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Crop losses loom By Jess Baker Granite Belt growers are calling for urgent government support in their fight to stay afloat, as peak summer season nears and cash incentives fail to attract pickers. New figures indicate Australian farmers are now facing losses of more than $38 million due to pandemic-induced labour shortages, but Growcom Policy and Advocacy Manager Richard Shannon said this is just the tip of the iceberg. “Queensland alone makes up $30 million of Australia’s losses,” said Richard. “Both Growcom and the Granite Belt Growers Association have been tirelessly advocating on behalf of industry for a long time in warning of this shortage, but unfortunately we haven’t seen the government action we might have liked.” Richard said state and federal incentives to encourage unemployed Australians to take up farm work are failing dismally, so it is imperative further action is taken. “Before Christmas, we were made aware that there had been a very limited take-up of the Queensland payment of $1500 - no more than a handful of people had been successful,” he said. “And while there have been a few applications for the $6000 payment available through the federal government, it doesn’t seem like anyone’s getting near the $6000 because they can’t show enough evidence of having spent that amount to relocate. “Either we need to try greater or different incentives for Australians, or we need to quite rapidly and quite dramatically increase the scale of workers coming in from the Pacific Islands.” Applethorpe strawberry and apple grower Nathan Baronio, one of many local farmers feeling the impacts of the labour gap, shared a similar opinion. “I know a few Queenslanders are taking up the $1500 incentive, but I haven’t heard of many people taking up the $6000 federal incentive ... I’ve heard it’s a very complicated process,” said Nathan.

“We just need a large number of workers and we’ve not seen that large number of workers come from anywhere. “All these little fixes help us tread water for the short term, but we’re about to get swallowed by a huge wave.” Despite growing fears, Nathan said he has been relatively fortunate compared to other farmers. His farm, Eastern Colour, retained a large number of Pacific Island workers throughout the pandemic and gained 20 workers in December under the Seasonal Worker Programme trial. “We’ve got about 120 workers currently but from when we start picking apples - and with our strawberries - we probably need about 170 workers,” he said. “There’s no chance at all we’ll find those extra 50 workers if things continue the way they’re going.” Granite Belt Growers Association president Angus Ferrier said he had hoped the incentive programs would be more successful, but “at least the government is doing something”. “In mid-December, the number of people who had taken advantage of the incentives was in the hundreds nationally,” said Angus. “It’s well known the industry is looking for thousands of workers, so it would be pretty disappointing if that’s all that came of them. “In saying that, you can’t force someone to leave their established lifestyle in the city to help out on the farms - that’s why the industry has such a reliance on overseas workers.” Nathan Baronio said the slow take-up of cash incentives indicates farmers will not find the workers they need until either international travel resumes or more workers from Pacific Island nations are allowed in the country. “What we have to remember is that Stanthorpe’s population is already very much working on farms,” said Nathan. “There’s not a lot of - there’s certainly not 4000 - seasonal workers available in the district that can go on the farms and help with these peaks in production, so you’re going to have to ask mums and dads and people who have lost their jobs in Brisbane to move down to Stanthorpe ... most people aren’t willing to do that.”

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The promise of snow this 2021 winter in Stanthorpe is already putting smiles on the faces of locals and visitors alike, say organisers of the Snowflakes in Stanthorpe festival.”At the recent general meeting of the Snowflakes in Stanthorpe, the committee agreed to continue to organise and plan for a successful and safe 2021 Snowflakes in Stanthorpe Festival between 2nd and 4th of July 2021,” a spokeswoman said this week. “We are working in close collaboration with the Stanthorpe Agricultural Society and their Stanthorpe Show COVID-19 ambassadors to share valuable information and resources to host safe, family events in our region which meet all safety guidelines,” the spokeswoman said. “We have also formed working relation-

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ships with Southern Downs Regional Council and Queensland Health. “Ticketing for the 2021 event will be restricted and due to COVID-19 requirements we will not be offering ticket sales at the gate, all tickets sold will be through online booking. “There will be some minor changes to activities but we anticipate that the majority of past activities will continue. “The final decision on the festival proceeding will be made at the next general meeting on 11th February 2021 and after this time we will advise when ticket sales will be available.” For information updates, please see our website www.snowflakesinstanthorpe.com. au or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Remember: It’s going to be ‘snow’ much fun!

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The editor’s desk The team here at the Southern Free Times wishes all of our valued readers and advertisers all the best for the 2021 year ahead of us - and we trust you had happy and restful season over the Christmas-New Year break. Already in the new year in Queensland we’ve seen health authorities scramble to contain fresh outbreaks of Covid-19 in the Greater Brisbane area, with directives also applying to locals who happened to be in that region in the first few days of January. It’s a reminder that by no means is the potential for disruption to both work and home life in any way diminished. We place our faith in the judgement of our political leaders and the health sector experts who are charged with advising them - it’s certainly worth bearing in mind that across the state since Covid-19 reached us in the early part of last year that to date there have been around 1300 Queensland cases, which is a pretty low number. At time of printing of the Free Times this week there were no active Covid-19 cases in the Darling Downs, which is of course something to be very thankful for - and let’s hope that continues to be the case. But it’s a developing story and we’ll keep the community updates both in print and online. One of our key aims at the Free Times for 2021 is to focus some extra attention on the many community groups both large and small which play such an important role in enriching the social fabric of our towns and villages. And of course like the rest of the community we’re hopeful that 2021 will see many of our local events resuming - albeit with the requisite Covid-19 directives adhered to - with one great example being the Stanthorpe Show, which traditionally kicks off the Show season in Queensland in any given year. It’s testimony to the legions of volunteers who make these events possible. We also saw consistently throughout 2020 the way in which our communities stick by one another through times of adversity and I have no doubt that will continue to be the case in 2021.

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Mask rules extended... By Jeremy Sollars Locals who were in the Greater Brisbane area on or since Saturday 2 January will be required to comply with Queensland Health directives on the wearing of masks until Friday week, 22 January. The directives follow the lifting of the threeday Covid-19 lockdown applying to Greater Brisbane on Monday of this week, which followed the positive test - for a new ‘strain’ of Covid-19 - returned by a Brisbane motel cleaner on Saturday 2 January. The cleaner’s partner subsequently also tested positive for the virus and at time of printing of the Free Times this week three new additional active cases in the Greater Brisbane area were confirmed. Any Queensland resident who was in the Greater Brisbane region - defined as the council areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan - on or since Saturday 2 January is required to follow the same lockdown rules following their return to home, including in the Warwick and Stanthorpe areas. The mask requirement for any such affected locals lasts until 1am on Friday 22 January - unless and until any further restrictions are announced - and is outlined as follows, based on Queensland Health information Must be worn in indoor places including shopping centres and supermarkets, gyms, workplaces where people cannot socially distance and where it is safe, places of worship, libraries, public transport, taxis and ride share vehicles Must be carried at all times Are not required to be worn when outdoors at a safe distance from other people (for example, walking a dog), in private vehicles or doing strenuous exercise Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said earlier this week the “gradual easing of restrictions follows the best health advice”. “The evidence tells us the lockdown has done its job,” the Premier said. “Dr Young has asked for these further 10 days of measures in the Greater Brisbane area.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has described last weekend’s hard lockdown as “world-leading’’. “It’s better to be safe than sorry and it’s better to be sure.” Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said this was the first step in easing out of the lockdown restrictions. “We must not get complacent,” Minister D’Ath said. “This decision was not made lightly. “We know this new variant is much more contagious, which is why it is so important we continue to have some restrictions in place for a short period of time. “We must remember why we are doing this - to protect ourselves, and the people around us, especially those most vulnerable.” Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said the measures mirror those in other states. “The pandemic is still with us,” Dr Young said.

“We have achieved so much this past weekend. “It’s important we come out of it carefully and sensibly.” THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN QUEENSLAND IS A DEVELOPING STORY LOCAL UPDATES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSTED ON THE FREE TIMES WEBSITE AT - www.freetimes.com.au Wastewater detection ... Queensland Health continues to test wastewater in around 40 cities and towns across the state for traces of Covid-19. People who are either active or recovered cases can ‘shed’ fragments of the virus into sewage wastewater, meaning the detection of Covid-19 in wastewater in any given week does not necessarily mean there is an active case in the town concerned. ‘Shedding’ can take place for as long as three weeks after a person is no

longer infectious with Covid-19. Wastewater sampling in Warwick and Stanthorpe has been carried out for some months and a positive detection was made in a Warwick sample in October of last year. Positive detections were also confirmed in wastewater samples in the last week of December - in Warwick on Tuesday 29 December and in Stanthorpe on Wednesday 30 December. Queensland Health did not confirm those results until the following Tuesday - 4 January - despite the Free Times asking on New Year’s Eve if any positive detections had been made in either Warwick or Stanthorpe during the last week of December. Wastewater testing reports on the Queensland Health website showed no positive detections in Warwick and Stanthorpe were recorded last week (week beginning Monday 3 December). No results for this week were available at time of printing.

Demolition work “imminent” on highway servo site By Jeremy Sollars Work on the site of a new service station at the corner of Wood and Guy Streets in Warwick is set to commence in the coming days, starting with the demolition of the St Mary’s Tennis Pavilion and squash courts. The demolition work had been expected to commence last week but at time of printing of the Free Times this week it was yet to get underway. Father Franco Filipetto, speaking on behalf of the Toowoomba Catholic Diocese which owns the site - this week told the Free Times that commencement of demolition is “imminent”. Fr Franco previously advised that construction of the new service station is expect-

ed to be completed within six months, but was unable to advise which fuel company will operate the service station. In late May of 2020 the Southern Downs Regional Council approved a development application for the highway site submitted by owner the Diocese for the development of a 24-7 service station. Deputy Mayor Ross Bartley and Cr Cynthia McDonald voted against the approval, with all other councillors in favour. Councillors last May included several amendments to approval conditions for the development, including additional signage to direct traffic and speed bumps to slow vehicles exiting the service station on Guy Street.

The St Mary’s Tennis Pavilion and squash courts are due for demolition ahead of development of a 24-7 service station. Comparisons were made at the time with the approval of the Caltex/Woolworths service station at the intersection of Albion and Graf-

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Heritage Weekend plans By Jess Baker Despite months of Covid-19 uncertainty, Allora will celebrate its 25th annual Heritage Weekend at the showgrounds on 23 and 24 January as part of the town’s Australia Day celebrations. Warwick Veteran and Vintage Vehicle Club president Graeme McMillan said this year’s event will include everyone’s favourite displays and attractions - from vintage and veteran cars and trucks to Massey tractors, English bikes and Southern Cross engines. “You name it, it’s there,” he said. Graeme said the club expects thousands of attendees will descend on Allora next Friday for a 6.00am start Saturday morning. “We expect over 4000 guests, but a lot of our spectators are from New South Wales, Victoria and even South Australia ... so we’ll have to see what happens,” said Graeme. Ever-changing Covid-19 regulations have made planning for the event quite difficult, said Graeme, as organisers could only commit to hosting the event in November last year. “The event usually takes about 12 months to plan ... we’ve had two,” said Graeme. “But, we’re making sure things will be as normal as they can be.” Graeme said organisers have gone to great lengths to ensure the event is Covid-safe. Guests will be required to sign in upon entrance, either electronically or manually, and must use the EFTPOS facilities available at the gates. “We need to get away from handling money as much as possible,” said Graeme. Attendees will be allowed to camp from Thursday 21 January, but Graeme said spots are limited and certain Covid-19 regulations must be adhered to. Current guidelines also mean the annual dinner - to be held on the Saturday - will have to be moved from the Allora Showgrounds to the Allora Sports Club. “There are about 130 tickets available for the dinner that guests can book on the day, and admission will be $30 per person,” said Graeme. General admission tickets can be purchased

The Allora Heritage Weekend is set to go ahead 23 and 24 January. at the gate at $10 per adult and free for children. For many, the Allora Heritage Weekend signifies a return to normalcy - albeit with social dis-

tancing procedures in place - and is a welcome respite from the stress caused by Covid-19. “We’re still finalising things, but it’ll be a

great day for everyone,” said Graeme. For further information, contact Graeme on 0428 717 623.

‘Minor’ rock falls at the Gap after recent rainfall The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) last week confirmed there had been “minor” rock falls on the highway through Cunningham’s Gap resulting from recent rainfall but not enough to impact traffic flow. TMR is believed to be closely monitoring Cunningham’s Gap following patchy yet heavy falls of rain at times across the Main Range over the last several weeks. The cliff face above the highway through the Gap has been the site of numerous rock falls and land slips over the past decade-plus as a result of rainfall, with TMR currently undertaking engineering investigations at the

Gap. Last week a TMR spokesman told the Free Times there have been “some minor rock falls at Cunningham’s Gap (on the Cunningham Highway) during the recent wet weather”. “There has been no impact to traffic as one lane, both east and westbound, remains open,” the spokesman said last Tuesday. “Debris captured by the temporary barriers will be removed this week and we will continue to inspect the road regularly. “Motorists are advised to check qldtraffic. qld.gov.au for up-to-date traffic and travel information.”

Investigations ‘continuing’ “The design phase of the Cunninghams Gap reconstruction project, including the ground investigations, is underway,” the TMR spokesman said last week. “The outcomes of these investigations will help determine the best way to repair the damage. “We continue to work with the independent technical reviewer to ensure the most suitable engineering solution and best value for money for taxpayers is identified. “Construction will follow once the design is complete.

“Further information will be provided to the community once the design is finalised and the reconstruction work details, timing and locations are known.” TMR is yet to indicate what “engineering solution” is proposed for the Gap but the department has previously suggested the removal of significant unstable areas of the cliff face could be necessary in the early part of 2021. The recent rain is likely to have added to unstable conditions at the Gap which were also exacerbated by the 2019-2020 bushfires, which resulted in rock falls in January of 2020 and extensive traffic disruption.

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‘Showtime’ in Stanthorpe By Jess Baker After a rollercoaster year of epic proportions, residents of the region are due for something normal. The Stanthorpe Agricultural Society hopes to provide just that with its 2021 Bendigo Bank Stanthorpe Show, running Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January. Stanthorpe Ag Society president Brett Boatfield said this year’s show will be just like of previous years - only with QR codes, social distancing and sanitisation. “The show will be as normal as possible, we just have a few Covid requirements we have to meet,” said Brett. “Covid has actually given us the opportunity to expand a little bit ... to space some stuff out and do things differently.” The show’s fashion parades - usually held in the Sheep and Wool Pavilion - have had to be moved to the Exhibition Centre and split into three times (2.00pm, 4.00pm and 6.00pm Friday) in accordance with Covid-19 protocols. “We’re also enforcing a ‘look don’t linger’ policy around the exhibits in the pavilion,” said Brett. Thankfully, said Brett, restrictions have not hindered the show in any real way. “We still have all the traditional show favourites, as well as some new and exciting additions,” he said. “We have about 23 sub-committees this year and eight sections, which include cookery, all the crafts, horticulture, manual arts and photography.” Guests will also have a chance to see the famous Noah’s racing pigs, as well as dreamtime reptiles, novelty horse events, fireworks shows and extreme entertainment from FMX Kaos. Delicious food and drink - some of which is donated by local producers - will be available from the Ringmaster’s Cafe from 7.00am Friday morning. Displays and attractions in the Exhibition Centre will open to guests shortly after, at 8.00am. Chief Steward of Cookery Dee Both said there is always a wonderful atmosphere and

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sense of place at the show, sure to be amplified after a year of uncertainty and times of isolation. “It’s a great opportunity for a lot of people to come into town and meet with people they haven’t caught up with for god knows how long, especially at the moment but even in normal times,” said Dee. Ringmaster Teena Wilcock said this year’s show - the 145th annual show of its kind - aims to celebrate the community’s traditions and diversity. “It’s a showcase of the absolute best the district has to offer,” said Teena. “We’re such a diverse community with sheep and cattle, vegetables, fruit and wine there is a lot we have to be proud of.”

for singles and $40 for families. Alternatively, admission to each day of the Stanthorpe Show can be purchased separately and at the gate at $15 for adults, $5 for children and $5 for pensioners. “Unless you’re crook, please come and enjoy the show,” said Brett. “We’ll have all the procedures in place to make sure that entry is as smooth and Covidsafe as possible and, if you’re worried about QR codes, just know we’ll have people there to help.” For further information about admission, schedules, entries and more, visit www.stanthorpeshowgrounds.com.au or contact Brett on 0428 833 113.

