Renowned artist returns to Portland
Ultimatum: refurbish
GABRIEL GARCIA
TONIGHT’S council meeting could see the multi-storey Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion face the axe.
Regional Development Victoria (RDV), that provided $5million for the 2021 project, has demanded that project delays only allow two options: upgrade the ageing Portland Yacht Club and Angling Club facilities or return the money to the State Government.
Glenelg Shire councillors are due to vote on the options tonight.
The project, which has had many options debated over the years, has been the subject of recent correspondence between council and RDV.
“Use existing funding to undertake any immediate upgrades of existing facilities at the Yacht Club and Angling Club to ensure facilities are fit for purpose for all users until a modified or new proposal is identified and funded,” Regional Development and Outdoor Recreation acting deputy secretary Rachaele May told council.
“Alternatively, refund the remaining $3.578
million paid to and held by Glenelg Shire Council until further site investigations, consultation and updating of the Portland Foreshore Master Plan are complete.
“Glenelg Shire Council can then present RDV with a new and fully funded proposal for the foreshore or another priority project.”
In 2021 the Glenelg Shire Council received $4 million dollars (a further $1 million more was held by the government for later release) for the Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion.
Ms May, in her letter, said Glenelg Shire Council has already spent $422,000 of the $4 million.
Council documents on the agenda of tomorrow’s meeting say refurbishments of the facilities will be sizeable, and “will include roof replacement, new windows, doors, floor coverings, service upgrades, heating/cooling, toilet and kitchen upgrades, and other works to bring the building up to National Construction Code standards.”
“Additional works may be included, including potential external design changes and treatment, subject to both budget and any Marine and Coastal Act limitations.”
ARTIST Judy Antill is back in Portland while she completes a commissioned artwork inspired by the Southern Ocean. While she is here, her most recent works will be on display in an exhibition at Sandilands on Percy Street, open every day until Christmas Eve for visitors. Read more on PAGE 8.
Shire
Santa on the run through Portland
THE jolly big man will be touring Portland this Friday and giving out something sweet.
Teaming up with the Portland CFA, Santa Clause will be waving from a fire truck window as he travels through town, enjoying being photographed with families at each stop and handing out lollies.
His stops will be Flinders Park from 6pm until 6.10pm; Mitchell Crescent Playground from 6.15pm until 6.25pm; outside the Portland Neighbourhood House from 6.35pm until 6.45pm; Cavalier Park from 6.55pm until 7.05pm; the foreshore skatepark from 7.10pm until 7.30pm; Alexandra Park from 7.45pm until 8pm.
This is the second year the Santa Run has taken place in Portland.
CFA First Lieutenant Firefighter and community engagement coordinator Adam Hermelin said the Santa run is a fun gift from the CFA to the community.
“At this time of year, Santa and fire trucks are always a winner, and a bag of lollies just sweetens the deal a little,” he said.
“Last year we probably had 450 people at all the stops combined.
“It’s something we do to basically give back to the kids at this time of year.”
Ultimatum: refurbish buildings or refund
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In September Regional Development and Outdoor Recreation acting deputy secretary Anthony Schinck said in a letter to council that RDV have been in contact with Portland Yacht Club and the Portland Angling Club and “confirmed that refurbishment is an acceptable outcome from their perspective.”
Council reports to the meeting say that returning the money, would “lead to negative Council, stakeholder and community impact.”
“Based on the full project evolution, community feedback, government liaison and current project options, termination of the project will have an adverse economic and community impact, which does not utilise the available funding for existing asset refurbishment and utilisation,” the report says.
In the July 2024 council meeting it was decided to halt the tendering for the Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion and seek alternative sites for the building.
These three sites comprised the (a) Portland Yacht Club location, (b) new location south of the Maritime Discovery Centre, and (c) new location adjacent to TS Henty Naval Reserve.
Tonight’s meeting, starting at 5.30pm in Portland and live streamed, will be the final scheduled meeting for 2024.
Half a million spent in Portland
ROUGHLY half a million dollars have been spent in Portland over four years thanks to the Why Leave Town gift cards.
This is according to Why Leave Town founder and director Ashley Watt whose business has area specific gift card programs across 80 locations nationwide.
“The Portland gift card is all about encouraging people to shop local in the Portland area,” Mr Watt said.
“It launched back in December 2020… there are just over 50 stores in the Portland area where the cards can actually be used.
“We’ve actually had up to close now 5000 cards sold in the program in Portland.
“It would be around half a million dollars that has actually gone into the program. And so that’s half a million dollars that has to be spent in local businesses.”
The lead up to this years’ Christmas has seen Why Leave Town undergo a digital
transformation.
“It’s been a physical gift card up to this year,’ Mr Watt said.
“But this year we also launched a digital version of the card.
“It’s no different to…anything that would be in your digital wallet.
“It means more businesses can be involved, but also just means a bit more flexibility in terms of how the actual card operates as well. It means it’s a little bit easier to get the cards into people’s hands.
“So, if you’re wanting to send someone the card, you jump on our website and purchase it and put the mobile number of the person you want it sent to, and you can choose the day it is sent as well.”
Mr Watt said the physical card will remain and can be purchased online and delivered to a designated address.
“Our aim is to help communities all across Australia and encourage more people to shop local,” he said.
“So, we particularly like to focus on
some of the more regional communities across Australia… our networks now over 6000 businesses.”
According to Mr Watt, money spent locally has a multiplier effect.
“Basically, $100 spent locally will end up having an impact of around $180 on the local economy,” he said.
“Because that money, any money spent locally actually, circulates around several times.”
“People are buying gifts all the time. Christmas obviously is a peak time for that, but throughout the year, there’s all sorts of different reasons why people would buy gifts.
“This just means you can do that in a way that not only then helps you out, because you obviously want to buy something, and give someone else that gift, but then that actually supports all the local businesses in the community.”
For more information or to purchase a gift card, visit www.whyleavetown.com.
Speak up on Henty St toilet block
MARLENE PUNTON
IF you have some thoughts on the new look Henty St toilet block - now is the time to speak up.
Tomorrow and Thursday Glenelg Shire Council will be holding community consultation drop-in sessions regarding the redevelopment of the toilet block, after designs were released to the public last week. Council is inviting Portland residents to have their say on three elements of the design; what they think of the design, what would they like to see on the feature wall and are the existing opening hours sufficient.
The toilet block, which has been the subject of much community conversation about its opening hours, safety and general amenity, is set to be replaced by a new open design which will include seating and a place to charge mobile phones and mobility scooters. Strip lighting will be installed to indicate
whether a toilet stall is in use, and there will be infant changing facilities and showers. The redevelopment plan includes that each amenity will be designed to be non-gender specific and CCTV cameras will be operating at the facility.
The toilet block will be made accessible to all, and provide for nearby disabled car parking.
The drop-in sessions will be held tomorrow on the lawn in front of the Uniting Church on Percy Street from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and in the foyer of the Portland Library on Thursday from 5pm – 6.30pm.
Residents can also provide feedback via the Glenelg Council website at https://yoursay. glenelg.vic.gov.au/cbd-amenities or by filling in hard copy forms at the Council offices in Cliff St, Portland and the Portland Library. Consultation on the project will run until Sunday, January 5.
SANTA Clause will be found waving out the window of the CFA fire truck this Friday evening.
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GABRIEL GARCIA
farm battle continues on Dutton Way
JO REID
RESIDENTS along Dutton Way are concerned that a proposed, large onshore abalone farm within the residential area is planning to drain untreated effluent into Portland Bay when it begins operating.
The proposed abalone farm has been in the planning stages since September 2018, when Yumbah Aquaculture put an application into the Shire council and the Environmental Protection Authority to establish a 1000 tonne abalone farm at Dutton Way.
Yumbah has another local abalone farm at Narrawong, which currently produces 250 tonne of abalone per year.
Since 2018, there has been ongoing battle between Dutton Way residents and the large aquaculture company as to the design and location of the onshore facility.
In February 2020 there was a prolonged VCAT hearing regarding the development, with the Port of Portland and local residents bringing their concerns to the table.
In March 2022, Yumbah prepared a revised proposal, effectively cutting the production level in half to 500 tonnes per year.
In March 2024, the state government approved the proposal with the amendments and Yumbah have now been in the process of working on the pre-feasibility design and costing phase.
DUTTON Way residents (front) Linda Owen, (back from left) and Ray and Heather Fitzgerald, John
been fighting the proposed onshore abalone farm for the past six years.
A spokesperson for Yumbah said that the company “continues to work through the design elements of the Portland Bay abalone farm as approved, to ensure the project meets financial, social and environmental conditions and expectations.”
“In recent months we’ve been having constructive dialogue with organisations and individuals across the community and we will continue to keep them informed of progress,” they said.
The residents’ main concern is the fact that there
will be
“about half a tonne a day” of effluent from Yumbah Aquaculture’s proposed abalone farm, which may have the potential to pollute the bay and have an effect on marine life which breed and rely for life upon two reefs close to the shoreline.
The wastewater, according to the Environment Protection Authority’s assessment of the proposal, will include defecated material from the abalone being grown on the farm, remnants of uneaten food fed to the growing abalone, and chemicals including anaesthetic used while shifting growing abalone between sections of the farm.
The expected start date for construction is mid-2026 with the farm expected to be operational in late 2029.
Portland hit by burglaries
PORTLAND has been hit by a series of house burglaries over the weekend. Portland detectives are currently investigating.
More news in Friday’s Observer.
Piasente, Steve Owen and Brian Malseed have
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Life memberships for band members
GABRIEL GARCIA
IT has been described as a family.
Now two members of the Portland Citizens’ Brass Band, Emma Thompson and Brian Healy, have received life membership awards.
For Ms Thompson, her involvement in the band was almost inevitable as her parents were both involved in the organisation.
“I was pretty much born into it,” she said.
“My first official instrument was a set of marching symbols that I got for my seventh birthday, and I started learning how to play the cornet (similar to a trumpet) at about eight.
“As kids, you go along with your parents, and you join in where you can. I officially started learning through the band at about eight.”
Ms Thompson has spent a total of 26 years in the band where she is now the conductor.
“There is a lot of leadership jobs that come with it and responsibilities,” she said.
“But no matter what you do, you’re there as a team. So, it feels great.”
In 2018 Ms Thompson led the Portland band at the Australian National Band Championships which she said was a big milestone.
something special.
“I have been fortunate enough that both of my parents were also life memberships,” she said.
well.
He said he doesn’t get nervous as its more fun than nerve wracking.
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“Our band had never competed at a national level before, and to be the musical director for that and take them on that journey was really special,” she said.
For her, the Portland Citizens’ Brass Band is a family affair in which she has the company of her grandfather, mother and cousins.
According to her this situation isn’t unique and she said many families are involved in the band.
“We have siblings that play together… grandparents. But even if your own, it still feels like your part of a family because everyone’s all there for the same love,” she said.
“I love that it is a real family atmosphere.”
For Ms Thompson the life membership is
“So, it kind of feels like it’s following their footsteps and it’s really special to be acknowledged for the work that you put in.”
Such gratitude is also felt by Mr Healy.
“It’s quite an honour to be made a life member of the organization,” he said.
Mr Healy joined in the mid-2000s but had previous experience in bands, including playing in the Hamilton Brass Band.
“Several of the students at the school that I was teaching at, Portland Secondary College, were in the brass band and I went along to be part of the band and support the students,’ he said.
Mr Healy plays the E Flat Tuba for the band but has also played the bass trombone and trombone as
Industry tour across 11 businesses
CHARLIE SAWYER-BASSETT
YEAR 9 students have gained hands-on experience and learned about various roles and career paths while touring 11 local businesses in Portland and district.
GSG LLEN (Glenelg and Southern Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network) hosted its annual Year 9 industry tour, giving students from Portland Secondary College, Bayview College, and Heywood and District Secondary College a unique opportunity to explore various local industries and career pathways.
GSG LLEN is committed to improving education, training and employment outcomes for children and young people in the region.
The tour aimed to provide students with valuable insights into local career opportunities and help them make informed decisions about their future pathways.
Some highlights from the tour include:
Stratus Legal – Provided insight into various lawrelated and non-law-related roles, with students learning about the skills required for each.
Port of Portland – Offered a guided tour of the port’s operations, with students discovering the varied roles available, from marine services to administration.
Mibus Bros – Allowed students to experience different areas of the business, including machinery and trucks, with students even getting to sit in the driver’s
seat.
Garvie Downs – Provided a guided tour of the sheep and lamb farm, with students helping to drench a group of ewes and lambs.
Bruno Body Repairs–Gave students a behind-thescenes look at the smash repair industry, with students observing employees at work.
Keppel Prince Engineering – Showcased the various roles involved in engineering projects, with students touring the factory and learning about the different pathways available.
Fire Rescue Victoria (Portland) – Provided insight into careers in firefighting and emergency response, with students exploring the fire trucks and equipment.
Dairy farm – Offered a comprehensive overview of the dairy industry and its various career paths, with students hearing from a field officer about dairy-related career opportunities.
Heywood Rural Health –Allowed students to explore various healthcare professions through interactive activities, including food preparation and hand massages.
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action – Provided hands-on experience with emergency response and environmental management, with students simulating a bushfire response and plotting coordinates.
Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre –Showcased the centre’s role in the economy and the various jobs required to support its activities, with students touring the facilities.
