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The end of an era By NIKALA SIM

THE end of an era has been mourned with the passing of a local gentleman. John Bernard Greer was an integral part of the commercial fishing industry of the Hastings. Born in Manilla, near Tamworth, on August 1, 1937 he became a resident of Port Macquarie in 1951. John was originally apprenticed as a mechanic to a local garage before gaining employment with the Hastings River Fishermen’s Co-operative in 1956 where he manned the floor with Preston Cain and Terry O’Brien under the guidance of Mick Radley – one of the pioneers of the town’s fishing industry. Former co-operative member Cliff Elford was crew on one of Mick Radley’s three trawlers. The 70-year-old came to know John well as the pair worked together over the decades. The demand for locally caught and processed product was high, in the 1960s Cliff says, because frozen pre-packed product was not available. Local seafood was in abundance and John came to know the meaning of hard physical work. Ten trawlers and 30 to 40 river fishermen supplied lobster, prawns, fish and crabs to be sold locally, and in Sydney. John’s cousin Marjorie Inglis remembers he worked hard to save up for a bicycle to ride to work, and then even harder to purchase a car. Tenacity was a quality which John had in abundance. It took the co-operative board some time to convince him to become manager of the facility in 1973. • Continued Page 5

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

Your Local Independent - The Hastings and The Macleay

Thursday 22 December, 2016

From your newspaper - have a safe and happy Christmas By SANDY MACKENZIE MERRY Christmas! Only three more sleeps to go. As managing editor, I thought it appropriate to write a little message (sort of like the Queen’s message, but not) to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year … so there you have it! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2017! Seriously though, on behalf of myself and

the team at Your Local Independent I would like to thank all our advertisers and readers for your loyal support over the last 12 months. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you all. Thanks for the support in advertising, thanks for the story leads, thanks for the community engagement and thanks to our readers who religiously read our paper each week. From the bottom of our hearts - thank you! For those of you travelling for Christmas, drive carefully, don’t drink and drive, take a break when you need it and once you get to your

destination … enjoy yourselves! Take some time to remember the real ‘reason for the season’ and make sure you have some quality time with your family and friends. Don’t forget to look out for someone that might need your help. 2016 has been a year for change and growth and the team at Your Local Independent have had their share of change while our footprint has grown to cover the Macleay Valley as well as the Hastings in the last 12 months. Thank you to our ever-growing team. Your dedication and passion is second to none! We look forward to an

even bigger and brighter year in 2017. We are taking a short break over Christmas and New Year so please note: The last edition for 2016, Your Local Independent will be available Thursday, December 29. We will NOT be producing a paper for January 5. The first edition for 2017 will be available Thursday, January 12. Our office will be closed from midday December 23 and reopens on Wednesday, January 4. Thank you again for your support. Merry Christmas!

Local business vindicated “ The way

By NIKALA SIM

the litigation was run (by Council) was very flippant

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A WAUCHOPE business has had its reputation returned after a NSW Supreme Court judgement last week. The lengthy 277 point judgement of His Honour Justice Hall indicated that he found for Mid Coast Road Services (MCRS) in every aspect of the case against the Port MacquarieHastings Council. The four-year long litigation dealt with the termination of the local company’s contract, by Council, based on an incorrect understanding of a road-surface specification. The dispute came about when MCRS laid bitumen on a 600m stretch of road at Lake Cathie on Ocean Drive between Miala Street and Houston Mitchell Drive. Council prepared the site and MCRS laid bitumen which later showed signs of failure. His Honour Justice Hall ruled Council had relied upon the expertise of its Group Manager Infrastructure Delivery, Gary Randall. “He (Mr Randall) was extensively crossexamined as to his experience and expertise in the laying of asphalt and the construction of road base,” Justice Hall said. “The evidence effectively established that he had no experience with the laying of asphalt or the construction of road base, prior to being covered with asphalt, or as to drainage of an asphalt covered road. “He had had no responsibility for construction of a road, nor had he performed any engineering services in relation to the construction of a road. “He had limited formal training in relation to design and construction of roads. “Further, he held no personal experience or expertise in dealing with C245.” The specification C245 formed the basis of the original point of contention between Council and MCRS. Council had alleged the road company’s work did not comply with the standard, but this was based on an incorrect understanding and application upon the work. That contention was plainly wrong, Justice Hall said. The issue is that water is coming up under the road, MCRS owner Craig Pinson said.

MCRS owner Craig Pinson “The area is a floodplain and there is water laying both sides of the road with nothing to stop it entering and causing problems,” Mr Pinson said. “Before you construct any road, geotechnical investigations will to tell you what the pavement is made up of. “Normally we start with drainage - and that was our whole argument - that this road should have been started with drainage and that would

have fixed a lot of the problems.” The road has failed at least three times and will fail again because the underlying structure is engineered in a flawed manner, Mr Pinson said. To repair the road now requires that it be dug up and sub-soil drains put in, he said. MCRS had tried its best to resolve the issue and used the NSW Supreme Court as a last resort, legal representative Somerville Legal

Seasons Greetings s m a i l l i e s W l i e L from Member for Port Macquarie My staff and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing New Year. The Port Macquarie electorate office in Grant Street will be closed from 4pm on Friday 23rd December and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. Authorised by Leslie Williams MP. Produced using parliamentary entitlements.

associate solicitor Adam Cutri said. “There is some blame not just on individuals,” Mr Cutri said. “Prior to litigation my client tried to bring the issue to the attention of the Mayor, he brought it to the attention of the General Manager and the Director Infrastructure and Asset Management and on each occasion it fell on deaf ears. “The way the litigation was run (by Council) was very flippant. “The damages are not extensive but it’s more than that for our client - its about vindicating them in the local area. “They have been portrayed as people who didn’t comply with specifications, didn’t undertake their work in accordance with standards, they’ve lost contracts, the ability to do work for the Council and hopefully this will solve that issue.” Mr Cutri said his client hoped the judgement would open Council’s eyes to the issues in relation to the local area specifically in relation to the roads. “Council will know now that the specifications which they were attempting to apply were incorrect and we are hopeful that ratepayers money will be better spent rather than litigating in the Supreme Court, but instead fixing the state of the current roads in your local area.” The cost of the court case to the ratepayer is in the region of $750,000.

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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Special rate an unfair cash grab THE Permanent Special Rate Variation (SRV) referred to by council can be explained as follows. If we remember when County Councils were amalgamated in the late 1990s the NSW Government through IPART increased the charges for electricity based on a commercial rate of return from electricity distributors in order to pay a dividend to the NSW Government based on the distributors operating as a business. This then permitted the NSW Government to sell the state’s electricity businesses to private operators based on the guaranteed return for energy sold or transmitted over the distributors assets as set by IPART.

Put safety first AUSTRALIAN parents are disregarding safety guidelines, with the majority allowing more than one child on a trampoline and most parents not supervising children while they use them. The Australian Child Health Poll found one in six Australian children has sustained an injury such as a broken bone, concussion or strains

Once the government sold its electricity assets it required additional guaranteed income from the residents of NSW in the form of a new tax. Proposals of a land tax and motorist road usage tax were not well received thus the Government went back to its bag of tricks and adopted the merger of councils (similar to County Councils) with the slogan of making councils ‘Fit for the Future’. Since councils also rely on IPART to set their rate increases on an annual basis (similar to electricity pricing) the adoption of a Permanent Special Rate Variation is an attempt to cover a direct payment to the NSW State Government to replace its loss of guaranteed payment

from electricity businesses which the government sold based on a once off cash grab. While there may be a need to have NSW residents support the State Government’s use of a Permanent Special Rate Variation, which can be increased by IPART, it falls unfairly on residents who own their property. Those who rent property are not required to pay the SRV since their landlords can claim the increased cost of rates back against their taxes. In summary the proposed SRV is a hidden tax to raise money for the State Government based on the sale of electricity assets by passing the funding of government back to the

people of NSW while the previous funding has been passed to the new owners of the state’s electricity assets. It is time that the residents of NSW saw through the government’s financial advisers’ ploy to pass on the cost to run the state’s government to home owners (including pensioners with diminishing incomes) through special tax rises. We must all stand up and say ‘No’ to our councils who are being used to simply funnel money to the NSW Government. There must be a fairer way to fund government rather than through increased local council rates. Ray Wilkie Yippin Creek

and sprains while using a trampoline, yet only one in two parents know the specific first aid for treating these injuries. Respondents living in regional Australia were more likely to report knowing first aid for a head injury, broken or dislodged tooth or an unconscious child, as well as having increased confidence in rescuing a child from a pool and administering CPR. The poll also found that one in six

children don’t always wear a helmet when riding a bike despite it being a legal requirement, and almost half don’t always wear a helmet when riding a skateboard or scooter. With Christmas almost here, the poll is a timely reminder for parents on how to keep their kids safe this holiday season. Dr Anthea Rhodes Director, Australian Child Health Poll

Thanks to locals ON behalf of Cancer Council NSW, I would like to thank the dedicated communities of Lower Mid North Coast for showing their support for Cancer Council’s Eat It To Beat It program throughout Term 4, 2016. Schools in the Lower Mid North Coast showed incredible initiative. Juanita Nantes Cancer Council NSW

IT’S just three more sleeps until most of us are knee deep in the chaos that is now Christmas! Sadly, the actual ‘reason for the season’ seems to have slid down the pecking order somewhat and is now covered in a pile of commercial hype, masquerading as Christmas. Many of us will spend the next three days racing around like headless chooks, trying to get final preparations for the ‘big day’ completed, possibly spend hours travelling with cantankerous children to visit family and generally stress ourselves out! Christmas Day will be a resounding success, give or take a few tense moments when the family dynamics kick in. About three to five days later the kitchen will be cleared of the leftovers. We will emerge from our food comas and prepare for New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, not all of us will be sharing Christmas with family or friends. In fact there are a lot of people in our community who are homeless, abandoned, live alone, suffer from addictions and or mental illnesses who will be on their own. No presents, no food. Thankfully, local organisations are providing for these people in the form of soup kitchens, giving trees, hampers etc. And kindhearted volunteers help fill the gap delivering the goods, feeding people and generally showing people love. You are all amazing. Thank you! The true spirit of Christmas!

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MY son will be starting kindergarten next year at Port Macquarie Public School. Over four months, my son and I joined other families on a Thursday morning at a transitionto-school program called ‘Little Dolphins’. Every week, for four hours, I could stay and watch my son with his new classmates do early literacy and numeracy, play, create, learn and have heaps of fun! It was a great introduction to ‘big school’, preparing my son and myself for it. He already made friends. He came back home with a beautiful book full of crafts that they have made and a certificate given by the Principal to congratulate him for completing the program. My son was so proud. I can’t thank enough the school and their teacher Joanna McKeough. She was amazing. I feel so fortunate for being able to be part of this program and share those moments in school with my son. It looks like it also prepared me for the big transition!

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TO Kempsey Macleay Motors who washed and detailed my car which had been left there for its due service. What a lovely surprise! That’s the way to encourage repeat business, thank you.

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Your Local Independent - The Hastings and The Macleay

Thursday 22 December, 2016

On ya bike Luke! By NIKALA SIM

OUR Federal Member of Parliament has donned his lycra in the name of charity. Luke Hartsuyker peddled 175km, from Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie, to raise money for just two of the many deserving organisations he sees doing valued work across the Cowper electorate. “There are so many good causes out there struggling for money,” Luke says. “As a member of parliament with many contacts I have a greater opportunity than the average person to raise funds. “I have the opportunity to raise significant funds for just two of the many wonderful causes out there.” The 2016 Charity Bike Ride is in support of the Disabled Surfers’ Association (DSA branches Mid North Coast and Hastings/ Port Macquarie) and the Macleay Vocational College. Luke has been a volunteer with DSA for many years and is truly committed to seeing people with a disability enjoy the beach, and surf, in a supportive and safe environment. “I have seen first-hand how the experience of getting into the surf for the first time changes lives.” The Macleay Vocational College is a school for kids who haven’t succeeded in mainstream schooling and suffer some real challenges, Luke says. It has achieved extraordinary results, with many graduates going on to university, apprenticeships, and good jobs in the local community. This is the seventh year the 57-year-old has hit the road for charity. In previous years he has ridden from Maclean in the north to Kempsey but with the recent electoral boundary change this year’s ride went from Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie.

The end of a local era • From Page 1 However from that day, until the day he retired, he worked doggedly for the betterment of his peers. John was an exceptional manager and it was his hard work that was responsible for the highest earning of all the Hastings River Fishermen’s Co-operative’s 69 years. The closure and demolition of the icon this year, broke this quiet, honest man’s heart, cousin Maureen Sullivan says. After retirement, John had continued to act as pay master and was only forced away due to ill-health. Cecil Hyde said John’s passing was like losing a brother. “He was a very gentle bloke who always spoke the truth and never said a bad word about anyone.” At the age of four John lost his father to World War II. He was a devoted son to his mother, performed National Service with the Royal Australian Air Force and was well-known to members of the Westport Bowling Club. John passed away on December 11 and will be greatly missed.

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“You see a lot more on the push bike and certainly get a feel for the uphills and downhills you don’t notice in a car,” Luke says. “The whole electorate is a beautiful place to ride - it’s fantastic. “I ran along a section of the new Pacific Highway and cruised at around 40km due to a beautiful tailwind and road surface.” After a challenging trip along Mariah River Road the politician was pleased to take a break for the ferry ride across Settlement Point. It was the highlight of his ride: “It’s beautiful,

I don’t have to pedal,” Luke said. When Luke joined parliament he joined fellow MP Tony Abbott on a pollie pedal. “A pollie pedal without pollies is just a pedal, so I went on that. “It forced me to get back into it because Abbott’s obviously a very good rider. “So I got a bike and got back into it and have been riding ever since, on and off, for ten years.” To contribute to the spirit of charity this Christmas go to http://bit.ly/2gGX5KC

PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council residents will see extra bin collections over the Christmas period. Yellow recycling bins will be collected weekly between Monday, December 26, and Friday, January 6. Collection days will remain the same but service may be earlier than usual. Recyclable Christmas items including paper wrapping and flattened boxes can be placed in the yellow bin. Non-recyclable items including ribbons and plastic cellophane must go in the red bin. Plastic containers, with a triangle displaying the numbers 1-7, can be placed in the yellow bin along with cardboard, glass bottles, jars left whole with no lids, aluminium and steel cans and aerosols.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May the spirit of Christmas bless you with Peace, Hope & Love. from the team at Your Local Independent

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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It was just beautiful, that was so special. It was a moment when you’re glad you’ve been alive and witnessed something like that.