The Stanthorpe Show usually draws between 2000 and 2500 people per day and, despite current Covid-19 restrictions, this year is expected to be no different. With so many people in attendance, Brett said it is highly recommended guests purchase memberships to the Stanthorpe Ag Society to make contact tracing as simple as possible. “Membership with Stanthorpe entitles you to free entry on a members ticket to shows in Tenterfield, Allora, Killarney and Warwick,” said Brett. “It also facilitates a contactless entry and makes it safer for everyone.” Memberships must be purchased from the Stanthorpe Showgrounds prior to the Stanthorpe Show, and are currently priced at $20

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New street art in town By Jess Baker Warwick’s latest street art – featuring murals of two regent honeyeaters, two working dogs and racing horses – symbolises the town’s sense of togetherness, says Western Australia artist James Giddy. “When I paint murals, I try and paint something that’s specific to the region,” he said. “Regent honeyeaters are unique to the area and they’re endangered now, so I wanted to raise awareness of that. “But I have also tried to symbolise the togetherness of the town – I think that’s important after the year we’ve had – by painting a circle behind the two birds and having them lean in to each other.” James said he ordinarily spends his time painting murals overseas, but Covid-19 restrictions have kept him grounded over the past year. His work can be found in India, the United States, South Africa and Indonesia, and domestically throughout Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.

“Wherever I’m painting, I try to make my murals more accessible to a wider audience by using flora and fauna,” said James. “I like that you can personify fauna – give animals an expression on their faces and tell a story with their body language.” Local art enthusiasts can see James’ work in the Southern Downs Regional Council carpark, painted on the walls outside Warwick Twin Cinema and Warwick SES. The mural project has been funded as part of the $50,000 Warwick Laneway power and public art project under the $600 million Works for Queensland program, an initiative of the Queensland Government, which also includes new power supply for the exterior of the Warwick Town Hall and the Gus Eagleton mural completed last year. To view James’ work, visit his webpage at www.jamesgiddy.com.au. WA artist James Giddy said the pair of regent honeyeaters in his mural symbolise togetherness.

Work to begin on ‘age-friendly’ Arcadia village By Jess Baker Construction on Stanthorpe’s first “agefriendly” gated estate – complete with a health club, children’s playground, and coffee shop – is set to begin in early March. The Arcadia Developments project has been specifically designed to accommodate “people ageing in place”, and aims to provide a community where people feel valued and actively supported. Arcadia’s National Sales Manager Dianne Fielding said the estate was originally dedicated to over-50s but, after some “soulsearching”, it was decided an integrated community would be more appropriate for the area. “It’s far better for everybody,” said Dianne. “The latest research shows that people living in over-50s resorts often want to connect with younger people, so we thought about it and decided we could provide that. “We haven’t had one negative response – it’ll be done very tastefully and nicely so I think the people who decide to make the estate their home will integrate very well with each other.” Residents of the community can choose to live surrounded by all age groups in Arcadia Estate, or in Eden Gardens which will be dedicated to over 50s. They will also be free to choose their own plot of land and the type of house they would like to live in. “Both Arcadia Estate and Eden Gardens will be contained within the one development, and it’s not restrictive… people can live wherever they would like to,” said Dianne. “Once we get on site, we’re going to build about five display homes to help people decide on the type of house they’d like, and then

we’ll just keep building as people pick and choose their land and homes. “It could take two years for the whole thing to be complete, but from the amount of enquiries we’ve had so far we expect it to take off fairly quickly.” The estate will include between 120 and 130 homes with high quality interiors, said Dianne, as well as a shared club house – with a heated indoor pool, spa, yoga room and gymnasium – and a coffee shop. “We understand that a lot of people in the country would like to live in a gated community with these great facilities but haven’t had that option in Stanthorpe until now,” said Dianne. “They would have had to go further afield to Brisbane or Toowoomba and the feedback we got was that people didn’t want to move away, they wanted to stay in the district with all their friends. “We also had people contacting us from Brisbane who wanted to go back and live in Stanthorpe, but there was nothing there on offer. “It won’t suit everybody, but we want to offer this sort of living to everyone.” For more information about Arcadia Estate and Eden Gardens, or to register your interest, visit www.arcadiaestatestanthorpe. com.au.

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Free seminars... Your Southern Free Times has some exciting news for 2021, including the launch of two new mastheads. Hear about these significant and exciting local media developments coming up in 2021 at free marketing seminars later this month to be hosted by respected business analyst Damian Morgan in both Warwick and Stanthorpe. A big thank you to those local business operators who have already booked - we’ve had a huge response so far but there are still places available. Damian Morgan will present thought-provoking 50 minute seminars on how small business can thrive and survive in tough economic times - including the challenges posed by the online environment, and how small businesses can offer customers an unmatched experience. Here’s the details ... Thursday 28 January 2021 8.30am Abbey of the Roses, Locke St, Warwick 11am, Abbey of the Roses, Locke St, Warwick 2pm, Southern Downs Regional Council office, 61 Marsh Street, Stanthorpe Let us know which session you prefer when you book - due to Covid restrictions reservations are essential. Numbers are limited, so book early. Do not miss out on your seat! How to book: Email the Free Times - sales@freetimes.com.au, or call one of our Advertising Sales Executives Lisa Crouch (Warwick) - 0407 690 066 Samantha Wantling (Stanthorpe) - 0439 420 289

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Councillors at their December 2020 meeting voted in favour of confirming that new SDRC Chief Executive Officer Dave Burges had successfully completed his probationary period and formally accepted a ‘performance agreement’ signed by Mr Burges dated 16 November 2020. Mr Burges commenced in the CEO role in mid-September 2020. Having been born and bred in Stanthorpe, Mr Burges is an engineer by background and qualification, and previously held senior roles at the Innisfail and Goondiwindi and Waggamba shires and prior to that with the former Ipswich City Council around the time it merged with Moreton Shire in the mid-1990s, where he began his local government career. His most recent role was as CEO of the Quilpie Shire Council in western Queensland, at 68,000 square kilometres geographically one of the largest local government areas in Queensland. Councillors at the December meeting also voted in favour of changes to the council’s senior management structure, creating a new director-level position, that of Director Finance, Assets and Special Projects. The other directorlevel positions are the Directors of Corporate and Community Services, Director of Infrastructure Services and Director of Sustainable Development.

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Commonwealth Bank Warwick branch employees have donated $500 to the Warwick Men’s Shed, as part of a nationwide community donations program. Branch Manager Leeanne James said the donation is “a small gesture” of the bank’s appreciation for the organisation and its devoted members. “The CBA Community Donations program is our way of saying thank you to organisations and community groups working hard to make a difference in their local community,” said Leeanne. “We selected the Warwick Men’s Shed, in particular, because this dedicated group of men are making their new shed a focal point for men to gather, talk, share their experience and better the community with the work that they do. “I was given a tour of the new shed and the facilities they have are first class and provide a clean and safe working environment for the men to meet. “The group are in the process of finalising the installation of the dust extraction system so that it is safer for their volunteers to work. “They have mowers and other small en-

Commonwealth Bank Warwick Branch Manager Leeanne James presented the $500 donation to the Warwick Men’s Shed on Monday 14 December. Pictured L-R: Albert Boltjes, Leeanne James, Ian Stevens and Roy May. Picture: SUPPLIED gines that are donated to the shed and are being refurbished to give them a new lease on life. “There is kindling, hand cut by and 80-year-old member, that is for sale and this

makes up a large part of their fundraising.” The donation comes as part of Commonwealth Bank’s pledge to donate $500,000 nationally to important causes in branches’ local communities.

The Southern Downs Regional Council has received a development application relating to the proposed re-location of the community radio station from its current premises at the council-owned former Rosenthal Shire offices on Willi Street in Warwick. It is proposed that a new premises be constructed in Victoria Park off Wallace Street, adjacent to the Warwick Bridge Club building. The council had previously considered the option of constructing a new station Queens Park off Alice Street - opposite the Rodeo Heritage Centre. Councillors also voted in favour of a request from the Killarney Show Society to remove the Supper Room from the Local Heritage Register, due to “significant alterations made to it during its lifespan, and its removal from the original site.

Contract let A contract has been entered into for an undisclosed sum for the development of a new Planning Scheme for the Southern Downs Regional Council by Ethos Urban Pty Ltd. The council has previously stated a major view of the Planning Scheme - formerly referred to as a town plan - was scheduled for 2021 but no further details have been made public at this stage.

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IN BRIEF Fraser charges Four men from the Warwick area have been charged by the Queensland Police in connection with the devastating bushfires on Fraser Island late last year. In a statement released on Tuesday 22 December police said “four people have been charged with unlawfully lighting fires on K’Gari (Fraser Island) following a joint investigation involving Queensland Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS)”. “A 24-year-old Warwick man has been charged with the unlawful lighting of a fire and leaving a fire unattended,” the statement said. “A 21-year-old Rosenthal Heights man, a 24-year-old Rosenthal Heights man and a 23-year-old Massie man have been charged with one count each of the unlawful lighting of fires. “They will appear in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on January 21. “A 17-year-old boy will be dealt with according to the provisions of the Youth Justice Act 1992. “It will be alleged on October 14, QPWS rangers on K’Gari were alerted to an illegal campfire within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek. “Rangers attended and located a campfire that was covered in sand though still radiating heat. “Native vegetation in close proximity had caught alight and started a wildfire to the north west of the camp site. “This wildfire subsequently took hold and over the following weeks burned extensive parts of the world heritage listed island. “In total, it is estimated this fire has burned approximately 87,000 hectares of the Island and required extensive firefighting efforts to bring under control. “On December 21, detectives from Maryborough CIB charged four people in relation to lighting an unauthorised campfire which was not properly extinguished.” The individuals have not been named by police at this point and are not in custody, having been issued with notices to appear in court on 21 January.

RADF funding Innovative and creative projects within the Southern Downs region will come alive as part of one of the State’s most active arts programs, the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF). Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said that the long standing RADF program would help to boost Queensland’s plan for economic recovery by supporting artists and arts workers with employment opportunities through $4.2 million in funding for regional cultural projects. “The Palaszczuk Government is investing $2.08 million in RADF for 2020-21 and an additional $2.13 million will be contributed by 59 councils across Queensland,” Minister Enoch said. “Each year RADF showcases the extraordinary innovation of the arts and cultural sector in regional communities, delivers rich arts experiences and provides important professional opportunities for artists and arts workers.” Southern Downs Regional Council was successful in receiving $39,500 of funding from the State Government, which will be combined with a Council contribution of $50,000 and funds rolled over from last year’s program to provide a total funding pool of $102,818 for this year’s RADF program. Throughout previous years, Council’s RADF grants have included exciting and diverse projects such as street art, workshops to develop skills, heritage projects and participation of professional cultural artists and entertainers at festivals. Southern Downs Councillor and member of the RADF Reference Group Marco Gliori said Council is pleased to see the ongoing level of interest and enthusiasm for the arts across the Southern Downs region. “Council continues to receive exciting and innovative applications for projects that will continue to highlight the importance of the arts and cultural fabric of our region,” he said. “I look forward to reading the applications for this round and make 2021 the most successful year for the arts sector and I encourage anyone who is interested to apply.” Council’s first RADF round will open for applications on Monday 11 January 2021. The closing date for applications is midnight Monday 8 February 2021 and it is important for applicants to note that projects for which RADF grant funds are sought must not start before 26 March 2021 and must be completed 10 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 14 January, 2021

The Condamine River Road gates. (SDRC image) by 31 March 2022. Applications will need to be made online via SmartyGrants. The link to the RADF application form and program guidelines is available on Council’s website http://www.sdrc.qld.gov. au/doing-business/grants-to-community. For further information contact Council’s RADF Liaison Officer Zoe Dunlop on 1300 MY SDRC (1300 697 372).

In custody A Warwick man remains in police custody after an alleged string of crimes which began with failing to stop at the border checkpoint at Wallangarra south of Stanthorpe last week, and later threatening a Warwick resident at knife-point. Eilsel Lloyd Cubby, 20, appeared in the Warwick Magistrates Court last Tuesday 5 January, charged over that matter and also robbery with violence and dangerous operation of a vehicle. Cubby’s alleged string of offences began at 9am on the Monday, with police stating Cubby drove a stolen vehicle from New South Wales into Queensland after failing to stop at the Wallangarra border checkpoint. “Around 9am (Monday) a Mitsubishi sedan travelling north on the New England Highway crossed onto the wrong side of the road past concrete barriers, driving through the checkpoint at speed,” police said. “The male driver, and sole occupant failed to comply with police directions to stop and further attempts to intercept the vehicle were unsuccessful. “It is alleged the driver abandoned the vehicle in Junabee Road in Warwick before committing a burglary at a residence in East Street. “He was confronted by the resident and then fled with a set of car keys. “It is further alleged the man entered the yard of a residence in Albion Street where he produced a knife and demanded the resident hand over car keys. “The resident refused and the man stole a bicycle. “The man was later located by police in Rotary Park and arrested.” Cubby faces three charges of evading police, along with a charge of failing to comply with a COVID-19 health direction, and charges of driving without a licence, entering a dwelling to commit an offence, robbery with actual violence and unlawful use and dangerous operation of a vehicle. Cubby was refused bail and was remanded in custody to await his next court appearance, listed for Wednesday 10 March.

History grants Community groups and organisations in the Southern Downs committed to preserving Australia’s military history will benefit from $20,000 under the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, Maranoa MP David Littleproud announced this week. Mr Littleproud congratulated The Warwick RSL Sub-Branch and the Southern Downs Regional Council on their commitment to honouring local service personnel and strength-

The fires on Fraser Island (K’Gari) in late 2020. ening the region’s connection to Australia’s military history. “The successful applicants set to receive funding under the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program will make an important contribution in honouring Australian service personnel and wartime heritage for current and future generations,” Mr Littleproud said. “The Warwick RSL Sub-Branch will receive $10,000 to Publish a book entitled ‘Anzacs of the Southern Downs’ which will ensure the people of the Southern Downs continue to remember and understand the sacrifice made by local service men and women, particularly the next generation. “The Southern Downs Regional Council will receive $10,000 to support the creation of a virtual memorial website to commemorate the history of the Kyoomba Sanatorium and associated Australian service personnel. “These two important local projects will go a long way towards preserving the military history of the Southern Downs and honouring the service and sacrifice of Maranoa’s service personnel. “These projects are part of 80 projects funded nationwide, sharing in more than $1 million to preserve Australia’s military history. “Congratulations to those organisations that received funding and I encourage organisations in Maranoa committed to preserving our military history to consider applying for future funding rounds.” The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program is designed to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage and involve people around the nation in a wide range of projects and activities that honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. Community groups and organisations are encouraged to apply for funding in the next round of Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, particularly for projects and activities that commemorate the Vietnam War, with several significant anniversaries from this conflict falling in 2021. Applications for Batch 3 of the 2020-21 Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program close

on 11 February 2021. Visit the Community Grants Hub for more information.

