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5 March 2024 

Message from Mayor Lake 

International Mother Language Day 

Celebrations for International Mother Language Day 

were held recently at the Redgum Function Centre in 

Wentworthville. The event saw many community members 

come together to celebrate the rich cultural diversity in 

Cumberland. With the range of stalls, demonstrations and 

activities, there was something for everyone. There are over 

90 different languages spoken by our community, so it was really great to 

see that being embraced and celebrated. 

Your Rates at Work 

Merrylands CBD Drainage Upgrade 

Council is continuing with its upgrades 

and improvements in the Merrylands 

CBD, with the drainage infrastructure 

upgrade continuing on the corner of 

Merrylands Road and Addlestone Road. 

Council has installed sections of precast 

concrete stormwater culvert, moved 

Merrylands CBD 

and rebuilt water and sewer mains and worked with gas, electricity and 

telecommunication providers to reposition and support their infrastructure. 

In recent weeks, Council has opened Merrylands Road back to its full width 

to improve traffic flow. This is the last stage of the work to improve the 

drainage in the Merrylands CBD and reduce the impacts of stormwater 

flooding. Council anticipates works will continue until the end of May. 

For more information visit: 

https://haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/merrylands-cbd-upgrades 

With Clr Saha, library staff and children at International Mother Language Day celebrations 

Family Health Expo 

Council, in partnership with Western Sydney Local Health District, is hosting a 

Family Health Expo for families with children and young people on Tuesday 12 

March from 9:30am to 11:30am at the Greystanes Community Centre. Attendees 

will gain access to a range of informational resources on all aspects of family 

health and wellbeing provided by health professionals as well as spotlight talks 

by the Immunisation Nurse and the High Street Youth Health Service. 

For more information, visit: 

www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/family-health 

With Clr Saha and Wentworthville Tamil Study Centre members at International 

Mother Language Day celebrations 

Seniors Festival 2024 

Council is gearing up to celebrate the Seniors Festival with a jam-packed 

program for two weeks from 11 March to 24 March. In line with this year’s 

theme Reach Beyond!, seniors will be able to participate in a multitude of 

programs and activities including bus trips, picnics, stroke seminars, 

concerts and more. Bookings are now open and will close 3 days prior 

to the event or once sold out. For more information or to book, visit 

www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/seniors-festival 

Asbestos in NSW – protecting our communities 

The NSW Government has established an Asbestos Taskforce to support 

the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA’s) investigation into recent 

findings of asbestos in mulch. The Government’s number one priority is 

“contact tracing” down the complex supply chain, and then facilitating 

testing, reporting and management of any positive results. For more 

information and to stay updated, visit https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/ 

Cumberland Youth 

Mental Health Consultation 

Council is inviting local young people aged 15 – 25 years to provide 

their insight, feedback and ideas around Youth Mental Health. 

This FREE session will also allow participants to hear from engaging speakers 

and to gain some skills and strategies to support wellness and self-care. 

The session will take place on Tuesday 19 March from 10am to 1:30pm at 

Eric Tweedale Stadium in Granville Park, Merrylands. 

To register or for more information, visit: 

www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/youth-mental-health 

Happy International Women’s Day 

International Women’s Day is a global day that is held 

annually on March 8. It celebrates the social, economic, 

cultural and political achievements of women around the 

world. Women make up almost half of the population in 

Cumberland and many of their achievements go unnoticed. 

This day provides an opportunity to recognise women in our 

community, support one another and call to break bias as 

we work together to achieve gender equality. 

Mayor Lisa Lake 

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Council calls for delay to reforms 

ELLIE BUSBY 

The State Government’s plan to speedily 

boost housing supply has seen 

Parramatta Council call for a two-year 

deferment, with Councillors saying the local 

area is already “doing the heavy lifting” to 

address the housing crisis. 

The latest City of Parramatta Council meeting 

saw the NSW Government’s proposed 

planning controls to create more low- and 

mid-rise housing take centre stage. 

Under these new reforms, the total potential 

capacity created from both low- and mid-rise 

development across the Local Government 

Area (LGA) is nearly 80,000 dwellings. 

According to Council documents, if just 

half of these dwellings were actually built, it 

would be equal to an additional 105,000 new 

residents. 

This theoretical capacity equates to a whopping 

21 per cent of the 376,000 dwellings the 

State Government is committed to delivering 

by 2029, the report said. 

At the meeting, Council approved the 

submission to the Department of Planning, 

Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), which 

asked for a two-year deferred commencement 

to enable Council to pursue programmed 

solutions. 

Labor Councillor Cameron Maclain said 

he supports the NSW Government trying to 

achieve greater housing supply and diversity, 

but that it’s important Council also has 

enough time to work through the changes 

sensibly. 

“Parramatta Council, as indicated in the 

Housing has become a key issue in Parramatta. Generic stock image. 

reports, has a great track record of delivering 

housing stock, we’re already at 160 per cent of 

our targets,” Maclain said. 

“I think we’ve earnt something here with 

regard to showing that we can deliver housing 

stock and we should be given a degree of 

autonomy associated with that.” 

He said Parramatta has already experienced 

significant housing growth compared to other 

areas of Sydney. 

“I applaud the staff for their efforts in putting 

together such a pragmatic and engaging 

submission that really shows us as being a 

Council that’s doing the heavy lifting in western 

Sydney,” he told the Chamber. 

“We’ve got places like Kuring-Gai resting 

on their laurels while Parramatta is already 

suffering growing pains associated with 

extensive growth. 

“We’ve reached our targets, we’ve exceeded 

them, so please give us the time in order to 

work through these things in a sensible and 

pragmatic fashion to ensure that we don’t 

damage our suburbs.” 

The new controls would allow manor 

houses, terraces and townhouses to be built 

on R2 zoned land within 800m of a station or 

local centre, something the Parramatta LEP 

currently does not allow. 

Apartment buildings up to six-storeys would 

be able to be built within 400m of stations and 

town centres, and up to three-storeys within 

400-800m of stations or town centres in R3 

and R4 zones. 

Our Local Community Councillor Michelle 

Garrard also spoke in favour of the Council’s 

submission for a two-year deferral, but 

slammed the NSW Government’s plan to 

increase housing supply. 

“In all aspects of this reform and what’s 

being put out there, regardless of whether 

your Parramatta or the North Shore, it isn’t 

adequate, not enough detail has gone in,” she 

said. 

“I genuinely feel that the lack of information 

and the lack of advice the State Government 

has taken on from our staff is really disappointing. 

“The impact this is going to have on housing 

in our local areas is going to be massive, in 

addition to the impact on our heritage and 

special character areas if we’re not able to get 

the deferral that staff are asking for.” 

Independent Councillor Georgina Valjak 

raised concerns over a lack of infrastructure. 

“My biggest concern is increasing all of this 

density and I’ve not seen anywhere, where is 

the infrastructure to support this?” she asked 

the Chamber. 

“Where is the extra 20 per cent in open 

space? In schools?” 

Along with the submission, Council will also 

seek a meeting with Minister for Planning 

Paul Scully and Ron Hoenig, the Minister for 

Local Government. 

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Eels must bounce back into Finals 

You can only promise so much and deliver 

so little for so long. 

Eventually, it catches up with you. 

The new NRL season begins for the Eels this 

weekend, with a clash against old foes the 

Bulldogs at CommBank Stadium. 

After the harshest of reality checks last year, 

it’s no secret the Eels need to win. 

Last week’s column about addressing the 

housing crisis – and urging the Minns government 

to improve its draft policy – generated 

strong feedback. Several approved of the demand 

that tree canopy targets be enforced as 

part of any relaxation of rules around neighbourhood 

development. So many families 

flocked to this region because they were attracted 

to our garden suburbs, Australian flora 

and fauna, and the connection with nature. 

One reader, a longtime Carlingford resident, 

wrote to me that she “plants another tree every 

time a developer decides to chop one down”. 

One of the most thought-provoking responses 

I received highlighted another angle entirely. 

“I would like to see a comment about 

providing for mature-age women as a demographic 

significantly at risk of homelessness. 

There’s a lot of women in their fifties and sixties 

couch surfing or sleeping in cars. An acknowledgement 

would be useful”. 

I’ve emphasised how our current housing 

debate needs to broaden beyond younger 

people seeking to ascend the ladder. It’s time 

to acknowledge that a safe, affordable home is 

essential for people at any life stage. 

A NSW parliamentary inquiry 18 months ago 

found that an older person aged over 55 is the 

surprising new face of homelessness in NSW. 

But increasingly, there is also a hidden, gendered 

component, challenging our stereotypical 

notion of the male rough sleeper. 

Between 2011 and 2016, there was a startling 

31 per cent jump in the number of homeless 

women over 55. The 2021 census showed a 

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In fact, Brad Arthur’s side needs to have a 

strong start to the season to deliver legitimate 

hope to their fans and not just hot air. 

Arthur will be under extraordinary pressure 

if the Eels are on track to miss the Finals for a 

second straight year, especially after so much 

hope surrounded the team following the 2022 

Grand Final run. 

further six per cent rise – with this cohort now 

totalling 7,325 out of a national homeless population 

of roughly 120,000. 

While no calculation can ever be completely 

precise, official definitions of homelessness 

now extend to those one step away. This includes 

people experiencing extreme housing 

stress or insecurity – perhaps in inadequate, 

overcrowded or short-tenure private rentals, 

community housing or house-sitting among 

family and friends. 

The structural issue for older women involves 

having been the primary caregiver for 

much of their adult life, sacrificing the ability 

to independently earn income and generate 

asset wealth. Some may have been employed 

in lower remunerated industries such as 

childcare, hospitality or retail. They may have 

shuttled between part-time and casual work. 

By the mid-fifties, turbulent life changes can 

include relationship breakdown, domestic violence, 

the death of a spouse, as well as other 

complex health and psychosocial needs. It’s a 

hidden epidemic: a cohort facing the rest of 

their life with lower savings, superannuation 

and facing mature-age discrimination in a labour 

market where they are expected to adapt 

their skills. In Parramatta and Cumberland, 

linguistic and cultural barriers complicate the 

picture and ability to access support services. 

Add to that skyrocketing rents, forcing people 

to dip into whatever extra they have. Anglicare 

research shows that only about one 

per cent of rental listings in Australia can be 

afforded by people on the age pension. 

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Parramatta simply must play Finals football 

this year or it’ll be considered an absolute failure 

of a season. 

You can’t have the likes of Clint Gutherson 

and Mitch Moses in your team and not make 

the eight. 

Enjoy the new footy season. It’s the best roller 

coaster in town. 

The hidden crisis in housing debate 

Society is imbued with the notion that young 

people should be the highest priority for investment. 

Organisations like Youth off the 

Streets do great work. However, there is a real 

shortfall in specialist homelessness services 

for older Australians, particularly women. 

The Australian Housing Urban Research Institute 

projected that 440,000 households aged 

over 55 will need affordable housing by 2031, 

a 78 per cent increase in unmet demand since 

2016. Governments can rezone and incentivise 

private construction all they like. However, 

if developers refuse to build, or the pace of 

approvals continues to lag, public provision of 

an adequate supply of affordable, appropriate 

housing remains the ultimate safety net. 

There are wider economic issues at play – 

including an urgency to develop new policies 

tackling financial insecurity among women 

at retirement age who have not accumulated 

enough super. 

