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January 7, 2022

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Superstar busks a move Visitors to Geelong’s Waterfront were given a special treat on New Year’s Eve, with ARIA-award winning musician Tones and I putting on a free performance in Steampacket Gardens.

The musician, who regularly busked before she found fame, went back to her roots with a busking performance in Geelong, which kicked off her four-week tour to promote her new album.

Mayor Stephanie Asher said the performance was a welcome surprise for city workers, locals and visitors alike.

“After such a tough year, it’s a thrill to see a global star performing at our beautiful Waterfront,” she said.

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$120m funding injection

By Ash Bolt The state government has bought a Deakin University carpark at the Waterfront and committed an extra $120 million to the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre precinct.

The extra funding for the project, which is the largest project in the Geelong City Deal, will be used to build a 200-room luxury hotel and retail and commercial spaces on the site along Western Beach Road.

The funding added to the $174 million previously committed to the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The state government has now committed $261 million, with the federal government contributing $30 million and the City of Greater Geelong $3 million.

Regional Development Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the state government had come to an agreement with Deakin University on a sale process to that would enable the transfer of ownership of Deakin’s waterfront carpark site to the state, subject to approvals.

The sale would then allow for works to start on the precinct this year.

Deakin University is expected to build a replacement carpark at a nearby site.

“This is an exciting step forward for the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which will deliver hundreds of jobs and bring bigger and better events to Geelong,” Ms Thomas said.

The Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre is expected to support 600 jobs during construction and an additional 270 ongoing jobs once complete.

The state government will soon release an expression of interest for architects, designers and builders, ahead of a stakeholder engagement process, which will also focus on commercial opportunities to activate the precinct and create better connections to the CBD and Western Beach.

“The Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre will deliver a very significant boost for our local economy, both during construction and once operational,” Geelong-based Senator Sarah Henderson said.

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“It will also provide our magnificent waterfront and city by the bay with an incredible asset to drive tourism and our visitor economy.”

Geelong MP Christine Couzens said the purchase was a significant step to ensure the project provided maximum benefit to Geelong.

“We know we will only get one chance to create what will be one of the most significant projects in this region’s history – one that will create jobs and stimulate the economy for decades to come,” she said.

“A centre of this size located on Geelong’s spectacular waterfront will be a magnet to events of all sizes from across the state, the country and internationally.”

City of Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher welcomed the announcement and said she was “pleased to hear the project is moving forward as planned”.

“Geelong is Victoria’s second biggest city and offers some of the best hospitality and tourism opportunities in Australia, with a waterfront precinct that rivals any in the country, so has

deserved a convention centre precinct that will enable even more people to come and explore all we have to offer,” she said.

The addition of the luxury hotel would provide a “significant boost” to the region’s offerings as tourism destination, according to Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine executive director Brett Ince, with the region “increasingly becoming a destination of choice for business events”.

Supporting tourism was also the focus of another state government funding commitment, with Ms Thomas announcing it would invest $400,000 through the $10 million Regional Recovery Fund to support Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine and Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism to implement a Business Events Attraction platform to promote the region as a business events destination outside the summer peak season.

The project features an online platform, $50 per delegate rebate and promotion to attract business conferences, trade exhibitions and other business events to the region.

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Testing sites under pressure

By Ash Bolt Greater Geelong has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 370 new infections reported yesterday.

It came after the municipality recorded 526 infections on Wednesday.

As of Thursday, there were 1216 active cases in Greater Geelong, with Barwon Health treating 29 patients for COVID-19 at University Hospital.

Six of the patients were in intensive care.

The Surf Coast has also seen a spike, with 77 new cases reported on Thursday.

There were 184 active cases in the shire.

Across the state, there were 21,997 new cases reported yesterday – the first time the

state had reported more than 20,000 in one day – and six deaths.

There were 61,120 active cases, but health authorities believe the true figure could be higher, with many people having trouble accessing PCR testing sites.

Geelong drive-through testing sites have been put under pressure due to demand for tests.

Barwon Health North’s testing site in Norlane regularly stretches past Bunnings each morning and has impacted public transport, with buses unable to stop and pick up passengers on Melbourne Road.

Private testing sites have seen similar lines, with one resident sharing on social media they had been turned away from the Pakington Street testing site at 6.30am due to demand.

Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur said there needed to be more state government-run testing sites set up in Geelong.

“I have been advised by a constituent [in Geelong] that he has now queued for two days – arriving at 4am on both occasions – and waiting for 4.5 hours each time, only to be told the testing site is not open,” she said.

“This gentleman is required to get the test so he can go to work.

“It was patently obvious that testing sites would be in hot demand once Victorians were given the green light to move out of lockdown and into freedom. The government should have ensured the system could cope.”

To ease stress on testing sites, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on

Wednesday National Cabinet had agreed to a new system where people who tested positive to a rapid antigen test would no longer need to confirm the infection with a PCR test.

With many reporting difficulties finding rapid antigen tests, Mr Morrison also said the government would provide up to 10 free tests to concession card holders over the next three months.

However opposition leader Anthony Albanese said the government should be making free and available for everyone.

“We can’t have people at their most vulnerable and contagious being ripped off, or going undiagnosed, or travelling around cities, suburbs and towns searching in vain for tests they can’t find or afford,” he said.

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Bob Ackland (Geelong West), Murray Middleton (Torquay), Liam Beasley (Geelong West), Aiden Stary (Highton) and Eric Messer (Anglesea) are among volunteers boosting Lorne Fire Brigade’s capacity during the busy season. (Supplied)

Volunteer firies lend a hand to Lorne A committed group of about 30 CFA volunteers from around the region have given their time to keep Lorne safe during the busy summer period.

Everyday over the summer, a rotating roster of four volunteers have supported the Lorne Fire Brigade to respond to daytime incidents if required.

CFA commander and Surf Coast catchment officer Wayne Aylmer said the way volunteers had put their hand up for the initiative was testament to their incredible commitment to help communities outside of their own.

“We bring them down for the day and they respond to urban incidents such as children locked in cars, motor vehicle collisions, fire alarms in buildings, bin fires on the foreshore,”

he said.

“It’s a fairly busy time so they’d usually get called at least once a day and it means our regular brigade members don’t have to drop everything at a time that a lot of them are really busy themselves, working in hospitality and other seasonal occupations.”

Lorne Fire Brigade captain Lee Holmer expressed his gratitude to all volunteers rostered to help this summer.

“We’re only a little brigade in a town of about 2000 people but that can jump up to 25,000 over summer,” he said.

“A lot of our members work in hospitality and this is a really busy time for them, so having that support during the day means a lot.

“By the time the crew leaves, our members

have finished up at their shop or restaurant and we can respond to any incidents.”

Crew leader Eric Messer, who usually volunteers with Anglesea Fire Brigade, is one of the volunteers who expressed his interest. He was rostered to help out in Lorne six days this season, after volunteering seven days last year.

“I’m retired so this is a good way of being able to support the community,” he said.

Along with the extra support, CFA District 7 has deployed an extra pumper to Lorne in case of a bushfire on the Surf Coast.

The pumper will remain in Lorne until Monday and will return for the Australia Day long weekend.

Residents and visitors have been advised to stay away from Jarosite Headland at Bells Beach with fears cliff collapses could continue. VicEmergency issued a warning last weekend following a fatal incident at the beach on New Year’s Eve. Police said a 28-year-old man died when a cliff face, up to 30 metres high, collapsed about 2.15pm on December 31.

The man was one of six people sitting below the cliff face. Three of the people were hit with falling debris.

The man suffered serious upper body injuries and died while being airlifted to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne.

Two others, a man and a woman both in their late 20s, were taken by ambulance to a Geelong hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries to their arms.

The incident led to the closure of the section of the beach between Point Addis and Southside, where more cliff face collapsed on Saturday morning.

In its warning VicEmergency said there was a risk more collapses could continue in the coming days.

“Landslips and rockfalls are unpredictable and can occur without warning,” it said.

“The cliff may continue to move for hours or days afterwards.”

The cliff face was the second in the region to suffer a significant collapse in the past three months following Anglesea’s Demons Bluff in October.

Nobody was injured in that collapse, which occurred at a section of beach that was already closed due to safety fears.

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By Ash Bolt New baseball facilities at Wallington and a Geelong Eastern Park Bowls Club upgrade are among 40 projects to share in more than $3.1 million through the City of Greater Geelong’s 2021-22 Community Grants programs.

Behind closed doors at its December meeting, the Greater Geelong council awarded 34 Community Infrastructure Grants, five Geelong Heritage Grants and one First Nations Cultural Heritage Grant totalling $3.13 million.

The Bellarine Bears Baseball Club will receive $350,000 through the Community Infrastructure Grants program for the development of fields, fencing, dugouts, a scorers’ box, and lighting at Wallington Recreation Reserve.

Geelong Eastern Park Bowls Club, North Geelong Cricket Club, Newtown City Hockey Club and Manifold Heights Cricket Club will also receive Community Infrastructure grants of between $340,000 and $350,000 to deliver significant facility upgrades.

Geelong’s Lazarus Community Centre, which has supported about 400 people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage over the past 12 months, is also a recipient of a $350,000 Community Infrastructure Grant to enable the upgrade of its kitchen, bathroom and dining facilities.

Five restoration projects across Geelong, Fyansford, Portarlington and Lara will share in almost $100,000 under the Geelong Heritage Grants program, which replaces the former Central Geelong Heritage Grants this year to open the funding stream to applications across the municipality.

The Geelong Gaol Museum received the lone First Nations Cultural Heritage Grant

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of $60,000 for Aboriginal artwork at the Old Geelong Gaol.

Mayor Stephanie Asher said it was pleasing to support a wide range of exciting projects for the region.

“The Greater Geelong community will benefit greatly from these diverse, inclusive projects initiated by a broad range of clubs and organisations and supported by the city through the three funding streams,” she said.

“We recognise how important it is for our community to reconnect and re-energise after the challenges of the past two years; these projects can bring clubs and facilities back to life and inspire people to get involved.

“Cricket nets and bowling greens at Lara, new fencing for the Grovedale Community Garden, a workshop extension for the Bellarine Woodworkers, a master plan to upgrade Geelong’s ballroom dance facilities and a refurbishment of the Hellenic Orthodox

community hall are just some of the fantastic projects the Community Infrastructure Grants will support.”

