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LOCAL NEWS DELIVERED WITH — INTEGRITY — WISDOM — BALANCE Saturday 13 March, 2021

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with DAVID DIXON • Federal Health Minister, Mark Coulton — here for the recent launch of the new CSU medical school at Bloomfield — got a fair grilling, by local media standards, on delays to the coronavirus vaccine roll-out. One young local television reporter did herself proud as he “ummed” and “awed” over delays to announced second-stage roll-out of the vaccine.

Sunday March 28 — our new postCOVID economy starts for real.

While we have had a fairly tardy start to the number of doses available in Australia, we also haven’t had the plaguelike death tolls seen overseas with the pandemic.

What happens to Orange businesses — and local employment — when JobKeeper goes in the next two weeks? Opinions vary on whether Orange’s relativelyunscathed economy sales through or we hit the proverbial wall. “I shouldn’t think so,” Orange Business Chamber President, Jack Evans said. “It’s not going to make a lot of difference; I don’t believe so, anyway. Most businesses that I speak to, aren’t still on JobKeeper as it is.” He said that the few local cases of the coronavirus, our relatively-mild lockdown, and stimulus measures at Federal, State, and local level, have left Orange in seemingly good-shape. “Most are doing pretty good, that’s what they tell me.”

In that sense, we have again, been “The Lucky Country”. • The Medical School is emphasising the number of kids from the bush with 100 percent of the first 20 student intake coming from rural areas.

• Turn to page 4-5 for our full story MACQUARIE PUMPING HALF-CAPACITY

FOR WHOM THE AD TOLLS? IT TOLLS FOR TREE! Quotes to chop-down hundreds of trees at Bloomfield are now being sought by Orange Council.

Not enough water is being pumped from the $45 million Macquarie River pipeline, a ratepayer believes.

• Turn to page 7 for our full story.

• Turn to page 8–9 for local Geoff File’s study

CSU has obviously learnt the lesson from the Dental School, whose seemingly citydrawn students are rarely seen outside the campus and who, when they do venture out into the Colour City, seem to view the locals as another species worthy of avoidance. • Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell — always eminently-accessible for small-fry media like ourselves — told Newswatch recently that country newspapers have been one of the hardest-hit of the industries affected by the coronavirus lockdowns. “Because, of course, when small businesses are distressed, they stop advertising” she said. Her advice for small businesses on the ending of JobKeeper in a fortnight (with her interview in next week’s paper); get a health check for your enterprise because it may be on life-support and you don’t want your dreams to die with it!

WHO WILL YOU VOTE FOR IN SEPTEMBER? Between now and then, we’ll keep you up to date with who’s who and what’s what... ORANGE CITY

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New Southern Feeder section opening soon very quickly ... Good things come in tiny…

Latest leg of Orange’s new Southern Feeder Road is set to open to traffic in the coming weeks.

The eastern end of the project is expected to be completed early in the second half of the year.

Due to dry weather in recent months, Council’s contractor Hamcon, is making steady progress on the two-kilometrelong Stage 3 of the southern feeder road project which began in November.

The new highway intersection is at the place where a billboard is currently located. It will be dismantled and rebuilt at another site.

It’s expected that the western section of road between Elsham Avenue and Lone Pine Ave will be sealed in the coming weeks and be opened to traffic by the end of March. Kerb and gutters have been completed and street lighting will be installed progressively. Work has already begun on the eastern section of the project between Lone Pine Ave and the Mitchell Highway. As well as upgrading the existing Dairy Creek Road, this stage of the project also involves building a new road across a greenfield paddock and creating a new intersection with the highway.

Not seeking to offer free publicity to a commercial enterprise, Newswatch though has recently noticed a series of teensy-weensy homes being transported between Orange and Bathurst on early mornings.

Funding for the project is shared by Orange City Council, the Australian Government, and the NSW Government. The funding sources for the project are: • The Australian Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program — $3 million • The NSW Government’s Infrastructure NSW Program (Regional Growth) — $3 million • Orange City Council — $1.5 million Final designs are still being developed for Stage 4 of the southern feeder road, prior to the project going out for tender.

Irish Ambassador honours Daltons at St Paddies event

Thinking that they were the cabins popular at most caravan parks, we tracked down this display model on the edge of town to find-out the truth! As our lives have become more material with larger houses, televisions, cars, and swimming pools, a counter-cultural movement has seen a “small” boom in tiny homes where people live in houses that are probably far-closer to those which our ancestors endured. Reality TV shows, websites, and magazines are now devoted to this curious sub-culture. Anyone who has ever spent a holiday in one of these cabins with their kids for any period of time, though, can attest to the bewilderment that anyone would view this as an idyllic lifestyle choice!

Inestimable contribution to Australia from the redoubtable Dalton family will be the subject of a St Patrick’s week address by Irish Ambassador, Breandán Ó Caollaí next week. “He’s here on the 19th (Friday, March 19) to speak at a dinner at Duntryleague Mansion,” pride of the Emerald Green, Mayor Reginald Seamus O’Kidd, said excitedly. “The Dalton’s achieved many, many great things,” he said, citing patriarch James Dalton — born in 1834 in Duntryleague, County

Limerick — originally transported as a convict and later becoming mayor of Orange. “The first big store in Pitt St, Sydney; the wharf that still bears their name; Stannies in Bathurst, Joeys in Sydney, they were a great, great family,” Cr Kidd said. Those wondering about the unusual presentation of the Ambassadors’ name. It’s now common in Irish culture — particularly among educated elites — to revert their previously-anglicised names to the original Gaelic form.

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CSU MEDICAL SCHOOL GIVING OUR COUNTRY KIDS A FAIR-GO WANT COUNTRY DOCTORS, TRAIN COUNTRY KIDS! This is the policy helping overcome our medical professional skills shortage in the bush. Charles Sturt University is doing their bit with recent launch of their medical school at Bloomfield with 20 new students starting their training, all from rural backgrounds. Local Member and Minister for Decentralisation, Andrew Gee was ecstatic at the realisation of the long-held dream to create a dedicated rural medical course in rural NSW. Mr Gee said that training rural kids was the key to overcoming the chronic doctor shortage in many parts of western NSW. “The aim was that 80 per cent of students selected had to have a country background but, I’m sure CSU can confirm this, it’s actually been 100 per cent country kids, so the quotas weren’t needed in the end,” Mr Gee said. “Because, if they’re from the country, they’re far more likely to want to live and work in country areas,” he added. Mr Gee said that successful lobbying for creation of the medical school against both big business and big medicine was a product of the commitment of people in western NSW to support the proposal. “The AMA was against it, the (then) PM was not willing to push for it… we were against the big-end of town… but what we had was ‘people power’,” he said proudly. He added that there had been 20 applicants for every one of the 20 positions offered for the new course, so demand was not going to be a problem in the future. “We were overwhelmed by the response,” he said. “This is a wonderful day for country Australia, they said we could not win, but here we are!” Mr Gee added. “We’re delivering a country medical school for country Australia.” Dignitaries Federal Health Minister, Mark Coulton; Mr Gee; and National Rural Health Commissioner, Adj. Professor Ruth Stewart heard that new clinical training centre at Charles Stuart University’s Orange health precinct will help train the next generation of rural, regional, and remote doctors. The centre accommodates a range

of medical education services for the Doctor of Medicine degree, including introductions to clinical medicine and tutorial sessions, as well as professional development activities for clinicians and medical educators in the central west area of NSW. Mr Coulton said students in the first intake of the Charles Sturt University and Western Sydney University Joint Program in Medicine (JPM) will use the centre to undertake clinical skills training and study. The JPM is a five-year, school-leaver program that has a strong focus on rural generalism and inter professional learning. “The Orange Rural Medical School is important because we know if we can get more students to study in regional Australia, they are more likely to want to live, work and raise a family in regional Australia at the completion of their training,” Mr Coulton said. “These doctors will better understand the specific health needs of rural communities – and that is of immense importance to patients and their families. “The school has a target of 80 per cent of new enrolments originating from rural areas. There will also be a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments.” Mr Gee said he was delighted to be meeting face to face with the region’s future leading medical minds. “This brand-new medical school which we are touring today will continue to transform not only the lives of our regional students, but the communities and economies of Orange and the Central West for generations to come,” Mr Gee said.

Local Member, Andrew Gee with new CSU medical students, Georgia Goodhew from Narrabri, and Jaydh Gounden from Orange at the launch of the new medical school at Bloomfield. divide by providing quality medical services to areas such as the central west. “From my own experience of working rurally, I know the skills these students will learn by studying in a regional location will put them on a path to delivering healthcare in rural or remote areas and improve the health outcomes of those who chose to live in the regions,” Adjunct Professor Stewart said. Under the Murray-Darling Medical

“The doctors who graduate from CSU will go on to anchor medical services in the bush and help ensure that our country communities have a future through the vital healthcare they will provide. “This is a real example of people power securing a fantastic outcome. We fought hard for this facility and it’s a great pleasure to be celebrating these early and important milestones with the community.” National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Stewart said the school demonstrates the Australian Government’s commitment to enabling future doctors to train in rural areas, opening up more opportunities to bridge the city-country

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Schools Network established by the Australian Government, Charles Sturt University is receiving $22 million in capital funding for new and upgraded teaching and learning facilities in Orange. Eighty per cent of students’ clinical training will occur in regional areas as part of the Murray-Darling Medical Schools Network, while training that needs to be undertaken in a metropolitan location will occur in Western Sydney.

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Sunday March 28 — our new post-COVID economy starts for real. What happens to Orange businesses — and local employment — when JobKeeper goes in the next two weeks? Opinions vary among local enterprises on whether Orange’s relatively-unscathed economy sales through into our postCOVID reality or we hit the proverbial wall. “I shouldn’t think so,” Orange Business Chamber President, Jack Evans said of the likelihood of a big slump in local demand. “It’s not going to make a lot of difference; I don’t believe so, anyway. “Most businesses that I speak to, aren’t still on JobKeeper as it is,” he added. He said that the few local cases of the coronavirus, our relatively mild lockdown, and stimulus measures at Federal, State, and local level, have left Orange in seemingly good-shape. “Most are doing pretty good, that’s what they tell me.” He believes that while many local small businesses used the Government wage subsidy scheme to get-over the first shock of the COVID-19 lockdowns in March last year, most had now returned to nearnormal trading conditions to allow them to exit the scheme. “I don’t think that many are on it now, most haven’t been on it , they were able to leave at the end of the first round,” Mr Evans said. He expects a greater impact on larger population centres that have been more severely hit by both pandemic and the lockdowns. “I don’t think we’ll have the same problem as in Sydney and other population areas that are still effectively locked-down,” he added.

Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd said that while JobKeeper and the increased JobSeeker payments provided a necessary buffer to the shock of the first lockdowns, they were now an impediment to jobs growth.

“It will affect some businesses, but Orange is lucky in that it has a gold mine, if that was not here, the town would suffer,” he believes.

Philip Schwebel from Collins Books has had a pretty good lockdown with reading one of the traditional pastimes that enjoyed a boom during the quarantine period.

“I definitely believed in JobKeeper and JobSeeker when they first came in, they saved many small businesses, but now is the time for them to go,” he said. Cr Kidd believes that the number of signs in shop windows seeking casual staff w as an indication that many people were still in a lockdown mentality. “I’m very concerned about employment opportunities out there that are going begging, people on the JobSeeker payments simply don’t want to do it,” he said. One local shopkeeper with a “staff wanted” sign in his window agreed, saying that, soon as the first lockdowns came, job applications dried-up. “Up to a week ago, no-one would drop off their resumes. Now they know that JobSeeker is going back (to a lower fortnightly rate); they’re starting to come back in, so in that regard, getting rid of it is a good thing,” he added.

“We were lucky that we never used them (JobKeeper) we pushed on through without. “But other people were no doubt glad that it was available, I think it’s been a great success and it kept everyone going.” He also doesn’t see a post-JobKeeper slump hitting the local economy for six: “Not that I can see. It will be interesting to see, but I would think not. We’re still up on last year even now,” he said.

“Locals are continuing to support us, 'shop local' is a big issue and has certainly helped,” he said.

...Tony Hazell from Jenisa Florist said that the pandemic had been both good and bad for business...

