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Cup shines despite weather A crowd of about 11,000 flocked through the gates of Geelong Racing Club at Breakwater for the Geelong Cup on Wednesday. The weather didn’t exactly cooperate with showers and a cold southerly wind keeping the temperature in the low teens and even single digits at various stages during the day. But it didn’t deter racegoers as they watched outsider Amade hang on in a thrilling finish in the main race. There was less than a length separating the first five horses across the finishing line. The Philip Stokes-trained horse netted his connections $500,000 for winning the Cup. ■ See page 25 for more Ivan Kemp

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Danika Armytage, Stacie Dyer and Chelsea van Miltenburg were undercover for the Geelong Cup. (Ivan Kemp) 368196_04

Community’s last chance By Matt Hewson Councillors have encouraged people who visit, live and work in Geelong West to get involved in the final stage of community engagement for the contentious Pakington Street North Urban Design Framework (UDF). Geelong council voted at Tuesday night’s meeting to go ahead with a deliberative engagement plan, which will involve a community panel of up to 60 people, with a view to finalising a UDF with strong community support. The engagement plan has been prepared in consultation with the Help Save Pakington

Street Community Group, which was instrumental in opposing the council’s last proposed UDF last year. That previous, unsuccessful version of the UDFwould have allowed the council to potentially greenlight eight-storey residential developments in the north end of Pakington Street. In February this year the council engaged Capire Consulting to lead the design and the delivery of this final engagement process. Councillors warned this would be the last chance for the community to have their say on the Pakington North UDF, which has been in the works since 2018. Cr Eddie Kontelj acknowledged

community members may be feeling “a bit fatigued” by the lengthy process so far but urged them to get involved. “I ask that all community members and residents that are interested in this area of Pakington Street to do (engage) because it’s the last opportunity now,” Cr Kontelj said. “The next time it comes to the chamber it will be to vote on the UDF. “There will be winners and losers… not everyone will be satisfied but at least you’ve had the opportunity to put forward your views, your opinions, your recommendations.” Deputy mayor Anthony Aitken said the council had failed the community but this

deliberative engagement plan was a chance to rectify that. “We actually shouldn’t have hidden behind legislative processes of how to engage with our community,” Cr Aitken said. “What we needed to do was to come up with a new process, and in fact, the community demanded it of us. “I’m looking forward to what comes back from this 60-person panel.” Cr Kontelj said he had been advised the recruitment process for the community panel would begin “in the coming week… I encourage everyone that’s interested to please put their application forward.”

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City CEO announces reshuffle By Matt Hewson New Geelong chief executive Ali Wastie has set about redesigning the City’s organisational structure, promising there will be no frontline jobs lost in the reshuffle. The City of Greater Geelong announced a recruitment drive this week as it seeks to reduce the number of municipal directorates - and their attendant directors - from five to four. The current structure includes the directorates of city infrastructure under the direction of David Greaves, community service delivery (Robyn Stevens), customer,

community and economy (Tennille Bradley), planning and design (Gareth Smith) and strategy, governance and corporate (currently vacant). These will be replaced by city infrastructure, city life, corporate services and placemaking, with the new director positions open for both internal and external applications. Ms Wastie, who took on the top job in August this year, said the City was seeking leaders “who are ready to take us to the next level”. “Geelong is a phenomenal region – it’s the fastest growing in the country, Australia’s first and only UNESCO City of Design, and an

amazing place to live, work, learn and play,” Ms Wastie said. “Our organisation was recently recognised in AFR’s Most Innovative Companies as International Smart City of the Year. “We have an incredible workforce who care deeply about each other and the people they serve, and a passionate council who really want to see us succeed. We’re very purpose-driven, working together for a thriving community.” She stressed there would be no reduction in frontline employees through the restructuring process. “While we’re exploring lots of opportunities to generate efficiencies, I do not have any

mandate to cut jobs,” she said. Ms Wastie said the design of the City’s new structure had been “open and transparent” and invited the current executives to reapply for director positions. “We’ve had an incredibly collaborative process with leaders to design which functions should contribute to each directorate, building on the changes implemented throughout the last three years,” she said. “I encourage applications from existing leaders who feel they have the right skills and experience to be part of this next chapter for our organisation.”

Spirit celebrates By Matt Hewson

3-year-old Saige, left, 18-month-old Ashlynn, and 6-year-old Isaac have died from a Corio shed fire. (Supplied)

Fire tragedy for young Corio family A young boy has died after heroically trying to protect his siblings from a fire that broke out in a Corio shed. Four siblings were caught in the fire that broke out on an Officer Court property after 10.30am on Sunday, October 23, causing the immediate deaths of Ashlynn, 18 months, and Saige, 3. Two other kids, four-year-old Isaac and six-year-old Mavis, were airlifted to the Royal Children’s Hospital. Isaac has since died due to his injuries on October 25, while Mavis remains in hospital in critical condition. The children’s father, Kane McGregor, told media that it had been the worst time of his life and that the children’s mother was destroyed by the loss of her three youngest. “He’s real strong (and) the bravest kid I know...what four-year-old huddles over their

two little siblings,” he said. “(That day) I got them up, dressed, showered, fed them, and as I was leaving, Isaac ran up, gave me a cuddle and a kiss. An hour later, I get the phone call. “She (the children’s mother) said once she finally got the couch moved and grabbed Mavis first, Isaac had the other two huddled under him so that they didn’t burn, at least they went quick and didn’t suffer.” Family cousin Daina Leech started a GoFundMe following the tragedy. She said the children had been staying with their mother when the incident occurred and that neighbours alerted her to the fire. “The mother thought the kids were just playing in the bedroom at the time,” she said. “The neighbours came over to help because they had seen the flames happening and...they realised that the babies were all inside the shed while it was on fire.”

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Ms Leech said Isaac was found trying to protect his two younger siblings, who were found dead on the scene, while sister Mavis was trying to find a way out of the shed. “They’re all so little, they just didn’t understand what was going on,” she said. “Mavis was trying to get the door open, and Isaac...ended up with about 84 per cent of his body burnt off because he was just standing there trying to help the babies.” Ms Leech’s GoFundMe page has reached more than $66,700 as of Thursday morning, October 26, since it started on Sunday, October 22. People can visit gofund.me/31df302c to donate. Mr McGregor said a couch inside the shed had caught alight while the children were playing. Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are investigating the incident and treating it as non-suspicious.

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The Spirit of Tasmania celebrated its first anniversary - and record numbers of passengers - at GeelongPort this week with a gathering at Corio Quay. Spirit of Tasmania acting chief executive John McGrath and GeelongPort chief executive Brett Winter were joined by local MPs Libby Coker, Christine Couzens and Ella George. In addition to bringing in an estimated $21 million of tourism to the region, the Spirit has also created 750 jobs in the region across the tourism and freight industries. Mr McGrath said the move to Geelong a year ago had been a “great success for the company” and thanked the local community for its support. “During the Financial Year, we transported more than 213,766 passenger vehicles and 106,578 TEUs (freight),” he said. “The new terminal at Geelong has significantly improved the company’s ability to deliver an elevated level of service to our passengers across all areas of our business. Passenger feedback provided to the company reflects this positive change. “We’re even more excited about the future with two new larger vessels arriving in 2024 to replace our current fleet. The increased number of passengers travelling in both directions presents a huge opportunity for the tourism industry here in Victoria and in Tasmania.” Ms Carter said the Spirit of Tasmania services had only bolstered TGGB’s mission, bringing many benefits to the local economy. “Mobility data shows that visitors who arrive via Spirit of Tasmania tend to stay longer in our region, venture further and spend more generously compared to the average,” she said.

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City releases annual report By Matt Hewson Geelong council has released its annual report on its performance over the last financial year, detailing the progress the City has made toward its strategic goals, the challenges it has faced and its finances. During 2022-23 the council focused on four “strategic directions”: a healthy, caring and inclusive community; sustainable growth and environment; a strong local economy; and a high-performing council and organisation. For each direction, the report lays out the City’s desired outcomes, four-year priorities and progress indicators. In terms of overall progress, the report

stated 45 of the council’s 64 actions toward these four directions were complete, five were ongoing, five were on hold and five were not proceeding. The report also highlighted eight key challenges impacting council’s services, with the growing pressure on financial stability at the top of the list. With councils limited to raising revenue through rates, with the increase capped each year by the state government, and the significant rise in costs of materials and services, the report acknowledged council would need to “consider a range of strategies” that may include “finding cost savings through efficiency measures, exploring alternative

funding sources, or generating revenue through strategic commercial opportunities”. Climate change, social and economic inequity, population growth and infrastructure and maintenance were also named among the issues affecting Geelong now and in the future. Further challenges discussed in the report were the growing digital divide between different resident demographics, changing community needs and organisational change. Deputy mayor Anthony Aitken said the report showed the community should “have confidence” in its council group. “During that 12-month period, the council was confronted with issues that normally

spread themselves over a lifetime,” Cr Aitken said. “When you read the annual report and have a look at it, it shows you the resilience of the City of Greater Geelong and… the fortitude of the organisation. “During 22-23 we had our CEO resign, we actually had three Councillors resign. We faced the reality of the massive cost escalations associated with our capital spend, which blew out by $80 million. “I encourage people to look through (the report), we are doing exactly what the community asked us to do.”

Shire’s solid financials By Jena Carr

Lieutenant Jimmy Fitzgerald and Corporal Alan Heinritz take the MACC bus to Geelong Grammar School. (Ivan Kemp) 368212_12

MACC’s ‘tremendous success’ By Jena Carr The Mobile ADF Careers Centre (MACC) has visited Geelong to inform people about potential careers in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The MACC bus came to Geelong on Friday, October 20, and concluded its tour of the region on Tuesday, October 24, with a visit to the Geelong Grammar School. Australian Army Captain and Defence regional senior recruitment officer Jayden Soldati said the information bus had been well-received by the community and had “tremendous success” at the Royal Geelong

Show from October 21 to 22. “The MACC help best engage with candidates and show them what a life in the ADF would be like,” he said. “We got to have a lot of meaningful conversations and we invited all those a part of the recruitment process already in our region to come and engage with a defence member face to face.” Captain Soldati said the MACC was looking to evolve continually to ensure it was the most effective and efficient utility available to provide people with necessary information. “We want to spend some time in these regional areas to pass on knowledge to these

kids and people of Australia that there’s many opportunities in defence,” he said. “Even if people don’t decide to join with us and have a conversation with us, they are now better for it as they know a bit more about what the Australian Defence Force is doing for them.” The MACC also visited Oberon High School and Mathew Flinders Girls Secondary College on Monday, October 23, to show students what a career in the ADF would be like. More information on careers in the ADF is available at adfcareers.gov.au or by calling 13 19 01.

Surf Coast Shire Council has approved its 2022-23 Annual Report, which boasts many achievements and a sound financial position. Council noted the report during its October 24 meeting, which outlined its performance for the year against the four-year plan and annual budget. Councillor Gary Allen said council finished the year in a positive financial position and that the report recorded a surplus of $1.2 million while delivering important community services and projects. “Sustainable financial viability underpins the vast array of achievements noted in the report, for example, to create a healthy connected community,” he said. “We continue to form strong partnerships with our traditional owners and work to achieve genuine reconciliation within our community.” Cr Allen said council was still looking to meet the needs of local businesses for affordable housing and accommodation for essential workers. “The report highlights the challenges we face in achieving sustainable growth given that tourism has not returned to the pre-pandemic levels,” he said. “The strength of our events program in attracting local visitors to the region helps negate the decline in oversea visitor numbers.” Deputy Mayor Mike Bodsworth said the report highlighted some great council achievements but still had “good grounds for improvements” in the community.

