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RESTAURATEUR Dr Peter Hodges, of Tea Gardens’ Tillerman’s Restaurant, has been named as the Australian Consul for the

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Meet the Australian Consul for the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia FROM Page 1 steadfast dedication and advocacy of the Kingdom. Admission to the order is based on services to the fields of administration, arts, science, letters and industry without religious nor political considerations, and has, over the last 200 years, been awarded to international dignitaries including the Shah of Persia, Presidents and Consuls of Venezuela, Paraguay, France and Greece, and many other diplomats stationed in or near Europe. With strong connections to the town of Périgueux in France, Tillerman’s is well-known locally and further afield as a purveyor of delectable French and Frenchinspired cuisine, and recently held its 28th Bastille Day celebration upon the Tea Gardens riverfront. “Prior to the COVID pandemic, I witnessed a friend receive his own knighthood in France several years ago, and met lots of people associated with the modern incarnation of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, including the Dean of the local Fine Arts Academy,” Peter told NOTA. “I showed an interest, and became better acquainted with the Auspice Stella organisation, asking them if I could help to spread awareness of the situation of indigenous South Americans.” Auspice Stella is a French-based nonprofit organisation that seeks to protect the rights of the Mapuche people of the Araucania and Patagonia regions in southern South America, and even holds special consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council as of 2013. Post-COVID, Peter revitalised communications with Auspice Stella at a mass held in France in honour of St Rose de Lima, the patron saint of Peru and all indigenous peoples of South America. His existing, extensive academic background studying the realities of colonialism served to reinforce efforts to raise awareness of the Mapuche people, and in 2024, Dr Hodges spoke to a local audience in Tea Gardens about the Mapuche situation. “A recording of my message made its way to Prince Phillippe III, the current declared head of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, and Auspice Stella asked me to join in order to strengthen the cause of the Mapuche people,” Peter explained. Peter was asked to be a Consul for the Kingdom as a result of his strong interest in indigenous affairs around the world. Though the Kingdom of Araucania and

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Patagonia, which encompasses a swathe of both southern Chile and Argentina, is not a formally recognised state, its amazing historical backstory has retained a life of its own to the present. “In the 1860s, Antoine de Tounens, a French lawyer and civil servant sought adventure abroad, and landed on the coast of southern Chile, near Tierra del Fuego,” Peter explained. “He met the Mapuche (“ma-push”) indigenous people of the region, and recognised their suppression at the hands of the contemporary Chilean government, exploiting land rights and resources, ignoring their culture.” “Tounens met the Mapuche chieftains and offered (without any authorisation to do so) the help of the French government to end their oppression, and even set up a ‘New France’ state, later called ‘Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia’ after the two geographical regions.” “Tounens observed both regions as living without dependence upon either

q A museum-produced map of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.

Chile or Argentina, wrote a national constitution for it, based on France’s at the time, and even designed a tricolour flag of blue, white and green.” “The Mapuches made him ‘King’ via a culturally acceptable vote, which was ridiculed back in France, but the contemporary government of Chile, in particular, was not amused, so they arrested him, imprisoned him in Santiago, and only let him return to France after he submitted to being declared ‘insane’.” Tounens spent the rest of his life trying to return to South America, and despite dying in poverty, the town where he once lived and worked, Tourtoirac in Dordogne, France, now hosts his gravesite and bust, and is one of the many sites visited on Tillermans’ many annual ‘French Connection’ tours to nearby Périgueux, and celebrates St Rose de Lima as often as possible, with the next planned for late August 2026.

q Peter’s Médaille de la Légion de la Constellation du Sud (Medal of the Legion of the Southern Constellation) awarded by Prince Phillipe III. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.

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New memorial unveiled at Tea Gardens Grange FROM Page 1

The memorial holds a small pine sapling, descended from the tree at the infamous Lone Pine, site of the historic battle between the ANZAC forces and Ottoman Turks during WWI. The date was chosen as it was the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine, and the commemoration was hosted by the Grange Residents’ Association, with special guests Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC and his wife Shirley, and students from Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS). A commemoration introduction was given by Association President John Lamb, then TGPS Prime Minister Rose Wolfenden and Minister for Special Events Kaitlyn Heeley spoke with a focus on the homefront during WWI. “The legend goes that ANZAC soldiers brought back pine cones from that battlefield, the seeds from which have been planted in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and many other places, and now we have a lone pine here in Tea Gardens,” Mr Lamb said. The keynote dedication was delivered by Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC, who served in the Royal

Australian Navy, and later as 35th Governor of NSW. “Of my many ANZAC Day addresses (as Governor of NSW), one that stands out was at Lone Pine in 1996, with hundreds of young Aussies there to pay their respects, it sent shivers down my spine,” Mr Sinclair said. “Lone Pine was a diversionary campaign, to pull Turkish forces away

from main Allied attacks happening further north, and the attack began at 5:30pm, to put the sun in the Turks’ eyes, and coincide with other actions. “Brutal trench warfare ensued, which saw 1200 casualties of the 4000 Australian troops who went in, and the Turks lost even more. “The ANZACs ended up capturing Lone Pine, and

held it for the rest of the Gallipoli campaign, with seven Victoria Crosses ultimately awarded to Australian forces at that battle.”

q Myall Melodians led the singing and anthem. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.

q TGPS Kaitlyn Heeley (Minister for Special Events) and Rose Wolfenden (Prime Minister) standing at the Lone Pine. Photo: TGPS.

and we are simply not doing enough at state or federal government level,” Mr Chester said. "In terms of mental health and stress, just imagine working all day to care for your stock, going home at night for a quick bite to eat, and then grabbing your rifle to head back out and control wild dogs on your property. "That is the lived reality for too many farmers." Funding for the National Wild Dog Management Coordinator expires at the end of September, with

funding for the National Wild Dog Action Plan expiring a month later. The NFF is calling on the Federal Government to urgently recommit funding to address the issue. NFF President Hamish McIntyre said wild dogs were a serious threat. "Wild dogs are especially cruel killers, often leaving livestock to suffer slow, painful deaths from their bites, and farmers already spend millions of dollars and countless hours managing wild dogs," Mr McIntyre said. "These wild dogs come

from all directions, including national parks and Crown land. It makes them very difficult to track. "It's vital that the National Coordinator is reinstated come September.

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If funding isn't renewed, we'll be undoing more than a decade of progress. "Without this nationally aligned approach, control efforts would become fragmented and less efficient, leading to increased livestock losses, reduced

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Mr Sinclair unveiled the new dedication plaque that now sits in front of the new lone pine, just outside the Clubhouse at Tea Gardens Grange.

Local bugler Bill Pool provided the lone trumpet for the Last Post and Rouse, while the Myall Melodians choir led the singing of hymn ‘O Valiant Hearts’, ‘Abide With Me’, and two verses of the national anthem.

q The ceremony was wellattended by visitors and Grange residents. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.

Wild dogs can kill a farmer’s spirit THE emotional, economic and environmental impact of wild dogs is in the spotlight as the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) calls for a Government commitment to fund the National Wild Dog action plan and the role of National Wild Dog management coordinator. The Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Darren Chester, is championing the cause and demands that the NSW Government act. “The toll on farmers’ mental health from wild dog attacks is enormous

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Attempting to save money on a Will can expose an estate to far greater cost later. A recent New South Wales Supreme Court decision illustrates how informal testamentary documents can create uncertainty, delay and costly litigation, leaving families and beneficiaries to navigate avoidable legal disputes at an already difficult time. Although the Court may, in certain circumstances, exercise its dispensing powers to recognise an informal Will, the outcome is never guaranteed. In this case, the deceased’s decision not to incur the cost of formalising a new Will meant he died leaving only an informal document, exposing his estate to delay, significant legal expense and considerable stress for those left behind. How the dispute arose The deceased had made a formal Will in 2007. In 2024, while seriously ill in hospital, he wrote his final wishes on two hospital meal menus. He later contacted a Solicitor about preparing a new Will but chose

not to proceed after learning the likely cost. When he died, there were two competing documents: the 2007 formal Will and the handwritten menu notes leaving the estate to a friend, Mr Muhvich. A decision to avoid the upfront cost of formalising the Will ultimately opened the door to a contested Court proceeding. Mr Muhvich asked the Court to admit the hospital menu documents to probate as an informal Will. That claim was opposed by Sarah, the daughter of the deceased’s former partner, who argued that the 2007 Will remained the last and only valid Will. Given the estate was valued at $500,000, the dispute carried significant financial and personal consequences. When can an informal Will be valid? We will address this question next week in Part 2…… Liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

