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A mural that is hoped to harness the power of the arts to improve young peoples’ health and well being has been created at Newcomb Secondary College. The project is being run by the students at the school, with internationally renowned artist Rone and Geelong Gallery. For the mural’s design, students explored imagery of water with the college is located close to Corio Bay, the Bellarine Peninsula and Lake Connewarre. The mural design also incorporates a ‘fungi person’ and a flower pattern to represent growth. Pictured are Kiara Flakemore, Indi Penny, Scarlett Darbyshire, Rone, Tom Kleyfoster, Jewelea McMeekin and Ella Preston at Newcomb Secondary College. ■ Story: Page 3

Flood overlay abandoned By Matt Hewson Greater Geelong council will abandon its proposed Lara flood overlays under significant pressure from residents. During the March 28 council meeting, councillors heard questions and submissions from Lara residents in a question time that stretched out to over an hour and 35 minutes. The flood overlay saga began in 2021 when council announced its intention to add over 4000 Lara properties to its list of designated land liable to flooding under an amendment to its planning scheme. Residents were outraged, citing a lack of transparency, the likelihood of insurance premiums rising and land devaluation and the questionable nature of the justifications for the re-designations. By the time of this week’s council meeting

the number of properties affected by the overlays had been reduced by nearly 3000, but community sentiment was still firmly opposed to the plans. Barry White, on behalf of Lara Care Group, raised the issues of lack of information to the public and the financial implications of the overlays to residents. “This is a matter that’s not simply a concern for a handful of people, this is community wide,” Mr White said. “This has community-wide implications and all affected residents deserve to be properly informed about what has been involved, and they haven’t. “At a time when households are facing increasing cost pressures, this proposal has the potential to add further development, regulatory and insurance costs from the application of overays and other requirements that have not been justified.

“We call on councillors to consider the financial implications with this application and reject the proposal tonight.” Council voted 6-3 to reject a motion to request the minister for planning appoint an independent panel to consider the Lara Flood Study submissions. Crs Jim Mason, Bruce Harwood and Peter Murrihy supported the proposal, while Crs Anthony Aitken, Eddy Kontelj, Belinda Moloney, Ron Nelson and Melissa Cadwell opposed it. However, councillors were seemingly caught off-guard when informed by council officers that leaving the matter there would mean the flood overlay plans for numerous other areas of Greater Geelong could not progress to the minister. A number of councillors, including deputy mayor Cr Aitken and Cr Kontelj, voiced their

displeasure at only finding out about this unexpected consequence after the decision had been made. Council took a 30-minute recess, and upon returning to the chamber passed a new motion, effectively excising the sections referring to Lara to allow the amendment to progress to the minister. Cr Jim Mason said the new motion was the “best way forward” given the circumstances. “We have spent years working on some of these overlays, such as in Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Portarlington, Moolap, Corio, Newtown, Highton, Belmont and Wandana Heights,” Cr Mason said. “We want these ones to progress, there is already council direction to do so, and this only reaffirms that. “In addition, we also give great clarity now to the meeting tonight, in that we desire to abandon the Lara Flood Study overlays.”

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Surf Coast extends cat curfew By Jena Carr Surf Coast Shire Council has decided on a new cat curfew to help protect the local felines, environment and native animals. Council decided during a meeting this week to go ahead with a proposed 24-hour curfew where cats must always be confined at their owner’s residence. Surf Coast Shire residents will have a six-month transition period to plan, following recommendations to owners from council, with the curfew coming into effect on September 30.

Councillor Kate Gazzard said the revised curfew allowed council to protect the environment and that shire residents would be supported over the coming months. “As well as helping prevent harm to wildlife, cat curfews improve the health and safety of cats,” she said. “A cat curfew can prevent injuries that can occur through fights with other cats, being run over by a vehicle, eating toxic plants or poisons, or wandering onto neighbouring households where they could cause a nuisance. “Given there was already a legal requirement

that cats are not allowed to trespass on other people’s property, the six-month transition period should be enough time to prepare. “Council will support urban and rural cat owners over the next six months by promoting resources on how to make modifications to their property and their cat’s behaviour so that they can comply with the 24-hour cat curfew. “Pet owners with registered cats in our database will receive email updates, and information sessions will be held in Anglesea, Torquay and Winchelsea.” Cr Paul Barker shared concerns regarding

the curfew and identified that policing the curfew would be challenging and could create problems in the future. Mayor Liz Pattison and other councillors said that although this was a concern, it was the owner’s responsibility to control their cats and that future data on the topic would be considered. The 24-hour cat curfew will replace the February 20, 2001, cat confinement order that required cats to be securely confined on the owner’s premises between 8pm and 6am.

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Newcomb College’s mural of hope Internationally renowned artist Rone has partnered with Newcomb Secondary College and Geelong Gallery to produce a collaborative mural to harness the power of the arts to improve young peoples’ health and wellbeing. About 450 students at Newcomb Secondary College responded to the question ‘Using visual expression through our mural, how can we create a school space where people feel confident to thrive, connect and grow?’. During a co-design workshop, students selected their school colours, school initials NSC, and school emblem (a seahorse) to be represented in the design. Students also explored imagery of water as the school is located close to Port Phillip Bay, Bellarine Peninsula and Lake Connewarre. The

mural design also incorporates a ‘fungi person’ and a flower pattern to represent growth. The project is part of VicHealth’s Jumpstart! Round 1 initiative in which Geelong Gallery received $27,200 to provide young people in the Geelong region with greater access to arts programs and contemporary artists. “Providing these young people with an opportunity to take a leading role in all decision-making processes and supporting them to collaborate and work with their peers, and to plan and co-design this public mural has been an incredibly fulfilling experience,” collaborating artist Rone said. “The outcome of the mural is just a small component of the hidden benefits of a project like this.” Newcomb Secondary College art teacher Ben

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Davis said the class painting sessions “often started with excitement, a little confusion and some nervous trepidation”. “This quickly gave way to a collective buzz and then – shortly after – a calm would descend as 25 students were painting and focused simultaneously,” he said. “The result is here before us. Together we have moved from the seed of an idea to the completion of our mural.” Year 7 student Ethan said the project was “really fun”. “Like a big puzzle for the whole school and I got to fix up Rone’s mess,” he said. Fellow year 7 student Zander said he was taking his time to do his best work “because it is going to be here forever”. Justin Flynn

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New data finds that better housing choices and diversity are needed to meet the community’s needs and Geelong’s population growth. The state independent infrastructure adviser Infrastructure Victoria surveyed more than 6000 people from Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong on the region’s housing preferences. Chief executive officer doctor Jonathan Spear said the survey was one of the biggest in Australia and found that one in three Geelong households would trade a detached home in a new suburb for a townhouse or low-rise apartment for the same price closer to the city centre. “We did a very comprehensive piece of research over about 18 months, to look at why people choose to live where they do and where they would like to live if they had a different choice.” Dr Spear said they found that many families and first-home buyers wanted more home choices in established suburbs and that Geelong’s infrastructure was not being used as much as it could. “We’re currently off track in terms of where Council and the Geelong community are saying they wanted to be,” he said. “They tell us they’re interested in low-rise apartments and townhouses that are of a good design quality. “More three-to-four-bedroom townhouses, units and low-rise apartments will give many more Victorians more housing choices and the chance to live closer to jobs and existing infrastructure.” Dr Spear said Infrastructure Victoria presented a package of options to the State Government, which included better design standards incorporated within planning provisions.

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More time after prison ambush By Emily Woods, AAP A young prisoner who helped lure another inmate to a garden before beating and stabbing the man with a dinner knife has had three years added to his sentence. Jack Hall, 23, faced the Supreme Court in Melbourne on Monday, March 27 after pleading guilty to intentionally causing serious injury in circumstances of gross violence over an August 2020 jail bashing. He was at Barwon Prison awaiting sentencing

for driving at police officers in Geelong during a crime spree earlier that year, when he and another prisoner, Daniel Condon, ambushed fellow inmate Derek Collett. On August 14, Condon and Hall asked Collett “is your name Derek” and then told him to walk with them towards the prison chapel, the court was told. As they walked down a path in the chapel garden together, Hall swung a clenched fist at Collett, knocking him to the ground. While Collett lay face down on the ground,

Condon pulled out a sharpened metal dinner knife and stabbed him to the lower back and abdomen nine times. Hall kicked, punched and stomped on Collett while he was being stabbed. After the beating the pair told him: “Stay down you dog and die.” Collett was rushed to hospital and required emergency surgery. He would not have survived without being operated on and continues to suffer psychological harm from the attack. Justice Jane Dixon condemned the bashing as a “vicious and cruel attack on an unsuspecting

prisoner” as she added three years onto Hall’s sentence. His five-year sentence and nine-month term for the Geelong crime spree was extended to eight years and nine months. “If you’re not granted parole you will have served most of your twenties in prison,” Justice Dixon said. Hall will be eligible for parole after serving six years. Condon was last year sentenced to another eight years in prison for the attack.

Anna cares for sick kids A Torquay child has raised more than $400 for sick kids with all proceeds going towards the Good Friday Appeal. Katie Evans said her four-year-old daughter Anna loved making jewellery and that the family wanted to help raise money for a good cause. “Anna spends a lot of time sitting down and making bracelets and necklaces,” Ms Evans said. “She said, ‘why don’t we sit out the front of our house and sell them mum’ and I said, ‘yeah, we could do something like that and give the money to people that need it’. “We spoke about a few different charities and who we could give the money to, and Anna decided on The Royal Children’s Hospital. “We thought we might do a bit bigger than just sitting outside the front of our house.” Anna said it made her “feel good to help other people” and “liked making pink and blue bracelets”. Ms Evans said she does not think her

daughter fully understands that she raised four times more than her original goal of $100 for the Good Friday Appeal. Ms Evans said Anna enjoyed doing the fundraiser with her family, which included brother Toby who said he was a “good helper on the day”. “We were all there for a long time, I wondered if her attention would deviate a bit, but it didn’t,” she said. “She (Anna) kept helping people, sitting down and showing new people what to do and how to do it. “That night, we were going to bed, and she said, ‘can we do it all over again tomorrow, mum, that was so much fun’.” Jena Carr

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Game on for transplant recipient Geelong bone marrow recipient Jonathon Walker is heading to Perth this April for the World Transplant Games, the world’s largest transplant awareness event. The World Transplant Games – a week of sport and celebration for all those who have received a life-saving transplant – will be staged in Perth, Western Australia, from April 15 to 21, 2023. Mr Walker, 50, suffered a rare and life-threatening form of leukaemia when in his early 20s, and was given only a few years to live. In 1997, when he was 24, he received a bone marrow transplant that saved his life, though his recovery took years and involved many

hospital stays to make sure his body didn’t reject the foreign tissue. Thanks to one stranger’s donation he’s still going strong 26 years later and promoting the World Transplant Games message that transplantation saves lives. “I know that keeping fit and healthy is going to help me long term so having the games to work towards is really helping to keep me motivated on days when I just want to stay in bed,” Mr Walker said. Now a qualified disability carer and the father of three children, Mr Walker is preparing for his second World Transplant Games in Perth, where he will compete in tenpin bowling,

pétanque, and athletics. Mr Walker has won his share of medals over the years of competing in the World and National Transplant Games, but said it was the feeling of camaraderie that kept him coming back. “The bond that forms between all the athletes is something so unique to this event,” Mr Walker said. “Everyone has their own unique transplant journey and getting to share those stories with people who have been through a similar experience is what makes the games so special to me.” With more than 1800 Australians now waiting for a transplant, Transplant Australia chief executive and World Transplant Games

Federation president Chris Thomas said it was crucial to promote the positive message of the lives saved. “These games demonstrate what transplant recipients can achieve on the sporting field,” Mr Thomas said. “Transplant Australia is committed to improving the lives of those waiting and those who have received a transplant and is proud to work with federal and state governments to achieve our shared vision for Australia in donation and transplantation. Every Australian can make a difference by registering as a donor. It takes just one minute but has the potential to give someone years of extra life.”

