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Back to school for good, premier promises By BROOKE CHANDLER Kindergartener Grace Gibson, 5, and mum Tara Gibson about to enter the Narromine Christian School on January 31. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

First day feels By SHARON BONTHUYS MONDAY is not everyone’s favourite day of the week but it certainly was at the Narromine Christian School this week as classes resumed for the new school year. Excited chatter could be heard as students made their way into the school grounds on Monday, January 31, 2022. Lottie Lyons and Grace Gibson, both aged ﬁve, were excited but nervous about joining the kindergarten cohort at the school. They looked very smart in their blue uniforms, accompanied to school by their parents. “I think I’m more nervous than Grace,” mum Tara Gibson said, indicating she would deal with ﬁ rst-day nerves by heading off to work and her supportive colleagues. Parent Louise Ryrie said her three children in year four, year two and kindergarten were also excited to be coming to school. She said the family had prepared for the school year in line with COVID recommendations. “We did our RAT [rapid antigen tests] at home. We’ve also been social distancing, using hand sanitiser etc,” she said.

THIS month may be off to an anxious start for students as they return to school. Although over the weekend NSW recorded its deadliest day with 52 COVID-19 related deaths, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has assured an undisrupted school year. Released last week, the NSW back-to-school plan aims to “minimise the risk of the virus and allow teachers and pupils to return... under COVID-smart settings”. “As part of the news measures, every student and teacher in NSW government and non-government schools will be able to receive rapid antigen tests (RAT) kits before school returns on February 1.” Education and early learning minister Sarah Mitchell said more than six million RATs were delivered to 3000 schools before the January 26 public holiday. Denise Toohey, principal of Narromine Public School, said they experienced no upset during the delivery of their RATs. “We have been incredibly supported by the department of education”, Ms Toohey told the Narromine Star. “The guidelines they have provided have been a great scaffold for us to personalise.” The staff from Narromine Public School decided on the contactless distribution of RATs to student parents. “Last week, families with last

Narromine Public School staff spent Friday distributing rapid antigen tests to families. PHOTO: CLARE GILL. names starting from the letters A-K picked up their tests from the bus gate, while those starting from L-Z got there’s from the ‘kiss and drop’ zone,” Ms Toohey explained. “We made no changes to the use of the RATs though. Students are to take the test two times a week, before the start of the school day, for a four week period.” Limiting interactions between year groups was an-

other guideline provided in the NSW COVID-Smart Plan. “We have changed this from our previous COVID ventures,” Ms Toohey said. “Instead of cohorting in their stage groups, students will stick to those in the same building.” While the students ﬁ rst and second lunch breaks will follow at staggered intervals, this strategy will ensure an easier use of the playground.

Mandatory mask wearing for all staff and high school students will remain, with masks encouraged for children in primary schools. Ms Toohey happily shared the schools COVID positive procedures. “I believe it is important to keep not only the staff, students and families up-to-date with what is happening, but the community as well. “If there is a positive case, a note will be sent home to the corresponding building bubble. The child’s learning will continue just as if they were at school with access to Learning Grids and Google Classroom.” All staff and visitors present at Narromine Public School are double vaccinated and are in the midst of receiving their booster shot. “These guidelines will help staff, students and their families predict how the start of the school term will roll out.” Alleviating any stress in our school community has also been the focus of St Augustine’s Parish School principal, Renee Matheson. “The NSW school calendar has been more forgiving than QLD and at St Augustine’s Parish we are extremely lucky that we have introduced “HEAT WEEK” in 2021. This has allowed our school to have more time to digest and prepare for 2022.” At the same time, St Augustine’s staff will undergo literacy development training. Continued page 3

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SOME venues feel like they have always been there, even if you’ve never stepped inside. Perched in the prime location of Burraway Street, The Court House Hotel is one such place. The 3800 metre/sq complex has offered hearty meals, classic refreshments, as well as entertainment and accommodation since the early 1930s– as real estate records would show. Former local Sharon Johnston ﬁnished up her decade long ownership in March last year, selling to farming couple Ted Baker and Wendy Baldwin. “It was a matter of the right place at the right time,” Mr Baker told the Narromine Star. “Although we are often based in Penrith, we purchased a farm out this way and saw the pub as we were driving through. What man would not want to buy a pub!” With six bedrooms, nine motel rooms, a lockable garage, coffee and barber shop spaces, industrial kitchen and an outdoor barbecue area, Ms Baldwin said she was fascinated by the sheer size of the complex. “We also saw the huge amount of potential Nar-

romine had as well, with the Inland Rail Project for example. There will be a lot of passersby,” she said. During this ﬁ rst year of ownership, Mr Baker and Ms Baldwin have been busy navigating the structure of the business and renovating the premises. “We will retain the name,” Mr Baker explained, “in fact it has actually been turned into a company name”. Pointing to various areas of the interior, Ms Baldwin said “we are painting the whole place, putting in new blinds, vanities, fridges, carpet”. “Basically, we are giving the whole place a refresher. However, it will be recognisable to past patrons.” With no real plans for a formal reopening, the couple hope to have the business up and running by March. “I will operate as licensee and we hope to get a really good manager in here as well,” Mr Baker added. Kept with the heritage listed facade, The Court House Hotel will offer new indoor and outdoor dining areas, bar and accommodation. “It used to be a place everyone came to in Narromine. We hope both old, and even new patrons, feel that way again.”

Former Court House Hotel barber takes a trip down memory lane By BROOKE CHANDLER ALONG the Burraway Street side of The House Court Hotel is a small shop space. Bill Wilkie was the sole occupant of this space from April 1959 to until his retirement in April 2020. Born and bred in Narromine, Mr Wilkie ran his ‘very busy’ barber business from this one space. “It was an ideal spot to be located,” Mr Wilkie reﬂected. “A lot of my customers would go into the pub while I was busy and wait.” The 1950s were simpler times according to Mr Wilkie, “Narromine was thriving. “The year before I started my business, locals R and M Burns won the Melbourne Cup;... a short back and sides cut was very popular, just like it seems to be now,” Mr Wilkie explained. Although he received customers from all walks of life, cutting for all ﬁve generations of the Barber family was the most memorable for the now 90-year-old retiree. “Bill Ballhausen, who recently passed away, was also another frequent customer. When I closed he asked, ‘Where can I go now?’ So, I would cut at his house.” When COVID-19 appeared in Australia, Mr Wilkie knew it was time to

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Bill Wilkie said he would not have wanted to live and work anywhere else but at his barber shop, formerly located in The Court House Hotel building. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR/SHARON BONTHUYS.

close up shop. “I do miss it,” he added. “I often drive past and see the door still shut.” USMC staff member Fiona Ferguson reminisced on her early days at The Court House Hotel. “My moth-

ly 25 to 35km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28. Sun protection recommended from 9.10am to 5.20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]. Sunday, February 6 Min 14 Max 27. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Monday, February 7 Min 14 Max 28. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10% Tuesday, February 8 Min 14 Max 29. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10%

er, Jane Farlow, was the licensee of the pub from 1963 to 1969,” she said. “It was always a very popular place, a lot of fun as well. I am excited to see what the new owners do with the premises,” Ms Ferguson added.

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Additional COVID-19 screening site set up By BROOKE CHANDLER

Tree mugger strikes Opinion by SHARON BONTHUYS SOMEBODY has broken a branch from a healthy small tree on Burroway Street. Why? One can only wonder. Who mugs a tree, for goodness sake? Considering the tree is close to the front of the Narromine Police Station, the tree mugger was either extremely brave or, if the act of vandalism was captured on CCTV, extremely stupid. If you need to work off pent up energy, join parkrun or volunteer with one of the many community groups contributing something of value to our community. Don’t destroy our trees - or anything else. If you see vandalism occurring in our community, report it to the police and to the Narromine Shire Council.

A NEW pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic has been established at the Narromine Health service as of Monday, January 31. The clinic will operate seven days a week between 9.30am and 2.30pm. Both walk-in’s and drivethroughs are accepted. A spokesperson from the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) told the Narromine Star this new clinic site has been an ongoing arrangement. “It will allow residents to receive a PCR test is required, or if RAT access is limited. Histopath’s support of the clinic is expected to help ensure faster turnaround times for results, subject to demand.” COVID-19 testing requirements have been, and will continue to be updated to support the trajectory of the outbreak in NSW. Currently, those who should sought out a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) include: f People with symptoms. f Household, social, workplace or education contact of a previous case. f Anyone before going to an event with a lot of other people or before visiting vulnerable family members. f Anyone arriving from

A roadside sign marks the vehicle entry point to the Narromine Health Service testing site. Both walk-in and drive-through entries are accepted at this site. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR overseas (passengers and ﬂ ight crew) And those who should receive a PCR test: f You have COVID-19 symptoms but have tested negative on a Rapid Antigen Test AND are at a higher risk of severe

disease including; those who are pregnant, immunosuppressed, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Paciﬁc Islander or unvaccinated. f You have been asked to have a PCR test by a healthcare provider.

Back to school for good, premier promises

From Page 1 “They will become proﬁcient in the use of two current research-based assessment procedures of the ESTA-L screener and DIBELs.DIBELS ® (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) is a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of literacy skills. They are designed to be short (one minute) ﬂuency measures that can be used to regularly detect risk and monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills in kindergarten through eighth grade,” Ms Matheson explained. To tighten their ‘exposure bubble’, St Augustine’s has already cancelled their P&F Meetings and in-person Kindergarten information sessions. “We will be following our school COVID Safe plan”, Ms Matheson assured. “Inevitably there will be positive cases at school and we will address each one case by case while implementing the NSW Health self-isolation orders.”

Narromine Police News property was missing. Police are still investigating possible suspects.

