Noosa Today - 17th April 2026

By Erle Levey

It’s a celebration of horses … recognition of the role these magnificent animals play in our lives.

The way in which they have helped in development of the land, and how they fit into society today.

More than 400 horses and riders had registered to make their way down Kilkivan’s main street at the weekend of April 10-12 for the 40th anniversary of the Great Horse Ride.

It was the focal point of a three-day festival highlighting the relationship between horse and rider.

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Funding rejected

By Margie Maccoll

A three-year funding deed between Noosa Council and Tourism Noosa was rejected by majority at council’s general meeting on Monday, and with no Plan B on the table, the meeting was adjourned, before councillors returned and a new motion was raised that enabled discussion on the funding deed to continue at Thursday’s ordinary meeting.

The direction of Noosa’s tourism and the funding agreement between council and Tourism Noosa (TN), council’s long-standing Local Tourism Organisation (LTO) has in recent years raised concerns in council meetings and in the community.

There was division between councillors at its ordinary meeting in December when, with Cr Jess Phillips on leave, it was only with a deciding vote from the Chair that council adopted the Tourism Noosa Roadmap and endorsed ‘Option 2 – Evolve Tourism Noosa to align with the Destination Management Plan (DMP)’ as the immediate service delivery model. The DMP was also adopted in December.

That meeting requested the CEO return with final terms for a multi-year funding deed for

council consideration which was presented on Monday.

The funding deed proposed that Council would provide TN $2 million per annum (ex GST) for the next three years.

Staff told the meeting the adopted DMP required a shift from a primarily promotional focus to destination stewardship, embedding community values, sustainability, behaviour change and measurable outcomes across marketing, visitor services and industry capability. “The Funding Deed gives effect to this shift. It preserves service continuity while strengthening accountability, aligning programs and reporting to the DMP, and clarifying roles, boundaries and governance between Council and TN. The Funding Deed introduces a ranked KPI framework, supported by a points-based performance adjustment methodology, enabling Council to assess performance not only on the number of KPIs achieved, but also on the relative importance of those KPIs,” the report states.

A joint Council–TN Working Group led the drafting of the proposed Funding Deed, council’s legal counsel undertook multiple reviews, supported by an independent external legal review,

to test structure, enforceability and risk allocation, and council procurement advised on compliance with the Local Government framework and principles, the report states.

“TN remains Council’s delivery partner for core tourism services, destination marketing and brand stewardship, trade and business events activity, visitor information services, research and insights, industry capability and partnerships,” according to the report.

“Under the Funding Deed, these functions must be planned and delivered through a DMP lens, demonstrating how each activity advances community wellbeing, environmental stewardship and a resilient visitor economy. The Funding Deed and Schedules require TN to evolve its operating focus, with clear obligations to embed the DMP’s vision and principles in annual plans, campaigns and programs.”

All councillors supported the capability and professionalism of TN and the work they had done in Noosa for the past 20 years.

Cr Tom Wegener supported the deed, saying “we voted the DMP in, the DMP depends on TN for its success” . “In order to achieve the goals of the DMP, council can’t do it. TN has done a fan-

tastic job over past 20 years. The deed changes how TN is going to work to supplement the DMP. The DMP is a positive vision for the future.”

Cr Amelia Lorentson raised questions on KPIs, consultation and the impact on tourism of potential external forces and said the question for her was whether council could enter into this funding arrangement or to commit in its current form.

Cr Nicola Wilson said the funding decision should have only been for a 12 month agreement.

A meeting last May committed council to consult with industry stakeholders and residents regarding any proposed funding decisions with TN. That never happened, Cr Wilson said.

She said industry stakeholders and residents needed to be consulted about the dollar amount, the length of the agreement and the value for the community.

The questions in the DMP survey weren’t enough to get a reliable response on levels and types of marketing, she said.

“However we did get some levels of sentiment toward destination marketing in the DMP insights report,” she said.

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Second fire at tip

By Steve Linnell

Noosa Council is urging residents to take extra care when disposing of batteries after a second fire in just over a week at the Doonan Resource Recovery Centre raised serious safety concerns.

The latest incident - the third this yearbroke out in the steel recycling area and is believed to have been caused by a battery left inside a discarded item.

It follows a larger blaze at the same site just days earlier, which required firefighters to attend in the early hours of the morning.

While the most recent fire was quickly contained, Council says the incidents highlight the growing risk posed by improperly disposed batteries.

Residents are now being reminded to remove batteries from all items before disposal and to alert staff when dropping them off at local waste facilities.

Free battery disposal is available at the Eumundi Noosa Road Resource Recovery Centre, as well as waste transfer stations in Pomona and Cooroy.

Where batteries cannot be easily removed - such as in power tools, e-scooters or e-bikes - the entire item should be handed directly to staff to ensure safe handling.

Council warns that batteries, particularly lithium-ion types, can ignite when damaged, crushed or exposed to heat, creating a significant fire hazard in waste facilities and collection trucks.

Importantly, residents are being urged never to place batteries in household bins, where they can trigger dangerous fires during collection and processing.

Council said simple steps taken at home can help prevent further incidents and protect both workers and infrastructure.

Customers are encouraged to declare any batteries or battery-containing items upon arrival at waste facilities so they can be safely processed.

More information on safe disposal and recycling is available via the Noosa Council website.

A fire officer extinguished the blaze. (Supplied: 546064)

Council’s tourism funding questioned

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Among the results she raised were that 55 per cent of respondents wanted to review public funding of tourism, only 7 per cent wanted to maintain the current levels of public tourism marketing and 35 per cent wanted to stop promoting tourism altogether.

Cr Wilson also raised concerns that there were no clear KPIs in the DMP to align to.

She said while the performance aspects marked the success of campaigns, the outcome requirement was only a report not a level of success, where the website was said to require a refresh there were no metrics required on how

it performed or metrics required on the success of corporate events.

Cr Wilson said she couldn’t support a deed that was lacking in accountability and consultation.

Mayor Frank Wilkie said the deed was integral to the delivery of the DMP and urged councillors not to delay in supporting it.

Cr Karen Finzel said councillors had never found agreement during discussions and workshops and this was where it landed.

She said there had been discussion on that potential to happen.

“This should come as no surprise,” she said.

“We should have had contingencies in place as this was considered contentious.

“This is a partnership not only with TN but with the community. The community strongly raised concerns in the current form around tourism. We have discussed it. We represent a modern day diversity group and understand we need to respond to changing conditions around community and abroad. We need to continue a debate to reach consensus to all our partners.

The voices of our people have been heard.”

The TN funding deed will be on the agenda at council’s ordinary meeting on Thursday.

Police Easter crackdown

By Steve Linnell

Police have issued nearly 100 traffic infringement notices and laid multiple charges during the opening days of a major Easter school holiday crackdown across Noosa’s popular beach driving hotspots.

Officers from Sunshine Coast and Gympie Highway Patrols were deployed under Operation Sandstorm between April 2 and 5, targeting dangerous behaviour at Noosa North Shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island Point.

During the four-day blitz, police issued 98 traffic infringement notices and charged nine people, while conducting 766 roadside breath tests and 69 drug tests.

Two drivers allegedly returned positive blood alcohol readings of 0.069 and 0.125, while six others allegedly tested positive to drugs at the roadside.

Among the more concerning incidents, a 54-year-old man was fined $1,209 and lost four demerit points after allegedly reversing a caravan with a child sitting on his lap at Cooloola.

Police also issued notices to appear to two

men accused of allowing unlicensed children to drive. A 53-year-old Mitchelton man allegedly permitted a 15-year-old girl to drive a Mitsubishi Pajero without a seatbelt at Double Island Point, while a 48-year-old Wurtulla man allegedly allowed a 14-year-old boy to drive a Toyota Hilux at 55km/h in a 40km/h zone along Teewah Beach.

Speeding remained a major concern, with 32 infringement notices issued, including one involving a 17-year-old provisional driver allegedly clocked at 94km/h in a 40km/h zone at Cooloola.

Defective vehicles were another focus, with 26 notices issued and four vehicles ordered off the road due to major faults. Police also fined drivers for failing to wear seatbelts (14), unsecure loads (four), and careless driving (two).

Operation Sandstorm will continue throughout the school holidays and into the Labour Day long weekend, with police maintaining a strong presence across beach access points and inland tracks.

Motorists are reminded that Queensland road rules apply on beaches and islands, with police warning drivers to expect enforcement “anywhere, anytime.”

UPDATE: Man has been charged over woman’s death

By Phil Williams

A 33-year-old Queensland man has been charged with murder over the death of a woman at Avon Downs in the Northern Territory.

The man, who has been in custody since Sunday 5 April, was charged with one count of murder by detectives from the NT Crime Command on 9 April.

The charge followed a renewed plea from police for members of the public who may have seen the man and his 27-year-old female partner, both from the Sunshine Coast.

Acting Commander Mark Grieve, from the NT Crime and Intelligence Command, said the couple was believed to have travelled from Gympie, through Ban Ban Springs, Emerald, Winton, Cloncurry, Mt Isa and Camooweal in Queensland between 1 and 5 April before crossing the border.

Acting Commander Mark Grieve said the man was initially arrested for aggravated assault.

Emergency services received a call about 5.50am on 5 April “from a man saying he was parked just west of the Barkly Homestead in the company of his 27-year-old partner who had stopped breathing,” Acting Commander Grieve said.

He said the pair had reportedly hit a kangaroo in their dark grey Jeep Cherokee earlier that morning, but told reporters on 9 April police were yet to find evidence of the vehicle striking an animal.

“At this point in time we have not been able to locate any evidence of that particular strike occurring,” Acting Commander Grieve said.

“St John Ambulance arrived at 8am and the woman had visible facial injuries.

He said the man also had “some injuries”

“The man was initially arrested for aggravat-

SUSPICIOUS: NT Police are seeking information into the death of a woman, believed to have been travelling in this vehicle, near the Barkly Homestead. (PIC: NT POLICE)

ed assault and conveyed to the Tennant Creek Watchhouse.

“Major Crime detectives has carriage of this investigation, with the matter being treated as a suspicious death.

“An autopsy is currently underway.”

Acting Commander Grieve said police were keen to hear from anyone who saw the couple in the early hours of Sunday 5 April between midnight and 8am.

“Police can confirm the pair are from the Sunshine Coast. They travelled from Queensland into the NT.

“(Police are) trying to trace their movements across Queensland and the Northern Territory.”

Anyone who has seen this vehicle and its occupants and has any information should contact police on 131 444.

Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestoppersnt.com.au.

Help bring Christine home

Sunshine Coast woman Jazmyne Le Cerf has launched a gofundme page to raise funds to bring home her sister, Christine, 27, who died on 5 April in the Northern Territory.

“Christine was such a loving and caring person, and she was truly loved by so many. She had a very hard past, but no matter what she went through, she stayed strong and continued to care for others. She was funny, loud, protective, and had a way of making people feel safe and loved when they were around her. She came from a big, loving family of eight siblings, and losing her has left a space in our lives that can never be filled,” Jazmyne says in her post.

“I’m her sister, and this has completely broken me. I’m only 19, turning 20 at the end of April, and I never imagined I would be going through something like this or having to say goodbye to my sister so soon.”

On Sunday, 5 April, Christine sadly passed away in the Northern Territory under tragic and sudden circumstances.

“Police are continuing to investigate her death, and our family is still trying to process and understand everything that has happened. We just want answers, and in time, we hope for justice for her,” Jazmyne said.

“Right now, our focus is on bringing Christine home to Queensland and giving her the goodbye she truly deserves. This includes the cost of transporting her, along with funeral and cremation expenses.”

The family is asking for any support, big or small, to help them through this incredibly difficult time.

“If you’re unable to donate, even sharing this means more than you know,” Jazmyne said.

“Thank you so much to everyone who has already reached out, supported us, and shown love during this time. It truly means everything to our family.”

To donate visit gofundme.com/f/help-bringchristine-home-in-loving-memory-of-christinema?cdn-cache=0

Event to Lub ya Dub

By Margie Maccoll

It was the love of VWs of all shapes and ages that drew enthusiasts to Noosa Marina on Saturday when Klub VW Sunshine Coast presented the Luv Ya Dub VW Vehicle Show.

Club spokesman Paul Fleming said the event now in its 11th year, rain had led to the rescheduling of the event to April from Valentine’s Day, but didn’t deter 60-70 cars from attending to display their vehicles.

The Marina was filled with all styles of VW from Kombi buses and VW campers to a couple

of Australian made ‘country buggies’

Among them was a 1967 Kombi bus that had lived its life in Southern California before being bought on eBay by Chris who spent 10 years restoring it to original condition apart from a modified engine and better brakes making it a much safer and improved ride.

At a similar vintage was a 60-year-old camper van beautifully restored by former military electrical engineer Dean, again with an improved engine and braking system.

“I just wanted to do up a classic car,” Dean said of the project which he completed over a few

years.

The vehicle which was made in Germany, before travelling to France then being shipped to America.

Now ready to hit the road Dean and his wife Jean from Doonan and their pooch Pedro plan a new set of adventures for the camper and themselves in Australia.

One of the most loved VWs at the event was a 1974 convertible owned and well-cared for by Bernard. In completely original condition the car travelled from Brisbane to Noosa for the special event.

Books for a good cause

By Margie Maccoll

Tens of thousands of books were donated to Noosa Daybreak Rotary and sold over the weekend at the club’s annual book fest.

Money from the event which generally raises upwards of $30,000 would be put toward supporting the homeless on the Sunshine Coast.

Since 2022, the group has been raising money to assist some of the more than 1200 homeless people on the Sunshine Coast through an agreement between Noosa Daybreak Rotary and the Salvation Army.

In 2021 Noosa Daybreak Rotary members became aware of a growing need for housing and shelter for homeless individuals and families after hearing there were about 40 homeless people sleeping in their cars each night and receiving counselling support from the Salvation Army.

“Our club explored various alternative ways to assist the largest number of people, within our financial capabilities,“ Rotarian Philip Smith said.

“After discussions with Salvation Army case workers from the First Response Team, we developed the Salvation Army Rotary Blessing Fund (SARB).“

Mr Smith said through the project people have been assisted with motel respite, and a Salvation Army case management officer has been assigned to map out plans for these individuals to reintegrate into the community, and this includes applications for accommodation.

“There’s still thousands of people sleeping on the Sunshine Coast in their cars overnight. When you’re in there you’re only thinking about where you’re going to feed yourself, do you have petrol if you need to move on, let alone how to wash your clothes of look for a job,” he said.

Mr Smith said the book fest changed venue this year from Noosa Leisure Centre to Tewantin State School because they provided their hall to the charity free of charge apart from electricity and cleaning costs.

For the first time two authors, Lisa Brookhouse and TM (Tina) Clark attended to sell their books and support the event.

Lisa Brookhouse, who had a been a student at Tewantin State School, brought along her Scottish historical fiction Beyond the Rough Bounds and her latest novel, Sheep are simply less trouble than Scotsmen.

Lisa became obsessed with research on Scotland, the birthplace of her husband, and began writing because she couldn’t sleep, she said.

TM Clark of Bribie Island brought along several of her African adventure thrillers and children’s books including her most recent, Daughter of Africa. Born in Zimbabwe, but having lived in Australia for the past 26 years, Tina said her passion and heart drew her to write on her country of birth.

Laws target deep fakes

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has welcomed the Queensland Government’s commitment to introduce laws targeting the creation of non-consensual, sexually explicit images using digital technology, while cautioning that legislation alone will not address the growing harms of rapidly evolving tools such as artificial intelligence (AI).

The state government announced on Sunday it would criminalise the creation of intimate images of a person through digital technology without their consent, closing the loophole that has allowed perpetrators to evade accountability.

The proposed new offence is proposed to:

Capture intimate images that are digitally altered or created entirely using digital technology, such as through image-editing software, AI-generated images or “nudify” applications.

Include images of simulated or digitally generated people that closely resemble, or purport to be, an identifiable real person, ensuring offenders cannot evade accountability through technical loopholes.

Carry a proposed maximum penalty of 3 years imprisonment.

Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity Deb Frecklington said the reforms demonstrated the government’s commitment to prioritising victims’ rights to privacy, dignity and autonomy and making Queensland safer.

Ms Bolton said while the move was a posi-

tive, it comes after significant delays and trauma across Queensland communities from these fake images being made, and broadcast.

“Our electorate has already experienced the distress caused by these fakes, and last year we

Fuel status feature launched

A new fuel status feature with live information is now available to help our community monitor fuel availability across the Noosa and Gympie shires.

Information for the fuel tracker is provided free by the Queensland Government and can now be viewed on Noosa Council’s Disaster Dashboard map (https://disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au/) as it becomes available.

The new feature displays current fuel availability, indicative pricing and helps residents and visitors better plan essential travel.

Council continues to closely monitor the impacts the fuel situation is having on day-to-day operations and is guided by updated advice from both the federal and state governments.

At this stage there have been no impacts to the delivery of Council services.

raised concerns with the Minister for Education and asked what measures were being put in place to prevent further occurrences at schools.”

The Noosa MP said that in the time since, further incidents have occurred, highlighting the ur-

Four rescued from upturned boat

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew on Saturday rescued four people from their upturned boat off Inskip

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland and Queensland Water Police at 7:16am to reports of a seven-metre vessel that had been hit by a wave and capsized.

The rescue crew located four people sitting on top of the over-turned boat around five kilometres offshore.

A LifeFlight rescue crewman was winched down to the stranded boaties before they were winched into the aircraft.

One teenage female suffered a minor shoulder injury, a woman in her 20’s suffered an ankle injury, while two men aged 20s and 60s escaped injury.

All were airlifted to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.

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gency of a broader response.

“These technologies are being used to create harmful content, including for cyberbullying, devastating our young people and their families, as well educators,” she said.

Ms Bolton stated that while clear legal boundaries are important, experts have raised concerns that the issue could go underground without the right supports in place.

“The proposed laws send a strong signal; however, there must be education, early intervention and systems that encourage reporting.”

The Independent Member said the Department of Education and schools play a critical role in addressing the issue.

“It is essential that students are educated about consent, digital ethics and the real-world impacts of their behaviour,” Ms Bolton said.

The Noosa MP will monitor the release of the Government’s proposed laws and will continue to advocate for a coordinated response that keeps pace with emerging technologies.

“This is an evolving space, and our response must be adaptive to ensure that we protect individuals while supporting schools and communities with the tools they need to respond effectively,” she said.

The government says it would undertake targeted consultation with stakeholders across the education, legal, sexual violence and online safety sectors as part of developing the legislation.

LifeFlight transport a man to hospital after he fell off a ladder.

Man airlifted after ladder fall

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew rescue-winched a man after a fall from a ladder at a property in the Gladstone region on Friday, transporting him to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a life-threatening condition.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at 10am to a private property.

It is understood the man, aged in his 60s, was cutting tree branches at his property when he fell.

The LifeFlight helicopter winched down the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic and LifeFlight rescue crew officer to the patient.

