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December 18, 2020

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Aspiring Geelong West entrepreneur Alistair Bullock is saying “cheers!” to the You Yangs by planting a tree for every cocktail box he sells. The 23-year-old grew up in Lara and his mum is “heavily involved” in Serendip Sanctuary, he explained. “We would always do tree planting when I was younger,” he said. “I grew up looking at the You Yangs – it’s just a really nice place. It’s exciting to use my small business to do some good towards it.” Alistair worked as a bartender on ‘gap year’ trips to Queenstown (NZ) and Byron Bay, and has channelled that experience and weeks of research during lockdown into his cocktail boxes. His boxes feature all Australian ingredients and instructions for revellers to mix up classics and newer cocktails, such as cosmopolitans and ginger yuzus. Alistair plans to plant his first batch of trees next May for Parks Victoria. “They’ll tell me which trees need to be planted for which area and I’ll go plant them,” he said. Details: thecocktailcart.com.au Luke Voogt

Locals dig deep in 2020 Geelong donors have opened their hearts and wallets in 2020 despite COVID-19, raising more than $365,000 for six of the city’s top GoFundMe campaigns. Geelong’s top campaign raised more than $140,000 for a Highton family with two terminally-ill children, who have since bought a wheelchair-compatible car and are planning modifications to their home. “We’re still completely shocked by it,” the children’s mother Kelly McElligott said. In May, the Independent revealed the campaign for terminally-ill children Maggie and Billy had raised $70,000 in just 24 hours. Maggie was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease in April 2019, while Billy was diagnosed with the rare fatal genetic disorder this February.

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The incurable disease destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing children to slowly lose their ability to walk and talk, and eventually results in seizures. Younger sister Alice does not have the condition and is already trying to help her older siblings, according to Kelly. She described the generosity of so many people she had never met as “very special”. “I think people thought, ‘I would hate for my child to be diagnosed with a terminal illness’ and they just wanted to do what they could,” she said. “I guess its people’s worst nightmare – and we’re living it.” The family bought a Kia Karnival in June but had to wait until last week to put it in for modifications. Only two NDIS providers do the modifications and COVID-19 had further delayed them, Kelly explained.

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The family is also looking to install a lift in their home and plan to put some money aside for Maggie’s and Billy’s funerals. But for now Kelly and husband Rory are making the most of every day with their “beautiful kids”. Geelong donors gave generously to the family of loving father Jackson Burke, who died of a rare viral infection, Corey Boyle, who is fighting stage four bowel cancer and Fleur Gollan, who has a crippling genetic disorder. Locals also donated in support of former Geelong woman Abbey Forrest and her family, killed in an alleged arson attack on their Point Cook home this month, and Manifold Heights prep student Nolan Hiotakis’s cancer battle. “The fact that people are so willing to help over so many different campaigns – during hard times for everybody – just amazes me,” Kelly said.

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Fight for Drysdale ‘character’ By Luke Voogt Campaigners opposing a controversial 550-house estate in Drysdale they believe will “kill” the town’s rural character are considering legal action after council rubber stamped the plans. Drysdale Clifton Springs Curlewis Association is set to meet online today to discuss its next steps following the approval. “We’re extremely disappointed,” association president Mercedes Drummond said. Several committee members suggested

seeking legal advice and fighting the decision at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), she said. “We have to investigate how worthwhile [going to VCAT] would be.” The association has also appealed to Bellarine MP Lisa Neville and Planning Minister Richard Wynne to intervene, according to Mrs Drummond. Council on Tuesday night adopted an amendment to rezone 28 ‘rural living’ properties on either side of Central Road, Drysdale, to support the proposed estate.

Ample Investments Group, which plans to redevelop the land and requested the amendment, owns eight of the properties. Mayor Stephanie Asher and deputy mayor Trent Sullivan – both Bellarine councillors – voted against the amendment after an independent panel supported the plans with minor changes. Councillor Anthony Aitken also voted against the plans while Bellarine ward councillor Jim Mason abstained from voting. Council received 71 public submissions on the proposal, with 64 objections including 21

opposing a proposed road now scrapped from the plans. The independent panel received a further five late submissions, with four in favour. Mrs Drummond warned the development threatened Drysdale’s rural character. Strategic planning portfolio chair Kylie Grzybek acknowledged the large amount of community feedback but stated council was satisfied with the panel’s recommendations. “It’s the right time for this amendment, as the development will assist in easing pressure on housing supply on the Bellarine Peninsula,” Cr Grzybek said.

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Santa flies in for Geelong Mums Christmas efforts. “To have that out at Corio Village to create some awareness for us is fantastic,” Kelly said. “Any financial donations – particularly at this time of year – go a long way towards cots, prams, car seats and other essentials for families in need.” According to Geelong Mums, 42 per cent of the families they support suffered negative effects from COVID-19 including homelessness, loss of income and domestic violence. “We’re still preparing for an avalanche of needs that are coming as we expect the effects of COVID-19 to continue long into next year,”

Kelly said. Geelong Mums had to close its doors to some volunteers and item donations for extended periods in 2020, due to the pandemic. “But we didn’t close for a day in terms of our distributions,” Kelly said. According to Geelong Mums, as little as $56 will provide a clothing bundle for a baby or child with more than 100 items to last them a year. Corio Village’s festive activities will run daily until Christmas Eve. Details: coriovillage.com. au. Luke Voogt

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Love will find a way Cancellations, flesh-eating ulcers and a difficult dressmaker were just some of the curveballs 2020 threw at Rachelle Dempsey and her wedding plans. But love conquered all, she tells Luke Voogt, as business begins to boom again for Geelong celebrants.

achelle Dempsey had planned to marry in front of friends and family on December 5 ever since now-husband Ted Robinson proposed to her as they waited in a restaurant line. “Ted said to me, ‘so, we are going to be married one day, right?’” the new Mount Duneed local remembered with amusement. “I was like, ‘you can’t seriously be proposing to me while we’re waiting for a table’.” But then COVID-19 hit in March, and guest restrictions turned out to be the least of Rachelle’s worries during a turbulent 2020. The first obstacle came after she paid a dressmaker a deposit for her bridal dress. “I couldn’t go for the fitting,” she said. “The designer wasn’t super happy about refunding the deposit.” They instead sent her a sample dress, which was the incorrect size, Rachelle said. She tried to organise an alternative fitting date multiple times but the dressmaker refused, taking the deposit and leaving her the dress to sell, she said. Then in September, 10 weeks out from the wedding, Rachelle was diagnosed with a Bairnsdale ulcer on her left thigh. “I was kind of freaking out,” she said. “If you go on the internet and search Bairnsdale ulcer, it doesn’t look pleasant.” Initially a doctor thought the flesh-eating ulcer was a spider bite, but when treatment failed, her regular GP – a different doctor – sent off tests. “Pathology actually lost the swab!” Rachelle said. Eventually “amazing” infectious disease specialists made sure she got the treatment she needed. Six weeks out from the wedding, in October, the venue she had booked called to cancel. Finally, she had some luck when three weeks later Pearls and Roses Bridal in Newtown came to the rescue. “The dressmaker – Karen – was awesome,” she said. But about the same time her hairdresser and makeup artist told her they had double-booked her wedding date. “So I had to find a different makeup artist and hairdresser within the next couple of days,” Rachelle said. Just a fortnight out, Rachelle underwent surgery on her leg and was off her feet for about a week. “I had just one week where I could put things together,” she said. Luckily, her husband secured Lorne Hotel, which was undergoing renovations at the time. The owners adapted the venue for the couple’s reception mid-renovation, Rachelle explained. “We were really lucky to have that because it’s not a function space,” she said.

Rachelle Dempsey and Ted Robinson tie the knot at The Warehouse. Inset: Anita Jenkins marries Rachelle and Ted. (Pictures: Dave Jenkins)

“We’ll be the only couple to have a wedding there.” Initially they had planned the ceremony in her sister’s backyard, but a forecast of thunderstorms and strong winds meant the couple had to revise that last minute too. Celebrant and family availabilities limited their options to Geelong, but they managed to secure The Warehouse within two days. “They were amazing – they were so good to deal with,” Rachelle said. “When everything started to fall apart I was pretty anxious. But when it all finally started to come together, I thought maybe it was meant to happen this way.” The venue change allowed them to have an extra five guests under COVID-19 restrictions, and a larger reception in Lorne. “We had always hoped to have 40 or 50 at the reception, so it worked out perfectly,” Rachelle

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said. “I thought it might be less but we never thought of cancelling it – we were going to forge ahead anyway.” Most importantly to Rachelle, the couple were able to share their love with friends and family. “If you’re worried about every minor detail you’re missing the point,” she said. “It was always about us being together and sharing it with family – that was what kept us calm.” While Rachelle was able to tie the knot in 2020, Geelong celebrants are being flooded with inquiries for 2021, according to the woman who married her. “Next year is going to be huge. It’s looking crazy,” said Anita Jenkins, who is also part of Geelong Celebrant Collective. “We’ve had a massive boom. “We’ve got all the postponed weddings from this year and we’ve got those weddings that would have happened in 2021 anyway.

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“It’s so exciting because I love what I do with such a passion, it’s the best job in the world.” The boom would be a welcome reprieve for the industry after a devastating 2020 – particularly for celebrants specialising in larger ceremonies, Anita said. “One of the collective had a wedding in March and she’s only just had her next wedding last weekend – and she’s one of the best celebrants in Geelong.” Anita and many other local celebrants performed smaller weddings during COVID-19, and she expects the trend to continue after the pandemic. “I called them my iso weddings,” she said. “They’re so beautiful because they’re just about the couple and not everybody else. “Even going into next year a lot of us have got those smaller ceremonies booked. I think [COVID-19] has reset people’s thinking.”

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Charges over alleged cruelty By Luke Voogt Former Geelong businessman Kon Petropoulos and wife Liudmila Petropoulos face animal cruelty charges after RSPCA investigators seized nine kittens in raids at their Ballarat property. In July, Victoria’s Major Investigations Team executed two warrants at the property after receiving several tip-offs following a public appeal for information. The reports claimed the couple was breaching a court-ordered ban by allegedly continuing to operate an illegal domestic animal-rearing business.

Investigators on Tuesday charged both Mr and Mrs Petropoulos with multiple offences under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The charges include confining an animal in a manner causing or likely to cause unreasonable pain or suffering, and failing to provide veterinary or appropriate attention. Investigators also charged Mr and Mrs Petropoulos for allegedly breaching a court order banning them from selling animals. Mr Petropoulos faces additional charges under the Domestic Animals Act including failure to comply with the mandatory code of practice, selling of animals in a public place and offences relating to the advertising of

animals for sale. Major Investigations Team leader Lisa Calleja said public information was crucial in RSPCA investigations into possible animal cruelty. “We rely on public informants to provide tip-offs and information which legally enables us to investigate cases like these. With the information we received from the public we were able to execute warrants, seize nine kittens and ultimately lay these new charges.” Ms Calleja urged anyone who suspected animal cruelty or the illegal selling of animals to phone 9224 2222 or lodge a report online at www.rspcavic.org/services/tip-off.

Kittens that RSPCA investigators seized from the Ballarat property of Kon and Liudmila Petropoulos. (Supplied)

Festive cheer on the bay An impromptu Geelong Carousel concert brought Christmas cheer to the waterfront on Monday night despite the cancellation of live carols this year. Piano Bar owner Andy Pobjoy was thrilled to get into festive spirit in the live and live-streamed show. “We had a little crowd out the back,” he said. “It was so lovely with the doors open – it formed a bit of a stage – and it was such a beautiful backdrop. “And there’s always a bit of buzz around Geelong’s floating Christmas tree. It certainly created that Christmas feeling.” About 60 or 70 people stopped to watch during the two-and-a-half-hour show, according to Andy. “We didn’t promote it because obviously we didn’t want to draw a crowd,” he said.

“I sort of came up with the idea and contacted Central Geelong Marketing saying, ‘we’re thinking of crashing the waterfront’. “Helen from Central Geelong Marketing said, ‘why don’t you perform in the carousel instead?’” Local and international viewers tuned into the show online, which Andy reckoned was Piano Bar’s 160th live stream for the year. “We took requests over the comments,” he said. “We had one woman from the US asking, ‘where are you? Hawaii?’” Andy praised council, and local businesses and performers, for “throwing around ideas” and “making them happen” during COVID-19. “The city has really tried to embrace this new outdoor way of doing things,” he said. Luke Voogt

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Leopold resident and Christmas sleuth Jenni Harper has become the first winner in Geelong council’s festive treasure hunt. Jenni was “thrilled” to take home a hamper from Darriwill Farm, Highton, after cracking the code in the Greater Geelong Christmas Adventure. “The prize hamper … is amazing and I can’t wait to get home and see what other goodies it contains,” she said on Tuesday. “When this new activity launched, I had a great time looking at the various locations in the interactive map. Then, we jumped in the car and went and visited a number of locations near us to find the clues.” Jenni is set for the festive season with her hamper containing a Christmas pudding,

chocolates, yoyo biscuits, jams and relishes, wafers, liquorice, coconut ice and more. The items come predominantly from greater Geelong, showcasing the region’s culinary variety. Locals still have time to crack the code and win one of the three hampers remaining (as of Tuesday) in the Greater Geelong Christmas Adventure. The scavenger hunt includes 24 locations featuring Christmas trees, giant baubles and postcards, and chalk wall art with clues for a popular Christmas phrase. Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher congratulated Jenni and encouraged locals to join the hunt in the new feature of Geelong council’s festive celebrations. Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/christmas

New school About 1000 students and staff from Oberon High School in Belmont will relocate to a new campus at Armstrong Creek next year. Education Minister James Merlino yesterday visited the site, which can accommodate up to 1100 students, to announce the campus would open for term one.