AT 4.45pm on Wednesday, January 26, Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle in Mingolo Street. A 23-year-old male underwent a random breath test. His licence was found to have been previously suspended and was driving an unregistered vehicle. Police searched the vehicle and found the possession of prohibited drugs. The 23-year-old was handed a series of charges including, use of unregistered and uninsured vehicle, driving without a licence and drug possession. He is set to appear in Narromine Local Court this month. NARROMINE Police were called to a local bakery in the early hours of Thursday, January 27. An elderly male attending the business left property behind. When he returned, the

BETWEEN 5am and 6pm on Thursday, January 27, unknown persons gained entry to a property on Manildra Street. A series of items were stolen. The scene of the crime team was called to retrieve ﬁ ngerprints and other evidence. This matter is still under investigation. AT 1am on Friday, January 28, police stopped a 45-year-old male in Manildra Street for a random breath test. He returned a positive roadside sample where he was arrested and taken to Narromine Police Station. His secondary sample was mid-range and his licence was suspended. A court date has been set in March. OPERATION Australia Day was completed as of Tuesday, February 1.

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Narromine mayor Craig Davies addresses the audience at the Australia Day Awards, Trangie, on January 26. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

Trangie to benefit from inland rail, says mayor By SHARON BONTHUYS

Rob Storey, left, with inland rail team members Louise Johnson and Ben Madgwick at Narromine. By SHARON BONTHUYS IT may surprise some readers to learn that Rob Storey, leading the pre-contracts phase of the multi-billion-dollar Inland Rail Project, is not an engineer. “I actually don’t have a fancy engineering degree,” the Australia Day Ambassador told the audience at the civic event at Trangie on January 26, 2022. The kid who grew up in the bush on a cattle station near Cunnamulla described regional communities as his “heart and soul”. “I spent my youth exploiting all the mischief that 240,000 acres of red dirt mulga presents to teenage kids. It’s where I prefer to spend my time. My family still owns that cattle station and I spend as much time as I possibly can out there.” This former country kid leads a key team spearheading the biggest infrastructure project in the region’s history. Mr Storey’s role spans the pre-contract phase from the development phases to the awarding of contracts. “Today is a very proud moment for me, particularly being in a regional community,” Mr Storey reflected on his appointment as an Australia Day Ambassador. He thanked mayor Craig Davies and the president of the Trangie Action Group, Terri Milgate, for the invitation to Trangie for the festivities on January 26, 2022. “I’ve had some really good conversations this afternoon with several ‘Lyns’,” he said. “They tell me there’s about 15 Lyns in Trangie. Same with Robs in inland rail.” Jokes aside, Mr Storey told the community more about inland rail. “We’ve been talking to communities up and down the inland rail route for about five or six years. I’ve been on board for four of those years so I’m a seasoned hack when it comes to the knowledge and issues around inland rail. “We’ve seen a few different iterations of the route that travels down through this region but over the years we’ve worked closely with communities to refi ne the alignment to limit the impact on the overall community. Having held senior leadership positions during the delivery of landmark projects throughout Australia, Singapore, South Pacific and New

Zealand, Mr Storey holds a deep understanding of the complexities of mega-projects throughout the entire lifecycle. “Having delivered many major infrastructure projects in Australia and around the world, I can say that big infrastructure projects kind of become a nameless, faceless delivery authority,” he said. “So coming here today to talk to the community is a really good opportunity to put a face to the executive team that sits behind inland rail so we’re not just a name. “Inland rail is a mega project bringing significant benefits to regional communities. It’s not just about joining the major cities. It’s 1700 kilometres end to end and the sole purpose is to better connect producers to markets and to provide exponential opportunities for businesses and local communities all up and down the line. “Currently it takes 32 hours to move freight from Melbourne to Brisbane on average. Inland rail will reduce that time down to 24 hours. “The requirement for the 24-hour transit time came from some of the biggest users of the rail network like Woolworths that could benefit from moving freight in 24 hours from major city to major city. “But the trains that actually travel the Inland Rail route over 24 hours will be the absolute minority. The majority will be much slower moving trains that are actually picking up produce from areas like Trangie along the way and moving it to those capital cities and places inbetween. “Goods that are loaded in Trangie will eventually make their way onto the inland rail route and will see Toowoomba Wellcamp within about 10 hours. It’s about the same transit time heading south to Melbourne.” Mr Storey explained the current situation at Narromine and how that was progressing. “We have appointed our head contractors for the Narromine to Narrabri section. Over the next six months you’re going to see a fair bit

of action around town. “We are engaged in fi nalising the preliminary design process looking at some of the specific engineering solutions needed for the 60 metre wide area, particularly in the way we’ve gone about delivering the Narrabri to Narromine section. Mr Storey was concerned about false information being circulated about the project and reassured community members that engagement with impacted parties is still happening. “There’s rumours out there in the community that it’s a fait accompli, ‘it’s a done deal’ but that’s actually not the case. We will still have access to the contractors and input from the landholders who are impacted by inland rail.” Mr Storey answered questions from the crowd including how many rail lines were being constructed, an opening date and advocacy for regional communities being squeezed out of ports by competing interests. “It’s only a single railway line but there will be passing loops. This will help those trains needing to get from Melbourne to Brisbane in 24 hours to have priority,” he said. Mr Storey explained that the huge piece of infrastructure being constructed at Narromine will need 19,000 cubic metres of concrete to build it. Mr Storey said his team had set an “absolute date” in mind for opening – October 26, 2022. “Every single piece of track on the inland rail route will unlock value. If we can have trains operating to move grain in October 2026, picking up the harvest in late 2026 – that’s a billion dollars worth of freight.” He took the question about advocacy for rural markets on notice and would get Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to provide a response. The following day Mr Storey visited the inland rail office in Narromine and met his local team for the fi rst time. Mr Storey indicated while it was his fi rst trip to the town, it certainly wouldn’t be his last.

“Currently it takes 32 hours to move freight from Melbourne to Brisbane on average. Inland rail will reduce that time down to 24 hours.”

Narromine shire mayor Craig Davies spoke passionately about the benefits of inland rail to the Trangie community at the Australia Day awards ceremony on January 26, 2022. In introducing the Trangie Australia Day Ambassador, Rob Storey, a director with the Inland Rail Project, mayor Davies gave a potted summary of how this multi-billion-dollar project would benefit other parts of the shire outside Narromine township, including Trangie. “We’ve seen a lot of advances in the shire in the last few years and we’re going to see a lot more in the coming years,” said mayor Davies. “We’re going to get better services because our shire is going to grow. And that’s part of the reason why I’ve asked Rob Storey to come along, as a director of inland rail, to give Trangie an understanding of how the project is going to impact the whole shire. The scale of the work to be undertaken at Narromine for inland rail is significant, mayor Davies said. Part of this involves construction of a rail line, a materials distribution centre and an overpass to help the trains cross a significant distance including the Macquarie River. The materials distribution centre will also be located to the south of Narromine. “This is where all the products that will be used on the inland rail between Narromine and Narrabri will be stored. “The complexity and dimension of [the overpass is significant] because the trains will be 3.6 kilometres long and double-stacked with containers [approximate weight 400,000 tonnes]. “The trains can only climb an incline of one per cent. To get over Webb Siding Road, the existing rail line to Dubbo, the Mitchell Highway and then the river, [the overpass] has to start about a kilometre back from the first road so it can climb up there very slowly and get to that height because the trains can’t pull that volume of weight up over the overpass. “That’s going to be about 2.3 kilometres long and it’s going to sit up in the air about nine metres high. It will be the biggest structure in our shire by a long way,” said mayor Davies. “We are looking at a number of other opportunities. From the council's perspective, what we are trying to do is bring industry into the shire – and not just into Narromine. “This rail line out here [at Trangie] will mean you can load your train here and send it to Brisbane or Darwin because of inland rail. So the benefits to Trangie are going to be immense. “It’s our role in council to make sure we can bring other industries to the shire to take advantage of our situation knowing that we’re halfway between Melbourne and Brisbane,” said mayor Davies. “We are strategically the best located shire on the inland rail route.”

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 3, 2022

Community commemorates brother-priest following shock death By BROOKE CHANDLER ‘A VISIONARY, an educator and a gentleman’ were the ways Father Manoj Manuel was remembered during a seminarian concelebrated mass at St Augustine’s Church. Held on Tuesday, January 25, dozens of community members from across the Forbes-Wilcannia Diocese, Bishop Columbia and six other parish priests attended. “The choir led beautifully while others joined in singing with hearty voices,” said Parish Secretary and Narromine Lions Club member Rita Whitbread. “It was the least we could do for this lovely man.” During the mass, there was a special collection to support Father Manoj’s family and also the St Joseph’s Children’s Home, Burma Camp, where he once worked prior to his move to Australia. Attendees reconvened in the St Augustine’s Parish School hall for coffee, tea and cakes. Having worked in Australia for the past three years, Fr Manoj served as parish priest for the Diocese of Broken Bay and Wahroonga in addition to Narromine, Trangie and Peak Hill.

Photos, flowers and other gifts were laid on the predella of St Augustine’s Parish Church in honour of the late Fr Manoj, pictured above right. PHOTOS: FR SABBASS; ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH SCHOOL.

Bishop Columbia took to Facebook saying, “In the time of his service to the people of the Diocese of Wilcannia Forbes, Father Manoj inspired us with his gentle demeanour,

his patience, his joyful spirit, his faith and careful celebration of the liturgy. He showed great leadership and pastoral initiative in the time when our parishes were locked down

and our churches closed. He took great delight in being part of our agricultural way of life here in rural NSW.” Father Manoj’s death came as a huge shock to parishion-

ers and community members. The 46-year-old travelled to his home country of India to visit his mother in early January. According to Hornsby Cathedral Parish, “Due to COVID-19 protocols, he had to go into isolation in Aizawl. Though his COVID report was negative he had a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital and there he was declared dead.” A funeral was held by his family in Kerala, India, where he is now buried. “My deepest condolences go out to Father Manoj’s mother”, Ms Whitbread added. “There would be nothing worse than burying your own son.”

