program intends to encourage and support participation in local projects, improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities.

Community consultation is a critical element of the program.

In consultation with their community, each MP must identify potential applicants and projects in their electorate and invite them to apply for a grant.

Invited applications are assessed against the program’s eligibility criteria through a closed non-competitive process.

AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC PLAN Employment’s up, so we’re taking the next step.

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NELSON BAY CANCER PATIENT TRANSPORT GROUP

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Is a volunteer group providing the following services to our local community Volunteer drivers who transport patients to the Newcastle Metropolitan area for cancer treatment and related Doctors’ appointments.

This service is provided free of charge to patients and continues due to the generosity of our volunteer drivers, financial grants and donations received from the local community.

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School Support For Northern Rivers

By Marian SAMPSON

WE have all been shocked by the images that have come from the Northern Rivers region after recent flooding events.

Even some of the youngest members of our community have felt driven to do something, anything to help.

The School Captains of Irrawang High School started a drive to collect donations of bottled water, long life milk, linen, pet food, nappies, toiletries and jerry cans.

The school worked with its three of its feeder primary schools - Irrawang Public School, Medowie Public School and Grahamstown Public School - which all took donations from their school communities. q

The response was exceptional - with the school captains not expecting the level of donations which were taken in.

This was all planned prior to the second flooding event which has hit the region.

Lue Fagan of Irrawang High School told News Of The Area, “Jo Cotton is a teacher's aid and she and her husband Brett drove the goods to Lismore this week.

“There was a great deal of uncertainty about where the bus would actually deliver to as we were told Lismore collection centres were full.

“We found out the afternoon before the bus left.

“They ended up at Casino and with help from the ADF unloaded the bus load at the Casino Showground.”

The organisers were

The donations stocking up in the school hall.

assured that “all donations will be given to those that have been impacted by the floods in the Lismore region”.

Being centrally distributed from Casino meant the donations could also be distributed to some of the smaller centres that have been ravaged by the flood event in the surrounding areas including Woodburn and Coraki.

As soon as the bus was unloaded people were taking the goods.

“It was a massive effort and we are so proud of the whole community for their compassion and generosity.”

Donations to the schools came from the general public as well as the school community.

“Jo did the heavy lifting to make this happen and

q The crew packing the bus.

everything donated has gone to good use.

“We are sending out a special thank you to our school communities and the wider community q

PEP-11 Dead In The Water

By Marian SAMPSON

TOURISM operators and environmentalists have a landmark decision to celebrate after Prime Minister Scott Morrison put the final nail in the coffin of the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP-11).

There were serious

concerns that if the exploration went ahead that it would significantly negatively impact the migration of Australia’s Humpback Whales.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Government’s decision under section 59(3) of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to propose

to refuse the application has been formalised.

“PEP-11 is officially dead in the water,” the Prime Minister said.

“I said the project would not proceed on our watch, and that is exactly what has happened.

“The decision has been finalised to ensure PEP-11 will

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The bus that delivered the donations.

not go ahead as a result of the steps taken by my Government.

“I would like to thank our local Liberal Members and candidates and the coastal communities from Newcastle through to Wollongong for voicing their concerns and for working with the Government to ensure the local communities and environment remain protected.”

Liberal Candidate for Paterson Brooke Vitnell said that the decision had “put the

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people of the Hunter first”.

“The Prime Minister first expressed his opposition to the PEP-11 project during a visit to the Hunter last year,” said Vitnell.

“This should quieten the detractors who claimed that PEP-11 wasn’t dead.

“The Prime Minister has worked hard to ensure this decision won’t be reversed.

“I am especially pleased for the people of Port Stephen’s where the coastal lifestyle is at

who helped make the delivery of goods to communities in need possible,” she said.

the heart of their way of life,” Vitnell said.

The New South Wales Government agreed with the Morrison Government’s proposed decision.

The National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) has advised the applicant of the decision.

q Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Lucy Elizabeth Wicks, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the division of Robertson.

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If the sneak peek of season 11 of The Living Room is anything to go by, the crew are swinging back to the ’60s for a whole lot of fun. But for hosts Amanda Keller (pictured), Dr Chris Brown, Miguel Maestre and Barry Du Bois, variety is the spice of life. One thing fans can expect from this fun and enthusiastic lifestyle series is the return of The Help Desk and heartwarming stories of lending a hand to people in need, along with a series on travel for dummies and some pretty special dinner guests. It’s reliably fun Friday night fare.

Now that we’re more than halfway through season four of this comfort viewing-style police dramedy, it’s questionable whether we can still call its main protagonist, middle-aged cop John Nolan, a rookie. Played by Nathan Fillion (pictured), who brought his legions of Castle fans along for the law enforcement ride with him, this season really has dialled up the drama. In “Heart Beat”, Nolan is confronted with big moments, both personally and professionally. When a plane crashes in the city, the team races to the scene. Then, in “End Game” Officers Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Bradford (Eric Winter) investigate the murder of a homeless teenager.

BILLY CONNOLLY: MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE

PRIME7, 7.30pm

When Billy Connolly (pictured right) announced his retirement from stand-up comedy in 2020 due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease, it was upsetting news for fans of the boisterously freewheeling and honest comedian.

That same year, the special Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure, celebrated his amazing 50-year career.

Now, fans will be delighted by this heartwarming follow-up, which invites us into Connolly’s new life in the Florida Keys. It’s a cheery, lightweight peek into his new home and routine. The bittersweet clips from his stand-up days drive home what a force of nature he was on stage.

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PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.10 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Deep Water. (Mls, R) 2.05 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. (R) 2.00 Arabia With Levison Wood. (Ma, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: My Life As A Dead Girl. (2015, Masv, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 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: Blueprint To The Heart. (2020, PGa) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (PGal, R) 2.50 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis finds a bushland roof garden.

8.30 Smother. (Return, Mlv) A stranger turns up on Val’s doorstep claiming to be Denis’ estranged son.

9.25 Grantchester. (Mav, R) Will asks for Geordie’s help after his father gets himself into trouble.

10.10 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

10.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 11.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (PGd, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Britain’s Secret Islands. (PG) 8.30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 9.20 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (Premiere) 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 11.45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games.

(MA15+av, R) 1.30 The Killing. (Mv, R) 3.50 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+v, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(PGaw, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Joh gets a special guided tour of The Wiggles’ studio. Adam builds the ultimate storage cabinet.

