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A game plan for learning Immersing students in a “zombie apocalypse” to learn physiology could land Victoria University an award at the ‘Oscars of Education’ in the US. Educator researcher Chris Lillico devised a gamified approach to teaching human physiology, developing the Uni-Apocalypse Project. “Unfortunately, there’s an apocalypse … some of the lecturers have turned so vital knowledge has been lost with them. We need that knowledge in terms of things like the muscular system, the nervous system, the potential for a vaccine, etcetera,” he said. “We’re calling on the students to then find that knowledge for us.” The Uni-Apocalypse Project was shortlisted from nearly 1500 entries for the Reimagine Education Awards, a global conference dubbed the ‘Oscars of Education’. CHRIS LILLICO

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Brave act commended By Luke Voogt Four former Geelong detectives who prevented a murder and a potential child-hostage situation have won recognition after a decade-long wait. “I have been fighting for recognition for those members since 2010,” said Paul Robson, then a detective sergeant. “I could not have asked for three more experienced and professional members than I had with me on that day.” Geelong Criminal Investigation Unit had seized $260,000 of ice 24 hours earlier, when they received a tip-off from Darwin police on

November 4, 2010. Drug dealers had arranged a hit on a man in Belmont, who they suspected was a police informant, Mr Robson said. With no other units available at the time, the detectives had just 10 minutes to stop the potential murder near Clairvaux Catholic School, he said. “[I] contacted the school principal whilst en route and had [them] get all the kids inside and the doors locked.” The officers located the suspect’s car, but about 20 unsuspecting pupils were gathered just 20 metres away. The detectives decided against wearing ballistic vests with ‘police’ on

them, fearing the suspect would spot them and use the children as “human shields”. One detective opened the car door as Mr Robson drew his handgun on the suspect. “He went absolutely crazy,” he said. The officers fought to pull the suspect from the car and secure his firearm. In a violent and brutal confrontation Mr Robson slipped on a gutter and permanently injured his hand and ankle. “[Using firearms was not] suitable given the proximity of the children. We put our lives between the kids and a loaded semi-automatic handgun.”

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One of the detectives secured the suspect’s weapon, but it took two cans of capsicum spray to handcuff him. Mr Robson said he applied for a commendation in the following weeks but the application was rejected. He declined to elaborate on the rejection. Ten years later, Chief Commissioner Shane Patton reviewed the file. This Wednesday he awarded Mr Robson and former detectives Dave Vernon, John McKinnon and Paul Michell commendations for their bravery.

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Geelong home building booms By Luke Voogt Approvals for new homes in Geelong have jumped by 19.8 per cent in the year to October, according to the latest Housing Industry Association (HIA) statistics. Single detached house approvals increased even more in the three months to October compared to the same quarter last year, rising by 55.7 per cent, according to the figures. The figures also show big home-building booms in Lara, Highton, Newcomb, Moolap,

North Geelong and Bell Park. Lara home approvals almost tripled in the year to October, increasing by 178.2 per cent compared to the previous 12-month period. Approvals increased by 76.8 per cent in Highton, 65 per cent in Newcomb and Moolap and 60.6 per cent in Bell Park and North Geelong. Leopold recorded the largest decrease of 61.5 per cent. The figures come after HIA last week announced loans for new homes had increased

by 49.8 per cent in Victoria in the three months to October compared to same quarter last year. HIA economist Angela Lillicrap credited low interest rates and the federal government’s HomeBuilder grants for the results in a year dominated by COVID-19. “This is the highest result since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) began reporting this data in 2002,” she said. “HomeBuilder was the catalyst for improving consumer confidence in the housing market. “The strength of housing finance data is also

due to several factors including low interest rates. “We do not expect this to be the peak of the cycle. HIA new home sales data suggests that detached housing finance approvals will continue to be strong over the coming months. “The extension of HomeBuilder will see strong results carry over into 2021. “It is evident in today’s data that HomeBuilder has been successful in creating work on the ground in the December quarter and will protect jobs across the economy.”

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Ruby wins big in film festival Odyssey The year 11 Kardinia International Secondary College student put months of work into the two-and-a-half-minute, 2000-frame film. Ruby spent hours a day hand-making detailed puppets, props, costumes and several different sets for the film, based on a true story of when she was a kid. “I wanted it to be very textured and rich,” she said. “My classmates have felt the negative effects of COVID-19 but it actually gave me a lot more time at home to build these sets.” The film tells the “story of a little hypochondriac” who lies to her parents about being sick to get what she wants. “Then, when she gets really, really unwell,

they don’t believe her,” Ruby said. “For a film with such a grim narrative, it’s quite comedic.” North Geelong Secondary College’s Mitch Woods won Audience Favourite with The Crisis, while Geelong High’s James Ailey and Kardinia College’s Patrick Windle tied in this year’s special category reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic. People from across the world checked out the festival’s films, with the majority of international viewers watching from Turkey, France and Philippines. Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/odyssey Luke Voogt

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East Geelong’s Ruby Taylor has won big at council’s Odyssey Film Fest, with viewers from across Australia and the world watching her clip. Ruby’s stop motion movie The Girl Who Cried Sick won best film at the annual festival, which migrated completely online due to COVID-19 this year. “I’m just so surprised and happy that so many people could relate to it,” the 17-year-old said. “I’ve loved films and making films since I was a kid. My dad and I used to make films with all the kids in our street – once we did a remake of The Wizard of Oz. At school I’ve done every single media subject possible.”

Two Lara golf buddies hit a hole-in-one in Saturday night’s TattsLotto draw, winning $911,580 together thanks to an unusual way of choosing their winning numbers. The duo held one of seven division one-winning entries in the draw, sharing in $906,269. Several more division wins bolstered their shared windfall to $911,580. When lotto officials phoned one of the two long-time friends, he could not believe his luck. “I was stressing and wondering if it was real,” he said. “I double-checked, triple-checked and quadruple-checked the numbers.” He revealed the duo’s unique method to select the numbers several years ago. “We chose them using a rubber ball that had the numbers one to 100 inside it. You shake it, and it lands on a number,” he said. “So we took turns doing that and would write a number down as we went. It took us about an hour over a few beers, but that’s how we did it. “They’ve been our lucky numbers for sure. We have a win on them nearly every few weeks. They are always small wins, but it’s always something.” He planned to continue working despite the big win – albeit with a few hours freed up to hit the green. “I think I’ll use my share to pay off my mortgage and maybe invest in an investment property,” he said. “I won’t be giving up work too soon but I think this win might free up a bit more time for me to head back to the golf course.”

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Police turn up the heat By Luke Voogt Police are turning up the heat on dangerous drivers and anti-social behaviour as crowds flock to local coastal regions over summer. Geelong Superintendent Craig Gillard warned police would have a beefed-up and highly-visible presence conducting patrols across Geelong, the Surf Coast and the Bellarine Peninsula. Police will focus on underage drinking and elicit drug-taking, along with anti-social and drunken behaviour, following the commencement of schoolies and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions allowing local travel.

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“We know many people will be particularly keen to travel to our coastal areas and enjoy the sunshine over the summer period, but we ask that you do so safely,” Superintendent Gillard said. “We want to be very clear that police will not tolerate any form of anti-social or disruptive behaviour and if you act up, we will make sure you’re held accountable. “It’s important to show respect for the communities, venues and private property you might be visiting and call out irresponsible behaviour when you see it.” The public could expect to see police patrolling busy locations such as beaches, parks, shopping and entertainment precincts and public transport hubs, Superintendent Gillard said. “Police will not allow anyone to engage in criminal or disruptive behaviours, particularly those that have a negative impact

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on the rest of the community.” Police would also continue to enforce the remaining COVID-19 restrictions under the chief health officer’s directions as part of Operation Summersafe, Superintendent Gillard said. He encouraged locals and tourists to enjoy themselves but urged them to avoid drinking to excess. State-based units such as the Mounted

Branch, the Public Order Response Team and water police will also assist Operation Summersafe. Highway Patrol officers will continue to target speeding, drink-and drug-driving, people not wearing seatbelts and driver distraction, which includes mobile phone use and fatigue. Police urged anyone witnessing suspicious behaviour to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or to phone triple-0 in an emergency.

Highway Patrol officers and other police detected 86 offences in a four-day operation across Geelong, ending on Sunday. Uniform and Highway Patrol members across the region conducted Operation Sweep beginning last Thursday to address incidents of vehicle crime and high-risk driving. As a result of the operation, police issued 49 infringement notices for speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, mobile phone use while driving, and registration, red light and bicycle offences. Another 24 drivers will appear before Geelong Magistrates Court for licence and drug-driving offences, according to police. Police impounded seven vehicles and charged a total of six people for offences including vehicle theft, drug trafficking and dangerous driving. Of those, four have been bailed after police charged them for vehicle theft and drug offences. Another two have been remanded in custody for vehicle theft and “subsequent high-risk driving”, according to police. Luke Voogt

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Bell Park grandmother Debbie Hajduk is set for “the next couple of Christmases” after continuing a 36-year run of luck by winning the Independent’s Toyworld competition. “Are you kidding?!” she exclaimed last Thursday, after discovering she had snared the top prize: a $500 voucher for Tates Toyworld. The previous Thursday she and her husband won a slab and a six pack of VBs at the Petrel Hotel in Geelong West. “I got $7 on Saturday night in Tattslotto too but I’m not counting that, because it wasn’t on Thursday,” she said. Debbie won $50,000 from a Keno ticket in 2012 and a TV from a Fyansford pub in 2004. She was also champion for a night on Wheel of Fortune in 1984, taking home a $5000 Classique gold and diamond-encrusted watch.

A local cyclist has come into contact with a resident turtle while riding on a bike path along the Barwon River, before placing the little reptile safely out of the way. Geelong council reminded locals to be wary of others, including wildlife, on shared trails and urged anyone who finds stranded or injured animals to phone Wildlife Victoria on 8400 7300.

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“So I’m hoping this Thursday it’s Powerball,” she laughed. “I’m pretty tinny.” Debbie said she had already bought gifts for all but one of her collection of grandchildren, step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren. “I’ve already done all my Christmas shopping haven’t I?” she laughed. “But I reckon I’m set for the next couple of Christmases and a couple of birthdays in-between. There’s six littlies that will benefit from these vouchers.” The administration worker, who has been “on and off with Barwon Health since ’71”, looked forward to catching up with family for Christmas. “That’s been the hardest thing this year, not being able to see them,” she said.

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New home for museum By Luke Voogt A year-long search for a permanent home for the Australian Orphanage Museum has ended with Care Leavers Australasian Network (CLAN) announcing a new central Geelong site. A house at 351 Ryrie Street will be the home for the museum, which CLAN chief executive Leonie Sheedy described as deeply important for care leavers and their families. “It will trigger a lot of emotions but there’s also a wonderful sense of belonging,” Ms Sheedy said. “Most importantly, it acknowledges care leavers’ history, which is extremely important to all of us and should also be recognised by the whole Australian community. “What happened to us – the sexual violence, institutionalised abuse, the emotional cruelty, the separation of our families, the child labour and the loneliness and isolation – must never be swept under the carpet again. We were just children and we had no one to turn to.” The museum features an extensive collection of artefacts, memorabilia and photographs from orphanages around the country or donated by care leavers. “Many clannies have given large financial donations to the museum,” Ms Sheedy said. “That shows the value they place in the orphanage museum.” The Australian Orphanage Museum was established in Sydney in 2000 and relocated to a temporary site on McKillop Street in central Geelong in 2019. The museum moved recently to the permanent site on Ryrie Street, where it will pay homage to the history of Geelong’s 13 orphanages, the most outside any Australian capital city. The relocation has been years in the making for CLAN, which for two decades

CLAN chief executive Leonie Sheedy and president Robert House with the keys to the new home of the Australian Orphanage Museum. (Supplied)

has advocated for people abused sexually, physically and emotionally in orphanages and other care institutions. “CLAN would like to thank the federal government for $2 million in funding toward the museum and everyone else who contributed,” Ms Sheedy said.

“We look forward to opening the Australian Orphanage Museum at its new site in 2021.” She thanked Kevin Roache, and Brendan O’Loan from St Quentin Consulting for their pro bono assistance, along with MPs Richard Marles and John Eren, and Geelong council for their support.

Patrols protect new chicks As hooded plover chicks hatch from their nests at beaches across Victoria’s southwest, including the Bellarine Peninsula, conservation regulator officers are patrolling local beaches to protect the threatened species. Officers have been patrolling shorelines near Ocean Grove, Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland to educate dog owners about how vulnerable the new chicks are to predators. The hooded plover has been known to breed from Breamlea to Collendina. “Connecting with dog owners is key to reducing attacks on these tiny chicks – many owners are interested to find out more about this threatened species, and the locations of nesting sites to keep dogs away from,” Barwon South West forest and wildlife officer Rob Bendon said. “When dogs are running where the hooded plover chicks are, it’s so easy for dogs to accidentally trample the chicks or get excited and chase them – and unfortunately the chicks cannot fly from potential harm.” Conservation regulator forest and wildlife officers will monitor local beaches until the end of March, when the hooded plover nesting season ends. Under the Wildlife Act 1975, allowing a dog to attack or chase wildlife is a crime, and the offence can be subject to a fine of up to $4130. Last month officers issued a $660 fine to a dog owner, whose dog disturbed a nesting site within a fenced off area at Anna Catherine Reserve beach at Port Fairy.