He was treated by the critical care LifeFlight doctor and QAS flight paramedic working with local QAS paramedics for facial abrasions and pelvic injuries.

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.

MAKING QUEENSLAND SAFER MAKING SAFER FOR OUR KIDS

In honour of Daniel Morcombe, the new Queensland Government has delivered Daniel’s Law, the State’s first public child sex offender register, available now. This online tool identifies certain reportable offenders living in your local area, or whose whereabouts are unknown to police. Parents and guardians can also apply for a search on unsupervised contacts.

Through Daniel’s Law, the Queensland Government is delivering access to vital information to help keep kids safe.

Gambling reforms fall short

The Independent Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton MP says while Federal Government reforms to gambling advertising are welcomed, they do not go far enough, with all levels of government needing to take stronger action to reduce harm to our families.

Ms Bolton said the scale of gambling losses and the impacts being felt across communities require, as the Australian Medical Association have said, a more comprehensive response.

“Queenslanders lose in excess of $6 billion to gambling each year which, in comparison to other states and globally, is among the highest per capita in the world. This exceeds total annual household spending on essential utilities such as electricity and gas,” Ms Bolton said.

“In the past four years, the Queensland Government has reportedly spent $51.4 million on gambling harm minimisation, compared to New South Wales that has invested $100 million over five years and Victoria’s $71 million in 2024–25 alone, which does not reflect the scale of the issue or the devastation being experienced by so many in our communities.”

The Federal Government has announced measures to limit gambling advertising across television, radio and online platforms, however Ms Bolton said these changes fall short of what is needed to meaningfully reduce exposure, particularly for young Australians, with currently 600,000 under 18’s spending roughly $18.4 million annually on gambling.

“While these reforms will help, governments must address multiple contributors, including the ability for overseas gaming companies to bypass Australian legislation by offering incentives or credits to encourage users to ‘have another bet’,” she said.

“Our children and youth are being exposed to gambling advertising every day, including on public transport where there is no ability to opt out. This in addition to being ‘groomed’ by online games such as Roblox, which evidence has shown normalises gambling behaviours through simulated betting mechanics and microtransactions at a young age.”

“We have sought similar action here in Queensland, alongside greater investment in harm minimisation and prevention.”

Ms Bolton also highlighted the broader impacts of gambling addiction.

“Aussies are known for enjoying the odd

Ms Bolton said Queensland continues to lag behind other states, including Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, who have already implemented bans on gambling advertising on public transport and around train stations and bus stops.

‘punt’ or ‘flutter’ that, as with all things in moderation, can be harmless. However, gambling addiction is linked to mental health challenges, domestic and family violence, financial hardship, and with suicide the leading cause of death for young Australians, gambling is a known risk factor. The impacts cannot be ignored.”

The Noosa MP continues to call on both

Federal and State Governments to listen to the evidence and recommendations provided during inquiries, to reduce the continuing increase in Queenslanders becoming addicted in their formative years.

“Reducing exposure, particularly for young people, alongside properly resourced support services, must be central to any meaningful reform,” Ms Bolton said.

Surf Farm development progresses with Wavegarden

Surf Farm expect to begin construction of its landmark surf and lifestyle destination early in 2027 at Johnston Road, Glass House Mountains with completion planned for mid to late 2028, and this month announced Wavegarden as its official surf technology partner.

The project will feature a Wavegarden Cove lagoon configured with 62-modules, delivering the equal largest range of programmable wave settings in the southern hemisphere and establishing Surf Farm as the most advanced Wavegarden installation on the east coast of Australia.

A $55-60 million project, Surf Farm marks Wavegarden’sthirdinstallationontheeastofAustralia and the first to be located in Queensland. While the Wave Park has development application approval a change in wave generation technology requires the project submit a Minor Change application which developers say will soon be lodged with Sunshine Coast Council.

Surf Farm team member and former World Surf Champion Joel Parkinson said the partnership would see Wavegarden’s world-leading wave generation system underpin a leading edge surf facility which would appeal to surfers of all abilities.

“I was raised on the Sunshine Coast and I’m proud that the Glass House Mountains based Surf Farm will become a major new leisure and tourism destination for the region.

“Surf Farm is about creating something truly special for surfers and the wider community. The Wavegarden Cove technology delivers incredibly high-quality, repeatable waves, and implementing the full 62-module configuration means this will be the most advanced Wavegarden setup on the east coast of Australia. It’s a game-changing project for the region, it’s a place where beginners, families and elite surfers can all share the same world-class environment.

“The

is led by a highly experienced team including two UrbnSurf founding investors

bnSurf operates the Melbourne and Sydney wave parks and Chris and Adam are totally committed to creating something truly special where beginners, families, and elite surfers can all share the same world-class environment,” Joel said.

Wavegarden founder and CEO Josema Odriozola said The Wavegarden Cove 62 configuration would provide an exceptional breadth of wave settings, offering one of the most versatile surf experiences in the region.

“We are delighted to partner with the Surf Farm team and look forward to seeing this worldclass destination come to life,” he said.

Surf Farm is envisioned as far more than a surf facility. The development will integrate food and beverage offerings, retail, community gathering spaces, events programming and premium spectator viewing areas, creating a vibrant, year-round leisure destination that blends surf culture with lifestyle and entertainment.

Community rallies behind Ava

By Steve Linnell

The Sunshine Coast community is rallying behind a 17-year-old girl facing a life-threatening illness, with more than $11,500 already raised to support her through treatment and recovery.

Caloundra teen Ava Silva was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma on March 13, turning what should have been a milestone year into a fight for her life.

Instead of focusing on finishing school, celebrating her 18th birthday and preparing for her formal, Ava is undergoing intensive chemotherapy.

Her family told Noosa Today the diagnosis came as a shock, with the tumour already at a dangerous stage.

“It was like a soccer ball in her chest,” they said.

“Because it was so big, it was threatening her organs. Unfortunately, due to the rounds of chemotherapy, no operation to remove it is possible.”

The treatment has left Ava with a weakened immune system, forcing her to isolate and putting her education and part-time work on hold.

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“She gets frustrated because she can’t interact with anyone at the moment,” they said.

In response, Ava’s best friend launched a fundraiser to ease the financial pressure and help Ava maintain some normality during an extraordinarily difficult time.

The funds will assist with essential car expens-

es to support her independence, contribute to a post-treatment holiday, and help cover the cost of completing a Certificate III in Animal Care - a step toward her dream of becoming a veterinary nurse.

Despite the challenges, those closest to Ava say her strength and determination continue to inspire.

Supporters also hope the fundraiser will allow her to celebrate key milestones, including turning 18 in June, graduating with her classmates and attending her school formal later this year.

The Family said the response from the community had been overwhelming.

“It’s crazy, we didn’t expect anything like this,” they said.

If the fundraising goal is exceeded, Ava hopes to donate a portion to a charity of her choice, reflecting her desire to give back.

For now, her focus remains on treatment, recovery and looking ahead to a brighter future beyond cancer.

To donate, go to https://noosatoday.com. au/news/09-04-2026/community-rallies-behind-ava/

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Moorings soon to be establised at Mudjimba Island

The state government plans to deliver 23 moorings around Mudjimba Island at a cost of $1 million along with a Mudjimba Island conservation and education package delivered in partnership with Meridan State College.

The contract to deliver the project was awarded to a small Queensland company who will work with other local companies so everything from steel fabrication to the deployment of the moorings will be delivered by Queenslanders, for Queenslanders.

The government says the permanent moorings have been designed by engineers to suit local environmental conditions and will protect coral from anchor damage. There will be two dif-

ferent types of moorings installed, including 13 T-class moorings for vessels up to six metres and ten A-class moorings for vessels up to ten metres.

Made of large concrete blocks and polypropylene rope suspended off the seabed, the moorings will be installed in high-use areas outside the rocky reef to ensure maximum holding power. The moorings will be free for skippers to use and are scheduled to be installed when the weather is most favourable throughout winter this year.

Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell said the $1 million in funding for environmentally friendly moorings was a key

part of their flagship tourism plan to supercharge the

Coast. “We want to make it easier for eco-friendly

skippers to moor near the island while limiting any impacts on the environment,” he said.

Maroochydore MP Fiona Simpson said the funding would support tourism, protect the reef and provide valuable research opportunities to study one of nature’s wonders just off our coastline.

“The protection of Mudjimba Island Reef is paramount and a priority for the Sunshine Coast,” Ms Simpson said.

“It is loved by our community, particularly divers and snorkelers, for being a premier place where they often encounter marine wildlife against an underwater backdrop of beautiful corals.”

Kilkivan a horse haven

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Instigated in 1986, the ride was to celebrate the opening of the National Trail two years later as part of Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations.

Kilkivan has played a vital role in the development of the trail that runs 5330km from Cooktown in Far North Queensland to Healesville in Victoria.

The festival showed how horses play a part in many roles - from work horses pulling wagons, carts and coaches to those used for helping herd, work or drive domestic animals.

Then there is the beauty as well as challenge of riding through the Australian bush with others sharing the passion.

The ability to move through the landscape at your own pace - enjoy the fresh air, the sunshine, the breeze, the shade from the trees. To be able to stop and boil a billy on a campfire, enjoy a cuppa and fresh-baked scones or damper, amongst the birds and native animals.

Riders came from throughout South-east Queensland for the weekend that included an anniversary of the Thornside Ride from the Webb Brotehrs property at Widgee that inaugurated the tradition.

Three more rides on Friday and Saturday culminated in the traditional parade down the Main Street and out to the showgrounds.

A morning tea on Saturday saw those with a long history of involvement in the Great Horse Ride gather to rekindle friendships and take in the way in which the event has developed.

Among them were David Lahiff, the former mayor and councillor of what was then the Kilkivan Shire, who supported Cr Fabian Webb in his initiative to create such an event.

Ray Currie came to Kilkivan in 1986 as the CEO of the shire council, the year the horse ride was initiated.

He served 22 years as the CEO until Kilkivan amalgamated as Gympie Regional Council in 2008, together with Cooloola Shire and part of Tiaro Shire.

Ray has still lived in Kilkivan ever since.

“I’ve lived here for 40 years and council was involved in the first ride because Fabian set it up, along with David.

“They were both councillors and the ride came about because of them.’’

Ray came to Kilkivan Shire Council from Childers, but originally was from a little town out west … Isisford, just south of Longreach.

Mike Webb, who was a former councillor and among the original founding members of the ride, went on to be a Great Horse Ride president.

The event started when Widgee grazier and former Kilkivan Shire councillor, the late Fabian Webb came up with the idea.

Mike Webb now lives at Ellesmere in the South Burnett and has business interests in North Queensland as well as Canberra.

His cousin Marius Webb wrote the song Who Put The Roo In The Stew that shot the Webb Brothers to fame.

Fabian, Marius and Berard grew up on Thornside Station, a 5000-acre property at Upper Widgee.

The Gympie Music Muster owes its genesis to the family. In 1982 it grew from a plan to celebrate both the centenary of the Webb family’s selection of property by George Slater Webb in 1882, combined with celebrating their 25 years in the country music industry and their 1982 Golden Guitar Award for their song.

Kilkivan is one of the few towns actually situated on the National Trail.

Fabian Webb wanted people of all ages and riding ability, from all walks of life, to get involved with a recreational ride through the scenic country around Kilkivan.

The Queensland opening of the National Trail was incorporated into the ride and the legendary late R.M. Williams was among those who participated.

Mike Webb still does a bit of mustering and follows horse events.

Mike, David and Ray agreed they were both surprised and delighted to see the growth of the Great Horse Ride over 40 years.

They were impressed by the diversity of horsebased events - from barrel racing to ranch sorting. There is also the pursuits associated with rural

life such as working dog demonstrations, heavy horse displays, camp-oven cooking, bush ballads and poetry, and the youth talent quest.

“To see such a good turnout, it’s amazing,’’ David Lahiff said. “We not expect it to be even half this size.

“A big amount of work has been done. They sort of verified the program and have included so many other things.

“The committee done a marvellous job.’’ Mike Webb agreed: “I didn’t think that it could get to be something like this.

“Good on them for revitalising it.

“I spend a bit of time in Canberra and one day I was riding down when I met a lady on the trail. She was from Cooma but has been keeping track of the Great Horse Ride since the ‘90s - she knew about it as an iconic event.’’

The Thornside Ride on Saturday saw 34 participants crossing the ranges from Widgee to Kilkivan and past Hanging Rock Creek.

There were 154 taking part in the Mudlo Trail ride on Friday, through the ranges to the north of Kilkivan.

The Wongella ride on Saturday morning saw 81 head out through the historic Wongella property, that was the home of William Greer McKewen and family until the mid 1950s.

Riders congregated at the showgrounds at 1.30pm Saturday for the Running Creek Trail, before being joined by others in buggies and carriages for the Great Ride at 4pm.

LEADING FROM THE FRONT

The Fifth Light Horse Regiment, Gympie Troop, again highlighted the role horses have played in Australia’s history, predominantly through the campaigns during the Great War of 1914-18.

As well as leading the main street parade the Allan Chapman, Shirley Chapman, Jim Boyle and Paul Keating also performed a series of demonstrations on Saturday morning in the campdraft arena, showing the skills of both horse and rider.

Shirley Chapman has been involved in the Light horse for a quarter of a century, to keep the history alive and the memory of those who sacrificed so much in serving the country.

“I was secretary for 22 years and in the Light horse a couple of years before that.

“It means keeping the history of the Light horse alive. My father Roy McFarlane joined for World War Two.

“He was born in Townsville, but never saw action as a light horseman because after he joined it became a motorised regiment.

“What those men and boys went through, they deserve the respect and recognition.’’

Jim Boyle’s grandfather was in the Light horse and was deployed to Egypt in World War One. His is father was a prisoner in Changi after the fall of Singapore in World War Two.

Jim joined the Gympie Troop in 1993 to keep the tradition alive and honour those who served.

“I had a mate that I worked with. He tried for a few years to convince me to join but I had a block of land out of Goomboorian.

“I said that when I sell that then I would join. As soon as I sold it he was onto me, so I thought I can’t say ‘no.’

“I just love the connection with the horses and still do a bit of mustering.’’

LOT OF LIFE IN OLD ENGINES

Ralph Richardson of the Gympie and District Historic Machinery Club had an intriguing working stationary engine as part of the club’s display.

The Rider-Ericsson hot air engine is a 19thcentury closed-cycle engine designed primarily for pumping water.

Developed by John Ericsson and marketed by the Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, it utilised a hot-and-cold cylinder system to displace heated air, expanding and contracting it to produce power, commonly fueled by coal, wood, or gas.

An American company in the late 1800s early 1900s, it was used on farms and in the basement of high-rise buildings to pump water up to a header tank, Ralph said.

“I had a smaller one that came out of a Rockhampton hotel. They put it in the kitchen and used it to pump hot water to the upstairs rooms.

“This one came from Western Queensland. A

friend rescued it from a farm.

“It was broken and missing a few pieces but in hindsight there may have been more than one (pump) out there.

“He came one day and said: ‘I’ve given up, if you want to have a go.’

“We’ve spent many hours putting this one back together again. Rebuilding it, doing some welding up the top there.’’

With an engineering background in telecommunication installations throughout Australia, India and New Zealand, Ralph persevered.

He didn’t have the drawings for pump but had

a small model, and then had to round the numbers up to expand it out to make the size.

“You only have to make a millimetre error and the whole thing will not to work.

“So I went back to basics, worked on the linkages and got it to run perfectly at 120 RPM.

“Then there was a mishap. The pin came out of the pump and broke it in half so when we put it together again.

“We had to go back to square one but the second time round was a lot harder than the first.

“Whatever I change now will not improve it any more than whatever it is.’’

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Life of an avian vet

Dr Adrian Gallagher is a recently retired Avian Veterinarian who has always had a strong interest in nature, in particular, birds. After graduating from the University of Queensland with honours and a Bachelor of Veterinary science in 1984, Adrian worked in several general practices on Brisbane’s Northside. At this time avian medicine and surgery was in its infancy and he continued to grow his knowledge base, completing membership in Avian Health with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in 1994. Adrian established Australia’s first avian-only practice, Brisbane Bird Vet, in 2006. This grew to a three-man practice seeing only birds. Although the primary patient base was companion birds, the practice was dedicated to the treatment of wildlife “pro bono” and saw a heavy wildlife case load.

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At the Friday Environment Forum on April 24, Adrian will discuss some of the more common and some of the more unusual cases seen at Brisbane Bird Vet. Come along to hear this interesting and informative speaker who is passionate about birds and their health. Everyone is welcome at the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville which starts at 10:30am with morning tea available from 10-10:25am. Entry is $5 by ‘tap & go’ at the door which includes morning tea/coffee. Join the bird observers at 8:30am in the carpark for interpretive birding. For more info; www.noosaparks.org.au

As a veteran (TPI) and a Pomona resident, I have watched the escalating debate over e-bikes with growing frustration. Currently, we seem stuck between two extremes: a “wild west” on our footpaths or “hammering” law-abiding riders with heavy-handed regulations.

I have submitted a formal framework to the Minister for Transport that offers a third way— one based on fairness, mechanical standards, and the protection of our pedestrians.

My proposal is simple:

Ban kids under 14 from e-bikes. This immediately solves the majority of the risk.

A “LAMS” system for 14-17 year olds. Restrict them to pedal-assist only, capped at 25km/h assisted speed, with a mandatory compliance plate. Kids need transport in some areas to get them to employment.

Get bikes off the footpaths. Footpaths are for pedestrians. Unless a path is explicitly marked as “Shared Use,” bikes don’t belong there.

License the high-performers. If an adult wants to ride a bike that self-propels over 35km/h, they should have an E-Cycle license or a motorbike license, and they must wear an ADR-approved helmet rated for 60km/h.

Quality Equipment. If you’re going over 40km/h, your tyres and brakes must be ADRcompliant.

We need to stop penalizing people who are “doing the right thing” and instead focus on clear, age-appropriate rules and equipment standards. Let’s treat high-speed e-bikes with the same seriousness we treat motorcycles, and leave our footpaths to the people they were built for.

It’s time for some common sense before the government’s “hammer” falls on everyone indiscriminately.

Kerrie Bray Pomona

Wars End

History gives us every reason to believe that wars end not by accident, but because ordinary people refuse to surrender hope.

The greatest mistake we can make is to accept conflict as inevitable. The moment we do, peace slips further from our reach.

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I was born at the end of the Second World War, when the generation before me - despite hunger, grief, and unimaginable loss - found the strength to forgive, rebuild, and reach across old divides.

In the darkest days, when the airwaves carried nothing but bad news, they still held fast to hope. Leaders like our own John Curtin reminded them that courage is not the absence of fear, but the refusal to bow to it.

Because of their determination, we now count Germany and Japan among our closest allies, even after the horrors inflicted on Australians and so many others. That transformation did not happen by magic. It happened because people believed reconciliation was possible.

Look to our own lifetimes: guerrilla wars in Vietnam, South Africa, and Ireland eventually gave way to peace because the world persisted.