Tower upgrades Federal Maranoa MP David Littleproud says mobile phone towers in Maranoa will be able to keep operating longer if the power goes out during or after natural disasters - including at Yangan - thanks to a major new investment by the Federal Coalition Government. “The Government is funding Telstra, Optus and TPG to extend the battery back up at 23 mobile phone towers in Maranoa, to provide a minimum of 12 hours of back-up power,” Mr Littleproud said this week. Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said extending the battery life of the mobile phone towers would increase telecommunications resilience in Maranoa and help to keep communities safe this storm season. “The Australia Government is investing in battery back-up to keep mobile phone towers operating longer when the power goes out during or after natural disasters,” Mr Littleproud said. “A total of 23 mobile base stations across Maranoa will be upgraded under this program to help keep residents connected to emergency services and loved ones when the power goes out. “This includes towers at Cooyar, Wattle Camp and Yangan, which each service hundreds of premises.” Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said telecommunications, including mobile phone towers, need reliable power sources to operate. “Telecommunications - including mobile phone towers - rely on power to operate. This investment will allow mobile phone towers to keep operating for at least 12 hours after the power goes out, making a real difference for communities during and after a natural disaster,” Mr Fletcher said. “The Government is providing a total of $13.2 million to Telstra, Optus and TPG to extend the battery back up at 467 mobile phone towers across Australia, under stage one of the program.”

IN BRIEF Rebate check Vulnerable Queenslanders are being urged to check their eligibility to receive the Palaszczuk Government’s electricity and gas rebates worth up to $416 per year. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni this week said the Palaszczuk Government was investing $212.8 million in 2020-21 as part of Queensland’s economic recovery plan to help vulnerable Queenslanders with the cost of living. “This past year has been tough for everyone, so I’m urging all concession card holders including pensioners, seniors and veterans to contact their electricity retailer and see if they are eligible for our Electricity Rebate worth up to $341 per year,” he said. “The government estimates that there are thousands of eligible households who are not taking advantage of the assistance and we don’t want these Queenslanders to miss out. “Just call your electricity retailer and have your concession card details on hand, and if you’re eligible, you’ll be able to start accessing the rebate as a credit on your account.” Minister de Brenni said the rebate was currently helping approximately 625,000 Queenslanders but there were more people who could be benefiting. “Community organisations and retailers have been getting the message out there, but there are still more Queenslanders who could be getting ongoing assistance with their electricity accounts,” he said. “Peoples’ concession card status is private information that electricity providers aren’t automatically aware of, so people need to reach out and put their hand up to receive this rebate.” The electricity rebate was first introduced to support pensioners, seniors, and veterans, and was extended to Health Care Card holders and asylum seekers in January 2017. Now, the rebate is provided to a range of people who need it most, including Low Income Health Care Card holders. Minister de Brenni said Queensland pensioners, seniors and veterans could also be eligible for a gas rebate and should check with

their gas retailer. “There are also savings of $74.92 per year available for eligible Queenslanders through the Government’s Reticulated Natural Gas Rebate - all account holders need to do is contact their gas retailer to see if they’re eligible,” he said. Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh said the rebates could help people experiencing financial pressure. “QCOSS urges people who are experiencing hardship to contact their energy retailer as soon as possible,” she said. “If you need help to do this, reach out to your local neighbourhood centre.” Minister de Brenni said the Palaszczuk Government had also helped more than two million Queensland households with their utility costs through its $400 million COVID-19 household relief package. “Last year, Queensland households received a $200 utility rebate and a $50 asset ownership dividend,” he said. “We were able to deliver these savings straight into the pockets of Queenslanders by arranging with electricity providers to automatically apply the credit. “The Palaszczuk Government is committed to supporting Queenslanders and this new year, we’d love to see all those who are eligible gain access to the electricity rebate on offer.” For more information on the Electricity Rebate or Reticulated Natural Gas Rebate visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/community/cost-ofliving-support/concessions/energy-concessions/electricity-gas-rebates or contact your electricity or gas retailer directly.

Gorge road closure The Southern Downs Regional Council says due to “safety concerns for road users on the river crossings” Condamine River Road remains closed, with the gate at Killarney having been re-locked on Wednesday 6 January. A council spokeswoman said visitors in the area “should take care around water crossings which are subject to fast changing depths and flows after rainfall”. “Access to Killarney via Boonah is still avail-

able through Spring Creek Road,” the spokeswoman said. “Council is mindful that this area is a natural treasure and the public road is part of the delicate ecosystem. “Council apologises for any inconvenience caused and seeks motorists’ patience and cooperation during the road closure period. “Further updates will be provided on the Southern Downs Regional Council’s Facebook page and website. “If you have any questions please contact SDRC’s Customer Service team on 1300 697 372, by emailing mail@sdrc.qld.gov.au, using the MYSDRC App, or using the online services atwww.sdrc.qld.gov.au” The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts today’s storm activity across the Southern Downs and Granite Belt to continue into the early part of tomorrow, Thursday, contracting back to showers on Friday.

Airbag warning The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says it has conducted inspections at 679 second-hand motor dealers, auction houses and wreckers across Queensland to ensure dangerous vehicles were not being sold to unsuspecting consumers, as part of a national compliance operation for the Compulsory Takata Recall Notice. Acting Attorney-General Mick de Brenni said more than 20,000 vehicles were checked which found 105 vehicles fitted with the faulty Takata airbags. “Airbags save lives and we want to protect Queenslanders from serious injury due to faulty airbags,” Mr de Brenni said. “Takata airbags have the potential to explode in an accident, even a minor one, and can send sharp metal fragments through the vehicle at high speed, potentially causing a serious injury or fatality. “Globally, there have been over 350 injuries and 32 deaths reported, with one death and three injuries in Australia, including one serious injury. “Whilst the vast majority of motor dealers have worked with us, it’s absolutely essential that motor dealers do the right thing for the

safety of consumers and get unsafe vehicles off the road.” OFT conducted twelve (12) investigations into motor dealers it identified as selling vehicles containing these airbags, leading to the OFT entering into 12 legally-binding, enforceable undertakings with the motor dealers. RACQ spokesperson Paul Turner said, “It’s disappointing that after almost two and a half years of this recall there are still over 2,000 Queensland cars that are yet to be repaired.” “Takata airbags are ticking timebombs which could go off at anytime causing serious injury or death to you or anyone else in the car,” he said. “If you’re concerned you have recently acquired a vehicle that contains a Takata airbag, it’s easy to check for yourself online if your vehicle is impacted by the recall. “RACQ urges every car owner who has a defective vehicle due to these deadly airbags to do the right thing, if not for their own safety, for the safety of the next owner, or their passengers. Dealers have no excuse to sell these dangerous vehicles.” Mr de Brenni said that aside from the clear dangers associated with faulty airbags, failure to comply with the enforceable undertaking could also result in prosecution action for the original breaches of the law and non-compliance with the undertaking. “Car dealers should know that it is an offence to sell any vehicle that is under active recall and significant fines may be imposed by the courts,” Mr de Brenni said. “Despite manufacturers and suppliers recalling these vehicles under the compulsory recall since July 2018, more than 2,265 dangerous vehicles are still on our roads in Queensland, potentially putting people’s lives in danger.” Consumers are advised to check the VIN number on their vehicles to see if they fall under the recall. Consumers can visit ismyairbagsafe.com. au, the Product Safety Australia page, or contact their manufacturer to check if their vehicle is affected. A list of vehicle manufacturer helplines and contact details is available online.

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Free Times arts contributor KAZ THORPE chatted with the Warwick Artists Group about their plans for 2021...

Bright future for ‘WAGS’ 2020 looked promising with a multitude of workshops and activities booked and then COVID-19 virtually closed the studio down for most of the year. The Warwick Artists Group (WAGS) is determined that nothing will stop them this year. A full programme is already planned commencing with “Nibbles, Bubbles and Splash” with Juanita Faint on 23rd January where you will create your own beach scene in an afternoon, accompanied by food and wine. No experience necessary! Want to learn about acrylic painting? Juanita’s popular Friday afternoon workshop recommences on Friday 15th January. John Lovett, a highly acclaimed Australian artist working in oils, watercolour and mixed media is presenting a three day workshop on the 5th, 6th and 7th of February that is already booked out. Interested in printmaking? Why not join the regular Wednesday group? Maybe textiles is more your style? Join Dorothy Devine and the Warwick textile creatives every second Thursday. And much more to come with more renown artists widening your artistic horizons! WAGS welcomes your suggestions. With WAGS Annual General Meeting on the horizon (27th February at 2pm) a fresh Committee will be focussed on re-envisioning the group. WAGS is seeking new members and old to bring new ideas, enthusiasm and energy to the group. As Pat Stevenson, secretary

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Juanita Faint in the studio... said, people can paint at home but there is no substitute for the inspiration and fulfilment gained from sharing your artistic vision with like-minded others. WAGS has a great social vibe. Current president, Juanita Faint, adds “to be creative all you have to do is make a start”. The Secretary of the Warwick Artists Group, Pat Stevenson, can be contacted on 0451 374 605 or warwickartistsgroup@gmail.com.

Get ready to shake your Southern Cross because Great Australian Bites is back! Do you want pop-up food stalls serving stellar local produce? What about live entertainment that is guaranteed to get your groovething going? Where can you enjoy the atmosphere, community spirit and summer vibes of Warwick’s best street party? The answer to all these questions and more can be answered in just three words: Great Australian Bites. Best of all, Great Australian Bites has free entry. Attendees will still get to enjoy the best local musical acts on the professional sound stage and patrons will be able to have a boogie to their favourite tunes and as in previous years, the venue and the historic buildings that frame it, will be adorned and lit up to offer an experience that only a Great Australian Bites event allows. Not to mention the best street-food vendors from across the region will we serving up a smorgasbord of tasty sensations. There will be something for even the most selec-

tive tastebuds. Not to mention all the local wines and beers that will be available. In fact there will be something for everyone. Great Australian Bites will be a COVID-19 safe event and will kick off at 4pm on Saturday 23 January 2021 along Palmerin St, Warwick. Bring the family along and enjoy delights such as free jumping castles, facepainting and kids games and activities before wrapping up the evening at 10pm. Southern Downs Regional Council encourages everyone to take as many photos at the street party and include us by using the hashtag #southerndownsandgranitebelt, #southerndowns, #australiadayqld, and #greataustralianbites. As the countdown begins, we can’t stop our mouths from watering or our toes tapping. Bring on Great Australian Bites 2021! Great Australian Bites is presented by the Queensland Government in partnership with Southern Downs Regional Council and the National Australia Day Council.

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Significant rainfall in February of 2020 put a strong flow in some of the region’s creeks - including Sandy Creek pictured above flowing into Leslie Dam. The February rain helped to push 2020 rainfall totals for both Warwick and Stanthorpe close to long-term averages, but our drought status and urban water restrictions continue.

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coast Queensland, and close to average elsewhere in 2020. Mean maximum temperatures were above average across Queensland, with small areas of the northern tropics the warmest on record. Mean minimum temperatures were above to very much above average across the state. Many catchments experienced flooding in early March from the remnants of tropical cyclone Esther.

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2013 onwards has been among the ten warmest on record, with 2016 and 2019 being the hottest (0.85 ±; 0.1°C and 0.81 ±; 0.1°C above the 1961-1990 average respectively) and 2020 was among the top three, despite the onset of La Niña which has a suppressing effect on global temperatures.” Australia had its warmest spring on record in 2020. Rainfall totals for 2020 - Warwick and Stanthorpe (official BOM figures) WARWICK (January 2021 - first 10 days - 75mm) 2020 ... December 100.8 November 6.8 October 89 September 4.2 August 52.8 July 32.2 June 31 May 15.6 April 19.6 March 13 February 188.2 January 60 TOTAL - 613.2mm (Long-term average 687.9mm) Stanthorpe (January 2021 - first 10 days - 23.6mm) 2020 ... December 184.8 November 8.6 October 61.3 September 3.5 August 54.7 uly 27.3 June 47.4 May 19 April 22 March 23.5 February 144.5 January 136 TOTAL - 732.6 (Long-term average 796.9mm)

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Chamber happenings The Free Times is pleased to announce the Warwick Chamber of Commerce will provide a regular column, starting this week, to update the local business community on topics of interest and Chamber activities. The Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce will also contribute a similar column ongoing - and our thanks to both organisations... As we welcome the new year of 2021, the Warwick Chamber of Commerce Inc looks forward to continuing to support our local business and wider community, as we have for the past 99 years. Founded in 1922, the Warwick Chamber has supported local businesses to achieve their goals through access to resources and services, mentoring, education and training, business networking and advocacy. And, as a result, has positively contributed to the wider Southern Downs region via economic growth and sustainability. The Warwick Chamber continues to commit to working together to serve the best interests of local businesses, to promote Warwick as a sought-after destination to live, work, visit and enjoy our unique way of life. As one of Warwick’s longest running volunteer organisations, the Warwick Chamber Executive advocate on behalf of Chamber members, taking issues and priorities directly to the relevant government agencies and the media to deliver real outcomes for our region. Projects carried out in late 2020 included the extremely popular Christmas DownTown CBD tree decorations and a Secret Shopper survey carried out for members of the Chamber in the hospitality and retail sectors. The results from the survey will be shared with Chamber members over the course of the next few weeks. Over the next 12 months, Chamber will continue to promote Warwick under the #5H banner, which focuses on showcasing the top 5 reasons why people visit our town - history, heritage, horsepower, harvest, and happen-

ings, through social media and the new Chamber website www.warwickqld.com.au The website invites visitors (and locals!) to explore the rich history of Warwick, through our sandstone buildings and fully operational heritage tourist rail experience (and Chamber member) www.downsexplorer.org.au With COVID-19 social distancing restrictions easing in regional Queensland, the Chamber will be actively promoting Warwick as the Horsepower Capital of Australia, with a high-level equine and motor-powered sports and event calendar for 2021. As local hospitality businesses focus more on regional harvest in their menus, the opportunity to snap some fantastic Instagram worthy pics will have our city cousins full of foodie envy. And, if the current conditions concerning COVID-19 continue to improve, we hope to see a return to some of our most loved large-scale events including the Warwick Show, Jumpers & Jazz in July, Leyburn Sprints, and the Warwick Rodeo. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Warwick Chamber, membership runs from the 1st Jan through to 31st Dec. To obtain a membership application either head to the Chamber website www.warwickqld.com.au or email the Secretary via secretary@warwickqld. com.au

Ken Martin, Nick Donges and Shaun Page.

Pictures: ED KEMP

Group stocks local dams The Warwick Fish Stocking Association is a dedicated band of volunteers - and madkeen anglers - who distribute fingerlings into our region’s dams throughout the year. Their tireless work has benefits both for the fishing community and for fish numbers and habitats and ecosystems as a whole. Well done to the group - and here’s an update they contributed to kick off 2021 ... The first stocking of fingerlings for the current season started on Sunday with the delivery of 500 Murray Cod fingerlings for the Condamine River, 500 for Connolly Dam and 10,000 for Leslie Dam from Nick Donges (Granite Belt Fish Hatchery) at Severnlea. There were five boxes of 100 for the river which were distributed by Ken Martin and Shaun Page who started putting some in at Lyndhurst Lane, they then proceeded to the Mill Hole put some in there and moved to Queen’s Park to place some there and then putting the remaining fingerlings either side of Scots Weir. Connolly Dam was stocked by Ed Kemp and Bob Koina who released the cod fingerlings amongst the weeds growing in the dam which is excellent protection from predators. At Leslie Dam, three boats were used to spread the 10,000 cod fingerling around different parts of the dam. Thanks to Len and Lin Bryant, Tom Graham and Roger Martin, also Bill Fearby and Bob Reid for doing this important job. Also thanks to the other peo-

Nick Donges putting a scoop of Murray Cod fingerlings with Bob Koina, pictured at Leslie Dam. ple at the dam who helped load the boats with fingerlings from the bulk tank mounted on the back of Nick’s utility. The club’s Golden Perch order of over 125,000 fingerlings for Leslie Dam, about 8000 for Connolly Dam and approximately 8000 for the Condamine and other rivers around Warwick, will start to be delivered in about six to eight weeks’ time according to Nick. Our clubhouse is being opened every third Sunday of the month from now on from 9am until noon, so please drop in, say good-day and have a yarn about anything you wish to talk about fishing and suggestions for stocking native fish.