8.30 MOVIE: The Dressmaker.

(2015, Malsv, R) A woman returns to her hometown in the Australian outback as an accomplished dressmaker, determined to take revenge on the townspeople who wronged her. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Hero To Hit Man – Lindsey Rose.

(MA15+av, R) Looks at killer Lindsey Rose.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5.

Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus Sydney Roosters match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.35 MOVIE: Navy Seals. (1990, Mlv, R) An air crew is captured by terrorists.

Charlie Sheen, Dennis Haysbert.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. (Return) Dr Chris Brown has no idea what he is in for when he embarks on a tour of Melbourne with chef Miguel Maestre as his guide. Barry Du Bois and Amanda Keller head out to help a local soccer club.

8.40 To Be Advised.

11.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Lore.

(2012, MA15+) 10.15 Black Mirror. 11.15 MOVIE: The Tender Hook. (2008, M) 12.55am QI. 1.25 Parks And Recreation. 2.10 Black Comedy. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.25 Rita And Crocodile. 5.30 Clangers. 5.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Huang’s World. 12.50 VICE. 1.25 Basketball.

Euroleague. Semifinal B. Barcelona v Milan. Replay.

3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

(Final) 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. 9.50 Sexplora. 10.20 Day Of The Dead. 11.10 Instinctive Desires. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 ICU. 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 9.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Golf. US Masters. Day 1. Continued. 9.30 GolfBarons. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: It’s All Happening. (1963) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.35 MOVIE: RED 2.

(2013, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3.

Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 5.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer.

Women’s International Friendly. Game 1. Australia v New Zealand. 10.00 Law & Order: SVU. 11.00 CSI. Midnight Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am What We Did On Our Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.20 Martian Child. (2007, PG) 9.20 Angrezi Medium.

(2020, PG, Hindi) Noon Orchestra Class. (2017, M, French) 1.55 Lion. (2016, PG) 4.05 Hoot. (2006, PG) 5.45 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 7.30 Intolerable Cruelty. (2003, PG) 9.25 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, M) 11.25 Late Programs. 5.55am Hoot. (2006, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 America’s Game. Noon Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. 12.30 Shipping Wars. 1.00 Picked Off. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. Geelong v Brisbane Lions.

10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay.

1.00 Peaking. 1.20 LEGO Masters. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events. (2004, PG) 7.40 MOVIE: Sonic The Hedgehog. (2020, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: The Hangover 2. (2011, MA15+) 11.35 Weird Science.

12.05am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.55pm Bamay. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line.

3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 MOVIE: Toys And Pets. (2017, PG) 9.15 Bedtime Stories. 9.25 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.15 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 11.15 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 The Blame Game. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

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 Grantchester. (Mav, R) 2.50 Father Brown.

(PGv, R) 3.35 Grand Designs. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Grand Final Series. Game 3. Melbourne Boomers v Perth Lynx.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. (R) 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. Part two.

4.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 4.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.40 Spending Secrets Of The Royals. (R) 5.35 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Championships Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and Thoroughbred Club Cup Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

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

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Suncorp One House.

(PG, R) 12.30 The Rebound. (Return) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (Premiere) 1.30 Outback & Under. (PGal) 2.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, R) 2.30 MOVIE: HouseSitter.

(1992, PGls, R) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 GCBC. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1.

Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 2.

5.30 10 News First.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Father Brown. (PGa) Father Brown delves into the past when a child killer is murdered.

8.15 Unforgotten. (Mal) Cassie and Sunny discover Walsh was chased by all four suspects on the night in question.

9.05 Troppo. (Madl, R) A major breakthrough in the investigation is threatened when Amanda’s past erupts into the present.

10.05 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Kevin performs a forceps delivery.

11.05 Victoria. (PG, R) 11.55 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) 8.30 Philip: Prince, Husband, Father.

9.30 World’s Greatest Bridges: Severn Bridge. (PGa, R) 10.20 Anne Boleyn: Arrest, Trial, Execution. (PG, R) 11.15 MOVIE: The Happy Prince. (2018, MA15+l, R) 1.10 MOVIE: The Pianist.

(2002, MA15+av, R) 3.50 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+lv, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Two brothers from Thailand claim they are just tourists but Border Force officers are suspicious.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. (2009, Mhv, R) Harry comes into possession of a potions book. Daniel Radcliffe.

10.40 MOVIE: Wrath Of The Titans.

(2012, Mv, R) Perseus sets out to rescue Zeus. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson.

12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3.

Melbourne 400. Day 2. Highlights.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, Mdls, R) Bridget Jones flees to Thailand on holiday. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth.

10.30 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002, PGsl, R) 12.30 Outback & Under. (PGal, R) 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) It has been a long, hot summer with the lifeguards protecting beachgoers at the unpredictable Bondi Beach.

7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 23.

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. 10.00 Ambulance Australia.

(Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat.

11.00 Ambulance. (Ma, R) As protestors begin flooding London and blocking the roads, the entire computer system used to respond to 999 calls crashes.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021: The Gala. 9.30 Sammy J. 9.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.00 Gavin & Stacey. 11.30 Schitt’s Creek. 11.50 Archer. 12.15am Year Of The Rabbit. 12.40 The Young Offenders. 1.10 Australia Remastered. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 Basketball. NBA. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Is This Sexual Harassment?

1.10 Hunting Hitler. 2.50 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 Yokayi Footy. 4.15 WorldWatch. 5.45 Insight.

6.45 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.35 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 9.25 Black Market. (Final) 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Weekender. 2.30 AFL Women’s Post-Game.

3.00 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 4.00 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals. 5.00 Horse Racing. The C’ships Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and Thoroughbred Club Cup Day. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country. (Premiere) 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 The Baron. 12.10pm MOVIE: Mine Own Executioner. (1947, PG) 2.25 MOVIE: Orders To Kill. (1958, PG) 4.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (1969, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 8. Fijian Drua v ACT Brumbies. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Whole Nine Yards. (2000, M) Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Bondi Rescue. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. Noon The Doctors. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 Truck Hunters. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 NCIS. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15am CSI. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Hoot.

Continued. (2006, PG) 7.35 The Triplets Of Belleville. (2003, PG, French) 9.05 Song For Marion.