For Scott Turner from DG Cycles, normality can’t come soon enough.

He said that his main concern is the import restrictions still in place that have made getting certain brands of bikes from overseas a chancy proposition. “I want everything going back to normal, that’s the big thing, soon as we can,” he added.

Organic food provider, Madeline Schmidt from Grocer and Co said that the local economy is only just chugging along and is unsure how the post-Job-Keeper prospects look for the Colour City.

People had also been making a genuine effort to support “Buy Local” campaigns by frequenting their main street retailers, he said, an opinion shared by a number of local small businesses.

Another local coffee shop-owner said that they had been seeking a new staff member for about eight months, with no success.

“It doesn’t affect me, demand is still pretty high,” he said.

Ben Landers said that, after an initial downturn, demand returned but not for equipment to do with live music performances. “JobKeeper was a good thing, we took it for one month in April, and came out of it in May,” he said, believing that Orange will exit JobKeeper in pretty good shape.

Tony Hazell from Jenisa Florist said that the pandemic had been both good and bad for business, regardless of JobKeeper. “I wasn’t eligible,” he explained. But, he said, turnover went up as people couldn’t visit family and loved ones, but so did the price of flowers, "so were selling more, but making less,” he explained. He believes that, while the JobKeeper's conclusion will impact some businesses, Orange has one very important advantage over towns in similar situations.

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“I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it, everybody’s just treading water at the moment. There’s been ups and there’s been downs,” she said. Hers is one of those businesses that trended upwards during the lockdown as people took a closer look at their nutrition and lifestyle. “it’s been beneficial for us, people are working from home and trying to eat healthy, a lot of people started new hobbies and good eating was one of them,” she said. Thread the Needle was another business that did good business as people rediscovered the therapeutic benefits of needle and thread. “A lot of elderly people

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EPT? were isolated and some just came in and sewed for the day, just for the company,” Donna Knight said. Clothing retailer Felicity Kendall said that the “buy local” message inspired a lot of Colour City residents to support small businesses with this likely to see local retailers get through any post JobKeeper slump. Door and window supplier Ryan Cumming has seen his business boom during the pandemic as people looked to bricks and mortar with other spending out of limits. “We are having our best start to the year, absolutely,” he said. “We’ve put on 12 new employees since the first lockdown, I don’t see any slowing from the end of JobKeeper, not for us, anyway. Its business as usual.” “I don’t think so,” finance broker Barry Swain said of any postJobKeeper slump. “We’ve been that flatout, and most of our clients are not people who are on JobKeeper, so it won’t affect us… We’ve put two new people on,” he added. Chocolatiers Matt Brewster and Ross Hipwell said the first signs of a possible postsubsidy slowdown are just being felt. “More than likely, all the bills are now coming-in and there’s a bit of media coverage also,” they said. hey believe that the amount of money previously but no longer provided to small business throughout Australia must have some impact on subsequent spending, no matter how well people are traveling now. “All the economy at the moment is based on property, that is where all the growth is,” Matt said. “Not so much on social, retail expenditure. We’re doing okay, but we’re holding-out for Easter, after that, who knows?” Ross added.

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...I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it, everybody’s just treading water at the moment. ...

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TURN RIGHT! “MINOR ACCIDENT” RESIDENTS RUN MAJOR RISKS DAILY response has been that there hasn’t been enough crash history to make changes to the intersection. Transport for NSW have indicated they will install additional warning signage on approach to Thompson Road to assist in alerting motorists of the upcoming section.” Which is fine for the RMS stats department, but not so good for locals having to run the right-hand turn gauntlet each day from the highway. “The problem is that everything is done now on numbers, it doesn’t matter what it is, and the numbers say that we’ve only ever had one serious accident,” Ms Doyle said.

Shadow of serious accidents hangs over Thompson Road residents, Stephen and Sue Doyle believe: “Are we waiting for someone to get killed? Is that how it works?” Mr Doyle said.

Shadow hangs-over residents of leafy Thompson Road just north of Orange — that of death or injury by a major car accident. The beautiful country lane of stately homes has seen two neighbours involved in serious accidents in the past few months as they turn onto the street off the Mitchell Highway. They want something done, but believe that strict Police definitions of what constitutes a “serious accident” mean that they are not coming-up in road accident statistics. Solutions should include a dedicated right-hand turn lane as exists on other roads off the highway, and reducing the speed limit outside of Orange near the intersection to 80km/h. Local Sue Doyle, victim of the second crash, has written to Newswatch (see back page) to highlight the problem. “Two weeks ago, while waiting to turn right into Thompson Road, with my right indicator flashing, a car coming from Orange in the 100km zone collided with my stationary car. “My vehicle was pushed onto the centre line, disrupting both north and south lanes of traffic. Fortunately, neither I nor the other driver were hurt, but both vehicles were un-drivable and seriously-damaged, with my vehicle being written-off,” she added. A more serious accident occurred late last year with a neighbour having their car turned on its head into oncoming traffic.

“Before Christmas last year, my neighbour’s car was also hit from behind while she was stationary waiting to turn right in a more serious collision at this same intersection, causing her vehicle to roll-over into the oncoming traffic. She suffered whiplash and her vehicle was written-off.” “She was very lucky she wasn’t killed, she was only just missed by a truck,” Ms Doyle added. Stephen Doyle has his own horror stories at the intersection: “The other day, a bloke came down in a truck, must have been doing a 100 at least, and he lookedup and started to swerve and I just turned before he arrived; just like that!”

The statistics though cannot deny what locals experiences each day as they risk a serious rear-end collision in their passenger cars. “Really, every neighbour here has a story of almost being hit,” Ms Doyle said. The situation is even more stressful when passengers are on board, Ms Doyle said. “I’ve often got grandkids in the back and I’m always watching behind me. It’s terrifying to see vehicles flying down that hill as you’re waiting to turn right and hoping they see you,” she said. “What happens when the kids next door gets their licences and are facing this?” “Are we waiting for someone to get killed? Is that how it works?” Mr Doyle said. Despite the manoeuvres being totally legal and onto a designated road, drivers tearing down the hill and suddenly seeing a vehicle waiting to turn right, often display their displeasure in typically-

Australian fashion, Mr Doyle said. “It’s not only that you get in an accident, you often get road-rage when they have to slow down. They abuse you as they go past and give you the finger with their horns blaring.” He said that locals often turn off a lefthand driveway further down the road from Orange if cars are banked-up behind them so as to let them all pass. “You see them crouched up behind you, waiting to pass and you think ‘o-oh’,” Mr Doyle said. “It’s really like Mount Panorama when they’re coming down that hill.” Reducing the speed limit to 80km/h from before the “Ammerdown” turn-off to the northern side of the Windera turn-off would make this section of the highway much safer as there are many residences and roads on either side of the highway between these two locations, both believe. They add that the situation is likely to become even more dangerous when the proposed solar farm is constructed on the western side of the highway only a few hundred metres from the Thompson road intersection. “When the solar farm goes, in, they’re going to get their right had turn lane, but not us residents,” Ms Doyle said. “But that’s going to straight-up create more problems.” Mr Doyle said that the RMS cannot even use the ‘country services for country rates’ issue with the two-dozen or so homes on the road. “We pay town rates here, and we should expect town services and safety for that,” he concluded.

“You don’t have these accidents when you have these turning lanes,” Ms Doyle said. But the strict definition of what constitutes a serious accident has led the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to take a strictlystatistical view of the problem. “Unless someone gets seriously injured, drugs or alcohol in either party are suspected, or the driver flees, it’s called a ‘P5 minor accident’ and that, apparently is what my crash was,” Ms Doyle said. Appeals through the official channels though provided little comfort. “We contacted (local member) Phil Donato and Andrew Gee, Phil took it to (Roads Minister) Paul Toole and he said, ‘you haven’t had enough serious accidents.” The couple recently received a letter from Mr Donato on the issue highlighting this dilemma. The letter read: “Mr Donato has made several representations to the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, The Hon. Paul Toole MP, in relation to this intersection. Unfortunately, to date the

Tricky intersection for Thompson Rd residents: “It’s really like Mount Panorama when they’re coming down that hill.”

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FOR WHOM THE BLOOMFIELD ADS TOLL? IT TOLLS FOR TREE! Quotes to chop-down hundreds of trees at Bloomfield are now being sought by Orange Council. Does this mean that the clock is already ticking for destruction of the 513 specimens slated for removal as part of the south Orange sports precinct? Current Orange Council request for quotations to remove the trees would indicate “yes”, but Council says that the advertising is simply good management — in the event a current Development Application (DA) to remove the trees is passed by Council. Originally supporters of the tree removal, local environmental group, ECCO, now say, however, that removing the mixed introduced and native trees is wrong for a range of environmental, social, practical, and cultural reasons. They, and another local environmental group, Futuring Orange, are supporting a petition to oppose Council’s Development Application to remove the trees for the $25 million sports precinct, saying that the development should go on a north Orange site previously purchased by Council for the sports stadium. The hard-copy petition started last week and is available at this week’s Farmers Market and a number of supporting businesses around town including Grocer and Co and the Agrestic Grocer. DA 464/2020(1) is unlikely to come-up before Council before April at the earliest, but Council denies that the current advertised search for quotations on removal of the trees, indicates that Council will approve the DA. “Orange City Council is advertising a ‘Request for Quotations’ to remove trees on the site alongside Jack Brabham Park to build the proposed sporting precinct. This request will be advertised to both local and Sydney-based contractors,” Orange City Council Communications Officer, Allan Reeder He said seeking the quotes now, before the matter has come before Council, is simply good-housekeeping and project management, and does not indicate how the vote on the DA will go.

“It’s a common-practice to begin the process of seeking quotes from contractors before approvals for the work have been given. The requests are advertised on that basis,” he added.

that’s the alternative that they should be considering,” Mr King said. Mr Reeder said though that there was a long way to go before the axe and chainsaw are taken to the decade’s old stately stand of trees adjacent to the Bloomfield Hospital site.

“It can take more than a month from when a quotation is first sought, to when prices are received and when the contract is awarded. It makes sense to start that process now rather than to wait until all approvals have been finalised and then beginning a further month,” Mr Reeder said. But a local opposed to the siting of the 8500-seat stadium and sports precinct at the de-commissioned Ex-Services Golf Course, Julie Pont says that the regenerating natural site is the perfect location for a botanical gardens style open-area for the growing south Orange location. “As the city moves south with major subdivisions already underway, green space parkland is essential,” Ms Pont said. “Not small parcels of land, but a large open plan parkland which is exciting to visit and for the community to engage in physical and mental well-being pursuits.” She said that the site’s close proximity to the Bloomfield Hospital precinct is central to its appeal for retention. “Recovering patients can spend time in the natural elements; which is welldocumented in helping to speed their recovery. “The possibilities are endless for what could be Oranges’ Central Park. If funds are not available to do it now, it can be done in stages. Most important is good planning with community consultation and input,” she added. “The reason that I am ‘fighting the fight’ is for the whole community; young and old alike, able-bodied and infirm,” Ms Pont said. Nick King from ECCO (Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Orange), believes that there are a range of reasons why the sports precinct should not be built at Bloomfield. He said that the area is public land and should be utilised for

“There are a number of stages of approvals that are yet be considered. State Heritage authorities will be the next organisation to consider the proposal,” Mr Reeder said.

