Your Local Independent 28th April 2016

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Kmart is really coming

By CHRISTINA PARKIN

FRONT PAGE AD Kmart Managing Director, Ian Bailey turns the first sod for work on the new Kmart store on the Westport site, overlooked by Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor, Mr Peter Besseling

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KMART is really coming to Port Macquarie.

With the traditional ‘turning of the first sod’, the company’s Managing Director, Ian Bailey, acknowledged that it has taken many years to get to the point of construction.

“To have such a great site, we are really, really happy,” said Mr Bailey. “It will take up to 12 months to complete the construction, but new stores are our lifeblood.”

Ian Bailey also acknowledged the great feedback they had received on social media to the news that the construction was becoming a reality.

“We were blown away by the enthusiasm and

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support from the comments on Facebook and we will do our best to make this a beautiful store on a beautiful site for Port Macquarie.”

Mayor, Peter Besseling, remarked: “Kmart moving forward indicated they had confidence in the community and to turn a profit in an already competitive environment.

“The known leakage of Kmart customers to other towns meant that council was happy to see the custom stay in the town, plus it will mean an increase in jobs locally.”

Ian Williams, Kmart State Property Manager, said the store will be similar in design to other new format stores, with all the products found elsewhere.

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Thursday 28 April, 2016

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We unveil ‘Council-speak’ How to get a result from local government

By CHRISTINA PARKIN THERE’S never been a better time to talk to your local council.

With the release last week of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s 2016-2017 draft Operational Plan, Mayor Peter Besseling has urged the community to give their thoughts and recommendations. (See story Page 7) “There is always room for comments and feedback,” said Mayor Besseling at a recent ordinary council meeting.

But what is the best way to get a positive result from council, whether it’s in relation to the draft operational plan, a broken water main, or any other problem, you, as a ratepayer is facing?

Believe it or not, the staff at the Customer Service Centre of the Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) do an incredible job of liaising between residents, ratepayers and staff of PMHC. Over 100,000 phone calls and over 90,000 personal interactions were actioned by PMHC customer service officers during 2015 for 78,000 residents. PMHC, unlike some councils, records, monitors and analyses applicable statistics relevant to its customer service to improve its processes and capability.

Your Local Independent set out to explore the inner workings of the council through its customer service centre, on behalf of the many readers and ratepayers who implore us to help them ‘make sense of it all’.

The other goal was to determine the best course of action for those persons who did not have access to technology nor the skills to navigate the PMHC website.

The Team Leader for the Customer Service Centre explained that having a customer request management system provides an automated workflow which is unique for a particular situation. The information gleaned from it allows PMHC to ensure that its capability can meet the needs of all of its customers – the ratepayers.

Council uses reports from their customer request management system to ensure follow-up occurs within the specified service level standards.

Most enquiries by phone or at the counter at any of their three customer centres can be solved immediately. If not (usually no more than 9%), then the query is recorded and attributed to the relevant internal department. Ordinary queries are expected to be acknowledged, if not resolved, within ten business days and complaints, within seven.

“Council employees are also rate-payers, so we have it at our heart to help each and every customer who lets us know what they need,” explained the Customer Service Centre spokesperson.

“My team love their job assisting the community. Council often receives compliments from residents praising the friendly, professional and efficient service received.”

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A customer is attended to by one of the PMHC Customer Service Centre team members, Jo-anne Swan The spokesperson explained how many residents see the PMHC customer service team as a ‘one stop shop’ and expect them to have an answer for many issues beyond the jurisdiction of the council.

One example is neighbourhood disputes where council is unable to take action. The customer service team and other staff in council have recently attended community justice training to better advise customers of the options available to them.

Another common enquiry relates to finding a Justices of the Peace (JP). Council and other managers of Government Departments in Port Macquarie, came together to set up a volunteer JP program so residents would have a JP service available six days per week at various locations.

This information is available at www.jp.nsw.gov. au “Even if the matter is not specifically a council matter, our team will still attempt to source an answer or a contact, or even sit down with the customer and show them how to use the web – we are here to help,” the council spokesperson said.

“We will get the occasional customer who is angry at first, usually out of frustration, so we listen, and listen some more, and allow them to feel ‘heard’. Together we will work out a strategy of what can be done, provide information and possible timeframes, and we can let them know along the way where the issue is up to.”

The hardest part of interacting with ratepayers appears to be with getting people to actually phone, email or come to the Customer Service Centre sooner, before specific processes have progressed beyond a certain point where there is little intervention possible.

It may be that a solution is not to the customer’s liking, but that can usually be explained if they want more information.

However, some of council’s processes fall under State Government guidelines, such as with development applications and there is little room for re-negotiation.

It is recommended to use your right as a ratepayer to ensure PMHC does get to know how it can improve services for their ratepayers – they are not mind readers.

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YOUR Local Independent has created this guide to assist when you have a council issue: If you wish to lodge a complaint or query, give feedback or compliments, then the simplest way is to call in to your local council office in Port Macquarie, Laurieton or Wauchope; or phone 6581 8111 between 8.30 and 4.30pm; or email council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au anytime.

Leaving a message after hours will be responded to on the next working day.

When dealing with a PMHC staff member, you can ask for a reference number generated from the customer request management system, as well as a time frame for resolution and the name of the council employee who assists you, for future reference.

When writing to the council at PO Box 84, Port Macquarie NSW 2444, Councillor Lisa Intemann recently suggested including a copy to the names of relevant councillors (councillors@ pmhc.nsw.gov.au), or even the general manager, who are also interested in knowing about challenging situations.

The Public Forum before the monthly PMHC ordinary meeting may be addressed for five minutes to alert the councillors to situations that may require intervention. You need to apply to do so at least 24 hours before the meeting, using a form from the customer service centre or online. Please note that this public forum cannot be used for matters related to development applications.

Any complaints against staff must be made in writing and addressed to the general manager.

There is also a customer feedback form and complaint/compliment forms that can be requested from the customer service centre at each of your local council offices.

It is possible to talk about development applications with a duty planner at the Customer Service Centre at Port Macquarie before noon on Mondays – Thursdays 8.30 – 1.00pm. You can also email council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au and ask for a scan of development proposal documents to be sent to you if visiting in person is difficult.

If you are particularly interested in giving ongoing feedback, then joining the Community Reference Group; or committees such as the Access committee can be an option.

Finally, a good way to stay in touch with what is happening at PMHC, is to access a computer at your local library where the staff can teach you how to register with the www. pmhclistening.com.au website so you can receive updates and invitations by email to give comment on current PMHC proposals and projects.

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HERE we are, nearing the end of April, school is back for its second term and ANZAC Day is done and dusted for the 100th ceremony.

WOW! Although I didn’t personally attend any of the services I did take some time to reflect on ANZAC Day and what it means to me. As a child I always attended the ANZAC Day services, firstly with my grandmother and once my parents bought their hotel I attended for different reasons.

When we bought the hotel we also inherited a live-in barman Bart Davies. Bart was an absolute gentleman, he was impeccably groomed, a gentle soul who quickly became part of our extended family.

We met in the December and by the time ANZAC Day came around in 1975 he was firmly entrenched in the family and had me wrapped around his little finger! Bart never said a lot but when he did his words were always very wise.

Bart was the reason I really started to understand ANZAC Day. He had fought with the Maori Battalion and he shared loads of his stories with me. Leading up to ANZAC Day he offered to pay me to get his uniform ready for the march. I will never forget it. He painstakingly showed me how to ensure it was immaculate! For the next 6 years I was proudly in charge of making sure he was polished for ANZAC Day and Rememberance Day. RIP Bart. Lest we forget.

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Tough drug laws target the guilty A LOT has been written and spoken recently about problems of domestic violence, health issues and living conditions for our citizens of Indigenous heritage.

However these problems affect our citizens of all heritages; no one is exempt. The major cause of these problems is drug and alcohol abuse.

As alcohol is legal we cannot do much about it. It is up to the user to choose

their consumption. Education and treatment is a help.

But with drugs, organisations such as Life Education have spent millions over the last thirty odd years but the drug trade has grown during the same period. Nearly every big dance party produces problems, sometimes resulting in a death of a young person - what a tragic waste.

If the same problems regularly

continue, it is obvious our lawmakers need to do more than has been done.

Government needs to give the police greater powers to attack the drug trade, not just the users.

If greater powers are considered by some as Draconian, so what? We need to suitably fund our police so they can apply greater powers.

Then we need to ensure the judiciary applies the law to the

maximum warranted. With a federal election in the wind, it may be time to attack this problem as an Australiawide law enforcement problem, as the harm the trade is doing to our young people is Australia wide.

Draconian laws only hurt the guilty; the drug trade hurts citizens of all heritages.

B Thompson Port Macquarie

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A bank ‘robbery’ I REFER to your letter of the week in Your Local Independent Newspaper on Thursday 21/4/16.

I too had a similar experience at Easter.

On the Tuesday after Easter I received a rude phone call from an employee of the Real Estate we rent through in regard to our rent not being paid. After further investigation with the bank we bank with, it became obvious that the bank (Which Bank?) the real estate banked with had held on to our payment that had been sent to them before Easter.

You would think in this day and age with computers and the things they can do that this kind of thing would be automated and the computers would be able to process and allocate payments regardless of what day of the week it is or whether it was a public holiday or not.

Ruth Marsh Laurieton

doctor to have prescriptions made up.

We can go along to the chemist and buy what we need over the counter, but will we be paying more or less?

In the case of some medications, you will be paying more eg take Panadol Osteo tablets on a script, the cost is $6.20 for two boxes, but over the counter $6.95 a box - more than double the price. Can this Health Minister tell us why her government is doing away with bulk-billing for blood tests or why the costs of some X-rays are having charges now attached to them that where not there before? The present Prime Minister says he will put 3 billion dollars

Real health pain

TO me, this Federal Health Minister is a real joke after her own government rips millions of dollars out of the health system. We are now told how much we will all be saving by not running to the

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Allan Ward West Haven

‘Bloody’ good column

I LOVE reading Laurie Barber’s column ‘My Word’ in the Independent each week. His comments on the word ‘bloody’ remind me of when, a few years back after having written a book on bushrangers and used the vernacular of the day including ‘bloodies’ and ‘buggers’, I had my book rejected by a bookshop chain!

Kerry Medway Port Macquarie

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Thumbs Down TO the council. I had a little chuckle when I read that the exservicemen and women were to assemble at the town clock on Anzac Day. I watched the council remove the clock a few days ago!

Thumbs Down PORT Macquarie Hastings Council. You should be ashamed of yourself with the way you present your vacant site on the corner of Murray and William streets. The verge is overgrown with weeds and ‘farmer’s friends’ affecting access for pedestrians. If this was owned by private enterprise your ranger would be handing out notices weekly. About time you took pride in our town.

TO the driver who, between the 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday, April 5, caused considerable damage to our car and left no name and address. My husband was at the cancer clinic during that time receiving treatment.

TO the fantastic crew that gave Steve Eagleton Drive, South West Rocks island gardens and gutters a much needed clean up. Efficient and quick - once requested, it was done within the week. Thank You to Kempsey Shire Council. Well done, look forward to seeing you more often.

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I WOULD like to thank the gentleman who found my tobacco in the Coles bathroom in Hay street, Port Macquarie. Thank you for putting them up on the hand dryer. Not only was it a full packet but inside the packet was my heart medication.

Thank you so much, you are a very special person.

TO all the emergency services for their speedy response to downed power lines on Lake Road on Friday, April 8, when lightning had struck a large tree during an electrical storm that night. In particular the Essential Energy staff who worked all night into the early hours of Saturday morning to restore the power. Thank you!

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Thursday 28 April, 2016

Boost for firefighters

CANBERRA CONNECTIONS With Dr David Gillespie Federal MP for Lyne

By SUE PATERICK

WITH funding for a large water tank to be installed at Kempsey Airport, fighting bushfires in the Macleay Valley will be quicker and more efficient.

According to Inspector Wayne Leader, from the Rural Fire Service’s Lower North Coast Zone, one of the biggest handicaps when fighting bushfires is turnaround time for refuelling planes with water or a chemical retardant.

“So now we have the right equipment and trained volunteers we can get the planes refuelled and back into the air really quickly,” he said.

The $40,000 in funding for the new tank is part of a $2.59 million, State Government initiative to address bushfire risks throughout NSW. Once installed, the 250,000-litre tank will be used to supply water to fixed-wing aircraft.

Similar to crop dusting planes, these agricultural aircraft carry water in their nose and have large doors in their undercarriage like bomb doors.

“This means the load can be dropped in one continuous flow or it can be strung out and dropped in different places,” Inspector Leader explained. There are currently two small 22,000-litre tanks at Kempsey Airport, one is full of water and the other a chemical retardant.

The new, large tank will replace the water tank, and both tanks will be moved to a better and permanent positon.

Kempsey Shire Council will work with the Rural Fire Service (RFS) over coming months to confirm the best location for the new water tank in line with its Airport Master Plan.

And while being okay to do hazard reduction burns, an unseasonably warm and dry April means landholders still need to take care when lighting up.

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PRESCHOOL children in the Camden Haven will have an exciting opportunity to learn another language this year using play-based mobile tablet apps.

Through the week I was delighted to announce that the St Joseph’s Early Childhood Services in Laurieton has been successful in obtaining a place in the Federal Government’s Early Learning Languages Australia program.

This means our local children will have the opportunity to experience Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French or Arabic languages through apps which are being delivered in selected preschools across Australia.

Following the successful trial among 41 preschools last year, the Federal Government is significantly expanding the program this year, meaning more than 300 services will be taking part, including St Joseph’s Early Childhood Services. p.A.compArison rATe The ELLA program is a great opportunity for our pre-schoolers to make an early start RFS Inspector, Wayne Leader, with the Aviation Unit, which will work in conjunction with on becoming familiar with another language the new $40,000 water tank to provide fire-fighting services at Kempsey Airport and I commend Karen McKay and her team at St Joseph’s Early Childhood Services for “They need to pick the right time, and watch adult over the age of 18 must be in attendance committing to the program and giving our the weather and the wind,” Inspector Leader at all times with proper fire-fighting equipment, children this opportunity to learn Chinese stressed. which can be a bucket of water, a dozer or a languages.

Just last week the RFS was called to a fire in tanker depending on the fire’s size.

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PICTURED: Kempsey local, Terry McCusker, doing what he enjoys, announcing the equestrian classes at local shows

never know I used to “be You’d shy and would never have spoken into a microphone

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By SUE PATERICK AMID the show-ring’s prancing ponies, their sleek coats shimmering in the sunlight like luxurious velvet, Terry McCusker keeps all the action running smoothly.

With a microphone clutched in his hand he announces all the equestrian classes at Kempsey, Camden Haven and Coffs Harbour shows, his well-known voice competing with the thud of horses’ hooves and the gaiety of Sideshow Alley.

After spending two days in the ring at the Kempsey Show several weeks ago, Terry was off to Coffs Harbour last weekend to announce their equestrian events.

He also doubles as Ringmaster at the Kempsey Show, and prides himself on starting on time and keeping the horse classes flowing so no one is standing around doing nothing.

His children used to compete and he admits it gets into your blood.

He also knows how frustrating it can be on the sidelines when all the rings aren’t being used.

“Some people have to travel for hours to compete so the earlier they can get away the better,’ Terry explained.

When the sun goes down, he is still in Kempsey’s show ring managing everything from children’s dancing to horse trotting, camel races, dog agility demonstrations, a demolition derby and fireworks.

And even though he works fulltime at Nestle, and has done for 39 years, Terry volunteers for the Kempsey Show.

“You just find the time,” he said.

“I also get a lot of good comments from people so that keeps me doing it.”

Aside from understanding what the competitors want, Terry listens to a competitor’s needs and tries to help them out.

If he can’t during that particular show, then he will by the next one.

“People are polite,” he said.

“They never give cheek to the guy with the mike” Terry fell into becoming an announcer for equestrian events when the regular announcer couldn’t make the Kempsey Show six years ago and he has been there ever since.

“You’d never know I used to be shy and would never have spoken into a microphone,” he admitted.

“I think things change with age.”

Years of announcing the events at his children’s pony club must have also helped overcome his shyness.

Born and bred in the Macleay Valley, Terry loves the area’s peacefulness.

However, he is concerned about the Kempsey

Show’s future, and the future of all country shows, as the current committee members grow older.

“A lot of younger people forget how much organisation goes into these events,” he said.

“I don’t know what will happen when we all die out.”

When he’s not in the ring organising events, Terry and his wife, Karen, are showing their chooks.

On their Macleay Valley property they have 200 chooks and guinea fowl, which they breed and sell.

So far this year they have exhibited their chooks at Kempsey, Wauchope and Macksville shows and have amassed 11 champions, 22 firsts and 14 seconds.

“You never go to a show expecting to do well and think that if you get a card you’ll be happy,” Terry said.

“So when you do win it’s a real bonus.”

If you would like to buy some of Karen and Terry’s prize-winning chickens give them a call on 6562 5783.

THE COWPER REPORT With Luke Hartsuyker

Federal Member for Cowper

THERE was an historic milestone for Port Macquarie recently with the world-class University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School opening its doors.

I had the honour of attending the opening of the University of New South Wales Shared Health Education Facility, or UNSW Rural Clinical School, at the Port Macquarie Health Precinct. The Rural Clinical School building, fully funded with a $20 million Federal Government grant, is a unique collaborative venture between tertiary education partners providing a suite of health study options.

This time next year we will have medical students in this very building, undertaking full six-year degree studies.

Port Macquarie has the distinction of being the first regional centre in NSW to offer full sixyear medical degrees, after previously offering just four years of the six-year degree.

Last month, the Rural Clinical School’s Associate Professor, Sandy McColl, showed me around the state-of-the-art facility, which includes the most cutting edge training equipment and facilities for medical students found in Australia.

I’ve had discussions with UNSW Dean of Medicine Professor Rodney Phillips about the full six-year medical degrees being offered at their Port Macquarie campus, and I’m excited about the expansion of courses to be offered in other fields, which are also planned for the UNSW Clinical School.

Not only will the full medicine program be available, a range of new Allied Health programs, including physiotherapy, exercise science and occupational therapy will be offered over time. There are logistical issues still being discussed with UNSW’s partners and stakeholders to iron out the final details relating to delivering the courses promised, but I am assured by UNSW that all will be ready to deliver a full medical degree and allied health courses in 2017.