QCWA Bursaries on offer The QCWA Condamine Valley/Warwick Branch is pleased to announce applications are open for their 2021 Bursaries. “The Bursaries amounting to $1.500 each for three students, are for graduating 2020 Grade 12’s, for male and female students, and who commence their tertiary studies in 2021.” Said the Branch secretary, Penny Campbell-Wilson. Last year’s graduating Grade 12’s experienced a different, and very challenging year, and we encourage all students who reside in the QCWA Border Division, and who may be experiencing some financial difficulty to apply for one of the Bursaries. In 2020 our three Bursary recipients came from Stanthorpe and Warwick. 16 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 14 January, 2021

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 22 January. Students are required to demonstrate the need for financial assistance, written proof of achievement, three references and which university course they wish to carry out. Students, and their families, can obtain the Bursary applications by ringing Penny on 0408 767 558 or e-mail on ipcw7@bigpond.com The QCWA Condamine Valley/Warwick Branch Rooms are closed for the next three weeks and can only be obtained from contacting Penny. We wish the 2020 Grade 12 graduates a very successful year and we look forward to financially assisting three students.

Bob Koina with a bag of Murray Cod about to be put in the weeds at Connolly Dam.

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YourCommunity YourVoice Your Council THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2021 Photo by Chris McFerran

Councillor ROSS BARTLEY I was born in Warwick and have lived and worked in the region most of my life. I married local girl Sandra and settled on the family farm where we raised two sons. I continue the family tradition of farming in the Hermitage district and live in the hope that future generations of my family will also follow in our ancestors’ footsteps. Why did you run for Council? The main reason that I ran for Council was for change. I believe that most Councillors have a similar intent after listening to residents’ concerns across the region. In my opinion, certain issues were causing concern for residents, particularly in the rural sector. I felt that the rural ratepayers were under represented and needed an experienced voice in the Council Chamber. What was your career background and how does that influence your role as a Councillor? I was fortunate to receive invaluable training when I work as a technician with Telstra in 1972. At the time, Telstra was regarded as one of the best training institutions in Australia and I was taught to think analytically and logically to maintain the region’s communications infrastructure. I believe that similar principals apply when addressing issues that confront me in my role as an elected representative in today’s sphere of Local Government. What do you love most about living in the region? The people of our region make the Southern Downs and Granit Belt one of the best places to work, live and play. Whilst we are still in drought, I feel the optimism and hope that echoes throughout this unique part of Australia. This region has so much to offer and I continue to notice that people who spent their formative years here return to enjoy their retirement. How will this region thrive? Innovation and diversification will provide avenues for strong growth both economically and culturally. We need to be ready to seize all opportunities that come our way. What is your vision for the Southern Downs over the next four years? I want to see this ongoing drought break and see the return of normal seasons. In turn, we will see firm economic sustainability mixed with a positive outlook for the future. I hope that there are significant outcomes in achieving water security for both urban and rural sectors. Council’s new Corporate Plan will provide the community with an opportunity to have input into the direction of this region’s future progress.

Applications invited for Regional Arts Development Fund Round One

Warwick’s street gallery welcomes another work of art! Local art enthusiasts can head down to the carpark behind Warwick Twin Cinema to see Warwick’s latest street art addition being painted by renowned artist James Giddy. This facelift is funded as part of the $50,000 Warwick Laneway power and public art project under the $600 million Works for Queensland program, an initiative of the Queensland Government. The project also includes new power supply for the exterior of the Warwick Town Hall to assist in the holding of events and the Gus Eagleton mural completed in 2020. Street art is a stimulating medium that activates public spaces with visual assets as it enhances and layers the experience. Street art is essentially an outside gallery and it can turn blank walls into works of art, which gives people a new reason to stop and appreciate the urban form. James holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and his murals can be found throughout

Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland as well as internationally in India, America, South Africa and Indonesia. Heavily inspired by the natural environment and the French motif of “en plein air” painting, James revolves his practice around themes concerning the unknown as well as environmental conservation, generally drawing inspiration from and referencing site specific subject matter. Interested in broadening Warwick’s street art scene? Contact Council’s Economic Development and Tourism Team on 1300 MYSDRC for more information on future projects.

Innovative and creative projects within the Southern Downs region will come alive as part of one of the State’s most active arts programs, the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF). Council was successful in receiving $39,500 from the Queensland Government, which will be combined with a Council contribution of $50,000 and funds rolled over from last year’s program to provide a total funding pool of $102,818 for this year’s RADF program.

In previous years, grants have included exciting and diverse projects such as street art, workshops to develop skills, heritage projects and performances by professional cultural artists at local festivals. Southern Downs Councillor and member of the RADF Reference Group Marco Gliori said Council is pleased to see the ongoing level of interest and enthusiasm for the arts across the region. “Council continues to receive exciting and innovative

applications for projects that highlight the importance of the arts and cultural fabric of our region,” he said. “I look forward to reading the applications for this round and making 2021 the most successful year for the arts sector. I encourage anyone who is interested to apply.” Applications are now open. Visit http://www.sdrc.qld.gov. au/doing-business/grantsto-community for more information.

Look what arrived for Christmas! A new landfill compactor arrived at the Warwick Waste Facility in December. Joining the existing fleet, the Caterpillar 816K plant will ensure a compaction rate of 750kg per cubic metre is achieved to maximise the life of the landfill. The compactor is a significant investment in the future of waste management for the Southern Downs by contractor JJ’s Waste and Recycling.

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TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

FRIDAY

NINE, 8.30pm

PLANET OF TREASURES SBS, 7.30pm

Lately, when we talk about humans’ eﬀects on the Earth, it’s in terms of deforestation, pollution and climate change. This six-part series looks on the bright side of history, highlighting some of the planet’s greatest testaments to human ingenuity. The tour of man-made masterpieces is led by historian Sir Christopher Clark (pictured left). Tonight, he’s in South-East Asia, uncovering the cultural wealth of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex, the old royal cities of Hue in Vietnam and Luang Prabang in Laos.

TUESDAY

BOWLED OVER: UNTOLD AUSTRALIA SBS, 8.40pm

The documentary series coming out of the SBS studios of recent years just keep getting better. They aren’t afraid to tackle the hard truths but always have the human story at the heart. In this latest Untold Australia series, the stand-alone documentaries delve into some of Australia’s most unique communities. Tonight, we meet a colourful troupe of drag queens who helped save the North Ipswich lawn bowls club from ﬁnancial ruin, thanks to the spectacular success of their monthly shows there. But now, Crystal Heart (pictured above), Wanda d’Parke and Candy Featherbottom are ﬁghting to save their own careers and dreams.

SUNDAY

GRAND DESIGNS: HOUSE OF THE YEAR ABC TV, 7.40pm

If your own lockdown-inspired renovation projects sit around you half-ﬁnished, you’d be best to tune into this new Grand Designs four-part series to get the boost to ﬁnish the job, if for nothing more than to put things into perspective. Host Kevin McCloud (pictured right) is in his element here as he visits contenders for Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year Award. In his trademark manner, which teeters on the edge of supportive and dismissive, McCloud won’t hold back his critiques as he tours homes in the ‘experimental’ category tonight, of which all the builders aim to stand out of the crowd.

Director Mike Newell (Donnie Brasco) and writer Richard Curtis (Love, Actually, Notting Hill) brought back old-fashioned eloquence and rocky-road romance with this delightful story of London bachelor Charles (Hugh Grant) and his repeatedly blighted eﬀorts to win the woman of his dreams, American Carrie (Andie MacDowell). Well-deﬁned characters and sharp, witty dialogue propel this nuptial nightmare to its welcomely satisfying ending. Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow and John Hannah, in a star-making turn, make excellent supporting contributions.

Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell star in Four Weddings And A Funeral

Friday, January 15 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 ABC News Special Coverage: Coronavirus Pandemic. 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Mlv, R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Mls, R) 2.30 Sando. (Mls, R) 3.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (R) 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.30 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 11. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Morning session. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. From The Gabba, Brisbane. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 5.30 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Three Identical Strangers. (PGal, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local. The latest news, sport and weather.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Shane Gould. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Adam Goodes. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. Nigella prepares a Basque burnt cheesecake. 8.00 Vera. (PG, R) A suspected poacher is murdered. 9.35 Mystery Road. (Mdl, R) Time is running out to find the missing boys. 10.25 State Of The Union. (Ml, R) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 Barracuda. (Mls, R) 11.55 Rage Best Music Videos Of 2020. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Planet Of Treasures: South East Asia. (PG) 8.30 Kevin McCloud: Rough Guide To The Future: Longlife, Work And Clever Robots. (M) Part 3 of 3. 9.25 The Day Hitler Died. (PGa, R) The story of Adolf Hitler’s final hours. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Country Music. (PG, R) 11.50 Versailles. (MA15+s, R) 4.10 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 40. Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers. 10.00 MOVIE: Collateral Damage. (2002, Mv, R) A firefighter who witnessed the deaths of his wife and son in a bombing swears revenge on the man responsible. Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo. 12.20 How To Get Away With Murder. (Ma, R) Annalise deals with a suspicious death. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (PG) Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (1994, Mls, R) A bachelor who is often called on to be the best man at friends’ weddings meets his ideal partner at a reception. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas. 10.55 MOVIE: Rumour Has It. (2005, Mas, R) Jennifer Aniston. 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (R) The gang helps build a tiny home. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mals, R) Graham Norton is joined by Jimmy Fallon, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Regina King, Anya Taylor-Joy, Mel Giedroyc And Olly Alexander. English singer-songwriter Yungblud performs his single Cotton Candy. 10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (Mls, R) Hosted by Dave Hughes. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China. Replay. 2.05 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.10 Megafactories. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Lesbian Guide To Straight Sex. 10.15 Housos. 11.15 Monogamish. (Premiere) 12.15am MOVIE: England Is Mine. (2017, MA15+) 2.00 The Movie Show. 2.30 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Dog Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 1am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (52) 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 Easy Eats. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 Poirot. 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Planet Earth II. 8.40 MOVIE: The Rainmaker. (1997, M) 11.20 Our Lives: Extraordinary People. 12.20am My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 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: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.00 Star Trek: Enterprise.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Odyssey. Continued. (2016, PG, French) 6.55 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 8.25 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 10.05 Belle & Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 11.55 Asterix At The Olympic Games. (2008, PG, French) 2.05pm Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 3.45 Traffic. (1971, French) 5.35 Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 The Wife. (2017) 9.30 Babel. (2006, MA15+) 12.05am Joan Of Arc. (1999) 2.55 Capernaum. (2018, M, Lebanese Arabic) 5.15 Belle & Sebastian. (2013, PG, French)

7MATE (73) 6am Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.00 My Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Ice Road Truckers. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Bottom Feeders. 1.30 Bushwhacked! 2.00 Storage Wars. 2.30 Pawn Stars. 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 40. Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Jonah Hex. (2010, M) 9.05 MOVIE: Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance. (2011, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.50 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 2.30 The Six Million Dollar Man. 3.30 Quantum Leap. 4.30 Knight Rider. 5.30 MOVIE: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2. (2013) 7.30 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Tintin. (2011, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: Jumper. (2008, M) 11.20 MOVIE: Jeff Who Lives At Home. (2011, MA15+) 12.50am Malcolm. 1.20 Peaking. 2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 5.10 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (82) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Murphy Brown. 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.00 Seinfeld. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 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 MOVIE: I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, PG) 11.20 MOVIE: Laws Of Attraction. (2004, PG) 1.10am Raymond. 1.35 Charmed. 2.30 Late Programs.

Programs. 6.10pm Dog Loves Books. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Hey Duggee. 6.35 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 MOVIE: The Turning. (2013, MA15+) 11.40 Brush With Fame. 12.10am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.00 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Reno 911! 1.45 Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters. 2.10 Plebs. 2.35 The IT Crowd. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.25 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.35 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.10 Grace Beside Me. 9.35 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Teach Tiwi Proper Way. 10.30 Island Paradise: Living In The Torres Straits. 11.30 Tayamangajirri. Noon Bamay. 1.00 On The Road. 2.00 From The Western Frontier. 2.30 Music Voyager. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Crazy Smart Science. 5.00 Music Voyager. 5.30 Characters Of Broome. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Songlines On Screen. 7.30 Kaitangata Twitch. 9.10 Bedtime Stories. 9.20 Sasquatch’n. 10.20 Lil Bois. 10.45 Late Programs.

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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Saturday, January 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Rage Around The World Special. 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 Employable Me Australia. (Ml, R) 1.30 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Making Child Prodigies. (PG, R) 3.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 3.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 4.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGw, R) 2.05 WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails. (PG, R) 3.55 Gourmet Farmer. (PG, R) 4.30 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (PG, R) 5.25 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final stage. Highlights. 5.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PGa, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Morning session. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 5.30 Creek To Coast.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Animal Embassy. (PGm) 1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 2.00 MOVIE: Rocky III. (1982, PGv, R) 4.00 Serengeti. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGl)

6am Morning Programs. 6.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 8.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Beyond The Fire. (PG) 12.30 Jamie & The Nonnas. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes. 2.00 GCBC. (R) 2.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Ask The Doctor: Genes. (PG, R) The doctors look at the topic of genes. 6.30 Landline Summer. (R) Presented by Pip Courtney. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) Barnaby relives his sporting glory days when he and Winter investigate a death at the local rugby club. 9.00 Endeavour. (Mv, R) Morse goes undercover to investigate the disappearance of a teacher at a public school. With news that Cowley Station is due to close, Thursday is determined to solve the murders linked to Eddie Nero. 10.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Dr Turner works on a vaccine for measles. 11.30 Deep Water. (Mls, R) Lisa and Joe tackle a crisis at the kennels. 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure: Western Australia. (PG, R) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 MOVIE: The Godfather: Part III. (1990, MA15+v, R) In ’70s America, a Mafia don who has grown weary of violence tries to redeem himself by transforming his criminal activities into a legitimate enterprise and performing a variety of charitable acts. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia. 11.35 The Twelve. (MA15+s, R) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under 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 MOVIE: Smallfoot. (2018, PGl) A yeti living in an isolated community in the Himalayas encounters a human for the first time. Channing Tatum, James Corden. 9.00 MOVIE: The Meg. (2018, Mv, R) A group of scientists working at an underwater research facility dedicated to exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed, the Megalodon, a giant shark. Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson. 11.15 MOVIE: Demolition Man. (1993, Mlv, R) A police officer fights a criminal from his past. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes. 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 Get Arty. (R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Tipping Point. (PG) Ben Shephard hosts a UK game show in which four contestants compete against a machine. 8.30 MOVIE: High Crimes. (2002, Msv, R) A high-powered lawyer’s world is turned upside down when her husband is revealed to be an ex-marine accused of murdering innocent civilians in late ‘80s El Salvador. Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel. 10.55 MOVIE: Closed Circuit. (2013, Mvl) A terrorism trial reunites ex-lovers. Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall. 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 1.35 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. (R)

6.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions. 7.00 MOVIE: Sister Act. (1992, PGv, R) After witnessing her mobster boyfriend murder his chauffeur, a second-rate lounge singer is placed in witness protection by the authorities at a convent where she reluctantly agrees to join the choir. Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy. 9.00 MOVIE: The Sapphires. (2012, PGalsv, R) During the ’60s, four talented Aboriginal women learn about love, friendship and conflict after their singing group, The Sapphires, is sent to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War. Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The Great Debate. 10.10 Would I Lie To You? 10.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.45 Absolutely Fabulous. 12.15am Escape From The City. 1.15 Comedy Up Late. 1.45 News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

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6am WorldWatch. 11.30 SBS Courtside. Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v Golden State Warriors. 2.35 WorldWatch. 3.00 New Girl. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 6.30 PBS News. 7.30 Fear Itself With Alex Lee. 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 11.50 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Horse Racing. Magic Millions Raceday. 5.30 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Creek To Coast. 4.30 Weekender. 5.00 Going Solo In Japan – The Wonders Of Kyushu. 5.30 Home Shopping.

