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MORE THAN 300,000 SWIFTIES TO CONVERGE ON OLYMPIC PARK
READY FOR IT?
Accor Stadium staff are putting the final touches on the venue for the concerts this weekend.
ELLIE BUSBY
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has been
described as the biggest event to
come to Australia since the 2000
Olympics, and now it’s finally arrived at
Sydney Olympic Park – Swifties, are you
ready for it?
It’s been a long, cruel summer of waiting,
but fans can breathe a sigh of relief when
Swift takes to the stage at Accor Stadium
this Friday for the first of her four back-toback
concerts.
Nearly 80,000 fans will descend on the
local stadium each night for the soldout
concerts, adding up to a whopping
number of 320,000 Swifties heading to
Sydney Olympic Park across the four days.
Kerrie Mather, Venues NSW and Accor
Stadium CEO, said the four concerts will
have a huge impact on the New South
Wales economy.
“It’s just going to be amazing, everybody’s
excited about it, we’re excited
because of the economic impact, the jobs
that will actually come from that many
events,” she said.
“We’ll have nearly 80,000 people every
night here for four nights, so 320,000
people actually over the time of the
concerts.
“35 per cent of the attendees will be
coming from interstate and internationally,
that will obviously drive significant
expenditure for New South Wales, in fact
the economic impact of these four major
concerts will be nearly $80 million.”
But welcoming the world’s biggest pop
star to our shores also comes with months
of hard work and preparation – something
Venues NSW Group General Manager,
Event Operations, Ben Raggatt
knows all too well.
“[There’s] plenty of work to be done, we’re
expecting 60-odd trucks to arrive as part
of Taylor Swift’s entourage,” he added.
“Nearly 1000 staff are responsible for the
delivery of the stage to that point.
“Even with the concert acts of Ed
[Sheeran] and Harry Styles earlier in the
year, this is significantly bigger than what
we’ve seen from both those artists.”
From friendship bracelets to lavender-themed
drinks, Accor Stadium is
excited to bring fans’ wildest dreams to
life, promising plenty of treats will be
available at the venue.
“We’re super excited to see Taylor in the
building so we’ve curated a great offering,
in the northern end of the building we’ve
actually got a Lavender Lane blowout
so a little bit of extra food and beverage
that’s not on offer day-to-day here
at Accor,” Gema Group Chief Operating
Officer, Dwane Goodman said.
“This event in terms of the catering
perspective will be essentially four grand
finals one after another.
The concerts will also be a huge boon
to surrounding hotels, with many having
already switched out its elevator music in
favour of Swift’s tunes.
“This is a true love story for hotels
right across the city, this is going to be
the biggest event for our hotels since the
Sydney Olympics in 2000,” Accor Chief
Operating Officer, Adrian Williams said.
“Events like this at Accor Stadium
support jobs and investment in hotels
right across the city.”
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Community News Update
20 February 2024
Message from Mayor Lake
Cumberland Emergency Accommodation
Parramatta Women’s Shelter in collaboration with Evolve
Housing Limited and Women’s Community Shelters have
opened its first Core & Cluster service located in the
Cumberland Local Government Area. The
Shelter provides a crucial service for women
with or without dependent children, who
are experiencing homelessness due to
domestic and family violence. The Core and
Cluster model provides a safe space for
women to rebuild and heal in a centralised
location with onsite access to caseworkers
and community support services. It’s a
great milestone moment for Western
Sydney to have another women’s refuge in
Cumberland. If you or someone you know
needs support regarding domestic, family
or sexual violence, call 1800 RESPECT / 1800
737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au
With Tania Smith from Parramatta
Women’s Shelter and Annabelle
Daniel OAM, CEO of Women’s
Community Shelters
Happy Lunar New Year
Council recently celebrated the Year of the Dragon as part of its Lunar New
Year festivities. Held over three days in Lidcombe, Auburn and Berala, the
community was treated to a bustling program complete with comedy shows,
K-pop, food, arts, dancing, community workshops and karaoke. It was great to
see thousands of people come together to take part in a cultural event that has
a very long history in Cumberland and is symbolic to many in our community.
The event also provided a great opportunity for the community to learn and
experience Chinese, South-Eastern and Eastern Asian culture.
Your Rates at Work
Community Centre Renewal
Works have recently been completed
at the Redgum Function Centre in
Wentworthville. This included carpet
replacement and internal painting,
ensuring the centre is fit for
community use.
Let us know of any issues in your area by using the Snap Send Solve
mobile app which can be found on Council’s website:
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/snapsendsolve
Have Your Say
Redgum Function Centre
NSW Government’s Transport Oriented
Development Program at Berala and Lidcombe
Council is inviting you to an information session
regarding the program to increase housing at Berala
and Lidcombe in areas currently zoned for low and
medium density development.
Information sessions: Lidcombe: Tuesday 27 February 2024, 4pm - 5pm
Berala: Tuesday 27 February 2024, 6pm - 7pm
For more information or to register for one of the sessions, visit:
https://haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/transport-orienteddevelopment-program-2024
Cumberland Live and Local
With Clr Elmore, Auburn MP Lynda Voltz, Clr Hussein, Prospect MP Dr Hugh McDermott,
Clr Hughes and Clr Garrard at Lunar New Year celebrations in Auburn Park
International Mother Language Day
This Friday, Council will be hosting a cultural extravaganza at the
Redgum Function Centre in Wentworthville to mark International
Mother Language Day. From 1pm to 4pm, attendees will be able
to explore a range of stalls featuring cultural art, weaving, language
learning, iPad demonstrations, plus a range of free and fun activities
for both adults and children. For more information, visit
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/mother-language-day
Toll Relief Scheme
Did you know that eligible motorists in New South Wales can claim a
40% rebate for money spent on tolls in the 2022-23 and the 2023-24 financial
year? As part of the scheme, motorists who have spent more than $375 on
tolls during this financial year will be able to claim a 40% rebate of up to
$750. Payments to eligible customers will be backdated to July 1, 2022.
This decision comes as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to
toll relief and ease cost of living pressures on families. If you or someone
you know could benefit from this initiative, then I encourage you to
see if you are eligible. For more information, or to apply,
visit www.service.nsw.gov.au/services/toll-relief
Mayor Lisa Lake
8757 9856 | Lisa.Lake@cumberland.nsw.gov.au
Bring your family and friends along for a
FREE evening showcasing Cumberland’s
local musicians, food and fun!
Friday 23 February, 6pm – 9pm
Merrylands Civic Square,
203 Merrylands Road, Merrylands.
For more information, visit:
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/live-and-local
Clean Up Australia Day
Join the community effort for Clean Up Australia Day, and let’s make a
difference by cleaning up our local parks, creeks and rivers in Cumberland
on Sunday 3 March. FREE bbq for volunteers. Equipment provided.
To register visit:
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/CUAD
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Kebabs
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Saturday 16 March
Auburn Town Centre,
Auburn Road, Auburn
EOI closes:
Friday 23 February
This event is proudly sponsored
by Multicultural NSW
Contact Cumberland Council
8757 9000 | council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au | www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au | Cumberland City Council Sydney
16 Memorial Avenue, PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160.
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LOCAL NEWS
Saturdays out for post office Council spot to stay vacant
ELLIE BUSBY
Angry residents are
sending a message
to Australia Post
after it was revealed its
Silverwater branch will no
longer operate on Saturdays.
Australia Post has
confirmed the busy post
office at the Silverwater
Business Centre will no
longer be open for business
on Saturdays from February
24 onwards.
The announcement has
caused frustration among
residents, with a petition
being started online calling
on Parramatta Council to
advocate for the Silverwater
post office to remain open
on Saturdays.
“Australia Post has recently
posted a sign at the Silverwater
Business Hub advising
that they will be stopping the
collection hours on Saturdays
from 24th February,
2024,” the petition said.
“Australia Post provides a
vital service for our community
and this location is
constantly busy on Saturdays,
showing the need for
this service to continue.”
The petition received the
support of City of Parramatta
A petition has been started against Australia Post.
Council at the latest meeting,
with Councillor Patricia
Prociv saying people in
the local area “need this
service”.
“For the people in Olympic
Park, Wentworth Point and
Newington, this is the only
access they have to a post
office,” Prociv said.
“They rely on the post office
at Silverwater to collect their
parcels on Saturdays, the
queues at Australia Post on
Saturdays are over an hour,
sometimes an hour-and-ahalf
long.”
At the time this story was
written, just under 100
people had signed the petition.
A spokesperson for
Australia Post told Parra
News the Silverwater
Business Centre will cease
operating a Saturday parcel
collection service from
February 24, following a
review of the level of customers
using the service.
“The outlet offers free
24/7 parcel lockers where
customers can collect
parcels at any time at their
convenience or they can
continue to collect parcels
on weekdays during operating
hours,” the spokesperson
added.
The Silverwater branch will
continue to operate Monday
to Friday, from 9am to
5pm. The news comes after
Australia Post shut down its
Westfield Parramatta office
last year.
Parramatta Council has acknowledged former Councillor Donna Davis.
ELLIE BUSBY
Parramatta Council has acknowledged
former Councillor Donna Davis’
contribution to the local community
following her resignation, confirming her
position won’t be filled before the Local
Government Election.
Davis, who served on Council since 2017
under Labor as both a Councillor and Lord
Mayor, announced she would be stepping
down from the role earlier this year to focus
solely on her position as State Member for
Parramatta.
Speaking at the latest Council Meeting,
Independent Councillor Kellie Darley
thanked Davis for her support and advocacy.
“Donna was actually the first Councillor I
met and interacted with before I was a councillor
advocating for improved services for
families, and she was always the Councillor
that responded,” she said.
“So for me, Donna really set the standard
in terms of community engagement, she was
very active in the local community, representing
residents, being out there.”
