Geelong Indy - 6th May 2022

May 6, 2022

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Home Instead Geelong was crowned the region’s premier business in 2021. Turn to page 5 of this special wrap to read about how the business continues to go from strength to strength.

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A message from the Deputy Mayor More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s safe to say we’re all adjusting to the ‘new normal’.

It’s been an incredibly challenging journey to get here, and the Greater Geelong business community has shown unbelievable strength, adaptability and innovation throughout.

This year’s 36th Geelong Business Excellence Awards will celebrate the clever, creative and connected businesses within our region, of which there are many.

These prestigious awards will shine a light on local stories of success in the face of adversity, while helping to drive forward the community’s 30 year clever and creative vision for the region.

If you’re a business owner, a leader in the sector or an entrepreneur, I strongly encourage you to apply.

It’s a chance to not only demonstrate your team’s agility and point of difference, but strengthen your reputation in the business community.

Council is proud to support these awards and we congratulate the Geelong Chamber of Commerce for continuing to boost our region’s business credentials.

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Geelong Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ben Flynn and Cathryn Walley of the Geelong Business Excellence Awards’ major sponsor, LBW. (Supplied)

Award entries now open The Geelong Chamber of Commerce invites all businesses, business leaders and young entrepreneurs to enter the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards. The awards celebrate and recognise our clever, creative and connected business community.

Now more than ever, it is important to celebrate the businesses and business leaders who inspire us with their passion and courage to innovate, improve and succeed.

Geelong Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ben Flynn said: “By entering the awards, you are able celebrate all of those who have made your journey such a success. It allows you to reflect on the things that have gone well for your business even if you didn’t recognise them at the time. It’s a hugely positive experience“.

Proudly supported by major sponsor, LBW Business + Wealth Advisors and managed by the Geelong Chamber of Commerce, the awards celebrate business

excellence across 20 categories targeting small, medium and large businesses from all industries including the manufacturing, hospitality, tourism, not for profit, health, financial services and more.

“We thank all our incredible category sponsors and award partners. We are amazed by our sponsors’ generosity and commitment to be supportive and connected to the Geelong business community,” Mr Flynn said.

The awards offer entrants, finalists and winners a range of opportunities and experiences far beyond simply winning.

Business Awards manager Tennille McInnes said: “I get excited when I hear from finalists and winners on how the awards have opened up new opportunities and partnerships. It truly is the most insightful form of business development you will ever undertake”.

Information sessions for business and individuals are available from May 10,

Information sessions May 10, 10am – In person (booked out) May 13, 10am – Online May 17, 5pm – Online May 19, 12pm – Online To register, visit www.gbea.com.au where you can learn more about entering the awards and how to write a successful submission. Past winners and judges will be available to provide advice and answer any burning questions.

Entries are open through the Geelong Business Excellence Awards website and can be submitted up until July 15.

Businesses, business leaders and young entrepreneurs do not need to be nominated to enter the program.

To learn more and enter, visit www.gbea. com.au

Geelong Business Excellence Awards categories The variety of award categories available for businesses, business leaders and entrepreneurs ensures that all facets of industry are eligible to enter into the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards.

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Best First Year Entry: Open to all businesses that have not previously entered the Awards.

Business of the Year: This award is the region’s most prestigious business accolade. It recognises and celebrates the culmination of grit, hard work and outstanding achievements in business.

Sustainable Business Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate sustainable and circular economy initiatives that are good for the business, the community and the environment.

Digital Engagement Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate the effective use of digital tools and techniques to produce strategic, resourceful content to engage people, and create meaningful interactions.

Business Leader of the Year: Open to all business professionals who can demonstrate successful leadership skills.

Safe and Healthy Business Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate a recognition of, and commitment to protect the health and safety of their employees and clients.

Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Recognises entrepreneurial achievement among business professionals and business owners (aged between 18 and 40 years) who demonstrate vision, leadership and success.

Home-based and Micro Business Award: Open to all businesses that are operating with one to three full time or equivalent employees.

Advanced Manufacturing and Industry Award: Open to all businesses operating in

Corporate Social Responsibility Award: Celebrates a business who has accepted their corporate social responsibility and promoted inclusion in the workplace, community or other area which has led towards the enrichment of the lives of those who have a disability or are disadvantaged.

Customer Service Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate a high standard of customer service using

Emerging Business Award - Under 3 years: This is for the newcomers (operating less than 3 years operation) that are just starting out but already make a significant impact.

Health and Wellbeing Promoting Workplace Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate a recognition of, and commitment to deliver health and wellbeing workplace initiatives.

Inclusive and Accessible Business Award: Open to all businesses that can demonstrate a high level of understanding towards inclusive and accessible workplace practices.

Innovation, Research and Development Award: Recognises leadership through the

practical application of innovative solutions.

Medium to Large Business or Division/ Department of a business - 21+ Employees/ FTE*: Open to all businesses that are operating with 21 or more full time employees. Automatic entry by number of employees.

Regional Business Award: Open to all Geelong based businesses that operate 10 kilometres or more from Geelong CBD. Retail Business Award: Open to all retail businesses that sell commodities directly to consumers.

Small Business or Division/Department of a business – 4 to 20 Employees/FTE*: Open to all businesses that are operating with 4 to 20 full time or equivalent employees.

Automatic entry by number of employees.

Tourism and Hospitality Award: Open to all businesses that operate in the hospitality and tourism industry.

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MoPA was founded by husband and wife team, Billie and Tom Mahon. As a play-based learning facility, children will be inspired and entertained at MoPA.

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Creative play encouraged at MoPA As the winner of the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEA) Customer Service Award (sponsored by Hardings Hardware), the Museum of Art and Play (MoPA) has received recognition and congratulations on the incredible success of the business since its opening in January 2020.

Founded by husband and wife team, Tom and Billie, MoPA is a private children’s museum that focuses on the concept of play-based learning. Designed to bring together the region’s strong sense of community and large population of families,

MoPA allows patrons to engage in a wide variety of entertaining and educational experiences.

“With the award, we’ve been able to hang our hat on an achievement bigger than ourselves, and so the culture has strengthened even more around improving the guest experience we’re famous for,” says Tom Mahon.

With experts in the industry emphasising the importance of children exercising expression and controlling emotion, it’s important that your child can play in a safe but stimulating environment to help them

learn and grow.

There were over 82,000 local visitors to the museum in its first year, with more than 56,000 visitors from Melbourne. With a new museum opening in Sandringham in mid 2022, MoPA has grown exponentially since it won the GBEA Customer Service Award in 2021.

“We have grown three times over since we won this award, and we plan to grow another ten times in the coming three years,” Tom says.

Tom and the MoPA team believe that other businesses in the region should enter

the 2022 GBEAs as an opportunity to be acknowledged externally to their business, as well as to engage in the comprehensive entry process.

Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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There’s no place like Home Instead Since moving to Australia in 2011, Giovanni Siano has done many wonderful things both in his life and in the community, and has an impressive trophy cabinet to show for it.

Now, as the owner and director of Home Instead Geelong, which was established

by Giovanni and his wife Giselle in 2018, Giovanni says it has been his dream to run a successful business where the main service is ensuring that residents are helped and supported.

Providing 24 hour care, seven days a week to clients at their chosen time and location, Home Instead’s services include personal care and lifestyle assistance, help with household duties and meal preparation, medication assistance, transportation to appointments, shopping and social outings, and care management.

In 2021, Giovanni won the Geelong Business Excellence Business of the Year Award (sponsored by LBW Business and Wealth Advisors), the Emerging Business Award (sponsored by The Gordon) and the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (sponsored by Deakin University).

The success of Giovanni and the Home Instead team at the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards was extremely well deserved. At the time of the awards in October 2021, Home Instead was providing approximately 12,000 hours of care each month through its excess of 200 staff.

Now, Home Instead employs around 330 caregivers and 40 full-time office staff, providing more than 20,000 hours of care per month to about 1000 clients in the Geelong community.

“Coming from Italy, families and respect

Left: Home Instead Geelong won three awards at the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards.

Above: Giselle and Giovanni Siano of Home Instead Geelong.

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for seniors has always been front of mind, and I always wanted to give back to the community on a larger scale,” Giovanni says.

“I fell in love with the industry in 2014 and since then have been able to identify a gap in the market for care options that allow people to stay at home as long as possible.”

After such a successful year at the awards in 2021, Giovanni is encouraging other local businesses to consider entering the awards this year.

“It’s a confidence boost for us, knowing that we are on the right track and we are making a difference in the community,” Giovanni says.

“It’s been really positive, getting personal messages to congratulate us and saying it was well deserved, that positivity all came through - to me, I’m even more humbled to represent a feel good story for the aged care industry after all we’ve gone through.”

“Clients have been reaching out and

we’re getting more attention and increased service referrals, as well as more trust and credibility.”

Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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You’re Gorgeous is a cut above Keeping a business afloat during a global pandemic for those in client-facing industries was undoubtedly a challenge like no other for employers and employees alike.

However, while many businesses struggled immensely with no tangible rewards or returns, You’re Gorgeous Hair and Beauty grew to new heights and received plenty of recognition.

You’re Gorgeous Hair and Beauty won the 2021 and 2020 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEA) Retail Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Roderick Insurance Brokers) as a leading salon in the Geelong and surrounding region.

“The salon is continuing to grow even after a challenging two years - we have definitely noticed a shift into on-location weddings and event styling, so we are taking this as an opportunity to further expand into these areas,” says proud owner Lee-Anne Camorra.

“From our own current customers to new clientele, we have been prided on our success and are valued to those who continue to support us.”

Since winning the back-to-back awards, You’re Gorgeous Hair and Beauty has expanded into further retail avenues by launching its own brand of hair extensions, Temptress Hair Extensions.

“With the expansion into retail sales with the Temptress Hair Extensions brand, this is another avenue where we will see growth and exciting changes over the coming year,” Lee-Anne says.

As entries for the 2022 GBEAs have opened, Lee-Anne and the team are excited to enter again, and they have a new goal this year.

Lee-Anne Camorra and the You’re Gorgeous team are presented with the Retail Business of the Year Award by Roderick Insurance Brokers. (Supplied)

“We are aiming for the third win and the hall of fame! My main priority is to win a customer service award, as that is what we pride ourselves on each and every day - the awards encourage myself and my team to pursue success and be proud of our achievements,” Lee-Anne says.

“I believe other businesses should take

the opportunity to enter the awards… it’s a fantastic chance to promote your business and recognise key areas of success you already have, and also where you can improve.”

Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and

the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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A family affair at Hanlon Industries Hanlon Industries is renowned as one of Australia’s biggest and best facilitators of functional end-to-end in-house capabilities, including concept, design, project management, manufacturing, construction labor and equipment hire.

Following Hanlon Industries’ win at the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEA) where it received the Advanced Manufacturing and Industry Award, the business has continued to expand and grow in different areas.

“It was pretty exciting to even be nominated, let alone win this award - it’s our main industry as steel fabricators so there was a lot of shock and excitement,” says general manager Elly Hanlon.

“Winning the award was a very welcome confidence boost to our business, but more importantly to our hardworking team,” says Elly.

“Everyone involved was extremely proud and it validated our short and long term strategic investments.”

As well as operating in Geelong for over 20 years, Hanlon Industries also has projects and bases in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

As well as being a family owned and operated business, Hanlon Industries is an active participant in the local community.

Renowned for being one of Australia’s largest digital and static billboard manufacturers, Hanlon Industries also facilitates functional end-to-end in-house capabilities including concept, design, project management, manufacturing, construction labor and equipment hire.

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Hanlon Industries is a family owned and operated business that has been operating in Geelong for over 20 years.

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the team still has their sights set high.

“More than ever, we are focused on our commitment to investing in advanced technology and machinery,” Elly says.

“We aim to be the very best at what we do, the services we provide and the relationships we build - COVID-19 has certainly been a speed hump on the journey but we look forward to moving onward

and upward.”

Elly encourages other businesses in the Geelong and surrounding region to enter this year’s GBEAs. “The Geelong Chamber of Commerce and the GBEA team are extremely supportive throughout the process - do it!”

Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open.

Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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Going from strength to strength Founded in 2002, Geelong-based business Cabinets by Computer (CBC) prides itself on meeting the growing need for access to quality software in the cabinet-making industry, and received the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Small Business Award, sponsored by Bendigo Bank, at last year’s annual event.

As a business-to-business operator, the CBC team produces high-quality and accessible services and software to benefit those in, around and beyond the Geelong region.

The judges at the 2021 awards were extremely impressed with the great work culture and access to benefits for staff of CBC, with regular check-ins and clearly defined targets.

Speaking of his experience with the 2021 Business Awards, CBC general manager Justin Collins says it’s a great way to recognise how much the business has developed and grown.

“It was a really good opportunity for self-reflection for not only myself and the business, but also for my team to look at the stuff we’ve accomplished in the past year,” Justin says.

“Too often, you’re really busy and get so wrapped up in what you’re doing that you can’t take a breath - if you’re not acknowledging the successes you have, then what are you in business for?”

As a growing business, Justin and the CBC team have had a “hectic” couple of years throughout the pandemic. However, this year has seen further success in the remodelling and extension of the office location, as well as a number of new staff and the expansion

Justin and the Cabinets by Computer team celebrating their win at last year’s Geelong Business Excellence Awards.

of inhouse software systems.

“There’s been a lot of businesses that have taken it hard during COVID and we’ve been one of those that have been really lucky - consumer spending on kitchens and renovations has really boomed because they weren’t spending it on travel,” says Justin.

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Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will

be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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The adventure of a lifetime Adventure Park Geelong is the state’s largest water theme park, and has a reputation for providing fun and entertaining experiences with a friendly service. This is just one of the many reasons why Adventure Park won the Regional Business Award, sponsored

by Gartland Property, at the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards.

With world class water rides, dry rides and classic theme park rides, as well as a variety of food, drinks and treats available, Adventure Park is the perfect day out for families with children to spend quality time together in the outdoors.

The park is open for summer from late November to March, and will turn into a glowing winter wonderland these June-July school holidays for the Winter Glow festival.

