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Summer fire warnings SUMMER has arrived, with Country Fire Authority already declaring total fire bans in some areas and the Mornington Peninsula’s fire danger rating period starting on Monday 18 December and ending 1 May 2024.

The CFA has also reminded Victorians to consider their pets and livestock when making bushfire survival plans.

Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said bushfire relocation kits for pets should be kept within easy reach during highrisk bushfire days.

“It can take longer than you think to move your pets, so make sure you can transport them efficiently and have towels and woollen blankets on hand to protect them,” he said.

Heffernan said a separate plan was needed for horses and livestock “as late evacuation will put you both at risk Your plan should identify evacuation routes and which animals you intend to leave behind. You need to act quickly, as moving stock after a fire has started is dangerous.”

RSPCA Victoria’s head of prevention Rebecca Cook said planning for potential emergency evacuation and knowing what was needed for pets was vital.

“You should store photos on your phone and email of important documents like registration, microchip numbers, vaccination certificates, medication directions, and your local vet.”

On the peninsula planned burns must be registered online with Fire Permits Victoria at firepermits.vic.gov. au/notify. Check fire rating days at: emergency.vic.gov.au/ firedangerratings.

Spreading the cheer CRIB Point Fire Brigade has been getting into the Christmas spirit, inviting Santa to climb aboard and spread some festive cheer.

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‘Transparent council’ Take 2 Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors were this week to again set to grapple with the concept of transparency and the release of information to the public.

Part of the shire’s official “mission” is “keeping you up to date with what is happening across the shire in an open and direct way”, but last month councillors voted five to four against publishing summaries of their secret discussions, or briefings, with officers.

Cr David Gill, who proposed the defeated motion, said while briefings

were noted on agendas the details remained secret and it could be up to six months before they came back to council for a decision (Transparency backed, but ‘secret’ talks stay, The News 28/11/23).

At this week’s public meeting Cr Sarah Race asked her colleagues to spend $200,000 to $300,000 on establishing an online Transparency and Integrity Hub to provide “unprecedented access to the city’s finances and provide greater scrutiny over how council spends ratepayers’ money”.

Establishment of the hub would “allow the shire to be leaders in transparent and open government”.

The “broad and deep” information on the “digital portal” about finances, council decisions and activities would be “intuitive, interactive, auditable and downloadable by selection”.

“Stories will be developed to provide context to the data and to assist the community to discover more about how council works and to engage with council data based on areas of interest,” Race said in background notes to her notice of motion on the agenda at Tuesday’s public council meeting.

Customer and transformation manager Patrick Dillon, in a report on the agenda, said the hub proposal was being made “to address” the council’s

poor community satisfaction survey results (Shire again misses survey satisfaction, The News 21/6/23).

Dillon said a Transparency and Integrity Hub would offer “streamlined access” to “selected” and “curated” information which “may” include financial records, asset management (the shire’s capital works program), procurement data “and more”.

“This online hub will allow visitors to explore and visualise data, providing an overview of the shire’s decision-making and activities. This will require the procurement of a suitable web-based platform to publish these datasets for open consumption.

“It will also require the collection, cleansing and curation of each dataset to ensure it is accurate and ready for release.”

After Gill’s notice of motion was defeated last month, he said listening to the arguments against providing more information reminded him of the saying: There’s nothing to fear but fear itself.

Race, who opposed Gill’s motion but now wants a Transparency and Integrity Hub, said “It comes back to the unintended consequences of a little bit of information because they say, to use that expression, a little bit of information is dangerous.”

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‘Shire’ set to join Midsumma Pride March

‘Permanent’ flag IT seems that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council intends to permanently fly the “Intersex Progress Pride Flag” outside its offices.

The latest version of the flag, officially recognised as the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag, was unveiled at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, US, in June.

The unveiling during LGBTQ+ Pride Month was said to demonstrate “the evolution of inclusivity in the design of Pride flags”.

In its quarterly glossy publication Peninsula Wide, the shire says it believes “it is vital we overtly show our support for LGBTIQA+ community members”.

Under the heading Respecting diversity, the shire states: “Our Community Vision makes it clear that respect for diversity and inclusiveness are central to who we are. There is no place for hatred, demonisation or exclusion on the peninsula.

“The wellbeing of our community is paramount, and this includes those who identify as LGBTIQA+.”

The explanation in Peninsula Wide follows the shire and former mayor Cr Steve Holland not responding to questions from The News about the flag (‘Dialogue’ terminated over flag, The News 28/11/23).

Unanswered questions remain about who decided that the flag be flown, were councillors told and could other groups ask for their flags to be flown.

In its own publication the shire states: “At each of our shire offices, we proudly fly the Intersex Progress Pride Flag alongside the Australian national flag, Victorian state flag, Aboriginal flag, Torres Strait Islander flag, and the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council flag. That will continue.”

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Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au STAFF, councillors and community members of Mornington Peninsula Shire will be “proudly marching” in next February’s Midsumma Pride March in along Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.

This prediction is contained in a shire news release that states “Mornington Peninsula Shire” will march alongside “the Frankston Mornington Peninsula LGBTIQA+ Collaborative” and invites “all local LGBTIQA+ community members and allies to march with us on the day”.

As part of its ongoing support for LGBTIQA+ community members the shire is offering free tickets and bus transport to the march.

Tina McGuffie, the shire’s senior advisor media communications and advocacy, told The News that saying the shire would be marching was “an example of metonymy, in which a single word is used as shorthand for a broader concept”.

“I can confirm that it is shire staff members, councillors and community members who will be marching,” she said.

“I can also confirm that the ‘Shire’ will be marching with determination, using a regular measured tread, as per the dictionary definition.”

The unattributed 4 December Let’s march loud and proud at Midsumma this February news release goes on to state: “Each year, the Midsumma Pride March sees lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer, questioning, asexual, agender, aromantic + (LGBTIQA+) community members and allies … celebrate solidarity in sexuality, sex and gender diversity.

“Over 45,000 people line the streets and balconies along the march route to show their support.

“People of all ages are welcome. Children and young people aged 17 and under will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.”

Stepping out: Crs Despi O’Connor and Sarah Race joined members of the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula LGBTIQA+ Collaborative at a previous Pride march. Picture: Supplied

The mayor Cr Simon Brooks, in inviting registrations for free tickets to the march, said: “As an organisation, we are proud of our commitment to stand with our LGBTIQA+ residents, community friends, family, allies and colleagues (‘Dialogue’ terminated over flag, The News 28/11/23).”

Cr Antonella Celi, who heads the shire’s health and wellbeing committee: “Last year was the first time the Shire marched in Midsumma Pride March. Our continued involvement celebrates our LGBTIQA+ community.”

The news release said the march was “an opportunity for shire and Frankston City staff, councillors, service providers and local community members to come together to celebrate, embrace and stand with our LGBTIQA+ community from the peninsula and Frankston”.

Continued involvement in the Midsumma Pride March stemmed from the shire’s Wellbeing Plan 2021-2025. This plan outlines our commitment to engage with our LGBTIQA+ community and deliver programs to support them(details:

mornpen.vic.gov.au/councilplan).

The news release said the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula LGBTQIA+ Collaborative - “co-convened by the shire and Frankston City Council” - brought together service providers, community members and allies from across Frankston and peninsula “with the aim of strengthening connections and enhancing the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ communities”.

The Sunday 4 February Midsumma Pride March will start at 11am at the corner of Fitzroy Street and Lakeside Drive, St Kilda, and after following Fitzroy Street will end at Catani Gardens for celebrations and entertainment, including DJs and live performances.

To register for free ticket to march, go to the shire's Eventbrite page: mornpen.vic.gov.au/midsumma2024 Registrations close on 1 February 2024.

Details of free return bus transport from the peninsula are also on the Eventbrite page.

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Welcome new Mayor – Councillor Simon Brooks Council has elected Simon Brooks as the new Mayor for the coming year and Councillor Antonella Celi as Deputy Mayor.

Simon Brooks is a Seawinds Ward Councillor and brings a wealth of knowledge about the Shire to the role. He’s committed to driving positive change for a sustainable and future-proof Peninsula.

“This is one of the highlights of my career, representing my home, friends, family, colleagues and the entire Mornington Peninsula community.

“I do not take this opportunity lightly and will not lose sight of my vision to continue improving the Shire for current and future generations.

“Congratulations to Cr Antonella Celi on her appointment to Deputy Mayor.

