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ICAC engages with 10 councils during Dubbo visit STORY: PAGE 9 Craigie Lea rezoning: community weighs in on controversial proposal By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IT is possibly the most contentious issue dominating community discussions in the Narromine Shire — the proposed rezoning of council-owned land at Craigie Lea Lane from RU1 to E5 to facilitate the Narromine Heavy Industrial Precinct. As the Narromine Star went to print before the council meeting, we could not bring to you the results from last night’s (Wednesday, February 19) ordinary council meeting where the contentious proposal was returning for discussion and decision-making. By the time you read this edition, the outcome of Wednesday night’s meeting will already be publicly known. The Narromine Star will publish a follow up article in a future edition that unpacks the final decision, the public reaction, and what comes next. If you would like to share your opinions in a letter to the editor, we would welcome your thoughts.
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Narromine Senior Jets ready for take-off ahead of 2025 season STORY & PHOTOS: PAGE 24
Valuable photos and history stolen in Narromine Men’s Shed break-in By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN
Disheartened at the latest break-in, Men’s Shed volunteer Roger Blackburn wonders why people would steal from their organisation that works tirelessly to help the community.
HUNDREDS of dollars worth of power tools, two photo albums, a history book, soft drink and food were stolen from the Narromine Men’s Shed in an alleged early morning break-andenter last week. According to a statement provided to the Narromine Star by NSW Police, at about 12.30am on Wednesday, February 12, police were called to a business on Dandaloo Street following reports of a break-and-enter. “Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and were told unknown people had forcefully gained entrance onto the premises, before leaving with a number of power tools,” the statement said.
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THE FORECAST Thursday, February 20 Min 16. Max 34. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern slopes in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm on the northern slopes in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
THE Warren Jockey Club is promising an action packed day of excitement, elegance, and entertainment with the launch of their exclusive new event at the Golden Fleece races — Warren’s only Saturday race meeting for 2025. The Golden Fleece all-inclusive Garden Party will be held on Saturday March 1, and will see punters treated to a delectable afternoon of sensational country racing, canapes from Soul Foods, drinks all afternoon from a private bar (drinks available for purchase from 5.30pm), race entry and live music. Tickets for the Garden Party are just $140 and are on sale now from 123tix. Warren Jockey Club President Paul Smith said the Club is also thrilled to announce an exclusive new partner for this year’s Golden Fleece races, the Brown Brothers Wine group. “We are very excited to have the Brown Brothers Group onboard as Friday, February 21 Min 17. Max 33. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern slopes in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Saturday, February 22 Min 18. Max 34. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 10% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern
our exclusive wine partner for the Golden Fleece races. Brown Brothers will be offering free wine tasting throughout the day, plus their brands will be available for purchase from the top bar and included in the drinks package for Garden Party ticket holders. “Brown Brothers have also generously donated a range of incredible prize packs for our highly coveted Best Dressed competition for the day. “The incredibly popular Josephine’s Drinks will also be back trackside, offering their delicious, handcrafted cocktails, plus food vans and a thrilling seven race TAB program,” added Mr Smith. “But the entertainment doesn’t stop once the race program concludes! Famed Dubbo crooner Shane Riley is coming back to Warren with a full band and will hit the stage, playing tunes until late. “It’s set to be a sensational day!
slopes in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending east to northeasterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Sunday, February 23 Min 19. Max 35. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 10% Monday, February 24 Min 19. Max 35. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10% Tuesday, February 25 Min 20. Max 37. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 10%
Don’t miss out on this unique blend of racing, dining, and entertainment. Secure your tickets now for a day fi lled with elegance and excitement!” said Mr Smith. Gates for the Golden Fleece open at 12pm, with full bar facilities available until 9.30pm, food vendors, cocktails, wine tastings and more. The Warren Youth Centre will also be running a bus service between town and the track all day, with trips just $10 per person and all proceeds going to support the community foundation. Mr Smith also wish to acknowledge the generous support of the 2025 Golden Fleece sponsors, including Warren IGA + Liquor, Raby, Macquarie Valley Rock & Sand, All A Glow Electrical, and the Warren Services Club. For more information, check out the ad on the front page.
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Valuable photos and history stolen in Narromine Men’s Shed break-in
The mess left after thieves ransacked the Men’s Shed.
Two valuable photo albums and the history book Roger Blackburn was working on about the Narromine Men’s Shed were stolen from his desk. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
Even food and drink were stolen from the Men’s Shed during the break-in.
From page 1 “A crime scene was established and investigations commenced.” A NSW Police Forensic Team reportedly attended the premises on the same day the incident occurred to collect evidence, including taking fingerprints, and again on Thursday. This is the third time that the Men’s Shed has been broken into since its inception in 2009, according to committee and one of the founding members, Roger Blackburn. Mr Blackburn told this masthead that members of
The gate that separated the front of the Men’s Shed and the members-only section was completely broken-off during the break-in.
the Men’s Shed are confused and concerned about why people in the community would go into the premises and steal things in the fi rst place, considering the organisation provides meaningful services and donations to local community groups including local schools and sporting clubs. On top of the initial reports of the stolen goods, Mr Blackburn says the unknown thieves also stole their EFTPOS machine. While he is disappointed at the number of items stolen from the Shed, he is trying to fi nd humour in these difficult circumstances. “They can put money in
them (EFTPOS machines), but they can’t get anything out of them,” he wryly observed. The most heartbreaking part of the break-in was the theft of two photo albums taken from Mr Blackburn’s desk, which were filled with photos of existing and past members. The heist has stolen decades of memories from the organisation. As well as the photo albums, the thieves also stole a history book that Mr Blackburn was collating of the Narromine Men’s Shed which featured hours and hours of painstaking research. “They (photo albums and
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history book) do not have any monetary value, but they are priceless in personal value,” he said. What is most mystifying about the break-in is that, while the thieves ransacked desks, draws, fi ling cabinets and cupboards, they left behind the old televisions, computers, and other items of value in the Men’s Shed. Mr Blackburn and other other members of the Men’s Shed are disheartened about why people would steal items that have no monetary value, but not take the ones that did. While Mr Blackburn would like to see the alleged thieves
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brought to justice, what he wants most is the photo albums and the history book to be returned to the Men’s Shed doorstep.
“I would like it if they could drop the photo albums and the history book off and there will be no questions asked,” he concluded.
As inquiries continue into the alleged break-and-enter, anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has CCTV/dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH What is truth? HERE’S a summary of Luke Merriman’s sermon with us last Sunday entitled: “The Church is a Pillar of Truth”. We are in a preaching series about the church, and we’ve been looking at our identity because who we are in God’s eyes can be different to what people think or expect we should be. The church is a pillar of truth. If we asked people, is that statement true, what response do you think we would get? We can see today a lot of challenges to the traditional ways of thinking. Let’s look at this in three sections: 1. What is truth? 2. Is there such a thing as absolute truth? 3. How is the church a pillar of truth? Truth can be hard to narrow down sometimes. Because there are an interesting amount of times in history when something has occurred and we have not been able to see, touch, hear or smell
it happening, yet we still know it is true. For example, the 1969 moon landing. Do we think that it is true? We trusted what we were told that men did land on the moon. We had no idea where the men actually landed on the moon, but we have reputable trustworthy people that say it did happen. We can’t be in all parts of the universe checking history. And so truth requires trust and vice versa: for us to trust, we rely on truth. But there is a tension between truth and trust. For example in 2020, our leaders told us that there was a virus spreading around the world. It was an invisible invader and we were told that we needed to change our lives to avoid being killed by it. We trusted our leaders and believed what we were told. Similar to our faith, we cannot experience God with our five senses. Yet we do have trustworthy witnesses throughout the Bible who have seen or heard God, and tell us about Him. And we can continue to hear from God, through His word. Similar to the life and death of Jesus. Again, we know it is true because of the trustworthy witnesses. We trust those who witnessed what happened, that we were told the truth. Apostle Paul says our
church is the pillar and foundation of the truth. Note that he doesn’t say “truths”; it is singular. In this column last week, we read that Jesus said he was the truth, singular. Many people today say that they don’t believe in an absolute truth, which is one truth but it doesn’t change or matter how you perceive it or not. This non-belief is called “post- modernism”. Post-World War II years saw this change begin. The conclusion is that what’s true for you, is true, and what my perception of reality is true for me. Even scientists who announce that there is no such thing as absolute truth are making an absolute truth statement by saying that! An example of absolute truth is the law of gravity in nature. The laws of nature are unchangeable, just like the laws and the character of our God. For example, most agree that murder is wrong, or society should look after the less fortunate. We have laws or boundaries, we aren’t just to do anything that we want. For in Jesus we find the source of truth. Confronting, challenging, but eventually freeing truth, so we read in the scriptures. To finish the sermon by hearing point three, how is the church a pillar of truth?, please view our social media page. By PHILIP HAND
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New year, new direction: Narromine Council meets for the first time in 2025 By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN WHILE the topic of conversation in the lead up to last night’s Council meeting (Wednesday, February 19) has been dominated by the proposed rezoning of council-owned land at Craigie Lea Lane — there are also a number of items on the agenda that were discussed. Narromine Star brings you a preview of the Council matters that were discussed at the fi rst meeting for 2025; and will later report on the decisions regarding these matters in a future edition.
Lease of property A REPORT was presented to Council to determine if the property and house at 397 Craigie Lea Lane, should be made available for lease and if so at what rate should it be offered for lease. The residence is surrounded by 225 hectares of land that could be farmed. While the property at Craigie Lea Lane is being developed for future use, a Council report in this week’s business papers said that it would be prudent for Council to make the property and land available for renting on a year-by-year basis. The recommended lease price for the property and the land is $800 per week, given its reasonable size for grazing/farming and the fact that residence is also a comfortable size. The recommendation put forward to Council was that the lease be a fi xed term of 12-months, that the commencing lease fee would be set at $800 per week, that the tenant pay for their own electricity charges and maintaining the property, and that the general manager be delegated authority to determine the conditions of the lease agreement.
Support for Trangie Truck and Tractor Show THE Trangie Truck and Tractor Show committee have made a formal request for a contribution to be made towards the 2025 event. The biennial event was last held in 2023 with approximately 4000 people in attendance. In 2023, Council made contributions to the event from the State Government Community Events Program. The recommendation put forward to Council is that a donation of $10,000 be made to the Trangie Truck and Tractor Show 2025.
Narromine Dolly Parton Festival AS reported late last year, the Council will now take over the management of the Dolly Parton Festival.
