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Jane Kemp is a finalist in NSW Aboriginal Women of the Year NARROMINE local Jane Kemp has been named as a fi nalist in the 2022 NSW Women of the Year Awards.

“Jane is a fi nalist for the Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award, which is fantastic recognition for the work she has done in our community,” said Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders MP. “A Mandandanji woman who is dedicated to progressing reconciliation, Jane supports Aboriginal people as Executive Leader for Aboriginal Strategic Development at CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes.

“Jane has also mentored many young mums and Aboriginal men, empowering them to make a difference in their communities. It’s leaders like Jane who make our region such a wonderful place to call home.”

Ms Kemp is one of 31 fi nalists across seven categories, and said her nomination was “exciting” and “a bit

daunting”.

The winners will be announced on March 9 at the 2022 NSW Women of the Year Awards at the International Convention Centre Sydney, and livestreamed online.

“It’s a privilege,” Miss Kemp said.

“I’m really looking forward to meeting some of these inspirational women we have in NSW and hearing their stories.

“You can always learn, so it will be a good opportunity to learn more about what’s happening in other communities, what the other women are passionate about and how we’re empowering each other.”

The Premier’s Award for NSW Woman of the Year is selected from the winners of all the categories.

Right: Jane Kemp, Aboriginal Woman of the Year finalist, with Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders.

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Central west childcare centres desperate for staff

By STEPH ALLEN

help families navigate childcare services on February 16.

A NEW childcare website has promised to help families fi nd more accessible childcare options, but according to one central west preschool, the need for more staff is an issue yet to be addressed.

The government website, StartingBlocks.gov.au, provides families with a service to compare childcare services and fees, view vacancies, and check official quality ratings, including safety.

Federal Member for Parkes announced a new website to

Trangie Preschool & Early Learning Centre (Tots on Te-

moin) director Petrina Janhsen said her centre’s services were full every single day last year.

“We would put children on a waiting list and fi nd another carer for them. It’s not as bad this year, but we have only just been open for six weeks and the fi rst four weeks are school holidays and there’s always

room to move,” Ms Janhsen said.

“I’m a big advocate for early childhood education and I believe there defi nitely needs to be more of it and more spaces available and opportunities for working parents.

“We have vacancies available...on Thursdays and Fridays...and that’s also to do

with our staffing as well.

“We only have a handful of staff working full time...I’ve been here for four years and we’ve always needed staff.”

Trangie Preschool is currently searching for an early childhood teacher, but has found it difficult to fi ll vacancies in the past.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, March 3 Min 17 Max 30. Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1mm. Chance of any rain: 40% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers on the slopes in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20km/h tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30km/h in the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 25km/h in the evening.

Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33. Sun protection recommended from 9.30am to 5.00pm, UV Index predicted to

Maureen Bootle at the trading table.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Narromine Garden Club looks forward to emerging from its COVID hiatus with a new calendar for 2022 that will include bus trips and invitations to walk through some beautiful gardens.

At its annual general meeting (AGM) on February 25, which was well attended, the schedule for the year was set and members gathered afterwards for morning tea in St Mary’s church hall.

The Narromine Garden Club AGM on 25 February. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Garden club members are looking forward to getting back into the swing of regular meetings, viewing gardens, social outings and other activities.

In March and April the club will travel to Coonabarabran and Tomingley on day trips visiting local businesses and having lunch together. The possibility of participating in a flower show at Mungery Hall later in the year was also discussed.

Narromine resident Maureen Bootle enjoys be-

ing a member of the Garden Club. “We have fantastic trips and functions, and I enjoy the companionship,” she told the Narromine Star.

It is a similar story for Barb Tuck, who brought along a spectacular potted Josephine lily which she had grown from a cutting. She addressed members about her experience growing the plant.

“I enjoy coming to the meetings and catching up with everyone,” Ms Tuck said during morning tea.

Members also discussed how to identify spidermite infestation on rose bushes and natural solutions to the problem.

The Garden Club is happy to share this information if anyone is having this particular problem in their gardens.

Marj Kelly was re-elected president at the AGM, supported by vice-presidents Donna Paine and Amanda Adams. Ginni Mather returns as secretary and Chris Samuels as Treasurer.

Central west childcare centres desperate for staff From page 1 “There’s a mass shortage of teachers across the nation,” Ms Janhsen said.

“We put an advertisement out for a trainee last year.

The only requirement was they had to be over 18 and obtain a working with children check.

“We were willing to put them through a Certificate III in Working with Children Services and employ them for 12 months but not one person applied.”

While the position has

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now been fi lled by one of the mums at the centre, spaces are still open for qualified early childhood teachers to fi ll spots of those who have been in the industry for over 15 years.

“We’ve had people resign because of health issues or the role being too draining...but we try to do lots of staff wellbeing to keep them here,” Ms Janhsen said.

Families could also see savings of $2260 per year after the higher Child Care Subsidy is rolled out on March 7.

Saturday, March 5 Min 20 Max 31. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 8mm. Chance of any rain: 60% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers on the slopes, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25km/h during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34. Sun protection recommended from 9.30am to 5.00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Early Learning Centres around the region are currently looking for more staff as the country's childcare services suffer a teacher shortage. PHOTO: PIXABAY Observations: Past seven days Date

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

Narromine

TRANGIE LOCAL STARS IN DANCE FUNDRAISER

By SHARON BONTHUYS SOME superheroes might wear capes, but many do not. Some, like Trangie local Claire Jenkins, prefer to don their dancing shoes in their quest to support a good cause and help those in need.

The quiet, unassuming Ms Jenkins, who has never had a dance lesson in her life until now, has signed up to trip the light fantastic in one of the most anticipated fundraising events of the new year.

Later this month Ms Jenkins and the wonderful tweens from the Dance Experience Studio at Trangie will join forces to compete against eight other acts in the Stars of Dubbo charity gala.

This will be the first time that Ms Jenkins and her dance troupe perform before an audience of 400 or more people at the Dubbo event, raising funds for the NSW Cancer Council in the process.

“With the Stars of Dubbo you have to team up with a dance academy and you dance with the kids – unless you choose to do a solo,” she explained.

This was a bit of a shock to Ms Jenkins, who thought it might be like the Dancing With The Stars TV show and she would be assigned a more experienced partner.

“At the time [I came on board] I thought that I would be dancing with someone who would teach me the jive or something. I didn’t realise I would be dancing with a team!” she said.

Ms Jenkins will perform a specially choreographed routine with the dance students who range in age from eight to 12 years.

Stepping onto the dance floor has been a big move for the Trangie local whose day job is in accountancy. Used to working with numbers all day, it has been a challenge to shift her attention to numbers of a different sort as she learns the dance routine choreographed by Dance Experience proprietor, Kirby McCutcheon.

“I’m completely out of my comfort zone. I can’t even dance the

nutbush!” Ms Jenkins declared, crediting Ms McCutcheon’s patience – and that of the more experienced young dance troupe – in teaching her the ropes.

Ms Jenkins’s journey to this point began when she received a call last year from Cass Sullivan, the coordinator of the Stars of Dubbo event.

“She was looking for a participant from the Trangie region because in the past it’s always been Dubbo performers. I thought it was a very worthwhile cause and something I could do to give back to my community a little bit, so I said okay,” Ms Jenkins said.

A male duo from Warren, Brad McRae and Tim Whiteley, will also represent their community in the same event. They have worked in partnership with the Trangie contestants to share available fundraising opportunities.

When the Narromine Star stopped by on February 28, Ms Jenkins and the team were working through their third practice together. She refused to divulge anything about the performance other than we could expect it to be energetic.

“I can’t tell you, it’s a state secret!” she laughed.

When asked how Ms Jenkins might fare against the other acts competing in the show, Dance Experience student Matilda said: “Claire’s going to go good!”

Fundraising in support of the performance began at the end of September 2021 and has reached $11500 with three weeks to go.

Ms Jenkins said she was indebted to all those who have supported her quest, particularly her young dance colleagues and their teacher, Ms McCutcheon, who was donating her time for free to choreograph the routine and train the team as well as the Warren dance duo.

Ms Jenkins expressed deep gratitude to all the individuals and businesses who had contributed in some way to her campaign or donated, as well as the families of the dancers for allowing them to compete with her.

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The dance team striking a pose. Ruby, Chelsea, Addison, Shanea, Claire (front), Kirby (rear), Matilda, Amelia, Kairi and Pippa. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

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

Local bush bard launches first book

By SHARON BONTHUYS

“IF you live beyond the Blue Mountains, you’re feral.”

This dismissive quip from a coastal city dweller helped drive Narromine poet Geoff Smith’s quest to write his fi rst book of poetry celebrating life in the bush.

Eleven years in the making, “Australian Bush Poetry” features a raft of bush-style poetry written by Mr Smith, who has lived in Narromine for 18 years.