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Youth Council’s third report By Matt Hewson Geelong Youth Council presented its third report of 2023 this week, advising the council group to prioritise the issues of youth vaping and consideration of young people when planning major events in the region. Youth deputy mayor Aleena Eftikhari presented the report at Tuesday night’s council meeting, receiving warm acknowledgement of the Youth Council’s work from the council group. The deputy junior mayor said the Youth

Council had heard from Barwon Health’s Healthy Community Team about e-cigarette use among young people and had also consulted members of Geelong’s Youth Advisory Board Program on the issue of vaping. “Youth Council members found that vaping is a significant issue for young people across Geelong, with most young people agreeing that more than one in three people they know use vapes,” she said. The report advised the council to implement four measures to combat youth vaping in the region, the first of which was to increase signage

across Geelong to identify vape and smoke free zones and update signs to include information about where to seek help for nicotine addiction. Other measures included developing a vape and smoke free zone map, implementing a ban on tobacco and e-cigarette product sales in City-owned or managed sites, and advocating the state government for more extensive tobacco and vape regulations. The Youth Council also asked councillors to develop a policy to ensure young people were considered in the planning of major events across the City and allocate more funds to

ensure “age appropriate and youth informed entertainment” at those events. “When asked what young people would like to see at events, many agreed that a dedicated youth space with free activities and food would be a welcomed addition,” deputy junior mayor Eftikhari said. “As well as this, opportunities to perform at events, opportunities to engage musicians who appeal to young people and market stalls allocated to young people selling their goods or that have young people as their target audience would be a fantastic addition.”

Wharf’s 15-year wait The Point Wilson Wharf is now open after being closed for 15 years following remediation works. The Corio Bay wharf reopened on Monday, October 23, and will allow for the recommencement of large-scale importation of guided weapons, explosive ordnance and associated material shipments. Member for Corio and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the wharf would help the federal government invest in stocks for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). “This project has delivered significant opportunities for businesses and supported hundreds of local jobs here in Geelong,” he said. “The revitalised jetty and wharf facility will deliver the infrastructure and logistics to support Australia’s vital sovereign supply chains and improve our national resilience.”

The 2.4-kilometre-long jetty had been closed since 2008 for a $193 million upgrade, supporting the ADF and other key Australian industries. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said the project followed recommendations of the Defence Strategic Review to accelerate and expand long-range strike and guided weapons stocks. “The Albanese Government understands the importance of developing a local munitions and guided weapons manufacturing capability, to respond to the strategic challenges we face,” he said. “We are taking the necessary steps to deliver on our plan to start manufacturing missiles in Australia in the next two years.” Works on the Point Wilson Wharf also supported local businesses and jobs in Geelong, with more than 200 people directly employed to deliver the project.

Lieutenant General John Frewen, left, Member for Corio and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and Commodore James Nash attended the re-opening of the Point Wilson Wharf. (Photo by Cpl Michael Currie)

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Hazel Kempe, 94, has won big at the Royal Geelong Show with her artistic pieces. (Supplied)

Hazel wins big at show By Jena Carr Leopold’s Hazel Kempe has won bronze, silver and gold for her artistic pieces at the Royal Geelong Show. The 94-year-old Homestyle Aged Care Kensington Grange resident won the Mrs Isla Adamson Grand Champion Craft Exhibit Award for her artworks displayed at the show from October 19 to 22. Ms Kempe said she entered three pieces into the show, with her machine embroidery

picture receiving the Best Exhibit First Place award in the 76 Years and Over category. She also won second and third-place ribbons for her other two pieces, which included a picture of a cat made with wool to look like fur and an abstract painting. “I’m really surprised and I’m really happy about it all,” Ms Kempe said. “It’s the satisfaction of seeing it once you’ve spent hours doing it and seeing how it turns out. “I was over the moon because for years

when I was at home, I used to paint and then just put all the paintings in the cupboards. They sat there and nobody ever saw them.” Ms Kempe said she loved doing different types of creative projects and had made all her clothing for most of her life. “I’ve always been interested in arts, music and all that sort of thing,” she said. “It keeps me going and I think at this age you need something to keep your head going, and it does. The longer you’re able to do things like this, the better it is for you.”

The City of Greater Geelong has announced the launch of a new program intended to support and showcase musicians, live music venues and those working in the music industry. Geelong’s Live & Local program will establish a Music Industry Register to connect musicians with venue operators and local businesses. The register will also serve as a communication channel between the City and those in the music industry, providing notifications about live music activities, workshops and professional development events, networking opportunities and grants. The council will also partner with the Live Music Office and APRA AMCOS to host festivals and other events. The program follows on from the council’s Central Geelong Live Music Action Plan 2017-2022, which was summarised in a recent report by City officers. Councillor Melissa Cadwell, Creativity and Culture portfolio chair, said Geelong’s “thriving live music scene” was a fundamental part of our region’s arts and culture. “The review of the Central Geelong Live Music Action Plan provides us with helpful feedback on actions worth continuing, areas to improve on and new avenues to explore,” Councillor Cadwell said. Visit geelong.link/music to read the full report on the Central Geelong Live Music Action Plan 2017-2022 or sign up to the City’s Music Industry Register.

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than 14,000 people, across 90 events at 35 different venues. But it also sent a signal – to audiences from well outside our region – that Geelong is a varied live music destination worth visiting.

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Taking a high-level view, the Australian music scene appears very strong. Nationally, there has been a resurgence in large concerts and festivals, with a swathe of international acts touring our shores again. While there is a strong demand to attend these bigger events and see major artists, the divide is growing. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 1300 Australian live music venues have closed. This equates to one-third fewer licensed spaces across the country where smaller gigs can be held. The effect of this runs deep. It not only limits opportunities for emerging artists to reach a live audience, but it also reduces work throughout the whole music industry. From a local perspective, the live music scene is vital to the strength of Geelong’s cultural and creative life. Council has long-term aims to grow both the number of creative jobs, and the amount of people taking part in arts and cultural activities. We have led and supported several initiatives to provide opportunities to local musicians and performers in recent years, including: ■ Direct music-related grants, totalling more than $270,000. ■ The successful ‘It’s Our Backyard’ street entertainment program, which offered almost 600 live performances across 2021 and 2022. ■ A project providing mentorships to First Nations artists, through Songlines Music Aboriginal Corporation; and ■ The inaugural Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine Music Festival, in 2022. A partnership of council and Creative Victoria, Surround Sounds attracted more

This week, council and Creative Victoria have teamed up again for another significant investment into Geelong’s music scene. For the first time, the GRID (Grass Roots Indie Development) series has been brought to Geelong to work with local artists. GRID is a free program that pairs emerging creatives with acclaimed songwriters and producers. They’ll get in the studio to record their own track; work with a film crew to produce their own artist documentary; and perform live at Pako Festa and a Geelong music festival in 2024. From 50 applications, five fortunate performers were chosen to take part in the GRID series. They are: Ridzy Ray, Baraka The Kid, Wild Gloriosa, Elena Nichols and Daisy Kilbourne. Their musical interests and cultural backgrounds speak to the diversity of our welcoming and inclusive community. The recipients identify with First Nations, South Indian, Congolese and Samoan communities, and have musical interests spanning acoustic folk, hip hop, R&B and neo soul. We look forward to hearing their tracks and seeing them perform at Geelong events. Council this week also announced its Live & Local program. This initiative will deliver professional development workshops, micro-music festivals and a local industry forum, in partnership with the Live Music Office and APRA AMCOS. As part of this, we are establishing a Music Industry Register, to connect with everyone involved in the local industry. You can sign up to this register, and find other relevant resources, at geelongaustralia. com.au/musicgb

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TRAFFIC CHANGES If you are travelling around the Cunningham Pier on Sunday 29 October between 7.00am and 2.00pm, please scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/BlessingBikes for detailed information regarding changed trafﬁc conditions. Blessing of the Bikes

North Bellarine Aquatic Centre open day next week Join in the fun with our free open day on Sunday 5 November to celebrate the opening of our new state-of-the-art North Bellarine Aquatic Centre in Peninsula Drive, Drysdale.

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Directbor took out the Geelong Business Excellence Awards business of the year award at a gala ceremony at GMHBA Stadium on Thursday October 19. Chamber chief executive Jeremy Crawford said the evening was a resounding success, with winners announced across various categories, recognising our clever, creative, and innovative businesses. “This year, the Geelong Business Excellence Awards continued significant action towards sustainability, proudly announcing that the entire event was carbon-neutral for the second year in a row, showcasing their commitment to environmental responsibility,” he said. GBEA category winners were: ■ Business of the Year: Directbor ■ Business Leader of the Year: Justine Martin ■ Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Jye Bohm ■ Sustainable Business Award: Swim by Elly ■ Medium to Large Business Award: Cottage by the Sea ■ Advanced Manufacturing & Industry Award: Care Essentials Pty Ltd ■ Corporate Social Responsibility Award:

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Jan Juc has been given the green light for a Parklet Pilot Program to transform four kerbside car parks into a street hospitality space. Surf Coast Shire Council endorsed the program with The Beach Hotel during its October 24 meeting, which will see the outdoor space operate from December 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024. Councillor Rose Hodge said the community had a chance to provide feedback on the pilot, which would help determine whether a permanent parklet program would be incorporated in the region. “The owners of the hotel will still have strict controls. They’ll do maintenance and make

The project comes thanks to $10 million from the federal government and our $5.5 million funding investment. Designs for stage two, featuring indoor facilities, have been approved following $20 million each in funding commitments from the state and federal governments. Opening hours from 1 to 30 November 2023 are Monday to Friday from 6.00am to 10.00am and 3.00pm to 6.00pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pm. When temperatures are scheduled to reach 24°C our outdoor pool will operate with summer opening hours. Summer opening hours from 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024 are Monday to Friday from 6.00am to 6.00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pm. We look forward to seeing you there! Scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/NBAC for more information.

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Get ready to make a splash with our new (Stage One) aquatic centre featuring a stunning eight-lane 50-metre pool, along with all abilities change facilities, kiosk with outdoor seating, shaded tiered seating and landscaped lawn areas, parking for 60 cars and electric vehicle charging and reciprocal access for all Swim Sport & Leisure members.

sure that the area is clean, safe, and accessible for people.,” she said. “The parklet popped up during the pandemic as Council helped the pub, and 45 other local businesses, navigate density limits. “We heard loud and clear through a petition with more than 1400 signatures that people wanted to see the return of outdoor dining at The Beach Hotel.” The program requires the hotel to enter a licence agreement that covers amenity, insurance, safety and accessibility requirements and meets relevant planning requirements. People will be able to provide their feedback on the Parklet Pilot Program with The Beach Hotel in a short survey through QR codes in the parklet and other Jan Juc businesses or at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/YourSay

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EVENT Meet the Women Leaders Forum – Promoting Gender Equality and Diversity in Geelong The State Government has a target of 50/50 parity for Councillors and Mayors at the next Council election, scheduled to be held in November 2024. We’re partnering with Geelong Women in Local Democracy (WILD) to bring you this event on Thursday 9 November from 5.30 – 7.30pm at City Hall, 57 Little Malop Street, Geelong. Join us to hear from the following ﬁve women on the panel: › Ali Wastie, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, City of Greater Geelong › Alison Marchant MP, Member for Bellarine › Sarah Hathway, Councillor, City of Greater Geelong › Kaley Nicholson, Managing Director, Yilam Pty. Ltd. › Ainslee Hooper, Disability Inclusion Consultant. This is a free event, bookings are essential. For more information and to register, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/ WomenLeadersForum

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Jam for refugees Geelong’s St Paul’s Church is hosting a musical event to raise money and awareness for refugees in the region. The Latrobe Terrace church will host a Jam for Refugees featuring organists, choirs, trombonists, percussionists, and school groups from 11am to 9pm on Saturday, October 28. The event is the brainchild of Dr Terry Norman, who said entry to the event was by donation and that all funds raised would go to The Combined Refugee Action Group Geelong Legal Fund. “The object is not to just raise money, but to raise awareness of the plight of refugees,” he said. “There are many people around who work tirelessly for refugees, and seeing people get together for an event with this at its focus is encouraging.

