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The seven-year-old who changed lives Comment by JOHN RYAN AT the tender age of seven, Mitchell Ray’s incredibly courageous battle against that horrible disease, neuroblastoma, changed many lives in a positive way. It was Mitchell’s misfortune to be struck down by illness just a month before the world locked down because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Well, in this most horrible of years, Mitchell, you beautiful little kid, you’ve made me a much better person and I cannot thank you enough for such an unexpected, amazing gift. The battles you fought alongside the anguish of your unparalleled family have put this wretched year of 2020 into a much kinder perspective for the thousands of people who’ve followed your courageous fight against impossible odds. Your gutsy, optimistic fighting spirit enabled me, among many others, to look at our petty, trivial worries as just small nuisances. You accomplished lifetimes of human goodness in your seven, waytoo-short years. Thank you.

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$128 million to help travel agents back on their feet THE Australian Government will provide a one-off payment to assist travel agents in recognition that many continue to work hard processing consumer refunds, whilst unable to trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Member for Calare, and Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education, Andrew Gee said the past 12 months had delivered the most challenging circumstances the tourism industry had faced, with last summer’s devastating bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the fragility of the sector. “Over the last year, many of our local travel agents in the Central West have had to refund existing bookings, while continuing to work with little to no income,” Mr Gee said. Under the $128 million scheme, eligible travel agents with a turnover of between $50,000 and $20 million a year will be able to apply for the one-off payment.

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Cold comfort for Meals on Wheels By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY DRIVING frozen meals to Wilcannia to ensure elderly locals receive nutritional dinners and a friendly ‘Meals on Wheels hello’ is now guaranteed thanks to a grant received through philanthropic channels. “We were successful with a grant to purchase a new freezer van to do our deliveries to clients, as well as a run out to Wilcannia every couple months with enough frozen meals to keep the clients going out there,” Meals On Wheels Dubbo service manager Peter English told Dubbo Photo News. “No freezer trucks stop at Wilcannia and we are the only source of specifically designed meals for the aged who can deliver meals out there. “Wilcannia has a very high Indigenous population and it’s our community service to support the aged in that community by supplying meals for the same price as our clients in Dubbo,” he said. Just before June 30, Meals on Wheels Dubbo received a $52,000 grant for a replacement freezer van from two philanthropic trusts facilitated by the Perpetual Impact Philanthropy Application Program

(IPAP). “We want to acknowledge the two trusts which supported our application. We had been trying through State and Federal channels for last couple of years with no success. “It is very difficult for notfor-profits to find $100,000 or thereabouts for capital items for things that we need which I and the board know are critical for proper functioning of the business. “If we invested $100,000 from our own funds, we’d be pretty skint because you just don’t get that leg up for capital items. “Grants for not-for-profits, up to $100,000 are an area that really needs to be looked at. Given we’ve had COVID, Governments are looking at throwing big licks of money out there and are not looking at the smaller end. So, I think a lot of community groups and not-for-profits are going to find it very difficult over the next few years in getting Government money for various small projects,” Mr English said. “That’s where philanthropy fits in, but they’ve got a shrinking bucket and they’re probably going to be squeezed for two or three years until things turn around.”

Meals On Wheels Dubbo service manager Peter English with the new replacement freezer van funded by philanthropic means. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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HAY! 2020 HAS DELIVERED SOME POSITIVES IT’S a picture of abundance and one not seen in a very long time. On the harvest front the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment say the area planted to winter crops in NSW are estimated to have been just over 6 million hectares, 14 per cent above the 10-year average to 2019-20. Wheat production was forecast to be a record high of 12.2 million tonnes this harvest, 60 per cent above the 10-year average. Area

planted to wheat was estimated to have increased 3.8 million hectares. Canola is estimated to be 1.1 million tonnes, 47 per cent high that the 10-year average. Many crops have been baled for hay, with farmers remembering only too well the sky-high process for fodder, if you could get it, during the recent three years of drought. It’s a silver lining to a year we’ll never forget. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

Would you like a coffee with that? By JOHN RYAN COFFEE beans are being swapped for mountains of golden grain as hundreds of trucks each day line up at the Fletcher International rail freight export terminal on Dubbo’s northern outskirts. Maureen Ross is owner of the mobile business A Wake Up Café, and says she’s been serving truckies at the terminal during harvest for five years as they’re waiting in line. Tea and coffee are popular but on the scorcher day when Dubbo Photo News was visiting, bottles of icy cold water were walking out the van door. She said the facility was a boon for Dubbo. “This is great now, they’ve got more weighbridges so everybody’s moving a lot faster, and everyone appreciates a cool drink on days like this,” she said. Truck driver Rob Cosgrove was being served by Maureen and he said the way customers were being looked after was why so many people kept coming back. He was also pleased to see some grain being stripped after

a very lean few years of crippling drought. “It’s a beautiful harvest, this is how it should be every year and with the facilities, her and the coffee van, Fletcher’s have done really well,” he said. Grain terminal office manager Jake Young said the site is currently best described as controlled bedlam – in harvest, things run frantic from an almost standing start until all the crops are in. The grain terminal has boosted its 20-odd permanent staff with almost 50 causals to get through the peak time. “We’ve increased our casual harvest workers this year to help us through the harvest rush, that ranges from unloading trucks to working on our weighbridges and labs and sample stands, loading trains and packing containers and anything and everything in between,” Mr Young said. “Most of the time it’s organised chaos but there is a lot of chaos that goes on with it, there’s something different every day and it’s something that we haven’t had to deal with for the last three years because of the drought so we’re

Left: Maureen Ross serves a coffee to truckie Rob Cosgrove in scorching weather. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

all very excited and very happy that it’s actually happening again, we’re all thriving on the chaos. During our visit managers were ramping up measures to keep workers insulated as much as possible from a predicted heatwave and Mr Young says employee safety and morale was at the top of the list. “It’s very, very important to us and that’s one of the core values of the company as a whole and com-

ing into the next very warm few days in Dubbo we’re doing what we can to make sure that our staff can cope being outside in the sun and in the weather so we’ll have a refrigerated container up the back of the yard that we’ll have water and ice in for them so that they can access it easily,” he said. “We try to have gazebo shade tents set up at all of our unloading points so at least they’ve got some reprieve from the sun but also

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No need to reinvent the wheel, or bridge By LYDIA PEDRANA A DUBBO resident and retired engineer thinks plans to duplicate the LH Ford Bridge should be revisited to replace the proposed River Street Bridge. Alan Nelson, who once worked for the Department of Main Roads (DMR), believes this solution, which was first discussed by former Mayor Mathew Dickerson and Member for Dubbo and deputy premier Troy Grant in 2016, would ease congestion and provide a flood-proof alternative to the low-level Emile Serisier Bridge. Mr Nelson said this option could potentially be more cost effective than the $210 million River Street Bridge project, while utilising existing road infrastructure. “I’ve come to the conclusion that probably what should happen now is the duplication of the LH Ford Bridge, and that way, the local traffic from west Dubbo, which is growing by the day, can be fed into Cobra Street which is far more capable of handling traffic volumes than the smaller residential streets of the south Dubbo area. So I’m very much of the view that that should probably be the first priority,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “Now I don’t know what the costs are going to be, but the cost of duplicating the LH Ford bridge should be substantially less than the River Street Bridge simply because there would be very little in the way of roadworks because it would only be bridgeworks and then tie-ins at both the north and south ends and then a rearrangement of the line markings on Co-

bra Street, from Macquarie Street up towards Orana Mall. You could have two lanes in each direction because at the moment you’ve got a very wide road, one lane in each direction and a very wide shoulder and a bit of nonsense in the middle for traffic to turn into other streets. “When you’ve only got one lane in each direction across the LH Ford Bridge, it doesn’t really matter how big or small Cobra Street is because the carrying capacity of the road is dictated by its narrowest point and that’s the bridge, but if you duplicate the bridge and you’ve got the room to quite readily make the rest of Cobra Street four lanes, then everyone in west Dubbo can cross the LH Ford Bridge and then head off on Cobra Street to wherever they happen to head,” Mr Nelson said. “They are not all going to go into Macquarie Street, they are not all going to go into Brisbane Street or Darling Street or Gipps Street, it will fan out from that and probably all of those other streets will handle things quite readily the way they are.” Following that, Mr Nelson would like to see a highway bypass on the western side of Dubbo. “The second priority should be something along the lines of the bypass exists for each of the towns on the Hume Highway,” he said. “Something done properly that will allow traffic to continue at their open road highway speed and only come into Dubbo if they have a will to do so.” Although he didn’t attend last week’s consultation session in person, Mr Nelson streamed the

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discussion and was quick to note the strong community opposition to Council’s two proposed South Bridge ideas as well as the River Street Bridge project. “The thing that’s really slung me is the degree of opposition I saw from those speakers about the two options for a low-level bridge to cross the river. “I don’t know what the two options were that Council got but that we didn’t see, I don’t know whether they are good or bad, I’ve got no idea, but it seems to me that if we want a road that has got capacity we should be making better use of Cobra Street and that can be done by duplicating the LH Ford Bridge,” he said. “When I was working for the DMR, the DMR took a lot more notice of local opinion than the

present RMS does. “I just think that it’s crazy that our two local politicians on one hand say they are working hard for local people, yet from where I sit, there’s overwhelming objection to the River Street Bridge, and letter after letter, from different authors, goes into Dubbo Photo News expressing dissatisfaction with it. “I’ve not heard or seen one credible letter supporting it and I don’t really understand why anyone would support it. “Given that they are now talking about $200 million plus, that just seems to be an outrageous waste of money. “I’m not politically motivated, I just want to see a sensible solution and I don’t want to see money wasted.”

Academy takes gold at Ethics Olympiad championship WITH over 150 teams in their age bracket, the Central West Leadership Academy Ethics Olympiad Stage 4 team has taken ﬁrst place in NSW and will represent NSW at the National Competition in February of 2021. This is the ﬁrst time a team from the Central West has made it to the National’s level in this international competition.

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Ravenswood and Meridan schools came in second and third. Pictured left to right is the Central West Leadership Academy Ethics Olympiad team, Finn Randell, Poppy Caldin, Jia-Rong Tan, Sovanah Doherty, Noah Randell and coach Christian Dayment. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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Rabbit car crusade 394 people needed in Dubbo to give blood before New Year’s Day

By JOHN RYAN THERE’S no mistaking where Joel Marie’s allegiances lie – he drives around Dubbo in a car that’s a living tribute to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, but it’s been a long journey for the almost 73-year-old to end up living out west. “I’ve loved Souths since I moved to Australia from France in 1959 as an 11-year-old, I knew nothing about rugby league, but my parents bought a house at 748 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo, 100 yards from Redfern Oval,” Mr Marie told Dubbo Photo News. “So, I grew up with all the local kids wearing Bunnies’ jumpers and kicking footies in the streets, a long time before Adam Reynolds was doing that. “I used to go to all the games, all the time and there was just something about the Rabbits, we were all South’s supporters in that area.” He’s now lived in Dubbo for seven years – he knew a lot of people in the city so decided to make the move and he’s ecstatic his team will be playing the Penrith Panthers in an NRL game at Apex Oval next year. “It’s very good, I’ll be there and I’m going to see if I can get my car parked near the entrance of Apex Oval where people go in through the turnstile so all the Rabbit’s players will see it when they go into the ground,” he said.

Joel Marie says he’s an almost lifelong Rabbitohs’ supporter and he’s over the moon his Bunnies will be playing an NRL game in Dubbo next year. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

Mr Marie said the local NRL games were so important to his childhood years and he believes this Dubbo clash will mean even more to bush kids who have to travel for hours just to see a game. “It’s good for the NRL to come to country areas, it’s going to be really good for the next few years I think.”

DUBBO still needs 394 people to give blood between now and New Year’s Day to ensure blood supplies for cancer and trauma patients over the festive season. Locals are asked to help fill appointments and ensure Australia has the blood it needs, over backto-back long weekends. It takes blood donations from four people to make just one bag of platelets. “Platelets are used to stop bleeding during chemotherapy or trauma, but only have a shelf-life of five days, and that means we need fresh collections every day this festive season,” Lifeblood spokesperson Brian Bruce said. “Your blood donation will be the gift of life for Australian patients this Christmas – and will have a far-reaching impact not just on the lives you save, but also the lives of their loved ones.” Call 131495 to make an appointment. The Dubbo Blood Donor Centre is located at 150 Darling Street, Dubbo. Pictured: Dubbo Blood Donor Centre staff, Lauren Miller and Suanne Taunton, are ready to welcome you to give the gift of life this Christmas. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS.

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Dubbo talent dances home as borders reopen $50,000 THE ARTS

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By LYDIA PEDRANA TRIPLE-THREAT performer Josie Stanger-Jones is relieved to be back home from Perth for the first time this year. The 19-year-old Dubbo woman was studying a Diploma of Music Theatre at prestigious performance training institution, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), when the pandemic hit, and state borders closed. Touching down on home soil last week, Ms Stanger-Jones reflected on the year that was. “It was a long 10 months because I didn’t get to come home at all,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “But the course was so brilliant; it was a very full-on year and not really what I expected with COVID in the middle of it all, although I think Perth was a good place to be this year because it wasn’t too long before we were all back to normal over there.” Knowing WAAPA has a long bill of notable alumni including the likes of Hugh Jackman, Lisa McCune and Tim Minchin, Ms Stanger-Jones often pinched herself knowing she too had successfully auditioned for the respected academy.

“I had a lot of imposter syndrome,” she laughed, “I was like, ‘they are going to find out that they picked the wrong person.’ “It was hard to believe I was really there.” Back in town for the Christmas break, Ms Stanger-Jones wasted no time returning to her second home – the big, blue walls of the Dubbo Ballet Studio (DBS), where she trained from the age of six and completed her Certificate 4 in Dance in the gap year, prior to going to WAAPA. She, along with a host of other DBS graduates, are helping staff and students prepare for their end of year concert, The People vs Mona, a hilarious who-dun-it murder mystery which opens at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) on Friday, December 11. “The excitement of concert term is contagious, I used to look forward to it every year, so the thought of me not being home for concert term was scary, but I made it just in time,” Ms Stanger-Jones said. “I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about DBS that keeps

Above: Josie StangerJones (yellow) performs in an end of year showcase after completing her Diploma of Music Theatre at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Left: Talented musical theatre artist Josie Stanger-Jones is back on home soil, helping her old ballet studio prepare for their end of year concert.

us all coming back, but I think it’s the atmosphere and the people – everyone is like family.” Next year, Ms Stanger-Jones is off to South Australia to complete a three-year Bachelor of Music Theatre at the newly founded Elder Conservatorium, which is part of The University of Adelaide. Following that, she hopes to pursue her musical theatre career here, rather than internationally. “The Australian industry is do-

ing so much amazing stuff at the moment, and even coming out of COVID, there’s been a boom in theatre and I’m sure that will increase, especially as overseas doesn’t have a lot of theatre,” she explained. “But it’s so important that audiences keep showing their support for the arts and that starts locally.” DBS’ family friendly production of The People vs Mona plays this Friday (7pm) and Saturday (1pm and 7pm), with tickets available via the DRTCC website.

A $50,000 state grant has will Orana Support Service to fund a van to deliver meals to residents in outlying towns as well as Dubbo. Orana Support Service chief executive officer Tina Reynolds said the food van is the next step forward for her organisation. “We’re funded to provide help to people in Wellington and Narromine, as well as Dubbo, so the van will allow us to travel to those towns and run similar programs to Meals On The Main,” Mrs Reynolds said. Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders said he’s seen first-hand the amazing work done by Orana Support Service, including the Meals On The Main program, which he mentioned in parliament earlier this year. “COVID has played havoc with this initiative and forced the team to change the way they do things, but a food van means they can be mobile, and able to reach more members of our community who are doing it tough.”

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THE Rabobank 2020 Food Waste Report results have revealed COVID-19 has derailed Australia’s progress in the fight against food waste, with Aussies’ annual food waste bill hitting $10.3 billion during lockdown, up from $8.64 billion pre-COVID. New South Wales (NSW) has the current highest average food waste of all states (14 per cent), followed by Queensland (12 per cent) and Western Australia (11.4 per cent). The main reasons given for food waste are it goes off before we can finish it (35 per cent), it’s hiding somewhere in the fridge and we’ve forgotten we bought it (29 per cent) and not planning sufficiently (22 per cent). According to Project Drawdown, roughly a third of the world’s food is never eaten which means land and resources used, and greenhouse gases emitted in producing it, were unnecessary.

By LYDIA PEDRANA THE Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) unveiled its 2021 show offering at a season launch event on Sunday. Hosted by manager Linda Cristoff and Electorate Woman of the Year, Camilla Ward, the colourful line-up of 20 productions was announced under the season theme ‘Colour My World’. “The theme is pertinent because it heralds a change in mind-

set,” Ms Cristoff said. “It’s a case of distance makes the heart grow fonder with many people commenting that they didn’t realise how much they would miss the opportunity of going to the Theatre, and they crave it even more now. “They agree that live performance adds a colourful dimension to one’s existence and it’s good to put the grey skies of the past eight months behind us.” Notably, next year’s program

includes The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, a new all-female comedy dubbed The Appleton Ladies Potato and Zooom (that’s not a typo), an interactive family show featuring lasers, music, animation and projections. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow and Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase will also return. For the kids, The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark will bring a show full of ghosts,

Linda Cristoff (fourth from left) with the DRTCC team at the 2021 season launch event on Sunday. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

swords, bodily fluids, pillow fights and ninjas. For the big kids, Bell Shakespeare will return with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dubbo Theatre Company will reprise Mamma Mia! and the burlesque extravaganza, Club Soda, by Paris Underground is also slated. The full line-up can be viewed at www.drtcc.com.au

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December 10-16, 2020 Dubbo Photo News By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY THERE are broken hearts across Dubbo and beyond this week, as news travels through the community on the loss of young Mitchell Ray. His family has engaged with many through social media and their honest account of Michell’s difficult journey has allowed family and friends to share Mitchell’s difficult journey. This young Dubbo son’s life however captured thousands more hearts across the nation who have given support to the Rays throughout the year. In January Mitchell was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma and passed away, aged seven, on Sunday, December 6. Our city is grieving, and the outpouring of love is incredibly moving. These comments below are from a Facebook page started in February by friends of Mitchell’s parents Erin and Jeremy, called Mitchell-blasts-neuroblastoma, responding to Erin Ray’s frank account of Mitchell’s last hours. Amy Kasparian Erin, my heart goes out to you and your beautiful family. No one should ever have to go through what Mitchell went through and what you have all endured and continue to. The love pours out in every word and photo you have shared. What an incredible family you are. May your beautiful boy Rest in Peace. Continuing to pray for you all – sending so much love to you X. Emma Brice The trauma of losing a child, well I imagine there is nothing worse. I am glad it was peaceful, but I am devastated you and Jeremy, Hannah and Connor have lost such an integral member of your family. Sending you all the love and peace there is to get there is to get through these really hard times ahead. Coralie Edwards There is a sweet young boy amongst the Angel’s tonight watching over his beautiful family. Thank you for so publicly sharing. I pray the love you ﬁnd in these heartfelt messages helps you all thru the days, months and years ahead. I will forever think of Minecraft as Mitchell’s Minecraft. A beautiful boy left on his terms mum. Peacefully, quickly and you all surrounded by family. Fly high little man. Sarah Thorncraft Erin and Jeremy and beautiful family. We are so incredibly sorry for your loss. Mitchell was a darling boy and he taught me things I will never forget. His life has left an indelible print on our hearts, as has your strength through this whole his whole process. Thank you for sharing this journey so candidly and with such love. I cannot begin to imagine your grief, and our hearts are breaking for you. We love you and are thinking of you constantly. I am beyond sure ( I know it with all my heart) that Mitchell is at rest, healed and safe in the loving care of Jesus in heaven with all the saints who have gone before. We love you all, and we count ourselves beyond blessed to know your family and to have known Mitchell. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Pat Guillemaud So sorry to hear this, Mitchell is now at rest with no pain or tubes. He was a brave young man, thinking of you. My sincere condolences, take care, look after each other in the days ahead. Meagan Lyons Carried away on a lullaby, and now the brightest star in the night sky. May you feel his presence always, just as he will always feel your love wrapping him in a tight embrace wherever he may now travel. Rest easy, Mitchell. Josh Hewen Rest easy little dude.

