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q Circus performer, Kaya Boom, delighted children during the Open Streets festival on Saturday. Photo: Supplied.
AN estimated 4000 residents and visitors attended Nambucca Valley Open Streets Festival in Macksville on Saturday. The festival ran from 3-9pm and was the third in the Open Streets series, Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said the event was a credit to the Nambucca Valley Youth Council. “I was extremely proud of the young people of the Nambucca Valley Youth Council,” Mr Lee said. “River Street in Macksville, Wallace Lane and Princess Street came alive with light and laser installations and fire shows. “Finally, the Nambucca River was lit up with a superb display of fireworks at the end of a wonderful afternoon.” Local youth seized the opportunity to showcase their skills. Valley Performing Arts Centre dancers performed on the River Stage, and students from Macksville Public and Bowraville Central schools created hand-made street art.
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Unified zero tolerance policy gives licensees ‘real teeth’
LICENSED venues across the Mid North Coast Police District have joined forces to bar troublesome patrons from every licenced venue across the region under an expanded multi-venue barring policy. The unified initiative sees the
Nambucca, Hastings, and Macleay Liquor Accords working in direct partnership to ensure troublemakers barred in one town can no longer simply travel down the road to another venue. Mid North Coast Police District
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Day 1: Departing Port Bus around08:15 (TBC) we commence our pickups. Our first comfort stop is at the Coffs Harbour Service Centre. Lunch stop will be the Ballina Service Centre. A final comfort stop before we hit the dreaded Gold Coast Traffic at Coomera. Our ETA for check in is 16:00. Dinner is in the Novotel Restaurant at 17:30. Departing the Hotel on foot for a 700 metre walk to QPAC. Alternatively, you may arrange a taxi with reception. Our showtime is 19:30.
• Luxury return air-conditioned coach travel with a friendly Port Bus crew • 1 night accommodation at the stylish Novotel Brisbane South Bank • Reserved ticket to The TEN Tenors – A Not So Silent Night at QPAC Delicious 2-course hotel dinner on Day 1 • Full buffet breakfast at the hotel • Relaxed lunch on Day 2 • Comfortable travel, festive fun and wonderful memories along the way
Day 2: After enjoying a delicious buffet breakfast at the hotel, we farewell Brisbane and begin our journey home at approximately 08:00. Sit back, relax and enjoy the changing scenery as we travel south, with comfort stops along the way to stretch the legs and grab a tea or coffee. Today’s lunch stop is at the charming and historic Ulmarra Hotel, perched on the banks of the Clarence River in the beautiful riverside village of Ulmarra. Enjoy a relaxed lunch break and soak up the country hospitality before we continue our journey home. With plenty of laughs, stories and memories from our festive getaway shared onboard, we continue south with additional comfort stops en route before arriving back into Port Macquarie at approximately 20:00 (TBC).
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Ode to the river touches hearts ON Sunday, 20 September, the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre became a place of quiet reflection and shared connection as the newly formed Nambucca Valley Bioregional Alliance, in partnership with the Australian Earth Laws Alliance, hosted “Our Place – Learning about our Bioregion”. The free workshop invited residents to deepen their understanding of the Valley’s unique geology, geography, plants, animals and waterways. The day opened with a warm Welcome to Country by Uncle Gary Williams, followed by introductions to the Alliance and the concept of bioregioning. Bioregioning is an approach to living,
organising and caring for a place based on its natural boundaries and living systems, rather than artificial political or administrative borders. A bioregion is a distinct geographic area defined by shared natural features such as watersheds, geology, climate, soils, native plants and animals, and the relationships between them. In our Valley the bioregion centres on the Nambucca River catchment and its surrounding hills, forests, waterways and ecosystems. Local knowledge holders then guided participants through sessions on the land from the ground up, covering geology and
climate, native flora and fauna, and the living waterways that shape our catchment. The afternoon turned to human impacts — water and energy use, settlements and pollution — before closing with a collaborative mapping project. Amid the rich exchange of knowledge, one moment stood out. Georgette stepped forward and read Lizzie’s “Ode to the River”, which many found to be a moving experience. The Nambucca Valley Bioregional Alliance is building a network of people committed to a safe, prosperous and healthy future for our Valley. Further events are planned for 2027. For more information or to join the email list, visit https://bit.ly/4gmyPvn or email aela@ earthlaws.org.au.
Last chance to have your say on Valley signs THERE are just two days to go and have your say on the Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy. As the hours tick down to the compilation of community’s feedback on the Valley’s road signs, Nambucca Valley Council Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney wishes to remind residents there is still time to offer their opinions. “This project is really exciting because the valley’s signage and wayfinding visually represents who we are as a valley and it helps both residents and visitors to get around,” she said. Ms Rooney said Nambucca Valley Council had worked with a consultant to develop a strategy that created a consistent approach to signage across the whole local government area. “Good signage helps people feel welcome and navigate around safely,” Ms Rooney said. “I invite anyone with an opinion on our valley’s signage to take our short online survey by its closing date of this Sunday 27 September 2026.” To take the survey visit https://www. nambucca.nsw.gov.au/Community/Get-Involved/ Nambucca-Valley-Signage-Wayfinding-Strategy
q Anna Fisher, the consultant Council has engaged to deliver the valley’s Signage and Wayfinding Strategy, chatting to members of the Duguula Bindarray-Garri Aboriginal Advisory Committee about signage on Tuesday 22 September. Photo: NVC.
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Full steam ahead for Boat Harbour roadworks WORK to demolish and replace corrugated steel culverts beneath Boat Harbour Road at Sauls Dairy is ahead of schedule. The old culverts have been dug out and demolished and the scrap metal stockpiled for recycling. “There is now a huge hole, about 34 metres wide and 8.5 metres deep at the construction site, where Boat Harbour Road was,” Nambucca Valley Council Acting General Manager David Moloney said. “Two excavators working in tandem
removed approximately 10,000 cubic metres of soil to access and demolish the old culverts.” Between late September and midOctober, 22 8.5-tonne tri-cell concrete box culverts will be delivered to drain the road. The culvert replacement is expected to take 16 weeks to complete, weather permitting. During construction, vehicles travelling between Macksville and Taylors Arm are being detoured via Taylors Arm Road. The
q The Boat Harbour Road construction site. Photo: NVC.
q Part of the old Boat Harbour Road steel culvert. Photo: NVC.
7km detour has a reduced speed limit of 40 km. Council has advised operators of oversize or over-mass (OSOM) vehicles that Taylors Arm Road’s tight curve may not accommodate their vehicles. OSOM operators needing to move through the Utungun or Taylors Arm areas have been advised to discuss their plans with council to see if a suitable alternative route can be found. Mayor Gary Lee was delighted that the
old culverts had been removed a week ahead of schedule. “We’ve had sunny days and the team from local contractor Fortade have been pushing ahead to get this major road repair finished,” he said. “It’s great news for the local community who want the road reopened as quickly as possible.” The Australian Government funded the $2.4m project through the Safer Local Roads Infrastructure Program.
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Support local, shop local campaign for Nambucca NEXT week’s edition of News Of The Area launches the Nambucca Valley Shop Local campaign, where advertising businesses will be showcased across print and digital media throughout October and Small Business Month. The campaign is an initiative of Nambucca Valley Council (NVC), in partnership with Nambucca Valley News Of The Area (NOTA), and is being led by NVC’s Economic Development and Tourism manager, Jan Rooney. Ms Rooney says the idea was outlined as an action in Council’s Delivery Program 2025-2029, to help support local businesses. “Small businesses are the heart of our communities – they create local jobs, support community organisations and help shape the unique character of our towns,” she said. “This Small Business Month, we're encouraging residents to think local first and support the businesses that support us every day. “ Every dollar spent locally helps strengthen our regional economy and keep our communities vibrant. “Our Shop Local campaign is designed to put the spotlight on the outstanding businesses that keep our communities thriving.” NOTA Nambucca Valley Advertising Manager Johnny Wilson says that businesses participating in the Shop Local campaign will have their goods or services front and centre during a campaign that has 12,000 print readers in the Nambucca Valley a week and an engaged online audience. “Many of our Nambucca Valley readers, and businesses, see News Of The Area as a core voice in our community,” Mr Wilson says. “All advertisements associated with the campaign will be published in the Nambucca Valley News Of The Area on October 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2026.” Businesses involved in the dedicated Nambucca Valley NOTA advertising feature can promote the Shop Local competition to win a $200 gift card, access free marketing resources, learn how to customise campaign materials, and share weekly campaign content on their business’s socials. NVC’s support has encouraged some businesses who may not have previously advertised in the NOTA to put themselves in front of a new audience, while current advertisers can solidify their presence in the minds of readers. “It has been extremely popular,” Mr Wilson says. “The response has been very positive and the uptake has been strong.” Businesses are encouraged to subscribe to Council’s business e-news to receive campaign updates, access free Shop Local promotional resources and templates, and stay informed about opportunities to get involved throughout Small Business Month this October. To sign up to Valley Business News, visit https://www. nambucca.nsw.gov.au/Business/DoingBusiness-in-NambuccaValley/Valley-Business-News
Free workshop to support Shop Local campaign To support local businesses to use the Shop Local visual assets, Council is running a free workshop on Friday, 2 October. The Canva for Business: Shop Local Workshop, will help any interested business owners to learn Canva essentials, gain practical design tips, and learn how to customise the free Nambucca Valley Shop Local Canva templates. The workshop will cover: • Canva navigation and essential tools • Setting up your brand colours, fonts and logo • Creating social posts, flyers and other marketing assets • Editing photos, videos, text and layouts • Simple design principles for professional-looking content • Exporting designs in the right format and size • How to customise the Nambucca Valley Shop Local templates • Hands-on time to create your own business assets with support. • Attendees will leave with customised, ready-to-use Shop Local assets for their own business. When: Friday, 2 October 2026 Time: 8:30am - 10:30am Where: Nambucca Heads TAFE Connected Learning Centre
What to bring: a laptop and charger, business logo, and a selection of good-quality photos and anything else the business owner likes to use in their own marketing. A subscription to Canva Free is fine, and no Canva experience is required.