Two of Silva Vaughan-Jones’ stunnng photographs. Above: An osprey’s first flight and (right) an osprey and a sea eagle fight over a fish.

A focus on natural beauty By NIKALA SIM

THE amazing story of an osprey nest collapsing in the middle of a lake is the first book of professional wildlife photographer Silva Vaughan-Jones. A decade ago the photographer fell in love when she first saw a cathedral-like nest. Silva remembers the day like it was yesterday. “Osprey nests are enormous and very, very impressive”, she says. “They are made of over 1000 sticks and each year when the bottom falls out the birds just add more.” Over the last 10 years the Wauchope woman has taken hundreds of photographs of ospreys while travelling our region to document its bird life. Even though it is important to document wildlife, Silva always thought something more needed to be done with the images and so she has published her first book. ‘Osprey’ is the story of a breeding pair who ran into trouble after their nesting site, in the middle of a lake, collapsed. Silva documented the erection an artificial nesting platform. The story, which took place four-years-ago, led to success and the fish eagles have bred successfully in the years since. Sadly, Silva says, on one occasion the hatchlings were predated by a sea eagle and its fledgling, and on another the eggs were not viable. Overall though the project to introduce a

Professional wildlife photographer Silva Vaughan-Jones with her book Osprey built structure for the birds to nest on has been a success, she says. Her book not only tells this story but illustrates it with amazing moments captured by her lens. Silva spent many hours with bird expert Dave Whitefield as he documented the activity of the nest. But one particular day delivered something very special. “I was out there on my own and it was stinking

hot - it was horrible,” Silva says. “I had been there every day waiting and this particular day there was a bit of a breeze. “I was there from very early in the morning and then suddenly one of the ospreys took off.” It was the young raptor’s first flight and was very wobbly, Silva says. It flew around and then landed on a post. “I was taking photographs from a respectable distance but I was so worried and anxious - quite concerned,” she said. “After it landed and then took off again it came down on lots of different surfaces. It was having a lovely time exploring and was absolutely so joyful and thrilled at its success.” When the fledgling landed in water and all its feathers fluffed up Silva couldn’t help but laugh, she says. “It was just beautiful, that was so special. “It was a moment when you’re glad you’ve been alive and witnessed something like that.” The birds were quite accustomed to her presence and this first flight was just one of many magic moments captured in her book, Silva says. The thing that impresses the professional wildlife photographer most about ospreys is the way they catch fish, she says. Their claws lock in a particular way so the slippery fish doesn’t fall out. However, if a fish is too big the bird can get pulled under water and drown. The most amazing thing she has seen an osprey do was have a fight with a sea eagle over a fish, Silva says.

This fellow raptor is some four-times bigger than an osprey. Silva has given many talks on birds and each time it takes her back to her years at the London Zoo. It was here that she worked for the education department and devoted her time to teaching children about nature. But after emigrating to Australia in 1973 photography became her focus and her passion. At the age of 35, the now 69-year-old, relocated from Sydney to the Hastings to have better access to the natural world. It has been here where Silva has followed the example set by her uncle Tom Vaughan-Jones. In the latter half of the 19th century he was Director of Game and Tsetse Control in Northern Rhodesia (modern day Zambia). Also an author and instrumental in establishing African wildlife conservation, Tom was a Fellow of the London Zoo and was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his work on eradication of encephalitis spread by the tetse fly. “We used to get on like a house on fire - he was my role model,” Silva says. There are approximately 50 pairs of breeding Ospreys between Forster and Coffs Harbour, a large representation considering there are less than 300 birds state-wide. Silva’s first book ‘Osprey’ can be purchased from Sea Acres Rainforest Centre in Port Macquarie, www.silvavaughanjones.com or www.amazon.com

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

The real gift of Xmas

Volunteers from the Macleay Coast Church in Kempsey Bob Murray, Assistant Pastor Moira Hodgekiss, Sarah Apps, Senior Pastor Burrel Glasspell, Deb Oakes, Lisa Davis and Anne Similas organising over 240 Christmas hampers to deliver to struggling families

By SUE PATERICK MEMBERS of the Macleay Coast Church are lighting up the lives of struggling Kempsey families this festive season like twinkling decorations on a Christmas tree. So far over 240 Christmas hampers have been filled to overflowing with non-perishable food, toys, cosmetics and clothes. To help look after families in need the Church established the iCare initiative six years ago, which is funded entirely by donations. This Christmas Assistant Pastor, Moira Hodgekiss, said she sent out hundreds of emails locally and interstate asking for help. “And it has been the best year ever,” she said, beaming. “We’ve never had so much abundance before and it’s incredible.” For members of the Macleay Coast Church

this abundance is seen as an outpouring of God’s love. “There is so much need in this town so He has blessed us with His goodness and provided food, toys and clothes,” Moira said. She also contacted L’Oréal with the hope the company would donate women’s products because there were a lot of single mum’s in the Macleay who had no money for personal items. L’Oréal referred Moira to Good360. This organisation receives excess stock from manufacturers and distributes these goods to charities. From Good360 iCare received toys, makeup and dinnerware, and local transport company Macleay Valley Transport very kindly picked up the five pallets of goods from Sydney. A generous Sydney couple also donated 600 T-shirts and a lot of lovely women’s clothing. When delivered these hampers will delight

so many families who didn’t expect much this Christmas. According to Moira, the number of hampers could increase because demand was so great. The Church has been operating in Kempsey for 34 years, but it isn’t just Christmas when it shines. Every week Moira and a band of volunteers fill their cars with dry goods purchased from Foodbank in Sydney and donations received from local businesses. They then go either doorknocking or delivering to individuals or families referred by local agencies. “In God’s Kingdom, He loves everybody,” Moira explained. “What we do is all about love and this is a true love story about God who really does love people and this is one way how He declares that.”

THE COWPER REPORT With Luke Hartsuyker

Federal Member for Cowper

THE Australian economy’s transition away from the resources-led boom towards broader-based growth is presenting different challenges and opportunities for Australia’s regions. In order to better understand this, the Government has provided the Productivity Commission with terms of reference to commence a study on the impact of the transition on regional economies. While Australia continues to benefit from strong commodity export growth and a transition to broader-based growth is underway, there are some parts of Australia doing it tougher than others. We’re fortunate on the Mid North Coast to have resilient local economies experiencing continued growth supported by industries such as primary production, tourism, small business, education and manufacturing. However there is always room for improvement, and the Productivity Commission study presents an opportunity for Cowper constituents to provide input. Nationally, the economy is reconciling the impacts of globalisation and technological change and the Coalition Government wants to ensure that Australians are not being left behind. The Government has a clear economic plan to support this transition, to fuel economic growth and deliver our children and grandchildren the jobs they deserve. The Commission is due to provide an initial report to the Government in April, 2017, and a final report within 12 months. Public consultation will be undertaken as part of the study and the Government encourages all interested parties to participate. Further information, the terms of reference are and how to make a submission is available online at http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/ transitioning-regions.

Merry Christmas!

The Countdown is on, only 3 weeks to go until an exciting new event starting Town Beach Park Reserve (near the new kiosk and skate park). A food only market. Multicultural food delights. Starting on Saturday night 7 January 2017 and every Saturday night up to 15 April (weather permitting). Open 5pm to 9pm Very family friendly and entertainment. Bring a blanket or chair, wine or beer, your granny, your dog (on a leash) – And don’t forget the kids!

Tell your friends and come on down to a very chilled and fun night in the best location in town! Follow us on FB – Twilight Food Market – Port Macquarie Any food vendors interested please contact via the FB page

Your Local Independent - The Hastings and The Macleay

Thursday 22 December, 2016

BLOKE NSW economy

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MICHAEL WILSON

How long have you lived in or around the Macleay? I was born here and lived here all my life. What do you love most about the Macleay? The comradery of the people in the Macleay Valley and their generosity. Where do you work and what do you love about your work? I work at Betta Home Living Kempsey. I like the technology in our industry and innovation that is in every new product. What do you like least about your work? It can be exhausting around the Christmas period. How do you start your day? I try and go for a walk around the river and take in the early morning tranquillity. What do you do in your spare time? I like going 4W Driving, camping and fishing. I would be happy to do it for the rest of my life if I could! What is the achievement you are most proud of? This is a tough one! I’ve achieved many national awards over the years, however probably having the trust of loyal customers who take my advice after being in the industry for 17 years.

leads the pack NSW Economy Leading The Nation: The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government Budget Half-Yearly Review confirmed NSW is in the black and net debt is at historical lows, with the State’s economy the economic powerhouse of the nation. Last week the government released the HalfYearly Review, which shows surpluses averaging $1.8 billion over four years. The budget result for 2016-17 is forecast to deliver a surplus of nearly $4 billion – a result $259.9 million above the forecast set out in the 2016-17 Budget. The people of NSW elected us five years ago to turn NSW around and make NSW number one again. Today is a reminder we have done just that. When we came to office Labor had left the budget in tatters and NSW was the weakest economy in the nation. We have worked hard as a team and NSW is now far ahead of the pack. The State is in Australia’s strongest budgetary position, while leading on all key economic indicators. This means we are able to continue to invest a record amount into new infrastructure and services to take NSW into the future, while having the lowest net debt of any mainland state in the country. Liquor Law Reform: The NSW Government’s changes to liquor law reforms are a big win for the local community.

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With Leslie Williams State Member for Port Macquarie

The changes include extending takeaway and home delivery alcohol sales from 10pm to 11pm, and shifting the Three Strikes scheme from the venue to the licensee. I’m very happy that there is an extension to takeaway and home delivery alcohol sales which I know will be welcomed, especially by local shift workers. It is important to take into account local circumstances and requirements of a particular community in undertaking any regulatory intervention. The NSW Government will continue to look at the policy changes annually as more data becomes available. Merry Christmas: My staff and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing New Year. The Port Macquarie electorate office in Grant Street will be closed from 4pm this Friday, December 23, and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday January 3, 2017.

Council on litter blitz PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council has embarked on a 10-month ‘litter blitz’ program targeting litter hotspots including Town Beach, Town Beach Park, the Kooloonbung Creek foreshore, Westport Park carpark and Horton Street. A number of local businesses have enthusiastically put their hands up to be litter partners and will help spread the antilitter message through encouraging their customers to do their bit in helping keeping our community clean, green and litter free. “It’s great to have Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce, Rydges, Salty Crew Kiosk, Port Macquarie Breakwall Holiday Park, Parkrun and Boomerang Bags all contributing to this important community initiative,” said Mayor Peter Besseling. “Each year more than 25,000 tons of litter is tossed across NSW. A recent ‘litter blitz’ clean up across the Port Macquarie CBD and foreshore resulted in the collection of 6 wheelie-bins of rubbish in just two days,” Cr Besseling said. As part of the program, new and larger public bins will be installed, signage will be improved, and there will be increased surveillance. In the early stages, Council rangers will provide education and awareness around correct waste disposal, and will work closely with local businesses and the community. Businesses and community groups interested in becoming litter partners can contact council at pmhc.nsw.gov.au/litter or by calling 6581 8111.

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I WAS travelling through Oberndorf when the coach driver mentioned a happening in a local church one Christmas Eve in 1818. He asked if anybody knew what it was. He gave many clues. I thought I knew the answer, but I kept my mouth shut. This was the place where Silent Night was written. The driver said he would have stopped, but the neighbours had allegedly complained about tourist buses and so he kept on driving to Sound of Music territory. You all know Silent Night, the Christmas song that was made popular by, wait for it, the American singing cowboy, Gene Autry. In German it was called Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht The first words, in German, went: Stille nacht, heilige nacht Alles schlaft, einsam wacht, Nur das traute hochheilige paar. Holder knabe im lockigen haar. Schlaf in himmlischer, ruh. Schlaf in himmlischer ruh. The story is that in Oberndorf the local Catholic church’s organ had died on Christmas Eve in 1818. The church was St Nicholas parish church. The curate, Father Mohr, needed a Christmas

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song for that evening’s Christmas service, so he asked the church’s musician and schoolmaster Franz Gruber, if he had anything. Gruber came up with a poem Father Mohr had written much earlier. So the two put the poem to music, Franz Gruber is given credit for the music and they came up with Silent Night, to guitar accompaniment, for that evening’s service. Some versions of the story allege that Mohn had written the poem on Christmas Eve, but he had written the poem in Mariapfarr much earlier, as much as two years earlier, and the poem was produced for public display that Christmas Eve. The tune is a simple one, so they might have completed the tune on Christmas Eve. The organ might not have been broken and it is possible that the locals simply enjoyed singing simple melodies without organ accompaniment. They entered the church late on Christmas Eve and went home on Christmas Day. They probably

also had a nativity scene and enjoyed Christmas the way it was intended to be celebrated. The song that we sing today is slightly different from the original version. The English version was written by Episcopal priest John Freeman Young in New York in 1859. This standard version that we sing today contains only three verses, whereas the original version, so I believe, contained six verses. The original version was also more sprightly than the version we sing today. You remember the words of course. It starts like this: “Silent night, holy night; all is calm, all is bright.” The song was declared an intangible national heritage by UNESCO in 2011. A very popular version is by Bing Crosby. The original manuscript has been lost, but an early manuscript was found in 1820. What was I doing in the area? I was on a river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. I recommend it. During the wartime Christmas truce of 1914, Allied and German troops sang Silent Night. People all over the world instantly recognise Silent Night. lauriebarber.com;lbword@midcoast.com.au

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A NEW employment and training website has been designed with disabilities in mind. The Tursa Employment and Training disability-friendly site was launched, earlier this month, on the International Day of People with a Disability. Board member Debbie Fry said the international event was about increasing public and business understanding and acceptance of people with disability and to celebrate their achievements and contributions to the local community. “Hundreds of businesses throughout the Mid-North Coast recognise what valuable and reliable employees people with disability can be,” Ms Fry said. The theme of the new website is ‘connecting’. The site has been designed to increase the ease of accessibility of online content to all users through the latest technology. Features include Text to Talk which allows users to ‘hear’ the website’s typed information. Variable font sizes and a high contrast function assist visually challenged users to find employment-related information. Every page of the website can be translated into over 100 languages. TURSA’s person-centred approach provides job seekers with connection to community, government services and employment and underpins the long-term success of the organisation. This service is provided to all clients across Tursa’s disability employment services and general employment services.