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November 21, 2013 Gowrie NSW Dubbo Early Education and Care We will always remember Mitchell and his laugh and knowledge of all things Minecraft. We have you all in our thoughts and prayers. Janelle Manning I am so very, very sorry to read this. My heart is breaking for you all. May God give you all the strength to move on from here, to face what lies ahead and to give you comfort that Mitchell passed in such a peaceful way. No words can take away your pain. God bless you all and keep you in His care. Heaven has gained another gorgeous little Angel who will be watching over you with love. Linda Muscat It has been a humbling experience to read of Mitchell and Ray’s family these near 12 months. The overwhelming love we have seen from you all is a strong reminder for us all that nothing is granted. I pray for you to have the eventual peace and the strength to remember him with Joy. Rest in peace Mitchell. Michelle Pearce Absolutely heartbreaking. Mitchell and your whole entire family have touched the hearts of so many. You are right to be proud of him, so very proud. You and Jeremy should also be extremely proud of yourselves as well. To go through such a thing like this and to have the courage to share with so many! Thanky ou for that honour. Sending huge hugs and so much love. Hayley ‘Birdie’ Gordon As I have already said but feel that it’s worth repeating, sending love, hugs and whatever else I can to help you guys get through this incredibly tough time. Take comfort in how you guys have handled the last year or so with such resilience, strength and grace. Brentley Goodwin To Jeremy, Erin and all your extended family. As a ﬁrst-time father of a now one-year-old son, I can’t bear to imagine the pain. My heart breaks for you all. I am so sorry for the loss of your remarkable little boy. Thoughts and prayers with you all during this time. Please let me know if I can do anything at all. Vik Ki Erin, you’ve been the epitome of strength this year and have endured more than any mum should ever have to. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve never met you but every morning I have checked this page for an update on Mitchell’s condition and thank you for taking such precious time to share your heartbreaking journey with us all. Sending you strength and hugs xx Lee Henry Rest easy little buddy. You showed more heart and bravery in your 7 years than most people do in a lifetime. Our condolences to all the family and friends. I never met this little man, but he touched so many hearts and hopefully inspired so many who view this page daily. You can rest now buddy and you will always be remembered. Qvas Eric Prayers of comfort for your family during this difficult time. Reading this post and seeing the pictures of the love and support for Mitchell moved me to tears. That brave and courageous Mitchell is loved now and forever is the clear message I got from reading this. Rest in peace, Mitchell. Dylan Jorgenson Mitchell you brave, courageous and inspiring young man. You have no idea the imprint you have left on this world. Your mum, dad and family should hold their heads high with pride. I was so happy to have met you and I am a better person for knowing you.

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– December 6, 2020 Erin Tiger I don’t know how you can write so beautifully at such a time. Thank you for sharing such an intimate moment. It reminds us all how grateful we should be. You’re a wonderfully strong woman Erin. Such a loss will be felt by so many. Kristy Dallinger Sending you and the family all the love and prayers in the world. I can’t imagine the feeling but am so heartened by the strength of Mitchell to fight to the last breath. Erin and family take in the love and support from Dubbo and the wider community xo. Jenny Pigram I have only been following your story for a little while and cannot fathom the pain that you and your extended family are going through. How brave your little boy was and is. I’m sure he felt the love from all of you. His legacy will live on through you his parents and his siblings. Love to you all. RIP Mitchell. Chloe Murphy Oh guys, this is heartbreaking to read. He’s been such a brave little boy through this whole journey. He was blessed to have been born into such a loving family, that has always shone through in all the posts you have shared. I hope all the beautiful memories of your amazing boy help bring you comfort and strength in this dark time. Louise Rowland Davidson Thank you for being so raw and sharing your journey. I’m so sorry for your loss but think it was amazing that those magical tunes gave him peace and he let go in his own time. You are all amazing. Ally Smith Been following Mitchell’s story closely and would think of you often. Never have I cried so many tears for a family I have never met. Sharing your story in such a raw and emotional way is so brave and I hope it has helped you cope in some way. Rest easy beautiful boy. Sending huge hugs from the NSW Central Coast xxxxx Trish Bates Thank you for telling us how you are. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been following your story who just can’t believe Mitchell has gone and has you constantly in their thoughts since we heard the sad news yesterday. I hope the love carries you all as you face the future xx Karen Tidwell Safe journey home to you all and thank you for sharing the moment with us complete strangers. We are there by your side in thoughts and hope collectively that knowledge gives you all the strength to get through all of this. Xx Jodie Louise Hill The strength that you as a family have shown to all of us strangers on this page is truly amazing. I am so sorry to hear of Mitchell’s passing but wow, what a fighter he was. God bless and fly high little man. Sending you all my deepest condolences and hugs. David Madden I didn’t get to talk to you and find out if you liked those Rasberries you wanted when I asked if there was anything in the world you wanted to eat and you said “Actually Poppy I would really like to have some Rasberries!” I got them for you and mum said you liked them. You’ll always have a piece of my heart. Stay strong little man. LOVE Poppy Dave. Amber Evans I know as a child there was no safer feeling than being with your mum and dad. I’m positive Mitch knew that too!

Michelle Hadden Mitchell has touched so many lives that he never met. He was a strong, funny and such a brave young man. Just know that your whole family is surrounded by loving arms that will be there for you when you need it. He will never be forgotten. Joann Copeman Mitchell you had a short life, for such a strong boy. The posts you shared with us opened our eyes and taught us about your problems. It was like we became part of your family which might explain why my heart is breaking. Sending lots of love across the miles to all the family. Matthew Hutchison My heart breaks for every one involved. It’s just not fair a little one gets taken back way to early and never get to have a go a life. I never knew little Mitchell but loved a follow his story and I will never forget about u . You a little champ mate Fly high and RIP x Melinda Lewis Mitchell, you are an amazingly brave little man. If the power of love could heal, you would have lived forever. We will all help watch over your mummy and daddy and brother and sister for you, as you start this next journey. May heaven be full of the best Minecraft games and endless transformers, thank you for making the world a better place and for touching the lives of so many. Xx Kirsty Robertson We are all so privileged for you to have shared this with us all... even those of us who don’t know you in person. Mitchell just seemed like the most beautiful person inside and out. I cried so hard for you all yesterday and am sending you so much love. No words can express how heartbreaking this must be. Mitchell and you all have inspired so much love through your posts and you always seem to ﬁnd love in every day no matter how hard things are. Xo Brentley Goodwin To Jeremy, Erin & all your extended family. As a ﬁrst time father of a now one year old son I can’t bare to imagine the pain. My heart breaks for you all - I am so sorry for the loss of your remarkable little boy. Thoughts & prayers with you all during this time. Please let me know if I can do anything at all. Emily Lou Rest In Peace beautiful boy. You are now free from all the unfair pain this cruel world can bring. Big love to you all, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Peter Woodward So much sympathy for all of the family but especially Erin and Jeremy. I can’t imagine the range of emotions you are going through tonight, so many good wishes to you. Dayna Louise Tierney Love remembers, it never forgets. May you Mitchell and all your family continue that love, until you are all reunited once more. I will remember. I will not forget. Mitchell Ray, we send you our love on your way back home. Game on, beautiful boy x

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NSW has one of highest rates in tooth decay in over-15s

Death by postcode By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY IF you live in rural, regional or remote areas, and the health system has failed your expectations, you have until Sunday, December 13 to make a submission to the “Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales Inquiry”. Your submission can be anonymous and collectively will inform the NSW Government on the broad range of needs and

wants of residents and health care professionals whose physical and mental health are at risk due current health budgets. “We’re gagged but we want the public to come forward, make their submissions and confirm what we already know is happening. “Let the government know, N.S.W. doesn’t stand for Newcastle, Sydney or Wollongong,” one healthcare professional told Shadow Minister for Rural Health Kate Washington

Delegates from around the region and state in Dubbo on Tuesday attending a round table discussion with Shadow Minister for Rural Health Kate Washington. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

at a round table in Dubbo on Tuesday. Minister Washington heard many grievances from individuals and the health sector during the meeting. “We’ve got nurses that are feeling stressed, feeling compromised, overwhelmed and they shouldn’t have to feel like that. They’re covering hospitals, largely on their own and there are so many services operating without doctors, so the nurses and allied health and health workers are all

doing their best in an immensely under-resourced system,” Mrs Washington said after the Dubbo round table meeting. To make a submission, visit the website at bit.ly/RRR-submission, email PortfolioCommittee2@parliament.nsw.gov.au or post to ‘The Director, Portfolio Committee No. 2 – Health, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000’. Posted submissions are to include contact details, including a telephone number.

NARROMINE

League club runs Christmas lights tours By LYDIA PEDRANA

AFTER sitting dormant for most of the year thanks to COVID-19, the Narromine Jets’ Rugby League Club bus will be put to good use over the next few weeks, ferrying festive friends from Narromine around Dubbo’s Christmas light display. With bookings a must, attendees are welcome to bring their own drinks and nibbles to enjoy as volunteer drivers chauffeur guests around the biggest and best spectacles in town. Sally Everett, publicity officer for Narromine Jets Rugby League Club, said the tour on December 22 is already sold out, but there are still seats available for December 12 and 18. “The one on the 18th we are doing kid-free, so we thought people might want to come along, have a bit of fun and have a few drinks, but the others are all family ones,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “People can buy their ticket, turn up at the Narromine USMC, we will pick

them up and come over to Dubbo, do a lap of all the lights in Dubbo before we come back home to Narromine again.” Of course, to ensure the tours are COVID Safe, there are some simple rules in place. “We are asking people if they are unwell or with any of the minor symptoms, not to come on the day,” Mrs Everett said. “Guests will be expected to sanitise as they get on the bus and we are doing contact tracing which is why we are using the local 123tix so we know exactly who is on the bus, we won’t be allowing people to just jump on the bus on the night.” With all proceeds made from the initiative being injected back into the club, Mrs Everett is encouraging everyone to get involved. “We are a club that is really passionate about supporting the community that supports us.” With adult tickets $20 and $10 for children, visit www.123tix.com.au to reserve your spot.

ADA NSW President Dr Kathleen Matthews is urging NSW residents to care for their oral health. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED.

THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) National Oral Health Plan has shown almost 40 per cent of NSW people aged 15 years and over have signs of untreated tooth decay. “The NSW rate has also soared by more than a third over a decade – a deeply troubling statistic which shows how people are neglecting their oral health,” Australian Dental Association NSW President Dr Kathleen Matthews said. The AIHW report also showed that more than one in four NSW children aged five to 14 had signs of untreated tooth decay. “Good health starts with what you put in your mouth. Poor oral health in children can contribute to serious health issues later in the life including heart disease and diabetes. “Parents can help their children develop good oral health habits for life. As well as ensuring their child sees a dentist at least once a year, this also includes brushing twice daily with fluoride toothpaste, flossing, drinking tap water instead of sugary drinks and minimising sugary treats.

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Members of the Narromine Jets Rugby League Club are getting the club bus ready for Christmas light tours. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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Once upon a time in Summer... By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY TWELVE-YEAR-OLD St Mary’s student Lily Hillsley reads about a novel a week. While posing for this photo to help promote the Summer Reading Challenge, she mentions most of the books on the arms of the chair are among them. “I like reading the fantasy books,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “I do like to write too.” Kids like Lily have little trouble keeping up with their literacy over the summer break and it’s one of the many

benefits the Summer Reading Challenge offers to kids in the region, with access to the vast number of reading choices at Macquarie Regional Library. The Challenge is a free national program being offered by more than a thousand public libraries across the country. It’s offers families a way to support their children's literacy development and encourage reading for fun and enjoyment all summer long. The program runs from December 1 to January 31, 2021 and is open to young people aged 5 to 18 years. To join the challenge, visit

Australia Day nominations now open until January 11, 2021

2020 Young Citizen of the Year in Dubbo, Molly Croft with Mayor of the Dubbo Region, Councillor Ben Shields, earlier this year. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

NOMINATIONS from Dubbo and Wellington for the 2021 Australia Day Awards opened on Monday this week, and will close at 5pm, on Monday, January 11, 2021. Nomination forms can be found online via the Dubbo Regional Council website, or by picking up a hard copy at one of their customer experience centres in Dubbo or Wellington. The awards recognise people who have

helped the region grow and thrive in various areas including sports, the arts, and volunteering. Categories of the year include Citizen, Senior Citizen, Young Citizen, Sportsperson, Young Sportsperson, Services to Sports Award and Cultural Person. Wellington nominations include community event of the year award and community service achievement award.

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any library branch and register to receive a challenge sheet. As participants complete a series of reading challenges, they receive prizes and incentives for further reading and go into the major prize draw to win one of three Samsung Galaxy Tablets. In addition to the Summer Reading Challenge, all Macquarie Regional Library branches will be offering a range of activities and events throughout the school holidays. Contact your local branch for more details about what is happening in your area.

Lily Hillsely is settling in for Summer Reading Challenge with a few of her favourite titles. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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Reporting stories for the community By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

FORMER professional journalist, Annabelle Hudson might work in Dubbo, but her voice is being heard around the world via a podcast she and a team of Old Dubbo Gaol staff put together for a local event in February. “For the first time in my life, I made a podcast about Old Dubbo Gaol, and in particular, the restrictions placed on alcohol and other goods – in the lead up to our Prohibition event at the start of the year,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “I would never have had a chance to do something like that in any other role I’ve done, and it was something that I not only really enjoyed doing, but it also benefitted the community. Hundreds of people have downloaded the series, from all over the world – so it’s great to see that our region is gaining exposure through a new kind of medium.” It’s been one of the more unusual duties in her role as Dubbo Regional Council communications partner, but Annabelle is thriving in a local government which is ‘open’ to pushing the communication boundaries. “Over the course of the last 18 months, the Dubbo region has lost two out of three of its locally-based TV journos. To fill that gap, our team is trying to make council news more accessible with our in-house video news releases, and livestreaming,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “We’ve also produced a lot of

Annabelle Hudson. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

media for national news programming and shows – giving the Dubbo region great exposure on national nightly news, morning TV and current affairs programs – critical during the worst of the drought and COVID-19,” she said. Dealing with the high pressure of a newsroom is second nature to the former ABC, WIN News and Sky News staffer, but the move to Dubbo had a lot to do with work life balance, without sacrificing career progression. “Coming from a newsroom environment, where I was required to be available 24/7, 365 days of the year – including Christmas and all holidays, and often working over-

Old Dubbo Gaol has seen the emergence of a podcast featuring Annabelle, heard around the world. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

night shifts in my role at Sky News in Sydney, it was really refreshing to come to a role where I can take a holiday and not have to worry about putting anyone out.” When she and the Council’s Corporate Image and Communications Team aren’t producing content in their in-house livestreaming and TV broadcast facility, Annabelle is responding to media enquiries – some local and national – or developing media and communications plans for various Council projects.

“My duties also include booking Council’s advertising, organising media events, and producing some of our internal communications for staff too. “I share some of the filming and photography duties with teammates and produce media releases and content for our website and social media too.” Annabelle says the role requires someone with a thick skin, who isn’t easily offended. “Because it doesn’t matter what you do at Council, there will al-

ways be someone in the community who is frustrated, or angry with what you do – even though you try your best to get a favourable outcome. “You also need to be confident, and willing to challenge the status quo in order for change to happen. Our broadcasting capability is changing the way people consume their news, and how people interact with Council, and without being willing to step outside your comfort zone, and try something new, you won’t get anywhere.”

OVER 55s AND AGED CARE

It’s all about the residents By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

KINTYRE Living customer liaison manager Danielle Chapman has the responsibility of taking care of a business which is the same place its customers live and call home. It’s a sizeable responsibility but when residents are comfortable giving her rabbit ears in a photo they know is for the paper, it’s pretty clear she has their respect and has built a solid rapport. She’s had less than six months to do it. “I won’t lie, it was a challenge at first to remember everyone’s name, however I am definitely getting there. Just in the village alone there are over 100 residents as well as the Lodge residents!” Mrs Chapman told Dubbo Photo News. “It’s also not just the resident’s names, it’s also learning the connections within the village and the families of our residents.

“Everyone has been great though, and we have made some fun of it as well,” she said. Mrs Chapman previously worked within the Human Services industry for close to 20 years across housing and disability. “I’ve also worked across a number of initiatives and pieces of work that was across a range of service needs. I have studied in various areas including management and leadership, project management, training and assessment, social housing and community services. “I have a natural instinct to want to support and assist people and to see people thrive. What better environment than at Kintyre, to do that!” she said. Her varied duties include responding to new enquiries for both the over 55 living and for residential aged care at Kintyre Lodge. “I provide personal tours of the beautiful residences and wonder-

ful facilities we have on offer as well as tours of the Kintyre Lodge for residential aged care. Assisting in accessing information and support to facilitate a successful and smooth transition to the Kintyre community. “I also have the benefit of promoting Kintyre Living and Kintyre Lodge across Dubbo and surrounding communities as well as local services. “It’s a wonderfully diverse role with a large focus on engagement and interaction with some amazing people,” she said. Any job has its ups and downs, but Mrs Chapman describes her work at Kintyre as being an “overwhelmingly positive experience”. “Both Kintyre Living and Kintyre Lodge residents have been so welcoming and inclusive, it’s wonderful. The community environment is definitely a notable aspect for Kintyre, the support and friendliness has been great. Resi-

Danielle Chapman with residents Des Pope, and Bryan and Juliette O’Sullivan. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

dents have welcomed me into various activities and events in which I have thoroughly enjoyed participating, but also being able to assist where I can,” she said. “Many residents have wonderful skills, talents and interests and learning about these and hearing the stories is also wonderful.” COVID-19 has been particularly challenging. “Building confidence in aged care has been a challenge, trying to provide reassurance of the very safe and prepared service we can offer.” Qualities Mrs Chapman says a person probably needs, to work in

her type of role include the “absolute need to be able to talk with people and engage with people on a very regular basis”. “Having an empathetic, caring and supportive approach is also important as well as initiative. She has also had personal experience accessing the aged care sector for a loved one. “I very much can appreciate the challenges people face in trying to navigate complex systems and processes at a time that can be highly sensitive and emotional for families and loved ones,” Mrs Chapman said.

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Harvesting carpenter By JOHN RYAN RICHARD Edgley’s normally building kitchens or renovating decks but this week he was sitting at ease in the air-conditioned cabin of a Case header while he stripped his crop of triticale. But while the crop looked amazing, there wasn’t much grain going into the bin, a common problem this year in a strip that spread along some of Dubbo’s riverbanks to farms an hour or so to the north. “Just a 30-acre block, I think what’s happened is we’ve all planted late to try and get away from the frost damage and that frost came late so everybody that planted early missed the frost and didn’t get any frost damage and the people like us that planted

late trying to get away from the frost got hit, it’s a 50/50 game, isn’t it,” Mr Edgley told Dubbo Photo News. He said you can get the best information, choose the best varieties and you endlessly plan but at the end of the day it’s pretty much like throwing all your money on either red or black at a roulette table. “It is, well that’s the farming game, that’s the farming game.” But aside from the frost damage, he said 2020 is generally a great year to be involved in agriculture after three horrendous years of drought. “It’s brilliant, after three years it’s just a massive big turnaround, I think most people are happy this year,” he said.

“I think you’ve got to have your fingers in a few pies, I’ve actually got a carpentry business, so that’s my main income, this cropping is a sideline, thank heaven.” He says it’s enjoyable to have a business that pays the bills so he can dabble in the farming game and take the good with the bad; and important to have interests that aren’t just confined to paying the bills, to have something else to look forward to and take a bit of a punt where it’s never going to be financial life or death. “Because it’s virtually a hobby farm, it’s only 30 acres that’s frosted, not 5000 so that’s the beauty of owning a hobby farm, it’s not going to matter that much,” Mr Edgley said, looking at the advantag-

es and importance of having an outlet. “This is brilliant, coming home and doing something different, it’s absolutely brilliant and there’s a lot of tradies in Dubbo that have got a block and are doing similar things,” he said. “I think you need a bit of diversity in your life, it’s certainly different to my day job, it beats living in town, it’s

great for the soul, living on the river, go and have a fish, it’s beautiful. “It is enjoyable, and if it comes off, say barley or hay and you have a good year and there’s a lot of hay in the shed, well it’s a great feeling. Just doing my little block in the header, it’s brilliant, it’s something different and not owning a header, using someone else’s, it’s even better still.”