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Probus speaker reflects on engineering visit to Mongolia By Thomas O’KEEFE MEMBERS and guests of the Hawks Nest & District Probus Club were treated to a rare peek behind the iron curtain, with a speech from local and member Colin Gratwick on Friday 7 August. Colin’s trip to Mongolia, back in 1991, was at a turbulent time in the region, sandwiched between the collapsing USSR and People’s Republic of China, while regime change swept through Europe and Asia. Colin’s journey, one of many he had undertaken in his professional career as a dam engineer, including all around Asia and Africa, was to consult for a dam project in rural Mongolia, which had only just come out of decades of communism itself. “I arrived in Mongolia in January 1991, right in the middle of the local winter, and troubles began almost instantly,” Colin recounted. “A recent ‘peaceful coup’ – the ‘Democratic Revolution’ in late 1990 – meant the ‘visa-on-arrival’ that I was expecting to be granted was no longer an option, and so

I was escorted by an armed soldier into a room and locked there for a while.” Before too long, the paperwork was sorted out, and Colin was set free after paying only double what he was expecting to be charged for his visa. “When I finally boarded the bus with the other international consultants, I was applauded, and learnt that they had all done it ‘by the book’ before leaving … in most cases, that meant taking an extended international trip to the nearest Mongolian Embassy on their continent (Europe, North America), making my own ordeal perhaps the cheapest and fastest option, as it turned out. “The temperature outside was minus 22 Celsius when we landed, at an altitude of 1350m above sea level, but the heaters were set at +35 degrees inside the hotel.” Colin and the other international consultants were flown in a beastly MIL8 military helicopter that shuddered and billowed black smoke as it took off,

out to the proposed dam site, with standing room only inside, unless they wished to sit atop the internal fuel tanks. Along the way, they visited a small yurt occupied by a rural Mongolian family of nine, but found it cosy inside and enjoyed local fare, including dumplings and fermented mare’s milk – the nearest supermarket being hundreds of miles away.

Back in the city, another surprise was that local currency exchanges were performed based on realtime wall-mounted counters, each ticking over the ever-fluctuating currency comparisons, and needing to be chosen exactly to the second to exchange – in 1991, 50 of the local Tugrik were worth about AU$3.80. A must-buy souvenir was the Mongolian hat,

which Colin modelled and confirmed it warm enough to beat even the most savage cold. The trip’s farewell dinner was a ‘mystery stew’, with very few English speakers around, and Colin and the others also witnessed the legacy of communist food lines, in the massive lines of people waiting at food stalls, to get their black potatoes and questionable ‘meat’.

At the airport, passengers crowded the tarmac at the base of the plane, many smoking heavily despite the pungent tang of aviation fuel in the frigid air. “On board, we were told to ‘sit anywhere’ when we asked where our assigned seats were, and several luggage compartments remained open, with many passengers still standing as the plane taxied and took off,” Colin recalled vividly and with a strong hint of concern. In-flight refreshments were vodka, and more vodka, with many aboard surprised that the plane made it home at all.

q Colin proudly modelled his very warm Mongolian hat. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.

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Airport named nation’s best By Althea GUINSBERG

NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out a major national award, being named Australia’s Airport of the Year for 2026. The award was announced at the Australian Aviation Awards in Sydney on 6 August. Newcastle Airport secured the top spot after beating finalists including Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, and Port Hedland International airports. For Port Stephens, the win is particularly significant, with Port Stephens Council and City of Newcastle jointly owning the facility. The national award recognised the airport’s focus on passenger experience, sustainability, and its contribution to the regional economy. The award comes at an important time for the airport, following years of substantial investment and expansion. The site has undergone major changes in recent years, including the opening of its new international terminal and the introduction of new domestic and international routes. While the name Newcastle Airport may be on the sign, its success is a win for Port Stephens, which shares ownership of the airport and benefits from the visitors, jobs, and economic activity it helps bring to the region. The facility provides an important gateway for visitors coming into the Hunter and Port Stephens, while giving residents greater access to destinations around Australia and overseas. Port Stephens Council has previously highlighted the airport’s importance to tourism, defence, trade, and employment across the region. The growth is also expected to continue,

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particularly a $5 fee required to secure a luggage trolley at the baggage carousel. The traveller argued that slapping a charge on basic equipment is an unnecessary hurdle, especially for older passengers or pensioners who might already be struggling to haul heavy bags across the arrivals hall. Other passengers have mixed feelings about the physical transformation of the site. One recent flyer called the new international terminal a gemstone in terms of design, but questioned whether the new facility is being used to its full capacity. Raymond Terrace local Shamima Hari said her experience coming through the international terminal was clean and straightforward. Ms Hari told News Of The Area, “Sydney Airport is much more chaotic.”

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Baits natural to the area attract best fish By John 'Stinker' CLARKE OLD fashioned I may be, but I’ve been a bait fisherman from day one. Fly fishing holds no appeal - why make fishing harder than it is? That’s what I reckon. Occasionally I toss a plastic or troll a lure, however I always end up dangling bait. This can be anything from the delights of mullet gut for bream in the black of night to cunjevoi for drummer in the white water. Live bait and squid heads for mulloway, blood and sea worms for whiting. Yellowtail, pilchards, big prawns or slimy mackerel for snapper. My bait is always as fresh as a daisy and great care is taken in packing and presentation. When discussing fishing, one of the first

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subjects mentioned is the use of correct bait. My experience and common sense tell me that the baits natural to the area will produce optimum results. Nine times out of 10 the most suitable bait is available within metres of where you are fishing. Top baits for whiting and bream on Stockton Beach are worms and pipis, which are underfoot, as are the crabs and cunjevoi when fishing for groper and drummer off the rocks. The outside fishermen are fortunate to have an abundance of slimy mackerel, bonito and yellowtail near their favorite fishing grounds. Inside the Port, live prawns and yabbies, which inhabit the mudflats and sand banks, are great bait for just about anything.

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Walking on the M1 extension

By Nico LOMBARDO

AFTER more than three years of construction, the $2.24 billion, 15-kilometre M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace is almost ready to open. To celebrate the milestone, Transport for NSW gave the community the opportunity to walk a section of the highway on foot, including the scenic viaduct over the Hunter River. The event proved to be exceedingly popular, with tickets quickly selling out and crowds of hundreds walking

the 3.5 km journey. Once fully operational, the extension will remove up to 25,000 vehicles a day from key congestion points, bypassing Hexham and Heatherbrae and connecting to the existing M1 at Black Hill. NSW Police said that the highway extension would increase road safety by significantly redirecting traffic. It might, however, become harder to patrol. “To do anything on here is going to be very hard for the police. If we get accidents on here it’s going to be hard.

There’s hardly any way to turn around,” one said. It was stressed that “holiday traffic will be hard, but it will be manageable.” Fire and Rescue NSW services, present at the event, welcomed the completion of the extension, which they said would reduce traffic and make it easier to reach the site of an emergency. The imminent end of the roadworks was also welcomed by the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. During construction, the gardens were much harder to access, causing revenue to

drop significantly. Emeritus Professor Tim Roberts, patron of the Botanic Gardens, told News of the Area that, while the past few years had been difficult, the completed highway would be a great benefit that hopefully made up for the previous hardships. Transport for NSW said that the exact opening date of the highway extension was still uncertain, and might vary in case of rainy weather. It was confirmed, however, that most of the new extension would be open in time for Christmas.

q The 3.5 km walk along the new section of the highway left many quite winded. Photo: Nico Lombardo.

Sand hills track linked the Newcastle and Nelson Bay By John 'Stinker' CLARKE

beyond the possibilities of being financed by the Council.” With regard to Anna Bay Road, the Engineer said the Board's engineer was inclined to think the Board would render some aid. Cr Shearman said a bank along the creek would save the road and at the same time build up a lot of Government land. Flood gates would be required in the bank to allow the fresh water to get away and stop the salt water from coming in. This would keep the road dry. The President: Don't you think, the road will continue to sink. Cr Russell said the road was not wide enough.