But we should be exploring the option of 

reserving subsets of social housing for those 

at risk of mature-age homelessness, including 

women. The NSW Parliamentary inquiry 

recommended lowering the age for “elderly 

priority” public housing from 80 to 55. Special 

protections such as relocation allowances 

could also be targeted at older renters, evicted 

through no fault of their own. 

A growing homelessness crisis is the inevitable 

result of policies that fail to build enough 

social housing, free up vacant home capacity 

or incentivise overseas investors. Increasingly, 

its face is female. 

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Parramatta’s “green spine”: New 

stunning $21m plans revealed 

ELLIE BUSBY 

Plans for the $21 million 

Civic Link – a pedestrian 

boulevard set to become the 

“green spine” of Parramatta – have 

been revealed. 

City of Parramatta has given the 

green light for the major plans to 

proceed to public exhibition at the 

latest meeting. 

A long-held aspiration for the City 

of Parramatta, the Civic Link project 

would see the creation of a green, 

culturally activated pedestrian 

spine connecting four central city 

blocks. 

The first block is Parramatta 

Square, with the Sydney Metro West 

to become the second block once 

completed. 

The third block is the Civic Link, 

which will run north-south along 

Horwood Place from George 

Street to Phillip Street, connecting 

Parramatta Square to the fourth 

block – Powerhouse Parramatta. 

Designs for the city-shaping 

project include a green spine of new 

trees and garden planting offering 

shade and pockets of nature to 

explore and a ribbon of mixed-use 

seating and activations for opportunities 

to meet, engage and play. 

The existing pedestrian footpaths 

will also be widened to create 

boulevards, with accessible eastwest 

bridges across the gardens to 

create immersive green spaces to be 

established as well. 

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor 

Pierre Esber said the Civic Link will 

transform the heart of Parramatta. 

“This is part of our long-held 

vision for Civic Link, providing a 

vibrant spine that connects our 

community to transport networks 

and cycleways between Parramatta 

Square in our CBD and Powerhouse 

Museum by the river,” Esber said. 

“Our public spaces offer workers, 

visitors and residents a social place 

to gather together, celebrate culture 

and enjoy nature. 

“We’ve seen this with the 365,000 

visitors at Parramatta Square each 

month and its potential as a social 

precinct, activation and event space 

and destination to explore.” 

Councillor Kellie Darley also 

celebrated this milestone in the 

project’s development. 

“This is quite significant, the Civic 

An artist’s impression of the multi-million dollar Civic Link project. 

Link has been talked about for 

probably a decade, I believe, so it’s 

quite a significant milestone that 

we’re at in terms of going on public 

exhibition,” she said. 

“It’s obviously a tricky project in 

terms of the different blocks and 

coordinating the delivery of those.” 

Anticipated to be completed in 

2026, the project has received $10.5 

million in funding from the NSW 

Government as part of the Accelerated 

Infrastructure Fund. 

A rollout of innovative infrastructure 

with integrated lighting, CCTV, 

environmental sensors, dynamic 

signage, public WIFI and recharge 

points will also be installed as 

part of the Civic Link to keep the 

community safe, the Council said. 

The draft concept plans will go 

on public exhibition from early 

March. 

Following the public exhibition, 

further community consultation 

will also be undertaken before the 

design is finalised. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Parramatta’s iconic PHIVE building. 

I am so proud that Parramatta’s iconic PHIVE 

building has been recognised for its world 

leading sustainable design and construction 

with a 6-Star Green Star rating by the Green 

Building Council of Australia (GBCA). 

The GBCA 6-Star certification represents 

World Leadership, and is the highest 

sustainability rating for a building awarded 

by a third-party assessment panel of experts 

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CIVIC LINK PROJECT UPDATE 

The iconic pedestrian boulevard project, 

Civic Link, is set to transform Parramatta’s 

heart, connecting key areas from the 

CBD to the river. 

With a focus on green spaces, seating, 

and community engagement, this 

$21 million initiative aims to create 

vibrant social hubs for residents, 

workers, and visitors. 

Stay tuned for updates as the project 

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LOCAL NEWS 

World-leading breakthrough 

$134.5 million manufacturing facility at Westmead grows to commercial scale 

ELLIE BUSBY 

Westmead’s $134.5 million 

“world-leading” viral vector 

manufacturing facility will grow 

to commercial-scale – with the NSW Government 

saying the move will put the state at the 

forefront of technology. 

A key component of many cell and gene 

therapies, viral vectors are increasingly being 

used to treat cancer, diseases and infections. 

Viral vector technology uses viruses that are 

harmless to humans to carry genetic therapies 

to the target organs and systems that 

cause significant human diseases. 

By establishing a commercial company 

with a responsive operating model the NSW 

Government said it will provide a strong base 

for the long-term success of the Viral Vector 

Manufacturing facility. 

Speaking at the Westmead Innovation 

Centre, Minister for Health Ryan Park said 

the investment in the facility will have real life 

changing benefits for people suffering from 

genetic diseases, cancers and viral infections. 

“These therapies are expanding rapidly, 

targeting more and more genetic diseases, 

cancer and infections – significantly increasing 

the number of patients who can and will 

benefit from viral vectors,” he said. 

Stage one of the facility is operational for 

use in gene therapy research, with the first 

Stage one of the Westmead facility is currently operational for use in gene therapy research. 

clinical trial anticipated to commence in 2025 

using vectors from the facility. 

Stage two of the facility is currently under 

construction and once completed will provide 

NSW with a commercial-scale viral vector 

manufacturing facility capable of meeting the 

growing demand for viral vectors. 

Completion of construction works is 

expected by the end of 2024, with Good 

Manufacturing Practice certification to follow 

soon after. 

The company is to be registered as Viral 

Vector Manufacturing Facility Pty Ltd. It will 

manufacture the vectors and supply them to 

specialised healthcare staff, who will deliver 

the therapies to patients. 

CEO of the Childhood Dementia Initiative 

Megan Maack, whose children live with 

Sanfillipo Syndrome – a rare and incurable 

genetic childhood dementia – welcomed the 

news. 

“Almost 11 years ago when my children were 

ages two and four, they were both diagnosed 

with Sanfilippo syndrome, a form of childhood 

dementia. It’s a condition so devastating, 

it still takes my breath away today over a 

decade later,” she said. 

“We’re constantly hearing about the technological 

advances and the potential miracle of 

advanced therapeutics like gene therapy, so 

why has so little progress been made for this 

group of devastating genetic conditions? 

“Well, one of the big reasons is lack of infrastructure 

and the ability to develop clinical 

grade viral vectors quickly and at scale. And 

that’s the very thing the viral vector manufacturing 

facility will be set up to do.” 

Maack said she’s hopeful the new facility 

will give families like her own immediate 

access to more significant treatment options 

in the future. 

“It means a significant roadblock has been 

removed for clinical trials and for research 

and ultimately that will lead to treatments 

improved quality and quantity of care of life 

for children like mine, and perhaps one day 

even a cure,” she added. 

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LOCAL NEWS 

Tax cuts get green light 

Amendments sail through Parliament with changes to begin from July 1 

Labor’s much talked about Stage 3 tax 

cuts will go ahead in their amended 

form after passing the Senate last 

Tuesday night. 

It means that from July 1, Parramatta locals 

will have more money in their pocket. 

The 19 per cent tax rate will reduce to 16 

per cent (for incomes between $18,200 and 

$45,000), while the 32.5 per cent tax rate 

reduces to 30 per cent (for incomes between 

$45,000 and the new $135,000 threshold). 

The threshold above which the 37 per cent 

tax rate applies increases from $120,000 to 

$135,000 and the threshold above which the 

45 per cent tax rate applies increases from 

$180,000 to $190,000. 

“Every Australian taxpayer will receive a tax 

cut this year – not just some,” Prime Minister 

Anthony Albanese said. 

“Our tax cuts are good for middle Australia, 

good for women, good for helping with costof-living 

pressures, good for labour supply 

and good for the economy. 

“Labor’s tax cuts are not the beginning of 

our actions on cost-of-living – and they will 

not be the end. 

“They fit together with everything we are 

doing to build a stronger economy across the 

board.” 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the tax cuts 

were now “locked in”, as Labor pushed the 

marketing line of the changes being specifically 

“cost-of-living tax cuts”. 

“With real wages increasing, Australians are 

earning more, and now they will get to keep 

more of what they earn, because of our bigger 

tax cuts for more taxpayers,” he said. 

“This is a big win for working families, a 

big win for women and a big win for middle 

Australia. 

“We want Australians to earn more and keep 

more of what they earn and our bigger tax 

cuts for more taxpayers will help make that 

happen.” 

Despite the tax cuts – including Albanese’s 

changes to what was originally proposed by 

the Coalition – having widespread public 

support, the Opposition still wasn’t happy this 

week. 

“My thoughts are with the people around 

Australia who are watching their Prime 

Minister whoop with glee about a $15 a week 

measure that doesn’t even start until July,” 

Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley told 

Sky News. 

“Meanwhile, costs are rising, children’s 

expenses, grocery expenses, electricity 

expenses, fuel expenses, and this is all that 

their weak Prime Minister can actually 

produce for them, and then think that it’s 

enough. 

“So times are tough for Australians 

and businesses.” 

The Coalition’s original stage three 

tax cuts would have also applied from 

July 1. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. 

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LOCAL NEWS 

“Cheap political stunt” 

Councillors vote to ban drag story time events from Cumberland Council facilities 

ELLIE BUSBY 

Cumberland Council has 

backflipped on its decision 

to support potential drag 

story time to children, with the 

events now banned – but some 

have labelled the move as a “cheap 

political stunt”. 

Chaos erupted at the latest Council 

meeting, which saw protesters 

against drag story time flood the 

public gallery in the hundreds, as 

barbs flew across the Chamber. 

In last week’s edition, Parra News 

reported that the local Council 

voted against a motion to prevent 

drag story time events for children 

taking place across the local area. 

However, the latest meeting saw 

Councillors move another motion 

on the matter with an amendment, 

which prevents Council from 

holding any drag story time events 

or from accepting any request from 

LGNSW or any other external body 

to do so. 

This time, the motion passed 

successfully. 

The decision comes despite 

Cumberland Council confirming 

there have never been any drag 

A drag queen reads children’s stories at a drag story hour in Canada. 

story time events held in the past. 

There were also none planned for 

the future. 

Councillor Joseph Rahme spoke in 

favour of banning the events. 

“Being an Australian with heritage 

from the Middle East, it qualifies 

me to make the next comment. I 

would like to remind them how 

lucky each and every one of us is to 

be living in this beautiful country of 

ours, unlike many Middle Eastern 

countries where this behaviour is 

ultimately outlawed and punishable 

by death,” he said about drag 

story time. 

“My issue is not the LGBTQI 

community, I love them all, every 

single one of them, I love them with 

all my heart, let me make that clear. 

“My issue is sexualising and 

exposing kids to a certain school 

of thought at a very young age and 

making an impression on them 

when their minds are not fully 

developed.” 

Backing Rahme, Councillor Eddy 

Sarkis said banning drag story 

time for children is something he 

“strongly and firmly” believes in. 

“Any person of principle would 

support this motion, I would not 

have my kids subjected at an early 

age to people who may be themselves 

confused with their own 

sexuality, so why would I allow any 

other child to sit with these people,” 

he added. 

