Geelong Indy - 26th June 2026

Providing sanctuary for the lost

Ocean Grove’s Leah Singh has always gone beyond the call of duty when it comes to caring for animals.

A long-time rescuer and foster-carer of abandoned and unhoused pets, Leah established the eco-friendly Gaia Island of Dogs sanctuary in Bali three years ago.

Employing eight staff and providing a safe and caring environment for more than 200 dogs rescued from the streets of Bali, the Gaia sanctuary is thriving in terms of impact and its growing international profile.

But the sanctuary survives purely through fundraising, with much of that support coming from the local community in Geelong, the Bellarine and especially Ocean Grove.

This July, Leah is holding a fundraising event in Ocean Grove to ensure Gaia can continue its mission of rescuing, rehabilitating and protecting dogs who desperately need a place to call home. Turn to page 8 for the full story.

Budget under fire

By Matt Hewson

For the first time in its 33-year history, the City of Greater Geelong has adopted a budget without presenting a draft document for public evaluation and feedback.

Geelongcouncilunanimouslyapproved its 2026-27 budget on Tuesday 23 June, which will deliver an operating deficit of $14.2 million, a cash surplus of $2.4 million and reduce council debt from $156.5 million in 2025-26 to $129 million. The budget delivers a number of major projects, including stage two of the North Bellarine Aquatic Centre, Drysdale Sporting Precinct, final upgrades to Landy Field, Yirrama Community Hub in

Armstrong Creek and the Anakie Garden Organics Processing Facility upgrade.

TheCitywillinvest$171.6millionintoits capital works program, balanced between new works, upgrades and renewal of existing assets.

In line with the state government’s mandated 2.75 per cent rate increase cap, ratepayers will pay slightly more, on average $43.45 for residents and $131 for commercial rates.

Councillor Andrew Katos said forward estimatesshowedthedeficitfallingto$5.8 million next year, with council expecting an operating surplus in 2028-29.

“There is a clear path to surplus…and a clear plan,” he said.

“What councils are using – bitumen,

concrete, steel – has gone up a lot more than (the rate cap of) 2.75 per cent, so that does create issues and difficult decisions that need to be made.”

Councillor Melissa Cadwell said the new budget process had “removed a fundamental aspect of community and residential advocacy”.

“The first time the resident is going to see what council is proposing for the following year’s budget is tonight, and having read those budget papers, there’s no capacity for them to advocate or lobby their council to have any of it changed,” she said.

“The City of Greater Geelong is…one of nine out of the 79 councils in Victoria that has taken that approach in the last

financial year. As an elected official, I want to hear directly from my community and I think that residents want that opportunity, too.

“In my view, we need to go back to that process. It’s worked well for both the council and the residents for 30 years, and I’ll be working hard with the officers to make that happen.”

Councillor Anthony Aitken said the main budgetary issue facing the council was its costs.

“Personally, I don’t think it is a good budget and…the process wasn’t a good process, either,” he said.

“I think we do need to do a mid-year financial review to assist the organisation to bring costs under control.”

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‘Nothing changes’: Barker

By Jena Carr

Torquay Ward councillor Paul Barker stormed out of Surf Coast Shire’s monthly meeting for the second time this year.

Cr Barker abruptly left the 23 June meeting after two other councillors called points of order.

Cr Barker was speaking to the Revised Messmate Road Concept Plan council agenda item when Cr Adrian Schonfelder called a point of order relating to funding for private and public land.

Mayor Libby Stapleton upheld Cr Schonfelder’spointoforderandsaidthatit was “a reasonable point to make”, to which Cr Barker interrupted and said, “No, it’s not”.

“It’s not a debate; I’m just ruling on a point of order,” Mayor Stapleton said.

“Really? Nothing changes,” Cr Barker said.

Council chambers fell silent before Mayor Stapleton asked Cr Barker if he would like to continue speaking, to which he responded with “I will”.

“Justtaketimetoconsiderhowdissenting viewsaretreatedandhowdissentingviews should be treated,” Cr Barker said.

Cr Barker was again called to a point of order, with Cr Mike Bodsworth highlightingthatCrBarker“shouldstickto the agenda item under debate”.

CrBarkerattemptedtoarguehisposition but was called to another point of order by Cr Bodsworth, prompting Cr Barker to leave the meeting at 7.47pm.

“Iwilltakethedecisionoutofyourhands because you despise dissenting views, and

Explore new event centre during open day

By Jena Carr

Geelong’s newest convention and event centre will open its doors for a free Community Open Day next month.

People will be able to enjoy self-guided tours, live entertainment and a showcase of local food and beverage during one of Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre’s first weeks of operation.

Nyaal Banyul general manager Rick Aylett said the open day was an invitation for the community to come together and experience the new centre for themselves.

“It’s important that the community feels asenseofownershipandprideinwhathas been delivered here,” he said.

“We’ve created a space designed for connection, celebration and shared experiences,andwe’reproudtoseeitcome to life on Geelong’s waterfront.”

The event will feature a full program of entertainment, including performances by singer and guitarist Abigail Grace and dancer Stella McMillan.

“There’s a live music scene in Geelong, but this centre is going to really up the game and allow more artists and different

types of musicians to have opportunities,” Ms Grace said.

“It means that we have more opportunities to dance and perform here in Geelong because lots of dance happens in Melbourne and it’s a big effort, so it’s nice to bring people here,” Ms McMillan said.

NyaalBanyulCommunityOpenDaywill be held from 10am to 4pm on 11 July.

People can also visit forms.nyaalbanyul. com.au/261507516557966 to go into the draw to win one of five hampers featuring products from local suppliers and makers.

Pako urban design frameworks almost finalised

By Matt Hewson

The urban design frameworks (UDFs) governing the long-term growth and development of the Geelong West precinct are poised to go into effect, pending ministerialapproval.

After an exhaustive community engagement process, the Pakington Street and Gordon Avenue UDFs have been finalised by Geelong council with its adoptionofAmendmentC433ggee.

Ifapprovedbytheplanningminister,the amendmentwillseetheUDFsimplemented, rezoning land and applying design and

development and environmental audit overlaystostimulatedevelopment,renewal throughmorediversecommercialusesand greaterhousinggrowth.

The UDFs have undergone numerous rounds of community engagement since they were first drafted and released for publicconsultationinMarch2020.

The latest and final round involved an independentpanelhearinginFebruarythis year following more than 50 submissions with concerns over zoning, overlay applications, traffic, car parking, open spaceandothersite-specificissues.

The panel recommended a number

I will excuse myself. You should suspend me again – go for it,” Cr Barker said.

“Councillors are expected to treat their colleagues with respect, and in my view, it’s the height of disrespect to walk out of a meeting because you don’t like the way it’s been going,” Cr Bodsworth said.

Cr Barker was suspended from his role on council for a month last year after he was found to have engaged in misconduct during a prior council meeting, and it is unclearifhewillfaceanyrepercussionsfor his recent behaviour.

Kardinia Park

‘exploration’ set to begin

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust (KPST) has announced it is investigating opportunities to develop Geelong’s premier sporting facility.

The statutory authority, formed in 2015 to manage the development and operations of Kardinia Park, announced on Thursday 18 June it hadbeguntoexplore“aKardiniaPark transformation” and “opportunities tomaximiseitspotentialandaddress the current and emerging needs of Geelong and the Bellarine”.

“Kardinia Park is a unique place in Australia, and we look forward to embarking on the next stage of planning to ensure we have a strong, vibrant, and flexible Kardinia Park that supports the community,” KPST chair John Eren said.

The investigation, delivered in partnership with the state government, City of Greater Geelong and precinct stakeholders, will look at economic, social and governance opportunities for transformation.

Member for Geelong Christine Couzens said the project was “an important step in planning for a growing Geelong and making the most of the opportunities this precinct can deliver for the community”.

“Geelong lives and breathes sport and major events, and Kardinia Park is central to that identity,” she said.

“I’m proud to be part of a Victorian Government that is supporting this planning work to help ensure the precinct continues to grow with Geelong and the Bellarine.

“The Kardinia Park transformation continues to build on community sport facilities and provides a space for our local clubs and groups to host events.”

of changes on the strength of the public submissions, which the council has incorporatedintothefinaldocument.

Councillor Anthony Aitken said he was verypleasedtoreach“theendofaverylong process”.

“This amendment is about giving certainty to the business community, investment community, and the local communitythatliveswithinthePakington Street, Gordon Avenue area, to have certaintyabouthowtheycanhavelivability maintained but also meet the desire for rejuvenationthatisactuallyrequiredinthe precinct,”hesaid.

Rates rise for Surf Coast

By Jena Carr

Active transport, environmental conservation and community connection are some key focuses in Surf Coast Shire Council’slatestbudget.

Council adopted (six councillors to three) the Budget Report 2026-27 during its 23 June meeting, which included a rate cap of 2.75percent.

Councillor Mike Bodsworth said the budget prioritised the upkeep of existing assets and contained “important initiatives forastrongermunicipalityinthefuture”.

“The budget notes cumulative savings of

$3.67 million achieved over the past three years through business improvements,” he said.

“I’mpleasedthatwe’recontinuingtofund waste and circular economy investment, given its double impact of reducing environmentalimpactsandsavingmoney.

“The (new integrated transport officer) roleisacriticalenabler,andthebenefitswill include safer, quieter, more pleasant, and family-friendly roads, streets, and public spaces.

“A2.75percentraterisemeansanaverage rate increase for a general rate property of $61 a year; that’s a little bit over a dollar a

Heritage overlays may be removed

Heritage overlays could soon be removed from some Winchelesea properties following a change to the Surf Coast PlanningScheme.

Surf Coast Shire Council unanimously agreedduringits23Junemeetingtorequest that Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny accept a planning scheme amendment to remove the Heritage Overlay from 23 residentialpropertiesandacouncilreserve.

CouncillorTonyPhelpssaidthePlanning Scheme Amendment C150surf proposed a mapping correction in the Surf Coast PlanningScheme.

“This amendment simply removes the Heritage Overlay from properties where it incorrectlyapplies,”hesaid.

“(It will) improve the efficiency of the planning scheme and reduce unnecessary permitrequirements.”

If approved by Ms Kilkenny, the heritage

overlay would be removed from 11 Warner Street properties, seven Smith Street properties,fiveLawerenceCourtproperties, andoneMainStreetproperty.

Cr Phoebe Crockett said the properties had been deemed not to have any heritage significance and that the Heritage Overlay hadbeenincorrectlyapplied.

“There were no submissions received during the exhibition period about this, so I’m happy for it to go to the next stage,” she said.

The amendment will help improve the operation of the planning scheme by removing the unnecessary requirement for planning permits for dwellings, buildings and works triggered by the HeritageOverlay.

The Heritage Overlay will not change for 65 Main Street to ensure the ongoing protectionoftheheritageplace,Balgownie.

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weekpergeneralrateproperty.

“Notwithstanding the fact that the cost-of-living crisis is real and we’re all feeling it, it’s a very small increase in the schemeofthings.”

The budget included a cash deficit, which wasplannedforintheLong-TermFinancial Plan,andageneralincreaseof3.25percent in fees and charges informed by forecasted inflationandadjustments.

Cr Joel Grist said he felt the budget did not properly address certain areas and that it should be a “reform budget” instead of a “continuationbudget”.

“Thisbudgetlargelyrollsforwardexisting

expenditure and service levels, while postponing many of the difficult decisions neededtoaddressthatchallenge,”hesaid.

“Council has correctly identified challenges before us, including financial sustainability, asset renewal pressures, affordability concerns and growing community expectations, but this budget doesnotcontainthelevelofreformrequired toaddressthem.”

A rebate for Trust for Nature Covenants was a new addition to the budget, with eligible property owners able to register for a rebate of $20 per hectare, up to $500 per property,fromthebeginningofnextmonth.

National recognition for popular Corio toy library

Alocaltoylibraryhaswontwoawardsat a national awards ceremony celebrating not-for-profit toy libraries and the volunteers who operate them.

Korayn Birralee Toy Well Toy Library, based at Korayn Birralee Family Centre at Northern Bay College’s Wexford campusinCorio,wontheVolunteer-Led Excellence Award at the 2026 National Toy Well Awards.

Kylie Thomas received the Play Champion award, while fellow Korayn Birralee volunteer Alana Jelowyi was also named a finalist for the Consistent Champion Award.

The awards are presented by Toy Libraries Australia, the peak body for morethan290not-for-profittoylibraries across the country.

Ms Thomas said she was compelled to volunteertogivebacktothecommunity that has helped her and her family so much.

“Seeing the joy on kids’ faces when they find something new – it’s like

Christmas to them, and then helping families choose educational toys to use at home is so rewarding because you know you are helping to make a difference in their child’s growth and learning,” she said.

The Corio toy library, run by six volunteers three days a week, is a partnership between Toy Well and Our Place Northern Bay.

Our Place Northern Bay partnership managerRebeccaHickeysaidtheaward reflected what the team has built in a short time.

“The volunteer team has created a welcoming and inclusive space where families feel comfortable to connect, learn and return,” she said.

“Their support and advice on play and toy use at home has made the toy library a valued community resource. This national award is a wonderful recognition of the team’s commitment and dedication to supporting children and families.”

Nyaal Banyul demand high

Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre is now open, helping bring eventsandvisitorstotheregion.

The venue officially opened on 21 June following a $449 million project and featuresa1,000-seattheatre,exhibitionand event spaces, meeting rooms, conference facilities,andapublicoutdoorplaza.

NyaalBanyulgeneralmanagerRickAylett saidthecentrewillstarthostingeventsfrom nextmonth,with80conferencesandevents alreadybooked.

“The Geelong community has backed NyaalBanyulfromdayone,andnowit’sour

turntodeliver,”hesaid.

“Our team is ready to get started, working alongside local partners to create exceptional experiences that not only showcase this venue but also position Geelongasaglobaldestination.”

Deputy prime minister Richard Marles said the building was designed in collaboration with the Wadawurrung TraditionalOwnersAboriginalCorporation.

“Along with greater investment in the local economy, this is bringing new life to the Geelong CBD and invigorating the city centre,”hesaid.

Get ready for a Bush Dance

By Jena Carr

People of all ages can come together for a new cultural experience in Portarlington during a Bush Dance event.