At the December 2024 Council meeting, it was resolved that Council would take on the Festival for future years and allocated a budget of up to $150,000 for this purpose. The 2025 Dolly Parton Festival is planned to take place on Saturday, October 11, the same weekend as the 2024 event. An interim report has been provided to Council on a draft program of this year’s Dolly Parton Festival, which includes sound and stage bookings, confi rmation of the date for hire equipment, tentative bookings with artists, changes to signage, and claiming the date on the website.
Cemetery Master Plan IN November 2024, Council resolved to place the draft Cemetery Master Plan on public exhibition, closing mid-January. Two submissions were received. The submissions detailed a request to include a colorbond fence along the western side of the cemetery, include a row of trees on the western side, and that visual and audio barriers between the residential properties and the cemetery are provided as well as repainting the gates and iron fencing and sealing of one road in the older section. The recommendation to Council was that the Master Plan be endorsed and that new toilets are installed in the location depicted in the plan.
FOGO Bags FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) bags are compostable and designed for use in kitchen caddies to facilitate green waste collection, helping residents across the Shire manage food and organic waste efficiently. At present, these bags are freely available at Council’s front counter, allowing anyone to collect them without restrictions. According to the report, this has resulted in a high and unmonitored collection rate, costing Council tens of thousands of dollars a year. Council is proposing a new distribution system to deal with these challenges that vouchers will be provided to ratepayers with their annual rates notice. The vouchers will entitle each household to receive a maximum of two rolls of 150 FOGO bags per year. Residents who require additional FOGO bags beyond their allocated amount will have the option to purchase them at a cost set in Council’s fees and charges schedule. The Council is recommended to endorse the controlled distribution system for FOGO bags, communicate the changes clearly to residents and create a line item in the Council’s 2025/26 Fees and Charges for purchase of FOGO bags.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 20, 2025
Rural Crime Matters
A NSW Police Strike Force has allegedly dismantled a Western NSW drug ring, including finding cannabis hidden in the door of a car. PHOTOS: NSW POLICE. By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IN this week’s edition of Rural Crime Matters, the Narromine Star brings you all the latest rural and regional crime news from the Narromine Shire and beyond. Below are updates on current court cases involving rural communities, highlighting local law enforcement efforts, criminal charges, and outcomes.
Courts identify 21-year-old suspect in alleged stabbing at Trangie A 21-year-old man accused of stabbing another man in the neck at Trangie during an intense argument plans to fight the allegations, according to media reports. This news comes after Madison Jones allegedly stabbed a 34-year-old man with a foldout knife at about 7pm on Sunday, February 9, following a verbal altercation outside a unit complex on Albert Street at Trangie. This follows allegations that Mr Jones fled the scene after the attack, leaving the other man to seek assistance from a resident in one of the Albert Street units, before being taken to Trangie Hospital for treatment. Shortly after this, Orana
Mid-Western Police District officers arrived at the hospital, fi nding the 34-year-old with a visible laceration to his neck. Police established a crime scene at the unit complex, before allegedly locating the foldup knife. Following investigations, at about 7.10pm on the same day, police located Jones on Harris Street in Trangie, where he was then arrested. He faced Dubbo Local Court on Monday, February 10, before Magistrate Aaron Tang where he pleaded not guilty to the charge of reckless wounding. The man remains in custody and will return to court on Thursday, April 10.
Woman charged after stabbing incident in Bathurst A WOMAN has been charged after she allegedly stabbed another woman during a domestic incident on Friday, February 14. At about 9.30am on the same day, emergency services were called to a Bathurst home following reports of an assault. Officers attached to Chifley Police District arrived to find a 27-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds to her arm, legs, neck, and head. She was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Bathurst Base
Hospital in a stable condition. Police then arrested a 23-year-old woman at the scene before taking her to Bathurst Police Station. She was charged with wound person intend to cause grievous bodily harm (domestic-violence). The woman was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court late last week.
Western NSW drug syndicate dismantled by NSW Police WESTERN region officers working under Strike Force Meridan have allegedly dismantled a large-scale drug syndicate operating out of the Orana region. In July 2024, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District commenced Strike Force Meridan to investigate the organised supply of drugs in the Orana region. Following extensive investigations, strike force officers with assistance from the Western Region Operations Support Group, executed multiple search warrants at properties in Dubbo, Mumbil, and Wellington at about 7.15am on Tuesday, February 4. During the searches, strike force officers allegedly located and seized more than $250,000 worth of vehicles including boats, cars, motorcycles, and a caravan; $35,000 in cash; 6.5 kilograms of cannabis’ and 67
grams of methylamphetamine. Following the searches, police arrested nine people, including a 27-year-old woman and eight men aged 33, 22, and 30 who were taken to Dubbo and Wellington Police Stations. The woman was charged with a total of 58 drug-related offences including 49 offences relating to supply of prohibited drugs, multiple offences relating to supply of cannabis, knowingly direct activities of a criminal group, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, and owner/ occupier knowingly allowing use of drug premises. A 33-year-old man was also charged with a total of 58 drug-related offences including more than 45 offences relating to the supply of prohibited drugs and the same offences as the 27-year-old woman concerning knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime and knowingly direct activities of a criminal group. A 22-year-old man was charged with 14 supply prohibited drug offences and participating in a criminal group contributing to criminal activity. A 30-year-old man was charged with two counts of larceny, three counts of supplying prohibited drugs and participating in a criminal group contributing to criminal activity.
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All four were refused bail and appeared in Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday, February 5. Investigations remain ongoing under Strike Force Meridan, with NSW Police stating more arrests are to be expected.
Tough anti-hate crime laws passed in Federal Parliament
THE Albanese Government has delivered reform to strengthen hate speech laws. The Bill delivers the toughest laws Australia has ever had against hate crimes. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 creates new criminal offences and makes clear that advocating or threatening the use of force and violence is unacceptable and will be subject to serious criminal penalties. The Bill targets the most serious forms of harmful hate speech, namely advocating and threatening the use of force or violence against a group or member of a group or against a place of worship. The laws will impose a minimum jail sentence of 12 months for less serious hate crimes, such as giving a Nazi salute in public, and six years for those found guilty of terrorism offences.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
In Brief Around the traps… HERE we are once again, with all the latest little news-grabs from around the shire and beyond… f “Let’s Cook” restarted last Wednesday at the Guides Hall, Trangie. The Royal Flying Doctor Service supplies all ingredients for a healthy meal, salad or dessert to be prepared by participants to take home. Presentations from nutritionists, fi nancial counsellors and others who provide education around health, nutrition, and budgeting may also feature in each weekly program. f Save the date - ANZAC Day 2025 will see the gee-gees off and racing at Nyngan. The six-race program also has a “free luncheon”, activities for the kidlets, bookmaking and bar facilities. Follow the event on social media. f With the aquatic centres at Trangie and Narromine very popular over the summer, Narromine Shire Council is surveying the community about their local centres. If you would like to participate in the survey, contact the council. f THRIV3 would like to hear from schools, community organisations, and service providers within Narromine and Trangie interested in participating in the Murungidyal Paddling Pathways 2025 Program. This THRIV3 program provides a life-changing experience for youth aged 12 to 17 years, focusing on resilience, leadership, teamwork, and cultural connection through an im-
mersive paddling expedition along the Macquarie-Wambuul River. We’ve written about it before in the Narromine Star – now’s the time to show your support for the program. f Golfaholics, get ready for the big golf tournament at Trangie in late March. The three-person Ambrose is sure to attract a big crowd. Contact the club for further details. f Aviation fans, Tooraweenah’s fi rst ever Airshow is happening in early April. Wolf Pitts Pro, Sky Aces, P40 Kittyhaw, and a DC3 will be on show and aerobatic displays by Paul Ben. For more details check out the Arthur Butler Aviation Museum on social media. f Local Land Services (LLS) are asking the community and farmers to report sightings of Australian Plague Locusts, active recently in Ivanhoe, Tottenham, Warren, Quambone, Goorianawa and Coonamble. In particular sightings of nymphs or swarms should be reported, and farmers should undertake control work before sowing season. Further details available from your local LLS biosecurity officer. f Teyleu Equine is holding a twoday “cherish every moment” clinic near Trangie early next month, promoting better connection between horses and their riders. For more details, follow the event on social media. f The Australian National University (ANU) Solar Racing Team have teamed up with Origin for their inaugural NSW Regional Community Showcase to highlight pathways in STEM and test their solar race
car in preparation for the World Solar Challenge 2025. Dubbo is the final stop of the tour, where the Team will host a school outreach session at Sports World today, Thursday, February 20, from 9.30am. f EnergyCo is inviting the community to input on the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). As part of the process, EnergyCo is hosting consultation sessions with community members and stakeholders to develop a Social Impact Management Plan for the upcoming construction phase of the transmission project. This plan will help maximise positive impacts and manage potential challenges, including cumulative impacts. It will also establish a framework to monitor, evaluate and publicly report on these measures. EnergyCo says they are engaging with key stakeholders including those affected by the construction of the transmission line, as well as councils and local community groups. There is a session later this week in Mudgee and Dunedoo for the general community. f The NSW government is inviting the public to have its say on two new schemes that fulfi ll election commitments and build on the state government’s delivery of gaming reform to address gambling harm while supporting the hospitality industry. As of Monday, February 17, the community can give feedback on consultation papers for a proposed third-party exclusion scheme and proposed mandatory facial recognition technology to support a statewide exclusion register for
NSW hotels and clubs with gaming machines. f A federal parliamentary committee has presented its interim report for the inquiry into local government sustainability. The inquiry received over 280 submissions and held 16 public hearings in regional areas, and the vast majority of local governments that made submissions to the inquiry and participated in public hearings spoke about how their roles had evolved significantly from administering roads, rates and rubbish to navigating complex regulatory environments and managing limited fi nancial resources. f Cotton Australia has launched six new resources for primary and secondary schools with the aim of refreshing the teaching approach through the delivery of a series of engaging and educational activity sets aligned to the Design and Technology, and Science key learning areas of the Australian Curriculum. f Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions this week at Rawsonville Bridge, 20 kilometres west of Dubbo, for a routine bridge inspection. Work is expected to be completed in five days, weather permitting, and will go for most of each day. Changed traffic conditions include a reduced speed limit of 40 km/hr in both directions, with intermittent full closures of the single lane bridge required to allow operation of plant and equipment from the bridge deck. Motorists are advised to allow up to 15 minutes of additional travel time.
