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Stephane’s slow road to recovery Stephane Vander Bruggen has been through a lot. Growing up in ‘privilege’ in Brussels, he had a happy childhood, but things rapidly turned bad as his formerly tight-knit family fell apart. Family tragedies, crippling addictions and his childhood dream of being an Olympian dashed, Stephane turned to writing. Initially writing to confront his own demons, he decided to publish his memoirs in the hope he could help other people who were going through depression, anxiety and tough times. With the support of Geelong Writers he is now set to release his debut book ‘I Was Not Built To Break’, which will be released on March 3. ■ Read Stephane’s harrowing story and

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Storm havoc hits hard By Justin Flynn Some of Geelong’s northern suburbs were battered by an intense summer storm that swept through the area on Tuesday afternoon, leaving thousands without power and prompting desperate calls to the SES for help. Lara was the worst hit with Corio SES Section Leader Community Engagement Emily Cooney saying the unit received about 140 calls for help. “These included approximately 85 jobs for trees or branches on roads or presenting hazards and more than 50 jobs involving property damage,” she said.

“The top three suburbs attended included Lara with 117 jobs, Anakie with 11 and Avalon with four. “The patience and understanding from the affected community has been invaluable. We’d like to encourage the community to be prepared for sudden storms – put aside some time to clear overhanging tree branches from around your home, secure items around the property like trampolines that could cause damage.” The storm appeared after a sweltering day where the mercury reached 41 degrees in Lara. Almost 6000 homes were without power on Tuesday with more than 2000 in Lara

and Corio still not connected by Wednesday afternoon, according to Powercor. One Lara resident said their power wasn’t reconnected until about 7.30am on Wednesday. “Our friend sent us footage from his security camera and was all done and over in three minutes and 52 seconds,” Brittany Bell said. “It was intense. Very wild and it all happened so quickly. We were surprised our trampoline didn’t fly away and then later we saw that others did.” Ms Bell said her five-year-old daughter was at Lara Primary School when the storm hit and she said it was “loud and scary, the lights flickered on and off” and that all students were

told to stay inside. “She hoped peoples’ damaged houses and fences could be fixed quickly and was sad about the trees,” Ms Bell said. The Bureau of Meteorology reported wind gusts of up to 122km/h at Avalon at 2.21pm. The extreme weather caused six transmission towers to collapse near Anakie. Powercor sent an emergency response vehicle to Lara Community Centre on Wednesday for locals to charge phones, use a wifi hotspot and get on-the-ground advice about the outages. At the peak of the outage, more than half a million homes and businesses statewide were left without power.

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We’re building big and there will be transport disruptions

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re upgrading the Geelong and Warrnambool lines and removing congested level crossings at Fyans Street and the Surf Coast Highway. What we’ve done

Works in progress

Waurn Ponds Station upgrade

Now the upgrade to Waurn Ponds Station is complete, we’re working to upgrade South Geelong and Marshall stations.

5th weekday service for Warrnambool Line

The upgrades will add a second platform with an accessible overpass at each station. Passengers will also be provided with new modern facilities, more car parking and accessible station amenities.

New crossing loop for trains to pass each other

We’re also duplicating 8km of track between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds to enable more frequent and reliable trains for the growing communities south of Geelong. Work continues to remove the dangerous and congested level crossings at Fyans Street and the Surf Coast Highway, making it easier to get around. Train detection technology is also being upgraded at more than 50 level crossings to bring VLocity trains to Warrnambool for the first time.

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Games hearings in Geelong By Matt Hewson ‘The inquiry into the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games came to Geelong this week, hearing from a range of stakeholders from the region. The Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee investigating the cancellation held the first of a series of public hearings on the matter in Geelong on Tuesday, February 13 before travelling to Ballarat on Wednesday, February 14. During the public hearing, held at Rydges Geelong, the inquiry heard from City of Greater Geelong chief executive Ali Wastie, Committee for Geelong chief Michael Johnston

and Geelong Chamber of Commerce boss Jeremy Crawford during the morning session. Witnesses in the afternoon included Surf Coast Shire Council’s Robyn Seymour, Liz Pattison and Matt Taylor, Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine executive director Tracy Carter, Geelong Hockey Association president Alan Climpson and Geelong Swimming Club president Tim Woods. Committee chair David Limbrick said the evidence given by regional stakeholders would help form a clear picture of the cancellation and its aftermath. “Regional Victoria was going to be at the forefront of this event, so it’s vital we hear from the individuals and organisations impacted by

the decision to cancel it,” Committee Chair David Limbrick said. “We’ll also be assessing the adequacy of the government’s $2 billion regional infrastructure and housing build. “These councils, businesses, tourism bodies, sports clubs and accommodation providers will be able to provide first-hand evidence and information for us to consider.” Regional Victoria was confirmed as host of the Games in April 2022, however the state government abruptly terminated the contract in July 2023. In justifying the cancellation, then-Premier Dan Andrews cited a cost blowout from an initial $2.6 billion estimate to almost $7 billion.

In August 2023 the Victorian government reached a settlement with Games organisers, costing taxpayers $380 million. Regional hubs such as Geelong and Ballarat, expecting an influx of infrastructure funding as part of the preparation for the Games, were shocked by the announcement. The nine-person Legislative Council Select Committee was formed by three representatives each from the government, opposition and crossbench. Once the public hearings are complete the Committee will provide an interim report in April 2024, with a final report due by April 2025.

Big works, big colours at Big Boom

Cr Belinda Moloney, Cr Sarah Hathway, Deputy Mayor Anthony Aitken, Ella George MP, Hon Richard Marles MP, Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan, Cr Peter Murrihy and Cr Ron Nelson. (Supplied)

Northern aquatic centre open Geelong’s newest aquatic centre officially opened in Norlane with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday (February 9). Local dignitaries and community members gathered at the brand new Northern Aquatic and Community Hub (NACH), which replaces the Waterworld and Centenary Hall facilities on the corner of Cox Road and the Princes Highway. The $65 million facility was constructed predominantly with funding from the City of Greater Geelong ($48.84m) with contributions from the state ($8.5m) and federal ($8.26) governments. The hub features a 25-metre pool, warm water pool, learn to swim pool, water play area

and waterslide, as well as gym and exercise facilities, a multi-purpose hall, childcare facilities and health consulting suites. The NACH will employ around 250 full-time, part-time and casual staff, while its construction provided employment for nearly 1200 workers. Mayor Trent Sullivan thanked the Victorian and Australian governments for their contributions to the project. “This facility is so important for the future of Geelong’s northern suburbs and stood as the council’s number one advocacy priority for several years as we tried to get it funded and ultimately built,” Mayor Sullivan said. “After so much effort by many people, it is

amazing to see the hub finished and looking incredible.” State Member for Lara Ella George MP said it was exciting to see the hub officially open. “Facilities like this are so important for local communities as a place for active recreation, leisure, and connecting with friends and family,” Ms George said. “I’m proud that the Allan Labor Government has invested $8.5 million to make this project a reality for Geelong’s northern suburbs. “Every Victorian deserves world class aquatic community facilities, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering in Norlane.” The hub will have its first full day of operation on Monday, February 19.

A new exhibition by a local artist exploring the personal journey of the creator through light, colour and texture opens at Big Boom gallery space this month. Opening on February 22, Jan Juc artist Rowena Martinich will present Summer Electra, 14 works tracing her exploration of technique that are intrinsically informed by life outside the studio. The show is her third at the Newtown gallery, with the space itself part of the creation of the works. Ms Martinich, who has worked alongside interior designers to design murals and installations, said the size of Big Boom gave her the chance to “activate the space” with her paintings. “I really love that gallery space, and I felt it was such a great opportunity to be able to create a large body of work that can sit within that space,” Ms Martinich said. “(The works) are quite big, they’re quite immersive. If you’re standing in front of one hanging on the wall, it would be taller than you. So you could view it from a distance as a big artwork, but when you get up close there are lots of fine details within the painting.” She said the exhibition, named after her daughter, was not intentionally trying to express anything specific, but naturally reflected her life outside of the studio, including her experience of motherhood and the coastal environment she lived in. “When you’re painting you’re investing a lot of yourself and your personality into your work, so it’s quite a private, emotional process,” she said. “I’m not trying to represent anything, as such. But everything else that’s happening around you sort of makes its way into a painting.” Opening celebrations for Summer Electra will be held at Big Boom on February 24. Matt Hewson

Nurse found not guilty of bed bath rape A nurse who was accused of raping a patient during a bed bath, while he was recovering from surgery in a private hospital, has been found not guilty on all charges. Peng Yang, 38, faced trial charged with rape and three counts of sexual assault against a male patient, who was recovering from deviated septum surgery at St John of God Hospital in Geelong in 2019. Twelve jurors were told the patient claimed

Yang sexually assaulted him while giving him a bath as the man lay in his hospital bed. However, Yang denied any sexual contact with the patient and said he was performing his normal duties as a nurse in giving the man a wash. Defence barrister Dermot Dann labelled the patient’s claims as “extreme” and questioned his credibility, reliability and the consistency and accuracy of his account.

“Mr Yang has done nothing wrong whatsoever, not only is he presumed to be innocent, he is innocent,” Mr Dann told the jury. The jury agreed and found Yang not guilty on all counts on Friday. Yang walked free from the County Court in Geelong. Rowena Martinich. (Supplied)

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Flying kites high for Palestine Kites will fly high over Geelong to share a message of solidarity, hope and peace for the children of Palestine. The Bringing Back Love – Fly A Kite for Palestine event will include two activities taking place over the weekend tailored for families and individuals to celebrate unity, culture, and hope. A family-friendly kite-building workshop, which has already sold out, will allow kids and their families to build a kite on February 17 from 3pm at Platform Arts. People then have a chance to fly a kite during the picnic and kite flying activity on February

18 from noon at Rippleside Park, which includes face painting, henna, and storytelling. Free Palestine Geelong’s Yasir Ismat said the event was a symbolic flight for peace where kites become messengers of hope, love and peace. “In the simple act of flying a kite, we find a profound expression of hope and the universal desire for peace,” he said. A local community leader said they hoped to see a world where children thrive in a peaceful and joyful atmosphere that is free from violence. “By bringing communities together,

‘Bringing back love’ allows us to connect through shared values, fostering a world where every child can thrive in a peaceful environment,” they said. There is no need to register for the picnic and kite flying activity, with people asked to bring a picnic, their family and a kite to enjoy the day. The Bringing Back Love – Fly A Kite event is a collaboration between Free Palestine Geelong, Platform Arts and the Islamic Society of Geelong. Kites will fill the skies to support peace, hope and love this weekend. (Matt Hrkac)

Feedback on skate park With the new St Leonards skate park now fully complete and open to the public, Geelong council is seeking community feedback on the upgraded facility. The skate park was redeveloped last year with works concluding in December, and now boasts a range of features for skateboarders, BMX enthusiasts, scooter riders and inline skaters to enjoy. The $670,000 upgrade was delivered thanks to $310,000 from the City of Greater Geelong and $360,000 of funding through the state government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program. Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan said community input mattered even once projects such as the skate park were complete. “We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the redeveloped St Leonards Skate Park,” Mayor Sullivan said. “Your insights will help us better understand

the impact of the upgrades and guide future enhancements across our wide range of skate facilities.” Bellarine Ward councillor Elise Wilkinson said the council was committed to creating vibrant and engaging spaces for residents. “Whether you have been a long-time skate park user or are excited to explore the new additions, your feedback will contribute to the ongoing improvement of our recreational spaces,” Cr Wilkinson said. “We encourage everyone to participate in the evaluation survey.” Visit yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/ STLSP to complete a short survey and share your thoughts on the new skate park, or contact the Open Space Planning Team via email at openspaceplanning@geelongcity.vic. gov.au or phone 03 5272 5272 for a hard copy of the survey. Survey closes 5pm on Monday, February 26.