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Keith John Hutchison, 1927-2022 By SHARON BONTHUYS LONG time Narromine resident and former station master Keith John Hutchison passed away in Parkes on January 10, 2022. At the time, he was just eight days short of what would have been his 95th birthday. First arriving in Narromine in 1956, railway officer Mr Hutchison, wife Katheen (Kath) and children Michael and Sheree lived in the town for two years. Mr Hutchison then returned to Narromine as station master in 1966 and stayed in that role for 20 years before retiring in 1987, after a 46-year career in NSW railways. Despite retiring from that career, Mr Hutchison didn’t down tools just then. He joined GrainCorp in 1988 and stayed for 13 years before ﬁ nally retiring with wife Kath. The Hutchison’s stayed in Narromine, living quietly in Commodore Crescent until 2004, when they moved away and eventually settled in Parkes. Following a period of poor health including a stroke, Mr Hutchison suffered a fall and hit his head which led to his passing. His funeral was held in Parkes on January 21, 2022. Mrs Hutchison spoke to the Narromine Star fondly of her much-loved husband of 73 years. She described him as a gorgeous man, kind-hearted, a loyal and loving husband, and a wonderful father. The eulogy delivered at his funeral painted just a small picture of the vibrant life of this long time Narromine resident. Born in Narrandera on January 18, 1927, Mr Hutchison had two older brothers, Frank and Leo, and their father passed away when he was just seven-years-old. “As a young boy Keith drove a weekly mail run for his uncle and later moved onto trucks and semi-trailers for his brother, Frank. These experiences developed his interest in motor vehicles and all things mechanical. “With a pair of pliers, screwdriver and fencing wire, he could repair almost anything,” the eulogy stated. At the age of 14 in November 1941,

The late Keith Hutchison, on his retirement from his railway role at Narromine in 1985. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE HUTCHISON FAMILY. Mr Hutchinson joined the NSW Government Railways as a junior porter in Hillston. His work ethic and willingness to further his training and education saw him rise quickly through the ranks. Appointed to his ﬁ rst Station Master role at just 22 years of age, at North Star, this was a role he continued for 38 years. Mr Hutchison relocated his family often to progress within the organisation, working in country towns from Queensland to the Victorian border. He trained numerous railway staff

over the years, many of whom rose to high positions. Mr Hutchison’s life changed immeasurably when he met Kathleen Pola, a “feisty Italian-Irish lass” at a ball in 1947. Married on June 26, 1948, they welcomed son Michael in 1949 and daughter Sherree in 1953. His wife said that Mr Hutchinson enjoyed being a hands-on dad. He also taught his children the value of work, training them both during school holidays as junior railway porters. In these roles they gained “proﬁciency in making glue, cleaning brass and

toilets, refuelling lamps, elementary bookkeeping and skills in dealing with enquiries from the public,” according to the eulogy. Mrs Hutchinson said that her husband loved going to work and never complained. “The people he trained said he was a beautiful boss, and he was a beautiful husband. “He had great fellowship with his workmates. He got along well with everyone.” Routine was a big part of Mr Hutchinson’s day, as it is when trains are expected to run on time. “He’d get up and make a bit of breakfast and a cup of tea so he could be at work by seven o’clock. Then he’d go off to work, whistling,” she said. “The railways were kind to us. Keith had a good job and in those days many young people didn’t have good jobs,” said Mrs Hutchison. Of their time in Narromine, the eulogy said that “each move to a new country town involved Kath fi nding a railway house, then Keith transporting belongings along with animals by trailer and train”. “There was always a cow, chooks, ducks, cats, a dog, and in Narromine, an emu and a kangaroo. Along with bank managers, police and the local headmaster, Keith and Kath fitted in well with these transient folk, establishing lifelong friendships.” In their later years, Mr and Mrs Hutchison enjoyed caravanning, travelling around Australia. They chose Yamba as their winter retreat of choice for 26 years. Big plans were in place to celebrate the nonagenarian’s birthday in January 2022 but sadly those could not be fulfi lled due to his passing. “We were going to have a party and do all sorts of things, but he didn’t wait,” Mrs Hutchison reflected. Mrs Hutchison is grateful for the support of family and friends at this time, in particular, her children Michael and Sherree and their families. In the family’s own words, with Mr Hutchison’s passing they “have lost a treasure”. Vale Keith John Hutchison.

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After temporarily closing due to the pandemic, Narromine Vinnies has reopened with COVID-safe measures in place. “We have a lovely group of volunteers who have been able to make a positive impact in the local community,” said Tanya Godden, west region retail manager. “For a lot of us, the events of the past year have highlighted the importance of community and looking out for people in need.

“Working in a Vinnies shop is a great chance to meet excellent people and you get the satisfaction that the sales are used to support people who fall on hard time.” Vinnies operates 237 retail shops throughout NSW which offer a diverse range of pre-loved items for customers to purchase. Sales from Vinnies shops are used to fund support services offering food, clothing, ﬁ nancial aid, crisis accommodation and

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Garden club donates to Narromine Aviation Museum By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Aviation Museum has received a welcome donation of $1000 from the Narromine Garden Club which will enable it to continue its good work. Museum chair Peter Kierath accepted a cheque from garden club president Marj Kelly and her committee on February 1, 2022. Ms Kelly said that the club of 56 donates $1000 annually to one of four speciﬁed organisations in the community from funds raised through the year. The Narromine Aviation Museum would beneﬁt from the most recent year’s fundraising. “We raise funds by running small monthly raffles and we have a trading table,” Ms Kelly said. Mr Kierath thanked the Narromine Garden Club on behalf of the museum and gave an insight into some of the things the money could assist with. “Donations are fundamental to what we do here. We are the number one tourist attraction in the Narromine shire,” he said. “The most expensive item is the glass in our

display cabinets. It can cost as much as $3000 to buy. Our projector is also important as we have a ﬁve by three metre screen to project onto.” Ms Kelly said the garden club has set its program for 2022 and members

can look forward to outings to Mumblepeg, Pilliga Pottery and Quentin Park Alpacas. Its quest to support the community with its fundraising will also continue this year.

Peter Kierath (museum chair), Marj Kelly (president, Narromine Garden Club) with fellow club members Donna Payne (vice-president), Ginny Mather (secretary), Amanda Adams (vice-president), Chris Samuels (treasurer), and Mike Nelms (museum curator).

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THURSDAY 3 February 2022

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 9 February 2022 MEETING at Council Chambers commencing at 5.30 pm. The meetings will no longer be live streamed; however, an audio recording will be uploaded the following day.

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WELCOME EVENING FOR NEW RESIDENTS TO NARROMINE SHIRE

Council is hosting ‘A Welcome to the Narromine Region evening’ and invites all new residents to attend. It will be held on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 at Narromine Aero Club commencing at 5.30 pm, please email mail@ narromine.nsw.gov.au or call Council on 6889 9999 to RSVP.

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Carbon Farming and Dung Beetle Field Days

Council is currently reviewing its Community Strategic Plan (CSP). Council is seeking input from the community to help us determine the future, what it looks like now and what improvements can be made to enhance the Narromine region over the next 10 years. In order to w ` ÕÌ Ài > ` V plete the survey please visit Council’s website: www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/community/community-strategic-plan-2032

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,iVi Ì À> v> > ` y `ing generated high levels of mosquito populations in the Narromine Region. Mosquitoes have the potential to transmit viruses such as Ross River and Barmah Forest. Helpful information is available from NSW Health website www.health.nsw.gov.au/ Infectious/factsheets/Pages/mosquito.aspx

MIXED INDOOR NETBALL AND SOCCER REGISTRATIONS

Narromine Indoor Netball competition will commence Tuesday 15 February and Indoor Soccer competition on 16 February 2022. Registrations are due on Friday 12 February 2022 and cost $50 per team + $5 per player each week, all players must be aged 12 years or over. Registrations can be collected from Council or visit Council’s website www.narromine.nsw. gov.au/community/indoor-sports

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DUNG BEETLE AND CARBON FARMING FIELD DAY

Council’s Landcare Co-Ordinator together with Central West LLS will be hosting a Dung Beetle and Carbon Farming Field Day at Bruce Maynard’s property, ‘Willydah’ Mungeribar Lane on Wednesday 16 February 2022. RSVP by 4 February to Will Thorncraft M: 0428 218 938 or email will.thorncraft@lls.nsw.gov. au.

Together with Landcare NSW, we are hosting industry leading experts to showcase the importance of dung beetles and the development of soil carbon projects. Presentations from: • Dr Russ Barrows from Charles Sturt University on economic and environmental benefits of dung beetles • Kieren Whittock from AgriProve, facilitators on soil carbon projects. A bush tucker lunch will be provided at the field day, hosted by our Senior Land Services officer for Aboriginal Communities. 15th February – Emu Logic, 2404 John Renshaw PKY Tooraweenah NSW 2817 16th February – Narromine/Trangie Area, location depending on dung beetle activity (TBA). 17th February – Weddin Area, location depending on dung beetle activity (TBA).

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Cars and coffee event a hit with locals By SHARON BONTHUYS HOLDEN. Ford. Porsche. Jaguar. Just some of the names on the fleet of historic, classic and prestige cars on display last Sunday in Burroway Street, Narromine. Hundreds of people attended the fi rst Coffee and Cars meet for 2022 held by the Narromine Car Club on January 30, 2022. Club president Kym Edmunds was thrilled with the turnout. “We only expected about 30 vehicles to be here today. This has been amazing.” Approximately 70 vehicles and 30 motorcycles were on show at the event which attracted people of all ages from the local and surrounding areas, including Dubbo. Ray Thomas, 86, enjoyed looking at the display and reminisced about his own classic cars and involvement in a car club some years earlier. “I used to own two 1924 Dodges and a 1951 Pontiac. Those were the days.” Club member Mick Finlay proudly displayed his yellow Ford Super Pursuit, which he has owned for six years. The vehicle has only travelled about 100 kilometres in the past two years as it, like many of the other vehicles on display, is only for show. Club treasurer Peter Cale explained that some of the vehicles on display were valued at over $100,000 and not used for regular driving. “They are collector’s items.” The club gained three new members on the day as casual admirers of the display revealed that they were also historic, classic or prestige car collectors. One new member is grandfather Steve Ward, who will join with his beloved 1948 Vauxhall. When the Narromine Star spoke to Mr Ward he was busy catching up with fellow club member and former schoolmate, Greg MacIntyre. “We used to go to school at Bourke together way back when,” said Mr MacIntyre as he showed Mr Ward and grandson Charlie Ward, 10, his classic green ‘48-215 series Holden. Local realtor Jason Hartin displayed two motorcycles at the event and said club members were looking forward to the Narromine Charity Motor Show and Shine planned for March. “This is a great warm up to that big event,” he said. The Narromine Car Club held its fi rst meeting on January 28, 2022 at the golf club. Ms Edwards said that as well as the big motor show in March, the community can expect more social events this year like the Coffee and Cars catch up and social drives.

