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MARNEE Wills from Friends of Coolart has expressed support for park rangers as they campaign for secure, fair and appropriate working conditions. See ‘Coolart Homestead closed as industrial action escalates’ - Page 5. Picture: Yanni

Bipartisan commitment to protect green wedge Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au IN the wake of revelations developers have been lobbying for the rezoning of green wedge land for housing, both Labor and the Liberal Party have committed to not altering the current Urban Growth Boundary. The commitment would see the green wedge protected into the future, whether Labor or the Liberals win the poll in November. The move comes after The News

reported a developer met with Mornington Peninsula Shire CEO Mark Stoermer with a plan to build 2000 houses in green wedge land between Mornington and Mt Martha (MP claims Labor planning to rezone large tract of green wedge, The News 18/8/26). In an email seen by The News, the developer wrote “…I outlined a proposal for the potential development of the land immediately east of the Mornington & Mt Martha townships – the land is bounded by the Moorooduc Hwy, Craigie Rd, the Balcombe Creek

and Mornington-Tyabb Rd. The consolidated site has the potential to yield over 2000 homes and could delivery (sic) extensive areas of public open space, a sports field, possible school site, indoor sports centre, cultural centre and a convenience retail facility”. In parliament on Wednesday 12 August, Member for Nepean Anthony Marsh addressed Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny on the matter. “The minister’s department claims that Mornington Peninsula is 1700 homes short of their housing target despite the shire finding sufficient

capacity within existing townships,” said Marsh. “We know of a proposal involving multiple landholders of more than 2000 homes, just above the claimed shortfall, on green wedge land outside the urban growth boundary between Mornington and Mount Martha, with registered interests already secured over multiple properties. “Will the minister categorically rule out rezoning green wedge land or expanding the urban growth boundary anywhere on the Mornington Peninsula to meet the minister’s new

housing targets and the 1700 homes shortfall the minister’s department now claims is needed?” The News reached out to Kilkenny’s office after Marsh’s speech and received a reply: “There has been no meeting from the Minister for Planning or her office to discuss this matter”. While Kilkenny has conceding there is pressure from property interests to change the Urban Growth Boundary, she told The News last week it would not be extended. Continued Page 6

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Community event to discuss housing insecurity and homelessness Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au A COMMUNITY event will bring people together to discuss housing insecurity and homelessness across the peninsula while supporting Western Port Community Support. The event is being organised by community group WeShare and will be held on 13 September at Balnarring Community Hall. The aim is to spark conversations about the realities of homelessness and explore what the community can do to help address the housing crisis. WeShare member Carolyn Tate said the group was formed about a year ago by community members who were interested in food security, sharing resources, and helping address local issues. “We’re just a bunch of people who care about food security, and swapping food, and caring about each other, and building resilient communities,” said Tate. Tate said housing insecurity and homelessness became one of the issues the group wanted to help address after they realised the scale of the problem across the peninsula. “We thought a lot of community members may not be aware of just how tough it is,” said Tate. The event will include an oldfashioned afternoon tea, community conversations, a short film about tiny houses, and live illustration by Megan Herbert. Tate said tiny houses are just one potential solution to the housing crisis, but the afternoon is about

WESTERN Port Community Support housing support caseworker Chloe Donazzan. Picture: Yanni

encouraging community members to share their ideas. “It’s a chance for the community to share their ideas and spark conversations and ideas,” said Tate. The event will also include a pantry drive, with attendees encouraged to bring along sealed, packaged food for Western Port Community Support to distribute. Western Port Community Support is a not-for-profit organisation that provides emergency relief, housing and family support programs, food

parcels, and material aid. Programs Coordinator Laura Sutton said housing was a significant issue for many people who access the organisation’s services. “Nearly every day, we get new people coming in saying, ‘I have a notice to vacate’, or ‘There’s an issue in my community housing property’, or ‘I need some help advocating for something’,” said Sutton. The organisation works with people experiencing acute homelessness as well as focusing on preventative

support. Sutton said rising private rental costs are placing increased pressure on people on pensions or low incomes, leaving many unable to secure accommodation and adding pressure to social housing wait lists. She said housing insecurity is also taking a toll on people’s mental health. “We’re seeing people come in regularly who are really stressed because of their housing situation or their homelessness, and it’s causing

a real mental health crisis in some of these people that we see every day,” said Tate. Western Port Community Support Executive Officer Georgia Hourn said the organisation is the largest provider of emergency relief along the Western Port coastline. Hourn said they will be sharing de-identified stories from people who have accessed their services at the event to help add a human side to homelessness. “We’re hoping that will both dispel myths and put a little bit more of a human side to homelessness and the people that we’re seeing come through our service,” said Hourn. She encouraged community members to attend and hear the stories they have to share. “I know there’s been a bit of a spotlight, particularly on the Mornington Peninsula, with events around homelessness and housing,” said Hourn. “But in saying that, there’s always room to learn more.” Hourn said their food support programs rely heavily on donations, and any amount makes a difference. “It’s the community supporting community,” said Hourn. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a small donation of $20 worth of food, or even a huge donation; everything that we get, we put to good use, and it goes back into the community.” Any proceeds from the event will go towards Western Port Community Support. You can purchase tickets for the event at: events.humanitix.com/ finding-home-mp.

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Coolart Homestead closed as industrial action escalates Bird flu cases continue to climb Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au

COOLART Homestead has been closed indefinitely as the Parks Victoria rangers that manage the site take industrial action. The main gates were closed and locked on Friday (28 August), with rangers stating they will remain closed until their dispute is resolved. Across Parks Victoria, rangers and operational staff have been engaged in a long-running industrial dispute concerning pay, classification and recognition of the work they undertake. The Australian Workers’ Union has said the dispute follows more than 12 months of negotiations seeking greater recognition of the skilled and demanding work performed by frontline Parks Victoria staff. Friends of Coolart, the volunteer organisation that works alongside park rangers managing the site, have expressed support for the rangers in their efforts to secure fair and appropriate working conditions. “This is an extremely disappointing and frustrating situation,” said Marnee Wills from Friends of Coolart. “Coolart is an important community asset, attracting visitors from across the Mornington Peninsula and beyond, and the closure will have a significant impact on visitors, volunteers, community groups, events and the many people who rely on the property as a place to connect with nature and history. “While we are deeply concerned about the consequences of the closure, Friends of Coolart wants to make one thing very clear: our frustration is not directed at our Coolart rangers. “Our rangers are an essential part of Coolart. They care for the property, protect its natural and cultural values, respond to issues as they arise and help ensure that this special place remains safe, accessible and well cared for. “Friends of Coolart believes that good parks depend on good rangers, and that the skills,

MARNEE Wills from Friends of Coolart in front of the locked gates. Picture: Cameron McCullough

knowledge and commitment of those who work on the ground need to be properly recognised and valued. “We therefore support our rangers in their efforts to secure fair and appropriate working conditions.” Wills told The News Friends of Coolart volunteers work tirelessly alongside Parks Victoria to welcome visitors, operate the shop, conduct tours, organise exhibitions and events, care for the gardens and help promote and protect the extraordinary heritage and environmental values of this property. An indefinite closure means that much of this work must stop. “We believe that the government needs to find

a way forward – one that properly recognises and supports Parks Victoria’s rangers while also ensuring that Victoria’s parks remain open and available to the public,” said Wills. “We are asking our community to speak up. “Friends of Coolart is asking supporters and members of the community to contact their local member of parliament and the Minister responsible for industrial relations and the environment.” While pedestrian access to the property will still be available, visitors should be aware that the Information Centre, Historic Homestead, Friends of Coolart shop and Observatory will all be closed and unstaffed until further notice.

CONFIRMED bird flu cases on the Mornington Peninsula have climbed to 18, with the City of Frankston recording their first case last week. Cases have been recorded in Dromana, Blairgowrie, Capel Sound, McCrae, Mt Eliza, Portsea, Pt Leo, Rosebud, Safety Beach, Sorrento, and St Andrews Beach. All the peninsula detections have been in either greater crested terns or silver gulls. The Frankston detection was in a greater crested tern. There continue to be grave concerns for Western Port Bay’s wetlands that are a critical habitat for wildlife, and home to 65% of threatened bird species in Victoria. Heightening the concern is nine cases in the Bass Coast LGA on the eastern side of Western Port Bay. Those detections include a number on Phillip Island, including one in the little penguin population on the island. The reporting guidelines now ask for people to report clusters of five or more sick or dead wild birds of any species, but to report even a single sick or dead wild seabird, waterbird, shorebird, bird of prey or marine mammal (e.g. seal, dolphin). If you find a sick or dead bird that you suspect could have H5 bird flu remember to: n AVOID contact with sick or dead wildlife and their environment. Do not touch, move or approach the bird, and do not allow pets to touch or eat sick or dead wildlife. n RECORD what you see, the location the animal was found, and take photos or video (if possible) without approaching the bird. n REPORT any unusual illness or death in wild birds and other wildlife immediately via the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Cameron McCullough

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THE area of green wedge land that was the subject of a meeting lobbying for development. Picture: Cameron McCullough

‘Green wedge not-negotiable’ - Marsh Continued from Page 1 “Green wedges play an important role in supporting agriculture, jobs, tourism and open space around Melbourne, which is why we have a plan to strengthen protections for them,” said Kilkenny. “Building more homes for families doesn’t have to come at the expense of our green wedges and we know Victorians want us to protect these areas.” “Jess Wilson’s Liberal One Nation coalition continue to try and block homes where people want them forcing young Victorians out of the housing market.” “Last time the Liberals were in power they expanded the Urban Growth Boundary - building new suburbs without the infrastructure and services needed to support them.”

Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party David Southwick told The News “The Liberals have a long history with the green wedge, having established the concept under the Bolte Liberal government in 1971. Since then, we have proudly honoured that legacy.” “It is important that the green wedges are managed in line with community expectations, which is exactly what our More Homes, More Choice policy delivers by returning planning decisions to locals.” The News also put the question of green wedge protection to local Liberal state MPs Anthony Marsh (Member for Nepean) and Chris Crewther (Member for Mornington). “The Mornington Peninsula’s green wedge is non-negotiable,” said Marsh. “It needs warriors to protect it, and I

will always be at the forefront of that fight. “It’s no coincidence Labor has suddenly rushed out to say the green wedge is safe, just days after I exposed this issue in parliament.” “If my sounding the alarm has forced Labor to back away, that’s a win for the Mornington Peninsula.” Member for Mornington, Chris Crewther, told The News “It is crucial to protect the green wedge on the Mornington Peninsula. Any precedent that alters current protections may open up a floodgate for further erosion of green wedge protections”. “It’s what has helped the peninsula stay unique, an attraction and a great place to live - with a balance and the best of the city, country and coast and it must be protected and guaranteed.”

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Nepean independent candidate announces run Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au THE state election race for Nepean has a new entrant, with Safety Beach resident Kim Robbins throwing her hat into the ring as an independent candidate. Robbins decision to run comes despite the organisation she is a member of, Independents for Mornington Peninsula, electing to concentrate their resources in the Mornington electorate, and not run a I4MP endorsed candidate in Nepean and Hastings. “I live in Nepean, I vote in Nepean, and Nepean is my focus. I’m a member of I4MP and strongly support the community independent movement,” said Robbins. “As it stands, I’m not an I4MP-endorsed candidate. With I4MP focused on Mornington, I decided to stand to give Nepean voters an independent candidate option on the ballot. I’m running my own campaign with local supporters.” Robbins said she would spend the campaign listening to residents, businesses and community organisations across Nepean, with local experiences helping to shape her priorities. “I’m not running to give Nepean another list of promises. I’m running to find out what happened to the promises we’ve already been given,” said Robbins. “I’ll follow the money, ask the questions and publish the answers. If the government refuses to answer, I’ll publish that too.” Robbins pointed to Rosebud Hospital, the rebuilding of a large section of Peninsula Link little more than a decade after it opened, and the peninsula’s continued struggle for adequate state funding as examples of questions that deserved clear answers. “Governments are very good at making announcements. They’re much less willing to

KIM Robbins. Picture: Supplied

show us what was actually funded, what’s been delivered and who’s responsible when something goes wrong,” said Robbins. “My goal is better services, fairer funding and decisions that reflect the needs of the people who live here. “But we won’t get those outcomes if nobody is willing to look closely, ask uncomfortable questions and keep pushing until we get an answer.”

Robbins said her priorities would include cost-of-living pressures, reliable local health and community services, housing, community safety and protecting the peninsula’s environment. Robbins joins Liberal incumbent Anthony Marsh and One Nation candidate Darren Hercus in the contest for Nepean. Labor are yet to name a candidate.

Recycling contamination rate drops CONTAMINATION in peninsula households’ recycling bins has fallen by 1.5 per cent in the last year according to the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s latest bin audit. The recycling contamination rate peaked at 17.8 per cent last year, adding about $1m to the cost of processing household recycling. The reduction follows the shire’s ‘Bin it right, future’s bright!’ education campaign, which helps teach residents how to sort their waste correctly. Mayor Cr Stephen Batty said the reduction was encouraging, but residents still have a role to play in bringing contamination below the shire’s target of 15 per cent. “We are closer than we have been in a while, having reduced contamination by 1.5 per cent in the last year,” said Batty. He said even small amounts of incorrect material could have a significant impact because contamination is measured by weight. “The amount might sound modest, but contamination is measured by weight, which means even small mistakes can add up,” said Batty. “One of the most effective ways to reduce contamination is to ensure containers are empty before they are placed in the bin.” The shire said residents should only place paper, cardboard, and empty containers from the kitchen, laundry, or bathroom in recycling bins. Containers should be emptied and rinsed if necessary, and all items should be kept loose in the bins rather than in bags. Items such as textiles, food scraps, liquids, and batteries should not be placed in recycling bins. Batty said the peninsula’s contamination rate compares favourably to some other municipalities, where rates exceeded 25 per cent. “It’s encouraging to see the downward trend here on the Mornington Peninsula,” said Batty. “We know our community doesn’t want to see ratepayer money spent on landfill fees any more than we do.” Residents can find more information about what can and can’t be placed in recycling bins at mornpen.vic.gov.au/waste. Raia Flinos

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JANE Carnegie from Save Westernport, at the Senate Estimates Hearing held at the Queenscliff Town Hall last week and, above, the map indicating land proposed for possible sale. Pictures: Supplied

Committee looks at Cerberus sell-off, as environment group digs in for fight Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au ENVIRONMENT group Save Westernport has appeared as the first witness at a Senate Estimates Hearing held at the Queenscliff Town Hall last week (24 August) into the planned disposal of Defence estate assets, including land at HMAS Cerberus. The hearing was held as it emerged a firm currently banned from government contracts is the “Strategic Industry Partner” for the divestment process. The planned “partial divestment” of HMAS Cerberus was announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday 4 February as part of a massive sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic barracks – that is expected to raise almost $2b (HMAS Cerberus to be ‘partially divested’ in defence land sell-off, The News 10/2/26). A community consultation was

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held in Crib Point on 10 June with an estimated crowd of around 300 confirming the lack of local support for the commercial sale, subdivision, or development of the land (Fiery meeting over Cerberus sell-off plans, The News 16/6/26). Subsequent to that meeting, the shire developed a draft submission that states its advocacy position for the preferred future use of the land is primarily for conservation purposes with limited recreation, tourism and aquaculture uses that protect and enhance the special ecological values of the site. Further, that at least five per cent of the divestment proceeds be used to deliver increased social housing stock on the Mornington Peninsula, within the Urban Growth Boundary. The draft document details reasoning for the shire’s advocacy position that focuses on long term conservation, including unsuitability for agriculture, susceptibility to coastal inundation, and unsuitability of surrounding infrastructure for urban

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development. The draft document was put out for a term of public consultation that concluded last week (25 August). At the public hearing on 24 August the president of Save Westernport, Jane Carnegie, said Cerberus should not be divested for commercial sale. “We, as a community, say hands off. This land is not for sale,” said Carnegie. “Cerberus is of the highest environmental significance with its diverse ecosystems, endangered species, migratory birds and border with the Ramsar Wetlands of Westernport. “‘It must be preserved for conservation and its flora and fauna protected. “This land is completely unsuitable for development and would cost more to remediate than it is worth, let alone be suitable for development with an operating defence training base at its centre.” Carnegie told the senators of critical systemic flaws in the divestment process beginning with the report

that recommended the sale. “The whole process is flawed beginning with the Terms of Reference for the Audit Report, which did not even mention environmental and indigenous heritage. These aspects were never considered by the consultants proposing the commercial sale,” said Carnegie. “We fail to see how the government can recommend these sites be part of the current process. No analysis of these sites was undertaken and no evidence presented to support the sale.” The divestment process is being managed with consultancy firm KPMG as the “Strategic Industry Partner” undertaking the roles of due diligence, risk assessment, and proposing recommendations to the government. KPMG has been scandal-plagued in recent times and is currently banned from tendering for government contracts while the government investigates the firm’s practices. The Department of Finance said,

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Safety Beach foster parents reflect on multi-decade journey Raia Flinos raia@mpnews.com.au

FOSTER carer Linda. Picture: Yanni

FOR the past 36 years, Linda and Tony Perrin have opened their home to children who need a safe place to stay. The Safety Beach residents began their fostering journey when they were first married and didn’t think they would have children of their own. They began fostering before having three children through IVF. They took a break while their children were young but returned to fostering when their youngest children were six and eight. “I love it, and there’s such a need for it; there’s just not enough carers,” said Linda. Now, decades later, the couple are still fostering. Linda and Tony have cared for children for periods ranging from a single night to three years. Their current placement was meant to last three weeks but has now reached 13 months. “But sadly, it doesn’t get any easier when it’s time for them to go,” said Linda. Linda said some of the most rewarding placements are children who have gone on to new homes where they can have a positive future. They fostered one baby who was picked up from the hospital and stayed with them for six months before moving to an adoptive home. “They’re probably the most rewarding because you know that they’re going to get a really good life,” said Linda.