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Sixty years later: remembering the Freedom Ride The Freedom Ride Bus that travelled from Sydney across regional and rural NSW in February of 1965 with the aim of ending racial discrimination and segregation against Aboriginal people. PHOTO: CITY OF SYDNEY.
By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IN 1965, a group of students from the University of Sydney drew national and international attention to the appalling living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism that was rife in NSW country towns. Known as the Freedom Ride, the 15-day bus journey throughout regional and rural NSW became a defi ning moment in Australian activism.
Why did the Freedom Ride happen? CHARLES Perkins was an Aboriginal Australian activist who, along with other students in February 1965, embarked on a bus tour of regional NSW aiming to oppose racial discrimination and expose the mistreatment of Aboriginal people. Inspired by protests against racial segregation in the United States, the students formed the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) and planned a fact-fi nding mission to confront the practice of segregation and discrimination in rural and regional areas of the state. In small country towns and some regional hubs, Aboriginal people were excluded from swimming pools, clubs, cafes, cinemas and were often refused service at shops and bars. Segregation existed at school and Aboriginal people’s job prospects were often limited to seasonal employment in low-paying industries with poor conditions. Aboriginal people were also forbidden to live in towns and were forced onto reserves and supervised missions on the edge of major population centres, where living conditions were cramped with substandard housing, sanitation and little to no access to basic amenities such as water, gas and electricity.
Where did the Freedom Bus go? LOOKING to see for themselves the reality of racism in country towns, SAFA organised a bus tour of Western and Coastal NSW. The Freedom Ride toured through Wellington, Walgett, Gulargambone, Kempsey,
Bowraville, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Grafton, Lismore and Moree. Throughout the trip the students were confronted with shocking conditions and discrimination being faced by Aboriginal people, including poor health, housing, education and blatant racism and segregation. SAFA witnessed Aboriginal people being barred from community spaces and businesses regularly, and were shocked to see the blatant racism being directed to Aboriginal people living in country NSW.
Walgett, Moree and Bowraville MAJOR demonstrations in Walgett, Moree and Bowraville made national headlines in the news, highlighting the plight of the Aboriginal community living in regional and rural NSW. Of note, the demonstration held outside the Walgett RSL Club brought media attention to the small rural community in northern NSW. The RSL had refused membership for Aboriginal veterans, who were only allowed to enter the Club on Anzac Day. Writing in his diary, Charles Perkins said: “All the members of the RSL had to pass right past us and they read the banners, they either laughed at us, or spat at us or on the banners, some of them got banners and tore them up… They said, ‘you’re stirring up trouble, the dirty n****** don’t deserve any better and they are happy how they are.’” The outrage from the white Australian community in Walgett was so large that one local attempted to use his truck to ram the Freedom Bus off the highway as the students left town. In Moree, the students focused on the artesian baths and swimming pools that were reserved for ‘whites’ only. While the local authorities’ response to the demonstrations encouraged the Freedom Rides to leave Moree satisfied that the situation changed for the better, the students later learned that Aboriginal children were again being refused admission to the pool. Writing in her diary, white Aboriginal activist Ann Curthoys said: “Angry discussion broke out everywhere. I
have never met such hostile, hate-fi lled people, the hostility seemed to be directed at us university student intruders rather than to the Aborigines,” she wrote. The Freedom Ride made a return to Moree later on where they faced hostility and violence outside the Moree baths as they continued their protest for change. In Bowraville, the students described the discrimination in the town as “absolutely
shocking” and by far the worst they had encountered. Ms Curthoys wrote “The two populations were almost completely separate, at fi rst we weren’t sure where to start – the town was just so bad, we thought the press could blow up a big story about it, but they refused, obviously instigating us to put on a demonstration,” she said. At the time, the Bowraville Picture Theatre was segregated by a partition. Aboriginal people had to buy their tickets separately and could only enter the theatre after the fi lm had started. Segregation was also routinely practiced and enforced at pubs and cafes. It led to the Freedom Riders attempting to visit the manager of the Picture Theatre to discuss enacting change to the racial segregation, however, they were greeted with a closed door and a refusal to have a conversation.
Legacy of the Freedom Ride THE Freedom Ride has often been credited as contrib-
uting to the 1967 Referendum that removed discriminatory references to Aboriginal people from the Constitution and allowed the Federal Government to pass legislation for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Freedom Ride was one of the several precursors to the seeking of Land Rights by Aboriginal people, and by extension, the passing of the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, David Harris, said in a media statement it was important to acknowledge and remember the Freedom Ride. “It is crucial we celebrate the courage, resilience and strength to the original Freedom Rides and of all Aboriginal people who, now and in the past, have led the way for racial equality in Australia,” he said. “By listening to Aboriginal voices, supporting Aboriginal-led initiatives, and committing to real action, we can follow in the footsteps of the Freedom Riders to build a more just and equal Australia.”
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Craigie Lea rezoning: community weighs in on controversial proposal Objection to planning proposal THERE were more than 200 submissions received by Council objecting to the proposed rezoning of Craigie Lea Lane. Some 39 of the 217 submissions objecting to the proposal opposed waste management/recycling facilities on the site and were concerned that E5 will lead to an incinerator and waste-related development. The Narromine Star understands that, at this current stage, there are no plans to develop a waste-to-energy project or incinerator on the site. Some 24 of the 217 objections opposed the site being used for hazardous and offensive industries and for storage establishments, due to their alleged significant risk to human life and/or the environment. The business papers indicated 25 duplicate submissions and 61 template submissions (people submitting a standardised template response) were received. Other reasons for objecting to the rezoning proposal included that property values would be negatively affected; a belief that E5 zoning will result in Council losing control of the site with the NSW Government taking it over; and some submissions that believed that the item on public exhibition was specifically for a waste incinerator development (waste-to-energy project) on the site.
Recommendation AS per the publicly available business papers, the recommendation put forward to Council for voting this week was to adopt the post-consultation changes to the Planning Proposal. These include: Amending the zone objectives to add the wording: to provide opportunity for heavy industrial development in support of agriculture and encourage diversity in rural industry enterprises and delete from the land use table as permissible use — “waste or resource management facility”. Proceed with the amendment to the Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011 to fi nalisation, and that the Council as planning proposal authority proceed and exercise the functions of the local plan making authority under section 3.36(2) of the Act, subject to the conditions of the Gateway Determination for the Narromine Heavy Industrial Precinct at 397 Craigie Lea Lane.
From page 1 In light of this, and our extensive coverage of this community issue last year, we have elected to provide a recap on the community consultation process undertaken by the Narromine Shire Council from mid-November 2024 to mid-January 2025. This week’s business papers that were published ahead of the ordinary council meeting included an overview and summary of the 272 submissions received on the matter. Councillors also received copies of redacted submissions for further consideration.
Support for the planning proposal ACCORDING to this week’s business papers, a number of submissions were made in support of the rezoning of Council-owned land at Craigie Lea Lane from RU1 to E5. Some 36 of the 48 submissions in support of the re-zoning detailed the proposed Narromine Heavy Industrial Precinct would support
Quick recap of the proposal THE Narromine Star understands the planning proposal for the almost 100-hectare Craigie Lea Lane site involves seeking an amendment to the Narromine Local Environment Plan 2011 (LEP). The amendment aims to change the zoning of part of the land at that location from “RU1 Primary Production” to “E5 Heavy Industrial”, for the purpose of a new industrial estate to service what Council has described as largely “agriculture and transport sectors.” RU1 is a rural zone primarily intended to promote agricultural production and envi-
employment and growth of the shire. Some 19 of the 48 supportive submissions said it would provide an opportunity to encourage youth employment and reduce crime, with flow-on social outcomes (supporting schools and local business) cited as a positive result of the development.
ronmental protection, while E5 is intended for large-scale industrial activities with the potential for significant environmental impacts. In the submissions delivered to Council, 20 supported E4 zoning, with 13 of those objecting to the planning proposal as exhibited but supporting an E4 alternative. Seven submissions supported the planning proposal but would also accept E4 zoning. E4 is described as “General Industrial”, and the objectives of the zone are to provide a range of industrial, warehouse, logistics, and related land uses and to minimise any adverse effect of industry on other land uses and the natural environment.
Other reasons for support detailed in the submissions were that: it was a good location for an industrial precinct; that it would support the site for 24-hour operations; and that it would provide much-needed economic diversity to the shire by attracting new businesses to the region.
Council comments on community consultation IN a media statement to the Narromine Star, Council’s General Manager, Jane Redden, said a total of 272 public submissions were received during the consultation process, along with formal submissions from agencies such as Transport for NSW, Department of Primary Industries, and Narromine Local Aboriginal Land Council. “During this community consultation period) the proposal was advertised extensively and a number of community forums were held,” Ms Redden said.
“The report provided for consideration at the February council meeting outlines that 217 objections have been received to the planning proposal while 48 support the proposal.” Ms Redden said that, for the purpose of the report, duplicate submissions, submissions that raised issues not related to the planning proposal, and non-planning matters were also counted as objections. “Overall, the community consultation process has given all interested parties the opportunity to raise their concern or support for the proposal and this is a vital component of the planning process,” she concluded.
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ICAC engages with 10 councils during Dubbo visit
Narromine Shire resident Vaughan Ellen with deputy ombudsman Jacqueline Fredman after the public forum. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. By SHARON BONTHUYS THE NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) returned to Dubbo last week, 11 years after its last official visit, delivering a range of workshops to local government, not-for-profits and Local Aboriginal Land Councils. The visiting delegation engaged with 10 councils during the week-long visit,
which was part of the ICAC rural and regional outreach program that commenced in 2001. Workshops were held on the topic of corruption prevention for managers, planners and regulatory officers, as well as within procurement and contract management. Additional workshops were held on preventing corrupt conduct in non-government organisations and Local Abo-
Public forum panellists, Helen Murrell (SC), Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, Jacqueline Fredman, and Peter Johnson (SC), in Dubbo last week. PHOTO: ICAC. riginal Land Councils. Narromine was one of the 10 councils that ICAC representatives provided education sessions for during the visit. Others included Dubbo Regional Council, Gilgandra, Coonamble, Walgett, Brewarrina, Bourke, Cobar, Bogan, and Warren shires. On Thursday, February 13, more than 40 representatives from government agencies and community interest
groups joined members of the public at a public forum featuring visiting officials from several integrity agencies. Held at the Cattleman’s Country Motor Inn, the public forum welcomed ICAC Commissioner, the Hon. Helen Murrell SC, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Chief Commissioner, the Hon Peter Johnson SC, the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, the Hon Paul
Brereton AM RFD SC, and NSW Deputy Ombudsman, Jacqueline Fredman. The panellists explained what each of their organisations did in focusing on the most serious and systemic corrupt conduct and fielded questions afterwards. ICAC last visited Dubbo in 2014, with the most recent visit to the Western region taking place in Orange in 2018.