Council finance portfolio chairman Anthony Aitken said changes to the grant criteria meant there were greater funding opportunities this year and the council was delighted to be able to endorse grants for projects from Lara to Portarlington.

“These grants are fantastic recognition for the hard-working volunteers who keep our community sporting clubs running,” Cr Aitken said.

“This crucial assistance will help our community sporting clubs to provide the modern facilities they need to keep attracting and retaining members.

“The reaction of members at Eastern Park Bowls Club when we visited to celebrate the news showed just how much this kind of funding means to clubs such as theirs.”

A Barwon Health nurse is one of three workers nominated for WorkSafe Victoria’s health and safety representative of the year.

Alyce Dickson was recently named as one of three finalists at the WorkSafe Awards, which recognised excellence in workplace health and safety.

Alyce was nominated for her tireless work “to advocate for a safer workplace in response to incidents of organisational violence in her designated work group”.

Her nomination also commended her for helping “to break down barriers between management and staff in her designated work group to improve safety for nurses caring for patients who become violent”.

“This included successfully advocating for improved staff ratios when caring for patients who have been violent and for better use and positioning of duress alarms,” the nomination said.

“Alyce also successfully advocated for staff in her designated work group to have appropriate information, instruction and training to reduce their exposure to workplace violence and aggression.”

Alyce’s work to advocate for greater safety was also the focus of a WorkSafe campaign earlier this year, where she shared her experiences with verbal and physical abuse in the workplace.

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Road safety plea, too many lost Victoria Police is pleading for motorists to care on the roads after 236 lives were lost on the roads in 2021.

The figure was the third lowest since the Transport Accident Commission began keeping records more than 30 years ago but assistant commissioner of road policing Glenn Weir said it was still too high.

“Two hundred and thirty-six is not just a number … these are people whose lives have tragically been cut short with families, friends and loved ones left behind – their lives forever changed. The real loss of these 236 lives is

immeasurable,” he said.

“There have been great strides made to improve road safety in recent years, however there are still many people killed or seriously injured on Victorian roads each year.

“As we enter a new year, we cannot stress enough that the onus of road safety is on all of us. Everyone has the ability to make good choices to keep themselves, their passengers and other road users safe.”

Less than a week into 2022 there have already been three deaths on Victorian roads, including a 30-year-old Corio man.

Emergency services were called to School Road, between Princes Highway and Shell Parade in Corio, about 12.35am on New Year’s Day after a badly damaged utility vehicle was discovered.

It is believed the vehicle was travelling east on School Road before rolling into fencing and a tree.

The driver had died prior to emergency services arriving.

Police have called for anyone with information or dash cam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

While Victoria’s road toll in 2021 was lower than the five-year average of 247.8, police are concerned as there were periods of lockdown where traffic volumes on the roads were significantly decreased.

There were 50 road deaths in November and December, after the latest lockdowns across the state were fully lifted.

The 236 deaths was an increase from 211 in 2020.

The TAC data shows 173 of the lives lost were men. The 30-39 and 60-69 age brackets had the most road deaths, with 35 each.

Summer family fun Swim, sport and leisure centres across Greater Geelong will throw open their doors for free family fun days this summer.

Patrons will be able to gain free access to the gym and pool areas at a different centre every Sunday afternoon from January 9 to February 13. Each centre will host a different range of activities, including live music, coffee vans, group exercise sessions, children’s face painting, balloon sculptures and giveaways.

Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher said the Summer of Fun program encouraged families to enjoy the array of programs and activities across the city’s aquatic and leisure centre network.

“Summer of Fun is a great opportunity to check out your local centre and take advantage of everything they have to offer,” she said.

“You can pack a picnic, buy a coffee and join the kids for some family-friendly activities in and around the water.”

Leisure and recreation portfolio chairman

Peter Murrihy said the initiative would add to the region’s calendar of recreation and cultural events.

“There’s so much to see and do at the city’s recreation and cultural venues this summer,” he said. “Whether it’s live music and theatre at the Potato Shed, exhibitions and workshops at the National Wool Museum, or rides at the historic Carousel, there’s something for everyone at our facilities.”

The six-week Summer of Fun program will start at Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre on Sunday. It will then move to Splashdown Leisure Centre in Moolap on January 16, Lara Aquatic Centre on January 23, and Kardinia Aquatic Centre on January 30.

The program will then finish with Waterworld Leisure Centre in Norlane on February 6 and Leisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre on February 13.

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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 Aleesha Coots and Will Evans-Papinsky with the new watermelon and feta gelati. feature on the festival’s menu.

The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery even has a few adults-only indulgences such as spiced backlogs due to the Victorian government’s Negroni and Yuzu whisky sour. By Luke Voogt management of the COVID-19 scenario,” the The backlog of pending criminal trials at Member for Western Victoria said.

Chocolaterie owner Leanne Neeland Geelong County Court has almost doubled “The County Court [of Victoria] has a since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the backlog of 1000 jury trials to be heard, with said her staff had heaps of fun inventing about 400 of these in regional Victoria.

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Geelong County Court had 37 pending “People facing more serious charges could “adventurous flavour combinations” criminal trials when in-person County Court have a two-year wait. Months could go by just

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.

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Non-finalised pleas at Geelong County Court have remained level on 26 between January 27, 2020 and January 27, 2021, with 80 pleas finalised between those dates.

The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (Justice) shows that pending criminal matters in the Magistrates Court of Victoria have increased by 82 per cent from 2014-15 to 2019-20.

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The court had 64 pending criminal trials as of this Wednesday.

Local opposition MP Bev McArthur blamed the state government, accusing it of mismanaging the courts during the pandemic.

“Victoria’s courts are burdened with huge

Following the suspension of in-person circuit sittings, the County Court of Victoria implemented a new process for regional matters.

Under the process, all pleas and appeals against sentences are provided with a fixed listing date upon committal or appeal lodgement.

“The majority of these matters were conducted virtually using video conferencing software, with appearances in court permitted under limited circumstances,” a court spokesperson said.

“This has reduced the delay for these types of matters.”

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Despite lockdowns and restrictions impacting community groups’ ability to fundraise throughout 2021, the Torquay RSL’s ANZAC badge and poppy appeals have exceeded expectations.

Torquay RSL president Bob Tyler thanked the community for its support and said the RSL sub-branch had been able raise $15,000 despite the challenges.

“Considering the effects of COVID restrictions and lockdowns on people, we did not expect such a result from our Badges and Poppy appeals,” he said.

“Every cent of the $15,000 goes toward welfare and wellbeing support for our local veterans and their families.

“Some veterans, particularly those among our younger comrades, are having a hard time.

“The appeal monies are there to help those in need, and to gather veterans together in a

social environment, especially those living alone or who are restricted in joining with others in RSL organised activities.”

The Torquay RSL hosted a morning tea last month to thank its volunteers, which appeals officer Allen Osman said were pivotal to allowing the group to continue to do its work to support veterans and their families.

“The same volunteers have worked on these fundraising activities for years,” he said.

“I am so grateful for their support and their determination to ensure those not so fortunate as themselves are looked after when the need arises.

“From our poppy sales, we actually sent $14000 to RSL Victoria so that $7000 would go into the Victorian RSL welfare fund and $7000 returned to us for Torquay RSL’s welfare and wellbeing reserves.”

Portarlington’s miniature railway has temporarily suspended its service until further notice due to the evolving COVID-19 situation. Railway vice-president Brian Coleman said it was a hard decision to make but the railway wanted to ensure the safety of its visitors and volunteers.

Sorry Day in Surf Coast Surf Coast Shire Council has taken another step on its reconciliation journey, adding National Sorry Day (May 26) and National Reconciliation Week (May 26 to June 3) to its events calendar. The Council Events Calendar 2022, adopted at the December meeting, recognises campaigns and causes that align with council objectives, leading to the inclusion of the two reconciliation events.

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CREATING A CLEVER AND CREATIVE FUTURE FOR GREATER GEELONG

SUMMER FUN AT THE POTATO SHED THIS JANUARY We’re bringing you entertainment galore with the inaugural 2022 Summer Series on the new outdoor stage at the Potato Shed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout January.

Commencing this weekend, Summer Series Program has something for everyone, featuring movies, music and children’s entertainment, there’s something for everyone.

BYO picnic and blanket for Friday Night Flicks with classics from the vault, including Ice Age, Bohemian Rhapsody and North Bellarine Film Festival curated familyfriendly short film program.

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Geelong surf-rock band Mundane Jane for an all-ages gig supported by Operation Karma and Good Wood. Kate Daley sings the songs of Fleetwood Mac backed by her 7-piece band. Potato Shed regular Damon Smith brings his honky-tonk blues vibe and Geelong superstars The Glitter Gang kick off 30 years of their unique and enduring homage to hits of the 70s.

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Gigs for Kids Sunday shows feature the Mik Maks, Dazzling Dan the Magic Man and Family Fun Day favourite Anna Lumb (Super Amazing Giant Girl).

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Our 2022 Geelong calendar Each year we receive hundreds of entries from local photographers hoping their special snapshot will be chosen for our much-loved calendar.

This year, a mother and daughter were amongst the finalists, with one selected for the cover and the other, for December. Scan the QR code to read their story.

Every year, Geelong becomes a special place at Christmas with experiences and events that bring our community together, spreading the festive spirit.

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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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Be fire ready

› Always swim between the red and yellow flags when visiting the beach

› Make sure barbecue and open flames are put out properly

› Before entering the water, check the depth, enter the water slowly, feet first, and never dive in

› Clean leaves from gutters

› Avoid swimming near boat ramps or in boating areas › Always keep young children within arm’s reach › Watch your children around water, not your mobile phone

› Move woodpiles away from the house

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The policy aims to balance the right to this legal form of entertainment with the need to promote wellbeing and address the public health issue of problem gambling. It focuses on preventing and reducing harm by promoting alternatives to gambling, evidence-based planning and community connection.

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WADAWURRUNG COUNTRY Friday, 7 January, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 7

ENTERTAINMENT

Festival of Sails live in the CBD

By Ash Bolt While the Festival of Sails’ usual Waterfront Festival won’t be seen in 2022, the event’s organisers have put together a new entertainment program to support the arts this year.

The festival has announced it will this year run a new CBD initiative, Gigs by Festival of Sails, when the Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s annual sailing event returns from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26.