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Richard Edgley says it’s a great outlet to have one toe in the farming game while his day job ensures there’s always money coming in to pay the bills. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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ZOO NEWS

Elephant-sized road trip to Vic By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

George Trescowthick Johnston Age: Six! Favourite TV show? My favourite tv show is Power Birds. These birds do everything they wanna do. They go crazy Favourite game? Duck duck goose or underwear pants! What do you like to get up to most? Count to 10, 10 times What makes you happy? Playing and going to the park and going to count to 18 take away 12 equals 7... If you could be a superhero, who would you be? Flash! Or maybe underwear pants but he’s not a superhero What is the naughtiest thing you’ve done? Um play under my bed and ﬂushed my blanket in the toilet What would you do if you were the boss at home? Tell everyone to drink from the bubbler and count to 10, 50,000 times What is your favourite food? Green chicken with tomato sauce. Just kidding, chicken with rice and more chicken What do you want to be when you grow up? A builder to build a museum and you can dance in it and do everything you want

IT would have been a hard one to explain a few weeks ago, crossing the Victorian border: “Yes, that is an Asian Elephant in the back of my truck, sir.” But just last week, with borders wide open and a breeding program waiting for his arrival, much loved Taronga Western Plains Zoo resident, Asian Elephant Luk Chai headed to Melbourne to join a group of females there. “Like all males in a very large number of wildlife species around the world, nature drives them to leave their home and herd to become a dominant breeding member for their species. Luk Chai is taking that step,” said Elephant keeper Bradd Johnston. Animal movements between Zoos are well planned and coordinated to ensure the transportation is smooth. In the lead up to his move, Luk Chai had undertaken regular crate training sessions to ensure he was comfortable and familiar with the crate he would be travelling in for the 10-hour road trip from Dubbo to Melbourne. He was accompanied by two Elephant Keepers, a Senior Vet and Vet Nurse. The team conducted regular stops along the way to ensure Luk Chai was travelling well and to provide food for him. “Luk Chai is an easy going and very social elephant who has been a fabulous play mate and herd member to every elephant in Taronga’s Asian Elephant program,” said Bradd. “He has spent the past decade

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Rotarians and their partners at the Christmas wrapping service desk in front of Woolworths at Delroy Park for two weeks on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 and 20, between 9am and 4pm. Dubbo West Rotary Christmas Raffle z 1st Prize: $5,000 shopping spree JB Hi Fi z 2nd Prize: $2,449 Engel Fridge/Freezer & Honda Generator z 3rd Prize: $1,200 Makita Power Tool Kit z Drawn Wednesday, December 23 For all enquiries, please call 0428112960 or visit Dubbo West Rotary Club Facebook, Instagram or website at www.rafflelink.com.au/ dubbowestrotary2020

Dubbo West Rotarian Bert McLellan on Christmas wrapping duty with his lovely wife Faye, raising funds for the community. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also selling tickets in the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous Rotary Christmas Raffle, offering thousands of dollarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of great prizes. PHOTO: DUBBO

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EMERGENCY REPORT

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

NEWS OPINION AND ANALYSIS by JOHN RYAN

Storm disaster causes widespread damage WHAT weird and wild weather we’ve been having, and how incredibly inconsistent it has been across the region. Some local farmers have had great harvests, others not far away have seen crops decimated by frost, knocked to the ground, partially green stalks while the heads were ripe and generally hard going. Now it seems we’re being attacked by mini cyclones from all directions. A mate texted a few photos through just after Nevertire had been hit the other night and he said, “The town has been pretty much wiped off the map.” Things looked a touch better with the coming of daylight, but it just goes to show that we can’t take Mother Nature for granted, which we have been for the past few centuries. I drove out to Dunedoo to pick up a couple of old motorbike wrecks early on Saturday morning, after having to postpone making the trip on the Friday evening. That was lucky as the Digilah Road had multiple giant trees come down about the time I should have been driving through there that evening. The next morning was a few kilometres of dodging the wooden debris with multiple sidetracks off the road in the wet mud in a two-wheel drive ute, the trip home a lot easier as a Warrumbungle Shire grader had arrived to clean up the worst of the mess.

Thunder, lightning, floods, fires – waiting for the famine A MASSIVE pall of smoke hung over the city’s eastern sky last week as country about five kilometres out the Dunedoo Road went up in flames. The Large Air Tanker based at Dubbo Regional Airport was quickly on the scene, to the relief of the ground crews battling the blaze, so it was quickly extinguished. The Rural Fire Service says many hands make light work, a critical factor to get all available resources onto the many firegrounds in the past week or so to prevent these quickly moving small fires from quickly morphing into big fires. To assist firefighters on the

A large air tanker was quickly to the scene of a grass ﬁre on the Dunedoo Road. PHOTO: TONY GRIFFITHS NSW RFS Mini cyclones left many local communities in tatters, blowing roofs off and bringing powerlines and trees down. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

ground, aircraft have often been dispatched at the same time as local brigades.

Speed trap revenue raiser THERE’S certainly plenty of community debate about the speed camera cars after the state government put through a raft of changes which means the sneaky cameras no longer need to display signs warning that they’re there. I don’t support speeding (these days, anyway), but I reckon the speed camera cars should be placed where they can save lives rather than just putting cash in government coffers. I’ve spoken before about Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) stashing a camera car on the slope behind Apex Oval on Wingewarra Street, but the RMS has never provided any data behind the alleged justification for that car being there. Anyway, a local resident called me up, he’d like to see the speed limit on that road lifted from 50km/h to 60. In almost 30 years of reporting, I can’t recall a fatal or even serious injury motor vehicle crash on that stretch of road, and the RMS never even bothered answering my previous inquiries in that regard.

Burnouts DUBBO really, really needs a drag strip, and for a whole lot of reasons. If we had a dragstrip, we could teach proper driving skills to kids in a safe training complex staffed by professional instructors, and with a skidpan on site they wouldn’t have to take to local intersections to practise their burnouts. (See photo at right.) There’s a long list of places around town where the skid marks often out-compete the bitumen for prominence, and where this circle work has actually caused damage to the road surface. A drag strip would be a massive boon for the economy and affiliated industries which set up around such a facility, many of which would possibly relocate from Sydney to be in such a precinct, could see a surge in local opportunities for apprentices keen to get into any number of facets of the motor vehicle trade.

emergency services after coming upon a vehicle that had crashed on Gollan Road, about 48km east of Dubbo. The body of a man was located at the scene and is yet to be formally identified. Officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District established a crime scene, which was examined

Sad news A MAN was killed following a fatal single-vehicle car crash on December 5. Shortly before 10.30pm council workers who were clearing debris from the roadway alerted

A dragstrip could be used to teach proper driving skills to kids, and they wouldn’t have to take to local intersections to practise their burnouts. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

by specialist forensic police. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash has commenced and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Trifecta: alleged speeding, drink driving, on the phone SHORTLY before 10.45pm on December 3, Dubbo police stopped a red Holden Commodore on Cobbora Road due to the manner of driving and spoke to the 20-yearold male driver before he was breath tested – that breath test allegedly returned a positive result. He was arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was subjected to a breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.171. As part of inquiries, information was received showing a video depicting the 20-year-old man reaching speeds in excess of 198km/h in a marked 80km/h zone. The 20-year-old was charged with high range PCA, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, and provisional driver use mobile phone while driving. His licence was also suspended. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. z Send your news tips to john.ryan@panscott.com.au or 0429 452 245 txt is best

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By LYDIA PEDRANA A LOCAL businessman has described the state of Dubbo’s outskirts as “most unpresentable” and “embarrassing”. Heath Busch, who owns a trailer company in Brocklehurst, believes the appearance of the Newell Highway as you travel north into Dubbo leaves an unsightly first impression for visitors to the region. Mr Busch took particular issue with the unkept grass that borders one of the main highways into town, as well as the growing collection of dumped old vehicles and spare parts which line the side of the road. “If you start from Brocklehurst on the northern end of town, not far from my yard, you can drive all the way in (to Dubbo) and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to have a look at it and see what everyone travelling south is greeted with when they come into the town,” Mr Busch told Dubbo Photo News. “It’s a combination of people ‘mechanicing’ in the front of shops and having old gear just parked on the side of the highway, pulling trailers apart with oil and grease and all this stuff on the side of the bloody Newell Highway. “I just shake my head at it, I can’t believe it.” Complimenting Dubbo Regional Council for its “immaculate” upkeep of Dubbo’s internal appearance, Mr Busch would like to see the same standard of maintenance applied to the town’s immediate surroundings. “I know we have a lot of ovals in town and it’s a credit to them how they present them, but how do we appear to people travelling through? It’s no wonder it’s got a reputation and the appearance contributes to that greatly, I reckon,” he said. “I just think it’s beyond belief. I travel all over Australia and even the little outback communities take pride in their town and I just

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Overgrown grass along with an old car, trucks and scrap parts dumped outside the old Fuel service station on the Newell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Local businessowner is fed up with the overgrown vegetation on the side of the Newell Highway from Brocklehurst to Dubbo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

honestly think it’s the worst looking town in Australia.” Responding to questions over whether Dubbo’s presentation is of importance, Transport for NSW said providing “a safe and reliable road network for Dubbo motorists” was their priority. “As part of this, Transport for NSW has the responsibility of vegetation maintenance such as mowing grass in many of the locations provided,” a spokesperson said. “Grass slashing has been carried out in the last three weeks at the identified locations. “Due to hot weather and total fire bans, no further slashing is

scheduled until it is safe to do so.” According to Transport for NSW, they are only responsible for maintaining vegetation from the edge of the road surface to 1.2 metres behind the guidepost, with the remainder of the road reserve, from the guidepost to property fences, the responsibility of the council. However, upon approaching Dubbo Regional Council regarding the vegetation maintenance of the area in question, which notably is a highway rather than a local road, Dubbo Photo News was directed to contact Transport for NSW. Meanwhile, Council did re-

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FEDERAL Member for Parkes joined Bogan Shire Council Mayor Ray Donald OAM and General Manager Derek Francis to officially open a new canteen at Larkin Oval in Nyngan, as well as the renovated Coolabah Hall, which have both been funded under the Drought Communities Programme (DCP). The Coalition Government committed to delivering $2 million to every council in the Parkes electorate under the DCP to stimulate local spending. “These official openings mark the completion of two fantastic projects that have directly supported local jobs and local businesses – this is exactly the type of work that the Federal Government is backing right across my electorate,” Mr Coulton said.

IT’S A RECORD! On October 18, Ren Keyu of China not only celebrated his 14th birthday, he also received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest teenager (male) with a height of 221.03cm (7 ft 3.02 in). From Leshan in Sichuan Province, the ninthgrade pupil is nicknamed Xiaoyu. In kindergarten, Xiaoyu had already grown to about 150 centimetres and was often regarded as a primary school student. Because of Xiaoyu’s extraordinary height, his family took him to the hospital for examination several times. It was discovered that Xiaoyu’s body was not troubled by illness or disease, and his growth hormone, pituitary gland and other test results were normal.

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Christmas is a great opportunity to discuss your next chapter with those nearest to you The year 2020 brought with it a myriad of changes. As the year draws to a close, it’s important to take stock of what’s transpired, and think about what changes the new year will bring for you. If there’s one thing the past year provided it was clarity around the things that are truly important: lifestyle quality, security, and meaningful connections. Now, with the festive season approaching – a time for connecting with family and celebrating what’s important – it provides an opportunity to discuss your next chapter with those nearest to you. After the unpredictability of recent times, a move to Oak Tree in 2021 can provide that much-needed certainty for you and your family. With our simple weekly fee, you’ll have budget certainty over your everyday living expenses. While we take care of your home and village maintenance, there’s no need to worry about unexpected costs or relying on family to help with the upkeep. You’ll have more freedom to spend quality time with loved ones, doing more of the

things you want to do, and less of the things you have to do. Within the security of a gated village, you’ll find a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. As an Oak Tree resident, you’ll be part of a community of your peers who share similar interests and genuinely enjoy looking out for one another. Socialise safely with visitors and village friends alike in the purpose-built recreation and leisure facilities, or within your own home. If simplicity and certainty are part of your resolution for 2021, then take the opportunity this holiday season to visit our village and experience the Oak Tree difference for yourself. We understand the importance of including family in these decisions, so feel free to bring them too – we’d love to see you all! This new year, your new life awaits you!

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Council served a full end-of-year plate Dubbo Regional Councillors during their latest monthly meeting.

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By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY WITH a Christmas recess coming up and no January ordinary council meeting, the region’s 10 elected representatives had plenty of business to wade through at Monday night’s meeting to ensure the business of local government can roll on over the holiday break. First up, a Mayoral minute saw councillors acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the late Tony Kelly, who was employed at Dubbo Council from June 26, 1968, until his retirement in November 2004. He was the Town Clerk/General Manager for 30 of the 36 years he was employed by Council. Mr Kelly passed away on Thursday, November 26, at the age of 77. The motion also asked that Council take all appropriate steps to name Victoria Park Oval No.1 “Tony Kelly Oval” to acknowledge his long-standing contributions to the Dubbo region – that motion was passed unanimously. The second mayoral minute saw councillors accept a recommendation to investigate designing a Masterplan for the Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre (DALC). The Mayoral Minute noted that it’s important for Dubbo facilities to have a point of difference, and that the masterplan should include designs for a lap pool, and other fun recreational activities to attract more people to the DALC. The third mayoral minute saw councillors support a request from mayor Ben Shields that a letter be

written to NSW planning minister Rob Stokes requesting local governments across the state be given more power to ensure commercial properties make a greater effort to keep their properties neat and tidy. Mayoral minute number four saw Cr Shields express concerns about the lack of shade coverage at the multipurpose courts in Rygate Park. Despite major upgrades to the park in 2018, a petition was presented to the Mayor, carrying 235 signatures from locals who are calling for Council to install appropriate shade sails for the basketball courts. Councillors agreed that the matter be part of the 2021/2022 Operational Plan and Budget Review process in May 2021. Number five, and councillors agreed to the mayor’s request that all four of the original options of the South Dubbo Bridge were to be made available for public submissions via Council’s website, and a further report be provided to the March 2021 council meeting.

A report on the ‘event assistance program’ detailed 15 community groups had applied for funding totalling $80,435, with all applications assessed via Smarty Grants by a panel comprised of Council staff. A total of seven applications were successful in receiving funding, totaling $31,667. The remaining money which was not allocated will be held over for round two. Councillors also voted to increase their annual allowance after Council was reclassified into a higher category by the state government because of the forced amalgamation with Wellington Shire, which involves a greater workload and extra responsibilities. Council’s CEO Michael McMahon recommended the maximum pay increase be applied, which is $24,320 for Councillors, and $60,000 for the Mayor – which was adopted by Councillors. A report from the Senior Growth Planner was presented to Councillors which highlighted the need

to extend the existing Planning Agreement Policy for Solar Energy Farms to include wind farms. Given how much growth the region has seen in the renewable energy space, it was identified that the policy be revised to include Wind Energy Farms to enter into a Planning Agreement with Council for $3350 per year, per turbine, and an additional $3500 per Mega Watt of Alternating Current (AC) installed capacity. Yet another report was noted by Councillors, which outlined the current operations and economic value of operations at the Wellington Aerodrome. The report highlighted that there is a requirement to upgrade the facility. It’s estimated the Wellington Aerodrome will operate at a loss of $1.29 million over the next ten years. Any decisions around the upgrades required at the airport will need to be made following extensive community consultation. Wellington Ward councillor David Grant applauded an internal review into the operations at the Wellington Showground precinct which found that some work needs to be done to upgrade the facility to be brought into line with modern-day requirements. Councillors as a whole noted the report into the Wellington Showground, and agreed that consideration be given for a Wellington Showground strategic masterplan be considered in the 2021/2022 forward budget. There is one vacant position

on Council’s Street Tree Advisory Panel so it is now calling for expressions of interest from people who would like to be considered for that vacant position. A draft Concept Master Plan for Joira Road Oval has been developed, to allow for the expansion of residential amenities in West Dubbo. Councillors voted to put the draft plan on public exhibition for 28 days to allow community feedback. Councillors noted a report that recommended it object to an application from the South Dubbo Tavern to extend its trading hours to 2am Monday to Saturday, and to 12am on Sundays. This recommendation was made on the basis that the Dubbo region has a higher rate of alcohol-related domestic assault than the state’s average, and having extended trading hours would not be conducive to reducing that figure. Council will now write to the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority to object to the application. A Matter of Urgency was raised by Councillor John Ryan requesting the CEO provide an additional $2500 to the Dubbo Motor Bike rally, to further extend marketing activities in consultation with Council’s Regional Events Branch, and that such marketing target inter-state travellers – that motion was passed unanimously. The confidential Committee of the Whole led to a recommendation that council authourise the CEO to implement the decisions of a report in relation to seeking changes associated with the design of the new River Street Bridge.

Local book launched in aid of grief and loss service THE spirit of the bush is fabled, embodied in the recent stories of people and communities which have prevailed the region’s latest devastating drought. Local author Jen Cowley has honoured their hardships and resourcefulness in a new hardback title, “That’s the Spirit – Positive Stories, Strong Communities”. Mrs Cowley supported by family, friends and some of the people featured in the book from Bourke and Warren, attended an official launch in the garden of NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief NSW Inc). NALAG is the beneficiary of all

sales of the book in support of the various programs they provide. “This is a very special project for me because it started out as an exercise in reminding communities in what they do have as opposed to what they don’t have and to get a cross section of people who make our region so wonderful, and such a great place to be,” Mrs Cowley said. “If COVID has taught us one thing, it’s that people outside our region are now realising what we’ve been trying to tell them for decades, this is the best place to live, work and play, and despite adversity we can continue to live, work and play here and keep this region strong and united.

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Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders, author “That’s the Spirit – Positive Stories, Strong Communities”, Jen Cowley and outgoing NALAG CEO Trudy Hanson. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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Greening the Healthcare System virtual event held this week THE University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health in partnership with Orange City Council and the Western NSW Local Health District are hosting a regional satellite event as part of the 2020 Australian Circular Economy Conference. This is a national event that these local organisations have worked hard to bring to Orange, to tackle the issue of waste and sustainability in the healthcare system. The local healthcare system produces as much as 250,000 tonnes each year (equivalent to 6,250 full semi-trailer trucks) in the Western NSW Local Health District alone, at a cost of over half a million dollars. The demand for, and reliance on, single-use materials to manage infection control has also surged during Covid-19. The virtual event is to be followed by a closed local workshop for leaders across our Central West NSW health, waste and industry sectors to produce a blueprint for action for 2021 and beyond, with the aim of the region leading transformational change in this space.

A FORMER Dubbo schoolgirl is set to star in a documentary introducing audiences to our leaders of tomorrow. Changing Our Nation explores the lives of our brightest young Indigenous trailblazers and is the brainchild of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) and will air on Sky News on December 10 at 7pm. Aspen Moore is from Dubbo, the former St John’s Primary student is now at Pymble Ladies’ Col-

lege on an AIEF Scholarship. The Year 8 student has a wide circle of friends and is a conscientious student, last year receiving a Jacaranda Award which is given to students who uphold Pymble College values. Aspen has a strong background in swimming and has continued with this passion at school. She has also recently discovered an interest in Rugby 7s and traditional dance. Changing Our Nation aims at celebrating the power of education and the ripple effect it has on

our lives, our communities and our nation. The special documentary follows a group of students enrolled in the AIEF scholarship program, a ground-breaking initiative dedicated to giving Indigenous students the opportunity to pursue their education at leading Australian boarding schools and universities. The doco showcases how, through schooling and empowerment, Indigenous youth from the most remote parts of our country can take full advantage of the op-

portunities before them, becoming leaders of tomorrow and inspiring generations to come. AIEF Executive Director Andrew Penfold said the foundation works to support Indigenous families and communities across the country who, recognising the transformative power of education, want the opportunity and choice to provide a better future for their children. “Together, we are nurturing the next generation of young Indigenous leaders,” he said.

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Local muso wins recording session with Sony By LYDIA PEDRANA DUBBO musician Kate Thorne has won first place in a respected busking competition in Sydney. Ms Thorne was one of just eight finalists of the 2020 Mall Music Busking Competition before being crowned the winner at Westfield Warringah Mall on Sunday. Her prize includes a recording session with Sony Music along with a Washburn acoustic guitar and amplifier. “I’m pretty floored actually,” Ms Thorne told Dub-

bo Photo News. “I really didn’t expect it, but it is very exciting. “It’s been a hell of a year for everyone, so it feels pretty great to get a win.” During the finals, each participant was allocated a 30-minute slot to prove themselves, with judging based on originality, musicality, professionality and stage presence. “The main part of first prize was to record with Sony, so naturally they were looking for original material in particular,” Ms Thorne explained. “I played four original

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appointment, Ms Thorne is making the most of opportunities on home soil. “With COVID, it also feels like a lot has changed, especially in terms of people’s familiarity with willingness to collaborate online, so I’m still working

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A place for the people By NATALIE LEWIS A SHOP that’s both warm and welcoming is a wonderful creative hub for the community. Launched last year by local entrepreneur Jessica Gough, Made in Wello was recently taken over by artmaker Natacha Richards who says it is owned by the artisans of Wellington. “She wanted a community place where people could create and sell from the shop,” Miss Richards said, describing the overall vision. She explained that the umbrella business pays for running the premises which is a social enterprise. “There’s about 90 people,

Above: (left) Tracey Wright , (right) Kerrie Sumner. PHOTOS: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/COLIN ROUSE

it’s business owned. They come in and work one day each month. We have different levels of commitment within the community.” Miss Richards moved to Wellington a few years ago and immediately immersed herself in the local creative scene, which is continuing through her involvement in Made in Wello. “I’ve joined community groups and made so many wonderful friends. I’ve gone into this for the community so that we have a place that’s for the people. “It’s such a warm community feeling, inclusive and inviting. I wanted to keep a place that meant so much.” After being closed during lockdown earlier in the year,

Made in Wello reopened in July. “So many people were happy to be back and interacting with each other,” Miss Richards said. “Everyone has been able to get back to doing what they love. I love recycling old things and making them new, making doily dream catchers and repurposing old suitcases.” There are plenty of creative items in the store, just in time to celebrate a crafty Christmas. “We have all sorts of things that are handmade such as quilts, crocheted blankets, kids’ clothes, dresses and hats, pin cushions, chopping boards, homewares and Christmas crafts.”