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Arts redevelopment begins early By Luke Voogt A $128 million redevelopment of Geelong Arts Centre’s Little Malop Street building has begun a month early, state government has announced. “The [redevelopment] has commenced ahead of schedule, bringing immediate jobs and opportunities to Geelong and setting the city up for economic recovery and success,” Creative Industries Minister Danny Pearson said. The closure of the site recently allowed establishment works and the stripping of

internal fittings and finishes in some parts of the building to begin last month. Workers also completed the demolition of the site’s old Barwon Health building in November, as scheduled. Managing contractor Lendlease has committed to a “Geelong first” policy that prioritises investment in local businesses for the project. The contractor has awarded eight tender packages to Geelong businesses employing 44 people so far. Eight other Victorian companies involved with the project have committed to

employ Geelong residents and engage with local suppliers. Ten suppliers and subcontractors have also committed to hiring at least one apprentice, according to Geelong Arts Centre. State government expects early works to be complete in mid-2021 with project completion scheduled for late 2023. “When complete this project will offer new creative spaces, new services and greater accessibility to top-quality experiences for all ages,” Mr Pearson said. Overall, the redevelopment will boost

the local economy by generating more than 600 jobs during construction, according to government. Currently, hoardings and safe access routes are in place around the site, with workers aiming to minimise disruption to nearby businesses. Through this process the project team has donated more than 15 tonnes of salvaged items and materials to local community organisations. “Through adopting sustainable practices, the project is also befitting our community more broadly,” Geelong MP Christine Couzens said.

Pups in market for home Adorable pups Oatmeal and Cody are heading down the highway to Geelong tomorrow in their search for a ‘fur-ever’ home. At just nine-weeks-old, border collie-kelpie cross Oatmeal is already full of beans and needs an active family to keep up with his quick mind and busy body. This sweet little fella is looking for a big backyard to play in, a warm bed inside and lots of time inside and out with his favourite people. Ten-month-old terrier blend Cody loves other dogs but is a little timid meeting new people. He is looking for a family who will take him on plenty of adventures and allow him inside for cuddles. The cute pair, and their canine comrades, will meet and greet locals in a combined market and pet adoption drive at Geelong Conference Centre tomorrow.

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The event, hosted in collaboration with Piccadilly Market, will feature dozens of Geelong businesses selling last-minute Christmas gifts for loved ones and furry friends alike. Locals can find wreath-making workshops, graphic designers, antique elixirs and mixers, accessories, ceramics, towels, children’s and baby’s products and more among the stalls at Eastern Park. Coffee and drinks will also be available, along with artisan pooch treats for dog-owners or the lucky attendees who meet a new furry friend in time for Christmas. Pets Haven, based in Woodend, will bring their friendly orphaned and homeless animals down to Geelong for the market to find them new loving homes. Details: www.eventbrite.com.au. Luke Voogt

Oatmeal and Cody are in the market for a fur-ever home. (Pictures: Supplied)

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PUBLIC NOTICES GEELONG MAJOR EVENTS COMMITTEE

PAID PARKING TO RESUME

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR AN EXTERNAL MEMBER POSITION

The City’s paid parking system will

The Geelong Major Events Committee (GME) is seeking applications to ﬁll one external committee member position, for a term commencing March 2021 and expiring May 2022.

resume on Monday 4 January 2021. As part of a return to normal operations, the City will also resume

GME seeks external committee members to harness the skills, experience and networks

the trial of 30 minute free parking in

of people ‘outside Council’. GME strives to attract and support hallmark, major and

Central Geelong’s 2P zones until 30

developing events for Geelong that will have a positive economic and social impact for

June 2021.

our community. Applications are sought from interested people with experience relevant to the events, arts, media or business communities. All GME Committee positions are voluntary.

All motorists will be required to enter their vehicle registration via the parking meters or an app and

For applicant information and further details on the appointment process, go to

adhere to the time limits. The system

www.eventsgeelong.com.au (Major Events Committee tab). Applications close by

will automatically reduce the charge

5.00pm on Friday 8 January 2021.

in 2P zones by 30 minutes for one

For enquiries contact the GME Executive Ofﬁcer, Sharon Cockerell at

transaction per vehicle per day.

gme@geelongcity.vic.gov.au or on 5272 4802.

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Parking will remain free each

businesses and the local community during

weekend.

the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City has provided free parking in

You can ﬁnd more information about

central Geelong for about eight months

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

this year, as part of its support for

To the owner /occupier or owners /occupiers of land listed below. A notice to; Cut and remove all grass, weeds and scrub to a maximum height of 100mm (4 inches) over area around the shedding, cut 20 meter break around the inside permitter of the property and to maintain in such a fuel reduced condition for duration of Fire Danger Period.

TEMPORARY CHANGES TO WASTE COLLECTION There is no collection on Christmas or New Year’s Day (Friday collection).

Not later than: Monday, 4 January 2021. Has been afﬁxed on the property 980 Anakie Road Lovely Banks in accordance with section 41A of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.

Put your bins out on the evening of Friday 25 December to ensure collection on Saturday 26 December and the evening of Friday 1 January to ensure collection on Saturday 2 January.

Date: 15 Dec 2020

For more information visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/bins

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Keep your DISPOSAL FACILITIES – PUBLIC HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS

recycling loose

The public holiday operating hours at our waste disposal facilities are as follows:

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 With just a week until Christmas, I’ve been left wondering how it’s crept up on us just as life is starting to feel almost ‘normal’ again. It’s fantastic to see community members supporting local businesses as they tick off their festive to-do lists. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling some unease as international ﬂights return to Victoria and as a result, positive COVID-19

cases in quarantine after more than a month of donuts. With Greater Geelong’s close proximity to Melbourne, the situation highlights the importance of contact tracing. Scanning QR codes every time we go to a café, restaurant or store has almost become second nature and it’s impressive how quickly business has adapted. A big thanks to everyone embracing these

procedures and doing their bit. The City’s Christmas program is looking a little different this year, but there’s still plenty to enjoy.

For info on the full program, head to www.geelongaustralia.com.au/christmas

The Floating Christmas Tree light show has returned and is also streaming online, City Hall is transformed by festive projections, 24 locations have come to life as part of the Greater Geelong Christmas Adventure and there are Christmas Augmented Reality characters to discover thanks to Central Geelong Marketing.

Cr Stephanie Asher Mayor, City of Greater Geelong

CURRENT RESTRICTIONS Victoria moved to COVIDsafe Summer on 7 December. NEW MASK RULES 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.

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.

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

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

LET’Sl THINK Loca FIRST!

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Groups of up to 100 people

Nature reserves – havens for native plants and animals – are the perfect place to meander along winding paths and immerse yourself in the natural environment. Throughout Greater Geelong and the Bellarine, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to natural open space. This summer we’re highlighting some of the hidden gems around our region, to help you venture off the beaten track and discover a new favourite spot for you and your family. Discover them for yourself at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/embracethespace

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Roads, projects advance By Luke Voogt Work on nine “key” Geelong road and infrastructure upgrades totalling $2.18 million will soon begin following a funding agreement between federal government and council. Council received the funds as part of federal government’s $500 million Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, aimed at fast-tracking Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. “The list contains a good spread of projects across the region and each will significantly benefit the local community once finished,” Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher said. “In addition they’ll all create local jobs during construction and generate work for local suppliers.” The money will fund “priority” upgrades, including a widening of Reserve Road, Charlemont, which Independent readers have described as being “in terrible condition”. Council will put $500,000 towards pavement reconstruction, stabilisation and widening between Barwarre and Barwon Heads roads, to improve safety and cater to increased traffic. Another $500,000 will fund a new 1.4km shared bike-pedestrian path between Barrabool and Orana roads using Barwon Water reserve. Landy Field will receive $200,000 for upgrades to facilities including changerooms, hot water systems and its first aid room. A crackdown on hoons at Limeburners Point carpark, including security cameras and improved lighting, will cost $88,504. Pavement rehabilitation and road projects, using some recycled materials, will start at Christies Road, Leopold, and Walkers Road, Lara, costing $350,000 and $150,000 respectively. Council will spend another $180,000

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completing a missing 560-metre footpath link on Fellmongers Road between Boundary Road and Cosgrove Street. Council also plans to spend $15,000 on its Lara Traffic Management Plan identifying 10 short-term priority actions including truck route revisions, intersection amendments and speed changes. Robbs Road, Moorabool, will also receive a $200,000 revamp.

Geelong-based senator Sarah Henderson said the projects would create jobs and improve liveability in Geelong while boosting the city’s post-COVID recovery. She welcomed the “key road upgrades” and “a very substantial $200,000” to improve Landy Field. “As someone who competed at Landy Field as a child, I know first-hand what a wonderful asset this is for … our community,” she said.

Early lifeline for refinery A “lifeline” for Geelong’s oil refinery and its 700 employees will start on January 1, federal government has announced. Energy Minister Angus Taylor and local senator Sarah Henderson on Monday announced a one cent per litre subsidy for Australia’s refineries, including Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery. “After such a difficult year, this is a real lifeline for one of Geelong’s most significant employers,” Senator Henderson said. Under the “accelerated” production payment, valued at $83.5 million over six months, Australia’s major oil refineries will receive one cent in taxpayer funding per litre of petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Federal government initially announced a fuel security package of 1.15 cents per litre for July 1, 2021, but has brought forward the one cent production payment component. Government plans to introduce a long-term market mechanism by July 1 but is finalising the details. Monday’s announcement comes amid warnings from Viva that its Geelong refinery, which provides about 50 per cent of Victoria’s liquid fuel needs, faced “full shutdown” without assistance. Corio MP and deputy Opposition leader Richard Marles welcomed the measure but described it as overdue. “The bringing forward of this measure is a concession that the government did too little for too long,” he said.

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From the shipyards of Adelaide and Papua New Guinea to a Geelong charter for fishers with disabilities, boating has long been part of Charles Neal’s life. He speaks to Luke Voogt about several decades on the water. Tell us about you… I was born in East Gippsland, I’m 78 and I live in East Geelong. My wife Jan and I have been married for 26 years. Between us, we have five children and eight grandchildren. I started my apprenticeship at age 15 as a shipwright and boat builder at East Gippsland Lakes. I moved from Gippsland to Adelaide and continued boat building. Then, an accident forced me to change direction. I injured my back in a demonstration row after winning the state championships in 1965. That was a bit embarrassing, really – I ended up not being able to walk for quite a few months. Renowned surgeon Sir Denis Paterson performed an operation on me and it took me about five months to learn to walk again. After the operation I moved to Papua New Guinea as a shipwright teacher-instructor at Napa Napa. I moved back to South Australia to join a poultry food company and they sent me to Marcus Oldham College in Geelong to study pigs and ducks. After several years in Horsham, I came to Geelong in 1987. How did Geelong Fishing Charters begin? People with disabilities had never been catered for with fishing charters and I thought that was wrong. So I set about building a boat to do just that. I built Corio Princess and placed an ad in the Independent in 2013. The satisfaction of seeing people, particularly in a wheelchair, catching a fish for the first time … is something that you just can’t explain. Corio Princess is the only Australian charter boat I’m aware of that has a disabled toilet. I

have macular degeneration, which has caused my eyesight to gradually worsen over the past 25 years. I just got back from surgery for my eyes today. Twelve months ago it got to a point where I had to lease the boat out for other people to run the tours. But I still get the rod out to go fishing at least once a month.

scattered from Albany in West Australia and Katherine in the Northern Territory, to Echuca and Frankston, so we’ve missed visiting them. But we’re going to Frankston for five days over Christmas to see Jan’s daughter. It will be the first time I’ve seen them for 12 months.

I’m studying that. I enjoy cooking – I probably do more cooking than gardening to be honest. I don’t eat out much – I can’t read a menu!

What do you like to do locally?

I helped found Luv-a-Duck, the biggest duck producer in Australia. The owner originally wanted to rear calves and I convinced him to get into producing ducks instead.