Hope was not naïve - it was necessary.

So when we speak of today’s conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, history tells us something vital: peace is not impossible. It is simply unfinished.

If our generation cannot complete the task, then we must clear the path for the next.

But we make that task harder every year that we allow eight million children to die before the age of five - a silent holocaust of the young.

Among the children who survive, we can only hope that future global leaders emerge with the courage of Malala Yousafzai, who survived a targeted assassination attempt by the Taliban for insisting that girls the world over deserve an education.

At just seventeen, she became the youngest

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a global symbol of what moral clarity looks like in a troubled world. Our parents and grandparents showed us what is possible when hope is stubborn and peace is pursued with discipline.

Our role now is to do the same: to end the wars we can, and to lay a foundation strong enough for the next generation to finish the path to peace.

Garry Reynolds, Peregian Springs

War and peace

In the words of Rabbi Abraham J. Heschel, “War is the climax of human ingenuity, the object of supreme efforts: men slaughtering each other, cities battered into ruins. What is left behind is agony, death and destruction.”

And so the world continues on its present dangerous course, with major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Little has been heard from the “Board of Peace” set up by Trump, ostensibly to bring peace and prosperity to what is left of the Gaza Strip and its civilian population.

This attempt to privatise peace is presided over by a person who apparently believes in fighting for peace at any cost, no matter how many innocent people have to be killed to achieve it. At this stage it is not clear whether the Board’s remit will be extended to the wars in Iran and Lebanon. However, the idea that peace is a commodity that can be bought and sold in the marketplace is unlikely to become a reality, certainly not in the absence of a radical change of heart and the genuine renunciation of violence on the part of all concerned.

While we in this Lucky Country are hit by fuel shortages, inflation and the increased cost of living, we might spare a thought for others in countries where there are so many dead, so many tears and so little compassion.

Bill Bodkin, Tewantin.

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Can the Monty Python song “I’m so Worried” still bring about laughter and a lesson in life? Just asking.

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The Civic Social emerges as a top cafe destination

Four weeks in, and The Civic Social has quickly established itself as one of the best cafe destinations in the Noosa area — not just within Noosa Civic, but across the wider local scene.

What started as a quiet opening has grown into a go-to spot for locals seeking a standout breakfast cafe, vibrant brunch destination, and relaxed lunch cafe all in one. While the cafe serves specialty coffee that’s smooth and well-balanced, it’s the food and overall experience that are truly setting it apart.

The Civic Social has become known for delivering some of the best breakfast in Noosa. The menu focuses on cafe favourites done exceptionally well - think vibrant avocado toast, rich and indulgent eggs benedict with silky hollandaise, and flavour-packed fritters that are crisp on the outside and perfectly soft inside. It’s simple, satisfying food that keeps people coming back.

As the day unfolds, it transitions seamlessly into one of the best brunch spots in the Noosa area. It’s a true destination cafe - somewhere to settle in, slow down, and enjoy a long, relaxed catch-up. The menu bridges breakfast and lunch effortlessly, offering something for every mood and appetite.

For those after something quick and delicious, the range of sandwiches and toasties delivers every time - fresh, generous, and packed with flavour. The cabinet is equally hard to resist, filled with a rotating selection of delicious cakes and pastries that make it just as appealing for a quick visit as it is for a full meal.

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es that suit everything from a quick bite to a more leisurely sit-down. This all-day versatility is a big part of why it’s fast becoming known as one of the best cafes in Noosa.

The space itself is a major part of the experience. The beautiful interior feels warm, modern, and thoughtfully designed - creating a calm, inviting atmosphere that encourages you to stay a little longer. With a mix of indoor and outdoor seating, guests can choose their perfect spot, whether it’s a cosy table inside or a relaxed seat in the open air.

There’s also a strong focus on making the cafe accessible and easy to enjoy. With convenient, easy parking right at Noosa Civic, it removes the usual stress of finding a spot - making it an effortless choice for everything from a

quick coffee stop to a long brunch. Families are equally well catered for, with a toddler-friendly area that makes it easy for parents to relax while the kids are happy and entertained. It’s a small detail that makes a big difference, adding to the welcoming, community feel of the space.

In just four weeks, The Civic Social has gone from a new opening to a genuine local favourite. With its combination of great food, smooth specialty coffee, beautiful design, and easy accessibility, it’s quickly earning a reputation as one of the best cafe experiences in Noosa.

For breakfast, brunch, or lunch, The Civic Social is a place people are choosing to return to - and one that’s only just getting started.

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Economist gives speech at business breakfast

As small businesses navigate rising fuel prices, increasing operating costs and ongoing economic uncertainty, leading Australian economist Warren Hogan has been announced as keynote speaker for the Sunshine Coast launch of Queensland Small Business Month.

Mr Hogan, Judo Bank’s Chief Economic Advisor and Managing Director and Founder of EQ Economics, is one of the country’s most recognised economic commentators. A regular in national media and columnist for the Australian Financial Review, he brings deep expertise on the Australian economy and a strong focus on supporting business decision making.

His keynote comes at a critical time for small to medium businesses, with many operators working to understand what shifting economic conditions mean for growth, investment and day-to-day operations.

The announcement headlines the annual Sunshine Coast Business Awards Breakfast on 1 May, which will once again officially launch Queensland Small Business Month and mark the opening of entries for the 2026 Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

Sunshine Coast Business Awards Chair Jennifer Swaine said securing Mr Hogan reflects the need for clear, credible economic insight in the current climate.

“Businesses across the Sunshine Coast are operating in a very different environment to even 12 months ago, with fuel prices, supply chain pressures and the rising cost of doing business all impacting decision making,” Swaine said.

The breakfast will bring together business leaders from across the region, combining economic insight with real-world experience from local success stories.

Speakers include Tim Kelly, Managing Director of the Manufacturing Excellence Forum, an experienced aeronautical engineer who has worked on global aerospace programs including the F-35, Boeing 787 and Airbus A350,

now focused on strengthening the Sunshine Coast’s advanced manufacturing sector and future workforce, Teneille Newton, Co-Founder of Noosa Black Garlic and 2025 Sunshine Coast Business of the Year winner, and Jonny Giles, Managing Director of The Beach Bars.

Attendees will also hear from Chris Mills, CEO of Sunshine Coast Airport, who will provide an update on major development underway and its role in strengthening regional connectivity and economic growth.

Entries for the 2026 Sunshine Coast Business Awards open following the launch event.

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Scammers use threats and intimidation to steal millions

By Steve Linnell

Noosa residents are being urged to stay alert as scammers ramp up aggressive tactics, including verbal abuse and threats, in a bid to steal money from unsuspecting victims.

Bendigo Bank has issued the warning following new figures from the National Anti-Scam Centre showing Australians lost a staggering $2.18 billion to scams in 2025. Alarmingly, nearly 40 per cent of those losses were linked to investment scams, which accounted for $837.7 million.

The bank says the trend is being felt locally, with scammers increasingly targeting regional communities like Noosa through sophisticated schemes and high-pressure tactics.

Bendigo Bank Chief Compliance and Finan-

cial Crime Officer Steven Blackburn said the figures were concerning but not unexpected.

“These national statistics mirror the threats we see targeting our customers every day,” Mr Blackburn said.“In one recent, distressing case, a scammer verbally abused and threatened a customer, claiming they had their home address and would come to their house. These are high-pressure, terrifying situations designed to make people panic and act against their better judgment.”

Mr Blackburn said alongside intimidation, scammers are also deploying increasingly convincing investment scams that appear legitimate, often using fake endorsements, professional-looking websites and even artificial intelligence.

He is urging Noosa locals to adopt a simple ap-

proach: stop, think and protect.

“Don’t give money or personal information if you’re unsure. Ask yourself if the contact could be fake, and whether the offer is too good to be true. If something feels wrong, act quickly and contact your bank through verified channels,” he said.

Common warning signs of investment scams include unsolicited contact, promises of high returns with little risk, requests for upfront fees, and pressure to act quickly.

Despite the rising threat, Bendigo Bank says increased awareness is helping, with more customers recognising scams early and seeking help before losing money.

Residents who believe they have been targeted or fallen victim are urged to report the incident immediately and contact their financial institution.

With Noosa’s growing population and popularity among retirees and investors, authorities warn the region remains a prime target for scammers — making vigilance more important than ever.

The Guide

BLUE MURDER MOTEL

ABC TV, Saturday, 7.30pm

When a summer storm slams into Mowai Bay in this charming murder mystery’s penultimate chapter, the Blue Motel finds itself at capacity with stranded tourists and out-oftowners. The roads are closed, the power is out and Vinny (Michala Banas) and Cole’s (Brett Tucker, pictured) conference room has become a makeshift community shelter. So, when the local radio DJ starts broadcasting “dead air”, it’s almost certain the killer is right under their noses. However, Jamie (Jayden Daniels) is beginning to doubt the retired cop couple’s credentials and a surprise visitor from their past (TheFlyingDoctors’ Christopher Stollery) puts Vinny on edge. It sets the scene for a thrilling conclusion next week.

GLENN AND MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION

Seven, Monday, 7.30pm

Lured to a TV studio by comedian Glenn Robbins and shepherded through a doorway reminiscent of ThisisYourLife’s gilded entry, the stars featured in this riotous new format won’t know what hit them. An archive of video clips, photos and stories awaits, along with some old friends, but Robbins and his co-conspirator Mick Molloy won’t be heaping praise upon their guests – rather, they confront them with brutal home truths in a lightly mocking fashion. Carrie Bickmore is the first celebrity in the hot seat, with input from Kate Langbroek (pictured second from left with Molloy, Bickmore and Robbins), Pete Helliar and Tommy Little, as well as her mum Jennie and son Ollie.

Friday, April 17

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6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Stuff

The British Stole. (Final, PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Piano. (R) 1.45 Can You Keep A Secret? (Ml, R) 2.15 The Assembly. (PG, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG,R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Patience. (Mv) Afather isshot infront ofhis daughter.

9.20 Tonight At The Museum. (PGs,R) Hosted byAlex Lee.

9.50 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PGls,R)

10.20 ABC Late News.

10.35 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (Ml,R) 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mav,R)

12.05 Love Me. (Ml, R) 12.50 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6am Children’s Programs. 11.15 The Makery. 11.30 Wiggle. 11.45 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 1.30pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 Daniel Tiger’s. 2.45 The Makery. 3.00 Play School: Let The Games Begin. 4.15 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.40 Ariel. 5.20 Stan & Gran. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 My Adventures With Superman. 8.50 BattleBots. 9.40 Gladiators UK. 10.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Matched. (PG, R) 10.05 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. (R) 11.00 DNA Journey. (PGa, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Forever Held In Country. (R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 8.30 A New ANZAC. Construction ofthe new Southern Entrance isunderway.

9.30 Orient Express: A Golden Era Of Travel. (PGav,R) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 The King. (MA15+d) 11.50 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+asv, R) 2.00 Nordland 99. (Mal, R) 2.55 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.55 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 France 24 English News. 10.30 The Movie Show. 12.15pm DW The Day. 12.45 Calipari: Razor’s Edge. 2.25 Bamay. 3.00 Where Are You Really From?

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Inside The Huddle. 6.10 Over The Black Dot. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Casualties Of War. (1989, MA15+) 10.40 Sex Before The Internet. 11.35 Homeland. 12.50am United Gangs Of America. 1.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6am The Movie Show. 6.35 The Lady And The Highwayman. (1989, PGasv)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.15 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 9.10 Spartakus. 10.00 Waterworld Africa. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Coextinction. (2021, PG) 2.00 Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Big Dry. 7.30 MOVIE: The Boy And The Heron. (2023, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Jumpin’ Jack Flash. (1986) 11.40 Nula. 12.10am Prison Songs. 1.00 Going Places. 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Barunga Festival. 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 Bamay.

8.20 Becoming Jane. (2007, PGav) 10.30 Phantom Thread. (2017, Mal) 12.55pm Empire. (2023, Mav, Danish) 2.40 Discovering Film. 3.35 A King In New York. (1957, PGa) 5.30 Somewhere In Time. (1980) 7.30 The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. (2018) 9.55 Enigma. (2001, Mals) 12.10am An Angel At My Table. (1990, Malns) 3.05 John Wick. (2014, MA15+) 4.55 The Movie Show. 5.30 Discovering Film.

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PICK OF THE WEEK

MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA

10, Sunday, 7pm

As this culinary sensation comes of age with its 18th season, its success has become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. No longer reliant on world-famous

chefs to appear as guest judges, the hottest kitchen on TV could now fuel an entire season using only its superstar graduates.

A new generation steps into the kitchen chasing gastronomic glory in Sunday’s premiere – including 19-year-old student Luke, who

MY RENO RULES

Seven, Tuesday, 7.30pm

From a fresh coat of paint to modernising fixtures, you don’t need to tweak much to achieve an eye-catching home renovation. The producers of this property makeover series opt for a similar high-impact, low-e ort approach, putting an updated spin on TheBlock’s enduring reality renovation format while incorporating unique elements to hopefully improve the overall result. Hosted by Dr Chris Brown (pictured), it follows four teams as they compete to renovate, furnish and landscape two 1960s-era suburban houses. In a twist, billionaire sponsor Adrian Portelli sets rules and challenges that can change at any moment, with the finished products given away to two lucky families in the season finale rather than going under the hammer.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder In The Mind. (2019,PGav,R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted byJohanna Griggs. 8.00 MOVIE: Ticket To Paradise. (2022,Ml,R) Adivorced couple team upand travel toBali tostop their daughter from getting married. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever. 10.10 MOVIE: Scent Of A Woman. (1992,Ml,R) Astudent looks after ablind lieutenant. Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Business Builders. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 Last Chance Learners. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. 3.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Our Town. 5.30 Late Programs.

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NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Upstream. (2021,PGa,R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG,R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

can’t remember a time before MasterChef. Judges Andy Allen, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Poh Ling Yeow and Sofia Levin put the top 40 contenders through their paces, with just 10 coveted white aprons on o er for the best dishes of the day.

TEN (5, 1)

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round7. Dolphins vPenrith Panthers. 9.55 NRL Friday Night Footy PostMatch. Post-match coverage and analysis ofthe NRL game between the Dolphins and Penrith Panthers.

10.45 MOVIE: Dog. (2022,Mdlv,R) AUS Army Ranger travels with amilitary dog. Channing Tatum.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG,R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Postcards. (PG,R)

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 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) Hosted byNeale Whitaker and Andrew Winter.

8.40 Building The Dream. (Return) Architectural designer Charlie Luxton proves dream homes can beaffordable. 9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage ofnews, sport and weather. 10.40 10 News+. (R) 11.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Rugby Heaven. 12.30pm Australian Ninja Warrior. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Meg 2: The Trench. (2023, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Rambo: Last Blood. (2019, MA15+) 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.30am Love Island UK. 1.50 MOVIE: It Only Takes A Night. (2023, MA15+) 3.30 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 Lego Dreamzzz. 5.10 Hop. 5.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Mountain Men. Noon Storage Wars. 12.30 American Pickers. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Kick Ons. 3.00 STIHL Timbersports: Jamie Head Special. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL. Geelong vWestern Bulldogs. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 GetOn Extra. 11.30 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, M) 1.45am Surveillance Oz. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 4.00 Golf. LIV Golf League Mexico City.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Avengers. 1.10 MOVIE: Don’t Bother To Knock. (1961, PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Strange Invaders. (1983, PG) 5.30 Secret Life Of The Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Airport Security: USA. 8.30 MOVIE: The Intern. (2015, M) 10.55 MOVIE: Going In Style. (2017, M) 1am 1.30 MOVIE: Strange Invaders. (1983, PG) 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Secret Life Of The Auction House.

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Saturday, April 18

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

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Blue Murder Motel. (PGl, R) 1.15 Patience. (Mv, R) 2.05 Whale Wisdom. (R) 3.00 Shaun Tan’s Tales From Outer Suburbia. (R) 4.10 Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Blue Murder Motel. (PGl) Vinny and Cole investigate the death of a radio DJ.

8.15 Top End Bub. (PGd) Ned and Lauren have never felt more distant and Taya struggles with life without him. Trevor gets a makeover. Daffy unveils her song.

8.40 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) The team attempts to investigate the mysterious death of a British tourist.

9.40 Frauds. (Ml, R) Bert and Sam struggle to keep their secrets hidden.

10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (MA15+dhlnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm Zog And The Flying

Baking C’ship. 8.10 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.50 Caper Crew. 9.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.00 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

2.30pm Over The Black Dot. 3.00 Soh Presents: Generations And Dynasties. 4.30 This Is Indian Country. 5.00 Rebel With A Cause: Tiga Bayles. 6.00 Homesteads. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Cujo. (1983, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Listen Up: The Many Lives Of Quincy Jones. (1990, PG) 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.55 Oman From Above. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix Rio. Round 4. Highlights. 3.00 Stories From The Cities. (PG) 3.30 Figure Skating. ISU Synchronised Championships. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Surviving WW2. (Premiere, PGaw)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Jewels Of The Mediterranean: Gibraltar – Escape To The Sun.

8.20 Magical Train Journeys In Switzerland: With The Glacier Express From Zermatt To St Moritz. (R) A look at TheGlacierExpress

9.20 Jersey And Guernsey. (R) A sailing ship is visiting the Port of St Helier.

10.15 Finding Your Roots. (PG, R) 11.15 Snowpiercer. (MA15+v, R)

1.50 Matched. (PG, R) 2.40 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.45 Undermining Nazis: Paris’ Secret Tunnels. (PGav, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Morning

Programs. 2.05pm Forged In Fire. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Abandoned Americana. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Transformers. 10.20 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. Midnight WWE Legends. 1.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.20pm Enigma. (2001, Mals) 2.30 The Lady And The Highwayman. (1989, PGasv) 4.10 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 6.00 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (1968, PG) 8.35 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. (2019) 11.05 Nymphomaniac: Vol 1. (2013, MA15+alnsw) 1.10am Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day, Mornington Cup and BYD Quokka Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs meets Yoko Nakazawa.

8.00 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman. (2017, PGa, R) Follows the life of PT Barnum. Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams.

10.00 MOVIE: M3GAN. (2022, Malv, R) A lifelike prototype doll turns deadly. Allison Williams.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 4. ITM Christchurch Super 440. Day 1. Highlights. 1.00 Devils. (MA15+av) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

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6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Australia’s Big Backyards. 1.30 Better Homes. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day, Mornington Cup and BYD Quokka Day. 6.00 Luxury Escapes: World’s Best Holidays. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.05 Open For Inspection. 12.40 TV. 1.10 Explore TV Viking. (R) 1.45 My Way. (R) 1.50 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 2.50 The Garden Gurus. 3.25 Epic Builds. 4.25 Getaway. (PG) 5.00 The Nine Telethon. (PG)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 The Nine Telethon. (PG) Featuring performances to raise money.

9.00 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003, PGl, R)

A woman juggles her demanding career as a lawyer and the preparations for her wedding. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson.