“I look forward to working closely with Cr Celi over what I’m sure will be an exciting 12 months.” mornpen.vic.gov.au/ newmayor

December Christmas events on the Peninsula mornpen.vic.gov.au/christmas On now Know My Name exhibition Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 13 Free garden planting consultation The Briars 15 The Portsea Camp AusBike program 3704 Point Nepean Road, Portsea

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18 Christmas wreath making Rosebud library 19 Personalised tech help Somerville Library 21 Home harvest exhange Eco Living Display Centre, Mount Martha 22 Sensitive Storytime Mornington Library

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14 Two Bays Trail Run Dromana and Cape Schanck 19 Mornington Art Show Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington 21 Observational drawing workshop Main Ridge Community Hall 26 Australia Day celebrations mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday Information is correct at time of printing. mornpen.vic.gov.au/eventsactivities

Messages from your Councillors Nepean Crs Susan Bissinger, Sarah Race Our summer litter campaign is underway, with more bins on our streets and multiple daily pickups.

Our dedicated clean team and our locals always play their part in making our shopping precinct and foreshore cleaner.

Standing (L-R): Crs Gill, Dixon, Marsh, Bissinger, Mar, O’Connor Seated (L-R): Crs Roper, Race, Brooks, Celi, Holland

Briars Cr Steve Holland, Cr Anthony Marsh, Cr Despi O’Connor Mount Martha Public Golf Course, The Briars and Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery welcome you to enjoy a range of affordable events. Make a weekend of it and experience what we have to offer. Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who will be working hard this summer.

Let’s also applaud the Mornington Community Support Centre, which serves up an award-winning Christmas Day Feast. Please reach out to them if you need support this holiday season. mcsc.au Best wishes for 2024.

Cerberus Cr Lisa Dixon Celebrating 20 years in Hastings this month, Pelican Park Recreation Centre promotes health and wellness for all the community.

Explore the fully equipped gym, weekly fitness classes, the 25m indoor pool, leisure pool, toddler pool and spa.

For summer fun, don’t forget to visit Crib Point pool. We’ve added comfortable seating and a double cooktop barbecue for family and friends to enjoy. Stay happy, active and connected at our recreation facilities this summer.

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Our Dogs in Public Places Policy provides dog walkers an extra two hours on Shire-managed beaches.

Remember the leash except where clearly marked as leash free. Let’s make this summer unforgettable while looking after the wellbeing of all.

Red Hill Cr David Gill Our community wants the Peninsula to retain its rural feel despite the state government treating us as metropolitan.

Council has 250 bushland wildlife reserves, 70 of which are cared for by volunteer ‘friends’ groups, 192km of mostly vulnerable foreshore and many open spaces, including parks and recreation reserves that interact with our 42 towns and villages. We must fight to resist inappropriate urban intrusion.

Have a great festive season.

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Seawinds Mayor Cr Simon Brooks, Deputy Mayor Cr Antonella Celi, Cr Debra Mar Celebrate the range of festivals and events this summer and experience the best of our Peninsula. Check out our events page for details and plan your visit. Additionally, the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) has arrived. Return eligible containers to CDS collection points for a 10-cent refund, earn extra cash or support local charities while contributing to recycling efforts.

We hope you can support our events, environment and community.

Enjoy the holiday season.

Watson Cr Kate Roper As we embrace the start of summer, we have good news for Tyabb with the historic Youth Hall reopening after detailed renovations. Users of Bunguyan Recreation Reserve will benefit from new LED sports field lighting, which will be installed by the end of the year.

In other good news, significant repairs to Somerville Mechanics Hall will be finished by the end of March 2024.

Stay safe and enjoy the holiday season.

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Medals and certificates for lifesavers GUNNAMATTA and Sorrento surf lifesaving clubs have been presented with Rescue medals by Surf Life Saving Australia for their members’ efforts in rescuing a father and his son.

Everyday Lifesaver certificates were awarded to Liam Kiernan and David Lawson for their actions at the same incident, Gunnamatta club president David Stogdale said.

The drama that the lifesavers were recognised for unfolded in the early evening after patrols had ended at Gunnamatta on Friday 6 January.

The father went into the water after seeing his sons, two brothers, aged 16 and 20, get into difficulties. However,

he too soon got into trouble and had to be helped ashore with his younger son by lifesavers.

No trace of the 20-year-old could be found that evening and a full air and sea search ended the following day (“Search scaled back for man missing at Gunnamatta, The News 10/1/23).

“The Rescue medal was issued to both clubs for their combined efforts of the 14 members involved in the rescue where one person was lost to the sea, but two were rescued from the Gunnamatta ocean beach rip in fading light,” Stogdale said.

“Of particular note was the care provided by club members to members of

the effected family who were in deep emotional distress.

“The awarding of the Rescue medal and Everyday Lifesaver certificates was worthy recognition for the efforts of all involved in the incident.”

Stogdale said the 6 January incident was a “tragic reminder to swim between the flags at all times”.

Lifesavers rescued six people at Gunnamatta on the previous Friday (30 December).

Gunnamatta SLSC volunteers patrol each weekend from mid-November until mid-April. Details: gunnamattaslsc.com.au Keith Platt

Gunnamatta Surf Life Saving Club members (including one from Sorrento SLSC) who were involved in January’s rescue, main; top, Life Saving Victoria director Craig Watson, centre, with Gunnamatta lifesavers David Lawson, left, and Liam Kiernan with their Everyday Lifesaver certificates; above, Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club president Duncan Stirling, left, with the president of Gunnamatta club, David Stogdale with their clubs’ Rescue medals. Pictures: Supplied

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THE Mount Martha Sea Wolves bathe daily at dawn. Picture: Noah Smith Fletcher

Inspiring howls from Sea Wolves THE second annual Flinders Fringe Festival in February will be headlined

by Sea Wolves Howl, a theatre piece based on a group of women who daily plunge into the sea at Mount Martha.

Written and performed by Mornington Peninsula artist Carole Patullo with Jane Bayly, Melanie Beddie and Kelly Nash, the piece was commissioned by the festival. Direction and dramaturgy are by Melanie Beddie with music by John Thorn.

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As they hold hands and enter the sea the women howl like wolves in what is described as a transformative ritual.

Patullo and her collaborators are developing Sea Wolves Howl from stories gathered from the swimmers. “… It will embrace the life-affirming spirit of the Sea Wolves and celebrate the transformative power of

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Victoria Police said the incidents had not been reported to them, and they were not investigating.

The shire said it took safety seriously and urged anyone who discovered an issue to promptly report it to the website: mornpen.vic. gov.au/reportit. For urgent problems call 1800 850 600.

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Sea Wolves Howl will be performed at the Flinders Community Hall from 22 to 24 February and tickets can be bought at flindersfringe.com.au.

“To have the privilege of inhabiting the characters that emerge, and bring them to life, is incredibly satisfying,” Patullo said. “There is something very powerful about the act of storytelling; when stories from lived experiences are transformed into theatre, the response from community is profound.”

THUMB tacks, or drawing pins, found scattered at Pembroke Drive playground in Somerville. Photo: Supplied

Safety message for playground users PARENTS have been warned to be alert after thumb tacks were found scattered around two children’s playgrounds in Somerville.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is urging anyone who discovers vandalism of any sort to contact it after the thumb tacks, or drawing pins, were found at the playground Pembroke Drive, Somerville on Sunday 3 December.

The council’s rapid response team went to the playground on Monday to clean up any remaining thumb tacks.

Posts on social media reports also show a similar thing happened at Clairmont Close Reserve at around the same time, with thumb tacks left on equipment and playground furniture.

A parent whose child was taken to the park by grandparents and found the tacks in “multiple spots” around the playground said it was “not acceptable” and wanted to warn other parents.

“It’s going to end up where we have security cameras just to make sure our kids are safe,” she posted.

Others described it as a disgusting act by a “sick individual”.

Another parent who found tacks at Pembroke Drive playground said they had been spread all

Schoolies assault DETECTIVES are appealing for information and witnesses in relation to an assault that occurred during a schoolies event in Rye about 8.15pm on 1 December.

It is alleged that a male victim was assaulted by two males on the Rye beach foreshore.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Police talk about safety THE Mornington Peninsula Neighbourhood Policing Forum took place on Wednesday (6 December) at Mornington Golf Course.

More than 100 community members and Mornington Peninsula police discussed safety issues that mattered most to the community.

It was an opportunity for the community to network and ask police questions about their community safety concerns.

Goodwill visit POLICE from the Hastings police station last week embarked on a visit to French Island as part of “community engagement”.

The police who made the trip across Western Port chatted with local volunteers, Zoo’s Victoria staff working at the island’s koala reserve and staff from Forest Fire Management Victoria conducting early season fire risk assessments.

Police saw the visit as an opportunity to build relationships and promote a collaborative approach towards enhancing community safety on the Island.

Tributes for ‘courageous’ Peta Murphy Brodie Cowburn brodie@mpnews.com.au PETA Murphy’s first speech as federal member for Dunkley quoted her literary hero, Pippi Longstocking. Pippi was being warned by her friend Annika to refrain from competing against “the world’s strongest man”.

