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FROM Page 1 Facebook post. "Every logo, poster, sign, menu, postcard, coffee-bean package and t-shirt you see here is the result of genuine human effort and care. "AI replaces deliberate human choices with thoughtless, massproduced approximations. Frankly, it's heartbreaking to watch. "So, effective immediately, our cafe now has a strict “NO Ai SLOP” policy for any promotional material in our space or involving our business." Like graphic design, Hoffman says hospitality is 'fundamentally human'. "The drinks we pour, the food we make, and the art we share should reflect real people putting in real work," he wrote. "We want our cafe to remain a sanctuary for authenticity, not a billboard for algorithms." His heartfelt protest won him plenty of positive feedback and
support from people apprehensive about AI. He’s even picked up graphic design work. However, Rebecca Nolan's response on behalf of 'Protecting Oxley Beach - say NO to the Ocean Pool' reflected the dilemma unfunded organisations face to get their message seen in a highly visual, digital world. "As a part of a totally unfunded volunteer community group, fighting against a really well-funded group, we sadly have to use AI to help us with graphic design," she wrote. "We don't have those skills and no money to pay someone: it's our only option.” If AI ultimately wins the battle against human graphic designers, Hoffman has his hospitality skills to fall back on. In the meantime, he’s watching closely.
Blokes choir voices support for BUSINESS women’s refuge
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q Liberty’s Brooke Pilbeam with Blokes Notes’s John Horsley. Photo: Supplied.
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BLOKES Notes Acapella choir is known for its energetic and quirky performances around Port Macquarie. Less well-known is its long-term support for the women’s refuge run by Liberty Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. Representatives Brooke Pilbeam and Marcelle Brown recently attended a special rehearsal to receive a cheque for $2000, raised from performance donations. Blokes Notes president John Horsley said his members were proud of their 17year commitment to Liberty Services. The evening had been planned to strengthen the partner relationship and to inform Blokes Notes’s members of Liberty Services’ work in the community. Ms Pilbeam expressed her gratitude to the men’s choir for standing with Liberty and the women and children it supports.
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“Having a local group of men use their voices, their music and their community connections to support this work is incredibly meaningful,” she said. “Their ongoing commitment demonstrates that creating safer communities is something in which we can all have a role.” Mr Horsley recalled the visit to Port Macquarie by the Spooky Men’s Chorale that inspired Marcus Ludricks, Warren Frumar and others to form a men’s choir in 2009 and sing a similar, often quirky repertoire of songs. “It’s wonderful that a male choir can use the joy and power of music to make a difference in our community by supporting the women’s refuge,” musical director Leanne Johnson said. “This partnership with Liberty Services defines a greater purpose each time the Blokes Notes perform.”
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From gamer to advocate: Justin Lutze finds his voice By Rachael THORPE
JUSTIN Lutze is a 36-yearold Port Macquarie disability advocate who lives with cerebral palsy. This is a lifelong condition that can affect a person’s ability to move, control their muscles, and maintain balance and posture. It is caused by abnormal development or damage to the brain that happens before, during or after birth while the brain is still growing. He is a member of the Enable Disability Advisory Group, which works with Port Macquarie Hastings Council to help make the
community more accessible, inclusive and welcoming. The group shares their lived experiences and provides advice on projects, services and public spaces. Justin is a dedicated volunteer for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, which facilitates advocacy, intervention, research and assistive technology innovation. “I’m a nerd at heart,” Mr Lutze said. “I’ve been playing video and arcade games for 30 years; I love comics and movies too. “I wanted to find a community and help people understand how people with disabilities live, so I
have been working with the CPActive initiative.” This is a communityled advocacy and campaign platform that unites people with cerebral palsy, their families, and allies to drive social and systemic change. For his efforts Justin received a nomination for Adult Volunteer of the Year in the recent NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. He is extremely disheartened by the recent cuts to NDIS funding for community participation, but ultimately hopes that his advocacy can evolve to directly lobbying government from his lived experience perspective.
q Alexander Wilson from CPA Alliance, Justin’s mother Lynda Lutze, and Justin Lutze. Photo: Supplied by Justin Lutze.
Second chance art sale to Make A Difference By Pauline CAIN
HAVE you got a painting tucked away in the garage, a print gathering dust in a cupboard, or an artwork that no longer has a place on your walls? The Port Macquarie Tacking Point Lions Club (TPLC) invites the community to take part in its upcoming Second Chance Art Sale on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September. The fundraising event will give unwanted artworks the opportunity to find a new home while supporting a local cause. For several months, TPLC members have been collecting donations of artworks from homes and offices. “Whether it's an original
painting, a framed print, a sketch, or another piece of art that is no longer taking pride of place, the club hopes to match it and sell it to a new owner who will appreciate and enjoy it,” said Lions Club member Janice McGilchrist. “The purpose of the sale is to raise funds for Make A Difference (M.A.D.), a local organisation that works tirelessly to support vulnerable people in our community who are experiencing hardship.” Every artwork purchased will help M.A.D. provide services and assistance to those who need them most. “Our partnership with the Lions Club has been developing and this year they have been supporting us by running the canteen on the
weekend at Tuffins Lane,” said Kat Burgess, volunteer coordinator from Make a Difference. “With their support we are able to keep our van on the road and feed those who are hungry. “These community relationships are important and give us hope.” The Second Chance Art Sale will be held at the CWA Rooms on Town Green. The Country Women's Association has donated use of its venue for the event. To donate quality, undamaged artworks, contact Tacking Point Lions Club by emailing tackingpoint@ outlook.com and including "Art Sale" in the subject line. The sale will run from 9.00am to 4.00pm on Friday 18 September and 9.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 19 September.
q CWA member Robyn Baker, Make a Difference volunteer coordinator Kat Burgess, and Tacking Point Lions Club member Janice McGilchrist. Photo: Pauline Cain
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‘Marooned Hearts’ captures teenage love By Pauline CAIN SCHOOL musicals have the potential to pull their community together and Hastings Secondary College’s ‘Marooned Hearts’ certainly did that. The musical was staged last week at the Port Macquarie Campus with three matinees and three evening performances. Written by Grant Weatherby, Head Teacher Teaching and Learning, the musical was inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and the music of Maroon 5. News Of The Area attended a matinee with an audience of 400 students from Tacking Point, Port Macquarie and Lake Cathie public schools. From the beginning, the young audience was captivated by the story about two rival schools Montgomery High School and Capulet College. The iconic music of Maroon 5 was catchy and the band had the audience rocking along. ‘Is Anybody Out There’ set the scene for the school captains, Lexi Davenport and Mason Brody, and their long-term feud. Lexi was
played by Olivia Clark from Port Macquarie campus and Mason by Kiarra Torres from Westport campus. With each familiar song, Olivia and Kiarra wooed the audience - ‘Misery’, ‘Harder to Breathe’ and ‘This Love’. “The hardest part was figuring out how to sing ‘Misery’ in a way that would portray how Lexi was feeling,” Olivia said. Kiarra said their final song, ‘Sunday Morning’, a duet with Jules Shakespear (played by Cadence Heddles) and Ryan Williams (played by Elle Malikoff), was her favourite. Highlights included Max (played by Jemma Schofield) singing ‘Move Like Jagger’ and Perry (played by Isabella Woods) singing ‘Girls Like You’. Elle Malikoff’s ‘She Will Be Loved’ and Cadence Heddles’ ‘Sad’ both had the right mix of teenage love and angst. The two narrators (Macie Barry and Annabelle Courtney) kept the story running, delivering punny lines from Shakespeare and also contemporary references - ‘a realist with a playlist’. Social media played a familiar part in the story as
content was filmed, shared, liked and judged with private v public weaponised and the appearance of a scandalous headline. The dance chorus added another layer, telling the story with energy and conviction, dressed in blue and red, to reflect the rival schools. Kartia Taylor and the Westport Campus 9/10
Elective Textiles students captured both schools with their contemporary design and colour palette. Nicola Symons' minimalist and practical set design was constructed by Westport Campus 7–10 Visual Arts students. Relieving Hastings Secondary College Principal, Kristen Miller, said
q Kiarra Torres and Olivia Clark. Photo: Supplied.
‘Marooned Hearts’ had been an outstanding showcase of the talent at Hastings Secondary College. “It has been wonderful to see our students embrace the challenge and perform with such confidence,” she said. “The production is a fantastic example of our High Potential and Gifted
Education approach, particularly in the creative domain, providing students with the opportunity to develop and showcase their talents at a very high level. “I’m still not entirely sure how much ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Maroon 5 have in common, but somehow Mr Weatherby has made it work brilliantly."
q Elle Malikoff and Cadence Heddles. Photo: Supplied.
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Coast this week, with six officers posted to Kempsey and four to Port Macquarie. “Having more boots on the ground in Kempsey and Port Macquarie means greater visibility and more officers available to respond when our community needs them,” said Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp. “It’s encouraging to see a large number of these new officers are locals to the Mid North Coast. That local knowledge and connection to the community is really valuable and helps build trust from day one. “While these officers will be based in Kempsey and Port Macquarie during their training, having more constables means greater capacity for police to get out and patrol the wider Hastings and Nambucca valleys." Mr Kemp said supporting local police also meant ensuring officers had access to the technology and resources needed to tackle crime.
As part of that push, Mr Kemp has launched a community petition calling on the NSW Government to bring the PolAir-Remote Drone program to the Mid North Coast. The call follows the results of the NSW Police drone trial in Moree, where the technology has been credited by some with helping reduce crime by around 50 per cent, assisting police with more than 100 arrests, the recovery of 70 stolen vehicles, and the location of six missing people. “Our communities are spread across a large area, and a remotely operated drone could help police respond more effectively across difficult terrain and over long distances,” Mr Kemp said. “Every time we can reduce the need for a dangerous pursuit or give police more information before they enter a property, we are making policing safer for everyone.”
