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Enterprising 12-year-olds Archie and Ollie were selling drinks along the Geelong waterfront on Monday as the mercury reached 28 degrees. The region can expect mild weather for Christmas Day, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a top of 22 degrees. ■ More out and about pictures from Ivan Kemp: Page 14.

Pako Festa on the move Pako Festa will be back in 2022, but it will look a lot different to usual with the festival to move from Pakington Street. Multicultural organisation Diversitat has announced the 40th street festival will be shifted away from its traditional home to the Northern Community Hub in Norlane due to COVID-19 requirements. The festival will include the traditional food stalls, a celebration of diverse cultures, entertainment and a new twist on the traditional parade. The parade was cancelled for the first time in its history in 2021, with a reduced format showcasing different cuisines and entertainment around Geelong taking its place.

Diversitat chief executive Joy Leggo said moving back to have the community come together in one place for the festival was the perfect way to celebrate Pako Festa’s 40th anniversary. “We are thrilled to mix things up next year and offer a new twist on what has always proven to be a very successful public event for Geelong,” she said. “Next year we will feature a large stage with a ‘traditional costume catwalk’ to allow our communities to proudly show off their colourful cultures to the wider communities of Geelong.” Ms Leggo said using the Northern Community Hub would allow for a safe but fun event.

“The format for this ‘new look’ event strikes the right balance – it’s one big celebration at a key site for Geelong’s diverse communities, while still ensuring that we can run a safe event that complies with all state government requirements.” Sharing the news on social media, the Pako Festa committee said it wasn’t possible to hold the festival safely on the streets as usual, but the change in format wouldn’t be permanent. “We can’t wait to get the event back to Pakington Street – hopefully in 2023 – as soon as the regulations and restrictions ease, we intend to bring it back to its original location. “Change is inevitable these days and with COVID-19 and vaccinations playing a key role in public facing events, we need to ensure that

safety is our number one priority for all event patrons.” The Northern Community Hub is a significant location for Geelong’s diverse communities, with the federal government establishing the British Migrant Hostel on the site in mid-1940s. “In many ways, we see this as Pako Festa returning home, back to a significant site for Geelong’s diverse communities and a location that allows us many possibilities,” Ms Leggo said. Pako Festa will be held on February 26. To mark the 40th Pako Festa, 40 portraits featuring Geelong’s diverse communities will be hung in Market Square , while the Pakington Street arts trail will also return for 2022.

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Police charge man over shooting By Ash Bolt Armed Crime Squad detectives have arrested and charged a man following a non-fatal shooting in Bell Park earlier this month. Special Operations Group officers assisted detectives in executing a search warrant at a Britannia Street, Geelong West address about 2.45pm last Friday. A 27-year-old man was arrested at the address and later interviewed by detectives. The Geelong West man was charged with aggravated burglary, intentionally causing serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, attempted aggravated carjacking,

possessing firearm while prohibited and theft. He was remanded to appear at Geelong Magistrates Court on Monday, but did not appear and did not apply for bail. The charges stemmed from an incident outside a Carissa Mews property where a 40-year-old Bell Park man was shot in the upper and lower body about 4.50pm on Sunday, December 12. Police allege the victim was at home sitting on his couch when the accused entered with a firearm and demanded he handed over money and jewellery. While in the house, the accused allegedly fired a shot into a wardrobe door.

The pair then left the property and entered a vehicle in front of the property. It was alleged the accused put down the gun before the pair began to scuffle, where a shot was fired through the car window and hit the victim in the chest and shoulder. The accused then allegedly fled on foot after being unable to start the car. He was allegedly caught on CCTV running through a park before getting into another car and leaving. The victim was then found in his front yard by neighbours, who provided first aid until emergency services arrived. Police said the man had suffered two wounds, to his upper and lower body, and was

Playdates for Lara dogs at new park Dogs and their owners will be able to make the most of the summer weather at a newly opened dog park at Hovells Creek Reserve in Lara. Greater Geelong councillor and Lara resident Kylie Grzybek said the city was pleased to open the new dog park just in time for Christmas. “Dog ownership has boomed across Greater Geelong as the isolation of lockdowns prompted residents to seek canine companionship and welcomed furry friends into their homes as life-long family members,” she said. “There are nearly 3000 registered dogs and their owners in Lara alone so we expect the park will be very popular. “I’m proud our new park provides a safe and secure space for our furry friends to run around and play with other pets.” The Greater Geelong region has one of the largest animal populations of any Victorian municipality, with almost 38,000 dogs and cats registered in 2021. The Lara facility is the third fenced dog park for Greater Geelong, joining existing facilities in Corio and Belmont. Additional dog parks in the region are proposed for Aldershot Reserve in St Albans Park and on the Bellarine. Fellow councillor Anthony Aitken said the new park included a dog training area, seating, parking and new trees. “Lara residents told us they wanted to see more pet-friendly spots around the neighbourhood so we’ve responded with a fantastic new park where dogs can run around and play in a safe environment,” Cr Aitken said “Pet ownership is so good for our physical and mental health and I look forward to seeing local dogs and their owners enjoying the facilities and making new friends.” A drinking fountain featuring original artwork by Wadawurrung traditional owner and artist Billy-Jay O’Toole has been installed at the site in partnership with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and Barwon Water. “My artwork depicts the importance of caring for country to encourage all to look and deeply listen to country to respect, appreciate and take care of Wadawurrung Country,” Mr O’Toole said.

in hospital in a serious but stable condition. The accused was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in April next year. While executing the warrant at the Britannia Street home, police also charged a 28-year-old Geelong man with possessing a drug of dependence. He was bailed to appear at Geelong Magistrates Court in April next year. A third man was also arrested at the address on Friday but was released without charge. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Overdue library fines gone Overdue library fines are a thing of the past, with Geelong Regional Libraries announcing this month it was scrapping the fines for good. The library service said it was “joining a worldwide movement of public libraries which have abolished library fines” as a method to get more people using libraries. “We recognise that library fines are a financial barrier for some people to be able to engage with the library and continue to be active library members,” it said. “Removing fines removes a barrier to participation, which is good for the community, and good for the library. “Ultimately, fines are contrary to the core purpose of public libraries – to provide free and universal access to information.” The library said any existing overdue book fines had been automatically wiped from library members’ accounts and no fines would be accrued going forward. However to ensure everyone has access to items, borrowed items will still have due dates and instead of fines, people that don’t return items in time could have their borrowing privileges revoked. Fines will still apply for damaged or lost books. This week will be the last week of operation for the year for most of the region’s libraries, which will close at 5pm Friday and reopen on Tuesday, January 4. However some libraries will continue to operate over the Christmas period. The libraries in Torquay, Ocean Grove, Corio, Bannockburn and Geelong will be open from 9am-5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in between Christmas and New Year. The Corio, Geelong and Torquay libraries will also be open for their normal hours on Sunday, January 2.

Cr Anthony Aitken, Billy-Jay O’Toole and Cr Kylie Grzybek at the opening of the Lara dog park. (Supplied)

Summer water restrictions ‘unlikely’: Barwon Water Water restrictions likely won’t be needed in the region over the summer, with water storages in good shape for the short term according to Barwon Water’s latest Annual Water Outlook. Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter said storage levels were in the best shape for this time of year in more than a decade, sitting at nearly 100 per cent full at the start of summer. She said the likelihood of restrictions in the Geelong, Golden Plains, Bellarine and Surf Coast supply system rated as “very rare”. “West Barwon Reservoir, home to the region’s main catchment located in the Otways, spilled for the first time in seven years, while

Lal Lal Reservoir, in the Moorabool catchment, also started spilling for a second year in a row in August,” she said. Ms Slatter said even though storages were in good shape coming into summer it was important everyone followed the state’s permanent water saving rules, which helped ensure Victorians used water more efficiently. “We know that while storages are at high levels now, the situation can change quickly,” she said. “During the Millennium Drought, and even more recently during the 2015-2016 El Niño and the hot dry start to 2019, we saw water storages can draw down rapidly. “While it has mostly been a wet 12 months

for our region, historically we have seen a 32 per cent drop in average in inflows at West Barwon Reservoir since 1997.” Ms Slatter said with the climate becoming warmer and drier, in the future we would no longer be able to rely on rainfall alone to secure supplies. Instead being more efficient with water use, using recycled water where possible and augmenting water supply with non-climate dependent sources will become more important. The directions are outlined in Barwon Water’s draft Water for our Future Strategy, which is open for public comment until

January 10. Twenty-four actions are proposed over the next five years in the draft Water for our Future Strategy, including extending the reach of the Melbourne-Geelong Pipeline so that it can supply more, allowing water to be returned to the Moorabool River for Traditional Owner cultural values and environmental needs, as well as continuing proactive programs such as increased use of recycled water on the Bellarine, smart networks in Apollo Bay and Birregurra, and water efficiency programs with residential customers, businesses and schools. Details: barwonwater.vic.gov.au. Ash Bolt Friday, 24 December, 2021 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 3

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City joins race to zero The City of Greater Geelong has taken its commitment to climate-change action to a global level, by joining the United Nations’ Cities Race to Zero Climate Action Campaign. The council has committed to sign a pledge recognising a global climate emergency, to achieve net zero emissions by reporting annually on the actions that the city is taking to reduce and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Cities Race to Zero is part of the UN’s Race to Zero Climate Action Campaign, which aims to demonstrate that cities, regions, businesses and investors around the world can work collaboratively to advocate for more urgent action from national governments in order to achieve global net zero emissions by 2050.

