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MORNINGTON Baseball Club clinched only their second A1 premiership on Saturday (6 September) in the Dandenong Baseball grand final, with the win having an interesting family twist. See ‘The Scoreboard’ - Page 32 Picture: Supplied
Huge bill after ovals’ turf accidentally poisoned Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au A CONTRACTOR employed by Mornington Peninsula Shire applied the wrong treatment to four ovals in February, killing the turf, with user clubs still dealing with the aftermath and the shire facing extensive repair costs. The wrong treatment was applied to RJ Rowley Reserve in Rye, Olympic Park Reserve in Rosebud, David MacFarlane Reserve in Sorrento, and Emil Madsen Reserve Oval 2 in Mt Eliza.
Anthony Ring, president of Sorrento Sharks Football and Netball Club, said he noticed the field deteriorating around four to six weeks after treatment was applied. Ring said the poison applied is used to kill ryegrass on couch grass ovals but was mistakenly applied to ryegrass fields. “Every other ground in our competition is couch, and they use it to kill off the ryegrass,” said Ring. “Instead of not using that poison on the three rye ovals that are left in our competition, they just blanketpoisoned all the ovals, and unfortu-
nately, it killed our oval.” Ring said the shire outsourced maintenance on the oval a couple of years ago, and the oval has since been top-dressed with a clay-based sand. “When that goes on the oval and is sort of compacted, it’s almost like making a dam,” said Ring. “So, we had the effect of the poison and the fact that the water couldn’t drain away, and it became just a mud pit with no grass, basically.” Ring said the club had to stay off the oval as much as possible, practising at other grounds or skipping
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practice to keep it safe for home game use. “We had multiple soft tissue injuries where players were finding they’d have to adjust the way they ran on the oval compared to what you get on a normal flat level oval because it was so unstable, the surface underneath,” said Ring. He said by November, however, the poison should have worn off and with some sun and maintenance, the oval should look good as new. “There’s been some really big oversights and some really poor management at council level,” said Ring.
He said while the wrong treatment being applied was a “complete oversight and massive mistake”, the shire has been very helpful since the incident occurred. “The council were apologetic, very apologetic, and they were owning the fact that they’d made a really big mistake,” said Ring. “They were very receptive in having meetings with us and doing what we have to do to try and fix it, and keep it useable, keep it playable, and repair it going forward so it doesn’t happen again.” Continued Page 13
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Supreme Court rules on childcare dispute Brodie Cowburn brodie@mpnews.com.au PLANS for a new childcare centre in Frankston South have stalled after a legal battle which ended up in the Victorian Supreme Court. The site at 253 Humphries Road is currently owned by Tueno Investments Pty Ltd, which also operates Beachwood Early Learning Centres at 53 The Fairway in Bonbeach and 105 Humphries Road in Frankston South. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled on an ongoing contract dispute between site vendor Tueno Investments and developer Saltworks Investments FS, which was planning to buy the land and lease it back to the original owner. Last year, Tueno Investments agreed to sell the land to the purchaser for $2.25m with a deposit of $112,500 subject to multiple “special conditions”. Tuneo Investments was required to obtain a planning permit for a 138-place childcare centre, and the parties were required to execute an Agreement for Lease and Lease for the Property within six weeks of issue of the planning approval. The initial 15-year lease would have started at annual payments of $4,650 per licenced place per annum. The Supreme Court found that the vendor had failed to obtain planning approval by a deadline of 30 September, 2025. Its finding noted that “the vendor’s evidence addresses its contentions as to why that occurred and seeks the court to conclude that it is arguable that this
PROTESTERS at the proposed site of a Frankston South childcare centre last year. Picture: Gary Sissons
was due to the conduct of the purchaser, or the architecture firm which shares a common director with the purchaser.” The parties did not subsequently enter into an AFL and lease, but on 27 January purchaser Saltworks Investments FS informed the vendor that “it elected not to rescind or terminate the contract by reason of the failure of the special conditions, but affirmed the contract instead and elected to proceed to settlement in six months on 27 July,
2026.” Saltworks Investments FS was the plaintiff at the Supreme Court, seeking to force settlement of the land without executing the agreed lease. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the plaintiff and dismissed the case, leaving the future of the site in limbo. The childcare plans had drawn opposition from local residents. Early last year Frankston Council granted a conditional permit for the
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childcare centre, subject to the submission of further plans, despite nearly 200 objections (“Childcare plans proceed despite objections” The News, 1/4/26). The Supreme Court ruling noted that Frankston Council “issued a planning permit with endorsed plans for a childcare centre” on 18 June this year. The Supreme Court ruling read that “on 7 April 2026, the purchaser [Saltworks Investments FS] commenced this proceeding seeking a declaration
that the purchaser is entitled to call for settlement of the contract on 27 July 2026, without being required to negotiate the terms of an AFL and Lease in accordance with SC 19.2(ii) of the contract.” Section 19.2(ii) of the contract stipulated that “the parties must negotiate amendments in good faith and expeditiously with a view to execution by the execution date.” The court also considered Section 18 of the contract, which stipulated that “the vendor must at its cost use best endeavours to obtain the planning permit within a reasonable time after the contract date and, in any event, by 30 September 2025, or such later date as the parties agree in writing”; and that “if the planning permit is not issued by the permit date, then the purchaser may rescind the contract on 14 days’ written notice. On rescission, the deposit must be refunded to the purchaser and neither party may make a further claim against the other.” In its judgement, the Supreme Court found that “the satisfaction of [special conditions] 18 and 19 are essential conditions precedent to the obligations on the parties to proceed to settlement. That is, the parties are excused from performing their obligation to settle the contract in the absence of SCs 18 and 19 being fulfilled. Given that SCs 18 and 19 benefit both the purchaser and the vendor, the purchaser does not have a right to waive these conditions and call for settlement.”
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Shire councillor found guilty of misconduct
Bird flu cases continue to climb
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CONFIRMED bird flu cases on the Mornington Peninsula have climbed to 24, with the City of Frankston recording three cases. Cases have been recorded in Blairgowrie, Dromana, Capel Sound, McCrae, Mt Eliza, Portsea, Pt Leo, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Sorrento, and St Andrews Beach. The species where bird flue has been detected widened last week. Previously alldetections had been in either greater crested terns or silver gulls. Last week, there were single recorded events involving Australasian gannet, a black-faced cormorant and a little penguin at St Andrews Beach. The Frankston detections have been in greater crested terns and one silver gull. There continue to be grave concerns for Western Port Bay’s wetlands that are a critical habitat for wildlife, and home to 65% of threatened bird species in Victoria. If you find a sick or dead bird that you suspect could have H5 bird flu remember to: n AVOID contact with sick or dead wildlife and their environment. Do not touch, move or approach the bird, and do not allow pets to touch or eat sick or dead wildlife. n RECORD what you see, the location the animal was found, and take photos or video (if possible) without approaching the bird. n REPORT any unusual illness or death in wild birds and other wildlife immediately via the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Cameron McCullough
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor Cam Williams has been found to have engaged in misconduct following a series of comments about fellow councillors. On 24 August, arbiter Noel Harvey OAM determined Williams had breached three clauses of the Model Councillor Code of Conduct in relation to two incidents in December 2025. The arbitration application was made by Cr David Gill and Cr Kate Roper in March 2026. The first allegation concerned an interview Williams gave to the Somerville Times on 13 December 2025, in which he made a number of comments about fellow councillors and council matters. According to the report, the comments included an allegation that Roper had leaked information to the media, comments about Gill insinuating IBAC scrutiny without evidence, and claims about the motives and conduct of other councillors. The second allegation referenced a “Council Watch” article Williams posted to his council Facebook page, which depicted councillors throwing money around. The post misstated previous arbitration costs as “hundreds of thousands of dollars”. The arbiter stated the actual cost as $1800. A hearing was conducted at the shire offices on 17 July, with Gill and Williams in attendance.
CR Cam Williams. Picture: Supplied
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Williams acknowledged during the hearing he had exercised poor judgment, and a number of his statements were inappropriate. Harvey said in the report that as a result, the hearing focused less on whether the misconduct had occurred and more on the appropriate response. Williams described the incident as “two very stupid things” and said, “had he appreciated the likely consequences at the time, he would have acted differently”. Williams apologised publicly shortly after the incidents, removed the Facebook post, participated in mediation and governance processes, undertook further training, and said there had been no repetition of simi-
lar conduct since. Harvey acknowledged the apology was genuine and Williams had since demonstrated insight into his conduct. However, he found the earlier apology was expressed in general terms and did not address the reference to IBAC in relation to Gill or the inaccurate description of the cost of previous arbitration. Gill argued the comments caused reputational damage and had the potential to influence community perceptions. He requested a suspension of Williams for two to three months and a detailed public apology, specifically acknowledging any inaccurate statements made.
Harvey said he was not satisfied a suspension was warranted, as Williams took full responsibility, apologised, and took remedial steps. Williams has been directed to provide a written apology to the shire and to Gill and Roper. He must read the apology aloud at the next council meeting, which is scheduled for 29 September. The apology must acknowledge the inaccurate statements made and will be recorded in the official council minutes. At the 1 September council meeting, the arbiter’s report was tabled as an attachment to the meeting minutes.
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NEPEAN MP Anthony Marsh has written to the Premier of Victoria, Ben Carroll, offering the pothole tracker he built, roadtoruin.com.au, after the government announced it would be using taxpayer funds to build its own pothole tracker. Carroll announced last week there will been a new taxpayer funded website to report and track potholes across the state duplicating, according to Marsh, the website that is already available to use. Originally only rolled out for motorists in the Nepean electorate and then the Mornington electorate, Marsh has now rolled out the website statewide. Marsh admits his new site is “unashamedly political” but said potholes and road maintenance have become one of the most important issues to
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been strong. Over 130 potholes have been reported on the site since it became available statewide and potholes in forty-seven electorates have been reported. “When the Premier came out and announced that they’re going to create a website to report potholes, I just had to laugh because I don’t think reporting is the problem,” said Marsh. “The government knows the potholes are there, it’s about fixing them but it did incentivise me to go ‘Mine’s already there and it’s working, I might as well just make it Victoria wide’”. Carroll announced in a media release on 30 August that Labor is investing an extra $352m to double the number of potholes fixed this year from 250,000 to 500,000, while the Victorian Liberal Party’s policy states it will invest $5b in road maintenance over four years, if elected.
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Privacy and safety concerns at Yawa following photography incident Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au A LOCAL resident has raised concerns over the handling of privacy and safety concerns at Yawa Aquatic Centre after photographs were taken of her without consent. On 22 August, Cynthia Morris was using the gym facilities at Yawa Aquatic Centre in Rosebud when she noticed a male member taking photos of her. She said he then turned and was taking photos of other female members at the gym. “I felt really uncomfortable,” said Morris. Morris said she immediately reported the incident to staff at the centre. “When I told [the staff member], she informed me that they already had another girl in the office with the same complaint,” said Morris. “That’s two women complaining they’ve been photographed on the same piece of equipment and a duration of time from each other.” Morris said she was told they were reviewing the footage and had made the individual delete any photographs that had been taken. “Then a week later, I’m back in the gym, and the same male comes into the gym and starts working out,” said Morris. “I had a panic attack, and I was taken out by management.” Morris said she spoke with the deputy managers, who told her the individual had been given a first and final warning and that was as far as
YAWA Aquatic Centre. Picture: Yanni
they could take it. Morris escalated her complaint to the area manager and the Mornington Peninsula Shire. She had a meeting with the area manager of Yawa on 2 September, who confirmed an investigation had taken place, and they were standing by their decision to continue letting the individual use the gym.
“When they were telling me what his rights are with regards to still being able to access the facility, I felt like someone had taken my privacy, my autonomy, my right to choose, and I felt quite violated,” said Morris. “My question is whether our privacy and our safety have been taken seriously enough.” Mornington Peninsula Shire Direc-
tor of Communities Cheryl Casey said the shire and the centre operator take visitor safety, privacy, and wellbeing seriously. “The centre operator conducted an investigation into the matter, which included reviewing available evidence and speaking with those involved,” said Casey. “Measures were put in place while
further enquiries were undertaken, and action was taken following the investigation.” “Policies and procedures regarding photography and filming are in place at the facility, and expectations are communicated to patrons.” Morris said the situation has impacted her ability to attend the facilities going forward. “For me, it’s not just where I work out,” said Morris. “It’s been a large part of getting me back in the community... It’s had a big impact not only on my life, my social life, but my professional life as well.” Morris works as a social worker and said she helps people access the gym and the warm water facilities. Morris was offered the opportunity to allocate three support people who could attend the facilities with her free of charge for six months. “Every offer that’s been made for my safety is in my own hands,” said Morris. “So, I can bring a support person; I can let staff know when I enter the facility, and they help me feel comfortable, but nothing around actually preventing this happening again.” She has now placed her membership on indefinite hold while she decides whether or not she feels comfortable using the facilities in the future. Morris said there should be greater concern for personal privacy and safety at the centre. “Everybody should feel that their privacy and safety are protected while they’re using a community facility,” said Morris.