No bounds to Xmas giving By SUE PATERICK THE generosity of inmates and staff at the Mid North Correctional Centre filled a dozen fruit crates with non-perishable food last week to ensure people in need don’t go hungry over Christmas. Corrective Services NSW Trade Overseer, Lisa Brown, came up with the idea of the inmates giving to a local charity during this festive season several weeks ago. After she discussed it with the Correctional Centre’s Baptistcare Chaplain, James Deaton, they suggested the idea to a few of the representative inmates and it was embraced. “The inmates ran with the opportunity to give,” James said. The next step was finding a worthy charity. After speaking to a few people in town and searching Google, James contacted Dave Davis founder of the Shalom House of Hope and The Saving Place at South Kempsey. Dave’s charity focuses on collecting and distributing food that will normally be thrown away. The food is all non-perishable and nothing is

used if a package is damaged. Woolworths at Macksville donates the food that is collected from Monday to Saturday. “I’m stunned with the quality we get,” Dave said. Apart from dry goods and tinned food, The Saving Place also receives fruit, vegetables, and frozen meat that is close to its use-by date. Donated non-food items are sold through the Tender Centre at South Kempsey under the banner of The Saving Place. Dave also founded #NoKidHungryAu and when James learnt that charity gave food to local Kempsey schools, the Kempsey PCYC and the Macleay Vocational College, he wanted to support it. The #NoKidHungryAu collection was held on Wednesday, December 14, at the Mid North

Correctional Centre. “It was great to see the inmates giving what they could, especially considering they were given little notice about this event,” James said. “The numerous inmates who weren’t able to give any non-perishable food wanted to donate money instead and although we weren’t facilitating inmates giving financially this time, we will certainly try to accommodate these other means of them giving to the community in the future.” A collection point was also established for both officers and other staff who were also eager to give this Christmas. Dave was ecstatic on Friday, December 16, when he collected the heart-felt donation. While James hoped to support another charity campaign next year.

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There is help to meet challenges THE past year has been a tough one for lots of people in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region as well as many other parts of the country. The slowing economy, tight competition for jobs in our area, and rural industry restructuring have made for challenging times in regional Australia. Port Macquarie Community College has faced many of these issues itself, while trying to offer opportunities for new learning and life development to our community. We hope to have helped those changing careers through retraining, and those re-entering the workforce by upskilling and finding new work experience openings. Our social development programs have also created new opportunities for people in recovery from challenges, be they mental distress, trauma, disability or social disadvantage. We aim to build on all those programs in 2017, and to expand the offerings in LifeSkills Express and Creative Arts for Recovery through the School of Hard Knocks, which already runs the successful Absolutely Everybody Choir. This will include topics such as creative writing, painting and sculpture, and storytelling. We welcome your ideas and involvement, whether you would like to volunteer or to approach us about building a course for a group you know are needing to learn more about a particular life or vocational skill. While we love serving the Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Hastings areas, we have also reached out to Taree, Kempsey and Nambucca Valley this year. So 2017 looks set for a growing number of programs, including the Nautilus alternative senior college for young people who are seeking a different path than mainstream high school. On behalf of Port Macquarie Community College staff, we wish you, our community, the very best for a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Call in at 77 Hastings River Drive, at the bottom of Clifton Drive, or ring 65837288 and visit our website on www.skillslinktraining.com. au to see all our other programs and courses.

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Church move ‘a miracle’ WELL may I say, God save the Catholic Church, because nothing will save the Port MacquarieHastings Council. In a twist of events few would have seen coming, the local Catholic Church administration looks to have secured the purchase of Tuffins Lane. Hopefully. In recent days, the Catholic Church and the local sporting groups have banded together to work up a positive and real long-term solution – effectively working around council. Hats off to these great folks for taking up the challenge on behalf of the community at a time when council had turned its back on them. I cannot recall seeing a greater show of noconfidence in a local council than seeing the community fight back in such a way as we’ve seen here. And I couldn’t be more impressed with their efforts. In a late twist to this sorry saga, and after the council has been resisting anything to do with the retention of Tuffins Lane, the Mayor now wants to be all over it again.

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Out of the blue, the Mayor put forward a report to council less than two hours before the December council meeting seeking councillors’ support to negotiate terms with the Catholic Church to play a role in the future management of the sports fields. Unfortunately, through this impeccably-timed brainwave, he could have cost the church and sports groups the entire deal because they had not yet purchased the land as they were still in the pre-purchase phase. Further, the use of a Mayoral Minute (the technical name for his report to council) is set aside for urgent matters and its use on this

occasion by the Mayor can be argued as another example of lack of consultation and transparency and confirming the ad-hoc decision-making processes still plaguing this council regime. Given that the church hadn’t yet taken ownership of the land, there was no urgency in the matter – other than for the Mayor to grab a headline before the Christmas break. The Mayor and council now want to offer the church around $100,000 in resourcing each year for 5-10 years to help maintain the sports fields on behalf of the church. However, the Mayor and council also re-confirmed their continued pursuit of the development of Wauchope’s flood prone land as the ‘longer-term strategy’ to replace Tuffins Lane. Which mind you, could run up a cost to ratepayers of more than $20,000,000. (*Disclaimer: Adam Roberts is a voluntary contributor to Your Local Independent. Adam’s views are his own and are not necessarily the views of the publisher or editor.)

Local mums rapt with ‘baby’ clinic By LIZZIE STIPCEVIC

Port Macquarie mother of four Nikki Gibbs with five-and-a-half-monthold Noah

NEW mothers are singing the praises of the Postnatal Maternity Clinic Port Macquarie, which recently celebrated its first birthday. Port Macquarie mother of four Nikki Gibbs said the clinic was a great help to her after the birth of now five-and-a-halfmonth-old Noah. “It was nice to know that there was somewhere to go if I had any queries,” said Nikki. “There was always two or three people there to help me.” The clinic is a drop-in style service and runs once a week for four hours. Since it opened in September last year, the clinic has provided support to more than 100 women and 110 infants. “They were great,” said Nikki. “If you’ve got questions about your baby in terms of how they are feeding, growing and sleeping - just any questions in general - they’re there to answer. “It also helps put new mothers and parents at ease. I used it for weighing my baby and just general checks, but I suppose there are also a few questions that I asked along the way that they helped me with.” Nikki says she has had a great experience with the clinic and would recommend it for any new parents in the area. “They are lovely and always really reassuring,” she said. “Whenever I have gone there I have also seen them helping out so many other mothers.” The clinic was established with funding from the Mid North Coast Local Health District Research and Quality Improvement Grant scheme, to provide more effective postnatal care services and to better meet the needs of local women. It is a collaborative initiative between the Mid North Coast Local Health District and the University of Newcastle and is staffed by a registered midwife and midwifery students. The one stop clinic has given access for mothers and parents to postnatal maternal and infant health assessments, interdisciplinary health care referrals, education, care and support for women from the time they are discharged from hospital through to six weeks post birth.

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

Award for council

PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council has been recognised by its peers as having the best placemaking philosophy in the Asia Pacific region. At the recent 2016 Place Leaders Asia Pacific Awards, Council won the ‘Place Process Award’. The award is recognition of Councils commitment to a solution-focussed approach in working with the local community in improving, activating and creating more vibrant public spaces. “Council has had a strong emphasis on a place making approach for the last two years, involving 19 townships and communities across our region,” said Council Acting Director Liesa Davies. Place making is about creating new, and transforming existing public spaces into vibrant and inclusive places. They are spaces that make us feel welcome, create a sense of belonging and desire to stay. Initiatives that are great examples of Council’s place making commitment include Comboyne being voted the ‘legendairy’ capital of NSW, the Tastings Ignites festival and Clarence Place Street Food

Comboyne being voted the ‘legendairy’ capital of NSW is a prime reason why council received its award

Dave’s visit far from pointless behind him. He lay curled up, eyes closed on an old green mattress on the creek bank of the park. Mack told us he’d been on the streets for several years. Mack began to cry as he shared his very violent upbringing, telling us how, as a sevenyear-old he often watched his mother ‘get bashed like a rag doll’. “What could we give Mack? Our respect. Our company, and a little bit of comfort. When we gave Mack his brand new zero-degree sleeping bag, he was speechless with only tears streaming his cheeks, before saying: ‘The red carpet was rolled out for me today. I feel like a million dollars now’. When we asked him the last time he felt happy, he replied with ‘when I was in

hospital … the food was so good’.” True happiness was at the end of a phone call on October 13 for Mr Drury as Mack had contacted him to tell him he was not only off the streets, but was living in a unit, with his own bedroom, a backyard with grass, a front door with a lock on it, a shower, and a bed. “He’s really happy,” said Mr Drury. “And so am I. He’s safe, warm, and his life is in a better place to when we met just five weeks ago.” Help someone sleep a little better this Christmas and visit www.pointsforpurpose.org And for more real stories from Points for Purpose visit www.medium.com/@ points4purpose

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a few weeks so I intend on meeting a few of the charities in person whilst there,” Mr Drury said. “I’m really keen to drive action in the Hastings area so we can start to drive impact.” Mr Drury spent many nights sleeping outside as research to fully understand the life of a homeless person. During this time he realised that a warm and comfortable night’s sleep was so vital for every person. Points for Purpose has already achieved many success stories in its short time and Mack’s case is a true success. “Mack, until very recently, was living in Como Dog Park,” said Mr Drury. “When we went to meet Mack, his life’s possessions sat covered by blue tarpaulins in four plastic boxes

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FINDING the perfect fishing spot is a fine art, but whatever secret location you choose to fish in this summer, the most important aspect of your search should be to ensure you won’t get caught out by the weather. This summer the Bureau of Meteorology has made it even easier to check the weather and ocean conditions with the introduction of a few simple tools and tips. The Bureau’s Tide Prediction portal has recently been upgraded to provide predicted tide heights and times for over 700 locations around Australia. Check the extended weather forecast and the tides a few days before your fishing trip, to help inform where and when might be the best and safest to go fishing. The Bureau’s graphical mapping tool MetEye can be used to visualise the weather forecast and zoom to any location. MetEye provides information on the height and direction of different swell conditions, as well as wind waves and total wave height. Rock fishing is a popular recreational activity but it’s also one of Australia’s most dangerous sports. The Bureau has developed a guide on how to use MetEye for rock fishing including a video.

You can find further information about weather safety checks for rock fishing on the Bureau’s website. These pages are translated into traditional and simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Malay. Rock fishers can also read up on a new blog that outlines how and when to check the weather for rock fishers planning their next fishing trip. The Bureau recommends three vital weather safety checks: tides, waves and winds. The Bureau’s new mobile app ‘BOM Weather’ can be downloaded for free and used to check warnings, view the rain radar for current

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Competition brings energy costs down MEMBER for Oxley Melinda Pavey has welcomed a new report by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) showing energy market reforms in NSW have succeeded in creating more choice and savings for residential and business electricity customers. Ms Pavey said since the Government removed retail price regulation two years ago eleven new retailers have entered the market, including six in the last year. “This has created greater choices for customers, substantial service innovations and prices consistent with a competitive market,” Mrs Pavey said. “Typical residential customers can save between $284 and $445 per year by shopping around and making the switch to a new product or retailer. “For small business customers, those savings could be between $568 and $856.” “This is good news for consumers and all part of the NSW Government’s efforts to create more competition in the market to supports savings for customers and help to drive innovation in the NSW energy sector. “The IPART report shows that engaged customers benefit most from competition and I recommend local residents and businesses take the time to compare products using the free price comparison site www.energymadeeasy. gov.au to try to find a better deal. “Many products now make it easier for customers to manage their bills, with monthly and fortnightly billing options bringing an end to the quarterly ‘bill shock’, and real-time price signals helping consumers achieve significant energy savings.” To view the IPART report visit: www.ipart. nsw.gov.au

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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Then he was captivated by the sermon’s opening challenge – ‘If you were to die tonight, would you be sure to go to heaven?’

QUESTION: Why does God seem to take a long time to answer my prayers? Many people find their prayers take a long time for God to provide an answer. For many of us the answer is WAIT! This can be frustrating. Some may doubt that God loves them or may believe that He won’t answer their prayer. However, God’s timing is always GOOD. We may not think so at the time but many who have had to wait for answers will confess that when the answer has come it has been at the perfect time. Someone who waited for a long time, in the Bible, was Simeon. He had read the prophecies from the book of Isaiah about the coming Messiah. These prophecies were given some 600 years before the coming of Jesus Christ. We are not sure how long Simeon went up to the temple in Jerusalem. We do know Simeon had for a long time watched for the Messiah. Simeon was getting very old and had begun to be anxious that he would die before the Messiah arrived at the temple. Finally, the day came when Joseph and Mary presented their child at the temple. Simeon knew this was the promised Messiah. He held the child and praised God (Luke 2:21-40). Why did Simeon have to wait so long? His trust in God’s prophetic Word was tested and he would have grown immensely in faith. We don’t know the answer. But what we do know is God always does what is best and His timing is perfect. We read in Isaiah 40 verse 31 about those who ‘hope in the Lord’ – this means being ‘entwined with the Lord’, growing much closer and then they ‘will soar like eagles and not grow weary, walk and not faint’. In other words, there is great strength to be found in waiting - hope grows and grows. The prophet Habakkuk when speaking about waiting for the Lord God says: “I will stand at my watch and STATION myself on the ramparts” (Habakkuk 2:1). This is like sitting at a station waiting for God to answer and for God to act. We are full of expectancy and anticipation. The writer of Proverbs sums it all up very succinctly when he said: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Way back when With Pastor, Kerry & Julie

JOHN (true story, but not his real name) wandered into Church at 11pm, December 24, 1974, for the Christmas Eve Service. He sat in the back pew and tried to look inconspicuous. It was the first time he had entered a church since his Sunday School days. John was troubled and looking for help - his business was not doing well and this had put pressure on his marriage and he was worried his wife may soon walk-out on him and take the children. He needed some answers! John pretended to sing the Christmas Carols, he tried to follow the service and the Bible readings. As the preacher climbed into the pulpit to preach the sermon, he wondered how he was going to stay awake! Then he was captivated by the sermon’s opening challenge – “If you were to die tonight, would you be sure to go to heaven?” John was jolted awake by this challenging statement. He hoped he would go to heaven, he was basically a good man, he tried to keep the law and do good in the community. He was failing with his marriage, but he hoped God would understand. The preacher continued speaking about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and how this would usher in the end of the world as we know it. John became disturbed in his spirit as the sermon went on. Is the world coming to an end soon? Is Jesus really coming again, a second time?

The devastation caused by Cyclone Tracy changed many lives - and not just of those living in Darwin the moment Jesus was coming back? He broke into a cold sweat and dropped to his knees in the kitchen and cried out to God. He tried to remember the prayer the preacher had prayed in the Church and mumbled something similar, seeking to find his peace with God. A calmness and peace came over him. The next morning the reports of Cyclone Tracy destroying Darwin were on the news. John awoke a new man and asked his wife and children to accompany him back to Church for Christmas Day. God saved John that Christmas Eve, saved his marriage and saved his business. This Christmas seek Jesus for yourself and make your peace with God. Make this the best Christmas ever!

