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Cheers Alistair! Port publican just can’t put a foot wrong

By BARBARA DYER WHEN Alistair Flower was named highest fundraiser at the recent Stars of the Hastings Dance for Cancer, also taking out the People’s Choice award, it was a continuation of a run of awards for the popular Settler’s Inn publican. While the dance routine, which finished with Alistair getting down to his budgie smugglers, drew appreciative cheers from the 300 strong audience and a 10.5 out of 10 score from one of the judges, on a serious note Alistair raised more than $31,000 to take the total fundraising kitty to $88,000. Alistair narrowly missed the trifecta with a runner-up in the Judges Choice. It was all done with the passion which also recently saw Alistair named Hotelier of the Year by the Australian Liquor Industry Association chosen by some 80 judges. And to cap off a year of successes, Alistair also won Hotel Operator of the Year through the AHA NSW. In a word, Alistair puts it all down to ‘passion’. It’s this passion which has turned around the fortunes of the Settler’s Inn, which was in receivership when Alistair and wife Renee bought it, after moving to Port Macquarie two years ago. • Continued Page 10

It’s been a rewarding year for community-minded hotelier Alistair Flower

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Kempsey cinema go-ahead By SUE PATERICK

An artist’s impression of the new Kempsey cinema

“hasThesaidcommunity they would support the cinema, as they recognise its value as a social and economic stimulator - Mayor Liz Campbell

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THE controversial Kempsey Cinema Project was given the go ahead at Kempsey Shire Council’s (KSC) November meeting, after a lengthy debate over whether or not to approve an alternative funding arrangement. Under the new arrangement Council will enter into a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) that will involve a one-off contribution and no further liability for the costs of constructing and operating the $6 million, four-screen cinema complex in Kempsey’s CBD. The Office of Local Government (OLG) earlier quashed the original plan to enter into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) that meant Council would have provided a loan to the cinema operators and underwritten any ongoing profit or loss for operation costs. The OLG thought the PPP was financially unviable and a risk for the community, among a raft of other issues. Under the new deal, moved by Councillor Sue McGinn and seconded by Councillor Anthony Patterson, Council will allocate $2 million from accumulated reserves to match $2 million in grant funding from the Federal Government. Although not proceeding with the controversial PPP was a popular decision, Councillors Bruce Morris, Dean Saul, Leo Hauville and Anna Shields were all against donating $2 million to private company Gowings Bros Ltd as well as waiving development fees. Those Councillors didn’t consider the project would bring in enough jobs and foot traffic to Kempsey’s CBD to warrant a gift of $2 million. Cr Morris eventually moved a new motion that Council engaged with the community to determine their acceptance of gifting $2 million to Gowings Bros to facilitate the construction of a cinema, and that this engagement be carried out including the use of Your Say Macleay. His motion was outvoted and the original motion to proceed with the VPA was put to Council and passed, with Councillors Sue McGinn, Anthony Patterson, Ashley Williams and Mark Baxter voting for the cinema project. This vote resulted in a tie, which saw Mayor Liz Campbell cast the deciding vote for the project. The cinema’s new design sees it facing Smith and Belgrave streets and not the beautiful Macleay River as it first did because Gowings wanted a larger area for more seats. Gowings Bros commissioned an architect to design the building and the second design

was also given Council approval. According to a spokesperson, Council’s $2 million contribution will come from existing unrestricted reserve funding that includes income generated through previous community and property asset sales. Mayor Liz Campbell said the decision meant there was a clear way forward to build a cinema and stimulate a stronger and more vibrant CBD. “We’ve been working on this project for almost three years and have agreed on a financial plan that won’t cost Council anything beyond the

$2 million contribution and removes any ongoing financial risk,” Mayor Campbell said. “A community information hub in the complex and the opportunity for Council to have exclusive access to host a set number of community events are being considered in the VPA to support the public benefits component of the development. “The community has said they would support the cinema, as they recognise its value as a social and economic stimulator.” The Independent took to the streets of

Kempsey to see what the public thought of the cinema project. Lee Clay from Yarravel didn’t support the project and thought the $2 million would have been better spent on something else like a homeless shelter. While Ed Paine from South West Rocks thought the cinema was a good idea and said he would support it, although he wasn’t sure if it would be a money-making proposition Brenda Barker from Kundabung was up in the air about the cinema project and probably wouldn’t go because it was more for young people. Local Fran Tarbox thought that if having a cinema promoted growth in the CBD then it would be worthwhile. Lee and Meg Mavin from Kempsey were both happy the cinema was going ahead because they wouldn’t have to drive all the way to Port Macquarie anymore, and it would give the Macleay Valley’s youth somewhere to go. Once the draft VPA is completed, including the confirmation of public benefits, the document will be placed on public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days. Exhibition dates and the documents will be available from Council’s website and advertised in the printed Council notices. Members of the public will be invited to make submissions on the terms of the VPA.

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Will Member for Cowper back royal commission?

I WAS interested to watch and listen to the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister being interviewed on Sky News this week. On being asked about a banking royal commission, Mr Hartsuyker stated on more than one occasion that he is sure that this would be a waste of time as he is also sure the commission’s recommendations would simply confirm the actions already taken by the Coalition Government. An article in the Coffs Coast Advocate in 2016 stated that Mr Hartsuyker was one of eight Coalition MPs who had expressed support for a royal commission into banking. Some of those MPs have since restated their intention of potentially crossing the floor of the house to vote with the opposition to secure the royal commission. In 2016 Mr Hartsuyker said, “I think that a royal commission into the banking industry has some merit”. Since then of course Mr Turnbull and his government have introduced measures designed to scare the banks into submission, including a regular talkfest in Canberra and promises of giving the regulators more power. However, given the response to ongoing banking scandals these would seem to be as effective as whipping the banks with a wet lettuce leaf. For example, the CBA was involved

in 54,000-plus cases of money laundering and the response? Mr Narev, the CEO is leaving early. The Board of Directors who oversaw him while he was overseeing the rest of the bank have no charges laid against them nor any other consequences. In addition to this, some of the major banks have admitted engaging in price rigging on interest rates, which ASIC has investigated and proven. The penalties agreed to seem incredibly low, with $50 million awarded against NAB and broken down as follows: $10 million penalty, $20 million damages to ASIC and $20 million to a financial consumer protection fund. Given the cost of ASIC’s court case is over $83 million the banks have ensured they do not allow ASIC to even recoup all its investigating costs. Why is the taxpayer funding the banks’ wrongdoings? Mr Hartsuyker may believe that because he is an assistant to the PM he should change his mind within a year and ignore his constituents in Cowper who have been fleeced by the banks. A word of warning. Following the advice of Mr Turnbull may not be the wisest course of action given the PM’s declaration in parliament that he was certain the High Court would find in favour of Barnaby Joyce in its ruling on dual citizenship. Oops, wrong again! Alastair Fournel

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EVERY minute of every day, I’m blown away by the capacity of some people to push buttons to create a situation and then turn the situation around to become the victim. Perfect example? Daily, we are subjected to the POTUS either tweeting his tween age tirades on twitter or opening his mouth to change feet between dummy spits! Whatever the case may be, he’s always the victim of fake news or something equally as sinister, because his own behaviour has absolutely nothing to do with anything or how he is portrayed in the media? I know, the Don is an extreme example, but it’s like his type of behaviour is becoming more acceptable, daily. In the meantime, the truth is hidden in the quagmire of social media generated to distract us. Scary! But what else did you expect? Unfortunately, it seems increasingly acceptable to do and say whatever you want, but not be accountable for the consequences. Something to really look forward to as it filters further down the food chain. All care, no responsibility. Yay! The other thing that really grinds my gears? Double standards! I see them everywhere! The do as I say, not as I do club. My father was a classic! He ruled the roost with an iron fist. Taught us kids what was and wasn’t acceptable behaviour. He handed out some tough punishments if we went astray - and proceeded to go out and do the exact opposite to 80 percent of what he preached! Consequently, I realised early on, there are two sets of rules and that double standards are downright deplorable! I come across double standards every day (as we all do). I just struggle to understand them. If we truly believe in or stand for something surely our actions should reflect those beliefs? We can all spout words at each other and tell people what we want them to hear and think about us, but can we follow that up with action that reflects our beliefs and what we stand for? Or do we say one thing and do another? It’s not as easy as it sounds, to practice what you preach, but I don’t believe it has to be

TO my wonderful neighbours, Marg and Steve. Ever since my husband’s health deteriorated at the start of the year they have mowed my front lawn for me whenever they mow their own lawn. This is greatly appreciated.

DOWN A HUGE thanks to Sandy Mackenzie for her heartfelt and articulate spray about the inhumane treatment of refugees on Manus Island. We do have blood on our hands and I’m ashamed to be an Australian. The number of boat people were only about a tenth of the people who arrive in Australia by plane and then overstay. This issue has been politicised and it’s these poor people who are the victims.

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TO the Conservatorium Mid North Coast, 56 Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie for a great show on Wednesday, November 22 which showcased local talent. They have shows each Wednesday from 11am for the next two weeks.

CONGRATULATIONS to the staff at Aldi Port Macquarie, for there unfailing assistance at the checkout and in the store. They are always polite, patient and helpful. They often go the extra mile in order to obtain products from the catalogue whenever possible.

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that difficult either. Just having some realistic expectations for yourself is a great start! Over the last couple of years, I’ve had to find that fine line between realistic expectations of what can be delivered, what is delivered, and does it fit with my standards? For the most part I’ve been happy, especially since adopting the ‘I’m never going to please all the people all of the time, but, I can please most of the people most of the time’ attitude to cope with the feedback from over 55,000 readers each week. 99.9 percent of our feedback is fantastic, but there always has to be that 0.01 percent that just comes out of nowhere, from someone you least expect it to and leaves you, well, mind blown! This week took the cake. I was in the office on my own, on the phone, and a lady walked in the office. She could clearly see I was on the phone and I acknowledged her … you know, I’ll just finish here, and I’ll be with you, type of acknowledgement. The lady just stood there and kept ringing the bell for attention, while I’m finishing an incoming call from a paying client. I thought there must be some sort of urgency, so I quickly finished my call to tend to her. I was staggered to hear she was upset with me for, taking the Christ out of Christmas because the word Xmas had been used in a single headline. In a nutshell, I suggested she write a letter to the editor to air her views but also said I felt in the scheme of things that using the word Xmas was something I could live with. There was toing and froing in the office and we talked on the phone later in the day and sorted it. The thing that really got me the most? Not the feedback or criticism of me and my faith, it was the impatient attitude and the rude ringing of the bloody bell! Merry Christmas! Bizarre!

TO all the real estate agents, other business owners and workers that take up car parks in Clarence Street. Don’t you realise that you are taking up parks that could be used to attract customers and not make them walk to get to your businesses or drive them away. Even disable car parks are being taken up by people volunteering at local exhibits.

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Students given winning edge By SUE PATERICK

A GROUP of Kempsey Adventist School (KAS) students last week pitched their innovative and futuristic ideas to a group of experts as a way to improve their employment prospects, critical thinking and problem solving abilities. Last Friday the Commonwealth Bank hosted an Innovation Workshop at the school that saw students pitch their ideas in a setting that resembled the television show Shark Tank. The panel of experts were Kempsey Shire Mayor Liz Campbell, Nestle Operations’ Manager Peter Gambrill, DGI Trading’s Scott Charlton, local Commonwealth Bank Manager Karissa Taylor, and journalist Tom Bushnell. The Innovation Workshop is normally targeted at new graduates joining the bank but is being offered to school students for the first time. This opportunity makes KAS the first school in the country to be awarded such a rare chance to impress potential future employers. KAS Deputy Principal, Leanne Lesic, really appreciated the interest and support from the Commonwealth Bank Innovation Lab in delivering such a relevant design workshop, and was excited about what the children learnt throughout the process. “Our students were challenged and inspired by learning more about the design cycle, a skill that will be highly relevant in the world they will be working in,” she said. “The opportunity to explore possible solutions to complex problems gave our students experience at the way they will be expected to work in the 21st century in many fields of employment.” One of the critical ideas of the workshop was how to improve education outcomes for students. Another was for the students to receive feedback from possible future employers, and be able to take that back to the classroom to see what they needed to do to prepare themselves for the workforce.