‘Absurd’ feature film to premier at Waurn Ponds The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe, described as “the most absurd feature film on the planet”, premieres Monday, April 3 at Reading Cinema, Waurn Ponds. But the stop-motion comedy, created by surf videographer Nick Pollet, may never have been made if not for the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve had the idea in my brain for over 10 years, ever since I saw Team America, but I never thought I’d make something in that realm,” Pollet said. “Then when COVID first hit, I had no work on. I thought, maybe this is my time to do that stop-motion thing I was thinking. “I had a bobblehead of Mick Fanning on my desk and a Superman figurine, so I ripped the head off that and put Mick’s head on there and thought it looked pretty funny. So I downloaded a stop-motion program and got

Mick Fanning takes his team of surfing heroes on a spiritual journey in the Greatest Surf Movie In The Universe. (Supplied)

the ball rolling.” The film, written and directed by Pollet and Vaughan Blakey, stars a bevy of elite surfers as the voice talent, as well as surfing broadcasters

Joe Turpel and Ronnie Blakey and Luke Hemsworth as the narrator. When the world’s collective memories of surfing are completely wiped, the surf god

Huey enlists yoga teacher Mick Fanning to put together a crack squad of former champion surfers to create the greatest ever surf movie and return surfing to the world. Pollet said none of the surfers had read a script or knew how the story played out, and had only seen the trailer a week ago. “We didn’t want to give the movie away to the surfers because we wanted it to be exciting for them when they saw it for the first time,” he said. Pollet and Blakey will both be at the world premiere in Waurn Ponds, where they will also host a question and answer session after the film. “I feel like I’ve achieved something more than I could ever hoped for, I’m really stoked,” Pollet said. “It’s stupid – but for me, making people laugh is my favourite thing.”

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Online shopping is ‘here to stay’ Four out of five of Greater Geelong locals made online purchases in 2022, with Mount Duneed residents more likely to buy home and garden items online than people almost anywhere else in the country, a new Australia Post report shows. The 2023 Inside Australian Online Shopping report, released this week, is an in-depth study into Australians’ online buying behaviours intended to provide insight into the current and future state of commerce in the country. While the number of all online purchases nationally in 2022 was 2.6 per cent lower than

the year before, online spending increased by 1.7 per cent to a total of $63.8 billion, an 18.1 per cent share of the nation’s overall retail spending. With the national average of 84 per cent of all Australian households buying goods online, Geelong led regional Victoria with 81 per cent ahead of Bendigo (78 per cent) and Ballarat (77 per cent). Geelong buyers favoured pet products, with pet goods category showing a 107 per cent increase from the year before. Mount Duneed households were second

overall nationally in per capita purchases of home and garden items, with only Samford Valley, Queensland, outbuying them in that area. Australia Post executive general manager parcel, post and eCommerce services Gary Starr said the trend toward online shopping was here to stay. “One million more households are now shopping online compared to 2019 and 5.6 million households made an online purchase every month during the past year,” Mr Starr said.

“Australians are shopping online more often, with 37 per cent shopping fortnightly compared to 20 per cent pre-COVID. Australian Retailers Association chief executive Paul Zahra said Australian’s appetite for retail shopping was at an all-time high in 2022, with “bricks and clicks” showing the greatest success. “A phenomenon we refer to as ‘freedom spending’ drove these results, where people reward themselves after an intense and challenging period,” Mr Zahra said.

Talks on visas, Games G21’s five mayors visited Canberra last week to meet with federal government ministers, shadow ministers and high-level public officials to discuss the major pressures the region faces due to rapid population growth. The meetings centred around changes to working visas to better attract workers and increasing available and affordable housing for them once they arrived. The delegation also raised patchy digital connectivity, particularly in bushfire- and disaster-prone areas, the need for a federal contribution to the Commonwealth Games budget and transport. G21 chief executive Giulia Baggio said periodic delegations to federal and state governments were important for regional areas. “It’s an ongoing discussion; twice a year we go up to make sure they understand what’s happening in our region,” Ms Baggio said. “Our overarching purpose was to spell out just how fast the region is growing. Geelong has been the fastest growing city for the last

10 years, so we really need to make sure the politicians understand the investment required to keep pace with that population growth. “The other thing was to show them the opportunities. We know that Geelong is attracting 20-30 year olds, so this is a really excellent opportunity to invest in Geelong and the region.” Ms Baggio said the ministers and departmental heads the delegation spoke with were receptive to G21’s ideas, particularly extending the Working Holiday Maker visa to 12 months, and for up to two or three years for horoper consideration given to regional areas. On the issue of the Commonwealth Games, Ms Baggio said the delegation had been clear in its message to Canberra. “What we’re asking for is a contribution from the federal government in the May budget,” she said. “We know the scope for the Games is being developed this year, so we absolutely need that contribution in the May budget.”

Deputy PM Richard Marles (centre left) with mayors Brett Cunningham (Golden Plains), Chris Potter (Colac Otway), Trent Sullivan (Greater Geelong), Liz Pattison (Surf Coast) and Isabelle Tolhurst (Queenscliff). (Supplied)

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By Cr Trent Sullivan Greater Geelong has a great story to tell, and it is one we are sharing with the world. We are a destination of choice, with scores of new residents moving here to take advantage of our innovative and modern economy, premier cultural activities, and array of natural assets. Innovation and creativity is at the forefront of our transformation. It is these attributes that have taken centre stage this week among our fellow UNESCO Cities of Design. As Australia’s only City of Design, we draw from our international partners in the UNESCO network for design-led ideas to our common challenges. It’s been a pleasure to host 26 delegates from 17 different cities over the past five days, with more joining in our program online. We’ve had some great discussions and shared initiatives about stimulating economic and cultural growth, and have learnt a lot about what other cities are doing in this space. With our local partners, we’ve also been able to highlight how we are using design to transform our own way of life. Whether it’s in advanced manufacturing, education, research, or urban planning, design is central to Geelong’s clever and creative future. We have also been able to showcase our cultural industries, which contribute so much to our creative and visitor-led economies. One of the last stops on the Cities of Design itinerary is a visit to the Geelong Gallery. Through drawcards such as the Archibald Prize, Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series, or the

City of Greater Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan. (Supplied)

RONE exhibition, the gallery is providing incentives for people to visit and to stay in Geelong. After a compromised two years, Geelong’s major events calendar is arguably stronger and more diverse than ever. This has helped our tourism industry rebound from the depths of 2020, and record visitation numbers and spending higher than pre-pandemic levels. Our arts and cultural sector is a key reason why people are so keen to spend time in the region. Geelong Gallery will tonight open its latest major drawcard – an exclusive exhibition of the work of Australian artist Clarice Beckett. This extensive Clarice Beckett collection is forecast to attract more than 20,000 visitors, which is why council has supported the

exhibition with Geelong Major Events funding. That is a huge injection of people into our burgeoning cultural precinct in Little Malop Street, and the nearby shops, restaurants, cafes and bars. Similarly, the redeveloped Geelong Arts Centre – which will have the capacity to host more than 2000 patrons across several stages – will be a boon for cultural tourism. The design element behind the centre fits perfectly with our City of Design credentials. It draws on the history of Geelong, our enduring Wadawurrung culture, and elements of traditional performance features, such as stage curtains and circuses. Both organisations are vital to the continued progress on our community-led long-term vision to become an internationally recognised clever and creative city.

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Barwon Health will begin fitting out its new state-of-the-art mental health and drug and alcohol services community hub this week at 181 Moorabool Street. Developers delivered the new $28 million five-storey building to Barwon Health Friday, March 24, beginning a 12-year lease agreement. The new mental health hub, scheduled for opening in the final quarter of 2023, will provide the region with a range of support and care services and house more than 100 Barwon Health staff. Barwon Health’s mental health, drugs and alcohol clinical director, Professor Steve Moylan, said the building, which cost the state government $16 million in leasing and fit-out costs, will provide increased access and care for people experiencing mental ill-health and addiction. “The new hub’s ground floor will be a welcoming space for anyone to seek immediate and ongoing treatment, support and care,” Professor Moylan said. “The hub will consolidate a number of existing services for adults and older adults onto one site, and provide extended operating hours including evenings, weekends and public holidays. “Services will include assessment,

navigation, care planning, treatment, wellbeing support and education. Accessing the best care can at times be confusing; this new hub is an important step in making it easier to access help when it’s needed. “Working from a contemporary, fit-for-purpose and safe facility, clinicians will provide telephone, online, walk-in, at-home and outreach services. The hub will also include space for clinicians and researchers to come together and drive mental health service improvement through a learning health care system.” The property, formerly Belcher Arcade, has undergone a complete transformation since developer UP Property purchased the site in 2017, featuring a five-star NABERS sustainability rating and external artwork by local indigenous artist, Minna Leunig. UP Property managing director Adam Davidson said the development, the most significant CBD leasing deal in recent times, was important for central Geelong and the wider community. “We saw the site as an opportunity for Up Property to reimagine the building with an adaptive re-use and the addition of three stories, enabling it to become the future long-term home for Barwon Health,” Mr Davidson said.

Coast Guard honoured Geelong Coast Guard celebrated 60 years of continuous service to the Greater Geelong community this week at a civic reception hosted by council. Each year the Geelong Coast Guard is involved in around 80 calls for help with marine search and rescue operations and also supports the cruise ship industry and provides water safety initiatives. Squadron Administration Commodore Ian Graham received a gift from Wathaurong Glass and a certificate of appreciation from mayor Trent Sullivan, while 12 coast guard members were awarded certificates. Mayor Sullivan praised the work the Geelong Coast Guard does for the community. “The Geelong Coast Guard has provided tireless service, invaluable skills and often life-changing support to our local community over the last six decades,” he said. “Volunteers make emergency search and rescue callouts in the middle of the night, work on weekends and public holidays, and keep irregular and demanding hours.” David McGowan, purser and crew member of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard invited members of the community to consider

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Tastes of Central Geelong is in full swing with lots more on offer over the weekend! Indulge in quality local food and beverages, attend a demonstration, learn from experts at masterclasses or take advantage of special offers at a range of businesses at Tastes of Central Geelong. This is our 12th year celebrating culinary delights and we’ve partnered with local businesses to bring you amazing foodie experiences for all suitable ages.

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volunteering for the coast guard. “We have a pretty low profile but we actually maintain a 24-7 response service and work closely with the Water Police, who often rely on us as first responders for boats in distress,” he said. “I’ve been a member of the Geelong Coast Guard for a number of years and I encourage local community members interested in volunteering to make contact.” Details: coastguard.com.au.

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Wallflowering - Dancing to the end of time Be transported back to Peg and Cliff Small’s halcyon dancing days when Wallflowering waltzes into the Potato Shed, Saturday 1 April. Wallflowering revolves around the lives of Peg and Cliff, a suburban, middle-aged couple who were once prize-winning ballroom dancers. This delightfully amusing and poignant play also features world class ballroom dancing by a younger couple representing Peg and Cliff in their glory days. Starring Jenny Seedsman (Neighbours) as Peg Small and Dennis Coard (Fall of the Roman Umpire) as Peg's husband and foxtrot partner Cliff. Book now at potatoshed.com.au or by scanning the QR code.

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Geelong author is on the money With a career spanning nearly 20 years and backlist of over 35 titles, Geelong author Fiona Lowe is a well-established figure in the Australian literary landscape. She spoke to Matt Hewson about her upcoming book, the Money Club.

est-selling author Fiona Lowe began her career in nursing, working as a midwife, a sexual health counsellor and a family support worker. But while she grew up loving books and reading, she never saw herself becoming an author. “No one decides they’re going to write a book without being a keen reader, but I didn’t actually ever grow up dreaming about writing books, per se,” Fiona said. “I remember thinking in my head that I didn’t like how a book finished, so I’d weave a different story in my head. And I still hate ambivalent endings, even today; I want to know how it finished.” For Fiona, who spent her early years living in Papua New Guinea, reading was one of her prime sources of entertainment, as it was for her mother. “My father worked for Shell Oil, so we went (to PNG) and I started school there and learnt to read there,” she said. “There were no televisions, so books were the entertainment. And my mother was a keen reader, she would always go to the library and bring back books. “It’s always been my relaxation; I love to lose myself in a good book, in a good story. I’m not a huge autobiography reader, I want to be taken somewhere different.” When Fiona grew up and began travelling the world, writing became an important part of life. “And then when I travelled overseas, I would always write letters home, every week,” she said. “People would say, oh, you string a good

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yarn, you should write a book. “But it’s just one of those things that you think, oh yeah. And it isn’t until something happens in your life and you think, maybe I might have a go at this.” And then something did happen in Fiona’s life; she gave birth to her first child and decided to try her hand at writing medical romances.