“That woman’s ignorance just inspired me. People on the eastern seaboard think there’s no life out here or anything exciting about the Outback,” he said.

Mr Smith’s book uses vivid imagery to take readers on a journey into the world of country life.

Launched at the Narromine Library on February 23, 2022, the book came to be during the pandemic when Mr Smith wondered if he could explore putting together more than a decade’s worth of his work.

“Lots of people had encouraged me to write a book over the years, so I did,” he told the Narromine Star.

Mr Smith also proved himself to be a seasoned orator as he delivered several of his

Geoff Smith discusses his book with Carol Baldwinson at the launch. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR bush poems to an enthralled audience at the library during the launch.

One of these was ‘Country Homestead’, inspired by the many homesteads he had vis-

ited during his long career working as a stock and station agent and real estate agent in NSW and ACT. Another was ‘The Whinging Cocky”, which he said was in-

spired by a Narromine local who he elected not to name.

“He’s still alive and has given me a few serves, too,” Mr Smith laughed.

Attendees at the book

launch heard a little about Mr Smith’s fascinating work history helping police track down stolen livestock, selling properties in rural and urban environments, and working his way up in the finance world before retiring to Narromine.

These anecdotes may at some point end up in a memoir, Mr Smith said. But for now he’s focusing on producing his second book of poetry and learning more about the publishing industry.

The bush bard is also preparing to visit Timbrebongie House in the near future to deliver a recital of his poetry for the residents who were unable to attend the book launch last week due to COVID concerns.

The Narromine Star is running a competition to give away a signed copy of Mr Smith’s book. To enter, tell us in 25 words or less what you think is wonderful about living in the country.

Conditions: one entry per person, emailed to newsroom@narrominestar.com. au or mailed to 37 Burraway Street, Narromine 2821. Entries close last mail on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The winner will be announced in the Narromine Star on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

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

What’s on at the library Contributed by VICKEY FOGGIN, NARROMINE LIBRARY

A trip down Memory Lane – the 1955 Narromine flood

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH flooding impacting Queensland and northern NSW at present, the Narromine Library has kindly shared with us a photo of the 1955 Flood in Narromine.

An event still talked about by locals, the historic photo depicts the corner of Dandaloo and Burraway Streets, Narromine.

This will be one of the items discussed at the proposed Seniors Festival Local History Talks to be held at

Narromine Library on March 25 and at Trangie Library on March 31.

Titled “1950s Narromine: The Disastrous Decade”, these talks are likely to be of great interest, especially to those locals who lived in the area during those times.

NARROMINE hosts Rhyme Time activities for kids from birth to five years on Friday mornings from 10.30am. It features stories, rhymes, instruments and songs for babies and pre-schoolers, plus a chance for parents and caregivers to reconnect with others and their local library.

Join us at Saturday Cinema, March 5 from 10.00am – 12.00pm, for snacks and a show of the romantic fish-out-ofwater comedy, Outsourced! American call-centre manager Todd is shocked to learn that his company is shutting down and moving its operations to India. He is told that he will be heading the transition team and training his counterpart in Mumbai – a task he dreads. While initially baffled by Indian culture, Josh eventually begins to get along with his new co-workers, and, with the help of female staffer Asha he learns to appreciate his new surroundings. This fi lm is also available to watch from your home with your library card on Kanopy.

Lego Play Day is back every Friday from 3.30pm – 5.00pm, perfect for kids aged six and above. Come along and celebrate the return of Lego Play Day and create your own masterpiece using the library’s Lego collection!

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

Narromine 25 Club celebrates 50 years

By SHARON BONTHUYS DURING a year impacted by the ups and downs associated with COVID, Narromine’s 25 Club quietly reached its 50th anniversary last year. The ladies’ club started in Narromine on June 4, 1971 when a group gathered at the home of Ms Mary McMillan for morning tea and to discuss forming a social club.

The group’s early history is tabled in “A History of Narromine and District, by Philip K King, a copy of which is available in the Narromine Library.

Mr King’s book indicates that the 25 Club was formed with the purpose of providing “a minimum of service work” and that “a social gathering and outing would form the basis of each meeting.”

The original office bearers of the 25 Club included Betty Hollman as president, Lyn Lee as secretary and Carol Bennett as treasurer. It began with a strict membership limit of 25 members, but this has since altered over time. Current office bearers include Kay James (president), Chris Kelly (secretary) and Beryl Hartley (treasurer).

A wine and cheese function was one of the group’s fi rst fundraisers in 1971 and the funds assisted “fibrocystic children in the community” according to Mr King’s book.

In that fi rst year the club also

Back row, Debbie Halbish, Marie MCarthy, Verena Wright, Ann McCrae, Pauline Newman, Gai Wilson, front, Chris Kelly (secretary) and Kay James (president). PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR donated to the Lillimur Boys Home and equipment to the district hospital.

In the 50 years that have followed, the club has supported a range of local schools, service providers, charities and community groups with its fundraising, which is estimated to be approaching one million dollars according to club members. Their fundraising support has contributed to palliative care at Narromine Multipurpose Health Service,

the Narromine Wetlands, toilets in a local park, and even built the rotunda in Tom Perry Park. A number of donations have also been made in support of cancer, including to facilities in Dubbo and Orange which treated Narromine cancer patients.

Current club secretary Chris Kelly, who has clocked up 48 years with the not-forprofit group, said that in the “old days” of the 1970s, members were expected to wear

full evening dress to the monthly meetings.

“We were ladies and we dressed like ladies,” she said, noting that modern meetings were much more relaxed in both style and dress. Today the club members meet, discuss their fundraising activities and then have dinner together.

The 25 Club has a much smaller membership 50 years on, with 12 current active members. The club emerged

from its COVID-imposed hiatus and plans to carry on with its fundraising in 2022 and encourage new members to join them.

The main focus for the group today is to celebrate friendship and ensure that funds raised through their work stay in the local community.

“It’s about supporting locals,” Ms Kelly said.

Well done ladies, and congratulations on reaching this incredible milestone.

Last chances to visit the drive-in

Narromine Shire Council moved at their last meeting to investigate purchasing the WestView Drive-in’s screen.

AFTER 15 years on the market Dubbo’s beloved Westview Drive-In was sold last month. Zoned for light industrial redevelopment, the purchase marked the end of business for Dubbo’s cultural icon. The relocation of the screen and projection equipment has attracted some interested parties.

The drive-in has offered a unique ‘outback cinema experience’ since opening in 1970. It was reported as one of the ‘biggest and best’ drive-ins in NSW. Closed for 30 years, community encouragement saw the drivein reopen in 2018, attracting over 30,000 attendees in

the process.

Each weekend leading up to the early April closure will feature a range of both new and iconic movies and two major car and motorcycle events.

The Westview Drive-in will host its last car event this weekend. Similar to their previous ‘Running on Empty’ and ‘American Graffiti’ screening events that drew car enthusiasts from right across the eastern states, this event will attract classic, custom, hotrod and street machines for a screening of ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’. Narromine Car Club is believed to be planning a social drive to

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The weekend the drive-in will host its very last motorcycle event ‘The Westview Ride-in’. With screenings of ‘Stone’ and documentary ‘Stone Forever’, a Stone run lead by Zonk from the movie, Z1 900 50th Anniversary Show & Shine, a bar and live music by Greenriver.

The drive-in has collaborated with the Black Dog Foundation and the Black Dog ride will leave from the drive-in enroute to Albert’s Rabbit Trap Hotel later this month. This ride aims to raise funds and awareness for men’s mental health and suicide prevention and celebrate brotherhood and

motorcycles.

In its unique drive-in style, the final weekend next month, is set with screenings of the magical ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ and family favourite ‘Grease’.

The Westview Drive-in is one of three drive-in cinemas still operating in NSW and the only drive-in cinema operating west of the Blue Mountains. Its closure will see an end to the thrill of ‘watching fi lm stars underneath the stars’ in our region.

Narromine Shire Council moved at their last meeting to investigate purchasing the drive-in’s screen.

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

Small business month begins across Narromine shire

By SHARON BONTHUYS MARCH is small business month in NSW and a number of events are scheduled in the Narromine Shire to support business growth and development.

Most of these are free to attend.

With the central theme of rebuild, recharge and renew, the events are open to all interested businesses, in particular local businesses and start-ups.

There will be a free “Boss Skills” workshop in Narromine which will outline obligations and responsibilities of being a boss.

This will include employee management, casual employment, changes to agricultural related awards, employing international workers and employee entitlements.

A free Q&A panel in Narromine on the topic of “small business, the bush and big ideas. The highly anticipated panel includes businesswomen Fiona Nash, Fiona Aveyard and Fiona Hall, all with links to Narromine and small business.

Free digital marketing workshops will be held in Trangie and Narromine. These workshops are designed to help small businesses build brand identity and tailor digital marketing strategies to their particular needs.