The preacher concluded by praying for any in the packed church that Christmas Eve who were unsure of where they will spend eternity – for those not certain of their ‘peace with God.’ John listened to the prayer, but didn’t say or pray anything. He left the church at 12.30am and made his way home. His wife and children were asleep, so he sat down in the kitchen and opened a bottle of beer and turned on the radio and began to think about what he had heard tonight. Suddenly, there was an emergency warning being broadcast – Darwin and been hit by a cyclone and the top-end of Australia seemed to have dropped out! John sat bolt-upright in shock - what had happened? Was the world about to end? Was this

New spiritual leader for Anglican Parish FOLLOWING the retirement of the Reverend John West in February this year, as both Rector of the Anglican Parish of Port Macquarie and Archdeacon of the Grafton Dioceses, a search was undertaken to find a new leader. Reverend Stuart Webb has accepted the offer to come to Port Macquarie as the new spiritual leader of both the St Thomas and Trinity Church communities. Reverend Webb will move from Kawana Waters Anglican Church on the Sunshine Coast.

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expanding Port Macquarie community. In a letter to the Parish, Reverend Webb said: “In times of change as we seek for God’s leading and direction for 2017 I believe it is important to remember that this is God’s church. “When I pray seeking God’s vision for the Trinity and Port Macquarie community I am filled with great optimism and peace.” It is somewhat fitting that the first services Reverend Webb will preside over will be the Christmas Services.

He has served there for the past five years along with his wife, Michelle, and children Thomas, Emma, Harry and Bella. Reverend David Blackmore has overseen the parish during the interim period. Together with Church Wardens, he invites the people of Port Macquarie and regions to join him to celebrate the beginning of a new chapter. Reverend Webb and his family are sad to leave behind family, friends and school but are excited about becoming part of the vibrant and

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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Local label targets locals By LIZZIE STIPCEVIC A NEW record label in Port Macquarie is already showcasing top performers. Locals Lisa Willows and Simon Leigh have launched their new record label ‘Red Earth Records’. The label, that seeks to represent the aesthetics and atmosphere of the solo artist and acoustic guitar-playing culture that has long been an integral part of Port Macquarie music, has already found two talented local performers - Roy Rose and Benje Travis. Roy, from Wauchope, says that signing with ‘Red Earth Records’ has been a massive highlight in his career, has resulted in him being on radio for the first time and he is loving every minute of it. “It’s been 10 years since I’ve released anything,” said Roy. “But I’m always doing festivals, I’m doing them about every six to eight weeks.” However, it’s the creative side of the industry that Roy has always loved. “I grew up around music,” Roy explains. “When I was a kid my dad used take me to blues festivals and blues gigs. I’ve always had it around me and in my life so it’s just a continuation for me. “I don’t really listen to anything and get inspired anymore, it’s more so I just enjoy writing and creating music.” Locals will often see Roy playing at local venues and in nearby towns. “Tonight I’m performing down at the Hastings Hotel, so I do a lot of small local gigs,” Roy said. “I play at The Pier a lot in Port and I’ve had some really good response from the audiences there. I’m now starting to branch into Newcastle with the ‘Stag and Hunter’ and ‘The Wicko’ Pub.” The song writing process comes naturally for the blues and folk singer, particularly with his new single ‘Apollo Bay’. “The way I write songs is I just play chords

WHAT’S ON MACLEAY VALLEY ULYSSES CLUB ON Saturday, December 24 we will have morning tea at Heritage Hotel Gladstone. Meet there at 10am. Wednesday, December 28 we will have a mystery ride, deciding where to go on the day with whoever turns up leaving BP Clybucca at 9.30am. All riders and pillions welcome, contact Gail 0409 480 449. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PORT Macquarie Landcare is looking for volunteers to work a few hours a month or a week to either; join our mobile group in weeding and strengthening the remnant wildlife corridors across Port Macquarie, or join an existing Landcare group on a regeneration site near your home. All ages welcome. Contact us at info@ landcareportmac.com.au, phone: 6583 6508 or 0432 141 605. NO KID HUNGRY WE are needing volunteers to assist us with delivering and collecting donations for our No Kid Hungry Free Food Program. Positions available are collectors, handy men/builders, deliverers, volunteers to assist at school canteens, cooks at our PCYC connection at Kempsey. Email Dave thesavingplace@outlook.com LINE DANCING MACLEAY VALLEY  SOUTH West Rocks - beginner classes Mondays 11.30am at School of Arts Hall. Kempsey beginner classes Tuesday 5pm, Wednesdays 9am at Kempsey Heights Bowling Club. Contact Shirley 0429 368 112.

Local performers Benje Travis, left, and Roy Rose and then I just mumble words until it just comes in,” Roy laughs. “But in the chorus part, I just found myself singing Apollo Bay. I’ve been to Apollo Bay, so I just thought I’m going to run with a holiday theme. “It’s not literally about Apollo Bay, it’s more just about taking a break. Things get pretty flat out and fast paced sometimes, so you just got to not take things so seriously all the time.”

2017 brings in Roy Rose’s new EP, playing at the Tamworth Music festival in January, and playing at the Meatstock festival in New Zealand in February. Keep connected with Roy Rose via Facebook at www.facebook.com/royrosemusic and Red Earth Records at www.facebook.com/ redearthrecords

WAUCHOPE COUNTRY CLUB SOCIAL Monday twilight mixed bowls. Individual names need to be in by 4pm to play 5pm. Call 6585 3020 or contact Clive 0457 178 960, all welcome. PORT MACQUARIE ALATEEN MONDAYS at 4pm to 5pm at The Youth Hub. For more information, contact Dianne 6584 9227 or Kerry 6584 9694. PORT MACQUARIE ORCHID AND BROMELIAD SOCIETY WE meet on the fourth Monday of the month at 7.30pm at Pier One, Panthers Port Macquarie, 1 Bay Street. LINEDANCING BEGINNER classes on Mondays 1pm at North Haven Bowling Club and Tuesdays 12.30pm at Port Rotary Community Hall. Ring Di Andrews 0418 636 278 or 6581 0898 SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION FREE weekly program on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm at the Girl Guides Hall, Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie. Contact Linda on 6581 3356. PORT MACQUARIE PANTHERS ROCK N ROLL DANCE CLUB EZY STEPS rock and roll learner dance classes held Tuesdays weekly for 6.45pm in the Senior Citizens Hall in Munster Street. Rockers midweek social Rock and Roll dancing is held Wednesday nights from 6.30pm in the Paws Lounge at Panthers, everyone is welcome. Info 0427 823 344. PORT MACQUARIE GROW GROUP WEEKLY meeting at Colonial Rooms, St Thomas Anglican Church 10.30am – 12.30pm Tuesdays,

small friendly group formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression and improve mental health. Contact 1800 558 268. PANTHERS BRIDGE CLUB PLAYS every Wednesday at 10am, with everyone seated by 9.45am until 2.30pm. The cost is $4 with free tea and coffee, all are welcome. Contact Val 6584 4475 to play and Yvonne Cains 6584 5766 or U3A for lessons. PORT TABLE TENNIS CLUB A MIXED group of over 45s meet Wednesdays between 9am and 12pm at Palm Court Motor Inn, William Street. Phone 6581 5388 for more information. KEMPSEY TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION IS held every Thursday at Kempsey Macleay RSL Bowling Club from 6pm. A membership to the RSL and a fee of $2 is required. Contact John or Barbara Morley 6566 8405 or Steve Tarbox 6562 7797. HEART SUPPORT AUSTRLIA GET walking with Heart Support Australia each Thursday at 9am. Meet at Town Beach Surf Tower, for more information contact Jim 0412 544 820. PORT MACQUARIE BADMINTON (SENIORS) MIXED group of over 55s meet Fridays from 9.15am to 11.15am at indoor stadium, Hastings River Drive. Racquets, tea and coffee are provided. Phone Margaret on 6584 3673. PORT MACQUARIE MIXED PROBUS CLUB MEETS at Panthers on third Friday each month at 10am. New members welcome. Contact Harold or Nola 6581 2816. RHYTHM REVUE NEW enthusiasts with a love of music and

GIG GUIDE Thu Dec 22 9pm – Port Macquarie Hotel – Stuey - 6580 7888 Fri Dec 23 7pm - Harrigans Irish Pub - Gary King - 6556 0555 7.30pm - South West Rocks Country Club Connecting Souls - 6566 6252 7.30pm – Panthers Port Macquarie – The Roys 6580 2300 7.30pm - Oddfellows Hot Club - Joe Robinson 6567 5092 7.30pm - Finnians - Roy Rose - 6583 4646 8pm - Port City Bowling Club - Bounty Hunters 6583 1133 Sat Dec 24 7pm – The Beach House - Chistmas Eve at The Beachy with DJ Elypsis and DJ Juzzy - 6584 6011 7pm - Harrigans Irish Pub - Reckless Energy 6556 0555 7.30pm - Panthers Port Macquarie – Geoff Jones - 6580 2300 7.30pm - South West Rocks Country Club - The Roys - 6566 6252 8pm - Port City Bowling Club - Gotcha Covered 6583 1133 Mon Dec 26 7.30pm - South West Rocks Country Club - DJ Woodsy - 6566 6252 Wed Dec 28 4pm - Laurieton United Services Club - Katy Perry & Taylor Swift Tribute - 6559 9110 8pm - South West Rocks Country Club - Angry Anderson’s Oz Rock Tribute Blood, Sweat & Beers - 6566 6252 Coming Up Thu Jan 5 7.30pm - Laurieton United Services Club - IWA Pro Wrestling Live - 6559 9110 Sat Jan 7 8pm - Glasshouse - John Waters & Stewart D’Arrietta Lennon: Through a Glass Onion - 6581 8888 dance are invited to join our friendly voluntary performance group. No previous experience is necessary. Rehearsals Sat. from 10am till 1.30pm North Haven Public School. Contact Cecily 6582 6663. SOCIAL CHESS EVERY Saturday afternoon from 1pm at Flynns Book Café, 1/4 Flynn Street, Port Macquarie. For more information, phone 0401 733 700. CAMDEN HAVEN BOCCE CLUB JOIN us for a fun game of Bocce. We play Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 11am at the rear of the Laurieton United Services Club. Phone Jack on 6559 8676. TOY LIBRARY VOLUNTEER-run library full of toys for loan from a cost of 50cents to $5. Membership fee applies. Every Saturday 9.30am to 11am. Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre (cnr of Muston and Dodds st). Contact Alexa Harvey on 0488 198 004. THE HASTINGS NET IS a women’s group which meets monthly in Port Macquarie for dinner with a guest speaker. Come along and meet new friends. Contact Sue 6583 7612 or Chris 0419 246 664. What’s On is for non-commercial, volunteer organisations to include upcoming meetings. Please limit submissions to three lines. Submissions should be sent to newsdesk@ ylinews.com.au by 10am Monday desired week of publication. Please use the words ‘Whats On’ in the subject line.

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7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: 12 Dates Of Christmas. (PG) (2011) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Movie: Inception. (M) (2010) Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 11.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 12.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG) Final. 1.00 Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Snow Wonder. (PG) (2005) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Red Dog. (PG) (2011) 10.30 Movie: My Best Friend’s Girl. (MA15+) (2008) 12.30 Anger Management. (M) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Great Getaways. (PG) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room: Summer Edition. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 5.00 News. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. 9.15 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Stick Man. 5.35 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (PG) 8.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (M) 9.15 Luke Warm Sex. (MA15+) 9.45 The Virgin Daughters. (PG) 10.35 Peep Show. (M) 11.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 11.45 Snow, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M) 12.40 Peep Show. (M) 1.05 Total Wipeout. (PG) 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.00 Adv Time. (PG) 1.30 Regular Show. (PG) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Movie: Santa’s Apprentice. (C) (2010) 7.40 Movie: Jingle All The Way. (PG) (1996) 9.30 Movie: Christmas With The Kranks. (PG) (2004) 11.30 Mike & Molly. (PG) 12.00 Impractical Jokers. (M) 12.30 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG) 1.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 1.30 Ben 10. (PG) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 3. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder. Replay. 12.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 1.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.00 Get Smart. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 9.30 Highlander. (M) 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. (M) 1.30 Shopping. 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 3.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 4.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 8.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Friends. (PG) 11.30 Movie: Crooks In Cloisters. (G) (1964) 1.40 Secret Dealers. (PG) 2.40 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 3.50 Eggheads. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Felony. (M) (2013) 10.30 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Sanjay And Craig. 9.00 My Little Pony. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Raymond. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Surviving Christmas. (M) (2004) 10.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Giada At Home. 1.30 Pizza Masters. 2.00 Kitchen Inferno. 3.00 The Best In Australia. 4.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. 4.30 Mexican Made Easy. 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. 5.30 Valerie’s Home Cooking. 6.00 Jeni Barnett’s 12 Chefs Of Christmas. 6.30 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 7.30 Grocery Games. (PG) 8.30 The Great Food Truck Race. 9.30 Pizza Masters. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Friday, december 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 QI Christmas Special. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Grand Designs. 1.50 Grantchester: Christmas Special. (M) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef: Christmas Special. 3.25 Murder, She Wrote. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.40 Grand Designs. 6.30 QI Christmas Special. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 A Taste Of Landline. 8.30 Vera. (M) 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Final. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC News Evenings. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.00 ABC News Evenings. 8.30 One Plus One. 9.00 ABC National News. 9.30 7.30. Final. 10.00 The World. 10.30 The Mix. 11.00 ABC National News. 11.30 Back Roads. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. 2.00 Waterwise Gardening With The Garden Gurus. 2.30 Getaway. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Selling New York. 6.00 Hawaii Life. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 8.30 Tiny Luxury. 9.30 Island Life. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 The Quest. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Christmas With Holly. (G) (2012) 3.00 Movie: A Christmas Carol. (PG) (2009) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Movie: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (G) (2000) 9.15 Movie: A Million Ways To Die In The West. (MA15+) (2014) 11.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 12.00 Young, Lazy And Driving Us Crazy. (PG) 1.00 Shopping.