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“There are still a lot of refugees who are in limbo, including some in Geelong who are not allowed to work and face the constant threat of being sent back home, which could be a war zone.” Dr Norman said the 10-hour concert would showcase many talented musicians, including local school groups, and people were encouraged to come when they could and leave when they must. “I like to involve school groups because a lot of school kids are very good players and I think it’s good that they’re involved in something like this,” he said. “It’s also important to get kids involved so they become aware of the issues and can say, ‘in my small way, I helped’, and that’s great. “I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of people here and the support that there is for refugees as well as the desire to help out where we can.”

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360 comes back to life

Don’t blink By Matt Hewson

By Matt Hewson To outsiders, rap and hip-hop have a certain reputation, one based on egotistical tough guy attitudes, the glorification of crime and explicit lyrics featuring descriptions of violence, sex and drugs. But anyone who has followed the journey of much-loved Aussie rapper 360, aka Matt Colwell, over the past decade knows there is much more to the man than that. Like many rappers, Colwell uses his own experiences to fuel his lyrics, from the highs of stardom and the resultant revelry and wealth to the lows of addiction, depression and isolation. Colwell shot to stardom in 2011 with the release of his second album Falling & Flying and its fourth single, Boys like You, which peaked at number three on the Aussie charts. He made waves in 2014 when he spoke out against racism on ABC’s Q & A, receiving praise from many quarters but also copping plenty of backlash, including threats of violence. Colwell said in recent years he’s adopted a “post and ghost” strategy to avoid such online negativity and the potential effects on his mental health. “I could read 20 really positive, lovely comments and the one that I’ll take in will be the one negative one that says something really personal or really savage to me. Then that will start playing in my head… and it’s just not good,” he said. Colwell returned to touring in June 2023 for the first time in six years with a triumphant run of sold-out performances. He now follows that up in November with his Back To Life regional tour, consisting of 12 east coast shows.

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Colwell will come to Geelong for the third show of the Back To Life tour, saying his set here would have something for everyone. “I love (Geelong), I absolutely love it,” he said. “We used to play the Nash, it used to attract some amazing people, it was just wild.

“This time I’ll be doing all the classics and crowd favourites, all the new songs I’ve released this year, and a bunch of unheard songs too. So there’s a whole mixed bag for everyone.” 360 is at Lamby’s Tavern on Monday, November 6 (Melbourne Cup Eve).

Local company Blink Dance Theatre continues to explore multidisciplinary modes of performance when it premieres its newest work early next month. Part photographic exhibition, part dance performance, part live music event, RAVENS can be seen as an extension of Blink Dance Theatre’s work to date, in which the company has explored blending dance and movement with other media and modes of performance. The work includes the photography of Sarah Walker, original music composed and performed live by Josh Mitchell, striking raven head masks designed and created by Phil Besancon and the physical movements of Jessica Lesosky, Elise Wilkinson, Sarah Hall and Susan Van Den Ham. With themes of connection and the spaces between human, animal and environment, Blink Dance artistic director Jessica Lesosky said she hoped RAVENS would provoke conversation. “Each and every audience member will have their own interpretation and experience, but I’m hoping the ravens will inspire; inspire conversation, inspire that connection we have between us and our environment as well as us, as humans, to each other,” Lesosky said. Creative producer and performer Elise Wilkinson said the physical format of the work, with audience members beginning indoors exploring the exhibition “with beer in hand” before moving outside for the live performance, would provide a unique experience. RAVENS is at Boom Gallery at 6.30pm on Thursday, November 9.

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Geelong soul singer stage ready Gloria Ragesh has just had her solo project Wild Gloriosa announced for the Queenscliff Music Festival next month. She spoke to the Independent’s Matt Hewson about her music and the intention behind it. On one hand, Gloria Ragesh is a humble instrumental music teacher, instructing singing students at North Geelong Secondary, the school she graduated from. “(Instrumental teaching) is really rewarding, as opposed to a classroom; one-on-one and small group sessions are so much more intimate,” she said. “I really like teaching that way because I get to know the students a bit more, what they’re truly interested in. “Different students learn in different ways. So being able to adapt to the students’ needs, finding out what kind of musician they are, I really enjoy it, it’s my favourite aspect of teaching.” On the other hand, recent reports of her vocal work in solo project Wild Gloriosa and band Jothi - which opened for Jessica Mauboy at Geelong Arts Centre’s reopening in August - refer to Gloria as “expansive and expressive, immersive and wondrous”, a “neo-soul goddess”. Gloria, 23, said she was “stoked” to be informed Wild Gloriosa had been accepted to Queenscliff Music Festival, which takes place from November 23 to 26. “It’s my favourite festival; I’ve been volunteering for as long as I can remember, so I was very, very excited to find out I could actually be on the line-up,” she said. “I’m just so grateful. I can’t wait to do it, it’s going to be so fun. I go alone every year, it’s my favourite ‘me time’ thing to do.” Born in Dandenong to parents of Southern Indian heritage, Gloria spent much of her early childhood in Singapore, surrounded by the Christian worship music of her family’s church, Bollywood tunes and her father’s favourite music, old school soul and R&B. With her mother’s encouragement she began learning piano at age five, finding herself naturally singing along; “It was just something I really enjoyed and got the knack of pretty quickly”. In 2013, after a brief stint in Perth, Gloria’s family moved to Geelong. She began attending North Geelong Secondary, where she involved herself in as much music as possible, be it school concerts, musicals or playing at parties. After high school Gloria knew she wanted to study music, so she enrolled in a music performance degree at CollArts in Melbourne, where she met three of the people who would become members of Jothi. “Jothi started out as a solo project, but it very quickly turned into a collaborative project where we all shared our ideas equally,” she said. “That’s got more of a heavier rhythm, more groove-based. There are also a lot more hectic guitar solos, and it’s more pop-soul, I would say. “I really enjoyed leaning into the collaboration aspect. All of us have incredibly different tastes in music, so it’s very interesting to see all of us throw ideas in to create this weird genre. “Also, growing with them over the last five years… we’re still doing gigs together, and it’s nice to see how we’ve evolved over the years. The way we communicate as a band, the language around songwriting, is a very cool thing.” Despite her enjoyment of Jothi, Gloria felt the need to explore her creativity in a more personal way. She began Wild Gloriosa mid-2022 and found the change of process challenging. “I felt like a baby, a newborn baby; I found it a very surprising contrast between a collaborative and a solo project,” she said. “It was a big change, but I’m glad that I did it. Being able to have this creative process, this flow, and see how people receive it has been beautiful.” Gloria named the project after the gloriosa flower, or flame lily, the state flower of Tamil Nadu in South India where her 14 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 27 October, 2023

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ancestors are from. She said her love of the beautiful flower connected with her intention to infuse her music with kindness and joy. “I have to really feel influenced to be able to write (music), I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been able to do it another way,” Gloria said. “And I think it pays off; when I just allow myself to feel and have a creative process in that way, I feel like my best songs are made. “I like to write about messages that I want to share with people. Like, my newest single (Joy) is about spreading messages of joy and

enjoying the simple things in life that bring you joy, because those small elements in life are what make a wholesome, fulfilling life, I think.” Channelling influences such as Erykah Badu, Bill Withers and Lianne La Havas, Gloria’s music weaves her hypnotic vocals through and above chilled grooves and jazzy harmonies, which she composes alone at the piano. For Gloria, genuine expression is far more important than chasing listens with formulaic pop tunes.

“It takes a lot of mindfulness to remind yourself to stay authentic and not fall for wanting approval from others,” she said. “I find it very vulnerable, but I also think it’s beautiful and I hope encourages other people to feel the same way, that they can be like that. “This project, Wild Gloriosa, is an extension of my soul. What you feel when you hear my songs is the feeling I get from my soul. “So whatever you can feel through that, that’s the goal. And if that is achieved by being vulnerable and exposing myself in that way, I guess I’m happy.”

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Based on real-life events, this addictive, magnificently crafted drama doesn’t disappoint with its evocative and devastating final episode. A post-Brexit murder mystery about the middle class, from award-winning playwright James Graham and starring a crowd of veteran British talent, it’s a rich portrait of a small community, but also a captivating account of one of the biggest manhunts in British history. Ian (David Morrissey, pictured) is becoming obsessed in his drive to find the spy cop. When Gary’s (Alun Armstrong) killer is finally revealed, it’s thought-provoking and compelling.

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Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, pictured) returns for a second season of playfully breaking the fourth wall, addressing the audience in a deliciously deadpan manner as DI Annika Strandhed. The Norwegianborn homicide cop has an affinity with boats and quoting famous literary works, along with a hardy work ethic heading up the Marine Homicide Unit in Glasgow. Showing off Scotland’s aquatic beauty with an undertone of humour about the predictable nature of investigative crime series, this season promises first-rate writing and exceptional acting from Walker. In tonight’s season two opener, a phone camera documents a brutal murder and Annika’s professional life is affected by her daughter Morgan’s (Silvie Furneaux) secrets.

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To be fair, Jamie Oliver (pictured) could cook just about anything – wild game, fermented foods or even lentil stew – and we’d all happily tune in. The British chef has a way with ingredients and flavour – and his endless enthusiasm is just one part of the recipe. After decades of hosting cooking shows and writing piles of recipe books, in this new series, Oliver shows he still has the Midas touch and the ability to surprise his audience. In this tasty travelogue the beloved foodie celebrates Mediterranean fare, with picturesque villages and dreamy olive tree-dotted gardens as his backdrop. You’ll almost feel the warm Greek sun on your skin as Oliver whips up crispy lemon chicken and eggplant flatbread.

It’s a lesson in bold, brash confidence and how to sport skimpy swimming attire with the same nonchalance as wearing a tracksuit. In this dating show, everyone is unsurprisingly young and beautiful, but they also have attitude and sass to boot. Returning to the sunny climes of Mallorca, Spain, along with breezily outspoken host Sophie Monk (pictured), this season’s contenders – five men and five women – have signed up to find love, but there’s a juicy power shift in store with the girls seizing control of the sun-kissed search for connection. The singles include Kirra, 26, (who made a splash defending sister Bronte earlier this year on MAFS), along with long-time single Ben – who says he is ready for marriage at 22.