New push to entice visitors to Go Deeper NAMBUCCA Valley Council has invited the valley’s tourism-related businesses and creative industries to be featured in a destination website and guidebook designed to entice visitors to stay longer and ‘Go Deeper’ into the region. The council’s tourism team has released an expression of interest for local visitor economy and hospitality businesses, health and wellness providers, retail outlets, photographers and creatives to be included in the website and guidebook. The invitation follows the release earlier this year of the Go Deeper brand. “We’re taking the next major steps to cement our destination brand, creating the products to showcase our valley’s amazing places, its history and culture, tourism businesses, and the unique experiences it offers,” Economic Development and Tourism manager Jan Rooney said in a statement. “We want to partner with local visitor economy businesses, photographers and creatives because our community are the people who can best tell our valley’s story: they are already living it and loving it.” The destination website and guidebook will showcase the entire valley and are being produced by a design agency that specialises in destination marketing, Ms Rooney said. The council hopes to have the assets ready by summer holidays or early in 2027.
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q Economic Development and Tourism manager, Jan Rooney. Photo: Nambucca Valley Council.
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Open Streets Festival draws patrons of all ages for one big party FROM Page 1
The festival also had a sustainable environmental theme, with OzGREEN delivering a river bug discovery activity. The council and MidWaste designed a chia house activity, using recycled cardboard to create model homes topped with living green roofs. “I would like to thank the festival’s event manager, Joel Grimson of Good Crew, everyone
who came along to support the festival, and the Macksville Ex-Services Club for providing sponsorship for Saturday’s event,” Mr Lee said. “The festival was delivered through funding from the NSW Government, and I thank our State Government representatives for their investment in our valley.” The council received $350,000 through the Open Streets Program over three years and will deliver one more festival in 2027. q The grand finale of the Nambucca Valley Open Streets Festival, a 10-minute fireworks display. Photo: Supplied.
q Performers walking along the Nambucca River during the finale parade of the Nambucca Valley Open Streets Festival. Photo: Supplied.
q Youth Media Crew volunteer, Samara Satyanand, interviewed Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee at the festival on Saturday. Photo: Supplied.
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Bellwood Park ideal for 2026 Rotary River Run THE recent Rotary River Run was a great success, providing runners with a picturesque course and no road crossings. Held at Nambucca Head’s beautiful Bellwood Park on Sunday, 13 September, the fourth annual 5km community event attracted a strong field. Entrants were keen to conquer the new course, which followed the scenic riverside path from Bellwood Park to the V-Wall and return. Local businesses generously supported the event, donating 23 prizes. Winners in each division received prizes valued at $100 and a perpetual trophy. The winners included: • Men’s Division: Ferdinand Kous • Women’s Division: Tamara Urquhart • Family Division: Ferris Family
Nathan, Alison and Skye • Junior Boys’ Division: Ben Ackerman • Junior Girls’ Division: Lucy Ferris • Team Division: Two Wolk CrossFit – Brendan Goswell, Damien Wood and Chris Barnes. “Rotary wishes to thank all participants, volunteers, sponsors, and local businesses that all helped make the fourth Rotary River Run such a success,” a club spokesperson said. “Funds raised support young people in our community, helping Rotary continue its commitment to providing opportunities and making a positive difference in the lives of local youth.” Like to know more? Contact the club by email: rotarynambuccavalley@gmail.com
q Adult female winner Tamara Urquhart. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
q Junior Boys winner, Ben Ackerman. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
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Junior girls and boys line up to start the race. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
q Family group winners, Ferris family. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
q Adult male winner, Ferdinand Kous. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
q Girls’ winner, Lucy Ferris-Jumios. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
Celebrating 30 years of community service
q Lesley Smith has achieved an honourable milestone after 30 years of service to the Red Cross and Nambucca Valley communities. Photo: Red Cross.
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NAMBUCCA Valley Red Cross is celebrating a milestone for Lesley Smith, its longest-serving member. On 9 October, its local Emergency Services Team will mark 30 years of service to the Red Cross and her community. Over her three decades of volunteering with Australian Red Cross, Ms Smith has responded to numerous evacuation and recovery emergencies. “Lesley continues to be a very active and valuable member of the team,” a spokesperson said. “Her support for people who are experiencing perhaps the most difficult time of their lives has been exceptional.” Ms Smith also volunteers to deliver Outreach and Community Recovery workshops to groups, preparing them to cope in an emergency. “Her unwavering commitment to our local and interstate communities before, during and after a disaster over 30 years is a true testament to her,” a spokesperson added. “Because of Lesley, our community is better, stronger, and safer.” Ms Smith’s fellow volunteers will celebrate her milestone with her on 17 October at a luncheon at Nambucca RSL Club.
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Local clubs, pubs across the Mid North Coast police district join forces to ban troublesome patrons FROM Page 1
“NSW Police has zero tolerance for violent, disorderly, or intimidating behaviour in our community,” Superintendent Cribb said. “Our priority is keeping licensed premises and the surrounding precincts safe for patrons, staff, and the wider public. This district-wide accord partnership gives licensees real teeth to hold offenders accountable, and we will actively enforce it.” Under the expanded policy, individuals can be barred from all participating venues across the Mid North Coast Police District for at least three months, and up to 10 years in severe cases. In addition, minors caught attempting to enter venues with false IDs, purchasing alcohol, or stealing from retail bottle shops face barring for 12 months starting from their 18th birthday. A person can be refused entry or ejected from all district venues for: violent, threatening, or aggressive behaviour, anti-social or disorderly conduct, malicious damage, vandalism, or ongoing
disturbances, repeated intoxication across multiple licensed premises, refusal to leave a venue when directed by staff or security, drug use, possession, or supply fake identification offences. Anyone who enters or attempts to enter a licensed venue while subject to a barring order commits an offence under the Liquor Act 2007 and may receive an on-thespot fine of $550 or face courtimposed penalties of up to $5,500. Hastings Liquor Accord Chair Alistair Flower said licensees across the three accord areas are united in safeguarding both community members and hospitality staff. “While the vast majority of patrons do the right thing, there is unfortunately a minority who engage in unacceptable, anti-social behaviour,” Mr Flower said. “By linking our three accords across the entire Mid North Coast Police District, we are closing the gaps. If you get barred in Port Macquarie, Kempsey, or Nambucca, you are barred across the entire district. “Our venues are committed to providing safe, welcoming
environments for families, locals, and visitors. “The message is clear: behave or be barred. You don’t want to be the one sitting at home while all your friends are out enjoying our local venues.” With 25 years of experience as a licensee, State Member for Port Macquarie, Rob Dwyer, praised the proactive cross-regional collaboration under the Liquor & Gaming NSW framework. “It is fantastic to see our local Liquor Accords taking the initiative to collaborate across borders and strengthen local safety,” Mr Dwyer said. “The NSW Liquor Accord program, created and supported by Liquor & Gaming NSW, is designed to empower local operators to solve local problems. Seeing Hastings, Macleay, and Nambucca unite as a single district network shows genuine leadership in keeping our community vibrant and safe.” Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, whose electorate takes in Wauchope and the Macleay and Nambucca valleys, strongly endorsed the united front across
q Nambucca, Hastings and Macleay venues have adopted a joint zero tolerance policy - if you’re banned from one, you’re banned from the lot. Photo: magnific. regional communities. “Our local pubs and clubs are the heart of regional towns like Wauchope, Kempsey, and Macksville, and everyone deserves
to feel safe when they walk through the doors,” Mr Kemp said. “Closing the loophole so troublemakers can't simply skip between towns is common sense.”
Delegation fronts parliament to call for urgent legislation Urgent legislation required to regulate labour hire in NSW and stop the exploitation of people working in the horticulture industry By Andrew VIVIAN
COFFS Harbour Councillor, Tony Judge and Nambucca Valley Councillor, Ljubov Simson, joined a delegation of Mid North Coast Councillors and community leaders that accompanied Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne, in a recent visit to NSW Parliament. They met with a Parliamentary Committee and MPs to argue for urgent legislation to regulate labour hire in NSW, preferably before the State Election in March 2027. “The Anti-slavery Commissioner’s submission on modern slavery detailed the extent of the problem and the damage being done to people who have come into our community to work in the horticulture industry,” Coffs Harbour Councillor, Tony Judge said. “It is a moral imperative that we act urgently to stop the exploitation and misery that those people are suffering. “The Anti-slavery Commissioner has provided a discussion paper and a draft Bill to legislate the regulation of labour hire in NSW. “With the support of parliamentarians, a version of that Bill could be passed before Parliament is dissolved prior to the election.
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“The Commissioner has laid the groundwork. “Now we need action from our elected representatives.” Cr Judge said the matter was not about politics. “It’s about doing the right thing by the people we rely on to work on the farms that provide our fresh fruit and vegetables,” Cr Judge said. “Every person who comes to work in Australia should be treated with dignity, paid lawfully and provided with a safe workplace. “It is imperative that the government, the opposition and the crossbench work together to get this done urgently. “Labor MLC, Sarah Kaine has already proposed a private members Bill to progress legislation. “Others just have to get on board.” Nambucca Valley Councillor, Ljubov Simson said that it was “gobsmacking” that NSW did not have a labour hire licensing scheme already, leaving workers fully exposed to rogue operators and human rights abuses. “I fail to see why ending worker exploitation, modern slavery and human rights abuse is not the No1 priority for any Parliament,” Cr Simson said. “There is no reason outside of
q Cr Simson (front left) and Cr Judge (front right) with Dr Cockayne (rear left) and the delegation to Parliament. Photo: Ljubov Simson. the electoral politics timeline why a Labour Hire Licensing Bill could not be passed in the current term. “The Commissioner’s draft Labour Hire Licensing Bill (NSW) provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of labour hire and host accountability. “I call on our local members Michael Kemp MP and Gurmesh Singh MP to support tabling the Bill and getting this legislation across the line in the current term as a priority
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for our local communities across the Coffs Coast.’ Cr Judge summed up the view of the group about the urgency of getting labour hire legislation in place in this term of Parliament: “If stopping slavery is not at the top of the agenda for parliamentarians, what does that say about political and moral leadership in our State? “The time to act is now. “No more delays and no more excuses, because there is no
justification for slavery.” Dr Cockayne said that the door to the NSW labour hire market was wide open – even to crooks. “The absence of labour hire licensing in NSW harms workers, legitimate businesses, and the state budget,” Dr Cockayne said. “The case for reform is clear and there is a draft bill ready to go. “The time for Government and Parliament to act is right now.”