Bruce and Jaiden enjoying the newly upgraded St Leonards skate park. (Supplied)

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Dance club grooving to funding By Matt Hewson Geelong Ballroom Dance Club has welcomed a significant cash injection for upgrades to its facilities as part of the City of Greater Geelong’s community infrastructure and heritage grants. The club will receive a $350,000 grant for the redevelopment of its Kendall room at Hamlyn Heights Reserve, which is just one of the 27 projects sharing in $2.67 million of community infrastructure funding from council. The upgrades will include a new sprung hardwood dance floor, a kitchenette, meeting and office areas and improved accessibility

features such as ramps. The not-for-profit club, established in 1984, has around 120 members and holds multiple weekly dances, classes and events. President Peter Dearnley said the club was “very, very grateful” the Geelong council had given the upgrades the go-ahead. “The club has been around for 40 years, and probably we’ve been waiting for 20 years to have some basic upgrades to the building,” Mr Dearnley said. “The building is owned by the City of Greater Geelong, so it’s nice that after our third try we’ve been rewarded with the grant. “We’re not the only club that uses the space, so it also means the arts group and other clubs

can better use the space we’ve got in those rooms.” Other recipients of community infrastructure funding were Gaelic football and hurling club the Geelong Gaels, who received $350,000 for LED flood lighting at Hurst Reserve, the Lara Swimming Club ($220,000), Chilwell Community Garden ($69,000) and the Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway ($19,300). Drysdale Football Club and the Geelong Rangers Soccer Club had infrastructure planning projects approved, worth $50,000 and $40,000, respectively. Council also approved four heritage grants worth a total of $90,000, including $30,000

for the restoration of Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College’s Merrya Building and $10,000 for the restoration of Christ Church Anglican Parish Geelong. High Performing Council chair Councillor Bruce Harwood said the community grants could make all the difference in getting projects off the ground. “The 27 selected Community Infrastructure and four Geelong Heritage projects respond to a community need, and will improve the health, wellbeing and capacity of the community,” Cr Harwood said. “There was stiff competition with the City receiving 56 applications, requesting funding support of more than $7.5 million.”

New specialist home for four residents genU chief executive Clare Amies said the project would allow the residents to live and age in their homes and communities. “People living with disability need to be able to go about their daily life without having to give thought to what may impede their access to their community,” she said. “Having access to appropriate housing and supports enables the residents to live within their home and local community with confidence, ease and self-respect.” The fully accessible four-bedroom home would include technology improvements to better support clients, improve liveability, and provide 24/7 supported independent living. The home would also feature home automation, fall prevention, height-adjustable kitchen benches, a solar system, overnight

onsite accommodation and an office for a support worker. The Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads representative Graham Mulroney said the club contributed $600,000 to the project, which had been raised by 2022. “Fundraising for this project commenced in 2011 with a generous donation to the Lions Club by the Corless family,” he said. “The commencement of building for this project is the culmination of the Club’s passion to provide accommodation services for those in need and its community fundraising efforts.” BDH Construction will manage the project and said it will work with local trades as much as possible. Jena Carr

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Construction has started on a new specialist home for four Ocean Grove residents living with a disability. Residents Andy, Chris and Ian have lived in an adjacent property together for several years and will welcome another housemate when they move into the completed home. Andy said they had been involved in the design of their new home, which is expected to be completed and ready for the residents to move in by the middle of September this year. “(The design looks) lovely and comfortable. (It is very) exciting and (I’m looking forward to) moving in,” he said. The home will be built to a Class Three High Physical Support design standard with an estimated cost of $2.345 million, funded by genU and the Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads.

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The start of the senior 9.5km run, and the early leaders. Below left: Bully Busters winner Alex Harvey from Ballarat crosses the finish line. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 388189

Sun sets on fun run Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at the Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run on Saturday February 10. It was the 9th edition of the light coastal trail event between Portarlington and St Leonards.

Portarlington Primary School principal Lesley Albutt and students were on hand to provide race finishers with their medallions.

Above: Ash Dunn with sons Charlie and Harry, who were the smallest competitors in the race. Above right: Kelly Viccars and Niamh Wallbank provide watermelon to competitors at the finish line. Right: Rose Mahony from Melbourne was part of a support team.

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Structure changes for council The Surf Coast Shire and Greater Geelong City Councils will have amended electoral structures from October following a review. Electoral structures of 39 Victorian councils will change with the Surf Coast Shire Council due to become a multi-member ward and the Greater Geelong City Council as a single-member ward. Minister for Local Government Melissa Horne announced the changes on February 15 following the Electoral Representation Advisory Panels’ (ERAPS) recommendation. She said the new ward boundaries would be in place for this year’s general elections to ensure

councils reflect more of the communities they represent. “(This is) an important step in our work to reform local government and meet the expectations of communities right across Victoria,” she said. “The ERAPS have delivered thorough work over an extensive period to ensure that Victorian councils will be set up to effectively represent their communities.” The structure amendment will see 30 Victorian councils change to a single-member ward structure, four to a multi-member ward structure, and five to an unsubdivided

structure. ERAPS was formed in October 2022 to advise the state government on the recommended structures, which included community engagement to ensure local views were considered. The panels make recommendations for the total number of councillors for each municipality, the ward structure, the number of wards and councillors, ward boundaries, and names. The reviews were completed to allow candidates and the Victorian Electoral Commission time to implement the necessary

planning ahead of the general elections. Initially established under the Local Government Act 2020, the legislation change resulted from extensive work and engagement from ERAPS over the past 15 months. More information about the new electoral changes and boundary details are available at localgovernment.vic.gov.au/ council-governance/electoral-representationadvisory-panels-eraps City of Greater Geelong and Surf Coast shires were contacted for comment, but were unable to respond by the time the Independent went to print.

Speed dating with books People embraced the company of a good book on Valentine’s Day during a speed dating session at Leopold Library. Known as Library Lovers’ Day by libraries around the country, Geelong Regional Libraries hosted many events across the region on February 14. Leopold Library coordinator Victoria Mathews said the event was a fun way for people to “engage with the library” through a speed date with 10 different book genres like crime or fantasy. “It’s a quirky way of getting people to try something new or even try reading as a recreation for the first time,” she said. “We wanted to tap into something different and thought that finding the perfect date is something most of us find endlessly fascinating. “We’ve created a number of dating profiles from different reading genres, and the idea is that people work around each profile and

decide to put them on their list. “Not only is reading good for your mental health, but the library space itself is bursting with opportunities for people to connect with other people.” Other events included Geelong Library and Heritage Centre’s Scent of a Book, Corio and Belmont Libraries’ sewing and crafting classes, and Queenscliff Library’s complimentary afternoon tea. Geelong Regional Libraries’ chief executive, Vanessa Schernickau, said there were many activities throughout the year, like early literacy programs and craft sessions to help people connect. “When one in four Australians feel lonely, library programs that foster social connection are invaluable,” she said. More information about Geelong Regional Libraries’ events and programs is available at grlc.vic.gov.au/whats-on

Leopold Library’s Peter Stoakes and Victoria Mathews celebrated Valentine’s Day with a book. (Ivan Kemp) 388586_02

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By Cr Trent Sullivan At our first meeting in 2024, council last week awarded the latest round of its Community Grants program. A total of 31 projects, across the categories of Community Infrastructure and Geelong Heritage, shared in more than $2.76 million worth of grants. From Lara, to Ceres, to Armstrong Creek and Portarlington, the grants are helping to progress all corners of our city. The majority of these (19) were to advance shovel-ready capital works projects, which will see new facilities built or existing ones redeveloped to improve services and programs. Improved facilities help community groups to sustain or expand their operations, providing a better experience for their members. The infrastructure grants include: • An upgrade of the Geelong Ballroom Dance Club’s Kendall room, including a kitchenette and purpose-built dance floor, meeting room, office area and ramps - $350,000 • Installation of LED flood lighting at Hurst Reserve, ensuring safe training sessions and games for the Geelong Gaels (Gaelic Football and Hurling Club) - $350,000 • Construction of a raised undercover deck at Lara Swimming Club with bifold doors and a ramp for disability access - $220,000; and • Establishment of a Chilwell Community Garden, including water connection and fence, shed and verandah construction - $69,300 Council also allocates grants to help in the planning stages of an infrastructure project. Among the eight initiatives to receive funding were:

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• $50,000 for the Drysdale Football Club to pursue a lighting infrastructure upgrade, to replace 40-year-old lights that don’t meet current industry standards; and • $40,200 for the Geelong Rangers Soccer Club to commence concept planning for a new club room facility at Myers Reserve. • $14,600 to assist the St Leonards Men’s Shed

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to extend its workshop, providing more space for machinery and workbenches. We also awarded four Geelong Heritage Grants, totalling $90,000. This category aims to assist owners in conserving heritage buildings that contribute to the visual character of our streetscapes. The grants can be used to repair key facades or street frontages of heritage buildings, or to reinstate of street front heritage features that have been altered or removed over time. This round of grants included: • $40,000 towards the slate roof replacement and exterior repair and painting for a Manifold Heights house; and • $30,000 to support the restoration of Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College’s Merrya building on Fenwick Street, Geelong. I was also pleased to recently meet the leaders of two innovative firms, who each received $25,000 Clean Economy grants. These grants support initiatives that address climate change growth and deliver positive economic and environmental sustainability outcomes. FormFlow, based in North Shore, is developing a new finance model to promote a circular economy in housing. This new approach aims to replace the traditional ‘build to buy/rent’ model, with lease financing of building modules. While creative agency Sequence Digital, from Newtown, will use its $25,000 grant to bring new life to lithium-ion batteries collected from landfill. The battery management system will power the Rhino Instruments temperature monitors, which we use at our Anakie Garden Organics Processing Facility. Clever, creative, and community-focused – our grants program is having an impact in so many areas.

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Convoy takes to the streets By Jena Carr The streets will be full of blaring horns and massive trucks as Camp Quality’s Convoy Geelong returns for its ninth year. Close to 200 trucks will travel 43km through Lara, Corio, Waurn Ponds and Geelong from Beckley Park on February 18 to raise money for kids and their families impacted by cancer. Camp Quality’s Sandie Hall said the funds raised by the event would go towards life-changing programs and services and help “change the cancer story for kids and their families”. “Camp Quality’s Convoy Geelong is a coming together of members of the trucking community, with some motorbikes as well, who fundraise practically all year round for our kids and families,” she said. “I’m most excited about when the Convoy starts to leave, and I can’t wait to look at the

kids’ faces as they hear the noise and the trucks take off. “These families are going through some of their darkest days, so to give them even half a day where they can marvel at some incredible trucks will help them relax and reconnect.” Ms Hall said the impacted kids and families were “at the heart” of the event, and she was thankful for the efforts of the trucking community. “It’s the first event since before COVID where we’ve invited camp quality kids and families. So, we’ll have more than 200 kids and their parents at the event,” she said. “They’re (truck drivers) very proud of their vehicles, what they do and the contributions they make. When it comes to family and community ties, they just want to help.” More information about the Convoy and how to donate is available online through the Camp Quality’s Convoy Geelong website.

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GRID ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT AT PAKO FESTA Don’t miss five incredible local artists from the Geelong GRID program as they perform live at Pako Festa on Saturday 24 February 2024. Last October, these five musicians were selected for the GRID Series development program, empowering emerging artists through mentoring, collaboration with a producer, recording sessions, live performances, and the creation of an artist documentary. Now you can see them perform at the Geelong Arts Centre stage, located at the Adroit Chill Out Zone on Hope Street: › LENNi: 12.30pm › Daisy Kilbourne: 12.55pm › Baraka The Kid: 1.20pm › Wild Gloriosa: 1.40pm › Ridzyray: 2.05pm We proudly supported the GRID program, along with the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO), providing a platform for artists to advance their careers and foster a thriving music community in Greater Geelong. To read more about the program, scan the QR code or visit gridseries.com.au/geelong

Camp Quality’s Convoy Geelong will once again roll through the streets of Geelong to raise money for kids and families battling cancer. (Supplied)

Geelong’s Youth Hub is coming! A youth hub is a fun, welcoming and ‘youth friendly’ space specifically for young people where we join up and work together with youth services agencies to ensure that all young people are supported to access activities, programs, and services when they need them. We’re looking to co-design a central Geelong Youth Hub with young people to enable all young people to connect and access the services they need in a fun, safe and inclusive space. You can have your say about the services, programs, and activities you would like to access and the look and feel of the new hub via our survey or in-person workshops. By completing the survey, you could win a $50 voucher, terms and conditions apply. Scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/YouthHub to have your say by Friday 15 March 2024. Follow Geelong Youth to be notified of inperson engagements.