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By Raia Flinos MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has adopted a master plan for Somerville Recreation Reserve following community consultation at the end of 2025. At the 1 September council meeting, councillors voted unanimously to adopt the plan, which provides a long-term strategy to improve the reserve. Cr Kate Roper, who moved the motion, said community consultation was well received and helped shape the finalised version. “I’m very pleased to finally see the finalised master plan at council for adoption,” said Roper. “They have a large percentage of young people playing at the ground, and the current facility is not fit for purpose, so I look forward to the Somerville Recreation Reserve master plan being funded and built as soon as possible.” The shire received 103 submissions from the community, with 69 per cent in full support of the plan, and 31 per cent expressing overall support with a few concerns. Key items raised by the community included the loss of netball courts and female amenities, traffic congestion and parking concerns, the proposed addition of a dog park, and the removal of one of the playgrounds. Following feedback, the plan was updated to retain the third netball court, recommend sealing and formalising parking around the oval to increase capacity, and removing the dog park. Roper said it was unfortunate the dog park wasn’t able to be included. “It was unable to be included due to the wet nature of the site to the south, which is quite downhill and gets quite wet, but lots of new pathways
have been added to enable workers and others the opportunity to exercise,” said Roper. The plan also notes the future of the reserve’s playgrounds will be considered as part of the shire’s Playspace Strategy, which is currently in draft form. Cr Michael Stephens said the adoption of the masterplan was an exciting step for the reserve that is “busting at the seams”. “It’s very exciting to see this master plan finally get to this point,” said Stephens. “The reserve really needs some major investment and attention.” Cr Paul Pingiaro acknowledged community members who put in time and effort to help progress the plan. “Just a huge shoutout to all the work that the community members do behind the scenes to bring this to us,” said Pingiaro. While adoption does not guarantee immediate funding, the project will now be included in the shire’s Long Term Capital Works Plan and annual budget process. Council can also pursue state and federal grants, with the master plan providing a strategic basis for future funding applications. Roper said she hoped the upcoming state election would provide an opportunity to secure funding. “Hopefully some of the candidates for the upcoming state election will have some money for this ground to get some things moving,” said Roper. Some projects at the reserve have already received funding, including resurfacing the netball courts and renewal of the cricket nets.
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COMMUNITY Bank Mt Martha support organisations like Mt Martha Soccer club that create opportunities for families to connect grow and belong. Mt Martha Soccer Club Communications Manager Paul Gray to share the club’s story in his own words. At Mount Martha Soccer Club, we believe football is about far more than the game itself. It is about bringing people together, creating opportunities and building a stronger, healthier and more connected community. Today, our club proudly supports around 700 members across 49 teams and programs, including our Mini Mariners program for children under six, MiniRoos, junior boys and girls, senior men’s and women’s teams, and men’s and women’s over 35s. Female participation now represent more than 32% of our membership and continues to grow, with girls’ teams from Under 7 through to Under 15, supported by a dedicated Female Technical Director appointed this season. Looking ahead, we are also excited to be planning our inaugural Women & Girls Cup in 2027, creating even more opportunities to celebrate and grow female football on the Mornington Peninsula. Community Bank Mount Martha has become much more than a sponsor—they are a genuine community partner. Their support is proudly displayed on the back of every Mount Martha Soccer Club match-day jersey, worn by hundreds of players every weekend, while their ongoing investment extends well beyond the playing strip. Recent grant funding has helped transform our equipment storeroom into a more functional
and organised space, with new shelving, labelled equipment trolleys and pitch flags making it easier for our volunteers and teams to prepare for training and match days. They have also supported practical initiatives such as our cobranded community marquee and are proudly partnering with the club for our upcoming Trivia Night. CBMM’S commitment to reinvesting in local clubs enables us to continue improving the experience for players, coaches, volunteers and families while strengthening the sense of belonging that makes community sport so important. On behalf of everyone at Mount Martha Soccer Club, we sincerely thank Community Bank Mount Martha for their continued partnership. Together, we are building not only a stronger football club, but a stronger Mount Martha community.
Charity helping improve teen mental health through surfing Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au
YASMIN Swann and Rachael Parker from Ocean Mind. Picture: Yanni
OCEAN Mind, a therapeutic surfing charity that aims to improve young people’s mental health and relationships through surfing, is heading into its third season on the peninsula. Ocean Mind offers free six-week programs for young people experiencing mental health challenges, which run from September to May/June. Participants are paired with a volunteer mentor who teaches them to surf while also providing support and a listening ear. After completing the program, participants are offered a spot in a surf club, helping provide ongoing support and community connection. Rachael Parker founded Ocean Mind on the Surf Coast ten years ago before expanding to the peninsula two years ago. “My vision was for a little side project where I got to put a bit of passion into the work that I did,” said Parker. At the time, she worked in youth support and was looking for a worklife balance. “I was working with young people in the homelessness sector, and it was always very doom and gloomy, and I wanted to put some sunshine back into the work that I did,” said Parker. Ocean Mind now supports over 200 young people a year and has 160 volunteers. “Over the six weeks, our young people are learning not just to surf, but they’re learning communication skills, they’re forming relationships
outlet for feeling better and supporting myself with my mental health struggles and then, in turn, to do that for young people who are experiencing the same thing, I was very excited about it, and it felt quite natural too.” With the peninsula program entering its third year, Swann said the community response has been amazing. “We’ve had such an amazing community that comes back each season because they just can’t get enough,” said Swann. The program is continuing to grow, and Ocean Mind are looking to connect with more local volunteers and support services. Parker said keeping the programs free is a priority as mental health support shouldn’t be dependent on affordability. “We’re always looking for new funders that are interested in what we do and want to support the organisation,” said Parker. Ocean Mind’s next six-week programs will start in October. Young people aged eight to 18 can be referred by schools, health professionals, support services, or parents. You can find out more information or sign up to volunteer at: oceanmind. org.au.
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being, and being down at the beach, getting the vitamin D from the sun, being near the ocean, listening to the waves, being a bit more mindful and present in your environment.” Parker said surfing is exhilarating and requires complete concentration, helping participants practice mindfulness. “One of the big things that we see is young people have an opportunity to just really shut off that brain for however long we’re in the water for, and that could be the first time and the
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JONATHAN Croft, with his children, receiving the CFA Citizen’s Commendation for Bravery last year. Picture: Supplied
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AN Australian Bravery Decoration has been awarded to Jonathan Croft for rescuing a disabled resident from a house fire in Tootgarook on New Year’s Eve in 2023. Croft was walking when he heard fireworks being set off at a house 20 to 30 metres away. He began filming the fireworks before a flare shot across the road. Croft then heard a thud, followed by a loud scream, and saw the house catch on fire. “I didn’t really think anything; I just ran straight there,” said Croft. He saw a resident lying unconscious on the floor of the burning room. Croft picked up a concrete garden edge and used it to smash the window before entering the room and carrying the resident to safety. “I was happy to get her out,” said Croft. “No one else was going to help her and I wasn’t going to stand there and watch her burn to death in the window.” Croft said while he appreciated the recognition; the award was not necessary. “It’s pretty cool,” said Croft. “But I’d do it any day, really.” Croft was also awarded the CFA Citizen’s Commendation for Bravery in October 2025. The award is presented to a community member
who has performed an act of bravery in connection with CFA operations. Croft was one of 54 people recognised based on the recommendation of the independent council for the Australian Bravery Decoration. On 1 September, Governor-General Sam Mostyn announced 30 bravery decorations. “On National Wattle Day, I am proud to announce and congratulate the most recent recipients of Australian Bravery Decorations,” said Mostyn. “The Australians honoured today remind us of the strength and depth of the human spirit. They were each confronted with danger and chose to act – removing others from dangerous circumstances, including beach and sea rescues, motor vehicle accidents and other treacherous and, often, unimaginable situations.” Mostyn said this is the second Bravery list announced on National Wattle Day and is a continuation of the tradition established in 2025 to unite an important national day with recognition of bravery. “I want to acknowledge and thank those for whom an act of courage has left physical or emotional wounds that endure long after the emergency has passed,” the Governor-General said. “To all the brave Australians we honour today, thank you for your selfless and determined courage and care for others.”
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Council endorses proposed alignment for Dromana shared path Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire have endorsed a preferred route for the proposed shared user path in Dromana following community consultation. The path will provide an active transport connection between Dromana, Safety Beach, and the education precinct on White Hill Rd. Two paths were originally proposed, but after community consultation and investigation, council officers recommended a third alignment along Collins Rd. At the 1 September council meeting, councillors unanimously endorsed the proposal for the 2B option, which offers long-term strategic connectivity. Cr Patrick Binyon, who moved the motion, noted any further planning or construction is subject to funding through the Capital Works Program. “As the council, we try to achieve the right outcome that balances longterm planning with our community safety goals, commitment to active transport, and our responsibility to protect the local environment,” said Binyon. The first option was a path along Boundary Rd, which provided the most direct connection but carried the highest biodiversity impacts and construction challenges. The 2A option was along Rainier Ave, which presents the lowest biodiversity risk and best road safety outcomes.
THE three proposed routes. Picture: Supplied
“We know public opinion on this was varied, and not everyone was convinced a path was needed,” said Binyon. “Option 2B was adapted based directly on community feedback, and making those adjustments demonstrates we are listening and responding to our plans to get the balance
right.” 2B provides similar environmental and safety benefits to 2A, as well as offering long-term connectivity including access to council-managed land along Boundary Rd. Binyon recognised options one and 2A were estimated to cost between $3.7m and $4.3m.
“This is not a small amount,” said Binyon. “Costing for option 2B is comparable to the cost of option 2A; however, there are possible opportunities to integrate sections of the shared path with the proposed Boundary Rd and Collins Rd development. This would reduce the cost for this
section.” Binyon said creating a path like this is a crucial step towards reducing traffic congestion and encouraging people to be more active. “Option 2B invests in our kids and active families,” said Binyon. “Having proper, safe infrastructure gives parents peace of mind and encourages children to ride to school.” Cr David Gill said he preferred the 2A option, but he can easily accept 2B, knowing council officers will make it work. “It’s just got to be a safe transport route firstly, and then it has to look after the environment and has to be accepted by the community,” said Gill. “I think we can do all those things.” Binyon said when you look at desktop mapping, the environmental differences are clear. “Option one cuts through more native vegetation and potential swampskink habitat, and we know that preliminary works show that option 2B is far less damaging and avoids high-value habitat, which reduces the clearing,” said Binyon. Binyon confirmed once the route is chosen, officers will conduct a full on-site assessment to verify plant species, check for wildlife, and secure the necessary offsets. Detailed cost estimates will be further refined once the project secures funding either through the shire’s Capital Works Program or other external grant funding opportunities.
Shire seeks feedback on community-led projects policy Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking community feedback on its updated Community-led Projects Policy. At the 1 September council meeting, councillors voted unanimously to place the draft policy on public exhibition from 2 September to 30 September. The policy has been revised to simplify processes, provide clearer guidance, and create a more flexible and transparent approach to delivering community-led infrastructure projects. It will allow for a broader range of programs to be included and includes
an improved application process. Mayor Stephen Barry said partnering with clubs and groups to deliver projects that benefit the community is a top priority for the shire. “Clubs and community groups know what they need and are passionate about their projects,” said Batty. Batty said there are some cases where groups or clubs fully fund their projects while the shire oversees, or in other cases, the shire or state government may contribute to funding. “The bottom line is, we want to make it easy for the community to partner with us to deliver projects that benefit residents now and into the future,” said Batty. Cr Paul Pingiaro, who moved the
motion, said one of the peninsula’s greatest strengths is the capability of the community. “On the peninsula, our best resources and our best assets are our community, and this policy is about enabling community and delivering assets to show our genuine commitment to supporting those who support us,” said Pingiaro. A review into the existing policy revealed unclear processes, administrative complexities, and an unclear pathway from an idea to a completed project for community groups. “And yet, the results demonstrate why this program is worth improving,” said Pingiaro. “In the previous year, we spent $987,000 in grants, but that contributed
to $4.2m in improved community asset needs.” Pingiaro said the policy means recognising the value the community can contribute through funding, knowledge, volunteering, and partnerships. “If you’re part of one of these sporting clubs, a Rotary club, a Lions club, a friends group, or a community group, please put your input into this because this is how we help you guys deliver something with council’s help,” said Pingiaro. Cr Max Patton said this is one of the shire’s most successful programs and something he believes all councillors view as incredibly valuable. “I believe it’s important that when we have a community that is keen to
get something done, we become an enabler and I believe this policy and framework will build on the successes,” said Patton. Patton said the updated guidelines are expansive and highlight opportunities not only for community infrastructure but for several other community initiatives, including sustainability initiatives, culture and heritage projects, and well-being initiatives. “I believe this is the first of many steps in becoming community-centred council,” said Patton. Community members can provide feedback via the shire’s website at: mornpen.vic.gov.au/communityled or at one of the in-person feedback sessions.