Free driver education for traffic offenders
LAST year, 231 drivers appeared in court for driving while disqualified or suspended in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area. Another 150 appeared before a magistrate for drunk driving in 2025, with 147 charged with driving while affected by illegal drugs. The Traffic Offenders Intervention Program is designed to steer them on a different course. The free program will be held at Port City Bowling Club on 7 November from 9am to 4pm, with a limit of 30 participants. Delivered by qualified professionals from Sydneybased The Link Foundation AOD, the Traffic Offenders Intervention Program is
a court-approved driver education program. “The program aims to promote responsible driving by reducing the risk of further offences,” foundation spokesperson Renee Vincent said. “It teaches traffic offenders to appreciate the consequences of their actions and be safer drivers.” Topics covered include traffic laws, legal consequences, and behavioural change strategies. But, the program goes beyond driver education. “We focus on understanding the ‘why’ behind substance misuse,” Ms Vincent said. “By understanding the
q Six of the new police will be based in Kempsey and four will be in Port Macquarie. Images: Supplied.
underlying factors, we can provide individualised support that helps people make positive, sustainable changes in their lives.” While the program is designed for people convicted of traffic-related offences, it’s also open to voluntary participants. Participants also have access to comprehensive support services beyond the course, including drug and alcohol counselling, Work and Development Order (WDO) sponsorships, and ongoing support and referrals. The Link Foundation also offers a paid in-person or online program. To learn more or to register for the free program on 7 November, contact Caitlin Westwell on 0493 684 645.
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Theatrical concert features much-loved songs By Pauline CAIN
SYDNEY Musical and Opera Society is bringing its concert production, ‘An Evening with Rodgers & Hammerstein’, to The Glasshouse Port Macquarie for one performance only on Sunday, 13 September at 2pm. The performance will feature a live orchestra of more than 20 musicians, a cast of 16, a choir, and immersive projections. Sydney Musical and Opera Society president and performer Simon Militano said the company was thrilled to bring the concert to Port Macquarie audiences. “Rodgers and Hammerstein created some of the most beloved music ever written for the stage. “This concert celebrates that extraordinary legacy with a large live orchestra, wonderful singers, dancers, choir and projections. “Productions featuring more than 20 musicians performing live on stage are
increasingly rare, and we are delighted to bring this fullscale concert experience to Glasshouse Port Macquarie for a special afternoon performance.” Celebrating the muchloved music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the concert features familiar songs from The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, and The King and I. Audiences can look forward to hearing favourites such as Some Enchanted Evening, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, My Favorite Things, Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’, and You’ll Never Walk Alone. Following a highly successful season at Glen Street Theatre and performances aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, the production promises an afternoon of glorious theatrical tunes.
q Musicians, cast, choir and immersive projections create a full-scale concert performance. Photo: Supplied.
Woman charged twice for alleged breach of tobacco closure order A WOMAN has been charged after allegedly breaching a tobacconist closure order. On Friday 14 August 2026, police attended a tobacconist on Horton
Street, Port Macquarie, that was subject to a shortterm closure order by NSW Health. A 22-year-old woman was arrested at the time
and taken to Port Macquarie Police Station. She was charged with three offences, • Sell tobacco products etc. from closed premises • Enter closed premises without reasonable excuse, and
• Possess tobacco 10x commercial quantity and less than 50x commercial quantity. She was issued a court attendance notice to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 30 September 2026.
About 2.40pm on Wednesday 19 August 2026, police attended the same tobacconist and allegedly located the 22-year-old woman inside the store. She was arrested and taken to Port Macquarie Police Station where
she was charged with two counts of enter closed premises without reasonable excuse. She was granted conditional bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 30 September 2026.
A CAMDEN Haven disability advocate is one of nine recipients to receive funding through Arts Mid North Coast’s SEED Grants Program.
“It takes vision and dedication to execute arts programs and projects, and we’re proud to support those efforts locally.” Camden Haven’s Rachael Thorpe applied for a SEED funding grant to stage an Ability in Action Camden Haven art exhibition and event. “It was the first time I’ve ever applied for a grant, and I’m delighted to have received it,” Ms Thorpe said. “I’m also grateful to the Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce, which has kindly agreed to auspice the event.” While the event was Ms Thorpe’s brainchild, it quickly ignited the interests of her friends Chan Ansell and Amy Vandenhurk. “Chan is helping with marketing and Amy is in event management,” Ms Thorpe said. Ms Thorpe’s event will be hosted at Laurieton United Services Club in November. “The event will support and celebrate artists with a disability,” Camden Haven
Chamber of Commerce wrote on its Facebook page. “This event reinforces our efforts to position the Camden Haven as one of the most accessible and inclusive locations on the Mid North Coast.” The Camden Haven project joins other successful recipients from across the region including: Leanne Johnson for the Movember Bar-Capella Sing Project; Amuramy Martins’ Cavanagh for Circus Sparks: Youth Drama Project; Hayley Egan for Singing the Forest: PlaceBased Vocal Improvisation in the Rainforests; Joshua Connelly for Mycelium: A Living Community Artwork; Roselinde Klass for Women who Weave; Salvatore Rossano for Taranta Festival Free Program 2026; Sara-Jayne Prince for Rituals Amongst Humanity Exhibition; and William Jarrett for the GrillaGrilla Album Launch Playback (Listening Party).
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The grants support community-driven and placebased creative projects, with 24 applications received for the latest funding round. The applications demonstrated the ingenuity of regional creatives and their desire to connect with their communities, according to Arts Mid North Coast Director Olivia Parker. “SEED Grants enable artists and communities to bring ideas to life, activate spaces, grow their creative practice, and strengthen community networks,” Ms Parker said.
Rachael Thorpe, Chan Ansell and Amy Vandenhurk celebrate the SEED grant from Arts Mid North Coast. Photo: @CamdenHavenChamberOfCommerce.
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Young speakers find their voices in four-way test
By Rachael THORPE
TOASTMASTERS International formed in California in 1924 with the primary purpose of empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. In 2019 the organisation formed a strategic alliance with Rotary International, with the partnership designed to help members of both organisations improve communication, develop leadership skills and expand their community networks. One of their collaborations is the FourWay-Test speech competition, held each year for students in Years 9-11. The test encourages Rotarians to consider, before speaking or acting:
is it the truth, is it fair to all concerned, will it build goodwill and better friendships, and will it be beneficial to all concerned. Students are required to give a five-minute speech around these concepts to their local Rotary Club, with Toastmasters providing adjudication. On Monday night students from Camden Haven High School attended the Rotary Club of Laurieton with their families and faculty member Elliott Leighton. “The wonderful speakers spoke about kindness and how just a small and thoughtful act can transform someone’s life,” Adjudicator Ronnie Philp told News Of The Area. “Their sincerity felt like a breath of fresh air over a
sometimes-jaded world that forgets to think kindly of others.” Her colleague Mary Jane Olidan concurred, saying “I enjoyed listening to the young speakers deliver their own speeches in front of the Rotarians. “It takes great courage to speak in front of an audience. “As a Toastmasters member and adjudicator, it was a privilege to acknowledge their strengths and offer helpful recommendations for improvement. “The speakers did an amazing job.” Hannah Partlett was judged the winner and will proceed to the area round, with winners from that heading to finals in Tamworth in November.
q Hannah Partlett speaking at the Rotary Club of Laurieton. Photo: Rachael Thorpe.
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Students give back to Wauchope By Sis HIGGINS
WAUCHOPE High School students are stepping beyond the classroom and into their community through a volunteering program led by teacher Whitney Clayworth. The program has been running for almost a year and was established by Ms Clayworth to give students opportunities to make a positive difference. “One of the things we hope to achieve through our volunteering program is to create a culture of service within the school,” Ms Clayworth told News Of The Area. “We want students to understand that volunteering isn't just something you do to get a certificate or fulfil a requirement - it's because
you care about the people and places around you.” The program operates during the school's sport period, providing an alternative activity that allows students to regularly work with community organisations. Students have volunteered with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Wauchope, helping with its community garden and SouperVan program, as well as supporting Wauchope Preschool, Beechwood Public School, and local opportunity shops. Ms Clayworth said the number of organisations working within Wauchope had been an eye-opening discovery for both her and the students. Volunteering was also
providing an important opportunity for young people to build face-to-face relationships. “We live in a world where young people are increasingly connected digitally, but not always meaningfully connected in person,” Ms Clayworth said. “Volunteering helps to rebalance that by building real-world relationships and community engagement.” Students gain experience and skills for future employment and develop connections with adults in the community. Wauchope High School Principal Karen Noble said the program strengthened the school's relationship with the wider community. “Our school is an important part of the Wauchope community, and
we want students to feel that same sense of connection,” Ms Noble said. “Volunteering allows our students to contribute to the community they’re part of and to understand the value of helping others.” Students also learn about fundraising, taking an idea through planning and execution before presenting money or donated goods to a chosen organisation. Ms Clayworth hopes the experiences will establish habits that continue long after students leave Wauchope High School. “Hopefully, these experiences become something students carry with them beyond school and encourage them to continue volunteering in their communities as they get older,” she said.
q Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Community Gardens get a helping hand from Wauchope High School students. Photo: Supplied.
q Students serve up meals to the Wauchope community through ADRA’s SouperVan. Photo: Supplied.
q Students help out at Vinnies Op Shop. Photo: Supplied.