Hot cars at the super-cool Coffee and Cars meet.

Above, this classic Ford sits very low to the ground – until you drive it. Right, Darren Hartin and club member Jason Hartin with Jason’s bikes.

“Al’s ‘46” attracted much interest at the Coffee and Cars meet

Members of the Narromine Car Club take a break.

We need you! Vinnies is looking for people wanting to give back to the Narromine Community by volunteering with its Vinnies Shop and Conference. Donate a few hours of your time each week to help with roles including customer service, sorting donations, maintaining and day-to-day running of the shop and assisting clients in need by way of food hampers, household bills and emergency accommodation. Positions found to match your skills and interests and training provided. There are volunteering opportunities to suit everyone.

Charlie Ward, 10, and grandfather Steve Ward chat with friend and club member Greg MacIntyre, proud owner of the green Holden 48-215 ‘FX’.

Ray Thomas inspects the line of classic cars.

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IF you pick up the Woodlea series by Alissa Callen you’d be forgiven for not recognising the town of Woodlea that gives the six-book-series its title. The setting is fictional, but as you carry on reading, you’ll pick up hints that it is inspired by, and indebted to, the central west and its history. Woodlea is known as the ‘town of Windmills’. Ms Callen is candid in admitting the local sources of her creative inspiration: “of course Gilgandra is called the town of windmills and I poached that.” Likewise, the historical thread of the series’ third book harking back to WWII aviation she said, “comes straight from Narromine Aviation Museum”. The four years she spent as a teacher in Nyngan, hearing the little children talking about wild goats, also fi nds its way into her prose. Ms Callen has for the past 28 years lived in western NSW, and currently resides on a small farm in Dubbo. However, the experience of the pandemic has led her to use her writing to escape elsewhere when physical travel itself was impossible. “I packed my writing bags and went somewhere I wanted to be,” Ms Callen says of her decision to set her latest series in the Snowy Mountains. The fi rst book in the series, Snowy Mountains Daughter, released last year, is about a girl who’s always lived in the high country in a small country town and never left. The main male character is someone who was forced to leave the mountains and go into the city. “And it’s about what happens when he comes back and how he fits back into his past life and all the changes,” she said. The second book in the series, Snowy Mountains Cattleman, due to be released this week, is about two protagonists grap-

pling with grief. One a cattleman who moonlights as a stonemason, the heroine an interior stylist rebuilding a bluestone mansion as well as her life. Ms Callen says her books always feature character arcs, which start out at a point in the character’s life they need change, and to work through the emotional baggage over the course of the book. Ms Callen says she is interested in the genre of romance and “how people connect because I was a counsellor in a previous life.” However, for the local author it’s always the setting that comes fi rst and the characters who follow. Indeed, the power of the rural setting is so strong for Ms Callen she says in all her books it “becomes a character itself.” And while the characters she says are always fictional, the atmospheric drama of the landscape itself is drawn from her own experiences. “We had a mini tornado on the outside of Dubbo, so that was in my fi rst book. My second was about the floods.” The latest series is inspired by her lifelong affinity with the snowy mountains, and her love of the Rocky Mountains as an exchange student in a small town called Estes Park in Colorado. By the end of her books Ms Callen always aims to show that “despite what the rural world throws at you, there is always hope”. She knows life itself doesn’t always deliver that ‘happily ever after’. However, when she thought about what kind of books she wanted to write, her answer was “feel good books. Those books where if people needed a respite from real life, it takes them away”. “Real life will still be there, but a safe emotional space they can go into and come out and be a little bit recharged.”

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Region sees spike in mental health calls during Covid By STEPH ALLEN AS the region’s youth continue to learn to navigate life in unprecedented times, the impact of lockdowns and isolation on mental health has become a focal point for NSW government. In 2020, the NSW government launched a Suicide Monitoring System in collaboration with police, NSW Ministry of Health, the State Coroner and the Department of Communities and Justice. The system is now reporting public monthly data with respect to suicide within the state. Ministry of Health’s Rebecca Lewis said the system is using police reports from officers who are often the ﬁ rst responders to a suspected suicide event, and reporting on those statistics. “Only the coroner can make a recommendation whether someone has committed suicide or not. What we’ve learnt in other jurisdictions is using police data is a pretty good indicator of what’s going on,” Ms Lewis said. “The Australian Health and Welfare have fabulous data imaging. We’ve been seeing some pretty distressing (statistics). “There’s higher rates of youth presenting to our emergency departments in

The amount of calls to mental health service and helplines has increased over the pandemic within the youth demographic. acute distress or they have made a suicide attempt. “Devastatingly, it’s not unique to Australia. Selfharm and lethal self-harm are on an upward trend in the developed world and we’re not quite sure what’s driving that.” Over the last 10 years, those trends have been driving upward, with Covid overlaying an additional level of risk and concern. Despite the increased calls or mental health concerns, Ms Lewis said

the upward trend hasn’t translated into deaths during the pandemic, instead staying within the normal ﬂuctuation. “That is not to say there’s not a devastating impact on families, but we’re not seeing a spike in suicide due to Covid,” she said. “We’re seeing higher rates of help seeking through crisis lines or health care, which is awesome because it shows while in distress, people are... seeking help.

“We’re not going to understand the true extend of lockdowns and the pandemic until a couple of years have passed, particularly for people with pre-existing health conditions... where it may not come out as harmful behaviour for a number of years. “Young people by and large are quite resilient but it goes back to making sure we’re particularly mindful of kids who were struggling prior to Covid.”

NSW police recruiting 1500 new officers NSW police are two years into the largest recruitment drive in the NSW Police Force’s history, with an additional 1500 positions to be fi lled over four years. A NSW Police spokesperson said officer numbers are currently stable across all commands. “We are a highly mobile, adaptable organisation,” the spokesperson said. “We are recruiting to the 1500 extra positions and normal attrition replacing retired and leaving officers. “There has never been a better time to join the NSW Police Force with the current recruitment drive in progress. “There are currently six Academy classes a year to help process sufficient numbers to meet the 1500 target.” The recruitment process can take as little as four to six weeks or as long as six to 12 months, depending on a number of variables such as outstanding medical issues, fitness, or inappropriate associations, as well as the completion of fi rst aid, typing and aquatic rescue certificates, or how fast applicants respond to information requests. Applicants start on an annual salary of $76,324. “An officer can be placed anywhere

Rural NSW urged to stay sun smart By STEPH ALLEN AS the summer school holidays come to an end, locals are still being encouraged to stay vigilant when it comes to sun safety during outdoor, daily activities. President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Dr Megan Belot, said skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, and melanoma rates are higher in rural, regional and remote areas than in the cities. A Western NSW Local Health District spokesperson added that the summer heat can put a lot of strain on the body, and can cause dehydration, heat stress and heat stroke, and make underlying health conditions worse. “People over 75, people with chronic medical conditions and people who live along are particularly vulnerable,” the spokesperson said. “Prolonged exposure to UV from the sun also increases the risk of developing skin cancers, people should take particular care if they have fair skin or experience short bursts of extreme UV exposure, or have experience multiple sun burns during childhood or early adulthood – this is when you’re most likely to cause damage to your skin. “Conditions like this can cause serious illness, hospital admissions and even death in the most severe cases so we encourage people to take simple precautions to reduce the risk of heat-related illness, and exposure to the sun.” To avoid illness, locals should try to avoid the heat of the day by staying indoors and minimising physical activity when it’s hot, keeping the house cool, and drinking plenty of water. “If you need to go outside try to stay out of the sun as much as possible, apply sunscreen and wear clothes and hat that provide coverage for your skin,” the spokesperson said. “Stay in touch with elderly neighbours, children, friends and relatives particularly if they may be vulnerable, and have a plan if you ﬁ nd yourself in a position where you need help. “Get your skin checked regularly, you can do this yourself or by speaking to your GP, and pay particular attention to any moles or changes to your skin. If you notice any changes that concern you, contact your GP immediately.”

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prehended Violence Order, and poor driving history with a clear pattern of adverse driving behaviour. “We generally allow one offence for every two years of having a valid license,” the spokesperson said. What makes someone suitable for an officer position is being “ﬁt, healthy” and someone with a keen sense of right and wrong. “Someone who likes to help others and wants to make a difference in people’s lives and protect their communities.”

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Inflatable fun By BROOKE CHANDLER AFTER the Dundas Park awards ceremony, locals were persuaded to Narromine Aquatic Centre for more family friendly fun. Dozens of children lined along the pool's edge as an inﬂatable play jungle was set up in the 50 metre pool. The free pool entry and humid weather meant locals, but young and old, could enjoy cool off and relax. The occasion, which ran from 11am to 3pm, was sponsored by the Narromine Australia Day Committee and Narromine Shire Council.

