Little Malop Street hospitality operators are concerned at the narrative of violence and danger that has arisen after the fatal stabbing of a young Geelong man in the popular food and entertainment precinct last weekend.
The tragic death of Jayme Sykes in the early hours of Sunday, October 27 has caused an outpouring of grief from his family, friends and the broader Geelong community.
But owners of Little Malop Street businesses have also expressed their fears the public commentary around the precinct could further damage the already struggling hospitality industry.
Piano Bar co-owner and popular entertainer Andy Pobjoy said the devastation surrounding Mr Sykes’ death was palpable.
“His family are shattered, there’s still people visiting the temporary tribute that’s been set up in Little Malop Street; it’s really emotional,” he said.
But Mr Pobjoy said the way the area had been depicted in media reports following the stabbing was not representative of the “lived experience” of those who work at and patronise Little Malop Street venues and restaurants.
“We’ve had a fight in Piano Bar once, I think back in 2020; we don’t have violence,” he said.
Street safe despite death Food, fun, frivolity at school fair
“You can take your nanna out for dinner and then come to Piano Bar afterwards, that’s the vibe we’re all going for and that’s what we hope to be able to keep.
“There’s been so much time, energy and money put into trying to set aside this one little stretch of the Geelong CBD, to make it a really cool place to come to.
“99 per cent of the young kids who go out are having the time of their life. The younger audience isn’t drinking as much, when we have the netball trips or the footy trips in they are absolutely delightful.
“And now we’ve got this precious little area where all the shops are full, there is world-class dining and great entertainment
It’s back and Surfside Primary School’s Fresh Food Fair is again promising delicious food, fantastic entertainment and community spirit.
Funds raised will support the school’s award-winning Kitchen and Garden program, which offers our students unique hands-on experiences in cooking and gardening, setting our school apart in the region.
Coinciding the Melbourne Cup weekend, the Fresh Food Fair is on Friday November 1 from 3.15pm to 7.30pm at the primary school.
Organiser Stacey O’Keefe said the event promises an unforgettable time and features a delightful afternoon tea featuring the traditional cake stall, the whimsical Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and a variety of sweet treats including fruit ice cream, popcorn, chocolates, and lollies.
Every class at Surfside runs its own market stall, offering everything from homemade curries and pastries, cakes, potted plants to exciting side show games, lucky dips, face painting, the dunk bucket challenge and gift stalls.
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options, and it’s at risk because people like sledging the CBD of Geelong.”
Mr Pobjoy said talk suggesting the area was a dangerous party strip had the potential to deter patrons and hurt businesses.
“So many of us are on Struggle Street, our morale is very low at the moment” he said.
“We just hate to think people would avoid coming into town because they felt unsafe. We need more people to visit, not less.
“The police are a very visible presence on a Saturday, and they’re in constant communication with us. There’s no other part of Geelong that gets the amount of attention from the police that our precinct does to keep it safe.”
Arlen, Lucan, Valentina, Lauren and Raff getting ready for Surfside Primary School’s Fresh Food Fair. (Ivan Kemp) 439551_03
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Beloved festa named Vic’s best
By Matt Hewson
Geelong’s beloved multicultural festival Pako Festa was named the state’s best regional event at the 2024 Australian Event Awards.
The 2024 edition of the festival, run by Cultura, was recognised at the awards ceremony in Sydney on Wednesday, October 23.
The winner of the Best Regional Event in Victoria, Pako Festa was also a finalist in the national award of the same category, which was won by Northern Territory’s Parrtjima - A Festival in Light, which also won the nation’s
Best Tourism Event and NT’s Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event.
Cultura chief executive Joy Leggo said the achievement was quite humbling.
“What a proud milestone this is for Cultura, and for Geelong,” Ms Leggo said.
“To have reached national finalist level and beannouncedasthestatewinnerisawonderful feather in our cap. I am honoured to accept this incredible award on behalf of Cultura.
“Over four decades, Pako Festa continues to be a shining light for celebrating cultural harmony and cohesion.”
Pako Festa, Australia’s largest free
multicultural street festival, celebrated its 42nd year in February.
Attracting nearly 100,000 people, the event brings together people from Geelong’s many anddiversebackgroundstosharetheircultures in a day of music, colour, food and dance.
Ms Leggo thanked the local diverse communities who “truly are the heart and soul of Pako Festa”.
“Pako Festa is accessible to all who want to share the enriching experience of Australian multiculturalism, with almost 100,000 visitors contributing to the community cohesion needed so much in today’s world,” she said.
Freddy’s back for spooky fundraising
Freddy and His Gang are back after five years to bring Geelong the joy of fear while raising money for children in need.
Freddy and His Gangs Haunted House Geelong returned to 11 Lymington Court, St Albans Park, on Halloween night, October 31, for three terrifying nights to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH).
Organiser Bill Hartshorne will be dressed up as horror icon Freddy Krueger for the event’s remaining nights on Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, from 6pm to 11pm.
Mr Hartshorne said the event was running
for the first time since 2019 after it was shut down due to COVID-19 and health concerns.
“Halloween is also all about kids, and it’s sad that there are so many kids that are sick or have things that aren’t working right,” he said.
“I’ve always wanted to get back and do it, as I love doing it, but since I had my stroke two years ago, it’s been a real challenge.
“I get a lot of pain and fatigue, but my little boy,Henry,likesallmypropsanddecorations. They’re locked away in the shed most of the time, and he always wants to look at them.
“I wanted to bring it back and it’s great to raise money...but Henry is the one that made
Local musicians awarded
Twovenuesandoneperformerfromtheregion havebeenrecognisedamongthestate’sfinestat the Music Victoria Awards 2024.
Neo-soul artist Wild Gloriosa, the Torquay Hotel and The Sound Doctor in Anglesea were among the award-winners, alongside the likes of Gretta Ray, Michelle Nicolle and the Corner Hotel.
The Surf Coast swept the regional venues categories, with The Sound Doctor winning the Best Regional Venue Award (Under 50 Gigs) and Torquay Hotel taking the Over 50 Gigs award, while Wild Gloriosa won the Diaspora Award.
Wild Gloriosa, aka Gloria Ragesh, said she was “definitely shocked” to win the judge’s choice Diaspora Award.
“I was of course very hopeful that I would win, but I also just knew the incredible artists that were nominated alongside me,” Ragesh
said. “I felt very honoured to be nominated in the first place, even to be invited to this event, so I was just excited to be there, to be honest.
“It was a really beautiful thing to be acknowledged in that way. I have put a lot into this project in the last few years and everything just keeps feeling like it’s aligning in the right place.
“Getting this award was just another affirmation that I’m on the right track and I need to keep going, that I’m doing the right thing.”
Ragesh is currently working on an EP with musicians Jake Amy and Anthony Liddel, which she describes as “very hype, very high energy”.
Visit musicvictoriaawards.com.au to see the full list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees.
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“It is all about celebrating, preserving and showcasing culture in order to break down racial barriers.”
Cultura board director Gerald De Stefano saidhewas“incrediblyproud”hisorganisation had won such an “extremely competitive” award.
“I cannot name everyone involved in orchestrating an event of this size, so on behalf oftheboardIwouldliketothankourincredibly talented event director, Luisa La Fornara and her team as well as all our Cultura Pako Festa staff and event volunteers for working tirelessly behind the scenes to create this magic,” he said.
Life saving upgrades
A Torquay volunteer emergency service will have new equipment and upgraded facilitiestobetterrespondtoemergencies during the busy summer period.
TorquaySurfLifeSavingClubreceived more than $40,000 through the state government’s Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP).
President Matt Carmichael said fundingwouldallowtheclubtopurchase a new inflatable rescue boat, compatible road and beach trailer, training buoys, fuel cells and propeller guards.
Mr Carmichael said the club would also upgrade access and amenities in the patrol and first aid rooms and secure a multi-bay charger for communication radiosandlife-savingtrainingmanikins.
“TheTorquaySurfLifeSavingclubwill beopenforbusinessthroughoutthebusy summer holiday period,” he said.
“Nothing is guaranteed, so when we are notified that we are successful in any grant we apply for, we are relieved and grateful that those making the choice see the value we bring.
it happen to be honest. He was the catalyst and the spark that lighted the fuse again this year.”
The event begins with a kid-friendly maze from 6pm to 8pm before the scarers are released from 8pm, with a kid-friendly projection light show at 8.30pm followed by an adult show at 9pm.
Mr Hartshorne said a gold coin or $2 tap donation for RCH would be appreciated during the event. People can also donate money at rchfundraising.com.au/p/359164/ bill-hartshorne
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“This round will go towards sun sheltersaswellastrainingandlife-saving equipmentwhichisusedbyourvolunteer patrols and broader club volunteers that support nippers, youth and competition sections.”
Minister for Emergency Services Jaclyn Symes said the state government had provided $138 million in VESEP grants to volunteer groups since 2015.
“We know this funding will be a vital boost for our selfless volunteers who are always there for Victorians when they need them,” she said.
Board chair and director opportunities in the Victorian Public Health Sector
The Minister for Health and the Minister for Ambulance Services, the Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, is pleased to invite applications for part time board chair and board director positions on Victorian government hospital boards. The positions start on 1 July 2025 and appointments are for up to three years.
These positions provide an exciting opportunity for Victorians to contribute to the health and wellbeing of our communities. Applicants are selected for their capabilities, including personal and professional experience, knowledge, and skills that contribute to the strategic leadership and oversight of health care for the Victorian community.
The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that government boards reflect the rich diversity of the Victorian community. This includes diverse leadership of the health system that represents the variety of backgrounds and cultures of Victorian communities to enable the vision of achieving the best health, wellbeing and safety for everyone.
To build an empowered and engaged leadership across the health system, our priority areas are people of all ages, First Nations people, people who live with a disability, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, the promotion of gender equality and upholding human rights.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the capabilities identified in their applications.
Applications close at midnight Sunday 24 November 2024
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Bill Hartshorne (Freddy Krueger) and wife Sian (Nun) with their children Henry (clown) and Charlie (devil) in one of the haunted houses’ rooms. (Ivan Kemp)
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‘‘ Just try to be sincere and listen because many adults don’t listen ... It’s just being able to sit there and be present ’’
- Lyndie Freestone
Lyndie ‘blown away’ by honour
Ocean Grove’s Lyndie Freestone, 65, was inducted into the 2024 Victorian Honour Roll of Women on October 16 for her work with high-risk and homeless young people. She speaks with Jena Carr about what the award means to her and what she enjoys about working with young people.
Ocean Grove’s Lyndie Freestone has spent 30 years giving back to the community and helping high-risk and homeless young people.
The 65-year-old’s interest in promoting mental health in children and young people started close to 40 years ago while she was travelling overseas.
“I interacted with Save the Children in Africa and learned a lot from them when I was on a trip over there,” she said.
“The people were so generous and humble, whichreallygroundedme...andthatexperience changed my whole understanding of life and the world.
“When I came back, I knew that there was something I needed to do, and a friend of my sister’s, who was a psychiatric nurse, said that I should be a psychiatric nurse.
“So, I started off in adult psychiatry and then realised I wanted to specialise with children and youth and went off into that pathway.”
This experience launched Lyndie into public health and volunteer service roles, including pilotingthefirstoutreachmentalhealthservice for high-risk and homeless youth and Barwon Health North Child and Family service.
She also helped develop the first dedicated adolescent mental health service for the Barwon Southwestern Region and provided counselling to young people suffering from chronic illnesses.
“I’vebeenveryblessedandfeelveryfortunate that I’ve been able to be in the forefront of program developments across the region,” she said.
“I feel like the nonna (grandmother) as I’m one person, and it takes a team to build an organisation, just like it takes a team to raise a child.
“I’m very lucky that I love what I do...and I continue learning from a lot of people across
many different roles while bringing what I learnt into the mental health perspective.
“IhaveworkedalongsidetheSalvationArmy, and that’s where I learned a lot while being out of an office, on the ground, and on the street.
“I also worked with Susan Barton from the Lighthouse Foundation for about 10 years in a voluntary capacity, which is an amazing organisation that provides long term accommodation for high risk and homeless youth.”
Lyndie also volunteers and supports Surf Life Saving in Ocean Grove and at a statewide level.
“Surf Life Saving is for everybody, and it is about creating a connection and a sense of belonging,” she said.
“I worked in the hard end of mental health a lot and I see surf life saving as a preventative mental health measure as it holds those old-fashioned values of a community hub.
“It doesn’t cost an arm and leg for kids to get on their bike or the board and get out on the water...and when things get big and busy, it’s nicetogetbacktosand,waterandvolunteering.
“There’s a particular type of person that volunteers as well, so when we bring our young people through, we’re teaching them how to give back to the community, and that helps them grow a lot.
“It gives them an alternative place to be and it’s healthy to be outside and in the fresh air. TheyalsogetupskilledinfirstaidandCPRand all that sort of stuff.”