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WHILE researching my book “Marsh Road” I stumbled upon an extract from a Port Stephens Shire Council meeting that was reported in the Dungog Chronicle of 17 July 1928, dealing with Bobs Farm Road. There is reference to the “initial road”, which was a rough bush track through the sand hills. This “road” travelled in the late 1800s and early 1900s was the only link to Nelson Bay from either Newcastle or Raymond Terrace. “During the month an Inspecting Engineer of the Main Roads Board made an inspection of the whole of Main Roads in connection with

the Maintenance Programmes for 1926 and 1927. An inspection was made of McRae's contract (Marsh Road), Anna Bay Road, with a view to the Board giving some assistance towards the blinding of the rough metal, and in this connection further communication may be expected from the Board. As to making a permanent job of this contract we agreed that, owing to the low level of the road, and it being subject to flooding by very high tides, the only remedy possible was either to lift the road beyond the reach of the tidal water or to revert to the old position of the road along the sandhills to the southeast of the road. In either case this would mean the entire remaking of the road and at such cost that it would be

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The drain should be filled in. If a bank were made each farm would want a flood gate. The Engineer said on account of the Council not having money to deal comprehensively with the road he had not gone fully into the matter. The Board had sent a man up and now seemed inclined to do something. While the drain is there, he did not think anything could be done permanently. The better way would be to put the road back to the sand. The President remarked that the discussion was no good, as they could ‘do nothing at the present time.’

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Myall River Hawks finish strong STORY STARTS on BACK COVER Page 20

The Hawks have been able to compete in five age divisions in 2026, fielding teams in 6s, 8s, 11s, 14s girls tackle, and 15s. Recognised input from Committee members, sponsors, and team staff is a vital part of this achievement.

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A special thanks to the raffle supporters at the Hawks Nest Golf Club, and Tea Gardens Country Club should also be mentioned. Saturday’s games featured six players earning recognition for competing in 50 games in the Hunter Junior Rugby League competition. Jaiver Murphy, Kade O’Neil, and Liam

Mitchell have competed for the Hawks in all games, while Maria and Alex Saunders, and Kyziah Simms, have played for the Hawks for most of their careers. All players have a family connection to the Junior and Senior Hawks. Myall River will finish the 2026 season with a Presentation Day at Myall Park on 17 October.

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q Saunders, Mitchell, Murphy, Simms and O'Neill were among the Myall River Hawks players who received commemorative jerseys after playing 50 competition games in junior rugby league for the club. Photos: Supplied by Myall River Hawks JRLC.

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Tea Gardens Soccer Club By Shayne REYNOLDS

ROUND 12 of the local 2026 draw got under way promptly as usual at 9am with six teams, two in each of the three grades, hitting the freshly marked-out fields. A sprinkle of rain earlier in the morning proved not enough to deter any of the keen players or supporters from rocking up. The BBQ was busy and the canteen served busily all morning, thanks to the “Walkers” who have stepped up to run it for the last two weeks. Registrations for our 19 September “Town of Origin” community charity fundraiser fun-day were strong with Donna, and grandson helper Noah, signing up eager players all morning.

Our Minis games results were: Game one, Shovel Nose Sharks 1 v Wobbegong Sharks 7 with player of the match vouchers awarded to Rocky Phillipson and Benji Evans. Game two saw the Reef Sharks get on top of the Port Jackson Sharks 5/0 with Player of the match vouchers going to Elijah Smith and Sonny Sutton. Congratulations to you all. Our Midis grade games resulted in the Mako Sharks popping 6 in to the Hammerhead Sharks 1 with player of the match vouchers awarded to River Howell and Candice Coleman. Game two was a lot closer ending with the Bull Sharks just behind the Bulahdelah Bullets 1 to 2 respectively. Elsie Hurkett and Tommy

Howard were the happy recipients of the player of the match vouchers. Junior grade games results were as tight as they can get with remarkable end scores on 3 all draws across both games. The Tiger Sharks drew against the Thresher Sharks as did the Bronze Whalers and Bulahdelah Bullets. Player of match awards went to Flynn Barker & Lucca Fidden. Koby Franks and Reef Gibson made high value contributions to achieve encouragement awards this week and the weekly Lions Sportsmanship award was awarded to Mikayla Coleman from the Bulahdelah Bullets juniors. The crowd of supporters definitely were treated to some great games, weather,

q Bulahdelah Bullets’ Oliver Ray at full pace.

Hawks Nest Ladies Golf By Dianne BOWES LAST Saturday was a picture perfect day out on the golf course, with 27 ladies playing in a high scoring 18 hole Stableford round. Visitor Nadine Lennox smashed it, finishing with an amazing 46 points, well clear of Evelyn Potts 38 and Jo Scott 37 – great scores, ladies! Results: Saturday 8/8/2026 Ladies Stableford A Grade Winners: 1st Nadine Lennox 46 (best score of the day); 2nd Barbara Goh 35; 3rd Kristine McMahon 31 C/B B Grade Winners: 1st Evelyn Potts 38; 2nd Jo Scott 37; 3rd Sue Brownrigg 35 C/B Place Getters (35-34): Cheryl Rose, Dawn Wiggins, Carol Maher NTP Hole 5: A Grade Liz Ross; B Grade Cheryl Rose NTP Hole 10: A Grade Carolyn Affleck The 2026 Ladies’ Championships got under way last week, with Round 1 played on Tuesday. Unfortunately the weather

sportsmanship and talent all round. Many smiling faces supporting the Canteen and BBQ throughout the morning. At the completion of our juniors’ games the walking football players had their turn. Once again, we had a terrific roll up resulting in around 16 over 60y/o forming two randomly selected mixed teams playing a full game of two 20-minute halves punctuated by a 10 minute +/rest period, cold bottled water and a welcome sit down. Every player and the supporters enjoyed a sit’n chat after the game with tea, coffee and some great banter filling the shaded space of the canteen. See everyone again next Saturday. No walking football game Saturday as we are off to a tournament at Newcastle Uni.

made the game more a test of endurance – the wild winds took no prisoners! Nonetheless, 38 ladies teed off in the 18 hole stroke round after course staff and volunteers cleared quite a bit of debris from the fairways. Unusually, no one managed to reach the green for Nearest The Pin on the windy hole 10. However, chips ins came from Karen Serhan on the 2nd, with a confident chip from 10 metres out, Jo Buttrey for

par on the 1st, Liz Edmonds (2nd) and Maxine Mitchell (4th) – well played, ladies. Results: Tuesday 11/8/2026 Ladies Championship Round 1Stroke A Grade Winners: 1st Jo Buttrey 77; 2nd Kristine McMahon 78; 3rd Cheryl Foster 80 B Grade Winners: 1st Sue Campton 76 C/B; 2nd Marguerite Miller 76; 3rd Di Davis 77 C/B C Grade Winners: 1st

q Lady Vets Chris, Di, Sue and Kate check their scores under the watchful eye of Gloria.

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q Proud Mikayla Coleman with her Sportsmanship voucher.

q Rose Wolfenden taking on the Bulahdelah Bullets defenders Abbie Ray and Inca McAnally.

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SPORT RESULTS Pauline Barham 71 (best nett score of the day); 2nd Debbie Andrews 73 C/B; 3rd Sharon Barwick 73 Place Getters (76 C/B-79 C/B): Carol Wiggins, Janet Moore, Elsa Jones, Ann Syme, Sue Kovacs, Fran Henderson, Donna Clemens, Di Bowes, Di Rumble Dickson Round 2, a seeded event, will be played next week. There were 44 starters at Thursday Lady Vets,

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including Suzi Wood recently moving from Sydney to the mid north coast. Kaye Webb scored a chip in on the 10th to add to the celebrations for her special birthday. Lorraine Bragg was also having a significant birthday last week, so congratulations to you both. Other chip ins came from Pauline Barham, 10m out on the 4th, and Sue Forde on the 5th – well played, ladies.

Results: Thursday 13/8/2026 Lady Vets 9 Hole Event Winners: 1st Rhona Smallcombe -10; Rhonda Dorman 1; Jeanette Patfield 2; Judy Benson 4; Sue Kovacs 7 NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Deb Dummett; Division 2 Leanette Kemp; Division 3 Rhonda Dorman NTP Hole 16: Division 1 Tanya Sinclair; Division 3 Janet Moore

q Tanya, Clare, Carolyn and Lynn enjoyed Thursday's game.

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media@newsofthearea.com.au TGCC Bowling Reports By Kay BERCZELLY REPORT for week ending 16 August 2026 Sponsored by Tea Gardens Auto Centre Ladies Tuesday Bowls, 11 August 2026 Today marked the final round of the Ladies 2026 Minor Pairs Round Robin & our winners this year: Jane Uff & Sue Burns - well done ladies ! some great bowling. Runners up: Leona Clissold & Kay Berczelly - a close contest with Jane & Sue. Our other ladies numbering 6 today, played 1 x rink of 3 bowl triples & winners today: Maryanne Cuss, Lynda Richards & Lorraine Murphy.

