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CUMBERLAND 

CITY COUNCIL 

Anzac memory lives on 

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A Message from Mayor Steve Christou 

Alongside veterans from Merrylands RSL, we placed wreaths at four war memorials across the 

Cumberland City Council area. I also spoke at the dawn Anzac Day ceremony and was pleased to see 

around 500 people come out to pay their respect. 

Follow our social media 

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on Council services. 

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If you have any issues you’d like 

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Mayor Steve Christou lays wreaths with members of the Merrylands RSL. 

steve.christou@cumberland.nsw.gov.au 

Tommy Raudonikis – a legend remembered 

A minute of silence was observed in the 

Council meeting last week to remember footy 

legend Tommy Raudonikis. Tommy was part 

of our community’s fabric. His debut season 

with the Western Suburbs Magpies was at 

none other than our very own Lidcombe 

Oval in 1969. 

In a Mayoral Minute, I recommended naming 

the Lidcombe Oval grandstand, the ‘Tommy 

Raudonikis Grandstand’ in memory of his 

debut season and sporting contributions. 

It will be open for public comments from 

next month. 

The expression of interest for use of Lidcombe 

Oval closed and is coming to council for 

consideration in the next four weeks. It’s for 

the use of the velodrome and football field. 

It asked applicants what capital contribution 

they could make to the ground. 

I’m a supporter of allocating funds to make 

improvements to the grandstand. Raudonikis 

had a long career, spearheading the Western 

Suburbs Magpies team for over 200 games, as 

well as Newtown Jets for three seasons. I send 

condolences to his family and loves ones. 

New Acting General Manager 

We’ve appointed a new Acting General 

Manager, Peter J Fitzgerald, to take the helm 

at Cumberland City Council. 

It marks the departure of Hamish McNulty who 

served as General Manager for nearly two years 

and is stepping aside for medical reasons. 

I had a strong relationship with Hamish and 

personally thanked him for his service and 

wished him well with his health journey. 

Hamish demonstrated great innovation 

and leadership and supported Cumberland 

City Council throughout the pandemic and 

managed the many challenges that it brought. 

I definitely have learned a lot from Hamish and 

have thoroughly enjoyed working with him. 

I welcome Peter as the new Acting General 

Manager. I’ve worked with Peter for close to 

four years and know him to be a solid leader 

with a head for strategic decision making. 

I believe we’re the youngest Mayor / General 

Manager team in NSW, bringing a fresh 

perspective to our community. 

The recruitment of a permanent General 

Manager will begin immediately. 

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Noise wall makes life quieter 

for North Parramatta locals 

NICOLA BARTON 

Traffic noise complaints have not 

fallen on deaf ears, with a new 

wall now completed along James 

Ruse Drive between Belmore Road East 

and Bellevue Street. 

North Parramatta residents can now 

enjoy a quieter life after the noise wall 

was delivered as part of the State Government’s 

Noise Abatement Program. 

State Parramatta MP Geoff Lee said 

the purpose of the program is to provide 

treatments for high traffic noise areas 

that are causing concern. 

“The new 195 metre long noise wall, 

built on the southern side of James Ruse 

Drive, is a win for local residents as it will 

reduce the level of high traffic noise in the 

area,” he said. 

“The delivery of the noise wall marks 

the completion of the entire noise wall 

upgrade along James Ruse Drive, with 

the finish, texture and colour fitting 

in seamlessly with the local landscape 

of the North Parramatta region, while 

discouraging graffiti and vandalism.” 

Transport for NSW began work on the 

noise wall in October last year. 

Dr Lee said he is pleased to see the 

project delivered on time for local residents. 

Transport for NSW thanked the 

community for their patience as this 

important work was carried out in the 

local area. 

For more information about the Noise 

Abatement Program, head online and 

visit www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/ 

environment/reducing-noise/noiseabatement-program.html. 

Geoff Lee inspects the new noise wall. 

LOCAL NEWS 

Council to “workshop” plan 

for public to select Mayor 

NICOLA BARTON 

Despite Lord Mayor Bob Dwyer 

receiving almost no support for 

his Notice of Motion, the City of 

Parramatta Council will move to workshop 

his proposal for a Constitutional 

Referendum on whether the city should 

popularly elect its Lord Mayor. 

Councillor Pierre Esber put forward an 

amendment to the motion at the most 

recent Council meeting, calling for a 

workshop to explore different models of 

elected Lord Mayors. 

Traditionally, City of Parramatta 

Councillors have selected their own 

Lord Mayor, which has seen a significant 

number of differing representatives in 

the position. 

There are only four Lord Mayors in the 

State of NSW and the City of Parramatta 

is the only one of the four that does not 

popularly elect its Lord Mayor. 

Despite significant push back in the 

chamber for the original motion, Cr 

Esber called for support on his amendment, 

stating they must at least investigate 

options to find the best solution. 

“I’m asking for a conversation; we 

should think about this, as Councillors 

we have to think about what is best for 

the city,” he said. 

Current Parramatta Lord Mayor Bob 

Dwyer. Photo: Melissa Stevens. 

“We’ve got to have a model that will 

work for everyone.” 

Former Lord Mayor Andrew Wilson 

was forthcoming with his objections to 

the proposal, stating he believes this will 

make it more difficult for Independents 

to be sworn into the job. 

“There is no perfect democracy,” he 

said. 

“I understand what you are trying to 

do but I really feel that it is against our 

tradition. 

“It’s not meant to solve any problem, it 

is simply a philosophical position which 

would be more at home in America and I 

point out those American cities that fail 

all have this system.” 

The amended motion by Cr Esber was 

carried eight votes to six. 

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Conference system a shocker 

The idea of a conference system in the 

National Rugby League (NRL) is high on 

sugar, but low on substance. 

Every argument for such a system is so 

easily shot down. It’s just not worth it. 

Even talk of the conference system creating 

“more Sydney blockbusters” is farcical. 

You’re simply manufacturing blockbusters 

with no real meaning, and people 

won’t buy it. 

Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo are 

doing an incredible job leading the NRL, 

but they’re on the wrong track with this 

one. Let’s hope common sense prevails 

and this never happens. 

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It’s the cruellest of split screens. 

Near-normality in Australia. 

Meanwhile, daily horror unfolds 

in India as jampacked hospitals turn 

away the dying. Frantic relatives hit 

the streets in a hunt for oxygen supplies. 

Mass cremations spire out into 

the open. Witnesses report the air is 

thick with the stench of human remains. 

New COVID cases in India now exceed 

a staggering 370,000 per day and more 

than 200,000 people have died. Major 

population centres have gone into lockdown 

– first Delhi, now Bengaluru and 

Maharashtra State. 

Deaths are forecast to hit a peak of 

13,000 daily by mid-May. 

India, of course, was always a prime 

candidate for COVID to run amok. In 

Australia, all hell breaks loose over a single 

case. But how do Indians socially distance 

in one of the world’s most densely 

populated living quarters? In a nation of 

1.37 billion people, how do you even begin 

to contact trace? 

Among our own Indian Australian community, 

including right here in Parramatta, 

many are stricken with fear for elderly 

parents left to cope alone across the seas. 

There is also a disbelief the situation has 

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We can’t forget our obligations 

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so degenerated. Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi effectively declared victory over 

COVID in January. But the nation fell victim 

to complacency. Election rallies, protests 

and religious festivals like Kumbh 

Mela became super spreader events. 

Many Australian groups are stepping 

up, raising money for a neighbour in 

need. The Federal Government is contributing 

500 ventilators and millions of 

pieces of surgical gear. 

Yet while our humanitarian impulse 

towards those in need is admirable, it 

seems our willingness to meet our responsibilities 

has its limits. Australia has 

now halted flights with India until May 

15. This is prudent but also a quick fix to a 

multidimensional problem. 

The reality is this: an estimated 8,000 

Australians remain stranded in India. 

These are our fellow compatriots in grave 

danger of contracting COVID and desperate 

to come home. At the same time, 

some Australians also need to travel to 

India. They’re not all wedding frolickers. 

Most want to tend to sick parents, knock 

heads among the local authorities to get 

their loved ones medical treatment, or 

handle affairs after someone has died. 

While special arrangements are made 

for celebrities and cricketers, Australia 

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is one of the few countries not only prohibiting 

returns from India but stopping 

people who want to leave. 

How to solve this problem? A year into 

the pandemic, there is frankly no excuse 

for Australia not to have built the fortified 

remote quarantine facilities capable 

of repatriating its own travellers and 

citizens. Hotel quarantine in the big cities 

has played an important role. But in 

an era of mutating global strains, it’s no 

longer fit-for-purpose. 

The Commonwealth should be moving 

faster on remote quarantine. But the 

thing is, most Australians aren’t demanding 

it. Our nation escaped the pandemic 

relatively unscathed. We locked down 

during the first wave. And we shut off our 

borders to the rest of the world. In the 

process, did we also shut off something 

within ourselves? 

It’s comparatively easy to open our wallets 

to India, and then close our minds. 

A strong COVID border has the support 

of all Australians. But it also needs to be 

practiced with compassion. 

And a recognition we have an obligation 

to support our own citizens in the most 

exceptional of circumstances – many of 

whom remain trapped in the worst hell 

of all. 

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Driving the recovery 

Treasurer says western Sydney is at the heart of this month’s State Budget 


NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet. Photo: Megan Dunn. 

EMILY FESZCZUK 

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet 

has declared western Sydney 

is the “engine room” driving 

the state’s economic recovery from the 

COVID-19 pandemic. 

Mr Perrottet spoke to Parra News ahead 

of the upcoming State Budget, which is to 

be delivered on May 11. 

“Western Sydney is doing well, it’s been 

a difficult 12 months and it isn’t just about 

recovering, but transforming the way 

we do things, and we are getting positive 

feedback from businesses in terms of how 

they are going,” Mr Perrottet said. 

“We want western Sydney to be the best 

place to live, work, run a business, raise a 

family in the country, and that means we 

need to invest.” 

As a part of the Budget, residents can 

expect to see a continued investment into 

western Sydney, as it continues to grow. 

“What you will see is investment in infrastructure, 

schools, and all the works we 

have set out to do will continue,” he said. 

“Road infrastructure in western Sydney 

is also crucial as we want to make sure 

everyone can access that and public transport 

to get home to their families faster”. 

Not confirming whether funding would 

be allocated in the Budget for Stage 2 of the 

Parramatta Light Rail project, Mr Perrottet 

said the issue is in the court of Transport 

Minister, Andrew Constance. 

“When it comes to the infrastructure 

statement, I will consider all the bids that 

have been put forward, but I am awaiting 

Andrew’s submission to come through,” 

he said. 

“Questions in terms of that project are 

better directed to him but we will continue 

to invest record amounts in Parramatta 

with things such as schools and the 

Powerhouse Museum.” 

Mr Perrottet said the government was 

strongly committed to delivering the 

Powerhouse Parramatta, despite the 

community’s effort to save historic home 

Willow Grove, which is set to be dismantled 

and relocated to another site in the 

area. He said in reality, it was a cost of 

progress. 

“As we grow our three cities vision with 

Sydney, Parramatta and the Aerotropolis, 

all three and surrounding areas need to 

not only have the best access to public 

transport, road infrastructure, health and 

education but the best cultural investments 

as well,” he said. 

“Willow Grove is a challenging issue but 

if you are building things and getting on 

with the job and taking the state forward 

you naturally will have some issues along 

the way, but that is a better issue to have 

than the issue of no problems for doing 

nothing.” 

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LORD 

MAYOR’S 

MESSAGE 

CR BOB 

DWYER 

New tennis court lights coming 

The tennis courts at Timbergetters Reserve 

in Winston Hills are set for a lighting upgrade 

thanks to $16,200 in funding from the NSW ATP 

Cup Tennis Legacy Fund, an initiative of Tennis 

NSW and the NSW Government. We know 

how much our community loves playing tennis 

and I have no doubt these new light poles and 

LED lights will be a real hit with players of all 

ages. Tennis is a sport everyone can enjoy and I 

encourage you to book a court, grab a racquet 

and play with your family and friends. Visit: 

cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/tennis 

Left to right: City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob 

Dwyer; Councillor Andrew Jefferies; and Mark Taylor 

MP, Member for Seven Hills. 