Festival of Sails chairman Roger Bennett said while the festival’s sailing program will return to its pre-pandemic style after being cancelled last year, ongoing COVID-19 restrictions meant organisers couldn’t deliver the traditional Waterfront Festival, which usually brought thousands of people to the Waterfront.

“That was a difficult decision to have to make, but realistically we had no choice,” Bennett said.

“However, for 2022 we’ve developed a really exciting alternative entertainment program which we hope locals and visitors to Geelong will embrace, which is our ‘Gigs by Festival of Sails’ program bringing live music and local talent to local businesses and venues across the CBD. “COVID-19 has forced us to innovate, and we think this revised program will really help drive the recovery of our live music, hospitality and events industry, giving a much-needed boost for Geelong businesses and artists.

“Of course, we’re looking forward to getting back to our traditional Waterfront Festival, hopefully for the following year in January 2023.”

Gigs by Festival of Sails performer Marcus Hayden

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Gigs by Festival of Sails will see more than 40 bands, headlined by the The Chantoozies, the Bad Loves, Michael Stangel and Yacht Rock Review, perform across nine CBD

venues, including the Regatta Village at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Piano Bar, Edge, Lambys and Sailors’ Rest, over the five-day festival.

Prepare yourself this summer.

Bennett said the revised plans were done to ensure the festival would continue to support Geelong businesses that had been doing it tough throughout the pandemic.

“We’re committed to doing whatever we can to support Geelong’s local businesses and venues that have had a tough time during the pandemic,” Bennett said.

“Our ‘Gigs by FoS’ program will generate potential patronage across those venues where up to 5400 customers, locals and visitors will be enjoying the free entertainment but no doubt investing in food and drink while they party, which will generate work and income for business owners and their local staff.

“We think that’s a great initiative which will hopefully be a popular alternative to the traditional waterfront festival we’ve been forced to park for 2022.”

Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher welcomed the change and said the drive to encourage more people to visit CBD venues and support local businesses was a positive one.

“We’re delighted to see festival organisers continuing to offer an entertainment program that our local community and visitors can enjoy and supporting local businesses at the same time is a great initiative,” she said.

Geelong Connected Communities chairman Roger Grant added the new format would also support local performers who had been unable to take to the stage for much of the past 18 months.

“We’re especially delighted to be supporting local bands and performers to get back out there and do what they do best, particularly after the last couple of tough years our local entertainment industry has been through,” he said.

Before heading out to one of Victoria’s beautiful beaches, national parks or camping grounds this summer, let’s stay prepared and safe by planning ahead first.

Be ready for more visitors and long waits at busy locations.

Know how to keep safe when swimming, hiking, camping or boating so we can safely enjoy the great outdoors together.

Remember, if you feel unwell, get tested as quickly as possible and isolate until you get a negative result.

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The Guide THE WAR OF THE WORLDS ABC TV, Friday, 9pm

This epic three-part miniseries is the latest take on H.G. Wells’ classic alien invasion story and tries to stay as close to the 1897 novel as possible. Set in 1905 England, hi-tech gadgetry is well out of place, so when a mysterious capsule lands in the Surrey countryside, the political leaders of the day call on residents – in typical British fashion – to “keep calm and carry on”. But when scores of people are killed the brutal reality of an extraterrestrial attack is impossible to avoid. Starring Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) and Rafe Spall, this is a gripping and innovative version of the sci-fi favourite.

US ABC TV, Saturday, 8.20pm

NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach, Monday, 6.30pm

ALONE SBS Viceland, Tuesday, 6.15pm

Novelist David Nicholls is a prolific writer of the sorts of books that get under your skin because of the sheer humanness of the characters’ foibles and interactions. He took book to screen in this four-part adaptation, staying on as screenwriter which gives Us a rare sense of authenticity.

Douglas (Tom Hollander, pictured) traipses around Europe on a family holiday in the hopes of winning back the love of his wife Connie (Saskia Reeves). Clinging on to the idea of the family unit as he knew it, he is also eager to mend the relationship with his son Albie (Tom Taylor). In the finale, Douglas faces an emergency in Barcelona.

We all know the dramas never stop unfolding on Ramsay Street or in Lassiters Hotel, but fans were left for a rude shock this past season when the veteran soapie actually did take a break. In fact, for three long weeks, Paul (Stefan Dennis) and the crew disappeared from our screens. It was a shock after the show did not stop for a breath of air at all last year, but now we are safely back into the swing of life in Erinsborough. Roxy (Zima Anderson, pictured) is bursting with happiness to have her mother back in town for the wedding. Meanwhile, Jane (Annie Jones) has enough of Paul’s selfishness and snaps at him.

It’s classic Neighbours melodrama.

The world is rife with heavily edited reality shows that come with a cavalcade of camera crews behind the scenes. However, we all suspect that the folks trying to survive in the jungle or race across the world with empty wallets are secretly being handed a packet of chips or a chocolate when the cameras aren’t rolling, which is what makes this Canadian series unique. In Alone, the contestants are left to their own devices and must film their own footage as they try to survive in the wilderness. It’s genius and compelling viewing. In this special, we find out how the producers decide who makes the cut for this gruelling show.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Out of this world:

Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall in The War of the Worlds.

Friday, January 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Escape From The City. (Final, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Compass. (Final, R) 10.00 Searching For Superhuman. (Final, PG, R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News Summer. 12.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 12.55 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 1.30 Weird Australia. (PG, R) 2.00 Final Rendezvous. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Summer.

3.30 Ask The Doctor. (Final, R) 4.05 Think Tank. (PG, 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.

(R) 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize.

(R) 2.10 A World Of Calm. (R) 2.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 5. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test.

Australia v England. Day 3. Morning session.

12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. From the SCG. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 3.

Late afternoon session.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: The Cure. (1995, PGla, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGals, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.45 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Judith Lucy. (PG, R) 6.30 Summer Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) A former supermodel is murdered.

9.00 Miniseries: The War Of The Worlds. (Mv) Part 1 of 3. After a mysterious capsule lands in Surrey, England, a couple are caught in a Martian invasion.

10.00 Mum. (Ml, R) It is Cathy’s 60th birthday.

10.30 ABC Late News.

11.00 Van Der Valk. (Mav, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Good With Wood. (Premiere) Hosted by Mel Giedroyc.

8.30 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads: Watling Street. (PGa, R) Dan Jones travels the length of Watling Street.

9.25 Ancient Superstructures: Mont Saint Michel. (PG, R) Part 1 of 4.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 11.55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games.

(Masv, R) 1.45 The Indian Pacific: 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 39. Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 MOVIE: Sphere. (1998, Mv, R) When a team of scientists descends into the ocean to explore an ancient spacecraft that is believed to have been resting on the Pacific floor for centuries, they discover it contains a mysterious cargo. Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Charlie’s Walk. (PGam) An Australian sea lion goes for a walk.

8.30 MOVIE: Patriot Games.

(1992, Mlv, R) A former CIA agent becomes a target for assassination after shooting an IRA terrorist. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean.

10.55 MOVIE: The Whole Truth.

(2016, Malsv) Keanu Reeves.

12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Living Room. (R) The team helps a deserving couple.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (lsv, R) Guests include Jessica Chastain, Claire Foy, Peter Dinklage, Cush Jumbo, Joe Lycett and Michael Sheen.

10.00 Just For Laughs. (Mdls, R) Hosted by Nick Cody.

11.00 Drunk History Australia. (Mals, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 [TEN] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.20pm Kangaroo Beach. 5.35 Milo.

5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.05 Octonauts.

6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 MOVIE: Only God Forgives. (2013, MA15+) 10.00 Doctor Who. 11.00 Brassic. 11.45 Sick Of It. (Final) 12.10am QI. 12.40 Community. 1.05 Parks And Recreation. 1.25 Last Woman On The Planet.

2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City.

5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath.

2.30 Musk And Mars. 3.20 Losing Ground. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Monty Python. 6.20 Alone. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex & Music: From Pills To Thrills. 10.25 The Last Year Of Television 2021 Special. 11.25 Narcos. 12.30am VICE News Tonight. 1.25 Is Australia Racist?

2.25 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News.

3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Last Chance Learners.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 M*A*S*H. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 9.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 10.30 The Mentalist. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 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 World’s Greatest Journeys. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Murder, She Wrote. 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 Tennis.

ATP Cup. Day 7. Night session. First semi-final. 11.00 House. Midnight Explore TV Viking. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 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 Man With A Plan. 8.30 Becker. 9.00 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 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 Mom. 11.00 Friends. 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 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

Waabiny Time. 9.10 Bushwhacked! 9.35 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00 Going Places.

Noon From The Heart Of Our Nation: The Sunset Concert. 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 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.45 MOVIE: Robinson Crusoe.

(2016, PG) 9.20 Bedtime Stories. 9.30 Stand Up And Be Counted: A NAIDOC Concert Special. 11.25 Late Programs.

The Finishers. Continued. (2013, PG, French) 6.55 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 8.45 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 10.35 Project A Part II. (1987, M, Cantonese) 12.35pm Fireworks Wednesday. (2006, M, Farsi) 2.30 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 4.30 Belle And Sebastian 3.

(2017, PG, French) 6.10 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 8.30 Gold. (2016, M) 10.45 White Boy Rick.

(2018, MA15+) 12.50am Hurricane. (2018, MA15+) 2.50 Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story. (2018, MA15+, Spanish) 5.00 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French)

6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 8.30 Pawn Stars.

9.00 Lost In Transmission. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest.

11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions.

Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 Pawnography. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Lost In Transmission. 3.30 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Monster Energy Tour. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Detroit Steel. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football.

AFL Women’s. Round 1. St Kilda v Richmond. 9.00 MOVIE: Contagion. (2011, M) 11.15 MOVIE: Spawn.

(1997, M) 1.15am Late Programs.

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

11.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day Session.

Melbourne Summer Set. Day session. 5.30pm The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Night session. Melbourne Summer Set. Day 4.

Night session. 11.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 11.30 That ’70s Show. Midnight Lipstick Jungle. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Love Island USA. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Beyblade Burst Rise. 4.50 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Forever.

5.10 Care Bears: Unlock The Magic. 5.30 Gumball.

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

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 9.00 iFish. 9.15 iFish Summer Series.

9.45 To Be Advised. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.30 Star Trek. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 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.

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

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Saturday, January 8 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.30 Screen Time: Are Your Kids Addicted?