“When I started writing I knew nothing,” she said. “People say there’s a book in everyone. I don’t know whether that’s true or not, but I do know you wouldn’t try to fix a toilet or wire a house without having done an apprenticeship in that. “Writing a book is the same; there are very, very few people who can just sit down and

write a book and sell it. “And I didn’t realise this. There were things I had to learn, like points of view, scene and sequel, stuff like that.” After engaging in a series of short courses, going to conferences and attending book clubs, she managed to sell her first romance novel to Harlequin Mills and Boon in 2005. Fiona won a swag of gongs for her romances, including the prestigious American RITA award and the Australian RuBY award, but after the merger of Penguin and Random House and the subsequent loss of a contract, she decided to reevaluate her writing goals. “After all that I thought, I want to write something completely different,” Fiona said. “All those books were set in the States, and I thought, I want to write something in my own backyard where I don’t have to second guess the right words. “I had been to an event at the Geelong Club and I remember reading all the honour boards and seeing all the names. I’d moved here from Melbourne, and I realised all the streets in my little suburb, Manifold Heights, had been named after these guys on the honour board; Strahan, Bostock, Manifold. “So I went off on a binge about the local history, then the history of the Western District. I found myself visiting open gardens and big bluestone mansions. “I remember thinking, what if these walls could talk? And that was the impetus for Daughter of Mine.” In 2017 Fiona released Daughter of Mine, a modern drama exploring issues of lineage, generational wealth and power, and the secrets and lies that infest families of privilege.

We’re building big near you and there will be transport disruptions As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 67 already gone. We’re also building an alternative to the West Gate Bridge and upgrading the Geelong and Warrnambool lines. Train disruptions Geelong Line

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one of 12 one-off flavours including Ice cream lovers can overcome their parmesan and olive oil, siracha pretzels and black sticky rice banana. COVID-19 melon-choly in an annual Surf French opera cake, Turkish Delight Pavlova, charcoal Cherry Ripe and the Coast festival featuring 144 flavours Star Wars-themed Stormtrooper also feature on the festival’s menu. including watermelon and feta next week. The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery even has a few Aleesha Coots and Will Evans-Papinsky adults-only indulgences such as spiced Negroni and Yuzu whisky sour. recently tasted the quirky concoction, Chocolaterie owner Leanne Neeland said her staff had heaps of fun inventing one of 12 one-off flavours including “adventurous flavour combinations” inspired by their kitchen garden and parmesan and olive oil, siracha pretzels orchard, local suppliers and distillers, and favourite cakes. The festival comes as the chocolaterie and black sticky rice banana. rebounds from the devastating effects of COVID-19 on local tourism last year. French opera cake, Turkish Delight The event runs at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery, Bellbrae, Pavlova, charcoal Cherry Ripe and the from next Wednesday to February 21. Star Wars-themed Stormtrooper also Luke Voogt Aleesha Coots and Will Evans-Papinsky with the new watermelon and feta gelati. feature on the festival’s menu. The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery even has a few adults-only indulgences such as spiced Following the suspension of in-person backlogs due to the Victorian government’s Non-finalised pleas at Geelong County Negroni and Yuzu whisky sour. By Luke Voogt management of the COVID-19 scenario,” the circuit sittings, the County Court of Victoria Court have remained level on 26 between implemented a new process for regional January 27, 2020 and January 27, 2021, with 80 The backlog of pending criminal trials at Member for Western Victoria said. Chocolaterie owner Leanne Neeland Geelong County Court has almost doubled pleas finalised between those dates. “The County Court [of Victoria] has a matters. Under the process, all pleas and appeals since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the backlog of 1000 jury trials to be heard, with The Productivity Commission’s Report on said her staff had heaps of fun inventing against sentences are provided with a fixed Government Services (Justice) shows that Independent can reveal. about 400 of these in regional Victoria. “People facing more serious charges could listing date upon committal or appeal pending criminal matters in the Magistrates Geelong County Court had 37 pending “adventurous flavour combinations” Court of Victoria have increased by 82 per cent criminal trials when in-person County Court have a two-year wait. Months could go by just lodgement. (Rebecca Hosking) 227285_06

Court cases pile up circuits were suspended in March, 2020. The court had 64 pending criminal trials as of this Wednesday. Local opposition MP Bev McArthur blamed the state government, accusing it of mismanaging the courts during the pandemic. “Victoria’s courts are burdened with huge

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knock on her door, followed by police looking for her erstwhile partner. Izzy’s small community begins to unravel as clues come to light suggesting Brad has taken everyone for a ride. “The Money Club is a little bit different because the plot really drives it,” Fiona said. “The media always focuses on the scammer, on the lifestyle, the millions of dollars, the yachts, the houses, the luxury cars. “I wanted to explore the massive breach of trust and what happens to the people who’ve lost everything. “Geelong has suffered from a few of them, and I think one of the reasons is that we’re a small regional city and you’re never more than a few handshakes away from anybody. We trust, perhaps, more than other places. “And so you get drawn in because you trust people, and then whole families go down, extended families, workplaces, community groups.” In writing The Money Club, Fiona had to ask herself the difficult question: where is the line between need and greed? “Is it greedy to want to buy your own home?” she said. “Is it greedy to want to educate your children? To want a Lamborghini? Where’s the line, and who decides on the line? “It’s really easy for people on the outside who are not in that network of trust to say ‘they must have been greedy and stupid to fall for that’. But that’s hindsight. “We’re all very quick to judge, we do it all the time. So it’s a feature in the book, because it’s human nature.” The Money Club is out May 3. To preorder or for more information visit fionalowe.com.

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While still involving romantic themes, Daughter of Mine was most certainly not a romance novel, Fiona said. “In genre fiction, there are rules; in crime fiction, you normally have to have a dead body, in romance you must give the reader a happy ending,” she said. “There are genre conventions. And I don’t have to satisfy any conventions in the books I’m writing now. “I write about men and women, I write about relationships. I write about complex social issues that affect us. “My books are no longer romances. They don’t specifically have happy endings.” But Fiona said writing romances had allowed her to hone skills that were valuable in any type of writing. “What I did learn when I wrote romance fiction was emotion,” she said. “I believe that I learned how to write deep emotion, that I can really take people into the characters’ shoes and make them walk that road.” Since Daughter of Mine, Fiona has released five more novels, writing stories revolving around topics such as inheritance issues and elder abuse (Birthright), the impacts of bushfires (Home Fires) and racism, prejudice and displacement (A Home Like Ours). Her upcoming novel, The Money Club, explores modern greed through the lens of Ponzi schemes. It follows the story of Izzy, who we find with bags packed, waiting for Brad, her fiance and partner of three years, to return home so she can leave him. But Brad never appears; instead angry men

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State success for Leopold CFA Leopold Fire Brigade brought home awards after competing in firefighting junior and senior championships over two weekends. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) hosted the urban and rural brigade state championships in Mooroopna, a more than three-hour drive from Geelong. Leopold fire brigade seniors made many achievements throughout the event, with

Leopold’s group A placing third on the final aggregate tally with 30 points. CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said the state championships were important to the competitors and a highlight of the CFA annual calendar. “The State Championships are a big part of CFA’s volunteer culture, and promotes the important values of teamwork and respect, as well as engaging our members in some

friendly competition with like-minded competitors,” he said. Leopold A scored a new record time during the wet hose and ladder division one task with a time of 18.61 seconds and put them first. Leopold senior’s male competitor Corey Wilkinson was the firefighter sprint winner during the rural championship event. Leopold Fire Brigade also received the Alan King AFSM Memorial Conduct Trophy,

awarded to the team with the highest points in general behaviour, dress and punctuality. The CFA congratulated everyone that competed in this year’s competitions and said they looked forward to welcoming more volunteers, brigades, and local community members next year. A complete 2023 rural and urban championships list is available on the VFBV website.

Donations offer change The Give Where You Live Foundation has raised over $80,000 for the Geelong community through its 2023 Give Geelong Appeal. The appeal, which ran March 17-24, launched with a Footy Colours Day and also included the Give Geelong Breakfast, held at the GMHBA Stadium’s President’s Room on Thursday, March 23. The breakfast featured Sarah Wilson, author and founder of ‘I Quit Sugar’, as keynote speaker to the 275-strong crowd of attendees. The foundation will use the funds raised to help meet the basic needs of people who are experiencing serious crisis, as well as fund local education and employment programs. Give Where You Live Foundation acting chief executive Meg Price said the foundation was inspired by the generosity of the community in getting behind the appeal and helping to support those most in need. “We recognise that any donation is an incredible gift to our community, particularly when so many in our region are facing financial pressures of their own with the rising cost of living.

“We knew our goal of reaching $40,000 was ambitious, and we are overwhelmed with the support we received from the Geelong community who have really showed they were up for the challenge. “This generosity will help us meet some of the increased requests for support from our community in the areas of education gaps, inclusive employment and supporting people through life crises such as homelessness and food security. “Our work is not possible without the generosity of the community. Because of this incredible support, we will be able to make real change to many people’s lives.”

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Paper mills tours are flourishing By Matt Hewson The Rotary Club of Highton’s Fyansford Paper Mills heritage tours have proved wildly popular since opening to the public in December last year. The tours initially ran on alternating Saturdays and Sundays but have since opened up for bookings mid-week as well. The growing number of visitors to the mills has meant the club needs more volunteer tour guides and assistants, said Fyansford Paper

Mills project committee member and Rotary Club of Highton membership director Stephen Bath. “We’ve been sold out on weekends, so now we’re doing mid-week tours for groups on request,” Mr Bath said. “We definitely do need some more tour guides. We’ve got a few people coming in, but we can always do with more people to help out.” Mr Bath said the mills were an important part of Geelong’s past and visitors were amazed to hear the tales of what had gone on there over

the past 145 years since the site’s construction. “It’s the oldest surviving intact paper mill of its type in Australia, it’s quite a significant heritage piece,” he said. “We didn’t want the history and the stories to just disappear as people pass on, and there’s always wonder and amazement at what happened at the mills. “One thing people find amazing is its war history, which is sort of a secret thing we’ve tried to find a bit more about. The Royal Australian Navy took over the place and it was a sea mine factory during World War II.

“The Ford Motor Factory built the sea mines, pressed them in their steelworks, then brought them over to Fyansford where they were packed with over 300 kilos of explosives by a group of mainly women workers.” Mr Bath said the committee intended to expand the project to include cultural aspects about the Wadawurrung connections along the river, repair and preserve the damaged weir that provide habitat for platypus and native fish populations and tie in with the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Jessica to the rescue Jan Juc’s Jessica Sherman has saved the day just as Torquay RSL president Bob Tyler was becoming desperate for someone to sing the New Zealand national anthem at Torquay’s Anzac Day dawn service. Ms Sherman, who has lived on the Surf Coast for eight years, answered the plea for a local singer to come forward after a Kiwi friend let her know of the RSL’s search. “Luckily, another local New Zealander pointed out the RSL’s need for a singer of the NZ anthem and suggested Jessica apply for the early morning gig,” Mr Tyler said. “Torquay’s Georgia Nichols, who has performed Australia’s anthem so well in previous years, will sing it again this year.” The dawn service will be held at Point Danger at 6am on April 25. Mr Tyler declared Ms Sherman’s appearance had taken a load from his shoulders, enabling planning for the service to return to a dawn service more like Torquay’s had been before the pandemic.

“We have been very restricted in presentation of our dawn service over the past three years, but, depending on funding, we should have a great commemoration, ending as the sun rises on Anzac Day. “Once again, we are able to include our march which will involve veterans of all ages marching to Point Danger from their assembly point at the corner of Bell Street and The Esplanade.”

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Wild things: Dr Chris Brown and Julia Morris return to South Africa for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

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Another year, another band of familiar (and not-so-familiar) “celebrities” are deposited into the jungle campsite. If you’ve managed to steer clear of the rumour mill about who will end up in the wilderness, tonight’s premiere will be a pleasant surprise. This year, the cast and crew have returned to the wilds of Africa, so expect tiger puns and elephant jokes galore from seasoned hosts Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown. Last season’s winner, radio star Dylan Lewis, donated his hefty $100,000 to charity Lifeline. Set to feature an outspoken radio host and a sporting legend, viewers can feel good that this palaver is all for a worthy cause.

Since the pandemic, daydreaming about uprooting to the country to eke out an idyllic life on a vineyard has become a mainstream folly. In this charming and frothy Kiwi drama, Rebecca Gibney (pictured, Packed to the Rafters) and Charles Edwards (Downton Abbey) play a mismatched pair of strangers who somehow inherited a winery in New Zealand together. Of course, it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. As we near the end of this first season, Daisy and Louis are starting to warm to each other, with Gibney and Edwards exuding a palpable chemistry. Tonight, Daisy is over the moon about Griffin (Dean O’Gorman) visiting, but the mood is soured by Louis’ wallowing following his marriage break-up.