Heart of Play 

For many in the City of Parramatta, public parks 

and reserves are an extension of their own 

backyards. This desire for green open spaces 

underpins our new “Heart of Play” masterplan 

– a blueprint for an outdoor sporting and 

recreation network in North Parramatta. 

The masterplan will inform upgrades and 

improvements to a number of sports fields and 

green spaces including Doyle Ground, Dan 

Mahoney Reserve, Barton Park, Old Saleyards 

Reserve, PH Jeffrey Reserve, Sherwin Park 

and Corry Court. I encourage the community 

to have their say by 4pm on Monday 24 May. 

Visit: participate.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/ 

HOP_DAN 

Roadmap to recovery 

Not only is Sydney’s Central River City 

undergoing a major transformation but it is 

also rebuilding amid the ongoing impacts of 

the COVID-19 pandemic. To help us meet the 

needs of our community, we have prepared 

a draft roadmap known as Year Four of the 

Delivery Program 2018-2022. It’s made up of the 

Delivery Program 2018–2022 and Operational 

Plan 2021/22 and sets out how Council plans to 

implement its core services, activities, programs 

and projects in the next financial year. I invite 

the community to have their say on this draft 

roadmap to recovery by 5pm on Tuesday 25 

May. Visit: participate.cityofparramatta.nsw. 

gov.au/DPOP-2021 

Supporting rising sports stars 

We have so many talented sportspeople in 

Parramatta who represent our City at an elite 

level. I was proud to meet with young athletes 

who are members of the Western Sydney 

Academy of Sport [WSAS] alongside Deputy 

Lord Mayor Cr Michelle Garrard on Thursday 29 

April. I spoke with these rising stars of cycling, 

golf, softball and Lone Star (judo and karatekata) 

about their intense training schedules, 

achievements and goals. Council is proud to 

support WSAS to provide Western Sydney’s next 

generation of sports stars with the best training 

and development programs in the country. 

Left to right: Tennis NSW Infrastructure & Planning 

Manager Brett Pettersen; City of Parramatta Lord 

Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer; Tennis NSW Infrastructure 

& Planning Project Officer Sonia Popat; Councillor 

Andrew Jefferies; Mark Taylor MP, Member for Seven 

Hills; and Tennis NSW Regional Tennis Manager 

(Sydney North) Gavin Cowan. 

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer 

playing in the park with a local. 

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer 

and Deputy Lord Mayor Cr Michelle Garrard with 

members of the Western Sydney Academy of Sport 

(from left) Vidur Subramanian, Phoenix Edwards, 

Harrison Knight and Rachael Dunk. 

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Please note: Since printed copies of many of our local newspapers are no longer available, 

all Development Applications (DAs), items on exhibition, and public notices will now be 

available via Council’s website: cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6.30pm. In 

line with NSW Government’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the public can now attend in 

person. To view the live stream visit cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/councilmeetings 

You can also find my Lord Mayor’s Message 

online on the City of Parramatta website: 

cityofparramatta.co/lord-mayor-message 

Lord Mayor, Cr Bob Dwyer | Chief Executive Officer, Brett Newman | To contact the Lord Mayor follow the link at cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

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LOCAL NEWS 

Putting Parramatta first 

Alliance sees government and universities working together to boost city 

NICOLA BARTON 

An Australian-first alliance 

between government and 

top universities is set to put 

Parramatta on the map as a global destination 

for education. 

The City of Parramatta Council has 

launched the EducateAT Parramatta Alliance, 

uniting universities which have a 

presence in Parramatta. 

These include Western Sydney University, 

University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, 

University of New England, Swinburne 

University of Technology, and the Western 

Sydney Local Health District. 

The purpose of the alliance is to position 

Parramatta as a destination for educational 

excellence through advocacy and 

collaboration projects. 

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Bob 

Dwyer said activating Parramatta as a 

global destination is not only beneficial for 

students but also for the local economy. 

“This powerful alliance has one key 

goal; to help Parramatta become the best 

city in Australia for students to study and 

succeed,” he said. 

EducateAT Parramatta Alliance members sign the charter at Western Sydney 

University’s City Campus. 

“EducateAT Parramatta is our shared 

vision for Sydney’s Central River City as a 

thriving hub of academic excellence, jobs 

growth and opportunity for the people of 

western Sydney and the world.” 

At a ceremony at the Western Sydney 

University City Campus recently, Cr 

Dwyer signed the EducateAT Parramatta 

Charter along with representatives from 

each alliance member. 

The EducateAT Parramatta Alliance is a 

priority of Council’s ‘Where it’s AT’ brand 

strategy, launched in 2020. 

Western Sydney University Vice-Chancellor 

and President Professor Barney 

Glover said the university is pleased to be 

part of the transformative alliance. 

“Parramatta sets the bar for other cities 

and it’s great to see education at the heart 

of that,” he said. 

“This is how to create a truly ‘smart city’ 

where education, employment and liveability 

are at the core of the city’s development, 

growth and identity. 

“With shared vision and common objectives, 

we can lift Parramatta’s already 

strong educational foundations to a new, 

internationally-recognised level.” 

The City of Parramatta is home to five 

universities with an education and training 

sector worth up to $1.6 billion, employing 

more than 11,500 people. 

More than 25,000 university students are 

enrolled across the city’s campuses. The 

State Government is now planning for an 

alternative quarantine program to allow 

for international students to return. 


DRAFT DELIVERY PROGRAM 2018–2022 

AND OPERATIONAL PLAN & BUDGET 

2021/22 

City of Parramatta Council is now inviting 

your feedback on the Draft Operational Plan 

and Budget 2021/22, part of which will help 

guide the Council to meet the needs of a 

changing and growing community. 

The plan, known as the Delivery Program 

2018-2022 which is reviewed annually, details 

how Council will implement its core services, 

activities, programs and projects in the next 

financial year. 

Review the draft plan and have your say 

before 5∶00PM on Tuesday 25 May 2021 by 

visiting: 

https://participate.cityofparramatta.nsw. 

gov.au/DPOP-2021 

We highly recommend that you review 

the exhibition material before providing 

feedback. 

If you need assistance preparing a 

submission or need more information, 

please contact the Corporate Strategy Team 

via 1300 617 058 or corporatestrategy@ 

cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au from 9∶00am 

to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. 

Lord Mayor, Cr Bob Dwyer | Chief Executive Officer, Brett Newman | To contact the Lord Mayor follow the link at cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

126 Church Street, Parramatta | PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124 P 02 9806 5050 E council@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au | cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

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The family of the Oatlands crash 

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robbed last Wednesday. 

The Abdallah family lost three children 

in February last year after a drunk driver 

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Police received reports of the invasion 

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attended the Robert Street home. 

Leila Abdallah, mother of victims 

Antony, Angelina and Sienna was at 

home at the time of the robbery with a 

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Handbags and jewellery were reported 

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emergency services were called to a 

home on Kissing Point Road at Dundas, 

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Police have been told a 35-year-old man 

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of a home where he was conducting 

work, and when he returned he saw an 

unknown man exiting the driver’s seat of 

the car. 

When confronted, the man then ran to 

the passenger side of a white Audi, which 

was parked a short distance away, and 

the vehicle drove away. 

Local police were unable to locate the 

vehicle despite extensive patrols. 

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as linked. 

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Compiled by Nicola Barton 

LOCAL NEWS 

EGJ-56M is urged to come forward and 

contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

The Audi is believed to have been stolen 

from a home at North Rocks between 

10pm on Monday, April 26 and 6am on 

Tuesday, April 27, and remains outstanding. 

The man is described as being of 

Caucasian appearance, about 183cm tall, 

aged between 20-25 with a skinny build 

and blond/light coloured hair. 

Merrylands: Teen girl charged 

over stabbing at train station 

A teenage girl appeared in court last 

week, charged following an alleged stabbing 

in Merrylands. 

About 4pm on Tuesday, April 27, emergency 

services responded to reports of a 

brawl at Merrylands Railway Station. 

Upon arrival, officers attached to 

Cumberland Police Area Command 

found a teenage girl with a stab wound to 

the arm. 

The 15-year-old girl was treated by 

paramedics at the scene before being 

taken to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead 

in a stable condition. 

Three teenage girls, one 14-year-old 

and two 16-year-olds were arrested at the 

scene and taken to Fairfield and Auburn 

Police Stations, where they were later 

released. 

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LOCAL NEWS 

Powerful partnership 

Students to be involved in delivery of Powerhouse Parramatta project 

NICOLA BARTON 

Students from Western Sydney 

University (WSU) will have the 

opportunity to get hands-on experience 

as the Powerhouse Parramatta 

project unfolds. 

A new partnership between WSU, 

Powerhouse and Infrastructure NSW 

will see students engage in co-designed 

curriculum activities, directly linked to 

the cultural institution’s delivery. 

Students across Architecture, Building 

Design, Construction Management, Engineering 

and Industrial Design will have 

unparalleled access to learning opportunities, 

gaining unique and valuable hands 

on experience in the process. 

Parramatta MP Geoff Lee said it was a 

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 

“Powerhouse Parramatta will be Greater 

Western Sydney’s first NSW Cultural Institution 

with education at its heart so it’s 

wonderful to see the strong relationship 

Western Sydney University has formed 

with the museum,” he said. 

“The skills and insights these students 

will receive being connected to this major 

The new partnership was announced in Parramatta last week. 

infrastructure project will be invaluable in 

driving their careers forward. 

“They will be able to look back on the 

roles they played in a city-shaping project 

which will bring the world to Parramatta.” 

The partnership framework will include 

teaching and learning activities, research 

projects, events and ongoing Powerhouse 

programming opportunities. 

Powerhouse Chief Executive, Lisa 

Havilah said she is delighted to be partnering 

with WSU on a program that will give 

students extraordinary, cross-disciplinary 

learnings and insights. 

“Powerhouse Parramatta will be a 

museum that inspires generations of 

young thinkers, creators, inventors, engineers 

and scientists,” she said. 

“The opportunities that lie ahead for 

these students are so exciting, to learn 

from the very best and be immersed in the 

delivery of this remarkable building is a 

very rare and special opportunity.” 

Western Sydney University Vice-Chancellor 

and President Professor Barney 

Glover said “the purpose-built museum, 

located near the University’s technologyinfused 

Parramatta CBD campus and 

its soon-to-be-completed Engineering 

Innovation Hub in Hassall Street, will 

transform the cityscape, creating a highly 

connected and engaged space for collaboration 

and discovery”. 

Fight to ‘Save Willow Grove’ continues 

Thousands flocked to the streets on 

Saturday as part of the ‘May Day’ march 

for the Save Willow Grove campaign. 

Local residents have launched legal 

action against the $915 million Powerhouse 

project in a bid to halt demolition 

works on the 19th century home and 

former maternity hospital. 

Demolition works on the old Riverside 

Car Park are now in full swing, with a four 

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LOCAL NEWS 

Schools spark debate 

NICOLA BARTON 

State Education Minister 

Sarah Mitchell (pictured) 

paid two visits in one week 

to the Parramatta region, with 

a number of school upgrade 

announcements up her sleeves. 

The announcements included 

one at Parramatta West Public 

School regarding an upgrade 

which saw the delivery of 20 new 

classrooms, a new hall and a new 

administrative space. 

The other took place at Carlingford 

High School, to announce 

which schools will benefit from 

the first round of the $157.8 

million school LED 

Lighting Project, 

part of the COVID- 

19 Recovery Plan. 

Labor slammed 

the announcements, 

calling 

out the 

Government 

for “delays 

and warped 

priorities”. 