“It’s a really great feeling,” he said.
“It’s quite exciting to perform with the band, making music with great people and getting the audience to be involved.
“You can see people’s toes tapping and heads nodding, and you know that they’re having a good time.”
As for anyone wishing to join, Mr Healy said the Portland Citizens’ Brass Band was a great organisation.
“It’s good fun,” he said.
‘It’s a very encouraging group…there’s people of all ages and all abilities, and it’s open to everybody.
“It’s good fun to be a part of and it’s a good sense of community.”
“We do it for the people”
FOUR volunteers at Portland District Health received a warm well done and thank you for their many years of service.
PDH held a special awards ceremony on International Volunteer Day on December 5, where Board Chairperson Peter Matthews thanked the volunteers for all their support to staff and the community throughout 2024.
CEO Karena Prevett advised that the knowledge, skills, and advocacy the volunteers bring and dedicate to the organisation is crucial to the ongoing capacity of work required to assist staff and the community.
Volunteers were, Brian Lineker, 10 years in community transport, Kristine Ellis, 15 years at Harbourside Lodge, Bev McIlroy, 25 years doing Meals on Wheels, and Heather Burton, 40 years in Telecare.
Together they dedicated over 6500 hours to the programs at PDH.
Ms Burton said they don’t do it for the award, “we do it for the people.”
“If you want someone to do something, ask a busy person,” she said.
Ms Burton is also the organiser for the Portland Community Markets who have been supporters of the Twilight Christmas Markets over the years.
“I’ve been running the markets now for
nearly 15 years and we donate our money around town.
“We’ve run markets for the hospital and we’re going to hopefully organise one for next year.”
After the awards ceremony, Ms Burton announced the Portland Community Markets are donating $500 to the purchase of a Mammography Chair.
This chair assists people who have mobility problems and are unable to stand when having a breast screen or other required radiography scans, valued at $15,000.
Without this chair, patients and community members have to travel to Warrnambool or Hamilton for treatment and care.
Sometimes patients avoid these medical scans due to the travel which unfortunately sometimes means they go undiagnosed and end up with life-threatening conditions.
The chair also assists staff safety, who can use the chair to assist the patient into a much safer position without the strain or stress on the employee.
The money has been raised through the Charity Golf Event, The Portland Bowling Club Friday Evening Event and now from the Portland Community Markets. PDH are still a few thousand dollars short for the piece of equipment and is encouraging any donations.
CHARLIE SAWYER-BASSETT
PORTLAND Citizens’ Brass Band members Brian Healy and Emma Thompson have both received life membership awards. Picture: SUPPLIED
PORTLAND District Health volunteers Brian Lineker and Heather Burton were awarded for long years of service on International Volunteer Day. Picture: LEESA COOK 241205lc28
New manager returns to home town
GaBriel Garcia
LISA Hashfield has big plans for Portland Seaview House residents.
“We’re engaging in more entertainment and activities within the facility,” she said.
“I will be starting to promote Seaview House on social media a lot more, trying to encourage volunteers to come in as entertainers or as any kind of activity-based volunteers.
“They (residents) used to do bus outings which has been stalled for a little while so we’re going to start doing more of that.”
The new manager of the residential care facility took up her post in July of this year and has ample experience of residential care facilities, having managed them in the Gold Coast for the last eight years.
“As far as the job is concerned, it’s exactly what I was doing previously,” she said.
“It’s been busy. It’s been a transition.
“It’s just getting to know everyone, getting to know the systems and now, I’m feeling settled in and things are going to plan.”
“My door is always open to residents.
“So, the residents will come in with any concerns, any requests, and same with the staff.
“That’s the busiest thing.”
An aspect that has aided her transition into the new job was that Mrs Hashfield (nee
Bridgewater) grew up in Portland.
“It’s been just like coming home,” she said.
“It was a nice homecoming to see so many familiar faces.
“As far as the impact on them, it’s made them feel more comfortable with who their new manager is, and it’s been settling for me to know that I’m familiar with them. It’s a mutual trust.
Though there are many aspects to managing a residential care facility, for Mrs Hashfield said being among the staff and residents is the best part of her duties.
As for what is the most important thing a person should bring to the role of manager at an aged care facility, Mrs Hashfield said it is empathy.
“As far as the residents are concerned, the most important thing is for me to be able to be there to listen to and to act on their concerns or their suggestions,” she said.
Chair of the Seaview House Board of Management Colin Johnson is thrilled with the appointment of Mrs Hashfield.
“It’s good because Lisa’s got experience in this industry for a number of years, and we find that the residents are ver happy with her, and she seems to be doing a very good job,” he said.
Should anyone wish to volunteer to entertain or otherwise conduct activities with the residents of Seaview House they can ring 5521 1919.
Yesterdays revisited
By Bernard wallace
The Portland Observer over time
THE first Portland Observer was published on 23 June 1890, the settlement’s eleventh newspaper in less than fifty years.
At the time, few would have expected that it would endure for nearly one hundred and thirty five years. Newspapers have always had precarious existences due to fierce competition, challenging economic conditions, and changing trends.
Portland, Victoria’s first successful European settlement, has a rich and extensive newspaper history. Its first newspaper, the Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser, commenced publication in August 1842. It was the third newspaper to be established in what later became known as Victoria.
Between 1842 and the arrival of the Observer, the Guardian saw off a range of competitors. Its first decade was turbulent and troubled. A challenger appeared immediately in the form of a determined competitor, the Portland Mercury
The first Mercury was published a few days after the first Guardian hit the streets.
The Mercury took it up to the Guardian. An economic recession meant times were tough. In June 1843 the owners of the Guardian attempted to sell it by auction as a going concern. They were unsuccessful but a restructure took place, enabling it to soldier on. The Melbourne-funded Mercury also experienced problems and its printing press was briefly silenced. It re-emerged as the Portland Mercury and Port Fairy Register.
‘Fearful’
paper battle
Both papers fought on. In early 1844, the Port Phillip Patriot paper reported that ‘The Mercury and Guardian are at fearful war.’ The Guardian won this war by late 1844.
However, the former editor of the Mercury then established a newspaper in his own right— the Portland Gazette and Belfast Advertiser Then, another competitor entered the fray in early 1845 — the Portland Bay Examiner and Chronicle of Australia Felix. This grandlynamed publication expired a few months later. In early 1848, the owner of the Portland Gazette and his printing press departed for Port Fairy, where he established the Port Fairy Gazette and Warrnambool Advocate
But there was to be no press-peace in Portland. Shortly afterwards the Reverend Alexander Laurie, some-time Presbyterian minister, sought to establish the Portland, Belfast and Warrnambool Advertiser. This ambitious and visionary undertaking did not eventuate. However, Laurie’s next attempt proved a serious threat. The first issue of the Portland Herald and Belfast and Warrnambool Advocate was published in January 1850. Despite various problems and several changes of ownership, it survived until 1855.
Short-lived monopoly
Again, the Guardian monopoly was short-lived.
The Portland Chronicle was also established in 1855. There were plenty of readers and advertisers to compete for by then. The Gold Rushes of the 1850s had seen Portland’s population grow to over 2500 people and many new businesses established. The Portland Chronicle, however, did not last long.
The Portland Guardian then had an opportunity to consolidated and operate free of competition until the 1870s, when two new papers were established. The Western Times was established in 1870 and was soon in bitter competition with the Guardian. By 1872, this battle was over and the Western Times’ printing press fell silent.
And then came the Portland Express, set up by a syndicate using the printing plant of the failed Warrnambool Advertiser. The Portland Express, it was observed, ‘was a creditable production but was too overstaffed to be financially successful.
Overhead expenses weighed down heavily and it closed down and later incorporated into the Guardian.’ Most of the Express staff was taken up by the Guardian, including G. H. Badnall, who subsequently became its editor.
A decade later, another Portland paper came into being — James Kean’s Mirror. Established in 1881, it provided stiff competition for several years. Then, in 1885, Guardian owner Mrs Cooper put her paper on the market. T.
A. Pettit of Warragul, who owned numerous country newspapers, swiftly purchased it and immediately sold it to James Keen.
Observer established
Ironically, this consolidation of papers ultimately led to the establishment of the Portland Observer. The change of ownership resulted in the displacement of Henry Goldsmith, who had worked for the Guardian for some time. He then set up his own printing business.
Later, in 1890, journalist Edwin Davis was retrenched from the Guardian. He and Goldsmith formed a partnership and the Portland Observer and Normanby Advertiser came into being. It was a partnership ‘providing a strong base of practical printing experience combined with considerable journalistic skills’.
The Observer and the Guardian competed vigorously for over seventy years, during which they operated from various locations around the town. The Guardian maintained a conservative stance on most matters, whilst the upstart Observer took a progressive position on the important issues of the day.
By the early 1900s, the Observer and its printing press were located in what we know today as the old Bond Store. Upon the death of Henry Goldsmith in 1920, the Davis family purchased full control of the Observer. In1955, Edwin Davis died and his son Lindsay became the publisher. In 1960, his son Ray and wife Joy
assumed this role.
Guardian taken over
In 1964, the Guardian was incorporated into the Portland Observer. Through this merger the Portland Observer and Guardian came to be seen as Victoria’s third oldest newspaper, with its origins extending back to 1842.
The Observer formed a partnership with the Hamilton Spectator in 1968 and printing operations were transferred to Hamilton. This arrangement strengthened both papers and enabled them to survive and thrive for many years.
It was business as usual for the Observer until 1980, when it moved to Percy Street and the Western Advertiser, backed by the Border Watch
newspaper group in Mount Gambier, set up in Portland. The Observer bought out the Western Advertiser in 1981.
The Portland Observer and Guardian celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1992. At the same time, in the early 1990s yet another rival, the Portland Spirit, went into print. It operated until 1994. In the following years, the Portland Observer held its own and the Davis family involvement continued, with Michael Davis becoming the publisher mid-way through this year.
However, the many challenges facing newspapers in general and country newspapers in particular have combined to see the Observer up for sale in recent weeks. But last week a deal was struck to sell it to another country newspaper group, and so, history continues.
AN Observer ‘masthead’ from the 1960s. There were several different versions over time.
THE Portland Observer and Normanby Advertiser’s 1890 prospectus; the Observer was Portland’s eleventh newspaper.
LISA Hashfield has big plans for the residents of Seaview House.
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Plenty more beanies to keep heads warm
CHARLIE SAWYER-BASSETT
MISSION to Seafarers Portland is never out of warm beanies thanks to the handy residents with a pair of knitting needles.
About 205 beanies have been knitted or crocheted by Portland residents over 2024 and collected by Portland Seaview Real Estate who are working with the Rotary Club of Portland to provide warmth for the seafarers that come in on cargo ships.
People could pick up a knitting kit from Seaview Real Estate or use their own wool and pattern.
Mission to seafarers Portland manager Neville Manson said their last round of 350 beanies donated in April went in three months, but luckily, they had further donations.
“We’ve had a supply though right through to the end, with different people dropping them by my place, there’s always beanies in the little bin where they collect them,” he said.
“We’re never out of beanies. So, it’s amazing.
“From the story (the Observer) did last year, we got a call from ABC radio and did an interview.
“Then we had a couple of ladies, one from Bendigo and Ballarat, who would post beanies down to us.”
Beanie knitting kits will be back and available at Seaview Real Estate from March next year.
Rotary Club of Portland Erin Barker said they prefer only beanies be donated, however, there were colourful scarves, baby clothes and baby toys also donated.
The clothes and toys will be donated to Rotary Australia World Community Service, who support communities in Australia and overseas.
ROTARY Club of Portland Erin Barker (from left), Portland manager Neville Manson, and Portland Seaview Real Estate director Gail Barrett show off all the beanies and scarves knitted and donated by residents.
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The Friends of the Great South West Walk
Portland Victoria
THE continuing success of the Great South West Walk is due to the team effort by the wonderful volunteers.
This walk would not exist without them!
In the financial year to June 2024, 52 volunteers contributed 6976 volunteer hours in 275 working bees and events. 2544 hours were spent trimming and mowing, 579 hours spent on Landcare and 1180 recorded hours spent on administration with the balance spent on other maintenance tasks, both on the GSWW and at the Operations Centre. For those teams who regularly work on the Walk maintenance, 8 volunteers attended 50+ activities. So, why do the FGSWW volunteers keep coming back?
Each volunteer will give a different answer, but
the common themes are: the camaraderie of the work groups, the sense of achievement after a day working on the track, the very appreciative comments from walkers they meet on the track and the health and wellbeing benefits of working in the great outdoors.
The variety of the work is also an attraction – equipment maintenance in the Operations Centre, constructing a lookout along the river, a footbridge on Dutton Way, upgrading the walking trail at the Blowholes and mowing and trimming anywhere on the 262km Walk.
Call in and talk to our happy team at the GSWW Operations Centre at Hedditch Street any Monday 9-10am if you are interested in volunteering. You will be made very welcome.
Busy vounteers constructing walking trails, lookouts, and footbridges.
Conveying the power of the sea
JO REID anD CHaRLIE SaWYER-BaSSETT
WHILE in residence and undertaking a new major project, Portland artist Judy Antill will be running an exhibition of her recent works at Sandilands.
Ms Antill was approached by Shell Club a couple of months ago –they required a 3.6-metre-long powerful seascape painting for their dining/function rooms in Corio Bay.