(2012, PG) 10.50 The Good Girls. (2018, M, Spanish) 12.40pm Gundala. (2019, M, Indonesian) 3.00 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 4.50 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 6.40 Stan And Ollie.

(2018, PG) 8.30 Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 The Weekend Prospector. 11.30 Life Off Road.

Noon AFL Women’s Grand Final Pre-Game. 12.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. Adelaide v Melbourne. 2.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. Sydney v North Melbourne. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 4.

Fremantle v GWS Giants. 10.00 MOVIE: Hot Shots!

(1991, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.40pm A1: Highway Patrol. 2.40 The Break Boys.

3.10 Ultimate Rush. 3.40 Surfing Australia TV. 4.10 LEGO Masters. 5.30 MOVIE: The Phantom.

(1996, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Transformers: The Last Knight. (2017, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Super 8. (2011, M) 12.45am Road Trick. 1.15 Kardashians. 2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury.

3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

12.35pm Songlines. 1.10 Through The Wormhole.

2.00 Sportswoman 2021. 2.30 Rugby Union. SA Premier Grade. 4.00 Soccer. Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 VICE Sports. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The South Sydney Story. 7.30 Black Mamba. 8.30 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 10.15 MOVIE: Johnny Handsome. (1989, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Championships. 10.00 News. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Championships. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, April 10 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders.

10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass.

(PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey. (PG, R) 3.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.30 Tomorrow Tonight. (PGd, R) 5.00 Art Works.

(R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business. (PG) 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing.

ProMX C’ships 2022. Round 2. 3.30 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Women’s Race. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Men’s. 4.30 Countdown To Qatar.

5.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.30 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. (1988, PGlsv, R) 3.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 3.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 4.00 Better Homes.

(R) 5.00 News.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Grand Final.

3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5.

Cronulla Sharks v Wests Tigers.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen.

8.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient.

9.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3.

Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. Race day.

5.30 10 News First.

6.30 Compass. (R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand.

(Final) Hosted by Chris Moller.

8.30 Troppo. (Malv) Amanda takes a huge risk.

9.30 Killing Eve. (MA15+v) Villanelle has a dalliance with the new assassin.

10.15 Harrow. (Mav, R) 11.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Mdlsv, R) 12.10 Growing Up Gracefully. (Mlns, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Getting Their Acts Together. (Ml, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Easter Island: The Ancient Builders. (PG) 8.30 This Is Joan Collins. (M) A look into the life of Joan Collins.

10.20 Secrets Of The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury. (R) 11.10 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Mal, R) Whitney Houston.

1.20 America’s Great Divide: From Obama To Trump. (Malsv, R) 3.25 Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times. (Mal, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

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

7.30 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Killer Storm. (M) Looks at Melbourne’s 2016 thunderstorm asthma occurrence.

8.30 MOVIE: The Help. (2011, Ma, R) Three women build an unlikely friendship. Emma Stone.

11.30 The Blacklist. (Mav) 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3.

Melbourne 400. Day 3. Highlights.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

8.00 Janet Jackson. Part 1 of 2.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Australian Crime Stories: Billy The Texan. (Mlv, R) A look at Billy “The Texan” Longley.

11.30 Manhunt: The Wests. (MA15+av) 12.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mls) Compilation of highlights from the series featuring Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and many more.

8.30 FBI. (Mv, R) The team welcomes a new member as they search for a killer who orchestrated a mass shooting at a left-wing media company. OA’s personal connection with the case threatens to cloud his judgment.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 9.35 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 10.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 11.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

Midnight MOVIE: Lore. (2012, MA15+) 1.50 Close.

5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6.30am WorldWatch.

8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 Basketball. NBA. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Forged In Fire. 1.30 Ice Cowboys. (Final) 2.20 Fashionista. 2.30 If You Are The One. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. 5.00 Australia In Colour. 5.55 Speed With Guy Martin.

7.00 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.45 In Search Of...

8.30 The Story Of. 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Amstel Gold Women’s 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep.

3.00 I Escaped To The Country. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Harbour Cops. 5.30 Motorway Patrol. 6.30 Mighty Trains. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Railroad Australia.

9.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Golf. US Masters. Day 3.

Continued. 9.00 GolfBarons. 9.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 10.00 The Garden Gurus. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 The Avengers. Noon World’s Greatest Islands. 1.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 3.00 Getaway. 3.30 MOVIE: South Of Algiers. (1953) 5.25 MOVIE: Pony Express. (1953, PG) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Truck Hunters.

4.30 Buy To Build. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Beyond The Fire. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.10am MOVIE: Hangman. (2017, MA15+) 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Song For Marion. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.45 Stan And Ollie.

(2018, PG) 8.35 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life.

(2019, PG) 10.40 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 12.30pm Stree. (2018, M, Hindi) 2.55 The Triplets Of Belleville. (2003, PG, French) 4.25 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 6.50 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 8.30 The Physician. (2013, M) 11.20 The Hollars. (2016, M) 12.55am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 11.00 Fishing.

International Series. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Ultimate Fishing.

2.00 Hook Me Up! 3.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

(Premiere) 4.00 Fishing Addiction. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 MOVIE: Lost In Space. (1998, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Transporter 2. (2005, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Surf Lifesaving. Austn C’ships. 2.00 Liquid Science. 2.30 The Break Boys. 3.30 Children’s Programs. 3.40 MOVIE: Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution. (2019, PG) 5.40 MOVIE: Kicking & Screaming. (2005, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Warcraft.

(2016, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013, MA15+) 11.45 Allegiance. 12.45am Kardashians. 1.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Basketball. Indigenous Championships.

11.00 Football. CAFL. 12.30pm Motor Racing. W Series. Highlights. 1.00 Soccer. Serie A Femminile.

2.45 Rugby League. NRL NT. 4.15 Softball. SA Premier League. 5.45 Going Native. 6.15 News.

6.25 Wild New Zealand. 7.30 True North Calling.

8.30 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 10.20 Jordan Rides The Bus. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders.

10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 7.00 Sharri. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 Outsiders. 10.30 The Blame Game. 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, April 11 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

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

1.00 Victoria. (PG, R) 1.55 Smother. (Mlv, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News.

11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News.

12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Watergate. (Mal, R) 2.50 Secrets Of The Department Store.

(PGaw, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: At Home In Mitford. (2017, G) 2.00 Highway Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (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 MOVIE: Eat, Drink And Be Married. (2019, PGa) 1.40 Talking Honey. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Dog House Australia.