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I4MP endorse Melissa Goffin for Mornington contest Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au
MELISSA Goffin. Picture: Supplied
MORNINGTON Peninsula businesswoman Melissa Goffin has been endorsed by Independents for Mornington Peninsula to be their candidate for the seat of Mornington in the upcoming state election. “Melissa was selected following a rigorous application and selection process by a five-member panel appointed by the I4MP committee earlier this year,” said an email to I4MP members last Thursday (3 September). “We were looking for someone with the experience, independence, energy and community commitment to represent Mornington at the November state election, someone who lives in the electorate — and we believe we have found exactly that person.” Goffin is the founder and owner of Red Gum BBQ in Red Hill and Southern Family Foods in Seaford. After emigrating from the United States, Goffin worked as a high school teacher before building her own businesses. Goffin is the co-founder and chair of Women in Business Mornington Peninsula and Frankston, an organisation supporting women across the peninsula to grow their businesses and develop as leaders. She was also a founder and organiser of the 2017 Women’s March on Melbourne, which brought thousands of people together in support of women’s rights, equality and inclusion. Her leadership has been recognised well beyond the peninsula. She served
on the NAB Small Business Advisory Board and was named Women’s Agenda Emerging Female Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018. The email to I4MP supporters states “We believe Mornington deserves a representative who will listen first, think independently and put the interests of local people ahead of party politics”. “Melissa Goffin brings a rare com-
bination of entrepreneurial experience, community leadership, advocacy and practical experience. She knows what it means to create jobs, run a small business, lead people, build community and stand up for what she believes in. “Now we have the opportunity to help her take that experience to Spring Street”. Goffin told The News “Mornington
has been held by a single major party since its inception.” “We can’t keep doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. This community is begging for change. “We’ve watched essential local services go underfunded and infrastructure needs ignored by political machines that view our region as an afterthought. Parties make promises to
us but we are not their priority. We’ve had enough.” Goffin said she is “laser focused” on the cost of living crisis, and the costs of running a business. “There is one expectation of us, that we follow the rules, we absorb their decisions and the consequences they bring – and there’s another set of rules for them that always seems to work in their favour,” said Goffin. “We watch the cost of living rise, and then have to sit back and watch the government mismanage our money. “I know how hard it is to run a business in this environment. I know how much we give to our families and how hard we work to get ahead. I’m tired of waiting for change to happen and for someone to fight for us, so I’m doing it myself. “I fell in love with the peninsula and its way of life; its natural beauty, its tightly woven community, its small business culture. It offered the dream. And that dream is slipping away.” This is Goffin’s first foray into state politics, after unsuccessfully running for Red Hill Ward in the 2020 Mornington Peninsula Shire council elections. Goffin will look to build on the success of the independent campaign for the Mornington electorate in the 2022 state election. In that poll, Kate Lardner came in second in the first preference vote tally, and fell just 590 votes short of the eventual winner, Chris Crewther, in the two-candidate-preferred count. To find out more about Goffin’s campaign, visit www.goffinformorno. com.au
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Writing Workshops in September WESTERNPORT Port Writes invites you to a day of writing workshops for emerging and established writers. In the lead-up to this year’s festival, we’re hosting three talented writers who will share their advice and tips in two hands-on, practical workshops. W1: The Craft of Short Stories Do you have a short story in your writing future? Join award-winning short story writer and novelist Melissa Manning at this 90-minute workshop covering:
• Building a convincing narrative • Structuring a persuasive story arc • Creating characters with depth and authenticity • Writing exercises to help refine your story. Melissa Manning’s short story collection, Smokehouse, won the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction. Her short stories have been published widely and her debut novel, Frogsong, launched this year. Workshop starts 11am and ends 12.30pm.
W2: Writing Romance Working on a romance manuscript? Like to gather some writing tips from experienced novelists? Join co-authors Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus as they present this hands-on workshop. The session covers: • Crafting multidimensional characters and building chemistry • Tools for plotting, drafting and refining your manuscript • Using tension, dialogue and subtext to show attraction • Romance genres and tropes for fresh stories • The road to publication – pitching, agents and publishers • Writing exercises to polish your technique.
Ali and Michelle have co-written four romance novels, the latest Love Overdue released in 2025, and they co-founded of the Australian social initiative Books on the Rail. Workshop starts 1pm and ends 2pm. Book via QR codes below. Choose your session or a great value Day Pass! Where: Hastings Community Hub 1973 Frankston-Flinders Rd Hastings When: Saturday 19 September Time: 11am to 2pm Bring: Writing materials or a laptop To book or to find out more, visit our website: www.westernportwrites.com.au or contact us: hello@westernportwrites.com.au
WRITING WORKSHOPS Saturday 19 September HASTINGS COMMUNITY HUB 1973 Frankston-Flinders Rd Hastings 3915
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WRITING ROMANCE 1.00pm to 2.00pm
WRITING WORKSHOPS DAY PASS 11.00am to 2.00pm
THE CRAFT OF SHORT STORIES 11.00am to 12.30pm
The Day Pass is great value. Enrol in both workshops on Saturday 19 September and enhance your writing. Award winning writer Melissa Manning explores the elements of a compelling short story - your narrative, story arc and characters.
Co-authors Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus share tips on crafting authentic characters, building chemistry, romance genres, and the road to publication.
Day Pass:
Session 1: $25 ($20 Conc.)
Session 2: $25 ($20 Conc.)
($40 Conc.)
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Mornington News
8 September 2026
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Lawyer enters Mornington contest for One Nation Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au ONE Nation has announced lawyer Ashli Beards as their Mornington electorate candidate for the November state election. Beards, who has been a member of One Nation since December 2025, was selected from “quite a few” potential candidates according to One Nation’s campaign coordinator for the Eastern Region, Harry Mulry. “For me, becoming involved with One Nation was a very organic experience,” said Beards. “I had become fed up with the majors and the mismanagement of the state. I was sick of seeing what was happening day to day and thought the community needed a real advocate.” Before being pre-selected, Beards worked in commercial and corporate law, after cutting her teeth in criminal law earlier in her career. “Criminal law was an eye-opening experience. Seeing how the criminal justice system works really influenced me.” Beards, who is a mother of two primary aged children, and a step-mother to two young adult children, sees costof-living pressure as a major issue. “There are people in the Mornington electorate who can’t afford to turn the heater on in their homes anymore,” said Beards. “The cost of living has fallen on the deaf ears of the major parties. The fact is that if you really understood people, you’d see these pain points and be advocating for these people.
ASHLI Beards. Picture: Supplied
“Members of parliament are supposed to be listening to us, and I feel my campaign is about getting back to basics. “Politicians seem more interested in photo opportunities than doing the hard work required. And these things shouldn’t just become a topic at election time either.” Beards, who grew up in Watsonia North and moved to the peninsula 14 years, told The News she is interested in protecting the peninsula from urban
sprawl. “One Nation has a detailed plan to fix the housing crisis,” said Beards. “That does not mean we are going to re-zone the green wedge just because Labor bought in too many people. Our peninsula is not a dumping ground for Labor’s failed policies and housing targets. “I’m here for the Mornington constituents - my job as an MP is to serve them, if they so choose. “How that plays out as we move
forward is up to the local people to decide.” Roy Morgan polling from 17 August showed that One Nation are poised to win around 10 seats in Victoria’s Upper House. That is short of the LiberalNational Party who are projected to win 11 seats, but ahead of Labor’s projected nine. Polling from 7 August shows a tight lower house “voting intentions” contest in Victoria with the LiberalNational Party and Labor both on 26% with One Nation not far behind on 23.5%. One Nation’s projected primary vote is a far cry from the 2022 state election, where the Liberal Party attracted 29.6% of the lower house primary vote, the National Party 4.77%, Labor 37.03% and One Nation just 0.22%. That equated to just 8077 votes out of the 3.6 million votes cast across the state. In Mornington, where Beards will contest the seat, One Nation did not field a candidate in 2022. In that contest, independent Kate Lardner managed to edge out Labor’s Georgia Fowler on primary votes and fell just 590 votes short of Liberal Chris Crewther in the two-candidate-preferred, leaving Crewther holding the seat with a 0.7 per cent margin. So far, for the 2026 poll, Beards will be joining incumbent Crewther, and a chosen but yet to be announced candidate endorsed by the Independents for Mornington Peninsula. There has been no word on a Labor candidate for the seat of Mornington.
Shire refuse to confirm cost of turf poisoning Continued from Page 1 Ring said he told the council he wanted to be advised of any maintenance or works occurring on the field going forward. “They have to let us know exactly what they’re doing and when they’re doing it, which has been great,” said Ring. The shire confirmed it has been working with the contractor to remedy the situation and will continue to until the issue has been fully resolved. CEO Mark Stoermer said, “We’re aware of the significant angst that this has caused the community and we’re working with the contractor to remedy the situation as quickly as possible”. The shire declined to comment on the cost of the repairs or clarify whether the contractor or the shire would be responsible for covering any expenses. The News understands the cost is expected to be in excess of $1m, and attempts by the shire to make the contractor foot the bill have been unsuccessful, leaving ratepayers to pay for the contractor’s mistake. The shire has also announced plans are underway to revitalise the oval at Truemans Road Recreation Reserve after a flock of cockatoos destroyed the turf. The planned renewal project will include complete surface removal, major re-turfing, site preparation, turf establishment, and ancillary works. The shire is working to secure the necessary funding to begin construction.
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CLOSING DOWN
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Property
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It’s Addressed 15 Ti-Tree Grove, Mornington
The Brief Rests 4, Showers 2, Parks 3, Plays on 711m2 approx
Renovated coastal living on a flat 711m2 (approx.) allotment, just a 5-minute walk to the foreshore. Set in a peaceful beachside street, this private home features a stone kitchen, generous outdoor living, northfacing backyard and timeless bay windows.
Just Listed
It’s Addressed 17 Portside Way, Safety Beach
The Brief Rests 4, Showers 2, Parks 2, Plays on 368m2 approx
A deluxe single-level residence just 200m to Hidden Harbour Marina at Martha Cove and moments from the beach. Set in a peaceful location, this private home features two living rooms, a north-facing garden and beautifully quiet surrounds – the perfect setting for relaxed coastal living.
Call your Area Specialist, Kara James, for more information on 0412 939 224.
Suite 4, 315, Main Street, Mornington
Call your Area Specialist, Kara James, for more information on 0412 939 224.
Just Sold
It’s Addressed 6/656 Esplanade, Mornington
The Brief Rests 3, Showers 2, Parks 2, Plays on 260m2 approx
Suite 4, 315, Main Street, Mornington
Just Sold
It’s Addressed 1/17 Beatty Parade, Mornington
The Brief Rests 4, Showers 2, Parks 1, Plays on 465m2 approx
Blending coastal sophistication with
Charming single-level living on a private
exceptional indoor and outdoor entertaining
465m2 (approx.) block, just 500m from Main
spaces, this stunning home offers a relaxed
Street and 1km from the beach (approx.).
lifestyle in a truly enviable location.
With two spacious living areas and a private north-facing courtyard, this versatile home offers relaxed coastal living for families or downsizers.
Call your Area Specialist, Kara James, for more information on 0412 939 224.
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Suite 4, 315, Main Street, Mornington
Call your Area Specialist, Kara James, for more information on 0412 939 224.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Suite 4, 315, Main Street, Mornington
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ON THE COVER
Architectural Warmth, Resort Luxury IMMERSED in sundrenched serenity amid almost three-quarters of an acre of magnificent gardens, this captivating Woodlands residence with a sparkling pool and bespoke guest house presents an extraordinary family sanctuary where timeless mid-century design, contemporary refinement and resort-inspired living exist in perfect harmony.
Rich timber floors and a fresh white palette grace an open plan of flowing living and dining spaces including a parent's lounge and central dining hall with a French Cheminees Philippe fireplace and a charming balcony, while a spacious family room extends seamlessly to an elevated alfresco balcony overlooking the sparkling swimming pool to a valley of billowing treetops.
Backing directly on to bushland reserve and with a sensational outlook over undulating tree canopy, the home is designed to offer luxury while you celebrate the outdoors and its stunning leafy surrounds with light-filled interiors framed by expansive full-height windows and doors opening the principal rooms to a series of glorious alfresco spaces.
Forming the heart of the home, the premium kitchen offers elegance appointed with integrated Liebherr refrigeration, premium Miele appliances and effortless access to a second alfresco terrace and barbecue entertaining area with a sink and pizza oven. The bedroom accommodation is equally impressive with every bedroom opening
directly onto a deck, including the luxurious main suite which enjoys a fitted dressing room and an elegant ensuite with twin vanity, walk-in shower and bidet, while the family bathroom mirrors the same level of quality with twin vanity, freestanding bath and oversized shower. Steps lead down to a separate poolside guest retreat serviced by its own sleek bathroom and lounge framed by two walls of bi-fold glass doors that create a spectacular indoor-outdoor connection to the surrounding entertaining deck, with steps to the glistening travertine-framed swimming pool as well as a brick-paved firepit overlooking groomed sweeping lawns. An extensive fruit and vegetable
garden, water tank and irrigation system complement the lush landscape, while rear gates open directly to the peaceful bushland reserve, extending the feeling of space and natural beauty well beyond the boundaries of the property. Positioned moments from Mt Eliza North Primary School, St Thomas More, Peninsula Grammar and other leading schools, with the beloved French Bakehouse and Humphries Road conveniences just around the corner and Mt Eliza Village only minutes away, the home also includes a dedicated study with built-in desk, solar power, a double carport with EV charger and storage, plus powered under-house storage and wine cellar. n
HOME ESSENTIALS ADDRESS: 47 Bellbird Road, Mount Eliza FOR SALE: $2,150,000 - $2,350,000 DESCRIPTION: 5 beds, 3 bath, 2 car, 2914m² AGENT: Bill Joycey - 0403 555 424, Belle Property Mornington/Mount Eliza, Level 1, 311/313 Main St, Mornington
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Mornington
2 a 1 b 2 v 438 r
9 Hampden Street Beachside Living Future Potential In a coveted coastal setting only doors from the cafes and boutiques of Main Street, this classic blonde brick home presents a rare chance in a tightly held beachside position.