11.00 MOVIE: Magic Mike’s Last Dance. (2023, Mls, R) Channing Tatum.

1.00 My Way. (R)

1.30 Open For Inspection. (R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6am Morning

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGa, R) 12.30 Dog House. (PGa, R) 1.30 Australian Survivor: Redemption. (PGl, R) 2.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 3.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 3.30 Lingo. 4.30 Ultimate Classroom.

6.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Sisters want to extend their family. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (PGa) A couple must decide whether to stay in their 2.5 bedroom, brick 1960s home in Karrinyup, WA. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) A diverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which capture every unpredictable moment. 10.30 Matlock. (PGa, R) Matty juggles a court case and her 50th wedding anniversary. 11.30 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) A celebrity wigmaker is murdered. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

Programs. 12.45pm MOVIE: Nicholas Nickleby. (1947) 3.00 Rugby Union. Hospital Cup. Sunnybank v Wests. 5.00 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Tombstone. (1993, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Cross Of Iron. (1977, MA15+) 12.40am MOVIE: Accident. (1967, M) 2.50 MOVIE: Nicholas Nickleby. (1947) 5.00 Late Programs. 6am Shopping. 9.00 Navigating The World. 10.00 JAG. 4pm Escape Fishing With ET. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Brisbane v Melbourne City. 7.00 Football

6am Morning Programs. 11.40 My Way. 11.55 Seinfeld. 12.25pm Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Bournemouth. 2.25 Australian Ninja Warrior. 4.25 MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Superman Returns. (2006, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020, MA15+) 12.10am Prodigal Son. 1.50 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Late Model Title. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Football. AFL. Gold Coast Suns v Essendon. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: xXx. (2002, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

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Sunday, April 19

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGv, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 The Piano. (R) 3.20 Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia. (PG, R) 4.10 Grand Designs. (Ml, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Fake Or Fortune? (Final)

6.30 Compass. (PGv)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 The Piano. (Final, PG)

8.25 Can You Keep A Secret? (Final, Ml) Debbie weighs up confessing.

8.55 Frauds. (Final, Mal) The day of the heist arrives.

9.40 Blue Murder Motel. (PGl, R) Vinny and Cole investigate the death of a radio DJ.

10.30 Top End Bub. (PGd, R) 10.55 MOVIE: Two Hands. (1999, MA15+lv, R) 12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 4.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.30 MOVIE: Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend For Tummy Tom. (2024) 4.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.10 Paddington. 6.05 Knee High Spies. 6.25 Paddington. 7.05 Let’s Go Bananas! 7.30 The Inbestigators. 7.45 Caper Crew. 8.05 Secrets At Red Rocks. 8.30 Animal Park. 10.00 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX Championship. Round 2. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix. Men’s Race. Highlights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix. Women’s Race. Highlights. 5.00 Going Places. (R) 5.35 Surviving WW2. (PGavw)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Rise And Fall Of The Maya. (M) Explores the last moments of the Mayan civilisation. 9.20 Emperor: Rise And Fall Of A Dynasty. (MA15+v, R) Looks at Livia, who starts having regrets. 10.15 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Cleopatra, Egypt’s Last Pharaoh. (PGav, R) 11.05 Putin And The West. (Mav, R) 2.30 Matched. (PG, R) 3.20 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 3.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The 1% Club. (Return, PGals) 8.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (Return) 9.00 Abused By Mum: The Ruby Franke Scandal. (Mav, R) Charts the rise and fall of Ruby Franke. 10.30 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Mal, R) 11.30 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R)

12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 4. ITM Christchurch Super 440. Day 2. H’lights. From Ruapuna Raceway, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. 3.35pm WorldWatch. 4.35 PBS News Compass Points. 5.05 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity. 6.05 MOVIE: Ange & The Boss: Puskas In Australia. (2024, PG) 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 DesiAussie Family Tale of Electric Korma. 8.45 UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Women’s Race. 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Luxury Escapes: World’s Best Holidays. 1.30 Business Builders. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Better Homes. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 5.30 The Aussie Property Flippers. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 11.30 Late Programs.

(74) 6am Morning Programs. 5.30pm Going Places. 6.40 Wild, Smart And Deadly. 7.30 Free The People. 8.35 MOVIE: 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets. (2015, M) 10.20 MOVIE: Midnight

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.00 Charter Boat Wars 2: Port Phillip Bay. (Premiere) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Melbourne v Brisbane. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard. (1988, M) 11.15 MOVIE: The Black Phone. (2021, MA15+) 1.30am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 12.50pm Too Cool To Kill. (2022, Mav, Mandarin) 2.50 Somewhere In Time. (1980, PGalv) 4.55 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PGaln) 7.00 Sabotage. (1936, PGav) 8.30 The Lady In The Van. (2015, Mal) 10.25 Master Gardener. (2022, Malsv) 12.30am Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. (PG) 1.30 Reel Destinations. 2.00 Oz Off Road TV. (PGl) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs. From CommBank Stadium, Sydney. 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Well Traveller. (PG, R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.00 GCBC. (R) 11.15 Australian Survivor: Redemption. (R) 1.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGa, R) 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. 5.00 News.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 The Floor. (Return, PGl)

8.15 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.15 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Prescription For Murder. (Mav) Looks at the case of Dr Brian Crickitt. 10.20 9News Late.

10.50 The First 48: Shooting Blind/ Brothers In Arms. (Mav, R) 11.45 A Killer Makes A Call. (Ma, R) 12.35 Oz Off Road TV. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 The Baron. 2.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 3.15 MOVIE: They Who Dare. (1954) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. 7.30 Planet Earth III. 8.40 Paramedics. 9.40 Emergency. 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Midsomer Murders. 1.40am MOVIE: They Who Dare. (1954) 3.55 The Baron. 5.00 Motorway Cops.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Manchester City. 2.00 The Summit. 3.30 The Toys That Built The World. 5.30 MOVIE: The Lego Batman Movie. (2017, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Enter Sanctum. (2025, M) Midnight Gotham. 12.50 Arrow. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.30 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. (Return) A batch of new contestants enter the kitchen. 8.30 Race Across The World. (Return, Ml) In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like, but 9.30 Matlock. tackles an AI afterlife software dispute. Olympia faces work and home challenges. Matty receives a mysterious call from Joey. 10.30 NCIS: Origins. (Ma, R) 11.30 10 News+. (R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

Monday, April 20

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

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 1.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 2.00 Tonight At The Museum. (PGs, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 2.55 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story: Lost Pt 2 – Celine Cremer. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser. 9.35 Planet America.

10.05 Foreign Correspondent. (R)

10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PGls, R) 11.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 10.35 Children’s Programs. 3.40pm Thomas And Friends. 4.15 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.40 Ariel. 5.20 Stan & Gran. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Gladiators UK. 9.45 Kids BBQ Championship. 10.25 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 12.05pm Night Parrot Stories. 2.00 Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Big Dry. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. (Return) 9.00 MOVIE: The Skin Of Others. (2020, PG) 10.40 MOVIE: Redacted. (2007, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.05 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News Compass Points. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 Finding Your Roots. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Australia’s Greek Cafes & Milk Bars. Tells the story of Australia’s Greek migrants.

8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) Game show, featuring Jon Richardson, Big Zuu, Danny Dyer and Helen Bauer tackling a words and numbers quiz.

9.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M) Hosted by Greg Davies. 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Herrhausen: The Banker And The Bomb. (Malv) 11.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R) 3.05 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.05 Mountain Vets. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

(5, 1) NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Floor. (PGl, R) 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 Innovation Nation. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 Glenn And Mick’s Celebrity Intervention. (Premiere, Mals) Hosted by Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy.

8.40 9-1-1. (Masv) Maddie and Buck are blindsided by some unexpected news which turns their world upside down.

9.40 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest rugby league topics.

10.40 The Agenda Setters.

11.40 St. Denis Medical. (PGal)

12.10 Secrets Of Prince Andrew. (PGa, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Floor. (PGl) Hosted by Rodger Corser.

8.45 100% Footy. (Mal) Features the latest rugby league news, with exclusive insights from an expert panel.

9.45 9News Late.

10.15 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) The Bushmen risk working in a crumbling mine. (Ml)

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (81, 92)

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) A batch of new contestants enter the kitchen. 8.40 Gogglebox Australia. (R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.40 10 News+. (R) 11.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

(R) 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Inside The Huddle. 2.55 Over The Black Dot. 3.25 Stories From The Cities. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.50 PBS News Compass Points. 5.20 WorldWatch. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Holy Marvels. 9.20 Greatest Escapes. 10.10 The Hospital: In The Deep End. 11.20 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Last Chance Learners. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 ICU. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Ambulance: Code Red. 11.50 Doc Martin. 12.50am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 11.50 Godland. (2022, Manv, Danish, Icelandic) 2.25pm Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 4.15 Limelight. (1952, PGas) 6.40 8.30 Tigerland. (2000, MA15+s) 10.25 The Fox. (2022, MA15+a, German, French) 12.40am Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. ITM Christchurch Super 440. H’lights. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 10.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Planet Earth III. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (1964, PG) 5.30 Secret Life Of The Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 A Remarkable Place To Die. 10.40 Borderline. 11.40 Chicago Med. 12.40am Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Noon MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, M) 11.05 Seinfeld. 12.05am Love Island UK: All Stars. (Premiere) 1.25 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 3.05 Late Programs.

Tuesday, April 21

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 2.00 ANZAC 2.55 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

7.55 Foreign Correspondent. 8.40 Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia: Mabo. (PG) Looks at the Terra nullius High Court case.

9.30 You Can’t Ask That: Facial Difference. (Ml, R)

10.00 Compass. (PGv, R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.55 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 4.05 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.05 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 10.35 Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 The Slow Mo Guys’ Big Adventures. 9.05 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.30 BattleBots. 10.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs.

12.25pm MOVIE: The Skin Of Others. (2020, PG) 2.00 Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Big Dry. 7.30 Ocean Warriors. 8.30 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, MA15+) 10.35 After Sherman. Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.50 Scottish Vets Down Under. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 12.55 PBS News. 1.55 What Does Australia Really Think About… (Mal, R) 3.00 Trail Towns. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Zweisimmen To Lausanne/Nantes To Lorient. (R)

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores what life’s like for triplets.

9.30 Dateline: North Korean Matchmakers. Looks at North Korean defectors now living in the South.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R) 11.05 Exit. (MA15+ansv)

12.00 Clean Sweep. (MA15+s, R) 2.50 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.55 Mountain Vets. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning Programs. 2.35pm The Grudge. 3.00 Forged In Fire. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 9.20 Heston Blumenthal: Life With Bipolar. 10.30 Chasing Speed. 11.25 Brassic. 12.15am Time To Buy: A Musical. 1.00 WWE Legends. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

(8, 9)

(5, 1)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Floor. (PGl, R) 1.15 Destination WA. 1.45 My Way. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.20 MasterChef Aust. (PGl, R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 My Reno Rules. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown.

9.15 House Of Wellness. (PG) A team of industry experts, media personalities and wellness advocates shares insights and experiences to highlight living well.

10.15 The Agenda Setters.

11.15 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) 12.15 Secrets Of Prince Andrew. (PGas, R)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (72)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Escape To The Country. 12.05am Dark City: The Cleaner. 1.05 Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PG, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

8.40 Clarkson’s Farm: Pubbing. (MA15+al) Jeremy Clarkson has found a promising pub and the ageing Lamborghini has competition.

9.50 9News Late.

10.20 The Grand Tour. (Ml) (Ml)

1.10 Destination WA. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Our State On A Plate. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (81, 92)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.00 MOVIE: Lucky Jim. (1957) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: On The Fiddle. (1961) 5.30 Secret Life Of The Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Good Karma Hospital. 11.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 12.40am Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Jeopardy! Australia. 12.30pm Australian Ninja Warrior. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Arrival. (2016, M) 10.55 Seinfeld. 11.55 The 100. 12.45am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.55 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City. 2.45 My Way. 3.00 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. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Cape Carnage: Killer Catch. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Railroad Australia. 11.30 Deadliest Roads. 12.30am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm Discovering Film. 3.10 The Chaperone. (2018, PGals) 5.05 Sabotage. (1936, PGav) 6.35 The Return Of The Soldier. (1982, PGalsv) 8.30 A Woman In Berlin. (2008, Russian, Georgian, German) 11.00 Rosenthal. (2025, Ma, Yiddish, German, Hebrew) 12.50am Late Programs.

6.00 10 News+.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) A batch of new contestants enter the kitchen. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Return, Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather.

Wednesday, April 22

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

6am Morning Programs. 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.30 Back Roads. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.50 ANZAC 2.55 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 3.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Tonight At The Museum. (Final, PGs) Hosted by Alex Lee. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (Final, PGls) A satirical news program.

9.00 Can You Keep A Secret? (Final, Ml, R) Debbie weighs up confessing.

9.30 QI.

10.00 Planet America. (R)

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.35 Murdoch Mysteries. (M, R) 12.25 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.15

4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Programs. 10.35

3.40pm Thomas And Friends. 4.15 4.40 Ariel. 5.20 Stan & Gran. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 9.05 9.50 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. Noon MOVIE: Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 News. 5.55 Bamay. 6.45 Inside The Pack. 7.35 Ice Vikings. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding: USA. 9.30 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 MOVIE: What We See. (2023, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.50 Scottish Vets Down Under. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Sri Lanka With Alexander 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Chernobyl: Inside The Meltdown: Inferno. (Premiere) Takes a look at the Chernobyl disaster. 9.25 The Audacity. (M) A would-be tech titan and his therapist

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Rise Of The Raven.

to be coming to fruition.

11.55 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Ma)

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Mackenzie and Lacey clash. 7.30 My Reno Rules. (PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown.

9.15 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

10.15 To Be Advised.

11.25 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.

12.25 No Holds Barred: GWS Giants. (Ml)

1.45 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (72)

(8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Amongst The Stars. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Events That Changed Australia: The Birth Of The Bogan. (Ml) 8.30 Outback Murder Highway: The Sensible Creek Killings. at Sensible Creek. 9.30 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (81, 92)

Programs. 2.30pm Curious Australia. 3.05 The Bee Whisperer. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.05 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.45 Cycling. UCI World 12.45am Cycling. UCI World Tour. Fleche-Wallonne 2.15 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs. Noon TBA. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 3.30 4.00 Medical Rookies. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 McDonald And Dodds. 10.45 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am Our Town. 1.30 Deadliest. 2.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon New Tricks. 1.00 Agatha 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Raising The Wind. (1961) 5.30 Secret Life Of The Auction House. (Final) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Spencer Sisters. 11.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 12.40am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm Speed 2.35 4.25 6.20 8.30 The Boy 10.20 Sasquatch Sunset. (2024, Mans) 11.55 A Woman In Berlin. (2008, Russian, Georgian, German) 2.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

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. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 Videos. 11.30 Getting A Ticket In America. 12.30am Late Programs.

Thursday, April 23

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 QI. (Ml, R) 11.30 Can You Keep A Secret? (Final, Ml, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Frauds. (Final, Mal, R) 1.45 (PG, R) 2.55 Grand Designs Aust. (PG, R) 3.55 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PGa, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Mission Beach, Qld. Lisa Millar explores Mission Beach. 8.30 Grand Designs. (PG) A couple are smitten with a 150-year-old barn. 9.15 The Piano. (Final, PG, R) headline at City Recital Hall. 10.15 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Business. (R) 10.45 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PG, R) 11.30 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 12.20 Rage. 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Programs. 10.35 3.40pm Thomas And Friends. 4.15 4.40 Ariel. 5.20 Stan & Gran. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Ultimate Vets. 9.10 Animal Park. 10.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 11.55 Pro Bull Riding: USA. 12.55pm The Black Dot. 1.25 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Seasons Of The Wild. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 True Colours. 9.25 MOVIE: 11.40 Late Programs.

17

(5, 1)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Rhoda Roberts AO: A Lasting Legacy. (PG, R) 3.30 4.00 4.10 Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 William And Kate: A Royal Wedding.

8.30 Secrets Of Flying Scotsman. (R) Looks at TheFlyingScotsman 9.30 Riot Women.

10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Under The Bridge. (Ml) 12.00 1.55 Beyond Signs. (MA15+a, R) 2.50 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 3.55 The Zelensky Story. (Ml, R) 4.50 China Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Noon. 1.00 Cullen. 1.10 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGa, R) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGad)

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) More performers take to the stage. 9.45 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 10.45 Soham: Catching A Killer.

11.45 HMP: Behind Bars. (MA15+a, R) 1.15 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (72)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Jeopardy! Australia. 12.30pm Australian Ninja Warrior. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Magic Mike. (2012, MA15+) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 The 100. 12.35am Island UK: All Stars. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A celebration 9.00 Elsbeth. out who murdered a puzzles editor. 10.00 10’s Late News. of news, sport and weather. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 10 News+. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

9GO! (82, 93) TEN (5, 1) NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Space 1.00 Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 8. 9.55 NRL Thursday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Miniseries: The Night Caller. 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Reel Destinations. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00

9GEM (81, 92)

Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 Dog House. (PGa, R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Unknown. 2.45 Insight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 American 10.10 The UnXplained. 11.00 Theatres Of War. 12.35am Dark Side Of The 2000s. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. Noon TBA. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 3.30 4.00 Medical Rookies. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Father Brown. 12.30am Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.10pm MOVIE: Barnacle Bill. (1957) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: PG) 5.30 The Edinburgh Auction House. (Premiere) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E Crash Scene Emergency. 10.30 Forensics: Murder Scene. 11.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

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. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL. Western Bulldogs 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Kick Ons. 11.30 MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980) 2.15am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm Rosenthal. (2025, Ma, Yiddish, German, Hebrew) 2.30 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PGa) 4.25 6.20 PGa) 8.30 Flags Of Our Fathers. (2006, 11.00 12.55am Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. 11.40 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance 12.50pm LEGO Masters. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) 10.55 Seinfeld. 11.55 12.55am Stars. 2.00 Late Programs.