Fellow Epping Ward and Labor Councillor
Cameron Maclean said he was grateful Davis
took him “under her wing.”
“[Davis] has been the best possible mentor
one could have,” he added.
“Politics is so prone to cynicism and accusations
of people not listening and Donna
has always made herself available to the
community.”
During the meeting, Council also voted to
dispense with the need to conduct a by-election
to replace Davis, meaning the Chamber
will be down a Councillor until the Local
Government Election takes place seven
months from now in September.
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Early Federal Election is inevitable
The drums are getting louder.
Talk to anyone with their ear to the ground
in politics and the words ‘early election’ get a
run.
There’s plenty of talk that Anthony Albanese
could send us to the polls this year – perhaps
a full 12 months before he’d be required to in
September 2025.
The public’s recent support for his changes
to the stage three tax cuts have helped Albanese
regain some of his mojo after the failed
Voice referendum last year.
A pros and cons list for an early election
would surely have Labor leaning towards this
year, potentially in October or early November.
Labor would feel they’d have the Coalition’s
measure at the moment but there’s a legitimate
fear that with another 12 months under
his belt, Peter Dutton could make a contest
out of an election.
Go early and you force Dutton into campaign
mode well before he’d be seen as ready.
Watch this space.
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We must not forget older Aussies
Several months ago, I attended the 10th
birthday party of the Carmen Drive Pharmacy
in Carlingford. Led by owners Susan and
Yvonne, they are a salt-of-the-earth business,
well-loved in the community. As the event
was held in the middle of a weekday, those in
attendance were mainly senior citizens from
the surrounding area.
Talk turned to the current housing debate –
and what has long been a contentious proposal
to redevelop the former Royal Institute for
Deaf and Blind Children site opposite North
Rocks Shopping Centre. Scaled-back plans include
seniors’ units of up to five storeys.
A gentleman who was present – I seem to remember
he was from a nearby Rotary – said to
me: “I used to be opposed. But I guess we’re
all getting older and this is something we have
to think about now”.
The question of how we house and care for
Australia’s aging population is one of the great
issues of the 21st century. It should be top of
the in-tray for every level of government, just
as it weighs heavily (and sometimes painfully)
in the minds of so many families.
Everyone’s circumstances are different. For
some, the desire for autonomy and physical
space in their sunset years is profound. Others
prefer the range of socialisation opportunities
and activities – such as games, gardening,
book clubs and movie nights – as well as attentive
supervision, that come from communal
retirement living.
For those unable or unwilling to live independently
or with family, the range of options
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include in-home care (preferred by most Australians)
where a dedicated provider comes in
to deliver services and help around the house.
Some people will opt for residential care in
a nursing home or aged care facility. Others
choose supported living arrangements within
retirement villages.
So many of my friends and work colleagues
are reaching the stage where they are confronting
this decision for their own parents,
with questions such as “Are we doing the
right thing?” and “Will Mum or Dad be happy
there?” increasingly commonplace.
Given this, it is a major surprise to me that
the role of older Australians is being overlooked
in the current housing debate. I’ve previously
written that I support the broad thrust
of the Minns government’s proposals to address
the housing crisis. However, even as an
ALP member, a key bugbear is that the rhetoric
in support of change is disproportionately
about giving young people a ladder onto the
housing market.
While this is admittedly an important goal,
it is equally vital to provide housing choice for
older Australians to remain within their local
community as they age.
After my father died and my sisters and I
“flew the coop”, my mother sold our two-storey
home in West Pennant Hills as she could
no longer look after the swimming pool and
garden. And she moved into an apartment
closer to the city.
However, many people might seek options in
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like an almost pejorative way to describe this.
It is more “rightsizing” into age-appropriate
housing, perhaps near the kids and grandkids,
and close to all the shops, services, amenities
and social networks such as church to which
people have devoted their lives.
A report from the Retirement Living Council
estimated that more than 473,000 NSW retirees
aged over 75 are living in oversized homes
with at least one vacant bedroom. Further incentives
should certainly be examined to give
people financial security that they can shift to
different housing without – for example – sacrificing
all or part of their pension.
Not everyone will make this choice. But when
an older Australian vacates a large home, that
creates an opportunity for a younger family,
too. And this method of reducing the housing
supply gap should be in the discussion.
The question now is shifting to what types of
seniors’ developments can achieve community
consent. Increasingly, we see proposals
for vertical housing – invariably accompanied
by community opposition. The planned development
at Oatlands Golf Course is a good
example. However, even this pales in comparison
to models that involve older Australians
essentially living in skyscrapers.
Fundamental planning principles remain
important. Seniors’ housing should be built in
a form consistent with the area. Local streets
and neighbourhood centres must be able to
support them. But so is ensuring that the people
who built this country enjoy dignity in later
life.
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LOCAL NEWS
Transforming railway line
First look at Pippita Rail Trail, with locals encouraged to have their say on project
ELLIE BUSBY
Cumberland Council has revealed the
first look at the proposed Pippita Rail
Trail, a 2.4 kilometre active transport
link that will “transform” the former Abattoir
Branch railway line.
The project aims to create an improved and
accessible walking and cycling link between
Lidcombe Train Station and 430 hectares of
recreational facilities at Sydney Olympic Park.
Locals are being encouraged to have
their say on the Pippita Rail Trail, which is
anticipated to be used by more than 20,000
Lidcombe residents once complete.
Member of EcoTransit and long-time advocate
of Pippita Rail Trail Roydon Ng said the
design is a step in the right direction, but
urged the NSW Government not to rule out
rebuilding the Pippita Railway Station in the
future.
“Safe and easily accessible active transport
is important for community connections
and reducing car dependency,” he told Parra
News.
“I call on NSW Government to contribute to
funding the construction of Pippita Rail Trail
and not preclude future rebuilding of Pippita
Railway Station.
“Pippita Rail Trail should be integrated with
the wider active transport network into western
Sydney and the inner west to encourage
An artist’s impression of the proposed Pippita Rail Trail.
cycling as a viable local alternative to motor
vehicles”
Ng added that he would also like to see more
of an acknowledgement of the history of the
Pippita Station and Abattoir Branch railway
line incorporated in the design of the trail.
The Abattoir Branch railway line once
serviced the State Abattoirs, State Brick Works
and Homebush Saleyards, with stations
including Pippita, Metropolitan Meat Platforms,
Saleyards, Abattoirs and Brickworks.
Cumberland Mayor Lisa Lake said the
Pippita Rail Trail reflects Council’s commitment
to creating an active, vibrant and inclusive
community.
“As part of Council’s long term strategic vision
for Cumberland, the Pippita Rail Trail will offer
a unique opportunity for cycling or walking
directly from Lidcombe to Sydney Olympic
Park, allowing residents and visitors to explore
our outdoor spaces, socialise and discover our
local history along the way,” she said.
The project has received $770,000 in funding
as part of Transport for NSW’s Get NSW Active
program.
NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen said the
Pippita Rail Trail will become a convenient
walking and cycling link between Lidcombe
Train Station and the Sydney Olympic Park
precinct.
“The new 2.4 kilometre path will give people
a new way to move between home and work,
public transport hubs, food and dining
precincts, stadiums and public spaces,” she
added.
“This transformation will create a destination
that locals can use every day, and people
from all over Sydney can visit and enjoy, while
recognising the rich history of the area’s
former railway line.”
Community consultation is open until
Sunday, March 10.
To have your say on the project visit: www.
haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/pippita-rail-trail-masterplan.
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CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY COMES
TO PARRAMATTA
20 FEBRUARY 2024
YOUR CITY NEWS
Clean up team operations in Parramatta.
Get ready to join Clean Up Australia Day, the
nation’s biggest community event happening
on Sunday 3 March Last year, over 680,000
volunteers in Australia removed 15,000 ute
loads of rubbish from our environment.
Parramatta made a strong impact by
cleaning up parks, creeks, and bushland.
Let’s do it again this year! You can help by
cleaning up a local park, creek, bushland, or
even your neighborhood. Every effort counts!
Visit the Council’s website to register a local
group and receive materials by mail.
The website also offers great ideas on local
bushland and creek locations to clean up.
Together, we can make a difference and
improve the environment we cherish.
For more informstion please scan the QR code.
Cr Pierre Esber
Lord Mayor
City of Parramatta
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Looking for a fun fitness activity? Join
Zumba Gold, a modified class for older
adults. Enjoy original moves at a lower
intensity, focusing on balance, coordination,
and range of motion. Classes every
Tuesday from 6 February to 9 April 2024,
10am to 11am at Wentworth Point
Community Centre.
Limited spaces, book now! Remember
to bring water and a towel. Register,
communicate medical concerns, and
complete a screening questionnaire.
Scan the QR code for more information.
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Explore Parramatta’s hidden stories at the
newly refurbished Town Hall! Dive into a
captivating audio experience narrated
by the charismatic Flying Pieman,
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Step into our immersive sculptural
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Join us on select dates from 20–22 &
27–29 February 2024, 5pm to 7pm. Book
tickets now or walk-ins are welcome.
Don’t miss this 20-minute journey into
the past.
Scan the QR code for more information.
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Council is thrilled to announce the
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Five internationally recognised finalists
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performing arts centre in May 2024.
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LOCAL NEWS
Childcare centre makes
history in the west
ELLIE BUSBY
In a greater western Sydney
first, a new North Rocks childcare
centre will be offering its
lessons in multiple languages.
Officially opening its doors this
Friday (February 23), multi-lingual
childcare centre Angsana
will provide children with interactive
lessons delivered in English,
Mandarin and Spanish.
For locals like North Rocks
resident Alexandra Rayhanabad,
it means her two-year-old son,
Kingston Rayhanabad, has the
chance to be exposed to other
languages from a young age.