Visiting dignitaries and staff and students from Kempsey Adventist School at the recent Commonwealth Bank Innovation Lab workshop To be employable in the brave new world to come, Mr Rum Rajasingham, KAS Business Manager, believes students need to think outside the box. “The workshop helped them better understand the root of a problem and how to find innovative answers,” he said. “The trouble is that most people want to dive right in and do something, but most ideas need planning and critical thinking.” All the projects were amazing and the children performed well under pressure. The runners-up invented a mobile-phone app for bus passes to make it easier to travel to school. But it was the winning team that really stood out with their invention called Bullet

School, which was a new way of learning that augmented reality with virtual reality. Earlier this year KAS students also participated in the Young ICT (Information Communication and Technology) Explorers Competition in Sydney and won the state finals. The competition was held to encourage schools students to take a forward approach in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects to drive innovative, critical thinking and design principles. About 1600 schools from throughout Australia entered the competition and KAS will go up against the best of the best in the national finals in December. Their winning entry was a drone equipped

with censors that would fly along fire trails checking to see if the trail was clear or blocked by fallen trees and debris. The students from Year Six worked closely with the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). RFS and NPWS workers currently inspect fire trails and have to drive through hectares of bush to make sure the way is clear for an emergency such as bushfire. The KAS project showed such merit the University of Technology Sydney want to research it to see if it can be commercialised. These clever KAS students are already stars and the whole Macleay Valley will be cheering them on in the national finals in December.

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The dogs have been trained to not chase or harm koalas, but essentially “ they are being trained to not chase or harm any animal

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World first dog training program a success By BARBARA DYER A WORLD first pilot program initiated by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to reduce dog attacks on koalas is being heralded a success. With dog attacks being one of the three main causes for declining koala numbers in the Port Macquarie Hastings region, council is counting on the new canine training program to tackle the problem. Earlier this year international dog trainer Steve Austin was engaged to conduct workshops in the Learning to Live with Koalas program. Steve ran an advanced training workshop in February for selected dog trainers in Port Macquarie, training the handlers to go on and train other locals to train their own dogs to ignore koalas. Earlier this month, he assessed 12 dogs and congratulated owners on taking the initiative to ensure their dog would not harm a koala. “I am very impressed with the outcome,” said K9 Koala Program co-ordinator Steve, who worked with dog owners, the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and Port Macquarie-Hastings Kennel and Obedience Club. He said with regular training even the family pet could learn to leave koalas alone, but added it took a certain temperament to ensure complete success. The most successful dogs in the Port Macquarie koala project are those which showed a high drive and willingness to find the ‘target’; a dog motivated by rewards such as a ball or food; one who would find but not injure. “The dogs have been trained to not chase or harm koalas, but essentially they are being trained to not chase or harm any animal,” explains Steve. “The ‘koala’ used in the training was stuffed and had come from the koala hospital; the dogs

From left: Program participant Blaine West (with Chaos), K9 Program Dog Trainer Gunilla Haydon, PMHC Natural Resource Officer Thor Aaso, and K9 dog trainer Steve Austin did not need to rely on scent, we could have used a cat or a rabbit. “The dogs were trained not to chase anything, at any time.” He said while he did not have a favourite breed of dog, some dogs, such as ridgebacks and terriers were more ‘sight’ dogs, with a tendency to chase and kill. “Our dogs cannot engage with the ‘odour’ and for that reason I prefer not working with terriers,” he says. “Working dogs such as labradors, German shepherds and springer spaniels for example are great dogs for the work we do.” Steve’s own canine picks are rescued from dog pounds and he says he has a network to alert him when a potential good dog comes in. Part of the ‘we’ is Steve’s wife Vicki Austin, herself a dog trainer. For the couple, it’s a love of training and dogs and the work they do that keeps them apart for up to six months a year while Steve travels and trains. Together they have four daughters working in the fields of psychology, law and media, and three granddaughters. “None of the girls are interested in training

dogs,” Steve laughs. Does he ever say ‘no’ to a project? “I never say no, even when the idea is untested,” says Steve. “Usually I will first use my own dogs as a pilot and if that works, I will proceed with the training.” In the end though, it’s as much about the trainer’s ability as it is about the dog’s. “It’s the handler’s ability to get their dog to indicate an odour. Finding the odour is easy. “It’s how efficiently the dog detects the scent and what it does with the scent that makes a dog good at its job,” says Steve. “They need to ignore all the other odours and indicate their find (rather than dig it up or kill it). “The trick is to make training a highlight of the dog’s life and that might mean just two or three minutes each day. “People who think training should last for hours each day may be doing it all wrong. “It’s quality, not quantity. And training can begin with pups being taught not to chase cats or birds.” Steve says he believes his own working dogs are treated better than the typical family pet. “They are a big investment and that is seen

in their grooming, exercise and diet,” he says. “Our border collie sleeps in the bedroom; yes we have indoor dogs. But there is a great bond between working dogs and their owners and they become very loyal; very protective.” Steve has trained dogs and handlers in everything from sniffing out noxious weeds from under Kosciusko National Park snow to finding gas and sewerage leaks in pipes. He trained Australia’s first truffle detector dog, taught animal training at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and Mount Everest Kennel Club in Kathmandu and trains dogs for drug and bomb detection for the Department of Corrective Services, Australian Army and even overseas airports and post offices. Steve Austin-trained dogs work in fields as diverse as biosecurity and are also part of a program helping soldiers suffering posttraumatic stress. The dogs are used for not only detecting feral pests such as foxes, cats and cane toads, but for also protecting species such as in the Bells Turtle project on the Northern Tablelands, to detect the endangered Bell’s turtle eggs so the eggs can be protected from foxes.

FROM THE MAYOR A weekly conversation with Mayor Peta Pinson When it comes to the services Council delivers for our community, we all know that waste is a critical one, and it is pleasing to see Council and the community working together to get positive outcomes. Whether it’s our three bin green, yellow, red household waste system, or using our recycling centres and waste transfer stations, we as a community are on the right track. It is interesting to note that in 2016/2017 approximately 10,000 tonnes of waste that came through our waste transfer stations was diverted

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from becoming landfill, and this is estimated to increase to 10,600 tonnes in 2017/2018. This is great news for our community and environment.

developed as a domestic waste transfer facility and not intended for general commercial waste transfer, however we need to find a balanced solution for all.

One waste matter on which I’ve received recent feedback, however, is the use of annual tip tickets and access to our waste transfer stations. I understand that it can be difficult for some people to dispose of bulky residential waste if they don’t have access to a vehicle or trailer. This is particularly the case for our elderly and those who are less mobile, with these residents often reliant on commercial operators. I understand that the Kingfisher Waste Transfer Station was

I intend to further discuss this issue with Councillors and the General Manager to explore all possible ways to implement a household waste transfer system that remains fair and equitable for all members of our community. I look forward to keeping you in the loop on this important matter. Until next week, Peta

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Local store ‘state’s best’ By LIZZIE STIPCEVIC

GRAB a coffee from one of the best little shops in the state. The Chaddies Newsagency and General Store in Kempsey recently won the NSW Friendly Grocer Brand Recognition Award and the staff couldn’t be happier. “There was three stores nominated in NSW for the award so we were stoked to just be nominated and then we received a telephone call from the CEO of Friendly Grocer to advise us that we had won the award,” said Chaddies owner Leah Lewis. “The award was judged on store sales, customer service and store presentation and initiative. “We received the award on Sunday, November 19, when four Friendly Grocer management team members presented us with the award and then took us out to dinner to celebrate, it was lovely.” Chaddies’ owners, Leah Lewis and Natasha Norton, have been running the store in East Kempsey since May, 2016, and have already blown the community away with their exceptional customer service, great coffee, and comparable prices. “We are always complimented on our customer service and our coffee and also the fact that it is a corner store but we are reasonable (priced), the more people that use us, the more buying power we have and the cheaper we can retail our products,” explained Leah. “There is also a community feel to the store and about 80% of our customers are return customers. People travel from all over Kempsey and the Gladstone area for their morning coffee and newspaper and they have really become a part of our store. “We have everyone from the morning mums who drop their kids off at school, the local business houses that call everyday to order their lunches, and the busy families that just want

Staff of award-winning Kempsey’s Chaddies Newsagency and General Store, from left, Emilie, Brooklyn, Rachael, Ashley and Tessa something to pick up on the way from work to heat up back at home.” The shop employs 18 staff who all work towards one goal – customer service. “We have Lotto, takeaway food prepared by a chef, fresh fruit and vegetables, coffee - it’s a one-stop shop so our staff are so important,” Leah said. “We look for staff who are happy, always look after our customers, are presentable and proficient.”

The addition of a new app to the store has also made the morning coffee run quicker and easier than ever. “We have just introduced the ‘Skip’ app. People order their coffees online and they skip the queue,” said Leah. “They just run in the door, grab it and go because it’s already been paid through the app. “It’s working really well because we are quite busy and the customers don’t have to wait. Soon

we will be introducing our takeaway food items on the app as we get a lot of lunch orders from local businesses. “We’re in an iconic building here in East Kempsey and we will always work harder and bring in new and exciting initiatives to build it up.” Opening hours are Monday-Thursday 6am6pm, Fridays 6am-6.30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays 7am-5pm.

Delivering for the Hastings Valley “I am pleased to support the following local projects”. Federal funding towards the Local Sporting Champions programme assisting many of our local elite athletes including Michael Catania, Nathan Bartlett, Chloe Slade, Bayden Smith, Fletcher Murray, Molly Fraser and Tamika Roach.

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Unity Grants now available GRANT Funding To Unite Culturally Diverse Communities: I’m calling on local community organisations to apply for up to $30,000 in funding for projects that bring culturally diverse communities together and promote social cohesion. Unity Grants are a great way to celebrate our diverse and harmonious community. I encourage all local not-for-profit organisations or local councils working in partnership with community organisations to apply. The NSW Government is investing in projects that will bring people together in meaningful ways. Grants are an important way for us to invest in community projects and grass-roots activities that build community harmony and celebrate our cultural diversity. Priority areas for 2017/18 Unity Grants are: • The promotion of strong intercultural networks. • Arts and sports programs that target young people across all communities. • Partnerships and programs that promote employment, volunteering and participation for new arrivals and migrants, including programs focused on women, youth and seniors. • Supporting participation of people with

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SUNDAY, November 19 was DonateLife’s annual Thank You Day. This national day is dedicated to honouring organ and tissues donors and their families. Each year donors save the lives of many Australians through organ and tissue donations, and completely change the lives of both recipients and their families. Thank You Day is a time for the community to come together and give thanks to all of the donors and their families, and discuss our donation decisions with our friends and family. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge the important contribution of donation and transplantation specialists, and well as countless health care professionals, who care for donors, recipients and their families. Even though Thank You Day has passed, I encourage everyone to jump online, use the hashtag #ThankYouDay on social media and share your story. I would also urge everyone to discuss organ and tissue donation with their friends and families and make their intentions clear. More than 1400 Australians are waiting for an organ right now and we need to do better for them. You can register right now at http://register.donatelife.gov.au.

Use of ‘rubric’ had me baffled I WAS having a leisurely lunch down town when a friend produced a letter and he thrust it into my hand. “What does this mean?” he asked. It included a sentence that said “start developing a program theory and rubrics to evaluate consumer engagement at the …” I agreed later to remove the name of the site after I asked what it meant. I had to tell this person I did not know what it meant. He also asked a former newspaper editor and this man did not produce a satisfactory answer; neither did the Macquarie dictionary. When I returned home I looked up the 20-volume dictionary, that had definitions of rubric going back to 1440, but it could not produce an answer to his question. In desperation, because I could usually produce an answer to questions posed to me, even if my answer was wrong, I wrote an email to the person who wrote the letter and emphasised that I was not going to embarrass her. I said my weekly column had been going for 23 years and, to my recollection, I had not embarrassed anybody. Within five minutes I received a reply seemingly a record for a government department, or at least somebody associated with a department. The answer, in part, read:

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“Our evaluation manager informs me it is a way to develop criteria to meaningfully assess something. This is one definition of a rubric: “A rubric sets out clearly criteria and standards for assessing different levels of performance. Rubrics have often been used in education for grading student work, and in recent years have been applied in evaluation to make transparent the process of synthesising evidence into an overall evaluative judgement.” My 20-volume dictionary, going back to the year 1440, said in a description of rubric was: Red earth, ruddy; A red preparation for heightening the complexion; A heading of a chapter in a book; An injunction; A direction for the conduct of a divine service and properly printed in red; The rule of a religious order;

A saint’s name in a religious order; The heading of a statute; A word written in red; Inscribed with the titles of books; Red, ruddy; As an epithet of certain lake colours. None of these definitions seemed to fit the letter that my friend received, hence the request for an explanation. From my first day at work I was told never to use a word that would send the reader rushing for the dictionary. My Macquarie dictionary said in a definition of rubric, going on from a church meaning: “Title, heading direction or the like in a book etc, written or printed in red or otherwise made different from the rest of the text”. My Collins said a rubric was a group of words in an official document.That probably explains what a rubric is. My 1901 dictionary, by Eliezer Edwards, says a rubric used to be printed in red, as well as a church use, but “it is now used whether the directions be printed in red or in black”. But if you happen to go red for no reason, you could be rubric, or just angry or embarrassed. Or you could be about to discuss different levels of performance. lauriebarber.com; lbword@midcoast.com.au.