PUZZLES

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

ACROSS

1 Melodious (7)

5 Sketch (7)

9 Agile (9)

10 Spanish for 'coast' (5)

11 Greek god of music, poetry, etc. (6)

12 Person who deserts a party to join another one (8)

14 Electronic novels (1-5)

15 Teaching period (4)

19 Slender support (4)

20 Dog with a curly coat (6)

24 Stressed (8)

25 Japanese robe (6)

27 'Well done!' (5)

28 Childish (9)

29 Ritual (7)

30 Unity (7)

Using the nine letters in the grid,

1 Zany (6)

2 Church caretaker (6)

3 Scienti c workrooms  (coll) (4,4)

4 Be ominously close (4)

5 Discourse (10)

6 Go up; climb (6)

7 Put back (8)

8 Interim period (8)

13 Intricateness (10)

16 A major city in Türkiye (8)

17 Trader (8)

18 League (8)

21 Situated within the building (6)

22 Beginner (6)

23 Roy or Ginger (6)

26 Curly hairdo (4)

Today’s Aim:

9 words: Good 14 words: Very good 19 words: Excellent

D C E N

3

1 Along with Edmund Hillary, who was the rst person to climb Mount Everest?

2 Where is the world's largest desert located?

3 True or false: hippos are unable to swim?

4 Who wrote the screenplay for Rocky?

5 What is the bestselling girl group of all time?

6 Name the spacecraft that carried the rst astronauts to the moon.

7 Which is smaller: a virus particle or a bacterial cell?

8 What character does John Travolta (pictured) play in the 1977 lm SaturdayNight Fever?

9 In what year was Earth Day rst celebrated?

10 What name is singer and actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?

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The Pearl of the Indian Ocean is closer — and more captivating — than you might think

For those seeking a holiday that goes beyond the predictable, Sri Lanka has quietly emerged as one of the world’s most rewarding travel destinations. Packing an extraordinary variety of experiences into a landmass smaller than Tasmania, Inspiring Vacations (inspiringvacations.com) has helped thousands of Australians discover the teardrop-shaped island nation.

Sri Lanka’s history stretches back over 2,500 years, and its cultural heartland is unlike anywhere else on earth.

The ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya rises dramatically from the jungle floor, its 5th-century frescoes and mirror-smooth water gardens leaving visitors breathless. Nearby, the sacred city of Anuradhapura — one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world — offers a humbling journey through Buddhist civilisation. For history lovers, Sri Lanka is essentially an open-air museum.

Sri Lanka rewards the nature lover in equal measure. Yala National Park boasts one of the highest leopard densities on the planet, while Minneriya hosts one of Asia’s most spectacular elephant gatherings.

In the cool central highlands, the emeraldgreen tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya offer a striking contrast to the sun-drenched coast. A scenic train journey through this misty hill country — often voted one of the world’s great rail rides — is simply not to be missed.

The coastline, meanwhile, stretches for over 1,300 kilometres, offering everything from surf breaks at Arugam Bay to the calm, turtle-visited shores of Mirissa, where blue whale sightings are a genuine possibility between November and April.

Sri Lankan cuisine is a revelation — aromatic curries, hoppers, kottu roti and fresh seafood that reflect the island’s rich cultural tapestry of Sinhalese, Tamil, Moorish and colonial influences. And the people?

Widely regarded as among the most welcoming in Asia, Sri Lankans take genuine pride in sharing their island with visitors.

With so much to see, planning a Sri Lanka trip independently can feel overwhelming. That’s where Inspiring Vacations steps in, offering a thoughtfully curated suite of Sri Lanka Ultimate tours to suit every travel style and appetite.

Travellers new to the destination will find the 14 Day Ultimate Sri Lanka Premium Small Group Tour an ideal introduction — 13 nights in fourand five-star hotels, daily breakfasts and dinners, safaris through Yala and Minneriya, a Madu River cruise and that iconic train journey, all with no more than 16 fellow travellers.

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Day Ultimate Sri Lanka; The Historical North –this immersive journey explores both the welltrodden highlights and the island’s captivating, less-visited north.

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Whether it’s exploring the Cultural Triangle, riding the famous Kandy to Ella train, spotting wildlife on an early-morning safari or watching the sun set over a colonial-era tea estate, Inspiring Vacations’ tours are crafted for travellers who

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Close to home escape

With so many people scrambling to rebook flights to the Northern Hemispher due to the instability in the Middle East staying close to home and yet still enjoying something out of the ordinary might be the order of the day.

Viking are currently offering discounts on their 17-day Komodo and the Australian Coast Ocean Voyage from Bali to Sydney or vice versa.

Gain a deep understanding of the native and European influences that shape Australia and New Zealand. Learn about Australia’s penal past from a descendant of its first settlers.

See the Victorian treasures of Dunedin, the fragrant English gardens of Christchurch and the art deco glories of Napier.

Enjoy the sounds of the didgeridoo and watch the captivating dances of the M?ori as you immerse yourself in the rich heritage of these southern lands.

Viking’s inclusive value includes a guided excursion in every port, all onboard meals including alternative dining venues, wine and beer with lunch and dinner, unlimited Wi-Fi, 24-hour specialty tea, coffee, and bottled water, access to the state-of-the-art Nordic spa, self-service laundry, and all tipping.

With no kids, no casinos, fewer than 1,000 guests, and all veranda staterooms, Viking’s award-winning ships aim to take people as close as possible to each destination. Giving travellers a chance to see this region from a very different perspective.

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matically doubled on river, ocean and expedition voyages: $400 per couple within 12 months of the guest’s last voyage (doubled to $800 per couple

With just 30 guests aboard the 50m boutique expedition vessel, the Paspaley Pearl, each voyage becomes a bespoke, deeply immersive exploration, navigating remote waterways in one of the world’s last true frontiers.

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Chorale to Baroque

By Jim Fagan

Opera choruses, jazz, traditional folk songs right through to classical music by great western composers-- there is no limit to the versatility of Noosa’s own choir, Noosa Chorale.

And as it welcomes its 34th year, its singers are preparing for something new next month—a baroque concert devoted entirely to the 17th and 18th century Italian composer and virtuosic violinist Antonio Vivaldi.

“We included Vivaldi in a concert some years ago but this is the first time we have presented him on his own,” Chorale president Cal Webb told Noosa Today.

“He is acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of all time, the Superman of baroque.

“Vivaldi was almost forgotten until the early 1800s when a group of German musicologists uncovered evidence of the enormous influence he had had on the compositional work of Johann Sebastian Bach during Bach’s formative years.”

She said the subsequent discovery of large collections of forgotten Vivaldi works, followed by further finds of his vast unknown choral repertoire, signalled a resurgence of interest in his work. “His most famous uplifting choral work, the “Gloria in D Major”, was performed in Italy for the first time in over two centuries in 1937.

“We will feature the ‘Gloria’ in the second half of the concert with maestro Kim Kirkman conducting our 60 strong choir, three out-

standing soloists and a 12-piece orchestra led by Chrissy Davis.

Amongst the pieces to be presented in the first half will be “Lauda Jerusalem” , Vivaldi’s only setting of Psalm 147, which he wrote for double choir and double orchestra. This muscular work achieves vivid drama through the dialogue between the reconfigured two choirs, orchestra and soloists.

“Viva Vivaldi” will be an unmissable experience in the musical calendar this year.”

Baroque with a brilliance?

“Definitely,” said President Cal. Noosa Chorale. Friday 22 May at 7pm and Saturday 23 May at 7pm. The J Theatre, Noosa Junction. Tickets: $49 (students $40) www. thej.com.au or 5329 6560.

AVE in Eudlo

ARIA award-winning artist Katie Noonan leads the Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ) in a national series of performances throughouttheyear,withaspecialSunshine Coast hinterland performance in Eudlo featuring newly commissioned vocal works inspired by the writing of Tim Winton.

Set in the historic Eudlo Hall, this intimate afternoon performance titled ‘The Long Moment’ offers a rare opportunity to experience new Australian music in a close, community setting.

Bringing together four of Australia’s leading singers — soprano Katie Noonan, mezzo-soprano Hannah Fraser, tenor Louis Hurley and bass-baritone Andrew O’Connor — AVÉ presents new Australian vocal works in an intimate setting.

The program features new works by Australian composers, including Emma Jayakumar, Ruben Davies, Lachlan Skipworth, Aaron Wyatt, Andrew O’Connor and Katie Noonan. Drawing on Winton’s unmistakable language, the music reflects themes of place, memory and the Australian landscape, alongside arrangements that acknowledge the traditions of vocal polyphony.

AVÉ’s work centres on the creation and ongoing life of new Australian vocal music. Since its formation, the ensemble has commissioned and premiered more than 60 new works, building a growing body of repertoire that is developed, recorded and shared with audiences across Australia throughout the year.

Artistic Director Katie Noonan says:

“Music has a way of reaching us in the moments we need it most; it can comfort, connect and restore. There’s something deeply special about gathering together, sharing stories and sound, and spending time with music created by Australian artists.”

Tickets available at www.australianvocalensemble.com/tourdates

Flickerfest returns

Noosa audiences are set for a night of big laughs and world-class cinema as Flickerfest rolls into town this month with its popular Short Laughs Comedy program.

The event will be held at The J on Thursday, April 23 at 7pm, showcasing a curated selection of the funniest short films from Australia and around the globe.

of Best Comedy Short at Flickerfest 2026, following three misguided rappers on a chaotic journey; The Scan, which explores self-discovery after a medical mishap; and Carcassonne-Acapulco, where a chance encounter on a flight turns into an unexpected existential debate.

Now celebrating 35 years in 2026, Flickerfest is regarded as Australia’s leading short film festival and is recognised by both the Academy Awards and BAFTA, with this year’s program selected from more than 3,700 entries.

The Noosa screening will feature a mix of award-winning and audience-favourite films, delivering a fast-paced lineup of sharp humour, quirky storytelling and memorable performances.

Among the highlights is The Singers, a recent Oscar-winning film featuring Queensland performer Judah Kelly, offering a heartfelt and humorous take on friendship.

Other standout shorts include Laterz, winner

International entries add to the mix, including French comedy Bowl Cut, centred on a child’s disastrous haircut, and Odd Socks, starring Sandi Toksvig as a detective in a bizarre world where humans and sock-monsters collide.

Festival organisers say the program promises an entertaining and accessible night out, appealing to film lovers and casual audiences alike.

“Expect sharp wit, quirky characters, and hilarious moments that bring the joy of comedy to the big screen,” organisers said.

Tickets are now on sale, with organisers encouraging locals and visitors alike to gather friends, grab some popcorn and enjoy an evening celebrating the best in short-form comedy filmmaking.

The Diva + The Tenors

Experience vocal brilliance and orchestral colour at The Diva + The Tenors – a Noosa Orchestra concert showcasing the passion and power of some of the most beloved, and well-known, music ever written.

A trio of acclaimed singers: soprano Jacqueline Ward and tenors Robb Dennis and Raffaele Pierno will headline the performance, which blends opera, musical theatre and ecclesiastic classics.

“The voice is personal and special; something we all relate to,” Ward says.

“When the voice is taken to levels of elite athleticism as with opera singing, it’s a thrilling and visceral experience.

“To be combining voices with orchestra for a diverse programme of musical theatre, opera, and sacred works is like a musical banquet.”

From the triumphant opening of Sibelius’ Finlandia to the sparkling finale of Verdi’s famous Brindisi, this concert will take the audience on a rich and varied musical journey.

Concert highlights include the ever-popular La donna è mobile from Verdi’s Rigoletto, performed by Neapolitan tenor Raffaele Pierno. Ward brings warmth and emotional sincerity to Puccini’s aria: O mio babbino caro, while the sacred duet Panis Angelicus, sung by Ward and Dennis, will offer a moment of serene reflection.

A standout moment is sure to be Dvoák’s Song to the Moon, elevated by the ethereal sounds of special guest harpist Sharon Matheson.

The concert also features the rich textures of the harpsichord played by Janet Brewer.

The Diva + The Tenors is on Sunday 26 April at Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, and Sunday 3

May at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Noosaville. Both concerts start 2.30pm.

Tickets: from trybooking.com Adults $40 | Students (18+) $15 | School age $10 or $45 at the door (cash only).

For more information visit noosaorchestra. com.au

Golf partnership announced

By Peter Owen

Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort has announced a new partnership with the highly regarded Dom Azzopardi Golf Academy, marking a new chapter for golf coaching and player development at the club.

The new academy, which began operating this month will introduce a fresh, modern approach to coaching, while building on the strong golfing community already established at Noosa Springs.

The partnership reflects a shared commitment to delivering high-quality instruction, innovation, and an enhanced member experience.

Academy principal Dom Azzopardi is one of Australia’s most highly regarded coaches.

As well as teaching club golfers, he is also the coach of international stars Lucas Herbert (LIV Golf), Karis Davidson (LPGA Tour), Kerry Mountcastle (Australasian Tour), and a host of promising juniors.

Noosa Springs Club Manager Dan Chandler said the appointment represented a significant step forward for the club.

“We’re very pleased to welcome Dom Azzopardi Golf Academy to Noosa Springs and to introduce a new era of coaching,” Chandler said. “This partnership is about enhancing the overall golf experience for our members and guests, while building on the strong community that already exists here.”

Dom Azzopardi Golf Academy has established a strong reputation on the Sunshine Coast, including at Peregian Springs Golf Club, where it has developed one of the region’s leading coaching programs.

Its expansion to Noosa Springs reflects con-

Peregian nippers celebrate end of their surfing season

The Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club celebrated the conclusion of another highly successful Nippers season, with more than 230 young members and their families coming together for a memorable end-of-season break-up event at Coolum Aqua Park.

The 2025–26 season saw 235 Nippers take part in the club’s junior surf lifesaving program—a record turnout—highlighting the growing popularity of this important local community service within the Peregian catchment.

The break-up event brought together Nippers, parents, volunteers and supporters to recognise the achievements of the season, celebrate friendships, and mark the graduation of senior participants completing their Nippers journey.

“Nippers is about more than just a great morning at the beach with your friends,” she said.

tinued growth and investment in the local golfing landscape.

Members and guests can expect a range of benefits, including:

Access to expert coaching from experienced PGA professionals,

Integration of advanced technology, including TrackMan and Smart2Move force plates,

A structured coaching pathway catering to golfers of all levels,

A streamlined online booking platform for lessons and programs.

Importantly, familiar connections to the club will remain, with Greg Lynch joining the academy to continue working closely with members and maintaining strong relationships within the golfing community.

Also in the team is Josh Lane, who has had more than two decades as a PGA professional coach and tournament player.

Azzopardi said he was looking forward to partnering with Noosa Springs and building on the club’s strong foundations.

“Noosa Springs has a fantastic membership base and a great culture, and we’re excited to be part of that,” Azzopardi said.

“Our focus is on creating an inclusive, high-quality coaching environment where golfers of all levels can improve and enjoy their game.”

Looking ahead, the partnership also supports the club’s long-term vision for coaching and facility development, including plans for a state-ofthe-art indoor teaching facility.

“This represents a significant investment in the future of Noosa Springs,” Chandler said.

“The planned indoor facility will allow us to offer year-round coaching and further enhance what we can deliver to our members and guests.”

Club President Leigh McCready said the event was a powerful reminder of the role Nippers plays in shaping both individuals and the broader community.

“For those who attended, it was clear that our Nippers program is truly the heart and soul of our club,” Ms McCready said.

“The way the kids cheered each other on, the pride of our volunteers in how far the kids had come through the season, and the emotion of seeing some of our senior Nippers graduate after nearly a decade in the program—it was something really special.”

Throughout each season, Nippers develop critical surf awareness and lifesaving skills, while building confidence and resilience in the ocean environment.

Ms McCready emphasised that while fun and friendship remain at the core of the program, its broader purpose is equally important.

“It’s part of the service we provide back to our community—helping young people develop the courage, skills and confidence to keep themselves and others safe in our ocean.”

The club also acknowledged the vital contribution of parent volunteers, age managers and water safety personnel who dedicate countless hours to delivering the program each season.

“Quite simply, this program doesn’t happen without our volunteers,” Ms McCready said.

“Their commitment and passion are what make Peregian Nippers such a positive experience for so many families and is part of what makes our family-focused Club culture so special.”

With another successful season complete, the Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club looks forward to welcoming returning and new Nippers for the 2026–27 season. Follow Peregian Nippers on Facebook and Instagram to get updates on when registrations for next season open.

A pleasant afternoon of Jazz

Scream Jazz Orchestra are back in the house at the Majestic Theatre Pomona on May 3rd with an

“The Autumn Swing Session”

Come and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of great jazz featuring vocalists Dean Doyle & Tanya Maree backed by the amazing 17 piece Scream Jazz Orchestra performing a tribute to the great songs and bands of the 20s and 30s.

SCREAM was formed in 2004 for ex Defence musicians to get together socially and play some good music for their own enjoyment.

The name SCREAM is derived from “Sunshine Coast Retired and Ex Armed forces Musicians.

The band retains its strong ex services focus,

with membership drawn from past service personnel.

If you like Jazz, Swing and the sound of a big band, don’t miss this one.

Doors and bar open at 1pm and the show kicks off at 2pm.

Sunday - 3 May

Time:  2pm

Cabaret Style - food available at the venue or, BYO.

Tickets $30 plus booking fee (or pay at the door)

book at www.themajestictheatre.com.au Enquiries phone Dean on: 0430 590 019

The result? A better experience for your dog and a higher quality groom. From full and style grooms to baths, tidy ups and de-shedding, everything is thoughtfully tailored with attention to detail and your dog’s comfort in mind.

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Tigers overran late in game

By Julian Pitts

The Rococo Noosa Tigers have squandered a 14 point lead late in the final quarter to eventually go down to Broadbeach by just under two goals last weekend on the Gold Coast.

In very hot and taxing conditions for this time of year, it was the local cats who ran the game out better with many of the Noosa boys cramping up late.

A disappointing loss for the Darren Winter coached Tigers who travelled down the Bruce Highway with plenty of confidence of snaring a second win to start the season.

Now it’s onto Wilston Grange at Rococo

oval as Noosa host their annual ‘Ladies Day’ in what is always a terrific day! Tickets for the function selling fast.

The Reserves went down in a close one also after a head to head battle that was touch and go the entire day.

Mallon, Marsh, Tarling and Airey Bamback were the pick of the bunch for the Tigers, all four pushing for Senior selection as expected.

On a positive for the Tigers, Brainy’s colts had a fantastic 10 goal win to finish the day which keeps their start to 2026 at 1/1 and gives confidence going forward as they attempt back to back Premierships!

Plenty of great contributors in the Seniors

none better than new recruit and ex Broadbeach skipper Lucas Jellyman Turner who copped a fair bit off the Broadbeach crowd but amassed 27 touches and continued to drive the ball forward for his new team.

Hunter Lewis up forward was outstanding also bagging 5 goals and proving why he was such a sought after recruit pre season.

Enrique Matteo oozed class as Noosas key forward kicking 4 goals himself whilst lively defender Billy Shanks again attacked the footy and the contest with more than expected vigour to play another great game for his new club.

His brother Kalan attacked the game the

same way whilst

as Noosa take on the Wilston Grange Gorillas to get their win loss ledger back to a positive to start 2026.

Region’s BMX riders to showcase skills on national stage

By Steve Linnell

Riders from across the Sunshine Coast, including a strong contingent with ties to the Noosa region, willtaketothe national stage next week as Gympie’s Cooloola BMX Club sends one of its largest-ever teams to the 2026 UCI National BMX Championships.

The four-day event will be held in Shepparton, Victoria, from April 15–18, bringing together competitors from across the country to contest national titles and chase qualification points for the UCI World Championships in Brisbane this July.

Cooloola BMX Club will field a 32-rider squad, ranging in age from just four to 55, highlighting the growing strength of BMX racing across the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions.