Lyndie was among 21 women inducted into the 2024 Victorian Honour Roll of Women’s LocalChampionCategoryforhelpingchildren, young people and families.
She said receiving the award felt “a bit surreal” and was glad to share the honour with her daughter during the awards ceremony on October 16 at Arts Centre Melbourne.
“I was a bit blown away. I certainly wasn’t expecting it and it’s certainly not something you seek out, so I was a little bit in awe,” she said.
“Oneofthelovelythingsisthatmycolleagues put it together, so that was really nice. I feel very honoured and humbled by it, and it’s been quite an amazing experience.
“My daughter, who’s turning 22, was at the awards ceremony with me, which made it incredibly special. It was a life event we’ve shared that will be with us for a very long time.
“We were having this really funny conversation before the ceremony when we walked along Southbank as I went through all her achievements.
“I’mgoing,‘You’reabitlikeyourmother,you don’t like singing your own praises. Are you aware of all your achievements?’, and she said, ‘But this is about you, not about me’.
“So, we began arguing over whose turn it was to celebrate each other...I’m very lucky to have a very special relationship with her, which made the night such a beautiful experience.”
Being “honest and not promising stuff you can’t do” are important factors to consider when working with young people, according to Lyndie.
“It’s amazing that if you follow their lead, they will often lead you to where you need to go,” she said. “Just try to be sincere and listen because many adults don’t listen. They ask lots of questions, but they don’t listen. So, it’s just being able to sit there and be present.
“I’m learning all the time...and you’re constantly listening to the feedback you get while trying to adjust because you can be well-meaning and still miss the point.
“I encourage anyone who may be struggling to reach out to someone as a beginning point, and then, if you don’t feel confident linking with services yourself, that person might be able to help you.”
The Victorian Honour Roll of Women program worked to increase the visibility of women, including trans-women and gender-diverse people, as role models and leaders to counter restrictive and harmful gender norms.
More than 750 women from across the state have been inducted since the program started in 2001 for contributions to fields like science, art, environment, law, social justice, research, health, media and education.
Lyndie Freestone receives Victorian Honour Roll of Women inductee certificate from Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins. (Supplied)
Geelong Digger to be honoured
Geelong resident and Second Lieutenant Andrew Ernest Ralph Barnfather will be honoured for his service and sacrifice at the Australian War Memorial’s Last Post Ceremony on Monday November 4.
Andrew Barnfather was born on August 6, 1891 in Geelong and was 26 when he was killed in WWI.
“Known as ‘Ralph’, he was one of twelve childrenborntoAndrewandMariaBarnfather and was educated at Geelong College,” Australian War Memorial Director Matt Anderson said.
“After his schooling, Ralph was a member of the Light Horse militia. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force shortly after war
was declared in 1914 and was allocated to A Squadron of the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
“In late May 1915, Barnfather and his comrades were deployed to Gallipoli without their horses, to act as infantry. In March 1916, Barnfather was transferred to the ranks of the newly formed 58th Australian Infantry Battalion and was promoted to second lieutenant. He embarked for the Western Front in June 1916.
“On 19 July, Barnfather’s unit was called into action near the French village of Fromelles in an attack which has been remembered as the worst 24 hours in Australia’s entire military history. The 5th Division alone suffered more than 5500 casualties; among them was Second
U3A hosts an open day
A Geelong adult organisation has opened its doors to the community to celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival, which runs throughout October.
U3A Geelong held an open day from 10am to 2pm at Cobbin Farm at 231 Grove Road in Grovedale on Wednesday, October 30.
President Nanette Tunnicliffe said the open dayallowedpeopletopursuenewpassionsand interests, meet new people, and remain active.
“We are about education, but we’re also sharing our skills and time, as well as socialising with our older demographic,” she said.
“I love interacting with older people, and it keeps them engaged and interested so they feel like they’ve got good connections.
“This is our major day for the year and it’s part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, but it’s
also a very important day for us as it is a month before our enrolment day.”
Ms Tunnicliffe said U3A Geelong was a “very welcoming organisation” and was open to everyone aged 40 to 98.
“I absolutely love to see people happy, engaged, motivated and being thankful to their teachers and attending the event,” she said. “We’re really trying to work towards upskilling older members of our community next year in the value of digital devices and how they can get more from them.”
Visit u3ageelong.org.au for more information or to apply for a membership.
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U3A Geelong tutor Margaret Gunning at the open day. (Ivan Kemp) 439846_03
Lieutenant Ralph Barnfather, killed by enemy machine-gun fire at Fromelles.”
The Last Post ceremony is held at 4.30pm every day except Christmas Day in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial, Canberral.
Eachceremonysharesthestorybehindoneof 103,000 names on the Roll of Honour. To date, the Memorial has delivered more than 3800 ceremonies, each featuring an individual story of service from colonial to recent conflicts. It would take more than 280 years to read the story behind each of the 103,000 names listed on the Roll of Honour.
The ceremony will be live streamed to youtube.com/c/awmlastpost
Second Lieutenant Andrew Ernest Ralph Barnfather. (Supplied)
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Ninth illicit tobacco charge
Detectives from the VIPER Taskforce have charged a ninth person and executed a further three search warrants as part of their investigation into an organised crime syndicate involved in the sale and distribution of illicit tobacco.
Two warrants were executed at tobacco stores in Newcomb and Corio, as well as at a residential address in Roxburgh Park.
A 41-year-old Tarneit man who was present at the Newcomb store was arrested and has since been charged with the Commonwealth offence of support a criminal organisation and illicit tobacco offences.
He was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 28 October.
More than 12,000 illicit cigarettes, more than 100 vapes and a quantity of cash were seized from the store.
At least 68,000 illicit cigarettes and a quantity of cash was seized from the Corio business.
It follows the execution of 27 search warrants statewide on Tuesday October 22. Ten people were arrested and eight were charged with Commonwealth offences for their part in directing and assisting an
organised crime syndicate.
It will be alleged the syndicate was leasing stores, employing staff as supervisors, store managers and couriers and commencing deliveries under the guise of operating the stores as legitimate gifts and confectionery stores, while selling only illicit tobacco and related products.
Investigators have obtained transactional records which reflect the syndicate earned more than $30 million in a 12-month period through the sale of illicit tobacco in these stores.
Victoria Police has identified a number of state, national and global organised crime syndicates involved in the illicit tobacco conflict.
Victoria Police said these syndicates are comprised of personnel from Middle Eastern organised crime groups and outlaw motorcycle gangs who are then engaging local networked youth and youth gangs to carry out the offending.
Investigators continue to appeal to anyone, especially store owners and staff, who have information about these incidents and who is responsible to come forward.
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Seniors award ‘surprise’
A Torquay man is being acknowledged for his work in the community and support of multicultural families and children.
PeterCribbreceivedaCouncilontheAgeing (COTA) Award at the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards at Government House on Thursday, October 24.
Mr Cribb said he was “pleasantly surprised” to receive the award and that helping people was second nature.
“I was deeply honoured and got a tad embarrassed because I know other people that are just as deserving,” he said.
“What meant the most to me was my children’sresponse...andtheircommentsabout me and what I’ve done were terrific.
“I’m no longer actively working, so it exercises the brain and there is no better feelingthanfellowshipthatyouobtainthrough a project that you work with people to meet a common end.”
Mr Cribb has volunteered across many
different organisations across the state and offered his experience as a mathematician and lecturer to help families from diverse backgrounds.
“MywifeandIhaveaconnectionwithagirl’s orphanage in Sri Lanka and they asked if we could supply a playground,” he said.
“We got one from Leopold with the help of the Geelong council, and that was about eight years ago, and since then, we’ve sent more than 200 playgrounds to many countries overseas.
“If you stand on the playground with about 150 kids swarming onto the playground after it’s been officially opened for them, and they’ve never seen a playground before, it’s tear bringing.”
A COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Award acknowledges the significant contributions to communities across the state, with Mr Cribb among 10 people to receive the award.
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Peter Cribb, middle, with his Council on the Ageing Award at the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards ceremony at Government House. (Supplied)
Food relief for more communities
A Geelong food hub will implement a new distributionmodeltomanageanddeliverfood across western Victoria, thanks to funding.
Geelong Food Relief Centre was one of four organisations that received Coordination Grants through the state government’s $4.5 million Community Food Relief Program on October 24.
Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros Spence said the new distribution model would allow the centre to expand its service to areas
including Horsham, Colac and the Golden Plains Shire.
“We’re enabling collaboration between food relief providers right across Victoria, to reduce duplication, increase efficiency, pool resources, and get more food to people in need,” she said.
“By supporting these four organisations to better coordinate their efforts, we’re also supporting the hundreds of charity partners and the people who rely on their services for
Market back after Covid
The Ceres Makers Market is back for the first time since the pandemic with heaps of goods and activities to keep everyone interested.
The bespoke market has an emphasis on locally made goods, held annually prior to Christmas. It was last held in 2019.
Held in the small sandstone Ceres Temperance Hall, built in 1862 from local stone, the market is a perfect time to pick up some Christmas goodies and catch a glimpse of the historic hall interior including an interesting display collated by a local historian.
“This year Friends of the Garden will be doing Devonshire Tea and a cake stall with some beautiful calendars, which will feature paintings by local artists,” organiser Karen Pegg said.
“The Geelong Bee Society will be there for information regarding our buzzing friends. Along with some baby alpacas and clothing made from their luxurious fibre.
“Stalls will be inside and outside the hall. We are looking forward to bringing the
community together with both involvement and support.
“Its very much a community event so we try to involve local people and local products. Everything is handmade and locally grown.
“People can drive out through the Barrabool Hills. If it’s a lovely day it’s just beautiful out here.“
Other marketeers will showcase an array of artwork, books, scented candles, preservatives, plants, cards and more.
There will be a barbecue run by Ceres Community Association and a cake stall with country cooking from Ceres Primary School.
The 2024 market will be held on Sunday November 17 at Ceres Hall from 10am to 2pm.
Karen Pegg, Antje Collins and Elaine Mitchell are all set for the Ceres Makers Market. (Ivan Kemp) 439599_07
fresh and healthy food.”
Member for Lara Ella George said the grant would help the centre meet rising demands for food relief during the current cost of living pressures.
“The Geelong Food Relief Centre assists thousands of people across the Geelong region. This grant will ensure families have access to food relief when faced with difficult times,” she said.
“We know many families are doing it tough
right now, and by backing our local food relief organisations, we can ensure that households in the Geelong region can access support.”
Other organisations funded through the program included OzHarvest, to establish a new warehouse and distribution centre, and SecondBite, to purchase of a 10-pallet truck. Regional Food Security Alliance also received a grant to formalise a partnership with OzHarvest and SecondBite to help provide food aid to more communities.
Celebrating fresh food
Surfside Primary School’s wildly popular Fresh Food Fair again promises delicious food, fantastic entertainment and community spirit.
Coinciding with the Melbourne Cup weekend, the Fresh Food Fair is on Friday November 1 from 3.15pm to 7.30pm at the primary school.
Organiser Stacey O’Keefe said the event promises an unforgettable time and features a delightful afternoon tea featuring the traditional cake stall, the whimsical Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and a variety of sweet treats includingfruiticecream,popcorn,chocolates, and lollies.
“For dinner, our talented grades 3 to 6 students, alongside dedicated volunteers, will serve up a delicious menu that includes sausage rolls, soup, potato and kale pastries, curries, pancakes, and barbecue options,” she said.
“Be entertained by the incredible sounds of the Surfside Primary School band, along with performances from two contemporary rock bands from St Ignatius College, hosting two former Surfside students, and our exciting Surfside’s Got Talent Show, as well as Ange Rogers, The Foundation Fab Four, and Mr Morzinek and friends on the basketball courts.”
Stacey said the Surfside Primary School Fresh Food Fair is more than just a fundraiser.
“It’s the biggest event on our school calendar,” she said. “This annual celebration brings together our school and local community to showcase our students, our school, and the importance of our environment. It’s an evening filled with food, music, games, market stalls and much more.”
Funds raised will support the school’s award-winningKitchenandGardenprogram, which offers our students unique hands-on
experiences in cooking and gardening, setting our school apart in the region.
Every class at Surfside runs its own market stall, offering everything from homemade curries and pastries, cakes, potted plants to
exciting side show games, lucky dips, face painting, the dunk bucket challenge and gift stalls. On the oval, families can enjoy carnival rides,apettingzoo,andsoccergames,making it a fun-filled evening for all ages.
Raff, Lucan, Arlen (rear), Laura and Valentina are ready for Surfside Primary School’s Fresh Food Fair. (Ivan Kemp) 439551_04
ENTERTAINMENT
Opera Australia brings the magic
By Matt Hewson
When award-winning soprano Celeste Lazarenko was a child she fell in love with singing and classical music.
She loved one particular album, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) featuring Gundula Janowitz and Lucia Popp, so much that she “literally wore the record out”.
Now she is performing in one of the leading roles of Princess Pamina in Opera Australia’s production of Mozart’s iconic final opera.