(R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

(PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 China Tonight.

10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.40 Q+A. (R) 11.45 Deep Water. (Malv, R) 12.30 Glitch. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Britain By Beach. (PG) Part 1 of 4.

8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) The Tower celebrates the Queen’s coronation.

9.25 Planet Expedition. (PG) Steve Backshall explores a lava tube.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Beneath The Surface. (MA15+adv) 12.00 Tin Star. (MA15+v) 12.55 Unit One. (Masv, R) 3.40 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv) 8.30 MOVIE: The Proposal.

(2009, PGls, R) After being threatened with deportation, a high-powered Canadian editor gets engaged to her assistant to get a green card so she can continue working in the US. He agrees to the charade on the condition they head to Alaska to meet his quirky family. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 The Resident. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Mega Zoo. (PG) 8.30 La Brea. (Mv) Josh and Izzy’s lives are on the line.

10.20 Nine News Late.

10.50 100% Footy. (M) 11.50 Bluff City Law. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia.

Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia.

(PGs) Two teams go head-to-head in a battle of wits that has them trying to fool the opposition.

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The team is called to Vermont after a couple growing illegal marijuana massacre their employees.

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. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines.

7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.15 Restoration Australia. 10.15 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. 10.40 State Of The Union. 11.05 QI. 11.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Midnight Parks And Recreation. 12.40 Black Comedy. 1.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Replay. 2.00 Forged In Fire. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Question Team. (Premiere) 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.20 Devilsdorp. 11.30 How Sex Changed The World. 1.10am Fear The Walking Dead. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail.

1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Hornby: A Model Empire.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 12.50am Honour. 3.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Outback & Under. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Seven Worlds, One Planet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Only Two Can Play. (1962, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 8.45 Poirot. 10.45 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 23. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue.

Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1.

Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. Replay. 10.30 A-League Highlights Show. 11.30 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Triplets Of Belleville. Continued. (2003, PG, French) 6.40 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 8.30 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 10.10 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 12.35pm Checkered Ninja. (2018, M) 2.05 Stan And Ollie.

(2018, PG) 3.55 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 5.30 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 7.35 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 9.30 22 Bullets. (2010, MA15+, French) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Peaking. 12.40 LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. 3.00 Surfing Australia TV. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny.

6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.

(1998, MA15+) 10.35 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen.

3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Great Blue Wild. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Utopia Generations. 9.30 Colony. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Outsiders. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood.

5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report.

8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live.

9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page.

11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Barter Kings. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne 400. H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars C’ship. Melbourne Super400. H’lights.

4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne Super400. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: U-571. (2000, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, April 12 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 11.10 Grand Designs NZ. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Malv, R) 2.45 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.40 Escape From The City.

(R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Watergate. (Ml, R) 2.50 Inside The Savoy Hotel. (PGa, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Sweetest Heart. (2018, G) 2.00 Highway Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (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 MOVIE: Forever In My Heart. (2019, G, R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Dog House Australia. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (Ml) 8.30 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong.

9.30 The Poles Revealed. (PG) 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Deep Water. (Mal, R) 12.50 Glitch. (Malv, R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Saxmundham To Dedham. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Looks at new technology.

9.30 Dateline. Investigates the work of environmentalists.

10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Thin Blue Line. (Mals) 1.45 Blood. (Malv, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mlv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 Police Strike Force. (Mad) Takes a look inside police investigations.

8.30 The Rookie. (Mav) Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey’s past, he must decide if they still have a future.

When a plane crashes in the middle of the city, the team races to find out why.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 The Resident. (M) A patient causes a security crisis.

12.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.00 Mr Mayor. (PG) The staff are divided over a trivia competition.

11.25 Murdered By Morning: Last Call. (Ma, R) Take a look at murder cases.

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Outback & Under. (PGal, R) 1.30 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 Dog House Australia.

Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 NCIS. (Ma, R) After a body is found at an unmanned aerial-vehicle testing site, the team investigates.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) The NCIS team investigates the robbery of a high-end arts storage facility by going undercover.

10.30 NCIS. (Mdv, 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. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.55 State Of The Union.

9.15 Gavin & Stacey. 9.45 Schitt’s Creek. 10.10 The Office. 10.40 Defending The Guilty. 11.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Parks And Recreation.

12.40am Black Comedy. 1.05 ABC News Update.

1.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Replay. 2.00 Forged In Fire.

2.50 One Burning Question. 3.00 Video Game Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone: The Beast. 10.10 Adam Ruins Everything. 10.35 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 11.25 The Bad Kids.

12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute.

2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters.

4.30 Charles: 50 Years A Prince. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.45am Gold Digger. 4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

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 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: At The Earth’s Core.

(1976, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek.

1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer.

Women’s International Friendly. Game 2. Australia v New Zealand. 10.00 Bull. 11.00 NCIS: New Orleans.

12.50am Shopping. 2.20 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.20 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life.

(2019, PG) 8.25 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 10.20 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 11.55 Two Is A Family. (2016, M, French) 2.05pm Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 3.45 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 5.45 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 7.40 Odd Thomas.

(2013, M) 9.30 The Whistlers. (2019, MA15+, Romanian) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

12.10pm LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing.

Formula E World C’ship. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show.

7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops.

8.30 MOVIE: Shaft. (2000, MA15+) 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science.

Midnight Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales.

4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Letterkenny. 10.00 Gomorrah.

10.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game.

Noon American Pickers: Best Of. 1.00 Million Dollar Catch. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars.

4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Wheelburn. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol.

8.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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WEDNESDAY, April 13 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

(R) 11.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.30 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (PGl, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Mal, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (PG, R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News.

11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News.

12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: The Longest Ride. (2015, PGasv, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (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 MOVIE: Made For You With Love. (2019, G, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG) 9.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. (Mls) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 11.50 Deep Water. (Final, Mal, R) 12.35 Glitch. (Mlv, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (PG) 8.30 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War. (M) 9.35 The Responder. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Red Light. (MA15+a) 12.50 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+av, R) 1.55 The Good Fight. (Mals, R) 2.40 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+v, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mln, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Felicity and Tane’s rendezvous gets interrupted.

7.30 Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure. Comedian Billy Connolly reveals his new home in the Florida Keys.