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Rotary volunteers are tops By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Narromine Rotary Club is still on cloud nine after being announced as the Orana 2021 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year late last year. The small team of nine Rotarians were acknowledged for their tremendous fundraising efforts beneﬁting local community groups and services at a virtual ceremony held on September 28, 2021. Rotary’s contribution to community service was further acknowledged in the NSW Legislative Assembly. Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders MP, delivered a Community Recognition Statement to the parliament on October 13, 2021. A copy of the Hansard record was provided to the club by Mr Saunders. Living the global Rotary motto of “Service Above Self”, Narromine Rotary Club raised more than $20,000 in 2020 through its food van at local events such as races, picnics, shows and markets. The team also maintains walking tracks, bird habitats and picnic areas at the Narromine Wetlands. Members garden, build shelters and pic-

nic facilities, plant trees and remove rubbish from the important Narromine tourist and ecology attraction. Rotary also helps maintain the park named after it that overlooks the Macquarie River at Narromine. The Narromine Star caught up with the Rotarians at the 2022 Australia Day event at Dundas Park. Hard at work assisting fellow community service organisation the lions club with the breakfast barbecue, the rotary team were thrilled to receive the Orana region volunteer award and recognition in parliament. “It’s wonderful to be acknowledged,” said Narromine Rotary Club president, John Sinclair. He reﬂected on their work in 2021 which carried on despite the pandemic. “Our main source of income is our food van. We don’t do community raffles or anything like that. We’re basically a service provider at events,” he said. Mr Sinclair said that the pandemic did not unduly impact fundraising in 2021. The club managed to raise almost the same amount in 2021 as it

Narromine Rotary Club volunteering at the Australia Day event at Narromine. John Sinclair, Nesto Falcioni, Jack Cooper, Dean Colmer and Jan Colmer. Absent: John Mann, Keith Latham, Lewis Lydon and Ian Collins. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR did in 2020, despite two large community events being cancelled that they would have attended. “We weren’t too far behind last year because we still had regular catering events,” said Rotarian Jan Colmer. “We’re the ‘slow sloggers’. We do race meetings, commu-

nity barbecues and Council events,” Ms Colmer said. In 2022 the club will continue its catering work as well as its commitment to helping maintain the Narromine Wetlands following the completion of redevelopment work by Narromine Shire Council. “[The Wetlands] have be-

Free books for newborns through Dolly Parton program By SHARON BONTHUYS

Church volunteers Marie Powell, Wendy Jeffery, Pat Mitchell, Gay Richardson, Beryl Smith, Trichelle Taylor and Bev Sherlock take a quick break. Below, church volunteers Tony Jeffery and Keith Richardson. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR

St Mary’s Trash and Treasure, Sausage Sizzle ST MARY’S Anglican Church volunteers at Narromine were very pleased with the steady stream of traffic through their Trash and Treasure/Sausage Sizzle event last Saturday. The church hosted a large marketplace for much of the day with a range of donated items for sale including furniture, paintings, crockery and bric-a-brac. A sausage sizzle was also provided for those

come a point of focus for the community,” said Rotarian Jack Cooper. “Going forward, once Council ﬁ nishes the development Rotary will be back helping maintain the grounds, the picnic areas and the toilets,” said Mr Sinclair. “It is certainly appreciated by the community.”

browsing. “The last customer came through at about 3pm and bought a great big boxful,” said church volunteer Trichelle Taylor. “We are very pleased with the outcome of the day.” The volunteers expressed their thanks to the community for supporting this endeavour. Funds raised will be used for ministry and the quest to reinstate a minister at St Mary’s.

NEWBORNS in the Narromine shire over the next ﬁve years are invited to join an inspirational, free book-gifting program developed by music legend Dolly Parton. Macquarie Regional Library will be delivering Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in the Narromine local government area (LGA) from January 2022. This is made possible thanks to a partnership between the NSW Government, United Way Australia and the Imagination Library which is part of Ms Parton’s Dollywood Foundation. Children born between

January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2027 can be enrolled for this program through the Narromine Library. Each month until the children turn ﬁve-yearsold, they will receive a free, age appropriate book from the Imagination Library. It is hoped that this will inspire a love of reading and increased readiness for school. Library coordinator Vickey Foggin will administer the program for Narromine LGA including the communities of Tomingley, Trangie and Narromine. Contact the library for more information or to register your child.

What’s on at the libraries By VICKEY FOGGIN RHYME TIME is on at Narromine Library every Friday morning and Trangie Library Thursdays during school terms. Join us this Saturday Cinema at Narromine Library for snacks and a screening of Taika Waititi’s “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”. Two rebels. One million hectares of untamed wilderness. The hunt is on. Ricky is a deﬁant young city kid who ﬁ nds himself on the run with his

grumpy foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive in this hilarious and heart-felt adventure. This ﬁ lm is also available to watch from your home with your library card: www.mrlnsw. k a n o p y. c o m / v i d e o / hunt-wilderpeople. Library membership is free and our staff at Narromine and Trangie libraries are always available to assist you.

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Classroom News Back to school – Narromine Public School By SHARON BONTHUYS YOU know kids are excited about going to school when they are outside the front gates before opening time. This was the scene at Narromine Public School on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 as classes resumed. A small group of students patiently waited to drop off a younger sibling and then headed off to the high school. Mum of three Sarah Hutchison dropped sons Lachlan, 8, and Corey, 6, off at the designated entry point for junior students on Meryula Street. Lachlan is entering year three and Corey year one this year. Youngest son Raegan, 3, was most helpful getting his older brothers to the school gate. “I’m glad to be returning to normality,” said Ms Hutchison, who indicated her family had abided by the requirement to have RAT (rapid antigen tests) prior to returning to school. Lachlan and Corey were pleased to be returning to school after the holidays as was year four student Henry Turvey, 8. Dropped at school by mum Tabitha Turvey, Henry told the Narromine Star that the school holidays had been “good”. He was looking forward to his favourite subject, maths, which will no doubt please his teacher.

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Sarah Hutchinson with sons Corey and Lachlan at Narromine Public School.

Henry Turvey, 8, heads into year four at Narromine Public School.

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Political News & Opinion COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by MARK K COULTON, ral Member Federal arkes for Parkes

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IT was a pleasure to participate in Australia Day celebrations at Lake Cargelligo and Burcher this year. Australia Day is a day for all Australians to reﬂect, respect and celebrate everything that is good about our country, particularly our people and our resilience. It’s also an opportunity to recognise those outstanding members of the community who have contributed so much over the past year. I’d like to congratulate all of the deserving individuals and groups in the Parkes electorate who received an Australia Day Award this year. Thank you for all you do in helping make our communities the great places they are. I was also particularly proud of the 10 extraordinary people from the Parkes electorate who were named in the 2022 Australia Day Honours List, including: f Kellie Dickerson (Dubbo) who received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the performing arts. f Norma Gallagher (Dunedoo) who received an OAM for service to the community of Dunedoo. f Ronald Gallagher (Dunedoo) who received an OAM for service to the community of

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo IT’S great to see students across the Narromine region returning to school this week! We know that our students learn best when they’re in the classroom with their teacher and peers, so it’s great that students are able to return to the classroom in a safe and sensible way. Good luck to all the teachers, parents and school kids for a fantastic 2022 – especial-

Dunedoo. f Matthew Hansen (Dubbo) who received an OAM for service to recreational ﬁshing, and to conservation. f Jack Hargreaves (Nyngan) who received an OAM for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. f Patricia Irving (Warren) who received an OAM for service to the community of Warren. f Detective Sergeant Mark Meredith (Dubbo) who received an OAM for service to the community through a range of organisations. f Pamela Simpson (Bourke) who received an OAM for service to the community of Bourke. f Annette Turner (White Cliffs) who received an OAM for service to the community through a range of roles. f David Bosworth (Dubbo) who received an Australian Fire Service Medal (ASFM). Congratulations to each of these selﬂess individuals on this incredible honour. You should all be very proud. Exciting week of openings It was great to get back on the road last week after the holiday period, visiting the communities of Dubbo, Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, Burcher and Narrabri. As well as participating in Australia Day celebrations and various meetings, it was a week of ribbon cuttings, with official openings for the Condobolin Youth Centre, the new amenities building at the Lake Cargelligo Swimming Pool and the Inland Rail Narrabri office. The Condobolin Youth Centre was made possible thanks to $363,698 in funding provided under the Federal Gov-

ly those starting kindergarten, and those nearing the end of their schooling years! BUSINESSES, workers, and the performing arts across the Narromine region are set to beneﬁt from a major support package worth more than $1 billion to help the hardest hit get through the omicron wave. The package includes ﬁ nancial support for small businesses to buy rapid antigen tests (RATs) to help keep their workers safe, and a new Small Business Support Program to assist businesses to help keep their workers employed. The Small Business Support Program provides eligible businesses a lump sum pay-

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Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) pictured with Lachlan Shire Council general manager Greg Tory, Citizen of the Year Dr Khaled Bardawil, Australia Day Ambassador Donna Burton from Coonabarabran, Australia Day Award winner Sue Nicholls, Sportsperson of the Year Dylan Bendell and mayor John Medcalf OAM in Lake Cargelligo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. ernment’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. This renovated building will be a wonderful asset for Condobolin, providing a safe space for young people and a meeting place for the wider community. The Coalition Government provided $825,000 towards the $1.1 million amenities upgrade at Lake Cargelligo Swimming Pool, which is a great improvement and already encouraging more people to use the facility. Meanwhile, the opening of the Inland Rail office at Narrabri signals an exciting milestone for the Narromine to

Narrabri project, which will bring enormous economic benefits to the entire region. Flood recovery grants for small businesses Our small businesses and not-for-profits were not immune to the impacts of storms and flooding that affected communities across the Parkes electorate at the end of last year, so I’m pleased they will now be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to help them recover. The grants, jointly funded by the commonwealth and state governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding

Arrangements (DRFA), can help pay for the costs of cleanup and reinstatement of operations for small businesses or not-for-proﬁt organisations that suffered direct physical damage as a result of the storms and ﬂoods in November and December 2021. The grants are available in the local government areas of Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Cobar, Coonamble, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Lachlan, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Narromine, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle, and the Unincorporated Area.

ment of 20 per cent of weekly payroll with a minimum payment of $500 per week and a maximum payment of $5000 per week. In addition, the existing Small Business Fees, Charges and RAT Rebate will be increased by 50 per cent from the current $2000 limit to $3000, and employing businesses will be able to use the rebate to obtain RATs. This will support worker availability by helping reduce costs to small businesses and enabling healthy staff who have been exposed to COVID-19, but test negative, to return to work. The package also extends the Commercial Landlord Hardship Grant, and delivers additional funding for the performing arts sector.

These measures show that the NSW government continues to back our residents and businesses across the Dubbo electorate with practical measures that will help them survive this outbreak and bounce back.