ICAC public forum: locals ask questions By SHARON BONTHUYS SEVERAL Narromine shire locals were among the 40 or so people who attended the public forum hosted by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Dubbo on Thursday, February 13. ICAC Commissioner, the Hon. Helen Murrell SC, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Chief Commissioner, the Hon Peter Johnson SC, the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, the Hon Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, and NSW Deputy Ombudsman, Jacqueline Fredman, explained what each of their organisations did in focusing on the most serious and systemic corrupt conduct. Several case studies from across the integrity agencies were outlined during the panel discussion, to highlight the different ways in which conduct by officials may attract an investigation. Some of the shire’s local residents addressed the panel at the end of formalities, raising different issues.
Call for ICAC investigation LANDHOLDER Bruce Maynard asked to make “an extraordinary request” as Narromine was allegedly facing “an extraordinary situation”. He was referring to the results of a survey carried out early last year by the Narromine Shire Positive Change Community Group (NSPCCG), which formed following revelations in November 2023 that Asia Pacific Waste Solutions proposed to build a waste-to-energy facility (i.e. an incinerator) on land at Narwonah, south of Narromine. As previously reported by the Narromine Star in April 2024, the survey, completed by 1131 respondents, reported that 83 per cent of respondents called for an administrator to be appointed to the council, and 89 per cent called for an investigation by the Office of Local Government and ICAC. “The result of that survey was that 616 people stated that they would provide evidence to the ICAC and the OLG [Of-
fice of Local Government] if investigators attended our shire,” he told the panel. “An amazing response of people wanting to provide evidence directly to you [ICAC] on a range of issues that intersect, unfortunately, in our part of the world, covering federal, state, private and public organisations and individuals that go right to the heart of public administration, of not only issues within our area, but also affect regionally and statewide,” Mr Maynard added. “My request, please, is for a public commitment that that may happen, because I am one of the 616 that would wish to provide you with evidence.” Visiting ICAC commissioner Murrell, said she was aware of local issues in Narromine. “I’ve been made aware of that in several of the sessions that we’ve had,” she responded. “We can’t single out any one situation for particular treatment. Every complaint that comes to ICAC follows a process. You understand that, of
all the organisations, we cannot show what might appear to be favouritism,” commissioner Murrell added. “We have to follow a process, otherwise, we seem to be being partial ourselves,” she concluded.
Weaponisation of codes of conduct VAUGHAN Ellen, an educator who unsuccessfully ran for election to the Narromine Shire Council at last year’s local government elections, raised an issue about protections afforded to whistleblowers, which had been discussed by the panel. In particular, he was concerned about the weaponisation of codes of conduct in the public sector. “I see people in positions of power being able to weaponise those codes of conduct with the support of [other] agencies,” Mr Ellen said. “For example, at the senior management level in council, principal level in education, possibly director or assistant
secretary level in the APS (Australian Public Service),” he added. “The difficulty inevitably is the power relationship that exists in any organisation: a teacher versus a principal, a councillor versus a general manager, an APS [level six] officer versus an assistant secretary.” National anti-corruption commissioner Brereton said people cannot incur liability or disadvantage under codes of conduct as it was specifically overruled by legislation. “From the Commonwealth perspective, you cannot be dealt with under the code of conduct for making a [public interest] disclosure or providing information to the national [anti-corruption] commission,” he said. Commissioner Brereton said while NSW legislation was different to the national legislation, the thrust of it was the same. “Your employment can’t be jeopardised, detrimental action can’t be taken against you if you have made a public interest disclosure,” he said.
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Welcome night for new residents ARE you new to the Narromine Shire? If so, you might want to pop along to a special event next week to welcome new residents to the region. The council-run event will be held at Soul Food Depot next Thursday evening, February 27, and new residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the shire, its services, community and sporting groups, and local businesses. The Narromine Star will be in attendance, not only to report on the event but we’ll have a table displaying copies of our award-winning weekly newspaper. New resident nights are held in many regions and provide an important opportunity to welcome new-
ly-arrived residents to their local communities. One of the most daunting challenges facing new residents is navigating their way through learning about their new communities. Events like this help make this process just a little easier, and are a perfect way for groups and businesses to showcase what they do. Community and sporting groups can use the new resident night to let the region’s newest residents know more about their work and how they can become involved as a volunteer or member. Local businesses can also highlight their services and products. For full details and to RSVP your attendance– very important so the council knows you’re coming – contact the Narromine Shire Council.
CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Cinnamon Buns CINNAMON is an aromatic spice that is often used in cooking. The Narromine CWA is pleased to bring readers this week’s recipe for cinnamon buns! We sure do love them, and hope you do too! What you need… 1 cup self-raising flour 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit 30 g butter 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten topping melted butter ground cinnamon sugar
What you do… Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 5cm deep, 25cm long x 8cm wide bar tin. Sift the flour and spices together, then add the sugar and fruit. Melt the butter and combine with the milk. Add milk mixture and egg to the dry ingredients. Pour mixture into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and, while still hot, spread melted butter on top and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Slice and spread with butter to serve. Did you like this recipe? Follow-us on social media for this and so much more. The Narromine CWA has been going for over 100 years, did you know?
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Flying risky skies, Federal Gov’t to buy REX, if no purchaser is on the horizon THE federal government will acquire Regional Express (also known as ‘Rex’) if the collapsed airline fails to fi nd a buyer – a move which would make it the fi rst nationally-owned carrier in three decades, according to reports. Rex entered voluntary administration in July last year after it failed in its bid to expand its services to competitive capital city routes. Administrators from EY were appointed to oversee the business but have so far been unable to secure a buyer for what was Australia’s third-largest airline. Rex provides an important service to the people in NSW’s Western Plains, offering daily flights to Sydney from Dubbo. The announcement comes ahead of a second attempt to sell the airline, with the federal government offering to work with bidders to ensure a “successful sale” that would provide reliable regional services. However, if there was no buyer found for the company, the federal government would consider “contingency options”, including “potential Commonwealth acquisition”. “When markets fail or struggle to deliver for regional communities, the government has a role to ensure people do not miss out on opportunities, education and critical connections,” Transport Minister Catherine King said in a statement. “We are recognising that [today] and stepping in to keep these routes in the air.” Ms King had previously not ruled out nationalising the regional airline to save it from collapsing, after the federal government spent $50 million in January to become Rex’s largest creditor and have a greater say in its future. Last November, the federal government spent $80 million to ensure Rex’s regional flights would still operate until June 30 this year. With the Commonwealth now becoming Rex’s largest secured creditor, experts are asking whether the airline may end up in public ownership. The federal government has also intervened to ensure Rex will have access to its regional flight slots at Sydney Airport until October 24, 2026 by waiving the “use it or lose it” rule. “Regional Australians rely on these important services and the Albanese government [is] making sure communities outside capital cities aren’t short-changed,” Ms King said. Should Rex be nationalised, it would be the first time since 1995 that the Federal Government would own a stake in an airline after it privatised Qantas through a public share sale. Speaking at Merimbula Airport in NSW, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “across the ditch”, Air New Zealand was 50 per cent owned by the New Zealand Government. “Airlines around the world — whether you look at Singapore, BA got bailed out, Alitalia, Lufthansa, as well as of course the Middle Eastern Airlines — are all connected with their governments, whether it be Emirates, Etihad or Qatar Gulf Air … these are all connected. There’s a reason for that: because aviation plays a critical role in communities,” Mr Albanese told ABC. “Our preferred option is for a private-sector operator, perhaps another airline. There’s a range of options available,” he added. Treasurer Jim Chalmers reiterated the federal government’s preference was for a private sale. “If a more substantial role for government is necessary, then we’ll do the work with the state governments and other stakeholders to see what might be necessary or possible,” he said.
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Political News & Opinion COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by MARK K COULTON, Federal ral Member for Parkes arkes
Busy week in Canberra THIS past week was another busy one back in Canberra — it certainly feels like an election is coming! On Tuesday, I was delighted to catch up with Jezebella from Broken Hill and Molly from Dubbo, as they were recognised as part of the ABC’s 2025 Heywire national writing program. It was also a pleasure to meet with Claire and Nell from the Local and Independent News Association to discuss how they can support the strengthening of local journalism. On Wednesday, I took the chance to speak with representatives from Optus for an update on the regional mobile network sharing agreement between Optus and TPG Telecom.
Clontarf comes to Parliament PERHAPS the highlight of the week was welcoming the young men from the Clontarf Foundation to Parliament House. At the beginning of the week, I spoke in the Federation Chamber about the visit, noting just how beneficial Clontarf has been to the lives
AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by D DUGALD SAUNDERS, ERS, ember State Member bo for Dubbo THE Community Building Partnership Grants award support for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental, and recreational outcomes, while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion. We’ve had plenty of community and sporting groups suc-
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) with Parkes electorate Clontarf alumni Quincy (Dubbo), Thomas (Broken Hill) and Zach (Gunnedah). of many Aboriginal young men in the Parkes electorate. The visitors were joined by many Parliamentarians and staff and put on a great game of rugby league on Tuesday morning. I was fi lled with pride when meeting several Clontarf alumni from the Parkes electorate at a special morning tea on what may well cessfully receive funding in the past, so head online to see if your project or idea fits the criteria. Grant amounts from $10,000 to $100,000 will be on offer and close soon. IT was a fiery start to the 2025 sitting calendar for Parliament last week. I had the opportunity to speak about the community but, unfortunately, I was kicked out of Question Time when I asked the Premier, Chris Minns, if he would commit to signing off on the variation project proposed by the PCYC for the Dubbo Sports Hub Project. Not surprisingly, the Premier dodged answering the question for quite some time,
have been my very last day in Parliament House. It is connections like this, that I wil l miss most when I retire.