“The biggest plus to it is learning
any kind of language, in any form,
is so good for our little one and
it definitely improves cognitive
function overall,” Rayhanabad
told Parra News.
“I think it will help [Kingston]
become a better communicator
and maybe enrich a deeper
respect for diversity, which is
really important in the area that
we live in.”
As more and more people from
different backgrounds continue
to choose western Sydney as their
home, Rayhanabad is hoping
Angsana will help pave the way for
additional multi-lingual childcare
centres to open in the local area.
“Whether it be centres like
Angsana that are completely
multi-lingual or centres that just
have multi-lingual programs on
offer, I think it’s amazing if that
were to become a bit more widespread,”
she said.
Located at 49 North Rocks Road,
the $20 million childcare centre
took seven years to build, spans
2,200 square metres and features
both indoor and outdoor play
spaces.
Lessons in the three languages
will all be delivered by native
speakers through activities like
play, gardening and cooking,
speech and drama, physical
education, music and numeracy.
Centre Director, Yolanda Rubatto
Ivanov, said teaching children
multiple languages an early age
increases cognitive abilities and
fosters cultural understanding.
“It also positively influences
brain development, making them
more adaptable and proficient in
communication,” she added.
“Additionally, multilingualism
has been linked to better academic
performance and increased career
opportunities later in life.”
Co-Founder Gan Shen-Lene
said Angsana is focused on
multilingualism because children
today need to know more
than one language to survive in
an “increasingly globalised society.”
“Just looking around us here
in greater Sydney, there are at
least five different communities
speaking one language other than
English,” she added.
“By doing so, we hope to encourage
our children to easily connect
with others, not only here but also
around the world.
“We know we are not for
everyone, however, parents who
want to grow globally aware and
open-minded children will see
the advantages that our centre can
offer to their children.”
Angsana is open Monday to
Friday from 7.00am to 6.00 pm and
caters for 99 children, aged from
six weeks to six years.
Angsana will provide interactive lessons in three different languages.
Angsana will provide interactive lessons in three different languages.
Seize the
Day
Connect with those who truly matter!
Discover how a Home Care Package
with Catholic Healthcare can enhance
your well-being and allow you more
moments with those who matter.
To learn more, call 1800 951 342 or visit
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launch of Maggi Mug Noodles,
reducing plastic packaging by 83
per cent. New Maggi Mug Noodles
are designed to go straight into a
standard at-home mug – simply
add boiling water. The new
Maggi Mug Noodles are
available in four-packs,
in popular chicken and
beef flavours. Maggi
noodles will still be
available in the original
plastic cup format
for those looking for
an on-the-go instant
noodle option.
Δ It’s Tea O’clock: Novotel
Sydney Parramatta has just
launched an indulgent high tea
experience (pictured below),
running every weekend from
11am to 2pm. The 350 Restaurant
& Lounge will be serving up an
afternoon filled with the finer
things in life; sparkling wine, tasty
ribbon sandwiches, scones and tea!
Guests will be treated to a glass of
sparkling upon arrival, followed by
three tiers of deliciousness, which
include traditional scones with jam
and clotted cream, tasty smoked
salmon and lemon myrtle cream
cheese ribbon sandwiches, as well
as decadent mini desserts.
Δ 60 years of Nutella: To
celebrate its 60th anniversary,
Nutella is launching a series of new
limited-edition jars, each featuring
characters that we all recognise
in the people that makes us smile
– from the chef to the rockstar,
from the dreamer to the romantic.
Alongside the jars, Nutella will also
launch a special digital activation
for consumers via a special jar
configurator only available on
Nutella website, inviting everyone
to celebrate their ‘smile givers’ by
creating personalised stickers and a
message for their jar.
Δ McNugget
Buddies return: After
launching more than 25 years
ago, Macca’s is bringing back a
wave of ‘90s nostalgia with the reintroduction
of McNugget Buddies,
which for the first time come with
their very own collectors trading
cards. The McNugget Buddies have
had a modern makeover, designed
in partnership with visionary
artist, street style icon and Macca’s
fanatic, Kerwin Frost, inspired by
his childhood experiences and
belief that everyone should feel free
to express themselves. Six different
McNugget Buddy collectibles will
be available
in restaurants across
Australia, with each McNugget
Buddy bringing a unique wardrobe,
personality and hobby. The McNugget
Buddies come as part of the
new, adult-sized Kerwin Frost Box.
The box offers a choice between
10-piece Chicken McNuggets or a
Big Mac, complemented by World
Famous Fries, a drink, and a special
McNugget Buddy collectible.
Δ Iconic product changes:
Maggi has announced a change
to its iconic cup noodles with the
Δ New hot cross flavours: Coles
has partnered with biscuit experts
Arnott’s to spice up the supermarket’s
Own Brand hot cross buns this
Easter with the launch of two new,
limited-edition, mouth-watering
flavours — Coles Arnott’s Iced VoVo
Inspired Hot Cross Buns (pictured
above) and Coles Arnott’s Pizza
Shapes Inspired Hot Cross Buns.
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(food only)
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TURNING BACK TIME
This photo, taken
from the front gardens
circa 1940-1970s, shows
Hambledon Cottage on the
corner of Hassall Street and
Gregory Place, Parramatta.
Originally built for John
Macarthur in 1824 as part
of his Elizabeth Farm
estate, Hambledon Cottage
is a colonial Georgian
cottage.
The cottage now operates
as a tourist site and
education facility, and has
done so for over 50 years,
to educate domestic and
international tourists as
well as school children
about Australian history.
(Photo courtesy of City of
Parramatta)
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Retirement living, elevated.
Coming soon to Epping.
Levande announces the launch of The Cambridge, Epping’s newest retirement community. Throughout
March we will be hosting a series of Information Sessions for you to learn more about this exciting
new development. Sessions include:
1. An overview of The Cambridge retirement community
2. Learning about the facilities and services available
4. View samples of 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments
6. Hearing from current Levande residents on their retirement living experience.
Tuesdays, 5, 12 & 19 March & Wednesday 27 March at The Epping Club. 10am or 1pm (2-hour duration).
RSVP essential! To reserve your place call Jill on 0421 279 288.
For more information or to view our display suite, scan the code or call 0421 279 288
to register. Display suite now open. Shop 1A Langston Place, Pembroke Street, Epping.
thecambridge.levande.com.au
Exit fees and other fees and charges are payable.
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ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES, TELEVISION, MUSIC AND MORE – PARRAMATTA’S LEADING ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
LESSONS IN LOVE
AT THE RIVERSIDE
CASSIDY PEARCE
Complex and beautiful all at once,
love is a multifaceted emotion
with endless descriptions in English
alone.
But, with both sides of his family
being Greek, poet and rapper Luka Lesson
knew that there were many more words for
love, as many of them continue to be used in
the language today.
It’s for this reason that when he was commissioned
to make a solo theatre show before
the pandemic, the concept of ‘Agapi & Other
Kinds of Love’ came to mind.
Initially, this show was based on the idea of
a book with chapters of poems about different
types of love. However, it grew into a more
narrative form, taking audiences on a journey
through these ancient Greek types of love
through the eyes of ancient lovers Socrates
and Diotima and their modern counterparts
Pavlos and Sophia, after reading Plato’s The
Symposium.
“There’s a speech in Plato’s Symposium
where Socrates says that he learned everything
he knows about love from a woman named
Diotima, and she’s pretty much lost to us, we
don’t know much about her, but I thought it
was crazy that the greatest philosopher of all
time arguably was giving all the kudos to a
female philosopher or sage that would teach
him everything he knows about love,” he said.
“I decided to make her a full character, and
to discuss the ladder of love that they discuss
in The Symposium and combine that with the
ancient Greek types of love.”
But, as with many things, the pandemic
caused a shift in production for Lesson,
with both original commissioning parties no
longer able to bring the show to life.
However, this only made him more excited
to get it done – no matter what the form.
“I was so in love with it that I ended up finishing
it myself, and roping in my friend James
Humberstone who composed all the music for
it,” he said.
“Parallel to finishing the show, I was also
turning it into a verse novel, so we ended up
publishing the verse novel first, and now we’re
in the throes of the tour of the show.
“It was a funny process, because both things
were developing at the same time, as well as
the music. Eventually, it will be a verse novel,
and a show, and an album. It’s an interesting
way to play with my creativity, to see how
it comes out the other end in three different
forms.”
Though he admits it was tricky to create a
show which is part rap, part poetry, and part
history lesson, Lesson said ‘Agapi & Other
Kinds of Love’ has ended up as a prime example
of edutainment, hoping that audience
members will have learn plenty.
“My desire with this show is just to get people
to have a wider vocabulary of love,” he said.
“We need it, and we need it in these times
more than ever, and if they leave the show with
a few more words to talk about the nuances of
love and discuss that with their friends and
families, then I think my job will be done.”
‘Agapi & Other Kinds of Love’ will be at
Riverside Theatres on Thursday, February
29 and Friday, March 1 at 7pm. Visit riversideparramatta.com.au.
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THINGS TO DO
Catch new Aussie film at Riverside
New Australian film ‘Damage’ is having a Q&A screening at Riverside
this Saturday with the film’s director Madeleine Blackwell
and lead actor Ali Al Jenabi. ‘Damage’ tells the story of
Ali, a taxi driver who is an asylum seeker navigating a city he
doesn’t know, and Esther, an old woman who can’t remember
where she’s going and doesn’t recognise the world anymore.
Celebrate Mardi Gras in Parra
Parramatta is preparing for the return of one of the City’s most
raw and beautiful LGBTIQ+ performances as Sydney’s Mardi
Gras festival gets underway with Maeve Marsden’s ‘Queerstories’
on Friday, February 23 at Riverside Theatres. Elsewhere,
Parramatta Square will come alive with a rainbow decal added
to the stairs near the Smith Street end during Mardi Gras.
