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Studio doors thrown open Artists across the Bellarine Peninsula are welcoming the community into their studios for Geelong Design Week. One of Design Week’s major attractions, the Open Studios trail, saw many Bellarine studios and artists, including glass artist David Hobday’s Point Lonsdale studio, Salt Gallery in Queenscliff and Ocean Grove’s The Hive Gallery, welcome visitors for a behind the scenes look into their workspaces. The program will continue this weekend, with another 15 galleries and studios, featuring 48 artists, around Geelong opening up their doors from 10am to 4pm. The program is just one of more than 60 events across the region during the 10-day celebration of Geelong’s title as Australia’s only designated UNESCO Creative City of Design. The festival kicked off on Thursday, March 17 with musician and actress Claire Bowditch at the Palais Theatre. Geelong Design Week runs until Sunday, March 27. ■ More

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Crime drops in Geelong By Ash Bolt Greater Geelong has seen the number of criminal incidents reported to police drop by more than 10 per cent in 2021. Latest Crime Statistics Agency data shows there were 14,757 criminal incidents recorded in Greater Geelong in 2021. That was a 10.8 per cent decrease on the 16,564 recorded in 2020, and the lowest recorded in the municipality since 2013. The number of offences recorded also dropped by 12.9 per cent, from 22,984 in 2020 to 20,018 in 2021. “While COVID-19 lockdowns and heavy restrictions on movement have absolutely

contributed to a drop in overall crime over the last 12 months, it is extremely pleasing to see a reduction in offences that seriously impact the community such as home burglaries and car thefts, which are both at 10-year lows,” Geelong Police superintendent Peter Green said. “Despite this, police have certainly not been taking their foot off the pedal when it comes to tackling crime. “We have been working tirelessly to keep the Geelong community safe – from the police vehicle patrolling your neighbourhood to keep thieves at bay, to the detectives investigating, arresting and prosecuting some of our more serious offenders.”

Drug offences saw one of the biggest changes, dropping by more than one-third. The change was down to a 35 per cent drop in drug use and possession offences. Property offences had a 14 per cent reduction, with 105 less home burglaries and 79 less car theft offences recorded. There were also 288 less criminal damage offences recorded. Superintendent Green said police expected crime would rise as in 2022 as people experience more freedoms following the easing of COVID restrictions. “As the community continues to emerge from the pandemic, police are expecting to see an increase in overall crime, however the early

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signs are fairly positive,” he said. “We are yet to see a rapid return across all crime categories to pre-pandemic levels of offending. “With pubs and clubs back at full capacity and events such as music festivals resuming, police anticipate drug-related offending will again rise in line with people obtaining and using illicit drugs more frequently. “By the same token, we expect to see an increase in home burglaries and car thefts as people move about the region more freely but police will continue to proactively target this offending via the sharing of intelligence and monitoring recidivist offenders to ensure they are complying with their bail conditions.”

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Theatre group’s ‘Nobel’ honour By Ash Bolt Geelong’s Back to Back Theatre has received international acclaim for its work, becoming the first Australian company to win the International Ibsen Award. The almost $400,000 award, known as the “Nobel Prize for theatre”, was awarded to the theatre group by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture on Monday, March 21. The award recognises the theatre group, which is well known for its neuro-diverse ensemble of actors, for bringing “new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theatre”. International Ibsen Award Committee chair Ingrid Lorentzen said Back to Back Theatre was

an “outstanding and unique theatre company that asks questions of their audience, of society and of each other through groundbreaking productions”. “Back to Back’s work is exciting, unsettling and thought-provoking. It inspires us to be better artists and better people,” she said. “Back to Back gives voice to social and political issues, and their work is a relentlessly collective practice, where several creators, ideas and perspectives are always present and create a space for inclusion and opportunities. “This is part of what makes their work so memorable and so important. Back to Back’s work has inspired and moved each of us in the committee, and we look forward to presenting

this well-earned award to this theatre company.” Back to Back ensemble member Scott Price said it was amazing to receive the international award. “It is an honour to receive this major award for our achievements in theatre,” he said. “It means a lot. It means recognition of our art. It is a privilege and an honour. “It was probably the proudest day in my career.” Back to Back artistic director and co-chief executive Bruce Gladwin added the award was also recognition of everyone the theatre group had worked with over the years. “Many amazing artists have collaborated

with the Back to Back Ensemble over the last 30 years,” he said. “The presentation of the International Ibsen Award honours not only the ensemble’s talent and unique insight as social commentators but the richness and depth of Australian contemporary theatre.” The company will officially accept the award at a ceremony at Oslo’s National Theatre on September 18. Plans are also under way for Back to Back to perform a season of the award-winning production Ganesh Versus the Third Reich and its most recent major work, The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes, in Oslo around that time.

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Kath Mangan, Alex Mrak and her son Kristjan. (Supplied)

Hair-raising charity goal smashed Two work colleagues have taken the plunge and cut their locks after smashing their fundraising goal for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World Greatest Shave. Alex Mrak and Kath Mangan, who work together at Bellarine Community Health, both had their heads shaved at the BCH Point Lonsdale building on Thursday, March 17 in front of their workmates. “We’re so thrilled to have done this and to be able to support the Leukaemia Foundation and raise funds for research into blood cancer,” Ms Mrak said.

Both ladies said they were very nervous leading up to the save but were buoyed on by the support of their colleagues and were very happy with the outcome. “We had our [chief executive] Garry Ellis and chief financial officer Kathy Russell in charge of the shavers so that did make us a little more nervous, but we’re really happy we’ve gone through with it and are so proud to have been able to support this cause,” Ms Mangan said. The pair had set themselves a target of raising $2000, but had smashed past that with

more than $5000 raised, with a bit of support from Ms Mrak’s son Kristjan who also took part in the shave. “Both Kath and I have been so grateful for all the donations from the community, and we’ve really appreciated all the support from Bellarine Community Health,” Ms Mrak said. “We believe that individuals with a common goal working together can make a change, be that big or small.”

A man has been charged over a three-car collision on the Bellarine on Sunday that killed a Queenscliff woman and left three people hospitalised. Emergency services were called to the corner of Swan Bay and Queenscliff roads about 1.20pm on Sunday, March 20 after reports of a three-car crash. Police believe a car was travelling south on Queenscliff Road when it was hit by an eastbound car on Swan Bay Road. A third car, travelling west on Swan Bay Road was then hit and rolled onto its roof. A 35-year-old Queenscliff woman, who was the driver of the southbound vehicle, died at the scene. Three occupants of the other two cars were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the eastbound car, a 64-year-old Geelong man, was interviewed by Major Collision Unit detectives and charged with dangerous driving causing death. He was bailed to appear at the Geelong Magistrates Court on Monday, where his case was adjourned until July. Bellarine Police senior sergeant Adirna Bickley said the devastating loss of life was a reminder for all motorists to stay safe on the roads. “We’ve seen a marked reduction to serious injury collisions on the Bellarine,” he said. “Unfortunately incidents like this do happen. It’s tragic on all the parties involved in regards to the persons involved in an incident such as this be they people in the vehicle or first responders. “We run regular statewide road policing operations as well as our own station traffic operation which is Operation Backroads.” Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Portarlington church hall to be converted into a café A historically significant Portarlington church would be moved and turned into a café under a new housing development project before the City of Greater Geelong. Planning documents lodged with the City of Greater Geelong have revealed the $10.5 million plan to build a three-storey block of 29 apartments on Harding Street, near the town’s main street. The site is currently home to the St Patrick’s Catholic Hall, which would be relocated to a “more prominent corner location” and rotated to “celebrate the heritage of the site”, planning

permit application documents said. The documents also said the heritage building was “proposed to be refurbished and reused for the purpose of a café for the enjoyment of the community”. The current St Patrick’s Catholic Hall was built in 1942 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Database as being of “historic and social significance to the local Portarlington community”. The building became a hall when a new church building was built in 1966. Along with the café, the block will also host

a bakery and a restaurant, with a residential apartment building “behind the commercial component”. Plans indicate the apartment building will include four one-bedroom apartments, 23 two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments. The $10.5 million project will also have two levels of underground car parking spaces. Developer Human Habitats said the residential complex was “needed in this location, given the dominant existing dwelling type being predominantly detached single

dwellings”. “The proposed venues will provide a vibrant hospitality business for use by future residents, as well as the wider Portarlington community,” planning documents said. “Additionally the proposed commercial uses will provide valuable employment opportunities within the township. “The proposed development will contribute positively to the streetscape and activate the corner of Harding Street and Fenwick Street.” The planning application is open for public comment until March 31. Friday, 25 March, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 3

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Tributes flow for Cr Susan Salter By Ash Bolt The Borough of Queenscliffe is mourning the loss of former mayor and long-time councillor Susan Salter last week. Cr Salter passed away on Wednesday, March 16, after recently stepping down from her role due to illness. The borough released a statement last week, acknowledging Cr Salter’s commitment to the municipality over the past 10 years. “First elected to council in 2012, Cr Salter’s near-decade of service was marked by a devotion to her community and to the people

who live here,” the statement said. “Renowned for her accessibility, Cr Salter could often be found discussing issues in depth with local residents and confidently supporting their interests on council matters. “Cr Salter was also a capable leader, using her extensive local knowledge to inform and improve council’s work in the community. “While during her term as mayor (2017-2018) Cr Salter oversaw the successful development of major projects like the upgrade to the Queenscliff Recreational Reserve, she maintained a focus on ensuring even the smallest of council’s services were delivering

outcomes for our residents, including our aged care clients. “While her passion for many subjects was remarkable, Cr Salter’s particular interest in trees, gardens and parks saw her lead renewal works on the Borough’s Avenue of Honour and influence a number of other landscaping projects. “From the grand old trees she worked to preserve to the newest green shoots of planting she encouraged, Cr Salter’s legacy will be in the natural spaces she nurtured that our community will enjoy for years to come. “Cr Salter will be deeply missed by her fellow

Torquay Good Friday Appeal co-ordinator Peter McMahon, St Therese Primary School pupil Sam, 11, and Torquay Lion Deb Law are aiming to raise $10,000 for the appeal. (Supplied)

Lofty goal for Good Friday appeal Torquay tin shakers have set a lofty fundraising goal for the Good Friday Appeal this year. The organisers of Torquay’s Good Friday Appeal have set a goal of raising $10,000 from the community to support the Royal Children’s Hospital. Torquay appeal co-ordinator Peter McMahon said it was an ambitious target he was confident of reaching. “Over the past few years the total raised for the Good Friday Appeal each year has risen, reaching more than $6000 last year,” he said. “Between now and Good Friday, we will have tin shakers out and about in shopping centres around Torquay, caravan parks and wherever

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we think we can raise donations. “So far, we have gathered collectors from Deakin University, Torquay Lions Club and the Torquay RSL and all are keen to help us achieve our dream target of $10,000.” Mr McMahon said he was confident the community would continue to get behind the God Friday Appeal because of how it resonated with families. He said most people would have either had or known someone who had contact with the Royal Children’s Hospital over the years. “Almost every family has been touched in some way the Children’s Hospital has helped so many youngsters,” he said.

“To put in a dollar or two to help the hospital with research, care and rehabilitation comes quite readily with most donors. “I recognise that times have not been so good for some people during the recent pandemic, but it is so often the ones who can spare the least that are the most generous.” Mr McMahon said along with tin shakers collecting cash donations, the Torquay appeal would capitalise on the community’s improved digital literacy due to the pandemic by using a QR code to collect online donations. Good Friday is on April 15 this year. Ash Bolt

councillors, council officers, and our entire community. Our thoughts go to her family and friends during this difficult time.” Bellarine MP Lisa Neville took to social media to remember Cr Salter as a “true community champion”. “I am shocked and saddened to learn of Susan’s death,” she wrote on Facebook. “As a councillor and mayor, Sue was a strong, passionate advocate, a person who worked tirelessly for Queenscliff and its ratepayers. “Queenscliff has lost a true community champion, whose legacy will never be forgotten.”