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Council acts on Pipers petition

LEFT: The residents of Pipers Creek Road are surrounding areas are urging Kempsey Shire Council to a tar-seal their road to provide a safer and healthier environment to live in

By SUE PATERICK THE concerns of Pipers Creek Road residents were taken to a recent Kempsey Shire Council meeting when Rick Furber and Jenny Sproule spoke in the public forum. After they both addressed their own concerns and those of local residents outlined in a petition with 318 signatures, Mayor Liz Campbell formerly received the document. The main concerns listed were that Pipers Creek Road was dangerous and had a history of accidents, maintaining it as a gravel road didn’t work and dust generated from the busy gravel road was a continuing health hazard. Other concerns were that damage to vehicles was extensive and constant, the speed limit was too high, and numerous heavy vehicles used the road every day such as logging trucks and school buses.

Two other concerning issues were the length of time residents feel they have waited for a safe tar road and what they see as broken promises to tar Pipers Creek Road over the past 30 years. At the meeting Mr Furber told the Councillors that logging trucks from three State Forests (SF) in the area that included Maria River SF, Ballengarra SF and Yessabah SF had been a constant burden on the residents due to dust pollution and the deterioration of Pipers Creek Road for over five years.

To highlight the continuing growth in the area he also explained that there were at least 13 other roads that fed into Pipers Creek Road, which those residents used as their main road to Kempsey. When it was her turn to address Council, Mrs Sproule recommended that Council immediately undertook a cost-benefit analysis on Pipers Creek Road that looked at the long-term economic benefits of maintaining it as a dirt road in a good condition versus a tar-sealed road.

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Mrs Sproule also wanted investigated the environmental issues that extreme dust storms have created on the air and water quality for residents. “The social amenity for residents is being severely compromised because their health and well-being is being adversely affected by the constant cover of dust on their environment,” she said. “Including my beautiful grandchildren.” Mrs Sproule would also like a response to her question regarding what, if any, other assessment criteria is applied by Council in addition to vehicle road counts, to determine the priority list of gravel roads to be tar sealed in the Kempsey Shire? At the meeting Councillor Bruce Morris moved a motion for the development of a strategy to upgrade unsealed roads, and asked that Council undertook a cost-benefit analysis of constructing and sealing each of Council’s unsealed roads that have a traffic volume in excess of 150 vehicles per day. He also requested that a report be provided to a future Council Meeting outlining the assessed cost benefit for each road. Council’s resolution was to consider resourcing a cost-benefit analysis of constructing and sealing each of Council’s unsealed roads that have a traffic volume in excess of 150 vehicles per day as part of the 2018/2019 Operating Plan, and the motion was carried unanimously. Mr Furber thought the outcome was a step in the right direction and was long overdue. “There was a consensus vote for Cr Morris’ motion and I was heartened by that,” he said. “It appeared as if Council was willing to consider looking at infrastructure like gravel roads west of the highway.”

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Donation honours former club member THE Port Macquarie Classic Motorcycle Club has donated an impressive $1,000 to the Wauchope District Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Unit in honour of former member Brett Poole who passed away in July this year. The funds were raised at the Club’s Classic Bike Show at Settlers Inn in October, an event which is held every 18 months raising funds for worthy causes. Past recipients of the fundraising proceeds have included the Cancer Care Unit at Westmead Hospital and the Paediatric Unit at Port Macquarie Base Hospital. Brett was an avid bike owner, and a founding member of the Port Macquarie Classic Motorcycle Club. He had many other interests including surf lifesaving.

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Club President John Butler said he was very pleased to be able to donate to the Palliative Care Unit where Brett was looked after so well. “The staff at the Palliative Care Unit were wonderful to Brett during his time there, and we hope this donation helps in some way to make the Unit an even more comfortable place for patients,” Mr Butler said. Nurse Unit Manager at the Palliative Care Unit Mary Trotter said she was honoured to have been able to look after Brett. “He was very brave,” Ms Trotter said. “We very much appreciate the donation from the Classic Motorcycle Club, and will certainly put it to good use to improve patient comfort and amenity.” The Port Macquarie Classic Motorcycle Club has been running for approximately six years, and now has over 70 members.

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Publican’s passion a hit with patrons • From Page 1 “I have been in pubs since I left high school; was GM of Public House Management Group overseeing 40 pubs including the Woollahra Hotel, the Royal at Paddington and the Buena Vista in Mosman,” says Alistair. “I had pursued a diploma in hospitality but my heart was set on running pubs and I learned on the job. “I think the whole industry was aligned with my personality; I like social gatherings and places where people come together for enjoyment. “It’s what going to the pub represents; friendships and a place that brings together community.” Settler’s Inn was nominated for the Heart of Community award, a title well-earned by the Settler’s Inn head. “When we started out, Settler’s was not associated with any sponsorships. Now we are affiliated with 16 major clubs representing thousands of people in the community,” says Alistair. Alistair’s inspiration for dancing for cancer was his cousin Ben Boland who, at the age of 40, a similar age to Alistair, was diagnosed with cancer. “He has been treated and has been given the all-clear but it made me take another look at my life and I also went to be checked,” says Alistair. “When I was asked to be part of the Stars of the Hastings Dance for Cancer I thought I was too busy to take part. “But, how can you be too busy to look after yourself? “I have a young family and my fitness and diet was that of a busy publican. As well as Settler’s

we had bought Fernhill Tavern in July and our days were hectic. “I decided I needed to pull back and find a work life balance; to stop making excuses and get healthy. I lost a heap of weight during dance classes.” Ironically, during his time with the Public House Management Group Alistair had helped develop local managers to become publicans and teach engagement. “So now, I practise what I had been teaching,” he says. Meanwhile, wife Renee who came from an engineering backgrounds and was a project manager with ResMed who developed the CPAP Machine for sleep apnoea has put her career on the backburner. “She is our accountant and does the books, yet also manages to juggle family life with raising three daughters under the age of seven,” says Alistair. What else is Alistair ‘practising what he preached’? “It’s about being active in, and listening to, the people in the community,” he says. “Success in business means having a passion for the community you live and work in. “We try to support the local community where we can and people have responded to that. “It’s also about learning from mistakes, and I have made a few of those.” But, with those awards as Australian publican of the year and NSW hotel operator of the year boosted by last week’s dancing trophies, it seems Alistair Flower can’t put a foot wrong.

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Festival looks out for ‘VIPers’ By LIZZIE STIPCEVIC

The Festival Of The Sun will have a special VIP area set up at this year’ s event which runs from December 7 to 9 at the Port Macquarie Breakwall Tourist Park

A LOCAL music festival is looking out for its younger demographic. Port Macquarie’s Festival of The Sun has already sold its 3000 tickets and to make this year’s event even more interesting, a VIP area has been set up. However, entry to the VIP area comes with one condition. “This year we are having a Play Safe VIP area,” said Festival Director Simon Luke. “Punters will find the ultimate chillout zone decked out with phone-charging stations, clean toilets, a glitter bar and access to water. “It’s the ultimate chill-out zone that punters want when they go to a festival, especially at a camping festival where those sorts of things aren’t as easily accessible. “We have partnered with the Play Safe organisation and PASH and the only condition of entry is by taking an STI (sexually transmissible infection) test. “There’s a VIP area where you chat to some people who have an iPad, you sign up and give your details, you pee in a cup, and then you get the wristband in return which gives you full access to the VIP area throughout the weekend. “It’s all completely confidential and people will receive their results in a week’s time through their preferred contact.” As many as one in eight young people will contract an STI at some stage of their

lives, and in the last 10 years this number has doubled in young people aged between 15 and 25. “Every year I look at ways punters can take something from this festival,” explained Mr Luke. “So this year I wanted to look at partnering something that targets the youth aged 18 to 25, the general demographic of the FOTSUN audience, so I wanted something they could take from the festival. “I did my research and found Play Safe and thought it would be an awesome partnership. “I’m always really keen at looking at initiatives that haven’t been done before and bringing them to the Port Macquarie festival.” This year’s FOTSUN headliners include Meg Mac, Ball Park Music, Holy Holy, and Bad/Dreems. Also appearning are The Preachers, Kim Churchill, the Horrorshow, and many more. “We definitely have a lot more females playing this year,” Mr Luke said. “In fact, it’s predominantly females so there’s definitely that ‘girl power’ line-up this year, which is great to see.” The Festival Of The Sun runs from December 7 to 9 at Port Macquarie Breakwall Tourist Park. To find out more about the festival and lineup visit https://www.fotsun.com or to find out more information about Play Safe visit https://playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au

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Twilight Market: music food and fun THE Kempsey Riverside Market is on again, Saturday, December 2, only this time it will be the annual Twilight Market. There will be a record number of stalls - over 165 - including all of your favourites: Handmade, homegrown, vintage and quality. We have loads of delicious street food - pizza, BBQ, German sausage, Asian, pancakes, you name it we’ve got it. There will be activities for the kids, such as a jumping castle and Sand Wizzard. And we’ve even got a special kids band lined up - The Sillies! Santa will be arriving at 4.30pm and making his way up to the top of the market. You can have your family Christmas photos taken professionally there too. The Kempsey Macleay Kennel Club will be hosting a photo

fundraiser: Have your photos taken with Santa in a real sleigh - headed up by the cutest fluffy white huskie dogs. The entertainment on the night is set to be spectacular. Starting at 4pm the program is full - Nathan Douglas, James Leigh, Delma and Pete, Liam Moylan and the duo, Connecting Souls. At 8pm the Kempsey District Silver band will be playing Christmas carols by candlelight followed with a bang at 8.30pm with fireworks on the river. Bring a chair or a picnic blanket and settle in on the river bank to watch the most amazing display you have ever seen on the Macleay. We will be kicking on with the market and entertainment after the fireworks until 10pm.

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Christmas isn’t joy for everyone By BARBARA DYER

AS the festive season approaches and December becomes a whirl of parties, planning, presents and general joy, there will be many thinking of the family and friends not here to celebrate Christmas ever again. As a group, Lifeline Mid Coast will pause and consider the sombre issue of suicide at a special celebration on December 22 at the Lifeline Mid Coast Memorial Service in Port Macquarie. For most people who have been affected by a death, there are usually answers and eventually

closure. Suicide however tends to leave questions, some which will never be answered. It is the ‘why’ question that can gnaw away for years. “When someone dies by suicide, those bereaved often experience a very complicated form of grief caused by a combination of sudden shock, unanswered questions of ‘Why?’ and feelings of ‘What could I have done?’,” says Lisa Willows, Marketing Co-ordinator Lifeline Mid Coast NSW. “They may experience a range of emotions

highlighting the dramatic personal effect someone’s suicide can have on those left to grieve. “Lifeline Mid Coast is holding a memorial service for ‘survivors’ - those bereaved by suicide - at Windmill Hill, Pacific Drive, from 6pm-7pm on December 22. “The memorial service provides a space for people to remember a loved one lost to suicide; the happy times and the laughter, as well as those times when life was hard. “We all want our life to have had significance and we want to be remembered. By looking back

in memory, the memorial service may bring comfort. It allows acknowledgement of the pain with others who have the shared experience as suicide survivors.” Ms Willows said those dealing with the suicide of someone they love needed to feel free to talk about their reactions to suicide, to find support and make sense of what has happened. “Christmas is an especially hard time for those touched by suicide and Tall Ships Reserve is a beautiful spot to go to reflect and wander among memories, even if our loved one’s resting place is not local,” she said.

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Robyn followed a lifelong dream to become a writer LOCAL writer Robyn Hatherly is a living example of the adage: “Follow your dreams”. Robyn, from Lake Cathie, dreamt of being an author from a young age and has recently released her third self-published book A Promise Of Hope. The story follows three women - Claire, Nadzia and Sarah - between 1924-1956 in the small northern NSW town of Banglaow. Each woman faces their own struggles in this difficult period of history, but they finally come together to help fulfill each other’s hopes and dreams of a better future. “A Promise Of Hope is for anyone who likes to read real stories about human behaviour with a bit of history thrown in,” said Robyn. For Robyn, the decision to self-publish was simple. “Doubt lead me towards self-publishing. I didn’t think anyone would publish my work at first but then when I looked into it more I heard some unpleasant stories about publishers,” she explained. “I feel that no one can sell a book better than you, the writer. You know the story back to front. Your passion comes across when you talk about the characters.” Robyn started developing her writing skills by attending local U3A groups when she was younger and was encouraged to keep going. “I have always had a mind that works more on words than any maths or sciences,” Robyn said. “In my younger years I began a meagre attempt at poetry but soon decided that I would rather write. I joined the local U3A group and with some trepidation read out one of the chapters of my first novel Cathleen. I was encouraged by feedback and was filled with the desire - I was hooked.” The writing process is different for every writer, and Robyn certainly found her own writing methods. “I would say like most writers I have a vivid imagination,” said Robyn. “I have an idea about a character and then build both forward and backwards from an event in their lives. “Mostly my process is that the character just leads me. When I reach a stumbling block I go away and think. I keep lots of scraps of paper with information that I may need and then keep a

Robyn Hatherly synopsis in a program called ywriter.” Robyn says she is glad she chose the selfpublishing route and encourages other writers to explore their possibilities. “The whole publishing process is very soul searching and humbling when you get such positive feedback,” she said. “I have also learnt so much about publishing and am still learning. Also I have been surprised at how many people self-publish.” And for anyone that wants to write, here’s where to start. “Get a piece of paper and pen and begin writing,” Robyn explained. “It is as easy as that. Stop dreaming and start doing. I would also suggest you go to as many writers’ festivals as you can to listen to other writers. U3A has writing groups which help you develop as a writer. Lastly, trust in yourself. If this is what you want to do, then do it. Which would you regret more, not starting or not finishing?” Find Robyn’s eBook A Promise Of Hope for $3.99 through Amazon Australia at https://www. amazon.com.au/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=searchalias%3Daps&field-keywords=robyn+hatherly Or email Robyn at rhatherly51@gmail.com and she will deliver a hard copy to anyone living in the Port Macquarie area for $15 plus postage. - Story compiled by Wendy Haynes and Lizzie Stipcevic

Kesby annual pottery sale this weekend KEMPSEY potter Jann Kesby will hold her annual Christmas End of Year Studio Sale in early December, offering a range of handmade and unique gift ideas. Jann has been busy firing both her bourry box and anagama kilns throughout the year so there will be plenty of new works to view.