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6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.20 The Baron. 12.20pm MOVIE: Jules Verne’s Rocket To The Moon. (1967) 2.45 MOVIE: Separate Tables. (1958, PG) 4.45 MOVIE: Red River. (1948) 7.30 MOVIE: Lawrence Of Arabia. (1962, M) 11.50 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Lil Bois. 2.30 Music Voyager. 3.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s Final. Griffith Three Ways United v South Coast Black Cockatoos. Replay. 5.10 On The Road. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Everyday Brave. 7.30 News. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Charley Pride: I’m Just Me. 10.00 Night. 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Belle & Sebastian. Continued. (2013, PG, French) 7.05 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 8.45 Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 10.45 Traffic. (1971, French) 12.35pm The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 2.55 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 4.25 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 6.05 Jappeloup. (2013, PG, French) 8.30 Lord Of War. (2005, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Fishing Addiction. 11.00 WSL Presents. Noon Storage Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Mudslingers. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 Ultimate Factories. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mighty Ships. 9.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Xtreme Collxtion. 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Volcanion And The Mechanical Marvel. (2016) 5.15 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo. (2002, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Babe. (1995) 8.50 MOVIE: Take The Lead. (2006, PG) 11.15 MOVIE: Step Up 2: The Streets. (2008, PG) 1.10am Fresh Eggs. 2.05 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

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6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Murphy Brown. 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Judging Amy. 1.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.00 The Middle. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 8.00 Kojak. 9.00 Spyforce. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 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 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.20 Late Programs.

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WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Offsiders: Summer Series. 10.30 The World In 2020. (R) 11.00 ABC News Special Coverage: Coronavirus Pandemic. 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 3.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 4. Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory. 4.55 War On Waste: Turning The Tide. (R)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (R) 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 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 4. 2020 NHK Trophy. 5.00 Travel Man. (PGds, R) 5.30 Battle Of Crete.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Morning session. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Australia TV. 10.30 Ultimate Rush. (PG, R) 11.00 Peaking. (PGl, R) 11.40 Race Across The World. (PG, R) 2.10 MOVIE: Mr Holland’s Opus. (1995, PGl, R) Richard Dreyfuss. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PGdl, R)

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way. (R) 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.40 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. Part 1 of 4. 8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (PG) Part 1 of 3. Joanna Lumley provides an insight into how her travel programs are made. 9.15 Stateless. (Malv, R) Cam wrestles with his conscience over the beaten detainee. Sofie uncovers an escape plan. 10.10 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) Eve works with Kenny’s colleagues. 10.55 The Code. (Mlv, R) 11.55 Endeavour. (Mv, R) 1.25 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Mls, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.15 To Be Advised. 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 Compass. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The World’s Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg. 8.45 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery: Khufu And The Tomb Of Secrets. (R) Explores the Egyptian pyramids. 9.40 Supreme Revenge: Battle For The Court. A look at the US Supreme Court. 10.45 Untold Australia. (Ml, R) 11.50 Police Custody: The Lethal Weapon. (Mal, R) 12.45 How To Lose Weight Well. (PG, R) 3.30 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (R) 4.00 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PGan, 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. 5.50 Soccer. Supercopa de España. Final.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 42. Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades. From the MCG. 10.00 MOVIE: Bad Company. (2002, Mlv, R) The twin of a CIA agent killed on duty teams with his brother’s ex-partner to investigate the murder. Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stormare. 12.25 Medical Emergency. (PGa, R) A crash victim receives a skin graft. 1.25 The Real Seachange. (R) Hosted by John Howard. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows police units that operate random breath-test patrols around Australia. 9.00 MOVIE: Fracture. (2007, Mlv, R) After murdering his wife, a self-confessed killer wreaks havoc with the prosecution when his case comes to trial. Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn. 11.20 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.50 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer: Mick Philpott. (MA15+av) 12.40 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (MA15+adv) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGal) In the latest challenge, the celebrities must dance in order to score a sweet treat. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Graham Norton chats with actor Chris Hemsworth, singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan and the stars of Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens TV series, David Tennant and Michael Sheen. The Jonas Brothers perform. 10.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 9.25 The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan. 10.25 Catalyst. 11.25 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 12.25am You Can’t Ask That. 12.40 Restoration Australia. 1.35 Comedy Up Late. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 NBA. Nets v Magic. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Front Up. 12.30 New Girl. 2.00 NBL. Cairns Taipans v The Hawks. 4.00 NBL. Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers. 6.00 New Girl. 6.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. 7.00 Abandoned Places. 7.30 The Last Man On Earth. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Why Women Kill. 9.25 United Shades Of America. (Final) 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Mums At The Table. 6.30 It Is Written. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Finest Hours. (2016, PG) 11.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. Midnight Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.20 Dangerman. 12.30pm Great Getaways. 1.30 MOVIE: So Little Time. (1952, PG) 3.20 MOVIE: The Black Orchid. (1958, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: Barefoot In The Park. (1967, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Forever. 9.00 Mega Mechanics. 10.00 One Strange Rock. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Beyond The Fire. 2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 4.00 Reel Action. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.10 Traffic. (1971, French) 10.00 Jappeloup. (2013, PG, French) 12.25pm Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 2.05 Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 4.05 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 6.25 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 8.30 The Heist Of The Century. (2020, Spanish) 10.35 Esteros. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 12.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 NFL. NFL. Divisional Playoffs. 11.00 NFL. NFL. Divisional Playoffs. 2pm Mighty Ships. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Sprintcar Muster. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 42. Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Non-Stop. (2014, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Monster Croc Wrangler. 2.30 Dance Moms. 4.30 MOVIE: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back. (2010) 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Swordfish. (2001, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Limitless. (2011, M) 11.35 Monster Croc Wrangler. 12.35am MOVIE: Resident Evil: Degeneration. (2008, MA15+) 2.30 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Late Programs.

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Bowls. SA Super League. 1.30 Rugby League. NRL. Walters-Langer Cup. Replay. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL NT. Replay. 4.00 Football. NTFL. Replay. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Colour Theory: Underground. 7.00 Songlines On Screen. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Australia In Colour. 8.30 Homeland Story. 10.00 MOVIE: Tudawali. (1987, M) 11.30 Late Programs. 20 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 14 January, 2021

6am Murphy Brown. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 1pm Becker. 2.00 The Middle. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 10.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Mom. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

Monday, January 18 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Malsv, R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Mls, R) 2.35 Sando. (Mas, R) 3.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 Soccer. Supercopa de España. Final. Continued. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.25 Great American Railroad Journeys. (PGl, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Afternoon session. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 5.30 The Chase Aust. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: It Takes Two. (1995, PGl, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGals, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (PGal) Stan Grant chats with Kodie Bedford. 8.30 Australia Remastered: Great Barrier Reef. Presented by Aaron Pedersen. 9.25 The Crown And Us: The Story Of The Royals In Australia. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. 10.25 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.15 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.05 The Code. (Final, Mlv, R) 1.05 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Mls, R) 1.25 Rage Vault Special. (PG) 3.15 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Malsv, R) 4.15 Father Brown. (PG, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Architecture The Railways Built: Ribblehead. (PG) Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct on the picturesque Settle to Carlisle line in the Yorkshire Dales. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: A Pillar Of Strength. (Mal, R) A 43-year-old who has motor neurone disease is rushed to St George’s with severe sepsis. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v, R) Hamilton tracks down Sonja. 11.35 Outlander. (MA15+av, R) 1.50 Miniseries: Dead Lucky. (Malv, R) 3.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 43. Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGd) Follows the work of a police unit dedicated to patrolling the motorways of Auckland, New Zealand. 10.30 Station 19. (Mal) Ben reaches a new milestone. 11.30 Criminal Confessions: Tazewell, Virginia. (Mav, R) Takes a look at a 2009 double murder. 12.30 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence: Countryside Killings – Graham Backhou. (Ma, R) 1.30 Black-ish. (PGal, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (Mdl) A P-plate driver gets in the way of a call out. 8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer. (2014, MA15+lv, R) A former black-ops agent, who faked his death, comes out of retirement to rescue a girl. Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas. 11.10 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.40 The First 48: Killer Connection And Bloody Birthday. (Mav, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 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 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGl) One celebrity is chosen for an in-camp challenge to earn everyone a mug of hot chocolate. 9.00 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (MA15+ls, R) Stand-up comedy from Peter Helliar, Rhys Nicholson, Tiffany Haddish, Fortune Feimster and Nath Valvo. 10.00 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (Mas, R) Hosted by Dave Hughes. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. (Final) 9.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.30 Escape From The City. 11.25 Would I Lie To You? 11.55 Parks And Recreation. 12.20am Reno 911! 12.40 Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters. (Final) 1.10 Plebs. 1.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. 10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Utah Jazz. 1.30pm WorldWatch. 2.30 VICE World Of Sports. 2.55 Earthworks. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 RocKwiz. 10.15 Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 MOVIE: The Falcon In Danger. (1943, PG) Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 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 Late Programs.

9GEM (52)

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 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: Two Way Stretch. (1960) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81)

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Rocky Mountain Railroad. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 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: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Law & Order: SVU. 11.15 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Remaking The Pathway. 2.05 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.15 African News. 2.30 APTN National News. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Songlines On Screen. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Australia In Colour. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Marni. 11.40 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. Continued. (1988, PG) 7.20 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 9.15 Sissi: The Fateful Years. (1957, PG, German) 11.15 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 1.20pm Jappeloup. (2013, PG, French) 3.45 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 5.35 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 7.30 Beautiful Lies. (2010, M, French) 9.30 Midnight In Paris. (2011, PG) 11.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 1.00 Bushwhacked! 2.00 Swamp People. 3.00 Counting Cars. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 43. Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 SAS UK. 8.30 MOVIE: Bridge Of Spies. (2015, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.50 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Monster Croc Wrangler. 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: World War Z. (2013, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Van Helsing. (2004, M) 12.15am Paranormal Caught On Camera. 1.10 Bromans. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Friends. 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Becker. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, January 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG, R) 2.35 Sando. (Mls, R) 3.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.25 Back Roads. (PG, R) 4.55 Escape From The City. (R) 5.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, 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 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.25 Great American Railroad Journeys. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Fourth Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 5.30 The Chase Aust. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: A Home Of Our Own. (1993, PGl, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That: Olympic And Paralympic Gold Medallists. (PG, R) Seven gold medallists speak candidly. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. (Mal, R) Part 3 of 3. 9.30 Big Weather (And How To Survive It) Ready Together. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 Glitch. (Ml, R) 11.45 No Offence. (Malv, R) 12.35 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Ml, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 No Offence. (Malv, R) 4.15 Father Brown. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Orleans To Reims. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.40 Bowled Over: Untold Australia. Takes a look at Taboo, a group of drag performers from Ipswich, Queensland. 9.40 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips: Arts And Crafts. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 The A Word. (Mas) 12.10 The Pier. (Mdls, R) 1.05 Deep State. (Malv, R) 3.05 The Naked Truth: China Queer. (Ma, R) 3.55 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 Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 44. Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 10.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) After one of the team gets injured on a call, Severide becomes obsessed with helping out. 11.00 Beat The Chasers UK. Contestants take on the chasers for the chance to lay claim to the prize pool. 12.00 Black-ish. (PGs, R) Dre reunites with his old crew. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Accidental Heroes. (PGl, R) Hosted by Sophie Monk and Nick Cody. 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGls, R) After Sharon lands a date, Kim gives her a major makeover. 10.15 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year Asia. (PGl, R) Hamish Blake and Andy Lee recount their adventures. 11.15 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.45 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) Two celebrities tackle the camp calamity trial which sees them forced to confront all their camping nightmares. 9.00 NCIS. (Mav, R) After a US Navy lieutenant is murdered, the team interviews families in the victim’s neighbourhood. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) A man who sold military information is murdered. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 To Be Advised. 9.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.55 Rosehaven. 10.20 The IT Crowd. 10.50 Frontline. 11.45 Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The Great Debate. (Final) 1.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.45 Reno 911! 2.05 Plebs. 2.30 Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central. 2.55 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v Golden State Warriors. Replay. 2.00 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Fringe Nation: Extremists In America. 9.20 The 2000s. 10.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 The Bay. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Baron. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 ST: Next Gen. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 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: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 CSI: Miami. 11.20 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am A Month Of Sundays. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.45 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 9.35 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 11.40 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 1.35pm Sissi: The Fateful Years. (1957, PG, German) 3.35 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 5.30 Heidi. (2015, PG, German) 7.35 The Names Of Love. (2010, M, French) 9.30 Her. (2013, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Storage Wars. 1.30 Bushwhacked! 2.30 Storage Wars. 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 44. Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Yukon Gold. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.50 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: Dante’s Peak. (1997, M) 9.45 MOVIE: The Sentinel. (2006, M) Midnight Baywatch. 1.00 Visions Of Greatness. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (82) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 King Of Queens. 10.00 Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Seinfeld. 1.30 Rules Of Engagement. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

On Country Kitchen. Noon Marni. 2.40 Lil Bois. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Songlines. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Australia In Colour. 8.30 Kanyini. 9.30 Another Country. 10.55 Late Programs.

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Wednesday, January 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Mlv, R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Mls, R) 2.30 Sando. (PG, R) 3.00 Father Brown. (Final, PG, R) 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (PG, 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 America In Colour. (PGaw, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.20 Great American Railroad Journeys. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: In The Line Of Duty: Smoke Jumpers. (1996, PGv, R) Adam Baldwin, Lindsay Frost, Timothy Carhart. 2.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (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. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Honey. (2003, PGal, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGals, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Maggie Beer. (R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: John Williamson. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (Ma, R) Music game show, with guests Ella Hooper, Nic Cester, Joel Creasey and Sarah Kendall. 9.20 QI. (Ml) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 9.50 To Be Advised. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.10 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure. (R) 12.00 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.50 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Ml, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Mlv, R) 4.10 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Portsmouth Age Of Empire. (PG) Alice Roberts visits Portsmouth. 8.30 The Last Journey Of The Vikings. (M) Part 2 of 4. The story of the Vikings continues with a focus on their raiding in the 8th century. 9.30 Vikings. (MA15+) Prince Igor receives a hero’s welcome in Novgorod but back in Kiev the mood is darker. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Liberation Day. (Mal, R) 11.50 MOVIE: The Workshop. (2017, Mals, R, France) 1.50 War And Peace. (Mas, R) 3.30 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 Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 45. Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 10.00 MOVIE: V For Vendetta. (2005, MA15+lv, R) A woman is recruited by a masked freedom fighter to help him bring down a totalitarian government. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea. 12.35 Code Black. (Madv, R) Doctors rush to a save a girl. 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Paramedics. (Ml, R) A paramedic finds an admirer. 8.30 The InBetween. (Mav) Tom and Damien investigate the mysterious death of a young woman. 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Natalie and Daniel assist in a complicated case involving a child who is no stranger to the emergency department. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.45 A Current Affair. (R) 1.15 Customs. (PG, R) 1.40 Paramedics. (Ml, R) 2.30 US Presidential Inauguration. 4.00 Explore. 4.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+m) 5.00 Today.

