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CHRISTIE HARRISON
Despite a year marred by theCOVID-19 pandemic, the
CentralGoldfields Shire has receivedsome positive news with
theCrime Statistics Agency reveal-ing the region recorded itslowest
crime rate since 2015during 2020.
There were 1188 individualoffences recorded in the shire for
the
year ending September 2020, down11.4 percent from the previous
yearwhen 1341 offences were recorded.
Criminal incidents — an eventwhere one or more
individualoffences were committed — were alsothe lowest they’ve
been since 2015,down 4.1 percent with 846 incidentsin 2020.
Goldfields Police Service AreaInspector Donna Mitchell said
after
a difficult 12 months, it’sencouraging to focus on the
policingpositives to come out of 2020.
“We are pleased with the results,now it’s a matter of
maintaining it,”she said.
“We just want to leverage off thepositives, particularly now
whenthings are pretty negative.”
Offences in Maryborough weredown 23 percent in the latest
reporting period, with 835 recorded,while slight rises were
recorded inCarisbrook (74 offences in 2020compared to 71 in 2019)
and Dunolly(66 in 2020, 50 in 2019).
There were decreases in nearlyevery offence category in 2020,
inparticular the property and deceptionoffences category which
includesarson, theft, burglary/break andenter and deception
offences — therewere 411 overall offences in 2020
compared to 541 the previous year.Insp Mitchell said the
lower
figures can be attributed to a rangeof reasons including COVID
andmore active policing.
“There’s no way you can attributeeverything to one thing in
policingbecause there’s many other factorsbut there has been more
activepolicing,” she said.
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Geared to ensure olderresidents age healthily, feelconnected and
enjoy an age-friendly community, the CentralGoldfields Shire
Council isinviting feedback on its up-coming Positive Ageing
Strategy.
A first for the shire, the CentralGoldfields Positive Ageing
Strategy2021-2026 is designed to preparecouncil to adequately
respond to theprojected growth of the shire’s ageingpopulation.
According to the Bureau ofStatistics’ 2016 census, more thanone
quarter of the shire’s residents
are aged 65 and over, with councilexpecting that number to
increase byaround nine percent by 2036.
Acknowledging the shire’s ageingpopulation, Central Goldfields
Shiremayor Chris Meddows-Taylor saidthe strategy will also work to
close agap in services and opportunities forolder residents.
“One thing that’s guaranteed isthat everyone in the shire is
gettingolder and we know we have anageing demographic,” he
said.
“Ageing can be a really positiveexperience but to make it
positive weneed to ensure residents areconnected, feel engaged and
likethey’re a part of the community andwe want to help that
process.
“I’ve always thought that’s an areawhere there’s been a gap in
the shireand it’s something I’m passionateabout and eager to see
addressed.”
Mr Meddows-Taylor said councilcan play a key role in positive
ageingacross several areas.
“There are many areas wherecouncil can play a key role in
positiveageing, from providing options forolder people to connect,
learn,mentor, exercise and have fun tomaking council services and
facilitiesmore accessible and providinginformation to older people
aboutwhat is on in their community, howthey can get involved and
how to getsupport,” he said.
Central Goldfields Shire general
manager community wellbeingMartin Collins said council
iscommitted to ensuring olderresidents have a say in how theywant
to live active, healthy andindependent lives.
“Older people play a vital role inour community and it is
important torecognise and respect the significantcontribution they
make to ourvibrant region as workers,volunteers, neighbours,
friends,parents and grandparents,” he said.
“We want to hear from ourcommunity about how we canenhance
participation, improvequality of life and provide support toolder
residents so that they cancontinue to participate in and
contribute to community life as theygrow older.”
Residents can provide feedback by completing a survey
atwww.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay, participating in a
phoneinterview by emailing your preferreddate, time and contact
details [email protected] and bycalling council’s manager
communityservices Veronica Hutcheson on 0407946 465.
Community pop-up sessions willalso be held in townships across
theshire, with dates, locations and timesto be updated to
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay incoming weeks.
RILEY UPTONA public dump point expected to “open up
Dunolly” and boost local tourism is set tobecome a reality, with
the Central GoldfieldsShire Council and Dunolly Caravan
Parkpartnering for the project.
Set to commence this year, the project will see theDunolly
Caravan Park’s privately owned dump pointbecome available for
public use followingconsultation between the park’s operators,
thecommunity and council.
It’s proposed that access to the dump point will beprovided via
Maude Street, where RVs will be ableto pull up into dedicated
parking spaces and emptytheir waste into the dump point.
Central Goldfields Shire Flynn Ward councillorLiesbeth Long said
an accessible dump point willboost local tourism.
“Having a publicly accessible dump point is goingto be a huge
boon for the community, it’ll open upDunolly,” she said.
“This will bring visitors to the town that haven’tbefore been
able to come because there was nowherefor them to empty their waste
— it’s a win-winsituation for everyone.”
Cr Long said Dunolly and surrounds have missed
out on tourism because there hasn’t been a publiclyaccessible
dump point.
“I think we’ve missed a lot of RV tourism in thepast because we
haven’t had a dump point,” she said.
“Because of that, travellers haven’t been comingto Dunolly or
they’ve just been driving straightthrough to Maryborough and using
dumpingfacilities there.
“This is going to allow visitors, includingprospectors who visit
the town, to empty theircassettes and make the most of what we
haveavailable in our community.”
The idea for a publicly accessible dump point waspresented to
council by Dunolly District Incorporated(DDI), who had been
discussing the potentialbenefits for around 12 months.
DDI member Wolf Fritze said a need for a publicdump point had
been highlighted and the group iskeen to see works get
underway.
“The DDI has been talking about this forapproximately 12 months
and Cr Long has helpedus fulfil the need for our community,” he
said.
“This came from conversations with travellers whohad been coming
into town and asking businessesabout what dump points were in the
area.
“A need was highlighted and this will be a realasset for the
community.”
Flynn Ward councillor Liesbeth Long and Dunolly District
Incorporated member Wolf Fritzebelieve a publicly accessible dump
point will boost tourism to Dunolly and surrounds.
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ANGELA TUCKER
The time it takes for theCentral Goldfields Shire Councilto make
a decision on planningapplications remains well abovestate and
similar councilaverages, new Know YourCouncil performance data
hasrevealed.
Released last month, the data isthe sixth annual release
ofperformance data on the Know YourCouncil website which aims to
giveVictorians a clear and easy tounderstand overview of their
localcouncil for 2019-20. The updategives insight into areas
wherecouncils are excelling, as well asareas for improvement.
Central Goldfields Shire CEOLucy Roffey said the data
hasrevealed no areas of concern for thecouncil, however stated
council is“constantly working to improve itsperformance and
particularlyreviews those areas where itsperformance is below
othercouncils”.
“There are no particular issues ofconcern. Many measures
arecomparable with similar sizedcouncils and on many
measurescouncil is performing very well,” shesaid.
For the second year in a row, thecouncil has recorded above
averagetimes for it to make a decision on aplanning application
from receipt ofthe application, with the averagebeing 84 days,
almost double thesimilar council average of 52 days.
Just over 32 percent of planningapplications were decided within
therequired timeframes (10 days forVicSmart planning applications
and60 days for regular applications) —the result for similar
councils was76.39 percent and more than 73percent for all
councils.
“This is an area council is awareof and we are continually
striving todo better,” Ms Roffey said.
“We have employed additionalresources this financial year to
helpspeed up the decision makingprocess.”
While the result is animprovement on the 2018-19 data,which
recorded an average of 93days, council stated on the KnowYour
Council website that theseresults are impacted by a back log
ofolder permits that have now beenresolved.
“The number of days to decidenew planning permits
withinstatutory timeframes is at a muchhigher rate,” the website
reads.