Portarlington Neighbourhood House will host live music by Billy Tea Bush Band, bush dancing, two magic shows, face painting and a photo booth during theinauguralevent.

Program manager Robert Sztogryn said he was looking forward to seeing a lot of “smiling and happy people” and that the free event aimed to help break down “barriers of isolation” within the community.

“We’re trying to promote a more family-friendlytypeofeventthat’salcohol free,andfreeforanyoneinthecommunity to show up,” he said.

“The buzz I get is to see people enjoying

themselves, so I’m hoping to see a lot of kids just having fun running around with painted faces and having a bit of a giggle.

“The main crux of the event is the bush dance where we’re going to have a three-piece band playing, and we’ll also have a roving magician to entertain peoplein betweensets.

“It’s a participation-type event, so the more people who are up and dancing, the merrier...and we’re hoping to get a good turnoutof100to 200people.”

Portarlington Primary School will also host a sausage sizzle during the event, with all proceeds from the sizzle going towardstheschool.

The Bush Dance will be held at Portarlington’s Parks Hall from 5pm on Friday 26 June, with the event sponsored by theCity ofGreaterGeelong.

“Nyaal Banyul will open up further opportunities for the Geelong economy, with events bringing in more business for ourlocalcafes,hotels,pubsandrestaurants, securinglocaljobs.

“This world-leading venue is a massive win for regional development in Geelong, creating hundreds of ongoing jobs and celebrating the proud culture of the WadawurrungTraditionalOwners.”

Victorian Convention and Event Trust chief executive Natalie O’Brien said Nyaal Banyulwouldplaya“criticalrole”inhelping bringnewaudiencestoGeelong.

“This venue will deliver events that will bring more people to Geelong and its surrounding regions, support local businesses and create lasting impact,” she said. “Nyaal Banyul reflects the cultural significance of this place and the stories connected to it, while also creating a contemporaryvenuethatwelcomesvisitors fromacrossAustraliaandbeyond.

“The flow-on effects are significant, including increased tourism, stronger local supply chains, and new opportunities for businesses across hospitality, services and thebroadervisitoreconomy.”

Deakin walks back job cuts

Deakin University has dropped its plans to massively overhaul its workforce under pressure from employees and unions.

The restructuring, which would have seen up to 150 employees lose their jobs and force nearly a third of the remaining 6000 staff to justify their position, were walked back late last week, just two weeks after the proposal was announced.

The reversal follows the resignation of Deakin Vice-Chancellor Iain Martin, who departed suddenly from the university just days after the cuts were announced. The reason for Mr Martin’s resignation have not been made public.

Free water safety sessions

Free water safety programs are being run these school holidays across four aquatic centres.

The initiative comes ahead of National Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, a global campaign led by Royal Life Saving Australia that promotes water safety and preparedness all year round.

The program is open to children aged five and over and offers fun and practical sessions designed to improve water awareness, confidence and safety skills.

Sessions will run across both weeks of the school holidays and are free for nonmembers and active Webstar’s Swim School members.

Health portfolio chair Rowan Story said the school holiday program combines learning with fun.

“The school holidays are a great time for kids to try something new, have fun with their friends and family, and build their confidence in the water,” he said.

“Swimming lessons are an important investment. They help families make safe decisions around water and develop skills that could one day save a life.”

Active Webstar’s Swim School members can also enjoy free access to water slides at Norlane ARC, Splashdown and Leisurelink throughout the school holidays.

The aquatic centres participating are at Leisurelink Waurn Ponds, Splashdown Moolap, Bellarine Aquatic & Sports Centre Ocean Grove, and Norlane ARC.

Sessions are from 29 June to 3 July and 6 July to 10 July. Places are limited. More information at geelongcity.vic.gov.au/ssl

The plan would have affected employees across the Geelong Waterfront, Waurn Ponds and Burwood campuses.

NTEU Deakin branch president Professor Reece Walters said the saved roles were critical to the university.

“The sense of hurt and confusion among staff is palpable. These wounds can’t be healed overnight, and Deakin management now has a serious challenge in front of it to rebuild trust,” he said.

“The NTEU stands ready to help them with that, provided there’s a genuine effort to base the relationship between senior leaders and staff on a spirit of collab-

oration and mutual respect.

“Establishing a working group of staff, students and management that puts in place guardrails around how major changes are handled in future is a critical first step.

“No one is more invested in ensuring Deakin thrives than its staff, which must be central to any decisions about its future under the new leadership.”

NTEU Victoria division secretary Sarah Roberts welcomed Deakin’s withdrawal of the restructuring plan.

“These cuts would have had a devastating impact on livelihoods and torn at

the fabric of the entire university,” she said.

“This is an enormous victory for NTEU members who stood up against a terrible plan that would have sent shockwaves through the communities that rely on Deakin.

“We have had strongly constructive discussions with the Chancellor and the Caretaker Vice-Chancellor after the decision to withdraw the proposal was communicated, stressing the need for a reset centrally involving staff.”

Deakin University was contacted for comment.

Council approves pokies shift

By Matt Hewson

Bell Park Sport and Recreation Club’s efforts to rid itself of poker machines moved one step closer to fruition after receiving the nod from Geelong council this week.

Geelong council voted to give the required approval for the club’s application to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission to transfer its 28 electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to Fyansford Hotel, an existing gaming venue with 40 machines.

In 2021 the club committed to divest itself of the machines to better adhere to its values as a sporting club and attract new members.

Under state government policy, EGM entitlements, which run for 20 years, cannot be voluntarily returned or relinquished.

The club has also faced difficulties applying for grant funding through the council

and other government bodies as a gaming venue.

Councillor Chris Burson said Geelong gambling patrons lost $141.6 million to the 1373 poker machines in 2024-25, an “absolutely ridiculous” amount of money.

“I think it’s good that we’re taking them away from sporting community areas…lowering gambling being seen in front of the youth is a great thing,” he said.

The council’s decision was not unanimous; councillors Emma Sinclair and Rowan Story both voted against the motion over concerns about the social and economic impacts.

“It comes down to what will cause the least harm and I don’t have the information to…say that there’s no change in harm, that this satisfies (the) council’s no detriment test, or it will not have an impact more broadly across the municipality,” Cr Sinclair said.

Hang out at Surf Coast youth sessions

Young people on the Surf Coast can hang out at a number of council-run events during these school holidays.

The shire’s free Surf Coast Youth drop-in sessions are available to people aged 10 to 17, offering food, games, music and activities.

Each session, staffed by two youth workers, will run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, with young people able to stay for the whole afternoon or drop in and out as they please.

Councillor Leon Walker said the drop-in sessions were a great way for young people to spend time with their friends and meet new people.

“We want to see increased social connections across the community, including for our youth,” he said.

“The drop in sessions offer an opportunity to get out of the house these

school holidays and get together for some relaxed fun.

“Other ways to get out the house include utilising community, sport and recreation facilities across the shire. All the details are available on our website at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/Council/Venues.”

Two sessions will be held at Anglesea Community House on Friday 3 and Friday 10 July, while Winchelsea will host sessions of Wednesday 1 and Wednesday 8 July at the Winchelsea Shire Hall. Young people in Lorne can also drop into Stribling Reserve Community Pavilion on Monday 29 and Monday 6 June.

Email youthdevelopment@surfcoast.vic.gov.au for more information about the shire’s school holidays program.

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Leah’s furry labour of love

Ocean Grove’s Leah Singh is the founder of an ecofriendly sanctuary in Bali that provides a home for hundreds of dogs. She spoke to Matt Hewson about her love of animals and the lengths she will go to for our furry friends.

Growing up in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Leah Singh has been animal mad for as long as she can remember.

“My mum always said that I’d end up doing something with animals,” she said.

“If I ever saw a lost dog, or a kangaroo or something, I’d make her stop so we could check it was okay.

“Ialways hadthis connectionto animals and as soon as I was out of home, that’s when I really ramped it up.”

Leah began rescuing abandoned animals, which eventually led to founding her own cat rescue organisation Purrs of Point Cook, where she lived with her husband Jason Singh (of Taxiride fame) and their two young boys.

However, one day an ugly incident in their street forced Leah and Jason to rethink their living situation.

“We were living in Point Cook and it was just getting too rough,” she said.

“A 7-Eleven was built across the road from where we lived and brought the hoons,andourhouseandcarskeptgetting broken into.

“Then one day, we were out the front and this guy started doing that circle thing they do, and he nearly lost control. And I thought, if our kids were out there, they’d be gone.

It’s unlike any other dog sanctuary, we’ve built it to be free-roaming ... it’s next level - Leah Singh

“So Jay went to have words with him over at the 7-Eleven, and then as he started walking back home the guy jumped in the car, drove down the footpath and tried to run him over.

“We used to holiday here – we had a caravan at the Ocean Grove Holiday Park – so that day we rang the real estate agent and said ‘we’re moving to Ocean Grove’.”

That was 10 years ago, and Leah and Jason have never looked back.

“It’s been the best thing we’ve ever done; we just love it, the community is so beautiful,” she said.

After moving to the Bellarine, Leah began fostering animals through Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS). She also established her own business, boutique wellness centre Pinch Salt and Float, in Ocean Grove in 2019.

However, three years ago she came up with an idea to have a really significant impactforsomeoftheanimalswhoneeded it most.

“IusedtotraveltoBalialot,anditusedto kill me seeing the way the dogs are treated over there,” Leah said.

“So I started doing little fundraisers and then take medicines to treat the street dogs. Then I started boarding dogs, but I wasn’t happy with where I was boarding them because they’re all just concrete… and that’s not what I wanted for the dogs.

“I ended up with about 11 dogs in boarding, which was costing me $150 per dog, per month. I was like, my God, I’m spending so much, maybe I should look into starting something myself.”

And so the idea for Gaia Island of Dogs Bali was born.

Leah founded the dog rescue and sanctuary as a place to give dogs a chance to heal, live well and hopefully be adopted into a loving home.

Located in Tabanan, some 35km northwest of the Balinese provincial

capital of Denpasar, Gaia is an ecofriendly facility that is now home to about 220 rescued street dogs.

“We have eight staff, with one staff member who lives there, so there’s always someone with the dogs,” Leah said.

“It’s unlike any other dog sanctuary, we’ve built it to be free-roaming, it’s very lush. The dogs get cooked meals morning and night, they’ve got pools, so it’s next level.

“We had a big sterilisation program at one point, which was privately funded, and we sterilised about 3000 dogs. We still sterilise wherever and whenever we can, and all our dogs are sterilised.”

But the financial challenges of such a project are never ending. The running costsofsimplyfeedingthedogsandpaying the employees totals about $6000 a month.

“Some rescue dogs are in a really bad way, there’s always vet treatment to begin with, and sometimes they’re in the vets for months; no sick dogs ever come to Gaia, they’re always at the vet until they’re well,” she said. “There’s constant upkeep, constant disinfecting. We had to put a

sewerage system in, because can you imagine 220 dogs?

“It’s just ongoing, the washing machine canbreakdownandthenwe’vegottocome up with the money to buy that straight away, things like that. It’s hectic.”

The sanctuary relies entirely on fundraising, with much of the support comingfromtheOceanGrovecommunity.

On 10 July, Leah is holding a fundraising event, Rock ‘n’ Lols, at Shell Road Pavilion in Ocean Grove.

The event will feature Jason performing all of Taxiride’s hits and songs from his solocareer,aswellastherazorsharpwitof Melbourne comedian Billy Stiles.

“I’ve had three fundraisers here and they’ve all sold out, the community is definitelyverysupportiveinOceanGrove,”

Leah said.

“For this event we’ve got some amazing prizestobegivenorraffledaway,including a five-night stay in Bali.

“I’ve got vouchers from local businesses, big hampers of all different kinds, an outdoor fireplace that someone will win.

All the local businesses have offered to

help and have put in, it’s been lovely.”

Managing an overseas charity and animal sanctuary is no walk in the park, but Leah has been doing just that while managing her own business, raising two children with Jason and caring for their own three dogs, who are “just part of the family”.

But for Leah, “this is what I’m meant to do…I’monthisearthforthem,itjustbrings me so much joy”.

“It’s definitely my life’s greatest achievement,” she said.

“I always said when I was a kid, one day I’m going to open up a shelter that doesn’t putdownanimals.Irememberwritingthat in my journal.

“So bit by bit…I guess all my dreams are coming true.

“And I’ve still got big plans. I want to make Gaiai bigger and open up another one maybe in another part of Bali. So yeah, besides my kids, it’s my greatest achievement.”

Visittrybooking.com/DKFWHfortickets and more information on the Rock ‘n’ Lols fundraiser.

Panel set to discuss visibility and safety

By Jena Carr

People across Geelong can come together for a welcoming and informative event during this Pride Month.

Geelong Rainbow will host a Trans and Gender Diverse Panel with lived experience and expert voices on Saturday 27 June, before it shifts into a social and dance space.

President Parker Rettke (who uses they/ them pronouns) said that everyone was welcometoattendthefreeevent,including LGBTIQA+ community members, allies and people who want to learn more.

“The conversation about trans and gender diverse people is being had mostly bypeoplewhoarenotaffectedbytransand

gender diverse issues,” they said.

“The same anger and fear transgender people might feel about living in a cisgender world is the same anger and fear thatisfuelingthefireagainstourexistence in the first place.

“This panel is well equipped to deal with questions that people might feel uncomfortable asking but need to ask our community rather than a group that doesn’t represent us.”

Rettke said it was the first time that Geelong Rainbow had to organise security for an event and that they were “quite nervous” about how it would go.

“Therewasapaneleventjustlikethisone threeweeksagoinMelbournethatwasshut down because neo-Nazis called in a bunch

of threats,” they said. “The anti-movement is very real, and it’s becoming pretty hard to ignore...and our social media has gotten 10 times the number of comments on this event than we have on anything else.

“Some of them have been really lovely and positive, but the majority have been quite ignorant and, in some cases, scary.

“It’saboutbalancingvisibilityandsafety. We can’t be invisible, so if it means that we must have a higher risk tolerance to be a part of this conversation, then that’s what we’re going to have.”

Visit geelongrainbow.org.au/ events-ticketing for more information or to book tickets for the Trans and Gender Diverse Panel and Social at Geelong West Neighbourhood House.