EVENT Meet the Women Leaders Forum The Climate Crisis at Home: What Council and Communities are Doing Do you know what the impacts of climate change are in the Greater Geelong region? Have you heard about the many initiatives being implemented by individuals, groups and government? Maybe you have questions and ideas to contribute to the discussion. Women in Local Democracy (WILD Geelong) are proud to present this topic at our next Meet the Women Leaders Forum, with: › The Geelong Climate Choir

Geelong still a ‘tree city’ For the second year running, Greater Geelong has been recognised as a Tree City of the World by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. To receive recognition as a Tree City of the World, a town or city must meet five core standards: establishing responsibility for the city’s trees, setting policy that governs tree management, having an updated tree inventory, dedicating an annual budget for a tree management plan, and holding an annual celebration of trees. Greater Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan expressed the City’s pride in being recognised as a Tree City once again. “The Greater Geelong trees are not just part of our landscape; they contribute to the City’s livability and distinct neighborhood charm,” he said. “Whether it’s the iconic hoop pines along our waterfront or the majestic elm trees, our trees are living assets that require continuous care and management. “This recognition solidifies our commitment to ensuring the City’s trees are sustainably managed, properly cared for, and celebrated.” The Tree City accreditation coincides with two Greater Geelong trees being newly added to the National Trust of Australia register. A Moonah tree in the Foreshore Reserve, St Leonards and an Algerian Oak tree at Mont Street, Newtown have both been given ‘state

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The Algerian Oak tree at Mont Street, Newtown recently added to the National Trust of Australia register. (Supplied)

significance’ classifications by the National Trust of Australia, deeming them an essential part of Australia’s heritage. Councillor Peter Murrihy, chair of the Environment and Circular Economy portfolio, said the addition of the two trees to the National Trust of Australia register highlights their value to the community. “Both trees are significant local landmarks that are often visited by families and are popular sites for wedding photography,” he said. “These trees are a part of our Greater Geelong heritage and must be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

Experience our grandest street party when the sensational Pako Parade kicks off at 11.00am. The party continues along Pakington Street and there’s so much to enjoy, with this celebration showcasing the cultural diversity of our region through music, dance, food and art. We’ll be there, so drop by to say hello. Enter our competition for a chance to win great prizes, have your say and grab the perfect spot to cheer on the parade.

› Two panels comprising informed women leaders and activists who will tell us about climate change challenges and key initiatives being implemented across our region. The forum will be held at Council Conference and Reception Centre, City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Thursday 29 February from 5.30pm to 7.30pm Bookings are essential. Scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/ WomenLeadersForum

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MY GEELONG Highton’s Alex Hamilton co-founded River’s Gift following the death of her firstborn son River, from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in 2011. She speaks with Jena Carr about the charity and what she enjoys about living in Geelong. What is your connection to Geelong? I moved here in 2012, just after the loss of my first baby, River, to SIDS. We were living in Torquay when he passed away, so a small move to Geelong gave me the respite I needed whilst still being near to my friends. I’ve lived here for 12 years now. My children go to two fantastic Geelong schools, and I have also co-founded a charity here.

searching the rock pools with my 8-year-old Bodhi and 11-year-old Shiloh is one of my favourite things. I am also a big movie fan, particularly horror movies, so going to one of the cinemas nearby, with a trip to Kosaten for sushi, sounds like my perfect night. If it’s a date night, Alma is always at the top of my list, followed by a cocktail or two at 18th Amendment and a dance at Piano Bar.

What do you like about where you live? Starting a charity isn’t easy, but the people, community and businesses of Geelong got behind us from day one, and we always wonder if River’s Gift would exist now if we had lived somewhere else. I live in Highton, which has that beautiful village feel but with the city, beach and shops five-to-20 minutes away. I’m also quite partial to a long black, with great coffee shops right on our doorstep.

What is something people may not know about you? Besides my love of shark and zombie movies, I’m originally from the UK and moved here on a working holiday visa in 2006. Before moving to Australia, I studied in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked as an actor.

What, if anything, would you change about where you live? Possibly the school traffic and the weather, but other than that, Geelong has so much to offer, and I love seeing the progress made here. Where is your favourite place to spend time? I love the beach as the water has such a calming effect on me, and it’s where I feel close to River. Time at Torquay or Point Addis beach

What do you like about your role with River’s Gift? I have a fairly eclectic role at River’s Gift, from marketing to speaking engagements, stakeholder engagement and everything in between. We’re a very small team of three, so we all wear multiple hats. Predominantly, though, I love that I get to be called River’s mum regularly. As a bereaved mum, people often forget how important that is. I’ll have people say that they don’t know my name but refer to me as River’s mum, which I think is pretty special.

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Delivering vital health funding Barwon Health will receive crucial funding to support sick children thanks to the generosity of the Torquay community. The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal (GFA) will deliver needed funds to five regional health services in 2024, including Barwon Health, for the first time in 93 years. Torquay’s GFA area manager Peter McMahon said the funding aligned with RCH’s goal “to create a truly integrated paediatric service system across the state”. “The impact of this funding is significant, and we are so grateful to the GFA community for its generosity and support,” he said. “The funding allocated to Barwon Health will provide nursing scholarships, training, and state-of-the-art equipment in our region. “(It would) help kids receive care closer to home, build the capability and capacity of paediatric health services.” The GFA will also distribute funding to Bendigo Health, Grampians Health, Goulburn Valley, and Latrobe Regional Health.

Mr McMahon said the new regional funding would help build the capability and capacity of health services closer to home. “We want every child and family to receive the best possible care”, he said. “From nursing scholarships to capital expenditure, this investment will go some way to strengthening these services. “(The services provide) invaluable work delivering health care to children, young people, and families living in regional and rural Victoria.” The Torquay Lions Club supports GFA through barbeque fundraisers, raffles, volunteer support, and the Lions Train. “To our volunteers, partners, businesses and organisations, families and individuals, we thank you for your outstanding support to make this happen,” Mr McMahon said. People can contact Mr McMahon on 0411 112 047 or at ben.bon1@bigpond.com to help fundraise for the GFA or donate at fundraise. good f r idayappea l.com.au /f u nd ra isers/ Torquay

LABOR’S TAX CUTS From 1 July, every Australian taxpayer will get a tax cut. Because we want you to keep more of what you earn. This means an Australian worker on an average wage will get an additional ̳1500 in their pocket each year

Tackling cost of living pressures is Labor’s number one priority. And that’s why we’re boosting wages and cutting taxes. See what these tax cuts mean for you Torquay’s Good Friday Appeal area manager Peter McMahon is welcoming funding for Barwon Health through the Royal Children’s Hospital. (Supplied)

Platform Arts has kicked off its 2024 season, launching its first themed program last weekend. CURRENTS, which opened on February 10 and runs unitl March 15, features the work of 15 contemporary artists examining water, the central substance for life on Earth. Platform Arts curator Amber Smith said the exhibition invited both artists and audiences to reflect on their relationship with water, a critical issue given the change our climate was undergoing. “CURRENTS is both an artistic endeavour and a call to action; unravelling our reliance on, and reverence of, water, by delving into the issues surrounding water scarcity, security, and climate change,” Ms Smith said. “CURRENTS presents important and stirring works that bring the importance of water conservation and protection to the forefront.” The artists themselves form a diverse group, including Sydney-based Samoan and Australian artist Angela Tiatia, who was awarded the Ian Potter Moving Image

Commission in 2022 to produce the highly acclaimed work Dark Currents. Local collective Ocean LAB, consisting of marine scientist Dr Prue Francis, sound artist Vicki Hallett and arts academic Dr Fiona Hillary, present Wrack Entanglements, a work drawing on the intersection of art and science to explore the seaweed biodiversity of Australia’s Great Southern Reef. “Wrack is the organic debris deposited onto beaches from tides, winds and waves,” Dr Francis explained. “The wrack along the Great Southern Reef coastline hosts a diverse range of seaweeds, which are marine alga and provide oxygen, food and habitat to life underwater. “Utilising fieldwork equipment, Ocean LAB transforms the species of the wrack into an abstracted series of sounds and imagery, inviting the community to experience the hidden wonders of the wrack zone; a world often imperceptible to our human senses.” Visit platformarts.org.au for more information.

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A story of hope amid despair Stephane Vander Bruggen is a five time ITU world champion triathlete and performance coach who once, seemingly, had it all. He spoke to Matt Hewson about his fall from grace, his journey to recovery and the autobiography he is about to release.

rowing up in Brussels, Belgium, Stephane Vander Bruggen’s childhood was, as he calls it, one of privilege. “I had an amazing childhood; my parents both had good jobs, we had an amazing house, amazing holidays, we never lacked for anything,” he said. Stephane grew up with the finest clothes, went to the best school, learned four languages and enjoyed sport with his parents and sisters. Then, when he was 12, a cruel twist of fate turned Stephane’s world upside down. Stephane’s mother lost her twin brother to cancer and was diagnosed with the disease herself just months later. “She survived but…my mum turned from the most beautiful mum – sporty, intelligent, funny, good-looking – to a drug addict, alcohol and medication dependent,” he said. “I lost my mum pretty much on the spot. And my poor dad…the same thing happened to his mum, he didn’t know how to deal with it so he rejected my mum and became very emotionally unavailable, verbally and physically abusive to us. “Here I was, a little 12-year-old living the dream, and overnight I pretty much lost my mum and dad and had to look after my little sister. I became completely lost and had to grow up overnight. “It became extremely difficult to live with my mum, because her alcohol and drug addiction was extreme, so I’d often call my dad to pick us up. It was hard to deal with that as a 12 year old.” In the late 1980s, mental health awareness wasn’t particularly widespread, so Stephane was left to navigate his own way through his pain and uncertainty. One of the ways he coped was focusing on sport. His discipline of choice was triathlon, a sport he had enjoyed from an early age, and he threw himself into it. “I knew that sport made me feel great, so

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I had to train every day, smash myself to feel better,” he said. “I also developed a food addiction, and then later on when I had my first girlfriend I realised sex made me feel better too, so I developed an addiction to that as well. “So I became like my mother. Obviously it was not life-threatening or as life-changing as medication, alcohol and drugs, but they became my way of dealing with things.” Stephane excelled at his chosen sport, and, aware that triathlon would debut at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, focused all his energy on qualifying for that event. “I was on track, I was doing extremely well,” he said. “I came to the Gold Coast in 1999 to train for the Olympics. And I believe I would have made the team if I didn’t need the surgeries.” Unfortunately, Stephane suffered from artery entrapment syndrome, where arteries, veins and nerves in his calf were getting squashed by the muscle. Surgery is the only treatment for the condition. He turned his attention to the Athens Olympics in 2004, moving to Geelong to train in 2001. However, as the Games approached Stephane’s hopes were shattered once more when he was told he needed surgery on his quadriceps. “I just gave up on the Olympic dream, and I went along to a salsa dancing night at the Nash (National Hotel) where I met my ex-wife, so I decided to stay in Geelong,” he said. Stephane and his wife had two children, he formed his own sport coaching business, and once again, he seemed to be living the dream. And for a long time, he was. However, Stephane’s inner demons worked steadily behind the scenes. After a series of self-proclaimed “bad decisions”, including infidelity on his part, the marriage broke down, he nearly lost his business and, internally, he fell apart.

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- Stephane Vander Bruggen “I deserved it; I was not a good person, I was selfish, too driven, narcissistic,” he said. “I thought, I can’t deal with this, I’m going to Europe. But unfortunately, I did that a week before COVID, so I got stuck in Europe, I couldn’t come back.” Stephane’s sister, who saw his mental health was deteriorating before her eyes, suggested he see a therapist. He followed her advice. “And that’s when I realised that my entire life, I’ve never dealt with anything, I always escaped through my addiction,” he said. Stephane tried to do away with his psychological crutches, but before he knew it he was overwhelmed with depression, anxiety and grief. He attempted to take his own life in the Sonian Forest in Brussels, but failed.

“That’s when I realised I had to turn my life around, and I started writing,” he said. The writing was, at first, “purely therapy”, but once he was able to return to Australia he joined community writing group Geelong Writers, where he found “amazing support”. “I really want to reinforce and express how much writing can heal and can help people deal with difficult times,” Stephane said. “Writing is really like if you were sharing with someone else. But it allows you to keep that privacy because you’re actually talking to the piece of paper or to your laptop. “And it allows you to let go of everything in a way that some people that are very shy or private wouldn’t do otherwise. “So I shared one of my most emotional pieces with the Geelong Writers and they loved it and published that piece. That was December ‘21.” With the support of many people, including ‘Team Europe’ (a German writing coach, a Dutch graphic designer and an English editor), Stephane began to write his memoirs. “Then halfway through the book, I sat down with Kerstin, my writing coach, and I asked her, what do you think about going for it and publishing?” he said. “And she said, I think your story will help people. And that’s exactly what I want, that would be the only reason why I would publish, is to help people through their depression, anxiety, addiction, bad decisions.” Stephane will launch his book, ‘I Was Not Built To Break’, on Sunday, March 3, which he is “really, really excited” about. “In eight days I’ll get the final product and that’s gonna be extremely emotional after all this time,” he said. “I can’t wait to have it in my hands. Going through all of this – depression, the realisation I was an addict and I just lived with anxiety but just blocked it out – it’s made me a better person, a kinder person. “I hope this message will help people who can identify with my story.”