“Man, yes,” said Pippi. “But I am the world’s strongest girl, remember that!”

The speech came just weeks after Murphy received a devastating cancer re-diagnosis.

She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, and again in 2019 around the time she was elected the first ever female member for Dunkley.

Murphy carried Pippi Longstocking’s attitude with her during her four years in parliament. In spite of deteriorating health, she continued to work hard for the people in her electorate who needed a fighter on their side.

Last Monday, 4 December, Peta Murphy died.

She was 50 years old.

In the week since her death, tributes to her have poured in across the country.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was the first to declare his admiration for Murphy on the day of her death: “While Peta’s was a life so very well lived it is hard to come to terms with the fact she is no longer with us - passing at just 50 years of age. Far too young with so much more to offer.

“Peta Murphy was brave, she was courageous, and she was loved. Peta Murphy was the strongest of local members, the most inspiring of colleagues, and the very best kind of friend.”

In Murphy’s final days her wish to be surrounded at home by those she held most dear was granted. Her husband of 24 years, Rod Glover, released a joint statement alongside her parents Bob and Jan and her sisters Jodi and Penni on the day of her death: “We loved

Peta Murphy Picture: Yanni her deeply and are so, so proud of her achievements, her character and her courage. She was indeed the strongest girl of all. Still giving sassy advice until the very end - she died the way she lived - with dignity and strength and a touch of sarcasm to boot.”

In her maiden speech Murphy spoke of her love for her family, describing her husband as “compassionate” and “brilliant”. The couple had two dogs - Bert and Ernie.

Murphy was born in Goulburn in 1973. Before her election she worked in law. She was a barrister at the Victorian Bar from 2008 to 2016, including a two-year stint (2012 to 2014) as a senior public defender at Victorian Legal Aid. She unsuccessfully ran for Dunkley in 2016 before her 2019 victory and was reelected in 2022 with an increased margin.

Murphy’s ill health did not repress her tenac-

ity in Parliament. She fearlessly took on Australia’s billion dollar betting industry over its conduct in a senate inquiry this year. The final report, which recommended that advertisements for online gambling be banned in the next three years, was one of the crowning achievements of her tenure.

Even in the final days of her life, Murphy continued to work. She travelled to Canberra for the most recent sitting week and attended Parliament the day before her final hospitalisation.

The mayors of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula both praised her local impact.

Frankston mayor Cr Nathan Conroy said “going above and beyond to advocate for Frankston City was in Peta’s DNA. She was both fearless and tireless in delivering for her community.”

Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr Simon Brooks echoed the sentiment, saying “as a result of Peta’s advocacy for our community, the lives of countless local residents who use the reserve will be enriched for many years to come”.

Outside of politics, Murphy was a sports fanatic. She was a force to be reckoned with on the squash court, and a frequent fixture at local sporting events.

Murphy was a tireless advocate for breast cancer research and funding. Her maiden speech highlighted the importance of checking for cancer.

“Let’s be frank, cancer sucks,” she said.

“Ladies, check your breasts. Men, stop ignoring what your body's telling you. Fellow members of this parliament listen to the experts who warn that the promise of universal health care is under threat. Commit to the reform and funding that our health system needs and do whatever is required to ensure that Australia trains, retains, and invests in the health care professionals and researchers who make our system great. We owe it to our community to do that.”

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ELSIE GRACE Parents: Lauren & Billy Spreckly Birth date: 28.11.2023 Birth weight: 3650gms Born at: Frankston Hospital

JAMIESON TALLOW

Parents: Jewell Ross & Shane Currie Birth date: 29.11.2023 Birth weight: 3288gms Born at: Frankston Hospital

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Parents: Jenna & Colin Keogh Birth date: 28.11.2023 Birth weight: 3500gms Born at: Frankston Hospital

WELL-known Western Port resident Margaret Binney passed away at Frankston Hospital on 22 November after a short illness. She was 74.

Margaret Blumfield grew up in Seaford and, while still a teenager, she met the love of her life, Michael Binney.

They married in 1969; according to family folk lore it was Michael who was late on the big day as the start of a horse race, in which he had a small investment, had been delayed!

After living in the Seaford area for several years, the couple moved to 474 Stony Point Road, Bittern, where they raised three children.

Although a different house now stands on 474, this is still the address of the Binney family home.

Margaret gained a reputation for the standard of her cuisine and her garden was always well kept. She had a placid temperament which was only aroused when one of Michael’s horses ventured into that garden!

As well as her family responsibilities, Margaret immersed herself in community activities, particularly football and netball. It was not uncommon to see a batch of Crib Point football jumpers on the Binney clothes line and for many years Margaret was a permanent fixture in the football ground canteen. A regular round of golf at Cerberus provided a break from the daily routine.

Margaret’s funeral was held in a packed Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hastings on 1 December prior to her interment at the Crib Point cemetery. She was the devoted wife of Michael for 54 years; loving mother of Sean, Karen and Brendan; adoring grandmother to Matthew, Nicholas, Lachlan, Kirrily, Kayne, Tessa and Luke; and doting great grandmother to Remi, Lexi, Navy and Darcie.

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Parents: Mirae & Andrew Birth date: 28.11.2023 Birth weight: 3460gms Born at: Frankston Hospital

Parents: Wendy Marces & Brett Whittingham Birth date: 28.11.2023 Birth weight: 3490gms Born at: Frankston Hospital

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1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break.

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5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

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9.20 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Cat Among The Pigeons. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

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(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (a, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

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6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Secret World Of Snacks: Cereal. (PGas) Narrated by Jo Brand.

8.30 Niagara Falls. Explores the Niagara Falls, the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.

9.30 The Doll Factory. (M) After a shocking crime haunts the city, Iris and Louis grow closer, but darkness follows them.

11.25 SBS World News Late.

11.55 The Congregation. (MA15+s, R) 2.35 Miniseries: True Colours. (Malv, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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1.35 Black-ish. (PGl, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 RPA. (PGm, R) A woman undergoes marathon surgery to remove a recurrence of a rare type of cancer.

9.30 Children’s Hospital. (PGlm, R) A girl suffers from a dizzy spell.

10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.20 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Drive TV. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. Part 1 of 2.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Benson tries to help the young BX9 gang member who attacked her.

9.30 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. (Mav) Part 4 of 4. NSW Police Detective Inspector Pamela Young re-opens the case, hoping to achieve justice for the victims.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (Final) 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. (Final) 9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Australian Epic. (Final) 10.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.25am Live At The Apollo. 1.10 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Philadelphia. 2.10 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

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12.45 QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.35 Late Programs.

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9GEM (92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

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(1981, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens.

11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic.

3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: Jimi: All Is By My Side. (2013, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 7.45 Monsieur Verdoux. (1947, PG) 10.05 A Call To Spy. (2019, M) 12.20pm The Legend Of Baron To’a. (2019, M) 2.15 The Producers. (1967, PG) 3.55 Traffic. (1971, French) 5.45 Sirocco. (1951, PG) 7.35 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 9.30 The Operative.

(2019, MA15+) 11.40 Kill The Messenger. (2014, M) 1.45am Late Programs.

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm The Force: BTL. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Extreme Ice Railroad. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket.

First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Zombieland: Double Tap. (2019, MA15+) 10.35 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon 100,000 Tenants And Counting. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.10 MOVIE: Girls’ Night Out. (2017, MA15+) Midnight I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 12.40 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 7. Sydney FC v Macarthur FC. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 FBI: International. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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Friday, December 15 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 11.00 State Memorial Service For Barry Humphries. 12.15 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Magical Land Of Oz. (R) 3.30 One Plus One. (R) 3.55 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGl, R) 10.50 Our Coast. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History. (R) 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGnv, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show.

1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break.

4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer.

(PG) 11.00 Barry Humphries AC CBE: State Memorial.

12.30 Morning News.

1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. (Final) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. (Final) Costa Georgiadis gives garden bed gifts.

8.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG) Takes a look back at the life and work of Barry Humphries, told in his own words from archival interviews.

9.00 Midsomer Murders.

(Mv, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate the murder of a girl found dressed in period attire.

10.30 Question Everything. (Final, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. (Final) 11.20 Life. (Mal, R) 12.20 Wakefield. (Mals, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Tut’s Unsolved Secrets.

(PGa) A look at Tutankhamun.

8.30 Lost Cities Of The Bible: Mystery Of The Great Flood.

(R) Part 1 of 2. Follows archaeologists as they investigate Iraq’s lost cities and the world of the Old Testament.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Good People. (Final, MA15+a) 11.50 L’Opera. (Mal, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002, PGh, R) A secret agent, who specialises in policing aliens living covertly on Earth, enlists the help of a former partner. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rosario Dawson.