THE MISTY BIT

Training to help with FV

Maternal&childhealthnurses(MCHNs)in GreaterGeelonghavebeentrainedtobetter recognise family violence behaviours and howtorespond.

The training program of 80 MCHNs by The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre (The SAFV Centre), in partnership withCityofGreaterGeelong.

TheMotherandChildSafeprogramwas funded through a $10,000 Benefit Geelong grant and attendees included the City’s MCHNs and Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperativeandearlychildhoodeducators.

In the year ending December 2025, the familyincidentrateper100,000population statewidewas1458,butinGreaterGeelong itwas1833.

“The training we have delivered will have a positive impact on thousands of motherseachandeveryyear,”SAFVCentre chief executive Kerriann Campbell-Jones said.

“MCHNs have a unique, trusted relationship with new mums so this training will help make more meaningful referrals to support services, ensuring safetyformothersandtheirbabies.”

Practitioners who attended the training identified the ‘responding to disclosures’ and ‘signs to look out for’ content most usefultoimplementintheirpractice.

Several participants indicated that they would more likely contact The SAFV Centre for secondary consultation or use the support services provided during the training.

Onepractitionersaidtheyarenowmore confidentinhowtheygoaboutaskingtheir clientsiftheyaresafeathome.

As Geelong continues to experience high rates of family violence against the Victorian state average, the program is hopedtomakemothersandchildreninthe regionsafer.

Funding announced for Corio Bay Sports Club reserve

Geelong council has announced $70,000 of funding to investigate and identify priority upgrades for Evans Reserve in Norlane.

The funding will be used to support planning for future upgrades to ensure the sporting hub continues to meet the needs of the community.

Home to the Corio Bay Sports Club – the Cobras – the reserve features an Aussie Rules oval, cricket wicket, two soccer pitches, a playground and a

quarter basketball court.

CorioWardcouncillorAnthonyAitken said the investment of $70,000 would help strengthen sport and community life in Geelong’s north.

“Evans Reserve is home base to the Cobras, a very unique community sporting club, which has cricket and soccerteamsandisanimportanthubfor the Norlane community,” he said.

“This funding provides for planning upgrades and development of advocacy

work for future grant applications to state and federal governments that will support the sporting club and the whole community for years to come.”

Cr Aitken said the council investment wouldbeacatalysttoboostparticipation in sport, especially for girls and women living in Norlane.

“The Corio Bay Sports Club gives the community a place to belong, build friendships and develop their skills in soccer and cricket – we may even

produce a future Matilda or Socceroo from Norlane,” he said.

“This investment will help plan upgrades that support increased participation, changing community needs and the long-term growth of sport in the north.”

Corio Bay Sports Club was founded in 1986 and operates under the banner COBRA — Community, Opportunity, Belonging, Respect, and Accountability.

Spellbinding storytelling

By Matt Hewson

Over the past 20 years Australian singer-songwriter Lior has become renowned for his beautiful voice and his ability to take listeners on a journey with his storytelling.

Lior announced his arrival on the Australian musical landscape with his debut album Autumn Flow in 2005, an independent release that went platinum.

His biography since – five more studio albums, collaborations with classical, jazz and theatre artists, numerous awards, international tours, mentoring –is testament to a man who has dedicated himself to his craft.

For Lior, music is more than just a job, or even an artistic pursuit. It is how he gets in

touch with his soul.

“I’ve found my spirituality in music…for me, it’s a break in the mundane, a break from the everyday,” he said.

“Being a teenager, I felt like I could escape into a higher medium, if you like, and it still retains that essence for me when it works.”

Born in Israel, Lior came to Australia with his family at the age of 10, but he believes those formative years growing up in the Middle East has been an important influence on his music.

“I think it sort of shaped my vocal palette, so that later on when I did become more accomplished as a vocalist, I was experimenting with music from that region, taking bits and pieces that I liked, infusing them,” he said.

“Songwritinghasalwaysbeenadiaryfor me. As I’ve gotten older that’s still there, but I probably don’t rely on it so heavily…I

think I said a lot of what I wanted to say in my first five or six albums.

“In parallel to that, I do a lot of collaborative work, exploring the orchestral world, dabbling in theatre. And that’s really about challenging myself, growing and satisfying curiosity.”

Thatsenseofexplorationwillbeonshow next weekend when Lior comes to Geelong to perform an intimate concert of his own works accompanied by a string quartet.

“It’s one of my favourite formats,” he said. “I’d describe these shows as a bit like a salon show, where you’re sitting in a theatrebuthopefullyyoufeellikewe’rejust sharing a lounge room for the evening.”

Lior is at Geelong Arts Centre on Friday 3 July. Visit geelongartscentre.org.au for more information.

Too many riffs to handle at Barwon Club

By Matt Hewson

Geelong is set to rock next weekend when a trio of hard-hitting acts come together to takeovertheBarwonClubbandroom.

Headlined by heavy blues-rock outfit

El Bebe, the bill also features Melbourne three-piece rock band Mazzon and Geelong’s own emerging grunge-metal trio CaughtintheCrossfire.

Betweenthem,thethreeactscoverahuge range of rock influences, but for Mazzon frontman and band namesake Aron Mazzonsaidnothingbeatstheclassics.

“JimiHendrix,WhiteSnake,DeepPurple, ACDC of course, Van Halen…there are a lot of styles in what I do,” he said. “And then there’s Australian music…Col Joye, Johnny O’Keefe,theSkyhooks,theywerelegendary. Iwanttobringthatrockandrollback.”

Mazzon said one of his most striking musical memories was seeing blues-rock heavyweight Kevin Borich tear up the stageatashowinStKilda.Bytheendofthe secondsong,Borichwasdrenchedinsweat. Hesaidhisbandalwaystriedtobringthat kind of energy to get the crowd involved in theshow.

“We definitely want them to move,” Mazzonsaid.

“I want them to feel the emotion, I want them to escape, I want to take them away. Basically, it’s about having fun with some goodmusicthat’lltakeyouonajourney.

“We’re an honest band, I don’t use pedals or anything, so I can’t hide behind those noises.Wewanttodelivergoodcleanmusic –raw,unfiltered,honestrockandroll.”

El Bebe, Mazzon and Caught in the Crossfire are at Barwon Club on Sat 4 July. Visit barwonclub.com.au for more information.

Iconic sisters hit Geelong

IconicAustralianvocalistduoVika&Linda are stopping off at Geelong in July as part of a national tour celebrating their ninth studioalbum-WhereDoYouComeFrom?.

Sisters Vika and Linda Bull said the idea forthetitletrackcamefromamemorythey have carried since childhood.

GrowingupinsuburbanMelbournethey wererepeatedlyasked‘Wheredoyoucome from?’ and when they answered, ‘here’ the response was often, ‘No, where do you really come from?’

“Where Do You Come From? was written because of a memory of being a child in primary school being teased and given the nickname ’Coke’,” the duo said. “The memoryisveryvividbecausethereweren’t a lot of Tongan/Australian kids wandering the streets of Doncaster in those days.”

The sisters find singing their own songs fulfilling.

“It is not the first time exactly, Grandpa’s Song (1996) was written telling our story as children being embarrassed to be seen with our Tongan grandfather and this is a continuation of that story,” they said.

“The process of songwriting and producing our own stories is a lot more honest. A bit of soul searching happened which is such a good thing because in a way it was therapy.“

Vika & Linda will share renditions of their old releases, and songs from the new record with local audiences.

“Alotofaudiencesseemtobeconnecting with the new songs which is a wonderful feeling,” they said.

Vika & Linda will appear at Geelong Arts Centre on 11 July. See geelongartscentre. org.au/whats-on/all-events/vika-linda for more information.

The Guide

MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA

10, Sunday, 7pm

Happy family:

Declan Cleary and Sarah Todd with their twin girls Claudia and Charlotte.

FIRST DATES AUSTRALIA Seven, Tuesday, 7.30pm

There’s no roses or hay bales and not a bikini in sight in this classic fly-on-the-wall reality series. Just hopeful singles sharing a blind date with a stranger who could be the partner of their dreams. While the Down Under version doesn’t have the matchmaking success rate of its international counterparts, it offers an entertaining insight into modern dating. This week, widower and beekeeper Brad (pictured) is hoping a gift of honey will sweeten the deal with Elvis fan Ivy, while magician PICK OF THE WEEK

For 18 years, we’ve watched as contestants chased their culinary dreams in the MasterChefkitchen, but last year’s BacktoWinseason cooked up something new: a romance. On Sunday, Declan Cleary and Sarah Todd return to the place where it all began, with their 11-weekold identical twin daughters, Claudia and Charlotte, in tow. To welcome the babies into the MasterChef family, there’s a familiar challenge in store. Contestants will team up and cook with a partner on either side of a wall – the pair that cook the dishes least alike in look and taste will go directly into the elimination at the end of the week. While some dishes might be twice as nice, others land their makers in double trouble.

SHETLAND

ABC TV, Friday, 8.30pm

Expertly designed to throw even the most astute of armchair detectives off the scent, the ninth season of this Scottish crime staple has more subplots than you can shake a stick at. From domestic disputes to a hidden history in espionage and a marine research cover-up, there’s been no shortage of red herrings as Calder (Ashley Jensen) and Tosh (Alison O’Donnell, pictured)

Friday, June 26

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Compass. (PG, R) 10.25 Stuff

The British Stole. (PG, R) 11.00 Race Around The World. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) 1.45 Ground Up. (Md, R) 2.15 Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) 3.00 Restoration Aust. (PG, R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG,R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Monty Don’s British Gardens. Monty Don visits the north ofBritain and Northern Ireland.

8.30 Shetland. (Final, Mlv) Calder and Tosh turn their focus onLisa. 9.30 Twenty Twenty Six. (M,R) Conspiracy claims cause acrisis for Oversight.

10.30 Gruen. (PG,R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG,R)

12.10 The Control Room. (Mal,R)

1.10 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

6am Children’s Programs. 10.25 BeddyByes. 11.15 The Makery. 11.30 Wiggle. 11.45 Andy’s Global Adventures. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 Daniel Tiger’s. 2.45 The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Dino Island. 4.40 Ariel. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 MOVIE: Spy Kids. (2001, PG) 9.05 Caper Crew. 9.50 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.15 Late Programs.

investigate the murder of local mother Annie Bett. The dust finally clears in Friday’s conclusion, as a key disclosure from Lisa Friel (Tara Lee) reframes the timeline and steers the team back on course, leading them towards someone in Annie’s inner circle. It’s a fast-paced finale that hits devastatingly close to home.

JEWELS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

SBS, Saturday, 7.30pm

There’s clearly something in the crystal-clear water of Sardinia. The idyllic Italian island is famously designated as one of the world’s five “Blue Zones”, due to its remarkably high concentration of centenarians and high rate of healthy ageing. So what’s the secret to living ladolcevita well into your nineties and beyond? In this captivating instalment,

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupE. Ecuador vGermany. Continued. 8.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupF. Japan vSweden. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupD. Paraguay vAustralia. 2.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupC. Scotland vBrazil. From Miami Stadium, Florida, US. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupD. Paraguay vAustralia. Replay. 9.30 Wogball: Australia’s Beautiful Game. (PGal,R) 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show. 11.40 The King. (Mad) 12.35 The Typist. (Masv,R) 1.45 Patagonia. (PG, R) 3.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupI. NOR vFRA. From Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 1.30 Border Security: International. (PGd, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. Alead-up tothe Friday night AFL match. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round16. Hawthorn vGWS Giants. From the MCG. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 GetOn Extra. Alook atthe weekend’s best racing.

11.45 To Be Advised.

1.25 ICU. (PG,R) Amother ofthree suffers abrain aneurysm.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupD. TUR vUSA. 2.30pm FIFA World Cup 2026: Highlights Show. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.40 Inside The Huddle. 6.10 Over The Black Dot. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 Mysteries Unearthed. 9.50 The Americans. 10.45 Fashionista. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupD. PAR vAUS. Replay. 1am Creamerie. 2.05 NHK World English News. 4.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupI. SEN vIRQ. 6am Morning Programs. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes. 8.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. Midnight Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 1.30 Room For Improvement. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.50 Bushwhacked! 8.15 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 9.10 Spartakus. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Incarceration Nation. 1.30 Stompem Ground 2022: Yatangal. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: Like Mike 2: Streetball. (2006, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Limbo. (2020, M) 11.10 Nula. 11.45 Bamay. 4am On The Road. 5.00 Bamay. NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 10.25 20,000 Species Of Bees. (2023, Maln, Spanish, Basque, French) 12.45pm Staring At Strangers. (2022, Mals, Spanish) 2.45 Discovering Film. 3.35 Madison. (2020, PGal, German) 5.15 Big Fish. (2003, PGav) 7.30 Next Goal Wins. (2023, Ml) 9.30 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. (2019, MA15+v) 11.55 The Client. (1994, Mv) 2.10am John Wick: Chapter 2. (2017, MA15+av) 4.20 Vampire Seeking Consenting Person. (2023, Malv, French)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Storage Wars. 12.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. STIHL Timbersports. World C’ship. Replay. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 8.30 MOVIE: The Devil Wears Prada. (2006, PG) 10.50 MOVIE: Priest. (2011, M) 12.50am American Pickers: Best Of. 1.50 American Resto. 2.30 Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

with Elvis fan Ivy, while Thomas has a few tricks up his sleeve to impress nurse Chloe. And it might be lust at first sight for cougar Kristy and gym rat Jake but don’t count on any animal attraction between vegan Kylie and free spirit Jason

narrator Dame Joanna Lumley (pictured) highlights the dietary staples and community bonds that experts believe keep Sardinia’s elderly population thriving. Armchair travellers also get an inside look at an ancient burial site, as well as a successful conservation project dedicated to saving the unique red deer from extinction.

ion so get rial site ation e on.

TEN (5, 10)

Hats Off To Love. (2025, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG,R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG,R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG,R) 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Ent. Tonight.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.40 MOVIE: Quantum Of Solace. (2008,Mv,R) James Bond seeks revenge for the death ofa lover. Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric.