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DISABILITY SERVICES Disability expo heading for Geelong The My Future, My Choice Geelong Disability Expo is soon to kick off on February 23 and 24 and with more than 100 exhibitors already locked in, attendees have plenty of choice, all under one roof, in an accessible environment. Over the past 10 years, Impact Institute’s My Future, My Choice Disability Expo series has connected tens of thousands of individuals with disability services and supports that are local to their community. Established in 2014, the expo program has grown from one event in the Nepean region into a nationally accessible venture, expanding to include 1000-plus exhibitors and attracting celebrity ambassadors from the disability community. The expo stage program encourages community engagement by showcasing social, recreational and sporting activities in a unique, hands-on environment. The expo series encourages participation and fosters community for long-lasting relationships. Expos are partnered with different advocates, sports people, and musicians from the disability community to be our Expo Ambassador. This year, triathlete and paralympian hopeful Liam Twomey is on board as Geelong Disability Expo Ambassador. Liam will share his lived experience with the audience about his amazing journey from cancer survivor and amputee to dealing with substance abuse and mental health struggles, to now being a professional athlete and mental health advocate. MC extraordinaire is Mel Harrison, Founder of Sitting Low; Reaching High, which captures how Mel lives her life. Starting at the bottom and always conquering a challenge to climb higher, while always using resilience to push through when barriers are in the way by making the impossible possible. Diversity

My Choice Geelong Disability Expo provides the opportunity to meet and connect with over a hundred exhibitors. (Pictures: Supplied)

and inclusion are a huge passion for Mel as she strives to break down barriers, remove stereotypes about people with disability and show that there is ability within everyone. The expo will act as a ‘one-stop-shop’ to bring the disability community together

including specialist disability services and product providers, government agencies, advocacy groups, community groups and more in a face-to-face environment. Entry is free for all attendees. In a bid to make the Disability Expo even more accessible,

ImpactInstitute partners with wayfinding and navigation company Bindi Maps. Inside the expo, BindiMaps provides accurate navigation and guidance to all individual exhibitor booths in the space, as well as to bathrooms, information desks, registration, food outlets and other locations. Work will continue with representatives from the disability community to ensure the expo offers real, meaningful solutions and increases inclusion for all people in the community. “It’s about positively impacting people with a disability; to not only help them navigate what choice means, but for it to make a difference,“ expo director Kathryn Carey said. “And in our experience, that looks like a (COVID safe) exhibition hall buzzing with the excitement and energy of people discovering disability services and supports that make a long-term, sustainable and positive impact.” Ready to put your future into action? Want to be inspired with the options for living your best life? Come along and find everyone in the one place: • Government and advocacy organisations • Aids and equipment providers • Financial and legal services • Education, training, and employment providers • Social and leisure options • Transport and vehicles • Health and medical products and services • Allied health professionals • Support services including in home care providers The team can’t wait to meet you. Geelong Disability Expo is on February 23 and 24 at Geelong Arena, North Geelong. More info: geelongdisabilityexpo.com.au

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Lightmare making a splash Lightmare Studios is one of our own. The beloved Australian, Indie Game Development Studio has spanned 16 years and become a respected Australian institution in not just the game development industry, but the education and the broader disability sectors as well. It first made a huge splash on gaming platform Steam, putting Australia on the map with its trading card game (TCG) title, gaining over half a million players worldwide and securing the Best in Play award at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. They won both Victorian and international innovation in training awards for its educational programs, helping over 3000 school aged students begin their journeys to careers in the digital fields through employment in traineeships. Now, with over 30 percent of those in the digital industries being on the spectrum or having another form of disability, the

company now has an industry leading offering, inviting those with disabilities to join its team of passionate game developers to share their love of playing and making video games. Access to its veteran team was previously only available to select students who’ve partaken in Lightmare masterclasses, by studying with their partner organisations including Swinburne University and Holmesglen Institute. Participants in their Lightmare Social Games Community can now learn and practice social skills in a setting they’re comfortable with, engage with a sophisticated methodology built from industry knowledge, discover more about the games development process, now including AI tools, and make friendships in a safer environment that avoids the dangers and toxicity we all face online. More information: lightmare.com.au/ndis

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The Guide DEATH IN PARADISE ABC TV, Sunday, 7.30pm

MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC TV, Friday, 8.30pm

A gloriously beautiful and grand 300-year-old mansion is the beguiling supporting character to Neil Dudgeon’s (pictured) muchloved detective in this veteran crime drama’s 24th season opener. In the postcard-worthy yet crimeriddled four episodes, there’s the case of a murdered book lover with a trail of cryptic clues; a murdered pet detective amid a flurry of furry suspicions; and a Texas oil magnate setting up home in one of England’s greenest and most idyllic small towns, only for a slew of murders to cast a dark shadow. In “The Devil’s Work” tonight, an unlikeable artist and his planned upheaval of his family’s magnificent historical estate sees more than just bad blood.

After a splendid 11 seasons under its somewhat sweaty belt, this easy-onthe-eye British whodunnit comedy returns with its 12th season. Ralf Little (pictured), the fourth star to take on the role of lead detective as Neville Parker, faces more than the traditional episodic crime to solve in this fresh batch of eight episodes; heartache and betrayal cast a shadow over the fictional sun-soaked Caribbean island of Saint Marie. This time, characters face monumental challenges of more than the murderous norm. Tonight, it all begins when a celebrity astronomer is mysteriously felled during a oncein-a-lifetime planetary alignment. There’s also romance in the air for Neville.

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Misfit students and incompetent teachers are the unhinged ingredients to this uproarious British sitcom from the mind of comedian Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat). In a clever and nostalgic rewriting of the script, the series was revived after a 10-year hiatus with previous students Stephen Carmichael (Layton Williams) and Mitchell Harper (Charlie Wernham, pictured, left, with Williams) returning to their old stomping ground of Abbey Grove – as teachers. In this keenly anticipated fifth season, starring Mathew Horne and Vicki Pepperdine, a camping trip is marred by pranks. A spirited, silly diversion in the vein of The Inbetweeners, these gleefully lowbrow hijinks are a winning bandaid for any Monday-itis.

Bring the tissues and a block of chocolate: season two of this heart-on-its-sleeve dating show arrives with a new group of singles who have never been on a date, let alone experienced the rush of firsttime love. With returning hopefuls including mature transgender farmer Di and Chinese international student Charles, it’s a heartwarming and sometimes confronting emotional expedition as these brave and vulnerable participants open their hearts and express their deepest fears and dreams. Viewers will fall for 22-year-old Seventh Day Adventist Asher; 25-year-old IT specialist and selfconfessed geek Kento (pictured); and 28-year-old Allycia, who pines for a fairytale romance.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.00 Total Control. (Ml, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 9.55 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 10.50 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dead In The Water. (2021, Mav) Catherine Lidstone. 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 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Bridesmaid In Love. (2022, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 [MELB] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (PG, R) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Nullarbor Pt 2 – Turning Back Time. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross investigates soil safety. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav) Part 1 of 4. Evidence emerges of foul play in the death of the patriarch of Stourwick Hall. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 10.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.10 Tenable. (R) 12.55 Miniseries: Innocent. (Mal, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Good Ship Murder. (PGv) The crew explores Casablanca. 8.25 Silk Road From Above. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 9.25 Queens That Changed The World: The Virgin Queen – Elizabeth I. (Premiere, PGa) Explores history’s notable female monarchs. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Departure. (Return, Ma) 11.40 Romulus. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Graham Ross explores Uralla Garden. 8.30 MOVIE: The Proposal. (2009, PGls, R) After being threatened with deportation, an editor gets engaged to her assistant to get a green card so she can continue working in the US, he agrees to the charade on the condition they meet his quirky family. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen. 10.50 To Be Advised. 1.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Men’s All Stars. Round 1. Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars. 10.00 NRL: Indigenous All Stars V Maori All Stars Post-Match. Post-match NRL news and analysis. 10.30 MOVIE: Escape Plan. (2013, MA15+lv, R) Sylvester Stallone. 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.45 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 6. Finals. From Doha, Qatar. 5.10 Explore. (PG, R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Sir Ian McKellen. 8.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGal, R) A Chihuahua takes issue with anyone who crosses its path. A groodle is in the running for Australia’s most-loving-dog award. 9.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) A hiker falls from a steep cliff. 10.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Pop Paper City. 5.45 Hey Duggee. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.10 Pfffirates. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Andy’s Wild Adventures. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Carol. (2015, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Mystery Road. (2013, M) 12.25am Would I Lie To You? 12.55 QI. 1.25 Killing Eve. 2.10 Back. 2.35 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.20 ABC News Update. 3.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Numberblocks. 5.40 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon TVNZ 1News At Midday. 12.30 Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Shyness. 1.40 Small Town Secrets. 2.35 VICE Sports. 3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.00 PBS News. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 TVNZ 1News At Six. 6.10 Duckrockers. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Club 101. 10.20 Queer Sports. (Premiere) 12.10am Secret World Of Las Vegas. 1.05 Sex Before The Internet. 2.00 Couples Therapy. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Our Town. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Danger Man. 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 Yorkshire Auction House. 4.30 Touch Football. Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars. 5.30 Rugby League. NRL. Women’s All Stars. Round 1. Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars. 7.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bodyguard. (1992, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Ghosts. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Ghosts. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (64, 73) 6am The Fishing Show.

Brazil Untamed. 10.50 Bamay. 11.20 Going Places. 12.20pm MOVIE: The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 2.10 Good Fire Bad Fire. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Wiyi Yani U Thangani. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Eddie’s Lil’ Homies. (Premiere) 7.45 MOVIE: Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: Friday After Next. (2002, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

Mosley. (2019, PG) 7.45 The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 10.10 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 12.05pm Fatima. (2020, M) 2.10 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 3.45 On The Waterfront. (1954, PG) 5.45 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 7.35 Hope Gap. (2019, M) 9.30 The Limehouse Golem. (2016, MA15+) 11.30 Under Suspicion. (1991, MA15+) 1.25am Life. (2017, MA15+) 3.20 Little Joe. (2019, M) 5.20 The Movie Show. 5.50 On The Waterfront. (1954, PG)

7.00 My Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Counting Cars. 12.30pm Billy The Exterminator. 1.30 PreGame. 2.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Morning session. 4.00 The Lunch Break. 4.40 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session. 6.40 Women’s Test Cricket: Tea Break. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 9.30 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Transformers: Prime. 11.30 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 6. Heats. 8.15 MOVIE: Evan Almighty. (2007) 10.10 MOVIE: The Boss. (2016, MA15+) 12.05am The E! True Hollywood Story. 1.05 Medium. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 5.00 Pokémon. 5.30 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 16. Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 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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Friday, 16 February, 2024 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 17

Saturday, February 17 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Keeping Faith. (Final, Mal, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (PG, R) 2.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 2.45 McCartney 3, 2, 1. (Final, R) 3.15 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World. (PG, R) 4.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 5.00 Landline. (R) 5.30 Muster Dogs. (Final, PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 The World From Above. (PG, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cycling. The Saudi Tour. Highlights. 3.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PG, R) 3.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG, R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PG, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar Lightning Race Day and Apollo Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 12.30 My Way. (R) 1.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 1.30 MOVIE: Rocky II. (1979, PGv, R) 4.00 The Garden Hustle. (PGl) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (Return, PG)