If you’ve studiously tuned in for the past 10 seasons of unwavering drama, betrayal, ferocious flirting and bad behaviour, you know what you’re in for with tonight’s finale reunion special: more drama, with a sly little reveal or surprise. Tuning in for this emotional wreckage season in and season out is undoubtedly an entertaining guilty pleasure: just make sure you take a moment to wash away the indiscretions and tune back into real (unscripted) life afterwards. The tumultuous couples face experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and clinical sexologist Alessandra Rampolla (pictured) one final time to reflect on what they have (and haven’t) learnt.

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Some say that the less you know about an actor’s personal life, the more believable they are in any given role; there’s no risk of confusing the real with the fictitious. For this reason, many actors understandably prefer to keep their personal lives separate from their professional ones. Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston (pictured) is one such actor who seems to manage to dodge the paparazzi and any unwanted attention. But, we all have our weaknesses and Cranston’s is presumably the allure of genealogy and discovering nuggets from his family’s past. Get to know the star’s family story as he unearths an ancestor’s heroic dedication during the Civil War.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue. (PG, R) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mls, R) 2.00 QI. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 9.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.05 Station: Trouble On The Tracks. (PGa, R) 11.00 The Shape Of History. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Web Of Dreams. (2019, Mav, R) Jennifer Laporte. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson visits a quirky home garden. 8.30 Van Der Valk. (Mav) Part 2 of 3. A murder leads Van der Valk and the team deep into the world of colonialism. 10.00 Jack Irish. (Malv, R) Part 2 of 4. 10.55 ABC Late News. Coverage of the day’s events. 11.15 Close To Me. (Mals, R) A woman loses her memory. 12.00 Traces. (Madl, R) 12.45 Smother. (Mal, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Wrecks That Changed The World: Failed Invasions. (PG) Takes a look at shipwrecks. 8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Cornwall. (R) Rob Bell explores how copper mining once dominated Cornwall and follows two of the region’s first railways. 9.25 Viking Empires: The Dynasty Of Ivarr. (PGav, R) Part 2 of 2. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R) 1.40 Romulus. (MA15+av, R) 3.35 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs meets the Gelato Queen. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 3. Collingwood v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL. 12.00 MOVIE: All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story. (2000, Mas, R) A teacher and student begin an affair. Penelope Ann Miller. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. The Chateau is making up for lost time. 8.30 MOVIE: Red Dog. (2011, PGals, R) A dog manages to unite a remote outback community while searching for his dead master. Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor. 10.30 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. (1994, Mls, R) Guy Pearce. 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.20 9Honey Hacks. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mlv, R) Guests include Jamie Lee Curtis. 8.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGls, R) Comedy game show featuring comedians performing a series of tricky tasks. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mals, R) Guests include Colin Farrell. 10.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls, R) 11.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+als, R) 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. 5.05pm Octonauts. 5.20 Pfffirates. 5.30 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 5.35 Interstellar Ella. 5.45 Love Monster. 5.55 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Hook. (1991, PG) 10.45 Doctor Who. 11.30 Silent Witness. 12.30am Killing Eve. 1.10 High Fidelity. 1.45 Friday Night Dinner. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.05 Curious George. 5.25 Pip And Posy. 5.35 Charlie And Lola. 5.45 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Lebanese Beauty Queens: Untold Australia. 1.05 The Beach. 1.40 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.50 Rivals. 2.20 Nuts And Bolts. 2.50 The Pizza Show. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. (Final) 9.20 Sex Before The Internet. 10.15 The Good Girls’ Guide To Kinky Sex. 11.10 News. 12.05am United Shades Of America. 12.50 Radio Hate. 1.45 Point Blank: Gun Obsession. 2.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Animal SOS Australia. 2.30 World’s Most Secret Homes. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 World’s Most Secret Homes. 11.30 Border Security USA. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 Better Homes. 2.30 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 Britain’s Best Home Cook. (Premiere) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Our Miss Fred. (1972, PG) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Man On A Ledge. (2012, M) 12.40am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 TV Shop.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Middle. 11.30 Becker. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 5.30 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 5.35 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 10.35 Charmed. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Home Shopping.

Bushwhacked! 9.35 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 10.50 Going Places. 11.50 MOVIE: Not Without My Daughter. (1991) 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Grace Beside Me. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 9.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 10.15 4 For The Road. 11.10 Late Programs.

Summerland. (2020, PG) 7.55 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 10.00 Still Human. (2018, M, Cantonese) 12.05pm Room. (2015, M) 2.15 RBG. (2018, PG) 4.05 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 6.05 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 8.30 The Father. (2020, M) 10.20 Tulip Fever. (2017, MA15+) 12.20am Sweeney Todd. (2007, MA15+) 2.35 12 Years A Slave. (2013, MA15+) 5.00 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG)

7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 9.00 WSL Wrapped. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon No Man’s Land. 2.00 Wild Transport. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Restoration Workshop. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 MOVIE: The Green Mile. (1999, M) 11.15 MOVIE: Risky Business. (1983, M) 1.15am Storage Wars: TX. 2.00 Restoration Workshop. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 1000 Miles of Sebring. H’lights. 1.00 Rivals. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 MOVIE: Sherlock Gnomes. (2018) 7.40 MOVIE: The Huntsman: Winter’s War. (2016, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Legend Of Tarzan. (2016, M) 12.10am Alphas. 1.00 Love Island. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 MacGyver. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.15am Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

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, 31 March, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 15

Saturday, April 1 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

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 Van Der Valk. (Mav, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 3.30 Magical Land Of Oz. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 The Truth About: Boosting Your Immune System. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 Love Your Home And Garden. (PG, R) 11.00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure World Championships. Highlights. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Volta a Catalunya. 4.30 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 4.35 Pluto: Back From The Dead. (R) 5.45 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PGal, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [MEL] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Star Championships. Day 1 and Golden Mile Race Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A baby-faced bandit goes on the run.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm) 1.00 Living Proof. (PG) 1.30 My Way. (PG, R) 2.00 Mr Mayor. (PG, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Moonstruck. (1987, PGal, R) Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 9.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 2. From the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1970s. (PG, R) Part 4 of 5. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 The Larkins. (PG) Ma and the children try to convince Pop to take the court case seriously, but he has other things on his mind. 8.20 Under The Vines. (PG) As preparations for the showcase continue, Tippy, Gus and Daisy try to put Louis back on track. 9.05 Grantchester. (Mv, R) After a member of Will’s congregation is found murdered, it turns out he might have misjudged the victim. 9.55 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mls, R) Part 2 of 4. 10.50 Traces. (Madls, R) McKinven urges Emma to stop sleuthing. 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes: The Amazon. (Final, PG) Narrated by Robert Lindsay. 8.30 Charles: The New King. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2. Explores the important and pivotal moments in the life of King Charles III. 10.25 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne: Monogamish. (Mals) Cara Delevingne looks at monogamy. 11.15 Outlander. (MA15+) Roger comes to Henri-Christian’s aid. 12.25 Germinal. (Premiere, Masv) 1.20 Bamay. (R) 1.59 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. St Kilda v Essendon. From the MCG. 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 MOVIE: Takers. (2010, Mlv, R) A Manhattan detective pursues a gang of thieves who specialise in elaborate heists. Having already stolen a small fortune, they intend to take on one last job which is worth millions, however things go wrong. Chris Brown, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen. 1.15 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 2. Melbourne SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 [MEL] Get Arty. (R) 4.30 [MEL] Get Arty. (R) 5.00 [MEL] House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) The team tackles two neighbouring homes. 8.30 MOVIE: Wonder Woman. (2017, Mav, R) An Amazonian princess leaves her isolated island home to help end World War I. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright. 11.10 MOVIE: Good Kill. (2014, Malsv, R) A drone pilot questions the ethics of his job. Ethan Hawke. 1.00 From Hell: Caught On Camera. (Mlv) 1.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 10 News First. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Jessie rescues an American tourist. 7.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Jamie helps a former officer. 8.30 CSI: Vegas. (PGl) Catherine’s day off with her granddaughter gets interrupted when the team must investigate a case involving a woman who has woken from a four-year coma and remembers details from the night her sister died. 9.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) The NCIS probes the death of a ride-share driver who was found after a car accident. 10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) A navy deserter comes out of hiding. 11.30 Bull. (Ma, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.20 Live From The BBC. 9.10 Melbourne Comedy Festival. 11.10 The Set. 11.40 Doctor Who. 12.30am Would I Lie To You? 1.00 Cucumber. (Final) 1.45 Banana. (Final) 2.15 The Young Offenders. 2.50 ABC News Update. 2.55 Close. 5.05 Curious George. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.00 WorldWatch. 5.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.00 The Reason I Jump. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. (Final) 8.30 Cosplay Culture. 10.15 Planet A. 11.10 Vagrant Queen. 12.50am Cryptoland. 1.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Better Homes. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. The Star Championships. Day 1 and Golden Mile Race Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country. 10.30 Cliveden: A Very British Country House. 11.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Seaway. 12.30pm MOVIE: The Scarlet Blade. (1963, PG) 2.15 MOVIE: The Pride And The Passion. (1957, PG) 5.00 Rugby Union. Super W. Round 2. ACT Brumbies v NSW Waratahs. 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 6. ACT Brumbies v NSW Waratahs. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Hang ’Em High. (1968, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 2.05 The Middle. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 Australian Survivor. 6.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 6.05 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 11.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.45 MOVIE: Frog Dreaming. (1986, PG) 1.20pm Undiscovered Vistas. 2.10 Songlines On Screen. 2.50 Going Places. 3.50 4 For The Road. 4.50 Bush Bands Bash. 5.50 Going Native. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 7.30 Bears: The Ultimate Survivors. 8.30 Alone Australia. 9.30 MOVIE: The Exorcist. (1973, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am A United Kingdom. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.05 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 8.40 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 10.55 Manon Des Sources. (1986, M, French) 1pm As You Want Me. (1996, M, Italian) 2.50 Summerland. (2020, PG) 4.45 Tenderness. (2013, PG, French) 6.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 8.30 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 10.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And Elise. 2.00 Boating. Austn V8 Superboats C’ship 2022. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Last Car Garage. 4.30 Irish Pickers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 AFL PreGame. 7.00 Border Security. 7.30 MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War. (2016, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Rampage. (2018, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

2pm MOVIE: Pokémon: Arceus And The Jewel Of Life. (2009) 4.00 Motor Racing. ABB FIA Formula E World C’ship. São Paulo ePrix. H’lights. 5.10 About A Boy. 5.40 MOVIE: The Flintstones. (1994) 7.30 MOVIE: Twister. (1996, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Dante’s Peak. (1997, M) Midnight Kardashians. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Infomercials. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 MacGyver. 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 iFish. 1.00 MacGyver. 2.00 A-Leagues All Access. 2.30 Beyond The Fire. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Scorpion. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 22. Sydney FC v Western United. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

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Sunday, April 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Larkins. (PG, R) 3.15 Griff’s Canadian Adventure. (R) 4.10 Grand Designs: The Streets. (Final, R) 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 2.30 AusMoto Show. (Return) 3.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup series. Round 1. Highlights. 5.00 Nippers. (R) 5.05 Wrestling. (R) 5.10 Starblasters Cricket. (R) 5.15 Ky’s Story: Growing With Autism. 5.25 Ky’s Story: My Sister Jorja. 5.40 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PGalv, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [MEL] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 12.00 Football. VFL. Round 2. Sandringham v Essendon. 2.40 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. Melbourne v Sydney.

