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HO HO HO! OH, CHRISTMAS TREE! Christmas is a wonderful time of delight, magic and mystery for littlies like Rainbow Cottage student Tessa Lane, pictured helping to decorating her class’s tree. Sometimes, however, circumstances dictate that Christmas isn’t so shiny, but true to the ‘helping hand’ Aussie spirit, there’s plenty of Santa’s Little Helpers out there doing their bit to ensure Christmas 2019 remains a chance to make treasured memories with loved ones. One of the many business initiatives happening at the moment is being supported by West Dubbo IGA. Read more about that on page 10. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

Water quality concerns as dam level drops By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY CONVENER of Healthy Rivers Dubbo, Mel Gray, has expressed concerns about water the NSW state government plans to pump from the bottom of Lake Burrendong early next year, amid fears of contamination by decades of gold mining in the area under the dam.

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Dubbo’s population is set to boom as more and more tree-changers decide to move to our fantastic city

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DUBBO is the fastest growing regional area in NSW, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. New data also reveals that the city’s population is set to soar by 14 per cent in the next two decades, equalling 58,800 by 2041. Social researcher and demog-

rapher Mark McCrindle described the forecasts as “fascinating” – and Dubbo is growing at a faster rate than both the state and the country. “What’s interesting about Dubbo is that, in the last year, it’s grown by 1.8 per cent which is faster than Australia’s growth which is 1.4 per cent. That’s faster growth than NSW as a whole, in relative terms

– it’s a fast-growing place,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “Even regional centres that are closer to Sydney, like Bowral, are growing slower at 1.7, or Orange which is growing at 1 per cent.” Mr McCrindle said the growth is largely due to more city folk retreating to regional areas. “Dubbo is growing, as is regional NSW, because of housing

affordability issues in Sydney. In fact greater Sydney has been losing numbers to other parts of the state,” Mr McCrindle said. “I guess what this tells us is that Australians, particularly NSW residents, are looking for affordability and lifestyle and no longer just the capital city focus. Continued Page 2

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“It’s not just the big city that attracts, in fact the smaller regional centres are what people are looking for – it’s no longer just the sea change, it’s the tree change.” NSW Government research suggests Dubbo’s population will include an additional 700 couples with children and an estimated 700 babies born each year. The projections also forecast that the number of people over 65 years living in Dubbo will reach 12,250 by 2041, up from 8200 in 2016, reflecting the fact people are living healthier, longer lives than previous generations. Mr McCrindle said with such growth, a city needs to be prepared. “With the massive growth Sydney has been experiencing – 100,000 people per year net growth – we see the downsides of that which is a challenge around affordability, a challenge around congestion and a challenge around lifestyles, so a popular place can become a victim of its own success if the infrastructure doesn’t keep pace with the growth.” However, Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes said the latest population projection data will help ensure communities are supported by the right infrastructure, housing and high-quality public spaces. “These population projections will help shape planning decisions now and into the future in Dubbo in line with the Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036 – our 20-year vision for the region,” Mr Stokes said.

HEALTH

New dialysis unit receives two thumbs up By NATALIE LEWIS AT 7.15am on the dot on December 10, they started arriving at Dubbo Hospital. And the consensus from users of the biggest dialysis unit in the Western NSW Local Health District is that the new facility is spot on. “It’s fantastic,” patient Trevor McAllister told Dubbo Photo News. “The facility is good; they have done a great job.” He has been receiving treatment three times a week for the past four and a half years and was one of the first to use the brand new area built as part of Stage 4 of the hospital’s redevelopment. “There’s a fantastic team here. They look after you,” he said. “The new facility has a lot to do with what they have put into it. I would like to congratulate them for getting it to the standard they have. “They have put a smile on our faces. What else could you want?” Another person with a big smile on her face is nurse unit manager Gail O’Brien. She started working at the hospital in 1985, was part of its outreach program from 1994 to 2003 and has been in the dialysis unit ever since. “It means a lot for the patients,” she said of the new unit. Previously situated at the back of the hospital, the original dialysis unit was not purpose built and was located in the old day

Trevor McAllister was all smiles during treatment at the brand new dialysis unit, which he says deserves a hearty “thumbs up”. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

surgery ward. “This one has been purpose-built so it meets all the standards,” Mrs O’Brien said. She explained that the new unit has lots of natural light, a new water treatment plant, bigger floor space, two new training rooms and 14 treatment bays. There is also reserved parking in the public car park, new staff area and office space for meetings. “The floor space is much big-

ger. We have 14 bays plus four vacant bays for the future so we are future proofing.” With dialysis treatment a growing need, Mrs O’Brien said it was important to make sure the new unit met patient needs. “Our need has grown over the years. “So there was lots of consultancy with staff and patients,” she said. “What we have now makes us the biggest dialysis unit in the

Local Health District. “And it’s important to us that the patients get treatment in a timely fashion, comfortable chairs and access to cool drinks and sandwiches.” The Dubbo-based facility also extends outreach support across the region. “Dialysis is needed three times a week. We wanted to put the service close to their home – to have dialysis in your own community. “We also do a lot of outreach visits with telehealth.”

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FINAL SCHOOL BELL RINGS FOR 2019 been put in becausee the teachSchool is out for most Dubbo stu- ers of the class are really fun and active and we dents this week and while some ys have fun things to do, always are bursting for a break, others ly every Friday we get mostly are already feeling the anxiety of n Friday,” he said. Frozen beginning the next stage of their “It’ss when we get ice school life. blockss on a Friday and it’s Year 6 student from Dubbo really,, really fun.” South Primary, Hannah Segelov, anwhile, Hannah said Meanwhile, said she has mixed feelings about njoyed the schools’ exshe enjoyed the summer holidays. rricular activities. “I think any other holidays would tracurricular hink the best part for me “I think be awesome when you get a break ear would probably be from maths and two plus two, but this year ng new friends and getting this holiday is probably particularly making ent experiences, because I different stressful and scary for year sixers n was in the lawn bowls program because you’re not coming back to and I actually set up choir – I acthis school,” the 12-year-old told tuallyy made the choir.” Dubbo Photo News. Year ar 6 Dubbo South Primary “When you come back, you’re students nts enjoyed a neon-themed enrolled in a new school, a new enwell celebration this week, as vironment and mine is on another farewell they set their eyes on starting high side of Dubbo.” school ol next year. Reﬂecting on the year that’s Dubbo bbo Photo Newss hopes all been, the children shared their schooll students t d t and d th theiri families f ili highlights. enjoy very happy and safe school Seven-year-old Isabella holidays. Richardson said going to swimPictured are Hannah Segelov, ming lessons was her favourIsabella Richardson and Zac ite part, while 12-year-old Zac Howarth striking a pose for our Howarth clearly knows how to camera as they were getting set to score classroom brownie points. ﬁnish their school year. “I think the best part is the PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/ EMY LOU teachers and the class that we’ve

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Resident recommends traffic lights By NATALIE LEWIS WITH pedestrian crossing access at Orana Mall deemed unsafe, Dubbo resident Colin Johnston is pushing for traffic lights at the Mitchell Highway intersection with Wheelers Lane. Mr Johnston has written to both the Roads and Maritime Services and Dubbo Regional Council with his concerns for people crossing the intersection safely. Mr Johnston’s contact with the RMS indicated that a traditional pedestrian crossing could not be installed on a two-lane roadway and that the current refuges were the safest option.

“I was contacted by RMS, who explained the risk of a traditional crossing compared with the refuges used. “Clearly, traditional pedestrian crossings are not considered safe by the RMS,” he told Dubbo Photo News. A letter he received from Council cited past traffic reviews of the area. Mr Johnston said that further reviews would involve site observations and a “review of the future strategic function of Wheelers Lane and the highway”. Given the ongoing growth of the area, it will be vital to continue monitoring both traffic levels and pedestrian safety. Mr Johnston was told that

one condition of consent for Stage 5 of the Keswick Estate development was that a signalised pedestrian crossing must be built prior to release of the 100th lot. “This would be close to the Windsor Parade exit road, which is currently without traffic lights when vehicles need to cross a divided road to travel west,” he said. Mr Johnston’s aim is for an additional set of traffic lights because a proposed new pedestrian crossing near the Windsor Parade exit would be a distance of 734m from the Mitchell Highway roundabout – too far for many residents living closer to that current roundabout. “I am interested in the com-

mitment to future traffic lights on Cobra Street to the east of the roundabout,” Mr Johnston said. “That would be the solution for people crossing on both the highway and Wheelers Lane – to reduce the risk for pedestrians and for cars. “This would help prevent the excessive vehicle acceleration that frightens pedestrians and users of gophers, and provide sequentially four safe pedestrian crossings as each major road is halted. “Otherwise there is no real way for traffic coming in at 60 km/h to slow down. “The last thing they want is to be responsible for knocking someone down.”

A set of traffic lights at this Mitchell HighwayWheelers Lane intersection is the best option for making it safe for local residents to cross what are two of Dubbo’s busiest roads, according to Colin Johnston. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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WATER

Quality concerns as dam levels drop By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

CONVENER of Healthy Rivers Dubbo, Mel Gray, has expressed concerns about water the NSW state government plans to pump from the bottom of Lake Burrendong early next year. The government is preparing to pump remnant water from Burrendong to extend the availability of water for towns in the Macquarie Valley. Queensland construction group, Seymour Whyte, has been awarded a $6.7 million contract to construct a pumping station, coffer dam and electrical systems near Mumbil to extract the water. According to an article in the National Party’s newsletter, “Roundup”, Seymour Whyte has said it will employ up to a dozen local contractors and purchase locally available equipment and materials, where possible, to deliver the project, which is due for completion in February 2020. Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said in the article that he welcomed the news the project would generate local jobs “and the additional expenditure on hospitality and other consumer goods while the work takes place”. Mr Saunders told Dubbo Photo News there shouldn’t be need for concern. “WaterNSW is not aware of the existence of any mining or related activity in the vicinity of Burrendong Dam that would have adversely impacted on water quality in the dam storage,” he said. “Conventional treatment meth-

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Convener of Healthy Rivers Dubbo Mel Gray would like more information made public about the quality of water that is about to be pumped into the Macquarie River from Burrendong, amid fears of contamination by decades of gold mining in the area under the dam. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

ods should ensure there will be no issue when it comes to human consumption of the remnant water, as is the case with other supplies extracted from the Macquarie River.” Ms Gray, however, is concerned about contaminants from chemicals used over the course of 50 years of historic gold mining at locations under Burrendong and in the Macquarie Valley. “Anytime there’s gold mining, we know there’s arsenic. So the concerns are that there are contaminants like this in the very lowest part of Burrendong Dam. I would like to know from Water

NSW if they’ve found anything in that water, because they are responsible for the water quality. “I understand they have to treat it before it leaves the dam if they find any pollutants. I would really like to know what they’ve found in the sediment in the bottom of the dam – 6GL is going to be left in the bottom of the dam for whatever poor surviving fish are in there, so they won’t be drawing the last of that water out. I’m concerned about the quality of water for the fish as well,” Ms Gray said. “After hearing reports by Water NSW in public meetings, my concern over the quality of water re-

mains. I don’t think there’s been any public information, specifically on the quality of that dead storage water.” The earliest report of gold found in the Burrendong area was in 1851 by Edward Hargraves, after which a gold rush occurred in 1855 and the area was being worked and mined for gold until the early 1900s. Healthy Rivers Dubbo is a local, independent, grass-roots community group. At the time of going to print, Lake Burrendong level was at 2.6 per cent. Water NSW was also approached for comment.

Family ﬁreworks back on New Year’s Eve calendar By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY DUBBO residents can look forward to the return of the New Year’s Eve fireworks which this year will be held at the Dubbo Showground. The fireworks display is supported by the Dubbo Show Society, the Fletcher Family and the Dubbo Regional Council along with ZooFM, 2DU and Dubbo Photo News. Entry to the event will be by gold coin donation,

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with proceeds going to support Dubbo community organisations. Hosted by the Dubbo Show Society, committee spokesperson Sue Hood said the Fletcher family is covering the cost of the fireworks in the hope the community can enjoy the biggest night of the year and see in 2020 as one family. “It’s their wish to make sure there’s something going on New Year’s Eve for the little kids,” Mrs Hood said.

Pedestrians can enter the showgrounds via the Wingewarra or Fitzroy Street gates, however parking in the showground is available only via Gate 4 on Wingewarra Street. Gates will open at 4.30pm when residents can enjoy water skirmish, carnival amusements, twilight markets, food stalls and more. “This is a great family event supporting our local community groups, so there’s to be no glass

or alcohol brought into the event.” The sun will set at 8.15pm on Tuesday, December 31, and once the skies are truly dark, the fireworks will light up the last night of 2019 from 9pm. The Dubbo Show Society is a not-for-profit organisation promoting agricultural excellence since 1872. For more details contact secretary@dubboshow.org or phone 68824364.

PROFESSIONAL cleaner Julie Leighton says this dust storm season is one of the worst she has ever seen. Working 12-hour days, six days a week, cleaning both residential and commercial buildings, Ms Leighton said she is “very, very over the dust”. Not only is it settling on benchtops and furniture, but also those hard to reach places. “It’s getting into every nook and cranny and even walls,” she said. “At a lot of end of lease cleans, we are finding walls are dustier Dust under the than normal door: Normally clean and it’s not just a dust and Dubbo doorsteps are a wipe with a regularly covered in dirt and mud. damp cloth; it’s dust, wipe, rinse out, dust, wipe, rinse out.” Ms Leighton shared her top tips for keeping your place clean during the dry, dusty period: 1. Keep windows, curtains and blinds closed 2. Use a wet microfibre cloth with washing up liquid to clean dust from benchtops 3. Get carpets shampooed when dust storm season is over 4. Use a flat mop to clean walls 5. Hang washing inside

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The 2019 New Year’s Eve Fireworks venue is the Dubbo Showground. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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HELPING HAND

New coach services being trialled in central West

City friends push to the bush

SIX new coach services connecting central and far west centres to Dubbo and beyond, began on Monday, December 9. New coach services available to customers in the far west include a Wednesday return service from Moree to Walgett (via Bullarah and Collarenebri) with a connecting service to Dubbo and a Thursday return service from Goodooga to Lightning Ridge and Dubbo. Each trial has been introduced following community engagement by the NSW Government. Services are offered by NSW Trainlink, providing wheelchair access and toilet facilities, space for shopping, prams and luggage. There are discounts for families, children and concession card holders.

BY NATALIE LEWIS FOLKS in the Dubbo district are feeling the gift of giving this Christmas, with city dwellers travelling to lend a hand and spend money in the region. Max Robertson of Tyrepower Dubbo said there had been a convoy led by Sydney realtors DiJones which visited 14 regional towns as part of their Drought Drive. “Langley’s are doing a bus run doing the same thing. We also had a customer at the weekend who had travelled from Sydney because he needed some tyres and wheels for his ute.” The man’s name was Vern Johnson, and Mr Robertson was heartened by the gesture. He said Dubbo is still getting business but the small surrounding towns are really suffering. “Injecting money into little towns is now more important than ever before.” Another “push to the bush” was made over the weekend by Lions members from the Oatley, Lugarno and Cronulla clubs. The convoy stopped at Gollan to host a barbecue for local landholders as well as delivering hay, shopping vouchers and toys to drought-affected families.

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Marty Robertson from Tyrepower Dubbo (left) with Verne Johnson and his son Elvis. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“Lions have an emergency fund – the Australian Lions Foundation – as well as the Lions International Foundation which means we can get help to anywhere there’s a Lions Club in the world,” volunteer Ivan McKay told Dubbo Photo News. Last year alone, the four clubs in the St George-Cronulla area donated $200,000 towards fodder for strug-

gling farmers. As a Lions Club member for 23 years, Mr McKay takes fundraising in his stride. “Lions do it all the time, it’s what we do,” he said. “I know what it’s like out there, a lot of Lions (members) have country cousins. We are not looking for accolades, we are just there to help.”

Sydney-based Lions members Ivan McKay, Geoff Meehan and Ian Dupen say their clubs’ “push to the bush” to help drought affected communities is all part of the service. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

THE NSW government will introduce the Regional Seniors Transport Card in January 2020, giving eligible recipients $250 each year, for two years, towards the purchase of fuel, taxis and NSW Trainlink services from participating providers in rural and regional NSW. Seniors must be living in Regional NSW, outside Newcastle and Wollongong City Council boundaries, and either an aged pensioner or a Commonwealth Senior Health Card holder. This will ensure the rebate is only targeted to people who need additional support. The NSW state government is working with the federal government to ensure this is not a means-tested payment.

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Girls making a ‘dent’ in the community By NATALIE LEWIS A GROUP of students from Macquarie Anglican Grammar School (MAGS) has shown a charitable spirit in a program aimed at helping others in the community. Eva Harris, Savannah Braithwaite and Zoe Shanks participated in the Dent program, which centres on making a difference on a regional, national or global level. The girls (who are in Years 5 and 6) spent more than two terms organising a book drive which focused on making a donation to the paediatric ward at Dubbo Hospital. “Dent is all about taking on a project and doing it themselves,” Junior school teacher Clara Stevenson told Dubbo Photo News. “We talk about doing things on a regional, national or global level. They chose to do something regionally that would impact on our community.” In the past, there has been a range of projects undertaken, including at a global level. Miss Stevenson explained that Dent was inspired by the school’s participation in the annual Give Me Five for Kids fundraiser for sick kids. “It’s nice to see them giving something back. It’s such an achievement and it’s nice as a teacher to hand over to them and for them to give into the community – it’s beautiful.” Dent is in its third year at MAGS and was started by Mrs Rachel Hurford.

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Resourceful local students Savannah Braithwaite, Eva Harris and Zoe Shanks organised a book drive to help brighten the world for sick children. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTONEWS / EMY LOU

“We wanted to do something that would make a difference for a long time and that they could get something out of,” 11-year-old Savannah explained. “We were told they didn’t have a big supply of books.” Zoe added that their aim was to create something that was both sustainable and kept at a local level. “Keeping it local is easier to organise and keep track of,” 12-yearold Eva said. “We wanted to help kids,” Sa-

vannah pointed out. “Even if they are sick, they have the opportunity to learn and have something to read. “If they can’t move around, reading is a good option.” The book drive included creating posters and sending emails to promote what the girls were doing. Afterwards, they were fortunate to be able to visit the kids in person and meet with the doctors. They gathered a wide range of resources, with 60 books collected. “It’s cool we can help out in our

community,” Zoe said. Members of the enthusiastic trio are all in Stage 3 Pink in the Accelerated Learning Centre. “We are still doing things in class but we are doing projects like this that allow them to think outside the square – real world projects,” Miss Stevenson said. “We have been talking a lot about CSG (coal seam gas), the fires. We have to think about the situation at the time. Anyone from any class can do Dent. It’s a really cool program.”

Bishop’s hope for drought-stricken Western NSW

“CHRISTMAS – that time when God turned up on earth as one of us,” Central and Western New South Wales Anglican Church Bishop Mark Calder has mused in a Christmas message released this week. “That is what Christmas is about and it’s worth celebrating! It’s the sure sign that God cares enough about us to turn up, loves us so much that he would come and live among us in humility; that he died and rose again so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life if we put him back in control of our lives. “So, despite living in a drought ravaged land, a land deeply impacted this year by bushfires, we have in Jesus a sure sign that God loves us, cares for us, is with us, is alongside of us, wants to know us, wants to be in relationship with us and promises us a glorious future. Friends, have a happy Christmas!” Bishop Calder said.

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Golden Hwy drug stop A map of the former RAAF Base site redevelopment area shows trees to be removed in red. PHOTO: DUBBO REGIONAL COUNCIL REPORT, AUGUST 2019

By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY A GROUP of trees listed on Dubbo Regional Council’s Significant Tree Register and Tree Preservation Order 2018 will have a large number removed for the redevelopment of the former RAAF base site. The removal of the officially listed Endangered Ecological Community (EEC) of Grassy Inland Grey Box Woodland is subject to council approval of a development application and construction certificate for the former RAAF base by Andorra Developments Pty Ltd. The approval does include an environmental offset agreement which has been negotiated with the developer. “Discussions between council

and the developer will be continuing throughout all stages of development of the RAAF base site to ensure the offset arrangements are implemented at locations being identified,” council’s acting manager Recreation and Open Space Benjamin Pilon told Dubbo Photo News. “Approximately 1100 trees are to be planted. The new trees will complement an existing, endangered ecological community of the same vegetation unit. These trees will be planted when drought conditions improve,” he said. An Infrastructure, Community and Recreation Committee (ICRC) report presented to council in August this year indicated the resident who originally nominated the group of trees for the

Significant Tree Register, and is listed in the Tree Preservation Order 2018, had been formally contacted to advise of the approval and of the impact to the vegetation. That resident is the Dubbo Field Naturalist and Conservation Society secretary Janis Hosking. “I had nominated the trees quite a few years ago when the base was up for sale. I had hoped council or the government would buy it but that never happened,” Mrs Hosking told Dubbo Photo News. “It’s a shame. It’s the incremental loss of trees – a little bit here, a little bit there. It’s like the trees that used to line Talbragar Street near Aldi. People planted those trees and then they sold the block and cut the trees down along the

front of it, then nothing happened with the land and there’s no trees. You have to wonder why,” she said. The remaining vegetation at the former base will be managed and restored in accordance with the Grassy Inland Grey Box Woodland Environmental Management Plan, council’s Infrastructure, Community and Recreation Committee (ICRC) report said. The ICRC report also recommends the “group of trees” retained within the site remains listed on the Significant Tree Register, however this does not guarantee their protection. Members of the public can nominate trees for consideration for the register and preservation order, via an online form or by contacting Dubbo Regional Council.

By JOHN RYAN A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been hit with multiple charges, including drug supply offences, after police allegedly found almost 5kg of cannabis during a vehicle stop on the Golden Highway near Dunedoo. About 11.10pm on Saturday, December 14, officers were patrolling near Dunedoo when they stopped a vehicle for the purpose of a random breath test. After speaking with the driver, police conducted a search of the vehicle and allegedly located numerous vacuum sealed bags containing cannabis. Police say the cannabis has an estimated street value of approximately $120,000. The man was arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station where it is alleged he became aggressive and was taken to Dubbo Hospital for observation. On release, the man was charged with supply prohibited drug – indictable quantity, possess prohibited drug and resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty. He was refused bail and appeared before Dubbo Local Court on December 16 where he was granted conditional bail. He’ll reappear before Mudgee Local Court on February 5. Investigations continue.

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Airport decision a standout for councillor By LYDIA PEDRANA

AS 2019 draws to a close, Kevin Parker has reflected on his seven years as a councillor, naming one of the city’s most controversial additions as his proudest achievement. First elected in September 2012, the local bank manager said the installation of passenger security screening at Dubbo airport stands out as a highlight. “There are many success stories and I am proud of contributing to the success of Dubbo and the region, however the most controversial and successful would be the installation of passenger security screening at Dubbo Airport,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “It was so controversial in terms of (the fact that) a lot of the locals didn’t want it, and that was sort of on the side of REX (Regional Express airlines). Council was battling against two fronts – the airline plus some of the people who objected to it – but if you look back in history and you look now at what is going on in the world, it’s the best thing Dubbo ever did. “You can go out there and jump on a plane and feel quite safe that it’s not loaded with a bomb or anything else.” However, the council-versus-REX debacle is far from over, with the airline recently threatening to pull its services from Dubbo

Cr Parker wants to see River Street Bridge and South Dubbo Bridge proceed

Cr Kevin Parker. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

after being forced to pay to screen passengers. But controversy isn’t something Cr Parker is afraid of. “Criticism is part of public life, you have to be able to manage it,” he said. “I’ve been around for a long time and I’ve had a lot of experience and handled a lot of differ-

ent criticism at different levels so I can handle it.” In fact, Cr Parker now wants to see another one of the town’s highly controversial propositions come to fruition. “I really want to see the proposed bridges proceed; there’s the River Street Bridge and now a South Dubbo Bridge as well,” he

said. “Just to ease the traffic congestions and again, it’s a very sensitive issue.” His opinion on the River Street Bridge is at odds with that of Mayor Ben Shields and seven other councillors who recently voted to stop the project from going ahead. Asked what the toughest part

of being a councillor is, Cr Parker said it was decision making. “I don’t think there would be any doubt about this and that is making decisions – decisions you know will not please everyone in the community. One cannot please everyone all the time,” he said. “However, the decision has to be made from council’s proposal and recommendations, the communities’ expectations and what will benefit the community and region.” On the other hand, the best part of the job is meeting people and being able to contribute to an organisation responsible for the progress and future of the City of Dubbo. “I believe it is a joint partnership; the people need councillors, the councillors need the people.” While serving on council, Cr Parker has simultaneously continued his career in banking and currently manages the Bank of Queensland Dubbo branch. Still deciding whether or not he will contest the next election, Cr Parker is weighing up his priorities. “At this time, I see no reason why I shouldn’t (stand for election), however I will make a final decision next year after considering family, work and other commitments,” he said. “The latter three are important as you are committing to a fouryear term.”