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (PG, R) 11.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 12.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. (Premiere) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (l, R) 2.00 Wildlife Rescue. (PGal, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads: Wheatbelt Animal Carers, WA. (R) Presented by Heather Ewart. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Darby And Joan. (PG) Jack and Joan’s search for a missing boy is complicated by the shock arrival of Joan’s daughter Rebecca. 8.15 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Endeavour plays bodyguard to a soccer star who has been threatened by the IRA. 9.50 Total Control. (Ml, R) Determined to reform youth justice, Alex pushes forward with her plan in the House of Representatives. 10.40 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. 12.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres: Stow-On-The-Wold. (PG) Pam Ayres heads to Stow-on-the-Wold. 8.25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways: West Highland Line, Forth Bridge, Blair Castle. Takes a look at Scotland’s picturesque West Highland line from Glasgow to the Highlands. 9.20 Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership. (PGas, R) Part 3 of 3. An exploration about the truth behind Queen Victoria’s reputation. 10.15 Stolen: Catching The Art Thieves: Stockholm. (Mv, R) Part 3 of 3. 11.25 In Therapy. (Mls, R) 2.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Go behind the scenes of Australia’s immigration, customs and quarantine departments. 7.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007, Mv, R) A former secret agent is once again hunted by the agency that created him. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 9.50 MOVIE: Green Zone. (2010, Malv, R) A rogue military officer uncovers a conspiracy in Baghdad at the outset of the Iraq war. Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear. 12.10 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Cole and Cassie embark on their final mission. 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Experts help people declutter their lives. 8.30 MOVIE: Casino Royale. (2006, Mv, R) James Bond is assigned to stop an evil banker from winning a high-stakes casino tournament. Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench. 11.30 My Life As A Rolling Stone: Ronnie Wood. (MA15+adl, R) 12.40 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.05 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Postcards. (PG, R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 7. Finals. From Doha, Qatar. 5.15 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Contestants compete in a high-pressure, high-stakes game where they must beat The Banker to win a cash prize. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) Follows crews from the North West Ambulance Service as they deal with all manner of crises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat posed by the rising flood waters of Storm Christoph. 11.15 FBI: International. (Mv, R) Cameron’s friend from the US Navy calls in a favour to help her find her nephew, who has gone missing in Crete. With the rest of the team busy, Scott hangs back in Budapest to take care of personal business. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.20 MythBusters. 11.10 Portlandia. 11.55 Black Mirror. 1.10am To Be Advised. 2.15 Unprotected Sets. 3.10 ABC News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 1.55 The Story Of. 2.25 Asia’s Next Top Model. 3.25 WorldWatch. 6.05 MOVIE: Still Standing. (2022, PG) 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 MOVIE: Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible. (2022, M) 10.10 Better Things. 11.05 Fear The Walking Dead. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.00 Harry’s Practice. 11.30 House Of Wellness. 12.30pm Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. Qualifying and support races. 3.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. Top 10 Shootout. 5.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar Lightning Race Day and Apollo Stakes Day. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Danger Man. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 Explore. 10.40 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. Noon MOVIE: Suspect. (1960, PG) 1.40 MOVIE: Golden Ivory. (1954, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: The Wonderful Country. (1959, PG) 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 7. Heats. 8.30 MOVIE: Outbreak. (1995, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Australian Survivor. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Frasier. 4.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Brazil Untamed. 2.30 NITV News: Nula. 3.00 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 3.10 Going Places. 4.10 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 4.20 Who Killed Malcolm X. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 Kura. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 Bears: The Ultimate Survivors. 8.30 MOVIE: Insidious. (2010, M) 10.20 MOVIE: The Fade. (2012, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am On The Waterfront. Continued. (1954, PG) 7.50 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 9.45 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. (1990, PG, Japanese) 11.55 Jackie Chan’s First Strike. (1996, M) 2pm The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 4.20 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 6.35 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 8.30 Road House. (1989) 10.35 Blue Velvet. (1986, MA15+) 12.50am Bleed For This. (2016, M) 3.00 Late Programs.

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

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

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Pre-Game. 2.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v South Africa. Morning session. 4.00 The Lunch Break. 4.40 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v South Africa. Afternoon session. 6.40 Tea Break. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 9.30 Mighty Ships. 10.30 Mighty Planes. 11.30 Late Programs.

1pm MOVIE: Barbie Skipper And The Big Babysitting Adventure. (2023) 2.20 MOVIE: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. (1976, PG) 4.30 Mick Fanning Charity Golf Day. 5.00 Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Bride Wars. (2009, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002, PG) 11.20 Dating No Filter. 11.50 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Camper Deals. Noon Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 17. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05am FBI: International. 1.00 Late Programs.

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Sunday, February 18 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.25 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. (PG, R) 4.40 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of... (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. (R) 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 North Beach Football Club. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Surf Life Saving. Interstate C’ships. 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PGa, R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PGa, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) Highlights from the past week. 12.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 GolfBarons. (PG) 10.30 Surfing Australia TV. 11.00 Family Drives. (R) 12.00 Fishing Australia. 12.30 Building Icons. (Premiere, PG) 1.30 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016, PGal, R) 3.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 4.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 11.00 Buy To Build. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes. (R) 12.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 1.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.30 GCBC. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations: St Kilda And Blackwall. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (Return, PG) An astronomer falls from a cliff. 8.30 Total Control. (Final) The fallout from the vote continues as allegations of corruption swirl around Alex. 9.30 Silent Witness. (Malv, R) Nikki is forced to face her past. 10.30 Mystery Road. (Final, Mdlv, R) 11.25 Harrow. (Mv, R) 12.15 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Final, Mal, R) 1.15 Sanditon. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.05 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Mystery Of Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure. (PGav) A look at Blackbeard’s treasure. 8.20 Putin’s Stolen Children. Follows the story of the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been kidnapped by the Russian state. 9.55 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War: Stalingrad. (Mav, R) Part 2 of 3. 11.05 Muhammad Ali. (PGasvw, R) Part 3 of 4. 1.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Slawomir Tomczyk. (Malv) Ron Iddles recounts how he set out to prove the innocence of the man convicted for murder of Slawomir Tomczyk. 9.35 What The Killer Did Next: Michael Ryan. (Mav) Examines the behaviour of killers after a murder, including the case of pensioner Michael Ryan. 10.35 The Disappearance Of Gabby Petito. (Malv) Part 3 of 3. 12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) The experts call out bad behaviour. 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 Murder In The Family: Jennifer Cronin. (MA15+al) Part 2 of 3. 11.00 The First 48: Trap House. (MA15+al, R) 11.50 Family Law. (Ma, R) 12.40 Building Icons. (PG, R) 1.30 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 8. Finals. From Doha, Qatar. 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates a cold case involving World War II-era bones on the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, and are shocked to learn they belong to a 100-year-old survivor. 11.00 FBI: International. (Mav, R) A US intelligence negotiator goes missing and her Paris apartment is found covered in blood. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Queerstralia. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Interview With The Vampire. 10.35 Doc Martin. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Super Maximum Retro Show. 12.30 Noisey. 1.25 Rise. 2.20 Jungletown. 3.10 The Casketeers. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.10 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 Ocean Wreck Investigation. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Search For El Dorado. 9.20 Cracking The Code. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 DVine Living. 11.30 Animal Rescue. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. 6.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 6.45 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.35 Vera. 10.35 Call The Midwife. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: Not Now, Comrade. (1976, PG) 12.30pm MOVIE: Watch Your Stern. (1960, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Attack On The Iron Coast. (1968, PG) 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 8. Heats. 7.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Middle. 9.00 Australian Survivor. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. 12.30pm The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 20. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 20. Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Final Countdown. Continued. (1980, PG) 6.55 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 8.45 On The Waterfront. (1954, PG) 10.45 Hope Gap. (2019, M) 12.40pm Bleed For This. (2016, M) 2.50 Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 4.30 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 6.10 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 8.30 Riders Of Justice. (2020, MA15+, Danish) 10.40 Caesar Must Die. (2012, M, Italian) 12.05am Late Programs.

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

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

2pm Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v South Africa. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 4.00 The Lunch Break. 4.40 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v South Africa. 6.40 Tea Break. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v South Africa. 9.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

1.30pm Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. 3.30 MOVIE: An American Pickle. (2020, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: The Water Horse. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (2009, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Fast Five. (2011, M) Midnight Medium. 1.50 Rich House, Poor House. 2.40 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 Camper Deals. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 17. Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 1.00 Away From Country. 2.00 VICE Sports. 3.00 Impact! Wrestling Down Under 2023. 5.30 Going Places. 6.00 Just Another Day In Indulkana. 6.10 News. 6.20 Nature’s Great Migration. 7.20 Monochrome: Black, White And Blue. 8.30 One Of Ours. 10.05 MOVIE: Not Without My Daughter. (1991, M) 12.05am Late Programs. 18 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 16 February, 2024

Monday, February 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Endeavour. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 9.50 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 11.00 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (PGav, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Daniel O’Donnell: Home To Donegal. (PG) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 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 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 [MELB] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Australian Survivor. (R) 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. (Return) Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.30 Four Corners. (Return) Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.35 Q+A. (Return) Presented by Patricia Karvelas. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.40 Planet America. (R) 12.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.00 Tenable. (R) 1.50 Why Are You Like This. (Mls, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.35 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (Ms) Hosted by Michael Hing. 8.30 Finding Your Roots: Hidden Kin. (Return, Mav) Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts. 9.30 The 2010s: Peak TV. (Premiere, MA15+av) Takes a look back at the 2010s, a turbulent era marked by political and social upheaval. 11.05 SBS World News Late. 11.35 Blanca. (Malv) 12.35 Silent Road. (Premiere, Ma) 4.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (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 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) After an exhausting round of auditions, the top 21 strive to impress the judges. 9.00 The Irrational. (Mav) Mercer is approached by his old friend CJ, a journalist who has been poisoned. 10.00 The Latest: Seven News. 10.30 S.W.A.T. (Mav) Deacon and Chris are attacked by a drug cartel. 11.30 Curse Of The Chippendales. (Malsv, R) Part 2 of 4. 12.30 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) Two new couples get married. 9.10 Big Miracles. (Malm) Donor eggs offer Sheila and Tyson hope that their dream of having a baby will come true. 10.10 9News Late. 10.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av) The task force is caught in a shootout. 11.30 Court Cam. (MA15+alv, R) 12.00 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 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+sv, R) The body count escalates as a local FBI case involving two murdered women and a host of powerful men turns into a manhunt for the dangerous leader of a far-reaching criminal enterprise. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 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 Louis Theroux: Savile. 11.25 Would I Lie To You? 11.55 QI. 12.25am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.15 MOVIE: Mystery Road. (2013, M) 3.10 ABC News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 MOVIE: The Big Squeeze. (2021, M) 1.55 Cook Up Bitesize. 2.00 Planet A. 2.50 Most Expensivest. 3.20 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Bad Education. (Premiere) 10.30 Last Chance To Save A Life. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Your Money & Your Life. 1.30 Last Chance Learners. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 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: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. (Return) 9.40 Whitstable Pearl. (Return) 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Middle. 10.30 Friends. Noon Charmed. 2.00 Ghosts. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Workaholics. 2.30 Just For Laughs. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Karla Grant Presents. 9.15 The Redfern Story. 10.20 MOVIE: Gran Torino. (2008, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

Satellite Boy. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.50 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 9.10 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 11.25 The Cassandra Crossing. (1976, M) 1.50pm The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 3.40 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 5.40 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 7.50 A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, M, French) 9.30 Enforcement. (2020, MA15+, Danish) 11.30 Late Programs.

11.30 Border Security: Int. Noon Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. New Year Derby. Highlights. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Deep Water Salvage. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Scorpion. 3.00 Bewitched. 3.30 Full House. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (1998, MA15+) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 The Nanny. 12.10am Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Buy To Build. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Tuesday, February 20 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 Following The Drug Money. (PG, R) 10.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. (a, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PGa, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R) 9.50 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 10.55 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 New Breed: The Rise Of The Social Entrepreneur. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: David Cassidy. (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 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 [MELB] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 2.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Gemfields, Queensland. (PG) Guest presented by Lisa Millar. 8.30 Better Date Than Never: Date Etiquette. (Return, PG) Follows a group of single love seekers. 9.00 Earth: Human. Part 5 of 5. 10.05 You Can’t Ask That: Prescription Drug Addiction. (Madl, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.55 Q+A. (R) 12.55 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.15 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 2.05 Tenable. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Peter Helliar. (PG, R) Peter Helliar explores his roots. 8.35 Franklin. (MA15+l, R) Recounts the epic seven-year campaign to save Tasmania’s World Heritage-listed Franklin River. 10.20 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 3. 11.15 SBS World News Late. 11.45 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Premiere, Malv) 12.40 Infiniti. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mal, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGad) 7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 9.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+l) Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay tries to transform New Jersey Italian restaurant Da Mimmo. 10.00 First Dates UK. (Ml) Singles experience the thrills of dating. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 The Front Bar: All Sports Edition. (Ml, R) 12.45 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.45 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) A new couple join the experiment. 9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ml) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Travel Guides NZ. (PGl, R) 11.30 Family Law. (Ma) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) The team searches for Gibbs after wreckage of his boat is discovered. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The team receives a cryptic message. 11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Return) 9.15 To Be Advised. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.55 Back. 11.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.50 MOVIE: Carol. (2015, M) 1.45am Unprotected Sets. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 6.50 News. 7.20 WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Devoured. 1.20 Cryptoland. 1.50 One Star Reviews. 2.20 Earthworks. 3.10 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Stone Cold Takes On America. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 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. 1.55 Dr Quinn. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 20. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. Replay. 10.00 King Of Queens. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. Noon Becker. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

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

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

Strait To The Plate. 2.15 Preserving Kandiwal’s Culture. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 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 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Chatham Islanders. 8.00 Curious Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Mars Attacks! (1996, M) 10.20 The One And Only Dick Gregory. 12.20am Late Programs.

Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 8.20 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 10.00 The Physician. (2013, M) 12.45pm Caesar Must Die. (2012, M, Italian) 2.10 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 4.30 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 6.25 Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. (2005, PG) 7.50 The Exchange. (2021, M) 9.30 I Know What You Did Last Summer. (1997, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Opal Hunters. 1.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: RoboCop. (2014, M) 10.50 Seinfeld. 11.50 The Nanny. 12.20am Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Buy To Build. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 FBI. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Friday, 16 February, 2024 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 19

Wednesday, February 21 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) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 9.50 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 10.55 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Secrets Of Tutankhamun. (PGa, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Autopsy USA: Burt Reynolds. (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 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 [MELB] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Australian Survivor. (R) 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 9.05 This Is Going To Hurt. (Mal) A politician is coming to visit the ward. 9.50 Planet America. A look at the US political climate. 10.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Business. (R) 11.35 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 12.30 Love Your Garden. (Final, R) 1.20 Tenable. (R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scottish Islands With Ben Fogle: Isles Of Wind – Orkney. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.40 The Matchmakers. (PG) Part 2 of 3. The matchmakers send out their singles on their first dates. 9.40 Kin. (MA15+l) With Bren continuing to undermine her power, Amanda is feeling the pressure. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Blinded. (Return, MA15+a) 12.00 The Wall: Cover Your Tracks. (Mav) 3.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 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 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions. 8.30 Miniseries: Mr Bates vs The Post Office. (Mav) Part 3 of 4. Alan Bates allies with the British Post Office in the hope his friends can get justice at last. However, whether or not he can trust the people who have let them down so badly in the past is another question. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News. 11.10 Inside Chernobyl. (PGa, R) Presented by Ben Fogle. 12.40 Parenthood. (PGa, R) Sarah confronts Gordon about their kiss. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The new couples attend their first dinner party. 9.00 Under Investigation: The Vanishing Of Sandrine Jourdan. (Ma) Liz Hayes and her team of experts explore the 2012 disappearance of Sandrine Jourdan. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 See No Evil: Tragedy On Tennessee 14. (Mav) 11.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Destination WA. (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 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Contestants compete in a high-stakes game where they must beat The Banker to win a cash prize. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mlm) Ambulance NSW responds to calls about an 88-year old with a severe head wound. 8.30 FBI: International. (Masv) When an American businessman’s girlfriend and bodyguard are kidnapped just metres away from him in Barcelona, the FBI fly team is suspicious and questions whether the man is as innocent as he claims. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. (Final) 10.05 Killing Eve. 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.45 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 1.55am ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm WorldWatch. 12.35 Planet A. 1.30 Nuts And Bolts. 2.00 The Tailings. 2.10 Australia In Colour. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Inside Wagner. 9.25 David Harewood On Blackface. 10.20 MOVIE: Blade Runner. (1982, MA15+) 12.25am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Hotel Inspector. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape 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: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963, PG) 5.30 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 Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Ghosts. 9.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Friends. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 Big Bang. 2.00 Ghosts. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.35 High Arctic Haulers. 8.30 MOVIE: Girl’s Can’t Surf. (2020, M) 10.25 The Habits Of New Norcia. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 8.00 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 10.00 A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, M, French) 11.35 White Squall. (1996, M) 1.55pm The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 4.10 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 6.05 The Thief Lord. (2006, PG) 7.55 Stand By Me. (1986, M) 9.30 Zola. (2020, MA15+) 11.05 Shirley. (2020, 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 Outback Truckers. 2.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 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 Motorway Patrol. 10.30 Police: Hour Of Duty. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Apollo 13. (1995, PG) 11.20 Seinfeld. 12.20am Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Buy To Build. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 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: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Earth. (R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Grand Designs. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 9.50 Hugh’s Wild West. (PG, R) 10.50 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 56 Years Of Painting, 1 Lesson On Anger. (PG) 2.15 Hunt For Queen Nefertiti. (PGa, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Every Family Has A Secret. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Murder And Matrimony. (2021, Mav) 2.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 [MELB] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Girgarre, Victoria. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Grand Designs Transformations: Blackburn. (Final, PG) Follows an ambitious home transformation. 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. (Final, PG) Part 4 of 4. 9.50 Fake Or Fortune? Flemish Old Master. (R) Part 4 of 4. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 This Is Going To Hurt. (Mal, R) 12.10 Grand Designs. (R) 12.55 Tenable. (R) 1.45 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.35 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 DNA Family Secrets. (PG) Hosted by Stacey Dooley. 8.40 The Carnival: Australia Uncovered. (MA15+l) Follows six-generation travelling show family The Bells as they journey across the country. 9.50 Culprits. (MA15+av) Joe, Officer and Azar visit a mysterious address. 10.50 SBS World News Late. 11.20 The Spectacular. (Premiere, Malv) 12.15 My Brilliant Friend. (Mav, R) 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 The Front Bar: All Sports Edition. (Ml) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a look at the world of sport and catch up with the stars of yesteryear. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 Australia: Now And Then. (Madln, R) Part 4 of 4. 11.00 Born To Kill? Charles Manson. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at Charles Manson. 12.00 Black-ish. (PG, R) 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Emergency. (Mlm) Dr Jonathan Papson is impressed with the pain tolerance of a mechanic who was crushed under a ute. 9.30 RPA. (PGm, R) A university student presents suffering a potentially life threatening collapse of his lung. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.50 A+E After Dark. (Mlm, 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 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. (Return) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Masv, R) Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell’s husband becomes a person of interest in an SVU investigation. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Midnight Would I Lie To You? 12.30 Black Mirror. 1.20 Live At The Apollo. 1.50 Louis Theroux: Savile. 3.10 ABC News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 One Armed Chef. 2.20 The Pizza Show. 3.10 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Devilsdorp. 11.20 Taskmaster. 12.15am Hoarders. 1.00 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 1.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Jabba’s Movies. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Coroner. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 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. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: All Creatures Great And Small. (1975) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Ghosts. 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Friends. 2.00 Ghosts. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.55 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 8.35 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 10.40 Lean On Me. (1989, M) 12.40pm The Exchange. (2021, M) 2.25 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 4.15 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 5.55 Malcolm. (1986, PG) 7.30 The Railway Man. (2013, M) 9.40 The Long Good Friday. (1980, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

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

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9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Twister. (1996, PG) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 The Nanny. 12.10am Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Late Programs.

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Acclaimed tribute brings Bowie to Geelong Adelaide-based vocalist Paul Matthews has always had a passion for the music of David Bowie, a passion he’s able to channel as lead singer of tribute show Ashes to Ashes. But it has been a winding road to Bowie for the 53-year-old, who spent years focused on creating his own music. “I come from a background where I’ve always been in original music,” Matthews said. “It wasn’t until 2007 that I started doing covers. The first cover band I was in was called The Invasion, and we did British ‘60s rock, everything from the Beatles to the Kinks and Small Faces. “From there I was introduced to a different

circle of musicians. Because the covers scene is so different to the originals scene; it is in Adelaide, anyway, there are different circuits you do.” After a stint doing a Powderfinger tribute show, Matthews approached keyboardist and colleague Marco Giardini about the concept of a Bowie show. “We finally started looking for members in mid-2015, and everything was sort of coming together, but then of course (Bowie) passed away early 2016 just after his birthday,” Matthews said. “We didn’t want it to look like we were cashing in on somebody that just passed

away, so we put things on hold for about three months. “We were trying to pay due respect as well. But then when we noticed there were a number of tributes going about, so we thought we may as well just go ahead and yeah, we haven’t looked back.” Ashes to Ashes has steadily gained popularity around the country ever since, culminating in a tour of the east coast and South Australia last year, including an invitation to headline at the Let’s Dance festival in Carinda, where Bowie filmed the video clip for his iconic hit of the same name 40 years ago.

Raging Moby band members Aiden Pangrazio, Declan Bedford and Sam Shallue.

Matthews said while he liked to remain grounded and humble, he wasn’t “really surprised” buy the success of Ashes to Ashes. “I do believe in what we’ve got to offer and I believe the band that we have has got the capabilities to deliver,” he said. “We give 110 percent every night and we’re having fun on the stage. Our intensity always comes across and we’re always having a good time. I think that’s what’s helped us stir up a bit of talk and helped us along.” Ashes to Ashes is at the Sphinx, North Geelong on Friday, February 23. Matt Hewson

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Psych band sea change By Matt Hewson There is a lot to be said for a change of scenery, which psychedelic band Raging Moby have discovered for themselves. After finding themselves locked down together in a share house in Melbourne throughout the pandemic the six-piece band has since relocated to Jan Juc, channelling their lockdown experience into the seven tunes on their new EP, Counterfeit Paradise. Having performed regularly at indie music venues such as the Workers Club, Bar Open and the Old Bar, Raging Moby had built considerable momentum before the onset of COVID-19. That all came to a grinding halt in 2020, according to one of the band’s three guitarists, Aidan Pangrazio.

“We were playing a lot of gigs and recording and writing a lot of music; we’d just put out our first EP and then it sort of all hit us that we wouldn’t be playing gigs,” he said. “We’re all country boys, so we were really feeling the sting of it. My parents were in New South Wales and a lot of the other boys’ parents were in country Victoria. “Not being able to see our family (or) connect with anyone socially, we sort of just put it to music, which was nice in a way, but obviously for everyone it was a hard time to live through.” Once the lockdowns eased, individual members began to move to the Surf Coast, making the transition an organic one rather than a conscious decision as a band. With them, they brought the music they’d written through their lockdowns living

together, which they recorded last year at Big Fridge Records in Wallington to create Counterfeit Paradise. After a solid year of gigs in 2023 and a set at the Loch Hart Festival in January this year, the band is set to announce a run of shows in April through Victoria and New South Wales. Pangrazio said, as always, they would try to bring the party to each gig. “We take a lot of inspiration from bands like King Gizz(ard and the Lizard Wizard), like most psych bands do these days,” he said. “We’ve got some really dancey songs, we’ve got a lot of songs that are influenced by disco, but we put an Aussie rock spin to it, so it’s still got quite an upbeat tempo. We try to get the crowd moving and try to be as engaging as possible through our music.”

The Potato Shed will host three very different shows over the next three weeks as its 2024 program kicks into gear. Internationally renowned classical pianist and comedian David Scheel will perform his award-winning show Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player on Sunday, February 25 for the first show of the season. Scheel’s show, which began as a dare but which he has performed across the world for the past 15 years, displays his mastery of the piano as well as his comedic ability and talent for mimicry. The show includes a miniature concerto of the 20 worst tunes ever written, folk songs played in the style of classical masters and witty commentary on modern life. The following week, the Potato Shed will play host to another work of playwright Keiran Carroll, a pop-rock stage adaption of Rick Springfield’s autobiography. Late, Late at Night, showing on Sunday, March 3, follows the rollercoaster ride of Springfield’s life, from his humble beginnings in Australia and Britain to his meteoric rise to stardom and the struggles he encountered at the top. The show features rising star Jackson Carroll, who will perform over 20 Springfield hits from the 1980s through till the present day. On Thursday, March 7 audiences are invited to step back in time to 1946, where returning Aboriginal soldier Frank Doyle battles prejudice and discrimination in his search for a better future. Written and directed by Noonuccal Nuugi man Wesley Enoch AM, acclaimed musical The Sunshine Club shines a spotlight on the resilience, hope and joy of post-war Australia and includes 28 original songs composed by John Rodgers. Book tickets at potatoshed.com.au or call the box office on 5251 1998.

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A high-tech map revealing the region’s hidden offshore oil and mineral deposits has alarmed environmentalists. The Independent has discovered that Federal Government will send a specially-equipped, low-flying aircraft over the coastline and the ocean off the Surf Coast to produce a magnetic data map. Resource companies will use the map to search for mining opportunities.

An unlicensed Norlane woman who started a car with a fork before driving around Corio blamed neighbours for stealing the vehicle, Geelong Magistrates Court heard this week. Debbie Brown, 28, of Sparks Road, avoided a jail sentence after pleading guilty to theft and driving while disqualified.

Green activists are seeking a total ban on new housing subdivisions along the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula as well as Moolap’s saltworks, Point Henry’s Alcoa site and Lake Connewarre’s shoreline. Victoria National Parks Association (VNPA) has released a report calling for a new Geelong-Bellarine wetland state park, a merger of Barwon Coast and Bellarine Bayside committees of management and a ban on further Alcoa power station activity at Anglesea.