10.50 See No Evil: The Hand-Off. (Mal)

11.45 Next Stop. (R)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG,R)

1.00 Next Stop. (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)

9GEM (81, 92)

6.00 10 News+.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R)

7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG,R) Hosted byRebecca Gibney. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (R) Acouple want totravel ina converted bus.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns,R) Hosted byTom Gleisner. 9.30 10’s Late News. Coverage ofnews, sport and weather. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG,R) Leonard and Sheldon have afalling out. 11.30 10 News+. (R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

COMEDY (52, 11)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Tycoons Down Under. 1.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Josephine And Men. (1955) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Broncos vRoosters. 9.55 NRL Friday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.45 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) 1.10am 1.40 MOVIE: Josephine And Men. (1955) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway. 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House.

9GO! (82, 93)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Jeopardy! UK. 12.30pm 1.00 Snackmasters. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001, PG) 10.45 MOVIE: Amsterdam. (2022, MA15+) 1.25am The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 3.05 Jeopardy! UK. 4.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 5.10 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 5.30 Late Programs.

10 DRAMA (53, 12)

Saturday, June 27

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 Football. VFL. Collingwood vRichmond.

3.00 TSO: Beethoven’s 5th. 4.05 The Piano UK: The Incredibly Talented Lucy. (PG, R) 5.00 Deep End: The Scott Miller Story. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Kath & Kim. (PGals,R) Sharon goes out ona date.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG,R) Presented byTom Gleeson.

7.00 ABC News. Alook atthe top stories ofthe day.

7.30 Classic100 Concert2026.

Acelebration ofthe50th anniversary ofABC Classic, featuring 9.00 Australian Chamber Orchestra’s50th Gala. (R)

Acelebration ofthe Australian Chamber Orchestra after50 years oftranscending boundaries

10.05 The Capture. (MA15+,R) Thetables turn once again for Rachel Carey.

11.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 The Makery. 2.45 Wiggle. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 HexVets And Magic Pets. (Premiere) 4.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.10 Octonauts And The Caves Of Sac Actun. 6.25 Emerald. 7.05 Let’s Go Bananas! 7.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.10 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.55 Chopped Jnr. 10.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Over The Black Dot. 3.00 Stompem Ground 2022: Footprince. 3.25 The Frontier. 4.30 Faboriginal. 5.00 Big Name, No Blanket. 6.00 Home, Land & Sea. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.35 MOVIE: A Nightmare On Elm Street. (1984, MA15+) 10.15 MOVIE: Chuck Berry. (2018, PG) 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Al Jazeera. 8.30 BBC News At Six. 9.00 France 24 English News. 9.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupH. URU vESP. 12.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupG. NZ vBEL. 3.30 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. H’lights. 4.30 Hitler: A Life In Pictures. (PGa, R) 5.30 Anzac. Lemnos. 1915. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Jewels Of The Mediterranean: Sardinia. (PGas) Takes alook atSardinia.

8.25 National Parks From Above: Ireland. (PGa,R) Showcases the beauty ofIreland from the skies, starting with Killarney and Burren.

9.20 We Are Jeni. (Malv,R) Looks atDr Jeni Haynes. 11.00 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show. 11.30 Snowpiercer. (Mv,R) 1.15 The Elon Musk Show. (Mal,R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa,R)

4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupG. EGY vIRN. 3.30 FIFA World Cup 2026: Highlights Show. 4.15 WorldWatch. 6.15 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 7.35 Abandoned Americana. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 The Death Coast. 9.50 The Americans. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupE. ECU vGER. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.50pm Vampire Seeking Consenting Person. (2023, Malv, French) 2.30 Boychoir. (2014, PGav) 4.20 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 7.00 Suddenly. (1954, PGv) 8.30 Fargo. (1996, MA15+lv) 10.20 Baby. (2024, Portuguese) 12.25am John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. (2019, MA15+v) 2.50 The Client. (1994, Mv) 5.00 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. McKell Day and Tiara Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG,R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted byJohanna Griggs. 8.00 MOVIE: Twister. (1996,PGalv,R) Twometeorologists onthe brink ofdivorce are forced towork together after they are caught ina severe storm. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes.

10.20 MOVIE: 65. (2023,Mv,R) Anastronaut crash-lands onprehistoric Earth. Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman. 12.10 MOVIE: Dead In The Water. (2021,Mav,R) Awoman meets aman with sinister intentions. Catherine Lidstone, Angela Gulner. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 It’s Academic. (R) Hosted bySimon Reeve. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG,R)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Australia’s Amazing Homes. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Better Homes. 2.30 Secrets Of Beautiful Gardens. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 4.30 The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal. 5.00 Dog Patrol. 5.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Lady Torque TV. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. National Drag Racing C’ship. Nitro Champs. 4.00 Duck Dynasty. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: The Man From Toronto. (2022, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 12.30 Drive TV Presents. 1.00 Explore TV Viking. (R) 1.40 MOVIE: Overboard. (1987, PGals, R) 4.00 Tasman Trails. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 11.00 Intrepid Adventures. (R) 11.30

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: National Treasure: Book Of Secrets. (2007,PGv,R) After atreasure hunter’s ancestor isimplicated inan assassination, hesets out toprove his ancestor’s innocence. Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha.

9.55 MOVIE: Aquaman. (2018,Mav,R)

Ahalf-human, half-Atlantean goes ona quest. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe.

12.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av,R)

2.05 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)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 MOVIE: Go To Blazes. (1962) 1.15pm MOVIE: A Run For Your Money. (1949) 3.00 MOVIE: It’s Great To Be Young! (1956) 5.10 MOVIE: Shalako. (1968, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993, M) 10.05 MOVIE: The Monuments Men. (2014, M) 12.25am MOVIE: The Reptile. (1966, M) 2.15 MOVIE: Go To Blazes. (1962) 4.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon 2.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E C’ship. Sanya ePrix. H’lights. 3.10 MOVIE: Batman Forever. (1995, PG) 5.40 MOVIE: Undercover Blues. (1993, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Gone In 60 Seconds. (2000, M) 9.50 MOVIE: He Ain’t Heavy. (2024, MA15+) Midnight Prodigal Son. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa,R) Grey nomads are onthe hunt for afour-legged companion tojoin them ontheir caravan adventures.

7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PGa) Theteam must update adated house when acouple decide tosell their Drysdale homestead tospend time with family members struggling with monumental life challenges. 9.40 Ambulance UK. (Madl,R) Crewmates help anelderly patient atthe local boatyard who has 12.00 FBI. (Mav,R) When paintings cultural exchange are stolen, the team races torecover the priceless artworks. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

Sunday, June 28

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Monty Don’s British Gardens. (R) 2.30 Race Around The World. (PG, R) 3.30 Creative Types. (PG, R) 4.00 Restoration Aust. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG)

6.30 Compass: Furnished With Love.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Race Around The World. (PG)

8.30 Ground Up. (Mls) Hugh weathers protests against the proposed Training Centre site and the club’s salmon sponsorship.

9.00 The Capture. (MA15+) Carey isunder pressure tocharge Whitlock asPierson’s colleagues

10.00 MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom. (1992,PG,R) Paul Mercurio.

11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 Australia Remastered: Wetlands. (R)

4.05 Movin’ To The Country. (R)

4.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.30 Wiggle. 11.45 Andy And The Band. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 4.10 Dino Dex. 5.10 The Wiggles. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Emerald. 7.05 Let’s Go Bananas! 7.30 MOVIE: My Freaky Family. (2024, PG) 8.55 Animal Park. 10.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Over The Black Dot. 12.30 Inside The Huddle. 1.00 Buffalo Legends. 2.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 3.35 Piri’s Tiki Tour. 4.35 MOVIE: Chuck Berry. (2018, PG) 6.30

6.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupL. PAN vENG. 9.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupK. COL vPOR. 11.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupJ. JOR vARG. 2.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupH. URU vESP. From Guadalajara Stadium, Mexico. 5.30 Venice: Building Beauty From A Swamp. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Heist: The Louvre’s Stolen Crown Jewels. (PGl) 8.25 Eiffel Tower: Building The Impossible. (PGan,R) Alook atthe Eiffel Tower. 10.10 Big Fat Quiz Best Bits: Ultimate Rivals. (Mals,R)

11.05 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show.

11.35 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields: Pt 1. (MA15+a,R)

2.05 Queen Victoria’s Royal Mob: Four Sisters. (Ml,R)

3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R)

4.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Los Angeles Stadium, California, US.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motorcycle Racing. Aust Superbike C’ship. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2026: Highlights Show. 4.30 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 The Death Coast. 9.50 The Americans. 10.45 Fashionista. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupH. URU vESP. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.45pm Banel & Adama. (2023, Ma, French, Pulaar) 2.25 Madison. (2020, PGal, German) 4.05 Thirteen Days. (2000, PGal) 6.40 Storm Boy. (2019, PG) 8.30 Pasa Faho. (2025, Ml) 10.10 The Peacemaker. (1997, MA15+av) 12.25am Fargo. (1996, MA15+lv) 2.20 Baby. (2024, Portuguese) 4.15 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round16. North Melbourne vEssendon. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) 8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. Focuses onmajor breaking news events and long-form investigations

9.30 24 Hours In Police Custody: Black Widow Pt 1. (MA15+al,R) Cambridgeshire Police investigate when awoman issecretly recorded plotting tohave her ex-husband killed. 11.50 Autopsy USA: Elizabeth Montgomery. (Ma,R)

12.50 Angelyne. (Premiere, Madl)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Your Money & Your Life. 1.00 Better Homes. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Surgery Ship. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.30 My Greek Odyssey. 5.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Malpractice. 11.30 The Coroner. 12.30am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 Fish’n Mates. 3.00 Counting Cars. 4.00 Duck Dynasty. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: The Patriot. (2000, MA15+) 11.45 Border Security. 12.15am Blokesworld. 1.00 Duck Dynasty. 2.30 Late Programs.

NINE

TEN (5, 10)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 1.30 Fish Forever. 2.00 Journey To The Northern Territory. (R) 3.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 4.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PGls, R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Postcards. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Cook With Luke. (R) 9.30 Key Ingredient. (R) 10.00 The Chef’s Garden. (R) 10.30 MasterChef Aust. (PG, R) 1.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGl, R) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R)

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

8.00 The Long Run. (Ml) Twelve athletes prepare for the New York Marathon.

9.30 9News Late.

10.00 The First48: The Devil You Know. (Mav) Mobile Homicide tracks akiller.

11.00 Love Cheats. (Ma,R)

11.50 Tasman Trails. (R)

12.40 Fish Forever: Shark Mission. (R)

1.05 GolfBarons. (PG,R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 CampByMe. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1pm Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Knights vTigers. 6.00 Getaway. 6.30 Motorway Cops. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Mammals. 8.40 Paramedics. 9.40 Emergency. 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Midsomer Murders. 1.40am MOVIE: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 3.45 MOVIE: Loser Takes All. (1956, PG) 5.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.15pm Big Rigs Of Oz. 12.45 Seinfeld. 1.15 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. XPEL Grand Prix atRoad America. H’lights. 2.25 2.55 The Summit. 5.30 MOVIE: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay –Part 2. (2015, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Fear Below. (2024, M) Midnight Arrow. 3.20 Late Programs.

6.30 10 News+. Hosted byDenham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. (PG) The10 cooks face the iconic twins challenge inspired by MasterChef couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary. 8.15 Watson. (PGal) Watson and the team work alongside Laila tohelp apatient named Maxine, a30-year-old who looks10 years old. 9.15 FBI. (MA15+v) Scola and Special Agent Eva Ramos hit aroadblock after ayoung man isfound dead onfederal land. 12.00 10 News+. (R) Comprehensive coverage ofthe day’s top stories, investigative reports and stories that haven’t been heard. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

Monday, June 29

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Classic 100 Concert 2026. (R) 11.30

You Can’t Ask That. (Mls, R) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R)

2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

Four Corners.

9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Planet America. (Final)

Stuff The British Stole: The Rosetta Code. (PG,R)

ABC Late News.

The Business. (R)

Lucy Worsley’s Victorian Murder Club. (PG,R)

12.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav,R)

12.55 Long Lost Family. (PG,R)

1.45 Parliament Question Time.

2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Dino Island. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks. 6.45 HexVets And Magic Pets. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 9.35 Chopped Jnr. 10.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm Troy Cassar-Daley: A Journey Between The Fires. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 The 77 Percent. 5.55 Bamay. 6.38 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Namarali. 10.00 MOVIE: The Proposition. (2005, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. Cont. 7.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupL. PAN vENG. 10.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupK. COL vPOR. 1.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupJ. JOR vARG. From Dallas Stadium, Texas, US. 4.40 WorldWatch. 5.00 PBS News Compass Points. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Michael Palin In Venezuela. (PG,R)

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: The Ultimate Price. (Mal)

9.25 8 Out Of10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls,R)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show.

11.20 Sambre: Anatomy Of A Crime. (MA15+av)

12.35 Gomorrah. (MA15+v,R)

2.20 The Elon Musk Show. (Mdl,R)

3.25 Queen Victoria’s Royal Mob. (Ml,R)

4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 WorldWatch.

6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Inside The Huddle. 2.50 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone Netherlands. (Premiere) 6.45 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 Mysteries Unearthed. 9.50 The Americans. 10.40 The Swiping Game. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. GroupJ. JOR vARG. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.45 The Tunnel (Part 2) (2001, Malsv) 1.30pm Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 4.10 Suddenly. (1954, PGv) 5.40 Leap Year. (2010, PGalv) 7.30 Transcendence. (2014, Mav) 9.40 Another End. (2024, Maln) 11.50 Arkansas. (2020, MA15+av) 1.40am The Peacemaker. (1997, MA15+av) 3.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGad) Remi isat acrossroads.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGals) Theday begins with romantic solo dates before the farmers and ladies put their compatibility tothe test.

9.10 The Rookie. (Mav) Nolan and Nune witness amurder inpublic and immediately spring into action.

10.10 The Agenda Setters. (R)

11.10 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. Anexpert panel tackles the biggest rugby league topics.

12.10 New Amsterdam. (MA15+av,R)

1.10 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Air Crash Inv. 11.50 Doc Martin. 12.50am Bargain Hunt. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motor Racing. Supercars Supports. Dunlop Super2 Series and Carrera Cup. Darwin Triple Crown. H’lights. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 10.30 Late Programs.

Tuesday, June 30

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Deep End: The Scott Miller Story. (Final, R) 10.30 Morning Programs. 11.00 Murder In The Skies: Who Downed MH17? (Ma, R) 11.45 Way Out Ag. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Better. (Mal, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 9.00 Al Jazeera. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 France 24 English News. 10.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 1.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Los Angeles Stadium, California, US. 4.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Final, PGa) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R) 11.00 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show.