Play in the snow and see thousands of dazzling light installations, spectacular fire twirling and ice sculpting displays, plus rides and lots of activities for the kids this winter.

Adventure Park guest experience and sales manager, Joel Shillinglaw, says the awards experience was very beneficial for the business as a whole, and also for team members specifically.

“It is a great way to gain some exposure for your achievements, letting people know the way you’ve pivoted to deal with challenges and show off any initiatives you’ve started,” Mr Shillinglaw said.

Already preparing to enter the 2022 Business Awards, Mr Shillinglaw says the process is a great reflection on the Geelong and surrounding business community, and is a great way to encourage staff members to continue putting their hearts and souls into their local region.

“Taking out this award for the second year in a row encapsulates the different things we’ve managed - to put it all on paper and hopefully get recognition for that for the team is special,” he says.

Winter Glow runs 3.30pm - 8.30pm 17 June to 10 July 2022. Last year’s event was sold out so it is vital to book your tickets early. See the website for more information at www.winterglow.com.au Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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Following a significant investment into mental health resources for staff, actors, students and their families, CentreStage has reaped the rewards not only as a result of extra support for community members, but also at the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEA).

Taking out the 2021 Health and Wellbeing Promoting Workplace Award (sponsored

by Barwon Health), CentreStage has again been nominated for the GBEAs, this year with four separate nominations.

“Participating in the awards is a big deal – it allows us to put a magnifying glass on our business operations and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of what we do,” says managing director David Greenwood.

“It’s almost a mini business plan that our entire staff can participate in.”

To combat the negative effects of COVID on mental health and the arts, CentreStage built a Mental Health Zone, complete with a registered nurse. Allowing members to access free mental health support, the CentreStage team is feeling inspired and encouraged to continue expanding and benefiting the community.

“Winning the Health and Wellbeing Promoting Workplace Award really means a lot to us – it solidifies that our team is on the right track,” says David.

“Since winning the award, we have been highlighted by numerous partnerships to better support our team.”

Now making the most of state government business grants, CentreStage is working with subsidised business advisors to better understand the arts market and growth

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opportunities in private education and talent management.

Now preparing to enter the 2022 GBEAs, CentreStage is encouraging other local businesses to enter alongside them in the varying categories available.

“Win or lose, there is so much benefit to being involved,” David says. “The awards allow you to connect with your team and clients and really understand your business... even for people like me who launched the business and thought they knew everything!”

Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Thursday October 27.

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Innovation is a priority at FormFlow Following the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEA), FormFlow has been taking in the benefits of winning the Innovation, Research and Development Award (sponsored by VIVA Energy).

Founded in 2016 by Dr Matt Dingle and Associate Professor Matthias Weiss, FormFlow’s world-first technology is used to create sharp bends in corrugated metal sheets. With a vision for wide-range access to beautiful, functional and sustainable housing, FormFlow’s technology also enhances bushfire resistance and the energy efficiency of buildings.

“We are very proud of the achievement and now, with things opening up after COVID, it’s been rather nice to be acknowledged by others,” says Dr Dingle.

“It has helped us develop new collaborative partnerships in Geelong with companies we were not aware of before, or with companies that did not know us.”

With a comprehensive entry process, the team gained valuable insight into FormFlow’s internal and external workings.

“The entry process drove us to think very deeply about who we are and what we do, and the clarity that flowed from that has produced some really positive changes, mainly in the way we market and sell ourselves and how we approach our customers,” Dr Dingle says.

“I find myself using the material we created for the entry in meetings,” he says.

Despite the challenges of a pandemic, FormFlow managed to go above and beyond in its work capacity as well as its GBEA entry.

The FormFlow team celebrating their 2021 win at the Geelong Business Excellence Awards.

“Doing everything remotely because of COVID did add extra challenges and it would have been nice to welcome the judging team into the business rather than try to convey everything online - but it all worked,” says Dr Dingle.

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enter but we enjoyed it last year and feel that it would be even better without the constraints imposed by COVID.” Entries for the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards are open. Finalists will be announced on Thursday August 4 and the winners will be announced at the

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Raising the rainbow flag The rainbow flag will fly at Surf Coast Shire Council’s Torquay office throughout May to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

The shire held a flag raising ceremony on Monday, where mayor Libby Stapleton and local students raised the rainbow flag.

The ceremony also allowed the shire to recognise the successful recipients of its IDAHOBIT grant program.

The grants will allow Torquay Scouts to host a rainbow event, Surf Coast Secondary College to host a colour run and Q&A session with the school’s Stand Out group which celebrates diversity, Anglesea Community House will purchase age-appropriate inclusive books and dress-ups to celebrate gender diversity and SurfCoast For Equality will host a workshop for local businesses to learn and listen, and to create safe spaces.

IDAHOBIT is on Tuesday, May 17.

Surf Coast Secondary College students Lib, Joely, Hugo, Solas, Ella and April at the rainbow flag raising. (Ivan Kemp) 278796

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By Ash Bolt The Geelong region has received a significant health boost in the state budget, with the government committing more than $500 million to deliver the Barwon Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Health Minister Martin Foley said the new hospital would provide much-needed care for young families as the region’s population continued to grow.

Subject to stakeholder engagement and detailed design work, the hospital will feature paediatric and maternity capacity, operating theatres, special care, and women’s outpatient services.

The state government had previously committed $100 million to build the women’s

and children’s hospital prior to the 2018 election, while the federal government committed $50 million in 2019.

Of that, $3.6 million had already been allocated to planning and design, with the Victorian Health Building Authority and Barwon Health working to ensure the facility met the community’s needs.

The two-stage project will initially see existing facilities at Barwon Health upgraded to provide short term services and co-locate a number of ambulatory women’s and children’s services.

The second stage would then see a new purpose-built comprehensive women’s and children’s facility that will be integrated into the existing Geelong University Hospital.

A new tower block will be built and the

Bellarine Centre refurbished, while the project will also include a new children’s inpatient unit, new neonatal and parent care unit, specialist (outpatient) clinics, four new operating theatres, and a new main entrance to University Hospital Geelong.

Barwon Health chief executive Frances Diver welcomed the budget commitment.

“It is an exciting time for our staff and the broader Geelong community as we begin the largest infrastructure project in Barwon Health’s history,” she said.

“Barwon Women’s and Children’s will support the delivery of integrated healthcare that is family friendly, culturally safe, best practice, safe, high-quality, and accessible.

“The women’s and children’s project will support the modernisation of University

Hospital Geelong facilities to meet the needs of the community into the future, and marks a huge leap forward in the future of healthcare in our region.”

South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman said the expanded project would ensure Barwon Health could support more mothers, babies and children to receive the best care close to home.

Mr Cheeseman said the budget also delivered better cancer care for patients in Geelong with a new radiotherapy linear accelerator for Barwon Health through an $11 million commitment.

He said there was also $9 million in funding for regional women’s health services and a further $11.5 million to deliver group parenting sessions to support families with children struggling with their mental health.

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Budget a mixed bag for Geelong

By Ash Bolt The G21 Geelong Region Alliance has welcomed the state budget’s focus on regional investment but said more would need to be done to address transport infrastructure issues.

The alliance said the budget provided significant investment in the healthcare sector, which was the region’s largest employer – more than 20,000 workers – and contributed $2.7 billion to gross regional product.

“The healthcare sector requires deep investment to keep pace with the rapidly growing population in the G21 region,” chief executive Giulia Baggio said.

“Geelong is now the fastest growing city in

Australia and we know the majority of new residents are young people and families, so the $500 million investment in the Barwon Women’s and Children’s Hospital is very timely.

“We also welcome the statewide commitment to add an extra 7000 health workers, including 5000 nurses, to meet this extra demand.”

Ms Baggio said the alliance also welcomed a $2.6 billion commitment towards the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

“We look forward to hearing more detail on how the state government is planning to allocate $2.6 billion across Geelong and other regional centres to prepare for the regional Commonwealth Games in 2026,” she said.

However Ms Baggio said there was a lack of funding for transport infrastructure projects in the region.

“Major road and public transport improvements will need to be addressed well ahead of the Commonwealth Games, with congestion already choking major routes around Geelong,” she said.

Transport projects in the budget included the introduction of 12 new VLocity trains, some of which will replace older rolling stock on the Geelong-Warrnambool line, intersection upgrades in Lara, Barwon Heads and on the Bellarine Highway, improved bus services between Torquay and Geelong.

There was also a $2.3 million commitment to

revitalise Geelong’s CBD laneways.

The Committee for Geelong also welcomed health funding for the region, but said there were key areas where Geelong had missed out.

“We are disappointed that there was no funding to start planning a much needed new and fit for purpose public transport network, only $2.3 million for works related to Revitalising Central Geelong, no funds for activities related to the Central Geelong Framework Plan, the You Yang cultural tourism precinct project, the proposed Geelong Gallery redevelopment, nor for the state-wide regional community leadership programs including the Leaders for Geelong program in 2023,” chief executive Jennifer Cromarty said.

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Street art with a feminine touch Female street artists have made their mark on Geelong over the last two months, completing 11 new creative works on walls, car parks, and shop fronts across Geelong’s CBD. The artists were commissioned by the City of Greater Geelong to profile women artists and their practice in what has traditionally been a male-dominated industry.

The community will now have the chance to learn more about the works through a walking tour on Saturday, May 14.

“This project has delivered a free outdoor gallery in Central Geelong,” deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said.

“The walking tour will take you down hidden alleyways and past some local icons to

experience a creative side to Geelong that you may have never seen before.

“The artists have brought a unique sense of style and storytelling to Central Geelong.”

The guided walking tour will cover approximately 1.6 kilometres and participants will be joined by the artists who will explain more about their works at each site.

The walk will take around one hour and provides an opportunity to celebrate women street artists and their completed works.

Creative communities and culture portfolio deputy chair Jim Mason said it was an exciting opportunity to learn.

“I believe residents and visitors to Geelong will be thrilled to learn more about the creative

works,” he said.

“Greater Geelong is full of amazing arts and culture assets, and offering a walking tour is another wonderful way to help people engage with art in our city.”

The street art program includes works by Minna Leunig, Jasmine Crisp, Ebony Gulliver, Kerrie Poliness, Manda Lane, Jasmine Mansbridge, Lucy Lucy, Viki Murray, Baby Guerrilla, Geelong Illustrators and Kaff-eine.

The walking tour will start with a launch at 3pm before the tour leaves from Cavalier’s Art Supplies, where Minna Leunig’s mural is located, from 4pm.

The City of Greater Geelong is calling for more community feedback on bike lanes across the city.

As part of the TAC’s Safer Pedestrian Cycling Fund, the city had received a $6.3 million grant to create two cycling connections.

The first, connecting central Geelong with Herne Hill through Geelong West, has been completed and is operational.

The city is now calling for feedback on the second stage of the southern link.

The first stage, along Moorabool, Carr and Gheringhap Streets, has been completed and the second stage will continue the path to Waurn Ponds through Belmont.

City transport portfolio chair Bruce Harwood said the community consultation was aimed at capturing feedback from users of the bike lanes.

“We would like to hear your experience on the completed sections of the project, to help us identify if any further improvements can be made to the links,” he said.

“The feedback will also assist us as we progress the second stage of the Southern Link.”

Council voted last month to run a select tender process for the second stage of the southern link.

“We would appreciate your input into anything that you think we may not have captured in the design,” Cr Harwood said.

The design can be viewed and feedback left online before May 23 at yoursay. geelongaustra lia.com.au/buildingbetter-bike-connections.

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North Shore train station is set for an upgrade, with extra parking and associated infrastructure set to be installed.

Lara MP John Eren and Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll visited the station last week to announce Ace Infrastructure had been awarded the contract to design and build the new car park.

Mr Eren said the project would see the station get 200 new and upgraded car parking spaces.

Ten new bicycle hoops will be installed, four new accessible parking spaces will be built and there will also be upgrades to the two existing accessible spaces.

Mr Eren said all the new and upgraded car parks will be covered by CCTV and lighting for safety and security.

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The feedback received has been taken into account in the further planning works for the car parks and will inform the final design.

The new and upgraded car parking is being delivered by VicTrack through the state government’s Car Parks for Commuters program.

“The new and upgraded car parking at North Shore Station will help more passengers safely access services on the Geelong Line,” Mr Eren said. “The lighting and CCTV being delivered through this project and the wider station upgrades will improve safety at the station at all times of the day and night.”

Mr Carroll said the investment built on recent works to improve safety at North Shore Station, including upgraded lighting, CCTV and public address systems.

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The EPA investigated I,C and J Santospirito Pty Ltd after Surf Coast council received 53 reports of a gas chemical odour coming from the company’s Coombes Road property over two days in June 2020. Four residents in the nearby Ocean Acres and Frog Hollow residential estates were hospitalised after suffering from suffering vision impairment, sore throats, breathing difficulties, headaches, nausea and vomiting.

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$15.6m co-op promise

By Ash Bolt The Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative will get a $15.6 million funding boost to its plans to redevelop its North Geelong site if Labor is elected at this month’s federal election.

Corio MP Richard Marles, Corangamite MP Libby Coker and opposition indigenous Australians spokesperson Linda Burney visited the Morgan Street site on Thursday, April 28 to announce the commitment.

The co-operative supports a community of more than 3500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people “from birth to dreaming”, chief executive Simon Flagg said, and had outgrown its current facility.

It has planned a $26 million redevelopment of the site that would allow the service to expand and bring together an early years centre, meeting space, a hospitality area and additional health consulting rooms.

“This is about creating more than just an organisation where [the community] comes to get a service from – it’s about creating a home where community can come together and really get all its cultural needs met, be together, connect, and get the best support,” he said.

“This new building will help us achieve that.

“The key purpose of this building is to give our community a place to come connect, gather, learn about culture, strengthen our community, and have a place where community can call home, but also to help the wider Geelong community know we are here and celebrate the rich Aboriginal culture we have as a community.”

Mr Marles said he was proud to support the development.