Have a say on Queenscliff erosion issues The Queenscliff community has been invited to have its say on a project examining the impact of erosion on The Narrows, linking Queenscliff with the Bellarine Peninsula At Dog Beach near Queenscliff, erosion is impacting the dune system that forms part of the thin piece of land known as The Narrows. To mitigate the impacts, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is working with the Borough of Queenscliffe to better understand the hazards, risks, and adaptation options for the site. DELWP regional manager Gavan Mathieson said it was important to develop a plan to manage erosion. “We’re really keen to work with locals to discuss the science so everyone has a good understanding of the natural processes at work here and what the realistic management options are,” he said. The project will include an investigation of the coastal processes, asset vulnerability and hazard maps and an adaptation options assessment. Appropriate trigger points will be identified that will prompt realistic short and longer-term adaptation actions for authorities to manage over time. Additional wave monitoring buoys have also been installed in Port Phillip Bay to inform and help understand sand movement and erosion events. DELWP will host a community engagement session from 10am on Sunday, March 27 at Queenscliff Dog Beach. Feedback can also be made online at

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Economy bouncing back from COVID lockdowns New data shows the City of Greater Geelong’s economy is bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, with spending in the municipality reaching a new peak of almost $1.5 billion at the end of 2021. Data released by Spendmapp showed spending in the municipality from October to December, 2021, was up by 39.1 per cent compared to the previous quarter from July to September, 2021. The increase in spending matches changes in lockdowns and restrictions, with Geelong coming out of its last lockdown in late September. Of the almost $1.5 billion in spending, $1.06

billion was from local residents – up 30 per cent on the previous quarter. Visitors spent $432.4 million, an increase of 67.8 per cent on the previous quarter as Geelong was able to welcome visitors from Melbourne again from November. Australian Bureau of Statistics data also showed the unemployment rate in the Geelong region had dropped every month for six months, to 2.4 per cent – the lowest unemployment rate for the Geelong statistical area, which includes the City of Greater Geelong, the Borough of Queenscliffe, the Surf Coast Shire and much of the Golden Plains Shire, for the last two decades.

Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said that lockdowns had heavily impacted Central Geelong, there were economic opportunities on the horizon including the re-opening of Australia’s borders, a host of major events and international students returning. “Our region has been through some very difficult times thanks to the global pandemic, but the latest data shows our city’s economy is recovering faster than expected and unemployment continues to decline,” he said. “Our unemployment rate is now 2.4 per cent which is the lowest we’ve seen in the last 20 years. Our economy is growing because people recognise that Geelong is a great place to work,

to do business and to invest.” Economic development portfolio chair Peter Murrihy said job advertisements in the region had also increased. “There were more than 8770 jobs advertised online in Greater Geelong in the December 2021 quarter, which is almost double the level of jobs advertised at the same time in 2020,” Cr Murrihy said. “Geelong is one of fastest growing regional cities in Australia and people are drawn to our strong employment opportunities, world-class events calendar, beautiful natural environment and food and cafe culture.” Ash Bolt

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Tate Street Primary School grade four pupils Rishik, Jake, James, Lila and Gracie in class.

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Tick for NAPLAN results By Ash Bolt The latest NAPLAN data has been released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority revealing the schools where students have thrived despite the impact of the pandemic. The data released last week was the first school-level data released in two years, after NAPLAN was cancelled in 2020. The data showed pupils at Tate Street Primary School in East Geelong were some of strongest improvers between 2019 and 2021. NAPLAN results showed between grade three and five, 74 per cent of pupils at the school achieved above average progress in writing and 71 per cent in reading, compared pupils from the same backgrounds and similar starting scores. Almost two-thirds of pupils (65 per cent) also saw above average progress in numeracy.

Tate Street Primary School learning specialist Alicia Nuttall said the strong results were a “pat on the back” for pupils, who had overcome the challenges of remote learning for parts of the past two years. “After a very difficult two years, the results show that the hard work put in and all the ups and downs have paid off,” she said. “The students have put in great work and this is a pat on the back for their efforts.” Ms Nuttall said the small school, which had less than 200 pupils, was benefitting from the strong relationship between staff and families. “Our school community is a very close network, where we have open lines of communication between staff and parents. “That’s very important because students need to be ready to learn when they’re coming to school, and that happens when they’re comfortable and their emotional and social needs are being met.

“By having that open communication with families, we’re able to work as a team to ensure that the students wellbeing is at the front. “Particularly during remote learning periods, knowing how the students were feeling at home and knowing when to dial back was very important. “That connection and the dedication of our teachers have led to some very good results for our students.” Other schools in the region that saw significant improvement included Aireys Inlet Primary School, where 70 per cent of pupils made above average progress in numeracy and 69 in reading. Anglesea Primary School pupils also had well above average progress in reading, while students at St Francis Xavier School in Corio had above average progress in numeracy. School-level NAPLAN data can be accessed at myschool.edu.au.

Illegal poisoning and lopping of trees on public land continues to cause concern in Surf Coast Shire, with council officers referring cases to police for investigation. Surf Coast Shire arborists investigating the failing health of two nature strip messmates in Glaneuse Avenue, Torquay, discovered 19mm holes drilled into the bases of the trees, which they believed were for poisoning. Messmates are protected in Victoria and the trees have an estimated combined value of $11,181 including removal and replacement, the shire said. Three other messmates in Glaneuse Avenue have died from suspected poisonings. Surf Coast Shire officers are also investigating suspected poisonings of a tree on Horshoe Bend Road and one on Ocean Outlook in Torquay, as well as an unauthorised removal of a tree in Centreside Drive. Tree vandalism can be a criminal offence, with a case in Anglesea in 2019 resulting in a conviction and more than $20,000 in fines. Local governments can also issue fines, with Surf Coast Shire council rangers recently issuing an infringement notice for the unauthorised pruning of a large gum tree in Loch Ard Drive, Torquay. The latest incidents have been reported to police, who are hoping to hear from anyone who might have noticed suspicious activity around the two trees in Glaneuse Avenue, between Pomora Avenue and Flinders Lane, during the past six weeks. People with information can phone Torquay Police on 5264 3400.

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Kindergarten marks 100 years Geelong West Kindergarten, the region’s oldest kindergarten, marks a significant milestone this weekend – it’s 100th anniversary. Ash Bolt reports on the kinder’s history.

he region’s oldest kindergarten, Geelong West Kindergarten, was opened in 1922 and on Sunday will mark the occasion with a celebration featuring children’s entertainer Nicholas Ridiculous, games and craft activities, a historic photo gallery through the decades, the opening of the kindergarten’s time capsule, and a barbecue. The kindergarten has invited anyone with a history with the facility, whether as a pupils, staff or their families, to celebrate the milestone from 10am to 3pm. Geelong West Kindergarten committee of management director Marisa Manganelli said the celebration would allow the kindergarten to thank all of the people who had given their time and effort over the years. “As we celebrate 100 years, the kindergarten prides itself on a strong sense of community which was established all those years ago,” she said.

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- Ornella Di Rocco “All families continue to be welcomed, and we value all the people in our children’s lives – staff, committees, parents and carers work in partnership to enhance the learning potential of each of our students. “As we enjoy this year of celebrations we want to acknowledge the First Nations people who came before us, as well as all of the committees of management, staff, parents, families and community members that have come together over the last 100 years and contributed to this very special community kindergarten. “On [Sunday] we would like to say ‘thank you’ for these contributions by offering an invitation to come back and walk through the grounds and reminisce about their time here.” The birth of the Geelong West Kinder came in 1921 when the Geelong branch of the Free Kindergarten Union bought four blocks of land in O’Connell Street for 173 pounds to build a free kindergarten for Geelong West residents. Construction work began in November, with the funds raised by the Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria, the Kindergarten Committee, the Mayoress’ Committee and public donations. Its construction was completed on time, by February 1922, with the building including two small classrooms, a large circle room, a verandah porch, a kitchen and notable casement windows at both ends. It had 55 pupils enrolled during construction and was officially opened on March 20, 1922

The kindergarten has a special place in the heart of teacher Ornella Di Rocco, who attended the kinder in the 1960s, along with her husband Dom. Geelong West Kindergarten will celebrate its 100th birthday this weekend. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 271005

by Victorian governor, Earl Stradbroke. The kindergarten grew quickly, with another 12 pupils enrolling on opening day, while the building also accommodated Geelong’s first baby health centre. The biggest challenge the kindergarten faced came during the Great Depression in the 1930s, when parents were unable or unwilling to take their children to the kindergarten. The kinder responded by having staff collect pupils from their homes, all linked together by rope, and introduced the five-hour program, to ensure children would be fed at least one meal during the day. The Second World War then saw the kindergarten’s enrolments drop by almost half, while trained staff and volunteers went

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off to fight for the country. The end of the war led to a scholarship being formed, which allowed girls interested in teaching to study at the Kindergarten Training College. Throughout the years, thousands of children have started their education at the kindergarten. Among those are kindergarten teacher, Ornella Di Rocco, her husband Dominic and their two sons, Julian and Carl. Ornella said the kindergarten had a special place in her heart. “It’s a special place for me, it’s where I learnt to speak English,” she said. “My parents were migrants and my mum didn’t work – she didn’t speak any English. “So I came here for two years and this is

where I learnt English – I was really fortunate for that.” Dom added that for him, the kinder brought back memories of childhood friends. “A lot of what I remember from then was that I met a lot of my friends here and we all went to St Patrick’s together,” he said. “I remember mainly playing together in the old cubby house, it was a really good time.” “I remember the building mainly,” Ornella said. “It was a long time ago but everything came back to me when our children started coming here. “Both our boys came and then I was on the committee. And then eventually, I became among the staff now and I’ve been here for about 25 years. “I love this kinder and that’s why it’s really hard for me to retire. “I love our families and our little community. It was really tough through COVID when you couldn’t have families on site. “It’s been nice getting to know the families again and seeing them all get involved where they can. “That’s what special about this kindergarten, it’s always been a community kindergarten, so it’s always been run by committee of management and the families have always been involved. “One years is a long time to remain independent and having that connection with the families and building partnerships with the community has been vital to that. “We had our AGM [annual general meeting] a couple of weeks ago and the turnout was fantastic. And whenever we have a working bee, everyone gets involved to help out however they can. “I think that’s the main reason the kinder has managed to last for as long as it has – because everyone involved is doing what they can with the children’s best interests in their mind.” The kinder still uses the same building it originally did in 1922, although it has undergone some modifications since. It went untouched for more than 50 years, until in 1982 it was expanded to double its size. It was since expanded again about 10 years ago, to accommodate up to 150 children. Ornella’s son Julian, who attended the kindergarten in the 1990s, said he hoped to carry on the family tradition. “I have my own son now and I would love to see him go to the kinder as well … it’s a wonderful place with wonderful memories,” he said. “I have fond memories – to this day I can’t smell a pine tree without thinking back to those days of climbing in the trees there. “It’s unbelievable that it’s been around so long in that original building.”