8.45 America’s Got Talent: Extreme.

(PGa) Contestants from all over America showcase stunts and extreme talents for a panel of expert judges.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things sport.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl) 8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PGlv, R) 10.45 Nine News Late.

11.15 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.10 Grand Hotel. (Ma, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) A frantic call from a witness to a motor vehicle accident requires concise advice from the medical dispatcher.

9.30 Bull. (Mav) Personal conflicts abound for the TAC team when Bull asks them to lead the defence for his ex-girlfriend.

10.30 This Is Us. (Ma) 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. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. (Final) 9.15 Finding The Archibald. 10.20 Keeping Australia Safe. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 12.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Black Comedy. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Forged In Fire Latin America. 1.40 Noisey.

2.10 Maximum Pressure And The Unreachables.

2.45 Child Genius. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 9.30 MOVIE: Sweet Country. (2017, M) 11.40 MOVIE: Rampant.

(2018, MA15+) 1.45am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute.

2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters.

4.30 Secrets Of Skyscrapers. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner.

8.30 Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: I’ve Gotta Horse. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 iFish Summer Series. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek.

1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted.

12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 The Love Boat. 5.00 ST: Next Gen.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.35 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 8.35 Kirikou And The Men And Women. (2012, PG, French) 10.15 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 12.10pm Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 2.05 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 4.00 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 5.50 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 7.30 Black Sea. (2014, M) 9.35 Shot Caller. (2017, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Train Truckers. 1.00 Graveyard Carz. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Portland Charter Boat Wars.

5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Prometheus. (2012, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Peaking. 12.45 LEGO Masters. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of Long Beach.

H’lights. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny.

6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Gods Of Egypt. (2016, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Songs From The Inside. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Bushwhacked!

3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon.

7.30 High Arctic Haulers. 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, April 14 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story.

(R) 10.30 How Deadly World. (PG, R) 11.00 The Poles Revealed. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Ml, R) 2.00 Deep Water. (Final, Mal, R) 2.50 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.40 Escape From The City. (R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Watergate. (PGa, R) 2.50 Inside Marks & Spencer. (PG, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Perfect Day. (2006, PGal, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

2.30 Dog Patrol. (PGa, 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 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 First Dates Australia. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (Final) 10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. (R) 11.35 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 12.05 Call The Midwife.

(PG, R) 1.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl.

(Mdlsv, R) 2.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Every Family Has A Secret: Linda Lawless And Lisa Bird. (PG) 8.30 Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

9.30 Miniseries: Four Lives. (M) Part 1 of 3.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Gomorrah. (Madl) 12.50 Fargo. (MA15+v, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv) Jasmine can’t accept her new family.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

(2010, Mhv, R) Harry searches for the Horcruxes. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Criminal Confessions: Professional Suspect. (Malv, R) A look at the murder of Sara Dixon.

12.00 Crazy On A Plane. (Mls, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Canberra Raiders v North Queensland Cowboys.

9.50 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.35 Nine News Late.

11.05 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.55 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. (Ml, R) 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 First Dates Australia.

Singles go on a blind first date.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. A diverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which capture every unpredictable moment.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (PGalv) 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. 7.10pm Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 QI. 10.40 Tomorrow Tonight. 11.15 Gruen. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Black Comedy. 1.35 Close.

5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Rudy! Rudy? 12.30 The Promise: Abuse At Willowbrook. 1.00 Most Expensivest. 2.00 Unknown Amazon. 2.50 Cyberwar. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Roswell: The First Witness. 9.15 Behind Bars: World’s Toughest Prisons. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Secrets Of Skyscrapers. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 ICU. 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (Return) 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency.

9.30 Casualty 24/7. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 The Love Boat.

Noon Star Trek. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.30 NCIS. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.50 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 9.40 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 11.30 I Am Not A Witch. (2017, M) 1.15pm The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 3.15 Goal! (2005, PG) 5.25 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 7.30 Captain Fantastic. (2016, M) 9.40 Hotel Artemis. (2018, MA15+) 11.25 Gotti. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game.

Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 American Pickers. 2.00 Barter Kings. 3.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Shipping Wars.

5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 5.

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL PostGame. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 1.00 Peaking. 1.50 LEGO Masters. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 42.

9.30 MOVIE: The Usual Suspects. (1995, MA15+) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.05am Below Deck Mediterranean. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.45pm Two Cars, One Night. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 On Country Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

8.30 Tribal. 9.25 MOVIE: Children Of Men. (2006, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.30 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.30 The Front Page. 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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Preservation Of Tomaree Headland Heritage

By Marian SAMPSON

THE future of the Tomaree Lodge site has been under a shadow for many years.

Since the last of the Department of Human Services residents left the site the Tomaree Headland Heritage Group Inc (THHG) has been lobbying to see the site Heritage listed and saved for community use.

The group has now been successful in attracting a $5,000 grant from the recent AGL Newcastle Gas Community funding round.

Peter Clough of the THHG told News Of The Area, “This will be used to create a number

of video clips, particularly using drone and QR technology, to highlight the history and opportunities for a future Tomaree Lodge site.

“The video clips will potentially include interviews of key local people who represent the military, Indigenous and marine history.

“The concept is to use video clips in a community engagement program.”

Peter believes developing the video clips and QR codes will complement the preparation of a concept plan which has been commissioned by the THHG for the adaptive re-use of the Tomaree Lodge site to demonstrate its potential

q Tomaree Lodge is nestled on the western shores of Tomaree Headland. Photo: Marian Sampson.

and opportunities, while at the same time recognising the potential of this outstanding heritage listed and world class iconic asset for Port Stephens.

THHG plans to use social media along with traditional media to highlight the potential educational and research opportunities, the interpretation and restoration of key heritage assets, including indigenous, military through World War II and marine nature including tours of the oyster hatchery.

The site offers several ecotourism opportunities such as history and nature walking tours, possibly serviced by a visitors information centre with

Karuah Place Plan

By Marian SAMPSON

KARUAH is joining other destinations and villages within the Port Stephens LGA as a community with a Place Plan endorsed by Council.

The village sits on calm riverbanks and is renowned for its magnificent oysters.

The village is now bypassed by the freeway, however driving through Karuah doesn’t make your journey north or south much longer, just more scenic.

Mayor Ryan Palmer said the endorsed plan its a great outcome for the community.