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NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australia After War. (PG, R) 11.00 Worzel Gummidge. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 1.55 Countdown To War. (R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Tenable. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (R) 9.30 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.35 Grayson’s Art Club. (PGl, R) 10.30 Giving Back: Students Who Returned. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (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: Jesse Stone: Stone Cold. (2005, Masv, R) Tom Selleck. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love, Fashion, Repeat. (2022, PGa, R) Cristina Rosato, Victor Zinck Jr., Sarah Giles. 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGl, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Tammy Huynh profiles Gesneriad plants. 8.30 Sherwood. (Final, Mal) In a bid to protect those involved, Ian finds himself determined now more than ever to find the spy cop. 9.35 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) The opening of a park is marred by murder. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Question Everything. (R) 11.50 Silent Witness. (Madv, R) 12.50 Frayed. (MA15+ls, R) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures: Ramses Rise To Power. Archaeologists investigate Egyptian king Ramses the Great. 8.30 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. 9.25 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River: Cutty Sark. (R) Presented by Tony Robinson. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Unseen. (MA15+an) 11.40 Miniseries: The Walk-In. (Malv, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (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 drops in on Greasy Zoe’s, a restaurant that prides itself on sustainability. 8.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 13. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. From Allan Border Field, Brisbane. 12.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+v, R) Cole’s condition continues to worsen. 1.00 Home Shopping. [MEL] Travel Oz. (R) 1.30 [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping. (R) 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 Beach House Hunters. 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones’s Diary. (2001, Mlsv, R) A woman documents a year of her life through her diary. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. 10.30 MOVIE: What’s Your Number? (2011, MA15+ls, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.25 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.20 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.50 9Honey Hacks. (PG, R) 3.00 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. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ma, R) Graham Norton chats with Michelle Yeoh, Austin Butler, Jack Lowden, Ashley Banjo and Mimi Webb. 10.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. A look at the Melbourne Cup Carnival. 11.00 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.30pm Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 5.45 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.55 Peter Rabbit. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Andy And The Band. 6.45 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.05 MOVIE: The Babadook. (2014, M) 11.35 Would I Lie To You? 12.05am QI. 12.35 Killing Eve. 1.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Mini Kids. 5.20 Tik Tak. 5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Most Expensivest. 1.50 Is Australia Sexist? 2.50 The Pizza Show. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS NewsHour. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Tape Italy. 10.15 Sex With Sunny Megatron. 11.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 1.55am Dark Side Of The Ring. 3.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Surf Patrol. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Discover With RAA Travel. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 12.30am Surf Patrol. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 3.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 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 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Alive And Kicking. (1958) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Catch A Smuggler. 8.30 Bin Laden’s Hard Drive. 9.30 Facing. 10.30 Major Crimes. 11.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 12.30am Rosewood. 2.30 The Closer. 3.30 Easy Eats. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Workaholics. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

Rabbit-Proof Fence. Continued. (2002, PG) 6.35 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 8.20 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 10.15 Blackbird. (2019, M) 12.05pm Foxcatcher. (2014, M) 2.35 Sometimes Always Never. (2018, PG) 4.15 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 5.55 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 7.35 Everybody’s Fine. (2009, M) 9.30 Seraphim Falls. (2006, MA15+) 11.30 Into The Labyrinth. (2019, MA15+) 1.55am The Day Shall Come. (2019, M) 3.35 Anonymous. (2011, M)

7.00 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 WSL Wrapped. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 The Car Club. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon The Simpsons. 2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Horses For Courses. 4.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 12. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. 8.30 MOVIE: Knives Out. (2019, M) 11.15 MOVIE: The Game. (1997, M) 2.05am American Restoration. 2.30 Sound FX: Best Of. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 7. Denver Broncos v Green Bay Packers. Replay.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Pitch. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 5.45 MOVIE: Igor. (2008, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008, M) 12.30am Homeland. 1.30 Surviving The Stone Age: Adventure To The Wild. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 Ricky Zoom. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Pokémon. 5.30 Yu-GiOh! Sevens.

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

Little J And Big Cuz. 8.15 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 8.40 Bushwhacked! 9.05 The Magic Canoe. 9.30 Toi Time. 10.00 Arabian Inferno. 10.50 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Poltergeist. (1982, M) 2.00 Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.45 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 MOVIE: Labyrinth. (1986, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Mars Attacks! (1996, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 Sherwood. (Final, Mal, R) 3.00 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Andrew Olle Media Lecture. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Rediscover Victoria. 10.00 Travel Safe, Not Sorry. 11.00 Curious Traveller. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating. Grand Prix 1. Skate America Pt 1. Highlights. 4.00 My Rembetika Blues. 5.30 Undermining Nazis: Paris’ Secret Tunnels.

6.00 Home Shopping. [MEL] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Cox Plate Day and Spring Champion Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Arctic Vets. (PG, R) 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 My Way. (PG, R) 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Garden Gurus. 3.30 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 4.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v New Zealand. First innings. From HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, India.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (R) 9.00 GCBC. (R) 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Creative Generation 2023. 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) Narrated by Annabel Crabb. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (Ma) The case of a missing manuscript takes a dramatic turn when Frank and Lu are trapped in an author’s house. 8.20 Vera. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a grandmother. 9.50 Shetland. (Final, Madl, R) As Perez closes in on the identity of Galbraith’s killer, he struggles with Duncan’s secret. 10.50 Camilla’s Country Life. (Ml, R) Follows Camilla, the then Duchess of Cornwall. 11.45 QI. (PG, R) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres: Bradford-On-Avon. Part 2 of 4. 8.25 The Royals: A History Of Scandals: Sex And Infidelity. Part 2 of 4. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb discovers a royal marriage scandal. 9.20 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Welsh Borders. (R) Bill Nighy narrates a journey on the vintage luxury train the Northern Belle, from Chester to Cardiff. 10.10 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Palermo To Mt Etna. (PGav, R) Hosted by Michael Portillo. 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 1.10 Dear Mama. (Mal, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A husband and wife come to claim a lost suitcase but what’s hidden inside will change their lives. 7.30 MOVIE: Jerry Maguire. (1996, Mls, R) A sports agent has a moral epiphany which costs him his job and his fiancee. Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr, Renée Zellweger. 10.30 MOVIE: Anna. (2019, MA15+av, R) A young woman unleashes incredible strength and skill to become a feared government assassin. Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 1. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 [MEL] Get Clever. (R) 4.30 [MEL] Get Clever. (R) 5.00 [MEL] House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Women’s. Week 3. Pacific Cup. Australia v New Zealand. 7.50 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Men’s. Week 3. Pacific Cup. Australia v New Zealand. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.15 MOVIE: Executive Decision. (1996, Mlv, R) Special agents try to stop a terrorist act. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal. 12.55 Freddie Flintoff: Living With Bulimia. (Ma) Freddie Flintoff discusses his battle with bulimia. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 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 Luxury Escapes. Hosted by Cameron Daddo and Diana Chan. 6.30 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (Premiere, PGa) Jamie Oliver travels around the Mediterranean. 7.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions. 8.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (2011, Mv, R) After a covert organisation is implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, a spy and his team go rogue to uncover the truth. It appears the agency had stumbled across a plot by a Russian to start a nuclear war. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg. 11.10 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Anne Edmonds: What’s Wrong With You? 9.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.00 Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace. 11.30 Mock The Week. 12.05am Staged. 12.25 MythBusters. 1.15 Portlandia. 2.05 Blunt Talk. 2.30 Veneno. 3.30 ABC News Update. 3.35 Close. 5.00 Mini Kids. 5.20 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Noisey. 12.55 Deportees Of Tonga. 1.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.45 Mastermind Aust. 5.45 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.40 The Future With Hannah Fry. 7.40 When Big Things Go Wrong. 8.35 Dirty Rotten Cleaners. 9.30 Night Bloomers. (Premiere) 10.40 Conversations With Friends. (Final) 11.15 Why Women Kill. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Three Wide No Cover. 11.00 Horses For Courses. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Cox Plate Day and Spring Champion Stakes Day. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30am My Greek Odyssey. 1.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (1951) 2.45 MOVIE: On The Beach. (1959, PG) 5.30 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Women’s. Week 3. Pacific Cup. Australia v New Zealand. 7.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v New Zealand. First innings. 7.30 Innings Break. 8.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v New Zealand. Second innings. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.30 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 11.30 Frasier. Noon The Masked Singer Australia. 1.20 The King Of Queens. 2.20 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 3.50 Frasier. 4.20 Seinfeld. 5.50 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Shopping. 1.45 Stephen Colbert. 2.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.25 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. 12.55pm Arabian Inferno. 1.45 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.00 Characters Of Broome. 2.30 Going Places. 3.30 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.00 News. 6.10 First People’s Kitchen. 6.40 Ice Cowboys. 7.30 Stay At Home Animal Dads. 8.25 Alone. 9.40 MOVIE: Bloodmoon. (1990, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 8.15 Lady L. (1965, PG) 10.15 The Legend Of Ben Hall. (2017) 12.45pm Breathe. (2017, M) 2.55 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 4.35 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 6.35 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 8.30 Harry Brown. (2009, MA15+) 10.30 Shame. (2011, MA15+) 12.25am Margin Call. (2011, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.

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

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

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 2.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 1. Qualifying and support races. 4.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 1. Pre-race and races. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. Richmond v Geelong. 9.15 MOVIE: Prometheus. (2012, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

1.40pm MOVIE: Combat Wombat. (2020, PG) 3.25 MOVIE: Problem Child. (1990, PG) 5.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 6.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Aust v NZ. First innings. 7.00 MOVIE: Ocean’s Thirteen. (2007, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: No Sudden Move. (2021, MA15+) 11.45 MOVIE: Occupation: Rainfall. (2020, M) 2.10am Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ Special. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 2. Adelaide United v Melbourne City. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 48 Hours. 12.05am Blue Bloods. 1.00 Star Trek: Discovery. 2.00 Late Programs.

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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 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PGa, R) 3.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.10 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PGl, R) 5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGl, R) 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Rediscover Victoria. (PG) 10.00 Travel Safe, Not Sorry. (PG) 11.00 Curious Traveller. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Australian Superbike Championship. Round 6. 4.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Cycle Sunshine Coast. 4.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 4.35 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (R) 5.30 Nazi Death Marches.

6.00 Shopping. [MEL] NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.30 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 Drive TV. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG, R) 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.30 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. (PG) 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 GCBC. (R) 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGl, R) 1.10 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. (Return) 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 4.00 GCBC. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: Indonesia. (PGa) Part 1 of 4. 8.20 Annika. (Return, Mav) A phone with a brutal drowning recorded on it is handed in to MHU headquarters. 9.10 Shetland. (Return, Mlv) DI Perez investigates the disappearance of a vulnerable young man, whose family are new to Shetland. 10.10 Total Control. (MA15+l, R) The day of the election arrives. 11.00 Troppo. (Mal, R) 12.00 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.05 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Cleopatra: Mystery Of The Mummified Hand. Experts search for the tomb of Cleopatra VII. 8.30 Pompeii: The Last Mysteries Revealed. Part 1 of 2. Follows a team of archaeologists who are uncovering buried secrets from the city of Pompeii. 10.30 Empires Of New York: America Has Been Changed Forever. (Final, Madl) 11.20 On Broadway. (PGa, R) 12.50 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.40 Extra Life: A Short History Of Living Longer. (PGa, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. (PGls) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) Border Force busts an attempt to smuggle cocaine. 8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Bonnie Clarke. (MA15+av) Ron Iddles revisits a 1982 unsolved murder. 9.35 Air Crash Investigations: Control Catastrophe. (PGa) A look at the case of Air Astana Flight 1388. 10.35 Evil By Design. (Malv) 11.40 Autopsy: USA. (Ma, R) 12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. H’lights. From Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland. 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 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 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 Under Investigation: Ambush. (Mav, R) Presented by Liz Hayes. 11.10 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Hannah Anderson. (Mav) 12.00 The First 48. (Ma, R) 12.50 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. (PG, R) 1.40 Cross Court. (R) 2.10 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome. (Mav, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Soccer. 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier. Australia v Philippines. 8.00 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics. 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Dame Judi Dench, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Whitehall and TV presenter Jay Blades. English band Duran Duran perform their single Black Moonlight. 10.00 FBI. (MA15+av) A national guard commander is kidnapped. 11.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Pike is ambushed while working undercover. 12.00 Miniseries: Heat. (Mdlsv, R) 1.00 The Sunday Project. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 9.25 You Can’t Ask That. 9.55 Vera. 11.25 Civilisations. 12.25am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Pablo. 5.25 Bing. 5.30 Sarah & Duck. 5.40 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Shortland St. 12.05pm Wellington Paranormal. 3.05 Every Family Has A Secret. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 5.10 Inside Sydney Airport. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Race For The Planet. 9.10 MOVIE: Drive. (2011, MA15+) 11.00 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. 3.00 The Bowls Show. 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. 5.00 Heathrow. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 9.40 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.45 MOVIE: The Pride And The Passion. (1957, PG) 2.30pm M*A*S*H. 3.30 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Men’s. Week 3. Pacific Bowl. Papua New Guinea v Fiji. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 7.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 7.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. India v England. First innings. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 10.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 11.10 Friends. 12.40pm The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 5. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 5. Brisbane Bullets v Tasmania JackJumpers. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Two And A Half Men. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 A Million Little Things. 2.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Defining Moments. 4.00 Bamay. 4.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 4.40 Stay At Home Animal Dads. 5.35 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 5.45 Talking Language. 6.15 News. 6.25 Animal Babies. 7.30 Could You Survive On The Breadline? 8.35 MOVIE: Finke: There And Back. (2018, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Fresh. (1994, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

Mr. Holmes. Continued. (2015, PG) 6.55 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 8.35 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 10.35 Everybody’s Fine. (2009, M) 12.25pm I Am Sam. (2001, M) 2.55 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 4.35 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 6.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.30 Windtalkers. (2002, MA15+) 11.00 Day Of The Dead. (1985, MA15+) 12.55am Breathe. (2017, M) 3.05 Late Programs.