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 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) To unlock a roast chicken for dinner, the celebrities must locate some keys before a timer runs out, otherwise their potential meal will explode. Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown. 9.00 Bull. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. Morning news and talk show. 5.00 Headline News Early. News, weather and sport every 15 minutes.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 9.00 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 10.00 Restoration Australia. 11.00 The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan. Midnight Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 12.55 Parks And Recreation. 1.15 Reno 911! 1.40 Plebs. 2.00 Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central. 2.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Brooklyn Nets v Orlando Magic. Replay. 2.00 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Death Of Stalin. (2017, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: I Love You, Man. (2009, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Going Solo In Japan – The Wonders Of Kyushu. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

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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 New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: Heart Of The Matter. (1953, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 12.05am Late Programs.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 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: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 11.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Always Was Always Will Be. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Australia In Colour. 8.30 The Whole Table. (Premiere) 9.30 You Are Here: We Don’t Need A Map. 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Sissi: The Fateful Years. Continued. (1957, PG, German) 7.40 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 9.30 Heidi. (2015, PG, German) 11.40 Ponyo. (2008) 1.40pm The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 3.30 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 5.35 A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 7.35 Ilo Ilo. (2013, M, Mandarin) 9.30 A Separation. (2011, M, Farsi) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Storage Wars. 1.30 Bushwhacked! 2.30 Storage Wars. 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 45. Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.50 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Pulp Fiction. (1994, MA15+) 11.35 The Nanny. 12.05am Baywatch. 1.00 Liquid Science. 2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Murphy Brown. 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 King Of Queens. 10.00 Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Seinfeld. 1.30 Rules Of Engagement. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 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.

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Thursday, January 21 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The City And The City. (Final, Malv, R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Mal, R) 2.30 Sando. (Final, Mls, R) 3.00 Silvia’s Italian Table. (PG, R) 3.30 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand. (R) 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (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 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.25 Great American Railroad Journeys. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Patron Saint Of Liars. (1998, PGa, R) Dana Delany, Sada Thompson, Clancy Brown. 2.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (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. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: I.Q. (1994, G, R) Meg Ryan. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local. The latest news, sport and weather.

6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) Hosted by Rob Brydon. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Secret France. Rick Stein heads to Roussilon. 9.30 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian: Mateship. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.50 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current. (PG, R) 11.50 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 12.35 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 1.20 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Mlv, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Miniseries: The City And The City. (Malv, R) 4.10 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The World’s Greatest Palaces: Royal Palace Of Caserta. (PG) A look at the Royal Palace of Caserta. 8.30 The Rise Of The Nazis: The First Six Months In Power. (M) Part 2 of 3. 9.35 World On Fire. (M) Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain. 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Malv, R) 12.10 Home Ground. (Mal, R) 4.15 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 46. Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat. 10.00 MOVIE: Hall Pass. (2011, MA15+ns, R) The wives of two best friends take a bold approach to revitalising their marriages. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer. 12.10 Dr. Ken. (PGh, R) DK treats Dave to a scary story. 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) A look at holiday destinations. 1.40 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Takes a look at snorkelling with turtles. 8.30 Race Across The World. (Ml) After 17,000 kilometres there are just 24 hours separating the teams, but with two legs left and almost 8000km to the finish line in Ushuaia, depleted budgets come into sharp focus. Narrated by John Hannah. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.30 The Horn: Faster Than The Grim Reaper. (Malm, R) 12.30 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 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown. 9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Return, Mas) When the squad investigates an assault in New York’s Central Park, they are hampered by their own blind spots. 11.00 This Is Us. Kevin embarks on a stressful road trip. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Project. (R) 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Mock The Week. (Return) 9.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Final) 10.00 Hard Quiz. 10.30 Would I Lie To You? 11.05 You Can’t Ask That. 11.25 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 12.20am Parks And Recreation. 12.40 Reno 911! 1.00 Plebs. 1.25 Russell Howard’s StandUp Central. 1.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Utah Jazz. Replay. 2.05 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Cocaine: Living With The Cartels. 10.15 The Clinton Affair. 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop. 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. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Comedy Man. (1964, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 9.30 The First 48. 10.30 The Disappearance. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (81) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 ST: Next Gen. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 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: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 9.30 L.A.’s Finest. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. Continued. (1999, PG, French) 7.45 Midnight In Paris. (2011, PG) 9.30 A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 11.30 Wings Of Desire. (1987, PG, German) 1.50pm Heidi. (2015, PG, German) 3.55 Ponyo. (2008) 5.55 Alpha. (2018, PG) 7.40 Free In Deed. (2015, M) 9.30 Blue Jasmine. (2013, M) 11.20 Brick Lane. (2007, M) 1.15am Ilo Ilo. (2013, M, Mandarin) 3.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Storage Wars. 1.30 Bushwhacked! 2.30 Storage Wars. 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 46. Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Perfect Storm. (2000, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.50 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Into The Blue. (2005, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Save The Last Dance. (2001, M) 12.05am Baywatch. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.10 My Survival As An Aboriginal. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Robbie Hood. 8.30 MOVIE: Sweet Country. (2017, M) 10.25 News. 10.35 Late Programs. 22 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 14 January, 2021

6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Fam. 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 King Of Queens. 10.00 Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Seinfeld. 1.30 Rules Of Engagement. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Late Programs.

PUZZLES No. 011

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

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ACROSS Achieving (13) Type of fruit (5) Chatty (9) Dry (4) Comprehended (10) Japanese warrior (7) Diverse (6) Pathetic (6) Forest workers (7) Identifying (9) Celebrity (4) Story (9) Pessimist (5) Global (13)

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Insert the missing letters to make 10 words – five reading across the grid and five reading down.

What are the only three films to have won 11 Academy Awards?

NOTE: more than one solution may be possible

1980s pop duo Wham! consisted of George Michael (pictured) and who?

Which Australian state has the longest land border?

According to the nursery rhyme, who called for his fiddlers three?

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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”.

40 words: Excellent

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QUICK QUIZ

The flag of Morocco consists of which two colours?

Who wrote the 1993 novel A Suitable Boy?

In which Australian state is Cape Le Grand National Park?

Which British crime TV series stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman?

10 Where would you find Olympus Mons?

Which 2000 movie stars Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi and Joaquin Phoenix?

ANSWERS: 1. Ben-Hur, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2. Andrew Ridgeley 3. New South Wales 4. Old King Cole 5. Gladiator 6. Red and green 7. Vikram Seth 8. Western Australia 9. Broadchurch 10. On Mars

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WARWICK HEART SUPPORT GROUP To anyone interested in our group, we meet on the last Monday of each month except December and January. Our venue is the Warwick RSL at 11.30am followed by lunch (optional). Please join us to talk over any issues relating to heart problems as we are in the same situation having had cardiac issues. Enquiries to Jenny on 4664 8173 or Kay on 4661 5421.

PLAY BRIDGE The Stanthorpe Bridge Club meets every Thursday at 10.45am at the International Club. Visitors are welcome. Please call Keith on 0413 870 021 for more information.

SUNDAY 17 JANUARY Public meeting - notice is given with the hope of forming a ‘Victims of Crime Support Group’ if sufficient interest and community support in the Stanthorpe and wider district. Please make a note in your diary - public meeting to be held at Farley Plaza this Sunday 17 January from 10am, all interested citizens welcome to attend. For more information please email dsmaroevic@bigpond.com

WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY VIEW Club meeting and lunch (3rd Wed each month). 11am start at Condamine Pub, Palmerin St, Warwick. Join women sharing lunch whilst at same time supporting work of the Smith Family. Contact Michelle 0477 911 234.

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY

U3A WARWICK INC Due to Covid-19 restrictions, several U3A classes have gone into retirement to the end of 2020. We anticipate offering a full timetable of classes in 2021 to suit the interests and abilities of our diverse membership. Visit www.u3awarwick.org.au for further information and contact details.

FRESHWATER FISHING The Stanthorpe Fishing and Restocking Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Stanthorpe RSL Club. New members welcome so come along and be part of the future of fresh water fishing in the area. We are offering special membership deals for 2021 so contact Ernie Jones on 0488 994 796 before January 2021 for details.

BEEKEEPING Amateur Beekeepers’ Association Southern Downs (sub-branch of QBA Warwick): monthly meeting on the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7 pm, except January. A field day is arranged as occasion requires, usually on the 3rd Saturday morning of the month, from 9am to 12 noon. This involves a practical session on working with honey bees. New members welcome, any age, no experience. Discover the fascination of beekeeping. Facebook: Southern Downs Bees. For further details please contact John on 0431 188 139.

TABLE TENNIS Every Monday - table tennis at the Stanthorpe Fitness Centre, Talc Street, 10am until midday, call Keith on 0413 870 021.

FITNESS GROUP Twenty is Plenty” is a beginners short walk for those who want to try something new. We walk around the beautiful Leslie Park at 9:00am every Wednesday. Our walk is no longer than twenty minutes and you can set your own pace. We aim to improve our physical health and our social connections. Walking is so much easier with other women. Come and join us! We will meet you opposite the Salvation Army Hall in 25 Guy St. I’m Leanne and you can call me on 0419 379 738 for a chat.

HANDCRAFTS WEEKLY CWA handcraft welcomes members and visitors to Wednesday morning classes in the Condamine Valley rooms behind the cafe in Grafton Street, Warwick. from 9-11am.Trained teachers are on hand to teach new crafts and give assistance or bring your own or just come along for a chat. Inquiries to Sharon on 4666 2197.

LURE COURSING The Warwick Lure Coursing Club meets on the last Sunday of each month at the Henry Joppich Park, Wentworth Street. Lure Coursing is a safe and fun environment for dogs of all breeds and sizes to get some exercise. Entries from 8.30am for a 9.00am start. Bring your dogs and a picnic! It is necessary to wear closed-in shoes 24 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 14 January, 2021

and to have dogs on leads. For further details contact Jenny on 0412 752 220.

LAPIDARY CLUB The Warwick Lapidary Club meets every Wednesday and Saturday from 12-4pm at their workshop in Barnes Park, Warwick (off Horsman Road). Learn all aspects of lapidary - the engraving, cutting and polishing of stones and gems - including cabbing, faceting and silverwork. Membership is just $25, $5 workshop fee. Enquiries to 4661 7865.

ON YOUR BIKE Stanthorpe Cycling Club meets every Sunday at 7 am outside Burton and Sons (next to Woolworth’s). Contact Keith on 0413 870 021 for more details.

WARWICK SENIORS... Due to Covid 19 and the four square metre per person requirement it is essential to book. Play Hoy on the 1st & 3rd Monday at 2pm. Ring Marg on 0458 444 101 to book your seat. Play Lucky Numbers on the 2nd & 4th Monday at 10am. Ring Marg on 0458 444 101 to book your seat. Disco & Dance Every Tuesday at 10am. Cost $10. To book ring Kerri on 0409 261 103 to book your spot. Family Fitness Every Monday at 4pm. Cost $10. Please ring Kerri on 0409 261 103 to book your spot.

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Warwick pensioners league Inc - our next meeting will be held on 21st January 2021 at the Cowboys. Doors open at 10.am for sign in meeting to start at 10.30.am. All Welcome. For more information call Madeleine on 0427 324 380.

SUNDAY 24 JANUARY Over 50s Social Club - noon, RSL Stanthorpe. Contact warwickssc@gmail.com or phone Jen 0400 505 943.

SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY Over 50s Social Club - noon, Railway Hotel, Allora. Contact warwickssc@gmail.com or phone Jen 0400505943 SEND YOUR COMMUNITY GROUP MEETING AND ACTIVITY DETAILS FOR A FREE LISTING IN THE FREE TIMES COMMUNITY DIARY TO - newsdesk@freetimes.com.au

NAVY CADETS TS Kookaburra Navy Cadets - Cadets parade each Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. Red Bridge Court Stanthorpe. Uniforms are supplied at no cost to parents. Weekly cost is $5. For more information please contact the Officer in Charge PO ANC Katrina Nemeth 0418 777 796.

ROSE CITY PROBUS CLUB Social meet-up for active retirees! Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month. From 9.30am at The Granary - Weeping Mulberry (at rear). Scrumptious, generous morning tea, informative guest speakers. Other local outings include coffee mornings, lunches. Opportunities for group travel to shows, destinations of interest. You’ll be made most welcome! Phone Roy: 4661 9728, Lola: 0427 560 084

WARWICK POTTERS The Warwick Potters are open Tuesday and Wednesdays of each week 9am to 2pm. Children’s classes will recommence on the first Saturday of September. Parents must phone Raye 0402 307 637 with numbers prior to arrival for social distancing regulations. Email - info@ potters.org.au

QCWA GRANITE BELT The QCWA Granite Belt Weekenders meet once a month at 2.00pm on the last Saturday of the month. The next few meetings are as follows: 30 January, 27 February, 27 March. We meet at the CWA rooms in Victoria Street, Stanthorpe, all welcome. We provide an opportunity for women who would like to be part of QCWA but either work or are otherwise unable to make traditional weekday meetings. We have launched as a sub group and are now looking for new members. Enquiries to: qcwagranitebelt@gmail.com

GET CRAFTY ... The Sew Crafty Chicks hold their craft morning every Friday at the Warwick Bowls Club, Fitzroy Street, Warwick from 9am to 11.30am. Everyone welcome, come and enjoy good company, morning tea, work on your own projects, or learn new ones. Cost $5, please bring your own mug. For more info call Yvonne on 4667 3194 or 0427 673 194.

The Leyburn QCWA is grateful for both council and federal support for internal improvements to their Hall. Picture: LEYBURN QCWA

‘THANKS FOR SUPPORT’ The QCWA Leyburn Branch would like to acknowledge Southern Downs Regional Council and the Australian Government for obtaining a grant through the Drought Relief Funding. This grant is especially appreciated as it helps with the ongoing maintenance and refurbishment of our hall which has great benefit to the whole Leyburn community.

Much-needed safety upgrading of electrical wiring, new ceiling fans, further interior painting, folding tables, bathroom refurbishment and outside seating in front of the hall. The work has gone to local contractors helping with the growth of our country economy. This grant would not be possible if not for hard-working councillors and community-minded people of our Southern Downs area. FROM THE QCWA LEYBURN BRANCH

EXCITING LAUNCH OF TWO NEW MASTHEADS IN 2021 Thursday, 19 November, 2020

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Treasurer Cameron Dick’s words - “from Cape York and Cairns To Coolangatta”. Among the long list of announcements was funding for the upgrading of the notorious Eight Mile intersection north of Warwick on the Cunningham and New England Highways, which has been the scene of numerous fatal accidents over the last few decades. Strictly speaking the funding is not “new” the 2019-2020 Federal Budget included $17.6 million for the Eight Mile, part of $170 million announced last year by Canberra for the CunEmu Swamp Dam are Highway land resumptions ningham as a whole. associated with theThen pipeline route, finaltime enviagain it’s election and both State ronmental approvals, and the involvement and Federal Governments do intend to emthe project by ploy the Southern Regional a degree ofDowns ‘recycling’ when it comes to Council. funding announcements and what is beyond doubt is that wrangling between successive The pipeline network would transport Queensland Governments and Canberra over water potentially both south to the BallanEight Mile intersection has been continudean area and the north as far as Thulimbah and ing for some years. Pozieres and Amiens, including to farmers east But what is promising for the Eight Mile of the New England Highway on that northern is tenders issued by the Queensland Governsection of the route. ment for the construction of an overpass at the Consulting firm the Minsol Group is cur-15 October. intersection close next Thursday rently engaging with who couldopened be Thelandholders tenders were quietly in midaffected by land acquisitions for the pipeline, September this year by the state’s public works agency QBuild, with overpass seen by many the costs of which would be met byan Granite Belt locally as thethe preferred option for the Eight Water which would acquire land itself. Mile - with the overpass referred But any such land acquisitions could also to in engineering terms as a ‘grade separation’ to physibe carried out by the Queensland Government cally divide the traffic streams. under its public infrastructure powers. Neither the State or Federal Government Continued pageas 3 yet for the has released detailed designs overpass solution and the tender documents are only available to pre-qualified firms tendering for the project.