Bulahdelah Golf Club Report By Thora-Lou SMITH

AT LAST - a full week of golf with some great weather. The ladies played the 6th Golf NSW Medal round on Wednesday 12th August

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SPORT RESULTS Raffle winners today: Kay Berczelly, Susan Burns & Lorraine Murphy Men’s Wednesday Gala Day 12.08.26 Today saw another good roll up of gents using both grass & synthetic surfaces. The men today instead of nominated teams, had a single entry format, where teams are randomly selected. Overall winners with a total of 33 Kev Barbie, Garry Macdonald & Geoffrety Muggleton. Morning winners decided by the highest winning margin of 6, were Graham Uff, Gareth Cuss & Ron Green. Afternoon winners decided by the highest winning score of 21 were John Mannix, Gary Wilson & Rick Islaub.

and Barbie Gordon was the winner with 70nett, just one stroke ahead of Alison Benson. Meg South won the 8th NTP and holed the one metre birdie putt. 27 Vets played a Stableford on Thursday 13th August and the winner was Ken Hughes with 37pts from Craig Littlechild with 35pts

Congratulations to Keith Smith for winning The Garden Eatery Voucher & Mark Hair for winning the 80 Club also thank you to Riverstone Logistics for sponsoring the monthly “Mumm’s Voucher’ winner Col Mowbray Happy Birthday Terry Munright - enjoy your free drink. Mixed Friday Bowls 14.08.26 Another good turnup for our ‘trial Friday Mixed Bowls’ with 18pp. Winners today Mark Vollmer, Bruce Yuhl & Col Mowbray - each receiving $20. Mixed Sunday Bowls 16.08.26 13pp enjoyed the sunny Tea Gardens morning. Winners today Bob Zelkie, Dave Ransome & Bruce Yuhl The prestige ‘Frank Award’ going this week to: John Mannix, Jock Johnstone, Sharon George &

on a c/b from Stewart McNaughton. NTPs were Pete Norman, Ray Mansell and Dave Brown, who got the birdie putt. Long drivers were Wayne Pollard, Marty Bramble and Dave Kerr. Saturday 15th August was a 2BBB event and the 2 winning teams were father and son combinations

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q Jane Uff (Skip), Maryanne Cuss (who presented the award) Sue Burns (Lead)

- Geoff & Charlie Matheson with 48pts, from Dave & Max Schlenert with 47pts. Third were Heta Pierson & Steve Fitzgerald with 45pts on a c/b from Toby Carroll & Gerald Walsh. Meredyth Rae was the individual winner with 42pts from Bernie Newton with 41pts (two very happy golfers!). Rod Norberry was a

close 3rd with 40pts on a c/b from Max Schlenert. NTPs were Wayne Pollard, Brad Gleeson, Luke Barry, Toby Carroll and Alison Benson. Wayne and Brad were also long drivers, along with Charlie Matheson and Bernie Newton. Terry Ambrose is $42 richer, winning the 17th jackpot. Congratulations to all.

Calling all two-wheeled Joes and Jos NEWS

MIDCOAST motorcycle riders are being urged to get behind the popular Jo/Joe Rider Motorcycle Awareness Campaign, which will return to the area from Thursday 1 October to 9 October 2026.areness Month and forms an important part of the MidCoast awareness campaign. The initiative aims to reduce “Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You” crashes by encouraging motorists to actively look out for riders on our roads. Volunteer riders will take on the role of Jo/Joe Rider while travelling throughout the MidCoast area and will be provided with a high-visibility Jo/Joe Rider vest to wear while out and about on their bike. Riders can participate individually, with a friend or as part of a group, and may volunteer for one day, several days or the entire campaign period. Throughout the campaign, community members will be encouraged to spot Jo/Joe Rider and enter a competition, helping raise awareness of motorcycles and promote safer

road sharing across the MidCoast community. The campaign’s key messages for drivers are “Looks Clear, Look Again” and “Look Again for Riders”. Motorcycle riders are encouraged to “Assume You’re Missed” and remember that “To Them the Road is Clear”. The 2026 campaign is proud to partner with The Motorcycle Council of NSW, which will manage volunteer registrations, vest distribution, rider liaison and coordination, and competition entries. Local Road Safety Officers will continue to support participating riders and provide refreshment vouchers to encourage regular fatigue breaks during rides. To register your interest, email secretary@mccofnsw. org.au. Please include the area you intend to ride in and your estimated availability, which can be confirmed closer to the event. For further information, contact MidCoast Road Safety Officer Chris on 02 7955 7372. MidCoast riders are encouraged to get involved and help remind all road users to look again for motorcycles.

Riders can volunteer for a day or for the entire week.

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Remembering the summer bushfires, together DEAR News Of The Area,

LYNE Together is hosting a meeting on the afternoon of Saturday, 29 August in the Hawks Nest Community Hall, from 1.30 to 3.30 pm. The meeting will offer our community a chance to reflect

on our experiences of the 2026 summer bush fires which started in Bulahdelah and Nerong and were eventually halted just north of Tea Gardens in the Monkey Jacket area. Many in our community were shocked by the persistence and ferocity of these fires. Representatives of the NSW

Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire and Rescue, and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will attend and present an overview of the fires and their management, and answer any questions from the audience. Everyone who attends will be encouraged to share their story of

the fires, and their learnings from the experience. It is hoped that the meeting will identify things we might be able to do better, and figure out how we can all be better prepared next time. The meeting will also give us an opportunity to personally thank everyone who helped fight

the fires and kept our community safe. Attendance is free and there will be tea biscuits for everyone at the end! Regards, Andrew Dickinson, for Lyne Together.

‘Write Direction’ got it wrong on Canada and cannabis DEAR News Of The Area,

I WOULD like to respond to John Blackbourn regarding his ‘candid view on Canada and cannabis’ (NOTA, 14/7/26). Hey mate. How long did you spend in Canada? Did you get past the tourist spots? There are 41 million of us, how

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many did you talk to? Most of us are on the other side of the road. I am a fourth-generation Canadian. Old, white engineer. Was in Nambucca Heads for two weeks. Not my first time. I have visited Australia 10 times over the last 20 years. Totalling two years of my life. 55,000 km on rural roads in a beat-up Toyota campervan. Across the Nullabor twice.

I don’t just watch Australians living their lives. I get out and talk ‘with’ them. So, I can get past presuming and imagining, to knowing them a bit. Mostly great people. You wondered about driving a vehicle among people who might be “under the influence.” Try driving the winding narrow potholed roads in The Range with double-trailered cow trucks overtaking on blind curves.Twice yesterday near Woodenbong, QLD. Tolerated? But I know you all

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ain’t like that. I take 10 different prescription medications. With head-influencing side effects. ‘Scripts’ are way more serious than marijuana. I can’t afford to even ‘walk into’ any of The Fairmont Hotels. So can’t ‘judge’ the dopey lady you saw. Who knows? Maybe she had MS? Or Parkinsons? Australian even? Did you offer to help her? Yes, there are illegal hard drugs in Canada. We wrestle with it. You have ugly hard drugs on the street in Australia, too.

You said: “this issue is now causing public unrest in much of Canada.” Inaccurate! Overblown. The notion that marijuana is linked to hard drugs is a fairy tale. Come again. Go beyond the moneyed fringe. Try talking with more than just a selected few next time. Regards, Brian Blackwell, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Dorin's Drawings

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THE gardens of our parents and grandparents were often planted with cuttings from neighbours, and the reverse also applied. There is a wonderful

communal sensibility from this era that we could all benefit from, and our gardens and the environment would certainly benefit as well. I can't see any issue with taking a sprig of lavender or a stem of hydrangea as you wander past the fences of your neighbourhood. It would, of course, be unacceptable to wander through your neighbours' gardens with a pair of secateurs in one hand and a basket in the other. Propagating by stealth could result in you ending up captured by a security camera and then posted on a community page with the message: 'Does anyone know this woman? She was armed with a weapon, creeping around my begonias at sunrise.' Betty, I think it is wonderful that your friend is growing plants, improving the habitat

for insects, birds and other wildlife, improving her health and wellbeing, and providing a colourful sanctuary for everyone to enjoy. This makes much more sense to me than the many people who remove trees to build bigger houses and rip out native plants, replacing them with synthetic grass that can heat up to 80 degrees, decrease biodiversity, and ultimately end up in landfill. In terms of crimes against humanity, I'd say your friend is in fact engaging in far more acceptable behaviour than those who aren't thinking of the longterm environmental impacts of their decisions. In the words of Audrey Hepburn, 'To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.'