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Pianist wanted for choir The Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir is on the hunt for a new accompanist as it looks to get back into the swing of things following a disrupted two years. Like many choirs, the Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir has been limited in its ability to perform during the pandemic, as well as getting together to practice. President Bron Elford said the choir was excited to get back performing in 2022. “It hasn’t been an easy time, but we were able to do some in-person catch ups this year, as well as online catch ups,” she said. “While we weren’t able to perform, we were able to use the time to practice the Welsh language for some of our songs … since only one of our members actually speaks Welsh. “We’ve made the most of it, but we’re just really excited to back together and perform again.” However the choir is short an important member, with accompanist Selmo Carreira

returning to his native Portugal with his family. “Selmo was great for the choir and so it is said to see him head back home, but we’re now on the lookout for a pianist to become the new accompanist,” Ms Elford said. “It’s a very important job to play with the choir and we’re keen to find someone to play with us and keep up the momentum we have.” The Geelong Welsh Ladies choir was established in 1998 with a small group of Welsh women and has now grown to almost 30 members. The choir practices each Wednesday night at St Luke’s Church, Highton, and performs several concerts each year. Ms Elford said the choir prided itself on bringing together women of many backgrounds who were keen to share the tradition of Welsh singing. She said anyone interested in joining the choir or becoming the accompanist could contact the choir by email at geelongwelshlc@ gmail.com.

Police plead for road safety Despite spending much of this year in lockdown, Victoria has already surpassed the number of lives lost on Victorian roads in 2020. Victoria Police has launched Operation Roadwise, a statewide road policing effort targeting high-risk driving behaviour over the Christmas period. Police will be out patrolling major arterials and highways to detect dangerous drivers. There will be a focus on impaired driving, with motorists enjoying end-of-year celebrations are urged to think twice before consuming alcohol or drugs. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: geelongindy.com.au Facebook.com/GeelongIndy Twitter.com/GeelongIndy

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Lockdowns helped drive down crime say police Geelong has seen a significant decrease in crime over the 12 months to September, with almost 13 per cent fewer criminal incidents reported. The latest Crime Statistics Agency data for the 12 months to September showed there were 14,819 criminal incidents recorded across the City of Greater Geelong – a 12.9 per cent decrease on the previous year’s 17,020 incidents. The drop was led by large decreases in drug and property offences. Thefts dropped by almost 20 per cent while drug possession offences dropped by almost one-third. However there was an increase in crimes against the person, with a three per cent increase in the number of assaults recorded

– up to 1838 incidents, the most recorded in Greater Geelong over 12 months over the past 10 years. Sexual assaults also increased, up to 400 incidents recorded from 359 the previous year. Geelong Police Superintendent Peter Ward said the figures were influenced by the lockdowns at the end of 2020 and this year. “It’s really encouraging to see a significant drop in the number of criminal incidents in the Geelong region, but we know this is largely due to strict stay-at-home restrictions that were in place at this time, which limited people’s movement,” he said. “Reductions in property and drug offences

were largely linked to the fact many people spent more time at home, and retail and shopping outlets were closed for a large portion of this time. Key drivers were drops in property damage, residential aggravated and non-aggravated burglaries, drug possession and drug trafficking. The driving force behind the increase in crimes against a person was a jump in both sexual offences and non-family violence-related serious assaults. “Sexual offences were largely driven by online offending as people spent more time in front of computers and other devices during lockdowns. In addition, victims are showing more confidence in police when it comes

to reporting sexual offending, which also contributed to the increase. “We know serious assaults are often alcohol induced and we urge all community members to drink responsibly, particularly over the festive period.” Central Geelong had the most criminal incidents recorded in the city, with 1981 incidents, although it saw an 11 per cent decrease on the previous year. The number of family violence incidents increased, with 4210 incidents reported to police. Crime also dropped in Queenscliffe, with just 72 criminal incidents recorded across the year.

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Senator Sarah Henderson, Greater Geelong councillor Kylie Grzybek, Kane Constructions managing director Richard Frisina, councillor Anthony Aitken and Lara MP John Eren. (Supplied)

Contractor splashes in By Ash Bolt A “first-class“ aquatic centre in Geelong’s north is a step closer, after council appointed a contractor to build to Northern Aquatic and Community Hub. The facility will be built by Kane Constructions, with construction expected to begin in early 2022 and be completed by late-2023. Mayor Stephanie Asher said the appointment of a contractor was an important step towards delivery of the major project. “The Northern Aquatic and Community Hub will deliver state-of-the-art facilities to support future growth and demand in the Northern Geelong growth corridor and make Norlane a regional destination for health and

wellbeing experiences,” she said. “I’m delighted that we are one step closer to delivering on this vital infrastructure to support this thriving community.” The city has contributed almost $45 million to the facility, with state government chipping in $8.5 million and the federal government $8.26 million. Windermere ward councillor Anthony Aitken said he was thrilled the project was another step closer to getting off the ground. “After many years spent advocating for it, I’m so pleased that residents in the north will be getting first-class aquatic, wellbeing and community facilities,” Cr Aitken said. “This landmark project is not only our best chance to address significant health issues experienced by residents in the north,

it demonstrates to this community that we really do care – it’s a beacon of hope.” Co-located with Barwon Health North, there will be an opportunity for the Northern Aquatic and Community Hub to explore complementary health and wellbeing services. “The Northern Aquatic and Community Hub is great for our local community,” Lara MP John Eren said. “It will deliver state-of-the-art facilities to support local residents and also be great for local jobs, expecting to deliver 128 jobs during construction.” The Northern Aquatic and Community Hub is anticipated to attract 600,000 visits every year, delivering $111 million in preventative health benefits during its first decade of operation alone.

Detectives from the Geelong Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses to two separate incidents in which teenagers were allegedly attacked last week. In one incident in North Geelong on Friday night, a 15-year-old Bell Park boy was alleged stabbed after being confronted by two men in an alleyway alongside Separation Street about 11pm. The boy suffered injuries to his upper body that required surgery and is recovering in hospital. Police said both alleged offenders were males aged about 18 years old. One man was described as of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, about 175cm tall and a medium build. He was wearing a blue jumper, black pants and white shoes. The second man was of Caucasian appearance, wearing a blue and red zip-up jumper, a white shirt, black or grey pants and riding a black bicycle. Police are also looking for witnesses to an alleged assault in Rock O’Cashel Lane about 7.20pm on Thursday. Three 15-year-old girls were allegedly kicked and punched by several female teenagers, before one had their phone stolen. The victims, all from Ocean Grove, managed to run away and alerted emergency services to the incident. They were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Police arrested a 15-year-old Corio girl and a 14-year-old St Albans girl shortly after and located an allegedly stolen mobile phone in the Corio girl’s possession. Police are still searching for the other girls. Investigators are appealing for anyone with dash cam footage, CCTV or information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au. Ash Bolt

New social housing promised to satisfy soaring demand The state government has committed to providing more social and affordable housing in Geelong to meet increased demand. Housing Minister Richard Wynne visited Ormond Road in Geelong East on Saturday to announce a $21.6 million upgrade of the precinct as part of the state government’s $5.3 billion Big Housing Build project. The Ormond Road upgrade is expected to provide 27 new social housing homes, increasing the “much needed housing options” for people at risk of homelessness, women and children escaping family violence and Aboriginal Victorians, Mr Wynne said.