Information on ticketing can be found in the Narromine Shire Council’s weekly column on page 8.

The fi nal event of the month

is a social media and marketing workshop by rural businesswoman and entrepreneur Holly Goodman to be held in Narromine. This is a paid event and tickets can be purchased from Ms Goodman’s website.

Of further interest to Narromine shire businesses, the council has partnered with Localised to create Narromine Region Business.

This is a free local business online network to promote and support activity across the Narromine region and provide tools to help businesses achieve success.

Narromine Region Business features a business directory listing all businesses that have registered and linking to their websites or other online presence.

It also enables businesses to advertise goods and services, boost search engine optimisation for their websites, and engage with other businesses for local quotes.

Participating businesses can also share good news, list and fi nd networking and professional events in the region, promote their expertise and learn from other local experts.

Narromine Shire Council encourages businesses to get in the spirit of NSW Small Business Month and join the Narromine Region Business platform. A link to the site can be found on the council website under “Business.”

Narromine’s main retail precinct is dominated by small businesses. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

EXHIBITION OF STATE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION Tomingley Gold Extension Project Application No Location Applicant Council Area Consent Authority

SSD-9176045 Newell Highway, south of the village of Tomingley Tomingley Gold Operations Pty Ltd Narromine Shire Minister for Planning or Independent Planning Commission

Description of proposal The application involves: ·

developing a new open cut and underground gold mine at the San Antonio and Roswell (SAR) prospects including; Ⱦ Å ħìŹ ŹÅŔŜì ōĮáĝ ìĦŊĠÅáìĦìħŜ Ǿ² *ǿ ÅōìÅǪ Åħç Ⱦ ÅĦìħċŜſ àŢħçǨ ćÅŢĠ ōĮÅç Åħç ŔìōŸċáìŔ ōĮÅç àìŜŹììħ Ŝćì ħìŹ ĮŊìħ áŢŜ Åħç Ŝćì ŔŢōāÅáì ċħāōÅŔŜōŢáŜŢōì ÅōìÅ ÅŜ the existing Tomingley Gold Mine; · upgrading mine facilities at the existing Tomingley Gold Mine including: Ⱦ ċħáōìÅŔċħĂ Ŝćì áÅŊÅáċŜſ Įā ìŔċçŢì ŜĮōÅĂì >ÅáċĠċŜſ ƕǪ Ⱦ àÅáĝƎĠĠċħĂ ŜŹĮ ĮŊìħ áŢŜ ŸĮċçŔ Åħç çìŸìĠĮŊċħĂ ŜŹĮ ħìŹ ² * ÅōìÅŔǪ Åħç Ⱦ ŢŊĂōÅçċħĂ ċħāōÅŔŜōŢáŜŢōì Åħç ċħáōìÅŔċħĂ Ŝćì ŊōĮáìŔŔċħĂ ōÅŜì ÅŜ Ŝćì Ħċħì ċħāōÅŔŜōŢáŜŢōì ÅōìÅǪ · extracting and processing up to 1.75 million tonnes of ore a year (Mtpa) for up to 10 years; · realigning the Newell Highway and Kyalite Road and associated intersection/overpass upgrades; · surrendering Tomingley Gold Operations Project (MP09_0155) development consent, continuing approved ĮŊìōÅŜċĮħŔ Ţħçìō ŜćċŔ áĮħŔìħŜ Åħç ìžŜìħçċħĂ ĮŊìōÅŜċĮħ Įā Ŝćì áĮħŔĮĠċçÅŜìç ŊōĮĚìáŜ ŜĮ ƕƓƖƕǪ Åħç ǰ ŊōĮĂōìŔŔċŸìĠſ ōìćÅàċĠċŜÅŜċħĂ Ŝćì ŔċŜìǧ Exhibition Details ćì ÅŊŊĠċáÅŜċĮħ āĮō ŜÅŜì ŔċĂħċƎáÅħŜ çìŸìĠĮŊĦìħŜ Ǿ %ǿǨ *ħŸċōĮħĦìħŜÅĠ HĦŊÅáŜ ŜÅŜìĦìħŜ Ǿ*H ǿ Åħç ÅááĮĦŊÅħſċħĂ çĮáŢĦìħŜŔ ŹċĠĠ àì ìžćċàċŜìç āōĮĦ Monday 28 February 2022 until Monday 28 March 2022 Åħç Åōì ÅááìŔŔċàĠì ìĠìáŜōĮħċáÅĠĠſ Įħ Ŝćì %ìŊÅōŜĦìħŜȉŔ ŹìàŔċŜì ǾŊĠÅħħċħĂŊĮōŜÅĠǧħŔŹǧĂĮŸǧÅŢǴĦÅĚĮōǸŊōĮĚìáŜŔǴŊōĮĚìáŜŔǴĮħǸìžćċàċŜċĮħǿǧ ćÅōç áĮŊſ ĦÅſ àì ċħŔŊìáŜìç ÅŜ Ŝćì ĠĮáÅŜċĮħŔ ĠċŔŜìç àìĠĮŹ āōĮĦ Monday 28 February 2022 until Monday 28 March 2022 çŢōċħĂ Ŝćì ĮōçċħÅōſ ĮāƎáì Įō ĮŊìħċħĂ ćĮŢōŔ Įā Ŝćì ÅĂìħáſ áĮħáìōħìçǩ · ·

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

COUNCILCOLUMN

THURSDAY 3 March 2022

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on MEETING Wednesday 9 March 2022 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.

WATER METER READINGS

Residents of Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley are advised that Council will be conducting water meter readings, week commencing Monday 28th February 2022.

Please ensure your water meters are accessible and all animals are secured during this period. If your meter cannot be accessed, Council will estimate your water usage based on previous usage.

SERVICE NSW MOBILE SERVICE CENTRES

Service NSW Mobile Centres will again be visiting Narromine and Trangie during March 2022.

The Mobile Service Centre will be located at Trangie Library at 36 Dandaloo Street,

MARCH IS SMALL BUSINESS MONTH Council is supporting a number of business development workshops during March as part of NSW Small Business Month.

The program includes: • Monday 7 March at 2.30 pm 4.00 pm: Boss Skills workshop at Narromine USMC (Free EVENT) RSVP to Lesley E: mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au | P: 6889 9999 • Thursday 10 March at 5.30pm: Launching Small Business Month, Q+A Panel Soul Food Design Depot & Gallery (Free EVENT) RSVP via EventBrite (search for Narromine) www.eventbrite. com.au (search for Narromine)

• Thursday 17 March at Midday - 1.30 pm: Elevate Your Digital Marketing, Trangie Golf Club (Free EVENT) RSVP to Lesley E: mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au | P: 6889 9999 • Tuesday 22 March at Midday - 1.30 pm: Elevate Your Digital Marketing, Narromine Aero Club (Conference Room) (Free EVENT) RSVP to Lesley E: mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au | P: 6889 9999 • Friday 25 March at 9.30 am 2.00 pm: Holly Goodman Social Media and Marketing Strategies at Soul Food, Narromine. Cost is $250 pp.

Trangie from 9.30 am until 3.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March 2022.

The Mobile Service Centre will be located at Narromine Men’s Shed at 66 Dandaloo Street, Narromine from 9.00 am until 3.30 pm on Thursday 17 March 2022

Residents and pool users are reminded that the Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centre hours have returned to normal opening hours as of 1 February 2022.

Opening hours are listed below.

NARROMINE AQUATIC CENTRE z Monday – Friday: 6am - 8am (season ticket holders only) z Monday – Friday: 1pm - 6pm z Weekends: 10am - 6pm

LAUNCHING SMALL BUSINESS MONTH IN NARROMINE

A Q+A Panel featuring the three Fionas will be held on Thursday 10 March 2022 at Soul Food commencing at 5.30 pm. Q+A TOPIC: Small Business, the bush and BIG Ideas. The Q+A Panel includes Fiona Nash, Fiona Aveyard and Fiona Hall, all with links to Narromine and small business. MCs include NSW Minister for Agriculture and Member for Dubbo The Hon Dugald Saunders MP and Former Dubbo electorate Woman of the Year, Jane Diffey This event is free and RSVP is essential for catering via Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3rJsTop

TRANGIE AQUATIC CENTRE z Monday – Friday: 6am - 8am (from 4 Jan 2021 – 28 Feb 2022) z Monday – Friday: 3pm - 6pm z Weekends: 10am - 5pm

NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL – HAVE YOUR SAY

Everyone is welcome, ticketing numbers are limited.

/ Ã V Õ V V Õ >Ã Lii «À `ÕVi` LÞ >ÀÀ i - Ài Õ V v À Ì i Li iwÌ v residents of Narromine, Trangie, Tomingley and surrounding areas.