Shadow Minister for Education, 

Prue Car said overcrowded local 

schools should instead be at the 

top of the agenda. 

“Carlingford High School is 

relying on eight demountables, 

with Parramatta East Public 

School, Parramatta North Public 

School and Macarthur Girls High 

School all having demountables 

filling their playgrounds too,” she 

told Parra News. 

“A new primary school in Westmead, 

the Cumberland High 

School upgrade and new primary 

and high schools at Rydalmere 

Education Precinct have all been 

promised by the Liberal Party 

and none have been built.” 

Ms Car criticised the unveiling 

of the Parramatta West Public 

School upgrades for being more 

than 12 months late. 

Prue Car. 

“Before the 2019 election, 

the Berejiklian Government 

promised the school would be 

complete by early 2020; another 

broken promise,” she said. 

Last year the State Government 

announced an education infrastructure 

package as part of the 

NSW Government’s COVID-19 

Recovery Plan to deliver highquality 

school infrastructure 

across the state, while also 

supporting jobs. 

Thousands of public schools are 

to be revamped and upgraded as 

part of the $450 million package. 

Ms Sarah Mitchell said over the 

next two years LED lighting will 

be installed in up to 1,000 NSW 

public schools reducing energy 

costs for schools and improving 

the indoor learning environment 

for students, with almost 300 

schools confirmed for delivery. 

“We will support jobs across the 

state as we look to recover from 

COVID-19, and at the same time 

secure the future prosperity of 

NSW by enhancing schools for 

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Locals fighting to make 

Parramatta a better place to live 

One of the best parts of my job is seeing the fantastic work 

that people are doing to make out community stronger, 

and to make Parramatta a better place to live. 

Save Willow Grove 

I’m sure most of you are aware of the long running fight to Save 

Willow Grove. 

The NSW Government plans to demolish the 1880s Italianate villa, 

the only one of its kind in Parramatta, to make way for the new 

Powerhouse Museum. 

The grassroots campaign to save this valuable heritage site 

and build a world class museum elsewhere in Parramatta has 

won overwhelming community support, with more than 1,200 

people and organisations making submissions objecting to the 

Government’s plan to demolish the building. 

It’s also won support from the CFMEU, which has placed a Green 

Ban on Willow Grove and moved its annual May Day march 

to Parramatta this year. Past Green Bans saved The Rocks, 

Centennial Park and a local bushland site which is now the Central 

Gardens Nature Reserve Merrylands. 

In response, the NSW Government has agreed to ‘move’ Willow 

Grove to an unspecified site. The reality is that heritage buildings 

like Willow Grove can’t be moved, and the fight to save it 

continues. You can find out more about how you can support the 

campaign at: facebook.com/savewillowgroveparramatta 

Westmead Push for Palliative Care 

Another campaign you may have read about in the pages of this 

newspaper is the Westmead Push for Palliative Care. 

Palliative care aims to give people with an advanced disease and 

little or no prospect of survival quality of life at the end of their 

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lives. It’s provided by specialists who are experts in 

pain management and compassionate and spiritual 

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Despite being one of the biggest hospital precincts 

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dedicated palliative care ward for many years. 

This means that locals are not receiving specialised care at the 

end of their lives, and are forced to choose between palliative 

care at home, which is not an option for people with complex 

medical conditions; in a ward that is focused on providing care 

to recovering patients; or in a different hospital with doctors 

unfamiliar with their medical history. 

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Save our Local Buses 

The NSW Government recently scrapped a range of local bus 

services without consulting the community, including the M52 

express service to the City. Other local services including the 525 

to Strathfield have been cut in half. 

On top of this, the NSW Government is pushing ahead with plans 

to privatise all of Sydney’s remaining public bus services – despite 

reports from the NSW Auditor General and Transport NSW 

showing that privatisation of bus services in Sydney’s inner west 

and Newcastle has led to slower, less reliable services and fewer 

bus stops. 

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changes in the NSW Parliament. If you’re concerned about how 

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How Sandie reclaimed 

Story of survival: One woman’s journey from the depths of despair at the 

NICOLA BARTON 

Beaten, raped, disowned and institutionalised; 

this is the story of 

Sandie Jessamine. 

A remarkable tale of survival and 

endurance, as she revisits her time at the 

Parramatta Girls Home and her troubled 

life as a misunderstood teen. 

Ms Jessamine says she never truly felt 

like she belonged. 

Adopted at birth into a prestigious family 

she was quick to be labelled “uncontrollable” 

and “wild” by her adopted parents 

– a behaviour that only escalated after an 

attempted rape by a friend’s brother at just 

12-years-old. 

Her cries for help were met with denial, 

shame and packed bags, as she was sent 

off to institutions for ‘delinquent girls’ in 

order to control her behaviour. 

She was eventually sent by a children’s 

court to Reiby Training in Campbelltown. 

“I was 14-years-old when I was first 

locked up and remember just feeling 

completely out of my depth, being among 

these young criminals and prostitutes,” 

Ms Jessamine said. 

Sandie Jessamine has written a book about her incredible life. Photo: Melissa Stevens. 

“The first thing that happened when 

you arrived back then was being shunted 

off into a clinic, being told to spread your 

legs and undergo an internal examination 

which was really horrific.” 

When her behaviour did not improve, 

she was transferred in 1974 to Kamballa 

Special Unit at Parramatta at 15-years-old. 

Kamballa was the new name for the 

Parramatta Girls Home, a state-controlled 

child-welfare institution. 

Ms Jessamine tries to describe the 

harrowing ordeals she endured inside its 

walls but some of her memory is foggy; 

something she has later learned in life is 

due to her complex post-traumatic stress 

and borderline personality disorder that 

saw her frequently dissociate as a young 

girl. 

“When I got to Kamballa there were only 

two girls there, one who was a murderer 

and another was this wild little street kid 

who had been locked up since she was 

12-years-old,” she said. 

Ms Jessamine shared a room with the 

infamous convicted child killer – a young 

girl who quickly became a friend and an 

accomplice in their escape just six weeks 

after arriving. 

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her shattered world 

Parramatta Girls Home to a new life full of positivity and strength 

Sandie Jessamine (centre back) at a group therapy discussion at Kamballa in 1975. 

The pair and four other inmates scaled 

a three metre high brick wall and swam 

across the Parramatta River to escape. 

The escape made front page news as the 

girls hid in Kings Cross before splitting up 

and being recaptured by the police. 

Bashed violently in police custody, Ms 

Jessamine’s mental health continued to 

steeply decline, particularly upon her 

return to Kamballa where girls blamed her 

for the capture of another escapee. 

“Kamballa turned into a nightmare 

for me at this stage. I kept blacking out, 

I would be in one spot and wake up in 

another and that’s when I escaped again,” 

she said. 

Scaling the wall for a second time, Ms 

Jessamine successfully escaped and lived 

on the streets of Redfern. 

However it was here she was exposed to 

a new world; one of muggings, stealing, 

violence, drinking and drugs. 

Things came to a head when she was 

violently raped, picked up by police and 

returned to Kamballa. 

It was then she made a pact with herself 

to survive, turn her life around and never 

get locked up again. 

Remarkably she went on to complete a 

Master of Education and worked in NSW 

prisons as a creative writing teacher for 15 

years. 

“For two years I worked at Parramatta 

men’s prison and would have to walk 

past the girls home every day but I would 

dissociate so much that it just wasn’t there 

to me,” Ms Jessamine said. 

In 2015 things went downhill, following 

a breakdown and the passing of her 

daughter. 

As part of her recovery, she decided that 

to be able to move forward, she must go 

back to the place that robbed her of so 

much joy. 

Revisiting the space that once imprisoned 

her was a confronting feeling, she 

said, one that felt like a distant memory 

she had kept locked in the back of her 

mind for decades. 

She began writing as a form of therapy 

and has recently published a memoir 

titled Borderline. 

The book tells her unique and compelling 

story, beautifully capturing all of the 

different voices that live within her, as she 

depicts what life was like for young girls 

who slipped through the cracks in the 

1970’s. 

“I now own who I am, my disorders and 

all,” Ms Jessamine said. 

“I used to see it as something negative 

but now I realise my ability to switch states 

it what kept me alive. 

“Going insane may have been the sanest 

thing I ever did.” 

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Victor’s tribute restored 

War veteran had an incredible life and left behind an important legacy 

NICOLA BARTON 


A 

sign acknowledging the history of 

Victor Brazier Park in Cumberland 

City has been restored, honouring 

its late owner who once operated a dairy 

farm on the site. 

Victor Brazier, born in 1900, was 

originally from Queensland and moved 

to Annandale where he lived with wife 

Margaret and children William, James, 

Norman and Lavinia. 

Mr Brazier served in the Royal Australian 

Navy for 25 years, including in WWII. 

Remarkably he was one of only 13 

survivors from HMAS Yarra, being picked 

up at sea after their ship was sunk by the 

Japanese. 

When he retired from the navy in 1945, 

he used this money to purchase the 7.5 

acre dairy farm in Guildford. 

He eventually donated the land, now 

known as Victor Brazier Park, to the City of 

Parramatta Council. 

His son, Norman Brazier worked hard 

with the City of Parramatta Council to 

form a park committee where the neighbours 

came together, cleaned up the park 

Cumberland City Mayor Steve Christou with Victor Brazier’s grandchildren Bruce Brazier, Linda 

Jones and Cathy Cormie-McDonald. 

and planted trees that still stand today. 

The park was officially named on August 

8, 1998 where a sign was constructed, 

detailing a brief history. 

Norman Brazier’s daughter Cathy 

Cormie-McDonald says it was her father’s 

greatest pride to have his father honoured 

with this sign. 

However, the pair were saddened in the 

last couple of years, following the Council 

merger when they noticed the original 

sign was no longer there. 

“This saddened my father Norman and I 

promised him that we would get in contact 

with the Cumberland City Council,” she 

said. 

“Unfortunately on September 29, 2020 

my father passed away before I could put 

the letter to paper.” 

Ms Cormie-McDonald said she then 

Victor Brazier’s legacy is 

being honoured. 

made it her mission to follow through with 

her father’s quest. 

“I got an immediate response from the 

Cumberland City Council, stating that the 

sign would be replaced and was done so in 

a matter of weeks,” she said. 

Ms Cormie-McDonald and her siblings 

Bruce Brazier and Linda Jones recently 

met with Cumberland City Mayor Steve 

Christou to unveil the new sign. 

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Community champions 

Support for migrant communities grows thanks to important local service 

NICOLA BARTON 

The local African migrant community 

was celebrated at The Great 

Lakes Agency for Peace and Development 

(GLAPD) relaunch in Merrylands 

recently. 

The event marked a significant milestone 

for the organisation, which started 

with humble beginnings in 2012. 

The relaunch signified the organisation’s 

evolution and growth to becoming a vital 

community migrant support network. 

GLAPD plays an important role in the 

settlement of migrants in Australia by 

supporting them to integrate socially, 

culturally and economically. 

This is achieved through a number of 

services and initiatives including cultural 

and sports programs as well as guidance 

and literacy classes. 

At the relaunch, GLAPD wanted to 

showcase the talented works of creatives 

from around the region, whose works 

document and celebrate the experiences 

of settlement in Australia for African 

communities. 

GLAPD Executive Manager Emmanuel 

Musoni said they are proud to celebrate 

the local migrant community. 

“We started this organisation in 2012 but 

we have grown and in growing we don’t 

fit in the mould of that same organisation 

anymore,” he said. 

“If you come to our office on any day, you 

will see migrants from all over the world 

coming for our services. 

“There was a need to expand, and a need 

to grow, dealing with bigger issues of the 

community. 

“We are glad to be able to tell the story 

of who we are, our journey, and our farreaching 

programs.” 

The event saw performances from 

spoken word poet Roje Ndayambaje, 

whose poetry is created to share the story 

of his people and his deep love for Africa. 

