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Pulling strings for kids’ show Geelong youngsters got up close and personal with party animal Gruff and the not-so-scary Dazzle in a store window puppet circus on Tuesday. “Their little noses were pressed right up against the window,” children’s entertainer Nic Dacomb said. The puppets have been part of Nic’s coterie for several years and their circus is one of his four activities for Storyfest in central Geelong. “The best thing about them is I don’t have to pay them that much to perform,” he laughed. “Gruff’s always jumping around having a great time. He loves to sing a song called Puppets Love to Party – he gets the kids up and dancing. “Dazzle’s a friendly monster that sometimes tries to be scary, but kids laugh at him – he’s not really that scary.” Nic was thrilled to have dozens of school holiday gigs booked across Geelong and the Surf Coast as the COVID-19 situation improves. “It’s great to be doing what I love again,” he said. Details: centralgeelong.com.au/ storyfest Luke Voogt

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Shot in the arm for tourism Geelong tourism received a desperately-needed “shot in the arm” as Victorians flocked to the region for Easter and the school holidays. “We weren’t seeing any availability from any of the [caravan] parks within the region,” Greater Geelong and Bellarine Tourism executive director Brett Ince said. This had a flow-on effect for local hotels and motels, according to Mr Ince. “On a normal Easter or peak weekend you would still see some motels and hotels with

availability,” he said. “When we were looking at some of the metrics there were only one or two rooms vacant on the Saturday and the Sunday at motels. People really want to get out there and recover, reconnect and recharge after the 12 months that we’ve had.” The Surf Coast Highway was packed with traffic as Melburnians and regional Victorians flocked to the coast last Thursday and on Good Friday. While tourism in greater Geelong and the Surf Coast had rebounded somewhat from COVID-19 over Christmas, events such

as Victoria’s snap lockdown had affected consumer confidence, Mr Ince said. But easing restrictions, excellent weather and Easter kicking off the school holidays had combined to provide a “real shot in the arm”, he said. Barwon Coast’s caravan parks and campgrounds were full to capacity, with accommodations services manager Daniel Payne saying “it was a bumper Easter for the parks and the town”. Cafes, pubs and beaches in Geelong, Torquay and on the Bellarine Peninsula were also

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Anzac Day march to go ahead By Luke Voogt Geelong’s Anzac Day march is set to go ahead after Geelong RSL this week submitted paperwork for the event to council. “It will go ahead,” Geelong RSL president Andrew Hann said. “We’re currently dealing with the events people at the City of Greater Geelong. It’s been a lengthy process working out QR codes, marshals and that type of thing. “If it’s not happening, there’s got to be some good reasons why not.”

The pledge comes after the Independent last month revealed the Point Danger dawn service at Torquay and various Geelong services had been cancelled. Geelong’s 700 metre Anzac Day march is planned to begin out the front of Officeworks on Malop Street at 11am, with marchers required to disperse upon arrival at Johnstone Park. Only ex and current service people will be permitted to march, with marshals and signs to advise crowds on social distancing. “Use a bit of common sense and do what we’ve been doing throughout the whole COVID-19

[pandemic],” Mr Hann said. He praised Geelong RSL’s commemorations officer Mark Lee, who has spent months working with Victoria Police, council and the Department of Health to organise the event. “Blokes like that get these things happening,” he said. A former army reservist and current Victoria Police senior sergeant, Mr Lee served as a policeman in Timor Leste, the Middle East and Solomon Islands. He estimated about 500 veterans and ADF members would take part in the march and

encouraged them to register early. “We’re encouraging marchers to contact the RSL prior,” he said. “They can do that in person or if they’re part of a contingent, that contingent can supply a list of names to the RSL.” Elderly or frail veterans can have one family member or carer with them for the march. Ocean Grove will hold dawn and mid-morning services capped at 1000 people, while Barwon Heads services have been cancelled. Portarlington and St Leonards RSL has published plans online for services and marches in both towns.

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Beau a favourite with junior rangers Adorable baby koala Beau is fast becoming a favourite for Jirrahlinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary’s junior rangers – at least among the girls. “The boys are more interested in the snakes, reptiles and talking cockies,” senior keeper Judy O’Brien said. “They’re probably more entertaining than a koala that just sits there eating leaves or sleeping. “I’ve had little kids come out of the enclosure and say, ‘is that all koalas do?’” Beau, on holiday at the sanctuary with mum Tilly, is just one of many animals children get

to meet in the junior rangers program running each school holidays. “He was born at the dingo conservation centre at Castlemaine,” Judy said. “He’s very social and he likes a cuddle.” But only the sanctuary’s keepers and mum Tilly get to enjoy that pleasure due to Victorian law, she added. Kids spend the morning learning about the animals and assisting keepers and volunteers with their duties in the program, which has already sold out these school holidays. They receive a certificate, morning tea and

lunch, along with photo opportunities at the end of the day for their efforts. “It’s good to have the junior ranger program because they’re going to be our future,” Judy said. “We have some kids that come back every school holidays … some come back as volunteers.” Another five kids visited the sanctuary on Tuesday, meeting lizards, baby crocodiles and friendly two-year-old joey Noodle. Details: jirrahlinga.com.au

A silver emu egg trophy won in 1887 by South Geelong Cricket Club has returned home after spending years in northwest Victoria. Jenny Pollard, of Teddywaddy, donated the piece of local cricketing history to Geelong Heritage Centre this week. The trophy was presented to South Geelong Cricket Club captain, Mr. T Bullen, upon winning the 1886-87 Junior Cricket Clubs of Geelong and District season, according to its engraving. Ms Pollard remembered the trophy from her grandparents’ house on Bellarine Street, South Geelong, and them referring to a neighbour as ‘Old Tom’. Geelong Heritage Centre manager Mark Beasley said extensive record searches revealed that Mr T Bullen was in fact their neighbour. “The story behind this beautiful trophy has many layers, some that remain a mystery. For example, which Geelong jeweller created this trophy for a reported price of five pounds? “It could well be famous footballer and watchmaker Charles Brownlow, who was creating pieces like this trophy at the time.”

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Bushrangers, settlers and ladies of the night will step out of the pages of history onto Johnstone Park tomorrow afternoon. Heather Threadgold joins a cast of six in the free show taking locals back to 1850s Geelong. “What better way to share local history – especially colonial history – than with the locals walking and talking,” the Geelong West historian and anthropologist said. Dr Threadgold has taken nearly 3000 people on her Threading Gold Walking Tours in Geelong in the past three years, drawing on two decades of study. The first tours were “absolutely” out of her comfort zone, she admitted. “I don’t know where these accents and characters come from, but they emerge when

you put on a costume. And it’s knowing the history. They’re all true stories.” She and the cast will time-travel from Corio Bay through The Bush Inn, Western Gully – now Gordon Avenue – to old Geelong Gaol. The show contains true tales of grit and squalor, bushranger exploits and little-known historical facts about Geelong, according Dr Threadgold, who plays Elizabeth, a real ‘lady of the night’ from history. “It’s about the real people,” she said. Waddarrung cast members Melinda Kennedy and Barry Gilson explore the parallel history of Indigenous people as Europeans settled. Details: murriyul.com/blog

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Reserve plans Preliminary work on a conservation reserve stretching from Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale is about to commence according to Geelong council. The reserve is the brainchild of Ocean Grove Community Association’s vision to see “a sustainable conservation and heritage driven protected environmental area” connecting the two towns.

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Win for Geelong anglers By Luke Voogt Anglers have won a 20-year campaign to “fix” Limeburners boat ramp and other facilities in Geelong’s north, according to a long-time local boating advocate. “We’ve been trying to get it fixed since before 2000,” Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs secretary John Hotchin said. Mr Hotchin this week welcomed a recent announcement that Better Boating Victoria had commissioned designs to upgrade the Limeburners, Kirk Point and Avalon Beach boat ramps. “It’s brilliant that state government has put this group together to do the boat ramps,” he said. “It will improve Limeburners boat ramp and fix it for the next 50 to 60 years.” Planning work has commenced to increase capacity at the three ramps in greater Geelong, which has one of Victoria’s highest vessel ownership rates. Coastal engineers will also consider additional car and trailer parking and upgraded pontoons and jetties, according to state government. Mr Hotchin said he had campaigned for upgrades for the ramps, particularly Limeburners, for most of his 25 years as secretary of the association. The Limeburners ramp was built in the 1920s but gradually fell into disrepair, he said. In the late 1990s, Port of Geelong transferred management of the land to state government, which appointed Geelong council as the committee of management. “They wouldn’t listen to the boating public about which way the ramp [and breakwater opening] should face,” Mr Hotchin said. “It should have faced Alcoa, not the You Yangs – all the weather comes in from the west side of the bay there.”

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Mr Hotchin said council also failed to install rock armour on a sandbag wall at the ramp, which led to the sandbags disintegrating. While the facilities were relatively safe, the current design often caused strife during poor weather, he said. “Everyone goes out when it’s nice and flat in the morning, but when a storm blows up and everyone is trying to get in at once it becomes bedlam. Tempers fray when everybody is

trying to get onto the ramp at the same time.” Council’s city services director Guy Wilson-Browne said council completed an upgrade including an extra double ramp, floating pontoons, a breakwater and a carpark extension, following the land transfer. “We have recently commissioned a review and redesign of the breakwater [that] will include an extension to the east and will consider options to armour the structure.”

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We’re upgrading the Warrnambool Line As part of Victoria’s Big Build, the Warrnambool Line Upgrade and Waurn Ponds Station upgrade will deliver more frequent and reliable services for passengers in Victoria’s south west. Stage 1 of the Warrnambool Line Upgrade will allow for a fifth weekday return service between Warrnambool and Melbourne, giving passengers more choice on when to travel. A new crossing loop at Boorcan will make it easier for trains to pass each other. This will help services recover faster from unexpected delays, boosting reliability on the Warrnambool Line. We’re upgrading signalling on the Warrnambool Line and delivering new technology to detect and monitor train locations to improve safety. At Waurn Ponds Station, a new platform and extra track will create enough space for trains to pass each other. This will allow more Geelong services to be extended to and from Waurn Ponds and help enable more frequent services for passengers. Station users will benefit from improved car parking, with more than 200 new and upgraded spaces built with CCTV, lighting and a new drop-off zone. The station upgrade will also include an accessible overpass linking both platforms, along with new shelters and seating to improve the station experience for the growing local community.

Benefits for the local economy The upgrades to the Warrnambool Line and Waurn Ponds Station will create jobs and provide opportunities for local businesses and suppliers.

Local contractors are already involved in both projects, providing an economic boost for the region. The Warrnambool Line Upgrade will also continue to support rail freight and allow export products such as meat and dairy to be moved more quickly to the Port of Melbourne, benefitting the local economy.

Other improvements The Victorian and Australian governments are investing more than a billion dollars to upgrade the Geelong Line. This investment will support the delivery of more frequent and reliable train services for Victoria’s fastest growing regional city and busiest regional train line. More than $430 million has been invested in the Warrnambool Line. Modern VLocity trains will be able to run on the line for the first time, with upgrades to enable more frequent and comfortable services for passengers in the state’s south west.