Jane Redden, General Manager

#VisitNarromineRegion /NarromineShire

NARROMINE AND TRANGIE AQUATIC CENTRES RESUME NORMAL POOL HOURS

/VisitNarromine Region

/Narromine Region

118 Dandaloo St (PO Box 115) Narromine NSW 2821 T. 02 6889 9999 | E. mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au | www.narromine.nsw.gov.au

Council has received lots of great feedback about what residents and visitors love about the Narromine region and their thoughts for the future. Council has extended the time to have your say, please visit Council website for more information www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/community/ community-strategic-plan-2032 The survey closes Monday 7 March 2022.

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

New residents welcomed to Shire

By SHARON BONTHUYS EASY access to the aerodrome, a tree change, purchasing a new home, employment and a laid back lifestyle are some of the reasons that have brought new residents to the Narromine Shire.

This was revealed when a number of new residents were welcomed to the Narromine Shire at a Council-run event on February 23 at the Aero Club.

Deputy Mayor, Cr Dawn Collins, spoke at the evening event where new residents mingled

with elected representatives and staff from local organisations and community groups including NSW Fire & Rescue, Lions Club, Rotary Club and Narromine Library.

“I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you and hope you absorb our atmosphere and enjoy the rest of the time that you choose to live here in Narromine,” Cr Collins told the new residents.

“The shire has a lot to offer. We have fantastic recreational services and I hope you enjoy them. We have pools in Trangie and Narromine

Cr Dawn Collins welcomes everyone to the event.

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and the parks are all in A1 condition.

“I hope you use these facilities and enjoy the shire,” said Cr Collins, who was joined by elected representatives Lyn Jablonski, Diane Beaumont, Ewen Jones, Les Lambert, and Mayor Craig Davies. Senior council staff also attended the event.

New residents were provided with sample bags containing information from the council and NSW Fire & Rescue.

All new residents who spoke to the Narromine Star said that they had never before been in-

vited to an event to welcome them to their community.

Tony and Julie Dingley came to Narromine for a “tree change” from coastal Port Macquarie and to be closer to their extended family who live in the region.

“We’re very impressed with the town,” Ms Dingley said.

“The council appears to be very active, which is good,” Mr Dingley added.

Aviation enthusiasts Peter and Heather Ayson are new residents of the Skypark development.

“It’s our priority to get our

hangar up,” Mr Ayson told the Narromine Star.

Former Novacastrian Julie Broome was enjoying the “lovely, friendly community” she had moved into while Tony Pridham particularly enjoyed the laid back lifestyle after many years in Canberra.

“Narromine’s a nice, tidy little town,” Mr Pridham said, indicating the welcome event encouraged him to get out and about in the community and meet more people. He was also particularly keen to learn more about the town’s gliding activities.

Cr Ewen Jones (left) chats with new residents Tony Pridham (second from left) and Julie Broome (right), with community volunteers Ernesto Falcione and Keith Elrington.

New residents Heather and Peter Ayson, Tony and Julie Dingley.

Community organisations represented by Vickey Foggin (Narromine Library), Wade Haines, Renee Reynolds and Lyndon Davis (NSW Fire & Rescue).

Council directors Barry Bonthuys and Andre Pretorius catch up with council staff member and Rotary volunteer John Sinclair.

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Regional, State & National news

Bio-fail: legislation is “killing

By LUCIE PEART

“IT’S the right thing to do, environmentally [protecting biodiversity loss],” agree local government leaders in western NSW. However, the 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Act is costing regional councils and developers millions, leading to stalled projects, tied up in green tape, and some abandoned altogether.

The 2016 act and the required biodiversity offsetting, through bio-banking or stewardship, is stifl ing regional development. There are also questions as to whether the scheme and the state government-run Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is even effective at protecting biodiversity, as intended.

Land clearing is now 13 times higher than the pre-reform period average (Natural Resources Commission review), which will also affect the state government’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Habitat protection also has political repercussions. The unforgettable 2020 stoush between then Nationals leader John Barilaro and the planning minister Rob Stokes over koala policy, and recent natural disasters such as the black summer fi res and floods, have put the protection of plants and animals firmly on the political agenda.

Big business and local governments, through grant funding, are quickly becoming the only developers that can afford to break ground on projects, because the planning and biodiversity costs are too high for small-or fi rst-time developers.

“Essentially, rural and regional NSW has become the biodiversity offset for developments in the Sydney basin,” said Gilgandra Shire Council (GSC) mayor Doug Batten.

According to a 2020 University of Technology Sydney research paper, 47 per cent of bio-banking agreements made between 2010-19, came from the greater Sydney metropolitan area.

He said the western councils are taking up the issue at this

The 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Act is costing regional councils and developers millions, leading to stalled projects, tied up in green tape, and some abandoned altogether. week’s local government conference, as it affects developments across the region.

GSC has been working on the release of a new industrial estate for over nearly five years. In 2019, the council secured a $3.9 million state government grant with GSC to commit $900,000.

The project was announced as ‘shovel ready’ by then deputy premier John Barilaro however, council is yet to submit the development application. It has spent the past three years working to get the project back to fi nancial viability. Originally council wanted to develop 25 hectares, securing land with Newell Highway frontage from GrainCorp. Now it has had to downsize the project to 15 hectares.

Council has had two consultancy fi rms working on the project, with around $100,000 in costs, including a preliminary assessment of available council land to establish a biodiversity stewardship site locally, instead of buying credits outside the shire.

Estimates for the reduced site size are still around half a million dollars in biodiversity credit liability and consultancy costs. Council acknowledges that replacing like-for-like biodiversity removed as part of land clearing associated with the development is important environmentally.

Biodiversity offsets consider flora and fauna, and even fl ight paths. GSC was previously advised it would have to allow $200,000 for the ‘fl ight path of the Asian eagle’.

Biodiversity offsetting also comes before any cultural or Indigenous heritage considerations are investigated.

At these costs, one hectare will accrue more

than $33,000 in biodiversity offset. The planned industrial site itself is already vastly cleared of trees, was previously used as a sawmill and currently is a cultivation paddock. So, how can it cost so much to offset?

Private landowners can develop biodiversity stewardship sites, which they can then sell for credits to developers.

This process is costly to set up, at more than $100,000.

Even within your own shire area (roughly 100 kilometres), flora and fauna credits may not match up for developers to purchase.

Local governments also aren’t flushed with available council land to lock up for biodiversity offset.

Mayor Batten said local governments are looking to develop to provide benefit to communities, but the costs of doing so are become untenable.

Land values have also doubled since GSC developed the industrial land off Hargraves Lane. Council will sell plots in the new industrial estate at cost, with 25 cents in the dollar going to biodiversity offset.

GSC is not only looking to provide more industrial land for local business, but also hoping to capitalise on the upcoming construction of the inland rail.

Mayor Batten feels any development at Curban, where the current rail-line will intersect with the inland rail, will be stymied by the offset scheme, which in turn will reduce any benefits residents can take from the new rail line’s intersection of primary-producing land.

Local governments may only be able to afford to pay Gilgandra Shire Council mayor Doug Batten

Dappo Road subdivision development in Narromine. a high price for biodiversity offset through grants. Councils that don’t have access to millions in grant funding and private developers are fi nding it increasingly hard to see the fi nancial benefit.

Regional councils are also working with smaller rate-payer bases than their metro counterparts, and a record-low rate peg of 0.7 per cent.

All the while, the regions have had a huge surge in popularity during the COVID years. City people are now looking for the space and opportunities that regional areas can offer. In most western NSW towns, real estate agents only have a couple of listings for sale and there is a huge shortage in available rentals.

Narromine mayor Craig Davies agrees the laws are “killing investment in the bush”.

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“It has unfortunately become nothing more than a tax on developments, job creation and investment across the state. It’s effects are felt more severely across rural and regional areas,” said mayor Davies.

Recently through another state government grant the Regional Job Creation Fund, Narromine enticed a large corporation, Simmons Group, to move its headquarters to the western NSW town.

This development will bring 250 jobs to the region, but other job creation projects could be in jeopardy if the costs to develop land both industrial and residential are too high.

Mayor Davies said while laws to ensure native species and environmental assets were protected are a “very honourable and necessary action”, he is critical of the plan’s effect on developers and even

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development” in regions its success at protecting biodiversity. He is also critical of the National Party’s role in approving such legislation in 2016.

“Examples abound of this ‘tax’ being imposed at unprecedented levels that bear no resemblance to the supposed damage done,” said mayor Davies.

“Another western NSW council wanted to develop commercial blocks in an attempt to alleviate its nineand-a-half per cent unemployment rate; much of which is Indigenous.