“This investment will not only ensure that the Wathaurong Co-operative can meet the increasing demand but create a modern hub that will provide essential culturally

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative chief executive Simon Flagg, Corangamite MP Libby Coker, opposition indigenous Australians spokesperson Linda Burney, Corio MP Richard Marles and Wathaurong board member Wendy Brabham. (Supplied)

appropriate services to the Indigenous community,” he said. “Geelong is growing and the First Nations population in Geelong is growing with it. This building has been fantastic for the Wadawurrung people and the Indigenous community of Geelong, but the population has outgrown it.

“The work that the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op have done in in presenting this proposal, in having a vision for what they want this to be, what they want their community to be, what they want their organisation to be in the future … is really exciting.”

The co-operative appointed architect Woods Bagot to design the redevelopment in February and Mr Flagg said he expected that process would be completed by July or August.

“We’re finalising our design to make sure the community and the organisation really drive that – it’s designed to be culturally appropriate in the way we need it,” he said.

He said the organisation was also looking for further grant and philanthropic funding for the project.

It had already secured $2.4 million from the state government.

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Listening posts for budget The community will have the chance to ask its local councillors questions about the City of Greater Geelong’s budget over the next two weekends.

The first round of councillor listening post sessions for 2022 will take place on May 7 and May 14.

On Saturday, May 7 Bellarine Ward councillors will be outside the Drysdale Uniting Church on High Street from 10-11.30am, while Kardinia Ward councillors will be outside Bendigo Bank at Highton Village from 10.30-11.30am and outside Woolworths.

The following weekend, on Saturday, May 14, Windermere Ward councillors will be available at Lara Centreway from 10.30-11.30am and the Corio Village customer service centre from noon-1pm.

Brownbill Ward councillors will also be available on May 14 outside the Geelong West Town Hall on Pakington Street from 10.30-11.30am and at Newcomb Central Shopping Centre from noon-1pm.

Councillors will be able to chat informally about the funding proposed for ward-specific projects, as well as other topics of interest.

Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said last year’s listening posts were a success.

“These listening posts allow us to fully understand the issues that matter most to residents and are part of our commitment to make ourselves more accessible to the community,” he said.

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Demand soars for ambulances

By Ash Bolt New paramedics are being fast-tracked and hitting the road across the region as the pandemic continues to break records for ambulance demand.

The latest ambulance response time data showed Geelong paramedics had their busiest quarter ever.

They responded to 4410 code one lights and sirens emergency call outs in the City of Greater Geelong over the three-month period – an increase of almost seven per cent on the previous quarter.

Across the quarter, paramedics responded to 72 per cent of code one calls within the benchmark of 15 minutes, which was 2.8 per

cent less than the previous three months.

The average response time was also 42 seconds slower, at 13 minutes at 55 seconds.

Response times were faster within Geelong with ambulances reaching 75.8 per cent of code one patients within 15 minutes with an average response time of 13 minutes and 20 seconds.

In the Drysdale-Clifton Springs population centre, paramedics reached 74.1 per cent of code one patients within 15 minutes with an average response time of 13 minutes and 15 seconds, while in Leopold it was 77.3 per cent within 15 minutes and an average of 12 minutes and six seconds.

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Libby Murphy said ambulance responses had been impacted by the Omicron variant, which affected staff availability and increased demand as restrictions were lifted.

“As part of a health system and our broader society, paramedics are not immune to COVID-19, with a peak of more than 500 paramedics sick, symptomatic or isolating in January,” she said.

“Today, we still have about 150 staff in isolation most days.”

Barwon South West regional director Terry Marshall added paramedics were still receiving emergency calls that didn’t require an ambulance.

“While ambulances are always provided to patients when required, about one in five calls

PM flys in to make $6.5m pledge Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a visit to the Surf Coast this week to announce funding for the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club.

Mr Morrison joined Liberal Corangamite candidate Stephanie Asher on Monday in Torquay to announce a $6.5 million pledge to the redevelopment of the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club if a Liberal government was re-elected this month.

“This funding means the club can expand patrols, Nipper programs, surf sports and community events,” Ms Asher said.

“The existing Torquay SLSC was built in 1972 and has been outgrown by the increasing number of local residents and visitors at one of Victoria’s busiest beaches.

“This significant investment will help ensure this community facility will be able to keep pace with growing demand, ensure local programs can expand and support volunteers to continue their outstanding work.

“As a proud member of both the Torquay and Ocean Grove SLSCs, I understand the importance of these facilities on physical health, wellbeing and social connection.

“The Torquay SLSC brings together families from across over local area and keeps residents and visitors safe in the water year-round.”

Ms Asher said the commitment added to a previous $500,000 provided to the redevelopment by the government in 2019.

It’s the second significant election commitment the club has received this year, after state opposition leader Matthew Guy announced in January he would provide $3.5 million towards the redevelopment if the Liberal Party won this year’s state election.

Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club captain Julian Sweeney told the Independent at the time the club expected the upgrade would cost $11 million.

It had raised more than $1 million of its own funding for the project.

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He said the upgrade would allow for the clubrooms and beach to be more accessible for people of all abilities, as well as becoming a “centre of excellence” for Life Saving Victoria

to triple-0 (000) do not need an emergency ambulance response.”

Between January and March, a total of 45,382 callers statewide to triple-0 did not need an emergency ambulance and were instead connected by paramedics and nurses in the Secondary Triage Service to more appropriate care, Ambulance Victoria said.

Mr Marshall said to address the demand for ambulances, Ambulance Victoria had recruited 700 paramedics in 2021 – its single largest annual recruitment ever.

Of the 57 new graduate paramedics starting on May 2, four will go to branches in the Barwon South West region, including Ocean Grove, Winchelsea and Torquay.

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South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman has welcomed funding for a new public school in the growing Charlemont area in the budget.

Mr Cheeseman said as part of the budget, the state government has set aside funding to secure land for the school, which had an interim name of Horseshoe Bend Primary School.

Mr Cheeseman had called for a new school in Charlemont and had created a petition.

“Thank you to everyone who signed my petition supporting a new school for Charlemont and surrounds. The Andrews Labor government is once again delivering for our growing communities,” he said.

Mr Cheeseman said there was a need for essential services, including a school, in the suburb, which had seen significant growth in the past few years.

Other Geelong schools that will receive funding in the budget include specialist schools Hamlyn Views at Hamlyn Heights and Nelson Park in Bell Park.

The schools are among 36 special schools that will share in $326 million for upgrades to improve educational outcomes with high-quality classrooms and learning facilities.

“Every parent wants to give their kids the best start in life – but you can’t get a first-rate education in a second-rate classroom. That’s why we’re building a fantastic local school for every family in Victoria,” Education Minister James Merlino said.

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Gaming increase knocked back The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has knocked back a South Geelong venue’s application to install 10 more pokie machines.

ADP Group, which owns and operates the Valley Inn Hotel, applied to the commission in December last year to amend its gaming license to increase the number of electronic gaming machines from 29 to 39.

The application was met with opposition from the City of Greater Geelong, which committed up to $30,000 to fight the application on community health and wellbeing grounds.

Commissioners Fran Thorn and Danielle Huntersmith heard the two-day hearing on March 16 and 17, before refusing the application last week.

The commissioners said while they believed “there is likely to be a slightly positive economic impact if the application is granted” and a “neutral social impact”, they were concerned by the applicant’s previous non-compliance with permit conditions surrounding community contributions.

“The commission considers that this is one of those relatively rare or exceptional cases

where the ultimate discretion militates against an approval despite the ‘no net detriment’ test having been satisfied,” the commissioners said in their decision.

The city welcomed the decision.

“The decision recognises that an increase in the number of gaming machines provides an increased risk of problem gambling, which leads to other costs such as family breakdowns, mental health problems and financial stress,” community life director Robyn Stevens said.

The latest data from the commission showed that $72.6 million had been lost on gaming

machines in Greater Geelong so far in 2021-22.

There are 1349 electronic gaming machines across 26 venues in the City of Greater Geelong.

The commission found there were already 271 electronic gaming machines located between 2.5km and 5km from the Valley Inn. The city’s social and economic impact assessment of the proposal, which was provided to the commission, considered factors such population demographics, disadvantage and unemployment rates, housing stress, labour force participation, education and age ranges.

City seeks views on plan to sell Civic Car Park The City of Greater Geelong is calling for community input on the potential sale of four council-owned properties, including the Civic Car Park.

With the release of its budget last week, the city has announced it was looking at selling four surplus properties to help reduce its borrowings and debt in future budgets.

The land holdings are not in the council’s long-term plans and are likely to attract interest, given they all host commercial activities.

Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the proceeds of sale would help to deliver new and upgraded assets across Greater Geelong.

“To help balance upcoming budgets, reduce our borrowing levels and invest in priority projects, we propose to sell properties that are surplus to our long-term plans,” Cr Sullivan said.

“Conditions of purchase would be imposed on two of the properties, to ensure community

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access can continue into the future.”

The two properties that would include a condition of purchase are the Civic Car Park in Gheringhap Street and a Belmont property.

For the Civic Car Park, the city intended

to include a condition that would require the future owner to retain the property’s 503 commercial car parks for a minimum of 10 years.

It would also include a condition on the sale

on a Reynolds Road property to ensure the Maternal Health Centre located on the site would have a guaranteed 20-year lease.

The other properties the city intended to sell were the Busport Car Park and the land along the Princes Highway where Corio’s KFC is located. The council has raised $32 million in recent years by selling other surplus sites such as the Old Geelong Gaol and the Old Geelong Post Office.

Finance portfolio chair Anthony Aitken said public submissions were encouraged and would be received until Tuesday, May 24.

“To repair our council budget in Geelong we have to sell an historic level of assets and we have identified some properties that don’t need to be under community ownership.”

“The program will help us tackle our debt levels and reduce the need to borrow even more money in coming years, without impacting on residents’ rates. We have to live within our means in Geelong.”

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The local economy will also benefit from this significant investment as Kane Constructions are planning to not only use local subcontractors, including electricians, industrial plumbers, engineers and many others, but also source a large proportion of goods and services locally.

The local economy is set for a boost as work on the planned outdoor heated swimming pool for the Drysdale Sporting Precinct is now underway.

The new eight-lane, 50-metre pool is the result of a $15.5 million partnership agreement with the Australian Government.

As stage 1 of a broader priority project to improve recreation access on the north Bellarine, the pool will support lap swimming, water exercise classes, and swimming carnivals for more than 35,000 students.

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The new pool is just one of many infrastructure projects outlined in our proposed 2022–23 Budget.

The next Geelong Major Events meeting will be held in person and virtually at 100 Brougham Street, Geelong on Monday 16 May at 5.30pm.

To read more about this exciting project for the Bellarine scan the QR code.

The meeting will be closed to the public when considering confidential items.

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Work starts on Drysdale pool Work has kicked off on the major project to build a 50-metre outdoor pool in Drysdale.

City of Greater Geelong representatives, including deputy mayor Trent Sullivan, Victorian senator Sarah Henderson and contractors visited the site on Thursday, April 28 to turn the first sod on the $15.5 million project.

Cr Sullivan said up to 60 construction jobs would be created during the delivery of stage one of the outdoor aquatic facility at the Drysdale Sporting Precinct.

“We’re proud to have tradies on site building

better facilities for our community,” he said.

“We understand the importance of construction to our local economy and we’re creating jobs for skilled labourers, sparkies, industrial plumbers, engineers and many others.”

By the time it’s completed the project will have seen 17,000 cubic metres of soil moved and retained to build the facility, 2200 cubic metres of soil excavated for the pool, more than 7000 square metres of new pavements and 32 tonnes of structural steel used to construct the buildings.

The project will also see 3369 trees and shrubs to be planted across the site and 10,000 square metres of lawn grass to be installed.

The eight-lane outdoor heated pool is funded with $10 million from the federal government and $5.5 million from the City of Greater Geelong.

The city received the planning permit, allowing work to start, this month.

Cr Sullivan said the aquatic facility was one of the council’s priority projects and would be suitable for family use, learn to swim classes, water exercise classes, and local and school

swimming carnivals.

Kane Constructions was awarded the construction tender in December last year and has many staff, subcontractors and suppliers residing within the Bellarine Peninsula.

“Kane Constructions will use local subcontractors and source a large proportion of goods and services through local businesses,” Cr Sullivan said.

The city is working to secure $45 million in joint funding from the Victorian and Australian governments to deliver the stage two indoor aquatic and leisure centre.

Concussion discussion Losing a friend to symptoms associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy has pushed a Geelong business owner to host on symposium on concussions in sport.

Geelong Sports Medicine Centre will host the symposium on May 11, to discuss the most recent evidence-based information on sports concussion, its management and long-term consequences such as brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from leading medical experts.

The idea was the brainchild of GSMC director and physiotherapist Nick Jarman, who after losing a friend last year reached out to the Australian Sports Brain Bank.

Mr Jarman’s friend was local footballer for more than 30 years and had pledged to donate his brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank before he died. He was diagnosed with stage 1-2 CTE after his death.

“Concussion can affect athletes at all levels of sport. While there is a lot in the news about

concussions at the elite level, more needs to be done at the local community sports around understanding proper management and return-to-play guidelines,” Mr Jarman said.

“Through GSMC, we have the ability to support this cause and drive awareness and change at the local sports level in Geelong.”

Mr Jarman said he hoped to raise awareness for the brain bank and reduce the incidence of CTE, a brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas, by educating the community on concussion management.

Mr Jarman said the symposium line-up includes Neuro Sports Labs’ Professor Alan Pearce and Australian Sports Brain bank’s Professor Michael Buckland, as well as a panel discussion from local experts Dr Sachin Khullar and Megan Hamilton, who will discuss management and return-to-play guidelines.

Renee Tuck, the sister of former AFL star Shane Tuck who was diagnosed with CTE after his death, will also provide a lived experience.

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Geelong Sports Medicine Centre director Nick Jarman and concussion researcher Professor Alan Pearce. (Supplied)

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FRIDAY FEATURE

Swimming club makes a splash Ash Bolt takes a look back through the Geelong Swimming Club’s 140-year history.

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hen a club has been around for 140 years, it’s bound to have stories to share.

That’s what Geelong Swimming Club president Glenn Benson found while going through the club’s old records.

Tucked away in a cupboard in the club rooms at the Kardinia Aquatic Centre was a world record.