economy and how that presents an excellent opportunity for the canny traveler. Japan is the nation with the highest government borrowing, but its people are amongst the most sophisticated and disciplined in the world. The currency advantage for Australians to go there for snow skiing trips or simply to have a ride on their Shinkansen Bullet trains or to experience their traditional lifestyles, is compelling. But what if your desire is to

go somewhere else but not miss the economic opportunity? I did this by choosing a Japanese airline and, just by luck, the one I booked with was granted the title of the world’s best airline for this year. I like to fly long distances at nighttime with the benefit of having a flat bed seat, by going business class. I was able to achieve this & paid only 40 per cent of the A$ cost being charged by our wellknown carriers, whose ratings are only just inside the top 10

airlines. With Canada co-hosting the World Cup soccer fixtures, their accommodation hit eye-watering levels in Vancouver which no one really wanted to entertain, so it was prudent not to be there when the football was in full cry. I really enjoyed Canada on its commercial east side and its scenic west. The trick is to look for economic opportunities before spending the amount required in order to enjoy a cost-effective international experience.

projects are regulated. Environmental organisations argue that licensing for enormous satellite constellations is moving ahead without the kind of comprehensive environmental assessments expected for major developments on Earth. They say humanity is turning near-Earth space into an industrial zone before fully understanding the consequences. That criticism deserves serious consideration. Space exploration has always inspired wonder. Satellites connect remote communities, assist emergency services and expand scientific knowledge. SpaceX, in particular, has revolutionised launch technology and dramatically lowered the cost

of reaching orbit. Yet progress without adequate oversight carries risks. The night sky is one of humanity's oldest shared treasures. Once altered on a global scale, it cannot easily be restored. Whether a million orbiting AI satellites are technically or economically achievable remains uncertain. Many engineers question the enormous challenges of cooling data centres in space, maintaining them, and launching them in such vast numbers. Even so, scientists argue that the debate must happen before the launches, not after. The race to dominate artificial intelligence could become the next great space race. The question is whether

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DEAR Jasminda, MY friend often takes plant cuttings from other people's homes on our walks. Is this acceptable behaviour, or should she seek permission? Betty G. DEAR Betty,

Verse of the week By Lynne MILES Romans 4: 18 "Against all hope, Abraham in HOPE believed God and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be.""

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Canada, a great experience HAVING spent 40 years in business with an economic

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Imagine a million satellites overhead IMAGINE looking up at the night sky and seeing not stars, but thousands of moving lights crossing overhead. Now imagine that number growing into the millions. It sounds like science fiction, yet that's the scale of a proposal now being fiercely debated by scientists around the world. SpaceX has filed plans that could eventually see up to one million orbiting satellites supporting space-based artificial intelligence data centres. The idea is bold: move the enormous power demands of AI computing into space, where the Sun shines continuously and solar energy is abundant. Supporters argue it could reduce pressure on Earth's electrical grids and create an

background, that is the way my thinking is wired. When taking these extended overseas journeys many people just go to a travel agent so that their transport and accommodation needs are provided to them, packaged to their needs. For me, it is part of the experience to do the research myself in order to select airlines and the accommodation options that I require. Real value is out there but you need to think it out before booking. The interesting factor at present is the Japanese entirely new era of computing. But critics warn the environmental cost could be staggering. Every satellite has a limited lifespan. When it reaches the end of its mission, it burns up during reentry, releasing aluminium oxides and other metallic particles high in the atmosphere. Scientists fear that if hundreds of thousands, or even a million satellites are continually replaced, the cumulative effect could transform the upper atmosphere into what one researcher described as a "fire pit." The concern isn't simply the fiery spectacle of re-entry; it's the long-term build-up of pollutants that may damage the ozone layer and alter Earth's climate in ways we barely understand. Astronomers have another reason to be worried. Today's Starlink network already numbers more than 10,000 operational satellites, and bright satellite trails routinely interfere with astronomical observations. A constellation hundreds of times larger could permanently change the appearance of the night sky, making it increasingly difficult for professional observatories to study distant galaxies, detect hazardous asteroids, or discover new worlds. Some researchers believe the impact on astronomy would be devastating. The proposal has also reignited criticism of how commercial space

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WALKERS - 2 avail good cond. $25 each 0424 768 505

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QUEEN bed frame wood w/ headboard slatted base. Good cond. $100 ono. Ph 0419 477 584. Pick up Tea Gardens F130826

QUEEN quilt, with butterfly print & matching pillowcases. $60. Ph 0466 880 639 F020726

RECLINER chair w/controls, Accora Configura Comfort, GC $300 ono. Pick up Tea Gardens. 0419 477 584 e130826

WALT Disney, black & white, 8mm movie ‘The Grocery Boy’ in original box $80. 0416 089 747 F180925

WELDER 240V 5080V 130A leads, Cu coils 15A. $100. Ph 0407 461 464 F070526

WETSUIT, waterproof welded seams, O’Neil 3/2mm, L/S, new cond $80. 0421 286 861 F240725

WHEELS, Sunraysia x 5 for Nissan Navara. $250 Ph 0437 603 274

2011 EVOLUTION tracker, 22ft, semi offroad, 12mths rego Z75408, bike racks on rear, washing machine separate shower/toilet tunnel boot w/pull out BBQ. $39,990 ono. Ph 0428 653 278 21 0826ALL

JAYCO Swift 2019 exc cond., 1 owner full service records many extras (e.g., TV and antenna) Easily towed with a car Reg TF28JW. $15,000 ono. Ph 0450 069 155 RUSe171226

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MOUNTAIN bike Dunlop Hi Country 26” 18speed, LD works, VGC, everything SO ready to go. $69. Ph 0438 211 147 Laurieton

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SNOW chains. Never used. Suit 13-inch wheels. $80. Peter 0419 932 992

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GLASS turbo oven $20; RUSSELL Hobbs Electric steamer $20 LARGE outdoor table $20. 0432 671 259

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HEATER. $5. Used working condition Ph 4982 9225

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CHAIN tensioner for freight or logging trucks Offers. RT. 4987 1680

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WINCH for boat trailer brand new 300kg, 3.1 gears w/webbing & hook $50. Ph 0427 811 746

GUITAR, Hannah Montana, Disney Washburn, purple, new strings, VGC. $100 Pick up only Ph 0409 345 015

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SHOWER chair w/back $30. Ph 0424 768 505

CURTAIN rods and tracks plus all fittings. 5 straight rods for windows 118-164cm plus bay window track and rod for 219cm and 5 other tracks. All in good cond $60. Ph 0410 275 495

BED, chrome, 3/4 size 6’ 6” long, good cond with near new mattress $100. Ph 02 4966 2434

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WIGGLES chest of drawers. $60. Ph 0432 050 619

BAR fridge, 124L Hisense, good cond $100. Ph 0427 970 636

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An isolated setting, a gruesome murder and a town whose entire population could be suspects – this six-part series shares its key ingredients with any number of recent outback-noir thrillers. But nothing is what it seems in Nulla, and the same is true of this strikingly cinematic, Twin Peaks-esque drama, which seems devised to make its viewers almost as uncomfortable as its characters. This ﬁrstseason ﬁnale begins with a sudden death, a secret tunnel and suspicions galore. But detectives Lucic (Michael Dorman) and Nell (Liv Hewson, above right with Dorman) don’t have long to join the dots – he has been summoned to the Iron Ring to pay his debts, while she must confront Jonas’ killer.

A viral moment at the 2024 AACTA Awards saw The Cheap Seats co-host Tim McDonald struggle to open an envelope, and it’s been a running joke for his colleagues Melanie Bracewell and Mel Tracina ever since. From tearing lolly packets to unfolding letters or extending an umbrella, no task is too small for the comedian to fumble. But how will he go when tasked with unlocking one of Deal or No Deal’s iconic gold briefcases? Tune in to ﬁnd out as McDonald and Bracewell (above right with host Grant Denyer) team up to take on TV’s ultimate game of chance, hoping to win up to $200,000 on behalf of Learning for Life Autism Centre, and make Denyer giggle along the way.

Working as a conduit between check-in staff, cleaners, baggage handlers and passengers at one of the country’s biggest airports, there’s not a problem that Tobias Wallace (Hugo Weaving, right) can’t ﬁx. Inspired by an encounter with Melbourne Airport’s real-life chaplain, this big-hearted drama delves into the human moments hidden in the chaos of travel operations. Focused on helping people wherever he can, Tobias takes an unconventional approach to pastoral care.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 10.50 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Junior Doctors Down Under. (Mad, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Beautiful Lakes Of Northern Italy. (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 MOVIE: Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends To Die For. (2022, Mav, 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: A Machu Picchu Proposal. (2025, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.50 Attenborough’s Parenthood. (PGa, 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.