This is a terrific outcome for the Port Macquarie community, the local Rural Clinical School administrators, taxpayers, UNSW and of course students, who will now have more opportunities and options when it comes to medical studies and staying at Port Macquarie, or moving to the city to study.

Port Macquarie is fast becoming a rural medical training hub, which is great news for communities across the region, which now has the opportunity to train our next generation of doctors from their very first year through to graduation. It is well documented that students who study and train in regional centres are far more likely to stay in those same centres to build their careers as doctors, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, so the opening of the new Shared Health Education Facility is a great win for the local community.

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Duck race has a successful outcome

Lions representatives, John Fulton and Gerald Billing, with recipients Trish Hallett of Marine Rescue, Ms Gemma Morley of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Service, Ms Christina Parkin of the Hastings Education Fund with John Pickert and Tony Hallett from Marine Rescue

THE popular duck race hosted recently by the Port Macquarie Lions Club has had another successful outcome.

Three local charitable organisations, the Hastings Education Fund, Marine Rescue and the Port Macquarie-Hastings Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Service, all received significant boosts to their funds.

Port Macquarie Lion’s Club President, Colin Cartwright, said that the annual charity duck race allowed the club to generously give back to the local community.

“We want to especially thank the business houses and public which ‘bought’ a duck and those businesses who supported the event – SNAP printing, Mid Coast Cranes and Opal Cove Resort,” said Lions President, Mr Colin Hardwick.

Draft plan on show THE Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s 20162017 Draft Operational Plan will be on public exhibition between Thursday, April 21 and Thursday, May 19.

Proposed changes include a 1.8% allowable increase in rates and water charges, 4.5% increase in sewer charges and a proposed CPI increase of 1.9% for services in a wide range of chargeable services to the community for the 2016-2017 financial year.

Major commitments in capital works and operational priorities for 2016-17 include: • continuation of the road resurfacing program for high traffic roads with an investment of over $900,000 • allocation of $1.25m to reconstruct Beechwood Road between Rosewood Road and Riverbreeze • more than $2.1m investment in upgrading parks, playgrounds and reserves across the region • allocation of $850,000 for the design and replacement of Bulli Creek Bridge • upgrade of Gordon Street between Horton Street and Lake Road • allocation of $750,000 for the replacement of Hyndman’s Creek Bridge on Comboyne Road • allocation of $2.373m towards the Ocean Drive pavement rehabilitation at Lakewood • continued construction of Southern Arm Trunk Main • allocation of $2m towards the Granite Street 20ML reservoir • commencement of the Area 13 sewerage upgrade • continued construction of the Port Macquarie Indoor Stadium • allocation of $2.2m for the Kew waste transfer station.

Community groups are being offered the opportunity to comment on the draft Operational Plan through a series of meetings and workshops occurring during the public exhibition period.

Council are encouraging the community to have their say on the 2016-2017 draft Operational Plan which is available to be viewed at Council’s engagement website pmhclistening.com.au.

Copies of the plan are also available at Council offices and libraries in Port Macquarie, Laurieton and Wauchope.

Kmart is coming

• From Page 1 The products on offer are geared around the three areas of the home, clothing, and kidsworld and games.

The store will open at 8am and close at 10pm, to enable families to have convenient access to shopping when their needs arose. There will also be an additional 10 or 12 specialty stores available for lease which might include cafes, pharmacies and other stores complementary to Kmart’s offerings.

“We want to do our best to be a contributor to the Port Macquarie community,” said Mr Bailey.

“In addition to the employment generated directly by the construction process, we imagine there will be about 100-150 retail positions generated for those who reflect Kmart’s values and passions for retail.”

Kmart Australia, a division of Wesfarmers, will commence recruitment in early 2017.

Peter Cuskelly, Chair for the Hastings Education Fund was very appreciative of the funds which will allow ‘at least another four or five local students receive support for their tertiary or training studies as they leave school’.

Port Macquarie’s Marine Rescue has ear-marked their donated funds towards the expensive fit-out of their communications centre in the newly renovated Marine Rescue building shell at Town Beach.

For the Port Macquarie-Hastings Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Service, the donation from the Port Macquarie Lions Club will be used to ensure their Kid’s Club program for primary school students impacted by domestic and family violence, continues for Term 3 and Term 4.

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Thursday 28 April, 2016

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MICK FEENEY

How long have you lived in or around the Hastings?

I moved to Port Macquarie about five years ago from Old Bar where I’d lived for eight years. A hip replacement operation and seven weeks convalescing at my sister’s home here in Port convinced me that I would find a more stimulating life in retirement here. How true that’s been!

What do you love most about the Hastings?

Apart from the near perfect climate and wonderful outdoor lifestyle it is that the Hastings is the sum of many diverse communities from those on the coast to those in the hinterland.

Where do you work and what do you love about your work?

They say when you love what you do it’s not work and that is so with me. Being retired I share my time between The Koala Hospital and The Players’ Theatre, two very different interests that are enormously rewarding. Caring for koalas and promoting the work that our dedicated volunteers do every day convinces me that in reaching out to care for people and animals we discover our humanity.

The Players’ Theatre, where I help build sets and occasionally work backstage, nourishes the creative side of my soul. I work with amazingly talented set-builders from whom I’ve learned so much.

What do you like least about your work?

Having to go home sometimes. Especially from the Koala Hospital. What’s not to love about the koalas and the amazing volunteers who inspire me every day.

How do you start your day?

I usually wake up to ABC Classic FM then over a modest breakfast prepare myself mentally for what I need to do at the hospital or theatre.

What do you do in your spare time?

When I find spare time I love to walk, cycle, read and go to movies, and surprise, surprise go to the theatre.

What is the achievement you are most proud of?

From many achievements, amongst them accompanying my sister and brother-inlaw on a journey from England to Australia in a Kombi van in 1973/4. The one I’m proudest of is the writing and publishing of a book of my childhood in orphanages.

WITH all the media hype about Malcolm Turnbull’s likely double dissolution election on Saturday, July 2, 2016, it is timely to turn one’s mind to local government elections due in NSW later this year.

Section 287(1) of the Local Government Act, 1993 states that an ordinary council election is due on the second Saturday in September every fourth year after September 2008.

That means that the next NSW Local Government Elections are due on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

However, there has been speculation that the elections would be deferred to March 2017 or even September 2017.

The reason for this is the current local government restructure and overhaul happening throughout NSW and particularly in the metropolitan areas.

You may recall reading or hearing about the NSW State Government proposals to make councils ‘Fit For The Future’ and proposed mergers of numerous Councils to achieve this.

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council was found to be ‘Fit For The Future’ and we are not slated for ‘a merger proposal’ (or ‘amalgamation’ in layman terms) with any of our neighbouring councils. Premier Mike Baird announced in December 2015 that with the impact of this ‘Fit For The Future Review’, it may be necessary to defer the elections to March 2017.

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The premier did indicate that it was possible that the elections would still be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Basically ‘watch this space’!

Some four months later the position was finally clarified on Monday, April 18, 2016.

On that day, Paul O’Toole MP, the NSW Minister for Local Government, announced that those councils not subject to ‘a merger proposal that is under examination’ would have their ordinary council election on Saturday, September 10, 2016. This means that the electors of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area will be voting for a new Council on Saturday, September 10, 2016. So, on this basis, the next four or so months will be jammed packed with some serious times for us all.

It appears all but certain that we will be heading to the polls for a double dissolution federal election on Saturday, July 2, 2016, followed by our council elections on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

Boat ramp upgrade PORT Macquarie- Hastings Council has started work to widen and upgrade the Westport Boat Ramp and surrounding facilities to improve accessibility, reduce waiting times and provide a safer launching area for boaties and other water users.

The project includes improving ramp access and parking facilities, increasing the capacity of the existing ramp to four dedicated lanes, an additional pontoon on the northern side of the current pontoon and re-location of the existing fish cleaning table.

“The Westport Boat ramp is a popular spot for those accessing the beautiful Hastings River, and due to increased patronage is a facility that is due for an upgrade,” said Council Director Jeffery Sharp.

“Work is happening over 3 stages in order to minimise disruption, with changes to access and parking clearly sign-posted and Council asks that the community exercise patience and common sense to ensure their own safety”.

Work has commenced on Stage 1 which involves re-configuring and re-surfacing the car and trailer parking facilities, upgrading the footpath to provide easier access to the existing pontoon and relocating the fish cleaning table.

Stage 2 works are expected to commence in May which involves widening the upper section of the boat ramp to provide the additional capacity.

The widening work is planned to commence around May 9.

It’s so much easier to be a billionaire

ABOUT 21 years ago, when I started writing this weekly column, the first subject was ‘billion’.

Someone had asked me about ‘billion’ and whether we were using the British or the American version.

But after this item was published people started asking me other questions and so, 1100 or so weeks later, the column is still going. I don’t know who publishes it, but I have received responses from London and California.

Many years ago, local real estate agent Russell Pirie talked me into accompanying a group of Japanese businessmen to a dinner at an RSL club. As we approached the front door a senior member of the group asked me ‘how much is a billion?’

My answer was that the definition of a billion depended on which country he was in. I said at the time that a billion was a million million in England and a thousand million in the USA. The definition of a ‘billion’ still causes some occasional confusion in this country, although we are rapidly coming around to the American definition. Some newspapers have a policy of reporting “a thousand million” or “a million million” to avoid confusion.

Fowler’s Modern English Usage says of billion, trillion and quadrillion: “It should be remembered that these words do not mean in

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American use (which follows the French) what they mean in British English. For us, they mean the second, third, fourth, power of a million. A billion is a million millions, a trillion a million million millions. For Americans they mean a thousand multiplied by itself twice, three times, four times, so an American billion is a thousand thousand thousands or a thousand millions; a trillion is a thousand thousand thousand thousands or a million millions.”

In 1991, probably just after the Japanese visitor asked me the question – and I never ascertained why he asked the question - I compared notes with style authority Alan Peterson of the Sydney Morning Herald.

In a letter of reply to my query, possibly because he and I had attended the same school, he agreed the word was confusing ‘because the change in its meaning from a million million to a thousand million is not quite complete’.

Peterson said Britain had persisted with the million million definition of a billion for a long time, but by the 70s most of the British press had gone over to the thousand million standard. The Australian press had changed in the 70s to the thousand million definition.

“By this time, even the official statisticians were using a billion to mean a thousand million in informal use,” Peterson said.

“In written information they gave exact numbers in figures, so there was no confusion.

“The Herald explained its change of policy at least twice, but that does not stop the occasional reader writing to tell us we get it all wrong,” he said in his letter.

Stephen Murray-Smith said in his Australian usage book ‘Right Words’ that the old British standard ‘should now be regarded as obsolete and only of historical interest’.

A survey at the time, conducted by the Dictionary Research Centre at Macquarie University, showed that 33 per cent accepted billion as meaning ‘million million’ and 65 per cent accepted it as meaning ‘thousand million’.

Not many people seem to remember the good old word milliard, that once meant a thousand million. But it all seems to mean that becoming a billionaire in Australia is now a thousand times easier. lauriebarber.com: lbword@midcoast.com.au

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New campus boost for students

By CHRISTINA PARKIN ‘LOOKING forward’ to the Charles Sturt University’s Port Macquarie campus opening this week in time for the beginning of term 2, has been an understatement for the university’s student cohort.

“It will help me feel like a ‘real’ university student,” says Nisha Cross, from Port Macquarie, who is studying a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) at Charles Sturt University (CSU) for another two years.

“But I am looking forward to having more of a ‘campus life’ and having an actual library to study in.

“This now feels more like a uni with the facilities and places to hang out.”

Cody Morris said that she is appreciative of the new campus being able to allow her to meet more students like herself and to access more subjects on campus, rather than on-line. Cody is from Pappinbarra and is studying a Bachelor of Social Work.

Brittani Harris, from Wauchope, was one of the first cohort of students to commence her university studies at the Grant Street premises and completed her degree in justice studies last year.

Brittani is now studying her Masters in Investigation by coursework, and has been immersed in working part-time at the Co-op Café for more than 12 months now and is acting as the café manager.

“I stepped up to take over as manager when the previous one resigned recently,” explained Ms Harris.

“I’m working with the other staff to make this a very student-focussed café, with good coffee, nutritious snacks, used and new textbooks, free internet and charging facilities.

“We already have a reputation for the best coffee in the shopping precinct.”

All four students pictured have been recipients of grants from the Hastings Education Fund

(HEF) and have appreciated the support these grants have provided to their ability to realise their tertiary education goals.

HEF Chairman, Peter Cuskelly, has welcomed the much-awaited opening of the CSU campus.

“Charles Sturt University has worked closely with our Hastings Education Fund committee

and as one of the gold sponsors for our recipients since our establishment,” said Mr Cuskelly.

“In many ways, our paths have been closely linked and the HEF looks forward to continuing this partnership so the youth of our region can achieve the studies needed for their future careers.”

Pictured: Hastings Education Fund recipients (left to right) Maddie Bird, Brittani Harris, Nisha Cross and Cody Morris at the new CSU campus in Port Macquarie.

Photo courtesy Lindsay Moller.

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WE all love to see a friendly dog and the natural urge is to pat and talk to them.

But what if this simple friendly action had serious consequences?

“Once Gulliver has his harness on, he is in uniform,” explained Kathryn Stephens, who is now adapting to her third guide dog in the 20 years since an accident with a semi-trailer left her blind.

“After using a white cane for five years, it is only with a guide dog do I feel that I have more confidence with getting around.

“It’s hard to explain, but the companionship of a guide dog is incredibly reassuring. They make you feel like you’re part of a team.”

A recent survey found 89 per cent of guide dog handlers reported their guide dog had been distracted by members of the public in the past 12 months.

“You wouldn’t place your hands over the eyes of a taxi driver concentrating on the road ahead, or pat a surgeon on the back mid-way through an operation, as the consequences could be disastrous,” points out Chief Executive Officer of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, Dr Graeme White.

A campaign by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT seeks to remind the public that even a well-intentioned pat can create considerable risk, cause anxiety and even serious injury for guide dogs and their handlers.

Coinciding with International Guide Dog Day on Wednesday, April 27, the public education campaign is called ‘Respect My Uniform’, calling on the community to resist patting or distracting working guide dogs.

“Guide Dogs play a vital role in enabling people who are blind or vision impaired to get around independently and interference from members of the public can compromise this,” says Dr White.

Each highly skilled working dog has undergone almost two years of intensive training including how to navigate obstacles, travel on public transport, find landmarks such as bus-stops, and cross the road safely, before graduating.

Kathryn Stephens, a resident of Wauchope and active Rotarian, leads an active life as a life and mindset coach and mentor for youth programs.

Kathryn has used her experience with vision loss to motivate and inspire people to realise their potential. She is also passionately involved in person- centred disability policy, and has spent the last three months writing disability access and inclusion plans for a group of community colleges on the mid-north coast.

“I like to call myself a ‘Do-ability Consultant’ because it’s all about what people with a disability can do, and not what they can’t,” Ms Stephens explained.

To help the guide dog team focus on its important work, please follow these tips: • don’t make the Guide Dog the centre of attention • don’t pat, feed or otherwise distract the dog

Kathryn Stephens, accompanied by Gulliver, attended a recent Rotary District 9650 conference when it is working. A well-intentioned pat can undo months of training • don’t grab the person or the dog’s harness.

First ask if they need assistance.

• when providing guiding assistance, please walk on the opposite side of the person to the Guide Dog • make sure your pet dog is on a leash or under control around a Guide Dog. When approaching, it may be polite to let the person know that you have a dog with you.

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Time for our seniors to have a say STATE MATTERS

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SENIORS urged to have their say on ageing strategy: Local seniors are encouraged to have their say on the issues that affect their lives as part of consultation on the NSW Government’s second ‘Ageing Strategy’.

The NSW Government is committed to better understanding the needs of seniors, and developing the right policies to assist them.

We know living longer brings with it so many wonderful opportunities, but it also brings unique challenges.

The NSW Government wants to better understand the issues affecting the lives of older people.

This feedback will help the government shape the second ‘NSW Ageing Strategy’, and create the best policies and services for older people possible.

The ‘NSW Ageing Strategy’ is a wholeof-government approach to responding to an ageing population based on community input.

The strategy is aimed at ensuring seniors can experience all the benefits of living longer, and are able to participate fully in social and economic life.

The first ‘NSW Ageing Strategy’ was released in 2012 and lead to the creation of successful initiatives like ‘Tech Savvy Seniors’, the ‘Elder Abuse Helpline’ and the expansion of the NSW Seniors Card.

Since 2012, around 80 per cent of the first NSW Ageing Strategy’s initiatives have been completed or are on track for completion.

An independent evaluation of the strategy found it had a ‘positive impact in promoting awareness of ageing in NSW and in improving the life circumstances of a proportion of older people’.

The ‘NSW Ageing Strategy’ is a ‘living’ document, and is now being revised from the ground-up based on feedback from stakeholders and the community.

Following extensive consultation, which concludes on May 15, the second NSW Ageing Strategy will be released later in 2016. To have your say, go to www. haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au NSW remains the strongest performer: The ANZ ‘Stateometer’ has once again shown that the NSW economy is the strongest in the nation and continues to outperform the other states.

The NSW Government has welcomed the monthly report, which measures economic performance across the states and territories, and said it was pleasing to see that the NSW economy continued to grow at above trend rates.

The ‘Stateometer’ found NSW was the only state where economic activity was above trend and accelerating.

WHAT’S ON TAI CHI CHUAN MACLEAY VALLEY TERM two commences April 28 at Masonic Hall, Tozer Street, Kempsey. Info: 0427 625 541 THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF PORT MACQUARIE WEST WILL hold its Dinner Meeting at Panthers, Port Macquarie at 6.30pm for 7pm start on Thursday, April 28. For further details contact Helen Crossley 6582 7510.

FREE LUNCHTIME RECITALS AT THE GLASSHOUSE THE Little Band and the Big Band from MacKillop College will be performing at the Glasshouse on the podium on Friday, April 29 from 12.30pm – 1.30pm.

NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION WALK for Saturday, April 30 will be an easy Grade 2 walk of about 8km in Crowdy Bay National Park. The walk will be on old trails with no steep ascents or descents. For further information contact Ian on 0458 240 401.