Linda said fostering has helped shape their family and the way their children were raised. When their children were young, they found a photo album containing pictures of three girls Linda and Tony had previously fostered. They wanted to know who the girls were and why they couldn’t foster again.

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“But it’s actually really good for your own kids to learn, and our kids are now adults, and they’re like, ‘Those kids were so lucky that they lived with us because they came from nothing’, and it makes them realise what a good life they’ve got.” Linda said one of the greatest rewards of fostering is watching kids begin to trust and open up. “A lot of it you’ll find is just trauma,” said Linda. “And it’s just so rewarding to see them go from a child with lots of problems to opening up and trusting you and just coming out of their shell.” Linda said prospective foster carers shouldn’t feel like they need to fit a certain mould. “There’s lots of options with foster care,” said Linda. She said foster carers can be single, married, have various jobs and hours, and still make it work. “All people from all walks of life can do it,” said Linda. “All you need is a spare bedroom.” Prospective foster carers undergo screening and training, including a police check and Working with Children Check, before they can become carers. There is also ongoing support and training available to help carers respond to individual needs of children

in their care, such as behavioural issues or medical conditions. Linda said the most important qualities in foster carers are love and empathy. “You know that they’ve come from a not-so-good place, so you just can’t help but love them,” said Linda. Victoria’s Foster Care Week runs from 13 September to 19 September, and this year’s theme is Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Opportunities. The week is a celebration of Victoria’s foster carers and the role they play in young people’s lives. It also highlights the many ways people can help support children and young people through foster care and raises awareness of the growing need for foster carers. More than 9,100 Victorian children and young people are currently living in out-of-home care, including more than 1,200 in foster care. CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Jamie Crosby said every day foster carers provide safe and stable homes for children who cannot live safely with their parents. “These carers are performing an essential public service and helping fulfil Victoria’s responsibilities as a corporate parent,” said Crosby. “Foster carers contribute an estimated $533m in economic value annually through unpaid caregiving and avoided system costs.” Foster Care Week highlights the importance of foster care and how a diverse community of carers is necessary to help more children and young people access the support they need.

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If you’re someone who finds international dramas where everyone speaks English unrealistic, be careful what you wish for. This cinematic Cold War thriller switches organically between English, Romanian, German, Arabic and Russian, depending on who’s speaking. The six-part story follows a rather perilous week in the life of fictional figure Victor Godeanu (Alec Secareanu, above right), the right-hand man to actual Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (Claudiu Bleont) in 1978. Rightly fearful he’s about to be exposed as a Soviet spy, Victor takes a diplomatic trip to Germany as his chance to defect to the United States.

After last year’s Block saw bold colour-drenched rooms feature prominently, the class of 2026 has been much more sparing when it comes to highimpact hues. Beige, cream and natural tones have ruled supreme, but judge Shaynna Blaze declared during last night’s judging that the design “needs a defibrillator” and halfway through the competition, the teams are finally starting to see the light. This week’s guest suites introduce a green marble benchtop and pink tiling (don’t worry, they’re in separate houses) to the rather pallid palette we’ve seen so far. There’s also plenty of colourful commentary as 2018 contestant Spence Thomson steps in to help Tayla while dad Rick (both above) is recovering in hospital.

SBS, 7.30pm

Knee deep in Scottish stereotypes – from tartan and haggis to bagpipes and deep-fried Mars bars – Shaun Micallef guides comedian Luke McGregor (below right) on a tour of his ancestral homeland. The Hobart-born Rosehaven star admits he doesn’t know much about where his family comes from – and is surprised to learn his great-grandfather’s first name, let alone what he did for a living or why he left for Australia in 1930. After getting “kilted up” in Edinburgh, the travelling companions embark on an immersive journey through McGregor’s family tree. 0409

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Thursday, September 3 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa, R) 10.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 11.00 Small Town Scandal. (Mal, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Falling. (Ml, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (n, R) 2.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (a, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (Ml, R) 11.05 Inside Oxford Street. (PGa, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. (PGa, R) 3.05 The Cook Up. (R) 3.35 Jeopardy! 4.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 4.30 Plating Locally. (PG, R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 11. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Darling Downs, Queensland. (PG) 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Darren Hayes. (PG) Darren Hayes shares five songs. 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (PG) Amanda and Alan tackle the garden. 9.30 The Cage. (Md, R) 10.15 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Business. (R) 10.50 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (PGv, R) 11.35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 9/11: One Day In America: First Response. (Mal, R) Follows the firefighters on the scene of the 9/11 terror attack. 9.45 Say Nothing. (MA15+al) Dolours and Marian find a new weapon. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Reyka. (Malsv) 12.05 Saving The F*cking Planet. (Mals) 2.25 Close Encounters With Levison Wood. (Mal, R) 3.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 7.30 Football. AFL Finals. First qualifying final. Fremantle v Hawthorn. 11.00 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.30 Kick Ons. A preview of the upcoming AFL matches. 12.00 Hear The Mighty Roar: Brisbane Lions: If It Bleeds. (Ml) A victory lifts the Brisbane Lions’ spirits. 1.15 Mr Robot. (MA15+adlsv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (PGl, R) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Emergency. (Md, R) Nurse Julie helps a smitten young couple who spend most of their first date in emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm, R) A man develops a nasty haematoma. 10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+a) 11.20 9News Late. 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) A bull arab is Hayley’s dream dog. 8.30 NCIS: Sydney. (Mav) When a US sailor accused of murder is shot dead, the team discovers he was the subject of a true-crime podcast. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) Charlie’s former girlfriend is getting married. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.25pm Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.30 Talking Tom Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 6.25 Paddington. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 10.00 72 Cutest Animals. 10.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 2.20 Insight. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 France 24. 4.25 PBS News. 5.25 Alone Denmark. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 The Center Seat: 60 Years Of Star Trek. (Premiere) 9.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. 1.50am Shoresy. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 4 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos. 9.55 NRL Thursday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 12.40am Customs. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 5.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Cheap Seats. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Ridiculousness. 12.30 Ent. Tonight. 1.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pro Bull Riding Australia. 1.00 Over The Black Dot. 1.30 Inside The Huddle. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 The End Of The Valley. 9.00 MOVIE: Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M) 10.40 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 8.20 The Third Man. (1949, PG) 10.20 Some Kind Of Beautiful. (2014, M) 12.15pm White Squall. (1996, M) 2.35 The 39 Steps. (1935, PG) 4.15 One Life. (2023, PG) 6.15 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 7.55 Moving On. (2022, M) 9.30 Dark Waters. (2019, M) 11.55 Tigerland. (2000, MA15+) 1.50am Kneecap. (2024) 3.45 Above The Dust. (2024, M, Mandarin)

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 America’s Game. 9.00 Pawn Stars. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. 1pm Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: 47 Ronin. (2013, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Heat. (2013, MA15+) 10.55 Seinfeld. 11.55 Rugby Heaven. 12.55am Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.00 Legacies. 2.50 9Honey Hacks. 3.05 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

Western Port News – TV Guide

2 September 2026

MEL/VIC

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Friday, September 4 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (PG, R) 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final, R) 12.55 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 1.45 The Cage. (Md, R) 2.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (a, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (Ml, R) 11.10 Inside Oxford Street. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Bettany Hughes: The Silk Road Treasures. (R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: No Good Deed. (2020, Mav, R) Michelle Borth. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The Movie Star And The Cowboy. (2023, PGa, R) MacKenzie Porter. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.50 Gogglebox Aust. (PGlsv, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Tammy Huynh makes a vertical garden. 8.20 Saint-Pierre. (Final, Mlv) Arch’s investigation into Gallagher comes to a head when a murdered body washes up on the shore. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) Nine artists create celebrity portraits. 9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (M, R) 11.55 Rage New Music. (MA15+dhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (PGv) Jack and Kate investigate a widow’s murder. 8.30 WWII With Tom Hanks. (Maw) In 1943, Churchill convinces Roosevelt that the best way forward is an invasion of the island of Sicily. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Spy/Master. (Premiere, Mav) 11.35 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+s, R) 1.20 Close Encounters With Levison Wood. (Mal, R) 2.15 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 3.20 Australia Uncovered: The Children In The Pictures. (MA15+a, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 7.30 Football. AFL Finals. First elimination final. From the MCG. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the match. 11.15 GetOn Extra. Lizzie Jelfs, Matt Hill, Simon Marshall and Brent Zerafa dive headlong into the weekend’s best racing. 11.50 The Voice. (PGal, R) Team Tones And I members take to the stage. 1.30 Eyewitness. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. (PG, R) Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015, MA15+ln, R) A man embarks on a cross-country trip to an amusement park with his family. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth. 10.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, Mdl, R) Chevy Chase. 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) Empty-nesters are at loggerheads. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) Charlie invites a crazed woman to the house. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.20 Santiago Of The Seas. 5.40 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.50 Steven Universe. 9.40 BattleBots. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.45pm

7TWO (72)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 5 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. 9.55 NRL Friday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.45 MOVIE: Rocky V. (1990, M) 1am Tennis. US Open. Day 6.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Five

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 7.40 NFL. Super Bowl LVIII. Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers. Replay. 11.25 NFL. Super Bowl LVI. Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals. Replay. 2.30pm Kick Ons. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Downton Abbey. (2019, PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 MOVIE: Black Adam. (2022, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Northman. (2022, MA15+) 12.40am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.40 Legacies. 2.30 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Late Programs.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M) 1.40 Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 MOVIE: Whale Rider. (2002, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Air Up There. (1994, PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

Forged In Fire. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS News. 5.35 Inside The Huddle. 6.05 Over The Black Dot. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 Celebrity Jeopardy. 8.30 The Center Seat: 60 Years Of Star Trek. 9.25 Alone Australia. 10.30 Toppled. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 13. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

Flights Up. (2014, PG) 7.40 Philadelphia. (1993, PG) 10.00 The Whale. (2022, M) 12.10pm The Queen. (2006, M) 2.05 The Third Man. (1949, PG) 4.05 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 5.50 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (2002) 7.35 Practical Magic. (1998) 9.30 The Post. (2017) 11.40 The Bridges Of Madison County. (1995, M) 2.10am Late Programs.