“This is to protect our children, 

this is to protect the future of 

Cumberland, the future of our 

existence.” 

Councillor Steve Christou, who 

seconded the amendment moved 

by Councillor Paul Garrard, said 

in a statement following the meeting 

that it should not require a 

“mammoth community outcry” to 

ensure the ban is passed. 

But some Councillors have 

labelled the move to ban potential 

events as an “election stunt” ahead 

of this year’s poll. 

“I would like to state from the 

outset that there has never been a 

drag story time held in Cumberland 

Council and that no one here, either 

myself or the Councillors, has ever 

proposed one and will never intend 

to do so,” Councillor Mohamad 

Hussein said. 

“This has been manufactured 

specifically to upset people in our 

community. I can see people here 

tonight that have been deeply upset 

by this made-up story, by this lie, by 

a particular Councillor.” 

Deputy Mayor Ola Hamed also 

called it a lie designed to “confuse 

and frighten” the community. 

“People here in the gallery tonight, 

allow me to tell you that I feel you 

have been misled, that you have 

been lied to with this fear-mongering, 

grand-standing campaign,” she 

continued. 

“You’ve been dragged down 

here not to stop story time, that’s 

not happening as you have heard 

tonight with your own ears, but to 

help [Councillor] Steve Christou 

and Councillor Rahme be re-elected 

at the next election. This is nothing 

but a cheap political stunt.” 

Mayor Lisa Lake, who opposed 

the motion, said the ban sends a 

“harmful message” to members of 

the LGBTQIA+ community. 

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during the holy month of Ramadan. 

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LOCAL NEWS 

Women to be celebrated 

International Women’s Day events to be held in Parramatta this Friday, March 8 

ELLIE BUSBY 

Parramatta will celebrate 

women at a host of different 

events across the city this 

International Women’s Day (IWD), 

but one local Councillor has questioned 

why the same isn’t being 

done for men. 

Celebrated annually around the 

world, IWD recognises women’s 

achievements while also raising 

awareness about discrimination 

and progress towards gender parity. 

To mark the occasion, City of 

Parramatta will be hosting the City 

of Parramatta IWD 2024: Invest In 

Western Sydney Women event at 

Parramatta Town Hall for invited 

community members and Council 

staff. Events at PHIVE and Riverside 

Theatre, as well as online, will also 

run. 

However, Our Local Community 

Councillor Michelle Garrard, who 

is supportive of the IWD events, 

also queried why the same efforts 

weren’t being extended to International 

Men’s Day, which is held on 

November 19. 

“I don’t want to take it away from 

the women but, you know, men have 

Michelle Garrard has called for more support for 

International Men’s Day ahead of International 

Women’s Day this Friday. 

things that need to be celebrated 

too,” she said. 

“There’s a lot going on in the man 

world that needs to be acknowledged. 

“I want to celebrate international 

women’s day with them, as long as 

we do one for the men.” 

But Labor Councillor Cameron 

Maclean hit back, saying that 

women have been prejudiced 

against throughout history in a way 

that is incredibly different to men. 

“It’s a scourge that men commit 

suicide at the rates that they do and 

it’s awful that there is such severe 

rates of mental illness among men 

but their plight throughout history 

is not at all in any equivalence to 

that of women,” he said. 

“For thousands of years women 

have been prejudiced against in a 

Women will be celebrated in Parramatta this International 

Women’s Day. 

way incredibly different to men. 

There’s still so much more work 

to do and the idea that we need 

to elevate the status of men in the 

same regard as we elevate the status 

of women on International Women’s 

Day, I think, is absurd.” 

This year’s IWD theme is ‘Count 

Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate 

Progress’, which examines the pathways 

to greater economic inclusion 

for women and girls everywhere. 

Sharing her own experience with 

the gender pay gap, Independent 

Councillor Kellie Darley said it’s 

very important to continue to advocate 

for equality. 

“I know when I first started working 

in Australia I was employed in a 

role, which I grew, so the organisation 

then employed someone else, a 

man, from overseas actually, in New 

Zealand,” she told the Chamber. 

“It turns out over a few drinks I 

found out he was earning 15 grand 

more than me, so quite a significant 

pay difference. 

“For me, frankly, everyday is 

International Men’s Day because 

men generally still get treated very 

differently to women.” 

City of Parramatta will also recognise 

the first female alderman on the 

Council, Anne Walker, who was also 

the youngest at 22-years-old back in 

1971. Councillor Lorraine Wearne is 

also set to be commemorated as the 

first women in both Parramatta and 

the region of Sydney to be elected 

as Lord Mayor from 2000-2001, and 

again in 2011-2012. 

To find out more about the IWD 

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How the ‘Taylor effect’ helped 

spark a summer spending spree 

ELLIE BUSBY 

Taylor Swift may have already left 

Australia following her sold-out 

concerts, but her impact on businesses 

in western Sydney won’t be so easy to 

shake off. 

Over the last two weeks Sydney Olympic 

Park has been awash with glitter and cowboy 

boots as 320,000 Swifties descended on Accor 

Stadium. 

But it wasn’t just the fans who were 

enchanted by the superstar’s visit, it was the 

local businesses as well. 

Business Western Sydney’s Executive Director 

David Borger told Parra News that Swift 

has provided an “injection of fun and money” 

into the local economy. 

“Judging by the number of white cowboy 

boots I saw in Parramatta on the weekend, I 

think the local hotels were doing very well out 

of the Taylor Swift phenomenon,” he said. 

“Taylor Swift only played Melbourne and 

Sydney… and when that happens a lot of 

people come from regional NSW and stay in 

Parramatta and stay in Sydney Olympic Park, 

it’s more affordable and closer to the venue. 

“So even places like Westfield, the local 

retail, would have had a bump, and the hope 

is, as more of these mega acts come to town 

we can put on more of a show and keep people 

The Merrylands Chamber is the 

main Chamber operating across the 

Cumberland LGA. 

Accor Stadium was covered in a lavender haze at Taylor Swift’s final Sydney concert last 

LGA but 

Monday night. 

also 

Photo: Nathan 

several 

Taylor. 

large businesses. 

for longer.” 

Accor Chief Operating Officer Adrian 

Williams said Swift’s four back-to-back 

concerts have been the biggest event for Accor 

hotels since the Sydney Olympics in 2000. 

“Events like this support jobs and investment 

in hotels right across the city,” he said. 

New data from NAB revealed accommodation 

around the Sydney CBD was up 72 per 

cent during Swift’s concerts, with bars and 

pubs up by 49 per cent and general merchandise 

stores up a whopping 117 per cent. 

NAB Executive for Business Metro and 

Specialised Julie Rynski said Swift’s concerts 

were an incredible economic boost for 

Sydney’s economy. 

“From hotel rooms to heaving restaurants, 

merchandise stands to packed pubs, her four 

Sydney gigs created a buzz in the city not seen 

since before the pandemic,” she said. 

“The cultural and economic impact of her 

seven, sold out, Melbourne and Sydney shows 

will last long in the collective memory, while 

businesses across both capital cities can be 

very thankful for the ‘Taylor effect’, which has 

helped spark a late summer spending spree. 

“There’s no doubt businesses and consumers 

have had a difficult last 12 months or so, 

but despite this, it’s clear people are continuing 

to carefully evaluate and prioritise their 

spending on the things or experiences they 

truly value.” 

Swift even received high praise from Prime 

Minister Anthony Albanese, who called her a 

The Chamber represents predominantly 

small and medium sized businesses in the 

“very welcome visitor” in a recent interview. 

“Look, I think at a time where there’s so much 

turmoil in the world, one of the reasons why 

Taylor Swift’s tour has been such a success is 

it’s so positive, it’s so uplifting, and that is her 

message,” he said. 

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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 

This week Uranus (your ruling planet) 

squares Venus and Mars, which will stir 

up your impulsive, restless, rebellious 

side. So slow down Aquarius – otherwise 

you could find yourself headed for an 

argument or an accident. With Venus 

and Mars both visiting your sign, you’ll 

find the more you cooperate with others, 

the more affection and abundance you’ll 

attract. And the more proactive you are 

about making positive changes, the 

better your week will be. 

The stars bless creative projects, 

boost intuition, and help you get lost in 

a fabulous fantasy novel or a favourite 

romantic movie. With the Sun, New 

Moon, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune all 

illuminating your sign, you’re keen to 

please others. But avoid the temptation 

to say ‘yes’ to everyone and everything, 

like a compliant doormat. You may find 

you’ve bitten off more than you can 

comfortably chew! Confidence is high on 

the weekend so make the most of it. 

The Mars/Uranus square could amp 

up your impulsive, impatient, argumentative 

side, especially involving 

friends or finances. And relationships 

look challenging, as loved ones are more 

unpredictable than usual. With Venus 

visiting your friendship and peer group 

zone, strive to be more diplomatic. If you 

can temporarily morph from a raging 

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bumpy. Channel your fiery energy into 

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TAURUS 

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GEMINI 

MAY 22 TO JUNE 21 

CANCER 

JUNE 22 TO JULY 22 

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This week the Venus/Uranus square 

revs up your motivation and boosts your 

Bullish bravado. But you could also feel 

rather rushed and slightly unsettled. 

Cool down and calm down! Aim to do 

plenty of physical activity, so you can 

channel your restless energy in pleasant 

and productive ways. But being overly 

proprietorial about a person or situation 

will only lead to a fraction too much 

friction. Strive to be less stubborn about 

people, possessions and work. 

Gregarious Geminis are clever communicators 

but are you confident enough 

for big time success? With no less than 

eight planets (including the New Moon) 

activating your career and aspirations 

zones, a golden opportunity is waiting 

in the wings. But you must grab it when 

it appears, or it will promptly pass you 

by. Monday and Tuesday favour original 

ideas and innovative plans, whereas 

Friday and Saturday are fabulous for 

creative projects and spiritual pursuits. 

Unpredictable Uranus could unsettle 

a close relationship on Monday or 

Saturday, especially if there are secret 

agreements, trust issues or joint finances 

involved. Then Sunday’s New Moon 

activates your adventure zone, so you’re 

in the mood to plan (and book?) weekend 

getaways or work holidays for the rest of 

the year. Mercury also moves into your 

career zone so it’s time to amp up the 

communication with colleagues, clients 

and/or customers. 

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 

Have you been feeling like a tired 

and listless Leo? This week – courtesy 

of the restorative, transformative New 

Moon – you’ll feel your mojo, motivation 

and Lion’s roar returning. So find a 

challenging project to direct your energy 

into. The Sun, Mercury and Uranus also 

encourage you to be more positive when 

communicating with others. A sunny 

smile and an encouraging comment will 

get you a lot further than feisty fireworks 

and theatrical foot-stamping! 

The planets could generate a lucky 

break involving a partnership, joint 

venture, travel opportunity or educational 

project. So get your ideas out 

there as you inform and entertain others 

with your mercurial mind. A major 

relationship (of the romantic or platonic 

variety) could go through a New Moon 

metamorphosis. Do your best to air any 

concerns in a compassionate way, as you 

work through problems that have been 

holding you back. 