11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 12.30 Step Outside. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. Sydney v Collingwood. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. Adelaide v North Melbourne. 5.00 Storage Wars: NY. 6.00 Border Security USA. 6.30 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1995, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

1.30pm Mega Zoo. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. (Premiere) 3.30 A1: Highway Patrol. 4.30 Abby’s. 5.00 MOVIE: Goosebumps. (2015, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Addams Family. (2019, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004, M) 10.45 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! (Return) 11.30 Duncanville. Midnight Kardashians. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 2. Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC. 5.30 Soccer. 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier. Australia v Philippines. 6.00 JAG. 8.00 NCIS. 11.00 Blue Bloods. Midnight NCIS: LA. 2.00 Late Programs.

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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 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 QI. (Ml, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Tenable. (Final, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.25 22 Kids And Counting. (R) 10.20 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG, R) 11.15 Great Canal Journeys. (PGanw, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (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 SAS Australia. (Malv, R) 1.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.00 Autopsy: USA: John Candy. (Ma, 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Kenan. (PGas) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Masked Singer Australia. (R) 3.15 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories. 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. Presented by Patricia Karvelas. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Newsreader. (Final, Mdls, R) 12.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ml, R) 1.00 The China Century. (Malv, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Tenable. (Final, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots: Fashion’s Roots – Diane Von Furstenberg, Narcisco Rodriguez, RuPaul. (PG) Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 8.30 Scotland’s Extreme Medics. (Ma) The trauma team is dispatched by air to rural Inverurie after 52-year-old Mark crashed and rolled his van into a field. 9.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGa, R) Merlina, the Tower’s oldest raven and star attraction, goes missing during winter. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 My Brilliant Friend. (Mal) 12.05 Bloodlands. (Malv, R) 2.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Ballon D’Or Ceremony.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Malv) With three days to go, six recruits are left to show courage in an excruciating rope hang. 9.15 S.W.A.T. (Mv) In the aftermath of his decision to speak out in the press, Hondo retreats to a quiet town in Mexico to reassess his life and professional future, only to find himself drawn into one local family’s fight for justice. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Chicago Fire. (Ma) Gallo worries about his aunt. 12.45 [MEL] Kochie’s Business Builders. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.15 [MEL] Travel Oz. (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 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 Love Island Australia. (Return, Mls) Aussie singles head to a luxurious villa on the island of Mallorca, Spain, where they hope to find a match. 10.20 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.50 Resident Alien. (Malsv, R) Harry travels to the Ute Reservation. 11.45 Kenan. (PGa, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 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 The Masked Singer Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 The Betoota Advocate Presents: Australia’s Biggest Racing Scandal – Fine Cotton. (Ml) Errol Parker and Clancy Overell from the Betoota Advocate explore the Fine Cotton scandal. 10.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) Crosby’s old army buddy is attacked. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.15am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.35 Escape From The City. 1.35 Veneno. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Pablo. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 12.50 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 1.20 The Inside Story. 1.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Derry Girls. (Final) 10.25 VICE. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm To Be Advised. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d. (1980, PG) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 8.00 The Middle. 10.00 Friends. Noon Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Workaholics. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Talking Language. 2.00 Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 Who The Bloody Hell Are We? 8.35 Karla Grant Presents. 9.05 Australian Ark: North Of Capricorn. 10.05 MOVIE: Legends Of The Fall. (1994) 12.25am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

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

Broken Hill. Continued. (2009, PG) 6.55 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 9.15 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 11.10 Icarus. (2019, M, Polish) 1.25pm Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 3.20 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 5.35 A Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 7.30 Love Is The Drug. (2014, M, Swedish) 9.25 I, Tonya. (2018, MA15+) 11.35 The Frozen Ground. (2013, MA15+) 1.35am Late Programs.

1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. H’lights. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 9.30 Duck Dynasty. 10.00 Mountain Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Jackal. (1997, MA15+) 11.00 Homeland. Midnight Life After Lockup. (Premiere) 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs.

8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Tuesday, October 31 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 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! (R) 11.25 The Art Of Collecting. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 2.00 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand. (R) 2.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Ballon D’Or Ceremony. 7.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China. (R) 9.15 22 Kids And Counting. (PGl, R) 10.10 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends. (PGav, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (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 SAS Australia. (Malv, R) 1.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.00 Autopsy: USA: Lucille Ball. (Mad, 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Drive TV. (R) 1.30 Kenan. (PGal) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Masked Singer Australia. (R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Mark Coles Smith. (PGl) Zan Rowe chats with Mark Coles Smith. 8.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. Community is this week’s theme, with teens and seniors taking part in a range of activities to celebrate community. 9.30 Dementia & Us. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. (MA15+d, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Felixstowe To Norwich. (PG) Michael Portillo travels from London to Cambridge. 8.30 The Mission. (Mal) Part 2 of 3. Marc Fennell continues his look at one the strangest art heists to ever take place in Australia. 9.30 House Of Maxwell. (Mal, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 The Dark Heart. (MA15+as) 12.00 The Hunt For A Killer. (Malv, R) 2.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.45 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Scandinavia 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. (PGa) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Malv) The recruits’ sniper skills are put to the test. 9.05 HMP: Behind Bars: HMP Frankland. (MA15+a) A behind-thescenes look at HMP Frankland, which houses the most sadistic criminals in Britain. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 The Chernobyl Disaster: Fallout. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 3. 12.05 Tschugger. (Premiere, Madl) 12.50 [MEL] Tschugger. (Madlv) 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.35 [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (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 My Mum Your Dad. (Return, Mls) Hosted by Kate Langbroek. 9.15 Love Island Australia. (Mal) The adventurous singles continue their quest to find a romantic match on the island of Mallorca in Spain. 10.25 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.55 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.50 To Be Advised. 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Desert Vet. (PG, R) 2.30 Outdoors Indoors. 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 The Masked Singer Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) NCIS agents from Los Angeles, Washington and Hawaii investigate a suicide. 10.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Jane, Jimmy and Sam get captured. 11.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Queen Of Oz. 9.00 Rosehaven. 9.25 Portlandia. 10.10 Blunt Talk. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.10 Frayed. (Final) 11.55 To Be Advised. 1.25am Staged. 1.50 Mock The Week. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Pablo. 5.25 Bing. 5.30 Sarah & Duck. 5.40 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon In My Own World. 12.55 VICE. 1.25 Gaycation. 2.20 States Of Undress. 3.15 Australian Korean Hanbok. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone: Frozen. 10.10 Shoresy. (Return) 11.10 Monogamish. 12.10am Black Market. 1.50 VICE Guide To Film. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 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. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 5. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. Replay. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am A

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

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

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

Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 MOVIE: The Darkside. (2013, PG) 9.15 The Moogai. 9.30 MOVIE: Queen Of The Damned. (2002, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 7.55 Charade. (1963, PG) 10.00 Golden Exits. (2017, M) 11.45 Boy. (2010, M) 1.20pm Passione. (2010, PG) 3.00 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 5.15 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 7.30 Poltergeist. (1982, M) 9.35 Saint Maud. (2019, MA15+) 11.10 The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw. (2020, MA15+) 12.55am Yardie. (2018, MA15+) 2.50 Late Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Counting Cars. 1.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barter Kings. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 9.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Gremlins. (1984, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Death Becomes Her. (1992, M) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Homeland. 1.20 Life After Lockup. 2.20 Full House. 2.50 Late Programs.

8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. Friday, 27 October, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 17

Wednesday, November 1 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU 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. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Shakespeare Uncovered. (Final, av, R) 2.50 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.50 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (Final, PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.15 22 Kids And Counting. (PGa, R) 10.10 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.20 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (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 SAS Australia. (Malv, R) 1.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.00 Autopsy: USA: Lisa Lopes. (Mad, 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 My Mum Your Dad. (Mls, R) 1.45 Talking Honey. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Masked Singer Australia. (R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Question Everything. Wil Anderson and Jan Fran are joined by a panel to dissect the news and sort the real from the rumours. 9.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) Hosted by Rob Brydon. 9.35 Planet America. A look ahead to the 2024 US election. 10.05 QI. (Ms, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Line Of Beauty. (Msld, R) 12.10 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Malsv, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (PGa, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Meet The Neighbours. Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Alone UK. (Premiere) Eleven ordinary people are dropped, totally alone, along the banks of Canada’s Mackenzie River. 9.30 Significant Other. (M) Anna is prepared to forgive and forget after their last uncomfortable encounter. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Miniseries: The Night Logan Woke Up. (MA15+asv) Part 3 of 5. 12.10 The Investigation. (Mal, R) 1.55 Before We Die. (MA15+av, R) 3.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGaw, 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 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Malv) The final four must work together using all their skills in the final three-phase mission. 9.05 A Year On Planet Earth: Summer. (PG) Takes a look at summer and 24-hours of light the Arctic regions receive. 10.05 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.35 The Latest: Seven News. 12.05 The Replacement. (Malv, R) Ellen thinks she has proof that Paula is disturbed. 1.30 Home Shopping. [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (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 My Mum Your Dad. (Mls) Hosted by Kate Langbroek. 9.10 Love Island Australia. (Mal) The adventurous singles continue their quest to find a romantic match on the island of Mallorca in Spain. 10.20 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.50 The Equalizer. (MA15+av) Aunt Vi enlists the help of McCall. 11.40 To Be Advised. 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. In an elimination leg, the top five celebrity teams journey through Cambodia’s second-largest city, Siem Reap, in the tightest race to the finish in the competition so far. Hosted by Beau Ryan. 9.00 Soccer. 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier. Australia v Chinese Taipei. From HBF Park, Perth. 12.30 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.45pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Vera. 10.00 Killing Eve. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.15 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 12.05am Civilisations. 1.05 ABC News Update. 1.10 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Pablo. 5.25 Bing. 5.30 Sarah & Duck. 5.40 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon How To Rob A Bank. 1.40 Planet A. 2.30 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 9.30 Banksy And The Stolen Girl. 10.35 MOVIE: The Handmaid’s Tale. (1990, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Better Homes. 7.30 Surf Patrol. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Bargain Hunt. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 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. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: School For Scoundrels. (1960) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.00 Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Coastal Africa. 7.35 The Frontier. 8.30 To The Ends Of The Earth. 10.00 White Noise. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Cutthroat Island. Continued. (1995, PG) 7.50 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 10.05 Love Is The Drug. (2014, M, Swedish) 11.55 Sollers Point. (2017, M) 1.50pm A Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 3.45 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 5.50 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 7.30 Almost Famous. (2000, M) 9.45 A Private War. (2018, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