Petition supporter — Nick King from ECCO, believes that there are a range of reasons why the sports precinct should not be built at Bloomfield. the greater common good, and that the potential of the area for other uses is “massive”. “It has massive potential for a whole range of environmental and social opportunities, for regeneration and as a wildlife corridor between Gosling Creek and Bloomfield Hospital.” He added that Council — as the proponents of the precinct which will include an 8500-capacity rectangular sports stadium — is acting as “judge, jury, and executioner” of the trees. He said the staged nature of the development could see the trees removed before the stadium and sports precinct proposal is eventually knocked-back. “What if this stage is passed, and the later stages fail to pass? We could end-up with a slashed and burned wasteland that has been destroyed for nothing,” he said. He agrees that the stadium should go on an allotment in north Orange off the Northern Distributor purchased for that purpose by Council in 2015. “This land was bought with ratepayer’s money for a stadium and

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“If the Heritage Council approves the proposal, any conditions they impose will be added to the Development Application to be considered by Orange City Council. It could take until late April to reach this stage,” Mr Reeder added. Local Melanie Mcdonell launched the new petition at Orange Farmers Market and other locales to save the “Bloomfield Parkland” site. The DA for removal of about 513 mixed introduced and native trees is likely to come-up before Council in April or May after about 70 submissions were received on the proposal. But Ms Mcdonell says that opposition to the plan is growing. “This petition reflects genuine local concerns regarding the siting of the proposed sports precinct for south Orange. “A number of experts, including an internationally-renowned Professor of Urban Planning, together and community leaders and medical professionals have already expressed their opposition to the siting of the sports stadium so near to Bloomfield Hospital and in a regenerating natural area.” “We could still have an amazing sports precinct in its original location, off the Northern Distributer, on the edge of town, where most towns usually locate sporting complexes,” Ms McDonell said. Senior Council staff told a recent community forum that the Bloomfield site was the perfect location for the proposed $25 million State Government-funded complex.

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ORANGE WATER SUPPLY ISSUE FOR A RENEWED C Colour City’s water supply issues will return sooner rather than later, Geoff File believes. — BY GEOFF FILE —

Vexed problem of securing Orange’s water supply for our booming population should be one of the major issues at the upcoming local government elections in September. Here’s why…

The Macquarie Pipeline

For some time, I’ve been sceptical about the effectiveness of spending $45 million on a pipeline to link the Macquarie River to the Orange water supply. My doubts seemed confirmed when, within 26 months of the commencement of pumping, we were already on Level 5 water restrictions; and heading for Level 6 (before rain intervened). With a wetter-than-average 14 months since the drought broke, we have still only managed to get our storage levels up to 63 per cent. This is despite predictions that the operation of the Macquarie River pipeline (modelled on the 2000–2010 prolonged drought) determined that Council’s combined water-storage would never fall much below 50 per cent and water restrictions would only ever remain at Level 2 or less.

What went wrong?

In 2014 when the feasibility of the pipeline was investigated, the existing secure yield of Orange’s water supply was 4750ML per year while the underlying potable water demand for Orange was 5400ML per year. It was decided that the pipeline could close this gap. In assessing the feasibility of this infrastructure investment, consultants used river-flow data during our worst drought years to calculate that water could be safely-pumped when river-flow at Long Point exceeded 38ML/day. However, the Planning and Infrastructure Department in its assessment of the project in May 2013, determined that the threshold pumping level would be when the river flow was at 108ML/d; instead of Council’s proposed pumping when the river was at 38ML/d. While this imposition certainly reduced the potential of the project, my analysis of river-flow over the last eight years, suggests that this is not a hugely-significant issue. On average, it only reduces potential average yields from

3461ML per year to 2475ML per year, leaving enough water to have a big impact on our water security — almost 50 per cent of our annual demand. The consultants went on to say that, the estimated secure-yield that would be provided by the project would be 2700 ML/year, when operated according to the proposed rules as assessed by the environmental assessment. This would provide a total system secure yield of 7450 ML/year, which would provide water security for Orange for the next 39–58 years under high and medium population growth projections, respectively. My analysis of the daily flow data at Long Point for the last eight and a half years confirms that, based on a pumping-rate of 12ML per day, we could have averaged 2475ML per year while remaining within the pumping guidelines set by Planning and Infrastructure. And this, of course, included a period of one of the worst droughts on record. So how has the pipeline actually performed? Pumping commenced in November 2017 and, during that critically dry period to January 2020, Council pumped 546ML. Based on actual river flow data and pumping restrictions during that period, it would have been possible to pump 1548ML, three times more than was actually pumped. That short-fall, which I don’t have an explanation for, represents over 20 per cent of our total water supply and may have significantly-impacted on the level of water restrictions that were imposed on us. What is equally frustrating is that the 12ML per day pumping capacity is based on 19 hours a day operation to avoid peak power prices. If the system had been integrated with solar/wind power, then presumably we could have pumped 1955ML or 41 per cent of our total water requirements during that critical period. With substantial increases in river flow in 2020, there have been only 41 days where river flow was below limits for pumping. Theoretically, we could have pumped 3888ML during this period. However, only 1727ML has been pumped, a shortfall of 2161ML or 45 per cent of our total water supply. In November and December, pumping ceased for maintenance which surely could have been carried out in late 2019 when there was no river-flow. Even this doesn’t explain this 55 per cent shortfall. In my reading of the agenda and discussion papers over the last three years of the Council’s Infrastructure Policy Committee, I can find no obvious reason or explanation for these shortfalls. Council has access to real-time flow data at Long Point so they can readily activate (and turnoff) pumps when flow levels dictate. And as far as I can determine, all modelling carried-out on the feasibility of this pipeline was based on pumping whenever our

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storage levels fell below 90 per cent, so this hasn’t been a limiting factor. I can therefore only assume that the cost of pumping has had some influence on their decisionmaking and, as I have already pointed-out, solar power of the pumps should readily-overcome this problem. Yet it has never been mentioned as one of the priorities in managing our water supply.

Council’s approach to managing our water supply

I have previously written about my concerns related to Orange’s water supply. This has elicited responses varying from claims that I’m a “hair-brained green fanatic” to the Mayor’s suggestion of “myth and false facts” being circulated about our water supply (all of the figures that I have presented here, come from Council papers and NSW Water’s data base). I think the pipeline to the Macquarie (if properlymanaged in accordance with Council’s own guidelines) and the Storm Water Harvesting Program which has the potential to provide 1350ML per year (it managed 1205ML in 2020) can go a long way to meeting our current demand without placing restrictions on users. However, much needs to be done to cater for increased demand and reduced inflow due to Climate Change. In a recent comment in the Central Western Daily, the Mayor mentioned that, current Council papers had: “a very comprehensive report on Orange’s water management plan and future initiatives” that was a mustread. To a large extent, this refers to the 2013 Integrated Water Management Plan which included the Macquarie Pipeline and the Storm Water Harvesting projects which have been substantially-completed. What was of major concern to me in reading this paper, was that their highest-priority feasible option for the future (based on a quadruple bottom line analysis!) was “longer and more frequent restriction periods”. In NSW, best-practice water security is determined by the NSW Security of Supply Basis or “the 5/10/10 rule”. This best practice requires water supply systems to be sized so that the: • duration of water restrictions does not exceed five per cent of the time. • f requency of water restrictions does not exceed 10 per cent of years; and • severity of water restrictions does not exceed 10 per cent. As far back as 2013, the Department of Planning found that Orange’s water supply system did not operate in accordance with the 5/10/10 rule and it has progressively-

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Proof of our water management woes are in Council’s own statistics on water-use and storage rates, ratepayer Geoff File says.

worsened since then. I can’t find reference to any updating of this NSW standard (it was certainly used by Local Government in a submission to the Productivity Commission in 2017) and, yet, Orange Council has introduced a policy of permanent water savings. Not a good look for a Council that charges some of the highest rates in NSW and seems to lack any real vision for the future! To be fair, a new Integrated Water Management Plan is to be developed by Council in 2021. In addition to the Stormwater Harvesting Project, a further $10.5m is being spent on piping water from Spring Creek to the Icely treatment plant as well as a pipeline from Cowra to the Central Tablelands to facilitate water-sharing in times of critical needs. No specifics have been provided on what impact this will have on our water security. This new plan will need to deal with an unpredicted rise in Orange’s population and the increasing impacts of Climate Change. Overall, future water availability through rainfall-run-off is considered more likely to decrease than increase when the effects of Climate Change are considered. Best estimates anticipate an eight per cent reduction in water availability for the Macquarie-Castlereagh region (Water Availability in the MacquarieCastlereagh CSIRO, 2008). The impacts to the estimated secure yield for Orange, based on the NSW Office of Water’s data for a one degree warming scenario, indicate a 26 per cent reduction in the secure yield for Orange’s water supply system. So, the take-home message for an incoming Council is this: • The Macquarie pipeline can contribute significantly to our water supply, but it must be managed to its full-potential and be linked to solar/wind power to save costs and guarantee 24/7 operation; • The water-harvesting program has the potential to supply a significant proportion of our water needs and it should be developed to its final stages; • Longer and more frequent water restrictions are a cop-out by Council and should be a last resort as suggested by NSW best-practice guidelines; • Increased demand for water and the impacts of Climate Change on supply will require innovative solutions demanding funding from all three levels of government. • Seeking funding for major infrastructure development, such as a major pipeline from Wyangala or Burrendong Dams, should be a key priority for all members of Council and Council staff.

Macquarie pipeline pumps with one hand tied behind our back Not enough water is being pumped from the $45 million Macquarie River pipeline, a local ratepayer believes.

pipeline continues to be under-utilised, that it is actually worth the $45 million they paid for it,” he added.

Failure to adhere to feasibility study guidelines and thresholds are hampering the best-utilisation of this hugely-expensive investment, Geoff File claims.

Geoff said that highly-restrictive protocols around when to pump, are certainly crimping Council’s ability to maintain an effective water reserve for our booming population.

Most frightening aspect of the Colour City’s current water situation, is that, after one of our best seasons, we’re still only at less than twothirds water capacity, he added.

Council had originally-anticipated that they could pump when the river-flow exceeded 38 megalitres however they have been limited to pumping when the river flow exceeds 119 megalitres.

Geoff recently completed a study (see attached) on our water situation utilising the most accurate and current Orange Council surveys, studies, and statistics on the vexing issue of how we keep Orange from constant and prohibitive water restrictions as we continue to grow. “I looked at the last eight years of water-flow at Long Point (inlet for the Macquarie pipeline) utilising Department of Water data,” Geoff explained. “I then looked at the Council summary of how much they pumped from the pipeline,” he added. Geoff said that — for a city until recently on Level Five water restrictions with some of the strictest water use rules in rural NSW — the statistics did not seem to make sense. “From late 2017 to early 2020; they only pumped about a third of the water that they could have,” he said. He said that better-use of the much-heralded water pipeline could have lowered and shortened the period for our most recent and constricting water restrictions. “I’m sceptical, that if the

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“There’s a hell of a lot of difference between what they actually pump and what they could pump,” Geoff said. “Since January 2020, they could have pumped 3.9 gigalitres however they only pumped 1.7 gigalitres, a 55 per cent shortfall; I simply don’t know why they’re not pumping a lot more.” He said that, in addition, the Council, when they do pump, are only pumping the water for 19 hours a day to avoid peak electricity charge rates on the power-heavy facility; a shortfall that could be avoided with links to solar and wind power. “They’re simply not managing this pump as they should,” he said. Proof of our water management woes are in Council’s own statistics on water-use and storage rates. “Despite the excellent current season and reduced water usage by locals doing their bit, the supply is only at 63 per cent, and we are only going down from there in the long-term,” Geoff concluded.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! 1.55 Last Drinks At Frida’s. 2.10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 3.10 Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal: Pleasure V Duty. 4.00 Ask The Doctor: Alcohol Risks. 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 12. Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets. From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 9.30 Harrow. 10.25 Miniseries: Apple Tree Yard. 11.20 Press. 12.20 Rage.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.05 Soccer. Indigenous v National Premier Leagues. Indigenousroos v Queensland. Highlights. 2.35 Sportswoman. 4.05 Travel Man. 4.35 The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman. 5.35 Hitler And Churchill. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. Return. 8.30 MOVIE: Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979) Graham Chapman, John Cleese. A young man is hailed as the Messiah. (M) 10.10 Kubrick In His Own Words. 11.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 7. 1.20 VICE Guide To Film. 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 11.40 Sally And Possum. 12.00 Teletubbies. 12.15 In The Night Garden. 12.45 Clangers. 2.15 Get Grubby TV. 2.30 Wallykazam! 3.00 Curious George. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 Wiggle. 5.10 Luo Bao Bei. 5.35 Rusty Rivets. 5.55 Ben And Holly. 6.35 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. 7.00 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. 9.50 Would I Lie To You? 10.25 Why Are You Like This. 10.50 High Fidelity. 11.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.00 Escape From The City. 12.55 Would I Lie To You? 1.30 This Country. 2.30 Close. 5.40 Waffle The Wonder Dog. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

Hong Kong (31) 6.10 News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Romanian News. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.35 Hindi News. 12.00 MOVIE: St. Trinian’s. (2007) 2.00 New Girl. 3.00 Insight. 4.00 PBS News. 5.00 ABC America: World News Tonight. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings. 7.30 Australia In Colour. 8.30 The X-Files. 9.20 Romulus. 11.20 The Sunny Side Of Sex. 12.15 Vogue Williams: Wild Girls. 1.15 Enemies Of The People: Trump & The Press. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.50 Operation Ouch! 12.20 Gym Stars. 12.40 Deadly Pole To Pole. 1.10 The Dengineers. 1.50 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 2.05 Danger Mouse. 2.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 2.50 Radiant. 3.15 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 3.40 Dragon Ball Super. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.55 The Zoo. 7.15 Operation Ouch! 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Sword Art Online. 9.55 Close. 5.45 Winston Steinburger.