Club member Tony Strahan had combined with six-time Olympic medallist Murray Rose, Bob Windle and Allan Wood on the Australian national team at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth to break the 4x220 yard freestyle relay world record.

The certificate commemorating the achievement is now proudly displayed by the club.

It’s one of the many stories the club is hoping to recognise and share when it celebrates its 140th anniversary next week.

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There’s a real camaraderie between swimmers in a kindred spirit kind of way - Glenn Benson

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The club is calling for all past and present swimmers, coaches, officials and members to celebrate the milestone at a function at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday, May 14.

“I’m not a Geelong local, but it feels like nearly every third person I speak to was connected to the club at some point,” committee member Jessica O’Brien said.

“We’re trying to bring all those people together to celebrate what is 140 years of aquatic history in this town.

“Not only have aquatic sports developed dramatically over the 140 years, so has the club … and we want to bring the community back, to reunite to share those stories.

“There will be a lot of stories over that 140 years that people won’t remember or have even heard before.”

The club’s history traces back to 1882 when the Geelong Western Swimming Club was formed.

Bathing houses were first established on the Geelong Waterfront in the 1850s, and by the 1870s six bathing houses were in use – leading to the formation of several swimming clubs, including the Geelong Western Swimming Club, based at Western Beach.

In the early days, there were separate clubs for men and women – the Geelong Western Ladies Swimming Club – which combined in 1959.

The club then changed its name to the Geelong Swimming Club in 1970 and established its base at the Geelong and District Memorial Swimming Centre – now known as the Kardinia Aquatic Centre, where it still resides today.

“Back then [at the start] they were swimming in the cold ocean, so it was much more of a summer sport, whereas nowadays we train all year round,” Ms O’Brien said.

“Back then they also did synchronised swimming and diving, and one point the club also had water polo team. We’ve covered a lot of different aquatic sports throughout our history, whereas now we are about competition swimming.”

Mr Benson said the club had always been strong performers in the pool throughout its history.

“The club’s got quite a strong performance background,” he said.

“We’ve had the Victorian Australian champion diver; with the synchronised swimming, we’ve had some champions in that; we’ve had some members compete at Commonwealth Games.

“The Commonwealth Games captain was our club member Peter Doak and he was also an Olympian.

“He held a world record, and so did another

Main: Geelong Swimming Club members Lachlan Dosser, Phoebe Mitchell and Dylan Logan.

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Far left: Geelong Swimming Club members Peter Doak, Heather Gannon and Tony Strahan training at Eastern Beach in their youth.

Left: Geelong Swimming Club’s Peter Doak (second from left) with the Australian swimming team that won the 1962 Commonwealth Games gold medal and broke the 4x110 yard freestyle relay world record.

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one of our members Tony Strahan, so we have had some good performances in the pool.

“But more important than that has been our role in the community to bring people with aquatic hobbies together in an environment where they can enjoy themselves.

“Whether that’s for people who want to be competitive swimmers or people who just want to be part of the community and go for a swim before work a couple of days a week.”

Mr Benson said the region’s love of the water had played a huge part of the club’s continued success over 140 years.

“There’d be a dozen surf clubs within a half hour drive here and so swimming – decent swimming, not just surviving in the water – is a big part of the Surf Coast culture,” he said.

“If you want to do triathlons or any of those other aquatic sports, you need to be reasonable swimmer.

“We’ve catered to that and provided that opportunity for anyone who wants to get better at swimming.

“We want to make Geelong Swimming Club the centre of excellence of the G21 area for swimming. So if you’ve got a child that wants to do any of those sports or underwater hockey or surf lifesaving, we want to be the place where they come to swim.

“But the other reason [we’ve manage to survive for so long] is in general, we just love our sport.

“Within the egalitarian society, sport brings everyone to the same level. We have doctors and specialists and all sorts of people with really tricky and difficult jobs, but once they get into the pool and swim their two kilometres or three kilometres, everyone is the same.

“There’s a real camaraderie between swimmers in a kindred spirit kind of way.”

Mr Benson said maintaining and enhancing that community feel of the club was his key focus as president.

“When I got this role six or seven years ago, what I wanted to improve on was the pathways to get people into the club and keeping members involved with the club for longer,” he said.

“We found that as our younger swimmers were getting towards the end of school and heading off to university, some were starting to drop off, so we purchased a swim school.

“That swim school has now got over 1300 enrolments, and would have over 40 employees.

“The kids get an opportunity to go to learn to swim, and either go into a fitness squad, whereby they’re not a club member, or they can come into the club.

“They can start their training, go through all the different squads to get to the point where either they don’t want to commit anymore or they’ve got to their pinnacle of what they want to achieve in competition, and then there’s the opportunity to employ them as learn to swim teachers.

“So now we have a pathway for our kids to continually join and learn to swim. Once they’ve finished their training, we have a person that’s ready to teach.”

Along with its in pool success, the club has also seen a lot of success outside of the pool.

In 2020, the club received three awards at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.

Swimmer Phoebe Mitchell took out Female Sportsperson of the Year, Sadat Hussain was awarded Coach of the Year, and the club was awarded Team of the Year.

Ms O’Brien said the club had put a strong focus on inclusion, which would be celebrated

at the 140th anniversary.

“We’re about participation and inclusion – that’s what’s really important and it’s something we take great pride in, because those pathways for people with disability are needed in sport,” she said.

“That’s why we established our foundation alongside the club, because a person with disability has additional needs that can be more expensive.

“To participate in sport a person with disability may have to travel with a carer or other things like which can create barriers for participation in sport.

“So that’s where we have our foundation up and running, so they can achieve their goals of going to wherever they need to go, or competing at meets that they want to compete in or have qualified for.

“So it’s really important that we’re supporting them along the way, and they do us incredibly proud.”

The club was also awarded Swimming Victoria’s Club of the Year last year, which recognised its success in and out of the pool.

Mr Benson said it was an achievement the club was immensely proud of.

“To win the club of year award is a real feather in our cap and something as a whole club we’re very proud of,” he said.

“Our performance side has gone well too, we’ve got an age group Australian record holder, that individual won two gold medals recently. We’ve got a state age champion, which means that individual has earned more points at the state championships than any other individual in Victoria.

“It’s been a wild ride, but it’s all culminating in our 140th year – so it’s good time to get everyone together and celebrate the club.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

Punchline on Pako brings laughs to Geelong Geelong will be a hive of laughter net week, when LGF Comedy brings stand-up comedy to the Geelong West Town Hall.

The Geelong-based stand up comedy will present Punchlines on Pako at the hall on Saturday, May 14, with The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen headlining the show.

Hansen said he was excited to be performing live in Geelong for just the second time in his career.

“People are always coming up to me more from The Chaser and I thought I’m the only one of us talented enough to do a one-man show, so why not?

“I’ve only been on stage once in Geelong

before – it was in 2008 when The Chaser was touring around Australia … but I’m excited to come back.

“It will be a fun show full of fast-paced stupidity.”

Hansen said his set, which he has been touring around the country’s various comedy festivals, was based on the idea that “everyone else is wrong”.

“The one thing we can agree on is that everyone else in the world is wrong about everything,” he said.

“I have a list of one million things that I think everyone else is wrong about and I’ll explain them all in detail.

“I’ve been touring my show for a while now, so by the time we get to Geelong, it will be honed – Geelong will be getting the champagne version.”

Along with Hansen, the show will feature a collection of local stand-up comedians, including Tim Young – fresh off his debut solo show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Luke Massey, Tosh Walker, Stevie Stix and Tait Middleton.

The show will mark one year since LGF Comedy hosted its first show in Geelong and Young said he hoped to see the shows continue to grow.

“We wanted to get a good show and get good

A whale’s tale on stage

By Ash Bolt Geelong will have the opportunity to see one of the world’s most well-known stories told in a different light, when comedy legends Lano and Woodley bring their latest show the region this month.

Colin Lane and Frank Woodley will bring their unique style of comedy to retell Herman Melville’s Moby Dick at Costa Hall on Saturday, May 14.

Lane said he was excited to get down to Geelong and perform the show.

“I can’t remember the last time Frank and I performed in Geelong to be honest, and I’m not sure why we don’t come more often considering it’s just down the road,” he said.

“We’re just excited to be performing anywhere after the last couple of years.

“People are happy to be able to get out and it’s a reasonably sized theatre down there, so we’re hoping to see a nice crowd come and enjoy the show.”

The show is the second since Lano and Woodley reunited in 2017.

“Frank and I got back together a few years ago and did a show about Orville and Wilbur Wright which went well,” Lane said.

“We really enjoyed doing a historical story … [and] wanted to do that again.

“During lockdown in 2020 I had read Moby Dick and when I pitched that to Frank, he just said ‘sounds great’ and that was it.”

Lane said Moby Dick was an amazing story that provided the pair with plenty to work from.

“It’s an amazing story – it has revenge, faith, impending doom, zoology, there’s even a whole chapter about the colour white,” he said.

“We butcher the story completely – if you come to see a perfect retelling, you’ve made a gross error – but we do try to delve into the issue of the story and talk at length about the themes.

“There’s a great similarity in there between Captain Ahab and his nemesis the white whale and myself and my nemesis Frank.”

The visit to Geelong will be part of a larger national tour that started at the Melbourne

Lano and Woodley.

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International Comedy Festival, where it got strong reviews, and will feature most capital cities.

“The reaction to the show has been amazing so far – I think it is pretty much the only comedy show that doesn’t have a single COVID joke in it at the moment,” Lane said.

“Geelong’s in a really good spot too, because by the time we get there we will have done the show a few times, which means we will have

cut out all the bad bits.

“It’s been a struggle at times to get here – writing our show over Zoom was not a great time but it’s just the way it was.

“But now it’s written and we’ve got the early shows out the way and made some improvements, we’re at the fun part.

“We just get to turn up, do the show and have some fun now.”

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Audacious circus performance will dazzle Geelong will have the opportunity to experience one of the country’s most artistically audacious circus performances this month.

Circa Contemporary Circus will dazzle when it brings its new show On By Circa to Geelong as part of Geelong Arts Centre’s Our Season 2022.

The contemporary circus will hit the Costa Hall stage on Thursday, May 12.

Geelong Arts Centre programming senior producer Penny McCabe said it was an exciting opportunity to experience a different kind of performance.

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expanding the definitions of what performance can be, and bringing unique entertainment experiences to our community,” she said.

“On By Circa challenges the notions of traditional circus and explores important themes while keeping audiences mesmerised, and we are delighted to host them right here at Geelong Arts Centre.”

In the show, artistic director Yaron Lifschitz explores the gift of weight that lies at the heart of acrobatics. The simple act of giving and accepting another’s mass is transformed into a profound meditation about beauty, loss and trust.

To keep the focus on the acrobatics, the

stage elements are reduced to the basics – just seven acrobats, a score by Melbourne composer Jethro Woodward and a striking lighting design.

The show is recommended for people aged 12 and older.

Details: geelongartscentre.org.au

Circa Contemporary Circus will visit Geelong next week. (David Kelly)

comedians to come down to Geelong, while also giving local comedians an opportunity to perform,” he said. “The last show we did we had Harley Breen and before that with Comedy Festival Outta Town show we had 300 people come along, so it’s going well.

“We’re hoping to keep growing and hopefully next year we’ll be able to shows every month with big names headlining.”

Young said he hoped Geelong comedy fans would come along to support local comedians and enjoy a laugh.

Details: bit.ly/3LN02XO Ash Bolt

Be surrounded by sweet jazz Jazz will be the focus of the day as the Surround Sounds music festival prepares to wind down this weekend.

Surround Sounds and Geelong Jazz Club are set to bring nine local jazz bands together across three music venues from noon on Saturday, May 7 for a celebration of the best in Geelong jazz.

Geelong Jazz Day boasts a huge line-up including Des Camm Jazz Band, the Andy Pobjoy Trio, League of Gentlemen, Gatsby’s Vintage Jazz Band, Feelin’ Good, Royal Garden Jazz and Blues Band, Lucy Lorenne Quartet, Papa Willie Jazz Band, and the David Gardner Quartet.

The Little Malop Street Precinct will become the hive of entertainment, with Pistol Pete’s, Piano Bar and the Westend Hotel each playing host to the performers for an afternoon of jazz.

City of Greater Geelong arts, live entertainment and hospitality portfolio chair Eddy Kontelj said it was the perfect opportunity to celebrate “the local jazz talent that Geelong has to offer”.

“I encourage all jazz cats and music lovers alike to head down to Little Malop Street on Saturday … to support the musical icons and legends that make up this creative city,” he said.

Geelong Jazz Day founder and musician Felix Blatt said it was a great initiative to support musicians who had done it tough over the past few years.

“Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine Music Festival is a welcome initiative as it supports musicians to get back to what they enjoy doing – performing live music,” he said.

“Geelong has a rich history of jazz music, and it’s fantastic to have a mini jazz festival back in our city.”

Geelong Jazz Day will be one of the last events scheduled for Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine Music Festival, which has been running throughout April and May.

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The Guide GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC TV, Friday, 7.30pm

Birds of a feather: Reggie Bird, who won Big Brother in 2003, returns to the hit reality series.

You may be a late bloomer to gardening, or perhaps you’re a seasoned green thumb; whatever you are, this long-running series sows a seed in viewers’ hearts. For some it’s the beguiling nature of big-bearded host Costa Georgiadis (pictured), for others it’s the no-fail, straightforward tips and tricks, but once you’ve dug into this show, your Friday night roots are firmly planted. Your future might even involve your own personal egg supply after being inspired by Costa and Millie Ross’s homemade chook run tonight.

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You needn’t be a Thomas the Tank Engine fanatic to be a zealous viewer of this series. You need only glimpse the fabulous scenery and aerial photography to admire this local doco, which is enjoying an encore on Seven from the Discovery Channel where it was the highest-rating local series in the channel’s history. It’s essentially a big story about logistics, with our landscape the entrancing backdrop. This week, Bernie Baker’s (pictured) streamliner festival is on track for calamity.