“I feel like I’ve known Pamina all my life,” Lazarenko said.
“When I was a kid I was really entranced by the childlike magic of (The Magic Flute), and then as I became an adult, what I saw really strongly was the love story between Pamina and Tamino.
“It was this idea of being infatuated with somebody without even seeing them and just knowing that they’re for you. I was kind of engrossed with that idea.
“Mymotherunfortunatelypassedawayfrom cancer a couple of months ago, so the story (for me) then became about how adults let their children go through trials in life. And I feel very connected to that story at the moment.”
Opera Australia’s version of The Magic Flute, performed in English, is a brand-new reimagining of the work by director Kate Gaul, which received glowing reviews after its first season at the Sydney Opera House earlier this year.
Lazarenko is joined onstage by an all-star cast including critically acclaimed Indian-Australian tenor Shanul Sharma as Tamino and Melbourne-born Andrew Moran as comical birdcatcher Papageno, with music by Orchestra Victoria and the Opera Australia Chorus.
“This is a very heartfelt, very real version of (The Magic) Flute,” Lazarenko said. “It doesn’t feel like there’s any pretension to this version; it’s not trying to preach to you, it’s trying to invite you into a show made of real people.”
Opera Australia’s The Magic Flute is at the Geelong Arts Centre November 9 to 16.
Bella Deer drops new single
It’s been a busy year for local singer-songwriter Bella Deer, aka Isabella Losi.
Having received an honourable mention at the finals of the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition and played at the Ferrara Buskers Festival in Italy, she has just released her latest single Shipwreck Coast.
The rest of 2024 will see Losi release her new EP Age of Alchemy, perform at Queenscliff Music Festival and play a swag of gigs around Victoria, all the while balancing her musical pursuits with her day job as a school teacher.
Shipwreck Coast is driving, alternative pop-rock homage to the power of Victorian coastlines and their capacity for both wildness and healing.
The single has been in the works since the beginning of the year and shows a bit more edge than much of Losi’s previous work.
“At the end of last year I got a grant from the City of Greater Geelong to get some recordings done,” Losi said. “I just kept writing and writing, January, February, March, and then this one came out. I kept going until I got something that I thought was new and fresh.
“It’s a bit more rocky, maybe, than my other
CITYNEWS
JOIN US FOR OUR ROAD MANAGEMENT PLAN WORKSHOPS
Now is your chance to set the standard on the way we manage your roads, footpaths, kerbs and channels. You’re invited to participate in our Road Management Plan 2025 community workshops, held in early December.
We manage over 2,000 km of roads, more than 2,300 km of paths, 86 major culverts and almost 150 bridges. Our Road Management Plan 2025 outlines our approach to how we manage these roads, kerbs and footpaths.
Get involved and provide input that will help shape the direction of our guide for maintaining roads, kerbs and footpaths. You’ll be able to share ideas, ask questions and give feedback on our plan.
To register by 5.00pm on Monday 18 November, call us on 5272 5272, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/RMPR2
stuff.Wetrialleditwhenwedidaliverecording of a show in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago and it was nice to feel the energy in the room, to test the song out and see what the vibe was.
“Everyone was kind of bopping along, so I was like, this is good. You need some upbeat songs.”
Losi has a number of local shows before the end of the year, including the Age of Alchemy launch at the Barwon Club on Saturday, November 16, supported by Melbourne alt-pop trio Howlite and local emerging talent Alaska. Visit belladeer.com for more information on Losi’s show dates and music.
Matt Hewson
World-famous Cup visits our iconic Carousel
The world-famous Melbourne Cup trophy made a stop at The Carousel last week as part of its annual global tour.
Joe Agresta, track rider for legendary trainer Bart Cummings, was on hand to talk to visitors about the Cup and its history.
School children, families and racing enthusiasts took part in activities including face painting, crafts and colouring in on the day.
For more information on opening hours and events at The Carousel, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/Carousel
Expressions of interest sought for pavilion licence
We’re seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from community and sporting groups in the opportunity to licence the Ocean Grove Memorial Reserve Pavilion.
It’s an invitation to demonstrate interest and provide a proposal for use of the site. Community feedback is welcome about the intention to enter into an agreement with a successful respondent.
For more information and EOI submission by 5.00pm on Sunday 24 November, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/OGMRP2
Help shape Geelong's Road Management Plan
Melbourne Cup trophy visits The Carousel
Pier by Malcolm Bushell
Beach Sea Bath by Louise Edebone
Bella Deer. (Supplied)
Opera Australia brings Mozart’s The Magic Flute to the GAC this November. (Supplied)
Celeste Lazarenko. (Louis Dillon Savage)
esCarpade rolls into Geelong
Close to 50 cars arrived in on Saturday, October 26, and wrapped up a 1600km journey from Canberra to support families battling cancer through Camp Quality’s 2024 esCarpade. Independent photographer Louisa Jones was at Barwon Valley Fun Park to watch the cars cross the finish line before a water fight broke out across the field.
1/ Damian Sheather, Bluey, Charlie, Caitlin, Matilda and Loretta. 2/ Andrew (Smurf) and Renee Linton from Queensland with 555 Smurfs. 3/ Kate and Liam Cameron. 4/ Brett and Cathy Norton from Canberra with Car 85 JARVIS. 5/ Frances Wroe, left, Elizabeth Blakely and Richard Blakely from Canberra with Car No.11 Pokémon Go. 6/ Dave Ross and Simon Grange with Batman II. 7/ Elizabeth Vrinat with 90 The Princesses. 8/ James Hall and Shane Eaton from Hawkesbury with 1225 Incredibles II Charity Car. 9/ Grant Cox and Nicholas Cox with Courageous Corey 78. 10/ Melanie McLaughlin and Sara Morgan with 04 Lego Legends. 11/ Olivia and Darcy joining in the water fight. 12/ Warwick and Nick Richardson from Oakdale with CAR 619 ‘The Avengers’. 13/ Marcus Hughes with 351 Mario and Luigi. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 439753
By Matt Hewson
Local disability, aged care and employment services provider genU has released its latest annual report for what board chair Ingrid Williams has called a “transformative year”.
Theorganisationexpandedacrossthenation, effecting mergers with Tasmanian disability servicesproviderLi-VeandWesternAustralia’s ActiveFoundation,sawitssupportedworkforce growby20percentandhelpedmorethan2600 clients continue living independently in their own homes.
However, the report acknowledged the many challenges and difficulties genU has faced, including reforms across the disability, aged care and employment sectors, pricing constraints and inflating operating costs. Those difficulties were reflected in genU’s net financial result, a $29.2 million deficit.
Ms Williams said while the figure “may feel deflating”, the strategic moves behind the financial loss were “crucial steps toward long-term sustainability and growth”.
Those moves included the discontinuation of non-core services, such as the sales of Pipsqueaks early learning centre, residential aged care facility Costa House and recruitment agency IPA, as well as investment in digital projects and the revaluation of properties.
“It is important to understand much of this loss was driven by strategic decisions designed to position genU for future stability,” Ms Williams said.
“Our decisive actions have been taken with short- and long-term ambitions in mind; a return to profitability as soon as possible and sustainability to ensure we remain serving our communities across Australia for decades to come.”
She said the new financial year had already begun on a positive note, with a strong early financial performance that put the organisation on track to achieve its 2024-25 budget predictions.
Chief executive Clare Amies said genU commitment to “keep clients at the heart of what we do has been unwavering”.
“It is this resolute commitment that drives every decision, every step and every support we deliver to people and families who need our services,” Ms Amies said.
“We are optimistic about the future and confident the initiatives we have implemented will create a sustainable business that will continue for at least another 70 years, with genU’s reputation entrenched as a leading national provider of community services.”
Visit genu.org.au/news to view the genU Annual Report 2024.
New Nyaal Banyul role for Aylett genU looks to the future
Rick Aylett will leave his role as project manager of Geelong’s new convention centre to become its general manager.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust (MCET) announced Mr Aylett was the new general manager of Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre this week.
Mr Aylett, who has served as Nyaal Banyul’s project director since 2022, said he was excited to get to work preparing Nyaal Banyul for its opening in 2026.
“I’m honoured to be given this opportunity and look forward to working with the team to deliver meaningful and world-class experiences for event organisers and attendees,” said Mr Aylett.
“Greater Geelong is such an incredible destination with so much to offer.
“I’m also thrilled to be connecting and partnering with the Geelong community. The longstanding local support and advocacy for the convention centre is the reason we exist.”
“Nyaal Banyul will be a game-changer for Geelong, and I’m eager to contribute to its success,” said Mr Aylett.
MCET chief executive Natalie O’Brien AM said Mr Aylett was selected from a strong field of candidates for his experience, skills and passion for delivering excellence in event management.
“We’re thrilled to have Rick at the helm of Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre,” Ms O’Brien said.
“His proven leadership and vast experience in the industry will be instrumental in establishing Nyaal Banyul as the best regional convention centre in Australia.”
Located on the western edge of the Geelong
Plan,
the state government’s 30-year strategic vision to support growth in the centre of the city.
YOUR SAY
Commuter towns rethink There has been a lot in the news lately advocating residential high-rise near train stations. People should live where there is convenient access to public transport, jobs and services. This is appropriate residential planning.
In consideration of this realization, it would seem appropriate that the City of Greater Geelong should abandon its policy of creating commuter towns on the Bellarine and instead create them in areas near existing rail infrastructure such as north Geelong.
The proposed new residential developments on the Bellarine are inappropriate for so many reasons: The Bellarine does not have the jobs – people will have to commute to where there are jobs. The Bellarine is bottlenecked – there is essentially only one way in and one way out – through Geelong CBD. The Bellarine does not have a public transport system that is viable for the commuter.
There will be a large increase in the number of commuting vehicles on our roads. The increased congestion will significantly increase travel times to potentially unviable levels. The number of commuting vehicles on the Portarlington Road will be virtually doubled.
The City of Greater Geelong will be less safe, less pedestrian-friendly, less bike-friendly, more polluted, noisier and less liveable. The demise of Ryrie Street is largely due to the high volume of cars and trucks passing through Geelong CBD due to the residential development on the Bellarine.
Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove will be less safe, less pedestrian-friendly, less bike-friendly, more polluted, noisier and less liveable. There will be an increase in the use of fossil fuels, reduced air quality and an increased contribution to climate change. There will be a detraction from the Bellarine’s tourism appeal and its status as a Distinctive Area and Landscape.
Neil McGuinness, Clifton Springs House price slide welcome Residential property values are on the slide in Geelong.
Not before time.
They have been grossly inflated/ overpriced for some time.
Hopefully, we shall also see a reduction in rent in the not too far distant future.
Affordable housing/accommodation is a very real social and political issue in our community, which is likely to be felt at the ballot box in elections to come.
Michael J Gamble, Belmont
Waterfront, the $456 million convention space is one of the first major developments under the Central Geelong Framework
Nyaal Banyul general manager Rick Aylett. (Supplied)
Six reasons why lifestyle living is the change you need CELEBRATING SENIORS
Thinking about downsizing now or in the next few years? Find out why residents at Lakeside Lara think lifestyle living trumps staying at home.
As we approach the tail end of the year and startthinkingabouthostingfamilycelebrations and what 2025 will bring, some people find it’s a good time to start thinking about their next chapter, especially after retirement. If you’re in that position, here are six of the most common reasons our residents think moving to Ingenia Lifestyle Lakeside Lara was the best move they ever made:
1/ The low-maintenance living: There are many green thumbs at Lakeside Lara, but for most residents, tending to a small backyard and growing their favourite varieties is a far cry from climbingladderstocleanoutgutters in a big house, mowing lawns or worrying about maintenance.
2/ The people: Having like-minded neighbours means new friendships are just waiting to find you. Many of our residents have a more active social life than they’ve ever had before. From Friday night happy hour, to work-out buddies, to sewing groups, to weekly morning teas, everyone will find a place to fit in.
3/ The facilities: Everything you need is on your doorstep with even more resort-style facilities opened earlier this year at Lakeside Lara. Whether you prefer to relax and enjoy the library, cinema or Clubhouse lounge, or if you’re keen to get moving and take advantage of the indoor pool, gym, yoga studio or golf simulator, there’s something for everyone.
4/ The privacy: Our residents love their independence, and our architecturallydesigned, light-filled homes make relaxing at home an absolute pleasure. With private gardens and everything you need within your own home, you’ve always got a private oasis to retreat to (especially important if you’ve got a busy social life).
5/ The sense of community: Lakeside Lara is a gated community where our friendly team
and residents look out for each other. Some residents take advantage of knowing they can ‘lock up and leave’ their homes to tick some long-awaited travel destinations off their listfrom sunny interstate trips to hitting the road less travelled in our own state.
6/ The financial freedom: TheIngeniaLifestyle financial model means no stamp duty, and you keep any capital gains if you decide to sell. Plus we do not have a DMF or exit fee on any new home. And for many residents, selling their family home and moving to a home at Lakeside Lara means freeing up capital and spending
it on the good things in life (like travel, good food, and grandkids).