“They set aside six and 12-hectare blocks, away from a river, for investors to establish businesses. Priced at $48,000 per block, they were going to be very attractive. The biodiversity offset costs amounted to $480,000 per block,” said mayor Davies.“A gravel quarry in Narromine shire was looking to expand to meet demand from inland rail. They wished to clear 5.7 hectares of light pine. Biodiversity offset costs were going to be $1.3 million, so the project was stopped.

“The result of this outrageous imposition is that potentially millions of tonnes of gravel will now be carted through Narromine’s streets from other quarries to fi ll this now unmet demand.

“The damage to the environment will be inestimable. The logic is unfathomable. The imposition on residents exposed to the heavy vehicle traffic is totally unreasonable. The level of care from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and politicians is NIL,” said mayor Davies.

“A mine in central NSW wishing to relocate a major road to mine under existing corridor charged $1 million for every hectare of gilgai country disturbed. The shire abounds in gilgai country. The cost is out of proportion to the damage done and is simply a tax on regional development. The mine will employ 200 people.”

Both mayors said they had heard anecdotal evidence from a major regional centre,

Narromine mayor Craig Davies

Simmons Global Pty Ltd site in Narromine. suggesting that as many as 14 projects are no longer going ahead due to this ‘tax’.

“How does this help those areas outside of Sydney that have been developed over the past two hundred years without this impost. Regional NSW is carrying the cost burden for the city,” said mayor Davies.

“How do these laws show any level of common sense, objectivity or due consideration to jobs and the environment in regional NSW?” questions mayor Davies.

The scheme is also plagued by double standards, as some developments and activities such as ‘pasture thinning for expansion purposes’ or ‘unexplained clearing’ require no offsets.

“Stories of other outrageous and ill-considered examples of this tax are across all regional NSW. Why have the National Party done nothing to alleviate this tax? Why have they allowed it to destroy so many wonderful initiatives that largely affect

the bush which operates on a different cost structure to city projects that can absorb those costs.

“When there are so many initiatives planned for regional and rural areas it will never be forgotten should this discriminatory tax not be removed. It should be the only focus of the National Party until it happens. They promote themselves as the party of the bush. They need to show us they are,” said mayor Davies.

For local governments along with crippling development processes, the lack of staff with the experience to negotiate the complexities of the legislation is leading to high consultancy and legal costs.

Last year an inquiry began into the offsets scheme. More than 100 submissions were received. The committee is chaired by Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann and will examine the use of offsets to compensate for biodiversity losses from major projects.

"Large areas of threatened species habitat is being cleared on the basis that it can be 'offset' by purchasing land elsewhere," said Ms Faehrmann.

"Concerns around offsetting practices have recently materialised whereby land-based offsets in western Sydney have been sold to the government for prices much higher than what the land was privately bought for.

“It is also unclear whether there is any confl ict of interest in the way land used for offsets was recommended to the government.

"The scheme potentially lacks some of the protections you would expect from a trading scheme valued at hundreds of millions of dollars annually,” she said.

The inquiry is also examining the role of the BCT (reve-

nue of $ 125.1 million 2021/22) in administering the scheme, including its transparency and oversight.

Offsetting costs and the ability for private landowners to engage in the scheme will also be looked at.

Along with the submission process, three hearings were held in 2021. The committee was due to provide a report this week however, a further hearing is now scheduled for early-April.

Evidence presented in submissions to the inquiry have pointed to a range of problems with the legislation. One submission [via hearing] by the Ecological Consultants Association of NSW’s Belinda Pellow said the scheme had been inadequately trialled and the association believes that there is a loss of biodiversity.

Effectiveness of maintaining ‘like-for-like’ biodiversity loss has also been pulled into question.

In October 2021, the then NSW energy and environment minister Matt Kean told parliamentary budget estimates he thinks “it is clear that there needs to be root-and-branch reform of the [biodiversity offset] scheme both from a policy

Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann

level and an integrity level”, and that the state government will be doing both.

The government’s own State of the Environment Report (2021) states “there is a net loss of vegetation because these [local and regional restoration/revegetation] programs’ levels are not restoring native vegetation at the rate of permanent clearing”.

This week the COVID-delayed 2021 NSW Local Government conference will be held in Sydney.

Gilgandra, along with Narromine shire, will not be represented in person at this conference. However, GSC has put a motion to the conference about the challenges presented by the offset scheme.

Council’s main submission questions the methodology used to calculate the offsets as it is applied state-wide and doesn’t take regional land values into account – putting them on level with western Sydney.

The motion cites problems the open market credit trading scheme such as availability of credits, and the over inflation of prices.

“The fi nal problem with the scheme is that it is encouraging landholders to create stewardship sites, but landholders are looking to create stewardship sites on land that is already remnant vegetation and highly unlikely to ever be developed due to the natural constraints that exist in the land, eg. flooding, topography etc.

“So, the intent of the scheme is not achieving the results of regenerating previous disturbed land or creating increased biodiversity values,” states the motion.

Council feels the scheme prohibits development in regional and rural NSW, forcing developers to look at other states.

“Councils are not seeking to disregard legislation and in fact see ourselves as good environmental citizens of the state of NSW, but the basic fundamentals of the scheme are failing regional and rural NSW, and must be amended,” fi nishes the motion.

Local Government NSW (LGNSW) states the GSC’s motion is consistent with its [LGNSW] ongoing actions and its own submission to the upper house inquiry.

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Political News & Opinion

Time to have your say on council’s 10-year plan MAYOR’S AYOR’S MESSAGE ESSAGE Comment mment by CR CRAIG DAVIES,, Narromine rromine Shire re mayorr

WITH a new council comes the opportunity to have your say in what focus our council should take for the next 10 years. Our Community Strategic Plan survey is in the community, on our website and available from council, and we encourage everyone to give us your thoughts.

This is where you can make a difference with good ideas and suggestions for council for the next 10 years.

The guiding principles within this plan are: f Vibrant communities; f Growing our economy; f Protecting and enhancing

our environment; and f Proactive leadership.

It is our desire to maintain these principles and build our communities around them with the advice from our residents so please give serious thought to how we can make this a better place to live.

IT must be obvious to all residents that there is extra activity in town with inland rail vehicles along with Martinus, the rail contractors, also showing their presence.

Unfortunately, the only part of the government who hasn’t been able to keep pace is the state planning department.

They continue to show a decline in the population of Narromine along with almost all country localities.

Locals will readily attest to the housing shortage locally and the fact that we are seeing many more people in our communities. The workforce has increased by over 170 people in the past 12 months and most

businesses are still crying out for staff.

It’s embarrassing that the department tasked with providing the information we need to ensure our services are kept up to date, our hospitals staffed correctly, we have enough police, and all aspects associated with a community’s population are so poorly informed.

So data from this source should be treated with the contempt it deserves for not accurately reflecting our circumstances nor that of most of rural and regional NSW. I’m sure that planning will catch up eventually and recognise the population growth across much of the rural and regional areas. Most of the newly developed housing blocks have already sold and demand is outstripping current supply.

We are very much a growing community and those who choose to keep abreast of things know this.

IN keeping with our growth and the upturn in business activity along with it being Small Business Month, council is conducting another set of training seminars.

These have proven to be very popular in recent years and the events are advertised in today’s Narromine Star.

Take advantage of this training which has helped so many people across our community in previous years.

ANOTHER great council initiative is the Q&A Panel being held next week.

This follows the small business theme of the month, and will be chaired by local member Dugald Saunders and his senior electoral officer and well known Dubbo identity, Jane Diffey. It features three very successful and well known Fionas.

Those who join this seminar will be enthralled by Fiona Nash, ex-federal regional development minister, Fiona Aveyard, founder of ‘Outback

Lamb’ and Fiona Hall, owner of ‘BiteRiot’ Operations Pty Ltd, Orange.

Please RSVP via Eventbrite and numbers will be limited so get in fast for this free event.

THE fi rst sod turned for our new Indigenous housing units in Trangie.

Six one bedroom units are being built in Mullah Street opposite the multi-purpose health service.

This is a most welcome initiative and will provide a level of housing not seen in these circumstances in the Trangie community previously.

Again, a massive vote of thanks to Terrie Milgate who has been instrumental in this proposal getting off the ground.

The project is a $2.4 million initiative and the largest housing project in Trangie possibly ever. The benefits of this will be there for many decades and will enhance the lives of so many.

Apply now for a $50 accommodation voucher AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by D DUGALD SAUNDERS, ERS, ember State Member bo for Dubbo NARROMINE residents are now able to apply for a $50 accommodation voucher, as part of the NSW Government’s Stay NSW program.

The voucher initiative is a commitment to bolster the accommodation industry, while getting people excited to travel in NSW. This is a win-win for our local community – the vouchers will give hard hit businesses much needed stimulus, while also encouraging residents to explore our great State.

Applying is fast and simple via the Service NSW mobile app, through the Service NSW website, or by calling 13 77 88 for assistance.