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

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

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Gem Hunters Down Under. 1.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barter Kings. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Busted In Bangkok. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Young Guns. (1988, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Caddyshack. (1980, M) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Homeland. 1.10 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Thursday, November 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Planet America. (R) 11.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything. (R) 2.00 Catalyst. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 22 Kids And Counting. (PGal, R) 10.10 Grayson Perry: Divided Britain. (Ml, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 2.20 The Secret History Of World War II. (PGa, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.15 Secret Scotland. (PG, 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: Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise. (2006, Masv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (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 My Mum Your Dad. (Mls, R) 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (R) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific: South West Pacific. (PGa) Part 2 of 3. 8.50 Grand Designs: Bletchley. (R) Kevin McCloud meets a couple who plan to build a radical self-heating home. 9.40 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. (Mln, R) Part 1 of 3. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) 12.05 Q+A. (R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret: Paula Morrison And Rod Cordery. (M) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 Luke Nguyen’s India. Luke Nguyen continues his flavourful journey through India, as he explores Chettinad’s spice-rich past. 9.30 Erotic Stories. (MA15+asw) A man who usually hides his disability from partners is propositioned by a handsome older man. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Devils. (Mals) 12.05 We Are Who We Are. (MA15+ls, R) 4.30 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) 8.30 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (2017, MA15+sv, R) After the Kingsmen are attacked by a mysterious enemy, Eggsy and Merlin are the organisation’s sole survivors and must join forces with their US counterpart, the Statesman, to defeat the villain. Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong. 11.20 The Latest: Seven News. 11.50 Autopsy: USA: Tammy Wynette. (Mad, R) 12.50 [MEL] Pearson. (Malv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 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 RBT. (Ml) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Emergency. (Mlm) Dr Mark Putland and the trauma team have minutes to save a truck driver’s severed leg. 9.30 Big Miracles. (Malm, R) Follows 10 couples and singles on IVF. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.50 The Gulf. (Madlsv, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, 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 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Benson tries to help a pop star. Rollins struggles with taking the stress of work home with her. 9.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.40 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Eddie and Jamie deal with a domestic violence case. 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. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Anne Edmonds: What’s Wrong With You? 12.55am Earth’s Tropical Islands. 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Land Of The Giants: Titans Of Tech. 1.35 Hunters. 2.30 Munchies Guide To Northern England. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Mental Illness On Death Row. 11.05 The Bambers: Murder At The Farm. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 9.40 Murdoch Mysteries. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 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. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Seven Nights In Japan. (1976, PG) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. Continued. (2009, PG) 7.05 Passione. (2010, PG) 8.45 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 10.50 Martin Eden. (2019, M, Italian) 1.15pm Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 3.30 Of Love & Lies. (2019, PG) 5.30 The Truth. (2019, PG, French) 7.30 Queen Bees. (2021) 9.25 Stage Mother. (2020, M) 11.10 Bee Season. (2005, M) 1.05am Late Programs.

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

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

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barter Kings. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 American Dad! 9.30 Darradong Local Council. 10.40 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.10 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 10.55 Young Sheldon. 11.25 Homeland. (Final) 12.45am Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 FBI. 11.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 JAG.

The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Fresh Fairytales. 4.00 Crazy Smart Science. 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 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Panthers. 9.30 No Ordinary Black: Mudskipper. 9.45 MOVIE: Jindabyne. (2006, M) 11.55 Late Programs. 18 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 27 October, 2023

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Today’s Aim: 21 words: Good 31 words: Very good

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Which team won the 2013 AFL Grand Final?

In 2023, which artist broke the record for most Grammys in history?

Which band released the albums The Getaway, Stadium Arcadium and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan?

What is the capital of Greece?

What is the West African dish Fufu?

Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 awards?

What is the chemical symbol for lead?

10 Which Australian TV singing contest returned in 2023?

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Jennifer Coolidge (pictured) plays Tanya McQuoid in which 2023 series?

In which US state is Yosemite national park located?

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Highlighting the importance of funeral planning The importance of a pre-planned funeral cannot be understated. It only takes an hour – for so many benefits. Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service has been invested in the Geelong and surrounding regions since 1925, commencing in 1883, in Wycheproof, Victoria. It is this generational knowledge and connection with the local community that enables Tuckers to offer the highest standard of expertise and advice when considering a pre-arranged funeral plan. Alyson Burchell and Sue Marshman are experienced funeral directors and draw on this knowledge when organising funeral plans. “Funeral planning has become an essential part of end-of-life planning,” Alyson says. “A well-documented, accessible funeral plan is an important document for our next of kin, they fall into the same category of Advanced Care Directives, Powers of Attorney, appointing Executors and writing a Will.” Alyson and Sue are mindful that the process of thinking about your own funeral can feel daunting, but when a funeral hasn’t been pre-outlined, it can be an overwhelming process for those left behind. Their combined experience has highlighted six top things to consider when funeral planning. 1. The first decision to make is cremation or burial – make sure your family knows your preference. 2. How do you want your life acknowledged? A private or public service, religious or not, a service or no service. 3. Understand the many advantages of a prepaid funeral against a funeral bond. 4. Beware of funeral insurance - it works for some, but not many. 5. Establish your prepaid funeral with a funeral director you know will offer the support

Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service takes the worry out of pre-planned funerals. (Supplied)

your family will need. 6. Know that your monies are invested according to the requirements of prepaid legislation in Australia and is regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

“A funeral plan starts with a conversation, this can take place at one of our offices or in the family home,” Sue says. “A good funeral plan is one which is unique and suited to the individual. Some plans are very simple, and others are detailed.”

An appointment is obligation-free and offers peace of mind to yourself knowing your loved ones will be well supported at the time of need. To make an appointment, call Sue Marshman at Tuckers on 5221 4788 or email sue@tuckers.com.

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Kings’ cooling blanket a first blanket, a credit towards the transfer and mortuary care fee will be applied to the funeral account. Some other ways that families can be involved in caring for their person after death can take place at Kings’ Newcomb location at 130 Bellarine Highway, such as assisting with washing, dressing, styling hair and applying make-up. Viewing your person in a coffin after washing and dressing has been completed by the Kings mortuary team remains the preferred choice for many families and provides another opportunity to be together. Kings Funerals offers personalised funeral plans with a range of options. You can choose the venue, coffin colour, floral arrangements, your favourite music and more. They can document and store your wishes safely, including if you would like to spend time at home with your family after you die. For more information on hiring Kings’ cooling blanket, call 03 5248 3444 or visit kingsfunerals.com.au

Kings Funerals’ cooling blanket allows you to spend time with your loved one at home up to three days after they have passed. (Supplied)

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Have you considered how you would prefer to spend the first days after the death of someone important to you? It is possible to keep a deceased person at home and no equipment is required for short periods of time. This enables family members to spend time together and care for their person in the same way they did during their life. Many people are unaware of this option and, although this may not suit everyone, it is important to know it is legal and that people can continue to be cared for by family and friends at home after they die. Kings Funerals is the first provider in Geelong to offer a cooling blanket hire service to support longer homestays up to three days after death. The blanket uses a thermoelectric cooling process that circulates fluid through a cooling pad, is portable and easy to operate. “As part of our ongoing research into best practice in funeral service we had seen this product offered in other parts of Australia,” Beth King says. “We wanted to support members of our community who wish to care for their person at home in the days immediately after death.” If somebody has died an expected death at a hospital or in aged care and their family wishes to spend some time at home with them, Kings can arrange to bring the person home and set up the cooling blanket to have time together in a private and comfortable environment. If families engage Kings Funerals to arrange the funeral after using the cooling

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Planning ahead eases grief and gives peace of mind ‘Uncomfortable’ and ‘unfamiliar’ are words that may come to mind when thinking about planning for end of life. Yet, planning ahead, much like organising other major events across a lifetime, is a process that undoubtedly eases grief. For almost four decades, Geelong Cemeteries Trust has cared for its communities through quality burial, cremation and memorialisation services. This care has always encompassed planning ahead, which continues to increase in appeal as families recognise its emotional and financial benefits. Planning ahead offers you peace of mind, ensuring your final wishes are fulfilled at today’s prices. Additionally, and the benefit which is valued most, is the reduced burden on families having to make difficult decisions in their grief. The journey of loss is a reality faced by all, and many, including those within our communities, are still unfamiliar about how to undertake end of life planning. Research by The Groundswell Project Australia last year revealed that whilst 87 percent of Australians believe planning ahead is important, only 35 percent have taken action due to being unsure about where to start, where to get information or choices available. The friendly, expert team at Geelong Cemeteries Trust is committed to guiding you through the simple process of planning ahead, ensuring you feel heard, understood and empowered to make the decision that’s right for you, or your loved one. Starting the conversation is the first step, and helps clarify your options. From here, an appointment with the client services team can offer many things; information on the wide range of memorial

Geelong Cemeteries Trust has cared for its communities through quality burial, cremation and memorial services for almost 40 years. (Supplied)

options, helping to confirm preferences, assisting in making selections for a final resting place and completing required paperwork. The final step is placing this paperwork with other important documentation and informing loved ones. From starting the conversation, to deciding between burial and cremation, to putting the

plans into place, Geelong Cemeteries Trust understands how personal planning ahead can be. Having this plan in place gifts loved ones with the comfort of knowing for certain how you wish to be memorialised, and allows them to focus on what matters most; honouring, remembering and healing.

Geelong Cemeteries Trust’s website is a great place to start when looking for more information, resources and frequently asked questions. Learn more at gct.net.au To book a no-obligation appointment with the friendly team to discuss options for yourself or a loved one, contact the office on (03) 5249 3939.

Our simple process for planning ahead offers you peace of mind, and saves your family from having to make difficult decisions in their grief.

Learn more at gct.net.au/plan-ahead/

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Taking the guesswork out of wills and estates Estate planning can be daunting. Here are some considerations.

Harwood Andrews has an experienced Wills & Estates team who can assist you with your estate planning needs. (supplied) if they believe that you failed to make provision for their proper maintenance and support. There may be some strategies available to reduce the risk or impact of a claim. What if I don’t have a will? The law will then determine how your estate is distributed and who is entitled to apply to the court to be the administrator of your estate. This can cause uncertainty, stress, and delay. How does superannuation fit into your estate plan?

Your superannuation benefits can be paid directly to a dependant, being your spouse (including a defacto), a child, a person in an interdependency relationship with you, or to your estate. You can give your superannuation fund directions about how to pay your superannuation benefits by making a binding death benefit nomination (BDBN). If you do not have a valid BDBN at the time of your death, the trustee of your superannuation fund can decide how your superannuation benefits will be distributed.