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Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings has urged Geelong to push for local flights to New Zealand following the recent announcement of a trans-Tasman travel bubble. “We’ve been very keen for New Zealand for many years and, given the circumstances, I think Geelong would embrace it,” Mr Giddings said. “The more support we can get from the Geelong region for flights to New Zealand, the more likely we are to secure them.” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement the bubble would commence on April 19 presented an excellent opportunity to secure regular flights, Mr Giddings said. “The inbound tourism would, hopefully, replace some of the international tourism that we’re missing out on.” Having New Zealand flights arriving at Avalon could assist in separating those passengers from returned travellers when inbound flights recommence to Melbourne Airport, Mr Giddings said. Mr Giddings is also awaiting a response from state government after Avalon Airport and other organisations submitted plans for a quarantine camp to replace Victoria’s hotel quarantine program. Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine executive director Brett Ince said flights to Avalon Airport presented “considerable opportunities” for airlines.

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Justine Watts is no stranger to injections as a type 1 diabetic. The Truganina local joined about 300 healthcare and emergency services workers receiving a jab as the Ford factory COVID-19 vaccination hub opened on Tuesday. “I inject myself four to five times a day with insulin,” the 29-year-old said after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. “So getting one shot in the arm was a piece of cake.” As of Tuesday, health authorities had administered about 14,700 vaccine doses, both Pfizer and AstraZeneca, across the Barwon South West region. Barwon Health is now inviting high-risk priority groups from the commonwealth’s phase1a and 1b cohorts to get vaccinated at the new hub in Norlane. These groups include healthcare, disability and emergency service workers, such as paramedics, police, and firefighters. “I was actually very excited to get it,” said Ms Watts, a dietitian at Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre in North Geelong. “I was getting it as a healthcare worker yesterday but also as someone who is immunocompromised – as I have type 1 diabetes. “I felt pretty comfortable and confident.” Ms Watts was cautious during the pandemic, especially while living in a COVID-19 hot spot during Victoria’s second wave. “I was very conscious about even things like going to the supermarket, because it was very prevalent around the area that I was living in,” she said. Ms Watts was pleased to help protect her community, particularly vulnerable groups, by getting vaccinated.

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‘Captain Risky’s’ need for speed A crash as a superboat co-pilot, ironically, was the final motivation for Portarlington’s Mark Swain to take the rudder as pilot and buy his own vessel. He speaks to Luke Voogt about Geelong Offshore Superboats returning for the first time since 2012.

othing compares to the rush of smashing through waves at more than 100km/h for Mark Swain. The 41-year-old Portarlington construction supervisor remembers his first time bouncing around as co-pilot for childhood mate Andrew Pike a few years ago. “A lot of people can’t handle it because you’re jumping around a lot and you’re doing some pretty high speeds,” he said. “I came back in and I had a grin from ear to ear. It was rush.” Mark and Andrew have been close friends since primary school, growing up together in Portarlington. “Summer time you couldn’t get us out of the water,” Mark said. “I’ve always liked boats.” Andrew had raced for more than a decade when he invited Mark to be co-pilot. “He’s been in the game for well over 15 years now – he’s won a lot of trophies,” Mark said. “We sat down one night over a few Jammos [Jameson whiskeys] and I decided to do it.” In their 65-mile class co-pilots keep an eye on the condition of their boat, upcoming turns and other vessels, and communicate with race control, while pilots speed anti-clockwise around the course. Because of his beard Mark quickly became known as ‘Captain Risky’ – after the character from Budget Direct TV commercials – by fellow racers and even commentators. A fortnight ago, at Wyndham Harbour, Mark competed as a pilot for the first time, switching roles after a crash while co-piloting for another mate in 2019. “That was when I thought, ‘I want to drive myself rather than waiting for the unexpected as co-pilot’,” he said. He proudly displays a photo in his home bar of his only superboat crash. “And hopefully the only one I will have,” he said. They were on the back straight with a lap to go when the boat hit a wave and rocked to one side, then the other, before flipping. “We went in excess of 60 miles upside down – it was a bit of an eye-opener,” Mark said. “They call it a duff when you go in nose-first – we upped the ante a bit and did a duff upside down. “I just remember the water coming up pretty quick. There was a bit of shock and concussion. We walked away from it but it could have been worse. “At the end of the day you’re racing and there will be accidents. But you’re well protected with all the safety gear.” He thanked onsite emergency crews, who helped straightaway. “There were a lot of guys getting in the water to get what was left of the boat back to the ramp too,” he said. After the crash he purchased a Spectre 6000 with a Mercury Pro Max 225X outboard motor,

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made by Australian Power Boat Association Hall-of-Famer Tony Low. Fittingly, he dubbed the boat Risky. Andrew has yet to return the favour as co-pilot which, like Mark, is how Andrew originally got into the sport. “I did say, ‘you owe me a couple’,” Mark laughed. “I think that his exact words were he knows what it’s like to be a co-pilot.” So Mark instead convinced workmate Josh Bossong to be his “ballast” over a few beers, and they competed together for the first time in Wyndham Harbour last fortnight. “He didn’t tell me to stop or slow down, which was really good, so he got the gig,” Mark said. “I just couldn’t wait for the chequered flag – it was pretty rough and the boat got battered around a bit. You do tend to come out of it a bit

sore – two days after I’ll be feeling it.” They are thrilled to race in Corio Bay this weekend, with the Geelong Offshore Superboats returning for the first time since 2012. Mark said his two daughters in the UK would likely tune in online. “Both of them think I’m stupid. They’re good though – every time I race they watch the livestream to look out for me,” he said. His co-pilot’s partner is a little more approving of the sport. “My missus doesn’t mind it,” Josh said. “She’s a bit of a revhead herself.” Josh, a 33-year-old drift car racer, described his first superboat event last month as “unreal”. “It’s a completely different ball game [to car racing] and I enjoyed every moment it,” he said. Andrew will marshall instead of racing, after damaging his boat on a practice run, and he

looked forward to watching Mark in action. “Now he’s bought his own boat and taken his life into his own hands,” Andrew said. Offshore Superboat Championships president Antony de Fina was also thrilled for this weekend’s event. He dealt with four different government departments in a “big logistical exercise” to bring the event back to Geelong, he said. “Corio Bay is a great bit of water and a natural amphitheatre – you can have spectators set up for three to four kilometres with a great view,” he said. “It really is the best venue for us to come and race at.” Preliminary events begin today with races running 1pm to 2.50pm on Saturday and 11.45am to 1.45pm on Sunday. Details: superboat.com.au

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MY GEELONG Lethbridge teen Liam Clark has seen Australian rules football from two very different perspectives as both a junior player and an umpire. He speaks to Luke Voogt about officiating our great game as local footy seasons begin.

How did you become an umpire? Dad was umpiring for the club while I played junior footy and he wanted to improve his skills, so he joined Geelong Umpires. I tagged along and found the club really welcoming and fun, so I decided to stay. My brother also joined soon after, so now all three of us are field umpires. Some of my footy friends have joined the umpires now too. How is umpiring going? I was just starting to get into some older age group games when COVID hit, but I used the time to focus on my running speed and endurance, which made a big difference. I’m currently in the Community Umpire Talent Academy and I’m hoping to make my local senior debut in the next couple of weeks. I like the mental and physical challenges of umpiring and getting involved in the game from a different perspective. Geelong Umpires also have a really fun and supportive training environment. And of

course being paid to do what you enjoy is an extra bonus. I think umpiring and footy go really well together, playing footy has helped my umpiring and vice versa. I don’t think of umpiring as easy or hard – it’s the same as every sport; you have to train hard to develop the skills you need to become better. At the same time, I think people need to understand that it’s not straightforward. The umpires are always doing their best and, like the players, they’re human and they make mistakes. It’s always nice after a match to have players and officials come and thank us. What are your favourite things to do locally? My favourite thing to do in Geelong is watch a game of footy at GMHBA Stadium. I also enjoy running and cycling around the Barwon River and sailing out on the bay. How are you coping with COVID-19? I was very glad when remote learning was over. Running every day was probably what really helped me cope through that period. What’s something that people might not know about you? My great-grandfather played footy for South Melbourne in 1899 but gave it up to become a national rowing champion. My grandfather was a member of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics rowing team when he was 16-years-old.

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Tell us about you. I’m 14-years-old and I live in Lethbridge. I started Auskick when I was four at Geelong Amateurs and I made the move to St Mary’s Sporting Club when I was 12. I usually play on the wing but I love having a go at kicking goals too. One of the best things about playing footy is being part of a team. I also sail over the summer and enjoy playing guitar.

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MEETINGS CENTRAL GEELONG MARKETING COMMITTEE The next meeting of Central Geelong

Any questions from the public to be

Marketing Committee will be held on

considered by the Committee must be

Tuesday 20 April 2021 at 7.30am.

received by 5.00pm, Thursday 15 April

For the safety of the community, committee members and staff, there will be no public attendance at this meeting. Meeting records will be available on

2021 and be emailed to centralgeelong@ geelongcity.vic.gov.au including name, address, contact telephone number and question.

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DOMESTIC ANIMAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 2022–25

PUBLIC NOTICES COMMUNITY MEALS GRANTS

The City is currently seeking community

invaluable and will help us shape the new

feedback on the draft Domestic Animal

plan to reﬂect community opinion and to

Management Plan 2022-25. This is your

ensure that shared spaces are safe and can

Applications for Community Meals Grants

providing nutritious meals to vulnerable

opportunity to tell us what you think the

be enjoyed by all. Submit your feedback by

are now open and will close at 5.00pm,

community members within the City of

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5.00pm, Friday 23 April 2021 at yoursay.

Friday 30 April 2021. Grants of up to

Greater Geelong municipality. Conditions

of domestic animals, opportunities for

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related issues you would like to raise.

Alternatively, you can complete the survey in hardcopy at our Brougham Street,

We want to hear from pet owners and

Drysdale and Corio Customer Service

non-pet owners alike. Your feedback is

Centres.

POWER LINE CLEARANCE PROGRAM Pruning of trees in streets and parks in

completed by Monday 31 May 2021.

Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads and Point

Pruning is required in order to maintain

Lonsdale has commenced and will be

clearance between trees and power lines.

INFORMATION AND LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Last year farmers and landholders across the G21 region shared feedback about support and services they would ﬁnd helpful to run their properties and get their stock to market.

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We’ve reviewed this feedback, identiﬁed key issues and proposed some options to help manage these issues. We’re now inviting people in the community to have a say on these proposed options by completing our information and livestock exchange

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options survey.

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Visit the City of Greater Geelong’s

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INCLUSIVE, THRIVING AND INSPIRING ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY A framework and vision that will guide and

cultural economy, and this Strategy focuses

strengthen Greater Geelong’s arts and

our resources to build on our strengths and

culture scene will be further shaped by the

what we are already doing.

community.

Now is a great time to head outdoors to taste the amazing ﬂavours on offer from restaurants and cafes across Greater Geelong. Discover new venues to support and enjoy, check out the free street entertainment program and even take your four-legged friend to sit outside with you! Visit our website for the entertainment schedule and a list of businesses offering outdoor dining.