6.00 It’s Academic. (66) 7.00 ZooMoo Wild Friends. 8.00 News Of The Wild. 9.00 Flushed. 10.00 SA Weekender. 10.30 Creek To Coast. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Dance Boss. 1.00 The Amazing Race. 3.15 Bride And Prejudice: The Forbidden Weddings. 4.30 MOVIE: Into The Woods. (2014) 7.00 MOVIE: Jersey Boys. (2014) 9.50 MOVIE: The Descendants. (2011) George Clooney. 12.20 MOVIE: China Sky. (1945) Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, Ellen Drew. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 MOVIE: The Son Of Kong. (1933) Helen Mack, Robert Armstrong. 4.30 Dr. Ken.

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(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.35 Hindi News. 12.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. Round 2. 3.00 New Girl. 4.00 ABC America: World News Tonight. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers. 6.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 7.00 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Planet Expedition. 9.30 Wet Markets Exposed. 10.20 Letterkenny. 11.30 Sexplora. 11.55 Das Boot. Return. 2.05 Weediquette. 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.50 Operation Ouch! 12.20 Gym Stars. 12.40 Deadly Pole To Pole. 1.10 The Dengineers. 1.50 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 2.15 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 2.35 Deadly Dinosaurs. Final. 3.05 Top Chef Jr. 3.50 What’s For Dinner? 4.05 Gym Stars. Final. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.55 The Zoo. 7.15 Operation Ouch! 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Sword Art Online. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.45 Winston Steinburger.

6.00 It’s Academic. (66) 7.00 ZooMoo Wild Friends. 8.00 News Of The Wild. 9.00 Flushed. 10.00 SA Weekender. 10.30 Creek To Coast. 11.15 The Big Music Quiz. 12.25 Instant Hotel. 1.40 To Be Advised. 3.20 MOVIE: Jersey Boys. (2014) 6.10 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985) Sean Astin. 8.30 First Dates Australia. 10.50 Bridezillas. 11.50 Splitting Up Together. 1.00 MOVIE: Dance, Girl, Dance. (1940) Maureen O’Hara, Lucille Ball, Louis Hayward. 3.00 MOVIE: Marabunta. (1998) Eric Lutes, Julia Campbell, Mitch Pileggi. 5.00 Life Sentence.

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The Next (63) 6.00 Level. 7.00 Fishy Business. 8.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 11.00 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Round 2. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. St Kilda v GWS Giants. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Megastructures. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mighty Ships. 9.00 Mighty Cruise Ships: MSC Divina. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. 12.00 Shipping Wars. 1.00 Doomsday Preppers. 2.00 Megastructures. 3.00 Air Crash Investigation. 5.00 Gold Fever.

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(82) 6.00 Frasier. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 The Middle. 12.30 The Amazing Race Australia. 2.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 4.00 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Women’s Footy. 2.00 David Attenborough’s Dynasties. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Under Investigation: The Disappearance Of Janine Vaughan. 10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 Forensics: The Real CSI: The Harvest. 12.30 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.30 Fishing Australia. 8.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 8.30 My Market Kitchen. 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 All 4 Adventure. 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 2.30 Farm To Fork. 3.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 The Amazing Race Australia. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.30 The Sunday Project. 11.30 Bull. 12.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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TV Shop: Home (52) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Avengers. 11.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 12.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents. 12.30 The Garden Gurus. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (1966) 3.30 MOVIE: Southwest Passage. (1954) 5.00 MOVIE: How To Murder Your Wife. (1965) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Chicago Med. 11.35 Bizarre E.R. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 1.00 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Round 2. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 8.30 Miniseries: Flesh And Blood. New. 10.30 Bodyguard. 1.10 The Fine Art Auction. 4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Home Shopping. Home (63) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 The Next Level. 7.00 Fishy Business. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.30 Travel Mates. 10.00 Buccaneers & Bones. 11.00 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Round 2. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Carlton v Fremantle. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Last Car Garage. 6.30 Border Patrol. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring. (2001) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin. 12.05 Ax Men. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.00 Late Programs.

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Morning (2) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story. 10.25 You Can’t Ask That. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 2.05 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies. 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.00 Great Indian Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. 9.25 The Story Of The Songs. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Outlander. 11.50 Berlin Station. 3.40 Late Programs.

Sunrise. (6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dark Desire. (2012) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Declassified: The Royal Scandals. 8.30 9-1-1. 9.30 The Rookie. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Station 19. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Explore. 1.15 Married At First Sight. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.10 Under Investigation. 10.10 100% Footy. Return. 11.10 Nine News Late. 11.40 The First 48. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Headline News. (8) 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. 9.00 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. 10.00 The Graham Norton Show. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 9.45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.35 Escape From The City. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Final. 12.15 Would I Lie To You? 12.45 Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Reno 911! 1.30 Chewing Gum. 1.55 Josh. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 The Curse Of Oak Island. 2.50 DNA Nation. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 This Week. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire Latin America. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster: Champion Of Champions. 9.25 RocKwiz. 10.20 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. Return. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 10.30 MOVIE: The Gay Falcon. (1941) 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 1 Man And A Bike. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Autopsy USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Death In Paradise. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Carry On Teacher. (1959) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 London Kills. 8.40 MOVIE: Agatha And The Truth Of Murder. (2019) Dean Andrews, Ruth Bradley. 10.40 Three Days To Live. 11.40 Late Programs.

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 12.00 Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hawaii Five-0. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 To Be Advised. 11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Instinct. 5.00 Nash Bridges.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Sword Art Online. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Resident. 2.00 Deception. 3.00 Splitting Up Together. 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. 4.20 To Be Advised. 6.00 Futurama. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 9.30 Ramsay’s Costa Del Nightmares. 10.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Counting Cars. 4.00 Last Car Garage. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 8.00 Pawn Stars UK. 8.30 MOVIE: Rampage. (2018) Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris. 10.40 MOVIE: Project Almanac. (2015) 12.50 Late Programs.

Kids’ Programs. (53) 6.00 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Social Fabric. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Under Siege 2. (1995) 10.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.30 The Nanny. 12.00 Generation X. 1.00 Big Heads. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 The Middle. 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 The Middle. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.05 My Way. 1.35 MOVIE: Annie. (2014) Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz. 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Identity. (2002) Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper. A man sets out to discover his identity after being hauled from the ocean with amnesia. (M) 10.45 MOVIE: The American. (2010) George Clooney. A contract killer designs a sniper rifle. (MA15+) 12.35 Surfing Australia TV. 1.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Wesley Impact.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 12.00 Weekender. 12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.15 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 3.45 Property Ladder UK. 5.00 Horse Racing. The All-Star Mile Raceday and Chandon Ladies Day. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Creek To Coast. 4.30 Sydney Weekender. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Australia Remastered. 3.30 The Mix: The Music. 4.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 12. Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets. 6.05 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. 8.30 Harrow. 9.20 Silent Witness. 10.20 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. 11.25 Line Of Duty. 12.25 Wentworth. 1.15 Rage. 4.10 Wentworth. 5.00 Insiders.

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6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. The All-Star Mile Raceday and Chandon Ladies Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Shazam! (2019) Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel. After losing his mother at a fun fair years earlier, a disgruntled young man is finally fostered with a caring family, however his life takes an unexpected turn when he inherits the superpowers of a powerful wizard. (M) 10.30 MOVIE: Lone Survivor. (2014) Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana. Four US Navy SEALs are dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan to locate a Taliban commander. (MA15+) 1.00 Home Shopping.

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TVguide Morning (2) 6.00 Programs. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Water. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 EXPOSED: The Ghost Train Fire. 10.00 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 2.10 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies. 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.00 Great Indian Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Australian Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. Return. 9.30 Dateline. Return. 10.00 The Feed. Return. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 12.00 The Pier. 1.00 Borgen. 4.25 Railway Journeys UK. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Rusty Rivets. 5.55 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 Why Are You Like This. Final. 9.15 Extras. 9.45 High Fidelity. 10.20 Brassic. 11.05 Live At The Apollo. 11.50 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. 12.20 Parks And Recreation. 12.45 Reno 911! 1.05 Chewing Gum. 1.30 Josh. 2.05 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 The Curse Of Oak Island. 2.50 Planet In Peril. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Asia’s Next Top Model. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 VICE Investigates. 9.25 The Black Full Monty. 10.20 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. 11.15 News. 11.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 12.05 Stories From Norway: The Musical! 12.30 MOVIE: Notorious. (2009) 2.40 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 2.55 Wow That’s Amazing. 3.30 Horrible Histories. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Sword Art Online. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.00 Match It. 8.00 Flushed. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Resident. 2.00 Deception. 3.00 Splitting Up Together. 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. 4.30 Futurama. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.00 Futurama. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber. (1994) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly. 10.45 MOVIE: Bachelor Party. (1984) Tom Hanks. 1.00 90210. 2.00 Deception. 3.00 Late Programs.

Morning (2) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.00 Fisk. New. 9.30 Why Are You Like This. Final. 9.55 QI. 10.25 Staged. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 Four Corners. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.30 Celebrate St Patrick Concert 2020. 4.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Ancient Tracks. 8.30 Australia In Colour. 9.30 Departure. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Romulus. 12.50 The Night Manager. 1.45 Counterpart. 3.45 Arming America’s Teachers. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Rusty Rivets. 5.55 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Laura’s Choice. 9.45 Restoration Australia. 10.45 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 11.45 Parks And Recreation. 12.05 Reno 911! 12.30 Chewing Gum. Final. 12.55 Josh. 1.25 Paul Chowdhry: PC’s World. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 4. 2020 NHK Trophy. Replay. 2.05 The Curse Of Oak Island. 2.55 North Korean Labour Camps. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Vs Arashi. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Wellington Paranormal. 9.00 MOVIE: Watchmen. (2009) 11.55 MOVIE: Beat Street. (1984) 1.50 News. 2.15 One Star Reviews. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Sword Art Online. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.00 Match It. 8.00 Flushed. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Resident. 2.00 Deception. 3.00 Splitting Up Together. 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. 4.30 Futurama. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.00 Futurama. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 MOVIE: The Losers. (2010) 10.35 The Guardian. 1.35 Splitting Up Together. 2.00 Deception. 3.00 The Resident. 5.00 Life Sentence.

Morning (2) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 2.05 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies. 2.55 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.00 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 The World’s Busiest Stations. 8.30 Michael Mosley: What’s My Diagnosis. 9.35 Shadowplay. 10.40 SBS News. 11.10 24 Hours In Police Custody. 12.25 The Good Fight. 1.20 SS-GB. 4.10 Railway Journeys UK. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Rusty Rivets. 5.55 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 9.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.45 Hard Quiz. 10.15 The Weekly. 10.45 You Can’t Ask That. 11.15 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 12.15 Parks And Recreation. 12.35 Reno 911! 1.00 Finding Joy. 1.25 QI. 2.00 Brassic. 2.45 Josh. 3.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Panic: Untold Story Of The 2008 Financial Crisis. 2.00 Brainwashed By Westboro Baptist Church. 2.50 Jungletown. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 NBL: Overtime. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Taskmaster Norway. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 10.10 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.05 The Feed. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.00 Match It. 8.00 Flushed. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.30 The Catch. 1.30 Deception. 2.30 Modern Family. 3.00 Splitting Up Together. 3.30 How I Met Your Mother. 4.30 Futurama. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.00 Futurama. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.30 Cold Case. 9.30 Without A Trace. 10.30 Numb3rs. 11.30 Bones. 4.00 Deception. 5.00 Life Sentence.