“The announcement of funding for the Ormond Road housing precinct is an important milestone in this incredible investment in new homes across the state,” he said. “The development will provide more social and affordable housing for those who need it most, which is great news for the Geelong community. “Our Big Housing Build is providing a roof over their head for Victorians who need it and create thousands of local jobs, supporting our state’s economic recovery.” The project, which is expected to create

194 local jobs, is also planned to provide 27 affordable homes, providing new options for Geelong residents of Geelong looking for rentals. The new homes will replace the 18 existing ageing social housing homes at the site. Consultation on the masterplan with current residents and other stakeholders has started and construction is anticipated to be completed by 2024. Geelong MP Christine Couzens said the project would address the housing needs of Geelong. “This investment will make a real difference,

providing people with the safety and security of social and affordable housing and helping build a strong local community,” she said. The Ormond Road properties are part of the 12,000 new homes that will be built across the state under the Big Housing Build project, which is expected to increase the social housing supply by 10 per cent and create 40,000 jobs over four years. A minimum of $180 million of the project’s $5.3 billion budget has been allocated to projects across the City of Greater Geelong. Ash Bolt Friday, 24 December, 2021 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 5

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An artist’s impression of the new Armstrong Creek West community hub. (Supplied)

Tender let for green hub By Ash Bolt Work on a new piece of social infrastructure to support the growing Armstrong Creek population is set to begin, with the City of Greater Geelong awarding the tender for a new community hub. Councillors last week awarded the $11.45 million construction contract for the Armstrong Creek West Community Hub to Fairbrother Pty Ltd. The hub, which will be built on the corner of Unity Drive and Sovereign Drive, will include a kindergarten for 66 children, a three-year-old kinder, an outdoor playground area, Maternal Child Health consulting rooms, a family support consulting room, flexible community spaces, accessible toilets and a kitchenette. The facility will complement the nearby $595,000 city-funded Mount Duneed Community Shed on Sovereign Drive that is

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under construction. Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher said the community hub would become a treasured place for Armstrong Creek West residents. “The pandemic has highlighted just how important it is to have somewhere for the community to make friends, learn skills and receive family support,” she said. “With the Armstrong Creek area growing at such a rapid rate, the council is committed to delivering vital infrastructure that the community needs.” Kardinia Ward councillor Ron Nelson said the Armstrong Creek West Community Hub would be a welcoming space for people of all ages. “I’m excited to see this hub become a reality for Armstrong Creek West because it will create a deeper connection between residents, defending against the isolation that’s been experienced during the pandemic,” Cr Nelson

said. “Council is very proud to contribute $10.7 million to get this worthy project up and running.” The project also received $2.25 million from the state government, which South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman said would help construct a facility that was “very much needed in this rapidly growing area”. “The Armstrong Creek and Mount Duneed region is a fantastic place to live, work and play, and quality learning and community facilities like this help keep it that way,” he said. “The services, including a kindergarten, maternal health rooms, family support services and community spaces will be greatly enjoyed by the community.” The city appointed Perkins Architects to design the facility in 2019, with the new building expected to be have a five-star green star rating for its sustainability for both design and construction.

Surf Coast Shire Council has committed to using federal government funding to improve safety at the Blackgate Road-Horseshoe Bend Road intersection. An upgrade of the intersection is the shire’s highest priority road project given it provides an important connection between Torquay, Barwon Heads and Armstrong Creek and has seen increasing traffic. Council resolved at its December meeting to nominate the intersection upgrade project as part of its funding allocation in the federal government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. The improvement works would feature the installation of an innovative compact roundabout with safety features for all transport modes, including cyclists. The total project cost is $752,120, with Surf Coast shire to chip in $50,000. Councillor Adrian Schonfelder said a recent road safety audit recommended a roundabout as the best long-term treatment. The federal government will now assess the intersection upgrade project against eligibility requirements, and if approved, the project must be completed by mid-2023. The shire is also seeking community feedback on its Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2022-2027 and its Safer Cycling Strategy. People can help shape the plans by providing input at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/ yoursay before January 5.

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CITYNEWS A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR The festive season is an amazing time of the year and it has been wonderful to see our region coming alive in recent weeks as we enjoy long-awaited catch-ups with friends and family. To everyone in our community, we hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. We are looking forward to positive times ahead for our wonderful city as we continue to strive towards our clever and creative future. The resilience our community has shown over the past two years has been

remarkable, and you all deserve the chance to relax and celebrate during these summer months. Whatever you are planning, please stay safe, look after each other, cherish time with loved ones, and have some fun. Here’s to a brilliant 2022 for Greater Geelong.

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The show will go on! We are delighted to be broadcasting Carols by Candlelight Geelong on Christmas Eve on C31 (Channel 44), despite not being able to stage this magniﬁcent annual community event at its traditional home Johnstone Park. Tune in and sing along to all your Christmas favourites!

Join us to say goodbye to 2021 and kick-off the new year on a positive note with our free ﬁreworks displays on the Geelong Waterfront this New Year’s Eve!

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Looking for some fun festive season activity for the kids? We have a full online program to keep them entertained!

Our spectacular Floating Christmas Tree will continue lighting up the bay at night until Sunday 9 January.

There’s a Christmas show from the renowned Mik Maks, and story time and craft activities we’ve ﬁlmed across our region.

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Park for free this December in 2P parking zones in central Geelong. Obey the time limit on the green signs, but you won’t have to pay the usual on-street parking fee. On-street parking in central Geelong remains free on weekends.

You can make a Christmas wreath with Kristi and Tahlia from Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative, join Tania from Nurture in Nature to make a leaf bunting, and sing along with Granny-Lee and her Ukelele, plus more!

8.30pm. Our new summer holiday theme show starts Sunday 26 December. Can’t make it to visit the tree in person? You can watch it live online or view a video via geelongaustralia.com.au/christmas

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Discover Geelong’s many outdoor dining options, enjoy free entertainment and join us in supporting local businesses.

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.

Enjoy all central Geelong has to offer and help boost the recovery of our tourism, retail, entertainment, arts and hospitality sectors. For Christmas in Geelong information, visit geelongaustralia.com.au/christmas or learn about parking restrictions at geelongaustralia. com.au/parking

Christmas SURVEY TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Every year, Geelong becomes a special place at Christmas with experiences and events that bring our community together, spreading the festive spirit. Headlined by our iconic ﬂoating Christmas tree on the Waterfront, our popular Christmas program is supported by free family activities across Greater Geelong designed to delight and entertain people of all ages.

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There’s a 9.30pm ﬁreworks display for children and families and the traditional midnight event. Both displays will run for approximately eight minutes. Remember to adhere to all COVIDsafe directions and if you’re a pet owner, remember to keep your pets safe!

By sharing your views and ideas, you're helping us plan our future Christmas programs.

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We are also giving away some gift cards to ﬁve lucky people who share their feedback!

Catch up with family and friends at local venues

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Each Christmas Day, a team of dedicated volunteers organise the Geelong Community Christmas Day lunch, welcoming community members who are experiencing homelessness or extreme ﬁnancial hardship and have nowhere to go on Christmas Day. Operating out of Christ Church Geelong for 21 years, up to 180 guests sit down each year to celebrate Christmas lunch with volunteers and each other. Scan the QR code to read more about this important annual event. Didn’t receive the Summer edition of Community Update? Subscribe or read online at geelongaustralia.com.au/communityupdate

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Work to start on Drysdale pool By Ash Bolt Work is set to start soon on a new outdoor pool in Drysdale, with City of Greater Geelong councillors last week awarding the tender for the project’s first stage. Construction will begin early next year after councillors awarded the tender for the $15.5 million North Bellarine Aquatic and Leisure Centre to Kane Constructions. The project, which received $10 million from the federal government, includes a 50-metre, eight-lane heated outdoor pool.

Mayor Stephanie Asher said awarding the tender was a milestone in the project, with the pool expected to be open in about 12 months. “For too long the Bellarine community has had less access to aquatic facilities than other areas of Greater Geelong, so we’re thrilled that construction can get under way in the new year,“ Cr Asher said. “Kane will use local sub-contractors and source a large proportion of goods and services through local businesses.” Geelong-based senator Sarah Henderson said the federal government was pleased to

support a new facility for the Bellarine. “Supported by $10 million from the Morrison government, I am delighted that construction of stage one of the North Bellarine Aquatic Centre will soon be under way,” she said. “The 50-metre outdoor heated pool will be a wonderful asset for local residents, including thousands of students who attend local schools.” The design of the stage one outdoor facility was completed by Mantric Architecture in September. It features all-abilities change facilities, an entry pavilion, a kiosk, tiered

covered seating, a landscaped community lawn area with umbrellas, more than 100 trees, and parking for 60 cars. A scoping study showed the outdoor facility is expected to be visited by more than 34,000 people each year. Usage of the outdoor pool is expected to will grow steadily, with the population of the Bellarine Peninsula forecast to grow by 40 per cent to about 70,000 residents by 2041. Feedback on the stage two proposal closes on Tuesday, January 4.

Sharing fire knowledge A pilot training program will see members of the Wadawurrung community develop their fire management skills and share their knowledge of traditional burning with fire management specialists in the region. The training was designed by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and will be delivered for the first time this month. Twelve members of the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation began training at Anglesea earlier this month, building their capacity to use planned fire for cultural practices on public and private land. The training aims to combine the fire knowledge of FFMVic and the Wadawurrung community, who are the traditional owners of the land around Geelong and the Otways, as one of the first steps to reintroducing traditional burning. FFMVic Otway district manager David

Roberts said there was a lot of knowledge traditional owners had to share with firefighters. “We’re committed to increasing community capacity to carry out cultural burning, and this training is another step towards managing Country in partnership with traditional owners,” he said. “We know that fire has always been a part of the Victorian landscape. As such, we value the wealth of cultural fire knowledge held by traditional owners and this opportunity to exchange insights around fire.” Based on a nationally accredited firefighter training course, the program covers a range of topics such as fire behaviour, fire suppression and ecological outcomes and acknowledges that traditional owners used fire as a tool to manage the land for tens of thousands of years. On completion, participants will be accredited to attend FFMVic planned burns, paving the way to lead their own cultural planned burns in the future.

Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation cultural fire officer Blair Gilson and FFMVic Otway district manager David Roberts. (Supplied)

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THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE PER AB ABC TV, Christmas Day, 7.40pm 7.

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Nine, Christmas Eve, 8pm

While a lot has changed since Carols by Candlelight began in 1938 as a way to bring people, including the less fortunate, together to celebrate carols and the Christmas spirit, the old-school tunes haven’t changed one bit. The rest of it? Well, the glitz and glamour of the production is a lot more fancy and tightly orchestrated, but the festive feeling remains. Live from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, hosts David Campbell and Allison Langdon (both pictured) are joined by old favourites including Marina Prior and Anthony Callea, along with the Melbourne Gospel Choir.

In Australia, we have Christmas sspecials with breakfast-TV presenters taking to the stage along with some of our best musical talent. You won’t see our prime minister popping up in the crowd. In the UK, the ann annual Royal Variety Performance an is another spectacular festive event, w this one, you can spot royal but with fami in the exuberant audience. family s For some, spying a sequined Kate t and tuxedo-clad William makes it all the m more exciting, not to mention the ffamous performers. Bill Bailey, Jame Blunt, Elvis Costello, Sir Rod James Stew and Ed Sheeran all take to Stewart the sstage, with cheeky comedian Alan Carr (pictured) playing host.

FBI: MOST WANTED 10, Monday, 8.30pm

YOUNG SHELDON 9Go!, Tuesday, 7pm

American police procedurals are reliably slick affairs, and there’s arguably no one better to create one than Dick Wolf, the veteran producer of the prolific Law & Order franchise, as well as this engaging series. While viewers can expect a crime to be committed and then enthrallingly solved by a bunch of world-weary police investigators, this series stands out from the pack in Australia because of its stars. Boasting American heartthrob Kellan Lutz (Twilight), it also features Aussie Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) and Kiwi-Aussie Keisha CastleHughes (Whale Rider). In “Unhinged”, Hana (Castle-Hughes, pictured) rejoins the team and experiences a raft of new adjustments as an arson case leads to a decades-old secret.

This sweet and inspired spin-off from The Big Bang Theory is nothing like its predecessor and, as we round out season four, it’s a comedy that has always harboured a quiet confidence. We bid adieu to the season with “The Wild and Woolly World of Nonlinear Dynamics”, and fans can look forward to more family friendly, slightly quirky drama with season five waiting, along with more lively episode titles. Expect high drama for Sheldon (Iain Armitage, pictured) and his household when Missy’s (Raegan Revord) first heartbreak triggers a series of events that lead every member of the Cooper family to the brink. Fans of the original show might have an inkling of what’s to come. Prepare for an unsettling conclusion.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 11.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 Worzel Gummidge. (Final, PG, R) 5.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) Julia Zemiro interviews various celebrities.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Dr Russell’s Imaginarium. 2.30 All Is Bright. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (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: Santa’s Boots. (2018, PG) Megan Hilty. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Movie Christmas. (2019, G) Lana McKissack, Kimberly Daugherty. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Inside Bold. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 11.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 1.00 Jamie: Together At Christmas. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Inside Bold. (Final) 5.00 10 News First.

6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) The Cooks have to catch 16 bulls. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) Hosted by Rob Brydon. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) A butterfly collector and founding member of a global society, Circulus, is found murdered. 10.00 Talking Heads. (Final, PG) A woman makes some surprising discoveries. 10.30 QI. (PG, R) 11.00 Sammy J: Full Credit To Christmas. (PG, R) 12.00 Rage Christmas Special. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Silent Night: A Song For The World. Takes a look at Silent Night. 9.10 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. (Mls, R) Explores the life of Freddie Mercury through previously unseen footage. 10.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Ml, R) 11.40 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Malv, R) 1.25 Celebrity Mastermind. (PGl, R) 3.30 Destination Flavour Christmas. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Elf. (2003, PGal, R) A man raised as an elf searches for his father. Will Ferrell, James Caan. 9.00 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PGalv, R) Santa Claus’ cranky older brother comes to stay with him at the North Pole. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks. 11.20 MOVIE: Isle Of Dogs. (2018, PGalv, R) Japanese canines are exiled to a garbage island. Bryan Cranston. 1.20 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta Goodrem. (PG, R) A Christmas concert with Delta Goodrem. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) The 84th Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 11.00 Christmas At Highclere Castle. (R) A look at Highclere Castle at Christmas. 12.00 The Weakest Link. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. (R) 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (PG)

6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. (PGa, R) Barry Du Bois tackles a tricky renovation. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2021? (Malns, R) Presenter Tom Gleisner quizzes celebrity guests about some of the most memorable events from 2021. 9.40 Rhys Darby: Big In Japan. (PGa) Part 3 of 4. 10.40 The Graham Norton Show. (ls, R) 11.40 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Hour Of Power Christmas Eve Special. 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

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SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 Basketball. NBA. Philadelphia 76ers v Atlanta Hawks. 1.30pm Florence Has Left The Building. 1.45 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Taskmaster: Champion Of Champions. 10.10 The Year That Changed Love. 11.05 I Want My MTV. 12.35am Undressed. 2.35 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 3.30 Mayor’s Christmas Carols. (Premiere) 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 8.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 9.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 10.30 The Mentalist. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 The Real Seachange. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.10 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Quiet Weekend. (1946) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets Of Sandringham. 8.30 Poirot. 10.30 Midsomer Murders. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Becker. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 2 Broke Girls. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Odyssey. Continued. (2016, PG, French) 7.15 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. (2009, PG) 9.30 Toast. (2010, PG) 11.15 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 1.15pm Vicky Cristina Barcelona. (2008, M) 3.00 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 5.05 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 6.55 Monkey King: The Hero. (2016, PG) 8.30 The White Crow. (2018, Russian) 10.50 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 12.55am Touched With Fire. (2015, M) 2.55 Back To Burgundy. (2017, M, French) 5.00 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Malcolm. 5.00 Making Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 5.10 MOVIE: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. (1982, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Uncle Buck. (1989, PG) 11.45 Malcolm. 12.15am Desperate Housewives. 2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 4.50 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 5.10 Yu-GiOh! 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 SEAL Team. 3.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

Programs. 5.50pm Peppa Pig. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.35 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Roxanne. (1987, PG) 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 Live At The Apollo. 11.50 QI Christmas Special. 12.25am Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 12.55 Insert Name Here. 1.25 Sick Of It. 1.45 Community. 2.10 Parks And Recreation. 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.05 Five Minutes More. 5.10 Sarah & Duck. 5.20 The Hive. 5.30 Digby Dragon. 5.40 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 10.50 Freshwater Dreaming. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Jowable. (2019, M) 1.50 Road Open. 2.00 Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Project Planet. 4.35 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.45 The Great Northern Candy Drop. 8.15 MOVIE: Unaccompanied Minors. (2006) 9.45 Bedtime Stories. 9.55 Cultural Connections Immersion Festival. 10.55 Late Programs.

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6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Boating. UIM Class-1 World Powerboat Championship. Roar Offshore. Replay. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Heavy Rescue: 401. 1.00 Great Lake Warriors. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Monster Energy Tour. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Upgrade. (2018, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Outback. (2019, M) 11.20 MOVIE: Toke. (2020, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

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

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6am Morning Programs. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. (R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 A Berry Royal Christmas. (R) 1.25 Lucy Worsley’s Christmas Carol Odyssey. (R) 2.25 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 2.55 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Has Beens. (PG, R) 3.30 Christmas In Australia With Christine Anu. (R) 4.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 A World Of Calm. (R) 2.25 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. (PG) 3.25 NSW Seniors’ Christmas Concert. 4.45 Wonderful World Of Chocolate Christmas. (R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Toy Shop: Inside Hamleys. (PG, R)

6.00 Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Carols In The Domain. (PG, R) 9.30 Christmas Pageant. (PG) 10.30 Mayor’s Christmas Carols. (PG, R) 11.30 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight. (PG, R) 1.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 2.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. (PGhv, R) 2.30 Salvation Army Christmas Special. (PG, R) 3.00 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PGalv, R) 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