10.45 MOVIE: Last Night In Soho.

(2021, MA15+alv) A fashion student travels back in time. Anya Taylor-Joy. 1.15 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) A pet parent puts herself at risk.

8.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls.

(2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete to see who can come up with the most impressive Christmas lights display. Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis.

10.25 MOVIE: Last Christmas.

(2019, PGals, R) Emilia Clarke.

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop.

(R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver, Paapa Essiedu and Olivia Dean.

9.30 My Life Is Murder. (Mv, R) Feuding celebrity bakers put Alexa through her paces when a man is found drowned with flour in his lungs.

11.30 Good Sam. (Ma) Lex confronts Griff about his betrayal.

12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. (1998, MA15+) 10.10 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 10.40 QI. 11.10 Ghosts.

11.40 Killing Eve. 12.25am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.15 Tik Tak. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.10 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Unlimited.

10.20 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.15 Limetown. 12.55am The Last Year Of Television 2020 Special. 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72)

6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Hidden Coastal Villages. 2.00 I Escaped To The Country. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia.

3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 I Escaped To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Pie In The Sky. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (1966, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (1983, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker.

8.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 King Of Queens. 3.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Pawn Stars. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Extreme Ice Railroad. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: Anaconda. (1997, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship.

H’lights. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: A Unicorn For Christmas.

(2021) 7.30 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (2004) 9.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 7. Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Strait To The Plate. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Baby Done. (2020, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

Sirocco. (1951, PG) 7.50 Into The Arms Of Strangers.

(2000, PG) 10.00 The Amazing Catfish. (2013, M, Spanish) 11.40 The Company You Keep. (2012, M) 1.55pm The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 3.25 Belle And Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 5.15 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 7.30 The Client. (1994, M) 9.45 In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

5.55 Capricorn One. (1977, PG)

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Saturday, December 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 QI. (Mal, R) 2.30 You Can’t Ask That.

(Mal, R) 3.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 4.40 Landline Summer. (R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 5.55 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG, R) 6.30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (R) Poh Ling Yeow visits the Flinders Ranges.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) James is given a last chance to make the Ministry of Agriculture’s TB testing scheme work.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. Vera is drawn into a mystery that brings her closer to her estranged family than she would like.

9.50 The Capture. (MA15+lv, R) DCI Rachel Carey investigates a case involving a man murdered by invisible assassins.

10.50 Prosecuting Evil. (Ma, R) The story of Ben Ferencz.

12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. Round 1. 3.00 Sailing. Transat Jacques Vabre. Highlights. 4.00 Ethnic Business Awards.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (Premiere) 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. (PG) Part 4 of 5.

9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Portugal.

(PGa, R) Narrated by Bill Nighy.

10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 1.15 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show.

1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break.

4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black 3.

(2012, Mv, R) A secret agent, who specialises in monitoring and policing aliens living covertly on Earth, must travel back in time to 1969 to save the planet after a criminal manages to change the course of history.

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin.

11.10 MOVIE: Antlers. (2021, MA15+ah) A small town student hides a dark secret. Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons.

1.20 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair.

(R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 2.00 Explore.

(R) 2.10 Family Drives. 3.10 MOVIE: Christmas Next Door. (2017, G) Jesse Metcalfe, Fiona Gubelmann. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Garden Hustle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. (1971, G, R) A poor boy wins a guided tour of a sweets factory. Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum.

10.30 MOVIE: Patch Adams.

(1998, Mal, R) 12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 2.00 Planet Shapers. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) A woman is rescued from a rip.

6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less.

Jamie Oliver whips up budget recipes.

7.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Dogs are matched with companions.

8.30 Ambulance. (Ma) Ambulance crews attend an 85-year-old man who has collapsed and cut his leg; a woman with chest pain; a male patient who has come off his motorbike; and 93-year-old female struggling with shortness of breath.

11.00 CSI: Vegas. (Mm, R) Sonya’s life is in jeopardy.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 11.25 MythBusters.

12.15am Portlandia. 1.00 Fleabag. (Final) 1.25 ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.15 Tik Tak. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Noisey. 12.55 Planet A. 1.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.45 Mastermind Aust. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Love In Bright Landscapes. 10.25 Vegan Vigilantes. 10.40 Overlooked. 11.10 Vikings. 1am The X-Files. 2.50 Letterkenny. 3.25 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping.

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Perfect Town.

11.00 Hidden Coastal Villages. Noon Horse Racing.

Royal Randwick Raceday, Caulfield Christmas and Ladbrokes Grand Prix Stakes. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian.

11.00 The Baron. 12.10pm Saved & Remade.

1.10 MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 2.55 MOVIE: Beautiful Stranger. (1954, PG) 4.50 MOVIE: The Barefoot Contessa. (1954, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Johnny English Reborn. (2011, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Octopussy. (1983, PG) 12.10am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker.

9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker.

2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 4.50 Seinfeld. 5.50 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Vanille: A Carribean Tale. 2.50 Songlines.

3.30 Pacific Lockdown: Sea Of Resilience. 4.30 Songlines On Screen. 4.50 Going Places. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Nina Simone: Live At Montreux. 9.50 MOVIE: The Descent. (2005, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket.

First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session.

7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Marine Disasters. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

2.15pm MOVIE: Holiday In Santa Fe. (2021, PG) 4.00 MOVIE: Loving Christmas. (2021) 5.50 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Pets 2. (2019, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee. (1986, M) 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Animal House. (1978, M) 11.45 Duncanville. 12.15am Metro Sexual. 1.15 Life After Lockup. 2.15 Transformers: Cyberverse. 2.30 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 SEAL Team. 12.05am FBI: Most Wanted. 1.00 Evil. 2.00 Late Programs.

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Capricorn One. Continued. (1977, PG) 8.10 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 10.30 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 12.25pm Kill The Messenger. (2014, M) 2.30 Sirocco. (1951, PG) 4.20 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG) 6.35 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020) 8.30 The Promise. (2016, M) 11.00 Late Programs. 5.55am The China Syndrome.

(1979, PG)

Sunday, December 17 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Pilgrimage.

(PG) 10.00 Weird Australia. (PG, R) 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.30 Project Wild. (PG, R) 5.00 Nigella’s Christmas Table. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly.

12.30 France 24 English News. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. Round 2. 3.00 Speedweek. 4.30 AusMoto Show. 5.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.30 The D-Day Superhero: Jack Kirby. (PG)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Surf Patrol.

(R) 12.30 Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon session.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Golf. Jack Newton Celebrity Classic. H’lights. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Iconic Australia. (PGa, R) 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGam, R) 2.00 The Garden Hustle.

(PG, R) 3.00 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 4.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Healthy Homes.

(R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGls, R) 1.30 Farm To Fork.

(R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Cook With Luke.

3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Living With Devils. (PG) A look at the Tasmanian devil.

8.30 Vera. (Ma) Vera investigates the apparent suicide of a well-known TV personality who has recently fallen from grace.

10.00 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) Freddy makes a deadly confession.

11.35 Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants. (R) 12.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Gardening Australia: Christmas Family Special 2017. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Nefertiti: The Raiders Of The Lost Tomb. (PGa) 8.30 Rescuing The Nile’s Sunken Temple. Explores the Philae temple complex.

9.35 The Kim Dynasty: A Family Affair. (PGa) Delves into the goals of the Kim dynasty.

10.30 Autun: Rome’s Forgotten Sister. (PG, R) 11.30 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. (Mal, R) 1.30 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey.

(R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black: International. (2019, Mav, R) Two MIB agents uncover a sinister plot involving a traitor who is aiding an alien invasion. Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson.

11.15 7NEWS Spotlight. Matt Doran interviews Mary Kay Letourneau.

12.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.15 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Christmas With Delta. A Christmas concert with Delta Goodrem.

8.50 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. 11.20 MOVIE: An American Pickle.

(2020, PGalv) Seth Rogen.

12.50 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 1.50 The Pet Rescuers. (PGam, R) 2.20 Cross Court. (R) 2.50 9Honey Hacks. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. (Final) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGls) Eligible bachelor Wesley Senna Cortes drops a bombshell on the ladies when he arrives at the mansion.

8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (MA15+v, R) The discovery of a dead former MI6 agent uncovers secrets from Tennant’s past.

10.40 The Secrets She Keeps.

(Mal, R) Meghan navigates a nightmare.

11.40 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.10pm PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Karma’s World.

7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 MOVIE: Gone Girl. (2014, MA15+) 2am ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.05pm Patriot Brains. 1.00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey.