Self-taught musician, songwriter and 

worship leader David Nduwimana also 

performed. 

Other artists including photographers, 

film makers, painters and photo-media 

artists all of whom celebrate the African 

culture were also showcased at the event. 

In 2016, 49.5 per cent of people in the City 

of Parramatta and 52.2 per cent of people 

in Cumberland City were born overseas. 

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Light Rail’s green tick 

Sustainability at the forefront of construction as project moves forward 

NICOLA BARTON 

Sustainability is on track for the 

Parramatta Light Rail project as 

construction works begin to reuse 

materials from the former T6 Carlingford 

Rail Line. 

Materials including ballast, sleepers and 

tracks will be recycled to help form the 

Parramatta Light Rail. 

These have now been prepared and are 

ready to be reused. 

Parramatta MP Geoff Lee said the reuse 

of materials demonstrates the project’s 

commitment to achieving environmental 

and sustainable outcomes for the community 

while delivering light rail. 

“Sustainability is top of mind for the 

project and these recovered components 

from the original single-track T6 Carlingford 

Rail Line are in excellent condition for 

reuse,” he said. 

“More than half of the ballast, 60 per cent 

of the rail tracks and 50 per cent of the 

sleepers removed last year will be reused 

along the five-kilometre Carlingford to 

Camellia corridor to construct the new 

light rail.” 

Parramatta Light Rail construction is continuing with the environment in mind. 

In preparation for its reuse, more than 

8,000 cubic metres of ballast was washed 

and rescreened to meet specifications for 

the Parramatta Light Rail. 

Once the laying of the ballast is complete, 

the team will install the sleepers followed 

by the rail tracks. 

Dr Lee said recycling these materials will 

benefit the project, the community and 

the environment in which the light rail 

will operate. 

“This process will mean using less 

resources, achieving better time efficiencies, 

better environmental results 

and a more sustainable outcome for the 

community,” he said. 

“By reusing these materials, we will 

reduce the Parramatta Light Rail’s carbon 

dioxide output by more than 3,500 tonnes.” 

The single-track T6 Carlingford Rail Line 

permanently closed for the construction 

and conversion of the dual-track light rail 

in January 2020. 

The 12-kilometre, $2.4 billion Parramatta 

Light Rail will connect Westmead to 

Carlingford via the Parramatta CBD and 

Camellia and is expected to commence 

services in 2023. 

Business leaders and community 

representatives from both sides of politics 

continue their calls for a commitment to 

stage two of the project, after the Transport 

Minister all but confirmed it would 

not be going ahead last year. 

Stage two of the project, if it does go 

ahead, would see the connection of the 

Parramatta CBD with Ermington, Melrose 

Park, Wentworth Point and Sydney Olympic 

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Eric’s special milestone 

100 reasons to smile: Huge birthday celebrations planned for rugby icon 

NICOLA BARTON 

Australia’s oldest living Waratah 

and Wallaby, Eric Tweedale will 

turn 100 tomorrow, with Merrylands 

RSL set to celebrate with the local 

sports legend. 

Born in Lancashire, England, in 1921, 

Mr Tweedale migrated with his parents to 

Australia in 1924, settling at Merrylands. 

Attending Guildford Public School and 

later Parramatta Junior High School, Mr 

Tweedale was a natural athlete, excelling 

in athletics, then cricket and Rugby Union. 

His introduction to rugby came through 

a chance meeting with “Wild Bill “ Cerutti, 

one of Australia’s best known players, who 

took him to training at Parramatta. 

He first played for Parramatta at 

Cumberland Oval in 1937, shortly after his 

17th Birthday. 

Though completely new to the game, he 

made the first fifteen (XV) in 1938 and was 

soon a regular first-grader. 

During World War II, he spent four years 

in the Royal Australian Navy, serving on 

Australia’s east coast and New Guinea. 

He returned to play club rugby at 

Rugby union icon Eric Tweedale is celebrating his 100th birthday this week. 

25-years-old and in 1945 was a member of 

Parramatta’s first ever grand final team. 

In 1946 he was selected in the Waratahs 

front row with Parramatta teammates, 

Ken Kearney and Len Wolfe, the first time 

a club front row had represented NSW. 

Later that year he made the Wallaby 

tour to New Zealand, playing in both test 

matches and later made the 1947/48 tour of 

the British Isles and France. 

Mr Tweedale represented the Waratahs 

and Wallabies against the Maori All Blacks 

in Australia in 1949 before retiring from 

international Rugby to concentrate on 

a career with the Shell Oil Company in 

Forbes. 

From there he was instrumental in 

setting up a rugby club in Forbes. 

He eventually returned to Parramatta, 

played two more seasons in 1957 and 1958, 

then retired to help set up Parramatta 

District Junior Rugby Union. 

He was president of Merrylands Junior 

Rugby Union and continued to work for 

Shell for 32 years before taking redundancy. 

Living in North Rocks, he bought a Shell 

service station on Pennant Hills Road, 

before retiring in 1990. 

He later received the Australian Sports 

Medal for his contribution to Rugby. 

This Friday Master of Ceremonies 

Gordon Bray and guest speaker Ray 

Hadley will officiate a special birthday 

luncheon at Merrylands RSL. 

Together they will celebrate the birthday 

of a true Aussie legend who paved the way 

for rugby as we know it. 

A plaque will also be unveiled naming 

the Eric Tweedale Stadium, home ground 

of the Western Sydney Two Blues. 


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AQUARIUS 

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 

With the Sun, Venus and Uranus all 

visiting your family zone, home is where 

the heart is this week Aquarius. Even 

though you may be faced with a frustrating 

domestic problem, be thankful for 

the relatives who nurture and support 

you. As birthday great Audrey Hepburn 

said: “I may not always be offered work, 

but I’ll always have my family”. You’ll feel 

restless on the weekend so try to escape 

on a grand adventure in the great outdoors. 

Take a friend along for the ride! 

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PISCES 

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 

This week’s planetary patterns increase 

your Piscean tendency to blurt things 

out and spread secrets. So think before 

you speak! When it comes to a recalcitrant 

relative or an annoying neighbour, 

perhaps it’s time to be more diplomatic 

as you build bridges and let bygones be 

bygones? And don’t let negative self-talk 

hold you back. Be inspired by actress 

Audrey Hepburn, who was born on May 

4, 1929: “Nothing is impossible. The 

word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”. 

ARIES 

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20 

You may feel rather constrained on 

Monday Rams, when Saturn throws up a 

challenge involving finances or friends. 

If you put other people first – at home, 

work and play – then you will be rewarded 

with a warm inner glow. Your motto 

for the week is from birthday great, actress 

Audrey Hepburn: “As you grow 

older, you will discover that you have 

two hands; one for helping yourself, the 

other for helping others”. Watch out for a 

tendency to overspend on the weekend. 

TAURUS 

APRIL 21 TO MAY 21 

It’s time to enjoy the simple pleasures 

of life! This week Venus (your patron 

planet) visits your sign and connects 

with Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter. So 

you’ll be at your creative, compassionate 

and playful best. In the words of birthday 

great Audrey Hepburn: “Enjoy the day to 

the hilt. The day as it comes. People as 

they come”. But there is also a tendency 

to eat too much rich, sweet food and 

spend too much time sitting on the sofa. 

So try to balance enjoyment with action. 

GEMINI 

MAY 22 TO JUNE 21 

CANCER 

JUNE 22 TO JULY 22 

LEO 

JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23 

VIRGO 

AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23 

This week Mercury (your boss planet) 

aspects Jupiter and then transits into 

your sign. So your funny, flexible and 

gregarious Gemini side will be on display 

for everyone to see. Do your best 

to get must-do, routine tasks out of the 

way early in the week, then you can enjoy 

the activities that really make your 

heart sing. Be inspired by birthday great, 

actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn: 

“I believe, every day, you should 

have at least one exquisite moment”. 

Have you been hibernating in your cosy 

Crab cave? With mighty Mars charging 

through your sign (until June 11) it’s time 

to be bold rather than brooding, and proactive 

rather than reactive. Do your best 

to initiate positive changes and get your 

body moving! Spend some quality time 

in nature and – if you’re lucky enough to 

have one – then get out and potter in the 

garden. As actress (and birthday great) 

Audrey Hepburn observed: “To plant a 

garden is to believe in tomorrow”. 

Venus and Pluto boost creativity and 

passion, as you pursue your goals for 

the future. But you must be adventurous 

and morph from a cautious Cat into 

a brave Lion! It’s also time to let go of a 

perceived failure from the past that has 

been holding you back. If you learn from 

your mistakes, then you can finally move 

onto fresh pastures. Loved ones will help 

you along the way. Your motto is from 

Audrey Hepburn: “The best thing to hold 

onto in life is each other”. 

Do you have to be so virtuous Virgo, 

and such a stickler for doing things the 

right way? This week (with Mercury aspecting 

Jupiter and then transiting into 

Gemini) resist the urge to be overly 

sombre and serious. Find the sweet spot 

between being overly organised and occasionally 

spontaneous, as you have fun 

AND get a lot done. Heed the wise words 

of Audrey Hepburn, who was born on 

May 4, 1929: “The most important thing 

is to enjoy your life – to be happy”. 

LIBRA 

SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23 

SCORPIO 

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22 

SAGITTARIUS 

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21 

CAPRICORN 

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 

Libra is the zodiac sign that rules appearance, 

aesthetics, beauty, fashion, 

cosmetics and personal pampering. 

So here are some beauty tips from legendary 

actress Audrey Hepburn (who 

was born on May 4, 1929): “For beautiful 

eyes, look for the good in others; for 

beautiful lips, speak words of kindness; 

and for poise, walk with the knowledge 

that you are never alone”. Thursday’s Venus/Pluto 

trine favours profound feelings, 

creative projects and passion. 

Stubborn Scorpios can hold onto 

grudges and find it hard to forgive and 

forget. But this week – with Venus visiting 

your relationship zone (until June 

11) – it’s time to be extra kind and compassionate 

to family and friends. As 

birthday great Audrey Hepburn said: 

“People have to be restored, renewed, 

revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never 

throw out anyone”. Thursday’s powerful 

Venus/Pluto trine also encourages you 

to love deeply and forgive completely. 

With the Sun, Venus and Uranus visiting 

your work zone, you could be offered 

a unique opportunity that comes out of 

the blue. Don’t procrastinate and drag 

your heels Sagittarius. You need to make 

hay while the sun shines and strike while 

the iron is hot! Be inspired by birthday 

great Audrey Hepburn: “Opportunities 

don’t often come along. So, when they 

do, you have to grab them”. You’re full of 

good intentions on Saturday but don’t 

over-promise and then under-deliver. 

Your ruler Saturn squares the Sun on 

Monday, so karma comes calling and a 

blast from the past could unsettle you. 

Do your best to keep the situation in perspective. 

Look to your trusted circle of 

family, friends and colleagues for comfort 

and support. It’s also time to nurture 

and appreciate your best pals, as Venus 

moves through your friendship zone. 

Birthday great Audrey Hepburn reminds 

us: “True friends are families which you 

can select”. 

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RACING TO THE 

STAGE AT RIVERSIDE 

ERIN CHRISTIE 

Australian actress Sapidah Kian 

is making her post-COVID return 

to theatre this week, with 

the arrival of ‘The Appleton 

Ladies Potato Race’ at Riverside 

Theatre in Parramatta. 

Although working part-time as a teacher 

at the Victorian College of the Arts at the 

University of Melbourne was able to carry 

her through the long 2020 lockdown, she 

lost a lot of work. 

“I also work as a dramaturg and as a director 

as well, in theatre, so I definitely had 

three jobs cancelled … it took a little while 

for them to get started again,” she said. 

“I am really looking forward to getting 

back into a room with a group of actors … 

and the creative team as well – they’re a 

great group of people. 

“I really appreciate the digital space but 

being in a room with people is something 

else,” she laughed. 