Farmers saved from food tax FARMERS and families have secured a huge cost-of-living and when asked point blank if it was a “yes” or a “no”, he wouldn’t commit to an answer. Since December, when the Minister for Regional NSW and Western NSW, Tara Moriarty pulled the funding, the PCYC have since made things even simpler by buying the Dubbo SportsWorld site. Contrary to what the Premier would have you believe, there is no extra cost to the Government at all, just the funding that was already allocated and signing off on the variation. THIS weekend, the NSW Touch Football Junior State Cup will be contested in Dubbo with more than 200 teams vying for their spot on the podium.
win after the Coalition forced Labor to bin its bad fresh food tax in Parliament last week. Labor’s fresh food tax would have hurt families at the checkout as well as 84 agricultural commodities, which faced taxes to raise $150 million over three years to pay for the risks created by their competitors using over-
seas imports. Labor’s senseless and terrible tax idea will thankfully never see the light of day after an enormous campaign by The Nationals, in conjunction with industry and farmers. I am proud to be part of a Coalition that has saved families and farmers from this bad fresh food tax.
This event brings over 10,000 people to the region for the weekend and highlights the wonderful facilities Dubbo has to offer. If you are out and about this weekend, please keep in mind there will be some local road closures close to the Lady Cutler Sporting Precinct. Bligh Street, Ian Drake Drive, Sandy Beach Road, South Street and the lower part of Tamworth Street will all be temporarily closed while the event is on and part of Macquarie Street, south of the Cobra Street intersection will be closed except for Macquarie Street residents only. There will also be a strong presence from Dubbo Touch Association and our local players, so if you’re keen to
check out the action, fi nd a spot on the grass and give them a cheer! I’VE already had some wonderful nominations hit my desk, but there is still plenty of time if you know a senior that deserves to be recognised in the Dubbo electorate. As part of the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival, I am celebrating the seniors in our electorate by hosting a NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards program. Winners of the Seniors Local Achievement Awards will be announced during the NSW Seniors Festival next month. Until next time Dugald
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COUNCILCOLUMN PUBLIC NOTICE – NORTHERN DRAINAGE STORMWATER PIPE Narromine Shire Council would like to advise the community that construction works have commenced along Meryula Street, Narromine to improve the stormwater pipeline system. These works are essential to enhance drainage and Ì }>Ìi « Ìi Ì > y ` } during heavy rain. Council asks residents to take note v > Þ ÌÀ>vw V > >}i i Ì measures in place and exercise caution when travelling through the area. The project is expected to be delivered over a six-month period with completion by 30th June 2025, weather permitting. There will be various intermittent road closures during this time Ü Ì `iÌ ÕÀÃ > ` ÌÀ>vw V management in place throughout different stages of the project. For further inquiries, please contact Narromine Shire Council via email mail@narromine.nsw. gov.au or call 6889 9999.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Australian barely production to rise amid global trade challenges By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN AUSTRALIAN barely production is forecast to lift by eight per cent to deliver 11.7 million tonnes in the 2024/25 season. This is despite facing trade headwinds as Chinese buyers plan to focus on their own domestic market, according to new research by Rabobank in their Barley dashboard Q1 2025 report. Chinese authorities have asked local traders to focus on buying domestic grains, as the country’s inventories increased due to weak demand, putting Australian barley flows at risk. Australia has traditionally been the largest exporter of barley to China, but volumes suffered from the introduction of Chinese tariffs on Australian barely in 2020. Report co-author Vitor Pistoia, said that malting barley, which makes up a significant part of Australia’s exports to China, faces headwinds from weak Chinese beer consumption in recent quarters. Mr Pistoia said globally the demand for barley from the beer and whiskey industry has softened and the price of alternative feed grains, such as corn and wheat, has fallen due to a bumper harvest in the United States, pushing feed barley prices lower. “Though the fundamentals
Report co-author, Vitor Pistoia is predicting a rise in Australian barley production. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. for the barley industry remain soft, the low stock-to-use ratio is likely to provide some support at current price levels for the coming 2025/26 season,” he said.
Australian Harvest AFTER three consecutive strong barley harvests — Australia saw a smaller harvest in 2023/24 as an El Nino weath-
er event, albeit weak, brought drier weather to key growing regions. “Even though a weak El Nino led to upgrades in barely production forecasts throughout 2023/24, inventories have fallen to the lowest level since 2015/16,” Mr Pistoia said. “Total barley exports in the 2023/24 season fi nished at 7.91 million tonnes by the end of September: 830,000 million
tonnes or 11.7 per cent higher, season-on-season, as China lifted import tariffs.”
Global Outlook THE price of barley has been under pressure as corn and wheat harvests in North America had bumper crops and demand from the brewing industry sufferered from economic headwinds and poor
northern hemisphere weather that impacted on drinking habits. However, Mr Pistoia explains current global inventory levels are low and in the absence of a demand rebound it may not be an immediate problem but it does pose the risk of a price increase. “The malting versus feed barley spread increased in 2023 and 2024 but recently fell back, as feed demand is strong,” he said. Rabobank expects global prices to fi nd a bottom around current levels due to low barley stock-to-use rations, with the malting-feed spread likely to drift sideways as beer and whiskey demand remains weak in the short term. Mr Pistoia said global barley production in 2024/25 is forecast to come in at the lowest level since 2018/19. “Globally, yields are below 2022/23 levels but above the long-term average and barley area has been declining as wheat, corn and soy area increased,” Mr Pistoia said. “International production volume, which was expected to rebound after a poor 2023/24 season, has gradually been downgraded and expectations were reversed while farmers have been switching to the cultivation of other crops as prices soften,” he concluded.
Strong start to the year for farmer commodity markets By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN LATEST Monthly Commodity Insights from the Bendigo Bank Agribusiness group, flags a strong start for Australian agricultural markets in 2025. For starters, winter crop harvest exceeded expectations with the focus now shifting to demand dynamics. Cattle markets are also expected to see some upside amidst strong export demand particularly from the United States. Tightening global supply will continue to support dairy prices over the coming months. Narromine Star below provides you a detailed breakdown of all the insights into the major agricultural commodities in the Narromine local government area.
Dairy WITH global prices continuing to rally, there are growing calls for processors to lift farm-gate prices, Senior Insights Manager, James Maxwell says. The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index continues to lift and now sits at 17 per cent higher than when opening prices were set. A round of step-ups from ma-
jor processors late last year resulted in the average southern farmgate price lift from $8.10 to $8.20 per kg — still 14 per cent lower than last season. With Australian production remaining low for the foreseeable future and global dairy prices continuing to lift, there is not much of a case for reducing farm-gate prices in the coming season. December marked the fi rst month this season to record lower year-on-year national milk production, with 799 million litres at a one per cent decline as of December 2024. This leaves season-to-date milk production one per cent ahead of this time last year at 4.66 billion litres. All states recorded lower year-on-year output as well.
Sheep LAMB markets have moved lower to start 2025 after peaking just prior to the Christmas break. The weakness in prices to start this year is in part due to continued high supply, but also reports that processors were booked-up throughout most of January, resulting in weaker buying interest over the past few weeks. According to Agricultural Analyst, Joe Boyle, lamb markets are expected to be rela-
tively steady throughout the rest of February, as the supply of fi nished lambs and continued dry conditions will limit upside, while prices will be supported by strong processing capacity. Mutton markets should see further support over the next few months as supply tightens, however, continued dry seasonal conditions in key sheep producing regions may see that supply pressure continue for a while yet. Mr Boyle says a key fact for Australian exporters to watch, are any trade policy announcements from the United States which could either see a positive or negative impact depending on the fact if Australia remains exempt from looming tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. There are also concerns that a trade war could slow the Chinese economy which is another major market for Australian sheepmeat.
Cattle ACCORDING to Agricultural Analyst, Tom Herbert, Australian cattle prices recorded a mixed beginning to the new year. The National Young Cattle Indicator burst out of the blocks in the fi rst few weeks of January, peaking at 379 cents
per kilogram. However, the weight of elevated supply numbers on local markets, poor seasonal conditions, and less buying from processing centres who are booked-out into March, applied downward pressure on prices. Processing rates have hit the ground running in 2025, sitting comfortably above this time a year ago and are also above the five-year average for this time of the year. Weekly average slaughter rates currently sit 18 per cent higher year-to-date. The latest data from the United States confi rmed that Australia overtook Canada in December to become the largest supplier of imported beef last year. Mr Herbert says it is intriguing given the potential for further growth by Australian exporters should the United States move ahead with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico in early March.
Cropping THE 2024/25 winter crop harvest is now complete, with fi nal production reaching an estimated 57.7 million tonnes, surpassing earlier expectations. NSW along with Western Australia, have driven nation-
al output, contributing 71 per cent of total production and offsetting significant declines in South Australia and Victoria — where volumes have fallen to their lowest since the drought-affected 2018/19 season. On the east coast of the country, supply has remained balanced since harvest, with northern domestic end users well supplied. Meanwhile, a slow start to the export program has prevented excessive pressure on southern markets, however, as it progresses through Quarter Two of the marketing year, early signs indicate a shift in supply and demand fundamentals. Southern markets are experiencing increased stock feeding — both in paddocks and through containment feedings — as dry conditions persist. At the same time, bulk and containerised export demand is increasing, fi rming export parity across key southern port zones. Stronger pricing at Geelong (Victoria) and Port Kembla (South Australia) is expected to draw supplies from Central NSW, providing support to northern feed markets.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 20, 2025
Friends sought for third annual Gilgandra Film Festival By SHARON BONTHUYS FILM festival devotees across the region will be thrilled to learn the third annual Gilgandra Film Festival will return to the region in early May. The Friends of the Gilgandra Film Festival invite those with an interest in fi lm to learn more about the local documentary-focused festival, their vision for the future, and how they can become involved. “This is our third year, and we want to just keep on going as long as we can, but we can’t do it unless we’ve got your help,” said festival director Sue Armstrong.
Unique rural film festival BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN documentary fi lmmaker and author Simon Target encouraged people to join him in volunteering for the festival, which is believed to be the only locally-produced documentary fi lm festival in rural NSW. Mr Target has personally volunteered as the festival’s artistic director since its inception in 2023. Sue and the late Brian Armstrong invited him to come and make a documentary in the Gilgandra area, which he did. The subsequent fi lm Warrawong: The Windy Place on the Hill was selected for showing at the Krakow and Sydney fi lm festivals in 2022. This led to discussions about showing the fi lm locally in Gilgandra, and the Gilgandra Film Festival was born. Following successful runs in 2023 and 2024, the festival is back again this year, screening from May 2-3.
International documentary maker Simon Target is the Gilgandra Film Festival’s artistic director.