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The shop has also hosted workshops creating hand bags and fascinators along with card making. Made in Wello is one store in town that’s just going from strength to strength thanks to its strong sense of community. “It’s exploded with so many creators,” Miss Richards said. “It was in a little shop and then it grew and grew and moved into a bigger premises. “It’s just working so well.” Made in Wello is located in Nanima Crescent and open from Tuesday to Sunday. For more information, visit their Facebook page at:  www.facebook.com/ MadeInWello/

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FROM his home office overlooking Burrendong Dam, grazier Lachlan Campbell has been doing business all around the world. And the rewards are showing for the CEO and co-founder of biotech ProAgni, a company dedicated to removing non-essential antibiotics from the livestock industry without impacting the bottom line for farmers. Their business provides patent-pending antibiotic-free feed supplements for sheep and cattle while improving productivity. Pro-Agni was a finalist in the 2020 Future Food Asia Award earlier in the year and is also a finalist in Singapore’s Slingshot 2020 along with Rabobank’s Food Bytes!, an international competition that brings together startups, investors and industry leaders. Mr Campbell is thrilled with the world-wide recognition, particularly with COVID-19’s limitations on overseas travel. He often works across the international date line with organisations in other countries. “What has come out of this for us is that a lot of things can be done virtually,” Mr Campbell said. As the winner of the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award at the NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards recently, the company was honoured for their innovation and application of technology to increase efficiency and maximise returns for primary producers. Mr Campbell was

Wellington grazier Lachlan Campbell’s company ProAgni is making waves in the agricultural industry. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

thrilled that the recognition was so close to home. “We founded ProAgni to have a profound positive impact on communities through unique and novel nutrition and to be a contributor to ethical and sustainable production that is good for human health, animal welfare and industry performance. “This award is so humbling because our customers are farmers and some of our customers are in our region. That means a lot. It deeply underpins the value of the business and the integrity of the people. “We have done a lot of work behind the scenes, so the win for us is seeing food being produced in abundance and affordably and with a lower sustainable footprint.” Food Bytes! will be broadcast from New York on December 2, while Slingshot 2020 will be hosted by Enterprise Singapore on December 7.

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Walled in by a bridge By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY AS then-Member for Dubbo electorate Troy Grant, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and interim state government-appointed administrator Michael Kneipp announced the River Street Bridge project in Dubbo, on Friday, June 2, 2017, a local resident Colin Middleton found a note on his front door. “Sorry we missed you. Roads and Maritime Services is planning for a new bridge across the Macquarie River in Dubbo. We missed you today, but it is important we talk to you to provide an update on the New Dubbo Bridge project,” the note reads. It was the first time he’d heard the River Street Bridge option was to be chosen as a third bridge for Dubbo and was shocked to be getting the note the same day as everyone else was hearing about it in the news too.

Resident Colin Middleton explains the impact of the New Dubbo Bridge Project on his family’s property in west Dubbo to Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, David Harris.

The difference between Mr Middleton and the rest of us – bar his g neighbours – is the proposed 545 metre structure w will cut his family’s riverside prop property in half and land lock his ho home by a wall of earth-concrete. “That’s an insul insult to get this bit of paper afte after Gladys gets up with Troy Grant; to say ‘sorry, we mi missed you’. That’s disgusting disgusting. They made the announcem announcement there and then. We were w not invited. ha liked to be in I would have negotia the negotiation and discuss sions,” he said. 2016 obviously RMS “In 2016, floated the situation. They did interviews intervi with people The day then Member for Dubbo Troy Grant, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and interim administrator of council Michael Kneipp were announcing the River Street Bridge, resident Colin Middleton ﬁrst heard the news when he found this note on his front door. The bridge will cut his property in half. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

– stakeholders they called them – we, affected landholders were not. You know what we got? We’re not stakeholders,” Mr Middleton said. Mr Middleton shared his grievances with Shadow Minister for Regional Transport David Harris, who was in Dubbo last week. Mr Harris visited Mr Middleton’s property in West Dubbo to better understand the impact the bridge will have on three neighbouring properties to prepare for a February 2021 Upper House debate on the Stop the River Street Bridge petition. The petition was tabled in parliament last month by Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade, Shadow Minister for Rural Roads, Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Western NSW, Mick Veitch. Mr Middleton has erected marker poles on his property to show how wide and high the link road passing through his property will be. Aside from blocking access to his home, associated issues include motorists and pedestrians looking down into his living room windows as well as noise and light pollution from LED light poles several metres above the bridge.

Colin Middleton and David Harris with an indicator of the height of the earth/ concrete wall to raise the bridge above the ﬂoodplain and cut Mr Middleton’s family property of almost 50 years in two. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

“The light will be intense and travel far across west Dubbo. This is the plight of many of the landowners affected by this proposed bridge,” Stop the River Street Bridge campaign coordinator Karina McLachlain said. Mr Middleton was able to show Mr Harris the impact of the earth-concrete wall which the highway/link must sit on to be above the flood plain. Of further concern are swales for diverting flood water, which are planned to sit in a floodplain depression and risk increasing flood levels. Sixteen pylons holding up the

bridge will trap debris and prevent flood waters flowing away. Mr Middleton also expressed concerns for Aboriginal artefacts and the significance of the property to the Tubba-Gah people who have a connection to the area as witnessed by himself and his father who purchased the block in 1972. “When I debate in the House, I’ll raise your issues,” Shadow Minister David Harris promised Mr Middleton. “As you say, they’re not solving the problems of reducing congestion.”

COUNCIL SNAPSHOT DUBBO SOUTH BRIDGE CONSULTATION Following the final Council meeting of the year, all four bridge options will now be put on display for public feedback. The options will be available via DRC’s website, and community consultation sessions will commence, to include all four options. These additional options were put on display following community feedback at previous consultations.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURES The public is advised that Dubbo Regional Council’s administration buildings will close from midday on Thursday 24 December, 2020, until Monday 4 January, 2021. During this time, urgent matters will still be addressed, by calling the out-of-hours number on (02) 6801 400. Please view Council’s website for further updates about other facility closures.

STREET TREE ADVISORY PANEL

AUSTRALIA DAY NOMINATIONS

Dubbo Regional Council is seeking expressions of interest from the community, who wish to sit on the Street Tree Advisory Panel. A vacancy has recently opened up for a member of the public to sit on the panel. EOIs can be submitted via Council’s website, or by dropping into a Customer Experience Centre.

Nominations for Australia Day awards in the Dubbo region are now open. There a several categories including Young Sportsperson of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year, and Cultural Person of the Year. Nominations are now open until 11 January, 2021 online or at our Customer Experience Centres.

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Mayor defends Council progress in Wellington

The Editor, I’m disappointed by the story in last week’s Dubbo Photo News for a number of reasons. Don’t get me wrong, I am more than happy to be spending money in Wellington, and Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) is doing its best to be improving the town. But fair is fair. Firstly, I have corresponded with the newspaper’s Wellington writer Natalie Lewis and have explained to her that all tree plantings in all parks and gardens were suspended for the drought. To report that it’s been deteriorating, yet not mention the drought issue, is disappointing. The report that Cameron Park used to win state awards is true – but that was literally decades ago – DRC had no role in the deterioration of the park over these years. Reducing financial resources into the park was a result of many years of the former Wellington Shire Council’s budgetary arrangements for the park. It’s just not the case that DRC is responsible. If anything, it has been a goal of the new amalgamated council to restore the park to its original glory. I don’t have any animosity to Marget Pulbrook who was quoted in the report. She obviously heard the journalist’s call on social media where she asked “would anyone in this group be willing to be interviewed for Dubbo Photo News about the deterioration of Cameron Park”. It would be fantastic if the journalist could call for people to comment who are pleased with the millions spent on Cameron Park. One of the biggest things that annoys me about any sort of new infrastructure or expenditure being rolled out is that Council ALWAYS calls for public feedback. No one said a word when the plans for the upgrades of the park were on display. While Council can look to further improvements in coming budgetary cycles, it is literally too late to do anything in the immediate period – that’s the way local government works, with proper strategic planning and robust governance, not in a scattergun, ad hoc manner. I am absolutely determined to continue the improvements in Wellington. Since the merger we have done a huge amount of work in the town. While it’s disappointing that the council continues to be attacked, it would be even more disappointing if locals were to believe that we are not trying our best. Cr Ben Shields Dubbo Regional mayor

Disagree with “Park’s poor performance” story

The Editor, Whilst I usually enjoy reading Dubbo Photo News, in my opinion the article “Park’s poor performance” was based on the opinion of one person who clearly has a grudge against the current council. A person doesn’t need to be a political analyst to see that the journalist has an axe to grind against

Dubbo City Council (I have seen posts on community pages on Facebook written by the journalist asking for negative opinions). Whilst only having lived in Wellington for three years I am amazed that the mayor of Dubbo is in Wellington and our surrounding villages as often as he is – you would think Dubbo would keep him busy enough. I can assure you that this never happens in Orange as I lived there for 20 years. This article reads as Wellington is simply a toilet stop for the elderly who are on their way to Dubbo or Mudgee – and despite brand new facilities being built, (for some people it seems) it is still not good enough. Whilst it is understandable that not everyone will agree with what is happening in Wellington (an impossible task), at least Council representatives are approachable on a regular basis. I wonder if the person quoted in the story ever voiced her concerns to the council? As it is not mentioned in the article. In terms of “shade” and “places to sit” at the new playground at Cameron Park, there are clearly new facilities that also have barbecues and many sandstone blocks for seating. There is an abundance of natural shade and furthermore the playground is not a daycare facility therefore it does not have fencing – if children are accompanied by a responsible adult, this is not required. In closing it would be nice to read some positive stories about Wellington rather than a one-sided piece of dribble written by someone with an obvious agenda. Daniel Burﬁtt, Wellington

No point dwelling on the past, says Chamber Pres.

Park and almost every playground The Editor, in the town being replaced is an I read last week’s Dubbo Photo example of good things that are News with a lot of frustration. As a happening. business owner in Wellington and It’s obvious that the new counthe Business Chamber President, cil is committed to our town. You I am urging Wellington residents only have to see how often the who may have disagreed with mayor is in town (and our villagthe council amalgamation to un- es) to see that there is good will derstand that what and commitment. is done is done and That’s not to say there is no point in ` that Council gets dwelling on the past I really believe that everything right – or trying to re-write the best way to get because they don’t. history. But to imply that there are sinister The article in the optimum benefit motives at play is last edition titled from the new unfair. “Park’s poor perfor- council is to work mance” is a good with Council and I really believe example of dwell- not against it... a that the best way to ing on the past and – Jessica Gough, get optimum benefit trying to rewrite his- Wellington Business from the new countory. It’s true that cil is to work with Cameron Park used Chamber president Council and not to win awards. Howagainst it. ever that was decades ago and it’s To the people who are complainhardly fair to point fingers at the ing and whinging, I ask when was current council for the park’s dec- the last time you contacted the ades-long decline. mayor or councillors? I’m urging We need to focus on the good the residents of Wellington to emthings that have been happening brace our new council as there is in Wellington and seek to work no point looking backwards. with the council as opposed to And more importantly, try not simply throwing stones. to be fooled by people with ulteriThings like the new pool, gigan- or political motives. tic new facilities at the caves, mil- Jessica Gough, Wellington Business lion dollar upgrades at Cameron Chamber president

Gin Gin plan would benefit only a few The Editor, At the recent Upper House dams’ inquiry, a representative of the Macquarie valley irrigation industry was asked under oath if the planned Macquarie River re-regulating dam at Gin Gin was a very huge and expensive infrastructure project just to catch water from cancelled irrigation orders. He agreed that it possibly was. He is spot on. At well over $30 million, the planned Gin Gin dam would be a towering eight and half metre high water-giving gift from the public, that would benefit only a few in an already heavily subsidised industry. The real burden of the project however, would be felt by many. (State Member for Dubbo)

Dugald Saunders keeps parroting that the project will mean no extra water for irrigation – but that is not true. The language used in water management in unnecessarily and deliberately confusing. Upstream irrigators will be favoured with access to more water at the expense of irrigators in the lower part of the valley. Native fish will be hit hard, losing over 30km of critical habitat and connecting flows to the Barwon River. How will the impact on Lower Macquarie irrigators and recreational fishing businesses be assessed? The answers should be included in the business case. Dugald Saunders has promised the business case will be released to the public. We wait to see if he is true to his word. Mel Gray, Convenor, Healthy Rivers Dubbo

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Position Vacant Abattoir Labourers - Full Time

December 10-16, 2020 Dubbo Photo News

FLETCHER INTERNATIONAL EXPORTS

Jobs and Tasks We are looking for people to ﬁll multiple labouring roles (such as packing meat and trimming fat, processing co-products such as wool and hides) and also more experienced roles such as boning, slicing and hide removal).

Wages and Pay: Wages are processed weekly You will have opportunities to gain new skills and progress up pay levels in your department as you learn new tasks

Skill Level We have opportunities for people with all levels of experience (even if you have none at all!)

Benefits of Working with Us: We provide all training required on the job - we even provide and wash your uniform!

You can find this on our website at http://www.fletchint.com.au/careers/application-form or grab one from our Gatehouse at Lot 11 Yarrandale Road, Dubbo NSW 2830 For more information contact 02 6801 3100

Position Vacant Qualified Maintenance Fitter,

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Turner & Machinist (C10)

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Your work will be varied and challenging, and the successful applicant will be required to work under pressure and meet strict maintenance deadlines. As we are a meat processing facility, your role will require you to come into contact with animal waste and by-products, so this role is not for the squeamish. An advanced knowledge and all round ability to carry out a variety of ﬁtter, turner & machinist work will be required.

Main duties include: • Set up and adjust machines and equipment. • Fit and assemble parts, tools. • Dismantle faulty tools and assemblies and repair or replace defective parts. • Set up and/or operate hand and machine tools. In this role you will be responsible for general mechanical maintenance that includes mechanical repair on a day to day basis as well as ensuring downtime is minimized. In addition, you will develop and implement systems that will maximise the efficiency of and minimise cost of utilities. You will also recommend and develop initiatives that will enhance productivity, efficiency and profitability of the plant.

Experience and Qualifications Required: To apply for this role, you will need to be a licensed Fitter and Turner with experience in a maintenance role preferably within a manufacturing environment.

Please complete and submit a Fletcher International Exports application form for your application to be processed. You can find this on our website at http://www.fletchint.com.au/careers/application-form For more information contact 02 6801 3100

Dubbo Photo News December 10-16, 2020

IN FOCUS THE THUMBS

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Thumbs Up to Jason from Dubbo’s new K-Mart store. He saw I was struggling with a vacuum cleaner I wanted to buy so he brought a trolley over and helped me load it on so I could take it to the registers. Thank you for great customer service.

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Thumbs Up to the management of Orana Mall Shopping Complex for displaying the nativity scene again this year. It’s great to see some businesses have not forgotten that without Jesus there would be no Christmas.

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YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR NEWS, YOUR OPINION & FEEDBACK send your contributions to photos@dubbophotonews.com.au mail 89 Wingewarra St, Dubbo NSW 2830 phone 6885 4433 fax 6885 4434

Quilts to bring some Christmas cheer Contributed by COL JONES THE ladies from the Dubbo Patchwork and Quilters Group have been busy spreading a little Christmas cheer. Over the past few months, they have been busy making quilts to distribute to several local organisations including Macquarie Homestay, Kids in Crisis and Orana Support Service.

Thumbs Up for all the Community Spirit Les Lambert from Narromine generates with his delivery of the Photo News for Narromine and to the 131008 Taxis with their Volunteers of the Month, Jan Ferguson and Maree Weldon from Meals on Wheels also spreading the community spirit. All with the happy smiling faces and giving natures.

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Thumbs Up to all the people on Old Dubbo road with their great Chrissy enthusiasm with those big hay bales.

Amber Jackson, Vickie Rolle, Nola Jones, Camille Godber, Charlene Bower and Kay Davidson Kay Davidson, Nola Jones and Charlene Bower

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Thumbs Up to Alex at the Kaisercraft in the Orana Mall for his excellent service.

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Thumbs Up to the Narromine Hospital, it’s a great caring hospital. The nurses were kind and looked after me so well. A special thanks to Tara from Lourdes Hospital she was just wonderful. They all deserve medals.

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Thumbs Up to Ray, Mick and Dennis at Dawson’s Removals Dubbo for their exceptional work ethics and thoughtfulness during an extremely difficult and emotional uplift from my sister’s home just out of Dubbo recently. These men worked tirelessly throughout the scorching heat and showed great empathy and understanding to her as well as doing a magniﬁcent job. Thank you.

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Thumbs Up to my great mechanic, David Healey, from City Service Centre Dubbo, for being very fair, honest and always reliable. Also my car is going the best it’s ever gone thanks to your excellent service David. From a very grateful and happy customer. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you David.

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Thumbs Up to Dubbo West Public School for the fantastic “Kindergarten Orientation” program. Their attention to detail and the way they made the little ones so welcome was wonderful and reassuring for parents and children.

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Thumbs Up to my wonderful roof repairman, Neville Maxwell, whose fees are very fair and honest. Thank you so much Neville. I really appreciate your friendly, very modest and excellent customer service.

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Thumbs Up to the gentleman who changed my tyre in Myall Street last Thursday.

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Senior strike By JOHN RYAN MONDAY Senior Ten Pin Strikers celebrated an early Christmas get together on November 27, at the Dubbo Ten Pin Bowls and wanted to give a huge thanks to Charlie and staff for making the day such a success. The Seniors appreciate the staff at Ten Pin for making our Monday morning bowls possible each week and putting up with all the fun and laughter they have. After the bowls was completed the crew headed out to Ballimore’s Hair of the Dog Inn

for lunch, the group very appreciative to the O’Leary’s for a beautiful lunch which was thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended. Any seniors are interested in playing on a Monday morning are welcome to come along between 10 TO 10:30am and have a chat. You don’t need to have played before as everyone is happy to assist newcomers to the game. The senior bowlers will be going into recess after the games on Monday, December 14 but will return for the ses- The senior bowlers say anyone looking for some positive movement in their lives sion on January 11. should come and give the 10-pin game a go. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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Hello Teddy! Rural fun just outside of the city. There’s a bear in that there paddock. PHOTO: KEN SMITH

A dandelion showing how it’s mass can capture so much energy from the sun to create it’s part in the world’s biotic pump, keeping our biosphere intact and viable for human habitation. PHOTO: COLIN ROUSE

Crocodile nest? No, just debris from the last high water ﬂow comfortably perched, for the moment, under Wellington’s main bridge. Not a bad ﬁrewood haul, if you can get your trailer in there. PHOTO: COLIN ROUSE

We mostly look at thistles as weeds yet when we take time out to contemplate this plant, it’s not as it ﬁrst seems. Thistles are now coming into their own on many farms, seen as plants which repair ecological damage as well as provide natural medicines. PHOTO: COLIN ROUSE

A lizard ‘chilling’ in the sunshine – I wonder what it makes of 2020, a year which has turned the human inhabitants of planet earth upside down. PHOTO: COLIN ROUSE

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FAREWELL MITCHELL

Fly high Mitchell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you have transformed Dubbo

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DUBBO is a fantastic community and Regional Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shellie Gray wanted the Ray family to understand that their story has profoundly affected so many people in the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been following Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s battle with neuroblastoma since the beginning and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very sad,â&#x20AC;? she told Dubbo Photo News and when she heard the bravest seven-year-old had died last Sunday she put her mind to how the gas business she works in could assist the family in their grief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought, we sell gas, and I knew Mitchell loved balloons so I thought it would be great If people came and got a helium balloon from us and make a donation so we could raise some money for the Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also want people to fly these balloons from their fences or mailboxes so the family knows that Dubbo is right behind them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no timeframe, peo-

Regional Gas territory manager Dave Rees was in the shop ďŹ rst thing and was run off his feet ďŹ lling balloons with helium for locals who wanted to show their support to the Ray family. PHOTO:

Dave Rees said he is overwhelmingly proud of Shelley Gray for coming up with such an innovative way in which Dubbo could show its support for the Ray family at such a sad time. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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ple can show their support today, or next week, it can be any time.â&#x20AC;? Regional Gas territory manager Dave Rees said he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jump on board quickly enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get behind this family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving around town and they see a balloon theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking of them,â&#x20AC;? Mr Rees said as his voiced choked and his eyes started tearing up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this very public fight against an unbeatable illness from this brave this boy has exposed raw emotions for so many locals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all got kids, or grandkids around that age and it hurts, and we just want the Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to know that Dubboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here to support them and God Bless you,â&#x20AC;? he said. Within 12 hours the donation box at Regional Gas (7 Douglas Mawson Drive) had more seen more than $1500 dollars placed into it, with one lady donating $500 towards the cause.