Homelessness advocate named top volunteer By Sis HIGGINS HOMELESSNESS services advocate and Sunrise Rotary volunteer Lea Lloyd has been named the 2026 Mid North Coast Volunteer of the Year. Ms Lloyd received the honour at the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards regional ceremony at the Westport Club in Port Macquarie. She was recognised for her work supporting people experiencing financial hardship, hunger and homelessness across the region. Ms Lloyd helped establish the Mid North Coast arm of Dignity Dishes, which provides free, nutritious meals to people facing financial difficulties
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or at risk of homelessness. She has also served as Sunrise Rotary’s secretary for more than seven years, managing administration and membership records while liaising with community organisations. The regional awards, hosted by The Centre for Volunteering, recognise the contribution of volunteers and volunteer teams across NSW. Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma Rygate said volunteers played an important role in building strong communities. “Volunteers are role models for others, highlighting how volunteering can have such a positive impact on people and places,” Ms Rygate said. “These awards celebrate
the volunteering effort and impact.” Other Mid North Coast winners included Port Macquarie Marine Rescue NSW volunteer Lilly De Belle, who was named Young Volunteer of the Year. Fellow Marine Rescue
NSW Port Macquarie volunteer Gary White received the Senior Volunteer of the Year Award after more than a decade of rescue, training and emergency service work. The BlazeAid Mid Coast Flood Response received
the Emergency Volunteer of the Year Award for its work helping farmers recover from the devastating 2025 floods. The Community Transport Company Volunteer Team was named Volunteer Team of the Year for providing essential transport services to
vulnerable people across the region. Mid North Coast recipients will now be invited to represent the region at the NSW Volunteer of the Year State Gala Award Ceremony later this year.
q Lea Lloyd receives the top honour at the 2026 Mid North Coast Volunteer of the Year awards. Photo: Rob Dwyer MP.
q Port Macquarie Marine Rescue NSW volunteer Lilly De Belle, named Young Volunteer of the Year. Photo: Rob Dwyer MP.
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When wills and joint ownership clash
WALLY and Sally have been in a relationship for 10 years.They purchase an apartment and Wally pays the whole of the purchase price. The apartment is purchased in joint names. Wally makes a will. He grants Sally the right to reside in the apartment for as long as she wishes and directs that upon its sale, the net proceeds are to be split between his two sons, to a previous relationship. When Wally passes away, Sally lodges a Notice of Death, with the effect that the apartment becomes registered in her sole name. Given that the apartment was owned jointly, Sally is legally entitled to have the property registered in her name and the provisions of Wally's will, regarding Sally's right to reside in the property, are meaningless. Sally tells Wally's children that she will pass the property to them in her will. However, Sally subsequently decides to make a new will, leaving her whole estate to charity. Wally's children seek legal advice and commence proceedings in the Supreme Court, advancing several claims, including resulting trust, estoppel and the enforcement of an oral agreement. They claim that Sally promised to leave her estate to them and in reliance upon that promise, Wally purchased the apartment in joint names. They claim that Sally should be prevented from resiling from the promise and accordingly, they should receive an "equitable interest" in the apartment and are entitled to lodge a caveat, to protect their interest. In the alternative, the sons claim that they are entitled to receive a family provision order on the basis that they have missed out on their inheritance. In her defence, Sally claims that she properly holds legal title in the apartment, that there was no binding promise and that she is entitled to deal with the property as she sees fit. After a four-day hearing, the Court finds that there was a binding agreement, granting Sally the right to reside in the apartment for life, after which, Wally's sons will inherit the apartment. 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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Plain and simple solution sought for painful plane pinch point WHY can’t they get this right ? Despite the fact that travel by air has been around since before we were born, airlines still have one outstanding issue that they can’t seem to get right. Have you ever noticed but just accepted that the most chaotic part of travel by air is how they initially get passengers onto the flight? The loading process often resembles that of herding cats but often seems more like its panic time in an emergency as the throng rushes at the terminal gate in order to be first on board, possibly to grab the available overhead locker space for their carry-on excess luggage.
Over the years we have seen so many different methods trialled in order to achieve efficient and stress-free boarding, but still the airlines can’t get this simple process to work for them or their passengers. It should be so simple to achieve this aim. All passengers are firstly issued with a boarding pass, which means that they have been allocated a seat on the aircraft, so there is no need to panic about that. If you book your flight early enough, you are given multiple choices to select where you prefer to sit. Mostly the issue is to make sure you are not placed in the middle seat between the aisle and the window. My preference has always been to sit as far up front as possible, preferably on an aisle and usually on the port side. That preference will differ according to personal choice. But back to the loading conundrum. The aircraft is a long narrow tube with the entrance door near the front, on the left or port side and in front of the wing. So why don’t they load the rear-seat passengers first, then work their way forward? At present, most airlines are again trialing the ZONE approach and your zone is also featured on your boarding pass. Some airlines are trying to load the window seats
YOU know, I think it depends on a few things. Personally, I always ask service station attendants or cashiers or wait staff how they are in a reciprocal way, but if they are clearly busy or there is a queue, I make sure any conversation is kept to a minimum. A simple, “I'm well. Thanks for asking. I hope you're having a good day too,” is polite conversation. Most people are socially aware enough to know that the “How are you?” in a supermarket line is very different to “How are you” when you're reclining on a psychologist's lounge next to a box of tissues and a Lava Lamp. It is imperative that you don't take the question too literally. It would be bad form, for example, while the customer behind you is loading their dairy products, veggies and dog food onto the supermarket conveyor belt for you to say, “Well, Marie, I can see your name is Marie from your name badge. Thank you for asking. And in all honesty, I'm not going first, which saves passengers finding their seats on the aisle, then needing to move again so that the window brigade can have access to that seat. One US airline, which now boards by zone, allows those who were first to buy their seats into the first zone. You can imagine how that slows the process. Some planes can be loaded through front or rear doors and
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so well. Yesterday, I picked up a plastic bottle from the side of the road in my efforts to 'Keep Australia Beautiful'. It was only once it was in my hand, that I realised it was a handmade bong. I'm not saying I am overly familiar with the design specifics of a bong (I admit to a dalliance or two in my youth) but in a line up, I could recognise one. I couldn't, at that point, put it back down, so I continued on my walk, the distinct smell of a Fleetwood Mac concert wafting up to my nostrils in the breeze. As I walked a bit further, a lady (who, I might add, Marie, is known as the town gossiper) started heading towards me. I had no idea what to do, so I tried to furtively hide the object behind my back. We had a brief conversation and continued on our merry way. That evening, I had a quick peruse of my social media and there, on the local community page, was a post from the town gossiper. 'Be kind,' her post said, 'You never know what people are going through.' Accompanying the post was a photo of the back of me. I was clearly holding the offending bong, which I had every intention of putting in the return and earn facility (its barcode still intact). Under this, someone had commented “Dude, Where's My Car?” with three laughing emojis followed by another comment with a link to the National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline. On it went. I tell you, Marie, no good deed goes unpunished ...' At which point, Marie the cashier would no doubt say something like “I'm very sorry, sir, it sounds as though you're having a hard time, but we can't open Register 2 on the weekend and there are now 15 people waiting behind you, including four who are filming you on their Smartphones. Cash or card?” Stick to common (and speedy) niceties, Gerry. Anything more can lead to unintended consequences. Carpe diem, Jasminda. doesn’t that create issues when people get on through the wrong door? Others use the rush and panic method of first at the gate gets to board first. None of the methods are foolproof so it’s clearly a work in progress. Clearly a simpler and more efficient method of boarding needs to be found. When decisions are imposed on the rank-and-file by factional powerbrokers, an organisation ceases to be democratic and starts to look more like a dictatorship. If democracy is valued, it must not only exist in government institutions but also within the political parties that seek to govern on behalf of the people. Regards, Htun Htun Oo.
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A bright idea or science fiction?
IMAGINE a future where the Sun never completely sets. A giant mirror floating hundreds of kilometres above Earth could redirect sunlight from space and create patches of daylight long after sunset. It sounds like something from a science-fiction movie, but a California space company is now preparing to test the idea. Reflect Orbital, a start-up based in California, has received approval to launch a small experimental satellite carrying a large reflective mirror. The goal is simple, but extraordinary: capture sunlight in orbit and beam it back down to Earth during the night. The first test satellite will be about the size of a small refrigerator. Once it reaches low Earth orbit, it will unfold a square mirror nearly
18 metres wide. The reflected sunlight would create a bright circle of illumination on the ground about five kilometres across. But this is only the beginning. If the experiment succeeds, Reflect Orbital hopes to build a network of thousands of larger mirrors in space. Some could stretch almost 55 metres across and reflect light about as bright as about 100 full moons. The company believes its unusual technology could have several practical benefits. Solar farms could continue producing electricity after sunset, helping make renewable energy more dependable. Emergency workers could use the reflected light during disasters, while farmers, builders and mining operations could extend their working hours into the night.
Use fossil fuels to build renewable energy economy DEAR News Of The Area,
A SIMPLE Google search for correlation between increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature shows that Wayne Dunesbury's contrary assertions (“At least we agree on something’, NOTA 21/8/26) are nonsense, unless tens of thousands of scientists worldwide over the past 50 years have been wrong. Given that we have passed peak oil availability and are entering international fighting over access
Reflect Orbital even suggests the technology could one day help illuminate city streets without relying on traditional lighting systems. The company argues that extending access to sunlight could reduce dependence on fossil fuels and provide a new tool for industries that need reliable power and lighting. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the first demonstration mission, describing the project as a potentially groundbreaking development in space technology. The idea, however, has created a fierce debate, with astronomers among the strongest critics. They warn that bright artificial reflections from space could interfere with telescopes trying to observe distant galaxies, planets and other cosmic objects.
Modern astronomy depends on extremely dark skies, and even a small amount of unwanted light can make it harder to study the universe. Some scientists worry about the bigger picture: if private companies begin placing giant mirrors in orbit, one organisation could potentially alter the appearance of the night sky for people around the world. Wildlife experts have also raised concerns: Many animals rely on natural darkness for navigation, feeding and reproduction. Artificial light at night can disrupt birds, insects and other creatures, while changes to daynight cycles may also affect plants and human sleep patterns. Reflect Orbital plans to charge customers for the reflected light service and has discussed possible partnerships with solar energy companies.