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Spirit of giving returns for the festive season By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY IF it’s at all possible to “thank” the drought, it might be for the fact that giving and receiving for the sake of it seems to again have pride of place in a hyper commercialised world. Opportunities abound to give support to families and businesses devastated by drought, and in turn, support to volunteers at the front line, like St Vincent de Paul Society and Drought Angels. Supermarket group IGA is currently running a drought appeal called #morethanrain, to support both the efforts of these organisations and the families receiving the good will. In IGA stores, such as West Dubbo IGA, you’ll find $2 gift tokens for sale. Purchases of these

tokens will see 100 per cent of funds raised given to Vinnies and Drought Angels. An Australia-wide IGA group initiative, the campaign is scheduled to end on Sunday, December 29. Another campaign that needs no introduction is #buyfromthebush, which is having a transformative economic and psychological impact on rural and regional businesses. “It has kept doors open, paid household bills, enabled business growth in a tough time and injected energy into many businesses,” Buy From The Bush founder Grace Brennan told Dubbo Photo News. “The flow-on effects in local drought-affected communities have also been significant with employment outcomes, increased IGA West Dubbo’s Meg Cusack with the $2 tokens from which 100 per spending and new business cent of proceeds are split between Vinnies and Drought Angels in their collaborations.” drought relief efforts. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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These artist’s impressions show elements of the new rail ﬂeet, expected to take to the tracks of regional NSW from 2023. PHOTOS: TRANSPORT FOR NSW

By LYDIA PEDRANA THE new regional rail fleet, which will be maintained in Dubbo, will comprise the most high-tech long-distance trains in the country, operating on revolutionary diesel-electric hybrid technology, referred to as bi-mode. In an Australian first, the 29 new trains will connect to overhead powers lines as they enter electrified parts of the rail network and use Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMUs) to generate their own electricity when outside of the electrified areas. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole, said this will save the state around $2 million in diesel fuel per annum. “NSW’s electrified network reaches as far as Broadmeadow in the north, Lithgow in the west,

Kiama in the south and Macarthur in the south west,” the minister said. “Our new fleet will also have low emission diesel engines for travel along non-electrified sections of the rail network.” Already operating in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Spain and Japan, according to the NSW Government bi-mode trains will reduce carbon emissions by more than 540 tonnes annually; that’s the equivalent of the emissions produced by around 77 Australian households. Furthermore, diesel pollution will also be reduced by approximately three tonnes each year. From a passenger point of view, as well as being more environmentally friendly, the trains are expected to be much quieter and more comfortable.

According to the Transport for NSW website, the trains will boast reversible seating, spacious buffet cars, overhead luggage storage, accessible toilets, wider doors, single deck carriages and priority seating, along with advanced onboard technology. “Commuters will be able to charge their phones, recline their seats on longer regional journeys and use their laptops while travelling,” Mr Toole said. Work on the new maintenance facility in Dubbo is expected to ramp up in 2020, creating around 200 jobs during the construction phase and approximately 50 longterm jobs when it opens, including apprenticeships and traineeships. However, the community is being warned to brace for disruption as the preparatory phase of the $2.8 billion project gets underway

for the next three months. Locals can expect increased noise levels and minor dust emissions from the use of excavators, loaders, trucks, watercarts, graders, road sweepers, mobile cranes and concrete trucks. Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said construction will continue into 2021. “The facility will include a main building for standard maintenance, a second for wheel maintenance and a train wash facility using non-potable water,” Mr Saunders said. “The project will also include straightening the main western line through the site and building three tracks within the facility for train maintenance and three outside of it.” The first of the new fleet is expected to be rolled out from 2023.

RESIDENTS on Coronation Drive have been assured by Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) that the name of their street has not changed. To commemorate the recent 30-year anniversary of Dubbo’s sister city relationship with Japanese city, Minokamo, it was announced by council that “Dubbo’s Coronation Drive is now officially Minokamo Way”. The same was reported in Dubbo Photo News (December 5-11), however council has confirmed the change does not involve the entirety of Coronation Drive. According to a DRC spokesperson, Minokamo Way has been gazetted only as the section of the road running to the entrance of Shoyoen Garden.

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‘Kindness is key to great nursing’ By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

Retiring Director of Nursing at Dubbo Hospital Jenny Johnson is ready for the next chapter in her life. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

WHEN Jenny Johnson leaves Dubbo Hospital as its director of nursing for the last time this week, it will be with feelings of sadness for people she’ll miss and excitement for what lies ahead. Her ten grandchildren are eager to fill gaps in her day, left by the 350 full time nursing staff under her guidance. “I do feel like the luckiest person in the world. I’m really satisfied with my career and I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d be director of nursing,” Mrs Johnson told Dubbo Photo News. Growing up near the Queensland border at Wanaaring, Mrs Johnson’s interest in nursing was first piqued seeing a bush nurse working there. “The nurse used to wear a white uniform which was always so clean, and a veil. In that heat! She was always so kind and I thought then, I’d like to do that one day.” After completing nursing training, she married and moved to Western Australia where she worked for a short time before becoming a stay-athome mum for 16 years, to raise her four children. “We moved to Dubbo 30 years ago and after my last child was off to uni, I thought about going back into nursing. I was 41 but I wasn’t burnt out and still had that enthusiasm for nursing, plus I brought life experience so

was very adaptable. It was like riding a bike. I did a refresher and started in G-Ward and just loved it. “There are so many opportunities in nursing. I was introduced to Emergency and stayed there for 10 years, then became acting nurse unit manager, then manager for ED and ICU. I just took all the opportunities that came my way.” Since taking on the role of director, the hospital has expanded its nursing staff by 80 and begun the development and build of the new hospital. “It’s not one individuals’ achievement, it’s the whole team. We have a great executive team who are on the same page in terms of values and goals. The new facility has been developed with so much input by the people who will be and are using it,” she said. She’s taken the changes in her stride. “Health is always changing. People are living longer and are sicker while they’re in hospital, so nursing has become quite physically demanding as well as busier. But health has adapted. There is a much bigger focus on clinical care and community health and initiatives to keep people out of hospital, and they are really making a difference,” she said. Working at the front line of illness, nurses make an enormous difference to people’s lives quite often because of the little things they do, she says. “My best memories obviously in-

clude positive outcomes for patients, especially when they weren’t expected. I remember one near-drowning of a child that came in, and we resuscitated him before they were retrieved to Sydney and the outlook was extremely grim. “Then, a few months later, he came back to ED for some minor ailment and the staff who were on all raced out to the waiting room to see him. The little boy thought we were all mad, but it was very emotional for the staff,” she said. Mentoring staff has also given Mrs Johnson enormous satisfaction. “Helping them to achieve things they thought they weren’t capable of – there are lots of people in pivotal roles in this hospital and probably all hospitals who just needed some encouragement and support. “I’m thinking of one who changed direction a few years ago and part of the new role was doing a graduate certificate. This RN was very hesitant and hadn’t studied for years, but she took it on and got a High Distinction for nearly everything.” Despite the high level of clinical knowledge nurses have today, Mrs Johnson believes there is one thing that makes a good nurse, a great nurse. “Kindness. My family and I have been on the other side of it. The kindness that was shown to us helped us to cope more than anything else,” she said.

Tree change a pleasant surprise for expat Amy FOCUS ON FLETCHERS By JOHN RYAN AMY NGUYEN found moving from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Melbourne about 10 years ago was a culture shock, but when she picked up stumps to work at Fletcher International five years ago, Dubbo’s casual pace and lifestyle was a massive change. “Dubbo was a real(ly) big change for me from big cities, being a small city in a rural area, but I have a job and I’m staying.” Ms Nguyen’s uncle told her father she could live with his family in Melbourne if she wanted to study abroad and she said she was keen to take up that offer rather than go to live with other family in the USA. “Aussie culture, it’s a real fair culture and Australians are really fair people and I realised I wanted to stay here forever. In Australia it’s all about “us” – I could have gone to America but

there it’s all about “look at me”. “I chose to stay in Australia because it’s more welcoming here, I feel this is me, I feel this is the way I want to be, I found myself in Australia.” Earlier this year, Ms Nguyen officially became an Aussie. “Oh, that’s a very special moment! I was waiting for it for 10 years so I really appreciated it,” she said. The now-naturalised Aussie originally came from Vietnam to Melbourne to study. She graduated with a Bachelor in Industrial Design from RMIT, giving her an unusual skill-set to apply to her current work. “Sometimes you need to change some material or tool or equipment and I can assist them so it’s quite good,” Ms Nguyen said. She started as a labourer and quickly moved into the area of Quality Assurance before landing a role in Work Health and Safety. “They’re really fair people. If you work hard they will look after you. It motivates me – I do what I need

Amy Nguyen says her move to Dubbo from her native Vietnam has been positive and happy. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

to do because that’s who I am, I go to work and I want to work the best I can do and then I go home. I don’t want to be lazy and slapdash, that’s not me. “When I’m given a job I try my best to finish it. That’s me and I think that’s

the reason they promote me – I’m not sure where I’ll end up, we’ll see where it goes. I’ll just keep going.” Ms Nguyen said she appreciated management regularly tapping her on the shoulder to take on new challenges.

“You’re always being asked to try new things. They always have an open door there and there’s always opportunities and I always think, yeah, I’ll try it! I like adventure, I like something new and I like learning new things,” she

said. “People looking at working at Fletchers, work hard and you’ll find yourself.” Ms Nguyen has some advice for “kids finishing school”: “I found Fletchers gives people a fair amount of time to work and a fair amount of money; it’s real fair and if you work hard you will find yourself on the way up.” Meantime, Dubbo has become home. “I’d like to settle down in Dubbo more than big cities because it’s an easy-going town and because I have a good job here it makes me want to stay in Dubbo,” Ms Nguyen said. “In Melbourne, and in big cities in my country, when you have to go somewhere it’s at least 30 minutes – it’s just too much. “When I go back home to visit my family I feel, whoa, that’s a big shock. It’s getting more and more crowded. (I’ve become) used to the environment in Dubbo – it’s so much more relaxed and you can get anywhere in five or 10 minutes, that’s all.”

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Captain of regional industry acknowledged By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY THE last Mayoral Minute for 2019 presented to Dubbo Regional Council acknowledges the significant contribution of Roger Fletcher and his business, Fletcher International Exports, which celebrates 30 years of business this year. “Fletcher International is our largest employer in Dubbo. It has been our most successful business pretty much in our city’s history,” Mayor Ben Shields said. “This business, which we’re very proud to have in Dubbo, is iconic and known right throughout the world in almost every continent. “If it wasn’t for Roger Fletcher and Fletcher International Exports, Dubbo would be a much smaller place today. We owe a lot to them,” he said. Councillor John Ryan acknowledged the Mayoral Minute for its recognition of Fletcher International’s diverse employment opportunities, including through the

Council says thanks to major Dubbo employer Fletcher Intermodal freight and logistics facility. “The freight rail terminal was so difficult to get going and way ahead of its time. The business model that they initially had for that, well there’s no harvest, so being the innovative company they are, they’ve made that work by supplying mines and looking for new markets,” Cr Ryan said. “You talk to the grain traders in the terminal. They’re young well-educated people, a lot of them locals, and they say they’d normally have to work in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. “They can work out here, in many cases they can work close to their family farms, so they can go back there and help in feeding stock on the weekends and after work. “In so many ways it’s just done so much for the city,” he said. Mayor Shields also acknowl-

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edged the social contribution of Fletcher International evident in the past 30 years. “This is not just a business that’s there to make cash. It’s also got a social conscience (and) over the years (the Fletcher family) has

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contributed to our city in so many ways which a lot of times are simply not reported in the public arena,” he said. Cr Ryan recalled stories of lives transformed after entering the workforce with Fletcher International. “One bloke sat on the couch all day watching TV doing basically nothing all day. His grandmother put an application in. She told him he had an interview. She drove him out there and made him go to the interview. He’s now a senior supervisor. He’s done a lot of things out there. He met his wife. That is a transformation of a life, that eddies out to all the people he’s associated with. There are many stories like that,” he said. Fletcher International Exports is a private, family-owned company operating world-class processing facilities in Dubbo and also at

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Albany in Western Australia. “This has not been an overnight success story. This is a story of great innovation, hard work, ongoing investment in people and infrastructure, and a proud history in agriculture – the backbone of Australia’s global success. From humble beginnings, the company has evolved into one of Australia’s great agribusiness success stories,” Cr Shields said. In 1967 Roger Fletcher purchased mobs of sheep from various sale yards and went droving. Today, the Dubbo and Western Australia plants have a combined processing capacity of more than 90,000 sheep and lambs per week, which equates to over 4.5 million head per year. Manufacturing has a total industry output of $888m and is the second largest Industry sector in Dubbo of which Fletcher International Exports is a significant contributor to. * Note: Cr John Ryan is also a reporter for this newspaper.

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AS temperatures soar and water restrictions remain tight, caring for plants and lawns becomes a difficult juggling act. Brennan’s Mitre 10 garden centre manager, Chris Bray, has shared his advice for keeping gardens alive during these extreme conditions. When it comes to effectively watering lawn, Mr Bray said as well as using a sprinkler that covers a large area, it’s all about timing. “Given there’s only two days you can water at the moment, the best time to water is either very early morning or late evening,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “Even at 6 o’clock now when you can water, it’s obviously quite warm at that time of the day, so it’s probably best to do it later on when the sun is off the lawn completely, that way it will hold more moisture.” Another handy hint Mr Bray suggested was using a liquid fertiliser and plant conditioner. “Something else that is worthwhile is using a product like Seasol, which basically is not so much a fertiliser, but a soil tonic, and what it does is it actually aids in stress relief for gardens and lawn,” he said. “It comes in a hose-on form, where you can just click it onto

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ARIES: With the holidays just around the corner, you’ll decide to concentrate on your relationship. Take time between obligations to put your worries to rest. Try to have some fun and maybe even take off on an adventure. TAURUS: Unexpectedly, your boss will give you new responsibilities that look strangely like a promotion and a generous pay increase to match. Venturing into the unknown could mean personal and professional success. GEMINI: If you’re single, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to meet someone interesting. Your interpersonal skills will help you ﬁnd a solution to a family conﬂict and ensure a harmonious holiday season. CANCER: Even if it wasn’t the plan, almost all the holiday festivities will take place at your home, so get ready. You’ll need to approach certain family members with sensitivity. LEO: You’ll probably make a specta-

cle of yourself in one way or another. At work, your efforts will be recognised before the end of the year. In love, this is a magical time for marriage proposals. VIRGO: You’ll try to stick to a budget, but your generosity will get the better of you as you spoil your loved ones. You may also be faced with an unexpected expense. Luckily, you’re likely to be generously compensated for working overtime. LIBRA: You may be the one to try to make everyone smile. You may consider buying yourself a new car for Christmas. Be careful on the road. SCORPIO: As we reach the end of the year, you may start to feel exhausted. Eating well will help and give you the energy you’ll need to celebrate properly. SAGITTARIUS: An adventurer at heart, you’ll inspire your family

to try new activities during the holidays. Sparing no expense, you’ll spontaneously book a plane ticket, hotel room or something else to bring your loved ones together in an enchanting environment. CAPRICORN: Don’t wait until your guests arrive to decorate and prepare for the party. It would be good to learn to let go in order to appreciate the moment and accept that things aren’t always perfect. AQUARIUS: Your social nature helps you bring a record number of people to your next bash. Likewise, you’ll be surprised when everyone in your family accepts your invitation, meaning there could be more people than ever at your holiday dinner. PISCES: You’ll ﬁnd yourself with more responsibility than expected when certain people who were supposed to help don’t show up. Your boss may need you when you’re trying to spend time with your family. The luckiest signs this week: Aquarius, Pisces and Aries.

New Stuart Town water commissioned MAYOR of the Dubbo Region Ben Shields and Federal Member for Calare Andrew Gee MP have officially flicked the switch to a new water supply in Stuart Town, providing residents with access to non-pota-

ble water. The Federal Government provided $560,000 for works that include a completed bore equipped with a submersible pump, automatic backwash filter, electronic controls and

shed. Connections will also be made in the near future by Dubbo Regional Council staff to the local Primary School and Moxon Park, supplying both facilities with a reliable water supply.

Dubbo schools celebrate student HSC success stories By LYDIA PEDRANA PRINCIPALS from local schools have praised the performance of this year’s graduates who received their Higher School Certificate (HSC) results on Tuesday. St. John’s College celebrated two students who received an ATAR over 99. Tharusha Ediriweera received 99.4 and Naeel Radwi 99.1. St Johns’ principal Kerry Morris said the cohort received impressive results across the board. “The students have achieved some excellent re-

sults not only at the top but also in the middle ATARs,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “We are so very proud of their outstanding efforts.” Macquarie Anglican Grammar School headmaster, Craig Mansour, expressed his pride for the class of 2019 and said many of his students had already gained early entry offers to a diverse range of university courses across NSW and Queensland. “One such example worthy of celebration is Kathryn Wolstenholme who has received a scholarship and entry to the Blue Mountains International Hotel Manage-

ment School from matics Extension 2 the Australian Hoand English Extentels Association to sion 2, very creditfurther her career able achievements in Hospitality,” he in the most adtold Dubbo Photo vanced courses for each subject,” he News. Principal of said. Dubbo Christian Dubbo College School, Warren Senior Campus also Melville, said this Student Kathryn shared the ATAR year’s group was a results of some of Wolstenholme smaller cohort than their top performusual, but they pering students namformed well academically. ing the dux as Kazuya Miller “Most subjects have per- who got 96.15. formed above the state mean Others who scored in the and some students have ex- nineties included Jonas Pacelled, including some out- lin (94.40), Archer Purstanding results in Mathe- cell (93.7), Tatum Roberts

(92.95) and Claudia Morrison 90.35. Senior Campus principal Marisha Blanco credited staff for the success of the school’s HSC success, and celebrated the record number of Indigenous students who graduated this year. “It is through the unrivalled commitment of all staff of the Senior Campus that all students have the opportunity to excel. It is the commitment to valuing and meeting the diverse student needs that is the foundation of our continued success,” Ms Blanco said. “2019 has been a momen-

tous year, and I am overjoyed for our students, teachers, support staff and parents who have collectively contributed to the HSC success of our students including the graduation of highest number of Aboriginal students nationally.” In NSW this year, 46 students – 30 boys and 16 girls – achieved the highest possible Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.95. Students now have until December 19 to finalise their university course preferences with the next round of offers being made on December 23.

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Dreamtime Tuka in the pink and ﬂying high By JOHN RYAN DREAMTIME Tuka is running true to the dreams of founder Herb Smith, a bloke who’s developed a business model with creating opportunities for local people along the way. Now he’s giving back through QANTAS, the first major corporate to utilise his products, handing over a $15,000 cheque to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Qantas FlyPink campaign founder Susan McHaffie, the Qantaslink captain who founded the initiative. Captain McHaffie launched FlyPink in 2015, aiming to raise money to improve treatment and outcomes for people diagnosed with breast and prostate cancer. The fundraising target this year is $100,000, to be split equally between the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and Movember. Herb Smith has utilised his trademark creativity to produce a pink native-foods flavoured slice which was served across QantasLink flights during the month of the FlyPink campaign. “This year’s theme for FlyPink recognises that we all know someone who has been affected by cancer and the same goes for indigenous communities where, sadly, cancer is a leading cause of

Qantas Flypink campaign founder, Susan McHaffie, Dreamtime Tuka CEO, Herb Smith, Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce and National Breast Cancer Foundation NSW Corporate Partnerships Manager, Louise Bashford receiving the $15000 donation from Dreamtime Tuka at Qantas headquarters. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

death,” Mr Smith said. “We’re committed to doing what we can to close the gap and so we jumped at the chance to support FlyPink. “We were so appreciative of the opportunity to collaborate with Qantas on the campaign and to support the work of the Movember Foundation and NCBF, we created the pink native Davidson plum flavoured slice especially for the fundraiser to draw passengers’ attention to the campaign and inspire them to support the effort,” he said. Dreamtime Tuka slices ap-

peared on the Qantas menu in 2016 when lemon myrtle coconut slice was served to regional and domestic passengers. It was a landmark breakthrough, the company being the first 100 per cent indigenous-owned business to supply products to the national airline. Dreamtime Tuka products are rapidly becoming a recognisable brand with products also found on NSW State Rail services and with other major corporate and government organisations. The company recently un-

veiled its Pathways to Employment program in Dubbo, with Dubbo’s Early Rise Baking Company placing eight Aboriginal workers into jobs, and R&D Glass Services jumping on board to offer six jobs in Wellington. “The one thing that I know will close the gap for Aboriginal people in Australia is to have a job,” Mr Smith said. “I’ve been lucky. Even though I grew up in a challenging time for Aboriginal people in Australia, I’ve always known the value of working.”

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EMERGENCY REPORT

The Dubbo Photo News column dedicated to the hard work of our emergency services personnel.

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Dan battling sickness BEST wishes to Dubbo police inspector Dan Skelly, who’s battling illness over the holiday break. Dan has done so much good for this city and outlying towns, and helped out so many people, it’s impossible to keep count. Hope things are looking up, Dan.

Warrant snare ABOUT 8am Tuesday, December 17, Dubbo police attended an address on Websdale Avenue at Dubbo in relation to a man wanted on warrants. It’s alleged the 21-year-old man ran and jumped the back fence as police approached the property and after a short foot pursuit, police arrested the man in Cronin Place. He was arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with the warrant and was bail refused to front Dubbo Local Court.

VRA and Ambos DUBBO is renowned for cooperation and collaboration between emergency services that many places across NSW simply don’t have. This week it was the turn of local paramedics from NSW Ambulance to visit the Dubbo Rescue Squad HQ to go through scene management and Road Crash Rescue (RCR) training. Vital knowledge and skills were shared between agencies throughout three challenging scenarios and a group session to talk about emergency services and local arrangements. Dubbo Rescue Squad, VRA (Volunteer Rescue Association) is the primary rescue unit for Dubbo and with that responsibility, training every week in core rescue business is paramount to ensure a professional service is delivered to the community.

Fired up bitumen FIREFIGHTERS in the movies get all sorts of unusual calls to random emergencies but in Dubbo our local firies seem to be able to respond to any job. Dubbo 280 Station received a call from the Emergency Department at Dubbo Base Hospital to as-

A speed camera behind Apex Oval. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

sist with removing bitumen from a man who’d called in for help. They attended the hospital and confirmed the product was bitumen then used baby oil to safely remove the product. Great to see so much common sense and clear thinking from the local crew.

‘Tis the season to be speed camera’d THE speed camera is back on the downward slope behind Apex Oval, a place it’s easy to inadvertently speed up on thanks to the force of gravity as you travel west along Wingewarra Street. I’m all for road safety but as I keep saying, I can only ever remember one serious motor vehicle crash in that area during the past 25 years so it’s hardly a dangerous black spot. Absolutely this is simple revenue raising by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).