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Saturday, September 5 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 Football. VFL. Finals Series. Semi-final. 3.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (R) 3.30 Tampa: The Turning Point. (PGa, R) 4.20 Australian Story: Celebrating 30 Years. (R) 5.35 Landline. (R) 6.05 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) Sharon has sworn off men. 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Grantchester. (Ma) Cathy’s big moment turns deadly. 8.20 Father Brown. (PGv) Father Brown takes the lead when, during a television dancing contest, a contestant becomes a target of an attempted murder. 9.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible for the death of a forest ranger. 10.35 Falling. (Ml, R) 11.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.05 South Africa From Above. (R) 11.05 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (Mls, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Marathon. TCS Sydney Marathon. Highlights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 13. Highlights. 5.35 War Trains. (Premiere) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Queen Victoria And The Groomsman Scandal. Explores Queen Victoria’s rumoured romance. 8.45 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml, R) Tobias and Mira juggle multiple crises at once. 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Matt Okine In Ghana. (PGa, R) Shaun Micallef and Matt Okine visit Ghana. 10.55 DNA Family Secrets. (Ml, R) 12.00 Something Undone. (Mal, R) 2.25 Close Encounters With Levison Wood. (Mal, R) 3.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. (R) 12.30 To Be Advised. 2.05 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL Finals. Second qualifying final. Sydney v Brisbane Lions. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL Finals. Second elimination final. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the match. 11.00 Kings Of The Big Game: West Coast Eagles: A State Of Expectation. (Ma) Looks at the West Coast Eagles’ 2006 redemption story, from Grand Final heartbreak to premiership glory. 12.15 Eyewitness. (MA15+av, R) 1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Drive Review. 12.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 1.00 Find My Country House Australia. (PG, R) 2.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Cronulla Sharks v Melbourne Storm. 9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the NRL game. 10.00 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (2017, Mlvw, R) A mission is launched to rescue stranded soldiers. Fionn Whitehead. 12.00 Wild Cards. (Ma, R) 12.50 Destination Celebrity. (Premiere, PG) 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)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 11.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 1.00 Pooches At Play. (PG) 1.30 Country House Facelift. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News. 6.30 Gogglebox Australia. (PGlsv, R) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PGa) Shaynna and Charlie help Jen, who bought her ‘Swiss chalet’ on a whim but works full-time and the land requires an awful lot of upkeep. 9.40 Love It Or List It UK: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie and Phil look back on their favourite workingfrom-home transformations. 10.40 Watson. (Mm, R) The team races to save a man and his pregnant wife. 11.40 FBI. (Mv, R) An undercover operation led by Nina goes sideways. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.30 Shaun The Sheep. 3.55 Talking Tom Heroes. 4.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.25 Wowsabout! (Premiere) 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.40 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 9.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 8.30 Better Homes. 10.30 Auction Squad. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Horse Racing. Moir Stakes Day and Chelmsford Stakes Day. 5.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.30 Auction Squad. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 3.15pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 10. North Queensland Cowboys v Sydney Roosters. 5.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 10. Newcastle Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Cronulla Sharks v Melbourne Storm. 7.30 MOVIE: A Star Is Born. (2018, M) 10.15 Becoming Madonna. 12.15am Late Programs.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal. 8.30 Bold. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. 11.30 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Frasier. 2.30 Friends. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Traitors Australia. Midnight Two And A Half Men. 12.30 Becker. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Home Shopping.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.45 MOVIE: Scrapper. (2023, PG) 1.20pm Nula. 1.50 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 2.40 Over The Black Dot. 3.10 Homesteads. 3.45 Karla Grant Presents. 4.30 Anthem Sessions. 5.00 Exile And The Kingdom. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.40 MOVIE: Black Water. (2007, M) 10.15 Ub40 Feat. Ali Campbell Live Concert. Midnight Late Programs.

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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. USA Speedweek. Final. Replay. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 AFL Post-Game. 6.30 AFL PreGame. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Terminator: Dark Fate. (2019, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Cape Fear. (1991, M) 12.50am Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Seinfeld. 3.30 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance Championship. Round 5. 6 Hours of São Paulo. Highlights. 4.30 The Dog House UK. 5.30 TBA. 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises. (2012, M) 10.50 TBA. 12.45am The Purge. 2.25 Love Island Games. 4.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 4.30 Barney’s World. 4.50 I Love VIP Pets. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Roads Less Travelled. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm The Living Room. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping.

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Western Port News – TV Guide

If You Are The One. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.45 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 Engineering By Catastrophe. 7.40 History’s Greatest Machines. 8.30 The Center Seat: 60 Years Of Star Trek. 9.25 Couples Therapy. 10.35 Reborn: Using Lifelike Dolls To Cope. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. 1.55am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

Dancing At Lughnasa. Continued. (1998, PG) 6.45 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 8.25 Finding Altamira. (2016, PG) 10.05 Dark Waters. (2019, M) 12.25pm Moving On. (2022, M) 2.00 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 3.40 Discovering Film. 4.25 Philadelphia. (1993, PG) 6.45 Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. (2007) 8.30 Saturday Night Fever. (1977, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

Sunday, September 6 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.15 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 3.05 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (Mal, R) 3.55 Creative Types. (PG, R) 4.25 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (PG, R) 5.00 Take 5. (PG, R) 5.30 Back Roads. (PG, R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.00 Bonsai. (R) 10.15 MOVIE: Harry Chapin: Cat’s In The Cradle. (2025) 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. Arctic Race Of Norway. Highlights. 4.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.35 War Trains. (PGaw)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 12.25 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Richmond v Fremantle. 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Carlton v Collingwood. From Ikon Park, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 GolfBarons. (R) 1.40 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.50 The Block. (PGl, R) 4.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 Good Food Everyday. (PGa, R) 10.30 Frugal Foodie. (R) 11.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 11.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 12.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Gogglebox Aust. (PGlsv, R) 1.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Nine artists create celebrity portraits. 8.20 The Cage. (Ml) Matty and Leanne decide to work as a team while Ning comes up with a plan to nail Gary. 9.10 Falling. (Ml) Anna questions whether she made the right choice whilst David tries to make amends. 10.00 Grantchester. (Ma, R) Cathy’s big moment turns deadly. 10.50 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.05 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 2.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Surviving 9/11. (Mal) The experiences of 13 ordinary people. 9.15 Castle Secrets: Inspiring A Monster, A Death Ritual, Reaching Da Vinci. (Mav, R) A castle in ruins provides inspiration. 10.05 Kennedy: The Brink Of War (October 1962-June 1963) (PG, R) Kennedy pursues diplomacy with the Soviets. 10.55 The Kingdom. (Ma, R) 12.20 Ireland’s Wild Islands. (PGa, R) 3.20 The Good Ship Murder. (PG, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. Focuses on major breaking news events and long-form investigations of national significance. 9.45 Poisoned. (Premiere, MA15+a) Looks at a man who died by poisoning. 10.55 24 Hours In Police Custody: Car Attack. (Madlv, R) 12.00 Curfew. (MA15+av) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48: Out Of The Darkness. (MA15+av) Two families seek justice for their loved ones. 11.10 Murder In The 21st. (Mv) 12.00 I Survived A Crime. (Premiere, Mav) 12.30 Elements Of Disaster. (PGa, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 10 News+. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s top stories, investigative reports and stories that haven’t been heard. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 8.00 Watson. (Mas) A patient arrives at the Holmes Clinic plagued by a mysterious neurological disorder. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) The team is stunned to find a familiar perpetrator has resurfaced after a federal whistleblower is murdered while in FBI custody, along with two agents. 12.00 10 News+. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.20pm PJ Masks. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.35 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Tabby McTat. 3.50 Talking Tom Heroes. 4.15 Stan & Gran. 5.20 Stick Man. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Zog. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 The Inbestigators. 7.45 The Lady Grace Mysteries. 8.10 Wild_Life: The Big Freeze. 8.55 Animal Park. 10.25 Secrets Of The Zoo. 11.10 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 11.30 Escape To The Country. 12.30pm Malaysia Kitchen. 1.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. 5.00 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Genius: Picasso. (Premiere) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 10. Wests Tigers v Gold Coast Titans. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Penrith Panthers v Wests Tigers. 6.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 10. Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels. 8.00 TBA. 9.00 Paramedics. 10.00 Emergency. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.30 Lingo. 11.30 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Frasier. 2.30 Friends. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Traitors Australia. Midnight Becker. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Home Shopping.