People can pool the $50 Stay

NSW Vouchers with relatives or mates, with no redemption limit. Apply as soon as you can so you can check-in somewhere special, and check-out somewhere new.

There are more than 1,200 Stay NSW businesses registered across the State, but it is not too late for accommodation premises to get on board. Stay NSW Vouchers are valid until 9 October 2022.

For more information, including details on eligibility plus how and when to apply, visit https://www.service.nsw. gov.au/stay-nsw IT was fantastic to announce last week that Narromine local Jane Kemp has been named as a fi nalist in the 2022 NSW Women of the Year Awards.

Jane is a fi nalist for the Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award, which is fantastic recognition for the work she has done in our community.

A Mandandanji woman who

is dedicated to progressing reconciliation, Jane supports Aboriginal people as Executive Leader for Aboriginal Strategic Development at CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes.

Drawing on her connections to family, community and country, she helps Aboriginal men rediscover and embrace their cultural identities, and advocates for communities in far western NSW. Ten years ago, when the small town of Wilcannia was doing it tough, Jane ran to the community, rather than running away. She requested a transfer to Wilcannia and became a strong advocate for services and resources that the town was lacking.

As well as developing CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes’ fi rst Innovate Reconciliation Plan and Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation Training, Jane increased the proportion of Aboriginal employees, who now make up almost one-third of the team.

It’s community leaders like Jane who make our region such a wonderful place to call

home!

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2022 NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards.

Seniors are invaluable to the Dubbo electorate as volunteers, carers and role models – even more so during our recent challenging years.

If you know a senior who helps make our community diverse, inspiring and active, then I encourage you to nominate them for acknowledgement of their contribution.

Nominations close 11.59pm, Sunday 20 March 2022. To make a nomination, go to: https://dugaldsaunders.com. au/nominations-open-for-seniors-local-achievement-awards/ THE NSW Government’s Before and After School Care (BASC) vouchers are now live for parents and carers of children enrolled in a NSW primary school, and I am encouraging those eligible in the Narromine region to apply.

The $500 vouchers are avail-

able now to use at participating providers to assist families with access to BASC services by covering a parent gap fee component of their session fees.

Every family with children at a NSW primary school is eligible for one voucher per child, which will provide each child with approximately 60 sessions of free BASC. These vouchers are all about providing affordable access to care for families, particularly after a tough two years where we have had disrupted access to school and BASC. Families can access the vouchers online via MyServiceNSW account, in the app, or by visiting their nearest Service Centre.

TICKETS are now on sale for the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canberra Raiders NRL Premiership match to be played at Dubbo’s Apex Oval on Sunday 22 May! Tickets can be purchased by the general public by visiting www.rabbitohs.com.au/ dubbo22

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Federal Election 2022: Contesting the hot seat of Parkes of his community, and makes it his personal priority to reflect those needs in all of his advocacy.

By NATASHA MAY ON Friday, February 25, Jack Ayoub who was born and grew up in Coonabarabran, was endorsed as the Labor candidate for Parkes, to run against National’s Mark Coulton in this year’s federal election.

Mr Coulton, the current federal member for Parkes, announced he would once again contest the seat of Parkes after being pre-selected as the Nationals’ candidate for the sixth time in May last year. Mr Ayoub contested the seat of Parkes for the fi rst time at the previous federal election 2019.

Mr Ayoub shared with the Narromine Star his stance on the following key issues going into the election:

Housing MR Ayoub said his emphasis was on ensuring there’s sufficient social housing that is located and built in a way that is sensitive to place.

“People shouldn’t have to move or feel a sense of dislocation in order to have secure housing.

“Fortunately, the Labor Party has committed $10 billion to the issue of social housing across the nation, allowing us to draw upon that in addressing the needs of the Parkes electorate.”

He said he wants to ensure that towns throughout the electorate have enough housing stock to attract professionals and service people.

“This will also alleviate the current issue of exorbitant rental prices that are compounding the issues involved in the cost of living.”

He said the construction of houses is set to create hundreds of jobs, many of which will be fulfi lled by apprentices.

He said the above policy will assist in addressing the pressing issue of domestic violence.

In addition to this, he supports the Labor Party’s initiative of creating 250 community sector worker positions throughout regional Australia.

Education MR Ayoub said he seeks to ensure that the communities across Parkes have the resources to accommodate people that seek to upskill, learn a trade, and further their education.

He said the Labor Party is doing this by lowering the cost of tafe courses, particularly in the fields of hospitality and construction.

The Labor Party is also set to invest almost 500 million into the nation’s school system, ensuring that basic amenities are upgraded in line with the needs of students.

Mr Ayoub said he also seeks to ensure that university students have the opportunity to remain in their community whilst completing their university degree.

This can be achieved with the help of innovative enterprises like the ‘Country University Centre’ which is ser-

Labor candidate for Parkes in upcoming election, Jack Ayoub.

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vicing the community Narrabri to great effect.

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Environment MR Ayoub said he upholds pholds limate Labor’s position on climate change. w that “We are of the view nomic there is a significant economic g busiimperative, and a strong ness case to be made in favour hange; of addressing climate change; e have in cutting emissions, we 00,000 the capacity to unlock 600,000 jobs, while also bringing down the household power bill by as much as $300.”

Economy MR Ayoub said he wants nts to ple job make sure there are ample opportunities for people in the Parkes electorate.

Aside from providing suffirs, he cient housing for workers, nda by seeks to fulfi l this agenda rebuilding Australia’s manuorting facturing industry, supporting ntices, tradespeople and apprentices, nment ensuring that the government it apworks actively to recruit nd by prentice tradespeople, and er for making childcare cheaper working parents. e, it He said furthermore, ving was imperative in a thriving regional economy to have t. access to reliable internet.

In recognition of this, he y’s supports the Labor Party’s policy of boosting access to The NBN. roi Mr Ayoub, a Kamilaroi ns man, said “First Nations fit people stand to benefi hat from all of the policies that e. have been outlined above.

From a great supply of

social housing and a greater number of community workers, to a reduction in the cost of an apprenticeship, the InIn digenous community stand to benefit considerably.”

Mr Ayoub said with his grandmother being an Indigenous elder of Coonamble,, he has intimate connection to the needs

MR Coulton told Narromine Star “my goals are to grow on what we’ve done and if I had to identify a problem I think we need to overcome, it’s our lack of people”.

“We’ve got enormous opportunities through pretty well every occupation from the professions – health professionals, aged care, education right through all the trades, and agriculture. We have enormous opportunities in front of us, but to reach our full potential we need more people,” said Mr Coulton.

He said five-or-six-yearsago the towns were giving away free rental to encourage people to come, as opposed to currently the challenge is accommodating the increasing population to make sure they’ve got the services they require when they relocate.

Mr Coulton said he has been working with organisations like the Regional Australia Institute to promote the region to fellow Australians but also working with the minister for immigration to make sure there aren’t artificial impediments in place so that we can get skilled migrants to come in.

“I fi rmly believe that skilled migrants not only will help with our workforce issues but add to the culture and liveability of country towns,” said Mr Coulton.

He told the Narromine Star the three main issues he saw as necessary to address this problem were:

Connectivity C onnectivity MR Coulton said the NBN M rrollout, ro llout, satellite servic-

es, plus the other data services were priorities.

He said “connectivity is improving and we’ve got to keep pressure on telecommunications companies to make sure they’re upgrading their services”.

“That’s enabling a lot of people with one member of the family gets a job in a country town, the other one can keep their job somewhere else by working remotely.”

Health

MR Coulton said “we’re working on a permanent solution. In the past years we’ve paid locum relief doctors huge amounts of money to come in and fi ll in gaps in our workforce.

“Unfortunately one of the unforeseen consequences we have a cohort of medical professionals that only want to do casual work, and not settle into an area.

That’s why we’re training doctors locally in Dubbo, doing their full degree. We’ve doubled the number of training places for junior doctors into regional areas.

“We’re looking at permanent solutions rather than short term ones. He said it was also important to train allied health workers in a more generalist way, so that they can deal with mental injuries right through to elderly people recovering from strokes.”

Education

MR Coulton said while schools are run by the state government, the federal government m can help improve schools by c making sure “when those m people are looking to come to p a town to work as a teacher, tthere are other services and llifestyle opportunities that are attractive to them”. a

Current federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton.

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Rotary District governor visits Narromine

By SHARON BONTHUYS DISTRICT Governor Amanda Roach was the special guest at the Narromine Rotary Club meeting on February 22.

Visiting the community with her husband David, Ms Roach hails from Rylstone, southeast of Mudgee, and heads Rotary District 9670 that incorporates the central and far west of NSW. Narromine is one of 46 Rotary clubs in this district.

“I congratulate Narromine Rotary on being acknowledged in Parliament,” Ms Roach said, referring to the club’s honorary mention in the NSW Legislative Assembly by Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders on October 13, 2021.