Auction Sat 3 Oct 11.00am View As advertised or by appointment
Mount Eliza
3a 2b 2v
5 Kingsley Court Exceptional Space and Effortless Village Living A stone's throw from the beating heart of Mt Eliza Village, rarely does a property deliver such a compelling convergence of architectural heritage, generous land and village convenience as this beautifully renewed Merchant Builder's home.
Brett Trebilcock | 0439 209 891 Julie Lock | 0412 221 488
Bill Joycey | 0403 555 424 Kristen Cumming | 0404 146 235
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112 Tanti Avenue, Mornington. Effortless Mornington Living Positioned right in the heart of Mornington, this is a home that combines space, comfort and an incredibly convenient lifestyle. A spacious and practical floorplan provides comfortable living areas and an easy flow throughout, while also delivering the ease of lowmaintenance living. All set within one of Mornington's most convenient pockets.
For Sale $1,595,000 - $1,695,000 View As advertised or by appointment
3 a 2 b 2 v 327r For Sale $980,000 - $1,075,000 View As advertised or by appointment
Julie Lock | 0412 221 488 Brett Trebilcock | 0439 209 891 Janelle Langley-Dunn | 0419 105 990
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Rosebud
2 a 1 b 1 v 195 r
3/9 Jetty Road Moments to the beach, cafés, shops, and school, this updated 2BR unit is a sanctuary that’s ready to move straight in, with scope to add your own stamp. Ideal for permanent living, investment or holidays, with neat kitchen, lounge/dining with RC/ AC, sunroom, single garage, and private garden.
Expressions of interest Closing Tues 15 Sep 2pm Unless sold prior Price Guide $520,000 - $570,000
Safety Beach
4a 3b 2v 1g
88 Clipper Quay
For Sale
Impeccable family home with a serene waterfront position & private marina berth. On 666 sqm, this home features large indoor-outdoor spaces over 2 levels, stylish Miele kitchen, 4-5BRs, 3 bath, ducted heating/cooling, 6 star energy rating, double glazing, double garage.
Jared Tipping | 0401 827 299 Phil Down | 0423 515 490
Stuart Cox | 0417 124 707 Jarrod Eastwood | 0403 983 310
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7 Palmerston Avenue, Dromana. Another property successfully sold by the Belle Property Dromana | Rosebud Team which means another ecstatic client and another delighted buyer. These results are why we love what we do. There are plenty of other buyers searching in this area, so if you're considering selling call us for your free appraisal today!
Price Guide $2,575,000 - $2,775,000
3 a 1 b 2 v 669r Najee Charkas | 0414 938 069 Grant McConnell | 0407 515 078
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AGENT’S CHOICE
Effortless Coastal Living ESCAPE to effortless coastal living in this beautifully appointed, single-level fourbedroom residence within the prestigious Hidden Harbour Estate at Martha Cove. Positioned approximately 200m from Hidden Harbour Marina, this refined home combines easy, stair-free living with a relaxed Mornington Peninsula lifestyle. Enjoy morning walks by the water, afternoons on the golf course, weekends on the foreshore and evenings dining by the bay, with Martha Cove Marina, Safety Beach Sailing Club and
The Valley Golf Course all close by. Inside, natural light and thoughtful zoning create a welcoming sense of space. The privately positioned north-facing master suite offers a peaceful retreat, while two generous living zones provide flexibility for family living, relaxing and entertaining. At the heart of the home, the spacious stone kitchen features a 900mm freestanding cooker and connects with the light-filled north-facing family and dining area. Step
outside to the undercover north-facing entertaining deck, overlooking the manicured garden - an inviting space for morning coffee, long lunches and relaxed gatherings with family and friends. Set on a flat, low-maintenance 368m2 (approx.) allotment, this is an easy-care home designed for enjoying more of the coastal lifestyle and less of the upkeep. Adding further peace of mind, the residence benefits from 24/7 marina security and an alarm system, so you can enjoy this relaxed coastal
setting with confidence. - Deluxe single-level residence with two living rooms in the Hidden Harbour Estate at Martha Cove - Peaceful location 200m walk (approx.) to Hidden Harbour Marina and within easy reach of the Safety Beach foreshore - Spacious north-facing light-filled family room, and a north-facing undercover entertaining deck - Remote double garage.n
HOME ESSENTIALS ADDRESS: 117 Portside Way, Safety Beach FOR SALE: $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 DESCRIPTION: 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 car, 368m² AGENT: Kara James - 0412 939 224 Area Specialist Mornington, Ground Level, Suite 4/315 Main St, Mornington
FOR SALE
33A Colstan Court, Mount Eliza 3 BED | 2 BATH | 1 CAR | 304 SQM
VICKI SAYERS 0410 416 987
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The Guide TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK FRIDAY
SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY
DEATH VALLEY
THE DROPOUT
ABC TV, 8.20pm
SBS2, 8.30pm
This witty take on the many-murders-in-aquaint-British-village genre stars Timothy Spall (pictured) as John Chapel, a retired actor best known for playing TV detective Inspector Charles Caesar. When one of his neighbours turns up dead, the reclusive star devises a theory that an ulterior motive is at play and gets roped into helping solve the real-life crime. Acting as his perky foil and dragging him into the case is detective Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth), who also happens to be Chapel’s biggest fan. An especially enjoyable entry into the cosy murder genre, this Welsh series bubbles along thanks to a bristling chemistry between its leads, even if the set ups do get a trifle silly at times.
Imagine being able to scan for hundreds of diseases using a single drop of blood, all in the comfort of your own home. Such was the allure of Theranos, the US company that set out to revolutionise medical diagnostics and the lives of billions of people. Based on the podcast of the same name, this eight-part limited series charts the meteoric rise and fall of Theranos and its enigmatic founder, Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried, pictured). To understand how it all went wrong, The Dropout takes us back to the beginning, when Holmes was an optimistic student who left Stanford University in 2004 to pursue her ‘great idea’. Despite a lack of proof, legions of investors bought into Holmes’ claims, charisma and ambition.
MEL GIEDROYC: UNFORGIVABLE SBS2, 9.35pm
Audiences familiar with Mel Giedroyc’s (pictured) sunny and wholesome persona as the original co-host of The Great British Bake Off might be slightly shocked by the comedian’s edgier approach to this panel show. Inviting celebrities to confess their most unforgivable acts, shameful anecdotes and embarrassing moments, Giedroyc sits on a throne and assigns points as her utterly unpredictable sidekick Lou Sanders keeps score. Graham Norton gets the ball rolling in this premiere, revealing a lie to his mother that went too far, while Desiree Burch and Alex Brooker also share mortifying mishaps. It’s essentially just another chat show, but with a silly and saucy twist that makes it worthwhile. 1109
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Thursday, September 10 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 10.30 Spicks And Specks. (Ml, R) 11.00 Small Town Scandal. (Ma, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Falling. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.10 Inside Oxford Street. (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Cook Up. (R) 3.35 Jeopardy! 4.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 4.30 Plating Locally. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 17. Highlights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Bordertown, South Australia. 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: David Byrne. (PG) David Byrne shares five songs. 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. Alan takes on the first bedroom. 9.30 The Cage. (Ml, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.50 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (M, R) 11.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.25 Parliament Question Time. 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia Reunion. (Final) The reunion brings the entire cast together. 8.40 9/11: One Day In America: Collapse. (Mal, R) The day of terror continues to unfold as Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon. 9.35 Say Nothing. (MA15+l) Dolours and Marian make new friends. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Reyka. (Malv) 11.50 Prisoner. (MA15+alv, R) 2.10 Vikings: The Lost Kingdom. (R) 3.50 Hitler And The Reichstag Fire. (Mav, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: Powerless Plunge. (PGa, R) Takes a look at the crash of a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh after it lost both engines. 9.30 Hear The Mighty Roar: Brisbane Lions: The Hunted. (PGl) The hunted become the benchmark team. 10.50 Kick Ons. 11.20 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av, R) 12.20 Mr Robot. (MA15+adlsv, R) 1.20 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) 8.30 Emergency. (Mav, R) Mark tries to help a car crash patient. 9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mlm, R) An eye injury requires immediate action. 10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.20 9News Late. 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) The Woodcock family finally agrees to a puppy. 8.30 NCIS: Sydney. (Mav) The team races to an Antarctica research base to investigate why a climate scientist killed a colleague on Polar Night Eve. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.55 72 Cutest Animals. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Patriot Brains. 2.25 Insight. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Denmark. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. (Premiere) 9.20 Alone Australia. (Final) 10.30 The Artist’s View. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 18. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.10 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 11 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bulldogs. 9.45 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 11.45 Poirot. 12.45am Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Cheap Seats. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Ridiculousness. 12.30 Ent. Tonight. 1.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.
N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Friday Night Thunder. Noon Pro Bull Riding: USA. 1.00 Over The Black Dot. 1.30 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 The End Of The Valley. 9.00 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (1973, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Tokyo Story. Continued. (1953, PG, Japanese) 8.00 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 10.00 Iris And The Men. (2023, M, French) 11.50 Black And White. (2002, M) 1.45pm On Golden Pond. (1981, PG) 3.45 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 5.35 Enigma. (1982, PG) 7.30 The Man Who Wasn’t There. (2001, M) 9.40 Denial. (2016, M) 11.45 Hope Gap. (2019, M) 1.40am Late Programs.
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 NFL. NFL Flag Championships. Girls High School Quarter-Finals. Austin v Lansdale. 11.35 NFL. Week 5. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. Replay. 3pm Talking W. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters: NFL. 8.30 MOVIE: Wrath Of Man. (2021, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Never Been Kissed. (1999, PG) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Jane The Virgin. 12.30am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.35 Legacies. 2.25 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 3.15 Innovation Nation. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Late Programs.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Shopping.
CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.
Mornington News – TV Guide
8 September 2026
MEL/VIC
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Friday, September 11 ABC (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) 1.50 The Cage. (M, R) 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.10 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.05 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Bettany Hughes: Treasures of Bulgaria. (PGa, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 18. Highlights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 NFL Pre-Game. 10.00 NFL. Melbourne Game. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. 2.30 Border Security: International. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Mr Pawsitively Perfect. (2023, G, R) Christine L. Nguyen. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.50 Gogglebox Aust. (PGalns, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Clarence Slockee explores wattles. 8.20 Death Valley. (Premiere, Ma) A detective sergeant teams up with a beloved TV cop to solve a murder. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) Nine artists create portraits of Casey Donovan, Lisa McCune and Dave Hughes. 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (Ml, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 12.00 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (Mv) A bitter feud between two brothers turns deadly. 8.30 WWII With Tom Hanks. (Maw) After years of discussion over how to take the fight directly to Germany, the Allies plan the Normandy invasion. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Spy/Master. (Ma) 11.40 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+av, R) 1.30 Australia Uncovered: The Department. (MA15+al, R) 3.10 Hitler And The Reichstag Fire. (PGav, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 7.30 Football. AFL Finals. Semi-final. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the match. 11.15 NFL. Melbourne Game. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. Highlights. From the MCG. 12.15 GetOn Extra. Lizzie Jelfs, Matt Hill, Simon Marshall and Brent Zerafa dive headlong into the weekend’s best racing. 12.45 Eyewitness. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 9News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL Finals. First qualifying final. 9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the first qualifying final, with analysis and news of the NRL finals series. 10.45 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (1987, Mdlv, R) Two detectives pursue drug traffickers. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 1.00 Next Stop. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) A project manager hunts for a new home. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) Jake is impressed by his mother’s boyfriend. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.50 Steven Universe. 9.40 BattleBots. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. Noon
7TWO (72)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Rugby League. NRL. 2025 First elimination final. Cronulla Sharks v Sydney Roosters. Replay. 3.45 Rugby League. NRL. 2025 Second Elimination Final. Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos. Replay. 5.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders. 7.30 Find My Country House Aust. 8.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, M) 11.00 Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.
NITV (34)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 9.00 Ice Road Truckers. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 American Resto. 1.30 Storage Wars. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Downton Abbey: A New Era. (2022, PG) 11.05 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 MOVIE: The Legend Of Tarzan. (2016, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Hercules. (2014, M) 11.45 Seinfeld. 12.15am Babies Behind Bars. (Premiere) 1.05 Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.05 Legacies. 2.55 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Graffiti Bridge. (1990, PG) 1.35 Stompem Ground 2022: Footprince. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 MOVIE: Scrapper. (2023, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: He Got Game. (1998, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.