11.30 The Negotiator. (MA15+av) 12.20 Queen Victoria’s Royal Mob. (Mlv,R)

1.15 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

1.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R)

(R)

5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Dino Island. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks. 6.45 HexVets And Magic Pets. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Savage Builds. 9.25 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.50 BattleBots. 10.35 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Ella. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00

2.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round Of 32. From Dallas Stadium, Texas, US. 5.30 WorldWatch.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Front Up 1999. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Homicide. 2.20 The Grudge. 2.45 Food Lovers’ Guide. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 Alone Netherlands. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 Mysteries Unearthed. 9.50 The Americans. 10.45 Fashionista. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Royal Recipe For Love. (2023, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB]

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl) Theguides, including country musicians Brooke and Adam, take onTanzania, where they come face-to-face with Africa’s wildest animals, enjoy abucket-list hot air balloon safari and splash down intropical Zanzibar.

8.40 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day1. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day1 Late. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 5.00 Today Early News. Alook atall the news from Australia and around the world, aswell asthe latest sport and weather. 5.30 Today. Thelatest innews and current affairs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The House In Nightmare Park. (1973, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Wimbledon 2026 Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. 8.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 9.40 Good Karma Hospital. 10.40 Agatha Raisin. 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.40 Parental Guidance. 2.30pm Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Australia. (2008, M) 11.55 Seinfeld. 12.25am Love Island Games. 1.55 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 2.50 Parental Guidance. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 5.10 Late Programs.

TEN (5, 10)

1.30am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. (R) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 First Dates Australia. (PGl)

8.35 Doc. (Ma) Amy, Michael and Katie help aman indistress.

9.35 House Of Wellness. (PG) Ateam ofindustry experts, media personalities and wellness advocates shares insights and experiences tohighlight living well.

10.35 The Agenda Setters. (R)

11.35 Happy’s Place. (PGal)

12.05 New Amsterdam. (MA15+av,R)

1.05 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Farmer Wants A Wife. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Escape To The Country. 12.05am Hornby: A Model Empire. 1.05 Bargain Hunt. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 2.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted byGrant Denyer.

7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted byRebecca Gibney.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG) Amateur cooks take tothe kitchen. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete tosee who can remember the most about events ofthe week. 9.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage oflocal, national and international news, aswell asthe latest sport and weather. 10.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PGs,R) Sheldon faces aconundrum. 11.30 10 News+. (R) Hosted byDenham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

Today. 9.00 Today

(PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Learning To Love. (2023, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PGls) Andy Lee isjoined inthe studio bya panel ofAustralian comedians and100 regular Aussies via Zoom toexplore the fun behind the facts that make ustick asa nation.

8.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day2. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day2 Late. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 Today Early News. Alook atthe latest news, sport and weather.

(5, 10)

5.30 Today. Thelatest innews, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted byGrant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted byRebecca Gibney. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG) Amateur cooks take

6am Morning Programs. Noon Yorkshire Auction House. 1.00 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Sea Devils. (1953) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Wimbledon 2026 Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.30 Agatha Raisin. 11.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 12.30am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.40 Jeopardy! UK. 12.40pm MOVIE: Bride Wars. (2009, PG) 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight The 100. 12.50 Love Island Games. 2.10 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 3.00 Jeopardy! UK. 4.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 Late Programs.

Wednesday, July 1

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Restoration Aust. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30

National Press Club Address. 1.35

Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG,R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Gruen. (PG)

8.35 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (Final, PG) Guest include Myf Warhurst and Matt Okine.

9.25 Race Around The World. (PG,R)

10.25 Planet America. (Final,R)

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 The Business. (R)

11.30 You Can’t Ask That: Nudists. (MA15+n,R)

12.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav,R)

12.45 Long Lost Family. (PG,R)

1.30 Parliament Question Time.

2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Gardening Australia: Spring Special. (R)

5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Dino Island. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks. 6.45 HexVets And Magic Pets. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 9.05 Adv Time. 9.50 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.35 News. 6.05 Bamay. 6.45 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.35 Breaking Wild. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 MOVIE: Searchers. (2016, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Soccer.

FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 9.30

BBC News At Six. 10.00 France 24

English News. 10.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 1.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Monterrey Stadium, Guadalupe, Mexico. 4.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Australia’s Greatest Conman? (Ml,R)

8.30 The Great Killer Smog. (Premiere, Ma) 9.25 Coldwater. (Malsv)

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show. 11.20 David Baddiel: Jews

Don’t Count. (MA15+l,R)

12.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

1.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG,R) 1.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Seattle Stadium, Washington, US.

6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 2.40 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Alone Netherlands. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 Mysteries Unearthed. 9.50 The Americans. 10.45 Fashionista. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.50pm Johnny Mnemonic. (1995, Mvl) 2.40 Discovering Film. 3.30 Mr Blake At Your Service! (2023, PGal, French) 5.30 Explorers. (1985, PGhlv) 7.30 Donnie Darko. (2001, Madls) 9.35 The Circle. (2017) 11.40 A Useful Ghost. (2025, Thai) 2.05am Under The Skin. (2013, MA15+ansv) 4.05 Discovering Film. 5.00 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PGa)

Thursday, July 2

SEVEN (6, 7)

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 At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 The1% Club UK. (PGa) Hosted byLee Mack.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take alighter look atall things AFL. (PG) Hosted byHamish McLachlan.

10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) Anexpert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.

11.00 The Fall And Rise Of Reggie Dinkins. (PGal)

11.30 Stumble. (PGal)

12.00 New Amsterdam. (MA15+av,R)

1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Secrets Of Beautiful Gardens. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 11.00 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. Midnight Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 World’s Scariest Police Chases. 12.30am Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PGls, 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)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Wimbledon2026 Pre-Show. Pre-game coverage ofthe Wimbledon tennis tournament, featuring reviews, previews, interviews, highlights, opinions and topical stories, from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day3. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day3 Late. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

5.00 Today Early News. Alook atall the news from Australia and around the world, aswell asthe latest sport and weather.

5.30 Today. Thelatest innews and current affairs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Yorkshire Auction House. 1.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (1966) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.40 Murder In The Alps. 12.40am Antiques Roadshow. 1.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Innovation Nation. 11.45 Jeopardy! UK. 12.45pm 1.15 The Summit. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Batman & Robin. (1997, PG) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight The 100. 12.50 Love Island Games. 2.10 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Gruen. (PG, R) 10.35 Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (Final, PG, R) 11.20 QI. (Mal, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Capture. (Mlv, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.55 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGs,R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Grand Designs: Durham Dales. (Return, PG)

8.50 Grand Designs:25 Years And Counting. (Ml,R) Celebrates GrandDesigns 25th anniversary.

9.35 Ground Up. (Mls,R) Hugh weathers protests against the club.

10.05 Twenty Twenty Six. (M,R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

11.05 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (M,R)

11.50 Long Lost Family. (PG,R)

12.40 Parliament Question Time.

1.40 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv)

4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Dino Island. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 5.55 PJ Masks. 6.45 HexVets And Magic Pets. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Ultimate Vets. 9.05 Animal Park. 9.50 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 10.35 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Pro Bull Riding Australia. 1.00 Over The Black Dot. 1.30 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Going

6.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. Cont. 8.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 9.00 DW English News. 9.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. 12.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Mexico City Stadium, Mexico. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Fortress Britain With Alice Roberts. (PG,R) 8.30 Eva Longoria: Searching For France. (Premiere) 9.20 A Gentleman In Moscow. (Final, Ma) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 FIFA World Cup2026: Highlights Show. 11.15 Exit. (Malv,R)

1.55 Merrill’s Marauders: Burma WWII. (Mav,R) 2.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. From Los Angeles Stadium, California, US.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Front Up 1999. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Out Of Bounds. 2.10 Framed. 2.40 Insight. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone Netherlands. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Cup Fever! 9.00 Mysteries Unearthed. 9.50 The Americans. 10.45 Fashionista. 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Round of32. Replay. 2am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm The Circle. (2017) 2.45 Capricorn One. (1977, PGalv) 5.00 Discovering Film. 5.50 And God Created Woman. (1956, PGalnsv, French) 7.30 Gattaca. (1997, Malv) 9.30 Total Recall. (1990) 11.40 Seeking Justice. (2011, MA15+v) 1.40am Made In America. (1993, Mls) 3.45 The Sitting Duck. (2022, Malv, Hungarian, English, French)

SEVEN (6, 7)

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. (R) 4.00 Seven News At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round17. Geelong vBrisbane Lions. From GMHBA Stadium, Victoria. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.00 Kick Ons. Kane Cornes, Josh Jenkins and Jason Richardson debate the hottest topics and preview the upcoming AFL matches.

11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 Brave New World. (MA15+asv) Lenina has anunexpected collision. John becomes the centre ofattention.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Grace. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Father Brown. 12.30am Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol Special. 8.30 Air Crash Inv. 9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles. 10.30 MOVIE: Antlers. (2021, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 10 News+. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG)

7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted byRebecca Gibney. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG) Amateur cooks take tothe kitchen toimpress judges Andy Allen, Jean-Christophe Novelli. 8.40 Boston Blue. (Mv) Lena and Danny are pulled into ahighstakes murder investigation when awhistleblower tied toone ofMae’s court cases isfound dead. 9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage ofnews, sport and weather. 10.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal,R) Presented byMelanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 11.40 10 News+. (R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

(8, 9)

(5, 10)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Steal Your Heart. (2023, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Wimbledon2026 Pre-Show. Pre-game coverage ofthe Wimbledon tennis tournament, featuring reviews, previews, interviews, highlights, opinions and topical stories, from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day4. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 12.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day4 Late. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 5.00 Today Early News. Alook atthe latest news, sport and weather.

5.30 Today. Thelatest innews and current affairs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.00 MOVIE: Carry On Cabby. (1963, PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lady Godiva Rides Again. (1951) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Cronulla Sharks vKnights. 10.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Way. 11.45 Jeopardy! UK. 12.45pm The Summit. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Spy. (2015, MA15+) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Rugby Heaven. 12.55 Love Island Games. 2.30 Jeopardy! UK. 3.30 4.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted byDenham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted byGrant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG,R) 7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (Mls) Thecomedians are fooled and then have toretrace their steps asCelia Pacquola attempts todrug the Taskmaster.

8.40 NCIS. (Mv) Amurder aboard amuseum ship becomes acryptic treasure hunt when adying navy

9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage ofnews, sport and weather. 10.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PG,R) 11.30 10 News+. (R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

1 Dessert made with milk and eggs (7) 5 Large printed pictures (7)

Short pistol (9)

System of principles (5)

Perquisites (6)

Confirming (8)

Playing cards (6) 15 Brand of car, Mercedes – (4)

US state (4) 20 Governing body (6) 24 Compelling charm (8) 25 Hindu deity (6) 27 Establish by law (5) 28 From São Paulo, say (9)

Completely (7)

Screw in (7)

Most rapid (8)

Clouded eye lens (8)

18 Featuring as a principal performer (8)

21 Female organ of a flower (6)

22 Economy (6)

23 Large piece of artillery (6)

26 Truth (4)

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in “s”.

Today’s Aim:

17 words: Good 25 words: Very good 34 words: Excellent

M D C A D E L I

3 LETTERS

Which Russian novelist wrote Crime and Punishment? 2 Which country is Borat, played by Sacha Baron Cohen (pictured), from? 3 Which basketball team holds the most NBA championship titles?

4 What type of machine would require a bobbin?

5 Where in Northern Ireland can you find the majority of the peace lines?

Casablanca is the largest city in which country?

7 How many petals does a pansy have?

8 In the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble, what must Jack jump over?

9 What is the standard measurement of gravity on Earth’s surface?

10 Which band released Don’t Dream It’s Over in 1986?

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Geelong Independent Community Calendar, 1/47 Pakington Street, Geelong West, 3218, or email to editorial@geelongindependent.com.au. Deadline for copy and announcements is 5pm Tuesday.

Ballroom dance

Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Saturday 27 June, 7.30-10.30pm, $10 includes supper. Music: Kevin. A small plate to share for both events is appreciated. 0400 500 402

Women in Local Leadership Free forum to learn about councils’ community wellbeing roles and responsibilities, and to encourage women candidates to stand in the 2028 council elections. Wurriki Nyal, 137-139 Mercer Street, Geelong, Tuesday 30 June, 5.30-7.30pm. Register geelong.link/ WomenLocalLeadership wildgeelong@gmail.com

Fatigue

Geelong ME/CFS Support Group (including fibromyalgia, long COVID and Lyme disease) meets first Tuesday of the month, 36 Saffron Street, Newtown, 1-3pm. geelonggroupcfsme@hotmail.com

Geelong Scout Heritage Centre

A trove of Scouting memorabilia. Open third Sunday of the month (not September or January), 56 Russell Street, Newtown, 10am-3pm, entry by donation. Groups by appointment. 0419 591 432, or geelong.heritage@scoutsvictoria.com.au

Rostrum

Builds confident public speakers, each Monday evening, South Barwon Community Centre, 133 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont. Andrew, 0408 369 446, or Jan, 0407 296 958

Highton Seniors

Carpet bowls, bingo, cards, taichi, line dancing, mahjong. Community Centre, 84 Barrabool Road, Highton. Elma, 0411 065 524

Australian Multicultural Support Services

Social Support Groups for communities from different multicultural backgrounds for seniors over 65. Meals, activities and fun. White Eagle House, Breakwater. 10am-2.30pm Fridays. 9689 9170, amcservices.org.au, or info@amcservices.org.au

Cards

Wanted: card sharp partners to play the game of Bolivia on Thursday evenings. For venue email Ingrid. griddlepop@hotmail.com

Geelong Historical Society Inc.