ULYSSES CLUB INC SATURDAY, April 30 sees us at Camden Haven Motorcycles for a meet and greet BBQ. Come along and enjoy a sausage sandwich or two. Jim is offering discounts of 10 - 20% off everything in the store and 10% off Met tyres fitted on the day. Unit 23, Bayside Circuit, Laurieton from 8:30. Due to the Ironman Event there is no Ride with the Ulysses on Sunday, May 1, for further information email waynerussell0210@gmail.com.

THE FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS (FAW) PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS BRANCH MEETINGS in 2016 will focus on creative writing skills and completing, ‘Heartbeat of the Hastings’, an anthology to be published later in the year. The group meets April 31 at 1pm in the Mac Adams Music Centre, Lord St, Port Macquarie. For all Port Macquarie-Hastings Branch enquiries, contact Debbie Bayliss on 0478 609 153 or debbiebayliss@gmail.com or view the FAW Facebook page or website at www.fawnsw. org.au PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS U3A RETIREES note term two starts on May 2 and a full list of over 70 courses and interest groups is available at www.pmhu3a.org.au. Enrolments open April 26.

LADIES PROBUS CLUB OF PORT MACQUARIE THE next meeting will be held on Monday, May 2, at Port Macquarie Panthers. New members and visitors are most welcome, phone Maria on 6584 9690 for details.

BIGGEST AFTERNOON TEA IN aid of Hastings Cancer Trust on Tuesday, May 3 at Lake Cathie Bowling and Recreation Club; doors open at 1.30pm for a 2pm start. Entry is $10 which includes scones, jam and cream, tea and coffee, a fashion parade by Millers Fashions and lucky door prizes. There is also an excellent raffle with donations from local businesses.

PORT MACQUARIE PROBUS CLUB WILL be holding their general meeting on Wednesday, May 4 at Port Macquarie City Bowling Club commencing at 9.30 am. The guest speaker is Annie Quadroy from ‘Dying with Dignity’. Visitors welcome, for further details, please contact Bryon Lennon on 6582 1265.

OXLEY TREFOIL GUILD WILL hold a general meeting on Friday, May 6 at the Girl Guide Hall, Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie starting at 9.30am with morning tea.

For more information contact Margaret on 0415 155 432.

PORT MACQUARIE SENIORS COMPUTER GROUP BASIC Computer Lessons, a series of 4 Monday afternoons - May 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 1.45pm – 4pm held at Port Macquarie Library in the Technology Room. These lessons are the very basics of learning how to use a computer.

Membership fees applies plus $5 per lesson, phone Peggy 6559 7439 for more information.

OVERCOMING FEAR WORKSHOP will be held Tuesday, May 10 at The Governors Retirement Resort, 166 River Park Road starting 6pm. To register phone or message Rob 0419 436 859 or email robcummings1@live. com.au PORT MACQUARIE ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CAR CLUB WILL hold their next social meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at the Bridge Club Rooms,

Thursday 28 April, 2016 Hastings River Drive starting at 7.30pm. Contact Brian 6582 0739 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. For further details, phone Sue 6583 7612 or Chris 0419 246 664.

PORT MACQUARIE SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB ARE you over 50? We would like to see you. Join our members in bowls, dancing, darts, cards, table tennis and embroidery. Cheap fees and activities, at 74 Munster St, contact 6583 7149.

PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS U3A OFFERING seniors a wide range of interest groups including music, dance, literature, languages, exercise, yoga, art, culture, crafts, photography, history, philosophy, astronomy, crosswords, science, and specifics such as climate or indigenous issues, mindfulness or news watch. All low cost. Enrol anytime at www. pmhu3a.org.au or call 6584 4192.

THE GIRLS FRIENDSHIP CLUB MEETS at the Port Macquarie Baptist Church hall on a Monday afternoon after school til 5.30 for girls 7 – 12 years old. Come and enjoy food, crafts, cooking, games and friendship with other girls your age. $4 donation. Just turn up or ring Elizabeth Noble on 0400 907 516 or 6582 5938.

WAUCHOPE COUNTRY CLUB SOCIAL Monday afternoon mixed bowls.

Individual names need to be in by 12noon to play 1pm. Call 6585 3020 or contact Pam 6585 1275, all welcome.

PORT MACQUARIE ALATEEN MONDAYS at 4pm to 5pm at The Youth Hub. Alateen, a part of Al-anon Family Groups, is for young people aged 12-18 whose lives are, or have been, affected by the compulsive drinking of a family member, guardian or friend. For more information please contact Dianne 6584 9227 or Kerry 6584 9694.

STARTS @ 60 FRIENDSHIP GROUP MEETS first Tuesday of every month at The Ruins Cafe, Lake Innes Shopping Centre it’s a free event, everyone is welcome from 11 am - 1pm.

Chris 0468 316 202.

SALSA AND LATIN DANCE PMQ TUESDAYS and Thursdays, no partner needed, no experience needed, Get fit & have fun. Call Galina 0422 751 021.

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. The Society is a non-profit organisation and any monies raised through the raffle and admission charges are used to cover costs to run our shows.

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 or more info at www.didenim.com PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS SENIOR CONCERT BAND CALL for musicians to join woodwind and brass sections. If you play or want to learn flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, tuba, trombone or euphonium come along to the Mac Adams Music Centre, near the Players Theatre and Port Macquarie Pool, on Tuesday nights from 6.30pm. If you do not have your own instrument they are available for hire. Phone Ben Simon on 0408 486 859.

SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION LEARN simple ways to meditate at home, keep in balance and help reduce stress. Free weekly program on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm at the Girls Guides Hall, Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie. Contact Linda on 6581 3356 for further information. All welcome.

PORT MACQUARIE PANTHERS ROCK N ROLL DANCE CLUB EZY STEPS rock and roll dance learners 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 www.portrocknroll.com.au PORT MACQUARIE CRAFT GROUP MEETS at the Baptist Church, 18 McIntyre Close each Wednesday during School terms from 12.30 – 2.30 pm. You can enjoy card making classes, bead making, knitting, crochet, or bring

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along your own craft. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon with other crafters. $2 donation. All Ladies are welcome. Just turn up or ring Jean Edwards on 6582 1854.

PORT MACQUARIE TOASTMASTERS MEETINGS are held on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday every month, at the Tenison Wood Centre (Lochinvar Place) from 7pm - 9pm.

Visitors are always welcome. For more details please call Roger on 0415 103 661.

PORT TABLE TENNIS CLUB A MIXED group of over 45’s meet Wednesdays between 9am and 12pm at Palm Court Motor Inn, William Street. Refreshments are provided and there is onsite parking available. First time visits are complimentary and visitors are welcomed by the friendly group. 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. For more information contact John or Barbara Morley 6566 8405 or Steve Tarbox 6562 7797.

HEART SUPPORT AUSTRALIA 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 55’s 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 MEDITATION AND RELAXATION FREE classes are held at Governors Retirement Village, 166 Riverpark Road each Friday from 4.30pm. Classes are suitable for beginners and for regular meditation participants. Pam is a qualified and experienced Meditation Instructor.

Call Pam Sainsbury 0414 484 890 for further information.

RHYTHM REVUE COMMUNITY based not-for-profit amateur entertainment group invites performers to join. We volunteer our time in nursing homes, retirement villages and other venues. Rehearsals Saturdays from 10am to 1pm at North Haven Public School. Enquiries 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.

TAI CHI TAI Chi at the Yellow Shed next to Lincraft, Acacia Road, Wednesdays 11am to noon, beginners class $10, call Peter 0412 545 364.Thursdays 9.30am to 10.30am beginners thru advanced, 24 forms, Tai Chi for Energy, $10. Call John 0428 080 963 or 6582 0363.

SORT Port Macquarie OLD computers, printers, modems, phones etc recycled or refurbished. Donate your unwanted items at 13 Chestnut Road, Port Macquarie. 6581 2071 COUNTRY WOMENS ASSOCIATION THE Tearoom is open Monday to Friday from 9am - 12noon serving Devonshire Teas.

PORT MACQUARIE OVER 50’S MIXED TRAVELLING BOWLERS INTERESTED in a day out once per month including coach, bowls and lunch for a moderate cost? Contact Geoff for further details 6583 9503 or email byno1937@hotmail.com.

MARKETS Thursday April 28 Kendall Bazaar and the Meeting Place, 9am – 2pm at Kendall Community Centre, 19 Comboyne St Kendall.

Sunday May 1 Port Macquarie Art Society Market Bazaar, 8am – 1pm at Hamilton House, 198 Hastings River Dr. Kendall Showground Markets, 8am – 1pm at Kendall, Batar Creek Rd, Kendall.

Kempsey Riverside Market, 8am – 1pm Riverside Park, Eden St, Kempsey.

Tuesday May 3 Real Food Local Produce Markets, 2pm – 6pm at Port Central, Hay St Forecourt.

Submissions for Whats On should be sent to newsdesk@pminews.com.au by 10am Monday desired week of publication. Please use the words Whats On in the subject line.

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Port Macquarie will soon be rocking to the sound of Aussie Rock icon Ian Moss

Finish school urges music legend

By LIZZIE McLEOD

IAN Moss has lived the rock star dream, but has a simple message for local teenagers who want to follow his footsteps: ‘Finish school first and go to uni.’

Moss, a cornerstone of legendary Aussie band Cold Chisel, didn’t exactly follow that advice himself, but with age comes wisdom.

“I would advise anyone to at least finish high school and keep your eye on a trade or a degree or a profession. But that’s not what you wanna hear,” he laughs.

Born and raised in Alice Springs, Moss played guitar in local teenage bands but was struggling with his school grades and moved to Adelaide to improve his education.

It was there that he found an advertisement for a guitarist in a shop window in 1973 which led to the beginning of ‘Cold Chisel’.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Moss is currently on his ‘Tenth Anniversary Six Strings Classic Tour’ and will play Port Macquarie on May 7.

Although he and Jimmy Barnes are the names we readily associate with Cold Chisel, Moss says the band’s songwriter Don Walker, deserves far more of the spotlight.

“We sort of never tip our hats enough to the great Don Walker who was the principal songwriter in the band who in the early days was so pedantic about writing,” Moss said in an exclusive interview with Your Local Independent.

“He understood that you’ve got to write songs that are still in the fabric of your society 40 years later.

“He would write songs and be working on a song and say ‘it’s not finished yet’ and he would play it and sing it through and we’d go ‘oh that’s fantastic, you haven’t finished? What’s missing?

Why can’t we do it tonight?’ And Don would reply ‘Nah there’s this word in the second line in the third verse that I’m just not happy with’.

“And he’d be set on that for months until he got the right word. And it’s paid off.

“Every word in a ‘Cold Chisel’ song is there for a reason and it means something.”

Moss also goes on to explain how a young person can follow their dream of a musical career.

“The thing is it’s got to be about songs at the end of the day,” he says.

“Really focusing on working up your songs and making your songs better; writing good songs and writing lyrics that mean something.

“That’s why ‘Cold Chisel’ really still 42 years later are able to travel around the country playing to 10,000 people a night, it’s because of those great songs.”

Moss will be playing all of the classic hits from the renowned ‘Six Strings’ album as well as songs from ‘Let’s All Get Together’, ‘Soul on West 53’, and of course all ‘Cold Chisel’ and Ian Moss classics.

See Ian Moss perform live on his ‘10th Anniversary Six Strings Classic Tour 2016’ at The Glasshouse Theatre on Saturday May 7.

For more information visit www.ianmoss.com. au or www.glasshouse.org.au

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Welcome to Kempsey “

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People are coming off the highway now because we’re becoming a destination and I think that’s the thing. We’ve made ourselves a destination.

Coffee king is set for Kempsey’s ‘re-birth’ THERE’S something in the coffee in Kempsey and it’s inviting a thirst for rejuvenation.

Since the redirection of the Pacific Highway, which used to traverse the main street but now bypasses the town altogether, the place has been undertaking a radical transformation.

As both a councillor and long term café owner, we thought Deputy Mayor Lou Kesby would be the man to provide the inside scoop on Kempsey’s boom. A local all his life, the owner of Kempsey’s iconic old-Hollywood themed Lou’s Café has seen firsthand the rollercoaster ride Kempsey has endured while the Pacific Highway works were underway, as well as the boost the town is now enjoying.

During the initial stages of the Pacific Highway bypass, Lou estimates business dropped by 20 per cent as the redirection of the traffic meant tourists could avoid the town completely.

He reflected on the locals’ worries pre-bypass: “Before, we had horrendous traffic going through our main street. And that was the biggest fear – we take that away and we lose everything.”

A report conducted for the Kempsey Shire Council by Transport Consultant Dr Bruno Parolin in February 2014 confirmed a slide in economic growth. Though the town of Kempsey did not experience a loss of trade from overnight visitors, the negative impacts of the bypass were felt most acutely by service stations, stores and eateries. 68 of the 115 Kempsey businesses involved in the study admitted to having

Lou Kesby out front of his iconic old-Hollywood themed Lou’s Café in Kempsey experienced a downturn of sales and turnover.

However, despite an initial loss, Lou is now experiencing a growth of 20 per cent in his business, a growth he believes is occurring across the board: “People are coming off the highway now because we’re becoming a destination and I think that’s the thing. We’ve made ourselves a destination.”

Though the town went through substantial changes, Lou believes this was a necessary process for the town to be where it is today:

“Kempsey’s starting to buzz again. The bypass put a lot of people on their bums and it built a lot of people up so there were advantages and disadvantages. We’ve gone through the worst of it. We’re now growing into the best of it and the feeling is fantastic. This is from what I hear and I’m in this main street all day, every day.”

According to Lou, the prosperity of the town is largely due to the work of the Kempsey Shire Council, who have invested in a redeveloped main street, have plans for a new cinema complex and have put significant finance behind marketing

the town as a tourist destination. Though he admits there was some negativity during the redevelopment of the main street, it too has been completed with positive feedback from locals. In a survey conducted last December, 35 per cent of the 250 local businesses interviewed found that their revenue was up and 67 per cent were feeling optimistic about the times ahead for Kempsey.

Lou managed the fluctuation of business during the bypass works by reinvesting back into his own business, a tactic mirrored by the Council: “It’s what you do. You invest back into your business. And its what the Council is doing – they are reinvesting back into the town. And if you invest back into your business and you get out there and have a go, it’ll work for you. So Kempsey is starting to feel good again.”

During the initial sting of the bypass, Lou focussed his attention on the local market, but since then, he says people are coming from all over to enjoy his old-Hollywood themed café.

Originally from a wholesale pharmaceutical background, Lou opened the café 35 years ago. First, in its original form as a milk bar, the business did its best trade on a Tuesday, coinciding with the local cattle sales. But soon it expanded next door and upstairs to accommodate the herds of locals and visitors. Of his winning formula Lou said: “I think the success of it is – we open, we trade and we’re always here. People have got to know us over the years and they say we’re a bit of an icon now. And its good to be that because every town needs something that people remember.”

When asked about the quirky theme of the café, Lou narrated Kempsey’s love affair with cinema. Kempsey had three movie theatres prior to Lou opening the milk bar turned café. The last of them was pulled down in the same year of his opening. The theme was an attempt to preserve Kempsey’s love of the cinema. The then milk bar was the destination for cinemagoers during the intervals of a traditional weekend double billing.

Now, with the prospect of a Big 4 Cinema Complex coming to Kempsey (currently under negotiations between Kempsey Shire Council and commercial investors) – a revival of the cinema culture in the town could be imminent.

And the business Lou has grown over the past 35 years will have gone full circle - from capturing the nostalgia of a place once vibrant with the moving image, to being a symbol of a town’s rebirth, with all the colour, movement and vision of good cinema.

(Written by Laura Clarke. Originally published by the National Leader magazine – a publication of the NSW Nationals.)

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Kempsey rolls out welcome mat

By SUE PATERICK KEMPSEY’S revitalised Smith Street sparkled with sunshine and promise during its official opening on Tuesday.

Gathered among the flowers and leafy trees on the beautiful new-look street, state and federal politicians, Kempsey Shire Councillors and staff, members of the Macleay Valley Business Chamber, local retailers, members of the public and representatives from local building contractors O’Donnell and Hanlon were buzzing with excitement to finally open the $3.6 million development.

Begun in April 2015, the Smith Street revitalisation project was part of Kempsey Shire Council’s (KSC) Bypass Masterplan and included the replacement of paving, street lighting, new landscaping, street furnishings, outdoor living, underground utility services and stormwater drainage.

In her opening speech Kempsey Mayor, Liz Campbell, acknowledged the Dunghutti people and thanked everyone for being a part of the celebrations.

“When the Kempsey bypass was announced our community took the change from being a highway town and turned it into a positive,” she said.

“The Smith Street project was one Council’s big decisions and we took getting it right very seriously.”

During the construction phase of the project local retailers endured a lot of upheaval and Mayor Campbell recognised this and thanked them for their patience.

The result, she said, was a modern retail precinct that everyone in the Macleay Valley could be proud of and one that would continue to emerge as the central commercial, retail and entertainment hub of our valley.

Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey, congratulated KSC on the revitalisation project and said staff and Councillors could be proud of what had been achieved.

“Kempsey is on the up,” she added.

Federal Member for Cowper, Luke Hartsuyker, remarked on what a fantastic and vibrant place Smith Street now was for people to shop in.

“It is a great, new precinct,” he said.

“And I look forward to seeing Kempsey thriving.”

Secretary for the Macleay Valley Business Chamber, Tania Powick, commented on how exciting the new-look Smith Street was.

“It’s a great opportunity and it looks wonderful,” she said.

“The whole retail sector can benefit, grow and prosper and look forward to the future.”

Chef, Tobias Cunliffe, from Kempsey Bulk Health Foods said Smith Street is modern, inviting and brighter, and believes it is more pedestrian and motorist friendly.

Kempsey local, Margaret Bryant, has lived in the Macleay Valley all her life and she loves the new-look Smith Street.

“The way Council has done it up is just beautiful,” she said.

“It makes me want to linger in town now and Positive have a cup of coffee in the alfresco dining areas.”

Ben McArthy, who was just passing through town on his way from Brisbane to Newcastle said he was quite surprised by Kempsey.

“It’s quite nice and wasn’t what I was expecting for a small country town,” he admitted.

This positive dining experience will see Ben dropping in again, and repeat business and enjoying the river town’s boutique shopping is just what KSC and local retailers are hoping for.

Kempsey Shire Mayor, Liz Campbell, Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey and Federal Member for Cowper, Luke Hartsuyker at the official opening of Kempsey’s new-look Smith Street this week

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All the Good stuff in our Community

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All the Good stuff in our Community

Church - find your right ‘model’

Plenty of variety in our own back yard QUESTION: There is only one God. Why then are there so many churches?