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Cycling ‘key’ to Geelong success By Luke Voogt Cycling could be a key to the Geelong region’s economic success, according to Infrastructure Victoria. Connecting greater Geelong with a network of safe cycle paths would ease growing congestion on roads and public transport, the independent state advisory body stated on Wednesday. The statement comes amid more than two years of intense debate over Geelong council’s controversial planned principal bike network. The planned network’s bike paths

connecting central Geelong and Waurn Ponds through High Street Belmont and Moorabool Street have enraged some traders. The traders and other opponents of the plans believe they will cause more traffic congestion and kill strip shopping. In response, council and local bicycle groups have promoted the health benefits and argued the plans will instead improve congestion and shopping patronage. The proposed route for the paths and TAC threats to withdraw its $4.7 million in funding for the project if council changes the route have also drawn criticism.

As Infrastructure Victoria released its draft 30-year strategy on Wednesday, its chief executive Michel Masson stressed the importance of rethinking transport. “As a major employment and services hub, we expect Geelong’s population to expand most in the city and coast where more people are moving to live and work,” Mr Masson said. “Rethinking the way communities get around their cities and suburbs is critical as this population grows and puts pressure on roads and public transport. “Supporting active transport with safe and accessible infrastructure, such as separate cycle

ways, would not only reduce traffic congestion but also promote healthy communities.” Infrastructure Victoria’s 30-year strategy also listed tourism as key to Geelong’s future. “There is no time to wait in protecting Victoria’s deteriorating coastal assets, with stretches of beach washed away at Apollo Bay and coastal erosion threatening the Great Ocean Road,” Mr Masson said. “Getting tourism dollars back into the Barwon region quickly and beyond seasonal peaks will help its economic recovery, and can be achieved by enhancing its many great destinations.”

Garden for the future The largest development at Geelong Botanic Gardens in 20 years has been completed, according to council. Council last Friday announced the completion of a new Pacific Rim Garden and sustainable visitor centre covering a total of two hectares. The garden’s acting co-ordinator Ashley Filipovski was thrilled to be part of the development after he started as an apprentice there in 2000. “I can’t tell you how ecstatic I am and how ecstatic our staff are,” he said. “We’ve had people work for decades on this.” Mr Filipovski congratulated Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens and council workers for their contributions to the project. “The land has been pre-destined for this work since the 1980s but we never had the funding,” he said.

“A lot of these trees are going to take 100 to 200 years to mature – we’ve got some trees that will get to 30 metres. “We won’t be there to see some of them. For the majority, it will be for our children and grandchildren to appreciate.” For 30 years, plant collector Alistair Watt travelled to the most remote corners of the Pacific region to find pines, conifers, sequoias, cedars and more in areas threatened by deforestation and climate change. The plant’s origins include New Caledonia, Fiji, New Zealand, Vietnam, China, North America, Chile, South America and Australia. Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens provided the funds for the propagation of plants and donated $3000 to restore a Furphy water tank used in the gardens 100 years ago. Luke Voogt

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on Monday 4 January 2021. As part of a

Parking will remain free across the

return to normal operations, the City will also

weekend. The City has provided free

resume the trial of 30 minute free parking in

parking in central Geelong for about eight

Central Geelong’s 2P zones until 30 June 2021.

months this year, as part of its support for

All motorists will be required to enter their

businesses and the local community during

vehicle registration via the parking meters

the COVID-19 pandemic.

or an app and adhere to the time limits.

You can ﬁnd more information about

The system will automatically reduce the

parking in central Geelong at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parking

charge in 2P zones by 30 minutes for one

variation to an easement and reduction of carparking.

in writing.

affected.

place, the City's ofﬁces are closed. You can

on the applications before 5.00pm on

view the applications online through the

Monday 4 January 2021. If you object, the

City's website www.geelongaustralia.com.

Responsible Authority will advise you of its

au/advertisedplanning. There is no charge

decision.

for viewing the applications.

PUBLIC NOTICES DISPOSAL FACILITIES – PUBLIC HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS The public holiday operating hours at our waste disposal facilities are as follows:

TEMPORARY CHANGES TO WASTE COLLECTION There is no collection on Christmas or New Year’s Day (Friday collection). Put your bins out on Friday night to ensure collection on:

AREA 1

AREA 2

Saturday 26 December 2020

• Rubbish bin • Garden organics bin

• Rubbish bin • Recycling bin

Saturday 2 January 2021

• Rubbish bin • Recycling bin

• Rubbish bin • Garden organics bin

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Waste Facility

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

The Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre and Landﬁll

Closed

8.00am – 4.15pm

Closed

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre and Transfer Station

Closed

7.30am – 4.15pm

Closed

Due to the overwhelming quantity of material being received, these centres will no longer be accepting paint until further notice. We encourage residents to safely store their paint until this temporary suspension is lifted. For enquiries contact the City on 5272 5272.

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This is the City's Coronavirus support page, which includes information about the status of events, facilities and City services across the region. A MESSAGE FROM CR STEPHANIE ASHER, MAYOR

CURRENT RESTRICTIONS

After the positive news of Victoria’s move to eased ‘COVID-Safe Summer’ restrictions, I hope and trust that everyone feels rewarded for the fantastic efforts you’ve made so far.

The hospitality sector in particular will come alive as people start to come out and enjoy the dining and café culture.

Victoria moved to COVIDsafe Summer on 7 December.

Our city is always more fun and vibrant with lots of people – truly a case of the more the merrier!

Wearing a face mask is mandatory while on public transport, in taxis or ride share vehicles, or when visiting large retail venues, including shopping centres, supermarkets and department stores. Wearing a face mask is strongly recommended indoors and outdoors when you can’t keep 1.5 metres distance from other people.

The Greater Geelong community dedicated itself to slowing the spread of the virus, and we now ﬁnd ourselves with a positive outlook entering the festive season.

In the meantime we can all support local business by thinking local ﬁrst when we’re shopping or accessing services – especially right now in the run-up to Christmas

We can look forward to Christmas gatherings with friends and family and a whole range of activities we missed dearly while they weren’t available.

NEW MASK RULES

Further details can be viewed at www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au

Thanks everyone.

With the gradual return of office workers, we’ll also see our CBD start to really brighten up again. Although it will come at a trickle, the service industries in central Geelong will benefit enormously from every increase in CBD foot traffic.

Cr Stephanie Asher

SUPPORTING Local MATTERS!

Mayor, City of Greater Geelong

GATHERINGS VISITORS TO YOUR HOME You can have up to 30 people visit you at home each day (infants excluded from cap).

Let’s show support for local businesses that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s Our Backyard is all about backing Geelong and thinking local ﬁrst.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Groups of up to 100 people

Photos taken prior to physical distancing and mandatory mask wearing requirements.

CITY FACILITIES The following facilities have re-opened but you must maintain a distance of at least 1.5 metres from other people and observe the directions on gatherings. SPORT AND RECREATION STADIUMS Limited indoor tenant recreation at all centres. Limited outdoor recreation at Leisuretime Sports Precinct. Bookings required.

SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS We are offering free expert advice and mentoring for local businesses through our Geelong Business Support program. Find out more and apply at www.geelongbusinesssupport.com.au

SWIM, SPORT AND LEISURE CENTRES No bookings and no time limits for gyms and all pools. Bookings required for group exercise classes.

NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM The Museum gallery and shop are open daily

BELMONT MARKET Outdoor stalls only.

CITY-MANAGED SKATE PARKS AND BIKE PARKS

GOLF COURSES

TENNIS COURTS

BOAT RAMPS, PIERS AND JETTIES

THE CAROUSEL

OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

LIBRARIES Click & Collect also available

YOUTH CENTRES Limited programs and drop-in sessions.

EQUESTRIAN CENTRES

COMMUNITY CENTRES AND HALLS Available for weekday hire.

POTATO SHED

GEELONG GALLERY

CITY-MANAGED PLAYGROUNDS

DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND BBQ'S

STAYING IN TOUCH Via phone 5272 5272 | Mon–Fri from 8.00am to 5.00pm Via web www.geelongaustralia.com.au

Let’s embrace the space and stay COVID safe, visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/covid19 Remember to:

Our region is filled with beautiful parks and reserves.

Via email contactus@geelongcity.vic.gov.au Tourism enquiries 1800 755 611 | visitgeelongbellarine.com.au Download the Geelong City app for your mobile phone. Please avoid sending hard copy documents to the City. Where possible, please send documents to us via email.

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AND STAY COVID SAFE

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• Maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from others.

Why not pack a picnic, visit a quiet beach or set out on a bush walk? It will do wonders for your physical and mental health. Perhaps you can challenge yourself to discover the hidden gems in our region. Remember to embrace the space and maintain your distance while catching up with family and friends or enjoying some quiet time unplugging from the digital world.

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• Carry a face mask and take hand sanitiser when leaving your home. • Wash hands regularly. • Stay home if unwell.

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Big upgrade at ‘picturesque’ park A “picturesque” Wandana Heights playground reopened to families this week after council and a developer finished a revamp of the site. The upgraded Drewan Park now features new play equipment, plants, paths and barbecue facilities, following a joint project by council and Villawood Properties. The upgrade also includes a new shelter and public restrooms, with a revamped play area featuring zones for children of different ages and abilities, and a basketball half court. With large lawned areas ideal for picnics, the “picturesque” park looks out at spectacular views across Geelong and Corio Bay to the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast, according to council.

‘‘

this park will bring a lot of happiness

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- Ron Nelson

Villawood delivered the works on behalf of council to provide improved public open space for the growing Wandana Heights community. Drysdale-based contractor BC Garden Construction built the new facilities and the project supported more than 20 local jobs. Kardinia ward councillor Ron Nelson described the upgraded park as an example of council working with developers to create better community facilities. “Wandana Heights is a growing area with many young families, and this park will bring a lot of happiness to local residents and visitors,” Cr Nelson said. “As Geelong’s population grows, it’s a high priority for the council that development is sustainable and provides the facilities our community needs to be healthy and happy.

Local youngsters William and Camilla enjoy the newly-upgraded Drewan Park alongside Kardinia ward councillors Ron Nelson, with Bella, and Bruce Harwood, and Villawood executive director Rory Costelloe. (Reg Ryan)

“Thank you to Villawood for a positive partnership on this project.” Villawood executive director Rory Costelloe said the park would be an important

community asset. “Wandana has really set a new benchmark for greenfield sites in Geelong,” Mr Costelloe said.

“Importantly, in these difficult times, these Villawood projects continue to generate significant ongoing work – and new work – for the regional workforce and economy.”

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Call to conserve water supply By Luke Voogr Geelong’s water demand could exceed supply by 2029, Barwon Water modelling has revealed. Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter this week warned climate change meant Geelong could not rely on rainfall alone to secure supply. “With an expected hotter and drier future climate, we all have a role in conserving water now and planning for the future,” she said. “While it has felt wetter in parts of our region this year, we have actually had below average

rainfall at West Barwon Reservoir in eight of 11 months. While water supplies are secure for now, Barwon Water’s modelling shows that by 2029, demand could exceed supply. “The long-term trend has seen a 32 per cent drop [on] average in inflows at West Barwon Reservoir since 1997 when compared to the long-term average prior to that year.” Investments made after the Millennium Drought, including Barwon Water’s Anglesea borefield and the Geelong-Melbourne pipeline, would help stave off that scenario, Ms Slatter said. “During the Millennium Drought, and even

more recently during the 2015-2016 El Niño and the hot dry start to 2019, we learned that water storages can draw down rapidly in dry periods.” The projects had helped get local water storage levels to above 80 per cent in time for this summer, she said. Water storages had since dropped slightly to 78.8 per cent yesterday. “Without access to the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline and Anglesea borefield, storage levels for Geelong would be about 17 per cent lower,” Ms Slatter said. Increasing recycled water use on the Bellarine

Peninsula and water-efficiency programs with residential customers, businesses and schools had also helped, she said. Barwon Water this week released its annual water outlook, detailing the security of the region’s supply over the next two years. The outlook contains information about the region’s water supply systems, local population figures, forecast graphs of storages and how supply options are being used. Ms Slatter urged everyone to consider how they used water and to follow Victoria’s permanent water-saving rules.