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Handful Of Dust. Continued. (1988, PG) 7.15 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 9.10 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (2002) 10.55 The Post. (2017, M) 1.05pm Practical Magic. (1998, M) 3.00 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 4.55 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 6.35 My Girl. (1991, PG) 8.30 Ezra. (2023, M) 10.25 A Missing Part. (2024, M, French, Japanese) 12.20am Late Programs. 5.50 Finding Altamira. (2016, PG)

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 The Car Club. 10.30 Counting Cars. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Fish’n Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security USA. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PG) 11.10 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 7 Late. 3pm Surfing Aust. 3.30 Nanny. 4.00 The Toys That Built The World. 5.00 Cards And Collectables Australia. 5.30 MOVIE: Goosebumps. (2015, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (2013, M) 10.20 TBA. 12.30am BelAir. 1.25 Love Island Games. 4.10 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 5.00 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 Building The Dream. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.30 The Traitors Australia. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Shopping.

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SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. (Final, PG, R) 10.45 Father Brown. (PG, R) 11.30 Nigella At My Table. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser. 9.35 Planet America. 10.10 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Ma, R) 11.55 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 12.40 Parliament Question Time. 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.45 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News Compass Points. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Second Edition. 2.05 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania And The Adriatic. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 15. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG, R) Bill Bailey heads to the region of Da Lat. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Finding Your Way Back. (Mal) A 19-year-old chef is rushed to Queens Medical Centre after crashing his motorbike. 9.25 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) Survivalists are pushed to their limits. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah: The Origins. (Malv) 1.05 Fargo. (MA15+v, R) 2.50 The Good Ship Murder. (Mv, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The Voice. (PGal) It’s night two of the knockouts. 9.15 The Rookie. (Mav) The FBI and LAPD join forces on a covert sting operation to protect Nune. 10.15 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 11.15 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. An expert panel tackles the biggest rugby league topics. 12.15 Transplant. (MA15+a, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Find My Country House Australia. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) A new foreperson comes to town. 8.40 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies. 9.40 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 100% Footy. (Mal) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Gogglebox Aust. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.40 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) Jake exhibits some strange behaviour. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 10.00 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.10 Mighty Ships. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 8 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Agatha Raisin. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Poirot. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 9.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Lingo. Noon The Traitors Australia. 1.30 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.

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9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.20am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.15 Legacies. 2.05 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 3.00 Surfing Aust. 3.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.00 Late Programs.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Stompem Ground 2022: Karajarri Dancers. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 MOVIE: Category: Woman. (2022, PG) 10.25 MOVIE: Set It Off. (1996, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

Over The Black Dot. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Alone Denmark. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Center Seat: 60 Years Of Star Trek. (Final) 9.25 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 10.30 The Airport Chaplain. 11.35 MOVIE: Seven. (1995, MA15+) 1.55am MOVIE: Off The Rails. (2022, MA15+) 3.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

Finding Altamira. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.30 Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. (2007) 9.15 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 11.10 A Missing Part. (2024, M, French, Japanese) 1.05pm Dirty Dancing. (1987, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 5.45 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 7.40 My Neighbour Adolf. (2022, PG) 9.30 Voy! Voy! Voy! (2023, M, Arabic) 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm NFL. NFC Championship Game. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. Replay. 3.00 Boating. Circuit Boat Drivers Championship. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, September 8 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Tampa: The Turning Point. (PGa, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grantchester. (Ma, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.15 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (PGl, R) 11.10 Inside Oxford Street. (Ml, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Estonia. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Nefertiti: The Raiders Of The Lost Tomb. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. (PG, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Tampa: The Turning Point. (PGa) Australia refuses entry to 433 asylum seekers. 9.20 I Was Actually There: September 11 Terrorist Attack. (PGa, R) A look at the September 11 attacks. 9.50 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.55 Four Corners. (R) 11.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.45 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 1.30 Parliament. 2.45 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.45 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Luke McGregor In Scotland. (PGa) 8.30 Insight. Looks at modern-day grandparenting. 9.30 Dateline: Cook. Killer. Cartel. Prue Lewarne goes inside Mexico’s drug war. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.30 Mussolini: Son Of The Century. (MA15+dv) 12.40 Atlantic Crossing. (Mav, R) 2.45 The Good Ship Murder. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 First Dates Australia. (Mas) Singles go on a blind first date. 8.40 World’s Biggest Cruise Ship. (PG) Over the course of seven years, looks at the story of an epic build and launch of the world’s biggest cruise ship. 9.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+l) Gordon Ramsay heads to Simmer Down Cafe. 10.40 The Agenda Setters. (R) 11.40 Happy’s Place. (PGal) 12.10 The Path. (MA15+adlv) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) Cheating allegations are made. 8.40 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) The guides go on a bus tour in Canada. 9.50 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 GolfBarons. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl) Paranoia reaches an all-time high and the players’ unpredictability creates widespread uncertainty. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 Two And A Half Men. (PGs, R) Charlie tries to sweet-talk Judith. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.10 Chopped Jnr. 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Race For The Planet. 2.45 Inside The Huddle. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 France 24. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Alone Denmark. 6.30 Jeopardy! 7.25 Beam Me Up, Sulu. 9.10 MOVIE: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (1989, PG) 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 16. 1.50am Night Bloomers. 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

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6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Mighty Ships. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 9 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Poirot. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Find My Country House NZ. 1.30 Tennis. US Open. Day 10.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Lingo. Noon The Traitors Australia. 1.30 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.

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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 12.20pm NFL. Week 8. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. Replay. 3.00 Storage Wars. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 Outback Wreckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Jane The Virgin. 12.20am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.25 Legacies. 2.15 Baywatch. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Living Black. 11.30 MOVIE: Category: Woman. (2022, PG) 12.55pm Skin In The Game. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 The First Inventors. 8.55 MOVIE: The Joy Luck Club. (1993, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

Holmes. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.15 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 9.10 My Girl. (1991, PG) 11.05 My Neighbour Adolf. (2022, PG) 12.55pm Ezra. (2023, M) 2.50 The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. (1943, PG) 5.50 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 7.40 Iris And The Men. (2023, M, French) 9.30 Black And White. (2002, M) 11.25 Parasite. (2019, MA15+, Korean) 1.55am Late Programs.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 11.15 Back Roads. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (Ml) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 9.00 Small Town Scandal. (Ma, R) Toby crashes a leather-clad swingers’ party. 9.50 Planet America. (R) 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 10.55 The Cage. (Ml, R) 11.45 Murdoch Mysteries. (Ma, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.20 Parliament Question Time. 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 France 24 English News. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.15 Vintage Voltage. (R) 11.10 Inside Oxford Street. (PG, 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 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 16. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) Deep winter finally arrives. 8.40 The Airport Chaplain. (Ml) With the baggage handlers on strike, the airport is sliding into chaos. Tobias realises he’s been played by Asha. 9.40 James May: Our Man In India. (PGals, R) James May visits the Himalayas. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 The Congregation. (MA15+sv) 12.05 A Body That Works. (Ma, R) 2.15 The Good Ship Murder. (Mav, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl, R) Hosted by Lee Mack. 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 Unfiltered. (PG) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. 10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) 11.00 The Fall And Rise Of Reggie Dinkins. (PGals) 11.30 Stumble. (PGal) 12.00 The Fear Index. (Premiere, MA15+asv) 1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.30 Destination WA. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) A delivery disaster sets Wyatt off. 8.45 70 Years Of Television: Pt 1. (Premiere, Mlnv) Looks at the chaos of variety TV. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Trigger Point. (MA15+alv) 11.25 Accused: Guilty Or Innocent? (MA15+av) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Destination WA. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Bold. (PG, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 The Traitors Australia. (PGl, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Traitors Australia. (Final, PGl) The final four scramble to become the ultimate victor. 9.00 Boston Blue. (Mv) Danny, Sarah and Lena race to stop a looming threat. Homesickness sparks a family gathering. Lena’s personal life takes a hopeful turn. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm The Makery. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Wiggle. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.50 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.30 The Piano. 10.30 Merlin. 11.20 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Patriot Brains. 2.20 Race For The Planet. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Alone Denmark. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Precious Metal: A Love Story. 9.30 The Future. 10.30 Ramy. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 17. 1.50am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 The Amazing Homemakers. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 10 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Antiques Downunder. 4.00 Find My Country House NZ. 4.30 Poirot. 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Poirot. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Find My Country House NZ. 1.30 Tennis. US Open. Day 11.