Simple answer: Because God made people with the ability to choose. We were not created robots, but have the freedom to choose how we would like to worship God. There is one basic motor vehicle or car.

Why then are there so many different makes and kinds of cars?

The answer is because we have the freedom to choose.

Some people like big cars, others small ones, some like fast cars, others slow, some like work cars, others luxury cars. Some like loud cars, others quiet ones, some like all the latest gadgets and big sound stereos, other people simply want a car that is reliable.

This is similar to church.

Some people like the more traditional, others like their church modern and less traditional.

Some like quiet meditation, others love the more charismatic way of worship with lots of worship and signs and wonders and healings.

Whatever the choice, the important thing to note is that we have been made in the image of God to worship Him and He gave us the freedom to choose how we best will do this.

In Port Macquarie, the Hastings and Kempsey, we have many wonderful churches worshipping God in different ways with different emphases.

STUMP THE PREACHER with Kerry Medway

Some things to look for in a good church are – do they honour God and His Word the Bible?

Does all they do stem from what Christ did for us on the cross and do they believe in His Resurrection?

When seeking a church, find one that makes you feel challenged and stirs you to be more zealous in seeking to serve God. Here in this area we have lots of great opportunities to worship. The important thing is to do it and do it regularly together.

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews said: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together. “(Hebrews 10:23-25a… NIV)

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All the Good stuff in our Community

Plenty of tears as community prays A MONTH ago, the Citywide Prayer leaders invited Field Directors for the Australian Prayer Network, Pastor Matthew Bolte and his wife Kathy, recently from Townsville, to come for two weeks and conduct prayer seminars and events in Port Macquarie and across the mid north coast.

Matthew encouraged the local Christians with teaching on strategic praying.

The climax of the visit was a gathering on St Thomas’ Hill on the final Monday.

Sixty-five Christians from many churches gathered and were led through a process of confession and repentance for the sins of this nation and our city.

Matthew quoted from the Old Testament book of Hosea: “I said, ’Plant the good seeds of righteousness and you will harvest a crop of love. Plough up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord that He may come and shower righteousness upon you.’.”

(Hosea 10:12 -NLT) In a time of strategic worship and prayer we were encouraged to ‘stand in the gap’ for those who had gone before and using the example from Nehemiah 1:4-7, confessing six areas of sin.

There were many tears and much emotion as we confessed these sins: 1. We confess our lack

Way back when With Pastor, Kerry & Julie

of intimacy with God (our failure to honour Him in every part of our lives); 2. We confess idolatry (whatever has taken the place of God in our lives and in our city); 3. We confess our sexual immorality, adultery in marriage, the invasion of pornography via the internet, the abuse of children; 4. We confess the shedding of innocent blood (with special reference to our convict heritage and the dispossession of our native people and the number of innocent children aborted each year in our country); 5. We confess injustice in our community and society; 6. We confess our broken covenants, especially in reference to the breakdown of marriage and the push for same sex marriages.

Everyone present felt it was a very significant time in our history and we are waiting to see how God will respond according to Hosea 10:12.

Sixty-five Christians from many churches “ gathered and were led through a process of

confession and repentance for the sins of this nation and our city

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I’m twenty years old, a big sister, so in love with Australia, God and an international volunteer with YFC Australia for one year.

I’ve seen beautiful cities, waterfalls, lighthouses, and beaches as well as working with different teams and young people.

But I’m feeling more home here in Port Macquarie, than anywhere else.

I love being a part of the young team to serve and help, especially young people. For example - at the pancake breakfast in a high school.

My favorite project is the Big Red Bus Beach Hangout, which you can find at Town beach every Tuesday from 3-5pm (back on May 10).

We share free food with everyone who is coming along and just spend time together. I like the fact we get to show love and acceptance to everyone like Jesus did in his time.

When you look into our world today you will recognize that one thing that we definitely need more of is love.

I want to encourage you today to show love to yourself and the people around you in your little world.

Then that’s the first step to change yours and others lives.

Start now!

- Melissa Neuendorf YFC International volunteer

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“In all these th ings we are mor e than conquerors thro ugh Christ who loved us.”

- Romans 8:37 (NIV)

Rest in Peace

For enquiries contact - Kerry Medway

Phone 0423 663 301 Email: kerry@kerrymedway.org

The Baptist Church 18 McIntyre Close, Port Macquarie

Saturday, May 7 at 7pm Sublime Chimes Salvations Army Band BUGS Baptist Ukuleles Admission: Donation at the door (includes supper) All proceeds go to: The Local Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal and “Beds for Bush Kids Supported by: Port Macquarie Hastings Municipal Band

Phone: 6583 3739

Website: pmbc.org.au Email: mhalliday@bigpond.com

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All the Good stuff in our Community

Let’s all celebrate the legacy of love There is not much that is easy “ motherhood, but there are so about

Three times the fun for charity THE Salvation Army Brass Band, the BUGS Baptist Ukuleles, and the Sublime Chimes Ensemble have come together to help those in need through music.

The bands of Port Macquarie will be putting proceeds towards two fantastic causes – the local Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal and ‘Beds for Bush Kids’.

“The Red Shield Appeal is the time of year that Australians pull together for those in crisis,” said Major Brett Gallagher.

“The theme for the Appeal this year is that ‘No one should have to go it alone.’

“It reminds us that when we stand together with the most vulnerable, we make a difference”.

The money that will go to The Salvation Army will aid in their many services while also raising awareness of the Salvo’s annual ‘Door Knock Appeal’ on the weekend of May 28 and 29.

“Beds for Bush Kids helps farmers in remote drought affected areas to send their children to mini-schools or camps run by the School of Distance Education,” said Pastor Alan Soden of the Baptist Church.

“School for isolated children is usually delivered ‘over the air’ via the telephone and internet.”

Farming families who continue to experience drought conditions find it difficult when it comes to travel and accommodation costs, especially with no regular income.

The Beds for Bush Kids gives children a rare opportunity to experience learning and social interaction with their peers and teachers.

“Parents are more confident that their children are receiving the best education possible,” said Pastor Soden.

Come early to the concert to buy fresh produce from the Port Baps Community Garden as well as items for sale made by the Craft Group.

Three times the musical talent and three times the fun, this event is not to be missed.

Come down to the Baptist Church on May 7 at 7pm at 18 McIntyre Close (off Hamlyn Drive).

Admission is simply a donation at the door and supper is provided.

For more information call 6583 3739 or visit pmbc.org.au

many times that it’s worth it

AT Coastside Church we are all about celebrating and this month we are celebrating Mother’s Day! As a mum of 6 children myself, being a mum is not always a smooth ride!

There are days when you look at your child and ask ‘who are you and why do you feel the need to do the opposite of everything I have ever taught you’?!

Sometimes you laugh at their antics and sometimes you cry. There are days that you feel like giving up and other days that your heart swells with pride.

There are moments when all you need for the day is a bit of doona therapy and chocolate and a box of tissues – the joys of motherhood.

But it’s in those moments of little tears, teenage meltdowns and dramas that we mother’s really have the opportunity to shine, to wipe those tears and to hug our babies close to us.

There is not much that is easy about motherhood but there are so many times that it’s worth it – that school award, that act of kindness, that burnt toast with breakfast in bed, that graduation, that new job.

Motherhood is so much more than just having a child. It involves nurturing, providing, feeding, forgiving, loving, training, teaching and leading by example.

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The Salvation Army Brass Band (above) and the Sublime Chimes Ensemble, below, will be performing on May 7

It’s a full-on job that is exhausting but rewarding, and through our love we can leave a legacy for our children and our grandchildren to come.

And that is the theme of our Mother’s Day service at Coastside Church – ‘Love Legacy’. I really like that. I like that I can play a part in the generations that are yet to come.

So on Sunday May 8, you are invited to join us and bring your family to our Mother’s Day service, which will be fun, vibrant, insightful and inspiring. And after the service, you are more than welcome to stay and enjoy a free Devonshire Tea with a great bunch of people who come from all walks of life, but who are genuine and caring and just downright amazing.

I am their Pastor, I know that I’m biased, but it’s all true! If you’d like any other information about ‘Love Legacy’ or any of the other great things happening at Coastside Church then please don’t hesitate to check out our website at coastsidechurch.com.au or phone our office on 65838911.

And if you’re a mum then Happy Mother’s Day! Sheree Minturn Lead Pastor Coastside Church

Mother’s Day Remembrance Service @ 10am Sunday 8th May At the Innes Gardens Crematorium Chapel Philip Charley Drive, Port Macquarie

Sponsored by Grace Church & Innes Gardens Staff.

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A classical encore

By LIZZIE McLEOD

OPERA and classical music remain popular across all ages.

Voci Stupende is a not-for-profit opera organisation that is ensuring that popularity by assisting young classical performers, and they are on their way to Port Macquarie.

It all started when the founders of the organisation – Hugh and Jane Fraser - watched a performance by their daughter, and her peers, with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

“We were all so blown away by the power and the strength of what there voices carried and how they delivered there performance that I thought ‘I could take this group anywhere in the country’,” recalls Hugh.

“But when I asked one of them after they had finished their study, ‘what’s next?’ the reply was, ‘I’ll probably get a job at a coffee shop’.

“I thought that this was so sad that these kids that were so good don’t get heard by more people.

“And so Voci Stupende began for two reasons - being able to show off these people to regional areas where regional areas don’t get to hear singers of this calibre ever, and the other was to give these younger people the performance experience they needed so that perhaps some of the larger companies would pick them up and take them on.”

Both Hugh and Jane strongly believe that young people, especially in regional areas, don’t

A Voci Stupende performance get the opportunity to see and hear the classics.

“I think it is difficult for young people to come and watch opera because they have this perception that it’s not cool or it’s not their sort of music,” said Hugh.

“We’ve got a local named Tom who is in Year 12 in Port Macquarie and he’s going to perform a solo. We try and give young people like that a go.

There are young people trying to work through this art.

“When young people do come to these concerts, they are actually quite blown away by the power of the music and even though they go there thinking ‘it’s not going to be that much fun’, everyone is blown away by it because it’s something that they’re not used to.”

Voci Stupende is totally voluntarily run by

Hugh and Jane and is located in Armidale. It has created many opportunities for young opera and classical singers and conducts 10 concert weekends a year, performing throughout regional New South Wales.

“We are that stepping stone,” says Hugh.

“Young performers can use the experience they garner from going to places like Port Macquarie.

They’ve got that backing so when they perform to larger companies and judges they have just that little bit more confidence about what their delivery is.

“They’re vocally trained. Many pop singers aren’t. Celine Dion was classically trained before she took to the pop stage. You can notice how much better they are at delivering their music.”

Voci Stupende is about to debut in Port Macquarie.

“The audience can expect to be taken on a rollercoaster ride of emotion,” says Hugh.

“There are real highs in the vibrancy of the music. They will be moved to tears from some of the passion that is delivered. And they will come away feeling like they were so pleased being apart of it.”

Voci Stupende will be performing Classical Song Virtuosos in Port Macquarie on May 7 at the Glasshouse Theatre, Port Macquarie at 2pm.

Tickets are $45 for adults, $40 for members, $35 for concession, and $20 for Under 18s.

Call 02 6581 8888 to book tickets or for more information visit www.vocistupende.com

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Come flaunt your talent Have some ‘Hifalootin’ flute fun

ALTHOUGH Aristotle once claimed that ‘the flute is not an instrument that has a good moral effect; it is too exciting’, flautist and flute choir musical director, Sheridan Sommerley, feels Aristotle was onto something.

Sheridan Sommerley is currently putting her energies into a flute choir known as ‘Hifalootin’’, which meets at the Conservatorium Mid North Coast Campus at 56 Hollingworth Street in Port Macquarie on a Saturday afternoon from 4pm to 5.30pm during school terms.

Hifalootin’ is a group of flautists coming together to play repertoire specific to the flute.

They play across most genres: classical, baroque, jazz, folk, blues and contemporary and like to perform publicly about once a term in venues and for groups that enjoy acoustic instruments and small ensembles.

“You get to play with other flautists and to hear how they do it,” explains Ms Sommerley.

“This is beneficial to all players as it will most certainly increase their level of playing without them really noticing it.

“Each session concentrates on developing skills and strengthening their playing. When you play with better players, your level will quickly increase to meet theirs.

“Two of our members were selected from the whole of NSW for the NSW Department of Education State Band,” said Ms Sommerley.

Those players who are level three and under will find the small group sessions to be much more cost-effective than taking private half-hour lessons. By learning with other players, they can upskill in a fun way. The repertoire is written just for the flute and in some cases, Sheriden has written arrangements of popular pieces.

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Sheriden Sommerley is inviting all flautists to come and join the flute choir ‘Hifalootin’

Sheriden Sommerley has lived in Port Macquarie for over 25 years and has been developing community groups for musicians and artists during that time.

She is the founder of the Glasshouse Friday Lunchtime Concerts, Blokes’ Notes men’s choir, Quintessence women’s choir, The Melodic Fourtunes (women’s barbershop chorus) and Hifalootin’ flute choir.

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She is a pianist and singer, and has had orchestral experience as a bassoonist. She loves playing flute and has an active private practice, teaching flute, piano, singing and theory.

Players of all ages are invited to join, or perhaps to pick-up from a previous playing experience. Contact Sheriden on 0429 313 089 or email her at sherisom29@gmail.com to arrange for a non-scary audition.

A jazz tradition REDS Jazz Quintet will celebrate their 20th consecutive Mother’s Day appearance at Bago Vineyards with some special guests joining them this year.

Original members, Glenn Moore (trumpet), Bob Barnett (piano) and Greg Goldsmith (bass) have played every year and are looking forward to another great day in the vineyards.

These three have been playing music together since the 1980s when they taught together at Port Macquarie High.

Ben Goldsmith was a student at the school in those days and was the band’s first saxophone player. He and Glenn formed an exciting front line that remains the basis of today’s sound.

Ben went on to study jazz in Canberra and is now Head Of Music and the Arts at Forest High School in Sydney. REDS are very pleased to welcome Ben back to join them for a few sets at this gig.

Also on saxophone is the extremely talented Chris Trotman. Chris has played with REDS for many years now and gives the band a tremendous lift. You will not hear a better jazz player on the North Coast.

With the front line of trumpet, alto and tenor sax, the band will feature some tight three-part arrangements in their first set. A particular highlight will be three tunes from the Miles Davis ‘Kind Of Blue’ album. Keeping the band together at the back will be Peter Harries on drums. Peter is a tasteful drummer who fits in comfortably with the REDS style.

Vocalist Amanda Gordon has become a regular guest with REDS over the last few years. She has worked hard on developing a repertoire of jazz standards with the band which adds a fantastic new dimension to the sound.

Don’t miss REDS Jazz Quintet and Friends at Bago Vineyards, Mother’s Day, May 8.

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(PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Movie: The Perfect Husband. (M) (2004) 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 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 9.45 Movie: Bad Neighbours. (MA15+) (2014) Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne.

11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.30 Shopping.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d. (PG) (1980) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers.

10.10 The AFL Footy Show. (M) 12.10 Westside.

(M) 1.00 Impractical Jokers. (M) 1.30 Extra. 2.00 TV Shop. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 Ben’s Menu.

7.00 The Home Team. 7.30 Bold. (PG) 8.00 Family Feud. 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 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Gogglebox. (M) 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 The Project. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG) 2.30 Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Creative Minds. (PG) 2.45 Bazaar. 3.15 Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death. (PG) 4.25 The Secret History Of Our Streets. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Destination Flavour Scandinavia. 8.00 Gourmet Farmer. 8.30 Heston’s Dinner In Space. New. 9.30 The Last Panthers. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late Edition. 11.00 Sex: An Unnatural History. (MA15+) 12.00 Movie: The Father Of My Children. (M) (2009) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.15 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Octonauts.

6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M) 9.00 Episodes. (M) 9.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

(M) 10.00 Scrotal Recall. (M) Final. 10.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.10 Live At The Apollo. (M) 11.55 Kroll Show. (M) 12.40 The Alternative Comedy Experience.

(MA15+) 1.05 Doctor Who. (PG) 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

7.30 Bottersnikes And Gumbles. 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 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 1.00 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 House Doctor (Design For Living) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 8.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation.

(PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

4.30 Batman. (PG) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG) 5.30 Teen Titans.

(PG) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Survivor: Kaôh Rong. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Into The Blue. (M) (2005) 11.45 South Beach Tow. (M) 12.15 GO Surround Sound. (PG) 12.30 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG) 1.30 Batman. (PG) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG) 4.30 Gumball.

4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG)

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Reel Action. 8.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 9.00 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Matlock. (M) 1.00 Nash Bridges.

(M) 2.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Russell Coight’s Celebrity Challenge.

(PG) (2004) 10.30 House Of Lies. (M) 11.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Urdu News.

1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News.

2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News.

3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Somali News. 4.00 The Feed. 4.30 Snow In Paradise. 4.40 Vs Arashi.

5.35 If You Are The One. 6.35 10,000 BC. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Adam Ruins Everything. (M) 8.30 MythBusters. (M) 9.30 The Russian Woodpecker.

11.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League.

Highlights. 12.00 League Nation Live. 1.30 The Feed. 2.00 John Safran Vs God. (M) 2.30 Alarm For Cobra 11. (M) 4.15 NHK World English News.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

1.00 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.40 Studio 3. 4.45 Endangered Species. 4.55 Danger Mouse. 5.10 Camp Lakebottom. 5.30 Mal.com. 5.50 Little Lunch. 6.05 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch.

6.20 Secret Life Of Boys. 6.25 So Awkward.

6.55 Bushwhacked! Bugs. 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.15 Adventure Time. 8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.00 Conspiracy 365. (PG) Final. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 3.25 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Fishing Western Australia.

7.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 8.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 9.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG) 1.00 Swamp People. (PG) 2.00 Family Tools. (PG) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.30 Gator Boys. (PG) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Tattoo Nightmares. (M) 8.00 Tattoo Nightmares Miami. (M) 8.30 Ink Master. (M) 10.15 America’s Hardest Prisons. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop.

8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Against The Wind. (PG) (1948) 2.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 2.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 3.30 The Great British Bake Off. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Power Of One. (PG) (1992) 11.10 The Black Adder. (PG) 11.50 Secret Dealers. (PG) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Scope. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG) 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 Judging Amy. (M) 1.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (M) 8.00 New Girl.