4.20 WorldWatch. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler.

7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 A Very British Space Launch. 9.30 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 10.20 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

Noon Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi.

2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Avengers.

11.40 MOVIE: Isn’t Life Wonderful! (1953) 1.25pm MOVIE: Private’s Progress. (1956) 3.30 MOVIE: The Hallelujah Trail. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am Friends. 9.15 The Bachelors Australia. Noon Friends. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Friends. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars.

5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan.

Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security.

8.30 MOVIE: Apocalypse Now. (1979, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 4.45 Mr Mayor. 5.15 MOVIE: Christmas Next Door.

(2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003, M) 11.50 Duncanville. 12.20am Yorkshire Job Centre. (Premiere) 2.20 Rich House, Poor House. 3.20 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 FBI: International.

12.10am Evil. 2.05 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

6am Morning Programs.

Noon Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival.

Replay. 1.00 Away From Country. 2.05 Songlines On Screen. 2.35 Bamay. 3.30 Struggling Songlines.

4.00 Going Places. 5.00 Stories From The Land.

5.50 Moko. 6.20 News. 6.30 Wild New Zealand.

7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 8.30 Ella: Just One Of Those Things. 10.05 MOVIE: Mandela. (1996, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

China Syndrome. Continued. (1979, PG) 8.10 Belle And Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 10.00 The Client.

(1994, M) 12.15pm In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 2.40 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 4.55 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 6.30 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 8.30 The Man Who Sold His Skin. (2020, MA15+, Arabic) 10.25 Molly’s Game. (2017, M) 1am Sid And Nancy.

(1986, MA15+) 3.05 Late Programs.

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Monday, December 18 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Dubboo: Life Of A Songman.

(R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 Great Australian Stuff: Food. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 The Man Who Stole The Scream.

(Mal) The story of the theft of The Scream.

9.35 Bradman And Tendulkar. (R) A look at Donald Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar.

10.35 MOVIE: Brock: Over The Top. (2020, Ml, R) Allan Moffat.

11.35 Yakka: Australia At Work. (PG, R) 12.30 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG, R) 1.35 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.05 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGa, R) 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGadlv, R) 11.00 Our Coast.

(R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 London Zoo At Christmas. (PG) 8.30 Freddie Mercury Auction Special. (PG) The story of Freddie Mercury.

9.25 Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling. (R) A look at the iconic Big Ben clock tower.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 My Brilliant Friend. (MA15+v) 11.45 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Mav, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 12.30 Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Morning session.

(Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage).

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5.

Afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022, Malv) A biochemist inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism. Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Micheal Keaton.

11.15 MOVIE: Winchester. (2018, Mhv, R) An eccentric heiress believes she is haunted. Helen Mirren.

1.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Crashing Through The Snow. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Extremes. (PGa) 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: Deadly Deception. (Mav, R) A look at the case of Renae Marsden.

9.50 Vanished: The Disappearance Of Dolores McCrea. (Mv) 10.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Return, MA15+av) 11.40 Kenan. (PGal) 12.05 Tipping Point.

(PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGls, R) 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 The Secrets She Keeps.

(Final, Mal) Agatha and Meghan face their hardest trials yet with an explosive ending that neither will see coming.

9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+av, R) A celebrity child psychiatrist is kidnapped by the son of a former client.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.35 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 1.20 ABC News Update. 1.25 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. 1.50 Mukbang. 2.40 Sidelined: Women In Basketball.

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. 10.55 Then You Run. 11.50 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes.

1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude.

11.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (1987, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Friends. Noon Charmed. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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7MATE (74)

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. (1999, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager.

1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Moko. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 The Panther Within. 10.00 MOVIE: Once Were Warriors. (1994, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 7.00 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 8.55 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 10.30 The Promise. (2016, M) 1pm Ferrante Fever. (2017, M, Italian) 2.25 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 4.00 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 5.50 Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 7.40 Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 9.30 Small Town Killers.

(2017, MA15+, Danish) 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

1pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.00 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Copper X-Prix. 3.15 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Copper X-Prix. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, December 19 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 11.00 Living With Devils. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (Return) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 10.55 Our Coast. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum. (R) 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust.

(R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In My Heart. (2021, PGa) Heather Hemmens, Luke MacFarlane, Sheryl Lee Ralph. 2.00 Border Security: International.

(PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Song For Christmas. (2017, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGdls, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGl, R) 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Great Australian Stuff: The Land. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer: The Best Of Take 5.

Explore stories of summer in Australia.

8.30 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Madl) An intimate portrait of Whitney Houston and her family that probes beyond the tabloid headlines. Whitney Houston, Michael Houston.

10.30 MOVIE: Burlesque. (2010, Mls, R) 12.25 Just Between Us. (Malns, R) 1.25 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Ralf Little. (PG) Ralf Little explores his roots.

8.40 Britain’s Scenic Railways At Christmas. (R) Takes a festive look at Britain’s scenic railways, from the Severn Valley Railway to the Yorkshire Moors.

9.35 Copenhagen: Europe’s Greatest Christmas Market.

(PGa, R) Presented by Gregg Wallace.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Das Boot. (MA15+s, R) 12.50 The Promise. (Malsv, R) 4.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 8. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 The Endgame. (Malv) When a shocking discovery racks the country, Val’s faith in job and country are tested.

1.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) A revelation forces Dylan to question his loyalty to Norma and Norman.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. International news including interviews with people from the world of business, politics, media and sports.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) Australians become travel critics.

8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PGlv, R) Mick Dundee returns to the Australian bush after his girlfriend is kidnapped by drug dealers. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski.

10.45 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.35 Kenan. (PGl) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGas) The bachelors’ families, the women and their loved ones all meet under the same roof.

9.10 NCIS. (Mav, R) The team works to solve the murder of a marine private who was helping an Afghan refugee.

10.10 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The team investigates a shootout.

11.10 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.45 Rosehaven. 10.10 Inside Portlandia. 10.35 Portlandia. 11.00 State Of The Union. 11.20 Would I Lie To You? (Final) 11.50 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

(1998, MA15+) 1.30am ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon When Big Things Go Wrong. 2.20 The Future Of Work. 3.25 WorldWatch.

5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Dopesick Nation. 12.45am Hate Thy Neighbour.

1.40 VICE Guide To Film. 2.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Went The Day Well? (1942, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Licence To Kill. (1989, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am Stephen Colbert.

7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11.

Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings. Replay.

10.00 King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker.

1.00 Big Bang. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 King Of Queens.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld.

11.10 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad.

2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers.

9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Troy. (2004, M) 11.45 Seinfeld. 12.45am Life After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan.

3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International.

10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Bitchin: The Sound And Fury Of Rick James. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 Faboriginal. 11.00 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 6.35 Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 8.25 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 10.05 Molly’s Game. (2017, M) 12.35pm Hive. (2021, M, Albanian) 2.10 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 4.10 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 5.50 Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 7.55 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 9.30 Me, Myself And Mum. (2013, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

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Wednesday, December 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Magda’s Big National Health Check. (PG, R) 11.00 That Christmas. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 The Royal Variety Performance 2021. (PG, R) 4.30 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. Takes a look back at 2023.

9.30 Would I Lie To You? (Final, PG, R) Hosted by Rob Brydon.

10.05 QI Christmas Special. (PG, R) 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.15 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) 12.00 Life. (Mal, R) 1.05 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 10.55 Our Coast. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum. (R) 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust.

(R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Gods Of Tennis: Martina Navratilova And Chris Evert. (Ml) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness: The Birth Of A Monster. (R) Part 1 of 3. A detailed exploration of the mystery of the Loch Ness monster.

9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) Lorraine calls things off.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 COBRA. (Mal) 11.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. (Mal, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Maggie’s Christmas Miracle. (2017, PGa, R) Jill Wagner, Luke Macfarlane, Lauren Guci. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (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.

Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Perth Stadium.

11.00 The Amazing Race. (Final, PG) The teams of two continue their race around the world for a $1 million prize. Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

12.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) Amber’s ex-boyfriend arrives from Fresno, putting the family on alert.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale. (2015, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Camel Lump. (PGm) Takes a look at a lump on a camel’s ear.

8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Wilding.

(Ml) Jeremy Clarkson decides to do something about Britain’s worryingly depleted insect population.

9.40 Police Rescue Australia. (PG, R) Bomb technicians detonate explosives.

10.40 Superpower. (Mal) 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair.

(R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold.

(PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Dr Phil. (PGls, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. (PGas, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGas) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(Final, PGl) The three eligible bachelors, Wesley Senna Cortes, Ben Waddell and Luke Bateman, have made their decisions.

9.00 My Life Is Murder. (Ma) When Alexa investigates the death of a popular male nanny, she discovers pushy parents can be terrifying.