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Medals for bushfire volunteers By Ash Bolt Twelve Red Cross volunteers from across the region have been recognised with National Emergency Medals for their work to support the community during the 2020 Gippsland bushfires. Red Cross Inner Barwon Emergency Service Division volunteers Lynette Houldcroft, Pamela Halnon, Jennifer Schoof, Lisa Carr, Kerri McFarlene, Julie McNamara, Pamela Aylwood, Melanie Peverill, Jeannette Benson, Alex Suwitra, Colin Anderson and the group’s operations officer Elaine Anderson were awarded the medals at a Red Cross meeting on Wednesday, March 16. All 12 volunteers were recognised with the honour, awarded by the governor-general of Australia, for their efforts to support the affected communities during the bushfire. Ms Anderson said each recipient “demonstrated the outstanding devotion to their fellow human beings during the emergency”. “Many served in outlying and often isolated evacuation centres helping those who had been most affected by the fires. Some were in Mallacoota the night the sky went red and were on the beach trying to shelter from a sky full of falling embers,“ she said. “All are volunteers, all ordinary people serving Red Cross, and their fellow human beings, in an extraordinary manner.” Several of the volunteers were unable to receive their awards last week as they had again been deployed to help communities affected by floods in Queensland. Mr Suwitra led a team of Red Cross volunteers from Geelong, Bellarine and the Surf Coast that headed over to Gippsland at the start of the crisis. “Initially the plan was to get into Mallacoota

National Emergency Medal recipients Alex Suwitra, Lynette Houldcroft, Julie McNamara, Jeannette Benson and Colin Anderson. (Supplied)

at the very beginning of the fires when everything was pretty full on, but the situation was too dangerous for us to actually get in there,” he said. “So we essentially worked our way along the coast working with the local governments and the state government in different relief centres, supporting other agencies in providing psychological first aid and assistance to people that were moving out of the way of the fires. “After a couple of days in that support role, we were told that the skies had opened up enough to be flown into Mallacoota with the ADF on a military helicopter.

“We were there for a couple of days just to provide immediate assistance to people that needed it. “The most at risk people were being flown out by the ADF, but everyone else was joining a registration queue to get taken out on the naval ships that were coming. “We were there to play a bit of a coordinating role with the other agencies, but more importantly just to talk to people and listen to their experiences and help them process some of that. “Just having someone there to have a chat was such a valuable thing.”

A Red Cross volunteer since 2015, Mr Suwitra said it was unlike anything he had experienced before. “It was pretty surreal. I’ve been in bushfires before for Red Cross but just the scale of the fires that had occurred [was different],” he said. “The town was full of locals but also tourists, and I think a lot of people were scared and confused. There was that sense that people weren’t quite sure what was happening or what was coming next. “It was quite a surreal experience to be running up and down the main street between different centres that were chasing information to support people at the same time as watching the fire burning on the horizon. “But I felt like we were able to do quite a lot of good, so it’s something I’m quite proud of. “I think what we do most of the time is probably not glamorous, or not something that would you would see on TV. It’s really just helping people either prepare for really bad days – like what that was – or helping them on the day itself and then afterwards as well.” Mr Suwitra and his team spent about three days in Mallacota before they split, with Mr Suwitra and some volunteers boarding the HMAS Choules to support the 1300 locals and tourists evacuated by boat. “That was a whole different experience, to have that many people and animals on a boat that wasn’t designed for that,” he said. “But the feeling on that ship was something different – the sense of community on the ship coming back was something special and people were genuinely thankful and keen to support each other through what they had just been through. “There were people that didn’t get off the ship when it got to the other side because they decided they were going back to help. And I think that just sums up Australian spirit.”

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Portarlington study The City of Greater Geelong is asking the public for its thoughts as it begins a study into the community services and facilities required by the Portarlington community. Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the consultation would gather important data and insights into the community’s current and future needs. He said the six-month study would investigate the options for facilities, services and programs needed in Portarlington. Council had previously dedicated funding to the study in its 2021-22 budget. Feedback can be left at the City’s Have Your Say webpage.

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Upgrades at Tim Hill The Highton and Wandana Heights communities, along with Alexander Thomson Cricket Club, are set to benefit from a $300,000 upgrade of Tim Hill Reserve. The project, funded by the City of Greater Geelong, will see a major upgrade of the playing surface and the installation of a field-wide irrigation system. The playing fields will also be realigned to maximise field sizes, which will see the football goal posts moved and the synthetic cricket pitch replaced and reoriented. New fencing will be installed along the eastern boundary of the reserve. Greater Geelong deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the project would ensure the reserve was fit for use by its tenant clubs and the wider community. “This work will result in a well-constructed, well graded, well maintained and healthy field of turf,” he said.

“The precinct provided will be suitable and safe for competitive sport as well as general use. “The expanding number of junior cricket teams at Alexander Thomson Cricket Club will ensure this vital facility will be well-utilised.” Sport portfolio chair Ron Nelson said having high-quality sport and leisure facilities provided enormous benefit to the community. “Council was delighted to support this project because we strongly believe sport benefits mental and physical health, and strengthens social ties and resilience,” Cr Nelson said. “We aim to help the continued growth of sports such as cricket by making sure anyone in our region who wants to play has access to high-quality playing surfaces.” Temporary fencing surrounds the precinct with the project expected to be completed by mid-May subject to the weather. Ash Bolt

The City of Greater Geelong has released its South Geelong Urban Design Framework for its final stage of community consultation. The frameworks sets out the long-term vision to protect South Geelong’s heritage character while guiding potential housing developments around the South Geelong train station, Moorabool Street and the former Barwon Water site in Lonsdale Street. In response to feedback about protecting the area’s distinct heritage, the city has completed a heritage assessment which recommended another 193 properties be included in a heritage overlay. Submissions close at 5pm Friday, April 8. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: geelongindy.com.au Facebook.com/GeelongIndy Twitter.com/GeelongIndy

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CREATING A CLEVER AND CREATIVE FUTURE FOR GREATER GEELONG

CITYNEWS ENCOURAGING HEALTHY AND DIVERSE FOOD CHOICES Fancy whipping up a stir fry, a curry or how about a soup? Wondering how to plan a balanced and healthy meal? We have all the information for you in our Eat Well Live Well toolkit, full of evidence-based information and practical advice to help you understand and meet your food and nutrition needs. To coincide with Cultural Diversity Week from (on until 27 March), we’re excited to offer the popular free booklet in English, Arabic, Dari, Karen, Tamil and Swahili, making it easier for everyone in our

community to eat well and live well at every stage of life. Reflecting the diverse cuisines in our region, the toolkit encourages you to add colour, flavour and variety to your diet by including traditional foods. Remember to think local first by shopping for ingredients at one of Geelong’s many multicultural grocers, butchers and delis. Download your copy, or request a hard copy version, via geelongaustralia.com.au/eatwell or by calling 5272 5272 and let’s get inspired to eat well together!

HAVE YOUR SAY Geelong low-cost camping review We’re working with independent consultants Urban Enterprise to gain the community's feedback as part of a review into establishing a low-cost camping site and recreational vehicle amenities in the northern areas of Geelong. Find out more and complete the survey at yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/GLCCR before 5pm, Wednesday 30 March.

We are considering transferring land for social housing We are seeking public feedback on a proposal to transfer three parcels of Council-owned land at no or low cost to be used for social housing. It is proposed that the land would be transferred to a Trust where a Registered Housing Association would develop and manage the social housing. Following an audit of Council-owned land, three sites were identiﬁed as potentially suitable: › 116-120 Purnell Road, Corio; › 5A Dean Street, Belmont; and › 2-7 Rollins Road and 9-14 Rollins Road, Bell Post Hill. Community members can ﬁnd more information and give their feedback on this proposal until Wednesday 6 April, via yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au/socialhousing

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Dog and cat registration notices have been mailed and renewals are due 9 April. If you haven’t received your notice, your pet has passed away, or your pet details have changed, call us on 5272 5272. For payment options, visit geelongaustralia.com.au/pets

We are offering a variety of community grants to support the arts, cultural, sporting, recreation, heritage and environment sectors.

Be inspired as we bring you a range of experiences as part of Geelong Design Week on now until 27 March.

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Geelong Design Week is our annual community celebration of local design excellence and Geelong’s designation as Australia’s only UNESCO City of Design

Need to register? Dogs gs and cats three months of age must be microchipped and registered gistered with us. For more information, ormation, to register online or download a registration form visit geelongaustralia. com.au/pets or request a form by calling 5272 5272.

› First Nations Cultural Heritage Grants Round Two (closes Monday 11 April) › Arts Professional Development Grants (closes Friday 15 April) › Arts Projects - Quick Response Grants (closes Sunday 15 May) › Community Events Quick Response Grants (closes Wednesday 1 June) For more information about the various grants, the application criteria and how to apply, visit geelongaustralia.com.au/grants

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2022 Calendar Have Your Say We’d love your feedback on the content, format and distribution of the 2022 calendar, as well as the photo competition. Complete the survey at yoursay.geelongaustralia.com. au/2022-geelong-calendar to tell us your thoughts. Engagement closes 4pm, Monday 28 March.

Pakington Street Public Parking Plan We’re seeking feedback from business owners and managers, shoppers and residents about the public parking conditions on Pakington Street in Geelong West. Your feedback will be used to inform the development of a Public Parking Plan for this commercial strip. To have your say visit yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/pspp before 4pm, Monday 28 March.

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More than 60 events over 10 days of exhibitions, workshops, talks and tours that celebrate all things that connect us to people and places.

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Wednesday 6 April 11.00am-2.00pm Interact with the lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodile from Roaming Reptiles, get messy with mudball mindfulness, enjoy singing and story-telling – plus lots of other fun nature based activities and an opportunity to connect with local early years services.

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YOUR SAY Call to recognise men The Geelong Council’s “Women in Community Life Awards’ while recognising the achievement of women in the community which is commendable, it’s disappointing that council seems to think that men’s achievements aren’t worthy of recognition. Is the council seriously suggesting that there are no men in the Geelong community worthy of recognition? I do not know of any award which recognises the great work many men do in their local communities. There are copious amounts of awards for women these days but it seems as if men have become invisible. Council’s sexist and outmoded view that only women should receive recognition by them for their achievements,

is not based on present realities and belongs to a bygone era. Men put in long hours in to keep our community functioning, and do valuable community work. Society has moved on from the 1950’s. Its time council moved with the times. If council truly believes in gender equality, why shouldn’t the `Women in Community Life’ be widened to include men as well? Why not have, “People in Community life Awards?” There can be no excuse for denying men the recognition they deserve for outstanding community service. Time for council to practice what they preach.

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HAVE YOUR SAY Geelong Independent welcomes letters to the editor as well as comments and story tips on our website and Facebook page. Post: 1/47 Pakington St, Geelong West, 3218 Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au Web: geelongindy.com.au facebook.com/GeelongIndependent

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Viva Energy Gas Terminal Project Update

Viva Energy is seeking approval to develop a new Gas Terminal at the Geelong Refinery. The Gas Terminal would bring in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by ship to boost natural gas supply ahead of projected shortages, heating homes and supporting industry in Victoria and south-east Australia. A rigorous assessment process Over the last 15 months, Viva Energy has completed detailed technical studies as part of the regulated Environment Effects Statement (EES) for the project. The EES is a rigorous assessment to identify potential impacts of the project on the local community and the environment, overseen by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. The studies and assessments show that we can build and operate the Gas Terminal safely, while minimising impacts on the community and the environment. Jobs for Geelong, Energy for Victoria The Gas Terminal would generate jobs for 150–200 people during construction and create 50–70 permanent jobs and new skills in Geelong. It is a key project for our Geelong Energy Hub which will see the refinery site not only provide half of the state’s fuel needs, but move towards supplying transitional energies such as gas and renewable energies such as solar and hydrogen. We have been part of the community for nearly 70 years and are excited about the future.