Morning (2) 6.00 Programs. 11.05 Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Back Roads. 1.30 Outback Ringer. 2.00 Poldark. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Vera. 10.00 Mum. Final. 10.30 State Of The Union. Final. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Vaccine. 11.15 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 (3) The Clinton Affair. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 4.05 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 The Crucifixion Mystery. 8.30 The Royals In Wartime. 9.25 Secrets Of Britain. 10.30 Going Places. 11.00 SBS News. 11.30 Elvis Presley: The Searcher. 1.30 Project Blue Book. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.45 Play School Art Time. 5.10 Luo Bao Bei. 5.35 Rusty Rivets. 5.55 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 9.00 Mary Rachel Brown’s The Dapto Chaser. 10.40 Brush With Fame. 11.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.00 Catalyst. 12.55 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Reno 911! 1.40 Finding Joy. 2.10 Josh. 2.40 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Inside Heston’s World. 2.00 Ice Man. 2.50 Jungletown. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Great British Urine Test. 9.45 40 Kids By 20 Women. 10.40 Yokayi Footy. 11.15 News. 11.40 24 Hours In Police Custody. 12.35 MOVIE: Dancehall Queen. (1997) 2.25 NHK World English News. 3.00 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.45 To Be Advised. 12.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Horrible Histories. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 The Next Step. 5.20 Lost In Oz. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Ouch! Awards. 7.00 MOVIE: Odd Squad: The Movie. (2016) 8.05 Odd Squad. 8.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. Final. 9.10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 9.35 Radiant. 10.00 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

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Sunrise. (6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: High School Lover. (2017) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 8.30 The Good Doctor. 9.30 The Resident. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Station 19. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 Headline News. (8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Amazing Race Australia. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. 8.45 NCIS. 10.45 The Project. 11.45 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 48 Hours. 3.15 JAG. 4.10 Star Trek: Voyager. 5.05 Diagnosis Murder.

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(82) 6.00 Frasier. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Headline News. (8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Cube. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Project. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 The Garden Gurus. 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.10 Botched. 10.10 Australian Scandal. 11.10 Nine News Late. 11.40 Labour Of Love. 12.30 Our Lives: Extraordinary People. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

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TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 London Kills. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Bitter Springs. (1950) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 Shades Of Blue. 12.35 Late Programs.

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Kids’ Programs. (53) 6.00 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. (2011) 10.05 MOVIE: Role Models. (2008) 12.05 Generation X. 1.00 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Beyblade Burst Surge. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.10 Married At First Sight. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Amazing Grace. 10.00 New Amsterdam. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 The Enemy Within. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Suspects. 11.30 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 12.30 Pie In The Sky. 1.30 Late Programs. Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. 12.20 Ultimate Tag. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.30 Mighty Rivers. 11.30 Late Programs. Sunrise. (6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Bringing Ashley Home. (2011) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Ambulance: Code Red. 9.30 Born To Kill? 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Front Bar. 12.00 Code Black. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Late Programs.

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TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Loser Takes All. (1956) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 12.10 My Favorite Martian. 12.35 Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Late Programs.

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Kids’ Programs. (53) 6.00 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado. (2018) Benicio Del Toro. 11.00 Police Ten 7. 11.30 The Nanny. 12.00 Generation X. 1.00 The Horn. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Parramatta Eels v Melbourne Storm. 9.55 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Manifest. 12.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 Late Programs.

Sunrise. (6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Trouble With The Curve. (2012) 2.30 Motorbike Cops. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Wife Swap Australia. 8.45 MOVIE: Fool’s Gold. (2008) Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Late Programs.

(82) 6.00 Frasier. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Judging Amy. 2.00 Medium. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Headline News. (8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Amazing Race Australia. 2.15 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 Gogglebox. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ Programs. (53) 6.00 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Royal Pains. 1.00 A Night With My Ex. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. (2009) Shia LaBeouf. 11.30 Police Ten 7. 12.00 Generation X. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Amazing Grace. 2.00 Desperate Housewives. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Criminal. (2016) 12.40 New Amsterdam. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

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(82) 6.00 Frasier. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Judging Amy. 2.00 Medium. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Headline News. (8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Just For Laughs Australia. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 Late Programs.

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Kids’ Programs. (53) 6.00 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Royal Pains. 1.00 A Night With My Ex. 1.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.20 Malcolm. 4.20 The Nanny. 4.50 Young Sheldon. 5.50 MOVIE: The Emoji Movie. (2017) 7.30 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda. (2008) 9.15 MOVIE: Blades Of Glory. (2007) Will Ferrell. 11.15 Big Heads. 12.15 Generation X. 1.15 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Kids’ Programs.

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WIN PEACH

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 9.30 L.A.’s Finest. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 Elementary. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Nash Bridges. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Jake And The Fatman. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Miracle Hospital. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Ship That Died Of Shame. (1955) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (2002) Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. 10.30 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002) 12.30 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. 12.00 Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 1. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. (6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: An Officer And A Murderer. (2012) Gary Cole, Laura Harris. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: Troy. (2004) Brad Pitt. 11.45 Ambulance: Code Red. 1.00 Home Shopping.

WIN PEACH

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Instinct. 5.00 JAG.

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 As Time Goes By. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: On The Fiddle. (1961) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 Call The Midwife. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. 12.00 Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Richmond v Carlton. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. 10.30 MOVIE: Chain Reaction. (1996) 12.45 Late Programs.

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Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Nash Bridges. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

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9GO!

(82) 6.00 Frasier. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Judging Amy. 2.00 Medium. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Conners. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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PaulTIERNEY LIFEandTIMES with ANGUS GIBB

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Hope in the Midst of Injustice: Need something to keep you going in these lonely days? … stay tuned.

replaced. But … online these days is just too peachy to ignore. All you have to do is type in one idea, like ‘The awesome 80s’ and you’re set I’vebut got Imy dearbeen ol’ dad toto thank this sort of mistreatment of others. I don’t know about you, have for an entire day, maybe longer. forallegations it. I’ve been aof music ‘fan’Itsince deeply disturbed by the makes meFrom longVan forHalen, a daytowhere all theto the Vapours, myin earliest memories. I must have will be made right. It makes me sexual assault and rape the Australian wrong Tears For Fears, to Spy V Spy … it’ll been about 3 or 4, but I can still Government. The accusations themselves long for a day will an end getwhen playedthere for you, no be problems. fondly remember begging mum to are horrible and no woman should ever in ‘Rock’ just tofor seeawhat to suffering.I typed It makes me long day endlessly rewind the reel-to-reel have to endure this sort of behaviour would happen, and found adignity, playlist where people will be treated with weworkplace. had of the Beatles ‘White or have to feel unsafe tape in her that goes for over 6 hours called equality, Album’ to play the songs that I called respect and worth. Is such a day To see this happen in the place where ‘Pure Rock &toRoll’, and stillis a possible? The answer thatI was question ‘Buffalo Bill’ and ‘Ronky Racoon’. our government operates is all the more am, in music heaven. The only two Then he introduced us to Elton, The resounding yes. When Jesus died on the saddening. Parliament is supposed to annoying things have been (i) having Beach Boys, Hot August Night, to he was bringing about hope for cross, be a symbol of unity and democracy. It to stop doing my real work for a name a few. We certainly had the who are those mistreated, and is supposed to be the place where laws minute to find outabused the name of a new coolest and loudest stereo in the downcast. He brought about hope as he are made for the goodstreet, of theand nation. Yet song as I am continually educated, the other kids would of the andfor (ii) all leaving thebrokenness, keyboard to play when a scandal like this is exposed, can playpaid come over so weitcould Accathe price airsin guitar songs like easily make us feel dissolutioned towards rebellion and of when the world. But‘Panama’ the Dacca and Sherbet at ear-blistering or ‘Kickstart My Heart’ come on. those who are supposed to be leading hope that Jesus brings is also a future levels, whilst doing air guitar. Good

us. How do you cope when theend TV and radio, they’ve times.these sorts of hope. Right atOnthe of the bible it been horrible events happen? What is going talking about making playlists of speaks about the hope for those who trust Getting my drivers’ licence on inside your heart as you read ‘songs you play when you’re lonely meant I couldmore play music inin the Jesus, it says these words: ‘He will wipe or alone’, but that’s just garbage. and more about the victims and their car on my own as loud as I away liked every tear from their eyes, and death I’m never alone when the music experiences? It makes…me feel so sad. It and I did. My go-to cassette in be no more, shall neither shall there be is blasting, I’m at peace. Late last makes me feel so angry. It makes Subaru in the me 80s feel had ZZ Top, Big mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, Tuesday arvo, just before the so heartbroken for what theseearly women Country, Midnight Oil, Aussie for the former things have passed away’ awesome rain came, I jumped have had to experience. It makes me see Crawl, The Knack and of course (Revelation 21:4). It is this promise that on the ride-on, stuck the buds in yet again that this world isof broken. Flock SeagullsItas big tunes. This my ears and my phone in offers andhad restoration inmy the ‘alone time’ was some of my fave true healing makes me see yet again, that humanity pocket, ready for an internet playlist. midst of the pain in injustice that our memories ofme going from a school kid is capable of great evil. It makes long hooked into a list of songs by one to long an adult. world faces Inow. for justice. It makes me for an end

of current faves, a relatively new I’m alone again this week, working Aussie band called Ocean Alley – and from home. Weird. Fun. Novel. Am I screamed out the lyrics at the top of gonna get sick of it? Who knows. Am my lungs whilst mowing for almost 2 I sick of my own company yet? Nope. Lovin’ It. My lovely wife made banana hours. Bliss. Alone. Not lonely. A couple ofDIXON songs I might add to bread to go with my (many) morning with DAVID my extended playlists next week coffees. My computer and work setwill include ‘Mad World’ by Tears up (see last weeks’ column) is aces. ofout Harry.for Fears, the song by John Lennon Much-heralded and obscenely-publicised Oh, and the music … it’s goin’ on where he her saysmuch-leaked ‘Strange Days Indeed, “interview” between Oprah andof Millthorpe, here onWinfrey the outskirts Whether it was Peculiarto Mama…’, Onion Skin by I’m telling Can you hear it?dilemmasMost Prince Harry and Meghan saw you. the requisite in having compete in her Boom Crash Opera (‘these here are “shock” revelations, someone worried theira month These days, ten bucks marriage with another woman, battles crazy times’), and The Doors ‘People baby would be too-brown and Meghan will get you access to a billion with bulimia, various affairs and postAre Strange’. I know a mate who’d considered suicide — such themore, pressure songs,was maybe and there’s marriage relationships, or her tragic end add ‘Here I go Again on my own’ by the House of Windsor no put her under. ads if you pay for it. I’ve still— gotliterally chased to death by paparazzi Whitesnake. The list is endless. the hundreds of vinyls and CDs

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The archetype for this new Royal, and increasingly-common, world-view of course was the Patron Saint of “Living Life in the Spotlight”, Diana, Princess of Wales, mother

self-regard, we’d all do better to recall that, while this may engender celebrity, money, and fame, it’s hardly a recipe for a well-lived, meaningful life.

general advice which does not take into consideration any of your personal circumstances. All strategies and information provided are general advice only.

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BIRD’S-EYEview with JEANINE BIRD

“BOVINE SQUELCH OF THE BELCH IS THE GOOSE OF DOC SUESS” (For all links, go to online version of this article) Poor Dr Seuss was banned this week! Commiserate with our young children missing the wonderfully-nonsensical and rhythmical richness of legendary American author Dr Seuss’ books! The stupidity of it all, with political correctness taking the world further “down the downward slope to dumbing down”. Of course, it’s just more United Nations new-speak gobbledegook, but that’s exactly how it works. Don’t dare call a woman “woman”, man “man”, boy “boy” or girl “girl”. As the elite’s planned total control of we “deplorables” culminates in the UN’s “Great Reset”, the world is fast moving in so many ways. Our kids are scared they won’t see 20 because of “global warming”. But they’ve had to change that to “climate change” since the globe didn’t actually warm as predicted! In the Northern Hemisphere winter’s been freezing over, over-freezing wherever it snows; greenhouse friendly windmills that ousted oil are iced up in Texas where people can’t heat their homes. Moscow’s having Spring blizzards with March there colder than January. It even snowed in early Summer in Tassie and Victoria, where the only Global Warming happening was in front of the fire! Amazingly, there’s even a bit of water around now, despite Prof. Tim Flannery (on the public purse) telling us that “even the rain that falls isn’t actually going to fill our dams and rivers”.