The 2019-2020 result (84 days), iswell above that of
neighbouringshires, including Hepburn (53 days),Loddon (48.5) and
Pyrenees (77).
During the 2018-2019 reportingperiod, the council’s staff
turnoverrate was 17.57 percent, this figuredropped to 14.51 percent
in the mostrecent period, putting it below theHepburn Shire’s rate
of 22.31percent, but above the Pyrenees’7.11 percent and Loddon’s
13.59.
The similar council average is14.24 percent.
“This is not an area of concern.council’s staff turnover is
virtuallythe same as for like sized councils,”Ms Roffey said.
“It is expected that turnover willcontinue to decline in future
years asthe implementation of theorganisation restructure
undertakenin 2018/19 is now finalised.”
While in maternal health, thedata revealed the
shire’sparticipation in four-week key ageand stage visit was at 80
percent,below the average for all councils(97.03 percent) and
similar councils(98.85 percent), the council said it isquerying
these figures.
Ms Roffey said the launch of theEvery Child Every
Chanceinitiative, which is supported bygovernment, the local
communityand MDHS, recognises that manyfamilies experience barriers
toaccessing care, support, andeducation provided through earlyyears
services such as key age andstage visits.
“These barriers can be physicalsuch as transport issues or
openingtimes. Barriers can also be sociallydriven and include
concern aboutbeing judged or having negative pastexperience,” she
said.
“By working collaboratively withservices and the community as
partof Every Child Every Chance,council aims to ensure
importantprograms and services, such asmaternal child health
continue toadapt to fit the unique needs andrequirements of our
local families.
“This approach will createincreased understanding
andparticipation and deliver longerterm outcomes for children in
theshire.”
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one that had to be made. “This is not an easy choice — and
certainly not one we wanted to makeon a day that’s supposed to
be aboutcelebrating,” she said.
“But we know this is the rightdecision if we’re to
protecteverything Victorians have workedso hard to achieve.”
The border closure followsadditional coronavirus
restrictionsintroduced on New Year’s Eve, withface masks again made
mandatoryin indoor public spaces and themaximum number of visitors
to aprivate home reduced to 15,
excluding those living in the houseand children aged under 12
months.
Victoria’s State of Emergency willalso be extended until January
29 aspublic health risks remain.
Ms Allan thanked Victorians fordoing the right thing and
gettingtested.
“My message to Victorians: we’vegot this. By wearing our
masks,limiting our gatherings and gettingtested if we have any
symptoms, wecan squash this virus just like wehave before,” she
said.
“And to our friends just north ofthe border — stay strong. We’ll
seeyou soon.”
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The state’s border with NewSouth Wales has been closed
asVictorian case numberscontinue to rise and the State ofEmergency
is further extended.
The border with New South Walesclosed from midnight on January
1after case numbers in the statecontinued to rise, while
Victoria’sown number of cases has alsoincreased, linked to New
SouthWales outbreaks.
Three locally acquired cases wererecorded in the 24 hours to
January4 in Victoria after more than 32,000test results were
received by theDepartment of Health and HumanServices.
The three additional cases bringthe state’s total number of
activecases to 36, including 24 locallyacquired cases and 12 in
hotelquarantine.
More than 60,000 Victoriantravellers returned across the
borderprior to the closure and anyonetrying to enter the state
without anexemption will be turned away andrequired to find
accommodation inNew South Wales.
Making the border closureannouncement on New Year’s Eve,Acting
Premier Jacinta Allan saidthe decision was not an easy one, but
Three new locally acquired cases of coronavirus were recorded in
Victoriayesterday, bringing the stateʼs total active cases to
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CHRISTIE HARRISONLocal police officers have
received medals for their serviceand dedication to Victoria
Policeand the community.
Goldfields Police Service AreaInspector Donna Mitchell
presentedthe awards in November to the localmembers with Acting
Super-intendent Chris Large.
Awards handed out included theVictoria Police Service Medal
—earned through honest hard work,dedication to duty and
professiona-lism during an employee’s career,and the National
Police ServiceMedal — awarded in recognition ofthe unique
contribution andsignificant commitment of those whohave given
ethical and diligentservice as a sworn police officer of
anAustralian Police Service.
A number of officers also receivedthe National Medal, awarded by
theGovernor General to specifiedcategories of employees
fromrecognised service organisations, inrecognition of their
diligent serviceand good conduct over a sustainedperiod.
Inspector Mitchell said she wasextremely proud of the officers
whohave dedicated themselves over theyears.
“During the recent medalpresentation, I felt enormous pridein
the depth of experience offered bymy members to the
CentralGoldfields community,” she said.
“Years of experience representsexemplary service to Victoria
Policeand the community.
“These members have seen manychanges during their time
fromtypewriters to computers, fromwomen being issued with
handbagsto every member carrying firearms,uniform changes, vehicle
changesand changes in the attitudes andvalues of Victoria
Police.
“Underlying all of this is the basicprinciples by which Victoria
Policemembers operate which are ‘preventcrime and disorder’,
‘police byconsent’ and ‘police are the publicand that the public
are the police’.
“It must never be forgotten theimpact policing has had on
thesemembers, the missed ChristmasDays, birthdays and special
familyevents. Their duties include extremeemotions from tragedies
they have
witnessed to the relief andsatisfaction they have bought
tovictims.”
Leading Senior Constable SarahCarless was awarded a
35-yearVictoria Police Service Medal and aNational Medal.
She also received a 35 years’service award — a formal
recog-nition of those employees who havedemonstrated an extensive
anddedicated employment history withVictoria Police.
Goldfields Crime InvestigationUnit Detective Sergeant
RolandKurzke was awarded a VictoriaPolice Service Medal for 30
years.
Sergeant Frank Docherty receiveda 30-year Victoria Police
ServiceMedal.
Leading Senior Constable StuartBuchanan received a Victoria
PoliceService Medal for 25 years and aNational Medal.
Sergeant Stephen Atkinsonreceived a Victoria Police ServiceMedal
for 15 years and a NationalMedal.
Leading Senior Constable NataliePassalick received a National
PoliceService Medal.
Serpentine’s Leading SeniorConstable Grant Polglase received
a30-year Victoria Police Service Medaland a National Medal.
Dunolly’s Leading SeniorConstable Barry Taylor received a15-year
Victoria Police ServiceMedal, a National Medal and aNational Police
Service Medal.
Maryborough Police areappealing for information afterpublic
artwork in Dunolly mayhave been intentionally dis-placed.
Created by renowned artistDeborah Halpern, the statue is
located on the corners of Market andBull streets in Dunolly,
just outsidethe Town Hall, and is understood tohave been upended
last week.
It’s believed the statue was tipped between 2 pm on
Monday,December 28 and 2 pm on
Wednesday, December 30. Police are urging anyone in the
Dunolly area who saw suspiciousactivity near or around the
statuebetween those times to contact theMaryborough Police Station
on 5460-3300.
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Local police officers awarded for service
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Local police officers were recognised for their service to the
community andVictoria Police during a ceremony recently.
During the most recentmedal presentation, I feltenormous pride
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Members of the Carisbrook Fire Brigade were called to a property
on Rodborough Road, near Majorca, after a small firewas sparked by
a ride on mower. 050121 06
RILEY UPTONThe Carisbrook Fire Brigade
is urging property owners tothink twice before undertakingfire
prevention works duringsummer after a small blaze wassparked by a
ride on mower nearMajorca last week.
The brigade was called to the firein Rodborough Road, just near
theTullaroop Reservoir at around 11.20am on New Year’s Eve after
aproperty owner using a ride onmower struck a rock.
The blaze burnt through approxi-mately 1.5 hectares of land,
keepingthe brigade occupied for around anhour.
Carisbrook Fire Brigade CaptainIan Boucher urged property
ownersnot to undertake fire prevention worknow during the warmer
months.