Guest speaker first Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm, Virginia Todd Hall, 9 Clarence Street, Geelong West. Harry, 0473 807 944, or geelonghistoricalsociety.org.au

Stamps

Geelong Philatelic Society Inc meets 7pm first Saturday of the month (excluding January) at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West, and 12.30pm third Monday of the month (excluding December) at Belmont Pavillion, 162 Barrabool Road, Belmont. Julie, 0438 270 549

Scrabble club

Christ Church hall, corner Moorabool & McKillop Streets, 1pm Saturdays. Beginners to experts welcome. Sue, 0419 106 147, or Pauline, 0429 829 773

Mindfulness & meditation U3A

9.30am and 12.30pm Wednesdays, Cobbin Farm, Grove Road, Grovedale. Jean, 5264 7484

Our Community Calendar is wildly popular and it keeps getting bigger. There are now enough entries to fill almost three pages.

While we would love to run them all, this isn’t possible.

Entries are being printed on a rotating basis each week. Your entry will not appear each week. It is likely that it will feature every three weeks.

We know this is not ideal, but we ask for your understanding. If your entry is no longer operating or meeting, please let us know so we can remove it.

A reminder that entries are for FREE community events and groups, or at least those who charge a nominal fee.

Events or groups that require more than $10 per session will no longer be printed.

Entries will be edited for clarity and space restrictions.

Games

Scrabble, chess, board games or cards. Tuesdays 2-5pm, All Saints’ Parish Hall, Newtown. Afternoon tea provided. Dinah, 0418 547 753

Sing Australia Geelong Choir

Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm at Senior Citizens Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. No auditions needed. Mary, 0419 278 456

Lions Club of Geelong Breakfast Inc

Inviting anyone interested in having fun and serving others to meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 8am, Eastern Hub (behind East Geelong Cemetery), followed by breakfast. Dinner event third Thursday of each month in Geelong. ajd53m@yahoo.com

Scribes Writers Group

South Barwon Community Centre, Mondays 9.30am-noon. Welcoming new members to refine their skills. geelongscribeswriters@gmail.com, or 5243 8388

Ballroom dancing

Belmont Park Pavilion, Thursdays 2-4pm. Val, 5251 3529

Kids’ church Group lessons for children aged 3-6, 7-10 and 10+, St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am. Suzie, 0402 963 855, or Althea, 0403 005 449

Geelong Dragon Boat Club

Paddle at Barwon River. Training Wednesdays 5pm, Saturdays 9am. Free one-month trial. revolutionise.com.au/geelongdragons

Combined Probus Club of Highton Meets third Thursday of each month, South

Barwon Football & Netball clubrooms, McDonald Reserve, Reynolds Road, Belmont, 10am.

Sandra, 0427 348 260

Zonta Club of Geelong Global human rights organisation working to build a better world for women and girls. Meets first Wednesday monthly for dinner, 6pm.

zontaclubgeelong@yahoo.com.au, or 0411 628 361

Geelong Prostate Cancer Support Group Meets last Friday of the month (except December), 10am-noon, Belmont Park Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Road, Belmont. Bill, 0414 524 155, or info@geelongpsg.net

Geelong ballroom dancing Saturdays 7.30-10.15pm, cnr Bayview Parade and Carey Street, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. BYO drinks and a plate. 5278 9740, or geelongballroomdc.com.au

Corio Bay Lions Club Meets first and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm. geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au

Alcoholics (and other addicts) For Christ 12 Steps Group

Meets Thursdays 7.30pm at Belmont-Highton Baptist Church, 43 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont. 0420 910 763

Children’s play group

For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with parent/carer. Free play, story time, and music. Wednesdays 10-11.30am in school term, St John’s Highton, 269 Roslyn Road, Highton. office@stjohnshighton.org.au, or 0433 191 890

Belmont Seniors

Players wanted to play 500 each Monday 12.30pm. Belmont Senior Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. 5241 1776

Ocean Grove Library

Wednesday 8 July, 5-6pm - Sharks & Rays with marine scientist Louisa Graf Mondays 10.30-11.30am: preschool story time (during school term) Tuesdays 4-5pm: youth collective (ages 12-18, during school term) Wednesdays 9.30-10am: toddler time (during school term) Thursdays 11.30-11.50am: baby time (all year)

Thursdays 3.45-4.45pm: after-school program (during school term) School holiday program: grlc.vig.gov.au

Community kitchen

Do you enjoy cooking or want to learn cooking and budgeting skills with a small group of like-minded people in your community? Are you interested in volunteering to facilitate a Community Kitchen?

healthycommunities@barwonhealth.org. au

Welcome mat

Belmont Uniting Church every Friday from 10am-1pm. Games, lunch and friendship. Fa,y 0409 361 414

OMNI

Older Men New Ideas men’s friendly informal chat group, South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 10.30am. Allan, 0409 665 608

Bike riding Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Belmont. Rides to suit all levels of fitness; e-bikes welcome. Rob, 0412 308 166

Lara Community Market Run by Rotary Club of Lara District every second Sunday of the month at Lara RSL, 9am-1pm.

Geelong Amateur Radio Club Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30-4pm, Fridays 6.30pm. Robert, 0438 409 979, or vk3atl.org

Choir

St Paul’s Choir rehearses Wednesdays from 7.45-8.45pm and 9.30am Sunday for 10.30am service. Choral scholarships available. Occasional choir for those unable to make commitment to main choir. Tom Healey, 0451 960 768, or healeytf@gmail.com

Bellydance classes

Beginner level, new term commencing. New students welcome. Tuesdays 1.30pm, Life Activities Club, Belmont Park Pavillion, Belmont.

Glenys, 0400 214 897

Geelong’s Soroptimist International Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at Belmont RSL. 0455 835 691, or geelong@siswp.com

Geelong Sports & Game Fishing Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm. John, 0409 234 307

Geelong Anglers Club Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions. Brian, 0417 190 092, or Ian, 0470 114 787

Drysdale CWA

Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every fourth Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club. Jenny, 0452 258 333

Scottish dancing

GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed. Vicki, 0412 762 983, or Barbara, 0419 511 781

Geelong Showgrounds Museum Museum open to the public on the first Sunday of each month 10am-2pm (January and October excepted). Adults $10, students 13-18 $5, under 13 free. 5221 1707

Geelong Scottish Dance Highland dance classes for all ages Wednesday from 4pm and Saturday from 10am at Western Heights Uniting Church Hall, St Herne Hill. Christine 0468-311 788, facebook.com/ GeelongScottishDance

Bingo

Tuesdays 1-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books, $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. Frank, 5241 1776

First steps in music

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential. info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

Out and about at local sport

The rain mostly held off on Saturday 20 June as Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Portarlington Recreation Reserve for the Demons’ home footy and netball games against Barwon Heads.

The Board of Southern Rural Water has set tariffs for 2026-27.

The new tariffs apply across Southern Victoria.

The tariffs accord with those approved by the Essential Services Commission, based on the following averages:

•Ground Water and Rivers – 4.1% increase

•Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District – 4.1% increase

• Werribee Irrigation District – 5.2% increase

•Macalister Irrigation District – 5.7% increase

The tariffs apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027

Further details on specific tariffs can be:

•found on our website https://www.srw.com.au/customer/accounts/prices-and-forms/ •obtained by contacting us on 1300 139 510 or at srw@srw.com.au

Hybrid deserved better

By Chris Riley, Marque Motoring

With the imminent arrival of Suzuki’s first fullyelectricvehicletheeVitara,it’seasyto seewhythecompanydidn’tinvestmuchin the hybrid version.

Forgive us for saying so, but it’s a shortsighted approach because the companyislikelytosellmanymorehybrids than it will EVs, just look at the experience of other brands.

Really, the hybrid deserved better, becauseapartfromthewelcometransition to hybrid power – the changes have been minimal to say the least.

Styling

If you think the latest Vitara looks like the previous model, you’re right.

The front grille and lights have been redesignedbutfromtherearitlooksalmost identical to the previous model.

Believe it or not, the current fourth generation Vitara dates back to 2015. Yep, it’s that old, although it was updated in 2018 and again in 2024.

The hybrid made a local appearance earlier this year, but still years after the debut of the Swift Hybrid.

There are two models from which to choose: Vitara Turbo Hybrid and Vitara Turbo Hybrid Allgrip, priced from $39,990 and $45,990 driveaway respectively.

Fourcoloursareoffered:thecolourwhite is standard, dark grey pearl metallic adds $745 and two-tone blue or ivory with a black roof is $1345.

Our test vehicle was the higher-priced Allgripinivoryandblackwhichasitsname suggests adds all-wheel drive, along with a few other features including a sunroof.

The cabin is decked out in a suede and synthetic leather combo stitched with an interesting tyre tread pattern, along with a leather-cladsteeringwheelandsinglezone climate control air – minus rear air vents.

Standard kit includes LED headlights withautohighbeam,LEDdaytimerunning lights,trafficsignrecognition,autowipers, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, keyless entry and start, rear view camera, front and rear parking sensors, 17-inch alloys and a panoramic sunroof.

Vitaraiscoveredbyafive-year,unlimited kilometre warranty with capped-price servicing and roadside assistance for the first five years.

Service is due every 12 months or 10,000km.

Infotainment

Infotainment consists of a 9.0-inch touchscreen, with Bluetooth, built-in navigation, AM/FM and DAB+ digital radio, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and six-speaker audio.

There’s just one USB-A port in the front and no wireless charge pad.

Safety

Vitara remains unrated by ANCAP, but comes with seven airbags including a driver’s knee bag plus a rear-view camera.

There’s also adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), blind-spot monitoring, lane departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert and weaving Alert.

Two Isofix and three tether style child seat anchor points are provided.

Engines/transmissions

Power comes from a 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, with the support of a 48-volt mild hybrid.

The combination produces 81kW of power at 4500 rpm and 235Nm of torque from 2000-2500 rpm, with drive to all four wheels on demand in the Allgrip version.

Transmission is via a six-speed auto, with paddle gear shifters provided.

Driving

At 4175mm in length and weighing in at a trim 1315kg, Vitara is a relatively compact, cheap five-seat SUV.

For years Suzuki has represented the budget alternative for buyers seeking a Japanese vehicle, but who don’t want to pay through the nose for one.

However, apart from the long overdue switch to hybrid power, not much else has changed since we last drove this car more than 12 months ago.

The styling remains almost identical, while the cabin and instrumentation continue to look and feel dated.

Gone is the cute analogue clock, replaced by a third air vent at the top and centre of the dashboard.

Older drivers may be attracted by the Vitara’s familiarity and simplicity, with its dated layout, gauges and switch gear – but younger, tech-savvy drivers may be underwhelmed.

Neither will be too impressed by the cheap plastics and generic fabric trim used throughout the cabin.

Rear legroom is okay thanks to scooped out front seat backs, but that’s not saying much.

It’s still pretty tight back there and lacks rear air outlets, or for that matter any creature comforts of note for the back seat passengers,includingaccesstoaUSBport. However, the door bins will accommodate a sports water bottle.

Cargo capacity with the rear set in use is 375 litres, with a hidden area under the floor which in turn hides a space saver spare, with a 12 volt/120W power outlet in the luggage area.

But the split back seat does not fold flat and the transmission tunnel combined

with angle of the open doors make it difficult to stow longer items such as a beach umbrella across the foot of the seat.

The infotainment system is somewhat basicbutticksmostofthenecessaryboxes.

However,ittookafrustrating10minutes and several failed attempts to connect our late model Pixel mobile phone via Bluetooth.

ConnectiontoeitherCarPlayorAndroid Auto is via cable and despite trying a couple of different cables, Android Auto kept disconnecting.

Built-in navigation is provided and DAB+ digital radio has been added to the menu this time around.

But continual, unnecessary alerts about merge points, that is entry and exit motorway ramps – really began to grate.

As documented, yanking the gear selector back for Drive will inadvertently engage manual mode and engine revs will max out before you realise what is going on.

With a 47-litre tank, the hybrid takes premium 95 unleaded and uses a claimed 5.9L/100kminthismodel,givingitarange of close to 800km.

Suspension is Mac strut at the front with a basic, torsion beam rear setup, and it rides on 17-inch alloys with 215/55 profile rubber.

Getting behind the wheel for the first time the Vitara Hybrid impressed from the get-go.

It offers stronger performance than the previousturbochargedmodel,withasolid, well sorted feel, and is over-engineered if anything.

It corners flat, feels taught and has a firmish ride, and can be driven enthusiastically with confidence.

In fact, the suspension is excellent on secondary, back roads.

Steering is sharp and accurate and the brakes are confident.

But we’re not great fans of the Continental Ecocontact 6 tyres that lack grip.

Rated at 5.9L/100km, we were getting 5.5L after 620km of driving, mostly out on the open road over the Easter long weekend – with 152km still to go.

In practice we discovered it was best to avoid cruise control, as this prevents the battery from being recharged from recovered energy on long downhill runs –any hills really.

Taking your foot off the throttle sees an icon show up at the top of the instrument cluster, indicating the battery is being charged.

What a shame the rest of the car isn’t a match for the superior engineering, but of course that would push up the price and that’s a whole new ball game.

Summing up

We’re in two minds about this car. The engineering is rock solid and impressive. Butthetechnologyneedstocatchup,with ananaloguedash,mechanicalhandbrake, wired Android Auto, etc.

It also lacks a current safety rating, even though the previous five-star rating expired over two years ago.

It’s not the way to win over buyers, let alone retain the ones you have – with Suzuki sales down more than 28 per cent year to date.

IftheythinktheelectriceVitaraisgoing todothetrick,they’resadlymistaken–the Chinesealreadyoffermuchbetteroptions. Just saying.

Around the grounds

Scores, goal kickers and best players from matches played in the Geelong, Bellarine, and Geelong & District Football Leagues on Saturday 20 June.

GEELONG

BellPark3.0(18),8.3(51),12.5(77),15.5(95)

StJoseph’s1.0(6),1.1(7),3.2(20),8.3(51)

Goals: Bell Park - M. Mahady 3, E. Pearce 2, O. Hicks 2, J. Sarcevic 2, I. Wareham, J. Bermingham, H. Lucas, E. Hollard, T. Pidgeon, Z. Lamb. St Joseph’s - J. Jovanovic 2, H. Lewis 2, J. Mullen, M. White, L. Kershaw, G. Posterino.

Best: BellPark-M.Jones,H.Lucas,J.Nihill, J. Bermingham, Z. Lamb, S. Bensted. St Joseph’s - M. Chafer, J. Gow, Z. Knights, J. Nurnaitis, J. Mullen, A. Humphrey.