10 COMEDY (11) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 11.30 Lingo. 12.30pm Becker. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. Midnight Shopping. 2.30 Bold. 3.30 Shopping.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Point. 11.30 MOVIE: The Joy Luck Club. (1993, M) 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Dreaming Big. 5.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Friday Night Thunder. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding: USA. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Inside The Huddle. 10.30 MOVIE: Re-Ken-SiLe-A-Shen. (2024) 12.15am Late Programs.

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9GO! (93) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Bewitched. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: We’re The Millers. (2013, MA15+) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 Jane The Virgin. 12.35am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.30 Legacies. 2.20 Baywatch. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 Barney’s World. 5.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

10 DRAMA (12) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Bold. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Traitors Australia. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Shopping.

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Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 7.45 The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. (1943, PG) 10.50 Voy! Voy! Voy! (2023, M, Arabic) 12.50pm Confessions Of Felix Krull. (2021, M, German) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.30 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 5.25 Tokyo Story. (1953, PG, Japanese) 7.55 Jules. (2023, M) 9.30 The Apprentice. (2024) 11.45 Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) 1.45am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon NFL. Week 3. Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers. Replay. 3.00 Storage Wars. 3.30 Deadliest Roads. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: letters@mpnews.com.au

Avoid, record and report bird flu Thank you for reporting on the distressing spread of H5 bird flu on the Peninsula (Bird flu cases climb on Peninsula as mass casualty event feared, The News 24/8/26). Deaths in birds, seals, and a dolphin have now been recorded across Australia, and the pace of new cases is accelerating. Even a fox has likely contracted the virus. Members of the public are being asked to “Avoid”, “Record” and “Report” any sick or dead wildlife that may have contracted the virus. We can also help protect our precious wildlife by safeguarding their coastal and bush homes and urging governments to do the same. It is a precarious time for Australia’s nature. Amy Hiller, Kew

The fact remains the land corridor between Mornington and Mount Martha: n is zoned Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) n is outside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) n has no exhibited or approved rezoning amendment n has no ministerial rezoning decision Anthony Marsh is not the local member of land named, not a shadow minister for housing or planning, and not responsible for Green Wedge policy. His comments relate to matters outside his electorate and portfolio, and demonstrate a lack of understanding of the planning framework governing the Peninsula. Craig Thomson, Rosebud

Animal shelter support

How much per pothole?

I am writing in support of Rosy Fischer (Pet advocacy, Letters 25/8/26) whose letter clearly describes what needs fixing at the Mornington Peninsula Animal Shelter. Surely free or low-cost desexing and microchipping for all low/no income earners would be a massive cost-saver for the shire. Less animals breeding resulting in less strays, therefore less unwanted animals impounded and possibly euthanised. An extension to the shelter’s open hours would assist the adoption process and be a gain for potential adopters, also for those who need to reclaim lost pets from the shelter. The shelter’s Facebook posts are unprofessional. Particularly for cats, the animals’ names and character/needs etc. are often not shown. Potential adopters need to be able to easily identify the animal they wish to meet and hopefully adopt. Heather Cooke, Mornington

Government ads

After many years of requests, the Victorian Government has finally decided to publish a public safety advertisement in our local newspaper. The full-page advertisement for Quit and Cancer Council promotes quitting smoking to improve health. Over the years, local newspapers around Victoria have received Victorian Government funding for public safety campaigns including water safety/drowning, bushfires, TAC road safety, WorkSafe and more. The Geelong and Latrobe Valley newspapers had up to four advertisements each week paid for by the Victorian taxpayer. Why did the people of the Mornington Peninsula miss out on these important public safety campaigns? The ‘Unsinkable Guy’ water safety ads should have been published every summer on the Mornington Peninsula – especially for tourists. Hopefully we will see more bushfire and water safety advertisements over the coming months in our local Mornington Peninsula newspapers. Dale Stohr, Crib Point

Liberal’s plan?

Anthony Marsh claims (MP claims Labor planning to rezone large tracts of Green Wedge, The News 13/8/26) raises some questions about his protection of the green wedge as opposed to other local Liberals. Who so often calls for the Mornington Peninsula to be classified as regional or “peri-regional” to access different government grants. To have a status such as regional or periregional would see us lose the green wedge protections entirely. If this were to happen and then we were able to get the same funding as Geelong, would the peninsula then rival Geelong as the largest regional population in Victoria? So does Anthony Marsh have a different position to other Liberals who have called for the Mornington Peninsula to be classified as regional or have the other Liberals changed their position?

To Frank Schiefler - Liberal candidate for Hastings: 5 billion to fix one million potholes? That’s $5000 a pop! Maybe a different contractor? And what are you doing wandering around counting potholes at a time like this? Besides, wasn’t that Anthony Marsh’s line? Paula Polson, Dromana

Global warming

To blame fossil fuel companies for global warming is equivalent to blaming toilet-roll manufacturers for your bowel movement. They are simply satisfying a commercial demand. As the effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure has rippled through the world, imagine what a world without any fossil fuels would look life. All our cars, TV, solar panels, phones, cable insulation, plumbing pipes are made using coal, gas, and oil. Similarly, our detergents, beauty products, paint, roads, roof tiles and concrete. Virtually everything. It is those same fossil fuels that Australia exports to pay overseas manufacturers for all those goods you desire. We don’t make them here. If, like me, you are addicted to creature comfort, then you are addicted to fossil fuels. If you live in a raw cotton tent, roasting possum over an open fire, I applaud you. The rest of us are totally responsible for global warming, by demanding fossil fuel production to feed our addiction. Cook a meal of fertilised vegetables, have a shower, flush the toilet, turn off the lights then get in your car and drive down to the beach to watch the sun go down on humanity. Somewhere out there is a creature crawling out from under a rock on its way to being the new world curator. Let’s hope it does a better job than us. John Dusting, Mornington

Keep your dog on a leash

On the weekend, I visited Balcombe Estuary Reserve. My friend took her small dog, on lead, I took my camera to photograph native birds. Dog owners are lucky to be permitted to walk their dogs, on leash, in this beautiful wetland and woodland reserve. I was quietly taking pictures of wrens and fantails when a large gun dog came barrelling down a hill, through the undergrowth, towards us. We were both alarmed and shouted at it. The owner, who must have been walking on another track, out of sight, called the dog back from a distance. The experience was frightening. My friend’s dog had previously been attacked by a large dog off lead. It was also infuriating. Wildlife, which gives so many of us pleasure, is under threat from many directions. The simple act of putting your dog on a lead removes one of those threats. If a few irresponsible dog owners continue to release their dogs to chase wildlife, dogs will no doubt be banned from the Estuary Reserve in the future, disadvantaging responsible dog owners. And a message to that dog owner. If you don’t care about wildlife, think of your dog.

Go back to where you came from RECENTLY, two women were having a quiet drink at a bar in Dromana. A stranger approached their table and asked one of them: “Where are you from?” She replied: “Dromana”. He asked again, this time aggressively: “Where are you really from?” She replied: “What relevance does this have?” The other woman then said: “Surely you can see that my friend is African. “Yes,” he replied. “You are a liar saying you are from Dromana. You should go back to where you came from.” Although my friend has experienced racism before, she had never been told to go back to Africa. Courageously, the bystanders (her friend and a waitress) told the man to go away. Fortunately, he did. When my friend told me about this experience, I felt extremely sad. My friend has lived on the Mornington Peninsula for more than 20 years. How dare this man make her feel unsafe. However, I was not just sad for her, but also our country. We are a multicultural nation with an Indigenous heritage. Australia is widely recognised as one of the world’s most successful multicultural societies. According to the Bureau of Statistics, about half of all Australians are either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas. Despite the success of Australia’s migration programs, the leader of One Nation Pauline Hanson declared during an inflammatory address to the National Press Club that Australia cannot be multicultural. We must be a “monocultural society”. Hanson also lamented the end of our White Australia policy on a podcast with a far-right UK activist who goes by the name ‘Tommy Robinson’. In another media interview, Hanson claimed there are “no good Muslims”. Has One Nation’s focus on Muslims, migration and multiculturalism caused an escalation of racial prejudice, hostility and division? Or perhaps the escalation of hostility is the consequence of Trump, Brexit, social media algorithms, the manosphere and the re-emergence of far-right white nationalism? The bloke who intimidated my friend was an older white man, estimated to be around 60 years old. According to recent research, most One Nation voters are Anglo-Aussie men over 50 who hold trade qualifications. Bird flu has arrived on the Mornington Peninsula. If your dog eats or rolls in a dead bird, he may contract the virus. Cherie Wilson, Rosebud