To take part in the two programs, businesses only have to register once through Service NSW. Once approved, all accommodation providers need to do is simply download the Service NSW for Business app and start scanning vouchers. Whether you’re a hotel, motel or a holiday park, we want you to take advantage of this stimulus and see more customers come through your doors. This stimulus is just what local families and businesses need with school holidays concluding. Parents across the community have made huge sacriﬁces during the pandemic, and we want to say thank you to all of them. Until next time, stay well, Dugald

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COMMENT ENT LEE O’CONNOR, NNOR, Deputy President esident of Country Press ress NSW and editorr of the Coonamble e Times.

AS communities around the country are crying out because the big corporate publishers have shut down dozens of regional newspapers, leaving country and coastal towns without a voice, the NSW government has been quietly beavering away in the background to further reduce the places where the public can access information. Back in April 2020, soon after the coronavirus fi rst started slamming businesses, they quickly passed a law removing the requirement for council notices to be advertised in newspapers and instead allowing the relevant notice to be published only on the council’s website. The government’s press release said that the changes would assist councils to “redirect resources to ensure the delivery of essential services to their communities...” and to “provide financial relief to businesses and residents”. The amendment was tacked onto a short list which gave councils scope to delay rates notices, waive fees for some of their services to business, and give them an extension of time to do some of their fi nancial reporting. Pardon me, but it is hard to see how removing public no-

Removing information from the public eye is undemocratic tices from the local paper would help deliver essential services and ﬁ nancially assist local businesses struck by Covid. And what about after the pandemic? Fortunately, Coonamble Shire Council opted not to take up the opportunity to withhold public notices at the time, or since, but there it was and there it stays for any council who wants to use it. It could be notices about tip fees, or rate increases, or who knows what, but shifting notices to online-only format on a council website will remove it from the view of large sections of the population who don’t go trawling local government websites each week looking for the latest things that might affect them. Fast forward to January 2022, and these legislation mutations seem to be spreading like a virus. The latest is an announcement by WaterNSW and the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) which was – perhaps ironically – printed in the public notices of some regional newspapers. The Water Management Regulations have been changed so that “applications made to the respective agencies that require advertising will no longer need to be featured in newspapers”. And it’s already started. “From January 2022, these ap-

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plications will be advertised for the required 28 days on the respective agency’s website.” This seems like tucking it away so no one will notice – unless you’re inclined to visit the various state government’s complex web of water-related websites on a regular basis and check up to make sure that there’s no nasty surprises happening up river from your home, farm or business. Even for those with ready access to a computer and internet, this move is a gigantic backward leap for open and transparent government. Putting a public notice in your local newspaper puts these notices in front of thousands of people in a particular area who want to keep up to date with what’s happening in that particular area. What’s more, once published it’s there

“Even for those with ready access to a computer and internet, this move is a gigantic backward leap for open and transparent government.”

‘in black and white’ and cannot be deleted, updated, edited or archived as can easily occur on websites. Most newspapers are now available both in print and online formats and these public notices often trigger word-ofmouth mentions and discussions among groups with certain shared areas of interest such as residents along certain roads or rivers, who can – once alerted – contact the relevant department for more information. These days, there is no requirement for any government-funded agency to advertise their services. Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s happening at your Service NSW agency or hospital or court house or TAFE college. Even the NSW Electoral Commission has ceased publishing public notices that contain useful information about elections – including when, where and how to vote – and now expects every adult in the state to be scouting their websites or social media pages looking for things they didn’t know were there. Good for Google’s business, and good for Facebook. Not so great if you’re a small privately-owned newspaper who used to receive a small boost from the payments for vital information published during election time. Among newspaper proprietors across the state there is a

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dawning recognition that our state government has no interest in “directing resources” or any “frontline Covid response efforts” in any way to our industry, regardless of how hard our sector has been hit by the pandemic. The spread of this type of reductive legislation is the thin edge of a wedge that threatens to extend far into the future and across multiple departments, simultaneously putting at risk the viability of hundreds of small to medium sized businesses who publish the bulk of local newspaper titles across the state. Regardless of whether you think governments should pay to put notices in the newspaper in the same way they have to pay to put fuel in their cars or planes, perhaps it’s time to take notice of this type of anti-democratic behaviour. Stopping the advertisement of information that is in the public interest in local newspapers is not a major money-saver. Burying that information instead on their own websites certainly won’t improve the public’s access to information or boost the delivery of government services. So, we need to ask ourselves – and our parliamentarians and bureaucrats – why is this happening? Feel free to ring WaterNSW, NRAR, or the Premier and ask them the question. We’d love to know the answer.

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FRIDAY, February 4

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 1.30 Midsomer Murders. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. 4.55 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.05 Mum. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.20 QI. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 America In Colour. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.00 Michael Mosley: Queen Victoria’s Slum. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Good With Wood. 8.30 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. 9.20 Rise Of Empires. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 11.50 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. 1.35 The Killing. 3.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 0: Afternoon session. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Return. 9.00 The Front Bar: Winter Olympics Edition. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Countdown To Opening Ceremony. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Destination WA. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The Bourne Identity. (2002) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. 10.55 MOVIE: Tracers. (2015) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 The Montreal Comedy Festival. 10.30 Drunk History Australia. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Wild Target. (2010) Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt. 10.05 Doctor Who. 11.00 Brassic. 11.50 QI. 12.20 Community. 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 1.55 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 American Boyband. 1.30 Flophouse. 2.10 Hunters. 3.00 Jungletown. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Unlimited. New. 10.15 Mums Make Porn. 11.10 Narcos. 12.10 News. 1.05 The Trixie & Katya Show. 1.30 Epicly Later’d. 2.20 Twiz And Tuck. 2.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.00 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Last Chance Learners. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Seaway. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Death In Paradise. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Barnacle Bill. (1957) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Saved & Remade. 8.30 MOVIE: The Negotiator. (1998) Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse. 11.15 Memory Lane. 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.35 Mortified. 3.00 Art Ninja. 3.25 How To Do Stuff Good. 4.05 The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates. 4.30 Detention Adventure. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 MOVIE: Joey And Ella. (2021) 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Log Horizon. 9.15 Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 10.25 Close.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Friday Briefing. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.15 Shipping Wars. 12.00 Billy The Exterminator. 12.30 Lost In Transmission. 1.30 Detroit Steel. 2.30 Highway Thru Hell. 3.30 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Monster Energy Tour. Greatest Moments. 4.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 0: Afternoon session. 6.30 American Pickers. 7.30 MOVIE: Suicide Squad. (2016) Will Smith. 10.00 MOVIE: Keanu. (2016) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 4. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: The Smurfs. (2011) 7.30 MOVIE: Penguins Of Madagascar. (2014) 9.15 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours 2. (2016) 11.05 Stunt Science. 12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Summer House. 2.00 Love Island USA. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 11.30 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. 2.00 Outback Ringer. 2.30 Australia Remastered. Final. 3.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.30 Landline Summer. 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 10. University of Canberra Capitals v Southside Flyers. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 9.15 Call The Midwife. 10.15 Father Brown. 11.05 Finding Alice. Final. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Going Places. 2.40 Secrets Of The Royal Wardrobe. 4.00 Secret Life Of The Mega Resort. 5.00 Going Places. 5.35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. Final. 6.30 News. 7.35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Legendary Castles. New. 9.30 World’s Most Beautiful Railway. 10.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 11.15 Dublin Murders. 12.20 MOVIE: American Gangster. (2007) 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Late session. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Overnight session. 2.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 5. 2.00 MOVIE: Undercover Blues. (1993) 3.50 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (2016) 10.10 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 All 4 Adventure. 1.00 Left Off The Map. 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 Destination Dessert. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer. FFA Cup. Final. Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners. 10.30 Ambulance. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.30 PJ Masks. 7.05 The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.00 Gavin & Stacey. 10.30 Insert Name Here. 11.05 Schitt’s Creek. 11.25 The Trip To Greece. Final. 12.00 Archer. 12.25 Dead Pixels. 12.45 The Young Offenders. 1.20 Conquest Of The Skies. 2.15 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 The Pizza Show. 12.30 SBS Courtside. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Utah Jazz v Brooklyn Nets. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.00 It’s Suppertime! 5.30 RocKwiz. 6.50 The Story Of The Songs. 7.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.35 Why Women Kill. 10.20 The X-Files. 12.00 MOVIE: Her Smell. (2018) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Creek To Coast. 11.00 The Amazing Homemakers. 12.00 Horse Racing. 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Creek To Coast. 5.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 MOVIE: Assassin For Hire. (1951) 1.15 MOVIE: Passport To Pimlico. (1949) 3.00 MOVIE: Muscle Beach Party. (1964) 5.00 MOVIE: Indiscreet. (1958) 7.00 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (2000) 9.10 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005) Sandra Bullock, Regina King. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Cheers. 10.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 JAG. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 iFish Summer Series. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 The FBI Declassified. 11.20 SEAL Team. 12.15 Blue Bloods. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.15 The Wonderful World Of Kittens. 3.40 Thunderbirds Are Go. 4.05 The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates. 4.30 Detention Adventure. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 MythBusters Junior. 7.35 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Brief. 1.45 The Virus. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Landline Summer. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 One Plus One. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 One Plus One. Final. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 11.30 Life Off Road. 12.00 Shipping Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Detroit Steel. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 5. GWS Giants v St Kilda. 5.00 Lost In Transmission. 6.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 1: Evening session. 7.00 MOVIE: Where Eagles Dare. (1968) 10.15 MOVIE: U-571. (2000) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Race Across The World. 3.15 MOVIE: Down To Earth. (2001) 5.00 MOVIE: Galaxy Quest. (1999) 7.00 MOVIE: Despicable Me. (2010) 8.50 MOVIE: Divergent. (2014) Shailene Woodley. 11.30 Weird Science. New. 12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Summer House. 2.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Brides Of Beverly Hills. 12.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.10 Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 Mom. 2.05 The Big Bang Theory. 2.35 Undercover Girlfriends. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 Finding Alice. Final. 1.45 Mum. 2.15 Doc Martin. 3.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. 4.00 Monty Don’s American Gardens. 5.00 Dream Gardens. 5.30 Nigella At My Table. 6.00 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Muster Dogs. 8.40 Vera. 10.10 Doc Martin. Final. 11.00 Harrow. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Speedweek. 2.00 Beach Volleyball. Australian Tour. 4.00 March Of The Penguins. 5.30 The Battle Of Normandy. 6.30 News. 7.30 Elizabeth I And II: The Golden Queens. 8.30 Ancient Metropolis. 11.30 I Am JFK Jr. 1.10 Life And Birth. 3.30 Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off. 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Home (6) Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Late session. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Overnight session. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 10.00 Drive TV. 10.30 The Xtreme CollXtion. 11.00 Women’s Footy. 12.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s NutriGrain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 6. 2.00 The Weakest Link. 3.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Australian Crime Stories. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 The First 48. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 1.30 My Market Kitchen. 2.00 Left Off The Map. 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.00 Destination Dessert. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.15 FBI. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.05 The Deep. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 The School That Tried To End Racism. 9.20 Catalyst: The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. 10.20 MOVIE: Uncle Vanya. (2020) 12.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.40 MOVIE: Wild Target. (2010) 3.10 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 1.50 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 3.40 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 5.30 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 7.20 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 9.15 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 11.05 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 10.00 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. One-Day International. Australia v England. Game 2. 5.00 MOVIE: Superman III. (1983) 7.45 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. New. 11.10 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 The Avengers. 12.50 Country House Hunters Australia. 1.20 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948) 3.10 MOVIE: The Indian Fighter. (1955) 5.00 MOVIE: The Horse Soldiers. (1959) 7.30 MOVIE: Patriot Games. (1992) Harrison Ford. 9.55 Law & Order. 10.55 House. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 iFish Summer Series. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. 12.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 12.30 Scorpion. 2.30 Snap Happy. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Round 10. Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.50 Wow That’s Amazing. 3.10 The Crystal Maze. 4.05 The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates. 4.30 Detention Adventure. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 MythBusters Junior. 7.35 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 One Plus One. Final. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 ABC News Video Lab. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Landline Summer. Final. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. Final. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 The Brief. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Back Roads. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Million Dollar Catch. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 5. Carlton v Adelaide. 5.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 6.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 2: Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Terminator 2. (1991) 10.20 MOVIE: Maze Runner: The Death Cure. (2018) 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 1.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (2015) 3.00 MOVIE: Loch Ness. (1996) 4.55 MOVIE: Three Amigos! (1986) 7.00 MOVIE: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (1989) 8.50 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009) Chris Pine. 11.20 Stunt Science. 12.20 The Carrie Diaries. 1.15 Summer House. 2.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Brides Of Beverly Hills. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours. 10.30 To Be Advised. 12.00 Carol’s Second Act. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 10. Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 10. Melbourne United v Tasmania JackJumpers. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Cook And The Chef. 1.25 Vera. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Four Corners. Return. 9.15 Media Watch. Return. 9.35 Countdown To War. 10.20 Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 America In Colour. 3.00 The Italians. 3.15 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. 4.10 Russia To Iran: Across The Wild Frontier. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Heritage Rescue. 8.30 Secret Scotland. 9.20 Historic House Rescue. 10.15 SBS News. 10.45 Paris Police 1900. 11.50 Wisting. 12.45 Unit One. 4.05 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 3: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 3: Afternoon session. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 3: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 3: Late session. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.10 La Brea. New. 10.10 Nine News Late. 10.40 Botched. 11.40 Manifest. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Australian Survivor. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Conquest Of The Skies. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.35 QI. 12.05 Escape From The City. 1.05 Community. 1.25 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 Front Up. 12.30 SBS Courtside. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Clippers v Milwaukee Bucks. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Derry Girls. New. 10.25 VICE. 11.25 Sex Tape Germany. 12.35 Das Boot. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 12.00 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Serengeti. 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: Sailors Three. (1940) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Poirot. 10.45 Law & Order. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 (53) Infomercials. 7.30 Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. FFA Cup. Final. Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners. Replay. 10.30 Cheers. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.45 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.30 Detention Adventure. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 ABC News Video Lab. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 10.30 Sound FX: Best Of. 11.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 12.00 SAS: UK. 1.00 Detroit Steel. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 3: Evening session. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood. (1982) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy. 10.30 MOVIE: Tango & Cash. (1989) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 GC Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Den Of Thieves. (2018) Gerard Butler. 11.15 Young Sheldon. 11.40 Weird Science. 12.10 The Carrie Diaries. 1.10 Love Island USA. 2.00 Social Fabric. 3.00 Late Programs.

