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MONDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.54PM on NITV

Episode 5
Honey Ants – Central Desert Alice Springs, Northern Territory
In the heart of the Central Desert, outside of Alice Springs, Kayne and Brandon go in search of a bush tucker feast to serve to the elders in the remote Aboriginal community of Pupunya. But first, they must join the local women to dig four feet underground to find honey ants, a local delicacy, which they add to their banquet of desert fruits and vegetables, as well as the tasty witchetty grub and local delicacy of kangaroo tail! What Brandon and the elders eat, so too must Kayne! 

Also catch: Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV

TUESDAY: Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV

Episode 10
Feelings
Do you feel djoorabiny, do you feel happy? Or do you feel menditj, do you feel sick? Make sure you share how you feel with someone who cares. It's moorditj koolangka!

Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 6.37AM on ABC2; Little Lunch, 8.32AM on ABC ME and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.54PM on NITV.  

WEDNESDAY: Little Lunch, 8.32AM on ABC ME

Episode 16
The Pavlova
For the birthday party of Max and Elsa, the weird twins, Mrs Gonsha makes a pavlova, which looks delicious, but is the most disgusting thing that the children have ever eaten.

Also catch: Hoopla Doopla!, 6.37AM on ABC2; Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.45PM on NITV.

THURSDAY: Dance Academy – Series 1-3 on ABC iView

Fifteen-year-old, Tara Webster, has grown up on a farm in outback Australia, and has dreamt of being a dancer ever since she was a little girl.

When she makes it into the National Academy of Dance - the best school in the country - she is sure her life is about to be spectacular.

What Tara doesn't realise is how far behind she is in her training, and that there's a whole lot more to surviving the Academy than just dancing...

FRIDAY: Mustangs FC – Series 1 (Marathon) on ABC ME

Episodes 1-13
Mustangs FC is a goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club’s first all female team. Against the odds, they’ll stand united and overcome any challenge the club, the boys or the opposition can throw at them, all while wrestling with what it means to be a girl today.

This is the story of the team’s bid to get to the final of the divisional league and captain Marnie facing an uphill battle. Has she got what it takes to lead this rookie side through it’s first massive season? Time to girl up and see..

Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 6.37AM on ABC2; The Flamin’ Thongs, 6.57AM on ABC ME; Little Lunxh, 8.32AM on ABC ME; Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.54PM on NITV.  

SATURDAY: The Flamin’ Thongs, 6.57AM on ABC ME

Episode 2
Nobody Likes a Smarthouse
Grounded for laziness, Holden turns the Thongs’ home into a remote-controlled smart house. But now the house is too smart and tries to eliminate the Thongs! When it sprouts legs, Holden must shut it down before it leaves town.

Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 6.37AM on ABC2.   

SUNDAY: Hoopla Doopla! 6.37AM on ABC2

Episode 50
Mimi's Holiday 
Mimi is so tired that she needs a holiday, but can't decide where to go. So, her friends take her on three pretend holidays to help her choose.

Also catch: The Flamin’ Thongs, 6.57AM on ABC ME.