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Thirteenth annual koala survey seeks volunteers By Andrew VIVIAN
RUNNING for an incredible 13 years, the annual Bongil Bongil citizen science survey is the ultimate chance to see why koalas are putting the region on the map, and everyone is invited to take part. The community-based koala surveys monitor koala presence and health year to year, using a scientifically valid and consistent methodology. The data collected has helped inform discussions around the proposed Great Koala National Park. As well as koalas, many other native animals such as possums, gliders, micro bats, owls, snakes, and other nocturnal wildlife have also been encountered during the nighttime wildlife surveys through the tall trees and
rainforests. This long-unning and popular program will begin on Thursday night, 9 October, and run every fourth night until 25 October, with a total of five nights’ work over 17 days. Volunteers conduct the two-hour surveys in small teams by walking three kilometres each night along fire trails, beginning just after dark. Those interested in participating in the program can contact the Coffs Coast Office at npws.coffscoast@ environment.nsw.gov.au or 02 6652 0900. National Parks and Wildlife Service Area Manager Andrew Pitzen said, “Over the past 13 years the program has provided hundreds of local citizens with the unforgettable experience of seeing koalas in the wild.
“We are aiming to monitor any changes that may be occurring in the park’s koala population and make observations on their health and tree selection preferences. “Walking through the forest at night with a powerful spotlight and audio callback equipment can reveal a range of native animals not normally seen during the day.” Long-time volunteer Peter Wood said, “We often see and hear wallabies, possums and other nocturnal animals. “Come on, get off the lounge, invite a friend, get some fresh night air, meet other enthusiasts and become a Koala Spotter. You never know just how much fun you can have out in nature in the dark.”
Young participants currently attending work readiness programs joined with representatives from the ETC and ShoreTrack to raise their coffee mugs in acknowledgment of what the funding means to their futures. The grant will help create
more traineeships, work experience and employment pathway opportunities for local young people, while supporting ShoreTrack to continue delivering workreadiness programs that build confidence, practical skills and connect with pathways to employment and
q Surveys provide valuable information about koala populations. Photo: GKNP.
Funding ups the ante on work readiness programs By Andrea FERRARI
NOT-FOR-PROFIT provider ShoreTrack, in Macksville, celebrated being awarded a 2026 Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) Community Support Fund grant worth $45,000 with a morning tea on 17 September.
q Members of ShoreTrack and ETC celebrate the grant.
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further education. “This funding has allowed us to purchase a new zero-turn mower, trailer and vehicle, strengthening our lawn and property maintenance operations and helping us expand the number of young people we can engage through real, paid work opportunities,” ShoreTrack’s Business Development Manager of STeps, Geoff Batten told News Of The Area.
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ShoreTrack previously received $117,000 in funding support from ETC to help establish its industry training space, supporting the organisation's early efforts to create skills development opportunities for local young people. This latest grant is the second time ShoreTrack has received support through the ETC Community Support Fund, reflecting the significant impact the organisation
continues to have in the lives of local young people. As a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation, ETC has invested approximately $3.4 million into community organisations and initiatives through the ETC Community Support Fund since 2012, helping create stronger and more connected communities across the regions it serves. ETC is headquartered in Coffs Harbour.
Bright futures for young participants.
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School Holiday Fun Comes to YAM SPRING school holidays bring a vibrant mix of FREE exhibitions, family activities and creative experiences to Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). Drop into YAM for free art-making every day inspired by the current exhibitions, with no bookings required. Pick up a free kids' guide, explore the interactive exhibition Yaamanga (around here) and uncover stories from the Coffs Coast's past, then discover a fantastic range of contemporary art and photography. Don't miss Family Day at YAM on Saturday 10 October, from 10.30am to 1pm, featuring FREE hands-on creativity and discovery for all ages. Plus, the first 50 visitors will receive a free YAM bag. Join artist Emma Louise Davies to create playful sports-inspired wearable sculptures using colourful paper, metallic card and markers. Design a headband, cuff, badge or medal, imagine the sport you would compete in, then strike a pose in our green-screen photo studio to capture your wild invention. Alongside the family fun, discover Small Worlds by Coffs Coast painter Terri Butterworth and three compelling contemporary photography exhibitions from the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh). Murray Fredericks: The Salt Lake captures the vast beauty of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre through dreamlike photographs of light, sky and reflection. Petrina Hicks: Snakes and Mirrors presents striking images that explore the relationship between animals, beauty and the natural world. In Bad Sports, The Huxleys use spectacular costumes, humour and performance to celebrate creativity, individuality and self-expression. Open every day except Mondays, YAM is your go-to destination in Coffs Harbour for FREE art, history and creativity!
q The Huxleys, The Wedding Tackle, 2024, from the series Bad sports. Image courtesy of the artists and MARS Gallery.
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Urunga SLSC celebrates 80 years
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URUNGA Surf Life Saving Club has celebrated a very special milestone, marking 80 years of surf lifesaving and service to the local community. Past and present members, Life Members, families, friends and supporters came together at Anchors Wharf in Urunga on Saturday night to celebrate the club's 80th anniversary and recognise the generations of volunteers who have helped shape the club since 1946. For 80 years, Urunga SLSC has played an important role in keeping Hungry Head Beach safe, while also giving generations of local families the opportunity to become involved in surf lifesaving, Nippers, education, competition and community service. Club President Garry Howe said the anniversary was a chance to celebrate not only the history of the club, but more importantly the people who have been part of it over the past eight decades. “We are only a little surf club on the North Coast, but we are incredibly proud of our history and what generations of our members have achieved over the past 80 years,” Mr Howe said. “Saturday night was really about bringing everyone back together. We had past and present members, Life Members, families and friends all in the one room, with plenty of old stories, lots of laughs and a chance to catch up with people who may not have seen each other for many years. “Probably one of the nicest things was seeing so many different generations of the Urunga SLSC family together.” The evening also provided
an opportunity to recognise the contribution of the club's Life Members, along with the many members, past and present, who have volunteered their time over the years. “Like every surf club, Urunga has been built by volunteers,” Mr Howe said. “Over 80 years there have been a lot of people who have put on the red and yellow, walked onto the beach and given up their weekends and their time to look after somebody else. “But it is also the people behind the scenes who keep a club going. Our trainers, officials, coaches, Nipper age managers, committee members, IRB crews, fundraisers, parents, families and supporters all play a part. “A little club simply does not survive for 80 years without a lot of people giving a lot of themselves along the way.” While the anniversary provided an opportunity to look back, Urunga SLSC remains firmly focused on the future. The club continues to patrol Hungry Head Beach, train new lifesavers and provide opportunities for members of all ages to become involved in lifesaving, education and surf sports. The club's Nippers program also continues to introduce younger members of the community to the beach and surf, helping them develop skills, confidence and an understanding of surf safety. “One of the great things about Surf Life Saving is watching the next generation come through,” Mr Howe said. “We see kids start in Nippers, learn about the beach and the surf, then
hopefully go on to become lifesavers themselves. “That is how clubs like ours keep going. The people change over the years, but that sense of community and looking after each other stays pretty much the same.” Mr Howe said the club was also extremely grateful for the support it continued to receive from local businesses, organisations and the wider community. “A very big thank you has to go to Anchors Wharf for looking after us on Saturday night. It was a fantastic venue for such an important occasion for the club and they helped make the evening very special,” he said. “We would also like to sincerely thank Club Urunga and Cardow & Partners for their ongoing support of Urunga Surf Life Saving Club, along with all of our other sponsors, local businesses and community supporters. “For a little volunteer club like ours, that support really does make a difference. Whether it is sponsorship, donations, equipment, prizes, grants or simply helping us out when we need it, we certainly do not take it for granted.” Urunga SLSC is also always looking to welcome new members, as well as past members who may be thinking about becoming involved again. “You do not have to be a competitor or spend every weekend on the beach to be part of the club,” Mr Howe said. “There are plenty of ways people can get involved, whether that is lifesaving, Nippers, training, surf sports, officiating, helping behind the scenes or simply lending a hand when needed.
“We would also love to hear from any past members who may have drifted away over the years and are thinking about coming back. The door is always open.” Anyone interested in joining Urunga Surf Life Saving Club, returning to the club or finding out more can visit www.urungaslsc.com.au.
For those who gathered to celebrate on Saturday night, the anniversary was ultimately about the friendships, memories and service that have been built over 80 years. “There have been a lot of people who have worn the Urunga blue and gold over those 80 years, and every one
of them has played some part in getting our club to where it is today,” Mr Howe said. “We are very proud of where we have come from, very proud of the club we have today, and hopefully there are plenty more generations still to come. “Happy 80th birthday Urunga Surf Life Saving Club.”
FOLLOWING its Tidy Town success in 2024, Bellingen Shire Council has again been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2026 Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards. Four local projects have been recognised across four
individual categories, and Bellingen has also been named as a finalist for the 2026 Overall Award. Bellingen Shire Council Mayor, Cr Steve Allan, said that it was an honour to have the Bellingen Shire represented
again in the Tidy Towns awards, a program known for celebrating the project, people and communities in Regional NSW. “Our new town entry signs, the Connell Park redevelopment project,
Council’s Climate Emergency Response, and our 2026 Seniors Festival celebration, Live Life in Colour! have all been nominated as finalists in their categories,” said Mayor Allan. “If Bellingen is successful
in winning the 2026 Overall Award, then Bellingen Shire will have the opportunity to host the Tidy Towns Awards in 2027. “This is strong recognition of the work delivered across Council and the community over the past 12 months. Big thanks to the staff involved in preparing the submissions and delivering the projects recognised by these nominations.” The Tidy Town awards are part of the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW organisation, which works to reduce litter and encourage people to take care of their local environment. The program has been running since 1981, celebrating and recognising projects that reduce litter, minimise waste, encourage recycling, protect heritage, culture, biodiversity, and waterways, and foster community spirit and environmental responsibility. Bellingen Shire Council General Manager, Mark Griffioen, said that it was only
two years ago that Bellingen Shire Council took home six awards at the 2024 Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards. “This tidy town cleaned up big in 2024, and while the competition is fierce across NSW, the Bellingen Shire community vision of Connected, Sustainable and Creative perfectly matches the ethos of the Tidy Towns awards,” said Mark Griffioen. “I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved and continue to achieve as a small community that loves and appreciates where they live and works hard to leave it just a little bit better than we found it.” The annual Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards weekend provides an opportunity to celebrate these achievements while bringing communities together to share ideas, experiences, and inspiration. On 16-18 October 2026, the event will be hosted by Orange City, following its success as the 2025 Overall Winner.
q Scenes from Urunga Surf Life Saving Club’s 80th birthday celebration at Anchors Wharf in Urunga.