11.00 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. (Mav, R) Part 4 of 4.

12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Do, Re & Mi. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin.

9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.20 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (Final) 11.35 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 12.35am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers.

5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey.

(1968) 11.05 MOVIE: Poltergeist. (1982, M) 1.10am VICE. 2.20 Letterkenny. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (72)

6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Under The Hammer.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn.

(1949) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 MOVIE: GoldenEye. (1995, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld.

9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld.

11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Supreme Team.

8.30 Barry White: Let The Music Play. 9.35 White Noise: Inside The Racist Right. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

7MATE (74)

9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PG) 10.20 MOVIE: Suka. (2023, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0.

10.20 Evil. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Western Port News – TV Guide

Movie Show. 6.15 Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 8.20 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 10.10 Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 11.55 Beautiful Lies.

(2010, M, French) 1.55pm Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 3.45 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar.

(1999, PG, French) 5.50 Malcolm. (1986, PG) 7.25 Entrapment. (1999, PG) 9.30 28 Days. (2000, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 11.00 Late Programs.

LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au

Peta Murphy: fondly remembered … as an exceptional role model I am writing to express our sincere condolences concerning the tragic passing of Dunkley MP Peta Murphy. She was much loved and deeply admired by all the members of The Southern Women’s Action Network (SWAN).

Peta was a woman of great integrity, strong convictions, kindness and compassion. Like so many others who met her, we truly appreciated Peta’s warm and engaging personality, her willingness to listen and delightful sense of humour.

Most especially we admired her determination to advocate for justice, particularly in support of those who were marginalised.

Peta’s unfailing determination to achieve the enshrinement of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution will long be remembered.

Earlier this year, Peta honoured us by accepting our invitation to launch our book, When Women Meet, that records the 26 year history of our volunteer led, community organisation.

In her address she spoke passionately about the important role that women play in community development and social change.

Not only that. Within a month, Peta took our book to Canberra and spoke in parliament about the powerful and important contribution that women, such as the members of SWAN, make towards building a more just and equitable society.

We could not have imagined a more fitting and moving tribute to recognise the collective social justice efforts made by women in this southern metropolitan region over the past three decades.

Peta Murphy will be fondly remembered by all our members as an exceptional role model, not only for those who knew her, but for future generations of women who seek empowerment, truth and justice. Like her own role model, Louisa Dunkley, she will continue to stand tall in this country’s historical record.

Diane McDonald, facilitator Southern Women’s Action Network

Lack of support I notice there was no balance in response of the half page article on federal cuts to programs affecting the peninsula (‘Blatant disregard’ for peninsula, The News 28/11/23). Zoe McKenzie wrote “These cuts demonstrate a complete lack of understanding of local community needs and a disgusting disrespect for the peninsula”, which is hypocrisy in the extreme, coming from our Flinders federal representative who, since taking office, has voted against: Capping gas prices; encouraging Australian based industry; federal action on public housing; increasing transparency of big business by making information public; letting all MPs or senators speak in parliament (procedural); net zero emissions by 2035; net zero emissions by 2050; the Paris climate agreement; and legislation to make wage theft a criminal offence, all of which are of benefit to people in the Flinders electorate.

If Zoe McKenzie, who holds this seat with a margin of only 5.6 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent, thinks it’s OK to go along 100 per cent with the federal Opposition no-hopers at the cost of programs of benefit to us, is not a disgusting disrespect for the peninsula and a complete lack of understanding of local community needs, I can promise she will be reminded at the next federal election.

Danny McCaffrey, Mornington

costs businesses up to $200,000 each. Our rates money?

This is all instigated by our friendly global unelected leaders at the World Economic Forum, UN, WHO and their puppet masters. This is global and people need to wake up asap.

When I write to councillors about this issue, the response is always the same – we are being “inclusive”. In Black’s Law Dictionary, in legal terms, that actually means “to the exclusion of all others”. Take that in and have a serious think of who council works for, our community or lobby groups?

Judy O’Donnell, Mount Martha

Transparency lacking I, and many others have written to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council CEO, the mayor and councillors asking when the Pride flag will be taken down. My question was not answered but I received the standard reply: “Council does not intend to provide you with further correspondence about this matter”.

This is contrary to the councillor code of conduct where it stipulates their commitment to engagement and transparency.

I was also told to refer my question to the Ombudsman, who I believe has more important issues than sorting out than council misbehaviour.

No-one in this council was prepared to explain why this flag is still flying and when it will be taken down. In fact, Cr Susan Bissinger was gagged and forced to be re-educated for her support of ratepayers asking this question.

Imagine my surprise when I read in the council newsletter Peninsula Wide (page 5) that they will continue to fly this Pride flag.

That means while we, the ratepayers, asking this question were being ignored and told to refer to the Ombudsman, the council had already made the decision to continue to fly this Pride flag. That’s not transparency and, in my opinion, is basically dishonest.

Their obvious disrespect and arrogance towards the ratepaying community is out of control.

If this council can be deceptive on such a simple issue, it makes me wonder about its honesty in other areas of ratepayer importance, such as transparency in financial management.

I suggest we replace the Pride flag with the Veterans flag, a neglected group who proudly served this country. Ellen Bigelow, Blairgowrie

Debating ‘art’ The new sculpture on Peninsula Link, to me, resembles an engineering drawing of oil-drum brackets for handling heavy drums (Compass points the way, The News, 5/12/23). No matter which way you look at it or from what perspective, it is not art.

Bring back the grumpy stainless steel giant gnome, which at least was interesting and became somewhat famous.

The Chardonnay-sipping society set, devoid of taste or culture and appraising art only by money, will no doubt approve this chunk of metal because of its $300,000 price, and call me a philistine.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Not so silent I was amused by a letter from a regular contributor about Mornington Peninsula Shire Council flying the gay pride flag (Flag needs answers, Letters 5/12/23). For someone who claims to be “one of the silent vast majority” he has a lot to say.

Ian Dale, Rosebud

Contradictory terms I just found out that some of our Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors, plus environment, social issue, religious groups and some schools signed a Rainbow Pledge in 2020, which has been created by LGBTQ+ activists, the Pride lobby and pushed by the Greens with the threat of shaming and naming those who don’t sign (Flag needs answers, Letters 5/12/23).

Now every decision goes through that lens, which includes flying the rainbow flag on council buildings, participating in pride events, setting up an LGBTQ+ advisory committee, developing and implementing an LGBTQ+ action plan and achieving Rainbow Tick accreditation for its services.

Sixty-six of Victoria’s 79 councils now fly the flags. Port Phillip council voted down the proposal for “Rainbow tick accreditation” which

Picture: Gary Sissons

And how our councillors brag about what they’ve achieved. I’d just like to see even footpaths.

As I’m in my 80s, I have to watch every step I take, and to manoeuvre the paths around here you have to be so careful.

Main Street and surrounding streets have uneven footpaths, great yellow “trippables”, and numerous dogs on long leads.

It’s not like Civic Reserve. We have to drive there to walk on smooth pebblecrete paths, kilometres of walks to Craigie Road and beyond, but it’s safe.

Please, can we do something to bring back our parrots and wrens, and please could we have safe walking right here in Mornington?

Wendy Doyle, Mornington

Women’s sport

Bragging, but no birds I received the [Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s] glossy Peninsula Wide in the post this week. Where are the parrots pictured on the front? I live by Memorial Park, Mornington, and the only birds I see are pigeons, mynas, and ravens, which scare every other bird away.

I would like to see The News give coverage of women’s sport on a weekly basis as is done for some local men’s sports.

If there is agreement, I would ask all readers involved in women’s sport to consider offering their assistance.

This initiative may only be possible if clubs provide results and editorial information including highlights and perhaps arrange photos.

David Gill, Red Hill Ward councillor Mornington Peninsula Shire

‘Guarded optimism’ I attended what, I guess, was the inaugural meeting of Mornington Peninsula Council Watch. I have to admit that I almost did not go as I have seen these organisations come and go, but with a

great deal of skepticism I attended. Have to admit that I left with a guarded sense of optimism.

I invited councillors to attend to listen, and “keep their yaps shut”, to hear what their electors had to say and then “After biting your tongue if you can still speak after the meeting you can stick around and blow some smoke up some individuals”. I was challenged on this last statement and responded that if I said where to blow the smoke my email would have been rejected by the Mornington Peninsula Shire. Just a bit of fun.

Two showed up, the mayor Cr Simon Brooks, and Cr Susan Bissinger. Cr Sarah Race apologised for having family commitments but thanked me for the information. Two councillors, whose names cannot be mentioned, abused me for inviting them and the other six, apparently, couldn’t give a flying flamingo. The deputy mayor did not acknowledge the invite.