Project progress By Jeremy Sollars The community-owned commercial entity behind the proposed Emu Swamp Dam for Stanthorpe says sales of future water from the dam to primary producers have been completed and that its board is “very comfortable” with how the project is progressing. Granite Belt Water is the ‘proponent’ or driver of Emu Swamp Dam - otherwise known as the Granite Belt Irrigation Project (GBIP) and also says work on other key aspects such as land resumptions for the dam’s pipeline is continuing. But a final decision on the overall commencement of the project is yet to be made, with a potential construction start tentatively drawn in for mid-2021, after an initial projection that construction tenders would be issued in mid-2020 having been revised to February next year.

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As the wider Southern Downs and Granite Belt regions continue to respond to the economic and production challenges of ongoing drought a new dam at Emu Swamp on the Severn River south-west of Stanthorpe has been promoted as a major future generator of jobs and water security for the Stanthorpe area. To date the project has been costed at $84 million, with the Federal Government having committed $47m and the Queensland Government $13m, with the remaining $24m in the form of ‘in principle’ private contributions from primary producers on the Granite Belt who would purchases allocations of water and contribute to the cost of construction and ongoing maintenance of the dam and associated pipeline infrastructure. Water from the dam would be transported to those properties via a pipeline network, the fi-

nal route of which is yet to be fully determined. Granite Belt Water chief executive officer Lloyd Taylor this week told the Free Times the company had finished water sales, with close to 50 producers having paid their initial investment contribution of four per cent of the capital construction costs. Mr Taylor said “a couple” of producers who had initially expressed interest in purchasing future water supplies from the dam had since withdrawn but all initial financial contributions had now been received from 48 individual producers, across the horticultural industry. Details of those producers remain confidential, with Mr Taylor saying their contributions had been placed in a trust account, with the current work on the project being funded by an advance payment of $6 million made by the Queensland Government earlier in 2020. Three major hurdles still to be cleared on

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But basic details listed on the QBuild website state that offers from potential contractors are “invited for the construction of a Grade Separated Interchange (Overpass) at the Cunningham Highway intersection with the New England Highway (8 Mile Intersection)”. “Works include clearing, grubbing, excavation, embankment, asphalt construction, culvert works, Super T Girders and guidance delineation,” QBuild states. The project is to be constructed “under traffic on a full service basis”. For its part the Queensland Government has not confirmed the overpass will be built during the current financial year. But the $1.3 billion Federal roads package is understood to be tied to state projects which are “shovel-ready” or ready for construction to begin, in line with statements made by Premier Palaszczuk this week boasting that her government “gets deals done with Canberra”. “We have a real infrastructure plan with funding locked in that delivers jobs and strong economic outcomes for Queenslanders,” the Premier said. “We’ve successfully worked with the Federal Government to lock in more than $4.8 billion in new and accelerated joint funding for Queensland since last November. “Work hasn’t stopped in Queensland because of our strong response to managing the health crisis. “That means we are already delivering Queensland’s plan for economic recovery. “Thousands of workers have jobs because we’ve created a strong pipeline of projects that are shovel ready.” The Premier this week ruled out “deals” with minor parties in Queensland - such as One Nation, Katter’s Australian Party and The Greens - if the ALP fails to win a clear majority on Saturday 31 October. The LNP must win at least 47 of the 93 seats in Queensland. As it stands now the ALP has 48, the LNP 38 and the remaining seven seats belong to the minor parties and one independent. No pipeline announcement as yet Less certain than the Eight Mile intersection overpass is the proposed water pipeline from Toowoomba to Warwick Ms Palaszczuk announced during a visit to town in January of this year.

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Warwick Cup set to jump Joseph Levick and Tiffany Cullen are the Ambassadors for the 2020 Warwick Credit Union Warwick Cup - this Saturday 10 October at Warwick’s Allman Park Racecourse. It’s the 160th running of the Cup - known as the ‘Royalty of Country Cups’, even pre-dating the Melbourne Cup itself - and promises to be a day to remember - read more on PAGE 2 ... Picture: BUBBLES BARBIERATO PHOTOGRAPHY

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‘Cultivating Prosperity’ By Helen Lewis My interest in Regenerative Ag stems from being, an Accredited Professional- Holistic Management Educator- training people nationally in regenerative management since 2003- a management approach that considers People, the environment and Prosperity, and, as a local farming family we have adapted our management practices over the last 20 years, tried new ideas and have monitored the improvement to our land. Also formerly the local Landcare officer and previous experience as a Ministerial Policy adviser, Agribusiness and Ag Lobby executive. The purpose of this column is for the region - please send your stories and experiences in Agriculture to the Free Times. In all management there three resources Ideas, Money & Effort/ Labour (the Doing) but to make change in any way, we need to reach into the universal tool box- and choose a tool or a combination of tools from the 3 main compartments1. Technology (anything man made - from a match & fire, to water management, chemicals/fertilisers, to a rocket) - this is a very deep compartment as we have lots of technology to use. 2. Time (allocate/plan the time for actionsplanting/ fencing/ grazing, harvest, waiting time- growing/ recovery of plants/ over rest) 3. Living organisms (large & small) (Any form with active biology- from integrated Pest management, compost teas, applying the tool of planned Grazing - mob and move) or set stocking- spread out and stay. All the tools are fair game and can be used, but there is a catch - how we use the tools will determine the outcome on our farms or in our lives. There is a saying that illustrates this point - ‘it’s the how not the cow’ - in regards to animals being the cause of land degradation, how we use the tool of livestock, determines whether we grow grass or we run out of grass. This is true for all the tools we use. The ‘how’ we use the myriad of tools available determines the result we get. There is no right or wrong tool, however the way we choose to use the tool/s has consequences that determine whether we enhance the landscape function or degrade the landscape function- now and into the future, the choice is ours and our management. Understanding the consequences about

Helen Lewis. the tools we use is where the work has been done for the Regenerative Ag movement, over many generations- re learning farming knowledge and practices at play before World War 2, what was old is new again. By tweaking the use of the tools in the toolbox- there is a pathway to a lower cost, natural and commercial version of Agriculture, with longevity. Regenerative Agriculture- where did it pop up from and what is it? Regenerative Agriculture has been knocking around for some time- there are many contributors, and in its former life it was known as Sustainable Ag. I first heard Christine Jones, one of our leading soil scientists, suggest that if we are sustainable in our ag practices we are just sustaining- we are only just surviving. For us to get a head of the curve- we need to regenerate our land. A large driver has been farmers themselvesasking good questions, challenging the results they were getting, wondering if there is another way ... rather than more inputs, increasing the cost of production, to get the same yield. Since our DPI extension officer service phased out in the early 2000’s, over the last 15 years farmers have been trying, trialling new ideas and ways to improve the outcome they are looking, grower groups have formed and with the internet an Google in our back pocket - a plethora of national and international examples of improved practices and experiences when tools are used in ways that enhance our landscape function- the 4 functions of Life, have come to the fore.

Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems (Wikipedia). It focuses on soil biology regeneration- which requires a thriving mineral cycle, water cycle, energy flow and mass diversity of plants and animals. These are the 4 functions of life. 1. Thriving mineral cycle- manure from animals, minerals and nutrients from the continuous natural decomposition of organic matter (fallen leaves, decaying grass plants, dead animals- small and large, 2. Thriving water cycle that is thriving- minimal run off, maximum storage in the soil due to high levels of organic matter, and ground cover to minimise evaporation ( 75% of all rain that falls on bare ground evaporates- DPI Roma), 3. Thriving energy flow- lots of green growing plants capturing sunlight which fuels the growth and underground microbial & nutrient world (grasses/crops/weeds/trees/ shrubs), all capturing sunlight. 4. Mass diversity - of plants, animals, critters & microorganisms- above and below the soil- diverse number of species, age, size & structure. We can use the tools in the best way to ensure these 4 functions of life thrive- leading to higher production and reduced costs. If we understand that prevailing conditions on our farms are created by our management, in fact, the way we applied a certain tool. The good news is that if we don’t like the outcome- we can change the way we are using the tool. We all have different farms with different histories. We have values that guide us, and different needs and wants. The 135,997 farms in Australia are all different both in landscape function and the biggest difference is caused by the people involved- the management team. If we articulate what we want our farms to look like well into the future, how the 4 functions of life need to be, to meet our needs and wants- in line with our values- then we can be discerning about using the tools in the best possible way, we can research, learn, do trials, monitor outcomes in order to create the landscape function we need for our lives and businesses to thrive. In this region there are many people doing extraordinary work in this area- and the Southern Downs Food Map is testament to all the growers of food in our region that sell their produce direct to the consumer or value add

local produce for the- the ‘eater’. Find your local farmers and visit their farms, find out how they produce the food you eat or support local cafes that have local produce on their menu. www.southerndownsfoodmap.com.au Together we can cultivate prosperity in our region. Next Month- The Tools and the Results LANDCARE NEWS- upcoming workshops/ field days in February - more details in the next column. February workshop ... Picot’s Farm will hold a Regenerative Farm Business workshop on 18-19 February - $440/person or $700/couple. More information at - www.picotsfarm. com.au Mark Gardner from Vanguard Business Services Dubbo for this enlightening 2 Day workshop. Mark will share his experience with what the critical factors are that need to be considered and managed to create & operate a Regenerative Farm Business. Some of the questions and aspects to considerBasics of improving land capacity/ conditions? Cost of Production for each enterprise - what costs are included and what aren’t? Can we operate in advance, not in arrears? The Marginal reaction of paying down debt with investments/ or cash flow/ other income? What is a reasonable profit? How much is enough? What is the bare minimumHow do we stay in business long-term? Drought fund - % of earnings/ GST refunds/ other strategies- What is the drought plan/ policy? Future planning - retirement & succession- so the property is not your retirement plan and your will is not the succession plan How much do we reinvest in the ag business- a % from each transaction? How much is invested elsewhere- offfarm/ invested/ social enterprises/ regen initiatives. (Good Circular economy investments?)

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Queensland is at the forefront of a new project that could change the way biosecurity emergency responses are managed. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said the Queensland Government will cofund an international-first biosecurity virtual laboratory. “COVID-19 has shown how vital biosecurity data management and modelling is to our economy and way of life,” Mr Furner said. “The new biosecurity informatics platform will operationalise data use for research and decision making to model biosecurity risk using best practices.” Mr Furner said citizen science, geospatial and other data sets will be integrated to enable rapid, complex analysis of: Species distribution models; Biosecurity risk maps; Surveillance design and intelligence; Dispersal models; Impact analysis; Resource allocation; and Proof of freedom models. Mr Furner said the National Biosecurity Committee has identified a biosecurity virtual laboratory as the most strategic priority for development. “Until now, Australia’s biosecurity models have mostly been developed for a single purpose, with the use of modelling tools limited to only a handful of people,” he said. “The new platform aims to move away from bespoke licensed modelling systems to secure cloud-based environments. The Queensland Government will provide funding of $500,000 over two years under the $5.5 million ‘Digital Transformation in Agribusiness Initiative’ which is part of the Unite and Recover Economic Recovery Plan. Australian Research Data Commons and the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water are co-funding the $1.27 million project. Queensland’s Griffith University will deliver the Biosecurity Commons informatics platform, building on an existing EcoCommons portal which is used to analyse, model and find solutions to ecological and environmental problems. Mr Furner said he was pleased that the primary research capability will be based in Queensland. “This will add to the development of Queensland’s reputation for agri-tech and a critical mass servicing our agriculture supply chains,” he said. “I congratulate Biosecurity Queensland, Griffith University and the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis at the University of Melbourne on their successful funding application and wish them every success for this exciting project.”

“Click on the Stronger Communities tab on my website - www.davidlittleproud.com.au to download and complete the Expression of Interest form and submit to my office before 18th February 2021.” Completed forms should be emailed to David.Littleproud.MP@aph.gov.au. For more information you can contact Mr Littleproud’s office on 4661 2494, or visit www.business.gov. au/grants-and-programs/stronger-communities-programme to view the programme’s guidelines. Digital dairy boost ... Dairy farmers can now access new business calculators, making it simpler and easier for them to work out future budgets and manage their profit margins, thanks to a Liberal Nationals election commitment that has been delivered. David Littleproud this week welcomed the new DairyBase Budgeting feature, saying it would support farmers in identifying more opportunities to drive profit and manage risk. “This is another advance in digital tools to assist dairy farmers in their forward business planning,” Mr Littleproud said. “The existing DairyBase tool only allowed users to assess the historical performance of their business without enabling any forward planning. “Now, with the new budgeting feature farmers will be able to adjust financial parameters, such as milk income, the cost of fodder and water, and the number of livestock - and receive useful estimates of what their operating cash surplus will be at the end of a year.

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Global fertiliser outlook Affordable fertiliser prices helped support Australian agricultural producers’ profits through the 2020/21 winter cropping season. And a plentiful global fertiliser supply - along with stable currency outlook - spells further good news for growers in the year ahead, according to agribusiness specialist Rabobank. In its latest Semi-Annual Global Fertiliser Outlook: Demand Revival, the bank says while global fertiliser prices had climbed off their 10-year lows during the second half of 2020 - primarily due to improved world-wide demand - this newly-found price strength was expected to tail off during quarter two this year. “Heavy supplies and growing production capacity will continue to weigh on prices across the nutrient complex,” the report says. The bank expects global urea and phosphate prices to remain stable until the start of quarter two, supported by northern hemisphere demand. However, once that seasonal demand had subsided, global markets would again be exposed to heavy supplies, the report says. And for Australia - where 70 per cent of fertilisers overall are imported - that means favourable farmgate prices for fertiliser should be “here to stay for 2021”, says Rabobank agricultural analyst Wes Lefroy. “For the three main fertiliser products sold domestically, the figures are even higher when it comes to Australia’s reliance on imported product,” he said. “During the financial year 2019, 92 per cent of urea, 81 per cent of mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP) and 100 per cent of Muriate of Potash (MOP) sold here was imported.” And of Australia’s domestically-produced fertiliser products, Mr Lefroy said, a number rely on imported raw materials. “As such, local farmgate fertiliser prices are largely driven by global prices, the Australian dollar and, to a lesser extent, ocean freight rates,” he said. “For growers, the good news is we expect heavy supplies and growing production capacity will continue to weigh on prices across the global fertiliser market.”

Australian demand Australia’s recent bumper winter crop - production is forecast by ABARES to increase 76 per cent year on year - had fuelled local fertiliser demand, the Rabobank Global Fertiliser Outlook said Nationally, according to Fertiliser Australia, nitrogen sales were up 26 per cent year on year during the first half of 2020 and, despite COVID-19’s supply chain pressure, urea imports passed two million metric tonnes in August last year - well above the preceding three years. Potassium sales were also up 41 per cent year on year. With a continuing wet summer forecast, Mr Lefroy said strong demand was likely to remain into 2021 as Australian farmers replenish nutrients following the bin-breaking winter crop. “A long application lead time and high availability will ensure importers can supply demand for next season and decrease the likelihood of any localised shortages,” he said. Potential challenges Mr Lefroy said while global fertiliser prices overall were expected to remain favourable for Australian producers, one factor limiting importers’ purchasing power would be a relatively weak Australian dollar - which the bank expects will continue to trade near the USc 76 for the next 12 months. At current urea prices, a one cent drop in the AUD represents approximately a five to six AUD/tonne increase in local prices, he said. The ongoing impacts of COVID-19 also needed to be considered in the year ahead. “The resilience of local and global fertiliser supply chains to the impacts of the global pandemic this year has been something to celebrate. In fact, to the end of August 2020, year-to-date urea imports reached 2.1 million metric tonnes, some 300,000 tonnes more than 2019, and 665,000 tonnes more than 2018,” Mr Lefroy said. “However, with case numbers still very high in many parts of the world, the potential for a COVID-19-related interruption to either supply or production remains.”