(M) 8.30 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. (M) 9.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M) 10.30 Empire. 11.30 James Corden.

(PG) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Man Fire Food. 10.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. 11.00 No Reservations.

(PG) 12.00 Boys Weekend. 12.30 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. 1.00 Kids Cook-Off. 2.00 Food Network Star. (PG) 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. 4.00 Boys Weekend. 4.30 Chopped. (PG) 5.30 Kids Cook-Off. 6.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey. (PG) 7.30 Man Fire Food.

8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations. (PG) 10.30 Chopped. (PG) 11.25 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings.

10.00 Australian Story. 10.30 Foreign Corre. 11.00 Boomtown.

11.30 Eggheads. 12.00 Port Arthur 20th Anniversary Memorial Service. 1.55 Antiques Roadshow. 2.55 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 The Bill. (PG) 4.15 Murder, She Wrote. 5.00 News. 5.30 The Drum. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Checkout. (PG) 8.30 Janet King. (M) 9.30 Utopia. (M) 10.00 Upper Middle Bogan. (M) 10.25 Lateline. 10.55 The Business. 11.15 Late Programs. 2.40 Raw Faith. 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News Special: Port Arthur Memorial. 2.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 The Business. 9.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Million Dollar Listing NY. 1.00 Million Dollar Listing. 2.00 Million Dollar Rooms.

3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Masters Of Flip. 6.00 My First Place. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 The Millionaire Matchmaker. 8.30 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Movie: Payback. (M) (1997) 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.

8.30 To Be Advised.

12.00 Desperate Housewives. (M) 1.00 Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 TV Shop.

12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Lost In America. (PG) (1985) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs.

10.10 Movie: The Running Man. (MA15+) (1987) 12.10 Movie: The Magnificent Seven Ride! (M) (1972) 2.10 Movie: Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf. (MA15+) (1985) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 Ben’s Menu.

(PG) 7.00 The Home Team. 7.30 Bold.

(PG) 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

(PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand. (M) (2006) 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Lily Cole’s Art Matters. (PG) 3.00 The Point Review. 3.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Rome: The World’s First Superpower. (PG) 8.30 Mummies Alive. (M) 9.25 Rise Of The Machines. 10.20 SBS World News Late Edition. 10.55 Movie: Young And Wild. (MA15+) (2012) 12.40 Movie: John Rabe. (AV15+) (2009) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.15 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Octonauts.

6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 First Dates UK. (M) 9.15 Unsafe Sex In The City. (M) 10.15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 10.55 Hunted. (M) Final. 11.45 Tattoo Disasters UK. (PG) 12.10 Doctor Who. 1.05 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 1.45 News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. 7.30 Bottersnikes And Gumbles.

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 Better Homes. 1.00 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 House Doctor (Design For Living) (PG) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 To Build Or Not To Build. (PG) 10.30 Front Of House. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

4.05 Looney Tunes. (PG) 4.30 Batman. (PG) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG) 5.30 Teen Titans. (PG) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Happy Feet. (G) (2006) 8.45 Movie: The Matrix. (M) (1999) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00 The Originals.

(MA15+) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG) 4.30 Gumball. 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG)

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.30 Morning Programs. 12.00 Matlock. (M) 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Cops.

8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 9.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 10.30 MacGyver. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News.

3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. 4.30 Swim. (PG) 4.40 Vs Arashi. 5.35 House Hazards. (PG) 6.00 Street Genius. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.00 Illusions Of Grandeur. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Big Boss. (M) (1971) 10.25 Movie: The Four. (M) (2012) 12.40 Movie: Golden Gun. (M) (2008) 2.30 PopAsia. (PG) 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

1.00 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island. Final. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 5.50 Good Game: SP. 6.15 Secret Life Of Boys. 6.25 So Awkward. 6.55 Bushwhacked!

Bugs. 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.15 Adventure Time.

8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.00 Demons. (PG) 9.45 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 10.05 Lanfeust Quest. 10.30 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG) 10.55 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Fishing Western Australia.

7.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 8.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 9.00 Ultimate Factories. 10.00 NFL Draft.

1.30 Swamp People. (PG) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.30 Gator Boys. (PG) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 Drug Bust. (PG) 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 6. North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Movie: The Halfway House. (PG) (1944) 2.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 2.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 3.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls.

(PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Movie: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (M) (2005) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG) 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 Judging Amy. (M) 1.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother. (M) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Far And Away. (M) (1992) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Boys Weekend. 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 1.00 Kids Cook-Off. 2.00 Food Network Star. 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. 4.00 Boys Weekend. 4.30 Chopped. 5.30 Kids Cook-Off. 6.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey. 7.30 Man Fire Food. 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations.

(PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Friday, april 29

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 One Plus One. 10.30 Catalyst. (PG) 11.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. 11.30 Eggheads. 12.00 News. 1.00 The Straits. (M) 1.55 Antiques Roadshow. 2.55 The Cook And The Chef. 3.20 The Bill. (PG) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 The Drum. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks. 8.30 Grantchester.

(M) 9.15 Scott & Bailey. (M) 10.05 Lateline.

10.35 The Business. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 News. 1.00 Capital Hill. 2.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 The Business.

9.00 Planet America. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. 1.00 Buying The View. 2.00 Masters Of Flip. 3.00 The Block. 3.30 Getaway. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Flip Or Flop. 6.00 My First Place. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Expedition Unknown. (PG) New. 8.30 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Olympians: Off The Record. (PG) 12.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 News.

5.30 Border Security. (PG) 6.00 News. 7.00 Movie: How To Train Your Dragon. (PG) (2010) 9.00 Movie: Terminator Salvation. (M) (2009) Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood.

11.30 Best Bits. (M) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (M) 1.00 Shopping.

6.00 TV Shop. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Dr Lisa To The Rescue. 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. (PG) 1.30 Clipped. (PG) 2.00 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner.

2.30 Married At First Sight. (PG) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.

(PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Movie: The Lego Movie. (PG) (2014) 9.05 Movie: Little Fockers.

(M) (2010) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Fishing Edge. 6.30 Ben’s Menu.

7.00 RPM. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 St10. (PG) 11.00 The Living Room.

12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 1.00 People Of The Vines. (PG) Final. 1.30 The Doctors. (PG) 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Weekend Feast. 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. 4.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.30 Scorpion. (PG) 8.30 Movie: X-Men: First Class. (M) (2011) 11.10 To Be Advised.

12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Equestrian. FEI World Cup Jumping. 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4.05 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 4.35 Monster Moves. 5.30 The Lost Sword Of The Samurai. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.40 Movie: We Were Soldiers. (MA15+) (2002) 11.20 RocKwiz. 12.20 Miniseries: Death Of A Pilgrim.

5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell. (PG) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.45 Mock The Week Looks Back At. (M) 9.15 The Trip To Italy. (M) 9.45 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.30 Comedy Up Late. (M) 11.00 Scrotal Recall. (M) Final. 11.25 Episodes. (M) 11.55 Kroll Show. (M) 12.40 Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out. (PG) 2.10 Mock The Week. (M) 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close.

5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Out Of The Blue.

12.30 Great South East.

1.00 Creek To Coast. 1.30 Qld Weekender. 2.00 WA Weekender. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. 5.00 Sean’s Kitchen.

(PG) 5.30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook. (PG) 6.00 Secret Location. (PG) 7.00 Catch Phrase. 7.45 Keeping Up Appearances.

(PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Movie: Ghost. (M) (1990) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

2.30 Sonic Boom. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG) 5.30 Batman.

(PG) 6.00 Movie: Yogi Bear. (G) (2010) 7.40 Movie: Mirror Mirror. (PG) (2012) 9.55 Movie: Red Riding Hood. (M) (2011) 12.00 Arrow.

(MA15+) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.30 SpongeBob. 4.00 Beware The Batman. (M) 4.30 Problem Solverz.

(PG) 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 World Sport. 10.30 MacGyver. (PG) 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 1.30 Loaded. (PG) 2.00 Driven Not Hidden. 2.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 3.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG) 4.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 5.00 Adventure Angler.

5.30 Attenborough’s Gorillas. (PG) 6.30 Last Man Standing. (PG) 7.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 8.30 The X-Files. (M) 9.30 When We Go To War. (M) 10.30 Zoo. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 The Tim Ferriss Experiment. 1.50 Kung Fu Motion. (PG) 2.45 Planet Sport.

(PG) 3.50 Celebrity Chef. (PG) 5.20 Brain Games. 5.50 Movie: A Monster In Paris. (G) (2011) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Movie: Fist Of Fury. (M) (1972) 10.30 Movie: Game Of Death. (M) (1978) 12.25 Miniseries: Public Enemy Number 1. (AV15+) 4.50 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

2.35 House Of Anubis. 3.00 Absolute Genius With Dick And Dom. 3.25 Officially Amazing. 3.55 Studio 3.

4.00 Good Game: SP. 4.25 Camp Lakebottom.

4.50 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.00 Grojband. 5.25 Roy. 5.55 Little Lunch. 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. 6.30 Horrible Histories. (PG) 7.00 Operation Ouch! 7.30 Tomorrow When The War Began.

(PG) 8.15 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 8.45 Demons.

(PG) Final. 9.25 MY:24. (PG) 9.40 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Motor Racing.

Targa Tasmania. 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship.

12.30 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. 1.30 Big Shrimpin’. (PG) 2.30 Hustling America. (PG) 3.30 Doomsday Preppers.

(PG) 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 6. GWS v Hawthorn. 7.20 Football. AFL. Round 6. Geelong v Gold Coast. 10.30 Movie: Stripes. (M) (1981) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Movie: The Halfway House. (PG) (1944) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop.

9.00 Movie: The Courtneys Of Curzon Street.

(G) (1947) 11.15 Movie: The Cruel Sea. (PG) (1953) 1.50 Movie: The Last Time I Saw Paris.

(PG) (1954) 4.15 Movie: Up Periscope. (PG) (1959) 6.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.45 Silent Witness.

(MA15+) 11.00 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M) 12.10 Movie: Up Periscope. (PG) (1959) 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 7.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Scope.

9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours.

2.05 Charmed. (PG) 4.00 Family Ties. (PG) 5.00 Cheers. (PG) 5.30 Cristela. (PG) 6.00 Movie: The Mask Of Zorro. (PG) (1998) 8.40 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.40 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 11.30 The Loop. (PG) 2.00 Family Ties. (PG) 2.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 No Reservations. (PG) 12.00 Boys Weekend. (PG) 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 1.00 Kids Cook-Off. 2.00 Food Network Star. (PG) 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 4.00 Boys Weekend. 4.30 Chopped. (PG) 5.30 Kids CookOff. 6.30 Save My Bakery. 7.30 Man Fire Food.

8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations. (PG) 10.30 Chopped. (PG) 11.25 Late Programs.

Saturday, april 30

6.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Special. (PG) 11.30 How Not To Behave. (PG) 12.00 Restoration Man. 12.45 Family Confidential. (PG) 1.15 Grantchester. (M) 2.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.00 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks. 3.25 Life On The Reef. 4.25 Landline. 4.55 Poirot. (PG) 6.30 Gardening Australia. 7.00 News. 7.30 Father Brown. (PG) 8.20 DCI Banks. (PG) 9.05 QI. (M) 9.35 Janet King. (M) 10.35 Comedy Showroom.

(M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. 4.00 News. 4.30 Drum. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 News. 7.30 The Mix. 8.00 Four Corners. 8.45 One Plus One Redux. 9.00 News. 9.30 Aust Wide. 10.00 News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 2.00 Postcards. (PG) 3.00 My First Place. (PG) 4.00 Flipping Moms. 5.00 Million Dollar Rooms. (PG) 6.00 My First Place. (PG) 6.30 Masters Of Flip. 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters Int. 9.30 House Hunters Reno. 10.30 Late Programs.

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Thursday 28 April, 2016

7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Bewitched. 12.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 1.30 To Be Advised.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 House Rules. (PG) 8.40 Sunday Night.

9.40 The Blacklist. (M) 10.40 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.35 Odyssey. (M) 12.30 Zero Hour. (M) 1.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 It Is Written. (PG) 6.30 TV Shop. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG) 1.00 Full Cycle. 1.30 Movie: Rocky IV. (PG) (1985) 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Cronulla Sharks v Brisbane Broncos. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Voice. (PG) Return. 8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 Nightmare On Everest. 10.30 Inside The Ku Klux Klan. (M) 11.30 Major Crimes.

(M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 12.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 5. Melbourne Vixens v Waikato Bay Of Plenty Magic. 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. 2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.00 iFish. 3.30 RPM GP. 4.00 RPM. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 Modern Family. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. Return.

9.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 9.30 Motor Racing.

Formula 1. Race 4. Russian Grand Prix. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 The World Game. 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2018 Magazine. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

H’lights. 5.00 InCycle. 5.30 World War One At Sea. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Petra: Lost City Of Stone. 8.35 Mankind From Space. 10.20 The Rise And Rise Of Donald Trump. 11.20 Movie: The Man Next Door. (M) (2009) 1.20 Dead Famous DNA. (PG) 4.05 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster. (PG) 8.20 The Daters.

(PG) 8.30 Kitty Flanagan: Hello Kitty. (M) 9.55 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (M) 10.55 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks And Tattoos. (M) 11.40 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 12.10 Mock The Week. (M) 12.45 First Dates UK. (M) 1.30 The Home Show. (PG) 2.20 News Update.

2.25 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook.

12.30 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 Better Homes. 2.30 Storage Hoarders. 3.30 Secret Location. (PG) 4.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 6.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 7.30 The World’s Oddest Animal Couples. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Continent. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Batman. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Alvin And The Chipmunks. (G) (2007) 8.30 Movie: The Italian Job. (M) (2003) 10.45 Bad Robots. (M) 11.45 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M) 12.45 GO Surround Sound. 1.00 The Cube. (PG) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.00 YuGi-Oh! (PG) 3.30 SpongeBob. 4.00 Beware The Batman. (M) 4.30 Problem Solverz. (PG) 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Temporary Australians. (PG) 11.30 Loaded. (PG) 12.00 Snap Happy.

12.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) 1.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG) 2.30 World Sport. 3.00 Moments Of Impact.

(PG) 4.00 Megastructures Breakdown. (PG) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. 5.30 Adventure Angler.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 CSI: Cyber. (M) 8.30 Monkeys Revealed.

9.30 Movie: Collateral. (MA15+) (2004) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia.

(PG) 10.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: A Monster In Paris. (G) (2011) 2.40 Bino. (PG) 2.50 Iron Chef. 4.30 Soccer.

A-League. Grand Final. 8.00 Movie: The Way Of The Dragon. (M) (1972) 9.50 South Park. (M) 10.45 The Sex Clinic. (MA15+) 11.40 Shot By Kern. (MA15+) 12.10 Movie: If You Are The One 2. (PG) (2010) 2.20 Kurt Wallander. (MA15+) 4.05 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.25 Officially Amazing. 3.55 Good Game: SP. 4.20 Spectacular Spider-Man. 4.45 Camp Lakebottom. 4.55 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.05 Grojband. 5.30 Roy. 5.55 Little Lunch. 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Operation Ouch! 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.00 Officially Amazing.

8.30 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 8.55 Demons. (PG) 9.40 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 9.50 Rage. (PG) 2.20 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 7.30 Shopping. 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG) 10.00 AFL Game Day. 11.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 12.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.30 Fishing Western Australia. (PG) 1.00 Football. AFL. Round 6. Brisbane Lions v Sydney. 4.00 Football. AFL. Round 6. Carlton v Essendon. 6.30 What Went Down. (PG) 7.00 Movie: Iron Man. (PG) (2008) 9.30 Movie: Fast Five. (M) (2011) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 Movie: The Queen Of Spades.

(PG) (1949) 8.30 TV Shop.

10.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 10.30 Movie: Odette. (PG) (1950) 1.00 Garden Gurus.

1.30 Getaway. (PG) 2.00 Movie: Ride Vaquero.

(PG) (1953) 4.00 Movie: An Affair To Remember.

(G) (1957) 6.30 Frozen Planet. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Rizzoli & Isles.

(M) 12.00 Getaway. (PG) 12.30 Garden Gurus.

1.00 Seaway. (PG) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials.

(PG) 9.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

10.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. 10.30 Sabrina. (PG) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG) 11.30 Family Ties. (PG) 1.00 Cheers. (PG) 2.00 Frasier.

(PG) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Angel From Hell. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 7.30 Futurama.

(PG) 8.00 The Simpsons. 9.00 Movie: Pineapple Express. (MA15+) (2008) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 11.00 No Reservations. (PG) 12.00 Boys Weekend. 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

1.00 Kids Cook-Off. 2.00 Food Network Star.

(PG) 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 4.00 Boys Weekend. 4.30 Giada In Paradise. 5.30 Chopped. (PG) 6.30 Last Cake Standing. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations.

(PG) 10.30 Chopped. (PG) 11.25 Late Programs.

Sunday, May 1

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Landline. 1.00 Gardening Australia. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 Meet The Mavericks. (M) 2.30 Stories I Want To Tell You In Person. 2.55 Muriel Matters! 3.25 Ochre And Ink. 3.55 The Checkout. (PG) 4.20 The Making Of David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. 5.15 Father Brown. (PG) 6.00 Australian Story. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 News. 7.40 Grand Designs. Return. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.00 The Weekly. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum Weekly. 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. 6.00 News. 6.30 Foreign Corre. 7.00 News. 7.30 Australia Wide. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 News. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 2.00 Masters Of Flip. 3.00 House Hunters Reno. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Extreme Homes. 6.00 My First Place. (PG) 6.30 Fixer Upper. (PG) 7.30 Buying The View. 8.30 Flip Or Flop. 9.30 Good Bones. New. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: Secrets Of Eden. (M) (2012) 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 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 8.40 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. (M) 9.35 Castle. (M) 10.35 Grey’s Anatomy. (M) 11.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG) 12.30 Harry. (MA15+) 1.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 TV Shop.

12.00 Ellen DeGeneres.

(PG) 1.00 Movie: Best In Show. (PG) (2000) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Voice. (PG) 9.00 Adele In New York.

10.00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. (PG) 11.00 I Am Innocent. (M) 12.00 Underbelly: Squizzy. (M) 1.00 What Would You Do? (M) 2.00 TV Shop. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 The Home Team. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 7.30 Bold. (PG) 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil.