Her open studio will take place on Saturday, December 2 from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday ,December 3 from 10am to 2pm. To get there head to Lily Lane (via Patterson’s Lane) in South Kempsey. For more information call Jann on 0417 678 589 or go to instagram:@mudbird.

Lions collects cans at old SES building PORT Macquarie Lions Club currently collects aluminium drink cans at the old SES building in Gordon Street (near Lake Rd.) on the first and third Saturday of every month from 9am-12pm. This programme was started by Apex as a community project many years ago and continues today. From December 1, 2017 cans with the correct barcode will be eligible for a 10 cent refund at reverse vending machines in certain locations. Cans without the barcode will still be

collected by P M Lions Club for the usual price of 50c per kilogram. Members of the public who wish to donate barcoded cans will be welcome at the Cash-aCan outlet as well. It is hoped the Port Macquarie community will continue to support the Lions Cash-a-Can collection, thus allowing us to take your empty cans and recycle them and at the same time supporting the work Lions do.

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RECENTLY I visited 99-year-old Ron Walesby in his room at Garden Village. Ron has been a great friend, mentor and inspiration to me for the past 33 years. He said, “Don’t come before 10am”. When I arrived, Ron told me that he likes to spend between 9am and 10am each day reading the Bible and praying. He has been re-reading his Bible and is now up to the Book of Job. In his 99 years Ron has achieved much - a career in aviation beginning in 1941 when he joined the RAAF and flew Liberator Bombers in Australia and the Pacific during World War II. After the war he became a pilot and Manager Flight Operations with East-West Airlines. In 1955 Ron flew the first aircraft into Port Macquarie for the official opening of the airport. In 1968 he became the General Manager for the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker SW Pacific area. Ron has served in Rotary for 61 years. Here in

Searching For Information & Photographs about the beginning of ROTARY in Port Macquarie. The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary on May 23rd 2018. Seeking any information on our founding members Allan Ryan, ‘Mac’ McLaren, Clive Chapman, Bill Joscelyne, Dave Thomson, Jim Aroney, Able Artis, Les Crisp, Tom Curry, Sid Elford, Percy Hain, Lionel McNeil, Tom Reed, Steve Stephens, Bill Taylor, Charlie Uptin, ‘Mac’ McLaughlin, Allan Cumming & Chas Orr.

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Ron Walesby - a good friend, mentor and an inspiration for many years Port Macquarie he inspired the building of Rotary Lodge and the restoration of Flagstaff Hill. He also established the 333 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets in Port Macquarie. Ron has been married to Lois for 73 years. They have three children - Lorryl, Warwick and Janice and 19 grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. The great Australian cricketer, Sir Donald Bradman, when asked what he considered as his greatest innings, replied, “Spending 70 years with my wife Jessie.” Ron would say something similar - spending 99 years with his friend Jesus Christ and 73 years with his soul-mate Lois! Ron showed me a verse that inspired him a few weeks ago - 1 Chronicles 28:9: “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him he will be found by you.” (NIV)

Q: How should I as a Christian respond to the same-sex marriage survey result? A: As a Christian you should respond in LOVE. Stand by your God-given belief in marriage being for males and females ONLY and reach out in God’s love to those with differing views. If in future we face persecution for our Godly views, then just as Jesus did, we must only respond in love. This response does not mean we compromise what the Bible states about marriage but, whilst expressing our commitment to the Biblical view of marriage, look for ways to bless and serve those with differing views. We need also to pray fervently for our nation that this vote won’t be the ‘tipping point’ whereby God may lift His Hand of blessing off our nation. We need to pray for a great Christian revival as in the days of Martin Luther, John and Charles Wesley and Billy Graham so that hundreds of thousands in our nation will turn to Jesus Christ. Recently at a function I asked a homosexual friend his view on same-sex marriage. His reply surprised me. “Oh it’s not for us,” he said. “We have all the legal safeguards for having a relationship already and marriage is for men and women!” I was surprised by his answer. I asked him was this also the view of his gay friends standing nearby. He said that ALL his friends felt the same. Made me wonder where all the angst for seeking same-sex marriage is coming from. It clearly was not coming from my gay friend.

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WHAT’S ON FREE LUNCHTIME RECITALS AT THE GLASSHOUSE KHRISTINA Joy & the Z Chords will be the performance at the Glasshouse on Friday, December 1 from 12.30pm – 1.30pm. U3A LAURIETON VOICES XMAS CONCERT WILL be held Friday, December 1 from 2pm at Laurieton School of Arts Hall, Bold St. With $5 entry fee includes afternoon tea. MID NORTH COAST REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP WILL be having their last meeting for the year on Saturday, December 2 from 10am at Wauchope Arts Council opposite Bain Park. All welcome, contact Janette Jones 6585 8206. MACLEAY MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB INAUGURAL Meeting for annual general meeting will be held on Saturday, December 2 from 4pm at Kempsey Golf Club we are calling for new member and comity. Contact John 0418 652 630. PORT MACQUARIE MID NORTH COAST BRANCH ULYSSES CLUB COFFEE on Saturday, December 2 is at Abundance Café, 274 Rawdon Island Rd, Sancrox at 9.30am. Ride on Sunday, December 3, meet at the Donut at 9am, departing for Wingham to join up with the Manning Toy Run. Ride on Wednesday, December 6, will be a Northern run, meet at the Donut at 9am. Wednesday 6 is also the Branch Meeting at Lake Cathie Bowling Club, 6pm dinner. Contact Phil on 0488 733 520. OPEN GARDEN EVENT WILL be held on Sunday, December 3 from 9am till 2pm at 72 Griffiths Lane, Kempsey. Gold coin entry. Contact Timica Hawkins on 0429 175 138. KEMPSEY COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB WILL be holding their Club Christmas Party on Sunday, December 3 at the Slim Dusty Centre, from 11am till 4pm. Entry is $5. Contact Marie on 6562 5283 or 0429 625 283. U3A XMAS SENIOR’S MULTICULTURAL DANCE CONCERT WILL be held on Monday, December 4 from 9.30am till 11.30am at 16 Kingfisher Rd, Port Macquarie. Contact Christine 6581 5760. WESTPORT MENS 60 & OVER BOWLERS CLUB NEXT game will be held Monday, December 4 at Westport Club from 10am with our Christmas Luncheon to follow. Contact Ken Ardill secretary 6581 2523. LADIES PROBUS CLUB OF PORT MACQUARIE THE next meeting will be held from 10.30am on Monday, December 4 at Panthers Port Macquarie. Contact Robin on 6583 9593. GARDEN VILLAGE WILL hold their combined Craft, Op Shop and Shed Sale on December 6, 7 and 8 from 8.30am till 2.30pm, enter Garden Village via Findlay Avenue. TACKING POINT LIONS CLUB WILL meet on Wednesday, December 6 at the Hibbard Sports Club, Port Macquarie from 6.30pm. Contact Geoff 0409 457 857. CONSERVATORIUM MID NORTH COAST WILL have Musical Mornings at the Con on Wednesday, December 6 from 11am till 12.30pm at 56 Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie. Contact Angela 6583 9199. UPPER MACLEAY LANDCARE GROUP INC WILL hold their Christmas meeting and party

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on Thursday, December 7 from 7.30pm at Willawarrin Hall. COUNTRY EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF THE MACLEAY VALLEY FORMERLY known as the Macleay Valley Education Fund, the CEF of the Macleay Valley will hold its 2017 Annual General Meeting in the Boardroom of the Kempsey-Macleay RSL Club, Thursday, December 7 from 6pm. DOUGLAS VALE HISTORIC HOMESTEAD & VINEYARD WILL hold a Garage Open Day on Saturday, December 9 from 9.30am until 2.30pm. Douglas Vale is situated on the Oxley Highway between Westport Primary School and High School. CWA TEA ROOMS PORT MACQUARIE VISIT the Tea Rooms located at the end of Horton Street from 9am -12pm Monday to Friday and enjoy a Devonshire Tea/Raisin Toast, with Tea or Coffee $5 whilst enjoying the views of the Hastings River, Craft items for sale made by the CWA ladies. Tea rooms will be closed from Monday, December 18 and reopen Monday, January 8, 2018. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD WE are again collecting donations for the Christmas Boxes that are sent overseas by Samaritans Purse to children living in poverty in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Samoa, PNG, Vanuatu and Fiji. If you would like to fill a shoe box or donate goods or $$, or would like more information, contact Margaret on 6566 8354. LINE DANCING MACLEAY VALLEY SOUTH West Rocks - beginner classes Mondays 10am at School of Arts Hall. Kempsey - beginner classes Tuesday 5pm, Wednesdays 9.30am at Kempsey Heights Bowling Club. Contact Shirley 0429 368 112. WAUCHOPE COUNTRY CLUB SOCIAL Monday twilight mixed bowls. Individual names need to be in by 4.30pm to play 5pm. Call 6585 3020 or contact Clive 0457 178 960. HEART SUPPORT WALKING GROUP MEETS every Monday at 9am at the torpedo behind Laurieton United Services Club for a walk at your own pace. Contact Reg on 0402 822 026. FAMILY DRUG SUPPORT IS someone you love abusing drugs or alcohol? Are you feeling helpless and don’t know how to cope? You don’t need to do this alone, Family drug support group meets the first and third Monday of each month at the Port Neighbourhood Centre. Contact Pam 0438 994 269. HASTINGS DISTRICT HIGHLAND PIPE BAND BAND practice Monday nights in Port Macquarie, experienced and looking for a band or keen to learn? We can assist, contact 0408 414 510 or 0418 677 474 RELAXATION CLASSES WILL be held on Monday evenings from 5.30pm at Governors Retirement Resort. Contact Pam Sainsbury 0414 484 890. HASTINGS CHORISTERS MEET every Monday night 6.30-8.30pm during School terms at Mackillop Senior College Hall, Lochinvar Place, (off Ocean Drive,) Port Macquarie. New members welcome! Contact our Musical Director Robyn Ryan OAM 0407 007 993. PORT MACQUARIE TABLE TENNIS CLUB PLAYS Monday Morning 9am to 12pm Social Single and Doubles Play at Bourne House, First

Floor, 10-12 Short Street, Port Macquarie also Tues and Thurs Evenings. Contact Geoff 6583 8784. KEMPSEY CARES GROUP MEET every Tuesday at the Catholic Hall, Kempsey from 9.30am – 12.30pm for morning tea and lunch at $5 per person. Pick up and drop off will be arranged, contact Geoff Barrie on 0405 581 092 or Margret Hudson on 6562 6690. SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION FREE weekly program on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm at the Girl Guides Hall, Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie. Contact Linda on 6581 3356. MACLEAY QUILTERS MEET every Tuesday from 9.30am at the Kempsey Showground Tea Room. We invite all ladies of all ages who are interested in embroidery, knitting or crochet to join us. Contact Ruth 6561 7113. PORT MACQUARIE GROW GROUP WEEKLY meeting at Colonial Rooms, St Thomas Anglican Church 10.30am – 12.30pm Tuesdays, small friendly group formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression and improve mental health. Contact 1800 558 268. PANTHERS BRIDGE CLUB PLAYS every Wednesday at 10am, with everyone seated by 9.45am until 2.30pm. The cost is $4 with free tea and coffee, all are welcome. Contact Val 6584 4475 to play and Yvonne Cains 6584 5766 or U3A for lessons. LAKE CATHIE LANDCARE MEETS Wednesday at 9am at the Jonathon Dickson Reserve. Contact Sally 0427 854 551. BROKEN BAGO DAY CLUB MEET each Thursday from 10-2pm at Wauchope RSL for quizzes, games, gentle exercises, entertainment and guest speakers. All welcome, contact 6586 1991. HEART SUPPORT WALKING GROUP MEETS every Thursday at 9am at Town Beach near the Surf Lifesaving Tower for a walk at your own pace into town and back. All paved and all level with coffee afterwards. Contact Jim on 0412 544 820. PORT SENIORS COMPUTER LESSONS THURSDAYS Desktops, Laptops, Windows tablets. Contact Peggy 6559 7439. KEMPSEY TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION IS held every Thursday at Kempsey Macleay RSL Bowling Club from 6pm. A membership to the RSL and a fee of $2 is required. Contact John or Barbara Morley 6566 8405 or Steve Tarbox 6562 7797. PORT MACQUARIE ALATEEN THURSDAYS at 4pm to 5pm at Headspace Port Macquarie. Contact Dianne 6584 9227 or Kerry 6584 9694. KEMPSEY SHOWGROUND TRUST MARKET IS held every Thursday from 8am to 2pm at Clyde St Mall, come and check out the fresh vegetables, best bananas in Kempsey, gifts, clothing and lots more. Contact 0449 265 758. PORT MACQUARIE PANTHERS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DANCE CLUB EZY steps rock and roll dance learners classes held Thursdays weekly for 6.45pm in the Senior Citizens Hall in Munster Street. Rockers mid-week social Rock and Roll dancing is held Monday nights from 6.30pm in the Paws Lounge at Panthers, everyone is welcome. Info 0458 429 944.