With those six reasons to make the move, plus new homes selling from $529,000*, now is a fantastic time to make the decision that’s right for you. Call Dianna on 0476 839 644 or visit liveinlara.com.au for more information. Our beautiful display homes are open Monday toSaturdayatLakesideLara,40-60WattStreet, Lara.
* Price correct October 18, 2024. Subject to changeandavailability.
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Affordable dentures fitted with a smile
Gain a smile worthy of showing off thanks to the team at Affordable Denture Clinic, now in East Geelong.
Established 10 years ago, the clinic can provide you with a mouth full of solutions including dentures, partial dentures, custom mouth guards and denture implants.
Owner and dental prosthetist Jason Demko has more than 30 years’ experience in the dental field and has just opened the doors to the clinic’s brand new location at 306 Myers Street, East Geelong.
Mr Demko and his team are able to discuss a variety of options to help you achieve your
Affordable Denture Clinic is the only denture clinic in the greater Geelong area authorised to provide and manufacture Valplast, the only dentures with an unbreakable lifetime guarantee.
Metal free and with invisible clasps, they’re a great resolution to your denture needs.
Striving to find the best denture solution, Mr Demko and his team ensure the utmost care and quality of service to their patients.
“Weareafamilyownedbusinesscommitted to providing highly personalised services to each individual,” he said.
best smile yet.
Ensuring he keeps up-to-date with the latest dental prosthetist technologies, Mr Demko focuses on utilising a variety of systems to integrate new practises into his denture work at the clinic.
Aspartofitscareandqualityfocusedservice,
The clinic’s new location, Mr Demko said, is a reflection of hard work and commitment to provide an environment to give his clients the very best in dental prosthetics. He said it wouldn’t have been possible without ongoingsupportfromthecommunity and clients.
Committed to providing a highly personalised service, the team at Affordable Denture Clinic can help you smile again.
Appointments can be made online at www.afordabledentureclinic.com.au
Jason Demko with patient Eddie Fraser.
Inset: Inside the clinic.
(Pictures: Ivan Kemp)
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Playing with grandchildren can help with mental health
Watching your grandchildren frolic through a playground is one of the many joys of being a grandparent, but new research has found that engaging in play with kids could help improve mental health.
Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the University of Canberra (UC) have explored the benefits of intergenerational play through specially designed playgrounds for kids and adults.
Intergenerational play brings young children and older people together to engage in enjoyable and creative activities such as storytelling, using playground equipment, and games.
The world is facing an aging population, with the proportion of over 60-year-olds set to double and over 80-year-olds set to triple by 2050.
Associate professor and deputy director of the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE) at UniSA, Fanke Peng, says that society needs more public spaces that enable generational integration and interaction.
“There’s a social divide between older and younger people, and it leaves little room for meaningful interaction outside of families and classrooms,” she says.
“This age-based segregation causes feelings of isolation and social disconnectedness, which in turn can lead to depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and cognitive decline in older adults.
“Thefacilitationofaplaygrounddesignedfor children and their parents and grandparents will foster intergenerational play and lead to positive mental health outcomes.”
In play space co-design workshops hosted by the researchers, participants aged 65 and over discussed the benefits of spending time with children and what a shared space could look like in their community.
Participants also reflected on their favourite play experience, their experiences playing with children, and what elements they would want or need in an intergenerational playground.
“(Spending time with children is) also good for my health. And my wellbeing. And it’s the participation. (That’s really) important,” one participant said. “Playing with the kids also makes you feel young. It gives you that sense of accomplishment that you haven’t lost those skills.”
Some participants noted the need for
accessible amenities like shaded seating, water and toilets, and play equipment that is easy for older people to use while still meeting the needs of children.
Assoc Prof Peng says there are barriers that exist that make it harder for older people to engage in play, such as social attitudes and stigmas that play is only for children.
Removing these barriers is crucial in encouraging interaction between generations, andhelpingtoaddressmentalhealthconcerns as people age, she says.
“Designing a space where children and
older adults can engage with each other is crucial to dismantling the social stigma that stops people from playing once they’re older,” Assoc Prof Peng says.
“We know that people start to feel like it’s not appropriate for them to use playgrounds or engage in children’s activities, and so there’s quite limited opportunities for intergenerational play.
“Creating these shared spaces that older adults can participate in means bridging the generational gap and taking care of the community.”
The benefits of volunteering after retirement are endless
When the idea of retirement rolls around, some people are overjoyed by the thought of freedom, others look for the next thing they can do in their life.
Volunteering at an organisation has been proven to offer seniors great benefits for their physical and mental health, as well as social connection.
A report released by VicHealth in 2012 identified volunteering can help alleviate depression,increasesatisfactionwithlife,lower the frequency of hospitalisation and boost a person’s ability to cope with illness.
Volunteering doesn’t only improve the health and wellbeing of the volunteer but for those who are on the receiving end, there are
also undeniable benefits.
Volunteers help contribute to social change, bridge the gap between young and old, help engage people in the community and raise awareness around certain issues.
The State of Volunteering Report released by Volunteering Victoria in 2020 showed the majority of the 2.3 million people who volunteer in Victoria are over the age of 65, totalling 78.9 per cent.
The percentage of people who volunteer when they are out of work or only work part time was highest of all employment situations at 74.4 per cent.
Programs for volunteers can range from emergency relief, opportunity shop staff
members, youth support officers, animal welfare, meals-on-wheels, soup kitchens and in-school support roles for disadvantaged students.
Enjoyingseniorlifedoesn’tjusthavetomean travelling Australia in a caravan, it can be finally exploring that hobby or interest that has just been at the back of the mind.
Passing on knowledge, skills, expertise and wisdom may be the thing that most rewards you.
Head to the Volunteering Victoria website to find an opportunity to suit your interests, https://www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/ for-volunteers/search-for-volunteer-roles/
Let’s get some rhythm
Get ready to Immerse yourself in an unforgettable night of music, memories and pure entertainment with Get Rhythm.
Described as Australia’s most authentic Johnny Cash and June Carter show, from the leads’ looks to vocals, they will take you on a musicaljourneyandbacktoatimewhenmusic spoke to your soul.
Show leads and real life married couple, Mark and Joanne Caliguiri were even recently featured on the Today show for their uncanny looks and sound to the late great country music stars. This is a show with heart, love and connection.
Step back in time and listen to Johnny Cash and June Carter’s biggest hits such as Folsom Prison Blues, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and the famous duets Jackson and Long-Legged Guitar Pickin’
The benefits of volunteering are many. (UNSPLASH)
Man. Music that is timeless and
goes out of style.
show is at Geelong West Town Hall on Saturday November 23. Doors open 6.30pm, showtime 7.30pm. A night not to be missed.
Mark and Joanne Caliguiri are bringing their show Get Rhythm to Geelong. (Supplied)
The Guide
BRAND BOLLYWOOD DOWNUNDER
SBS Viceland, Friday, 9.30pm
Borne of the Indian culture’s rich storytelling history and the advent of motion pictures, the Hindi film industry – or Bollywood (a portmanteau of “Bombay” and “Hollywood”) – is renowned for its colourful costumes, spectacular settings, sweeping romances and, of course, its signature dance scenes. In an illuminating and informative feature, filmmaker Anupam Sharma (pictured, unIndian) discovers how this expressive and celebratory form of cinema swept the world and formed a particularly strong love affair with Australia. Featuring an abundance of clips among commentary from critics, experts and industry professionals including Amit Khanna and Anupam Kher, this entertaining doco is catnip for cinephiles.
GREAT AUSTRALIAN CONCERTS: FINN/KELLY
SBS Viceland, Saturday, 8.30pm
Nothing inspires FOMO (that is, Fear of Missing Out) quite like a live concert or superstar spectacle. From sellout pop phenomenons to farewell tours, these cultural touchstones can be the hottest ticket in town, and who doesn’t love to say, “Oh, I saw them in their heyday”, when a reunion tour rolls around? This time capsule of a series, hosted by Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, is here to cure any regrets by revisiting Australian music’s greatest shows. Tonight, it’s Paul Kelly and Neil Finn’s 2013 gig, “Goin’ Your Way”, at the Sydney Opera House. A once-in-a-lifetime experience, it’s not to be missed and there’s luckily no limit to the number of encores played.
Friday, November 1
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News
Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30
Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.
1.00 Miniseries: Nolly. (Ml, R)
1.45 Plum. (Mal, R)
2.55 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)
3.25 Love Your Garden. (R)
4.10 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R)
TOKYO VICE
SBS Viceland, Sunday, 9.25pm
Loosely based on the real-life experiences of American journalist Jake Adelstein, this gritty bilingual thriller opens a door to Tokyo’s criminal underworld in the late ’90s. Viewers’ patience with the series’ slow exposition is about to pay off, as the action kicks up a gear in tonight’s double-episode return. It neatly ties up the loose ends of its first season in a premiere that feels more like an overdue season finale. A time jump then takes Jake (BabyDriverstar Ansel Elgort, pictured) off the yakuza beat, lands Detective Katagiri (Ken Watanabe, TheLastSamurai) on desk duty and reveals the fate of conflicted Chihara-kai enforcer Sato (Show Kasamatsu).
SEVEN (6, 7)
NINE (8, 9)
5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 10.50 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGas, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 2.50 Such Was Life. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Right Mom. (2021, Mav) Anna Schafer. 2.00 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 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: For The Love Of Chocolate. (2021, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG, R) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.35 Gardening Australia. Jerry Coleby-Williams goes to a bamboo nursery.
8.35 Miniseries: Nolly. (Ml) Part 3 of 3. 9.25 Fisk. (Ml, R) Helen finds herself obligated to help.
9.50 Question Everything. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran.
10.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
10.55 ABC Late News.
11.10 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R)
12.00 The Larkins At Christmas. (PG, R) 1.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.55 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Lost Ships Of Rome. (PG) A look at a 1st-century Roman shipwreck. 8.30 Castle Secrets. (Mav) Takes a look at castles. 9.25 Kennedy. (Premiere) A look at the life of John F Kennedy.
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 The Lesson. (Premiere, Mal)
12.20 The Wall: Cover Your Tracks. (Malsv, R) 3.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 4.30 Peer To Peer. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs talks to Stephanie Alexander.
8.30 Growing Home With Jamie Durie: The Big Dig. (PG) Part 2 of 4. Jamie Durie is on a search to find the right material to build his house.
9.30 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. (Mas, R) The story of the 2018 murder of British backpacker Grace Millane and how her killer was caught.
11.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl, R) 1.05 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (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 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Deserts And Grasslands. (PGa, R) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
8.40 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists attack world leaders in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. 10.40 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival.
11.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.30 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Drive TV. (R)
9GEM (81, 92) 7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Bluey. 5.00 Peppa Pig. 5.15 Supertato. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
10, Monday, 8.40pm
There’s more than meets the eye to former lawyer Madeline Matlock (Kathy Bates, pictured) in this reimagining of the iconic ’80s mystery drama, and the same is true for the reboot itself. A folksy widow raising her grandson after the loss of her daughter, Madeline uses the way others treat people of her age and gender as a secret weapon: flying under the radar and infiltrating the offices of prestigious law firm Jacobson Moore. Even though Madeline hasn’t practised law for more than 30 years, senior partner Julian (Jason Ritter) is so impressed by Madeline’s moxie that he offers her a job. Stay tuned for the final scenes of this premiere – a thrilling twist reveals Madeline’s motivation for returning to the workforce.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
Centre stage: Paul Kelly and Neil Finn’s Sydney Opera House show gets an encore.
PICK OF THE WEEK
Saturday, November 2
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
SEVEN (6, 7)
NINE (8, 9) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Miniseries: The War Of The Worlds. (Mav, R) 1.25 Grantchester. (Mv, R) 2.15 Question Everything. (R) 2.45 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.20 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 4.00 Dr Charles Perkins Oration 2024. 4.30 Boyer Lecture 2024: Professor Anna Goldsworthy. 5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: The Big Lap – Fiona MacDonald. (R) Takes a look back at the late Fiona MacDonald.
6.30 Back Roads: Beechworth, Victoria. (PG, R) Annie Louey heads to Beechworth.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Grantchester. (PGv) Alphy discovers a woman he knows has gone missing, and he and Geordie race to find the answers.
8.20 Vera. (Mv, R) Part 2 of 4. After a surgeon is shot dead and his daughters abducted, DCI Stanhope and her team pursue the killer.
9.50 Plum. (Mal, R) Plum’s ex-wife Renee is the only one aware of his dire medical prognosis, but she urges him to share it.
10.45 Countdown To War. (R) Part 2 of 3. 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.
Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.05 Growing A Greener World. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 11.00 Ageless Gardens. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating. Grand Prix 1. Highlights. 4.30 Plat Du Tour. 4.35 Ancient Egypt By Train. (R) 5.30 Clash Of Titans.