More revenue raising? INTERESTING story from Jason Owen, a local country boy who shot to stardom on a reality singing show. He was delivering gifts to rural families on December 15 and said he was pulled over for a Random Breath Test (RBT). “The officer asked me what I was doing and what all the ‘crap’ was on my backseat,” Mr Owen said. “I told him and he then told me I may receive a fine in the mail for the amount of ‘crap’ I had on the back seat as it could be unsafe. “That so-called crap is gifts going to kids and their families struggling from drought for Christmas – it’s the most amaz-

ing thing to see the kids’ faces and smiles when we deliver the presents and I hope you find it in your heart to understand just what we are doing,” he said in a social media post. I’ve asked Jason Owen for clarification on this incident, but if that’s how it went down, the police officer really should have advised him about how unsecured goods on back seats can turn into high-velocity projectiles in the advent of a car crash, and how to properly secure those goods.

Ambo reunion PARAMEDICS who have ever worked at Dubbo Ambulance Station will be staging a reunion at Dubbo RSL on March 21 next year. Oftentimes, people in emergency service roles move around a bit so there’s a transient nature to the job. It’s a great idea to have reunions so people who worked together and formed tight bonds during such stressful situations have a chance to unwind and reflect on friendships made over the years.

Geurie santa SANTA will be joining some of the crew from Geurie RFS to hand out lollies to all the wonderful people in Geurie at 4pm on Sunday, December 22. Sometimes it’s great to live in a village. “Send us a post and we’ll do our best to find you and your families,” Geurie RFS Brigade is advising locals via Facebook. It’s great to see local volunteers, who already devote so much of their time for free to their communities, doings things like this. Well done.

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This week it was the turn of local paramedics from NSW Ambulance to visit the Dubbo Rescue Squad HQ to go through scene management and Road Crash Rescue (RCR) training. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Cop these presents FOR the past four years, police from the Orana district have pitched in to donate toys and other goods to hospital Emergency Departments in the local area. There are toys, colouring books, pencils, pens, bubble wands, play dough and all sorts of goodies – gifts that aim to provide a little joy to those kids in hospital at Christmas and police hope they’ll continue to give some good cheer and entertainment well into the New Year. Local police say it’s their way of showing how much they appreciate the work that hospital workers, doctors and especially nurses do for our community – and if anyone sees first-hand the work done by hospital staff on a daily basis, it’s the cops.

Brand new police on beat ORANA Mid Western Police District has scored five of the 27 new probationary constables who will be scattered throughout the vast western region from the latest graduating class at Goulburn’s Police Academy. That’s about 10 per cent to the west from a class of 275 grads. Western Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie APM, said seeing new police start their careers out this way is a great thing. “Twenty-seven additional police to the region is a really significant boost to our capability and we look forward to having these new officers join their commands where they will contribute to keeping their community safe,”

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Crackdown on behaviour LAST weekend’s Operation Pariac saw additional general duties and specialist police across the western region focus on public areas and licensed premises to ensure patron and venue compliance. It’s against the backdrop of a broader police push as part of an ongoing operation targeting alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour. Operation Pariac Sponsor, Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell APM, said carrying out this type of operation during busy social periods reinforces to the community that their safety remains the number one priority of the NSW Police Force. “Anti-social behaviour and other public-order incidents tend to increase when more people are out and about,” Mr Mitchell said. “Our focus was to keep people safe and ensure licensed venues are complying with the rules. No one should have to deal with those who have had too much to drink on a night out. “Know your limits and make sure you drink responsibly this holiday season; you could end up affecting not just your life, but those around you also,” he said. z Send your news tips to john.ryan@panscott.com.au or 0429 452 245 txt is best

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By JOHN RYAN THE national awards for Dubbo keep rolling in, with 2019 putting the city on the map for all sorts of right reasons. Joe Williams was awarded the Australian Mental Health Award for his work around suicide prevention and associated work, Dubbo Regional Airport was named as the best in the nation and now Inland Waterways co-founder Matt Hansen has been named the 2019 Australian Fishing Volunteer at a Hobart awardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to sincerely thank everyone who has ever helped our little Dubbo crew get to this level,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hansen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were some incredible candidates doing amazing things across Australia, and we were honoured just to be nominated.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hansen gave a special mention to the many people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve helped him along the way to transforming the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s west from a native fish wasteland of droppers and nets, where it was difficult to catch a Murray cod,

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New Cultural Development Coordinator Dubboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr Fishingâ&#x20AC;?, Matt Hansen, (centre) was named 2019 Australian Fishing Volunteer at a ceremony in Hobart recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

into an environment where you can expect to catch a cod or yellow belly on a line every time you put one in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;David Harris, Eagle Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Wayne Gilbert and the River Repair Bus crew â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you have been nothing short of amazing,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hansen said.

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OzFish volunteer committee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this one is truly for you. You guys should be extremely proud.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hansen also paid tribute to his wife, Tina â&#x20AC;&#x153;for coming on this roller coaster ride for the past decadeâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are a patient woman darlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;!â&#x20AC;?

Rare bird sighting has experts â&#x20AC;&#x153;over the moonâ&#x20AC;? By JOHN RYAN NATURE has provided an exciting glimpse into the resilience of biodiversity in Dubbo, despite the worst drought in recorded history. Avid birdwatcher Tim Collins said he was over the moon to see a critically endangered Regent Honeyeater in a tree in his backyard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was sitting in the lounge room and I saw it in a tree and thought, hmm, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different,â&#x20AC;? Mr Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grabbed the binoculars and a camera and managed to snap off a few shots before it flew away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While I do a lot of bird watching, I have never seen one before. It really was the chance of a lifetime,â&#x20AC;? he said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first sighting of a Regent Honeyeater in Dubbo in the past five years and in an incredible coincidence, with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) working with Taronga Western Plains Zoo and

Eagle-eyed bird enthusiast Tim Collins was thrilled to spot this very rare, critically endangered Regent Honeyeater in his very own backyard. PHOTO: TIM COLLINS

the Regent Honeyeater Recovery Team on a zoo-based conservation breeding program. DPIE Environment, Energy and Science threatened species officer

Dr Sarah Bell said just last week the first birds were released into the zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new aviaries in Dubbo and that with estimates suggesting fewer than 400 birds exist in

the wild, the backyard spotting was significant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The drought has taken its toll on nectar this year, meaning we have seen fewer Regent Honeyeaters in their usual sites such as the Capertee Valley near Lithgow,â&#x20AC;? Dr Bell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to receive reports of sightings so we can track where they are. This wild sighting came before the arrival of the zoo-bred birds, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite a coincidence but pleasing nevertheless. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Regent Honeyeater conservation breeding program is part of the NSW Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saving Our Species program that aims to secure threatened species in the wild in NSW over the next 100 years.â&#x20AC;? Dr Bell said the project is always keen to hear about unusual wildlife sightings so they can be entered into the wildlife BioNet Atlas, which provides valuable information about the location of native wildlife.

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Game on with new interactive wall By JOHN RYAN BASHING zombies with your mates has never been easier, or less dangerous. Unlike the real zombie apocalypse, where the humans can’t possibly survive, the new “interactive wall” at Dubbo Sportsworld provides plent of opportunity to save the world, and your mates, while remaining unscathed according to Brayth Stevenson. Mr Stevenson shows party groups how to play the games on the giant screen and says everyone has a ball throwing balls fullpelt at the screen. “They enjoy it a lot. The big party groups really get into it,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “Kids, adults, they all enjoy practising their aim. Everyone loves hitting the little monsters and asteroids.” There are plenty of games for kids or adults and Dubbo Sportsworld proprietor Greg King believes the game is a great hybrid between virtual reality and physical games. “The new attraction is moving towards the modern day. It’s technology driven and it just gave us an opportunity to combine computer games with an interactive screen where the kids can actually play against each other on the one screen instead of sitting there in the corner and playing by themselves. They have to get physical while they’re playing as well,” Mr King says.

Brayth Stevenson at the new “interactive wall” at Dubbo Sportsworld. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

During his 20 years running Sportsworld, he’s seen the importance of kids playing sport, getting out and active and being social, and says it’s vital that kids don’t lock themselves up behind their computers or PlayStations. “You only have to look at the massive number of problems we’re seeing with mental health

issues and these types of things and many of them are caused because kids are isolated. “With sport they’re interactively competing and that mentally prepares them for the real world. They have to make choices and sometimes things go bad, other times they go well but you just can’t protect kids forever. Many

of the problems we’re seeing now are because so many kids just don’t know how to mix with other kids in a lot of instances.” Mr King says it’s great to see that even the kids watching their mates playing are fully engaged, and it’s not just the kids wanting a piece of the action. “The thing we’ve noticed with a couple of parties that we have done, is that the parents can’t help themselves. They are in there taking shots – if little Johnny’s struggling and not hitting the targets, they’re in there helping them out and that’s good too. That’s great.” The range of games is very simple, he says. “The unicorn game, where you just have to hit the unicorn and he jumps over the fence looking for his herd, right up to where we’ve got the zombies that just keep coming and you’ve got to protect your army. So kids of all ages up to adults (can play) and we can even put on some dance music if they want that for their parties as well. “Once I saw the adults get engaged, I’m not surprised because you can see it’s simple for them to do and they can compete against each other or the kids without there being a lot at stake. “I didn’t initially see that as being a thing but now I think it’s also a big thing for workplace parties to come out and have a go all together. People don’t have to exert themselves too much if they’re not fit but they can still join in.”

Billie Palin up for theatre award

FORMER Dubbo College Senior Campus student, Billie Palin (pictured), has received a nomination in the Sydney Theatre Awards 2019. Nominated in the Best Newcomer category, Ms Palin has been performing with Hayes Theatre, Sydney, in its production of renowned musical HMS Pinafore, which ended last week. The winners will be announced at the Seymour Centre on Monday, January 20, 2020. Hayes Theatre will be staging a production called Dubbo Championship Wrestling from May 29 to June 27, 2020.

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Dubbo Catholic school granted $1 million for infrastructure upgrades MEMBER for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced more than $1 million for St Pius X Primary School in Dubbo to allow for the completion of capital works. Mr Coulton is pictured here with Principal Heather Irwin, Father Greg Kennedy and some of the school’s students. Mr Coulton also announced $1.4 million in funding for Coonamble’s St Brigid’s Primary School and $900,000

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for Carinya Christian School in Gunnedah. The grants have been committed under the federal government’s Capital Grants Program. “Infrastructure upgrades at these three schools will offer so many benefits to the school community, and I’m thrilled that students will be able to take their learning to a whole new level with this federal government investment,” Mr Coulton said.

Member for Dubbo Mark Coulton, St Pius X Catholic Primary School Principal Heather Irwin, and Father Greg Kennedy enjoying the moment. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

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THE Wellington Aquatic Centre has been a hive of activity since opening last month. Boasting an eight-lane pool with disabled access, heated exercise and learn-to-swim pool and splash pad. Enrolments for learn-swim classes at the centre in term four had been 111 and council staff had delivered classes for 75 budding swimmers. Water play areas, or splash pads – the latest trend in aquatic recreation – were proving popular. Wellington Aquatic Leisure Centre is also being used for the town’s swimming club twice a week and a regular aqua aerobics class. Entry to the new centre is by $2 gold coin until Australia Day.

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Hundreds of motorbikes, weighed down with toys for kids in need, paraded through Dubbo and Narromine at the weekend. Ulysses Dubbo and Western Plains Branch president, David Readford, said the annual toy

run for the Salvation Army was a great day out for bike enthusiasts as well as a collegiate way to support such a great cause. “It’s a great turn-out, really good. We’re just about to head out to Narromine now for a toy run and street parade out there,” Mr Readford told Dubbo Photo

News before hitting the road. He said it is personally fulﬁlling when people who share a common interest like a love of motorcycles can help local kids at such an important time of year. According to the seasoned motorbike enthusiast, it’s all about social connectivity.

“It cuts across all brands of motorcycles, all types of motorcycles and just brings the motorcycling population together just for a charitable event once a year, it’s really good. “The Salvation Army is really thrilled to be receiving as many toys as we’re getting this year.”

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It takes a village to make a ﬁlm BY NATALIE LEWIS

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LOCAL filmmaker Erifili Davis says it takes a village to shoot a short film. After launching her latest project, Seeing, Mrs Davis spoke about the level of collaboration she had with writers, actors, the music composer and the film’s director. Initially, the script received input from professional script writer and Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) lecturer Holly Lyons. Then Mrs Davis worked with fellow writer Helen Murphy. “Helen was able to provide both a writer’s and audience’s perspective, which really added to the script,” she explained. Mrs Davis then approached Patrick Smart to direct Seeing because of his participation in the Dubbo Filmmakers script-to-screen workshop. “I wasn’t a part of the workshop but he was recommended because of his insight and enthusiasm.” To ease him into the role, the rehearsal process was longer than usual. “I also wanted Pat(rick) to be the ‘go to’ person on set, so I wanted him to be ready.” Getting the rest of the cast and crew in place was a simple process and everything came together. “I always had Daniel Rutter in mind for Director of Photography. We had worked together previously, on my short film Zit,” Mrs Davis said. “He’d recently bought some new camera gear and I loved what he was posting on social media. I thought the aesthetic would be perfect for Seeing.” While the cast members were mostly very young and did not have a lot of film experience, they were very flexible. “We’d workshop the script

Patrick Smart: Director Being able to work with the local talent on Seeing was an incredibly rewarding experience. Since it was only my second time working on a film set I was a bit out of my depth but Erifili, Dan and all the actors helped to make my job much easier allowing me to focus more on the details and specifics of the project. This process has motivated me to continue working on more projects and hopefully with more local talent in the future. Georgie Saunders: Actor Seeing is the first short film I’ve been in and it was an amazing and fun experience. Filming always comes with its hiccups and laughs, and I can happily say there were a lot more laughs. Everyone worked really well together. It was a positive and enthusiastic environment and it’s fulfilling and rewarding to see the final results looking as good as they do. Filming a short film takes dedication and time from a loyal team and that is exactly what was demonstrated over those few rehearsals and days of filming. I’m so proud to have worked with such amazingly talented people, and hope that others can appreciate the art of film making as much as I have over this past year. Patrick Hatch: Clapper I've always had a fascination with films – the worlds and the stories they create. Having the opportunity to be part of this project was possibly one of the

Patrick Smart, Milla Ross and Daniel Rutter on location for Seeing. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

in rehearsals...they were always happy to try things and take direction.” Mrs Davis was grateful to local businesses that donated space and food as well as various members of Dubbo Filmmakers who gave their time and talent, including Kellie Jennar who organised additional crew and Lyndon Phipps who stepped in as a last-minute extra. “Because we shot over a few days due to cast and crew availability, sometimes I was stuck for people. And like most short films, we had close to zero budget. “It was a bit of a challenge for me to let go as I usually direct as well as produce my short films but I think it was a good exercise for me too. “The whole production had such a community feel.”

Georgie Saunders as the barista and Milla Ross as Izzi

Milla Ross as Izzi and Shanae Gosper as Michelle in Seeing

best things I've done in a long time. Thank you all so much. Nolan Furnell: Music This collaboration was one of the easier things I’ve done. When you find people who have a strong vision for what they want but are also open to ideas, that certainly makes it a great environment. For my part, I think a lot of it was just being a good fit. I jumped at the opportunity to compose for a supernatural drama because I felt that the style of music needed naturally fell into my territory. With a short film, the plot moves so quickly there’s little room for long action sequences, long scenic shots or building tension. So in the end I abandoned melody and approached it with a series of low drones and percussion pieces that could be dropped in anywhere throughout the film as needed. I think having that flexibility was part of what made collaboration easy for me – no one was making demands. I gave them options and they took what they liked. Shanae Gosper: Actor It was a rewarding and motivating experience that opened many doors to other opportunities and provided the chance to learn some amazing skills from the other talented actors. I could not be more grateful to Erifili and Patrick along with crew for all their hard work and dedication that they put into this production. Daryl Rodda: Actor It was great working with different kinds of creators and inspiring actors.

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A tale of two cities: The bonds that join Dubbo and Minokamo The special bond forged between two nations through the sister city relationship goes well beyond the ties that bind Dubbo and Minokamo. As GEOFF MANN reports, for one local couple the tale of two cities is personal and precious. IAN McAllister and wife Kathryn call Dubbo home but their links to Minokamo in Japan are a true reflection of the Sister City relationship. Dubbo Regional Council’s (DRC) Manager of Recreation and Open Space has spent many hours on the internet, travelling to Japan and hosting like-minded enthusiasts in his quest to ensure Dubbo and Minokamo have authentic reciprocal facilities. When Dubbo’s Shoyoen Gardens’ latest tea house upgrades were completed and the gardens spruced

up by skilled Japanese tradesmen, Ian was like a sponge. “We have to listen and learn, to observe and practice to maintain this unique relationship. “There is so much story in what the Japanese do and their meticulous attention to detail is inspirational,” Ian told me as we wandered around Shoyoen. “This is something very special and the way in which people from Dubbo and surrounds have embraced it almost brings tears to my eyes,” he said emotionally. Ian travelled to Mi-

nokamo in September to ensure DRC’s latest gifts were in place. His journey was not his first. “I’ve been there several times as a visitor and on council duty and friendships have developed for Kathryn and me. I went along as an advisor when Aussie barbecues were built on the shores of one of the three great rivers in the city. I also travelled with Brett Garling’s stunning creations, the Three Kangaroos, that were unveiled on the 30th Anniversary.” While in Minokamo, Ian had a sneak preview of Dubbo Road, which leads along a “red earth” path through an avenue of Australian trees to the kangaroos’ home. It was opened during the celebrations and our city reciprocated when Minokamo Mayor

` I’ve been there several times as a visitor and on council duty and friendships have developed for Kathryn and me... a – Ian McAllister

Ido led his delegation to the city late last month. “We now have Minokamo Way registered (in Dubbo) for perpetuity with NSW Roads. I really love the sign but am especially proud of the map etched into the post which draws the lines between Ian and Kathryn McAlister with Minokamo Community Liaison Officer Dubbo and Minokamo,” Yumi Takeda. Yumi was an adviser and interpreter on the sign and Ian smiled. map. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

Winning streak for comic strip cartoonist By LYDIA PEDRANA AUSSIE comic strip Insanity Streak has won the industry’s highest honour, taking out best comic strip at the Australian Cartoonists Association Stanley Awards. Penned by cartoonist Tony Lopes (pictured), this is the eleventh time the strip has won the coveted, peer-voted award otherwise known as the Oscar of Australian cartooning. “I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in bringing Insanity Streak to the

readers and for all their continued support,” Mr Lopes said after receiving the award. Passionate about cartooning from a young age, Mr Lopes sold his first comic strip to a niche publication called Sky and Space when he was 16. Today, Mr Lopes’ daily comic strip, Insanity Streak, reaches more than five million readers a day and it appears in more than 60 newspapers throughout the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Malaysia, Bangkok and Australia – including this one.

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DROUGHT RELIEF Farmers in the Dubbo LGA are being encouraged to apply for the ‘Litres for the Land’ initiative, run by Team Rubicon. DRC is donating 6 million litres of water to the program, to help support farmers. Information about how to register can be found on Council’s website.

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS Nominations for the Australia Day Awards are open until 6 January. Nominate someone you know who is deserving of recognition, where they’ll be celebrated at an Australia Day awards ceremony in January 2020. Nomination forms are online or at Council administration buildings.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURES The Dubbo and Wellington Civic Administration Buildings will be closed for business at 12:30pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019, and re-open at 9am Thursday 2 January 2020. During this period, requests for emergency and essential services may be lodged by phoning Council.

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Growing a fresh approach to food production By JOHN RYAN IF you want to grow fresh fish and vegetables so you can feed your family despite the drought, make sure you roll up to a free aquaponics workshop at South Dubbo Veterans and Community Shed on Saturday, December 21, from 10am-4pm. Shed secretary Adam Clark said the innovative fresh food concept is â&#x20AC;&#x153;amazingâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all the current buzz about climate change, drought and suffering farmers, self-sufficiency and sustainability are higher on the priority list than ever before,â&#x20AC;? Mr Clark told Dubbo Photo News. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ian Campbell (the man behind the workshop) is aiming to assist and educate both the home gardener and the future farmer with sustainable, environmentally friendly and efficient farming practices and a good place to start is with tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farmers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through one of (his) many alter-egos, Captain Crackers, Ian provides an opportunity to get up close and personal with some marine animals and explains the importance of ethical practices in an effort to encourage our future farmers to try new, improved and healthier ways to grow food,â&#x20AC;? he said. The South Dubbo Shed is soon to be home to an exciting container-

A number of regional organisations are looking into a fresh approach to sustainable food production during times of drought. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

ised aquaponicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program designed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) as part of its outreach initiatives to engage communities and promote health messages. The Guiding Rural and Outback Well-being (GROW) program has been developed through partnerships with the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) through the

LDAT (Local Drug Action Team) program, the Western NSW Primary Health Network (PHN) and Gulargambone, Warren, Trangie and Wilcannia Central Schools according to RFDS Alcohol and Drugs program manager, Dave Honeysett. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The GROW program is a holistic approach toward early intervention through an Aquaponics pro-

gram located in the schools,â&#x20AC;? Mr Honeysett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this program, the RFDS and school staff can offer students and the wider community education around mental health, alcohol and other drugs, dietary education, improved curriculum opportunities, as well as offering

peer support to the students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We aim to provide sustainability during periods of drought to these locations as well as providing free access to mental health, alcohol and other drugs and healthy lifestyle choices through dietary education through an ongoing basis,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Irene Smith As told to Sophia Rouse Is age just a number? To me, in my present condition, age is just a number. I’ve been through a lot of trauma physically with cancer and losing my husband when we were both in our 50s. But because I was able to be positive, I’m still here at 96. What about the world today doesn’t make sense? I think there’s too many chiefs and people wanting to be chiefs without much effort. Instead of thinking about how to work to get there, they think about how to get money. I think there’s too many chiefs and not enough Indians. People wanting to be at the top without doing the groundwork. What annoys you about the younger generation? They don’t actually annoy me, I just feel sorry a lot for the younger generation because a lot of them haven’t had anyone to guide them. Homes aren’t like a family anymore. There doesn’t seem to be, in a lot of cases, the care and love that parents gave their children years ago. Maybe I’m wrong, I don’t know – it’s just what I’ve observed through the days. I’m lucky my children and grandchildren have been what I call exceptionally good people. I suppose I’ve helped them to that because I had the right attitudes. A lot of children aren’t taught the right attitudes these days, they’re neglected. I feel more sorry for them than critical. If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do or change? The Prime

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Minister has to be very careful what he chooses to do. He has to be a very strict and clever man to run a country. If he makes a wrong move, the whole country is down on him. I would suggest that every politician go without their wage or salary for a year and put that towards wherever the money was needed. I think they have lived too highly, and they should show a little more humility. What was the naughtiest thing you did as a child or teenager? I gave my sister a big whack on the leg with a bike pump because she annoyed me. We were always too frightened to do anything (wrong) because we had very strict parents. Loving, but strict. Mum made a cake and we were given a piece. It was a round cake, and it was cut so my brother and I cut the cake so it looked the same and snuck a piece but that wasn’t naughty, we were just hungry! What did you get up to growing up? We worked pretty hard on the farm. We always had chores to do. Feeding chickens, collecting eggs, feeding the dogs, even feeding the horses if that was necessary. Every Saturday we went to town to do the shopping in the afternoon and our treat was to have a meal in town and then go to the movies because my mother loved the movies! We went to tennis with my mum and dad at other farms because that was the social outing. All the farmers were out, and we would visit each other’s homes. Once I left the farm, I was a dress maker and I made this beautiful red evening gown that I just ﬁnished in time for winter because that was when the balls were on. It sparkled under the lights in the window and girls would

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Books for Christmas: I think I’ll give her my kind regards! in the USA are included: The Tattered Cover in Denver, Colorado, and Powells Books in Portland, Oregon owned by Michael Powell who is the same age as me – and his daughter now runs the massive bookstore. “The Bookshop Book” by Jen Campbell is a study of more than 600 bookshops and retail bookselling in Europe, Africa, North America, Central and South America, Australasia and Asia. The author walks through the various shops, identifying their characteristics and even quoting comments from the owners of the shops. From the world’s oldest bookshop to the smallest you could imagine, it explores the history of books and the satisfaction people have in shopping there. Books about books are ideal for folks who find books as their comfort zone. Illustrator Ronald Searle released “Slightly Foxed – But Still Desirable”. It particularly appeals to collectors of old books and those familiar with websites of antiquarian dealers. Searle uses common descriptions and categories as captions for his drawings. The actual title is a little like the book trade itself. Descriptions such as “it’s been around for centuries” describes bookstores appropriately. “Worn and dusty, a little