Club president Kirstin McBride said the size and diversity of the team reflected a surge in participation and enthusiasm, particularly with a world championship event set to be held on home soil.

“To have 32 riders heading to nationalsfrom four-year-olds right through to riders in their 50s - is something we’re incredibly proud of,” she said.

“There’s a real buzz around the club at the moment, especially with the chance to qualify for world championships in Brisbane. The kids can see what’s possible - particularly after Archer’s result - and they’re all stepping up.”

Among those inspiring the next wave of riders is young talent Archer Zwoerner, who finished second overall at last year’s world championships in Denmark at just eight years old — a performance that has sparked ambition among younger club members.

With BMX firmly established as an Olympic sport and 2032 Summer Olympics on the horizon, competitions like the national championships are playing an increasingly important role in developing future elite athletes, particularly from regional areas.

Several riders in the Cooloola squad will be aiming to build on strong recent perfor-

mances and secure qualification for the Brisbane world titles, adding further stakes to next week’s racing.

The team will complete final preparations this week, including a training session and send-off in Gympie, before heading south.

With strong community backing, the club continues to showcase the depth of talent emerging from across the Sunshine Coastincluding the Noosa district - as local riders chase national success and international opportunities.

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Ron Lane

Pickleball on the move

By Ron Lane

Pickleball

Could the rapid growth of the sport of Pickleball mean that it remains a potential candidate for future Olympic inclusion: in particular for the 2032 Games in Australia. This rapidly expanding sport has piqued the interest of people across all age groups, both locally and internationally, including throughout Australia.

The Noosa Pickleball Club will be hosting their annual Noosa Doubles Classic Tournament at the Noosa Leisure Centre proudly supported by Noosa Council.

This would be a chance to not only view amateur players at the top level, but also some playing their first tournament. Club President Nick Hooper states, “Our sport is low cost, addictive and inclusive. Our members love the social side of the game and the fun completive environment that creates friendship and promotes being active”

The tournament on 18-19 April includes men’s, ladies’ , and mixed doubles competitions only. The event uses a round robin format, with winners competing for gold, silver, and bronze medallions by age group and level.

President Hooper also remarked, “We, look forward to being able to hold more tournaments and more importantly, larger tournaments that will include all age groups, singles and doubles. With the growth of the sport attracting increasing numbers to the region, Noosa has become a highly desirable destination for holidaymakers and inter-club competitors alike.

Margot Tredinnick, Pickleball Australia referee, a Noosa club member from its inception will be the head referee for the tournament. Margot says, “I now travel extensively for both playing and refereeing, and I have witnessed the growth of both this sport and our club.” There is something special about playing with friends and seeing their game improvement.

This sport demands teamwork, courtesy, and fairness. When applying the rules the opponent should always get the benefit of the doubt. The club now has over 400 members, ranging from 14 to 80+, and continues to grow each month as it approaches a pivotal moment. Noosa requires dedicated Pickleball courts and an inclusive facility where all members of the community can participate.

“Currently this year the club is running league for competitive players, social sessions, intergenerational sessions for seniors and teenagers, free community come and try sessions, as well as coaching session for players. Local businesses interested in sponsoring the club or helping it secure a permanent home are encouraged to contact us.”

Local tournament sponsors are as followers; Live Life Pharmacy- Noosa Travel- Activate Body Noosa and RACV Noosa Resort. Many thanks to all.

Rugby League

There were only a few senior games on the schedule for the Pirates last weekend, but the teams that take to the field certainly made it count. First up were the C Grade men on Saturday, which saw them travel to Kilcoy to take on Bribie Island. After conceding the first try of the match, the Pirates rallied strongly and showed plenty of determination to come away with a hard fought 22-16 victory. With hot conditions and only two

substitutes on the bench it was a tremendous team effort and a great display of resilience.

Then on Sunday the Reserve Grade men faced Maroochydore in another away fixture. While Maroochydore may seem close by, the game was played out at the Nirimba Sports Complex making it a bit of a hike for the club. However, the trip proved worthwhile as the Reserve Grade Pirates delivered a strong performance to secure a convincing 34-12 win over the Swans.

The A Grade Men won the main event against Maroochydore, 30-18. In what was considered a dominant performance it continued the club’s winning momentum. The score line would have been more one-sided if not for a couple of late tries to the opposition right at the end of the match.

Club Secretary Tim Burger expressed it perfectly, stating, “The senior squads have had an excellent start, with all three teams earning two wins from their first two games—a result that makes the entire club proud.” The Under 19 Men had a bye this weekend while the Open Women’s Season is still a few weeks away from the kick off.

The juniors still have a little longer to wait with Round 2 of their season resuming in the coming weeks. Off the field, it was great to have local legend Mose Mybe, return and run clinics for young boys and girls with the Sunny Kids ADAPT crew last Wednesday and Thursday. There was a strong turnout, with 10–12-year-olds attending on Wednesday and 13–16-year-olds on Thursday.

The young players developed their skills, self-assurance, and motivation under the guidance of a mentor who had demonstrated proficiency and achievement in the sport.

The Seahorse Nippers.

It’s that time of year again when the Noosa Seahorse Nippers are getting ready to be on the move. On Saturday 18 April, assembling from

7.30am for an 8am start at the Noosa Surf Club, the helpers, (qualified surf lifesavers), will again be there for our Seahorse Nippers: to help, to guide and encourage, those youth who are in need of assistance, while enjoying their time in the surf.

Once again, the Noosa Bus Boys, Big Pete, Ken and crew will drive pick-up from Noosa Lions Park, starting at 6.30am to Main Beach, thus making family parking that much easier. Once on the beach, and weather permitting, our kids will enjoy the thrill of surfboard riding, paddling and swimming

And once again we thank the Noosa Shire Council for their assistance and the Sunshine Beach SLSC for their use the Courtesy Bus. Boxing

Following on with the great success of the amateur boxing tournament run by Cooroy’s Impact and Fitness Boxing Academy, five members of the club, under the supervision of Head Coach Mark Evans will travel to Mackay: and from the 1st to the 3rd. of May will contest the Queensland Amateur Boxing Championships. We extend our best wishes to Mark and the entire Team Impact for continued success.

Next in line to contest the Sunshine Coast Championships, will be the Noosa Caza Jiu-jitsu club. This fast-growing sport will hold their titles on 7 June at the Caloundra Indoor Stadium. At the recent Caloundra Open Titles some 600 athletes were in attendance.

Training under head coach Yoshie Hasegawa, this is yet another martial arts club that is on the rise. With Karate Noosa receiving training from Bryan Dukas, 6th Dan, and Cooroy’s Team Impact Amateur Boxing Club, coached by Australian Coach Mark Evans, combat sports on the Sunshine Coast are thriving like never before. We wish them every success.

Noosa Dolphins season begins

By Jon Lewis

The Ray White Noosa Dolphins begin the defence of their 2025 Premiership Crown when they take on University at Sippy Downs on Saturday in a grand final rematch. A new season for the Premiers also brings with it a new coach following the move of Jim McKay to Brisbane having taken the reigns of the University of Queensland Premier side.

Former Scottish International Ben McDougall has joined the Dolphins and whilst knowing full well the challenges of taking on a club with the last two premierships on the shelf, McDougall is keenly looking forward to guiding the club in 2025. With a playing and coaching background in both Rugby Union and Rugby League, McDougall plans on a style of rugby that focuses on a high tempo attack and defence.

“My goal for our club is to ensure a connected, disciplined and high-tempo team that competes consistently and performs under pressure,” McDougall said. “In achieving that, the players will enjoy playing and training and it will be great football for our supporters to come and watch and from what I have seen at training and the two trial matches, we have the players to be successful in that style of game.”

Following stints in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm and the Manly Sea Eagles, McDougall turned his mind to rugby union travelling to England where he played professionally for London Scottish Rugby Club. His performances quickly earned him National Selection as part of the Scottish Test Teams between 2004 and 2007.

“Those experiences really set me on my coaching pathway. I was coached by some great mentors such as Craig Belamy at the Storm and played with current Scottish Test coach Gregor Townsend and learned many valuable lessons in that company. When injury curtailed his playing career, McDougall took that step into coaching from grass roots rugby to elite professional pathways with stints in the UK, Asia and in Australia.”

Quizzed about his first impressions of the Dolphins, McDougall was quick to see group with strong identity, pride in the jersey and genuine competitive nature.

“From our first session, the competitiveness was obvious and there is a great level of physical capability across the field, and whilst that should be the case for a team that has won the past two premierships, we have had several personnel changes from the last two years,” he said.

The challenge for the coaching team is to embed the Dolphins DNA of standards and behaviours into the new players and to build a connected and cohesive unit. That is never easy on players and coaches alike, new environments can take time, but the foundations are fantastic and the vibe across the supporter base that I have encountered gives me confidence we will reach the levels we need to be.

As for his coaching philosophy, Ben keeps it simple: “A player first approach, competitive training environments and developing winning behaviours not just talent. Underpinning that are core values of Accountability, Respect, Connection and Work Ethic, and that is for anyone involved from players to coaches and support staff. We get that right and we give ourselves the best chance of matching our competition on and off the field, developing decision-makers under pressure within a strong team culture”

This weekend matches at Sippy Downs v University (Note changed match times): A Grade 3pm, Res Grade 1.40pm, Senior Women 12.20pm.

The Dolphins first home match is against Maroochydore on Anzac Day.

Brazil invades Bells Beach

By Phil Jarratt

I’ve seen a lot of Bells Beach Pro finals days from the top of the stairs, in the stands or slugging champagne from the bottle on the rocks at Rincon (Simon’s historic thruster win in ’81), in fair weather and foul, but I can’t remember the last time I watched it on the box and actually wished I was there. Until last Saturday.

Against all odds, it was a Bells for the ages, not so much for the quality of the surf (erratic, but good Winki Pop for much of the final bracket) but for the incredible wealth of storylines unfolding, ranging from a teary career comeback for a tour veteran to slightly teary but entirely predictable early exits for other veterans, returning from the sidelines and not realising that the surfing world has tilted on its axis. So much to unpack, so little space.

Let’s start with the supposed demise of the Brazilian Storm, after a decade of complete dominance of the world professional tour. Wishful thinking. With Gabriel Medina taking a year out with injury and Italo Ferreira out of sorts for most of last season, it may have seemed that the end was nigh, but then Yago Dora (not quite a kid at 29, 30 next month, but definitely next-gen) comprehensively won the 2025 world title and, now coached by former world champ Adriano De Souza, who got the whole Storm thing rolling, carried the yellow jersey into Bells with a fit and frisky squad of Brazilians, including three other world champs, behind him.

This was evident from the first appearance of defending Bells champ Jack Robinson in round two, when our great white hope for the next world title was completely out-surfed by Samuel Pupo, and then had his nose rubbed in it with a dodgy interference call against him.

By no fair assessment had Jack interfered with Sammy as he exercised his priority down the line, but, as Kelly Slater commented online, “It wasn’t an interference but Pupo was going to win the heat anyway.”

The writing was on the wall, even if we hadn’t quite deciphered it yet. The Brazilians were coming. By finals day, four of the eight quarter finalists were Brazilian, and three progressed to the semis, along with Californian 2025 runner-up Griff Colapinto, the last man standing against the Storm. As if to underline their dominance, Medina and Ferreira had put on a masterclass in round three, the two champs trading power moves and boosting airs on crisp Winki walls. It goes against the grain, but I wanted both of them to win, but it was Gabby who progressed

from the second-best heat of the event.

Colapinto was matched against the 34-yearold, 15-year tour veteran Miguel Pupo in the first semi with what seemed like a good chance to break the Brazilian lock on the event.

Miggy has long been my favourite goofy-foot on tour, fast but unhurried, combining grace with power and flow. If Wayne Lynch had peaked a half a century later, he would surf like Miggy. But in this incredible Brazilian lineup, Miggy would have been last man picked for the Storm. Which mattered little to him. He just went to work and dispatched Griff with plenty left in the tank.

Next up, Medina versus Yago Dora for the second spot in the all-Brazil final. Master versus apprentice, and so it played out for most of the heat, with Yago throwing down an incredible power hack or going to the air, and Gabby bettering it. Despite surfing brilliantly, the rookie world champ seemed to have no answers against the three-timer, particularly after he scored a 7.5 and an 8.67 in quick succession.

Into the last minute and needing a 9.34, Yago slipped into a mid-size closeout, somehow slid around the crumbling wall in front of him and found a couple of critical pockets. A couple of whacks and then a pump into the end section and a backside rotation to rival Slater’s Hail Mary air for a 10 all those years ago. Could they? Would they? Not quite, but it was a 9.5 and Yago into the final after the best heat of the event.

In the final Yago seemed to have nothing left to give, while Miggy just went back to work, building a house, as the commentators like to say. And it was a good one, only his second tour victory in a long career, and well deserved. Miggy wept tears of joy as the two Brazilians embraced in the shallows.

For my money the best four surfers in the men’s draw were all Brazilian – Medina, Miggy, Yago and Italo in that order.

The women’s was a funny event, with the final getting down to the power turns of Hawaii’s Gabriela Bryan against the sheer determination to win of world champ Molly Picklum. Both surfed brilliantly throughout but Pickles fell in a hole at the end while Gabby kept powering.

But the two women who most impressed me both bowed out in the semis. As ever, defending Bells champ Isabella Nichols surfed flawlessly most of the time, her smooth, buttery turns disguising the power of their delivery. The new Steph. And I must not have been paying attention, but when did California’s Alyssa Spencer get so good? Her backside attack was beyond critique.

OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFER

PROPERTY MATTERS

THERE’S a string of properties going to auction, both on the coastal strip and in the hinterland, that seem to offer opportunity in terms of value and lifestyle.

A Queenslander-style house framed by bushland at Tewantin has been getting an amazing response, Tom Offermann Real Estate’s Erica Newton said.

The single-level three-bedroom, twobathroom house at 63 Golf Course Dve goes to the market at 11am on Friday, 24 April.

Locals as well as interstate interests have been inspecting. They are attracted by the position and outlook, as well as the privacy while still being close to town.

Downsizers and young families are being attracted by the treed outlook with the low maintenance that comes with the 740sq m block.

It offers charm and effortless indoor-outdoor living, Erica said, with wrap-around verandahs that extend from the front to the side and rear. This offers a selection of sunlit and shaded spaces amidst a lush, leafy backdrop.

The property is directly opposite and adjoins Tewantin National Park as well as being in the Noosa Golf Club precinct.

Built circa 1995, the house features high ceilings, ornate fretwork, decorative ceiling rose, and hardwood timber floors. There is a light-filled, open-plan living, dining and kitchen area with a tranquil, green outlook and excellent storage. In immaculate condition, there is a freshly painted exterior, motorised gate on driveway, a 3000-litre rainwater tank, and the fourth bedroom has been with the main bedroom to create a huge parent’s retreat.

Split system air-conditioning and ceiling fans are installed, and there is the prized northeasterly aspect.

There is side access to a fully-fenced back yard, multiple carports, a shed and no

neighbour to one side. A lock-up garden shed provides storage space and there is covered parking spaces for four vehicles as well as additional off-street parking.

“This is a home that will resonate with so many buyers at both a practical and emotional level,’’ Erica said. “It has that timeless street appeal that this style of home is known for, and is complemented by its cottage-style gardens.“

SPACIOUS HOUSE WITH CABIN

A Black Mountain property offers the opportunity to update a beautifully-maintained house and cabin on 7.25ha.

Auction was the obvious choice to market the two-bedroom, one-bathroom house and selfcontained cabin at 235 Black Mountain Range Rd, Hinternoosa’s Jeanette Catalano said.

“The chance to add value does not happen often,’’ Jeanette said. “Quite often the opportunity to improve a property has been lost.

“This is a real find. Set well back from the road, the original mid ’90s home has two huge bedrooms and one bathroom.

“The cabin is one-bedsitter with bathroom.

“It’s been an interesting campaign, as there have been lots of nuances - a beautiful, treed block - peaceful but quiet.

“There is a stunning dam at the end of a beautiful bush walk.

“The vendor has been lovely but it’s time to move closer to family.

“The main house offers two spacious bedrooms. That appeals to a certain age group,

while the cabin provides the opportunity for guest accommodation.’’

Interest has been mainly local - either on the coast, finding it too busy, and wanting peace and quiet. Otherwise from larger holdings looking for low maintenance and the sound of the birdlife in the morning.

High raked timber-lined ceilings, a copper fireplace and extensive timber verandahs are features of the main house while the cabin comes with fireplace and deck.

Pump on dam connects to tank near shed • Peaceful with views to Mt Cooroora auction Jeanette Catalano 0422 923 851 jeanette@ hinternoosa.com.au Mario Catalano 0400 613 879 mario@hinternoosa.com.au dam with irrigation pump, 9x6m shed, fruit trees.

The kitchen comes with plenty of bench space, cupboards, electric cooking, and dishwasher. There are views out to the grounds from all windows with many rooms having direct access to the verandahs.

The main bedroom is air-conditioned, has a built-in robe, a handy built-in desk as well as shelves. It adjoins a second lounge room and bathroom.

At the other end of the house is the queensize second bedroom, wide hallway, and a utility room/laundry.

There is direct entry into the home from the remote-controlled two-car garage that provides workbenches as well.

A pump on the dam connects to a tank near the 9m by 6m steel-framed shed. The grassy surrounds include various fruit trees, a shade house and garden shed.

RELAXED LIVING ON 4.33HA

It’s an amazing Tinbeerwah property that has been held in same family more than 30 years.

Well-known in the neighbourhood as being a sanctuary for wildlife including kangaroos, Moorooka, at 239 Dath Henderson Rd, has enjoyed an amazing campaign in the lead-up to auction at 12pm on Saturday, 18 April.

Marketed by Caroline Johnston and Sian Preston at Hinternoosa, the five-bedroom, threebathroom, 10-vehicle house on 4.33ha comes with pool, sheds, and creek.

“The vendors have been wonderful,’’ Caroline said, “and the weather has been magnificent.

“Moorooka is widely regarded as one of the most significant landholdings in the area.

“There has been a real mix of people looking - some wanting to return to the area, while those with horses are identifying with the amount of land - big enough for an arena and stables.

“Interstate interests have inspected, and there have been downsizers wanting the acreage feel while coastal and city people are seeking privacy.

“It is a solid brick home with a relaxed setting in the way it spills out to the grounds with a creek running through it.

“This is a very useable holding with established organic areas, and an immediate sense of space and calm.

“On a tightly-held road, people who know the area recognise the property straight away.’’

Dath Henderson Rd provides links to a variety of communities - Cooroy, Eumundi, Noosaville and Tewantin.

Well maintained and comfortable, the house features a dedicated office and multiple living areas including a resort-style pool with outdoor entertaining.

Infrastructure is well established, with multiple sheds, a creek, and bore water, electric gate and sealed driveway along with caravan/ boat carports.

Established trees frame the property to add to the sense of privacy and permanence.