Wooly-headed fundraiser Few would recognise Torquay photographer and businessman Michael Reed, now much scruffier thanks to his ‘iso’ beard and shaggy locks. “I’ve never had a beard like this,” said Michael, the new president-elect of Torquay Rotary Club. “I made the call in March, saying I’m not going to have a shave or haircut till they let me out. Several months later, here we are.” The COVID-19 pandemic not only prevented Michael from visiting the barber, but also disrupted fundraising activities at his beloved club. The club’s Pets on Parade competition and other online events raised some money for Indigenous eye health and mental health projects. “But we haven’t been able to do much to raise funds to put back into the local community,” Michael explained.“Over the years we’ve donated money to the CFAs, SES and schools.” So the club launched a campaign to chop

Micheal’s shaggy locks, which has raised $500 so far towards future local projects. And that looks likely to increase before he goes under the clippers at the club’s end of year function at Kithbrooke Park, Bellbrae, on December 20. “I just got a call from one of the Rotarians that she would donate $1000 if I did the full head shave,” he said. Past president Kelly Binyon urged locals to dig deep for Michael’s much-needed trim. “[Nine] months into COVID, Michael is now very woolly and in desperate need of a haircut and shave,” she said. “Just how much hair is removed will depend on how generous the community is with donations to Torquay Rotary.” Donations: trybooking.com/au/donate/ michaelsshave Luke Voogt

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Geelong Refinery Update

Executive General Manager, Dale Cooper, at the Geelong Refinery.

2020 Year in Review My name is Dale Cooper and I am the Executive General Manager of the Viva Energy Refinery. I am reaching out to introduce myself, update you about the year we’ve had and inform you about some of the exciting developments we’ve got coming up at the refinery. I arrived in Geelong in June – after spending two weeks in hotel quarantine in Melbourne – following a long trip from my former home in New Brunswick, Canada. My wife Jean arrived in August and we have been busy setting up our new home and garden here in Geelong. We are loving getting to know our wonderful new city. I have worked in the oil and gas sector for 35 years and this is the second refinery I have had ultimate responsibility for. I bring to this facility a total focus on safety and working with the local community. As you can probably imagine, 2020 has been a busy year at Viva Energy. Not only have I been getting to know my way around the refinery, but we have also had to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive maintenance project and an extremely challenging refining environment which has led to public speculation about the future of our facility and other refineries in Australia. COVID-19 had a double impact on the refinery. With international and interstate borders closed and lockdowns

introduced, demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel fell dramatically. At the same time, we had to change the way we worked with mandatory temperature-testing of everyone on site, physical distancing between our workers, mask-wearing and increased hygiene – and all of this while maintaining our focus on safety and quality production. I am very proud to say that all our workers did a fantastic job during this challenging time. We were able to keep COVID-19 outside the fence and keep our team safe while we completed the maintenance project with our best-ever safety record for this type of undertaking. With people travelling around the state and airlines returning to Australian skies, demand for our fuel is starting to rebound. This is positive news for Viva Energy, for our refinery and employees. This gives us great reason to be optimistic about the future. 2021 will also be exciting as we undertake further planning and development of the Geelong Energy Hub. In 2021 we will progress the first element which is the Gas Terminal. We will complete a range of studies and commence the approvals process for this project and I look forward to sharing these plans with you as this work progresses. To you, our neighbours, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for your patience and support during these difficult times. Best wishes to you and your family for a safe and happy holiday season.

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Viva Energy has a vision to transform its Geelong Refinery into an Energy Hub to support the energy needs of Victoria and South East Australia. The Geelong Energy Hub could support the energy transformation currently underway while helping to underpin the future viability of our refinery.

Information Session: Project Overview Wednesday 10 February 2021, 5.00-6.00pm *

A number of future energy projects are being assessed. These projects include a gas terminal, a solar energy farm as well as projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and alternative fuels production. We are also looking at the development of strategic storage to help support Australia’s fuel supply security.

To register email energyhub@vivaenergy.com.au

Gas Terminal Project

Viva Energy Gas Terminal Project includes:

Key to our Energy Hub vision is the plan to develop a Gas Terminal which would include a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) and pipeline. Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) carriers would berth alongside the FSRU and unload the LNG where it will be stored and regasified as required, before being transported via a new pipeline. LNG would be sourced from local and worldwide suppliers and be transported by LNG carriers to the Gas Terminal in Geelong to help meet the projected gas shortage in South East Australia. Having the Gas Terminal adjacent to the Geelong Refinery would leverage our capability as an existing Major Hazard Facility (MHF) operator and offer potential synergies between the two facilities. We will be completing a number of studies in relation to the project covering topics such as biodiversity, air quality, safety and heritage. We will update you as this work develops and seek your feedback. Subject to relevant approvals, we would look to construct the terminal in 2022/23, with the terminal being fully operational in 2024.

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Underground section (~4km) of new pipeline to the Victorian Transmission System (VTS) at Lara.

For more information: To learn more about Viva Energy’s proposed Energy Hub and Gas Terminal Project and to provide feedback please visit: www.vivaenergy.com.au/energyhub Contact us energyhub@vivaenergy.com.au 1800 515 093

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MY GEELONG COVID-19 halted several years of volunteering at Barwon Health for Marg and Mal Smith, so they began feeding the homeless at Lazarus Community Centre instead. They speak to Luke Voogt about helping out and almost half a century of marriage. Tell us a bit about you… Mal: We live in Wallington and we’ll have been married for 50 years in a few weeks. Marg: And I still like him! Mal: I was born in Wallington and my parents had an orchard and a 50-acre farm. My father subdivided the land in ’68 and he gave me a half-acre block to build on. Marg: We met on a blind date in 1969 about a year before we got married. I thought he was kind of nice. He was very polite, sincere and smooth. We have two daughters and seven grandchildren – three boys and four girls. We’re very active in their lives and love spending time with them. Mal: I taught 30 years out at Corio Tech starting in ’73. Marg: And I was a primary school teacher.

Marg: When we couldn’t volunteer anymore, in the thick of the shutdown, a friend of mine Leah was cooking for the homeless because all the outreach centres were closed. When everything eased up two months ago students from Joeys took over that. Leah said, “go and see Michael at Lazarus Community Centre, he needs volunteers”. I do the cooking and the dishes and Mal serves up and chats – he has a good time while I work hard! Malcolm has the knack of getting on with people and treats them very kindly regardless of their background or circumstances. That’s one of the qualities I love about him. I love cooking – my father was a pastry chef. Mal: At Lazarus they can have a shower, wash their clothes, watch television and have something to eat.

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Mal: We volunteered for five or six years at Barwon Health until they gave us the bullet with the coronavirus. I volunteered out at McKellar Centre, mostly as a driver. Marg: I was at Wallace Lodge and I was what they call a companion – I would go and see older people who didn’t get a lot of visits. Mal would also help Cor Horsten, whose head was painted on the Fyansford Silos, with the woodwork class there and I would bake a cake so they would have something for morning tea. We really miss it. We understand why we had to stop but it’s sad. How did you become involved with Lazarus Community Centre?

Marg: It was hard when we couldn’t go to see any of our grandchildren. We’ve got our health and we’re retired, so it hasn’t affected us financially. While staying at home we’ve been very proactive keeping the wine industry going, we’re doing our bit! We love to travel, unlike now! What do you like to do locally? Mal: I play golf at least twice a week over at 13th beach. Marg: I like to go out with my friends for lunch.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Geelong Independent looks back through the pages of our archives ...

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Huge swarms of potentially disease-carrying mosquitos have prompted warnings from authorities to remove potential breeding sites for the pest. The warnings followed a 150 per cent jump in the amount of Ross River virus cases reported in the region since January compared to the past two years.

Thirteen-year-old Dylan Heaton is pictured examining handmade chimes at Barwon Heads Community Market on the weekend. The market usually runs once a month but will open weekly in the lead-up to Christmas to capitalise on festive season sales at the corner of Hitchcock Avenue and Ozone Road.

Geelong’s Ford workers are “nervous” about their future after a new cutback in engine production, according to a representative. Senior shop steward Brendan Sexton said the recent departure of Geelong’s Marin Burela as Ford Australia president and chief executive officer had also heightened anxieties at the North Geelong plant.

Campervan travellers will be welcomed to Geelong after receiving cold shoulders along the Surf Coast. Tourism industry figures said Geelong’s status as Victoria’s first council to partner a new Community Welcomes Recreational Vehicles program could unlock tourism opportunities.

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YOUR SAY Send some Christmas cheer Christmas is nigh! Let’s hope we can rejoice together again, with friendships renewed, families reunited, laughter resonating around us, memories recounted, and hopes revealed. This could be the year to bring back Christmas cards. Displayed as part of the festive decorations, they recall the spirit of past Christmastimes. This old tradition could be a new experience for some children who could be encouraged to create their own cards and messages. Cards are a visual reminder that others are thinking of us – the colourful illustrations cover all aspects of Christmas; and they provide an annual opportunity for catching up with those we have been thinking of all year.

Cards are recyclable, tactile, can be enjoyed by everyone in the home; and are much kinder to our eyes than gazing at screens. So, let’s send some good old-fashioned Christmas cheer this year. May Peace be with you all! Melva Stott Anglesea

Stand up for business Recent reports of empty shops in the CBD and elsewhere are the result of several causes. If it costs $5k per week for a small bakery premises, then that rent amounts to some $250k per year, an astronomical figure.

I know an Acland Street, St Kilda, cake-shop owner who pays that amount, however the fault is not all with the landlords. A friend, who is a commercial property-owner herself tells me that state government statutory charges are one of the culprits, and this has driven ip the prices, as landlords must pass on these extra costs. Would one of the local state MPs or a landlord like to indicate to us the level of these charges? I don’t think the MPs would. Two years ago I discovered an ABC News item detailing these facts: “Data and analytics provider illion revealed 54,992 businesses went bust in Australia last financial year. That is a 12.7 per cent increase in the number

of failed businesses compared to the year before.” Whist it is not unusual for small businesses to fail, what irked me was that I have not seen a single politician, either at that time, or now, express outrage at the sheer numbers mentioned. It is as if these people do not care, and I can detail many instances of the Andrews government sending business to the wall over the many years Andrews has been in power. A simple look at the withdrawal of 5000 taxi licences is one example of such destructive behaviour of the Andrews’ government – and I would debate the man on this issue, if he had the guts to come forward. And on a local level, Council’s Revitalise Geelong effort seems not to have been much of an effort at all. Business-people, who are the biggest employer in this country, do not pay governments their taxes in order for those governments to send them to the wall. Some 5k people have been added to the dole queue since COVID, so some serious job creation or restoration is in order. It is about time Australians woke up and demanded some altruistic behaviour from their alleged leaders. Gary Oraniuk Geelong West

Real meat is plant based Wandering recently through an arcade popular with the green smoothie set, I saw a sign boasting: “Plant Based Meat”. Someone should advise those nutritional dunderheads that all real meat is plant-based. Real beef and lamb are built from live plants like grasses, lucerne and mulga, plus salt, minerals and clay; the best chicken is built mostly on seeds and shoots of wheat, corn and grasses plus a few worms, insects and gizzard-grit; and when I was a kid our bacon was built by porkers from pollard, whey and vegetable scraps. Cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, deer, bison, rabbits, turkeys and kangaroos have a long history of providing meat for our ancestral hunters and farmers. In tough times the gatherers and gardeners collected and cultivated survival foods like wild onions, seasonal fruit, cabbages, tubers and grass seeds. But there was always a celebratory feast when the hunters returned with high-nutrition meat. Fake “meat” is usually made from denatured soy beans, peas and wheat, all grown using diesel fuel for cultivation, planting, harvesting and transport – a huge carbon footprint. Then they add meat glue, binders and fillers to hold it together, and artificial flavouring and colouring to make it look and taste right. It is not natural, not green, and less healthy than the worst feed-lot meat. Sustainable plant-based meat is made when cattle, sheep, goats, camels, deer and pigs graze natural free-range pasture which gathers solar energy via their green-leaf solar collectors. These grazing animals harvest plants without using diesel and they also spread valuable plant fertiliser onto the ground and into the air. Real meat is greener and healthier than any fake “meat” manufactured by green alchemists. Viv Forbes Washpool Queensland

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FRIDAY FEATURE

Club leads the way for inclusion There’s something in the water at Geelong Swimming Club, which won three times at the recent Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. Luke Voogt speaks to multiclass coach Sadat-Jon Hussain and meets four of the club’s swimming stars.