MID NORTH COAST PORCELAIN PAINTERS ASSOCIATION MEETS on the first Friday of each month from 9.30am at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie for a relaxing day painting, bring your lunch tea/coffee provided. Contact 6582 0901. PORT MACQUARIE BADMINTON (SENIORS) Mixed group of over 55s meet Fridays from 9.15am to 11.15am at indoor stadium, Hastings River Drive. Racquets, tea and coffee are provided. Phone Margaret on 6584 3673. KOOKABURRA RSL DAY CLUB WE meet in the Kempsey Macleay RSL Memorial Hall from 9am to 1pm to play cards and bingo every Friday. Cost is $6 for morning tea and lunch, contact 6562 3238. RHYTHM REVUE HAS proven that it’s performances for the aged and dementia affected people has a very positive affect. We need more voluntary performers, contact Cecily 6559 6461. SOCIAL CHESS EVERY Saturday afternoon from 1pm at Flynns Book Café, 1/4 Flynn Street, Port Macquarie. Contact 0401 733 700. CAMDEN HAVEN BOCCE CLUB JOIN us for a fun game of Bocce. We play Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 11am at the rear of the Laurieton United Services Club. Phone Jack on 6559 8676. PORT TABLE TENNIS CLUB A MIXED group of over 45s meet Wednesdays from 9am to 12pm at Palm Court Motor Inn, 138 William St PMQ. Visitors welcome, contact 0429 771 331. AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS MEETS in Port Macquarie on Wednesdays from 5pm to 6.30pm at The John Warner Centre, 59 Davoren Drive, Lourdes Village. Meeting in Kempsey on Monday from 7pm to 8.30pm in the Demountable classroom behind the Catholic Church, Kemp St. Contact Dianne 6584 9227. LAURIETON TENNIS CLUB SOCIAL tennis – mixed Mondays and Fridays 8am, ladies Tuesdays 8am. Visitors welcome, more information at www.laurietontennis.org TOY LIBRARY VOLUNTEER-run library full of toys for loan from a cost of 50cents to $5. Membership fee applies. Every Saturday 9.30am to 11am. Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre (cnr of Muston and Dodds st). Contact Alexa Harvey on 0488 198 004. THE HASTINGS NET IS a women’s group which meets monthly in Port Macquarie for dinner with a guest speaker. Come along and meet new friends. For information email: thehastingsnet@gmail.com 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. If you have a group doing something else, come and see us, we are a public facility for seniors. Cheap fees and activities, at 74 Munster St, contact 6583 7149.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. First round. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 The Nation’s Favourite Elton John Song. (PG) 10.00 The Grand Tour. (M) 11.15 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Pontiac Moon. (PG) (1994) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Truth And Lies: The Menendez Brothers. (MA15+) 10.05 Wolf Creek. (MA15+) 11.05 I Am Innocent. (M) 12.00 Pompidou. (PG) 12.30 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (M) 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 WIN News. 8.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Alive And Cooking. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Cram! (PG) 8.30 Movie: Daddy’s Home. (M) (2015) 10.25 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.15 Soccer. EPL. Arsenal v Huddersfield. 9.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 Poh’s Kitchen. 2.25 Nigella Feasts. 2.55 Soccer. EPL. Arsenal v Huddersfield. Replay. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.05 Food Safari Earth. 8.35 Struggle Street. 9.40 Chance. (MA15+) New. 11.30 SBS News. 12.00 Movie: Mr Turner. (M) (2014) 2.45 Undressed. (M) 3.45 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG) 9.10 Gruen XL. (PG) 9.55 The IT Crowd. (PG) 10.25 Live At The Apollo. (M) 11.10 Plebs. (MA15+) 11.35 Plebs. (M) 12.00 The Inbetweeners. (M) 12.55 Transmission: The Journey From AIDS To HIV. (PG) 1.35 My Online Nightmare. (M) 2.20 River Monsters. (PG) 3.10 News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 ZooMoo Wild Friends. 7.30 Drop Dead Weird. 8.00 Toybox. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Lovejoy. (PG) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30 Psychic TV. (M) 3.30 Lovejoy. (PG) 5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Mad About You. (PG) 1.00 Storage Hunters UK. (PG) 1.30 Movie Juice. 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Survivor: Heroes V Healers V Hustlers. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Ted 2. (MA15+) (2015) 11.50 WWE Raw. (MA15+) 12.50 Friends. (PG) 1.30 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Ben 10. (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst. 4.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 4.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 20. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.00 Happy Days. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 8.30 Movie: Legendary. (M) (2013) 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 VICE News Tonight. 8.00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 8.30 Countdown To Zero: Eradicating AIDS. 9.25 The Trixie & Katya Show. 9.50 Undressed. (PG) 10.20 Cocaine And Crude: Mexican Drug Cartels. 10.50 The Real True Detective. (MA15+) 11.15 VICE News Tonight. 11.45 Desus And Mero. (M) 12.15 The VICE Guide To Karachi. 1.05 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+) 1.55 Australiana: Rage In The Cage. (PG) 2.30 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.30 Operation Ouch! 5.00 BtN Newsbreak. 5.05 Roy. 5.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 Masha And The Bear. 6.05 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. 7.55 BtN Newsbreak. 8.05 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.50 Trip For Biscuits. 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.20 Move It Mob Style. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 10.50 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Almost Naked Animals. 5.45 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Shannon’s Legends. 8.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 9.00 American Pickers. (PG) 10.00 A Football Life. (PG) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG) 12.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 1.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 1.30 American Restoration. (PG) 2.00 Motor Racing. 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series. 4.00 American Pickers. (PG) 5.00 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 American Restoration. (PG) 7.30 ScreenPLAY. (M) 8.00 Family Guy. (M) 8.30 Movie: Elysium. (M) (2013) 10.45 American Dad! (M) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Delish. (PG) 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Harry. (PG) 11.30 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.10 Movie: On The Fiddle. (G) (1961) 2.15 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.15 Escape To The Country. 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG) 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 DCI Banks. (MA15+) 9.40 Lynda La Plante’s Trial & Retribution. (M) 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Littlest Petshop. 6.30 Mia And Me. 7.05 Pokémon. 7.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate. 8.00 Scope. 8.35 Bob The Builder. 9.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 11.00 JAG. (PG) 12.00 Judging Amy. (M) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Sex And The City. (M) 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Rick Stein’s French Odyssey. 10.30 Cooks Vs Cons. (PG) 11.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 12.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG) 12.30 Cooks Vs Cons. 1.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 2.00 Food Lab. (PG) 2.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 3.00 $40 A Day With Rachael Ray. 3.30 The Kitchen. 4.30 Surfing The Menu. (PG) 5.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.30 Secret Meat Business. 6.00 Food Lab. (PG) 6.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. (PG) 7.30 Worst Cooks. (PG) 8.30 My Family Feast. 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Bizarre Foods. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.05 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 Grand Designs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Keeping Australia Safe. (M) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.30 Drum. 6.05 Grand Designs. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 The Ex-PM. (M) Final. 8.55 The Dream Factory. 9.25 Back. (M) Final. 9.55 Upper Middle Bogan. (M) 10.25 Lateline. 10.55 The Business. 11.15 The Sunnyboy. (M) 12.45 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 1.15 Back. (M) 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Business. 8.45 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 Fixer Upper. (PG) 1.00 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. (M) 2.00 Flip Or Flop. 3.00 The Block. (PG) 3.30 Garden Gurus. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Worst To First. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Dance Moms. (PG) 8.30 Arranged. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs. PMI

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7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Second round. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Movie: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. (M) (2015) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega. 11.15 The Grand Tour. (M) 12.30 Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: The Out-OfTowners. (M) (1999) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Embassy. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Shooter. (MA15+) (2007) 11.00 Movie: Enter The Dragon. (MA15+) (1973) 1.05 Pompidou. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 3.00 Avengers. (PG) 4.00 Global Shop. 4.30 GMA.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 WIN News. 8.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Alive And Cooking. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. 10.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 This Is Brazil! 2.55 Floyd’s Fjord Fiesta. (PG) 3.30 Mexican Fiesta. 4.30 Destination Flavour: Japan. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Railway Journeys UK. 6.30 News. 7.30 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (PG) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.30 Movie: Children Of Men. (2006) 11.30 SBS News. 12.00 Spiral. (MA15+) 2.00 FIFA World Cup 2018: Final Draw. 3.00 Spiral. (MA15+) 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters. 8.20 The Checkout: Snack Size. (PG) 8.30 Joyride. (MA15+) 9.25 The Sexbots Are Coming. (MA15+) 10.10 Episodes. (M) 10.40 Episodes. (MA15+) 11.10 Episodes. (M) 11.45 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (M) 12.30 Catastrophe. (M) 2.40 Catastrophe. (MA15+) 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Toybox. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Better Homes. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.00 Border Security: Int. (PG) 8.30 Selling Houses Aust. 10.30 To Build Or Not To Build. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Mad About You. (PG) 1.00 Best Ink. (M) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Zathura: A Space Adventure. (PG) (2005) 8.30 Movie: Pacific Rim. (M) (2013) 11.10 WWE Smackdown. (MA15+) 12.10 Total Divas. (M) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Ben 10. (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Get Smart. (PG) 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.00 Happy Days. 12.00 WIN News. 12.30 Get Smart. (PG) 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 10.30 Movie: Drive Hard. (MA15+) (2014) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 Big Night Out. (M) 2.20 Motherboard. (M) 2.50 States Of Undress. (PG) 3.40 Earthworks. (PG) 4.30 Legally Brown. (PG) 5.00 VICE News Tonight. 5.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.30 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) (PG) 7.30 Batman. 8.30 Struggle Street. 11.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 1.05 VICE News Tonight. 1.30 Desus And Mero. (M) 2.00 PopAsia. (PG) 3.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.05 Writers On Writing. 11.35 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Masha And The Bear. 6.05 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 BtN Newsbreak. 8.05 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.45 Trip For Biscuits. 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.20 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. Final. 9.35 Kamisama Kiss. (PG) Final. 9.55 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 NFL This Week. 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG) 12.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 1.00 Swamp People. (PG) 2.00 Motor Racing. 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series. 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.50 American Pickers. (PG) 6.50 Movie: Space Jam. (G) (1996) 8.30 Movie: Police Academy. (M) (1984) 10.30 Movie: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. (M) (1985) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Harry. (PG) 11.30 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.10 Movie: My Brother Jonathan. (G) (1948) 2.25 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 Flog It! 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG) 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Clash Of The Collectables. 8.30 Movie: Smokey And The Bandit. (M) (1977) 10.30 Westside. (MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Bob The Builder. 9.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 11.00 JAG. (PG) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Confessions Of A Shopaholic. (PG) (2009) 10.35 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Bizarre Foods. 12.30 Cooks Vs Cons. 1.30 Mystery Diners. 2.00 Food Lab. 2.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 3.00 $40 A Day With Rachael Ray. 3.30 The Kitchen. 4.30 Surfing The Menu. 5.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.30 Secret Meat Business. 6.00 Food Lab. 6.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 7.30 No Reservations. (PG) 8.30 Poh & Co. 9.00 Beach Bites With Katie Lee. (PG) 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Friday, december 1

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 Grand Designs. 12.00 News. 1.00 One Plus One. 1.30 Screen Time. 2.00 Death Or Liberty. (PG) 3.00 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand. 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.30 Drum. 6.10 Grand Designs. 7.00 News. 7.30 DCI Banks. (M) 8.20 Endeavour. (M) 9.50 Planet America. 10.20 Lateline. 10.55 Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. 12.35 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Business. 8.45 News. 9.00 Planet America. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.15 The Business. 11.30 The Mix. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Selling New York. 2.00 Postcards. 2.30 Getaway. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 First Time Flippers. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 8.30 Vintage Flip. 9.30 Texas Flip And Move. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Third round. 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Rugby League World Cup Pre-Game Show. 8.00 Rugby League. World Cup. Grand Final. Australia v England. 10.30 Rugby League. Women’s World Cup. Grand Final. Replay. 12.00 The Franchise Show. (PG) 12.30 Shopping.