6.00 PAW Patrol. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Movie: The Dust Factory. (PG) (2004) 2.00 Movie: Jack Frost. (PG) (1998) 4.00 Wall To Wall Wizarding. 5.00 News. 5.30 Customs. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Shrek The Halls. 7.30 Merry Madagascar. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. 11.00 Movie: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. (MA15+) (2011) 1.00 Anger Management. (M) 1.30 My Surf TV. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Crash The Bash. New. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room: Summer Edition. (PG) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 Sara’s Australia Unveiled. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 iFish. Final. 4.00 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. 4.30 A Taste Of Travel. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. (PG) (1992) 9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 10.05 Michael Bublé At The BBC. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix China. Pairs and Women’s Singles competitions. 3.30 Cycling. Crocodile Trophy. H’lights. 4.00 Cycling. L’Étape Australia. H’lights. 4.15 Ernesto In The Land Of Football. 4.30 Empresses Of Ancient Rome. 5.30 Bon Appetit! Gérard Depardieu’s Europe. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain. (PG) 8.35 Movie: The Adventures Of Tintin. (PG) (2011) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.25 Stick Man. 7.55 Children’s Programs. 8.30 The Gruffalo. 9.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 8.40 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 9.10 Comedy Showroom. (M) 9.45 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.30 Comedy Next Gen. (MA15+) 11.20 Black Books. (PG) 11.50 This Is Littleton. (M) 1.45 News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Travel Bug. (PG) 1.00 Home In WA. 1.30 Out Of The Blue. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Qld Weekender. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 No Reservations. (PG) 5.00 New Zealand From Above. 6.00 How Britain Worked. (PG) 7.00 One Foot In The Grave. (PG) 7.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Movie: Wish You Were Here. (MA15+) (2012) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Movie: Pokémon Ranger And The Temple Of The Sea. (G) (2006) 6.00 Movie: Big Top Scooby-Doo! (PG) (2012) 7.40 Movie: Dave. (PG) (1993) 9.50 Movie: Around The Block. (M) (2013) 12.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.30 Rick And Morty. (M) 1.00 Unforgettable. (M) 2.00 Impractical Jokers. (M) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 3.30 SpongeBob. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. Replay. 11.30 World Sport. 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 4.00 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 Last Man Standing. (PG) 7.00 Freddie Down Under. (PG) 8.00 The Life Of Mammals. 9.00 Movie: Broke. (MA15+) (2016) 11.10 Megafactories. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 4.00 Black Market. (PG) 5.00 States Of Undress. (PG) 5.55 If You Are The One. 7.10 VICE World Of Sports. 7.35 Weediquette. (M) 8.30 Movie: Serenity. (M) (2005) 10.40 Movie: Largo Winch 2: The Burma Conspiracy. (MA15+) (2011) 12.45 Weediquette. (M) 1.35 Noisey. (M) 2.30 VICE World Of Sports. (PG) 3.00 F*ck That’s Delicious. (MA15+) 3.25 365: Every Day Documentaries. 3.30 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.50 Movie: Billionaire Boy. (G) (2016) 11.50 Children’s Programs. 2.15 Grojband. 2.35 Dr Dimensionpants. 3.00 Numb Chucks. 3.25 Danger Mouse. 3.50 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.15 The Fairly OddParents. 5.00 Make It Pop! 5.20 Horrible Histories. 5.50 Movie: The Boy In The Dress. (G) (2014) 7.00 Movie: Mr Stink. (G) (2012) 8.00 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 8.30 Outnumbered. (PG) 9.10 Heartland. 9.50 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Fifth Gear. (PG) 11.30 Morning Programs. 12.30 American Pickers. (PG) 1.30 River To Reef. (PG) 2.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 2.30 Adventure Angler. (PG) 3.00 The Next Level. (PG) 3.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 4.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 5.30 Ultimate Fishing. (PG) 6.30 Speed With Guy Martin. (PG) 8.30 Wicked Tuna. (M) 9.30 American Hoggers. (M) 10.30 Outback Hunters. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG) 7.30 Rainbow Country. 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Friends. (PG) 9.35 Avengers. (PG) 10.35 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 11.45 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.25 Movie: The Odd Couple. (G) (1968) 2.35 Movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (G) (1965) 6.30 Movie: First Daughter. (PG) (2004) 8.40 Movie: One For The Money. (M) (2012) 10.30 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.05 Pokémon. 7.00 Lexi And Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives. 7.30 Baby Animals In Our World. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Scope. 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Charmed. (PG) 1.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 8.00 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG) 8.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 9.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 10.30 The Loop. (PG) 1.00 Brady Bunch. 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 3.00 Charmed. (PG) 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The Great Food Truck Race. 11.30 Pizza Masters. 12.00 Kitchen Inferno. 1.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 2.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 3.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 4.00 Giada’s Holiday Handbook. 5.30 Chopped. (PG) 6.30 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 7.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 8.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 9.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 10.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG) 11.25 Late Programs.

Saturday, december 24

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 1.00 Vera. (M) 2.30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 Sarah Beeny’s Rise Hall Christmas. (PG) 5.00 Doctor Who. (PG) 6.00 Shaun The Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas. 6.30 Stick Man. 7.00 News. 7.30 Father Brown: The Star Of Jacob. (PG) 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 10.00 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 The Drum. 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. 4.00 News. 4.30 Australia Wide. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 News Weekend. 6.30 Australian Story. 7.00 News Weekend. 7.30 The Mix. 8.00 Four Corners. 8.45 One Plus One. 9.00 News Weekend. 9.30 Australia Wide. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Tiny Luxury. 1.00 Island Life. 2.00 Masters Of Flip. 3.00 Vintage Flip. 4.00 Hawaii Life. 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 6.00 House Hunters Off The Grid. 6.30 Flip Or Flop. 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters Int. 9.30 House Hunters Reno. 10.30 Late Programs. PMI

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 NBC Today. 9.00 To Be Advised. 11.30 Bewitched. 1.00 The Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (M) 10.00 Movie: Groundhog Day. (PG) (1993) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning Programs. 6.30 Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays. (PG) 7.00 Movie: Yogi’s First Christmas. (G) (1980) 9.00 Movie: A Christmas Story. (G) (1983) 11.00 Movie: All I Want For Christmas. (G) (1991) 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 Movie: Jingle All The Way. (PG) (1996) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (PG) (1989) 9.00 Movie: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (M) (1985) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Creflo. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 It Is Written. (PG) 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 Jamie’s Festive Feast. 9.00 St10. (PG) 11.30 Movie: Jingle All The Way 2. (PG) (2014) 1.30 Movie: Home Alone: The Holiday Heist. (PG) (2012) 3.25 The Living Room. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.00 Life In Pieces. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Die Hard 2. (M) (1990) 10.55 48 Hours. (M) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.30 Shopping. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Movie: Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (PG) (2012) 5.00 Small Business Secrets. 5.30 D-Day Laid Bare. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 André Rieu: Christmas In London. 9.10 Hairspray Live! 11.45 The Age Of Loneliness. (PG) 12.55 Movie: Tuesday, After Christmas. (M) (2010) 2.40 Strip The City. 3.40 The Cradle Of Comedy. (M) 4.40 Night Shift. 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Queen: From Rags To Rhapsody. (M) 9.30 Queen: A Night At The Odeon. (PG) 10.30 Louis Theroux’s Weird Christmas. (M) 11.30 Digilante. (MA15+) 12.05 Snow, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M) 1.00 Catfish: The TV Show. (M) 1.45 Catfish: The TV Show. (PG) 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.30 Inside Volleyball. 10.00 The Charm Of Britain. 11.00 The Charm Of Britain. 12.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG) 10.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 11.00 Original Features. 12.00 Harry’s Practice. 12.30 Psychic TV. (M) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 The World Around Us. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.30 Kung Fu Panda Holiday. 5.00 The Madagascar Penguins In A Christmas Caper. (PG) 5.15 Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular. 5.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.00 Movie: Maya The Bee Movie. (C) (2014) 7.40 Movie: Flight Of The Navigator. (G) (1986) 9.30 Movie: Galore. (MA15+) (2013) 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.10 Adult Swim. (M) 12.40 Rick And Morty. (M) 1.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Scorchers v Strikers. Replay. 12.00 World Sport. 12.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 1.00 Car Torque. 2.00 Megafactories. 3.00 Undercover Boss. (PG) 4.00 4WD Touring Australia. (PG) 5.00 People Of The Vines. (PG) 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Movie: Russell Coight’s Celebrity Challenge. (PG) (2004) 9.30 Movie: Flying High II: The Sequel. (M) (1982) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 WorldWatch. 7.20 Adam Ruins Everything. 7.45 South Park. (MA15+) 8.15 South Park. (M) 8.40 Balls Deep. (PG) 9.35 Balls Deep. (MA15+) 10.00 Balls Deep. (M) 10.30 Balls Deep. (PG) 11.00 Balls Deep. (MA15+) 11.25 Balls Deep. (M) 12.20 Noisey. (M) 1.10 Black Market: Dispatches. (M) 2.05 Dead Set On Life. (M) 2.30 Ghosts Of Aleppo. 3.20 365: Every Day Documentaries. 3.25 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.40 Spooksville. 2.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG) 2.50 Sunday Sessions. 3.20 Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising. (PG) 3.50 Odd Squad. 4.15 The Fairly OddParents: Wishology. 5.00 Stan Lee’s Mighty 7. (PG) 6.00 Horrible Histories. (PG) 6.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Gangsta Granny. 8.05 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 8.35 Outnumbered. (PG) 9.15 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 2.10 Close.

6.00 NFL. NFL. Week 16. Green Bay Packers v Minnesota Vikings. Continued. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Week 16. New Orleans Saints v Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 11.30 Construction Zone. (PG) 12.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 1.00 Ultimate Fishing. (PG) 2.00 Speed With Guy Martin. (PG) 3.00 Ultimate Factories. 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.20 Movie: The Benchwarmers. (PG) (2006) 9.00 Movie: Brüno. (MA15+) (2009) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Vacation, Vacation, Vacation. (PG) 10.30 The Great British Sewing Bee. 11.55 River Cottage: Christmas Special 2011. (PG) 12.55 Movie: The Holly And The Ivy. (G) (1952) 2.40 Are You Being Served? (PG) 4.00 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.00 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (PG) 9.00 Major Crimes. (M) 10.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Lexi And Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives. 10.30 Movie: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction. (G) (2014) 12.15 Movie: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (G) (2015) 2.00 Sanjay And Craig. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Movie: Pride & Prejudice. (G) (2005) 9.05 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.05 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG) 12.00 Giada’s Holiday Handbook. 1.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 2.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 3.00 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 4.00 Giada’s Holiday Handbook. 5.30 Chopped. (PG) 6.30 Restaurant: Impossible. 7.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 8.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 9.30 Cake Wars Christmas. (PG) 10.30 No Reservations. 11.25 Late Programs.

Sunday, december 25

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 A Taste Of Landline. 12.30 Back Roads. 1.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. 1.30 Sarah Beeny’s Rise Hall Christmas. (PG) 2.15 Fake Or Fortune? 3.15 QI Christmas Special. (PG) 3.50 Grand Designs. (PG) 5.05 Doctor Who. (PG) 6.00 The Gruffalo. 6.30 The Gruffalo’s Child. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Royal Variety Performance. 9.25 The Queen At Ninety. 10.55 20 Feet From Stardom. (M) 12.25 Rage. (MA15+) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Australians Of The Year: In Conversation. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Corre. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 Andrew Olle Lecture. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Hunters. 2.00 Flip Or Flop. 3.00 House Hunters Reno. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Vacation House For Free. 6.00 House Hunters Off The Grid. 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Vintage Flip. 8.00 Hunting Vintage. New. 8.30 Masters Of Flip. 9.30 Listed Sisters. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Sailing. Hamilton Island Yacht Race. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Movie: The Makeover. (PG) (2013) 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Jaws. (M) (1975) 11.00 Car Crash TV. (PG) 11.30 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.00 Packed To The Rafters. (PG) 1.00 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Evening session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (M) (2011) 11.15 Person Of Interest. (M) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. 7.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 8.00 Family Feud Favourites. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Andrea Bocelli: Live In Central Park. 3.05 Wild Thailand. 5.00 Living Black. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Rick Stein’s German Bite. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Supervet. (PG) Final. 8.30 The First Night Of Television. 9.35 Saddam Goes To Hollywood. (M) 10.30 Spiral. (M) Return. 12.40 Movie: How I Ended This Summer. (M) (2010) 3.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 3.55 The Surgery Ship. (M) 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.10 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.35 Charlie And Lola. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Stones In Exile. (M) 9.30 Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones. (PG) 10.30 Peep Show. (M) 11.00 Movie: Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man. (PG) (2005) 12.45 Peep Show. (M) 1.10 Total Wipeout. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 NBC Press. 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Original Features. 2.00 Cook Me The Money. (PG) 3.00 The Great Outdoors. 4.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 5.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 8.30 Blue Murder. (M) 9.45 Waking The Dead. (M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Movie: Pokémon: The Rise Of Darkrai. (G) (2007) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Science Of Stupid. (M) 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Patrick. (MA15+) (2013) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 12.00 Impractical Jokers. (M) 12.30 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG) 1.30 Ben 10. (PG) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Car Torque. 9.00 A Taste Of Travel. (PG) 9.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 10.00 Fishing Edge. 11.00 Monster Jam. 12.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 1.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.00 Get Smart. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.00 Movie: A Good Man. (MA15+) (2014) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.40 States Of Undress. (PG) 7.30 VICE News Tonight. 8.00 Travel Man. 8.30 The VICE Guide To North Korea. (M) 9.35 A Good Day To Die. (M) 10.05 Bare Knuckle. 10.30 Movie: Brotherhood Of The Wolf. (MA15+) (2001) 1.00 VICE News Tonight. 1.30 Black Market. (M) 1.55 The VICE Guide To North Korea. (M) 3.00 A Good Day To Die. (M) 3.30 Bare Knuckle. 3.55 365: Every Day Documentaries. 4.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 The Jungle Book. 6.10 Vic The Viking. 6.25 The Fairly OddParents. 1.20 House Of Anubis. (PG) 2.30 Movie: Billionaire Boy. (G) (2016) 3.30 Shaun The Sheep. 4.00 Little Lunch. 4.25 Kick. 4.30 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 4.40 Fungus The Bogeyman. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising. (PG) 8.55 Outnumbered. 9.35 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Week 16. Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens. 12.00 Dream Car Garage. 12.30 NFL. NFL. Week 16. Kansas City Chiefs v Denver Broncos. 4.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG) 5.00 MythBusters. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 8.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG) 8.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG) 9.00 Klondike Gold Fever. (M) 10.00 Prospectors. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 8.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Friends. (PG) 11.30 Movie: Bombers B-52. (G) (1957) 1.30 Movie: Cheyenne Autumn. (PG) (1964) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Frozen Planet. (PG) 8.40 Ready For Takeoff. (PG) 9.40 Weird Wonders Of The World. (PG) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Baby Animals In Our World. 8.35 Sanjay And Craig. 9.00 My Little Pony. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Sommersby. (M) (1993) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 No Reservations. (PG) 12.30 Giada’s Holiday Handbook. 1.00 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 2.00 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 3.00 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 4.00 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 5.00 Barefoot Contessa Specials. 6.00 Restaurant: Impossible. 7.00 Easy Holiday Feast. 8.00 Secret Eats With Adam Richman. 8.30 Luke Nguyen’s France. 9.30 Pizza Masters. 10.30 Kitchen Inferno. 11.25 Late Programs.