More than 670 arts and cultural places and

The City's draft Arts and Cultural Strategy

assets have been identiﬁed in the region

aims to create a more sustainable and

and the City cares for more than 12,000

thriving region through investing in

heritage objects, artefacts and artworks,

arts and culture, supporting creative

worth an estimated $28 million.

communities and helping the industry recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

community’s aspirations and leadership,

in Geelong over the past ﬁve years, with

and will be supported by a four-year

more than 5,000 sole traders operating

implementation and action plan.

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Neville recovering after surgery By Luke Voogt Bellarine MP Lisa Neville underwent surgery on Tuesday after her health worsened during the past month due to a chronic disease. Ms Neville was admitted to hospital in February due to ongoing complications from Crohn’s disease. “The medical advice I received at the time was to undertake a period of rest and treatment – designed to give me the best chance of recovery without surgery,” she said in a statement last Saturday.

Ms Neville took leave from her responsibilities as an MP and Police, Emergency Services and Water Minister. Despite more than two weeks in hospital, an intensive regime of biological drug treatment and three weeks of recovery, recent tests indicated that her condition had worsened. “As a result, my doctors have indicated that the only effective treatment now is surgery,” Ms Neville said. The operation could require up to 12 weeks’ recovery, meaning Ms Neville will not return to her roles until the end of June.

“Although it’s disappointing and always concerning to have part of your bowel removed, for many who have Crohn’s this can result in a period of remission and enable people to return after recovery to normal life and work,” Ms Neville said. “I have every confidence in my medical team and the nursing support at the hospital that this surgery will give me the chance to achieve this. “I thank all of my friends and colleagues for their ongoing support during this time. “I would especially like to thank all those who suffer from Crohn’s or similar illnesses

who have reached out. “This is very much a hidden illness and unless you have experienced it first-hand it’s hard to understand the toll it can take, both physically and mentally. “It’s a small consolation that people are now learning more about Crohn’s, its triggers and the seriousness that the complications can cause. “As stress is a major driver of the condition, I kindly request privacy over the next three months, as I focus on my recovery and return to work.”

Geelong Revival returns The waterfront will again roar to life when the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival makes its return in November. Organisers cancelled the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19 but last Wednesday announced the event would return on November 26 to 28 – its traditional spot on the last weekend of the month. “It’s fantastic to be able to bring Geelong Revival Motoring Festival back in 2021 – this year’s event is shaping up to be the best one yet,” event director Scott Pigdon said. “Geelong Revival is a celebration of our history and traditions, so to be able to do that on the event’s traditional weekend just adds to the nostalgia. “Geelong Revival Motoring Festival is proud to be a COVIDSafe event and is committed to ensuring the safety of all entrants and spectators throughout the course of the weekend.”

The Geelong Revival celebrates the motoring history of Geelong, Australia and beyond. The event – and its predecessor, the Geelong Speed Trials – have been regular fixtures on the local calendar, on and off, since 1956. The Geelong Revival will feature the traditional quarter mile sprint along Richie Boulevard along with hundreds of vintage, sports and muscle cars over the weekend. The event also includes a host of other vehicles, displays, activities, entertainment and food. The event takes place between the F1 Australian Grand Prix and the recently-deferred Australian International Airshow at Avalon, which organisers say will give revheads a chance to “witness three showcases of incredible feats of engineering in as many weeks”. Details:geelongrevival.com.au

A photo from a previous Geelong Revival Motoring Festival. (Supplied)

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Geelong Scrabble Club meets every Saturday at 1pm at St Andrews Uniting Church, corner Sydney Parade and Sydney Avenue, Geelong. Beginners to experts all welcome. ■ 5275 0363

Hamlyn Heights Probus Club meets this Tuesday at 10am at St Albans Church, 277 Church Street, Hamlyn Heights. New members and visitors welcome. ■ Noel, 0425 706 339

Miniature Railway Christian Singles Christian Singles dinner this Saturday, 6.30pm at Sakuratei Japanese Cuisine, 161 Shannon Avenue, Manifold Heights. For bookings phone: ■ Eric, 0414 232 491

Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway school holiday special service operates this Wednesday 11am-4pm at the corner of Point Richards and Boat Roads, Portarlington. $4 per ride. ■ 0476 124 598

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Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens, Guided Walk ‘Discover Eastern Park’ is taking place on Sunday at 2pm. Meet at the front steps of the Geelong Botanic Gardens. Gold coin donation. ■ 5222 6053

Craft sale this Wednesday 1-4pm at Ingenia Lifestyle Village, 40 Watt Street, Lara. All proceeds to Barwon Health.

Women Soroptimist International of Geelong meets 6pm this Tuesday at Capri Receptions, 258 Pakington Street, Geelong West. Dinner to follow meeting, new members welcome. ■ 0455 835 691 or geelong@siswp.com

ABC Friends ABC Friends Victoria meets this Tuesday, 1.30pm at South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont. Guest speaker Vicki Perrett of Geelong Sustainability. All welcome. ■ 0447 435 923

Club Rooms, 174 Boundary Road, East Geelong. $5 entry. Morning tea provided.

Seniors Activities Grovedale Senior Citizens Club holds weekly activities at the Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale. ■ Julie, 0419 549 521

Stamps Geelong Philatelic Society Inc. meets 7pm first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm on third Monday at Belmont library, 163 High Street, Belmont. ■ Julie, 0438 270 549 or www.geelongps.org.au

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Dance Life Activities Club Geelong Afternoon Tea & Dance every Thursday 2.30 – 4.30pm at Belmont Pavilion. Entry $5. ■ 5251 3529

Bowls Geelong Bowls Club Barefoot Bowls every Thursday, 6pm at Sommers Street, Belmont. $10 entry includes bowls, barbecue and prizes. All welcome. ■ 0415 150 979

Fashion Galena Branch of the Country Women’s Association ‘Danny Blumes Fashions’ morning, Friday April 16 at 10am. CWA

Chivalry is not dead! Heartfelt thanks to a kind gentleman who recently paid for my carparking with his card after a meter outside the Geelong library kept ejecting my coins. I was so overwhelmed I didn’t think to give him the coins. Thanks for rescuing this (old) damsel in distress! Debbie Hajduk, Bell Park

Make an informed choice I have concerns re Alan Barron’s letter to the editor 26/3/2021 as it is very close to anti-vax in tenor. Shades of Donald J Trump. I read he is advocating the use of budesonide inhalers but didn’t explain what they are. Dr Michael Peters, MD, MAS, is an assistant professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He studies the impact of aerosolized/ inhaled corticosteroids such as budesonide on ACE receptors. These ACE receptors are responsible for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, entering human cells. Peters warned against blanket claims about inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) preventing COVID-19. However, he also noted that these medications might indeed prove to be beneficial with further study. “Inhaled corticosteroids are an effective and well-established treatment for asthma, but any claims regarding efficacy to treat or prevent the develop(ment) of Covid-19 infection are not supported by the currently available scientific data,” he said. Budesonide inhalers need to be prescribed and can have adverse side effects, like many medicines can, but need to be explained by a doctor. I will be queuing up for my COVID jab. Russ Elwin Newcomb

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Viva Energy’s Gas Terminal Project Viva Energy is seeking approval to develop a new Gas Terminal at the Geelong Refinery. The Gas Terminal will bring in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by ship to boost natural gas supply in South East Australia ahead of projected shortages. The gas terminal is at the centre of Viva Energy’s plan to transform the Geelong Refinery into a visionary Energy Hub to support Victoria’s evolving energy needs. We have commenced the formal reviews and studies for the Gas Terminal through the Environmental Effects Statement (EES) process. The EES is a rigorous assessment to identify potential impacts of the project on the local community and the environment.

Comment on the draft scoping requirements of our EES The EES is a comprehensive process overseen by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning that will consider topics such as the marine environment and water; waste; biodiversity; energy efficiency; security; affordability and safety; cultural heritage; social; economic; amenity and land use. The draft scoping requirements set out the matters to be investigated and documented in the EES and will be available for public comment shortly at: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/ environment-assessment/browse-projects

Have your say and find out more Attend our next Community Information session Monday 12 April 2021, 4.30–5.30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, 51 Little Malop St, Geelong Registration via email at energyhub@vivaenergy.com.au is required for COVIDSafe compliance

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TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

SUNDAY

NINE, 8.30pm

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 7MATE, 8.30pm

“Earth’s mightiest heroes” Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans, left), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) unite once again in this blockbuster addition to the Marvel comic-book movie collection. This offering goes souldeep as they face Ultron (James Spader), a fierce, cunning and crazy villain with plans of world domination and cruelty.

TUESDAY

OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS ABC TV, 8.30pm

This sweet and stirring series is just the salve for anyone feeling disillusioned by the world’s problems. Following a group of senior citizens as they bond with an exuberant and curious bunch of four-year-olds, we witness the mental and health benefits for everyone involved – and it contains a lot of smiling. In the second instalment of this five-part series, the seniors and children go on a treasure hunt designed to help improve their memory. Fiona teaches the class a crab dance that the seniors will have to perform at the end-of-the-week treasure hunt. Meanwhile, a hesitant Maureen get a helping hand on a seaside stroll.

FRIDAY

THE LIVING ROOM TEN/WIN, 7.30pm

It’s Friday night, and you don’t know what stalgia to order. A serve of cooking nostalgia ow about a with chef Miguel (above)? Or how -clutter and singing class? What about a de-clutter reno with gentleman Barry Du Bois? Or perhaps you’re after a spot of nature n with the most clever mammal in the sea? Well, on Fridays you’ree in luck. We all know we get a little spoilt for choice watching The Living Room because the hosts love to pack so much in. Tonight, you can have it all. Barry helps a family of singers and improvisors hit the right note with their messy abode. Em Rusciano gives the hosts a singing lesson, while Chris Brown goes diving with dolphins and Miguel reinvents Ready Steady Cook. Enjoy.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.00 Stackorama! (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Back Roads. (R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.00 Doctor Foster. (Mals, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. (R) 5.10 Grand Designs. (Final, 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 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Watergate. (PGa, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Interviewer. (R) 3.40 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.20 The Kennedys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Spinout. (1966, G, R) Elvis Presley. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: The Last Mimzy. (2007, PGal, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 [TEN] Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Sophie Thompson meets a philodendron fanatic. 8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a promising university student. 10.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml) Evan delivers news that fills Faith with dread. 11.00 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.15 The Vaccine. (R) 11.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 12.05 Fisk. (Ml, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Egypt’s Apocalypse Volcano. (Mav, R) A look at the impact of a volcano on Egypt. 8.30 Secrets Of The Royal Servants. (R) A look at the servants of the royal family. 9.20 The Blitz: Britain On Fire. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. 10.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 The Last Waltz. (Ms, R) 1.20 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Ed Halmagyi makes salmon gado gado. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. Port Adelaide v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) Experts discuss all things AFL. 11.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service. 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] MOVIE: Doomsday Man. (2000, Mav, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (2002, PGl, R) An unluckyin-love restaurant maître d’ upsets her traditionalist parents by wanting to marry a non-Greek man. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine. 10.30 MOVIE: Up In The Air. (2009, Mlns, R) George Clooney. 12.30 New Amsterdam. (Ma, R) 1.20 Explore. 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. The team renovates a cluttered home. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ms, R) Guests include Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Rob Brydon, Tahar Rahim, Cush Jumbo and Deborah Meaden. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls, R) Hosted by Tommy Little. 11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Rostelecom Cup. Replay. 2.05 60 Days In. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 The Joy Of Painting. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 9.20 How Sex Changed The World. 10.10 Sex In The World’s Cities. 11.05 Yokayi Footy. 11.40 News. 12.05am 24 Hours In Police Custody. 1.00 Fringe Nation: Extremists In America. 2.40 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 (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 To Be Advised. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 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 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Dancing On Thin Ice With Torvill & Dean. 10.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Selling Houses Australia. Midnight Property Ladder UK. 1.15 The Fine Art Auction. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am Golf. US Masters. First round. Continued. 9.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents. 10.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Cities. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Against The Wind. (1948, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Penrith Panthers v Canberra Raiders. 9.50 MOVIE: The Man With The Iron Fists. (2012, MA15+) 11.50 Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack. 1am TV Shop. 5.00 Golf. US Masters. Second round.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. After a US Marine is found dead, Gibbs and the team hit the open road to bust an illegal trucking operation. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 MacGyver.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 7.30 Little Men. (2016, PG) 9.05 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 10.45 The Nutty Professor. (1963, PG) 12.45pm Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 2.35 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 4.55 Looking Up. (2019, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 Get Low. (2009, M) 9.30 Love And Other Drugs. (2010, MA15+) Jake Gyllenhaal. A free-spirited woman with Parkinson’s disease and a pharmaceutical salesman begin a relationship. 11.35 The Piano. (1993, MA15+) 1.50am You Disappear. (2017, MA15+, Danish) 4.00 A Cool Fish. (2018, M, Mandarin)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Big Angry Fish. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Shipping Wars. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 2.00 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 Storage Wars. 3.30 The Food Dude. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 MOVIE: The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. (2018, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (1998, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