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG) A look at at the history of Windsor Castle. 8.25 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres: Bradford-On-Avon. (R) Part 2 of 4. Pam Ayres’s journey starts in Wiltshire and the town of Bradford-on-Avon.
9.15 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes: The Amazon. (PG, R) English actor Robert Lindsay narrates a journey through the landscape of the Amazon.
10.10 So Long, Marianne. (Mals) 11.05 Paris Paris. (PGas, R) 12.05 Hope. (Mv, R) 2.10 Significant Other. (Mal, R) 3.30 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 4.20 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team meets the Giants of Mandurah and explores Tasmania’s remote Tarkine. 7.30 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996, Mv, R) The US president and his motley group of allies battle to save Earth from an armada of attacking aliens. Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum. 10.25 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000, Mlv, R) In a future world, a helicopter pilot is forced to go on the run after he is cloned by an evil genetics tycoon. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport. 12.55 Taken. (Mav, R) Bryan Mills fights for his life. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R) Follows a terrier called Larry. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) The team explores the Iberian Peninsula. 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. News, current affairs and sports. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) A mix of highlights from the week in review. 11.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day.
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: No Time To Die. (2021, Malv) Bond is recruited by an old friend from the CIA to rescue a kidnapped scientist. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux.
10.45 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015, MA15+alv, R) A family is caught in a coup. Owen Wilson, Lake Bell.
12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) A countdown of the top 10 movie legends.
1.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) BonnieMarie Hibbs transforms a garden.
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) Religious program.
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
9GO! (82, 93) 6am Five Flights Up. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.20 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 8.25 Wide Open Sky. (2015) 10.00 The Lawnmower Man. (1992, M) 12.35pm Anonymous. (2011, M) 3.00 Dancing Ninja. (2010, PG) 4.50 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 6.35 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 8.30 End Of Watch. (2012, MA15+) 10.30 Body Double. (1984, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs. 7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Untold History Of The Pacific. 2.00 Wild Rockies. 2.50 NITV News: Nula. 3.20 Untold History Of The Pacific. 3.45 Great Lakes Wild. 4.15 MOVIE: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché. (2021, PG) 6.00 News. 6.10 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 7.00 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Housebound. (2014, MA15+) 10.25 Ray Charles At Salle Pleyel. Midnight Late Programs.
Sunday, November 3
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.40 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 3.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Growing A Greener World. (R) 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Ageless Gardens. (R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Plat Du Tour. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating. Grand Prix 2. Highlights. 5.30 Clash Of Titans. (PG)
6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) Hosted by Adam Hills.
8.00 Fisk. (PG) Grandma quits the reception desk.
8.30 Plum. (Ml) After a shift at the poetry club, Plum takes his family to Melbourne for a meeting about Gavin’s future.
9.25 I Was Actually There: Nicky Winmar’s Stand Against Racism. (Ml, R) A look at Nicky Winmar’s stand.
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Gunpowder Plot: Countdown To Treason. Part 1 of 2. 9.20 Caral: Sacred City In The Andes. (PGa) Archaeologist Ruth Shady and her team explore Caral, the first real city in the Americas. 10.20 Wuthering Harlots: Pride And Prostitution. (MA15+as, R) Explores 18thcentury London’s salacious side. 11.15 American Presidency With Bill Clinton: Separate But Unequal. (PG, R) Hosted by Bill Clinton. 4.15 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
SEVEN (6, 7)
Week 10. St Kilda v Brisbane Lions. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Week 10. Richmond v Hawthorn. From Swinburne Centre, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG,
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation. 8.00 Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story. (Madl, R) The story of entrepreneur Michael Gudinski who revolutionised the Australian music industry.
10.25 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Night Of Terror –The Bega Schoolgirls. (MA15+alv, R) A look at the Bega schoolgirl murders.
11.50 Autopsy USA: Dennis Hopper. A look at the death of Dennis Hopper.
12.50 The Starter Wife. (Mas, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
The
2.00
Morning Programs.
Aussie With Cosi.
TEN (5, 10)
6am
6.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions.
7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as they try to find the right fit for Keira the kelpie. 8.30 Shark Tank. (PGa, R) A panel, including Maxine Horne, Nick Bell, Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu and Robert Herjavec, is pitched inventions. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) From major news stories to entertainment and viral videos, presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.
10.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) A man is struck in the groin by a javelin. 11.45 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) A man is found unresponsive on the roadside. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.
8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.45 9News Late.
10.15 Trump: A Second Chance? (PGlv) Explores Trump’s 2024 presidential run.
11.45 The First 48: Brothers Down. (Mav) A look at the murders of two brothers.
12.35 SA Variety Bash. (PG) Entrants raise money for kids in need. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA.
Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 4.00 The Highland Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 6.45 Escape To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.15 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Avengers. 11.30 MOVIE: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. (1965) 1.30pm Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Women’s. Week 3. Papua New Guinea v New Zealand. 3.45 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Week 3. Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands. 6.00 Getaway. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs. 9GEM (81, 92) 7TWO (62, 72) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 5.00 Peppa Pig. 5.10 Fireman Sam. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Cinderella. (2021, PG)
Mine And Ours. (2005, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ The Lorax. (2012) 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. (2019, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Three Chords And The Truth. (2022,
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.
Dog House Australia: All Shapes And Sizes. (PG) Revisits some of the people from the show. 8.00 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml) Celebrity guests include Zoë Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez, Miranda Hart and Ncuti Gatwa. 9.10 FBI. (Mv) The team investigates when a couple are murdered and all evidence points to their home’s previous owner. 10.10 FBI: International. (Mv) A US ambassador is taken hostage. 11.00
1.00 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00
A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs Revisited. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.30 Four Corners. (Final) Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Paul Barry.
9.35 Q+A. Presented by Patricia Karvelas. 10.35 Boyer Lecture 2024: Professor Anna Goldsworthy. (R) 11.05 ABC Late News.
11.20 The Business. (R) 11.40 America, Are You Ok? (R) 12.05 Planet America. (R)
12.40 Louis Theroux Interviews... (Malv, R) 1.25 Grand Designs Revisited. (Final, PG, R) 2.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Catalyst. (R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo
6.20
6am Morning Programs. 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 Walkatjurra: Our Actions Will Never Stop. 3.20 Primitive Medium. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Walking Wartime England. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Into South America With Nick Knowles. (PG) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals) Game show, featuring contestants tackling a words and numbers quiz. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Music-based pop culture quiz show, featuring panellists Nile Rodgers, Russell Howard and Mae Muller. 10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals) Hosted by Roy Wood Jr. 11.00 SBS World News Late.
11.25 A Criminal Affair. (MA15+s) 1.05 Pray For Blood. (Mal, R) 2.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 3.35 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (MA15+aw, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Malicious Motives. (2021) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. Justin throws a spanner in the works.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) The competition returns to Brisbane for the third Ultimate Instant Restaurant.
9.10 Twisted Twins? Part 1 of 2. Explores the stories of identical twins involved in criminal cases of murder or missing persons.
10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) An armoured truck heist ends in bloodshed.
11.10 The Latest: Seven News.
11.40 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals) When Mayan’s ex-godfather returns to town.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft. 9.00 America Decides. Takes a look at the upcoming 2024 US election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
10.00 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. A preview of the Melbourne Cup. 11.00 9News Late.
11.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv)
12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.05 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 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 Dessert Masters. (PGl) Hosted by Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon. 8.40 Matlock. (Premiere, Ms) A brilliant woman uses her unassuming demeanour to make her way into a position at a prestigious law firm. 9.40 Five Bedrooms. (Return, Ml) Harry almost pulls off the celebration of a lifetime at Manju’s 70th, until Ainsley accidentally reveals last year’s secret negotiations. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.05 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00
Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Meaning Of Hitler. 10.10 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Your Money & Your Life. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30
Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. 8.30 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.30 Agatha Raisin. 10.30
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Tales From The Daly. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Rockies. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 10.10 God And Country: Christian Nationalism. 11.45 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 9.00 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.25 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Gossip Girl. 2.00 La Brea. 3.00 The Golden Girls. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: The Wedding Singer. (1998, M) 11.40 Seinfeld. 12.35am The O.C. 1.30 Love Island UK. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00
9GO! (82, 93) 6am Morning Programs. 8.40 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 10.30 Three Perfect Daughters. (2020, M, Italian) 12.20pm A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, M, French) 1.55 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 3.50 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 5.40 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 8.30 The Fox. (2022, MA15+, German) 10.45 Late Programs.
Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Boating. Circuit Boats Drivers C’ship. Windsor Spectacular. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Support Races. Carrera Cup. Round 7. Gold Coast 500. Highlights. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Talking W. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 8.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. 9.30 Bamazon. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.00 Late Programs.
Tuesday, November 5
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (R) 10.30 The Pacific. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian. (Mls, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals, R) 2.50 Such Was Life. (R) 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Walking Wartime England. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. News, sport and weather. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) The latest news and views. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Horse Racing. Big Dance on Cup Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser. 6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 10.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Day. From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. 5.30 WIN News. [MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: The Isle Of Anglesey. 8.30 The Zelensky Story. Part 1 of 3. 9.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above: Glacier Express. (R) Follows the GlacierExpress 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+asv)
(R) 11.20 Four Corners. (Final, R) 12.05 Q+A. (R) 1.10 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.55 Cancer: A Story Of Hope – A Catalyst Special. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 News Breakfast: USA Votes.
12.50 Don’t Leave Me. (Malv, R) 2.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 4.25 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. Abigail teeters on the edge.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) No Risk, No Reward is the name of the game for friends Mike and Pete’s Ultimate Instant Restaurant.
9.10 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. Mike is taken back to his first unsolved case when the remains of a man surface seven years after his murder.
11.10 The Latest: Seven News.
11.40 Air Crash Investigations: Icy Descent. (PG, R)
12.40 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R) 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.
8.40 Trump On Trial: Prosecuting A President. (MA15+l) A look at “The State of Georgia vs Donald J. Trump”, the biggest criminal case against the former president.
10.10 9News Late.
10.40 To Be Advised.
11.40 Transplant. (MA15+m)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
The Garden Gurus. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
by
Wednesday, November 6
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (6, 7) TEN (5, 10) NINE (8, 9)
6.00 News Breakfast: USA Votes. 10.00 USA Votes: Election Day Live. 12.00 USA Votes: Election Results Live.
2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 USA Votes: America’s Decision. Coverage of the US election.
5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
8.30 Question Everything. Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran.
9.05 Fisk. (PG, R) Grandma quits the reception desk.
9.35 Planet America: Election Night Special. Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron.
10.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
11.05 ABC Late News.
11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 12.15 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 12.45 In Limbo. (Final, Mal, R) 1.40 Killing Eve. (PG, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 The Truth About Fasting: A Catalyst Special. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 News Breakfast.
6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 10.00 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (PGl, R) 11.00 SBS World News: US Election 2024.
6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia: Sevilla And Carmona. (Final) Michael Portillo finishes his Andalucian odyssey.
8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase: The Death. (Mav) Part 1 of 5. Twelve jurors are introduced to each other and the case they will be deliberating over.
9.35 The Old Man. (MA15+v) Chase finds a temporary hideout but Harold Harper and the authorities are still after him.
10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 Desperate Measures. (Premiere, Malv) A bank clerk is in the clutches of a gangster.
12.55 Miniseries: Holding. (Mls, R)
2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R)
3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (PG, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 2.20 Johnny Warren’s Football Mission. 3.25 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 6.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Heartbreak Ridge. (1986) 10.55 MOVIE: The Last Vermeer. (2019, M) 1.05am Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. News, sport and weather. 10.00 US Presidential Election. In-depth coverage of the US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. Dana lets go. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Lee Mack hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022, MA15+av) Two brothers steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that is transporting a severely wounded cop. Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez. 11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) Mouch struggles to adjust to the new truck.
12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man.
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs. 10.00 US Election 2024. Coverage of the 2024 US election.
5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) Three contestants go head-to-head against a mesmerising machine with one lucky participant playing for the jackpot. 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.
9.10 Listing Melbourne. (PGl) With relationships fraying and reputations on the line, the stakes have never been higher for the team.
10.20 Nine News US Election Edition. The latest on the 2024 US election.
11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav) Bell and the squad come up with a plan.
12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Hello SA. (PG)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Danger Man.
6.00 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Shark Tank. The panel is pitched a number of inventions, including a camera that takes 27 photos and an edible serviette. 8.40 NCIS. (Mv) 9.40 NCIS: Origins. 10.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 11.05 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.