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. The team focuses on food growing. 8.20 Saint-Pierre. (PG) Fitz and Arch’s investigation of a severed finger turns into a case of vigilante justice. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) Nine artists create portraits of celebrities. 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.45 New Zealand Spy. (Mv, R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 11.55 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. (PGv) 8.30 WWII With Tom Hanks. (Maw) 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 The King. (Mal) 11.35 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Malv, R) 1.20 World On Fire. (Malv, R) 3.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 8.00 MOVIE: The Help. (2011, Ma, R) An author writes a book detailing the African-American maids’ point of view on the families they work for. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer. 11.00 The Voice. (PGal, R) Five more artists prepare to audition. 12.15 Eyewitness. (MA15+adv, R) Ryan is forced to interfere with an autopsy. 1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 25. Dolphins v Parramatta Eels. 9.55 NRL Friday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the NRL game. 10.45 MOVIE: Into The Blue 2: The Reef. (2009, MA15+sv, R) Two divers go on an extreme adventure. Chris Carmack. 12.35 Resident Alien. (Malv, 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 couple know it’s time to make a decision. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) 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 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) 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 Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 HexVets And Magic Pets. 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. 2.45pm BBC News At Ten. 3.15 France 24. 3.45 PBS News. 4.45 Inside The Huddle. 5.15 Over The Black Dot. 5.45 Jeopardy! 6.35 Celebrity Jeopardy. (Premiere) 8.30 The Vampire Lestat. (Return) 10.20 MOVIE: Interview With The Vampire. (1994, MA15+) 12.35am The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 1.35 Sex Tape Italy. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Under The Hammer. 3.00 Feel Good Road Trips. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Americas. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Thirteen. (2007, PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 The Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 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.

NEWS24 (53) 6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Bond Report. 6.00 Steve Price. 7.00 The World According To Rowan Dean. 8.00 Opinionated. 8.30 The US Report. 9.30 The Media Show. 10.15 Lefties Losing It. 10.45 Late Edition. 2am The Bond Report. 3.00 Steve Price. 4.00 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Efficiency Expert. (1991, PG) 7.45 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 10.05 The Movie Teller. (2023, M, Spanish) 12.15pm Year Of The Dog. (2007, M) 2.00 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 4.10 Poms. (2019, PG) 5.50 We Think The World Of You. (1988, PG) 7.40 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 9.35 The Teacher Who Promised The Sea. (2023, Spanish) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Hockey. Men’s FIH World Cup. Australia v Spain. 12.30pm American Pickers. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. STIHL Series. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 24. Collingwood v Brisbane Lions. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. (2018, M) 10.10 MOVIE: A Simple Favour. (2018, M) 12.30am Legacies. 1.20 The Real Housewives Of Durban. 2.15 The Summit. 3.30 Surfing Aust. 4.00 Barbie: A Touch Of Magic. 4.30 Bubble’s Hotel. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Mia & Codie. 5.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. Noon Sing About This Country. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Nula. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Mysteries Of The Mekong. 7.30 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (2006, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny. (2006, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

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SATURDAY, August 22 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 1.15 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 2.00 Saint-Pierre. (PGa, R) 2.45 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. (Final, R) 3.30 Kumi’s Japan. (R) 4.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (R) 5.05 Aust Story. (R) 5.35 Landline. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Finland From Above. (R) 11.00 Ireland’s Secrets From Above. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Maven. (Ml) 2.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.20 Lisbon & WWII: Spies, Gold And Diplomacy. (PGa, R) 5.25 Dad’s Secret War: France 1944. (PGav)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Morning. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Arvo. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Late arvo. 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Knights v Tigers. 2.30 NRLW Wrap. (PG) 3.15 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Canterbury Bulldogs v Canberra Raiders. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (R) 9.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (Return, PG) 11.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 1.00 Pooches At Play. (PG) 1.30 Country House Facelift. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.

6.05 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Grantchester. (PGa) Alphy is caught in a train murder-mystery. 8.20 Father Brown. (PGv) Father Brown investigates when a murder derails the live broadcast of a radio drama. 9.05 Doc Martin. (Final, Ma, R) As the village prepares to throw a farewell party for the Ellinghams, Ruth helps Mrs Tishell deal with the news. 9.50 Falling. (Ml, R) Follows the relationship between a nun and a priest. 10.40 Little Disasters. (Mal, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century. (PG) 8.35 The Assassinations Of Queen Victoria. 9.55 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (Ms, R) 10.55 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 12.00 Daddy Issues. (Return, Mls) 3.00 Those Who Stayed. (Mal, R) 3.45 Jersey And Guernsey. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 8.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team explores prehistoric caves. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World Dominion. (2022, Mav, R) Two generations of heroes attempt to shape the destiny of humans and dinosaurs. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. 11.30 The Voice. (PGal, R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9. Ipswich Super440. Day 1. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 25. St George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs. 9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Training Day. (2001, MA15+dlv, R) 12.25 Wild Cards. (Mv, R) 1.15 Next Stop. (R) 1.45 My Way. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGw) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. Neale is determined to make his new design and plans transform Nicola and Richard’s tired Gold Coast home. 9.40 Love It Or List It UK: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back on their best layout transformations and extensions. 10.40 Watson. (Mm, R) The team helps Laila’s son. 11.40 FBI. (Mav, R) The team races to stop a murderer’s plan. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm MOVIE: Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend For Tummy Tom. (2024) 4.25 Children’s Programs. 5.40 Super Monsters. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.45 Rocket Club. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 9.55 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.40 Merlin. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3.50pm WorldWatch. 5.45 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 Engineering By Catastrophe. (Premiere) 7.40 History’s Greatest Machines. (Premiere) 8.30 The Vampire Lestat. 9.30 Couples Therapy. (Return) 10.40 Icons Unearthed: Harrison Ford. 11.35 The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 12.05am Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 1. 3.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Rugby Union. Shute Shield. Quarter-final. Eastern Suburbs v Eastwood. 5.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 8. St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys. 7.00 Customs. 7.30 MOVIE: The Shawshank Redemption. (1994, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Fargo. (1996, MA15+) 12.25am Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Bondi Rescue. 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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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am We Think The World Of You. Continued. (1988, PG) 6.50 Tokyo Story. (1953, PG, Japanese) 9.20 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 11.10 The Lost King. (2022, M) 1.10pm Solitary Man. (2009) 2.50 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 5.10 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 6.50 Horrible Histories: The Movie. (2019, PG) 8.30 John Wick. (2014, MA15+) 10.25 Erotica 2022. (2022, MA15+, Polish) 1am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. STIHL Series. Replay. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Australian Nationals. Replay. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Football. AFL. Round 24. Adelaide v GWS Giants. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 4.45pm The Dog House UK. 5.45 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo. (2002, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore. (2022, M) 10.20 The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. 11.45 The Purge. 1.25am MOVIE: Girl In The Basement. (2020, MA15+) 3.05 The Dog House UK. 4.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 I Love VIP Pets. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm Paid In Full: The Battle For Black Music. 1.15 Nula. 1.45 Mysteries Of The Mekong. 2.40 The Drover’s Boy. 2.55 Over The Black Dot. 3.25 Homesteads. 4.00 Stompem Ground 2022: Blekbala Mujik. 4.50 Our Medicine. 6.00 Home, Land & Sea. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.40 MOVIE: Lake Placid. (1999, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Krush Groove. (1985, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

6am Weekend First Edition. 10.00 Weekend Newsday. 11.00 The Bond Report. Noon Weekend Newsday. 2.00 Steve Price. 3.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Opinionated. 6.30 The World According To Rowan Dean. 7.30 Lefties Losing It. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.45 The US Report. 9.45 Late Edition. 2am The World According To Rowan Dean. 3.00 Lefties Losing It. 3.30 Opinionated. 4.00 Late Programs.