“Karuah is a growing village with a unique connection to the local environment.

“The river, wetlands and natural bushland provides valuable habitat for native wildlife and is home to a diverse range of flora and

fauna,” Mayor Palmer said.

“The Karuah Place Plan celebrates this connection while striking a balance between the need for new housing, business growth and

job opportunities.

“The plan identifies two important biodiversity corridors, alongside potential employment zones and the opportunity to develop 800

q Tomaree Headland is the southern headland of Port Stephens with Yacaaba Headland to the North.

Both are rugged sites, however Tomaree Headland has great historical significance. Photo: Marian Sampson.

a cafe and amenities for visitors.

THHG also envisages the site hosting a museum and/or interpretation centre.

Tomaree Headland offers a spectacular start or grand finale for the Tomaree Coastal Walk which will extend to Birubi Beach, which is being developed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

new residential lots.

“It also contains short, medium and long-term actions to inspire community involvement in creating a better place through conservation, beautification and civic pride projects, activations and event opportunities.”

Port Stephens Councillor Jason Wells told News Of The Area, "The development of the Karuah Place Plan helps guide both the council and the community in the future direction of the area.

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Faster NBN Access for Paterson

By Marian SAMPSON

EVERY family and business knows that fast, reliable internet is necessary.

However, in some areas of Port Stephens the speed and reliability of the NBN has become cause for ongoing frustration.

Premises in the suburbs of Aberglasslyn, Rutherford and Thornton in Paterson are now eligible to order an upgrade of their NBN connection at no upfront cost to access the fastest speeds available on the

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NBN. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher, said this would support residents of the region, whether that be families or those working from home or local businesses.

“This is an important milestone in delivering our $4.5 billion NBN network enhancements, and we are pleased to see these upgrades begin at scale.

“This will provide residents of Paterson with

the opportunity to upgrade to ultra-fast broadband speeds of up to 1 Gigabit speeds,” Minister Fletcher said.

“Blazing fast broadband speeds like this will enable businesses to access greater productivity gains and access to new markets, and families can enjoy the use of multiple devices, including working and learning from home.”

Senator for New South Wales Jim Molan said they were pleased to see NBN Co making further investments in its network in the region.

“As our community continues to get access to more choices for high and ultrafast broadband through the NBN. “This investment will give households more choice, and help produce wider economic opportunities for the benefit of the region’s future,” Senator Molan said.

“I am looking forward to seeing future areas being released for ultra-fast speed upgrades in the coming months and seeing the community take advantage of these ultra-fast speeds made available to them.”

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“There are a host of opportunities including potentially reinstating the original site Jetty with a pontoon platform to increase public access to the future Tomaree Lodge site, the Tomaree Headland summit and Tomaree Coastal Walk to Birubi Beach.

“THHG are grateful to AGL

that can be taken on by a range of groups to benefit the wider community.

"Council officers are to be congratulated on the consultative approach taken throughout the development of this plan, including their responsiveness to community feedback on the draft plan, which saw some important changes made to meet community expectations.

"The vibrant Karuah community is ready, willing and able to assist in the rejuvenation of the CBD

Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, said NBN Co are continuing to meet the changing needs of Australians through these network upgrades.

“Over the last two years the expectations in the community and their reliance on the NBN have changed significantly.

In response, NBN Co is pushing more fibre deeper into its network to bring ultra-fast speeds to meet these expectations,” Minister Birmingham said.

“These upgrades will allow eight million homes, or 75 percent of premises in the fixed line footprint to have access to ultra-fast speeds by 2023.”

Eligible customers will be able to place orders with participating retailers.

NBN Co will make further announcements throughout the year as it completes the design and construction of its Local Fibre Network upgrades in suburbs and towns across Australia.

Liberal Candidate for Paterson Brooke Vitnell told News Of The Area, "Improving the ability for families and businesses across the electorate - from Nelson Bay to Maitland and Kurri Kurri is a passionate focus of mine and so I welcome the Liberal/National Government's extra investment to NBN services.

"Higher speed services for

for the grant which will help create positive awareness of what the future for Tomaree Headland could be.

“The potential is limitless with both local and regional benefits including social, economic and employment opportunities and the longterm financial sustainability of the site,” he said.

area and bringing the 7Day Makeover team to Karuah is certainly high on my priority list," he said.

A networking event to launch the Karuah Place Plan is being planned for April, to give the Karuah community, local businesses and Council the opportunity to make new connections and support each other to realise the vision of the plan.

To view the Karuah Place Plan, visit portstephens.nsw. gov.au/karuah-place-plan. the more than 4,500 premises using the NBN fixed wireless network will better connect the region's families to loved ones and help businesses do their jobs.

"I will continue to fight for more and improved telecommunications services and infrastructure because I know how critical these are to our region.

“I'm pleased with this result but there's a lot more to do," she said.

Meryl Swanson Member for Paterson, told News Of The Area, “I welcome any improvement to NBN services in our region, but it is embarrassing that this Government keeps having to play catch-up on its botched plan.

“Australia has slipped even further in its ranking of broadband speeds.

“For nearly a decade, the Liberals and Nationals oversight of the NBN has been a masterclass in technological incompetence and financial mismanagement.

“A Labor Government will deliver more for Australians.

“We will provide a significant boost to fixed wireless speeds and satellite data allowances.

“We will also push much deeper into regional Australia, benefiting up to 660,000 more homes and businesses,” she said.

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Affordable Coastal Home with Water Views LOCATED on the north shore of Port Stephens, North Arm Cove is a small coastal community.

Barromee Way is a private cul de sac and this property being offered for sale overlooks a small beach on Culburra Bay. Offering four bedrooms and a flexible floor plan the home would suit a family or those looking to holiday here, or use as an Airbnb to create a cash flow when you are not using.

The entry level features a large room (fourth bedroom or rumpus) as well as a toilet and laundry.

The block is level with plenty of grassed area for the kids and/or dogs.

Upstairs we find soaring cathedral ceilings as a major feature of the open plan living and dining rooms.

On either side of the dwelling are outdoor decks that overlook the water, with one being large enough for outdoor dining.

The kitchen offers plenty of workspace, storage and is open to the living area to allow the cook to be a part of the conversation.

There are three full size bedrooms on this level, all with built in wardrobes, while the Master suite offers an ensuite bathroom.