THE FAMILY COURT MURDERS ABC TV, Tuesday, 8.30pm

PICK OF THE WEEK BIG BROTHER Prime7, Monday, 7.30pm

If you thought you were done and dusted with Big Brother this lifetime, think again. In a turn of events almost too exciting for fans to process without breaking into a Sara-Marie-style bum dance, this new season features well-known past contestants. Besides the fact the reality TV pioneer is returning for its 14th season on its third TV network, it’s certainly a sign of a love when past housemates agree to rendez-vous for the mind games and food rationing once again. Among the series’ 21 housemates, the “royalty” includes 2003 winner Reggie Bird, 2004 winner Trevor Butler, farmer Dave Graham (2006) and 2013’s controversial lovebirds Anthony Drew and Tully Smyth. Prepare for an awesome twist.

If you’re feeling like nothing commands your attention, diving head-first into a true crime case that shocks you to the core could be the solution. Here, you can cast aside entry-level, one-episode shenanigans with a full-speed, fourepisode investigation by journalist and writer Debi Marshall (pictured). Based on her acclaimed book on the subject, Marshall lives and breathes the Family Court Murders, which involved a campaign of terror by one man, including a series of bombings and shootings in the ’80s that killed four people.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Barons. (Madlsv, R) 2.00 Father Brown.

(Mv, R) 2.55 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 4.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

(R) 4.55 Dream Gardens. (Final, PG, R) 5.25 Federal Election Announcement. 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Federal Election Announcement.

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.10 How The Victorians Built Britain. (PGal, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 Destination Flavour Eurovision. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Natalee Holloway.

(2009, Ma, R) Tracy Pollan.

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.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Sinister Surrogate. (2018, Mav) Kelly Thiebaud, Jaclyn Hales, Brian Ames. 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. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 The Living Room. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Josh Byrne explores a lush fern garden.

8.30 Smother. (Mal) Val resolves to make amends after Finn’s intervention with the intruder.

9.25 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) Agatha is on the verge of a new era, reconciling with James Lacey and launching her own detective agency.

10.15 ABC Late News.

10.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.00 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.30 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 8.30 World’s Most Luxurious Holidays. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

9.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 1. Budapest to Visegrád. 195 km flat stage. From Hungary.

1.30 The Killing. (Mal, R) 3.50 Hunters. (Ml, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News Morning.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown.

A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 8. Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

Post-match coverage of the match.

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL. 11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

[SEVEN] The Goldbergs. (Ml, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] The Goldbergs. (PGl, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Take Me Home. (PG) Follows animal adoptions in the outback mining town of Pilbara.

8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect 2.

(2015, Ms, R) An a cappella group struggles to rebuild its reputation after a disastrous performance. Anna Kendrick, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson.

10.45 MOVIE: The House.

(2017, MA15+lsv, R) Will Ferrell.

12.30 Deadly Drops. (M, 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 Living Room. The team celebrates Mother’s Day. 8.30 The Dog House Australia.

(PG, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as they try to find the right fit for flatmates.

9.30 First Dates Australia. (R) Singles in search of love are brought together at a restaurant for a blind first date.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm Fireman Sam. 5.20 PJ Masks.

5.35 Hey Duggee. 5.45 Frankie And Frank. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 School Of Roars. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: South Solitary. (2010, M) 10.25 Black Mirror. Midnight QI. 12.30 Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Green Wing. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.25 Rita And Crocodile. 5.30 Clangers. 5.45 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath.

3.20 It’s Suppertime! 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.10 PBS News. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders.

(Return) 9.20 Atlanta. 9.50 Sexplora. 10.20 Sex, Drugs And Bicycles. Midnight Male Circumcision: A Cut Too Far? 12.50 MOVIE: Edge Of Darkness.

(2010, MA15+) 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News.

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

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness.

1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 All The Things.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Coastwatch Oz. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 9.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 10.40 World’s Most Secret Homes. 11.45 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 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. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Murder, She Wrote.

4.30 Rugby League. Test Match. Wallaroos v Fiji.

7.00 Customs. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9.

Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.35 MOVIE: A Most Violent Year. (2014, MA15+) 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Newstyle Direct. 5.30 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 The King Of Queens. 1.00 The Middle. 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.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Toys

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

10.00 Land Of Primates. 10.55 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 11.05 Going Places. 12.05pm Stand Up And Be Counted: A NAIDOC Concert Special.

2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Strait To The Plate. 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. 6.40 Land Of Primates.

7.30 MOVIE: Legend Of The Guardians. (2010, PG) 9.15 Bedtime Stories. 9.20 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.10 On The Road. 11.10 Late Programs.

And Pets. (2017, PG) 7.50 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 9.55 Watership Down. (1978, PG) 11.35 The Belier Family. (2014, M, French) 1.35pm Angrezi Medium.

(2020, PG, Hindi) 4.15 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 5.55 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 7.35 Sunshine On Leith. (2013, M) 9.30 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 11.30 Burning. (2018, M, Korean) 2.10am Miriam Lies. (2018, M, Spanish) 3.50 The Mafia Kills Only In Summer. (2013, M, Italian) 5.30 Watership Down.

(1978, PG)

7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers.

9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 4.

Perth SuperNight. Day 1. Highlights. 11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 4. Perth SuperNight. Day 2. Highlights. Noon Pawnography.

1.00 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.00 Big Easy Motors. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Heavy Lifting. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 MOVIE: The Butler. (2013, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Blood Work. (2002, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

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

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock.

4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Sherlock Gnomes. (2018) 7.40 MOVIE: Around The World In 80 Days.

(2004, PG) 10.10 MOVIE: Rush Hour. (1998, M) 12.10am Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.10 Made In Chelsea. 2.10 Summer House. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series. 5.30 Teen Titans Go!

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

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 NCIS. 11.30 FBI. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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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Friday, 6 May, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 13

Saturday, May 7 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 2.45 War On Waste. (PG, R) 3.45 Grand Designs. (R) 4.40 Landline. (R) 5.10 Federal Election Announcement.

5.15 Tiny Oz: Adelaide. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 1. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Gymnastics.

FIG Rhythmic World Cup. Highlights. 4.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 1. Highlights.

5.30 Hitler’s Holy Treasure. (PGa, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. SAROA Sangster Day, Caulfield Race Day, The Coast Race Day, and XXXX Gold Coast Cup. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 The Rebound. (PG) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 Outback & Under. (PGl) 2.00 Explore. (R) 2.10 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 3.10 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 GCBC. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 Offroad Adv. (R) 8.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 9.00 My Market Kitchen. (PGa, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Offroad Adv. 2.00 Roads Less Travelled. (PG, R) 2.30 Taste Of Aust. (PG, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under.

3.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 10 News First.

6.05 Federal Election Announcement. An election announcement by the ALP. 6.10 Griff’s Canadian Adventure: Frenchness. (PG) Griff Rhys Jones explores Quebec.

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

7.30 Father Brown. (Ma) Father Brown visits a holiday camp.

8.15 Call The Midwife. (Ma) It is April 1966 and Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her.

9.20 Barons. (Madlsv, R) Trotter and Dani head north to Queensland hoping to find a better market for the board shorts.

10.15 The Good Karma Hospital.

(Mav, R) A medical train rolls into town.

11.05 Victoria. (PG, R) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers.

(M) Hosted by Michael Hing.

8.30 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. (PG) Part 3 of 3. Anne Boleyn makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom.

9.40 Delphine: The Secret Princess.

(PG) Part 3 of 3. After 12 years of contact and humiliation, Delphine decides in 2013 to go to court.

10.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 2.

1.30 MOVIE: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. (2011, MA15+v, R) 3.45 VICE Guide To Film. (Malnv, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News Morning.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 8.

Essendon v Hawthorn. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

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.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] MOVIE: Target Earth. (1998, Mhv, R) 2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] It’s Academic. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Mother’s Day. (2016, Ml, R) The Mother’s Day holiday takes on a special meaning for a group of seemingly unconnected people. Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson.

9.50 MOVIE: He’s Just Not That Into You. (2009, Mls, R) A group of interconnected adults living in Baltimore navigate their way through various relationships. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore.

12.10 MOVIE: A Lover Betrayed.

(2017, Mav) A woman must deal with a stalker. Jamie Luner, Jason Brooks.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) The lifeguards are on high alert when a group of monks goes missing on the iconic shores. A bluebottle sting turns into a serious medical emergency when a 38-yearold tourist goes into anaphylactic shock.

7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 19.

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory. From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney.

10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) Paramedics are called to a bomb threat at Sydney airport. Good friends Mosh and Karen are called to a 35-week pregnant woman who hasn’t felt her baby move in 10 hours and has severe bleeding.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Sammy J. 9.20 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 10.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.15 Gavin & Stacey. 11.45 Schitt’s Creek. 12.05am Archer. 12.30 The Young Offenders. 1.00 Australia Remastered. 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Forged In Fire. 1.40 Letters And Numbers.

2.10 Over The Black Dot. 2.40 Yokayi Footy. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Insight. 6.00 MOVIE: Meeting The Beatles In India. (2020, PG) 7.30 Underground Worlds. 8.30 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 9.20 Devoured. 10.15 Escorts. 11.05 Sorry For Your Loss.

(Return) 12.15am The Looming Tower. 1.10 South Park. 1.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Bargain Hunt. Noon Weekender. 12.30 Creek To Coast.

1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Sydney Weekender.

2.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 3.30 Dog Patrol. 4.30 Motorway Patrol. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

11.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.20pm MOVIE: They Who Dare. (1954) 2.35 MOVIE: Dunkirk.

(1958, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: The Bridges At Toko-Ri. (1954) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific.

Round 12. Western Force v Crusaders. From HBF Park, Perth. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match.

10.00 MOVIE: Platoon. (1986, MA15+) 12.25am Late Programs.

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

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Hockey. WA Men’s Premier Division. 2.30 Hockey.

WA Women’s Premier Division. 4.00 Soccer.

Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 Merchants Of The Wild. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The Casketeers. 7.30 Boteti: The Returning River. 8.30 MOVIE: In The Zone. (2018) 10.35 MOVIE: Precious. (2009, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Watership Down. Continued. (1978, PG) 7.10 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 8.50 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 10.30 Toys And Pets. (2017, PG) 12.20pm Burning. (2018, M, Korean) 3.00 The Chaperone.

(2018, PG) 5.00 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 7.05 Strange Birds. (2017, PG, French) 8.30 The Master.

(2012, MA15+) 11.00 Sword Master. (2016, MA15+, Mandarin) 1am Late Programs.

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Motor Racing. AMRS. H’lights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. King Of Wings. Replay. 4.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.30 Storage Wars: TX. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Border Security.

7.30 MOVIE: The Day After Tomorrow. (2004, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Bastille Day. (2016, M) Midnight Late Programs.

1.30pm Motor Racing. ABB FIA Formula E World C’ship. H’lights. 2.30 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series.

Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. H’lights. 3.30 Ultimate Rush. 4.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 5.00 MOVIE: Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams. (2002, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon. (2010, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

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

6.30 Infomercials. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 Buy To Build.

4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 7.40 Mom. 12.15am Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 3.05 The Big Bang Theory. 3.30 Nancy Drew.

4.30 Home Shopping.

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Sunday, May 8 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.30 Offsiders. 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Great Acceleration. (R) 3.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (R) 4.30 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG, R) 5.00 Art Works. (R) 5.25 Federal Election Announcement. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 2. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 FIFA World Cup 2022: The Journey. 4.00 Sportswoman. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 2.

Highlights. 5.30 Ain’t Many Like Lennie. (PG) 5.40 VE Day: Minute By Minute. (PGa, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Jabba’s Movies. (PGav, R) 1.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Football. VFL. Round 7.

Essendon v Box Hill. From Windy Hill.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Visions Of Greatness. (PGal, R) 2.40 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 4.00 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.00 Leading The Way. (PGa, R) [TEN] Joseph Prince. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. (PGa) [TEN] Joel Osteen. 8.00 Living Room. (R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 12.30 Farm To Fork.

(PG, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Basketball.

NBL. Finals Series. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First.

6.25 Federal Election Announcement. An election announcement by the ALP. 6.30 Compass: Raising Her Voice.

(R) Presented by Yasmin Poole.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Grand Designs. (PG) Presented by Kevin McCloud.

8.30 Barons. (Madls) In the wake of his prison sentence, Reg heads to Bali on a surf trip with Snapper, only to encounter trouble.

9.25 Life. (Mal) David investigates Kelly’s past. Hannah is drawn to Andy. Gail confronts Henry with her feelings.

10.25 Harrow. (Mv, R) 11.20 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) 12.10 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Ma, R) 1.05 Stateless. (Mal, R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets To Civilisation: Empire And Epidemics. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 End Of The World: The Mayans. (PG) Traces the collapse of the ancient Maya civilisation with the help of recent archaeological discoveries.

9.30 The Real Lawrence Of Arabia.

(PGa, R) Takes a look at the truth behind the myth of Thomas Edward Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.

11.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 3.

1.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 2.25 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Voice. (PG) In the next stage of the competition, contestants battle it out for the chance to progress to the semi-finals.

8.50 7NEWS Spotlight. (Return) 9.50 Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets.

(MA15+av, R) Part 1 of 2. Takes a look at evidence that Ivan Milat may have been responsible for more murders.

11.50 The Blacklist. (Madv) Donald Ressler recalls his actions.

12.50 [SEVEN] Cleaning Up. (Ma, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

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 LEGO Masters. (PG) Presented by Hamish Blake.

8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.45 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.15 The First 48: The Case That Haunts Me Pt 1. (MA15+av) Takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life cases.

11.10 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer: Mick Philpott. (MA15+v, R) 12.00 Forensics: The Real CSI. (Mav, R) 1.10 Drive TV. (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. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Amateur cooks and popular past contestants compete to impress the judges.

9.10 FBI. (Mv, R) OA comes into conflict with his girlfriend after the team presses her reluctant client to gather information from his friends, who are under suspicion of being involved in a bombing that left three people dead.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest 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 Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic. 9.20 Tiny Oz. (Final) 10.20 Days Like These With Diesel. 11.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. Midnight MOVIE: South Solitary. (2010, M) 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Basketball. WNBA. Dallas Wings v Atlanta Dream. Noon Forged In Fire. 1.30 Letters And Numbers. 2.00 North To South: The Full Journey.