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Books” by Estelle Ellis and others, which shows how booklovers live with and care for their libraries. Using many colour photos it demonstrates how the visual presentation of your books enhances the appearance and presentation in various rooms of the home. Another title is “Decorating With Books” which shows those of us experiencing difficulty how to shelve our collection to advantage. So many of us regard a book received as a gift as a reflection of the appreciation or connection with the giver. Inscriptions in them can sometimes convey that wonderful human contact and appreciation of the bond which is concreted between those who give and those who receive. And regardless of the content of the book, it is the intent which is sustained through time. In particular this becomes apparent through school prizes, work related or military campaign titles. This is emphasised this year with the demand for “Woolsheds” and “The Lost Soldiers”. Some will recall a poem years ago where a scrooge in a generous moment was considering the gift he was going to give his daughter. His thought process started with the idea, “I think I’ll give her a grand piano.” Thinking the idea over the poem runs “and yet I don’t know, and yet I don’t know” as his economic faculties worked to override generosity. With the range of titles we offer, and considering the value

of quality reading and reference material, one doesn’t have to arrive at the conclusion in the poem which ends, “And yet I don’t know. And yet I don’t know – I think I’ll give her my kind regards.” Last month Shaun Bythell, who owns the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland, released his new book “Confessions of a Bookseller” which records his trading activity over a year. It follows his earlier title “The Diary of a Bookseller”. My interaction with customers is evidenced with that book given to me by a customer from Gulargambone. Whilst in a Sydney hospital he read that book and secured a copy and sent it to me. That same book has sold millions of copies and has been translated into 23 languages. The experience of Shaun Bythell is similar to mine as we interact with books that are a part of life for so many people. In Dubbo, my staff and I have a “connection” established over nearly 37 years. We appreciate the support of folk from a wide region in the state and extend our best wishes to you in current times. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst z Dave Pankhurst is the owner of The Book Connection, 178 Macquarie Street, Dubbo

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“Grace should be Australian of the Year” By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY THAT was the suggestion of farmer, Warren “village songwriter” and country music singer Greg Storer when asked by Dubbo Photo News about the song he’s written for the Buy from the Bush campaign founded by Grace Brennan. “A couple of months back when Grace was sort of kicking it off and it was snowballing, she asked me if I’d write a song,” Mr Storer said. “It’s about what everyone in the land is going through at the moment, the dust storms, the hungry cattle, and the #buyfromthebush idea – hopefully it all comes through in the song,” he said. “We had a couple of goes at it and this is the one we sort of settled on,” he said. “It’s about good friends always being around and the Aussie spirit. We’ve had

groups of city slickers (visit); they just drop in with hay and it’s just that good old Aussie spirit of helping out.” Together with the voice of Sydney vocalist Anna Clark, the tune is now the campaign’s official theme song. The song begins: “It’s ground hog day, dust every way, rain gauge is upside down, oh, buy from the bush and help our town.” Proceeds from the download of the song go toward supporting the campaign. The song is available for purchase and/or download at www. buyfromthebush.com.au. Buy from the Bush rose to prominence in October this year when Warren farmer Grace Brennan started the hashtag #buyfromthebush to encourage city-based Aussies to support rural businesses during drought. Mrs Brennan set up an Instagram site based on a friend’s

` It’s about good friends always being around and the Aussie spirit. a – Warren-based musician, Greg Storer

concept of a Buy from the Bush Kris Kringle, believing it was something everyone could do. “Buy from the Bush has celebrated the creativity, innovation and ingenuity on offer in bush communities. Customers in cities across Australia have discovered bush businesses and invested in their beautiful wares,” Mrs Brennan told Dubbo Photo News. The campaign’s Instagram page now has more than 158,000 followers and its Facebook page has clocked 174,000.

Warren musician Greg Storer with Sydney vocalist Anna Clark have released a #buyfromthebush song. PHOTO: #BUYFROMTHEBUSH

Mark COULTON MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARKES CONGRATULATIONS ST PIUS X PRIMARY SCHOOL There were plenty of energetic, smiling faces at St Pius X Primary in Dubbo during my visit to the school recently. I was delighted to announce funding of more than $1 million for the school to upgrade its facilities for students and staff, committed under the Federal Government’s Capital Grants Program. A special mention goes to Principal Heather Irwin, who is retiring this month after a fulﬁlling 53-year teaching career. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Heather about her background working in schools in India, as well as other areas in my electorate including Broken Hill. Well done to all involved in securing this grant, which will no doubt make an enormous difference to the school! I’m pictured with Heather, Father Greg Kennedy and school students earlier this month. More information about the Capital Grants Program is available at www.education.gov.au/capital-grants-nongovernment-schools Authorised by M Coulton MP, National Party of Australia, Shop 3, 153 Brisbane St, Dubbo NSW 2830 using Parliamentary entitlements.

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Response falls short of the water mark inflows, so when it got to a critical The Editor, Re: Mayor responds to smart point, it could voice its strong opmeter criticism (Dubbo Photo position to Water NSW releasing any further allocations to cotton News, December 12-18, 2019) Dubbo mayor Ben Shields has growers until the equilibrium was resorted to the defence of attack- regained. Where is Water NSW’s ing the messenger with his re- response to this crisis? They want sponse to the community’s con- us to believe it’s the fault of the cerns about water restrictions and drought and low inflows, and not smart meter spying. He never ad- the fact they let all the water out. dressed the fact that law abiding Where is the statement from Wacitizens are being treated as crim- ter NSW saying they’ve done the inals for trying to save their belov- right thing by the towns? Where is the statement saying they won’t ed gardens. Many people have well estab- allow this to happen again? Where’s Dubbo MP Dugald lished gardens that require regular watering to maintain in Dub- Saunders’ statement saying he’ll bo’s climate. Other people have make sure this doesn’t happen new gardens that they are trying again, by implementing a dam to establish with plants that again level/inflow equilibrium policy? need regular watering to survive. Where’s the NSW Nationals leadPeople have invested large sums er John Barilaro’s statement sayof money into their gardens and ing he’ll make sure the policy is incountless hours of loving care to troduced ASAP? Where’s the NSW keep them alive and healthy. Peo- Government saying it will make ple gain enormous pleasure from rural and regional water security their gardens; it’s good for the a priority and provide the funds to back it up? soul. The silence from these people In a society (in which) mental health is a major concern, people’s tells you how much they care. gardens are often their sanctuary There is also the question of the from the everyday pressures of aquifers and how much water life. What the mayor doesn’t get, there actually is underground. or doesn’t want to acknowledge, The Mayor would have us believe there is very little is that council, in my left, but Water NSW view, should have wahasn’t cut the towns’ ter security policies to ` allocation from the ensure our town’s flo- In a society (in bores – it’s still 100 ral amenity is always which) mental per cent. Water NSW maintained. And it’s has cut the allocation not just the residents health is a from the river to 80 who are seriously major concern, stressed at present people’s gardens per cent, so why are we on level four wadue to the annihila- are often their ter restrictions when tion of their gardens – sanctuary from we’ve still got 90 per there are many busi- the everyday cent of our total allonesses that rely on us pressures of life... cation from the bores having a healthy boa and the river? tanical environment. It’s the view of some The economic and that this is all politiemotional effect on people reliant on the horticulture cal and a result of pressure from others such as Orange Mayor Reg sector is devastating. The mayor’s attempt to abro- Kidd, who has long complained gate himself and council from any that Dubbo should be on restricresponsibility in this is typical of tions whenever Orange has to be. politicians who want all the acco- To give Ben Shields some credit, at lades in the good times but won’t least he provided a response to my accept any accountability in the letter, even if it was just to mock bad. If it’s not the council’s respon- me. The rest of the politicians and sibility to maintain the town’s wa- bureaucrats are conspicuous in ter security, then whose is it? Al- their silence. We need real leaderthough it must be said, Water NSW ship at council and state governis the main culprit. They gave the ment level. What we’ve got now bulk of the water in Burrendong are people who just want to attack to cotton growers. Dubbo Region- us for having the audacity to quesal Council should have long ago tion them. had in place a policy of monitor- Steve Hodder, ing Burrendong water levels and Dubbo

Water issues: Sink, swim or pull each other under? The Editor, Re: We’re made to feel criminal for trying to keep our gardens alive (Dubbo Photo News, December 5-11) I was disappointed to read Steve Hodder’s letter voicing his anger with council for their threat to fine households for using more than their restricted water allotment. While I empathise with his distress at seeing his garden wither – I am also a keen gardener – I can’t agree with his comments that Water NSW has it completely wrong by allocating water for farm irrigation and environmental flows, and saying water should be preserved first and foremost for the needs of townspeople. Steve mentions that many townspeople have invested time and energy into their gardens. Dare I point out that farmers often have everything invested in their farming operations and that if not for the farms, the town would be much smaller and poorer. When it comes to calls for stopping environmental flows in favour of people, I’m gob-smacked by the fact so many miss the link between environmental health and our very survival. The simple truth is that all these claims on limited resources have

some merit and given the circum- is not a very proactive way to go stances, no one is going to fairly about things. What we have to do get all they want. If the farmers is prepare for the absolute worstgo broke, food prices will rise and case scenario, and that’s what town jobs will dry up. If we con- we’re doing. tinue to neglect the environment, “If it doesn’t happen, well happy we find ourselves in the situation days, but if it does (not rain) we’re climate scientists are warning us prepared.” about and that we are getting a It’s good to be optimistic and frightening glimpse of right now. believe that normality will reIt’s not rocket science. turn, but important to responsibly We Australians manage a declared risk have a great history that may well be all of rolling our sleeves too real. It’s also unup and helping each ` derstandable to be upother in challeng- Time to stop set, even angry, about ing times. No matter finger pointing our personal losses but which way we look at and find it’s important we recit or who we choose solutions that ognise there are othto blame, we are now work for all... a ers worse off than us, in challenging times. and remind ourselves we are all in the same Time to stop finger boat. pointing and find Please pardon the irony but we solutions that work for all. Meanwhile I was reassured to sink or swim together or we all read the comments made by lo- pull each other under. The choice cal Member Dugald Saunders and is ours. I quote: “To claim there’s no cri- Kim Macrae, sis and just hope that it will rain Dubbo HAVE YOUR SAY ❱❱ feedback@dubbophotonews.com.au or post to us at Dubbo Photo News, 89 Wingewarra St, Dubbo 2830 ❱❱ Letters to the editor are best limited to no more than 250 words and may be edited for clarity, space or legal reasons. For our records, please include your name and contact details, including a daytime phone number. The writer’s name, title and/or town will be included unless speciﬁcally requested otherwise.

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IN FOCUS THE THUMBS

& Thumbs Up to Blake Robertson from Woolworths supermarket who went above and beyond with his customer service at only 15 years old.

Thumbs Up to Langley’s Coaches for the amazing drought relief shopping trip. It was such a lovely time and Tracey Lowe, the bus driver, was absolutely wonderful helping the elderly onto the bus.

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Rotary serves up a special treat for Christmas Contributed by DUBBO ROTARY

A number of patients from across the western area who are receiving treatment in Dubbo and staying at the Macquarie Homestay will have a little extra cheer on Christmas Day thanks to the Rotary Club of Dubbo. Members of the club have banded together and packaged a small selection of festive treats to help make the Macquarie Homestay guests’ time in Dubbo a little

brighter on this special day of the year. The thoughtful packaging of individual serves reduces waste and rubbish that would normally need to be disposed of and the packages are placed in a high quality, fully sealed storage container for each of the recipients to take back with them for use at home. Woolworths at Delroy has kindly contributed to these packs.

Thumbs Up to plumber Tom Green who came and put in a mixer tap with no problems and who was reasonably priced.

DUBBO Rotary Club recently gave a little cheer for Macquarie Homestayers visiting hospital or seeking medical treatment over the festive season. Christmas can be a lonely and stressful time, especially when you are in an unfamiliar town seeking medical treatment a long way from your loved ones.

Thumbs Up to Justin Beazley who came out and installed a ceiling fan for me only a week before Christmas with no problems.

President of Dubbo Rotary Club, Lyn Wicks and assistant Peter Judd delivering a range of specially packaged treats to Rod Crowfoot, Managing Director of Macquarie Homestay for distribution among guests on Christmas Day. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Thumbs Down to people who are not Myer staff but who park in the Myer staff car park, especially employees from other local businesses, and also to those who park in disabled spaces.

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Thumbs Up to the two guys from Carpet Court who installed ﬂooring for me and also the guys in the office. Excellent service, very friendly and were happy to slot me in before Christmas.

Champions sparkle after another big “physie” year

Contributed by ORANA PHYSICAL CULTURE CLUB

Thumbs Up to the school teacher ahead of me in the cinema queue who personally partially paid for the cinema tickets for all her 20 pupils to see Frozen 2. I was pleased her students thanked her, as I thought she was very generous.

Thumbs Down to Dubbo Regional Council’s decision to litigate rather than negotiate over River St Bridge. How much will this exercise in futility cost ratepayers?

Thumbs Up to the Coffee Club Orana Mall for looking after customers who are struggling in this weather. Thankyou.

Thumbs Up to Tanya from Orana Mall Woolworths and Karlie from Delroy Park Woolworths for their assistance in locating a much-needed item not available elsewhere.

Thumbs Up to the wonderful Dubbo Photo News staff and thank you for the pineapple fruit cake recipe. I’ve made this exact recipe quite a few times but my tip is half a cup of rum in with the fruit makes it even better. Merry Christmas!

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Thumbs Up to the great customer service at the CBA Orana Mall – thank you to Caroline for the service provided.

Thumbs Up to Orana Mall Dubbo for displaying a nativity theme this year – telling the real meaning of Christmas.

Thumbs Down to cars parked across two car spaces in car parks.

Harlow Graham, Kimberley McLean, Olivia Lowther, Claire Lucan, Emma Malouf and Stella Hubbard

Rhiannon Malouf and Jaimee Shuttle

THE Orana Physical Culture Club held its 2019 Club Championships at St Mary’s school auditorium recently. This event is a highlight on the local “physie” calendar with all the proficiency, strength and confidence of a year’s work on display. A very appreciative audience filled the hall to capacity. The under-five age group, affectionately known as the Sparkles, began the day wearing their new performance wear, donated through a grant from the Dubbo RSL Club. The Sparkles class glowed with pride as their teacher, Holly Jameson, led the group and showed that coordination, rhythm, balance, fitness and strength have been key elements in the beginner classes. The many age groups and divisions that took the floor were applauded with great enthusiasm. The junior, senior and ladies club champions were Haylie Cattell, Sarah Lucan and Rhiannon Malouf respectively. The marching trophies were awarded to Polly Hubbard, Haylie Cattell and Rhiannon Malouf. Orana Physical Culture enjoys the support of very gen-

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erous sponsors who provided the Club Spirit Awards. The Regional Australia Bank Club Spirit Award was presented to Giaan Cubby, the Peppercorn Club Spirit Award to Tasmin Bennett and the South Dubbo Tavern Club Spirit Award to Sarah Lucan. Mia Crowfoot received the annual Orana Physical Culture Scholarship and Club Person of the Year was Margaret Lynch. Encouragement awards were presented to Olivia Lowther, Ava Rose Carr, Daina Chown, Georgia Grant, Kaylee Blunt, Anthea Patteson, and Melanie Commins. Class awards were presented to Olivia Lowther, Ava Rose Carr, Macey Müller, Georgia Grant, Lauren Blunt, Christina Wheeler, Melanie Commins, Alison Tomlins and Kristy Hubbard. The 2018 Dubbo Regional Council Awards were presented to Polly Hubbard, Lucy Taylor, Matilda Keller, Haylie Cattell, Giaan Cubby, Lauren Blunt and Rhiannon Malouf. The Orana Physical Culture Club is now welcoming expressions of interest for 2020 through oranaphysicalculture@outlook.com or facebook. The club looks forward to another year of fun, fitness and friendship.

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IN FOCUS Eye of the Corvus exhibition opening THE Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) was packed to the rafters recently for the much-anticipated opening of a visionary digital installation by local artist Kim V. Goldsmith. Eye of the Corvus – Messenger of Truth, is a thought-provoking body of work developed over the past two years including Kim’s recent threemonth artist residency in the remote village of Skagaströnd in Iceland. The installation is devoted to the exploration of and juxtaposition between Australian and Icelandic environmental challenges, through the perspective of corvids (ravens and crows). You can see Eye of the Corvus at the WPCC until February 2, 2020.

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Cassie and Mark Gardner with Leanne O’Sullivan and Kim Goldsmith

Artist Kim Goldsmith with proud daughter Georgia

Tas Touvras and Jack Randell

Cameron Porteous and Camilla Ward

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Below: Artist Kim V. Goldsmith opening her visionary new exhibition, Eye of the Corvus

Kim with her proud parents, Pam and Jim Goldsmith

Belinda Nugent with Kim Goldsmith

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Natasha and Brett Comber with their daughters at the opening of the exhibition

Jen Cowley, Dugald Saunders and Kim Goldsmith

Megan Jones congratulates artist Kim Goldsmith

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Solving the water crisis?

Our photographer spied this little Double-Barred Finch enjoying a pit stop for a drink this week. Being a bird in this weather is thirsty work, so if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able, please provide some water under a shady tree for our feathered friends. PHOTO: KEN SMITH

Well, no, but at least we know mayor Ben Shields will be handy if we need to start pumping water from a deep, deep well! Geoff Mann took this photo of the mayor during the official visit to Minokamo in Japan for the 30th anniversary celebrations of the sister city arrangement between that city and Dubbo during October.

The statue on the highway in Geurie has been given a Christmas makeover. Great to see the local community bringing a smile to travellers along that road!

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Westhaven Open Day By SOPHIA ROUSE WESTHAVEN had its Employment Support Open Day on Thursday, December 5, opening the doors to the community to show people what the organisation is all about and to give people looking for jobs a hands-on experience. Some jobs include shredding papers, cleaning, washing cars and sowing those famed Ugg boots and other warm woollen goods that everybody loves, which are available at the Two Sheep for Your Two Feet Shop.

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Breast Cancer Support Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Party By FRANCES ROWLEY THE local Breast Cancer Support Group got together for a Christmas lunch and some cheer on Wednesday, November 27, at the Westside Hotel. The ladies and gents received Kris Kringle presents handed out by local breast care nurse Margie Collins.

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Dubbo Regional Council closures and holiday opening hours Old Dubbo Gaol Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

Wellington Caves Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

For assistance with emergencies contact Council on 6801 4000

Dubbo Regional Theatre & Convention Centre Closed: 12:30pm Tuesday, 24 December to 9:30am Thursday, 2 January

Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Wednesday, 1 January

Rainbow Cottage Closed: Monday, 23 December to Tuesday, 7 January

Dubbo Branch Library Tuesday, 24 December 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December Friday, 27 December 10:00am - 6:00pm Saturday, 28 December 10.00am - 3:00pm Sunday, 29 December 11.00am - 3:00pm Monday 30 December 10.00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.00pm Tuesday, 31 December 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed: Wednesday, 1 January

Animal Shelter Tuesday, 24 December 11:30am - 1:30pm Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December Friday, 27 December 11:30am - 1:30pm Saturday, 28 December 11:30am - 1:30pm Closed: Sunday, 29 December Monday, 30 December 11:30am - 1:30pm Tuesday, 31 December 11:30am - 1:30pm Closed: Wednesday, 1 January

Family Day Care Closed: Wednesday, 25 December to Thursday, 2 January

Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Thursday, 26 December 11:00 am - 7:00pm Wednesday 1 January 11:00am - 7:00pm

The Gallery Cafe Closed: Tuesday, 24 December Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December Closed: Wednesday, 1 January

Dubbo Regional Council, Dubbo and Wellington Branches Closed: 12:30pm Tuesday, 24 December to 9:00am Thursday, 2 January

Wellington Aquatic Leisure Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Thursday, 26 December 11:00 am - 7:00pm Wednesday 1 January 11:00am - 7:00pm Geurie Aquatic Leisure Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Thursday, 26 December 11:00 am - 7:00pm Wednesday 1 January 11:00am - 7:00pm

Western Plains Cultural Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December Friday, 27 December 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed: Tuesday, 1 January

Wellington Branch Library Tuesday, 24 December 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December Friday, 27 December 10:00am - 6:00pm Saturday, 28 December 10.00am - 3:00pm Sunday, 29 December 11.00am - 3:00pm Monday 30 December 10.00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.00pm Tuesday, 31 December 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed: Wednesday, 1 January

Wellington Waste Disposal Depot Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

Dubbo Visitors Information Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

Geurie Waste Facility Closed: Wednesday, 25 December Closed: Thursday, 26 December

Wellington Visitors Information Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

Whylandra Waste & Recycling Centre Closed: Wednesday, 25 December

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December 19-25, 2019 Dubbo Photo News

Santa sleighs ‘em at the mall By KEN SMITH A CHANCE not to be missed – the arrival of Santa and his sleigh powered by some real reindeer recently packed Orana Mall with loads of eager shoppers and little people eager to get into the festive spirit. Santa’s route through the mall made sure everyone had the chance to see, wave and cheer.

Back, Heidi, Jane, Front, Issy and Max

Ivy, Rhi, Roman, Melody, Zillah, Isabell and Rory

C.J, Ella, Engela and Jacques

First Dubbo Scouts, Cubs, Joeys and Venturers with Santa

Zander, Tyler, Ali and Payton Back, John, Steven, Front, Melissa, Kerry and Emma

Ivory, Tash, Tennille, Jess, Front, Callie and Payton

Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019

Special occasion for Margaret’s 80th By KEN SMITH SURROUNDED by her large family and plenty of good friends, Margaret Waldon recently celebrated her 80th birthday at the Westside Hotel. Dubbo Photo News was honoured to receive an invitation and we happily went along to capture a few of the celebration’s special moments. Happy Birthday Margaret.

Kisses for the birthday girl.

Back, Adrian, Gina Waldon, Judy Haling, Front, Bishop Graham Waldon (photo frame), Margaret Waldon and Sean Barker

Margaret with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren

Judy Haling, Margaret Waldon and Heidi Packer-Berry

Margaret and her friends from the Holy Trinity Church community.

Margaret Waldon and Marie Mawbey

Peter O’Brien, Margaret Waldon, Amber Haling, Mia Barker (Peter is Margaret’s oldest friend, Amber is the ﬁrst Great Grand Child and Mia is the youngest Great Grand Child)

Margaret and her friends and neighbours at Horizon’s Village.

December 19-25, 2019 Dubbo Photo News

Family fun on the menu at Kintyre Lodge By KEN SMITH KINTYRE Lodge Christmas Fair served up a smorgasbord of family fun with plenty of laughs, good

food, live music, pony rides to be enjoyed and the chance to win in the many raffles, all proceeds from which went towards activities for residents.

Be, Kiran, Amrita, Ajita, Krisha, Binisha and Pratima

Kay Pilon and Isabel Morgan

Ronda Brien and Ann Heinzel

Rhonda Matthews, Vivienne Nicholls and Jean Saff y

Norah Wallace, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beautyâ&#x20AC;? and Sandra (Outback Pony Rides)

Mary Woodham and Judy Reakes

Kay Pilon, Richal Ghimire, Becky Homan and Kylie Lake

Patsy and Dallas Forrester

Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019

Maas-es of fun at family day By KEN SMITH MAAS Properties Christmas Family Fun Day was held recently at South Lakes Estate Park, where a well-attended, fun-filled couple of hours saw lots of happy young faces enjoying the many activities, with ice cream being a particular favourite. The Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie was on hand to cook the sausage sizzle.