Better Homes And Gardens. 10.30 Auction Squad. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Horse Racing. Winx Stakes Day and Mekka Raceday. 5.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 6.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 2. Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne. 9.15 Lewis. 11.15 Escape To The Country. 12.15am Bondi Vet. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, August 23 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (Final, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.15 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 3.10 The Assembly. (PG, R) 4.00 Creative Types. (PGl, R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Take 5. (R) 5.30 Back Roads. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Georgia From Above. (PG, R) 11.00 Ireland’s Secrets From Above. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 5.30 The Exiles: Secretly Deported. (Premiere, PGa)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Morning. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Arvo. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Late arvo. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 11.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Titans v Broncos. 1.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Roosters v NZ Warriors. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Roosters v Tigers.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. (PGlmnsv, 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. The team returns to Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. Nine artists create portraits of celebrities. 8.20 Treasure & Dirt. (Final, Malv) Nell closes in on Jonas’ killer. 9.20 Falling. (Ml) Anna attempts to adjust to her new life. 10.05 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 10.50 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.45 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.15 Doc Martin. (Final, Ma, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Days That Shocked The World: September 11. (Mal) 9.25 Castle Secrets. (Mav, R) 10.20 Kennedy. (PG, R) 11.05 Queens That Changed The World. (Ms, R) 1.55 David Baddiel: Jews Don’t Count. (MA15+l, R) 2.55 A Hollywood Spy Against The Nazis. (PGa, R) 4.00 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) 8.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.00 Body In The Snow: The Murder Of Joanna Yeates. (Mav, R) 11.30 The Suspects: True Australian Thrillers. (Mav, R) 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9. Ipswich Super440. Day 2. Highlights. 1.30 Curfew. (MA15+av) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 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: Unforgotten – Crystal Pt 1. (MA15+av) 11.20 Murder In The 21st. (MA15+sv) 12.10 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 12.40 Iconic Australia. (PGa, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. (Return) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 8.00 Watson. (PGm) Watson’s biohacker friend returns when he rushes his new girlfriend to the Holmes Clinic after a gene-editing experiment goes wrong. 9.00 FBI. (Mav) Chaos erupts in the city when an attack disrupts cell, internet and emergency services. 12.00 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Ben And Holly. 12.55 Talking Tom Heroes. 1.20 PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.35 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Zog. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 The Gruffalo. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 The Inbestigators. 7.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 8.10 Secrets Of The Penguins. 8.55 Animal Park. 10.25 Secrets Of The Zoo. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.35pm Salt Joy. 3.10 Jeopardy! 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 Vampire Lestat. 9.30 The Mystery Of Monster Waves. 10.30 The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 2. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00

Feel Good Road Trips. 11.30 Escape To The Country. 12.30pm The Master. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Jabba’s Movies. 2.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 2. Melbourne v GWS Giants. 4.30 My Greek Odyssey. 5.30 The Great Outdoors. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 MOVIE: Eight O’Clock Walk. (1954, PG) 2.50 Poirot. 4.00 Midsomer Murders. 6.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 8. Cronulla Sharks v Parramatta Eels. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Asia. 9.10 Paramedics. 10.10 Emergency. 11.10 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 Building The Dream. 9.00 IFISH. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Boston Blue. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

NEWS24 (53) 6am Weekend First Edition. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon Weekend Newsday. 3.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. 4.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Sunday Agenda. 7.00 The Jaimee Rogers Show. 8.00 The Macpherson Angle. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Late Edition. 2am Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.25 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 9.05 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 11.10 Sasquatch Sunset. (2024, M) 12.45pm The Teacher Who Promised The Sea. (2023, M, Spanish) 2.40 We Think The World Of You. (1988, PG) 4.30 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 6.25 Treasure Of The Yankee Zephyr. (1981, PG) 8.30 Sympathy For The Devil. (2023, MA15+) 10.10 Fargo. (1996, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am The Fishing Show. 7.00 My Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game. 9.00 Deep Water Salvage. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 12.30pm Football. AFL Women’s. Round 2. Sydney v Essendon. 2.30 Fish’n Mates. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 24. Sydney v North Melbourne. 6.00 Border Security USA. 7.00 Border Security. 7.30 MOVIE: Ford V Ferrari. (2019, M) 10.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.40pm The Toys That Built The World. 4.40 Cards And Collectables Australia. 5.10 MOVIE: The Addams Family 2. (2021, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: Shazam! (2019, M) 12.50am Bel-Air. 1.45 Love Island Games. 4.30 LEGO DreamZzz. 5.10 Barney’s World: I Love Me Too. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 3.05pm Football. West Kimberley Football League. Women’s. Grand Final. Replay. 4.30 Soh Presents: Generations And Dynasties. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Mysteries Of The Mekong. 7.30 Earth Oven. 8.30 MOVIE: Finke: There And Back. (2018, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Mad Max. (1979, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

Hawks Nest Social Club Thursday Night Darts By John EDWARDS 13th AUGUST. Winner’s after a play off between two undefeated teams. Winners: Destinee Carey

Thursday, 20 August 2026

and Rob Whyte. Runners up: Kerri-Ann Gimbert and Wayne Sullivan. Ladies highest score: Destinee-115. Men’s highest score with a fantastic 180. Michael Russom. Darts are on every Thursday night, names in by 6.45pm. Darts start at 7pm.

SPORT RESULTS

q winners: Destinee Carey and Rob Whyte. Runners up: Kerri- Ann Gimbert and Wayne Sullivan.

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q Lady and men’s high score .Destinne Carey and Michael Russom.

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MONDAY, August 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Father Brown. (PG, R) 11.30 Nigella At My Table. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 10.55 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 Junior Doctors Down Under. (Ma, R) 2.55 Going Places. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Morning. 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Arvo. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Late arvo. 5.30 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 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 Gogglebox Aust. (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 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Planet America. 10.05 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 11.55 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.45 Gardening Australia. (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. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG, R) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma) 9.25 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R) 12.45 Fargo. (Mlv, R) 2.40 Jersey And Guernsey. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Singapore Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 The Voice. (PGal) 8.40 The Rookie. (Mav) A routine check takes a sudden turn. 9.40 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest rugby league topics. 10.40 The Agenda Setters. 11.40 Happy’s Place. (PGas) 12.10 New Amsterdam. (MA15+av, 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 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 100% Footy. (Mal) 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 11.10 Footy Classified. (Ml) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 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 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 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 The Big Bang Theory. (PGs, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.05pm Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.40 Ninjago. 8.05 Young Sheldon. 8.30 Young Sheldon. 8.50 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 10.00 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. 10.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.45 Merlin. 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Over The Black Dot. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.25 PBS News Compass Points. 4.55 Al Jazeera. 5.25 Alone Germany. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Vampire Lestat. 9.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 10.25 The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 3. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 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 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.15 Mighty Ships. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon David Attenborough’s Asia. 1.10 Midsomer Murders. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Tonight’s The Night. (1954) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 8.20 Treasure Of The Yankee Zephyr. (1981, PG) 10.25 We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 12.05pm Moving. (1993, M, Japanese) 2.20 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 4.00 Horrible Histories: The Movie. (2019, PG) 5.45 Kindred. 7.30 Inshallah A Boy. (2023, M, Arabic) 9.40 The Piano Teacher. (2001, MA15+, French) 12.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9. Ipswich Super440. Day 2. Highlights. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. (2002, PG) 11.45 Seinfeld. 12.45am Legacies. 1.35 The Real Housewives Of Durban. 2.30 Baywatch. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: A Touch Of Magic. 4.30 Bubble’s Hotel. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.05pm MOVIE: Finke: There And Back. (2018, M) 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 The 77 Percent. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Mysteries Of The Mekong. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 MOVIE: Finding Dawn. (2006, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Stand By Me. (1986, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Politics Now. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 11.00 The Rita Panahi Show. Midnight Late Edition. 1.00 Credlin. 2.00 Bolt Report. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 The Late Debate. 5.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, August 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (R) 11.00 Planet America. (R) 11.30 Take 5. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 10.50 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Junior Doctors Down Under. (Ma, R) 2.55 Living Black. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Morning. (Alt schedule may be shown). 12.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.40 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Arvo. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v Bangladesh. Late arvo. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Ski Rescue Down Under. (Ml, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. (PG, 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 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (Final) 9.00 The Assembly. (Final, PGa, R) 9.45 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (R) 10.15 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Business. (R) 10.50 Four Corners. (R) 11.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 11.50 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 12.35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.45 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGs) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (R) 11.20 Mozart/Mozart. (Mas) 1.10 Blackwater. (Malsv, R) 3.20 Jersey And Guernsey. (PGaw, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The Voice. (PGal) There are five spots left. 9.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+l) Gordon Ramsay helps Leo, whose passion for his Italian restaurant faded after losing his son. 10.05 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 11.05 Happy’s Place. (PGad) 12.05 New Amsterdam. (MA15+av, 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) 8.45 Trigger Point. (MA15+alv) 9.45 9News Late. 10.15 The Teacher: Body In The Lake. (Mal) 11.15 Footy Classified. (Ml) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 GolfBarons. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Explore TV. (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) Contestants compete in a high-stakes game where they must beat The Banker to win a cash prize. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl) An unexpected success buoys the players as they face another day in the manor. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (Ms, R) Penny tries to sabotage Leonard’s plan. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.40 Ninjago. 8.05 Young Sheldon. 8.30 Young Sheldon. 8.50 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.35 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.15 Chopped Junior. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Viking Quest: America. 2.55 Inside The Huddle. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Germany. 6.45 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 The Vampire Lestat. 9.35 MOVIE: Thelma And Louise: Born To Live. (2025, M) 10.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 4. 1.50am Travel Man. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 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 Animal Rescue. 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 (82) 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 Agatha Raisin. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Carry On Jack. (1964, PG) 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.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 The Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 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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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Crow’s Egg. Continued. (2014, PG, Tamil) 6.40 Vai. (2019, PG) 8.20 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 10.25 In A Land That No Longer Exists. (2022, M, German) 12.20pm Oliver’s Universe. (2022, M, Spanish) 2.25 Treasure Of The Yankee Zephyr. (1981, PG) 4.30 The Bridge On The River Kwai. (1957, PG) 7.30 J. Edgar. (2011, M) 10.00 Disobedience. (2018, MA15+) 12.10am Dead Again. (1991, M) 2.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Australia ReDiscovered. 10.30 Hockey. Men’s FIH World Cup. Australia v South Africa. 12.30pm Storage Wars. 1.00 Ice Road Truckers. 4.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Bangladesh. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Outback Wreckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (2004, PG) 11.15 Seinfeld. 12.15am Legacies. 1.55 The Real Housewives Of Durban. 2.50 Jeopardy! Australia. 4.00 Barbie: A Touch Of Magic. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.35 MOVIE: Finding Dawn. (2006, M) 1pm The Panther Within. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Indian Country Today News. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Mysteries Of The Mekong. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Murder In Big Horn. 9.00 MOVIE: Antwone Fisher. (2002, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Politics Now. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Fight For The Right. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 11.00 The Rita Panahi Show. Midnight Late Edition. 1.00 Credlin. 2.00 Bolt Report. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