6.00 PAW Patrol. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Bangkok Airport. (PG) 1.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Afternoon session. 6.50 NBN News. 7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Night session. 10.00 Movie: RoboCop. (M) (2014) 12.20 Person Of Interest. (M) 1.20 Pompidou. (PG) 2.00 TV Shop. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (PG) 1.30 Sammy And Bella’s Kitchen Rescue. 2.00 Australia By Design: Innovation. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 iFish. 4.00 Places We Go. 4.30 Fishing Aust. 5.00 News. 6.00 Jamie’s Super Food. 7.00 To Be Advised. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities. 8.30 Shaka Zulu. (MA15+) Final. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2018: Final Draw. 7.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Internationaux de France. Ladies and Pairs’ competitions. 4.00 Cycling. Cape To Cape MTB. H’lights. 5.00 Destination Flavour Down Under. 5.30 The Supervet. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Nazi Megastructures. (PG) 8.25 Antarctica: Ice Station Rescue. 9.25 Chance. (MA15+) 11.00 Soccer. EPL. Chelsea v Newcastle.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.50 Play School Celebrity Covers. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.10 The Gruffalo’s Child. 6.35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.40 Live At The Apollo. (M) 9.30 The IT Crowd. (PG) 9.55 Plebs. (MA15+) 10.20 Plebs. (M) 10.45 Episodes. (M) 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Great Outdoors. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 1.30 The Great Day Out. 2.00 Out Of The Blue. 2.30 Vasili’s Garden. 3.00 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Sydney Weekender. 4.30 SA Weekender. 5.00 To Build Or Not To Build. (PG) 6.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 6.30 Mighty Ships. (PG) 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Continent. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.30 Movie: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls. (G) (2013) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Movie: Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. (PG) (2004) 7.00 Movie: Stargate. (PG) (1994) 9.30 Movie: The 6th Day. (M) (2000) 12.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.30 The Venture Bros. (MA15+) 1.00 Movie: Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie. (PG) (2014) 3.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Monster Jam. 1.00 Escape Fishing. 1.30 Motor Racing. Dunlop Super2 C’ship. Final round. H’lights. 2.30 Motor Racing. V8 Utes Series. Final round. H’lights. 3.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Operation Repo. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. 5.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 7.00 The Back Page. 7.45 Soccer. A-League. Round 9. Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City. 10.00 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.25 Mario Batali’s Moltissimo. (PG) 2.55 10,000 BC. (PG) 3.45 Cloning The Woolly Mammoth. 4.35 VICE World Of Sports. (PG) 5.00 Arena eSports. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings. 7.30 Huang’s World. 8.20 Movie: The Adventures Of Tintin. (PG) (2011) 10.25 Movie: Apocalypto. (MA15+) (2006) 12.50 VICE News Tonight. 1.15 Big Night Out. (M) 2.05 Forever Young. 2.30 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Ice Stars. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.25 Operation Ouch! 4.50 Break The Future. 5.05 Roy. 5.30 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.05 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 8.50 Trip For Biscuits. (PG) 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.20 Move It Mob Style. 9.45 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Almost Naked Animals. 5.45 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 MXTV. (PG) 10.30 Swamp People. (PG) 11.30 Life Off Road. (PG) 12.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 12.30 Rugby League. World Cup. Second semi-final. Tonga v England. Replay. 2.30 Rugby League. World Cup. First Semi-final. Australia v Fiji. Replay. 4.30 Rugby League. Women’s World Cup. Grand Final. 7.00 Movie: Wild Hogs. (PG) (2007) 9.00 Movie: Rush Hour. (M) (1998) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Rainbow Country. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop. 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 The Baron. (PG) 11.00 Heartbeat. (PG) 12.05 Movie: Scott Of The Antarctic. (G) (1948) 2.20 Movie: The Call Of The Wild. (PG) (1972) 4.30 Movie: Never So Few. (PG) (1959) 7.00 Movie: Burlesque. (M) (2010) 9.25 Movie: The Great Gatsby. (M) (2013) 12.05 Cold Case. (M) 1.00 Movie: The Call Of The Wild. (PG) (1972) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Littlest Petshop. 6.30 Mia And Me. 7.00 The Barefoot Bandits. 7.30 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Scope. 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Charmed. (PG) 1.30 Becker. (PG) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.30 Frasier. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Miniseries: Sherlock Holmes And The Leading Lady. (PG) 10.30 The Loop. (PG) 1.00 Charmed. (PG) 3.00 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Poh & Co. 11.00 Beach Bites With Katie Lee. (PG) 11.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 12.00 Bizarre Foods. 12.30 Cooks Vs Cons. (PG) 1.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 2.00 Food Lab. (PG) 2.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 3.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 6.00 Mystery Diners. (PG) 6.30 My Family Feast. 7.30 Follow Donal To Europe. 8.30 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG) 9.00 Mystery Diners. (PG) 9.30 Cooks Vs Cons. (PG) 10.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 11.25 Late Programs.

Saturday, december 2

6.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Classic Countdown. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 DCI Banks. (M) 1.20 Endeavour. (M) 3.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. 3.30 Still Open All Hours. (PG) 4.00 Midsomer Murders. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 A Taste Of Landline. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Victoria. (PG) 8.20 Father Brown. (M) 9.05 Miniseries: Jamaica Inn. (M) 10.05 Miniseries: Friday On My Mind. (M) 11.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.20 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. 2.00 News. 2.30 Dream Factory. 3.00 News. 3.30 Breakfast Couch. 4.00 News. 4.30 Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 ABC News. 6.30 Mix. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.10 Foreign Corre. 9.00 ABC News. 9.30 World This Week. 10.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Vintage Flip. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Texas Flip And Move. 2.30 Fixer Upper. (PG) 3.30 Worst To First. 4.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 5.30 Extreme Homes. 6.30 Tiny House Builders. 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters Int. 9.30 House Hunters Reno. 10.30 Late Programs. PMI

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7 DAY TV GUIDE 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Final round. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Sunday Night. 8.30 Movie: Robin Hood. (M) (2010) Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen. 11.20 Heists That Shook The World. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 PAW Patrol. 6.30 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Motor Racing. SXS Australian Championship. Highlights. 12.30 Wildlife Man: Shark Rider. (PG) 1.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Afternoon session. 6.50 NBN News. 7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Night session. 10.00 60 Minutes. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 GCBC. 8.30 Sammy And Bella’s Kitchen Rescue. 9.00 Places We Go. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Alive And Cooking. 3.30 The 48 Hour Destination. 4.00 The Home Team. 4.30 Seafood Escape. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 Wisdom Of The Crowd. (M) 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.30 Soccer. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. 5.35 Inside Hitler’s GI Death Camp. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 China’s Forgotten Emperor. 8.30 Movie: Becoming Bond. (2017) 10.15 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story Of National Lampoon. (MA15+) 12.00 Building Star Trek. (PG)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. Final. 6.35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. (M) 8.20 The Checkout: Snack Size. (PG) 8.30 Cocaine Cowboys. (M) 10.25 The Sexbots Are Coming. (MA15+) 11.15 Joyride. (MA15+) 12.10 Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids. (M) 1.10 Cocaine Cowboys. (M) 3.10 News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Room For Improvement. 10.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG) 3.00 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 3.30 Malaysia Kitchen. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 7.00 Border Security: Int. (PG) 8.00 Border Security. (PG) 9.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 10.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.00 Dawn Of The Dragon Racers. 3.30 Children’s Programs. 5.30 Movie: Raise Your Voice. (PG) (2004) 7.40 Movie: Take The Lead. (PG) (2006) 10.05 Movie: Magic Mike. (MA15+) (2012) 12.20 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.50 The Venture Bros. (MA15+) 1.20 Step Dave. (M) 2.20 Top Gear. (PG) 4.00 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 4.30 Little Charmers. 4.50 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 5.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 A Taste Of Travel. 10.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 11.00 Driven Not Hidden. 11.30 Snap Happy. 12.00 Cruise Mode. 1.00 World Sport. 1.30 Bondi Lifeguard Hawaiian Adventure. (PG) 3.30 Australia By Design: Innovation. 4.00 David Attenborough’s Africa. 5.00 Places We Go. 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 David Att’s Planet Earth. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Collateral. (M) (2004) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 WorldWatch. 4.00 Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man. (PG) 4.50 Cyberwar. (PG) 5.20 Front Up. 5.50 Aussie Jokers. 6.20 Vs Arashi. (PG) 7.20 If You Are The One. (PG) 8.30 Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. (M) 9.30 Movie: Skinford. (2017) 11.10 Shot By Kern. (MA15+) 12.10 Toast Of London. (MA15+) 12.35 Toast Of London. (M) 1.00 Movie: The Pack. (MA15+) (2010) 2.30 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Ice Stars. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.30 Operation Ouch! 5.00 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 Spawn Point: Scoop. 8.05 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 8.45 Trip For Biscuits. (PG) 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.20 Move It Mob Style. 9.45 Rage. (PG) 2.15 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Almost Naked Animals. 5.45 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Tenpin Bowling. Rolling Thunder. 11.30 The Fishing Show. (PG) 12.30 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. 1.30 Swamp Men. (PG) 2.30 Timbersports. Australian Championship 2016. Highlights. 3.00 Motorcycle Racing. AUS-X Open. Replay. 5.00 Rugby League. World Cup. Grand Final. Replay. 7.00 Movie: Shanghai Noon. (PG) (2000) 9.15 Movie: Hulk. (M) (2003) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.30 Beyond Today. (PG) 8.00 Key Of David. (PG) 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG) 10.00 The Baron. (PG) 11.00 Clash Of The Collectables. 12.00 Movie: Carry On Cruising. (G) (1962) 1.55 Movie: The Teahouse Of The August Moon. (G) (1956) 4.15 Movie: The Stalking Moon. (PG) (1968) 6.30 Weather Gone Viral. (PG) 7.30 Planet Earth II. (PG) 8.40 Sherlock. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Littlest Petshop. 6.30 Mia And Me. 7.05 Pokémon. 7.35 Get Ace. 8.05 Jar Dwellers SOS. 8.30 Sanjay And Craig. 9.00 TMNT. 10.00 Sherazade: The Untold Stories. 10.30 Charmed. (PG) 12.30 The Great Indoors. (PG) 1.00 Neighbours. 3.30 Frasier. (PG) 4.30 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Kids Baking C’ship. 9.00 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 My Family Feast. 1.00 Follow Donal To Europe. 2.00 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG) 2.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 3.30 Kids BBQ Championship. 6.00 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG) 6.30 Worst Cooks. (PG) 7.30 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen. (PG) 8.00 Drive Thru Australia. (PG) 8.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 9.30 No Reservations. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Sunday, december 3

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 A Taste Of Landline. 1.00 Back Roads. (PG) 1.30 Boomtown. (PG) 2.00 Father Brown. (M) 2.45 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 The Mix. 4.15 To Be Advised. 4.35 Victoria. (PG) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) Final. 6.00 Classic Countdown. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.40 War On Waste: Turning The Tide. 8.40 Miniseries: Friday On My Mind. (M) 10.10 Blood + Thunder: The Sound Of Alberts. (M) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 News. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch. 3.00 News. 3.30 Taste Of Landline. 4.00 News. 4.30 One Plus One. 5.00 News. 5.30 Compass. 6.00 ABC News. 6.30 Planet America. 7.00 ABC News. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC News. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Tiny House Builders. 2.30 Extreme Homes. 3.30 Island Hunters. 4.30 Selling New York. 5.30 Masters Of Flip. 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 8.30 Worst To First. 9.30 Property Brothers At Home On The Ranch. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Movie: Merry Ex-Mas. (PG) (2014) 2.00 Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (MA15+) 9.30 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. (M) 10.30 The Blacklist. (M) 11.30 Mistresses. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. 6.50 NBN News. 7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Night session. 10.00 Movie: Lethal Weapon 2. (M) (1989) 12.30 Law & Order. (M) 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 WIN News. 8.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Alive And Cooking. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 All-Star Family Feud. (PG) 8.30 Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. (M) 10.00 Man With A Plan. (PG) 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 André Rieu Happy Birthday. 3.00 My Brain Made Me Do It. (PG) 4.00 David Attenborough’s Wild Singapore. 4.55 Poh & Co. Best Bites. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. 6.30 News. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. (PG) 8.30 Michael Mosley: Nine Months That Made You. 9.40 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 The World Game. 11.35 Kurt Wallander. (MA15+) 1.20 Midnight Sun.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Upper Middle Bogan. (M) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. New. 9.30 GameFace. (M) New. 10.20 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 10.50 The Office. (PG) 11.15 30 Rock. (M) 11.35 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 1.00 The Office. (PG) 1.25 30 Rock. (M) 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Toybox. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 NBC Press. 11.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 12.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Cold Feet. (M) 8.30 Lewis. (M) 10.30 Citizen Khan. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Top Gear. (PG) 12.30 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG) 1.00 Best Ink. (M) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Science Of Stupid. (M) 8.30 Movie: The Perfect Storm. (M) (2000) 11.00 Cold Water Cowboys. (M) 12.00 Most Terrifying Places in America. (MA15+) 12.30 Friends. (PG) 1.30 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG) 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Monster Jam. 10.30 Freddie Flintoff: The Gloves Are Off. (PG) 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 Elementary. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.30 My Stuff. (M) 2.35 Black Market. (M) 3.00 Vs Arashi. (PG) 4.00 RocketJump. (PG) 4.30 Balls Deep. (PG) 5.00 VICE News Tonight. 5.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Gadget Man. 8.00 Travel Man. 8.30 South Park. (MA15+) 9.00 Movie: Dope. (2015) 10.55 Search Party. (M) 11.55 Movie: National Lampoon’s Animal House. (M) (1978) 1.50 Motherboard. (MA15+) 2.15 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 Masha And The Bear. 6.05 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.40 Trip For Biscuits. (PG) 8.50 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.15 Move It Mob Style. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Almost Naked Animals. 5.45 Children’s Programs.