(R) 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh In India. (PG, R) 4.00 Throwback. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline Summer.

(R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 6.

Melbourne Boomers v UC Capitals.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera English News. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News.

8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 Planet Of Treasures. (PGv, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 6. Highlights.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes.

Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 4.

Afternoon session. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG) 12.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG) 1.00 Tennis. ATP Cup. Day 8. Day session. Second semi-final.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 2.00 Destination Dessert.

(R) 2.30 Three Blue Ducks. (PGl, R) 3.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGa, R) 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 The Larkins. The family convinces Mariette to stay for the donkey derby/ gymkhana and cocktail party in a few days.

8.20 Miniseries: Us. (Ml) Part 4 of 4.

Now that he has found Albie in Barcelona, Douglas tries to keep his family together, win his son back and change Connie’s feelings. However, an unexpected emergency throws a wrench into his plans.

9.20 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Measles is becoming rife in the East End and Dr Turner decides to educate the mothers.

10.20 Father Brown. (PG, R) A beekeeper dies mysteriously.

11.05 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) Meeting George leaves Alice shaken.

11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Guest programmed by Julia Stone.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs: Across The Moors. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Alcatraz. (Premiere) Explores real-life prison breaks.

8.30 The World’s Greatest Hotels: Beverley Hilton. (PG) Takes a look at the Beverley Hilton, a mid-century design icon that was built to attract show business.

9.25 World’s Most Beautiful Railway.

(R) A look at Scotland’s railway network.

10.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (R) 11.10 Dublin Murders. (Malsv, R) 12.15 MOVIE: Downfall.

(2004, MA15+av, R, German) 3.00 9/11: Escape From The Towers. (Maw, 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.

6.50 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 1. Western Bulldogs v Melbourne. From Victoria University Whitten Oval, Melbourne.

8.50 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1.

Fremantle v Adelaide. From Fremantle Oval.

11.00 April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes. (MA15+a, R) Explores the 2012 abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones.

12.15 MOVIE: Wanted. (1998, Mdlv, R) A man on the run after killing a mobster finds redemption while hiding out at a Catholic reform school. Michael Sutton, Tracey Gold, Timothy Busfield.

2.30 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 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Twister. (1996, PGvla, R) Two meteorologists, on the brink of divorce, are forced to work together after they are caught in a severe storm.

Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes.

9.45 MOVIE: Dante’s Peak. (1997, Mv, R) A volcanologist and a mayor try to convince other scientists, and the public, that a volcano is about to erupt. Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan.

11.50 MOVIE: Taking Woodstock.

(2009, MA15+dln, R) A young man promotes a music festival. Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman.

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, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGalv, R) The lifeguards take the beach buggy into the streets as they chase down an aggressive beachgoer wielding a knife.

7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9.

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

10.00 Ambulance. (Mal, R) Follow crews from the North West Ambulance Service as they deal with all manner of crises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat posed by the rising flood waters of Storm Christoph.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021: The Gala. 9.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10.15 Insert Name Here. 10.45 Schitt’s Creek.

11.10 The Trip To Greece. 11.40 GameFace. (Final) 12.05am Red Dwarf. 12.35 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. (Final) 1.30 ABC News Update.

1.35 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon What Would Diplo Do? 1.00 North To South: The Full Journey. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.45 It’s Suppertime! 5.45 Delivering The World: Inside DHL. 6.35 The Story Of The Songs. 7.30 Brooklyn NineNine. 8.30 Music Videos That Defined The 90s.

9.30 Music Videos That Defined The 2000s. 10.30 The X-Files. 2.40am France 24. 3.00 Thai News.

3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Weekender.

11.30 Creek To Coast. Noon Horse Racing. Aquis $1.5M Raceday, Royal Randwick Raceday and MRC Members’ Race Day. 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Hotel Inspector. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Mentalist. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop.

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 Explore. 11.55 MOVIE: Return To Paradise. (1953, PG) 1.45pm MOVIE: The Alamo.

(1960, PG) 5.00 Tennis. ATP Cup. Day 8. Day session. Second semi-final. 6.30 MOVIE: The Great Escape. (1963, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: The Mechanic.

(1972, M) Midnight Late Programs.

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

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 2.00 Ice Hockey. National Hockey Super League. 4.00 Soccer. Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 Gaelic Football.

Ladies Association. Highlights. 6.00 VCW: Vulcan Championship Wrestling. 7.00 Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen. 7.30 MOVIE: Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me. (2018, M) 9.20 Moogai. 9.45 The Darkside. 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.40 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 9.00 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 10.50 Fanny’s Journey. (2016, M, French) 12.40pm A Fantastic Woman. (2017, M, Spanish) 2.35 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 4.25 Mon Oncle. (1958, French) 6.35 Girl With A Pearl Earring. (2003, PG) 8.30 The Family. (2013, MA15+) 10.35 The Dark Horse. (2014, M) 12.50am Late Programs.

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

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

10.00 Step Outside. 10.30 Shipping Wars. 11.00 Lost In Transmission. Noon The Mike & Cole Show.

12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 The Food Dude. 2.30 Towies. 2.50 American Pickers. 3.50 Pawn Stars.

4.20 Detroit Steel. 5.20 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Alexander. (2004, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

11.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day Session.

Melbourne Summer Set. Day session. 6pm 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Tennis.

Adelaide International. Night session. Melbourne Summer Set. Night session. 11.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 11.30 That ’70s Show. Midnight Lipstick Jungle. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Late Programs.

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

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon JAG. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 5.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 MacGyver. 11.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 1.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

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With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 To Be Advised. 2pm Man With A Plan. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends.

12.10am Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials.

1.40 Mom. 2.35 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders: Summer Edition. 10.30 Heywire. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 1.45 Mum. (Ml, R) 2.15 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 3.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 4.05 Nigel Slater’s Middle East. (R) 5.00 Dream Gardens.

(PG, R) 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (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 Speedweek. 3.00 I’m Not A Runner. (PGl, R) 4.00 Lost Viking Army. (PGa, R) 4.55 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally.

Stages 1 to 6. Highlights. From Saudi Arabia.

5.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. The Ashes.

Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 5.

Afternoon session. 3.10 The Ashes: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Drive TV. (Premiere) 10.30 The Xtreme CollXtion. (PG, R) 11.00 Ultimate Rush. (PG, R) 11.30 Customs. (PG, R) 12.00 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG, R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Rocky III. (1982, PGv, R) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Mr. T. 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. (PGa) [TEN] Joel Osteen. 8.00 Toddlers Behaving (Very) Badly. (R) 9.00 GCBC. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 12.30 To Be Advised. 2.15 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.05 Australia Remastered: Desert.

(R) Presented by Aaron Pedersen.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Kevin McCloud’s Top 10.

(PG, R) Kevin McCloud and Peter Maddison reminisce about the design features of a selection of homes.

8.35 MOVIE: Becoming Jane.

(2007, PG, R) A young Jane Austen finds inspiration after falling in love with an impoverished lawyer. Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters.

10.30 Doc Martin. (Ma, R) Morwenna’s parents pay a surprise visit.

11.20 Harrow. (Madlsv, R) 12.15 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 1.10 Squinters. (Madls, R) 3.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission: The Mysterious Egyptian Sarcophagi. (PG) Part 2 of 2.

8.30 Costa Concordia: Why She Sank. Part 1 of 2. Combining first-person testimony from survivors, rescuers and previously unseen footage, the tragic 2012 sinking of the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, is documented.

10.30 Lost Worlds And Hidden Treasures. (R) Part 1 of 3.

1.40 The Indian Pacific: 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 42.

Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From C.ex Coffs International Stadium, NSW. 11.00 MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes.

(1970, Mv, R) During World War II, a US officer organises a covert mission with a motley crew of soldiers, behind enemy lines in France, to steal a fortune in gold that is being hidden in a bank vault by the Nazis.

Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles.

2.00 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 Sunday.

7.00 Tennis. ATP Cup. Day 9. Night session.

Final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv, R) The hospital goes into lockdown mode after a man with a gun holds medical staff hostage.

12.00 Miniseries: The Bad Seed. (Mdlv, R) Part 3 of 5.

1.00 The Xtreme CollXtion.

(PG, R) A look at extreme sports.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Aussie celebrities continue their test of survival in the Australian outback.

9.30 FBI. (M) As the team investigates a string of jewellery store robberies that culminated in a double murder, they uncover a connection to a 16-year-old boy trying to survive the foster care system.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Drinking To Oblivion. 9.30 Barrenjoey Road. 10.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. (Final) 11.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.05am MOVIE: Only God Forgives. (2013, MA15+) 1.25 ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam!

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon The Story Of. 12.30 SBS Courtside. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v Miami Heat. 3.30 Tattoo Age. 4.30 WorldWatch. 5.00 Insight. 6.00 Speed With Guy Martin. 6.55 Deadly Destruction.

7.45 When Big Things Go Wrong. 8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 Dark Side Of The Ring. 10.15 Border To Border. 11.15 Das Boot. 12.25am MOVIE: Her Smell.

(2018, MA15+) 3.00 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Shopping. 10.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.45 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.45pm MOVIE: Volcano: Fire On The Mountain. (1997, PG) 2.45 MOVIE: Dial M For Murder. (1954, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Inside Out. (1975, PG) 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.

8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop.

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 MOVIE: Dangerous Voyage. (1954, PG) 1.20pm MOVIE: We Joined The Navy. (1962) 3.15 MOVIE: Houseboat. (1958) 5.30 Tennis. ATP Cup. Day 9. Day session. Final. 7.00 MOVIE: True Grit. (1969, M) 9.40 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Crazy

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Gaelic Football. Ladies Association. Highlights. 11.15 Football. WKFL. From Western Australia. 12.45pm W Series: Driven. 1.15 Soccer. African Cup NSW. 2.50 Football. CAFL. 4.30 Softball. SA Premier League.

6.00 Colonial Combat. 6.30 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Coast New Zealand. 8.30 MOVIE: 20 Feet From Stardom. (2013) 10.10 MOVIE: Anori. (2018, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

Girl With A Pearl Earring. Continued. (2003, PG) 6.55 Land Of The Bears. (2014, French) 8.30 Mon Oncle. (1958, French) 10.40 Brick Lane. (2007, M) 12.35pm In Harmony. (2015, M, French) 2.10 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 4.30 Growing Up Smith.