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It is interesting to note that during the recent Nepean by-election, One Nation won the Dromana booth. Although my friend’s recent experience may be a one-off event in a specific location, I began to reflect whether something has changed over the past few years on the Mornington Peninsula? A few years ago, I hosted an event at my home in Mt Martha – an annual workshop for about 15 people from Sierra Leone. This was around the time former federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton had suggested Victorians are “scared to go out to restaurants” because of “African gang violence”. Given the population of Mt Martha is predominantly Caucasian, I was slightly concerned when the group said they would like to visit the local shops. How would they be treated when they walked along the boardwalk? Would people stare at them at the shops? When they returned from their trip to Mt Martha Village they told me how welcomed they felt. Although the social and economic demographics of Mt Martha and Dromana are different, it is worth considering why, only a few years after the Sierra Leone workshop, an older Anglo man thought it was OK to speak aggressively to woman of African heritage who was having a quiet drink. Has the rising popularity of One Nation on the Mornington Peninsula, evident by the recent Nepean by-election where Darren Hercus received nearly 25 per cent of first preferences, given licence to some people to behave so offensively? After all, the leader of One Nation told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan”. It is worth noting that the Federal Court ruled that Hanson’s tweet about Senator Mehreen Faruqi was seriously offensive, constituted a strong form of racism, and breached federal discrimination laws. We all need to show kindness to each other to halt this increasingly dangerous polarisation. We also need to stand up against racism – wherever and whenever it occurs. Social cohesion requires bystanders to speak up when they witness racist behaviour. As my Indigenous friends at Clothing the Gaps say: “There is no room for racism.” Dr Sarah Russell, Mt Martha to the RSL, praying, crossing the road hour?... Our housing crisis, the lady on TV, “I’m thinking of updating my current status.” Interesting, no mention of the status of her previous hacienda?...Inundated with kids at the roost; “Many men had/have been without question wise, had they not had an opinion that they had attained to perfection of knowledge already, before they had even gone halfway?”... Got lost; as in exiting Woolworths the other way, the backway, gale force winds Nepean Highway, and discovered Speed Humps! Why, and like Trivalgo, never never. Some state government clerk, never having travelled to Rye? Thank God (again) for my scooter... Way over the top? - Erin Patterson, life imprisonment, 33 years non parole, “inadequate” says our state (gestapo?) government, or obliged?... Not to love is never to have lived. It’s a heartache, Bonnie Tyler, GTG sad. Billy Shorten and Christopher Pyne, ABC 7.30 19/8, top shelf, politics and comedy... My late officer-in-charge aka my wife went to God (apparently?) 2004. Recalling darling Dolly P “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Seconded by moire... To our millionaire AFL footballers - “There never was and never will be a necessary connection between money and brains.” Richard Piper playing an old man (“Break of Day”) at The Malthouse; hey. that’s my part? AI -Weevils in the flower? Beware!... No statue for our Danny Andrews; silly idea anyway, from Jeff Kennett’s swollen head?... I could say I’m rooting for Paul Mercurio in Hastings come November, not necessarily because I’m for Labor, more my policy (since 1956) of a vote against the Liberal Party, thankfully not connected with a good night’s sleep... Nepal, tragedies, OMG. Cliff Ellen, Rye Western Port News

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Fire at Langwarrin destroys home Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE neat little home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, of Langwarrin, was completely destroyed by fire last Monday. Many valuable tools were destroyed and Mrs. Williams’ artistic treasures and much valuable needlework, the work of a life-time, were consumed in the flames. We hear the house alone was insured. Much regret was expressed for Mr. and Mrs. Williams, who are very thrifty and industrious. Being without a home, Mr. L. Griffiths generously allowed them the use of his orchard cottage. *** “Ranelagh” Club Dance A charming and most friendly dance was held at the “Ranelagh” clubhouse, Frankston, on Saturday night, when the clear, bright, moonlight added very much to its success, though a very large number of the guests elected to spend the weekend at the club instead of facing the drive back to town. The house was most artistically decorated throughout, and blazing fire struck a cheery note. The large double room where the dancing was held was decorated with groups of arum lilies arranged in tall vases and bowls, with dark brown bracken leaves, brown grasses and reeds artistically grouped in bowls, making a marked and effective contrast. The first dance took the form of a chain, a novelty which effectually broke down any vestige of formality and established a friendly atmosphere,

for everyone joined laughingly. A cosy sitting-room was arranged for bridge players. There was an unusually large number of young folk present, and all seemed to have a thoroughly enjoyable time. *** Frankston Eliminated A brilliant third quarter by the Navy and Frankston’s poor kicking were features of the second semi-final played at Mornington last Saturday. The first half of the game was in favour of the Red and Blacks and better kicking in the first quarter may have put a different aspect on the result. Out of eleven shots in the opening term, Frankston got only one goal, while the Depot with three shots less, had a lead of 12 points. There was over 1000 people present at the match, the gate takings being £54, which constitutes a record on the Peninsula for a semi-final *** Personal Residents of Frankston and district will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Mark Brody, who left this town to reside in Launceston, Tasmania, about 12 months ago. Deceased, who was about 87 years of age, was remarkably active and he was conducting a land agency in Launceston at the time of his death. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Daley, of Bay street, will be sorry to hear that their son met with a cycling accident this week and sustained a broken arm. Cr. G. May was the victim of an accident this week. He sustained a painful injury to the knee which prevented his

attendance at today’s council meeting. Mr. Jack Sorrell, late headmaster of Baxter State school, has been transferred to the staff of the Frankston school. Mrs. Robert Renton, who recently arrived from the Malay States, is the guest of Mrs. Russell Grimwade at her country home, “Westerfield”, Frankston. The Lady.Mayoress-elect of Melbourne, Mrs. S. Morell, is well known on the Peninsula. She was a Miss Kirkpatrick from a Mornington hotel of the same name. Mr. J. Moseley, of Mt. Eliza, has been confined to his bed for the past week, and is now recuperating from an attack of bronchitis. Mr. G. Tyler; of Mt. Eliza, is at present very ill, suffering from an attack of influenza. Mr Tyler is the president of the Mt. Eliza Progress Association. *** Remarkable Walking Record Mr. Edward Storey, head cashier with a Newcastle, England, firm of solicitors, holds the proud record of having walked to and from his work for 52 years, during which he had covered over 120,000 miles. When he began work there were neither buses nor trams, so he walked the four miles to the office and the four miles back. *** Foreshore Committee Criticised – Mr McCombe Raises Protest To the Editor. Sir, May I, through the medium of your paper, invite the attention of citizens (ratepayers and residents) to

the despoliation to the south of Wells street, between the creek and the sea. The first efforts of the newlyappointed committee of management seems to tend towards the despoilation rather than to the beautification of this reserve, seeing that the spot chosen and the work now in progress for the laying down of a running track for which there is no public demand, necessitates the removal of trees it has taken half a century to raise and the destruction of rural and scenic beauty which nowhere else obtains along the whole foreshore from Rosebud to Mordialloc, and which untouched cannot be other than a source of quiet delight to a libertyloving public. Why there should be such undue taste in this matter does not appear. If a running track is imperatively needful on this reserve, why was it not laid down on the border of the creek south of Davey street, where there is a wide strip of level land which could have been utilised, obviating any levelling of sand dunes, wasteful expense and removing of trees standing for the protection of the town. Personally, sir, I protest against such methods of procedure without ideal general plan or vision of the future. The land belongs to the public, and before anything of a permanent character is undertaken a general beautification scheme should be devised, a plan thereof submitted to the public, and if adopted, worked-to accordingly as revenue serves. I understand the day men of the council are doing the work complained of, but surely their time could more

profitably be employed on the roads or the removal from the creek of the silt and obstructions which are a menace to health, and far from being an attraction to visitors. I do not know whether it is in contemplation to have a bathing pool in the midst of this reserve, but certain it is that the excavation made by persons allowed to cart sand from the same would justify one in that presumption. However, this land belongs to the people, and if the present management cannot make it more attractive, the people should see that they do not transform it into a permanent eyesore. The removal of sand should be immediately stopped, and the unwise and ill-considered attempts at beautification be deferred until proper plans have been submitted to and endorsed by the public. In a matter so important to the future attractiveness of our town, why should the vagaries of two or three individuals prevail against the reasoned commonsense of the general public and thus create a condition of things which can only be altered by additional expenditure and involving the waste of time and money, as well as precluding the operations of a plan already in prospect. Citizens, wake up! Have a say in things which affect the future of your town, your businesses, your employment. Prevention is better than cure. Yours, etc., JOSEPH R. McCOMB. *** From the Pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 3 September 1926

BELL SHAKESPEARE BRINGS MACBETH TO FRANKSTON ONE of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies is set to captivate audiences at Frankston Arts Centre when Bell Shakespeare’s acclaimed production of Macbeth arrives for a one-night performance on Tuesday 27 October. Directed by Peter Evans and starring Anthony Taufa in the title role, this contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s timeless thriller explores the dangerous consequences of unchecked ambition and the devastating cost of the pursuit of power. The story follows Scottish general Macbeth, whose fate appears to change forever after a chance encounter with three mysterious Weird Sisters who predict he will one day become king. Consumed by the prophecy and urged on by Lady Macbeth, he embarks on a ruthless path that unravels his sanity and plunges those around him into chaos. Renowned for making Shakespeare accessible and engaging for modern audiences, Bell Shakespeare has built a national reputation for bringing fresh energy and insight to the Bard’s works. The production has already received strong praise, with the Sydney Morning Herald describing it as “utterly compelling” and the Australian Financial Review declaring that the production

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By Kennedy McCullough

MEN’S DIV TWO SEN CHELSEA claimed their grand final berth on Saturday with their win over Red Hill. The game started off with fairly even scores from both teams, with Red Hill taking the lead into the first break after scoring 3.3 to Chelsea’s 3.0. Chelsea claimed the lead in the second quarter by scoring 4.2 while Red Hill only managed to score 3.0, which left Chelsea ahead by five points going into the long break. In the third quarter, Chelsea managed to maintain their lead by scoring a further 5.1, while Red Hill was only able to score 3.6. In final quarter of the match, Chelsea scored 4.3 while Red Hill scored 2.0. The final resulted was Chelsea, 16.6 (102), beating Red Hill, 11.9 (75), by 27 points. All is not lost for Red Hill as they get another chance next week against Frankston Bombers after they dispatched Somerville on Sunday. Frankston Bombers went into the clash as underdogs, having finished fifth on the ladder in the regular season, compared to Somerville’s second spot. The Bombers immediately flew into the lead in the first quarter after scoring 6.3 to Somerville’s 2.3, placing the Bombers ahead by 24 points at the first break. Though the margin reduced in the second quarter, the Bombers were able to go into the long break ahead by 20 points after scoring 3.3 to Somerville’s 3.7. In the third, the Bombers scored a further 5.5 while Somerville struggled to score, only managing a single major.