Environment Effects Statement The EES, together with draft Planning Scheme amendment, the EPA development licence applications for the FSRU and the amendment to the Viva Energy Reﬁnery activities and the pipeline licence application are now available on our website. Make a public submission During the public exhibition period members of the public can make written submissions on the EES, draft Planning Scheme Amendment, EPA development licence applications, the pipeline licence application. The submission process is independently managed by Planning Panels Victoria and open until 11 April 2022. For further information visit www.engage.vic.gov.au or call 136 186. View the EES See our website to access copies of the EES documents: www.vivaenergy.com.au/gas-terminal-ees A hard copy is on exhibition at the Corio Library, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre and State Library Victoria.

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Deakin Uni to set up biofactory By Ash Bolt Deakin University has announced it will establish a biofactory in Geelong as part of a Circular Economy Accelerator-Organics (CEA-O) project in partnership with the state government. The Deakin BioFactory at the Waurn Ponds campus will pilot and test new processes to use food waste, agricultural waste, and marine by-products to develop new products including protein-rich feed, nutritional ingredients, fertiliser, cosmetic ingredients and biomaterials for medical and textile applications. The biofactory will also link in with facilities at RMIT and Monash University to reduce

organic waste going to landfill. The $16.4 million CEA-O project includes $10 million in funding from the state government through the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund. Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Iain Martin said the university was proud to play an integral role in positioning Victoria as an innovation leader in the processing of organic waste. “This is a significant partnership between three universities who are working closely with industry partners to deliver new waste and recycling solutions – an important step towards establishing a multi-billion dollar bioeconomy for Victoria,” Professor Martin said.

“We are excited to be partnering with Monash and RMIT, as well as more than 20 industry partners, to provide an environment for the creation of sustainable products from food waste, organic farm waste and other biomaterials. “This is a unique collaboration and we are delighted at the positive contribution we can make to the Geelong community and beyond.” Program lead Professor Colin Barrow said the initiative would encourage investment in Victorian advanced manufacturing and create high quality jobs. The project was officially launched last week by the Higher Education, Training and Skills

Minister Gayle Tierney. She said the project would create 10 jobs in research, engineering and construction and another 130 jobs in manufacturing, as well as learning opportunities for students in chemistry, environment, marine science and sustainability. “This investment is about doing our part to help establish a more sustainable future and support the development of innovative practices to provide a circular economy,” she said. “This will not only allow us to continue to build a sustainable future for all Victorians, but ensure our state remains at the forefront of job creation in the clean energy industry.”

Epworth ICU expanded More critically ill people from Geelong and the south-west of Victoria will be able to get the treatment they need following the expansion of Epworth Geelong’s intensive care unit. The hospital’s intensive care unit has expanded from nine rooms to 12, increasing the capacity to treat patients recovering from major surgery or serious illness. The $108,000 upgrade was possible following a $2.5 million donation by La Trobe Financial Charitable Foundation to the Epworth group. The donation will also allow the Geelong hospital to purchase $51,000 worth of patient monitors to improve bedside patient care. Epworth HealthCare group chief executive Dr Lachlan Henderson said the donation would have enormous benefit to patients who were waiting for much-needed elective surgery. “As we emerge from the Omicron wave, we

know there is a large number of patients who require surgery that was delayed over the last two years due to the pandemic,” he said. “Surgical waiting lists are significant and we will be incredibly busy treating a large number of patients.” La Trobe Financial president and chief executive Greg O’Neill said there needed to be more support for healthcare providers as the community recovered from the pandemic. “We are simply in awe of all the healthcare workers across Australia and the manner in which they have conducted themselves and placed themselves often at risk to save lives of others,” he said. “This is one small way we can thank them for that untiring service and outstanding professionalism which will benefit Epworth patients for years to come.”

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Bargains galore to be found at Food Factory Sales Offering huge discounts on a wide variety of big brand groceries, Food Factory Sales Geelong is the third instalment in SPC’s food outlet stores, joining the likes of the SPC Factory Sales in Shepparton and the Food Factory Sales outlet in Bayswater. Food Factory Sales is able to provide quality, name brand products at a fraction of the normal retail price. The business understands that groceries are a big part of people’s weekly

spending, and the store helps members of the community to cut costs while retaining quality. The outlet offers a huge range of products including canned fruit and vegetables, rice and noodles, ready-made meals, condiments, snacks, bread mixes, biscuits and crackers, drinks, tea and coffee, smallgoods, cheese, frozen seafood, pies, pasties and sausage rolls. It has even diversified into cleaning, health and beauty products, with prices slashed

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The Guide FATHER BROWN ABC TV, Saturday, 7.30pm

PICK OF THE WEEK

Step back into the 1950s and revisit the picturesque and charming town of Kembleford, the fictional village set in the Cotswolds. Father Brown returns for its ninth season, with the guarantee of murder and intrigue brimming in the idyllic farming locale. In “The Menace of Mephistopheles”, the titular hatted clergyman (Mark Williams, pictured) faces a confounding mystery when Sergeant Goodfellow (John Burton) turns to him for help after he witnesses Inspector Mallory (Jack Deam) frame an innocent man.

THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA 10, Tuesday, 7.30pm

Real-life stories of hardship and tragedy intersect with an assortment of furry, slobbering, cute canine friends in this week’s heartwarming episode. Dr Chris Brown (Bondi Vet) may not be on screen to show off his megawatt smile, but his familiar voice guides us through the emotional rollercoaster of finding the perfect companion to adopt from a shelter. One-eyed Maltese Harlie (pictured) has not had a whole lot of love in her short life, but could Karin, who recently suffered a terrible accident, be the charming canine’s perfect match? Along with two other inspiring dog adoption stories, this stirring series proves that love really does come in all shapes and sizes, with various assortments of hair.

GRAND DESIGNS NEW ZEALAND ABC TV, Sunday, 7.40pm

They say a man’s home is his castle, but what one person considers to be attractive and inviting, the other may find dull or intimidating. With Sumita and Cameron Dale (both pictured), it’s fair to say their dream home doesn’t really lend itself to any of these adjectives. The married ex-police officers shun convention by buying a plot of land to build their “lighthouse” dwelling. Their strict budget and unusual home design results in a building unlike any seen on this series. Tune in to read into presenter Chris Moller’s reaction. THE AMAZING RACE Prime7, Monday, 8.40pm

Where there’s a will, there’s a way for a big-budget extravaganza such as The Amazing Race. Teams kicked off this 33rd season of the competition in February 2020, then resumed filming more than a year later in September 2021. Now, it’s the final leg, with three teams left: flight attendants Raquel and Cayla (both pictured), internet personalities Kim and Penn, and best friends Ryan and Dusty. Filmed using a private jet to avoid COVID complications, the $1 million cash prize seems like a drop in the ocean in comparison.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Pool. (PG, R) 1.55 Les Misérables. (Mv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.55 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (a, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 North America With Simon Reeve. (PGadvw, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG) 4.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: High School Lover. (2017, Madsv, R) Paulina Singer. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sinister Savior. (2020, Mav) Marci Miller, Kelly Blatz, Rosa Blasi. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 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. (PGadl) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Josh Byrne unpacks native plant myths. 8.30 Miniseries: The Teacher. (Mals) Part 3 of 4. After receiving a suspended sentence, Jenna stops drinking and starts to reassess her life. 9.20 Grantchester. (Ma, R) A professor dies at a computer laboratory. 10.05 Mum. (Final, Ml, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 11.25 Starstruck. (Final, Ml, R) 11.45 QI. (Final, Ms, R) 12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. (M) Part 3 of 3. 8.30 Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership. (M) Part 3 of 3. 9.25 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery: The Last Secrets Of Giza. (R) A look at the Giza plateau. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 12.45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Mav, R) 2.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 3.45 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Cameroon v Algeria.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Dr. Harry helps out a labrador. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 2. Sydney v Geelong. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) Experts discuss all things AFL. 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] MOVIE: Beast. (2015, Malv, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. Dick and Angel transform a granary store. 8.35 MOVIE: Inferno. (2016, Malv, R) After a university professor awakens with amnesia, he discovers he is being pursued by an assassin. Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan. 11.00 Psychopath With Piers Morgan. (MA15+, R) 12.00 The Man With The World’s Biggest Testicles. (MA15+amn, R) 1.00 My Way. (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. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mals, R) Graham Norton chats with Miriam Margolyes, Paul Rudd, Ron Howard, Halle Berry and Stephen Fry. 9.30 The Dog House Australia. (R) Charlotte is looking for a dog to give her best friend, Zeke the pug, some love. Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Huang’s World. 1.40 Flophouse. 2.30 My Homie Sells Homies. 3.00 Jungletown. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. (Return) 10.20 Day Of The Dead. 11.10 Instinctive Desires. Midnight VICE News Tonight. 12.55 Inside Sex Work In New Zealand. 1.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Volta a Catalunya. Stage 5. 3.15 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 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Caravan & Camping WA. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. 11.45 Greatest Outdoors. 12.45am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 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 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Mr Forbush And The Penguins. (1971, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 3. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. 9.55 MOVIE: The Foreigner. (2017, MA15+) 12.05am House. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon To Be Advised. 1.00 Mom. 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 Nancy Drew. 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 Becker. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Princess Caraboo. Continued. (1994, PG) 6.50 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 8.30 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 10.20 Monk Comes Down The Mountain. (2015, M, Cantonese) 12.25pm Django. (2017, M, French) 2.35 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 4.55 The White Balloon. (1995, Farsi) 6.30 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 8.30 Monster. (2003, MA15+) 10.30 What We Do In The Shadows. (2014, M) 12.05am The Host. (2006, M, Korean) 2.15 Le Brio. (2017, MA15+, French) 4.00 Do Not Hesitate. (2021, M, Dutch) 5.45 The White Balloon. (1995, Farsi)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. Noon Biker Battleground Phoenix. 1.00 Picked Off. 2.00 Hellfire Heroes. 3.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. (2016, M) 10.15 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993, M) 1am Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ The Lorax. (2012) 7.45 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (2003, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (2014, MA15+) 12.10am Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.10 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Pokemon Master Journeys: The Series. 5.30 Mega Man: Fully Charged.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Bondi Rescue. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 1. Bahrain Grand Prix. Replay. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

Programs. 5.10pm Fireman Sam. 5.20 PJ Masks. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 School Of Roars. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Another Year. (2010, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Like Minds. (2006, M) 12.25am QI. 12.55 Community. 1.20 Parks And Recreation. 1.45 Grand Designs. 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.10 Bushwhacked! 9.35 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 10.50 Going Places. 11.50 Bamay. 12.15pm MOVIE: Narrow Margin. (1990) 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 MOVIE: The Silver Brumby. (1993, PG) 9.30 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.30 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 2.00 Grantchester. (Ma, R) 2.45 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 3.35 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Finals Series.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Cameroon v Algeria. Continued. 6.15 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Egypt v Senegal. 8.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 2.30 Gymnastics. 2022 FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup. 4.30 Be My Brother. (R) 4.40 The Students, The Traitor And The Nazis. (PGav, R) 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Tancred Stakes and Mornington Cup. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Finals Week 2. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Finals Week 2. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