Laidback Librans love peace and 

harmony! But they may be hard to find, 

as unpredictable Uranus squares Venus 

(your power planet) on Monday. So 

expect upsets or surprises … perhaps 

a disruptive partner, an unpredictable 

friend or a rebellious child. Then 

Sunday’s New Moon stimulates your 

wellbeing zone, so it’s a wonderful weekend 

to start a new diet, reboot an exercise 

program or begin a meditation practice. 

Remember – health is the true wealth. 

SCORPIO 

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22 

SAGITTARIUS 

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21 

CAPRICORN 

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 

Uranus disrupts domestic harmony but 

don’t let it disturb your equilibrium. The 

secret to success is learning to let go, as 

you keep what’s working in your life and 

discard what isn’t. (But you may have to 

lose a current battle in order to win the 

long-term war.) Opportunities for New 

Moon growth come from a loved one, as 

you realise who has your best interests 

at heart. It’s also a good time to express 

your creative side and appreciate the 

talents of others. 

Being of service to others (with kindness 

and compassion) brings much joy 

and satisfaction. Plus take the time to 

savour and enjoy the simple things in 

your everyday life – like a kiss from a 

child or a walk in the park. But avoid 

making a rash, insensitive comment (in 

person or online) that you later regret. 

It’s a wonderful weekend to entertain at 

home with a special meal, as the New 

Moon stimulates your family zone. 

Convivial conversation is a bonus. 

The New Moon lights up your communication, 

education and neighbourhood 

zone, so it’s a fabulous week to focus, 

plan, study, organise and strategise. 

Especially involving partnerships, joint 

ventures, and projects within your 

local community. But double-check all 

information that comes your way on 

the weekend. Make sure someone isn’t 

trying to steamroll you or pull the wool 

over your eyes (particularly involving 

friends and/or finances). 

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Parramatta. 

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Bowral – home to brilliant tulip 

gardens, an array of hidden-gem 

boutique shops, and endless food and 

beverage options. Add in the fact that it’s just 

a 90-minute drive from Sydney, and it makes 

for the perfect weekend away. 

Recently, my best friend and I took advantage 

of the warm weather and headed south 

for a few nights, where we stayed at the new 

Park Proxi Gibraltar Bowral. 

Park Proxi Gibraltar Bowral is Australia’s 

first Park Proxi hotel from StayWell Hotel 

group. Its design is equal parts rustic and 

modern, with all of the sleek design features 

you’d expect from premium accommodation 

coupled with earthy colours and floor to 

ceiling windows to make you feel at home in 

the space. 

The hotel features 77 generously sized rooms 

and suites – we were lucky enough to stay 

in an Executive Suite, complete with a bath 

and walk in shower, comfortable bed, and a 

balcony perfect to sit at for your morning tea. 

However, some of the main highlights are 

the amenities. 

Harveys Bar is the perfect place for a drink. 

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Park Proxi Gibraltar Bowral boasts an indoor 

heated pool, gymnasium and an inviting 

18-hole golf course, which our balcony looked 

onto. 

The hotel’s food and beverage options are 

also endless between Observatory Restaurant 

and Harveys Bar. 

Observatory Restaurant offers a truly elite 

buffet breakfast, including all of your basics, 

as well as an array of hot food including hash 

browns and poached eggs, and a refrigerated 

section with fruit, yoghurt and cheese. There’s 

no better way to start the day! 

For pre (or post) dinner drinks, Harveys Bar 

is the perfect place to go, offering a diverse 

drink menu featuring their signature dry 

martinis, locally crafted beer, and a selection 

of exquisite Australian wines. The place also 

exudes warmth and homeliness, complete 

with marble tabletops and a cosy fireplace. 

During our stay, we were also treated to 

dinner at Observatory Restaurant, serving up 

a modern Australian à la carte menu celebrating 

the Southern Highlands. With excellent 

service and a menu with options for every 

appetite, you won’t want to leave the hotel – 

however I really recommend you do. 

Bowral is famous for being a gourmet getaway, 

complete with numerous award-winning 

restaurants and local cool-climate wineries. 

Just a 10-minute drive from Park Proxi 

Gibraltar Bowral, you’ll find Centennial Vineyards 

– a premier winery in Bowral that offers 

not only a sophisticated wine-tasting experi- 

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The Observatory Restaurant at Park Proxi Gibraltar Bowral. 

ence, but also an attached restaurant 

with outstanding food using fresh, 

local produce. 

The picturesque surroundings 

alone make Centennial Vineyards 

worth the visit, with the restaurant 

situated amongst the vines, and next 

to their Cellar Door, enabling you to 

float in between as you please. 

Given the beautiful weather, the 

restaurant’s glass doors were open, 

and we were able to sit out on the 

verandah to enjoy our delicious lunch, 

complete with wine and cocktails. 

After this, we ventured to Artemis 

Wines – a family run winery situated 

in Mittagong. 

As someone who’s not a massive 

fan of wines that aren’t a variation 

of Moscato, I found the staff here to 

be incredibly helpful in suggesting 

options I might like, and I will say, 

I really enjoyed the 2023 Artemis 

Sauvignon Blanc and the 2021 Artemis 

Chardonnay (which seriously 

tastes like crème brulee!). 

We then finished the day off at Paste. 

As far as accolades go, this place 

truly has it all, having been recently 

awarded a Chefs Hat by the Sydney 

Morning Herald Good Food Guide 

2024, as well as a Chef Hat from the 

Australian Good Food Guide 2023. 

Chef Bee Satongun was also voted 

Asia’s Best Female Chef by The 

World’s 50 Best Restaurants. 

Knowing this, we went in with 

high expectations, and Paste did not 

disappoint. 

Located on the main street of 

Mittagong, Paste serves up a unique 

approach to Thai food, using Australian 

ingredients to re-imagine ancient 

Thai recipes. 

Upon being seated we were greeted 

by Satongun herself, who promptly 

delivered an array of entrées, mains, 

desserts and cocktails to our table. 

The food we tried at Paste was unlike 

anything I’d ever had before, bursting 

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with unique flavours that combine 

the two cuisines seamlessly. 

Stand outs for me were the roasted 

duck with rice crackers, and the jeen 

juan chicken curry – two menu items 

that I’d never think to order on my 

own, but would absolutely get again. 

Whether sampling delicious food is 

your goal out of a weekend away, or if 

you’re just looking to fill your stomach 

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Colour is key! The best products to 

add some sparkle to your makeup 

Whether it’s festival 

season, The Eras 

Tour, or Mardi Gras 

that’s gotten you in the mood 

to play with colour and 

texture in your makeup, 

this is your sign not to put 

the glitter down! 

Although the more natural, 

no-makeup-makeup 

look is still well and truly 

in, there’s always a time 

and place to have fun with 

makeup. Whilst wearing 

a sparkly, rainbow look 

to work isn’t for everyone, 

here are a few subtle ways 

to incorporate colour into 

your makeup routine, and 

some products to make it 

happen. 

Eyeliner 

Okay, I hear you, eyeliner 

in general isn’t for everyone. 

I had to do a perfect wing 

almost on a weekly basis 

for dance competitions in my 

teens and the idea of doing it 

today still makes me shudder. 

But, if eyeliner is your thing, 

using a statement colour or 

graphic design can be one of 

the easiest and most effective 

ways of incorporating 

something fun into your 

makeup. 

A good coloured eyeliner 

can be hard to find, especially 

because everyone has 

their preferences in formula 

and applicator. I would 

recommend the Urban 

Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye 

Pencil, which has plenty of 

matte and shimmer shades, 

or the Mecca Max Zoom 

Liner. 

Eyeshadows 

For a quick and easy way 

to add something different 

to your makeup look, a pop 

of colour on the eyelid will 

always win. 

There are plenty of 

eyeshadow palettes or single 

shades to do this with – you 

probably already have something 

at home! But, if you’re 

looking to invest in something 

new, Mecca Max has just 

come out with their Over The 

Top Holographic Eyeshadow 

Toppers. The three shades 

come in a stack and range from 

an everyday neutral shade to 

a bright pink, and a stunning 

green-gold. 

If there’s a specific colour 

scheme you think you’ll wear 

regularly, look into smaller 

palettes like Huda Beauty’s 

Color Block Obsessions 

Eyeshadow Palettes in Orange 

& Purple and Blue & Green. 

These beauties come with 

matte and shimmer shades – 10 

in nine pans – as well as 

cake eyeliners which 

are activated with 

water. 

Blush 

One of my 

favourite ways 

to switch up my 

makeup lately has 

been using different 

blush shades to match 

my eyes each day. 

Of course, the specific shades 

you use will depend on your 

skin tone, but for someone as 

fair as me it’s possible to make 

almost anything work with a 

light hand, from baby pinks all 

the way to reds and purples. 

Nars has one of my favourite 

blush formulas, and I generally 

rotate between ‘Orgasm’ and 

‘Amour’ for every day. But, if 

you want to be more adventurous, 

try the brilliant red 

‘Exhibit A’ or berry shade ‘Sin’. 

Lipstick 

A bold lip will truly 

never go out of 

style. 

If you’re looking 

to add one to your 

collection, MAC 

makes one of my 

favourite formulas 

which also happens 

to come in just about 

every shade in the 

rainbow. Or, add some subtle 

sparkle to the lips with the 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted 

Lip Gloss in ‘Amber Sparkle’ or 

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VIKA AND LINDA 

BACK ON STAGE 

CASSIDY PEARCE 

Despite debuting back in the ‘80s, 

the last few years have been some 

of the busiest for sister duo Vika 

and Linda Bull. 

In mid-2020 came their career-spanning 

collection ‘Akilotoa’, followed 

by gospel album, ‘Sunday (The Gospel According 

To Iso)’ just a month later. In 2021, 

they released their first album of new material 

in nearly two decades, ‘The Wait’, before coming 

out with their eighth studio album, titled 

‘Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas!’ and their memoir, 

No Bull in 2022. 

According to the duo, it felt just as busy for 

them as it did for fans. 

“We just took it one day at a time – when 

you’ve got a workload, I think that’s the only 

way you can deal with it,” Linda said. 

“It was a very productive three years, and it 

was great fun. When you enjoy your work, it’s 

not really work – we were just having a ball doing 

it all.” 

The period came along with plenty of highs, 

with two of their albums landing in the number 

two spot on the charts, and ‘Akilotoa’ earning 

them their first ever number one – a ‘best 

of’ that they were convinced no one wanted. 

“To get that number one in our 50s, I was 

very proud of that because of our longevity, 

and just being in the industry for so long and 

not quitting,” Vika said. 

“There were many moments there where we 

really wanted to pack it in, but we kept going 

purely for the joy of singing.” 

Heading into 2024, they’re kicking off a 

brand-new venture in the form of a new tour, 

‘An Evening with Vika and Linda’. 

The tour will be bringing audiences a trio 

show, with just their close collaborator and 

producer Cameron Bruce on piano to create 

a night more stripped back than ever before. 

“He knows our repertoire and he knows how 

we sing, and we wanted to just strip it right 

back to the bare bones and just deliver songs 

with the three of us,” Linda said. 

However, with this comes a sense of vulnerability 

for the singers, who will be leaning on 

one another to put on the best show possible. 

“You do feel completely naked. There is 

nothing to hide behind, and that can be a very 

stressful situation. If the nerves get the better 

of you, your voice cracks and breaks and does 

all sorts of weird things,” Vika said. 

“I do think that it’ll be a great support, 

though, having someone else there singing 

with you.” 