How are you coping with COVID-19? It hasn’t worried me very much. My family is

Vegetable gardening is my favourite activity, fishing’s next. I’m into breeding racehorses so

What’s something people might not know about you?

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Carter departs Cats after decade By Luke Voogt Geelong Football Club president Colin Carter will retire from the role at the club’s annual general meeting on January 28, 2021, he has announced. Carter, who has served as president for a decade, thanked Geelong Cats fans for keeping their club alive and well during COVID-19. “This year our members and philanthropic donors stood behind the club in a period where the impact of COVID could have set us back a decade,” he said. “What they have done for the club was wonderful. Stick with us, we are still

striving to enjoy the ultimate success again.” Carter presided over the club during its 2011 premiership, following the departure of coach Mark Thompson and then arguably the best player in the game, Gary Ablett. The club won 69 per cent of games and played in finals nine times during Carter’s time. He also presided over more than $300 million of redevelopments and funding agreements for Kardinia Park, including the upcoming stage 5 redevelopment, membership growth of 25,000 and the creation of its AFLW team. Geelong Cats recently sold their last gaming venue and raised nearly $20 million in

philanthropic support in the past five years of Carter’s tenure. “It’s easy to be proud of an organisation that has so many great people and that has been so successful,” he said. Carter’s involvement in the football industry began in 1985 as a consultant to the then VFL commission. From 1988 to 1993 Carter served as a Geelong Football Club director before joining the AFL commission. He retired as an AFL commissioner and re-joined the Cats’ board in 2008. Craig Drummond, a member of Cats’ board since 2011, will take over the presidency.

Outgoing Geelong Cats president Colin Carter celebrates the 2011 premiership with chief executive officer Brian Cook. (Supplied)

Rise to the challenge A Manifold Heights gym is raising funds for a domestic violence prevention charity inundated with calls for help during COVID-19. Gym owner and Mount Duneed father-of-two Joel Dean has joined his parent company 9Round’s campaign to raise $10,000 for RizeUp by donating up to $15 for everyone who signs up to its four-week challenge. “It’s a great foundation,” Joel said. “[Domestic violence has] definitely risen with COVID and people being in lockdown.” According to RizeUp, COVID-19 has heightened the threat of domestic violence for many at-risk Australians, due to loss of income, working from home, home-schooling and disconnect from social networks. The not-for-profit has experienced a 20 per cent increase in calls during the pandemic. As well as supporting a good cause and

reducing the stigma of reporting domestic violence, Joel hoped to sign up some new members through the initiative too. “If you get them in and they love it, they want to stay,” he said. The four-week challenge includes meal plans, exercises and challenges designed for each individual participant. “Everyone’s different. We’ll ask, ‘what are your goals?’ and tailor that to their needs,” Joel said. Joel spoke to the Independent in late October about his relief as eased restrictions allowed gyms to reopen. “If you own a gym, you want to care about your members,” he said. “You’ve got members that rely on you for an outlet.” Details: 9round.com.au Luke Voogt

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Taylor prepares for national tour By Luke Voogt To say Taylor Henderson is “excited” about his upcoming tour is an “understatement”, according to the multi-platinum Geelong singer-songwriter. “I was so prepared for this year,” the 27-year-old told the Independent. “We were on a roll four weeks in and then shows started getting postponed. “A week goes by and absolutely everything’s cancelled for the whole year. I was actually laughing like, ‘is this really happening?’ “At the start you’re thinking, ‘what do I do’, then you’re just enjoying it, and then it gets to the point where you’re looking at the calendar and thinking, ‘this isn’t good’. “I don’t like sitting comfortably for long.” With his plans for an extremely busy 2020 on the road shattered by COVID-19, Henderson immersed himself in song-writing, recording and producing, penning “at least 30 songs”. “You’re balanced between uncertainty, comfort and frustration – it’s a perfect time to write,” he said. “At the start of the year I was telling my manager, ‘I’ve got no time to record’. Now I’m saying, ‘please get me on the road because all I’ve been doing is recording and writing!’” While Henderson is set to do just that early next year, first he will hold a live stream event tonight after releasing two new covers today. Henderson will play his own versions of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Hallelujah, and other hits, in an intimate, virtual performance for fans. “We’ve shot some amazing video clips for them too,” he said. “I kept singing [Hallelujah], and I sent it to dad and he said, ‘you should just release it.’ So I did!”

Taylor Henderson is getting ready for a national tour next year. (Supplied)

The show, beginning at 8pm, will be Henderson’s second time performing through online platform Bigo Live. According to Bigo, the platform has 1.3 million Australian and New Zealand users and 400 million worldwide. The platform has featured other Australian music stars including Stan Walker, Dami Im, Beau Monga and Timomatic. “It’s such a thrill to be able to put on a second show after the success of the first one,”

Henderson said. “My team and I had the best experience working with Bigo.” Henderson will travel to Melbourne for the show in a purpose-built room in the home of friend and producer Nick Marris. “The first time testing it is in front of a live audience … so I can’t wait,” he laughed. “Nick always makes everything sound good, so he’ll make it sound nice and crisp.” A former contestant on The X Factor and Australia’s Got Talent, Henderson rose to fame

with hits such as Borrow My Heart and Already Gone. The livestream gig is a warm-up for his 2021 national tour, which promoters say will be the next stage of his evolution. And in a special treat for fans, Henderson will open up the floor in an online question and answer session during the show. “Feel free to fire any questions at me and I’ll answer them,” he said. Details: www.bigo.tv/bigo_intro/en.html

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Out and about Independent photographer Rebecca Hosking was out and about at Ocean Grove main beach and The Terrace on a hot Monday afternoon. Summer is starting to get into full swing on the Bellarine.

1/ Michael and Hudson, 2, Brockway. 2/ Aiden, Rachel and Matty Robbins. 3/ Sophie Ryan and Henna Davidson with the boards. 4/ Charlotte Gumley, Aprilla Baker and Maddy Searle. 5/ Madi Taylor was ready for a wave or two. 6/ Tallimm Laurent and Miller Smith cycled from Barwon Heads for the surf. 7/ Jorja Connolly, Hayley Maloney, Sienna Digby, Bell O’Neil and Hannah Christie. 8/ The new-look Terrace. 9/ Poppy, 4, Marg Walsh and Sammy Trezise enjoying lunch on The Terrace. (Pictures: Rebecca Hosking) 16 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 18 December, 2020

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FRIDAY

GARDENING AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ABC, 7.30pm

For the last show of 2020, the Gardening Australia team are celebrating with a look at what has changed this year. Josh Byrne (left) finds out how the nursery industry kept up with unprecedented demand for vegetable seedlings during lockdown. Looking to the Christmas table, Jane Edmanson discovers what it takes to produce the tonnes of delicious cherries Australia eats every summer, while Sophie Thomson whips up some tasteful decorations.

SATURDAY

PORTILLO’S GREATEST RAILWAY JOURNEYS SBS, 8.30pm

Australian trainspotters have been the first to see this 10-part reflection on the role of railways in shaping the world. The series concludes tonight with a look at royalty’s impact on railways. Designed back in 1842, the British royal family’s train has always been a stunning combination of high-class travel and hi-tech machinery. Michael Portillo (right) discovers how Queen Victoria, not a fan of travelling by coach, first used it to travel between Windsor and London; while in 1913, King George V and Queen Mary rode the train on a tour to calm the militant north of England. Nowaways dubbed ‘Buckingham Palace on wheels’, it runs on used cooking oil, an environmentally friendly fuel alternative.

MONDAY

STATION 19 SEVEN/PRIME7, 10.30pm

Fans of Grey’s Anatomy might recognise a familiar face here – firefighter Andy Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz, above) was introduced in a 2018 episode ode of the longrunning medical drama. This spin-off oic colleagues follows Andy and her heroic uch like the at Seattle’s Station 19. Much orking team at Seattle Grace, working osters 24-hour shifts together fosters incredibly strong bonds and these brave men and women are like family. Tonight, in “Stronger Together”, Andy and Jack (Grey Damon) take the captaincy drill test r) (known as The Incinerator) dates alongside 18 other candidates all gunning for one spot ass the captain of Station 19. While ry (Jay they’re gone, Montgomery Hayden) takes charge.

One of the best things to come out of 2020 for music fans has been getting the band back together for the Spicks and Specks specials. In this third and final instalment of their decade-themed episodes, Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst (below) and Alan Brough relive the music of the 2010s – the decade that brought g us flossing, the Harlem Shake and Gangnam Style – with musicians Kate Miller-Heidk Miller-Heidke and Vance Joy alongside comedians Claire Hooper and Luke McGregor. Joy demonstrates a surprising knowledge of Taylor Swift in “Know Your Product”, while MillerHeidke takes the mic for everyone’s favourite game Substitute. Team captain Myf Warhurst captains a team in Spicks And Specks

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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) 1.50 Rake. (Mdls, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 4.55 Escape From The City. (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 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (Mav, R) 2.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (PGa, 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: A Puppy For Christmas. (2016, PGls, R) 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hometown Christmas. (2018, PGa) 2.00 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast. (PG, 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. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 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.

6.00 The Drum. (Final) Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia Christmas Special. (Final) The team celebrates the festive season. 8.30 Vera. (Mav, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy peak-hour train. 10.05 Mum. (Final, Mls) Cathy decides to have her own bonfire. 10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Gruen. (Final, R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scanning The Nile: Materials Convoys – A Pharaonic Task. (PG) 8.30 Wonderful World Of Chocolate Christmas. A look at chocolate and the festive season. 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. (PG, R) 11.45 Miniseries: The State. (Ma, R) 3.30 Croc A Dyke Dundee. (Mans, R) 4.30 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 2. 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 2. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 MOVIE: Live By Night. (2016, MA15+) Gangsters set up shop in Florida. Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana. 1.15 [SEVEN] How To Get Away With Murder. (Mav, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+als, R) Three under-appreciated mothers rebel against the expectations of organising the “perfect” Christmas. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn. 10.35 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, Ms, R) A couple spends the festive season with relatives. Reese Witherspoon. 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 The Perfect Serve. (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. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) The team visits a family with Vietnamese heritage who love to give back to the community. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (MA15+s, R) Stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy, Dylan Moran, Orny Adams, Wanda Sykes and Michael Che. 10.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mals, R) Hosted by Nick Cody. 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 The Third Industrial Revolution. 1.55 Munchies Guide To Berlin. 2.50 Munchies Guide To Bohemia. 3.40 ABC America: World News Tonight. 4.05 PBS News. 5.05 VICE. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Ngumpin Kartiya. 8.55 Hoarders. 9.45 Ina Loves Porno. (Final) 10.35 Vagrant Queen. (Final) 11.25 The Feed. 11.55 Meet The Hitlers. 1.30am Dragula. 2.25 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 This Is Calisthenics. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 4.00 Christmas With The Salvos. 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 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: Private’s Progress. (1956) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Planet Earth II. 8.40 MOVIE: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. (1989, PG) 10.50 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1983, MA15+) 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 MOVIE: Escape Plan. (2013, MA15+) 11.50 Evil. 12.45am Home Shopping. 2.15 NCIS. 4.05 NCIS: Los Angeles. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Maudie. (2016, PG) 8.10 Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 9.40 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. (2009, PG) 11.55 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 2pm Family Law. (2006, PG, Spanish) 3.55 The Circle. (2000, PG, Farsi) 5.35 Belle. (2013, PG) 7.30 Colossal. (2016, M) 9.30 No Country For Old Men. (2007, MA15+) 11.45 The Guilty. (2018, M, Danish) 1.20am Closed Curtain. (2013, M, Farsi) 3.20 Zoology. (2016, M, Russian) 5.00 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. (2009, PG)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Mine Kings. 9.00 Pawn Stars. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan, The WolfMan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. (1969, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Boar. (2017, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s 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 Children’s Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Free Birds. (2013) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (2015, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Transformers: The Last Knight. (2017, M) 11.45 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 12.40am Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 1.40 Rivals. 2.10 Dance Moms. 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 King Of Queens. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm Charmed. 1.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 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. 6.45pm Andy’s Wild Adventures. 7.00 Sir Mouse. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Gruen XL. (Final) 9.15 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.45 Catherine Tate Christmas Special. 10.25 The IT Crowd. 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. (Final) Midnight Green Wing. 12.50 The IT Crowd. 1.15 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 1.45 Upstart Crow. 2.25 News Update. 2.30 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. 7.35 Molly Of Denali. 8.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 8.10 Aussie Bush Tales. 8.20 Waabiny Time. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 On The Road. 11.00 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. Noon MOVIE: Bedevil. (1993, PG) 1.35 Bamay. 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 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Hand Talk. 7.30 MOVIE: Gundala. (2019, MA15+) 9.30 Bedtime Stories. 9.40 Trading Cultures. 10.40 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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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Rage Best Of The 2020 Guest Programmers. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Royal Variety Performance 2018. (R) 2.20 The Sound. (PG, R) 3.25 Dream Gardens. (R) 4.00 Climate Change: The Facts. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Preliminary final.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World Championship. Round 7. 3.10 Cycling. National Road Series. The Classics. Highlights. 4.10 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.40 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (PG, R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. 2.30 Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 1. 2.00 The Healthy Cooks. 2.30 World’s Greatest Journeys. (R) 3.30 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (Final) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl, R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R) 7.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 8.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) 1.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.30 Emmylou’s Christmas Table. (R) 2.30 10 Travlr Northern Territory. (R) 3.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 The Living Room. (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. (Mv, R) Barnaby tackles an investigation with international implications when a butterfly collector and founding member of an elite global society, Circulus, is found murdered, pinned to a wall of his summerhouse. 9.00 Endeavour. (Mv, R) Morse investigates the mysterious poisoning of a former detective sergeant at a local cinema. When an employee also dies under suspicious circumstances, they uncover a bitter revenge plot linked to the war. 10.35 Sherlock. (Madv, R) Part 2 of 3. Sherlock faces a chilling enemy, the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Our Cities. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways And Royalty. (Final, PG) Michael Portillo reflects on 180 years of royal fascination with the railways. 9.25 MOVIE: No Country For Old Men. (2007, MA15+v, R) A man is pursued by an enigmatic killer after stumbling across a vehicle loaded with drugs and cash. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones. 11.40 MOVIE: Silence. (2016, MA15+v, R) Andrew Garfield. 2.35 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. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval. 7.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the First Test between Australia and India. 8.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 MOVIE: Jack The Giant Slayer. (2013, Mv, R) After a princess is captured by giants, a farmhand sets out to rescue her from their cloudy stronghold. Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] How To Get Away With Murder. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 [SEVEN] House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. (2018, G) The Grinch grows increasingly annoyed with the ever-growing festive cheer that engulfs the village of Whoville. Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones. 9.10 MOVIE: Christmas With The Kranks. (2004, PGa, R) A family, famed for their picture-perfect celebrations, decide to skip Christmas in favour of a cruise. Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd. 11.10 MOVIE: The Invention Of Lying. (2009, Mls, R) A screenwriter learns how to lie. Ricky Gervais. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R) 1.30 A Current Affair. (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. The Betts family take on the Hales Family, who have battled on the frontline in schools and hospitals. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge of safety at one of the world’s busiest beaches, Bondi. 7.30 Ambulance. (Mad, R) The North West Ambulance Service answer over 18,000 calls across a hot May bank holiday weekend. 9.30 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Final, Malv) With offences involving women having increased by 63 per cent in the past five years, follow Wiltshire Police as they deal with the consequences of this trend. 10.35 MOVIE: Mary Magdalene. (2018, Ma) A free-spirited woman flees her marriage. Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix. 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 Insert Name Here. 9.00 QI: Christmas Special. 9.30 Live At The Apollo. 10.20 QI. 10.50 Mock The Week. 11.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Midnight Gavin & Stacey. 1.05 Would I Lie To You? 1.35 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.35 Absolutely Fabulous. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Breach. (2007, M) 2.00 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. 11.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 12.15am MOVIE: The Fly II. (1989, MA15+) 2.10 The Movie Show. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