“They were familiar with previous works of mine featuring the rock pools here at Cape Grant,” she said.
“This presented a great opportunity for me to escape the sweltering heat of Broken Hill (where she is now based) to cool off by the Southern Ocean while painting my favourite subject, which I named The Spill several years ago.
“This series of rock pools was the subject matter for my major international series ‘Xenophobia’ shown in London and New York in 2003/4 so I have been familiar with the subject for decades.
“The format and scale of the work was a challenge for me – a 3.6 metre by 102 centimetres high painting.
“I have actually painted much larger works – several triptych works – three separate paintings that join up, each measuring one metre wide by two metres high. I do prefer to work in the vertical format, so such a long horizontal was quite the challenge.”
The work is painted on fine Italian linen stretched over a wooden frame with several support braces, which was custom-made in Melbourne and transported to Portland to meet Ms Antill on her arrival at Sandilands.
Then she got straight into it, wasting no time in visiting The Spill to gather source material.
“In this work, I wanted to convey the power of the sea crashing over the rock wall into the deep dark main pool – fanning out and finally coming to rest over the more peaceful aqua shallows,” she said.
“My initial approach had to be fast and energetic to capture the fury of the subject but the finishing off is a much slower process. It is still a work in progress and will probably take a few more weeks to complete.”
Judy Antill’s work is included in many private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas and in public collections including Parliament House Brisbane, Alcoa and the City of Hamilton Regional Gallery.
Her work has been shown at the National Gallery of Victoria and she has been the recipient of many prizes.
Visitors are welcome to view the work at Sandilands, 33 Percy Street, which will be open as an exhibition space up until Christmas Eve, every day from 11am until 6pm.
Op shop helps keen artists
PORTLAND Bay Press members will be enjoying six new studio stools thanks to funds donated by the Portland Uniting Church Op Shop. The art group, which includes members (from left) Vicki Reynolds, Bob Stone and Lesley Walker, work from the Julia Street Creative Space creating print artwork. Venue coordinator Robyn McDonald said artist “have for many years been working off very unergonomic, hard stools. These stools will be used by both members and workshop participants from the broader community,” Ms McDonald said.
ARTIST Judy Antill is running an exhibition of her recent works at Sandilands up until Christmas Eve. Picture: KAREN HODGE 221212kh95
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The Guide
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with Extras
The classic Sudoku game involves a grid of 81 squares.
The grid is divided into nine blocks, each containing nine squares.
The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares.
Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box.
Solutions: Page 4 TV Guide
Wednesday, December 18
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Nigella’s Christmas Bites. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Forest. (PG, R) 2.00 Simply Nigella. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (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 Neighbours Does Hard Quiz. (Final, PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. A look back at 2024.
9.30 The Cleaner. (Ml, R) Wicky attends the home of an influencer.
10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R)
11.15 Summer Love. (PG, R)
12.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 1.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Monsters Or Medicine? (PGm, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGl, R) 10.55 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. (Premiere) 3.00 Plat Du Tour. (PG, R) 3.10 French Atlantic. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped.
8.40 Rock Legends: Queen. (PG, R) Charts rock band Queen’s rise to fame.
9.05 The Artist’s View: Sting. (Ml, R) Takes a look at Sting.
9.35 The Night Manager. (R) A hotel night manager receives a plea for help.
10.45 SBS World News Late.
11.15 Maxima. (Mals)
12.10 Pagan Peak. (Return, Mas) 3.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 4.15 Make
Me A Dealer. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Morning Programs. 11.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 4. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat.
10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments.
12.00 Criminal Confessions: She Never Came Home. (MA15+alv, R)
A look at the case of Kenia Monge.
1.00 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)
A hitman takes out an entire charter plane.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Destination Christmas. (2022, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Chimp Challenge. (PGm) 8.30 Budget Battlers. (PGl) Hosted by Jess Eva and Norm Hogan. 9.30 Space Invaders. (PG, R) A couple are drowning in clutter.
10.30 Millionaire Holiday Home Swap. (PG) 11.30 The Equalizer. (MA15+v, R) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (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.
Thursday, December 19
ABC (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.00
Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grand Designs Australia. (Final, PG, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China. (PGa, R) 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG, R) 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.00 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.10 French Atlantic. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. (Final)
8.00 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (Premiere) Hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell. 9.05 Fake Or Fortune? Joshua Reynolds. Hosted by Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould.
10.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (Final, PG)
10.55 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (Final, R) 11.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 The Truth About Menopause With Myf Warhurst. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (Final, R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 5.15pm Supertato. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Kangaroo Beach. 6.40 Do, Re & Mi. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.35 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs.
2pm First People’s Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns.
6.40 Guardians Of The Wild. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Walkers. (Premiere)
9.30 MOVIE: Jimi: All Is By My Side. (2013, M) 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG)
8.30 Gods Of Tennis: Martina Navratilova And Chris Evert. (Ml, R) The story of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. 9.35 Daddy Issues. (Premiere, Mls) A woman discovers she is pregnant. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 DNA. (Mav) 11.55 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Malsv, R) 12.50 Miniseries: The Night Logan Woke Up. (MA15+a, R) 3.05 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 4.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.15pm WorldWatch. 12.45 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? 1.50 Derry Girls. 2.50 Earthworks. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Holy Marvels With Dennis Quaid. 10.05 The Last Overland: Singapore To London. 11.55 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31)
6am Lola. (1961, PG, French) 7.35 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 9.55 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 11.30 Home Song Stories. (2007, M) 1.25pm Viajeros. (2022, PG, Spanish) 3.00 Remi Nobody’s Boy. (2018, PG, French) 5.00 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 6.55 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 8.30 The Rover. (2014, MA15+) 10.25 The Frozen Ground. (2013, MA15+) 12.25am Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
SEVEN (6)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Spark. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 5. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. A deep dive into the world of cricket. 11.15 Pam & Tommy. (MA15+alns) Rand teams up with an old associate. 12.15 Criminal Confessions: Who Killed Little Mama? (Madlv, R)
An elderly free spirit is left for dead. 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Presented by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 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
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In Alaska. (2023, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) The team tours some of Turkey’s ancient sites. 8.30 Budget Battlers. Jess Eva and Norm Hogan come to the aid of a couple who spent their whole lives helping others.
9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mlm) A nurse treats an 11-year-old girl. 10.30 Captivated. (Mals) 11.30 Resident Alien. (Msv)
12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Cross Court. (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.
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1.50 To The Manor Born. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: One Million Years B.C. (1966, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 The ’80s Top Ten. 8.30 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 10.55 Late Programs.
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Friday, December 20
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 10.25 I Was Actually There. (Final, PG, R) 10.55 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2023. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. (Final, Mal, R) 2.00 Maggie Beer’s Big Mission. (Final, R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 A (Very) Musical Christmas. Musical for the festive season.
9.00 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (R) Charlie Pickering is joined by celebrities to take a look back at the highs and lows of 2024.
10.00 Neighbours Does Hard Quiz. (Final, PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 10.30 The Cleaner. (Ml, R) 11.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 12.20 Rage Best New Releases 2024. (MA15+adhnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Jamie Oliver: Christmas. Jamie Oliver shares spectacular dishes. 8.30 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004, Ma, R) A teenager attending school in the US for the first time finds herself at odds with a clique of snooty girls. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.00 Highway Patrol. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (2002, M) 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (82) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia
6am Children’s Programs. 6.15 MOVIE: L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show Movie. (2022) 7.30 Children’s Programs. Noon Survivor 47. (Final) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 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 Survivor 47. 9.30 MOVIE: The Infiltrator. (2016, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up. 9.05 Destination Flavour: Singapore. 9.25 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 10.20 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 French Atlantic. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. (PGa, R) 8.35 Marlon Brando In Paradise. Explores Marlon Brando’s environmental legacy. 9.35 Kennedy: A Legacy (June 1963-November 1963) (Final, PG) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 De Gaulle. (Premiere, Ma) 11.55 Kin. (MA15+dlv, R) 1.55 Miniseries: Too Close. (Madls, R) 2.50 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGa, R) 3.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (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: Cooking Up Christmas. (2020, PGa, R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, 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 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Juliet Love revamps a cluttered laundry.
8.30 MOVIE: Jaws. (1975, Mlv, R) A police chief, a game fisherman and a marine biologist hunt down a giant killer shark. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw. 11.00 MOVIE: Underwater. (2020, Mlv, R) Disaster strikes an underwater facility. Kristen Stewart. 1.00 Taken. (Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Forever Christmas. (2018, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R)
3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Find My Beach House Australia. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
8.30 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (1996, PGv, R) After leaving it until Christmas Eve to buy his son’s Christmas present, a loving father embarks on a wild journey. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad.
10.15 MOVIE: Parenthood. (1989, Mas, R) Steve Martin. 12.35 Tipping Point. (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 Postcards Summer. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Celebrity guests include Demi Moore. 8.40 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017, PGals, R) Two men plan to have the perfect Christmas, but when their fathers arrive, their holiday is turned into chaos. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson. 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)
Saturday, December 21
ABC (2)
6.00 Rage Best Of The Charts 2024. (PG)
7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG)
10.30 Rage Best Of The Guests 2024. (PG)
12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 1.15 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Ml, R) 1.55 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! (R) 3.25 Solar System With Brian Cox. (R) 4.30 Headliners. (Final, PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Bernard Fanning. (PG, R)
6.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. (PG, R) Presented by Lisa Millar.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) James prepares for his new life.
8.20 Vera. (Final, Mav, R) Vera and her team investigate the death of a beloved family man.
9.50 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Ml, R) The furore around the joke continues.
10.30 Shetland. (Mal, R) 11.30 Rage Best Of The Guests 2024. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou.
5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey.
6.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 6.45 Fireman Sam. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Teen Titans Go! 10.45 Late Programs.
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 11.40 MOVIE: Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 1.25pm Ocean Parks. 2.15 MOVIE: Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 3.55 Jarli. 4.05 Thalu. 4.20 The First Inventors. 5.10 Carpool Koorioke. 5.20 Larapinta. 6.20 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.30 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Let Me In. (2010, MA15+) 10.35 Bob Marley: Uprising Live. 12.40am Late Programs.
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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 The Eco Show. (PGa, R) 10.00 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 2.55 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.05 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. (R) 3.35 Ethnic Business Awards. (R) 5.35 Weeks Of War. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Magical Train Journeys In Switzerland. (PGn)
8.30 Christmas At Longleat. A look at Longleat at Christmas.
9.25 Tis The Season: The Holidays On Screen. (Mal, R) A celebration of holiday films and TV specials.
10.55 Great Australian Railway Journeys. (R) 12.05 Miniseries: The Dark Heart. (Mal, R) 2.40 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 3.30 Make Me A Dealer. (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.
SBS VICELAND (31)
6am WorldWatch.
10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.10pm Scrubs. 2.15 Beyond Oak Island. 3.00 Jungletown. 4.00 BBC News At Ten. 4.30 ABC World News Tonight. 4.55 PBS News. 5.55 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. Midnight The X-Files. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am Go!
(2020) 7.55 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 9.30 Petite Maman. (2021, PG, French) 10.50 Nowhere Boy. (2009, M) 12.40pm The Comeback Trail. (2020, M) 2.35 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 4.40 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 6.55 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 8.30 Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, M) 10.45 Nymphomaniac: Vol 1. (2013, MA15+) 12.55am Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Pakenham Cup Day and Seven Members Mile Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 6.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. The team counts down to Carols In The Domain with a Christmas camping celebration. 8.00 Carols In The Domain. (PG) Coverage of Carols In The Domain from Sydney. Featuring The Wiggles, Samantha Jade and many others. 10.30 NSW Schools Spectacular. (PG, R) Featuring dance and musical performances. 1.00 Taken. (Mav, R) A CIA analyst’s son is kidnapped. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
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6am Home Shopping. 8.30
Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Pakenham Cup Day and Seven Members Mile Raceday. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Weekend Prospector. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Top Fuel C’ship. Spring Nationals. H’lights. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 9.30 Air Crash Investigations: Special Report. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Central Intelligence. (2016, Mlsv, R) An accountant and a CIA agent work a case. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart. 9.40 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015, MA15+ln, R) A man takes his family on a road trip. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate. 11.35 MOVIE: The Dunes. (2021, MA15+alsv, R) Tatiana Sokolova. 1.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGs, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 Avengers. 11.40 MOVIE: Poison Pen. (1939, PG) 1.15pm MOVIE: The Raging Moon. (1971, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: Attack On The Iron Coast. (1968, PG) 5.25 MOVIE: The War Wagon. (1967, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Die Another Day. (2002, M) 10.10 MOVIE: The Nice Guys. (2016, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.