Right: Dubbo Photo News was proud to ďŹ&#x201A;y some of Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite Transformer characters at the front of the newspaper office. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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EVENT Wellington Lions: Will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am to 2pm this week with Saturday, December 12, being the last day for their Preloved Book Fair, for this year. Still in the Former Western Store opposite Cameron Park. Only a Gold Coin per item. Dubbo Baptist Church: 4pm services on Sunday, December 13. Call 6884 2320 for further information. Dubbo Nepalese Christian Fellowship: Christmas Carols will be Sunday, December 20, 4pm-6pm at Wahroonga Park 256/258 Darling Street, Dubbo. Wellington Lions: Are selling Lions Christmas cakes and puddings in the former Western Store opposite Cameron Park Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-2pm. While buying your Christmas Cake check out the many preloved books available for only a gold coin each. CPSA: Is in recess for December. Happy Christmas to all! Next meeting is Friday, January 8, 2021, 10am at the Dubbo RSL Club. Geurie Lions Club: Christmas Carols in the Park at Geurie has been cancelled for 2020. This is disappointing for everyone as it is a wonderful community get-together, but we hope to make 2021 a bigger and better night for all. Enquiries to Jenny Tunks 0429 866 205.

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Palmer Centre, Cobbora Road. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263. Wellington Arts and Crafts: Meets weekly from 10am-3pm at the Old Police Station, Maughan Street, Wellington. Variety of crafts, activities and workshops offered. Contact Lynne 6845 4454. 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. South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Men’s Shed Bingo: 111am-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. 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. Outback Dragons Dubbo: 5.45pm (in summer), EVERY Thursday at Sandy Beach amenities block. Come and try dragon boating, your ﬁrst ﬁve paddles are Free. Newcomers always welcome. Email info@outbackdragons.com.au or call Robyn 0427462504. 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 Seniors Athletics: 6pm-8pm, at Barden Park. December 10, January 28 and March 11. Open to athletes of all abilities aged 16 years and over. Enquiries Trevor Kratzmann 0412 305 472. Dubbo Bridge Club: 7pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. 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. Macquarie Masons Dubbo: Every SECOND Thursday of the month. All visitors welcome. John O’Brien 0405 051 896.

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Friday, 9-11am. Providing low cost groceries and FREE fruit, vegetables and bread with every purchase $15 or more to people in need. Contact Ken Rumble on 0414 477 365. Tai Chi at U3A: 10am, at the Community Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Wingewarra Street. Richard 6888 5656. Spinning and Weaving: 10am, at Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Jo 6885 6875. Ex-Rail Employees: 10.30am, THIRD Friday of each month, at Little Darling Café, Cnr Bishop and Darling St. For coffee and a chat. All are welcome. Western Plains Trefoil Guild: 10.30am, SECOND Friday of each month, at Dubbo West Guide Hall. Everyone welcome. Please conﬁrm 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. Community Kitchen: Will now be takeaway meals only. Pick up from the Holy Trinity Hall 6.30pm-7.30pm. Dubbo Nepalese Christian Fellowship: Every Friday, 6.30-8pm. Contact Cyrel on 0416 826 701 or Kabita 0452 406 234. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au.

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. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. Dubbo CWA: 9:30am to 11:00am FIRST Thursday of the month (starting February 2021) at Oaktree Retirement Village Peel Street, Dubbo. New members welcome Marion 6884 2957. CWA Wongarbon: 10am, FIRST Thursday of the month, at Wongarbon CWA rooms. Marjorie 6884 5558. CWA Wongarbon Handicraft: SECOND SATURDAY Thursday of the month. Enquiries to Chris FRIDAY 6884 1179. Dubbo Parkrun: On hold until further Line Dancing: 9.30am to 12 noon, at David Narromine Food Barn: Open EVERY notice.

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Croquet: 8.15am, Saturday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. CWA Gilgandra Market: 9am-1pm, FIRST Saturday of the month. Cakes, fruit, pickles, plants and more! New stall holders welcome. $5 per stall, proceeds to CWA. Hilda 6847 1270. Dubbo Patchwork and Quilters Group: 9am, SECOND and LAST Saturday of the month, at the Dubbo Pipe Band Hall, Corner of Darling and Wingewarra Streets, Dubbo. New members are always welcome, and we happily support anyone wanting to learn. Further enquiries to Charlene on 0408 825 180. 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: Covid-19 has changed the Outback Writers’ Centre meetings. Please contact outbackwriters@gmail. com for the latest details. 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. Australian Kiteflyers Society: 10am, SECOND Sunday of the month at Jubilee Oval. All welcome to come along and see how to build and fly modern (and old) kites. David 0476 223 342. Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo Road. 6882 0007. 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. 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 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: Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au.

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: Is cancelled until further notice. Old Time Dance: Cancelled until further notice. 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): Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au. Tai Chi 10 Form: 2:30-3:30pm during school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, WPCC, 76 Wingewarra Street Dubbo. Beginners are welcome. Laney 6882 4680 or laneyluk@gmail.com. Amnesty International Dubbo: 5.306.30pm, SECOND Monday of the month, at St Brigid’s meeting room. The group will provide a platform for people passionate about human rights and social justice to discuss these issues and take positive action in their local community. Contact Sandra Lindeman amnesty.dubbo@gmail.com or 0419 167 574. 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 MONDAY dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com. Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: Not meetOpen Mon 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to ing until further notice. 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All TUESDAY men are welcome” Kevin 0427 253 445. Dubbo Multicultural Women’s Group: Croquet: 8.15am, Tuesday. New players 10am, THIRD Monday of the month, at Saint of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis Brigid’s Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Women of all backgrounds are invited. 1 Dubbo. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 800 319 551. 0427 018 946. Cake Decorating: 10am, FIRST Monday of South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community the month, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, Men’s Shed: 9am – 12pm, at Cnr of High

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Who: Connecting Community Services When: Wednesday 16th December Where: Wingewarra Activities Centre (CWA on google) opposite Centerlink Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm Provied: Dinner & Soft drinks Entertainment: Music & Dancing or just Chill & chat

Any Questions, Give Trixie or Jesse a call 0487 112 036

Dubbo Photo News December 10-16, 2020 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: Is cancelled until further notice. Dubbo City Ladies Probus: Is cancelled until further notice. NALAG Centre: Cancelled until further notice. 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. 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. Smart Recovery (Behaviour Change Support Group): 5pm EVERY Tuesday online or in person. To book in call Rob on 0417 497 187. Dubbo City Physie and Dance: 5.15pm7.30pm (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.

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Reg 0407 491 302 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 or Doreen 6882 6163. 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.

WEDNESDAY Dubbo Woodturning & Woodcraft Club: 8am-12pm, at rear of Arts and Crafts Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Newcomers welcome. Paul 6882 1485. Wellington Exercises for 55 Years and Over: Senior Citizens Hall Swift Street, Wellington from 9am-10am. Gentle strength training for both males and females. Margaret 6845 1918. Geurie Craft Group: 9am-2pm, Geurie Bowling Club. Everyone welcome. Thelma 6887 1103. Walter T. Grant Seniors Social Club: 9am-2pm, at Number 1 Oval Club House. $5 per day. Please bring your own lunch. Cards and games are played before lunch, after lunch is Bingo. New members welcome. Enquires to Jan Miller 0418 255 217. Dubbo Bridge Club: 9.45am for a 10am start, until approximately 1pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Dubbo Bobbin Lacemakers: Every THIRD Wednesday of the month 10am3pm, Arts & Crafts Soc. Cottage and Craft Shop. 137 Cobra St. Visitors, new members very welcome. Contact Judy 6882 5776. For after-hours classes contact Elizabeth 0408 682 968. (COVID-19 rules/restrictions apply at the Cottage.) Breast Cancer Support Group: 10am, FOURTH Wednesday of every month at the Baptist Church, Palmer Street. Community Health 5853 2545. South Dubbo Veteran’s and Community Men’s Shed: 10am-12pm, WEEKLY Bric-a-brac sale at Corner of Palmer and High Streets. Contact Barry on 0439 344 349. 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: Wish to advise all members and those interested in gardening that all meetings and gatherings are cancelled until further notice. If anyone needs

anything let someone on the committee know. Robyn 0428 243 815. Coffee, Craft & Chat: 10am-12pm, FORTNIGHTLY at the Gospel Chapel on Boundary Road. Contact Anne 0428 425 958. 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. Dubbo Electric Vehicle Interest, Owners, Users & Supporters (DEVIOUS) group: 12pm to 1pm, FIRST Wednesday of each month at the Western Plains Cultural Centre café. Anyone interested in learning about EV’s is welcome to join. Chris 0409 321 470. Zumba Kids: 4.15pm, at West Dubbo Primary Community Centre. A FUN dynamic class that keeps young bodies active, for kids aged 5 to 12. Gold coin donation per family.

GET YOUR REPRINTS HERE Reprints of most photos you see in Dubbo Photo News are available to buy. Call 6885 4433 during office hours.

Macquarie Intermediate Band: 6pm, Wednesday during school terms in the Band Hall, Boundary Rd. Players of all ages wanted for the concert band. Conservatorium 6884 6686 or info@macqcon.org.au or Dubbo District Band on 0422 194 059 or email at dubboband@gmail.com. West Dubbo Rotary: 6pm, at Club Dubbo, Whylandra Street West Dubbo. Gamblers Anonymous: 6pm, Baptist Church, Dubbo. Victor 0407 799 139. Line Dancing: 6.30pm to 9pm, David Palmer Centre, Cobbora Rd. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263.

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Dubbo Ratepayers and Residents Association: 6.30pm, every SECOND Wednesday of the month at the RSL Coffee Shop. Jenny 6884 4214 or Merilyn

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0458 035 323. Historical Longsword Fencing: 6:30pm at Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre club room, Talbragar St and Darling St. Contact Brody 0411 539 503. 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

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December 10-16, 2020 Dubbo Photo News

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Friday December 11 ABC

PRIME7

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 10.30 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.00 Countdown To Disaster. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

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6.00 The Drum. A panel of journalists and commentators provides an analysis of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross learns the art of fermentation. Tino Carnevale visits a grand country garden. Craig Miller-Randle propagates indoor plants. Guest presenter permaculturist Hannah Maloney introduces her goats. 8.30 Vera. (PG, R) Vera and Joe investigate a fatal stabbing outside a Newcastle nightclub. Identifying the victim as a former police officer, the only clues are an empty flat and an unregistered car with a fortune hidden in the boot. 10.05 Mum. As summer draws to a close, Cathy and Michael see each other for the first time in months.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 2. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 MOVIE: Soldier. (MA15+, R) (1998) In the far future, a soldier who has been dumped on a waste disposal planet takes it upon himself to defend the survivors of a colony who inhabit his new home when they are attacked by a military unit. Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen, Jason Scott Lee.

10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events. 10.50 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.25 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 6.45 Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wild Adventures. (R) 7.00 Sir Mouse. (R) 7.15 Odd Squad. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.00 Spicks And Specks. (R) 8.30 Gruen XL. 9.15 Absolutely Fabulous. (PG, R) 9.45 The IT Crowd. (PG, R) 10.15 The Catherine Tate Show. (M, R) 10.45 Dirk Gentlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.30 Squinters. 11.50 Red Dwarf. 12.20 Crashing. 12.45 Green Wing. 1.40 The IT Crowd. 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 4.10 Odd Squad. (R) 4.35 Hank Zipzer. (R) 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (PG, R) 7.00 Deadly 60. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. (R) 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. (PG, R) 9.10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. (PG, R) 9.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 9.55 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. (R) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 The Business. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Friday Briefing. (R) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. (R) 2.15 ABC Late News. (R) 2.30 New Normal. (R) 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. (R) The Morning Show. (PG) Seven Morning News. MOVIE: My Christmas Love. (PG, R) (2016) Meredith Hagner. The Secret Daughter. (PG, R) Gus is rushed to hospital. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. The Chase Australia. (R)

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Today. Today Extra. (PG) Morning News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) Desperate Housewives. (M, R) Victor confronts Gaby about her affair with Carlos. Tipping Point. (PG) Afternoon News. Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Nine News Local.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 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. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Michael Mosley: The Great Intelligence Test. (PG, R) 3.05 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Alex Polizziâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scanning The Nile: Looking For The Pharaohs Of Luxor. (PG) Takes a look at Luxor. 8.30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG) (Final) A tour of NestlÃ©â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factory in Perugina, Italy, and the production of the Crunch Bar. 9.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) Game show, featuring Joe Wilkinson and Aisling Bea tackling a words and numbers quiz. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Country Music: I Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop Loving You (1953 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1963) (PG, R) An exploration of the history of country music. 11.50 Nox. (MA15+, R) Catherine pretends to be dead.

12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. Home shopping. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Royal Pains. (M) 1.00 The Mindy Project. (M, R) 2.00 One Night With My Ex. (M) 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. (PG) 4.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 5.00 Clarence. (PG) 5.15 MOVIE: Chicken Run. (R) (2000) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania. (PG, R) (2012) 8.50 MOVIE: Transformers: Age Of Extinction. (M, R) (2014) 12.05 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. (MA15+, R) 1.00 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. (M) 2.00 Dance Moms. (PG, R) 2.50 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop. (R) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 ER. (M, R) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.05 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (R) (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 Earth From Space. 8.50 MOVIE: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. (PG, R) (1986) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy. 11.15 MOVIE: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (PG, R) (1961) 1.05 TV Shop. (R)

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6.00 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academic. (R) 7.00 Spit It Out. (R) 8.00 Match It. (R) 9.00 Shopping. (R) 10.30 House Rules. (PG, R) 12.00 Code Black. (M, R) 3.00 Modern Family. (PG, R) 3.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.00 Jabbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Holiday Movies. (PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. (PG, R) (2011) 6.30 MOVIE: Home Alone 3. (PG, R) (1997) 8.30 MOVIE: Flightplan. (M, R) (2005) Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard. 10.30 MOVIE: Murder By Numbers. (MA15+, R) (2002) 1.00 Late Programs.

Headline News. Studio 10. (PG) Dr Phil. (PG) The Living Room. (PG, R) Entertainment Tonight. Three Veg And Meat. (R) Judge Judy. (PG) Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. Farm To Fork. (PG) The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. The team visits the Biala Hostel, home to a group of Indigenous girls who are finishing high school. Baz scrubs up a tired old bathroom and transforms an unused space into every teenage girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (M, R) Comedian Dave Hughes is joined by Tanya Hennessy, Harley Breen, Denise Scott and Sam Simmons to discuss solutions to common problems experienced in modern Australian life. 11.30 WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Australian News.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 12.00 Ax Men. (M, R) 2.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 3.00 Mudslingers. (PG, R) 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. (PG, R) 4.00 Timbersports. (PG) 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Planet Of The Apes. (PG, R) (2001) 8.55 MOVIE: Alien: Resurrection. (MA15+, R) (1997) 11.20 American Dad! (M, R) 11.50 Hardcore Pawn. (M, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (New Series) Catriona Rowntree helps a couple search for a country home in Warrnambool, Victoria. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms. (MA15+, R) (2016) Three over-worked, under-appreciated and exhausted mothers reach breaking point and decide it is time to liberate themselves from responsibility with some freedom, fun and self-indulgence. Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell. 10.30 MOVIE: Friends With Benefits. (MA15+, R) (2011) Two people discover their decision to become friends with benefits has led to some unexpected complications. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Amazing Videos. (M, R) 1.00 Holiday Horrors: Caught On Camera. (M, R) 2.00 Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Practice. (R) 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 3.30 River Monsters: Top Ten. (M, R) 4.30 The Real Seachange. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.00 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R) 7.00 Better Homes. (R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Aust. (R) 10.30 Property Ladder UK. (PG, R) 1.00 Late Programs.

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Dubboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV Guide

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 Rebound. (R) 11.00 Beach Hunters. (R) 12.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 1.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 2.00 Restored. (R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 5.00 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Stay Or Sell. (New Series) 8.30 100 Day Dream Home. 9.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

Nox. (MA15+, R) Miniseries: Dead Lucky. (M, R) Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) CGTN English News. NHK World English News. Deutsche Welle English News.

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 9.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 11.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.00 NCIS. (M, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R) 2.00 L.A.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest. (M, R) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Revisits some of the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best moments. 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) An intelligence officer is killed. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R) Detectives suspect that the girlfriend of a lesbian artist could be responsible for her murder. 10.30 Evil. (MA15+) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 NCIS. (M, R) 4.00 NCIS: LA. (M, R) 5.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 9.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 WIN News. (R) 12.30 A Million Little Things. (M) 1.30 Medium. (M, R) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 4.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) The gang remembers previous Thanksgivings. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) Sheldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meemaw comes to visit. 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) Elaine creates an alter ego. 10.30 Nancy Drew. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Charmed. (PG, R) 2.30 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Hustle. (M, R) 12.50 Jasper And Errolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Time. (M, R) 1.40 One Star Reviews. (M, R) 2.05 Hunting Hitler. (PG, R) 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. (PG) 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (PG) 6.10 Alone. (PG, R) 7.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Hoarders. (M) 9.20 Ina Loves Porno. (MA15+) 10.10 Vagrant Queen. (MA15+) 11.00 The Feed. (R) 11.30 The Wizards Of Aus. (MA15+, R) 1.10 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Dinner Parties. (R) 2.00 Africa On A Plate. (R) 2.30 Mexican Table. (R) 3.00 Food Loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide. (R) 3.30 Struggle Meals. (PG) 4.00 Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry. (PG) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.30 Lidiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen. (PG) 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG) 7.00 Hughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Three Hungry Boys. (PG) 7.30 Rick Steinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fruits Of The Sea. (R) 9.00 Long Weekends. (PG, R) 10.10 Pohâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen. (R) 10.40 Cook And The Chef. (R) 11.40 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 Footprints On Our Land. (PG) 3.00 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 3.25 Bushwhacked! (PG) 3.55 Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. (R) 6.30 Pete & Pioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kai Safari. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. (PG, R) 7.20 I Am Numamurdirdi. (R) 7.30 MOVIE: Monkey King: The Hero. (PG, R) (2016) 9.00 First Nations Bedtime Stories. (R) 9.10 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. (R) 10.10 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. (R) 11.40 Late Programs.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 12 ABC

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (M, R) 2.00 The Sound. (PG, R) 3.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Searching For Superhuman. (PG, R) (Final) 5.00 Australian Story: Cradle Of Life/To Russia With Love. (R) (Final) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Christmas From The Country. 1.00 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 1.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 2.30 MOVIE: Christmas With The Andersons. (R) (2016) 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News. 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 Midsomer Murders. (M, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when a body is found dead in a vat in a newly opened brewery, in a manner very similar to an infamous execution which occurred at the site in the 16th century. 9.00 Endeavour. (M, R) After the auction of a priceless Fabergé egg at Lonsdale College coincides with a series of murders, Morse discovers two of the victims belonged to an elite club involved in a scam regarding the egg.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 11.00 MOVIE: Ride Along. (M, R) (2014) After a fast-talking man joins his girlfriend’s disapproving brother, a hot-tempered cop, to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case involving a notorious drug kingpin. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter.

10.35 Sherlock. (M, R) Part 1 of 3. Sherlock investigates a mysterious case that is baffling Scotland Yard. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+) A diverse range of music video clips chosen by special guest programmers.

1.00 Home Shopping.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.05 The Deep. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (R) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 8.30 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! (MA15+, R) 9.50 QI. (PG, R) 10.50 Mock The Week. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05 Would I Lie To You? 12.35 Friday Night Dinner. (Final) 1.00 I’m Alan Partridge. 1.30 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.00 Absolutely Fabulous. 2.30 Live At The Apollo. 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Landline Summer. (R) 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. (R) (Final) 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Dr Charles Perkins Oration. (PG, R) 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The Mix. (Final) 6.00 News. 6.30 ABC News Regional. (R) 7.00 News. 7.30 Aust Story. (R) (Final) 8.00 News. 8.30 Foreign Correspondent. 9.00 News. 9.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) (Final) 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Award Winning Tasmania. (Final) 12.30 Rebound. 1.00 The Healthy Cooks. 1.30 Small Gift, Big Heart. (R) 2.00 World’s Greatest Journeys. (PG, R) 3.00 CMA Country Christmas. (PG) 4.00 The Perfect Serve. (PG) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PG)

7FLIX

6.00 Family Feud. (PG) The Buckingham family returns for their shot at the prize, but first they must outwit a team from Mogo Zoo. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge of safety at one of the world’s busiest beaches, Bondi. 7.30 Ambulance. (M, R) The Friday night shift performance manager is concerned there are not enough ambulances for the shift. 9.50 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) Authorities pursue a killer in the wake of a stabbing in the early hours of the morning. 11.00 MOVIE: In Like Flynn. (MA15+) (2018) In the ’30s, a pre-Hollywood Errol Flynn heads to Papua New Guinea in search of treasure. Thomas Cocquerel, David Wenham, William Moseley.