Lachlan Dosser, Phoebe Mitchell and Dylan Logan. Inset: Multiclass coach Sadat-Jon Hussain. (Pictures: Louisa Jones ) 223333

adat-Jon Hussain was “not surprised” when Geelong Swimming Club and star swimmer Phoebe Mitchell won top prizes at the recent Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. “The club, in many ways, stands for the same things that the awards stand for,” the multiclass coach said. He and a small group of club members, including Phoebe, gathered at his Leopold home for the live-streamed awards and jumped out of their seats in jubilation when they won Team of the Year. After a nervous wait, Phoebe also won Female Sportsperson of the Year. “She was absolutely a worthy winner,” Sadat said. “She was in tears, it was gorgeous. “She thanked the club and fellow team members, previous coaches and everybody who has given her the opportunity to get where she is, including her parents. “To coach a swimmer like Phoebe has been a dream.” But Sadat admits he was surprised earlier in the night when he won Coach of the Year. “I was stunned that I was awarded for simply doing what I love,” he said. The 50-year-old father-of-two has been the club’s multiclass coach for 10 years, and had another decade teaching toddlers to swim before that, while working a total of 27 years in the disability industry. He has a simple coaching philosophy: “Everyone’s included, everyone’s equal and everyone gets a go. Make exceptions where they’re needed and look for solutions.” Depending on each individual swimmer’s needs, he can break down instructions into smaller and simpler steps, or tailor training programs to better suit their abilities. “I’m very fortunate, because I have Phoebe as a world champion, and plenty of other swimmers that have represented the club on a national level. “They’re super-talented, great team members, humorous and very dedicated. I think a lot of our club members look up to them.” Club president Glenn Benson agrees. “Our swimming club is not here for the multiclass kids – our multiclass kids are in the club for everyone else,” Glenn said. “Everyone says they bring such enthusiasm to our club… These kids are champions of the spirit.” For information or enrolments: geelongswimmingclub.com.au.

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Phoebe Mitchell

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Age: 29 Suburb: Bellbrae Best strokes: Breaststroke and backstroke Phoebe Mitchell’s recognition as Female Sportsperson of the Year at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards is just the latest in a long list of accolades. Phoebe began swimming at age 12 at interschool competitions. Although initially a slow swimmer, her coach Fiona Skinner noticed her excellent technique. Thanks to her love of swimming, Phoebe soon developed strength and speed, and began to show promise in the pool. Her mum Libby, knowing that people with Down syndrome tend to have reduced muscle tone and difficulty gaining muscle, was more than happy to encourage her passion. “Phoebe quite simply adores being in the water, pool or sea,” Libby said. Her dedication and early morning training sessions paid off when she earned a spot on the Australian team in 2008, at age 17, competing in Portugal and breaking her first two Down syndrome records. She was female champion at the biennial World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and runner-up in 2016 and 2018. Phoebe has broken world records 75 times and has won several Geelong and Surf Coast community awards. She carried the Queen’s Baton for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and continues to blaze a trail for aspiring young swimmers.

Lachlan Dosser Age: 16 Suburb: Williamstown Best stoke: Backstroke

Dylan and James Logan Ages: 18, 14 Suburb: Highton Best strokes: Butterfly and freestyle, backstroke Brothers Dylan and James Logan both loved being in the pool from an early age growing up in South Africa with sensorineural hearing loss from birth. They began competing at ages 10 and nine respectively, before their family moved to Highton in 2016, and soon became valued members of Geelong Swimming Club. Dylan has qualified for an incredible 17 events in the 2021 Brazil Deaflympics and has already broken 12 Australian S15 (deaf) records. After earning several dozen state and local accolades, Dylan hopes to use his talent to help others too. He has completed a lifesaving course and other courses in teaching children to swim. James has followed in his older brother’s wake, participating in multiclass events in the 2019 National Age Championships and qualifying for next year’s open event. “I love swimming, as it’s fun and I enjoy training with my teammates,” James said.

Lachlan Dosser’s love of swimming began, ironically, with a near-drowning at age four in a pool in Brisbane. “I had this dream to become a swimmer and it wasn’t an easy process because I had a fear of water from that incident,” he explained. “I thought it would be a pretty fun thing to do, but without the drowning.” After missing out on competing in a swimming carnival in grade 3, he trained religiously for 12 months at his local pool to compete the next year. The determined youngster improved rapidly, making the multiclass Victorian championships that year before joining Geelong Swimming Club. Lachlan swims without the use of one arm, due to cerebral palsy and left-side hemiplegia, and has placed seventh in two national championships for his division. Now the pool is “a safe space” where “nothing going on in the world” can affect him. “You’re in this world of your own where the only thing that’s going to affect how you swim is how hard you try,” he said. He has also become a “self-appointed leader” in the pool among the multiclass kids, helping coaches communicate with them. “We’re all like this one big family in multiclass group,” he said. “I’m one of the few that doesn’t have some sort of intellectual disability, so I’ve stepped up and taken the role of looking after my pool family quite seriously.” 19 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

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The Guide TUESDAY

MAGGIE BEER IN JAPAN ABC, 9.20pm

FRIDAY

THE LIVING ROOM TEN/WIN, 7.30pm

While the initial get up and go to fix those house projects may have gotten up and gone, you can trust the team at The Living Room to share a bit of motivation. Tonight, the team visits Biala Hostel in Sydney’s north, which houses a group of Indigenous girls from rural NSW while they finish high school at the exclusive NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus. Miguel (pictured) whips up a classic custard sure to remind them all of home, while Baz creates a room that teenage girls would dream about.

SUNDAY

THE GRAHAM NORTON RTON SHOW TEN/WIN, 7.30pm

Although Graham Norton’s (above) above) return with a studio audience was short-lived hort-lived thanks to coronavirus lockdowns, owns, there’s ed celebrity still plenty of socially distanced guests and red-chair shenanigans igans to keep viewers entertained. Tonight, those guests includee Strictly Come Dancing cohost Claudia Winkleman, who’s on the show to chat about her debut book Quite; Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, who discusses her new role as ridiculously named socialite Penelope Featherington in Netflix’s period drama Bridgerton; and comedian Lee Mack, whose suddenly relevant sitcom Not Going Out is about to start its 11th season..

SATURDAY

CHRISTMAS WITH DELTA NINE, 7.30pm

We know what you’re thinking: Surely it’s not already time for the start of all the Christmas specials?! But alas, 2020, a year that has seemed to both drag and fly by is coming to a close and that means concerts and compilations and permission to eat many, many fruit mince pies. Singing sensation and all-round legend Delta Goodrem (pictured) hosts this special concert celebration from the Sydney Opera House. The concert is in tribute to the resilience of the Australian spirit of 2020 and features performances from Olivia Newton-John and Vera Blue. Gather – now that you can – with your loved ones and enjoy a collective pat on the back for getting through a year like no other.

It’s hard to imagine that there could be much left for Maggie Beer to learn about food. But the celebrity chef and Great Australian Bake Off judge has long held a secret longing to discover more about Japanese food. Twenty years after her first visit to Tokyo, Beer returns to the p g to amass Land of the Risingg Sun, hoping g to pr enough knowledge produce n pired feast a Japanese-ins Japanese-inspired end n s bac for her frie friends back in the Her travels trave Barossa. Her across thee countr country take viewers ffr rom Tok from Tokyo across thee mount mountains Penin to rural Noto Peninsula, a hidden gem largely undiscovered by tou tourists, O then south to Osaka. Along the w way, she finds plenty plen of inspiratio in the inspiration country’s expert country chefs and a elegant elegan dishes. Maggie Beer travels around Japan in Maggie Beer In Japan

Friday, December 11 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Michael Mosley: The Great Intelligence Test. (PGa, R) 3.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. (R) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Christmas Love. (2016, PGa, R) Meredith Hagner. 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGal, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mads, R) 2.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mads, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad) 1.00 The Living Room. (PGs, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross learns the art of fermentation. 8.30 Vera. (PG, R) DCI Stanhope and Sergeant Ashworth investigate a fatal stabbing outside a busy Newcastle nightclub. 10.05 Mum. Summer draws to a close. 10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scanning The Nile: Looking For The Pharaohs Of Luxor. (PG) 8.30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (Final, PG) A tour of Nestlé’s Perugina factory. 9.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Country Music. (PGa, R) 11.50 Nox. (MA15+lnsv, R) 2.45 Miniseries: Dead Lucky. (Malsv, R) 4.55 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 2. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 MOVIE: Soldier. (1998, MA15+v, R) In the far future, a soldier who has been dumped on a waste disposal planet takes it upon himself to defend the survivors of a colony who inhabit his new home when they are attacked by a military unit. Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen, Jason Scott Lee. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] How To Get Away With Murder. (Mav, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PGal, R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (Premiere) Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms. (2016, MA15+lns, R) Three exhausted mothers decide it is time to liberate themselves from responsibility, with some fun and self-indulgence. Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell. 10.30 MOVIE: Friends With Benefits. (2011, MA15+ls, R) Justin Timberlake. 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. The team visits the Biala Hostel, home to a group of Indigenous girls who are finishing high school. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (Mls, R) Celebrity guests include Tanya Hennessy, Harley Breen, Denise Scott and Sam Simmons. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R)

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Jasper And Errol’s First Time. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Ina Loves Porno. 10.10 Vagrant Queen. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 The Wizards Of Aus. 1.10am Dragula. 2.05 Mardi Gras Movies Home Grown. 2.35 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon World’s Most Amazing Videos. 1.00 Holiday Horrors: Caught On Camera. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 River Monsters: Top Ten. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 1am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Home Shopping.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Earth From Space. 8.50 MOVIE: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. (1986, PG) 11.15 MOVIE: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961, PG) 1.05am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Evil. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS. 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Complicity. Continued. (2018, PG, Japanese) 7.45 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 9.50 Selkie. (2000, PG) 11.30 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 1.50pm Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 3.30 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 5.45 City Of Ember. (2008, PG) 7.30 Arbitrage. (2012, M) 9.30 Their Finest. (2016, M) 11.40 Farewell, My Queen. (2012, M, French) 1.30am Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. (1983, M) 3.45 The Quake. (2018, M, Norwegian) 5.45 Selkie. (2000, PG)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Mega Marine Machines. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 2.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 MOVIE: Planet Of The Apes. (2001, PG) 8.55 MOVIE: Alien: Resurrection. (1997, MA15+) 11.20 American Dad! 11.50 Hardcore Pawn. 12.30am Ax Men. 1.30 Mega Marine Machines. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 One Night With My Ex. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Chicken Run. (2000) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania. (2012, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Transformers: Age Of Extinction. (2014, M) 12.05am The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 1.00 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (82, 11) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Programs. 6.10pm Dog Loves Books. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Hey Duggee. 6.35 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Wild Adventures. 7.00 Sir Mouse. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Gruen XL. 9.15 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.45 The IT Crowd. 10.15 The Catherine Tate Show. 10.45 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.30 Squinters. 11.50 Red Dwarf. 12.20am Crashing. 12.45 Green Wing. 1.40 The IT Crowd. 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.15 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Stockman’s Strategy. 11.00 On The Road. Noon MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980, M) 2.15 Footprints On Our Land. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 I Am Numamurdirdi. 7.30 MOVIE: Monkey King: The Hero. (2016, PG) 9.00 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.10 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 10.10 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 11.40 Late Programs.

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CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 The Sound. (R) 3.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Searching For Superhuman. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (Final, R) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China. 4.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.10 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.40 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGav, R)

6.00 Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seniors Concert. 1.00 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 1.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. (PG, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 2.30 MOVIE: Christmas With The Andersons. (2016, G, R) 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

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

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Places We Go. (PG, R) 7.30 WhichCar. (PG, R) 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when a body is found dead in a vat in a newly opened brewery, in a manner very similar to an infamous execution which occurred at the site in the 16th century. 9.00 Endeavour. (Mav, R) After the auction of a priceless Fabergé egg at Lonsdale College coincides with a series of murders, Morse discovers two of the victims belonged to an elite club involved in a scam regarding the egg. 10.35 Sherlock. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Sherlock investigates a mysterious case that is baffling Scotland Yard. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) A diverse range of music video clips chosen by special guest programmers.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of Our Cities: Fitzroy. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways, Law And Order. (PG) Michael Portillo takes a look back at some of the most notorious crimes on the railways. 9.25 MOVIE: Shutter Island. (2010, MA15+av, R) Two US marshals investigate a disappearance from a facility for the criminally insane. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo. 12.00 The New Pope. (Malnsv, R) 1.15 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 1.55 North To South: The Full Journey. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 11.00 MOVIE: Ride Along. (2014, Mlv, R) After a fast-talking man joins his girlfriend’s disapproving brother, a hot-tempered cop, to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case involving a notorious drug kingpin. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] How To Get Away With Murder. (Mav, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 [SEVEN] House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. (PG) A Christmas concert celebration with Delta Goodrem from the Sydney Opera House. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) A series of interlocking vignettes exploring romance in modern-day Britain through the eyes of eight different couples, including the British prime minister and his assistant, in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley. 11.15 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (1994, Mls, R) A bachelor meets his ideal partner at a wedding. Hugh Grant. 1.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact.