(2015, PG) 6.25 Bend It Like Beckham. (2002, PG) 8.30 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 10.25 The Girl In The Book. (2015, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

11.00 River To Reef: Retro. 11.30 Step Outside.

Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Million Dollar Catch. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1. Carlton v Collingwood. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Speed. (1994, M) 9.55 MOVIE: The Gumball Rally.

(1976, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

1pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Day Session.

Melbourne Summer Set. Day session. Finals. 5.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night session.

Melbourne Summer Set. Night session. Finals. 9.00 MOVIE: Twins. (1988, PG) 11.10 Malcolm. 12.10am Lipstick Jungle. 1.10 Vanderpump Rules. 2.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 Unknown Road Adventures. 11.00 Stories Of Bikes. 11.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. Noon Australia By Design: Architecture. 12.30 Scorpion.

2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.30 Soccer.

A-League Women. Round 6. Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours.

11.20 Late Programs.

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Ex-Girlfriend. 6.50 Brides Of Beverly Hills. 7.50 Neighbours. 9.45 To Be Advised. 11.30 Seatbelt Psychic. Noon Carol’s Second Act. 1.00 Basketball.

NBL. Round 6. Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United.

3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 6. Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. Midnight Shopping.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Late Programs.

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PRIME7 (6)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 The Larkins. (R) 2.00 Blue Water Empire. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 2.05 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 2.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PGa, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 7. Highlights.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Gillian Triggs. (PG, R) 6.30 Summer Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Back Roads: Tom Price, Western Australia. Presented by Heather Ewart.

8.30 The China Century: Economic Miracle. (Ma) Part 2 of 5. Takes a look at China’s meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.

9.30 McKellen: Playing The Part.

(Mls, R) Explores the life of Sir Ian McKellen.

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 12.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.55 Catalyst.

(PG, R) 4.55 Summer Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Hibiscus And Ruthless. (2018, PGa, R) 2.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 43.

Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers.

5.30 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994, PGl, R) Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Britain’s Scenic Railways.

(PG) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 Secret Scotland: Edinburgh.

(PGa, R) Part 1 of 5. Comedian Susan Calman pays a visit to some of Scotland’s most iconic destinations.

9.20 The Best Of 24 Hours In Emergency: Journey Of Life. (M) A compilation of stories from St George’s.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+av) 11.45 Wisting. (Mal, R) 12.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 1.30 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.35 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 44.

Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder.

From UTAS Stadium, Tasmania.

11.00 Fantasy Island. (Ma) A businesswoman’s fantasy of a perfect Christmas and to meet Mr Right tests Roarke in unexpected ways. Mr Jones faces his past. A new Secret Santa tradition has Ruby and Javier looking to the future.

12.00 MOVIE: Captive. (1998, Msv, R) An advertising executive in dire financial straits is drawn into a plot to kidnap his boss’s son. Richard Grieco, Marie-Josée Croze, Paul Hopkins.

2.00 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 RBT. (Mdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Australian Crime Stories: A Deadly Friendship. (Mlv, R) Takes a look at the case of killer Jonathan Dick, who tried to murder his former best friend.

9.40 Reported Missing: Tyler.

(Mal, R) Follows the search for five-year-old Tyler, who was reported missing by his estranged father.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+a, R) 11.50 The Village. (Mas) 12.40 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 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Aussie celebrities continue their test of survival in the Australian outback.

9.00 To Be Advised.

10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) Crosby’s old army buddy is attacked in an apparent drug deal gone wrong.

11.00 The FBI Declassified: Enemy Of The State. (PGal) FBI agents try to stop a conspiracy theorist.

12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show.

2.00 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 David Attenborough: Kingdom Of Plants. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.15 Last Woman On The Planet. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.10 QI. 11.40 Escape From The City. 12.40am Red Dwarf. (Final) 1.10 Community. 1.30 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon SBS Courtside. 12.30 Basketball. NBA. Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers.

3.00 VICE. 3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Monty Python. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s.

(Final) 9.20 Hypothetical. 10.10 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021. 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. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. Noon Mighty Trains. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 RSPCA 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 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Tennis.

Adelaide International. Day Session. Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 1. Day Session. 5.30pm Keeping Up Appearances. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night Session.

Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 1. Night Session. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Seatbelt Psychic.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.

2pm The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. 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 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Lost Diamonds. 9.30 The X-Files.

11.05 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Mon

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

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 7.30

Oncle. Continued. (1958, French) 8.05 Bend It Like Beckham. (2002, PG) 10.10 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 12.05pm Tommy’s Honour. (2016, M) 2.10 Girl With A Pearl Earring. (2003, PG) 4.05 Land Of The Bears.

(2014, French) 5.40 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 7.50 First Girl I Loved. (2016, M) 9.30 The King’s Choice. (2016, M) Midnight Foxtrot.

(2017, MA15+, Hebrew) 2.05 Late Programs.

Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 Pawnography. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Heavy Lifting. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Detroit Steel. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. (2007, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: The Specialist. (1994, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 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 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.30 MOVIE: 48 Hrs. (1982, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Cop Land. (1997, MA15+) 12.35am Lipstick Jungle. 1.35 Vanderpump Rules. 2.30 Late Programs.

Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United.

Replay. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.30 Star Trek. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15am Infomercials. 12.45 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Nigel Slater’s Middle East.

(R) 11.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Miniseries: Us. (Ml, R) 2.00 Blue Water Empire. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 2.05 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 2.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 8. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Blast From The Past. (1999, PGlsv, R) 2.30 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Pretty In Pink. (1986, PGals, R) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Summer Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Deborra-lee Furness. (PG, R) 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds: Week 3 – Confidence. (R) Part 3 of 5.

9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Brisbane To Cairns – Try Not Die. (R) Griff Rhys Jones explores Australia by train.

10.20 QI. (PG, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.25 Hawke: The Larrikin And The Leader. (Ml, R) 12.20 MOVIE: Primary Colours. (1998, MA15+l, R) John Travolta, Kathy Bates. 2.40 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.55 Summer Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Orleans To Reims.

(PGnv, R) Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.40 Robson Green: Walking Hadrian’s Wall. (PGs, R) Part 2 of 3.

Robson Green continues his exploration of Hadrian’s Wall by travelling from Chollerford to Walltown Crags.

9.35 Australia In Colour: Australia At Play. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 4.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Man In Room 301. (Mals) 12.00 Miss S. (MA15+v) 1.10 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.00 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 45.

Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers.

From GMHBA Stadium, Victoria.

11.00 Born To Kill? John Wayne Gacy.

(MA15+asv) Examines the crimes of John Wayne Gacy, who killed, raped and tortured more than 30 teenage boys and young men.

12.00 Absentia. (MA15+av, R) With Conrad Harlow being released from jail, Emily has not come close to solving the mystery of her kidnapping.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Absentia. (MA15+v, 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 Travel Guides. (PGlns, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics, experiencing a holiday in Tasmania.

8.30 The Weakest Link. (PGl, R) Quiz show featuring eight contestants who answer general knowledge questions, with the “weakest link” voted out by their peers after each round. Hosted by Magda Szubanski.

9.30 To Be Advised.

11.40 Manifest. (Madv, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Aussie celebrities continue their test of survival in the Australian outback.

9.00 NCIS. (Mdv) The team investigates the death of a Navy commander who trained athletes.

10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) A Navy intelligence officer leaps to his death.

11.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) Torres meets his estranged father.

12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 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. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Aftertaste. 9.30 Brassic. 10.15 Schitt’s Creek. 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.40 The Trip To Greece. 12.10am GameFace. (Final) 12.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.20 Community. 1.45 Parks And Recreation. 2.05 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam!

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v Miami Heat. Replay. 2.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Monty Python. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out. 9.40 Leigh-Anne Pinnock: Race, Pop And Power. 10.50 Cults And Extreme Belief. 11.40 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 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 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 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Without A Trace. 12.45am Families Of Crime.

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 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Tennis.

Adelaide International. Day Session. Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 2. Day Session. 5.30pm Keeping Up Appearances. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night Session.

Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 2. Night Session. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

7.30 Seinfeld. 8.00 Man With A Plan. 8.30 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.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Living With Giants. 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 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay.

6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Headdress.

7.35 Who Killed Malcolm X. 8.30 I, Sniper. 9.30 The X-Files. 11.05 Late Programs.

Growing Up Smith. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.25 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 9.35 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 11.35 The Way Of The Dragon. (1972, M, Cantonese) 1.30pm Bend It Like Beckham. (2002, PG) 3.35 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 5.30 Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007, PG, Japanese) 7.45 Iron Sky. (2012, M) 9.30 A United Kingdom.

(2016, PG) 11.35 Late Programs.

11.00 America’s Game. Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 Pawnography. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Heavy Lifting. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Detroit Steel.

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: Another 48 Hrs. (1990, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Death Wish V. (1994, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

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

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled.

8.30 A-League Highlights Show. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.30 Star Trek. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods.

10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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Wednesday, January 12 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 New Dads. (PG, R) 2.00 Blue Water Empire. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 2.05 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 2.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 9. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Logan’s Run. (1976, PGansv, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking With Love. (2018, G, R) Ali Liebert, Brett Dalton. 1.45 Explore. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless.

(PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGl) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Bill Oddie. (PG, R) 6.30 Summer Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Music game show, featuring Kate Miller-Heidke, Vance Joy, Luke McGregor and Claire Hooper.

9.25 Fisk. (PG, R) Helen attends a writers festival.

9.55 Miniseries: A Very English Scandal. (Malsv, R) Part 2 of 3.

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.20 The China Century. (Ma, R) 12.20 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.05 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.05 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.55 Summer Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Australian Railway Journeys: Adelaide To Perth – The Indian Pacific. (PGa, R) Michael Portillo travels aboard the Indian Pacific.

8.40 The Royal House Of Windsor: Enter The Outsider. (PG, R) Explores Prince Philip’s role as a moderniser.

9.35 Departure. (Mav) Kendra is shaken by a violent confrontation.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 In Therapy. (Ma) 11.50 DNA. (Malv, R) 1.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R) 2.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.50 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 5.50 Soccer. Supercopa de España. First semi-final. Barcelona v Real Madrid.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 46. Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

11.00 Autopsy USA: Patty Duke.

(MA15+ad) Forensic pathologist Dr Michael Hunter takes a fresh look at the 2016 death of actor Patty Duke.