Sapidah is returning to the production, 

having starred in the same role of Rania in 

the original 2019 production of the show. 

In fact, the entire cast and creative team 

behind the 2019 run are returning for the 

tour this year. 

“It’s not very often in theatre that I get to 

play a role twice, so I have really been enjoying 

thinking about that character and 

where she’s at,” Sapidah said. 

Rania, a Syrian refugee, is an outsider in 

her new hometown of Appleton, where 

she is working to fit in and be accepted by 

the regimented, traditional members of 

the town. 

“After the events of the last year, I think I 

view her a little bit differently, particularly 

in regard to remoteness and isolation,” 

Sapidah said. 

“I think it’s definitely re-fitting my understanding 

of that experience, having been 

in isolation in Melbourne.” 

Most of the characters in the play are contending 

with the traditions of Appleton, 

with the lead character Penny returning to 

her hometown and becoming aware of the 

disparity in the prize money between the 

men’s and women’s annual potato race, 

taking place at the Appleton Show. 

“They’re all different women with different 

experiences … they’re all kind of trying 

to find ways to really relate with one another,” 

Sapidah said. 

However, Sapidah’s other favourite 

theme of the play is humour, and she’s 

expecting big laughs out of the audience 

when the play opens. 

“It’s a very funny play … I think that’s 

what makes it even more heart-opening as 

a play,” she said. 

‘The Appleton Ladies Potato Race’ will 

play at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre 

from Wednesday, May 5 until Saturday, 

May 8. Tickets begin at $41. For more 

information and purchase tickets, visit 

www.riversideparramatta.com.au/ 

show/appletonladies. 

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NOTICEBOARD 

Rotary Club of Parramatta 

City • Fortnightly meetings 

parramattacityrotary.org.au 

Lions Club of Parramatta 

New members welcome 

0403 232 101 

Parramatta Chamber of 

Commerce • Regular events 

parramattachamber.com.au 


Pennant Hills VIEW Club 

Second Tuesday of each 

month • 9873 2402 

PARRAmeeters social group 

Regular outings and events 

meetup.com/PARRAmeeters 

The Salvation Army Auburn 

Various services available 

8644 0116 

PCYC Parramatta 

107 George St, Parramatta 

9635 8242 

Fresh food delight as Farmer’s Market returns 

The Parramatta Farmer’s Market is back, bringing Centenary Square to life every Friday from 7.30am to 2.30pm. Stop by for a nutritious breakfast 

or lunch, or take the chance to stock up on fresh food. With stockists showcasing a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, nuts, bread, meat 

and honey, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. 

FOR KIDS 

FOR SENIORS 

NSW SES Parramatta Unit 

24 hour help available 

13 25 00 

Sydney Broadway Chorus 

Music classes and workshops 

0434 486 125 

Parramatta Park Walking 

Group • Saturdays 8am 

0487 174 755 

Westmead Parramatta Park 

Walkers • Saturdays 9am 

ruth49@tpg.com.au 

Birdlife Discovery Centre 

Learn all about your feathered friends each Sunday from 10am to 3pm, 

at the Birdlife Discovery Centre at the Newington Armory. Call 9647 

1033 for details. 

Opera delights at Riverside 

‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ and ‘Pagliacci’ – opera’s favourite double bill 

– is returning to Riverside Theatre on Saturday, May 8. Visit www. 

riversideparramatta.com.au. 

Homicide Victims’ Support 

Group • 24/7 hotline 

1800 191 777 

Relationships Australia 

Various services available 

1300 364 277 

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TV NEWS 

It’s only been back a couple of weeks, 

but Channel Nine has already renewed 

‘LEGO Masters’ for two more seasons 

with Hamish Blake at the helm. The 

show, which is now airing its third season, 

is going gang busters for Nine but a 

two-year renewal is quite rare these days. 

Unfortunately, unlike its competitor 

above, this season of ‘MasterChef 

Australia’ has been struggling to find an 

audience on 10. Numbers are way down 

on last year, and even I’ve given up on it 

as I’m enjoying ‘LEGO Masters’ and ‘Big 

Brother’ more. Like I always say… you 

can’t watch them all! 

The cast for the upcoming series of 

‘SAS: Australia’ has been announced. 

Sam Burgess, Mark Philippoussis, Jana 

Pittman, Manu Feidel, Koby Abberton, 

Brynne Edelsten, Pete Murray, Dan 

Ewing, Alicia Molik, Bonnie Anderson, 

Emma Husar, Erin Holland, Heath Shaw, 

Isabelle Cornish, Jessica Peris, Jett Kenny, 

John Steffensen and Kerry Potthart will 

all be a part of the Channel Seven series, 

which will be based in the Blue Mountains, 

this year. 

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SUNDAYS 6.30PM YOUNG ROCK, FOX8 

Casting is now underway for ‘Australia’s 

Got Talent’, set to screen on 

Channel Seven later this year. So, if you 

think you’ve got an amazing talent, 

why not give it a shot? To apply, visit 

go.mycastingnet.com/Apply/Show/AustraliasGotTalentS11. 

A report from the UK suggests ‘The 

Bill’, the long-running British police 

drama, could be getting a reboot. It’s 

understood a new version is in early 

development featuring some of the 

original cast. The original series ran from 

1983-2010. 

A few big shows have been renewed 

in the US including ‘NCIS’, ‘Bull’, ‘Blue 

Bloods’, ‘Magnum PI’ and ‘SWAT’. 

The final season of Australia hitman 

drama ‘Mr. Inbetween’ will premiere on 

FOX Showcase on Wednesday, May 26 at 

8.30pm. 

New US comedy ‘Young Rock’, which 

portrays the early years of Dwayne ‘The 

Rock’ Johnson, premiered on Sunday 

on FOX8. As Dwayne Johnson runs for 

president in 2032, he takes a comedic 

look back at his extraordinary life through 

the outrageous stories of his family and 

youth that shaped him into the man he is 

today. 

The second season of one of my favourite 

shows from last year, ‘Ted Lasso’, 

will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, 

July 23. If you’ve got a subscription, jump 

on now and have a look at the special 

teaser that’s just been released. I can’t 

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Wednesday 5 May 

Thursday 6 May 

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10:00 Four Corners (PG) [s] 10:45 First 

Nation Farmers [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 

[s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Finding 

Alice (M l) [s] 2:00 Informer [s] 3:00 ABC 

News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Julia 

Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:25 Hard 

Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC 

News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Anh’s 

Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 8:30 Old People’s 

Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) [s] 9:35 The 

Day Will And Kate Got Married (PG) [s] 

3:15 M*A*S*H (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 World’s Most 

Extreme Roads (PG) 11:30 

Cop Squad (M) 12:30 Pie In 

The Sky (PG) 

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 

The Demon Headmaster 

5:25 Miraculous: 

Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 

6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation 

Ouch! 7:00 Deadly Pole To 

Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 

8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 

Almost Naked Animals 

TV Guide: May 4-10 

Your guide to the week’s television viewing 

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show 

(PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 

12:00 Movie: “Last Man Standing” (M v,s,l) 

(’96) Stars: Bruce Willis 2:00 Autopsy USA 

(M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven 

News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 

6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away 

(PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:15 The 

Good Doctor (M) [s] 10:15 The Resident (M) 

[s] 11:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:45 

Station 19 (M l) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 

4:00 Al McGlashan’s 

Fish’n With Mates (PG) 

4:30 Shipping Wars 

(PG) 5:00 Counting Cars (PG) 

5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 

American Pickers (PG) 7:00 

Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway 

Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback 

Truckers (PG) 

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 

5:00 ABC News Hour 

6:00 ABC Evening 

News 7:00 ABC National News 

8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 

The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly 

News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The 

World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 

ABC Late News 

5:00 The Simpsons 

(PG) 6:00 Futurama 

(PG) 6:30 The 

Simpsons (PG) 7:30 Modern 

Family (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Hall 

Pass” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: 

Owen Wilson 10:40 Movie: 

“New In Town” (PG) (’09) 

Stars: Renée Zellweger 

5:55 Ben And Holly’s 

Little Kingdom 6:25 

Peter Rabbit 7:00 

Catie’s Amazing Machines 

7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 

8:25 Staged (M l) 8:50 Back 

(MA15+) 9:15 Doctor Who 

(PG) 10:15 Extras (M l) 10:45 

In The Long Run (M l) 

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 

NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) 

[s] 1:00 Garden Gurus Moments [s] 1:10 

Getaway [s] 1:40 Lego Masters Australia 

(PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s 

Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 

[s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair 

(PG) [s] 7:30 Lego Masters Australia (PG) 

[s] 8:50 Movie: “Jumanji: Welcome To The 

Jungle” (PG) (’17) Stars: Dwayne Johnson 

11:10 NINE News Late [s] 

4:30 The Storyteller 

(PG) 5:00 Fraggle Rock 

6:00 On Country 

Kitchen 6:30 Blood Brothers 

(PG) 7:30 The Point 8:30 

Mighty Ruthie (M) 9:30 NBL 

2021: Melbourne United v 

Illawarra Hawks 11:30 Bamay 

12:00 The Point 1:00 Volumz 

5:30 The Cook And The 

Chef 6:30 Come Dine 

With Me UK 7:00 The 

Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 

Food Safari 8:00 Mary Berry’s 

Absolute Favourites 8:30 Rick 

Stein’s Seafood Odyssey 9:00 

Red Chef Revival 9:30 Mystery 

Diners 

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) 

[s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 TBA 2:10 

Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday 

Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 

My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad 

Chef [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 

MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 How To 

Stay Married (M s) [s] 9:10 NCIS (M v) [s] 

10:10 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) [s] 

2:00 Elementary (M v) 

3:00 Diagnosis Murder 

(PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 

7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 

NCIS (M v) 8:30 Blue Bloods 

(M v) 9:25 CSI: Crime Scene 

Investigation (M v) 10:25 NCIS: 

New Orleans (M v) 11:20 Bull 

(M) 12:15 Home Shopping 

5:10 The Joy Of 

Painting 5:40 Shortland 

Street (PG) 6:10 Asia’s 

Next Top Model (PG) 7:05 

Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV 

News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 

Cats Does Countdown (PG) 

8:30 Patriot Brains (M) 9:25 

The Casketeers (PG) 

This week’s TV Guide brought to you by 

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1:30 How To Stay 

Married (M) 3:00 

Everybody Loves 

Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker 

(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 Mom (M) 

4:00 Peaking (PG) 4:40 

Lego Masters (PG) 6:00 

Malcolm In The Middle 

(PG) 7:00 The Nanny (PG) 

7:30 Movie: “The Hunt For Red 

October” (M) (’90) Stars: Sean 

Connery 10:15 Movie: “Death 

Wish V: The Face Of Death” 

(MA15+) (’94) 

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 

Nazi Megastructures (PG) 3:00 Living Black 

(PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 

(PG) 4:00 Michael Mosley - Queen Victoria’s 

Slum: The Long Depression (PG) 5:05 

Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 

6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World 

News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 

(PG) 8:30 Insight (M) 9:30 Dateline 10:00 

The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 

11:00 The Point 

4:00 How Close Can I 

Beach? 4:30 Renovate 

To Rent 5:00 Bargain 

Mansions 6:00 House Hunters 

International 7:00 House 

Hunters USA 7:30 Farmhouse 

Facelift 8:30 Restoration Man 

(M) 9:30 Building Off The Grid 

(PG) 

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 

3:35 Movie: 

“Catch Us If You Can” 

(G) (’65) Stars: Dave Clark 

5:30 Secret Life Of Zoo (PG) 

6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 

New Tricks (M s) 8:40 The 

Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles 

(M v) 10:40 Law And Order (M) 

10:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 10:30 

Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 TBA 12:00 

ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club 

Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch [s] 1:55 

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7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 

8:30 The Weekly (PG) [s] 9:00 You Can’t 

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3:15 M*A*S*H (PG) 