“If you’re thinking of doing fireprevention work now it’s too
late —don’t do it,” he said.
“With the amount of dry grassaround and the conditions
we’reseeing, any fire has got the potentialto be a big fire and any
works thatcould potentially spark a fire
should be put off.”Captain Boucher said if fire
prevention work is being done, watermust be on hand and if a
fire breaksout, call Triple Zero.
“Especially with dry grass or rocksin the area you’ve got to be
verycareful and in rural areas, if you aredoing work on your
property andthere is a potential to spark makesure you have water
on hand,” hesaid.
“If a fire does spark don’t phone afriend first, make sure the
first thingyou do is get straight on the phoneand call Triple
Zero.”
Continued from Front Page“We’ve got an offender manage-
ment program for offenders whohave either just been released or
whohave some type of enforcement.We’re targetting them, if they’ve
gota warrant we’re actively out lookingfor them.
“Our members are also learningmore from the community and
beingin places residents can talk to them,especially through our
CommunityWeb of Protection. Particularly inCentral Goldfields we’ve
had abigger presence in schools andcertainly on the roads. That
seems tobe paying off.”
Family violence incidents, for theSeptember 2020 reporting
period,decreased by 11.7 percent in theshire, with 354 incidents —
thelowest since 2017.
Throughout 2020 breaches offamily violence orders were alsodown,
decreasing from 240 during
2019 to 205 in 2020 which InspMitchell said was unexpected.
“We were expecting a hugeincrease due to COVID, becausepeople
are behind closed doors andyou can’t see what’s happening,”
shesaid.
“We’ve been doing a lot of workbehind the scenes to really
increaseour capabilities as far as managingvictims and offenders of
familyviolence goes.”
Offences which recorded risesincluded receiving or handling
stolengoods offences which increased bynine to 19 offences, and
drugpossession which increased from 53offences to 71.
Stealing from a motor vehicleoffences also rose from 34 offences
to41 and Insp Mitchell said it is a localissue.
“In Central Goldfields theft of cars and from cars is an issue,”
shesaid.
“There’s still a complacency toleave cars unlocked, even if it’s
intheir yard or an unlocked garage.
“The average person needs to do abit more thinking about
personalsecurity — lock everything up.”
Public health and safety offencesjumped from four offences in
2019 to32 in 2020.
Despite the significant increaseit’s not unexpected as the
CrimeStatistics Agency stated an increasein those offences has been
driven byCOVID-19 restrictions which havebeen in force in varying
degrees formost of the year.
“Those numbers are related toCOVID. That’s just people
notfollowing the Chief Health Officer’sdirections,” Insp Mitchell
said.
“Our members don’t give thosetickets out lightly, it has to be
veryblatant and deliberate and thenwe’re left with no other
choice.”
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soon be kitted out with a brandnew basketball court much tothe
joy of students, as an $85,000funding announcement wasmade for the
school.
Announced by Minister forEducation James Merlino lastmonth, the
$85,125 come as part ofthe State Government’s 2020-21Minor Capital
Works Fund.
One of 328 schools to receivefunding to fast-track projects
andsupport economic recovery, thefunding will see Timor’s
much-lovedand outdated basketball courtreplaced in favour of a
newer model.
Timor Primary School principalAndrew Tatchell said he,
alongsidethe school community, are “rapt” toreceive the
funding.
“It’s my second year as principalhere and an upgrade of the
groundsis certainly something that’s been inthe pipeline and has
been on theschool council agenda for sometime,” he said.
“We had our fingers crossed andwe’re absolutely rapt to receive
thatfunding.
“Due to COVID and anunprecedented year, one of theDepartment of
Education’s clearfocuses going forward is happy,healthy and active
kids and the
basketball court is certainly verytimely for that.
“It will be a really good qualitycourt the students can not only
useat recess but also during physicaleducation, sport and other
activitiesthroughout the year.”
While the verdict is still out onwhat exactly the upgrade will
looklike, Mr Tatchell said it will benefitnot only the school, but
also thebroader community.
“This is a considerable amount ofmoney that will make a
massivedifference not only to the kids andstaff here at Timor but
thecommunity as well,” he said.
“We do have families in the Timorcommunity and we
certainlyencourage them to use our facilitiesand I’m sure that
local kids andfamilies will be able to use the newcourt after
hours.”
Mr Merlino said the funding issignificant for schools across
thestate.
“Every student should have agreat school, no matter where
theylive. That’s why we’re investing inhundreds of small but
importantprojects that will make a bigdifference for schools and
create jobsfor Victorians,” he said.
“Whether it is upgrading toilets orbuilding a new fence — this
is allabout making sure our studentshave the facilities they
need.”
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BETTY OSBORN 1934 - 2020An obituary written by her daughter
Diana Osborn
Mum was born in Essendon on the 15July 1934. She had a happy
childhood,shielded from the depression era she hadbeen born into.
She was the only preciouschild of Olive and the second beloved
childof Llewellyn Roberts.
On that day, more than 86 years ago,grandpa bundled Olive into
the Buick andset about reversing the car down thedriveway. In a mad
panic, he forgot howto drive, and his heavily pregnant wife hadto
take the wheel! He recovered soonthereafter and drove Olive safely
tohospital where she delivered a healthy,determined baby girl,
Betty Olive Roberts.
Books symbolise Mum’s passion forwriting, reading, and learning;
they linedthe walls of our house and in turn inspiredcuriosity and
shaped our values. Mum’sacademic journey began at Lowther Hall,a
private school in the heart of Essendon.
She was nestled here safely from GradeOne to Year 11 and during
this time it wasquickly revealed that she blossomed in anacademic
environment and was a highlycompetent student. Names of her
friendsfrom this era became household names tous, as Mum was a
great storyteller andwould often vividly recount school
tales.Margot Teagle, Dawn Elder, MargaretBlake, Judy Patterson, Joy
Robinson andHelen Slater were the stars of these stories.On catch
ups with Margot, they wouldalways laugh about Mum’s first day
atschool, and Margot patting the chair nextto her and saying, “Will
you be my friend”?They remained lifelong pals.
As Mum was the only remainingstudent at Lowther Hall in Year 12,
shetransferred to Melbourne University Highto complete her
Matriculation. The all-girlschool experience was over, and she
begana more rigorous period in her academiclife. She enrolled into
Arts/Law atMelbourne University in 1952 at a timewhen women
represented approximately25% of University enrolments across
thecountry.
Her heart though was in writing and sheaccepted a cadetship at
The Argus, whichshe completed concurrently while studyingher Arts
Degree part-time. Shediscontinued Law and her only regret wasshe
had lost a potential primary source forshort story plots! Mum won
the AustralianJournalists’ Association Montague GroverPrize in
1955, while working at The Argus.The very next year she was
assigned tocover the Olympic Games in Melbourne.
When The Argus closed, Mum tradedjournalism for book editing at
the MUPand remained there from 1958 until 1962until her marriage to
Bruce. She and Dadmoved to Bacchus Marsh where Mumbecame involved
in the local HistoricalSociety and eventually wrote the
BacchusStory: A History of William Bacchus and hisSon. This book
put lay-to-rest themythology of the town’s name: CaptainBacchus was
indeed the second Europeansettler in the township and was not
theParty Prince of Roman mythology after all.
In 1973, the family – Mum, Dad andthe four kids (with cat, Miaou
tze tung!) –moved to Maryborough with Dad’s work.Mum quickly found
connections to TheHistorical Society, and soon she wascommissioned
to write the two histories ofMaryborough. Mum also worked at
TheAdvertiser part-time across many decadesand was the editor for
the CountryBulletin.
In 2001 Mum was awarded anAustralian medal to commemorate
thecentenary of federation of Australia for hercontribution to
community, and later shereceived a medal for the
AustralianGovernment titled ‘Senior Recognition’,again, for her
tireless contributions to ourtown.