The abusers and the flying flamingos could not have made it any clearer about their disdain for electors’ views, which brings us to a systemic issue of just who they represent?

The abusers and flying flamingos just don’t get it: we are in this together and the electors, no matter how outspoken or critical, are not the enemy.

Their absence will be noted at the next council election, just like how they voted on the “open briefings to the public’’ issue (Transparency backed, but ‘secret’ talks stay, The News 28/11/23).

They will be held accountable in the future for their votes and actions by the electorate.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach Western Port News

13 December 2023

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Health of Frankston – “Fecto” Disinfector to be Installed Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT Friday’s Council meeting the Health Committee reported that after full investigation it recommended that the “Fecto” system of sanitation be adopted, together with the Carrum bylaw relating to same.

Cr. Mason said the Council intended doing all possible to safeguard the health of the people. It was proposed that an order be given for 700 “Fecto” appliances. The total number of premises to be served would be about 800.

Some owners already had various systems installed. These would not be interfered with, provided they were satisfactory.

Cr. McCulloch objected to the Council being tied down to one system.

Cr. McLean: If we don’t decide on one particular system we will get boxed up. As a Council we should recommend one system.

Cr. Armstrong agreed with Cr. McLean. The merits of “Fecto” had been abundantly proved.

Cr. Oates supported Cr. McCulloch.

“Fecto” was a fluid, and he considered that provision should be made for the powder system, which was much cheaper.

Cr, Mason moved, and Cr, Gray seconded, that the report of the committee be adopted.

An amendment by Crs. McCulloch and Oates was to the effect that the report be referred back to the committee.

Cr. Gray. We have heard all about the other machine, and I will stand or fall by my convictions.

Crs. McCulloch and Oates put up a strenuous fight in favour of the amendment, which was lost.

Cr. Oates called for a division,

which resulted as follows: For the Amendment: Crs. Oates, McCulloch, Longmuir, and Hutchinson. Against the Amendment the President and Crs. Alden, Mason, Gray, May, Bradbury, Wells, McLean and Armstrong.

The motion was then put and carried.

Authority was given the “Fecto” Manufacturing Company to proceed with the installation at once, so as to have the system in working order before Christmas. *** MRS. R. Morgan announces through our advertising columns that in her beautifully cool tea rooms, in Young Street (opposite Station), she is catering for the summer trade, with all kinds of high class confectionery, ice cream, (special flavour), and a large assortment of soothing soft drinks, right off the ice. *** YESTERDAY the work of installing the electric light at Frankston Railway Station, subway, and approaches was commenced.

It is anticipated that the installation will be completed well before the Christmas holidays. This will prove a boon not only to residents, but to the many visitors who in the past have found it rather difficult to negotiate the ill-lighted ramp and subway. *** MR. W. Macafee, the well known Wells Street tailor, has opened a gents Mercery Department, and is specialising in shirts, hats, socks, blazers, tennis and cricketing trousers, in fact anything pertaining to the wants of the up-to-date summer man.

Mr. Macafee, draws special attention

to his large and varied stock of readyfor-service lounge and sports suits, which he is offering at prices which absolutely defy comparison. *** MR. H. Stell, of the Peninsula Motor Garage, was fortunate in securing the local agency for the up-to-date “Overland”.

This car is the very latest word in motor car manufacture, a special feature being its Treplex springs, which, to use the words of the maker, “unslant the hills and level the road.” No longer need the prospective purchaser of a car experience the disadvantage of any limitations to his satisfaction.

The New Overland embodies the finest achievement in design and construction, including electric lighting and starting systems, and the complete equipment of all the latest style of accessories.

The Overland Service is at the disposal of every Overland purchaser, ready to advise you upon any question of the cars and operation of your car, and ensure its being available for service all the time. The price is £295, marvellously low for such a sterling car. *** MR. J. Nott Marsh is spending a holiday at Kongwak, at his son’s residence. *** MR. Les. Ward, of the Frankskton Railway Staff, has returned from his holiday, which, he informs us, was thoroughly enjoyed. *** MR. and Mrs. P. S. McGovern and Mrs. Jacobs returned from a most enjoyable motor trip through Gippsland.

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*** MR. W. E. Watktins has recovered from his recent severe attack of influenza, and is about again. Cricketers as well as his other numerous friends will be pleased to note this. *** MR. W. H. Pike, a patient in Caulfield Military Hospital, for the past 12 months, the result of war injuries, has been allowed by his doctor a six weeks’ spell at Frankston.

His many friends join with us in wishing that the change will be of the greatest benefit. *** IN the Prize List of the Geelong Grammar School, published in yesterday’s “Argus”, appears the name of Murray Maxwell, son of Dr. C. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Frankston. He obtained first prize in his Form (Lower IV) as the result of his first year’s work at the school. *** MR. Casey, of the Pier Hotel, who had recently recovered from a severe illness, has, owing to the strain, been compelled to relinquish business. Accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Casey, he left Frankston yesterday, and after a few weeks’ rest will probably retire into private life. *** MRS. Harry Golds is progressing favourably after her recent severe illness. Her many friends will be pleased to learn this. *** AT Friday’s Council meeting, Cr. McCulloch inquired who gave authority for cutting ti-tree on Main Road, Seaford?

Cr. Armstrong: I did.

Cr. McCulloch said he would move that whoever gave authority be asked to pay for the work. It seemed to him that the business people of Seaford cut the scrub for their own benefit, and the general public were beginning to kick.

He was opposed to every “Dick, Tom, and Harry” being allowed to cut the ti-tree.

Cr. May objected to the expression.

He thought Cr: McCulloch should withdraw.

Cr. Armstrong explained that the electric light committee had recommended the cutting of the ti-tree referred to, as it obscured the electric light.

Seaford seemed to have one Councillor who was holding the place back.

The people do not want the ti-tree in the main street.

The President: Quite enough ti-tree has been cut for the present.

Cr. Longmuir said the recommendation of the Electric Light Committee should have been confirmed by the Council before action was taken.

Cr. McCulloch: If this sort of thing is allowed Cr. Mason or other Frankston Councillors may order the removal of the pine trees in Bay Street.

Cr. Gray: Once down, they cannot be put up again.

Cr. Armstrong said that Mr. Quartermain, the electric light manager, had agreed with the committee that the scrub should be removed from the electric light pole.

It was agreed that committee recommendations should come before the Council for confirmation. *** From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 12 & 14 Dec 1923

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

A Tale of a Very Happy Unbirthday

By Stuart McCullough I WAS never any good at it. This is despite the fact that I had no shortage of practice. It comes up every year without fail, and yet the very thought of it makes me squirm. Some may relish the chance to be the centre of attention and bask in glow of adulation (or, if adulation isn’t readily available, then candles), but it’s never been for me. I speak, of course, of my birthday.

The whole idea of a birthday party always made me feel uncomfortable.

It started with having to choose a certain number of friends to invite.

This was challenging because I knew at an early age that the number in question was entirely random and that I would need to make brutal decisions as to who (and, more to the point, who not) to invite. In a small town like Tyabb, snubbing someone could lead to a conflict that lasts a generation or more.

The second great anxiety was whether those that were invited would, in fact, show up. Granted, a bag of mixed lollies and skin-full of soft drink is a pretty powerful motivator, but there’s nothing like an invitation to socialise out of school hours to find out exactly where you stand in the pecking order. Which led me to my next problem – did I actually have enough friends to fill the arbitrarily determined quota given to me by my parents? I had my doubts.

Then there were the gifts. I remember one birthday in primary school where I was given a model aeroplane.

That required assembly. I’m sure I

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said something along the lines of ‘thank you’. I’m also sure I wore an expression that suggested she had made a grave misjudgement. As a rule, you should never give anything that requires assembly to a kid who routinely manages to super-glue himself to furniture during art class.

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To this day, my hand is still attached to a tiny, primary school-size chair.

I guess I could have it surgically removed, but I’m (ahem) attached to it.

My last major birthday party I had was when I turned twelve. I was allowed to have six friends and, struggling for numbers, I may have invited

the postman. Dave was deeply appreciative. On that birthday, we saw a movie I’d never heard of entitled, ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’. I had no idea what a ‘terrestrial’ was and couldn’t conceive of a world where someone would want one, much less an extra. But the two hours that followed convinced me otherwise. As birthday parties go, there’s no way to top ‘E.T.’. I decided to retire.

Liam turned ten in March. He feels very differently about birthday parties. For the last nine months, he has taken every opportunity to lobby, campaign and otherwise cajole in the hope of having a birthday party.

At the time he turned ten, we were managing other major events and we decided to defer. Until November, as it turns out.