12.00 Mean Mums. (PGs, R) After her son begins primary school, a mother clashes with some of the school’s more competitive parents.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Mean Mums. (PG, R) 1.00 [SEVEN] Air Crash Investigation. (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) Bonnie must perform surgery on a zebra.

8.30 Emergency. (Mlm, R) Security tackles a violent man trying to smear blood onto hospital staff.

9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm) A 21-year-old gets into an argument with another patient in the waiting room.

10.30 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max orders a hospital-wide census.

11.20 Manifest. (Madv, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Aussie celebrities continue their test of survival in the Australian outback.

9.00 Bull. (Mad) Bull helps a grieving mother sue the developers of a computer program that misidentified her son as a criminal, leading him to be fatally shot by the police.

11.00 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Making Child Prodigies. 8.30 Devolution. 9.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks.

10.15 Doctor Who. 11.10 Louis Theroux: Drinking To Oblivion. 12.10am Community. 12.30 Parks And Recreation. 12.50 ABC News Update. 12.55 Close.

5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam!

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers. Replay. 2.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.50 Rise. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Monty Python. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 MOVIE: Better Days. (2019) 11.00 MOVIE: God Help The Girl. (2014, M) 1am The X-Files. 1.50 The Wrestlers. 2.45 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

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

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 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 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day Session. Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 3. Day Session.

5.30pm Keeping Up Appearances. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Night Session. Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 3. Night Session. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Man With A Plan. 8.30 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.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. 11.05 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Who Killed Malcolm X. 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 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Soul II Soul. 8.30 Going Native. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 MOVIE: 20 Feet From Stardom. (2013) 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 8.05 Maiko Haaaan!!!

(2007, PG, Japanese) 10.20 The King’s Choice.

(2016, M) 12.50pm Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 3.05 The Red Balloon. (1956, French) 3.50 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 5.45 Gagarin. (2013, PG, Russian) 7.50 Blow Dry. (2001, M) 9.30 The Young Victoria. (2009, PG) 11.30 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 Pawnography. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.30 The Grade Cricketer. 3.00 Heavy Lifting. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Down East Dickering. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Extreme Unboxing. 10.00 Desert Collectors. 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: RoboCop. (1987, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Double Impact. (1991, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials.

8.00 Stories Of Bikes. 8.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.30 Star Trek. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 MacGyver.

12.10am Shopping. 1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 Late Programs.

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Back Roads. (R) 10.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 11.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Miniseries: The War Of The Worlds. (Mv, R) 2.00 Miniseries: A Very English Scandal.

(Malsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 Soccer. Supercopa de España. First semi-final. Barcelona v Real Madrid.

Continued. 7.50 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 2.05 Gourmet Farmer. (PGaw, R) 2.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 10. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Singin’ In The Rain.

(1952, G, R) Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds. 2.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The OutOf-Towners. (1999, PGadls, R) Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments.

(R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point.

(PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGl, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Summer Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. Kurt Fearnley speaks with Saya Sakakibara.

8.30 MOVIE: Goldstone. (2016, Malv, R) A detective uncovers a web of corruption.

Aaron Pedersen, David Wenham.

10.20 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+s, R) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.25 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.20 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 1.20 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Catalyst. (R) 4.55 Summer Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels. Part 2 of 3.

8.30 Extra Life: A Short History Of Living Longer: Data. Part 2 of 4.

9.40 La Fortuna. (Ml) Álex starts a race against time.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Gomorrah. (MA15+v) 12.10 We Are Who We Are. (Ml, R) 1.05 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R) 2.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 5.50 Soccer.

Supercopa de España. Second semi-final.

Atlético Madrid v Athletic Club.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

7.30 Mates On A Mission.

(Premiere, PGal) Four mates take on challenges to raise awareness.

8.50 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses.

(2011, MA15+ls, R) Three friends conspire to murder their bosses, who they are convinced are standing in their way. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day. 10.50 MOVIE: Blazing Saddles.

(1974, Mas, R) Gene Wilder.

12.55 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Scandal. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) Experts help people declutter their lives.

8.30 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (1994, Mls, R) A bachelor who is often called on to be the best man at friends’ weddings meets his ideal partner at a reception. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas.

10.55 New Amsterdam. (Ma, R) 11.50 Chicago Med. (Mamv, R) 12.40 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 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Aussie celebrities continue their test of survival in the Australian outback.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+av) When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in a pile of neglected missing persons’ reports.

10.00 Blue Bloods. (Mv) An illegal drug shipment arrives in New York.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 QI. 9.00 Hard Quiz. 9.30 Insert Name Here. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021: The Gala. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Community. 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam!

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 12.50 Most Expensivest. 1.20 North To South: The Full Journey. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Monty Python. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 The Source.

11.00 Vikings. 11.50 News. 12.45am VICE. 1.20 My House: The Real Pose. 2.20 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 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.15 Sons And Daughters.

3.45 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 Last Chance Learners.

4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Tennis.

Adelaide International. Day Session. Sydney Tennis Classic. Day 4. Day Session. 5.30pm Keeping Up Appearances. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Australian Open Tennis Draw. 7.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night Session. Sydney Tennis Classic.

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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. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Maiko Haaaan!!! Continued. (2007, PG, Japanese) 7.15 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 9.15 Gagarin. (2013, PG, Russian) 11.20 The Red Balloon.

(1956, French) 12.05pm The Royal Bride. (2020, M, Vietnamese) 2.15 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 4.20 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 6.10 Boychoir.

(2014, PG) 8.00 Beatriz At Dinner. (2017, M) 9.30 A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

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

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

9.00 Irish Pickers. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Sound FX: Best Of. 12.30 Pawnography. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.00 Desert Collectors. 3.00 Heavy Lifting. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Down East Dickering. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Ransom. (1996, MA15+) 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: RoboCop 2. (1990, MA15+) 10.45 MOVIE: RoboCop 3. (1993, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

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

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation.

2.30 Star Trek. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 MOVIE: Hangman. (2017, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

Going Native. 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 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

8.30 Trickster. 9.30 MOVIE: Pluto Nash. (2002) 11.05 Late Programs.

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2022 THE ASTROLOGICAL YEAR AHEAD with Sudhir

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The Ram: Fire – Spirit – Outgoing

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20) The Bull: Earth – Matter – Fixed

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) The Twins: Air – Ideas – Changeable

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With the asteroid Chiron slowly making it’s way through Aries over the course of the year, there’s a strong focus on healing. In matters of the heart, this has to do with slowing down and honouring the deep sensitivity required to do no harm in love. Opportunity in matters of the heart will certainly come your way, as Jupiter spends time with you from May through to October, but you will have to open up to the tenderness required for the flame to fully ignite.

You have a very large unruly guest in your midst by the name of Uranus. The function of Uranus is to liberate us. The question is whether we want to be liberated. In the realm of love, Uranus is going to shake things up, like a farmer shakes up the soil to make it more alive.

Truth liberates. In matters of love, the presence of fearless truth will deepen your connections. If love can’t bear the presence of truth then it needs to be reviewed and renewed.

In matters of the heart, the strongest influence will be coming your way from Neptune, who is in Pisces. You love dancing around in the world of ideas. Anyone who comes close to you, will have to fall in love with your busy-ness, your curiosity, and your sense of play. Neptune in Pisces will lean on you to open up to a depth of feeling, and a depth of longing, that is presently out of your range. See this as an opportunity to explore parts of yourself that are unknown.

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Jupiter will be in Aries from May through to October. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, luck, good fortune, and opportunity. The omens are clear. This is the time of the year when you can expect the greatest support from the cosmos, to get that project that you have been treasuring in your imagination, over the line. The key will be to align your sensitivity and intuition with your enthusiasm and bravado.

By engaging both you will be unstoppable.

The presence of disruptive Uranus in Taurus, means that those who are able to adjust quickly to a constantly-changing environment, will prosper. If you try to dig your roots in when the sands are shifting, you will suffer all the indignities that come from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Remember, Uranus is here to set us free. Any disruption that he brings is with that in mind. Bulls aren’t always the most manoeuvrable of animals. Work on your flexibility.

By upping your skill levels, money will eventually come and find you.

Focus on finding excellence in whatever it is that you do. You will know you have it when your work, craft, art, or trade begins to bring you waves of joy. There are a lot of disruptive forces at play in the world at large as we speak. As flexibility is built into your hard-drive, you are well positioned to thrive. Change is a food that nourishes you, whereas for others it just breeds anxiety.

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We are living in interesting times. All of our institutions are in a process of regeneration and renewal. It would be all too easy to focus on what’s falling apart, but the reality is that this moment in history contains the seeds of great possibility, providing we can have our wits about us.

Even as Pluto sets this up, and Uranus continues to provide us with unexpected shocks, your job is to keep dusting yourself off and staying true to your naturally-optimistic spirit.

The North Node of the Moon, or the Head of the Dragon, is moving through Taurus for the whole of next year. The North Node is like a big magnet, pulling us forward into fresh adventures and unknown pastures. This, along with Uranus, is setting you up for journeys into unknown places, both in your external world and in your being. The moment you get comfortable with change, you will find a different kind of security and safety that is wild and free.us with unexpected shocks, your job is to keep dusting yourself off and staying true to your naturally-optimistic spirit.

Pluto is breaking down societal structures, in order to renew them.

As long as we remember the renewal part, then these crazy days will prove to be potent and creative. Uranus in Taurus keeps sending all sorts of shocks through our culture, mostly via the media. The true nature of the various traditions we live in is being revealed for what it is. You have a natural affinity for media, messages, and communication. This coming year you will have an effect by speaking clearly.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) The Crab: Water – Feeling – Outgoing

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) The Lion: Fire – Spirit – Fixed

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) The Virgin: Earth – Matter – Changeable

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Over the coming year, and in spite of all the shifts and changes going on around you, you will find yourself feeling more and more steady in your heart and soul. This very much goes for your world of affection. As a child of the Moon, your moods and emotions will always be in flux.

That’s the nature of water signs such as Cancer. Disruptions should take love deeper. If they don’t, then now is the time to learn how to turn ruptures into fields of opportunity.

You are a creature of the Sun. Whatever goes down, you are always going to be looking at ways to shine your light. Interestingly, when it comes to looking into the year ahead, there is always a parallel theme of regeneration and renewal at play. Love will invite you to put your ego aside, and yet shine. In attempting to do both, you will find a deeper love and a deeper light; one that isn’t dependant on other people’s approval in order for you to shine.