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6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm MOVIE: Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution. (2019, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Secrets Of The Jungle. (2020, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Tom & Jerry. (2021) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1. (2010, M) 10.20 MOVIE: The Legend Of Zorro. (2005, M) 1am The Originals. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Transformers: Prime. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. (R) Jamie Oliver transforms leftovers. 7.00 The Dog House. (PGa, R) The team makes a doggy Christmas dinner. 9.00 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall. (PGm) Graeme Hall takes a look at a five-year-old dachshund that has become very unsteady on its back legs and requires life-changing spinal surgery to give it a chance to get back on its feet. 10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Maln, R) A patient suffers from potentially deadly sepsis. 11.00 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) It is a busy shift for the ambulance service. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
Sunday, December 22
ABC TV (2)
6am Morning Programs. 10.30 The World In 2024. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Nigella’s Christmas Table. (R) 1.30 Extraordinary Escapes: Christmas Special. (R) 2.20 Outback Musical. (PG, R) 3.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (Final, PG, R) 3.50 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (R) 5.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R)
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. (Final)
8.00 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Final, Ml)
8.45 Love Me. (MA15+s) Life and love starts to flourish.
9.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 11.10 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.40 You Can’t Ask That. (Ma, R) 12.45 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.10 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.05 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. (R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales. (Final, PG, R)
6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm A Very Play School Christmas. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.00 Peppa Pig. 5.10 Thomas. 6.10 Kiri And Lou. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Stick Man. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Paddington. (2014) 9.00 A (Very) Musical Christmas. 10.30 Speechless. 10.50 Late Programs.
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6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 The Eco Show. (PG, R) 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 12.00 APAC Weekly. (R) 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Ballroom Fit. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Seeds: Planting Hope Through Education. (PG, R) 3.45 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.35 Weeks Of War. (PGavw, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Tsunami 2004: The Day The Wave Hit: Sri Lanka. (Ma) 9.20 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends: Isle Of Skye And Scottish Highlands. (PGa, R) Jonathan Ross visits the Isle of Skye. 10.15 Curse Of The Ancients. (Mav, R) 11.05 Napoleon: In The Name Of Art. (Mans, R) 1.00 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War. (Mav, R) 2.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.00 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Reignite: A Brisbane Heat Story. (PGl) 2.00 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG, R) 2.30 MOVIE: A Furry Little Christmas. (2021, PGa) Kristi McKamie. 4.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 9. Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) A look at tactics scammers use. 12.00 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (Final, MA15+a, R) Patrick confronts his resentment.
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Hosted by Greg Grainger.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 Fishing Aust. 11.00 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. (PGl, R) 12.00 Drive TV. 12.30 Innovation Nation. 12.40 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 1.40 Find My Beach House Australia. (R) 2.40 MOVIE: Unforgettable Christmas. (2023, G) 4.30 Helloworld. 5.00 News. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)
6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Christmas With Delta. A Christmas concert with Delta Goodrem. 9.00 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006, Mls, R) Two women who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic impulsively switch homes for Christmas. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mv) A writer is found murdered.
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R)
5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Dog House. (PGa) The Griffiths family gets a dog. 7.00 Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All. Mariah Carey performs her festive holiday hits. 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the couch by Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Andrew Garfield, James Corden, Ruth Jones and Laufey. 10.10 MOVIE: Baywatch. (2017, MA15+ln, R) A devoted lifeguard and a new recruit must put aside their differences after uncovering a criminal plot. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30
Monday, December 23
ABC (2) SBS (3)
6.00 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R) 7.00 News. 9.00 News Breakfast Late. 9.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. (PG, R)
10.30 A (Very) Musical Christmas. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 2.30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R) 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PG, R) 9.30 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (PG, R) 10.25 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 11.20 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 French Atlantic. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Tracy: A Force Of Nature. (PG)
8.30 ABBA: Against The Odds. (Mal, R) The inside story of ABBA’s struggle.
10.05 The Rise And Fall Of Boris Johnson. (Final, Ml, R)
11.00 A Life In Ten Pictures. (PGa, R)
11.55 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 That Christmas. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia: Christmas Family Special 2017. (R) 5.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Christmas At Graceland. A celebration of Christmas at Graceland. 8.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas. Greg Davies is joined by Holly Johnson, Lauren Laverne, Asim Chaudhry and Jamali Maddix. 10.10 How To Make It In Comedy. (MA15+l, R) The story of Edinburgh Fringe. 11.05 Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. (MA15+av) 1.10 Wisting. (Malv, R) 2.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGa, R) 3.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 3.55 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGav, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (6)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Steppin’ Into The Holiday. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 10. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. Post-match coverage of the game between the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers.
11.00 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) A murderer is on the loose. 12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+ads, R) Neil and Simon start a business together. 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Hosted by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
NINE (8, 80)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas On Holly Lane. (2018, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Ml, R) 8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Under The Gun. (MA15+alv, R) A continued look at the life of Keith Banks. 9.30 Miniseries: Love Rat. (Premiere, PGal) A woman embarks on a whirlwind romance.
11.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Drive TV. (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.
TEN (5, 50)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) 7.30 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. (PGs) Hosted by Graham Norton. 8.30 Matlock. (PGa) Olympia defends a defamed nanny at her children’s school. Matty is on a stressful hunt for an important document on the Wellbrexa case. 9.30 Five Bedrooms. (Final, Ml) Heather makes a choice that plunges at least five lives into chaos, right when they are on the brink of an elegant parting. 10.30 The Graham Norton Show. (R) 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Food Lover’s Guide. 12.25pm WorldWatch. 12.55 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. 1.50 Derry Girls. 2.50 Munchies Guide To Berlin. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.50 Joy Of Painting. 6.20 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd. 9.20 Stacey Dooley: Inside The Convent. 10.30 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 5.15pm Supertato. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Tabby McTat. 6.55 Peter Rabbit Xmas Tale. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014, PG) 9.40 Doctor Who. 10.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.55 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs.
1.50pm Black As. 2.05 First People’s Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.15 Harlem Globetrotters. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.40 Ocean Parks. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 10.40 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am Little Women. Continued. (1994, PG) 7.10 Bride And Prejudice. (2004, PG) 9.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 11.30 Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, M) 1.45pm Selkie. (2000, PG) 3.25 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 5.00 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 6.50 Thunderbirds Are GO. (1966, PG) 8.30 I Love You Too. (2010) 10.30 Destination Wedding. (2018, M) 12.05am Late Programs.
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Tuesday, December 24
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles. (PG, R) 10.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Headliners. (Final, PG, R) 1.50 Bluey. (R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (R) 2.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 3.00 A Bite To Eat. (R) 3.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.
6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC National News.
7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction Christmas Special. (PG)
8.05 MOVIE: A Boy Called Christmas. (2021, PG) Henry Lawfull.
9.45 Believing In Australia: Faith At The Fringes. (Mns, R)
11.30 Ithaka: A Fight To Free Julian Assange. (Final, Mlv, R) 12.30 Keep On Dancing. (Final, R) 1.35 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 2.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Rage Closer. (R) 3.40 Christmas In Australia With Christine Anu. (R)
4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 6.10 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.15 Bluey. 6.35 Nella The Princess Knight. 6.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Mystery Lane. 8.20 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 8.45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 9.05 Teen Titans Go! 9.20 Doctor Who. 10.10 Horrible Histories. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up. 9.05 Destination Flavour: Singapore. 9.25 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 10.20 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Tradfest: The Dublin Castle Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 French Atlantic. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Christmas Carols From London Coliseum. (R) A selection of Christmas carols.
8.30 Christmas In The Cotswolds. Takes a look at the popular holiday destination, The Cotswolds, during the festive season.
9.25 ABBA In Concert. (R) Coverage of performances by ABBA. 10.25 The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly. (Mls, R) 12.05 Babylon Berlin. (Mav)
2.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.55 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGav, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 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 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs.
10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Are You Being Served? 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Border Security. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. Australia Rally Championship. Round 6. Rally Launceston. Highlights. 3.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Farm. 8.30 Mega Mechanics. 9.30 When Big Things Go Wrong. 10.30 Frozen Gold. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (82)
6am Children’s Programs. Noon Hart Of Dixie. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Bewitched. 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 MOVIE: Elf. (2003) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 The O.C. 12.30am The Nanny. 1.30 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Late Programs.
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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love In Winterland. (2020, PGa, R) 2.00 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 7NEWS: Special. 7.30 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (PG, R) A show of military precision, entertainment, massed pipes and drum performances from Scotland.
9.30 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993, PGal, R) A cynical TV weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott.
11.40 ABBA Vs Queen. (PGa, R) A comparison of ABBA and Queen.
12.40 Satisfaction. (MA15+ads, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGal, R)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas At The Chalet. (2023, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Key Ingredient. (R) 8.30 Bold.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Christmas With Delta. (R) A Christmas concert with Delta Goodrem.
8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) Coverage of the Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne.
11.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Christmas. (2020, G) Beverley Mitchell.
1.00 Drive Safer. (Final, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Christmas At Warwick Castle. (R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) 7.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 8.40 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible –Rogue Nation. (2015, Mv, R) A secret agent and his team must eradicate a rogue organisation that is committed to destroying them. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg. 11.15 The Graham Norton Show. (Mlv, R) 12.15 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.05 Hour Of Power Christmas Eve Special. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.10pm WorldWatch. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Travel Man: Jon Hamm In Hong Kong. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The UnXplained Mysteries Of
LOOKING BACK…
December 7-13
A look back at the files of the Portland Observer and Portland Guardian
100 years ago
December 11,1924 CRICKET.
The cricket season opens locally on Saturday, when Portland meet Heywood on the latter’s ground, and Heathmere meet Mission Station, Owing to the shipping, tennis and other functions taking place on Saturday, the committee are experiencing some difficulty in getting a team together. Several players whose names are mentioned below are not certain yet whether they can play, so that the secretary (Mr Wilkin) will be pleased to hear from any members not mentioned who can make the trip for final selection on Saturday morning.
The names at present are:- J. Hale, J. Thiele, A. Anderson, Kempton, P. Kennedy, P. Drew, Young, W. C. Dunne, B. L. Wilkins, D. Errey, H. Wilmot, F. Grills, C. Catheis, Rowlands, V. Watson. Cars will leave Compton House corner at about 1.30.
75 years ago
December 12, 1949
XMAS CHEER AT HOSPITAL.
It is customary at this time of the year to make an appeal to enable the committee of management of the Portland and District Hospital to brighten the festive season for those who are in hospital at Xmas. This appeal has in the past been generously
supported by the public, and although so many appeals are being made at present, it is felt that this deserves support. Last year 1075 patients were treated at the hospital. You were perhaps one of them. This is your opportunity to show your appreciation. Leave your donations with the secretary at the Bank of New South Wales Buildings, or with the matron at the hospital. They will be thankfully received.
25 years ago
December 8, 1999
PORTLAND’S aquaculture potential is being realised by prospective developers, who plan to tap into other ventures, following the introduction of the region’s first abalone farm.
Due to become operational next year, Victorian Mariculture Developments (VMD) has anticipated that the $3 million abalone farm will attract other fish farm developments.
According to VMD operations manager Tim Rudge, the region was one of the best in Australia for aquaculture.
Since deciding on Narrawong as the site to base the organisation’s abalone farm, Mr Rudge has spent the past 18 months working with Glenelg Shire Council, Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Aboriginal Affairs Victoria towards acquiring all the relevant permits for the project.
40 years ago
DECEMBER 12, 1984: “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop for sailing …”, to filch a few words from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner. You can rest assured, though, that Bruce Treloar’s thoughts were far from poetic when he was told early on Monday morning that his keel boat “Divine Madness” had been torn from her moorings in high winds during the night and had beacher near the marina. A full-scale rescue was then brought into action and a crane was used to put the yacht onto the Treloar trailer. Fortunately, there was no major damage to the craft.
Last cattle sale for 2024
HAMILTON CATTLE MARKET
A NUMBER of 697 cattle were yarded in the last sale before the Christmas break at Hamilton on Friday.
A good quality penning of Bullocks sold firm with a pen of 800kg XB Bullocks making 336c kg.
The offering of Trade Steers topped at 338c/kg. Grown Heifers met solid competition selling to 321c/kg.
A larger offering of cows presented, however they were largely 10-15c/kg cheaper than the previous week’s very solid rates.
Beef cows mostly sold from 255c kg to a top of 305c kg.
Dairy cows sold to a top of 270c kg. Bulls reached 266c kg.
District prices
Cows: IM Frost, Condah, Hereford, 632kg, 275c/ kg, $1739; Cows: LJ Bond, Heywood, Murray Grey, 655kg, 300c/kg, $1965; Steers: LJ Bond, Heywood, Hereford/Angus, 800kg, 336c/kg, $2688; LJ Bond, Heywood, Angus/Friesian, 590kg, 332c/kg, $1960; LJ bond, Heywood, Angus X, 334kg, 342c/kg, $1143. Heifers: LJ Bond, Heywood, Angus/Friesian, 532kg, 270c/kg, $1437.
40 years ago
DECEMBER 12 1984: The Portland Basketball Association crowned its premiership teams this week.
Above: Techbirds made it a hat-trick in the A grade women’s division, beating Sharks by three points, (back, from left) Ellen Barnes, Leeanne Mahoney, Jeanette Patterson, Adrian Barnes (coach), Connie Romein, Margaret Harris, Maree Barnes.
Below: Dunlop made it two A grade men’s premierships in a row, (back, from left) Darren Guthridge, Billy Cables, Graham Pickert, Gilbert Wilson, Chick Annett, (front, from left) Neville Holt, Peter Cables, Robert Duncan, Chris Ryan.
10 years ago
December 10, 2014
ROWAN Marshall will spend 2015 finessing his game in the VFL after narrowly missing out on an AFL position at last week’s rookie draft.
Marshall officially put pen to paper on Thursday, inking a one-year deal at the North Ballarat Roosters.