monday, december 26

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 The Queen At Ninety. 2.00 Catalyst. 2.35 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.35 Royal Variety Performance. 5.40 Grand Designs. 6.30 QI. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) 9.50 The Agony Of Christmas. (M) 10.15 Robbie Williams: One Night At The Palladium. (PG) 11.15 Silent Witness. (MA15+) 12.20 Tsunami: Survivors’ Stories. (M) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+) 2.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Press Club. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Drum Special. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. 5.00 News. 5.30 Compass. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum Special. 7.00 News. 7.30 A Taste Of Landline. 8.00 News. 8.30 Australia Wide Special. 9.00 Running Wild: Australia’s Camels. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 Texas Flip And Move. 2.00 Vintage Flip. 2.30 Hunting Vintage. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 House Hunters. 6.00 Hawaii Life. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Big Rich Texas. 8.30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey. 10.30 Late Programs. PMI

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer. (PG) (2011) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 First Dates UK. (M) 8.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (M) 9.40 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) 10.40 Chicago Fire. (M) 11.35 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.00 Cougar Town. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Evening session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 8.30 Movie: What Happens In Vegas. (M) (2008) 10.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.00 Mom. (M) 11.30 20/20. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. 7.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 8.00 Family Feud Favourites. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 André Rieu: Love In Venice. 3.00 Trawlermen. 3.30 Invisible Universe Revealed. 4.30 Operation Maneater. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Rick Stein Tastes The Blues. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 The Mekong River. (PG) 9.35 One Born Every Minute. (M) 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Lilyhammer. (MA15+) 11.55 Movie: In A Better World. (MA15+) (2010) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.50 Fireman Sam. 6.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 6.10 Octonauts. 6.20 Peter Rabbit. 6.35 Charlie And Lola. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. (M) 9.30 Hard Time. (M) 10.20 Archer. (M) 10.40 Peep Show. (M) 11.05 Joy Division. (MA15+) 12.45 Stupid Man, Smart Phone. (M) 1.30 Peep Show. (M) 2.00 News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG) 3.00 The Great Outdoors. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Animal Airport. (PG) 5.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.00 Adv Time. (PG) 1.30 Regular Show. (PG) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 4.30 We Bare Bears. (PG) 5.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 Movie: The Island. (M) (2005) 11.15 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 11.45 South Beach Tow. (M) 12.15 Adv Time. (PG) 12.45 GO Surround Sound. (PG) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars. Replay. 12.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 1.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.00 Get Smart. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 48 Hours. (M) 8.30 Movie: The Rainmaker. (M) (1997) 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. (M) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 5.40 If You Are The One. 6.40 States Of Undress. (PG) 7.30 Life After Food. (PG) 8.00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 9.25 Noisey. (M) 10.15 Movie: Beasts Of The Southern Wild. (M) (2012) 11.55 Black Market. (PG) 12.25 Dead Set On Life. (M) 12.55 States Of Undress. (PG) 1.45 Noisey. (M) 2.40 365: Every Day Documentaries. 2.45 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.10 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 4.55 Roy. 5.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (PG) 5.50 Kobushi. 6.00 The Deep. 6.20 Let’s Go! 6.25 House Of Anubis: The Reawakening. 6.50 You’re Skitting Me. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.20 Adventure Time. (PG) 8.45 Stoked. 9.05 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Prospectors. (PG) 12.00 American Pickers. (PG) 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 2.00 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.30 What Went Down. (PG) 4.00 Full Metal Jousting. (PG) 5.00 MythBusters. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 9.30 Strip N’ Rip. (M) 10.30 Car Chasers. (M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 8.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Friends. (PG) 11.30 Movie: Dial M For Murder. (PG) (1954) 1.40 Movie: North By Northwest. (PG) (1959) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Heartbeat. (M) 11.00 Cold Case. (M) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Sanjay And Craig. 9.00 My Little Pony. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Futurama. (PG) 9.00 Movie: The Big Lebowski. (MA15+) (1998) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Easy Holiday Feast. 11.30 Secret Eats With Adam Richman. 12.00 Luke Nguyen’s France. 1.00 Pizza Masters. 2.00 Kitchen Inferno. 3.00 The Best In Australia. (PG) 4.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. 4.30 Mexican Made Easy. 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. 5.30 Valerie’s Home Cooking. 6.00 Sandwich King. 6.30 Buy This Restaurant. 7.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. 9.30 Pizza Masters. 10.30 Iron Chef America. 11.25 Late Programs.

Tuesday, december 27

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Gardening Australia. 1.30 Catalyst. 1.55 Doctor Who. 2.55 Call The Midwife. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 8. Melbourne City v Perth Glory. 7.00 News. 7.30 Big Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 50 Years Of Play School. (PG) 8.30 Simply Nigella. 9.00 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. 10.00 Reinventing The Royals. (PG) 10.55 Silent Witness. (M) 11.55 Late Programs. 3.45 Silent Witness. (M) 4.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC News Evenings. 6.30 The Drum Special. 7.00 ABC News Evenings. 8.30 Australia Wide Special. 9.00 ABC National News. 9.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Vacation House For Free. 2.00 Masters Of Flip. 3.00 The Block. 4.30 Getaway. 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Hawaii Life. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 8.30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 9.30 Mom’s A Medium. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: Avalon High. (G) (2010) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Air Rescue. (PG) 8.30 Gold Coast Medical. (M) 9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 11.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 12.00 Formal Wars. (PG) 1.00 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Evening session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 20 To One. (PG) 8.30 Kings Cross ER. (PG) 9.30 Chicago Med. (M) 10.30 Medical Mysteries. (PG) 11.30 Murder In The First. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. 7.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 8.00 Family Feud Favourites. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 3.00 Rubik’s Cube: 20 Moves. (PG) 4.30 Meet The Monkeys. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Rick Stein Tastes The Blues. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Tony Robinson’s Wild West. (PG) 8.30 Interview With A Murderer. 10.15 Trapped. (MA15+) 11.15 SBS News. 11.45 Movie: The Arbiter. (2013) 1.40 Movie: The Front Line. (M) (2009) 3.25 Inside The Dark Web. (PG) 4.25 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 Peter Rabbit. 6.35 Charlie And Lola. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Stupid Man, Smart Phone. (M) 9.20 My Social Network Stalker. (M) 10.15 Peep Show. (M) 10.40 Crowded House Live At Sydney Opera House. (PG) 12.55 Catfish: The TV Show. (M) 1.35 Peep Show. (M) 2.05 Total Wipeout. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 2.00 Cook Me The Money. (PG) 3.00 The Great Outdoors. 4.00 The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese. (PG) 5.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Australia Beyond 2020. (PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (M) 10.30 Suspects. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.00 Adv Time. (PG) 1.30 Regular Show. (PG) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 BattleBots. (PG) 8.30 Airplane Repo. (PG) 9.30 Movie: The Mule. (MA15+) (2014) 11.40 Baggage Battles. (PG) 12.10 Impractical Jokers. (M) 12.35 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG) 1.30 Ben 10. (PG) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. Replay. 12.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 1.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.00 Get Smart. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 The Life Of Mammals. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning. (MA15+) (2012) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 4.00 Man Vs Fly. (PG) 4.05 Daria. (PG) 4.35 Balls Deep. (PG) 5.40 If You Are The One. 6.40 States Of Undress. (PG) 7.35 Black Market. (M) 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (M) 8.30 Weediquette. (M) 9.20 The Islamic State. (M) 10.15 Movie: Four Lions. (M) (2010) 12.05 Black Market. (M) 12.30 Dead Set On Life. (M) 1.00 Weediquette. (M) 1.50 The Islamic State. (M) 2.45 365: Every Day Documentaries. 2.50 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.10 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 4.55 Roy. 5.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (PG) 5.50 Kobushi. 6.00 The Deep. 6.25 House Of Anubis: The Reawakening. 6.50 You’re Skitting Me. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.20 Adventure Time. 8.45 Stoked. 9.05 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 10.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) 11.00 SlideShow. (PG) 12.00 American Pickers. (PG) 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 2.00 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.30 What Went Down. (PG) 4.00 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 5.00 MythBusters. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 8.30 Ink Master. (M) 10.15 Bogans. (M) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 8.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Friends. (PG) 11.30 Movie: Maytime In Mayfair. (G) (1949) 1.30 Movie: The Nun’s Story. (G) (1959) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Poirot. (PG) 8.30 DCI Banks. (MA15+) 9.30 Killer On The Line. (M) 10.30 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Sanjay And Craig. 9.00 My Little Pony. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.30 Bob’s Burgers. (PG) 10.30 Duckman. (M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Sandwich King. 9.00 Buy This Restaurant. 10.00 The Best In Australia. (PG) 11.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 1.00 Pizza Masters. 2.00 Iron Chef America. 3.00 Tia Mowry At Home. 4.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. 4.30 Mexican Made Easy. 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. 5.30 Valerie’s Home Cooking. 6.00 Sandwich King. 6.30 Buy This Restaurant. 7.30 No Reservations. (PG) 9.30 Pizza Masters. 10.30 Iron Chef America. 11.25 Late Programs.

Wednesday, december 28

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Big Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 50 Years Of Play School. (PG) 1.55 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. 2.55 Simply Nigella. 3.25 Murder, She Wrote. (M) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 9. Melbourne Victory v Canberra United. 7.00 News. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. 8.30 Movie: Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot. (PG) (2014) 10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Final. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 A Taste Of Landline. 6.30 Australia Wide Special. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC News Evenings. 6.30 The Drum Special. 7.00 ABC News Evenings. 8.30 Australia Wide Special. 9.00 ABC National News. 9.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Thursday 22 December, 2016

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BATH TUB white enamel. Steel $200 ono Ph: 6562 7134 or 0423 932 830

2 PIECE Moran beige velour lounge. 2 seater and 1 seat. As new cost $2,600 sell $595 Ph: 6559 4096 2 SEATER Brown leather lounge. Pick up only. Good cond $40 Ph: 6582 4839 2 SEATER x 2 Jason leather recliners, Grand Canyon, fern colour. New cond $1,500 each Ph: 6581 2492 3M CHAIN moderately heavy, $30, Laurieton. Ph: 0412 397 133 3PCE LOUNGE wooden arms, beautiful cond, $100. Ph: 0447 621 371 3 PIECE fabric lounge $200 Ph: 0421 337 647 3 SEATER leather lounge, very good cond, chocolate brown, $199. Ph: 6581 1644 3 SETS of Bowls. Size 4 in bags and Men’s bowls clothes Size M and Shoes 71/2 $200 Ph: 6585 5709 4 BURNER BBQ with cover $60 Ph: 0458 249 555 5 LARGE sails, triangular and one square, need cleaning, $180. Ph: 6559 4476 6 CHAIR cushions burgundy colour. Ex cond $20 lot Ph: 6583 6801 7PCE WING wood dining suite, added chairs, $300 ono. Ph: 0447 621 371 8” TRAMPOLINE, $120. Ph: 6559 4476 10” LCD TV with built in DVD player, set top box & aerial, great for caravan, in perfect working order, $110 ono. Ph: 0412 397 133 23” TV with built in DVD. White frame. Near new $75 Ph: 0431 121 751 37” PHILLIPS HD Digital TV, ex cond, $100. Ph: 0414 650 646 75L COOLER with wheels. Ph: 6583 3557 100% LEATHER lounge suite, 2 seater plus two recliners, great condition, moving house, urgent sale, Port Macquarie, $800 ono. Ph: 0438 839 644 A1 WOODTURNING lathe toolmac model MC900, new unused with set of five chisels, $350. Ph: 0419 411 068 AIR MATTRESS queen size, $20. Ph: 0423 791 978 ALPACA FLEECE mixed colours, fine, soft, clean, $25 each, Eungai. Ph: 0403 359 139 AMPLIFIER BEHRINGER 90Watt, 3 lines, $80. Ph: 6582 6749 ANGEL BLESSINGS cards and book. Still in box. Never used artists Blake, Rembrandt etc $30 Ph: 6583 2128 BAUMATIC TOP load washing machine. Good cond $70 Ph: 0431 284 138 BAR STOOLS x 3 $9ono each Ph: 6559 8190

BEACH UMBRELLA (Yellow Shelta), 2 x Folding Beach Chairs, Wavezone Body Board, VGC $60 lot. Ph: 6563 1507 BED SINGLE ensemble VGC $65ono Ph: 0414 821 088 BEE FRIENDLY flow hive honey, $12kg or 3kg for $30, unheated extracted honey $7kg for 20kg drum. Ph: Karl 0432 517 523 BELLING PIANO with original candlesticks. Pick up only. Lighthouse Beach $100ono Ph: 6582 5420 BIRDNEST FERNS Comboyne Ph: 6550 4003 BLOOD PRESSURE monitor, automatic. Omron. Half price $50. Dunbogan Ph: 0408 317 528 BRAND NEW 1mts square glass table with chrome legs plus 4 black padded high back chairs $350 Ph: 6581 2682 or 0421 33337 647 BROWN LEATHER jacket, women’s, size 14, $50. Ph: 0400 779 531 BUFFET, GREEN glass panels, $300, Ph: 6566 6051 BUNK BEDS double bed and singe bed with near new mattresses $100 Ph: 0402 595 161 CAMP CHAIR folding li lo type. Never used A1 $90 Ph: 0417 675 328 CAR COVER 5mtrs long. Blue. Good cond $20ono Ph: 6582 0493 CARPET SQUARE 4.3m x 5.3m. Inscape raw cotton colour. 8 mths old $300ono Ph: 6585 1996 CD RECORDER Hi grade Yamaha HDI 300 CD recorder with HD drive. Used to record 110LPs onto CDR disks $225 Ph: 6559 5513 CLASSIC COLLECTOR edition Juke box. As new $600 Ph: 6581 4596 or 6581 2682 COOL GEL mat Nicky Buckley endorsed 90 x 90cm. Cost $200 sell $100 Ph: 0414 650 646 COT MATTRESS $20 Ph: 0458 249 555 CREAM ANKLE boots, size 7. Cost $160 sell $70ono Ph: 0447 898 624