9GO! (53, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. 2.00 Social Fabric. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 The Nanny. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.40 MOVIE: Paddington. (2014) 7.30 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon. (2010, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012, MA15+) 11.40 Love Island. 12.50am Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. 1.50 Dance Moms. 2.40 Peaking. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Rev & Roll. 5.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (82, 11) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 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 The Conners. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Shaun The Sheep. 6.45 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 MOVIE: The Hunter. (2011, M) 10.25 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 10.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 11.45 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. 12.45am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Reno 911! 1.25 The IT Crowd. 1.50 Famalam. 2.35 Mock The Week. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 7.35 Molly Of Denali. 8.00 Little J And Big Cuz. 8.10 Aussie Bush Tales. 8.20 Waabiny Time. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Going Places. 11.00 Angels Gather Here. Noon MOVIE: Loving. (2016, PG) 2.10 Gifts Of The Maarga. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Foreign Flavours. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 MOVIE: Mosley. (2019, PG) 9.10 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.20 Take Our Voices. 10.20 Message From Mungo. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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Saturday, April 10 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Ochres. (R) 1.30 Miriam’s Big American Adventure. (Ml, R) 2.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 3.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 4.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 16. Sydney FC v Melbourne City. From Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 Small Business Secrets. (R) 2.30 Figure Skating. 2021 ISU World Championships. Women’s competition. 4.10 Travel Man. (PG, R) 4.35 My Second Restaurant In India. (PG, R) 5.35 The Secret History Of World War II. (Final, PG)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 To Be Advised. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

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6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. (PG) 1.30 Explore. (R) 1.45 MOVIE: Me Before You. (2016, PGals, R) Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer. 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 GCBC. (R) 12.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 Three Blue Ducks. (PGl, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

TEN (10)

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 The Durrells. (PGls, R) The family is settling into island life, but money problems remain a worry. 8.20 Finding Alice. (Ml) Meeting George leaves Alice shaken while she arranges Harry’s funeral, and she finds herself at loggerheads with Minnie and Gerry over what he would have wanted. The police look for an unidentified witness. 9.10 Harrow. (Mav, R) Harrow investigates a baffling crime involving a woman who was murdered in her home. 10.00 Miniseries: A Very English Scandal. (Malsv, R) Part 3 of 3. Norman Scott publicly accuses Jeremy Thorpe of being behind a plot to kill him. 11.05 Doctor Foster. (Mls, R) Part 2 of 5. 12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Sri Lanka. (PG) Narrated by Bill Nighy. 8.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Roman Chester. (R) Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain’s history through the stories of its historic towns, beginning with Chester. 9.25 MOVIE: Their Finest. (2016, Mals, R) A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin. 11.30 MOVIE: West Side Story. (1961, PGav, R) Natalie Wood. 2.15 MOVIE: No Country For Old Men. (2007, MA15+v, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 4. Gold Coast v Carlton. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff. 10.30 Shark Alarm: The Year Of Swimming Dangerously. (Ml, R) Survivors, rescuers and shark experts examine what’s changing in shark behaviour, and why. 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Tasmania SuperSprint. Highlights. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Medical Emergency. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Get Arty. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Get Arty. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Experts help people declutter their lives. 8.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Fallout. (2018, Mlv) After a secret agent’s decision to save his team results in stolen plutonium falling into the wrong hands, he must retrieve the material before it is used by a terrorist group and their mysterious leader. Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson. 11.20 MOVIE: Sleepless. (2017, MA15+dlv) A cop searches for his kidnapped son. Jamie Foxx. 1.05 Cybershack. (PG, R) 1.35 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (PG, R)

6.00 Advancing Australia. Guy Pearce discovers how three tech-savvy Aussies are making the world a better place for people with disabilities. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.00 The Dog House. (Return, PG) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions. 8.00 Ambulance. (Mdm) It is Halloween in London and a fire in a block of flats puts paramedics under pressure. They also respond to a crash involving a car and two buses that has left a driver dead and many other people injured. 10.20 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Madl, R) Two vehicles are involved in a collision that has split one of the cars completely in half. 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.30 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 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Would I Lie To You? 9.45 Sammy J. 9.50 Insert Name Here. 10.25 Staged. 10.50 High Fidelity. 11.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Escape From The City. 1.00 Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.10 Timmy Time. 5.20 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. 11.30 SBS Courtside. Noon Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Clippers v Houston Rockets. 2.30 New Girl. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. (Premiere) 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Dateline. 11.30 Insight. 12.30am MOVIE: Hyena. (2014, MA15+) 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Late Programs.

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

9GEM (52, 92)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 Avengers. 12.35pm MOVIE: The Sound Barrier. (1952, PG) 3.00 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: The Sons Of Katie Elder. (1965, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 8. Queensland Reds v ACT Brumbies. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (1960, PG) 12.35am Late Programs.

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

Travel Oz. 10.00 Insider Trading. 11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing. The Championships Day 1 and Neds Caulfield Race Day. 5.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 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 Weekender. 4.00 Creek To Coast. 4.30 Sydney Weekender. 5.00 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Bamay. 2.40 Basketball. Indigenous C’ships. Replay. 3.40 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Second quarter-final. Dindima v Narrandera Wiradjuri. 4.40 African News. 4.55 APTN News. 5.25 Te Ao. 5.55 NITV: Nula. 6.25 Going Places. 6.55 Yokayi Footy. 7.30 News. 7.40 Through The Wormhole. 8.30 Hawaiian: The Legend Of Eddie Aikau. 9.55 MOVIE: Dark Age. (1987, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Nutty Professor. (1963, PG) 8.00 Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 9.50 Looking Up. (2019, PG, Mandarin) 12.30pm Little Men. (2016, PG) 2.05 Land Of The Bears. (2014, French) 3.40 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 5.10 The Flintstones. (1994, PG) 6.50 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 8.30 Shutter Island. (2010, MA15+) 11.00 A Cool Fish. (2018, M, Mandarin) 1am Delicatessen. (1991, M, French) 2.45 Late Programs.

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

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

PEACH (82, 11)

12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 More Than 1000. 6.00 Counting Cars. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 MOVIE: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. (2019, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Holmes & Watson. (2018, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

Noon Ironman. Next Gen Series. 2.00 Road Trick. 2.30 Race Across The World. 3.45 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip. (2015, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: The Phantom. (1996, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. (2012, M) 11.10 MOVIE: Dragonheart. (1996, M) 1am Love Island: Unseen Bits. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Late Programs.

Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon JAG. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 iFish. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 12.15am 48 Hours. 1.10 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 2. Grand Prix of Doha. Replay. 2.40 Escape Fishing With ET. 3.10 The Doctors. 5.00 Home Shopping. 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Carol’s Second Act. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Man With A Plan. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 3.00 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping. 12466297-SN42-20

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.35 Australia Remastered. (R) 3.30 Back Roads. (R) 4.00 Soccer. W-League. Grand Final.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets. 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.00 Speedweek. (R) 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX Championship. Round 1. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Men’s Race. Highlights. 4.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Women’s Race. Highlights. 5.05 Small Business Secrets. (R) 5.35 Hunting Nazi Treasure. (PGa, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 2.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 4. Melbourne v Geelong.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Women’s Footy. (PG) 2.00 The Xtreme CollXtion. (PG, R) 2.30 Driving Test. (PG, R) 3.00 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 4.00 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (Return)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Advancing Australia. (R) 12.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R) 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. (PGl, R) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. 5.00 News.

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PGa, R) 6.30 Compass: The Jesuit Who Dared. (PGa, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (Final) Hosted by Chris Moller. 8.30 Harrow. (Final, Mav) Harrow comes to the aid of a critically ill boy after an autopsy takes an unexpected turn at the QIFM. 9.20 Silent Witness. (Ma) Thomas investigates the death of a soldier. 10.20 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Mals, R) 11.20 Devil’s Advocate. (R) 11.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 12.05 To Be Advised. 2.05 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 3.05 Wentworth. (Malsv, R) 3.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Hindenburg: The New Evidence. (PG) 8.30 Lost Temple Of The Inca. (PG) The search for a lost Incan temple. 9.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: Action Stations. (R) Part 1 of 4. 10.30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? (Ma, R) 11.35 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Madlv, R) 12.30 MOVIE: Shutter Island. (2010, MA15+av, R) Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley. 3.00 Teenagers Vs Cancer: A User’s Guide. (PGal, R) 3.55 My Amazing Brain: Richard’s War. (Ma, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (Return, PG) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: A Killer Amongst Us – The Norfolk Island Murderer. (MA15+av) A look at the murder of Janelle Patton. 9.50 Declassified: The Royal Scandals: Queen Elizabeth – Love, Honour And Crown. (PGa) 10.55 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 3. Tasmania SuperSprint. H’lights. From Symmons Plains Raceway, Tasmania. 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] The Guardian. (Madsv, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGals) The experts produce the Honesty Box. 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 10.00 Australian Crime Stories: Bodies Of Evidence. (Mav, R) Takes a look at Dr Colin Manock. 11.10 Shallow Grave: Blood Brothers. (Mv) 12.00 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (MA15+adlv) 1.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 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 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, David Schwimmer and Michelle Visage. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 9.30 FBI. (Mav, R) Jess LaCroix and his team from the FBI’s Most Wanted Unit help Omar Adom “OA” Zidan find a fugitive LaCroix arrested years ago after a bus with 26 students goes missing and he is the main suspect. 10.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) LaCroix’s daughter is taken away by ICE. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: A Different Brain. 9.30 White Light. 11.00 Catalyst. Midnight David Bowie: Finding Fame. 1.00 You Can’t Ask That. 1.35 Restoration Australia. 2.30 Gruen XL. 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Outback Rabbis: Untold Australia. 1.00 New Girl. 2.30 WorldWatch. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix. Women’s race. 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. ParisRoubaix. Men’s race. 1.45am Lethal Ladies: NZ Female Fighters. 2.10 Alien Weaponry: Thrash Metal And Te Reo. 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 One Road. 2.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 One Road. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am Golf. US Masters. Third round. Continued. 9.00 Skippy. 9.30 My Favorite Martian. 10.00 Avengers. 11.00 The Baron. Noon Garden Gurus. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys. 6.00 Customs. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Chicago Med. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Storm Boy. Continued. (1976, PG) 6.40 Looking Up. (2019, PG, Mandarin) 9.20 Land Of The Bears. (2014, French) 10.55 The Flintstones. (1994, PG) 12.35pm Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 2.05 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 4.10 The Castle Of Cagliostro. (1979, PG) 6.10 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 8.30 Infernal Affairs 2. (2003, MA15+, Cantonese) 10.40 You Disappear. (2017, MA15+, Danish) 12.50am Late Programs.