3.30 MOVIE: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery. (1966) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Harry Wild. 11.40
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Survivors. 7.30 Philly DA: Breaking The Law. 8.30 MOVIE: Legend. (1985, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: Hoop Dreams. (1994, M) 1.10am Late Programs. NITV (34)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Doctor Who. 10.00 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Gossip Girl. 1.50 The Golden Girls. 2.20 The Nanny. 3.20 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: American Reunion. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Love Island UK. 2.00 The Nanny. 3.00 Bakugan: Legends. 3.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. (Return) 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93) 6am
Walking On Sunshine. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.20 The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 9.10 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 11.00 Balloon. (2018, M, German) 1.20pm All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 4.10 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 6.20 From Here To Eternity. (1953, PG) 8.30 Sniper: The White Raven. (2022, MA15+, Russian) 10.35 The Spy. (2019, M, Swedish) 12.40am Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
Thursday, November 7
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 10.05 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 11.00 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (Ml, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Such Was Life. (R) 2.05 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Walking Wartime England. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.
8.00 Grand Designs Australia: Buderim. (PG) Hosted by Anthony Burke.
9.00 Long Lost Family. (PG) Hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell. 9.45 Fake Or Fortune? Alberto Giacometti. (R) Part 5 of 5.
10.45 ABC Late News.
11.00 The Business. (R)
11.15 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Final, Ml, R)
11.45 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R)
12.30 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 1.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.25 The Wildlife Revolution – A Catalyst Special. (PG, R) 4.25 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) Bianca Hunt cozies up with Byron Bay’s wildlife.
8.30 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train: From Tokyo To The Sea Of Japan. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. Explores Japan’s Shinkansen, the world’s most punctual long-distance express trains.
9.25 Paris Has Fallen. (M) Time is running out for the taskforce.
10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Miniseries: The Typist. (Malv, R) 11.55 Faking Hitler. (Man, R)
2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
(6, 7)
Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Stepmother’s Secret. (2022, Mav, R) Julia Terranova, Jillian Murray, Jon Briddell. 2.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. John is concerned for Cash. Tim loses his temper. Eden reaches breaking point.
7.30 Highway Patrol. One driver rides high on a roundabout, while another rides low and scrapes the road.
8.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 17. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. From WACA Ground, Perth. 11.45 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (R) Explores life behind bars. 12.45 Magnum P.I. (av, R) Magnum poses as a doctor.
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Today. The latest in news and current affairs.
Today Extra. (PG) A mix of topical issues, interviews, recipes, musical performances, fashion and beauty trends. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Crown Oaks Day. From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Ml, R) Follows the activities of police units.
8.30 RPA: Bollywood Jagruti. (PGm) A lawyer and DJ unexpectedly discovers a “ticking time bomb” in his heart.
9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm) Nightshift staff deal with drunkenness.
10.30 9News Late.
11.00 Casualty 24/7. (Mm, R)
11.50 Resident Alien. (Mav) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 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 Top Gear Australia. (PGal) The team travels to Texas to test electric trucks. Jonathan LaPaglia tests a Porsche GT3 RS. 8.50
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Ageing is living at Opal HealthCare’s Care Communities in Geelong.
Ideally located for you to enjoy everything you love about our beautiful city, Kardinia Parkside and Highton Gardens Care Communities offer residential aged care, but not as you know it.
We take the time to understand the big and the little details about how you like to live, so you can enjoy your day, your way. And you’re guaranteed a friendly welcome.
“Kardinia Parkside Care Community is a lovely place to call home,” says Janette, who recently moved to Geelong from country
Victoria.
“Everyone has been so nice to me, and so helpful.”
Our Care Communities offer a relaxing environment with the compassionate and personalised care of 24/7 registered nurses. Enjoy nutritious, tasty meals created by our inhouse chefs, take a walk in our beautiful gardens (or bring your green thumbs) and stay active with our state-of-the-art wellness centres that bring a holistic approach to wellbeing, rehabilitation and restorative care.
Our Care Communities are warm, family-oriented environments, designed to
create a sense of kinship, and we encourage and support residents to keep the connections they’ve built within the local community.
“I felt an immediate warmth and welcome when I first arrived at Highton Gardens Care Community,” says Frances.
“The sight of happy residents always puts a smile on my face. I’ve personalised my room with family pictures and personal items, making it truly my own. The fortnightly bus trips organised by the community are a highlight, and the team here is incredibly friendly, always going above and beyond to assist us.
“Irecentlyjoinedthecardgroup,andplaying cards twice a week has brought so much joy to my routine. All activities are well-presented and tailored to our needs. I cherish every day living here, and I would recommend Highton Gardens Care Community to anyone seeking care.” Call us now to learn more and book a tour or visit opalhealthcare.com.au
Kardinia Parkside Care Community 03 5221 5733, 299-305 Latrobe Terrace, Geelong Highton Gardens Care Community 03 5223 0900, 209 South Valley Road, Highton
Our Care Communities are warm, family-oriented environments. (Pictures Supplied)
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Retire in style, all in your own backyard at Bellarine Lakes
ThefinalstageofBellarineLakesCountryClub, the only retirement village on the Bellarine or Geelong with a private golf course, is now selling.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase one of the last remaining newly built villas.
“I still work part time, enjoy playing a bit of golf and I love the indoor and outdoor swimming pools,” resident Di says.
“The outside pool is about 28 degrees, so it’s nicer in winter than it is outside. I also enjoy going to the happy hours, I sometimes use the gym and I just love taking walks as there are great walking tracks here.
“Everybody is friendly. Even if you go out at 6am, there will be somebody that will say
hello or run or ride past you and there’s a lot of people who enjoy walking their dogs. So, it’s just a great place to be and a really good sense of community. There are a lot of things to do, if you choose and there are so many wonderful people.”
“We live in the Eden Beach, it’s a really lovely size (21 squares), with very generous rooms, high ceilings and it’s just so beautifully done,” John says.
“Weareveryhappytohavespaceforagarden as we are keen gardeners and we live on the edge of the golf course, which has a very nice outlook and the streetscape here is just lovely.”
“This was a big move, because we did move across the bay,” Ann says.
“The welcoming environment is something
that I was really surprised about. We live in a lovely street, the neighbours are all kind and friendly and we look out for one another. It’s really been quite an eye opener to come to this community. It has been absolutely the right thing for us.
“There are a lot of facilities at Bellarine Lakes, whether you’re a swimmer, table tennis player, play billiards or cards, or enjoy craft. There is plenty for everyone to do. I was not a golfer until I came here. It’s very new to me and very welcoming if you play golf well or not. Sometimes the golf cart is more fun than the golf, but I keep turning up.”
John and Ann both agreed that the community aspect is wonderful and that they all look out for one another.
They also praised the wonderful Village Managers and grounds staff for the beautiful streetscape and gardens. They had not seen another village like it.
Come along and look for yourselves. Join us foratwo-courseluncheonatnoononThursday November 7. RSVP is essential as spaces are limited.
Contact Bellarine Lakes Country Club today or visit 402 Bellarine Bellarine Highway, Moolap. Friendly lifestyle consultant Lisa Duke welcomes any queries you may have. Inspections are always welcome.
Contact Lisa direct to arrange a private tour on 0447 495 400 or FreeCall 1800 255 578.
Left: Di loves the indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Right: John and Ann with friends Sharon and Michael from Bellarine Lakes Club at The Whiskery – Teddy and the Fox at the Bellarine Peninsula, moved from the Mornington Peninsula and have embraced their relocation. (Pictures: Supplied)
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
ACROSS
1 Association football (6)
4 Science venues (abbr) (4,4)
10 British territory in southern Spain (9)
11 Delay (5)
12 Expression (4)
13 African country (4)
14 Happen (5)
16 Adolescent (4)
17 Flower merchants (8)
20 Pastoral (8)
22 Element’s smallest part (4)
25 Jet (5)
26 Scottish island (4)
28 Slight (4)
30 Verboten (5)
31 Insipid (9)
32 Becoming prominent (8)
33 Strain (6)
DOWN
1 The outstanding features to be seen on a visit (6)
2 Restaurant with entertainment (7)
3 Web auction site (4)
5 Dreadful (8) 6 Ordinariness (10)
7 Touches (7)
8 Astonish (8)
9 Sicilian volcano (4)
15 Stubborn (10)
18 Plastic unit containing audio or visual tape (8)
19 Southern Asian country (8)
21 Disintegrate (7)
23 People of Malta (7)
24 Outer parts of loaves (6) 27 Cosy retreat (4) 29 Flesh (4)
Was Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or GreatExpectations published first? 2 Which city was home to the world’s tallest buildings from 1908 to 1973?
3 What type of bird appears on the Zambian flag? 4 True or false: Mike Myers (pictured) was a cast member on SaturdayNightLive? 5 The CN tower is located in which city?
6 Bullet Train starred which actor as Ladybug?
7 Bob Woodward is
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Geelong Independent Community Calendar, 1/47 Pakington Street, Geelong West, 3218, or email to editorial@geelongindependent.com.au. Deadline for copy and announcements is 5pm Tuesday.
Ballroom dance
Leopold Hall, Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Sunday November 10, 2-4.30pm, $5 bring a plate, music Kevin.
0400 500 402
Jukebox Rockers
Dance at Club Italia, Moolap, Saturday November 2, 7.30-11.30pm.
0432 503 997, or trybooking.com
Croquet
Drysdale Bowling & Croquet Club, Clifton Springs Road, Tuesdays from 10am for training, bring a friend.
0428 740 591
Dancer’s Club Geelong Ballroom dance weekly, Leopold Hall
7.30-10.30pm. Admission $8 includes supper. Old time, New Vogue and Latin. CDs by Puff and Damian.
Russ, 5250 1937
Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc]
Walking netball also played. Umpire training available.
Maureen, 0429 397 015
Adult tap dancing
Arvo tea dance every Thursday, Belmont Pavilion, 2pm-4pm, $5 entry.
Val, 5251 3529
Belmont Combined Probus
First Monday of the month, 9.30am, Geelong RSL Function Room, 50 Barwon Heads Road. New members and visitors welcome
Pam, 0408 520 931, or leave a message on 5243 4042
Barwon Valley Belmont Probus
First Thursday of the month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
Membership officer, 0407 333 263, or bobstafford@ozemail.com.au
Arts National Geelong Welcomes guests and members to monthly lecture series. Details of lecture topics, lecturers and venues at:
artsnational.au
Hamlyn Heights Probus
Second Thursday of the month, 10am, Geelong Cement Bowls Club, 200 McCurdy Road, Herne Hill.
Noel, 0425 706 339
Geelong Central Probus
Third Friday of the month, 9.45am, Geelong RSL.
geelcentprob@gmail.com
Newcomb Probus
Third Wednesday of each month, 10am, East Geelong Uniting Church, corner Boundary and Ormond Roads.
Gary, 0407 320 735
Polish language for kids
Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries.
Dorota, 5224 1105
Music for preschoolers
Mainly Music is a music and movement program for babies to preschoolers at St Albans-St Andrews Uniting Church, 276 Wilsons Road, Whittington, Tuesdays 10am during school terms.
Rhonda, 0437 241 345
Rostrum meets
Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.
Andrew, 0408 369 446, or Jan, 0407 296 958
Adfas Geelong
Art lectures each month, morning and evening, Newcomb Hall, Wilsons Road.
adfas.org.au, or geelong@adfas.org.au
Fun, fitness and exercise. Mondays 9.30am, Grovedale.
Liz, 0408 372 413, or lizking00@gmail.com
Bellarine country music
Friday nights, music 7pm-10pm. Great band, walk ups welcome. Belmont Park Pavilion, entry $10.
Live music
Country Heartbeat Allstars every Friday 7pm-10pm, White Eagle House Polish Club, Fellmongers Road Breakwater. Walkups welcome. Proceeds to Sunny Days Rescue & Rehab. Entry $10.
Dawn, 0417 148 493
Highton Seniors
Carpet bowls, bingo, cards, taichi, line dancing, mahjong. Community Centre, 84 Barrabool Road, Highton.
Elma, 0411 065 524
Cards
Wanted: card sharp partners to play the game of Bolivia on Thursday evenings. For venue email Ingrid.
griddlepop@hotmail.com
Stamps
Geelong Philatelic Society Inc meets 7pm first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Belmont.
Julie, 0438 270 549
Scrabble club
Christ Church hall, corner Moorabool and McKillop Streets, 1pm Saturdays. Beginners to experts welcome.
Pauline, 0429 829 773, or John, 0434 142 282
Games
Scrabble, chess, board games or cards. Thursdays 2-4.30pm, All Saints’ Parish Hall, Newtown. Afternoon tea provided.
Dinah, 0418 547 753
Book club
Leopold CAE book club meets second Tuesday of each month 6.30pm.
Shirley, 0488 055 969
Sing Australia Geelong Choir
Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm at Senior Citizens Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. No auditions needed.
Mary, 0419 278 456
Mindfulness & meditation
Wednesdays 11am at U3A Geelong,
Thursdays 10am, U3A Torquay.