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Zach, Zeph and Thomas

Lorna Breeze, Robyn Herron, Lawrie Donoghue, Suellyn Rees, Allan Clarke, Peter English and Gary Brown from the Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie

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Harrison, Jess, Penelope and Jamie

Lily and Kerissa Whitman

Kylie, Shanaya and Levi

Atik and Suraiya

Lucy, Georgia and Ilka

December 19-25, 2019 Dubbo Photo News

Paramount Tennis club cheers a a big year By KEN SMITH THIS time of year is always the season for playing tennis, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also room for a little endof-year celebrating. Members of the Paramount Tennis Club gathered recently for a feast and some fun (and some tennis) at the annual Christmas party. Actually you can play tennis all year â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;round with Paramount Tennis Club Dubbo and all ages are most welcome.

Jessica and Luke

James, Lisa and Tamara

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Charlie, Lyndall, Glenn, Mark, Karen, Phil, Cindy, Charlie and Bev

Rosalee, Graeme, Charles, Hugh and Liz

Paramount Juniors: all about having fun

Molly, Amy, Caroline, Claire, Jemima, Candice, Melanie and Marijka

Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019

Ingenia Gardens gets into the spirit of Christmas By DONNA AND FRANCES RESIDENTS of the front village of Ingenia Gardens enjoyed the annual Christmas lunch. John Norman was excited to introduce our photographer to his “ﬁve wives” Julie Norman, Kay O’Neill, Aileen O’Neill, Betty Bodiam and Michelle Prout who all thought his cheekiness was great fun.

Mavis Fernance and Janette Primmer

Susan Whillians and Faye Newman

Anne Thirlway and Sonia Sutton

Nigel and Pip – chefs extraordinaire

Robyn Roberts, Graeme and Joan Coxon

Emily and Archie Smith

Christo Nalbantof and Margaret Kieran

Laurel Club members say goodbye By SOPHIA ROUSE LADIES of the Dubbo Legacy Laurel Club have been gathering at the Dubbo RSL every month for years. On Monday, December 9, the group had its last meeting and members celebrated not only Christmas but all their years together. The Laurel Club would like to thank the RSL, Barry Joseph and Greg Salmon for all their service over the yyears.

President of the club Mary Chambers handing ﬂowers to Events Manager of the RSL Sharon Doick

Back, President Mary Chambers, Secretary Nancy Farrell and Treasurer Jessie Bayley

Violet Palm, Gwen Davy and Nola Davis

Above: The Laurel Club farewell cake

Right: Mimi North, Betty George and Elaine Stanford Far right: Maureen Cullenward, Betty Salter and Val Hinton

Barry Joseph, Greg Salon and Mary Chambers

Glad Williams, Ailsa Harvey and Beverly Knight

December 19-25, 2019 Dubbo Photo News

Lazy River Christmas Pop Up Markets By KEN SMITH SMOKE from the distant fires didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the locals and visitors arriving in their thousands for the annual Lazy River Estate Christmas Pop-Up Markets. The happy crowds came a pre-Christmas catch-up, a coffee, great food and to snap up some fun, functional and fabulous Christmas gifts from the 100-plus stalls on site.

Above: Trudy, Bridget, Kate and Nancy Left: Lazy River Christmas Pop Up Markets (with a touch of smoke)

Cecelia and Andrew

Laura, Jane and Annie

Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders with Lucy Samuels

Lorna, Fran, Josh and Ferdia

Sophie Monteiro

Trish, Leanne, Joe and Mia

Brodie, Zoe and Mandy

Cheree and Madeleine

Leanne, Sarah and Denelle

Gill Subir

Leanne Watt

Emma, Taylor and Vanessa

Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019

Pink Ladies gather for Christmas By SOPHIA ROUSE THE Pink Ladies had their Christmas party at the Castlereagh Hotel on Monday, December 9, where they were presented with a cheque of $9,784.50 from the Castlereagh Bingo ladies. The money will help the Pink Ladies continue the good work they do in the community. The ladies enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch and Santa made an appearance, handing out presents to all. A special appearance from Santa Claus

Anne Ingram and Ann Hearn

Back, Joan Anderson, front, Genna Gordan and Deidre Walker

Dawn Serisier, Carol Lane and Pam Allen

Back, Adam Isbester and Rhiannon Chapman from the Castlereagh, Pink Lady Jane North, Bingo Lady Kerry Newton, Bingo Lady Judy Wykes, Pink Lady Julie Rich and Pink Lady Jenny Kelly

Angela Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Lola Ogle and Jill Hodder

Back, Colleen Moffitt and Ronnie Shanks, front, Sharon McDermott, Kitty Hendrick and Dawn Dowton

Joy Anderson, Jo Carroll, Susie Lumby and Betty Ryan

Joy McLean, Raeleen Porter and Julie Rich

Jo Rosser, Heather Thompson and Aileen Tangstrom

May Barling, Barbara Weber and Jean Fields

Far left: Lorna Carney, Lorna Bambrick, Jane North and Toni Ridge Left: Back, Jenny Taner, Helen McLean and Lois Head, front, Norma Furney, Wilma Ryan, Fran Croghan and Lorraine Smith

December 19-25, 2019 Dubbo Photo News

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EVENT CPSA Dubbo/Orana Branch: Wish everyone a Happy Festive Season. Next meeting will be held on Friday, January 10, 10am at the Macquarie Club. Guest Speaker is Geoff Mann. All very welcome. Contact Barb 0427 251 121. CWA Terramungamine Branch: Wish all readers a Happy Festive Season. The Branch will be in recess until March 2020. Barb 0427 251 121.

THURSDAY Walking Group: 8am, meet corner Macquarie and Tamworth Streets. Contact: May 6882 4371. Croquet: 8.15am, Thursday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Jenny 0400 645 516 or Margaret 0427 018 946. Dubbo CWA: 9.30am for 10am, FIRST Thursday of the month, Macquarie Club, Macquarie St. New members welcome. Marion 6884 2957. CWA Wongarbon: 10am, FIRST Thursday of the month, at Wongarbon CWA rooms. Marjorie 6884 5558. Line Dancing: 9.30am to 12 noon, at David Palmer Centre, Cobbora Road. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263. Sugarcraft: 10am-1pm, FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month, at Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Orana RSL Day Club: 10am-2pm, at the Country Club. $5 includes morning tea, card playing, games and light lunch followed by Bingo. Transport can be arranged for $2. Ailsa 6882 0036. Wellington Arts and Crafts: Meets weekly from 10am-3pm at the Old Police Station, Maughan Street, Wellington. Variety of crafts, activities and workshops offered. Craft items for sale. 6845 3260. South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Men’s Shed Bingo: 11am-12.30pm, West Dubbo Bowling Club. New players welcome. Contact: Barry 0439 344 349. Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Open Mon 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All men are welcome” Kevin 0427 253 445. Dubbo Grow Program: 1.30-3.30pm. For mental health recovery, prevention and

well-being. Leonie 0488 115 070. Please note no meeting on 26.12.19 and 2.1.20. Seniors Exercise Group: Join us for an exercise group that will help us with balance and all parts of the body. St Brigid’s Hall, Brisbane St, 1.30pm-2.30pm. Cuppa to follow, $2 donation. Richard and Elva 6888 5656. Conversational English in Dubbo: 2pm-3pm, FIRST and THIRD Thursday of the month during the school term, at Wesley Community Hall, corner of Church St and Carrington Ave. Is free. Chris 6884 0407. Dubbo Seniors Athletics: 6pm-7:30pm, at Barden Park. Open to athletes of all abilities aged 16 years and over. Season runs from October 2019 to March 2020. Enquiries Trevor Kratzmann 0412 305 472. Woodturning and Carving Evening: 6pm-9pm, at Art and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street Dubbo. Phil 6887 3257. Above Board Gamers: 6pm, every SECOND Thursday of the month South Dubbo Men’s Shed, Palmer St. Take part in the fastest growing hobby in Australia. Alan 0432 278 235. Dubbo Bridge Club: 7pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Gamblers Anonymous: 7pm, Baptist Church, Dubbo. Paul 0488 074 154. Macquarie Masons Dubbo: Every SECOND Thursday of the month. All visitors welcome. John O’Brien 0405 051 896.

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meeting will be on. Dorothy 6884 6646. Dubbo Parkinson’s Support Group: 10.30am, FIRST Friday of each month, David Palmer Centre, Old Lourdes. People with Parkinson’s and their carers welcome. Lorna 0416 240 626. Central West Makers Place: 12 noon6pm, at South Dubbo Veterans and Community Men’s Shed, corner of Palmer and High Streets, Dubbo. Activities include 3D printing, basic electronics, robotics, silk screening and pottery. Adam 0431 038 866. Urban Tribe: 2pm EVERY Friday with dancing, music, singing, caring and sharing. Everyone welcome and let’s do it. 0459 762 702. Alzheimers & Dementia Support Group: 2pm, FIRST Friday of the month. Kath or Monique 6881 3704. Dubbo/Orana A.I.R. Branch: The Dubbo/Orana Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees (A.I.R.) – working for Australians in retirement – meetings on the SECOND Friday of each month. 2pm at Club Dubbo, West Dubbo. Meetings are open to anyone in retirement. Guest speakers each meeting. Evan 6882 2695, or Graham 6882 2265. Smart Recovery: 3pm, Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Assists individuals with changing problematic behaviour, including alcohol and drugs, gambling, food, shopping, internet, and others. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm, at Dubbo Community Health Centre, FRIDAY corner of Cobra and Palmer Streets. Narromine Food Barn: Open EVERY 1300 222 222, or Peter 0498 577 709. Friday, 9-11am at Uniting Church Hall SATURDAY Narromine. Providing low cost groceries and FREE fruit, vegetables and bread to people Dubbo Parkrun: 8am every week, FREE in need. Contact Ken Rumble on 0414 477 timed (with barcode) 5km run, jog or walk. 365. Closed from Friday, December 20, and Starts and ﬁnishes at Sandy Beach; followreopened on Friday, January 24 ing a section of the Tracker Riley Walkway CPSA Meetings: SECOND Friday of each and Cycle Path along the Macquarie River. month. Join us at 10am at the Macquarie Parkrun can be whatever you want it to be, Club for a cuppa with a friendly group. whether it’s for fun or as part of a training Enquiries Ken 0412 016 228 or Barbara program. Bring your dog and/or pram. Email 0427 251 121. dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to help! Tai Chi at U3A: 10am, at the Community Croquet: 8.15am, Saturday. New players Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis 76 Wingewarra Street. Richard 6888 5656. and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Spinning and Weaving: 10am, at Dubbo Dubbo. Jenny 0400 645 516 or Margaret Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Jo 0427 018 946. 6885 6875. CWA Gilgandra Market: 9am-1pm, Ex-Rail Employees: 10.30am, THIRD FIRST Saturday of the month. Cakes, fruit, Friday of each month, at Little Darling Café, pickles, plants and more! New stall holdCnr Bishop and Darling St. For coffee and a ers welcome. $5 per stall, proceeds to CWA. chat. All are welcome. Hilda 6847 1270. Western Plains Trefoil Guild: 10.30am, Dubbo Patchwork and Quilters SECOND Friday of each month, at Dubbo Group: 9am, SECOND and LAST Saturday West Guide Hall. Everyone welcome. Please of the month, at the South Dubbo Guide conﬁrm Hall, Boundary Rd. Members are always

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ready to support novices if you feel you would like to give this traditional craft a try. Meg 0427 471 868. Dubbo Patchwork and Quilters Group: 9am, SECOND and LAST Saturday of the month, at the South Dubbo Guide Hall, Boundary Rd. Members are always ready to support novices if you feel you would like to give this traditional craft a try Meg 0427 471 868. Dubbo and District Kennel Club: 9.30am, obedience training at the Big Shed, Dubbo Show Ground. No puppies under 14 weeks, must bring up to date vaccination certiﬁcates, $5 to join and $5 per session. Michael 0419 274 632. Seventh-day Adventist Church: 9.30am, small group bible study (Sabbath School) and children’s/youth Sabbath School. Corner Cobra and Sterling Streets. dubbo.adventist.org.au Outback Writers Centre: 10am to 12 noon, FIRST Saturday of the month, Western Plains Cultural Centre Board Room. Seventh-day Adventist Church: 11am, Divine Service. Corner Cobra and Sterling Streets. dubbo.adventist.org.au Sit ‘n’ Knit: 11am-1pm, FIRST Saturday of the month. All ages welcome. Macquarie Regional Library, Macquarie Street. 6801 4510. RSL Tennis Club: 12.45pm, RSL Park Street courts for enjoyable social tennis. All welcome. 0428 825 480. Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Open Mon 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All men are welcome” Kevin 0427 253 445. Dubbo Bridge Club: 1pm until approximately 4.30pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Climate Change Action Group: 2pm EVERY Saturday. Everyone is welcome. 0459 762 702. Dubbo Slot Car Racing Club: Seniors (15+) 4pm, FIRST and THIRD Saturday of the month, at 147 Birch Avenue. Terry 0408 260 965. Old Time Dance: 8pm-12am, FIRST and THIRD Saturday of the month, at Eumungerie RSL Hall, Railway Street. $10 per head. All welcome. Tony 0427 472 142.

SUNDAY Bicycle User Group Social Ride: 9am, at Wahroonga Park. Mick 0437 136 169 or Andrew 0476 764 659; dubbobug.org.au. Orana Pistol Club: 9am, Hyandra Lane, Dubbo. Sundays only, after 9am: 6887 3704. Traditional Catholic Latin Mass – Rawsonville: 9am, SECOND Sunday of the month, at the Rawsonville Soldier’s

Memorial Hall, Rawsonville Road. 0429 872 241 or 6887 2241. Orana K9 Training Club INC: 8.45am for a 9am start, at Katrina Gibbs Field, Macleay Street, Dubbo. Dog Obedience training must have current vaccinations certificate plus treats. $15.00 membership, $5 per session. Reg 0428 849 877, or Dianne 0429 847 380. Dubbo Baptist Church: 9.30am, at 251 Cobra Street (next to Spotlight). Everyone is welcome. 6884 2320. Hope Christian Fellowship Dubbo: 10am, Girl Guides Hall, Dianne A’Beckett Place. 6884 6287. Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo Road. 6882 0007. Old Time New Vogue Dance: In aid of the Baird Institute for heart and lung surgical research. Held on the FOURTH Sunday of each month. 12.30pm-4.30pm at Gulgong Bowling Club. $10 entry. Bring a plate. Raffle and lucky door prizes. Pat 0458 135 688. Sugarcraft: 1pm-4pm, FIRST Sunday of every month, Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam: SECOND Sunday of the month, 2pm to 5pm. DAMjam (Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam), Milestone Hotel, upstairs. All welcome. Join us for this acoustic session other musicians or just listen. Peter 0457 787 143. Orana Country Music Association: Free entertainment 1pm-5pm, muster LAST Sunday of the month Dubbo RSL. Barry 0439 344 349. Transcendental Meditation (TM): 2pm, Maharishi Foundation Australia and Dubbo Transcendental Meditation Centre free introductory talks on the scientifically proven benefits of TM. David 0424 252 834 or www.tm.org.au. Dubbo Country Music Hoedown: 2pm6pm, SECOND Sunday of the month, RSL Entertainment Lounge. All ages welcome. Shane 0407 022 999. Dubbo Baptist Church: 6pm, at 251 Cobra Street (next to Spotlight), during school terms. Come along and discover if church is still relevant in 2019. Everyone is welcome. 6884 2320. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm, at the Dubbo Community Health Centre, corner of Cobra and Palmer Streets. 1300 222 222.

MONDAY Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Open Mon 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All men are welcome” Kevin 0427 253 445. Dubbo Multicultural Women’s Group: 10am, THIRD Monday of the month, at Saint

Brigid’s Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. Women of all backgrounds are invited. 1800 319 551. Cake Decorating: 10am, FIRST Monday of the month, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Bridge Club: 10am until approximately 1pm, FOURTH Monday of the month, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Dubbo Macquarie Mixed Probus: Meet on the FOURTH Monday of each month 10am till 12 noon at the Masonic Village Hall on Darby Close. 5805 0000 or 6882 2874. Old Time Dance: 10am-12pm, FIRST Monday of the month, at Orana Gardens Country Club. Come and enjoy some old time dance. Jean 6882 8867. Sugarcraft: 10am-1pm, FOURTH Monday of the month, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Patchwork: 10am-3pm, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. June 6882 4677. Alcoholics Anonymous (Beginners Meeting): 12 midday, at Old St Brigid’s Catholic Church, Brisbane St. 1300 222 222. Peace and Healing Meditation and Seated Yoga: 1pm-2pm, at the Buninyong Community Centre, Myall Street. By donation, beginners welcome. Presented by Wellington Buddhist Centre. 6845 4661. Tai Chi for Arthritis: 1.30-2.30pm during school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, WPCC, 76 Wingewarra Street Dubbo. Laney Luk on 6882 4680 or email laneyluk@gmail.com. Beginners are welcome. Anglican Women’s Association: 5.30pm, at Holy Trinity. Dorothy 6884 4990. RFDS Support Group: 6pm, FIRST Monday of the month, (except P/H) at the RFDS Base Dubbo Airport. Terry Clark 0407 444 690. Australian Air Force Cadets: 6pm – 9.30pm, at Army Barracks (cnr Kokoda Pl and Wingewarra St). NOW recruiting 13 to 18-year-olds prepared for a challenge and to undertake fun and rewarding activities. Come down to your local unit, 313 “City of Dubbo” Squadron. Rotary Club of Dubbo: 6pm-8pm, at the Westside Hotel, Whylandra Street, West Dubbo. Contact Lyn Wicks on 0428 342 374, Carla Pittman on 0418 294 438 or email dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com. Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: 7.309.30pm, at Bridge Club, Bultje Street. NO auditions, no requirements to read music and no singing experience necessary. 0428 680 775.

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Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019 TUESDAY Croquet: 8.15am, Tuesday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Jenny 0400 645 516 or Margaret 0427 018 946. South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Men’s Shed: 9am – 12pm, at Cnr of High and Palmer Street. New members welcome. Wellington Exercises for 55 Years and Over: Senior Citizens Hall on Swift Street, Wellington from 9am-10am. Strength training for both males and females. Margaret 6845 1918. Dubbo Embroiderers: 9.30am-3pm, SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month, Dubbo Bridge Club, Elston Park. All welcome. Saturday group 10am-3pm, at the Macquarie Regional Library. Information on both groups Ruth 0422 777 323. AllAbilitiesDanz: 9.45am, at Dubbo RSL Club. Classes are low impact, work on heart health, ﬂexibility, mobility, coordination and strength. Tracy 0416 010 748 for a free trial or to join the free class. Probus Mens: 10am, FIRST Tuesday of the month at Masonic Village Hall, Darby Close. Fellowship and friendship. Morning tea and guest speaker. Ken 6885 2676. Dubbo City Ladies Probus: 10am-12pm, Masonic Village Hall, Darby Close (off White Street). Liz 0432 369 500 or Nora 6882 0707. NALAG Centre: 10am, MEN’S morning tea the FIRST Tuesday of the month. 6882 9222. Depression Recovery Group: 10.30am, at the Catholic Parish Meeting Room, Brisbane Street. Norm 6882 6081 or Bill 6882 9826. Wellington VIEW Club: 11.30am, THIRD Tuesday of every month at the Wellington Soldiers Club. Stay for lunch after meeting to welcome new members. Support two Australian disadvantaged children through The Smith Family with school essentials. Kerry 6846 3545. Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie: Meets 12.30pm-2pm, at Westside Hotel. Peter McInnes 0417 140 149. Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, meet at Ollie Robbins Oval, cnr of Bligh Street. Supports gentle exercise promoting healthy hearts. Ray 0437 541 942. Seniors Exercise Group: Exercise group that will help with balance and all parts of the body. St. Brigid’s Hall, Brisbane St, 1.30pm-2.30pm. Cuppa to follow, $2 donation. Richard and Elva 6888 5656. Book Club: 2pm, at Macquarie Regional Library, Macquarie St. Orana Physical Culture: 4pm onwards, starting with the 2-4 years Sparkles class in the Auditorium at St Mary’s Primary School. New members always welcome. For other class times and information see the Orana Physical Culture Facebook page. Dubbo City Physie and Dance: 5.15pm-

7.30pm (classes vary), Monday and Tuesday, South Dubbo High School Hall. Physie is fun and affordable dance for girls and ladies, 4 years and up, of all ﬁtness levels. 0438 582 015. Rotary Club of Dubbo South: 6pm, at South Dubbo Tavern. Girls Brigade: 6-8pm, Tuesday during school term, at Orana Baptist Church, 4 Palmer St. For all school aged girls. Enjoy craft, games, camps, stories, songs, cooking and much more. Julie 6882 4369. Dubbo Lions Club INC: 6.30pm, FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, at Club Dubbo. Tom 0457 826 400 or Hugh 0429 151 348. Dubbo and District Computer Club: 7pm, Akela Place Hall. Daryl 0408 284 300. Dubbo RSL Euchre Club: 7pm for a 7.30pm start, every Tuesday night at the Dubbo RSL. Glen 0419 179 985. Dubbo Chess Club: 7pm-9pm, at Dubbo RSL. Juniors welcome. Don 0431 460 584 or Sandy 0408 200 564. Toastmasters Club: 7pm-9pm, FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, at Dubbo RSL Club, Brisbane St. Visit the club to gain conﬁdence in speaking and leading skills. There are club, area and district competitions to participate in. Sharon Allan 0408 156 015 or email sallan@rhdubbo.com.au. Badminton: 7.30-9.30pm, at Delroy High School Auditorium, East Street, West Dubbo. $5 to play ($3 for school students) $22 yearly insurance ($15 for school students). All welcome. Chris 6887 3413.

Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Inc: 10am, FOURTH Wednesday of each month, Dundullimal Homestead. We support the operations at the Homestead, guiding, tours, gardening, helping in café. Great fun, and friendship, you learn as you go! Come to our next meeting or ring 6884 9984 or email dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au. The Dubbo Garden Club: 10am, FIRST Wednesday of every month, a new garden or guest speaker. New members are welcome with an application form available on request. Robyn 0428 243 815. Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage: 10am4pm, at 137 Cobra Street. A large range of handcrafted gifts made by members available. 6881 6410. AllAbilitiesDanz: 10.30am, West Dubbo Primary Community Centre. KIDS 0 to 5, an interactive class, music, props and movement. Gold coin donation per family. Akela Playgroup: 10.30am and Thursdays 9.30am, Scout Hall, 4 Akela St. Sharna 0438 693 789. Blood Cancer Support Group: 10.30am12pm, FIRST Wednesday of each month. Venue changes each month. Louise or Emma 0412 706 785. Cancer Support Group: 12pm, at David Palmer Centre, Lourdes Hospital. Genelle 6841 8513. CWA Terramungamine Branch: 2pm, FIRST Wednesday of each month at the Macquarie Club, Dubbo. Contact Secretary Barb 0427 251 121.

Reprints of most photos you see in Dubbo Photo News are available to buy. Call 6885 4433 during office hours, or call in to our office at 89 Wingewarra Street.

WEDNESDAY

Zumba Kids: 4.15pm, at West Dubbo Primary Community Centre. A FUN dynamic Dubbo Woodturning & Woodcraft class that keeps young bodies active, for kids Club: 8am-12pm, at rear of Arts and Crafts aged 5 to 12. Gold coin donation per family. Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Newcomers welMacquarie Intermediate Band: 6pm, come. Paul 6882 1485. Wednesday during school terms in the Band Wellington Exercises for 55 Years Hall, Boundary Rd. Players of all ages wantand Over: Senior Citizens Hall Swift Street, ed for the concert band. Conservatorium Wellington from 9am-10am. Gentle strength 6884 6686 or info@macqcon.org.au or training for both males and females. Dubbo District Band on 0422 194 059 or email Margaret 6845 1918. at dubboband@gmail.com. Geurie Craft Group: 9am-2pm, Geurie Bowling Club. Everyone welcome. Thelma West Dubbo Rotary: 6pm, at Club Dubbo, Whylandra Street West Dubbo. 6887 1103. Card & Social Group: 9am-2pm, at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre, Gibbs St. $5 morning tea, cuppa, bingo and raffle. Bring own lunch. New members of all ages welcome. If you need transport call Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Jan 6884 6080 or Marion 6882 2086. Dubbo Bridge Club: 9.45am for a 10am start, until approximately 1pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Breast Cancer Support Group: 10am, FOURTH Wednesday of every month at the Baptist Church, Palmer Street. Community Health 6885 8999. Community JP Desk: Is cancelled until February 4, 2020. Contact Hugh 0429 151 348.