1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) The team provides some tips and tricks. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. Home shopping. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. Religious program.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Smashhdown! (C, R) 12.30 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. (PG, R) 1.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. (PG, R) 1.30 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. (PG, R) 2.00 Clarence. (PG) 2.15 Xtreme Collxtion. (PG) 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (R) (2011) 5.15 MOVIE: Smurfs: The Lost Village. (R) (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (PG) (2018) 9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2. (M, R) (2004) 11.30 Stunt Science. (MA15+) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Newstyle Direct. (R) 6.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.05 My Favorite Martian. (R) 10.35 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (R) (1951) 12.10 MOVIE: The Frightened City. (PG, R) (1961) 2.10 MOVIE: The Rat Race. (PG, R) (1960) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (PG, R) (1963) 7.30 MOVIE: In The Line Of Fire. (M, R) (1993) Clint Eastwood. 10.05 MOVIE: Cop Land. (MA15+, R) (1997) Sylvester Stallone. 12.10 Dangerman. (PG, R) 1.00 TV Shop. (R)

9LIFE

6.00 It’s Academic. (R) 7.00 Beat Bugs. (R) 8.00 News Of The Wild. (R) 9.00 Flushed. (R) 10.00 SA Weekender. (R) 10.30 Back With The Ex. (PG, R) 12.00 The Amazing Race. (PG, R) 1.00 VIC Schools Spectacular. (PG) 3.00 Schools Spectacular Remix. (PG, R) 5.00 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (PG, R) (1996) 6.45 MOVIE: The Ant Bully. (R) (2006) 8.30 MOVIE: Alexander. (MA15+, R) (2004) 12.15 MOVIE: Yellow Canary. (PG, R) (1943) 2.00 Shopping. (R) 3.00 Smallville. (M, R)

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Places We Go. (PG, R) 7.30 WhichCar. (PG, R) 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R) 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. (PG) A Christmas concert celebration with Delta Goodrem from the Sydney Opera House. 8.50 MOVIE: Love Actually. (M, R) (2003) A series of interlocking vignettes exploring romance in modern-day Britain through the eyes of eight different couples, including the British prime minister and his assistant, in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley. 11.35 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (M, R) (1994) A bachelor who is often called on to be the best man at friends’ weddings meets his ideal partner at a reception. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. (PG, R) 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 1.30 Freesurfer. (PG) 2.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 4.00 Desert Collectors. (PG, R) 6.00 Ultimate Factories. (PG, R) 7.00 Building Giants. (PG) 8.00 Mysteries Of The Abandoned. (PG) 9.00 Motorway Patrol. (M, R) 9.30 Harness Racing. Queensland Harness Racing Championship. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 NBC Today. (R) 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. (PG, R) 12.00 The Bowls Show. (R) 1.00 River Monsters: Top Ten. (M, R) 2.00 Reno Rookie. (PG, R) 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 3.00 Sydney Weekender. (R) 3.30 Creek To Coast. (R) 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Building The Dream. (R) 5.30 Greatest Outdoors. (PG) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (R) 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.25 Hey You! What If. (R) 6.30 The Crystal Maze. 7.20 Mighty Mike. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.45 Teenage Boss. (R) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 10.00 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

NINE

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 House Hunters. (R) 12.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 12.30 The Healthy Cooks. (R) 1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) 1.30 Louisiana Flip N Move. (R) 2.30 100 Day Dream Home. (R) 3.30 Pool Kings. (R) 4.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. (R) 5.30 Stay Or Sell. (R) 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Open Homes Australia. (Series return) 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 House Hunters. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 The Doctors. (PG, R) 10.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 12.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 1.00 I Fish. (R) 1.30 Truck Hunters. (PG, R) 2.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG, R) 3.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R) 4.30 Mighty Machines. (PG, R) 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) The team searches for missing chemical weapons. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R) The team investigates the murder of a retired SEAL who tracked down individuals impersonating military personnel. 10.20 SEAL Team. (M, R) 12.15 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M, R) 1.10 48 Hours. (M, R) 2.10 NCIS: LA. (M, R) 3.05 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 16. Sakhir Grand Prix. Replay. 4.05 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 9.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 Charmed. (PG, R) 1.30 Broke. (PG) 2.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 3.30 Friends. (PG, R) 6.00 Columbo. (PG, R) A researcher commits a murder. 7.30 Kojak. (M, R) A pair of lovers collaborate on a heist. 8.30 Spyforce. (M, R) During a mission to rescue French and Sister Hilde, the team is taken prisoner by the Japanese. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) Sheldon and Amy try hanging out as friends. 10.30 The Middle. (PG, R) 12.30 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) 1.30 Charmed. (PG, R) 3.30 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Broke. (PG, R)

Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS 6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 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. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China. 4.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.10 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.40 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of Our Cities: Fitzroy. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. Greig Pickhaver sets out to discover the secrets of some of Australia’s most iconic cities. 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways, Law And Order. (PG) Michael Portillo takes a look back at some of the most notorious crimes on the railways during the times of his Bradshaw’s and Appleton’s Guides and delves into the history of railroad skulduggery. 9.25 MOVIE: Shutter Island. (MA15+, R) (2010) When two US marshals investigate a disappearance from a housing facility for the criminally insane, located on an island, they discover a cryptic clue that leads them to some troubling information. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley. 12.00 The New Pope. (M, R) 1.15 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 1.55 North To South: The Full Journey. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Until Proven Innocent. (M, R) 1.35 New Girl. (PG, R) 2.55 Insight. (R) 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 Most Expensivest. (PG, R) 5.45 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. (PG, R) 6.55 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle. (PG, R) 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 The X-Files. (M, R) 11.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 12.25 MOVIE: The Fly. (MA15+, R) (1986) 2.10 The Movie Show. (M, R) 2.40 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 Lidia’s Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.30 Instant Noodles Diary. (R) 1.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. (PG) 2.00 Late Nite Eats. (R) 3.00 Secret Meat Business. (R) 4.00 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Special. (R) 4.30 Heston’s Feasts. (PG, R) 5.30 Cook And The Chef. (PG, R) 6.30 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. (PG) 7.35 Cheese Slices. (R) 8.35 Heston’s Great British Food. (R) 9.30 Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain. (R) 10.30 Pies & Puds. (R) 11.30 Indian Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Mparntwe: Sacred Sites. (PG, R) 2.30 Baseball. ABL. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Second semi-final. Dindima v South Coast Black Cockatoos. Replay. 5.20 Bamay. (PG, R) 6.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 7.00 Red Earth Uncovered. (R) 7.30 News. 7.35 Through The Wormhole. (R) 8.25 Follow The Rock. (R) 8.35 Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. (M, R) 10.20 MOVIE: Beyond The Lights. (M, R) (2014) 12.20 Bamay. (R) 1.00 Volumz. (PG, R)

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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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. (Final) 10.00 Offsiders. (Final) 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 Back Roads. (R) 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Mix. (R) (Final) 3.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 5. 5.00 War On Waste: The Battle Continues. (PG, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Finding Father Christmas. (R) (2016) A woman discovers a clue about her father. Erin Krakow, Niall Matter. 2.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PG) 10.30 Peaking. (PG, R) 11.05 Visions Of Greatness. (PG, R) 12.10 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (PG, R) (2003) 2.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (R) (2003) Jennifer Pisana. 4.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PG, R)

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way. (R) 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R) 8.30 The Living Room. (R) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG) 12.00 Destination Dessert. (R) 12.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 1.00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 1.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 2.00 Pat Callinanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4x4 Adventures. (Series return) 3.00 Emmylouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Table. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 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. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 3. Rostelecom Cup. From Moscow, Russia. 5.05 Travel Man. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PG, R)

6.00 The Sound. Jane Gazzo and Bridget Hustwaite are joined by a special guest co-host for exclusive performances and segments. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Climate Change: The Facts. (R) Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the facts about global warming. 8.40 MOVIE: Danny And The Human Zoo. (M) (2015) An account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry. Kascion Franklin, Lenny Henry, Cecilia Noble. 10.10 Total Control. (M, R) Alex finally arranges to meet J.C. 11.00 Killing Eve. (MA15+, R) Niko is called away on a trip to Oxford. 11.45 No Offence. (M, R) The Friday Street squad investigates an explosion at the funeral of the son of a notorious gangster.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 11.00 MOVIE: The Town. (MA15+, R) (2010) As he prepares for his next job, a professional thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, while dealing with an FBI agent who is determined to bring him down. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 8.00 RBT. (PG, R) Follows police units that operate random breath-test patrols around Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Sully. (M, R) (2016) After a pilot makes an emergency landing onto the Hudson River, his actions come under investigation. Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. 10.30 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 11.00 Killer On The Line: Robert Trigg. (M, R) Takes a look at the unexpected death of Caroline Devlin, a mother of four, in March 2006. 11.50 Grand Hotel. (M, R) Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity is revealed.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Claudia Winkleman, Nicola Coughlan, Lee Mack and McFly. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. After witnessing her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder, a woman is kidnapped from her home along with a mysterious stash of money hidden in her floor. When Jess realises there may be a connection to one of his past cases, the need to find the kidnapper becomes personal. 9.30 Blood And Treasure. (M) Danny and Lexi seek out a famed Nazi hunter whose research leads them to Montreal. 11.20 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Blood Of The Clans. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Neil Oliver takes a look at the true story of a Scottish legend, Rob Roy MacGregor. 8.35 Inside The Ritz Hotel. (R) Part 1 of 2. Takes a look behind the scenes of one of worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous five-star hotels, The Ritz Hotel in London, and how it is patronised by celebrities like Richard E Grant, Anna Wintour and Mo Salah. 10.20 Marry Me, Marry My Family. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. Travis, a convert to Islam, is hoping to marry Rabia, a PakistaniAustralian. 11.20 Civilisations: Colour And Light. (MA15+, R) Simon Schama explores the role of colour in civilisation with a look at the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres.

12.35 Endeavour. (M, R) 2.15 No Offence. (M, R) 3.05 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie. (PG, R) 3.55 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Brothel. (M, R) 5.00 Insiders. (Final)

1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

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12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. Morning news and talk show, covers breaking news, politics, health, money, lifestyle and pop culture.

12.25 Civilisations. (PG, R) 2.35 Inside Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Killing Machine. (M, R) 3.35 Life After The Oasis. (M, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 6.45 Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baby Animals. (R) 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.05 The Deep. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG, R) 9.10 Sammy Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular. 10.10 Gruen XL. (R) 10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! 1.00 Would I Lie To You? 1.30 The Thick Of It. 2.00 Way To Go. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

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6.00 Shopping. 10.00 This Is Calisthenics. (PG, R) 11.00 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. (PG, R) 2.00 Vasiliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden. (PG) 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Blood Work. (M, R) (2002) 10.50 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Amazing Videos. (M) 11.50 Wedding Surprises: Caught On Camera. (M, R) 12.50 River Monsters: Top Ten. (M, R) 2.00 Brit Cops. (M, R) 4.00 Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Practice. (R) 4.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

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6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.30 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (R) 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.25 Hey You! What If. (R) 6.30 The Crystal Maze. (PG, R) 7.20 Mighty Mike. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.30 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.45 Teenage Boss. (R) 9.10 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 1.55 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Mix. (R) (Final) 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. (R) (Final) 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R) (Final) 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 ABC News Regional. (R) 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. (R) 6.00 News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 7.00 News. 7.40 Drum Beat. 8.00 Insiders. (R) 9.00 News. 9.30 Aust Story. (R) (Final) 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 The Mix. (R) (Final) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters. (PG, R) 12.30 Beyblade Burst Evolution. (PG, R) 1.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. (PG, R) 1.30 Clarence. (PG) 1.45 Monster Croc Wrangler. (PG, R) 2.15 Dance Moms. (PG, R) 3.15 MOVIE: My Girl 2. (PG, R) (1994) 5.15 MOVIE: The Golden Compass. (PG, R) (2007) 7.30 MOVIE: Downsizing. (M, R) (2017) 10.10 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (MA15+) (2017) 12.10 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. (MA15+, R) 1.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Al McGlashanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n With Mates. (PG) 1.30 Storage Wars Canada. (PG, R) 2.00 Off The Grid With The Badger. (PG) (New Series) 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Sprintcar Title. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. (PG) 4.30 Graveyard Carz. (PG, R) 5.30 Counting Cars. (PG, R) 6.00 Detroit Steel. (PG) 7.00 Border Security. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Prometheus. (M, R) (2012) 11.00 Tattoo Nightmares. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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The Garden Gurus. (R) The Healthy Cooks. (R) TV Shop: Home Shopping. Take Two. News Early Edition. Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Beyond Today. (PG, R) 8.30 The Incredible Journey. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. (R) 10.30 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (PG, R) (1963) 12.35 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 1.35 MOVIE: Mayerling. (PG, R) (1968) 4.30 MOVIE: Sayonara. (PG, R) (1957) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 8.40 Chicago P.D. (MA15+) 9.40 Chicago Fire. (MA15+, R) 10.40 Chicago Med. (M, R) 11.40 License To Kill. (M) 12.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Flushed. (R) 10.00 SA Weekender. (R) 11.00 Creek To Coast. (R) 11.30 Weekender. (R) 12.00 Bringing Sexy Back. (PG, R) 1.30 Kiss Bang Love. (PG, R) 3.00 Instant Hotel. (PG, R) 4.15 MOVIE: The Ant Bully. (R) (2006) 6.00 Picker Sisters. (PG, R) 6.30 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) 7.30 First Dates Australia. (PG, R) 8.30 First Dates Australia. (M, R) 9.30 First Dates Australia. (PG, R) 10.30 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. (PG, R) 11.30 Bridezillas. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 12.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 1.00 Beach Hunters. (R) 2.00 The Perfect Serve. (PG, R) 2.30 Texas Flip And Move. (R) 3.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 4.30 House Hunters. (R) 5.30 Open Homes Australia. (R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.30 You Live In What? 8.30 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Flip Or Flop. (R) 11.30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.30 Key Of David. (PG) 8.00 The Doctors. (PG, R) 10.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG, R) 11.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 2.00 Family Feud. (PG, R) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Healthy Homes. 4.00 Fishing Edge. (R) 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) The team catches an international arms dealer. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) The team searches for a stolen device. 10.20 48 Hours: Tracking The Murders Of Israel Keyes. (M) Takes a look at serial killer Israel Keyes. 11.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) 3.00 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. (M, R) 5.00 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Broke. (PG, R) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Middle. (PG, R) 9.00 Neighbours. (PG, R) 11.30 Charmed. (PG, R) 1.30 The Neighborhood. (PG, R) 2.30 Broke. (PG) (Final) 3.00 Man With A Plan. (PG, R) 4.00 The Middle. (PG, R) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) Sheldon plans a special night for Amy. 9.00 Friends. (PG, R) After Chandler accidentally kisses Monica in front of everyone before leaving for work, he tries to cover it up. 10.00 Man With A Plan. (PG) Adam gives Don bad advice. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) Max and Caroline take office jobs. 12.30 Mom. (M, R) 2.30 Charmed. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Brady Bunch. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Hoarders. (M, R) 12.50 Atlanta. (M, R) 1.50 New Girl. (PG, R) 3.40 WorldWatch. 4.10 Shaun Micallefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stairway To Heaven. (PG, R) 5.10 Running Wild With Tom Arnold. (PG, R) 6.00 Years Of Living Dangerously. (PG) 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.35 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PG) 9.20 United Shades Of America. (M) 10.10 Vogue Williams: Transgender Warriors. (M) 11.15 Sexplora. (MA15+, R) 11.40 HernÃ¡n. (MA15+) 12.35 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Food Loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide. (R) 2.00 Late Nite Eats. (R) 3.00 Secret Meat Business. (R) 4.00 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery Christmas. (R) 4.30 Hestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fantastical Food. (PG, R) 5.30 Kitchen Hero. (R) 6.30 Adam Liawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road Trip For Good. (PG, R) 7.00 Palisa Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Water Heart Food. (PG) 7.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat. (R) 8.30 Far Eastern Odyssey. (R) 9.40 Born To Cook. (R) 10.45 Hairy Bikersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Asian Adventure. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Rugby Union. Monsoon Rugby Union. 1.00 Touch Football. WA Super League. 2.30 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.30 Bowls. SA Super League. Replay. 4.00 Football. NTFL. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Art + Soul. (PG, R) 7.30 News. 7.35 College Behind Bars. (M) 8.35 BB King: On The Road. (PG, R) 10.30 Songs From The Inside. (PG, R) 11.30 Meeting Place. (R) 12.00 Volumz. (PG, R)

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 Christmas At St Paul’s. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gruen. (R) 1.35 Squinters. (M, R) 2.00 Rake. (M, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

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6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Leigh Sales presents an analysis of events from an Australian perspective. 8.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (New Series) Stan Grant chats with former professional rugby league player Alex McKinnon. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Rawalinna To Sydney – What Is An Australian? (PG, R) Griff Rhys Jones explores Australia by train, continuing his journey aboard the Indian Pacific. 10.20 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG, R) Hosted by Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb. 10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Harrow. (M, R) A mummified body is found in a suburban home.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 Station 19. (M) Miranda Bailey visits Ben at work, meeting his new co-workers for the first time. As most of the team responds to a motor vehicle accident, Andy and Maya are paired up to go on their first stakeout.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (M) After pulling over a car weaving all over the road, officers detect the unmistakable smell of cannabis. 8.00 Driving Test. (PG) A chef is taking her driving test again, this time with new hair and a game plan. 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. (PG, R) (1989) Indiana Jones tries to locate his missing father, who was on a lifelong quest to find the legendary Holy Grail. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.30 Generation X: Truth Be Told. (M) Explores how decades of government corruption scandals led to a distrust in power among Generation X.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 All Aussie Adventures. (PG, R) After checking out some ancient aboriginal artwork, Russell drops by a remote farm to help out a mate. 9.00 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (MA15+, R) Stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy, Dylan Moran, Orny Adams, Wanda Sykes and Michael Che. 10.00 Just For Laughs Australia. (M) Comedians include Eman El-Husseini, Cam Knight, Geraldine Hickey, Jeff Green, Sam Taunton and Skit Box. 11.00 Kinne Tonight. (M, R) Comedian Troy Kinne ditches the stress of modern life for a fast-paced half-hour of laughter. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Takes a look inside the famous Casino de Monte Carlo, where the present fortunes of Monaco began. 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: You’re All I Need To Get By. (M, R) A man is brought to St George’s Hospital after developing a dangerously high heart rate. 9.30 Life And Birth. (M) (Final) A woman eagerly prepares for the arrival of her baby, who has Down’s Syndrome. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+, R) Hamilton travels to Palestine. 11.55 Outlander. (MA15+, R) Jamie and Claire finally reunite.