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Austrian Club of Geelong Opening cabaret featuring Tony Rebeiro and The Bureau, Sunday February 25, noon-5pm, Sutcliffe Reserve, 240 Plantation Road, Corio. ■ Karl for bookings, 5278 4620

Geelong Evening VIEW Third Monday of the month, 6pm at Waurn Ponds Hotel. ■ Von, 0414 930 259, or geelongeveningview@gmail.com

DeakinACTIVE open day DeakinACTIVE Waterfront Wellness Centre community open day, Saturday February 17, 10am-2pm. Free event open to all. Group fitness and wellness sessions. ■ deakinactive.com.au/waterfrontopenday

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Geelong Trailable Yacht Club Come for a sail or, if you have a trailable yacht, a tag-along cruise. Sunday, February 18, St Helens boat ramp, Swinburne Street, North Geelong. ■ John, 0411 142 917

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

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

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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, or Barbara, 0419 511 781

GROW Australia Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain mental health through free face to face and online groups. Mondays 7pm, 195 Ormond Road, East Geelong, Fridays 12.45pm, Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Zoom group 7pm Tuesdays. ■ grow.org.au, or 1800 558 268

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Grovedale East Ladies Probus Fourth Monday of each month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel. ■ Sally Nelson, 0402 450 610, or nelsonsally59@gmail.com

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

Waurn Ponds Combined Probus Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am. Maximum 100 members. ■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn

Geelong East Combined Probus The Combined Probus Club of Geelong East meets every third Monday of the month, 10am, East Geelong Uniting Church, corner Boundary and Ormond Roads. ■ Malcolm, 0419 376 380

Bellbrae Singing for Fun Come to one session or come to them all. Bellbrae Hall, 6-8pm May 10, September 13 and November 8. Bring a friend for free for the first time, admission $10. ■ Michele, 0425 849 779

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First Monday of the month, 9.30am, Geelong RSL Function Room, 50 Barwon Heads Road. New members and visitors welcome ■ Pamela 5243 4042, or probusclubofbelmont@outlook.com

Drysdale Day VIEW Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch. ■ Margaret, 0431 636 090

Geelong Day VIEW First Monday monthly from 11am at Eastern Hub, East Geelong. ■ geelongdayview@gmail.com

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Geelong & District Budgerigar Society

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Alfa SUV off to a bright start By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring I’m over electric vehicles, monster utes and sleek SUVs. They all have their place – these days highly prominent – in the automotive pantheon, but range anxiety, truck-style fossil fuel pollution, or squeezing into the third row of a seven-seater . . . poof! I’ve had ’em. All is not lost, however. There are all-rounders out there that fit the bill of what is expected, without going over the top. One such creature is the Alfa Romeo Tonale Hybrid SUV. Named after one of Italy’s highest mountain passes Alfa says the compact five-seater encapsulates the organic curvatures, bends and lines found in nature. And Alfa’s first foray into the so-called C SUV segment, one of the most competitive in the automobile market, needs something to stop potential buyers in their tracks. There’s plenty of Alfa essence – power and driving precision – to attract attention. It is available in two trim levels – Ti and Veloce – which arrived in Australian priced from $49,900 and $56,400 respectively, making it a rival for the Audi Q3, BMW X1, Lexus UX and Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. The Tonale Plug-In Hybrid Q4 joined the team late last year in a highly specified Veloce trim offered from $77,500. Two options include the Technology Pack, for $2500, which takes the Ti up to Veloce safety standard and Lusso Pack, at $4500, the latter adding seat upgrades, heated steering wheel and 14-speaker 465 W Harman/ Kardon audio system.

Alfa Romeo’s entry into the compact SUV segment is off to a positive start. (Pictures: Supplied)

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Safety Styling Sourced from the Turismo Internazionale (hence the Ti) has traditionally been identified with the most exclusive, elegant and comfortable Alfas. Signature features include the V Scudetto grille, offset rego plate and 18-inch diamond cut five-circle spoke wheels, echoing the classic Alfa Romeo. Conversely, the present is to the fore with full LED Matrix headlamps, topped off with wave-pattern daytime running lights, which, as red lights are repeated at the rear, flanking the hands-free power liftback.

Interior Front seats have a wide range of adjustment and offer good visibility all round. However, tall occupants soon put rear leg room at a premium, but generally the cabin is spacious and comfortable. Perfect for pottering around town with two up front. Boot space is a usable 500 litres, which can be ‘pumped’ to 1550 litres with second row backs folded. A space-saver spare finds a home under the floor.

Infotainment Infotainment is accessible via a 10.25-inch touchscreen, incorporating embedded satellite navigation, mounted in the central dashboard. Images are clear and quick to call up. Unlike many of its ilk the screen is shaded well from bright light. Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto are on tap, while Alfa Connected Services enables control of a range of functions via an app. Centre console storage includes a wireless charging station. Also standard features are digital radio, voice command, USB-A and USB-C inputs, plus steering wheel controls.

Engines/transmissions The 118-kW turbocharged engine plus mild hybrid technology enables pure electric drive and regenerative braking, stop / start operation, plus added boost to petrol power. Paired with a seven-speed dual clutch transmission and 48 V 15 kW / 55 Nm electric motor make it possible for the 1.5 litre petrol engine to propel the wheels even when the internal combustion power is turned off. The transmission enables the start-off and travel in electric mode at low speeds and when parking or cruising. The result is the

All Tonale variants have earned a five-star ANCAP rating at 2022 standards. Passive safety features include dual front, side chest and head protecting airbags as standard across the range. Active safety is covered by adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, intelligent speed assist, traffic sign recognition, front and rear parking sensors and rear-view camera with dynamic guidelines.

Driving With keyless entry, getting underway presented a few problems, the main, how to start the engine. An extended search finally came good: the start / stop button was attached to the steering wheel rim. Stupid boy! Alfa’s mild hybrid electric system can drive the wheels alone up to 40 km/h, so the slow stuff can be done as a full electric vehicle before the petrol motor chimes in. The 1.5 litre variable-geometry turbocharged unit handles the 1491kg of the Tonale Ti as well as can be expected under the Natural drive mode. Expect the Tonale to average premium petrol consumption of 5.6 litres per 100 kilometres over a range of driving conditions. Advanced Efficiency is the money saving mode, with sporty performance sacrificed at the altar of economy. The dual clutch here showed its characteristic choppy changes. Time to wind up the Alfa to its zenith in Dynamic mode. Gear shifts were at their snappiest delivering a satisfyingly sporty driving experience. AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Alfa Romeo Tonale Ti Hybrid from $49,900 Alfa Romeo Tonale Veloce Hybrid from $56,400

A 12.3-inch digital cluster is located directly in front of the driver, while those wanting to get their hands on the outsize aluminium paddle shifters behind the steering wheel will need to step up to the Veloce variant. Ride is a not-uncomfortable experience on the 18-inch wheels with chubby rubber.

Summary While not exactly causing the hairs on the back of the neck to stand up – I’ll leave that to the Veloce – the Tonale Ti could be for many what they always hoped for in an Alfa – a handsome model (tick), a sporty driving experience (tick) and technological team leader (tick).

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Left: Dan Blatherwick jams down on this delivery (top); Ed Kol drives down the ground after taking eight wickets on day one. Above: Dan Hughes jumps as he fends at this Dale Kerr delivery. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 384569

Left: Alistair McCann in action. Centre: Adam Costello removes the bails but Ed Kol is in his ground. Right: Alistair McCann can’t believe he didn’t get a wicket with this delivery.

Sports on the rink and pitch Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Lara for the home team’s Geelong Cricket Association clash with North Geelong and at Geelong Eastern Park Bowling Club where Eastern Park took on Bell Post Hill in Premier bowls.

Sean Logan watches his bowl intently.

Scott McDonald plays a forehand. Supawadee Khruapanich looks for position.

Left: Michael Couzens needs to get close with this bowl. Centre: Paul Standaert leads for Bell Post Hill. Right: Peppe Scorpo leads for Eastern Park. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 384567 32 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 16 February, 2024

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Pies-Tigers to do battle for T20 final North Geelong and Grovedale will do battle in the Geelong Cricket Association T20 final. Nathan Harper led Grovedale to a four-wicket win against East Belmont. Harper took 3/22 as East Belmont was all for 95 in 20 overs. Spinner Bailey Sykes proved tough to get away with 1/13 from four overs as was Sam Coutts (2/13 from four). Michael McNeel then made 51 from 47 balls to have the Tigers chase down the total in the 16th over despite 2/17 from Dale Boyd. North Geelong was too good for Lara. Connor Hangan made an unbeaten 65 from 48 balls to be the main reason why the Magpies reached 7/144 from 20 overs. George Blatherwick picked up 2/24 for the Cats, but his batters couldn’t chase down the required total. Hangan capped off a stellar game with 3/19 from four overs to have Lara all out for 102 with seven balls remaining. Alistair McCann and Dale Kerr also took two wickets each. The final is on Tuesday February 27 at Waurn Ponds. MEANWHILE Geelong’s Provincial Country Week side thrashed Warrnambool &

District on Monday. Chasing 251 for victory, Greg Willows whacked 78 from only 25 deliveries as Geelong reached the target five wickets down in the 30th over. Sam Hall made 43 and Josh Lacey 42 not out. On Tuesday, Geelong defeated Leongatha on the Duckworth Lewis System after rain ended play early. Sam Hall made an 88-ball 101 and North Geelong teammate Philip Visser 82 as Geelong posted 8/294 and had Leongatha in trouble at 5/78. On Wednesday against Ferntree Gully, Dan Blatherwick (4/39) and Sam Coutts (3/40) bowled well with the new ball and were largely responsible for restricting the score to 237. However, Geelong lost regular wickets are was all out for 108. Geelong played Sale Maffra at Altona yesterday with the final between the top two sides today (Friday February 16). In Division 2, Bellarine Peninsula sat on the bottom of the 10-team competition yesterday morning and were out of contention for the final. Justin Flynn

ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

North Geelong’s Sam Hall made a stunning century for Geelong Cricket Association in Melbourne Country Week on Tuesday.

Section 6 Girls Teesdale: Ariana Stubbs, Madison Geddes, Lacey Vanderkley and Sophie Nurnaitis. (Supplied)

Meredith dominates LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers Things are tightening up in the race to finals in all sections, but no more so than in Section 6 Girls. Meredith, in its first season, continued its unbeaten run this week with a convincing 6-0 win over third placed Teesdale. While the score looked one sided, Teesdale had its chances with Sophie Nurnaitis just going down to Phoebe Brown in a tie-break in the first singles, and Arijana Stubbs missing out to Maggie Brown, also in a tie-break in the fourth. Teesdale also had a chance in the second doubles but Meredith’s Savannah Thompson and Maggie Brown managed to win 6-4 over

Lacey Vanderkley and Stubbs. Meredith now finds itself guaranteed minor premiers, however, the rest of the finals positions are still up for grabs. Drysdale, sitting fourth, helped its cause beating second placed Barwon Heads away from home. Mikayla Wiffen, Ava Gleeson, Tilly Davies and Georgina Palmateer all won their singles guaranteeing the win before Mizuki Yamakawa Armstrong and Georgie Price put the Heads on the board with a 6-3 win in the first doubles, their only set for the day. This leaves both teams in the same position, but Drysdale is now only seven points from second with three matches to play. The final match of the day saw Geelong Lawn beat Highton four sets to two. The teams

Snapper on the chew in the bay

were level on points going into the match with Lawn ahead on percentage. The match was close all the way through with Eva Katzer winning the first singles 6-1 for Lawn, but Tayla Newton countering for Highton coming through in a tie-break. Bella Smith followed up with a 6-4 for Highton in the third, but Lawn’s Charlotte White prevailed 6-4 in the fourth. The difference in the end was the doubles with Lawn winning both keeping its finals hopes alive, only three points away from fourth. With only 10 points separating second and fifth all teams will need to play well over the next three weeks and will be looking to finish second or third to avoid Meredith in the elimination final and to give them the best chance of an upset come grand final day.