4.20 WorldWatch. 4.50 Insight. 5.50 Our Guy In China. 6.45 In Search Of... 7.30 Loot - Blood Treasure. (Premiere) 9.10 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.00 My Secret Sexual Fantasy. 11.55 Late Programs.

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

9.00 Out Of The Blue. 9.30 Life Off Road. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 All The Things. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Border Patrol. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 10.30 Inside King’s Cross: The Railway. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Rebound.

11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1pm Getaway.

1.30 Garden Gurus. 2.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Cronulla Sharks v New Zealand Warriors.

6.00 Customs. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (1996, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.

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

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Football. QAFL. 1pm Gaelic Football. Ladies Association All-Ireland Finals. Replay. 1.15 Soccer.

Serie A Femminile. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL NT. First Grade Men’s Premiership League. 4.30 Rugby League. NRL. WA Womens Premiership League.

6.00 Power To The People. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Mexico. 7.45 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 Let The Fire Burn.

10.15 Death In Thunder Bay. 11.00 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 8.25 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 10.20 The Cowboys. (2015, M, French) 12.20pm Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 2.30 Sissi. (1955, German) 4.30 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 6.30 Sissi: The Fateful Years. (1957, PG, German) 8.30 Maps To The Stars.

(2014, MA15+) 10.35 A Ghost Story. (2017, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Hook Me Up! 3.00 ITM Fishing Show. 4.00 Fishing Addiction.

5.00 Last Stop Garage. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. (2007, PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. (1984, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Surf Lifesaving. Austn C’ships. 2.00 Social Fabric. 2.30 Liquid Science. 3.30 To Be Advised.

5.30 MOVIE: Funny Farm. (1988, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Tomb Raider. (2018, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (2003, M) 12.10am Allegiance. 1.10 Made In Chelsea. 2.10 Summer House. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers.

3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

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

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Hotels By Design. 10.00 Bondi Rescue. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing.

11.30 4x4 Adventures. 12.30pm Buy To Build. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Demolition Down Under. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 Beyond The Fire. 6.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: LA. 11.15 Late Programs.

14 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 6 May, 2022

SEVEN (7)

The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours. 10.30 The Middle. Noon Friends. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Finals Series. 4.30 The Big Bang Theory. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 7.40 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials.

1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Ready Player One. (2018, M) 4.00 The Big Bang Theory. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Monday, May 9

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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 Victoria. (PG, R) 1.50 Smother. (Mal, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.40 To Be Advised. 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Federal Election Announcement.

An election announcement by the Greens.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (PG, R) 2.10 How The Victorians Built Britain. (R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Highlights.

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 My Story. (R) Presented

by Elizabeth Wright.

10.05 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.40 Q+A. (R) 11.40 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 12.40 Stateless. (Malv, R) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 To Be Advised. 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

SEVEN (7)

SECTION

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

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

12.00 MOVIE: Murder In-Law. (2019, Mav) 2.00 Code Blue: Murder: The Murder Of John Williams. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 1.45 Explore: Nova Scotia. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.40 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Saving Lives At Sea. (PG) Part 1 of 4. Follows the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Lost In Translation. (M) A 49-year-old single mother is rushed to St George’s after suffering a rare complication of diabetes.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Planet Expedition. Steve Backshall heads to Saudi Arabia.

12.00 Beneath The Surface. (Mals) 1.10 Eurovision: Australia Decides. (PG, R) 4.00 Shadowplay. (Malv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (Return, PG) Big Brother royalty find themselves assigned with a secret task as they join some fresh new faces in the house.

9.45 Nurses. (Ma) In Emergency, Nurses Carly and Yoon deal with a run of football injuries.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 The Resident. (Ma) An accident occurs at a gender reveal party.

12.15 [SEVEN] MOVIE: An American Affair. (1997, Msv, R) 12.30 Home Shopping.

2.30 [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 LEGO Masters. (PG) Presented by Hamish Blake.

8.50 David Attenborough’s The Mating Game: Jungles – In The Thick Of It. (PGa) Part 3 of 5.

Jungles and rainforests are home to 80 per cent of all species on earth.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Footy Classified. (M) 11.30 Manifest. (Mav) 12.20 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Amateur cooks and popular past contestants compete to impress the judges.

8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. The team goes after the killer of a man in witness protection but finds there is more to the case than meets the eye. Remy is challenged by what he discovers when he reconnects with his mother, Betsy, in person.

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

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

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines.

(Return) 7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.15 Restoration Australia.

10.15 Employable Me Australia. 11.15 State Of The Union. 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

12.35 Parks And Recreation. 1.15 Green Wing. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon My Extreme Life. 12.50 Forged In Fire.

3.20 Dead Set On Life. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Question Team. 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.20 In My Own World. (Premiere) 11.10 Naked. 12.05am Fear The Walking Dead. 2.35 France 24 English News. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Life Off Road. 7.00 The Bowls Show. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. Noon To Be Advised.

1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

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

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. 3.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Twice Round The Daffodils. (1962, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Basketball.

NBL. Finals Series. 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 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Power To The People. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Land Of Primates. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 African American: Many Rivers To Cross. 10.00 Mr Mercedes. 11.00 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.

Date With An Angel. (1987, PG) 8.00 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 10.00 Unconscious.

(2004, M, Spanish) Noon The Mystery Of Henri Pick. (2019, M, French) 2.00 Strange Birds. (2017, PG, French) 3.25 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 5.20 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 7.30 X+Y. (2014, M) 9.30 Wild Rose. (2018, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

1pm QE2: The World’s Greatest Cruise Ship. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Big Easy Motors. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Dunlop Super2 Series.

H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: Fury. (2014, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 To Be Advised.

8.30 MOVIE: Now You See Me 2. (2016, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Raymond. Midnight Top Chef. 1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House.

2.50 Late Programs.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 19. Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory. Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue.

Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (Final, R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.40 To Be Advised. 5.25 Federal Election Announcement. 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Federal Election Announcement.

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Country Music. (PG, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: She Made Them Do It. (2013, Mlsv, R) 2.00 The Real Manhunter: The Disappearance Of Maureen Hale. (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 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (PG, 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. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

(R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota: That’s A Lot Of Sausage Sizzles. (Final, Ml) The citizens vote on the recovery plan.

8.30 The Family Court Murders: Born In Hope. (Ma) Part 1 of 4.

9.30 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme And Online.

(MA15+a) Louis Theroux meets the members of the far right.

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners.

(R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 1.05 Stateless. (Ml, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 To Be Advised.

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: Blaenau Ffestiniog To Barmouth.

(PG) Presented by Michael Portillo.

8.30 Insight. Takes a look at whether the war on drugs is hampering the development of new therapies.

9.30 Dateline. Takes a look at the Russian military and patriotic education programs that are turning children into soldiers.

10.00 The Feed. A continued look at cryptocurrency.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 4.

1.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Semi-Final.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.15 The Good Doctor. (Ma) Shaun and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans.

10.15 The Rookie. (Mav) Two witnesses in a case are murdered.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 The Resident. (Ma) 12.45 [SEVEN] Black-ish. (PGa, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.15 [SEVEN] Black-ish. (PGals, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters. (PG) Presented by Hamish Blake.

8.50 Matt Wright’s Wild Territory: Sink Or Swim. (Ml) An airboat mission is derailed by a rescue.

9.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv) 11.20 Murdered By Morning. (MA15+a, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 The Rebound. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

Amateur cooks compete.

8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.30 NCIS. (Ma, R) The team investigates the suicide of a retired officer who left a rare coin to the National Museum of the Navy.

10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. The team investigates a woman’s murder.

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 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Final) 8.55 QI. 9.25 Gavin & Stacey. 9.55 Schitt’s Creek. 10.20 The Office.

10.50 Black Books. 11.15 Defending The Guilty.

(Final) 11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.10am Parks And Recreation. 12.50 Green Wing. 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Forged In Fire. 2.20 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 2.55 Video Game Show.

3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Travel Man. 9.30 The Bambers: Murder At The Farm. (Premiere) 11.30 See What You Made Me Do. 12.30am 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 The Bay. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters.

4.30 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.40am Hard Sun. 4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles.

10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 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 Sissi.

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

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

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

Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style.

3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Keep Calm And Decolonize. 6.05 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Letterkenny. 10.00 Gomorrah. 11.00 Late Programs.

Continued. (1955, German) 7.40 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 9.40 Sissi: The Fateful Years. (1957, PG, German) 11.40 Gainsbourg. (2010, M, French) 1.55pm Adam. (2019, PG, Arabic) 3.50 Date With An Angel. (1987, PG) 5.50 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 7.50 Cairo Time.

(2009, M) 9.30 Hairspray. (1988, PG) 11.10 Late Programs.

1pm Heathrow. 2.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 3.00 Big Easy Motors. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Heavy Lifting. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (Return) 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under.

(Premiere) 10.30 Jade Fever. (Return) 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 To Be Advised. 8.30 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, M) 10.35 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Up All Night. 11.30 Raymond. Midnight Top Chef.

1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show.

9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Shopping.

12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Late Programs.

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Wednesday, May 11 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch.

(PG, R) 2.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Aust. (R) 3.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.40 To Be Advised.

5.25 Federal Election Announcement. 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Federal Election Announcement.

6.00 Eurovision Song Contest 2022 SemiFinal. 7.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 4. Highlights. 8.10 WorldWatch.

2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 4. Highlights.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Smoke Screen. (2010, Mv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: Gary Coleman. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 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 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 1.20 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (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. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mals) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Gruen Nation. Presented

by Wil Anderson.

8.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

9.05 Tomorrow Tonight. (PG) Hosted by Annabel Crabb.

9.35 QI. (Ms) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.05 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Life. (Mal, R) 12.10 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 1.10 Stateless.

(Malsv, R) 2.05 QI. (Ms, R) 2.35 Would I Lie To You? (PG, 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: Hampton Court Palace. (PG) Presented by Tony Robinson.

8.30 MH370: The Lost Flight: The Final Reckoning – On Board The Flight. (M) Part 3 of 3.

A private company with steps in to try and finally find the missing plane.

9.25 Cobra. (MA15+) The nation faces a crisis.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 5.

12.20 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+av, R) 2.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) With three more Big Brother royalty in the house, the tables are turned.

9.10 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of the celebrity judges.

10.25 The Latest: Seven News.

10.55 Outrageous Weddings. (Mal) Meets an unusual maid of honour.

11.55 Absentia. (MA15+asv) Emily does her best to protect Kai. 12.55 [SEVEN] The Goldbergs. (PGl, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.25 [SEVEN] The Goldbergs. (PGl, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGlns) The guides spend a week living in Sydney.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 Botched. (Malmn, R) Dr Paul Nassif has a tough case ahead of him when a dog-bite victim needs some care.

10.30 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

11.25 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.50 Prison Girls: Life Inside. (MA15+adls, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Amateur cooks and popular past contestants compete to impress the judges.

8.45 First Dates Australia. Emily and Onye have actually matched with each other before on a dating app, but never met up.

9.45 Bull. Marissa and Chunk defend a tech CEO who has been accused of wrongfully terminating an employee.

10.40 This Is Us. (PGa) Charts Kate and Toby’s relationship.

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

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Days Like These With Diesel. 9.30 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 11.30 Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic.

(Final) 12.15am QI. 12.45 The Set. (Final) 1.20 Parks And Recreation. 2.00 Green Wing. 2.55 ABC News Update. 3.00 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon If You Are The One. 3.00 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers.

9.30 MOVIE: Dark City. (1998, M) 11.20 MOVIE: Custody. (2017, M) 1am 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 The Bay. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters.

4.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.10 Mafia’s Greatest Hits. 12.10am World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 1.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery.

(1966) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon First Dates Australia. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Becker. 2.30 NBL Slam. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. Midnight Shopping.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Songs From The Inside. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 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 Te Ao With Moana. 6.05 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.35 High Arctic Haulers. 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Let The Fire Burn. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Perfect Candidate. Continued. (2019, PG, Arabic) 7.25 Hairspray. (1988, PG) 9.05 Adam. (2019, PG, Arabic) 11.00 Accidentally Dad. (2020, M, Vietnamese) 1pm Son Of Saul. (2015, M, Hungarian) 3.00 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 5.15 Capricorn One. (1978, PG) 7.30 The Savages. (2007, M) 9.35 Inside Llewyn Davis. (2013, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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

9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Pawnography. 1.00 Gem Hunters Down Under.

2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Jabba’s Movies. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Heavy Lifting. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Alien 3.

(1992, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 To Be Advised. 8.30 MOVIE: Downsizing. (2017, M) 11.10 Young Sheldon.

11.35 Raymond. 12.05am Top Chef. 1.05 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House. 2.50 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 5. Miami Grand Prix.

Highlights. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 MOVIE: The Lincoln Lawyer. (2011, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story.

(R) 10.30 Gardening Australia Presents.

(Final, R) 11.00 Griff’s Canadian Adventure.

(PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Gruen Nation. (R) 1.35 The Weekly. (R) 2.05 Keeping Faith.

(Ml, R) 3.05 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.40 To Be Advised. 5.25 Federal Election Announcement. 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Country Music. (PG, R) 3.00 The Point. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 5. Highlights.

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

12.00 MOVIE: My Neighbor’s Keeper. (2007, Mv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

2.30 Highway Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 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 MOVIE: The Whole Truth. (2016, Malsv, R) Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger, Jim Belushi. 1.45 Explore. (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. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.15 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

(R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

International current affairs program.

8.30 Q+A. Public affairs program.

9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) Maggie Beer speaks to Kurt Fearnley.

10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 The Family Court Murders. (Ma, R) 11.35 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 12.05 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Ma, R) 1.05 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America. (MA15+a, R) 2.05 Stateless. (Final, Malsv, R) 3.05 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys: Germany.

(PG) Narrated by Bill Nighy.

8.30 The Real Peaky Blinders: Street Fighting Gangs. (M) Part 1 of 2. Explores the origins of the real Peaky Blinders street gangs phenomenon in Birmingham, England.