The show is set to have a special and unique 

setlist, complete with new songs, and old 

songs that have become new favourites. 

“You tend to brush songs aside quickly when 

you get a live set happening, you forget that 

there’s a whole lot of songs that you did that 

maybe if you just thought about them differently, 

would come about in a better way, 

which I think is what we’re finding with the 

trio tour,” Linda said. 

This includes debut album track ‘Love This 

Time’, which was revamped as part of a Christmas 

show last year after not being performed 

since its release. 

“We listened to it and thought, ‘The lyrics 

are beautiful’, and then Cameron said, ‘How 

about we just try it with piano?’, and it took on 

a brand-new life, it was a completely different 

song that we really enjoyed singing,” Vika said. 

“The way it was recorded, it was great, but 

it was a little daggy, and I think that’s why we 

shied away from it, so then when Cameron 

came in and turned it on its head, it became a 

whole new thing.” 

The show will be heading to Riverside Theatres 

as part of Great Southern Nights. 

“I think Australia needs to get behind their 

artists a little bit more, and I think it’s great 

that [Great Southern Nights] is doing that for 

Australian acts,” Vika said. 

‘An Evening with Vika and Linda’ will be on 

at Riverside on Saturday, March 23. Tickets 

are $68. Visit riversideparramatta.com.au. 


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ou’ve heard of ‘Humans of New York’, 

now get ready for a photography exhibition 

that’s a l abou the humans of 

Parrama ta. 

The personal stories of migration, strength, 

sporting achievements and volunteering 

in the Parrama ta community are being 

celebrated through a brand new exhibition – 

‘Community Love’. 

Open until June 29 at PHIVE, ‘Community 

Love’ is an interactive exhibition that features 

photographs of 18 local artists, educators, 

business owners, social entrepreneurs, 

conservationists, and volunteers. 

Along with checking out the selection of 

photos, visitors wi l also be able to find out 

more about each of the Parrama ta locals by 

scanning QR codes to see interviews, videos 

One of the people captured in the series 

of photos is Tahera Nassrat, a self described 

“refugee girl turned boss lady,” who moved 

to Australia almost 19 years ago after fleeing 

Afghanistan fo lowing the Taliban coming to 

Now a tax accountant and business 

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Foundation in 2019 to help refugees and 

immigrants lead self-su ficient lives. She said 

it’s Parrama ta that has made her who she is 

“Refugee girls from Afghanistan, firs thing 

that comes to our mind ‘you are an Afghan 

girl, you can’t do it’,” she said. 

“In Parrama ta, I say, I can do this. You 

need to live the life of Parrama ta, you need 

to breathe the air of Parrama ta, it makes you 

feel confident. 

“It makes you feel [like] who you want to be.” 

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COPS FORCED TO FREE KIDS 

MAKAYLA MUSCAT 

A 

Merrylands woman who left her two 

children in an una tended vehicle 

has been fined $1000. 

Maryam Hosseini, 33, fronted Parramatta 

Local Court last week charged with ‘leaving 

children in a motor vehicle, causing emotional 

On December 28, 2022, Hosseini left a 

two-year-old and six-year-old inside her 

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 

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vehicle while she went into Woolworths in 

Granvi le. The court heard that they were in 

the car for at least 20 minutes before police 

were alerted by a concerned witness. 

According to police, the front and rear 

windows were down about an inch. They say 

they managed to force a window open, unlock 

the doors and ca l an ambulance to assis the 

children who were sweating, flushed and 

appeared to be dehydrated. 

Hosseini told police that “she had to 

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take her that long”. She further stated that it 

was her firs time leaving the children in the 

vehicle una tended. 

Hosseini, with the assistance of a Dar interpreter, 

pleaded guilty a the earliest available 

opportunity. 

She was represented by a lawyer who asked 

Magistrate Kate Thompson to consider giving 

her client a Community Correction Order 

without conviction. 

The court heard that Hosseini has no prior 

criminal record and is otherwise a person 

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of good character. However, the Magistrate 

expressed concerns over leaving children 

una tended at any time, let alone during “the 

height of summer”. 

She told the court that there needs to be 

general deterrence so other good and caring 

parents do no take the same shortcut in the 

future. 

“The consequences can be devastating,” 

Magistrate Thompson said. 

Hosseini was convicted of the single o fence 

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Baulkham Hills 

Baulkham Hills Shopping Centre 

Charlie Lovett Café 

Berala 

Berala Community Centre 

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Carlingford 

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Carlingford Library 

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Constitution Hill Branch Library 

Dundas 

Dundas Sports 

Dundas Valley 

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Eastwood 

Eastwood Shopping Centre 

Ermington 

Ermington Library 

Ermington Woolworths 

Steven Street Corner Store 

Epping 

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Granville 

Granville Diggers 

Granville Library 

Granville Place 

Kismet Grounds Coffee Shop 

Speedway South Granville 

South Granville 

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Catherine’s Cutting It 

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Guildford Leagues Club 

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Holroyd Private Hospital 

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Harris Park Community Centre 

Harris Park Food Store 

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Mays Hill 

Everything Realty 

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Coolibah Hotel 

Merrylands Library 

Merrylands RSL 

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Newington 

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Courtlands Retirement Village 

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Northmead 

NBC Sports Club 

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Northmead Newsagency 

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Parramatta 

Bank of Queensland Parramatta 

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Parramatta Leagues Club 

Peter Wynn Store 

PHIVE- Parramatta Library 

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Woolworths Westfield Parramatta 

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Pendle Hill Meat Market 

Pendle Hill Newsagency 

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THINGS TO DO 

The NRL returns this Saturday at CommBank 

Don’t miss a moment of the action when the Parramatta Eels 

take on long-time rivals the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 

their first game of the 2024 NRL season this Saturday, March 

9. With unforgettable entertainment on and off the field in a 

world-class stadium, an Eels home game at CommBank Stadium 

is the best experience in the west. Visit parraeels.com.au. 

Celebrate International Women’s Day 

Local independent filmmaker, Stephan Wellink, will present a 

special screening of his documentary ‘Pushing The Boundaries: 

The Mavis Bramston Show’ at Riverside Theatres on Friday, 

March 8 at 7pm. Immediately following the screening, Andrew 

Mercado will moderate a Q&A with Wellink, Maggie Dence and 

Sally Ayre-Smith. Visit riversideparramatta.com.au. 

Former ‘Rove Live’ star to play Riverside 

Ever since doing a runner from an Uber last year, Pete Helliar 

has had a change of philosophy. He is now giving absolutely 

zero flips. Head down to his show at Riverside Theatres on 

Saturday, March 9 at 7.30pm and see what he is giving zero 

flips about. For more information or to book, visit riversideparramatta.com.au. 

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. 

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Cumberland City Council is getting 

into the spirit of Easter early, with 

celebrations to be held at Central 

Gardens Nature Reserve this Saturday, 

March 9. 

Although the Easter egg hunts are now sold 

out, there are still plenty of fun Easter craft 

activities for little ones to enjoy, including 

egg decorating, Easter storytelling and 

Cross Craft with Westmead Christian Grammar 

School, Easter Hat decorating with 

Foursquare Church Westmead, and Easter 

shadow puppetry with Merrylands Anglican 

Church. 

There will also be entertainment on show, 

with magic shows and dance parties on 

stage all day. 

Plus, when you start to work up an appetite, 

there will be a wide range of food and drinks 

available to purchase, in addition to youth 

markets selling unique gifts and fun items 

like handmade crochet items, chopping 

boards, and bubble toys. 

The Easter Bunny himself will also be 

popping in throughout the day, so make sure 

to stop by and say ‘Hello!’. 

Cumberland City Council’s Easter celebrations 

will be on at Central Gardens 

Nature Reserve on Saturday, March 9 from 

10am to 2pm. Entry is free. For more information, 

visit cumberland.nsw.gov.au. 

Experience the thrill of coming face to face with the 

King of beasts! 

Zambi Wildlife Retreat is an exclusive and unique 

Not for Profit Animal Sanctuary, 

set in beautifully landscaped grounds. 

A tour of the retreat allows you the opportunity to get up 

close and personal with some amazing animals and 

learn about their history and species. Zambi only 

allows limited visitors each week and you will 

need to book your spot on our website booking 

page here: www.zambi.org/bookings 

The bookings are only available for a total of 

7 guests and includes a tour of the retreat 

with an experienced guide where you will get 

to hand feed the macaw parrots and baboon 

monkeys. Complimentary hot and cold drinks 

and light snacks are included in the cost. 

There is also the opportunity to add on animal 

encounters such as hand feeding the big cats 

and meeting the meerkats and little marmoset 

monkeys. This can be booked at the same time 

as your tour or added during your visit. 

Entry is 9 years of age and older and a 

further age restriction of 12 years and 

older will apply to hand feeding the 

big cats. 

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COUNTRY 

CORNER 

Evans announces special project 

Morgan Evans has announced he’ll release 

a live album and concert film next month. 

It’s a recording of his live shows at the 

Sydney Opera House last year – part of the 

‘Life Upside Down’ tour. 

“I’m so stoked to share this little time 

capsule for everyone who was there to relive, 

and everyone that couldn’t be there to experience 

for the first time,” Evans said. 

It’ll be out on all the usual streaming 

services, while physical copies can be 

ordered from Evans’ website. 

Chesney drops new music 

Country music mainstay Kenny Chesney 

(pictured above) has dropped a new track to 

all the usual streaming services. 

‘Thinkin’ Bout’ is available now. 

“The hardest part of letting go, is actually 

letting go,” Chesney said. 

“All that chemistry, all that intimacy, all 

that doesn’t need to be said is such a big 

thing. Whatever’s wrong, obviously it’s 

not gonna change. But it gets late, you get 

thinking – and next thing you know, you’re 

tumbling back into something that just can’t 

be. 

“I love this song, because it gets into that 

space where you’re thinking about knowing 

you shouldn’t do this, shouldn’t think 

about that person, and that’s when maybe 

the letting go can really start to happen no 

matter how good it feels or how much you 

make each other laugh.” 

CMC Rocks just around the corner 

American superstars Lainey Wilson, 

Chris Young and Tyler Hubbard will jet into 

Australia in the coming weeks ahead of the 

CMC Rocks festival. 

The festival is taking place at Willowbank 

Raceway in Queensland from March 15 to 17 

and also features the likes of Megan Moroney, 

Chase Rice and Nate Smith on the bill. 


At the movies... 

PREVIEW 

PREVIEW 

Baghead 

Dune: Part Two 

1 hour, 35 minutes 2 hours, 46 minutes 

Following the death of 

her estranged father (Peter 

Mullan), Iris (Freya Allan) 

learns she has inherited a 

run-down, centuries-old 

pub. She travels to Berlin 

to identify her father's body 

and meet with The Solicitor 

(Ned Dennehy) to discuss 

the estate. 

Little does she know, 

when the deed is signed 

she will become inextricably 

tied to an unspeakable 

entity that resides in the 

pub's basement – Baghead 

– a shape-shifting creature 

that can transform into the 

dead. $2,000 in cash for two 

minutes with the creature 

is all it takes for desperate 

loved ones to ease their 

grief. Neil (Jeremy Irvine), 

who has lost his wife, is Iris' 

first customer. Like her father, 

Iris is tempted to exploit 

the creature’s powers 

and help desperate people 

for a price. But she soon 

discovers breaking the 

two-minute rule can have 

terrifying consequences. 