It provides some stability to Marshall’s football schedule after a nerve-wracking wait to see if he would be picked up by an AFL club.
Marshall came close to selection and trained with the Essendon Football Club in the lead-up to the rookie draft.
“It was unreal,” Marshall said, adding that he was a diehard Essendon supporter.
“Even seeing the players and what they are like in real life (was good). They were a good bunch of guys who treated everyone the same.
Livestock sales
Near record of 63.000 lambs
HAMILTON LAMB MARKET
HAMILTON Agents yarded a near record of 63,000 lambs at Hamilton an increase of 3000 on the last Wednesday’s offering. The quality overall was excellent before tailing off into dryer and smaller lambs of less weight and condition. There was a full field of buyers present. The market showed continued strength over most grades of lambs especially lambs with weight and finish to be firm to slightly dearer in places compared to the previous Wednesday.
Best competition was seen in the 22 to 26kg lambs with the secondary trade weights more erratic but slightly dearer. Well-finished lambs to the trade made between 850c to 1000c/ kg cwt. Heavy lambs topped at $315/ head. There was very good feeder and store competition which helped the market. The lighter end of these lambs sold to a slightly dearer trend. Most sales are between 760c and 860c/kg cwt with competition coming mainly
from local buyers Ballarat Bendigo South Australia and the Mallee. Light new seasons lambs 12 to 16 kg $80 to $150/head. Trade lambs18 to 22 kg $150 to $220/head. Lambs 22 to 26 kg $205 to $268/head. Good Shorn Suckers to $238/head. Lambs topped at $315/head. Hoggets to $200/head.
District prices
XB Suckers: P & M Johnstone, Cashmore, $315; C Johnstone, Cashmore, $292; C Johnstone, Cashmore, $250; J Mizzi, Heywood, $23; Mibus Bros, Gorae West, $240; RC Murrell, Heywood, $232; C Peters, Tyrendarra, $220; DP & RJ Mitchell, Tyrendarra, $215; Greenbanks P/S, Condah, $275; Greenbanks P/S, Condah, $235; R & L Rhook, Milltown, $233; WN & F Hann, Mt Richmond, $287; WN & F Hann, Mt Richmond, $218; R Nicholls, Tyrendarra, $230; R Nichols, Tyrendarra, $193.
XB Hoggets: A & L Leeson, Condah, $200.
“It was a tough couple of days but it was a really good experience.
“There was a couple of other ruckmen there, we did a lot of work with the ruck coach at Essendon so it was basically trying for a spot on their list.” Essendon opted with former Adelaide Crows player Shaun McKernan instead, after telling Marshall they wanted someone with experience at AFL level.
But it didn’t take long for Marshall to lock in his football home for next season.
As an overage player at the North Ballarat Rebels under-18 team this year, the ruckman also trained once a week with the Roosters. He played one match at VFL level during 2014. His form was impressive enough throughout the year to ensure his selection on the Roosters list.
“I will play there next year, wait and see what happens and weigh it up then,” Marshall said.
Suckers top $288 a head
HAMILTON LAMB MARKET
HAMILTON agents yarded 28,700 lambs at last week’s standalone lamb market being a sizeable increase of some 17600 over the previous Monday’s market.
The penning was again of a high standard and with the weight of numbers did present a run with less weight being smaller and a little dryer in condition. The market was again strong with a near-capacity field of buyers operating to have the market firm to dearer by $10/ head in places.
The best competition was for the 22 to 26kg lambs with secondary trade lambs a little erratic to be slightly softer in places. Feeder and store competition was evident on suitable lines of lighter lambs and these did appear to be a little softer also.
Heavy lambs topped at $288/head with the well-finished lambs to the trade realizing between 850 and 990c/kg cwt with the lighter weights making from 760c to 820c/kg cwt supported by buyers from Ballarat Bendigo, The Mallee and Local areas.
New season lambs 12 to 16kg sold from $59 to $158/head with the trade lambs 18 to 22kg from $160 to $205 and the 22 to 26kg making from $205 to $250/head.
Shorn suckers topped at $216 with the day’s top price for the day $288. District prices
XB Suckers: RS Rundell & Sons, Condah, $260; J Mizzi, Heywood, $227; RS Rundell & Sons, Condah, $215; C Peters, Tyrendarra, $234; Glennaire P/S, Tyrendarra, $211; C Peters, Tyrendarra, $180; Glennaire P/S, Tyrendarra, $176; Greenbanks P/S, Condah, $268; Greenbanks P/S, Condah, $238.
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Portland Golf Club results
Golfer of the Year
Men – Midweek:
Leader: 12 – Darren Coombe, Second: 6 – Terry Moodie, Brian Jennings, 5 – Graeme Dawson, Robert Morley, Kevin Rivett, David Rogers, Dennis Rowston, Pat Withers, 4 – Peter Baddeley, Daniel Bennett, Darren Bryden, Adrian Cleary, Ross Kester, Aaron Lipscombe, Brian Lipscombe, Selwyn Makin, Ross Manitta, Peter Millar, John Moore, Bill Richards, Graham Robertson, Lyndon Stiles, Brian Williamson, Sam Wilson.
Ladies:
Leader: 9 – Debbie Driscoll, Second: 8 –Jenny Foster, 7 - Lucy Cumming, Di Rogers, 6 - Marilyn Garner, Lyndelle Hampshire, 5 –Belinda Armistead, Julie Burke, Ellen Zeunert, 4 – Rebecca Bannam, Donna Bourke, Barb Bibby, Kaye Holmes, Liz Kennedy, Lyn Murphy, Janine Shepherd, Sandy Stewart, Carol Taylor, Pam Taylor, Aileen White.
Men – Weekend:
Leaders: 7 – Brian Murphy, Ken Banks, 5 – Riley Hollis, Tony Filipovic, 4 – Joel Colliver, Dayle King, Brian Lipscombe, Steve Roberts, Dean Wilson, 3 - Alan Heaver.
Wednesday
Stableford - Ladies and Men (40 Players – 24 Ladies and 16 Men)
Ladies:
A grade (0 to 22)- Winner: Debbie Driscoll (8) 69cb, Runner Up: Jeanette Sandeman (17) 68. Third: Barb Bibby (20) 73.
B grade (22 to 45) – Winner: Marilyn Garner (22) 69, Runner Up: Jenny Foster (24) 72, Third: Pam Taylor (22) 75.
NTPs: 5th- Ellen Zeunert, 8th – Barb Bibby, 11th – Jenny Foster, 18th – Liz Kennedy.
Ball rundown: 74 – Di Rogers, 76 – Jill Treloar. Birdie comp: 9th – Debbie Driscoll.
Raffle winner: Janine Shepherd.
Thursday
Stableford – Men and Ladies: (46 Players – 43 Men and 3 Ladies)
A grade (+1 to 10) – Winner: Darren Coombe (8) 40cb, Runner Up: Lyndon Stiles (9) 40.
B grade (11 to 16) - Winner: Aaron Lipscombe (15) 43cb, Runner Up: Sam Wilson (14) 42.
C grade (17 to 45) – Winner: Graeme Dawson (20) 37cb, Runner Up: Selwyn Makin (17) 37. Ball rundown: 41 – Adam Barbary, 39 – Brian Jennings, Tom Bibby, 38 – David Rogers, 36 –Adam Hawke, Lee Anderson, Peter Baddeley.
NTPs: 5th – Brian Jennings, 8th – Bill Richards, 11th – Bill Richards, 18th – Lee Anderson.
Saturday
Stableford Men and Ladies (81 players – 58 Men and 23 Ladies)
Men:
A grade (+1 to 10) - Winner: Ken Banks (3) 39, Runner Up: Steve Roberts (5) 38cb.
B grade (11 to 16) - Winner: Riley Hollis (16) 37, Runner Up: Brian Murphy (15) 35.
C grade (17 to 36) – Winner: Dayle King (20) 43, Runner Up: Alan Heaver (21) 39. Ball rundown: 38 – Tony Filipovic, 37 – Pat Kennedy, Ross Kester, Lou Florakx, 36 – Mark Smail, Wayne Taylor.
NTPs: 4th – Ken Banks, 5th – Jed Lucas, 8th –Ross Manitta, 9th – Brian Jennings, 11th – Steve Roberts, 14th – Leonie Anderson, 18th – Ken Banks.
Albin 4PTS (Must be in the Clubhouse) - 4th –Ty Deans.
Birdie comp: 17th – Ross Kester and Wayne Taylor.
Ladies:
Winner - Julie Burke (26) 38, Runner Up: Lyndelle Hampshire (23) 36. Ball rundown: 36 – Lee-Anne Chapman, Lyn Murphy, 35 – Leonie Anderson, Janine Shepherd, 34 – Ellen Zeunert, Di Rogers.
NTPs: 5th – Karel Smail, 8th – Ellen Zeunert, 11th – Leone Anderson, 18th – Ellen Zeunert. Coming events
December 18 – Ladies Christmas Special
December 21 – Club Christmas Special
January 10 to 13 – South West Classic (Entry via Bookatee)
January 26 – Porthaul Cup (4 Person Ambrose)
February 3 – Ladies Seaside Cup (Entry via Bookatee)
February 9 – Bert Tober Shield (Mixed Pinehurst)
Lawn Red locks in big win
RANI KANE
THE Surry District Tennis Association has seen some big A grade performances ahead of the holiday break with Lawn Red and Lawn Yellow getting some last minute points in round nine.
Lawn Red was out in force on Saturday, dropping just one set for the match after a largely consistent performance.
The doubles clashes early on saw Lawn Red’s experience win out with Aiden Mibus combining with youngster Elijah Reeves to defeat Craig Keenan and Quinn Elijah in the men’s doubles.
In the women’s doubles Jane
Booth and Leanne Outtram had a tough hit out against Lawn Green’s Vicki Dunbar and Maddie Whylie but the Lawn Red duo held on to win 8-6.
Lawn Green earned their only set
win in the fourth with Elijah and Whylie defeating Outtram and Reeves, but it wasn’t enough to turn the momentum of the game.
In the other A grade game it was Lawn Yellow who defeated
Heywood 4-40 to 2-32.
Lawn Yellow had some added power in their line up with Kerri-Anne O’Keefe providing key experience and helping the side to a close win.
Surry District Tennis Association
Round nine results
A grade
Lawn Red 5-46 defeated Lawn Green 1-23
A. Mibus/E. Reeves def C. Keenan/Q. Elijah 8-4
J. Booth/L. Outtram def V. Dunbar/M. Whylie 8-6
A. Mibus/J. Booth def C. Keenan/V. Dunbar 8-1
E. Reeves/L. Outtram lt Q. Elijah/M. Whylie 6-8
A. Mibus/L. Outtram def C. Keenan/M. Whylie 8-0
E. Reeves/J. Booth def V. Dunbar/Q. Elijah 8-4
Lawn Yellow 4-40 defeated Heywood 2-32
A. Reeves/P. Booth lt H. Wass/T. Scott 2-8
K. O’Keefe/M. Barbary def L. McClintock/M. Mueller 8-6
A. Reeves/K. O’Keefe def H. Wass/L. McClintock 8-1
P. Booth/M. Barbary lt T. Scott/M. Mueller 6-8
A. Reeves/M. Barbary def H. Wass/M. Mueller 8-3
K. O’Keefe/P. Booth def L. McClintock/T. Scott 8-6
A reserve
Heywood Lions 6-49 defeated Tyrendarra 0-18
R. Wass/X. Scott def F. Gill/C. Daniel 8-3
E. Nash/P. Scott def S. Lyons/E. Griffith 9-7
R. Wass/E. Nash def F. Gill/S. Lyons 8-2
X. Scott/P. Scott def C. Daniel/E. Griffith 8-0
R. Wass/P. Scott def C. Daniel/S. Lyons 8-3
E. Nash/X. Scott def F. Gill/E. Griffith 8-3
Heywood Woodies 6-48 defeated Lawn Blue 0-12
B. Barnett/C. Scott def D. King/E. Revell 8-2
A. Edwards/E. Moore def E. King/B. Revell 8-3
B. Barnett/A. Edwards def D. King/E. King 8-5
C. Scott/E. Moore def E. Revell/B. Revell 8-0
B. Barnett/E. Moore def D. King/B. Revell 8-1
A. Edwards/C. Scott def E. Revell/E. King 8-1
C grade
Heywood Aces 5-34 defeated Tyrendarra 1-21
H. Rose/J. Beavis def F. Easson/E. Curran 6-3
S. Pevitt/T. Friends def A. Easson/I. Griffith 6-5
H. Rose/S. Pevitt def F. Easson/A. Easson 6-3
J. Beavis/T. Friend def E. Curran/I. Griffith 6-4
J. Beavis/S. Pevitt lt E. Curran/A. Easson 4-6
H. Rose/T. Friend def F. Easson/I. Griffith 6-2
Heywood Lobs 6-36 defeated Lawn Orange 0-10
L. Moore/J. Evans def E. Mately/J. Mately 6-3
J. Leeson/J. Bourke def M. Carr/I. Andrews 6-0
L. Moore/J. Leeson def E. Mately/M. Carr 6-3
J. Evans/J. Bourke def J. Mately/I. Andrews 6-1
J. Evans/J. Leeson def J. Mately/M. Carr 6-3
L. Moore/J. Bourke def E. Mately/I. Andrews 6-0
Touch football results round nine results
PORTLAND Touch Football Association played its second-last round before the holiday break on Thursday night at Henty Park.