Line Dancing: 6.30pm to 9pm, David Palmer Centre, Cobbora Rd. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263. Dubbo Ratepayers and Residents Association: 6.30pm, every SECOND Wednesday of the month at the RSL Coffee Shop. Jenny 6884 4214 or Merilyn 0458 035 323. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm, at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre, 80 Gipps St. 1300 222 222, or Trevor 0401 178 566. Masonic Lodge Narromine: Every FOURTH Wednesday of the month at the Masonic Hall. Visitors welcome. Tony 0417 064 784.

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6.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 10.30 Back Roads. (R, CC) 11.10 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 One Plus One. (CC) (Final) 1.30 Dream Gardens. (R, CC) (Final) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (R, CC) 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. (R, CC)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views. 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Second round. From Royal Pines Resort, Queensland. 2.30 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 4. Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers. From TIO Traeger Park, Northern Territory.

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 1.00

Today. (CC) Today Extra Summer. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) MOVIE: Waiting For The Light. (PG, R, CC) (1990) Townsfolk fall prey to an illusion. Shirley MacLaine. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

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Headline News. (CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

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 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS News. (CC) 2.00 The Tsar And Empress: Secret Letters. (M, R, CC) 3.00 The Queen’s Favourite Animals. (R, CC) 3.55 Railway Journeys UK. (R, CC) 4.30 The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman. (CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC) 5.55 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) (Final) Ellen Fanning is joined by a panel of commentators to provide an analysis of the news of the day. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Gardening Australia: Christmas Special. (CC) Costa and the team celebrate the festive season by planting shade for Sophie’s new summer retreat. 8.30 Endeavour. (M, R, CC) The discovery of a 2000-year-old body reveals a new lead in a case. Endeavour and Thursday investigate the eerie village of Bramford, where nature is pitted against man and pagan rites hide nuclear mysteries. 10.05 QI. (M, CC) Jason Manford, Jimmy Carr and Victoria Coren Mitchell join Sandi for a letter “O”-inspired discussion.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 5. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. From Metricon Stadium, Queensland. 10.30 MOVIE: U.S. Marshals. (M, R, CC) (1998) A US Marshal, accompanying a group of convicts on a flight, pursues an escaped fugitive. Hot on his trail, the officer uncovers evidence the man may have been framed for his crimes by a rogue government element. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Not The Robbie Williams Christmas Show. (PG, CC) A performance of Christmas songs by Robbie Williams, with some special guests. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (M, R, CC) (2003) A series of interlocking vignettes exploring romance in modern-day Britain through the eyes of eight different couples. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley. 11.15 MOVIE: The Ugly Truth. (MA15+, R, CC) (2009) A romantically challenged producer becomes embroiled with the chauvinistic host of a TV program who offers to help her find love to prove his theories about dating are correct. Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. (CC) (Final) The team prepares a Christmas pudding. Barry and Amanda make a Santa house. Dr Chris provides vet care to disadvantaged pets. Amanda learns how the Salvation Army help those in need during the festive season. 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by Dame Judi Dench, Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Bublé and Jennifer Hudson. Musical performance by Coldplay. 10.00 Arj Barker: Organic. (M, R, CC) A standup comedy performance by comedian Arj Barker from the Powerhouse in Brisbane. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Arabian Sands: Masters Of The Ocean. (CC) Part 2 of 3. Takes a look at how ancient people forged trading links around the world. 8.40 Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie. (MA15+, R, CC) A celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic 1977 dance movie Saturday Night Fever. Features interviews with John Travolta and Barry Gibb and other members of the cast and crew. 10.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M, CC) Guests include Emily Atack, Ola the Comedian, Natasia Demetriou and Jamie Laing. 10.50 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.20 MOVIE: Paris Can Wait. (PG, R, CC) (2017) The wife of a movie producer takes a journey of discovery through the picturesque scenery of France. Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard.

1.05 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R, CC) Stuart heads to the Swan Valley. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. Home shopping. 4.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R, CC)

12.30 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

1.00 Six. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.45 Ride Upon The Storm. (MA15+, R) 3.55 Extreme Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

10.35 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.05 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, R, CC) Takes a look back at 2019. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.50 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.05 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Gruen XL. (M, R, CC) 9.15 The Office. (PG, R) 10.00 Gavin & Stacey. (M, R, CC) (Final) 10.30 Archer. 11.15 The Young Offenders. 11.50 QI. (Final) 12.20 30 Rock. 12.40 The Office. 1.25 30 Rock. 1.45 Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.25 Miraculous. (R, CC) 5.50 Wishfart! (R, CC) 6.00 Lost In Oz. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny. (R, CC) (2013) 8.05 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. (PG, R, CC) 8.35 Sailor Moon Crystal. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Prisoner Zero. (PG, R, CC) 9.50 WAC. (R, CC) 10.15 Stacked! The Pack Down. (R) 11.00 Close. 5.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 5.00 ABC National News. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 The Drum. (R, CC) (Final) 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australia Calling: 80 Years Of International Broadcasting. (CC) 9.30 2020 Workforce. (CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) (Final) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 The World In 2019: Asia Pacific. (R, CC) 1.00 ABC Late News. (CC) 1.30 Late Programs.

1.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 1.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG, R) 2.00 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Second round. 5.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.00 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.00 Counting Down To Australia’s Top Dog. (R, CC) 8.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 The Secret Life Of Dogs. (R, CC) 10.30 The House That 100K Built. (R) 11.45 Pie In The Sky. (PG, R) 12.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Daddy Day Camp. (PG) (2007) 1.50 Making Of Jumanji: The Next Level. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Open Season 2. (PG, R, CC) (2008) 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. (PG, R) 4.00 Steven Universe. (PG, R) 4.30 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 MOVIE: The Muppet Christmas Carol. (CC) (1992) 7.40 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (R, CC) (2000) 9.45 MOVIE: Bad Santa. (MA15+, R, CC) (2003) 11.40 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 10.00 NFL This Week. 11.00 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 3. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder. Replay. 2.30 Car Crash TV. (PG, R) 3.00 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 4.00 Fuel TV. (PG) 5.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 6.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Next Karate Kid. (PG, R) (1994) 9.15 MOVIE: Pompeii. (M, R) (2014) 11.25 Hardcore Pawn. (M, R) 11.55 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. (PG) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) 3.30 Global Roaming. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Blue Planet II. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 MOVIE: Arrowhead. (M, CC) (2015) 11.30 MOVIE: Escape From New York. (M, R) (1981) 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Diff’rent Strokes. (PG, R) 3.00 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R, CC) 3.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Santa Makes You Laugh Out Loud. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: A Christmas Story. (R) (1983) 8.30 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (PG, R) (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger. 10.15 MOVIE: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. (MA15+, R) (2011) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Barnwood Builders. (R) 2.00 Zombie House Flipping. (PG, R) 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters: Outside The Box. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Caribbean Life. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Building Off The Grid. (PG) 8.30 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG) 9.30 Log Cabin Living. 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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SBS VICELAND

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG, R) 9.00 Star Trek. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) The lifeguards tackle an unusual rescue. 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) A gang leader tries to shake down CD. 11.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R, CC) The team investigates the murder of a sailor. 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis. (R) 7.00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT. (R) 7.30 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard. (R) 9.00 The Barefoot Bandits. (R, CC) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Raymond. (R, CC) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Brides Of Beverly Hills. (PG) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Charmed. (M, R, CC) 3.30 James Corden. (M, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball: SBS Courtside. (R) 12.30 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Brooklyn Nets. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United. Replay. 5.00 New Girl. (M, R) 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. New Zealand Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 The X-Files. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 9.25 Narcos. (MA15+) 10.25 Cocaine: Britain’s Epidemic. (MA15+, R) 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 2.00 Fast, Fresh, Simple. (PG, R) 2.30 United Plates Of America. (R) 3.00 Bonacini’s Italy. (R) 3.30 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. (PG) 4.00 Mexican Table. (PG) 4.30 Bonacini’s Italy Christmas Specials. 5.30 Martha’s Cooking School. (PG) 6.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 7.00 Nigella Express. (R, CC) 7.30 Nigellissima. (R, CC) 8.30 Tasty Weekends. (R) 9.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Kanalaritja: An Unbroken String. (R) 2.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 3.00 Musomagic. (PG, R) 3.25 Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. (R) 4.30 Bushwhacked! (R) 5.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 6.00 Volumz. (PG, R) 7.00 An Outback Christmas. (R) 7.30 MOVIE: Almost Christmas. (2016) 9.30 MOVIE: Anori. (M, R) (2018) 11.00 Deadly Funny 2018. (M, R) 12.00 Africa On A Plate. (R) 12.30 Late Programs.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence. (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Saturday December 21 ABC

PRIME7

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.10 Grand Designs Australia. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Endeavour. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Father Brown. (PG, R, CC) 2.50 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R, CC) 3.40 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Make Yourself At Home. (R, CC) 4.30 Landline Summer. (R, CC) 5.00 Soccer. (CC) A-League. Round 11. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory.

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Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Clubhouse. (CC) 12.30 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Third round. From Royal Pines Resort, Queensland. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG, CC) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG, CC) 12.30 Our State On A Plate. (PG, CC) 1.00 Giving Life. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Pride & Prejudice. (R, CC) (2005) 4.00 The Garden Gurus. (CC) (Final) 5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Driving Test. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 I Fish. (R, CC) 6.30 Seafood Escape. (R, CC) 7.00 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 1.30 Healthy Homes Australia. (CC) 2.00 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet Christmas. (R, CC) 3.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (R, CC) 4.30 Discover Japan: Kyushu With Liv Phyland. (CC) (Final) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Figure Skating. (CC) ISU Grand Prix Final. From Torino, Italy. 4.05 The Crystal Maze. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Travel Man. (R, CC) 5.35 Mythical Beasts Unearthed. (CC)

7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, including comprehensive analysis and reporting from around Australia and the world. 7.30 Vera. (M, R, CC) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a pensioner on a busy peak-hour train. 9.00 Doc Martin. (M, R, CC) Louisa’s first call for her course does not go as planned when Martin decides to intervene. Morwenna’s parents pay a surprise visit. Joe investigates a series of mysterious break-ins around town. 9.50 Victoria. (PG, R, CC) As Christmas approaches, Victoria is uncharacteristically melancholy. Albert, on the other hand, becomes obsessed with staging the perfect family celebration. A young African princess is presented to the queen.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (CC) The whole gang gets together to enjoy a Christmas feast prepared by Ed and watch Carols in the Domain. 8.00 Carols In The Domain. (PG, CC) Coverage of Carols In The Domain from Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Featuring a star-studded line-up of performers, including The Wiggles, Lucy Durack and Todd McKenney, with a special appearance by Santa Claus. 10.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (M, R, CC) (1985) After his family embarks on a European holiday they won competing in a game show, an over-enthusiastic father decides to videotape the trip, capturing their various hijinks and chaotic adventures along the way. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Dana Hill.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. (PG, R, CC) (2017) Four teenagers become trapped in a junglebased video game as the playable characters. Dwayne Johnson. 9.30 MOVIE: Grown Ups. (PG, R, CC) (2010) After their high-school basketball coach passes away, five former friends and teammates are reunited for the first time in decades for his funeral and the subsequent Fourth of July holiday weekend. Adam Sandler, David Spade. 11.30 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop. (PG, R, CC) (2009) A mild-mannered security guard, whose dreams of becoming a cop were crushed by a medical condition, has a chance to become a hero after a gang of crooks takes hostages at the shopping mall where he works. Kevin James.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Tragedy strikes when two unconscious swimmers are discovered in the water. 7.00 MOVIE: School Of Rock. (PG, R, CC) (2003) A down-and-out rock guitarist takes a job as a substitute teacher at a prestigious primary school. Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White. 9.20 Ambulance. (M, R, CC) A specialist trauma team is called to treat the victim of a brutal knife attack. 10.35 Ambulance. (M, R, CC) An insight into the ambulance service, from the highpressure control room to the crews on the streets. 11.50 999: What’s Your Emergency? Let’s Babysit Until The Parents Turn Up Then. (M, CC) Takes a look at how police officers and paramedics in Wiltshire, England, are dealing with youth violence.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 The Vietnam War: Fratricide. (M, R, CC) South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat. However, US airpower is able to halt the North Vietnamese offensive. Nixon announces Hanoi has agreed to a peace deal. 8.35 MOVIE: The Godfather: Part III. (R, CC) (1990) In ’70s America, a Mafia don who has grown weary of all the violence tries to redeem himself by transforming his criminal activities into a legitimate enterprise and performing a variety of charitable acts. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia. 11.45 MOVIE: Hell Or High Water. (MA15+, R, CC) (2016) A divorced father and his brother resort to robberies in order to save their family’s ranch. Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster.

11.20 Father Brown. (PG, R, CC) Father Brown uncovers a dark secret when a contestant is murdered at a ballroomdancing competition. 12.10 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos of Nick Cave.

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.15 Harry. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Harry Connick Jr. 2.05 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. Home shopping. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

12.45 Elementary. (M, R, CC) Holmes and Watson pursue an elusive criminal as a gang war erupts in New York City. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

1.35 MOVIE: The Thieves. (MA15+, R) (2012) Jung-Jae Lee. 4.05 One Born Every Minute UK. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.50 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.05 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 A Very Specky Christmas. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (M, R, CC) (Final) 9.00 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 9.45 Mock The Week. (M, R, CC) 10.20 A Very Sexy Xmas With Steven Oliver. 10.50 Comedy Up Late. 11.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.50 MOVIE: The Trip To Italy. (2014) 1.35 Black Books. 2.00 News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

7TWO 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Vasili’s Garden. (PG, R) 1.00 Equestrian. Australian International 3 Day Event. Replay. 2.00 Adventure All Stars. (PG) 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 3.30 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 4.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 4.30 The Great Day Out. (R, CC) 5.00 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Third round. 5.30 The Clubhouse. (CC) 6.00 The Zoo. (R, CC) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.20 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 12.50 Children’s Programs. 5.25 Miraculous. (PG, R, CC) 5.50 Wishfart! (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Lost In Oz. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Teenage Boss. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Billionaire Boy. (R, CC) (2016) 8.00 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 8.50 The Legend Of Korra. (PG, R, CC) 9.15 Prisoner Zero. (R, CC) 9.40 WAC. (R, CC) 10.05 Close. 5.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

7MATE

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Fanshaw & Crudnut. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Bakugan: Battle Planet. (PG, R) 1.00 Mega Man: Fully Charged. (PG, R) 1.30 Clarence. (PG, R) 1.45 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. (PG, R) 2.15 The Toy Box. (PG) 3.15 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 MOVIE: Disney’s A Christmas Carol. (PG, R, CC) (2009) 7.00 MOVIE: The Little Mermaid. (R, CC) (1989) 8.40 MOVIE: The Bounty Hunter. (M, R, CC) (2010) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. Coverage of the Timbersports Series. 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG, R) 1.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. (PG) 2.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 3.00 Beyond The Boundary. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Grade Cricketer. (PG) 4.30 Desert Collectors. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: The BBQ. (PG, R, CC) (2018) 8.30 MOVIE: Sucker Punch. (M, R) (2011) Emily Browning. 10.50 Desert Collectors. (PG, R) 12.50 Late Programs.

7FLIX

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 2020 Workforce. 2.00 Australia Calling. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. (Final) 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. (Final) 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 One Plus One. (Final) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Aust Story. (R, CC) (Final) 8.00 ABC News Weekend. (CC) 8.15 Four Corners. (R, CC) 9.00 Australia Calling. (R, CC) 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 Newstyle Direct. (R) 6.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.00 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (PG, R, CC) (1948) 11.55 MOVIE: The Amorous Prawn. (R) (1962) 1.50 MOVIE: A League Of Their Own. (PG, R) (1992) 4.35 MOVIE: Tootsie. (PG, R, CC) (1982) 7.00 MOVIE: Sliding Doors. (PG, R, CC) (1998) 9.00 MOVIE: Just Between Us. (M, CC) (2018) Deanna Ortuso, Joanne Nguyen. 11.15 MOVIE: Legends Of The Fall. (M, R) (1994) 1.45 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R)

9LIFE

6.00 It’s Academic. (R, CC) 7.00 The Deep. (R, CC) 8.05 Match It. (R, CC) 9.30 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Santa Makes You Laugh Out Loud. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 MOVIE: A Christmas Story. (R) (1983) 5.30 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: A Fairy Tale Christmas. (R, CC) (2013) 8.30 MOVIE: Keeping Up With The Joneses. (M, R, CC) (2016) Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher. 10.30 MOVIE: About Last Night. (MA15+, R, CC) (2014) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 11.30 Postcards Summer. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Log Cabin Living. (R) 1.30 Open Homes Australia. (CC) 2.30 First Time Flippers. (PG, R) 3.30 Pool Kings. (R) 4.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 5.30 Building Off The Grid. (PG, R) 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. (R) 7.30 Stone House Revival. (R) 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 8.30 The Doctors. (PG, R) 9.30 Reel Action. (R, CC) 10.00 Escape Fishing. (R, CC) 10.30 I Fish. (R) 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 12.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R, CC) 1.00 Monster Jam. (R) 1.30 Attenborough: Saving The Panda. (PG, R) 2.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 4.00 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 5.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Cops: Adults Only. (PG, R) 6.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R, CC) 9.20 MOVIE: Force Of Destiny. (MA15+) (2015) A sculptor discovers he has liver cancer. David Wenham. 11.40 NCIS: LA. (M, R, CC) 12.35 48 Hours. (M, R) 1.35 Cops: AO. (PG, R) 2.05 Star Trek. (PG, R) 3.35 The Doctors. (PG, R) 5.30 Hogan’s Heroes. (R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis. (R) 7.00 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 7.30 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. (C, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, R, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Behind The Sash. (CC) 2.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 7.30 Kojak. (M, R) Kojak finds himself the object of a murder contract. 8.30 Carl Barron: Drinking With A Fork. (MA15+, R, CC) A stand-up performance by Carl Barron. 10.25 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R) 11.30 The Cleveland Show. (M, R) 12.00 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Brooklyn Nets. Replay. 2.00 Atlanta. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Insight. (R, CC) 3.30 The Business Of Life. (R) 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings. 7.30 Speed With Guy Martin. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: The Unicorn. (M) (2018) 10.15 MOVIE: Frank And Lola. (MA15+, R) (2016) 11.45 Vikings. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Nigellissima Christmas Special. (R) 1.05 Heston’s Feasts. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Oliver’s Twist. (R) 2.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.00 The Urban Vegetarian. (R) 4.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.00 How To Cook. (R) 5.30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Express. (PG) 6.30 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo. (PG) 7.30 Cheese Slices. 8.30 Avec Eric. (PG) 9.30 Amazing Wedding Cakes. (PG) 10.30 Spice Journey. (R, CC) 11.30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Express. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 An Outback Christmas. (R) 12.30 Sunny And The Dark Horse. (PG, R) 2.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 10. Replay. 5.00 Away From Country. (PG, R) 6.00 Jersey Strong. (PG, R) 6.30 Music Voyager. (R) 7.30 Culture Warriors. (R) 8.00 American Boyband. (M, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll. (1987) 10.30 Breaking A Monster. (M, R) 12.00 MOVIE: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll. (R) (1987) 2.00 Volumz. (PG, R)

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Sunday December 22 ABC

PRIME7

NINE

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Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) (Final) 11.00 Compass. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Landline Summer. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 2.00 Doc Martin. (M, R, CC) 3.00 World’s Busiest Cities. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Clive James: The Kid From Kogarah. (R, CC) 5.00 Nigella’s Christmas Table. (R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Clubhouse. (CC) 12.30 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Final round. From Royal Pines Resort, Queensland. 2.30 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 8. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. From Ted Summerton Reserve, Victoria.

6.00 Harry. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Cross Court. (CC) 10.30 The Hold Down. (PG, CC) 11.00 World’s Greatest Journeys. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Global Roaming. (PG, CC) 1.00 School Of Rock: Behind The Scenes. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 The Perfect Adventure. (CC) 2.30 MOVIE: Blizzard. (R, CC) (2003) 4.30 Explore TV Yukon, Canada. (CC) 5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Customs. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Mass. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R, CC) 8.00 Behind The Sash. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Discover Japan: Kyushu With Liv Phyland. (R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (CC) 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (CC) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (CC) 3.00 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (PG, CC) 3.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. (CC) 4.00 Seafood Escape. (CC) (Final) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. (CC) 1.00 Speedweek. (R, CC) 3.00 Basketball. (CC) NBL. Round 12. Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers. 5.00 FIFA Women’s World Cup: A Nation’s Story. (CC) 5.30 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 How Good Is Christmas? With Sammy J. (PG, R, CC) Sammy J prepares for the festive season and presents a selection of his favourite weekly sketches of 2019. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (CC) Part 3 of 4. Kevin, Damion and Michelle look at houses that are extreme in different ways. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (M, CC) Barnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a family friend’s wedding. 10.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R, CC) Part 3 of 4. 11.00 World’s Busiest Cities: Moscow. (PG, R, CC) Part 3 of 4. Anita Rani, Dan Snow and Ade Adepitan explore Moscow, one of the busiest cities in the world.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 9. Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat. From the SCG. 10.30 Sunday Night: Summer Series. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Serengeti: Destiny. (PG, CC) Follows the interconnected stories of a cast of savannah animals over one year. Love, loss, jealousy, rivalry, tragedy and triumph are all witnessed as their lives entwine and dramatically unfold. 9.10 MOVIE: Deep Impact. (M, R, CC) (1998) After a teenage amateur astronomer makes a shocking discovery of an comet on a collision course with the Earth, the government makes plans to save humanity by dispatching a team of astronauts to destroy it. Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni. 11.30 Manifest. (M, R, CC) Michaela and Saanvi have a similar vision, but it takes them some trial, error and teamwork to heed the call.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Two people are endangered by miscommunication. 6.30 Jamie’s Italian Christmas. (R, CC) Jamie Oliver travels to the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy to create a Christmas Day feast with an Italian twist. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Guests include John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Henry Cavill, Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Robbie Williams. 8.30 MOVIE: Pretty Woman. (M, R, CC) (1990) A businessman, in need of an escort for the evening, gives a prostitute a first-hand look at the lives of the mega-rich. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo. 11.00 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Troy Kinne. 11.30 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Troy Kinne.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Secrets Of The Department Store: Inside Fortnum & Mason – The Queen’s Grocer. (CC) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Woodstock. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the iconic 1969 Woodstock music festival, a three-day event that saw nearly half a million people gather at a farm in New York against the tumultuous backdrop of a nation in conflict. 10.20 Europe’s Last Warrior Kings. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 3. Explores the intrigues and betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war. 11.25 Civilisations: Paradise On Earth. (PG, R, CC) Simon Schama explores one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges, the depiction of nature.

12.00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites. (R, CC) 12.30 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+) 2.25 Vera. (M, R, CC) 3.55 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R, CC) 5.00 A Country Road: The Nationals. (R, CC)

12.00 Young, Lazy And Driving Us Crazy. (PG, R, CC) A work placement at a car wash takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of a party bus. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

12.20 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG, R, CC) 12.45 Harry. (PG, R, CC) 1.35 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG, CC) 2.00 TV Shop. 2.30 Skippy. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.00 Mr Black. (M, R, CC) Mr Black shoots a tiger snake. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show.