9.30 Miniseries: Holding. Part 1 of 4. When human remains are found in a sleepy village, a police officer finally has a genuine crime to solve.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 6.

1.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Semi-Final.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.05 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at the world of sport.

10.05 The Latest: Seven News.

10.35 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. (Ml) Hosted by Gordon Ramsay.

11.35 Autopsy USA: Aaron Hernandez. (MA15+adv, R) 12.30 Crazy On A Plane. (Mls, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

[SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PGd) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 MOVIE: London Has Fallen.

(2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists launch a concentrated attack on the leaders of the Western world who are gathering in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart.

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 The Equalizer. (Mv) 11.50 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. (Ml, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

Amateur cooks compete.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma) After a young woman who was adopted as a baby learns about her birth parents, she turns to Benson for help prosecuting a related cold case. Carisi and Rollins weigh the risks of taking their relationship public.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Final) Frank and Erin butt heads over a new directive.

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 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Gruen Nation. 9.45 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.15 QI. 10.50 Tomorrow Tonight. 11.20 Gruen. 11.55 Live At The Apollo. 12.40am Would I Lie To You? 1.10 Parks And Recreation. 1.55 Green Wing. 2.45 ABC News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Basketball. WNBA. Chicago Sky v New York Liberty. Noon Tiananmen: Seven Weeks That Changed The World. 2.05 Unknown Amazon. 2.55 Cyberwar. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Aircraft Crash Experts. 9.30 Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons. (Premiere) 10.25 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 The Bay. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 10.30 Without A Trace. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Adam. Continued. (2019, PG, Arabic) 6.55 Capricorn One. (1978, PG) 9.10 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 11.25 Jailbreak Pact. (2020, M, Spanish) 1.55pm Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 3.55 Hairspray. (1988, PG) 5.35 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 7.35 Hearts In Atlantis. (2001, M) 9.30 The Commitments. (1991, M) 11.40 Phoenix. (2014, M, German) 1.30am Late Programs.

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

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

9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Pawnography. 1.00 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Fish’n Mates.

4.30 Heavy Lifting. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Superman. (1978, PG) 10.30 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, MA15+) 1am Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 Survivor 42. 8.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (2009, M) 10.35 Young Sheldon.

11.00 Up All Night. 11.30 Raymond. Midnight Top Chef. 1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 11.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.30am Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping.

2.00 Late Programs.

12.20pm Let The Fire Burn. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 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 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.35 Tribal. 9.20 MOVIE: Farming. (2018, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

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Never be lonely when you embrace community living The past two years have reinforced just how important feeling connected to others is for our health and wellbeing. It is now more important than ever to take steps to avoid social isolation.

It goes without saying that feeling lonely and isolated doesn’t feel great, but what you might not know is just how much of a health risk it can be. Research has linked experiencing loneliness to an increased risk of different health problems such as heart disease and depression.

On the other hand, research also confirms that people with strong social relationships are more likely to be healthier and live longer.

According to the Australian Loneliness Report, the COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of older Australians feeling lonely, with a survey showing that almost one in three people aged between 60 and 85 felt isolated during lockdown.

It was, however, quite a different story for residents of Ingenia Gardens communities. A separate survey conducted around the same time, not only found that 82 per cent of Ingenia Gardens residents had a positive outlook on life, 90 per cent were moderately to extremely satisfied with the sense of community they felt.

It takes a village Ingenia Communities residential communities portfolio manager Nicole Jentz puts such positive survey results down to several things.

“Our residents are able to draw on the strong sense of community and belonging that has helped them navigate the past twelve months of ups and downs,” Nicole explains.

“Simply knowing that they were surrounded by like-minded people, in a community where they’d already established relationships, has made a big difference.”

Coping with life’s transitions It isn’t just during these challenging times

Data from the Australian Loneliness Report showed that nearly 30 per cent of people aged 60-85 felt isolated during lockdown.

where community living protects against social isolation.

“Our residents are from all walks and different stages of life and our weekly program of social events really reflects that,” Nicole says. “Residents tell us that being

able to access these clubs and activities at their fingertips makes life easy,” she says. “Many of our residents are still very active outside our communities, but the fact that you don’t have to venture outside the community you live in if you don’t want to, appeals to many people.”

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Builder feels the pinch

YOUR SAY Lonely Anzac not forgotten

By Ash Bolt A Torquay builder has revealed the toll the pandemic has had on his business, with rising material costs and delays forcing him to close his doors for good.

Anthony Lococo had ran his own business, Lococo Build, for the past seven years, but said it was almost impossible to continue running the business.

“After two years of struggling to get materials and trades, and costs continuingly blowing out and eating into anything that even looked like a profit margin, I decided at Christmas that I just couldn’t face another year of it,” he said.

“My wife and I built this company from the ground up and I put in a huge amount of time in educating myself and really pushing myself to make sure we had a well systemised business and until COVID hit, I thought we were really starting to kick goals.

“I know I’m not alone in the industry with these challenges, but it just seemed that no matter what we did, we were consistently going backwards because of materials constantly being delayed, struggling to find trades when we needed them, prices going through the roof and no positive end in sight.

“I got to the point where I couldn’t even face the thought of going into the office. Having to let my team go is devastating, but I don’t realistically have any choice. And sadly, I know of two other builders in my area who have also decided to close their businesses in the past year for exactly the same reasons.”

A survey last year on material shortages by Master Builders Australia revealed 98 per cent of Victorian builders had been affected by delays and price rises, with wait times for some materials blowing out to six months.

According to Master Builders Victoria acting chief executive Tristan Moseley, the plight of

Anthony Lococo. (Supplied)

Lococo Homes was not an isolated case.

“Unfortunately, we are hearing that many of our members are really struggling to keep their heads above water at the moment because of these ongoing challenges with materials and trades,” he said.

Mr Lococo has committed to finalising all his current projects but said picking an end date for his business would be a challenge.

“We’ve got one project that we thought, even allowing for some serious time blowouts, would have been finished well before Easter, but Easter has been and gone and we’re still waiting on some materials and trying to lock in trades, so it could possibly take at least another

month to get it finished,” he said.

“You just can’t run a successful business like this, you’re just belting your head against a brick wall.”

Despite his decision to walk away from his business, Mr Lococo is keen to stay involved with the building sector by taking a training course at TAFE and becoming a teacher to young tradies.

“I’ve learnt a lot over the past 25 years and I’m hoping I can share some of that with young tradies and help them avoid some of the pitfalls I learnt the hard way,” he said.

“I love the building game, it’s just a pity that COVID has made it so tough to run a business.”

During 1916. Sgt Thomas Hunter of the 10th Battalion AIF was seriously injured in France and was taken to the Peterborough Infirmary in Cambridgeshire, England, where he died.

The local people had taken him to heart, and when he was buried in the Peterborough cemetery he was farewelled by hundreds of mourners.

The funeral procession was led by the mayor and his mace bearer. He was laid to laid to rest with civic and military honours.

Afterwards donations enabled a fine monument to be erected on the site.

The annual Anzac services began in 1918, and in 2003, as Surf Coast town criers, my husband, Stan, and I were invited to represent Australia at the 86th service held at his graveside.

This service is regarded officially by the Australian military forces, and a representative, stationed nearby attends to lay a wreath. In 2003 it was an airman from ColaThere is a memorial to Sgt Thomas Hunter in the Peterborough cathedral; and 106 years later the townspeople have not forgotten their Lonely Anzac.

Melva Stott, Anglesea

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RCH Geelong Auxiliary The Royal Children’s Hospital Geelong Auxiliary is holding a Mother’s Day stall on Saturday, May 7, 9am-1pm, at Bellevue Avenue, Highton Village. It will also hold a three-day winter stall at Bell Post Hill shopping centre, Anakie Road, from Wednesday, May 18 to Friday, May 20, from 9am-4pm.

Trivia night Lions Club of Geelong Hamlyn Heights is hosting a trivia night on May 21, 7pm at Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights. Cost: $15 per adult; $10 per child. Tables of six to eight. BYO drinks and snacks, supper provided. RSVP by May 18.

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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 10am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road, (on Blanche Street), St Leonards.

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Stamps Ocean Grove Seniors Ocean Grove Seniors play card game 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. If you are new to the game a quick lesson will get you in play. The core group of 6 players adjust to any number and you will enjoy the friendship of likeminded players. Cost of $20 annually and coffee included. At 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

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Geelong Philatelic Society Inc is welcoming visitors. Meetings at 7pm on first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm on third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Belmont.

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NPG education sessions Neurological Physiotherapy Geelong will

Pray Bellarine Have you tried praying but not sure how to pray? Brian Pickering from the Australian Prayer Network will be presenting the Watchmen School of Intercession (prayer) at the Drysdale Community Church, 276 Jetty Road Curlewis, on Friday, May 27 7-9.30pm and Saturday, May 28 9am-4pm. Please register your interest in attending by April 23.

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Geelong Harmony Chorus Women’s four-part harmony singing.

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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.

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TOWN club Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) clubs meets Mondays, 9-10.30am at the Community Hub, 23 Eversley Street, Drysdale. Weigh-in, group therapy and regular relaxation sessions.

Cost: $5 per session, $51 annual fee.

■ Janice Bell, 0403 221 737, or bellsbythebeach@bigpond.com.au

Swimming Club 140th anniversary All past and present swimmers, members and officials are invited to celebrate the club’s 140th anniversary on Saturday, May 14, 7pm in the Captain’s Room at GMHBA Stadium.

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Polish language for kids Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries.

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Combined Probus Hamlyn Heights Combined Probus Club of Hamlyn Heights meets at 10am on the second Thursday of the month, at the Bowls Club, 200 McCurdy Road, Herne Hill. New members and visitors welcome.

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Rostrum meets Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.

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Discover the bold Kia Sportage

By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring Late in 2021 Kia launched the fifth generation Sportage mid-sized SUV. The gens 3 and 4 were big seller in Australia for many years, frequently topping the sales charts in its class.

Not just topping them, but leaving the others in its class so far behind that their marketing departments must have been close to tears.

The Gen 5 Kia Sportage is sold in four variants, entry-level S, mid-spec SX and SX+ and top-grade GT-Line. Our review car for the week was the SX.

Styling The front has a much bolder look its predecessor, with a gloss black grille stretched across the width of the vehicle. It’s flanked by a pair of boomerang-shaped LED daytime running lights which frame the diagonal LED headlights. In profile there’s a semi-fastback look to new Sportage with the roofline sloping sharply down to the integrated spoiler and angular taillights which are linked by a strong horizontal line that gives a wider appearance.

Each spec level gets a different wheel style.

All are machined finish alloys, 17-inch in the S, 18-inch in the SX and 19-inch in the SX+ and GT-Line.

The new Kia Sportage has a much bolder look than its predecessor.

Infotainment Interior The cabin has an upmarket look and feel that’s impressive in a vehicle selling at a comparable moderate price.

It’s now larger in all external dimensions than the outgoing model and that contributes to extra interior space, especially in the rear seats. There’s stretch out space for four adults, five without too much shoulder and hip running in the back.

There are three different levels of infotainment touchscreens: 8.0-inch in the S, 12.3-inch LCD in the SX and SX+; and a curved display in the GT-Line that combines both the 12.3-inch LCD infotainment screen with a 12.3-inch digital drive cluster. The lower-spec models each get a 4.2-inch digital driver cluster.

The SX, SX+ and GT-Line get satellite navigation with 10-year updates as well as the capacity to personalise their preferences such

There’s a huge choice of powertrains in new Sportage: including two petrol and one diesel engines; manual and three different automatic transmissions; and either front or all-wheel drive. The S and SX models each get the naturally-aspirated MPI 2.0-litre petrol engine that carries over from the outgoing Sportage.

Peak outputs are 115 kW and 192 Nm and it comes with the choice of six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmissions and front-wheel drive.

Available across all four variants is a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel that generates 137 kW and 416 Nm. It’s mated to an eight-speed auto and only comes with all-wheel drive. This was the powertrain in our test car.

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The Sportage SX+ gets the full menu choice with both of the above engines as well as a new 1.6T-GDI engine producing 132 kW of power and up to 265 Nm turbo-petrol unit linked to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic.

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Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both available. We found Bluetooth pairing to be fast and intuitive, always a plus when you’re in our position of frequent swapping from vehicle to vehicle during road testing.

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Driving As with all Australian Kia models there has been considerable local input into tuning Sportage to suit our driving conditions and the likes of typical owners.

The result is improved ride and handling that combines comfort with stability even when pushed reasonably hard. During our test period we covered close to 500 kilometres on our usual selection of roads that included 100 km/h motorways, suburban streets, shopping centres and hilly country roads. Some of the

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latter are in good condition, others have been knocked around a fair bit by the recent heavy rains and floods.

We liked it, and suspect that many the ‘typical’ Aussie drivers will like it as well.

It’s certainly worth adding to your list of medium-large SUVs under consideration.

Our fuel consumption was impressively low - averaging just eight litres per hundred kilometres around town and just five to six litres per hundred kilometres in our usual mixture of country roads.

Summing-up With its combination of striking new looks, a large choice of drivetrains, added safety features and the impressive seven-year warranty the new Kia Sportage has plenty of offer.

Would we buy one? It’s larger than we need for our two-people-plus-a-dog family but other than that it’s got a lot going for it.

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Dangerfield to return for Geelong against GWS Geelong will receive a significant boost for its clash with Greater Western Sydney this weekend, with Patrick Dangerfield to return.

The star midfielder has missed the past two games after suffering from bleeding in his calf, but coach Chris Scott said Dangerfield would play against the Giants in Canberra on Saturday.

“He’s going well, he’ll play,” Scott said.

“We’re pursuing a policy, particularly with our more experienced players, that we get them in a position through their training that they’re ready to come in and perform at their best.

“Pat, over a period of weeks with a couple of quite serious corks, just wasn’t able to train, [and] was playing under duress.

“It made it clearer for us that the right decision for him and for the team longer term was to get that right and come back when he’s ready to play really well, which we think is this week.”

The Cats will be forced into at least one change this week, with Max Holmes having surgery during on a syndesmosis injury.