The Narromine Rotary Club was named the Orana 2021 NSW Volun-

teer Team of the Year last September after raising $20,000 in 2020 and a similar amount in 2021.

Part of the District Governor’s role is to visit clubs, look at what they are doing and provide advice and guidance on things that may impact them.

Narromine Rotary President John Sinclair told Ms Roach that “membership is an issue across many community groups, including Rotary”.

With less than ten members, Narromine Rotary is one of many not-for-profits and community groups in the shire facing the challenge of serving the community via a small membership.

Ms Roach agreed, indicating “the face of volunteering is chang-

ing across Australia” and that the pandemic has played a part in this change as people self-isolated.

Ms Roach encouraged the club to work closely with other community groups locally who were also in a similar situation with membership.

Mr Sinclair indicated that this was already happening.

She also provided examples of how some clubs had revitalised their memberships.

Although Rotary district leadership changes annually, Ms Roach will be the last person to hold this role as District 9670 will formally cease to exist from July 1, 2022. It will merge with District 9650 to make one large Rotary district incorporating much of NSW. The new entity will be called District 9660.

Rotarians Ernesto Falcione, Dean Colmer, Jack Cooper, District Governor Amanda Roach, Jan Colmer, Narromine Rotary President John Sinclair, and David Roach.

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Nominate a senior now for 2022 Local Achievement Awards NARROMINE Shire locals are encouraged to recognise seniors who make a difference in the community through the 2022 NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards.

“Nominations are now open for the awards program which celebrates the work and achievements of seniors in the local community,” said Member for Dubbo Electorate,

Dugald Saunders.

“Seniors are invaluable to the Dubbo electorate as volunteers, carers and role models – even more so during our recent challenging years.

“If you know a senior who helps make our community diverse, inspiring and active, then I encourage you to nominate them for acknowledgement of their contribution”.

Winners of the Local

Achievement Awards will be announced during the NSW Seniors Festival, which runs from March 25 – April 3. The awards program is part of an exciting schedule of events across the state.

It is the largest festival for seniors in the Southern Hemisphere and enables older people to engage with each other, their community, services and supports.

Minister for Seniors Mark Coure said the festival and the awards highlight the vital role seniors play in the community.

“This annual festival is about celebrating the positive impact of older people in our families and society,” Mr Coure said.

“These initiatives also provide an important opportunity for seniors to participate in

Outreach programs help parents

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Community Skills Project Incorporated is coordinating two free programs to assist parents and carers in Narromine and Trangie.

The Parents Under Pressure program commenced in February and will run weekly until April 6, 2022.

Run in partnership with Communities for Children and Mission Australia, this program focuses on assisting families and delivering advice and guidance in a fun way said coordinator Sharon Milne.

“At the moment we’ve been looking at relationships. What’s a healthy relationship, what are the signs of an unhealthy relationship?

We’ve mixed that with a bit of craft, playing with the kids and so on,” said Ms Milne.

“We run informal education around [identified family] needs,” Ms Milne said of the series.

“If we found that someone was having trouble with getting their kids to school we could look at morning routines in the home. If people were having trouble with finances, we could provide informal educa-

tion around budgeting, how to save money, how to plan better with your spending.”

Ms Milne said that parents can book in to attend individual free sessions or attend all of them. Four sessions have been held so far in the series and have been reasonably well attended given families still harbour concerns about COVID, Ms Milne said..

“Parents and carers can show up periodically or do all the sessions.

They can also bring their children,” she said.

Ms Milne is also collaborating with the Royal Flying Doctor Service

(RFDS) to run a pilot program from the Australian Drug Foundation at Trangie which commenced this week.

With weekly sessions on drug and alcohol issues to be held throughout March, the program will be delivered by specially trained RFDS staff for parents, carers and frontline staff.

“I’ve got a few bookings at the moment [for this program] but there are still spaces left,” Ms Milne said. The program will be run out of the Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council office and is available to everyone in the community.

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Trauma teddies made with love

By SHARON BONTHUYS

Trauma teddies made by Coral Jackson, 90.

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Another boxful ready to go to Narromine hospital.

NARROMINE nonagenarian Coral Jackson is one of 600 volunteer knitters around Australia who are busy making “Trauma Teddies” for the Australian Red Cross.

With the motto “knitting for kindness”, the Trauma Teddy support program began in 1990 and currently distributes 50,000 teddies each year across Australia.

The teddies are provided to deserving causes and services including hospitals, police and emergency services. They are then distributed to a range of people, young and old, to provide comfort and security during trying times, natural disasters or other trauma.

In Narromine, 12 trauma teddies made by Ms Jackson are delivered to the Narromine Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) each month. The bears vary in size and are knitted to a standard pattern supplied by the Australian Red Cross.

“I take 12 teddies up to the hospital every month. I have heard that other services like the ambulance and police have them, but I just take them to the hospital.”

Ms Jackson said her neighbour saw an elderly man in the Narromine hospital cuddling one of the teddies and believes they are a comfort to older people just as much as the young.

“It’s not just for the young ones,” she said.

Ms Jackson, who turned 90 last September, fi rst started knitting the teddies in around 2014 when her friend local Narromine Red Cross member Adeline Jackson (no relation) needed help.

“Adeline did them originally for the Red Cross. She saw me at Garden Club one day and gave me a tap and I just started knitting them,” Ms Jackson said.

Red Cross volunteers like Ms Jackson knit to a defi ned bearshaped pattern, sew the sides together and stuff the inside with fi lling. Red Cross tags are sewn onto the bears and they undergo a quality control check before they are sent on their way.

After Adeline moved into a nursing home away from the area, Ms Jackson joined Narromine Red Cross in 2016 and carried on making the teddies. She is supported by other ladies who help knit the standard teddy pattern.

“When Adeline had to give it away, it was handed over to me and I just continued on. But I’m not sure for how much longer,” Ms Jackson said. “I have arthritis in my fi ngers and I fi nd it’s getting hard sewing, picking the needles up. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to go on with it.”

Despite these challenges, Ms Jackson takes a great deal of pride in her volunteer work.

“I really enjoy doing it. I do most of my knitting while watching tv.”

Ms Jackson especially enjoys putting the little faces on the teddies and choosing different colours for their bodies.

“When I fi rst started doing them, the fi rst bear I ever saw was just a plain brown colour and it was flat,” she said. This encouraged her to experiment with colour and to ensure the bears were properly stuffed so they would not be flat when given to recipients.

Ms Jackson elected not to appear in any of the photos taken of her handiwork by the Narromine Star when we visited. But she remains justifiably proud of the teddies she produces.

Chris Mansfield, Regional Manager, Greater Western NSW at Australian Red Cross, said “Red Cross people right across the region have been an active part of the community and have been

knitting trauma teddies for over 30 years.

“This furry face is iconic and provides much needed comfort and kindness to people in need.

Dedicated volunteers like Coral who lovingly knit these unique bears are champions of humanity and the backbone of what we do.”

President of the Narromine Red Cross branch, Anne McCrae, also praised Ms Jackson’s contributions to their parent organisation’s Trauma Teddies program.

“It’s a wonderful service and Coral has done a terrific job. We’re very grateful to her for all her hard work,” Ms McCrae said.

Narromine MPHS management is similarly appreciative of Ms Jackson’s efforts.

“When children are sick or need our care, whether that be while presenting at the Emergency Department or arriving via ambulance, it can be quite daunting for them,” said Narromine Health Service Manager, Sanu Joy. “Trauma teddies can help give children some comfort and company during those times, providing a friendly face and helping kids feel secure while they get the care they need.

“We use trauma teddies at the hospital for all kids, up to about 14 years old, and we’re very grateful to the Red Cross and volunteers for their continued effort and assistance. It’s valued by us and our patients,” he said.

Mr Joy said the hospital also distributes the teddies to other agencies like NSW Ambulance and the NSW Police when they are needed.

For Ms Jackson, the mum of three, grandmother of nine, great-grandmother of 21, and great-great grandmother of one continues to knit the trauma teddies as she enters her 91st year.

Well done, Coral, and thank you for your service to the community.

Women’s Shed donates to a good cause

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Women’s Shed continues to make a difference in the lives of community members in need, making donations to two important groups at a morning tea last week.

Timbrebongie House in Narromine and the Pink Angels in Dubbo each received donations of $500 from the Women’s Shed on February 23 in recognition of their respective work with aged care and breast cancer patients.

Timbrebongie representative Rachel Barry said the donation would purchase a new leather sofa for the Palliative Care room at the facility, which would be officially opened in the near future.

“Our budget could not afford a leather sofa but this donation has now made it possible. We are very grateful,” said Ms Bar-

ry. “This will enable us to have this item as an option for families.

Thank you!”