Together with her best 

friend Katie (Ruby Barker), 

Iris must battle to keep control 

of Baghead and figure 

out how to destroy her, before 

she destroys them. 

The saga continues as 

award-winning filmmaker 

Denis Villeneuve embarks 

on ‘Dune: Part Two’. 

The big-screen epic continues 

the adaptation of 

Frank Herbert’s acclaimed 

bestseller ‘Dune’ with returning 

and new stars, including 

Oscar nominee 

Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, 

Oscar nominee Austin 

Butler, Oscar nominee 

Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista 

and more. 

‘Dune: Part Two’ will explore 

the mythic journey of 

Paul Atreides as he unites 

with Chani and the Fremen 

while on a path of revenge 

against the conspirators 

who destroyed his family. 

Facing a choice between 

the love of his life and the 

fate of the known universe, 

he endeavours to prevent a 

terrible future. 

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TV NEWS 

Ê As a newly converted ‘Frasier’ fan, I was 

delighted to hear that the revival series has 

won a second season. Paramount+ confirmed 

the exciting news last week and we 

should expect season two later this year. If 

you haven’t seen the first season of the new 

‘Frasier’ yet, do yourself a favour and check 

it out – it’s very funny and features plenty of 

cameos from past characters. 

Ê Channel Nine have secured the rights to 

broadcast the Melbourne Cup Carnival until 

2029. Nine will broadcast all four days of the 

Carnival – Derby Day, Melbourne Cup, Oaks 

Day and Stakes Day – live and in high-definition 

on the main channel and via 9Now. 10 

broadcast last year’s race. 

Ê This show was huge when I was fresh 

out of high school 20 years ago and now it’s 

coming back! ‘Ready Steady Cook’, which 

was a staple of afternoon TV back in the early 

to mid-2000s, will return with a brand-new 

host in chef Miguel Maestre on Friday, March 

8 on 10. Returning after more than a decade, 

the rebooted cooking show showcases some 

of the country’s best chefs, who will join 

forces with everyday Aussie home cooks, 

to prepare delicious dishes using only five 

ingredients (and pantry supplies). The team 

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who takes out the win after the strict 20-minute 

cook time, will be decided by the live 

studio audience. In the final round, our two 

chefs will battle head-to-head in the ‘Chef’s 

Challenge,’ where they will push culinary 

boundaries in a 10-minute fast round. Catch 

it from 7.30pm Friday! 

Ê The new season of ‘Survivor’ is now airing 

on 9GO! The first episode of the 46th season 

of the US version premiered on Thursday 

and is once again filmed in Fiji. You can catch 

up via 9Now. 

Ê Definitely one to create a reminder for, 

new Stan drama series ‘The Tattooist of 

Auschwitz’, starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie 

Lynskey, will finally drop on Thursday, 

May 2. The six-part limited drama series, 

based on the international best-selling novel 

by Heather Morris, is inspired by the real-life 

story of Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met while 

prisoners in the Auschwitz concentration 

camp during the Holocaust of World War II. 

Ê Comic book lovers rejoice! New Marvel 

Animation series ‘X-Men ’97’ will stream 

on Disney+ on Wednesday, March 20. The 

10-part series revisits the iconic era of the 

1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who 

use their uncanny gifts to protect a world 

that hates and fears them, are challenged 

like never before, forced to face a dangerous 

and unexpected new future. This looks super 

cool and is certainly a throwback to the good 

old days of comics! 

Ê Four-part music doco ‘Thank You, 

Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ will land 

on Disney+ on Friday, April 26. Filmed in 

February 2022, the series chronicles the US 

rockers and its frontman Jon Bon Jovi as a 

vocal injury threatens to bring everything to 

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Thursday 7 March 

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FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARRAMATTA 

TV Guide: MARCH 5 – 11 Your guide to the week’s television viewing 

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00 

Foreign Correspondent 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 3:00 The Cook And 

The Chef 3:30 Tenable 4:15 Antiques 

Roadshow 5:15 Grand Designs (PG) 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) 

2:30 Feel Good Road 

Trips (PG) 3:00 The 

Hotel Inspector (PG) 

4:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 

4:30 Better Homes And 

Gardens 5:30 Escape To The 

Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 

7:30 Call The Midwife (PG) 

8:40 A Touch Of Frost (M l,v) 

5:00 Hardball 5:25 

Miraculous: Tales Of 

Ladybug And Cat Noir 

(PG) 5:55 So Awkward 6:30 

Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible 

Histories 7:45 The Penguins Of 

Madagascar 8:05 The Legend 

Of Korra (PG) 8:30 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 Coastwatch Oz 

(PG) 2:00 Psych (M l,v) 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) 

8:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 

(MA15+) 9:30 First Dates UK (M l) 10:30 

The Latest Seven News 11:00 The Front 

Bar (M l) 12:15 Your Money & Your Life 

2:00 Frozen Gold (PG) 

3:00 Billy The 

Exterminator (PG) 3:30 

Mt. Hutt Rescue (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 

12:00 Royal Pains (PG) 

3:00 Jabba’s Movies 

(PG) 3:30 Dr Harry’s 

Animal Encounters (PG) 4:30 

Bondi Vet (PG) 6:30 First 

Dates Australia (PG) 7:35 First 

Dates UK (M s) 8:40 Movie: 

“13 Going On 30” (PG) (’04) 

Stars: Jennifer Garner 

4:25 Circle Square 5:00 

Peppa Pig 5:35 Pop 

Paper City 5:55 

Fireman Sam 6:30 Peter 

Rabbit 7:05 Riley Rocket 7:30 

Spicks And Specks 8:00 Would 

I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Adam 

Hills: The Last Leg (M) 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) 1:30 Kenan (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 The 

Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) 10:00 NINE 

News Late 10:30 Travel Guides NZ (PG) 

11:30 Family Law (M) 12:15 Tipping Point 

(PG) 1:10 Pointless (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 Indian Country 

6:00 Bamay 6:40 NITV News 

Update 6:50 Arabian Inferno 

7:45 Wellington Paranormal 

(PG) 8:40 Ice Cowboys (M) 

5:00 Everyday Gourmet 

With Justine Schofield 

5:30 Pati’s Mexican 

Table 6:00 Luke Nguyen’s 

Food Trail 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 

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) 

1:20 Judge Judy (PG) 1:50 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) 

8:00 Buy To Build 8:30 

Diagnosis Murder (PG) 

9:30 Jake And The 

Fatman (PG) 10:30 JAG (PG) 

12:30 In The Dark (M s) 1:30 

NCIS (M) 2:30 Jake And The 

Fatman (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis 

Murder (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) 

7:30 Bull (PG) 9:25 FBI (M) 

5:10 The Joy Of 

Painting With Bob Ross 

5:40 TVNZ 1News At 

Six 6:15 The Toys That Built 

The World (PG) 6:40 Jeopardy! 

7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 

Out Of 10 Cats Does 

Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Dark 

Side Of The 2000s (PG) 

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) 

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) 8:30 Movie: 

“Mechanic: Resurrection” (M) 

(’16) Stars: Jason Statham 

10:00 Craig & Bruno’s Great British Road 

Trip (PG) 11:00 Food Markets - In The Belly 

Of (PG) (In English/ French) 12:00 

Worldwatch 2:10 The 2010s (PG) 3:00 

Lucknow (PG) (In English/ Hindi) 3:10 

Mastermind 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam 

Liaw (PG) 4:10 The Great Fire Of London 

(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) 8:30 Insight (M) 

1:00 House Hunters 

USA 1:30 Ugliest 

House In America 2:30 

The Block (PG) 4:00 Cheap 

Old Houses 5:00 Flip Or Flop 


International 7:00 House 

Hunters USA 7:30 Twice The 

Life For Half The Price 

3:00 Antiques 

Roadshow 3:30 Movie: 

“It’s Great To Be 

Young!” (PG) (’56) Stars: John 

Mills 5:30 Yorkshire Auction 

House 6:30 Antiques 

Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M) 

8:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple 

(M l,v) 


Four Corners (PG) 10:45 Q+A (PG) 12:00 

ABC News 12:30 National Press Club 

Address 1:35 Media Watch 1:50 Anh’s 

Brush With Fame (PG) 2:20 Back Roads 

2:50 The Cook And The Chef 3:20 Tenable 

4:05 Antiques Roadshow 5:10 Grand 

Designs (PG) 5:55 Back Roads 6:25 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 TBA 2:30 The 

Hotel Inspector (PG) 

3:30 Harry’s Practice 





7:30 Heartbeat (PG) 8:45 

Lewis (M) 10:45 Maternal (M) 







Madagascar 8:15 Danger 

Mouse 8:25 Kong: King Of The 

Apes (PG) 


11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 

Australian Idol (PG) 1:10 Border Security 

International (PG) 1:30 Coastwatch Oz (PG) 

2:00 Psych (M l,v) 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 The Front Bar (M) 9:30 Talking Footy 

(M) 10:30 The Latest Seven News 11:00 

Inside Cyprus (PG) 12:30 Parenthood (PG) 

2:00 Barrett Jackson: 

Revved Up (PG) 3:00 

Billy The Exterminator 

(PG) 3:30 Mt. Hutt Rescue 

(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 A Moveable Feast 

(PG) 3:30 The 

Goldbergs (PG) 4:30 Bondi Vet 

(PG) 6:30 First Dates Australia 

(PG) 7:35 First Dates UK (M s) 

8:40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares 

UK (M l) 9:40 Ramsay’s 

Kitchen Nightmares USA (M l) 







I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Death 

In Paradise (M v) 9:30 Ragdoll 

(MA15+) 10:15 Killing Eve (M) 



(M l,s) 1:30 My Way (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) 9:10 

Under Investigation (M) 10:10 NINE News 

Late 10:40 See No Evil (MA15+) 11:40 The 

Equalizer (M v) 12:30 Tipping Point (PG) 

1:20 Pointless (PG) 2:10 Destination WA 

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 Arabian 

Inferno (PG) 7:30 High Arctic 

Haulers (PG) 8:30 Movie: 

“Category: Woman” (M) (’22) 







Adam Liaw 7:30 Adam And 

Poh’s Great Australian Bites 

8:00 The Chocolate Queen 




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) 

8:00 Buy To Build 8:30 



Fatman (PG) 10:30 JAG (PG) 

12:30 In The Dark (M s) 1:30 

NCIS (M) 2:30 Jake And The 

Fatman (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis 

Murder (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) 

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



5:40 TVNZ 1News At 

Six 6:15 The Toys That Built 

The World (PG) 6:40 Jeopardy! 