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

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

PEACH (82, 11)

11.30 River To Reef: Retro. Noon Blue Water Savages. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Engineering Connections. 4.00 Towies. 4.15 Graveyard Carz. 5.15 Counting Cars. 6.15 MOVIE: Green Lantern. (2011, PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Avengers: Age Of Ultron. (2015, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Rollercoaster Of Friendship. (2018) 2.30 Dance Moms. 4.30 Children’s Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Turbo. (2013) 7.00 MOVIE: Hulk. (2003, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Daredevil. (2003, M) 11.50 Love Island. 12.55am Dance Moms. 2.35 My Little Pony: A Decade Of Pony. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

Bowls. SA Super League. 10.30 Football. Monsoon AFL. Replay. Noon Rugby League. BHP Premiership. Womens. 1.30 Rugby Union. Monsoon Rugby Union. 3.00 Football. AFL. Heartland Footy. Murray League. 4.45 NT Football. 6.00 NITV News: Nula. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.40 Student Athletes. 10.15 Marn Grook. 11.10 Late Programs. 14 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 9 April, 2021

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7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 Fishing Edge. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs. 6am Carol’s Second Act. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 9.00 The Neighborhood. 10.00 Neighbours. 12.30pm Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 1.30 The Unicorn. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 10.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Posh Frock Shop. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Durrells. (PGls, R) 2.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 The Royals And The Tabloids. (PGa, R) 3.05 Who Do You Think You Are? UK. (PGa, R) 4.15 The Kennedys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program that leads national debate and confronting issues that matter. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 9.35 Invisible Wars: Creatures Of Contagion. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 12.05 Wentworth. (MA15+adv, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (MA15+, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In Conway. (2013, PGav, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (PGals, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Historic House Rescue. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 8.30 Secret Scotland: Edinburgh. (PG) Part 1 of 5. Comedian Susan Calman pays a visit to some of Scotland’s most iconic destinations. 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency: The Sound Of My Voice. (M) A 65-year-old suffers from sepsis. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Outlander. (MA15+) 12.00 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Madsv, R) 1.50 Asylum City. (Mlv, R) 3.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.25 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) Hosted by Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger. 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (Mls) Everyone is concerned at the news that the poisoner Peggy Piper has been released from prison. 9.45 Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney. (PGa) Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba sits down for a chat with music legend Paul McCartney. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Station 19. (Ma) 12.30 The Guardian. (Madsv, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. The vows ceremonies commence. 9.00 Law & Order: Organised Crime. (Premiere) Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organised crime after a devastating personal loss. 10.00 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.30 Extreme Planes. (Mlv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 A Current Affair. (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 What The Hell Happens Next? Explores what could happen in 2021. 8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (PGa) Julia Morris shares her bedroom secrets. Kyle Sandilands struggles to keep up with his much younger girlfriend. Dave Hughes discovers he could be the reason a couple are seeking marriage counselling. 9.30 Best Of The Sydney Comedy Festival. (MA15+ls) Stand-up performances by Nick Cody, Stephen K. Amos and Aaron Chen from the Sydney Comedy Festival. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.00 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.00 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 Magical Land Of Oz. 9.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 10.40 Escape From The City. 11.35 Extras. 12.05am Would I Lie To You? 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 Reno 911! 1.25 The IT Crowd. 1.50 The Umbilical Brothers: The Rehearsal. 3.20 News Update. 3.25 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. 11.30 SBS Courtside. Noon Basketball. NBA. Portland Trail Blazers v Miami Heat. 2.30 When The Wind Changes. 2.50 Vote Yes. 3.05 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 This Week. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire Latin America. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.15 Late Programs.

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

9GEM (52, 92)

6am Golf. US Masters. Final round. Continued. 9.00 Skippy. 9.30 Dangerman. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 London Kills. 8.40 The Bill. 10.40 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.40 MOVIE: The Saint In Palm Springs. (1941, PG) Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Autopsy USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Art + Soul. 2.35 The Kamilaroi. 3.00 Jarjums. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Foreign Flavours. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.15 News. 7.25 Unapologetically Me. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black Conversations. (Return) 9.00 Karla Grant Presents The Kimberley Man. 9.30 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 10.30 News. 10.40 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Land Of The Bears. Continued. (2014, French) 6.35 The Flintstones. (1994, PG) 8.15 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 9.45 The Castle Of Cagliostro. (1979, PG) 11.45 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 1.40pm The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 4.00 Lassie. (2005, PG) 5.55 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 8.00 Pearl. (2018, M) 9.30 The Trouble With You. (2018, M, French) 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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

PEACH (82, 11)

1.30pm Counting Cars. 2.30 More Than 1000. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Tasmania SuperSprint. Highlights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Tasmania SuperSprint. Highlights. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer 2. (2018, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 Social Fabric. 3.00 The Break Boys. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Expendables. (2010, MA15+) 10.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Love Island. 1.00 Late Programs.

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JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 To Be Advised. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Star Trek: Enterprise.

6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Cheers. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 2.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 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. 11.00 The Conners. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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NINE (5, 9)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 China Love. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 1.50 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 The Royals And The Tabloids. (M) 3.00 Living Black Conversations. (R) 3.30 I Am Black And Beautiful. (PGa, R) 3.40 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.15 The Kennedys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hidden Family Secrets. (2018, PGav, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. [TEN] The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 [TEN] Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 [TEN] Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 [TEN] Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Jane Seymour. (PG) Anh Do paints actor Jane Seymour. 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds: Week 2 – Memory. (PG) Part 2 of 5. The seniors and four-year-olds undertake a treasure hunt designed to help improve their memory. 9.30 Laura’s Choice. (Madl, R) Part 1 of 2. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Q+A. (R) 12.15 Wentworth. (MA15+l, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (MA15+l, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Jennifer Byrne. (PGa, R) Jennifer Byrne explores her roots. 8.30 Insight. Takes a look at the unusual things people do in their sleep, and explore whether stress or anxiety is the cause. 9.30 Dateline. A look at the fashion industry during COVID. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Box 21. (MA15+asv, R) 12.55 Borgen. (Mals, R) 4.20 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) Group A celebrities return to the dance floor for another night of glitz and glamour. 9.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma) The residents eagerly accept a challenge from Aaron for the opportunity to join him in the operating room. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Station 19. (Ma) The crew is called to a department store fire. 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Kiss Bang Love. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. The vows ceremonies conclude. 9.00 Botched: Most Shocking Patients. Dr Terry Dubrow and Dr Paul Nassif look back at some of the patients that left them speechless. 10.00 Australian Scandal: Power And Passion. (Mdls) Takes a look at Australian scandals. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.30 Labour Of Love. (PGa) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Cube. Game show in which sisters Lina and Nawal put their skill, nerve, agility and ability to the test. 8.30 NCIS. After Director Vance assigns special agents Tim McGee, Nick Torres and Ellie Bishop to COVID compliance duty at a foreign affairs summit, they uncover a link to another NCIS team’s murder case. 10.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.55 Staged. 9.20 Extras. 9.50 Fisk. 10.20 High Fidelity. 10.45 In The Long Run. 11.10 Live At The Apollo. 11.55 Insert Name Here. 12.25am Mock The Week. 1.00 Why Are You Like This. 3.20 News Update. 3.25 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Clippers v Houston Rockets. Replay. 2.00 60 Days In. 2.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Asia’s Next Top Model. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Patriot Brains. (Premiere) 9.25 The Casketeers. 9.55 Travel Man. 10.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 To Be Advised. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Suspects. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Beautiful Stranger. (1954, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Black Narcissus. Continued. (1947, PG) 7.05 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 9.25 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 11.30 Lassie. (2005, PG) 1.25pm The Castle Of Cagliostro. (1979, PG) 3.25 Dilili In Paris. (2018, PG, French) 5.10 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 7.50 The Guilty. (2018, M, Danish) 9.30 Tschick. (2016, M, German) 11.10 Pearl. (2018, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

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

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

PEACH (82, 11)

11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Engineering Connections. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Outback Pilots. 10.30 Restoration Workshop. 11.30 Late Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (2011, M) 10.10 MOVIE: The Replacement Killers. (1998, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

Urban Native Girl. 2.05 Gifts Of The Maarga. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 First Australians. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 Benji. 10.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United. Replay. Midnight Late Programs.

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6am Cheers. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 1.30 Seinfeld. 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 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping. 15 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 9 April, 2021

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 11.00 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (Final, PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 4.10 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Britney Ever After. (2017, PGas, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Driving Test. (PG, R) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGs) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 9.05 Fisk. (PG) Helen meets formidable opposing counsel Alice Pike and stumbles upon Roz’s passion project. 9.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Allstars Supershow Part 2. From the Palais Theatre, Melbourne. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Wentworth. (Ml, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain: Victorians. (PGan, R) Part 2 of 4. 8.25 Sydney Harbour Patrol. (PGadl, R) Part 2 of 2. A police officer is faced with a public party that threatens to spiral out of control. 9.15 Departure. (Final, Mav) Kendra comes up with a plan. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 The Crimson Rivers. (Premiere, MA15+v) 12.30 The Night Manager. (Mv, R) 1.20 Counterpart. (MA15+v, R) 2.20 George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year. (R) 3.15 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R) An extremely drunk driver, who can barely stand after being pulled over, puts herself and others at risk. 8.30 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 MOVIE: Contagion. (2011, Mal, R) A deadly virus spreads throughout the world. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet. 12.15 [SEVEN] Instant Hotel. (PGl, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.15 [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (Return, PGls) Ordinary Australians become travel critics. 8.30 Amazing Grace. (Ma) Grace and Max confront their own parenting issues while attending a larger-than-life Greek family homebirth. 9.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Caroline Wilson and Ross Lyon. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 The Enemy Within. (Mav) Keaton decides to keep his enemies close. 11.50 Timeless. (Mv, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Cube. (Final) Game show in which sisters Michelle and Sam put their skill, nerve, agility and ability to the test. 8.30 Bull. The founder of a trial consulting firm uses psychology and technology to win cases for his clients. 10.30 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 9.00 The Romantics And Us. 10.05 Restoration Australia. 11.00 White Light. 12.30am Louis Theroux: A Different Brain. 1.30 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 Reno 911! 2.15 The IT Crowd. 2.40 Mock The Week. 3.10 News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Portland Trail Blazers v Miami Heat. Replay. 2.00 States Of Undress. 2.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Vs Arashi. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Intervention. (2016, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Brigsby Bear. (2017, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30