There were some close match ups throughout the night with two games decided by two tries or less.
Razzle Dazzle 10 defeated Rising Stars 6John Tucker and Xavier Cox duelled it out in this game, combining for 11 of this games 16 tries. John Tucker led his Razzle Dazzle side to an easy win over the Rising Stars.
Try scorers for Razzle Dazzle: John Tucker 6, Michael Davis 1, Ellie Baker 1, Zak Denham 1, Jed Denham 1.
Try scorers for Rising Stars: Xavier Cox 5, Alice Barker 1. Mighty Mighty House Cats 11 defeated Blue
Razz 2 - Jacob and Emily Amor combined for five tries in their team’s large win over the young and developing Blue Razz team. Joshua Mitchell scored both of his team’s tries.
Try scorers for Mighty Mighty House Cats: Jacob Amor 3, Michael Toohey 3, Emily Amor 2, Timothy Bourke 2.
Try scorer for Blue Razz: Joshua Mitchell 2. Cougars 11 defeated Razzmatazz 9 - Charlie Keiller was the star in this game, scoring seven tries in what could be the preview of the division one grand final this year. Brad Holman scored a hat trick for his Razzmatazz side.
Try scorers for Cougars: Charlie Keiller 7, Lucas Adams 2, Eloise Adams 1, Patrick Mahon 1.
Try scorers for Razzmatazz: Brad Holman 3, Erin Roll 2, Kelsey Holman 2, Jared
Goldsworthy 1, Robert Biadacz 1. Purple Razz 6 defeated Fakari Rugs 5 - Nathan Adams played a big role in this game, scoring a hat trick of tries and being heavily influential on both offence and defence as he led his team to a close victory over the game Fakari
Try scorers for Purple Razz: Nathan Adams 3, Sam Wells 1, Ebony Braune 1, Amber Keane 1.
Try scorers
Round 10 fixture
6pm Purple
6pm Fakari
6.50pm Razzmatazz vs Blue Razz
6.50pm Huff & Puff vs Rising Stars
7.40pm Sore4days vs Cougars
Rugs.
for Fakari Rugs: Daniel Bennett 2, Tai Wilcox 2, Darcy King 1. Sore4days defeated Huff & Puff via forfeit.
Razz vs Razzle Dazzle
Rugs vs Mighty Mighty House Cats
AIDEN Mibus and his Lawn Red side had a dominant performance against Lawn Green on Saturday.
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HDCA POrTLAND B grADe rOUND 9
Tyrendarra v Portland Colts
Venue: Tyrendarra recreation reserve result: Tyrendarra lost first innings
Tyrendarra-1st INNINGS
A Stuchbery c A Billington b T earl 8
P Stewart c g Hollis b T earl
(b 2, lb 0, w 18, nb 3) 23
Total (10 wickets, 36 overs) 79
Bowling: T earl 8-4-3-14 (5w), D Bell 8-3-0-6 (1w), g Singh 5-2-0-11 (1nb), A Billington 8-3-4-14, Z Payne 3-1-2-4 (2w, 1nb), B Donald 3-0-0-19 (5w), M Williamson 1-0-1-9 (5w, 1nb).
Portland Tigers-1st INNINGS
HDCA SCOREBOARDS
HDCA A grADe rOUND 7 College v Hamilton
Venue: Hamilton College result: College won first innings
Toss: Hamilton
College-1st INNINGS
J
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 4) 8
Total (8 wickets, 75 overs) 331
DNB: J Alexander.
FoW: 1-4 L Watt, 2-9 J Austin, 3-29 H Austin, 4-166
C Murrie, 5-223 L Brown, 6-260 A Burn, 7-264 W Bourke, 8-317 C Cutler.
Bowling: C Templeton 11-2-0-32 (1nb), H Kearney 141-2-54 (1nb), C Millard 14-1-1-71 (2nb), I Shaw 5-0-031, A read 17-0-3-106, M Lang 14-5-2-33. Hamilton-1st INNINGS
X Stevens b J Anthony 21
N O’Brien b H Austin 10 I Shaw c A Brown b H Austin 0
M Lang c J Austin b A Burn 38
e Cook c A Burn b J Anthony 0
r Cook c H Austin b J Anthony 6
A read c J Austin b J Anthony 17
J Lang c C Cutler b H Austin 1
C Millard c N Hintum b C Cutler 5 H Kearney b J Anthony 4
C Templeton not out 1
extras (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 4) 7
Total (10 wickets, 39.4 overs) 110
FoW: 1-23 N O’Brien, 2-27 I Shaw, 3-38 X Stevens, 4-39 e Cook, 5-49 r Cook, 6-99 M Lang, 7-100 J Lang, 8-100 A read, 9-108 H Kearney, 10-110 C Millard.
Bowling: H Austin 11-3-3-24 (2nb), C Cutler 4.4-0-120, J Anthony 9-3-5-27 (2nb), L Watt 6-2-0-12, W Bourke 4-1-0-15, A Burn 5-1-1-9.
Hamilton-2nd INNINGS
X Stevens c H Austin b J Anthony 8 N O’Brien b C Cutler 14
I Shaw c A Brown b g Macdonald 35
M Lang c C Murrie b W Bourke 9 r Cook c A Burn b A Brown 22 e Cook c H Austin b A Brown 5 A read not out 0 J Lang not out 1
extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 1) 8
Total (6 wickets, 31 overs) 102
DNB: H Kearney C Millard C Templeton.
FoW: 1-15 X Stevens, 2-35 N O’Brien, 3-62 M Lang, 4-75 I Shaw, 5-86 e Cook, 6-96 r Cook.
Bowling: H Austin 6-2-0-20, J Anthony 4-1-1-9 (1nb), L Watt 4-1-0-12, C Cutler 4-0-1-14, W Bourke 2-0-1-11, A Burn 3-1-0-10, g Macdonald 4-1-1-14, A Brown 2-05-2 (1w), C Murrie 2-1-0-1.
St Andrew’s v Pigeon Ponds
Venue: Clem Young Oval (PP2)
result: St Andrew’s won first innings
L Andrews c P Stewart b M Baker 7
g Hollis lbw J Bowden 26
g Singh lbw J Bowden 18
M Williamson b K Wilson 1 M Bowden not out 12
B Donald c T Dames b J Bowden 0 T earl not out 1 extras (b 0, lb 0, w 13, nb 3) 16
Total (5 wickets, 18 overs) 81
DNB: A elijah D Bell J grinstead A Billington. Bowling: S rhodes 2-0-0-11, M Baker 5-1-1-18 (3w), P Stewart 1-0-0-14 (4w, 1nb), K Wilson 6-11-16 (3w, 1nb), J Bowden 4-1-3-22 (3w, 1nb). Gorae-Portland v Drumborg-Heywood
Venue: Alexandra Park
result: gorae-Portland won first innings
Toss: gorae-Portland
Gorae-Portland-1st INNINGS
C McCallum lbw B Polaski 5
H reynolds b B Polaski 0 T roberts c B Polaski b J Jefcoate 11
J Patterson b D Paterson 67
B McDougall lbw J Moore 5
M Kerr lbw J Moore 7
A Wallace not out 75
D Miles not out 8
Pigeon Ponds-1st INNINGS
N Hildebrand lbw L Wishart 7 P Staude c B Huf b L Wishart 0 S Close b B Huf 20
B Hanrahan c N emsley b B Huf 114
H McCrae b A Sutherland 39 M Close b B Walsh 1 W Staude c B Huf b L Wishart 22 A Close c S Hatherell b r Pech 18
W Burbury c S Hatherell b B Huf 2
J Beaton run out B Huf 4
L Craig not out 11
extras (b 1, lb 4, w 2, nb 0) 7
Total (10 wickets, 72.5 overs) 245
FoW: 1-2 P Staude, 2-27 N Hildebrand, 3-33 S Close, 4-112 H McCrae, 5-113 M Close, 6-175 W Staude, 7-205
A Close, 8-214 W Burbury, 9-219 J Beaton, 10-245 B Hanrahan.
Bowling: B Walsh 18-4-1-59 (1w), L Wishart 21-4-3-43,
B Huf 18.5-1-3-79, A Sutherland 8-1-1-25, r Pech 7-01-34 (1w).
St Andrew’s-1st INNINGS
B Huf b L Craig 20
M Fitzpatrick c N Hildebrand b A Close 51 r elton b J Beaton 6
D Fry c W Staude b N Hildebrand 74 g Bell c g Austin 33
A Sutherland c B Hanrahan b g Austin 1
J Nield c W Staude b g Austin 7
L Wishart c P Staude b g Austin 5
Z grenfell not out 27
S Hatherell not out 12
extras (b 1, lb 5, w 2, nb 3) 11
Total (8 wickets, 68 overs) 247
DNB: N emsley.
FoW: 1-46 B Huf, 2-79 r elton, 3-81 M Fitzpatrick, 4-139 g Bell, 5-141 A Sutherland, 6-153 J Nield, 7-159 L Wishart, 8-235 D Fry.
Bowling: J Beaton 18-2-1-54, H McCrae 13-1-0-54 (1nb), L Craig 8-0-1-38 (1w, 1nb), A Close 17-3-1-38 (1nb), g Austin 8-0-4-42 (1w), N Hildebrand 4-0-1-15. Portland Colts v Tahara
Venue: Henty Park result: Portland Colts won first innings Toss: Tahara
Portland Colts-1st INNINGS
J Chapple b N Slaughter 18 A Stannard c B gauci b N Slaughter 25 L evans c T Morris b N Slaughter 0 D Kinghorn c&b N Slaughter 0 J Hotchkiss c H goodman b N Slaughter 0 A Barbary c J Dark b H Myers 23 M Payne b M rhook 92
M Belden c H goodman b M rhook 79
O Barbary b M rhook 0
C Hollis c M rhook b L Barnes 2 r Cook not out 3 extras (b 10, lb 0, w 3, nb 7) 20
Total (10 wickets, 72.2 overs) 262
FoW: 1-39 A Stannard, 2-39 L evans, 3-39 D Kinghorn, 4-39 J Hotchkiss, 5-50 J Chapple, 6-75 A Barbary, 7-246 M Belden, 8-246 O Barbary, 9-249 C Hollis, 10-262 M Payne.
Bowling: T Morris 9-0-0-38 (1nb), N Slaughter 209-5-33 (1w), L Barnes 19-1-1-83 (6nb), H Myers 4-11-7 (1w), J goodman 7-1-0-26, H Armstrong 5-0-0-21 (1w), J Povey 3-0-0-26, M rhook 5.2-1-3-18. Tahara-1st INNINGS
extras (b 1, lb 0, w 17, nb 7) 25
Total (6 wickets, 40 overs) 203
DNB: L Heafield T Heafield D Smith.
FoW: 1-23 J Jefcoate, 2-48 T Pumpa, 3-59 B Hockey, 4-89 g Slade, 5-121 B West, 6-124 D Paterson, 7-147 B Polaski, 8-151 K Salt, 9-156 M Bell.
Bowling: J Jefcoate 8-0-1-26 (3w), B Polaski 8-12-22 (2w), J Moore 6-0-2-38 (2w, 4nb), T Pumpa 8-0-0-27, B West 6-0-0-55 (4w, 1nb), D Paterson 4-0-1-34 (6w, 2nb).
Drumborg-Heywood-1st INNINGS
J Jefcoate b J Patterson 10
B Hockey run out 21 T Pumpa b J Patterson 13
g Slade b B McDougall 18
B West b B McDougall 26
B Polaski run out 30
D Paterson b H reynolds 1
J Moore not out 11
K Salt c ? b H reynolds 2
M Bell b B McDougall 5 extras (b 5, lb 2, w 12, nb 0) 19
Total (9 wickets, 35.2 overs) 156
DNB: A Barr.
FoW: 1-34 M Anderson, 2-37 M Bottrall, 3-40 g Brewster, 4-40 T Treloar, 5-44 T Oakley, 6-54
H Myers c J Chapple b L evans
S Brewer b O Barbary
H Armstrong b O Barbary
N Slaughter lbw r Cook
J Povey b M Payne
J Dark run out D Kinghorn
H goodman lbw D Kinghorn
J goodman not out
extras (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0) 1
Total (10 wickets, 48 overs) 81
FoW: 1-10 L Barnes, 2-10 M rhook, 3-19 H Myers, 4-27 B gauci, 5-32 H Armstrong, 6-35 S Brewer, 7-73 N Slaughter, 8-75 J Dark, 9-77 H goodman, 10-81 J Povey.
Bowling: L evans 9-3-2-11, J Hotchkiss 11-4-1-20 (1w), O Barbary 10-5-2-16, M Belden 7-0-1-33, r Cook 4-31-1, D Kinghorn 5-5-1-0, M Payne 2-1-1-0. Tahara-2nd INNINGS
J Povey lbw J Hotchkiss 26
M rhook b L evans 6
B gauci c A Barbary b M Payne
H Myers b J Hotchkiss
N Slaughter not out
J Dark b J Hotchkiss
L Barnes not out 27 extras (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Total (5 wickets, 30 overs) 84
DNB: H Armstrong S Brewer H goodman J goodman. FoW: 1-7 M rhook, 2-14 B gauci, 3-36 H Myers, 4-53 J Povey, 5-55 J Dark.