7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 

Out Of 10 Cats Does 

Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Clint 

Eastwood: The Last Legend 

2:00 So Help Me Todd 

(PG) 3:00 Rules Of 

Engagement (PG) 4:00 

Farm To Fork 4:30 Becker 

(PG) 5:30 Frasier (PG) 6:00 

Frasier (PG) 6:30 Neighbours 

(PG) 7:00 The Big Bang 

Theory (PG) 8:30 Two And A 

Half Men (PG) 







7:30 Seinfeld (PG) 8:30 Movie: 

“Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey” 

(PG) (’91) Stars: Alex Winter 



Of (PG) (In English/ French) 12:00 

Worldwatch 2:10 Dateline (M) 2:40 Insight 

(M) 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 

4:10 The Great Fire Of London (PG) 5:05 

Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 

6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS 

World News 7:30 Australia’s Sleep 

Revolution (M l) 8:30 Pan Am - Rise & Fall 

Of An Aviation Icon (PG) 

1:00 Fantasy Homes 

By The Sea 2:00 Twice 

The Life For Half The 

Price 3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00 

Cheap Old Houses 5:00 

Holiday Homes In The Sun 



Hunters USA 7:30 Home Town 

3:00 Antiques 

Roadshow 3:30 Movie: 

“Lady Godiva Rides 

Again” (G) (’51) Stars: Diana 

Dors 5:30 The Balmoral Hotel: 

An Extraordinary Year 6:30 

Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As 

Time Goes By (M) 8:40 

Midsomer Murders (M l,v) 


Australian Story (PG) 10:30 Compass 11:00 

Wang Gungwu Lecture 2024 12:00 ABC 

News 12:30 National Press Club Address 

1:30 Whale With Steve Backshall 2:30 Anh’s 

Brush With Fame (PG) 3:00 The Cook And 

The Chef 3:25 Tenable 4:10 Antiques 



News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 

8:30 Grand Designs New Zealand (PG) 

2:00 TBA 2:30 My 

Greek Odyssey (PG) 

3:30 Harry’s Practice 





7:30 Father Brown (M) 8:30 

The Coroner (M v) 







Madagascar 8:00 Hotel 

Transylvania 8:25 Kong: King 

Of The Apes (PG) 


11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: 

“Never Let You Go” (AKA ‘Deadly Radio 

Romance’) (M v) (’21) Stars: Skye Coyne 

2:00 Your Money & Your Life 2:30 Border 

Security International (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 AFL: Opening Round: Sydney v 

Melbourne *Live* 10:30 AFL: Post Game 

11:00 The Latest Seven News 

3:00 Billy The 

Exterminator (PG) 3:30 

Mt. Hutt Rescue (PG) 

4:30 Storage Wars (PG) 5:00 

American Restoration (PG) 

5:30 American Pickers (PG) 


AFL: Opening Round: Sydney 

v Melbourne *Live* 











2:00 9-1-1 (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 

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold (PG) 

8:30 Movie: “Made Of Honor” 

(PG) (’08) 







I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Hard 

Quiz (PG) 9:00 Gruen (MA15+) 

9:40 The Weekly (PG) 



(M l,s) 1:45 Talking Honey (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 NRL: Knights v 

Raiders *Live* 9:55 NRL: Knock Off (M) 

10:40 NINE News Late 11:10 Chicago Med 

(M) 12:00 A+E After Dark (M) 1:00 Tipping 

Point (PG) 2:00 Getaway (PG) 

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 Arabian Inferno 

(PG) 7:30 Going Places With 

Ernie Dingo (PG) 8:30 Bones 

Of Crows (M) 







Adam Liaw 7:30 My Greatest 

Dishes 8:30 Rick Stein’s Taste 

Of Italian Opera 




1:30 Judge Judy (PG) 2:00 Dr Phil (M) 3:00 

Farm To Fork 3:30 10 News First: Afternoon 

4:00 Neighbours (PG) 4:30 The Bold & The 



The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:30 

Gogglebox Australia (M) 9:30 Law & Order: 

SVU (M v) 10:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 

8:30 Diagnosis Murder 

(PG) 9:30 Jake And 

The Fatman (PG) 10:30 

JAG (M) 12:30 In The Dark (M 

d) 1:30 NCIS (PG) 2:30 Jake 

And The Fatman (PG) 3:30 

Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30 

JAG (PG) 7:30 Bull (PG) 8:30 

NCIS (PG) 

4:10 PBS News Hour 



5:40 TVNZ 1News At Six 6:15 

The Toys That Built The World 

(PG) 6:40 Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV 

News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 

Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 

8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island 

2:00 The Big Bang 

Theory (PG) 3:00 Rules 

Of Engagement (PG) 

4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 Becker 

(PG) 5:30 Frasier (PG) 6:30 



And A Half Men (PG) 11:00 

Frasier (PG) 







7:30 Survivor 46 (PG) 9:30 

Movie: “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” 

(PG) (’06) Stars: Uma Thurman 



Of (PG) (In English/ Croatian) 12:00 

Worldwatch 2:20 Secrets Of The Pyramids 

(PG) 3:10 Mastermind Australia (PG) 3:40 

The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 

Then And Now (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 Stanley 

Tucci - Searching For Italy (M l) 

1:00 Masters Of Flip 

2:00 Home Town 3:00 

The Block (PG) 4:00 

Cheap Old Houses 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 

3:30 Movie: “The 

House In Nightmare 

Park” (PG) (’73) 5:30 

The Balmoral Hotel: An 

Extraordinary Year 6:30 

Antiques Roadshow 7:30 RBT 

(PG) 8:30 Australia Behind 

Bars (M) 9:35 World’s Most 

Dangerous Prisoners (M) 

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Sunday 10 March 

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12:00 ABC News 1:00 Silent Witness (M v) 

2:00 House Of Gods (M l) 3:00 The Cook 

And The Chef 3:25 Tenable 4:15 Antiques 



News 7:30 Gardening Australia 8:30 

Midsomer Murders (M v) 10:00 Hard Quiz 

(PG) 10:30 The Weekly (PG) 

12:00 Movie: “Broken Ties” (AKA ‘Sisters On 

The Run’) (M) (’23) Stars: Brianna Cohen 

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: “Runaway Bride” (PG) (’99) Stars: 

Julia Roberts 

12:00 Movie: “The Wedding Fix” (PG) (’22) 

Stars: Andrea Brooks 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 NRL: Storm v Panthers *Live* 9:55 

NRL: Golden Point 10:45 Movie: “Lethal 

Weapon” (M) (’87) Stars: Clayne Crawford 

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 

Ready Steady Cook 8:30 The Graham 

Norton Show (M) 10:30 Fire Country (M v) 

11:30 The Project (PG) 

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

With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 I Want To Make 

A Film About Women (PG) 4:10 Light Years 

- Olive Cotton (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 

Endurance - Race The Pole (PG) 


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) 


AFL: Opening Round: Brisbane 

v Carlton *Live* 

3:30 Britain’s Got 

Talent (PG) 5:45 

Movie: “Shazam!” (M v) 

(’19) Stars: Zachary Levi 8:30 

Movie: “The Social Network” 

(M) (’10) 

6:00 Bamay 6:40 

Coastal Africa 7:30 

Eddies Lil’ Homies 7:45 

Movie: “Josie And The 

Pussycats” (PG) (’01) Stars: 

Rachael Leigh Cook 

12:30 In The Dark (PG) 

1:30 NCIS (M) 2:30 

Jake And The Fatman 

(PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder 

(PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 Bull 

(PG) 8:30 NCIS (M) 

4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 

Becker (PG) 5:30 

Frasier (PG) 6:30 The 

Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 

Two And A Half Men (PG) 9:30 

Basketball: NBL: Teams TBA 

3:00 The Block (PG) 

4:00 Cheap Old 

Houses 5:00 Fixer 

Upper 6:00 House Hunters 


Hunters USA 

5:55 So Awkward 6:30 

Operation Ouch! 7:00 

Horrible Histories 7:35 

The Penguins Of Madagascar 

8:00 Transformers: EarthSpark 

(PG) 8:20 Dragon Ball Super 

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 

6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05 

Riley Rocket 7:30 

Spicks And Specks 

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

8:30 Movie: “The Twilight 

Saga: New Moon” (M h,v) (’09) 

6:00 Luke Nguyen’s 

Food Trail 6:30 Mary 

Makes It Easy 7:00 The 

Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 

Rick Stein’s Far Eastern 

Odyssey 

6:20 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) 8:30 

Hoarders (M) 

5:30 I Dream Of 

Jeannie 6:00 Movie: 

“The Addams Family” 

(PG) (’91) Stars: Anjelica 

Huston 7:40 Movie: “Nanny 

McPhee Returns” (G) (’10) 

5:30 The Balmoral 

Hotel: An Extraordinary 

Year 6:30 Antiques 

Roadshow 7:30 Motorway 

Cops: Catching Britain’s 

Speeders (M) 8:30 TBA 

12:00 ABC News 12:30 Death In Paradise 

(PG) 1:30 A Life In Ten Pictures (M l) 2:35 

Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) 3:05 

Extraordinary Escapes (PG) 3:55 Universe 

With Brian Cox 4:55 Better Date Than Never 

(PG) 5:30 Landline 6:00 Australian Story 

(PG) 6:30 Back Roads (PG) 7:00 ABC News 

7:30 Life After Life (M) 8:25 Endeavour (M) 

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 AFL: Opening 

Round: GWS v Collingwood *Live* 10:30 

AFL: Post Game 11:00 The Irrational (M v) 

1:00 The Arrangement (M v) 2:00 Home 

Shopping 4:00 Get Clever 

12:00 Great Australian Detour 12:30 My 

Way 1:00 Movie: “Emma” (PG) (’20) Stars: 

Anya Taylor-Joy 3:30 Renovate Or Rebuild 

4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 NINE News 

First At 5 5:30 Getaway (PG) 6:00 NINE 

News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Space 

Invaders (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Spectre” (M v) 

(’15) Stars: Daniel Craig 

1:00 All 4 Adventure (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 6:30 

The Dog House Australia (PG) 7:30 The 

Dog House UK (PG) 8:30 Ambulance 

Australia (PG) 9:30 Ambulance UK (M l) 

2:00 Cycling Highlights 3:00 Gymnastics 

Highlights 4:00 Joyful (PG) 4:10 Portillo’s 

Greatest Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Where 

Are You Really From? (PG) 5:35 WWII 

Women On The Frontline (PG) 6:30 SBS 

World News 7:30 Britain’s Most Beautiful 

Road (PG) 8:25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways 

(PG) 9:20 The Wonders Of Europe (PG) 

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 

5:30 Storage Wars (M) 

6:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 

7:00 Storage Wars 

(PG) 7:30 Movie: “Battle Los 

Angeles” (M l,v) (’11) Stars: 

Aaron Eckhart 

3:15 The Goldbergs 

(PG) 3:45 Dodger (PG) 

4:45 Movie: “Shazam!” 

(M v) (’19) Stars: Zachary Levi 

7:30 Movie: “Grown Ups 2” 

(PG) (’13) Stars: Adam Sandler 

5:55 The Last Land 

(PG) 6:20 NITV News 

Update 6:30 Tradition 

On A Plate 7:00 The Other 

Side (PG) 7:30 Idris Elba’s 

Fight School (M l) 

5:00 Escape Fishing 

With ET 5:30 Bondi 

Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG 

(PG) 7:00 Football: Round 20: 

Adelaide United v Melbourne 

Victory *Live* 

3:10 Becker (PG) 4:10 

Frasier (PG) 5:00 Deal 

Or No Deal (PG) 6:00 

The Big Bang Theory (PG) 

10:30 Friends (PG) 12:00 

Home Shopping 

3:30 Fantasy Homes 

By The Sea 4:30 Island 

Of Bryan 5:30 Dream 

Homes Revealed 6:30 Holiday 

Homes In The Sun 7:30 

Escape To The Chateau 

6:30 Operation Ouch! 