Helen Oates and Sue Armstrong talk about the Friends of the Gilgandra Film Festival.
Get involved SUE Armstrong, who now lives in Dubbo, stressed the importance of community involvement in this and future fi lm festival events. People with an interest in fi lm from outside the Gilgandra area are also welcome, she said. “We want to keep it going but can’t with just a few people,” she explained. The Friends of the Gilgandra Film Festival are keen to hear from anyone locally and in the wider region with an interest in being involved in this year’s festival. Readers can follow the event on social media and its dedicated website, and those interested in volunteering can reach out to Sue Armstrong or festival secretary Helen Oates for further information. “We want this film festival to keep going for a long time,” Sue Armstrong concluded.
Simon Target talks about the Gilgandra Film Festival at an event on Saturday, February 8. PHOTOS: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Classroom News
School News across the Shire Collated by SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN AS students begin to settle in for the new school year, the Narromine Star is pleased to bring you all the latest and greatest school news from across the Shire. Many thanks to Head Teacher of TAS/PDHP, Rebecca Smyth, for her submission this week about Narromine High School’s annual swimming carnival.
Narromine High School News Narromine High School hosted its annual swimming carnival last Thursday, which was a huge success. The event revealed a number of students demonstrating remarkable talent in the water with outstanding behaviour and enthusiasm displayed through the day. In addition to the competitive swimming events, the carnival featured three exciting novelty events — the Mass Relay, the Highest Splash Competition, and the Belly Flop Competition. f Mass Relay: This even saw a fun, team-based relay involving students from all year groups and all abilities. The event was full of energy and laughter, and even saw staff competing for their houses. f Highest Splash Competition: In this thrilling event, participants competed to create the biggest splash — with students making some impressive and unexpected results. f Belly Flop Competition: This was another hit of the day with students launching themselves into the water for a dramatic belly flop. In a surprising turn of events, some of the most unexpected participants made the finals and ultimately took home the title. Overall, the day was a fantastic celebration of talent, sportsmanship, and school spirit. The positive atmosphere and camaraderie among students made the event an enjoyable experience for everyone, leaving lasting memories for all who participated. Narromine High School’s swimming carnival not only show-cased impressive athletic ability but also highlighted the importance of teamwork, fun and support. The Western Region swimming carnival will be held in Dubbo on Thursday, March 6. Good Luck to those students who represent Narromine High School.
participated. There were a lot of reported personal bests also set with confidence-building efforts by all who took part. The school spirit as well as the sportsmanship was also wonderful. Well done also to the age champions and all the swimmers who will now represent the school at the Gobondery NARRAF carnival tomorrow (Friday, February 21) in Warren. Credit also to Narromine High School students for time-keeping for the event. Congratulations are also in order to Year Six NPS student Annabelle Gibbs, who is representing the Western School Sports Association at the NSW PSSA Cricket Carnival this week. Annabelle and her teammates are taking on the best female cricket players in the State in a series of games being held on the Central Coast. Well done, Annabelle! We are all so proud of your commitment and hard work.
St Augustine’s Parish School ST Augustine’s held their Welcome Breakfast for 2025 last Thursday. With it being a lovely sunny morning, this proved a great opportunity for parents to catch up with other parents and teachers. St Augustine’s also held their swimming carnival on Friday with congratulations in order for all of the students and their wonderful sportsmanship. Credit also to Narromine High School students for their outstanding assistance in time-keeping for the event; and to parent helpers for making the day so successful, especially Lizzie and Sarah. A special mention to St Augustine’s parents, staff, and the Narromine High School students and teachers who swam in the parent relay. We are also holding a Welcome and Induction Mass tomorrow, Friday, February 21, at 9am at St Augustine’s Parish, and all are welcome.
Trangie Central School TRANGIE Central School (TCS) also held their swimming carnival at Trangie Aquatic Centre on Friday. For the new year, TCS also welcomed a cohort of new students including Albie Gillespie, Artie Gillespie, Fiadh Hamilton, and Bobbie McMaster. Check out the photos from our swimming carnival!
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St John’s Parish School Trangie
NARROMINE Public School (NPS) also held their swimming carnival last week on Friday. Congratulations went to Bogan House for coming out on top in the points tally, and to all the students who
ST John’s Parish School also held their annual swimming carnival at Trangie Aquatic Centre last Wednesday. It was a day full of fun, school spirit and sunshine. Checkout the photos from our swimming carnival.
Students had a blast in the pool at St John’s Parish School annual swimming carnival. PHOTOS: SAPS FACEBOOK.
Heaps of fun was had at Narromine Public’s recent annual swimming carnival. PHOTOS: NPS FACEBOOK.
Congratulations to Annabelle Gibbs on her selection for representative cricket. PHOTO: NPS FACEBOOK .
St Augustine’s held their Welcome Breakfast for 2025 with parents catching up with other parents, students, and teachers. PHOTOS: SAPS FACEBOOK.
Students displayed fantastic school spirit at Narromine Aquatic at their swimming carnival. PHOTOS: NHSCHOOL.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 20, 2025 Welcome to big school! Four new students were welcomed at Trangie Central School late last week. PHOTOS: TCS FACEBOOK.
Narromine High Ag students off to the big smoke this Easter
Narromine High School students will travel to Sydney as this year’s recipients of Narromine High agricultural show team members, Paddy Cusack, Talin Horstman, the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) of NSW Youth Group’s “All Roads to the Royal” and Hannah Preston, with Ms Wykes (far right) are off to Sydney’s Royal Show. program. PHOTOS: ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NSW. PHOTO: NHS. By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN NARROMINE High School (NHS) students are set to embark on an unforgettable fourday excursion to the Sydney Royal Easter Show after making an innovative video on how important “the Show” is to country kids. This follows the NHS group being announced as this year’s recipients of the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) of NSW Youth Group’s “All Roads to the Royal” program. The Narromine Star spoke to excited NHS agricultural show team members Paddy Cusack, Talin Horstman, Hannah Preston, and teacher
Corina Wykes. “At the end of last year we all made a video and talked about why it was important for us to go and what we learn at school, as well as the opportunities we get at school, even though we are less fortunate than other schools as we are in a rural community,” Talin explained about the application process. “We also provided information about how we are involved in the community — we go to local shows around the region, we go to young junior judging courses, and what sort of stock we show,” Hannah added. The School’s agricultural show team has enjoyed significant growth and progress in
recent years, increasing from seven to 30 students involved with the program. The RAS program is now in its sixth year and was developed to address access barriers to the Show for socio-economically disadvantaged and geographically-isolated students, while also providing syllabus-based educational experiences to help pupils develop their passion for agriculture. Up to 40 people, including students and teachers from NHS, will participate in this year’s program which will include exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and networking opportunities with industry leaders. The program also includes
return transport, accommodation, and meals. Ms Wykes will be escorting the agricultural show team to Sydney and admitted that it is going to be hard to pick which students go, as there are already more than 30 students interested in the program. “We’ve got to figure out (which students attend); it will be a tough job,” Ms Wykes said. “I’ve started speaking to all the students involved in the team about it, and working out who wants to go, who can go, and get some expressions of interest out there. I reckon we will get more students than we can actually take,” she added. NHS will attend the Show
from Monday, April 14, until Thursday, April 17, inclusive, with accommodation provided at St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill.
Ms Wykes said it will be a life-changing experience for the students.
“For them to experience such a high calibre of agricultural enterprises is going to be life changing,” she concluded.