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

9GEM (52, 92)

6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The Baron. 11.00 MOVIE: Trent’s Last Case. (1952) 12.55pm MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (1959) 3.05 MOVIE: The Syndicate. (1968, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: The Horse Soldiers. (1959) 7.30 MOVIE: Man On Fire. (2004, M) 10.30 MOVIE: 16 Blocks. (2006, M) 12.30am My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Other Side Of The Rock. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 Baseball. SA Super League. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. U-12’s Boys Final. La Perpouse Panthers v Butucarbin Warriors. 5.00 NITV On The Road. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Red Earth Uncovered. 7.30 News. 7.35 Through The Wormhole. 8.25 Headdress. 8.35 BB King: On The Road. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 Family Law. (2006, PG, Spanish) 9.10 Belle. (2013, PG) 11.05 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 1.10pm The Circle. (2000, PG, Farsi) 2.50 Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 4.20 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 6.25 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 8.30 Little Miss Sunshine. (2006, M) 10.25 The Happy Prince. (2018) 12.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Freesurfer. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Outback Truckers. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mysteries Of The Abandoned. 9.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

PEACH (82, 11)

SEVEN (7)

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 NBC Today. 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. Noon The Bowls Show. 1.00 Reno Rookie. 1.30 Sydney Weekender. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Property Ladder UK. 5.30 Greatest Outdoors. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

8.00 MOVIE: My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Sunset’s Backstage Pass. (2019) 9.00 Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Xtreme Collxtion. 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem Vs The Sword Of Justice. (2012) 4.45 MOVIE: Harry & The Hendersons. (1987, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Croods. (2013, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3. (2007, M) Midnight Late Programs.

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The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 Mission: Impossible. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Roads Less Travelled. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.20 MacGyver. 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 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm Two And A Half Men. 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 Raymond.

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NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 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 Christmas Special. (Final, R) 2.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 3.00 Basketball. WNBL. Grand Final. 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. (PGa, R)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 11. Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 2.30 Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 5.00 The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cybershack. (PG) 10.30 Visions Of Greatness. (PGl, R) 11.30 Peaking. (PGl, R) 12.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 1. 2.00 MOVIE: A Very Merry Toy Store. (2017, PGa) Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Dan Amboyer. 4.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PGdl, R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R) 8.30 The Living Room. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Destination Dessert. (R) 12.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 1.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 1.30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Sound. (Final) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Spicks And Specks. (PG) Hosted by Adam Hills. 8.35 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Pagan Holiday Special. (Ma) Host Shaun Micallef presents a round-up of important news stories of the week. 9.35 Total Control. (Final, MA15+l, R) Alex declares war on her party. 10.25 Killing Eve. (Mav, R) 11.10 No Offence. (Maln, R) 11.55 Endeavour. (Mv, R) 1.25 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. (Mal, R) 2.30 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (Ml, R) 3.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 No Offence. (Maln, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 Compass. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Blood Of The Clans. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 8.35 Inside The Savoy Hotel. (PGa, R) Takes a look behind the scenes of the UK’s first ever luxury hotel, The Savoy in London. 9.30 Secrets Of Harrods Department Store. (PGa, R) Explores the hidden stories of one of the most prestigious department stores in the world, Harrods. 10.25 Marry Me, Marry My Family. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 3. 11.30 24 Hours In Police Custody: Love Thy Neighbour. (Mal, R) 12.30 How To Lose Weight Well. (PGl, R) 3.20 Dying Laughing. (Mals, 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. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. Takes a look at the day’s play. 8.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Evening session. 10.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, Ms, R) A family embarks on a European holiday. Chevy Chase. 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Medical Emergency. (PG, R) 1.00 [SEVEN] Medical Emergency. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] The Real Seachange. (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.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets Of Sandringham. (PG) Looks at how the royal family enjoys the festive period. 9.00 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete to see who can come up with the most impressive Christmas lights display. Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 Killer On The Line: Darren Byrne. (Mav, R) 12.20 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (Premiere) 1.10 Cybershack. (PG, R) 1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Family Feud. (PG) Game show dedicated to frontline, emergency and healthcare workers and their families. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined by George Clooney, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Viola Davis and Vanessa Kirby. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) When a domineering man and his girlfriend embark on a multi-state killing spree, the team races to find a pattern behind the deranged couple’s seemingly random acts of extreme violence. 10.30 Blood And Treasure. (Mv) Danny and Lexi head to the Bermuda Triangle. 12.20 NCIS. (Mav, R) A technician’s death is investigated. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.30pm Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Gruen XL. (Final) 10.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.30 Insert Name Here. Midnight Would I Lie To You? 12.30 Review With Myles Barlow: Christmas Special. 12.55 The Thick Of It. 1.25 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Should I Marry My Cousin? 12.55 Atlanta. 2.30 New Girl. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.15 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. 5.10 Running Wild With Tamron Hall. 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 Couples Therapy: The COVID Special. 11.10 Sexplora. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 This Is Calisthenics. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 2.00 Christmas With The Salvos. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: 3:10 To Yuma. (2007, MA15+) 11.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. Midnight Holiday Horrors: Caught On Camera. 1.00 Medical Rookies. 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 Small Gift, Big Heart At Christmas. 10.30 MOVIE: It’s Great To Be Young! (1956) 12.30pm Great Getaways. 1.30 MOVIE: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. (1965) 3.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965) 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. 2.30pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Circle. Continued. (2000, PG, Farsi) 7.30 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 9.05 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 11.10 Family Law. (2006, PG, Spanish) 1pm Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 3.05 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 4.55 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 6.25 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 8.30 Wild Tales. (2014, MA15+, Spanish) 10.45 Gomorrah. 11.40 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 The Hunt For Monster Bass. 2.30 Storage Wars Canada. 3.00 Outback Truckers. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Alien: Covenant. (2017, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

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

PEACH (82, 11)

Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.30 Bowls. SA Super League. Replay. 4.00 Football. Monsoon AFL. Replay. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.35 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 10.15 Songs From The Inside. 10.45 Late Programs. 18 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 18 December, 2020

SEVEN (7)

1.30pm Monster Croc Wrangler. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 MOVIE: Madeline. (1998) 4.50 MOVIE: The Nutcracker. (2010, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (2000) 9.00 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, M) 11.45 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 12.40am Tamara’s World. 1.35 One Night With My Ex. 2.30 Monster Croc Wrangler. 3.00 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 The Offroad Adventure Show. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 iFish Summer Series. 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 Two And A Half Men. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm The Neighborhood. 2.30 Man With A Plan. 3.30 Saturday Night Takeaway UK. (Premiere) 5.00 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.

Monday, December 21

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ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gruen. (Final, R) 1.35 Squinters. (Mls, R) 2.00 Maggie Beer In Japan. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (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 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (Msv, R) 2.45 Restaurant SOS. (PG, R) 3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. Stan Grant chats with Poh Ling Yeow. 8.30 Australia Remastered: Wild Alps. Presented by Aaron Pedersen. 9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Brisbane To Cairns – Try Not Die. (R) Griff Rhys Jones explores Australia by train. 10.15 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG, R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.05 Harrow. (Mav, R) 11.55 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.55 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (R) 3.45 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 4.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.05 Miniseries: Howards End. (R)

SEVEN (7)

SECTION

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Spirit Of Christmas. (2015, PGav, R) 2.00 Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 5.00 The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Four Christmases And A Wedding. (2017, G) Arielle Kebbel, Corey Sevier. 2.00 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast. (PG, R) 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.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 GCBC. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) Ernie Dingo explores Charlotte Pass. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich: Inside Monaco. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 8.40 Inside Harrods At Christmas. (PG) Takes a look at the origins of Harrods where the rich and famous go to shop at Christmas. 9.30 24 Hours In Emergency: The Survivors. (Ma, R) A 64-year-old is transferred to St George’s having collided with a tree after losing control of her car. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Agent Hamilton. (Malsv, R) 11.45 Outlander. (MA15+alv, R) 1.55 The Wine Show. (PG, R) 4.50 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. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. 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 5. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 Station 19. (Ma) Travis serves as acting captain. 11.30 Criminal Confessions: Belmont County, Ohio. (Mlv, R) A coal miner’s death is investigated. 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Cutest Ever Puppy Party. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] The Zoo. (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 Gold Coast Cops. (Md) Two officers stake out a caravan park. 8.00 Driving Test. (PGl) A motivational speaker tries again to pass his test. 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. (2008, Mv, R) Indiana Jones is reunited with a woman from his past when he searches for a mysterious crystal skull. Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett. 10.55 Nine News Late. 11.25 Generation X: The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth. (Ma) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. 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 The Big Bang Theory. (Ms, R) Leonard is surprised to learn his mother has been corresponding with Sheldon. 8.00 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (2000, Mv, R) A graceless FBI agent goes undercover in a beauty pageant to catch a terrorist. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt. 10.15 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R) An FBI agent goes undercover once again. Sandra Bullock, Regina King. 12.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 The Project. (R) 2.30 [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. 9.45 The Young Offenders. 10.20 Detectorists. 10.50 Hang Ups. 11.15 Stath Lets Flats. 11.40 Arj Barker: Get In My Head. 12.40am Green Wing. 1.35 The IT Crowd. 1.55 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.45 News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Gymnastics. 2020 FIG Trampoline World Cup. H’lights. 1.30 All Aboard The Canal Trip. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.10 This Week. 5.05 Climate Crisis: Make The World Greta. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Nude. 10.15 Sex In Strange Places: Stacey Dooley. 11.15 Kolchak: The Night Stalker. 12.15am Late Programs.