6.00 NFL. NFL. Week 13. Buffalo Bills v New England Patriots. Continued. 8.30 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.30 NFL. NFL. Week 13. Seattle Seahawks v Philadelphia Eagles. 4.00 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 Swamp Men. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 World’s Toughest Cops. (M) 9.30 World’s Angriest. (PG) 10.30 Ax Men. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Harry. (PG) 11.30 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.10 Movie: The Lady With A Lamp. (G) (1951) 2.25 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 Flog It! 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG) 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Airport Security Colombia. (PG) 8.30 Airport 24/7: Miami. (PG) 9.30 Cops UK: Body Cam Squad. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Littlest Petshop. 6.30 Mia And Me. 7.05 Pokémon. 7.35 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 Bob The Builder. 9.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 11.00 JAG. (PG) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Drive Thru Australia. (PG) 12.30 Worst Cooks. (PG) 1.30 No Reservations. (PG) 2.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 3.00 $40 A Day With Rachael Ray. 3.30 Holiday Baking Championship. (PG) 4.30 Surfing The Menu. (PG) 5.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.30 NZ With Nick Honeyman. 6.00 Food Lab. (PG) 6.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 7.30 Giada’s Holiday Handbook. (PG) 8.30 Cake Wars. 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 War On Waste: Turning The Tide. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.30 Drum. 6.10 Grand Designs. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Foreign Corre. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.30 Q&A. 10.35 Lateline. 11.05 The Business. 11.25 Hitting Home With Sarah Ferguson. (M) 12.25 Golf. PGA Tour. Hero World Challenge. Highlights. 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Business. 8.45 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 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: Christmas Mix. (PG) (2014) 2.00 Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Border Patrol. (PG) Return. 8.00 Air Rescue. (PG) Return. 8.30 The Good Doctor. (M) Final. 9.30 Menin Gate Lions. (PG) 10.30 Chicago Fire. (M) 11.30 Mistresses. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 6.50 NBN News. 7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Night session. 10.00 Movie: Lethal Weapon 3. (M) (1992) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 WIN News. 8.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Alive And Cooking. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: LA. (M) 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Off The Record. 2.25 Good Listening. (PG) 2.55 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 3.30 Aftershock: Hunt For Gravitational Waves. 4.30 Britain’s Secret Treasure Islands. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 US Railroad Journeys. 8.35 Struggle Street. 9.35 Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Before We Die. (M) 1.25 Movie: Child’s Pose. (M) (2013) 3.25 Skint. (MA15+) 4.20 Food Lover’s Guide.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Ronny Chieng: International Student. (M) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Kiki And Kitty. (M) New. 10.00 Wasted. (MA15+) New. 10.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 11.05 The Office. (M) 11.25 30 Rock. (M) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.10 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.40 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 ZooMoo Wild Friends. 7.30 Drop Dead Weird. 8.00 Toybox. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (PG) 10.30 Terror In The Skies. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG) 1.00 Best Ink. (M) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Infini. (MA15+) (2015) 11.20 Jail: Big Texas. (M) 11.50 Most Terrifying Places in America. (MA15+) 12.20 Friends. (PG) 1.30 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Get Smart. (PG) 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.00 Happy Days. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 48 Hours. (M) 8.30 Homicide: Hours To Kill. (M) 9.30 Vanity Fair Confidential. (M) 10.30 Elementary. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Balls Deep. (PG) 5.00 Rivals. (PG) 5.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.35 MythBusters. (PG) 7.35 VICE News Tonight. 8.00 Funny How? 8.30 Kebab Kings. (MA15+) 9.25 Sex: Made In Germany. (MA15+) 10.20 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+) 11.20 Boobs. (MA15+) 12.20 VICE News Tonight. 12.50 Desus And Mero. (M) 1.15 The Trixie & Katya Show. (MA15+) 1.40 Shot By Kern. (MA15+) 2.10 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 Masha And The Bear. 6.05 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.40 Trip For Biscuits. (PG) 8.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.15 Move It Mob Style. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Almost Naked Animals. 5.45 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG) 12.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 1.00 World’s Toughest Cops. (M) 2.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 4.30 World’s Angriest. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Vegas Rat Rods. (PG) 8.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 9.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 10.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Harry. (PG) 11.30 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.10 Movie: Champagne Charlie. (G) (1944) 2.25 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 Flog It! 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG) 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 Bob The Builder. 9.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 11.00 JAG. (PG) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 9.00 Movie: The Girl Next Door. (MA15+) (2004) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Bizarre Foods. 12.30 Cooks Vs Cons. 1.30 Mystery Diners. 2.00 Food Lab. 2.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 3.00 $40 A Day With Rachael Ray. 3.30 Holiday Baking Championship. 4.30 Surfing The Menu: TNG. 5.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.30 NZ With Nick Honeyman. 6.00 Food Lab. 6.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 7.30 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen. 8.00 Drive Thru Australia. 8.30 No Reservations. 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Tuesday, december 5

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Foreign Corre. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.30 Drum. 6.10 Grand Designs. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Screen Time. 8.30 Keeping Australia Safe. (M) 9.30 My Mother’s Lost Children. (M) 10.30 Lateline. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Q&A. 12.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 2.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Property Brothers At Home On The Ranch. (PG) 1.00 Masters Of Flip. 3.00 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Botched. (M) 8.30 Ladies Of London. (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Movie: The National Tree. (PG) (2009) 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) 8.30 7th AACTA Awards. (M) 11.00 The Nation’s Favourite Elton John Song. (PG) 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 6.50 NBN News. 7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Night session. 10.00 Movie: Lethal Weapon 4. (M) (1998) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 WIN News. 8.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Alive And Cooking. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Cram! 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 9.30 Sisters. Final. 10.30 Madam Secretary. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Soccer. 9.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 2.55 Nigella Bites. 3.20 The Mekong River. (PG) 4.20 Italy Unpacked. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 5.55 Railway Journeys UK. 6.30 News. 7.30 Operation Gold Rush With Dan Snow. 8.35 Struggle Street. 9.35 Vikings. Return. 11.30 SBS News. 12.00 Movie: The Innocents. (2016) 2.10 Movie: Night And Fog. (MA15+) (2009) 4.25 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Stop Laughing… This Is Serious. (M) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Catastrophe. (MA15+) Return. 10.00 Catastrophe. (M) 10.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 11.00 The Office. (PG) 11.20 30 Rock. (M) 11.40 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.05 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.35 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Toybox. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Great Outdoors. 1.00 Terror In The Skies. (PG) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (M) 8.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) 10.30 Wallander. (MA15+) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG) 1.00 Best Ink. (M) 2.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The 5th Wave. (M) (2016) 10.50 Big Bang. (PG) 11.50 Most Terrifying Places in America. (MA15+) 12.20 Friends. (PG) 1.30 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Pokémon. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.00 Happy Days. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Making Of David Attenborough’s Africa. 8.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) 9.30 Freddie Flintoff: The Gloves Are Off. (PG) 10.30 Vanity Fair Confidential. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 4.05 Geeks Who Drink. (PG) 4.35 Balls Deep. (PG) 5.00 VICE News Tonight. 5.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.35 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 VICE News Tonight. 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (M) 8.30 Movie: Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (PG) (1989) 10.10 Movie: Eight Legged Freaks. (M) (2002) 12.00 VICE News Tonight. 12.30 Desus And Mero. (M) 1.00 Needles And Pins. (M) 1.50 Bare Knuckle. (M) 2.20 WorldWatch.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 Masha And The Bear. 6.05 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 6.30 What It’s Like. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Officially Amazing. 7.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.55 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.40 Trip For Biscuits. (PG) 8.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.15 Move It Mob Style. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close. 5.00 Arthur. 5.25 Sally Bollywood. 5.35 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 1.00 Baggage Battles. (PG) 1.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 2.00 Vegas Rat Rods. (PG) 3.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 4.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 5.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Cops. (PG) 8.30 American Restoration. (PG) 9.30 American Pickers. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Harry. (PG) 11.30 Are You Being Served? (PG) 12.10 Movie: The Long & The Short & The Tall. (PG) (1961) 2.25 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 Flog It! 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG) 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Waking The Dead. (M) 8.40 Poirot. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Bob The Builder. 9.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 11.00 JAG. (PG) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 The Umbilical Brothers: Not Suitable For Children. (MA15+) 10.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Bizarre Foods. 12.30 Cooks Vs Cons. 1.30 Mystery Diners. 2.00 Food Lab. 2.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 3.00 $40 A Day With Rachael Ray. 3.30 Giada At Home. 4.00 Caribbean Christmas. 4.30 Surfing The Menu: TNG. 5.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.30 NZ With Nick Honeyman. 6.00 Food Lab. 6.30 Man Vs Food: Carnivore. 7.30 Rick Stein’s French Odyssey. 8.30 Cooks Vs Cons. (PG) 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

Wednesday, december 6

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Back Roads. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 News. 5.30 Drum. 6.10 Grand Designs. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. Return. 8.30 Rosehaven. (PG) 9.00 The Letdown. (M) Final. 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.10 Walliams And Friend. (M) 10.45 Lateline. 11.15 The Business. 11.30 Foreign Corre. 12.10 Media Watch. (PG) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 News. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Business. 8.45 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 Late Programs.

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NSW Touch Football State Cup: Around 9,000 of our State’s finest senior touch football players and their families will converge on Port Macquarie this week to compete in the 2017 NSW Touch Football State Cup. Port Macquarie has become the home of touch football in NSW in recent years, and this year we help celebrate the 41st running of the event which is expected to inject more than $6 million into our local economy. Competition will take place at the Regional Sporting Complex and Tuffins Lane fields, kicking off this Friday with competition occurring right across the weekend, with the finals being played on Sunday. I urge everyone to please take care while travelling around town, particularly Hastings River Drive as there will be an increase in traffic over the three days of competition. Best of luck to all of the teams competing this weekend and we hope the

weather turns it on for another fantastic State Cup in Port Macquarie. To find out more about visit nswtouch. com.au. Countdown to Christmas: It’s time to dust off those reindeer antlers, put on your Santa hat and come join in the fun at this year’s ‘Countdown to Christmas’ happening in Port Macquarie this Thursday from 5.30pm – 8.30pm. Festivities will get underway with the popular and very funny Mascot Race down Horton Street, followed by the Christmas Parade where families are invited to line the street to watch community groups in full festive attire and Santa, make their way to the Town Green. Entertainment and lighting of the Christmas tree in Town Square will follow the parade, with the event finale ‘Pycon Homes Fireworks Spectacular’ lighting up the sky around 8.15pm. So bring your chairs, picnic rugs and enjoy a fantastic evening with the family, as our community comes together to celebrate the festive season and the official opening of our new Town Square. For more information visit pmhc.nsw. gov.au/events

YOUNG people in the Camden Haven will now have a stronger voice, thanks to a group of local students forming the Camden Haven Youth Advisory Council (YACAM). The YACAM is supported by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, and is a committee of local young people that will represent the youth community, providing ideas and opinions on matters affecting them and having input into the priorities and needs of young people in the Camden Haven area. Council’s Group Manager Lucilla Marshall said working with local youth to understand the issues that affect them is an important step toward building a more inclusive and connected community. “Young people form a large part of our community and will help shape the future of our growing region,” Ms Marshall said. “It’s important that we continue to understand and support youth needs and activities that will contribute to developing a strong, vibrant and diverse local culture. “The YACAM will allow young people in the Camden Haven to learn more about how local government works, assist in the planning of youth focused events, get involved in their local community, gain experience in leadership, and develop friendships with like-minded individuals,” said Ms Marshall. The need for the YACAM was

identified after a number of engagement sessions held between Council staff and students of Camden Haven High School. During these conversations it became clear the youth of the Camden Haven were not being represented as strongly as they could be, so the students decided they would form their own local youth advisory council. The group of founding members are now currently working on a group charter, holding regular meetings and looking forward to working with the Port Macquarie based Hastings Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to provide Council with a broader perspective of youth issues across the region. “Our Hastings YAC has represented young people across the region for more than 20 years, providing the opportunity for local youth to work with Council on a broad range of issues that impact their lives. “Council is encouraging young people who live in the Camden Haven and surrounding areas who want to develop their leadership skills and have a passion for making a difference to get involved,” added Ms Marshall. For more information on Council’s youth advisory initiatives or to get involved, visit pmhc.nsw.gov.au/YAC or call Council’s Youth Coordinator Lee Wood on 6581 8111.