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q The Connell Park Precinct upgrade. Picture: Supplied by BSC.
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and riders happens next - whether a decisions.” You can help make NSW roads safer share“Drivers the road, and we all driver makes The 2026 campaign MOTORCYCLISTS on NSW roads are at far greater risk of being killed in a crash than other motor vehicle users, according to the NSW Government’s Towards Zero campaign. Motorcycle fatalities accounted for 20.7 per cent of all road fatalities and nearly 4,500 injuries in 2024 despite motorcycles making up only 3.7 per cent of registered motor vehicles. This year alone,Transport for NSW Road fatalities statistics
shows that motorcyclist and pedal cyclist fatalities in NSW stand at 186 males and 60 females for the year to date (January 1 to mid-September 2026), compared to 187 males and 53 females during the same period in 2025. October is Motorcycle Awareness Month 2026 and this year’s focus is the everyday behaviours all vehicle users can adopt to help make NSW roads safer. This road safety campaign was officially
launched by the Motorcycle Council of NSW (MCCNSW) in Newcastle on Saturday, 19 September. “Motorcycle Awareness Month, held throughout October, is an important opportunity to put motorcycle safety firmly at the forefront of the public agenda,” MCCNSW Chair Stephen Hopper said. “Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable road users. We all need to adopt behaviours to mitigate this vulnerability.
make decisions every day that affect the safety of the people around us. “This year we're focusing on behavioural change encouraging motorists and riders to adopt small, practical things they can do differently that can reduce risk.” Mr Hopper said the 2026 campaign recognised that simply knowing motorcycles were on the road was not enough. “Awareness matters, but what really matters is what
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Women’s - 3pm. Division 1 Men’s - 5pm. Cricket CurryFest Woolgoolga Tri-Nations Cricket Cup at the Wiigulga Sports Complex. India v Nepal - 2pm. Grand final - 6pm. Fishing 2026 Fish Reflections competition. Across the Coffs Coast. Sunday 27 September Fishing 2026 Fish Reflections competition. Across the
Coffs Coast. Monday, 28 September Touch Football 2026 DoorDash National Youth Championships at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Coffs Harbour Touch Association’s summer season at Coffs Rugby Park. Tuesday, 29 September Touch Football 2026 DoorDash National Youth Championships at the C.ex Coffs International
Stadium and surrounding fields. Wednesday, 30 September Touch Football 2026 DoorDash National Youth Championships at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Thursday, 1 October Touch Football 2026 DoorDash National Youth Championships at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields.
field with 45 points to win Div 3 of the Drew Walker Plumbing medley stableford. Turner had 85 off the stick including five pars and a bird on the last to head home Kay McGoldrick (34) who charged with 41 points. Paul Finn (14) took the honours in Div 1 with 40 points to win on a countback from Peter Farrell (7). Finn carded 12 pars - an incredible achievement for his handicap - but something nasty happened on the 14th. Div 2 was a battle of the 17-markers as Bradley Harricks carded 39 points to head home Grant Ellis by two. Andrew Bagust binned the putt from range on the 1st for the Ecomist prize pack and was nearest the pin on the 8th. Dennis Ashton also had a double-dip with the
Peter boxed the Pizza This Pizza That prize on 13 and Steven Wall pocketed the $90 Pro Pin on the last. Redland Bay's Justin Thrift (10) won the Div 1 Drew Walker Plumbing medley stableford on Thursday 17 September with 40 points, one better than clubmate Geoffrey Bradshaw (also 10). Mohr was not to be denied in Div 2. Playing off a 30 handicap he spanked with 43 points for the W, six clear of runner-up Andrew Bagust (28). Clinton Lavender drained the putt from afar on 1 and pin-botherers were Tristram Edwards on 5, Ken Klem on 7, Glen Crow on 8 and Garry Johnstone on 15. Garry Thurlow jockeyed the pizza on 13 and Keith Wallis has
Shayne Scott (44) ran riot with 62 nett to scorch everyone in the women's Monthly Medal on Wednesday 16 September. Great Scott's Div 3 parade included seven bogeys. Glenys Thompson (17) won Div 1 with a measured 67 nett, and Jenny Thorne (25) saluted for the Div 2 medal. Gross winners were Thompson, Scott and Heather Gray. Elizabeth Hobday and Coral McCann shared the pins on 5, Thorne on 13 and Maxine Townsend banked the $32 Pro Pin on the 18th. Urpo Ylinen (21) was peerless with 65 nett to win the medley stroke Challenge on Tuesday 15 September, two clear of Daryl Wall. NTP card writers were Stuart Johnston on 8, Colin Habgood
International Stadium and surrounding fields. It will be the third straight year the NYC will be held in Coffs Harbour, extending Touch Football Australia’s strong partnership with the region, and contributing more than $5 million in economic benefit to the NSW
and Coffs Harbour economy each year. The NYC is Australia’s premier youth Touch Football event, contested by the nation's best young players across a unique mix of school, regional, and state representative teams. Coffs Coast junior players will feature in Northern
What’s on this week
Friday, 25 September Cricket CurryFest Woolgoolga Tri-Nations Cricket Cup at the Wiigulga Sports Complex. Australia vs India - 6pm. Saturday, 26 September Basketball Sunshine Basketball Conference season. Valley Braves vs Tweed Valley Volcanoes at the Wiigulga Sports Complex. Division 2 Men’s - 1pm.
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that extra check before turning or changing lanes, or whether a rider thinks carefully about their position, visibility and the space around them. “A head check before changing lanes is a life saver. “Proper lane-positioning by a motorcycle rider helps them be seen.” “We want the messages people see during Motorcycle Awareness Month to become instinctive when they're on the road and making those
will speak directly to both motorists and motorcycle riders and will run across NSW throughout October using digital and traditional media, community activities and motorcycle events. “You don't have to ride a motorcycle to be part of Motorcycle Awareness Month. If you use the road, this campaign is for you,” Mr Hopper said. Transport for NSW is a key supporter of Motorcycle Awareness Month 2026.
q The 2026 Fish Reflections competition is on this weekend. Photo: Supplied by Kate Shelton.
Heather Gray and Annie on 5 and 15, while Daryl $70 in his kick after hitting it on 13 and Michael Tarleton on Countback leads to lament pins Waters nudged the pins on 13 the last. Wall was closest on 7. Trevor handy on 18. By Chris KNIGHT
LES Mohr was the clubhouse leader for a long time and finished with the second best score of the day - but it ended in lament at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course on Saturday. The cagey 28-marker posted 41 points but was run down late for the Div 3 honours and then pipped in a countback for runner-up. Not that a $2 ball in the rundown is ever Les's greatest concern, as he'll tell all who'll listen over a beer that he and the rest of humanity will be "deleted" by AI come 2028. Surely the bots will start the extermination with the C Graders in the war on the fumbling. Martin Turner (once was 25 handicap) annihilated the
Coffs to host National Youth Championships By Aiden BURGESS THE COFFS Coast is set to once again host Australia’s best young touch footballers. The 2026 DoorDash National Youth Championships (NYC) are being held from Monday, 28 September, to Thursday, 1 October, at the C.ex Coffs
q Mick Manning, Matt Baker, Rama Gennat and Allan Clarke.
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Shayne Scott capped a great week on The Island, partnering with Lyn Parkes, to win the Mid North Coast Pennant Foursomes nett with 63.5 on Monday 14 September. Locals Sue Brooks and Jenny Thorne showed their class to take the gross with 92.
q Women's Monthly Medal winners at Nambucca Heads, Shayne Scott, Glenys Thompson and Jenny Thorne.
Eagles representative teams, encompassing a large part of Northern NSW. The Northern Eagles teams will compete in the Boys and Girls Under 12s, Under 14s, Under 16s, and Under 18s divisions. Teams will play off for national titles during finals day on Thursday, 1 October, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams said it would be a chance for locals to watch rising stars of the game. “This is a premier event and one of the most-loved on the calendar,” she said. “For locals, it’s an opportunity to see some of the rising stars in action while the players, officials, families, and supporters
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Yamba. This resulted in the A grade title opening up for the remaining players. Mick Manning , after four steady rounds came out in front of 30 + times winner Allan Clarke who was runner up on a count back from Rama Gennat. In B grade Jeff Gore had four solid rounds to win from Neil Cunneen. To round up the titles Ron
Macksville Country Club Golf THE Latham family sponsored final round of the men's Club championships was played on Saturday with a new name for the honour board. After 54 holes Glen Baker sacrificed his lead to take his four talented children to a state run two day golf tournament at Maclean and
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and 18 respectively. Catchya on The Island where the course could use a drink more than the punters on the river deck - and be sure to get your name down for the Good Time Charlie's Cup on 4-5 October with thousands of dollars in prizes up for the taking.
get to enjoy a regional city with magnificent sweeping beaches right on the doorstep. “The C.ex Coffs International Stadiumanchored sports precinct enables this massparticipation gala to be held at the one venue in a laidback family-friendly city where it’s easy to get around and catch the sights.”
McDonald overcome early leader Peter Joyce to win C grade. The ladies also finished their Championships over 54 holes with Jo Montegue coming in for a one stroke win over Nikki Laird. Anne Antcliffe was the Net winner. The Mid Week competition saw B grade champion Jeff Gore have his second win for the week with Chris Cuthbertson finishing runner up.