DW The Day. 12.30 Patriot Brains. 2.20 Forged In Fire. 3.05 Stories From The Cities. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.35 Inside The Huddle. 6.05 Over The Black Dot. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 Celebrity Jeopardy. 8.30 Original Gangsters With Sean Bean. (Premiere) 9.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 19. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
Enigma. (1982, PG) 8.00 On Golden Pond. (1981, PG) 10.00 Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) Noon Jules. (2023, M) 1.35 Tokyo Story. (1953, PG, Japanese) 4.05 Marie’s Story. (2014, PG) 5.50 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 7.50 King Of California. (2007, M) 9.30 Official Secrets. (2019, MA15+) 11.35 5 To 7. (2014, M) 1.25am Truth. (2015, M) 3.45 The Blue Caftan. (2022, M, Arabic)
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Saturday, September 12 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 11.00 Football. VFL. First preliminary final. 2.00 Football. VFL. Second preliminary final. 5.00 Australian Story: Time After Time – Cheng Lei. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R) 6.00 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) Brett gets a new job. 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Grantchester. (Mv) Armed robbers storm CeCe’s Boutique. 8.20 Father Brown. (PGv) The owner of the almshouse is killed under suspicious circumstances. 9.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) After a cycling competition comes to the village of Burwood Mantle, the race leader is murdered. 10.35 Falling. (Ml, R) 11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.05 Japanese Islands From Above. (R) 11.05 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (Mls, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix Valencia. Round 10. Highlights. 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 19. Highlights. 5.35 War Trains. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Queen And The Traitor: A Great British Scandal. Uncovers the scandal of Russian spy Anthony Blunt. 8.45 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml, R) With the baggage handlers on strike, the airport is sliding into chaos. Tobias realises he’s been played by Asha. 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Luke McGregor In Scotland. (PGa, R) Shaun Micallef and Luke McGregor travel to Scotland. 10.55 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 12.00 Saving The F*cking Planet. (Mls, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Crown Makybe Diva Stakes Day and The Run To The Rose Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL Finals Series. Second semi-final. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the match. 11.00 Kings Of The Big Game: West Coast Eagles: One Point, One Purpose. (Ml, R) After a finals loss to Sydney, the West Coast Eagles fight back through to keep their premiership dream alive. 12.45 The Midwich Cuckoos. (Premiere, MA15+av) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 GolfBarons. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 1.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. 3.00 Getaway. (PG) 3.30 Rugby League. NRL Finals. Second qualifying final. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL Finals. First elimination final. 9.50 NRL Finals Footy PostMatch. Post-match coverage of the first elimination final. 10.45 MOVIE: Tango & Cash. (1989, Mlv, R) Two detectives are framed by a crime boss. Sylvester Stallone. 12.45 Wild Cards. (Mv, R) 1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 11.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 1.00 Pooches At Play. (PG) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News. 6.30 Gogglebox Australia. (PGalns, R) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (Final, PGa) Sandie and Tony built a huge colonial-esque property in 2003 for their family, but it’s time to downsize. 9.30 Love It Or List It UK: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie and Phil look back on their best land-grabbing renovations to balance home and garden. 10.30 Watson. (Mas, R) A patient arrives at the clinic with a neurological disorder. 11.30 FBI. (Mv, R) A federal whistleblower is murdered. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.35pm Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Guess How Much I Love You. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.45 Iron Man And His Awesome Friends. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.40 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 9.30 Merlin. 10.15 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.55 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00
7TWO (72)
6am Morning Programs. Noon House Calls To The Rescue. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Better Homes. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Horse Racing. Crown Makybe Diva Stakes Day and The Run To The Rose Day. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Parramatta Eels v North Queensland Cowboys. 1.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons. 3.30 MOVIE: Doctor Zhivago. (1965, PG) 7.00 Getaway. 7.30 MOVIE: The Bodyguard. (1992, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Moonstruck. (1987, PG) Midnight Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal. 8.30 Bold. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. 11.30 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Frasier. 2.30 Friends. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Traitors Australia. Midnight Two And A Half Men. 12.30 Becker. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Home Shopping.
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 9.40 Fresh Fairytales. 10.00 MOVIE: Scrapper. (2023, PG) 11.30 Te Puna Ora: The Source Of Life. 1pm Nula. 1.30 Great Blue Wild. 2.20 Over The Black Dot. 2.50 Kindred. 4.30 Anthem Sessions. 5.00 Exile And The Kingdom. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.40 MOVIE: Seeds. (2024, MA15+) 10.10 MOVIE: Saturday Night Fever. (1977, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Krikke Boys Shootout. Replay. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Anger Management. (2003, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Violent Night. (2022, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Soccer. English Premier League. Everton v Manchester United. 4.30 The Dog House UK. 5.30 MOVIE: Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) 7.30 MOVIE: Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom. (2023, M) 9.50 TBA. 12.30am The Purge. 1.20 Love Island Games. 4.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 I Love VIP Pets. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Roads Less Travelled. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm The Living Room. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping.
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Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 19. Highlights. Noon Love In Bright Landscapes. 1.55 Stories From The Cities. 2.25 If You Are The One. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS News. 5.35 Mastermind Aust. 6.35 Engineering By Catastrophe. 7.30 History’s Greatest Machines. 8.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 20. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 8.00 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 10.00 Denial. (2016, M) 12.05pm The Man Who Wasn’t There. (2001, M) 2.15 Enigma. (1982, PG) 4.10 Limelight. (1952, PG) 6.40 Paper Planes. (2014) 8.30 The Immigrant. (2014) 10.40 La Maison. (2022, MA15+, German, English, French) 12.20am Official Secrets. (2019, MA15+) 2.25 King Of California. (2007, M) 4.05 Aftersun. (2022, M)
Sunday, September 13 ABC (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.15 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 3.10 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (Final, PG, R) 4.00 Creative Types. (PG, R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Take 5. (PG, R) 5.30 Back Roads. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.05 UAE From Above. (R) 11.05 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (PGls, R) 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. Tour of Britain. Women’s. Highlights. 4.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 20. Highlights. 5.35 War Trains. (PG)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Obesity Is A Disease. (PGa) 12.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. (PGav, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 5. Richmond v St Kilda. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 5. North Melbourne v Carlton. From Arden Street Oval, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R)
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.15 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.30 Rugby League. NRL Finals. Second elimination final.
6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 Good Food Everyday. (PGa, R) 10.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 11.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 12.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 12.30 Gogglebox Aust. (PGalns, R) 1.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Nine artists create celebrity portraits. 8.20 The Cage. (Ml) Gary forces Leanne to make a difficult decision. Matty buckles under the pressure of Ning’s request. 9.10 Falling. (Ml) David wrestles with his feelings while Anna realises how much things have changed for her. 9.55 Grantchester. (Mv, R) Armed robbers storm CeCe’s Boutique. 10.40 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 9/11: The Unseen Tapes. (Mal) Looks at unseen footage of the 9/11 attacks. 9.15 Castle Secrets: The Warlock, Joan Of Arc, A Fortress In The Holy Land. (Mav, R) Takes a look at castles. 10.10 Kennedy: A Legacy (June 1963-November 1963) (PGa, R) 11.00 The Truth About Anxiety With Celia Pacquola. (Mad, R) 12.10 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. (PGa, R) 3.45 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGal) The remaining artists step up to their quarter-finals. 8.40 7NEWS Spotlight. Focuses on major breaking news events and long-form investigations of national significance. 9.40 Poisoned. (MA15+a) The investigation uncovers more deaths across the world linked to the online supplier. 10.50 24 Hours In Police Custody: Left For Dead. (Madl, R) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. AirTouch 500. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 NFL. Week 1. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48: Out Of The Darkness. (MA15+av) Two families seek justice for their loved ones. 11.10 Murder In The 21st: Tainted Love. (Mav) 12.00 I Survived A Crime. (MA15+lv) 12.30 Tycoons Down Under. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 10 News+. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s top stories, investigative reports and stories that haven’t been heard. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 8.00 Watson. (Ma) Watson and the fellows fight to revive a 30-year-old woman after her heart inexplicably stops. 9.00 FBI. (Madv) After the son of a professional basketball team owner is held for ransom, Jubal and the team race to catch the kidnappers before a larger revenge plot unfolds. 12.00 10 News+. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.50pm Kangaroo Beach. 2.35 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 The Smeds And The Smoos. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 Tiddler. 5.45 Iron Man And His Awesome Friends. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 The Inbestigators. 7.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. (Final) 8.10 Jaguars Vs Crocs. (Premiere) 8.55 Animal Park. 10.25 Secrets Of The Zoo. 11.05 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 10.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 11.30 Escape To The Country. 12.30pm Malaysia Kitchen. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Better Homes. 2.40 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.40 My Greek Odyssey. 4.40 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 5.40 Escape To The Country. 6.40 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Genius: Picasso. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors. 1.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 11. Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Titans. 3.30 Skippy. 4.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 7.30 TBA. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Emergency. 10.30 Cold Case. 11.30 Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.30 Lingo. 11.30 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Frasier. 2.30 Friends. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Traitors Australia. Midnight Becker. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Home Shopping.
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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Fish’n Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security USA. 6.30 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) 1.20am Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 4pm The Toys That Built The World. 5.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 5.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017, M) 12.25am Bel-Air. 1.20 Love Island Games. 3.55 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 4.50 Wild Manes. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 Building The Dream. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Shopping.
6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Inside The Huddle. 1.00 Living Black. 1.40 Football. West Kimberley Football League. Grand final. Cable Beach v Peninsula Bombers. Replay. 3.15 Johnny Warren’s Football Mission. 4.15 MOVIE: Gurrumul. (2017, PG) 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 Extraordinary Animals. 8.30 Like My Brother. 10.15 MOVIE: Million Dollar Baby. (2004, M) 12.35am Late Programs.
MOVIE: Watandar, My Countryman. (2022, PG) 4.25 France 24. 4.55 PBS Washington Week. 5.20 PBS News Compass Points. 5.50 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Dropout. (Premiere) 10.30 The UnXplained. 12.10am Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 21. 4.20 Letterkenny. 4.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
Limelight. (1952, PG) 8.30 Marie’s Story. (2014, PG) 10.15 5 To 7. (2014, M) 12.05pm King Of California. (2007, M) 1.45 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 3.45 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 6.15 The Last Time I Saw Paris. (1954, PG) 8.30 The Darjeeling Limited. (2007, M) 10.15 The Problem With People. (2023, M) 12.10am Grand Ecole. (2004, MA15+, French) 2.15 Late Programs.
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Joanna Lumley’s Danube. (PG, R) 10.45 Father Brown. (PG, R) 11.30 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Fuddy Duds. (PGs, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 ABC National Forum. Hosted by David Speers. 9.50 Media Watch. (PG) 10.10 Planet America. 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Business. (R) 11.45 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 12.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.20 Parliament Question Time. 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 11.15 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News Compass Points. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Second Edition. 2.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 3.05 Going Places. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 21. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG, R) Bill Bailey heads to the nation’s capital Hanoi. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: The Strength Within. (Ma) At Queen’s Medical Centre, a 23-year-old is treated after a fall from a horse. 9.30 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) Deep winter finally arrives. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Gomorrah: The Origins. (Mlv) 1.10 Fargo. (Malv, R) 2.50 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The Voice. (PG) Artists from Team Melanie C and Team Kate battle. 9.10 The Rookie. (Mav) Nune gets a new role. A ride-along with Nolan goes awry. The team looks to recruit new members. 10.10 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 11.10 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. An expert panel tackles the biggest rugby league topics. 12.10 Transplant. (MA15+a, R) 1.10 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams start working on the heart of their homes. 8.40 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies. 9.40 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 100% Footy. (Mal) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Gogglebox Aust. (ls, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG) Anne Edmonds and Lloyd Langford compete. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.40 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.35 Fizzy And Suds. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.10 Mighty Ships. 11.10 Late Programs.
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6am Tennis. US Open. Day 15. Men’s final late. 8.00 Thunderbirds. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: I Believe In You. (1952, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Lingo. Noon The Traitors Australia. 1.30 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.
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9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015, MA15+) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.20am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.20 Legacies. 2.10 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 3.00 Surfing Aust. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 Late Programs.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
6am Morning Programs. Noon Like My Brother. 1.45 Stompem Ground 2022: TSI Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Dream Whisperer. 10.00 MOVIE: Finding Forrester. (2000, M) 12.25am Late Programs.