9GEM (52, 92)

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: The Man Who Haunted Himself. (1970, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Water Is Life. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Foreign Flavours. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Wellington Paranormal. 8.00 Yokayi Footy. 8.35 Over The Black Dot. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.40 Softball. SA Premier League. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Lassie. (2005, PG) 7.55 Dilili In Paris. (2018, PG, French) 9.40 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 11.35 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 2.15pm Legend. (1985, PG) 3.55 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 5.45 Delbaran. (2001, PG, Farsi) 7.35 Gone Are The Days. (2018, M) 9.30 Cyrano, My Love. (2018, M, French) 11.35 The Guilty. (2018, M, Danish) 1.15am Tschick. (2016, M, German) 2.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 Classic Restos: USA Edition. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Engineering Connections. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

PEACH (82, 11)

SEVEN (7)

To Be Advised. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 One Road. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Dog Patrol. 11.20 Late Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Mr & Mrs Smith. (2005, M) 11.00 Police Ten 7. 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Love Island. 1.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.00 The Doctors. 6am The Unicorn. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Murphy Brown. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 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 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

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WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.00 Invisible Wars. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The Royals And The Tabloids. (Ma, R) 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? UK. (PGa, R) 4.10 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. (2009, PGa, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 World’s Greatest Islands. (PG, R) 2.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Adelaide River, NT. Heather Ewart visits the Top End. 8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald. 9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (Final) Long-form interview show. 10.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World: Super Vision. (Final, PG) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Miriam’s Big American Adventure. (PG, R) 12.30 Wentworth. (Mlv, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (Mlv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Greatest Bridges: Golden Gate Bridge. (PGa, R) A look at the Golden Gate Bridge. 8.30 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PG, R) Gabriel Weston investigates medical cannabis. 9.30 Shadowplay. (Final, MA15+) Max and Elsie find Engelmacher. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Baghdad Central. (Malv) 11.55 The Good Fight. (Mal, R) 1.00 Bosch. (MA15+v) 2.40 Cruising With Jane McDonald. (PG, R) 3.30 Secret Life Of The Airport. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. St Kilda v Richmond. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 What The Killer Did Next: Geoff Seggie. (Mav, R) Hosted by Philip Glenister. 12.00 Andrew Denton’s Interview. (Mlv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] The Zoo. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Mega Zoo. (PG) A look at three Victorian zoos. 8.30 Emergency. (M, R) Emma’s patient could lose her fingers. A gunshot victim has Michael on high alert. 9.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv) A doctor shakes up the status quo on his first day as medical director of one the oldest public hospitals in the US. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 The Equalizer. (M) 11.50 Manifest. (Mav) 12.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, 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 Bondi Rescue. Lifeguards try to enforce social distancing. 8.00 Territory Cops. (Mv) Detectives are at the scene of a serious crash. 8.30 Gogglebox. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. The squad rallies around Detective Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. 10.30 This Is Us. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 11.30 [TEN] The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.30 Hard Quiz. 9.55 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.25 You Can’t Ask That. 10.55 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.25 Magical Land Of Oz. 12.25am Parks And Recreation. 12.45 Reno 911! 1.10 QI. 1.40 In The Long Run. 2.05 The IT Crowd. 2.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.10 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 SBS Courtside. 10.00 NBA. Timberwolves v Bucks. 12.30pm Spitman. 1.00 MOVIE: Sunshine On Leith. (2013, M) 2.50 Jungletown. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 NBL: Overtime. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Taskmaster Norway. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Future Man. (Return) 10.25 Late Programs.

9GEM (52, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon To Be Advised. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Five Golden Dragons. (1967, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers. 9.45 Poirot. 10.45 Late Programs.

BOLD (81, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Forever Enthralled. Continued. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 7.40 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 9.30 Legend. (1985, PG) 11.10 Dilili In Paris. (2018, PG, French) 12.55pm Delbaran. (2001, PG, Farsi) 2.45 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 4.10 Mosley. (2019, PG) 6.00 Belle. (2013, PG) 7.55 Abe. (2019, PG) 9.30 Seven Psychopaths. (2012, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs. 5.55am Legend. (1985, PG)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Engineering Connections. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Kickboxer: Vengeance. (2016, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

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

PEACH (82, 11)

Tayamangajirri. 2.30 Nyami Ngaarlu-Gundi Woman Of The Water. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Foreign Flavours. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 MOVIE: Cry Freedom. (1987, M) 11.10 Late Programs. 16 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 9 April, 2021

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11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Pacific Rim: Uprising. (2018, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Ghost In The Shell. (2017, M) 11.40 The Nanny. 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 NCIS. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 MacGyver. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 ST: Voyager. 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Murphy Brown. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 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. 11.00 Late Programs.

ENTERTAINMENT

Live and Local acts rock Drysdale By Luke Voogt A fiesta of grunge, garage punk and indie is set to rock Drysdale with nine Geelong and Bellarine bands combining for Live and Local on Sunday. Bellarine drum and bass duo Good Sniff will headline the concert, with one half of the band, Elias Hodson, co-organising the free event for a VCAL assignment. “A lot of the bands are our mates and we know pretty much all of them,” the 17-year-old bass player said. “There are some awesome bands playing so it should be a fun day.” Hodson and drummer Lachie Brown shot to cult fame when their musical tribute to late bandmate and friend Louie Shearman, Louie the Milk Man, played nationally on Triple J’s Requestival last May. “We got a lot of attention from everyone,” Hodson said. They have since played alongside the likes of big-ticket acts Skegss, Mona Bay, Ruby Fields and Goldminds. The garage punk band started as a trio but sadly lost Shearman in April 2020. They pushed ahead as a duo with the help of some

Bellarine duo drum and bass duo Good Sniff performing at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February. (Supplied)

expensive equipment, Hodson explained. “Normally a guitar doesn’t sound like a bass so you need a lot of effects pedals and lots of money for that,” he said. “It sounds pretty good for just bass and drums. “During COVID was a big learning curve for Lachie and me – it’s a different sound. But Lachie’s a very good singer and he’s one of those kids who can play every instrument perfectly.

“He jumped on the drums because I wasn’t doing it – no way – and started singing and it just worked fantastically.” Hodson only picked up the bass a few years ago studying music at Bellarine Secondary College. “I picked music as a subject not really knowing too much about it, but I just fell in love with the program at school – it’s insane and there’s amazing people there,” he said. “It was just a good feeling to jam with other people. “Lachie came down one day and started jamming with us and we got talking about starting a band.” While studying year 12 and 11, and working at a local nursery and fish and chip shop respectively, Hodson and Brown have been working on new material. They now have an album-worth of songs such as Beach Slumba and hilarious track A Song about Milk, and plan to release more singles soon. Recently they shared the Sidney Myer Music Bowl stage with Ruby Fields and Skegss, who they met through their late bandmate Shearman. “A couple of years ago he got onstage with

them at a festival. They said, ‘we need an extra guitarist to play the next song’,” Hodson explained. Skegss kept in touch with Good Sniff throughout 2020 and invited them to the gig, just after Victoria’s snap lockdown, when King Stingray and the Vovos pulled out. “Two days before the event they called us and asked, ‘do you want to play?’” Hodson said. “It was a dream come true.” They played for about 3000 people, split into groups of six at the 10,000-person venue. “I think people were just so happy to see live music again,” Hodson said. “It was sad there was no mosh pit but it’s easily the biggest crowd we’ve played for.” Good Sniff joins fellow bands BRD, Poor Effort, Idiosync, Operation Karma, Good Wood, Magik Corn, High Lines and Hours for Live and Local at Drysdale Recreation Reserve beginning 1pm on Sunday. The event is supported by City of Greater Geelong and Freeza, a state government body funding drug and alcohol free events. Details search ‘Live and Local’ at geelongaustralia.com.au/events. For help phone Lifeline on 13 22 44.

Gardens go batty for Geelong’s cute flying foxes Highton biochemist and botanist Jenny Possingham admits 2020 was “not a good year” for bat PR. “Bats have had a bad rap,” the Geelong Botanic Gardens education officer told the Independent. While scientists suspect COVID-19 could have originated in bats in China, they are still yet to pin down its exact origins, Possingham points out. Next Thursday she and the crew at Geelong Botanic Gardens are taking locals to meet thousands of the “fascinating” mammals in their resident colony – albeit from a distance. “They have an important story – they are vital for our ecosystems as pollinators for our wood forests,” she said. “We want to help people understand and celebrate the good things about bats. I think they’re fascinating and kids tend to be fascinated by them too.” There are multiple sessions for locals to catch a glimpse of local fruit bats flying at night and, perhaps surprisingly, during the day. “You can see a lot of bat action during the day – they’re not sitting in their roosts all day,” Possingham said. “They get up and fly around and squabble with each other – because they don’t like to roost too close together. “On a good night it’s absolutely spectacular because they all fly off together.” Bats sleep, roost and feed upside down during the day. “The default resting position for their feet is hooked,” Possingham explained. This presents a need for them to fly during the day to relieve themselves. “You’re not going to do it upside down are you?” Possingham said. “Kids love discovering that. You do have to be a bit careful of being ‘bat-bombed’ but I’ve never heard of that happening.” While many know bees are important for pollinating crops and flowers, fewer are aware of the important role Geelong’s fruit bats, flying foxes, play in this process, Possingham reckons. “A whole lot of rainforest trees rely on bats to eat fruit and disperse seeds too,” she added. Eastern Park hosts a colony of flying foxes numbering in the “thousands”, according to Possingham. “They’ll fly up to 50 kilometres a night and then back again. So the ones we have will cover the whole Bellarine Peninsula,” she said. Geelong also has five species of micro bats that feed on insects.

A flying fox in flight while holding a baby. (Doug Gimesy) Below: Jenny Possingham observes flying foxes at the Geelong Botanic Gardens. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 232631

“All bats, including fruit bats, are considered bush food in a lot of cultures but as native animals they’re protected in Australia,” Possingham said. Flying foxes are migrating further south in Australia, which Possingham reckons could be due to climate change. “They didn’t exist in Geelong, Melbourne and Adelaide as regular visitors but they do now.” Bats have “a very different immune system

to a lot of mammals” meaning that viruses sometimes have a lesser effect on them than on other mammals, Possingham explained. “They also heal really fast,” she said. “You will often see a bat with a little hole in its wing and it will heal in days.” Locals can discover more fascinating bat facts and learn how to make their backyard more bat-friendly in next Thursday’s activities. “You’ll have a chance to ask questions,” Possingham said.