Some improvement in the weather has allowed anglers a good opportunity to venture out for a fish during the weekend and get back to their favourite locations. The bay has produced some great fishing with snapper on the chew and plenty of them. Anglers have been finding fish spread right across the bay in various popular locations with fish to 6kg on offer. Peri Stavropoulos from Trellys Geelong fished alongside his father Michael Stavropoulos and good mate Josh Caruso with the trio getting amongst a hot session of fish to 6kg. Baits worked best for the boys with the fish taking a liking to pilchards, silver whiting, sauries and squid. Closer in has still seen some nice King George whiting on offer and again anglers fishing the stronger tides of an evening has been by far the most productive. Garfish have been on a few anglers’ minds this past week with point henry seeming to be the most productive area. Anglers anchoring up in shallow water with a strong trail have had the gars all around the boat, small baits under a pencil float are the best bet to get a few in the boat. The offshore tuna bite has really improved this past week with great numbers of fish being landed and at a much better average size compared to the last few weeks. The 45 metre line has been seeing the majority of the action with diving hard body lures proving lethal. The famous Halco King Brown as expected has been a standout lure. At times the fish will be sighted on the top and casting stickbaits or poppers is by far the most effective and exciting way to target them. Kingfish have also been on the radar for anglers with still a few being landed. Knife jigs and squid strips have been most effective. Queenscliff Harbour has had some good fishing this week especially if you’re in a kayak or small boat. Casting soft plastics around the boat hulls and structure has been working well getting bites from silver trevally, pinky Snapper and salmon. 4” Turtle back worms and 2.5” grubs are both favourites for this area, with the Z-Mans Scent definitely makes a huge difference.

The Independent ’s On the Bite fishing columnist Peri Stavropoulos with a snapper. (Supplied) Friday, 16 February, 2024 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 33

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Flapper ready for challenge By Tara Murray There is plenty of fire in the belly for Melbourne eXtreme star Matt Flapper ahead of the Bowls Premier League 19 competition. The competition kicks off on Monday February 19 in Moama, with the best bowlers in Australia taking to the green for the shortest format. Flapper has played in all but one series with the Club Sunbury-based franchise since it joined the competition. eXtreme is yet to win a title, having gone close twice, finishing runners-up in BPL18 and BPL15 Flapper said they were keen to finally breakthrough and get that win. “We’ve been close a couple of times,” he said. “The first one hurt a bit more. It was heart breaking last year to be so clos. There is fire in the belly to go one better, it would be massive for the franchise.” The former Aussie star will again headline the eXtreme line up, with Kylie Whitehead in

the side for a second time. She was the women’s most valuable player in the last edition. “She dominated,” Flapper said. “You would have thought she had been playing for years, not for the first time. “She made no fuss and just fitted in and she just brings it. I’m sure she will bring it again.” The eXtreme will have a new member this time round with Ray Pearse stepping in with Ali Forsyth out with illness. Pearse is no stranger to the BPL, having previously represented the Sydney Lions and Perth Suns, with his most recent event being at BPL13 in April 2021. Flapper said it was a really nice phone call to make to let Pearse know they were keen for him to step in. “He is one of the best players in Australia,” he said. “I played with him when he made his debut for Australia back in the day. “We’ve had a bit of a connection and the mutual respect has grown over a long time. “It’s a little bit exciting and he’s a good bloke

who should fit in well. I rang him up and he said that it wasn’t the phone call he was expecting. “He had to check that he could get the time off work. It wasn’t long before he returned my phone call.” With this edition of the BPL in Moama, Flapper said they were hoping to have plenty of support as they search for glory. He said they needed to get off to a good start. “Anything can happen,” he said. “We need to chalk up early wins and set ourselves up for Thursday and Friday. “In finals anything can happen. I’ll have some good support from Ocean Grove and Club Sunbury. Hopefully they’ll get behind us and hopefully have something to cheer on.” Melbourne eXtreme will also be represented in the Junior BPL Challenge which is for under-18 players. Emilee Davies, Jonty Hayes and Logan Marshall were successful at the Sunbury qualifying event, and will represent the Melbourne eXtreme in the decider.

Matt Flapper is hoping for another big BPL. (Bowls Australia)

VFL and VFLW fixtures announced

Josip and Noa Skoko. (Supplied)

Skoko signs first pro contract Noa Skoko, the son of former Socceroos’ great Josip Skoko, has followed in his father’s footsteps and signed his first professional contract with Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split, nearly 29 years after his father did the same. Skoko junior, who also came through the ranks at North Geelong Warriors, has been plying his trade in Split for the past two seasons in the club’s youth program. The 18-year-old has now been elevated to the senior level, where he will look to emulate the success of his father who played 149 games for the Majstori s mora across seven seasons. “It is good that he has affirmed himself here at Hajduk since he moved 18 or so months ago,” said a proud Josip, who was capped 51 times by the Socceroos. “This contract means a lot as it confirms he has reached the next step in his development, which is now the challenge to break into 34 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 16 February, 2024

senior football at a professional level. “In the last 18 months he has had a lot of intense football including national team games, junior games but all at a very good level giving him the chance to grow steadily which is important at this age.” Noa was recently touted as one of the best youth footballers in the world by well respected English media outlet The Guardian, after he helped Hajduk Split’s youth team make the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, where they ultimately went down to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Noa has found plenty of success while in Croatia, having been capped 17 times already for the Croatian Under 17 national team. He has recently been called up to the Under 19s setup, and while there have been plenty of calls from Down Under for him to be capped by the Socceroos, Josip admits he is unsure where Noa’s international future lies. “He leaves tomorrow for his first Under 19

Croatian team camp but who knows what the future holds regarding his international football,” he said. Noa’s older brother Luka, 21, is also impressing in Croatia. The former Warriors’ best and fairest winner, recently signed at Croatian second tier club Croatia Zmijavci, after a solid mid-season preparation at NK Solin. The success of the Skoko brothers continues the impressive production line of professional footballers produced by the Warriors. The club’s excellent youth program over the years has seen numerous young footballers make it to the professional stage, with a number being capped by the Socceroos and Croatia at youth and senior level. Skoko, Steve Horvat, Matthew Spiranovic and Joey Didulica (Croatia) have all come through the ranks at Elcho Park. Janakan Seemampillai

Geelong begins its VFL season on Saturday March 23 with a home game at GMHBA Stadium against Werribee at 2.05pm. The Cats have another home game in round two, taking on Box Hill Hawks on Saturday March 30 at 11.05am. Geelong then has three away games before returning to GMHBA Stadium to tackle Frankston on Sunday May 5 at 1.05pm. The Cats have their next home game in round nine against GWS before hosting Richmond on Saturday June 1 in a prelude to the senior match under lights. Further home games against Sandringham, Footscray Bulldogs and Carlton are on days and times to be confirmed. Venues and times for the Smithy’s VFL fixture from round 14 onwards will be confirmed once the last part of the AFL fixture is announced later in the year. Geelong begins its VFLW season on Sunday March 23 against Carlton at GMHBA Stadium. They play Box Hill Hawks at home following the VFL clash on March 30 before hosting Darebin Falcons at Colac’s Central Reserve on Saturday April 13. Geelong’s final three home games are at Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, against Collingwood on Saturday May 11, Western Bulldogs on Saturday June 1 and Port Melbourne on Saturday June 15. Both competitions will commence on the weekend of March 22 to 24, aligning with round two of the 2024 Toyota AFL Premiership season. All 12 teams who took part in the VFLW last year will again feature in the 2024 VFLW season, which will again comprise 14 rounds. In a change to the VFLW fixture for season 2024, the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants will compete in part of the season, with each New South Wales-based club to play five matches against VFLW clubs from rounds three to seven of the home-and-away season.

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Mulgrew stars in Titans win By Justin Flynn Armstrong Creek opener Clay Mulgrew reaffirmed his standing as one of the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association’s best batters with a superb unbeaten century to cement a finals spot for his side. The Titans swapped places with Barrabool on the ladder to ease into third and with two games to go, are guaranteed to play finals cricket. Chasing 163 for victory at Ceres Recreation Reserve on Saturday February 10, Mulgrew was again the rock of Armstrong Creek’s innings. At 3/64, the game was close and Ben Fary joined Mulgrew at the crease to put on an unbeaten stand of 100 to win the game. Fary made a patient 26 from 103 deliveries while Mulgrew batted through the innings to remain unbeaten on 102 from 193. “I think I was pretty scratchy,” Mulgrew said.

“It was just about trying to stay in. I knew if I could kind of get through 30 or so overs that I could find some runs towards the back end and the over rate wasn’t really an issue, so it was just about staying in and just staying alive, really.” Mulgrew said Fary’s knock was exactly what the team needed. “He was perfect - he came in with exactly what the team needed from him,” he said. “It was great to have him out there.” James Fisher was again hard to get away for the Bulls, taking 2/23 from 17 overs. Mulgrew has made 591 runs so far this season at an average of 73.88. A top two finish isn’t out of the question for the Titans, but it appears unlikely. “Just getting into finals is priority number one and then the rest can take care of itself,” Mulgrew said. “Our main focus going into the game was to try and sew up that finals spot, we get in there

and get to have a crack against the best teams in it.” BARWON HEADS looks destined to earn a home final after defeating Jan Juc by five wickets. Chasing 166 for victory, Brent McMinn (50), Max Melzer (41) and Jason Mallett (30 not out) did enough despite superb bowling from Jordy Graham and Oscar Crocker, who each took two wickets while also keeping the run rate down. OCEAN GROVE’s finals hopes are done after losing to Queenscliff. Daniel Stott (59) and Frank Mileto (55 not out) got the Coutas to 6/162 in pursuit of 112 before stumps were called early. STEVE Nicholson took 4/22 from 16.3 overs to lead Anglesea to a 51-run win against Inverleigh. Lachie Platt made 49 for the Kookaburras, but a 53-run last-wicket stand on day one was all the difference for Anglesea.

Ben Fary bowling against Ocean Grove, but it was his batting that helped Armstrong Creek win the game against Barrabool.

McKenna ton sets up Two Blues victory A mammoth run chase, spearheaded by opener Paddy McKenna, kept Newtown & Chilwell’s Geelong Cricket Association finals hopes flickering on Saturday February 10. Needing 338 for victory against South Barwon at Reynolds Oval, the Two Blues made easy work of the chase, reaching the target with the loss of only three wickets from 77 overs. A logjam from third to seventh on the ladder means only one win separates five sides for the final two spots in the four. The Two Blues are seventh and will need two wins and a lot of things to go their way to make it, but the run chase against South Barwon has given the side a lot of confidence. The star of the show was McKenna, who made 141 not out from 231 deliveries that included 15 boundaries and five sixes. It was McKenna’s second hundred of the season. “It’s funny, I don’t think I ever felt super comfortable, which is weird,” he said. “Against Grovedale I got a hundred a few weeks ago and I honestly felt like I could bat for five days. I know it probably wasn’t the prettiest 140. My wagon wheel wouldn’t have been great. It would have had a few balls through the slips cordon, but I just sweated on some short stuff.” Despite the massive job ahead at the start of day two, McKenna said the side felt reasonably confident providing there were wickets in hand. Tyson Windus chipped in with 39 and then English import Ronnie McKenna shared another century partnership with his namesake with a delightful 72 from 103 balls. “We share the same last name, but we’re about 20 years difference in age so the boys think we’re like father and son,” McKenna said. “The great thing about Ronnie is he’s our best batter and a class player, so even leading into tea we were going at four an over. They had 15 overs of tight bowling, but you know when Ronnie’s out there, at any point he can take five overs for 50.” Noah Guida then came in and smacked an unbeaten 48-ball 60 to help bring up the win. South Barwon took the second new ball, which McKenna said may have helped the Two Blues with a few more gaps on a deck that is “as flat as we’ve got in Geelong at the moment”. “I was just pushing a single to get up the other end, and Noah sort of took control of the game,” he said. “And I think because you can’t take the new ball and not have a slip and a gully it opens up one or two more gaps. “Our mentality as a group was you can’t win it in the first 20 or even 40 overs, you can only lose it. So it was really just bat to tea and then reassess the situation and just try and keep wickets in the shed.”

Main: Dale Kerr bowls to Dan Hughes on his way to taking seven wickets for North Geelong. Left: Dale Kerr thinks about his next delivery on the way to 7 for 31 for the Magpies. Right: Dan Blatherwick becomes one of Dale Kerr’s seven wickets for North Geelong. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 384569

EAST BELMONT secured a top two finish with a four-wicket win against Grovedale. Josh Lacey (66 not out) and skipper Shane McNamara (57) helped get their side to 6/186 in pursuit of the Tigers’ 183 all out. NORTH GEELONG is all but assured of the minor premiership after defeating Lara by 113 runs. Paceman Dale Kerr ripped through

the Lara batting line-up to take 7/31 from 16.5 overs while Tom Mathieson was miserly as always with 2/14 from 14. Lara was all out for 93 in response to the Magpies’ 206. ST JOSEPH’S successfully chased down Highton’s 94 all out with the loss of five wickets despite a sprinkler malfunction that saw McDonald Reserve drenched early Saturday

morning. When play was able to resume three quick wickets from Errol Burns gave Highton some hope, but in the end, they just hadn’t made enough runs and contributions from Andrew Casey (42) and Jackson Bye (35) proved the difference. Justin Flynn Friday, 16 February, 2024 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 35

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