Jean, 5264 7484
Geelong Breakfast Lions Morning club for those who want to help others, first Tuesday of each month at 8am, Eastern Hub (formerly Karingal) in East Geelong. Dinner somewhere in Geelong each month to suit members.
ajd53m@yahoo.com
Ocean Grove Seniors Ocean Grove Seniors play 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. Cost $20 annually and coffee included. 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Lyn, 5256 2540
Scribes Writers Group
South Barwon Community Centre, Mondays 9.30am-noon. Welcoming new members who wish to refine their skills.
geelongscribeswriters@gmail.com, or 5243 8388
Peace meditation
Our own peace is the basis of world peace. Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Saturday August 10, 11am-noon. No need to book. All welcome.
Graeme, 0438 785 512
Mr Perfect
Monthly free bbq for men of all ages to get together over a BBQ for a chat. Norlane Community Centre first Sunday each month except January, 10.30am-12.30pm.
0430 022 446, or michaeldg999@gmail.com
Country Heartbeat Allstars
Every Friday night, 7pm-10pm, White Eagle House Polish Club, Breakwater. Live band, walkups welcome. Supporting Sunny Days Rescue & Rehab.
Dawn, 0417 148 493
Ballroom dancing
Belmont Park Pavilion, Thursdays 2-4pm.
Val, 5251 3529
Kids’ church
Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am.
Suzie, 0402 963 855, or Althea, 0403 005 449
Geelong Dragon Boat Club Paddle at Barwon River. Training Wednesdays 5pm, Saturdays 9am. Free one-month trial.
revolutionise.com.au/geelongdragons
Zonta Club of Geelong Meets monthly for dinner first Wednesday of the month between February and December at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. RSVP essential.
zontageelong.org.au or zontaclubgeelong@yahoo.com.au
Geelong Prostate Support Group Meets last Friday of the month (except December), 10am-noon, Belmont Park Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Road, Belmont. Bill, 0414 524 155, or info@geelongpsg.net
Choir
St Paul’s Choir rehearses Wednesdays 7.45-8.45pm and 9.30am Sunday for 10.30am service. Choral scholarships available. Occasional choir for those unable to make commitment to main choir. Dr Terry Norman, 0411 875 033, or termernorman@gmail.com
Geelong ballroom dancing Saturdays 7.30-10.15pm, corner Bayview Parade and Carey Street, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. BYO drinks and a plate. Afternoon tea dance, Wednesdays 2pm-4pm. Teaching segment for a new dance 1.30pm-2pm 5278 9740, or geelongballroomdc.com.au
Corio Bay Lions Club Meetings First and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm. geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au
Alcoholics (and other addicts) For Christ 12 Steps Group Meets Thursdays 7.30pm at Belmont-Highton Baptist Church, 43 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont. 0420 910 763
Belmont Seniors
Players wanted to play 500 each Monday 12.30pm. Belmont Senior Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. 5241 1776
Lions Club of Geelong Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Contact below for venues and times. geelong.vic@lions.org.au or 0408 599 962
Dancer’s Club Ballroom dancing Wednesdays 7.30-10.30pm, Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway. Cost: $8, includes light supper. Russ, 5250 1937
Geelong Harmony Chorus Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Rehearsals Mondays 6.45pm at Herne Hill. contact@geelongharmony.com.au, or 0406 666 737
Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet Wednesdays 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English. 0413 406 433, or welshladieschoir.com.au
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.
Drysdale’s Potato Shed was decked out in cobwebs and creepy decorations for its annual Halloween festival Spookfest. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp we along to the family friendly event to capture all the ghosts and ghouls.
Left to right: Pearl McNally with her daughters Audrey and Lily; The wicked witch gives a presentation; Bridie Bain; Wyatt. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 438385
Above: Lisa Barker. Right: Riyana with the wicked witch.
Mieke Nuske.
Hayden Beasy.
Paula Hodgens with her son Roy.
Imogen and Blair.
Cooper and Hudson.
Katelyn Robinson.
Test driving the GWM Haval Jolion
By Alistair Kennedy, Marque Motoring
The growth in sales of Chinese vehicles continues to gain momentum.
While the SAIC subsidiary, MG Motor, is leading the way with its big-selling SUVs the original breakthrough was made a decade ago with the Great Wall company targeting the tradie market with cheap workhorse utilities of questionable safety quality.
That’s all changed and Great Wall, now re-branded as GWM and with improved quality, and an expanded range that now includes three SUVs sales have jumped to such an extent that in September 2024 GWM broke through into Australia’s top 10 highest selling brands.
Somewhat confusingly the larger two SUVs, the large H6 and mid-sized Jolion, carry both GWM and Haval badges.
The Jolion, which we’re testing here, is by far the biggest-selling GWM vehicle. Indeed, it currently sits third in the booming Small SUV category behind its fellow Chinese MG ZS and the Hyundai Kona.
Jolion comes in three equipment levels: Premium, Lux, and Ultra each with the choice of turbo-petrol or petrol/electric hybrid.
Prices, which are all driveaway, range from $26,990 for the petrol Premium up to $38,990 for the Ultra hybrid.
Styling
On sale here since 2021 Jolion was given an upgradeinApril2024withchangestothefront grille and front and rear bumpers providing a sportier look.
GWM badging is added for the first time, although the previous Haval label remains prominently at the centre of the grille.
The entry-level Premium gets halogen headlights, Lux and Ultra step up to LEDs. Ultra rolls on machine-finished 18-inch alloy wheels, Premium and Lux on 17-inch alloys.
Interior
Our first impression was that Jolion is larger than we expected, most noticeably on the inside. A comparison of its exterior dimension with other vehicles in its class confirms that it is around the longest (4472mm) but clearly the widest (1898mm) making for excellent all-round interior space.
Headroom is compromised by the sloping roofline and sunroof, as is the rear view is restricted by the angled window. Storage is taken care of by a central bin and a pair of cup holdersintwosizesinthecentreconsole,while door pockets can fit bottles.
A blend of soft touch surfaces, aluminium-style accents and leather wrapped steering wheel give a premium look to the cabin.
There are plenty of sensible storage options on and below the centre console with USB ports at both the front and rear. There’s a large centralbinandapairofcupholdersintwosizes in the centre console, while door pockets can fit bottles.
TheUltrathatwetestedcomeswithawireless smartphone charging pad at the bottom of the front console.
Boot space with the rear seatbacks in place is 337 litres, expanding to 1133 litres with the 60:40 second row stowed. That’s in the petrol models, the battery reduces that down to 255 and 916 in the hybrids.
Petrol variants get a space-saver spare wheel, hybrids rely on a tyre repair kit.
Powertrains
Although all variants come with a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine outputs vary. The petrol Premium and Lux models get 105 kW and 210 Nm while the petrol Ultra puts out 130 kW and 270 Nm.
The three hybrids combine 70 kW and 125 Nm from the petrol engine and 115 kW and 250 Nm from the electric motor to produce 140 kW and 375 Nm.
There is no all-wheel drive option, all models are front wheel drive through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Drive modes are Standard, Eco, Sport and Snow.
Infotainment
The best that can be said about the Jolion’s infotainment system is that it looks great with its 12.3-inch high-resolution colour multimedia touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard.
Unfortunately, as we’re seeing far too often nowadays, too many features are accessed through the screen instead of the more convenient, and safer, physical rotary dials. In Jolion’s case the air conditioning controls sit in a glass touch control horizontal bar below the touchscreen which is difficult to use as well as being all but invisible in broad sunlight.
Wired access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is standard.
Screen sizes vary. The Premium petrol has a 3.5-inch LCD digital instrument cluster, all others have a 7.0-inch screen behind the steering wheel with a range of system information.
The infotainment screens are 10.25-inch in the Premium and petrol Lux, 12.3-inch in the Ultra and hybrid Lux.
Safety
Jolion received a five-star ANCAP rating when tested in 2022.
There’s an impressive range of features including seven airbags, intelligent adaptive cruise control with stop and go, secondary collision mitigation, roll movement intervention, hill descent control, hill-start assist, tyre pressure warning, rear parking assist and rear view camera, intelligent cornering control, rear cross traffic alert and braking, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, traffic sign recognition, blind spot detection with lane change assist, rear collision warning, door open warning; traffic jam assist and two ISOFIX child seat anchors.
There’s also a driver inattention alert system in the form of a camera located at the bottom of the A-pillar. Great feature of course and a potential life-saver but, because so many features require multiple taps on the touchscreen or the air-con bar, it gets activated far too often.
Variants above the entry-level Premium add a 360-degree camera.
All Jolion models get the same six-speaker audio system.
Driving
Despite its modest power (110 kW) and torque (220 Nm) outputs Jolion moves along nicely enough thanks partly to Haval’s new global lightweight modular platform.
Onthedownsidethereisnoticeableturbolag on take-off and some jerkiness at low speeds fromtheseven-speeddualclutchtransmission. Overall Jolion doesn’t have any performance credentials but that’s not going to be an issue for potential buyers.
Fuel consumption is listed at 8.1 litres per 100 kilometres from the petrol engine and 5.1 L/100 km from the hybrid. We averaged 9.4 L/100 km during our week of testing in the Ultra Lux.
Summing up
With the credibility of Chinese vehicles steadily improving, thanks in no small part to its MG rivals the Haval Jolion is certainly worth considering.
While it does have a number of annoying features there’s plenty in the Haval Jolion that will appeal. Technology is right up-to-date and there’s an excellent level of safety features. Pricing is very competitive pricing enhanced by a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, five years roadside assist and an attractive capped price servicing program.
While it does have a number of annoying features there’s plenty in the Haval Jolion that will appeal. (Pictures: Supplied)
Pies, Wallabies take the points
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp captured these photographs of the North Geelong vs East Belmont and Surf Coast vs Wallington cricket games on the weekend.
Keeper Luke Inglis fields this delivery.
Connor Hangan plays and misses.
Above: Alistair McCann plays an unorthodox shot and misses. Right: Billy Gravett (2 for 34) at the top of his mark.
Above: Colin Smith bowls to Vik Rathore. Right: Ben Tekin drives.
Left: Adam Southorn bowls to Vik Rathore. Right: Jordan Rossi plays and misses this Matt Wilson delivery. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 439070
Dilpreet Singh plays this ball to leg.
Above: An appeal for lbw is turned down. Top left: James McMahon bowls to Connor Hangan.
Premier bowls rolls into town
The opening round of Geelong Bowls Region Premier Division was held on the weekend and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Eastern Park to see the home side against Queenscliff.
David Saunders leads off for Queenscliff.
Tom Scorpo leads off for Eastern Park.
Nathan Dixon follows his bowl.
Gary Connolly looks for position.
Matt Lawrence follows his bowl down the green.
Scott McDonald looks to save the end.
Ben Russell looks to finish off the end.
Left: Ian Johnson watches his line. Centre: Seb Monahan is totally focussed on this shot. Right: Tad Balchan is all concentration. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 439071
Adam Martin follows his bowl down the green.
Deep in concentration.
Close night competition
While it is the final round of home and away matches in Tuesday Women’s, it is the halfway mark in Monday Night Women’s and players have enjoyed the conditions over the last few weeks with almost ideal weather.
While Section 2’s Racquette’s had the bye this week, the match-ups were Western Warriors in first against The Long Shots in fifth, and second placed Moolap Matriarchs against third placed Highton. Warriors have been strong all season without dropping a match, and they continued their winning run four sets to love.
The Matriarch’s and Highton were level on points with the former ahead only on percentage going into their match. The teams split the first two sets with Sara Chol and Ashleigh Merchant winning the first 8-5 for Highton while Moolap’s Belinda Atkins and Monica Cavarsan gave them the lead with an 8-1 win.
Chol won her second set with Sarah Laird 8-3, but Cavarsan also won her second set for Moolap with Sheree Holdsworth, and with the result at 8-5, the Matriarch’s finished two games ahead.
Midweek Women’s 1, Grape Therapy and Rust-eze: Emma Nixon, Mel McClelland, Di Williams, Narelle Thompson, Denise Airey, Donna Schoenmaekers and Jo Puckett. (Supplied)
Section 1 saw Highton’s Smash Hits travel to Lara, and seemed to enjoy the outing. The team started well with Emily Sullivan and Katie Nalesnyik winning the first 8-2 while Claire Mullen and Ann-Marie MCCaskill the second 8-3. Lara rallied in the remaining sets and while they went down in the fourth 8-5, Wendy Caddy and Kristy Woodcock got over the line in tie-break, putting the team on the
board, but the Hits took the match three sets to one.
The final match of the night was first vs second with Rust-eze and Grape Therapy, and as with many of their match ups over the last few seasons, rallies were hard fought, games were long, and the final result was close.
Therapy’s Jo Puckett and Fiona Walker matched up against Mel McClelland and Denise Airey in the first set, with hard hitting and sharp volleys punctuating the match.
The final result was 8-1 to Therapy, but the score did not reflect the quality of the match. Narelle Thompson and Emma Nixon helped Rust-eze on the scoreboard with their win in the second. The teams went game for game until three all, when Eze reeled off four games in a row before taking the set 8-5.