There is a separate large family bathroom with a bathtub and separate shower recess.

There are polished floor boards throughout the upstairs area, while downstairs is slate flooring.

Extras include reverse cycle air conditioning,

a slow combustion fireplace, an enviro-cycle septic system and a remote controlled double garage.

North Arm Cove is a small coastal community just 45 minutes from Newcastle (35min to the Airport/ RAAF), and less than two hours from Sydney (M1 at Wahroonga).

This location offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy living on the water - hiking, swimming, fishing, kayaking or sailing.

You can hop on the jetski and pop over to Nelson Bay for breakfast.

The community in North Arm Cove offers a local community coffee shop, a local library, Zumba and Pilates classes, as well as a community garden and tennis court.

There are several sandy beaches to enjoy, as well as a number of parks/reserves, and a swathe of dirt walking tracks/bike tracks to explore.

As the property is tenanted we are holding an open every

Saturday at 12.00noon for 45 mins.

Call us if you need to work out another time.

Contact Ivy Stevenson at CENTURY 21 Coastal Properties on 0432705766.

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Jasminda Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au Dear Jasminda, I'm continually frustrated with people who don't know the roundabout rules.

Surely, they knew them once, when they went for their driving test, but now they unnecessarily stop, switch lanes midway, don't indicate, and a multitude of other sins.

WHAT CAN I DO IN AUTUMN TO HELP MY GARDEN FOR SPRING? “We’re planning to sell in Spring and want to be ready to go at the start. Is there anything we can do with our garden that will stand it in good stead over Winter?”

PREPARATION is key and gardens can influence the sale of your home, so congratulations on forward planning! Autumn is a great time to create a strong garden that sails through Winter, so you’re ready to go when Spring arrives. Nourish the soil by composting and mulching. You’ll also reduce weeds, prevent your garden beds from drying out – and importantly, give the impression of a low maintenance garden. Fertilizing and watering your lawn will protect it through winter and give you a lush lawn by early Spring. Plant bulbs. They’ll start to make an appearance late Winter, surprising with a splash of colour and be in full bloom through Spring. Don’t forget to plant trees as Autumn planting gives their roots time to spread out and establish. Keeping water up to them is easier to manage and your new trees won’t be under the pressure they are when planted in the warmer months. When preparing a home for sale, many owners concentrate on the house and interior, but your garden is just as important. And of course, R&R would be delighted to get the ball rolling with a no-cost, obligation-free appraisal!

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Barry L READING by Lynne Miles: John 12: 32 & 33 "Predicting His death, Jesus said, "But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself." He said this to show the kind of death He was going to die."

Fingal Bay Probus Club Welcomes New Committee

By Marian SAMPSON

to be Secretary, Trevor Gray took over as Treasurer and Roy Jeffery was elected as Vice PROBUS Clubs everywhere start their new year President. in March.

Other positions were filled with only a It is a time to thank outgoing officers and few yet to be confirmed. welcome incoming volunteers to take on essential The volunteers that take on these roles roles. have the opportunity to shape the future The Fingal Bay Probus Club is no exception, activities for the club's membership. with retiring committee members including Julia Redlich told News Of The Area, long-time Secretary Graeme Paul, Treasurer Eric “The changeover lunch saw most attendees Platzer as well as Vice President Daryl Chalker. enjoying choices from the delicious menu at At the Club’s recent AGM, Rex Sneyd was re- the Fingal Bay Sports Club Bistro. elected as President, Ross Ferrier volunteered “The lively conversation and laughter promised well for the year ahead,” she said.

The Fingal Bay Probus Club meets at 9.30am on the second Monday of each month at the Fingal Bay Sports Club, 100 Rocky Point Road, Fingal Bay. New members and visitors are welcome to learn about Probus and the club’s activities q Graeme Paul, President Rex Sneyd that include wine and dine events, and Eric Platzer. Photo: Edith Sneyd. movies, day trips, and barbecues.

For more information, phone Rosamund on 4984 1448 or 0419 119 216.

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q Fay and Bob Miller, raffle organisers. Photo: Edith Sneyd.

Dear Barry,

q Thelma Wynn, Ruth Churcher, Daryl Chalker and Dulcie Ridley.

Photo: Edith Sneyd.

q New Treasurer Trevor Gray. Photo: Edith Sneyd.

I have cross-referenced the NSW Roundabout rules with my general experience with roundabouts, and can see some different areas for improvement.

I think we could all do with a refresher.

1. Roundabouts manage the traffic flow. Experience: roundabouts are a demonstration of the sheer bloody-mindedness, aggression and indecision of our local residents.

If you have an upmarket European car or a jacked-up 4-wheel drive Ute with bull bar and driving lights, this means you automatically have right of way. Everyone will be instinctively aware of this due to their innate need for self-preservation.

2. When you approach the roundabout, you must slow down or stop to give way to all vehicles already on the roundabout. Experience: It doesn't matter what you do, you've got to watch the bloody idiots who do what they want to do anyway (direct quote from my mother).

3. On multi-lane roundabouts, you must follow the direction of the arrows or signs on the road. Experience: The signs are there to make you feel a false sense of security.

If Mary from Lemon Tree Passage remembers she needs a loaf of bread at the Pauls Corner roundabout, she'll happily cross lanes without a moment's consideration for anyone.

4. A little-known fact is that there is no requirement to exit a roundabout. Experience: What fun we could all have going round and round the roundabout, never giving way to anyone, until we run out of petrol (though with current fuel prices, this could be an expensive form of irritation to your fellow motorists). Side note: If you go to Canberra, it is almost obligatory that you get unintentionally stuck on this form of looping madness, wondering if you will ever be able to escape.

Carpe diem, Jasminda

q New Secretary Ross Ferrier, Ilona Ferrier. Photo: Edith Sneyd.

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THE Annual Fishing Challenge held between Hawks Nest and Narrabeen Fishing Clubs was held on 25-27 March.

Even though Narrabeen outnumbered us, local knowledge helped Hawks Nest win the competition and win back the shield.

The overall men’s winner was Andrew Sharp.

The ladies winner was Christine McKenzie and the junior winner was Jack Alterator .

We would like to thank the ladies from Narrabeen for putting on a great feed and we hope to see you all back next year.

MEMBERS of Nelson Bay Croquet Club regularly enter croquet competitions around the State, some carnivals organised by other NSW clubs and some Croquet NSW competitions.