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

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Lady Killers. (1955, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester: Christmas Special. 9.00 DCI Banks. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 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. 10.20 Law & Order: SVU. 11.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Defining Moments. 2.00 Art + Soul. 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 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 NITV News Year In Review. 10.00 On The Road. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Straight Story. Continued. (1999, PG) 7.30 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 9.35 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 11.40 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 1.25pm Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 2.55 Kundun. (1997, PG) 5.25 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 7.35 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 9.30 Beats. (2019, MA15+) 11.30 Happy End. (2017, M) 1.30am Late Programs. 5.40 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Bottom Feeders. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 MXTV. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 SAS UK. (Final) 8.30 MOVIE: Winchester. (2018, M) 10.45 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.

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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 Quantum Leap. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. (2000, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Another 48 Hrs. (1990, M) 11.40 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.40am After The Raves. 1.40 Late Programs.

6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 Cheers. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30pm Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Saturday Night Takeaway UK. 5.10 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 22 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Pagan Holiday Special. (Ma, R) 2.00 Lucy Worsley’s Christmas Carol Odyssey. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (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. (R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.25 Nigella: The Cook Who Made Me. (R) 4.25 The Search For The Last Supper. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Angels In The Snow. (2015, PGa, R) 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (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 MOVIE: The Christmas Consultant. (2012, PGa) Caroline Rhea, Barclay Hope. 2.00 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast. (PG, R) 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.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 GCBC. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGa) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.00 Outback Ringer. (Final, PG) The bull catching teams try to “make bank”. 8.35 Mystify Michael Hutchence. (Mal, R) An intimate portrait of Michael Hutchence. 10.10 The Queen’s Green Planet. (R) 11.00 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. (R) 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 Ho Ho Ho! Telling Christmas Tales. (PG, R) 1.10 No Offence. (Final, MA15+alv, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.55 Grand Designs. (Final, R) 3.45 No Offence. (Final, MA15+alv, R) 4.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R)

6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Witham To Felixstowe. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.35 Inside Aldi At Christmas. (PG) Takes a look at the success of Aldi, a German discount supermarket chain. 9.25 Drink Wars: Coca-Cola Vs Pepsi. (PGad, R) Explores the Coca-Cola versus Pepsi conflict. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Why We Hate. (M) 11.40 The A Word. (Mals) 12.50 The Pier. (MA15+adn, R) 1.50 Life Drawing UK. (Mn, R) 4.00 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 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler. 7.30 MOVIE: Wonder Woman. (2017, Mav, R) An Amazonian princess leaves her isolated island home to help end World War I. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. 10.20 Chicago Fire. (Ma) Casey and Severide disagree on a call. 11.25 The Goldbergs. (PG, R) Pops gives Barry advice on how to be cool. 12.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (Mad, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Grey’s Anatomy. (Ma, 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 20 To One. (Mlsv, R) A countdown of viral videos. 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGl, R) Kim is upset when her best friend Tina cannot come to the baby shower, claiming she has a pencil in her eye. 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: Rookie/ The Cornered. (Mav, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. 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 The Big Bang Theory. (PGs, R) The girls spend a night on the town. 8.00 MOVIE: RED 2. (2013, Mlv, R) A retired spy tracks down a nuclear device. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich. 10.15 MOVIE: The Lincoln Lawyer. (2011, Malsv, R) A sleazy lawyer represents a wealthy client. Matthew McConaughey. 12.40 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.40 [TEN] The Project. (R) 1.40 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 2.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 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 Insert Name Here. 9.00 Ghosts. 9.35 Upstart Crow. 10.15 I’m Alan Partridge. 11.15 Frontline. 11.40 Hang Ups. 12.05am Stath Lets Flats. 12.30 Green Wing. 1.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.45 Detectorists. 2.15 QI: Christmas Special. 2.45 News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Gymnastics. 2020 American Cup FIG Individual All-Around World Cup. H’lights. 1.30 All Aboard The Country Bus. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 United In Tears: The Oatlands Tragedy. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. (Final) 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Escaping Polygamy. 9.20 The 2000s. 10.10 Locked Up Abroad. 11.05 Escorts. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 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. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Sands Of The Desert. (1960) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Call The Midwife. 10.20 Christmas At Chatsworth House. 11.20 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Howard Lovecraft. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.15 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 8.45 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 10.30 Kundun. (1997, PG) 1pm The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 3.00 Fame. (2009, PG) 5.15 Loving. (2016, PG) 7.30 Churchill. (2017, M) 9.30 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 11.20 Far From Men. (2014, M, French) 1.15am Happy End. (2017, M) 3.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Mine Kings. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Road Hauks. 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)

Defining Moments. 2.00 Game Of Bros. 2.30 Water Is Life. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. 7.30 Red Chef Revival. 8.00 The Casketeers. 8.30 Superstition. 9.20 Songlines On Screen. 9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.00 Football. Monsoon AFL. 11.45 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 Quantum Leap. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. (2018) 9.15 MOVIE: Bad Santa. (2003, MA15+) 11.15 The Nanny. 11.45 Baywatch. 12.40am Visions Of Greatness. 1.45 Peaking. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

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. 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30pm Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Saturday Night Takeaway UK. 5.10 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.

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Wednesday, December 23 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 The Queen’s Green Planet. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (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) 3.25 Greetings From Planet Smurf. (PG, R) 4.30 The Monopoly Story. (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 Kiwi Christmas. (2017, PGl, R) 2.00 Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Christmas Prince. (2017, PGa) Alexis Knapp, Callum Alexander. 2.00 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast. (PG, R) 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.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 GCBC. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

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6.00 Sammy J’s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids Special. Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.00 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2020. Takes a look back at 2020. 9.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special. Nigella shares some festive recipes. 10.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 10.30 QI. (Ms, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.20 Score: A Film Music Documentary. (Mv, R) 12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Score: A Film Music Documentary. (Mv, R) 4.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (R)

6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London’s Great Bridges: Lighting The Thames. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Secrets Of Britain: Secrets Of Scotland Yard. (Mv, R) Explores the history of Scotland Yard, one of the world’s most renowned policing institutions. 9.30 Miniseries: The Sister. (M) Part 4 of 4. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Born To Be Wild. (Mad, R) 11.55 Vikings. (MA15+v, R) 1.40 MOVIE: Ismael’s Ghost. (2017, MA15+lnv, R, France) Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg. 4.00 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 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Joh and Pete check out a stylish home. 7.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG) Coverage of Carols In The Domain from Aware Super Theatre, Sydney. 10.00 MOVIE: Vegas Vacation. (1997, PGs, R) After striking it rich thanks to a new invention, the Griswold family embark on a holiday to Las Vegas. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 12.00 Code Black. (Ma, R) Guthrie becomes hospital chaplain. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG) 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 Paramedics. (Mm, R) A paramedic helps a young couple. 8.30 The InBetween. (Mav) Tom and Damien track a mysterious killer who has targeted several kids at the same high school. 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+m) Upon Ethan’s return, April deals with telling the truth or keeping her secret. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) 11.50 World’s Wildest Weather: Hellish Hailstorm. (PG, R) 12.40 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 Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) Sheldon goes home to Texas to be with his family during the birth of his sister’s baby. 8.00 Jamie: Easy Meals At Christmas. British chef Jamie Oliver provides tips and advice on preparing for the festive season. 9.00 MOVIE: Jack Reacher. (2012, Mlv, R) A former US Army military police officer investigates the shooting of five innocent civilians by a sniper. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Jai Courtney. 11.40 The Masked Singer USA. Hosted by Nick Cannon. 1.40 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.40 [TEN] The Project. (R) 2.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 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 Would I Lie To You? 9.55 Frontline. 10.25 Daniel Muggleton: Let’s Never Hang Out. 11.15 The Thick Of It. 11.45 Hang Ups. 12.10am Stath Lets Flats. 12.35 Green Wing. 1.25 QI. 2.00 Catherine Tate Christmas Special. 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Gymnastics. 2020 American Cup FIG Individual All-Around World Cup. 1.35 MOVIE: Electric Dreams. (1984, PG) 3.20 The Movie Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Megafactories. 6.10 Travel Man: 96 Hours In Jordan. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Last Year Of Television 2020 Special. 9.30 MOVIE: Get On Up. (2014, M) Midnight Late Programs.

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

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 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. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (1964, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 1am Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00

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 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 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. 1am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Red Chef Revival. 1.30 Defining Moments. 2.00 Intune 08. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. 7.30 Death Row Chronicles. 8.30 Memphis Majic. 10.00 Away From Country. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Three Musketeers. Continued. (1973, PG) 6.55 Kundun. (1997, PG) 9.25 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 11.15 Fame. (2009, PG) 1.30pm Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 3.40 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 5.35 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 7.35 Eye In The Sky. (2015, M) 9.30 Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story. (2018, MA15+, Spanish) 11.40 Paradise Now. (2005, M, Arabic) 1.20am 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 Bottom Feeders. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Goldfathers. 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 Quantum Leap. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Arthur Christmas. (2011) 9.30 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 11.15 The Nanny. 11.45 Baywatch. 12.40am Amplified. 1.10 Liquid Science. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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. 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30pm Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Saturday Night Takeaway UK. 5.10 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs. 12466297-SN42-20

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6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz Kids Special. (R) 1.30 QI. (Ms, R) 2.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 2.30 The Cook And The Chef: Christmas Special. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 3.55 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.25 Back Roads. (PG, R) 4.55 Escape From The City. (R) 5.50 Worzel Gummidge. (PG)

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 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (PG, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.25 Destination Flavour Christmas. (R) 4.25 Rick Stein’s Christmas Odyssey. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Finding Father Christmas. (2016, G, R) 2.00 Cutest Ever Puppy Party. (PG, 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 MOVIE: Snowed Inn Christmas. (2017, PGa) Bethany Joy Lenz, Andrew W. Walker. 2.00 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast. (PGm, R) 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.

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 [TEN] Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 1.00 Emmylou’s Christmas Table. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGm) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Bold. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Spicks And Specks Reunion Special. (PG, R) Music quiz show special. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? A festive edition of the show, hosted by Rob Brydon, with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack. 9.00 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 9.35 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Pagan Holiday Special. (Ma, R) Hosted by Shaun Micallef. 10.35 Sammy J’s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular. (PG, R) 11.35 ABC Late News. 11.50 The Royal Variety Performance 2019. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 American Valhalla. (Ml, R) 4.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.00 Miniseries: Howards End. (PG, R)

6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) Ernie Dingo visits Mount Kosciuszko. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 A LEGO Brickumentary. (PG, R) Delves into the impact of LEGO. 9.15 MOVIE: Professor Marston And The Wonder Women. (2017, MA15+ns) A psychologist embarks on a polyamorous relationship, which inspires him to create Wonder Woman. Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote. 11.10 24 Hours In Police Custody: Lost In Translation. (Madlv, R) 12.10 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. (R) 3.20 Celtic Woman: A Celebration. (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 The Secret World Of Toys At Christmas. (PG) Takes a look at some of the biggest names in toys to see how they handle the pressure of the festive season. 8.00 MOVIE: Elf. (2003, PGal, R) A man raised as an elf at Santa’s North Pole home embarks on a journey to find his biological father. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen. 10.00 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PGalv, R) Santa Claus’ cranky older brother comes to stay with him at the North Pole. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. 12.20 [SEVEN] Blindspot. (Mv, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.20 [SEVEN] The Zoo. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. (PG, R) A Christmas concert celebration with Delta Goodrem from the Sydney Opera House. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) The 83rd Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 11.00 Greatest Christmas Commercials. (PG, R) Commercials from the festive season. 11.50 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980, G, R) Neil Diamond. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact.