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6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG) 12.30 Drive TV. (PG) 1.00 My Way. (PG, R) 1.30 Outback & Under. (Premiere) 2.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Pontiac Moon. (1994, PGl, R) Ted Danson, Mary Steenbergen, Ryan Todd. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 8.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 8.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGl, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Father Brown. (Return, Ma) Sergeant Goodfellow turns to Father Brown after he witnesses Inspector Mallory frame an innocent man. 8.20 Unforgotten. (Malv) Sunny and Cassie discover that a graduating class of police officers could all be connected to the case, and some are still serving in the force. 9.05 Troppo. (Malv, R) Ted and Amanda’s investigation heads down a dark path when more of Jong Min’s remains are recovered, just as Ted receives some bombshell news from home. 10.05 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Sister Frances cares for a cancer patient. 11.05 Les Misérables. (Final, Mav, R) Javert confronts Valjean. 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) Hosted by Michael Hing. 8.30 Exploring Northern Ireland. (PG) Part 4 of 4. Siobhán McSweeney explores Northern Ireland causeway coast on her electric bike. 9.30 World’s Greatest Bridges: Brooklyn Bridge. (R) Engineer Rob Bell recounts the story of the construction of New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. 10.25 Anne Boleyn: Arrest, Trial, Execution. (R) Part 1 of 3. 11.20 MOVIE: Inside Llewyn Davis. (2013, Mal, R) Oscar Isaac. 1.15 MOVIE: Apocalypto. (2006, MA15+v, R, Maya) 3.45 Perspective Shift. (PGa, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 2. Port Adelaide v Hawthorn. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 2. Tasmania SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] To Be Advised. 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) Experts help people declutter their lives. 8.30 MOVIE: Gladiator. (2000, Mav, R) After a successful Roman general is betrayed and his family is murdered by the emperor’s heir, he seeks revenge. Having been forced to become a gladiator, he uses his new position in the arena to torment his nemesis. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 11.30 MOVIE: The Social Network. (2010, Ml, R) Jesse Eisenberg. 1.50 Talking Honey: Relationship Specials. (PG) 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. (PGadl, R) American comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien tries his hand at lifeguarding, with hilarious results. Singlets treats a rollerblader with a severely dislocated knee on the promenade. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Macarthur FC v Melbourne City. From Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney. 10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) In Brisbane, a bystander calls in a crash in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD involving a motorcyclist and taxi. Paramedics arrive to find the victim face down on the road and not moving. 11.00 Ambulance. (Mal, R) Takes a look at the London Ambulance Service as it deals with all manner of crises. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 [TEN] Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Sammy J. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Gavin & Stacey. 11.20 Schitt’s Creek. 11.45 Archer. 12.05am Year Of The Rabbit. 12.30 The Young Offenders. 1.05 The Planets. (Final) 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 SBS Courtside. 10.30 Basketball. NBA. Atlanta Hawks v Golden State Warriors. 1pm Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.10 Hunting Hitler. 2.50 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 Yokayi Footy. 4.15 WorldWatch. 5.45 Insight. 6.45 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 9.20 Black Market. 10.15 The X-Files. 11.05 Ghosthunter. 12.45am Late Programs.

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

9GEM (81, 92)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 MOVIE: Mandy. (1952, PG) Noon Avengers. 1.00 MOVIE: Hue And Cry. (1947) 2.40 MOVIE: The Green Man. (1956) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (1963, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 6. Queensland Reds v NSW Waratahs. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Gauntlet. (1977, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

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

Travel Oz. 10.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 10.30 Sydney Weekender. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Creek To Coast. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Horse Racing. Tancred Stakes and Mornington Cup. 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Greatest Outdoors. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Yokayi Footy. 2.25 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 2.50 Sportswoman 2021. 3.20 Over The Black Dot. 3.50 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Final. La Perouse Panthers v Newcastle All Blacks. Replay. 5.50 VICE Sports. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The South Sydney Story. 7.30 Milford Graves Full Mantis. 9.15 MOVIE: Dark Age. (1987, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The White Balloon. Continued. (1995, Farsi) 7.20 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 9.20 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 11.00 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 12.45pm Orchestra Class. (2017, M, French) 2.35 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 4.25 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 6.35 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 8.30 The Big Short. (2015, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

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

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Shopping. 6.30

12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars: TX. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. (2008, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2018, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

1.30pm A1: Highway Patrol. 2.30 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 1000 Miles of Sebring. 3.30 Ultimate Rush. 4.00 Surfing Australia TV. 4.30 Road Trick. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Mr. Peabody & Sherman. (2014, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Transformers. (2007, M) 10.20 MOVIE: Blade II. (2002, MA15+) 12.45am Road Trick. 1.15 Kardashians. 2.10 Late Programs.

Infomercials. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 What’s Up Down Under. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. 11.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.30pm JAG. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 Hotels By Design. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 NCIS. 11.20 Late Programs.

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Australian Survivor. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 2.35 Naked Beach. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey. (R) 3.30 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R) 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Art Works. (PGns, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG) 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.30 Motor Racing. ProMX Championships. Round 1. 3.30 Athletics. World Athletics Indoor Championships. Day 3. Highlights. 4.30 The Rising: Serena Williams. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.40 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 12.00 Football. VFL. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 2. Richmond v GWS Giants.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Ultimate Rush. (PG, R) 1.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl, R) 2.00 Serengeti. (PG, R) 3.00 Spy In The Wild. (PGa, R) 4.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. (PGa) [TEN] Joel Osteen. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 12.30 GCBC. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.20 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.30 The Dog House Australia. (R) 3.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGls, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. 5.00 News.

6.30 Compass: Safdar Ahmed is Still Alive. (R) Geraldine Doogue speaks with Safdar Ahmed. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (R) 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. Two ex-police officers want to build a lighthouse. 8.30 Troppo. (Malv) Amanda is shocked to discover the attack on Ted, and is determined to find the culprit. 9.25 Killing Eve. (Mv) 10.05 Harrow. (Mav, R) A health and wellness vlogger is murdered. 11.00 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Malns, R) 12.00 Mum. (Ml, R) 12.30 Harrow. (Malnv, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Stonehenge: The New Revelations. (PG, R) Follows a team of experts as they investigate a previously undetected monument near Stonehenge. 9.05 Easter Island: The Truth Revealed. (PG, R) Three archaeologists take a look at the history of the Easter Island statues. 10.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Gent-Wevelgem. Men’s Race. 2.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Gent-Wevelgem. Women’s Race. 3.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.45 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 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PGl) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: On Borrowed Time – The Michael McGurk Assassination. (Malv) A look at the murder of Michael McGurk. 9.50 Born To Kill? Dennis Nilsen – The Kindly Killer. (MA15+av) 10.55 The Blacklist. (Return, Mav) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 2. Tasmania SuperSprint. Day 2. H’lights. From Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston, Tasmania. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] The Proposal. (Ms, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (M) The social experiment continues. 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Justice For Lucille. (Ma, R) A look at the case of Lucille Butterworth. 11.10 The First 48: The Ties That Bind. (Ml) 12.00 Shallow Grave. (Mav, R) 12.50 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Far North Queensland. Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) The team realises it has a cross-country serial killer on its hands, and the case has ties to Isobel’s father and his hotel, which leads to revelations about their fractured relationship. 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America. (Final) 9.35 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 10.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 11.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.05am MOVIE: Another Year. (2010, M) 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 Basketball. NBA. Memphis Grizzlies v Milwaukee Bucks. 1.30pm WorldWatch. 2.00 Insight. 3.00 Beach Volleyball. Austn Tour. 5.00 Australia In Colour. 6.00 Speed With Guy Martin. 6.55 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.40 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 QAnon: The Cult Of Conspiracy. 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Volta a Catalunya. Stage 7. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Caravan & Camping WA. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 5. Broncos v Eels. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 3. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys. 6.00 Customs. 6.30 The Great Migration. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am NBL Slam. 6.30

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (63, 73) 6am The Fishing Show.

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials.

Football. CAFL. 12.30pm Motor Racing. W Series. Round 7. Highlights. 1.00 Soccer. Serie A Femminile. 2.45 Rugby Union. Monsoon Rugby Union. 4.15 Softball. SA Premier League. 5.45 Going Native. 6.15 News. 6.25 Natural Born Rebels. 7.30 Equator From The Air. 8.30 This Magic Moment. 10.20 Winning Time: Reggie Miller Vs The New York Knicks. 11.40 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 7.10 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 9.05 The Illusionist. (2010, PG) 10.35 Unaccompanied Minors. (2006, PG) 12.15pm Gundala. (2019, M, Indonesian) 2.30 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 4.30 White Lion. (2010, PG) 6.15 Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007, PG, Japanese) 8.30 Blue Jasmine. (2013, M) 10.20 Special Forces. (2011, MA15+, French) 12.25am Late Programs.

7.00 Fishy Business. 8.00 Shopping. 10.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 11.00 Fishing. International Series. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Hook Me Up! 3.00 Ultimate Fishing. 4.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 MOVIE: The Count Of Monte Cristo. (2002, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (2017, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

1.30pm Speedseries. 3.30 Peaking. 4.00 The Break Boys. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.10 MOVIE: Playing With Fire. (2019, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (2016, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014, M) 11.50 Allegiance. 12.45am Kardashians. 1.40 Vanderpump Rules. 2.30 The Break Boys. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 Late Programs.

7.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Bondi Rescue. 10.00 iFish Summer Series. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 12.30pm Scorpion. 2.30 What’s Up Down Under. 3.00 Soccer. A-League Women. Grand Final. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

14 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 25 March, 2022

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The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours. 10.30 The Middle. Noon To Be Advised. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 17. Adelaide 36ers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 17. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

Monday, March 28

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ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Press. (Final, PG, R) 2.10 Miniseries: The Teacher. (Mals, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 North America With Simon Reeve. (PGa, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGaw, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Australian Story. Australians share their personal stories. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program that leads national debate and confronts issues that matter. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 9.35 China Tonight. A look at current affairs from China. 10.05 ABC News Video Lab. (R) Examines events and issues. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Q+A. (R) 12.15 Harrow. (Madv, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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SECTION

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.00 The 94th Annual Academy Awards. (PG) 2.00 Highway Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Motorway Patrol. (PGl) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (M, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.40 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) Merlina, the Tower’s oldest raven and star attraction, goes missing during winter. 9.30 The Great House Revival. (PG, R) Hugh Wallace follows the restoration of an 1850s Regency-style mansion. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Beneath The Surface. (Premiere, Madl) A woman is left devastated when her son falls overboard. 12.05 Tin Star. (MA15+v) 1.00 Unit One. (MA15+av, R) 4.10 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+ans, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) Aussie celebrities tackle a series of physical and psychological tests from the SAS selection process. 8.40 The Amazing Race. (Final, PGl) After travelling to seven countries and 17 cities, one team will be crowned the winner. 9.40 The 94th Annual Academy Awards. (PG, R) A ceremony honouring achievements in filmmaking over the past year, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 12.40 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] MOVIE: The Girl Next Door. (1998, Masv, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (M) The social experiment continues. 9.00 La Brea. (Mv) With cold weather approaching, Eve, Levi and Ty return to the fort, despite their near-death experience there. 10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.30 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 11.30 Bluff City Law. (Mad, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Hello SA. (PG) 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. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Far North Queensland. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Ml) Two teams, consisting of celebrity guests, go head-to-head in a battle of wits that has them trying to fool the opposition. Hosted by Chrissie Swan, with team captains Chris Taylor and Frank Woodley. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mdv) The team tries to track down a murderous member of the incel community. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.15 Restoration Australia. 10.15 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.20 QI. 11.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.10am Community. (Final) 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 Black Comedy. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Atlanta Hawks v Golden State Warriors. Replay. 2.00 VICE. 2.30 Black Market. 3.00 Does America. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Back To Life. 10.35 Addicted Australia. 11.45 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 Miniseries: Bancroft. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 12.50am Heathrow. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (1959) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Poirot. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Basketball. NBL. Round 17. Adelaide 36ers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. Replay. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. 1pm Nancy Drew. 2.00 Friends. 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. 1.40pm Ngumpin Kartiya. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.20 Yawuru Country. 6.40 News. 6.50 Extreme Africa. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.30 Colony. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00

Morning Programs. 9.00 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 11.10 2 Autumns, 3 Winters. (2013, M, French) 12.50pm Angel-A. (2005, M, French) 2.30 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 4.25 The Illusionist. (2010, PG) 5.55 The Ash Lad 2. (2019, PG, Norwegian) 7.50 Thunder Road. (2018, M) 9.30 Ghost World. (2001, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

1pm Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Hellfire Heroes. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Tasmania SuperSprint. H’lights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Tasmania SuperSprint. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The A-Team. (2010, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: RoboCop. (2014, M) 10.50 Young Sheldon. 11.15 Raymond. 11.45 Weird Science. 12.15am Below Deck Mediterranean. 1.15 The Sex Clinic. 2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Late Programs.

Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Macarthur FC v Melbourne City. Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 2. Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Highlights. 12.15am Late Programs. 12466297-SN42-20

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Tuesday, March 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 11.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.10 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 North America With Simon Reeve. (PGa, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mommy, I Didn’t Do It. (2017, Mav, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next: Sian Roberts. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (M, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 The Dog House Australia. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Budget 2022: The Treasurer’s Speech. Josh Frydenberg delivers the Federal Budget. 8.00 Budget 2022: An ABC News Special. Coverage of the 2022 Federal Budget. 9.00 Budget 2022: Reaction And Analysis. Continuing analysis of the 2022 Federal Budget. 10.00 The Business. 10.30 Four Corners. (R) 11.15 Media Watch. (PG, R) 11.30 Parliament Question Time. 12.30 Harrow. (Madlsv, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Stoke Mandeville To Beaconsfield. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.30 Insight. Explores why first love is so powerful, and how it impacts our future lives and relationships. 9.30 Dateline. A look at Moldova, whose residents believe they are in Putin’s firing line. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Shadow Lines. (Final, Malv) 12.20 Transplant. (Ma, R) 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 3.20 VICE Guide To Film. (Madlv, R) 3.45 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Senegal v Egypt.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) Celebrities undertake SAS training. 10.00 The Rookie. (Mav) Nolan deals with an increasingly serious relationship. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Autopsy USA: David Bowie. (Mad, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] The Day We Walked On The Moon. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (M) The social experiment continues. 9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (M) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts. 10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.30 True Story With Hamish & Andy: Sam. (M, R) 11.00 Mr Mayor. (PG) 11.25 Killed By My Stalker. (Malv, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Delish. 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. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 NCIS. (Mv) Follows special agents who are part of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Washington, D.C. 9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Torres and Knight travel to Hawai’i when they learn a key witness in an old cases has turned up with evidence. 10.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualifier. Australia v Saudi Arabia. From King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Saudi Arabia.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. (Final) 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Gavin & Stacey. 10.05 Schitt’s Creek. 10.30 The Office. 11.00 Starstruck. (Final) 11.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.10am Plebs. (Final) 12.35 Parks And Recreation. 12.55 Black Comedy. 1.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Memphis Grizzlies v Milwaukee Bucks. Replay. 2.00 AusMoto Show. 3.00 Video Game Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live. 10.15 Adam Ruins Everything. 10.40 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 11.35 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 Miniseries: Bancroft. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Meghan & Harry: The Next Chapter. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.45am Heathrow. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Private’s Progress. (1956) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 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. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

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

Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Letterkenny. 10.00 Gomorrah. 11.00 Late Programs.

Unaccompanied Minors. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.35 The Illusionist. (2010, PG) 9.05 The Ash Lad 2. (2019, PG, Norwegian) 11.00 White Lion. (2010, PG) 12.45pm Slack Bay. (2016, M, French) 2.55 Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007, PG, Japanese) 5.15 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 7.30 Arbitrage. (2012, M) 9.30 Under The Skin. (2013, MA15+) 11.35 The Big Picture. (2010, M, French) 1.40am Late Programs.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Biker Battleground Phoenix. 1.00 American Pickers. 2.00 Million Dollar Catch. 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Wheelburn. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Ghost In The Shell. (2017, M) 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. Midnight Below Deck Mediterranean. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 JAG. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.25 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.20 FBI. 12.15am Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs. Friday, 25 March, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 15

Wednesday, March 30 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 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Monash And Me. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (Final, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Senegal v Egypt. Continued. 6.15 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifier. Algeria v Cameroon. 8.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Nightmare Tenant. (2018, Mv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: Bernie Mac. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (M, R) 1.30 My Way. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualifier. Australia v Saudi Arabia. Continued. 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) Hosted by Shaun Micallef. 9.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (Return, Md) Hosted by Annabel Crabb. 9.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. (Mls) From the Palais Theatre, Melbourne. 10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (PG, R) 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Business. (R) 11.50 Killing Eve. (Mv, R) 12.30 Parliament Question Time. 1.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (PG, R) 2.10 Harrow. (Malnv, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (PGasw) Part 1 of 4. 8.30 Life On The Outside. (MA15+) Part 3 of 3. The three formerly-incarcerated people – Jeremy, Sierra and Dane – approach the end of their 100-day homestay. 9.35 The Responder. (MA15+) Chris plans to hand the drugs in. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 In Therapy. (Final, Mal) 11.35 The Handmaid’s Tale. (Malv, R) 12.25 The Good Fight. (Mal, R) 1.25 Before We Die. (Mlsv, R) 3.45 Motherboard. (PGal, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 Police Strike Force. (Mad) Takes a look inside police investigations. 8.30 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at the world of sport. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 America’s Got Talent: Extreme. (PG) Contestants showcase stunts and extreme talents. 12.00 Splitting Up Together. (PGdls, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Splitting Up Together. (PGs, R) 1.00 [SEVEN] Splitting Up Together. (PG, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 [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 To Be Advised. 10.00 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 10.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Caroline Wilson and Ross Lyon. 11.30 Grand Hotel. (Mls, R) Danny tries to keep his relationship a secret. 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Final, Mal) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat. 9.30 Bull. (PGa, R) After an expert on anthrax is accused of orchestrating a series of biological attacks, Bull sets out to prove the city was in such a rush to calm the public’s hysteria, they arrested the wrong person. 10.30 This Is Us. (PGa) Beth prepares her dancers. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 First Dates Australia. (PGls, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Budget 2022: Opposition Reply. 8.00 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.30 Q+A. Public affairs program. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Hannah Gadsby. Comedian Hannah Gadsby talks to Rosie Batty. 10.05 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards. (Mls, R) 12.35 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 1.35 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Malns, R) 2.35 Harrow. (Final, Malv, R) 3.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. Western Bulldogs v Sydney. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. (R) 11.30 MOVIE: Striptease. (1996, MA15+ns, R) A detective enlists the help of a stripper. Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 QI. 10.45 Tomorrow Tonight. 11.20 Live At The Apollo. (Final) 12.05am Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 12.35 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Black Comedy. 1.50 Plebs. (Final) 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

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Learning to swim is now more important than ever With restrictions eased and the community getting used to a post-COVID life, Geelong Aquatic Centre owner and manager Geoff Gill is urging parents to ensure their children are learning how to swim. The latest data from Life Saving Victoria found one-quarter of all fatal drownings in Victoria were children aged 14 or younger and Mr Gill said the COVID-19 pandemic had increased the risk. “Children have had a pretty rough time over the last two years and we’ve found that lots of little ones have gone backwards in their swimming ability,” he said. “That’s to be expected – children can’t retain that level of skill they had achieved if they’re not getting into the water for six months, nine months, 18 months at a time, while we were locked away. “Now we’re back and allowed to run swimming lessons again and its important parents make sure their children know how to swim.” Mr Gill said learning to swim and water safety could be the difference between life and death. “It only take two inches of water for a child to drown and they don’t have the same instinct to fight when they go under,” he said. “So not only is it important for parents to always watch their children around water, the children need to know what to do when they are in water. “I’ve had parents come to me and tell me their child has fallen in the Barwon River and they’re still alive because they had done what they had learned in swimming lessons and rolled onto their back.” Mr Gill said the younger children learned how to be safe around the water, the better. “It’s frightening how many children drown, so our point of view is the earlier they learn

Geelong Aquatic Centre owner and manager Debbie Gill with Lachie.

how to swim, the better that is for them,” he said. “It depends on each child, but we tend to recommend starting around four months old. “We start with the parents with them in the water and focusing on things like safe water entry and getting used to being in the water. “We do that up to about three years old, and then they start on their own.”

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Mr Gill said the centre also ran a swimming program for children with a disability. “My wife Debbie is very passionate about our swordfish program, which is designed for children with a disability,” he said. “We know that there are some children out there that are going to have some difficulty fitting into a mainstream class, but it’s just as important that they are able to learn to swim.

“That’s why we run a program here on a Saturday afternoon, where children are able to have one-on-one or maybe one-on-two lessons, rather than the bigger classes. “We currently have about 80 children in that program and they absolutely love it. Not only are they having fun and learning about water awareness, but it is something regular and they can build relationships with their teachers.”

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Palais to host Chicago Footlight Productions is set to bring the musical classic Chicago to Geelong, with its three-week season kicking off on Friday, March 25. The group will put on 10 shows at the newly refurbished Palais Theatre, until Saturday, April 9. Set in the 1920s, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer with ambitions of vaudeville stardom, who maliciously murders her lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate Velma Kelly by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer Billy Flynn to transform her crime into

Footlight Productions’ Chicago stars Cassie Chappell, Josh McGuane and Maddy Pratt. (Supplied)

a barrage of sensational headlines. Footlight Productions’ show features Cassie Chappell in the lead role, while Maddy Pratt, Josh McGuane, Sarah Louise Parker, Paul Watson and India Ney also star. The musical score for Chicago was written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and is filled with well-known songs such as Razzle Dazzle, Mister Cellophane and All That Jazz. Chicago is the first show staged at the iconic Palais Theatre by Footlight Productions. Along with its Thursday, Friday and Saturday night show, staring at 7.30pm, the production will also present matinee performances on Saturday, April 2 and 9.

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Lisa Sullivan, Barbara Campbell, Sally SMart, Dianne Fogwell, Ponch Hawkes and Jason Smith. Inset: Iain Martin and Gerard Mullaly.

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Autumn gallery launch By Ash Bolt Geelong Gallery was abuzz last weekend as it officially opened its suite of exhibitions over the coming months. Geelong Gallery president Gerard Mullaly and chief executive Jason Smith welcomed a collection of artists and gallery supporters to the gallery on Friday, March 18 to launch the exhibitions. Exhibitions the gallery is presenting over autumn include Sally Smart’s P.A.R.A.D.E, Dianne Fogwell’s Prescience, Barbara

Campbell’s ex avibus and Ponch Hawkes’ 500 Strong. For ex avibus, multi-disciplinary artist Campbell took inspiration from the journey of shorebirds that migrate every year from one end of the globe and back along ancient flyways. The exhibition runs until June 19. In P.A.R.A.D.E., Smart creates an immersive environment comprising textiles, sculptural components and performance inspired by the sets and costumes designed by Pablo Picasso for the Ballets Russes’ Parade in 1917. It runs

until Sunday, July 3. Also running until July 3 is 500 Strong, a photographic exhibition by Hawkes showing older women from Melbourne, Shepparton and Geelong “stepping out of public invisibility”. Fogwell’s multi-panelled installation, Prescience, presents a panoramic view of the Australian landscape, highlighting both its beauty and its precarity due to climate change. It runs until June 19. Friday’s opening also allowed the gallery to celebrate the rehang of its permanent collection.