The Narromine Star hopes to follow the NHS agricultural show team to the big Sydney Royal Easter Show and will endeavour to bring you the latest news following their big trip.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 11.05 The Newsreader. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. 8.30 Silent Witness. Final. 10.15 Optics. 10.45 Hard Quiz. 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman. (2017) 10.40 GetOn Extra. 11.10 To Be Advised. 12.50 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Mammals. 8.40 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Bodyguard. (2017) Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Gary Oldman. 11.05 MOVIE: No Sudden Move. (2021) 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.30 Wheel Of Fortune UK. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Family Feud. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Wheel Of Fortune UK. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 James May: Our Man In Italy. New. 8.30 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines. 9.25 Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Bonn. 11.45 Sisi. 2.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Pawn Stars Do America. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 8.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022) Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. 11.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 Britain’s Got Talent. 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (2015) 8.50 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. 11.00 MOVIE: Long Shot. (2019) 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Ghosts. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Addicted To Love. (1997) 10.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 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 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 8.45 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Keeping Up Appearances. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (1951) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Yes Minister. 8.30 MOVIE: 9 To 5. (1980) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin. 10.45 The Closer. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Blaktrax. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Cycling. ProVelo Super League. Round 3. 8.35 If You Are The One. 9.35 Love And Sex In Japan. 10.45 Pose. 1.00 Hells Angels: Kingdom Come. 1.55 Sex, Drugs And Bicycles. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Death In Paradise. 1.30 Optics. 2.00 Mozart: Rise Of A Genius. 2.55 Extraordinary Escapes. 3.45 The Role Of A Lifetime. 4.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 5.30 Landline. 6.00 Australian Story. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Vera. 10.05 The Newsreader. 10.55 Unforgotten. 11.45 Rage.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 1. Pre-race and race. 9.15 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 11.35 Motorway Patrol. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 The Garden Gurus. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. 1.30 Your Next Cruise. 2.10 MOVIE: City Slickers. (1991) 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: A Star Is Born. (2018) Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott. 11.15 My Life As A Rolling Stone. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 12.30 Farm To Fork. 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. Return. 1.30 Frugal Foodie. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Dog House Australia. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. 9.30 Matlock. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 4.35 Wonders Of Scotland. 5.30 The Graveyard Of Truk Lagoon. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Sandi Toksvig’s Woodland Restoration. 8.25 Scotland The New Wild. 9.25 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 10.20 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 11.30 Home Jacking. 1.15 The Man Who Died. 3.00 Love Your Garden. 3.55 Employable Me (USA) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 National Drag Racing C’ship. Top Doorslammer. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Qualifying and supports. 6.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Pre-race and race. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: Taken 3. (2014) 9.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Sydney Weekender. 11.00 The Goldbergs. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Holey Moley Australia. 2.45 Britain’s Got Talent. 4.50 Jabba’s Movies. 5.20 MOVIE: Blue Crush. (2002) 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989) Michael J. Fox. 9.45 MOVIE: Basic Instinct. (1992) Michael Douglas. 12.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 10.00 NCIS. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Ridiculousness. 12.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) 8.45 Absolutely Fabulous. 10.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.15 Chopped Junior. Return. 9.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.40 Speechless. 10.00 Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers. 10.30 Dragon Ball Super. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 3.30 If You’re Listening. 3.50 News. 4.15 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 5.00 News. 5.30 Asia News Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 4.00 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 2. ACT Brumbies v Western Force. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Operation Finale. (2018) Oscar Isaac. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Ten Year Old Tom. 2.50 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. 12.00 The X-Files. 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. Final. 3.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 4.15 Extraordinary Escapes. 5.05 This Is Going To Be Big. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 8.30 The Newsreader. 9.25 Love Me. 10.20 MOVIE: Sunday Too Far Away. (1975) 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. 8.40 The Hunters. 10.10 Murder In The Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Australia TV. 10.30 For The Love Of Pets. 11.30 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 12.40 To Be Advised. 1.40 Space Invaders. 2.40 MOVIE: Me Before You. (2016) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 See No Evil. 11.00 The First 48. 11.50 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 12.50 Destination WA. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Drew Barrymore. 9.00 Freshly Picked. 9.30 Loving Gluten Free. 10.00 Farm To Fork. 10.30 Are You RV Safe? 11.00 Luxury Escapes. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Placemakers: Expedition Kimberley. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. 3.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Australian Survivor. 8.30 Matlock. 9.30 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Austn Superbike C’ship. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 4.40 Sensei: Australia’s Karate Master. 5.30 The Master Of Submarines. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Ancient Greece By Train. New. 8.25 Emperor: Rise And Fall Of A Dynasty. New. 9.20 Legends Of The Pharaohs. 10.20 Great British Landmark Fixers. 11.15 Death Of An Icon: Marilyn Monroe. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 I Escaped To The Country. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Steam Train Journeys. 4.30 I Escaped To The Country. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Motor MythBusters. 5.00 Hustle & Tow. 6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard 2. (1990) 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Get Clever. 10.00 Holey Moley Australia. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Home And Away. 4.10 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Goldbergs. 6.30 Puppy School. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Ordinary Joe. 2.30 The Resident.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 Navigating The World. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Australian Survivor. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 11.20 CSI: Vegas. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 8.00 Frasier. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 12.00 South Park. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 3.00 Home Shopping.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.45 Not Going Out. 3.15 Doctor Who. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 9.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And The Caves Of Sac Actun. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.15 Speechless. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.40 If You’re Listening. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.10 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.30 MOVIE: Rich And Strange. (1931) 2.15 MOVIE: The Scarlet Blade. (1963) 4.00 MOVIE: The Bridge At Remagen. (1969) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge. 10.30 The Closer. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.35 WorldWatch. 4.05 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.30 Queer Sports. 5.45 Domino Masters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 10.10 WWE Legends. 11.45 Hoarders. 12.40 The X-Files. 4.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Vera. 11.30 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. Return. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 Planet America. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.45 Surveillance Oz. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Australian Idol. 9.10 Suits L.A. New. 10.10 St. Denis Medical. 11.10 Lopez Vs. Lopez. 12.10 Friday Night Lights. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.10 9News Late. 11.40 First On Scene. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Drew Barrymore. 7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS: Sydney. 10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 NCIS. 11.25 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Shepherdess. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Sicily With Michael Portillo. New. 8.25 Wilderness With Simon Reeve. 9.35 Inside Sydney Airport. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Wisting. 12.45 A French Case. 2.45 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Bargain Hunt. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 3.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Tougher In Alaska. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 New Idea Test Kitchen. 3.20 To Be Advised. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order: Trial By Jury. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Snap Happy. 10.30 Navigating The World. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.20 Bull. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Eat The Invaders. 10.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! The Life Fix. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.30 Street Science. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 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 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 World’s Greatest Transportation Marvels. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? 3.05 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.05 Living Next Door To Putin. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Price Of Truth. 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Forged In Fire. 11.35 Late Programs.
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Explore TV. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Madam. 10.20 9News Late. 10.50 My Feet Are Killing Me. 11.40 The Equalizer. 12.35 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Building Ideas. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Drew Barrymore. 7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Prisoner. 12.10 Fargo. 1.55 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.00 Employable Me (USA) 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Air Crash Investigations. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 2.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 10.30 Deadliest Roads. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 My France With Manu. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 9.30 CSI: New York. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 The Resident.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. Final. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 11.15 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Would I Lie To You? 4.10 MythBusters. 5.05 Love Your Garden. 5.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.40 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Fisk. 9.00 Double Parked. 9.50 Optics. 10.20 ER. 11.05 Not Going Out. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Badgers: Their Secret World. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 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 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.15 Four Corners. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Warlords Of Atlantis. (1978) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.35 Queer Sports. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 Underground Worlds. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of Reality TV. 10.20 Black Comedy In America. 12.10 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 1.00 The Devil You Know. 2.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Optics. 9.00 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) 9.45 Planet America. 10.20 Spicks And Specks. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Gold Diggers. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Thicker Than Water. (2019) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 Ludwig. 9.45 How To Poison Your Husband. 11.15 Breathtaking. 12.15 Covert Affairs. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Big Miracles. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Casualty 24/7. 11.30 The Equalizer. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Your Next Cruise. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. Return. 8.30 Elsbeth. 9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.25 10’s Late News. 10.50 The Project. 11.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Where Are You Really From? 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Ancient Superstructures. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Lord Lucan. 8.35 The Jury: Murder Trial UK. New. 9.30 Rogue Heroes. Return. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Pagan Peak. 12.05 My Brilliant Friend. 3.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 World’s Scariest Police Chases. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 The Goldbergs. 3.30 Black-ish. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Hitch. (2005) Will Smith. 11.05 First Dates UK. 2.00 The Resident.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 My Life Is Murder. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Elsbeth. 8.30 NCIS. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 FBI. 11.55 Jake And The Fatman. 12.50 Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 This Is Going To Hurt. 9.15 Queen Of Oz. 9.45 ER. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Doctor Who. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 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 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Planet America. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Passionate Stranger. (1957) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. Final. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To The Manor Born. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Cryptoland. 3.20 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 Underground Worlds. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Risky Business. (1983) Tom Cruise. 10.20 Shoresy. Return. 1.20 Letterkenny. 2.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. Final. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 9.20 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. Return. 10.05 The Role Of A Lifetime. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit. (2024) Nikki Deloach. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. (2018) 10.50 To Be Advised. 12.30 Damnation. 1.30 Travel Oz. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Mr Mayor. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 9.00 MOVIE: The Hangover. (2009) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 First On Scene. 11.55 Tipping Point. 12.45 Pointless. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.30 Dog House Aust. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Gogglebox Australia. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Shepherdess. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Ancient Superstructures. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots. 8.30 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. 9.30 Boiling Point. New. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Golden Boy. 11.55 Blackport. 1.50 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 2.55 Peer To Peer. 3.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Jade Fever. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Pawn Stars Do America. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Boys For Life. (2020) Will Smith. 11.05 MOVIE: S.W.A.T. (2003) 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 Jabba’s Movies. 3.30 Blackish. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 9.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 10.30 First Dates UK. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 My Life Is Murder. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Blue Bloods. 10.20 FBI. 11.20 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Doctor Who. 3.25 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 QI. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces: Snow Special. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Chopped Junior. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 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 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Australian Story. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 To The Manor Born. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Pure Hell Of St Trinian’s. (1960) 5.30 Filthy Garden SOS. New. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Dalgliesh. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 2.50 Insight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 Underground Worlds. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Triumph: Jesse Owens & The Berlin Games. 10.10 Homicide: Life On The Street. 12.00 Late Programs.
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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.45 Surveillance Oz. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.00 The 1% Club UK. 9.00 The Hunting Party. 10.00 The Irrational. 12.00 Friday Night Lights. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Optics. 11.00 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 The Role Of A Lifetime. 9.20 Queerstralia. 10.25 The ABC Of. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Four Corners. 12.10 Late Programs.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Sport GERRIES GOLF NOTES
Good turn out with Anne, Ron the weekly winners By NORM LEWIS LAST Saturday, the weather was great and the scores top-class as a healthy field of 21 golfers gathered for the weekly Gerries golf competition. Ten Ladies took on the back nine, with Anne carding an excellent score of 26 points to take the major prize. Second place went to Vicki on 21 points, with the NAGA prize on the day going to Carol McC with 13 points. There was no winner of the Nearest-the-Pin (NTP) for the ladies, however.
Over on the front nine, 11 Lads took to the fairways for an enjoyable morning’s golf. The winner Ron carded 26 points, followed by Glen with 23 points. Glen also took out the men’s NTP while Mal bagged the NAGA prize with a score of 15. Attention then moved to the Pool table where the weekly event attracted only one game featuring favourites, Chris and Terry, playing Glen and Norm. A top match witnessed Glen and Norm collecting the title of “Pool
Champs” for the week by knocking over the top team. There’s no Gerries Golf this weekend as the Club is conducting a working bee to clean up after the recent storms, and to also prepare the course for future events. The next Gerries comp will be on the fi rst Saturday in March at the usual time with the ladies on the front nine and the men on the back nine. That’s all for this week — See you at the 19th!
NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB NEWS By JOHN EDWARDS PENNANTS got underway last Sunday and, unfortunately, Narromine went down to Nyngan in a close encounter. Although we won two rinks to one, Nyngan won the master board by a razor-thin score of 60-59, which gave them an eight to two win overall. This weekend, we travel to Club Dubbo to try and redeem ourselves!
A Pair Championship Results J Daley (jr) and P Harding defeated D Carnevale and P Cross, 26-11. James and Phil now advance to the fi nal, and they’ll play the winners out of the R French versus B Clark contest.
Social Bowls Results: LAST Thursday, a total of 11 bowlers took to the green. In Game One, Danny, Neil, and Cranky defeated Danny C, Trumby, and Duane, 22-10. In Game Two, Cliffy, Lionel, and Homo defeated Noi, Sticker and Buttsy, 22-12. On Saturday, four bowlers took to the green with Rossie and Richard defeating Greg and Neil, 11-8. In other news, the Trivia Night is on later this month in support of the Macquarie Yabbies Swimming Club, so come along for a good night of fun and to support our local swimmers. Normal raffles are also on this week.