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Mr Mayor. (PG, R) 2.00 Mega Zoo. (PG, R) 3.00 RPA. (PGm, R) 4.00 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah. (PGa) 7.00 Leading The Way. (PG, R) [MEL] Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. (PGa, R) [MEL] Joel Osteen. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 8.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 Compass: The Love Of My Life. (PGa) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, Ma) A prestigious chess match ends in murder. 8.30 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mals) Part 3 of 4. A new wave of prejudice against the gay community leads to a spike in violence. 9.20 Close To Me. (Mals) Jo seeks help from a support group. 10.10 Finding Alice. (Mls, R) 10.55 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+dlns, R) 12.00 Smother. (Mal, R) 12.50 Road To Now. (Mav, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.15 The Recording Studio. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Ancient Egypt: Top 7 Pyramids. Explores ancient Egypt’s pyramids. 8.30 Easter Island: The Ancient Builders. (R) Explores the construction techniques used by the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island. 9.30 Muhammad Ali. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. Takes a look at one of the best-known sports figures of the 20th century: Muhammad Ali. 12.00 24 Hours In Emergency: Pay It Forward. (Ma, R) 1.50 How The Nazis Lost The War. (PGa, R) 3.40 The Source. (Ma, R) 4.30 Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 This Is Your Life: Rebecca Gibney. (PGav, R) Rebecca Gibney’s life is celebrated. 8.50 Code 1: The Childers Backpacker Fire. (Mav) Takes a look at the 2000 fire at the Childers Palace Backpacker Hostel in Queensland. 9.50 Manhunt: Nurse Killer. (Masv, R) A look at the manhunt for Robert Adams. 10.50 Born To Kill? Hadden Clark “The Cross Dressing Cannibal”. (MA15+av) 11.50 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 12.50 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 2. Melbourne SuperSprint. Day 2. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) It’s time for the reunion dinner party. 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.10 Australian Crime Stories: The X Factor. (Mv, R) A look at the case of Nicola Gobbo. 11.15 The First 48: Monster. (MA15+alv) 12.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Madv, R) 1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (Return) A group of Aussie celebrities compete in a test of survival in the wilds of Africa. 9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) When a navy petty officer is murdered, Jane and the team investigate while also protecting the victim’s friend. 10.30 FBI. (Mv, R) The team realises it has a cross-country serial killer on its hands, and the case has ties to Isobel’s father and his hotel. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 9.30 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 10.25 A Wild Year On Earth. 11.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 12.05am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.50 ABC News Update. 12.55 Close. 5.00 Buddi. 5.10 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Road To Eurovision 2020: The Winners. 2.15 Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse. 2.55 WorldWatch. 3.25 Child Genius. 4.30 Mastermind Aust. 7.05 Abandoned Engineering. (Return) 8.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Men’s race. 12.45am Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Women’s race. 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon I Escaped To The Country. 1.00 Better Homes. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Outdoor Room. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Animal SOS Australia. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.40 Heathrow. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Explore. 10.15 My Favorite Martian. 10.45 MOVIE: Go To Blazes. (1962) 12.30pm Getaway. 1.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Cronulla Sharks v New Zealand Warriors. 6.00 Customs. 6.30 Desert Vet. 7.30 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.10 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 7.30 The Neighborhood. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. Noon Friends. 3.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 3.05 Friends. 3.30 The Middle. 5.00 The Neighborhood. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Drunk Parents. (2019, M) 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

Rugby League. NRL WA Harmony Cup. Men’s. Grand Final. Hawaiki Roa v Taranaki. Replay. 3.00 Football. NTFL. Women’s. Under-18s. Darwin Buffaloes v St Mary’s. Replay. 4.05 Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under18s. Waratah v Nightcliff. Replay. 5.20 Nyoongar Footy Magic. 5.25 Bamay. 5.40 Off Country. 6.10 News. 6.20 Yellowstone. 7.20 Our Law. 8.30 Muhammad Ali. 10.30 Late Programs.

Tenderness. Continued. (2013, PG, French) 6.30 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 8.30 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 10.20 I Am Sam. (2001, M) 12.45pm The Father. (2020, M) 2.35 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 4.10 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 6.25 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 8.30 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 10.40 Late Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Million Dollar Catch. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Fish’n Mates. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 6.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 6.30 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: 300. (2006, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

1.30pm Galavant. 2.00 Hollywood Medium. 3.00 Top Chef. (Return) 4.10 Dance Moms. 5.10 Children’s Programs. 5.25 MOVIE: Wonder Park. (2019, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven. (2001, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Tower Heist. (2011, M) 11.30 Duncanville. (Return) Midnight Top Chef. 1.10 Dance Moms. 2.10 Hollywood Medium. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Super. 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Shopping. 7.00 Turning Point. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Studio 10: Sunday. Noon JAG. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 iFish. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 22. Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: Déjà Vu. (2006, M) 12.50am Late Programs.

16 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 March, 2023

Monday, April 3 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

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 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 1.45 Grantchester. (Final, Mv, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.10 Rick Steves’ Europe. (Premiere) 11.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (Premiere, PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Family Pictures. (2019, Mas, R) Justina Machado, Elisabeth Röhm, Matt Passmore. 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

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

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program. 10.35 China Tonight. (Final, R) 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 The Business. (R) 11.40 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. (R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain By Beach: Wales. (PG) Part 4 of 4. 8.30 Irish Road Trip With Miriam Margolyes. (M) Miriam Margolyes’ road trip takes her across Ireland in order to incorporate three major historical events. 9.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Labour Of Love. (Mal, R) A compilation of stories from King’s College Hospital focusing on the love between patients and their families. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Infiniti. (Final, MA15+v) Isaak confirms the killer’s identity. 12.00 Beforeigners. (Malsv, R) 3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGad) Documents the work of the highway patrol. 8.30 MOVIE: Crazy Rich Asians. (2018, Ml, R) A university professor gets a shock when she agrees to meet her boyfriend’s family. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 How To Look Good Naked. (Man, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. [MEL] Kochie’s Business Builders. (R) 1.00 [MEL] Last Chance Learners. (PG, R) 1.30 [MEL] Last Chance Learners. (PG, R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Final, Mals) It is time for the reunion finale. 9.00 RPA. (PGm) A woman undergoes marathon surgery to remove a recurrence of a rare type of cancer. 10.00 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.25 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.15 Murder In A Small Town. (MA15+av, R) 1.10 Hello SA. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The 12 celebrities have survived their first night in camp, but there is still one more personality to hit the jungle. 9.00 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Ml) Two teams, including Cal Wilson, Dilruk Jayasinha, Georgie Carroll and Jock Zonfrillo, go head-to-head. 10.00 Ghosts. (PGad) Elias Woodstone returns to the manor. 10.30 Best Of The Sydney Comedy Festival. (MA15+ls, R) Performances from the Sydney Comedy Festival. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 A Wild Year On Earth. 8.50 George Clarke’s Alaskan Adventure. 9.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (Final) 10.25 Earth’s Tropical Islands. (Final) 11.30 Ghosts. Midnight Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 1.00 Black Mirror. 2.00 ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Buddi. 5.10 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon VICE. 12.35 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.50 Insight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.20 Miniseries: The Sister. 11.15 Over The Black Dot. 11.45 Yokayi Footy. 12.40am I Was A Teenage Felon. 1.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Business Builders. 1.30 Dog Patrol. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 The Zoo. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Living Proof. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 1.55 Desert Vet. 2.55 One Star To Five Star. (Premiere) 3.25 MOVIE: Spring And Port Wine. (1970, PG) 5.30 Dr Quinn. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 9.40 Coroner. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 1pm The Neighborhood. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 5.30 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 5.35 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Off Country. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Seven Sacred Laws. 4.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Dance Ceremony. 6.45 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.35 Outback Lockdown. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Cottagers And Indians. 9.50 MOVIE: The Justice Of Bunny King. (2021, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

Sheep And Wolves. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.30 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 8.40 Tenderness. (2013, PG, French) 10.10 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 12.30pm A Separation. (2011, M, Farsi) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 5.30 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 7.30 11 Flowers. (2011, M, Mandarin) 9.40 Murina. (2021, M, Spanish) 11.30 Late Programs.

1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne SuperSprint. H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Melbourne SuperSprint. H’lights. 4.30 Counting Cars. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.00 Storage Wars: New York. 8.30 MOVIE: Memphis Belle. (1990, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.

Noon The Weakest Link USA. 1.00 Miniseries: Quiz. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (1998, MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE: The Inbetweeners 2. (2014, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 2.30 JAG. 3.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

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Tuesday, April 4 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 How Extra. (PGa, R) 11.10 Countdown To War. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grantchester. (PG, R) 1.45 Gruen. (Mls, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 11.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Honor Student. (2014, Masv, R) Josie Loren, Niall Matter, Shauna Johannesen. 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

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

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1980s – 1990s. (PG) Part 5 of 5. 9.00 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) Part 2 of 2. 9.55 Stuff The British Stole: Jewel Of Denial. (PG, R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 10.55 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.00 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+dlns, R) 1.05 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Bryan Cranston. 8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi. 9.30 Dateline: Scotland’s Airbnb Crackdown. A look at the issue of short-term lets. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 11.10 Manayek. (Madlv) 12.05 La Unidad. (MA15+av, R) 2.05 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. (Mal, R) 3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PGlv) Sketch comedy series. 8.30 The Good Doctor. (Ma) Shaun seeks legal representation and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has OCD. 9.30 Quantum Leap. (PGa) Ben finds himself in 2012 helping a family’s transgender daughter who dreams of playing basketball. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Police Custody USA. (Malv) A look at the Kansas City police department. 12.00 MOVIE: Farewell, My Love. (2000, MA15+lv, R) Gabrielle Fitzpatrick. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Frozen Planet II: Frozen Worlds. (Return, PGa) Explores the frozen worlds that exist across the globe and looks at the animals that call them home. 8.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Daniel and April take on a mysterious patient. 12.00 Court Cam. (Mlv) A judge helps subdue an unruly defendant. 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The celebrities are still adjusting to camp life and now come face to face with the jungle’s most terrifying snakes. 9.00 NCIS. (PGv) The NCIS team jumps into motion to investigate who is responsible for a potential bioterror attack at a strip mall parking garage. Knight’s father deals with a health scare while in Japan. 11.00 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Ghosts. 9.30 Fisk. 10.00 This Time With Alan Partridge. (Final) 10.30 QI. 11.00 Friday Night Dinner. 11.25 The Young Offenders. Midnight High Fidelity. 12.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Buddi. 5.10 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Most Expensivest. 12.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.45 The Ice Cream Show. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Sue Perkins’ Big American Road Trip. 9.25 The Machines That Built America. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 1.55 Death In Paradise. 3.05 One Star To Five Star. 3.35 MOVIE: Charley Moon. (1956) 5.30 Dr Quinn. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.30 Becker. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 3.35 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 10.20 Becker. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Little

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

Ganbu Gulin: One Mob. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Seven Sacred Laws. 4.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Chatham Islanders. 8.00 The Barber. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 MOVIE: Bloodmoon. (1990, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

Nicolas On Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG, French) 6.45 The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 8.45 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 10.50 11 Flowers. (2011, M, Mandarin) 1pm Fireworks Wednesday. (2006, M, Farsi) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.25 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 5.35 Lady L. (1965, PG) 7.35 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 9.30 Wildhood. (2021, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

12.30pm Surveillance Oz. 12.45 MOVIE: Memphis Belle. (1990, PG) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Restoration Workshop. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. (Return) 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Truck Night In America. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon The Weakest Link USA. 1.00 Miniseries: Quiz. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. (1994, M) 9.15 MOVIE: Liar Liar. (1997, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 The Emily Atack Show. 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Luxury Escapes. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 CSI: Vegas. 10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion. Friday, 31 March, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 17

Wednesday, April 5 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.45 Q+A. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 11.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Murdered At 17. (2018, Mav, R) Cristine Prosperi, Susan Walters, Blake Burt. 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 RPA. (PGm, R) 1.00 Frozen Planet II. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 9.00 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. Coverage of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s opening night Comedy Allstars Supershow. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Business. (R) 11.35 Frayed. (MA15+l, R) 12.25 Finding Alice. (Mls, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) Hunger is becoming a driving force. 8.35 Michael Palin: Into Iraq. Part 1 of 3. Michael Palin embarks on a 1609km adventure through Iraq. 9.30 Rogue Heroes. (Premiere, MA15+) During World War II, a young officer creates a radical plan that flies in the face of the rules of modern warfare. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Furia. (MA15+av) Ragna sets out to learn the cell’s intentions. 12.00 The Sleepers. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Blood Sport – The Bondi Gay Murders. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at a series of murders that occurred near Bondi Beach in the late ’80s and early ’90s. 12.20 [MEL] Filthy Rich. (Mav, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.20 [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 See No Evil: Last Night Apart. (Ma) A look at the murder of Adrianne Robert. 11.50 Ordinary Joe. (Ma) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The 13 celebrities face the ultimate test of the jungle, all in the hope of winning money for their chosen charity. 9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver who is abducting and raping female patients. Fin gives potential new recruit, Brooklyn’s Detective Bruno, a tour of Manhattan SVU. 10.00 Fire Country. (PGa) The crew works to contain a forest fire. 11.00 Bull. (Ma, R) Bull helps an agoraphobic client. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Ben And Holly. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Vera. 9.30 Silent Witness. 10.30 Killing Eve. 11.15 Black Mirror. 12.45am MOVIE: Hook. (1991, PG) 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Buddi. 5.10 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.20 Pins And Nettie. 5.25 Pip And Posy. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon How To Rob A Bank. 12.50 Noisey. 1.45 Cook Up Bitesize. 1.50 Taskmaster Norway. 2.45 The Pizza Show. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 RocKwiz Salutes The Decades. 9.30 MOVIE: The Operative. (2019, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Mighty Ships. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Bondi Vet. 3.00 One Star To Five Star. 3.30 MOVIE: Treasure Island. (1972) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Law & Order. 11.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Friends. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.30 The Middle. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 6.05 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.40 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.55 Seven Sacred Laws. 4.00 Grace Beside Me. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Celtics/ Lakers: Best Of Enemies. 11.15 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Our Little Sister. Continued. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.00 Of Love & Lies. (2019, PG) 10.00 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 11.55 Murina. (2021, M, Spanish) 1.45pm The Ideal Palace. (2018, PG, French) 3.45 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 5.50 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.40 A Bump Along The Way. (2019, M) 9.30 The Quiet Girl. (2022, M, Gaelic) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