Myall Coast Vets By Tony SMITH 13/08/2026. STABLEFORD A Grade 1. Rod Brown 38 c/b 2. Brian Newbery 38 3. Steve Sattler 37

4. Patrick Garland 35 c/b 5. Douglas Allen 35 c/b B Grade 1. Colin Bell 36 2. Andrew Watson 35 3. Peter Sinclair 34 c/b 4. Glenn Conroy 34 c/b 5. Tony Ward 34 C Grade 1. Kenneth Hudson 37

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SPORT RESULTS 2. Peter Campbell 36 3. Colin Nicholson 35 4. Michael Ross 34 c/b 5. Ronald Rowe 34 NTP. A B C 3rd. Newbery, Brian Nicholson, Colin 5th Newbery, Brian

Forrest, John 10th Turnbull, Gary Ward, Tony Glanville, Keith 16th Gurney, Peter Ward, Tony Nicholson, Colin Balls to. A 29 B 28 c/b C 30

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WEDNESDAY, August 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.15 Back Roads. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 10.50 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.

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 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 My Way. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. (PG, 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 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 9.00 New Zealand Spy. (Final, PG) 9.25 QI. (Final, Ml) 9.55 Planet America. (R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Treasure & Dirt. (Final, Malv, R) 12.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (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. (Ml) 8.35 The Airport Chaplain. (Premiere, Ml) 9.35 James May: Our Man In India. (Ml, R) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Congregation. (MA15+s) 11.55 Crime. (MA15+av, R) 2.50 Jersey And Guernsey. (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 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 Miss Universe Australia 2026. (PG) Looks at the Miss Universe Australia contest. 11.30 The Agenda Setters. 12.30 Everything I Know About Love. (Mals) 1.30 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) 8.45 Banjo And Ro’s Grand Island Hotel. (PG) 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) 11.25 Accused: Guilty Or Innocent? (MA15+av) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 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.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl) Fresh certainty manufactures a manor-wide mystery. 9.00 Boston Blue. (Mv) Jonah struggles with anger and grief, confronting the killer and testing family bonds. Mae and Sarah face painful truths. 10.00 10’s Late News. 11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.40 Ninjago. 8.05 Young Sheldon. 8.30 Young Sheldon. 8.50 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.35 The Piano. 10.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.55pm 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Germany. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Vampire Lestat. 9.30 The Future With Hannah Fry. (Return) 10.30 The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 5. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 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 Animal Rescue. 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 (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Sleeping Tiger. (1954, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.40 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Days Of Our Lives. 8.30 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 The Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 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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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.05 Kindred. 8.55 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 10.35 Inshallah A Boy. (2023, M, Arabic) 12.40pm Corsage. (2022, M) 2.45 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 4.50 Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 7.30 Absolute Power. (1997, M) 9.45 Body Heat. (1981, M) 11.50 Dicks: The Musical. (2023, MA15+) 1.30am Late Programs. 5.40 The Bookshop. (2017, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Bangladesh. Day 5. Afternoon session. 2.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Bangladesh. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, M) 11.35 Seinfeld. 12.35am Baywatch. 2.20 My Way. 2.35 Jeopardy! Australia. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 News. 5.55 Bamay. 6.30 Wildest Places: Great Barrier Reef. 7.25 Skin In The Game. 8.35 Pro Bull Riding: USA. 9.35 Over The Black Dot. 10.05 Inside The Huddle. 10.35 MOVIE: Aitamaako’Tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun. (2023) 12.15am Late Programs.

THURSDAY, August 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 11.00 New Zealand Spy. (Final, PG, R) 11.25 QI. (Final, Ml, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Falling. (Ml, R) 1.55 Back Roads. (R) 2.25 Home Delivery. (R) 2.55 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 3.55 Frankie Drake. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 10.55 Canal Boat Diaries. 11.30 One For The Road. (Ml, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGs, 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. H’lights.

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) 1.15 Banjo And Ro’s Grand Island Hotel. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. (n) 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG) 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. 9.30 Treasure & Dirt. (Final, Malv, R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PGv, R) 11.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Spain With Michael Portillo. (PG) 8.20 Jewels Of The Mediterranean. (PGa) 9.15 Say Nothing. (MA15+lv) 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 Reyka. (Masv) 11.35 Saving The F*cking Planet. (Premiere, Mls) 1.50 Children Of Chaos: What Became Of WWII Orphans. (PGa, R) 3.30 999 The Forgotten Girls Of The Holocaust. (PGanv, 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) 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: Power Struggle. (PGa, R) Looks at the crash of a Boeing 737 in Indonesia. 9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Michelle Buckingham. (Malsv, R) Ron Iddles revisits notable cases. 10.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av, R) 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.40 Mr Robot. (MA15+adlsv, 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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 26. Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm. 9.55 NRL Thursday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGam) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Next Stop. (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) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.40 NCIS: Sydney. (Mv) A US naval officer is arrested for murder while trying to destroy a treasure map. 9.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PGs, R) 11.35 Two And A Half Men. (PGas, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.05pm Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.40 Ninjago. 8.05 Young Sheldon. 8.30 Young Sheldon. 8.50 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 10.00 72 Cutest Animals. 10.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Holy Marvels. 2.00 The Swiping Game. 2.20 Insight. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 France 24. 4.25 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Germany. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Will AI Take My Job? 9.25 Alone Australia. 10.30 The Vampire Lestat: After Dark. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 6. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 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 Coastwatch Oz. 2.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 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. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Up The Chastity Belt. (1971, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.30 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Days Of Our Lives. 8.30 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 The Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 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. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Bookshop. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.45 The Bridge On The River Kwai. (1957, PG) 10.45 J. Edgar. (2011, M) 1.15pm Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 3.15 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 5.20 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG) 7.35 How To Blow Up A Pipeline. (2022, M) 9.30 Love Lies Bleeding. (2024, MA15+) 11.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (1990, MA15+) 1.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL. Legends Game For Prostate Cancer. Victoria v The All-Stars. 10.00 Kick Ons. 10.30 Hear The Mighty Roar: Brisbane Lions. (Premiere) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (2007, M) 11.15 Seinfeld. 12.15am Rugby Heaven. 1.15 Legacies. 2.05 The Real Housewives Of Durban. 3.00 Surfing Aust. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Te Ao With Moana. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Wildest Places: Great Barrier Reef. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The End Of The Valley. 9.00 MOVIE: Jackie Chan’s First Strike. (1996, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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MYALL River Hawks Junior Rugby League wrapped up their 2026 season on Saturday with home games. The 15’s progressed to the semi-finals with a draw against an undefeated Singleton outfit and will progress to the finals, which will be held this Saturday at Scone.

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q Players receive commemorative jerseys after playing 50 competition games in junior rugby league for the Myall River Hawks. Photos: Supplied by Myall River Hawks JRLC.

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