Bovine Squelch of the Belch “The Doc Seuss of our sauce ‘tis ever methanic remorse As they seek to divorce the poor cow from the horse When cattle get blamed for emitting methane Octane of aeroplanes won’t restrain the champagne As the WEF with such force stick to their course. The Great Reset’s goosed, induced, calaboosed Climate hypocrisy, global warming reduced Frozen nose, ice cold ice; warming myth imprecise, Covid-19 advice; vaccine roll of the dice.... Bovine squelch of the belch is the goose of Doc Seuss.”

In keeping with UN dictates, such as calls in 2010 and 2016 to tax meat so no-one eats it anymore to “save the environment” and “prevent global warming”, Bill Gates launched his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” and likes to talk about those terrible farting cows. Meanwhile, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of England’s House

of Commons and Dr Tedros (WHO’s DG) have both called for COVID-LIKE LOCK-DOWNS to help our environment! See how it works?

gas which will have to be used by next year. When our fridges break-down, they will have to be replaced. We won’t be able to re-gas!

Way back in April 1994, I wrote the following tongue-incheek piece about this subject — most of which has come about 27 years later.

The day is coming when farmers won’t be able to cultivate because carbon deposits are released from the soil; burning off will be a no-no because it produces carbon dioxide!

A GAS EMISSION TAX ON ANIMALS? This little effort has been inspired by the reports that farmers are contributing to the greenhouse effect in several ways, not the least being gas emissions from livestock, which they are proposing to tax! How are they going to measure it, for heaven’s sake? Getting the Wind Up Cattle There was movement at the station, When the gas had passed around … Impossible to “measure”, but Australia as a nation Had signed another treaty, to it, its people bound — In its usual manner, of telling no-one nothing. ‘til the Treaties are all signed and sealed The Federal Government hides its underhanded shuffling Until new laws and additional taxes are revealed! *** Are they going to insert “gas meters” at the rear-end of our poor cows? And what about burps? Are they going to invent a “Burp-ometer”? And don’t protected species like ‘roos contribute? The mind boggles when you imagine Canberra’s bureaucrats creeping around the bush trying to upend kangaroos to attach the gasometers! There is an awful lot of hot-air generated in Canberra and these stupid ideas that are floated (which normal people just laugh off), gradually gather credence among the bureaucracy and, before we know it, it’s incorporated in some international law! By the way, our Constitution has been good enough to resist this in the past, but the only way these idiots can bypass it is to have input into international treaties, which bypass our Constitution illegally anyhow. Perhaps we should fit gasometers and burpometers to all bureaucrats and politicians in Canberra? I wonder how they would like to be inconvenienced with a gas emission meter on each end? They would blow-up the world, I can assure you, and we would need some of the animals’ natural gas to neutralise all the “bull” the pollie’s pass! And just WHO is going to measure the gasses of the masses? Will they treat it, or just tax it? I imagine it won’t be pasteurised, but past your nose! It is ridiculous having to write this, but the fact they are considering taxing these emissions justifies the exercise. It’s not only going to affect farmers – under the same international commitments, motorists will have to refit their car air-conditioners to accommodate an alternative (to CFC)

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Stupid, isn’t it? But it’s coming and no State will be able to legislate otherwise because we’re now being told by a little committee of faceless unelected United Nations people what we can do here in Australia – as a whole nation, because they’ve by-passed our rule-book (the Australian Constitution). Imagine a game of footy with no rules and crooked refs? Imagine Australia …... and wake up. — 1994 ****** Note the extended time the UN is happy to take to effect its agenda, culminating now in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Great Reset. The fully-funded nightmare of cows emitting dangerous gas which will smother us all was written into all sorts of agreements prior to and after 1994, so the likes of Bill Gates and his unelected elite mates can tell us how we must all eat manufactured meat and reach zero emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, he jets around the world eating his favourite real beef burgers, funding the WHO, then collecting huge profits from his vaccines that allow him to be philanthropic through another business arm! Belching cattle have a lot of blame to shoulder! They have continued to contribute to the so-called climate change fear generated by the UN in order to scare-us into submission and compliance. Their over-funded and dubious expert panels suggest taxes which our governments compliantly implement and for which we pay the UN and all its delirious groups like the WHO, WEF, Paris, IMF (and a profusion of others) megabucks to keep taxing us into submission. The cabal of climate crusaders that is the World Economic Forum have us staked-out in a plethora of intricately-linked treaties, because they know better than the rest of us. They must socially-engineer us into submission by scaring us into having their genetically-engineered expensive vaccinations we pay their Big Pharma mates for, for a flu that 99.7 per cent survive. Admittedly, they never missed the opportunity to use a pandemic to usher in their Great Reset, taking our property, income, savings, jobs, dignity, and the last vestige of any freedoms we have left! It’s a good playbook — if you’re on the UN teat that is — while milking the rest of us. Again, 27 years later: “Wake up Australia. Stand up. We are many, they are few! Get ourselves out of this stew!”

THE COUNCIL GAME

Mock Mayor Amanda Spalding This week the Mock Council members are talking about the Council’s review of its property ownerships to sell some and develop others. It is our understanding that Council purchased property over several years, some of it for strategic purposes, some just ad hoc, and now is aiming to sell off surplus property. As Council’s decisions to sell property are made in the confidential part of Council meetings, and Council’s website is very hard to interrogate, it is difficult to keep track of the sale of surplus property. However, it is good to see initiatives like the development of a draft Development Control Plan (DCP), for the western end of the old Orange Base Hospital site, next to the new DPI building, that demonstrates what can be achieved on that site. As Orange is growing so fast it is estimated that 250 additional houses are needed each year, so medium density, social and affordable housing are all needed. Community public forums are a welcome advance in community engagement, but the way they are promoted and conducted still leaves much to be desired. There were less than 20 people at this week’s Community Forum about the West End DCP and I was unaware of it despite my attempts to stay abreast of Council happenings! Several people have told me that they feel that some of the Community Forums they attended made them feel that the development proposed was still a fait accompli regardless of the views expressed by participants. It is not helpful for Mayor Reg Kidd to say ‘it’s a storm in a teacup’ which only seems likely to further antagonise stakeholders and property owners who have expressed concerns about the implementation of the Future City plans in Lords Place and McNamara Street. Best practice community engagement makes it clear whether stakeholders are being informed; consulted; involved; invited to collaborate or empowered. Each of these comes with a promise about what Council will do following the engagement. For example, at the minimalist end of the spectrum – inform – the promise is – ‘we will keep you informed’. At the collaborate end of the spectrum, the promise is ‘we will implement what you decide’. As Council does not clearly set out at the instigation of the community engagement which type of engagement it is providing, participants are almost bound to feel dissatisfied with the results as they are most likely expecting a different promise to be fulfilled than the one that Council is willing to fulfil! It is interesting, that Councillors seem to respond to the appearance of several people in the Public Gallery at a Council meeting more readily than the views expressed at a Community Forum. I know that many people locally are concerned that increasing house prices in Orange could price local young people out of the market for buying or renting their own home. One solution proposed is that Council could donate a block of land for a lottery to raise money for social and affordable housing. I would like to invite Council to do that. It is also understood that master planning has been undertaken for the sale yards for industrial land, and Council has purchased land on Clergate Road to serve as an industrial estate. This is good to see as clearly, we need jobs to match the population increases. However, it is my experience that Council’s failure to work collaboratively

with the NSW Government because our State MP is not a member of the Coalition can put at risk the creation of manufacturing jobs aimed at import substitution, which seems to me to be a shame as we need a diversity of employment too.

Mock Councillor Frances Kinghorne This week’s topic involves Orange City Council’s surplus property holdings. The only one of these with which I am familiar is the western end of the old Orange Base Hospital site, next to the new DPI building. I am quite interested in what happens here because our pharmacy is located across the road, and I am concerned about possible impacts from any development on the site. Council has released a development control plan (DCP) which is essentially their vision for the site. It involves the construction of 15 townhouses on the Dalton Street side, 61 units of various sizes on the Prince St side, and some parkland in between. If this DCP is approved by Council, the site can be sold to a developer who theoretically would be required to follow the plan. A public forum was held on Monday evening to discuss the DCP - I do like these opportunities for public collaboration. There were people concerned about trees, building heights, design, and parking. Council staff were happy to explain the rationale behind the plan, and to answer questions. The number of parking spaces required for the development, according to the DCP, is based on Council’s Orange DCP from 2004, which uses data from the 1996 census. The end result is a requirement for just under 1.5 spaces per residence, including visitor parking. I have looked at the figures from the 2016 census and the number of cars per residence in Orange is just under 2, so, including visitor parking, the DCP proposal is clearly inadequate in this regard. If there isn’t enough on-site parking, the excess will be transferred to the street, which will potentially cause issues for local businesses, their customers and staff, and local residents. Council are keen to receive public submissions about this DCP.

Mock Councillor Melanie McDonell On the face of it, I have no issue with Council selling off surplus property. Unfortunately, it is not that simple in real life. Orange City Council has millions of dollars’ worth of land assets and with the local real estate market only going from strength to strength it would seem the perfect time to ‘cash in’ so to speak. I’m wondering what level, if any, of transparency there will be with the Orange community prior to the actual listing of any property for sale. How will Council determine which lots to sell? How do we as a community ensure that residents and ratepayers get the most ‘bang for our buck’ whilst avoiding loss of valuable spaces? With the sale of surplus assets construction could finally start on the Conservatorium and Planetarium;

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suburbs that are 10, 20 and 30 years old could finally get the footpath infrastructure they are still denied; Council would have funds to construct a new, large playground (like the amazing one Tamworth has!!) in South, East or West Orange... or one in all three!! The possibilities are tantalising but we need to be sure we don’t get lost in the glitz of what could be whilst losing sight of what we may lose. In recent years Orange City Council has been significantly better at initiating ‘community consultation’ on a variety of issues, but there is still room for improvement. The recent community anger at the perceived fait accompli of both the Bloomfield tree demolition and the mountain bike trail within a State Conservation Area, for example, stems, in large part, from the ‘late in the game’ ‘consultation’ via Council’s Public Forums. I’m 100% supportive of these forums, but the feedback I continue to get from many in the community is that they must happen earlier in the process and need to be approached with the true spirit of “consultation”, not just a Q & A session where attendees are told the ‘issue’ is “not up for debate”. If Council truly wishes open community consultation and collaboration, which I believe it does, then now is the perfect time to adapt. Hold open community consultation workshops, and hold several to ensure as many interested parties as possible can attend, now, before any land is listed for sale. Now is the perfect time for Council to take the proffered hand of the Orange community and truly work together to ensure we benefit from the sale of land which was decided upon by both Council and the Orange community, after all it was largely our rates which purchased this land to begin with.

Mock Councillor Steve Peterson Obviously, the right time to buy or sell property will be different on the individual property. But house prices are unusually high at the moment, so at first glance this would be a good time to consider selling. Having capacity to buy and sell property over time and take advantage of cyclical prices would seem a good strategy for council finances.

Mock Councillor Greater Good I believe a figure of $22 million was mentioned at a recent Council meeting when talking about the value of land/property that Council owned. Some of this is no longer needed so it would seem very good sense to sell any land or properties that are no longer needed and use the money for other needed projects. Personally, I’d prefer to have “some” money in the bank that could be used, rather than land or property sitting unused or idle. Less money invested in something now that will appreciate or earn income, could prove more valuable in the long term than sitting on property holding out hoping to sell for a higher value.

NEWS

EADE HOUSE, ASPROS CORNER, AND THE OLD TROTTING TRACK. COUNCIL LAND AND ASSETS THAT COULD BE SOLD TO FUND OTHER PROJECTS.

SELLING ASSETS TO CLEAR DECKS FOR MAJOR COUNCIL PROJECTS Clearing the decks of Council-owned properties no longer needed could prove a boon for the Colour City.

sitting there and waiting,” “But we’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting, and we’re sick of the wait. I wouldn’t have thought that it would take so long,” he added.