7:00 Mythbusters 7:30 

Star Wars: Young Jedi 

Adventures 7:45 Kung Fu 

Panda: Legends Of 

Awesomeness 

5:00 ABC News 5:30 

The World This Week 

6:00 ABC Evening 

News 6:30 Australian Story 

7:00 ABC National News 7:30 

Back Roads 8:00 ABC News 


Karma’s World 7:30 


8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 Live At The 

Apollo (M l,s) 9:00 Whose Line 

Is It Anyway? (PG) 

5:30 Khanh Ong’s Wild 

Food 6:30 Evolving 

Vegan 7:30 Ainsley’s 

Fantastic Flavours 8:30 Rick 

Stein’s Seafood Lovers’ Guide 

9:00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes 

6:00 The Food That 

Built The World (PG) 

7:35 Impossible 

Engineering (PG) 8:30 Movie: 

“The Quick And The Dead” (M) 

(’95) Stars: Sharon Stone 

5:05 Kenan (PG) 5:35 

Movie: “Evan Almighty” 

(PG) (’07) Stars: Steve 

Carell 7:30 Movie: “Legally 

Blonde” (PG) (’01) Stars: 

Reese Witherspoon 

5:00 Movie: “Crossplot” 

(PG) (’69) Stars: Roger 

Moore 7:00 Rugby 

Union: Super Rugby Pacific: 

Reds v Chiefs *Live* 9:30 

Rugby Union: Post Match 

12:00 ABC News 12:30 Landline 1:30 

Gardening Australia 2:30 Dream Gardens 

3:00 Nigella Bites 3:25 The Cook And The 

Chef 3:55 Grand Designs New Zealand 4:45 

Extraordinary Escapes (PG) 5:30 The ABC 

Of Wendy Harmer (PG) 6:00 Anh’s Brush 

With Fame (PG) 6:30 Compass (PG) 7:00 

ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 

12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 

Australian Idol (PG) 3:30 Border Security - 

Australia’s Front Line (PG) 4:00 Better 

Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 

5:30 Sydney Weekender 6:00 Seven News 

7:00 Australian Idol (PG) 8:30 Why Planes 

Vanish (M l) 9:50 What The Killer Did Next: 

(M v) 10:50 Soham - Catching A Killer (M v) 

6:00 Fishing Australia 6:30 A Current Affair 

(PG) 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide 

World Of Sports (PG) 11:00 Sunday Footy 

Show (PG) 1:00 Wide World Of Sports (PG) 

1:00 Out Of My Lane (PG) 3:00 NRL: 

Dolphins v Cowboys *Live* 6:00 NINE News 

Sunday 7:00 Married At First Sight (M l,s) 

8:45 60 Minutes (PG) 9:45 NINE News Late 

2:00 Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures 3:00 

Taste Of Australia 3:30 Farm To Fork 4:00 

My Market Kitchen 4:30 Good Chef Bad 

Chef 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Sunday 

Project (PG) 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 

9:00 NCIS: Hawaii (M v) 11:00 The Sunday 

Project (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 4:30 

CBS Mornings 

1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Surf Life Saving 

Highlights 5:00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s 

Rivers (PG) 5:35 WWII Women On The 

Frontline (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 

Mystery Of The Puzzling Pyramids Egypt 

(PG) 8:20 Odysseus Returns (PG) 10:20 

The Day The Rock Star Died (PG) 10:50 

Mother Tongue (PG) (In English/ Mandarin) 

4:20 The Yorkshire Vet 

(PG) 5:20 I Escaped To 

The Country 6:20 

Escape To The Country 7:20 

The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 8:30 

Vera (PG) 

6:00 Border Security: 

International (PG) 7:00 

Border Security - 

Australia’s Front Line (PG) 

8:30 Movie: “The King’s Man” 

(MA15+) (’21) 

2:55 The Goldbergs 

(PG) 3:55 Australian 

Idol (PG) 5:30 Dogs 

Behaving (Very) Badly (PG) 

7:30 Law & Order: Criminal 

Intent (M) 

6:20 Wild West (PG) 

7:30 Murder In Big 

Horn (M l) 8:30 Her 

Name Is Nanny Nellie (PG) 

9:55 Movie: “Not Without My 

Daughter” (M) (’91) 

3:30 What’s Up Down 

Under 4:00 Bondi 

Rescue (PG) 4:30 

Football: Round 20: Sydney FC 

v Brisbane Roar *Live* 7:00 

Bondi Rescue (PG) 

1:30 The Middle (PG) 

2:30 So Help Me Todd 

(PG) 4:30 Deal Or No 

Deal 6:00 The Big Bang 

Theory (PG) 8:30 Two And A 

Half Men (PG) 

3:30 Holiday Homes In 

The Sun 4:30 Escape 

To The Chateau 5:30 

House Hunters USA 6:30 


7:30 Fixer Upper 

6:05 The Next Step 

6:30 Operation Ouch! 

7:00 Mythbusters (PG) 

7:30 Star Wars: Young Jedi 

Adventures 8:10 Hotel 

Transylvania 


Regional 6:00 ABC 

Evening News 6:30 

Foreign Correspondent 7:00 

ABC National News 7:30 

Insiders 8:30 ABC News 


Karma’s World 7:30 


8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 Louis 

Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (M) 

9:30 You Can’t Ask That (M l) 

6:00 Luca’s Key 

Ingredient 6:30 Michel 

Roux’s French Country 

Cooking 7:30 Jamie’s Ultimate 

Veg 8:30 Remarkable Places 

To Eat 

6:40 Ocean Wreck 

Investigation (PG) 7:35 

Abandoned 

Engineering 8:30 The Amber 

Room (M v) 9:20 Fukushima: 

Nature In The Danger Zone (M) 

5:30 Movie: “Monster 

Family 2” (PG) (’21) 

Stars: Emily Carey 7:30 

Movie: “Fast & Furious 

Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (M) 

(’19) Stars: Dwayne Johnson 

3:30 Movie: “Alexander 

The Great” (G) (’56) 

Stars: Richard Burton 

6:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 8:30 

Movie: “The Enforcer” (M) (’76) 

Stars: Clint Eastwood 

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Vera (M v) 2:30 Back 

Roads 3:00 The Cook And The Chef 3:30 

Tenable 4:15 Antiques Roadshow 5:15 

Grand Designs (PG) 6:00 Back Roads 6:30 

Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 

8:00 Australian Story (PG) 8:30 Four 

Corners (PG) 9:15 Media Watch 9:35 Q+A 

(M) 10:35 ABC Late News 

10:00 Oscars: Ceremony *Live* 1:00 

Australian Idol (PG) 2:30 Coastwatch Oz 

(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) 7:30 Australian Idol (PG) 8:30 Oscars: 

Ceremony *Replay* 12:00 Movie: “Someone 

Is Watching” (M l,v) (’00) 



(M l,s) 1:30 Getaway (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 

Big Miracles (M) 10:00 100% Footy (M) 

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 



Australian Survivor (PG) 8:40 FBI: Most 

Wanted (M v) 11:30 The Project (PG) 

2:10 Death Of The Pyramids 3:00 

Mastermind Australia (PG) 3:30 The Point: 

Road To Referendum History Bites 3:35 The 

Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The 

Swap (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters 

And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 

(PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Finding 

Your Roots (M v) 8:30 The 2010s (MA15+) 


Gardens 5:30 Escape 

To The Country 6:30 

Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin 

(PG) 8:30 Foyle’s War (M v) 

10:45 Railroad Australia (PG) 

4:30 Storage Wars 

(PG) 5:00 American 

Restoration (PG) 5:30 

American Pickers (PG) 6:30 

Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Outback 

Opal Hunters (PG) 

3:30 Dogs Behaving 

(Very) Badly (PG) 4:30 

Bondi Vet (PG) 6:30 Dr 

Harry’s Animal Encounters 

(PG) 7:30 Law & Order: 

Criminal Intent (M v) 

6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV 

News Update 6:40 

Coastal Africa 7:30 

Asking For It (M l,v) 8:30 Karla 

Grant Presents (PG) 9:10 Stan 

Walker: Impossible Live (PG) 


Fatman (PG) 3:30 


5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 Bull (PG) 

8:30 NCIS (M) 10:20 NCIS: 

Los Angeles (M) 

4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 

Becker (PG) 5:30 

Frasier (PG) 6:30 



And A Half Men (PG) 

2:30 The Block (PG) 

4:00 Barnwood Builders 

5:00 Fixer Upper 6:00 


7:00 House Hunters USA 8:30 

Help! I Wrecked My House 

5:55 So Awkward 6:30 

Operation Ouch! 7:00 

Horrible Histories 7:40 

The Penguins Of Madagascar 

8:00 Hotel Transylvania 8:25 

Almost Naked Animals 

5:00 ABC News With 

Joe O’Brien 6:00 ABC 

News Hour 7:00 ABC 

National News 7:30 ABC 



5:55 Fireman Sam 6:30 

Peter Rabbit 7:05 Riley 

Rocket 7:30 Spicks 

And Specks 8:00 Would I Lie 

To You? (PG) 8:30 

Mythbusters (PG) 

6:00 Luke Nguyen’s 

Food Trail 6:30 Mary 

Makes It Easy 7:00 The 

Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 

Malaysia Gourmet With Justine 

Schofield 

6:15 Brooklyn Nine- 

Nine (PG) 6:40 

Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV 

News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 

Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 

8:30 Taskmaster (M l) 

5:30 I Dream Of 

Jeannie 6:00 Everybody 

Loves Raymond (PG) 

7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 

Seinfeld (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The 

Suicide Squad” (MA15+) (’21) 

5:30 The Balmoral 

Hotel: An Extraordinary 

Year 6:30 Antiques 

Roadshow 7:30 Death In 

Paradise (M) 8:40 The 

Madame Blanc Mysteries (M v) 

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best friend 

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77. Inn 

79. The Matrix actor, ... 

Reeves 

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16. Actress & singer, ... 

Cyrus 

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43. Wilier 

44. Low couch 

47. Slackens 

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53. Ferocious 

54. Two-door cars 

58. Blue shade 

59. Immortal being 

61. Deplete (3,2) 

63. Uncovered (facts) 

(3,2) 

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...! 

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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 

need to be filled in with numbers that 

complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set 

of numbers with no gaps but can be in 

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cells remove that number as an option 

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No. 684 

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Eels favourites in season opener 

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They finished last season 

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campaign off with a win over their 

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When Parramatta does battle 

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backrower Kelma Tuilagi, while 

a number of talented juniors are 

knocking on the door of first grade 

after strong performances in the 

recent trials. 

The Eels finished the Pre-Season 

Challenge with a strong win over the 

Gold Coast Titans 26-16 in Ipswich, 

while they lost the previous week to 

the Canberra Raiders 36-16. 

Parramatta is expected to name 

a near full strength line-up this 

afternoon (Tuesday) ahead of their 

opening round clash against the 

Bulldogs on Saturday. 

Winger Maika Sivo will miss the 

first three matches of the season 

after taking an early guilty plea in 

response to a high tackle charge 

from the win over the Titans. The 

Fijian will be eligible for selection in 

Round 4 against the Wests Tigers on 

Easter Monday. 

Bailey Simonsson and Ryan 

Matterson are expected to play 

despite injury concerns. 

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faces and being a crosstown rival, 

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Parra News March 5 2023

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