Arts Centre brings back fan favourites Following the fabulous reception of their outrageous portrayal of Jekyll and Hyde during last year’s Winter Escape Season, A Slightly Isolated Dog and NCM return to Geelong Arts Centre next month to entice and delight with Don Juan as part of Our Season 2022. Directed by the award-winning Leo Gene Peters and featuring a cast of New Zealand performers, Don Juan is the boldest and greatest of men, seducing, fighting, and charming his way through life. Playing a revolving repertoire of outrageous characters including their own version of Don Juan, the talented Kiwi cast depict how, despite best efforts, we often fail to be the impressive 18 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 25 March, 2022

person we wish to be. Running from Tuesday, April 26 to Saturday, April 30 in Geelong Arts Centre’s Studio 4, Don Juan brings together brilliant physical comedy, twisted pop songs and explosive wit to create a hilarious and irreverent show. Geelong Arts Centre programming senior producer Penny McCabe said it was a no-brainer to bring A Slightly Isolated Dog back to Geelong for its latest production. “It’s important that Geelong Arts Centre responds to our community by providing theatre experiences that they want to see, and after the incredible feedback we received from seasoned arts veterans, first-time theatre-goers

and everyone in between following Jekyll and Hyde in 2021, there was no question as to whether we should bring A Slightly Isolated Dog back to Geelong,” she said. The Our Season 2022 program features 11 monthly stories that showcase the voices of those who have overcome hardship, broken down barriers and fought for their place upon the world stage.

A Slightly Isolated Dog will return to Geelong Arts Centre next month with its latest show, Don Juan. (Supplied)

Queenscliff’s newest music festival has had a last minute change of headliners due to COVID-19. Indie pop band San Cisco was set to headline the first day of By The Pier, but announced Wednesday it had to pull out after members of its touring party tested positive to COVID-19. Festival organisers announce they had been able to secure Australian indie folk band Boy + Bear, who will bring its 1970s inspired pop-folk vibes to the Bellarine in San Cisco’s place. The new festival is organised by the team behind the Queenscliff Music Festival and will bring music fans and well-known acts to the Bellarine for the three-day festival. “We’re super excited to see the return of music festivals and to be able to present such a stellar line up of Aussie artists for our inaugural event,” director Andrew Orvis said. The festival kicks off on Friday, March 25 with Boy + Bear, ’60s-inspired blues group Bones and Jones, multi-award-winning electronic duo Electric Fields, Pierce Brothers, The Rions and Cry Baby. Day two features Harvey Sutherland, Yorta Yorta hip-hop artist Briggs, electronic funk group Client Liaison, singer-songwriter Julia Stone, Southern River Band, Telenova, Mama Kin Spender, Ryan Downey and Hassall. Headlining the final day of the festival on Sunday are Vera Blue, singer-songwriter Jarryd James, rock and blues artist Kim Churchill, Thandi Phoenix, Didirri, Maple Glider and Isabella Khalife. Ash Bolt

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anniversary on Saturday, May 14, 7pm in the Captain’s Room at GMHBA Stadium. ■ info@geelongsc.org.au

Geelong Harmony Chorus. Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Learn to sing and perform. Rehearsals every Monday from 6.45pm in Herne Hill. ■ contact@geelongharmonychorus.com.au or 0406 666 737

Christian singles Geelong Christian Singles will meet on Wednesday, March 30 for coffee. At Darriwill Farm, Highton, from 10-11.30am. Bookings required by Tuesday, March 29. ■ Kevin, 0400 383 711

Starts at 60 lunch Starts at 60 Geelong Group will meet at Waurn Ponds Hotel on Sunday, April 3, at noon and afterwards will go for a tour through the Grovedale Community Gardens followed by a cuppa at Alan’s home. New members welcome. Bookings required. ■ Marion, 0409 527 540

Kids’ church Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, on the first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am. All children welcome to join in the singspiration, stories, games and craft. ■ Suzie, 0402 963 855 or Althea, 0403 005 449

Polish language for kids Chess clubs If you’re looking for a fun time and a chance to immerse yourself in the world of chess this is it! Beginners and players of all abilities are welcome. Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 1am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road, (on Blanche Street), St Leonards. ■ Stan, 5255 2996 (Ocean Grove), Rob 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Dads meet-up group A casual hang out and support group for dads or father figures with kids aged three and under on Saturday, April 2, 10am at Botanic Gardens Tea House Cafe. Bring a picnic rug. ■ Search ’Geelong Dads Meetup Group’ on Facebook and meetup.com

Dancing at the Globe Theatre Hit the dancefloor at Winchelsea’s

Globe Theatre on Saturday, March 26, 8-11.30pm. Cost: $10. Music supplied by Ron Sudden. Supper provided, door prizes and raffle. ■ 0409 253 188

Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries. ■ Dorota, 5224 1105

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A versatile work or family ute By Alistair Kennedy, Marque Motoring The name Isuzu is just about the most visible of any vehicles on Australian roads. No messing around with subtle badging, just the letters I-S-U-Z-U emblazoned across the front of all their vehicles whether they be trucks, utes or SUVs. And there are plenty of them out there. Isuzu has been Australia’s top-selling truck for a staggering 33 years while sales of this week’s review, the D-MAX ute, and its SUV MU-X sibling are enjoying spectacular growth with total 2021 sales up by just over 60 per cent from the previous year. Since 2008 the D-MAX has been imported and distributed by the Queensland-based company, Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) with the MU-X being added in 2013. However, they were no strangers to the Australian market with the D-MAX ute being sold here for many years as the Holden Rodeo and the MU-X wagon as the Holden Jackaroo. The latest D-MAX upgrade arrived in December 2021 with price increases offset by a range of additional equipment and technology as well as six new variants bringing the total number up to 23 models. Body styles, as before, are cab chassis and utility with five specification levels: SX, LS-M, LS-U, LS-U+ and X-Terrain. Depending on the variant, there are single, extended (Space Cab) and dual (Club Cab) cabins. Prices range from $31,200 for the entry-level SX Single Cab cab chassis to $65,900 for the range topping X-Terrain Club Cab ute. On-road costs need to be added.

Styling There’s not a great deal of scope for automotive stylists with utes. Most of their attention is directed at the front where they can make points of distinction with their competitors. The D-MAX has a big, bold grille with two large horizontal bars, the top one, as discussed, with the Isuzu name front-and -centre. The grille infill in the SX and LS-M is matte grey, chrome in the LS-U and LS-U+, and colour coded in the X-Terrain. SX has halogen headlights, all others get LED as well as LED for both daytime running lights and fog lights. Wheel sizes are 17-inch alloys on the SX and LS-M and 18-inch on the higher-spec models. All models get a full-size steel spare.

Engines / Transmissions Two engines are offered, a 1.9-litre turbo-diesel in the entry-level SX single-cab that generates 110 kW of power and 350 Nm of torque from 1800 rpm. All other models use an upgraded 3.0-litre turbo-diesel with 140 kW and 450 Nm from 1600 rev.

The Isuzu UTE D-MAX is proving a big hit with Australian buyers. (Supplied)

Depending on the variant there’s the option of a six-speed manual gearbox while all come with an Aisin six-speed ‘Rev-Tronic’ automatic with sequential sport mode.

Safety Standard safety features across the range include eight airbags; enhanced ABS brakes; hill start assist and descent control. Automatic variants add mis-acceleration mitigation and lane keep assist while dual-cab models have ISOFIX child seat anchor points. Models from the LS-M upwards get rear parking sensors while only the X-Terrain has front sensors. All D-MAX variants come with the Isuzu Intelligent Driver Assistance Package (IDAS) which includes a range of the latest advanced active safety systems such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) with Turn Assist, Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR), Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM), Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK).

The upgraded 3.0-litre turbo diesel puts out 10kW and 20Nm more than before while the torque band is five times wider and more usable with 400Nm on tap from 1400 through to 3250 rpm. It’s not the most refined diesel engine we’ve driven and is relatively noisy. Ground clearance is 235mm in the SX and LS-M and 240mm in the other variants. Together with a 3500k braked towing capacity make the D-MAX a serious and versatile working vehicle. At the same time the ride is quite smooth and comfortable enough to suit family duties. Handling is safe and secure, but with no pretence of being sporty. It will look after you if you drive at stupid speeds into corners thanks to its electronic aids. But it’s much better to drive the D-MAX like the ute that it is.

Fuel consumption is listed at 8.0 litres per 100 km. We registered 9.2 L/100km in the LS-U ute around our normal drive route but got it down to 7.5 L/100km in the cab chassis, mainly through a trip to Canberra and back.

Summing-Up The public is voting with their wallets on the merits of the Isuzu UTE D-Max and the booming sales indicate what a solid, capable and well-equipped vehicle it is. Its high payload and towing capacity will attract commercial buyers while it’s upmarket feel and excellent equipment list allow to double up as family transport. All Isuzu UTE vehicles come with a six-year warranty but with distance limited to 150,000 kilometres.

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Best young rowers show their skills By Ash Bolt Perfect rowing conditions greeted rowers for the 2022 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta held on the Barwon River last weekend. Rowing Geelong president Sam Elliott said it was a great spectacle to have a full crowd back lining the banks of the Barwon River for the first time in years. “I think Geelong and the Barwon River lived up to their reputation as having the best rowing course in the state,” he said. “We saw perfect racing conditions all weekend [and] the course was beautifully presented.” Elliott said it was great to parents and schoolmates cheer on the rowers in one of the most unique regattas in the world. The regatta has been held in Geelong on the Barwon River since 1987 and injects around $2.5 million into the local economy each year. In the main races the Eight Open Division One was hotly contested between Melbourne schools, St Catherine’s School and Melbourne Girls Grammar School, with St Catherine’s winning in the narrowest of margins. Local Geelong College sculler Issy Batrouney took out the Single Open Division One in a very dominant display over SEDA College Geelong rower Zara Kfouri. Geelong Grammar School took out the Eight Open Division One in a commanding display over St Catherine’s School. It also won the Eight Year 10 Division One just ahead of the crew from Ruyton Girls’. The girls from Ballarat and Clarendon College had a very strong win in the Four Open Division one, while Strathcona took out the Quad Scull Open Division One for the first time. Across the weekend’s 51 events, which saw races start every three minutes, Methodist Ladies College led the medal tally with seven gold medals. Geelong College led the way locally with six medals, including three gold. It won gold in both the Coxed Four Year 10 Division Three and Four along with Batrouney’s gold. Geelong Grammar was also strong, winning five medals, including two gold. Along with the Eight Year 10 Division One, it also won gold in the Eight Open Division Two Christian College picked up a silver medal at the regatta and Kardinia International College claimed two bronze medals. Rowing action now heads up to Nagambie Lakes this weekend with the APS Head of the River on Saturday followed by the National Championships from Monday. 24 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 25 March, 2022

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Anglesea won its fifth BPCA A Grade premiership in seven years. (Facebook)

Anglesea won its fifth Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A Grade premiership in seven years and its third in a row against a plucky, but outplayed, Jan Juc at Inverleigh on Saturday, March 19. The Seas went through the season unbeaten and largely untroubled and stamped their mark as one of the best, if not the best, BPCA sides ever seen. It was an unlikely hero who destroyed Jan Juc’s hopes of an upset victory. Paceman Darcy Elliott ripped through the Sharks’ batting order to take 6-19 from eight overs, upstaging his more credentialled teammates. The young quick put the Sharks on the back foot early after Jan Juc won the toss and batted first. The Sharks changed their batting order slightly in an attempt to surprise the

Seas’ attack. It looked like a good move as openers Mark Zahra (15 off 28 balls) and Brad Roberts (15 off 35) put on 28 for the first wicket. Elliott then entered the fray and got rid of both openers while Brett Venables removed Iain Lygo for a nine-ball duck. All was not lost for Jan Juc though, with their two best batters – Jordi Withers and Ben Grinter at the crease. However, Elliott sent Withers to the pavilion for three. Jan Juc’s only hope for a competitive score rested with left-hander Grinter and the lower order’s ability to stick with him. But when Grinter fell for a dogged 25 from 69 deliveries, Jan Juc was 8-80 and a final total of 92 was at least 50 runs shy of what they would have wanted.