6.00 Family Feud. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGd, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge of safety at one of the world’s busiest beaches, Bondi. 7.30 Ambulance. (Ma, R) The Friday night shift performance manager is concerned there are not enough ambulances for the shift. 9.50 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Malv) Authorities pursue a killer in the wake of a stabbing in the early hours of the morning. 11.00 MOVIE: In Like Flynn. (2018, MA15+v) Errol Flynn goes on a treasure hunt. Thomas Cocquerel, David Wenham. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 [TEN] Truth Link. 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! 9.50 QI. 10.50 Mock The Week. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Would I Lie To You? 12.35 Friday Night Dinner. (Final) 1.00 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.00 Absolutely Fabulous. 2.30 Live At The Apollo. 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

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6am WorldWatch. Noon Until Proven Innocent. 1.35 New Girl. 2.55 Insight. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 Most Expensivest. 5.45 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 6.55 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle. 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 12.25am MOVIE: The Fly. (1986, MA15+) 2.10 The Movie Show. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30

9GEM (52, 92)

6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.05 My Favorite Martian. 10.35 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (1951) 12.10pm MOVIE: The Frightened City. (1961, PG) 2.10 MOVIE: The Rat Race. (1960, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (1963, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Cop Land. (1997, MA15+) 12.10am Dangerman. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Mparntwe: Sacred Sites. 2.30 Baseball. ABL. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Second semi-final. Dindima v South Coast Black Cockatoos. Replay. 5.20 Bamay. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Red Earth Uncovered. 7.30 News. 7.35 Through The Wormhole. 8.25 Follow The Rock. 8.35 Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. 10.20 MOVIE: Beyond The Lights. (2014, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.40 City Of Ember. (2008, PG) 11.25 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 1.05pm The Tale Of Despereaux. (2008, PG) 2.45 Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 4.30 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 6.10 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.30 The Kindergarten Teacher. (2018) 10.20 Let The Right One In. (2008, MA15+, Swedish) 12.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Freesurfer. 2.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 Ultimate Factories. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mysteries Of The Abandoned. 9.00 Motorway Patrol. 9.30 Harness Racing. Queensland Harness Racing Championship. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

PEACH (82, 11)

SEVEN (7)

Travel Oz. 10.00 NBC Today. 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. Noon The Bowls Show. 1.00 River Monsters: Top Ten. 2.00 Reno Rookie. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Building The Dream. 5.30 Greatest Outdoors. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

2.15pm Xtreme Collxtion. 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (2011) 5.15 MOVIE: Smurfs: The Lost Village. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (2018, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2. (2004, M) 11.30 Stunt Science. 12.30am MOVIE: Resident Evil: Degeneration. (2008, MA15+) 2.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 iFish. 1.30 Truck Hunters. 2.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 SEAL Team. 12.15am Law & Order: S.V.U. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs. 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm Broke. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. 12.30am 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 Charmed. 3.30 Dr Quinn. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Broke.

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 3. Rostelecom Cup. 5.05 Travel Man. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGav, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Finding Father Christmas. (2016, G, R) 2.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

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

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R) 8.30 The Living Room. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Destination Dessert. (R) 12.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 1.00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 1.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (Return) 3.00 Emmylou’s Christmas Table. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Sound. Music show. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Climate Change: The Facts. (R) Presented by Sir David Attenborough. 8.40 MOVIE: Danny And The Human Zoo. (2015, Mlsv) A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry. Kascion Franklin, Lenny Henry, Cecilia Noble. 10.10 Total Control. (Mlv, R) Alex finally arranges to meet J.C. 11.00 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 11.45 No Offence. (Malv, R) 12.35 Endeavour. (Mav, R) 2.15 No Offence. (Malv, R) 3.05 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie. (PG, R) 3.55 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Brothel. (Malns, R) 5.00 Insiders. (Final)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Blood Of The Clans. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Neil Oliver takes a look at the true story of a Scottish legend, Rob Roy MacGregor. 8.35 Inside The Ritz Hotel. (R) Part 1 of 2. Takes a look behind the scenes of one of world’s most famous hotels, The Ritz Hotel in London. 10.20 Marry Me, Marry My Family. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. 11.20 Civilisations: Colour And Light. (MA15+s, R) Presented by Simon Schama. 2.35 Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine. (Mavw, R) 3.35 Life After The Oasis. (Malv, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 11.00 MOVIE: The Town. (2010, MA15+lsv, R) As he prepares for his next job, a professional thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, while dealing with an FBI agent who is determined to bring him down. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm. 1.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Medical Emergency. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 RBT. (PGl, R) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 MOVIE: Sully. (2016, Mal, R) After a pilot makes an emergency landing onto the Hudson River, his actions come under investigation. Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Killer On The Line: Robert Trigg. (Mav, R) 11.50 Grand Hotel. (Ma, R) 12.40 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.10 The Healthy Cooks. (R) 1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Claudia Winkleman. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. After witnessing her husband’s murder, a woman is kidnapped from her home along with a mysterious stash of money hidden in her floor. When Jess realises there may be a connection to one of his past cases, the need to find the kidnapper becomes personal. 9.30 Blood And Treasure. (Mv) Danny and Lexi seek out a famed Nazi hunter whose research leads them to Montreal. 11.20 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Sammy J’s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular. 10.10 Gruen XL. 10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! 1am Would I Lie To You? 1.30 The Thick Of It. 2.00 Way To Go. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hoarders. 12.50 Atlanta. 1.50 New Girl. 3.40 WorldWatch. 4.10 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. 5.10 Running Wild With Tom Arnold. 6.00 Years Of Living Dangerously. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 Lost Gold Of World War II. 9.20 United Shades Of America. 10.10 Vogue Williams: Transgender Warriors. 11.15 Sexplora. 11.40 Hernán. 12.35am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 2.00 Vasili’s Garden. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Blood Work. (2002, M) 10.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 11.50 Wedding Surprises: Caught On Camera. 12.50am River Monsters: Top Ten. 2.00 Brit Cops. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 12.35pm Great Getaways. 1.35 MOVIE: Mayerling. (1968, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Sayonara. (1957, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.15 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.35 The Tale Of Despereaux. (2008, PG) 10.15 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 11.55 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 2.05pm White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 3.35 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 5.15 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 6.50 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 8.30 Incendies. (2010, MA15+, French) 11.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Fishing Place. Noon The Fishing Show. 1.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Storage Wars Canada. 2.00 Off The Grid With The Badger. (Premiere) 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Sprintcar Title. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Detroit Steel. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Prometheus. (2012, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

PEACH (82, 11)

Touch Football. WA Super League. 2.30 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.30 Bowls. SA Super League. Replay. 4.00 Football. NTFL. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 College Behind Bars. 8.35 BB King: On The Road. 10.30 Songs From The Inside. 11.00 Late Programs. 22 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

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1.45pm Monster Croc Wrangler. 2.15 Dance Moms. 3.15 MOVIE: My Girl 2. (1994, PG) 5.15 MOVIE: The Golden Compass. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Downsizing. (2017, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017, MA15+) 12.10am The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 1.10 Tamara’s World. 2.05 One Night With My Ex. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Childs Farm. 4.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 11.00 Mission: Impossible. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Family Feud. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Healthy Homes. 4.00 Fishing Edge. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 NCIS: LA. 2.05am Late Programs. 6am Broke. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm The Neighborhood. 2.30 Broke. (Final) 3.00 Man With A Plan. 4.00 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 Man With A Plan. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. 12.30am Mom. 2.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (Madsv, R) 3.00 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire. (R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.30 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (Premiere) Stan Grant chats with Alex McKinnon. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Rawalinna To Sydney – What Is An Australian? (PG, R) Griff Rhys Jones explores Australia by train, continuing his journey aboard the Indian Pacific. 10.20 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.35 Harrow. (Madnsv, R) 11.30 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.20 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (PG, R) 3.10 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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NINE (5, 9)

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Merry Kissmas. (2015, PGal, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGal, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: A Country Christmas Story. (2013, PGa) Megyn Price, Dolly Parton, Brian McKnight. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGm) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: You’re All I Need To Get By. (Ma, R) A man is brought to St George’s Hospital after developing a dangerously high heart rate. 9.30 Life And Birth. (Final, M) A woman eagerly prepares for the arrival of her baby, who has Down’s Syndrome. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v, R) 11.55 Outlander. (MA15+asv, R) 2.15 Miniseries: Safe Harbour. (Mals, R) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 Station 19. (Ma) Miranda Bailey visits Ben at work, meeting his new co-workers for the first time. As most of the team responds to a motor vehicle accident, Andy and Maya are paired up to go on their first stakeout. 12.00 Funniest Ever Toddlers. (PGav, R) A compilation of some of the funniest video clips of naughty toddlers up to no good. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] A Moveable Feast. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (Mdlv) Officers find drugs on a driver. 8.00 Driving Test. (PGl) A chef is taking her driving test again. 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. (1989, PGv, R) Indiana Jones tries to locate his missing father, who was on a lifelong quest to find the legendary Holy Grail. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 Generation X: Truth Be Told. (Madhv) 12.20 The Undateables. (Mal, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 All Aussie Adventures. (PGl, R) After checking out some ancient aboriginal artwork, Russell drops by a remote farm to help out a mate. 9.00 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (MA15+s, R) Stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy, Dylan Moran, Orny Adams, Wanda Sykes and Michael Che. 10.00 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mals) Hosted by Nick Cody. 11.00 Kinne Tonight. (Mls, R) Hosted by Troy Kinne. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.50 The Office. 9.35 Upstart Crow. 10.20 Detectorists. 10.50 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.35 Squinters. 11.55 Red Dwarf. 12.25am Crashing. (Final) 12.50 Green Wing. 1.45 The IT Crowd. 2.10 Sando. (Final) 2.40 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 3.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Wales. 3.00 Munchies Guide To Washington. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Nude. 10.15 Sex In Strange Places: Stacey Dooley. 11.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Return) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Art + Soul. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Headdress. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Anthem Sessions. 10.00 News. 10.05 Going Bush. 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.10 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 10.35 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 12.10pm Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 1.55 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 3.35 The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 5.30 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 8.00 The Breaker Upperers. (2018, M) 9.30 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. (2004, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am NFL. NFL. Week 14. Continued. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Week 14. 11.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan, The WolfMan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 MXTV. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 SAS UK. 8.30 MOVIE: Minority Report. (2002, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

PEACH (82, 11)

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Adventure All Stars. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1pm My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Killer Tapes. 11.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 12.50am Late Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Nutty Professor. (1996, M) 9.30 MOVIE: 48 Hrs. (1982, MA15+) 11.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.30am The Nanny. 1.00 After The Raves. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Carol’s Second Act. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, December 15 ABC (2)

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PRIME7 (6)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (Mv, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Santa. (2013, G, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Explore. (R) 1.15 MOVIE: A Christmas In Tennessee. (2018, PGa) Rachel Boston, Andrew W. Walker, Patricia Richardson. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGm) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Outback Ringer. (PG) Kurt’s convoy arrives at Cox River. 8.30 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. Part 2 of 2. Takes a continued look behind the scenes at the world-famous London Zoo. 9.20 Maggie Beer In Japan. Maggie Beer heads to Japan. 10.20 Insert Name Here. (Mls) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 Lucy Worsley’s Christmas Carol Odyssey. (R) 12.05 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Canterbury To Alexandra Palace. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.35 Inside Aldi. (PG, R) Takes a look at how the German supermarket chain Aldi has succeeded in the UK. 9.30 Where Are You Really From? (PGa, R) Part 4 of 4. 10.00 The Feed. (Final) Takes a look at depression treatments. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Why We Hate: Extremism. (M) 11.50 The A Word. (Mals) 12.55 Bad Banks. (Malv, R) 4.00 Miniseries: Supervolcano. (Ma, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) A series of teen opioid overdoses sees Severide partner with Sean Roman to investigate. 12.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (Ma, R) The hospital enlists a crisis management team to resolve allegations against Harper Avery. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Grey’s Anatomy. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 20 To One. (Mlsv, R) Hosted by Erin Molan and Nick Cody. 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGl, R) Sharon enlists her boastful boyfriend Mark for her netball team. Kim has doubts about Brett’s manliness. 9.40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year. (PG, R) Hamish and Andy travel across Europe. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 The First 48: Run And Gun And Lonesome Highway. (Mav, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) Paramedics perform a resuscitation. 8.30 NCIS. The discovery of two bodies in a forest leads the team into the world of modern-day treasure hunting. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mav) Kensi must come face-to-face with a sociopath who has been obsessed with her since she put him in jail. 10.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) A US Navy officer’s murder is investigated. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.40 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 10.10 I’m Alan Partridge. 11.10 Frontline. 11.40 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.20am Squinters. (Final) 12.45 Red Dwarf. 1.15 Green Wing. 2.05 Detectorists. 2.35 QI. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Oregon. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Northern England. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Escaping Polygamy. 9.20 High School Mums. 11.10 Final Space. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Vasili’s Garden. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (1943, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Runaway Jury. (2003, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 10.25 Elementary. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am White Tuft, The Little Beaver. Continued. (2008) 6.55 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 9.25 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 11.05 The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 1pm Richard The Stork. (2017) 2.35 From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 4.15 Kiwi Flyer. (2012, PG) 5.50 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 7.30 Chappaquiddick. (2017, M) 9.30 The Last Emperor. (1987, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Great Lake Warriors. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Full Custom Garage. 9.30 Counting Cars. 10.30 Leepu & Pitbull. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

PEACH (82, 11)

Everyday Brave. 2.00 Nyami Ngaarlu-Gundi Woman Of The Water. 2.30 Tayamangajirri. 3.00 Jarjums. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Red Chef Revival. 8.00 The Casketeers. 8.30 Superstition. 9.20 NITV News Update. 9.25 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.55 Football. Monsoon AFL. 11.40 Late Programs.