Hunt (PG) 7:30 Frankie Drake 

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“Surrender Dorothy” (M d,s) (’06) Stars: 

Diane Keaton 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 

3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 

4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 

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4:00 Al McGlashan’s 

Fish’n With Mates (PG) 


(PG) 5:00 Counting Cars (PG) 

5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 

American Pickers (PG) 7:00 

Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The 

Simpsons (PG) 9:00 Family 

Guy (M) 9:30 American Dad 












(PG) 6:30 The 

Simpsons: The Musk Who Fell 

To Earth/ Walking Big And Tall 

(PG) 7:30 Movie: “The 

Monuments Men” (M v,l) (’14) 

Stars: Bill Murray 10:00 Movie: 

“The Departed” (MA15+) (’06) 




Grace’s Amazing Machines 


8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 

8:30 Arts Works 9:00 Tate 

Britain’s Great Art Walks 9:50 

Doctor Who (PG) 



[s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:10 Driving Test (PG) 

[s] 1:40 Lego Masters Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 

Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon 

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10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 The Enemy 

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5:00 Fraggle Rock 6:00 

On Country Kitchen 

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Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape 

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Hemsley & Hemsley: Healthy 

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My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad 

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2:10 Formula 1 Portugal Grand 

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Stars: Bruce Willis 6:50 

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Everybody Loves 

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6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 

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4:00 Peaking (PG) 4:40 

Lego Masters (PG) 6:00 

Malcolm In The Middle 

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7:30 Paranormal Caught On 

Camera (M) 8:30 Movie: “The 

Host (M s,v) (’13) Stars: 

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Ten 7 (M) 


Dateline 2:30 Insight (M) 3:30 The Cook Up 

With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Michael Mosley - 

Queen Victoria’s Slum (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 

(PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 

Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 

7:35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain 

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9:30 Deadwater Fell (MA15+) 10:25 SBS 

World News Late 10:55 The Crimson Rivers 

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To Rent 5:00 Restoration 

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Barnwood Builders 8:30 Home 

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Juliet Mills 5:30 Secret Life Of 

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Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up 

Appearances (PG) 8:50 

Midsomer Murders (M) 

10:00 Australian Story [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush 

With Fame (PG) [s] 11:00 Greta Thunberg: 

A Year To Change The World (PG) [s] 12:00 

ABC News [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 

The Weekly (PG) [s] 2:00 Informer (M) [s] 

3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 

4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 

5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 

6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 

7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Q&A 

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3:15 M*A*S*H (PG) 



Hunt (PG) 7:30 Father Brown 

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10:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M) 

11:50 Andrew Denton’s 

Interview (MA15+) 12:50 The 

Fine Art Auction (M) 










6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 

11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: 

“The Grim Sleeper” (M v) (’14) Stars: Macy 

Gray 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The 

Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 

The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News 

[s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 

Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back (M l) 

[s] 9:30 The Clown And The Candyman 

(MA15+) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News 

[s] 11:00 The Front Bar (M) [s] 


(PG) 5:00 Counting 

Cars (PG) 5:30 Storage 

Wars (PG) 6:00 American 

Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars 

(PG) 7:30 Towies (PG) 8:30 

Movie: “Transporter 2” (M v,l) 

(’05) Stars: Jason Statham 












(PG) 6:30 The 

Simpsons (PG) 7:30 Cold Case 

(PG) 9:30 Without A Trace (M 

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Bones (M v) 12:30 The 

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Myself & I (PG) 




Grace’s Amazing Machines 


8:25 Penn And Teller: Fool Us 

(PG) 9:10 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:40 

The Weekly (M) 10:10 Doctor 

Who (PG) 



[s] 1:00 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] 2:00 

Desperate Housewives (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping 

Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 

5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE 

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NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne 

Storm *Live* [s] 9:45 NRL: Knock Off [s] 

10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Manifest 

(M) [s] 11:50 The First 48 (M v) [s] 

5:00 Fraggle Rock 6:00 

On Country Kitchen 


Safari 7:00 Our Stories 7:20 

NITV News Update 7:30 Strait 

To The Plate 8:00 Going 

Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 

8:30 Movie: “Clockers” (M) 

(’95) Stars: Ren Kozick 





Strait To The Plate 8:00 Cook 

Like An Italian With Silvia 

Colloca 8:30 Jamie’s Great 

Italian Escape 9:30 Mystery 

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Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And 

The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 

6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef 

Australia (PG) [s] 9:40 Law & Order: SVU 

(M) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 

12:30 The Project (PG) [s] 1:30 The Late 

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(PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 


NCIS (M v) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O 

(M v) 10:30 NCIS: Los Angeles 

(M v) 11:30 Elementary (M v) 

12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 

Walker, Texas Ranger (M v) 

5:10 Basketball: NBL 

Overtime 5:40 

Shortland Street (PG) 

6:10 Taskmaster (PG) (In 

Norwegian) 7:05 Jeopardy! 

(PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 

7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does 

Countdown (PG) 8:30 The 

Curse Of Oak Island (PG) 

1:00 2 Broke Girls (PG) 

3:00 Everybody Loves 

Raymond (PG) 4:00 

Becker (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) 11:00 The Unicorn (PG) 

4:00 Dance Moms (PG) 

5:00 Monster Croc 

Wrangler (PG) 6:00 

Malcolm In The Middle (M) 

7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 

Movie: “Ace Ventura: Pet 

Detective” (PG) (’94) Stars: Jim 

Carrey 9:15 Movie: “American 

Pie” (MA15+) (’99) 


Nazi Megastructures (PG) 3:00 The Perfect 

Serve (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam 

Liaw (PG) 4:00 Michael Mosley - Queen 

Victoria’s Slum (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 

5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 

Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 

World’s Greatest Bridges (PG) 8:30 The 

Handmaid’s Tale (MA15+) 10:25 SBS World 

News Late 10:55 Baghdad Central (M) (In 

English/ Arabic) 12:45 The Hunting (M l,n,s) 



To Rent 5:00 

Beachfront Bargain Hunt 6:00 

House Hunters International 

7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 


8:30 Fixer Upper (PG) 9:30 

Fixer To Fabulous 

3:05 Antiques 

Roadshow 3:35 Movie: 

“It Always Rains On 

Sunday” (PG) (’47) Stars: 

Googie Withers 5:30 Secret 

Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 

Antiques Roadshow 7:30 

Taronga: Who’s Who In The 

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Vera (M v) [s] 10:00 Keeping Faith (M v,l) [s] 

11:05 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 The 

Vaccine [s] 11:35 The Weekly (PG) [s] 



Hunt (PG) 7:30 Border 

Patrol (PG) 8:30 Escape To 

The Country 9:30 Selling 

Houses Australia (PG) 

12:00 Movie: “Jesse Stone: Thin Ice” (M v) 

(’09) Stars: Tom Selleck 2:00 House Of 

Wellness [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 

Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase 

Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 

Better Homes And Gardens [s] 8:30 Movie: 

“The Bounty Hunter” (M s,v,l) (’10) Stars: 

Jennifer Aniston 10:55 TBA 

5:30 Storage Wars 

(PG) 6:00 American 

Pickers (PG) 7:00 

Friday Night Countdown (PG) 

7:30 AFL: Round 8: Richmond 

v Geelong *Live* 

6:30 Movie: “Rio” (G) 

(’11) Stars: Carlos 

Saldanha 8:30 Movie: 

“Spiderman 2” (M v) (’04) 

Stars: Tobey Maguire 11:15 

Bridezillas (M l) 

1:00 Movie: “The Giver” (M) (’14) Stars: Jeff 

Bridges 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s 

Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 

[s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair 

(PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Parramatta Eels v 

Sydney Roosters *Live* [s] 9:50 NRL: 

Golden Point [s] 10:35 Movie: “American 

Assassin” (M) (’17) Stars: Dylan O’Brien 


Safari 7:00 NITV News: 

Nula 7:30 Movie: 

“Kaitangata Twitch” (PG) (’10) 

Stars: Te Waimarie Kessell 

9:15 Bedtime Stories 

2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday 

Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 

3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef 

Bad Chef [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 The Living Room [s] 8:30 The Graham 

Norton Show (M l,s) [s] 9:30 TBA 


(PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 

7:00 Bondi Rescue 

(PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law 

& Order: SVU (M v) 10:30 

Movie: “Term Life” (M v,l) (’16) 

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 The 

Conners (PG) 10:30 Charmed 

3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 The Cook Up 

With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Michael Mosley - 

Queen Victoria’s Slum (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 

(PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 

Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 

7:35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures (M) 

8:30 London: 2,000 Years Of History (PG) 

9:20 Patriot Brains (M) 

5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 

House Hunters 

International 7:00 

House Hunters USA 7:30 

Hidden Potential 8:30 Lake Life 

9:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 


6:30 Operation Ouch! 

7:00 Movie: “Early 

Man” (G) (’18) Stars: 

Eddie Redmayne 8:25 Jandal 

Burn 8:30 Good Game Spawn 

Point 8:50 Fruits Basket 


News 7:00 ABC 

National News 7:45 

The Vaccine 8:00 Planet 

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7:00 Grace’s Amazing 

Machines 7:30 Spicks 

And Specks (PG) 8:00 

Hard Quiz (PG) (PG) 8:35 TBA 

11:05 Doctor Who (PG) 11:50 

Arts Works 

6:30 Come Dine With 

Me UK 7:00 The Cook 

Up With Adam Liaw 

7:30 River Cottage Australia 

8:30 Rick Stein’s Spain 9:40 

Mystery Diners 

7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 

7:30 NITV News 

Update 7:35 8 Out Of 

10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 

8:30 Dynamo: Magician 

Impossible (PG) 

5:00 The Nanny (PG) 

5:30 Movie: “Casper” 

(PG) (’95) Stars: 

Christina Ricci 7:30 Movie: 

“Shrek 2” (PG) (’04) Stars: 

Mike Myers 

5:30 Secret Life Of The 

Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques 

Roadshow 7:30 David 

Attenborough’s Blue Planet II 

(PG) 8:40 Movie: “Jack 

Reacher” (M v,l) (’12) 

2:30 Love On The Spectrum (PG) [s] 3:30 

Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 3:55 Ask 

The Doctor (PG) [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 

Football: A-League: Newcastle Jets v 

Sydney FC *Live* [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 

7:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] 8:20 Finding Alice 

(M l) [s] 9:10 Wakefield (M l,d) [s] 10:05 The 

Split (PG) [s] 11:05 Dark Money (M) [s] 

12:00 TBA 1:30 AFL: Round 8: GWS v 

Essendon *Live* [s] 4:30 Motorway Patrol 

(PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 

Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 

[s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 AFL: Round 8: 

Melbourne v Sydney *Live* [s] 11:00 Repco 

Supercars Highlights 2021 [s] 12:00 Movie: 

“The Pawn” (M v,l) (’98) Stars: Greg Evigan 

2:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 3:00 Netball: 

Giants v Magpies *Live* [s] 5:00 NINE 

News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) 

[s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A 

Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Space Invaders 

(PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Mission: Impossible - 

Fallout” (M v) (’18) Stars: Tom Cruise 11:20 

Movie: “The Eagle” (M v) (’11) 

1:30 TBA 2:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 3:00 

What’s Up Down Under [s] 3:30 TBA 4:30 

Living On The Coast [s] 5:00 10 News First 

[s] 6:00 Advancing Australia [s] 6:30 Bondi 

Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Dog House (PG) 

[s] 8:00 The Savoy (PG) [s] 9:00 Ambulance 

UK (M) [s] 10:10 999: What’s Your Emergency? 