The Essendon scarf symbolises Mum’slove of sport, both as a
competitor and fan.As a young girl, Mum was a very keentennis
player and fortunate to have atennis court at home to hone her
skills.She was the Under 13 Schoolgirl
Champion in Melbourne, but a seriouswrist injury soon thereafter
slowed herdown in higher level competition.
Mum played tennis throughout her lifeand it was an important
social outlet forher. It was in this arena also that her
highlycompetitive nature was apparent – as all ofus, as members of
the Cal Gully TennisTeam, can bear witness!
Mum coached each of us in one teamconfiguration or another.
Through thelong summer months here in CentralVictoria, it was what
we did – we playedtennis in the scalding heat, on bitumencourts
every Saturday afternoon. Mumwas both coach and chaperone. Each
weekshe would round up the players in ourfamily station wagon; 8 to
10 kids wouldpile into the car, all unbelted in the backseat, and
if you were last to be picked up,you would ride in the boot.
But we weren’t just country kidsplaying tennis. Oh no, we were
the futureJohn McEnroes, Stefi Grafs, Ivan Lendlsof Australian
tennis – and we knew it!Mum saw a champion in every child, andwe
are so grateful for the skills, the joy, andsense of belonging she
nurtured.
Grandma lived just down the road fromWindy Hill – the holy grail
of VFLfootball. Essendon was our tribe, and wewere mad keen
supporters. I should notethat Ken Fraser was related to us, and
hewould park his car in Nana’s driveway.Surely that was a sign we
were Essendonroyalty!!
Over the years we have watched a lot offooty – probably too much
football, withMum. And we take it seriously. The greatthing about
being a Bomber supporter isthat you are always a winner. Let
meexplain: at half time during a match youring Mum to discuss the
game. One of theone-eyed supporters will ask, ‘so what doyou make
of the umpiring’? and the other(usually Mum) will invariably say,
“it’sappalling, the umpire is useless!!”. So, yousee even when we
lose a game, if the
umpiring hadn’t been so bad, we wouldhave won.
Mum’s support for youth in thecommunity through sport is not
completewithout mentioning the years of tirelesswork building The
Maryborough andDistrict Motorcycle Club. She as secretaryand Phil
as treasurer, and with a strongland management plan in place,
theydeveloped a national class facility that isstill going strong
today and has left alasting legacy for the district.
This story has been told many times,but you never tire of
hearing how yourparents met: Bruce was a ten-pound pom,sponsored by
Mr and Mrs Slater (Mum’sbest friend’s parents). Dad had arrived
inMelbourne with few belongings butcarried a tennis racquet and a
string bag oftennis balls. The Slaters quickly sent Dadto Mum for a
game of tennis.
I’m not sure Bruce was the best tennisplayer going when he hit
the ball over theneighbour’s fence . . . according to legend,Mum
and Dad went to retrieve the ball,and Mum (probably giggling)
didn’t knowDad’s name to introduce him. The tenniswas over. The
score was love.
Growing up, Mum and Dad providedus with the most stable,
lovingenvironment. They always made us feelspecial and Mum would
tell us that ‘mychildren are my greatest achievement’. Wenever
doubted it.
Some of our enduring memoriesinclude: Dinner at 6 pm every
night,conversation, debate, laughter guaranteed.We would race
through the main meal oftypical ‘Aussie meat and three veg’ so
wecould be transported to other worldsthrough Mum’s desserts. And
they hadsuch exotic names that just rolled off ourtongues:
Zabaglione, chocolate marblecheesecake, lemon fruit flummery just
toname a few!!
Holidays were the cornerstone of theyear. We travelled
religiously to TheGrampians, and Nana’s in Essendon. We
travelled in the Toyota van along the Eastcoast and all along
the South Coast. Mumand I travelled overseas to France andEurope
and the UK, and she and Dadrepeated this trip several times over.
Inrecent years, we holidayed in Phillip Islandat the holiday house
in Rhyl.
Mum and Dad understood that qualitytime with family meant doing
thingstogether, playing board games together,supporting one
another, finding the lightin times of darkness, and that
happinesswas real when shared.
Those were the days we never thoughtwould end and we are so
grateful.
Mum was cared for by her daughters inthe final years of her
life. It was an honourto share this time with her, a quieter
morereflective period. It was not alwaysstraightforward however and
to this endwe have many people to thank for thesupport we
received.
• Marie Murray: we are indebted to theyears of friendship and
support youshowed Mum and the family.
• Our neighbours, Evelyn and Nelma:we thank you for
everything.
• To the staff at Access Care inMelbourne, we thank you for the
in-homesupport we received.
• To my darling Bohwen, and Lewyn,Jonathan and Nathaniel: for
the help youprovided us and the fun you brought intoNana’s
life.
• To beautiful Zorana, Phil, Dashy,Sienna and Gracie: for
providing neededrespite and recently entertaining Nana tosweeten
these last few weeks.
• To our brothers-in-law Ed Banks andDavid Tan: for the love and
support yougave my sisters.
• And finally, to the wonderful staff atHavilah: the care which
was provided atthe most difficult and confronting time ofour lives
was appreciated beyond measure.
Thank you everyone for coming todayto help us celebrate the life
of Betty – ourmentor, best friend, and Mum.
Timor primary welcomes $85K in funding
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ddeetteecctteedd iinn TTuullllaarroooopp RReesseerrvvooiirrA
warning has been issued to
the public to avoid contact withwater in Tullaroop
Reservoirafter high levels of toxic blue-green algae were
detected.
Goulburn-Murray Water has issueda warning for the reservoir
where thealgae, which is a naturally occurringbacteria, has been
identified.
Hot weather and still waterprovide ideal conditions for
blue-green algae levels to increase inrivers, streams and
channels.
The algae contain toxins that areharmful to humans and animals
andare very small — it can be present inwater at high levels even
when thereis no obvious change to the colour ofwater.
If you come into contact with blue-green algae it can cause skin
rashes,itchiness, sore eyes, ears and nose,asthma, numbness of lips
and limbs,nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea.
If you experience symptoms youshould seek immediate
medicalattention.
You should not eat any mussels,yabbies or crayfish from
algae-
affected areas.Landowners are recommended to
find an alternative water supply fordomestic and stock as the
algae canbe harmful to livestock.
Goulburn-Murray Water alsorecommends alternative watersupplies
should be used forirrigation, where available.
If water is used for irrigation then
stock should be kept away fromrecently irrigated areas and
wateraffected with blue-green algaeshould not be used to water or
washedible plants.
It is unknown how long high levels of the algae will remain
atTullaroop.
To see all current warnings
visitwww.g-mwater.com.au/news/bga.
Timor Primary School students Hudson Stewart, Lara Gunn and Toby
Williams will soon have their hands on a brand-newbasketball court,
with the school receiving some $85,000 from the State Government
for the project. 050121 02
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www.maryboroughbusiness.com.au The Maryborough Advertiser —
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 — Page 7
RILEY UPTONThe wait is over for thousands
of year 12 students acrossVictoria who last Wednesdaylearned the
results of their past12 months of study, with Mary-borough students
among thosecelebrating their final scores.
Highview College’s Gina Ross andMaryborough Education
Centrestudent Jesse Sullivan recorded thehighest ATAR scores at
theirrespective schools, claiming the titleof dux this year.
A challenging year at the best oftimes let alone during a
globalpandemic, the year 12 cohort of 2020overcame disrupted
learning withphysical classes replaced by learningfrom home for
parts of the year,revised exam timetables and thegeneral stresses
of the last of 13years of education.
Keeping her ATAR score close toher chest, Gina said she received
themarks she wanted and is happy withher score.
“I am happy with my score, Imanaged to get what I wanted
whichwas good,” she said.
“It was a hard year but we allmade it through and this was a
niceway to top it off.