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Have your circumstances changed? If you already have a will, but there has been a significant change in your personal or financial circumstances you should review your will to ensure that your current will is still appropriate. Contact us Harwood Andrews has an experienced Wills & Estates team who can assist you with your estate planning needs. Contact us to make an appointment. n 03 5225 5225

For life’s most important decisions, connect with Geelong’s trusted Wills & Estates team. Book an appointment with our team. 03 5225 5225 79 Gheringhap Street Geelong 3220 wills@ha.legal

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What can you give away in your will? You can only give away what you own. It is important to understand what assets are dealt with by your will and what assets are not. Assets that form part of your estate include real estate, bank accounts, investments, and other assets in your sole name. Not all assets that you have an interest in form part of your estate. These include: n assets held jointly with another person n assets in a family trust n superannuation benefits (unless paid to your estate). Who do you want to appoint as your executors? The executors are responsible for arranging your funeral, identifying your assets and liabilities, obtaining a grant of probate, calling in your assets, discharging your liabilities, finalising your tax affairs, and distributing your estate in accordance with your will. Do you want to make any specific gifts? You can make specific gifts such as personal or sentimental items, a cash gift, or a specific asset to a particular beneficiary. How will your residuary estate be distributed? Your residuary estate is the assets that are remaining after your funeral, debts and taxes are paid and any specific gifts have been made. Your residuary estate can be distributed amongst family members, friends or charities in any percentages or proportions you choose. Are there any special considerations for any beneficiaries? If there is a beneficiary with a disability or other vulnerability, your will can include provisions for the establishment of a trust for the benefit of the vulnerable beneficiary. Is there a risk that someone may challenge your will? The law allows certain persons to challenge your will

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St David’s Uniting Church, cnr Aphrasia & Talbots Sts, Newtown, Saturday October 28, 10am-noon. Plants, books, produce, cakes, sausage sizzle, coffee van, dance display by Impetus Dance Geelong. ■ Alison 0439-925 525

Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Rehearsals Mondays 6.45pm in Herne Hill. ■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au, 0406-666 737

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

Book sale Uniting Barwon Grovedale site (272 Torquay Rd, corner Reserve & Torquay Rds), 10am-2pm, Friday November 3 & Saturday November 4. New and old books only $1.

Chess clubs Art exhibition Inspired by Nature 8, Botanical Art Exhibition by Geelong School of Botanical Art, starting Saturday November 4. ■ 5222 6053

Geelong Jukebox Rockers Pete Daffy Trio, Saturday November 11, Club Italia, Moolap, 7.30pm-11.30pm. Next dance December 2. ■ trybookings.com

Portarlington Garden Trail Saturday November 4, 10am-4pm, 12 gardens open in Portarlington and Drysdale. ■ Tickets only on the day from Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe St, Portarlington. $10 per adult, kids free.

Jam for refugees A day of music, St Paul’s Church, 171-177 Latrobe Tce, Geelong. Proceeds to The Combined Refugee Action Group Geelong legal fund. Saturday October 28, 11am-9pm.

Geelong Christian Singles Coffee - Wednesday October 25, 10am-11.30am at Cafe Savvy, Highton. Book by October 24. ■ 0400-383 711

Bellarine Women’s Workshop Oaks Day luncheon - Thursday November 9, Portarlington Girl Guides Hall. Meets every second Thursday, and second Saturday of the month. ■ Facebook: Bellarine Women’s Workshop for further details.

Rose Lover’s Day Presented by the Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens, Monday November 6. With special guests Jane Edmanson, Peter Ades and John Niewesteeg. ■ 5222 6053

Italia, Moolap, first Saturday of month, live band, trybooking.com. ■ 0432-503 997, jukeboxrockers@gmail. com

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Wednesdays 11am at U3A Geelong, Thursdays 10am U3A Torquay. ■ Jean 5264 7484

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Saturdays 7.30pm to 10.15pm, cnr Bayview Pde and Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. BYO drinks and a plate. ■ 5278 9740, geelongballroomdc.com.au

Bareena Bowling Club Bareena Bowling Club, Newtown, Friday twilight starting 6pm. $15 covers bowls and BBQ. Drinks at Crackerjack bar prices. ■ John 0419-563 199 Art lectures each month, morning and evening, Newcomb Hall, Wilsons Rd. ■ adfas.org.au, geelong@adfas.org.au

South Barwon Community Centre, Mondays 9.30am-noon. Welcoming new members who wish to refine their skills. ■ geelongscribeswriters@gmail.com, 5243 8388

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Lighthearted discussion on all the great works. Grovedale Neighbourhood Centre, Heyers Rd. Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm. ■ Tracey 0418-320 537

Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Tce, Geelong, first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am. ■ Suzie 0402-963 855, Althea 0403-005 449

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Carpet Bowls Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Wednesday and Friday each week, 1pm to 3.15pm. $4 Admission and includes afternoon tea. ■ 0400-500 402

OMNI Older men new ideas men’s friendly informal chat group, South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 10.30am. ■ Allan 0409665608

Lara Community Market Run by Rotary Club of Lara District every second Sunday of the month at Lara RSL from 9am to 1pm.

Geelong Breakfast Lions Club Meets first Tuesday of each month, 8am at The Eastern Hub, East Geelong. ■ ajd53m@yahoo.com

Geelong Amateur Radio Club Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4pm and Fridays at 6.30pm. ■ Robert 0438 409 979, vk3atl.org

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Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe St, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Rd (on Blanche St), St Leonards. ■ Ralph 0431-458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

First and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm. ■ geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au

Dancer’s Club Ballroom dancing Wednesdays 7.30pm-10.30pm, Leopold Hall, Bellarine Hwy. Cost: $6, includes light supper. ■ Russ 5250 1937

Elliminyt ballroom dancing Elliminyt Hall, 168 Main St, Elliminyt. Third Saturday of the month, 8pm-11.30pm. Entry: $10 and a plate. Music by CD. ■ John 0403 903 809 to confirm dance is on

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

Geelong Sports & Game Fishing Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm. ■ John 0409-234 307

Geelong Anglers Club Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille St, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions. ■ Brian 0417-190 092, Ian 0470-114 787

Drysdale CWA Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every third Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club. ■ Jenny 0452-258 333

Scottish country dancing classes GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed. ■ Jane 0481-126 022, Barbara 0419-511 781

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‘Black’ the no-nonsense SUV By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring The auto industry continues to be awash with gizmos that are increasingly taking the ‘drive’ out of driver. Sports utility vehicles – especially all-wheel drives – are particularly subject to systems that butt in. Welcome to the no-nonsense world of the Outlander Black Edition. While the mid-size Mitsubishi petrol and petrol/electric hybrid SUV, for 2024, has been given a leg-up in equipment standards – plus price rises - the former LS Black Edition has been let loose from the pack to stand on its own. Not that there’s any shortage of tech in the Black Edition, just that it seems less intrusive than that of many of the ilk. Even so, any of a stack of bells-and-whistle warnings and driver aids can be silenced simply by switches located on the steering wheel. The entry-level ES 2WD five-seater now opens the line-up from $37,740, plus on-roads, the plug-in hybrid EV five-seater from $56,490, with the top-of-the range PHEV Exceed Tourer seven-seater topping out the Outlanders at $71,790. The Black Edition seven-seater – the test vehicle - settles in the middle of the mob at $42,990. The MY24 Outlander is covered by a five-year, 100,000km warranty that can be extended to 10 years and 200,000km if serviced within Mitsubishi’s dealer network using its capped-price service program. All vehicles are sold with 12 months of roadside assist, which can be extended for up to four years when the vehicle is serviced at an authorised Mitsubishi dealer.

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combine to come up with a sporty stance, as well as adding to improved performance over its predecessor. Automatic LED headlamps are newly added. Paint options are limited to Prestige Black, Prestige White, Prestige Red, and a new metallic Graphite Grey. INTERIOR Inside, one thing dominates – you guessed it - black. There’s a black headliner and pillar trims, plus Mi-Suede seat upholstery with synthetic leather bolsters. While the Black Edition, like others in Outlander range, boasts three rows of seats capable of taking up to seven ‘bodies’ Mitsubishi eschews the term ‘seven-seater’ for the more realistic ‘5+2’ definition. The rear seats are comfortable only for carrying a couple of kids, or for anyone else, on short journeys. All seats can recline for added comfort, while the slide adjustable 40:20:40 split second row and 50:50 split rear third row can fold fully forward to create a multitude of versatile passenger and cargo configurations. Seven-seat petrol models have a space saver spare wheel, and a claimed 163 litres with all three rows of seats upright. This goes up to 478 litres with the third-row seats folded, and 1461 litres with the second row also folded. INFOTAINMENT A 9-inch touchscreen presents information in sharp full-colour, while buttons and knobs allow for easy audio and sat nav operation. Apple CarPlay is wireless, Android Auto wired, which is de rigueur for vehicles of this standard. Power outlets include USB-A, USB-C and 12V plugs, as well as a wireless charging pad, which doubles as storage when not servicing the phone. ENGINES/TRANSMISSIONS Powering the MY24 Outlander Black Edition is a 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine producing 135 kW of power and 244 Nm of torque (nothing new here), mated with a continuously-variable transmission with eight pre-programmed steps a la conventional automatic. Drive is sent to the front wheels only. SAFETY The Outlander was awarded a five-star ANCAP safety rating on 2022 testing.With eight airbags, the suite of active safety systems is headed by autonomous emergency braking front and rear, including pedestrian

and junction modes. Forward collision warning leads in moving object detection, lane departure warning, lane-keep assist and emergency lane assist, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert. Adaptive cruise control is joined by driver attention alert and traffic sign recognition. There are rear-view camera and front and rear parking sensors, plus rear seat alert function. A new rear seat alert function detects rear door use on entry and notifies the driver with either an instrument cluster message or horn note when getting out. DRIVING While the 2.5-litre motor doesn’t set the world on fire with its performance, it’s possible to spin the front-wheel drive system on gravel, especially when an incline is involved. However, the Outlander took lumpy going in its stride. Overtaking on bitumen needs some decisive work from the driver but engine and wind noise are all but absent, except when the engine is pushed. Steering, while responsive, is on the weighty side but, generally, the Outlander stays firmly to the road, even on swiftly taken bends. The whole driving experience is without fuss, which means it’s short on fun too. Occupants were far from complaining, even in stop/start city traffic. Fuel consumption is claimed at 7.7 litres per 100km combined, with CO2 emissions of 185g per kilometre. The test vehicle recorded 10.5 litres per 100 kilometres in city and suburbs, and five litres per 100km at motorway speeds. Braked towing capacity across the range is 1600kg, with unbraked towing at 750kg. SUMMARY Without trying out more members of the MY24 Outlander line-up, the standalone Black Edition has a lot going for it. Seven seats make for a rare shot at versatility despite the children’s high-chair pair out back. Pricing and warranty are a bonus. RATINGS ■ Looks: 7/10 ■ Performance: 5/10 ■ Safety: 8/10 ■ Thirst: 6/10 ■ Practicality: 7/10 ■ Comfort: 6/10 ■ Tech: 8/10 ■ Value: 6/10

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Shane McNamara snicks a ball to Robert Sodomaco and is out for a duck off the bowling of Casey Young. 365914_06

Merrick Platt on debut. 367448_14

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Shane McNamara can’t penetrate the field with this cut shot. 365914_05

Lara, Barwon Heads prove too good Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Winter Reserve to see Lara defeat East Belmont and RT Fuller Oval where Barwon Heads prevailed in the Battle of the Bridge against Ocean Grove.