“We were really pleased with the way Max was going individually [and] in terms of his contribution to the team, it can’t be understated how important he became really quickly,” Scott

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said. “He was a loss in-game on the weekend and it’ll be a loss over the next couple of months or whatever it is. Hopefully, we can all look back over a decent period of time and say this was a little bump in the road for Max. “I’m sure he’ll come back bigger and better than ever but it doesn’t ease the short-term pain.”

Scott said Rhys Stanley was still a chance to play this weekend despite rolling his ankle in the loss to Fremantle.

“The outlook is a bit more optimistic than might have been first thought,” he said.

“Whether that gets him right to play this week or not, the fact that that’s even on the table I think is a good sign.”

If Stanley doesn’t pass a fitness test, it’s likely Esava Ratugolea could take his spot, with other ruckman Toby Conway and Jonathan Ceglar dealing with injuries of their own.

Ratugolea has missed the last month of AFL football after he was subbed out with his own ankle injury in the round three game against Collingwood.

“We think Esava is ready to play,” Scott said.

“We’ve managed him through a program that has been quite conservative but he’s certainly done enough training to think that he can come in and play at either level.”

Saturday’s game against the Giants shapes as an important one for the Cats, who were narrowly defeated by the Dockers at home last week and sit just inside the top eight.

Scott said while the Cats’ record is where the club would like, he felt the team had the quality to compete with the best teams.

Kicking goals for girls

By Janakan Seemampillai Ocean Grove footballer Caitlin Pickett has enjoyed her time in the Western United development squad, as the fledgling club prepares for a potential birth in the A-League Women’s competition next season.

The 22-year-old, who grew up in Ocean Grove and came through the ranks at VPLW club Geelong Galaxy United, has enjoyed a storied rise in her footballing journey.

Starting out at Surfside Waves, Pickett went through the state league system with Surf Coast and North Geelong Warriors before playing in the NPLW with Galaxy.

“It’s exciting being a part of the first women’s development squad at Western United,” said Pickett, who currently plays for South Melbourne in the Victorian NPLW. “I feel very honoured and privileged to be representing the girls of the west.

“Being born and raised in Geelong, it’s great to get some representation and opportunities like this.”

Pickett has been full of praise for coach Mark Torcaso, as well as her development squad mates who stem from Calder United, Alamein and South Melbourne.

She said the program had helped her work on her individual game as she prepared for a potential spot in an A-League Women’s squad.

“It’s a great way to improve and develop my individual skills. As a player in a team, it’s hard sometimes to focus on individual skills because we are more focused on different team plays and tactics,” she said. “So to have these extra sessions at WU, I’m able to see improvement on the little things that sometimes may get left behind at senior level football.

“I have learned a whole lot, just by being there, like working on the weak parts of the game (left foot) and further improving my strengths.

“Meeting and playing with new players is always a great opportunity, as you get to experience and learn from them.

“We have a great bunch of girls who are passionate and willing to learn but also help each other. They have all been a big help to me and my game and I learn something from them every session.

“Also being able to work with other coaching staff and seeing/experiencing different coaching styles of play has been a great opportunity.”

Western United and Central Coast Mariners are expected to hear shortly about their applications to join the 2022-23 A-League Women’s season.

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The Australian Professional Leagues, who govern the A-League competitions, met with Football Australia and other key stakeholders last week to make a decision that is expected to be announced shortly.

Pickett said it was exciting to see so many clubs now in the premier Australian women’s domestic competition.

“It’s very exciting to see the women’s game in Australia growing and expanding so much,” she said. “Giving more players opportunities and getting more exposure for the women’s game is a positive thing with the World Cup just around the corner.

“For Western United, there are so many girls

in Geelong, Ballarat and the western suburbs of Melbourne who would love a pathway to being a professional footballer.

“It is a special time for the women’s game in Australia and I am so proud to be part of it.”

If she plays for Western United, Pickett will follow in the footsteps of fellow Geelong-bred footballers Laura Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) and Emily Kenshole (Melbourne City).

“Laura and Emily are inspirations. I played with them at Galaxy for a few years and it was so good to see them do well,” she said.

“I’d also love to be someone who Geelong footballers can look up to.”

The Cats have only beaten one team that currently sits above them on the ladder – Brisbane – while recording losses to Fremantle and Sydney.

“We think that we’ve got to have confidence that if we play our best footy that we can [go on a mid-season winning streak] and I think that’s still the case,” he said.

“That’s not blind faith, I think there’s enough evidence there to suggest that if we can hit our straps, and I don’t think we have to this point of the year, that we’d be hard to beat every week.

“We’re aiming to be a team that starts playing the level of footy that it doesn’t really matter who you’re playing or where it is, that if we perform we’d be good enough to win.

“If you had of asked me any stage over the last few years at this time of year I think I would have had reason for a few doubts, it was far from a sure thing, but we’ve been good enough to build a bit of momentum and play close to our best footy, so that’s what we’re aspiring to do.

“How much confidence have I got that we can do it? Still a lot. I think it’s there for us if we can put the work in and get a bit of luck.”

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Cricketers recognised Two Geelong cricketers have been recognised for their strong Premier Cricket seasons at an awards ceremony last week.

In his second season at Geelong Cricket Club, wicketkeeper Ryan Aikman was named the Men’s Premier Seconds Player of the Season at the ceremony at the MCG on Friday, April 20.

Aikman led the Geelong team, which made it to the semi finals, in runs despite batting down the order.

His 511 runs across his 16 games was the fifth-highest in the Premier Seconds, while his batting average of 42.58 was fourth-highest of all players to play at least 10 games.

He hit three fifties across the season, with a top score of 90 against Dandenong, and backed it up with strong glovework behind the stumps – taking 21 catches and nine stumpings.

Geelong all-rounder Hayden Butterworth was also recognised after finishing just two votes behind winner Dean Russ for the Jack Ryder Medal for Premier Firsts Player of the Season.

Butterworth picked up 28 votes in the count, after dominating the competition with the bat.

He became just the second Geelong batsman to hit four centuries in a single Premier Firsts season.

He finished the season as the second-leading run scorer across the competition, with 781 runs at an average of 48.81 opening the batting.

He also hit two fifties in his 16 games.

Butterworth’s most impressive knock came in February when he hit a 141-ball 117 against Prahran that included 11 boundaries.

Along with his second-placed finish, he was also included as Geelong’s only representative in the Premier Firsts Team of the Year.

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Midweek tennis hots up LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers It was a glorious day for midweek ladies this week for round 12.

With finals looming, things are hotting up, especially in Section 3, where only six points separated the top four teams, who had to face each other this week.

While Grovedale sat the week out with a bye, Aireys Inlet consolidated its place atop the ladder with a 4-2 win over second placed Anglesea.

Aireys led from the start with Michelle Noe and Robyn Lyons fighting through in a tie-break in the first set, and Janette and Debbie Dangerfield taking the second 6-2.

Michelle and Janette then teamed up in the third to take it 6-4, but Anglesea wasn’t going to let Aireys have everything its own way, when Christine Gray and Kathy Clarke got up 6-3 in the fourth.

Anglesea almost snatched the win with Kathy Hose and Kathy Clarke taking the fifth 6-1 putting it one game ahead but a set down with the final set still in play, but Robyn Lyons and Pam Groeger managed to pull through for Aireys in a tie break, taking the win four sets to two but even on games.

Barwon Heads moved itself into second this week with a 4-2 win over fourth placed Drysdale. The first two sets went to the Heads

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with Jenny Inkster teaming up with Shelley Sutton and Emma Webb with Alice Morgan winning the first two sets 6-2.

Kate Lockhart and Sally Brown hit back in the third with a 6-4 win for Drysdale, while the Heads kept itself in front with a 6-3 win in the fourth.

The final two sets were split with each team winning one 6-3.

Shelley Sutton was the stand out for the day winning her three sets for Barwon Heads.

In the final match of the day, Surfcoast Bellbrae had its first win for the season over Highton Blue.

Gary Ablett with some of Winchelsea young football stars.

Sarah Hall and Sue Pickering started the day for Highton with a 6-4 win in the first, while Judy Harvey and Nyree Baker took the second for Bellbrae 6-3.

The third and fourth sets went a similar way with Highton taking one 6-3 while Bellbrae got the other 6-1.

Going into the final two sets Bellbrae was ahead by three games, but the team must have sensed that this was its week, as Lynda McPhee and Nyree Baker had a convincing 6-0 win in the fifth, while Kerryn Viner and Judy Harvey sealed the win for Bellbrae with a 6-3 win in the last.

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Young players learn from Cats great Junior footballers in Winchelsea got the experience of a lifetime last month, as Geelong champion and former Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett lead training.

Eastern Reserve was filled with junior footballers on Friday, April 22 as Ablett made an appearance at Winchelsea’s Auskick sessions for children between six and eight years old.

“It is especially fantastic to be in Winchelsea and see the young talent in the area and for the club to encourage the kids to get together each week to practice, but also put on a meal for those who need it,” Ablett said.

Ablett’s visit was part of an initiative from the RACV, which sponsored the Winchelsea Football Club’s weekly ‘Bus to the Hub’ dinner.

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The program provides a meal to Winchelsea residents who need it and a bus to ferry them to and from the dinner.

Surf Coast Shire Winchelsea Ward councillor Adrian Schonfelder said it was great to see the kids enjoying Ablett’s visit.

“It is excellent to see RACV further support the Winchelsea community by sponsoring the football club’s dinner and getting Ablett Jr down for the evening,” he said.

“The club prepares around 200 meals each week, and football club volunteers entirely cook it, and other volunteers from the local Lions Club drive the bus service.

“It is a huge community effort, and many people benefit from the meal and the local

connection.”

The dinner also served as a celebration of the reserve’s new solar panel and battery, which RACV installed at no cost to the community as part of its $1 million Solar in the Regions investment program.

The program aims to improve safety for regional towns by adapting community buildings, giving them a reliable solar power supply when the grid goes down, and can play a role in recovering after weather events and bushfires.

The solar installation at Eastern Reserve includes 14.43 kilowatts of solar and 21.7 kilowatt hours of battery storage.

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There is some fantastic fishing on offer at the moment right across the region.

Although the water is starting to really cool off, the fish aren’t seeming to mind all too much and are still willing to eat.

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Waterfront have been fishing very well for pinky snapper and Australian salmon.

Both species have been going really well on small soft plastics between 3-4 inches with curl tail and minnow profile plastics working best.

Along the Peninsula, the King George whiting are showing no sign of slowing down, especially out of Clifton Springs, where great reports are coming through thick and fast.

Bag limit captures and quality fish are on offer and it is well worth having a crack.

Calamari have also remained in fantastic numbers right across the bay with anglers getting stuck into huge numbers of them.

Major Craft Squid Jigs have been doing some serious damage on them lately with dark green colours working best.

From Portarlington to Queenscliff has had some fantastic gummy shark fishing, especially in the deep and channels.

Anglers have been landing sharks to 15kg in weight with a variety of fresh baits working well such as trevally, salmon and squid.

Using a tidal running sinker rig is by far the best setup and bring a variety of sinkers to adjust to the flow and tide.

Offshore has still been producing plenty of good gummies also with Gone Fishing Charter in the thick of it.

There has been plenty of pinky snapper out there as well as a cool by-catch of a hammerhead shark for a lucky angler.

The west coast still has a hot tuna bite going from Port Fairy all the way through to Port Macdonnell with school tuna and barrels in great numbers.

Out deeper towards the shelf has been holding great numbers with fish to 25kg being caught.

Trolling hardbody divers or skirted lures has been most effective, at times the fish can be seen working bait on the surface and casting stickbaits is a fun and effective way to catch them.

Barrels have been going good for the past few weeks now and are showing no sign of slowing down.

Although we have had some average weather some anglers have braved it and brought home the goods with fish to over 130kg being weighed in.

Aloha Super Ninjas and Pakula Sprockets have been lethal and landing plenty of fish.

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38

41

40

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Round 8 LW 65

LW 6 54

LW 5 73

LW 85

LW 45 6

LW 6 5

Josh Watts

Leigh Keen

Paul Ramia

Zac Sirgiannis

Ricky Cole

Jodie Pitfield

Chas Cole Cellarbrations

Forty Winks

Fisherman’s Pier

Geelong Home Brewing

Geelong RSL

Geelong Independent

Western Bulldogs

Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide

Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Richmond

Richmond

Richmond

Sydney

Sydney

Geelong

Friday 6 May Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs

Adelaide Oval

Western Bulldogs

Fremantle vs North Melbourne

Perth Stadium

Fremantle

Fremantle

Saturday 7 May

Richmond

Collingwood

Richmond

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Geelong

GWS

GWS

Geelong

Geelong

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

GWS vs Geelong

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Essendon vs Hawthorn

Docklands

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Brisbane vs West Coast

Gabba

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Richmond vs Collingwood

MCG

Sydney vs Gold Coast Suns

SCG Manuka Oval

Sunday 8 May GEELONGRSL

Phone: 5223 3322

Phone: 5221 4399

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Phone: 5222 4100

39

LW 7 4 5 Matt Buckingham

LW 65 Melinda Williams

Encompass

Phone: 5221 3985

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41

Phone: 5249 6700

40

38

Docklands

Leaderboard Dr Andrew James

41

Josh Watts

41

Paul Ramia

41

Geoff Gill

LW 56 Samuel Prentice

Bruce Harwood

Adaptive Health Services

Geelong Aquatic Centre

Creative Dental Haus

Food Factory Sales

AFL Barwon

Jodie Pitfield

40

Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

Port Adelaide

Western Bulldogs

Port Adelaide

Western Bulldogs

Sam Prentice

40

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Fremantle

Zac Sirgiannis

40

Richmond

Richmond

Richmond

Richmond

Richmond

Collingwood

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Geelong

Geelong

Geelong

Geelong

Geelong

Geelong

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Carlton

Phone: 5250 5902

Phone: 5222 5530

Phone: 5222 6656

foodfactorysales.com.au

LW 6 4

Carlton vs Adelaide

MCG

LW 8 5 Dr Andrew James

Phone: 1800 943 055

LW 5 6

Phone: 5249 2444

Melbourne vs St Kilda

Phone: 5241 6774

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