“I could’ve gotten a bit higher inone or two subjects but
overall I’mhappy, I was a bit surprised.”
Aiming for a score of 90 or above,Jesse was rapt to receive an
ATAR of94.10 — waking up early on Wednes-day and refreshing the
resultswebpage before their 7 am release.
“I woke up early and was sittingthere at 7 am just
constantlyrefreshing my phone waiting to seethe results,” he
said.
“I’m very pleased, I was aiming foranything over the 90s so I am
reallyhappy with my ATAR.”
The two student’s VCE subjectswere almost identical, both
studyingenglish, biology, chemistry, mathsmethods and psychology,
while Ginastudied a sixth subject in physicaleducation.
The pair’s hopes for university arealso very similair, with Gina
eager tostudy a Bachelor of Science with aMasters in Engineering
and Jessehopeful to be accepted either intoMelbourne or Monash
universities tostudy a Bachelor of ScienceAdvanced — Research.
While the two students scoredwell, they both admitted 2020
wasn’twithout its challenges andencouraged this year’s senior
cohortnot to pressure themselves too much.
Gina said missing out on face-to-face learning at school was
thebiggest challenge for her.
“I know other people had it harderthis year but I definitely
found ithard, I really missed that teacher-student relationship and
in-personinteraction,” she said.
“I think learning through seeingand hearing someone do
somethingis a lot easier for me than trying todo it on a computer
screen like wewere with remote learning.
“It was a hard year but it’s paid offand my advice for the next
group ofyear 12s is not to put too muchpressure on yourselves on
any givenday, you can only put your 100percent in for that day so
just do yourbest.”
Jesse said 2020 was challengingbut he found success by
doingpractice tests throughout the year,encouraging future year 12
studentsto do the same.
“This year was harder thanprevious years, I’ve been mostly
anindividual learner and I do teachmyself quite a bit so it wasn’t
toodifficult for me but still harder thanpast years,” he said.
“Don’t get too stressed and don’tfocus too much on revision
notes, justdo tests, tests and tests.”
Residents are beingencouraged to roll up theirsleeves as the
Australian RedCross Lifeblood Mobile BloodDonor Centre rolls into
town.
Formerly the Australian RedCross Blood Service, Lifeblood will
bein Maryborough from January 11 to14.
According to the Red Cross, one inthree people in Maryborough
will
need blood during their lives.Donated blood can be used in
22
different medical treatments, andone third of all blood
donations helptreat people with cancer.
Eligible donors must be 18-76years old, healthy and weigh over
50kg. Those who are pregnant or whohave given birth in the last
ninemonths cannot donate.
The bus will be located next to thePrinces Park grand stand
on:
• January 11 from 1 to 6 pm
• January 12 from 12.30 to 7.30pm
• January 13 from 1 to 7.30 pm• January 14 from 7.45 am to
1.30 pm.Residents are urged to find out if
they’re eligible to give blood and booka donation time online
atwww.lifeblood.com.au or by calling13 14 95.
Hard work pays off for Gina and Jesse
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Jesse Sullivan and Gina Ross were both pleased with their marks
given thedifficulties 2020 threw at them and their education.
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The Red Cross Lifeblood Mobile Donor Centre will be in Princes
Park fromJanuary 11 to 14.
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All farm and household fireplanning needs to include yourpets
and larger animals, toensure both people and animalsare as safe as
possible during anemergency.
Agriculture Victoria veterinaryofficer Lee Manning said having
aclear fire plan will help horse ownersto establish their
priorities and givethem time to practice their plan,especially if
it includes floatinghorses to a safer location before highrisk
days.
“Owners should prepare a ‘safer’area for horses — this area
should beas large as possible with minimumpasture and vegetation
length andsecure boundary fencing. Ideallyinclude a dam or secure
water sourcenot reliant on electric pumps,” DrManning said.
“Internal gates can be opened formore space but horses need to
betaught they can move through freelyso they can escape even when
highlystressed.
“On high fire danger days movehorses to your ‘safer’ area and
takeall gear off them, so they are free tomove if you aren’t home
during anemergency. Rugs get tangled, haltersget hot and burn and
fly veils maymelt so being naked gives your horsethe best chance of
survival.”
If you plan to leave early withyour horses be aware that they
takeextra time. Ideally leave in themorning before a fire event
isunfolding. Arrange now where youcould go to — do not assume
the
pony club or showgrounds will beopen or safe.
“It is not feasible to evacuatehorses with little notice, so
havecontingency plans that all membersof the house know and
havepracticed,” Dr Manning said.
“Horses ‘flight’ instinct will be torun away from the danger of
fire,and if cornered their ‘fight’ instinctwill have them gallop
throughflames if necessary.
“Unfortunately, this ‘fight’ instinctwill also have them gallop
throughyou if you try to be with them, soplease leave them free to
run andsurvive alone.”
After a fire, check all horses forburns, smoke inhalation,
eyeirritation and leg injuries. First aidfor equine burns is very
similar topeople — hose them with clean, coolwater for at least ten
minutes andcall a veterinarian immediately foradvice.
Consult your local CFA for localfire behaviour and weather
patternsand develop your household fire planand trigger points for
actioning itwith your animals included.
Further information can be foundat horses and livestock
inemergencies and assessing horsesafter bushfires.
Farmers are being urged to consider horses when preparing their
fire plans, toensure both animals and people are as safe as
possible during an emergency.
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The Murray Basin Rail Projecthas received more than $200million
in Federal Governmentfunding to get the plaguedproject back on the
rails.
The rescue package wasannounced last month and includes$195.2
million to fix the track and afurther $5 million for planning
forstandardisation of the Sea Lake andManangatang lines.
The State Government called forthe Commonwealth funding
inOctober when it released a revisedbusiness case for the project
whichwas designed to upgrade rail lines innorth west Victoria by
convertinglines from broad to standard gauge.
The project, initially projected tocost $440 million, has been
halted bydelays including running out ofmoney.
The revised business caseproposed a package of works tocomplete
the project which wouldcost an additional $244 million.
The Federal Commonwealth hasurged the State Government to
match the latest funding with a $5million investment.
Nationals Senate Leader andSenator for Victoria BridgetMcKenzie
said the project is vital tomeet the growing needs of industry.
“Only after being called out by TheNational Party did this
city-focusedState Government front up andadmit it would not deliver
thisproject as promised without furtherCommonwealth money,” she
said.
“This additional $200.2 millionwill fund the most extensive
packageof works outlined by the Victoriangovernment in its revised
businesscase, as well as fixing key issuescaused by short-cuts the
AndrewsLabor Government took in works todate.
“The Nationals understand this isa vital project to meet the
growingneeds of industry and have workedtirelessly to see the
completestandardisation of the networkdelivered as originally
envisaged —delivering efficiencies in gettingproduct to port and
supportingthousands of jobs.
“It is what industry wants, what
the consultation committee set up bythe Victorian Labor
Governmentwants, what was promised, whatwas agreed to and what has
beenfunded.”
Rail Freight Alliance CEO ReidMather said an efficient
andaffordable rail freight network isessential.
“The 2019, 2020 Victorian Foodand Fibre Export PerformanceReport
showed that Victoriadelivered a record $14.5 billion inexports and
is well on target to reachits target of $20 billion food and
fibreexports by 2030 — a positivemilestone for farmers and
Victoriathat produces over a quarter ofAustralia’s food and fibre
exports,”he said.
“Surely an efficient and affordablerail freight network is an
essentialfor the future of these industries,competing in a global
market.
“Putting more, longer, heaviertrucks on our road networks is
notthe solution to Victoria’s freighttransport needs. Victoria
needsefficient access to its Ports and thenational interstate rail
network.”
Funding sees Murray BasinRail Project back on track
The Murray Basin Rail Project has received funding from the
Federal Government.