12.05 No Offence. (M, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+) 2.20 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (PG, R) 3.10 No Offence. (M, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

12.00 Funniest Ever Toddlers. (PG, R) A compilation of clips of naughty toddlers. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

12.20 The Undateables. (M, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

1.20 Outlander. (MA15+, R) 2.15 Miniseries: Safe Harbour. (M, R) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Sir Mouse. (R) 7.15 Odd Squad. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.00 Spicks And Specks. (R) 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 8.50 The Office. (M, R) 9.35 Upstart Crow. (PG, R) 10.20 Detectorists. 10.50 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.35 Squinters. 11.55 Red Dwarf. 12.25 Crashing. (Final) 12.50 Green Wing. 1.45 The IT Crowd. 2.10 Sando. (Final) 2.40 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 3.25 News Update. 3.30 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (PG, R) 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (PG, R) 7.00 Deadly 60. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.45 Teenage Boss. (R) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 11.00 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (PG, R)

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. (R) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R) 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 One Plus One. (R) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. (R) 2.15 ABC News Overnight. 2.30 Call To Arms: The Liberation Of East Timor. (R) 3.00 DW News. 3.30 7.30. (R) 4.00 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Seven Morning News. MOVIE: Merry Kissmas. (PG, R) (2015) Karissa Lee Staples. The Secret Daughter. (PG, R) Gus faces life-threatening surgery. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. The Chase Australia. (R)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 10.30 Adventure All Stars. (PG, R) 11.30 Better Homes. (R) 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 3.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M, R) 10.40 Killer Tapes. (M, R) 11.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M, R) 12.50 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. (PG) 12.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 1.00 Zoltan. (PG, R) 2.00 Mine Kings. (PG, R) 3.00 MXTV. (PG, R) 3.30 Blokesworld. (PG, R) 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. (PG, R) 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. (PG, R) 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 SAS UK. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Minority Report. (M, R) (2002) Tom Cruise. 11.30 American Dad! (PG, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. (R) 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG) (Series return) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 3.25 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (PG, R) (1948) 5.20 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 Grantchester. (M, R) 8.40 DCI Banks. (M, R) 10.40 See No Evil. (M, R) 11.40 ER. (M, R) 12.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R) 1.00 The Goldbergs. (PG, R) 2.00 Black-ish. (PG, R) 3.00 Powerless. (PG, R) 3.30 Dr. Ken. (PG, R) 4.00 Me, Myself & I. (PG, R) 4.30 Picker Sisters. (PG, R) 5.00 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) 6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R) 8.30 Kitchen Nightmares. (MA15+, R) 9.30 Ramsay’s Costa Del Nightmares. (M, R) 11.30 Kitchen Nightmares. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

Headline News. Studio 10. (PG) Dr Phil. (PG, R) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (R) Entertainment Tonight. Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG) Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. Farm To Fork. (PG) The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 10 News First.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 1.45 Clarence. (PG) 2.00 The A-Team. (PG, R) 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. (PG) 4.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 5.00 Knight Rider. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: The Nutty Professor. (M, R) (1996) 9.30 MOVIE: 48 Hrs. (MA15+, R) (1982) 11.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. (M, R) 12.30 The Nanny. (PG, R) 1.00 After The Raves. (M, R) 1.30 After The Raves. (PG, R) 2.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The Perfect Serve. (PG, R) 11.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 12.00 Restored. (R) 1.00 My Lottery Dream Home. (R) 2.00 You Live In What? (R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 5.00 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. 10.30 Flipping Virgins. (PG) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 This Week. 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. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (M, R) 3.00 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire. (R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.30 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 The Doctors. (PG, R) 9.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R) 2.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) A surfer is sucked into a vortex. 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) A navy lieutenant dies of radiation poisoning. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. From Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. 11.20 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R) 12.15 Shopping. (R) 2.15 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M, R) 3.15 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R) 4.10 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Friends. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 WIN News. (R) 12.30 A Million Little Things. (M) 1.30 Medium. (M, R) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.30 Carol’s Second Act. (PG, R) 4.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) Elaine lands in hot water. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) 11.00 The Middle. (PG, R) 12.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 A Million Little Things. (M, R) 2.30 Medium. (M, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Hustle. (M) 12.50 Beerland. (M) 1.40 One Star Reviews. (M) 2.05 Munchies Guide To Wales. (PG) 3.00 Munchies Guide To Washington. (PG) 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. (PG) 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (PG) 6.10 Alone. (PG, R) 7.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Taskmaster. (M) 9.25 Nude. (MA15+, R) 10.15 Sex In Strange Places: Stacey Dooley. (MA15+, R) 11.15 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.05 Adam Liaw’s Road Trip For Good. (PG, R) 1.35 Dinner Parties. (R) 2.00 Africa On A Plate. (R) 2.30 Mexican Table. (R) 3.00 Just Jen. (PG, R) 3.30 Struggle Meals. (PG) 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. (PG) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.30 A Gondola On The Murray. (PG, R) 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG) 7.00 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys. (PG) 7.30 Living On The Veg. (PG) 8.30 Nadia’s Family Feasts. (PG) 9.30 Asia Unplated. (R) 10.00 Bake With Anna. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 My Survival As An Aboriginal. 2.00 Art + Soul. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! (PG) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. (PG) 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. (R) 7.25 News. 7.30 Headdress. (R) 7.40 Through The Wormhole. (PG) 8.30 Living Black. (R) 9.00 Anthem Sessions. (PG, R) 10.00 News. 10.05 Going Bush. 11.05 Late Programs.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gatwick: The Last Chance Hotel. (M, R) 2.00 Rake. (M, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

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6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Outback Ringer. (PG) Kurt meets with the traditional owners of the Cox River region to learn the rules for working around sacred sites. 8.30 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. Part 2 of 2. Takes a continued look behind the scenes at the world-famous London Zoo. 9.20 Maggie Beer In Japan. Maggie Beer heads to Japan. 10.20 Insert Name Here. (M) Hosted by Sue Perkins. 10.55 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Lucy Worsley’s Christmas Carol Odyssey. (R) Lucy Worsley looks at Christmas carols.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (M) A series of teen opioid overdoses sees Severide partner with Sean Roman, but he begins to suspect there is more to the story than his old friend is telling him. Brett considers her birth mother’s offer to meet.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 20 To One. (M, R) Erin Molan and Nick Cody count down some of the most bizarre stories that made headlines around the world. 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PG, R) Sharon enlists her boastful boyfriend Mark for her netball team. Kim has doubts about Brett’s manliness. 9.40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year. (PG, R) Hamish and Andy travel across Europe where they revel in some weird and wonderful pastimes. 10.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.10 The First 48: Run And Gun And Lonesome Highway. (M, R) A detective in Dallas races to identify a woman found shot and dumped on the side of the highway.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (M, R) A car crash in front of their ambulance forces paramedics Pete and Phil to perform a resuscitation. 8.30 NCIS. The discovery of two bodies in a forest leads the team into the world of modern-day treasure hunting. Gibbs and Fornell continue their pursuit of an opioid kingpin who supplied drugs to Fornell’s daughter. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) Kensi must come face-to-face with a sociopath who has been obsessed with her since she put him in jail. 10.30 NCIS. (M, R) The team investigates the death of a US Navy officer murdered the same way as his parents a decade ago. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Canterbury To Alexandra Palace. (PG) Steered by his ’30s Bradshaw’s guidebook, Michael Portillo explores the east of England in the interwar period. 8.35 Inside Aldi. (PG, R) Takes a look at how the German supermarket chain Aldi has succeeded in the UK. 9.30 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) Part 4 of 4. 10.00 The Feed. (Final) Takes a look at depression treatments, including trials of the Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation device. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Why We Hate: Extremism. (M) Presented by Sasha Havlicek. 11.50 The A Word. (M)

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12.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (M, R) The hospital enlists a crisis management team to resolve allegations against Harper Avery. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

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12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

12.55 Bad Banks. (M, R) Ben and Jana’s relationship is put to the test. 4.00 Miniseries: Supervolcano. (M, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

No Offence. (MA15+, R) Rage. (MA15+) No Offence. (MA15+, R) Poh’s Kitchen. (R) The Drum. (R) 7.30. (R)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.45 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R) 7.00 Sir Mouse. (R) 7.15 Odd Squad. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. (PG) 9.40 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 10.10 I’m Alan Partridge. (M, R) 10.40 I’m Alan Partridge. 11.10 Frontline. 11.40 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.20 Squinters. (Final) 12.45 Red Dwarf. 1.15 Green Wing. 2.05 Detectorists. 2.35 QI. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (R) 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R) 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.45 Teenage Boss. (R) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 10.55 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. (R) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R) 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 ABC News Special: The Ticket. (R) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. (R) 2.15 ABC News Overnight. 2.30 Y2K: The Bug That Didn’t Bite. (PG, R) 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Seven Morning News. MOVIE: My Santa. (R) (2013) Matthew Lawrence. The Secret Daughter. (PG, R) Billie realises the importance of family. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. The Chase Australia. (R)

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Today. Today Extra Summer. (PG) Morning News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) Explore. (R) MOVIE: A Christmas In Tennessee. (PG) (2018) Tipping Point. (PG) Afternoon News. Millionaire Hot Seat. Nine News Local.

Tipping Point. (PG, R) A Current Affair. (R) TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) Take Two. (R) News Early Edition. Today.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Sydney Weekender. (R) 12.30 Vasili’s Garden. (PG, R) 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 3.30 Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever. (PG, R) 4.30 The Real Seachange. (PG, R) 5.00 Under The Hammer. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG, R) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (M, R) 10.50 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence. (M) 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 1.45 Clarence. (PG) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. (PG) 4.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 5.00 Knight Rider. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: Matilda. (PG, R) (1996) 9.30 MOVIE: The DUFF. (M, R) (2015) 11.30 The Nanny. (PG, R) 12.00 Baywatch. (M, R) 1.00 Visions Of Greatness. (M, R) 2.10 Dance Moms. (PG, R) 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. (PG, R) 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 3.20 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (PG, R) (1943) 5.20 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 New Tricks. (M, R) 8.40 MOVIE: Runaway Jury. (M, R) (2003) John Cusack. 11.10 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray. (M) 12.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Rules. (PG, R) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R) 1.00 The Goldbergs. (PG, R) 2.00 Black-ish. (PG, R) 3.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. (PG, R) 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 5.00 Modern Family. (PG, R) 6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Father Figures. (M, R) (2017) Ed Helms. 10.40 MOVIE: Ride Along. (M, R) (2014) 12.40 Late Programs.

Headline News. Studio 10. (PG) Dr Phil. (PG, R) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) Entertainment Tonight. Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG) Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. Farm To Fork. (PG) The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 10 News First.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 1.00 Zoltan. (PG, R) 2.00 Mine Kings. (PG, R) 3.00 Mudslingers. (PG, R) 3.30 Life Off Road. (PG, R) 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 4.30 Great Lake Warriors. (PG, R) 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (M, R) 8.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.30 Leepu & Pitbull. (PG) 11.30 Graveyard Carz. (PG) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Louisiana Flip N Move. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 12.30 Flipping Virgins. (PG, R) 1.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 2.30 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 5.00 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Building Off The Grid. (PG, R) 10.30 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 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. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (M, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 9.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R) 2.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) A call to a public hotline leads to two deaths. 8.30 CSI: Miami. (M, R) The murder of an adult film star leads to the investigation of some seedy Miami denizens. 10.25 Elementary. (M, R) 12.15 Shopping. (R) 2.15 NCIS. (M, R) 3.15 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R) 4.10 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 9.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 WIN News. (R) 12.30 A Million Little Things. (M) 1.30 Medium. (M, R) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 4.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) The gang heads to a cabin in the woods. 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) George builds a bed underneath his desk. 10.00 Mom. (M, R) 12.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 A Million Little Things. (M, R) 2.30 Medium. (M, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Hustle. (M, R) 12.50 Beerland. (M, R) 1.40 One Star Reviews. (M, R) 2.05 Munchies Guide To Oregon. (M, R) 2.55 Munchies Guide To Northern England. (PG, R) 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (PG) 6.10 Alone. (PG, R) 7.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Escaping Polygamy. (M) 9.20 High School Mums. (M) 11.10 Final Space. (MA15+, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Dinner Parties. (R) 2.00 Africa On A Plate. (R) 2.30 Mexican Table. (PG, R) 3.00 Just Jen. (PG, R) 3.30 Struggle Meals. (PG) 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. (PG) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.30 A Gondola On The Murray. (R) 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG) 7.00 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys. (PG) 7.30 Food Safari. (R) 8.00 Mary Berry Classic. (PG) 9.00 Luke’s Vietnam. (R) 9.30 Asia Unplated. (R) 10.00 Bake With Anna. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Everyday Brave. 2.00 Nyami Ngaarlu-Gundi Woman Of The Water. 2.30 Tayamangajirri. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Red Chef Revival. 8.00 The Casketeers. 8.30 Superstition. 9.20 News. 9.25 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.55 Football. Monsoon AFL. 11.40 Late Programs.

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Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test 1. Bondi Beach in 1906 2. “Spider-Man” 3. Bulgaria 4. Saturday (Saturn’s Day) 5. November 6. Victoria 7. Sept. 1, 1939 8. Making holes in the skull to relieve pressure 9. James Brown. He was among the ﬁrst inductees

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Sue Perkins And The Chimp Sanctuary. (M, R) 2.00 Rake. (M, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

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6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Gruen. (Final) Comedian Wil Anderson analyses the advertising industry and consumerism. 9.05 Reputation Rehab: One Bad Joke. (M) (Final) Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge look at the effect one bad joke can have on a comedian’s career. 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) UK-based panel show featuring host Adam Hills taking an offbeat look at events of the week. 10.20 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Basketball. WNBL. Second semi-final.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 11.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) Teams of two continue their race around the world. Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Paramedics. (M, R) A paramedic rushes to the rescue of a scared elderly man who is been trapped in his bathtub for days. 8.30 The InBetween. (M) Cassie visits the hospital where Damien’s fiancée is being treated and encounters the spirit of a boy. 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+) April receives some unfortunate news that makes her question her future with Ethan. 10.30 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R) A woman is found strangled. 11.45 World’s Wildest Weather: Tornado Terror. (PG, R) A storm chaser is caught up in a tornado.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Royals Revealed: Harry & Edward – Princes In Exile. (PG) Takes a look at Prince Harry’s decision to abdicate in order to step back as a senior member of the royal family and how this has raised the spectre of the crisis caused by Edward VIII in 1936. 8.30 Bull. Bull and Benny defend an estranged couple who are charged with money laundering and fraud connected to a restaurant together so the prosecution cannot use them against each other. 10.30 The Masked Singer USA. The final three singers perform never-beforeheard holiday songs. Hosted by Nick Cannon. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London’s Great Bridges: Lighting The Thames. Part 1 of 3. Charlie Luxton looks at a multi-million art project set to light up London’s bridges. 8.30 Drain Alcatraz. (R) Takes a look at why the waters around Alcatraz Island made it one of the most secure prisons in history. 9.30 Miniseries: The Sister. (M) Part 3 of 4. As Nathan and Bob grimly dig up the woods, the truth about that night is revealed. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Safe Haven. (M, R) An elderly woman is airlifted to St George’s. 11.55 MOVIE: Herstory. (M, R) (2018) Hae-Sook Kim.

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12.00 Code Black. (M, R) A city-wide blackout causes chaos and leaves the hospital without power. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

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12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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No Offence. (M, R) Rage. (MA15+) No Offence. (M, R) Poh’s Kitchen. (R) The Drum. (R) 7.30. (R)

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ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.45 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R) 7.00 Sir Mouse. (R) 7.15 Odd Squad. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.30 The IT Crowd. (M, R) 8.55 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 9.20 Gavin & Stacey. (M, R) 10.25 Frontline. 10.50 The Thick Of It. 11.20 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05 Red Dwarf. (Final) 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.55 QI. 2.25 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.55 News Update. 3.00 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

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Today. Today Extra Summer. (PG) Morning News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) MOVIE: Christmas Reservations. (PG) (2019) A woman reconnects with a former flame. Melissa Joan Hart. Tipping Point. (PG) Afternoon News. Millionaire Hot Seat. Nine News Local.

Tipping Point. (PG, R) TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) Global Shop. TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) News Early Edition. Today.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R) 12.30 Weekender. (R) 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 3.30 Cutest Ever Puppy Party. (PG, R) 4.30 The Real Seachange. (PG, R) 5.00 Under The Hammer. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R) 7.30 The Coroner. (M, R) 8.30 Lewis. (M, R) 10.30 Jonathan Creek. (M, R) 11.40 Cop Squad. (M, R) 12.35 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 1.00 Zoltan. (PG, R) 2.00 Mine Kings. (PG, R) 3.00 Mudslingers. (PG, R) 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. (PG, R) 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 4.30 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 8.30 Family Guy. (M, R) 9.30 American Dad! (M, R) 10.30 Golden Boy. (M) 11.30 Family Guy. (M, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop. (R) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 11.30 Small Gift, Big Heart At Christmas. (R) 12.00 The Hunt. (PG, R) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 3.10 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (R) (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 As Time Goes By. (R) 8.50 Midsomer Murders. (M, R) 10.50 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R) 12.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.35 Late Programs.

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9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Match It. (R) 9.00 Shopping. (R) 10.30 House Rules. (PG, R) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R) 1.00 The Goldbergs. (PG, R) 2.00 Black-ish. (PG, R) 3.00 Powerless. (PG, R) 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 5.00 Modern Family. (PG, R) 6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R) 8.30 The Mentalist. (M, R) 10.30 Numb3rs. (M, R) 11.30 Criminal Minds. (M, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 8.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

Headline News. Studio 10. (PG) Dr Phil. (PG, R) To Be Advised. Entertainment Tonight. Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG) Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. Farm To Fork. (PG) The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 10 News First.

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 1.45 Clarence. (PG) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. (PG) 4.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 5.00 Knight Rider. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Underworld: Awakening. (MA15+, R) (2012) 10.15 MOVIE: Underworld: Blood Wars. (MA15+, R) (2016) 12.00 Baywatch. (M, R) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PG, R) 1.30 Late Programs.

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ABC NEWS 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. (R) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R) 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. (R) 2.15 ABC News Overnight. 2.30 Holden: The End Of The Road. (R) 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

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ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (R) 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.25 Secret Life Of Boys. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R) 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.25 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.40 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.50 Almost Never. (R) 9.20 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.40 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 10.00 Rage. (PG, R) 11.05 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Seven Morning News. MOVIE: A Cinderella Christmas. (R) (2016) Emma Rigby. Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) A compilation of cats doing crazy things. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 12.00 Building Off The Grid. (PG, R) 1.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Our Yorkshire Farm. (PG, R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 5.00 Escape To The Chateau. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. (R) 8.30 Good Bones. (PG) 9.30 Beach Around The World. 10.30 Beach Hunters. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R) 2.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) A petty officer is murdered. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) The team learns that Special Agent Kensi Blye has disappeared and the Taliban may be holding her captive. 12.10 Shopping. (R) 2.10 NCIS. (M, R) 3.10 MacGyver. (PG, R) 4.05 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, R) 5.00 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. (M, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 9.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 WIN News. (R) 12.30 A Million Little Things. (M) 1.30 Medium. (M, R) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 4.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) Leonard’s mother, Beverly, visits. 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) Jerry’s dentist converts. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) 12.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 A Million Little Things. (M, R) 2.30 Medium. (M, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

Vikings. (MA15+, R) Miniseries: Supervolcano. (M, R) Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) CGTN English News. NHK World English News. Deutsche Welle English News.

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Hustle. (M, R) 12.50 Beerland. (M, R) 1.40 One Star Reviews. (M, R) 2.05 Munchies Guide To Basque Country. (PG, R) 2.55 Munchies Guide To Sweden. (PG, R) 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. (R) 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (PG) 6.10 Alone. (PG, R) 7.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Climax. (MA15+) (2018) 10.15 Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie. (MA15+, R) 11.35 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Dinner Parties. 2.00 Africa On A Plate. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Just Jen. 3.30 Struggle Meals. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 A Gondola On The Murray. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG) 7.00 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys. (PG) 7.30 My Swedish Kitchen. (PG) 8.00 Italian Food Safari. 8.30 Adam Liaw’s Road Trip For Good. (PG) 9.00 The Incredible Spice Men. (R) 9.30 Asia Unplated. 10.00 Bake With Anna. 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.15 Red Chef Revival. 1.45 Songlines On Screen. 2.00 Intune 08. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. (R) 7.25 News. 7.30 Death Row Chronicles. (M, R) 8.30 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. (PG) 10.15 News. 10.20 Away From Country. 11.20 Late Programs.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Landline Summer. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Reputation Rehab. (M, R) (Final) 2.00 Rake. (M, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

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6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. (Final) Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG) Dr Mike Whiteford’s team faces a desperate struggle to save a foal suffering from a deadly disease. 8.30 Rick Stein: Secret France. Rick Stein’s travels through France’s eastern border regions of Alsace and Jura. 9.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R) (Final) The police station becomes a crime scene. 10.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Saroo Brierley. (PG, R) Anh Do interviews Saroo Brierley. 11.05 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. (M, R) Louis Theroux meets a Neo-Nazi.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval. 7.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the First Test between Australia and India. 8.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) (Final) The remaining teams head to the finish line and the $1 million prize. Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Alec Baldwin. (M) Takes a look at how a seemingly innocent dinner date with actor Alec Baldwin sets off a series of events that ultimately leads to a lengthy trial and a prison sentence.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Takes a look at holiday activities and destinations, including a five star luxury getaway in Fiji. 8.30 Race Across The World. (PG) Setting off from Panama City, the teams head to the Caribbean Sea where they encounter complications. 9.50 Inside Phuket Airport: Welcome To Paradise: High Stakes. (PG) Engineer Sirot and mechanic Naphat reveal what it takes to turn an aircraft around in just 45 minutes. 10.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.20 World’s Wildest Flights. (PG, R) Severe turbulence causes injuries to 12 passengers and crew on a transatlantic flight.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) British chef Jamie Oliver provides tips and advice on how to take the stress out of preparing for the festive season with recipes that will provide a Christmas feast for the whole family. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R) The case of a teenage girl assaulted in a stairwell in the projects leads to a startling discovery when DNA evidence links the perpetrator to a double homicide. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past. 9.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Contestants are given two minutes to answer questions on their chosen subject. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 MOVIE: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. (R) (2016) Takes a look at the early days of The Beatles’ career, from 1962-1966, when they toured and first captured acclaim. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison. 9.30 Lennon’s Last Weekend. Takes a look at John Lennon’s final interview along with archival footage and photographs. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 24 Hours In Police Custody: What Lies Beneath. (M, R) Police receive a call from a young man. 11.55 Wisting. (M, R) Wisting is accused of evidence tampering.