CONVENIENT JUNCTION APARTMENT

Sharon McLure and Alexandra McLure at McLure Real Estate have a two-bedroom, onebathroom, one-car apartment at Noosa Heads going to auction Friday, 17 April, at 1pm.

With a fully refreshed interior, within walk distance to Hastings St and Noosa Junction, 3/31 Katharina St is compliant for permanent rental or holiday letting.

This is a rare and time-sensitive opportunity to secure a highly compliant and flexible investment property in one of Noosa Heads’ most tightly held and walkable precincts, Sharon said.

The owner has just completed a comprehensive internal refresh, ensuring the property is presented to the market in outstanding, turn-key condition.

Improvements include full internal repainting, brand new light fixtures and fittings, new air-conditioning in the living area, new fans in both bedrooms, and brand-new carpets. FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS

FRIDAY, 17 April

Black Mountain

235 Black Mountain Range Rd: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house and cabin on 7.25ha, dam, 11am, Jeanette Catalano 0422 923 851 Mario Catalano 0400 613 879 Hinternoosa

Noosa Heads

3/31 Katharina St: 2bed, 1bath, 1car apartment, 1pm, Sharon McLure 0400 084 975 Alexandra McLure 0484 356 225 McLure Real Estate

SATURDAY, 18 April

Cooroibah

24 Amaroo Pl: 4bed, 4bath, 2car house, pool, on 2.01ha, shed, 2pm, Peter TeWhata 0423 972 034, Tom Offermann Real Estate

Noosa Heads

36/5 Quamby Pl: 2bed, 2bath, 1car river-front apartment, 10am, Anita Nichols 0434 236 110 Craig Taylor 0421 283 951 Laguna Real Estate Tinbeerwah

3 Smiths Rd: 3bed, 1bath, 1car house on 4268sq m, 11am, Warren Evans 0428 711 163 Laguna Real Estate

Moorooka, 239 Dath Henderson Rd: 5bed, 3bath, 10vehicle house, pool, sheds creek, on 4.33ha, 12pm, Caroline Johnston 0409 953 311 Sian Preston 0422 675 057 Hinternoosa.

37 CO OROIBA HC RESCEN T, TEWANTIN

Movethefamilytothe covetedNoosaBanksenclave withthepurchaseofthis expansivesinglelevel residenceon2814m2parklikegroundsbackingdirectly ontoleafy reserveenhancingprivacyandoutlook,and offering adesirable coastallifestylewhere thelivingis easy. Spend your weekendsboatingand fishingonthe NoosaRiver, swimmingintheoceanatLagunaBay,or hikingthroughNoosaNational Parkandthenreturn

homeforanafternoonBBQpoolsidefollowed by a gameofbackyard cricket orfooty andlet thegood times roll.

Witha well-designed floorplanfacilitatingexcellent separationandfunctionality,alongwithallthemodern comfortsand extrasthatadd valueandappeal;this trulyistheperfectfamilyhomeineverysense.

Auction Friday24April1.00pm View Sat11.15am -11.45am Wed11.30am -12.00pm

Agent

EricaNewton 0410603519 erica@offermann.com.au

6106/5MORWO NGDRIV E, NOOSAHEADS

Take theplungewithlavidalocaandthelightand languidechoesofanendlesssummermereminutes to Noosa MainBeach,andworld-famousNoosaNational Park.Pictureasparklingprivate andvirtuallynew 2-leveloasiswithfrontrow seats,seeminglyperched atopthesub-tropical rainforestcanopywherekoalas callhomeandthechorusofnativebirdlifeis asheer delight. Araregemlikenootherintheacclaimed

PeppersNoosaResort,itboastsaromanticpalette of colour,naturaltimberand stone,customfurnishings throughout,lavishbathroomsandthekitchen,which putsentertainingfrontand centre inthe expansive livingareas.Note thealmostinvisiblelinebetween indoorsandouttothe roomyterracewithwide overhangsand awningsofferingshade,andalfresco entertainingisatitsbest.

Auction

Saturday 2May 11.00am

View Sunday 1.00pm -1.30pm

Agent ChrisMiller 0412894542 chris@offermann.com.au

346 LAKE CO OROIBAHROAD , CO OROIBAH

If you’veeverhadthedesireforanescapetothe countryandembracegentlesmallacreageliving withoutisolation,theLakehouseis100%private with fullyusablelandyet ameretenminutesfromcafé centralonNoosaRiver’sGympie Terrace.Melding infusionsofrusticcharmwith contemporarydesign and comforts,itistrulygoing to makeyourheartsing! Comeinside.Note thecustomised fixturesand fittings

thatenhanceits warmthandcharacter,suchaswhitebrightseriouslyhighraked ceilingsandbeams,VJ panelled walls, woodburning fireplaceinthelounge, expansivedining,andlivingspacewhich flowstoa terracewiththefeelsofanoutdoor room.Additional terracesabuttheglisteningpoolandspa, connectingto andenhancingthespectacularlocation.

Auction Friday8 May11.00am

View Saturday &Wednesday 12.00pm- 12.30pm

Agent

PeterTeWhata 0423972034 peter@offermann.com.au

Privatelysetwithinan exclusivegatedenclave,this rare 1,161m²parcelofferssweepingcoastalviewsfrom SunshineBeach to distantheadlands.Elevatedto capturecoolingseabreezesandabundantnaturallight, itbacksontothelushNoosaNational Park,blending oceanoutlookwithbushlandserenityand complete privacy.

Accessedvia aprivateroadandsurrounded by highqualityhomes,it’stheperfectcanvasfor alandmark residence.JustminutesfromSunshineBeachVillage andpristinebeaches,thisis atruly exceptionalcoastal opportunity.

Auction Saturday9 May1.00pm

View ToweropenSaturday9.00am -9.30am

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offermann.com.au

Agent Tim McSweeney 0411122331 tim@offermann.com.au

21 CRAN KS TREET , SU N SHIN EB EACH

Thereare homesthatwhisperofluxury,andthosethat declareitwithquietconfidence.At21CrankStreet, SunshineBeach, you findthelatter- acontemporary sanctuarythatfusesarchitecturalsophisticationwith effortless coastalliving.Everylineandmaterialspeaks thelanguageofmodernluxe,drawingtheoceaninto dailylife. Poisedonaneast-facingridge,it captures unbrokenoceanviewsandaneasystroll to Sunshine

BeachvillageandtheSurfClub.Expansive glazing floodstheinteriors withlight,whileopen-planliving flowstoa terraceand resort-stylepoolbelow. The kitchenis asculpturalcentrepieceforentertaining,with oceanvistasfromeveryangle.

Price $12.5M

View Saturday10.00am -10.30am

Agent Roark Walsh 0437447804 roark@offermann.com.au

Agent TomOffermann 0412711888 tom@offermann.com.au

5/42 HASTINGS ST REET , NOOSAHEAD S

IntheglamorousheartofHastingsStreet,Apartment 5TheEmeralddelivers thequintessentialNoosalifestylejuststeps tocafés, restaurants,boutiquesand thegoldensandsofNoosa MainBeach.Light-filledinteriors spillseamlessly to a generousundercoverterrace,where leafygreeneryframesglimpsesofHastings Street’svibrantenergy.The oversizedmastersuite withsleekensuiteadds rare apartment-styleluxury,whileresortfacilitiesincludingaheatedlagoonpool,spa, sauna,lift accessandsecure parking complete thepicture.Withstrongyear-round holidaybookingsandprofessionalon-sitemanagement,thisbeachy-chichavenisa superblifestyleandinvestmentopportunity.

A 3 B 2 C 1 D

Price $3.65M

View

Tuesday 1.00pm- 1.30pm

Agent JesseStowers 0414367282 jesse@offermann.com.au

11/2 DOLPHI NC RESCENT , NOOSA VILL E

Perfectlypoisedbetweentheiconic sweepofNoosa MainBeachandthetranquil NoosaRiver,thisbeautifullyreimagined townhousecapturestheessenceof effortless coastalsophisticationwithin atightlyheldenclave.Light-filledinteriors unfold to anopen-planlivingdomainthat flowsseamlesslytoa sun-drenched, north-facing terrace, aprivate havendesignedforlonglunches, relaxed entertainingandbalmyeveningsunderthestars Just100metres away, Wyuna’speacefulriversideparkinvitesmorningpaddlesand sunsetunwinding,anchoring alifestyledefinedbywater,lightandease. Asleek, contemporarykitchenandcurated finishesenhancetheapartmentsrefined yet relaxedaesthetic,whileplantationshutters andthoughtfuldesigndetailselevate everydayliving.With resort-styleamenitiesanda covetedNoosaaddress,it’sa compellinglifestyleorinvestmentaddress.

A 2 B 1 C 1 D

Price $975,000

View Saturday 1.00pm- 1.30pm

Agent NicHunter 0421785512

nic@offermann.com.au

HOME FOCUS

LIGHT-FILLED ENTERTAINER ON PARKLIKE GROUNDS

MOVE the family to the coveted Noosa Banks enclave with the purchase of this expansive single level residence on 2814m2 parklike grounds backing directly onto leafy reserve enhancing privacy and outlook, and offering a desirable coastal lifestyle where the living is easy…

A well-designed floor plan facilitates excellent separation across two wings, placing the main bedroom on the southern wing and the children’s bedrooms along with ensuited guest bedroom and second living area on the northern wing.

There are an extensive suite of features that boost value, appeal, comfort, and functionality including: raked ceilings in main living, split system air-conditioning, ceiling fans, inground pool with poolside pavilion, huge covered timber deck, external access from both main and guest bedroom, new Hermann gas hot water system, 3.6kW solar power (recently replaced), and a 3x3m storage/workshop space in garage.

The light-filled kitchen is well equipped with quality stainless steel appliances including DeLonghi gas cooktop and 2 x single drawer dishwashers; and showcases a delightful view across deck and lush gardens. It is a central hub of the home and perfectly placed to service the alfresco entertaining zone.

Lush well-established gardens at the front of the home provide an exceptional privacy buffer from the street, and the huge backyard with masses of lawn for children and pets to play has a collection of native trees and tropical palms, and with Moorindil Reserve at rear, embodies a palpable acreage-feel, without the maintenance or isolation from major amenities.

A powered 4.8 x 3.7m shed, a dedicated firepit zone for toasting the good life under the stars, 2 x water tanks (18,000-litre capacity in total), side access, and additional concreted onsite parking space for cars/boat/caravan are extra features that complete what is an ideal family home in every sense.

Spend your weekends boating and fishing on the Noosa River, swimming in the ocean at Laguna Bay, or hiking through Noosa National Park and then return home for an afternoon BBQ poolside followed by a game of backyard cricket or footy and let the joie de vivre roll.

“This home has been cherished and meticulously maintained by its long-term owners, and you can feel the love inside and out, it has absolutely everything the modern family could want or need, and the setting is truly idyllic“ says Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Erica Newton.

“This is an investment in a quality lifestyle home in a quiet, leafy neighbourhood that feels tucked away from the hustle and bustle but in actual fact is only five minutes to Tewantin’s major amenities including schooling, marina, and shopping.“

Insider Intel:

• Land size: 2814m²

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Address: 37 Cooroibah Crescent, TEWANTIN

• Internal area: 284m2

• External area: 73m2

About: well-designed single level family home with floor plan facilitating good separation of living across two wings; 2 living areas; study/5th bedroom; expansive alfresco entertaining including poolside pavilion; raked ceilings in main living; spa bath & dual vanities in main bedroom; SLUG with workshop/storage + onsite parking for extra vehicles

Fixtures/fittings: 3 x split system A/C; ceiling fans; new Hermann gas hot water system; 3.6kW solar power (recently replaced)

Kitchen: light-filled with lovely outlook across deck & gardens; 2 x F&P stainless steel drawer dishwashers; DeLonghi gas stove top; stainless steel electric oven & rangehood; WIP

Exterior: parklike gardens with masses of lawn for children & pets to play backing onto Moorindil Reserve; established native & tropical

vegetation; dedicated firepit; sparkling inground pool; powered 5x4m shed; 2 x water tanks; side access; lush privacy gardens at front

Location: Noosa Banks estate; quiet loop street; acreage-feel yet only 5 mins to Tewantin CBD & primary school; 7 mins to Marina; 9 mins to Yacht Club & Gympie Terrace riverfront dining; 18 mins to Noosa Main Beach & Hastings St

The Ultimate Noosa Sound Sanctuary

Tucked away in the highly sought-after Wesley Court, this exceptional residence offers a rare fusion of privacy and proximity. Just a leisurely stroll from the vibrant energy of Hastings Street and the pristine shoreline of Main Beach, you are effortlessly connected to Noosa’s finest dining, boutique shopping, and iconic coastal lifestyle—yet blissfully removed in your own serene retreat.

7 Wesley Court, Noosa Heads

5 3 4

Auction On-site 2nd May 10am

Open Saturday & Wednesday 12-12.30pm

rwnoosa.com.au

Gillian McCauley 0467 600 009

Shane McCauley 0403. 646 930 5447 4499

Richardson&Wrench 23 Hastings Street, Noosa

Dual Key Apartment Overlooking Hastings Street

Hotel Laguna is a boutique complex in a unique riverfront location offering direct access to Noosa’s main beach and all the café’s, shopping and fine dining options Hastings Street has to offer. Apartment 206-207 is a recently renovated large dual key apartment with north facing views over Hastings Street.

206-207/6 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads

2 2

Price Guide $2.1Million By Appointment

rwnoosa.com.au

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930

Frank Milat 0438 528 148 5447 4499

Richardson&Wrench 23 Hastings Street, Noosa

SPACIOUS EMERALD APARTMENT

THE Emerald Resort, positioned at the thriving end of Hastings Street, is merely footsteps away from one of Australia’s most iconic beaches.

This beautifully presented 2-bedroom unit, offers a thoughtful, generous floorplan and is well equipped with quality furnishings throughout.

You are fortunate with this larger style apartment, to have the possibility of adding a third bedroom.

The kitchen is well appointed and generous in size and the balcony, located off the living area, is also spacious and perfect when entertaining family and friends alike.

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Address: 43/42 Hastings Street, NOOSA HEADS

Live the Noosa high life, with it’s selection of quality cafe’s plus world renowned restaurants and exquisite boutique shopping, located along Hastings Street.

• Consistent solid return and capital growth

• Spacious 124m2 one level apartment

• Lift access to all levels within the complex

• Ducted air conditioning throughout

• Car park on title

• The complex has a large resort style swimming pool, with tropical gardens

• Professional onsite management, to caretake your investment

Description: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: On application

Inspect: By appointment Contact: Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 and Frank Milat 0438 528 148. RICHARDSON AND WRENCH NOOSA

Luxury Family Residence

A north-facing white sandy beach, with a clean river system, a connection to everything Hastings St has to offer and surrounded by national parks; property in Little Cove is naturally finite. With fewer than 200 residences and only a handful of stand-alone homes, finished products here are hard to find. From either entrance at 11 Little Cove Road, you can walk to the surf, explore the national park trails, or stroll along the boardwalk to Hastings Street's restaurants and boutiques. All within a few hundred metres of your own private oasis.

Number 11 Little Cove Road has been masterfully designed by Chris Clout and proudly built by Damian Davidson Builders. The home combines strong, market-led design with a relaxed coastal feel; the finished product has a similar level of privacy, position and peace as a high-end boutique hotel. The main living area faces north and east, capturing sea breezes, filtered light and year-round sunshine. A sculptural stone fireplace anchors the space, while native timber and natural stone add warmth and connection to the environment. Outside, a covered alfresco terrace with an outdoor kitchen is an extension of the interiors, seamlessly connecting the space with stacker doors and retractable screens. The kitchen is designed for entertaining, with natural stone benchtops, integrated appliances, dual dishwashers, pyrolytic and combi ovens, Pitt gas burners, and a Zip Hydrotap, with a butler's pantry to continue the clean design and practical layout.

2–3 bedroom, one-bathroom residence, along with a fully selfcontained studio apartment, perfect for dual living or generating strong income. A rare offering in a tightly held location, this versatile property is ideal for investors or buyers seeking space, flexibility, and future potential.

RESORT-STYLE LIVING ON NOOSA SOUND

IMAGINE a home where every day feels like a holiday. Tucked into one of Noosa Sound’s most desirable streets and just a flat 10-minute walk from Noosa Main Beach, this beautifully reimagined residence blends resort-inspired living with the ease of modern comfort.

Step inside and you’ll instantly feel the sense of space and light. Polished spotted gum timber floors carry you through expansive open plan living, anchored by a stunning chef’s kitchen with Caesarstone benchtops and premium Miele appliances. Bi-fold doors open wide, connecting indoors with the outdoors, where lush gardens and a sparkling pool create the perfect backdrop for long summer lunches, evening entertaining, or quiet moments with family.

The flexible layout is designed to welcome everyone. Three generous bedrooms, each paired with its own bathroom to give family and guests their own space. The master suite offers a custom walk-in robe and a private ensuite with heated towel racks, while a second lounge downstairs provides separation and versatility, ideal for holiday letting, teenagers, or visiting friends.

Every detail has been considered: ducted airconditioning for year-round comfort, a 25-panel

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solar system to keep energy costs down, electric blinds and an oversized double garage with a combined workshop space, it’s ready to enjoy from the moment you arrive.

This is a home designed not just for living,

but for experiencing, where every day feels easy, connected and a little indulgent.

Enjoy morning swims at Noosa Main Beach, stroll through the National Park, or meander world-class shopping and eateries up and down

Hastings Street. Then come home to your private sanctuary, a seamless blend of luxury and laid-back coastal charm, nestled in one of

most coveted addresses.

Address: 8 Cooran Court, NOOSA HEADS Description: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: Expressions of Interest Inspect: Saturday 18 April, 12:00pm

Contact: Nathan Howie 0414 424 333, NOOSA ESTATE AGENTS

COMMANDING DESIGN MEETS LUXURY LIVING

FROM the moment you arrive, this striking home delivers an unforgettable first impression. With a façade that mirrors the presence of grand, high-end residences, the blend of timber and render creates a modern, commanding design that sets the tone for what lies within.

Inside, home opens into a spacious, lightfilled layout where luxury meets everyday functionality. High ceilings and large glazed windows draw in natural light and cooling breezes, enhancing the sense of space throughout. At the heart of the home, the beautifully appointed kitchen showcases granite waterfall benchtops and a seamless connection to the warmth of a gas feature fireplace, creating a central hub that is both inviting and impressive. The butler’s pantry has been cleverly designed for practicality without compromising on style, while elegant pendant lighting above the island bench completes the space.

The dining area flows effortlessly to the outdoor entertaining zone, where a covered alfresco area with built-in BBQ overlooks peaceful neighbouring farmland—an ideal setting for relaxed evenings and weekend gatherings. Privacy has been carefully considered in the positioning and layout of the

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home, allowing you to fully enjoy the tranquil surrounds while still embracing the outlook across the countryside.

The master suite is privately located and designed as a true retreat, capturing scenic views and complemented by a spacious ensuite featuring a double shower and full-sized bath. The walk-in robe offers generous storage with dedicated space for both his and hers.