12.35 The Obesity Myth. (M, R, CC) 1.30 The Sugar Conspiracy. (PG, R, CC) 3.10 Kinky Business. (MA15+, R, CC) 4.05 One Born Every Minute UK. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.05 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (R, CC) 9.00 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 MOVIE: The Trip To Spain. (M, R, CC) (2017) 11.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.45 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 1.15 Gavin & Stacey. (Final) 1.45 Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Hour Of Power. 9.00 Shopping. (R) 10.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 2.00 Vasili’s Garden. (PG) 2.30 Golf. (CC) Australian PGA Championship. Final round. 5.30 The Clubhouse. (CC) 6.00 Dog Patrol. (PG, R) 6.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Border Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 MOVIE: Ellipsis. (M) (2017) 12.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.15 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 12.45 Children’s Programs. 3.05 The Crystal Maze. (PG, R, CC) 3.50 Children’s Programs. 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.35 Teenage Boss. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Ratburger. (PG, R, CC) (2017) 8.10 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 9.00 The Legend Of Korra. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Prisoner Zero. (PG, R, CC) 9.50 WAC. (R, CC) 10.15 Rage. (PG, R) 2.15 Close. (R) 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Drum Weekly. (Final) 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. (Final) 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 2020 Workforce. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Landline Summer. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. (Final) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Troubled Territory: Riots, Revolution And Bloodshed. 8.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Late Programs.

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Ninjago. (PG, R) 1.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. (PG) 1.30 Storage Hunters UK. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 The Toy Box. (PG) 3.30 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R, CC) 5.15 MOVIE: The Muppet Christmas Carol. (R, CC) (1992) 7.00 MOVIE: Cars 3. (R, CC) (2017) 9.00 MOVIE: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. (M, R, CC) (2017) 12.00 Bromans. (MA15+, R) 1.00 Counter Play. (M, R, CC) 1.50 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Timbersports. (PG, R) 11.30 Fishing And Adventure. (PG, R) 12.00 The Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Fishy Business. (PG) (Series return) 2.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. 4.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 6.00 Pawn Stars Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 American Restoration. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Inception. (M, R, CC) (2010) Leonardo DiCaprio. 11.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. (PG) 8.00 Skippy. (R) 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 MOVIE: The Love Lottery. (R, CC) (1954) 11.50 Great Getaways. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 Giving Life. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (R, CC) (1952) 3.00 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (R) (1965) 7.00 Fawlty Towers. (PG, R) 9.00 MOVIE: Scrooged. (M, R, CC) (1988) Bill Murray. 11.00 MOVIE: Just Friends. (M, R, CC) (2005) 1.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

6.00 It’s Academic. (R, CC) 7.00 The Deep. (R, CC) 8.00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 Diff’rent Strokes. (PG, R) 10.30 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Cannonball. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Mesmerised. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (R, CC) (2004) 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Nip/Tuck. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.30 MOVIE: Marine Raiders. (PG, R) (1944) 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, CC) 10.30 Brothers Take New Orleans. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Reno. (R) 12.30 Open Homes Australia. (R, CC) 1.30 Barnwood Builders. (R) 2.30 Texas Flip And Move. (R) 3.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 4.30 Vintage Rehab. (R) 5.30 Stone House Revival. (R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.30 Home Town. 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 Windy City Rehab. 10.30 Big Beach Builds. (R) 11.30 First Time Flippers. (PG) 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 10.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 11.00 Fishing Edge. 11.30 Escape Fishing. (R, CC) 12.00 Reel Action. (R, CC) 12.30 Snap Happy. (R) 1.00 Healthy Homes Aust. (R, CC) 1.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Monster Jam. 2.30 The Doctors. (PG, R) 3.30 Star Trek. (PG, R) 4.30 I Fish. 5.30 Attenborough: Clever Monkeys. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) The team consults with cyber-terrorists. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R, CC) A woman reports a statutory rape. 10.25 48 Hours: Out Of Reach. (M) 11.25 Bad Lads Army. (M) 12.25 CSI: Miami. (MA15+, R) 1.20 CSI: Miami. (M, R) 2.15 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.10 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis. (R) 7.00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT. (R) 7.30 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 8.00 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. (C, CC) 8.35 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Scope. (C, CC) 10.00 Neighbours. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 1.00 Brady Bunch. (R) 1.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.00 Will & Grace. (PG, R) 4.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Naked Beach. (M) (Final) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) 10.00 Will & Grace. (PG, R) 10.30 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. (M, R) 12.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Brady Bunch. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 PopAsia TV. (PG) 1.00 Front Up. (R) 1.30 Insight. (R, CC) 2.30 WorldWatch. 3.00 Basketball. (CC) NBL. Round 12. Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers. 5.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers. 7.00 Underground Worlds. (PG) (Final) 7.50 Hoarders. (M) 8.40 MOVIE: The Score. (2001) 10.55 MOVIE: We Own The Night. (MA15+, R) (2007) 1.00 Vikings. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.45 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes: Christmas Special. (PG) 2.00 Bonacini’s Italy Christmas Specials. 3.00 Donna Hay: Basics To Brilliance Kids. 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 5.00 Loving Gluten Free. (PG) 5.30 Gondola On The Murray. 6.30 Rick Stein’s Taste Of The Sea. (PG, R) 7.35 Ainsley Eats The Streets. (CC) 8.30 The Great Australian Cookbook. 9.00 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Food Safari. (R, CC) 10.00 Asia Unplated With Diana Chan. (PG, R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Softball. Adelaide A-Grade Club Competition. 2.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s first quarter-final. Griffith Three Ways v Castlereigh All Blacks. 3.00 Football. Heartland Footy. 4.50 Netball. SA Premier League. 6.00 Te Ao: Maori News. 6.30 Behind The Brush. (PG, R) 7.00 Colour Theory. (R) 7.30 Songs From The Inside. (PG) 8.30 Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. (M, R) 10.20 Mr Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown. (PG, R) 12.20 Volumz. (PG, R)

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Monday December 23 ABC

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6.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 10.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R, CC) 10.55 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 1.00 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R, CC) 2.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R, CC) 3.00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites. (R, CC) 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R, CC) 4.05 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Heights. (PG, R, CC)

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6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.00 Back Roads: Snow Journey, Victoria And NSW. (CC) (Series return) Heather Ewart visits snow country. 8.30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Get Some Number 8 Wire. (CC) Part 2 of 3. Griff Rhys Jones’ exploration of New Zealand’s back roads continues on the South Island. 9.20 Employable Me Australia. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. 10.20 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Louis Theroux’s Weird Christmas. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.50 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 10. Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) A lice outbreak hits the family. The feud between Phil and Gil Thorpe intensifies and, once he finds out Luke is competing against Gil’s son in a wrestling match, it becomes his own personal battle. Gloria finds herself at odds with her fellow mothers after she joins Manny on a school trip. 11.00 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies. (MA15+, CC) (New Series) Surgeons come to the rescue of celebrities, including model Katie Price and former EastEnders actor Danniella Westbrook, who have been the victims of botched cosmetic procedures.

1.25 Rage. (MA15+) 4.00 Compass: Mum’s Boy, Dad’s Girl Pt 1. (R, CC) 4.30 Catalyst: Meet The Avatars. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

12.00 The Catch. (M, R, CC) The team takes on a new client, a female army captain being harassed by her colleagues. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.40 Dino Dana. (R, CC) 6.50 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.05 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. (PG, R, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.00 The Office. (PG, R) 10.45 Peep Show. 11.10 Plebs. (Final) 11.45 30 Rock. 12.05 The Office. 12.50 30 Rock. 1.10 Archer. 1.55 Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane. 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: A Puppy For Christmas. (PG, R, CC) (2016) Cindy Busby. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (R, CC)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 1.00

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Landline Summer. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Troubled Territory: Riots, Revolution And Bloodshed. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Compass. 5.00 ABC National News. 5.30 Aust Story. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 Drum. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 The World In 2019: Asia Pacific. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.30 7.30 Special: Buyer Beware. 10.00 ABC Late News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 RBT. (PG, R, CC) Follows police units that operate random breath test patrols around Australia. 8.30 The Fix. (M, CC) Maya obtains surveillance footage of Jessica from the night before her death. Wiest is furious after Ezra spins a story about an affair between Maya and Matthew. The district attorney’s office learns there is a mole. 10.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) A young jazz musician’s murder leads Carrie and Al to an illegal nightclub owned by an Albanian mobster. 11.25 I Am Innocent: Alex Macdonald. (M, CC) Takes a look at the case of Alex Macdonald, who was accused of murdering his shipmate.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem Christmas Edition. (CC) Dave Hughes is joined by guests for a festive discussion about issues of concern to Australians. 8.30 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (MA15+, CC) (2016) After being threatened with closure, a business puts together an epic Christmas party to win over a client. Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller. 10.35 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Comedian Troy Kinne ditches the stress of modern life for a fast-paced half-hour of laughter. 11.05 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Troy Kinne. 11.35 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Cruising Down Under. (CC) Part 2 of 3. English singer Jane McDonald continues her tour of Australia with a visit to Brisbane. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: In Sickness And In Health. (M, R, CC) A 27-yearold is rushed to St George’s after suffering cardiac arrest during a game of ice hockey. 9.30 24 Hours In Police Custody: Living Among Us. (M, CC) Police tackle a surge in the number of crimes related to the sexual exploitation and grooming of children. 10.30 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.00 The World Game. (CC) Soccer news, features and match results. 11.30 Wisting. (M, CC) (New Series) A detective uncovers evidence that an American serial killer is active in Norway.

12.15 Harry. (PG, R, CC) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.35 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 1.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

12.25 Spin. (MA15+, R) 2.25 Nox. (M, R) 4.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Zombies. (PG, CC) (2018) 2.00 Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Pokémon. (R) 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. (PG, R) 4.00 Steven Universe. (PG, R) 4.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Stunt Science. (CC) (New Series) 8.30 MOVIE: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. (M, R, CC) (2017) 11.15 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Vasili’s Garden. (PG, R) 12.30 Intolerant Cooks. (PG, R) 1.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Mighty Planes. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 8.30 Inspector George Gently. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Mean Mums. (PG) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

9GEM 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) 3.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG, R) 5.30 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (M, R) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M, R, CC) 10.40 Law & Order: S.V.U. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.40 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. (PG, R) 12.00 The Grade Cricketer. (PG, R) 12.30 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 8. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. Replay. 4.00 Fuel TV. (PG) 5.00 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 Shipping Wars. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 American Pickers. (PG) 8.30 Aussie Pickers. (PG, R) 9.30 MOVIE: The Basement. (M) (2018) 11.10 Picker Sisters. (PG, R) 12.10 Late Programs.

7FLIX

ABC NEWS

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. (CC) 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. (CC) 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R, CC) 2.05 André Rieu: Christmas In London. (R, CC) 3.45 Great British Food Revival. (PG, CC) 4.25 The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman. (CC) 5.25 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC) 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R, CC)

9GO!

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.20 What’s For Dinner? (R, CC) 5.30 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (R) 5.55 Wishfart! (PG, R, CC) 6.05 Miraculous. (R, CC) 6.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Midnight Gang. (PG, R, CC) (2018) 8.05 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 8.35 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 9.00 The Legend Of Korra. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Prisoner Zero. (R, CC) 9.50 WAC. (R, CC) 10.15 Rage. (PG, R) 11.15 Close. (R) 5.30 Atomic Puppet. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 Children’s Programs.

Today. (CC) Today Extra Summer. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Good Food Christmas. (PG, R, CC) Looks at how to make Christmas easy. Giving Life. (PG, R, CC) Baby It’s Christmas. (PG, R, CC) Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

9LIFE 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Flip This House. (PG, R) 1.30 Explore TV Viking. (R, CC) 2.00 Home Town. (R) 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Big Beach Builds. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 8.30 Flip Or Flop. (R) 9.30 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 10.30 First Time Flippers. (PG) 11.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Fresh TV. (R) 8.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R) 9.00 Intolerant Cooks. (R) 9.30 Malaysia Kitchen. (R) 10.00 James Robison. (PG) 10.30 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R, CC) 4.30 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (R, CC) (2004) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.00 Home And Away: Christmas In Summer Bay. (PG, CC) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 First Dates Australia. (PG, R, CC) 10.50 Take Me Out. (M, R, CC) 12.05 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Headline News. (CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 Jamie Oliver’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook. (R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (CC) 4.30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (R, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

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WIN

Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 9.00 I Fish. (R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (R, CC) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) An attempt to abduct Ducky is foiled by a marine. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R, CC) A shooting leaves three children wounded. 10.30 Underworld Histories. (MA15+) 11.30 Underworld Histories. (MA15+) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 3.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 4.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 5.00 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis. (R) 7.00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT. (R) 7.30 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard. (R) 9.00 The Barefoot Bandits. (R, CC) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 10.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 11.00 The Flash. (M) 12.00 James Corden. (M) 1.00 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Cyberwar. (R, CC) 1.00 Basketball: SBS Courtside. (R) 1.30 Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets. 4.00 This Week. (CC) 5.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Insight. (R, CC) 6.10 New Girl. (M, R) 6.35 Megafactories. (R) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 The X-Files. (R, CC) 9.25 Let’s Talk About Sex. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.20 Escorts. (MA15+) 10.45 Vikings. (MA15+, R) 11.35 Undressed UK. (M, R) 1.05 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Poh’s Kitchen: Christmas Special. 2.00 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Special. 2.30 Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals. 3.00 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.30 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. 4.00 Mexican Table. 4.30 Boys Weekend. 5.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. (New Series) 5.30 Martha’s Cooking School. 6.00 Cook And The Chef. 7.00 Nigella Express. 7.30 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. 8.30 Two Greedy Italians… Still Hungry. (R, CC) 9.35 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.35 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Anthem Sessions. (PG, R) 3.00 Musomagic. (R) 3.25 Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. (R) 4.30 Bushwhacked! (R) 5.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 6.00 Volumz. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. (R) 7.30 Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey. (R) 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. (PG) 9.00 Going Bush. (PG, R) 9.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers. Replay. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Tuesday December 24 ABC

PRIME7

6.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 7.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 10.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 1.05 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC) 2.35 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Heights. (PG, R, CC)

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6.00 Would I Lie To You? (R, CC) Hosted by Rob Brydon. 6.50 Bluey. (R, CC) Dad and the kids pretend to be Santa. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Spicks And Specks Reunion Special. (PG, R, CC) Music quiz show special. 8.30 A Berry Royal Christmas. (CC) Mary Berry prepares recipes to serve at a party being thrown by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 9.35 300 Years Of French And Saunders. (M, R, CC) Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders revisit some of the most memorable moments of their career. 10.25 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.55 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. (R, CC) Hosted by Kumi Taguchi. 11.55 Midsomer Murders. (M, R, CC) 1.25 Rage Christmas Special. (MA15+) 4.05 Compass: Mum’s Boy, Dad’s Girl Pt 2. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Catalyst: Can Seaweed Save The World? (R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 Bluey. (R) 6.25 A Very Play School Christmas. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (CC) (Final) 9.10 Insert Name Here. (PG, R, CC) 9.40 The Office. (PG, R) 10.25 The League Of Gentlemen. 11.25 Peep Show. 11.50 30 Rock. 12.15 The Office. 12.55 30 Rock. 1.20 Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane. 1.45 In The Long Run. (Series return) 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.35 Miraculous. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Miraculous. (R, CC) 5.55 Stacked! (R) 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! (R, CC) 6.20 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 6.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. (R, CC) 6.55 What’s For Dinner? (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (PG, R, CC) (2017) 8.40 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 9.10 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 10.10 WAC. (R, CC) 10.35 Rage. (PG, R) 11.35 Close. (R) 5.30 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. (R) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Landline Summer. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The World In 2019: Asia Pacific. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Compass. (PG) 5.00 ABC National News. 5.25 Aust Story. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 Drum. (R, CC) 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 2020 Workforce. (R, CC) 9.00 Fly Me To The Moon. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 ABC Late News. (CC) 10.30 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: My Christmas Love. (PG, R, CC) (2016) Meredith Hagner. The Daily Edition. (CC) (Final) The hottest issues from the day’s news. The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (R, CC)

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Today. (CC) Today Extra Summer. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) MOVIE: Arthur Christmas. (R, CC) (2011) Santa forgets a child at Christmas. James McAvoy. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 Headline News. (CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 Jamie’s Italian Christmas. (R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (CC) 4.30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (R, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS News. (CC) 2.00 UK Bitesize. (R, CC) 2.10 Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas Special. (R, CC) 3.20 Rick Stein’s Christmas Odyssey. (R, CC) 4.30 Cruising With Jane McDonald. (PG, R, CC) 5.25 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC) 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Home Alone. (PG, R, CC) (1990) After an eight-year-old boy is accidentally left behind in his family’s rush to the airport at Christmas, he finds himself battling a pair of lacklustre thieves who have decided to rob people while they are away. Macaulay Culkin. 9.10 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (PG, R, CC) (2007) Santa Claus’ cranky older brother Fred, a repossession agent with a sizeable rap sheet, comes to stay with him at the North Pole. Their already tenuous relationship is tested by the machinations of an efficiency expert who has his own bone to pick with Saint Nick. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. 11.30 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) After Uncle Marvin becomes a stockbroker, he enlists Barry and his friends in a shady scheme.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 How To Train Your Dragon Homecoming. (PG, CC) Hiccup and Toothless share stories of their special relationship with their families as they prepare for the Snoggletog Festival, only to discover not everyone remembers the importance of the bond between the species. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (CC) The 82nd Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 11.00 World’s Best Christmas Commercials. (PG, CC) 11.45 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (R, CC) (1980) A young man decides to abandon his family’s traditions and pursue his own musical dreams. Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MOVIE: Elf. (R, CC) (2003) A man raised as an elf at the North Pole embarks on a journey to find his biological father, who lives in New York, after nearly bringing Santa’s operation to a catastrophic standstill due to problems over his size. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen. 9.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem Christmas Edition. (CC) Dave Hughes is joined by guests for a festive discussion about issues of concern to Australians. 10.30 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Comedian Troy Kinne ditches the stress of modern life for a fast-paced half-hour of laughter. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Russia To Iran: Across The Wild Frontier. (PG, CC) Part 5 of 5. Lev travels the final 1609km of his journey through Armenia and the Republic of Iran, aiming for the Caspian Sea. 8.30 Secrets Of The Toy Shop: Inside Hamleys. (PG, R, CC) Explores the hidden stories of the world’s oldest and largest toy store, London’s Hamleys. 9.25 Secrets Of The Department Store: Inside Harvey Nichols. (CC) Part 2 of 3. Takes a sneak peek inside Harvey Nichols, one of the UK’s most iconic department store chains. 10.25 Asylum City. (M) The bank’s lawyer comes to Argentina. 11.10 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History: The Rise Of The Pope. (M, R, CC) Explores the rise of the Catholic Church.

12.00 The Family. (M, R, CC) Flashbacks show Adam’s return to Red Pines. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) Jason explores summer’s best family films.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

12.00 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

12.05 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (M, R, CC) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 Adventure All Stars. (PG, R) 1.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Mighty Planes. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Without A Trace. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Mean Mums. (PG) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Fanshaw & Crudnut: Attack Of The Slug Santas. (C, R, CC) (2016) 2.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 3.00 Pokémon. (R) 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. (PG, R) 4.00 Steven Universe. (PG, R) 4.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Police Ten 7. 8.30 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop. (M, R, CC) (1984) 10.40 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 11.05 Baywatch. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 NFL 100 Greatest. (PG) 12.00 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 12.30 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 10. Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers. Replay. 4.00 Fuel TV. (PG) 5.00 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 Shipping Wars. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG, R) 8.30 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 9.30 MOVIE: Beckoning The Butcher. (M) (2014) 11.00 Hardcore Pawn. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. (R) 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 Call The Midwife. (M, R) 9.05 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG, R) 11.05 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) 12.05 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R) 9.00 Intolerant Cooks. (R) 9.30 Malaysia Kitchen. (R) 10.00 James Robison. (PG) 10.30 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.00 Home And Away: Christmas In Summer Bay. (PG, CC) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: In & Out. (PG, R) (1997) Kevin Kline. 10.30 MOVIE: 10. (M, R) (1979) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. (R) 2.00 Big Beach Builds. (R) 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters: Outside The Box. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Good Bones. (PG, R) 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 Fixer Upper: Behind The Design. (PG) 10.00 Vintage Rehab. (R) 11.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) A US Navy captain is murdered. 8.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+, R) The team investigate three separate murders. 9.25 CSI: Miami. (M, R) The team investigates a house fire. 11.15 The Mentalist. (M, R) 12.10 Shopping. (R) 2.10 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 3.10 MacGyver. (PG, R) 4.05 Cheers. (PG, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis. (R) 7.00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT. (R) 7.30 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard. (R) 9.00 Hanazuki. (R) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Malcolm. (R, CC) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 10.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. New Zealand Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. Replay. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks. 4.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. (R, CC) 4.10 WorldWatch. 5.10 If You Are The One. (PG, R) 6.10 New Girl. (M, R) 6.35 Megafactories. (R) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 The X-Files. (R, CC) 9.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live In Istanbul. (R, CC) 12.10 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.10 Cook And The Chef. 1.40 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery Christmas. 2.10 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes: Christmas Special. 3.10 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.35 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. 4.05 Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day. (New Series) 4.35 Boys Weekend. 5.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. 5.30 Martha’s Cooking School. 6.00 Cook And The Chef. 7.00 Nigella Feasts. 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes: Christmas Special. 9.35 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The World Game. (R) 2.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 3.00 Musomagic. (R) 3.25 Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. (R) 4.30 Bushwhacked! (R) 5.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 6.00 Volumz. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. (R) 7.30 Game Of Bros. (PG) 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. (M, R) 8.30 American Soul. 9.20 Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets. Replay. 11.20 Late Programs.

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TV+

Wednesday December 25 ABC

PRIME7

6.00 Gardening Australia: Christmas Special. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2017. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. (CC) 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. (CC) 11.30 Compass. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 A Berry Royal Christmas. (R, CC) 1.30 Victoria. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Kumi’s Japan. (R, CC) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Heights. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 MOVIE: Oh, Christmas Tree. (R, CC) (2013) 11.00 MOVIE: The Spirit Of Christmas. (PG, R, CC) (2015) 1.00 MOVIE: My Dad Is A Scrooge. (R, CC) (2014) 3.00 MOVIE: Christmas With The Andersons. (R, CC) (2016) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R, CC)

6.00 QI. (PG, CC) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 6.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) The Farmer buys three llamas. 7.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. (CC) 7.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message. (CC) Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. (PG, CC) From London’s Apollo Hammersmith. 9.35 Insert Name Here. (PG, R, CC) Sue Perkins is joined by Danny Baker, Sara Pascoe, Deborah Meaden and Kate Williams for a festive special. 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R, CC) (Final) UK-based panel show. 10.50 Outnumbered: Christmas Special. (PG, R, CC) The family carry out a special mission. 11.30 Walliams And Friend. (M, R, CC) Special guest is Hugh Bonneville.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (PG, R, CC) (1989) A hapless family man’s efforts to create a traditional, fun-filled Christmas for his extended family results in chaos as he deals with an obnoxious cousin and his boss’s decision to undermine his finances. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 9.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (M, R, CC) (1983) Determined to bond with his family, a man decides to take his family on a road trip across the country from Chicago to California to visit an amusement park, only to encounter an endless series of disasters. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 11.10 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PG, R, CC) Showcases some of the funniest holiday moments caught on camera.

12.10 QI. (PG, R, CC) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+) 2.40 Outnumbered: Christmas Special. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Walliams And Friend. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Compass. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.50 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Mock The Week. (M, CC) 9.00 Gavin & Stacey. (M, R, CC) 10.00 How Good Is Christmas? With Sammy J. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Catherine Tate Christmas Special. 11.40 30 Rock. 12.00 The Office. 12.45 30 Rock. 1.05 The League Of Gentlemen. 2.05 Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane. 2.30 In The Long Run. 2.55 GameFace. 3.20 News Update. 3.25 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.50 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe. (2016) 3.20 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Danger Mouse. (R, CC) 6.20 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 6.30 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Odd Squad: The Movie. (R, CC) (2016) 8.05 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.05 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 9.35 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 10.05 WAC. (R, CC) 10.30 Rage. (PG, R) 11.30 Close. (R) 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Landline Summer. 2.00 ABC News. 2.25 Back Roads. 3.00 Fly Me To The Moon. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Compass. 5.00 ABC National News. 5.30 Aust Story. 6.00 ABC News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The World In 2019: Asia Pacific. (R, CC) 8.00 ABC News. (CC) 8.30 Rugged Paradise: The Abrolhos Islands. (R, CC) 9.00 Australia Calling. (R, CC) 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 12.30 The Great Day Out. (R, CC) 1.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Mighty Planes. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Border Security. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 MOVIE: Three Wise Cousins. (PG) (2016) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 9.00 Fuel TV. (PG) 10.00 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. (PG, R) 10.30 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 11.00 Full Custom Garage: Sports Car Edition. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 Shipping Wars. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Family Guy. (M, R) 10.00 Educators. (M) 11.00 Housos. (MA15+, R) 11.30 Swift And Shift Couriers. (MA15+, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Dr. Ken. (PG, R) 3.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Before I Go To Sleep. (M, R) (2014) Nicole Kidman. 10.20 MOVIE: CBGB. (MA15+, R, CC) (2013) 12.20 Late Programs.