(PG) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Movie: X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

(M) (2014) 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Andrea Bocelli: Great Performances. 3.25 The Lakes. 3.55 The World From Above. 4.25 Coast. Final. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. 8.30 Royal Navy School. 9.30 Kebab Kings. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late Edition. 11.00 Mad Men. (M) 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.25 Octonauts. Return. 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.30 Louis And The Brothel. (M) 9.30 Ross Kemp: Extreme World.

(M) 10.15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.00 Kitty Flanagan: Hello Kitty. (M) 12.25 Doctor Who. (PG) 1.25 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 2.10 News Update.

2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 NBC Press. 11.30 Before And After. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 House Doctor (Design For Living) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 8.30 Prime Suspect. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Total Recall. (MA15+) (1990) 12.00 Beware The Batman. (M) 12.30 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG) 1.30 Batman. (PG) 2.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG) 4.00 Surfing Australia TV. 4.30 Gumball.

4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG)

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 RPM. 9.00 Undercover Boss. (PG) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Matlock. (M) 1.00 Nash Bridges.

(M) 2.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss. (M) 8.30 I Am Johnny Cash. 10.30 The Comedians. (M) 11.30 Super Rugby Extra Time. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 3.00 WorldWatch.

4.00 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. 4.35 Lois. 4.45 Vs Arashi.

5.40 If You Are The One. 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Phone Shop Idol.

(PG) 8.35 Nathan For You. Return. 9.30 Movie: Borat. (MA15+) (2006) 11.05 Movie: The Clown.

(MA15+) (2010) 12.45 The Feed. 1.15 The Sarah Silverman Program. (M) 1.40 The Sarah Silverman Program. (PG) 2.10 RuPaul’s Drag Race. (M) 3.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

3.50 Shaun The Sheep. 4.00 Scream Street. 4.10 Odd Squad. 4.35 Studio 3. 4.40 Endangered Species.

4.45 Danger Mouse. 5.00 Camp Lakebottom.

5.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 5.35 News On 3. 5.50 Roy. 6.20 So Awkward. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.45 Tomorrow When The War Began. (PG) 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.50 Demons. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 Ultimate Factories.

(PG) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG) 1.00 Police Woman. (M) 2.00 American Daredevils. (M) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Family Guy. (M) 10.30 American Dad! (M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Movie: The Night My Number Came Up. (PG) (1955) 2.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 2.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 3.30 Frozen Planet. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 Amazing Medical Stories: Coma Miracle. (PG) 8.30 RPA. (PG) 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (M) 10.30 Supersize Vs Superskinny. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 Judging Amy. (PG) 1.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials.

(PG) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG) 8.30 Supernatural.

9.30 The Strain. (MA15+) New. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Last Cake Standing. 1.00 Chopped. (PG) 2.00 Food Network Star. (PG) 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 4.00 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen.

(PG) 4.30 Iron Chef America. 5.30 Chopped.

(PG) 6.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. (PG) 7.30 Man Fire Food. 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations.

(PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Monday, May 2

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Grand Designs. 2.00 Parliament. 2.55 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 The Bill. (PG) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 The Drum. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q&A. 10.40 Lateline. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Golf. USPGA Tour. Classic Of New Orleans. Highlights. 12.25 Line Of Duty.

(MA15+) 1.25 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 News. 1.00 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 The Business. 9.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Flip Or Flop. 1.00 Good Bones. 2.00 Extreme Homes. 3.00 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 House Hunters. 6.00 My First Place. (PG) 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Four Weddings. (PG) 8.30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

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7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: Target For Rage. (M) (1997) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

(PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 8.40 Seven Year Switch. (M) 9.50 Best Bits. (M) 10.20 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) 11.25 Quantico.

(M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 TV Shop.

12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Joe Versus The Volcano. (PG) (1990) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Voice. (PG) 9.00 Lip Sync Battle.

10.00 News Special: Budget 2016.

11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 20/20. 1.00 Anger Management. (M) 1.30 TV Shop. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 The Home Team. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

(PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: LA. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Vietnam: The War That Made Australia.

(M) 3.00 Tracks And Trails. 3.30 What’s Killing Our Bees? 4.30 Wildest Islands.

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline.

10.00 SBS World News Late Edition. 10.30 Hard.

(MA15+) 12.20 Movie: The Bone Man. (AV15+) (2009) 2.35 Rockwiz. (M) 3.25 One Born Every Minute UK. (M)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.45 Good Game. (M) 9.15 The Checkout. (PG) 9.45 Banged Up Abroad. (M) 10.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

(PG) 11.10 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M) 11.55 Doctor Who. (PG) 1.10 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 1.50 News Update.

1.55 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 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 1.00 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 House Doctor (A To Z Of Design) New. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

(PG) 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 60 Minute Makeover.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 The Last Detective. (M) 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Storage Hunters UK. (PG) 8.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 9.00 Movie: The Bank Job. (MA15+) (2008) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00 Undateable. (M) 12.30 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG) 1.30 Batman. (PG) 2.00 Problem Solverz. (PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG) 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 9.00 Megastructures Breakdown. (PG) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

12.00 Matlock. (M) 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 48 Hours. 8.30 Movie: The Rainmaker.

(M) (1997) 11.15 The Americans. Return. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 3.30 Nepali News.

4.00 The Feed. 4.30 Destiny In The Dust. 4.40 Vs Arashi. 5.40 If You Are The One. 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 8.30 Stacey Dooley In The USA. (M) 9.35 Orphan Black. 10.25 Vikings. (M) 11.20 Skint. (MA15+) 12.15 The Feed. 12.45 12 Monkeys. (M) 1.35 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 2.25 @midnight. (M) 3.25 France 24 News In English From Paris.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

4.00 Scream Street. 4.10 Odd Squad. 4.35 Studio 3.

4.40 Endangered Species. 4.45 Danger Mouse.

5.00 Camp Lakebottom. 5.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 5.35 News On 3. 5.50 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 6.20 So Awkward. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. 8.15 Adventure Time.

8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.00 Demons. (PG) 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 Ultimate Factories.

11.00 Starsky & Hutch.

(PG) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG) 1.00 Police Woman. (M) 2.00 American Daredevils. (M) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 10.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz.

10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Mister Ten Per Cent.

(G) (1967) 1.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 2.20 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 3.30 RPA. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls.

(PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 Poirot. (PG) 8.40 Death In Paradise. (M) 9.50 Dalziel And Pascoe.

(M) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 12.00 Judging Amy. (M) 1.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials.

(PG) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Dating Naked. (M) 10.30 Love Island. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Man Fire Food. 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 1.00 Chopped. 2.00 Food Network Star. 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 4.00 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. 4.30 Iron Chef America. 5.30 Chopped. 6.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. 7.30 Man Fire Food. 8.00 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Tuesday, May 3

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 The Straits. (M) 2.00 Parliament. 3.20 The Bill. (PG) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 The Drum. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 News.

7.30 Budget 2016: The Treasurer’s Speech. 8.00 ABC News Budget 2016 Special. 8.40 Foreign Corre. 9.35 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG) 10.05 Meet The Mavericks. (M) 10.35 Lateline: Budget Special. 11.05 The Drum: Budget Special. 11.35 Q&A. 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 7.30 Budget 2016: The Treasurer’s Speech. 8.00 ABC News Budget 2016 Special. 9.30 Lateline: Budget Special. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Getaway. 12.30 My First Place. 1.00 Masters Of Flip. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Buying The View. 6.00 My First Place. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Celebrity Plastic Surgeons. 8.30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: In My Dreams. (PG) (2014) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

(PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 8.40 Criminal Minds. (MA15+) 9.40 Blindspot. (M) 10.40 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M) 11.35 Defiance. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 TV Shop.

12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Forever Young. (PG) (1992) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 To Be Advised.

8.30 The NRL Footy Show. (M) 11.00 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 12.00 Anger Management. (M) 12.30 The Last Ship. (M) 1.30 TV Shop. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 The Home Team. 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Talk. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Long Lost Family. (PG) 9.30 The Good Wife. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. 11.30 The Project.

12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. 7.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Trespassing Bergman: 1711 Videos. (M) New. 3.00 Dateline.

3.30 Insight. 4.30 Wild Britain. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Story Of China. 8.30 Bosch. (M) Return. 10.10 SBS World News Late Edition. 10.45 Monsterman. (M) 11.55 Movie: The Promise. (M) (2005) 1.45 Movie: Nightmare Detective. (MA15+) (2006) 3.45 D-Day Laid Bare. 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom.

6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.35 Trillion Dollar Island. 9.35 Bodyshockers.

(M) 10.20 Tattoo Disasters UK. (PG) 10.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.25 Banged Up Abroad. (M) 12.10 Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out. (PG) 1.35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 2.15 News Update.

2.20 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 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 1.00 Dealers.

(PG) 2.00 House Doctor (A To Z Of Design) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Jonathan Creek. (M) 8.30 Lewis. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Baggage Battles. 8.00 Storage Hunters. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Unknown. (M) (2011) 11.00 Cops Uncut. (MA15+) 12.00 Undateable.

(M) 12.30 Adv Time. (PG) 1.00 Regular Show.

(PG) 1.30 Batman. (PG) 2.00 Problem Solverz.

(PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 Yo-Kai. (PG) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG) 4.30 Gumball. 4.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Matlock. (M) 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG) 8.30 Megastructures Breakdown. 9.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG) 10.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. (MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.30 Tamil News.

2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News.

3.30 African News. 4.00 The Feed. 4.30 India’s Dancing Superstar. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.40 10,000 BC. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PG) 8.30 Movie: This Is Spinal Tap. (M) (1984) 9.55 Movie: Hedwig And The Angry Inch. (MA15+) (2001) 11.35 The Feed. 12.05 24: India. (M) 3.00 Deutsche Welle English News.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

10.40 The Children Of The Holocaust. 10.50 Children’s Programs. 11.25 Lest We Forget What? (M) 11.35 Children’s Programs. 5.35 News On 3.

5.50 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street.

6.20 So Awkward. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG) 8.15 Adventure Time. 8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.00 Demons. (PG) Final. 9.45 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Starsky & Hutch.

(PG) 12.00 T.J. Hooker.

(PG) 1.00 Police Woman. (M) 2.00 American Daredevils. (M) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG) 4.30 American Restoration.

(PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 World’s Craziest Fools.

(PG) 8.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 Storage Wars.

(M) 9.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 10.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop.

8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Movie: It’s In The Air. (G) (1938) 1.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 2.20 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 3.30 The Great British Bake Off. 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Judging Amy. (M) 1.00 JAG. (PG) 2.00 Becker.

(PG) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens.

(PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Bordertown. (M) 9.30 Futurama. (PG) 10.00 Bob’s Burgers. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Man Fire Food. 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 1.00 Chopped. 2.00 Food Network Star. 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. 3.30 Chuck’s Eat The Street. 4.00 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. 4.30 Iron Chef America. 5.30 Chopped. 6.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. 7.30 Man Fire Food. 8.00 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Wednesday, May 4

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Jennifer Byrne Presents. 2.00 Parliament. 3.20 The Bill. (PG) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 The Drum. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (M) 8.30 The Weekly. (M) Final. 9.00 Comedy Showroom. (M) 9.30 Would I Lie To You? 10.00 Comedy Up Late. (M) 10.35 Lateline. 11.00 The Business. 11.20 Four Corners. 12.10 Media Watch. (PG) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News Mornings. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 The Business. 9.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 Late Programs.

PORT MACQUARIE & WAUCHOPE’S Dr Wayne Ditchfield BDSc Dr Jessica Hou BDSc

Dr Andrew Chau BDSc Mrs Rebecca Harris BOHT

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Real Housewives Of Orange County. 2.00 Celebrity Plastic Surgeons. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Hotel Impossible. 6.00 My First Place. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Flipping Out. 8.30 Million Dollar Listing NY. 9.30 Million Dollar Listing. 10.30 Late Programs.

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CLASSIFIEDS 02 6583 9088 PUBLIC NOTICES HOUSE/DOG SITTER wanted, a mature aged single lady to house and dog sitter of the Christmas period. Ph: 0414 650 646 PRICE WANTED to demolish very old large shed Wauchope, also giant 1400sm farm shed for sale and removal. Ph: 6581 1644 after 11am

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

BAY CEDAR 5 pane window 2.7m wide never fitted. Cost $2,500 sell $800 Ph: 6559 4096

COMPUTER SPEAKERS $8 Ph: 0418 272 190

GARDEN GOODS pots, stools, bird base $50 Ph: 6584 6114

CONCRETE BREAKING electric hammer $200. Ph: 0497 808 230

GARDEN POTS 14 ceramics, various sizes, good cond, $40.

Ph: 0479 101 577

BEEHIVES COMPLETE Great honey producers. Only 5 left. $400 each Ph: 6566 8834 BOOKCASE WHITE 2metres x 2 metres, TV area in centre 120cm x 120cm VGC. $120 Ph: 6582 5885

150w WHITE Spotlights NEW great for sensor lights. 6 brand new lights. $8.00 each ono Ph: 6584 2262

BOOKS, AUST. Military history, all wars, many signed and scarce, low prices, also many others Ph: 6586 1952

2 X two seater sofas, velvet covering, near new cond, $200 ono. Ph: 0447 621 371 or 6562 1507

BOOKS PATRICIA Cornwall .Complete series of Dr.Kay Scarpetts ,23 books $40 Ph: 6562 5543

2 DECK chairs, timber, $10 each.

Ph: 6559 7902

BOX OF wire connections for digital equipment, about 100, $5.

Ph: 6583 8924

2 KILNS electric wheel, tools, raw materials, clay, books. Ph: 6581 0247 2 SEATER navy settee, $70. Ph: 6581 1098 2 SEATER lounge pale colour.

Good condition $60ono Ph: 6584 2395 3 SEATER lounge, light colour leather, good cond Best offer. Ph: 0438 201 766 3 SEATER leather lounge. Small Mark FREE Ph: 0402 778 878 60’s 70’s VINYL RECORDS. Buy, swap sell Ph: 6584 1691 ABU AMBASSADEUR 6000 fishing reel, used, $50 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

BOXES FOR moving/packing, ex cond, lge $3, xlge $4. Ph: 6559 7572 BOXES PACKING as new 32 extra-large, 4 wardrobe $5 each Ph: 6582 6578 BURGUNDY 3 seater lounge & 1 recliner chair, good condition, $100. Ph: 0432 562 339 CAMERA DIGITAL Caplio R30, $5. Ph: 6583 8924 CANE GLASS coffee table, good condition $25 Ph: 6584 3352 CANE STORAGE baskets with linen liner x 6, good condition, $36 the lot. Ph: 0414 821 088

CONCRETE DOUBLE bowl laundry tub, suit as stock feeder, you remove, $25. Ph: 6585 5363 CUMQUAT & KAFFIR Lime trees.

Advanced 2m in bags. $40 each Ph: 6562 2686 CUSHION COVERS x 4, 1 x table runner, 1 x tea towel from H&M London, new, cotton, birds and floral motives, $30. Ph: 0419 156 669 CUTLERY WILSTSHIRE 43 pieces $40 Ph: 0428 820 898 DEMOLITION HAMMER 1700 watt, electric jackhammer, $200.

Ph: 0497 808 230 DESK, LARGE suit home/office workstation, very good cond, comes with free gas lift computer chair, $80. Ph: Jeff 0408 722 331 DIGITAL VIDEO Camcorder.

Pocket size, remote control 3” screen. Unwanted gift. Excellent condition. Like new $50ono Ph: 0408 722 331 DINING SUITE 7 piece, timber, 1800 x 1m, padded chairs in stone suede, ex cond, $400. Ph: 0418 277 895 DINING SUITE 1940’s four chairs with cocktail cabinet, veneered French polished. Ex con $1,000 best offer accepted Ph: 6566 5952

ABU AMBASSADEUR syncro 6500c, high speed fishing reel, used, $60 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

CARD MAKING equipment, all you need, bigshot cuttlebug dies, embossing folders, stamps, pads, punches and more, $400. Ph: 6583 9834

ACCESSORIES NEW 3 ylellow ceramic pots plus 2 yellow kitchen stools $90 the lot Ph: 6584 1184 or 0434 127 574

CARPET SQUARE beautiful colour, made in Belgium, pure wool, excellent cond, bargain $90.

Ph: 6559 7290

ADRIANS BONSAI, pots and plants, various shapes and sizes, reasonable prices, ideal gift. Ph: 6582 5120 or 0411 228 642

CARPET SQUARE Izmir pure wool, made in Belgium, in excellent cond, bargain, $80. Ph: 6559 7290

DOWNSIZING LEATHER lounge suite 2 seater + 2x1 seat buff colour, $120 ono, standard lamp wood + buff shade. $25 ono. Ph: 6559 9188

AGAPANTHUS, MINITURE, hippies, daylilies, from $2.50 to $5. Ph: 6562 2686

CHAIRS TIMBER legs, needs restoring. $20 each Ph: 6581 3581

DRESSING TABLE and stool, polished wood $130 Ph: 6583 4636

AGMURF GAS gun $100 Ph: 6585 6618

CHINA CABINET glass front 1m x 1m $35 Ph: 6581 4374

DVD PLAYER Brand LG, $5. Ph: 6583 8924

ALVEY 6INCH rosewood fishing reel, used, $70 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

CEILING FAN high quality x 2 Cost $150 now $50 each Ph: 6581 3323

ELECTRIC BLOWER and Vac $80 Ph: 6583 3557

AMPLIFIER, DENON, AVR1312, 3 yrs, used twice, $250. Ph: 6584 9418

CHAISE LONGUE reproduction cream fabric in very good condition $600 Ph: 6582 5885

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR Pride GO GO as new with new batteries Was $2,400 sell for $1,000 Ph: 6566 8531

ANTIQUE DRESSING table, $50.

Ph: 0447 621 371 or 6562 1507

COFFEE MACHINE Sunbeam Café series. Good condition $40 Ph: 0418 272 190

ELLIPTICAL CROSS trainer, once active, computer display, $140. Ph: 6584 8703

COFFEE TABLE good condition $60 Ph: 6584 3143

EMBROIDERY COTTONS lots of different colours in a case $15 Ph: 0429 121 070

ANTIQUE HIGHCHAIR purchased in 1901, used by four generations, original condition, $500. Ph: 6583 8924 ASKO WASHING Machine good condition $200 Ph: 6584 3143 AVOCA SURFMASTER fishing reel, used, $70 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231 BAINE MARIE 3 food units, electric, excellent condition, $30.