SEVEN (7)

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Matilda. (1996, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The DUFF. (2015, M) 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Baywatch. 1.00 Visions Of Greatness. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

23 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

Wednesday, December 16 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (Mavw, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Cinderella Christmas. (2016, G, R) 2.00 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.10 MOVIE: Christmas Reservations. (2019, PGa) Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Gross, Ted McGinley. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

TEN (10)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Gruen. (Final) Comedian Wil Anderson analyses the advertising industry and consumerism. 9.05 Reputation Rehab: One Bad Joke. (Final, Ml) Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge look at the effect one bad joke can have on a comedian’s career. 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) UK-based panel show. 10.20 QI. (PG) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.10 Basketball. WNBL. Second semi-final. 1.10 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London’s Great Bridges: Lighting The Thames. Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Drain Alcatraz. (R) Takes a look at why the waters around Alcatraz Island made it one of the most secure prisons in history. 9.30 Miniseries: The Sister. (M) Part 3 of 4. As Nathan and Bob grimly dig up the woods, the truth about that night is revealed. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Safe Haven. (Ma, R) 11.55 MOVIE: Herstory. (2018, Mal, R, South Korea) 2.05 Vikings. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Miniseries: Supervolcano. (Ma, R) 4.55 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 11.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) Teams of two continue their race around the world. Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 12.00 Code Black. (Ma, R) A city-wide blackout causes chaos and leaves the hospital without power. As Campbell and Leanne divert high-risk patients, Elliot and Heather find themselves trapped in an elevator. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Code Black. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Paramedics. (M, R) A tiny patient is in big trouble. 8.30 The InBetween. (Mav) Cassie visits the hospital where Damien’s fiancée is being treated and encounters the spirit of a boy. 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) April receives some unfortunate news that makes her question her future with Ethan. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) A woman is found strangled. 11.45 World’s Wildest Weather: Tornado Terror. (PG, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Royals Revealed: Harry & Edward – Princes In Exile. (PGal) Takes a look at Prince Harry’s decision to abdicate in order to step back as a senior member of the royal family. 8.30 Bull. Bull and Benny defend an estranged couple who are charged with money laundering and fraud connected to a restaurant together so the prosecution cannot use them against each other. 10.30 The Masked Singer USA. Hosted by Nick Cannon. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 The IT Crowd. 8.55 Rosehaven. 9.20 Gavin & Stacey. 10.25 Frontline. 10.50 The Thick Of It. 11.20 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05am Red Dwarf. (Final) 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.55 QI. 2.25 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.55 News Update. 3.00 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Basque Country. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Sweden. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Climax. (2018, MA15+) 10.15 Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (52, 92)

8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Cutest Ever Puppy Party. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Jonathan Creek. 11.40 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 Small Gift, Big Heart At Christmas. Noon David Attenborough’s The Hunt. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. (Return) 12.10am Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Songlines On Screen. 2.00 Intune 08. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Death Row Chronicles. 8.30 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. 10.15 News. 10.20 Away From Country. 11.20 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. Continued. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 7.50 From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 9.30 Richard The Stork. (2017) 11.05 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 12.45pm The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 3.15 Maudie. (2016, PG) 5.25 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 7.30 Tracks. (2013, M) 9.35 Master And Commander. (2003, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

PEACH (82, 11)

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Golden Boy. 11.00 Late Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Underworld: Awakening. (2012, MA15+) 10.15 MOVIE: Underworld: Blood Wars. (2016, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

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Thursday, December 17 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (Mav, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love For Christmas. (2012, PGa, R) Shantel VanSanten. 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Wish. (2019, PG) Hilarie Burton, Tyler Hilton, Megan Park. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. (Final) Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG) Dr Mike’s team treats a foal. 8.30 Rick Stein: Secret France. Rick Stein’s travels through France’s eastern border regions of Alsace and Jura. 9.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, Mv, R) The police station becomes a crime scene. 10.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Saroo Brierley. (PG, R) 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. (Mal, R) 12.25 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (Ml, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (Final, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 MOVIE: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. (2016, R, , ) Takes a look at The Beatles from 1962 to 1966. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr. 9.30 Lennon’s Last Weekend. Takes a look at John Lennon’s final interview along with archival footage and photographs. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 24 Hours In Police Custody: What Lies Beneath. (Madlv, R) Police receive a call from a young man. 11.55 Wisting. (Mav, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the First Test between Australia and India. 8.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Evening session. 10.30 The Amazing Race. (Final, PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Alec Baldwin. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Blindspot. (Mv, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Takes a look at holiday destinations. 8.30 Race Across The World. (PGl) Setting off from Panama City, the teams head to the Caribbean Sea where they encounter complications. 9.50 Inside Phuket Airport: Welcome To Paradise: High Stakes. (PGal) A power cut causes problems. 10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 World’s Wildest Flights. (PG, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) British chef Jamie Oliver provides tips and advice on preparing for the festive season. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) The case of a teenage girl assaulted in a stairwell in the projects leads to a startling discovery when DNA evidence links the perpetrator to a double homicide. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past. 9.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Mock The Week. 9.30 Review With Myles Barlow: Christmas Special. 10.00 Reputation Rehab. (Final) 10.30 Superwog. (Final) 10.55 Ghosts. 11.25 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05am Red Dwarf A-Z. 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 The Office. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Venus. (2017, M) 1.40 The Movie Show. 2.10 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. 3.00 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 VICE. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.15 Full Frontal. 9.40 Photo Op: Trump And Black Lives Matter. 10.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Reno Rookie. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Ever Toddlers. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 One Lane Bridge. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 9.30 The First 48. 10.30 The Price Of Duty. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 ST: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 ST: Next Gen. 5.30 ST: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.25 Richard The Stork. (2017) 9.00 Kiwi Flyer. (2012, PG) 10.35 Maudie. (2016, PG) 12.45pm From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 2.25 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 4.05 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. (2009, PG) 6.20 Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 7.50 Ideal Home. (2018, M) 9.30 Children Of Men. (2006, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Brothers’ Nest. (2018, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

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

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Northern kids choir hits the stage By Luke Voogt Nine-year-old Sam Singh’s pursuit of singing stardom will continue when he joins his North Children’s Choir comrades for their first performance in almost a year. “I can’t wait to perform in the live stream,” the Corio local said. “Mostly because I’ll have fun and I might become famous!” Singing has been Sam’s passion since age two and he joined the choir last July after a co-ordinator held a singalong for his class. “I’ve had a passion for it since I was very young and I was very happy to have my passion being used,” he said. He also made new friends in the choir, which features children from Geelong’s northern suburbs singing in Italian, Karen, Sudanese, Polish, Maori, Hindi, Tagalog, Wadawurrung and English. “They have the same passion for singing as me,” Sam said. The children returned to practice together in October, after several months unable to sing in unison. “It’s much better singing together,” Sam said. “It’s kind of difficult to sing together over Zoom.” An avid fan of Bollywood and Punjabi culture, Sam looked forward to singing a few Indian hits in The Gathering live stream concert at Geelong Arts Centre on December 19. “My mum and I chose some songs to sing,” he said. “Most of [the choir’s] songs are peaceful. You might even hear a song in a language you speak.” Sam’s passion for music also extends into pop, rock and rap, which he demonstrated by reeling off names such as Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone from his Spotify list. “I have lots of singers in my life on Spotify,” he said. Although if his singing career fails to take off, he says he is quite happy to be a firefighter, an archaeologist, a police officer, a mathematician, a footy player, an electronic engineer or a scientist instead. Sam and the other choir members will sing

Sam Singh breaks into song with fellow North Children’s Choir member Holly James. (Supplied)

in groups of up to seven at a time during the live stream, due to COVID-19 precautions. The performance will weave together songs, stories, film and animation according to Bluebird Foundation’s Bron Lawson, who helps run the choir. “The choir families represent the diverse cultural landscape that shapes the northern suburbs of Geelong,” she said. The choir members struggled to practice during lockdowns, Lawson admitted. “It was really challenging for the kids and

their families,” she said. “You can’t all sing at the same time because of the delay on Zoom. “Everyone can sing in their own home but only one person can have their mic on at once, or else it just becomes this hodgepodge of noise.” The children were “delighted” to return to outdoor rehearsals in groups of five, and later of 10, at North Shore Football Club in October, Lawson said. “It was wonderful when we could finally all be together – albeit outdoors and in small

groups. They were singing on the veranda with all the locals wandering past and enjoying music.” She encouraged locals to tune in at 4pm next Saturday to hear Hindi and Karen lullabies, Filipino and Australian folk music and Sudanese call-and-response songs. “The songs have all been collected from the families,” she said. “In a year like no other, celebrate with this group of six- to 11-year-olds who, against all odds, have stayed connected with each other and with the joy of music.”

Novice and master’s artistic journey The first live exhibition at an Anglesea gallery since COVID-19 hit in March showcases a three-year artistic journey of a novice and a master. Painter of half a century Elaine d’Esterre and relative newcomer Deb Elliott combine their talents in the exhibition paying homage to the scenic Point Roadknight. On one side of the coin is Elliott, whose hat-making efforts for healthcare workers went viral after she appeared in the Independent in April. The IT worker co-ordinated the sewing of more than 17,000 hats to help protect nurses and healthcare workers from then until August. Elliott cast her mind back to three years ago, on the New South Wales south coast, when she first met d’Esterre . “I had seen and purchased some of Elaine’s work so I was pleased to finally meet and spend some time with her,” she said. “On the last night I finally plucked up the courage to ask Elaine to teach me to paint.” Elliot had wanted to bring her photographs of Point Roadknight to life in oil on canvas. “I came to Elaine having not painted since grade 6, with little knowledge but a huge love of colour,” she said. “The first few lessons were overwhelming as she took me through some technical stuff, some art theory and history. “On week four we put paint on canvas. Thank goodness! I thought we were never going to get there. “My vision of oil painting was that you took

Deb Elliott and Elaine d’Esterre combine their talents in their exhibition Point Roadknight. (Supplied)

paint out of a tube and used a brush. Wrong! I have rarely used a brush. “I paint with palette knives, trowels, scrapers, scrunched up pieces of cloth and my hands. Getting my hands into the paint is like being in kindergarten all over again.” d’Esterre described teaching a “novice” with

a lack of drawing and painting skills but a “love of raw colour” as a joyous experience. “[She had] a passion for the amazing array of colour at Point Roadknight,” d’Esterre said. “It was the sense of fun and the surprise of what evolved from the paint that kept us going. “What gave me much pleasure was, when left

to her own devices, Deb would complete an inspiring painting when I wasn’t looking.” “The experience has been very freeing,” Elliott responded. “I have moved from looking to Elaine for advice on every stroke of paint or colour choice to having the confidence to work on my own. “I will always listen to Elaine but am no longer afraid to challenge what she says. She cringes when I pick up a can of shiny gold spray paint!” The art lessons inspired a collaboration between the pair. “This way of producing artwork is not a one-way street as gradually my palette became more colourful,” d’Esterre said. “It’s Deb’s enthusiasm and preparedness to have a go at anything and jumping in the deep end that I find inspiring and motivating.” Elliott and d’Esterre have become close friends and look forward to displaying their work together. “By standing back we may see our strengths and weaknesses and the overlapping of different aspects and themes coming from the one subject,” d’Esterre said. “For the viewer the artwork may appear very similar or even copied but on closer inspection differences may be revealed.” Point Roadknight opened on Wednesday and runs from 10am to 4pm each day, except Christmas Day, until December 28 at Surf Coast Shire Art Space, Anglesea. Luke Voogt 25 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

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Out and about Live music made a long-anticipated return last Friday for the opening night of Ivan Kemp’s photo exhibition We are Back! – Artists of the Potato Shed. Independent photographer Louisa Jones was there to capture the action.

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1/ The Von Robertsons on stage. 2/ Ivan Kemp, Padriac Fisher and Trent Sullivan. 3/ Locals enjoy a dance to music outside the Potato Shed. 4/ Madeliene Cope performs. 5/ Kate Arstall, Heather Pye and Jacqueline Moore. 6/ The audience relaxes on the lawn. 7/ Stuart Petchey, with Melissa, Mila and Chris Kemp. 8/ Carly Robertson, Sarah Carroll and Heath Robertson. 9/ Louise, Caitlyn and Mark Cane. 10/ Max Pickett and Barb Kemp. 11/ Craig and Jayne Watson. 12/ Trish Redmond, Sam Durney, Aaron Fidler, and Debbie and Glenn Garnaut. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 223250 26 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

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So much Christmas spirit in Central Geelong Central Geelong is buzzing with the sights and sounds of Christmas! There is so much on offer right now to help you and your family celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. These fun activities (and so many more) form part of the Central Geelong Christmas Trail which can be downloaded at www.centralgeelong.com.au/ christmas

www.westfield.com.au/geelong. In line with government restrictions, masks will be required for anyone over the age of 12 in Victoria, including Santa.