FOR SALE rack, $30. Ph: 0414 650 646 DINING SUITE 8 chairs with fawn seats. Wrought iron, glass top. Ex cond $450 Ph: 0468 725 949 DINING SUITE Tasmanian Oak 150 x 90cm with 4 padded chairs $2500 Ph: 6581 2942 DINING TABLE 4 chairs, round, beige, lazy Susan in the middle, only 2yrs old, ½ price $600. Ph: 6566 6051 DOLLS NATIONAL costumes. Expression of interest Ph: 6582 2499 ELECTRIC DRILL small original Bosch. Lithium battery Cost $125 sell $30 Ph: 6581 3323 EMBROIDERY MACHINE, Janome Memory Craft 350 E. Cloth setter hoops, accessories. $1,000 ono. Ph: 6562 6464 FIRST DAY covers. Collectables Ph: 6581 2971 FISHER & paykel 115l bar fridge very good condition. As new. Great for xmas parties. Ph: 0437 639 067 or 0484 918 925 FISHING GEAR selling as bulk lot. Rods, reels, covers, stands and more. Ph: 0400 117 497 FISHIBNG RODS Black $100, 2 x Beach Rods $70 each . 15 feet Prawn net x 2 – polyethylene $100 Ph: 6583 1816 FISHING SINKERS all sorts. Various prices Ph: 0408 070 260 FISH TANK 25litres. Set up. All accessories $65 Ph: 6561 5089 FISH TANK 920mm wide 400 deep 450 high on 700 high cabinet. Has fish and plenty of extras. A great looker $200 Ph: 0408 643 235

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Super 10 WB23 blue speckled gripped bowls. As new $350 Ph: 0407 556 500

condition $50 Ph: 6581 2682 or 0421 337 647

pads & tablecloth $50 Kempsey area Ph: 6566 8018

OWL DISPLAY cabinet 6x3, complete with assorted owls, glass doors, light, extra storage, very good cond, $400 ono. Ph: 6559 6738

TENT DIAMATINA Outrigger 9x9 Ex cond. Rarely used $160ono. 2 x Roman sleeping bags ex cond. Rarely used $50 each Ph: 0458 249 919

BIBLE MANKIND is to celebrate Jesus birth and death Ph: 6584 2805

PATIO GARDEN shade umbrella 2.3mts dia x 2.3mts high. Green and white check Coolaroo material plus cast iron stand. Cost over $350 sell $150 Ph: 6584 4631

TENT INSTANT pop up. 4 man never used A1 $70 Ph: 0417 675 328

GRINDER OZITO wet 200 diameter, dry 150 diameter. As new $45 Ph: 6582 2499 HAND CRAFTED solid timber slatted queen size bed base plus mattress. All in ex cond. Downsizing. Absolute bargain $180 Ph: 6581 5668 HI-FI SYSTEM, NAD amplifier, turntable, CD player, double cassette deck, tuner, all set in timber cabinet, plus 2 Pioneer 150W free standing speakers, ideal for man cave, $235. Ph: 6582 6749 HILTI CORDLESS Reciprocating Saw WSR 36-A. Cuts steel, timber and concrete up to 300mm thick. New price $1704, selling $400. Ph: 0412 011 145 JUICER SUNBEAM 400W for fruit and vegetable. Hardly used $25 Ph: 6582 2499 KAMBROOK SINGLE hotplate new $30 Ph: 6583 6801

PERCOLA PRESERVING jars $2 each Ph: 6585 6197 PILATES MACHINE excellent cond. Versatile and small with instructions $100 Ph: 6582 2499 PINE UNIT 110cm high x 54cm with 3 deep drawers. Vgc $75 Ph: 6584 9575 PORTA POWER kit $180 Ph: 0458 622 231 POWER FIT workout $600 Ph: 6581 3117

GOLF BUGGY par maker, sit on, 3 wheel model, 2x new batteries and 2 chargers, used once a week, 3yrs old, $1,499. Ph: 6559 8212 GOLF CART club electric. Top cond. Any test. Little used batteries $2750 Ph: 0402 965 112 GOLF CLUBS full set. 9 irons, 3 woods, bag and buggy. Good condition $100 Ph: 6582 1854 GOLF CLUBS Gary Player bag. 9 Irons, 4 woods $35ono Ph: 6559 8180

TV & stand $75 Ph: 6582 2557 TV UNIT 1800long x 600hihgh. Sliding doors & drawers. Ex cond $100 Ph: 6581 2682 or 0421 337 647

KIDS CAR seats x 3. One suitable for newborn $50 each Ph: 0458 249 555

PUSH BIKE Carrier. 3 bikes fit tow ball. As new. Sancrox Ph: 0418 638 046

LADIES BOOTS leather, brown, size 7. Worn once, knee high. Cost $265 sell $100 Ph: 0447 898 624

QUEEN ENSEMBLE, Select-oPedic, hardly used, semi hard, $230. Ph: 6582 6749

TWO BIKES Ladies and Gents. Gents racing bike and exercise bike plus bike transport holder $200.00 Ph: 6585 5709

LARGE 6MX9M metal double garage shed for sale and removal, timber frame/truss, 2 tilt doors, windows, good cond, $1,950 ono. Ph: 6581 1644 LAWN VACCUUM + Blower $15 VGC Ph: 6559 8190

RECLINER CHAIR genuine leather. Brown. Good Condition $85 Ph: 6584 9575 RECLINER, HARDLY used, floral fabric, $200 ono. Ph: 0447 621 371

REMOVALIST CARTONS Large (8), medium (8), tea chest (2). All ex cond. Will sell separate. Bargain price Ph: 6581 5668

GOLF BOOTS Niblick white. Size 8. Brand new $30 Ph: 6582 1854

TRAMPOLINE 5MTR diameter. VGC you dismantle and remove. FREE Sancrox. Text only: 0439 812 586

KELLY LANE Frangipani picture 120cm x 90cm. Good condition $35 Ph: 6584 9575

LIGHT FINE wooden table with curved ends with 6 matching light padded high back chairs. Ex cond $275 Ph: 6583 4792

GATE COLOURBOND Woodland Grey 1770x 900 $30 Ph: 0427 362 975

TOBOGGAN WATER ski, tow behind boat, $60. Ph: 6559 4018

TRAVEL COT $15 Ph: 0458 249 555

GAMES COFFEE table complete Chess, Draughts, Backgammon, glass top and wood $90 Ph: 6559 6044 GAS HEATER Rinnai graduate MKII unflued portable heater, 3 burner, standard and extended length hose, $120. Ph: 6559 5513

TIMBER BLIND 1.80 x 2.10 drop, 2of 1.80 x 60 drop, VG cond, $10 each. Ph: 0417 594 606

PROJECTORS ELMO ST180 2 trk 833 sound. Also Rollie P350A auto focus slide projector DA lite projector screen $180 Ph: 6559 5513

LEATHER SWIVEL rocker recliner chairs. Lazyboy Grand Canyon. As new $900 each Ph: 6581 2942

DAVID STACEY Art works. Framed prints. 1x Cassowary, 1xFrogs. Both new from shop closure. Price negotiable. Proceeds to FAWNA Wildlife Rescue. Ph: 0488 591 915

DECORATIVE PLATE 3 tier wall

FOR SALE

FRIDGE WESTINGHOUSE freezer, white, 520L, 2dr, excellent cond, bonus s/s wine rack, $390 ono. Ph: 0411 807 883

GOLF BUGGY par marker, battery near new, and charger, $100. Ph: 6584 1242

DC TRANSFORMER SLD PS Series regulated DC pwr supply designed to provide high stable and reliable voltage req in labs, school etc. $70. Ph: 6559 5513

FOR SALE

RECYCLER 2000 Muncher – chipper. Briggs & Stratton. 6.5hp heavy duty engine. Had very little use. Palms, no problem $950ono Ph: 0484 918 925 or 0437 639 067

CROQUET SET 4-player family. Hoops, mallets, carrybag. As new. $125. Ph: 0411 040 888

DAYLILLIES in flower. Over 100 varieties. Barefooted $2.50 200mm pot $5.00. A free plant with every $5.00 barerooted. A good xmas gift Cheap plants available 8kms out of Kempsey Ph: 6562 2686

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LOUNGE MODERN 3 + 1 seater brown leather, very good condition, $400. Ph: 0411 109 454 LOUNGE SUITE 3 seater + 2 recliners. Blue fabric, matching arm, head cover and storage box $325 Ph: 0416 239 844 LOUNGE SUITE Blue velvet material in excellent unmarked cond. 3 seater, single seaters. $250 Ph: 6559 5513 MAHJONG SET with stand and counters, used once, $60. Ph: 0428 737 438 MATTRESS CLARKE rubber 175cms x 137cms x 10cms depth. As new suit camping and/ or children, $40. Ph: 6582 2499 MICROPHONE AND long reach stand, $40. Ph: 6582 6749 MOBILITY AID aged care height adjustable chair, padded seat back and arms $200 Ph: 0468 415 068

ROUND CANE outdoor setting $150 Ph: 6581 2682 or 0421 337 647 ROUND YELLOW BBQ. New cook book. Only $120 Ph: 6581 3357 ROULETTE GAMES table. Venetian timber elegance. New $4,200 make an offer Ph: 0421 601 550 SHOWER CHAIR as new, $30. Ph: 6583 3557 STERLING EMERALD scooter. Made in England. 4 years old. 2 new tyres, 2 x batteries with canopy and large shopping bag $1,500ono Ph: 0411 344 243 SUNBEAM CAFÉ series coffee grinder. As new. Warranty til 07/19. $85 save $160 Ph: 6582 7111 SUNBEAM JUICER unwanted gift $35 Ph: 0413 478 873 SUNBEAM REVERTA grill 2400 watt. New $70 Ph: 6583 6801

TWIN STROLLER $50 Ph: 0458 249 5555

TYRES X2 195.14 8 ply light truck, 95% tread $100 Ph: 6559 9500 or 0437 137 881 VACCUUM CLEANER Hoover. Super strong and very small. Ideal for motor home or caravan $25. Ph: 6581 3323 VICTA 25T lawnmower. Catch or mulch, good going cond, $50. Ph: 6581 2563 VINTAGE CIRCA 1944 7 piece dining suite, $150, matching sideboard/buffet, $130, or both $250, vintage dressing table, $150. Ph: 0428 086 831

BIRD CAGE oblong in style 600 long x 400 high x 400 deep Ph: 0466 304 260 or 6584 1318 BRITISH WAR Comics from 50s, 60s and 70s. Novel size Ph: 6584 2805 BONSAI POTS very large Ph: 6581 3323 PLANT CONTAINERS with sculpted motifs Ph: 6581 3323 POTTERY & art equipment for Kendall Creative Arts Centre commencing in 2017. Donations Ph: 6559 6514 RABBIT TRAPS amnd Dingo traps. Ph: 0408 070 260 RECORDS 60S, 70s, rock, pop, folk etc. No country. Going to a good home. Willing to swap/sell. Ph: 6584 1691

MOTOR VEHICLES All registered motor vehicle adverts must display the license plate number 2 ONLY 15 x 10” mag wheels to suit early model Toyota, Nissan 4WD only garage $200 each Ph: 0408 632 459 93 FORD Fairmont Giah, long rego, good body, tyres and motor, CH29WQ, $2,000. Ph: 6552 1951

1999 SUBARU Liberty RX 2.5 Auto Sedan. One owner, only Subaru serviced, always garaged,56000 kms, log books, accessories. Immaculate. WGT582. $7950. Ph. 0416 031 141

WALKER HCP Pearson. Ex cond $50 Ph: 6581 5668 WALKER IN new condition. Ideal for HCP person. Brakes, seat. Bargain $50 Ph: 6581 5668 WALL LIGHT fittings. 5 x fancy 240volt $25 the lot Ph: 0405 763 530 WALL UNITS 3 bookcase, display, cocktail with storage under. Also dining table $150 the lot ono Ph: 6586 1881 or 0408 445 581

2006 HILUX tray 85,500km, 1 owner, new screen, April rego AJ 42 TA, great work truck $12,500 Ph: 0413 735 483 2008 VE commodore ute, lowered, 19” wheels, 3.6 V6, 6 speed manual, reg. AV 37 TW, ex cond. $12,000 ono, Ph: 0432 602 864

WAECO CFX50 fridge/freezer, $600. Ph: 0412 917 658 WASHING MACHINE Simpson E21set605 6kg auto, 7 wash cycles, 5 stage water level, s/s tub. Good working order. See working $150 Ph: 6583 3769 WESTINGHOUSE FREEZER compact 4 drawers. Good condition $60 Ph: 0416 239 844 WINDSURFER SAILBOARD large sail FREE South West Rocks Ph: 0413 904 679

GOLF CLUBS women’s full set. 3 drivers, 9 irons, bag, buggy. $100. Ph: 0411 040 888

OSBOURNE 1KG portable washing machine for campervan, caravan, camping or boat, as new condition, $98. Ph: 0409 985 148

SWOP TITLEIST 5 wood, ex cond, for 6 utility club rh. Ph: 0432 208 038

WORK BENCH magnifier, round, fluoro 22w light 120mm lenses, swivel, adjustable with clamp. Ideal for watchmaker or fine electronics $48 Ph: 6583 3769

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AUDI CONVERTIBLE auto with all extras. One owner. 12 months’ full rego. Good condition. Air, steer, cruise control, parking assistance, leather seats, 2004. B4 A6 3 litre DJX 17N $17,500 Ph: 0418 233 521 ALTERNATOR for HJ Landcruiser $55ono Ph: 6582 0615 DELICA 4X4 7 seat wagon. Auto, air. Ex cond EFM 73D $8,500 Ph: 0424 818 399 FALCON XR6 2003, auto, 155,000kms, books, good condition. 5 mths rego CG 53 QM. Valuation $5,500 sell $4,500 Ph: 0409 986 520 Advertise Here. Phone for a price

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GEARBOX TOYOTA Hilux & transfer case 4WD 20110, 107,000kms, ex Cond, $2,000. Ph: 0438 599 716 HONDA CRV tow bar and tongue 2012. As new $60 Ph: 6582 3923 HYUNDAI EXCEL 4dr sedan, 5spd manual, rego 10/17 IWS 844 $1,600 Ph: 0406 462 289 HYUNDAI SONATA 2004, V6 2.7, sedan, many extras, CRV50N, $5,500. Ph: 0418 810 826 MAZDA 323 1993, auto, aircon, rego 05/17, new tyres, battery, suspension, ex cond, ABE92X, $2,250 ono. Ph: 6585 7012 SAAB SW 2003 auto, sunroof, leather seats. Original YLL 917 $3,000 Ph: 0449 616 140 STEEL TRUCK tray with gates, 3.300 x 1.860, $250. Ph: 0438 599 716 TOYOTA COROLLA auto, 6mth rego, good cond, drives well, RBC987, $1,200. Ph: 6584 7843 UTE FORD Courier 2.6l BN 71 TO $3000 Ph: 6566 7949