Over The Black Dot. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News Compass Points. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 5.30 Alone Denmark. (Final) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Scrabble. (Premiere) 9.20 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 10.30 The Airport Chaplain. 11.30 The Americans. 1.20am Sex Tape Finland. 3.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
The Last Time I Saw Paris. (1954, PG) 8.15 Paper Planes. (2014) 10.05 The Immigrant. (2014) 12.15pm Aftersun. (2022, M) 2.10 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 3.50 Lassie: A New Adventure. (2023, PG, German) 5.30 Somewhere In Time. (1980, PG) 7.30 Dangerous Liaisons. (1988, M) 9.45 Funny Games. (1997, MA15+, German) 11.45 Doctor Sleep. (2019, MA15+) 2.30am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. AirTouch 500. Day 1. Highlights. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.05 Tampa: The Turning Point. (PGa, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grantchester. (Mv, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.15 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 3.05 Going Places. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Pharaohs Of The Two Lands. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGal, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG)
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Tampa: The Turning Point. (Final, PG) Looks at the Tampa affair. 9.20 I Was Actually There: The Dismissal. (PG, R) Looks at the dismissal of PM Gough Whitlam. 9.50 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.50 ABC National Forum. (R) 12.15 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 1.15 Parliament. 2.15 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Kate Langbroek In Jamaica. (PGad) 8.30 Insight. (R) Presented by Kumi Taguchi. 9.30 Dateline: Albania’s Luxury Tourism Turmoil. Looks at Albania’s tourism boom. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.30 Mussolini: Son Of The Century. (Malv) 12.30 Atlantic Crossing. (PGa, R) 2.35 The Doll Factory. (MA15+l, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 First Dates Australia. (Mls) Singles go on a blind first date. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+l) Gordon Ramsay continues to help the lost owners of Iberville Cuisine in the French Quarter of New Orleans. 9.30 House Of Wellness. (Return, PG) Insights and experiences that highlight living well. 10.30 The Agenda Setters. (R) 11.30 Happy’s Place. (PGals) 12.00 The Path. (MA15+adlv) 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams prepare for kitchen installations. 8.40 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) The travel guides head to Los Angeles, where they take in Hollywood and the Walk of Fame. 10.10 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 11.10 9News Late. 11.40 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Sydney Harbour Cops. (Premiere, Ma) Follows the NSW Police Marine Area Command. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) Alan forbids Evelyn to see Jake. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.10 Chopped Jnr. 10.50 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Stories From The Cities. 3.15 Inside The Huddle. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.45 Alone Belgium. (Premiere) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Practical Magic. (1998, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Point Break. (1991, M) 12.35am Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise. 1.30 Brassic. 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Mighty Ships. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Bridal Path. (1959) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.40 Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Lingo. Noon The Traitors Australia. 1.30 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.
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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 11.30 Engineering Disasters. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 3.30 Engineering Disasters. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 Outback Wreckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Rush Hour. (1998, M) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.20am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.15 Legacies. 2.05 Baywatch. 3.00 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Living Black. 11.30 Servant Or Slave. 12.35pm Stompem Ground: King Of Hearts. 1.00 Dream Whisperer. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 The First Inventors. 8.55 MOVIE: Waiting To Exhale. (1995, M) 11.05 Late Programs.
Somewhere In Time. (1980, PG) 8.00 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 10.30 The Darjeeling Limited. (2007, M) 12.10pm The Problem With People. (2023, M) 2.05 The Last Time I Saw Paris. (1954, PG) 4.20 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 6.00 Where The Money Is. (2000, PG) 7.35 Risky Business. (1983, M) 9.30 Romper Stomper. (1992, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 ABC National Forum. (R) 11.20 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (Final, PG, R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PGl) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 9.00 Small Town Scandal. (Ma, R) Toby has dinner with his old crush. 9.50 Planet America. (R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.50 The Cage. (Ml, R) 11.40 Murdoch Mysteries. (Ma, R) 12.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.05 Parliament Question Time. 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.20 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.20 Vintage Voltage. (PG, R) 11.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Dirty Dancing: The Phenomenon. 8.30 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml) Two parentless kids show up at the airport. 9.35 Apollo Has Fallen. (Premiere) An MI6 agent and an ex-officer must stop a plot. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Congregation. (Final, Malv) 11.55 A Body That Works. (Ml, R) 3.00 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack. 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 Unfiltered. (PG) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. 10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 11.00 Stumble. (PGal) 11.30 Happy’s Place. (PGal) 12.00 The Fear Index. (MA15+asv) 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 70 Years Of Television: Pt 2. Looks at Australia’s most-loved programs. 9.55 9News Late. 10.25 The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. (Premiere, MA15+alvv) 11.30 Accused: Guilty Or Innocent? (MA15+av) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Destination WA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Building The Dream. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 Boston Blue. (Mav) A shooting at the church pulls Lena and Danny into the past of one of Reverend Peters’ associates. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGls, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.35 Fizzy And Suds. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 The Piano. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Stories From The Cities. 2.50 Fear Itself With Alex Lee. 3.05 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Alone Belgium. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Precious Metal: A Love Story. 9.35 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. (Premiere) 10.30 Ramy. 11.30 The Americans. 12.20am Brassic. 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
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6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 The Amazing Homemakers. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Rugby League. NRL National Schoolgirl Cup. Grand Final. 1.50 Rugby League. NRL National Schoolboy Cup. Grand Final. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Late Programs.
10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.
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6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 Friday Night Thunder. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 MOVIE: Tzouhalem. (2021) 12.15am Late Programs.
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9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.20am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.15 Legacies. 2.05 Baywatch. 3.00 Surfing Aust. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.
10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
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Where The Money Is. Continued. (2000, PG) 6.30 Lassie: A New Adventure. (2023, PG, German) 8.15 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 9.55 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 11.35 Dangerous Liaisons. (1988, M) 1.50pm Somewhere In Time. (1980, PG) 3.50 Open The Wall. (2014, PG, German) 5.30 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 7.30 Argo. (2012, M) 9.50 The Evil Dead. (1981) 11.30 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Talking W. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Engineering Disasters. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Engineering Disasters. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.
NEWS DESK Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn
Contruction investigated
EMERGENCY services attend seperate fires at a Wells Street business on 3 September and 1 September (inset). Pictures: Gary Sissons
Convenience store ‘targeted’ twice POLICE are investigating the causes of two separate fires which broke out at a Frankston convenience store last week. The Wells Street shop was “the target of a suspicious fire” in the early hours of 1 September, a Victoria Police statement read. At around 1.30am on 3 September, emergency services
were called out to another fire at the shop. Victoria Police alleges that a car was driven into the business during the second incident, and the offenders fled on foot. The shop was alight when emergency services arrived, police say. Nobody was believed to be inside during the fire. Victoria Police has
confirmed it is now investigating both incidents. “A crime scene has been established, and the investigation is ongoing,” Victoria Police said. “Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.”
A SOMERVILLE man was one of five men arrested last month as part of a police operation targeting criminal behaviour in the construction industry. On 24 August Taskforce “Hawk” investigators raided houses in Somerville, Chirnside Park, Westbury, Gisborne, and Powelltown. They arrested five people, including a 37-year-old Somerville man. In a statement, Victoria Police said that “Operation Hawk was established in July 2024 to specifically target criminal behaviour linked to the construction industry and transitioned to Taskforce Hawk in June 2025. This was in response to a number of fresh allegations of serious and violent criminal behaviour.” “Taskforce Hawk is focused on assessing new intelligence and evidence relating to allegations of criminal behaviour linked to the construction industry. It also continues to proactively target organised crime associated with the sector, including a focus on any individuals employed within the construction industry who have known links to outlaw motorcycle gangs,” Victoria Police said. “Police are also instigating approaches with relevant industry stakeholders to gather intelligence, as well as working closely with a range of law enforcement partners, regulators and
government authorities. “Anyone with information about these matters is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.”
Young Street assault AN alleged assault at a Frankston 7/11 is being investigated by police. The alleged attack occurred at the Young Street store at around 11.15pm on 21 August. Police allege that the incident began with an argument between two men, and another man. Police allege that one of the two men pushed the victim to the ground, then punched him in the head. Police allege the attack knocked out the victim. The two men allegedly fled on foot towards Wells Street. Last week, police released an image of a man (below) they wish to speak to in relation to the alleged assault. Anyone who recognises the man can assist police by contacting Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report via www. crimestoppersvic.com.au
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LETTERS
Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: letters@mpnews.com.au
Green wedge protected The news that the green wedge of land between Mornington and Mt Martha is to be protected is indeed heartening (“Bipartisan commitment to protect green wedge” The News, 1/9/26). As Melbourne expands at a furious rate such green spaces are important to have to avoid the effects of a concrete jungle and the damaging effects on our local climate and provide a healthy environment for the people of the peninsula. That said though I have a nagging doubts when both sides of politics are in furious agreement, it all sounds just a bit too cosy. It will be interesting to see how this green wedge fares after the election. Ross Hudson, Mt Martha
on “the home help lady”. There is a trend to outsource such services to unfamiliar, impersonal, disparate and often privatised alternatives. We know the consequences. The latest in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s crosshairs appears to be the Meals on Wheels program. Is the shire trying to do itself - and the community well-being and belonging it once embodiedout of existence? And at a purely mercenary level- what will I be getting back for my years as a ratepayer when I do finally need services? Maureen Donelly, Mornington
Kangaroos before politics
Given that air pollution from coal, oil and gas is linked to millions of deaths worldwide each year, and that their emissions are driving increasingly costly climate impacts, comparing coal, oil and gas corporations with toilet-roll manufacturers seems misplaced (“Global warming” Letters, 1/9/26). Yes, coal and gas companies provide energy, but they also profit from products whose pollution harms both people and the planet. Unlike a toilet-roll manufacturer, they have the capacity to pivot towards providing cleaner alternatives such as renewable energy. Continuing to reap enormous profits while contributing to disasters such as floods, fires and glacier collapses makes multinational fossil fuel corporations reluctance to move towards cleaner energy difficult to defend. Isabelle Henry, Ascot Vale
It’s disappointing to read that Craig Thomson seems more interested in partisan politics than protecting the Green Wedge (“Liberal’s plan?” Letters, 1/9/26). The reason we’re even having this discussion is because I raised the alarm about very real development risks in parliament. I’ll speak up whenever the Mornington Peninsula’s green wedge is under threat. It’s no coincidence Labor rushed out just days later to say the green wedge was safe. Craig’s response? To criticise the person who raised the alarm. How bizarre. Labor’s over-taxing and underinvestment on the peninsula is a very different issue, but one I raise at every opportunity. Given Craig represents Save Kangaroos on Mornington Peninsula, I would have thought he’d put the kangaroos before the politics. Anthony Marsh MP, Member for Nepean
Meals On Wheels
Meals On Wheels volunteers, customers and other concerned residents from all over the peninsula met this week to start a campaign designed to get council to back-down from their heartless decision to cease delivery of Commonwealth funded Aged Care Services. These services include the much appreciated Dial-A-Bus and Outings & Excursions as well as Meals On Wheels. We were shocked when council decided this at a confidential meeting on 9 June after a secret briefing by council officers. A date of 30 June 2027 was set. One of the main excuses was that the Commonwealth government was changing the funding and administration model. However we have since found out there has been a back-down on 20 August and the Commonwealth Home Support Program is to continue. Several municipalities have now reversed their decisions to cease services. We want our council to do the same. Meals on Wheels has been delivered for over 50 years. As well as nutritious meals tailored to individuals, it provides a welfare check from neighbours who care. We would like to remind the council that our area has one of the largest populations of older people in Victoria. Many of these have paid rates for a very long time. They need these services to enable them to have a decent quality of life in their own homes. Surely one of the main duties of local government is to provide appropriate services to vulnerable people and not leave them to the vagaries of the private profit-making sector. Joan Doyle, Dromana
Services disappearing
I remember walking back from the Infant Welfare Centre, as I think it was called then, with mum pushing the latest baby in the pram and me marvelling at the little book with the baby’s name, height and weight details. We were important to someone! We belonged and someone was checking we were okay. Belonging and wellbeing is best dispensed locally. It’s about community and community needs to be around a hub. That’s why we have a local government. But as our local council rapidly dismantles their role in community service provision we lose this crucial component of the social fabric. I remember the youth club, grandparents getting meals delivered and my neighbour relying
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Odd comparison
Fossil fuels being replaced
John Dusting is right. The world remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels (“Global warming” Letters, 1/9/26). That is regrettable because burning them causes roughly three-quarters of humancaused global warming. But he is wrong to suggest getting off fossil fuels is impossible. It is already happening. In the first half of 2025, renewables generated more global electricity than coal for the first time. The International Energy Agency estimated that global investment in clean energy in 2025 would be about twice investment in fossil fuels. Electric vehicles are reducing oil demand, while heat pumps are replacing gas heating. Similarly, while oil and gas are currently important chemical feedstocks, they are not the only source of carbon. Plant oils, sugars, agricultural waste, and recycled plastics are providing alternative feedstocks, with bio-based detergents, plastics, cosmetics, paints and lubricants already being developed and commercialised. The choice is not between modern civilisation and fossil fuels. It is between continuing to burn fossil carbon for energy and finding cleaner ways to power and manufacture the things we need. John Godfrey, Cape Paterson
Pauline Hanson
So Pauline Hanson is accusing Labor of stirring up hatred and violence against her. However let’s look at her record and ask if she has maybe contributed to an acceptance of hatred and violence in the community. There is her record of employing a convicted rapist, of utilising Avi Yemeny, as her key media support, a man convicted of assaulting his wife and of course the infamous interview with Tommy Robinson, a man who happily promotes violence and has been convicted of fraud and assaulting a police officer. Pauline has claimed that schoolchildren are being subjected to “dangerous ideology”, has targeted transgender and Muslims claiming they are taking over Australia, accused Labor of trashing “Western values” and accused workers of being lazy, saying it should be easier to sack them. Of course, Pauline should not be subjected to threats or require police security to protect her. In a democracy we should be free to express our views as long as they do not harm others and there is never an excuse for violence and threats. However, using the language of hate can create an atmosphere of tolerance of violence. The PM has constantly called for all MPs to tone the language down and move to a more civil discourse, however Ms Hanson appears deaf to those pleas. Marg D’Arcy, Rye
Shop firebombed twice in three days It is clear that organised crime is targeting tobacco stores in Frankston as the latest firebombing in Wells Street shows. A convenience store was rammed by a car and then set alight completely destroying the shop but nobody was injured. This was the second time as in three days the store was targeted. Police and firemen attended the premises with a forensic person gathering evidence at the scene. The Coalition is now promising to cut cigarette excise by 80 per cent, if elected at the next election in two years time, to stop organised crime. It could help save premises from being firebombed if bollards were made compulsory in front of tobacco stores to protect the premises and staff. If the excise cut does have some effect on
The dog poo fairy
Along the McCrae foreshore, some dog walkers pick up their dog’s poo with a plastic bag. Well done. Thank you. But others pick it up then drop the plastic bag beside the path or nearby. What? Why? No-one magically comes along each night to pick up your litter. Warwick Spinaze, Rosebud
What about the loser?