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IN YOUR WORDSLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE GRIN BIN
The Maryborough Advertiser — Tuesday, January 5, 2021 — Page
9
Plagueproportions
I will listen to your sentimentsChris Lehman (The
Advertiser,31/12) on the proviso that you all goback and live on
public land. Do notcross onto our private land and eatour crop and
pasture, or drink ourwater, which is provided by us to feedour
domestic animals and thehuman race.
Owing to our generosity in thepast you are now in
plagueproportions.
When you agree and move back topublic land you will discover
thatmany of you will die a slow andpainful death due to starvation
anddehydration.
— Stuart McClelland, Bealiba
No friendlyfarewell
A new board of councillors hasbeen installed and congratulated
ontheir new responsibilities. Theratepayers’ will now understand
thecommitments and work provided bythose previous and now,
newcouncillors.
During this time, the threeadministrators were appointed andwith
the employment of a new chiefexecutive officer, Lucy Roffey,
thisensured continuing support forexisting staff and continuing
supportfor new employees, providing afriendly workplace for
all.
My only complaint is the lack of afriendly farewell to
theadministrators at the end of theirterm, not allowing the
localratepayers to express their regardsat the end of their time in
theCentral Goldfields Shire.
Our local volunteers who haveworked very closely with
theadministrators during their timehere are able to remember the
greatsupport from Noel Harvey, HughDelahunty and Karen Douglas.
— Anne Canterbury,Maryborough
Disgust at letterI am disgusted with the past chief
administrator’s letter to the editor(22/12). Why would he write
such aletter to the editor potentiallydamaging the reputation of a
localbusiness person, albeit he livesoutside the shire? I believe
TonyTaggart has at all times thought onlyin terms of benefit to the
shire andratepayers.
Mr Harvey has left an unenviablelegacy for the new councillors
andthe ratepayers of the shire.
At best an under performance thatwill hold back this shire for
severalyears.
Let’s look at the basics so as to notconfuse reality with
fact.
1. Of 19 managers, 18 live outsidethe shire. 95 percent spending
ourrates in other regions.
2. Managers are based in locationssuch as Mildura, Port
Fairy,Melbourne, Castlemaine and
Wonthaggi to name a few. A roughestimate of $3 million per year
willbe spent outside CGS.
3. To be photographed holding asign “shop locally” is an insult
toratepayers.
4. Photo albums of oneself donothing when it is purported to
be“consultation with the community”.Nothing appears to be further
fromthe truth and the airport is just oneexample.
5. Capital equipment purchasedoutside the shire. How many
carswere purchased locally? Why werenon-related council regions
thebeneficiary of shire purchases?
6. How many businesses were lostover the three years of your
tenure?How many new businesses did theadministrators or executive
staffencourage to set up within the shire?(none).
Three aviation businesses over asix week period were
discouragedfrom setting up at the airport in2019. Of course the
standardresponse is denial.
The new councillors have beenprepared to listen, something
whichthe administrators didn’t allow.
7. Mr Harvey professes to haveaviation knowledge but he
showednone himself when arguing with twocommercial instrument rated
pilots,one being the shadow minister,about GPS for the airport
being “oldtechnology”. A fact duly noted by hisfellow
administrators and sevenother attendees.
8. His decision to change theairport from a CASA licence
airportwhere CASA shared responsibility tojust an ALA (aircraft
landing area)with inaccurate figures to justify thechange, leaving
ratepayers fullyexposed to risk from local shiremanagement who
didn’t ask for localaviator advice.
Claims of consultation and blameof the past only further
enhancefocus of the mismanagement of avery important shire
asset.
Politicians have flown in on aregular basis to makeannouncements
of substantialfunding including $100 million forthe hospital by
Premier Andrews.The downgrade to an ALA won’tallow this in
future.
9. Why did Mr Harvey and hisfellow administrators not allow
theinstallation of a refuelling facility(two offers) which was at
no cost tothe shire?
Why when parliamentariansoffered funding for GPS (as a
safetyapproach to land) did they reject theoffer? Mr Harvey
convinced CGSpeople GPS was not needed for theair ambulance but
that is not whollycorrect is it?
The air ambulance said if we can’tget in by air we will use
roadambulances, the difference is 35minutes or two hours. Which
ridewould you prefer in an emergency?
Why did the shire not get a muchlarger funding from the
federalgovernment grant when Swan Hillreceived $1.2 million, Cobram
$2.5million and we got an unnecessaryfence grant of $66,000.
Free federal money and a localcivil engineer with
substantialaviation credentials who wasprepared to spend a month
free of
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turnedaway.
More recently no application wassubmitted for free federal
grantmoney, under the $100 million forrural airport upgrades
andmaintenance. Why?
This was under the chiefadministrator’s watch and guidanceduring
transition to an electedcouncil.
10. COVID-19 has been a hugechallenge for the world and
thisshire.
Where was the health managerfrom February to October?
Whatservices did the departmentundertake to ensure assistance
andcompliance? Why waste money onadvertising “businesses must have
aCOVID plan” in October? Ifbusinesses waited for Mr Harvey’sand
CGSC department advice wewould be out of business and non-
compliant. We needed leadership!11. Of all the staff that have
been
replaced we have so many non localstaff appointments.
I’m surprised we would haveavailable sufficient local maps
forthe visitors at the visitor centre asthey would be required by
new staffto try and find their way around theshire to manage their
portfolio. Ofcourse that is when they actuallyvisit their place of
employment inMaryborough.
Local knowledge is an importantpart of management and
planning.
Staff morale appears to be as lowas one could imagine.
12. Key executive involvement incommunity organisations,
com-munity and social events isimportant in bringing new skills
tothe management and growth of ourcommunity as it is in any
othercommunity.
So, to the ex-chief administrator I
ask this question. How do we get $12million of our ratepayer
money spentback in the shire?
The standard multiple of $1 spentlocally can create additional
spend ofthree to five times. So Mr Harvey,how does employment
grow,businesses trade profitably andrecover from a $30-$40 million
dollarlocal spend deficit from your term ofadministration? I
believe youmeasured your success by photoopportunities, we measure
it byresults and community values.
Finally you are now an ex-administrator, not a current one;
wehave a duly elected council who areleft with a legacy of which I
dare saythey will repair in time withoutinterference from afar.
You and your fellowadministrator’s ended tenure, Ibelieve, is
applauded by most in thecommunity.
Rod Brown,Maryborough
Controversy over the handling of the Maryborough Aerodrome
continues.
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ASTROLOGY January 3 - 9, 2021
PALINDROME
1. Which Monty Python movie featured the song “Always Look On
The Bright Side Of Life”?
2. The movie “Zulu” starred which now-famous actor in one of his
earliest roles?
3. “Great Expectations” (the 1946 version) was directed by
whom?
4. “Billy Elliot” was a movie about a boy who chose to take up
what?
5. Who starred as Mr Brown in “Her Majesty, Mrs Brown”?
6. Who directed “A Clockwork Orange”?
7. “The Remains of the Day” co- starred which now deceased
American actor?
8. Who adapted Jane Austen’s novel “Sense and Sensibility” for
the screen in 1995?
9. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard portrayed Laura and Alec in
which 1945 movie?
10. “Educating Rita” starred which new-comer to acting?
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TV GUIDE...TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 TO MONDAY, JANUARY 11
What’s onthis week?
PLEASE NOTE: Television programs subject to change without
notice. Please refer to the electronic program guide on your
digital device.