Unique cultural activity for locals
Aboriginal people have cared for this land from the beginning
of time. Learn how you too can Care for Country in an Aboriginal
Cultural Activity with Bush Tucker Tasting this Saturday,
February 24 at 11am at PHIVE. The event is free, but registrations
are necessary. Visit cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au for more
information.
BARGAIN BUYS
Parramatta Farmers Market
Held every Wednesday in Centenary
Square, Parramatta. For more details
call 9806 5315.
BUSINESS
Merrylands Chamber of Commerce
Regular events.
For more information about
membership and upcoming events,
visit merrylandschamberofcommerce.
com.au or call 1300 404 403.
Parramatta Chamber of Commerce
Regular meetings. 9635 0022.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Rotary Club of Parramatta
Regular meetings. New members
welcome. For more information, visit
www.parramattacityrotary.org.au.
Lions Club of Parramatta
Board Meeting second Wednesday
of each month. Dinner Social night
fourth Saturday of each month. New
members welcome. Contact Graham
Estreich on 0432 343 677.
Pennant Hills VIEW Club
Pennant Hills VIEW Club meets for
lunch on the second Tuesday of each
month at 11am at Oatlands Golf Club.
Meetings consist of a two course
lunch followed by an interesting guest
speaker. Visitors and new members are
welcome. Call Margaret on 9873 2402.
Greystanes Probus Club
Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday
of the month at Wentworthville
Leagues Club, 10am for 10.30am start.
Visitors and New Members are
welcome. Call Lynette 0403 338 337.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
City of Parramatta Food Service
City of Parramatta coordinates a
traditional Meals on Wheels service,
the Let’s Dine Out restaurant option
and a Social Lunch Program. For
details, call 9806 5005.
JP Service
Justice of the Peace available at
Carlingford Court Shopping Centre
on Tuesdays from 11 am to 1pm, and
Thursdays 4pm to 6pm.
MUSEUMS & HISTORY
Armory Gallery
Part of the Newington Armory site,
the Armory Gallery is housed in
Building 18, near the Parramatta River,
and is one of the largest armament
storehouses constructed prior to
World War II. Open Saturday and
Sunday 10am to 4pm. Call 9714 7888.
Parramatta & District Historical
Society
General Meetings held on the third
Monday of each month at 7.30pm,
Burnside Gardens Community Centre,
Oatlands. Call 9635 6924.
Old Government House
Old Government House is the oldest
surviving public building in Australia
and one of 11 recognised convict sites
that tell the story of Australia’s forced
convict migration. Open Thursday-
Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday
11am-4pm. Last entry 3.30pm. Call
9635 8149 for details.
SPORT GROUPS
PCYC Parramatta
Various programs held weekly.
9635 8242.
Parramatta Lions Junior AFL
0401 742 684.
Parramatta District Cricket
pdca@bigpond.com
SUPPORT GROUPS
Gamblers Anonymous
Fridays 7.30pm. 0408 725 955.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays 12.30pm to 2.00pm.
Parramatta City Library.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sundays 10am to 10.30am.
Granville Town Hall.
Head to Health Parramatta
Free mental health service for
individuals of all ages. Call 1800 595
212 for details.
Relationships Australia
Counselling for individuals, couples
and families. Domestic violence
support group also available. Level 6
/ 126 Church Street, Parramatta. Call
1300 364 277.
Open Studio
Art-making program designed to
assist with mental health. Sessions
held regularly at Wentworthville. Call
8806 1337 for information.
Lifeline: 13 11 14.
Established in 1988 – Aquarius Rising was the first
New Age retail venture in the Parramatta district.
Aquarius Rising offers a vast range of traditional
favourites, new release books, tarot, oracle cards,
rune charts, CD’s – for meditation, relaxation and
special topics of interest.
Owner and founder,
Regina Hinz
Also see our extensive range of:
• Crystals & Mineral
Specimens
• Incenses
• Essential and
fragrance oils
• Perfumes
• Candles
• Silver Jewellery
• Chimes
• Dream catchers
• Tibetan singing bowls
• Prayer banners
• Angel statues
• Moon Planting Guide
Shop hours:
Open 6 days: Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm
aquariusrisingbookshop
Aquarius Rising
www.aquariusrising.com.au
0408 824 258 | Shop 22, Civic Arcade, 48-50 George St, Parramatta
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COUNTRY
CORNER
Brand’s emotional new
track
Celebrated Australian
country star Adam Brand
(pictured) has released
a new single, ‘Sleepless
Nights’.
Penned early in 2023, the
song resonated with Brand
deeply in light of the devastating
event with the family
home burning down just
weeks before Christmas last
year.
Thankfully with no one
injured, this song took on
new meaning and is a reflection
of Brand’s thoughts on
his role in his family.
“As a father I believe my job
is to protect my family with
every fibre of my being and
there is nothing I wouldn’t
do for my children,” Brand
said.
“As parents we all know
that the weight of that
responsibility sometimes
feels overwhelming. One
day my baby girls will have
their own family and will
experience sleepless nights
as they pace the floor trying
to figure out life’s many challenges…
but not tonight.”
The song is available on all
the usual streaming services
including Spotify and Apple
Music.
Fatherhood message in
new song
Former ‘American Idol’
winner Scotty McCreery has
released a brand new song
focused on becoming a Dad.
“Becoming a father is
the greatest thing that’s
happened to me,” he said.
“Raising Avery as he grows
and watching my wife Gabi
be a rock star as his mum has
been the joy of my life these
last 15 months. I knew I
wanted to write a song about
Avery. I even photographed
the room number on the
hospital door so I could put
that into the lyrics.”
‘Love Like This’ is available
now on all the usual streaming
services.
Country loses a cowboy
There’s been plenty of tributes
for US country star Toby
Keith, who tragically passed
away at just 62 after a battle
with cancer.
“Toby Keith passed peacefully
last night ... surrounded
by his family,” a statement
shared to his website read.
“He fought his fight with
grace and courage. Please
respect the privacy of his
family at this time.”
Keith had only weeks
earlier appeared on national
breakfast radio show ‘The
Bobby Bones Show’ to
discuss his health and
music, so his passing so
soon after that interview
was a major shock.
NORTH ROCKS ROAD
PARTIAL LANE CLOSURES
AND NIGHT WORKS
27 February to 12 March 2024
From 27 February, North Rocks Road will be reduced to one lane in each
direction to allow for investigation works to begin on Hunts Creek Bridge.
This work is in preparation for a bridge replacement program expected to
start in May 2024.
For two weeks, traffic controllers will be in place from 8pm each evening
Monday to Saturday, diverting traffic around investigations taking place on
the road and footpath along Hunts Creek Bridge. On Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, altered road conditions will begin at 9pm. These timeframes are
subject to inclement weather.
All efforts will be made to complete noise intensive activities earlier in the
evening. However, there will be times where noisy activities such as the use
of a vacuum truck will occur late into the evening /early morning.
North Rocks Road will be reinstated by 5am allowing motorists and
pedestrians to use the road as normal.
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Avoid the area from 8pm to 5am, if possible. Allow extra travel time.
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At the movies...
REVIEW
Peppa’s Cinema Party
1 hour, 5 minutes
If you’re the parent or guardian
of a young child, you likely haven't
been able to avoid ‘Peppa Pig’
beaming into your lounge room
over the years.
And like ‘Bluey’, which came
much later, the likeable little pig
and her family appeal to the adults
in the room too – contributing to its
worldwide success.
‘Peppa’s Cinema Party’ is the latest
instalment in the franchise, a
cinematic release of all new content
– a win for the parents who’ve
likely seen every episode on multiple
occasions already.
With a few special guests along
the way (including Katy Perry as
Ms Leopard and Orlando Bloom as
Mr Racoon), a through-line of Mr
Bull and Mrs Cow’s wedding provides
the platform for 10 new episodes,
along with interactive shorts
where the animated and real world
combines.
From my perspective, a great
hour of entertainment – but not
enough Daddy Pig humour. We
needed more of him over-estimating
his ability ahead of disastrous
and hilarious results.
But more importantly, from the
two-year-old who was in tow with
me, a standing ovation. A toddler
whose attention didn't leave the
screen for more than an hour pretty
much confirms this is a winner.
– Troy Dodds
See these movies at... PARRAMATTA www.eventcinemas.com.au
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Buy tickets now at eventcinemas.com.au
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Nathan Taylor
TV NEWS
Ê ‘The Voice’ is going to look a whole lot
different this year, with three new coaches
joining Guy Sebastian on the singing contest.
International singer and songwriter LeAnn
Rimes, Queen frontman Adam Lambert, and
Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke
will hopefully breathe new life into
the format, that has fallen a little bit behind
the game since ‘Australian Idol’ returned last
year. Filming gets underway in Sydney this
month, with the series set to go to air later
this year.
Ê New episodes of ‘The 1% Club’ will return
to Channel Seven on Wednesday, February 21
at 7.30pm. If you’ve never seen it, it’s worth
the watch and comedian Jim Jefferies does a
pretty good job as host / quizmaster.
Ê Season 24 of ‘Midsomer Murders’
premiered on the ABC last Friday night and
continues weekly. The new season comes
with four new murder mystery episodes.
Ê Taylor Swift will land in Sydney next
week but if you missed out on tickets or
just want to see her incredible show again,
MARCH 15
Disney+ will be showing her latest concert in
its entirety from next month. ‘Taylor Swift:
The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)’ will hit
Disney+ on Friday, March 15 and will feature
the entire concert as well the song ‘Cardigan’
and four additional acoustic songs.
TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR, DISNEY+
Ê Hit ABC series ‘Bay of Fires’ has been
renewed for a second season. Marta Dusseldorp
returns as Stella Heikkinen, the single
mother of two, forced into witness protection
and relocated to Mystery Bay – a remote
Tasmanian town filled with suspicious,
criminally inclined individuals. Season two
will air in 2025.
MARCH 29
PARAMOUNT+
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
Ê New limited series ‘A Gentleman in
Moscow’, starring Ewan McGregor, will drop
of Paramount+ on Friday, March 29. An
adaptation of Amor Towles’ internationally
best-selling novel, the series follows Count
Alexander Rostov (McGregor), who, in the
aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds
that his gilded past places him on the wrong
side of history. This show is getting a lot of
buzz, so if you’re into your history you may
be interested in this.
Ê SKY News anchor Peter Stefanovic will
present ‘MH370: Ten Years On’ on Tuesday,
February 20, as the 10th anniversary of arguably
the greatest mystery in aviation history
approaches. This follows from previous
documentaries that includes ‘MH370: The
Final Search’ and ‘MH370: The Untold Story’
which remains SKY News’ highest rated documentary.
In this new one-hour documentary,
Stefanovic speaks with aviation experts,
oceanographers, and brave sailors who took
on the quest of finding MH370. He also meets
family members of victims, with their own
appeal to our government.
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Tuesday 20 February
Wednesday 21 February
Thursday 22 February
ANDREW CHARLTON MP
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARRAMATTA
TV Guide: FEBRUARY 20 – 26 Your guide to the week’s television viewing
6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00
Following The Drug Money (PG) 10:30
Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 11:00
Antiques Roadshow 12:00 ABC News 1:00
Call The Midwife (PG) 2:00 Anh’s Brush
With Fame (PG) 2:30 Back Roads (PG) 3:00
The Cook And The Chef 3:30 Tenable 4:15
Antiques Roadshow 5:10 Love Your Garden
6:00 Back Roads 6:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00
ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Back Roads (PG)
8:30 Better Date Than Never (PG)
2:00 TBA 2:30 Cities Of
The Underworld (PG)
3:30 Harry’s Practice
4:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue
4:30 Better Homes And
Gardens 5:30 Escape To The
Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt
7:30 Rosemary & Thyme (PG)
8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M l,v)
5:00 Hardball 5:20
Miraculous: Tales Of
Ladybug And Cat Noir
(PG) 5:55 So Awkward 6:30
Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible
Histories 7:40 The Penguins Of
Madagascar 8:00 The Legend
Of Korra (PG) 8:25 Kong: King
Of The Apes (PG)
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)
11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00
Australian Idol (PG) 1:30 Motorbike Cops
(PG) 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) 3:00 The Chase
UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The
Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News
7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Australian
Idol (PG) 9:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (MA15+) 10:00 First Dates UK
(M l) 11:05 The Latest Seven News 11:35
The Front Bar (M l) 12:45 Bates Motel (M)
1:00 Aussie Salvage
Squad (PG) 3:00 Billy
The Exterminator (PG)
3:30 Desert Collectors (PG)
4:30 Storage Wars (PG) 5:00
American Restoration (PG)
5:30 American Pickers (PG)
6:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30
Outback Truckers (PG)
3:00 ABC News
Afternoons 4:00
Afternoon Briefing 5:00
ABC News With Joe O’Brien
6:00 ABC News Hour 7:00
ABC National News 7:30 ABC
Evening News 8:00 ABC News
Tonight 8:45 The Business
9:00 The World
8:00 Oh Yuck 9:00
Home Shopping 10:30
Instant Hotel (PG)
12:00 Chicago Fire (PG) 3:00
Australian Idol (PG) 4:30 Bondi
Vet (PG) 6:30 First Dates
Australia (PG) 7:40 First Dates
UK (M s) 8:45 Movie: “Spy” (M)
(’15) Stars: Melissa McCarthy
4:25 Circle Square 5:00
Peppa Pig 5:35 Pop
Paper City 5:55
Octonauts: Above And Beyond
6:30 Ben And Holly’s Little
Kingdom 7:05 Riley Rocket
7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00
Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30
TBA 9:15 Upstart Crow (M)
6:00 Today 6:30 Today Extra 11:30 NINE
News Morning 12:00 Married At First Sight
(M l,s) 1:45 Explore 2:00 Pointless (PG)
3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE News
Afternoon 5:00 Tipping Point Australia (PG)
6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG)
7:30 Married At First Sight (M l,s) 9:00 The
Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) 10:00 NINE
News Late 10:30 Travel Guides NZ (PG)
11:30 Family Law (M) 12:20 Tipping Point
(PG) 1:10 Pointless (PG)
4:00 Toi Time 4:30
Spartakus And The Sun
Beneath The Sea 5:00
Our Stories 5:30 Indian
Country 6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV
News Update 6:40 Brazil
Untamed 7:30 Chatham
Islanders (M) 8:00 Un-Locked:
Curious Australia (M)
5:00 Hidden Gems 6:00
Food Safari 6:30 Mary
Makes It Easy 7:00 The
Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30
Mary Berry’s Love To Cook
8:00 Paula McIntyre’s Hamely
Kitchen 8:30 Selena + Chef
9:00 Food Trail South Africa
9:30 Come Dine With Me UK
10:00 Farm To Fork 10:30 Judge Judy (PG)
11:00 Dr Phil (M) 12:00 10 News First:
Midday 1:00 Entertainment Tonight (PG)
1:30 Judge Judy (PG) 2:00 Australian
Survivor (PG) 3:00 Farm To Fork 3:30 10
News First: Afternoon 4:00 Neighbours (PG)
4:30 The Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10
News First 6:00 Deal Or No Deal (PG) 6:30
The Project (PG) 7:30 Australian Survivor
(PG) 9:00 NCIS (M v) 10:00 NCIS: Los
Angeles (M v) 11:00 The Project (PG)
10:30 JAG (PG) 12:30
NCIS (M) 1:30 FBI (M)
2:30 Jake And The
Fatman (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis
Murder (PG) 5:30 Bondi
Rescue (PG) 6:00 Deal Or No
Deal 6:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 Bull
(PG) 9:25 FBI: International
(M v) 10:20 FBI (M)
4:05 PBS News Hour
5:05 The Joy Of
Painting With Bob Ross
5:35 Fashionista 5:45 The Joy
Of Painting With Bob Ross
6:15 The Fast History Of (PG)
6:40 Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV
News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10
Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)
2:00 The King Of
Queens (PG) 3:00
Rules Of Engagement
(PG) 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30
Becker (PG) 5:30 Frasier (PG)
6:00 Deal Or No Deal 6:30
Neighbours (PG) 7:00 The Big
Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Two
And A Half Men (PG)
12:00 Scorpion (M l,v)
2:00 Bewitched 2:30
Full House (PG) 3:00
Seinfeld (PG) 4:00 Family Ties
(PG) 4:30 The Addams Family
5:00 Bewitched 5:30 I Dream
Of Jeannie 6:00 Everybody
Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 The
Nanny (PG) 7:30 Seinfeld (PG)
5:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Make Me A Dealer
9:50 Hugh’s Wild West 10:55 Revolution -
Ideas That Changed The World (PG) 12:10
Worldwatch 2:00 The 2010s (MA15+) 3:30
The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00
DNA Family Secrets (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy!
(PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00
Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World
News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?