(M) [s] 11:10 NCIS (M) [s] 

3:30 Nigella: The Cook Who Made Me 4:35 

Planet Expedition (PG) 5:35 Hunting Nazi 

Treasure (M) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 

World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (M) 

8:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) 

10:20 Movie: “Swimming With Men” (M l) 

(’18) Stars: Rob Brydon 12:05 Movie: “Love 

And Friendship” (PG) (’16) 

5:30 Charlie Luxton’s 

Homes By The Sea 

(PG) 6:30 The Yorkshire 

Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To 

The Country 11:30 Charlie 

Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 

5:30 Megastructures 

(PG) 6:30 AFL: Pre 

Game 7:00 Border 

Patrol (PG) 7:30 Movie: 

“Godzilla” (M v) (’19) Stars: 

Kyle Chandler 

7:00 Movie: “Ice Age: 

The Meltdown” (PG) 

(’06) Stars: Ray 

Romano 8:50 Movie: “The 

Book Thief” (M l,s) (’13) Stars: 

Geoffrey Rush 

6:25 Going Places With 

Ernie Dingo (PG) 6:55 

Yokayi Footy 7:30 NITV 

News Update 7:40 Through 

The Wormhole (PG) 8:30 Long 

Distance Revolutionary (M l) 


(PG) 4:00 Bondi 

Rescue (PG) 4:30 I 

Fish 5:00 Escape Fishing (PG) 

5:30 Scorpion (M v) 7:30 NCIS 

(M) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans 

3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 

The Big Bang Theory 

(PG) 9:45 Friends (PG) 

10:35 Movie: “Analyze That” 

(M) (’02) Stars: Billy Crystal 

11:50 The Unicorn (PG) 

5:30 Hidden Potential 

6:30 My Big Family 

Farm 7:30 Making It 

Home With Kortney And Dave 

8:30 House Hunters USA 9:30 


6:30 Top Jobs For 

Dogs 7:00 Horrible 

Histories 7:30 Shaun 

The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds 

Are Go 8:35 Almost Naked 

Animals 


News 6:30 Australian 

Story 7:00 ABC 

National News 7:30 7.30 

Special: Climate Emergency 

8:00 ABC News Tonight 




The Set (PG) 8:30 Unprotected 

Sets (MA15+) 9:25 Live From 

The BBC (PG) 10:10 Sammy J 

6:30 Heston’s 

Fantastical Food 7:30 

Jamie’s American Road 

Trip 8:30 Ainsley Eats The 

Streets 9:30 Hairy Bikers’ 

Asian Adventure 

7:30 Impossible 

Engineering (PG) 8:30 

The X-Files (M h,v) 

9:20 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (M) 

9:50 Cycling: Giro D’italia 

*Live* Stage 1 

5:45 Movie: “Cats & 

Dogs” (PG) (’01) Stars: 

Michael Clarke Duncan 

7:30 Movie: “The Huntsman: 

Winter’s War” (M v) (’16) Stars: 

Charlize Theron 

7:30 Rugby Union: 

Reds v Brumbies *Live* 

9:45 Rugby Union: Post 

Match 10:00 Movie: “On Her 

Majesty’s Secret Service” (PG) 

(’69) Stars: George Lazenby 

2:30 Australia Remastered [s] 3:35 

Restoration Australia [s] 4:30 Back Roads 

[s] 5:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 

5:30 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:30 Compass 

(PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 

Spicks And Specks [s] 8:30 Wakefield (M 

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1:30 TBA 3:00 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 3:30 

Border Patrol (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes 

And Gardens [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 

5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 6:00 

Seven News [s] 7:00 Big Brother (M) [s] 

8:45 Crime Investigation Australia: Most 

Infamous (MA15+) [s] 10:05 The Real 

Manhunter (M v) [s] 11:10 The Blacklist (M) 

1:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Vixens 

v Lightning *Live* [s] 3:00 NRL: St George 

Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury-Bankstown 

Bulldogs *Live* [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday 

[s] 7:00 Lego Masters Australia (PG) [s] 8:50 

60 Minutes (PG) [s] 9:50 NINE News Late 

[s] 10:20 Australian Crime Stories (M) [s] 

11:20 Shallow Grave (MA15+) [s] 

12:00 Advancing Australia [s] 12:30 Left Off 

The Map [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:30 

Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:50 TBA 4:00 

Fishing Australia [s] 4:30 Taste Of Australia 

With Hayden Quinn [s] 5:00 10 News First 

[s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday 

Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia 

(PG) [s] 9:10 FBI: Most Wanted (M) [s] 

3:00 Cycling: NRS Cycling Highlights 2021 

3:30 Cycling: Liege-Bastogne-Liege Mens 

Race Highlights 4:30 True Evil - The Making 

Of A Nazi: Goebbels (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Giro 

D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 1 6:30 SBS 

World News 7:30 The Virus That Shook The 

World (M) (In English/ French/ Mandarin) 

10:30 See What You Made Me Do (M) 


Country 7:00 Border 

Security - Australia’s 

Front Line (PG) 8:30 Air Crash 

Investigations 11:30 Mighty 

Cruise Ships (PG) 

6:30 Movie: “Reign Of 

Fire” (PG) (’02) Stars: 

Matthew McConaughey 

8:35 Movie: “Kingsman: The 

Golden Circle” (M d,l,s,v) (’17) 

Stars: Taron Egerton 

6:30 Movie: “The Lego 

Movie 2: The Second 

Part” (PG) (’19) Stars: 

Chris Pratt 8:35 First Dates 

Australia (M) 12:05 Aquarius 

(M l) 2:00 Deception (M) 

6:00 NITV News: Nula 

6:30 Behind The Brush 


Update 7:40 Jackie Robinson 

(M) 8:40 On The Record 

(MA15+) 

4:30 What’s Up Down 

Under 5:00 I Fish 5:30 

Bondi Rescue (PG) 

6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi 

Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 

9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 

2:50 Friends (PG) 6:00 

The Big Bang Theory 

(PG) 8:30 Friends (PG) 

10:00 2 Broke Girls (M s) 11:30 

Mom (M) 12:00 Home 

Shopping 

5:30 House Hunters 

USA 6:30 House 

Hunters International 

7:30 Good Bones 8:30 Flipping 

Across America (PG) 9:30 My 

Lottery Dream Home 

6:30 Top Jobs For 

Dogs 7:00 Horrible 

Histories 7:30 Shaun 

The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds 

Are Go 8:35 Almost Naked 

Animals 


News 6:30 Kurt 

Fearnley’s One Plus 

One 7:00 ABC News Sunday 

7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders 

9:00 ABC Nightly News 




Compass (PG) 8:30 Louis 

Theroux: Louis & The Nazis 

(M l) 

7:00 Cook Like An 

Italian With Silvia 

Colloca 7:30 Secrets Of 

The Factories 8:30 Rick Stein: 

From Venice To Istanbul 9:40 

Amazing Wedding Cakes 

7:00 Monty Python’s 

Flying Circus (PG) 7:35 

Abandoned 

Engineering (PG) 8:30 The 

UnXplained With William 

Shatner (M) 

5:30 Movie: “Bill And 

Ted’s Bogus Journey” 

(PG) (’91) Stars: Alex 

Winter 7:30 Movie: 

“Passengers” (M) (’16) Stars: 

Jennifer Lawrence 

5:00 Movie: “The Way 

West” (PG) (’67) Stars: 

Kirk Douglas 7:30 

Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 

Chicago PD (M) 9:40 Chicago 

Fire (M) 10:40 Chicago Med 

2:45 First Nation Farmers [s] 3:00 ABC 




News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Australian 

Story (PG) [s] 8:30 Four Corners (PG) [s] 

9:15 Media Watch (PG) [s] 9:35 Greta 

Thunberg: A Year To Change The World 

2:00 Autopsy USA: Steve Jobs (M) [s] 3:00 

The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 

5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven 

News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 

Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 9-1-1: Parenthood 

(M) [s] 10:00 S.W.A.T. (M) [s] 11:00 The 

Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M l) 

[s] 12:30 Home Shopping 

3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon 

News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 

NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 

7:30 Lego Masters Australia (PG) [s] 8:50 

Law & Order: Organized Crime (M) [s] 9:50 

100% Footy (M) [s] 10:50 NINE News Late 

[s] 11:20 The Arrangement (M l,s) [s] 12:05 

Tipping Point [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) 

3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market 

Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [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 MasterChef 

Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been 

Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] 9:40 TBA 

10:10 TBA 11:10 The Project (PG) [s] 

3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 

3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 

4:05 Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 

Stage 2 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters 

And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 

6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The 

Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland 

(PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 



Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin 

(PG) 8:30 Judge John Deed 

(M) 10:30 Autopsy USA (M) 

11:30 Cop Squad (M) 

6:00 American Pickers 

(PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars 

(PG) 7:30 Aussie 

Lobster Men (PG) 8:30 Movie: 

“Hacksaw Ridge” (M v) (’16) 

Stars: Andrew Garfield 

6:00 Futurama (PG) 


(PG) 7:30 Modern 

Family (PG) 8:30 Ink Master 

(M l) 10:30 Ink Master 

Redemption (M l) 


Safari 7:00 Our Stories 


Update 7:30 Nulla Nulla (PG) 

7:40 Through The Wormhole 

(PG) 8:30 Living Black 

5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 

Bondi Rescue (PG) 

7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 

Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix 

11:20 TBA 12:15 Home 

Shopping 2:15 48 Hours (M) 

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) 

5:00 Good Bones 6:00 

House Hunters 

International 7:00 

House Hunters USA 8:30 Fixer 

Upper (PG) 9:30 Bargain 

Mansions 

6:00 The Deep 6:30 

Operation Ouch! 7:00 

Deadly Pole To Pole 

7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 

Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 



News 7:00 ABC 

National News 8:00 

ABC News Tonight 8:45 The 

Business 9:00 ABC Nightly 

News 9:30 7.30 




QI: Military Matters (PG) 8:30 

David Attenborough’s Great 

Barrier Reef 

6:30 Come Dine With 

Me UK 7:00 The Cook 

Up With Adam Liaw 

7:30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts 

Unknown 8:30 Taste The 

Nation With Padma Lakshmi 

7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 


Update 7:35 8 Out Of 

10 Cats Does Countdown (M 

l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 9:20 

Cycling: Giro D’italia *Live* 

6:00 Malcolm In The 

Middle (PG) 7:00 The 

Nanny (PG) 7:30 RBT 

(PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Sum Of 

All Fears” (M v,l) (’02) Stars: 

Ben Affleck 


7:30 Queens Of 

Mystery (M v) 8:30 

Agatha Christie’s Marple (PG) 

10:30 Law & Order: Criminal 

Intent (M) 

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Crossword 

ACROSS 

1. Crowds in upon 

4. British anthem, ... 

The Queen (3,4) 

8. Prehistoric dwelling 

11. Excel 

13. Leather strap 

15. Not as mad 

17. Bar account 

18. Breaks sharply 

20. Cling close to 

21. One’s home 

24. French saint, Joan ... 

(2,3) 

27. Golf ball holder 

28. Lackey 

30. Declaim 

31. Pleasant retreats 

33. Underground waste 

channels 

34. Term of office 

35. Immediately! (1,1,1,1) 

36. Norse god of thunder 

39. Golden period 

42. Cures 

44. Entry ticket 

45. Madagascan primate 

46. Make (profit) 

48. Chills 

49. Hurtled 

50. Lodge (with) 

52. Indulgence 

54. Shrill flute 

55. Thine 

56. Most likable 

57. Petroleum producers’ 

cartel 

60. Moulin Rouge! actor, 

... McGregor 

62. Weapons of mass 

destruction (1-5) 

65. Street brawler 

67. Slender boat 

69. Product ID tag 

70. Surgical light-ray 

instrument 

72. Administer electric 

shock to 

73. Cow mammary gland 

75. Rubber wheels 

77. Burgle 

79. Ordain by law 

81. Yes in Paris 

82. Inky black 

84. Indian social order 

85. Well-founded 

(concerns) 

86. Told untruths 

87. Tycoon 

88. The B of NB 

Last week’s solution 

DOWN 

1. Pulpy, soft food 

2. ... drums 

3. Seek damages from 

4. 60s pop dance (2-2) 

5. Discourages 

6. Comedy team ... & 

Costello 

7. Mediterranean 

volcano 

8. Atlanta-based satellite 

news service (1,1,1) 

9. Banded gemstone 

10. Threat, do it or ...! 

12. Share transaction 

14. Hollywood’s movie 

prize 

16. Motor vehicles 

19. Basil pasta 

accompaniment 

22. Secondary routes 

23. Main fin 

25. Insect antenna 

26. Russian money unit 

29. Bitumen compound 

32. Fixed (menu) 

35. Alligator pear 

37. For this reason 

38. Summary 

40. Long exam answer 

41. Yonks 

42. Earthling 

43. Hindu garments 

44. Sheriff’s men 

47. Roof supports 

51. Fluctuated (2-4) 

52. Triple 

53. Neatly 

54. Healthy, in fine ... 

58. Oval-shaped nut 

59. Tin container 

61. Kitchen smock 

63. Boxing matches 

64. Asian wrap-around 

skirt 

65. Eye part 

66. Art stand 

68. Quickly 

71. Wear away 

72. Fervour 

74. Consider 

76. Talk wildly 

78. Laptop data block 

80. Scoundrel 

83. Overalls, ... & brace 

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Word Search 

Find all the words listed hidden 

in the grid of letters. They can be 

found in straight lines up, down, 

forwards, backwards or even 

diagonally. 