This is not the first attempt to use space technology to bring sunlight back to Earth. In the 1990s, Russia launched an experimental satellite which briefly reflected sunlight over parts of Siberia, but the project was abandoned. Today, the idea has returned with modern technology and much bigger ambitions. Whether giant mirrors in space become a clean-energy breakthrough or an environmental mistake remains to be seen. But the concept raises a fascinating question about humanity’s future: should we simply explore space, or should we begin redesigning it to change life on Earth? The night sky has inspired humans for thousands of years. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to change what we see when we look up. Fancy a STARGAZING Holiday? Check the webpage www.davidreneke.com
that is driving up price and security of supply, perhaps he can tell us his plans for when we run out of million-year-old plant residues and still need energy? My view is we need to use these fossil fuels wisely now, while we have access to them, to build a resilient, reliable and cheap renewable energy economy. Regards, Dr Howard Dengate.
Let’s not gamble with climate change DEAR News Of The Area,
I READ with interest the story ‘Conaghan stands firm on gambling inquiry findings’ (NOTA, 2/8/26). I congratulate our federal MP on his courage in crossing the floor
against Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals, to vote against the gambling bill. It is weak legislation and not up to the task of combatting the social evils from gambling addictions. Four hundred people a year die
by suicide brought on by gambling stresses. I just wish Mr Conaghan would show the same resolve for tackling the threat posed by climate change. More than nine million Australians have been impacted
by a natural disaster or extreme weather event in the past 30 years and that number will grow. By 2050 it is predicted that two million households will be unable to obtain home insurance as a result of extreme weather made worse by
global warming. That alone puts climate change in the same league of harm as gambling. Harry Creamer, Port Macquarie.
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Rugby finals series begins
Harbour Snappers. 8 wins. 2 draws. 2 losses. 2. Port Macquarie Pirates. 8 wins. 1 draw. 3 losses. 3. Grafton Redmen. 7 wins. 1 draw. 4 losses. 4. Hastings Valley equalisng the score with a minute to Vikings. 4 wins. 8 losses. 5. Kempsey Cannonballs. 1 win. 11 losses. and home rights for the all-important PORT Macquarie are on the road Minor Semi Finals play. semi. to Coffs Harbour on Saturday for Sunday 30 August at Grafton Rugby Park In the minor semifinals on Sunday Teams will aim to earn a spot in the another top-of-the-table tussle in the 9am - U14s Girls - Marlins v Grafton afternoon at Grafton Rugby grand final with victory in the major 1st Grade Mid North Coast Rugby 10am - U14s Boys - Snappers black v Grafton Park, the teams will try to keep semifinals on Saturday. Union Northern Division major 11.10am - U16s Girls - Kempsey v Pirates their season alive, with the Last week's match went down to semifinal. 12.10pm - U16s Boys - Grafton v Pirates winning side facing the losers of Snappers and Pirates toughed out the wire. Trailing 24-12 with only 13 1.30pm - Women’s 1st Grade - Pirates v Marlins men and five minutes left, the Snappers the major semifinals. a 24-all draw last weekend, which 2.50pm - Reserve Grade - Kempsey v Vikings First grade ladder: 1. Coffs secured Coffs the minor premiership fired up to make a miracle comeback, 4.20pm - 1st Grade Men - Grafton v Vikings.
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Big things expected from Port Macquarie sailors By Captain SLIPPERY
Port Macquarie Yacht Club Race report, 23 August 2026 THAT the Port Macquarie Yacht Club is currently signing up new members is no mystery given the calibre and experience currently within its ranks. With current members including podium finishers in Australian yachting classics, to state regatta managers and
officials, new members tend to be quick to learn the ropes. Accordingly, it was no surprise that relative newbie, Barbara DworakBahan stepped up from her usual crew position to helm Kookaburra 2 in last Sunday’s Long Ocean South event as preparation for skippering her entry in the Northern Territory Women's Keelboat Regatta. Indeed, Kookaburra 2 Sailors Fiona McManus and
Barbara Dworak-Bahan are both competing in next weekend’s three-day Northern Territory Women’s Keelboat Regatta, albeit in different boats, with each expected to show high up on the result sheets. Locally, last Sunday with several yachts still being unavailable, six yachts entered the Southerly boomerang course sailed off Port Macquarie in variable winds ranging from 4 to 15 knots. Teddy Clausen’s Cool Change, Andrew Walmsley’s Enticer, Phil Johns’ Galene, Adrian Du Vernet’s Kookaburra 2, Kevin Brown’s Razamatazz 2, and Frank Lagudi’s Third Man all gathered at the Bird Rock Start in the light 4 knot breeze. With light airs starts
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What’s on this week
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Friday, 28 August Australian Rules Football AFL North Coast season – Grand Final. Under 18s. Port Macquarie Magpies vs Coffs Harbour Breakers/ Nambucca Valley at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. 7pm. Football North Coast Football’s Women’s Premier League season – Semi-finals. Woolgoolga Wildcats vs Boambee Eagles at Clive Joass Memorial Sports Park. 6.45pm. Saturday, 29 August Australian Rules Football AFL North Coast season – Grand finals. C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Senior men’s: Port Macquarie Magpies vs Coffs Harbour Breakers. 1pm. Reserves: Coffs Harbour
Breakers vs Port Macquarie Magpies. 9.20am. Women’s: Sawtell/ Toormina Saints vs Port Macquarie Magpies. 11.10am. AFLW season – Round 3. Sydney Swans vs St Kilda Saints at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. 4.35pm. Baseball Coffs Harbour Baseball Association’s season at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Football North Coast Football’s Men’s Premier League season – Semi-finals. Woolgoolga Wolves vs Sawtell Scorpions at Clive Joass Memorial Sports Park. 5pm. Northern Storm vs Maclean Bobcats at Korora Oval. 2.30pm. North Coast Football’s Women’s Premier League season – Semi-finals. Urunga Raiders vs Coffs City United Lionesses at
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the trophy decider. The Port Macquarie club also features in the senior men, reserve grade and senior women’s grand finals on Saturday at the same venue. Club president Dirk Sheldon told News Of The Area that the Magpies had captured the imagination of the local sporting public with their outstanding deeds on the AFL field. “There is a real buzz and excitement around the club this week as we prepare for a huge grand final program,” the Magpies stalwart said.
“We have built a strong culture and talent pool over the years. Now we’re reaping the dividends.” Port Macquarie’s powerful senior men’s team finished minor premiers and will lock horns with Coffs Breakers in the trophy decider at 1pm. They go into the title decider as firm favourites after slamming the Breakers 77-53 in their recent qualifying final clash at Fitzroy Oval. After a slow start to the season due to key injuries, the Magpies have hit their straps and are now firing on all cylinders. The team is playing fast, running, attacking football, driven by a strong youth
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Urunga Recreation Reserve. 4pm. Netball Coffs Harbour Netball Association’s junior season at Vost Park. Rugby League Group 2 Junior Rugby League - Finals series. Preliminary Finals at Solitary Islands Sports Ground. Rugby Union Major Semi-Finals at Coffs Rugby Park. First grade: Coffs Harbour Snappers vs Port Macquarie Pirates. Reserve grade: Coffs Harbour Snappers vs Port Macquarie Pirates. Women’s: Grafton Redmen vs Coffs Harbour Snappers. Sunday, 30 August Australian Rules Football AFL North Coast’s junior season – Grand finals at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Rugby League
movement and genuine teamfirst mentality. Players to watch include the competition’s premier midfielder Thomas Cargill, who’s tipped to win the North Coast AFL’s Best and Fairest Award, along with dominant full forward Shane Williams, the Magpies co‑coach and seniors captain and the League’s leading goal-kicker with 58 goals. Other key players include club legend Jesse Schmidt, a life member with 300 games under his belt; backline ace Ned Bylsma; midfield guns Sullivan Foot, Braeden Fuller and Hayden Comber; defender and back up ruck Oakley Addison; key ruck Darren Boulet; Blake Suter, who has locked down centre half
being notoriously difficult to manage, it was Razamatazz 2, with a beautifully executed timed run that crossed the start line ahead of Enticer, Cool Change, Kookaburra 2, Third Man, while Galene, awaiting offshore audit certification, chose not to contest the start. Razzamatazz 2, seeing more wind elected to sail the furthest offshore towards the boomerang elbow turning mark, while Enticer, Kookaburra 2, Cool Change, Third Man and Galene sailed the rhumb line, with the rhumb line on this occasion being the better choice. On this leg Kookaburra 2 was able to overhaul the usually quicker Enticer and take the lead, while Enticer maintained a lead over Razamatazz 2. Cool Change broke away from Third Man while Galene, in the lighter breezes in this stage of the race, made up
Group 2 Rugby League season – Preliminary Finals at Rex Hardaker Oval. First grade: Sawtell Panthers vs Macksville Sea Eagles. Reserve grade: Macksville Sea Eagles vs Woolgoolga Seahorses. Women’s: Nambucca Roosters vs Woolgoolga Seahorses. Under 18s: Sawtell Panthers vs Nambucca Roosters. Rugby Union Minor Semi-Finals at Grafton Rugby Park. First grade: Grafton Redmen vs Hastings Valley Vikings. Reserve grade: Kempsey Cannonballs vs Hastings Valley Vikings. Women’s: Port Macquarie Pirates vs SCU Marlins. Running C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival. Starting and finishing at Coffs Harbour Showground. Monday, 31 August Basketball
back with high flying marks and strong defensive work, and consistent backline/ midfield contributor Cooper Sheldon, a former under-18s representative skipper who puts his body on the line. The Magpies are tipped to win the under-18s boys title and finish the season undefeated. They meet Coffs Breakers/Nambucca Valley in the trophy decider and boast five outstanding prospects in Isaac Luke, tough utility Harley Cottom, elusive forward-midfielder Eddie Redfern, forward Mitchell White and defender Riley Bates. Young gun Luke has elite pace and made his VFL debut for the Sydney Swans this season.