Ph: 0414 821 088 BATTERY BOX “Arc” Powerpack with 6 stage charger, almost new, cost $180 will sell for $130. Ph: 5511 3204 BATTERY WHEELCHAIR with charger, goes well, price on application. Ph: 0419 732 359

COFFEE TABLE octagon shape, wooden, solid cane lower shelf.

Good condition 97xm x 35cm $130 Ph: 6584 9544 COFFEE TABLE ornate Italian brass with Marble top. 1m x 5oom $130 Ph: 6559 4096 COCKTAIL CABINET stylish Mahogany, cabriole legs, glass shelves, mirrored. Good Condition $900 Ph: 0439 030 256 COCKTAIL CABINET 1940’s veneered French polished with four chair dining table both exc cond. $900 Ph: 6566 5952 Place your FREE AD here

DINING TABLE varnished, good condition, $45. Ph: 0411 485 652 or 6581 3581 DOG HOUSE small $30 Ph: 0429 121 070 DOLLS PORCELAIN exc cond.

From $15 Ph: 6584 2932

ENCYCLOPEDIA WORLD Books, complete set, 25 volumes, $5.

Ph: 6583 8924 ENCYCLOPEDIA WORLD Books, 15 Volumes, $5. Ph: 6583 8924 FERGUSON TWO Furrow mould board plough with coulters.

Needs repair $250 Ph: 6566 9390 Dondingalong

FOR SALE

GARDEN TRACTOR Howard, OLP, slasher, rotary hoe, chisel plough, rippers, oldie but a goodie, $3,900. Ph: 6562 2686 GARRET 11” x 8.5” Coil Suits AT Pro or Gold, New, $175 ONO. Ph: 0477 510 378 GE FRIDGE 2 door, good condition, downsizing $150 Ph: 6584 3143 GLASS, CRYSTAL and China, large range, any reasonable offer accepted. Ph: 6583 3014 GOLF CLUBS Slazenger, speed flight and assorted woods. Circa 1920-1930 fair cond, Best offer Ph: 6584 3352 GOLF TRAVEL Bags (2), as new, $30 each. Ph: 6582 2578 or 0429 822 578 GYM EQUIPMENT x2 elliptical/ stepper and low line pedal bike, digital monitors, cost over $2,500, sell for $550. Ph: 6562 2550 or 0417 665 401 HEADPHONES LEGACY PH250, never used, still in the box, $40, Ph: 6582 6749 INFLATABLE BOAT good quality oars. $100 Ph: 6582 5885 IPHONE 4S ex cond. No scratches, factory reset. Unlocked includes leather case and cable. $80 Ph: 6583 8502 ITALIAN LEATHER lounge suite, 15mths old, 3 seater & 2 arm chairs, needs large area, brown, cost over $5,000, sell $2,000. Ph: 0414 822 568 KING SINGLE electric bed.

Near new. Aloe and adjustable mattress. Cost $3,000 sell $800 Ph: 6584 2395 KITCHEN CUPBOARD handles.

Class bow 128mm. 27 in total as new. $80ono Ph: 0427 628 052 LADIE’S BIKE full size. Needs oil and tyres pumped up $1 ono. Ph: 0417 518 987 LARGE RED Rug $75 Ph: 6583 8891 LED LIGHT tv cabinet, excellent cond, 1200W x 1660H x 670D, $150ono. Ph: 0429 073 797

WANTED TO BUY

MOBILITY CHAIR light tan colour, excellent cond, $100. Ph: 6559 8582

SOUNDER NAVMAN and transjuicer, coloured, $150. Ph: 0404 030 375

MOVING BOXES $2 each. Ph: 0408 861 087

SPRAY OUTFIT 100L tank, $350.

Ph: 6585 6618

MAGAZINES SUSTAINED, green, renew, outdoor, backyard landscape and outdoor rooms.

Ph: 6581 3323

OUTDOOR DINING table.

Brown weave glass top 150L x 90Wx75H, absolutely new condition, cost $250, sell $120.

Ph: 6584 0233

SPEAKERS MODEL TLS 80 MK2 IMF electronic England, TDL base and mid range drives installed $799. Ph: 6583 4636

OUTDOOR LOUNGE timber & cushions, as new, $60. Ph: 6559 7902 ORIGINAL AUTHENTICATED 1956 newspaper, printed 12 April, unique present, $150. Ph: 0407 667 839 OZITO ELECTRIC lawn mower, used once, $140. Ph: 0407 667 839 OZITA WORK-SHED Vac, 1100 watts Wet/Dry, vacuum/blower, 2metre hose, as new, $35. Ph: 0408 664 581 PIONEER STEREO AM/FM radio tuner, $20ono. Ph: 6582 0493 PLANTS STAGHORNS, soft tree ferns, birds nest ferns and more.

Ph: 6550 4003 Comboyne PLANT SALE air plants, elks, succulents, hanging air plants and much more. Laurieton Ph: 0447 398 661 PORTABLE COT very good condition, no longer needed for visiting grandchildren, $20. Ph: 0488 061 155 PRINTER EPSON home XP100, never used, in box, $50. Ph: 0439 993 852 QUEEN ENSEMBLE with 4 drawers, as new, $600. Ph: 6559 7902 RADIO CD Player and twin speakers, $20. Ph: 6581 4374 ROSEWOOD COFFEE table 50cm round, $25ono. Ph: 6582 0493 SAMSUNG COLOUR TV requires digital box, $20. Ph: 6582 2557 SAMSUNG GALAXY duos GTS531OB mobile phone, unlocked, hands free kit, usb and car charger, belt pouch, as new, $80. Ph: 0419 467 644 SHIMANO BANTAM tx mag fishing reel, used, $50 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

LOUNGE CHAIRS x 2, large, beige floral $30 each Ph: 6581 0260

SINGER SEWING machine, old, electric, knee operated and goes, $1 ono. Ph: 0417 518 987

LOUNGE SETTING by Moran.

2 seat and 1 seat, champagne velour, as new $600 Ph: 6559 4096

SINGLE BED ensemble, $60. Ph: 6584 2395

LP RECORD Players, radio, cassette in one plus 20 lp’s. Make an offer Ph: 0431 346 812

FLOORING YELLOW tongue pine board, 3 sheets, $50, plus other timber. Ph: 6562 2686

MECCANO SET, large, 1935, excellent cond, 100% complete, $1,000. Ph: 6583 8924

GARCIA MITCHELL 624 fishing reel, used, $50 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

MENS BICYCLES MT-2615 calibre, rusty but working, $35.

Ph: 0404 987 936

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FOR SALE

SHIMANO TLD star 20/40 fishing reel, used, $65 ono. Ph: 0402 141 231

LOUNGE 3 seater, very comfortable $120 Ph: 6583 4636

Text: 0456 454 749 Fax: 02 6583 7253 Email: info@pminews.com.au

FOR SALE

LIFT AWAY Vacuum Cleaner $75.00ono Ph: 0422 082 980

LOUNGE 2 seater, brown $80ono Ph: 6581 0260

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SKI CLOTHES and accessories, children’s, men’s and ladies Ph: 0413 200 763 SMOKED GLASS table, 3ft x 5ft with nice fancy chrome base, as new $130. Ph: 0497 070 941 SOLID TIMBER dining suite, 7pce, bevilled legs, near new, $350ono. Ph: 0447 621 371 or 6562 1507

SQUARE TIMBER dining table & 4 chairs, good cond, $50. Ph: 0432 562 339 STEAK KNIVES stainless steel, set of 6, $25. Ph: 0428 820 898 STUDENT COMPUTER desk and leather office chair all on castors as new $75 Ph: 6584 3352 SUNBEAM MULTI food processor, never used, all attachments & instructions included, paid over $170, sell $50. Ph: 6559 8582 SUPER ADVANCED dwarf Poinsettias $10 Monday to Friday Ph: 6582 7593

MANUAL TYPEWRITER Ph: 6583 3557 MILITARY ITEMS medals and collectables, top prices paid. Ph: 0438 322 941 PAIR ADJUSTABLE ladder brackets 6581 3910 RAGDOLL KITTEN female, juvenile Ph: 6551 6474 ROWING MACHINE good condition at a reasonable price.

Ph: 0438 980 145 SMALL KAYAK light weight for lady, single hole preferably with seat. Reasonably priced Ph: 0419 467 644

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TABLE & chairs, round, timber, 4 chairs, $120. Ph: 0484 197 983 TIMBER FOLDING magazine rack $30 Ph: 6582 0493 TREATED PINE decking 56lm x 90 wide, clean and dry, $60. Ph: 6581 1196 TRUMPET EXCELLENT condition, in box, $200. Ph: 6566 8513 TV HISENSE 19inch LCD works well $50 Ph: 0478 558 082

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MOTOR VEHICLES All registered motor vehicle adverts must display the license plate number

TV SHOWS from the 50s and 60s, westerns, adventure plus movies all on VHS, hundreds to pick from. Ph: 0438 322 941

4 ALLOY rims brand new, 17x7 5 stud, suit Nissan X-Trail or Ford, $250. Ph: 0421 316 025

TV UNIT and wall unit. Both in good condition Ph: 6562 5077

BMW 5 series, 77 model parts, E12, from $5. Ph: 6562 2686

VIDEO CAMERA Canon UC 5500 Digital with carry bag, $5.

Ph: 6583 8924 VIDEO CAMCORDER Canon MV 550 with Instruction Book, $5. Ph: 6583 8924 WALKER WITH Seat and Basket ex cond$50 Ph: 0424 993 606 WALKING MACHINE gym size.

Good condition $20 Ph: 6582 2297 WALL UNIT with glass shelves and doors, bar and bottom cabinet, $80. Ph: 6583 3557 WELDER GMC 240v, 140amp, Arc with shield and all leads.

Works well $75 Ph: 0419 467 644 WELDER OLD style EMF 240V only $40 Ph: 6559 4096 WOODEN DINING table and 4 chairs, excellent condition $60.

Ph: 0457 111 686 WOOD HEATER Coonara. Good condition $600 Ph: 0429 494 495

WANTED TO BUY AUSTRALIAN GAME pullets (young hens), large type. Ph: 6561 7132 CONCRETE PAVING blocks, approx 12 Ph: 6584 4599

CARS

Under $2000

DL11087 Phone: 0427 628 245 BUMPER BAR to fit 1983 Subaru Wagon. Good condition, make offer. Ph: 0431 346 812 FORD COURIER 1997, twin cab ute with canopy and tray liner, rego to July 2016, AXQ60T, $2,400 ono. Ph: 0407 644 519 HILUX UTE 4x2, 04 model, 2.7 Petrol, 3 seats, tip top tray, p/ windows, c/locking, p/steer, ac, one owner, 116,000km, 8/16 reg, AA05QP, $6,500. Ph: 0438 586 876 HOLDEN COMMODORE sedan 1988. New tyres, runs well rego until Feb 2017. Best offer Ph: 0418 278 706 HOLDEN RODEO Std rims and tyres x 4. Good condition $750 ono Ph: 0427 347 961 HONDA ACCORD Euro, Dec 11, one owner, low kms ACS 63G $17,990 Ph: 0413 679 333 HYUNDAI EXCEL 1996 rego until Feb 2017. GRF 445, $1,950 Ph: Steve 0412 893 839 6584 0350

SONY STEREO AM/FM radio CD player, near new, $45ono. Ph: 6582 0493

DOUBLE/QUEEN bed, cupboard for linen and corning ware and Pyrex dishes. Ph: 6556 5443

JEEP PATRIOT Limited 2007.

Auto, immaculate condition, low kms, Oct rego. BDJ 80B $13,300 Ph: 0409 386 243

SOUND SYSTEM, older, good order, from $170. Ph: 6584 9418

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CLASSIFIEDS 02 6583 9088 MOTOR VEHICLES

MOTOR VEHICLES

CARAVAN/CAMPING

MARINE AND ACCESSORIES

PRODUCE/LIVESTOCK

LANDCRUISER PARTS 2 x diff centres 1 front 1 rear $110 each.

1 x rear diff assembly complete $200. 1 x set of rear springs, heavy duty, near new $250 1 x bonnet to suit HJ60 $110 Ph: 0417 468 140

TOYOTA COROLLA Seca, 2001, good condition KAZ 290 $3,500 Ph: 6583 9628 0408 427 405

AVAN CRUISELINER campervan 2006. Air Con, Double Bed, HWS, Full annex, ex cond. Suit new buyer $19,500 Ph: 6559 7290

FRISCO FLYER, 2 pers, c/brd, Undergoing TLC, new beach trolley, Mast, Spars, Gear, some sails, many bits, $750. Ph: 0439 993 852

GRAIN FEEDERS silage & hay feeders, ward grain gear. Ph: 6556 5189

MAZDA ASTINA Red, tinted windows, 5 speed manual. Exc cond. Rego Aug 2016 $1,200 Ph: 0424 993 606 MITSUBISHI LANCER GLXi ’99 model5 speed manual, CD player, A/C 6 months rego, good condition. Cheap economical car.

0439508352 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER White 2013, rego 08/16, 65,000km, 7 seater, air con, roof racks, tow ball, rust proofing, Bluetooth, rear camera, all the extras and great family vehicle, $23,000, BW83HF. Ph: or SMS 0432 111 427 or 0415 304 611

TOYOTA PRADO VX 2002, dual fuel, A/C, 225km, auto, 10 mths rego, YYW 841 , $11,500. Ph: 0437 598 445 or 6562 4823 TOYOTA SPYDER MR-S 2000 1 lady owner, low 93,000km, 5spd man, ABS brakes, A/C, Alloy wheels, Cen/lock, Alarm, Airbags, P/Steer, Signature Class Import, BAU 82B $15,800 ono, Ph: 0435 274 229

MOTORCYCLES HONDA ST1300 Sports Tourer 2002 Red 108K kms. Shaft drive Top Box & Panniers + extras RSZ44 $5,900 Ph:0414 825 744 MOTO V5 250 auto 2012, 1,000kms 10 months rego, $2,800 Ph: 6566 8788 or 0414 498 418

Nissan 370Z 2010 ZZ-0370 – RWC, Low 30,600 Kms mainly long trips. Manual, 12 mths reg, Brand new rear tyres. Always garaged, never driven hard. Full Nissan history from new. Immac cond inside out, will impress the fussiest buyer. Owner upgrading.

No joy riders pls, $35,990.

Ph: 0427 240 576 NISSAN KING Cab ‘85 4x4, new tyres, starter motor, brake cylinders and spring bushes. $2,300 not registered. Ph: 6653 6461 NISSAN MICRA Auto, recently detailed. One owner, no accidents.

9,000kms. Rego Jan 2017 CVT 09C $9,500 Ph: 0401 877 984 SUBARU IMPREZA 2007 manual, 133,000kms $11,600 Ph: 0402 110 340 SUBARU IMPREZA wagon 2003, 138,000kms, tinted electric window, updated stereo, lowered, mag rims, rego til April, many extras. APH 21C $6,500 Ph: 0447 034 164 SUBARU IMPREZA RS 2008 model, auto, metallic silver colour, many factory extras, climate control air con, below 56,000kms, immaculate condition throughout, regularly serviced since new all records provided. 7 months rego. BCA 37V $13,500 Ph: 0407 724 730 SUZUKI GRAND Vitara V6, 2006, 155km, reg 31/8, 2.7L, Black, 4x4, AXB08J, $7,500 ono. Ph: 0439 191 945 SUZUKI STOCKMAN 1997, 9 months rego, 55.000kms CF 87 NE $5,000 Ph: 0437 815 584 TOYOTA ECHO 2004/05, 4 door, sedan, 123km, one owner, full service history, exec cond, A182DD, $5,300. Ph: 6580 3030 TOYOTA CAMPER 1990 has body rust, good motor and interior panels. Sell as is as wreck. Unregistered. $800 ono Ph: 6586 3640

KAWASAKI 2006 VN900 Vulcan Custom, ex condition, luggage rack, 12,607km rego 3/16 ADV43 $6000 ono Ph: 0428 769 478 VIRAGO 750 1995 stored 3 years, 45,800kms, needs blue slip $3,000 ono Ph: 6566 8788 or 0414 498 418 YAMAHA 250 Virage 2000 in good condition. 27,000kms rego untl 30.11.2016. OO N25 $3,000 ono Ph: 0451 234 022

CAMPER TRAILER 2011 Heavy duty, hard floor, battery, water pump, slide out kitchen YO 18 39 $6,500 Ph: 0431 463 595 CAMPER TRAILER 6x4 Queen bed. Complete annex $3,600 Ph: 0438 201 766 CARAVAN 43FT b/room with ensuite, lge kitchen & spacious lounge, if you have land and need somewhere to live this is for you, be quick, $45,000 ono. Ph: 0408 317 528 CARAVAN MIRRORS terino.

Used twice $60 pair Ph: 6581 0617 COOLABAH CAMPER trailer dual battery system, solar converter with solar panels. Full annex, drifter kitchen 85l water tank $12,000 ono Ph: 0403 197 681 IMPERIAL PALACE 07 18ft full annex, Q/B, A/C. Suit new buyer. $28,000 Ph: 6562 5583 JAYCO FREEDOM 02 excellent condition, 16ft 6ft, roll out awning, single beds, front dining, new tyres, garaged. Rego unitl 10/16 $17,000 Ph: 0478 222 601 JAYCO WESTPORT 5.8m tandem p/top, v/good cond, full annex and new awning, air cond, h/r towing aid, 1/17 rego, $14,000. Ph: 0433 360 055

YAMAHA FJR 1300A Tourer, top of the range, 200428 498 00910, GPS, panniers, electric screen, grips, abs, A1K10, 40,425km, $9,750 ono. Ph: 0418 368 287

JAYCO WESTPORT 01 ex cond.

Shower/toilet, air cond, island bed, front kitchen, little use, garaged. N38 793 $26,000 Ph: 0429 106 599

YAMAHA RAPTOR 660 quad, original tyres, top cond, $3,850.