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OPINION & LETTERS Dorin's Drawings On the Couch By Paul DORIN
By Manny WOOD
By JASMINDA
When a promise bears fruit
CLIVE began working at Rosegum Vineyard as a young man. Owned by Reginald and Dorothy, Rosegum became the centre of his working life. He tended the vines, repaired fences and worked each harvest for modest wages and accommodation. Over time, Clive came to know Rosegum intimately. He knew which vines struggled through dry summers, which machinery required more persuasion than maintenance, and had developed strong opinions about grapes that nobody had asked for. Reginald often assured Clive that one day Rosegum would be his. When Reginald became ill, he explained that the vineyard would first pass to Dorothy and then to Clive. After Reginald died, Dorothy confirmed their agreement that Rosegum would eventually be his. Several years later, Clive was offered a management position at a larger vineyard with substantially higher pay and opportunities for advancement. Clive mentioned the offer to Dorothy over dinner. She dismissed the idea, telling him, “Oh, don’t be ridiculous, Clive. Rosegum is your home.” Clive laughed, agreed and declined the offer. For 23 years, Clive remained at Rosegum on a modest income. He did not pursue another career, purchase a home or accumulate substantial superannuation. Rosegum was no longer simply where Clive worked. It was the future around which he had arranged his life. Despite her promise, Dorothy made several Wills which did not leave Rosegum to Clive. When Dorothy died, her final Will left the vineyard to her daughter, Caroline. Clive instead received just $300,000. Caroline argued that Clive had been paid, lived rent-free and received a substantial gift under the Will. Clive brought a claim based on proprietary estoppel. The Court found that Clive had relied upon Dorothy’s promise to his detriment, remaining at Rosegum for decades while foregoing more lucrative employment and opportunities elsewhere. Ultimately, Rosegum was ordered to be transferred to Clive, in place of his $300,000 gift. Thank you to Ellysha Laklem for her assistance with this column. If you have a request for a Hypothetical, call Manny Wood on (02) 66 487 487 or email manny@tblaw. net.au. This fictional column is not legal advice.
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Carbon credits must represent real net abatement DEAR News Of The Area,
ANDREW Vivian’s article, “Improved Native Forest Management method divides conservationists”, (Page 9, Coffs Coast NOTA, 18/9/26) accurately reports the political split over the INFM method, but the debate should not be reduced to whether conservationists are comfortable with carbon offsets. The more fundamental question is whether the carbon credits themselves represent genuine, additional net abatement. The INFM method creates Australian Carbon Credit Units by comparing forests where harvesting is stopped with a modelled harvesting baseline. Its own Explanatory Statement says credited abatement must be “additional to business-asusual”, meaning it would not have occurred without the incentive provided by ACCUs. That makes the Great Koala National Park chronology highly relevant. As Mr Vivian notes, the NSW Government promised the GKNP before taking office. If forest protection was already
MY friend lets her dog 'prewash' the dinner plates and dessert bowls by licking up any leftovers before she puts them in the dishwasher. As much as I love going there for dinner, I am disgusted by this unhygienic act. How do I sensitively raise this issue? Isla F.
A further issue is that a dog that gets to lick human dishes will tend to hover around the dinner table waiting for this special post-meal treat. This encourages antisocial behaviour and can make guests feel exceedingly uncomfortable. Something along the lines of, 'Roger is a beautiful Doberman, but I feel a bit violated when his nose is resting in my crotch while he waits for leftovers,' may do the trick, even with the most ignorant pet owners. There is also, as you state, the issue of hygiene. Now I don't know about your friend's dog, but just this week I have watched my own dog dig up and chew on a month-old bone, lick my other dog's ears, lick his own - how do I say this politely? - nether regions, devour a used tissue, and treat the kitty litter tray in the laundry like an all-you-caneat buffet (promptly vomiting and then eating that too). Now that is not a tongue that I would like to come in contact with my dinner plate, even if it was followed by the 'sanitise cycle' on the dishwasher. Perhaps, if this behaviour continues, you could bring your own plate as a not-so-subtle indication of your unwillingness to accept this behaviour. I don't think there is any sensitive way to broach the subject, and whatever you try will no doubt insult your friend in much the same way that her behaviour has offended you.
Government policy, the public is entitled to see the evidence demonstrating what harvesting genuinely would have occurred without carbon-credit revenue. There are also unresolved accounting questions. Forestry Australia’s forest-carbon specialists have estimated that the INFM methodology could over-credit projects by 40–100 per cent before the full effects of leakage and harvested wood products are considered. (Forestry Australia) Research presented by University of Queensland forest economist Dr Tyron Venn estimates that 81.3 per cent of reductions in Australian native-forest timber production have historically been displaced to imports. (Australian Forest and Wood Innovations) Yet the INFM method limits its indirect leakage deduction to a maximum of 40 per cent. (Federal Register of Legislation) Restricting who may ultimately purchase particular credits does not resolve those accounting questions. A credit first has to represent a genuine tonne of net abatement. There is another issue deserving scrutiny. The method requires a 100-year permanence period but
DEAR Isla,
provides only a 15-year crediting period. (Federal Register of Legislation) It also expressly permits a project proponent other than the State, provided State approval is obtained, while the specific post-crediting ACCU cancellation obligation in section 18 is expressed as applying to a proponent that is the State or State Government. (Federal Register of Legislation) These are not arguments about
whether people like national parks or carbon markets. They are questions about additionality, leakage, modelling, permanence and accountability. Those questions remain regardless of how the Senate voted.
kingfish is even more concerning. The current minimum legal length is 65cm, while NSW Fisheries research estimates that 50 per cent of female kingfish reach maturity at approximately 83cm fork length. Kingfish can legally be removed from the fishery well before a significant proportion of females have reached maturity. (NSW Department of Primary Industries. NSW Fisheries itself says minimum size limits are a management tool designed to ensure that most fish have the opportunity to grow to breeding size and spawn at least once before being caught. (NSW Department of Primary Industries. So before the Government reaches for another bag-limit reduction on recreational fishers, perhaps it should explain why the existing management settings allow fish to be legally harvested before many have even had the opportunity to breed. This raises serious questions about whether the Government is actually managing the resource properly or simply continuing to place restrictions on recreational fishers because they are an easy political target.
Recreational fishers are not the enemy of our fisheries. They are among the biggest stakeholders in NSW’s marine environment and contribute enormously to coastal communities through spending on boats, fuel, tackle, bait, accommodation, tourism and local businesses. They also pay a recreational fishing fee that is supposed to support recreational fishing and fisheries management. If fish stocks are genuinely under pressure, then the Government should provide the public with the full science behind its decisions, identify all sources of fishing mortality, and demonstrate that every sector is being treated fairly. Simply reducing the recreational bag limit does not address the fundamental question of whether
the fishery is being managed for maximum sustainability. We need a fisheries department that understands the biology of these species, listens to the people who spend their weekends on the water, and manages fish stocks based on sound science rather than political convenience. Recreational fishers are willing to support sensible, evidence-based conservation measures. What they will not accept is being continually singled out while fundamental questions about fisheries management remain unanswered. Stop attacking recreational fishing. Start managing the resource properly.
PEOPLE with dogs often treat them like small humans but there are a number of issues with letting dogs lick the leftovers from dishes. Perhaps you could reframe the problem by suggesting that you are worried about the potential health risks for the dog. There are numerous human foods that are problematic for dogs including avocado, chocolate, grapes, macadamia nuts and onion. Foods with too much salt are also an issue, so the safest bet is to feed the dog good quality pet food that contains all the essential vitamins and minerals in their own bowl.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
Regards, Steve Dobbyns, Jamax Forest Solutions, Beechwood, NSW.
NSW Govt must stop attacking recreational fishing DEAR News Of The Area,
THE NSW Government’s proposed changes to bag limits for snapper and yellowtail kingfish should concern every recreational fisher in this state. Once again, recreational fishers appear to be the easiest target when the Government wants to be seen to be doing something about fish stocks. But where is the evidence that simply cutting bag limits will deliver the outcomes being claimed? There is an even bigger question the Government needs to answer: are our current legal size limits actually allowing these fish to reach breeding size before they can legally be taken? The current NSW minimum legal length for snapper is just 30cm. Yet NSW Fisheries’ own stock assessment states that snapper reach maturity at around 26cm in northern NSW and 32cm in southern NSW. That means the legal size in southern NSW can actually be below the size at which 50 per cent of snapper have reached maturity. (NSW Department of Primary Industries. The situation with yellowtail
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We are searching for a specialised manager who is looking to make a different in community. Someone who loves a challenge but also someone who can sense an opportunity. If you choose to work with us, you will have the ability to make a visible impact on the Aboriginal community of Bowraville and the lives of Elders and Youth. You will have the fulfilment of assisting an entire community with your leadership and direction. You will be required to have management experience and sound financial management capabilities. You will understand the Aboriginal land rights system in NSW and be able to work with various legislation and policy. Someone who is organised and can think outside the square. We believe the right person in this position can make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people in this country. This is a position with real purpose, real opportunities and where you can make a real change. You will have the full support of a committed Board who will work with you to achieve visible results. You will be required to communicate with businesses and Government Agencies whilst still being able to communicate at a grass roots level. Our community is our greatest asset and we hope that you can inspire them to take advantage of our endless opportunities. This position will have flexible working arrangements and access to full salary sacrificing benefits. The salary for the position is $90,000 - $100,000 (negotiable) plus superannuation and other benefits. This position is an identified position open to Aboriginal applicants only. Applications from Non-Aboriginal applicants will not progress to the next stage of recruitment. In accordance with Sections 14 and 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and under Clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014. To obtain a recruitment package including the selection criteria and position description, please email your request to admin@bowralalc. org.au using the subject line: Chief Executive Officer – Bowraville LALC or call (02) 5539 3014. Applications close: 5:00pm Friday 9th October 2026 Prior applicants need not apply
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Following the March 2021, February 2022 and June 2022 severe storms and flooding, the Nambucca Valley Local Government Area (LGA) received Natural Disaster Declarations resulting in the State and Commonwealth providing funding support to help with the cost of cleaning up and restoring damaged road and essential public assets.