Daniel Hegarty top scored for East Belmont with 41. 365914_04

Robert Sodomaco takes a ball down the leg side. 365914_14

Dan Donaldson is out first ball. 367448_16

Nate Taylor steps down the wicket and drives. 367448_03

Dan Roddis is bowled by Dan Donaldson. 367448_02

The umpire jumps out of the way as a drive from Daniel Hegarty cannons into the stumps. 365914_08

Lachlan Inglis drives the ball but is caught by Edward Kol off the bowling of Casey Young. 365914_03

Dylan Thorley hits out. 367448_09

Harry Melzer lofts the ball over cover. 367448_17

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Premier B comp evenly matched LOCAL TENNIS with Donna Schoenmaekers It was round 3 in this week’s Tennis Geelong Saturday Junior pennant and players seem to be enjoying the new Premier format and so far in Premier B, the teams seem well matched. Wandana Heights White leapfrogged Grovedale to take top spot with an away win to Grovedale two rubbers to one. Xavier Hanson kicked off the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Christopher Watkins while

Matilda Sutherland countered in the second singles for Grovedale with a marathon come from behind effort, eventually getting over the line 2-6, 7-6, 10-7 against Jack Treacy. The match came down to the doubles, which produced another tough battle with Hanson and Treacy winning 8-6, giving them the tie. Lara also moved ahead of Grovedale when it defeated Geelong Lawn at home, two rubbers to one. Ben Weber started well taking the first set against Flynn McDonald 6-0, but McDonald

fought back in the second taking it 6-4, before Weber steeled his nerve to take the super tiebreak 10-6. In the reverse singles Alric Wong levelled the match for Geelong Lawn with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sam Caddy, with the doubles to decide the winner. This was a hard fought set, with Lara eventual winners 8-6. The final match of the day saw Wandana Heights Blue host Ocean Grove at Pioneer Park and again the match was decided by the doubles. Daniel Mills put Blue on the board

winning the first singles 6-4, 6-2 over Riley Eyck, before Ocean Grove’s Kade Robinson outlasted Martin Dean in yet another marathon singles match 4-6, 6-3, 10-6. In the end, the pairing of Mills and Dean proved too strong for Wandana, with the pair taking the rubber 8-2, leaving the team only two points behind second. Next week may well see the ladder change again, when Grovedale hosts Wandana Blue and for the second week in a row first will play second when Wandana White hosts Lara.

Simon Welsh with a snapper. (supplied)

Connections of Geelong Cup winner Amade after the big race. 368196_24

Managing owner of Amade John Spence speaks after receiving the Geelong Cup. 368196_23

Amade wins prestigious Geelong Cup Amade has won a thrilling Geelong Cup in cold and wintry conditions at Breakwater. The 33/1 outsider stormed home to win the 2400m event from Ashrun in second place, Sir Lucan third and Mr Waterville fourth. Ridden by Zac Spain and trained by Phillip Stokes, Amade can now compete in the Melbourne Cup in 13 days time if connections decide to pursue that option. Spain said the wet track was always going to suit his ride “being an older horse”. “The sting out of the track was always going to help him,” he said. Amade carried a weight of 54kg for the race. A photo finish was needed to decide the placegetters. Animal rights protesters from the Coalitions for the Protection of Racehorses and the Animal Justice Party were outside the main entrance saying they opposed horse racing and the Geelong Cup. Menawhile Greg Sugars bounced won the Geelong Pacing Cup with Mach Dan who completed popular back to back wins in the Group 3 feature. The Emma Stewart trained Mach Dan easily crossed to the lead at the start and Sugars proceeded to ‘drop anchor’ as the $1.65 favourite Rock N Roll Doo opted to sit several lengths away leading the outside horses. Devoid of any pressure whatsoever, the leader ambled through the Cup lead time in 1:17.2, the slowest on record, before barely raising the tempo in a pedestrian like 33.1 first quarter of the last mile. Not surprisingly, Sugars allowed Mach Dan ($5) more rein with a lap to travel and he proceeded to reel off a slick 53.4 last 800 metres giving nothing else a chance holding a metre margin on the line over Major Moth with Rock N Roll Doo four metres away third in a mile rate of 2:00.9. Sugars admitted he didn’t expect to be able to dictate the terms of the race to suit himself in such a manner. “Once I crossed pretty comfortably then I thought it’s our race to lose now and obviously the first lap was pretty pedestrian for this class of horse and we were able to just turn the race into a 1200 metre dash,” Sugars said. “I was very confident once I found the top so easily and to get that first lap that easily I 30 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 27 October, 2023

Zac Spain after dismounting from Geelong Cup winner Amade. (Pictures Ivan Kemp) 368196_18

Trainer of Geelong Cup winner Amade Phil Stockes is interviewed after the race. 368196_19

would have been disappointed if he didn’t finish the race off as well as what he did.” Mach Dan is raced by Team Zav comprising

Danny and Jo Zavitsanos who were naturally delighted to win a second consecutive home town cup.

Snapper delight continues ON THE BITE with Peri Stavropoulos The land-based snapper fishing has continued to highlight the local angling this week with fantastic reports continuing to come through. St Helens has been a popular one this week with reports of fish to 3.5kg being taken. Silver whiting and pilchards remain a popular bait at present, rough nights and dirty water is the key to success. Portarlington and St Leonards are all over reports at the moment with plenty of fish coming from both structures producing plenty of fish, if you can get a spot. It is packed down there but the fishing is phenomenal, fish to 6kg are being landed with lots of fish ranging between 1kg to 3kg. Most baits are working well being launched out on a running paternoster rig. It does pay to bring a smaller rod as there are plenty of fish being caught in close also. At Portarlington the fishing inside the harbour has been great also with anglers casting small soft plastics picking up good numbers of pinkie snapper, trevally and salmon. Anglers fishing from boats are finding great snapper reports and again most of the outer harbour is producing fish. Some areas worth trying are the channel, spoil grounds, old channel off Portarlington, quarries, Alcoa and 9ft Bank. Due to the water temp still being low it’s key to be fishing at particular times when they are more likely to chew such as first/last light and tide changes. Fresh baits certainly help, too. St Leonards to Queenscliff has been fishing very well for King George whiting with reports of anglers finding fish to 45cm. Not all anglers are bagging but the quality of the fish at the moment are fantastic. Don’t be surprised for this time of year to pick up some pinkies and gummies whilst chasing them, too.

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Lara breaks through for first win By Justin Flynn Lara thrashed a star-studded East Belmont to bring up its first win of the Geelong Cricket Association campaign on Saturday October 21. East Belmont won the toss and batted at Winter Reserve, but was in immediate trouble as Daniel Blatherwick (2/33) and Casey Young (3/17) removed the top order. Mitchell Heyward (2/25) and Daniel Hughes (1/19 from 10 overs) were introduced into the attack and continued to drive the advantage home for Lara. Only Danny Hegarty looked assured at the crease for East Belmont, making 41 from 93 deliveries. Lara skipper Daniel Weigl said the pitch played well and that his bowlers and fielders executed their plans brilliantly. Lara lost a thriller in round one and also went down in round two, but has been threatening to take a scalp. “For East Belmont, they just happened to nick everything, every ball that went in the air went to a fielder,” Weigl said. “Whereas sometimes you have days where the opposite occurs. I thought we fielded really well. We bowled really well as a collective.” At 8/79, East Belmont bowlers Jack Jenkins and Dylan Moroney added 31 for the ninth wicket, but a final total of 115 was always going to be tough to defend. Lara lost a wicket early in its run chase, but Andrew Hughes belted 46 from 36 balls to drag the game back into the away side’s favour. “He didn’t go out there with the intent to score that quickly,” Weigl said. “He just played really good cricket shots. He’s had a couple of issues with injuries, but when he’s up and going there’s not many better players in the whole comp.” Casey Young completed a fine player of

Lara’s Casey Young starred with the ball to capture 3 for 17 off 10 overs. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 365914_01

Lachlan Inglis drives for East Belmont. 365914_12

the match performance by playing the sheet anchor role to remain unbeaten on 43 from 94 balls to get Lara to the required total with seven wickets and 21 overs remaining. “He’s got an awesome defence,” Weigl said. “(The situation) suited him perfectly. He’s only moved up the order in the last year or two, but he’s got the skill set. It suits that sort of role.” Lara faces St Joseph’s this weekend, but Weigl said he hadn’t set any strict overall goals for his side this season. “Our best is as good as anyone else, we’re really confident of that,” he said.

“It’s just producing it often enough.” ST JOSEPH’S cruised to an eight-wicket win against Newtown & Chilwell. Sam Mitchell made 63 in the Two Blues’ total of 185 while Brandon Purcell picked up 3/28 for Joeys. Andrew Casey (65 not out) and Andrew Hodgson (55) then made sure the target was reached in 44 overs. MICHAEL McNeel’s golden season continued as Grovedale defeated Highton. McNeel took his run tally to 198 this season with a superb 98 from 95 deliveries in

Grovedale’s score of 8/254. Greg Willows went one better, but like McNeel, fell agonisingly short of a ton, making 99 from 104 for Highton, however the Tigers prevailed by 50 runs. NORTH Geelong returned to the winner’s list with a nine-wicket thumping of South Barwon. Paceman Dale Kerr took 3/19 from nine overs as North Geelong restricted South Barwon to 6/138 from 50 overs. Ned Cooper (73 not out) and Curtly Balshaw (45 not out) then peeled off an unbroken 134-run second-wicket stand to guide North Geelong home.

Mulgrew stars for Titans with superb century By Justin Flynn Armstrong Creek opener Clay Mulgrew made a superb unbeaten 108 in his side’s Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 Grade round three win against Inverleigh on Saturday October 21. The Titans batted first and Mulgrew and Chris Marsiglio (39) added 86 for the first wicket to get the team off to a bright beginning. While a final score of 3/176 from 40 overs was decent, skipper Daniel Maclean said he hoped for 200, but was confident he could defend the total. “If we’re none for 70 most weeks, we’re going to go a long way to winning most games of cricket,” he said. “It’s always a good sign when you get some runs at the top of the order.” Mulgrew has scores of 3, 69 not out and now 108 not out this season. His round three ton came from 132 deliveries with 13 fours and two sixes. “He’s batting well at the moment,” Maclean said. “He got out first game and he’s been not out two games after that, so he’s going OK. At about the 30-over mark, he started to ramp it up a little bit. He got away early, took advantage of the field being up and hit through it and over it.” The Armstrong Creek bowlers were ruthless when it came to Inverleigh’s turn to bat. Paceman Lachlan Mulgrew picked up an early wicket and the steady left-arm in-swing of Jason Robertson netted him 4/23 from eight overs. Sam Stoneley grabbed 4/11 with his brisk fast-mediums and Maclean picked up a wicket himself to have Inverleigh all out for 70. “The best words to say is we were clinical and ruthless,” Maclean said. “I honestly think bowling is our massive

Barwon Heads coach Ben Harris is bowled. 367448_15

Dylan Thorley hits out for Ocean Grove. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 367448_09

strength and we set a really good standard in the field.” The Titans take on last season’s runner-up Jan Juc on Saturday, however the Sharks are winless so far and have been struggling. “We know how good they are and what they can do so we definitely won’t be taking them lightly next week, that’s for sure,” Maclean said. BARWON Heads remained unbeaten and revelled in playing the first Battle of the Bridge contest in three seasons against Ocean Grove. Two early wickets from youngster Taj Don and then a five-wicket haul from leggie Dan

Donaldson gave the Heads the upper hand. Some brilliant fielding from teenager Angus Ford, who took a great catch and executed two run outs, had Grove in trouble, but captain Dan Roddis (25 off 17) and Dylan Thorley (26 not out off 21) got the score up to 137. Ocean Grove bowled well, but Harry Melzer (38) and Darcy Hewitt (24 not out) got the Seagulls over the line with four wickets and four overs to spare. ANGLESEA is also undefeated after knocking off Barrabool. Barrabool made 8/139 batting first with many players getting starts, but failing to get

past 30. It was a tight finish, but Anglesea won with two wickets in hand thanks to a pair of 33s from Brett Venables and Ben Harcombe. QUEENSCLIFF broke through for its first win of the season with a hard-fought victory against Jan Juc. Fran Mileto (70) and Hayden Illingworth (62) piloted the Coutas’ score of 9/185, which could have been more if not for spinner Mark Zahra’s 5/19. Luke Edwards (68) got the Sharks close, but when 40 overs had elapsed they were four runs short. Friday, 27 October, 2023 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 31

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