Dear MP News. You gave frontpage coverage for the premiership win of the Under-14 girls of the Mornington Junior Football Club (“Girls grab win in historic first” The News, 1/9/26), but who were the no-doubt heartbroken last-minute losers? There was no mention of them! David Cramond, Mornington Editor’s note: Touché!Mornington under 14s beat the under 14 girls from Berwick Junior Football Club.
Channelling W. H. Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum, Let the conveners of the CFMEU Royal Commission come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message “The rorts are dead”, Tell the “stop and go sign” strippers to go back to their old jobs, Hand out the last paper bag full of cash, while the bikie standover man sobs. It was the Suburban Rail Link, the West Gate project and the Metro Tunnel, They looked like worksites, but were just a giant cash funnel, It was only fifteen billion, why was it so wrong? I thought Labor would keep this going forever: I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now: put out everyone; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood; For this Royal Commission can never come to any good. C Jenkins, Tyabb
the amount of illegal cigarettes being sold the crime organisations could continue to intimidate and cause firebombing of cigarette legal sellers of tobacco. American Tobacco has warned that they will pull out of Australia if the government does not cut the tobacco excise. The coalition as part of its policy to cut tobacco excise by 80% may also be looking after legal tobacco companies for valuable election funding donations. The government may, in putting up the excise of cigarettes, not only stop people from smoking but also may force legal tobacco companies out of Australia. More people are smoking because of organised crime cheap tobacco products such as cigarettes and vapes. Russell Morse, Karingal
BarleyCharlie@90
The older one gets the crankier? Points of view, aka variations, (seemingly) rewritten every decade. For a short spell in the early 1950’s happy with the £10 poms, but not the Greeks - the clincher around age 16; Lorraine, the secret love of my life’s new boyfriend was a new Australian - Italian! OMG, why? Last week’s letter from Dr Sarah Russell, highlighted, and well in excess of the allowed 300 words maximum, in fact a classic on local racism. Unconnected obviously but for me, a touch of the Karl Marx, in Russell’s favour. No fan of Alister Clarkson but harshly treated. A good coach is a good coach, age irrelevant, the necessary cattle significant. Artificial intelligence, less choice, bigger danger. Understanding is by and large a piece of cake, the bigger danger; application? The Asian Ladies, as in a special for ageing old men at $10 for fingernails, much appreciated, but they never speak to me, thus many imaginations why? Not even a smile? I leave the scooter outside, walking stick in? Maybe drive in; almost every passing stranger gives a smile, a hello, on my scooter? More seriously Zoe McKenzie, not known? Nonsense! Zoe is our MP for goodness sakes, well, truthfully Sorrento and Portsea, stretched to Blairgowrie? To fight organised crime and illegal tobacco. We wish Zoe every success, particularly if she shuts up the self-congratulating Rudd. Our mate Pauly (Keating) refuses to allow old age to handicap him - “Timidity (Richard Marles?) is like a virus in the bloodstream” referencing US troops deployment, nuclear-powered subs. Not forgetting the “full steam ahead” nonsense, AUKUS, from our Albo? Fronted by a friend last week, in his 50’s or thereabout, reads my stuff, asked “Who else reads it?” “Don’t know, don’t care,” I replied. “So why do you do it?” Good question. If he’s lucky, he might understand, in 30 years. Had the choice Friday evening, SBS News (Trump, Nepal, Vladimir Putin) or AFL, the threat of a Carlton victory, shudder. We thank the cats. Fremantle next week, a bridge too far. Either way, no Pies no stress. Stay nice. Cliff Ellen, Rye
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Frankston High School foundation stone laid Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE foundation stone of Frankston’s £18,000 High school was laid this afternoon in the presence of a large gathering, including Sir Alexander Peacock (Minister of Education), Hon. A. Downward (Minister of Lands), officers of the Education Department, the Shire president (Cr. W. Hutchinson), and. councillors of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings. The ceremony of laying the stone was performed by Hon. A. Downward, after which an adjournment was made to the Masonic Hall, where the visitors were entertained by members of the High School Welfare League. Dr. C. Maxwell, president of the High School Council, presided. *** Back to Frankston movement suggested At the annual meeting of the Frankston H. & A. Association held last Wednesday night, Messrs. C. Parnell and D. McFarlane, representing the Frankston Traders’ Association, put forward a suggestion that a “Back to Frankston” movement should be taken up. Mr. Parnell said that the Traders had not gone fully into the matter, but were desirous of ascertaining whether the show committee would support the idea. Mr. McFarlane said that a similar movement had been arranged in other towns and proved a great success. Cr. Montague said he had been in a town where a similar celebration had been in progress and was surprised to see the tram loads of visitors arriving daily. Mr. McFarlane produced a souve-
nir programme in connection with the “Back to Sale” movement held recently. Mr. Gamble was not opposed to the idea, but would like fuller details. Mr. Hanton, secretary, said that Cr. Pratt had spoken to him regarding the proposal, and had made it clear that there would be no responsibility on the show committee. Mr. G. Keast thought the idea a good one. Cr. Oates also supported, but thought they should have more definite information regarding the amount of work involved and the expense. Mr. W. C. Young, said such celebrations were designed to raise money. A “Back to Leongatha” movement was now being organised to raise money for their park. If Frankston organised for January next to include the show day, the takings at the gate would be materially increased. It was resolved on the motion of Cr. Montague, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, that two representatives from the show committee be appointed to discuss the project with the Traders’ Association. The president (Cr. Wells) and Mr. M. Jacobs were appointed to attend the next Traders’ meeting. The president, who expressed himself strongly in favor of the “Back to Frankston” movement thanked Messrs. Parnell and McFarlane for placing the matter clearly before the meeting. *** Naval Depot win final There were more shattered hopes after Saturday’s match at Frankston, when Somerville had to surrender to Naval Depot in the final.
Last year Somervillle met Mornington in the final, but were defeated. There is no need to say what happened to Mornington in the grand final. This year Somerville has shown good, and bad form, playing some really good games and occasionally some poor ones. When they met Mornington in the semi-final recently they were full of dash and swept Mornington off their feet at the start, eventually winning well. There was none of this sparkle about the team on Saturday on opening,for, they seemed slow to get going. Naval Depot was just the reverse, and beating their men repeatedly the Navy soon had the score going. It was a good performance to win the premiership in 1924-25-26 and all will join in congratulating the Depot on their fine achievement. They had three captains this year, First T. Deayton, then C. Price, and finally L. Lock, the two former had to retire temporarily owing to injuries, and each has done his share, also the whole team, who have played the game like men and looked for the ball only. Somerville team, having lost, might be said by some to have all played badly. They didn’t. *** CHELSEA COURT Wednesday, September 6. Before Cr. H. A. Hunter (chairman), Cr. J. A. Boyd and D. Bowman, J.’sP. SAFETY FIRST. In the case of J. M. Campbell v. Mrs. M. Graham in which rent for four weeks was claimed, some peculiar evidence was forthcoming.
Mr. Wadham appeared for defendant. The plaintiff stated in evidence that he was owner of property at Aspendale that was let to defendant on lease and payable weekly in advance at 30/ per week, and a claim was made for four weeks from July 25. Mr. Wadham objected to witness when he stated the place was let to undesirables at £2/10/- a week. Witness, proceeding, said these tenants had left and took the keys,which he had been unable to recover. Application had been made by his agent, Mr. Griffiths, to find defendant’s address, which owing to removal, he was unable to do. The consequence was he had to change the locks, of which keys were held that could be handed over if the defendant had come along. Mr. Wadham interjecting: “Is it not true you have had time to consider your legal position? Do you still recognise the defendant as your tenant? Witness: Well, I hardly know how I stand and have come along to the court to find out. Mr. Wadham pressed his question, thinking the evidence was completed. Witness: I have not yet finished my evidence. Mr. Wadham: I apologise. Witness then proceeded to state defendant had property to a certain value, but Mr. Wadham objected. On cross-examination, witness said he put the locks on after he took out the summons on the same day. He put the locks on as much as anything to safeguard defendant’s property. William Oswald Griffiths, estate agent, Aspendale, gave evidence of
receiving rent from tenants of Mrs. Graham and forwarding out of it the rent to Mr. Campbell. He had made efforts to find Mrs. Graham, who spoke to him over the telephone, but he had told her to call on him, which she had not done. Mr. Wadham said the rent would have been paid if his client could have had possession. It was all moonshine about the locks being placed on the premises to protect his client’s property. She had not heard of her tenants being turned out, and when she came down found the place barred and locked she had gone to Campbell’s place, but found him out. M. Graham, married woman, Malvern road, Malvern, defendant, said she took possession on March 29 and later sub-let under arrangements. She had recently removed from Northcote. She had no intimation of the place being empty till she received her summons. She went to Aspendale on August 26, with a friend, Mrs. Wilson, and her children, but found a new lock on the gate, and on the window. She came down since, and an both occasions Mr. Campbell was not at home. She notified Mr. Griffith of her removal. Mrs. Mary Wilson gave corroborative evidence of accompanying Mrs. Graham to put in the weekend, and had to return. They went to the agent’s, but he was not in. An order was made for £6 with 6/costs. *** From the Pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 10 September 1926
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MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT features Eric Idle’s book and lyrics alongside a score by Idle and John Du Prez, offering a hilarious and irreverent parody of musical theatre filled with show-stopping vocals and tap-dancing knights. A contemporary landmark, SPAMALOT won three Tony Awards after its 2005 Broadway debut. MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT will play at the Athenaeum Theatre from 16 September. Tickets are on sale via www.ticketmaster. com.au.
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Harrison Borthwick harrison@mpnews.com.au THE South Mornington Junior Football Club under14 girls’ team have achieved premiership success in their inaugural season. On Sunday 30 August the South Mornington Tigers defeated Rosebud 23 to 11 at Crib Point to round out what had been a remarkable season. As footy season was on the horizon it seemed unlikely that the club would even be able to field an under14 girls’ team but after a few “Come and Try” nights they were able to recruit enough new players for the 2026 season. What makes their success even more extraordinary was that sixteen of their twenty-one players were new to the game of football. With so many new faces, coach Shaun Brooks’ main priority was the enjoyment and development of the girls. “We were really competitive throughout the year with lots of development still needed. What was really pleasing was that the girls were really committed,” said Brooks. “And then we really just grew from there, the team really connected, we focused on the fundamentals, ball movement, contested work and having fun.” The Tiger only just snuck into the finals after winning their last game of the home-and-away season, then came up against two tough opponents
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It was a tight consent with the teams locked at one-point each at quarter time, but as the last quarter hit, the tigers were able to find momentum at key moments, kicking two of their three goals in the final term, both scored by Ruby Tucker. When the final siren sounded, South
Mornington had the better of Rosebud by 12 points and the Tigers came away with the premiership. “It was a really nice feeling,” said Brooks. “When that siren went, we were pretty relived, there were twenty girls jumping and screaming in excitement,
it was really fantastic to see.” “We just had this groundswell of momentum. To see the girls sing the song, to kick goals, and just embrace the game, and be up on the truck receiving the trophy, it was really rewarding.”
DROMANA grabbed the win over Rosebud in their A-Grade netball semi-final in Sunday (6 September). The final result was 71:48 in Dromana’s favour. Picture: Craig Barrett
MORNINGTON Baseball Club clinched only their second A1 premiership on Saturday (6 September) in the Dandenong Baseball grand final. In 1975, 51 years ago, Mornington’s A1 team played their first year of baseball together as a team and took home the flag.
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In 1975 a 34 year old Allan Grierson played in that winning game. Today, his son, Todd Grierson (35) played in his first A1’s grand final. The first duo of father son, pictured above, for the club to bring home the A1’s flag. Picture: Supplied
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Bradshaw gets his break to represent Australia Harrison Borthwick harrison@mpnews.com.au FRANKSTON South resident Gary Bradshaw is preparing to take to the world stage later this year as he heads to England to represent Australia at the WPA blackball pool championships. The tournament, which will be played at Heathrow between the 20-28 October, will be the first time Bradshaw will be representing Australia. Bradshaw was first introduced to the game while in primary school after his dad bought a table. He now plays four to five times a week at JD’s Pool Hall in Frankston, where he has been a member for thirty years. “To make an Australian side is something I never thought I would do. It’s pretty incredible,” said Bradshaw. Bradshaw qualified for the WPA championships at a tournament in Rockingham in Queensland earlier this year which had over four-hundred participants. He was initially in the area for work but along with a mate decided to enter the competition. His team lost in the preliminary final of the tournament, but it was enough for Bradshaw to qualify. In the meantime, Bradshaw will be working on his craft to take on the world’s best come October. “We will do as much practice as we
can. It’s just a matter of making sure, like anything, that you’re in top order when you actually go over there and play that level because if you’re not you will get found out really quickly playing against the best from all around the world,” said Bradshaw. “I know what to expect. I’ve watched a lot of the top-level English-based pool, and those guys are amazing to watch and we’re coming up against some of those guys, so it’s going to be a tough week but it’s going to be an awesome experience travelling overseas with Australia on my back. It’s a massive opportunity.” While representing Australia, Bradshaw is hoping to shake the reputation of pool being exclusively a game for bikies and thugs, and rather a game for everyone to enjoy. “We’ve had many people come through our club at JD’s (pool hall) and have had people just enjoy the game. It’s a very addictive and fun game. Long-gone are the days of smoked filled bars full of drunks, it’s now a game for everyone.” “There’s now venues right around Victoria and Australia hosting tournaments, over both summer and winter, or you could just hire a table with some mates and enjoy the game for what it is.”