1pm Truck Night In America. 2.00 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Restoration Workshop. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Motorbike Cops. 9.30 Motorway Patrol. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon The Weakest Link USA. 1.00 Miniseries: Quiz. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. (1995, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber To. (2014, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Love Island: Unseen Bits. 1.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Luxury Escapes. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 8. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 9.00 NCIS. 9.55 Hawaii Five-0. 10.50 Blue Bloods. 11.45 In The Dark. 12.45am Home Shopping. 2.15 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

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NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News. (Return) 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Monash And Me. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 The Weekly. (PG, R) 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Ml, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 10.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 11.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Runaway Millionaires. (2019, Mal, R) George Zhao, Jess Sayer, Pip Hall. 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Security: International. (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: My Birthday Romance. (2020, PGa, R) Ali Cobrin, Jesse Hutch, Charles Cottier. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. International affairs program. 8.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. (Return, Ml) Presented by Tom Webster. 9.20 Griff’s Canadian Adventure: Emptiness. (R) Hosted by Griff Rhys Jones. 10.10 Art Works. (R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. (PG, R) 12.10 Q+A. (R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry: The Struggle To Survive. (PG) Part 4 of 4. 8.30 The Elon Musk Show. Part 2 of 3. Elon Musk works to revolutionise the car market and take mankind to Mars. 9.40 Vigil. (MA15+av) With hostile boats tracking the sub and communications down, the crew have to navigate this crisis alone. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Exit. (MA15+ads) Hermine works on freeing herself. 12.05 The Eagle. (MA15+av, R) 4.15 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 4. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.45 [MEL] Black-ish. (PGa, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.15 [MEL] Black-ish. (PGa, R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Paramedics. (Ma, R) Steve and Emily are ready for anything as an office worker is hot and dizzy and down to his undies. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm, R) A patient in emergency becomes agitated. 11.25 Nine News Late. 11.50 Prison. (MA15+, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 Taskmaster Australia. (Final) Comedy game show featuring comedians performing a series of tricky tasks. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Ml, R) Hosted by Chrissie Swan. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Hard Quiz. 9.45 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.15 Gruen. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.25 Doctor Who. 12.15am Would I Lie To You? 12.45 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 1.40 Live From The BBC. 2.25 This Time With Alan Partridge. (Final) 2.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Patriot Brains. 1.50 States Of Undress. 2.40 The Pizza Show. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 The Inside Story. 11.00 The UnXplained. 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 As Time Goes By. 3.05 One Star To Five Star. 3.35 MOVIE: Carry On Cabby. (1963, PG) 5.30 Dr Quinn. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 Silent Witness. 11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm The Middle. 3.00 King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 4.30 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 4.35 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 7.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 7.05 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Preview. 9.05 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 9.20 The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 11.10 A Bump Along The Way. (2019, M) 1pm Wildhood. (2021, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 5.50 Sometimes Always Never. (2018, PG) 7.30 The Ice Storm. (1997, M) 9.35 The Way Way Back. (2013, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

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

11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Hellfire Heroes. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Restoration Workshop. 4.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And Elise. 5.00 Ultimate Rides. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 Inside Dubai. 9.45 Air Crash Investigations. 10.45 Late Programs.

Noon Motor Racing. NTT IndyCar Series. PPG 375. H’lights. 1.00 Surfski. World Series. The WA 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 44. 8.30 MOVIE: Sahara. (2005, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 The Emily Atack Show. 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Luxury Escapes. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 Matildas Preview Show. 11.00 SEAL Team. Midnight 48 Hours. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.30 iFish. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Aussie Bush Tales. 3.55 Seven Sacred Laws. 4.00 Grace Beside Me. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Porter. 9.30 MOVIE: Any Given Sunday. (1999, M) 12.20am Late Programs. 18 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 March, 2023

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British India grateful to play live By Matt Hewson The lockdowns and restrictions of 2020 were not kind to the music industry, and for Melbourne alt-rockers British India the timing was particularly tough. After touring their 2017 album, Forgetting the Future, founding member and guitarist Nic Wilson departed after nearly 15 years with the band. By the start of 2020 the remaining three members, Declan Melia, Will Drummond and Matt O’Gorman, had recruited Jack Tosi to replace Wilson in the lead guitarist role and the energy was high. “We met Jack and we were just blown away; he was just awesome in every single way,” drummer O’Gorman said. “I knew he was a gun guitarist, so when Nick left I hit him up and sent him a bunch of songs.

Gold and platinum: British India’s national tour brings them to Torquay. (Supplied)

“Literally from the first song, it was like he’d been in the band for five years. We were just blown away.

“So (in early 2020) there was a lot of excitement and energy. We’re back, let’s go play some shows, let’s meet up regularly to record. Then COVID hit and put a stop to that.” All three remaining original members had other gigs – Melia is a lawyer, Drummond runs a pub and O’Gorman presents on Triple M – and the band’s momentum stalled. “We had stuff to keep us busy, but being in Melbourne was pretty miserable,” O’Gorman said. “Certainly, none of us really felt creative and we just had to get through it.” But things changed last year when the band found out their songs I Can Make You Love Me and Suddenly had gone platinum and gold, respectively. “We were a bit shocked; being a musician, any time you get an accolade, you never take

it in your stride, you’re always pretty thankful unless you’re a massive band,” O’Gorman said. The band embarked on a national tour in February to mark the awards, which will include a stop at the Torquay Hotel , and are enjoying the touring more than ever. “Things are good, it’s really fun and we’re in such a great place,” O’Gorman said. “I feel like we’re playing and sounding as good as we ever have, and people are saying that at gigs, too. “One thing that COVID did was make us really grateful for this thing we have. We’re not taking it for granted and there’s this newfound excitement for getting together as friends, as a band, and travelling and playing live together.” British India perform at the Torquay Hotel on Saturday, April 1.

Sunset Sounds offers up ‘one hit after another’ Legendary Aussie musician and singer Ross Wilson will be among a bevy of Aussie music legends when Sunset Sounds hits Torquay for a nostalgic day of non-stop hits on Saturday, April 8. The day boasts the talents of iconic Australian hitmakers, including Ross Wilson, Daryl Braithwaite, the Black Sorrows, Russell Morris, Richard Clapton, Wendy Matthews, Eurogliders, Jack Jones, the Chantoozies and Matt Finish. Wilson, frontman of Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock and the songwriter behind perennial Aussie hits such as Eagle Rock and Come Back

Again, said the lineup made Sunset Sounds one of his favourite events. “It’s a lot of fun and one of the great things about it is I get to hang out with some of my contemporaries, people who are in the biz with me, that I don’t necessarily see,” Wilson said. “I have my own band and do my thing, Russel Morris has his band, he does his thing. But we’ve known each other for a long time, so it’s great to get a chance to catch up backstage. “And it’s bang, bang, bang; we have five or six songs each and it’s just one hit after another. So it’s quite an interesting ride. “Also, I love the Surf Coast, so I’m looking

forward to being there over Easter. Bells (Beach) is just down the road, so it should be stacked with people.” Wilson, who maintains a steady touring schedule with his own band Ross Wilson and the Peaceniks, said he’d been “making up for lost time” since the easing of the pandemic. “I’ve been flat out; my work schedule these days is that I work really hard for 10 months, then my wife and I go off to Greece for two months,” he said. “I’ve got some new stuff coming out, an EP in June that hearkens back to some of that earlier stuff. It’s got a good live sort of vibe and it’s pretty edgy.”

Wilson said it felt rewarding to see how much audiences still resonated with his material from the Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock days. “Both of those bands were really, really good bands, and when we recorded we put a lot of work into crafting the songs,” he said. “In particular, Eagle Rock and Come Back Again, and then Cool World and Come Said the Boy, they’ve stood the test of time. They still sound good when they’re played on the radio. “And when I play them, people jump around and have a good time. That’s the ultimate test.” Matt Hewson

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at 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. The club runs monthly fishing competitions, both in-club and inter-club. ■ Allan, 0418 992 672

Easter Services Manifold Heights Baptist Church, corner Volum Street and Shannon Avenue, Manifold Heights. Good Friday at 10am and Easter Sunday at 10am. ■ Yvonne, 0407 577 916

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Dance Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] arvo tea dance every Thursday, Belmont Pavilion 2pm to 4pm. $5 entry. ■ Val, 5251 3529

Laughter Laughter Club Geelong Tuesday morning 8am session is open to everyone who wants to join in. Laughers from all over Australia and as far away as Switzerland. Start your day with an energy boost by sharing lots of laughs that will put a smile on your face and make you feel invigorated, healthier, and happier. ■ Join Zoom meeting: us04web. zoom.us/j/77368437028?pwd =luIlt0O9RXabh-946S7xa4a6kCFtn.1 Meeting ID: 773 6843 7028 Passcode: Laughter

ADFAS Geelong April 3 lecture at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, 10.20am and 6pm. Sylvia Sagona presents: ‘The Wallace Collection’, home to one of the most significant ensembles of fine and decorative arts in the world. ■ 0427 342 213, adfas.org.au/societies/geelong Hosted by Corio Bay Lions Club and partnered with the Royal Geelong Yacht Club to provide the vision impaired and blind the chance to sail on Corio Bay on April 2. ■ Elaine, geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au

Environment Learning Guided tour of CoGG Composting site in Anakie. Part of a series of activities organised by Rotary to highlight individual acts to protect the future. Saturday April 15, 10am-noon, $5. Limited numbers. Complimentary bus from Geelong CBD. Bookings essential. ■ 0438 826 610, or trybooking.com/events/eventlist/ eventListingAccount/environment

Ballroom dance Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Leopold on Saturday, April 1, 8pm-11.30pm. Admission: $10, includes supper. Music by Ben Costanzo. ■ 0400 500 402

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on Mondays from 7pm at 284 Latrobe Terracce, Newtown, Fridays from 12.30pm at Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, and Online Zoom Groups from 7pm Tuesdays. ■ grow.org.au, or 1800 558 268

Geelong Dragon Boat Club Paddle at Barwon River, Saturdays at 9am and Wednesdays at 5pm. Register for a Dragon Pass to join for one month free, no obligation. ■ revolutionise.com.au/geelongdragons

a plate to share. Music by CD, a fun night for all. ■ John, 0403 903 809 to confirm dance is on Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Learn to sing and perform. Rehearsals every Monday from 6.45pm in Herne Hill. ■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au, or 0406 666 737

Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir Zonta Club of Geelong

Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet on Wednesday evenings at 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English. ■ 0413 406 433, or welshladieschoir.com.au

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Dance at the Winchelsea Globe Theatre on 17 Willis Street. Dances held every second Saturday of the month from 8pm to 11.30pm. Cost: $10. Country supper, door prize and raffle included. No dance Easter Saturday. Next dance May 13. ■ Maureen, 0409 253 188 or Ray, 0438 830 638

Community Centre, 84 Barrabool Road, Highton. Cards Wednesday 12.30-3pm. All welcome. ■ Joy, 0428 145 138

Monday social nights, Club Italia, Moolap, 7pm-9pm, $5. Monthly dance nights, Club Italia, Moolap, first Saturday of month, live band, trybooking.com. Next dance April 1 featuring Who Was That Cat. ■ 0432 503 997, jukeboxrockers@gmail.com

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Kardinia Seniors Club, beginners class from 12.30pm every Wednesday, at 450 Moorabool Street, South Geelong. ■ Dianne, 0410 -39 063

For chess fun simply come along and see yourself, play some chess, meet some members, with no obligation to join. We welcome players of all abilities. Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road, (on Blanche Street), St Leonards. ■ Ralph, 0431 458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob, 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn, 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Meets at Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays, 1.30pm to 4pm and Fridays at 6.30pm. All licensed and aspiring Radio ‘Hams’ welcome to attend social and technical presentations. ■ Robert, 0438 409 979, or vk3atl.org

Geelong’s Soroptimist International Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at the Belmont RSL. New members welcome. ■ 0455 835 691, or geelong@siswp.com

U3A Geelong, Wednesdays 11am, and Torquay, Thursdays 10am, mindfulness and meditation sessions. ■ Jean, 5264 7484

Geelong ballroom dancing Saturdays from 7.30pm to 10.15pm, at the corner of Bayview Parade and Carey Street, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. Five or six brackets of music, six dances per bracket. BYO drinks and a plate to share. ■ 5278 9740, or geelongballroomdc.com.au

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Dancer’s Club Ballroom dancing every Wednesday, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, at Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway. Cost: $6, includes light supper. Old-time, New vogue, Latin. Visitors welcome. ■ Russ, 5250 1937

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Elliminyt Hall, 168 Main Street, Elliminyt (2km south of Colac). Third Saturday of the month, 8pm to 11.30pm. Entry: $10 and

Geelong Philatelic Society Inc is welcoming visitors. Meetings at 7pm first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Belmont. ■ Julie, 0438 270 549

Grovedale Seniors Indoor bowls, Monday 1-3 pm; gentle exercise, Tuesday 9-9.45 am; cards (Euchre), Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo, Thursday 1-3pm. All events held at Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale. ■ Julie, 0419 549 521

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 six players adjust to any number and you will enjoy the friendship of like minded players. Cost of $20 annually and coffee included. At 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. ■ Lyn, 5256 2540

Kids’ church Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, on the first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am. All children welcome. ■ Suzie, 0402963 855, or Althea, 0403 005 449

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

TOWN club Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) 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.