Bowling: L evans 3-1-1-2, M Payne 7-2-1-19, O Barbary 4-2-0-10, M Belden 5-2-0-13, J Hotchkiss 6-3-3-11, D Kinghorn 3-0-0-10, r Cook 1-0-0-14, A Stannard 1-0-0-5.
Portland Tigers v Casterton District
Venue: Hanlon Park result: Portland Tigers won first innings Toss: Portland Tigers
Portland Tigers-1st INNINGS
M Blomeley c C Kelly b C Megaw 17
L Oakley c C Megaw b F Bright 4 J Du plessis lbw C Megaw 0 S Silva c C Megaw b F Bright 9
P Procter c&b K Humphries 6
S Harvey c O Foster b K Humphries
Oakley lbw r Killey
Oakley c K Forbes b C Megaw
A Harvey run out C Megaw
B McDowell not out
C Finck b C Megaw
extras (b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 1) 6
Total (10 wickets, 38.1 overs) 74
FoW: 1-6 L Oakley, 2-15 J Du plessis, 3-24 S Silva, 4-36
P Procter, 5-39 M Blomeley, 6-66 W Oakley, 7-66 S Harvey, 8-73 N Oakley, 9-74 A Harvey,
9-2-1-14, L gibbs 1-0-0-1.
Casterton District-1st INNINGS
S Peck, 7-83 B Parker, 8-84 K Baker, 9-120 C Fleming, 10-120 H Askew.
Bowling: M Kerr 6-0-1-30 (1w), J Patterson 5-1-011 (2w, 1 nb), H reynolds 8-1-2-24 (4w), L Heafield 8-2-4-24 (5w), B Williamson 4-1-1-10 (3w), B Williamson 4-1-1-10 (3w), B McDougall 6-0-1-11 (1w), J Heafield 2-0-0-10 (3w).
Portland Tigers v South Portland
Venue: Flinders Park result: Portland Tigers won first innings Toss: Portland Tigers Portland Tigers-1st INNINGS
M Anderson run out S Lench 41 J Atwell b W Shelton 33 K Baker c r Siemon b A reed 20
J Hollis c&b J Bolitho 17 g Brewster c A reed b S Lench 33 T ralph c&b r Hastings 2 M Bottrall not out 32
B Parker c P Drew b S Lench 0 H Keiller c&b S Lench 0 extras (b 3, lb 0, w 19, nb 9) 31
Total (8 wickets, 40 overs) 209
DNB: J Davies S Peck. FoW: 1-73 M Anderson, 2-93 J Atwell, 3-125 J Hollis, 4-131 K Baker, 5-137 T ralph, 6-209 g
Total (9 wickets, 50.5 overs) 68
DNB: L gibbs.
FoW: 1-5 r Killey, 2-5 O Foster, 3-5 C Kelly, 4-5 J rhook, 5-5 B Holmes, 6-36 K Humphries, 7-49 C Megaw, 8-68 J edwards, 9-68 F Bright.
Bowling: S Silva 19.5-12-6-17, L Oakley 10-6-1-16, A Harvey 9-4-1-16 (1w, 2nb), W Oakley 5-1-0-10, C Finck 3-3-0-0, N Oakley 4-2-0-4.
Portland Tigers-2nd INNINGS
C Harvey b C Megaw 1 L Oakley b F Bright 18
S Harvey run out K Humphries C Megaw 66
S Silva c C Megaw b F Bright 10
N Oakley lbw C Megaw 11 W Oakley not out 18
g Kissane not out 7 extras (b 6, lb 1, w 1, nb 1) 9
Total (5 wickets, 51 overs) 140
DNB: M Blomeley J Du plessis C Finck A Harvey. FoW: 1-5 C Harvey, 2-50 L Oakley, 3-64 S Silva, 4-91 N Oakley, 5-116 S Harvey.
Bowling: J edwards 11-3-0-37, C Megaw 16-5-2-33, K Humphries 2-0-0-11, F Bright 9-4-2-23, r Killey 11-60-21 (1nb), C Kelly 2-0-0-8 (1w).
South Portland v Tyrendarra
Venue: Cavalier Park result: South Portland lost first innings Toss: Tyrendarra
South Portland-1st INNINGS
S Martin c H Withers b B Menzel 2 M Betteridge c M Arnold b S Wilson 4
T Dempsey c J Withers b W Kirk 2 r Barry b S Wilson 0
K edwards b S Wilson 4
T Warburton c J Withers b W Kirk 0
Nathan Liersch run out C Mather, H Withers 0 Noah Liersch not out 1
S gorrupotu c M Pitt b S Wilson 2
A reed b W Kirk 1
C Barry b M Arnold 2
extras (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 1) 2
Total (10 wickets, 25.5 overs) 20
FoW: 1-2 S Martin, 2-10 M Betteridge, 3-10 r Barry, 4-14 T Dempsey, 5-14 T Warburton, 6-14 N Liersch, 7-14 K edwards, 8-16 B gorrupotu, 9-17 A reed, 1020 C Barry.
Bowling: B Menzel 7-3-1-7 (1nb), M Arnold 4.5-2-1-4 (1w), S Wilson 8-3-4-9, W Kirk 6-6-3-0.
Tyrendarra-1st INNINGS
S Wilson c T Warburton b B gorrupotu 26 W Kirk b K edwards 5 J Wilson b r Barry 6
C Mather lbw r Barry 3
J Withers not out 51
L Kirk not out 16
extras (b 8, lb 0, w 3, nb 0) 11
Total (4 wickets, 39 overs) 118
Bowling: r Barry 12-3-2-20, K edwards 10-4-1-15, T Warburton 9-0-0-33, B gorrupotu 5-0-1-24 (3w), Nathan Liersch 3-0-0-18.
South Portland-2nd INNINGS
r Barry c B Menzel b J Wilson 0
Noah Liersch b J Wilson 7
M Betteridge c M Pitt b D Killmister 9
T Dempsey c C Mather b D Killmister 1
S Martin c K edwards b J Wilson 20
T Warburton run out D Murray, C Mather 8
Brewster, 7-209 B Parker, 8-209 H Keiller. Bowling: S Lench 8-0-3-44 (6w, 2nb), C Barry 8-1-0-43 (1w, 1nb), W Shelton 6-0-1-37 (2w, 3nb), J Bolitho 3-0-1-16 (3w, 1nb), r Hastings 8-0-1-21 (2w, 1nb), A reed 7-0-1-45 (5w, 1nb).
South Portland-1st INNINGS r Siemon c J Davies b H Keiller 26 P Drew retired not out 28 H Dennert c J Atwell b J Davies 2 W Shelton b J Hollis 7 W McIntyre c&b
FoW: 1-75 H Dennert, 2-81 r Siemon, 3-82 W McIntyre, 4-91 r Hastings, 5-91 C Barry, 6-107 W Shelton, 7-108 S Lench, 8-108 A reed, 9-109 P Player. Bowling: J Atwell 3-1-0-3 (3w), J Hollis 7-1-4-12 (2w, 1nb), S Peck 5-0-0-16 (5w, 1nb), J Davies 8-0-2-37 (5w), H Keiller 8-1-1-18 (5w, 1nb), V Valliyodan 4-0-2-17 (3w, 1nb).
N Liersch not out 11 extras (b 5, lb 0, w 0, nb 0) 5
Total (9 wickets, 58.2 overs) 103
DNB: C Barry. FoW: 1-2 r Barry, 2-13 Noah Liersch, 3-14 T Dempsey, 4-37 S Martin, 5-43 M Betteridge, 6-53 T Warburton, 7-66 C Cummins, 8-74 e Drew, 9-103 K edwards. Bowling: B Menzel 2-1-0-1, D Killmister 15-8-2-21, J Wilson 18-8-3-23, M Arnold 4-3-0-1, D Murray 5-10-8, W
D Killmister L Kirk B Menzel D Murray M Pitt J Wilson. FoW: 1-0 C Mather, 2-4 W Kirk. Bowling: T Warburton 1-0-1-4, r Barry 0.4-0-1-1. Grampians v Macarthur
Venue: Dunkeld Consolidated School Turf result: grampians lost first innings Toss: grampians
Macarthur-1st INNINGS
M Brilley c A Heazlewood b M Alderman 1 S Sharrock c M Alderman b C Joyce 29 H Wortley b A Heazlewood 43 O Wortley b H Phillips 56 K Smitten run out C Joyce 15 C Summers c D Collins b H Phillips 19 S Lambevski b C Joyce 12 C Nield not out 4 A Fry b C Joyce 0 J Belleville not out 16
extras (b 3, lb 1, w 30, nb 5) 39
Total (8 wickets, 40 overs) 234
DNB: J Sheehan.
FoW: 1-15 M Brilley, 2-46 S Sharrock, 3-114 H Wortley, 4-159 K Smitten, 5-191 C Summers, 6-197 O Wortley, 7-210 S Lambevski, 8-210 A Fry. Bowling: C Joyce 8-2-3-13 (2w), M Alderman 7-1-1-52 (5w), J Coote 5-0-0-37 (5w), H Phillips 6-0-2-47 (3w, 5nb), L Lazzari 6-1-0-25 (7w), A Heazlewood 4-0-1-19 (3w), A McIntyre 3-0-0-29 (4w), e McShane 1-0-0-8 (1w).
Grampians-1st INNINGS
D Collins lbw K Smitten 16 C Joyce lbw J Belleville 11 Z Burgess c S Sharrock b A Fry 10 e McShane stpd J Sheehan b O Wortley 22 A McIntyre lbw A Fry 0 H Phillips c H Wortley b O Wortley 4 A Heazlewood b O Wortley 1 C glazebrook not out 10
Toss: Pigeon Ponds
M rhook c J Chapple b J Hotchkiss 9 L Barnes c J Chapple b L evans 0 B gauci c D Kinghorn b M Belden 12
K edwards c D Killmister b W Kirk 29
C Cummins c J Wilson b J Withers 7
e Drew b J Withers 6
NICK MOSELEY
THE second day of Hamilton District Cricket Association’s round seven A grade matches sprung little surprises, as Portland Colts, Portland Tigers and Tyrendarra all claimed victories over teams below them on the two-day ladder.
Portland Colts completed a strong 181-run win over Tahara to remain unbeaten atop the ladder, having put up a total of 262 for their opponents to chase at Henty Park last weekend.
The multi-pronged bowling attack of Colts was too much for Tahara, who were dismissed for just 81 runs as Colts ran rampant with the ball.
There were seven wicket-takers for the winning side, Luke Evans (2/11) and Oscar Barbary (2/16) the two multiple wicket takers from their nine and ten overs respectively.
Jak Hotchkiss, Mat Belden, Riley Cook, Daniel Kinghorn and Matt Payne all took one wicket each, Tahara losing their first six wickets for 35 runs, Brad Gauci the only of Tahara’s top six to surpass double digits with 12 runs.
Nathan Slaughter’s 32 runs was the top score of Tahara’s first innings, hitting three sixes as part of a 38-run partnership with James Povey who scored 15 runs.
But following Slaughter’s dismissal, the final three Tahara wickets fell for the addition of just six runs before Colts sent their opponents back out to the middle.
Tahara bettered their first innings performance at 5/84, as James Povey opened with 26 runs and Luke Barnes finished unbeaten on 27 runs, but the top performer of the innings came with the ball.
Jak Hotchkiss finished his six overs with figures of 3/11, while Luke Evans bowled three overs for one wicket and two runs and Matt Payne was the other wicket taker to finish the innings with 1/19.
Portland Tigers v Casterton District
Portland Tigers claimed their first two-day win of the season with a narrow six-run victory over Casterton District, the Tigers allowing their opponents to add just 32 runs to their total from last weekend.
The Tigers bowlers kept a consistent tight line, making scoring a tough assignment for the Casterton batsman.
It took the Tigers eight overs to claim the day’s first breakthrough, when Llewellyn Oakley bowled Carey Megaw for 21 from 103 balls after he added three runs to his total from the first day.
After taking four wickets on the first day last weekend, Shanaka Silva wrapped up his second five-wicket haul for the season after finishing off the Casterton District tail with consecutive deliveries.
Silva’s fifth and sixth wickets ended Casterton’s innings after they had scored 68 runs, leaving Kane Forbes as the unbeaten batsman with 22 runs.
The Tigers’ second innings with the bat was an
explosive one, as they scored 140 runs off 38 overs while losing five wickets.
Seb Harvey was the star of the second innings show, top scoring with 66 runs off 124 balls and smashing six fours before he was run out.
Fletcher Bright and Carey Megaw both took two wickets for their side, for 23 and 33 runs respectively.
Tyrendarra v South Portland
After their first day capitulation, South Portland were able to show improvement in their second innings with the bat but it wasn’t enough to avoid an outright victory for Tyrendarra.
The Demons managed a total of 103 in their second showing, Karsen Edwards top scoring for his side with 29 and captain Scott Martin not far behind with a run-a-ball 20.
Jake Wilson had a damaging spell with ball in hand, leading Tyrendarra’s attack to finish the game with figures of 3/23 from 18 overs, Darren Killmister took 2/21 and Jordi Withers took 2/19 from his six overs.
South Portland’s total took them past Tyrendarra’s first innings total of 118, and the side took less than two overs to chase down the six runs they needed for the win.