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6.00 Christmas Pageant. 8.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 10.00 Good Food Christmas. (R) 10.30 CMA Country Christmas. (PG) 11.30 Christmas With Delta Goodrem. (PG, R) 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG, R) 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003, G, R) Jennifer Pisana.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 8.30 Jamie: Together At Christmas. (R) 9.30 Studio 10. (PG, R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 2.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 3.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal, R) 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Penguin King With David Attenborough. (R) Follows a penguin’s search for a mate. 7.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message. The annual broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message to the Commonwealth. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. (PG) Entertainment spectacular featuring the stars of the stage and screen at London’s Royal Albert Hall. 9.35 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Mother Mildred decides to send Sister Frances and Sister Hilda to Nonnatus House. 10.35 Father Brown. (Final, PG, R) Lady Felicia’s necklace is stolen. 11.20 Rage Christmas Special. (MA15+adhlnsv) Christmasthemed music videos. 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Deck The Halls: The Luxury Christmas Decorators. Follows decorators as they transform venues. 8.30 On Broadway. As audiences prepare for the return of live theatre after an absence of 18 months, an all-star cast, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen, tell the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink 10.00 MOVIE: Lion. (2016, PGa, R) An Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta. Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. 12.05 Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry. (PG, R) 1.35 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. (R) 4.55 Poh & Co. 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) Follows dog trainer Graeme Hall. 8.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, Mdl, R) A Chicago family encounters an endless series of disasters during their annual cross-country road trip. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid. 10.10 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989, Mls, R) A hapless man tries to create a traditional, fun-filled Christmas for his family. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 12.10 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (1965, G, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete in a lights display. Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick. 8.50 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, Ms, R) A couple are forced to endure a noisy festive season alongside their relatives. Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen. 10.35 Queen’s Christmas Message. Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message. 10.45 Dame Edna Rules The Waves. (Ms) An evening of entertainment. 11.50 MOVIE: The Santa Con. (2014, PGav, R) Barry Watson. 1.30 Destination WA. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.00 Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby. 6.30 A Baby Reindeer’s First Christmas. (PGa) 7.30 The Dog House. (PG) Christmas might have come early for a pug. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGl, R) Graham Norton is joined by George Clooney, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Viola Davis and Vanessa Kirby. 10.30 The Savoy At Christmas. (PGl, R) 11.30 The Living Room. (PGa, R) 12.30 Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.30pm A Very Specky Christmas. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 QI. 9.40 Live At The Apollo. 10.30 Mock The Week. 11.00 Schitt’s Creek. 11.45 Catastrophe. 12.10am Upstart Crow. 12.40 Review With Myles Barlow: Christmas Special. 1.10 GameFace. 1.35 Red Dwarf. 2.05 Escape From The City. 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Alone. 4.55 WorldWatch. 6.20 Taskmaster Norway. 7.10 Travel Man: Rebel Wilson In Florence. 8.05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Saving The Delorean Time Machine. 9.30 The X-Files. 1.40am Undressed. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Creek To Coast. Noon A Foodies Guide To Kyushu Japan. 1.15 MOVIE: Stay Away, Joe. (1968) 3.30 MOVIE: Charro! (1969, PG) 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Hotel Inspector. 7.30 MOVIE: The Tender Trap. (1955, M) 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Mentalist. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 With You This Christmas. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.45 Seaway. 12.50pm MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 2.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 3.30 A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets Of Sandringham. 4.30 MOVIE: White Christmas. (1954) 7.00 Carols By Candlelight. 10.00 Timeless. Midnight Gideon’s Way. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Long Time Ago Bloomfield River. 1.30 Jupurrurla: Man Of Media. 2.00 Ice Hockey. National Hockey Super League. 4.00 Soccer. FIFA Arab Cup. Second semi-final. Replay. 6.00 VCW: Vulcan Championship Wrestling. 7.00 Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen. 7.30 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 9.15 MOVIE: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Bride And Prejudice. Continued. (2004, PG) 7.05 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 9.05 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 11.05 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 12.55pm Monkey King: The Hero. (2016, PG) 2.30 Toast. (2010, PG) 4.15 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 6.50 Unaccompanied Minors. (2006) 8.30 T2 Trainspotting. (2017, MA15+) 10.40 People Places Things. (2015, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

11.30 Your 4x4. Noon The Mike & Cole Show. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Velocity Invitational. Highlights. 4.00 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Full Custom Garage: Sports Car Edition. 11.00 Late Programs.

8.00 MOVIE: Alice-Miranda – A Royal Christmas Ball. (2021, C) 9.30 Children’s Programs. 2.30pm Making Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 2.40 MOVIE: Becoming Santa. (2015) 4.25 Children’s Programs. 4.55 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 5.25 MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. (2018) 7.00 LEGO Masters Bricksmas Special. 10.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon Diagnosis Murder. 1.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 5.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 5.30 Stories Of Bikes. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 MacGyver. 11.20 Late Programs.

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 11.30 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. 12.30pm Jamie: Together At Christmas. 1.30 Carol’s Second Act. 2.30 Brides Of Beverly Hills. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 2 Broke Girls. 12.10am Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 Mom. 2.05 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 ABC News Summer. 9.30 Gardening Australia: Christmas Special. (R) 10.30 The World In 2021. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 Landline. (R) 1.30 Doc Martin. (Ma, R) 2.15 The Royal Variety Performance. (PG, R) 4.25 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 4.55 Dream Gardens. (R) 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 5. Internationaux de France. Highlights. 4.30 Cycling. National Road Series. Cycle Sunshine Coast. Highlights. 5.00 Welcome To Country. (PGl, R) 5.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.40 By Royal Appointment: Shops That Serve The Queen. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The Xtreme CollXtion. (PG, R) 10.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 11.00 Destination WA. (PG) 11.30 Making Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. (PG, R) 11.40 MOVIE: Mr Mom. (1983, PGa, R) Michael Keaton. 1.30 MOVIE: Rocky II. (1979, PGv, R) Sylvester Stallone. 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 A Baby Reindeer’s First Christmas. (PG, R) 12.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 12.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 1.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 2.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 3.00 4x4 Adventures. (Final) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final, R) A look at some favourite finds. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) A radio legend is murdered live on air. 8.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) It’s December 1965, and everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations. 10.00 Doc Martin. (PG, R) Louisa helps diagnose a pupil. 10.50 Harrow. (Madv, R) A skeleton is discovered in a backyard. 11.40 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 12.40 Talking Heads. (Final, PG, R) 1.10 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson. (Ma, R) 4.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 5.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Zoo Mum. (PG) A look at England’s Colchester Zoo. 8.30 Walt Disney. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. Explores the life and legacy of American icon Walt Disney. 10.35 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Lifetime. (PG, R) Michael Palin revisits his travel series. 11.30 MOVIE: Chef. (2014, Ml, R) Jon Favreau. 1.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.25 North To South: The Full Journey. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 20. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. From GIANTS Stadium, Sydney. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 21. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG, 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. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. A rogue regime’s evil is exposed. 8.00 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet: Oceans. (PG, R) Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the oceans of the world and how they are all linked by powerful currents. 9.10 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, Mlv, R) A computer hacker learns about the true nature of reality from a group of mysterious rebels. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss. 11.50 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) 12.40 Miniseries: The Bad Seed. (Mlsv, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge of safety at one of the world’s busiest beaches, Bondi. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 6. Melbourne Victory v Western United. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.00 FBI. (Mav, R) FBI special agent Jubal’s concern for his sick son affects his judgement as the team rushes to track down two doctors abducted by a desperate father willing to do anything to save his own son. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show, covering breaking news, politics, health, money, lifestyle and pop culture.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.30pm Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 9.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2021. 10.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 11.15 Christmas In Australia With Christine Anu. 12.15am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.00 Horror Movie: A Low-Budget Nightmare. (Final) 2.00 In The Long Run. 2.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Alone. 5.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Secrets Of Our Cities. 6.35 Travel Man. 7.05 Guy Martin: The World’s Fastest Electric Car? 8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 Dark Side Of The Ring. 10.15 What’s The Problem With Nudity? 11.15 Das Boot. 12.25am MOVIE: Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 2.30 Flowergirl. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 Your 4x4. Noon Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 MOVIE: Speedway. (1968, PG) 4.00 MOVIE: The Trouble With Girls. (1969) 6.00 Dog Patrol. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Heathrow. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 MOVIE: Contraband Spain. (1955, PG) 12.10pm MOVIE: The Grass Is Greener. (1960, PG) 2.20 MOVIE: That Touch Of Mink. (1962, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: Hatari! (1962) 7.30 MOVIE: The Core. (2003, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Awoken. (2019, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Morning

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.15pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Soccer. African Cup NSW. 2.45 Gaelic Football. Ladies Association. Highlights. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL Perth Nines. Harmony Cup. 4.30 Softball. SA Premier League. 6.00 Colonial Combat. 6.30 Welcome To Country. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.40 Coast New Zealand. 8.30 Charley Pride: I’m Just Me. 9.55 MOVIE: Silent Souls. (2010) 11.30 Late Programs.