Ph: 0409 565 189

LEISURE VAN 13 18ft, toilet/ shower, air. Queen bed, roll out awning. As new $27,000 ono Ph: 6561 5073

YAMAHA XJ900 diversion 2002, genuine 71kms, full document history, 9 months rego, shaft drive $$4,900 MAZ 55 Ph: 0431 463 595 YAMAHA VIRAGO XV750 Cruiser 1996, red, 80,000kims, rego 2/17 in good condition, rack and carry bag. XQT 58 $3,000 Ph: 0422 240 630

TRAILERS 6X4 TRALIER as new spare wheel, jockey wheel, tie bar all round and registered, $825. Ph: 0429 930 022 8X5 HEAVY duty, high side, box trailer with cage, brand new, never used, TB63QT, $1,990 neg. Ph: 0407 556 500

CARAVAN/CAMPING 2000 GAZAL Champion 17ft pop top. Single axle, 12ookg, double bed, club lounge, roll out awning, full oven. $18,000 Ph: 6653 6461 2013 CARAVAN never used, 18ft, ensuite, Q/B, A/C, r/o awning, batt pack, $24,500 ono.

Ph: 6561 5073

TOYOTA COROLLA Accent 2000, Green, A/C, Manual, 269K, very reliable, CD/USB, Rego 09/16.

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Melinda Pavey said this program is enabling the next generation of arts professionals based in regional NSW to fulfil their creative ambitions.

“Our community has a fantastic array of young artistic talent and I urge people to apply now for this potentially career-changing opportunity,” Mrs Pavey said.

“I want our young artists to connect with arts organisations and seek training opportunities so they can reach their potential and develop their careers.

“The NSW Government is committed to supporting art and culture throughout regional and remote NSW.” Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said he was proud the NSW Government has created a scheme exclusively for regional youth.

“The 2015 successful recipients showcased the innovative and vibrant artistic talent of young people in regional NSW, and their activities will inject new skills back into the regions,” he said.

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Rhonda’s ‘Gathang’ is growing

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Rhonda Radley proudly wears the ‘Djiyagan Dhanbaan’ t-shirt that is also being sold to raise funds for the group to travel to the Barunga Festival

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We developed a performance group where we perform in public and corporate spaces, but we only sing and dance women’s business The Djiyagan Dhanbaan group meets each Tuesday afternoon at the Land Council and is a space for all Aboriginal women to come together in music, song, language and movement. The program has also extended into local schools.

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A RETURN to traditional cultural practices for a Port Macquarie Aboriginal women’s group has led to a number of positive wellbeing outcomes.

“We wanted something that wasn’t set or formal, no committee, with an equality within the group that would allow participation to ebb and flow as it needs to,” explained Ms Rhonda Radley.

Rhonda Radley commenced the group ‘Djiyagan Dhanbaan’ about three years ago for local Aboriginal women (older and younger women and girls) as a form of a ‘women’s gathering’. It is a Gathang phrase meaning ‘Strong Sister’.

“I still have a role as a program manager, but I am guided by the group who initiates the activities.

“We developed a performance group where we perform in public and corporate spaces, but we only sing and dance ‘women’s business’.

“That is what traditionally used to happen – men and women gathered differently.

Rhonda explained that there is concern about the growing rate of suicide by younger Aboriginal women and the need to support a better connection to Aboriginal culture. The initiative of forming this women’s group came about as a supporting and nurturing movement for the women.

“We have had over 100 women gather last year for the 2015 Harmony Day, which was a big success,” said Ms Radley.

“Our group was recently filmed by Coast Australia for a program for the History Channel. We were invited to contribute to the program when the Birpai Land Council was contacted with respect to the historic Thomas Dick photographs of coastal Aboriginals in the Port Macquarie area in the early 1920s.

“Coast Australia wanted to explore the continuation of the Aboriginal culture in the coastal area since that time eg the practice of pipiing, or gathering pipis is still widely occurring.”

Djiyagan Dhanbaan have a strong desire for about twenty of the group to attend the Barunga Festival in Katherine to be held on June 10-12.

The group hopes to leave on June 4 to travel by bus to meet other cultural groups.

“We want to be self-funded, and have been selling our ‘Djiyigan Dhanbaan’ t-shirts online, in Australia and overseas, to people who support our movement promoting the revival of culture through language and practices,” said Ms Radley.

children becoming leaders in their school, doing acknowledgement of country and having the confidence to get up and speak directly about their Aboriginal identity – it’s about girls confidently finding their voice and their subsequent empowerment.

If you’d like to assist Rhonda Radley, a finalist in the 2016 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award, to raise the funds for the ‘Djiyagan Dhanbaan’ group to travel to Katherine to attend the Barunga Festival in June, please go to the crowdfunding site at https://ozcrowd.com/campaign/2420 to pledge your donation.

For more information about the Djiyagan Dhanban movement, have a look at the video made by Wiriya Sati from ABC Open at www. open.abc.net.au/explore/64409 or contact Rhonda Radley at the Birpai Land Council on 6584 9066.

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WHAT an Anzac Day massacre.

Travelling into last Monday, those that had followed Your Local Independent’s tips were flying high – five from five.

Then disaster. By the end of the day our score had not improved and three games had been played. Yes we had gone for two upsets tipping the Knights to beat the Sea Eagles and the Warriors to topple the Storm.

Most tipsters by now would have consigned the Warriors to the ‘never!’ basket after their insipid display. There obviously are issues within that club for such an ordinary year from a quality roster.

All we can do is to dust ourselves off and get ready for Round 9 (and remember, five from eight isn’t too bad).

So, sharpen your pencils, the best news is, no Monday games this week, but we do start again on a Thursday: Rabbitohs v Tigers (Thurs, April 28, 7.50pm, ANZ Stadium, Sydney): Two teams struggling to get their campaigns back on track.

You would have to lean towards the Rabbits after the Raiders put 60 on the Tigers last weekend.

There is a doubt over Adam Reynolds, but you would think that GI and the Burgess boys will ensure this one is a ‘home’ win.

• Your Local Independent tips: Rabbitohs Eels v Bulldogs (Fri, April 29, 7.50pm, ANZ Stadium, Sydney): What a cracker for Friday night. Eels are coming off a loss to the Cows, while the Dogs escaped by one point over the Titans. You can certainly mount an argument for either team. However mentally the Eels should be hungrier and remember they won 20-6 when the two teams met in Round 3.

• Your Local Independent tips: Eels

Panthers v Raiders (Sat, April 30, 3pm, Carrington Park, Bathurst): Weren’t the Raiders red hot last weekend in downing the Tigers. Meanwhile the Panthers keep losing in very tight games. The early money is for the Panthers. Penrith are yet to convince the wider league fans that they are more than unlucky.

However the form line shows the Sharks put 40 on Canberra while struggling to overcome the Panthers.

• Your Local Independent tips: Penrith.

Roosters v Knights (Sat, April 30, 5.30pm, Allianz Stadium, Sydney): The Knights were competitive in their loss to the Sea Eagles last weekend, but you would tip them with little confidence. The Roosters still have that ‘potential’ tag to them, so we might go with that.

• Your Local Independent tips: Roosters.

Sea Eagles v Cowboys (Sat, April 30,

ROUND 9 28th April – 1st May Thursday 28th April, 7.50pm, ANZ Stadium Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers Friday 29th April, 7.50pm, ANZ Stadium Eels vs Bulldogs Saturday 30th April, 3pm, Carrington Park Panthers vs Raiders Saturday 30th April, 5.30pm, Allianz Stadium Roosters vs Knights Saturday 30th April, 7.30pm, Brookvale Oval Sea Eagles vs Cowboys Sunday 1st May, 12pm, Mt Smart Stadium Warriors vs Dragons Sunday 1st May, 2pm, Cbus Super Stadium Titans vs Storm Sunday 1st May, 4pm, Southern Cross Group Stadium Sharks vs Broncos

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Titans v Storm (Sun, May 1, 2pm, Cbus Stadium, Gold Coast): OK, here is the upset of the round. We are going for the Titans. The Gold Coast team keep putting in no-frills, tough football each weekend. They have a happy knack of upsetting the Storm. At home they should go even better. Expect Bellamy to be shouting the roof off Cbus by the time this one is over.

• Your Local Independent tips: Titans Sharks v Broncos (Sun, May 1, 4pm, Southern Cross Stadium, Cronulla): Good one to finish the round. We will go with the form book and tip the Broncos, but there will be no surprise if the Sharks cause an upset. All form teams have a hiccup every now and again and the Broncos are due. The Sharks have been very consistent and are just one win behind the frontrunners.

• Your Local Independent tips: Broncos

7.30pm, Brookvale Oval, Manly): There are two teams that appear to be a class above this year – the Broncos and the Cowboys. So although Manly are up in the eight with four-and-four, they are outsiders to force a home-town upset here. The Cowboys are losing the tag of ‘away strugglers’, however both their losses this season have been on the road. Brookvale is always a tough assignment for the travelling team, but…

• Your Local Independent tips: Cowboys Warriors v Dragons (Sun, May 1, 12noon, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland): As said earlier it is impossible to tip the Warriors with any confidence. Meanwhile the Dragons have put aside some ordinary performances to post two on the trot. They have to cross The Ditch, and of course the Warriors could put in a blinder, but that is doubtful.

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Ironman fights for a cause Cancer survivor out to raise awareness

ADAM McCarthy will draw on the inner strength that helped him beat testicular cancer when he takes on the 3.8km swim, 180km ride and 42.2km run that makes up Sunday’s Ironman Australia triathlon.

For the 42-year-old from Point Cook in Victoria, the separate memories of finishing his first Ironman in March ,2013 and finding out he had cancer are both crystal clear - one signifying the end of an enormous challenge, the other just the beginning.

Four months after Adam had completed Ironman Melbourne and had heard the words ‘you are an Ironman,’ he found himself sitting in a doctor’s office waiting to hear a very different sentence. As the uncomfortable silence grew in length, Adam began to fear the worst, and then his doctor delivered the news he was fearing Adam had testicular cancer. “(Wife) Keily and I just looked at each other then back at him, it was all very surreal,” he said.

“I then went a little numb just trying to process it all. I could hear the doctor talking but to be honest, I can’t remember exactly what he was saying.

“Then he stopped talking. Keily and I again looked at each other then again at the doctor. And then I said: ‘Ok, what do I need to do now?’”

During his preparation for Ironman Melbourne, Adam had felt an increasing pain in his groin, but as with many triathletes, put it down to the long hours he spent on the bike.

“After an uncomfortable chat with my doctor and a physical examination he told me I had nothing to worry about. He thought the bike was more than likely causing the pain, but I knew there was more to it and insisted on more tests,” Adam said.

Adam refused to accept the initial diagnosis and sought a second opinion, a move he credits to the heightened awareness of what your body is feeling when training for an Ironman triathlon.

“The training for an Ironman teaches you to listen to your body. With that knowledge, I knew

Bowls ROUND UP Port Panthers’ Women’s

ON Wednesday, April 20, games were played in the Major Singles with the social bowlers enjoying games of pairs and triples. In the Major Singles, Ellen Evans d Kay Sadler, Yvonne Colton d Sharon Wright, Gae Millican d Diana Upcroft and last Saturday Gemma Merchant d Pamela May. The final of the Major Pairs was recently contested with Sharon Wright and Gemma Merchant defeating Estelle Long and Gae Millican. Wednesday’s winners were (Rink 2) Ellen Evans and marker, Sue Gates with the consolation going to (Rink 11) Pamela May and Babs Devanny.

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FOR the first round of the Major Singles, the winners were Jenny Roberts, Jannette Sloggett, Robyn Downes, Patricia Cahill (on a forfeit), Anne Wilson, Lynne Watson, Wendy Byers, Anna Innes, Judi Blackler and Di Fischer. In the Second Round the winners were Jenny Roberts, Robyn Downes, Anne Wilson, Helene White, Anna Innes, Sharon Stokmanis, Dorothy Dow and Ros Hancox.

The consistency rink winners were Judi Blackler, Keith Clarke, Robyn Jones and Anne Wilson. In the Skins Play Off, Robyn took out first prize and Keith was Runner Up.

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that something wasn’t right. I believe that the Ironman saved my life and without it there could have been a very different ending to my story,” Adam says.

In an effort to raise awareness around early detection, Adam is chasing the grand slam of Ironman triathlons - six races in 12 months.

Having completed Ironman New Zealand in March this year, he’s focused on race number two at Ironman Australia, and will then take on the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns, Ironman Western Australia and finish up with a return visit to New Zealand in 2017.

“From each race I am looking to gain greater exposure to my cause, to bring awareness to the importance of early detection; to share my story and get my message out to as many people as possible; to encourage everyone to go and have that ‘five-minute chat’ with their doctor,” Adam says.

Adam’s experience has already potentially saved one life, that of his wife, Keily.

“Recently Keily had increasing stomach pain and again after seeking medical advice was diagnosed with a ‘borderline ovarian tumor’ 12.5cm x 14cm x 17cm. Following surgery Keily has recovered well and is now fit and healthy,” Adam says.

“As odd as this sounds, Keily and I are two of the fortunate ones who, through early detection and diagnosis, were able to be treated and are here to tell our story and encourage others to do the same.”

To donate to Adam’s cause visit: https://www. gofundme.com/zt3tnz84. edge out Ray Downes and Gavin Law; Michael Williams and Brian Gorman overcame Max Heslehurst; and Graham Fairburn and Vic Ley and Steve Townsend scraped home against Wilf Taylor and Rob Eldridge.

Monday’s social bowls winners were Nev Wolridge, Bob Sim and Peter Boyd while the lucky losers were Rosemarie McCabe, Bill Farrell and Kevin McMurtrie. Thursday saw the unlikely team of Gordon Gray, Ken Taylor and Peter Slattery take out the winning rink through a technicality; the runner up team of H Hatfield, Alf Smith and Warren Taylor collected second prize while the unlucky losers were Vic Austin, John Gillett and Ray Downes.

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TUESDAY twilight bowls again had a good roll up; the winners were Paul Lalor, Sue Quinn, Graham Quinn and Marcia Glover. The Thursday bowls winners were D Burley, S Smith and D Irving; the runners-up were J Hrabak, C Jukes and M Coombes. Major Pairs’ semi-finals were also played and resulted in C Errington defeating L Laws and D Penney defeating B Oliver.

North Haven Women’s

THE Club Pairs continued April 20, with some very close games again the order of the day.

Results were (skips only) Janet Ross def. Millie Lynch; Adele Pobje def. Nola Marsh; Sue McPherson def. Yvon Buxton; Joyce Marendaz def. Marianne Buckley. President Carol presented Veteran badges to those seniors who attended the recent Veteran’s Day.

Adam McCarthy will be running in this weekend’s Ironman event in an effort to raise awareness around early cancer detection and is chasing the grand slam of Ironman triathlons - six races in 12 months.

GOLF ROUND UP Port Macquarie Ladies

ON Wednesday April 20, 104 ladies played in a four person Waltz Stableford. The overall winners were - 1st: Lyn Somers, Jeanette Stephens, Wendy Gordon and Kerrie Jourdant 83; 2nd: Jenny McCormack, Sue Porter, Di Graham and Chanel Hill 79; 3rd: Lois Daniels, Pat McKeown, Geraldine Lavender and Pamela Jones 76; placegetters to 73.

NTP 5th Hole - Division 2: Zoe McWhirter; Division 3: Kim Stonestreet; Division 4 - 2nd shot: Jenny McCormack. NTP 16th Hole Division 1: Jennifer Dulhunty; All In-16th: Jennifer Dulhunty; All In-5th: Zoe McWhirter.

Accuracy Drive - Division 1: Glenys Cummings; Division 2: Jeanette Stephens; Division 3: Helen Christie; Division 4: Giang Duong.

On Friday, April 22, a Stroke event was held with 67 ladies playing in an unseasonally warm day.

Congratulation to the following winners - A Grade Winner: Jennifer Dulhunty 74 r/up Pat Every 75; B Grade winner: Chanel Hill 72 r/up: Pat McNeill 73; C Grade winner: Joan Jarv 73 r/up: Wendy Pfeil 74; placegetters to 78 c/b.

NTP- 5th Hole -Division 1: Tracy Crowe; Division 2: Laurie McColl; Division 3: Kay Swift; Division 4 - 2nd shot: June Barsley. NTP - 16th Hole All in- Faye Gibbs.

On Saturday, April 16, 10 ladies played in the Par event with the overall Winner Christine Dickson.

Rain, gusty winds affect final race of the sailing season PORT Macquarie Sailing Club’s race 14 of the summer series, the final race of the season, was held last Sunday.

Heavy rain earlier in the day and a strong, gusty southerly kept the numbers down but the run-out tide made for fast sailing for those who ventured out.

The catamaran class was won on yardstick

by Frank O’Rourke in a spare 35-year-old Arrow cat he has restored and painted red and is planning to sell.

He was followed home by Tony Kuhn on Stella and Dave Winter on Spica. Stella beat the red boat by 35 seconds on handicap, with Spica again third.

Only two monohulls started in that fleet, with Steve Bohlsen and Simon Gandy crewing up on Splash Dance when their respective young crews, Caleb and Elsa, did not want to sail in the wild conditions.

They had a few capsizes, then after a fast spinnaker run on the second lap, a wild capsize saw them tear their jib and forced them to retire.

This left Tony Walker on Deep Purple to sail a clean race and collect both the yardstick and handicap points.

The next race will not be until the 201617 season starts on September 4.

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Your Local Independent - The Hastings and The Macleay

Thursday 28 April, 2016

Whats On @ The Cruise Terminal Mothers Day

Girls Night Out 50 Shades Tour

BBQ Lunch Cruise – Sunday 8th May

Friday 13th May

There’s a licenced bar on board NO BYO, bring your own nibbles, grab all your friends for a great show on the river. $35pp, 6pm – 8pm and 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Live music a choice of fish or steak with salads, a bread roll and a glass of wine for all the mums. $40pp, 10.30am – 2pm

Mothers Day Dinner Cruise

Guy’s Night Out

To Zebu Bar and Grill

Friday 29th April

Wine or beer, cheese platter for two, one hour cruise then get dropped off at Zebu Bar and Grill for a two course meal. $55pp, 5.30pm

Fun for all the guys, Licenced bar on board, book your tickets today…

You know you want to! $40pp, 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Jazz Cruise Sunday 22nd May

Our very famous jazz cruise is on with Blackbirds playing, bring your friend for a great Sunday afternoon of jazz on the Hastings. $20pp, 2pm – 4.30pm

NEW Whale Watching at The Cruise Terminal

We have been told the whales are on their way!

Book the best seat in town to see the Whale show on our new boat Ocean Adventurer 1.

May to November

To Book your seat please call The Cruise Terminal on 6583 3058 River End of Clarence St, Port Macquarie (near the Fisherman’s Co op)