Paceman Dylan Taylor chipped in with 2-18 from eight overs. Jan Juc needed early wickets to have any chance and star quick Nicky Smith (2-33 from eight overs) rose to the challenge to dismiss in-form openers Ned Cooper and Tyron Norman with the score on 24. Brett Harding made 20 before being bowled by left-arm seamer Lachie Ayton and at 3-51, Jan Juc was not completely out of the game. Dale Kerr and Jacob Nolan then combined for an unbroken 43-run stand to win the game convincingly by seven wickets. Nolan was impressive for his 35 not out from 28 balls while Kerr continued his spell of good batting form with 23 not out from 45. Justin Flynn

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Dominant Cats display By Ash Bolt Geelong sent a message to the competition with a dominant win over Essendon in its 2022 AFL season opener at the MCG on Saturday. The Cats kicked 12 goals to three in the first half to send a statement, which coach Chris Scott said even took him by surprise, in the 20.18 (138) to 11.6 (72) win. “We have a lot of respect for the opposition but you always go in with some apprehension into round one,” Scott said. “We feel like we’ve had good preparation – not perfect, we’ve still got some players we think will come back in the next week or two or three – but … it gives us some validation on the things we have been working so hard on. “I’m really proud of the whole club and the way we’ve worked on some things and it’s nice to see it come out early on.” Despite making last year’s preliminary final, the aging Cats team went in as underdogs against the Bombers following a disappointing preseason match against Gold Coast. But Geelong took control of the game from the first bounce, with stars Patrick Dangerfield and Tom Hawkins leading the way. Dangerfield was back to his best in the

midfield, racking up 22 disposals and nine inside 50s in the first half, while Hawkins was damaging in the forward half, kicking four goals. “I don’t want to go too far in my praise of [Dangerfield] but I thought he just took the game away from the opposition,” Scott said. “He looked like the Danger of a few years ago.” The 31-year-old finished with 31 disposals, 19 contested possessions, 12 score involvements, eight clearances and a goal in the best on ground performance that saw him awarded the Tom Wills Award. Essendon improved in the second half, kicking eight goals to Geelong’s eight after half time, but couldn’t make a dent into the 60-point half time margin. Tyson Stengle was a standout in his first game for the Cats, finishing with four goals and 20 disposals. Scott said was “really proud” of the way Stengle had fit in at Geelong after off-field field incidents saw him sacked from Adelaide early last year. “Twelve months ago, he was a long way away from the position he is in today, but he has put his head down,” Scott said. “I haven’t seen anything but good things

from Tyson and I think the whole world understands that we’ve all got skeletons in our closet, we’ve all done things we are not proud of but it is [about] how you fight your way back. “I’m really proud of him.” The only downside for the Cats in the first half was an injury scare for star forward Jeremy Cameron. Cameron was involved in a heavy collision with Essendon defender Jayden Laverde during marking contest early in the game, and was later taken to hospital for scans on a possible broken rib. He was released from hospital on Saturday night, with scans clearing him of any internal damage. The Cats will also be without young defender Sam De Koning this weekend after he was concussed in the third quarter. Under the AFL’s updated concussion protocols, any player that suffers concussion has to spend at least 12 days on the sidelines. Attention now shifts to tonight’s game against Sydney, with the Cats heading up to the SCG for the clash. Sydney forward Lance Franklin kicked just one goal in the Swans’ win over GWS, meaning he could reach the 1000 goal milestone if he kicks four against the Cats.

Four Geelong AFLW players have been named in the AFL Players’ Association’s initial 22Under22 squad. Becky Webster, Georgie Prespakis, Nina Morrison and Chloe Scheer were all named in the squad of 40 for the team, which recognises the best young players in the competition. To be eligible, players needed to be 22 or younger at the end of the season and have played at least five games this year. Webster (2021) and Morrison (2020) are both looking to make the team for a second time. Off the back of her breakthrough season in 2021, Webster again stepped up for the Cats in 2022 with a career-high averages of 16.8 disposals and 6.3 tackles per game, as well as kicking three goals across the season. The number one draft pick, Prespakis was strong for the Cats in the midfield, playing all 10 games in her debut season. Prespakis averaged 13.3 disposals and 6.8 tackles per game this season, and received a rising star nomination for her round one performance against North Melbourne. A former number two pick, Morrison was a welcome return to the Cats’ backline after missing all of the 2021 season through injury. The 21-year-old’s drive out of defence was a highlight for the Cats, as she averaged 13.8 disposals and 5.9 tackles per game while also serving as vice captain. Scheer made a strong impression in her first year at the Cats after crossing from Adelaide. Playing mostly forward, Scheer averaged 8.4 disposals and 2.2 tackles a game, and kicked eight goals across the season. The final team of 22 will be revealed on Tuesday, March 29. Ash Bolt Friday, 25 March, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 25

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Season over for juniors LOCAL TENNIS

Donna Schoenmaekers Tennis Geelong’s home and away season came to an end this week for eight team sections, and things couldn’t have been closer in the junior competitions, Girls Section 3 and Section 14 (Green Ball). The Girls Section 3 ladder was tight going into Saturday’s matches with only four points separating second and fifth, the pressure was on to earn a home final, and clinch a finals berth. Unfortunately, it was a week marred by missing players as top team Drysdale couldn’t field a team, handing second placed Surfcoast Torquay a walkover and a guaranteed rematch next week. Centre Court was also short a player in its match against Ocean Grove in the battle of seventh and eighth. Of the four sets that were played, both teams won two to leave the match in a draw and the teams’ positions unchanged. Third placed Barwon Heads took on sixth placed Grovedale at home, with both teams missing a player. Despite being too far behind to make finals Grovedale finished with a win, taking three of the four sets for the morning and leaving

Juniors Section 14 top finishers Hudson Gillett, Lachie Punton and Will Elijah of Bannockburn. (Supplied)

Barwon Heads’ finals hopes at the mercy of the Highton and Leopold match. Fifth placed Highton hosted fourth placed Leopold in what proved to be the deciding match for the four. Leopold started strong with Ellie Gibson and Holly Verlin both winning their singles 6-4, but Highton kept its finals chances alive with Ruby Dowd and Madelyn Wills winning their singles 6-2 and 6-4. The match and finals positions came down to the doubles, where the sets were split, as were the points as the match ended in a draw, three sets all 26 games all.

This meant Leopold moved into third position with a home final, and will meet Barwon Heads who dropped to fourth. Highton finished fifth, one point out of finals contention. Section 14 (Green Ball) was an even tighter affair, with two points separating fourth and seventh, and even eighth placed Wandana Heights still in contention. All Saints and Geelong Lawn consolidated their positions in second and third with 4-2 and 5-1 wins over Grovedale Yellow and Black respectively. Wandana Heights tried hard to push itself off the bottom of the ladder with a positive end to its season, winning over Highton 4-2, but the surprise of the day went to Waurn Ponds. Waurn Ponds upset top team Bannockburn in a thriller, three sets all and a two game advantage. The Ponds took an early lead with Poppy Feldman and Evie Noga winning the first two singles, but Bannockburn rallied with Mitchell Showler and Hudson Gillett winning their singles matches, leaving the result decided by the doubles. Again the sets were split, but Waurn Ponds was ahead on games and took the win, lifting it from seventh to fourth, and keeping its season alive.

Jarvis Barrow. (Peninsula Sports Photography)

Barrow, Pruvot claim junior title wins Jan Juc surfer Jarvis Barrow has continued his charge towards a junior surfing state title, taking out his second win to start the competition over the weekend. Barrow headed to Gunnamatta Beach on the Mornington Peninsula over the weekend for the second round of the Victorian Junior Surfing Titles, after taking out round one a fortnight earlier. In the under 14 boys’ competition, Barrow had to contend with challenging conditions at the open ocean beach break. Barrow dominated his heat, scoring 7.50 on one wave to finish with an 11.67 total, more than seven points ahead of the closest competitor, to make the final. He was consistent in the final, scoring at least six points on four waves, finishing with an impressive 12.87 total. It was enough to claim the win ahead of Remy Filer, who finished with a total of 12.50. 26 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 25 March, 2022

Barrow wasn’t the only Surf Coast surfer to win on the day, with Torquay’s Dune Pruvot taking out the under 14 girls’ competition. Backing up her second-place finish in round one, Pruvot took control early and scored an impressive 7.50 on her first wave in the final. She backed it up with a 5.50 on her second attempt, giving her a total of 13.00 and a two point win over Lillian Bassed. While not claiming a win, Surf Coast and Bellarine surfers also put in strong performances in the under 18 competitions. In the girls’ competition, Torquay’s Emily McGettigan finished second in her heat to make the final. In the final, she scored 13.34, but could get past Eva Bassed, who claimed the win with a score of 14.60 on the back of a monster 9.17 wave. The second place finish was McGettigan’s second finals appearance in the series, after

finishing third in round one. On the boys’ side, two Barwon Heads surfers Jack Bassett and Remy Roberts made it into a competitive final. With the biggest field of the day – 13 surfers – Bassett won both his heat and semi-final to qualify for the final, while Roberts also qualified strongly. In the final, Bassett left his run late, scoring his top two scores on his last two waves. He finished with a total of 11.77 to finish third, while Roberts finished fourth with 10.33 points. The final was dominated by Mornington Peninsula’s Willem Watson, who scored two nine-point waves for a total score of 18.00. The final round of the Victorian Junior Surfing Titles will be held at Jan Juc on May 7 and 8. Ash Bolt

Surprise captures in Corio Bay ON THE BITE

Peri Stavropoulos There have been some great fishing reports from inside Corio Bay this week with plenty of fish on offer along with some serious surprise captures. Darren Foster was fishing off the rocks of St Helens when he landed a fish that made many people scratch their heads and drop their jaws – a yellow tail kingfish that measured in at 82cm and took chicken for bait. With kingfish when there is one, there is guaranteed to be more so it’s well worth heading down and using more appropriate tactics to target them. In saying that this fish proved that theory wrong so you never know. Stingaree Bay has been fishing quite well for King George whiting and pinkie snapper with reports of anglers landing some quality fish and good numbers too. On anchor with pipis and squid has been dynamite and with the aid of some burley making all the difference. The outer harbour continues to be a hotspot for King George whiting and calamari as of late with reports of both species going red hot. The whiting have been biting best during the run out tide with pipis and squid yet again proving to be the standout baits, burley has been another key factor too. Calamari have been holding in shallower water, anywhere from two to four metres has been where the majority of the squid is being caught at the moment. Snapper have seemed to come onto the chew in the outer harbour with some reports rolling through of anglers landing fish to five kilograms. The channel and spoil grounds are well worth having a look at, pilchards and squid is the best bait. The tuna bite off Barwon Heads has been a little slower this past week however there are still reports coming through, just not as many ‘crazy’ sessions. Trolling along the 55m line has still proved to be a popular zone for the fish to be holding in. Large schools of fish are constantly being seen either busting up on the surface or cruising on top, when the fish are seen doing this casting surface lures such as stick baits and poppers has proved to be a lethal tactic. Wurdi Buloc Reservoir has been fishing well over the past week again with redfin and trout on the chew with the redfin average size getting a bit better. Casting shallow diving jerkbaits and spoons has been working a treat.

Darren Foster with a yellow tail kingfish caught off St Helens. (Supplied)

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