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The majority of Council’s road network has been impacted to some extent, which has resulted in an unprecedented amount of repairs to undertake. Council is aware there are numerous potholes, corrugations and gravel loss on some roads.
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• Council has recorded 67 significant landslip events that will require remediation through the LGA, with an estimated repair cost in the order of $40million and further information is available on landslip damages via an interactive map located on Council’s website by following the Disaster Recovery link.
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• Since the March 2021 flooding, the damage bill to date has been in excess of $4.4million predominately directed toward our emergency relief works on the road network. These works are still on-going. Council’s flood recovery program is a multi-faceted process involving the co-ordination of a number of
specialised consultants, scarce receiving funding approval. Council Meet Spot, a handsome 2-year-old Mastiff x with a wonderful personality andcontractors, plenty ofmaterials loveandto give. With his has its own teams and contractors engaged to undertake repairs to urban and rural sealed road network as well as the unsealed road network prioritising high speed roads, higher use roads and bus routes. Should you know beautiful white coat and distinctive black patch over one eye, Spotof ais certainly a boy who stands out from the road that is in poor or unsafe condition please call Council on (02) 6568 2555 and report it. We thank the community for their patience and understanding and remind residents and road users to crowd. drive to the road conditions as maintenance works continue around the Nambucca Valley LGA. Spot is a friendly, confident and affectionate young man who loves being around people. Please contact with us if you would like to meet Spot and possibly welcome him into your family. Adoption fee for 2026/2027 is $239 and this includes microchipping, vaccination, desexing and Lifetime registration. Please visit Councils website to view the full list of animals available for adoption or lost. For any adoption enquiries please complete the Adoption Enquiry Form on Council’s website.
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ORIGINAL GANGSTERS WITH SEAN BEAN SBS2, 8.30pm
When Sean Bean (pictured) appears on-screen, mortal peril usually isn’t far behind. The iconic British actor has at least 25 deaths to his name across film and television. Rest assured, Bean remains safe and sound throughout this four-part documentary exploring history’s greatest gangsters. Blending reenactments with exclusive interviews and some of the most notorious true-crime stories of all time, the series uncovers new details about Al Capone, the Peaky Blinders and more. This week, groundbreaking Harlem racketeer Stephanie St. Clair is in focus.
From food-loving farmers to bold bogan besties and a seriously chic creative couple, this 16th season of MKR has it all. Showcasing the country’s funny, friendly and feisty home cooks, this year’s competition focuses on real people and the dishes they love to serve. It begins in the Gold Coast hinterland, where wholesome mother-daughter team Krysten and Lucy (pictured) are ready to impress with their instant restaurant, Puggles – named for the baby platypuses that live in their nearby creek. While their beef tartare entrée and paella main aim to set the bar high, the proof will be in the pudding when self-taught baker Lucy serves her signature mangococonut croissant puff sweet rice dessert.
School’s out for the real students right now, but class is just getting started for six of Australia’s cheekiest comedians. In a new competition show filmed on location at an actual Sydney school, Matt Okine, Becky Lucas, Dave Hughes, Nina Oyama, Luke McGregor and Bron Lewis pair up to take on a variety of challenges and assessments related to school subjects. Principal Julia Morris (pictured) is in charge of dishing out points and punishments. As with Taskmasters, the same contestants stick around all season, so expect friendly rivalries to develop. 2509
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 10.30 Take 5. (PGa, R) 10.55 Austin. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 1.45 The Cage. (Ml, R) 2.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.10 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.55 PBS NewsHour. 1.55 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys. (PG, 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: Destination Love. (2021, PGa) 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: You, Me, And That Mountain Retreat. (2023, PGa, 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. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Building The Dream. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (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. Advice for the home gardener. 8.20 Death Valley. (PGa) Janie is tasked with solving the murder of a best man the night before a wedding. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) Nine artists create celebrity portraits. 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PGl, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 12.00 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (Mv) 8.30 WWII With Tom Hanks. (Maw) 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Spy/Master. (MA15+a) 11.40 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Mav, R) 1.30 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 3.50 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China 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. Johanna Griggs and the team demonstrate some terrific ideas for the house, garden and the kitchen. 8.30 MOVIE: A Few Good Men. (1992, Ml, R) Two lawyers defend a pair of US Marines who have been accused of murdering a fellow serviceman. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson. 11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 The Front Bar. (Ml, R) 2.00 Unfiltered. (PG, R) 3.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) 4.00 Unfiltered. (PGa, R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 9News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL Finals. First preliminary final. Dolphins v Sydney Roosters. 9.50 NRL Finals Footy PostMatch. Post-match coverage of the first preliminary final. 10.45 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, Mlv, R) Two cops pursue a crooked former policeman. Mel Gibson. 1.00 Drive Review. (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 Australia Vs Brazil Pre-Game. Pre-game coverage of the Australia v Brazil match. 8.10 Soccer. International Friendly Series. Australia v Brazil. Game 1. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) 12.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) Charlie and Mia decide to become intimate. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.25pm Numberblocks. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 9.40 BattleBots. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3.10pm Stories From The Cities. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.40 Inside The Huddle. 6.10 Over The Black Dot. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 Celebrity Jeopardy. 8.30 Original Gangsters With Sean Bean. 9.25 The Naked World. 10.20 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 11.15 The Americans. 12.10am The Old Man. 1.10 Age Of Rage: Australian Punk Revolution. 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 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 Seaway. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Iconic Australia. 1.00 Poirot. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: The Birdcage. (1996, M) 10.50 Forensics: Catching The Killer. 11.50 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. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 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. Midnight News.
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Vai. (2019, PG) 8.10 Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 10.00 Suffragette. (2015, M) Noon I Accidentally Wrote A Book. (2024, PG, Hungarian) 1.50 The Return Of The Soldier. (1982, PG) 3.45 Casablanca. (1942, PG) 5.40 84 Charing Cross Road. (1987, PG) 7.30 Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. (1974, M) 9.35 The Departed. (2006, MA15+) 12.25am Shanghai. (2010, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 NFL Tailgate. 10.00 NFL. Week 3. Green Bay Packers v Atlanta Falcons. 1.30pm Pawn Stars. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 American Resto. 4.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Carlton v Richmond. 6.00 Storage Wars. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Melbourne v North Melbourne. 9.15 MOVIE: Billy Madison. (1995, M) 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: Hot Shots! (1991, M) 9.15 MOVIE: We’re The Millers. (2013, MA15+) 11.30 Top 20 Funniest. 12.25am Babies Behind Bars. 1.15 Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.15 Legacies. 3.05 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.40 Fresh Fairytales. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Connection To Country. 1.00 Yana Djamaga Ganji. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: My Girl. (1991, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Eddie The Eagle. (2016, PG) 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.
Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association By Colin CUTT TUESDAY, 15th September, 2026, 66 MNC Veteran Golfers competed in a single stableford at Coffs Harbour Golf Course, in great golfing conditions. A Grade (0-18): Winner – Brad Reeson 40,
1st runner-up Rod Edwards 39, 2nd runner-up Nev Newman 38, 3rd runner-up Robert Potts 35 c/b. B Grade (19+): Winner – Chris Cuthbertson 40, 1st runner-up Paul Gordon 39,
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2nd runner-up Maria Sanford 38, 3rd runner-up Terry Cleary 37 c/b. NTP’s: 3rd Ross Donnelly, 6th Ray Lemire, 22nd Robert Potts, 26th Steve Robinson. Ball run to 32 pts.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Grantchester. (Final, Mv, R) 1.15 Father Brown. (PGa, R) 2.05 Death Valley. (PGa, R) 2.50 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (PG, R) 3.40 Take 5. (PGl, R) 4.05 The Tony Blair Story. (PGa, R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 9.50 Car & Country Quest. 11.00 BBC News At Ten. 11.30 France 24 International News. 12.00 PBS NewsHour. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 5.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.35 War Trains. (PG)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.00 AFL Grand Final Brunch. 10.30 AFL Grand Final Countdown. 12.00 AFL Grand Final Pre-Game. 2.00 Football. AFL. Grand Final. Fremantle v Brisbane Lions. 5.00 AFL Grand Final Post-Match Presentation.
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Drive Review. 1.00 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 1.35 The Block. (PGl, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 11.30 Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds. (PG, R) 12.30 Sydney Harbour Cops. (PGad, R) 1.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PGdls, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. (PGad) Bob is visited by the ghost of his late wife. 8.30 Father Brown. (PGv) Father Brown must untangle the mysteries that lie within the sewing circle when a seamstress is stabbed to death. 9.15 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) The discovery of a saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village. 10.45 Falling. (Final, Ml, R) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jewels Of The Mediterranean. (PGa) 8.20 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive. (Mav, R) 10.15 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (Final, PGa, R) 11.15 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 12.25 Vikings: The Lost Kingdom. (R) 2.05 Mountain Vets. (Ma, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions. 8.00 MOVIE: The Martian. (2015, Mal, R) Believed to be dead by his crew, an astronaut is stranded on Mars and has to rely on his ingenuity to survive. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels. 11.00 Dennis Cometti: Centimetre Perfect. (PGalv, R) Looks at the life of Dennis Cometti. 1.15 The Midwich Cuckoos. (MA15+av) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership Finals. First preliminary final. Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders. 9.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 2. Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers. 11.30 Wild Cards. (Mav, R) 12.20 Destination Celebrity. (PG) 1.30 Next Stop. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 Gogglebox Australia. (PGalsv, R) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PG) Empty-nesters want to sell their home. 8.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) Neale Whitaker and Andrew Winter help a couple struggling with a dysfunctional, two-level property. 9.40 Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie and Phil look back on their best builds that put family front and centre. 10.40 Watson. (Mm, R) Watson is sued for wrongful life by a patient. 11.40 FBI. (Mav, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.30 The Most Magnificent Thing. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 Peter Rabbit. 5.45 Iron Man And His Awesome Friends. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 MOVIE: Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams. (2002, PG) 9.35 The Lady Grace Mysteries. (Final) 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 11.05 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Stories From The Cities. 2.40 If You Are The One. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Mastermind Australia. 6.45 Engineering By Catastrophe. (Final) 7.40 History’s Greatest Machines. 8.30 Battle Of The Brands. 9.25 Couples Therapy. (Final) 10.05 MOVIE: Amy. (2015, MA15+) 12.25am Vikings: The Rise And Fall. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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Better Homes And Gardens. 10.30 Auction Squad. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Horse Racing. Golden Rose Day and Mornington Grand Final Weekend. 5.00 Harry’s Practice. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Thunderbirds. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Skippy. 11.40 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1pm MOVIE: Mister Ten Per Cent. (1967) 2.50 MOVIE: Murphy’s War. (1971, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: The 7th Dawn. (1964, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (2011, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Be Cool. (2005, M) 11.55 Late Programs.
DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm The Living Room. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Discovering Film. 7.00 84 Charing Cross Road. (1987, PG) 8.50 Gurrumul. (2017, PG) 10.45 Eye In The Sky. (2015, M) 12.45pm Escape From Alcatraz. (1979, M) 2.45 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 4.20 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 6.35 Hating Alison Ashley. (2005, PG) 8.30 Insomnia. (2002) 10.40 Pretty Young Thing. (2022, MA15+, Danish) 12.30am Tigerland. (2000, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Dipper’s Rigs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Silver Cup. Replay. 4.00 Frozen Gold. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 AFL Grand Final Post-Match Show. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2010, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Miami Vice. (2006, MA15+) 1.05am Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Soccer. English Premier League. Tottenham v Aston Villa. 2.30 Ronaldo. 4.30 The Dog House UK. 5.30 MOVIE: 17 Again. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: John Tucker Must Die. (2006, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Magic Mike. (2012, MA15+) 11.40 Top 20 Funniest. 12.35am The Purge. 3.05 The Dog House UK. 4.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 Hop. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.50 MOVIE: Muppets From Space. (1999, PG) 1.20pm Nula. 1.50 Undiscovered Vistas. 2.40 Over The Black Dot. 3.10 Stompem Ground 2022: Footprince. 3.30 Sunny And The Dark Horse. 5.00 Murder In Big Horn. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia Reunion. 8.40 MOVIE: Fright Night 2. (2013, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Luther: Never Too Much. (2024, PG) 12.20am Late Programs.
6am News. 7.00 Weekend First Edition. 10.00 First Up: Everest Carnival. 11.00 News. Noon The Bond Report. 1.00 News. 2.00 Weekend Newsday. 3.00 Steve Price. 4.00 News. 5.00 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 First Up: Everest Carnival. 9.45 Late Edition. 11.00 Late Programs.
SUNDAY, September 27 ABC TV (2)
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TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.20 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 3.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Take 5. (PGa, R) 5.30 Back Roads. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Flying Hands. (PG) 11.00 The Isle Of Rum. (PGa, R) 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 5.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.35 War Trains. (PG)
6.00 Better Homes. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Collingwood v GWS Giants. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Sydney v Brisbane. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.30 NRLW Wrap. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership Finals. Second prelim. Titans v Broncos. 2.45 Rugby League. NRL Finals. Second prelim. Panthers v Knights.
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 Buy To Build. (R) 10.30 Well Traveller. (PG, R) 11.00 Intrepid Adventures. (R) 11.30 Building The Dream. (R) 12.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 1.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 1.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 2.00 Gogglebox Aust. (PGalsv, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. Six artists paint portraits of Marcia Hines. 8.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. Kevin McCloud explores outstanding homes. 9.05 The Cage. (M) Matty and Leanne have a chaotic night. 9.55 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 10.40 MOVIE: Death In Brunswick. (1991, Msv, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 2.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Roman Empire By Train With Alice Roberts. (PGavw) 8.25 Ancient Superstructures: Acropolis Of Athens. (PG) Looks at the creation of the Acropolis. 9.25 Troy Story. (PG, R) 11.10 Whoopee Blues. (Mdlns) 1.30 Mountain Vets. (Ma, R) 3.40 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. (Maw, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) 9.05 7NEWS Spotlight. Focuses on major breaking news events and long-form investigations of national significance. 10.05 Murder In The Goldfields. (Madv, R) Caroline Overington investigates three murders. 12.05 Curfew. (Final, MA15+av) 1.05 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 NFL. Week 3. Jacksonville Jaguars v New England Patriots. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Rugby Union. International Test Series. Australia v South Africa. 9.45 Test Rugby: Australia v South Africa Post-Match. Post-match analysis and interviews. 10.15 9News Late. 10.45 The First 48: The Beautiful Life. (Mah) 11.45 Murder In The 21st. (MA15+v) 12.40 Tycoons Down Under. (PG, 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+. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s top stories, investigative reports and stories that haven’t been heard. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 8.00 Watson. (Ma) Watson and the fellows race to save the life of a woman who needs a kidney donation. 9.00 FBI. (Madv) A dangerous drug kingpin from Eva’s past resurfaces when two children and a daycare worker are killed due to an accidental drug exposure. 12.00 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Talking Tom Heroes. 1.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 The Makery. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 The Gruffalo’s Child. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.45 Iron Man And His Awesome Friends. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017, PG) 9.10 Animal Park. 10.35 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 11.20 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.55 MOVIE: Deathtrap. (1982, M) 2.05pm MOVIE: The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 4.25 France 24. 4.55 PBS Washington Week. 5.20 PBS News Compass Points. 5.50 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Dropout. 10.25 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 12.05am Secrets Of Penthouse. 1.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
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The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 11.45 Escape To The Country. 12.45pm Malaysia Kitchen. 1.15 Harry’s Practice. 1.45 Medical Emergency. 2.15 Better Homes. 3.15 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.10 My Greek Odyssey. 5.10 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 6.10 Escape To The Country. 7.10 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Genius: Picasso. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 MOVIE: Turned Out Nice Again. (1941) 2.40 MOVIE: Wonderful Life. (1964, PG) 5.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 8.35 Fawlty Towers. 9.55 Blackadder II. 11.15 Late Programs.
DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.30 Navigating The World. 10.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 IFISH. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country. 11.20 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
NEWS24 (53) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon Weekend Newsday. 1.00 News. 2.00 Weekend Newsday. 3.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. 4.00 News. 5.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Sunday Agenda. 7.00 The Jaimee Rogers Show. 8.00 The Macpherson Angle. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Roxane. Continued. (2019, PG, French) 6.35 Hating Alison Ashley. (2005, PG) 8.30 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 10.45 Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. (1974, M) 12.50pm Empty Nets. (2023, M, Persian) 2.50 84 Charing Cross Road. (1987, PG) 4.40 Madison. (2020, PG, German) 6.20 The Giants. (2023, PG) 8.30 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. (2004) 10.45 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Frozen Gold. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, M) 11.05 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 4pm The Toys That Built The World. 5.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 5.30 Seinfeld. 6.00 Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks. 8.00 MOVIE: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. (2012, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Wonder Woman 1984. (2020, M) 1am Bel-Air. 2.00 MOVIE: Everything In Between. (2022, M) 3.50 Animal Tales. 4.50 Wild Manes. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Football. Big Rivers Football League. Men’s. Grand final. Ngukurr v Katherine Camels. Replay. 3.10 Johnny Warren’s Football Mission. 4.10 MOVIE: Luther: Never Too Much. (2024, PG) 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Extraordinary Animals. 8.30 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+) 10.30 Malcolm X: Justice By Any Means. 11.30 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
a threat to win the day, her Bowraville Golf Club Results Always consistency is remarkable. Craig By James MURPHY
19 SEPTEMBER Saturday's Single Stableford Competition at the Bowra Sports Hub featured warm weather and hot scoring across the board; over half the field carded scores around or above their handicaps. In a countback, Phil Cotten took first place with 38 points,
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coming home strong with 21 points on the back 9 to take the winner's glory over Brian Brabant (38 points). Brian also sank the longest putt of the day, ensuring his round next Saturday will be on the house. Eliza McNally keeps showing her class by shooting the lowest gross score for the 2nd week running, finishing in net 3rd with 37 points.
Trowbridge (33 pts) and Maz McNally (37 pts) took the nearestthe-pin prizes. Next Saturday's competition is Canadian Foursomes, where teamwork will make the dream work. If you're looking for a competitive yet relaxed atmosphere to play a round on Saturday morning, come on down to the Bowra Sports Hub.
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MONDAY, September 28 ABC TV (2)
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TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Father Brown. (PG, R) 11.30 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.10 Such Was Life. (R) 9.25 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.25 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.15 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 3.10 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys. (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 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Love To Remember. (2021, PGa, 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. (ls, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 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) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 11.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.45 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. (PGl, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG, R) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Black Sands. (Mals) 1.30 Mountain Vets. (Ma, R) 3.45 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. (PGaw, R) 4.35 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 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) The competition kicks off in Queensland. 9.15 The Rookie. (Mav) Juarez’s temporary missing persons assignment leads her into a dangerous situation. 10.15 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. (R) 11.15 The Agenda Setters. 12.15 Transplant. (MA15+a, R) 1.15 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) 9.00 100% Footy. (Final, Mal) 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 11.30 I Survived A Crime. (MA15+lv) 12.00 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) 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. (Premiere) Comedy quiz show. 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 MTV Video Music Awards 2026. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 11.00 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Hudson & Rex. 2.20 Leguizamo Does America. 3.15 Over The Black Dot. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News Compass Points. 5.15 Al Jazeera. 5.45 Alone Belgium. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Scrabble. 9.20 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 10.20 The Americans. 12.05am Sex Tape Finland. 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.35 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.10 Escape To The Country. 11.10 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 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 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Fawlty Towers. 2.20 Blackadder II. 3.40 MOVIE: Carry On Spying. (1964) 5.30 Poirot. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 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. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 Madison. (2020, PG, German) 8.50 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 10.25 Insomnia. (2002) 12.35pm The Tunnel (Part 1) (2001, M) 2.20 Hating Alison Ashley. (2005, PG) 4.15 Arthur’s Hallowed Ground. (1984, PG) 5.40 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 7.35 Putuparri And The Rainmakers. (2015, M) 9.30 A Woman In Berlin. (2008, MA15+, Russian) 11.55 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Frozen Gold. 11.00 Border Security: Int. Noon Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Silver Cup. Replay. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.35 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. (Return) 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Baywatch. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 NBL: Overtime. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber. (1994, PG) 10.50 NBL: Overtime. 11.55 Seinfeld. 12.55am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.50 Legacies. 2.40 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 3.30 Surfing Aust. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.10 Red, White And Black: More Than A Game. 9.45 MOVIE: Flatliners. (1990, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.