Ag starter loans open The Australian Government has provided an additional $75 million in 2020-21 for the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) AgriStarter Loan program to assist new entrants to farming looking to purchase, establish or develop their first farm business, and support farming succession arrangements. Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud said individual loans of up to $2 million could be used for range of purposes including purchasing a fam business and other farm business assets as well as putting it toward costs associated with the succession planning process. “The Australian Government understands the importance of encouraging a new generation of farmers to the sector and the AgriStarter Loan program will support this,” Mr Littleproud said. “The loan also means that families will be able to discuss succession arrangements and plan for the future. Minister for Finance Simon Birmingham said the additional funding available this financial year would ensure support was available where it was needed most. “The AgriStarter loan program has been an important initiative to help farmers and small businesses get through the hard times, while also supporting new farming enterprises to get

off the ground,” Mr Birmingham said. “This is about backing Australia’s next generation of farmers to grow and prosper which also has flow-on effects throughout regional economies and creates more regional jobs.” The RIC’s current variable concessional interest rate is a record low at 1.92 per cent. The initial loan term would be ten years, with interest-only repayments for the first five years and principal and interest repayments for the final five years. For more information, including to view the AgriStarter Loans guidelines, visit the www.ric. gov.au FAST FACTS New entrants, farm businesses or successors can use the AgriStarter loan for relevant purposes including funding the purchase, establishment or development of a person’s first farm business, paying costs associated with the succession planning process, or buying out relatives during farm business succession. In addition to meeting the RIC’s eligibility requirements, AgriStarter loan applicants will need to hold or obtain a loan on commercial terms, demonstrate relevant experience, provide sufficient security for the loan and be in need of a concessional loan.

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Here’s the first contribution from the Rose City Writers for 2021 - this week, a short story from group member FLEUR LIND... ‘Educating Rita’ Great Aunt Rita had just finished the dusting when a large 4X4 car pulled up in her driveway. Her niece Cathy and her four children had come to visit. They left the shiny black car parked in the shade of the carport and made their way to the colourful, stained-glass front door and rang the bell. Rita was old school, she had no time, nor understanding for mobile technology, so had insisted everyone leave their phones and other devices in an old cane basket beside the front door. Rita’s home decor was like stepping back in time. She hadn’t changed a thing since 1976. The wallpaper was loud and floral, bright orange, yellow and green with swirly gold trims. Large flowery patterns graced the living areas, linear designs in the hallway. The toilet and bathroom were also bright, despite being faded with age. Her visitors would never tell her, but the wallpaper designs made them feel dizzy. Cathy didn’t do mind-altering drugs in the ‘70s but she thought the wallpaper must have been designed by someone under the influence. Some of the aged paper was peeling slightly at the corners, making it a huge temptation for her son Jake, to pick at. The kids were bored while Cathy chatted to Rita, although Cathy tried to keep the conversation in the present and upbeat. Jake sighed. He felt lost without his phone. He had been in the middle of a game and he was doing quite well. His score was climbing, he was killing off the enemy like a boss, but he was told he must surrender his device to show respect at Great Aunt Rita’s. Lisa had been in the middle of a juicy exchange of gossip on a Messenger chat group, and the detail was just getting to the best bit when she too was told to turn her phone off and surrender it to the cane basket. Leo was scrolling Facebook, and Terri, with her passion for Palaeontology, had been Googling tectonic plate movements and fos-

sils. All movement on their devices, however, had come to an abrupt, enforced halt. It was that or face the wrath of Rita’s complete intolerance for mobile phones and devices. Kathy told Rita the exciting news of her sister’s newborn son, now almost 8 weeks old and how lovely it be to go and visit. Rita never wanting to miss out on an opportunity to coo and fuss over a new baby in the family, sat up from her relaxed slouch on the couch. I’ll have to go into the travel shop and ask about airfares. “It’s cheaper online. They always have deals and discounts.” Leo piped up. Rita huffed. Cathy gave Leo a look. Leo raised his eyebrows with a ‘What did I say?’ look, unaware he had been anything but helpful. Cathy then couldn’t help herself, adding that she had baby photos sent to her only yesterday, on her phone. Rita gave a shorter huff, but she couldn’t help but feel curious. The chance to see the baby was overwhelmingly tempting. “Have you?” she asked cautiously, not wanting to sound too keen. “Yes, I have. I have about 100 photos so far. Meg is a typical new mum, taking loads of photos. I’ve got bath time photos, cuddly ones, on a blanket ... sorry Rita but having a phone is really good for keeping up to date with everyone and everything. “Yes, but have you seen how people can’t get their faces away from the screen? They don’t talk anymore! And they get sore necks! Rita huffed again, her strong principles overwhelming her desire to see the baby. Cathy thought it was time to change the subject, when Lisa added, “She’s the cutest baby, Aunty Rita. Dad says she looks so much like you ... “ That did it. Rita sat up, sniffed, and asked Cathy to get her phone from the cane basket. Lisa couldn’t help herself and asked, “Can I get

mine too?” this could be her chance to find out more about the gossip. “Do you have baby photos?” Rita asked suspiciously. “No ... “ Lisa trailed off, knowing well that she couldn’t put it cross her wise old aunt. Rita softened her tone, not wanting to sound too harsh. “Best wait until you are heading home, then.” Leo and Jake looked at each other, doubtful they would be allowed retrieve their phones from the basket, but Terri had a plan. “I’ve got some really interesting stuff on my phone about when the world was still forming and moving around. I’ve got it all in a folder, and images of fossils as well. I can show you if you like.” “Have you? What are you looking at all that for?” “It’s interesting, I want to learn more at Uni, Aunty Rita.” Leo and Jake looked at each other, rolling their eyes. How unfair would it be if Terri was allowed but they weren’t? And so, it began as they tried to win over Great Aunt Rita with tactics to get their phones out of the cane basket. It only took 15 minutes. As soon as Rita saw the baby photos on Cathy’s phone, she also noticed Meg’s newly decorated home and the paintwork and wallpaper in other photos. Within seconds, Cathy was searching wallpapers for her. Terri was delighted to share her passion for fossils with her Aunty, who was probably similar age to some of the specimens. Lisa had to wait to join in the gossipy exchange again but felt excited to see her stubborn Aunt enjoying the technology. She would make sure she had something interesting to share with her on their next visit. After a sumptuous afternoon tea, they Cathy and the kids bundled back in the car

to return home. Great Aunt Rita, beaming with happiness, waved as they pulled out of her driveway. She was thrilled to see the baby photos. She then wondered if she should get one of those phones. She would talk to Cathy about that, next visit. Times were changing and babies were growing so she wanted to be part of the action. And new wallpaper would be a fresh look for 2021!

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Warwick Bridge Club resumes play The Warwick Bridge Club is mourning the death of Anne Gibson, a loyal and much-loved member for twenty-seven years. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Hewan and family. In her calm and polite demeanour at the bridge table Anne was an example to all of us. Anne’s bridge partners never received a rebuke for their errors - rather a quiet word of encouragement. Over the years Anne and her regular partner, Helen Ferrier, were a combination to be respected both for their pleasant manner and for their skill in the game they loved. Having left their table after a sound beating, it was hard to feel disappointment at being thoroughly out-classed by such nice people. Rarely

did they miss an opportunity to bid game and when they played the hand, they rarely failed to fulfil their contract. The hand above is just one example, when Anne became declarer in 3NT, facing the lead of the five of spades. When dummy (North) was revealed, it must have been clear that clubs must be attacked while controls were held in the other suits. Winning with the Jack would allow the Queen of clubs to be led. The best play for East would be to play the King, which would be beaten by the Ace, but make the Jack good. From that point, the defence could not prevent Anne from making two spade tricks, two hearts, a diamond and four clubs for nine tricks and plus 600.

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Local military history writer and researcher JOHN TELFER shares his first contribution for 2021 - the Warwick connection to the famous ‘75th Squadron’...

Three local heroes... By John Telfer Throughout Warwick’s World War 2 history, many genuine heroes have emerged from World War 1 to Afghanistan but there is one unique story that should be told. It is about the three local men who have all Commanded the RAAF’s 75 Squadron. All were involved in the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942 that turned the Japanese back in their advance towards Australia, and all have a link to the City of Warwick. Between 1942 and 1945, the three men included Squadron Leader John Jackson, his younger brother Wing Commander Les Jackson and, the more famous Group Captain Wilf Arthur. As well, two other Warwick men were associated with 75 Squadron in 1942, they were the Squadron medical officer, James Deane-Butcher and the Squadron Warrant Officer Disciplinary, Edgar McCulloch. They are another story, but the three Commanding Officers are what this story is all about. John Francis Jackson was born on 23rd of April 1908, one of three sons to William and Edith Jackson of Clayfield, Brisbane. He received his early education at Brisbane Grammar School before moving to The Scots College Warwick, to complete his senior education before moving to St. George, Queensland, where he became a highly successful Stock and Station agent. This occupation required plenty of travel to outback areas, so John decided that the best method to travel was to fly so he learnt to fly. He became fairly proficient in his Beechworth 5 seater- plane, completely unaware that in a few years, he would be flying into battle against Japan. In 1938, John joined the Citizens Air Force, and later the Royal Australian Air Force where he was posted to No3 Squadron in the Middle East. He flew Gladiator and then Hurricane aircraft, against Italian and German air forces. He also flew combat missions in Libya, Syria and Cyprus, and quickly developed a reputation as a fighter “ace” winning the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Mentioned in Despatches. In March 1942, John was promoted to Squadron Leader and posted to New Guinea to Command the newly formed 75 Squadron and to fly the RAAF’s newly acquired Kittyhawk aircraft. However, after 44 days of constant combat where John distinguished himself as one of the RAAF’s top pilots alongside such luminaries as Clive “Killer” Caldwell and “Bluey” Truscott, he was shot down but survived his parachute descent into mangroves and, later, found his way back to his squadron with the help from New Guinea’s “Fuzzy Wuzzy” angels. But on the 12th April 1942, John Francis Jackson made the supreme sacrifice when he was shot down and killed by enemy ground fire. In a stroke of irony, John Jackson’s brother Les, who had joined the RAAF as aircrew was also a member of the squadron in 1942. He took over command and also distinguished himself just like his older brother John. Les was also born in Brisbane on 24th February 1917, and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. On leaving school, Les worked in the

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Les Jackson. family business of J. Jackson & Co. Pty Ltd, before buying a garage and service station at Surat, in Queensland. He, like his older brother John, also joined the Citizen’s Air Force before enlisting in the RAAF on 6th November 1939, and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in February 1940. He served in Darwin, Singapore and Brisbane, before being posted to 75 Squadron under the command of his brother John, to take part in the Battle of Milne Bay. In the battle, Les shot down 4 enemy Zeros and damaged 2 Japanese bombers. For this action, Les, like his late brother John, also was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, as well as a Bar to that award. In this battle, both 75 and 76 Squadrons and their Kittyhawk fighter planes, played a decisive part in the victory. Les was posted back to Australia in 1943 on staff duties, but in November 1944 he was appointed as Commanding Officer of the RAAF’s 78 wing and promoted to Wing Commander. Les went into further air battles over New Guinea, New Britain and the Netherlands, before his demobilisation on 8th February 1946. After the war he ran Active Motors at Roma, before purchasing Western Queensland Motors in St. George in Queensland. Les passed away on 17th February 1980 at Southport. The third member to have commanded the

famous 75 Squadron in New Guinea was the legendary Wilfred “Woof” Arthur, who became one of the top air aces of World War 2. (Space does not allow for a full outline of Wilf Arthur’s career but it is outlined in my book “Profiles of Courage” available at Scots College). However, briefly, Wilf was born at Yelarbon on 7th December 1919, and received his early education at Yelarbon State School before entering Scots College at Warwick, where he had an outstanding four years there as a boarder. He became a Prefect in his second year and was appointed College Captain from 1936 to 1938, until he enlisted in the RAAF as a trainee aircrew almost straight from school. After initial training, Wilf was posted to No 3 Squadron in the Middle East and after landing at Bombay the squadron was sent to Suez. Wilf was into combat on 12th December 1940, when he flew against an Italian fighter plane and recorded his first “kill” in his Gladiator aircraft. He quickly made a name for himself in the Middle East as he continued to chalk up 8 enemy aircraft destroyed despite being shot down twice himself. In November 1941, Wilf became engaged in a “dog fight” with German and Italian aircraft before he was forced to bail out. In one engagement he was forced to crash-land his Tomahawk aircraft within sight

of the Tobruk fortress. He escaped to the fort then borrowed another aircraft to get back to his squadron. For this action he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 20th January 1942. Wilf was promoted to Squadron Leader and posted to No 76 Squadron, at Port Moresby, and after the death of John Jackson, took over 75 Squadron. On 15th April 1943, Wilf displayed the courage that he was noted for when he led the squadron against an estimated 100 Japanese zero fighters, and despite have his guns jammed, he never turned back using his flying skill to evade the Japanese zeros and for this heroic action he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Wilf went on to attain the rank of Group Captain, survived the war and came home to give further service to his country, but because of time and length of this short story readers will have to read the book mentioned previously. The main point of this story is that apart from the Clowes brothers of Warwick who created their own fame, it is rather unique that all these men had walked the streets of Warwick, before going on to greater things in later life, and perhaps some sort of record that three Warwick men commanded a famous RAAF squadron in World War 2.

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In accordance with above resolution Council is seeking feedback on whether the name should be changed, as well as feedback on suggestions for a new name. Should you wish to comment on the current road name and/or submit a new name, please forward your written comments to the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer by Thursday 28 January 2021 to PO Box 26, Warwick or e-mail to mail@sdrc.qld.gov.au Dave Burges Chief Executive Ofﬁcer 12478515-DL03-21

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Beatrice Hawkins

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ping and picking a bunch as they are so lovely with several big white flowers topping a single stem. It was probably fortunate that I never saw a safe place to pull off. Then I came around the corner just on the outskirts of Yelarbon and there before me was a paddock full of them. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I have never seen so many in one spot ever. Even when I lived out on the Bogan River, for which they are named, I never saw such a sight. Spectacularly beautiful! Unfortunately this time, there was no where to pull over safely and photograph the spectacle, but it is a sight that will stay with me for a long time. I have seen groups of 20 or so before but here, on a wet area, there were hundreds covering a huge area.

The country was looking beautiful and much greener that when I had last seen it with water lying in low areas and the table drains. Further out in some of the red soil areas that had received about an inch of rain in the previous ten days the country had responded beautifully and were covered in jelly and gidgee burr. The buffel grass is greening nicely and sending up seed heads. The red soil, with the vibrant green of the jelly burr mixed with the blue green of the gidgee burr, is a sight to behold. This all in an area, that I am told, had no green before that rain. It is amazing country in how quickly it recovers given good rainfall. The dry feed on the black country that was flooded about March looks a picture. The stock looked fantastic and a far cry from the

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badly drought affected animals that I saw last time I was in this particular area at the height of the dry. As we know from our area the rain has been patchy and the drought is far from over in many places. I have thoroughly enjoyed my road trip and looking at our beautiful country and reminiscing about places I’ve been in past times. I’ve stopped and read every historical marker and learnt much about Cobb and Co and Cactoblastus and prickly pear. I’ve looked at flowing rivers and dry waterholes. I’ve seen and admired many beautiful and diverse trees and shrubs. Green paddocks or dry, green sorghum paddocks, stubble from grain harvested, cotton growing on dry and irrigated country, ploughed red soil or black, it all appeals and is interesting and the colours of the Australian countryside that I love. I had a good laugh as I drove past road signs in some of that country. Not only do you have to look out for cattle and sheep, kangaroos and emus, and in some places camels or wombats, the signs had eaglehawks on them! That appealed to my sense of humour. I’ve seen signs with planes on them, warning of low flying aircraft near airports, but I think it was a first to see eagles depicted on the yellow and black signs. My lawn has certainly grown while I was away and will keep me busy taming it over the next while but it is a pure pleasure to see it green and healthy.

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