The innings wasn’t without some excitement for South Portland, as Tighe Warburton dismissed Cam Mather with the first ball of Tyrendarra’s chase to have their opponents at 1/0.
PORTLAND Tigers locked in top spot in the Hamilton District Cricket Association Portland T20 competition’s ladder with a five-wicket win over Gorae-Portland on Thursday evening, in what was a prelude to tomorrow’s grand final matchup between the two.
Gorae-Portland chose to set a total in the first innings, and their opening pairing of Noah Greene and Zac Duncan started their team’s turn with the bat by scoring at a steady rate.
Duncan was the first to be dismissed, as Tigers skipper Will Oakley skittled the stumps when Duncan had reached the 15-run mark after just 14 balls, bringing in Go-Ports captain Nick Wills who continued to push his side’s total forward.
Greene and Wills put another 16 runs on the board before Greene returned to the clubrooms after being caught off the bowling of Llewellyn Oakley for 15 to bring Damien Compton to the crease.
Once he found his rhythm, Compton scored late runs in quick fashion, in an innings of 38 runs off just 32 balls including two fours and one six to claim the most runs for his team for the innings.
But Go-Ports’ middle order couldn’t hang in and build a partnership with Compton, as Chad Finck claimed the wickets of Nick Wills for 17 and Sam Atchison for two, and Nik Oakely bowled Raju Tamang and Luke Rietman for four runs and a duck respectively as Gorae-Portland set a total of 7/113.
The Tigers were able to chase down the total with eleven balls remaining, thanks two strong batting performances from Craig Blackberry and Paul Procter.
Opening the batting, Blackberry scored 40 runs off his 36 balls faced, as Will Oakley (six runs) and Shanaka Silva (for runs) were dismissed to see Blackberry joined by Paul Procter with the team at 2/35.
The pair would build a partnership of 42 runs, before Blackberry was dismissed but Procter continued before he was dismissed for 36 off 31 balls.
After Nik Oakley fell LBW to Nick Wills, it was Llewellyn Oakley and Josh Atwell who were the two unbeaten batsman when the winning runs were scored, a four from Atwell off the bowling of Raju Tamang steering their side to the win and leaving him 18 not out.
South Portland v Tyrendarra
Tom Dempsey got South Portland off to a strong start after Tyrendarra won the toss and sent them in to bat, before Mitch Arnold knocked over his opening partner Mark Betteridge for three runs as the first wicket of the game.
Dempsey had already made it to the 20-run mark when he was joined by Tighe Warburton, who kept up the scoring rate before Dempsey was caught off the bowling of Darren Killmister for 34 runs off 43 balls.
Warburton played a strong innings with the bat, hitting four boundaries as part of his 36-run total as he and Karsen Edwards scored a 30-run partnership before Warburton was dismissed to leave South Portland at 3/88.
Alongside Rory Barry, who scored an unbeaten five runs, Edwards also remained not out with 14 runs as South Portland managed a score of 4/99.
It took Tyrendarra just one wicket to surpass South Portland’s total as Mitch Arnold and Cam Mather scored a quick 52-run partnership, Mather hitting
Colts and Tyrendarra win big, Tigers edge Casterton Colts win in
Will Kirk would also be dismissed for a first-ball duck, when he was adjudged to be out LBW off the bowling of Rory Barry but Tyrendarra put an end to the game soon after.
Other matches
A five-wicket haul to College bowler Jordy Anthony while conceding just 27 runs proved too much for Hamilton to overcome, as the side were dismissed for 110 as they attempted to chase 331. Mitch Lang top scored for Hamilton with 38 runs, while Harry Austin was the other multiple wicket taker for College with 3/24.
Isaac Shaw top scored in Hamilton’s second innings with 35 runs, but College scored a huge 221-run win to claim their first two-day scalp.
It took St Andrews 68 overs to chase down Pigeon Ponds total of 245, Darryl Fry top scoring with 74 runs which included nine boundaries, and Michael Fitzpatrick also scoring a half-century with a quick 51 runs.
George Austin was the pick of the Pigeon Ponds bowlers with 4/42 from his eight overs. After missing out last weekend, Grampians and Macarthur played a 40-over match which ended in a 146-run Macarthur victory.
The win came after the side dismissed Grampians for just 88 runs thanks to a strong performance from Ollie Wortley who took 5/6 off six overs, after Macarthur set them a total of 234.
clash Tigers beat Go-Ports in final preview
PORTLAND Colts remain atop the B grade ladder after they claimed the win over second placed Tyrendarra, while GoraePortland scored their third win of the season over DrumborgHeywood and Portland Tigers were too strong for South Portland.
Tyrendarra were held to 79 runs from their 36 overs, as Portland Colts’ bowlers found little resistance to their attack with Travis Earl dismissing both Tyrendarra openers to have them 2/11, before Alistair Billington continued the onslaught with the ball.
Tyrendarra skipper Shay Rhodes was one of just two batsman to hit double digits, before he was dismissed for 10.
Billington would finish his eight overs with figures of 4/14, alongside Earl’s 3/14 while Zavier Payne also pitched in with strong figures of 2/4 off three overs.
It took Colts just 18 overs to chase down the target, Glenn Hollis the top scorer for the day with 26 runs, Gurpal Singh managed 18 and
three fours and two sixes in his 32-run innings before he was caught by Tighe Warburton off the bowling of Noah Liersch.
Jordi Withers was in strong form with the bat, smashing the ball all over the park as he scored an unbeaten 34 runs off just 13 balls with two massive sixes as part of his six boundaries. He and Arnold remained not out as the game came to a close, both unbeaten on 34 runs.
• Portland Colts claimed their first win of the season, but not in the fashion they would have liked as Drumborg-Heywood forfeited the match.
Gorae-Portland and Portland Tigers will go head-tohead from 5.30pm tomorrow evening at Alexandra Park, having finished as the top two sides from the three-round T20 competiton.
Mark Bowden finishing the day not out on 12. Portland Tigers claimed a 100-win over South Portland at Flinders Park, with a 73-run opening partnership between Mark Anderson and Josh Atwell getting the Tigers off to a great start.
Anderson was run-out by Shaun Lench for 41 off 36 balls after hitting seven fours and a six, while Atwell followed 20 runs later having scored 33 with two sixes and a four.
Ken Baker scored 20 runs, Glenn Brewster 33 while it was Mika Bottrall who finished the innings unbeaten with a strong showing of 32 runs.
Shaun Lench was the pick of the South Portland bowlers with 3/44 while Will Shelton, Jason Bolitho, Raymond Hastings and Andrew Reed all took one wicket each.
Robert Siemon and Paul Drew kicked off the South Portland chase well, scoring 26 and 28 runs, but it was the bowling performance of Joel Hollis that proved to be game-winning for the Tigers.
Hollis finished his seven overs with figures of 4/12, while Jake Davies and Vishnuprasad Valliyodan both took two wickets as South Portland were dismissed for 109 off 35 overs.
An unbeaten knock of 75 which included 10 fours from GoraePortland’s Andre Wallace proved too much for Drumborg-Heywood, with Jake Patterson’s 67 runs also helping their team set a big total of 6/203 from their 40 overs.
Bailey Polaski and Jensen Moore both took two wickets for Drumborg-Heywood, while conceding 22 and 38 runs respectively from their allotted eight overs.
Drumborg-Heywood fell just short in their chase, with a number of batsmen contributing strongly to the total including 30 runs from Bailey Polaski, 26 to Billy West and 21 to Ben Hockey. But their side would fall 47 runs short thanks to the bowling of Brad McDougall who took 3/27, as well as two wickets each to Harvey Reynolds and Jake Patterson.
NICK MOSELEY
NICK MOSELEY
RAJU Tamang and his Gorae-Portland side fell short to Portland Tigers on Thursday night in their T20 clash. The two sides meet again tomorro win the final. Picture: 241212rk05
Home court heroes
From PAGE 20
“The team were problem solving on their own out on the court, and as a coach that’s probably the best thing that you can ask for.
“All you can ask is that they’re learning the game, and being able to read the situations they found themselves in.
“I’ve got so much confidence in the team no matter who goes out on the floor, and they showed that they have that belief in themselves.
“The Portland spectators proved to have that same belief in the team and they’re always 100 per cent behind us, that support really lifts the team to another level.”
In a team where it was hard to pick out a lone stand-out player, it was the two-way skills of Coasters guard Millie Jennings that earned her grand final MVP honours.
Bringing immense energy at both ends of the court, Jennings was the game’s top scorer with 18 points and forced numerous turnovers while also spending much of the game guarding Millicent’s top scorer and season MVP, Poppy Venn.
Tyleah Barr was on fire for the Coasters, scoring eight points in the fourth quarter alone as part of her 17-point total which included three long-range shots before suffering a rolled ankle late in the game, the only sad note on an evening of celebration for the team.
Alana Strom was again at her dominant best within the key with a performance that included 12 points and countless rebounds at both
rings, often while being swarmed by Millicent defenders.
Captain Heidi Jones brought a cool head to the high-pressure game, scoring 11 points while Lexie Petch scored seven points while rotating off the bench with Summer Millard, who scored eight points.
After carrying an 11-point lead into the half-time break, Millicent brought the heat in the third quarter and scored 23 points to Portland’s 16 to bring the margin back to just four points at the final break. But instead of allowing the
comeback to knock their confidence, the Coasters put a halt to their opponents momentum, scoring 24 points in the final quarter and holding Millicent to just 13 points as the home crowd loudly supported their Coasters.
Noter praised the losing Millicent side, singling out Poppy Venn as the team’s star player.
“Millicent were a strong side all season long,” he said.
“We knew that Poppy (Venn) was going to go out there and shoot the ball pretty well, with her having
been the lead scorer this year.
“They’re a quick team, and their younger kids never give up, with the young squad they have they’ve definitely got a bright future.”
Noter said Portland’s back-toback championship win showed the team’s development, and the strength of Portland’s basketball across all facets of Portland Basketball Association.
“To get this win in Portland is pretty special for the team and for the town,” he said.
“It would have been amazing to see
Hornets sting Lakers in grand final win
Austin McKenzie starring for his side with a huge 42-point performance in the 88-82 win.
The Hornets pushed the margin out to seven points at half time, after a cautious opening quarter had the two sides separated by a single basket at 20-18
scored level at 57 apiece at the game’s final break. But a huge final quarter was too much for Mount Gambier to overcome, as the Hornets scored 31 points to the Lakers 25 to claim their first CBL southwest championship since their victory over Portland in the 2021/22 sesaon.
and
Martin
12 points each for
the men playing after us, but Hayden is doing an amazing job with that team, and we hope they’re readying for a strong season next year.
“The work that Geordie Cook has put in for us throughout the season has been amazing, if every basketball club has someone like Geordie looking after them then the sport is in a good spot.
“Portland’s junior programs are doing really well, and I think it is those programs that really help with team cohesion and leads to the successful basketball teams.”
State champ swimmer
PORTLAND swimmer Ella
Matters has continued her epic efforts in the pool, with a triumphant victory at the Victorian Age Long Course Championships in Melbourne on Saturday, winning the 100m breaststroke title in the 15-yearold age group. It was a huge effort for Matters, who has been competing in the pool across the five-day event, after she earned a personal best in the heat races to rank fourth heading into the final.
Matters’ winning time in the final race which earned her the title, has also qualified her for the national championships.
The weekend success is a culmination of Matters performing well at previous state and national events.
Matters was still competing at the time of print with more details to feature in Friday’s Observer
NICK MOSELEY
BASKETBALL fans were treated to a spectacular men’s southwest CBL grand final at Portland Basketball Stadium following the Coasters women’s win, as Horsham Hornets outmuscled Mount Gambier Lakers in a backand-forth tussle.
The Hornets avenged their loss to the Lakers in last season’s grand final, Horsham big-man
The Lakers, led by 25 points from Simon Berkefeld and 21 from Kyle Tipene, fought back hard in the third quarter, winning the period 23-16 to see the
Micah Livingstone
Mitch
scored
Horsham, while Braiden Ousey scored 15 and Toby de Wit 13 for Mount Gambier.
COUSINS Lexie Petch and Coasters captain Heidi Jones show off Portland’s new championship banner. Picture: LEESA COOK 241214lc70
TYLEAH Barr was integral to the Coasters win, providing a key outlet for scoring with her 17-point performance. Picture: LEESA COOK 241214lc05
ALANA Strom completes the traditional cutting down of the championship net following the Coasters’ win. Picture: LEESA COOK 241214lc61
PORTLAND’S bench and supporters celebrate the championship victory on the final siren.
Picture: LEESA COOK 241214lc39
RANI KANE
Champion Coasters go
backto-back
PORTLAND’S Country Basketball League women’s side has taken out back-to-back championships after an impressive display against Millicent on Saturday night. The large roster showcased their full depth in the championship clash to win, 76-61, in front of a home crowd at Portland Basketball Stadium.
1. Millie Jennings hangs in the air to get the ball back in play.
2. Alana Strom (left) and Rhi Davis celebrate the win.
3. Coasters coach Rebel Noter (left) and captain Heidi Jones accept the winning shield.
4. Energetic guard Lexie Petch makes a lay-up.
5. Post player Alana Strom steadies for a free throw.
6. Stella Rogers tries to work past her Millicent opponent.
7. Young contributor Tigrha Cleary charges in for a lay-up.
Pictures: LEESA COOK