6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 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 Fox Sports News.
TUESDAY, September 29 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.05 The Tony Blair Story. (Ml, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. (PGad, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 3.10 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, 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 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. (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 The Tony Blair Story. (PG) 9.25 I Was Actually There. (Mns, R) 10.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGa, R) 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.35 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 Stonehenge: The Final Mystery Revealed. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.30 Mussolini: Son Of The Century. (MA15+lv) 12.30 Atlantic Crossing. (MA15+a, R) 2.40 The Doll Factory. (Malsv, R) 4.35 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. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGal) Best mates Angus and Simon host a dinner. 9.00 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (Return, Mal) Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel are back on the road in Aotearoa. 10.00 Ed Sheeran V Adele. (Md, R) A look at Ed Sheeran and Adele. 11.00 Happy’s Place. (PGa) 12.00 The Path. (MA15+adlv) 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 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 9.50 Freddy And The Eighth. (Final, Ml) 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 Next Stop. 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Sydney Harbour Cops. (PGa) Follows the NSW Police Marine Area Command. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Kids Baking Championship. 10.10 Chopped Junior. 10.55 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3.10pm Inside The Huddle. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Alone Belgium. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Steven Spielberg: The New Hollywood Prodigy. 9.35 MOVIE: Empire Of The Sun. (1987, PG) 12.20am MOVIE: Flags Of Our Fathers. (2006, MA15+) 2.45 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 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 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 Seaway. 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 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 MOVIE: The Cracksman. (1963) 3.20 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.30 Poirot. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Grantchester. 9.50 Wong & Winchester. (Premiere) 10.50 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.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.55 Arthur’s Hallowed Ground. (1984, PG) 8.20 The Giants. (2023, PG) 10.30 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. (2004) 12.45pm The Bodyguard From Beijing. (1994, M) 2.25 Madison. (2020, PG, German) 4.00 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 5.45 Where Angels Fear To Tread. (1991, PG) 7.50 Here I Am. (2011, M) 9.30 Black Box. (2021, M, French) 11.45 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 2.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Marlin Kings: Chasing Giants. 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: Rush Hour 3. (2007, M) 10.20 Seinfeld. 11.20 Jane The Virgin. 12.10am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.10 Legacies. 2.00 Baywatch. 3.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.20pm After Sherman. 1.40 Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 The First Inventors. 8.50 MOVIE: Lean On Me. (1989, M) 10.50 Late Programs.
6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 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 Fox Sports News.
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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WEDNESDAY, September 30 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
ON THE Box NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.20 Back Roads. (PG, 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 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (PG, R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.05 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 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 Sydney Harbour Cops. (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.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Class Clowns. (Premiere, PGs) 9.00 Crime Night! (Return, PG) 9.30 Small Prophets. (PGl, R) 10.05 Planet America. (R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Elvis, The Colonel And The Mob. (Premiere) Charts the relationship between Elvis and his manager. 9.30 Apollo Has Fallen. Another betrayal leaves Zara wanted for murder. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 The Old Man. (Mlv) 11.50 Liaison. (Mlv, R) 2.50 A Cold War Of Spies. (PG, R) 4.40 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. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGs) 8.30 A Taste For Murder. (Premiere, Malv) A family reunion in Italy is shattered. 9.30 House Of Wellness. (PG) Insights and experiences that highlight living well. 10.30 The Agenda Setters. 11.30 Stumble. (PGal) 12.00 The Fear Index. (MA15+asv) 1.00 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) 2.30 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 Chefs Ahoy. (Premiere) 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Sight Unseen. (Return, Mv) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. (Final) 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, R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 8.30 Boston Blue. (Mav) When a homicide leads to a cross-city case, Danny and Lena reunite with Danny’s former NYPD partner. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGas, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.50pm Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 Monster Makes. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 The Piano. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3.10pm 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone Belgium. (Final) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Precious Metal: A Love Story. (Final) 9.25 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. 10.20 Ramy. 11.30 The Americans. 12.25am MOVIE: Letters From Iwo Jima. (2006, MA15+) 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Better Homes. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 1.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 MOVIE: Scott Of The Antarctic. (1948) 3.20 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949, 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. 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.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.10 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, PG) 10.05 Here I Am. (2011, M) 11.45 Vampire Seeking Consenting Person. (2023, M, French) 1.25pm Arthur’s Hallowed Ground. (1984, PG) 2.50 Putuparri And The Rainmakers. (2015, PG) 4.45 The Majestic. (2001, PG) 7.35 The Hudsucker Proxy. (1994, M) 9.35 Afire. (2023, M, German) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 2.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 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. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (2013, M) 11.15 Seinfeld. 12.15am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.15 Legacies. 2.05 Baywatch. 2.55 Parental Guidance. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm Connection To Country. 1.40 Turn Up Respect. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Friday Night Thunder. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising. Midnight Late Programs.
6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 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 Fox Sports News.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 10.25 Class Clowns. (PGs, R) 10.55 Crime Night! (PG, R) 11.30 Small Prophets. (PGl, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 TBA. 1.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.15 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Frankie Drake. (PG, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 1968: A Year Of War, Turmoil And Beyond. (Mav, R) 3.10 The Cook Up. (R) 3.40 1967: Summer Of Love. (PGads, R) 4.35 Plating Locally. (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 Time Is Money. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Chefs Ahoy. (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 Building The Dream. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Ml) 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. 9.30 The Cage. (Ml, R) 10.15 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Business. (R) 10.50 Death Valley. (PGa, R) 11.35 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Hollywood Crime Story. (Mdsv) 8.30 9/11: One Day In America. (Final, Ma, R) 9.25 Indiana Jones: In Pursuit Of An Icon. (Mav, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Reyka. (MA15+av) 11.55 Snow. (PGas, R) 2.40 A Cold War Of Spies. (PG, 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. (PG) 8.30 Glenn And Mick’s Celebrity Intervention. (Mls, R) Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy surprise Carrie Bickmore with some home truths. 9.40 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (Return, PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 10.40 Unfiltered. (M) 11.10 Gatecrashers. (Return) 12.05 Attila The Hun. (Premiere, Mav) 2.30 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 Fatty: A Life Unscripted. (Mal) Looks at the life of Paul Vautin. 10.55 9News Late. 11.25 Next Stop. (R) 11.55 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.45 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Damian seeks a buddy. 8.30 NCIS: Sydney. (Mav) The team probes a deliberate blast that killed a bomb squad with ties close to home. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) Charlie deals with a noisy neighbour. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.30 Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.55 72 Cutest Animals. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.55 DW The Day. 12.25pm Hudson & Rex. 2.10 Bamay. 2.30 Insight. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 The War On Disco. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. 9.20 Alone. 11.10 The Americans. 12.10am The Patient. 2.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Better Homes. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Outdoor Room. 2.30 The Aussie Property Flippers. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.00 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Mr Denning Drives North. (1951, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 8.30 The Chelsea Detective. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Late Programs.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Wings Of Desire. Continued. (1987, PG, German) 7.55 Where Angels Fear To Tread. (1991, PG) 10.00 Rosenthal. (2025, M, Yiddish) 11.50 Black Box. (2021, M, French) 2.05pm Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 3.45 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind. (1984, PG) 5.55 A Hazard Of Hearts. (1987, PG) 7.35 The Queen. (2006, M) 9.30 Girl You Know It’s True. (2023) 11.50 I Love You Too. (2010, M) 1.50am Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Carlton v Hawthorn. 9.15 MOVIE: Baby Driver. (2017, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.40 MOVIE: Snitch. (2013, M) 11.00 Seinfeld. 12.10am Jane The Virgin. 1.05 Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.05 Legacies. 2.55 Baywatch. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Lego City: No Limits. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pro Bull Riding Australia. 1.00 Over The Black Dot. 1.30 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Rabbit Fall. 9.00 MOVIE: The Moogai. (2020, M) 10.30 Ablaze. Midnight Late Programs.
6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 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 Fox Sports News.
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The Knights had the luxury of giving representative forward Dylan Lucas a cameo in the final 20 minutes of the win in Auckland and his
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return from injury will be a major boost for a side that has stumbled into September without a handful of big hitters. Newcastle have survived into week three without their
first-choice front-row duo of Jacob Saifiti and Trey Mooney and have thrived in attack despite the absence of injured star playmaker Dylan Brown. "The belief sort of comes from the year. You go into
these games relying on what you've done throughout the year," Ponga said. "So many times we've had injuries, had to overcome adversity and challenges, and as a playing group, we've handled that pretty well. No doubt it'll be the same next week."
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KALYN PONGA has declared there are more chapters to write in Newcastle's revival story as the 2025 wooden spooners aim to upset Penrith to make the grand final. After Sunday's drama-charged 12-10 win over the Warriors in Auckland, Newcastle's Cinderella finals run will extend into another week with Justin Holbrook's set to face Penrith in a preliminary final at Accor Stadium. Fullback Ponga will feature after he passed the head injury assessment which left him watching the dying stages of the win over the Warriors from the dressing room. Victory over the Panthers this Sunday would count as the Knights' biggest scalp to date and would cap the club's remarkable turnaround from wooden spooners to grand finalists in the space of 12 months. The Roosters were the last side to finish last (2009) and reach the decider the following year. But captain Ponga claims he has no desire
to look back on the Knights' rapid progress under first-year Newcastle coach Holbrook as he believes there are more chapters to write. "It's kind of hard right now because you're obviously grateful for the win but then you don't want to sit in that for too long," Ponga said. "You want to get your mind to the next game, and that's been our strength this year. "I think when it's all said and done, when we're sitting at home in the off season, I'll look back and be pretty proud of this season. "But it's kind of hard right now because we're not done. "All I do know is I'm really proud of this group for the efforts that they've put in throughout the whole year. I don't want to reflect too much just yet." CONTINUED Page 19
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