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ground she had given away at the start. As the leading yachts arrived at the boomerang elbow a stronger southerly breeze sprang up. The course change at the elbow saw the yachts now sailing close hauled towards the next mark, underneath Tacking Point. At the mark, scrambled communication on Kookaburra 2 saw that yacht briefly sailing backwards allowing Enticer to close the gap between them, while Razamatazz 2 solidified her grip on third place. Cool Change edged away from Third Man on this leg, while Galene - more suited to light conditions - now tailed off the fleet, with that being the mark rounding order. With the next two legs being back towards Port Macquarie, and, also, downwind, the performance characteristics of the various
Coffs Harbour Basketball Association’s men’s winter season at Sportz Central. Touch Football Coffs Harbour Touch Association’s winter competition at Sawtell Toormina Sport and Recreation Club. From 6.10pm. Tuesday, 1 September Basketball Coffs Harbour Basketball Association’s women’s
yachts became apparent. Enticer sailing with reduced crew numbers was unable to hoist her spinnaker, but still made up ground on Kookaburra 2, while mid fleet, Third Man hoisted her bright yellow spinnaker reducing the gap between her and Cool Change. At race end, after a mark rounding at Bird Rock, then sailing a short windward and return “sausage” leg, the Dworak-Bahan helmed Kookaburra finished two minutes ahead of Enticer, which in turn finished 18 minutes ahead of Razamatazz 2, while managing to hold off the well sailed Cool Change. With elapsed times in the hands of the Handicapper, Kookaburra 2 with a corrected time of 1 hour 07 mins 10 sec claimed the event, ahead of ocean series leader, Cool Change 1 hour 11 mins 32 secs with Enticer, 1 hour 18 mins 34 sec third.
winter season at Sportz Central. Oztag Coffs Harbour Oztag’s mixed winter season at Coffs Harbour Leagues Club. From 5.50pm. Wednesday, 2 September Oztag Coffs Harbour Oztag’s men’s winter season at Coffs Harbour Leagues Club. From 5.50pm.
q The AFL North Coast grand finals are being played this weekend, with the Coffs Harbour Breakers and Port Macquarie Magpies facing off in the senior men’s, reserves, and Under 18s. All five have been valuable contributors to the Magpies first-grade squad this season and have bright futures in the sport. Port Macquarie’s reserve grade line-up finished minor premiers and have shown the club’s depth and versatility with over 40 players considered for selection. They meet Coffs Breakers in the Grand Final at 9.20am. Key players include livewire forward and leagueleading goal kicker Brendan Badencoch; midfield ace Seb Collard; centre half back/ fullback Liam Arnold; small forward Cody Hill; reliable Jackman Justin Nelson; hardrunning midfielder Will Suosaari; and Fletch Irwin, Matt Lill and Craig Dicker. Port Macquarie senior
women line up against Sawtell/Toormina in the trophy decider at 11.10am. Key Magpies players include Gab Mooney, team skipper and one of the best midfielders in the competition; multiple Best and Fairest recipient Ellie Ryan; talented ruck/centre half back Olivia Jogever, and reliable fullback Scarlett Simmons. The Junior Magpies Pathway is the foundation of the club’s success. A testimony of the program’s strength is that six Magpies junior teams also feature in grand finals this weekend in the under-13 girls, under-17 girls, two under-14 boys and under-16 boys categories.
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TV cabinet, solid pine with cupboards and D drawersS2m OLw x 1.4m h x 55cm d. $50. 0408 229 600
P E N TA X E S P 1 0 vintage camera w-case & manual - top cond $200. 0481 046 477
SANLI GMC garden blower vac, 2 stroke 26cc in exc. cond. $79 0403 800 775
DELONGHI EC235 BK espresso coffee machine. Great coffee $100. Ph 0417 574 180
CAMPER trailer tent (tent only), ex cond, to fit LD 2.1m x 1.7m SO trailer. $95 Ph 0412 004 970 F240726
DINING table, cream w/ dark pink chairs $95 Ph 0422 179 343 F170426
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AS new exercise bike $120. 0412373743 F130924
BBQ with lid, hardly used. $30. Ph 0402 835 950 F240726
CLIMBINGgear,various hardware, helmet and harnesses. Make an offer. Ph 0447 610 321 F121225
COCA-COLA Memorabilia Collection $95. 0409 863 898 F270625ALL
COLLECTION of 1981 Australian stamps. $50 Ph 0401 226 410 F210826
FURNITURE - lounge suite 3 seater + 2 x 1 seater, stone-washed leather; Dining suite w/6 stone-washed leather chairs, ‘‘Post & Rail’ brand, and coffee table ‘Post & Rail’ brand. $600 separately or $1100 the lot. Ph 0408 664 581 e110926
BED - QB base and pillowtop mattress limited use stored for years, VGC. $60 ono Ph 0405 292 205
CONCRETE mixer Kelso 2.2cu/ft electric LD good cond. SO $90. North Haven. 0407 007 500 F030726 PMCH
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BEDSTICK $40. Ph 0427 951 211 F240426
CORELLE Stoneware Baking Dish, 22cm x 33cm $40. 6584 4954
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LAWNMOWER, $95 0478 926 676
DOULTON Ware planter pots withDsaucers L large - $35, SOsmall - $25 Ph 0401 226 410 DRUM kit, 8 piece Tama ‘80s, great rock kit, fair cond. $750. Ph 0428 585 549
LOUNGE chair, brown leather, vintage D glider OL Ph 6581 rocker. S $45. 1590
ELECTRIC fold-up wheelchair. VGC. $700 ono. Ph 0411 097 500
MAKITA garden grass trimmer, 2 stroke, 21cc electric ignigition, exc cond. $99. Ph 0403 800 775
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FILING cabinet, good cond 1.35m H x 47cm W. $100. Ph 0415 858 981 FISHING Rod - 3 piece Jarvis Walker Surf Rock 15 foot. Exc Cond. $40 ono. Pick up Crescent Head. 0425 322 890 F130226
FISHING rod and reel $90. Ph 0428 489 689
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MEGABLOCKS racing car set. 180 blocks, 13 cars. $40 Ph 0458 659 427 F260626
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FISHING rod and reel classic 3.2m beach. $80 Ph 0457 259 169 FLURO light, 60cm wide w/ 2 globes. $20 Ph 0412 004 970 F200326CH
GINGER, homegrown fresh. $6 for 250g. Ph 0418 664 677 F140826
GOLF balls, exc cond Callaway, Titleist, Taylor Made, from $1. Phone 0402 586 877 GOLF clubs. 4 x Drivers No’s 1,1, 3 & 4, 1 x 4 Iron & 2 Putters. $10 ea or $50 the lot. Ph 02 6584 9884 HOME leg press, great for a home gym, can load up to 200kgs, takes Olympic size plates good cond. $600 buyer needs ute or tailer PM based. Ph 0439 438 554 e280826
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JIGSAW - electric, Black & Decker 7504, single speed, free hand cutting cuts metal sheeting, exc cond. $25. 0401 031 833 F210826
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MITSUBISHI Outlander cargo blind, brand new purchased in 2022. $50 Ph 0458 659 427 e280826
MOBILITY Scooter suitable for all terrains hardly used, ex cond $7,500 ono. Ph 0419 224 403 e280826PMCHNVCC
MOUNTAIN bike Dunlop Hi Country 26” 18speed, LD works, VGC, everything SO ready to go. $69. Ph 0438 211 147 Laurieton
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PARKER 6 piece corner lounge immac cond, freshly reupholstered, this beautiful Parker LD modular lounge has SO been well cared for exc cond. perfect for family living or entertaining. Smoke free home. $1,800 ono. 0402 836 837 e280826
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PET crate collapsible suitable for small dog 61 x 46 x 48cm, holds 5-11kg. Exc. cond $20. Ph 0402 586 877 F030726
PETWAY pet door suitable for small dog/ cat. $20 ono. Ph 0428 559 572 F100726
PIANOLA and stool in GC, over 50 player rolls $1,800 ono. 0498 176 876 RTSALL311226
PICNIC 3pce aluminum folding setting exc cond $30. Ph 0481 046 477
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TWO Queen Anne rival style arm chairs. LD $25 for SO6581 1590 the pair. Ph F140826
Classified ads 02 4981 8882 SCROLL saw, new LD Ryobi. $90. Ph 0405 016 SO 445 F210826
SELECTION of novels mystery and crime. $3 each. Ph 0467 655 663 F280826
SOLID pine timber TV cabinet. GC. $50. Ph 0400 779 531 F020126
PET carrier on wheels suitable for cats and small dogs, VGC. $100 ono. 0418 446 064
TV cabinet, wooden 1 shelf, 2 door. D 540d x OL h. $50. Ph 980w xS665 0412 321 092
SOLID timber dining table, 2x1m w/6 tapestry chairs. $350 ono. Ph 0408 826 678 e180926
STANDING easel with paint box. $80 Ph 0408 826 678
WHEELCHAIR - Aspire Aerolite carbon fibre power chair, 2 batteries exc cond. $1,500. Ph Lesley 0429 692 845 e110926
WHITE lacquered Nick Scali King size bed head and base w/ storage $150. Ph 0407 439 003 e040926
WINE decanter jugs collection of 15-20 $100 ono. Ph 0414 719 471 F170726
WOOD turning 4 chisels, new set. $80. Ph 0415 858 981 F240726ALL
SUITCASE, large. $10 Ph 0402 835 950
WOOL blanket queen size, caramel colour ribbon binding. $80 0418 650 443
SURFBOARD McTavish, 8’1” x 22 x 2 7/8, VGC. $450. Ph 0490 494 249
YAMAHA RXV493 surround sound LD system SO $90. 0428 585 549
SWIVEL chair, leather cream w/black frame $25. Ph 0402 164 639
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SWIVEL chair, reclining black padded leatherette very comfy, good cond $68. Ph 0448 142 260
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1993 Roadstar caravan 16ft, 2 berth, many extras reg ‘til 12/11 G96521 $11,500 ono. Phone Graham on 6581 0810 RUSe080127
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NESPRESSO coffee capsule machine with Podista milk frother as new cond. $99 Ph 0481 046 477 F220526
OCCASIONAL side table w/glass top, cream $30. 0402 164 639 F170426
OFFICE desk, wooden 2 shelves w/pull out slide drawer section as new cond. $99. Ph 0412 321 092
PIERRE Trudeau biography by George Radwanski. $5. Ph 0447 445 319