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Thursday 30 November, 2017

Arrow Cats and barge set up an interesting day of racing SUNDAY was one of the more interesting race days for the Port Macquarie Sailing Club. First up, the club hosted the NSW Arrow Catamaran State Titles over the weekend. This meant that the Arrow Cats in our club sailed in this instead of the club race. The other interesting thing was RMS called in and advised us that a tug would be towing a large barge up the river - right through the course - so we had to remove our club course buoys to keep the river clear. Instead, we rounded the channel marks, which we usually avoid as their weight would damage our boats if we accidently bumped one. The easy north-easterly breeze, smallish run-in tide, and small club fleet reduced the danger of damage. PICTURED: Stuart Symons and Will Pullin in Big Bang who won Sunday’s monohull division

Port City Women’s

WINNERS of Minor Pairs: R Kean/H Carr, K Bolsover/ B Burge. Daily prizes: B Weatherley, A Williams, B Hicks, R Evans, L Stewart, F Martin Jackpot: The Jackpot was not won by E Eames on rink 2. Raffles: D Gudgeon, M Godson, N Schwartz, L Zahra. 50 Club: W Kennedy, D Sumsky, B Burge

Westport Women’s

TUESDAY (Nov 21) Mixed Bowls winners were W. Elliott, D. Irving, L.Wilson, N. Burley. Second round winners were C. Chandler, K. McMurtrie, D. Irving, M. Whitechurch. Thursday (Nov 23) winners on rink 20: E. Taylor, B.Oliver, C. Purnell, D. Penney. Runnersup on rink 17: N. Burns, F. Laut, S. Linehan, M. Coombes. Second round winners were M. Allan, D. Parry, A. Hughes. Anyone interested in learning how to play bowls please contact Bette Whiting on 0417280677.

Wauchope Women’s

MEMORIAL Pairs were played on Thursday (Nov 23). We had 12 teams playing and the winners on the day on a countback with 21 points were Connie McDonald and Ann Steel. The runners-up on 21 points were Sylvia Wells and Doris McKinnon. These games were all close with the other four winning teams with a score of 20. Saturday’s Social bowls were a low-key event after the Thursday Memorial Pairs large attendance. The lucky winners with the lowest winning margin were Heather Bartlett, Marie Winter, Rosie Ansley and Lil Allen. The lucky losers with the lowest number of ends were Marie Atkin and Fay Paine.

Kempsey Macleay RSL

WOMEN’S Thursday Social winners: Eunice Clegg, Rose Avery, Sandy Stephens Runners-up: Margaret Rowsell, Maxine Rowsell. Men’s Wednesday Mixed Social Bowls winners: George Crawford, Ted Potter, Gary Hudson. Runners-up:George Munday, Eric Rowsell Maxine Allard Thursday Twilight winners: John Stevens, George Crawford, Bruce Caldwell Saturday Mixed Social Bowls winners: Pearl Stone, Tony Stephens. Runners-up: Terry Spink, Ted Potter, Barry Stephens Combined Presentation Night is on Saturday, December 9.

Lake Cathie Women’s

PRESENTATION night went very well this year and a big thank you to everyone that came along and helped. To the social girls, the room looked stunning again. Well done. A big congratulation to all our winners, runners-up and award winners for the year. With the speeches there was one common theme that echoed all night and that was we are the best club around, so congratulation to all the members as

well as we are the what makes our bowling club what it is. To the main club, Dean, Phil and all the staff thank you for the lovely meal and the help that you provided for the night. To all our special guests, thank you for going along and hope to welcome you all back next year. But our year isn’t over quite yet we have our Christmas party coming up and the selection girls are getting into full swing getting you ready for the pennant season next year. Please check the board or see the girls if you have any question before you all leave for your holidays. The results for the Out of The Hat Triples played on Tuesday, November 4 saw L Watson, A Butlin and D Fischer as the winners for the year. Result for the week: On Tuesday J Wilson, L Watson, H White and P O’Brien were our lucky rink winners and the runners-up were M Avery, M Duhigg, L Moore and P Kelly. On Saturday the lucky rink winners were J Wilson, L Watson and H White. The runners-up were E Mason, M Peasnell and J Parr.

Port Macquarie City Men’s

WHILE green maintenance is under way, Wednesday and Friday bowls are designated two-bowl triples. If all six players on a rink prefer three-bowl they may do so, otherwise it is two-bowl. Please do not scribble on the daily name sheets – they are messy enough as it is. 2017 State Champion of Club Champion Singles: Aron Sherriff defeated Callum Murray. Eventual winner was David Ferguson ( Engadine) In the men’s over 70’s pairs, after some great bowing from the golden oldies, the finalists are Ian Binder/Tommy Smith to play Barry Davis/J. Iacono. 2017 Bowls NSW Club Challenge State Finals are being played at Warilla, December 2/3. Teams participating from Port City are Men’s Gold and Mixed Gold divisions. Pennants 2018: It has been confirmed that the start date will be April 28. The format (6-8-10 week) is yet to be confirmed. We have to give an indication to zone 14 by January 15, 2018 of our player list. Please complete the form at the bowls kiosk and place in the box provided. So far we have 74 names, but we still need more. Travelling bowlers are hosting Hibbard/ Panthers interclub day on Sunday, December 3. Bowls at 9.30 followed by lunch. Presentation Day is set for December 16. A sheet is on the board for those intending to join us. There will be some interesting awards to be handed out this year. Bowls from 1-3pm followed by presentations, nibbles and drinks. Don’t forget the men’s meat raffle every Friday, tickets available from 5pm with the draw at 7pm. Ask for our special deals when buying tickets. Meat trays are proudly supplied by Wiggly Tail Butchery. Also club ltd badge draw at 7 and 8 pm currently stands at $7000. Remember to check out “latest bowls news” blog for news and happenings at clubs around our district, thanks to Brian Smith. Also bowls tab on the Port City web site Free coaching is available on Saturday and

Sunday mornings ( bowls provided). Contact the bowls office for details Social Bowls: Wednesday winners: ($15 ) J. O’Brien, J. Parker, P. Duff. Runners-up: ($10) B. Smith, A. Unsworth, K. Scotney. Lucky Losers: ($7) J. Iacono, J. Gibson, R. Keats. The $1000 jackpot was not won. Numbers this week 1 – 2 Thursday winners: ($15) Keith Scotney, John Hrabak. Runners-up: ($10) John Keller, Trevor Scholz. Lucky Losers: ($7) Chris Palmer, The major. Jackpot $200 did not go off. Friday winners: ($15) B. Phillips, A. Baker, G. McKay. Runners-up: ($10) K. Hall, K. Scotney, F. Smith. Lucky Losers: ($7) O. Cook, R. Kafer, J. Robinson Jackpot $432 was not won. Sunday: Jackpot $402 not won. Lucky envelopes to Florence Hungerford, Jenny Wallis, Eric Durrant, Joan Bird, Les Sckolz and Allan Eames. Raffle winners: Julie McKay, E. Firkins and Gail Carmody. Don’t forget the Xmas Party is on Sunday, th December 10. Thank s to our sponsors, Garden Village and Digital Signs and Printing

Port Panther’s Women’s

WEDNESDAY (Nov 22) winners were Jill Davis, Chris James and Margo Maddison. The runners-up were Lorna Thompson, Maggie Wild and Coleen Tull who again shared a game, and skipped by Yvonne Breakwell. Raffle winners were Ruth Henning, Sarah Missio and Pat Holt. Thanks to Hibbard Sports who have reduced all green fees - a cheap days enjoyment and a little exercise.

Port Panthers Men’s

TUESDAY (Nov 21) winners were Darrel Foster and Paul Sloan. Runners-up prize to Brian Crewe and Geoff Hargraves. The lucky losers were Ted Rutkowski and Phil Ross. Thursday (Nov 23) winners were Les Tobin, Pedro Gill and Brian Bradley. Runners-up prize to Ray Mace, Jack Shales and Dave Hickling. The lucky losers were John Innes, Frank Gawith and Ray Brittian. The men’s jackpot was not won by the team of Harry McCann, Richard McCrohon and Graham Barry - $381 still there to be won. A reminder that it’s interclub day next Sunday at Port City - support your club.

GOLF ROUND UP Kempsey Social

ROBIN Taylor won the competition on a countback from Sue MacKay, with Sue also winning the putting. Prizes were shared with Mike Fyffe winning the men’s NTP and Dyann Clarkson the ladies’. The ladies’ longest drive was by Annette Zions, with Rob Johnson driving furthest for the men. Dale Harrel had a forgettable day, but scored a chip-in and a birdie on the 1st.

With only a few of our monohulls racing due to a number of club members assisting to run the Arrow Cat titles, Stuart Symons and Will Pullin sailed Big Bang to win the monohull division on Yardstick, ahead of Elsa and Simon Gandy in Flying Fish, Phillip Lillehagen and his sister Trinnette in Elmo, and Steve Bohlsen in Splash Dance. Big Bang beat Elmo by 33 seconds to also win on handicap, and they were followed by Flying Fish and Splash Dance. This Sunday is our club’s marathon race, starting at midday. The fleet will race down to a mark at the Town Green and should be visible from about 12.30 to 1pm. They will then race up to a mark near the Pacific Highway (wind permitting) and finish back at the sailing club. Ron Apps and Jeff Walsh are rostered on duty. The AGM and Presentation are on December 5. The Xmas party is on December 12 and the away fun day is on on December 19 - all welcome.

Wauchope Men’s Veteran

THERE were 138 members participating in the Tuesday (Nov 21) Bi-Monthly Medal Single Stroke game conducted by the Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golf Club. There was also a putting competition held in conjunction. The putting competition, sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner, was won by Stephen Gallagher with 26 putts Winner of Division 1 Medal was David Bowen with 66 nett from Gary Duncan with 68 nett. In third place was Ian Lavender with 69 nett on a countback. Division 2 Medal winner was Rob Cannon with 65 nett and runner-up Derek Foster with 67 nett. Third place was Ross Bird with 68 nett. Division 3 Medal winner was Robert Fuller with 71 nett on a countback from John Walters with 71 nett. Third place went to Tony Leddiman with 72 nett. Nearest the pin comp on the 4th hole was won by Dennis Hughes in Division 1 with 3.25m. Division 2 was won by Mick Privett with 4.24m and Division 3 went to Robert Fuller with 2.11m On the 18th hole Division 1 was won by John Purnell with 1.16m and Division 2 went to Phil Tapping with 4.05m. Division 3 winner Tony Zanon with 59cm On the 7th hole the winner across the field went to Ralph Newall with 3.44m. Congratulations to all of the winners. In the ball comp, balls went down to 73 nett in Division 1, down to 73 nett c/b in Division 2 and down to 78 nett c/b in Division 3. Overall this gave 41 players a bonus ball each.

Fredo Ladies

ON Tuesday (Nov 21) the ladies played a 4-ball best ball event. The winners were Gaye Witchard and Hazel Gill with a combined score of 35 points Runners-up were Liz Rogers and Noel Perdrisat with 34 points on a countback from Sandra Jennings and Barbara Morley On Fridays we play a 9-hole event - new players always welcome The ladies played a 9-hole stableford event last Friday (Nov 24). A warm welcome to our visitors from South West Rocks Winner was Liz Rogers 20 Stableford points Runner-up was Marie Finlay 19 Stableford points Ball winners were Sharon Worthing and Beb Ussher Next Friday we play another 9-hole event New players and visitors always welcome

Hastings Ladies

THIRTY ladies played a three-player Ambrose event at Emerald Downs on Monday (Nov 27). The winning team with 27.2 nett was Gaylene Fielding, Inger Quinn, Dot Ball. Second place with 28.7 nett was Faye Ballard, Bev Hudson, Marlene Davar. Third place with 29.3 nett was Jan McFarlane, Robyn Cobban, Judy Bradley. NTP: 15th Roberta Hogan.

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