“Celebrate our local wildlife and discover all there is to know about Geelong’s resident fruit bats. Don’t forget to bring your camera and a pair of binoculars – if you have them – to get a close up view of the fruit bats.” The National Wool Museum is also hosting bat-themed activities next Thursday. Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/gbg or geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm Luke Voogt 17 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 9 April, 2021

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Out and about A big crowd watched the BFNL season-opener between Torquay and Ocean Grove at Spring Creek Reserve on a gloriously sunny Good Friday. Independent photographer Louisa Jones met the fans.

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Storyfest continues in Central Geelong There is still plenty of time to enjoy Central Geelong’s Storyfest these school holidays. This Central Geelong children’s festival features a glorious program of stories, adventures, fun activities, live performances, hands-on and virtual workshops, competitions and exhibitions. Check out the week two program highlights below and head to www.centralgeelong.com. au/storyfest to download the free Storyfest program.

’Where’s Wally?’ masterpiece or join the Happiness Hunt to search high and low for Wally and his friends. Collect you Happiness Hunt passport card from the Where’s Wally? Craft Village to get started. Both activities are free and running from 10am-2pm, April 12-17.

Indigenous weaving Learn traditional Indigenous weaving techniques with Platform Arts and create your own unique work. You will be learning from local artists and proud Gunditjmara Keerray Woorroong sisters Kelsey and Tarryn Love. This free activity is on April 13, 1.30-2.30pm. Bookings required.

Under the Sea photo frame-making Get hands-on with this fun craft activity at the Carousel. This free activity is running 45-minute sessions on Friday, April 16 at 9.15am and 10am. Bookings are essential.

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Augmented Reality Adventure Bring colouring to life with augmented reality colouring sheets; Nic Dacomb from Bebop Circus will provide free circus fun. (Pictures: Supplied) Right: Learn traditonal Indigenous weaving. (Leiko Manalang)

Newspaper structures In partnership with the National Wool Museum and Geelong Botanic Gardens, celebrate local wildlife and discover all there is to know about Geelong’s resident fruit bats. On Bat Day, kids can enjoy fun bat-themed activities. Batwatch by Day and Night are family-friendly bat information and sighting sessions with fun activities. Bookings essential.

designed for children aged 3.5 - 6 years. This free activity focuses on teaching the foundations of ball sports, teamwork and sportsmanship. YMCA Gymnastic Sports will also be running for children aged 1 to school age. It’s play-base is learning while engaging physical development and social skills. Both activities are free and running from 11am-2pm, April 13-15.

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A hedgehog, a chicken, a panda and a dog are hiding around Central Geelong. Can you find them? All you need is your smartphone or device to discover these lovable animal friends throughout Central Geelong. Download the free ‘Creativitek’ App then look for the ‘Kids AR Fun in Central Geelong’ footpath stickers throughout the city. Simply point your smartphone or device at the image on the stickers to see the magic happen. For more augmented reality fun, you’ll love the series of cute AR colouring sheets exclusive to Storyfest. Children can colour in their sheet, then bring their colouring to life at home using the Creativitek app. See online for AR footpath sticker and colouring sheet locations.

Create flower and plant sculptures from recycled materials in this workshop hosted at Platform Arts. Led by LAB artist in residence George Goodnow, participants will construct flowers and plants from salvaged household materials. Equipment and materials will be supplied, however, feel free to bring along any cardboard packaging from your home. This free activity is on April 15, 1.30-2.30pm. Bookings required.

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The great space race Property hunters are prioritising extra space to help keep the peace, as families spend more time under the same roof with more flexible working arrangements, writes Melissa Jenkins. Extra space is high on buyers’ wish lists amid the global pandemic, as people look for second living areas, home offices and larger backyards. National Property Buyers director Antony Bucello says that people working from home who have children are especially looking for more space. “People who live in a house that has only one living area – if they have a couple of kids, let me tell you, after COVID they’ll be thinking about buying a place with two living areas,” he says. Eliza Owen, Australian research head at property data firm CoreLogic, says that buyers were favouring houses over units in 2020. “It is reasonable to think that people may desire a more spacious home as COVID-19 has meant spending more time there,” she said. In the year to January, 74 per cent of properties sold in Australia were houses, up from the decade average of 70 per cent. Ms Owen says that regions with larger typical land sizes had seen higher value growth rates over the year. Mr Bucello says that there has been a spike in interest in Victorian regional areas such as Geelong and Bendigo, as people continue to work remotely and travel into city offices occasionally. Demand is also outstripping supply on the Mornington Peninsula. “There has certainly been a lot more interest in the regional markets, as well as people seeking tree changes or sea changes,” Mr Bucello says. Since February last year, before the onset

Larger houses are in demand. (iStock)

of the pandemic, regional housing prices have surged 9.4 per cent while capital city housing values have risen 2.6 per cent, according to CoreLogic. Mr Bucello says that low interest rates and government incentives had encouraged investors to be out in full force, noting they should be mindful that tenants, not just property owners, want more space, too. “You’d need to think hard about buying a one-bedroom apartment in the city at the moment,” he said.

First-home buyer activity is strong, particularly in the $500,000 to $600,000 price range, due to low interest rates and the fact many consumers in this bracket were able to turbocharge their savings efforts during lockdowns last year, he notes. The number of first-home buyer mortgages in December rose to its highest level since June 2009 – accounting for a third of new owner-occupier financing, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

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Mr Bucello says that buyers should be mindful that comparable sales often do not reflect the price a property will sell for in this climate. “People are digging deeper and going harder, even though it’s above what comparable sales evidence would suggest is fair and reasonable. “People are just wanting to get in.”

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PUZZLES No. 023

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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Today’s Aim: 13 words: Good 19 words: Very good

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QUICK QUIZ

What is the most popular sport in Ethiopia?

Which Australian actress starred as Kate McGregor in Sea Patrol?

What is the name of the children’s book written by Neil Gaiman (pictured), that features a boy named Bod?

Apia is the capital of which country?

Who created the TV series Gilmore Girls?

The first commercial CD release was a recording of waltzes by which composer?

What type of government controls Lebanon?

What is the name of the Los Angeles stadium that is the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers?

Which Ancient Roman goddess is the equivalent to the Greek Athena?

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10 Which Middle Eastern country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783?

ANSWERS: 1. Football (soccer) 2. The Graveyard Book 3. Chopin 4. A parliamentary democratic republic 5. SoFi Stadium 6. Minerva 7. Lisa McCune 8. Samoa 9. Amy Sherman-Palladino 10. Bahrain

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Bellarine footy kicks off By Justin Flynn Two Good Friday clashes kicked off the Bellarine Football Netball League for 2021 after COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the 2020 season. Torquay 16.15 (111) smashed Ocean Grove 7.5 (47) by 64-points, while Newcomb 28.14 (182) demolished Portarlington 8.6 (54) by 128. Andrew Steele bagged 10 goals for the Power and Joel Geue kicked six for the monster win. At Spring Creek Reserve, Logan Taylor booted two goals for Ocean Grove while Lucas Anderson was unstoppable with seven for the Tigers. Ocean Grove coach Pete Davey took some positives from his inexperienced side’s loss to Torquay. “We will never use inexperience as an excuse but the reality is that our group is on a very steep learning curve. “I thought our pressure in the first half, particularly in that second quarter, was first class and exactly where we want it to be. “I was really happy with the way our backline competed, especially given the amount of ball that was going in there during that first quarter. “We were really shown up around stoppages but that was a result of an extremely inexperienced midfield competing against smart mids who have played together for a number of years. “We gifted at least five goals to them, often on the back of a lost scoring opportunity to us, and that made the scoreboard look more lopsided than it probably should have. We can’t afford to give up easy goals to anybody, especially not sides of Torquay’s calibre.” Reigning premiers Barwon Heads beat Drysdale 19.13(127) – 10.9(69) while Geelong

Harry Dolley kicks in Ocean Grove’s loss away to Torquay. (Louisa Jones) 233340_04

Amateur ousted Queenscliff 22.8 (140) to 17.10 (112) in a high-scoring shootout. Anglesea 10.18 (78) won a six-point thriller against a fast-finishing Modewarre 10.12 (72).

The Geelong and District Football League is set to kick off tomorrow with the majority of teams playing at 2pm, with one night game and another game scheduled for Sunday afternoon.

Scott accepts suspended fine Geelong coach Chris Scott has accepted a suspended $10,000 fine for a verbal altercation with Brisbane Lions players at quarter-time last Friday. Scott exchanged words with Lions players, coming metres from them as both teams walked to their respective huddles, before captain Joel Selwood led him away. The altercation followed Gary Rohan striking Brisbane midfielder Lachie Neale in the first quarter, for which Rohan accepted a two match ban this week. In a press conference following the game, Scott claimed Neale had started the stoush. “I was walking onto the ground and Lachie Neale just said to me, something – I couldn’t understand exactly what he said – but something about Gary Rohan, and I said, ‘I’m happy to have the conversation with you, if you like. I’ve seen the vision [of the strike] and I’m comfortable with it’. “I suspect that he didn’t hear all of that. “That’s all that was said. I think a few of them … they weren’t paying me compliments but I didn’t say anything after that.” AFL executive general manager of football operations Steve Hocking stressed the obligation of coaches, players and officials to “maintain standards of the code” and set “the right example”. “Everyone … has a responsibility to demonstrate respect towards each other.” Luke Voogt

SPORTS QUIZ 1. What Major League Baseball team is nicknamed the Royals? 2. Algarve International Circuit plays host to which country's Formula 1 Grand Prix? 3. How old was golfer Chuck Kocsis when he became the youngest person to win a PGA Tour event in 1931?

4. Which AFLW team finished on top of the ladder after the home and away season? 5. How many career wins did retired boxer Anthony Mundine have in his career? 6. Which country's riders have won the most combined MotoGP events? 7. What sport was originally created to be an indoor version of baseball? 8. Which country did Honduras' Under 23 soccer team defeat to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics? 9. How many players are there on a netball team? 10. How many gold medals did Australia win at the swimming events held at the 2012 London Olympics? 11. Mavericks and Flying Foxes were among the suggested names for which current team before joining the NRL?

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13. Which Gold Coast-born rugby union player made his international debut for Australia in 2008 at the age of 18? 14. The Redbacks and the Scorpions are the men's and women's representative cricket sides for which state or territory? 15. Jenna O'Hea is the current captain of which Australian national team? 16. Which Northern Territoryborn cyclist won the Tour de France in 2011? 17. What sport do the Anaheim Ducks play? 18. Which former Waratahs player holds the record for most Super Rugby career tries with 60?