South Barwon 6.5(41), 6.10(46), 10.12(72), 16.13(109)

Geelong West Giants 1.2(8), 6.3(39), 9.5(59),11.5(71)

Goals: SouthBarwon-L.Noble4,H.Sinnott 3,M.Caldow2,M.Mawson,G.Richardson, F. Fort, K. O’Neil, J. Broughton, T. White, H. Cunningham. Geelong West GiantsL. Horniblow 5, M. Kelly 2, C. Edwards, L. Wittman, T. Handley, O. Leavold. Best: SouthBarwon-T.Burke,D.Madigan, T. Mulraney, S. James, K. O’Neil, L. Noble. Geelong West Giants - M. Scoullar, L. Horniblow, M. Kelly, T. Handley, R. Moore, B. Wood.

StAlbans2.3(15),5.6(36),7.9(51),9.14(68) Grovedale2.1(13),3.5(23),5.5(35),5.9(39)

Goals: St Albans - T. Higgins 5, E. Guida 2, H. Dickson, B. Brogden. Grovedale - G. Murrant, L. Ellis, N. Deans, B. McDonald, T. Gillett.

Best: St Albans - T. Higgins, F. Keck, B. Brogden, L. Gray, E. Mantas, N. Cockerell. Grovedale-J.Tsitas,J.McCarthy,C.Leach, J. Caia, T. Degoldi, H. Whyte.

Colac 8.5(53), 11.11(77), 18.14(122), 26.18(174) NorthShore1.1(7),3.3(21),4.4(28),6.6(42)

Goals: Colac - J. McCormack 5, K. Smartt 3, J. Garner 3, J. McDonald 3, L. Hillman 2, W. Parkhouse 2, A. Garner 2, K. Spokes, R. Monaghan, Z. McCarthy, J. Fish, H. Darroch. North Shore - H. Purcell 2, L.Vivian,J.Purcell,W.Millsome,L.Hayes. Best: Colac - L. Gorwell, W. Parkhouse, S. Giblett, J. McCormack, K. Spokes, J. Fish. North Shore - O. McCausland, N. Creighton, J. Purcell, N. Mitzithras, D. Bennett, J. Sammut-Miljevic.

StMary’s2.4(16),5.7(37),9.9(63),14.9(93) Newtown & Chilwell 3.0(18), 5.1(31), 8.3(51),12.5(77)

Goals: St Mary’s - J. Willson 3, J. Travaglini 2, N. Dowling 2, L. Peck 2, C. Vallelonga, S. Bourke, P. Dowling, E. MacDonald, H. Segrave. Newtown & ChilwellB. Pennisi 3, L. Nash 2, N. Jephson 2, C. Byrne, L. Morey, A. Harkness, J. Colville, J. Coburn.

Best: St Mary’s - E. MacDonald, H. McMahon, J. Sanders, F. Hughes, O. Flynn, C. Vallelonga. Newtown & Chilwell - N. Harris, C. Karpala, C. Byrne, L. Nash, B. Pennisi, J. Colville.

BELLARINE

Anglesea 10.5(65), 15.9(99), 20.14(134), 23.16(154)

Ocean Grove 1.1(7), 3.2(20), 4.3(27), 5.6(36)

Goals: Anglesea - A. Gras 10, M. Virgona 4, J. Keras 2, J. Hogan 2, J. Fulton, J. Gray, N. McGregor-Dawson, W. Batson, J. Baker. Ocean Grove - J. Paterson 3, J. Lange, H. Walsh.

Best: Anglesea - N. McGregor-Dawson, J. Keras, M. Virgona, A. Gras, J. Fulton, R. Bell. Ocean Grove - B. Hayward, H. Walsh, L. Jarrad, B. Poyser, J. Lange, F. Stow.

Sam McDonald marks at the back of the pack during Portarlington’s come from behind win against Barwon Heads. (Ivan Kemp) 560029_42

Queenscliff 1.2(8), 2.6(18), 5.8(38), 15.12(102)

Drysdale2.1(13),4.3(27),5.8(38),5.10(40)

Goals: Queenscliff - J. Monahan 5, J. Rush 3, N. Coffey 2, I. Grant 2, C. Durran 2, K. Keenan. Dry - J. Watson 2, J. Robbins, B. Fennell, L. Dalgleish.

Best: Queenscliff - C. Durran, C. Whitley, J. Cincotta, L. Kidd, L. Adam, J. Wright. Drysdale - L. Preece, L. Nelis, J. Jenkins, J. Preece, J. Smith, S. Willatt.

Geelong Amateur 6.6(42), 12.11(83), 15.19(109),18.20(138)

Modewarre1.3(9),4.4(28),4.7(31),8.12(60)

Goals: Geelong Amateur - M. Day 5, S. Lloyd 5, R. Mattner 2, N. Beekmans, A. Hanegraaf, J. Tardio, B. Barnett, T. Gribble, H. Kershaw. Modewarre - J. Motton 3, S. Morter 2, T. Hornsey, Z. May, T. Worpel. Best: Geelong Amateur - J. Hickey, A. Hanegraaf, J. Sheahan, T. Gribble, B. Barnett, N. Beekmans. Modewarre - C. Joseph, O. Cooke, M. Fenton, Z. May, J. Motton.

Portarlington 4.0(24), 6.0(36), 12.2(74), 17.5(107)

Barwon Heads 4.0(24), 10.5(65), 13.6(78), 15.8(98)

Goals: Portarlington - M. Turnbull 5, M. Herlihy 3, H. Eddy 3, S. McDonald 2, H. Sedgmen 2, R. Hayden, T. Miles. Barwon Heads - J. Henderson 4, J. Whybrow 3, C. Donohue 2, K. Smith 2, N. Young, H. Hyland, J. Stevens, M. Jensen.

Best: Portarlington - L. Hart, T. Panuccio, H. Sedgmen, M. Turnbull, T. Miles, M. Herlihy. Barwon Heads - J. Henderson, M. Philp, N. Young, F. Cornell, C. Donohue.

Torquay 6.4(40), 11.8(74), 18.15(123), 22.19(151)

SurfCoast2.2(14),2.3(15),3.4(22),6.6(42)

Goals: Torquay-H.Trigg5,T.Diamond5,J. Darby 4, S. Ham 2, T. Smith 2, L. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Pascoe, N. Turner. Surf Coast - M. Hovey 2, W. McCartney, T. Young. Best: Torquay - S. Ham, W. Montebello, T. Diamond, J. Darby, L. Anderson, C. Patton. Surf Coast - T. Flanigan, T. Barker, H. Gravener, Z. Warne, T. Stephen, M. Wright.

GEELONG&DISTRICT

Inverleigh 4.1(25), 7.6(48), 10.8(68), 19.12(126)

Bell Post Hill 1.3(9), 4.5(29), 9.10(64), 11.15(81)

Goals: Inverleigh-S.Cations6,M.Dickson 4, J. Bacon 2, N. Mayes 2, J. Viney, E. Floyd, S. Condy, D. Grundell, D. Peel. Bell Post Hill - J. Norman 3, J. Saunders, T. Stone, H. Verschuren, J. Yates, D. Handley, N. Costello, Z. Jones, B. Carter. Best: Inverleigh - S. Cations, J. Love, A. Donohue,B.Warren,B.Collins,D.Grundell. Bell Post Hill - J. Yates, N. Flaccavento, J. Norman, B. Carter, C. Bacely.

North Geelong 2.7(19), 4.8(32), 9.13(67), 14.15(99)

Anakie1.3(9),6.5(41),7.6(48),7.7(49)

Goals: North Geelong - J. Bertucci 4, C. Pasque 2, C. Vaughan 2, B. Riccardi 2, R. Desnoy, C. Ellmer, T. Tseros, M. Habib. Anakie-J.Francese-Fulton2,J.Sutherland, D. Robinson, L. Dahlhaus, J. Moylan, J. Mawson.

Best: North Geelong - T. Schwennesen, C. Farrell,R.Desnoy,T.Davis,J.Cambridge,T. Tseros. Anakie - B. Goodwin, L. Dahlhaus, B. Gerrard, J. Mawson, M. McLachlan, R. Law.

East Geelong 5.5(35), 8.8(56), 10.14(74), 16.16(112)

Thomson1.0(6),3.3(21),4.4(28),4.5(29)

Goals: East Geelong - Z. Smith 6, C. Ezard 3, S. Purdy 3, A. Fedley, J. McIntyre, A. Steele, J. Mclean. Thomson - J. Camm 3, J. Hanneysee.

Best: East Geelong - J. McIntyre, A. Mulvahil, A. Steele, S. Purdy, Z. Smith, B. Crombie. Thomson - J. Camm, J. Hanneysee, S. Jacka, J. Blair, M. Simons, M. Piasente.

Belmont Lions 4.4(28), 7.10(52), 14.10(94), 23.16(154)

Corio3.4(22),5.6(36),8.8(56),8.8(56)

Goals: Belmont Lions - B. McPherson 6, S. Jones 4, J. Evans 3, B. Mahoney 2, J. Wood 2, B. Michell 2, J. Beasley, J. Butler, B. Vermeulen, C. Farchione. Corio - J. Blackney 2, H. Carr 2, T. McMahon, C. Shoebridge, J. Bigham, N. Smith. Best: BelmontLions-J.Wood,B.Mahoney, B. Michell, B. McPherson, J. Evans, O. Mayman. Corio - T. Mcmahon, J. Green, J. Evans, D. Cefai, M. Jelenic, T. Short.

Winchelsea 3.2(20), 7.5(47), 9.8(62), 12.10(82)

Bannockburn 2.2(14), 4.6(30), 6.9(45), 9.9(63)

Goals: Winchelsea - C. Primmer 4, D. Isbister 2, I. Parish 2, A. Walsh, J. Gould, J. Sampi, S. Adams. Bannockburn - W. Mack 3, S. Giles 2, F. Wilson, T. Gibson, B. Harding. Best: Winchelsea - J. Terrill, A. Walsh, L. Carver, C. Parish, J. Sampi, J. Huff Bannockburn - S. Giles, T. Bath, W. Mack, A. Seller, R. Maibaum.

Werribee Centrals 10.5(65), 13.9(87), 21.12(138),26.16(172) Geelong West Giants 0.4(4), 1.5(11), 3.6(24),4.7(31)

Goals: Werribee Centrals - C. Saliba 8, B. Linehan-Cunningham 5, K. Kur 4, J. MacDonald 3, T. Camilleri 2, T. Crennan, D. Phillips, A. Stone, B. Houlihan. Geelong West Giants - B. Greaves 2, J. Jans, R. Ford. Best: Werribee Centrals - M. Culliver, C. Saliba, T. Camilleri, T. Crennan, J. MacDonald, B. Linehan-Cunningham. GeelongWestGiants-N.Brislan,J.Collins, Z. Rowarth, N. Lloyd, J. Greaves, J. Jans.

Around the courts

Scoresandbestplayersfromtheround of matches played in the Geelong, Geelong & District, and Bellarine NetballLeaguesonSaturday20June.

GEELONG

Grovedale 62 def St Albans 35

Best: Grovedale - Taylar Borg, Bonnie Coburn, Kaleisha Pell. St AlbansAmy Cook, Georgia Stoate, Tegan Line.

Newtown & Chilwell 65 def St Mary’s 33

Best: Newtown & Chilwell - Holly Adams-Alcock, Vanessa Augustini, Danielle Mather. St Mary’s - Kate Slattery,MegBlood,LaineyPollard. South Barwon 74 def Geelong West Giants 30

GEELONG & DISTRICT

East Geelong 49 def Thomson 33

Best: East Geelong - Abbey Rumbiolo, Claudia Cook, Stephanie Boyce. Thomson - Aleisha Tainui, Mikaela Jarvis,ShaeRowbottom.

Inverleigh 65 def Bell Post Hill 28

Best: Inverleigh - Claudia Callagher, Taylah Nelson, Teagan Madden. Bell Post Hill - Pip Hodge, Milla Holt, Alex Smith.

Belmont Lions 54 def Corio 34

Best: Belmont Lions - Molly Gribble, Ella Wasik, Rachael Kirtley. CorioBridie Shanahan, Holly Ross, Erin Dillon.

Bannockburn 48 def Winchelsea 47

Best: Bannockburn - Courtney Leith, Alyce Willie, Steph Thomson. Winchelsea - Connie Lake, Maddison McKiernan,LivBarber.

Anakie 35 def North Geelong 32

Best: Anakie - Veronica Borsi, Avery Hutchison, Alice Egberts. North Geelong - Keira Marsh, Cody Dixon, AlexandraSmilovic.

Werribee Centrals 58 def Geelong West Giants 9

Best: Werribee Centrals - Julia Nash, JacintaSavory,AlualGarang.

BELLARINE

Queenscliff 54 def Drysdale 52

Best: Queenscliff - Rebecca O’Neill, Georgia Berry, Alex Booker. Drysdale -IslaCuddy,MiaFallon,DemiGrant. Portarlington 55 def Barwon Heads 40

Best: Portarlington - Madeline Casey, Mikayla Mevissen, Georgia Howell. Barwon Heads - Tiana Newman, RacquelScott,IsseyArmstrong. Surf Coast 45 def Torquay 41

Best: Torquay - Bridget Witham, Sophie Ritchie-Crichton, Ariana Luamanu.

Ocean Grove 67 def Anglesea 24

Best: Ocean Grove - Zanna Punshon, BridgetteVos,PerriJones. Geelong Amateur 70 def Modewarre 21

Best: Modewarre - Hannah Richards, LaneyMcfadyen,AbbyLarkin.

Coach steps aside

By Justin Flynn

Mark Hounslow has voluntarily stood down as coach of Ocean Grove Football Netball Club’s Under 14 Pearson team after AFL Barwon suspended him for six games.

Hounslow, who is also senior coach of North Shore in the Geelong Football League, was suspended after being charged withusingabusive,insulting,threateningor obscene language towards, or in relation to, an umpire during North Shore’s round 11 match against Leopold on 13 June.

While the incident did not occur during an Ocean Grove Under 14s game, the suspension applies to all AFL Barwon sanctioned matches.

“Mark has voluntarily stood down as coach of the Grubbers Under 14s Pearson team during this six-week period,” the club said.

“At the conclusion of the suspension, the situation will be reviewed and any future arrangements will be considered at that time. The OGFNC will continue to support Mark, his family, players and parents that this may affect.