5:00 Children’s Programs 7:55 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 8:15
Teenage Boss 3:20 Horrible Histories: Sports Special 3:50 Thalu
4:05 Odd Squad 4:30 Little Lunch 5:05 Secret Life Of Boys 5:30 100%
Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone 5:55 Spongo, Fuzz And Jalapena 6:05
Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 6:30 Step Up To The Plate 7:00
Teenage Boss 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Slugterra: The World Beneath
Our Feet (Part 2) 8:20 Danger Mouse: Greenfinger 8:30 Camp
Lakebottom: S.P.U.D.S 8:45 Scream Street: Wolf Gang 8:55 Total
DramaRama: Duck Duck Juice 9:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The
Alien Agenda (PG) 9:30 You’re Skitting Me 9:40 rage (PG)
7:30 Creek To Coast (PG) 8:00 Storage Wars (PG) 8:30 Pawn Stars
(PG) 9:00 American Pickers (PG) 10:00 America’s Game (PG) 11:00 A
Football Life (PG) 12:00 Ice Road Truckers (PG) 1:00 Swamp People
(PG) 2:00 Bottom Feeders (PG) 3:00 American Pickers (PG) 4:00 Al
McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Road Hauks (PG) 5:30
Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG)
7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:00 Motorway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback
Opal Hunters (PG) 9:30 Yukon Gold (M l) 10:30 Jade Fever (PG) 12:00
American Pickers (PG) 1:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 1:30 Storage Wars (PG)
2:00 Road Hauks (PG)
6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Religious Programs 7:30 Home Shopping
10:30 Ellen (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian: Hitch-Hike To Mars
12:00 The Baron: Masquerade (Part 1) (M) 1:10 Days Of Our Lives (M
v) 2:05 The Young And The Restless (M) 3:00 Antiques Roadshow:
Durham Cathedral 1 (Part 2) 3:30 Movie: “The Captain’s Paradise”
(G) (’53) Stars: Alec Guinness 5:20 Heartbeat: Rumours (PG) 6:30
Antiques Roadshow: Walthamstow Town Hall 2 7:30 New Tricks (M) 8:40
Movie: “Munich” (MA15+) (’05) Stars: Eric Bana 12:20 My Favourite
Martian: Hitch-Hike To Mars 12:50 Explore: Sea Kayaking 1:00 Home
Shopping 4:30 Religious Programs 5:00 Home Shopping
6:00 Charmed (PG) 7:00 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG) 8:00 Rules
Of Engagement (PG) 9:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 10:00 Everybody
Loves Raymond (PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG) 12:00 WIN’s All Australian
News 1:00 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG) 2:00 Seinfeld (PG) 2:30
Rules Of Engagement (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00
Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG)
6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory
(PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 Mom (M) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30
Charmed: Repo Manner (PG) 2:30 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG) 3:30
Frasier (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping
6:00 Bee Cause 6:15 Four Corners 7:00 News Breakfast 10:00 ABC
News Mornings 11:00 ABC News Special Coverage: Coronavirus Pandemic
12:00 ABC News At Noon 2:00 ABC News Day 3:00 ABC News Afternoons
6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight
9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 ABC Late News
11:30 Back Roads 12:00 ABC Late News 12:30 7.30 1:00 ABC Late News
1:10 Four Corners 2:00 DW News Live From Berlin 2:15 ABC News
Overnight 2:30 7.30 3:00 DW News Live From Berlin 3:30 The
Business: Summer Series 4:00 The World With Girish Sawlani 5:00 DW
News
ABC ME (CH23) 7MATE (CH73) GEM (CH80) PEACH (CH11) ABC24
(CH24)
5:00 Children’s Programs 1:35 Mister Maker 2:05 Bob The Builder
2:30 Dot. 3:00 Molly Of Denali 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In
Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets 5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben
And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30
Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead (PG) 8:45
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 9:10 TBA 9:40 Rosehaven (PG) 10:10
The IT Crowd (M l) 10:35 Frontline (M) 11:30 Melbourne Comedy
Festival (M l,s) 1:35 The Catherine Tate Show (M l,s) 2:00
Detectorists (M l) 2:30 Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters: Take
It Away Boys/ Twitter (PG) 3:00 ABC News Update
6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Travel Oz 8:00 Harry’s Practice 8:30
Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 Sydney Weekender 12:30
TBA 1:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Million
Dollar Minute 3:30 Australia: The Story Of Us (PG) 5:00 Under The
Hammer (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie
In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v) 10:30 Autopsy
USA: Chris Farley (M) 11:30 Brit Cops (M l) 12:30 Pie In The Sky
(PG) 1:30 Under The Hammer 2:00 Escape To The Country 3:00 Bargain
Hunt (PG) 4:00 Harry’s Practice 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 5:00
Home Shopping
6:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Dance Moms (PG) 12:00 American
Ninja Warrior (PG 1:45 Clarence (PG) 2:00 Malcolm In The Middle
(PG) 3:00 The Six Million Dollar Man (PG) 4:00 Quantum Leap (M)
5:00 Knight Rider (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The
Nanny (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Naked Gun 33 & 1/3: The Final
Insult” (PG) (’94) Stars: Leslie Nielsen 9:10 Movie: “National
Lampoon’s Animal House” (M) (’78) Stars: John Belushi 11:30 The
Nanny (PG) 12:00 Baywatch (M s) 1:00 Visions Of Greatness (PG) 2:05
Dance Moms (PG) 3:00 Beyblade Burst Turbo (PG) 3:30 Lego Jurassic
World - Legend Of Isla Nublar 4:00 Pokemon 4:30 Pokemon
Journeys
6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 TBA 10:00 Diagnosis Murder: Murder At
Midterm (PG) 11:00 Star Trek: Voyager: Homestead (PG) 12:00 Star
Trek: Amok Time (PG) 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Mission
Impossible (M) 3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG)
4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager
(PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation (M v) 10:25 CSI: Miami (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15
48 Hours (M v) 3:15 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:10 Star Trek: The Next
Generation: Future Imperfect (PG) 5:05 Rocky Mountain Railroad
(PG)
5:00 Worldwatch 12:00 Basketball: NBA: Portland Trail Blazers v
Golden State Warriors *Replay* 2:00 Rex In Rome (PG) 3:50 ABC
America: World News Tonight 4:15 The Pizza Show (PG) 5:40 Only
Connect (PG) 6:15 Megafactories (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV
News Update 2021 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30
Escaping Polygamy (M) 9:20 The 2000s I Want My Mp3 (MA15+) 10:10
Locked Up Abroad (M v) 11:05 Escorts (MA15+) (In French) 11:30
Witch Hunt (M l,s) (In Norwegian) 12:25 Movie: “The Long Goodbye
(PG) (’73) Stars: Elliott Gould 2:35 RT News In English From Moscow
3:00 Thai News 3:35 Bangla News
ABC COMEDY (CH22) 7TWO (CH72) GO! (CH88) BOLD (CH1) SBS VICELAND
(CH32)
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ABC PRIME7 WIN NINE SBS 6:00 The Cook And The Chef [s] 6:25
Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine vs Food [s] 7:00 News Breakfast [s]
10:00 The Big Crash Diet Experiment [s] 11:00 Gardening Australia
[s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 The Great Acceleration (PG) [s]
2:00 Call The Midwife (M v) [s] 3:00 Death In Paradise (PG) [s]
4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From
The City (PG) [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 6:30
Anh’s Brush With Fame: Saroo Brierley (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s]
7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 You Can’t Ask That: Blind People (PG) [s]
8:30 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce (MA15+) [s] –
Shaun Micallef goes on a journey to discover why Australians
drink the way we do. From a Bachelors & Spinsters ball, to a
pub crawl with a women’s soccer team and a confronting meeting with
a former drinker.