Monkey King: The Hero. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.35 Unaccompanied Minors. (2006) 9.15 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 11.50 The White Crow. (2018, Russian) 2.10pm Fame. (2009, PG) 4.25 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 6.25 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 8.30 American Woman. (2018, MA15+) 10.35 The Sound Of Silence. (2019, M) 12.10am The Last Emperor. (1987, M) 3.15 Late Programs.

11.00 River To Reef: Retro. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon Big Water Adventures. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Million Dollar Catch. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Ultimate Fishing. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 20. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. 7.00 MOVIE: Firefox. (1982, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Tightrope. (1984, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Liquid Science. 2.30 Road Trick. 3.00 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (2011) 5.00 MOVIE: The Spiderwick Chronicles. (2008, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible. (1996, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: The Mummy. (2017, M) 11.15 Stunt Science. 12.15am Desperate Housewives. 2.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Pooches At Play. 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Escape Fishing. 10.00 iFish Summer. 10.30 The Doctors. 11.30 MacGyver. 1.30pm The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.30 All 4 Adventure. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Round 4. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.30 Star Trek: Discovery. (Final) 1.20am Late Programs.

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Programs. 10.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 11.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas. Noon The Dog House Australia. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Tasmania JackJumpers v New Zealand Breakers. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 Big Bang. 8.30 Friends. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

Monday, December 27

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Celebrating 70 Years. (R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson. (Ma, R) 3.00 ABC News Summer. 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 The Chefs’ Line. (R) 2.30 Child Genius Australia. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Queen Victoria’s Children. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 8.00 Australian Story Summer Series: Art Of The Possible. (Final, R) A profile of artist Vincent Fantauzzo. 8.35 The Queen’s Green Planet. (R) Queen Elizabeth II talks to Sir David Attenborough. 9.25 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. (R) Part 1 of 2. 10.10 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure. (R) 11.05 The Day Will And Kate Got Married. (PG, R) 11.50 EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane. (Mal, R) 12.55 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.25 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R)

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SECTION

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Late afternoon session. From the MCG.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Black Stallion Returns. (1983, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Inside Bold. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Royals Revealed. (PGa, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Charles And Diana: 1983. (PGa, R) A look at the 1983 royal tour. 8.30 Tony Robinson’s World By Rail: Japan. (PGn, R) Sir Tony Robinson continues his whirlwind journey around the globe by exploring Japan. 9.30 The Best Of 24 Hours In Emergency: Labour Of Love. (M) A compilation of stories from King’s College Hospital focusing on the love between patients and their families. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+av) 12.00 Wisting. (Malv, R) 12.50 North To South: The Full Journey. (R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 22. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 9.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 23. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] MOVIE: Spinout. (1966, G, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (PGal) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Australian Crime Stories: Killing Florence. (Mav, R) Takes a look at the 1977 unsolved murder of designer Florence Broadhurst. 9.40 Reported Missing: Michael. (Ma, R) Takes a look at the disappearance of 40-year-old Michael Price from his home in Norwich, Cheshire. 11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) Connor treats a gunshot victim. 11.45 The Village. (Mas) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) Lifeguards try to enforce social distancing. 8.00 Territory Cops. (Mdv, R) Takes a behind-the-scenes look at police work in the Northern Territory. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Masv) Hana rejoins the team as they investigate a deadly fire at a bowling arcade. 10.30 The FBI Declassified: The Swindling Seductress. (PGa) A look at the case of Dana Lawrence. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. 9.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.05 Gavin & Stacey. 12.10am Escape From The City. 1.10 Red Dwarf. 1.40 Community. 2.00 Parks And Recreation. 2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.05 Five Minutes More. 5.10 Sarah & Duck. 5.20 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Philadelphia 76ers v Atlanta Hawks. Replay. 2.00 Stille Nacht. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Abandoned Places. 6.20 Alone. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.20 Hypothetical. 10.10 Chad. 11.00 Sex Tape. 12.05am The X-Files. 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. 11.00 Mighty Trains. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Animal Rescue. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Cold Case. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: The Rat Race. (1960, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 Silent Witness. 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Seatbelt Psychic. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon Carol’s Second Act. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Colonial Combat. 2.00 Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Jarjums. 4.35 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Nuuca. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Utopia Generations. 9.30 The X-Files. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials.

Florence Foster Jenkins. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.15 Belle. (2013, PG) 9.10 The Little Witch. (2018, PG) 11.05 The Railway Man. (2013, M) 1.15pm Unaccompanied Minors. (2006) 2.55 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 4.45 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 7.00 Hoot. (2006, PG) 8.40 T-34. (2018, M, Russian) 10.45 The Infinite Man. (2014, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

11.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 No Man’s Land. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 3.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.00 Last Car Garage. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 22. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Predators. (2010, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Children’s Programs. 4.30 Malcolm. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Raymond. 8.30 MOVIE: Wayne’s World 2. (1993, PG) 10.25 MOVIE: The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

7.30 Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 1pm MacGyver. 2.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.20 Evil. 12.15am Infomercials. 12.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 48 Hours. 3.15 Hawaii Five-0. 5.05 The Doctors.

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News. 9.30 How Deadly World. (PG, R) 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final, R) 11.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 Gardening Australia Presents. (R) 1.00 Worzel Gummidge. (PG, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Summer. 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.05 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 A World Of Calm. (R) 2.25 Child Genius Australia. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 3.55 Queen Victoria’s Children. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Late afternoon session. From the MCG.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006, PGals, R) Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, Michael Weston. 1.50 Talking Honey: Relationship Specials. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Royals Revealed. (PGa, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Father Bob. (PG, R) 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) Part 1 of 5. 9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Perth To Kalgoorlie – Find A Sandgroper. (R) 10.20 QI. (Ms, R) 10.55 Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes. (MA15+s, R) 11.55 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (Ml, R) 12.40 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Titanic: Into The Heart Of The Wreck. (R) Takes a look at the wreck of the Titanic and one major discovery that has troubled explorers. 9.00 Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler. A 2017 one-night-only concert event by Kenny Rogers celebrating his final farewell to Nashville. 10.50 SBS World News Late. 11.20 Man In Room 301. (MA15+a) Seppo travels to Greece. 12.20 Miss S. (Mav) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 24. Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 11.00 Born To Kill? Albert DeSalvo – The Boston Strangler. (MA15+asv) Takes a look at serial murderer and rapist Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler. 12.00 The Goldbergs. (PG) Beverly convinces Adam to try to impress his girlfriend Brea with a grand gesture. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] MOVIE: Deep Family Secrets. (1997, Mav, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics. 8.30 The Weakest Link. (PG) Quiz show featuring contestants who answer general knowledge questions, with the “weakest link” voted out by their peers after each round. Hosted by Magda Szubanski. 9.30 Kath & Kim. (PGls, R) Kim gives Sharon a major makeover. Kath insists on updating the home theatre system. 11.40 Manifest. (Madv, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as they match dogs to their new families. 8.30 NCIS. (M) Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska as the team works to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The team searches for Katya. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Ghosts. 9.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.40 Schitt’s Creek. (Final) 10.05 The Trip To Greece. 10.35 Doctor Who. 11.20 QI. 11.50 Catastrophe. 12.15am In The Long Run. 1.00 Sick Of It. 1.25 GameFace. 1.50 Community. 2.10 Parks And Recreation. 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 NBA. Charlotte Hornets v Houston Rockets. 1.30pm Fysh. 1.45 Yulubidyi: Until The End. 2.00 Fashionista. 2.10 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Abandoned Places. 6.20 Alone. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hair Power: Me And My Afro. 9.35 Kevin McCloud: Rough Guide To The Future. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Without A Trace. 12.30am Railway Restorations With Peter Snow. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 Poirot. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Out Of Towners. (1970, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Becker. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.35 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm My

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Belle

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

Survival As An Aboriginal. 2.00 Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Project Planet. 4.35 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Who Killed Malcolm X. 8.20 I Am Numamurdirdi. 8.30 I, Sniper. 9.30 The X-Files. 11.10 Late Programs.

And Sebastian 2. Continued. (2015, PG, French) 6.50 Hoot. (2006, PG) 8.30 Fame. (2009, PG) 10.45 Pawn Sacrifice. (2014, M) 12.55pm Bandslam. (2009, PG) 3.00 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 5.05 Belle. (2013, PG) 7.00 The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG) 8.45 Strangerland. (2015, MA15+) 10.50 The Rehearsal. (2016, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.

Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 No Man’s Land. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Last Car Garage. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 9.30 Counting Cars. 10.30 Vegas Rat Rods. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Malcolm. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Raymond. 8.30 MOVIE: Baywatch. (2017, MA15+) 10.50 MOVIE: The Dictator. (2012, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Rhys Darby: Big In Japan. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Evil. 12.15am Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs. Friday, 24 December, 2021 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 11

Wednesday, December 29 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News. 9.30 How Deadly World. (PG, R) 10.00 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 Gardening Australia Presents. (R) 1.00 Worzel Gummidge. (PG, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson. (Final, PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Summer. 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (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 A World Of Calm. (R) 2.25 Michael Mosley: The Great Intelligence Test. (PGa, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Queen Victoria’s Children. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 1.00 The Weakest Link. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 6.30 Movin’ To The Country. (Final, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) Clarry’s nephew joins the team. 8.00 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Adam Hills, Alan Brough and Myf Warhurst celebrate the music, dance and fashion of the ‘90s. 9.30 Fisk. (Mls, R) A woman takes a job at a law firm. 10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 The Queen’s Green Planet. (R) 11.30 Father Brown. (PG, R) 12.20 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 1.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.00 Miniseries: Delicious. (Ml, R) 2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.35 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Australian Railway Journeys: Port Augusta To Darwin. (PG, R) Michael Portillo heads to Australia. 8.40 The Royal House Of Windsor: Adapt Or Die. (Ml, R) Explores the House of Windsor and how they have survived all manner of crises. 9.50 Departure. (Mav) Kendra and Ellen share inside information. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 In Therapy. (Mal) 12.00 DNA. (Malv, R) 1.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 2.40 The Ghan: The Full Journey. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 26. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 11.00 Autopsy USA: Prodigy. (M) Forensic pathologist Dr Michael Hunter takes a fresh look at the 2017 death of rapper and member of hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, Prodigy, who passed away due to complications related to sickle cell anemia. 12.00 American Crime. (Malv, R) A fatal altercation at the webcam house leaves Dustin fearing for his life. Kimara struggles with a moral dilemma and realises she needs a break from the shelter. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Gold Coast Medical. (PGa, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Mega Zoo. (PG) A much-loved meerkat faces an X-ray. 8.30 Emergency. (Ml, R) Mark assembles a crack team to save a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds. 9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm) A patient in emergency becomes agitated after waiting to be seen for a bleeding hand. 10.30 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max challenges hospital administration. 11.20 Manifest. (Madv, R) Ben forms an alliance with a student. 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) Paramedics perform a resuscitation. 8.30 The Boxing Day Tsunami. (PGa) Documents the story of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami that killed more than 250,000 people in South East Asia, with researchers hearing from survivors and explaining how the tragedy happened. 10.30 The Royals Revealed: Succession – The Royal Bloodline. (PGas) A look at the royal succession. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 9.15 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 You See Monsters. 12.05am Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 1.05 Community. 1.25 Parks And Recreation. 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Charlotte Hornets v Houston Rockets. Replay. 2.00 Slingshot. 2.10 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Abandoned Places. 6.20 Alone. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) 10.55 MOVIE: The Bank Job. (2008, MA15+) 12.55am The X-Files. 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.40 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 10.40 Miranda. 11.20 What A Carry On! Midnight Andrew Denton’s Interview. 1.15 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 MOVIE: The World Of Suzie Wong. (1960, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 House. 11.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Becker. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 1.30 Friends. 2.30 NBL Slam. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Project Planet. 4.35 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 Going Native. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 Charley Pride: I’m Just Me. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Little Witch. Continued. (2018, PG) 6.55 The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG) 8.40 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 10.55 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 12.45pm T-34. (2018, M, Russian) 2.50 Hoot. (2006, PG) 4.30 Race. (2016, PG) 7.00 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 8.35 Burning Man. (2011, MA15+) 10.40 Downriver. (2015, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 No Man’s Land. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.30 The Grade Cricketer. 3.00 Last Car Garage. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Storage Wars: Miami. 10.00 Irish Pickers. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Malcolm. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Raymond. 8.30 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012, MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE: White Chicks. (2004, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 Stories Of Bikes. 8.30 iFish Summer Series. 9.00 A-League Highlights Show. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 12.10am Home Shopping. 1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 SEAL Team. 4.05 NCIS. 5.00 The Doctors.

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Thursday, December 30 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News. 9.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 10.00 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure. (R) 11.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. (PG, R) 1.05 Worzel Gummidge. (PG, R) 2.10 Miniseries: Delicious. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Summer. 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (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 The Italians. (PG) 2.15 A World Of Calm. (R) 2.40 Decoding The Great Pyramid. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.10 Inside The Ritz Hotel. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Afternoon session. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Third Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003, PGl, R) Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear. 1.50 Making Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Royals Revealed. (PGas, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Crocodile Territory: Protecting A Predator. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 8.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (Final) 8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (Final, PG, R) Part 3 of 3. 9.20 Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra. (Ml, R) The story of three Aboriginal brothers. 10.55 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 11.50 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 12.50 Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes. (MA15+s, R) 1.50 Miniseries: Delicious. (Ml, R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.25 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG) A tour of the factory that makes Twin Peaks. 8.30 MOVIE: Becoming Bond. (2017, MA15+s, R) A model is offered the role of James Bond. George Lazenby, James Walsh. 10.15 Prince Philip: An Extraordinary Life. (PGalv, R) 11.10 SBS World News Late. 11.40 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R) 12.40 We Are Who We Are. (MA15+ns, R) 1.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 2.35 The Ghan: The Full Journey. (R) 4.50 Nulla Nulla. (PGn, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 27. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 11.00 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. (PGa) Stories of people caught in dangerous natural phenomenon, including a twister ripping through Tuscaloosa. 12.00 American Crime. (Mal, R) Kimara advises Dustin to inform police of the crime at the webcam house. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Gold Coast Medical. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Holiday ideas from Australia and New Zealand. 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 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.20 Chicago Med. (Mamv, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madv, R) A man crashes his car from an exit ramp. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) The team faces the court of public opinion and the fury of social media fans when they arrest two smug influencers after a popular TikTok dancer posts a rape allegation against them. 10.30 The Royals Revealed: Harry And Edward – Princes In Exile. (PGal, R) A look at Prince Harry’s abdication. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Mock The Week. 9.00 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. 9.35 Insert Name Here. 10.05 Doctor Who. 10.55 You Can’t Ask That. 11.25 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. 12.25am The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2021. 1.25 Community. 1.45 Parks And Recreation. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.10 Sarah & Duck. 5.20 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Project Blue Book. 1.40 Calling. 1.55 Timecode. 2.15 Figure Skating. 2019-2020 ISU European C’ships. Replay. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Abandoned Places. 6.20 Alone. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 The Source. 11.00 Vikings. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 As Time Goes By. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Halfway House. (1944, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: Rain Man. (1988, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Becker. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.25pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Bandslam. Continued. (2009, PG) 7.05 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 8.40 Race. (2016, PG) 11.10 Swiss Army Man. (2016, M) 1pm The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG) 2.45 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 4.50 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 7.00 Legend Of The Guardians. (2010, PG) 8.50 Edge Of Darkness. (2010, MA15+) 10.55 Neerja. (2016, MA15+, Hindi) 1.10am Late Programs.

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

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

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Top marks for the class of 2021 By Ash Bolt Living away from his family for the past two years throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off for a Geelong College year 12 student, who received the region’s highest ATAR score. Edison Hang, who has boarded at the school for the last two years and has been unable to go back to see family in China, was named dux of Geelong College last week after receiving an ATAR of 99.80. Edison said he was surprised by his score when it was released last week. “I do feel like it was over my expectation but I’m pretty happy,” he said. “When I saw the score, I was really excited, especially about my English results, I wasn’t expecting a [study score of] 41. Even though it was hard because I wasn’t able to go home for the past two years, I’m grateful for the support of my teachers, tutors and especially my host family.” Along with his study score of 41 out of 50 for English, Edison also received study scores of 49 for mathematics methods, 47 for specialist maths and 43 for chemistry. He also got a perfect score of 50 for further maths in 2020 as a year 11 student. Edison said his secret to success was to always ask questions. “When I arrived, I asked a lot of questions and I felt encouraged by my teachers to keep asking, so I did and I’m sure that’s one of the reasons I did well,” he said. “It’s something that everyone can do.” Edison said it had been hard being away from family over the past two years, but he had enjoyed his time in the region. “My parents were really encouraging, even though we only connected through technology, it did stop me from feeling too isolated,” he said. “I’m also grateful for my own self-discipline.

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I wanted to do well so I had to make sacrifices and make study a habit. Now I love studying and I’m happy with myself for that. “The teachers and students have been so kind and offered so much help with academics … this kindness changed my attitude towards Australia, it made me love it so much more than I ever thought I would.” Edison has plans to return home over the summer, but he will study pure maths and specialist sciences at the University of Melbourne next year. “After that I’m considering a lot of things, I’d like to contribute through technology, like being a rocket scientist but also maybe an

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economist,” he said. Edison was one of six students at Geelong College to receive ATARs over 99, along with Skye Ellis, who received a score of 99.70. Skye has plans to move to the US next year to study biomedical engineering at Northwestern University in Chicago, where she received a cross-country scholarship. “I was very surprised when I woke up [on Thursday], but pleasantly surprised,” she said. “I’m really excited to be going to Northwestern, I’m leaving in August, and I can’t wait to work with the team and all their incredible facilities and see what I can achieve both in running and in academics.”