Basketball. NBL. Round 10. Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers. Replay. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.00 Carol’s Second Act. 1.00 Nancy Drew. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 All Creatures Great And Small. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. 4.55 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Outback Ringer. 8.30 Catalyst: The Big Brew Challenge. 9.30 Joanna Lumley And The Human Swan. 10.15 You Can’t Ask That. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 (3) America In Colour. 3.00 The Italians. 3.15 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. 4.10 Russia To Iran: Across The Wild Frontier. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 8.40 Dolly: The Sheep That Changed The World. 9.40 Tonya Harding: The Price Of Gold. 11.10 SBS News. 11.40 Shadow Lines. 12.30 The Night Manager. 2.10 Box 21. 3.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 4: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 4: Afternoon session. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 4: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 4: Late session. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.40 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. Return. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 True Story With Hamish & Andy. 11.30 The Village. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Australian Survivor. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Gavin & Stacey. 9.45 Brassic. 10.30 Schitt’s Creek. 10.55 Doctor Who. 11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.30 Plebs. 12.55 Community. 1.15 Parks And Recreation. 1.40 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. Utah Jazz v Brooklyn Nets. 2.00 Funny How? 2.30 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 3.30 Bamay. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Punk. 9.30 Secret World Of Las Vegas. New. 10.30 Cults And Extreme Belief. 11.20 The Bad Kids. 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. One-Day International. Australia v England. Game 3. 5.00 Border Security: International. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.45 Without A Trace. 12.45 Andrew Denton’s Interview. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.10 Agatha Raisin. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Big Job. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.25 Bull. 11.20 Hawaii Five-0. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.25 How To Do Stuff Good. 3.45 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.20 FriendZSpace. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.30 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Tango & Cash. (1989) 2.10 Highway Thru Hell. 3.05 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 4: Evening session. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood 2. (1985) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. 10.35 MOVIE: Lock Up. (1989) 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 GC Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Hunter Killer. (2018) Gerard Butler. 10.55 Resident Alien. 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15 The Carrie Diaries. 1.15 Summer House. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 9.30 QI. 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 (3) America In Colour. 3.00 The Italians. 3.15 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. 4.10 Russia To Iran: Across The Wild Frontier. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Tony Robinson: The Thames At Night. 8.30 Relics Of Egypt: Exploring The Largest Museum. 9.30 Hidden Assets. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 In Therapy. 11.55 Witch Hunt. 1.35 Cacciatore: The Hunter. 3.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 5: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 5: Afternoon session. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 5: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 5: Late session. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 My Way. Return. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Under Investigation. Return. 10.10 Nine News Late. 10.40 Framed By The Killer. 11.35 Grand Hotel. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Australian Survivor. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. Return. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Project. 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Making Child Prodigies. Final. 8.30 Good Grief. 9.20 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. Final. 10.10 One Shot: An Image And An Attitude. 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.30 The School That Tried To End Racism. 12.15 Community. 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Clippers v Milwaukee Bucks. 2.00 The Last Shot. 3.00 Rise. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Letterkenny. 9.30 MOVIE: Edge Of Darkness. (2010) 11.40 MOVIE: Jane Got A Gun. (2015) 1.30 The Wrestlers. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 12.00 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 2.00 My Road To Adventure. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Divided Heart. (1954) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 House. 11.50 The Equalizer. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. 8.30 iFish Summer Series. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.10 Home Shopping. 1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.35 Mustangs FC. 3.00 Art Ninja. 3.25 How To Do Stuff Good. 3.55 Jandal Burn. 4.30 So Awkward. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 12.00 SAS: UK. 1.00 Detroit Steel. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 5: Evening session. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge. 10.40 MOVIE: Assassins. (1995) 1.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 GC Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Man On Fire. (2004) Denzel Washington. 11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.50 The Carrie Diaries. 12.45 Summer House. 1.40 Love Island USA. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Friends. 2.30 NBL Slam. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. 11.35 The King Of Queens. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. Return. 9.35 The Princes And The Press. 10.30 How Extra. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 America In Colour. 3.00 The Italians. 3.15 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. 4.10 Russia To Iran: Across The Wild Frontier. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble. 8.30 Miniseries: The Long Call. 9.30 Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve. 10.40 SBS News. 11.10 La Fortuna. 12.10 Gomorrah. 1.05 Partisan. 2.00 Baghdad Central. 3.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 6: Day session. 2.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 6: Afternoon session. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 6: Night session. 10.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 6: Late session. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Destination WA. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Australia Behind Bars. 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Prison. 12.10 New Amsterdam. 1.00 The Xtreme CollXtion. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 QI. 9.00 Hard Quiz. 9.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 Insert Name Here. Final. 11.25 Live At The Apollo. 12.10 Would I Lie To You? 12.40 Community. 1.00 Parks And Recreation. 1.25 Plebs. 1.45 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Source Code. (2011) 1.45 Most Expensivest. 2.25 Mr Tachyon On The Edge Of Science. 2.55 Gaycation. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Chasing Famous. 11.00 Vikings. 11.55 News. 12.50 The Trixie & Katya Show. 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 11.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 12.00 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Last Chance Learners. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop: (81) Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Gentle Gunman. (1952) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Fawlty Towers. 10.40 House. 11.35 The Equalizer. 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 NCIS. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.45 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.05 The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates. 4.30 So Awkward. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Malory Towers. 5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 SAS: UK. 1.00 Shipping Wars. 2.00 Highway Thru Hell. 3.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day 6: Evening session. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Cliffhanger. (1993) Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker. 10.50 MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes. (1970) 1.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. New. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Tower Heist. (2011) 9.35 MOVIE: The Heartbreak Kid. (2007) 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15 The Carrie Diaries. 1.15 Summer House. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 3, 2022