Scottish country dancing classes GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed, just comfy casual clothing and flat shoes. ■ Jane, 0481 126 022, or Barbara, 0419 511 781

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Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] hosts an afternoon tea dance on Thursdays, 2-4pm, at Belmont Park Pavilion. Entry: $5. ■ 5251 3529

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Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Leopold, on Wednesday and Friday each week, 1pm to 3.15pm. $4 admission and includes afternoon tea. ■ 0400 500 402

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To discuss books and Youtube videos from Wayne Dyer, Ekhart Toole, moving up to works from the East Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads. Meet at Grovedale Neighbourhood House, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale on Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm. Cost: $2.50 a week room hire. ■ Tracey, 0418 320 537

Geelong Anglers Club The Geelong Anglers Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm,

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Mazda CX-30 is a quality drive By Alistair Kennedy, Marque Motoring The Mazda CX-30 is a small-medium SUV that squeezes into the space between the company’s original SUVs, the compact CX-3 and the mid-sized CX-5. Between them, these three vehicles accounted for around 55 per cent of total Mazda sales in 2022 and were a major factor in the brand being locked solidly into second place behind Toyota in total sales. Adding to the mix is the MX-30 which shares the same platform as the CX-30, but with a sleeker design. All models have an EV component, either petrol/electric hybrid or pure electric. The CX-30 comes with five equipment levels, in ascending order: Pure, Evolve, Touring, Astina and Touring SP. Prices range from $30,210 for a manual Pure FWD through to $48,310 for an X20 Astina AWD mild hybrid. On-road costs need to be added.

Styling CX-30 has quite a conservative design which is likely to appeal more to owners at the older end of the age-scale. Our test car was Snowflake White, one of eight colour choices, and it didn’t really do justice to the look of the car compared to some of the brighter options. The shape of the CX-30 is similar to the Mazda3 hatch but taller, more ground clearance and a sportier profile that’s almost coupe like. At the front there are swooping headlamps flanking a large black version of the current Mazda family grille with an attractive textured fill. All variants get daytime running lights, LED in the Astina, halogen in the others The CX-30 Pure that we tested came with 16-inch alloy wheels, all higher-grade models roll on 18s.

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Top gymnasts at Geelong Arena Hundreds of gymnasts, including 2022 Commonwealth Games medallists Kate McDonald and Breanna Scott, are headed to Geelong this weekend for the Senior Victorian Championships. Just under 500 gymnasts from 60 clubs will be vying for positions on the state team in this final qualifying event. Across the three days of competition, the event will host a plethora of gymnastics action

including Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG), Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG), Acrobatic Gymnastics (ACRO), Trampoline Gymnastics (TRP), and Special Olympics (SO). Geelong has played host to the Senior Victorian Championships since 2009 and has recently progressed through the process to be announced as the home of gymnastics for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Gymnastics Victoria chief executive Robin O’Neill expressed his delight to see Geelong once again showcase the state’s abundant pool of talent from a variety of gymsports. “On behalf of Gymnastics Victoria, we are extremely thrilled to see this key event in the gymnastics calendar return to even bigger and better capacity,” O’Neill said. “This weekend’s event marks a pivotal step

for our competitive athletes, and I eagerly look forward to seeing the joy on their faces as they celebrate their performances across the three days of competition.” The competition is on Friday, March 31 to Sunday, April 2 at Geelong Arena. Details: vic.gymnastics.org.au/VIC/ Events/2023_Victorian_Championships_ Events.aspx

1300 show their mettle in tough Ironman event New Zealand’s Mike Phillips and Melbourne’s Grace Thek have claimed the men’s and women’s professional titles at Ironman 70.3 Geelong, with both athletes impressing on their way to victory on Sunday, March 26. Phillips crossed the line in 3:40:00, 38 seconds clear of Adelaide’s Steve McKenna, with Nicholas Free a further minute behind in third. More than 1300 competitors lined up for the event. Phillips, who claimed victory at Ironman New Zealand just three weeks ago, dominated the bike leg, powering ahead to open up what eventually became an unassailable lead. “I’m pretty buggered, that was a pretty wobbly last 10km there, probably didn’t help biking that hard but I’m stoked to win,” Phillips said. “I got a bit of an average start in the swim but I was surrounded by the guys I knew I’d come out with so I wasn’t too worried and I thought my only chance was to take the opportunity on the bike, I thought a few might follow me but I had clear air straight away so I just got to work to get as much of a lead as I could.” Phillips made his move early on the bike, working his way up from 11th to the lead, then putting over five minutes into the chasing pack by the end of the 90km bike leg. “I was pretty stoked to hear five minutes when I got off the bike, you do the maths in your head and work out how much slower you can run than them, it was definitely touch and go at the end,” he said. For Melbourne’s Grace Thek, her win on Sunday has been a long-time coming, finally standing on the top step of the IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong podium after finishing second or third at the event for the past five years. Thek crossed the finish line in 4:10:10, almost two and a half minutes clear of 2019 winner Radka Kahlefeldt, with defending champion Lotte Wilms of the Netherlands third. “Feeling pretty great, it was a long time coming, five podiums, finally got that top step this year to make my sixth race here in Geelong and I’m absolutely thrilled to take the win against a classy field of women,” Thek said. “It means a lot, I consider Geelong my hometown race. I’m from Melbourne born and raised and today was particularly special because I had my whole family here, my grandparents even came to watch for the first time, that was really exciting, I had my aunties here, my coach and so much support out on course from fellow Melbourne triathletes and that triathlon community.”

Competitors finishing the swim leg. Right: Team Prestige Worldwide completing the swim leg in first place in the teams event.

Top left: Dale Grant completes the swim leg in first place for his classification. Left: Lotte Wilms at the end of the swim leg of the women’s pro event. Above: Roland Crantock at the start of the bike leg. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 325810

Tipperary pair, Moloney and Kennedy, sign on with Cats Geelong has welcomed Irish duo Aishling Moloney and Anna Rose Kennedy as Other Sport Rookie signings for AFLW Season 8. The Tipperary teammates will join returning Mayo star Rachel Kearns at GMHBA Stadium as the club’s Irish cohort grows to six across its AFL and AFLW programs. Moloney shapes as another asset for Geelong’s attacking half as a mobile tall forward, and is one of the top players in the Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA). A member of two All-Ireland Intermediate

championship sides and the 2019 Players’ Player of the Year, Moloney brings a strong resume with her. Kennedy will hone her craft as a running defender or outside player, and earlier this year captained DCU Dóchas Éireann to victory in the O’Connor Cup. Geelong Cats Head of AFLW and Football Pathways Brett Johnson said the club was excited add the duo to its AFLW list. “Aishling and Anna Rose are very talented Gaelic footballers, and we’re thrilled that they’ve chosen Geelong as their new home

away from home,” Johnson said. “Aishling is well credentialled in the GAA, and we believe she will adapt well as a mobile tall forward in the AFLW. “Anna Rose is an exciting young prospect who brings plenty of pace, and we see her slotting in either with our defence or as another option on the wing. “Both Aishling and Anna Rose are fantastic people and athletes, and we’re looking forward to them joining our AFLW program for the season ahead.” With the inclusion of the two new rookies,

Kearns has now been placed on the Cats’ primary list. In other list news, after giving birth to daughter Billie earlier this month, Sammy Gooden will start Season 8 on the inactive list, but will work through her Return to Play program when appropriate and is still a chance to take the field in the upcoming season. The Cats have one more list spot to fill heading into next month’s Season 8 Supplementary Draft, where they hold the number-one pick. Friday, 31 March, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 27

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Left: Sean O’Neill skies the ball off Tom Mathieson. Above: Luke Inglis attempts to run out Andrew Fergusson. Below: Ben Knight pulls the ball to the boundary.

Cricket season wraps up in style North Geelong defeated East Belmont in the Geelong Cricket Association grand final at Highton on Saturday, March 25. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there.

Above: Andrew Fergusson made an unbeaten 48. Below: A confident appeal for caught behind off Tom Mathieson is turned down.

Above: Blake Troy is bowled by Ben Knight. Left: Dale Kerr lofts the ball to mid wicket for four (top); Tom Mathieson is bowled for by Ben Knight. Below: Blake Troy made 31.

Above: An appeal for lbw by Tom Bragg is turned down. Above right: Josh Lacey is out lbw off the bowling of Tom Mathieson. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 325809 28 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 March, 2023

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Grovedale prevails in Senior Pennant LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers Grovedale Black took out the Senior Pennant title with a strong win over Clifton Springs. Black won five sets to one with Jai Bosnjak and Curtis Fitzgerald three-set winners. Tano-Li Quach and Jack Tolley won their three sets for the day in Waurn Ponds in Section 2, with almost a mirror image result of Section 1. The 5-1 trend continued for Bannockburn in Section 3, but with Moolap winning 28, things were tight all the way through with Nick LeMaitre and Jason Tournier leading the team winning their three sets. Geelong East Uniting bucked the trend in Section 4 coming from third with a 4-2 win over Hamlyn Park. The sets were tied going into the final two matches before Bruce Gathercote and Ben Richmond, and Gavin O’Toole and Peter Ryan teamed to take the final sets 6-3 and 7-6. In the mixed, it didn’t pay to finish minor premiers, with all but two of the six going down in the final. St Mary’s and Hamlyn Park played off after Anglesea bowed out in Section 3 and with the match tied on sets and games after the doubles, things were tense. St Mary’s, however, held firm with Janelle Grass and Tom Crosbie winning 6-0 while Georgia Cowdrey and Bob Keating sealed the win taking the last 6-3.

Section 1Mixed Bannockburn: Ramona Mataruga, Karen Filippou, Rachael LeMaitre, Kellie Brunger and Ry Davies. (Supplied)

Newcomb also took the flag with a 4-1 win in Section 5, when it avenged a first semi-final loss to Lara. Ramona Mataruga fought off Nicole Mullen in Bannockburn’s 6-0 win over Waurn Ponds in Section 1 Mixed, but could have been much closer with Mataruga having the edge 7-5, 7-6, 6-4. Moriac (S2 Mixed), which finished one point behind Clifton Springs, followed up its first-semi win with a 6-0 over the minor premiers. The Springs came close in a couple of sets going down 7-6 in the first mixed and 7-5 in the men’s, but Moriac proved too strong on the day. Teesdale (S4 Mixed) and Highton (S6 Mixed) both came from third to win their finals four sets to two.

In the first season of the Open format, it paid to finish minor premiers, with all but one victorious in the end. Highton toppled Geelong Lawn Green in the first semi (S1), but with a change to match ups, Green reversed the one-game loss to a five-game win, with the match tied on rubbers and sets. Wandana Heights White also reversed its first-semi loss to Grovedale with a 3-1 win. With close singles matches going one to each team the difference was the combination of brothers-in-law Jason McDonald and Nick Cullen winning both doubles. Waurn Ponds White went through as Champions in Section 5 with a 3-1 win over compatriots Waurn Ponds Red. Daniel Short and Brad Hay set up the win, both winning their singles 6-0, 6-0. Moolap showed that beating the previously undefeated Wandana Heights White in their first-semi was no fluke, when it won the Section 2 rematch three rubbers to one. Both doubles went to the super tie-break with Chris Forsyth and Eli Worldon getting up for Moolap, but with Shaun Grigg winning the first singles, the match was beyond doubt. The closest match of the day went to Section 4 where Drysdale and Newcomb were tied in rubbers, sets and games. Drysdale, fresh from a win in the Section 2 Boys final, was keen to go two for two, and Max Lee and Rory Maye didn’t disappoint taking the deciding super tie-break 10 points to seven.