Millions of dollars of non-performing assets can be sold by Orange Council to fund projects ranging from the new Conservatorium of Music to the Southern Feeder Road, councillors believe.

As well as large parcels of land leftover from redundant activities like the trotting track and saleyards, he said that a number of smaller lots have come into Council’s portfolio with no real reason or rationale.

Our elected representatives though are having to cool their heels while a longawaited asset register is completed by Council staff before the process begins.

“There are a number of these little parks that are largely-unused, and Council has to try and maintain them,” he said.

Top of the list for potential sale could include “Aspros corner” opposite Orange High School, Eade House beside Emu’s Rugby Club, the old saleyards now split by the Southern Feeder Road in east Orange, and land near Orange’s old trotting track facing the Mitchell Highway.

“The issue with me is, if we can’t look at them and make use of their capital, then what’s the point?” Cr Duffy asked.

Stated priority of CEO Dave Waddell when first appointed was to look at liquidating some of these assets to free-up money for other projects, but a register of properties has not yet been forwarded for open discussion, Finance Policy Committee Chairperson, Councillor Kevin Duffy said. “At the moment, we’re waiting for this review to have a look at them, because we do have bigger projects that we want to fund, the Planetarium and the Southern Feeder Road,” he said. “Of course, we would like to have the money for these projects, but we’re just

Planning and Development Policy Chairperson, Cr Russell Turner, said that the old saleyards should be high on Council’s list of assets to off-load. “Now that the Southern Feeder Road has gone through there, we’ve always held-off until the road was completed, but that should be high on our list of assets to sell,” Cr Turner said. Another large parcel of land suitable for development is that adjoining the old Orange trotting track fronting the Mitchell Highway. “We own the land right down to Bathurst Road; we were trying to get interest for a caravan park. Council always thought there was room for a park there,” Cr Turner said. He said that the de-commissioned BMX track east of the PCYC outdoor courts and cricket pitches, is likely to be

retained by Council for overflow parking for an expected expansion of the PCYC, including an 800-seat indoor stadium for major basketball and netball matches. Cr Turner said that the Showground is likely to remain “an active Showground for the foreseeable future.” He said that he also opposes sale of land purchased for a never-approved development at Orange Airport at Spring Hill. “I very strongly believe we should retain that land for future expansion of the airport, we also need a large part of it as free airspace keep our licence to operate the airport,” he explained. He said that the land purchased for the new sports stadium in north Orange, now proposed for the Bloomfield site in south Orange, should be retained until a final decision is made on the Bloomfield site. A valuation of unutilised Council land at $22 million would be “fairly close” to its current market value, but that was a figure that Cr Turner said he was “not alarmed” about. “Some we should look at selling responsibly, some we should retain.” He said the land to the west of the new Government office block on the old Orange Base Hospital site was a perfect example of how Council land purchases can prove beneficial in the long-run. “That site is now worth millions,” he said, adding that a proposed seven-storey development on the site will eventually prove a bonus for ratepayers. He said that concerns that Council could

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flood the market with land and depress local prices, are not borne out by current demand shortages and high prices. “The shortage is the issue, not excess land, but that’s up to developers, not us, we cannot be the developer of land we do not own,” Cr Turner added. Orange Mayor, Cr Reg Kidd said that the value of unutilised Council land was “probably a lot more than $22 million.” He said that other land parcels include two-three blocks on the Escort Way and parcels of land in the Leewood Industrial Estate. He believes that Council should look at selling at least some of these assets to take them off Council’s books where they are essentially a liability. “They’re dead assets, we have to maintain them, and they don’t attract rates,” Cr Kidd said. “But if we sell them, we could fund projects like the Conservatorium of Music.” The vacant lot at 1 Woodward Street, on the Summer St, Woodward St roundabout opposite Orange High is a dead-weight that he feels particularly aggrieved about. “We bought it originally to get rid of the shop, for clear vision for the roundabout and traffic. The next thing, Council had the house behind demolished because it was run-down and unsafe. “Well, we could have fixed it up and rented it out for all these years. But now it’s just sitting there getting no rates, nothing,” Cr Kidd concluded.

The Orange Residents and Ratepayers Association (ORRA) held a public workshop on 3rd March asking the question – What is our vision for the future of Orange? A presentation was made to the meeting by new President Amanda Spalding, using statistics from the NSW Government and other sources, about the expected population increase over the next 20 years, and information from the last Census in 2016 illustrating changing trends in Orange. Participants talked about what they value about Orange and why they or their family (sometimes generations ago) came to Orange to settle. Most of the reasons were economic – for jobs and opportunities. The workshop was attended by ORRA members, including Patron Nancy Lodge, and by several other local community members. There was a lively discussion about what we love about Orange and what we want Orange to be like in 2041 when the population is expected to be 52,000 or more. The issue that most participants were passionate about was PLANNING. People want Orange to be well planned, and well executed and that includes ensuring enough WATER for our growing population. There was a passionate plea that ‘people want to live in Orange – let’s keep it that way – not cave in to changes like Shiralee’! Others felt that they had bought into a dream and then planning decisions destroyed that dream. The workshop wanted to see a city of great neighbourhoods that is well planned and designed, not ad hoc; walkable and connected (like Albury and Canberra); has community gathering places and community hubs with effective design that designs out crime and builds places that encourage relationships between people; better housing design with medium density and social and affordable housing; traffic planning that prevents bottle necks; cycle tracks and bike hire, and footpaths ensuring accessibility and mobility throughout the city. The workshop also wanted the CBD to be a clear reference point, with a clear purpose like Adelaide. People wanted to see better LEADERSHIP from the Council with bigger picture thinking, and regional leadership as we are a Regional Centre. Leadership should be, and be seen to be ethical and trusted, collaborative, creative, constructive and strategic. Rates and charges are high in Orange (it costs around half as much to live in Perth), and people want to see Council execute plans well and achieve best possible value.

NEWS

Councillors should be clearly independent. Council should have an agreed strategic direction for what we want Orange to be in 2041, and should engage other tiers of government in delivering community priorities. The issue of water needs bigger picture thinking, leadership and engagement with other tiers of government to bring water from the north of Australia to the Central West and South. Where are the schools for our growing population, NSW Government? Participants would also like alternatives to mainstream schools as one size does not fit all e.g. Dubbo and Lismore.

The Orange Residents and Ratepayers Association has recently refreshed its purpose and aims: Objectives of ORRA: •

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to protect the rights and interests of residents and ratepayers living in the Orange Local Government Area To address major issues affecting residents and ratepayers in a timely orderly and professional manner To follow proper due process at all times To ensure accountability and transparency in all dealings with residents and ratepayers We believe in the need to scrutinise the activities of those wielding the power. Just like at Federal & State level, local govt also needs an effective opposition.

Participants wanted to Orange to build on its Colour City brand and be the most SUSTAINABLE city in Australia, with wastewater recycling; water fountains and a water park; valuing trees and green places with more parks (although some were concerned about the current ability to mow the ones we have), and more efforts to conserve wildlife rather than seeing our wild creatures squashed on the roads.

What does the Orange City Residents & Ratepayers Association do for the Community?

The workshop wanted to see a diverse, vibrant and inclusive COMMUNITY that celebrates a variety of festivals like Diwali and celebrates local icons like Mount Canobolas; wanted amazing playgrounds (like Tamworth, Wellington, Singleton and Canberra); wanted a vibrant youth hub to engage young people in their local communities and for Orange to be a place of opportunity for all.

The Association aims to act as an advocate for residents and ratepayers at all official levels and to work towards an Orange City lifestyle as a sustainable community with social cohesion, a functional economy, robust environment and sound infrastructure.

Many were concerned that increasing house prices in Orange could price local young people out of the market for buying or renting their own home. One idea is that Council could donate a block of land for a lottery to raise money to implement social and affordable housing. Delivering big picture ECONOMIC goals is needed to ensure a range of employment at the heart of a prosperous agricultural region that prioritises opportunities for young people. Participants wanted Orange to be known for something. It needs a family attraction (Bendigo – Art Gallery; Dubbo – Zoo; Bathurst – motor races; Tamworth – country music; Bright – autumn colours and cycling). Tourism is a by-product of making Orange great for the local community. ORRA will continue to develop this vision for the future of Orange and welcomes new members. The next meeting will be held at 7p.m. on Wednesday 7th April at the Orange Ex-Services Club. Guest speaker is Orange City Council Chief Executive Officer David Waddell. Please email your attendance to orra2800@ gmail.com or call 0437 051 407.

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A community based not-for–profit voluntary organisation which exists for the benefit of residents and ratepayers of the area known as Orange City, with broad membership.

The Association aims to monitor rates expenditure, doing what it can to ensure Council is achieving the best possible value as required by the Local Government Act. Activities 1. General meetings with occasional guest speaker(s) and various topics raised from the floor or by correspondence to gain a better understanding of issues and matters of concern. 2. Forums covering topical issues of interest or concern to Orange City residents and ratepayers. 3. Representing members at meetings such as Council planning meetings. 4. Attending relevant forums, conferences or other informational activities to bring back information to members. 5. Write letters (or other media) of support or censure where applicable in the interests of members e.g. write a letter to editor of Newswatch every month. 6. Publish a column – ‘What happened at this month’s ORRA meeting’ in Newswatch monthly.

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CYMS LOOK TO FUTURE AFTER 75TH ANNIVERSARY LETDOWN Group 10 Knockout this weekend at Bathurst will be the perfect hit-out for local teams who sat-out last season due to the coronavirus pandemic, Orange CYMS President, Dom Maley believes. Player numbers for the local club have bounced-back despite the lay-off with the young team raring to go, he added. Local former NRL premiership player, Daniel Mortimer also makes his debut as captain-coach of the green and golds after the false start in 2020, he added. “We’re excited by what he can bring as both a coach and a player,” Dom said of the 32-year-old who is still in peak condition. “Absolutely, he’s still a top footballer and that’s what he will bring to the club,” he added. CYMS are looking to bounce-back after the disappointment of 2020 when the competition was cancelled after all clubs had put in a big pre-season. But this weekend’s Bathurst Panthers Knockout is the ideal chance to blow-away the cobwebs, he said.

“We’re really looking forward to the knockout this weekend, we’re lucky we’ve got a lot of blokes who can use this as a freshen-up,” he added. One of the toughest of the football codes, he added that: “It can be difficult to get people in the groove for games.” But doubts about the 75-year-old competition bouncing-back have been dispelled, for CYMs at least. “Our numbers have been good, we’re got full teams in the seniors, plus full sides for the girls tag teams and good player numbers for the under 21s pre-season.” All local football codes had to wrestle with the same dilemma in 2020, to run a shortened competition with all the restrictions caused by COVID-19, or sit the season out, as Group 10 did, and hope that the players would return after such a lengthy -lay-off. “That sort of thing can go two ways; the boys can be keen-as to get back onto the paddock, or they can say ‘you know, I don’t miss training and playing that much,’ and find other things to do,” he explained. He said that the timing of the pandemic last year denied the club its planned 75th anniversary celebrations which had to be largely cancelled. “We went into it very

Premiership player, Daniel Mortimer finally at the helm of Orange CYNMS for season 2021. excited, but now we’ve just got to be happy to be back,” Dom said. After this week’s knock-out, the club is holding its official season launch with a game against Dubbo CYMS at Endeavour Oval, home of the Emus Rugby Club. Recent call-out for someone to run the

Club’s canteen has also been met with success with a crew in line to keep the sausage rolls and footie pies flowing all winter. “We’ve sorted that out, so that’s the main thing,” Dom laughed. Anyone interested in getting involved at CYMS, can contact Dom Maley on 0403 217 886.

Hundreds at water polo event closes swim centre Orange Aquatic Centre is hosting 400 students from across the State this weekend as they compete in the under 12’s Water Polo Festival.

from 8am on Saturday and Sunday.”

So if you’re a regular lap swimmer, get in early or late, or miss-out for this weekend. The Aquatic Centre will be open to the public for early morning lap swimming only on this Saturday and Sunday (March 13–14) as the competition gets underway.

After 8am, the Aquatic Centre will be closed to the general public. Learn to Swim classes booked for Saturday will run as normal.