9:30 Big Weather (And How To Survive It): Summer Is Coming
[s]
10:35 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Glitch (M l,s) [s] 11:50 Silent
Witness: Covenant (Part 2) (M l,s,v) [s] 12:50 rage (MA15+) [s]
3:00 Silent Witness: Covenant (Part 2) (M l,s,v) [s] 4:00 Call The
Midwife (M v) [s] 5:00 Poh’s Kitchen [s] 5:30 7.30 (PG) [s]
6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show Summer Series [s] 11:30
Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Trip To Bountiful” (G) (’14) –
Carrie Watts
begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie, and
pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. Stars: Geraldine Page,
John Heard, Rebecca De Mornay, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford,
Kevin Cooney
2:00 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals: Trials And
Tribulations [s] – This episode explores how the Queen has handled
some of the greatest trials and tribulations of her reign, from
national disasters to personal tragedies.
3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] – Seven brings
you the latest
developments in today’s top stories at home and around the
world.
5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Cricket:
Big Bash League: Melbourne Renegades v
Adelaide Strikers *Live* From Adelaide Oval [s] – The Renegades’
and Strikers’ longstanding rivalry is set to ignite again in this
prime-time clash where both sides will come out all guns blazing in
search of a crucial win.
11:00 Chicago Fire: I’ll Cover You (M) [s] – Severide teams up
with Seager and the OFI when a motel structure fire turns
suspicious; Firehouse 51 members become amateur sleuths following a
Reddit post involving one of their own.
12:00 Funniest Dogs Behaving Badly (PG) [s] 1:00 Home
Shopping
6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil
(PG) [s] 1:00 I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! (M) [s] 3:00
Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s]
4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s]
6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 I’m A Celebrity...
Get Me Out Of Here! (M) [s] –
The Hungry Games continues with celebs pitted against each other
to win the best meal of the day, causing one celebrity to get more
bite than they bargained for.
9:30 Movie: “Swinging Safari” (M l,s) (’18) – 1970s Australia: a
time of boxed wine and bad hair. A 200-ton blue whale washes up on
a local beach and the kids reckon it’s grouse. Meanwhile, their
mums and dads are joining the sexual revolution. Stars: Guy Pearce,
Kylie Minogue, Jesse Denyer, Kotan Jacob, Alex Kotan, Chelsea
Jamieson, Ava Taylor, Radha Mitchell
11:30 Drunk History Australia (M l,s) [s] – Darren McMullan
regales with an account of cannibal convicts and Nikki Osborne
recalls the tale of Beryl Mills, first Miss Australia... history
has never been so fun!
12:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 1:30 The Late Show With
Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning
[s]
5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra Summer [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning
News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:10 Movie: “Carbon
Copy” (PG) (’81) Stars: George
Segal, Susan Saint Jame, Jack Warden, Dick Martin 3:00 Tipping
Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat
[s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 20 To
One: Reality TV Shockers (M) [s] – Erin
Molan and Nick Cody count down the most shocking moments in
reality TV history including controversies from Big Brother, MAFS
and The Block. Featuring Jane Fonda, Jimmy Carr, Sharon Osbourne,
Mel B and Kathy Griffin.
8:30 Kath & Kim: Sitting On A Pile (PG) [s] – Kel attends a
conference but fails to click with anyone. Kath plans a lunch with
Barb Cousins but due to a missed message is at the wrong venue and
thinks she’s been stood up.
9:05 Kath & Kim: Kicking Up A Stink (PG) [s] – Kim’s cabbage
diet has an unexpected side effect: flatulence. Kel and Kath star
in The Hours - The Musical directed by the intense and demanding
Robyn Robinson.
9:50 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year (PG) [s] 11:45 Law &
Order: Criminal Intent: Suite Sorrow (M) [s] 12:35 Tipping Point
(PG) [s] 1:35 Home Shopping
5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30
Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00
France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera English News 7:00 BBC News 7:30
Italian News 8:10 Filipino News 8:40 French News 9:30 Greek News
10:30 German News 11:00 Spanish News 11:30 Turkish News 12:00
Arabic News 12:30 ABC America: World News Tonight
1:00 PBS Newshour 1:55 First Civilisations: War (M) 2:55 Great
British Railway Journeys:
Liverpool To Dolgarrog (PG) 3:25 Great British Railway
Journeys:
Betws Y Coed To Caernarfon (PG) 3:55 Who Do You Think You Are?:
Robert Rinder (PG) 5:00 Letters And Numbers 5:30 Motor Sport: Dakar
Rally 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 The
Architecture The Railways Built: Ffestiniog 8:30 Stutter School:
Untold Australia 9:30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips: Out And About
10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The A Word (M l,s) 12:05 The Pier
(MA15+) (In Spanish) 1:05 Deep State: Old Habits/ A Kind Of
Warfare/ The
Man Came Around (M l,s,v) 3:45 Great British Railway
Journeys:
Enfield To Cambridge (PG) 4:25 Great British Railway
Journeys:
Ely To King’s Lynn (PG)
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5:00 Children’s Programs 8:15 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots
11:20 Endlings (PG) 3:50 Thalu 4:05 Odd Squad 4:30 Little Lunch
5:05 Secret Life Of Boys 5:30 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone
5:55 Spongo, Fuzz And Jalapena 6:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG)
6:30 Step Up To The Plate 7:00 Teenage Boss: Byron 7:30 Shaun The
Sheep: Washday 8:00 Slugterra: The Trade 8:20 Danger Mouse: Planet
Of The Toilets 8:30 Camp Lakebottom: Monster Hunters R Us 8:45
Scream Street: Resus Rocks 8:55 Total DramaRama: Cutting Corners
9:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Pulverizer (PG) 9:30 You’re
Skitting Me 9:40 rage (PG)
7:30 Creek To Coast (PG) 8:00 Storage Wars (PG) 8:30 Pawn Stars
(PG) 9:00 American Pickers (PG) 10:00 America’s Game (PG) 11:00 A
Football Life (PG) 12:00 Road Hauks (PG) 1:00 Swamp People (PG)
2:00 Bottom Feeders (PG) 3:00 Jade Fever (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s
Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Ice Road Truckers (PG) 5:30 Storage
Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The
Simpsons (PG) 8:30 Family Guy: The Finer Strings/ The Dating Game
(M) 9:30 American Dad: Frannie 911/ Tearjerker (PG) 10:30 Family
Guy (M) 11:30 American Dad: Bar Mitzvah Hustle (M) 12:00 LPL Pro
(PG) 2:00 Home Shopping
6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Religious Programs 7:30 Home Shopping
10:30 Ellen (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian: Uncle Martin’s
Broadcast 12:00 New Tricks (PG) 1:10 Days Of Our Lives (M v) 2:05
The Young And The Restless (M) 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie:
“Don’t Bother To Knock” (PG) (’52) Stars: Marilyn Monroe 5:20
Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG)
8:50 Midsomer Murders (M) 10:50 Silent Witness (MA15+) 12:10
Antiques Roadshow 12:35 My Favourite Martian: Uncle Martin’s
Broadcast 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Dangerman (PG) 2:30 Home Shopping
4:30 Religious Programs 5:00 Home Shopping
6:00 Charmed (PG) 7:00 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG) 8:00 Murphy
Brown (PG) 8:30 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 9:00 The King Of Queens
(PG) 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG) 12:00
WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG) 2:00
Seinfeld (PG) 2:30 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens
(PG) 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00
Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big
Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 2 Broke Girls (M s) 12:00
Home Shopping 1:30 Charmed (PG) 2:30 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman (PG)
3:30 Frasier (PG)
6:00 The Business 6:15 Four Corners 7:00 News Breakfast 10:00
ABC News Mornings 11:00 ABC News Special Coverage: Coronavirus
Pandemic 12:00 ABC News At Noon 2:00 ABC News Day 3:00 ABC News
Afternoons 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC
News Tonight 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00
ABC Late News 11:30 Back Roads 12:00 ABC Late News 12:30 7.30 1:00
ABC Late News 1:10 Four Corners 2:00 DW News Live From Berlin 2:15
ABC News Overnight 2:30 7.30 3:00 DW News Live From Berlin 3:25
Australian Story 4:00 The World With Girish Sawlani 5:00 DW
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