TOASTER, Kambrook model LTA620BSS brand new. $60. Ph 0488 429 163
POLY tarps, grey 1800mm x 2400mm top cond. 3 for $25 or $10 each. 0481 046 477
TOOLBOX, Stranley Fatmax, lockable, never used. $80. Ph 0400 385 004
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POWER inverter 300watt, 12v 240v new $50. Ph 0415 858 981 F240726ALL
PRINTER, Epson XP220. $25 Ph 0428 653 278 F310726
OLD fashioned desk, 6 drawers large, GC. $40 Ph 0459 365 025 F230126
OMEGA microwave oven, 34L, 595 x 407 Brand new, never used. $100. Ph 0410 801 415
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TOTE bags, handmade 5 available. $6 each. Ph 0467 655 663 TOYOTA Prado Landcruiser floormats 90 series, VGC, $50 Ph 0458 659 427 F280826
QB bed frame, grey fabric, less than 1 yr old. $100. 0414 719 471 newsofthearea.com.au RADIATOR, 10 fin $20. 0402 164 639 ROHO Quadtro wheelchair cushion select HP for 59x50cm as new. $99. Ph 0412 310 475
2004 Evernew 16.6ft pop up, well maintained, kitchen 2 single beds, gas hot plate, fridge roof mounted air LD conditioning, SO plenty of storage space complete with roll out canopy, mattresses & electric blankets also included. Reg Q61612 exp July ‘27 $13,000 ono Ph 0402 836 837 e280826
TREADMILL, Avanti AT380, good cond owner’s manual. Pick up PM. $250 neg. Cash only. Ph 0413 889 231 RUSe271126
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OYSTER ceiling lights 300mm, 18 watt x 4 dimmable, 6mths old, as new. $80. Laurieton. Ph 0438 211 147
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LADIES Sportscraft jeans, cotton/elastane size 6, straight leg, 1 pair charcoal, 1 pair black Used once. $20 each Ph 0428 559 572
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KING single bed base - two available. $30 each Pick up Port Mac. Ph 0435 641 556
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SCANNER, Canon 5600F. $25. Ph 0428 653 278
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MASPORT garden gobbler for shredding and chipping. 3.02hp 240v, $90. Ph 6582 0179
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LAZYBOY leather lounge, 2.5 seater maroon colour, exc cond pick up only. $250 ono Ph 0448 830 281
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CHILD’S booster seat hardly used. $25. Ph 0403 809 250
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20th August 2026. Late of The Whiddon, Laurieton. Dearly loved wife of Norm (dec). Much loved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother.
SAT 29/8, 7am - 1pm 22 Rosewood Court Lakewood. Rocking horse, ext ladder, kayak timber sculptures, mini metal lathe, wood lathe bar fridge, banjo, dog bike trailer, tools & misc
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TUPPERWARE round cake container, 15cm H x 24cm Dia, VGC, rarely used. $35. Ph 0405 292 205 F310726
TV cabinet, black $20 Ph 0402 164 639 F170426
Motorhomes MERCEDES Jayco Conquest 2023 MS24-4 come down bed, large fridge/freezer separate toilet & shower, gas hot water stove & oven, m’wave air con 50,000km. FCH48T $130,000 Ph 0401 035 674 RUSe220127CCNVPM
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FRIDAY, August 28
SUNDAY
PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR ABC TV, 7.30pm
There’s something for everyone in this charming creative series. It’s got the wholesome competition style of Bake Off, a fascinating focus on art, drawing and painting techniques, and offers a glimpse of what celebrities are like in a more casual setting. Sunday’s instalment invites Carrie Bickmore, Marc Fennell and Ellie Cole into the studio, where nine artists capture their likenesses over a four-hour session. Hosts Miranda Tapsell (above right with Bickmore) and Luke McGregor can put their feet up this week – curious by nature, journalist Fennell makes their job easy as he can’t help but ask insightful questions of his painters over the course of the episode.
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
AUSTRALIAN STORY: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
STEVE IRWIN: A WILD LIFE
ABC TV, 8pm
NINE, 8.40pm
As it turns out, telling real stories about real people never gets old. Nor does celebrating the strengths and weaknesses of the human spirit, or the extraordinary achievements of everyday Australians. This documentary-current affairs hybrid is marking 30 years of insightful, original storytelling with a live event held at the Sydney Opera House. Presenter Leigh Sales (right) welcomes Claudia Karvan, Michael Klim, Mechelle Turvey, Eddie Woo, Gayle and Mac Shann, as well as the woman who began it all, executive producer Deborah Fleming, to reflect on the program’s legacy.
On Friday, it will be 20 years since the world lost its most enigmatic and passionate wildlife conservationist. Journalist Charles Wooley, who spent an unforgettable day with Steve Irwin (above) in 2002 for 60 Minutes, reflects on the iconic zookeeper’s singular skillset, exuberance and legacy in this hour-long documentary. Sharing unseen footage from their shoot and across Irwin’s career, it’s an unfiltered exploration of how an ordinary bloke born in Upper Ferntree Gully rose to fame and took the planet by storm. Exclusive interviews with his inner circle including friends, colleagues and family (Terri, Bindi and Robert appear in archival material) paint a vivid portrait of a larger-than-life character. 2808
FRIDAY, August 28 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 10.30 Take 5. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) 1.50 Treasure & Dirt. (Final, Malv, R) 2.55 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.10 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 11.00 One For The Road. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Junior Doctors Down Under. (Ma, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes And Felons. (2022, Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking Up Love. (2021, G, 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. 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.50 Attenborough’s Parenthood. (PGa, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. The team explores the gardens of South-East Queensland. 8.20 Saint-Pierre. (M) Fitz’s enemy becomes prime suspect in a crime. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) Nine artists create portraits of celebrities. 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.45 New Zealand Spy. (Final, PG, R) 11.05 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav, R) 11.50 Rage New Music. (MA15+dhlnsv) 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. (PGaw) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 The King. (Ma) 11.40 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+av, R) 1.25 World On Fire. (Malv, R) 3.35 Osher Günsberg: A Matter Of Life And Death. (Ma, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 7.30 Football. AFL Finals. Wildcard Round. Western Bulldogs v Collingwood. From the MCG. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing. 11.45 The Voice. (PGal, R) There are five spots left. 1.20 Eyewitness. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 26. Penrith Panthers v Canterbury Bulldogs. 9.55 NRL Friday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the NRL game. 10.45 MOVIE: Out Of Time. (2003, Mlv, R) A police chief investigates a double murder. Denzel Washington. 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PGs, R) 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) A couple must decide whether to leave or stay. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.50 Steven Universe. 9.40 BattleBots. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Holy Marvels. 2.00 MOVIE: Clue. (1985, PG) 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Inside The Huddle. 6.15 Over The Black Dot. 6.45 Jeopardy! 7.35 Celebrity Jeopardy. 8.30 The Naked World. (Premiere) 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 7. 1.50am Travel Man. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Coastwatch Oz. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. (Return) 7.00 Better Homes. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Americas. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Some Will, Some Won’t. (1970, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s 8. (2018, M) 10.40 MOVIE: Thelma & Louise. (1991, M) 1.10am 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 Metropolis. Continued. (1927, PG, German) 7.50 Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 10.30 Body Heat. (1981, M) 12.35pm Absolute Power. (1997, M) 2.50 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 5.30 Barefoot In The Park. (1967, PG) 7.30 Truth. (2015, M) 9.45 Basic Instinct. (1992) 12.10am Purple Rain. (1984, M) 2.10 Love Lies Bleeding. (2024, MA15+) 4.00 How To Blow Up A Pipeline. (2022, M)
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. (2009, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Sicario. (2015, MA15+) 12.55am Legacies. 1.45 Love Rat. (Final) 2.40 Baywatch. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Wild Manes. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.05 Going Places. 12.05pm MOVIE: Jackie Chan’s First Strike. (1996, M) 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Nula. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Wildest Places: Great Barrier Reef. 7.30 MOVIE: Power Rangers. (2017, M) 9.50 MOVIE: I Like Movies. (2022, M) 11.35 Late Programs.
NFL. Pre-season. Week 3. Las Vegas Raiders v San Francisco 49ers. 1.30pm American Pickers. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2010, M) 11.25 Late Programs.
CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.