12.25 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (M, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R) (Final)

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

12.50 Wisting. (MA15+, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys: Todmorden To York. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC COMEDY

2.00 3.00 5.00 5.40

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Seven Morning News. MOVIE: Love For Christmas. (PG, R) (2012) Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

7TWO

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Sir Mouse. (R) 7.15 Odd Squad. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (R) 8.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 8.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 9.00 Mock The Week. 9.30 Review With Myles Barlow: Christmas Special. (M, R) 10.00 Reputation Rehab. (M, R) (Final) 10.30 Superwog. (Final) 10.55 Ghosts. 11.25 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05 Red Dwarf A-Z. 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 The Office. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Reno Rookie. (PG, R) 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 3.30 Funniest Ever Toddlers. (PG, R) 4.30 The Real Seachange. (R) 5.00 Under The Hammer. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R) 7.30 Father Brown. (M, R) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 9.30 One Lane Bridge. (M) 11.30 Holiday Horrors: Caught On Camera. (M, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 1.00 Zoltan. (PG, R) 2.00 Mine Kings. (PG, R) 3.00 Mudslingers. (PG, R) 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. (PG, R) 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 4.30 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. (PG) 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Brothers’ Nest. (MA15+) (2018) 10.40 MOVIE: Beast. (M, R) (2015) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. (R) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R) (Final) 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. (R) 2.15 ABC News Overnight. 2.30 Songlines: Solutions To Climate. (R) 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 1.45 Clarence. (PG) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. (PG) 4.00 Baywatch. (PG, R) 5.00 Knight Rider. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (PG, R) (1986) 9.45 MOVIE: American Reunion. (MA15+, R) (2012) 12.00 Baywatch. (M, R) 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. (PG, R) 2.00 Dance Moms. (PG, R) 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. (MA15+, R) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop. (R) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 As Time Goes By. (R) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 3.10 MOVIE: The Third Man. (PG, R) (1949) 5.20 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 Poirot. (M, R) 9.30 The First 48. (M) 10.30 The Price Of Duty. (M, R) 11.30 Westside. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 1.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 TV Shop. (R)

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Shopping. (R) 10.30 House Rules. (PG, R) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R) 1.00 The Goldbergs. (PG, R) 1.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. (PG, R) 2.00 Black-ish. (PG, R) 3.00 Powerless. (PG, R) 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 5.00 Modern Family. (PG, R) 6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R) 8.30 The Mentalist. (M, R) 10.30 Numb3rs. (M, R) 11.30 Bones. (M, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

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7FLIX

ABC NEWS

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Today. Today Extra Summer. (PG) Morning News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) MOVIE: A Christmas Wish. (PG) (2019) A woman makes a Christmas wish. Hilarie Burton. Tipping Point. (PG) Afternoon News. Millionaire Hot Seat. Nine News Local.

9GO!

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.05 Secret Life Of Boys. (R) 5.25 All Hail King Julien. (PG, R) 5.50 Total DramaRama. (R) 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG, R) 6.25 Secret Life Of Boys. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R) 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 8.25 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 8.45 Almost Never. (R) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 10.00 Rage. (PG, R) 11.00 Close. 5.30 Slugterra. (R)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Good Bones. (PG, R) 12.00 Barnwood Builders. (R) 1.00 Louisiana Flip N Move. (R) 2.00 Beach Hunters. (R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 5.00 Beach Around The World. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters Int. 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 10.30 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (M) 11.30 Vanderpump Rules. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 WIN News. (R) 2.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 5.30 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R) Director Shepard’s informant is murdered. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M, R) Steve opens his dad’s old case. 10.30 SEAL Team. (M) 11.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 NCIS. (M, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (M, R) 5.00 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Charmed. (PG, R) 7.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 8.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 9.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 The Neighborhood. (PG) 11.30 WIN News. (R) 12.30 A Million Little Things. (M) 1.30 Medium. (M, R) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 4.00 Raymond. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) George tries to get fired. 10.30 Carol’s Second Act. (PG) (Final) 11.00 The Middle. (PG, R) 12.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 A Million Little Things. (M, R) 2.30 Medium. (M, R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 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. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (M, R) 2.50 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Venus. (M, R) (2017) 1.40 The Movie Show. (PG, R) 2.10 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. (PG, R) 3.00 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. (PG, R) 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 VICE. (PG, R) 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (PG) 6.10 Alone. (PG, R) 7.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. (PG) 9.15 Full Frontal. (MA15+) 9.40 Photo Op: Trump And Black Lives Matter. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Dinner Parties. 2.00 Africa On A Plate. (PG) 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Just Jen. (PG) 3.30 Struggle Meals. (PG) 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. (PG) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 A Gondola On The Murray. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. (PG) 7.00 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys. (PG) 7.30 Weekend Breaks With Gregg Wallace. (New Series) 8.30 May’s Kitchen. (PG) 9.00 Destination Flavour Singapore. (R) 9.30 Asia Unplated. (R) 10.00 Bake With Anna. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. (PG, R) 2.45 Songlines On Screen. (R) 3.00 Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 3.25 Bushwhacked! (R) 3.55 Raven’s Quest. (R) 4.00 Musomagic. (R) 4.30 Move It Mob Style. (R) 5.00 Fraggle Rock. (R) 6.00 Foreign Flavours. (R) 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. (R) 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. (R) 7.25 News. 7.30 Black As. (R) 7.40 American Soul. (M, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Get On Up. (M, R) (2014) 10.55 Late Programs.

STRANGE BUT TRUE z Adult mayflies have no functional mouth. Because of this, they die of malnutrition. This is an evolutionary occurrence that happens so aging mayflies don’t pass on genetic defects to the next generation. z Steven Spielberg, who executive-produced the film “Gremlins”, requested the effects team make Gizmo’s fur orange and white to match his beagle, Chauncey. z St. Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman. Originally called the Island of the Iguanas by early Carib settlers, the name was later changed after French seamen were shipwrecked there on December 13, the feast day of St. Lucy. z The colour of Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is redgreen colourblind.

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NOW HERE’S A TIP z Need a quick batch of biscuits? Keep a box of cake mix on hand. Instead of the listed ingredients, add two eggs and a half-cup of oil to the mix. Mix and shape, then bake at 180 C for 10 minutes. They are really good, and you can get pretty creative. z Inexpensive gift idea: A cute holiday coffee mug with a bar of chocolate, a packet of hot cocoa or instant coffee, a peppermint stick and a decorative holiday craft pick. Place inside a zipper-top bag, tie with a ribbon, then trim off the zipper-top, leaving just the plastic. Looks nice. z When holiday biscuit time comes, I keep a plastic pitcher of hot water in the sink. I toss cookie cutters into it when I’m ﬁnished with them, so the corners are soaking. They really seem to only need

a rinse and a quick brush-off afterward. Mine don’t get caked up with dough. – JoAnn z Dogs and chocolate just don’t mix, so keep those holiday plates full of delicious chocolate morsels up and out of the reach of pets. z Use last year’s Christmas cards as gift tags on this year’s gifts: Just cut out great-looking images and write your own to and from on the back. z For long-lasting condiments, here’s a great practice: Write the date you open it on the jar or bottle. If there’s not a good place, try using a piece of tape. This way you can better track how long that dressing has been lurking in your fridge, rather than relying on the date it’s good until. z “Here’s an idea for an old, unpaired sock: Insert a tennis ball and tie the sock closed, then give to a dog as a toy.” – R.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hoop Dreams Down Underâ&#x20AC;? goes â&#x20AC;&#x153;over yonderâ&#x20AC;? By GEOFF MANN Matt has dedicated his book to mum Beryl who died on 17th December last year. The shirt is a gift from Dubbo Bulls soccer club inscribed with his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

MATT Logue has turned his passion for sports journalism into a career that will see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hoop Dreams Down Underâ&#x20AC;?, his tribute to Australian athletes who have succeeded in the American National Basketball Association and (NBA) and /WNBA available on the USA and Canada markets. This is Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third book after graduating from Charles Sturt Uni to Rugby league Week, the Newcastle Knights and now as a lead writer for the Telegraph. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was humbled, completely blown away when Roland Lazenby contacted me with an offer to promote the book on the huge American market,â&#x20AC;? an always enthusiastic Matt told me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had wonderful feedback from players and basketball officials and other journalists have reviewed it pleasingly but to have the leading sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; writer in the US take time to not only read it but to seek me out to give feedback and make this unexpected offer was, quite frankly, unbelievable!â&#x20AC;? Matt is developing a fine portfolio of feature articles backed

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RSL bowlers enjoyed cooler conditions By GEOFF MANN AFTER surviving the 40+ temperatures over the previous weekend, the Dubbo RSL Combination bowlers found the greens much more inviting on Sunday. In fact, 31 stood on the mat with Mick Linnane, Roger Sherwin and Bryan O'Sullivan showing good form to take respective top honours with Garry Huggins, Gaye Cottee and Eric Satchel runners up.

Gay Cottee and Roger Sherwin were the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Restersâ&#x20AC;? and David Davis, Peter Bennison, Bruce Livingston and Peter Rozans all had Lucky Numbers. Christmas vouchers for Blues Meats again proved popular â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at least with those fortunate enough to draw them! The RSL Combination roll up each Sunday and new members are always welcome. Names into the City Bowling by 9.00am for a 9.30am start.

Lilah stars in Ducks ďŹ nals By GEOFF MANN IT seems the young ducklings are beginning to find their feathers in the pool with Lilah Naden the latest to have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;olderâ&#x20AC;? Ducks in a flap. Some of the Dubbo Veterans have been around for a good per centage of the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60 years and there are none more proud than the golden feathered as they watch their offspring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; once-removed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; coming through. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We oldies will need to flap a bit harder if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to keep up with Lilah, Lucas Salmon and Co,â&#x20AC;? Judy Walsh remarked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lilah featured in every final and swam a near perfect time in the heats of the 25 metre freestyle to win the Country Inn Dubbo City Motel December Trophy Race. She beat the field in the 50 metres breaststroke and was unlucky to break in the 2x25 metre back/back brace relay with Andy Schloeffel.â&#x20AC;? To top off a great morning, Lilah also had one of the Lucky Numbers. Grandfather Tom Gray will no doubt

Lilah Naden. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/MEL POCKNALL/ FILE

be on hand to help her carry all the Christmas hams! The Ducks welcomed Neil Cullenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to the pool deck, grateful to have him back to pick up his role as a timekeeper. The Ducks and Ducklings will bring this â&#x20AC;&#x153;most incredibleâ&#x20AC;? season to a close on Sunday with the combined Christmas Party and Presentation in the RSL Club. Next week we will bring you all the winners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if we survive the flapping feathers when the hams are being handed out!

up by both on-line and mainstream radio and television media appearances. He has appeared on ABC Grandstand as well as Fox and Nine News flagship programs, his insights into his first love of rugby league and ever-expanding expertise in basketball, together with an ability to articulate insights eloquently have made him a â&#x20AC;&#x153;go toâ&#x20AC;? person for producers. Matt has travelled around Australia and into China with the Boomers and Opals and is on first-name terms with many of our greatest players on the boards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just love meeting these people. They each have moments in their lives that have defined their careers but the common thread in all is their basic good naturedness and humility. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not too different to other Aussies except for their height, their hand-eye coordination, strength, speed and ability to serve it up to the most athletic hoopers in the world,â&#x20AC;? he laughed. Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biographical tales of 26 of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best will need revising ahead of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hoop Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? release onto the vast

American-Canadian market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luc Longleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey with Michael Jordan in the Last Dance, the retirement of Andrew Gaze and last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shock Andrew Bogurt announcement will all command some revisions, as will the transition of Lauren Jackson from Albury rising star to one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most complete players. Lauren is now in the next stage of her journey through the hoops, heading up the Women in Australian Basketball organisation,â&#x20AC;? Matt added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humbledâ&#x20AC;? is a word that Matt Logue is prone to use often as he describes himself. It is a simple but meaningful description of the young man who has experienced the highs and lows in his personal life over the past 12 months â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before Christmas he lost his mum; early in the new year he and wife Sami welcomed Poppy into the world. His mum Beryl, dad Glen and brother Steve and the two new ladies in his life all agree that humility and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Logieâ&#x20AC;? go hand in hand; as do talented and driven. Well done â&#x20AC;&#x153;young fullaâ&#x20AC;?!

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St Mary’s Western Schools Touch Champions By GEOFF MANN ONE of the smallest schools in the western region has once again “batted above” to claim the Western Schools Primary Cup following the annual Carnival in Orange recently. Wellington’s St Mary’s had teams in the three finals, displaying great skills and fine sportsmanship to take the Girls title unbeaten. “Huge congratulations to our talented girls teams who played outstanding all day. Their 4-1 win over South Primary was intense but they were determined to complete the fairytale against a much larger school with its superior drawing pool,” teacher Alistaire Thompson said. “It was a hot day but as the temperatures soared, so did our team’s courage and determination. They are a real credit to themselves and our school after playing seven games in total. That they were able to maintain their enthusiasm in those conditions and take the Grand Final was a massive effort

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Kath Bell-Pitomac on a winner. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/SUPPLIED/ FILE

TRAINER Michael and jockey Kath Bell-Pitomac are building a formidable partnership over recent months and have targeted the annual Boxing Day Races to extend their Christmas cheer. The Wellington Jockey Club is anticipating revellers will be trackside in numbers after a frustrating year of “spectator-less events. Big fields are anticipated in each race with attractive prizemoney sure to attract all the region’s trainers including the Thompsons from Gulgong and Kody Nestor (Dubbo) who have cheered home winners in big money Highway events on Sydney tracks in recent months.

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and topped off a very special day.” The girls defeated St Johns, St Matthew’s Mudgee, Dubbo South and Millthorpe in their Pool games, then Eglinton (Bathurst) in the Quarterfinals, Mudgee Public in the Semi before the big one against

Dubbo South Primary. Mr Thompson was full of praise for all the schools and players who competed so enthusiastically in the tournament and thanked the families who made the trip to Orange to support their young players.

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Rugby league farewells a talented player By GEOFF MANN GEORGE Trudgett turned the skills he had learned at Dubbo Junior league into a stellar career in Sydney, Brisbane, Qld Country and northern NSW. Sadly the tough and talented ball-playing hooker died recently following a terrible car accident. Tributes have flowed for the 60-year-old who played with all three local clubs before heading to the Sydney Roosters. “George was a champion human and a great player. I had the privilege to play in the CYMS Juniors front row with George and another future Rooster, Danny Shepherd – we had a talented team that year and destroyed Parkes 40 – 4 in the grand final,” wrote Adrian Rovere. So good was that team coached by the Western Division, Country and NSW coach Tommy Nelson, that five of the cohort played in the Country Under-18s that beat City. That metropolitan side included future internationals Wayne Pearce and Parramatta flyer Eric Grothe. George and “Sheppo” were joined in the Country team by five-eighth Garry Walker, half Neil Fox & centre/winger Jim See.

Victorious NSW Under 18s: Back, C. McMahon, T. Studden, D. Donoghue, W. Pearce, B. Jayett, middle, T. Nelson, T. Grant, J. Muggleton, N. Milgate, J. See, G. Smith, P. Broughton, front, G. Walker, P. Moujalli, G. Trudgett, R. Simpkins and N. Hunt. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

“No side in Australia would have beaten us. Our coach was the legendary Tommy Nelson,” Adrian added. “...so sad to hear of George’s passing... way too young... he had the most infectious of smiles... RIP George.”

Our photos show the little bloke with a big heart for the game. Many of George’s immediate and extended family remain in the region and were joined by former teammates and supporters who gathered on the North Coast to say farewell on Monday.

George Trudgett

WELLINGTON Race Club chairman Ian Darney has urged racegoers to purchase their tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment at one of Wellington’s major social and sporting events. Because of COVID-19 regulations, entry to this year’s Boxing Day meeting will be by ticket only and once the crowd limit has been reached no further tickets will be sold. Strict social distancing requirements and other protocols will be enforced, including electronic record keeping via a unique QR code. “The Boxing Day races are very popular with locals and visitors to Wellington, but, unfortunately this year, if you haven’t pre-purchased a ticket, you will not be allowed to enter,” Ian said. With many people returning to Wellington to spend Christmas with family and friends, the Boxing Day races are a great way to catch up and relax after the Christmas rush. “The track is looking like a picture at the moment and we are gearing up for a terrific program of racing. For that reason, Wellington Race Club would hate to see people not secure their place on the course for a great day out,” Ian added. Tickets to Wellington’s Boxing Day races can be purchased online for $10 an adult and $5 for pensioners by going to www.123tix.com.au. Children under 16 will be admitted free. Anyone seeking further information about the races should call Wellington Race Club Secretary Dale Jones on 0437 778 451 or email wellingtonboot@ bigpond.com.au

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Dunedoo’s year of ﬁrst continues! By GEOFF MANN JAMI Leeson’s mates claimed their first Castlereagh League Tag title in October on the cusp of the HSC exams. Last weekend, the outstanding athlete grabbed another first – the 18 year old snatched the NSW Boccia crown from a player ranked Number 4 in the world. It climaxed what has been a challenging year for the wheelchair-bound sportsperson, capping a rapid rise in a sport in which she has competed for less than two years. According to mum Amanda, Jami went through the titles undefeated. “She only conceded three points the whole day and faced off against Dan Michel who is Australia’s highest ranked player. “Dan beat her with his last ball in a tie break at the Nationals last November but Jam got him this time around,” she quipped. Amanda is Jami’s Ramp Assistant, sitting silently with her back

to the carpet while her daughter gives instructions on height and angle for each of her precision bowls. It has proven to be a deadly combination as the inseparable pair have travelled throughout the state and into the Pacific Islands and Korea following a dream that appeared almost out of the blue. “I’ve always followed my brother and sister in their sports and competed in as many school events as I could but Boccia is really the first time I have had the pleasure of taking on people of similar abilities so to get a gold medal is overwhelming, really. Mum and I have travelled thousands of kilometres together and when COVID struck we weren’t sure how things would go but we found alternative ways to train at home and with online coaching and it’s all paid off,” she smiled. Jami actually came home with a silver medal as well, picking up second place in the doubles and was presented with her medals by the President of Boccia Australia, Richard Boele.

Jami is Australia’s youngest State champion. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Amanda and Jami - NSW champions. Tokyo beckons!

Enjoy the festive season at the trots! Dubbo Showground Paceway this Sunday evening December 13, 5.57pm start Win and Ham in the Rafﬂe and Santa Claus will be there too Featuring: Heats of the Arthur J Gallagher Little Red Jug – Heats of the Club Dubbo Golden Gig – Heat of Club Menangle Country Series All patrons must register their attendance via the Dubbo HRC Service NSW QR Code upon arrival – access is via the Fitzroy Street Entrance only

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SPORT Wellington Touch players received a visit from NRL legend Brad Fittler last week.

Bruce Soper, Brad Fittler and Ian Schubert

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Aleisha Stanley and Lai Peckham perform WACHS health checks

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Footy legend urges health checks By NATALIE LEWIS HE has played NRL at the highest level and coached the NSW Blues to victory but Brad “Freddy” Fittler’s visit to Wellington last week was more focused on kicking health goals in the community. As an ambassador for the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation’s Health Service Deadly Health Checks campaign, the former Australian rugby league representative was a special guest at the weekly touch football games at Rygate Park, much to the delight of players of all ages.

Along with meeting and chatting to footy fans, Fittler’s aim was to discuss the relevance of regular heath checks in the community. He explained that a free shirt would be given to those attending a health check-up at WACHS. “Health checks are very important for everyone to have every year,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “It was great to see some of the kids at Rygate Park with the shirts and wanting me to sign them,” he said. The promotion aims to target chronic disease, nutrition, physical activity and smoking which can have a nega-

tive impact on a healthy lifestyle. “We wanted to promote to kids and adults that they also need to get health checks every year.” Urging people to visit their GP, Fittler explained his all-important message. “Get a health check at the Wellington clinic. Your doctor will be able to keep an eye on your health and once you complete the health check you will receive a Deadly Blues shirt.” WACHS offers a range of health care initiatives to keep the community in good shape.

Brad Fittler signing footies

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