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WASHING MACHINE as new Spere 3kg washing machine for caravan. Used once. $340 Ph: 0428 414 133

ADJISTMENT AVAILABLE 40 acres, old dairy farm. Good yards, fences and water. Has some RED lantana. Flood free. Dondingalong Ph: 6566 9350

WAECO CFX50 fridge/freezer, $600. Ph: 0412 917 658 07 WINDSOR Genesis 21 caravan, full ensuite,qbed,A/C, roll out awning, full annex, gas hot water, w/mach. Travelled under 6,oookms. Ex cond $36,000 Ph: 0418 465 116 07 PARAMOUNT Duet 14-16ft full annex, dbed, solar bat pack, air con, awning, very clean. Ready to go $21,000 Ph: 0411 141 446 84 SUNWAGON 5 berth, poptop, full annex, 12 months rego $2,800 Ph: 0428 275 610 ADVENTURER 05 slide on camper. Air con 3 way fridge, awning, tv $14,000 Ph: 0418 250 903

MARINE & ACCESSORIES TINNY 12’ freshly painted, 3.3 HP Johnson motor in VG cond, $1,500 ono. Ph: 0432 602 864

PETS AND SUPPLIES BABY BUDGIES and ring necks. Ph: 6581 0404 CATTLE DOG cage. Medium size with new padded bed and cat & mouse battery operated toy $50 the lot Ph: 0407 070 941 DOG GROOMING washing & clipping. Ph: Belinda 0409 837 337 MALE SUFFOLK sheep, $90. Ph: 6585 8257

CARAVAN BATTERY Deep cycle Ritar RA12-100 gel battery. New $280 Ph: 0417 468 140

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CARAVAN COVER suitable for 14 to 16ft Caravan, $100. Ph: 0412 917 658

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CARAVAN LEVELLERS very strong, no damage, very little use. $35 ono. Ph: 0412 397 133

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HONDA VFR 800 204 36,000kms 4/17 rego. Ex cond OUZ 42 $6,400 Ph: 0421 648 880

TRAILERS 6X4 GALVANISED with tilt tray and cage. 15mths old $1,395 ono Ph: 0407 556 500 8X5 TRAILER unreg. 4 wheeler. Needs new tyres. Some tray rust $500 Ph: 6566 8834 BOX TRAILER 7x5 with 22inch sides, rego, as new, extras, $3,000. Ph: 6552 1951

CARAVAN/CAMPING 03 JAYCE Heritage poptop. Duel axle. 5 good tyres, rev cyc aircon. Full oven, dbl is bed. Roll out awning & walls $17,850ono Ph: 0456 804 611

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ROOM TO let in PMQ. Must be employed. Handy to CBD & Industrial. $175/wk incl. exp. Ph: 0415 325 559

SHARE ACCOMODATION ROOM TO let in PMQ. Must be employed. Handy to CBD & Industrial. $175/wk incl. exp. Ph: 0415 325 559

WORK WANTED LAWNS FOR Ladies. Genuine with a smile. Pensioner Discounts Ph: 0457 381 827 ROOF DRAINAGE 35yrs exp, gutters, down pipes, Lic. 276135C. Ph: John 0406 803 132 or johnsroofplumbing@ gmail.com

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JAYCO PENGUIN with 1 x dbl, 1 x single bed. Complete ready to go. Rego 07/17 Ph: 8,990 Ph: 6585 4011 OSBOURNE 1KG portable washing machine for campervan, caravan, camping or boat, as new condition, $98. Ph: 0409 985 148

PRODUCE/LIVESTOCK HAY LUCERNE suit cow and horse, all types and sizes. Ph: 6583 3658 or 0429 007 455 HAY RYE Grass Hay 8x3x3 bales, small bales also available Ph: 0427 750 155

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Our Aussie champs

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A GROUP of Kempsey champions have fought their way to the top. Zen Chi Ryu martial arts students from Kempsey have recently represented New South Wales in the Australian Martial Arts Championships. Eight students and three instructors made the trip from Kempsey to Homebush Bay’s Olympic Park in Sydney on December 3 and 4 and came home covered in glory. The students were up against competitors from all around Australia and New Zealand. “I’m very proud,” said Debbie Swanson, coach and manager at Zen Chi Ryu. “I’m very fortunate that I have really talented students.” The students have worked hard all year competing in previous tournaments at regional events in Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Newcastle. From there the students competed in the NSW State Titles and were selected in the NSW team to compete at the Australian Titles. Zen Chi Ryu’s Australian Champions are Chelsea Peet, with her demonstration with Troy Kinny, Tristan Vogler, Liam Kinny and Zac Bell. Chelsea is also the Australian Champion for Sumo wrestling in her age division and was runner-up in her Point Contact and Freestyle Sparring. Tristan Vogler is also an Australian Champion in his Sumo wrestling division. Alan Bell, Amalie Illife and Emma Bell also were placed in the top five in Australia. To be placed in the top five in Australia means students now qualify to be on the Australian team for 2017 tournaments in New Zealand, Japan or Sri Lanka. Accompanying the Zen Chu Ryu squad and also performing as officials for the nationals were Richard Kinny, Karen Vogler and Debbie Swanson. And it wasn’t just the students taking home

THE best surf lifesaving talent from Mid and Lower North Coast Branches was on show last weekend at the 2016 NSW Interbranch Championships held at The Lakes SLSC. Mid North Coast Branch moved up one position on last year’s results to finish eighth while the small Lower North Coast team produced some promising results and claimed 11th spot. Sydney were crowned Interbranch Champions, only 16 points ahead of their northern rivals Sydney Northern Beaches. While Central Coast, Hunter and Far North Coast rounded out the top five. A similar story for both Mid and Lower North Coast Branches as they took advantage of the drafting available as part of the Interbranch Titles which ultimately helped them in the pointscore and exposed them to mentoring from experienced athletes. Port Macquarie youngsters lead the Mid North Coast team with Finn Askew finishing second and third in the U15 Male Surf and Iron respectively. On the beach, Jaydn Rossiter took silver in the U13 Beach Flags and Ava Sinclair made the top four in the U14 Beach Flags. Also on the sand, Mia Bales (WauchopeBonny Hills) put in solid performances in the U13 Sprint and Flags to finish third and fifth respectively. “Usually our branch has a pretty small team and we don’t often have the opportunity to fill team so, being able to use the draft and having some of our kids stay in region, we’re building for the future,” said Mid North Coast Coach Melinda Cockshutt. Lower North Coast drafted NSW Champion sprinter and former Sydney Northern Beaches Captain, Michael Kember who won the Open Beach Sprint and placed second in the Open Beach Flags. Forster’s Alicia Williams finished third in the U15 Female Beach Flags and was the highest achieving Lower North Coast athlete.

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LAKE CATHIE MEN’S

MIXED triples winners Vic Ley, Esther Bailey and Bill Bailey and lucky losers R Seear and R Seear. Wednesday 24 teams filled two greens for Classic Pairs - winners Gary Russell and Terry Duff. Dean Gemmell and Howard Burrows took out second prize with third prize going to the all ladies team of Marion Buckley and Robyn Stanton. Harry Weegen teamed up with Keith Woods, Graeme Bateman and Geoff Worley to win on Thursday. Keith Clarke, Graham Fairburn, Dennis Hamilton and Mike O’Neill were runners-up. John Javis, Derek Wright, George Ganic and Bill Bailey were lucky losers.

WAUCHOPE MEN’S

SUNDAY monthly triples event had a great turnout of sixty bowlers with the team of Lester Thurgate, Ray Houghton and Doug Donovan taking out the day. Best card were Ken Ansley, Bernie Haggarty and Dennis Simpson with plus sixteen with runners-up Phil Saville, John Arndell and Tom Cooper with plus fifteen. Wednesday’s club select triples winners were Don Murdoch, Peter McLeod and Ted Scott with a runaway margin of plus twenty-five.

PORT MACQUARIE CITY MEN’S

THE 70s and over championship was won by Ian Binder and Tommy Smith who defeated Brian Richardson and Brian Stokes in showery conditions. Presentation Day award winners: Encouragement Award Mark Husband; Consistency Bowler Grades 4-7 Les Scholz; Consistency bowler,Grades 1-4 Greg Keft; Most Improved player Grades 4-7 Eddie Smith; Most Improved player Grades 1-4 Callum Murray; Representative player of the year Jack Lewis; President’s Award Terry ( Rivers) Murray; Clubman of the Year Terry Schollum; Bowler of the year Callum Murray. 2016 Bowling Club Achievements: Grade 5 pennant team won district and zone pennant

Back row from left: Richard Kinny, Zac Bell, Liam Kinny, Alan Bell, Troy Kinny, Debbie Swanson. Front Row: Tristan Vogler, Amalie Illife, Chelsea Peet, Emma Bell. Absent from photo is Karen Vogler victories. Richard Kinny was awarded New South Wales Official of the Year and Australian Official of the Year for his efforts at the many tournaments he had officiated at during 2016. Martial Arts school Zen Chi Ryu has been in Kempsey for 30 years and Debbie has been running it for the last twelve years. “We’ve been competing in as many tournaments as we could this year to see how far we could progress through the system,” she said. “The real secret to the students’ success is talent, training and commitment. The support flags; Silver Medal Mixed Bronze team in the Club Challenge; Nathan Horton and Don Ramsey won district rookie pairs; Ken Paulsen and Bryce Stewart won district senior pairs; John Hrabak, Ken Paulsen, Bryce Stewart, Danny Barrett won district and zone state fours making it through to the state semi finals; Jack Lewis, Phil Baker, Danny Barrett won district and zone state triples making it through to the Q/F of the state finals; Phil Baker won district Champion of Champions Singles; Ken Paulsen represented NSW senior state side in Australian Championships in Perth; Jack Lewis represented Country in this year’s City V Country clash; Callum Murray and Jack Lewis were chosen for the under 25 NSW development squad. Social Bowls Wednesday winners S Harris, C Ward, B Sharman, consolation D Trinbar, D Martin, L Waters, S Kelly. Thursday winners Bruce Anderson, Greg Keft, consolation Dan Ramsay, Rex Hawkins. Friday winners A Fakes, A Baker, D Roberts, consolation B Crutcher, J Murton, A Mallia.

PANTHERS MEN’S

DECEMBER 13 winners were Dave Carr, John Hallsworth, Geoff Probert, Tony Mallia, Karl Toole and Bob Paterson. December 15 winners were John Innes, Ron Kemp, Ray Brittian, Ken Errington, Wayne Adams, Paul Goodacre, John Hallsworth, Garrick Evans, John Meredith and Ken Whittaker. December 17 winners were Frank Hunter, Ian New and Al Baker.

WESTPORT WOMEN’S

DECEMBER 13 mixed bowls winners were Sylvia McCallum, Elaine Hankin, Neville Burley and Ron Coombes. Second round winners were M Edmunds, Elaine Hankin and Col Anthes.

PORT CITY WOMEN’S

WINNERS 100 were Margaret Fowler, Betty Hall, Joy Barry, Faye Martin and Angie Williams. Val Byrne, Faye Schollum, Frances Green, Kerry Bolsover, Robyn Hehir, Robyn Biddle and Norma Schwartz were raffle winners with Christmas hampers going to Mary Bennett and Maureen Cutting.

that they’ve received from their families, the trainers and the community has kept them going in this direction. We are a very tight knit martial arts school and we did a lot of fundraising together to get to the Australian titles to pay for entry fees, accommodation and expenses.” The students who competed at Homebush ranged in age from eight to mid-40s. Debbie says martial arts is a popular sport in Kempsey, with 110 students at her club and another five clubs in the area.

GOLF ROUND UP PORT MACQUARIE

DECEMBER 17 single stableford event with 232 starters saw A grade winner Jackson Jubelin perform a terrific round of five under par for 42 points. Runner-up was Gregory Smith with 40 points on a c/b from third place Adam Knight. Winner in B grade was Nick Ambrose with 41 points, runner-up was Les Murphy with 38 points on a c/b from third place Tony Hayward. Winner in C grade was Christopher Crockett with 41 points, runner-up was Bernie Bourke with 39 points on a c/b from third place Barry Kerr. The balls went to 35 points on a c/b. NTP winners were Nick Ratcliffe, Pat McLoughlin, Paul Hanson and Peter McFarland.

WAUCHOPE MEN’S VETERAN

NEIL Gavin had the best score of the Single Stableford event with 44 points, played at Wauchope. “Super Vet” Ron Dixon aged 95 shot his age of the stick for the 105th time today. Runner- up in A grade was Kelvin Kelly with 40 points on a c/b to Rod Allen also with 40pts. B grade was won by Bruce Anderson with 43 pts and runner-up was Kevin Wilcox with 42 pts. In third place was Stuart Robinson with 41 pts. C grade winner was Jim Bransdon with 43 pts, runner-up Graham Haggerty with 42 pts, third place Warren Leece with 41 pts. NTP on the 4th hole went to Rod Allen in A grade with 2.66m, B grade was won by Bruce Anderson with 4.20m and C grade went to the legend Ron Dixon with 5.18m. On the 18th A grade was won by Rod Allen again 0.92m and B grade went to Alan Cleaver with 2.43m. C grade went to Tony Leddiman with 0.95m. On the 7th hole, the nearest across the field was won by Bruce Anderson yet again with 0.98m. Nearest of the Nearest being present was won by Tony Leddiman. Ball comp balls went down to 37 in A grade, 37 in B grade and 37 in C grade. Many thanks to our sponsor today “ All Sorts Sweets” of Port Macquarie.

Church, council praised NSW Touch Football has congratulated both the Diocese of Lismore and St Agnes’ Catholic Parish and Port Macquarie-Hastings Council on the joint announcement this week in relation to the future of the Tuffins Lane sporting precinct. “This announcement certainly is a nice Christmas present for the local community users and one that both Father Donnelly and Council should be pleased with,” stated NSWTA General Manager Dean Russell. “Over the years of coming to Port Macquarie, the NSWTA had been made aware of the generous community spirit of Father Donnelly and his leadership of the Church in this matter has again proved this description is beyond reproach.” The NSWTA has similarly been pleased again with the interaction of Council and in particular Mayor Peter Besseling with keeping the organisation across all developments in this matter. When asked how this new ownership and arrangement for the Tuffins Lane might effect the future of the NSWTA State Cup, Russell responded by saying: “The tender for the 2018-2022 State Cup will be released mid next year. It will again be an open and transparent process. This announcement would likely only strengthen the Port Macquarie bid.”

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