Nelson Bay has enjoyed success at these events over the last few years.

Six members entered the 2022 Maitland Sweet Pea Golf Croquet doubles competition, played Saturday 19 to Monday 21 March 2022.

Karen Lilly & Peter Gordon and Sherry Gordon & Rae Uptin played in Block B and Faby & Rob Batho played in Block D. Karen & Peter were

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q Hawks Nest President Darby Neville and Narrabeen President Steve Reid.

Nelson Bay Golf Club NELSON Bay Golf Club Results 27 March – 2 April 2022 Results Round Up:

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Sunday 27 March Men’s Stableford: Brush box: A Grade: James Marshall (4) 38, Matthew Ferguson (32) 36, Cameron Cooper (29) 35.

Ladies’ Stableford: Brush box: division 1: Jenny Frost (7) 36, Colleen Beattie (17)

Monday 28 March: Vets Stableford: division 1: Bob Phipps 22, David Diemar 2: Phillip Smith 18, Peter Thomas 15, Terry Gannon 19.

Tuesday 29 March: Ladies’ Stroke: A Grade: Jenny Frost (9) 68, Jeannie Punshon (25) 70, B Grade: Gwenda Bates (30) 71, Marg Reimer (30) 72, C Grade:

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Pat Harold (34) 67, Robyn Hemberg (38) 71 c/b

Wednesday 30 March: Men’s Stableford Christmas: A Grade: Shaun Omalley (7) 37; Steven Parrott (14) 33c/b: B Grade: Trevor Plane (18) 39, Laurence Van Niekerk (16) 38, C Grade: Kevin Sanders (24) 32 c/b, Peter Page (27) 32 c/b.

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Brush Gymea: A Grade: Peter Sutton (9) 35, Craig Mackenzie (8) 34 c/b, B Grade: Brian Pobje (16) 39, Mark Twomey (21) 35; C Grade: Graham Logan (27) 32 c/b, Les Williams (28) 32.

Thursday 31 March: No golf Friday 1 April: No Golf Ladies’ Stableford: Men’s Stableford:

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runners-up in Block B winning 7 of 12 games.

Faby & Rob were runnersup in Block D winning 10 of 14 games.

Liz Friend, Cheryl Lloyd, Sandy Tawa and Rae Uptin entered the Forster Golf Croquet Autumn Carnival, played Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 March 2022.

In the singles, the 48 entrants were allocated to one of four blocks based on handicap.

Cheryl won Block A with 9 wins from 11 games.

In Block C, Liz finished 2nd and Rae 3rd with 8 and 7 wins respectively.

Peter Gordon entered the NSW 2022 Golf Croquet Men's A Grade B Grade:

Saturday 2 April Ladies Stableford Brush: Robyn Roacher (22) 35, Rita Fitzgerald (19) 28, Barbara Frost (19) 26 Mens Stableford Brush: A Grade: Ray Wright (12) 38, Ivan Skoda (13) 38 c/b; B Grade: Darren Stocks (18) 37, Colin Clifton (19) 36 c/b; C Grade: Stephen Barrett (28) 39, Harvey Payne (29) 36; Men’s Non Medal stroke Overall Winners:

Open Singles Championship, played at Tempe, the home of Croquet NSW, on Friday 25 to Sunday 27 March 2022 - one of the top-level competitions held in NSW. In elite company.

Peter won 2 of 7 games to miss the main competition and play in the Plate Competition, in which he won 4 of 5 games to finish joint first on wins …. but both Kevin McGlynn (Canberra) and Stephen Burns (Coogee) finished with +8 hoops while Peter had +7.

Third in the Plate by 1 hoop.

For further information about the Club, visit nelsonbaycroquet.org.au or e-mail nelsonbaycroquet@gmail. com Mark Fisher (26) 65, Mens Stableford Christmas Courses: A Grade: Wayne Fisher (12) 67, Mitchell Ingle (15) 69, John Clark (13) 71 c/b, B Grade: Ryan Pain (20) 71, Glen Shorter (19) 73 c/b, Jamie Keating (17) 73; C Grade: Mark Fisher (26) 65, Mick Regan (24) 71, Gary Mccann (26) 72;

Stockton Men’s Bowling Club

By Jack HIGH

SEMIFINALS Club Minor Singles played 3 April: Rod Cue 25 def . J.Fibbins 17, Steve Blayden 25 def. Dave Phillips 23.

Some 1st Round Major Singles played 3 April: Steve Stawski 25 def. Col Firkin14, Dick Hadley 25 def. Jeff Gorman 9, Brian Hitchcock 25 def.

Ian Griffiths 13, Terry Smith 25 def. Neil Raphael 11.

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By Marian SAMPSON SAIL Port Stephens (4-10 April) is underway and the waters of Port Stephens are proving to deliver a great regatta for the 121 vessels competing in the Commodores Cup. The big seas and wild weather leading up to the event saw some of the entrants arrive in the Bay later than usual.

Vessels of all sizes racing the dinghy classes are racing in the bay from Wanda Beach at the Sailing Club, with the Commodores Cup fleet racing from a start line at the Nelson Bay Marina Breakwall.

Sail Port Stephens creates great viewing from the shores of the Port and excellent photographic opportunities.

The yachts start at a modest 25 feet in length with the largest yacht in the fleet the 62 foot ‘Premier Cru’, and spectators should also keep their eyes out for some of the local contenders including ‘51st Project’.

Event spokesperson Mark Rothfield told News Of The Area, “We have been lucky this year the marinas have found extra space for us and the regatta is seeing the house full sign up in Port Stephens - this year there is a wait list to participate in the event.”

Rothfield likened the event to a sailors' version of a

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golf holiday.

Port Stephens offers great beach access with beautiful white sandy beaches for the dinghy sailing events.

The event is growing and other organisations are joining Sail Port Stephens for their NSW Titles events which adds to the overall appeal of the event for participants and spectators alike.

“It is hard to say who is going to shine in the Commodores Cup, ‘51st Project’ usually does really well but everyone is up against some new boats in the fleet which is bringing a whole new dimension to the event.

“In good conditions if there is a decent breeze you can have some fun.”

Parents can bring their children aged 6-12 years down to Nelson Bay Beach inside the marina on 9 April to try sailing and there will be entertainment and some markets to enjoy.

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