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. (Final) Amanda Keller, Dr Chris Brown, Barry Du Bois and Miguel Maestre share tips on how to prepare for Christmas. 8.30 To Be Advised. 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] Hour Of Power Christmas Eve Special. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. Morning news and talk show.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.25pm To Be Advised. 6.35 Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Hard Quiz Kids Special. 9.00 Mock The Week. 9.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Pagan Holiday Special. 10.30 Live At The Apollo. 11.15 Insert Name Here. 11.50 Ghosts. 12.20am Green Wing. (Final) 1.50 The Office. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RocKwiz: Christmas Special. 1.30 RocKwiz. 3.00 Indian Wedding Race. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Megafactories. 6.15 Travel Man: Rebel Wilson In Florence. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 MOVIE: Rurouni Kenshin. (2012, MA15+) 11.45 The Longest Day In Chang’an. 12.35am MOVIE: Krampus. (2015, M) 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Reno Rookie. 12.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 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: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 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 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 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Fame. Continued. (2009, PG) 7.15 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 9.10 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 11.10 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 1.10pm Loving. (2016, PG) 3.25 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 5.15 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 7.30 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (2000, M, Mandarin) 9.45 Billy Elliot. (2000, M) 11.50 Late Programs. 5.45am Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG)

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 Bottom Feeders. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Goldfathers. 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. 8.30 MOVIE: Open Water 3: Cage Dive. (2017, MA15+) 10.15 MOVIE: 28 Days Later. (2002, MA15+) 12.45am 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 Quantum Leap. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004, M) 9.30 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (2003, PG) 11.50 The Nanny. 12.20am Baywatch. 1.15 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

Defining Moments. 2.00 Away From Country. 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 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Treaty. 7.30 Black As. 7.40 American Soul. 8.30 MOVIE: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M) 10.00 Through A Lens Darkly. 11.00 Late Programs. 20 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 18 December, 2020

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6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Saturday Night Takeaway UK. 5.10 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

ENTERTAINMENT

Back to Back on the road for 2021 By Luke Voogt Street performance – but not as you know it – is set to hit Adelaide when Geelong’s Back to Back Theatre returns to touring in March 2021. The company plans to showcase its play, small metal objects, at Adelaide Fringe Festival from March 2 to 8. “The ensemble is excited to be working again,” Back to Back executive director Tim Stitz said. Premiering in 2005, small metal objects was last presented to Australian audiences more than 10 years ago, and this 2021 Adelaide season sees it return to the city for the first time since 2006. “We relish the opportunity to share the work with Australian audiences, old and new, once again.” The play features Geelong actors and co-writers Simon Laherty and Sonia Teuben in star roles. The show unfolds amid pedestrian traffic against the backdrop of a city. On a raised seating bank with individual sets of headphones, the audience is wired into an intensely personal drama being played out somewhere in the crowd. Gary and Steve are the kind of men who normally escape notice. But here they play an inadvertent but pivotal role in the night of two ambitious executives they’ve arranged to meet for a transaction. As the intimacy of their situation develops, small metal objects becomes a sly and luminous depiction of everyday issues most take for granted. The play explores how respect is withheld from outsiders – the disabled or unemployed – who society sometimes deems unproductive.

Simon Laherty and Sonia Teuben star in Back to Back Theatre’s small metal objects. (Supplied)

“Here the company considers how a person’s worth in society is defined by their productivity,” Stitz said. “It’s a theme very familiar to these performers and even timelier in 2021 than it was at its premiere in 2005. “Set against the shifting backdrop of a city weighed down by economic uncertainty, the

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From fabulous feasts to all the little touches and trimmings that will make your Christmas table just perfect, here are some wonderful Christmassy products and services on offer from Central Geelong businesses to make your Christmas more magical and memorable.

Deck the halls Wow your guests with a fresh foliage garland from Smellies in Moorabool Street. Their gorgeous, made-to-measure garlands will add style and greenery to any Christmas table, mantle or balustrade. These beautiful garlands are sold by the metre and can be collected or delivered on Christmas Eve, but be sure to get in early at www.smellies.com.au as Smellie’s requires 24 hours’ notice for your order. Townhouse Living transforms into a Christmas wonderland each December and is worth a special visit at this time of year. From decorations, garlands, trees and wreaths, not to mention unique and classic fresh cut flowers perfect for your Christmas table centrepiece, Townhouse is a must stop Christmas spot for decorations and special touches. Visit them in Yarra Street or online at www.townhouse-living.com.au

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Pick up all your wrapping essentials from curling ribbon, to sticky tape, scissors, adhesive gift tags and markers from Mainly $2 in Moorabool Street.

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For more festive fragrances check out Our Satellite Hearts in James Street. ‘Wildberry Christmas Kiss’ incense sticks add a spicy fragrance to your room with touches of bayberry, cinnamon and bergamot orange. Sounds almost good enough to eat! www.oursatellitehearts.com.au

Perfect packaging For perfect packaging, Kaisercraft has a huge range of Christmas cards and giftbags that are fun, festive and will top off your gifting. Visit them in Market Square Shopping Centre or online at www.kaisercraft.com.au Also in Market Square, Typo stocks fabric gift wrap bundles that not only look super cute, they also receive a tick for being sustainable. Once your gift has been opened, the wrapping can be used in lots of other ways such as a bandana, tea towel or even for another wrapped gift. www.cottonon.com/AU/typo/

For some matchy-matchy family fun on Christmas Eve, sleepwear designer brand, Peter Alexander brings us gorgeous and uber comfortable sleepwear at the Westfield Geelong store. The Christmas range is fun and offers matching sets for the whole family, even a ‘Gingerbread Doggy Tee’ for the dog! The range is perfect for lounging in on Christmas morning. www.peteralexander.com.au Once you’re lounging in your festive PJ’s, Christmas Eve is a lovely time to play a family board game as you count down the hours to Santa’s arrival. Big W in Westfield stocks the Monopoly Christmas Edition, where you’ll have a jolly old time as you move through the game collecting the fun things about everyone’s favourite time of year. www.bigw.com.au Celebrate a Christmas film favourite with the ‘Christmas Story Card Game’ available at Popcultcha in Ryrie Street. Swap, peek and dare fellow players to trade presents with you while you attempt to win the game. www.popcultcha.com.au. And when it’s time to settle in for the night and prepare for the arrival of the jolly fat man, don’t forget to lay out the all-important Santa sack. Myer has a lovely selection of Santa sacks and stockings ranging from the more traditional to modern Australian themes. www.myer.com.au

Above: The Fresh Food Merchant. Left: A wreath from Townhouse Living. (Pictures: Supplied)

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Christmas school holidays are coming and Ashlie Aparicio, manager of Rollerway Skate Centre, agrees it’s great to see kids getting out and active again. As she puts it, what could be healthier and more fun than roller skating or rollerblading? “Things do go around in cycles and we’re so happy that roller skating is all the rage again,” Ashlie says, “but this time adults as well as kids are really getting into it. “After months of lockdowns, and a few renovations to fill the downtimes, it’s so heart-warming to see families skating together again, and all those birthday parties happening. It was just as awesome to see a lady celebrating her 50th here the other day, too. “The skate centre is also flat out with Christmas sales, with roller skates and rollerblades selling in other places like never before, we are told.” Ashlie, who grew up playing hockey at Rollerway and is the fourth-generation manager at the longstanding family business, reckons roller skating is perfect for all ages. “Anyone can have a go,” she says. “And there’s nothing like seeing kids – who can barely lace up their skates – learn to skate in a matter of minutes. “The rink has music, bright lights, high-quality rental skates and an amazing atmosphere. Everyone seems to love it and it’s quite special to see grandparents skating with their grandchildren and tiny tots having a go. “We’re now seeing kids who learnt to skate here bring their own kids in. It’s such a great family activity and an awesome way to entertain teens as well.” Ashlie invites everyone to get their skates on and into the Christmas spirit – and get into some seriously family-friendly fun. NOTE: Rollerway has extra skating from December 19 through to January 27. Tickets are available online or at the door.

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Experience the obsession Parents all over the country are gearing up for the school holidays, perhaps wondering how to keep primary school-aged children entertained over the long haul. The Rock Adventure Centre in Newtown offers an exciting day (or days) out, where parents can relax over a coffee while kids are supervised. The centre, launched in 2001, has climbing walls up to 12 metres high, with more than 100 climbs to test every level. Kids as young as five are able to tackle a wall, with a belayer (the person who holds the rope to keep climbers safe) required to be at least 13 years old. But the primary school-aged kids are supervised in sessions running from 2-4pm each Tuesday and Thursday during the holidays. They can experience the thrill of climbing, while the grown-ups kick back. Sounds good, yes? Just make sure a booking is made. Older kids and adults can get in on the fun, too, with instructors always available to show beginners the ropes. There are challenges enough for every ability and experience level – and the centre is open every day. It’s a fab experience for the entire family who can get into “Geelong’s vertical obsession”. During the school term, the centre has a Climb-It Club for primary schoolers. This offers two sessions of structured and supervised climbing and training each week, with an end-of-term outdoor trip to test out their skills on the local cliffs.

• Participants under 18 years old must have a parent sign an agreement before climbing. • The Rock instructors take participants through a safety instruction session. • All rock climbing equipment is available for rent, including harnesses. • Wear tracksuit pants and t-shirt, or anything that allows free movement. Running shoes (with good sole grip) are adequate for kids and beginners. • Except for above mentioned supervised sessions, the centre does not provide belayers.

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Summer fun is on two wheels this holiday season. (Supplied)

Wheely good fun Pop your helmet on and explore Geelong the super fun way these holidays – on a segway. Whether an individual cruise or an outdoor activity to enjoy with friends or family, Segway Geelong has some great options for you. Segway Geelong offers segway tours every day at two amazing locations in and around the City of Greater Geelong. After individual training from Segway expert Tim, you’ll quickly discover the fun of zooming around on these zippy machines. “In no time you will be confident and heading off on your chosen tour with a group of up to eight new or old friends,” Tim says. “Teens and adults alike will enjoy cruising around on a segway and find a new way to enjoy the great outdoors and all the city of Geelong has to offer.” Tours are available every day of the year at

either of Segway Geelong’s two locations. “The Geelong Waterfront tour takes you along the beautiful Geelong foreshore and around our amazing Eastern Park in Geelong,” Tim says. “Our second amazing location is an undulating and picturesque rural setting at Leura Park Estate Vineyard in Curlewis (just 15 minutes from Geelong). “At Leura Park Estate you can do the Segway Only tour or you can include a scrumptious lunch by choosing the Segway and Dine option.” So choose your own adventure from Segway Geelong’s many options and book it in, either online or by giving Tim a call. For more details on Segway Geelong, call Tim on 0433 675 680 or visit www.segwaygeelong.com

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Adventure starts here You don’t have to go far for epic fun this summer, with world-class waterslides and theme park rides right on your doorstep at Adventure Park Geelong. Ride the monster new triple-funnel waterslide the Tsunami, and drop 7.5 storeys through the eye of the storm on the Tornado, the biggest Proslide Tornado waterslide of its kind in Victoria. Chill out on the tropical Lazy River and race the kids on the Aqua Racer waterslide. Play on coasters, car rides, the carousel and chair swing rides if you want to stay dry. There’s mini golf and much more, suitable for children aged from two years to teenagers. BYO picnic or choose from a big range of

food, drinks, snacks and ice-creams at several dining venues. And if you really want to do a day out in style, book a cabana or sunbed to enjoy your own private retreat in the heart of the action while you watch the kids having the time of their lives. The park is open every day through December and January, closing for the season on March 28, 2021. Tickets and bookings must be made online in advance. Adventure Park, 1249 Bellarine Highway, Wallington, Geelong. Inquiries: 5250 7200 or www.adventurepark.com.au

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Summer fun in Central Geelong Central Geelong Summer Fun Guide, presented by Central Geelong Marketing, is a great go-to for what’s happening in Central Geelong and online these school holidays. Entertain the kids with treasure hunts and self-guided trails, arts and crafts, photography, drama and virtual workshops, exhibitions, markets, and a competition to win tickets to some of Central Geelong attractions. Plus, there’s special offers from Central Geelong businesses. Program highlights include:

Get to know your phone camera and how to use it. This is a workshop for families and individuals who want to learn how to get more out of their mobile phone camera on January 12. Take your own wildlife photographs in the Gardens. Bookings required. Summer in the Gardens – Geelong Botanic Gardens Visit Geelong Botanic Gardens on January 13 and 19 to explore the summer garden. There are activities for younger visitors so come prepared for the sun and to get a little bit messy. Bookings required.

Central Geelong Summer Treasure Hunt Central Geelong Marketing presents another of its popular treasure hunts, this time with a summer theme, from January 15-27. Download a map, put on your walking shoes and head into Central Geelong for a treasure hunt the kids will love. Find the word clues in the posters (on the windows) of participating businesses. Find all the clues for your chance to win $300 in vouchers from participating businesses. At each stop children aged 3-12 years can redeem a free treasure.

GAPA Musical Theatre Workshops Children 6-12 years can explore their creativity while developing confidence and teamwork through singing, dancing and acting at Geelong Academy of Performing Arts musical theatre workshops on January 12, 13, 14. Visit https:// www.trybooking.com/BNQVU to book.

How Geelong Works – City Adventure Discover how Geelong works with the National Wool Museum. Collect an exclusive James Gulliver Hancock map and clues to uncover some surprising details about the design of Geelong. Find key sites and collect features to add to your map. Maps can be collected from the National Wool Museum or Visitor Centres in Central Geelong.