Orange City Council’s Sport and Recreation Chair, Councillor Jason Hamling said the centre would close to the public on the weekend because of the limited number of people allowed in the building. “It’s great we have the facilities where these kids can compete, improve their skills and continue their love of sport,” Cr Hamling said. “The centre will be open for our die-hard lap swimmers in the morning and our Learn to Swim program will run as normal, but will otherwise be closed to the public

Because of the large number of competitors, the 50-metre pool closed to the public on Friday while the indoor pool stayed open. On Saturday March 13, the leisure pool and 25-metre pool will be open from 5.30–8am.

On Sunday, March 14, the centre will be closed from 8am to host the festival as well as the Orange Aquatic Centre Squad time trials, and the Bush Nippers presentation. Lap swimmers can still access the indoor centre from 5.30am to 8am. Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said the influx of people was good for the economy. “It’s great to see things getting back to as normal as possible,” Cr Kidd said. “These 400 children will bring with them mums, dads, brothers and sisters who all need somewhere to stay, eat and drink and check out the local shopping,” Cr Kidd concluded.

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Enough is enough about the Bloomfield pine trees Enough is enough about trees, especially pine trees that are near the end of their life and with no safe canopy for people to sit-under. Believe me, these pine trees are messy, old, and dangerous. No-one picnics under a pine tree and there’s a reason for that — pine needles and safety concerns. Apart from the golfers who used this land when it was a golf course on a regular basis, I don’t recall ever seeing anybody out there for the past 30 years. In particular under the trees (not counting player’s stray golf balls) You would see a few walkers, runners, and residents taking a stroll, but not in numbers. This land has not been used for any other purpose other than golf and the community have had no concerns in the past. When Council stops dilly-dallying around and begin to build the stadium on this site, there will still be enough green space with trees for everyone plus a stadium within reach of ALL residents. Council can complement our new stadium and build a Council-run driving range if they wish as well, which would be another amazing asset for our community to use and also generate income. To put the stadium at North Orange would not be justified, considering the volume of traffic which already cannot handle the traffic in the area and the proximity of a variety of food venues and the hospital is just too far away from this proposed facility. Not to mention not enough trees to sit under. This land and new stadium at Bloomfield has the potential to generate millions of dollars for our City and the sooner the Council start digging at Bloomfield the better; before they lose the $25 million. If you wait long enough and listen to everyone’s concerns, the trees will fall down on their own. It needs to be started now. It’s the perfect location. There would be more up-keep costs in Cook Park than what a sports stadium would require. There is plenty of parkland alongside this proposed new site still with magnificent trees which can accommodate other interests. The challenge always is keeping everyone happy and,

unfortunately, this is not possible in any situation but standing together as a Council and making an informed decision is possible and it needs to be done now.

members and abort the removal of over 500 trees and seek an alternative location for the sports precinct. 3. The proposed mountain bike track from Mt Canobolas to Lake Canobolas. Once again, an almost unanimous support from the attendees of this forum with a small minority opposed to it, using fairly weak arguments such as Mt Canobolas wilderness area receiving over 50,000 users each year — a figure which is grossly-exaggerated. There may be up to 50,000 cars which drive to the top of the mountain to have a look, find an array of telecommunication towers and a fairly ordinary view with poor amenities and nothing else, and turn around and head back to Orange. I am a regular walker in the area and have been for over 30 years and, apart from the walk to the top of the Pinnacle, rarelyencounter anyone else when I am out walking. The outcome again should be to listen to the majority but address the concerns of the minority and construct bike tracks with those concerns in mind.

Our Council and residents have been granted $25 million to build a brand-new sports stadium and the Bloomfield site is an amazing one. Council then have an opportunity to sell the land they purchased at North Orange and put that money back into other much-needed projects within our Community. Please start. Lee Pickett

Why have forums; if Council won’t listen?

If this is not the outcome of the forums, they are obviously just lip-service by Council to promote themselves as being seen to be ‘engaging’ with the community. Councillors seem to forget, they are public servants there to serve the people

If Orange Council’s incentive for holding public forums to inform and interact with the ratepayers and residents of Orange over major and contentious issue was honest; they would be acting on the outcomes of these three forums to date and making decisions based on what the attendees are voicing. 1. Anson street tree removal. From my observation, 100 per cent of those attending were vehemently-opposed to the trees being cut down, with excellent solutions to the existing problems (expressed by ill-informed councillors) presented by a number of credible, knowledgeable members of the audience. Councillors saw the only solution to the problems they raised, as being to cut-down the trees and turn the proposed mall into a desolate wasteland reminiscent of a tar and sealed carpark. The outcome should be to abort the idea of the tree removal and further investigate one of the many solutions given by the audience to preserve them.

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Suzanne Sycica

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2. Bloomfield Golf Course development. Once again, by far the majority of over 100 of ratepayers and residents attending, were again vehemently-opposed to the removal of over 500 trees to make way for a sporting precinct, arguing that this precinct (including the stadium) should be located on another site, preferably north Orange, the site originally chosen and for the decommissioned Bloomfield Golf Course to be retained and further developed for multi-use green space for all of the Orange community. The outcome should be to listen to the majority of the represented community

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The proposed mountain bike track to be located on Mt Canobolas will have no more impact than a walking track. There are wilderness areas around the world that offer this form of recreation with little impact on any native flora or fauna. Mountain bike tracks — like bush walking tracks — take-up very little width through the bush; are not fenced-off and thereby not interfering with the passage of fauna; and are used by a demographic just as concerned with preserving the beauty and health of the area they passively pass through as are the demographics who bushwalk through these same areas. In many cases, the demographics are one and the same — people who live and enjoy both bush walking and mountain bike-riding! Penelope Pape

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Vindicated… Bird gets worm again!

“Ammerdown” turn-off to the northern side of the Windera turn-off would make this section of the highway much safer as there are many residences and roads on either side of the highway between these two locations.

I think we can safely say Jeanine Bird has been vindicated over her stance on harmless, life-saving Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 with the British Ivermectin Recommendation Development (BIRD) — and many other multi-national scientists and doctors — concluding that, using Ivermectin reduced deaths by an average of 83 per cent.

This situation will become even more dangerous when the proposed solar farm is constructed on the western side of the highway only a few hundred metres from the Thompson Road intersection.

In a message to Boris Johnson, the director of the UK Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy Ltd Dr Tess Lawrie said: “The good news is that we now have solid evidence of an effective treatment for COVID-19, it is called Ivermectin.”

Urgent action is required to prevent more serious, perhaps fatal accidents at this location.

Other countries use Ivermectin. We don’t. Why not? The cost maybe? Being a couple of dollars for Ivermectin compared to the ‘big bucks’ Big Pharma is making from risky, unproven vaccines?

2. Reduce the speed limit to 80km/hr between the Ammerdown and Windera turn-offs.

Tilly Wood

Two crashes, two neighbours, at Thompson Rd intersection The intersection of Thompson Road and the Mitchell Highway Orange is extremely and increasingly dangerous. Two weeks ago, while waiting to turn right into Thompson Road, with my right indicator flashing, a car coming from Orange in the 100km zone collided with my stationary car. My vehicle was pushed onto the centre line, disrupting both north and south lanes of traffic. Fortunately, neither I nor the other driver were hurt, but both vehicles were un-drivable and seriously-damaged, with my vehicle being written-off. Thankfully, responsible drivers stopped to help and direct traffic until the police arrived. Before Christmas last year, my neighbour’s car was also hit from behind while she was stationary waiting to turn right in a more serious collision at this same intersection, causing her vehicle to roll-over into the oncoming traffic. She suffered whiplash and her vehicle was written-off. Most residents of Thompson Road have experienced many ‘near misses’ while trying to turn right at this intersection. This is evidenced by the numerous visible skid marks on the highway near this intersection. These have become more frequent as the traffic to and from Orange along this section of the Mitchell Highway has greatly-increased in the last few years. The danger at this intersection is increased as it is at the bottom of the hill in the 100 km/hr speed zone. Often cars and trucks seem to exceed this speed as they gain momentum coming down the hill heading north. There is no turning lane at this intersection, however there is a turning lane for the Agrestic Grocer in the 50km/h zone, and into the “Ammerdown” estate, but not into the more dangerous 100kmph zone at Thompson Road. Reducing the speed limit to 80km/h from before the

Yet it IS proposed to create a turning lane to the entrance of this enterprise, and not one for the rate-paying permanent residents of Thompson Road!

1. Construct a right turning lane into Thompson Road on the Mitchell Highway.

3. Place ‘Reduce Speed’ and ‘Turning Traffic’ on the western side of the Mitchell Highway before Thompson Road.

underpass crossing the Distributor. There’s got to be a way for pedestrians to negotiate the intersection conveniently, without having to wait and stop traffic. To help relieve congestion for traffic entering the precinct from the Distributor, I can only think of one solution. Roundabouts, both large and small, work effectively everywhere else in Orange. I can’t think of one that doesn’t work well. I think the only place lights are necessary, is in the centre of town where there’s a high volume of pedestrian traffic. Based on that, it’s likely a roundabout would work in north Orange as part of an ultimate solution, in conjunction with a pedestrian overpass or underpass. As a side issue, a pedestrian bypass is similarly, if not more so, warranted at the new roundabout at the intersection of the Distributor with William Maker Drive. I can imagine families living in North Orange and wanting to go to the Gardens and the Playground being deterred at present from doing so on foot. David Green

4. Enlist the support of the local highway patrol to provide a visible presence to deter vehicles from speeding in this area.

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I am anticipating prompt action to solve this increasingly dangerous situation as the current condition of this intersection is putting lives at risk. Sue Doyle

Suggestions for the north Orange traffic problems After reading the article in Newswatch (Issue 38), I’d like to offer some suggestions for improving vehicular and pedestrian traffic experience at the intersection of the Northern Distributor Road, Telopea Way and Farrell Road in North Orange I can suggest a couple of cheap, easy, and quick-toimplement measures that would instantly halve the problem for traffic exiting the precinct: 1. Most drivers leaving the precinct want to go either left or right onto the Distributor. Very few turn left onto Farrell Rd. The “Must turn left at Farrell Rd” sign means half the road available to exiting traffic is virtually-unused, making traffic bank-up twice as far as necessary. It’s also an accident waiting to happen because, inevitably, some vehicles using the left lane continue through to the Distributor at the same time as others in the right lane are merging into the left lane for the same purpose. The quick and easy solution to both problems is to make the left lane simply “Must turn left” (either at Farrell Rd or at the Distributor)” and the right lane “Must turn right” (at the Distributor). 2. Currently, drivers exiting McDonalds are forced to turn left into the bottleneck, adding to the general congestion. The problem is exacerbated if they want to subsequently turn right onto Telopea, because there’s little opportunity for them to get into the right-turning lane. This creates an unnecessary bank-up of traffic in the McDonalds’ carpark. There’s little through-traffic on Farrell Rd, so it would seem safe and sensible to remove the median strip and allow traffic exiting McDonalds to turn right onto Farrell Rd if they want to go that way and avoid the bottleneck.

Royal Commission results into Aged Care — Dismal! Another Royal Commission that wasted money. Thankyou for your investigation, Commissioner! Your staff were magnificent with their investigations. Please do not recommend anything. Taxing the poor to feed the rich is ridiculous. That is what you were investigating. How do you improve the quality of care? That is the issue. Please leave the solution to the experts to recommend to the dumb politicians how to improve the care of the elderly. Everyone on a pension and over 85 should become a ‘ward of the state’ with social security. To provide free legal advice to keep the elderly from their money-grubby family and nursing home sharks. Their legal rights and democratic freedom should be protected by our democratic constitution. The elderly should also be fed a high-protein diet with fats to combat dementia, hospitals and nursing homes though feed carbohydrates and sugars causing dementia. Today, their democratic freedom is not protected because politicians will not champion the elderly’s democratic rights. The Royal Commissioner missed this fact! Aged care urgently require highly-paid quality staff at the bed-side. Not overpaid executives sunning themselves on the beach. The elderly need politicians with guts, spine, and brains to represent them in government.

I see those two initiatives as no-brainers. Another necessary, but more involved, addition is a pedestrian overpass or

Ian Donald Spring Hill

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