The Bombers were able to secure their win in the final quarter after scoring five straight goals to Somerville’s 2.5, locking in an easy 60-point victory. The final scores were 19.11 (126) to 8.17 (65). Somerville are now out of the final series, after an impressive seasons that saw them end up second on the table with 14 wins and just four losses in the regular season. NEXT WEEK’S GAMES DIVISION ONE MENS SENIORS Saturday 5 September, 2.15pm: Rosebud v Dromana – Eric Bell Reserve – Semi Final Sunday 6 September, 2.15pm: Langwarrin v Mt Eliza – Mornington Alexandra Park – Semi Final DIVISION ONE MENS RESERVES Saturday 5 September, 12pm: Langwarrin v Mt Eliza – Eric Bell Reserve – Semi Final Sunday 6 September, 12pm: Frankston YCW v Rosebud – Mornington Alexandra Park – Semi Final DIVISION TWO MENS SENIORS Saturday 5 September, 2.15pm: Red Hill v Frankston Bombers – Crib Point Recreation Reserve– Preliminary Final DIVISION TWO MENS RESERVES Saturday 5 September, 12pm: Somerville v Crib Point – Crib Point Recreation Reserve– Preliminary Final

ROSEBUD proved too strong for Mornington winning 59 - 56 in their Division One A Grade netball elimination game. Picture: Alan Dillon

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The Scoreboard

D-day for Baxter, Rosebud SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie BAXTER and Rosebud go head to head on Saturday in a local derby that seems certain to relegate the loser. With the bottom two sides in State 4 being relegated Rosebud and Baxter are just a point ahead of secondbottom Monash University. Monash has been resurgent in recent weeks having only lost twice in their last five matches with both losses coming against the league’s top two teams. And while Baxter and Rosebud go toe-to-toe on Saturday Monash is away to already relegated Greater Dandenong and goes into that clash an odds-on favourite. Ashburton is also in the relegation mix. It currently lies fifth bottom a point ahead of Rosebud and Baxter but with an inferior goal difference. Ashburton’s final game is away to top-six outfit East Kew but the host has nothing to play for other than pride. If Baxter and Rosebud draw this weekend and Ashburton loses it will finish below the two local sides and likely be relegated. Whatever the outcome the scene is set for a nail-biting season’s finale and there should be a bumper crowd at Baxter Park. Last weekend Baxter lost 1-0 away to championship-chasing Ringwood City while Rosebud lost 2-1 at home to East Kew. Baxter’s Cody Storton-French was sent off in the 85th minute while Ben Symonds was on target for Rosebud. Still in State 4 Chelsea turned in one of its poorest performances of the season and ended its hopes of promotion when drawing 2-2 at home to Greater Dandenong on Friday night. The visitors already had been relegated and will finish last after a dismal season that has gleaned just one win and now one draw. Chelsea assistant coach Chris Porteous was damning in his description of the display. “Unreal mate. I have no words. Two each with a pub team at best,” he said. Chelsea’s goals came from Daniel Vella after a neat cutback and Victor Cruz De Faria who hammered home a left-foot finish from a tight angle. In VPL1 Langwarrin finished its league season with a 1-1 draw with North Geelong at Lawton Park on Sunday. Langy failed to deal with a corner in the 71st minute and Kingsley Es-

hun’s close-range strike put the visitors ahead. Nine minutes later Sayed Fatemi equalised after North Geelong failed to clear from a free-kick. In State 1 Mornington’s momentum for a second-placed finish and a promotion play-off slowed considerably last weekend when beaten 3-2 by Hampton East Brighton at Civic Reserve. Mornington made the brighter start and took the lead in the 33rd minute when Lachlan Candy found the back of the net. However, Hampton East responded before the break with Marko Stanisavljevic levelling in the 41st minute. The visitors then took control early in the second half with Ahmed Habeeb putting Hampton East ahead in the 48th minute before Nicholas Walker extended the advantage just three minutes later. Mornington refused to give up and Candy grabbed his second of the afternoon in the 75th minute to reduce the deficit to 3-2. Despite late pressure, however, the home side could not find the equaliser. For Adam Jamieson’s men there is little time to dwell on the result as attention now turns to Tuesday’s catch-

up game and another huge test against the champion South Springvale. Skye United drew 0-0 away to St Kilda on Saturday and has been relegated. St Kilda set up to play for a point and ironically this was Skye’s first clean sheet of the season. In State 2 Peninsula Strikers’ clash with Mooroolbark at Centenary Park was abandoned a few minutes from half-time when Max Civil of Strikers suffered a badly broken leg. Civil was successfully operated on at Peninsula University Hospital on Sunday morning. In State 5 Seaford striker Dylan Waugh had a day out against Yarra Jets with a four-goal haul in his side’s 6-1 away win on Saturday. The Jets scored first when George Leigh was on target in the 28th minute but the lead only lasted for two minutes. The Jets failed to clear from a long throw-in and Waugh had a tap-in to equalise. Another two minutes elapsed before Seaford hit the front after Conor McFall’s quick free-kick found Jay LeBron and his cross was finished by Jay McCabe. Waugh made it 3-1 in the 40th minute when he headed home from a McFall corner.

Two minutes into the second half Waugh nailed his hat-trick when he finished a perfect diagonal from Alex Roberts by lobbing the Jets keeper. McFall beat two players on the right in the 51st minute then sent over a floated cross that Blake Hicks finished with a venomous volley and Waugh sealed the result in the 56th minute after a McFall corner. Somerville Eagles drew 2-2 away to Templestowe Wolves last weekend. Marcus Anastasiou scored both goals for the locals with his equaliser coming in the 89th minute. In State 6 Mount Eliza drew 0-0 away to Bunyip District last weekend and now must win on Saturday and rely on results going its way to either win promotion or win a promotion play-off spot. Frankston Pines had one of their best wins of the season when downing Pakenham United 2-1 at IYU Recreation Reserve on Friday night. Pakenham struck first after four minutes when Lado Suliman broke onto a ball over the top and finished in style striking the ball across Pines keeper Nic Ambor. Pines equalised on 15 minutes when Onur Göksu controlled Ambor’s goal kick then slotted the ball through for Kenny Akalan to drive the ball into

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the bottom corner. Onus scored the winner in the 51st minute after driving into the final third before unleashing a superb shot into the back of the net. Mentone lost 3-0 at home to Brighton on Saturday. In State 7 Aspendale needs to win its final game of the season on Saturday to be promoted after last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Burwood City. Burwood went in front in the 28th minute through Anthony Tang’s free header at the back post. Two minutes later Oscar Carter scored in his fourth successive match when he headed home Tom Machin’s corner. Mount Martha drew 1-1 away to Glen Waverley last Saturday. The home team had the bulk of possession early but the visitors carved out the best two chances through Jude Hardy. Mount Martha paid for its inability to clear from a corner late in the half and went in 1-0 down at the interval. The Mariners’ persistence paid off 10 minutes from time when a long throw-in caused panic in Glen Waverley’s defence and Hardy pounced with a clinical finish. With two minutes left Hardy threaded a superb through ball to Will McFee whose low strike forced a superb save from the home team keeper and the points were shared. THIS WEEK’S GAMES Tuesday 1 September, 8.30pm South Springvale v Mornington, Warner Reserve Saturday 5 September, 3pm Skye Utd v Banyule City, Skye Recreation Reserve Doveton v Mornington, Waratah Reserve Knox City v Peninsula Strikers, Egan Lee Reserve Baxter v Rosebud, Baxter Park Riversdale v Chelsea, Frog Hollow Reserve Somerville Eagles v Yarra Jets, Westernport Athletics Track Seaford Utd v Fortuna 60, North Seaford Reserve Mount Eliza v Old Melburnians, Emil Madsen Reserve Frankston Pines v Old St Kevins, Monterey Reserve Casey Panthers v Mentone, Prospect Hill Reserve Mount Martha v Endeavour Hills, Civic Reserve Boronia v Aspendale, HV Jones Reserve

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