Self-Guided Trails Me and UooUoo: The RCH150 Anniversary Art Trail – Me and UooUoo (pronounced you-you) combines Victoria’s renowned passion for arts and culture with a dash of outdoor adventure, encouraging communities

Main: Central Geelong Summer Fun Guide. Above: Geelong Waterfront Makers & Growers Market; Be Your Own Wildlife Photographer; Musical Theatre Workshops. (Pictures: Supplied/ taken pre COVID-19)

to reconnect with their cities, and be active by visiting 100 unique art sculptures. Each UooUoo has been designed by an Australian artist for the 150th anniversary of The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne and will find a home in laneways, streets, parks and public spaces, forming walking trails of discovery throughout Melbourne and Geelong. Join UooUoo daily from January 20 on an outdoor adventure to help raise funds for the RCH. Visit www.uoouoo.org.au to find out how

you can be involved and where to find UooUoo’s in Geelong. Activate Geelong Bollards – Download the Tourism Greater Geelong & The Bellarine’s ‘Activate Geelong Bollards App’. Bring six of the iconic baywalk landmarks to life through augmented reality. Be Your Own Wildlife Photographer – Geelong Botanic Gardens

Geelong Waterfront Makers and Growers Market On Sunday, January 3, 10am to 3pm at Steampacket Gardens. The market offers local produce, tasty gourmet treats, beautiful art and hand crafts from regional makers and growers in a stunning setting. Don’t miss out on the Summer Fun Guide competition for your chance to win tickets to Central Geelong attractions. Visit www. centralgeelong.com.au/competitions/200 from December 27 to enter. The Summer Fun Guide will be available to download from December 27 at www. centralgeelong.com.au/school-holiday. Register your details to automatically receive a copy of the Central Geelong school holiday programs.

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KIDS’ QUIZ

Junior crossword

Which vegetable is known as a kumara in New Zealand?

Which dinosaur had three horns on its head?

What are the names of the twins Dove Cameron played in the Disney TV show?

What’s the name of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s new single?

True or false: dolphins are mammals?

Tiramisu is a cold, layered dessert, but what ﬂavour is it?

In which country would you ﬁnd the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Who (pictured) plays the role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games?

Earth is located in which galaxy?

10 What country did Christmas trees originate from?

Solve all the clues and an eight-letter word will be spelled out.

ANSWERS: 1. Sweet Potato 2. Liv and Maddie 3. True 4. Italy 5. The Milky Way galaxy 6. Triceratops 7. Rain On Me 8. Coffee 9. Jennifer Lawrence 10. Germany

WORD WREATH Can you work out what the missing letter is that spells an 8-letter word? It could read either clockwise or anti-clockwise.

R E

Joyful, smiling

St Nick’s sleigh is full of precious _____

Child’s toy, name of famous country singer

Mr. Claus

What you do to a candle

Mmm, delicious!

Short-legged breed of dog

Presents

ANSWERS: HAPPY, CARGO, LIGHT, CORGI, DOLLY, SANTA, YUMMY, GIFTS (HOLIDAYS)

EASY SUDOKU

1 2 4 8

ANSWER

2 3 5 7 9 8 4 1 6

4 8 9 3 6 1 7 2 5

8 6 3 9 1 2 5 4 7

5 9 2 6 4 7 8 3 1

7 4 1 8 3 5 2 6 9

6 2 7 4 8 9 1 5 3

9 5 4 1 7 3 6 8 2

3 1 8 2 5 6 9 7 4

All blank squares must be ﬁlled in using numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and in the nine 3x3 blocks.

1 7 6 5 2 4 3 9 8

ANSWER: The missing letter is E and the 8-letter word is REINDEER.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

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

ANSWERS: 1. Star on tree 2. Left present colour 3. Gift tag colour 4. Bauble missing 5. Right present ribbon colour

WORD STEP SALE ____

Q. What do elves do after school? A. Their gnome-work!

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Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. There may be more than one solution. ANSWERS: SALE, SALT, SILT, SIFT, GIFT

christmas cracker joke

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ENTERTAINMENT CROSSWORD

WORD FIND

DOWN US reality series, Blood, Sweat & – (5) 3 Originally presented by Peter Cundall, – Australia (9) 4 Maeve O’Meara’s Food – (6) 5 2017 Claire Foy film, the directorial debut of Andy Serkis (7) 6 The voice of Bart Simpson, – Cartwright (5) 8 Recurring character in Riverdale, Sweet – (3) 9 Jack Black and Michael Cera’s 2009 comedy movie, – One (4) 11 Character played by Gerard Butler and Klaus Kinski (7) 12 Dome-headed supervillain in The Lego Batman Movie (7) 13 This French premium TV channel is a plus (5) 16 An upcoming BritishAmerican action TV series, – of London (5)

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25 12

26 13

CODEWORD WORDFIND Secret message: wake up

4x4 ACROSS

DOWN

1 Adolescent 5 Suffix with soft or hard 6 Egyptian god 7 Chap

1 Stick 2 Simplicity 3 Irish girl’s name 4 Bird’s home

ANSWER: ACROSS: 1. Teen, 5. Ware, 6. Isis, 7. Gent. DOWN: 1. Twig, 2. Ease, 3. Erin, 4. Nest.

4. In which war is Catch-22 set? A. Gulf War B. Vietnam War C. World War I D. World War II

2. What was the name of Clooney’s character in ER? A. Ross Dean B. Dave Reid C. Ryan Douglas D. Doug Ross

3. What are the names of Clooney’s twins? A. Elthan and Alexandra B. Anna and Edward C. Ella and Alexander D. Evan and Ally

SOUP TEA WAFFLE YOGHURT

1. How many times has Clooney won ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ title? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

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CROISSANT EAT EGGS HAM LOX MILK

BACON BRAN BUFFET COFFEE CORNFLAKES CREPE

Secret message:

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW...

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

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AWU B R I J DN S O T H

Colourful entertainers (3,7) Matt Damon’s (pictured) amnesiac assassin (6) Quiz show where contestants answer with a question (8) Creator of Bridget Jones, Helen – (8) Couples look to – to the Country (6) Home town of North Norfolk Digital radio DJ Alan Partridge (7) Ben Kingsley’s 1982 bio-pic (6) London’s famous film studio (6) Kim’s “second best friend” (6) Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short played the Three – (6) Eric Bana’s 2000 Australian movie (7) Featured guest stars Kate Winslet and Samuel L. Jackson (6) Harrison Ford’s 2006 American-Australian crime thriller (8) 1979 horror film remade in 2006, When a – Calls (8)

32 The third Mad Max movie, – Thunderdome (6) 33 What are Embry, Quil and Leah in the Twilight Saga? (10)

Each number corresponds to a letter. Can you crack the code?

18 Gimme Some Truth is a doco about the making of which famous album? (7) 19 He’s off to see the Wizard, if he can remember (9) 20 Animated US TV comedy series that first ran in 1965, – Ramjet (6) 21 Cold country in which Trapped is set (6) 24 2010 US legal drama starring Jimmy Smits (6) 25 Louis C.K. animated comedy, The Secret Life of – (4) 26 Erik Thomson’s 2005 Aussie drama series, The – (5) 28 Kevin Costner golf comedy, – Cup (3) 31 Crime series starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, Killing – (3)

ENTERTAINMENT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

CODEWORD

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ANSWER: 1B, 2D, 3C, 4C.

PUZZLES No. 007

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.

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS

easy

8 7 5

2 5 4 9

1 8 3

4 7

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

3 2 1 8 4 2 6 medium

3 1 6

11 12 15 16 18 20 21 23 25 26 27 28

Donated (11) Country with capital Jakarta (9) Suburb of Melbourne (7) Meaning (10) Adolescent (4) Island in the North Atlantic (7) Leaves out (5) Annoy (3) Fruit scooping tool (5,6) Skill of writing by hand (10) Purpose (9) Name of desert in Central Australia (7) Pilot (7) Shine (5) Conceal (4) High tennis shot (3)

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DECODER

No. 007

9 1 2 3 7 9

6 3

DOWN

Tweeted (7) Capital of Libya (7) Push gently (5) – the Great, Prussian king (1712-1786) (9) Mobile phone sound (8) Kidnap payment (6) Wild ox (5) Exercise machine (9) Change (9) English soccer team, – Villa (5) Aspirations (6) Emblem (8) Key expert (9) Test (5) Equilibrium (7) Associate (7)

1 5 9 10

No. 007

6 7 3

7 4

9 2 6 1 7 1 9 5

5 2

hard

3 1 7 4 5 8 9 6 2

5 6 8 2 9 7 4 3 1

6 5 9 3 1 4 2 7 8

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: 19 words: Good 29 words: Very good

ALIAS APPLE APTER ATONE AWAKE AWARE BELCH BESET DETER DODGE DOERS DREAD EDGED EDGER EERIE EGGED GENRE GIDDY HANDS HARMS IDIOM KARAT

4 LETTERS EDGE EMIR GEED HINT KING KISS MESS PASS SOBS TIDY USED USES VARY WASH 5 LETTERS ADAGE

No. 007

LAMER LASER LEDGE MADAM MOANS NOBLE OKING OLIVE PLIES POSED PRESS REEDS RIOTS SADES SALAD SENDS SMELT SPARE STAIN STARE STAVE TENTS

TIARA VERGE VISTA WASPS WEIRD

FONDEST LISPING MONSOON REVVING RIBBING

6 LETTERS REELED REMADE RESIDE SENDER

8 LETTERS AVERAGED DEFINITE DWINDLED MOLESTED

7 LETTERS EDDYING

18-12-20

No. 007 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

6 9 5 4 2 1 7 8 3

V E N T

A S T S B O U T O B R A

F A C

4 7 5 9 8 2 3 1 6

8 2 3 1 4 6 7 9 5

1 9 6 5 7 3 8 2 4

6 8 5 9 4 7 1 3 2

4 7 2 1 6 3 9 8 5

1 4 7 6 5 2 3 9 8

2 9 8 4 3 1 7 5 6

5 3 6 7 9 8 2 1 4

3 2 4 5 1 6 8 7 9

8 6 9 3 7 4 5 2 1

7 5 1 2 8 9 4 6 3

8 1 2 9 3 7 5 4 6

3 7 4 5 8 6 2 9 1

9 3 6 8 1 5 4 7 2

4 5 8 7 6 2 1 3 9

1 2 7 3 9 4 6 5 8

7 8 1 2 4 3 9 6 5

5 6 9 1 7 8 3 2 4

2 4 3 6 5 9 8 1 7

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E R S

2 8 4 7 6 9 1 5 3

ceorl, cicero, cider, circle, circled, cleric, clod, code, coil, coiled, cold, colder, cole, colic, cooed, cool, cooled, cooler, coolie, cord, core, cored, credo, cried, CROCODILE, deco, decor, dice, dicer, docile, iced, lice, loci, loco, locoed, oleic, recoil, relic, rice

7 3 1 8 2 5 6 4 9

3 LETTERS ADO ALE ANT APT ARE ART CAM CHI EGO EKE ERA ERR IDS IRS MOO ODE OPT RED REV SAC TNT URN UTE VIA

QUICK QUIZ

Name the 1992 debut studio album by Mary J. Blige.

In which country is the 1998 film Run Lola Run set?

Which is heavier: pure gold or pure silver?

True or false: blackstrap molasses is a highly refined form of sugar containing little to no mineral nutrients?

9 1 3 8 2 5 6 4 7

9 4 2 6 3 1 5 8 7

10 11 12 13

S U

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S B

39 words: Excellent

hard

5x5

medium

easy

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G S N F Q P J Z B H C A V

T D LWKO R I ME U Y X

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WORDFIT

Topeka is the capital of which US state?

By what name do we more commonly know marine creatures belonging to the class Asteroidea?

The Etherow, Goyt and Tame are tributaries of what English river?

What name was singersongwriter Usher (pictured) given at birth?

Since the division of Sudan, which country is now the largest in Africa by area?

10 And from which country did it gain independence in 1962? ANSWERS: 1. What's the 411? 2. Germany 3. Gold 4. False 5. Kansas 6. Starfish 7. Mersey River 8. Usher Terry Raymond IV 9. Algeria 10. France

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Geelong scores first win By Luke Voogt Geelong has won its first match of the season thanks to a maiden Premier Cricket century by Angus Boyd and a four-wicket haul by all-rounder Hayden Butterworth. Butterworth started poorly with the bat, managing just 6 after the Cats won the toss against Greenvale Kangaroos. The Cats lost their first three wickets for 50 and looked in trouble. But Boyd, 22, led a comeback scoring 100 off just 74 balls, mounting a 164-run fourth wicket partnership with fellow young gun Thomas Jackson (67). Forty-eight of Boyd’s runs came off (eight) sixes in his big-hitting innings. It’s the first time he has reached triple figures in two seasons in Geelong Cricket Club’s first XI. The Cats finished with 6/252 and Butterworth soon made up for his batting

by dismissing openers Haseeb Qureshi and Joshua Trembearth cheaply. Only former Prahran and Geelong skipper Matthew Harrison managed any meaningful resistance, fighting for 35 runs off 65 balls. Butterworth finished with 4/19 as the Cats bowled the Kangaroos out for just 114 to record a 138-run win. Geelong returns home this Saturday to take on last season’s minor premiers Melbourne University. University is coming off an eight-wicket thrashing of Essendon after its bowlers demolished the Bombers for just 97. The side defeated Footscray in a rain-affected match the previous weekend, bowling the Bulldogs out for 137. But with University yet to post a big total this season, the Cats will have a chance if their batsmen can withstand University’s in-form bowlers.