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ON THE Box NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 1.15 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 2.00 Saint-Pierre. (Ma, R) 2.45 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (R) 3.35 Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe. (R) 4.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (Final, R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.35 Landline. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Oman From Above. (R) 11.00 Living In A Postcard. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix Sassnitz. H’lights. 3.00 Marathon. Marathon De Paris. H’lights. 4.00 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 5.35 The Exiles: Secretly Deported. (PGa)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Memsie Stakes Day. San Domenico Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Drive Review. 12.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Titans v Canberra Raiders. 2.30 NRLW Wrap. (PG) 3.15 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Roosters v Cronulla Sharks. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (l, R) 9.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 11.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 1.00 Pooches At Play. (PG) 1.30 Country House Facelift. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.05 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Grantchester. (PGa) Alphy probes a secretive vicars’ retreat. 8.20 Father Brown. (Ma) Father Brown and Flambeau hunt for a priceless holy relic while a new nemesis lurks in the shadows. 9.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) The body of a wealthy landowner goes missing on the night of his death, exposing a web of secrets. 10.35 Falling. (Ml, R) 11.15 Little Disasters. (Final, Mal, R) 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Queen Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos. 9.15 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml, R) 10.15 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGs, R) 11.15 DNA Family Secrets. (PG, R) 12.25 Something Undone. (Mal, R) 2.45 Australia Uncovered: Strong Female Lead. (Ma, R) 4.10 Seeds: Planting Hope Through Education. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL Finals. Wildcard Round. Melbourne v Carlton. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the match. 11.00 MOVIE: Bombshell. (2019, Mals, R) A group of women takes on Fox News’ head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere at the network. Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman. 1.15 Eyewitness. (MA15+av, R) Lukas and Philip embrace their romance. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 26. North Queensland Cowboys v Wests Tigers. 9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017, Malv, R) 12.10 Wild Cards. (Mav, R) 1.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.50 My Way. (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. (PGls, R) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PGa) A woman needs the team’s help. 8.40 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) A couple are at a crossroads over what to do with their home of less than two years. 9.40 Love It Or List It UK: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie and Phil look back on their best transformations of single-storey living. 10.40 Watson. (PGm, R) A geneediting experiment goes wrong. 11.40 FBI. (Mav, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.35pm Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Emerald. 3.50 Talking Tom Heroes. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 The Most Magnificent Thing. 5.40 Super Monsters. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 9.55 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.40 Merlin. 11.25 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Great Australian Concerts: The Angels. 2.45 If You Are The One. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.45 Mastermind Australia. 6.45 Engineering By Catastrophe. 7.40 History’s Greatest Machines. 8.30 Dating Apps: The Inside Story. 9.30 Couples Therapy. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 8. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm
Feel Good Road Trips. 1.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 2.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Memsie Stakes Day. San Domenico Stakes Day. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm MOVIE: Heavens Above! (1963, PG) 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. Preliminary final. Warringah v Gordon. 5.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 9. North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights. 7.00 Customs. 7.30 MOVIE: The Bodyguard. (1992, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Sliding Doors. (1998, M) 12.05am Late Programs.
DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Roads Less Travelled. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm The Living Room. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 8.00 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG) 10.15 Too Cool To Kill. (2022, M, Mandarin) 12.15pm How To Blow Up A Pipeline. (2022, M) 2.10 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 4.00 Metropolis. (1927, PG, German) 6.50 Enchanted Kingdom. 8.30 Zodiac. (2007, MA15+) 11.25 My Sole Desire. (2022, MA15+, French) 1.35am Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. USA New Year Sprintcars. Replay. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 3. Sydney v St Kilda. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Sleepless In Seattle. (1993, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Terminator Salvation. (2009, M) 12.05am Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.35pm Outback Opal Hunters. 4.35 The Dog House UK. 5.35 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. (2004, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1. (2010, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Beetlejuice. (1988, M) 12.20am The Purge. 2.00 Love Island Games. 3.30 Surfing Aust. 4.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 I Love VIP Pets. 5.30 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 MOVIE: Free Willy. (1993, PG) Noon Turn Up Respect. 12.15 Audrey Napanangka. 1.40 Nula. 2.10 Wildest Places: Great Barrier Reef. 3.05 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 Homesteads. 4.10 Anthem Sessions. 4.50 Our Medicine. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Poltergeist. (1982, M) 10.35 Stompem Ground 2022: Midnight Oil. 12.30am Late Programs.
6am Fox Sports News. 7.00 Weekend First Edition. 10.00 Weekend Newsday. 11.00 Fox Sports News. Noon Weekend Newsday. 1.00 Fox Sports News. 2.00 The Fight For The Right. 3.00 Weekend Newsday. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Opinionated. 6.30 The World According To Rowan Dean. 7.30 Lefties Losing It. 8.00 The Fight For The Right. 9.00 Late Edition. 11.00 Fox Sports News.
SUNDAY, August 30 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 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) 2.15 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) 3.05 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (PGl, R) 4.00 Creative Types. (PGl, R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Take 5. (PG, R) 5.30 Back Roads. (n, R)
6.00 Sydney Marathon. Coverage of the Sydney Marathon. 10.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 11.30 France 24 English News. 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Motor Racing. Muscle Car Masters. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 12.30 Football. AFL Women’s. GWS Giants v Pt Adel. 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.05 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 4.30 The Great Outdoors. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 11.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. NZ Warriors v Dragons. 1.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Eels v Broncos. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Eels v Cronulla Sharks.
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 Good Food Everyday. (PGa, R) 10.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 11.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 12.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 12.30 Gogglebox Aust. (PGls, R) 1.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Nine artists create celebrity portraits. 8.20 The Cage. (Premiere, Md) Two employees steal from the casino they work at. 9.10 Falling. (Ml) David and Anna face uncomfortable truths. 9.50 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 10.40 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 2.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 9/11: The Day That Changed The World. 9.15 Castle Secrets. (Mav, R) 10.10 Kennedy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dunhuang: Ancient Frontier Fortress. (MA15+v, R) 1.00 Meet The Wallers. (Ml) 2.40 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive. (Mal, R) 3.40 Tommy Fleming Live From Galway Cathedral. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PG) 8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. Focuses on long-form investigations. 9.45 The Wrong Man? Behind Bars For 20 Years. (Mav) Looks at convicted killer Paul Denham. 11.15 24 Hours In Police Custody. (MA15+as, R) 12.15 Curfew. (MA15+av) 1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 The First 48. (Malv) 10.40 Murder In The 21st. (Mv) 11.40 James Bulger: The Trial. (MA15+aav) 12.30 Elements Of Disaster. (PGa, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 8.00 Watson. (Mm) The team races to save a man and his pregnant wife from a terrifying sinkhole. Ingrid’s future with her therapy group becomes unclear. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) The team works together to flip their only witness to help them hunt down a rip crew at a cartel wedding after an undercover operation led by Nina goes sideways. 12.00 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Zog And The Flying Doctors. 4.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.20 The Gruffalo’s Child. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 The Inbestigators. 7.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 8.10 Secrets Of The Penguins. (Final) 8.55 Animal Park. 10.20 Secrets Of The Zoo. 11.05 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 8. Highlights. 4.00 Jeopardy! 4.30 France 24. 5.00 PBS Washington Week. 5.25 PBS News Compass Points. 5.55 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. 6.45 Abandoned Engineering. 7.40 Travel Man. 8.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 9. 1.50am Fear Itself With Alex Lee. 2.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00
The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 11.00 House Calls To The Rescue. Noon One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 Better Homes. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 MOVIE: The Duke Wore Jeans. (1958) 3.00 Poirot. 4.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 6.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 9. Wests Tigers v Canterbury Bulldogs. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Asia. 9.00 Paramedics. 10.00 Emergency. 11.00 Late Programs.
DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 Building The Dream. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 IFISH. (Return) 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country. 11.15 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 Forever Enthralled. Continued. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 8.20 Barefoot In The Park. (1967, PG) 10.20 Purple Rain. (1984, M) 12.25pm Truth. (2015, M) 2.45 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 4.50 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 6.40 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.30 Pig. (2021, M) 10.10 Boogie Nights. (1997, MA15+) 1am Zodiac. (2007, MA15+) 3.50 Too Cool To Kill. (2022, M, Mandarin) 5.50 Clue. (1985, PG)
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 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 Fish’n Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security USA. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 3. Essendon v Richmond. 9.15 MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PG) 11.45 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 2.45pm LEGO Masters Aust Vs World. 4.00 The Toys That Built The World. 5.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 5.30 MOVIE: Tom & Jerry. (2021) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011, M) 10.00 To Be Advised. 12.30am Bel-Air. 1.25 Love Island Games. 4.15 Surfing Australia TV. 4.45 LEGO DreamZzz. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Football. West Kimberley Football League. Men’s. Grand Final. Replay. 3.50 Bamay. 4.25 Reconciliation Memoirs: June Oscar AO. 5.55 Bamay. 6.35 Wildest Places: Great Barrier Reef. 7.30 Earth Oven. (Final) 8.30 Kaepernick & America. 10.00 MOVIE: Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome. (1985, M) 11.55 Late Programs.
CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat
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MONDAY, August 31 ABC TV (2)
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SEVEN (6)
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TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 11.30 Nigella At My Table. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.20 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 11.10 One For The Road. (PG, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 Bettany Hughes: Eastern Turkey Treasures. (PGas, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Gogglebox Aust. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story: Celebrating 30 Years. 9.10 Media Watch. (PG) 9.30 Planet America. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.05 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 11.50 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG, R) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.25 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah: The Origins. (Premiere, Malv) 1.05 Fargo. (MA15+v, R) 2.45 Australia Uncovered: Bowraville Murders. (Malv, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The Voice. (PGal) Team Tones And I members take to the stage. 9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Chen returns to work in the aftermath of the attack. An unexpected twist hinders the Liam Glasser case. 10.05 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. (R) 11.05 The Agenda Setters. 12.05 Transplant. (MA15+a, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 100% Footy. (Mal) 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 11.10 Footy Classified. (Ml) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.40 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 10.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.45 Merlin. 11.30 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Viking Quest: America. 3.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News Compass Points. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 5.30 Alone Germany. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Raw Comedy 2026. 10.15 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 11.20 The Airport Chaplain. 12.20am The YouTube Effect. 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 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 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.15 Mighty Ships. 11.15 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 1 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Take Me Home. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Agatha Raisin. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 The First 48. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 2.