Serving and deep ground strokes were a highlight of the third set, with Puckett and Donna Schoenmaekers winning through 8-3. Airey and Nixon for Rust-eze displayed great control and placement winning the final set 8-4, but it wasn’t enough to bridge the gap, with Grape Therapy taking the win by four games.
The win leaves Grape Therapy on top, but Smash Hits and Rust-eze continue to see-saw in second and third with only one point between them.
United thrashed in their WNBL debut
Perennial contenders Townsville Fire have issued an early statement by tipping off the 45th WNBL season with a clinical, party-spoiling 84-58 win over competition debutants Geelong United.
The Fire took control in the first half at Geelong Arena on Wednesday night before a dominant 23-9 third quarter doused any hopes of a fairytale fightback from the league newcomers.
Alicia Froling, who returned to Fire colours in the offseason, starred with a game-high of 17 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
She was well supported by imports Zia Cooks (15 points) and Lauren Cox (12 points, four blocks).
“It’s so great being home,” Townsville-born Froling said.
“We’ve got a lot better to get, too, which is really exciting.
“We can get heaps better.”
Twin sister and United captain Keely Froling (15 points, seven boards) was the only player to notch double figures for the hosts, who were shown the standard they need to aspire to.
Geelong was announced in May as the WNBL’s newest team, after purchasing the Melbourne Boomers’ licence.
Keely Froling entered the record books with Geelong’s first-ever score, a low-post lay-in off import Haley Jones’s assist.
Alicia replied quickly for Townsville, the Froling siblings combining for 17 first-quarter points.
The Fire unleashed a 16-3 burst either side of quarter time to turn their slender 18-17 lead into a commanding 34-20 scoreline.
Nya Lok, making her competition debut, was subbed in at the start of the second term and drained a corner triple with her opening touch.
She added a layup and another trey to finish with eight points for the stanza as the visitors’ advantage blew out to 48-27.
Geelong’s defence was porous, while their shooting was awry with Keely Froling the exception.
A 7-0 run to finish the half gave United some belated momentum at the long break but Townsville promptly regained the ascendancy in the third.
United missed 16 of their 19 third-quarter shots as the Fire’s buffer stretched to an insurmountable 71-43 at the last break, before
“Obviously disappointing in the scoreline but we take away a lot of learnings,” Keely
Froling said.
“We know it’s going to take us a bit of time to get rolling.”
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The Geelong Inner Harbour has had some good fishing, especially from land-based anglers.
Wangum Walk has offered some good fishing for Pinky Snapper, Australian Salmon, and Flathead to those either casting soft plastics or bait, accounting for plenty of fish. There has been a school Yellow Tail Kingfish hanging around the waterfrontatthemoment,too,soit’swell worth having a big rod handy in case you see them.
Snapperreportscontinuedtogetbetter and better in the bay over the past week; compared to previous years, this season is certainly a bit later than usual, and the water temperature is lower compared to last, but with some days of warmer weather, it should rise and the fishing could explode!
Clifton Springs is still offering some solid reports with fish to 5kg, proving to be in good numbers; the Spoil Grounds and Channel are again proving to be some very productive grounds to fish and fishing the tides with baits like Pilchards, Silver Whiting, and Calamari always great bait options, with pilchard cubes tossed in for burley.
King George Whiting out from Clifton Springs is still not slowing down, with reports coming in with loads of fish at a fantastic size. YES, we have been speaking about the whiting here for weeks, but they are still going hard! Ideally, fishing with stronger moving tides or when the tide moves its hardest will result in better fishing. A bit of burley goes a long way, too. The whiting is spread across the Curlewis Bank, past Portarlington and through St Leonard’s. Queenscliff had a hot calamari bite last week, with some fantastic reports coming through with Calamari in huge numbers and at a quality size! The Queenscliff Bight has been their main hotspotinanywherefrom3to12metres. So you may have to cover some ground to find them, but it could be absolutely hectic when you do. Size 3.5 and 4.0 jigs are working best, and of course, a real/ fresh bait on a spike is lethal for the giants. Fishing a slack tide, ideally the high, is the best time to fish for them. Offshore continues to offer some great snapper fishing out along the 50-metre line. Anglers drifting and anchoring are picking up plenty of fish with an average size around the 1-kilo mark, with some fish getting to 5kg and a few gummy Sharks, too. The odd Thresher shark is also still popping up for anglers chasing snapper, which is a very cool capture while fishing for snapper.
Geelong saved some face by narrowly winning the fourth period.
Keely Froling takes on Alicia Froling during Geelong United’s WNBL debut against Townsville on Wednesday night. (Getty Images)
Haul of squid from Queenscliff. (Supplied)
LOCAL TENNIS
Donna Schoenmaekers
Pies flying high after win
By Justin Flynn
North Geelong sounded an ominous warning to the rest of the GCA Division 1 competition with a massive win against East Geelong.
In a battle of last season’s grand finalists, North Geelong got off to a flyer with the bat and never looked like losing.
“Against East Belmont, who we know have got a bit of a different looking side, but they’re still a huge threat with their power with the bat and ball, so to get it done pretty convincingly was nice,” North Geelong skipper Tom Mathieson said.
The Magpies won the toss and batted first with Sam Hall (61 from 49 deliveries) and Ned Cooper (48) getting them off to a bright start and Philip Visser then smacked 70 from 74 balls.
“It’s nice to have an opening pair where there’s no real pressure on Ned to kind of get going if Sam is still at the crease,” Mathieson said.
“We know he (Hall) kind of just plays his natural see ball, hit ball kind of game and his role pays off sometimes, and sometimes it doesn’t, but that’s the role he has. And when it does pay off, it makes Ned’s job a whole lot easier.”
Visser was elevated to No 3 in the line-up and immediately went about his innings.
“We thought we’d change it up with a really strong platform to push Phil up from four to three and get as many balls as possible,” Mathieson said. “Credit to East, they kind of
slowed it down, which made it a bit harder, but Phil is, I think, a class above what we are right now. He made it look easy.”
Jordan Rossi (33 not out off 36) and Alistair McCann (23 not out off 24) then put the finishing touches on the innings that yielded 5/262.
East Belmont never got going with the bat as paceman Dale Kerr (4/29) and left-arm spinners Bailey Sykes (1/16 off eight overs) and McCann (3/6) went about wrapping the game up early. East Belmont was bowled out for 66 inside 30 overs.
After Kerr’s initial spell, Mathieson said the Magpies took the pace off the ball with the two tweakers dominating.
“Considering that was the first couple of wickets he’s (Kerr) got this year, he was pretty down himself the first couple of weeks, but he trains hard, he’s a he’s a professional and we
know what he can do with the new ball so he’s going to click sooner or later,” Mathieson said.
Sykes crossed over to Osborne Park from Grovedale this season and has made an immediate impact, taking the new ball during the power plays.
“Even his bad balls are hard to get away,” Mathieson said.
“He’s started the year really well, probably when the pressure was on him. Obviously we can only have two out in that power play and he’schangedoverfromanewclub.Heprobably feltalittlebitofpressure,buthe’sfitinperfectly. He’s a good person, he trains hard and has a lot of good qualities.”
The only downside of Saturday’s win was a shoulder injury to Connor Hangan, who will likely miss just this week’s final one-dayer before two-day cricket takes over.
NICK Butters made 87 in South Barwon’s first win of the season. The Swans made 205 batting first and then restricted St Joseph’s to 182 with Ryan Simmonds having a huge game for Joeys with 52 and 4/44.
HIGHTON defeated St Peters, making 7/216 withcontributionsfromGregWillows(68)and NathanMcCoach(49notout).LukeFordmade 48 not out for St Peters, but they fell 58 runs short with leg-spinner Fionn Neeson snaring 3/28 from 10 overs.
GROVEDALEdefeatedNewtown&Chilwell by six wickets. Three wickets each to Luke Guest and Rohan Smith and and unbeaten 40 from the in-form Jordan Moran got the job done.
Cobra Chris marks his 350th game
By Justin Flynn
On many Saturdays, nearly 25 years in fact, I have shared a cricket field with Chris Pitfield andwehavealwaysendedupwantingthesame thing.
Agood,hard,fairgameandabeerandachat afterwards.
Pitfield played his 350th club game for Collendina on Saturday and as a regular opponent of his for another club, it’s always been a pleasure.
Not the best player in the team, but good enough to be a more than solid contributor, it’s his willingness to do the things that others usually shy away from that stands out.
“I’m always the one who opens the batting becausenooneelsewill,bowlthewindbecause no one else will,” Pitfield says.
“They’re the things that I just try to make it about the team first.”
It’s the camaraderie and helping the younger players that has spurred him on.
“I did retire once, but that was because my bodywasnogood,butthebody’snottoobadat the moment and while there’s blokes like who I play with on Saturday, I’ll keep playing because it’s actually enjoyable,” he says.
“I’llseeasIgettotheendofseason,butwhile I’m still enjoying it, I’ll still play.”
Pitfield was an inaugural player for Collendina back in 1990. A second team in Ocean Grove was always going to be tough to start up, but it’s a credit to those involved that it has worked.
Pitfield lists David Rhodes, Ben Irwin, Kade Norquay, Corey Walter and Leigh Norquay as the best players he has seen at the club.
Pitfield has played in one premiership (C Grade), has made 5330 runs and taken 325 wickets.
But it’s not the individual accolades that has driven him.
“It’snottherunsandwickets,butmainlyjust seeing the club grow from 1990 being a stand alone club with no footy - we’ve had to battle,” he says.
“We’ve focused on our juniors and that’s
come back to reward us in the long run. So to see us go from one team to the number of senior teams and women’s team, our junior program, three A Grade flags.”
Nowadays,Pitfieldisstillopeningthebatting (he made 22 in his 350th) and bowling in a Cobras D Grade team that has its share of older players.Butit’shelpingtheyoungerplayersthat
Wallington set for success
Wallington coach Matthew Sampson-Barnes believes his side is well placed to compete at the pointy end of the BPCA A2 Grade season.
TheWallabiesareunbeatenfromthree starts so far and put Surf Coast away in ruthless fashion on Saturday.
“It is exciting, we’ve actually got a really good side (and) I guess the key is just keeping everybody available,” Sampson-Barnes said. “I think we’ve only got two unavailabilities for the rest of the year, which is good, so hopefully they all stay fit.”
Wallington takes on Portarlington during the next two Saturdays with the 75-overformatbeginning.TheWallabies havealreadybeatenPortoncethisseason in round 2.
“They’re a really good side,” Sampson-Barnes said. “Young Riley Illingworth seems to have gone away over the winter and practised hitting the ball a bit harder and they’re looking pretty good. It is a good contest between ustwo.Wealwaysplayreallytightgames so I’m looking forward to it.”
It has been two years of hell for Sampson-Barnes with a flesh-eating bacteria not only requiring 39 surgeries.
“I’ve still got a pretty big wound that isn’t healing,” he said.
“I didn’t play last week because I was actually in hospital for a week. I’m probably just going to bat down the order. Be there as captain just to give the leg a bit of time. I can’t sit and watch anymore. It’s been two years.”
Nick Adamson (30 off 43 balls) and Henry McIntosh (37 off 27) got the side off to a flyer. The Wallabies made 8/215 batting first against Surf Coast.
“That’s sort of what their job is in the one-day games,” Sampson-Barnes said.
“We’ve got lots of depth so why not try and go out and smack it from ball one.”
Sven Burluraux top scored for Wallington with a well-made 65 not out from 79 deliveries. Burluraux added 57 for the fifth wicket with Dane Wise-Graham (27).
“They put on a pretty important partnership because Surf Coast got a bit ofaroll-onthere,”Sampson-Barnessaid.
Wallington then bowled the Stingrays out for 75.
BRIAN White made 97 in a losing side for St Leonard’s against Winchelsea. The Saints made 9/166, but Winch won with five wickets and 21 balls to spare thanks to an unbeaten 48 from Shane Murdoch.
STEPHEN Illingworth continued his fine season to date for Portarlington with a sparkling 78 not out in his side’s seven-wicket win against Newcomb. Bulls’coachShaneHealyplayedsuperbly for 83.
has given him the most satisfaction.
“I’ve loved playing with the kids,” he says.
“Fielding at first slip I see what they’re doing wrong with bowling so to jog over and tell them something or to try something. And batting with the kids I try to teach him how to mouth back at the bowler and just to stand up for yourself.”
INVERLEIGH thrashed Collendina by six wickets with a trio of wickets each to Locke Perrett and Kieran McNally. Collendina was 0/51 batting first, but slumped to 92 all out. Will Collins made an important 34 not out as Winch got the runs four down in the 28th over.
Chris Pitfield celebrated 350 club games for Collendina at Ervin Reserve on Saturday. (Ivan Kemp) 439069_01
Sven Burluraux takes a catch to dismiss Vik Rathore for 10 off Adam Southorn. (Ivan Kemp) 439073_13
Connor Lay takes a spectacular catch for East Belmont to dismiss North Geelong’s Connor Hangan for 18. (Ivan Kemp) 439070_09