21. What car number does seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton choose to display?

27. A polo playing field is approximately how many times bigger than a normal-sized soccer field?

22. Which Australian spinner took 6/30 in a recent Twenty20 international match?

28. Catherine Skinner won a gold medal at Rio 2016 in which event?

23. Which Norwegian is the current World Chess Champion?

29. In which year in the 19th century did the Australian Aboriginal cricket team tour England?

24. Which sports-related movie from 1981 won four Academy Awards?

19. Which AFL team plays most of its home games at Kardinia Park?

25. Which Australian Baseball League team has won the last two titles?

20. The Triple-A class Minor League Baseball team based in El Paso, Texas, is known by what name?

26. In which year did Martina Hingis win three tennis grand slams at the age of 16?

30. Which F1 team completed in only one season, in 2009, and won both the constructors’ and drivers’ titles?

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Cats win thriller to make semis By Luke Voogt

Geelong paceman Brody Couch. (Cricket Victoria)

Geelong has reached the semi-finals after a thrilling one-wicket victory over St Kilda last Saturday. The result was one of three quarter-final upsets, with Prahran the only top-four team to survive the knockout round. Paceman Brody Couch was the hero for Geelong, taking 5/36 after returning from a precautionary COVID-related absence. Josh Garner struck first, dismissing Patrick Rowe after St Kilda chose to bat at Harry Trott Oval. Couch dismissed other opener Michael De Iacovo, and spinner Hayden Butterworth trapped Josh Manning LBW, to put St Kilda in trouble at 3/58. Jonathan Merlo and Adam Crosthwaite combined for 64 runs before Couch trapped Crosthwaite LBW on 31 (4/122). St Kilda made another 17 before Couch

bowled Merlo on 43 and trapped Josh Bartlett LBW for a golden duck (6/139). Couch was unlucky not to get a hat-trick with Henry Thornton playing and missing his first ball at the crease. But Butterworth got him later for 8 (7/156) and Will Lovell was run out for 3 (8/166). Jack Cunnington chipped in with 34 before Couch bowled him (9/178), with the Saints managing another 17 to finish on 9/195. Eamonn Vines suffered a hit to the groin early in the Cats’ innings, retiring hurt, and fellow opener Butterworth was dismissed for 13 (1/33). Geelong made between 13 and 25 for each of the next four wickets (5/107) with Josh McDonald contributing 24 and Tom Jackson 29. Tyler Larkin and Tom O’Connell combined for 42 before Larkin fell on 37 (6/149), and O’Connell was bowled on 23 with the Cats at 7/163.

Couch was again vital, making 20 and helping Geelong reach 8/191. Disaster struck when Vines was dismissed on 14 after returning to the crease, leaving the Cats at 9/194. But Thornton bowled a wide, levelling the scores, and Garner hit the winning run, a near repeat of his match-sealing boundary off the same bowler when the sides clashed in round 13. Geelong will face Dandenong in the semi-finals tomorrow after the Panthers bowled out second-placed Melbourne for just 87 to win by five wickets. Geelong defeated Dandenong by seven wickets in round 12. But opener Brett Forsyth is averaging 57.8 while all-rounder James Nanopoulos has bowled brilliantly this season. The Panthers have nothing to lose after finishing seventh but Geelong should have the firepower to overcome them.

Xavier Huxtable and Tully Wylie (below) in action at the Bolt Blowers Invitational. (Pictures: Steve Ryan)

Below right: Team Dragon. (Liam Robertson)

Point Impossible, along with Thirtheenth Beach, will host the Victorian Longboard Titles. (Liam Robertson/Surfing Victoria)

Possos and 13th host state titles

Team Dragon reigns supreme at Bells A team featuring Jan Juc local and former Australian junior champion Xavier Huxtable has won back-to-back titles at the 16th annual Bolt Blowers Invitational. Reigning champions Team Dragon finished on a heat total of 39 points at Bells Beach on Sunday, followed closely by ‘Defending Champs’ on 35 points. “We were stoked to arrive today and see how much swell was around,” Team Dragon captain Tom Wright said. “This event raises awareness for such important issues. We are proud to be involved and help shine a light on mental health.” Annike Krooglik won best female surfer for the event while Ean Droomer took out the honours for the men.

The Style Master Award went to long-time Bolt Blower Marty Hammer, while the Soul Award went to Fabi Aguilar. The Bolt Blowers Invitational was rescheduled to the iconic location for the Easter long weekend to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro. The World Surf League Championship Tour event, held at Bells Beach since 1961, was cancelled this year due to COVID-19 quarantine issues. The Bolt Blowers Invitational instead featured 24 quirkily-named teams and more than 160 competitors from across Victoria surfing to raise funds for mental health. The retro competition required all competitors to surf on pre-1983 boards.

“I was blown away by the event,” Surfing Victoria chief executive Adam Robertson said. “All of us have had a friend or family member who has struggled with mental health at some point – to see the surf community come together like this is incredible.” Funds raised from the event will be donated to Aboriginal mentoring organisation Strong Brother Strong Sister and mental health research charity One-In-Five. The funds will help Aboriginal youths learn to surf and about water safety, and improve their health and wellbeing. It will also support medical research into mental health at a number of prestigious Victorian institutions.

The Victorian Longboard Titles will take place at Thirteenth Beach and Point Impossible, Surfing Victoria has announced. “The opening round of the two-part series was originally planned to be held on Phillip Island,” Surfing Victoria’s Liam Robertson said. “However due to a large whale washing up on the beach near the primary event location, and the inability to remove the carcass, the decision was made to move the opening round to the Bellarine Peninsula for competitor safety.” Round 1 of the series will be held at Thirteenth Beach on the Bellarine Peninsula commencing May 1. Round 2 will get under way at Point Impossible, known locally as ‘Possos’, on the Surf Coast on May 22. As per previous years, the final round will be a ‘prime round’ giving competitors 10 per cent extra points compared to the opening round. The series is the direct pathway to the Australian championships to be held in August at Port Macquarie. Victoria’s National Title allocations can be found via the Surfing Australia Rule book on surfingvic.com.

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Cameron out for round 4 Star Geelong forward Jeremy Cameron appears set to miss out again in the Cats’ clash with Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday afternoon. The former Coleman medallist has yet to make his home-and-away debut for Geelong after suffering a hamstring injury earlier this year. “We’ve got the reins well and truly on him,” Cats coach Chris Scott told a press conference yesterday. “It’s uncertain, at least in my mind, when we’re going to unshackle him. “You can get some bad luck, and you’ve got to do everything you can to mitigate that bad luck, that’s the summary of where we’re at with Jeremy.” Fellow recruit Shaun Higgins will miss this Sunday’s game too after injuring his thumb and hamstring in Geelong’s thrilling five-point victory over Hawthorn on Easter Monday. “Higgins has a fracture of his thumb that requires surgery,” Scott said. “That’s probably the issue more than his hamstring in terms of the recovery period. Medium-term for him.” Rookie Francis Evans is also out with an ankle injury sustained in the Easter Monday clash. “It’s medium to possibly a little bit longer for Francis, depending on whether he needs surgery on that ankle, which is a possibility at the moment,” Scott said.

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But injured Cats Sam Menegola, Sam Simpson and Esava Ratugolea have taken positive steps in their injury recoveries. Menegola appears in the frame to return this week after two rounds on the sidelines with a shoulder injury. “We’re planning on Sam being available this week,” Cats football general manager Simon Lloyd said. “He was tested last week and went very close to playing against Hawthorn.” Simpson is completing “high volumes of running and conditioning” following a quad

injury, according to Lloyd. “We could see a lot on the outer wing where he was reaching high maximum speed and we’re really happy with his progress,” he said. “He’s tracking really well.” Ratugolea trained with the Cats VFL program on Tuesday following his leg injury. “He completed high kilometres and competed in ruck-work so he’s jumping and landing and we’re considering playing him for a portion of this week’s VFL practice match,” Lloyd said. “But we’ll make that decision later this week.”

Top Blokes’ Brian Spong serves with Julian Arblaster on their way to the section 1 premiership. Right: Bellbrae’s Matthew Roche, Tom Wright and Aubrey Comben after winning the section 2 premiership; Leopold’s Dion D’Souza, Dean Parrello and Nicole Filippou. (Pictures: Supplied)

Top Blokes beat Blokes with Bats LOCAL TENNIS Tyler Crumholz Highton’s Top Blokes have won the top premiership in Tennis Geelong’s Triples Night Competition. The Top Blokes beat fellow Highton Tennis Club team Blokes with Bats 5-1 in sets and 33-23 in games in the section 1 grand final. But Top Blokes player and Highton Tennis Club president Brian Spong admitted the match was much closer than the final score indicated. “Every set was a battle and I believe the result in each set could have been reversed with a little more luck on the side of Blokes with Bats,” Spong said. The Top Blokes made a strategic change to their line-up for the club grudge match slotting regular number two Julian Arblaster in at one 26 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 9 April, 2021

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on the night. It paid dividends, as Arblaster played some of his best tennis of the season, winning all three of his sets including a 6-5 upset against Blokes with Bats’ number one Eli Worldon. In the section 2 grand final, Surfcoast Bellbrae won for the first time in three attempts this season against the Wombats, 5-1 and 34-24. Bellbrae dropped the first doubles set, but then stormed back to win the next five. Team captain Aubrey Comben was thrilled with the victory after claiming the wooden spoon in section 1 the previous season. In section 3, Leopold capped off an unbeaten season with a 4-2, 27-20 victory over Go Crom. Leopold team captain Dion D’Souza was unable to compete due to an injury and had to find a fill-in just days before the match.

After the first four sets, Go Crom led by one game. But Leopold held their nerve in the last two, winning the doubles 6-0 before number one player Nicole Filippou capped off an undefeated season in the singles with a 6-4 win over Bradley Canny. Section 4 had a seven-week season with no finals but the last round still had a bit of drama. Wiii Tennis had only dropped two sets all season, but could not field a team and forfeited their round 7 match. Grovedale Tennis Club’s Jeuce won their last match 5-1, which catapulted them into first place on the ladder to win the premiership by just one point. Tennis Geelong is considering holding an autumn or winter triples season, in addition to its normal spring season starting in October. Details: tennis.com.au/tennisgeelonginc

The Easter long weekend saw hundreds of keen anglers spread across the state chasing a wide variety of species – with plenty of them finding some nice fish. Starting local, across the Corio Bay inner harbour there was some good bread-and-butter fishing for some anglers. The Geelong waterfront offered some decent fishing, more so for the land-based fisherman, with salmon, pinky snapper and flathead all finding their way onto anglers’ lines. The outer harbour whiting bite at the weekend was red hot, with fishos finding some fantastic fish. Clifton Springs through to Point Henry was by far the hot spot, with anglers finding plenty of fish and most of them at a good size – the average holding about 36 centimetres. Calamari remain in good numbers in closer and the average size seems to have jumped up a little bit, which is nice. Natural colours are working the best, with size 3.0 jigs proving perfect. Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove saw large numbers of locals and tourists soak up the sun along the river while catching a fish or two. The river provided some hot action from the front of the system all the way up to the sheep wash with trevally, salmon and King George whiting all through that stretch. Fishing either side of the high tide has been the ideal time to fish, with baits such as pipi or chicken on a running sinker rig working a treat. Offshore, Barwon Heads has still seen a few tuna reports get around. The bite has definitely shown some sign in slowing down over the past week, however some persistent anglers are still finding the odd fish here and there. The bottom fishing off Ocean Grove has been quite productive over the past week with anglers finding large numbers of some of the best table fish including flathead, snapper and gummy shark. Drifting in 50 metres has been a good depth to start looking, with squid on a paternoster rig. The South West estuaries have continued to fish well for bream and perch over the long weekend. The Curdies River was a popular location for some anglers with most finding some solid bream, to 40 centimetres, and perch to about 35 centimteres. Early mornings had a good surface bite on offer with bent minnows working very well. As the day goes on working the edges with vibes was very effective.

Bryce Nurnaitis with a bream. (Supplied)

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