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 Clue. Continued. (1985, PG) 7.40 Enchanted Kingdom. 9.20 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 11.10 Post Coitum, Animal Triste. (1997, M, French) 1pm Samia. (2024, M) 3.00 Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger. (2024, PG) 5.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 7.30 Proof Of Life. (2000, M) 10.00 Grace Of Monaco. (2014) Midnight Breath. (2017, M) 2.10 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Support Races. Carrera Cup. Highlights. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. (2018, M) 11.10 Seinfeld. 12.10am Love Island UK: All Stars. (Return) 1.30 Legacies. 2.20 Outback Opal Hunters. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.05pm Kaepernick & America. 1.35 Bill Reid Remembers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 The Colleano Heart. 10.35 MOVIE: Legends Of The Fall. (1994, MA15+) 12.55am 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 1 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story: Celebrating 30 Years. (R) 11.10 Planet America. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Grantchester. (PGa, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, 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 Inside Oxford Street. (Ml, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Oman. (R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Brooklyn Bridge: Engineering Masterpiece. (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 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGam, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Tampa: The Turning Point. (Premiere, PGa) 9.20 I Was Actually There. (Ml, R) 9.50 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.55 Australian Story: Celebrating 30 Years. (R) 12.05 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.25 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 1.10 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGa) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (PG, R) 11.20 Mussolini: Son Of The Century. (Premiere, MA15+v) 12.30 Litvinenko. (Ma, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGadv) 7.30 First Dates Australia. (Mals) 8.30 World’s Biggest Cruise Ship. (Premiere, PG) Engineers build a cruise ship. 9.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+l) Gordon Ramsay helps a restaurant owner. 10.30 The Agenda Setters. 11.30 Happy’s Place. (PGal) 12.00 The Path. (Premiere, MA15+adlv) 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) 8.40 Travel Guides. (PGs, R) 9.50 9News Late. 10.20 Trigger Point. (MA15+alv) 11.20 Footy Classified. (Ml) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl) In-fighting abounds and tempers flare as the traitors try to trap the players in a world of smoke and mirrors. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) Alan tricks Charlie. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School: What’s Cooking? 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.10 Chopped Junior. 10.50 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Viking Quest: America. 2.55 Inside The Huddle. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 Alone Germany. (Final) 6.50 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.40 MOVIE: The Nice Guys. (2016, MA15+) 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 10. 1.50am WWE Legends. 3.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Mighty Ships. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 2 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Take Me Home. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Poirot. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 3.
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 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Charade. Continued. (1963, PG) 7.05 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 9.10 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 10.50 Pig. (2021, M) 12.30pm Proof Of Life. (2000, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 Wings Of Desire. (1987, PG, German) 6.00 The 39 Steps. (1935, PG) 7.40 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 9.30 One Life. (2023, PG) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Australia ReDiscovered. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Storage Wars. 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Outback Wreckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Green Lantern. (2011, M) 10.50 Seinfeld. 11.50 Jane The Virgin. 12.40am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.40 Legacies. 2.30 World’s Greatest Cities. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter. 5.10 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Karla Grant Presents. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Murder In Big Horn. 9.00 MOVIE: Rhymes For Young Ghouls. (2013, MA15+) 10.35 NAIDOC Awards 2026. 12.30am 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
SPORTS RESULTS
Wauchope Mixed Bowls By Marie WINTER ON A sunny Monday afternoon 24th August 2026, there were 30 bowlers on the green at the Wauchope Country Club. The margins ranged from 3 to 14 but the competition was much closer than the scores.
The lucky winner marble was 2 with “crackajack” Karen Logan, Pam “ the birthdaygirl” Dures and Martin Greenfield. The runners up marble No.4 was Paul Sloan, James Haywood and Ian Gabriel. The lucky losers marble no. 5 was Karen Isaac, Daryl Cox and skip
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Todd Watling The jackpot pick was rink 5 who picked 7 but the jackpot number was 8 therefore the kitty will be carried forward to next week. The raffle prizes were picked up by Col, Ned(one shot), Gunnar x 2, “crackajack” Karen x 2, & “birthdaygirl” Pam
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WEDNESDAY, September 2 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
NEWS OF THE AREA
SEVEN (6)
ON THE Box NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Back Roads. (PGn, R) 11.30 Take 5. (PGl, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (PGl, R) 11.10 Inside Oxford Street. (Ml, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.30 Destination WA. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 9.00 Small Town Scandal. (Mal, R) 9.50 Planet America. (R) 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 10.55 The Cage. (Md, R) 11.45 Murdoch Mysteries. (Ma, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) 8.35 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml) 9.40 James May: Our Man In India. (PG, R) 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 The Congregation. (Malv) 12.05 Crime. (MA15+a, R) 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.05 Hitler’s Putsch: Birth Of The Nazi Party. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGa, R) 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) 9.30 Unfiltered. (PG) 10.00 The Agenda Setters. 11.00 The Fall And Rise Of Reggie Dinkins. (PGals) 11.30 Stumble. (PGalv) 12.00 Everything I Know About Love. (Mals) 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Steve Irwin: A Wild Life. 9.50 9News Late. 10.20 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) 11.20 Accused: Guilty Or Innocent? (Ma) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. (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 Traitors Australia. (PGl) Urgency skyrockets amongst the faithfuls. 9.00 Boston Blue. (Mv) Danny and Lena race to stop a string of violent crimes. Sarah’s family outing takes an unexpected turn. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School: What’s Cooking? 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 The Piano. 10.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.45 Merlin. 11.30 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.55pm 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Denmark. (Return) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Precious Metal: A Love Story. (Premiere) 9.30 The Future With Hannah Fry. 10.30 Ramy. (Premiere) 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 11. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 The Amazing Homemakers. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 3 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Poirot. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 4.
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 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The 39 Steps. Continued. (1935, PG) 7.25 One Life. (2023, PG) 9.30 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 11.20 Breath. (2017, M) 1.30pm Charade. (1963, PG) 3.35 Grace Of Monaco. (2014) 5.30 The Third Man. (1949, PG) 7.30 The Whale. (2022, M) 9.40 Kneecap. (2024) 11.40 Midsommar. (2019, MA15+) 2.20am The Queen. (2006, M) 4.15 The Tunnel (Part 1) (2001, M)
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Talking W. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Storage Wars. 2.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 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. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Wedding Singer. (1998, M) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.15am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.20 Legacies. 2.10 World’s Greatest Cities. 3.00 Surfing Aust. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Friday Night Thunder. (Premiere) 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 MOVIE: The Horned Frog. (2023) 12.15am 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.
THURSDAY, September 3 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6)
NINE (8)
TEN (5)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 10.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 11.00 Small Town Scandal. (Mal, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Falling. (Ml, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (n, R) 2.25 Home Delivery. (R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Frankie Drake. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (a, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (Ml, R) 11.05 Inside Oxford Street. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGa, R) 3.05 The Cook Up. (R) 3.35 Jeopardy! 4.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 4.30 Plating Locally. (PG, R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. H’lights.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. (PG) 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG) 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (PG) 9.30 The Cage. (Md, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.50 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PGv, R) 11.35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 12.25 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 9/11: One Day In America. (Mal, R) 9.45 Say Nothing. (MA15+al) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Reyka. (Malsv) 12.05 Saving The F*cking Planet. (Mals) 2.25 Close Encounters With Levison Wood. (Mal, R) 3.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (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) The Fowler siblings rally around Eden. 7.30 Football. AFL Finals. First qualifying final. Fremantle v Hawthorn. 11.00 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.30 Kick Ons. A preview of the upcoming AFL matches. 12.00 Hear The Mighty Roar: Brisbane Lions: If It Bleeds. (Ml) 1.15 Mr Robot. (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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos. 9.55 NRL Thursday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Next Stop. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) A bull arab is Hayley’s dream dog. 8.30 NCIS: Sydney. (Mav) When a US sailor accused of murder is shot dead, the team discovers he was the subject of a true-crime podcast. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 10.00 72 Cutest Animals. 10.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.50 Late Programs.
SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 2.20 Insight. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 France 24. 4.25 PBS News. 5.25 Alone Denmark. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 The Center Seat: 60 Years Of Star Trek. (Premiere) 9.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. 1.50am Shoresy. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.
7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.10 Late Programs.
9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 4 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.30 See No Evil. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 5.
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 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.
NEWS24 (53)
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 8.20 The Third Man. (1949, PG) 10.20 Some Kind Of Beautiful. (2014, M) 12.15pm White Squall. (1996, M) 2.35 The 39 Steps. (1935, PG) 4.15 One Life. (2023, PG) 6.15 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 7.55 Moving On. (2022, M) 9.30 Dark Waters. (2019, M) 11.55 Tigerland. (2000, MA15+) 1.50am Kneecap. (2024) 3.45 Above The Dust. (2024, M, Mandarin)
7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Pawn Stars. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. 1pm Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: 47 Ronin. (2013, M) 10.50 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: The Heat. (2013, MA15+) 10.55 Seinfeld. 11.55 Rugby Heaven. 12.55am Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.00 Legacies. 2.50 9Honey Hacks. 3.05 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Over The Black Dot. 1.30 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.30 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The End Of The Valley. 9.00 MOVIE: Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M) 10.40 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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By Chris KARAS PORT Macquarie Magpies are on the cusp of a historymaking premiership quadrella in this year's North Coast AFL competition. In one of the club’s finest achievements, the high-flying Magpies will line up in four senior Grand Finals this weekend, with an opportunity to etch the club’s name in the record books. All roads lead to Coffs C.ex International Stadium this Friday night when the Magpies’ all-conquering under-18 boys team squares off with Coffs Breakers/ Nambucca Valley from 7pm in
q Port Macquarie Magpies AFL Club is poised to rewrite the record books this weekend. Pictured are senior men's leaders Ned Bylsma (vice captain), Shane Williams (captain and co-coach), Jesse Schmidt (co-coach), and Braeden Fuller (vice captain). Photo: Saltyfox Photography.
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