A standout inclusion is the second bedroom, complete with its own ensuite and clerestory windows that welcome natural light while maintaining privacy—perfect for guests or extended family. All bedrooms are wellappointed with air-conditioning, ceiling fans, built-in robes and quality carpeting to ensure year-round comfort.

Step outside and enjoy a fully fenced, dogproof yard with ample space for children and pets to play.

The separate drive-through shed provides convenient access to the rear of the property, while four 5,000-gallon water tanks support practical, sustainable living.

This is a home that combines striking design, functionality and a peaceful lifestyle setting— perfect for families seeking space, privacy and a touch of luxury in a truly beautiful environment.

Address: 109 Watergum Drive, PIE CREEK Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: $1,800,000 Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Helene Haack 0417 184 884, HAACK PROPERTY GROUP

Luxury, Privacy & Family Living

109 Watergum Drive, Pie Creek | $1,800,000

This striking home offers outstanding street appeal with its modern timber and rendered façade, high-end finishes and family-friendly design. Inside, you’ll find a spacious light-filled layout with high ceilings, feature windows, granite waterfall benchtops, gas fireplace, & a stylish butler’s pantry.

The dining area opens to a covered alfresco with built-in BBQ, ceiling fan and peaceful views over neighbouring farmland, creating the perfect space to relax or entertain. The master suite is privately positioned with scenic outlook, large walk-in robe and ensuite with double shower and full-sized bath. A second bedroom also features its own ensuite, ideal for guests or extended family, while all bedrooms include air conditioning, ceiling fans, built-in robes and quality carpet.

A separate media room, tucked behind stylish barn doors, provides the perfect space for movie nights or a dedicated gaming zone. Fully air conditioned, this versatile room offers comfort and privacy, making it an ideal retreat for both relaxation and entertainment.

4 3 2 | 4,782m2

Outside, the fully fenced and dog-proof yard offers room for children and pets, with a drivethrough shed providing rear yard access. Complete with four 5,000-gallon water tanks, this is a beautiful home that combines luxury, privacy and practical family living in a peaceful rural setting.

Features -

• 4doublebedroomswithaircon&fans

• 2ensuites

• 3bathrooms

• Chefsgalleykitchen

• Butlerspantry

• Marblefireplace

• Media/gamingroom

PROPERTY GROUP Call Helene Haack on 0417 184 884 to inspect.

• Officenook

• Shed&garage

• Architecturallydesigned

• Rearentertainmentarea withbuiltinbbq&fan

• Ruralviewsoverneighbouringfarm

• Privacy

61SEAVIEWTERRACE

SUNSHINEBEACH

ArchitecturallyDesignedMasterpiecewithExpansive Views

•Tri-levelresidencebyBarkDesignarchitectsapprox.588m2

•Showcasingbreathtaking180degreeoceanviews

•Coveteddress-circlebeachsidecul-de-sac,adjacentto BeachAccessPoint27

•FrenchOakhardwood floors,10mItalianstonefeaturewall

•11msaltwaterlappool, 8personsauna,alfrescozones

•1000-bottletemperature-controlledwinecellar,internal5 personItalianlift,woodburning fireplace

CaitlynMcConnell M:0417637697

Tania Wood M:0448786489

8/56 DUKE STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH 3 A 2 B 2 C 232m² E

A WORLD AWAY FROM ORDINARY – WHERE DESIGN MEETS SEA

This luxury single-floor apartment epitomizes internal logical brilliance and high-spec finishes, seamlessly combining form and function in an exquisite living environment. The design rationale has been curated to create a sophisticated sanctuary.

Open Time Saturday 18th 11-11:45am FOR SALE SUNANDSAGE.COM.AU

KATHY WISE 0407 968 300

OPENHOMES

Boreen Point

Saturday18thApril

1.15PM -1.45PM 2MangoLane 323 BY NEGOTIATION Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

Cooroibah

Saturday18thApril

12.00PM -12.30PM346LakeCooroibah Road 432 Auction

1.30PM -2.00PM24AmarooPlace 442 Auction

Wednesday22ndApril

12.00PM -12.30PM346LakeCooroibah Road 432 Auction

Cooroy

Saturday18thApril

TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

Noosaville

Friday17thApril

4.00PM -4.30PM 4AttenuattaPl 434Offers Over$2,795,000ConsideredLaguna RealEstate0419332973 5.30PM -6.00PM 4AttenuattaPl 434Offers Over$2,795,000ConsideredLaguna RealEstate0419332973

Saturday18thApril

9.00AM -9.30AM1/9LakeWeybaDr 322 BuyerInterest$1,695,000NoosaEstateAgents0407 147521

10.00AM -10.30AM41MivaStreet 320 AuctionHinternoosa0404344399

Cooroy Mountain

Saturday18thApril

1.00PM -1.45PM262CooroyMountain Road 335 OffersOver$3,600,000Hinternoosa0404344399

Doonan

Saturday18thApril

11.30AM -12.00PM23 ValleyCourt4 22 OffersOver$1,999,000 Hinternoosa0404344399

12.30PM -1.00PM 15 NaturalistPlace 522 ContactAgentTomOffermann RealEstate0410603519

NoosaHeads Friday17thApril

11.00AM -11.30AM63/52HastingsStreet 221 $1,750,000 McLurePropertyGroup0484356225

12.30PM -1.00PM3/31 KatharinaStreet 211 AuctionMcLurePropertyGroup0400084975

1.30PM -2.00PM3/15MittiStreet 421 OffersOver$4MillionConsideredRichardson &Wrench Noosa54474499

Saturday18thApril

9.00AM -9.30AM713/61NoosaSpringsDrive 43.5 3$4.2-$4.3MGuide Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

9.45AM -10.15AM232/61NoosaSpringsDrive 32.5 2FROM$2.3M Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

10.00AM -10.30AM206/61NoosaSpringsDrive 332 $2,750,000 TomOffermann RealEstate0475804467

10.00AM -10.30AM 10/30EdgarBennettAv3 32 ContactAgentLaguna RealEstate0434236110

10.00AM -10.30AM 154/61NoosaSpringsDr 322 $1.95M JoeLangley RealEstate0419883499

10.00AM -10.30AM21Smoke BushDrive3 22 $1,795,000 TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

10.30AM -11.00AM 135/61NoosaSpringsDrive 33 2.5 BY NEGOTIATION Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

9.30AM -10.00AM36/5QuambyPlace 221 AuctionLaguna RealEstate0434236 110 10.00AM -10.30AM2/43BluefinCourt3 22 Interest From$1,800,000NoosaEstateAgents0407 147521 10.00AM -10.30AM 15 RedgumCt 422 $2.195MillionRichardson &WrenchNoosa54474499 10.00AM -10.30AM3302/57HoffmanDr 211 Offers Above$930,000NoosaEstateAgents0418332247 10.00AM -10.30AM56/28MunnaCrescent 211 ContactAgent TomOffermann RealEstate0418980247 10.00AM -10.30AM3/8PortsideCourt3 2+1+Auction9thMay11.00amLaguna RealEstate0407379893 10.30AM -11.00AM 16 AsperaPlace 432 $3.85MillionRichardson &WrenchNoosa54474499 11.00AM -11.30AM 7HazelwoodCourt3 32 $1.85MillionRichardson &WrenchNoosa54474499 12.00PM -12.30PM 4AttenuattaPl 434Offers Over$2,795,000ConsideredLaguna RealEstate0419332973 12.00PM -12.30PM25 RoseAshCrescent 322 O/O$1,800,000ConsideredLaguna RealEstate0434236 110 1.00PM -1.30PM2/22-24NannygaiStreet 111 ContactAgentLaguna RealEstate0434236 110

Wednesday22ndApril

10.00AM -10.30AM3/8PortsideCourt3 2+1+Auction9thMay11.00amLaguna RealEstate0407379893 1.00PM -1.30PM 4AttenuattaPl 434Offers Over$2,795,000ConsideredLaguna RealEstate0419332973

NoosaWaters

Saturday18thApril 1.00PM -1.30PM27MermaidQuay 532 Auction30thAprilNeller RealEstate0460635322

PeregianBeach

Saturday18thApril

9.30AM -10.00AM21 KestrelCrescent 444 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0413319 879

Pomona

Saturday18thApril

10.00AM -10.30AM 4SaplingCourt4 23 Offers Over$1,495,000Hinternoosa0409953311

SunriseBeach

Saturday18thApril

TomOffermann RealEstate0413044241

11.00AM -11.30AM27HoneyMyrtleRd 422 $2,450,000 Laguna RealEstate0434236 110 11.00AM -11.30AM4/16SerenityClose 322 $4,150,000

11.00AM -11.30AM515/61NoosaSpringsDrive 442 $5,900,000TomOffermann RealEstate0418714 653

11.00AM -11.30AM63/52HastingsStreet 221 $1,750,000 McLurePropertyGroup0484356225

11.15AM -11.45AM 1LakeEdgeDrive 32.5 2BYNEGOTIATION Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

12.00PM -12.30PM 7WesleyCourt5 34 AuctionOn-site2ndMay 10amRichardson &Wrench Noosa54474499

12.00PM -12.30PM25SleepyHollowDrive 531 OffersOver$2.1MillionRichardson &Wrench Noosa54474499

12.00PM -12.30PM 8CooranCourt3 32 ExpressionsofInterestNoosaEstateAgents0418332247

12.00PM -12.30PM24Noosa Parade 522 Auction TomOffermann RealEstate0413044241

12.00PM -12.30PM 2SmokeBushDrive 434 BY NEGOTIATION Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

Monday20thApril

11.00AM -11.30AM63/52HastingsStreet 221

-10.30AM21Smoke

10.00AM -10.45AM3/23 VenturaStreet 221 ByNegotiationSun &Sage RealEstate0407968300 12.00PM -12.30PM 3VoyagersPlace

SunshineBeach

Saturday18thApril

-10.30AM21CrankStreet 432 ContactAgent TomOffermann RealEstate0437447804 10.00AM -10.45AM3/33ElandaStreet 221 Offers Over$1.6mSunshineBeachRealEstate0417637697 11.00AM -11.45AM7/1RossStreet 211 $1.29mSunshineBeachRealEstate0448786489 11.00AM -11.30AM8/56Duke Steet 322 ByNegotiationSun &Sage RealEstate0407968300 11.00AM -11.45AM6/4RayStreet 211 Offers Over$995,000SunshineBeachRealEstate0417637697 11.00AM -11.30AM 15 MaherTerrace 532 ContactAgent TomOffermann RealEstate0419757770 12.00PM -12.45PM 17 Duke Street 211 AuctionSunshineBeachRealEstate0417637697 1.00PM -1.30PM2/22StevensStreet 231 ContactAgentSun &Sage RealEstate0407968300

OPENHOMES

Tewantin

Friday17thApril

4.00PM -4.30PM 14 AdaStreet 324

Saturday18thApril

$2,250,000Laguna RealEstate0438026300

10.00AM -10.30AM 12 palmgrove 323 O/O$1,250,000 Laguna RealEstate0411328488

10.00AM -10.30AM63GolfCourseDrive 324 Auction TomOffermann RealEstate0410603519

10.30AM -11.00AM40 ReadStreet 532 $1,650,000 Laguna RealEstate0411774 699

11.00AM -11.30AM27HiltonTce 43+2

$2,500,000Laguna RealEstate0407379893

11.00AM -11.30AM58HiltonTerrace 432 InterestEarly$3,000,000RangeNoosaEstateAgents0407 147521

11.15AM -11.45AM37CooroibahCrescent 532 Auction TomOffermann RealEstate0410603519

12.00PM -12.30PM 14 AdaStreet 324 $2,250,000 Laguna RealEstate0438026300

12.00PM -12.30PM28CooroibahCr 422 $1,850,000 -$1,900,000 Laguna RealEstate0411328488

12.00PM -12.30PM 13 HomesteadDr 322 BuyerInterest$1,600,000 NoosaEstateAgents0407 147521

Wednesday22ndApril

10.30AM -11.00AM63GolfCourseDrive 324 Auction TomOffermann RealEstate0410603519 11.00AM -11.30AM27HiltonTce4 3+ 2$2,500,000 Laguna RealEstate0407379893

11.00AM -11.30AM 14 AdaStreet 324 $2,250,000 Laguna RealEstate0438026300 11.30AM -12.00PM37CooroibahCrescent 532

10.00AM -11.00AM 3SmithsRoad

AuctionDiary

11.00AM -11.30AM235BlackMountain Range Road 322 AuctionHinternoosa0422923851 Cooroibah Saturday18thApril

2.00PM -2.30PM24AmarooPlace 442 Auction TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034 Friday8thMay

11.00AM -11.30AM346LakeCooroibah Road 432

12.00PM -12.30PM41MivaStreet 320 AuctionHinternoosa0404344399 Doonan Friday24thApril

10.00AM -10.30AM 15 MalleeClose 33 2AuctionHinternoosa0431 001083

Eumundi

Saturday18thApril

11.00AM -11.30AM 171-187SunriseRd 421 AuctionNoosaEstateAgents0418332247

Tuesday21stApril 11.00AM -11.30AM 171-187SunriseRd 421 AuctionNoosaEstateAgents0418332247

NoosaHeads

Friday17thApril

1.00PM -1.30PM3/31 KatharinaStreet 211 AuctionMcLurePropertyGroup0400084975

Friday24thApril

12.00PM -12.30PM9404/5MorwongDrive 111 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0412894542

Saturday2ndMay

-11.30AM6106/5MorwongDrive 332

Saturday16thMay 12.00PM -12.30PM24Noosa Parade5 22

-5.30PM39DolphinCrescent

PeregianBeach

ELEVATED LIVING WITH CAPTIVATING NOOSA RIVER

“ON The Terrace” is an exclusive residential complex of just 10 apartments positioned on iconic Gympie Terrace.

Designed with owner occupation, seasonal living or permanent rental in mind, the complex occupies a generous 2,711m² site with vehicle access from Elizabeth Street and secure private garaging.

At the centre of the development, a beautifully designed podium courtyard features a 12.5m lap pool, gazebo and barbecue area, creating a relaxed resort-style setting between the front and rear buildings.

What makes this location truly special are the sweeping views across the Noosa River, a vibrant aquatic playground framed by manicured parklands and a picturesque riverside promenade directly opposite.

Gympie Terrace is renowned for its relaxed village atmosphere with boutique shopping, restaurants, cafes and waterfront walking paths all just moments from your door, while a short drive places you at Hastings Street, Laguna Bay and the spectacular Noosa National Park. The apartment features:

• Elevator access to expansive one level apartment

• Fully air-conditioned with three generous bedrooms

• Two elegant vitrified-tiled bathrooms plus powder room and spa

• 2pac designer kitchen with Bosch appliances

• Pantry, additional bar/wet area, study nook, laundry

HOME ESSENTIALS

• Tiled flooring throughout, carpeted bedrooms

• Generous north-facing terrace, excellent river views, lap pool

• Sound-rated 10.8mm thick glass sliding doors

• C-Bus smart wiring and lighting, vacuum system

• Secure car accommodation, private storeroom on title

A quality complex designed by Andrew McKellar this tightly held address on Gympie

Address: 3/229-231 Gympie Terrace, NOOSAVILLE Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $4,150,000 Inspect: Contact agent Contact: Melanie Butcher, 0407 379 893, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE

BEACHFRONT - WATER VIEWS - RESORT LIFESTYLE

POSITIONED in a blue chip absolute beachfront setting, this north-facing two bedroom, two bathroom, end apartment captures uninterrupted water views from every room. Culgoa Point Resort has the largest private beach and river access in Noosa, just steps from your door.

Set within the sought after Culgoa Beach Resort, the property is an end unit on the first level with lift access. The apartment offers an exceptional blend of coastal lifestyle and investment appeal. Residents and guests enjoy a recently upgraded pool precinct featuring a 20m heated lap pool, children’s pool and spa, along with a full suite of resort facilities including a gym, sauna, pickleball court and guest lounge. The BBQ facilities are on the podium level with beach front views amongst 3

HOME ESSENTIALS

acres of tropical landscape gardens.

Adding to its unique appeal, the resort includes a private jetty with direct access to the Noosa River—ideal for boating, kayaking or simply enjoying the waterfront setting.

The location is hard to beat, with a flat, easy stroll to Hastings Street, Main Beach and Noosa National Park, or take the nearby ferry for a scenic alternative. Water sports abound with kayak and stand-up paddle board hire also including marine berth hire, providing Noosa quintessential lifestyle.

Held by the same family for almost 30 years, this is a rare opportunity to secure one of Noosa’s blue chip waterfront positions, perfect for creating your own lasting holiday memories while benefiting from strong on-site management and consistent returns.

Terrace continues to show exceptional long-term growth. With the Noosa River at your doorstep and one of Noosaville’s most sought-after lifestyle locations, astute buyers and investors recognise this as Premium Real Estate.

Address: 36/5 Quamby Place, NOOSA HEADS Description: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, pool, gym, pickleball court Inspect: Saturday 18 April, 9.30am -10.00am Auction: On Site Saturday, 18 April at 10am Contact: Anita Nichols 0434 236 110 and Craig Taylor 0421 283 951, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE

3 A 2 B 2 C

•ClassicearlyQueenslanderwithColonialcharmset highon4268m²

•Elevatedpositionwith coastal, bushlandand oceanviews

•Beautifulperiodrenovationswithmoderninclusions,loadsofstorage

•Widereturncoveredtimber decksfor relaxedoutdoorliving

•Character features:VJwalls,fretworkarches, polishedhardwoodfloors

•Flexiblelayoutwithseparatelivingzones,guest roomandhomeoffice

•Airconditioning, ceilingfans, gascooktop, rainwatertank, bore,solar

•A charming lifestyle property,lovinglymaintained,oodlesofspace,15 minutestoTewantinVillage,30minutes to thebeach!

AUCTION

OnSite Sat18thApril at 11am VIEW Saturday 10.00-11.00am

Warren Evans 0428711163

warren@lagunarealestate.com.au

VIEW Sat& Wed10-10.30am 3 A 2+ B 1+ C AUCTIONONSITESATURDAY9THMAYAT11AM

•Boutique NoosaWaterswaterfrontcomplex withsparklingcanalviews

•Generoussizedendtownhousewithprizednorth-eastaspect

•Fresh,highqualityrenovationwithlight-filledopenplan,spa on deck

•Seamlessindoor/outdoorflow-entertainonmultiplecovered terraces

•Large exclusiveusewraparound yard,fully fenced,ideal forfamilies, pet

•Room fora boat or vanplussecuregarage, extraparking,sheds,study

•EasystrolltoNoosaYacht Club, shops, cafes, dining,scenicwalkways

•Low maintenance,lowbodycorps,a stressfreeinvestment andlifestyle opportunity.And HastingsStreet,MainBeachjust10minutes!

AUCTION

OnSite Sat9thMayat11am

MelanieButcher 0407379893

mel@lagunarealestate.com.au