Neptune is in Pisces, directly opposite Virgo. Neptune and Pisces are everything that Virgo isn’t. Where you love groundedness, rhythm and plans, both Neptune and Pisces choose intuition. Where you are pragmatic, Neptune and Pisces are imaginative. In love, this means that you are likely to be flooded by waves of feeling that hold great possibility but make no sense to your logical mind. Your soul is calling for experiences that are overwhelming in their beauty.

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Around money and finances, you are always going to be driven by a pull to comfort, safety and nourishment. That’s your nature. Within a context of deep societal change, as we are experiencing now, this becomes a powerful challenge. Jupiter will be in Aries from May until October. During this time fortune will shine on those who are willing to turn their ideas into action. He will spend the rest of the year in Pisces.

Use your intuition as well as your energy.

In matters of money, it is worth noting that you are presently being challenged by the presence of Saturn in your opposite sign, Aquarius. This means that life will lean on you to balance your needs with the needs of the community around you. A community that allows no individuality would be robotic and cold. To go with individuality alone, and ignore community, would inevitably end up being harsh and unkind. Factor this into your financial decisions. You are not alone.

As you sift, sort, research, and analyse, so life defies you. We are in a period of extraordinary change. Uranus is shaking up the market’s tectonic plates. Pluto is regenerating and renewing cultural and economic norms. These are reflected in the presence of climate change, a pandemic, and loud voices from the right and left that want everybody’s attention, no matter what. Neptune in Pisces is challenging you to dare to dream. Imagine, and enact a positive vision.

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With Pluto travelling ever so slowly through your opposite sign, Capricorn, you are being faced with a constant challenge. Pluto is dismantling various rigidities that have crept into our culture, opening up the possibility of regeneration and renewal. The temptation is to give into fear. The better option is to trust your feelings and work at finding the opportunities and possibilities that are present, should one wish to find them. Bring your love to bear in matters that matter.

There are a few very influential planets working to bring your passions to ground. To burn passionately without having one’s feet on solid ground, is to self-immolate. Nobody wants that. Fire needs a hearth to contain it, otherwise it becomes a wildfire, invoking danger and damage. Saturn in Aquarius is a part of this equation. Saturn is the cosmic handbrake. To slow down and be ever more aware of the implications of our actions is a good thing. Go with it.

As an earth sign, you love it best when there is solid ground beneath your feet. Uranus is shaking your foundations. Pluto in Capricorn is also on a cosmic mission to regenerate structures that are becoming damaging or irrelevant. Of all the earth signs, you are the one most likely to be able to adapt to change. This will only happen if you take time out from trying to figure out all the details and, instead, step back and look at the big picture. Be ahead of the game.

© Sudhir Dean 2021 14 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 7 January, 2022

The outer planets provide the deep underlying pulse of the year ahead. Let’s begin with Pluto, the most distant. Pluto brings regeneration and renewal. He is in Capricorn. He is breaking down old structures so they can be rebuilt in more life-affirming ways.

Neptune is next. He symbolises our longing to melt into life’s flow, in love or meditation. He is in Pisces, the sign of bliss, inviting us to honour our need for soulful or spiritual experience. Uranus follows. Uranus’ function is to liberate us. He is in Taurus, the sign of money, resources and pleasure. Uranus is rattling our addiction to unsustainable comforts. He is waking us up to that feeling of aliveness that comes when our lives are in flux. Saturn follows. His job is to keep us real. He is in Aquarius. He will make us consider our various ideas of freedom, some of which are narcissistic, and some of which honour the fact that we are connected to a web of community that demands care. Jupiter, the last piece in the puzzle, will shift between Pisces and Aries.

Jupiter provides a sense of possibility and optimism. In Pisces, he will encourage us to be more soulful. In Aries he will nudge us to get out there and have a go at making our most heartfelt dreams real.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23) The Scales: Air – Ideas – Outgoing

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21) The Scorpion: Water – Feeling – Fixed

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Venus is your guiding planet; and love is your driving force. You hold a lot more sway than others might imagine. It is time to bring your love out into the world at large, and let it impact on the work you do, and the people you have around you. Romance is important but it’s not enough to silo it into one small part of your life. Shine your love wherever you go and who ever you cross paths with. The more you share it, the more love will come back to you.

Ruled as you are by the planet Pluto, who is presently in Capricorn, your love-life is always going to be an on-going journey of re-invention and renewal.Your propensity for secrets is equal to your love of bringing that which is hidden out into the light. The South Node of the Moon is moving through Scorpio offering you a golden opportunity to shed the skin of old habits and patterns that keep you in less than nourishing loops. Relax your hold and let love do its thing.

You are ruled by two passions. One is to figure out how to make sense and meaning out of all the crazy things that life throws at us.

The second is to get out and see the world. The South Node of the Moon has now left you alone. In love, you no longer have the feeling that some sort of an old snag is holding you back. Jupiter is in Pisces for some of the year, deepening your need for immersive emotional experience. Love will alternate between intimacy and adventure.

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Your ruling planet Pluto, is interestingly named after the Greek God of precious gems and minerals, hidden deep beneath the earth. You are less likely to be distracted by all the ructions going on in the economy, and the surrounding culture, than most. Your instinct for transformation and change, and the wealth that can arise from riding such waves, is well-honed. Watch for old habits that can keep you locked in repetitive cycles. Reinvent yourself as often as required.

Jupiter, your guiding planetary light, dips in and out of Pisces and Aries. It is in Aries between May and October. While it is there, you will be prone to stepping into action, even if you don’t know what the effects will be. There is no harm in allowing your adventurous self open slather. Your adventurousness and optimism will bring you good fortune in the long run. It always does. Outside of this time, lay low and do all the contemplating that you need to do.

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There are powerful shifts, changes and challenges afoot in the world we live in. Tempted as you are to glide over the top of such things, this is not going to be possible this time around. In fact, your capacity for connection, and your passion for the just and the beautiful, is sorely needed in the world at large. Honour your voice. Know your worth. As you do so, your authority will start to shine. A powerful positive vision is needed to balance out the negativity that is around.

You are the Master, or Mistress, of Transformation. Whenever things go awry, you are hard-wired to create gold from seemingly insoluble mayhem. With Uranus shaking our collective foundations, it is your job to find alternate openings. If you aren’t engaged in the work of renewal, you aren’t following your implicit destiny. Old solutions won’t work.

Ingenuity and courage are vital now. Under pressure, you have the capacity to tap into both in bucket loads. Use your courage to regenerate, creatively, emotionally, and practically this year.

With Jupiter jumping between sensitive, contemplative Pisces and gung-ho Aries, you are invited to bring both your sensitivity and your rambunctiousness to the table. If you get stuck in one or the other, you will only be half the person you are meant to be.

Endless, oceanic contemplation, with no fire or passion, leads to brackish lethargy. Pure passion, with no sensitivity or awareness, would only singe your senses. Be wild and intuitive both, as you gallop forth into life.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) The Goat with the Fishes Tail: Earth – Matter – Outgoing

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) The Water-bearer: Air – Ideas – Fixed

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) The Fishes: Water – Feeling – Changeable

Money is very rarely the driving force for Librans, unless it can lead to a deepening of beauty or justice in the world. Still, we all have to deal with it’s presence in our lives. With Jupiter in Aries from May to October, the cosmos is challenging you to get off the fence and make one of those decisions you have been avoiding in secret for way too long. As you step into action, so your strength comes to the fore and your gifts are shared. Moving your energy will enrich you.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) The Centaur: Fire – Spirit – Changeable

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The year begins and ends with Venus in your midst, which bodes well for love, as long as you don’t get too distracted for the rest of the year.

Pluto is near the end of his sixteen-year transit of Capricorn. He has well and truly done the work of breaking things down. Now his focus is on planting new seeds and encouraging renewal. Let this be the journey of your love-life, too. This year and the next are for rejuvenating those parts of you that have done it tough.

Saturn is the key driver in your love-life. He is in Aquarius and, ironically, is associated more with the brakes than the accelerator.

Saturn’s message is always to slow down, stop, and get real. This means getting out of the torturous trap of idealising love to such a degree that nothing and no-one satisfies. Drop the ideal and be with what’s real. Once you start to enjoy this and stop fighting with it, you will discover a flowering field of affection right before your eyes.

With Neptune travelling through Pisces, the flavour of love that suits you best, is one that is immersive, overwhelming and spiritually blissful. Pleasure is not enough for a Pisces; you want ecstasy and nothing less. This is a powerful current to be swimming in, but that’s how you like it. The danger is that you sacrifice your ego on the wrong altar. When you get it right, you get access to the kinds of feelings poets sing about. Offer yourself fully to love, with awareness.

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It’s a volatile and changing marketplace. To put down solid roots, one needs to have a real sense of the positive potentials of a changing future. To be stuck in rigid orthodox patterns won’t give you the flexibility to change course when you need to. There’s a wildness to goats that is present in goat-people. Know where vitality and vibrancy is. That’s where you will find the most interesting possibilities.

You are pragmatic enough not to be led up any dubious trails.

Your focus is very much on gathering your resources and getting your foundations down. These are tricky times for doing this. Your great skill, of course, is to think outside the box, and go about things in unorthodox ways. As Uranus in Taurus continues to unsettle all those institutional systems that we once thought were sacrosanct, so your ability to function from left-field is a godsend. Saturn will ensure that you slow decisions down and don’t be reactive.

The world needs visionaries. The most successful entrepreneurs are usually those who have dared to have a vision and who have dared to trust their intuition. It takes courage to go down this path. With Neptune travelling through Pisces, and joined by Jupiter till May and then again after October, all the omens are in place for you to ride a great breaking wave. Waves can be fickle things. Be sure to have your wits about you, and a good accountant close by, for reality checks.

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There are a lot of things happening in the world that could easily lead to one descending into a dystopian mindset. Pluto, in Capricorn, has been breaking things down on all levels. Pluto does this in order to create anew. Those with even one optimistic bone in their body, should be looking at the creative possibilities of this time, rather than fighting tooth and nail for what is now long gone. Pluto has pretty much done his work. Invest in a regenerative future.

You are beholden astrologically to both Saturn and Uranus. Saturn’s job is to slow things down and keep them steady. Uranus’ role is to shake things up and set us free. Your task is always to figure out how to fly high with your feet planted on solid ground. As the ground shakes beneath your feet this year, so the whole idea of what liberation really is, comes to the fore. You love community and you are an advocate for individuality. Get creative. Put the two together.