GARY Bradshaw (right) with pool teammates Mal Bailey and Dan Lynch. Picture: Gary Sissons
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The Scoreboard
ROSEBUD ran away with the win against Dromana. Picture: Alan Dillon
Rosebud book grand final berth, while Redlegs eliminated MPFNL
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MEN’S DIV ONE SEN
IN the second round of finals, Rosebud were able to secure a win against Dromana after a close game. The game begun with the Tigers taking the lead after scoring 2.1 to the ’Buds’ 1.3. In the second quarter, Dromana
remained ahead of Rosebud by scoring a further 3.2 while Rosebud were only able to score 2.2, leaving Dromana ahead by ten points at the long break. The ’Buds managed to claim the lead in the third after holding the Tigers to one point for the quarter while scoring 3.3 themselves. In the final quarter, Dromana were able to score four points while Rosebud furthered their own score by 1.1.
The final result was Rosebud, 7.9 (51), beating Dromana, 5.8 (38), by 13 points. As a result of the win, Rosebud have guaranteed their spot in the grand final. Langwarrin managed to beat Mt Eliza in their finals clash. The Kangaroos started the game in the lead, scoring 5.5 in the first quarter while the Redlegs trailed not far behind, scoring 4.2.
In the quarter before the long break, Langwarrin furthered their score by 4.5 while Mt Eliza scored 1.4, leaving Langwarrin ahead by 28 at half time. In a shocking turn of events, the scores were even at three quarter time after Langwarrin scored 1.5 and Mt Eliza scored 6.3, placing both teams at 75 points. Mt Eliza edged ahead by a point in the first minute of the final quarter, but Langwarrin slotted a goal in the
Chelsea and Red Hill to fight it out for the premiership, as Frankston Bombers exit MPFNL
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RED Hill put Frankston Bombers to the sword on Saturday (5 September), winning the preliminary final and booking their grand final spot. Red Hill started the game strongly by scoring 3.3 in the first quarter while the Bombers only scored 1.2.
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In the second quarter, the Bombers struggled to score, only scoring three single points while Red Hill furthered their score by 2.3, leaving Red Hill ahead by 25 points at the long break. Red Hill continued to climb in the third quarter by scoring 2.5 while only allowing the Bombers to score 1.1. In the final quarter of the game, the Bombers were able to score one more goal, taking their total to just three goals for the game. At the other end, Red Hill put on another three
for the quarter, cementing an easy win. The final result was Red Hill, 10.13 (73), beating Frankston Bombers, 3.9 (27), by 46 points. Red Hill will now take on Chelsea in the grand final at Kinetic Stadium on Sunday (13 September). It will be a battle of first versus third, with Chelsea having the strongest regular season with 15 wins and three losses, compared to Red Hill’s 13 wins and five losses.
fourth minute and the Redlegs never regained the lead. Langwarrin managed to score 2.1 in the final term, while Mt Eliza scored 1.2. This resulted in Langwarrin, 12.16 (88), beating Mt Eliza, 12.11 (83), by five points. As a result of this game, Langwarrin will take on Dromana next week in the preliminary final, fighting for a spot in the grand final, while Mt Eliza are eliminated for 2026.
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES DIVISION ONE MENS SENIORS Saturday 12 September, 2.15pm: Dromana v Langwarrin – Eric Bell Reserve – Preliminary Final DIVISION ONE MENS RESERVES Saturday 12 September, 12pm: Langwarrin v Frankston YCW – Eric Bell Reserve – Preliminary Final DIVISION TWO MENS SENIORS Sunday 13 September, 2.30pm: Chelsea v Red Hill – Kinetic Stadium – Grand Final DIVISION TWO MENS RESERVES Sunday 13 September, 12pm: Red Hill v Somerville – Kinetic Stadium – Grand Final
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FV deals Strikers bitter blow SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie PENINSULA Strikers and Football Victoria are at loggerheads over the decision to play a catch-up game against Mooroolbark at Jack Thomas Reserve in Berwick on Tuesday night. Strikers’ recent match with the Barkers at Centenary Park had to be abandoned after Max Civil of Strikers suffered a badly broken leg late in the first half with the visitors leading 1-0. The loser of Tuesday’s clash will be relegated from State 2 South-East. A draw will be enough to keep Strikers from the drop but it goes into this season-defining battle without Matt Harrington and without both goalkeepers so as we went to press the local club was scrambling to sign another keeper on an emergency transfer. Strikers expected to retain home ground advantage for the catch-up fixture and Mooroolbark had agreed to play at Centenary Park this Saturday. Then came FV’s bombshell decision. Strikers will make a last-ditch appeal to FV to try and change the fixture but FV has a record of intransigence in such matters. The local club was left seething at its treatment last week when the catch-up decision was made. “They cannot give me a reason why they made this decision,” president Adrian Scialpi said. “We’ve been trying all week and no-one will talk to us or consider what we have to say in fact we’ve been treated with utter disrespect.” FV has effectively forced Strikers to play two away games against Mooroolbark this season. No-one can find anything in the 2026 rules of competition that supports the federation’s decision indeed there is no rhyme or reason for it. Strikers have recently been dragged slowly but surely into a relegation battle and last weekend’s 1-0 away loss to Knox City combined with Mooroolbark’s 2-0 home win over already-relegated North Caulfield set up Tuesday’s do-or-die fixture. In State 1 Mornington fans can be excused for believing that their club is cursed and destined to never reach the elite club level of the sport in Victoria. Not for the first time the Seagulls have stumbled in the home straight. They gave up a two-goal lead away to league champion South Springvale last Tuesday and had to settle for a 2-2 draw then lost Saturday’s away clash 2-1 to Doveton. A draw with the Doves would have clinched second spot and a promotion play-off against State 1 North-West’s Upfield. On Tuesday night Mornington took the lead in the 11th minute when James Kelly hit the target with a nice strike from the edge of the area. The Seagulls made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute with a Nathan Sim header from a corner. But injury forced Sim off three minutes later and momentum began to swing late in the half. South Springvale found a way back into the contest in the 79th minute when a deflection fell into the path of Aaron Dunbar and a few minutes later Thomas Simos completed the comeback. Against Doveton the Seagulls started brightly but couldn’t capitalise and the Doves went ahead from the penalty spot after Luke Goulding had brought down his opponent inside the area. Damir Soilovic converted from the spot. Mornington switched to a 3-4-3 in the second-half and began finding more space but Doveton keeper Thomas Hull produced several important saves. Doveton doubled its advantage in the 81st minute when former Mornington player Halil Reki skipped past Seagulls’ keeper Kane Runge and finished calmly. Imagine what the Mornington bench thought as Reki celebrated in front of them. A thunderstorm then forced both teams from the field for around 10 minutes and when play resumed Mornington pushed forward relentlessly. A deep ball from Ryan Paczkowski found Kelly who got in front of his opponent and was
brought down inside the box. Referee Perry Mur point to the spot and Kelly converted and although Mornington threw everything at Doveton in the closing stages it was to no avail. It was a painful end to a campaign in which Mornington needed just three points from its final three matches to secure a promotion playoff. So where to now for the Seagulls? With a newly laid home pitch awaiting them attention now turns to gaffer Adam Jamieson and his squad. Who stays, who goes and whether Mornington can finally make the next step remains to be seen. Skye United signed off on a dismal season when going down 5-1 at home to Banyule City last weekend. Shameit Sharma scored for the locals who only won twice this year and finished on the bottom of the table. In State 4 Baxter was relegated after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Rosebud. In a game largely controlled by Rosebud with Baxter offering little going forward the visitors had the two better chances of the first half both falling to Mark O’Connor. In the 52nd minute against the run of play Baxter striker Jai Power was taken down inside the box and he had no trouble converting from the spot. Rosebud rung the changes with a triple sub and that worked with Connor Wharton finishing superbly on his left foot past Colby Jones in the 62nd minute. Baxter huffed and puffed but with very little threat going forward and its cause wasn’t helped when Power was substituted in the 80th minute with the home side needing a goal to save its season. Chelsea signed off on a season of disappointment when going down 4-0 away to Riversdale on Saturday. The club touted by many as a genuine title contender finished fourth following a stuttering second half of the season where it suffered the ignominy of a 2-2 draw at home to cellar dweller Greater Dandenong clearly the worst team in the league. In State 5 both Somerville Eagles and Seaford United finished the season in style last weekend. Two Tom Simmons goals gave Somerville a 2-1 home win over Yarra Jets while a Dylan Waugh hat-trick underpinned Seaford’s 5-1 hammering of Fortuna 60 at North Seaford Reserve. Jay McCabe opened Seaford’s account in the 29th minute when running onto a long ball and finishing from a one-on-one with Fortuna keeper Brodie Inglis. Three minutes later it was 2-1 when Waugh smashed the ball in from close range following a Conor McFall corner.
Waugh grabbed his second and gave Seaford a 3-0 half-time lead when a superb diagonal from Matt Cobb found Blake Hicks at the far post who headed back across goal for Waugh to finish. Fortuna’s sole reply came in the 51st minute through Dylan Cassar-Cummings but Waugh completed his hat-trick when played in by McFall and producing a right-foot strike to make it 4-1. The home side wrapped up a successful day with a superb Matt Davis finish from the edge of the box in the 87th minute. Waugh scored seven goals in the last two games of the season to nab the league’s Golden Boot award a goal clear of Peter Kartsaklis of Monash Villareal and three goals clear of Somerville’s Tom Simmons. In State 6 Mount Eliza blew its hopes of a fourth-placed finish and a promotion play-off with Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Old Melburnians. The match seemed destined to be scoreless until Sam Dowling put the visitors ahead in the 91st minute but a minute later Noah Green equalised. Mount Eliza finished fifth equal on points with fourth-placed Old St Kevins with the same goal difference but with one less win. Frankston Pines and Old St Kevins drew 3-3 at Monterey Reserve last weekend. After a goalless first half the deadlock was broken in the 48th minute when Said Uygur clipped a ball into the right channel for top scorer Kenny Akalan to take a touch then finish into the bottom corner. That duo combined five minutes later with Akalan poking home his second. St Kevins pulled one back in the 64th min-
ute when Josh McMonagle-Ihasz was given too much time on the edge of the box and rifled home a great strike into the top corner. Young Tom Oswell made it 3-1 in the 67th minute when his tenacity caught the last defender in possession then he calmly lifted the ball over advancing St Kevins keeper Dale George for a superb finish. The visitors came hard at Pines in the closing stages. Adam McKeon made it 3-2 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute then in the last minute of normal time Pines didn’t react quickly enough to a free-kick that hit the defensive wall before coming back into the area where substitute Anthony Mallon poked home the equaliser. Mentone lost 6-0 on Saturday away to Casey Panthers to bring the final curtain down on a season where it failed to win or draw ending on zero points with a minus 71 goal difference. In State 7 Aspendale was in a celebratory mood after drawing 1-1 away to Boronia last weekend. The result along with Keysborough District’s 1-0 home loss to Glen Waverley clinched third spot and promotion for Jason Grieve’s men. Last year Aspendale dropped down two leagues due to a major overhaul of the State Leagues’ set-up so there’s no better way to react than to bounce back at the first opportunity. Aspendale had to come from behind to clinch an away point against Boronia. In the 35th minute Mitch Hodder’s misplaced pass was picked up by Dylan Phoeung who finished with a fine strike past Aspendale keeper Josh Mravljak. Two minutes into the second half Tom Machin’s corner caused panic in the Boronia defence and Oscar Carter pounced to equalise. Mount Martha showed great determination to come from behind with 10 men and draw 1-1 at home to Endeavour Hills on Saturday. The visitors led in the 18th minute after veteran striker Matty Durand hit a trademark leftfoot free-kick from the edge of the area. In the 70th minute Mount Martha’s Adam Steele was sent off after being shown a second yellow card but that didn’t shake the home side’s resolve. In the 83rd minute left back Wil Holman found space inside the box and slammed his half-volley into the top corner to level. It was no more than the home side deserved. Mount Martha has over 30 junior boys’ teams with two strong under-17 sides and a strong under-18 outfit. The club is looking forward to seeing some of these boys transitioning into the senior program next season. THIS WEEK’S GAME Tuesday 8 September, 8.30pm Peninsula Strikers v Mooroolbark, Jack Thomas Reserve
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