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6.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. (CC) 7.00 Christmas Pageant. (CC) 9.00 Baby It’s Christmas. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 World’s Best Christmas Commercials. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Kevin Can Wait. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 CMA Country Christmas. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. (R, CC) From Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 4.00 MOVIE: All I Want For Christmas. (R, CC) (1991) Harley Jane Kozak.

6.00 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 6.30 Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook. (R, CC) 7.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 12.30 MOVIE: Elf. (R, CC) (2003) 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet Christmas. (R, CC) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 All Aboard The Sleigh Ride. (R, CC) 4.05 Great British Food Revival. (PG, CC) 4.35 Sandringham: The Queen At Christmas. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (R, CC) (2000) A hairy Christmas-hating grinch terrorises the overly cheerful residents of a small town. Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor. 9.35 MOVIE: Christmas With The Kranks. (PG, R, CC) (2004) A family, famed for their picture-perfect celebrations, decide to skip Christmas in favour of a cruise. Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd. 11.35 The Queen’s Christmas Message. (CC) The annual broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message to the Commonwealth. 11.45 Chicago Med. (M, R, CC) Ethan and April suspect a patient’s family of abusing her. Natalie and Will struggle with a family.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Bondi is invaded by bluebottles. 6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2019? (M, CC) A panel of celebrity guests compete to see who can remember the most about the events of the year. 8.30 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (M, CC) (2008) A couple is forced to endure a noisy festive season alongside their relatives. Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen. 10.15 Kinne Tonight. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Troy Kinne. 10.45 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys: Croydon To Shoreham-By-Sea. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Michael Portillo. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Secrets Of The Department Store: Inside John Lewis. (CC) Part 3 of 3. A behind-the-scenes look at an institution of the British high street, John Lewis & Partners. 8.25 Henry IX: The Lost King. (PG, R, CC) Paul Murton explores the life of a Scottish prince, Henry Fredrick Stuart, the son of James I. 9.35 Vikings Special: The Saga Of Floki. (MA15+, CC) Ivar recounts the saga of Floki. 10.30 The Red Line. (M, CC) Daniel files a civil suit. 11.20 MOVIE: Rodin. (M) (2017) Charts sculptor Auguste Rodin’s romance. Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin.

12.35 Harry. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

9GO! 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Dogstar: Christmas In Space. (C, R, CC) (2016) 2.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 3.00 Pokémon. (R) 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. (PG, R) 4.00 Steven Universe. (PG, R) 4.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Japandemonium. (M) (New Series) 8.30 MOVIE: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. (M, R, CC) (2016) 11.05 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 3.50 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (R, CC) (1952) 5.30 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (R) 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (PG, R) 10.40 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) 12.35 Late Programs.

9LIFE 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Zombie House Flipping. (PG, R) 1.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Mexico Life. (R) 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters: Outside The Box. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 First Time Flippers. (PG, R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Barnwood Builders. (R) 9.30 Building Alaska. (PG) (Final) 10.30 Backyard Goldmine. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show. Hosted by Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson and Bianna Golodryga.

WIN BOLD

1.25 Versailles. (MA15+, R, CC) 3.30 Heston’s Feasts. (M, R, CC) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Torres and Sloane must return to the US. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R, CC) A poisoned North Korean spy is hit by a truck in an attempt to make his death look accidental. 10.20 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 12.10 Shopping. (R) 2.10 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.10 MacGyver. (PG, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 The Amazing Spiez! (R) 6.30 Totally Spies! (R) 7.00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT. (R) 7.30 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard G. (R) 9.00 Hanazuki. (R) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 JAG. (PG, R) 1.00 Malcolm. (R, CC) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Seinfeld. (R, CC) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Seinfeld. (R, CC) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 New Girl. (M, R) 12.25 Stories From Norway: The Musical! (M, R) 12.50 Australia In Colour. (PG, R, CC) 4.35 RocKwiz: Christmas Special. (PG, R, CC) 6.05 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, CC) 8.30 The X-Files. (R, CC) 9.25 MOVIE: Flash Gordon. (PG, R) (1980) 11.25 MOVIE: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. (PG, R) (1991) 1.05 The Great Australian Race Riot. (M, R, CC) 2.05 You’re The Worst. (M, R) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 Martha’s Cooking School. 2.05 Fast, Fresh, Simple. 2.35 United Plates Of America. 3.05 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.30 Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals. (New Series) 4.00 Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day. 4.30 Boys Weekend. 5.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. 5.30 Martha’s Cooking School. (PG) 6.00 Cook And The Chef. (PG) 7.00 Nigella Feasts. 7.30 Delicacy Hunter. (PG) 8.30 Remarkable Places To Eat. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Panther Within. (PG, R) 2.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 3.00 Musomagic. (R) 3.25 Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. (R) 4.30 Bushwhacked! (R) 5.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 6.00 Volumz. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. (R) 7.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. (New Series) 8.00 Karena And Kasey’s Foreign Flavours. 8.30 American Soul. 9.20 Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. (M, R) 11.10 Late Programs.

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Dubbo’s TV Guide

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6.00 Gardening Aust. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Rugged Paradise: The Abrolhos Islands. (R, CC) 10.00 Restoration Australia. (R, CC) 11.00 Australia Calling. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Aust Story. (R, CC) 1.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R, CC) (Final) 1.45 300 Years Of French And Saunders. (M, R, CC) 2.40 Insert Name Here. (PG, R, CC) 3.15 The Royal Variety Performance. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 The Heights. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Sunrise. (R, CC) 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 10.30 Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 1. Morning session. From the MCG. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. (CC) Takes a look at the day’s play. 1.10 Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 1. Afternoon session. From the MCG.

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

Today. (CC) Today Extra Summer. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) MOVIE: Raise Your Voice. (PG, R, CC) (2004) A teenager attends an arts high school. Hilary Duff. Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 Bondi Vet. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Luxury Escapes. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (PG, R, CC) (2008) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Nordlandsbanen Train Journey. (R) 3.00 The Flying Scotsman. (PG, R, CC) 3.50 Great British Food Revival. (PG, CC) 4.30 Child Genius. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.10 Grand Designs Australia: Hornsby Heights Abode. (R, CC) Peter Maddison meets collectors Kerry and Judy, who are building a Santa Fe-style mud house. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Spicks And Specks: Ausmusic Special. (PG, R, CC) Music game show, with guests Missy Higgins, Brian Mannix, Rove and Nina Oyama. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Killing Eve. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) Villanelle’s mission is proving difficult, forcing her to take drastic measures. 10.45 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.15 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC) Dr Turner fights to help a young child.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Game 12. Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 10.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Cameron is put in charge of the school’s spring dance. However, after a popular teacher returns from extended leave, a bit of not-so-friendly competition blooms. Phil tries to impress Hayley by taking her to the annual real estate agents’ banquet. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (M, CC) A serial arsonist cold case that was once investigated by his father is reopened when Severide finds a connection to a recent salon fire. Firehouse 51 celebrates a retirement party.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG, CC) The team tours Australia Zoo with Robert Irwin and takes Fiji’s number-one rated day trip. 8.30 Race Across The World. (M, CC) After nearly a month on the road together, relationships are coming under pressure as they deal with vast distances, low budgets and emotions that are running high. Narrated by John Hannah. 9.50 Travel Guides. (PG, R, CC) Ordinary Australians become travel critics, experiencing a holiday in Argentina. 10.50 World’s Wildest Weather: Hellish Hailstorm. (PG, CC) Takes a look at wild weather, including golf ball-sized hailstones shattering a home. 11.45 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) The team reopens a salesman’s murder.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MOVIE: Meet The Parents. (M, R, CC) (2000) A man hopes to ask his girlfriend’s father for permission to marry her when they meet for the first time, but it quickly becomes evident the man, a former CIA agent, has no love for his daughter’s beau. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo. 9.40 MOVIE: Monster-In-Law. (M, CC) (2005) A woman faces opposition from her future mother-in-law who is determined to prevent her son’s wedding. Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan. 11.40 How To Stay Married. (M, R, CC) A married couple, whose relationship lacks excitement, find their problems exacerbated.

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys: Chichester To Cowes. (R, CC) Presented by Michael Portillo. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Australia With Julia Bradbury: Queensland. (PG, CC) Julia Bradbury explores Queensland. 8.00 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PG, CC) Luke Nguyen visits Da Nang. 8.30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG, CC) (Final) Takes a look at Nestlé’s famous state-of-the-art facility Kit Kat factory in York, England. 9.25 On Becoming A God In Central Florida. (MA15+, CC) As Cody settles into his new job with Obie, Krystal pawns the diamond heirloom engagement ring he gave her. 10.20 Outlander. (MA15+, CC) Brianna follows in her mother’s footsteps. 11.30 Mars. (PG, R, CC)

12.15 Louis Theroux’s Weird Christmas. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+) 3.15 Killing Eve. (MA15+, R, CC) 4.00 Compass. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

12.00 MOVIE: The Pawn. (MA15+, R) (1998) A cop moves back to his home town. Greg Evigan, Sydney Penny. 2.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC)

12.35 Cross Court. (R, CC) 1.00 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.10 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.10 The Project. (R, CC) 2.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

12.25 War And Peace. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.15 Cardinal. (MA15+, R, CC) 3.00 American Patriot. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Destination Flavour: Japan – Best Bites. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

ABC COMEDY

7TWO

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.05 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 7.20 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gavin & Stacey. 9.00 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 The Office. (PG, R) 10.45 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. 11.30 Broad City. 11.50 30 Rock. 12.15 Gavin & Stacey. 1.15 30 Rock. 1.35 Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane. 2.05 In The Long Run. 2.30 GameFace. 2.50 News Update. 2.55 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 1.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG, R) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Mighty Planes. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Father Brown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M, R) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Mighty Planes. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Landline Summer. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Rugged Paradise: The Abrolhos Islands. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Compass. 5.00 ABC National News. 5.30 Aust Story. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 The Drum. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Troubled Territory: Riots, Revolution And Bloodshed. 9.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.30 7.30: Super Special. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Mickey’s 90th Spectacular. (R, CC) 1.50 Making Of Jumanji: The Next Level. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 3.00 Pokémon. (R) 3.30 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. (PG, R) 4.00 Clarence. (PG, R) 4.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Young Sheldon. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Arrival. (M, R, CC) (2016) 10.50 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 11.20 Young Sheldon. (PG, R, CC) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 11.30 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 12.30 Sailing. (CC) Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Fuel TV. (PG) 3.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 5.00 Barter Kings. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 Shipping Wars. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, CC) 7.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: RocknRolla. (MA15+, R) (2008) 11.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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9GO!

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Best Bugs Forever. (CC) 4.15 Sadie Sparks. 4.25 Stacked! (R) 4.30 The Strange Chores. (R, CC) 4.45 The Fairly Odd Parents. (R) 6.15 So Awkward Files. (R) 6.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. (R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Next Step Live: The Movie. (R, CC) (2015) 8.15 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 8.45 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 WAC. (R, CC) 10.10 Rage. (PG, R) 11.10 Close. (R) 5.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances. (R) 3.55 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG, R) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R, CC) 5.30 As Time Goes By. (R) 6.00 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 8.40 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R) 11.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Intolerant Cooks. (PG, R) 9.30 Malaysia Kitchen. (R) 10.00 James Robison. (PG) 10.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Ink Master: Redemption. (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M, R, CC) 11.30 The Blacklist. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

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to you. z When planning a holiday or even a visit home for the holidays, it’s important to manage everyone’s expectations. Imagine Mum expects her grown kids to spend most of their time seeing extended family, while they are making plans to see childhood friends while in town. Have a chat with parents, siblings and extended family so that everyone has a good idea of what the plan is. z “For large gatherings, borrow what you need from local friends and family. That includes chairs, serving-ware, place settings, silverware and linens! Most people are happy to help.” – R.R. z “We have a large family, and when we all get together for the holidays – or anytime – we share a screenshot of our itinerary in a group text as we make plans. This way, we can try to

group up for pickups from the airport Versailles. Louis XV used it to visit Madame de Chateauroux, his or car rentals.” – C.A. mistress. STRANGE BUT TRUE z Due to a quirk in the transition z It was Polish chess grandmaster from one kind of calendar system to Savielly Tartakower who made the another, nobody was born between following sage obser-vation: “Victory October 4 and October 15 in contigoes to the player who makes the nental Europe in the year 1582. next-to-last mistake.” z Social situations can be a nightz Worldwide, herbivores kill more mare of trying – and usually failing people than carnivores. – to remember the names of all z Bulletproof vests, ﬁre escapes, your new acquaintances. The next windshield wipers and laser printers time you ﬁnd yourself strug-gling to all were invented by women. name the person you’re conversing z Japanese scientists have discov- with, you can always segue into this ered that the human body emits a interesting titbit: The inability to revery slight, yet percep-tible, glow. member names is technically known After using a special camera to study as anomia. a sample of men in their 20s, they z In ancient Japan, towns would found that intensity of the glow var- have public contests to see who ies, with the lowest point at around could break wind the loud-est and 10am and the brightest at 4am. the longest. Prizes were awarded. z In 1743, a hand-operated elevaz It is possible for a foetus in the tor was installed in the palace of womb to get hiccups.

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SWIMMING

No hams for the old Duck Ducks “Lifer” Judy Walsh. PHOTOS: FILE/SUPPLIED

Dubbo Ducks stalwart Reg Ferguson.

DUBBO Veterans Swimming Club played Scrooge with one of their favourite Ducks at last week’s presentation. Despite Norm Bahr competing with distinction in seven finals, the Uncle Scrooges denied him a prize, the ham-fisted timekeepers burning him for his overzealous quest for a Christmas feast. Hams and other goodies were distributed among other members of the flock at the end of year celebrations on Sunday at the RSL’s One 7 Eight restaurant. “Don’t you worry,'' the cagey veteran of surf and still-water swimmer smirked. “I’ll be coming ‘round for my share of the ham on Christmas Day!” There was tremendous hilarity as Rod Archer received his much craved-for towel, presented by fellow newcomer, Laken Carrett. “I’ve worked hard for this all year!” the popular GM of Dubbo Golf Course shouted. There was plenty of joy in the room as club president

Henry Wilcockson and club captain David Sparkes took a gentle swipe at all the “foxes” in the duck pond, singling out one of those who had only returned recently from hibernation. John McLean received an absolute roasting as he collected his ham to the chagrin of Norm Bahr. “He’s the one that should be “bahr-ed”,” the Sea Eagles’ favourite supporter offered. Next year is the 60th anniversary of the Ducks’ formation as a sporting, cultural and social institution in 1959. Don Attenborough, Brian Schloefel, Tony Wall and Reg Ferguson, three of the oldest and longest-serving Ducks were on hand to say thank you to secretary Linda Walsh. They were united with other members in their admiration for her efforts in her first year in the position. “Brian would be very proud to her carrying on a family tradition,” mum Judy smiled. The late mechanic, whom everyone knew as “Walshy”,

and his wife, Judy – the Ducks’ publicity officer and first female Duck – are both honoured as life members. Henry and Dave thanked the RSL for ongoing support and hinted at a Diamond Year to be remembered. Christmas Quackers were pulled, flippers were uncovered and stopwatches with faulty clickers were all a part of the frivolity before the prized hams were delivered to the following recipients:  50m freestyle – Tony Wall (24/11), Craig Ross (1/12), Ron Everett (8/12), Deb Archer (15/12)  50m breaststroke – Judy Walsh (24/11)  25m freestyle – Marg Ross (24/11)  50m backstroke/breaststroke – Jeff Dawes (1/12)  25m butterﬂy – Brian Schloeffel and David Sparkes (8/12)  25m backstroke – Laken Carrett (8/12)  25m backstroke – Brett Schloeffel (15/12)  25m breaststroke – Bob Rich

(15/12)  2x25m backstroke/breaststroke relay – Bob Rich/Lilah Naden (24/11)  2x25m freestyle/breaststroke – Brian Schloeffel/Ron Everett (1/12)  2x25m breaststroke/ breaststroke – Deb Archer/ John Wherritt (8/12)  2x25m freestyle/freestyle – John McLean RESULTS FROM DECEMBER 15:  *** Duck Norm ﬁnished ﬁrst in three of the four events but was “Bahr-ed”! ***  50m freestyle – Deb Archer, John Wherritt (2), Lilah Naden (3), Roger Mackay (4), Greg Salmon (5)  2x25m freestyle – Dave Sparkes/John McLean, Rod Archer/ Laken Carrett (2), John Wherritt/ Brett Schloeffel (3), Nicole Johnstone/Roger Mackay (4)  25m backstroke – Brett Schloeffel, Tom Gray (2), Greg Salmon (3), John McLean (4)  25m breaststroke – Greg Jankowski (B), Robert Rich (1), John Wherritt (2), Nicole Johnstone (3), Roger Mackay (4)

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Silk and Thompson Club Dubbo Bowlers of the year By GEOFF MANN THE curtain fell on the West Dubbo Bowls Club year when Tracey Silk and Matt Thompson claimed the top awards. More than 100 bowlers and members were generous with their applause when Tracey was presented her ladies’ trophy by club president, Ros Gilholme, and when Matt claimed the men’s award. Bowls Manager Anthony Brown was very appreciative of the rollout, saying bowl-

ers and members enjoyed the night’s wonderful food, companionship and some fine music by Darryl Towney. Club Dubbo board members presented trophies and prize-money to the winners and runners-up of the championships held throughout 2019. 2019 MAJOR AWARDS:  Bowlers of the Year – Tracey Silk and Matt Thompson  Most Improved Male Bowler – Gavin Dart  Most Improved Female Bowler – Pam Dawson

 Contributions to Bowls at Club Dubbo – Heather Purcell, Dart Family (Kelly, Gavin, Cooper) CHAMPIONS OF EACH EVENT:  Men’s Minor Singles – Gavin Dart  Ladies Minor Singles – June Usher  Men’s Minor Pairs – Gavin Dart, Cooper Dart  Ladies’ Minor Pairs – Kelly Dart, Jess Ball  Mixed Fours – G Morrison, A Brown, D Brown, G Morrison  Mixed Pairs – P Dawson, A Brown

 Men’s Fours – D McMullen, J Silk, B Baker, G Gilholme  Ladies’ Fours – P Dawson, G Morrison, B Goss, M Rich  Men’s Triples – C Dart, J Robinson, T Farrell  Ladies’ Triples – G Morrison, T Silk, S Clark  Men’s Major Pairs – Darren Connolly, Matt Thompson  Ladies’ Major Pairs – Bev Margery, June Usher  Men’s Major Singles – Tim Farrell  Ladies’ Major Singles- Judy Cassidy

Men’s most improved: John Davis presents Gavin Dart. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Women’s Most improved: John Davis and Heather Purcell congratulate Pam Dawson (center)

Women’s Bowler Year: Ros Gilholme with recipient Tracy Silk

Men’s Bowler Year: Ros Gilholme presents the trophy to Matt Thompson

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Fashions in the mounting yard Mel’s marvellous mugshots B GEOFF MANN By Photos by MEL POCKNALL DURING the year, our roving picture journalist Mel Pocknall has captured all the sports for our pages, but earlier this year at the Toyota Gold Cup meeting in September, he switched from action man to personality profiler and put together a montage of racing characters. Mel playfully tagged them his “mugshots”. Here’s a salute to our jockeys and our “would love to be one but can’t get a start” photographer! Sarah Trebley loves horses and kids – the former jockey maintains links with both, through her work as a rider, strapper and child care assistant

Eleanor Webster-Hawes is just about to clock up her 100th winner. The Cowra jockey guided Cosmologist through blinding rain to win the Country Championship qualiﬁer at Mudgee in Feb 2018

Kate Atherton started as a Western Districts steward before settling in Nyngan with her partner Brett “Snow” Robb. Their horse Ready Set Go was ﬁrst past the post at Warren on Friday.

Chelsea Ings was on board Renzulli in the Dubbo Cup

Gulgong-based Jake Pracey-Holmes is regard- Grant Buckley has ridden 2073 winners, included as one of the leading lights, a self-coning Deep Crystal at Hawkesbury on Monday fessed former “ratbag” who’s nearing 300 career wins.

Apprentice Robbie Dolan rode Magic Over the Bay into second place in the City of Dubbo Gold Cup in September

Clerk of the Course, Corinne Cooper

Maddy Wright rides mostly for Nyngan trainer Rodney Robb. She was on board when Southern Gamble finished fifth in the Picnic Championships final at Dubbo in September. She took Brooke first past the post at Gosford last Saturday.

With 874 winners in his long career, Michael Heagney added another with Ready Set Go at the Christmas Twilight meeting in Warren last week.

Dubbo Photo News December 19-25, 2019 ULTIMATE FRISBEE

Bluer Bombers snatch the ultimate prize By GEOFF MANN Photos by MEL POCKNALL GRAND finals in the DUFF summer comp were played on Monday night. Players were grateful it was relatively smoke and dust free for the season-ender. The Bluer Bombers downed A-team 7-5 in a rerun of the Autumn 2019 decider also won by the Bombers. At the presentations which followed, A-team were awarded the highly coveted ‘Best Spirit’ scores across the season. This is a unique award that recognises sportsmanship displayed in the self-officiated sport. Most Valuable Players (MVPs) were Dannah Vincent-Cross and James Munro from the team “Panic! At the Discthrow.”

Amy Towney using The Force

Travis Harte with a persistent Mitch Lincoln marking

Jake Carroll gets it away Terry Carman

Start ‘em young!

Jarrod Dashwood

MVPs were Dannah Vincent-Cross and James Munro from the team 'Panic! At the Discthrow'. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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By GEOFF MANN Photos by MEL POCKNALL Dubbo has many sports options available for athletes but these aďŹ cionados believe DUFF is the pinnacle, hence the name, Dubbo Ultimate Frisbee Foundation!

Mitch Lincoln marking Jake Carroll

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Our Shout for Christmas at Mendooran Contributed by NALAG NALAG’S (National Association for Loss and Grief) Our Shout drought program was happy to again support the Mendooran Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) in hosting the very popular annual Mendooran Christmas Fair. Not even the heat and dust could dull the happy atmosphere, with hundreds of community members turning out to share the festive spirit and join in the many ac-

tivities held for children and adults alike. Face painting, a jumping castle, a barbecue and a slippery slide proved popular, as did a visit from the jolly old fellow in the red suit. A number of donated gifts and prizes were distributed, with proceeds from the “ham wheel” and raffle going to support the important work of the VRA in keeping the community safe. NALAG’s Our Shout program is supported by the NSW Government.

Santa’s sack was full to the brim Above and top photos: Happy little faces enjoying the VRA Left: NALAG volunteers Gerry O’Leary, Kerry Frost and Jen Cowley with NALAG Our Shout program co-ordinator Brenda Baker

Our Shout co-ordinator Brenda Baker had some expert help in drawing the winning ticket in the NALAG lucky door prize

Pip Archer and Kristy Gale

Decorating Christmas baubles and cards proved a popular activity with children

Santa Claus arrived with a very special and secure escort

Community policing at its ﬁnest! Mendooran’s local police officer showing what a good sport he is by joining in the fun of the slippery slide, cheered on by the appreciative crowd

Sue Freebairn from the Department of Primary Industries’ Rural Resilience Program was on hand to help out with activities

Kerry Frost

The Mendooran VRA hosted this year’s Christmas Fair and a very popular prize wheel and raffle

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