Christmas selfies in Central Geelong For a different kind of Christmas pic to share with your family and friends, turn your selfie into a fun Christmas photo with Central Geelong’s unique face filter featuring the Floating Christmas Tree. Find the face filters on the Love Central Geelong Instagram and Facebook pages or click the links below: Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/ f bcameraeffects/tryit/1540985489430100/ Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/ ar/1540985489430100/ Don’t forget to hit the ‘sound on’ button for festive music and to share a photo or video of your face filter selfie using #geelongchristmas and tag @lovecentralgeelong.

Central Geelong Christmas elves Have you seen them yet? The wonderfully fun and friendly Central Geelong Christmas Elves are back again this year spreading Christmas cheer and handing out lollies and fresh fruit vouchers to shoppers and visitors. Listen out for their signature jingle as they stroll the streets, Monday to Saturday between 10am-2pm. The elves will be out and about right up until 2pm on Christmas Eve. The Christmas Elves will be distributing the Central Geelong Christmas Trail and copies of the Augmented Reality Christmas colouring sheet. If you see an elf this season, remember to keep 1.5m physical distance to ensure the safety of all.

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Augmented reality colouring sheets Try out some augmented reality fun with a series of free Christmas in Central Geelong colouring sheets. Collect a colouring sheet from a Central Geelong Christmas Elf, The Carousel, or download your colouring sheets at www.centralgeelong.com.au/christmas. Download the free ‘Creativitek’ app from the App Store or Google Play using Central Geelong’s free WiFi network, colour in your picture and then watch it come to life. Remember to colour your picture in first.

Santa photos in Central Geelong A much-loved Christmas tradition for many families is an annual photo with Santa.

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Thankfully, Santa photos are still happening this year including ‘Sensitive Santa’ and pet photo sessions at both Market Square Shopping Centre and Westfield Geelong. As physical distancing will be practiced during your visit, families will have their own seat next to Santa’s throne. Your photo will look a little different to years gone by but your snap with Santa is still a wonderful way to mark the

season and remember a year like no other. Santa will be in store at both Westfield and Market Square until Christmas Eve however booking in advance is strongly recommended at both shopping centres to secure your spot. Walk-in time slots will be strictly limited. You can view the variety of photo packages available and session times at www.marketsquaregeelong.com.au and

Discover a whole bunch of fun and cute augmented reality friends hidden around Central Geelong. A Christmas elf decorating Central Geelong, a gingerbread man dodging giant gifts, singing snowmen and even the ‘big man’ himself are hiding around Central Geelong. All you need is your smartphone or device to discover these loveable Christmas characters. Download the free ‘Creativitek’ app from the App Store or Google Play then use Central Geelong’s free Wi-Fi network as you search for the ‘Christmas in Central Geelong’ footpath stickers located throughout the festive city. There are Christmas characters to discover at 12 Central Geelong locations. You can download a map of all the locations at www.centralgeelong.com.au/christmasAR.

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Central Geelong Santa Stops For even more fun, discover our Santa Stops! Kids will love this Christmas adventure as they move around Central Geelong collecting treats from participating Central Geelong businesses. Download the Santa Stop map at www.centralgeelong.com.au/christmas and start exploring. At each stop, the first 300 children (aged 3-12 years) who find the clue and get their Santa Stop map stamped will receive a free Christmas treat provided by participating businesses. Find all the Santa Stop clues on the posters in the windows of participating businesses for your chance to win vounchers valued at $250 from Santa Stop businesses. For more information and terms and conditions visit www.centralgeelong.com.au/events/santa-stops

Fresh Christmas Trees in Central Geelong from A Natural Bunch There’s nothing quite like the smell and feel of a real Christmas tree and this year you can purchase one in Central Geelong. A Natural Bunch in James Street is selling beautiful, fresh trees ranging from 1.5m to 3.6m. If you don’t have the space for a large tree, try a potted variety available from the James Street store. Visit www.anaturalbunch.com.au for details.

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Christmas smoothies. Both naughty and nice, Biscoff Crunch is a blend of caramel, cinnamon and spices. Enjoy this scrumptious seasonal sensation at the Yarra Street store. www.centralnutrition.com.au Twisted Dessert Bar has just launched its mouth-watering Christmas menu including eggnog cocktails, simply not to be missed. Visit the Moorabool Street store or www.twisteddessertbar.com.au Moo Mouth Coffee, on the corner of Little Malop and Yarra streets, is offering packs of mixed shortbreads and gingerbread Christmas cookies. Make a purchase to automatically go into their Christmas raffle draw with three great prizes to be won.

Tasty Christmas treats While you explore the Christmas Trail, don’t forget to try out some of the tasty, Christmas-time treats on offer from Central Geelong businesses to celebrate the season. A festive flavour has just landed at Central Nutrition in Yarra Street. Biscoff Crunch is the first of Central Nutrition’s

Stay tuned at www.centralgeelong. com.au/christmas or follow us at #LoveCentralGeelong for more information about Christmas in Central Geelong and the magical range of fun on offer for your whole family. Please adhere to current COVID-19 restrictions when you leave home.

A taste of authenticity It was a friend of Weng Bing who originally suggested he open an Asian supermarket to meet the needs of Geelong locals, who usually had to travel to Melbourne to stock up on supplies. Weng, who’d already had experience in working at such a supermarket, agreed – so he went ahead and opened his Fresh Land Asian Supermarket in Manifold Heights. The large, breezy store now offers more than 8000 products from countries that include China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and India, as well as Mexican, Italian and Australian items. This extraordinary range allows home cooks to whip up an Asian feast, using authentic ingredients – and the staff is more than happy to explain how to use any unfamiliar products. As well as a range of fresh fruit and veg,

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Above and left: Getting creative with popsicle sticks will keep little hands busy.

Photo frame As above, glue four popsicle sticks into a square shape, then glue stars, glitter, or other craft “bits” all around the frame. Paint once it’s all dry. Glue the photo (of the child making it) on the back of the frame – mum or dad can cut it to fit. Then glue on ribbon and it’s ready to hang.

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The gorgeously cute reindeer are pretty simple to make, requiring basic sawing, drilling and gluing skills. They can be made any size, with small sawn-off logs and foraged likely-looking twigs/ branches. Simply drill holes in the logs to a size to match twigs, fill the holes with strong glue, insert twigs and allow to dry. Make sure the legs are balanced to enable reindeer to successfully stand on table top or floor.

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PUZZLES No. 006

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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4 9 3 1

2 3 6

5 7 2 6 7 7 6 3 2 3 5 8 9 6 8 2 3 1 7 6 7 8 5 9

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8 9

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Adorable (7) Idealist (7) Explorer, partner of Wills (5) Examined again (9) Twigged (8) Rotten (6) Source of cooking oil (5) Contract (9) Unconvinced (9) - Arabia (5) Bears (6) Replicate; reproduce (8) Disgust (9) Unexpected narrative direction (5) Make bigger (7) Forever (7)

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No. 006

With excessive effort (11) Having many uses (9) Honey-making hub (7) Cheerfulness (10) Quacker (4) Put to death (7) Producer (5) Colour of strawberries (3) Harmful (11) Genius (10) Schooling (9) Little kid (7) Regular bus between two places (7) Kick out (5) Roughly 1.6km (4) Regret (3)

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No. 006

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QUICK CROSSWORD

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9-LETTER WORD Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

Today’s Aim: 18 words: Good 27 words: Very good

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4 6 1 8 5 9 3 2 7

5 LETTERS ACING ACUTE ADOBE

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LESSEN PRIMER PUDDLE

PULSE READS RELAY RHINO RIGHT RINSE SAGER SATIN SEIZE SIDLE SNOWS SPENT STEAL STING THERE THINS TIARA UNTIE WHERE ZONES

7 LETTERS EVASIVE NAILING PLAYERS SNORTED STUDENT TRESTLE

EXCESSES PRINTERS 11 LETTERS RESTFULLEST STRANGENESS

8 LETTERS CONDENSE COSINESS

6 LETTERS LEAGUE 11-12-20

Is sassafras an exclamation, ingredient or tree?

In what Australian city was popstar Kylie Minogue (pictured) born?

Chartreuse, army and forest are all shades of what colour?

Which superhero TV series stars New Zealand actor Antony Starr?

The ‘shave and taper’ method is employed in which sport?

E M O S

L E E P E N N A V E R T

How many countries border Italy?

10 What are two key components of the engine cooling system in most cars?

S H A

3 9 8 7 1 2 6 4 5 2 1 7 4 6 3 8 9 5

True or false: lieutenant is higher than major in army command hierarchy?

No. 006 Insert the missing letters to make 10 words – five reading across the grid and five reading down. NOTE: more than one solution may be possible

Y L Y

amen, enema, mane, manse, mass, masse, mast, mate, matt, matte, mean, meanest, meant, meat, meet, ment, mesa, mese, mesne, mess, mete, name, same, seam, seamen, seem, semen, sesame, stamen, STATESMEN, steam, stem, tame, tameness, tamest, team, teem

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6 2 9 8 5 4 1 3 7

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4 LETTERS AUTO COPE EDGE EELS ETCH FLEW KITS SCAB SENT SILO SOCK SUES TARS TSAR

QUICK QUIZ

Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

The Giving Tree is a children’s book by which author?

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AGREE AILED ALIEN ARVOS ASSES BOOST CALMS EARTH ENDED ERRED EXTOL IDLER IGLOO LAGER LEANS LIMBS LITHE OFTEN OGLES ONSET PASTS PLATE PROWS

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ANSWERS: 1. Mercury 2. Shel Silverstein 3. Green 4. Swimming 5. Five (France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia) 6. False 7. Tree 8. Melbourne 9. The Boys 10. Radiator and water pump

SUDOKU

KIDS’ CHRISTMAS CORNER christmas cracker joke Q. What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A. A pine-apple!

WORD FIND

Colour Me Get creative and colour in the image below!

Can you ﬁnd all of the words listed below? The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

DRAW ME Can you copy the image below to the grid to the right?

BELLS

FRUITCAKE

NOEL

CANDLE

GIFT

REINDEER

CAROL

GINGERBREAD

SANTA

CHIMNEY

HOLLY

TINSEL

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1 Cover gift with paper 5 Circle of light above an angel 6 The Grinch was thought to be this 7 Head to head, – a –

1 Sharpen (a knife) 2 Praise wildly 3 When Santa got down from his sled 4 Santa lives here, the North –

ANSWERS: ACROSS: 1. Wrap, 5. Halo, 6. Evil, 7. Tete, DOWN: 1. Whet, 2. Rave, 3. Alit, 4. Pole. 37 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

holiday challenge HOLIDAY GIANT

1 True or false: Namibia shares a border with South Africa?

4 In 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to do what?

2 Which of the Brontë sisters wrote Jane Eyre?

5 David Bowie (pictured) gained fame in the 1970s with his flamboyant alter ego named what?

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26 words: Good 39 words: Very good 52 words: Excellent

ANSWERS: 1. True. 2. Charlotte Brontë. 3. Albania. 4. Travel into outer space. 5. Ziggy Stardust.

3 Which of these countries was not once part of Yugoslavia: Macedonia, Serbia or Albania?

WORDSTEP DRINK

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PLAYS

CROSS MATH Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. There may be more than one possible word step answer.