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ARISTARCHUS 

ARMSTRONG 

CRATERS 

CRISIUM 

CRUST 

DORSA 

ESCARPMENTS 

GIBBOUS 

IMBRIUM 

LANDING 

LOW DENSITY 

LUNAR 

MOUNTAINS 

NEAR SIDE 

ORIENTALE 

PROMONTORIUM 

RILLES 

RIMA 

ROCKY RUBBLE 

SERENITATIS 

TERRA 

TIDES 

WANE 

WAX 

WINDING VALLEYS 

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solution 

Trivia Quiz 

Test your knowledge about 

the Academy Awards in our 

special trivia quiz this week. 

1. In what month were the 

first Oscars held in 1929? 

2. What category that had 

featured at the Oscars since 

1963 was dumped after the 

2019 event? 

3. How many Oscars did 

‘Titanic’ win? 

4. What year saw the Oscars 

record their lowest ever TV 

ratings? 

5. In what year were the Oscars 

first broadcast on TV? 

6. Who won the Best Actress 

award at this year’s Academy 

Awards? 

ANSWERS 

1. May 

2. Best Sound 

Editing 

3. 11 

4. 2021 

5. 1953 

6. Frances 

McDormand 

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What’s On 

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At the movies... 

Great concept is poorly executed in the end 

VOYAGERS 

 


1 hour, 50 minutes 

ERIN CHRISTIE 

Director Neil Burger takes us nowhere 

particularly new with ‘Voyagers’, 

the science-fiction film that sees a 

fleet of young people being raised for 

the purpose of finding a new Earth. 

Born, educated and working on a 

spacecraft, these now-teenagers are 

tasked with eventually procreating a 

new generation, who will be the ones 

to take humanity to this promised 

land. 

But how does one control a ship full 

of teenagers, who by reason of hormones 

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of their lives? It’s a blue drink, swallowed 

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two of the boys figure out what it’s doing 

and stop taking the suppressant, 

and begin encouraging others to do 

the same – their eyes are opened to a 

world of heightened emotion, exhilaration, 

sex, and impulsivity. The sole 

adult in the film, played by the everimproving-with-age 

Colin Farrell, 

quickly loses control. 

‘Voyagers’ could have taken the audience 

to much darker places, given 

that these teenagers haven’t been 

raised with any sense of how to manage 

or control their impulses, but instead 

we’re offered something of an 

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PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE VODAFONE MOBILE PHONE BASE 

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1634 Oatlands: Oatlands Golf Club, 94 Bettington Road, Oatlands NSW 2117 

(RFNSA 2117002) 

The proposed facility consists of the addition of new equipment and associated works, including 5G, as follows: 

Removal of existing Vodafone antennas and equipment 

Installation of three (3) panel antennas, 2.7m long, on the existing headframe 


Installation of ancillary equipment including fifteen (15) remote radio units, antenna mounts and cabling 

2269 Baulkham Hills: 1Z Railway Street, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 (RFNSA 2153003) 

The proposed facility consists of the addition of new equipment and associated works, including 5G, as follows: 

Removal of existing Vodafone antennas and equipment 



Installation of ancillary equipment including fifteen (15) remote radio units, antenna mounts and cabling 

1. Vodafone regards the proposed installations as Low-impact Facilities under the Telecommunications (Lowimpact 

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(Infrastructure) 2007, based on the description above 

2. In accordance with Section 7 of C564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite 

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AUTO 

Toyota powers ahead 

“Global electrification” strategy continues 

NATHAN TAYLOR 

At the Shanghai Motor Show last 

month, Toyota revealed the bZ4X 

Concept vehicle, the first featured 

as part of a global electrification strategy, 

with plans to expand the range in the 

future. 

Toyota has stated that there will be seven 

‘bZ’ models to be launched globally by 

2025, starting with the bZ4X. ‘bZ’ stands 

for ‘beyond Zero’, highlighting the direction 

of the company towards a range of 

future electrified powertrains, including 

BEV. 

Toyota Australia has pledged its commitment 

to this strategy, further highlighting 

its leadership in electrified technology 

and confirming it will introduce the 

Toyota bZ4X battery electric vehicle to 

the Australian market, with timing to be 

confirmed closer to launch. 

The latest electrification announcement 

follows the launch of the all-new Mirai 

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Australia and 

the recent opening by Toyota Australia of 

Victoria’s first commercial grade Hydrogen 

refuelling station. 

The recently revealed Toyota bZ4X. 

Toyota has been a pioneer in electric 

vehicles in Australia, making hybrid electric 

vehicles mainstream, now representing 

more than 85 per cent of all electrified 

vehicles sold in Australia. 

With the introduction of the hybrid 

Kluger in June, Toyota will have eight 

hybrid electric vehicles in its line-up. 

“Adding the first battery electric vehicle 

to our range builds on our approach of 

providing a variety of powertrain options, 

while reducing emissions. Further ‘bZ’ 

series vehicles will be considered and 

introduced as appropriate for Australia 

in due course, expanding Toyota’s electrified 

vehicle choices,” Toyota Australia 

Vice President Sales and Marketing, Sean 

Hanley said. 

“Our approach reiterates Toyota Australia’s 

absolute commitment to reducing its 

CO2 footprint and the adoption of new 

technologies across our extensive range of 

vehicles, whilst recognising the different 

practical needs of Australian customers 

and geographies. Offering a number of 

powertrain choices to suit customer needs 

is essential. 

“Globally, Toyota has more than 20 years 

of proven design and development experience 

in electrified powertrains. 

“We will continue to evaluate the market 

in Australia and strive towards increasing 

to a powertrain mix that includes a form 

of electrification across our vehicle range 

by 2030, excluding GR and performance 

models.” 

Currently, Toyota offers 55 electrified 

models globally, contributing to CO2 

reductions through a wide range of products 

from passenger cars to commercial 

vehicles. 

By 2025, the Toyota global line-up will 

be expanded to approximately 70 models 

of all electrified vehicles, including HEV, 

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SPORT 

In honour of Tommy 

Lidcombe Oval grandstand set to be re-named as tribute to league legend 

NICOLA BARTON 

The Lidcombe Oval grandstand is 

set to bear the name of recently 

passed Wests Magpies legend 

Tommy Raudonikis, honoring his contribution 

to rugby league. 

Cumberland City Council resolved 

unanimously at a recent Council meeting 

to move forward with a proposal to name 

the grandstand after Raudonikis, who 

passed away recently. 

A member of the NRL & NSWRL Hall of 

Fame, he made 202 appearances for the 

Magpies between 1969 and 1979, as well 

as 24 appearances for NSW and played 29 

Tests for Australia. 

Cumberland City Mayor Steve Christou 

said he was saddened to hear of his passing. 

“Tommy was part of the Cumberland 

City Council fabric and his debut season 

with the Wests Magpies was at none other 

than the Lidcombe Oval in 1969,” he said. 

“The oval and grandstand are listed as 

locally significant heritage and have a long 

history with rugby league and the Wests 

Magpies.” 

Given the 50 year history of the club and 

Lynda Voltz wants to see the Lidcombe Oval grandstand refurbished. 

his contribution to the game he said it was 

only fitting to name the grandstand in his 

honour. 

“He leaves behind a lasting legacy,” Cr 

Christou said. 

Cumberland City Councillor Glenn 

Elmore said he remembers going to the 

games in the late 1970’s when he was at 

school and watched the battles that took 

place at Lidcombe Oval. 

“There’s nothing more fitting than to 

name something after the great man 

Tommy Raudonikis,” he said. 

Auburn MP and Shadow Minister for 

Sport Lynda Voltz is now calling for the 

Lidcombe Oval grandstand to be refurbished 

in conjunction with the rename. 

While supportive of the recognition for 

Tommy Raudonikis. Photo: NRL Photos. 

Raudonikis, Ms Voltz said Council needed 

to refurbish the stand. 

“With the Wests Magpies returning 

to Lidcombe Oval permanently in their 

senior teams, the ground deserves some 

upgrades,” she said. 

“This grandstand has been long 

neglected and putting Tommy Raudonikis’ 

name to it is the perfect opportunity 

for Cumberland Council to upgrade it and 

bring it up to standard.” 

A report regarding the grandstand 

naming is to be returned to the Council 

following public exhibition. 

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SPORT 

Tuesday, May 4 2021 

More players welcome 

Greystanes Goannas encourage youngsters to join the club this winter 

NATHAN TAYLOR 

The winter sporting season is already in 

full swing in the area, but one local club 

is still welcoming new recruits with 

open arms. 

Numerous opportunities currently exist for 

players at the Greystanes Goannas, a Junior 

Australian Rules Football Club who play out 

of the Gipps Road Sporting Complex in Smithfield. 

Despite the Junior AFL season being a few 

weeks old, the Goannas are in desperate need 

of female players aged between 12-16 to join 

their ranks. 

Experience in Aussie Rules is not necessary, 

however if your child is involved with Little 

Athletics during the summer months, AFL 

could be a great option. 

“I’m very biased but, personally, I think AFL is 

the best football code for young kids around,” 

Goannas Committee Member and Head Coach, 

Michael Bright told Parra News this week. 

“There’s so many kids in our area that do Little 

Athletics over summer and AFL is probably the 

perfect sport to match that, particularly the 

running types and styles.” 

Home and away matches are played on 

Sundays, with the regular season running until 

August followed by Finals for the top teams. 

Training sessions are held on Wednesday 

evenings and late Friday afternoons. 

Bright said players that sign up to his club 

won’t just get a game of footy each week, but an 

important lesson in life also. 

“At the Goannas we tend to focus on the 

person first. We believe if we get the person 

right, the footballer will come second,” he said. 

“The three core values of our club is culture, 

community and career, and a good person 

makes up all of those, not just a good footballer. 

“So, what we try to do is arm our players with 

the life skills that will give them the confidence 

and inspiration to want to go out and do something 

outstanding with their life.” 

At a typical Goannas training session, you 

might hear a motivational speech from someone 

high up in the AFL world or you might 

partake in a yoga session to help clear the mind 

– just about everything is on offer to players at 

one of the largest and most successful clubs in 

The Greystanes Goannas are on the hunt for more players. 

the competition. 

“We try and roll different people in each week, 

so it’s not always the same voice the players are 

hearing,” Bright said. 

“We’ll do yoga sessions, physios will come 

down and we even had Nick Davis from the 

Sydney Swans out recently to chat with the 

groups.” 

Anyone interested in joining the Greystanes 

Goannas this season is encouraged to get in 

touch with the club as soon as possible. Visit 

www.gogoannas.com.au. 

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