(PG) 8:35 Franklin (MA15+) 10:20 Robson
Green’s Icelandic Adventure (PG)
1:00 House Hunters
USA 2:00 Ugliest
House In America 3:00
The Block (PG) 4:00 Caribbean
Life 5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00
House Hunters International
7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30
Twice The Life For Half The
Price
2:55 Antiques
Roadshow 3:25 Movie:
“The Playboy Of The
Western World” (PG) (’62)
Stars: Gary Raymond 5:30
Yorkshire Auction House 6:30
Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New
Tricks (M) 8:40 Agatha
Christie’s Marple (M l,v)
6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00
Four Corners (PG) 10:45 Media Watch
10:55 Q+A 12:00 ABC News 12:30 National
Press Club Address 1:35 Poh’s Kitchen 2:00
Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 2:30 Back
Roads (PG) 3:00 The Cook And The Chef
3:25 Tenable 4:10 Antiques Roadshow 5:10
Love Your Garden 6:00 Back Roads 6:30
Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30
8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 The Weekly With
Charlie Pickering (PG)
2:00 Sydney
Weekender 2:30 The
Hotel Inspector (PG)
3:30 Harry’s Practice 4:00
RSPCA Animal Rescue 4:30
Better Homes And Gardens
5:30 Escape To The Country
6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30
Heartbeat (PG) 8:45 Lewis (M)
5:00 Hardball 5:20
Miraculous: Tales Of
Ladybug And Cat Noir
(PG) 5:55 So Awkward 6:30
Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible
Histories 7:40 The Penguins Of
Madagascar 8:00 The Legend
Of Korra (PG) 8:45 Turn Up
The Volume
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)
11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Mr Bates
vs. The Post Office (M) 1:30 Surveillance Oz
(PG) 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) 3:00 The Chase
UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The
Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News
7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 The 1%
Club (PG) 8:30 Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
(M) 10:40 The Latest Seven News 11:10
Inside Chernobyl (PG) 12:40 Parenthood
(PG) 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
2:00 Barrett Jackson:
Revved Up (PG) 3:00
Billy The Exterminator
(PG) 3:30 Desert Collectors
(PG) 4:30 Storage Wars (PG)
5:00 American Restoration
(PG) 5:30 American Pickers
(PG) 6:30 Pawn Stars (PG)
7:30 Highway Patrol (PG)
3:00 ABC News
Afternoons 4:00
Afternoon Briefing 5:00
ABC News With Joe O’Brien
6:00 ABC News Hour 7:00
ABC National News 7:30 ABC
Evening News 8:00 ABC News
Tonight 8:45 The Business
9:00 The World
9:00 Home Shopping
10:30 Instant Hotel
(PG) 12:00 Chicago
Fire (PG) 3:00 Jabba’s Movies
(PG) 3:30 The Goldbergs (PG)
4:30 Bondi Vet (PG) 6:30 First
Dates Australia (PG) 7:30 First
Dates UK (M s) 8:35 Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares USA (M l)
4:25 Circle Square 5:00
Peppa Pig 5:35 Pop
Paper City 5:55
Octonauts: Above And Beyond
6:30 Ben And Holly’s Little
Kingdom 7:05 Riley Rocket
7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00
Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30
Doc Martin (PG)
6:00 Today 6:30 Today Extra 11:30 NINE
News Morning 12:00 Married At First Sight
(M l,s) 1:30 Explore (PG) 2:00 Pointless
(PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE
News Afternoon 5:00 Tipping Point Australia
(PG) 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair
(PG) 7:30 Married At First Sight (M l,s) 9:00
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Late 10:30 See No Evil (M v) 11:30 The
Equalizer (M v) 1:10 Pointless (PG) 2:00
Destination WA 2:30 Home Shopping
3:00 Motown Magic
(PG) 3:35 The Magic
Canoe 4:00 Toi Time
4:30 Spartakus And The Sun
Beneath The Sea 5:00 Our
Stories 5:30 Te Ao With Moana
6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV News
Update 6:40 Brazil Untamed
7:35 High Arctic Haulers
5:00 Hidden Gems 6:00
Food Safari 6:30 Mary
Makes It Easy 7:00 The
Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30
Paradise Kitchen Bali 8:00 The
Chocolate Queen 8:30 James
Martin’s Spanish Adventures
9:30 Come Dine With Me UK
10:30 The Cook Up
10:00 Farm To Fork 10:30 Judge Judy (PG)
11:00 Dr Phil (M) 12:00 10 News First:
Midday 1:00 Entertainment Tonight (PG)
1:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 3:00 Farm To
Fork 3:30 10 News First: Afternoon 4:00
Neighbours (PG) 4:30 The Bold & The
Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Deal
Or No Deal (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30
Ambulance Australia (PG) 8:30 FBI:
International (M v) 11:30 The Project (PG)
12:30 The Late Show (PG)
10:30 JAG (PG) 12:30
NCIS (M) 1:30 FBI
(M v) 2:30 Jake And
The Fatman (PG) 3:30
Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30
Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 Deal
Or No Deal 6:30 JAG (PG)
7:30 Bull (PG) 8:30 NCIS (M)
9:25 Hawaii Five-O (PG)
4:05 PBS News Hour
5:05 The Joy Of
Painting With Bob Ross
5:35 Fashionista 5:45 The Joy
Of Painting With Bob Ross
6:15 The Fast History Of (PG)
6:40 Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV
News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10
Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)
2:00 Ghosts (PG) 3:00
Rules Of Engagement
(PG) 4:00 Farm To
Fork 4:30 Becker (PG) 5:30
Frasier (PG) 6:00 Deal Or No
Deal 6:30 Neighbours (PG)
7:00 The Big Bang Theory
(PG) 8:30 Two And A Half Men
(PG)
12:00 Scorpion (M l,v)
2:00 Bewitched 2:30
Full House (PG) 3:00
Seinfeld (PG) 4:00 Family Ties
(PG) 4:30 The Addams Family
5:00 Bewitched 5:30 I Dream
Of Jeannie 6:00 Everybody
Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 The
Nanny (PG) 7:30 Seinfeld (PG)
5:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Make Me A Dealer
9:50 Hugh’s Wild West 10:55 Revolution -
Ideas That Changed The World (PG) 12:10
Worldwatch 2:10 Secrets Of Tutankhamun
(PG) 3:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 3:30
The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00
DNA Family Secrets (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy!
(PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00
Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World
News 7:30 Scottish Islands With Ben Fogle
(PG) 8:40 The Matchmakers (PG)
1:00 Fantasy Homes
By The Sea 2:00 Twice
The Life For Half The
Price 3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00
Caribbean Life 5:00 Holiday
Homes In The Sun 6:00 House
Hunters International 7:00
House Hunters USA 7:30
Home Town 8:30 Good Bones
3:00 Antiques
Roadshow 3:30 Movie:
“The Man Who Finally
Died” (PG) (’63) Stars: Peter
Cushing 5:30 Yorkshire
Auction House 6:30 Antiques
Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes
By (M) 8:40 Midsomer Murders
(M l,v)
6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00
Australian Story (PG) 10:30 Ask The Doctor
(PG) 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 12:00 ABC
News 1:00 Earth 2:00 Anh’s Brush With
Fame (PG) 2:30 Back Roads (PG) 3:00 The
Cook And The Chef 3:25 Tenable 4:10
Antiques Roadshow 5:10 Grand Designs
6:00 Back Roads 6:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00
ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Grand Designs
Transformations 9:00 Martin Clunes: Islands
Of America (PG) 9:50 Fake Or Fortune?
2:00 TBA 2:30 My
Greek Odyssey (PG)
3:30 Harry’s Practice
4:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue
4:30 Better Homes And
Gardens 5:30 Escape To The
Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt
7:30 Father Brown (M) 8:30
The Coroner (M v)
5:00 Hardball 5:20
Miraculous: Tales Of
Ladybug And Cat Noir
(PG) 5:55 So Awkward 6:30
Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible
Histories 7:40 The Penguins Of
Madagascar 8:00 The Legend
Of Korra (PG) 8:25 Kong: King
Of The Apes (PG)
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)
11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie:
“Murder & Matrimony” (M v) (’21) Stars:
Kristen Vaganos 2:30 Beach Cops (PG)
3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News
At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00
Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG)
8:30 The Front Bar (M l) 9:30 The Latest
Seven News 10:00 Australia - Now And
Then (M d,l,n) 11:00 Born To Kill? (MA15+)
12:00 Black-ish (PG) 1:00 Harry’s Practice
2:00 Secrets Of The
Supercars (PG) 3:00
Billy The Exterminator
(PG) 3:30 Desert Collectors
(PG) 4:30 Storage Wars (PG)
5:00 American Restoration
(PG) 5:30 American Pickers
(PG) 6:30 Pawn Stars (PG)
7:30 Counting Cars (PG)
3:00 ABC News
Afternoons 4:00
Afternoon Briefing 5:00
ABC News With Joe O’Brien
6:00 ABC News Hour 7:00
ABC National News 7:30 ABC
Evening News 8:00 ABC News
Tonight 8:45 The Business
9:00 The World
10:30 Dance Boss (PG)
12:00 Royal Pains (PG)
3:00 A Moveable Feast
(PG) 3:30 The Goldbergs (PG)
4:30 Bondi Vet (PG) 6:30 10
Years Younger In 10 Days
(PG) 7:30 First Dates UK (PG)
8:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA (M l)
4:25 Circle Square 5:00
Peppa Pig 5:35 Pop
Paper City 5:55
Octonauts: Above And Beyond
6:30 Ben And Holly’s Little
Kingdom 7:05 Riley Rocket
7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00
Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30
Hard Quiz (PG) 9:00 Gruen (M)
6:00 Today 6:30 Today Extra 11:30 NINE
News Morning 12:00 Married At First Sight
(M l,s) 1:30 My Way 2:00 Pointless (PG)
3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE News
Afternoon 5:00 Tipping Point Australia (PG)
6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG)
7:30 RBT (PG) 8:30 Emergency (M l) 9:30
RPA (PG) 10:30 NINE News Late 11:00
Chicago Med (MA15+) 11:50 A+E After Dark
(M) 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) 1:35 Pointless
(PG) 2:30 Home Shopping
3:35 The Magic Canoe
4:00 Toi Time 4:30
Spartakus And The Sun
Beneath The Sea 5:00 Our
Stories 5:30 The 77 Percent
6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV News
Update 6:40 Africa’s Hidden
Kingdoms (PG) 7:30 Going
Places With Ernie Dingo (PG)
5:00 Hidden Gems 6:00
Plat du Tour 6:30 Mary
Makes It Easy 7:00 The
Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30
My Greatest Dishes 8:30 Rick
Stein’s Road To Mexico 9:40
Come Dine With Me UK 10:30
The Cook Up With Adam Liaw
11:00 Counter Space
10:00 Farm To Fork 10:30 Judge Judy (PG)
11:00 Dr Phil (M) 12:00 10 News First:
Midday 1:00 Entertainment Tonight (PG)
1:30 Judge Judy (PG) 2:00 The Dog
Hospital With Graeme Hall (PG) 3:00 Farm
To Fork 3:30 10 News First: Afternoon 4:00
Neighbours (PG) 4:30 The Bold & The
Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Deal
Or No Deal (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30
The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:30
Gogglebox Australia (M)
9:30 Jake And The
Fatman (PG) 10:30
JAG (M) 12:30 NCIS
(PG) 1:30 FBI (M) 2:30 Jake
And The Fatman (PG) 3:30
Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30
Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 Deal
Or No Deal 6:30 JAG (PG)
7:30 Bull (PG) 8:30 NCIS (PG)
4:05 PBS News Hour
5:05 The Joy Of
Painting With Bob Ross
5:35 Fashionista 5:45 The Joy
Of Painting With Bob Ross
6:15 The Fast History Of (PG)
6:40 Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV
News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10
Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)
2:00 Ghosts (PG) 3:00
Rules Of Engagement
(PG) 4:00 Farm To
Fork 4:30 Becker (PG) 5:30
Frasier (PG) 6:00 Deal Or No
Deal 6:30 Neighbours (PG)
7:00 The Big Bang Theory
(PG) 8:30 Two And A Half Men
(PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG)
12:00 Scorpion (M l,v)
2:00 Bewitched 2:30
Full House (PG) 3:00
Seinfeld (PG) 4:00 Family Ties
(PG) 4:30 The Addams Family
5:00 Bewitched 5:30 I Dream
Of Jeannie 6:00 Everybody
Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 The
Nanny (PG) 7:30 Seinfeld (PG)
12:00 Worldwatch 2:05 56 Years Of
Painting, 1 Lesson On Anger (PG) 2:15 Hunt
For Queen Nefertiti (PG) 3:05 Mastermind
Australia (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With
Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Every Family Has A
Secret (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30
Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind
Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30
DNA Family Secrets (PG) 8:40 The Carnival
- Australia Uncovered (PG) 9:50 Culprits
(MA15+) 10:50 SBS World News Late
1:30 Home Town 2:30
The Block (PG) 4:00
Caribbean Life 5:00
Restored By The Fords 6:00
House Hunters International
7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30
House Hunters Renovation
8:30 Fixer Upper 9:30 My
Lottery Dream Home
3:05 Antiques
Roadshow 3:35 Movie:
“All Creatures Great
And Small” (G) (’75) Stars:
John Collin 5:30 Yorkshire
Auction House 6:30 Antiques
Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up
Appearances (M) 8:40 Poirot
(M l,v) 10:50 Coroner (MA15+)
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Back Roads 6:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00 ABC
News 7:30 Gardening Australia 8:30
Midsomer Murders (M) 10:00 Hard Quiz
(PG) 10:30 The Weekly (PG)
12:00 Australian Idol (PG) 1:30 Motorbike
Cops (PG) 2:00 House Of Wellness (PG)
3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News
At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00
Seven News 7:00 Better Homes And
Gardens 8:30 Movie: “Sweet Home
Alabama” (PG) (’02) Stars: Candice Bergen
10:50 TBA 12:35 12 Monkeys (MA15+)
12:00 Movie: “Planning On Forever” (G)
(’22) Stars: Emily Tennant 2:00 Pointless
(PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE
News Afternoon 5:00 Tipping Point Australia
(PG) 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair
(PG) 7:30 Taronga - Who’s Who In The Zoo
(PG) 8:30 Movie: “Miss Congeniality” (PG)
(’00) Stars: Sandra Bullock
2:00 Dr Phil (M) 3:00 Farm To Fork 3:30 10
News First: Afternoon 4:00 Everyday
Gourmet 4:30 The Bold & The Beautiful
(PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Deal Or No
Deal (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The
Graham Norton Show (M) 8:30 Dogs
Behaving (Very) Badly Australia (PG) 9:30
The Graham Norton Show (M)
3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG)
4:05 Every Family Has A Secret (PG) 5:05
Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers
6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS
World News 7:30 The Good Ship Murder
(PG) 8:25 Legends End - The Loch Ness
Monster Story (PG) 9:25 Queens That
Changed The World (PG)
4:30 Better Homes And
Gardens 5:30 Escape
To The Country 6:30
Bargain Hunt 7:30 Border
Security International (PG)
8:30 Escape To The Country
5:00 American
Restoration (PG) 5:30
American Pickers (PG)
6:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30
Movie: “Men In Black 3” (PG)
(’12) Stars: Emma Thompson
4:45 America’s Got
Talent Extreme (PG)
6:40 Movie: “Peter
Rabbit” (PG) (’18) Stars: James
Corden 8:30 Movie: “Father
Stu” (M l,s,v) (’22)
5:30 NITV News: Nula
6:00 Bamay 6:40
Africa’s Hidden
Kingdoms (PG) 7:45 Movie:
“Flight Of The Navigator” (G)
(’86) Stars: Joey Cramer
3:30 Diagnosis Murder
(PG) 5:30 Bondi
Rescue (PG) 6:00 Deal
Or No Deal 6:30 JAG (PG)
7:30 Bull (PG) 8:30 NCIS (M)
9:25 NCIS: Hawaii (PG)
5:30 Frasier (PG) 6:00
Deal Or No Deal 6:30
The Big Bang Theory
(PG) 8:30 Two And A Half Men
(PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG) 12:00
Home Shopping
4:00 Caribbean Life
5:00 Fixer Upper 6:00
House Hunters
International 7:00 House
Hunters USA 7:30 Island Of
Bryan
6:30 Operation Ouch!
7:00 Horrible Histories
7:40 The Penguins Of
Madagascar 8:00 Transformers:
EarthSpark (PG) 8:25
Dragon Ball Super (PG)
5:00 ABC News With
Joe O’Brien 6:00 ABC
News Hour 7:00 ABC
National News 7:30 ABC
Evening News 8:00 Planet
America: Fireside Chat
5:55 Octonauts: Above
And Beyond 6:30 Ben
And Holly’s Little
Kingdom 7:05 Riley Rocket
7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00
Would I Lie To You? (PG)
6:30 Mary Makes It
Easy 7:00 The Cook Up
With Adam Liaw 7:30
Rick Stein’s Far Eastern
Odyssey 8:40 Jamie’s Great
Britain
5:45 The Joy Of
Painting With Bob Ross
6:15 The Fast History
Of (PG) 6:40 Jeopardy! 7:30
NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out
Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
5:45 Movie:
“Abominable” (G) (’19)
Stars: Chloe Bennet
7:30 Movie: “Mr. Magorium’s
Wonder Emporium” (PG) (’07)
Stars: Natalie Portman
5:30 Yorkshire Auction
House 6:30 Antiques
Roadshow 7:30
Motorway Cops: Catching
Britain’s Speeders (M) 8:30
TBA 11:00 TBA
2:15 Spicks And Specks (PG) 2:45 Better
Date Than Never (PG) 3:15 Julia Zemiro’s
Home Delivery (PG) 3:45 Joanna Lumley’s
Great Cities Of The World (PG) 4:30 Grand
Designs Transformations (PG) 5:30 Landline
5:55 Australian Story (PG) 6:30 Back Roads
(PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Darby And Joan
(PG) 8:15 Endeavour (M s,v)
12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Caulfield/
Rosehill *Live* 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30
Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG)
6:00 Seven News 7:00 Border Security -
Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The
Bourne Legacy” (M v) (’12) Stars: Jeremy
Renner 10:15 Movie: “The Kingdom”
(MA15+) (’07) Stars: Jamie Foxx
1:00 Bondi Vet (PG) 2:00 Movie: “Rocky III”
(PG) (’82) Stars: Sylvester Stallone 4:00
Journey To The Northern Territory 5:00
NINE News First At 5 5:30 Getaway (PG)
6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG)
7:30 Rugby Union: Super Rugby Pacific:
Reds v Waratahs *Live* 10:15 Movie: “The
Departed” (MA15+) (’06)
12:30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass 1:00
Australian Survivor (PG) 2:00 Wildlife
Rescue Australia 3:00 What’s Up Down
Under 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef 4:00 My
Market Kitchen 4:30 Taste Of Australia 5:00
10 News First 6:00 Deal Or No Deal 7:00
Football: AFC Olympic Qualifiers:
Uzbekistan v Matildas *Live* 10:30 TBA
2:00 Gymnastics Highlights 4:00 Yachting:
Sail GP: Round 8: Day 1 *Live* 5:30 Such
Was Life (PG) 5:35 Secrets Of The Imperial
War Museum 6:30 SBS World News 7:30
Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres
(PG) 8:25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways (PG)
9:20 The Wonders Of Europe (PG) (In
French/ English)
5:00 Seven’s Horse
Racing: Caulfield/
Rosehill *Live* 6:00
Heathrow (PG) 6:30 The
Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30
Escape To The Country
6:00 Pawn Stars (PG)
7:00 Storage Wars
(PG) 7:30 Air Crash
Investigations (PG) 9:30 Mighty
Planes (PG) 10:30 Mighty
Ships (PG)
5:10 Movie:
“Breakthrough” (PG)
(’19) Stars: Marcel Ruiz
7:30 Movie: “Kindergarten Cop”
(G) (’90) Stars: Arnold
Schwarzenegger
5:50 The Last Land
(PG) 6:20 NITV News
Update 6:30 Tradition
On A Plate 7:00 The Other
Side 7:30 Idris Elba’s Fight
School (M l)
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Football: Isuzu Ute A-
League: Round 18:
Sydney FC v Melbourne City
*Live* 8:00 NCIS (M) 9:00
NCIS: Los Angeles (M)
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Survivor (PG) 3:00
Becker (PG) 4:00
Frasier (PG) 5:30 Ghosts (PG)
6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG)
10:30 Friends (PG)
4:30 Island Of Bryan
5:30 Revealed 6:30
Holiday Homes In The
Sun 7:30 Escape To The
Chateau 8:30 House Hunters
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Star Wars: Young Jedi
Adventures 7:45 Kung Fu
Panda: Legends Of
Awesomeness
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The World This Week
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News 6:30 Australian Story
7:00 ABC National News 7:30
Back Roads 8:00 ABC News
5:55 Octonauts: Above
And Beyond 6:30 Ben
And Holly’s Little
Kingdom 7:05 Karma’s World
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QI (PG)
6:30 Evolving Vegan
7:30 Ainsley’s Fantastic
Flavours 8:30 Rick
Stein’s Seafood Lovers’ Guide
9:30 Anthony Bourdain: No
Reservations
6:00 Food That Built
The World (PG) 7:35
Impossible Engineering
(PG) 8:30 The Legend Of
Bigfoot (PG) 9:20 Warped By
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5:30 Movie: “Agent
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7:30 Movie: “Overboard” (PG)
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5:15 Movie: “Yours,
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(’05) Stars: Dennis
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Gardening Australia 2:30 Dream Gardens
3:00 Nigella Bites 3:30 The Cook And The
Chef 3:55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America
(PG) 4:45 Joanna Lumley’s Britain (PG)
5:30 The ABC Of Miranda Tapsell (PG) 6:00
Grand Designs Transformations 7:00 ABC
News 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG)
12:00 Motorsport: Repco Supercars
Championship: Bathurst 500: Day 2:
Qualifying & Supports/ Pre-Race & Race
5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Sydney
Weekender 6:00 Seven News 7:00
Australian Idol (PG) 8:30 Ron Iddles - The
Good Cop (MA15+) 9:35 Mr Bates vs. The
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12:00 Building Icons 1:00 Movie: “Dirty
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Good Chef Bad Chef 5:00 10 News First
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Australian Survivor (PG) 9:00 NCIS: Hawaii
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12:00 Worldwatch 12:55 Para-Badminton
1:00 Motorsport: Australian Superbikes:
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Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum (PG)
6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Mystery Of The
Loch Ness Monster (PG)
5:15 I Escaped To The
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The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 8:30
Vera (PG) 10:30 Call The
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5:00 Storage Wars
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Border Security: International
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6:30 Dogs Behaving
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6:15 Nature’s Great
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3:30 MacGyver (PG)
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6:00 The Big Bang Theory
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(PG) 10:00 South Park (M)
4:30 Escape To The
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7:30 Fixer Upper 8:30 Flipping
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Regional 6:00 ABC
Evening News 6:30 Price Of
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8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 Queerstralia
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5:20 The Joy Of
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5:50 Alone Sweden (M)
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ACROSS
1. Dressed
4. Harvesters
8. Last ... & testament
11. Drive zigzag course
13. Trekked
15. Fish commercially
17. Broadcasting
frequency (1,1,1)
18. Top-billed actors
20. Distress call (1,1,1)
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35. Dr Jekyll & Mr ...