It was on. Even though Liam was closer to being eleven than he was to ten, we sent out invites for people to come rock climbing with us. He was extremely excited. Indeed, he was so profoundly eager that I also began to look forward to it. His enthusiasm was infectious. And although this may be because he washes his hands too infrequently, I couldn’t wait. To see someone so committed to a birthday was inspiring. There would be games, sing songs and craft activities.

It would be awesome.

It’s been a long time since I’ve spent the afternoon with a room full of ten-year-old boys. I was in for a surprise. We arrived at the venue to find a function room waiting for us.

There was even a special sign that read, ‘Happy birthday, Liam!’ on the

trestle table. The kids were rounded up and given a safety briefing before being set loose in the rock-climbing pen. It was as if someone had unleashed the devil and left the gates of hell wide open. Mayhem ensued.

There was shouting, there was screaming and there were limbs flying everywhere. It was like a tornado of small people. Things only went down hill from there. By the time I had returned to the comparative safety of the function room, the sing that read, ‘Happy birthday, Liam!’ had been completely violated and now said, ‘Yer Phat Liam’. I’m not even sure what that means. But I’m sure it’s not good. Liam’s older brother, Ryan, had been volunteering at his school, so knew most of kids by sight but not by name. So we decided that instead of learning their names, we would simply assign them any name we liked.

One kid we christened ‘Marmaduke’, another we called ‘Chauncey’. We even had the kids volunteering to be ‘Dennis’ for the day.

At the end of the mayhem, Liam said it was the best birthday party he’d ever had. I’ll bet he can’t wait to turn eleven. Lucky for him, it won’t be that long. I learned a few things that day. Firstly, that ten year old boys, in pack form, are complete animals. The other is that it’s okay to be the centre of attention sometimes.

Especially on your birthday. Or even nine months after your birthday as it turn out. It’s a lesson that I’m sure to take to heart. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Cricket a washout All Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association games were washed out on the weekend.

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Bay race: On Saturday the annual Williamstown to Mornington race was held by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in very wet conditions. Four Mornington yachts ventured to Williamstown to compete; Morning Mist, Obsession, Remedy and Windsong. Three of the Mornington yachts finished in the top six with Faster Forward from the RYCV crossing the line first. Picture: Alan Dillon

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Hall new Mount Martha boss SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie ANDREW Hall will be in charge of Mount Martha’s senior side next season.

The local State 5 South club announced Hall’s appointment last week just before pre-season training started at the club’s Civic Reserve headquarters.

Hall, 53, replaced Mark Larner who resigned in October and was appointed senior coach of Somerville Eagles shortly after.

Born in Falkirk Hall was brought up in Yorkshire and arrived in Melbourne with his wife and two children in 2009.

“As a kid (in England) I played for Barnsley schools which is like the equivalent of county sides through to 15 then I started playing as an adult,” Hall said.

His two senior clubs were Hood Green FC in Sheffield and Cumberworth FC in Huddersfield.

“Cumberworth played in the county league at the time which would have been the equivalent of our State 1 or State 2 standard.

“I played seniors football on Saturday as a centre back and played for fun on Sunday as a centre forward.

“I started coaching at junior level when my son started playing in the UK for about three years.

“We came here for work reasons and moving to a new country with a young family I concentrated on my job although I kept watching football from all over the world even to the point of getting up through the night to watch Glasgow Rangers every week.

“When my son started playing for Mount Eliza I had the opportunity to coach their reserves for a season and when he switched to Mount Martha I came across with him.”

That was two seasons ago and Hall has moved from assisting with the reserves to senior assistant last season and now the reins are firmly in his grasp.

When Larner left the Mariners the club advertised the position and a number of candidates applied.

So why was Hall one of them given the workload associated with the role?

“My wife asked the same question,” he quipped.

“The club spoke to me about building on the great work of Chris Sanderson in setting up the senior squad over a number of years and

Mariners’ main man: New Mount Martha senior coach Andrew Hall is confident about the State 5 club’s prospects next season. Picture: Supplied

continuing the work Mark did last season.

“They are a fantastic bunch of lads at Mount Martha and the club has a fantastic culture as well.

“I think they are an exceptional junior club and I think they have made really big strides in the seniors so it was just too hard to step away from that and not try to add to the progress.

“I want us to be a club that has as much success with its senior men and women as it does with its juniors and I think we can do that mainly because we have a really good base of players who have been with us for a few years.

“We’ve started pre-season and we’ve already got a group of new players down.”

There’s talk that the departures of Larner and senior mainstay Sanderson has pulled the rug from beneath the senior group and that Hall could find it hard to retain players but he’s

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confident about the future.

“I’ve been in football long enough to know that it’s an interesting time of year when everyone seems to be looking around.

“I think come January you start to see what your squad is looking like and where you are from a positional point of view and an experience point of view.

“We’ve managed to do a couple of things that’s going to assist us to attract players if we need players.

“We’ve brought in Charlie Platt as assistant senior coach and I’m delighted that he’s joined us.

“Charlie is a legend at Mornington and brings a wealth of knowledge to Mount Martha that helps me and helps the senior squad to see the quality of the individuals we are bringing in.

“The club will also bring in a technical director as well so they really are providing the squad with reasons

to stay at Mount Martha.”

Hall hopes a winning start to next season will set the tone for what lies ahead and will see the Mariners viewed as an ambitious and progressive club.

“The framework we are trying to put around the senior program is as good as any other club down here on the peninsula.

“Every conversation I’ve had with the president and the new technical director has been to ensure that we are taken seriously as a senior club and having been here for the last two years I’m confident we can move that forward next season.

“I’ve never gone into any season playing or coaching without believing that we will finish in the top half of the league and that’s absolutely what we’ll be aiming to do and be very competitive against everyone that we play.”

In NPL2 news Langwarrin’s seniors and under-23s had friendlies away to NPL heavyweight Green Gully last weekend.

The seniors lost 2-1 with Gully grabbing the winner in the 80th minute.

Langy started well and created chances through James Kelly, Tom Youngs and Jacob Brito before the home side went 1-0 up via a back post header.

Langwarrin levelled in the 60th minute after Rogan McGeorge won the ball in midfield then Joe O’Brien set up Brito for a one-on-one with Gully’s keeper and he made no mistake.

Both sides made plenty of changes in the second half.

Langy’s under-23s lost 5-3 with four triallists and seven under-18s in the matchday squad.

One of the under-18s, Jed Hagenaars, scored a hat-trick after coming off the bench with 30 minutes to go.

In State 2 news Skye United’s preseason hit-out last Thursday night saw the local side record an excellent 3-2 win over State 1 outfit Collingwood City at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve.

Just four senior players from last season’s squad – Daniel Attard, Alex Van Heerwarden, Nhan Than and Lewis Gibson – turned out for Skye who used a host of triallists.

Central defender Zamer Noor from Langwarrin’s under-21s was the most impressive of the newcomers.

The former Dandenong Thunder youngster didn’t just defend with

aplomb he scored twice, his first was a header from a Than cross and his second was a thumping drive from outside the box into the top corner of goal.

Skye’s third came from Rosebud triallist Riley Gill who pounced on a goalkeeping error.

Rosebud’s 2023 State 5 South best and fairest and league Golden Boot winner Noah Musso also played for Skye.

Former Frankston Pines captain Ryan Ratcliffe played for Collingwood.

In State 4 news Somerville Eagles are hoping to play home games at Western Port Secondary College next season.

The Eagles have arranged some practice matches next year with the first on Saturday 13 January against Rosebud at Olympic Park (6pm and 8pm). Other games are: Saturday 3 February v. Bunyip District at Western Port Secondary College, 1pm and 3pm; Saturday 10 February v.

Lilydale Utd at Western Port Secondary College, 1pm and 3pm; Saturday 2 March v. Shepparton Utd at John McEwan Reserve, KO times to be announced.

A few Mount Martha players have trained with Somerville.

Eli Masterson, Jaden Taberner, Corey Riddle and Howie Anderson have trained with the Eagles along with Kyan Taberner from Dandenong Thunder.

Meanwhile at Baxter former Frankston Pines head coach Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor took training last Thursday.

No doubt this news will send the rumour mill into overdrive.

Taylor was filling in for senior coach Stephen Fisher and assistant Hayden Taylor who were both unavailable.

Finally here are some upcoming pre-season friendlies involving local clubs: THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER: Springvale White Eagles v Skye Utd, Serbian Sports Centre, 7.30pm.

SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER: Langwarrin v Brunswick Juventus, Lawton Park, 4.30pm & 7pm; Rowville Eagles v Chelsea, Parkridge Reserve, 5pm.

THURSDAY 21 December: Langwarrin v Nunawading City, Lawton Park, 7.30pm.

WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY: Frankston Pines v Chelsea, Monterey Reserve, 6pm & 8pm.

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