÷ ×

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= 21

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

ANSWERS

6 4 8 2 1 4 5 6 9 4 3 6 4 7 3 1 8

ANSWERS: DRINK, DRANK, PRANK, PLANK, PLANS, PLAYS

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3 ÷ 1 × 5 = 15 × + + 6 ÷ 2 × 7 = 21 − + + 9 + 8 + 4 = 21 = = = 9 11 16

HOLIDAY GIANT

SOLUTIONS

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included, and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

9-LETTER WORD

elite, else, isle, islet, leet, lest, lime, limo, list, lite, litotes, lose, lost, melt, mettle, mile, milo, milt, MISTLETOE, moil, mole, molest, motel, motile, mottle, mottles, settle, silo, silt, sleet, slim, slime, slit, sloe, slot, smelt, smile, soil, sole, soli, steel, stele, stile, stilt, stole, tile, tilt, tilts, title, toil, toile, toilet

HARD SUDOKU

62 Work (7) 63 Wetter in terms of weather (7) 64 False and defamatory statement (7) 70 Slippery fish (3) 71 Excavate (3)

49 Melanesian island state (4) 51 Sluggish (9) 52 Dismissed (9) 53 Maryland city (9) 54 More tired (7) 55 Dance musical genre (7) 58 Tell a story (7) 60 Room for sleeping (7) 61 Doubter (7)

HARD SUDOKU

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Jewellery items (5) Discounts (7) Opening (5) Bar (6) Clear riverbed (6) Rooms (14) Abdominal exercise (6) Overhaul (6) Small case for needles (4)

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Managed (7) Novice (7) Formally put an end to (7) Distribute (food) (5,2) Persuaded (7) Sick (3) Phone program (3) Exaltation (9) Mall (8,6) Study of word history (9) Outstanding (9) Venerate (7) Sooner (7) Georgian state capital (7) Bypass (4) Plant family that includes sage (6) Roma is its capital (6) Concludes (4) Ruler (7) Spanish rice dish (6) Gambling house (6)

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60 Diocese (9) 65 Person who plays the organ (8) 66 Accused (8) 67 Book of the Old Testament (7) 68 Australian animal (8) 69 Carry to excess (6) 72 Banishment (9) 73 German car brand (8) 74 High praise (Medieval Lat.) (8) 75 Obviously (7)

4 9 5 3 2 1 7 8 6

5 9 13

City in northern France (7) Needle (8) Ovine insecticide (5,3) Feeling a strong affection (9) Pass (6) Apparently contradictory figure of speech (8) Start of day (7) US state, North - (8) Ban (8) Adored (US) (9) The action of setting something on fire (8) Egg dish (US) (6) A type of shot in cue sports (8) Act of disloyalty (7) Difficult to understand (7) Agreeing in amount (13) Data about data (8) Reason (5) Magazine writer (11) Brouhaha (5) Edible snail (Fr.) (8) Exhibition (13) Former name of Telstra (7) Window shopper (7) African republic containing Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti (8) Joins (6) Representative (8)

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Aspiring pairs face opponents and rain Geelong’s aspiring tennis stars squared off in pairs on Sunday in a ranking competition hampered by rain and strong winds. “The weather wasn’t on our side this week,” Tennis Geelong president Donna Schoenmaekers said. “But given the adverse conditions, play was competitive at the three venues.” The events were based on the players’ Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), which pits competitors of similar abilities against each other rather than grouping them by age or grade. The system rates players on a scale of 1 to 16.5, including international competitors. For example, World number one Novak Djokovich currently holds a UTR of 15.77. Surfcoast Tennis Club in Torquay hosted six

pairs in the 1-2.99 band, with two groups of three playing best-of-three six-game sets. The initial matches were both boys versus girls ,with the results going one each way. The second and third rounds saw alternating rain delays and bright sunshine, making conditions difficult. Group one was very even with Vaishnavi Xiao and Trusha Jani, and Matilda Sutherland and Georgia Carr winning a rubber each. Chrisopher Watkins and Lachie Smith drew ahead in the third match before play was abandoned due to another heavy shower. Group two managed to finish, with Spencer Durno and Lachlan Murphy outplaying their opposition of Ruby Egan and Hanna Schoenmaekers and Eli Egan and Nate Schoenmaekers with a win in both matches.

Band 3-4.99 saw four pairs play at Ocean Grove Tennis Club. “Matches here were close, and everyone enjoying some competitive tennis,” Schoenmaekers said. Moolap Tennis Club hosted band 5-6.99 with three pairs taking on each other and the weather. Most matches were close, with Jefferey Bacareza and Abbie Figuracion winning their two best-of-three Fast4 matches. Paul Bond and Daniel Smith improved on their first match loss (4-1, 4-0) to Bacareza and Figuracion, to push Mick and Riley Kotwic to a third set, but went down 10-6 in the deciding tie-break. “In general the day was a success, despite the weather,” Schoenmaekers said.

Hanna Schoenmaekers and Ruby Egan in action at Surf Coast Tennis Club in Torquay. (Supplied)

Wild weather a challenge ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

Sam Coutts took 5/12 to help Grovedale bowl Highton out for just 40. (Pictures: Wes Cusworth)

Massive ton stops Cats By Luke Voogt Half centuries by wicket-keeper batsman Josh McDonald and emerging talent Tom Jackson failed to secure victory for Geelong Cricket Club against the in-form Carlton last Saturday. After a good innings the previous weekend, all-rounder Hayden Butterworth fell for just 2 on Saturday, while captain and fellow opener Eamonn Vines managed 24. But McDonald and Jackson fought for 52 and 65 respectively, as the middle order helped the Cats claw their way to a defendable 239 all-out. Carlton captain-coach and former Victorian player Evan Gulbis starred with the ball for a second consecutive week claiming 5/47. Cats pacemen Jack Wrigglesworth and Brody Couch and leg spinner Tom O’Connell took a wicket each but had no answer for Brayden Stepien. The Carlton opener blasted 157 not out off just 113 balls, including 16 fours and five sixes to help the Blues chase down the Cats with seven wickets and 13 overs in hand. This Saturday, the Cats will fancy their chances for their first win of the season against Greenvale, who placed 16th last year and currently sit second-last on the ladder. 42 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

But former Prahran and Geelong skipper Matthew Harrison remains a threat with the bat, after scoring 63 in the Kangaroos’ loss to Essendon. In Geelong Cricket Association division one firsts, South Barwon, Newtown-Chilwell, Lara, North Geelong and Grovedale recorded victories. Sole century-maker for the round Sam Hall scored 101, carrying the North Geelong innings alongside Layton McCann (65) to 208, while Murgheboluc posted 9/132 in reply. Sam Coutts stood out with the ball for the round with 5/12, helping Grovedale bowl out Highton for a paltry 40 to win by 161 runs. The young paceman was thrilled to claim his maiden five-wicket haul after an injury-plagued first few years in senior cricket. “It was good to finally taste a bit of success on a personal front,” he told Wes Cusworth on The Inside Edge. “It’s been a lean start to the year on my behalf but it’s good to get on the board.” Coutts was happy to “string a few games together” after past seasons interrupted by a knee injury from football and other injuries, and back issues last season. “Hopefully my luck continues and I keep

doing that,” he said. Coutts credited “a bit of movement” in the pitch for helping him “get a few through the gate” to trap one batsman LBW and bowl another. The cricket gods also smiled on him with “a few cracking shots that went to hand” for his other wickets. The former St Joseph’s player looked forward to taking on his old side this weekend. “Hopefully I can use a bit of local knowledge to try to back up that performance,” he said. North Geelong leads the ladder followed by Newtown-Chillwell, Lara and South Barwon, with Grovedale one game outside the top four. In the division one seconds, North Geelong, Newtown-Chilwell, Grovedale, East Belmont and South Barwon scored wins in a low-scoring round. Grovedale remains undefeated atop of the ladder followed by East Belmont, Highton and South Barwon. North Geelong, East Belmont, St Joseph’s, Highton and Leopold recorded wins in a similarly low-scoring round of the thirds. South Barwon leads the ladder, followed by North Geelong, Murgheboluc and St Joseph’s.

Wild winds are still making it challenging to find a good window of opportunity to get stuck into the local fishing, but if you’re keen enough to stick it out there is some great fishing on offer. Alcoa Pier is holding fantastic numbers of salmon and pinkie snapper with fish holding tight against the structure. Sounding up the fish has been key to success, simply dropping soft plastics and bouncing them on their heads is working a treat. Three to four inch gulp or Zman soft plastics have been ideal in natural or white colours. The snapper bite continues and Clifton Springs to Portarlington remains the hotspot with fish to 5kg showing up in good numbers. Along the channel and just off it have been holding better numbers of fish. The other side of the channel towards Point Wilson has got a good snapper bite going, with plenty of fish to 3kg. When fishing this area you’re a chance of a genuine monster. Fresh baits are key. Offshore, Barwon Heads is showing no sign of slowing down with the snapper run still resulting in plenty of quality fish hitting the deck. Gone Fishing Charters has been slamming the snapper lately off Barwon Heads getting his customers on to some fantastic fish with plenty of bi-catch such as gummy shark and nannygai. Wurdi Buloc Reservoir has attracted some fishing attention lately allowing anglers to get out of the wind and get stuck into some quality fish. Redfin and trout both chewing quite well at the moment, with hard body or spoon lures working a treat. The 2020-21 Murray Cod season opened last week with hundreds of anglers rushing up the highway in search of this fish. Most anglers had good success. Bryce from Trellys Geelong fished the King River up towards Wangaratta, finding cod to about 55cm with natural colour spinnerbaits proving deadly.

Bryce Numaitis with a Murray cod. (Supplied)

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Falcons drafted as Cats net trio By Luke Voogt

Oliver Henry, pictured in playing for Geelong Falcons in 2019, has been drafted to Collingwood. (Brian Bartlett)

Former Geelong Falcons Tanner Bruhn, Oliver Henry, Charlie Lazzaro and Cameron Fleeton have begun their AFL journeys after earning selection in the 2020 draft. Bruhn and Fleeton will head to GWS Giants, while Henry and Lazzaro earned places at Collingwood and North Melbourne respectively. Many correctly tipped polished midfielder Bruhn, who the Giants selected at pick 12, to be the first Falcon drafted. Bruhn has silky skills, can win the contested ball and is a goalkicking threat in his forays forward. A knee injury ruled him out of playing for Vic Country last year and surgery complications would have resulted in him missing the start of this season, cancelled due to COVID-19. But Bruhn impressed talent scouts at recent training sessions in the lead-up to the draft. Henry, the younger brother of Cats defender Jack, went to Collingwood at pick 17. Henry booted 18 goals in his 15 NAB League

games for Geelong Falcons last year, including a five-goal haul. The 187cm utility has a big vertical leap allowing him to play above his height up forward or as an intercept-marking defender. North Melbourne selected midfielder Charlie Lazzaro at pick 36. Lazzaro averaged 20 disposals – a high percentage contested – per game at the Falcons and laid plenty of tackles during the NAB League season. Tall defender Fleeton joins his Falcons teammate Bruhn in western Sydney, after the Giants selected him at pick 58. At 192cm tall, Fleeton can intercept, mark and play against key forwards, and uses the ball efficiently in the back half. Geelong Cats picked up three rookies in the draft: Max Holmes, Shannon Neale and Nick Stevens. The Cats selected Sandringham Dragons midfielder Holmes at pick 20 following a swap with Richmond. Standing 189cm tall, Holmes is an athletic wingman and the son of dual Olympian and Commonwealth gold medallist Lee Naylor. He initially followed in his mother’s footsteps,

winning the Australian under-18 400 metre hurdles title, before choosing football. After missing much of 2019 due to a broken arm, the 18-year-old recorded elite results in various agility and speed tests in the lead-up to the draft. At pick 33 the Cats selected athletic ruckman Neale from South Fremantle. The 17-year-old impressed in the WAFL under 18s this year playing eight matches, averaging 13.4 disposals and 2.8 marks. At pick 47, Geelong selected Western Victorian Rebels product Stevens, who the Cats described as “a classy ball-user and excellent decision-maker”. While Stevens has spent most of his junior career in the backline, the Cats are confident he has the ability to play in other parts of the ground. Standing 192cm tall, Stevens was in good touch in two trial matches for the Rebels at the start of the year averaging 23 possessions (11 contested). He averaged 14.3 disposals and 3.5 defensive rebounds per game in the NAB League in 2019.

Young Cats hit the track for pre-season launch Gryan Miers has vowed to use this year’s grand final loss as motivation for 2021 before commencing the Cat’s first pre-season practice for first-to-fourth-year players. “I’m quite passionate, so I don’t really reckon I’ll ever get over a grand final [loss],” the exciting 21-year-old small forward told a press conference on Tuesday. “Even if I won one later in my career, I’d still kind of be like, ‘I could have had two or I could have had three’. “So I’ll never really get over it but I’ll definitely use it as motivation. I did that last year when we lost to Richmond in the prelim and then we ended up making the grand final.” The Cats watched their 2019 preliminary final loss to Richmond in the first week of training this year, Miers revealed. “I think I will watch [the 2020 grand final] at some stage,” he said. “They’re nearly a spitting image of each other – the two years – how half-time we’re in control, we’re looking really good and we’re a half away from one, making the big dance, [the other], winning the big dance. “You should reflect on it, you can’t just hide it away and think it didn’t happen, because it was a big thing in our lives. “If we use it as motivation we could definitely win it [next] year and in coming years.” Although the day after the grand final, when Miers and some players walked into a Gold Coast pub and saw the game on the big screen, was too early, he admitted. The players asked for the channel to be changed, he added. After a week “with the boys” on the Gold Coast and returning home to surprise his girlfriend for her birthday, Miers was thrilled to return to training. “I think it’s just exciting to be back at our club [and] see the smiles on everyone’s faces,” he said. “For me, it’s just seeing all of my mates again and being able to work towards a goal.” He looked forward to training and playing alongside star trade recruits Jeremy Cameron, Isaac Smith and Shaun Higgins. “The people they’ve brought in, they’re no short of star status.” Miers joined other promising young players at the pre-season launch including Brad Close, Esava Ratugolea, Zach Guthrie and Greek-Australian basketball prodigy Paul Tsapatolis. Miers said he would approach recently-retired champion Gary Ablett Junior for advice in the future and that he was a “nice guy” and a “massive part of my growth”. “I’m just letting him enjoy his time off. But I’ll definitely have some questions down the Brad Close (front) begins pre-season training alongside Esava Ratugolea, Zach Guthrie and Greek Australian basketball prodigy Paul Tsapatolis. track for him.” Inset: Gryan Miers addresses the media prior to the Cats pre-season launch. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 223462 43 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 11 December, 2020

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