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Elated junior premiers LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers Geelong Lawn Black (S1 Boys), Grovedale (S6 Boys), Ocean Grove (S6 Girls), Western Heights Uniting (S8 Girls), Ocean Grove Blue (S3 Green Ball) all produced a clean sweep of singles to ensure their Tennis Geelong junior wins. Grovedale and Ocean Grove Blue went through as champions. Minor premiers Point Lonsdale (S11 Boys), Inverleigh (S3 Girls), Ocean Grove White (S9 Girls), Geelong Lawn (S1 Green Ball) and Ocean Grove (S4 Green Ball) all came through with wins in three singles and a doubles, although Barwon Heads almost got over the top of Lara (S3 Boys). Both teams were tied on games and the match including two tie-breaks, but with the extra set in hand, Lara proved victorious. Ocean Grove also went through as champions. Drysdale (S2 Boys) was level with Wandana Heights after the singles, but pulled out wins in both doubles to secure a 4-2 win. Highton came from fourth to win Section 1 Girls. After beating minor premiers Grovedale in the semi, the girls were level on sets with Wandana Heights, but won the doubles 6-1 and 6-4. St Mary’s produced a great come from behind win over Grovedale in Green Ball Section 5. Grovedale won three of the four singles sets to give itself a five-game buffer, but with 6-2 and 6-1 wins in the doubles, the minor premiers snuck ahead by two games to take the flag. Highton (S12 Boys) had its first win in four encounters over Ocean Grove, and did it in stunning fashion winning six sets to love. Geelong Lawn (S5 Boys) reversed its form from a 6-0 loss in the semi against minor premiers Barwon Heads, when it took a three sets to one lead after the singles. The doubles were split with each team taking a set 6-1, producing the upset for Lawn. Highton came from third to upset All Saints (S8 Boys) , setting up a win with three of four singles results going its way. Geelong Lawn Green also came from third in Section 9 Boys with a 5-1 win over Ocean Grove. Would-be champions Geelong Lawn

GB2 Bannockburn: Josh Birch, Zoe Gillett, Liam Birch, Scarlett Gillett and Riley Kohl.

Section 1 Boys Geelong Lawn Green and Black: Sibi Jothikumar, Sunny Cassidy, Mania Kara-Cozens, Stefan McConachy, Illija Sasic, James Tjeuw, Ollie White, Anthony Williams, Alric Wong and Minami Tan. (Pictures: Supplied)

was upset by Grovedale (S4 Girls). Grovedale went 3-1 up after the singles before clinching a doubles and just missing in the last in a tie-break, and an eventual 4-2 win. There were two matches that were a draw at the completion of the six sets. St Mary’s (S5 Girls) was up by two games but level on sets going into the doubles, before Lara levelled with a 6-4 against a 6-2 win. The decider saw Lara’s Reba Jackson and Danielle Weber win 6-4 to give their team the flag. Bannockburn (Green Ball S2) was 3-1 up after

the singles, but Geelong Lawn fought back in the doubles winning both matches 6-0 and 6-5 to force a seventh set. Riley Kohl and Scarlett Gillett were superb winning the decider 6-0 for Banno. There were another five matches that were tied on sets, but decided by only one game. Minor premiers Surfcoast Jan Juc (S4 Boys), Lara (S7 Boys) and Highton (S10 Boys) all managed to scrape through against tough opposition while Western Heights Uniting (S2 Girls) and St Mary’s (S7 Girls) upset the

The fishing this past week has continued to impress with anglers getting stuck into some insane fishing right across the region with the outer harbour producing some fantastic fishing. Snapper have been chewing really well between the bend of the channel and the boat ramp of Clifton Springs in 8 metres of water. Anglers taking the time to sound around and find the big schools of fish are having some mental sessions on the snapper landing lots of fish to 5kg. From reports there have been some schools of fish still spawning so they are sure to be aggressive when a bait or soft plastic goes past their nose. King George whiting along St Leonards through to Queenscliff have been chewing very well again this past week with anglers getting amongst some quality bags of fish. A few locations that have produced have been the area known as ‘Bourke Street’, the front of Swan Bay and the grass beds out front of Queenscliff. Fishing the stronger tides is the ideal times to fish as the whiting chew best during these times. The tuna out the front are still on fire with anglers having some insane sessions landing lots of fish on stick baits and poppers, keeping with the birds is key as they are often hot on the baitfish that the tuna are chasing. The 60 metre line still seems to be the most productive area to where the fish are holding. The Portland barrel tuna bite is still going strong and the reports are coming in pretty much daily (when weather permits). Trolling with skirted lures remains the best and most reliable technique with 8 and 10 inch skirts and dropping pilchards into the bait balls and casting stick baits are also accounting for plenty of fish too. The estuary systems along the great ocean road and the west coast are mostly fishing quite well for bream and perch with anglers having success targeting both species and landing both on various techniques. Surface fishing during low light is producing the goods on the perch and casting hardbody along the edges for the bream is working a treat. Friday, 31 March, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 29

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Four in a row for Pies By Justin Flynn North Geelong claimed its fourth consecutive Geelong Cricket Association premiership on Saturday, March 25, with a 31-run victory against East Belmont at Queen’s Park, Highton. The Magpies were led by inspirational skipper Tom Mathieson, who picked up five wickets with his nagging seamers. Mathieson took 38 wickets this season at a stunning average of 8. North Geelong won the toss and batted first with Ned Cooper (37) and Sam Hall (35) adding 70 for the opening partnership. Blake Troy chipped in with a handy 31, but at 5-143 the game was fairly even. Andrew Fergusson (48 not out off 64 deliveries) and Dale Kerr (33 not out off 28) then put the finishing touches on the innings with an unbroken sixth wicket partnership of 68 to give North Geelong a final total of 5-211. Ben Knight was the only dual wicket taker for East Belmont although Josh Lacey proved tough to get away with his 10 overs netting the

North Geelong won its fourth consecutive GCA1 premiership. (Facebook)

wicket of Hall and costing only 28 runs. East Belmont got off to a horror start during its run chase with prolific opener Shane McNamara well caught at slip by Fergusson off the bowling of Kerr. Sean O’Neill (26) and Lacey (20) got the innings back on track with a 36-run stand before Mathieson stepped in. The left-armer would go on to take 5-26 in a match-winning performance.

Hayden McMahon played well for his 62 not out, but with paceman Kerr returning to the attack to take 3-31, the total proved too much and North Geelong was in celebration mode. In GCA2, Murgheboluc sent Torquay in, which paid dividends. Torquay was all out for 108 with Seb Hutley snaring three wickets. The Frogs passed the total five wickets down with Luke Webb unbeaten on 35 although Ash Russell did his part for Torquay with 4-23. In GCA3, a superb century from opener Michael Lymer helped Bell Park over the line against St Albans-Breakwater. Lymer made 101 and shared a 124-run opening stand with Ben Grinter, who made 52. Bell Park’s 8-197 proved too much as the Saints were bowled out for 147 with Shane Lymer grabbing 4-24 and Mitch Trask 3-31. Waurn Ponds Deakin’s Philip Visser was the star in the GCA4 grand final. Visser made 110 off just 97 deliveries against Guild-St Mary’s in a thriller with WPD getting home with two wickets and 10 balls to spare.

Local youth excel at Aussies Bellarine and Surf Coast youth surf lifesavers have competed at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, known as the Aussies, in Perth having made 24 Australian finals. Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) under 14 competitor Jasmine Hume came away with a fifth place in the 2km beach run, qualified for the ironwoman final and paired up with teammate Ellie Morgan to claim sixth in the under 14/15 girls 2x 1km beach relay. Anglesea under-13 Summer Morgan, at her first Aussies, came seventh in the 2km ocean swim and also qualified for the surf race and ironwoman finals, while in the team events, Jasmine Hume, Ellie Morgan, Charlotte Mead and Emily Thomas made the under-14-15 girls surf teams final and Jasmine Hume, Summer Morgan and Emily Thomas qualified for the under-13-14 girls board relay final. Jan Juc SLSC’s youth girls also had an impressive showing on the national stage, with Zoe McKenna, Chloe Reyntjes and Chloe Walsh making the under-14-15 girls board relay final and McKenna making a finals appearance in the under-15 girls surf race. In the youth boys’ arena, Torquay SLSC’s Jack Patel and Taj Purcell placed eighth in the under-13-14 boys 2 x 1km beach relay, teamed up with Connor Boswell and Angus Liddell to take 10th in the under-13-14 boys Cameron relay and Purcell finished 12th in the individual 2km beach run. Ocean Grove youth boys’ team also successful in qualifying for two finals, with Charlie Farrell, William Goldstraw and Tobias Hallam making the under-14-15 boys board relay final and with Ezekiel Lamborne making the Cameron relay final. Bellarine and Surf Coast youth lifesavers also qualified for a further seven Australian finals: • Angus Liddell, Torquay, under-14 boys 2km swim; • Charlotte Mead, Anglesea, under-15 girls 2km swim; • Georgie McIntyre, Ocean Grove, under-14 girls 2km ocean swim; • Teagan Reade, Ocean Grove, under-14 girls 2km ocean swim; and • William Goldstraw, Ocean Grove, under-14 boys surf race 30 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 March, 2023

Left: Ellie Morgan and Jasmine Hume from Anglesea SLSC. Right: Ocean Grove’s Georgie McIntyre and coach Sonia Kinsey. Below: Ocean Grove’s Charlie Farrell, William Goldstraw, Tobias Hallam and Ezekiel Lamborne with coach Sonia Kinsey. (Pictures: Supplied)

Above: Torquay’s Angus Liddell, Taj Purcell and Jack Patel. Right: Jan Juc’s Jamie Flanagan, Zoe McKenna, Chloe Reyntjes and Chloe Walsh.

Anglesea star Naantali Marshall won four gold medal at the Aussies. (Pictures: Supplied)

Marshall wins four gold at Aussies Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club’s Naantali Marshall has returned from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships with four gold medals. Marshall was unstoppable in the water at the ‘Aussies’, winning gold in four from four 45-49 years women’s water events – the ironwoman, board, surf and ski races. Lorne’s Tristan Read claimed two gold medals, winning the 45-49 years men’s surf race and 2km ocean swim, while Daryl Hauenstein from Jan Juc won gold in the 65-69 years men’s 1km run. Victoria’s oldest representative at the championships, 75-year-old Malcolm Freake from Fairhaven SLSC, continued his decades-long legacy at the Aussies, winning gold in the 1km beach run and silver in both the beach sprint and flags events. Also finding podium success was Samuel Hume of Anglesea winning silver in the 45-49 years men’s 2km run, Melissa Fitzgerald and Amenah McDonald from Ocean Grove SLSC who won silver in the 45-49 years women’s double ski and Benjamin Lund of Jan Juc claimed bronze in the 35-39 years men’s 2km swim. Other Geelong-Surf Coast masters who made Australia’s top 10 in their respective events were: • Michael Hegarty, Jan Juc SLSC – 40-44 years ironman men’s board race and ski race; • Torquay SLSC – 150 years men’s Taplin relay and board relay (Grant Matthews, David Strahan, Simon Strahan); • Lorne SLSC ‘Lorne Again’ – 160 years women’s surf boat crew (Georgina Box, Tamara Brawn, Shea Grant, Geoffrey Matthews, Paula Matthews); • Ivor Morgan, Anglesea SLSC – 45-49 years men’s board race, ski race and ironman Ingilby Dickson, Anglesea SLSC – 65-69 years men’s surf race; • Benjamin Lund, Jan Juc SLSC – 35-39 years ironman, board race and surf race; • Samuel Hume, Anglesea SLSC – 45-49 years men’s surf race; • Amenah McDonald, Ocean Grove SLSC – 45-49 years women’s board race • Daryl Hauenstein, Jan Juc SLSC – 65-69 years men’s beach flags; and • Nicole Matthews, Torquay SLSC – 50-54 years women’s board race.

Melissa Fitzgerald and Amenah McDonald from Ocean Grove SLSC.

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