The presence of Neptune in Pisces is a profoundly powerful placement.

Take all the qualities of Pisces and dial them up to ten. Neptune and Pisces are symbols of humanity’s spiritual thirst. Everybody feels the feeling of separation in one way or another; and everybody craves the feeling of integration, in whatsoever form it may take. It’s a valid thirst.

Let yourself feel it and it will guide you where you need to go. Never be ashamed of the deep currents flowing through your heart.

© Sudhir Dean 2021 Friday, 7 January, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 15

PUZZLES No. 062

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By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring Mitsubishi is a long-time player in electric power in vehicles - to the extent that I was one of an Australian group that Mitsubishi flew to Japan in 2010 to drive the i-MiEV, its first electric vehicle. We didn’t just go to some sort of fancy high-tech facility, but also got to buy things at a shopping centre and have lunch at a cafe. Both of these locations had EV charging facilities.

About a year later we drove the Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Australia when it was launched here. It struggled to get from where we picked it up Brisbane to our home on the Gold Coast, a distance of just under 100km on a single charge. How things have changed in the last 10 years.

While electric vehicle ranges have improved most people are still reluctant to buy full-electric vehicles but are increasingly going for hybrid petrol/electric. These come in two types - those that simply have the petrol engine charge the battery and ones that can be plugged in and charged, known as Plug-In Electric Vehicles or PHEVs. Now Mitsubishi has introduced the Eclipse Cross PHEV which joins its larger brother the Outlander that has been on sale here since 2014.

It’s expensive. Very expensive. You have to pay $12,500 more for the PHEV compared to the similarly equipped non-PHEV Eclipse Exceed.

Eclipse Cross PHEV has a 10 year / 200,000 km warranty on most of the vehicle provided that all servicing is done by Mitsubishi dealerships. Otherwise, the warranty reverts to five years and 100,000 km. The warranty on the EV drive battery is eight years or 160,000 km.

wheel, centre console and door panels. The lower dash, centre console, arm rests and air vents all have a high finish silver trim.

The Eclipse Cross PHEV has the same shape as the non-PHEV range.

AT A GLANCE MODEL LINE-UP Eclipse Cross PHEV ES: $46,490 Eclipse Cross PHEV Aspire: $49,990 Eclipse Cross PHEV Exceed: $53,990

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STYLING The Eclipse Cross PHEV has the same shape as the rest of the non-PHEV range. Thus, it has the latest iteration of the very large grille that flows neatly into multiple LED lights and back into sides of the bonnet. There’s a flowing coupe-like roofline which gives it an attractive and stylish profile. Badges on the front doors proudly boast that it’s a “Plug-in Hybrid EV” INTERIOR The interior of the Eclipse Cross has a neat and functional design with most features easily accessible. The instrument panel has carbon and piano black accents as do the steering

INFOTAINMENT The multimedia system uses the Mitsubishi Smartphone Link Display Audio connectivity system and displayed on an 8.0-inch colour touchscreen at the top of the dashboard. The buttons are large and conveniently positioned for driver access.

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility comes standard on all models although they are plug-in rather than wireless.

Digital Audio Broadcast is also standard, but we had the too-common problem of it dropping out.

POWERTRAIN The powertrain in the Eclipse Cross is the latest iteration of the technology used in the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi boasts that the Outlander PHEV is the world’s top-selling Plug-In Hybrid with more than 260,000 vehicles sold globally.

The petrol engine is able to recharge the battery as well as power the vehicle simultaneously.

The drive battery is a 13.8 kWh unit powering front and rear electric drive motors.

It has an official all-electric range of 55km.

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By Ash Bolt The Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club has made the 11th hour decision to switch this weekend’s Pier to Pub race to a virtual event.

Organisers announced the decision to cancel the physical event on Tuesday afternoon and instead return to the virtual format held in 2021 due to the developing COVID-19 situation.

Pier to Pub race director John Takac said the decision would take pressure off volunteer lifesavers in Lorne, who were already feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With our focus on health and safety and the potential impact on our community, competitors and volunteers, we have arrived at this difficult decision out of an abundance of caution,” Rakac said.

“Our event has a proud history of volunteerism and community support. With case numbers across our volunteers rising in line with the broader community, we feel we will not be able to properly support the event to maintain safe conditions for all.

“Like many other parts of Australia and the world we are seeing an increase in cases

in Lorne at the moment, and this is having a significant impact on the local health system, traders and the wider community.”

The Mountain to Surf Run has also been switched to a virtual format.

All entries for both events have been transferred to the virtual events, with competitors having until the end of January to post their times.

Event organisers had previously announced the 2021 Pier to Pub swim would see a slight change to its format, which would put a spotlight on the best female swimmers.

The event would have seen the introduction of a women’s Superfish wave, with the best men and women to be split for the first time in the event’s history.

The change meant the women would no longer have to fight for space in the water with the men and will have clean air when they cross the finish line.

Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club captain Jess Sinnock said it was an exciting change that hopefully would empower more women to take part into the future.

“The surf club is super excited because

usually it is combined men and women, but we are moving forward with how we look at everything,” she said.

“We are trying to empower up-and-coming females in the club and also the aquatic industry.

“We do what we can see and by having the opportunity to see strong women doing this by themselves it will definitely encourage other swimmers to do it and be less put off.”

Rising swim star Sophie Thomas, who has two top-three finishes in the race, said she was looking forward to the new format.

“It is really exciting,” she said.

“I am someone who is on the smaller stature side so I do often cop a belting from the men, and I remember the first time I did it I nearly cried after being belted the whole time, so it does take that element out of it.

“It makes it exciting being just female based and it puts the focus on the girls rather than it just being on the first Superfish crossing the line.”

Nearly 5000 swimmers were expected to take to the beach for the Pier to Pub this weekend.

The crew of Royal Geelong Yacht Club-based yacht Solera, which won two honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Supplied) 263858_01

Double reward: Solera sails to victory Stuart Richardson and his crew aboard the yacht Solera have secured a double victory in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) based team sailed to victory in both the Fully Crewed PHS and Corinthian PHS divisions after more than four and a half days at sea.

“I don’t think it’s sunk in yet,” Richardson said.

“It’s been such an amazing ride, from the trip to Sydney, to the race, the party and afterwards.

“Especially after only having the boat for 12 months and not being able to sail it due to COVID, we continually learned things about the boat and were still trying new things during the race.”

Faced with an extremely challenging race, beginning with 24 to 30 hours of beating into a southerly breeze reaching up to 35 knots with a short, sharp swell, Richardson said he was proud of the way the crew handled themselves.

“The crew handled themselves really well,” he said.

“At one point we had about 50 millimetres

of rain, we were all drenched, and five out of the seven crew were sick.

“Once we got over the first 30 hours, we all regrouped and got back into our watch system and just kept plugging away.”

Conditions eased on the second night and the race turned into a tactical battle as yachts and their navigators were tasked with finding the quickest route to Hobart in lighter breezes.

“It was good to have other boats around, which you don’t normally have in ocean racing,” Richardson said.

“There were about five yachts within sight, we’d go forward and then they’d go forward, so you could pace yourself on other boats.”

RGYC commodore Stuart Dickson congratulated the crew on their achievement.

“We at the RGYC are extremely proud of Solera and her crew for winning in two divisions in what is one of the toughest blue water yacht races in the world,” he said.

“The race stood up to its reputation once again and was an extremely challenging race with many boats retiring.”

While a great experience and result,

Richardson said he wasn’t ready to commit to returning to the race later this year.

“I said to my wife I’d like to do every second year, but once you get the bug it’s hard to stay away,” he said.

Solera and her crew returned to Geelong this week and will be one of more than 180 yachts competing in the Festival of Sails later this month.

The RGYC was well represented throughout the Sydney to Hobart fleet with members competing on several yachts.

Paul Buchholz’s RGYC team aboard Extasea, a Cookson 50 design, retired from the race on the first night having suffered problems with their engine and Stefan Treurniet aboard No Limit was also forced to retire.

However, RGYC members Tom Alexander, Ian Graf and Marty Maher aboard Flying Fish Arctos finished fifth in Fully Crewed PHS, while Jake Newman and Tim Davis aboard Smuggler finished sixth in IRC. The Sydney to Hobart line honours were taken out by supermaxi Black Jack.

Cats to face Kangaroos in season opener Geelong will be looking to get its 2022 AFLW season off to a good start when it travels to Arden Street to take on North Melbourne on Saturday.

The Cats will face the Kangaroos in their opening game for the second straight year and will be hoping to improve on their 62-point defeat last year.

Captain Meg McDonald said the team was full of confidence after a strong preseason and a comfortable win over Richmond in a practice match before Christmas.

“What North Melbourne were able to do – which good sides do – last year is [made it so] we didn’t look or play like ourselves or how we planned to. I think the focus going in this week is we stick to what we know works, and we do that no matter what,” she said.

“This is a cliche, but you go into a practice game and you say, ‘this one is about us, this is about executing our game style’. But the messaging has been largely the same this week, and will be when we do our [opposition] stuff.

“We know that our game style and those things that I spoke about basing it around – effort, grit and intensity – will challenge any team.”

The Cats will unveil several new recruits this week and will be looking to fill holes left by senior players Aasta O’Connor, Renee Garing and Richelle Cranston.

O’Connor retired at the end of 2021, Cranston was delisted before signing with the Bulldogs and Garing announced late last year she would miss the season while pregnant with her first child.

The Cats brought nine new players into the club, Chloe Scheer from Adelaide, Chantel Emonson from Melbourne and number two draft pick Georgie Prespakis. McDonald said she was looking forward to see the new Cats take to the field.

“The beauty of having so many new players is that they don’t have that shared [thought] ‘2021 was no good’ in the back of their minds,” she said.

“That’s what we’ve got to embrace.

They’re so enthusiastic and fresh, and they want to learn so much, and they want to show what they’ve got.

“They want to earn the respect of their teammates and earn their spot in the team, and we should all be doing that, week-in, week-out. We should all be going out there to earn the trust of the player next to [us], and that’s what they want to do, and I think we’ve learnt from them.

“I’m excited to see many of them play this weekend – I’m sure many more will play throughout the season because they’re really integral to how we’re going to go forward.”

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