Picnic races to return at Bedgerabong

RACING NG Sport ORT REPORT By COLIN HODGES WITH over half the scheduled picnic race meetings in NSW abandoned last year due to the pandemic, keenly anticipated is the circuit getting underway again with the Bedgerabong Picnics to be ﬁ rst cab off the rank. Scheduled for February 12, there has been huge interest with more than 1500 tickets sold in the ﬁ rst couple of days. With the cut off being 2000, the event will be a sell out and no tickets will be sold at the gate on race day. Located west of Forbes, the Bedgerabong meeting has earned an enviable reputation and is an icon of picnic racing with the committee drawn from the village of about 50 residents. Surrounding farms provide a spectacular venue, regarded as one of the prettiest and best

presented in the state. Adjacent to the Lachlan river, the fully irrigated turf track is surrounded by expansive lawns and gardens set amongst magnificent river gums. William Stanley from Bathurst will long remember the 2021 meeting where the 17-year-old at his fi rst ride in a race won the Maiden Handicap on Dot The Eye for Bathurst trainer Wanda Ings. Putting the icing on the cake Stanley then won the Bedgerabong Picnic Cup on Song One from the Bryan Dixon stable at Gilgandra. Song One had fi nished third in strong TAB company in the Mudgee Cup and Gilgandra Cup and was brilliantly ridden by William Stanley in the 1400 metres cup at Bedgerabong. From last early, Song One ($3.80) swept to the lead approaching the home turn and won the Cup from Regina Margherita (Leandro Ribeiro, $10) and Sensacova (Zara Lewis, $17). A winner of note last year

My Shiromi (Maddison Wright/Clint Lundholm) was one of the winners at last year’s Bedgerabong Picnic Race Club meeting. PHOTO: RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU. at Bedgerabong was the Brett Robb trained and Maddison Wright ridden On A Promise which later won the $50,000 NSW Picnic Racing Championship Final at the Coonamble

Cup TAB meeting. Feature event this year is the $9000 Total Wear Bedgerabong Picnic Cup over 1400 metres with ﬁve supporting races.

The traditional foot races for children and adults after the ﬁ nal event are on again together with Fashions in the Field and after race music by popular band Foxxy Cleopatra.

Rebecca Smyth named Brumbies rugby captain From page 24 Admittedly surprised by her announcement as captain, Ms Smyth’s attention has been immediately directed to winning the 2022 Super W competition. “After that, I’m not sure what will come next,” she said. “While I have that love for the game, my body is still in one piece (albeit full of aches and pains).” This recent announcement will make Ms Smyth the club’s fourth captain after Shellie Milward, Jane Garraway and Michaela Leonard. Brumbies head coach, Dan Hawke said: “(Ms Smyth) is a joy to work with, someone who lives and breathes the values we expect from a Brumby.” A backrow player for the club since 2020, Ms Smyth has had a profoundly successful career, representing the Wallaroos at three Rugby World Cups. Reminiscent, Ms Smyth said, “I was chosen in the 130 person squad for

the 2006 World Cup in Canada”. “Every two months a bunch of girls were cut – every time I thought "it’s my time to go", but I just never did. I managed to secure a slot in that world cup and remained in the Aussie team for the next 11 years, playing in NZ twice for tests, once in Samoa for a world cup qualiﬁer and in England and France for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups respectively.” Born and bred in Dunedoo, NSW, Ms Smyth spent her childhood playing touch football and netball. “It was an easy life in Dunedoo,” she said, “but there was no rugby union which is the reason I played other sports”. “However, I was always a bit of a rough kid which is why I was often pulled up for tackling ‘accidently’ on the netball court. It wasn’t until I moved to Newcastle University that I found a women’s rugby union team and thought – why not!” For Ms Smyth – al-

though her love of rugby union was instantaneous – it wasn’t always smooth sailing. “The fi rst game I played was in a 10-a-side gala day. In the very fi rst game of that day, the very fi rst tackle was against me and I actually broke both my wrists,” Ms Smyth said. “However, I didn’t realise I had broken them and I didn’t want to be a sook in front of the girls so I wrapped electrical tape around them and played the last three games. The next day, my wrists were enormous so after a quick trip to the hospital, I was out for six weeks.” Living ‘out west’ in addition to her full-time role as a maths and physical education (PE) teacher has forced Ms Smyth to make frequent trips to Canberra. “It has always been a challenge fi nancially, and trying to balance time for family as well as training,” Ms Smyth admitted. “My fantastic support network allows it all to work.

Quieter weekend of cricket By MATT ELLIS A STRONG all-round performance from captain Doug Potter as well as some quality bowling from Bart Goodman has seen Narromine come away with a six-run win over Dubbo CYMS on the weekend. Potter top scored for Narromine with 36 in their total of 8/157 from their 40 overs after they had won the toss and elected to bat ﬁ rst. The Narromine bowlers defended well with Bart Goodman’s four wickets backed up by three wickets from Potter getting them across the line in a very tight game of cricket. Next weekend, Narromine will be at home to South Dubbo Lemons in what will be an important game as we move closer to the business end of the season. It was a much tougher day at the of-

ﬁce for the Kelly Cup side who went down to Macquarie by six wickets at Dundas Park on Saturday afternoon. After being bowled out for 47, the home side were able to take four wickets, but it was not enough to restrict Macquarie who reached the winning target in the 18th over. The next assignment for Narromine in the Kelly Cup will be their match with RSL Colts in Dubbo on Saturday afternoon. Next weekend in junior cricket, the U14s will play against Gilgandra in Gilgandra while in U12s, Narromine Red are scheduled to take on Wellington in Dubbo with Narromine Black hosting RSL Colts at Olsen Park. Woolworths Cricket Blast will recommence this Friday evening at Dundas Park with lots of fun to be had for all involved.

My parents live in Newcastle and are always able to come and help look after the kids and keep my house from exploding with laundry. My husband is my biggest supporter. He helps me train and travels with me whenever he can.” Ms Smyth also said the Narromine community has also played a supportive role in the function of her intense schedule. It seems stellar athletic abilities run throughout the Smyth family with all three of her children talented at rugby league, cricket, soccer and running. While she attempts to process her new leadership role, Ms Smyth encourages all aspiring professional rugby players to “Do it!” “There is nothing stopping you but you. However, you must be prepared to work hard and sacriﬁce lots. It doesn’t matter where you come from, what resources you have; if you really want it, you will make it work.”

Golf Report By NORM LEWIS SOME 21 golfers faced the starter for last Saturday's golf competition on the well groomed Narromine course. There were 10 ladies hitting off the ﬁ rst tee in very pleasant weather conditions. Vicky Gainsford back on deck from illness showed great form to return a card of 23 points and claim victory in the event. Two points back on 21 were Carol McCalman and Marj Kelly. Second place went to Carol McCalman on a countback. Once again there was no winner of the ladies nearest the pin (NTP) with the prize going into the jackpot pool. Gail White, forever getting to the podium, won the NAGA trophy with nine points and in doing so received two shots back on her handicap. Eleven men took to the course for the men's event on the back nine. Malcolm Fraser (Boof) blitzed the ﬁeld with an excellent score of 28 points. Good win Boof but you have incurred a big reduction in handicap. Vince Ferrari took second place with 22 points, on a count back from Alan Kearines. The former NTP champ, Brian Masling, bounced back to form to win the NTP and collected eight golf balls from the men's kitty. Mal Richardson won the men's NAGA trophy for the week with 13 points. After the trophy presentations attention focused on the pool table, where Chris Harding and Brian Masling were trying to break a losing sequence of two straight losses. I am reliably informed ‘Pom’ refused to take instructions and they went down to very comfortable winners, Peter Gainsford and Greg Kearines. In all, a great morning's entertainment. Members of the Gerries Club were saddened to hear of the passing of Betty Green and extend sincere sympathy to Ron Green and his family on their sad loss. Next Saturday the girls will hit off the back nine and the men off the front at the usual time.

Thursday, February 3, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR ISSN 2653-2948

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Narromine’s competitive bunch at country champs By BROOKE CHANDLER OVER the weekend, three competitors from the Narromine Little Athletics Club travelled to the NSW Country Championships in Maitland. The trio featuring 13-yearold Zac Harding, 17-year-old Emma Edwards-Barry and 18-year-old Blake Harding, proved their top level abilities, returning to Narromine with multiple medals. Under the Para athlete division, Zac Harding took out the long jump event alongside a ﬁve centimetre personal best (PB). In the 400 metres (m), 100m, shot put and discus events, Zac was placed second. “It was a huge weekend for young Zac, especially to come away with a PB”, said mother and Narromine Little Athletics Club president Tanya Harding.

Zac’s older brother, Blake, scored second place medals in the triple jump, long jump and high jump events. “Because he is 18-years-old,” Ms Harding explained, “he actually competes in the athletics, not little athletics, competition. We hope to have this kind of senior division set up in Narromine later this year.” Emma Edwards-Barry went home with a ﬁ rst place medal in her shot under 17s age division. “We are all very proud of these three competitors,” Ms Harding said. “But the weekends away are not over yet. Next weekend is the regional championships in Dubbo followed by the Little Athletics championships in early March, and the Australian Track and Field Championships at the end of March.”

Clockwise from above: Zac Harding, 13, took away one first place and four second place medals; 18-year-old Blake Harding scored a second placing in the long jump event; Under 17s competitor, Emma Edwards-Barry, won the shot put event. PHOTOS: TANYA HARDING.

‘Surprised and humbled’ Local school teacher named Brumbies rugby captain By BROOKE CHANDLER

BALANCE: Although Ms Smyth manages full-time work, a family and top level rugby, she admits that it’s no ‘walk in the park’.

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THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Rebecca Smyth has been appointed captain of Canberra’s Brumbies Rugby Union Super W side for 2022. Having claimed last year’s prestigious Helen Taylor Award, the Narromine local decided it

was her time to apply for the leadership role. “Players applied and then they were voted on by the rest of the team and staff,” Ms Smyth explained. “I wanted to do it but I knew I was running with some absolutely brilliant players and leaders.” Continued page 23

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