There were many other notable achievements around the region. Kami Jaan was Northern Bay College’s dux and also achieved the highest single subject study score in the school’s history with a perfect 50 in VET sport and recreation. Clonard College dux Charlotte Fogarty scored a 99.25 with perfect study scores in biology and psychology, while Sacred Heart College had five students receive ATARs over 99, including dux Stephanie Reed, who received a 99.45. Other students that received scores over 99 included St Joseph’s College’s Jarrod Zanardo (99.10), Geelong Grammar School’s Skyler Waring (99.60) and Kardinia International College’s Nayoun Chung (99.65). Across the state, 50,723 graduated with their VCE – a completion rate of more than 98 per cent – while another 14,066 received their VCAL certificate, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. There were 13,935 students across the state who achieved at least one study score of 40 or more in a subject, which Education Minister James Merlino said showed the resilience of students in the unprecedented times. “VCE and VCAL graduates are impressive every year – but the class of 2021, completing their final years of school during a global pandemic, are particularly inspiring. Congratulations to every single student right across Victoria,” he said. “I thank teachers, school staff and families, whose support through the last two, difficult years has played a huge role in the success of this year’s VCE and VCAL students. “Whether it’s a university course, TAFE, an apprenticeship or getting straight into the workforce, I wish our year 12s the very best with whatever comes next after a fun and relaxing summer break.”

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Ice cream lovers can overcome their COVID-19 melon-choly in an annual Surf Coast festival featuring 144 flavours including watermelon and feta next week. Aleesha Coots and Will Evans-Papinsky recently tasted the quirky concoction, one of 12 one-off flavours including parmesan and olive oil, siracha pretzels and black sticky rice banana. French opera cake, Turkish Delight Pavlova, charcoal Cherry Ripe and the Star Wars-themed Stormtrooper also feature on the festival’s menu. The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery even has a few adults-only indulgences such as spiced Negroni and Yuzu whisky sour. Chocolaterie owner Leanne Neeland said her staff had heaps of fun inventing “adventurous flavour combinations” inspired by their kitchen garden and orchard, local suppliers and distillers, and favourite cakes. The festival comes as the chocolaterie rebounds from the devastating effects of COVID-19 on local tourism last year. The event runs at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery, Bellbrae, from next Wednesday to February 21. Luke Voogt

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A night of finals upsets LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers It was finals night on Thursday as the Spring Triples competition reached its conclusion, and it was a night of upsets. In Section 1 Highton’s Night Owls followed up its win during the season with another 4-2 win over ladder leader Grovedale. The first two sets were split with Grovedale taking the doubles 6-2 and Brain Spong taking the singles 6-1 for Highton. Highton followed up taking the second doubles 6-3, but Jared Bromley put Grovedale a game ahead with his 6-1 win in the second singles. In the final two sets Highton sealed the win with 6-3 and 6-4 wins in the doubles and singles respectively. Section 2 was billed to be a close affair, with only three points separating ladder leader The Flying Dankanators and Grovedale. The teams played twice through the season, with the Dankanators winning 5-1 in round three, but Grovedale levelled the score with a one game win after with the sets split in round six. Thursday’s match started close, with Grovedale taking the first doubles in a tie

The Section 3 champions James Dat, Elaine Ly and Tom Kouvenoord of All Saints Red. (Supplied)

break, while Tom Wright got the first singles 6-1 for the Dankanators. From there Grovedale took the final sets sets, but it didn’t have it all its own way with two of the sets going to a tie break. Tennis Geelong’s Cockatoo’s finished the season two points ahead of second placed All Saints Red in Section 3, but that didn’t stop Red from taking a commanding win five sets to one in the final. Tom Kouvenoord, James Dat and Elaine Ly stormed through the first five sets, with Hayden Baker taking the one set for the Cockatoo’s in the final set.

The closest final was in Section 4 where the Riatta Bobcats clawed out a one game win while level on sets with Cocobewares. The Bobcats would have been confident going into the match, with a 5-1 win in their round five match, however, they found much tougher opposition this week. After the first two sets, the match was tied with David McCollough and James Hayes taking the doubles 6-4 for the Bobcats, while Brad Walker took his singles 6-4 for Cocobewares. Walker backed up his singles win partnering with Steven Arto to take the second doubles 6-2, giving his team a two game lead, after James Hayes took his singles 6-4 for the Bobcats. Unfortunately for the Cocobewares, it was unable to hold the lead, when James Hayes and Ambrose McIntyre blasted a 6-0 win for the Bobcats, which was enough to overcome Steven Arto taking the final set for Cocobewares 6-3, to give the Bobcats the win by a game. Highton scored a second premiership in Section 5, with a 5-1 win over Jazza Gals. The Highton team was the strongest team through the season, and continued its form into the final, where it proved far too strong for the opposition and lost only eight games for the night.

Former number one pick Nina Morrison played her first game in almost two years in Geelong’s practice match win over Richmond. (Arj Giese)

Cats are on track for new season Geelong has shown its on track to make improvements in the upcoming AFLW season, with a 23-point win over Richmond in its first practice match at the weekend. With less than a month until the start of the season, Geelong showed the changes it had made to its game plan to lead from start to finish against the Tigers in warm conditions away from home on Saturday. The Cats claimed the 6.12 (48) to 3.7 (25) on the back of three goals from veteran forward Phoebe McWilliams, who led a more potent forward line for the Cats. Former number one draft pick Nina Morrison said the team had made obvious strides since last year. “A big focus for us off the back of last year was to have that consistency across all four quarters,” she said. “It was a really solid hit out to start with. A lot of stuff that we’ve improved on from last year, [we have] a lot of clarity around the way

we want to play, but certainly [there is] lots to improve on as well. “I think the girls are just really stoked to get into it. We’ll have some really clear things we need to work on over the next couple of weeks and I think we’ll all be pumped come round one against North.” Morrison was playing her first game in almost two years after a second ACL injury in March 2020 and did not look out of place. “It was awesome; it was good to get a proper run around,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been ready to go for a while, so it was nice to actually get out there and play. “The body is good. I started cramping up pretty badly late in the game, but it was good to have a proper hit out and I’ll be good to go round one.” Improvements in the forward line were key to the Cats’ victory, with the team struggling to hit the scoreboard last season. While the Cats were inaccurate in front of

goals, Morrison said the team took positives out of its 18 scoring shots. “A key focus coming into the year is to generate those scoring opportunities and keep the ball inside 50,” she said. “I think we can clean up a few of those entries and make them easier shots at goal, but to have that many coming in is good signs going forward.” The game started tight, with the Cats holding a small lead at half time, but turned up the pressure in the third quarter to kick away from the Tigers. Along with the forward pressure, the Cats’ tackling intensity was also noticeable, with Morrison and new Cats Rachel Kearns and Georgie Prespakis showing a willingness to lay tackles. The Cats kick off their season against North Melbourne at Arden Street on January 8.

Land-based fishing a great holiday activity ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos Inside Corio Bay continues to have plenty of fishing options at the moment for all land-based anglers with the waterfront and St Helens Rocks both giving up some nice fish. Over the holidays in Geelong pretty much every land-based platform across the waterfront is going to be a fantastic area to take the kids and family for a fish. With pinky snapper, flathead, salmon, trevally and whiting all holding in the area it keeps the fishing options open. Fishing with baits such as pipies and bluebait is going to be the best method to getting some fish on the board and soft plastics are well worth throwing around too for the more aggressive fish. Clifton Springs has still been fishing alright for calamari and whiting, towards Hermsley has been the more productive area. For the whiting fishing the tide changes have been the go with pipies as bait, when chasing the squid anywhere from two to four metres of water with size 2.5 or 3.0 jigs. Offshore Barwon Heads has still had a few tuna reports come in, they aren’t going crazy just yet but the fish are definitely out there and in decent numbers. Anglers trolling small skirted lures have been having some good success and so too are fishos casting lures into the schools of fish. Maria pop queens are a favourite for the local tuna. Snapper are still going berserk offshore and they’re everywhere. The 50 metre line seems to be the most productive depth if you’re chasing a feed of pan sized fish and in shallower producing the better quality fish with some reaching over 9kg. Drifting with paternoster rigs and fresh squid has been by far the standout rig and bait. There has also been quite a bit of by-catch whilst chasing the snapper including nannygai, gummy shark and even some rat kingfish. Wurdi Buloc Reservoir has still continued to produce some nice fish or anglers casting off the rock walls with redfin and trout both in good numbers and hungry. Casting spoon style lures to cover more water has been very productive, especially for the redfin.

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