“The Ocean Grove Football and Netball Club is committed to upholding the values of respect, sportsmanship and positive conduct across all levels of our club, umpires and opposition. We appreciate the understanding and support of our players, families, volunteers and members during this period.”

North Shore said in a statement that it had held a “comprehensive internal review”

of the incident and had reinforced the standards of behaviour expected and had commenced a process of education and reengagement with senior football coaching staff.

“North Shore Football Netball Club regards any form of abuse, intimidation, or disrespect towards umpires, officials, volunteers, players, coaches, spectators, or members of the wider football and netball community as completely unacceptable,”

president Maryian Szponar said.

“Our club has a long-standing commitment to fostering a positive, respectful and inclusive environment both on and off the field.

“The conduct displayed on this occasion fell well short of the standards we expect, and the Code of Conduct we follow, from anyone representing North Shore Football Netball Club.

“Asaresult,theclubhastakenimmediate disciplinary action that reflects our responsibility to uphold the values of our club,ourobligationsunderAFLpoliciesand codes of conduct, and our commitment to maintaining the integrity of our sport.”

Vic Open returns to 13th Beach Golf Links

The Vic Open will be back at Barwon Heads next January with 13th Beach Golf Links again set to host the major golf tournament.

Widely recognised as the first event of its kind, the Vic Open’s dualgender format has become a blueprint replicated in professional golf around the world.

TheVicOpenwillbeplayedfrom21to 24Januaryandwillformpartofboththe Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia schedules.

As it has since 2012, the Vic Open will feature separate tournaments for women and men played concurrently across 13th Beach’s Beach and Creek courses, with players competing for a combined $400,000 prize money purse.

It will mark the 70th anniversary of the men’s championship and the 20th staging of the women’s event.

“The Vic Open has become a unique and popular event on our calendar and we’re thrilled to be returning to 13th Beach Golf Links again in 2027,” Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland said. “To celebrate the 70th anniversaryofthemen’schampionship, and the 20th staging of the women’s event, at a venue that has become synonymous with the modern Vic Open makes next year’s tournament even

more special.

“One of the things that makes the Vic Open so special is the atmosphere aroundthecourseandthefunvibe.Fans are able to get up close to the players, and it creates an experience that is welcoming and enjoyable for families, casual fans and avid golfers alike.”

GolfAustraliaannounceditwillagain partner with the Victorian government to deliver the tournament.

The previous 19 women’s Vic Open have produced an outstanding champions list that includes the likes of

major champions Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Celine Boutier, Georgia Hall and Jiyai Shin.

“The Victorian government is proud to continue to support the Vic Open through the Regional Events Fund,” Minister for Tourism Natalie Suleyman said. “This event will showcase this region’s spectacular beauty – its golden beaches, lush peninsula rail trails and vineyards. It also provides a big boost for the local economy because visitors flock to the region’s hotels, wineries and restaurants.”

Wiltshire pens new deal to play on with Geelong

Barwon Heads product Oli Wiltshire has re-signedwithGeelongfornextseasonand Irish defender Mark O’Connor has penned a new two-year deal.

Wiltshire has signed a one-year contract extension,keepinghimatGMHBAStadium until at least the end of 2027.

The Barwon Heads local was drafted with pick 61 in 2023 after an impressive 2024 VFL season, and made his AFL debut in Round 7 of the 2025 season.

Playing seven of his nine AFL games in 2026, Wiltshire has emerged this year as an exciting goal scorer. He kicked three goals in the round 14 clash against Gold Coast and followed it up with two goals in the round 15 top of the table match against Fremantle.

“Oli’s development has been really pleasing, he’s shown what he can do at AFL level and we’re looking forward to seeing him continue to grow at the Club,” executive general manager of football Andrew Mackie said.

Now in his 10th AFL season, O’Connor has become a key member of the Cats’ line up.

TheKerryproductreachedthe150game milestone in round 3 against Adelaide, becoming just the sixth Irish-born player in AFL history to achieve the feat.

“Mark’s been an important player for us for a long time now, he consistently plays the roles required of him and brings experience that sets a strong example for the group,” Mackie said.

Heads and Lonny swap ladder positions

LOCAL TENNIS

Donna Schoenmaekers

ItwasthehalfwaymarkofTennisGeelong Winter Pennant this week with most 3 Open teams playing their nearest rivals.

At the top of the table, first placed Point Lonsdale hosted second placed Barwon Heads in a battle worthy of the standings, and a battle of singles versus doubles.

Dominic White punched out the first singles 6-3, 6-2, while Herb Ireland got up 6-1, 6-4 in the second, but the Heads proved to have the better doubles pairings with Paddy Moulton and Ted Reid taking the first 6-2, 6-4, while Moulton and Dex Taylor eked out a 7-5, 7-6 win.

The final result was just five games to Lonny, while even on rubbers and sets, but the loss was enough to push the Heads back to third.

Third placed hosts Hamlyn Park were hampered by a lack of players, forcing them to forfeit two rubbers, and giving Clifton Springs the option of which rubbers were played.

The Springs chose well, electing to go with two doubles rubbers, with Andrew Vlahovic and Grant Elmes posting a tidy 6-4, 6-3 win in the first and Vlahovic backing up with Nicholas Brunton to give the Springs a clean sweep with their 6-4, 6-0 win. The win pushed the Springs into second, while the Park dropped to fourth.

Highton Blue were sitting in fifth at the start of the day and, along with Point Lonsdale, were the only teams to hold their position. Blue hosted Moolap who started the day in seventh due to a slow start to the season, but picked up their game this week posting a second win.

Highton’s Alex Horgan put the home team ahead with a 6-2, 6-4 win in the singles while Moolap got on the board with Jake McInnes and Trent Carson outlasting father-son combo of Peter and Andre Ficca 2-6, 6-4, 10-6.

McInnes backed up in the second singles, winning 6-3, 6-2, while the second doubles was another seesawing event. The score was 6-3, 3-6 after the two sets, leaving it to a super tie-break to decide the winner for the day - the teams tied on sets, Moolap ahead by a rubberandHightonaheadbyagame.In theend,CarsonwithCarmineAmarante got up 10-7 in the super, giving Moolap the win three rubbers to one in an incredibly close match. The win earned Moolap a bump up into sixth.

Highton Gold fared better than their club mates in their match against Ocean Grove, although also with a close finish. The Grove’s Kade Robinson battled with Conor MacKinnon in the first set eventually winning 7-5 before having an easier time in the second taking that 6-0, but Highton stayed in the match with Jensen Wong and Jason McDonald getting up in the doubles 6-4, 6-2.

MacKinnon and McDonald put Highton ahead in the second doubles getting up 6-4, 6-2 while the singles saw Wong take the first set 6-3, but Daniel Golightlyfoughtbacktotakethesecond 6-3 forcing it to a deciding super tiebreak.

Wong the eventual winner 10-8 giving Highton the points to move off the bottom and relegate

their place.

A grand old day for Demons

Portarlington snatched a ninepoint win against Barwon Heads after being 29 points down at half-time and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Portarlington Recreation Reserve on Saturday 20 June to get these pictures.

Coutas in a close one

Queenscliff prevailed by two goals against Drysdale at Drysdale on Saturday 20 June and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there to snap these photographs.

Dees get it done for Foott

By Justin Flynn

Will Foott captained Portarlington for three seasons during its darkest days.

In fact he never tasted victory as skipper, so when he lined up for his 150th game against Barwon Heads on Saturday 20 June, the club was hell bent on making it a day to remember.

The Demons trailed by 29 points at halftime with six scoring shots - all goals - to 15 and it looked like the in-form Seagulls could have run away with it at Portarlington Recreation Reserve.

A six-goal third term reduced the margin to 10 points at the final break and the message was clear at the huddle - do it for Footty.

And they did. A five-goal to two last quarter resulted in a nine-point win, the Dees’ first against the Heads since early in 2010.

“It was a huge week in the lead up to celebrating Will,” coach Sam Scott said.

“He’s been such an important person around the footy club. He captained the team for three years and didn’t win a game, sohe’sbeenthroughsomereallydarktimes, so the whole week was focused around getting out and doing it for him.

“And then to celebrate at the end of the game with him was just enormous and the room was packed with his family and friends that have stuck by him over the years, so it was good for him to have that reward for effort, finally.”

The point of difference was perhaps Mitch Turnbull, who booted five goals. Michael Herlihy and Hayden Eddy each contributed three and the Demons didn’t rely on Teia Miles kicking a bag.

“He’s (Turnbull) been playing back for us, and we swung him forward, which was timely,” Scott said.

“And then Michael Herlihy coming off his year-long absence with an ACL, worked himself through the first couple of games, but really found his rhythm on the weekend.

“Hayden is in and out of the team a little bit, but he’s an absolute star when he gets going, and he worked hard during the week. He had gastro on Thursday and was really touch and go to even play, but I’m glad he did.”

Next up looms Surf Coast, which recorded its maiden, and only, victory of its short existence in round 2 against Port.

“That one that stung us just because it

would have been a great way to start our year,” Scott said.

“So it’s one that we’re going to be really hungry for. We’re definitely not going to take that for granted because we know what happens when you do.”

While the Demons remain a slim, but mathematical, chance to play finals this season, Scott said the focus remained about continued improvement.

“We want to be a team that doesn’t have these 16-year droughts and things like that,” he said.

“We just want to be seen as all the other teams, not just an easy win. We definitely want to be pushing for finals. I think every team in any competition should be pushing for finals.

“We might not get there this year, but if we can pave the right road and build the wants for success, then we’ve had a really successful year.”

Barwon Heads slipped to fourth on the ladder although Jack Henderson continued his good season up forward with four goals and has 33 for the season.

AYDEN Gras booted 10 goals as Anglesea sounded a warning to the competition with a 118-point win against Ocean Grove. Gras kicked five goals in the opening term while Noah McGregor-Dawson also starred and playing coach Jordan Keras was prolific through the midfield. The Grubbers blooded three debutantes - Fraser Stow (who was among the best), Lenny Honner and Luca Maheras.

QUEENSCLIFF kicked into gear and ran away from Drysdale, winning by 62 points. The Coutas kicked just two goals in the first half and scores were locked at 38-all at the last break, but a 10 goal final term sealed a big win. Onballer Che Durran was best while Jordan Monahan kicked five goals to take his season’s total to 39. Jack Jenkins was among the Hawks’ best in his 200th game.

GEELONG Amateur forwards Mitch Day and Sam Lloyd again combined to hit the scoreboard with five goals each in a 68-point win against Modewarre. Midfielder James Hickey and youngster Archer Hanegraaf were best while Connor Joseph continued his fine season for the Warriors.

SURF Coast improved on its round one 148-point loss to Torquay to reduce the margin to 109 this time around. The Tigers were too classy with Sheldon Ham best in his 100th senior game and Tom Diamond kicked five goals.

Queenscliff gets up in a close one and continues momentum

By Justin Flynn

Queenscliff held off a fast finishing Drysdale to claim a 54 to 52 win and consolidate its spot in the Bellarine Netball League top five on Saturday 20 June.

Drysdale finished with the last three goals of the game, but the Coutas had control for most of the 60 minutes at Drysdale.

Fifth-placed Queenscliff is one game behind Torquay, Ocean Grove and Portarlington and playing coach Kaitlin Gladman, who hopes to be back from an ACL injury in the next few weeks, said the closeness of the competition meant it was important to be switched on each week.

“There’s just no game that you go into and underestimate a team,” she said.

“You’ve got to go in playing at 100 per cent. It’s great for the whole competition.”

Two former Ocean Grove premiership stars were superb in the two-goal win.

Goal keeper Georgia Berry and goal shooter Rebecca O’Neill were best on court with O’Neill netting 40 goals from 46 attempts.

“They have just slotted into the team so nicely, both on and off the court,” Gladman said.

“They’re just such level heads and smart players. They’ve been amazing for the club.”

Berry’s partnership with Jess Rankin in defence has thrived.

“They’ve both been instrumental in our defence this year,” Gladman said.

“They’ve been amazing working together with the two of them and Millie Bakker as well.”

Alex Booker was lively and goal attack and wing attack and Queenscliff’s midcourt is thriving and will only get better once Gladman returns.

“Alex was great yesterday, just so strong and reliable, which is what you need in the middle,” Gladman said.

O’Neill starred for Queenscliff in a two-goal win against Drysdale. (Ivan Kemp) 560027_07

“We’ve been working on our midcourt connections into our goalers for a couple of weeks, so it was really nice to see it come to fruition yesterday.”

“Going into the game we had a real focus on the general vibe of the team and just making sure we kept composed and kept connected as a unit.

“And that was our focus, just to make sure that if things don’t go our way, that we come back together, we work it out, and then we go back and we put in 110 per cent.”

With the Coutas sitting fifth on the ladder, Gladman said there is room for improvement as the season races towards finals.

“I think just putting our foot down and not letting teams get a couple of goal runs on us when we’ve lost a centre pass or something like that,” Gladman said.

“Just making sure that we’re continuing to convert and to get the ball back and score from it.”

Queenscliff next takes on Torquay in a huge game. The Tigers will be stung by their Torquay derby loss to the Suns.

“We know they are going to come out firing and wanting redemption,” Gladman said.

“We’re going to prepare ourselves for a really tough game and just put in all the work.”

Drysdale sharpshooter Isla Cuddy contributed 31 goals and only missed three times while Mia Fallon was great in midcourt before switching to defence. Demi Grant was busy at wing attack.

OCEAN Grove moved into the top three

with a 67 to 24 thumping of Anglesea. Zanna Punshon and Bridgette Vos were unstoppable in attack for the three-time reigning premiers.

SURF Coast made it five wins from their past six games with an upset win against Torquay. The Suns are travelling nicely in their debut season and kept in touch with the top five with a four-goal victory. Elisa Hall was immense under the net with 44 of her team’s 45 goals from 48 attempts.

PORTARLINGTON is a game clear of Queenscliff in fourth position after a 55 to 40 win against Barwon Heads. Madeline Casey was strong at wing attack and was well supported by Mikayla Mevissen at centre and Georgia Howell in defence.

GEELONG Amateur is now three wins clear at the top of the ladder after a 50-goal win against Modewarre. Eliza Oxley shot 48 goals from 51 attempts for Ammos, but had strong opposition from Hannah Richards.