Joke of the week: MICK from Dublin appeared on “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” and, towards the end of the program, he had already won half a million euros. “You’ve done very well so far,” said the presenter. “But for a million euros, you’ve only got one lifeline left: phone a friend. And everything is riding on this question. Will you go for it?” “Sure, I’ll have a crack at it,” Mick said. “Which of the following birds does NOT build its nest? a) Sparrow, b) Thrush, c) Magpie or d) Cuckoo?” the presenter asked “I haven’t got a clue, so I’ll use my lifeline and phone my friend, Paddy,” said Mick. So Mick called Paddy and repeated the question to him. “Aye, Mick!” cried Paddy. “That’s simple; it’s a Cuckoo.” “Ok, I’ll go with Cuckoo as my answer,” Mick told the presenter. “Is that your fi nal answer?” “Yes,” said Mick. The presenter replied: “Correct, you’ve just won a million euros!” The next night Mick invited Paddy down to their local to celebrate his win. Mick asked him, “Tell me Paddy, how did you know the answer was it’s the Cuckoo that doesn’t build its own nest?” Paddy took a swig of his beer. “Because everyone knows he lives in a clock.” Until next rolling!
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 20, 2025
By COLIN HODGES
Brazilian-born jockey and Dubbo trainer team up to win feature at Bedgerabong’s iconic picnic cup meeting
BRAZILIAN-BORN jockey Leandro Ribeiro and Dubbo trainer Connie Greig combined to win the $11,000 Total Wear Solutions Bedgerabong Picnic Cup before a crowd of more than 1,800 on Saturday at the beautiful racecourse west of Forbes in the central west. On the immaculate turf track, Laisvas (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.20) tracked the leader Namarari then swept to the front before the home turn and won the 1400 metres Cup by over five lengths from Media Chick (Zara Lewis, $5.50) and Stateswoman (Arthur Pollock, $2 favourite). Connie Greig and Leandro Ribeiro have been dominant on the picnic circuit over recent seasons and they completed a winning double at Bedgerabong with Allande in the 1400 metres Lachlan Sands Class One Trophy Handicap. Well supported with several of the 11 bookmakers, Allende ($4) from fourth wheeled around the field and won by nearly four lengths from Ready For Liftoff (Eloise Drews, $2.30 favourite) and Yet Tobe A Cod (Zara Lewis, $7). Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries has won the 800 metres Daniel Ball Transport-Clearview Bracelet on multiple occasions and this year it was with the well performed TAB track sprint-
er Obsessive Nature. Humping the 74kg top weight, Obsessive Nature (Ashley Boyd, $2 to $1.70 favourite) came from last early to score a convincing win from the gallant warhorse Billy Bent Ear (Leandro Ribeiro, $3.60) and Real Salty (Todd Bailey, $5.50). An all-the-way winner at Gilgandra TAB meeting the previous Saturday, Zillions (Arthur Pollock, $2.30 favourite) gave trainer Sharon Jeffries a Bedgerabong double when leading throughout to beat Rebel Love (Leandro Ribeiro, $5.50) and the fast fi nishing Scruff ’s Magic (Eloise Drews, $7.50) in the 800 metres Roylance Tractor Replacements Class B Handicap. Trained at Forbes by Peter Kirby, East Harlem in an exciting finish won the opening race, the 1100 metres Dunk Insurance Class Three Trophy Handicap. Less than a half-length separated the fi rst four placegetters with East Harlem (Zara Lewis, $2.20 to $4) arriving in time to beat the leader Puerto Rico ($3.60 favourite), Sauce Dragon (Ashley Boyd, $6) and Individualist Leandro Ribeiro, $5.50). Long time highly successful Nyngan trainer Rodney Robb won the 1100 metres Local Business Mates Maiden Plate with Hammoon Summer
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(Paul Zerafa, $4) which came from fourth to beat Waterpark Creek (Eloise Drews, $3.70) and Bold Bender ( Leandro Ribeiro, $3.60 favourite). The Connie Greig trained Bold Bender backed up the next day to fi nish third in a big field at Dubbo TAB meeting.
Honest mare from Orange collects overdue win at Dubbo Raced at Dubbo on Sunday, February 16 THE very honest six-year-old mare Brief Statement was an overdue and well deserved winner of the feature race on Sunday at Dubbo. Renowned for giving her best on all occasions, the Alison Smith, Orange-trained Brief Statement has been plagued by wide barriers during the present campaign but with a better gate and an excellent ride by apprentice Jordan Quince, accounted for a good field in the 1000 metres Barastoc Summer Sprint Series-Benchmark 74 Handicap. Given a charmed run third on the fence behind the favourite Zoubeauty and Brogans Creek by Jordan Quince, Brief Statement ($5.50) fi nished best to beat Press Forward (Clayton Gallagher, $5.50) and Brogans Creek (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $6)
Brief Statement has now recorded five wins and 16 placings from 34 starts while it was the 4th career win for Jordan Quince who is apprenticed to Alison Smith. Earlier, the Alison Smithtrained Feimazuo after five placings from nine starts broke through to win the 1400 metres Barastoc Furlong Country Boosted Maiden Plate. Near the back of the field turning for home, Feimazuo (Clayton Gallagher, $2.15 to $1.90 favourite) reached the lead then held off Casino Diva (Dylan Stanley, $4) and Miss Adamas (Shannen Llewellyn, $3.60. Raceday visitors from Gilgandra went home happy when the Kieren Hazelton-trained Turgenev as a $41 outsider won the 1300 metres Barastoc Stablemate Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap. Carrying the green and white Bowman Racing colours, Turgenev, a previous winner of 6 races, returned to form under a good ride by apprentice Jessica Brookes. Travelling fi fth on the rails, Turgenev hit the front over the concluding stages and won by a short neck from the fast fi nishing The Artefact (Chad Lever, $31) and the leader Deion (Clayton Gallagher, $2.60 to $2.20 favourite). At debut at Scone, Nimble
Star lost the rider when putting on a buckjumping display soon after the start but was better behaved when winning the 1000 metres The Derby Club Maiden Plate at Dubbo. Trained by Brett Robb at Dubbo, Nimble Star (Shayleigh Ingelse, $1.80 to $1.65 favourite) led throughout when beating Silver Chair (Clayton Gallagher, $14) and Stromness (Shannen Llewellyn, $9.50). Owned by Brian Barton and trained by Brett Robb, Poisen Point (Clayton Gallagher, 4.40) made it two wins in succession when finishing well on the inside to defeat Chico Casino (Nick Heywood, $2.60 favourite) and Zahdi (Mitch Stapleford, $6) in the 1300 metres Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap. The other leg of a winning treble for Clayton Gallagher was Onyspeed ($2.90 to $2.70 favourite) trained at Mudgee by Toby Pracey. The Barastoc Summer Sprint Series concluded at Dubbo on Sunday with Brett Robb, Kylie Kennedy and Clint Lundholm the fi rst three placegetters in the trainers category. Over the three rounds of the series Jamakin Money, Pyromania and Brief Statement were the winners while the overall winner was Gidgee Guy trained at Narromine by Kylie Kennedy.
GOLF CLUB NOTES
Challenge Cup on this weekend By NORM LEWIS THE feature golf event this weekend is the Three Rivers Challenge Cup, an 18-hole inter-town Stableford match between Narromine and Warren. The event hits off in the late morning and the player fee includes a barbecue lunch. The course should be in great condition for this event, as there will be a working bee ahead of time to prepare the track for the coming season. Members will also be provided with a delicious barbecue lunch before competing in the Four-Ball event scheduled for that afternoon. In all, a big weekend for golfers. Last weekend, the major event on Saturday was the fi rst round of the Annual Shootout competition which attracted a field of 20 players. Victory went to Russell Hunt, with a score of 38 points, and runner-up was Lewis Goodman on 36 points. Nearest-the-Pins (NTP) went to Ray Anning on the third and Russ Hunt on the 10th. Doug Potter won the Long Drive, while the drawn Jackpot was won by Peter Hutchinson. On Sunday, only eight players took part in the Par event for a Club Trophy. Craig Duff won the day with a score of plus two, and the runner-up was Steve Squire, who was square with the card.
Matt Brown won the NTP on the 17th and James O’Connor took the Long Drive, but there was no winner of the Drawn Jackpot.
Business House Competition THE Robert Handsaker Business House competition continues to attract top fields. Last Wednesday, a field of 82 players participated and the winning team on the day was “Grey Gonads” with an amended score of 19.00. Individual winners on the day were Ken McLean on 30, Amanda Shepherd on 26, Mardi Redmond on 23, Nev Attwater on 22 and Cooper Anning, also on 22.
Veterans Golf THE Veterans Golf series of Annual Tournaments also got under way last Wednesday, with the Dunedoo Veterans Open hosting a field of 39 players. Narromine was represented by five players, with Greg Kearines featuring in the winners list through winning the A-Grade event with a score of 38 points. Well done, Greg! The next Vets Open will be at Coonabarabran in early March. That is all for this week! See you at the 19th!
Russell Hunt, winner of Saturday’s event. Winners are grinners! Victor in Sunday’s event, Craig Duff, with equal runner-up, James O’Connor.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
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Narromine Senior Jets ready for take-off ahead of 2025 season After a hard training session on Thursday, February 13, players were treated to a free barbecue by the Jets committee.
Pre-season training is well underway at Jets HQ with the League Tag and First Grade sides being put through their paces as they shape-up for the season ahead. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN NARROMINE Jets Senior Rugby League are preparing to soar into the 2025 season when they lace up their boots for the fi rst round of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh First Grade and League Tag competitions in late April. It will be a big ask for Narromine’s First Grade squad in this match on the ANZAC Day long weekend as they travel to Coolah where they will go head-to-head with the defend-
ing Premiers. The Jets were left heartbroken in the preliminary fi nal late last year, where they went down to the Kangaroos 12-4 in an away-match at Bowen Oval in Coolah. However, Narromine’s First Grade side are now putting in the hard work on the training paddock to ensure that they hit the ground running and hopefully get revenge on Coolah. In good news for the club, their Ladies League Tag
side are looking to make it a “three-peat” this year as they start their campaign to retain their title for the third season in a row. The League Tag match itself will be worth the trip to Coolah as the game is a replay of the 2024 Grand Final. Famously in a tight and tense clash in August last year, the Narromine ladies were able to just retain their premiership by holding out the Kangaroos, 14-10. The League Tag team is
slowly shaping up with a mix of seasoned players and fresh talent as the Jets look to continue their success from last season and make a strong impact in the upcoming competition. It will be a different looking competition for both sides in the 2025 season, with Warren now back in the First Grade competition after a lengthy hiatus and Binnaway now completely out of all levels of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh competition.
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