In the Geelong Cricket Association division one firsts, Newtown & Chilwell opener Isaac Hogan recorded his second century of the season. But his 104 runs were not enough to get Newtown & Chilwell over the line, with Two Blues going down in a thriller to Murgheboluc. The Blues (6/222) fell two runs short despite having more wickets in hand than Murgheboluc (8/224) after their 50 overs. Lara, St Joseph’s, North Geelong and East Belmont also recorded wins. North Geelong sits atop the ladder, followed by Lara, Newtown & Chilwell and St Joseph’s. In the seconds, North Geelong, East Belmont, Lara, Grovedale and Murgheboluc scored wins. Grovedale remains undefeated after eight rounds, with East Belmont, Highton and South Barwon rounding out the top four. In the thirds, Lara, Grovedale, North Geelong, East Belmont and Newtown & Chilwell were victorious.

Isaac Hogan square drives on his way to 104 against Murgheboluc. (Wes Cusworth)

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Local grommets dominate Local juniors took out six of seven age divisions at the Surfer Groms Comp, which ended at Jan Juc on Sunday. Barwon Heads’ Harry Farrer won the under 14 boys, posting a combined heat total of 13.67 in small waves. “It was tricky,” he said. “I managed to get a couple out there. I’m just stoked to win.” Hot on Farrer’s tail was fellow Barwon Heads local Taj McPhee, the son of former Essendon Bombers player Adam. McPhee ripped into a couple of nice rights, but fell short with a combined heat total of 12.50. The groms showed their creativity in two-foot easterly swell at Jan Juc after organisers moved the tournament on day two from its initial location in Torquay, due to a lack of waves. Mornington Peninsula’s Sara Hickson was the only non-local to win, taking out the under 14 girls by just .16 of a point. Hickson posted a 7.33 ride on her way to a heat total of 11.50. Jan Juc’s Isla Huppatz beat Hickson’s best individual ride with a 7.77 wave, but was unable to find a second score of 3.74 or more to snatch the lead, finishing on 11.34. Isla’s younger sister Anna Huppatz won the under 12s, triumphing over Lillian Bassed by almost three points with a heat total of 11.87. Anna looks set to follow in the footsteps of Isla, and eldest sister Mia, who both feature regularly on the podium in junior events. Armstrong Creek under 10 surfer Kai Coleman posted a perfect 10 in his first round heat, winning the competition’s Star Performer Award for the ride. 34 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 18 December, 2020

U14 Girls 1st - Sara Hickson, 11.50 2nd - Isla Huppatz, 11.34 3rd - Sophie Wilkinson, 5.83 4th - Sonia Seuren, 4.23 U14 Boys 1st - Harry Farrer, 13.67 2nd - Taj McPhee, 12.50 3rd - Max Bassett, 9.10 4th - Nalu Belyea, 7.80 U12 Girls 1st - Anna Huppatz, 11.87 2nd - Lillian Bassed, 8.93 3rd - Dune Pruvot, 5.47 4th - Chloe Muscroft, 3.77

Main: Jan Juc’s Anna Huppatz on her way to winning the under 12 girls. Above: Harry Farrer wins the under 14s division at the Surfer Groms Comp. (Pictures: Supplied)

In the final he smashed the competition with a heat total of 13.84, more than eight points ahead of second-placed Angus Kennedy. Jarvis Barrow won the under 12 boys with a heat total of 12.16, while fellow Jan Juc local Max Murray won the under eight mixed and Point Lonsdale’s Elsie Chapman won the under 10 girls. As one of two under 14 winners, Farrer earned an invite to an all-expenses-paid, three-day camp at the Surfing Australia High-Performance Centre in northern New South Wales. The Surfer Groms Comps National Final Surf Camp includes a day of coaching, two days of competition and heat analysis. “[I am] looking forward to heading to the three-day camp,” Farrer said.

U12 Boys 1st - Jarvis Barrow, 12.16 2nd - Duke Orr, 11.47 3rd - Remy Filer, 7.77 4th - Cove McPhee, 3.20 U10 Girls (Round Robin format) 1st - Elsie Chapman 2nd - Scarlett Rennie 3rd - Charlotte Edwards 4th - Anise Pruvot 5th - Estella Carbonelli U10 Boys 1st - Kai Coleman, 13.84 2nd - Angus Kennedy, 5.54 3rd - Tully Gordon, 3.84 4th - Dusty Rayner, 3.34 U8 Mixed (Round Robin) 1st - Max Murray 2nd - Harry Miller 3rd - Charlotte Edwards 4th - Edie Wouters 5th - Bodhi McPhee

Grovedale 4 has won the top division of Tennis Geelong’s night-time triples competition. The side took out the top prize in last Thursday’s finale to the spring season, which featured some high-quality tennis despite chilly temperatures. After a dominant 6-0 regular season, Grovedale 4 triumphed over Highton Wallabies in the section one grand final 3-3 on sets and 32-25 on games. The Wallabies seemed poised for a potential upset after taking the first two sets in tiebreakers. Julius Busch won over Bianca Duff, one of the top females in Tennis Geelong’s Saturday competition, and Tim Morrison and Lachie Pike won the first doubles over Jai Bosnjak and Dave Meehan. Morrison, a newcomer to Tennis Geelong, played some of his best tennis of the season against Bosnjak, one of the stars at Grovedale. However, Grovedale came right back, with Meehan taking the second singles 6-2 over Pike, and also won the second doubles 6-4. A 6-1 third doubles win by Grovedale solidified the premiership before Bosnjak retired out of caution with a minor injury while down 5-4 to Morrison. In other action on Thursday night, the Sijoma Aces from Portarlington won the section two crown by defeating the Wombats 3-3 27-25. In section three, Beuzh, a team of friends from Deakin University’s medical school, won 5-1 34-19 over Grovedale 3. The Cockatoos from Drysdale edged out the Magpies, 3-3 30-23 in section four. The only upset of the night was in section five grand final where Grovedale’s BITG team took out St Mary’s undefeated Coco Bewares, 3-3 28-25. The 2020 spring season had the largest participation in the competition’s two-year history, according to triples secretary Tyler Krumholz. “Tennis Geelong’s triples competition is one of the most unique tennis leagues in the country,” he explained. “Its hybrid registration model allows for teams of club members, as well as individuals that are not affiliated with a club.” Summer season registrations are open until early February at: tennis.com.au/ tennisgeelonginc

SPORT Geelong football to kick off again in April 2021 Football will kick off across Geelong and the Bellarine in the first three weeks of April, with staggered grand finals to showcase the different leagues. Bellarine Football Netball League (BFNL) will commence on April 3, 2021, while Geelong Football Netball League (GFNL) will start on April 17, AFL Barwon announced on Monday. The dates apply for senior football, senior netball and reserves competitions. The announcement follows the cancellation of the region’s football and netball seasons in 2020 due to COVID-19. Last month, Geelong & District Football

League (GDFL) announced its senior competitions would commence on April 10. Colac and District Football Netball League (CDFNL) will begin with a stand-alone game on April 3, with its opening round to continue from April 10. The staggered fixtures mean the BFNL and GFNL will avoid a grand final clash with the GDFL. Finals will begin on August 14, 21 and 28 for the BFNL, CDFNL and GFNL respectively. Grand finals will take place on September 4 for the BFNL and September 18 for the GFNL, while the CDFNL and GDFL will share September 11 for their big games.

All AFL Barwon female football and junior male football will begin on April 17. The TAC Road Safety Round will start on July 17, while the Pride Cup will take place between Newtown & Chilwell and Leopold on April 18. “All dates … are subject to change,” AFL Barwon said in a statement on Monday. “After a cancelled senior season and interrupted junior season in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, we cannot wait to see our member clubs back out on the field and court.” Full fixtures: aflbarwon.com.au Luke Voogt

Ocean Grove reserves playing coach Cheyne Kelly kicks a goal. (Mark Heenan) 194679

Tuna come in for a feed ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

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Cameron sets high goal By Luke Voogt Jeremy Cameron vowed to chase his best season yet as he took up the number once belonging to the man known in Geelong as ‘God’. The star full forward will don number 5 in 2021, worn by the greatest Cats player to hold that position – Gary Ablett senior – and the legendary Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer. “It’s a great number to be running out there in,” the 27-year-old said on Monday. “But I know there’s a lot of hard work between now and then in front of me, and I’m looking forward to that more than anything to be honest. “I want to have my best season I’ve ever had.” The former Giant and 2019 Coleman Medallist has kicked 427 goals in his 171-game AFL career. But he said he wanted to hit the “restart button” and prove himself anew at Geelong. “I don’t want to set low goals, I want to set a high standard and train really hard over the summer, and I’ve already started that probably about six weeks ago. “I only had my first run today with the young guys but it was great to get to know them.” Cameron expected more intense scrutiny in AFL heartland than in Sydney, but he said the rewards were greater in Victoria too. He looked forward to being closer to family in regional Victoria. An avid golfer and fisherman, Cameron has yet to buy a house in Geelong but revealed he was looking for a place close to one of the city’s many boat ramps.

“I’m sure after Christmas that will happen quickly and then [Geelong] will really start to feel like home,” he said. Number 4, most recently worn by the son of ‘God’, Gary Ablett junior, will go to Shaun Higgins, the man the Cats are tipping to replace him on the forward flank. The former Bulldog and Kangaroo grew up in Geelong and was thrilled to live close to family and friends again. He described walking onto Kardinia Park

as “surreal”, saying the ground looked very different to when he had watched the Cats growing up as a “mad Geelong supporter”. Higgins and wife Heidi have twins on the way, while his sister Danielle Orr is playing in the Cats women’s side. “She actually didn’t recognise me [at Kardinia Park on Saturday] – I think it was the colours – she walked straight past me,” he said. New midfielder Isaac Smith will wear number 7, most recently belonging to champion defender Harry Taylor. “There probably won’t be as many defensive efforts in the number 7 anymore,” the 31-year-old laughed. The former Hawk said he was surprised at how “friendly” Geelong locals were toward him after the move, given the clubs’ fierce modern rivalry. “I can’t say Geelong people were too friendly to me over the last 10 years,” he said. The Cats’ top draft Max Holmes will wear number 9, while fellow draftees Nick Stevens and Shannon Neale have claimed 21 and 33. Holmes spent a sleepless night “tossing and turning” after the excitement of being drafted, he told Cats media. The 2019 Australian under-18 400m hurdles champion hoped to use his running ability on the wing for the Cats. “I like to kick it long and hit a target, so hopefully I can break the lines and break open the game like that.” Category B rookie and former basketballer Paul Tsapatolis will don number 36.

Improved weather has given us fisherman a great opportunity to get out and soak a line with some fantastic reports coming in. Queenscliff is still fishing very well for calamari in the bight. Rob Vecoli from Trellys Geelong got out on Monday, casting off the surf and finding his bag of 10 squid in no time with white 3.5 size jigs working best. Australian salmon have also showed up in good numbers inside the rip, snatching up just about anything you can put in their face – white occys have been a favourite. Barwon Heads has continued to get better and better with reports from in the river and offshore coming in hot. Fishing the mouth of the river on the incoming tide has produced some fantastic numbers of silver trevally. Casting small grub-style plastics has been deadly in landing great numbers of fish, with some measuring up to 45cm, as well as plenty of bi-catch such as salmon and king George whiting. Offshore, snapper are still showing no sign of slowing down and gone fishing charters are finding plenty of fish to about 5kg, with bulk numbers of smaller fish amongst them. Dropping baits such as squid and salmon in 40 metres of water has been by far the most effective. It’s without question the big news this week is the tuna off Barwon Heads and through to the Rip. Anywhere between 20 to 50 metres of water has been holding fantastic numbers of fish, ranging from 6 to 20kg. Trolling skirted lures or Divers has been the most popular technique, although casting stick baits and poppers has also been super effective – especially when they are working bait to the surface. They are currently feeding on pilchards so any blue or pilchard pattern lures should work a treat. There has also been a few kingfish reports roll in all along the coast, ranging in size from legal to about 85cm, with Berkley Skid Jigs being a fantastic lure. The Otway streams have been firing quite well this week for the local brown trout, the Cumberland River is a fantastic spot to give it a crack with fish holding in great numbers.

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The materials set out above have been produced prior to detailed design and construction, are for illustration purposes only and do not constitute a representation by the Vendor (or its employees/agents/consultants) in respect to the size, form, layout or timing of the development in any manner. The materials set out above are subject to change at any time without prior or subsequent notice. Purchasers should not rely on the materials in any way. Changes may be made to detail layouts during the development by the Vendor, including to meet planning requirements. Purchasers must make and rely on their own enquires. All final area dimensions of any lot sold will be as provided in the contract of sale and may differ from those in the materials.

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