36. Lowly
39. Earthy pigment
42. Recreational interest
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soil
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faith)
46. Root vegetables
48. Prize dearly
49. Stretch (for)
50. Colorado’s neighbour
52. Dislikes
54. Friendly Aussie
greeting (1’3)
55. Green side dish
56. Remove condensation
from
57. Spaces
60. Pang
62. Indie band from
Leeds, ... Chiefs
65. Part of brain
67. Strong string
69. Country house
70. Wield (influence)
72. Life history
73. Unrefined
75. Fete, ... Gras
77. Clothing edge
79. Wear away by
weathering
81. Round bread loaf
82. Grin
84. Initial
(3,2) 3 4 5 8 7 9 6
86. Croak 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 5
87. Blot
2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9
88. Rope
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8 6 7 9 4 3 5
7 6 3 2 5 4
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85. Jump the queue
DOWN
1. Purring animals
2. Inundated
3. Morning droplets
4. US divorce city
5. Maltreats
6. Labour
7. Spurn
8. Minuscule
9. US potato growing
state
10. Not as much
12. Foreign
14. Fashion designer,
Calvin ...
16. Bumpy
19. Mournful song
22. French pancakes
23. Sheer hosiery
25. Unfasten
26. Bob Hope & Bing ...
29. Supplements (4,3)
32. Diamond or ruby
35. Cutting in two
37. Treatise
38. Door lock aperture
40. Conceptions
41. Onward
42. Watered with tube
43. Enclosed areas
44. Loud sucking noise
47. Cleaver
51. Foggier
52. Groups of concubines
53. Senor & ...
54. Clever
58. Afoot
59. Slide on snow
61. Tourist
accommodation
63. Wrath
64. Villain
65. Groomed (hair)
66. Be real
68. Dog sounds
71. Horned African beast
72. Endure
74. Elects
76. Asian staple crop
78. Spicy honey liquor
80. Trough
83. Karaoke essential
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5 4 9 3 1 7 2 6 8
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9 5 7 6 2 8 1 3 4
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No. 682
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7 8 5 3
5 1 7 8 4
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Easy
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© 2024 Syndicated Puzzles
Previous solution - Medium
3 4 5 8 7 9 6
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 5
2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9
1 4 2 5 3 7 8
8 6 7 9 4 3 5
7 6 3 2 5 4
8 7 9 3 1 5 4 2
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5 7 8 4 6 2 3
How to beat Str8ts –
Like Sudoku, no single number can
repeat in any row or column. But...
rows and columns are divided by black
squares into compartments. These
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of numbers with no gaps but can be in
any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black
cells remove that number as an option
in that row and column, and are not part
of any straight. Glance at the solution to
see how ‘straights’ are formed.
SUDOK
No. 682
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2
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6 5
4
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2
The solutions will
Hexwords
Name the Movie
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HOROSCOPES
Relax & Unwind
AQUARIUS
JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19
PISCES
FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20
ARIES
MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20
Saturday’s Full Moon stimulates your
sexuality and secrets zone, so expect
a dramatic week full of passion and/
or intrigue. Also, with no less than five
planets transiting through your sign (the
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Pluto) it’s
time to be creative, communicative, bold
and brave! Draw inspiration from birthday
great, writer Anais Nin (who had Sun
in Pisces and Mercury in Aquarius), “Life
shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s
courage.”
Compassionate Venus links up with
dynamic Mars in your humanitarian
zone, so be proactive about helping
others. Can you do some volunteer work,
start a fundraiser, or organise a working
bee? Plus – with the Sun, Mercury, Saturn
and Neptune in Pisces – you’ll feel like
daydreaming, visualising and creating
even more than usual as you perform,
paint, draw, dance, write, sing or play
music. The Full Moon’s in earthy Virgo,
so make your dreams a reality!
Romance, friendship and fun are highlighted
on Thursday. With Saturday’s
Full Moon in your daily routine zone, it’s
time to prioritise, organise and stabilise,
but avoid being too impulsive about
a complicated issue involving money,
values or possessions. The stars encourage
you to dream ambitious dreams for
the future. Be inspired by pioneering
feminist Gloria Steinem, “Without leaps
of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the
excitement of possibilities.”
TAURUS
APRIL 21 TO MAY 21
GEMINI
MAY 22 TO JUNE 21
CANCER
JUNE 22 TO JULY 22
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Bulls can blunder around being
(unintentionally) insensitive. This week
you need to be extra responsive to the
needs of children, teenagers and close
friends, otherwise Saturday’s Full Moon
could trigger a misunderstanding or an
emotional drama. With Venus transiting
through your career zone, professional
matters are set to improve – as long as
you’re not too stubborn. The more flexible
and understanding you are, the more
quickly things will improve.
This week the Full Moon (in earthy
Virgo) falls in your home zone, so get
your house in order and tackle domestic
chores with extra Gemini gusto. But,
if you spread gossip or jump to hasty
conclusions, you could end up in hot
water. And avoid the temptation to take
short cuts. A slap-dash attitude will only
mean you have to do everything twice.
With a more methodical and practical
approach, you can accomplish tasks and
still have plenty of time to play.
With Saturday’s Full Moon stimulating
your conversation and social media
zone, communicating with other people
will be turbo-charged (in person and
online) and a close partnership should
prosper. The planets also bring good
fortune in the form of an international
friend, a wise mentor, an educational
milestone, a financial boost, or a travel
opportunity. So it’s time to crawl out of
your Crab cave and get moving, mixing
and mingling ASAP!
L E O
JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23
V I R G O
AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23
L I B R A
SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23
Regal Lions love to live in the lap of
luxury! Saturday’s Full Moon activates
your finance zones and encourages
your tendency to be hasty with cash and
careless with credit. But penny-pinching
Saturn is visiting one of your money
zones, so clever Cats will resist the
temptation to blow the budget with an
impulsive, extravagant spending spree.
Big binge buys now will just lead to major
money headaches later on. So slow down,
plan carefully and shop prudently.
Partnerships – of the romantic, platonic
and business variety – are highlighted
this week, as the planets activate your
relationship zone. Saturday’s Full Moon
lights up your sign, so self-belief is the
key to Virgo success and satisfaction.
Don’t let annoying disruptions and
minor matters rattle you! Keep going on
your chosen path, with confidence and
determination. Be inspired by birthday
great, writer Anais Nin, “Good things
happen to those who hustle.”
The Full Moon illuminates your solitude
zone and Venus is in your creativity
zone, so spend some quality time on your
own and let your imagination percolate.
Activities like reading, writing, painting,
drawing, dancing, playing music and
meditating are favoured. And don’t
forget to dream! Writer (and birthday
great) Anais Nin wrote, “Throw your
dreams into space like a kite, and you do
not know what it will bring back, a new
life, a new friend, a new love.”
SCORPIO
OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22
SAGITTARIUS
NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21
CAPRICORN
DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20
Tuesday’s Venus/Mars hook-up highlights
romance, flirtation, cooperation,
entertainment and good times. So loosen
up, let your Scorpio hair down, and have
some fun! Then Saturday’s Full Moon
fires up your friendship zones, so it’s
also time to review and renew your peer
group. Be inspired by birthday great,
writer Anais Nin, “Each friend represents
a world in us, a world not born until they
arrive, and it is only by this meeting that
a new world is born.”
When it comes to work projects and
professional prospects, this week’s Full
Moon is in efficient, no-nonsense Virgo.
So people don’t care how funny, friendly
and fabulous you are – they just want to
know you can do your job promptly and
competently. With the Sun, Mercury,
Saturn and Neptune transiting through
your family zone, don’t neglect the needs
of your home and loved ones. Accept
your domestic responsibilities with a
sunny Sagittarian smile!
This week there’s a Full Moon in your
adventure/aspirations zone, and the
Venus/Mars conjunction boosts confidence
and self-esteem. So it’s a good time
to grab the Goat by the horns and initiate
some long overdue changes – especially
involving travel, education, communication
and community connections.
Be inspired by fellow Capricorn, writer
Simone de Beauvoir, “Change your life
today. Don’t gamble on the future, act
now, without delay.”
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