Pink Angel volunteers Teena, Cate and Susie were equally appreciative of the Women’s Shed donation which will be used to purchase compression bandages and post-operative bras for breast cancer patients.

It will also assist with the costs of cleaning and accommodation support for patients travelling away to Sydney for treatment. Patients from Narromine had benefited from this support, they said..

“Thank you, we really appreciate this from the bottom of our hearts,” said Patient Liaison Officer Teena, who is one of 50 Pink Angels in the Dubbo organisation.

The talented crafters at the Women’s Shed make a range of handmade things including intricate jewellery and sewn items which they

sell at garage sales, markets and other special events.

Despite COVID restrictions impacting their ability to fundraise, the Women’s Shed team has still managed a tidy contribution to the community during the last year, said spokesperson Lorna Lodding.

“We have given away more money in the last twelve months despite not being able to raise much,” she told the Narromine Star, indicating that the group had also supported the Royal Flying Doctor Service and made an additional donation to Timbrebongie House.

“We like to support local services and those that provide services to the Narromine community,” Ms Lodding said.

The group is looking forward to hosting its next big garage sale in the near future and raffles for Easter and Mother’s Day.

The Women’s Shed team hosted morning tea on February 23, 2022 where they presented cheques to Timbrebongie House and Pink Angels. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR

Women’s Shed volunteers Lorna (left) and Kim (far right) with Pink Angels Cate, Teena and Susie.

Women’s Shed volunteers Lorna (left) and Kim (right) with Rachel from Timbrebongie House.

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Classroom News Trangie Central School update Contributed by SHARYN BROWN, PRINCIPAL FROM our Week Five newsletter...

“Ghana Beat My Drum’ was a live music show attended by Primary students and Secondary music students last Wednesday. The performer was Jonas Tandoh and he incorporated different styles of traditional music and local languages from Ghana in Africa.

“The students danced and performed different percussion instruments as ensembles.

Jonas also showed us the African call-andresponse vocal techniques and how to perform the African drums, shekeres and marimba.

“Jonas’ wide smile and infectious laugh was lively and uplifting for the audience,” said Patricio Herrera, Music Teacher.

We’re pleased to share photos of our Early Bird class and the visiting performance of ‘Ghana Beat My Drum’.

Early Birds class for 2022. PHOTOS: TRANGIE CENTRAL SCHOOL

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Jonas Tandoh (performer) with Scarlett Kolanowski.

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

Narromine Christian School swimming carnival Contributed by CATH CHAPMAN NARROMINE Christian School students had a very successful swimming carnival.

The students had a wonderful time and showed support for their fellow team mates whilst maintaining their competitive spirit.

There were a lot of standout moments in the pool allowing a large cohort of students to qualify and compete at the Far West Zone Swimming Carnival in Orange.

Again, a lot of standout moments in the pool when students competed at the next level.

Mr Walsh, the grade 6 teacher, said he could not be more proud. Every student showed a high level of sportsmanship, team spirit, endurance and skill.

Mr Walsh is positive that a number of our students will qualify for the CSSA State Swimming Carnival to be held in March.

Swimming carnival action, February 2022. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED BY NARROMINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

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

Narromine PUBLIC NOTICES NARROMINE MEN’S SHED 60 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Become a member and get back to the tools. Everyday items for sale. Open Tuesdays and Thursday 8.30am-12noon.

ANTIQUE BUYER ANTIQUE BUYER in area this Friday, March 4. Cash paid for: old shearing gear, cow bells, dog or rabbit traps, cast iron items, shop or garage signs, tins, oil bottles, tin toys, pedal cars, military or railway items, badges, coins, medals, old watches, tools, anvils, workshop manuals, shed contents, anything old or interesting. Phone Rob now 0418 391 084.

Classifieds CHURCH NOTICES 10am Sundays and Tuesdays – morning prayer/praise Holy communion monthly – Sunday and Tuesday.

ST ANDREWS UNITING CHURCH Meryula Street, Narromine conducts worship from 9-10am every Sunday. All welcome.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER: Narromine’s churches will come together on the evening of Friday, March 4, at the Baptist Church in Dandaloo Street which will host this year’s “World Day of Prayer” (WDOP).

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SUNDAY, March 6

SATURDAY, March 5

FRIDAY, March 4

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Australia Says Yes. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Lakes With Simon Reeve. 8.35 Scotland: In Search Of Sir Walter Scott. 9.35 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 12.00 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. 1.45 The Killing. 4.00 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 SBS Courtside. 12.30 Basketball. NBA. Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks. 3.00 Jungletown. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Unlimited. Final. 10.15 Day Of The Dead. 11.05 Narcos. 12.55 Criminal Planet. 1.40 Epicly Later’d. 2.30 Twiz And Tuck.

3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. 2.00 Les Misérables. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. 4.55 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Van Der Valk. 10.05 Mum. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.20 Starstruck. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit.

6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: The Kids Are All Right. (2010) Annette Bening, Julianne Moore.

10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 QI. 11.35 Community.

12.00 Parks And Recreation. 12.20 Grand Designs. 1.10 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.50 Mustangs FC. 3.15 Operation Ouch! 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.25 School Of Rock. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 MOVIE: The Steam Engines Of Oz. (2018) 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Log Horizon. 9.15 Dragon Ball Super.

10.00 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 10.25 Close.

ABC

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Van Der Valk. 2.00 Employable Me Australia.

3.00 Outback Ringer. 3.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 13. Adelaide Lightning v Townsville Fire. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras.

10.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 11.00 Troppo. 12.00 Father Brown. Final. 12.45 Rage.

SBS (3)

SBS VLND

NEWS (24)

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. 7.45 The Virus. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Rosie Batty’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. 12.15 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 QE2: The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel. 3.00 New Breed: The Rise Of The Social Entrepreneur. 4.30 KGB: The Sword And The Shield. 5.35 Tuskagee Airmen: Legacy Of Courage. 6.30 News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. Return. 8.30 Exploring Northern Ireland. 9.30 World’s Greatest Bridges. 10.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 11.20 MOVIE: The Young Victoria. (2009) 1.15 MOVIE: The Girl Who Played With Fire. (2009) 3.35 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks. Replay. 2.00 Untold Australia. 3.00 Unknown Amazon. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 It’s Suppertime! 5.40 Insight.

6.40 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. Return. 9.20 Black Market.

Return. 10.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 News. 2.30 The Brief. 2.45 The Virus. 3.00 News. 3.30 Breakfast Couch. 4.00 News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 News. 5.30 ABC News Regional.

6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.30 Zog. 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? 10.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Pride: Live At The Apollo. 11.55 Gavin & Stacey.

12.25 Schitt’s Creek. 12.45 Archer. 1.05 Dead Pixels. Final. 1.30 The Young Offenders. 2.05 The Planets. 3.10 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 12.35 Horrible Histories. 1.05 Step Up To The Plate.

1.30 The Crystal Maze. 2.30 72 Cutest Animals.

3.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. 3.35 Lost In Oz. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 School Of Rock.

6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Mardis Gras + Me. 8.00 My Life. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Close.

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Australia Remastered. 3.25 Love On The Spectrum. 4.25 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.30 Nigella At My Table. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. 8.30 Troppo. 9.25 Killing Eve. 10.10 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. 11.10 Harrow. 12.00 Late Programs.

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NEWS

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 1.00 Speedweek.

2.00 Beach Volleyball. Australian Tour. 4.00 Football Indigenous Football Festival. Australian Indigenous Koalas v Sunshine Coast All-Stars.

Highlights. 5.00 The Rising. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. 6.30 News. 7.35 Treasures Of The Mediterranean Islands. 8.30 Secrets Of A Celtic Grave. 10.00 Every Family Has A Secret.

11.05 The Trials Of Muhammad Ali. 12.40 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.30 WorldWatch.

10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Charlotte Hornets. Replay. 1.30 Nuts And Bolts. 2.30 Look Me In The Eye. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. 5.00 Bamay. 5.40 Australiana: Island Queens. 6.15 The Arranged Gay Marriage Scam. 6.45 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.30 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 The Story Of Late Night. 9.20 Point Blank: Gun Obsession. 10.10 Dark Side Of Football. 11.05 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Breakfast Couch. 2.00 News.

2.30 Australian Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 The Brief. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Q+A Highlights.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.10 Emma! 4.35 Go Jetters. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach.

5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.05 The Deep. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Women Of Steel. 9.30 Catalyst.

10.25 I’m Wanita. 11.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.15 MOVIE: The Kids Are All Right. (2010) 2.00 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam!

5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 The Crystal Maze. 2.15 The Zoo. 2.30 72 Cutest Animals. 3.10 Larry The Wonderpup. 3.35 Lost In Oz. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.20 Thalu. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS VLND (31)

NEWS

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Pregnant At 17. (2016) 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase. 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. 8.30 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (2017) Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh.

10.40 Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Opening Ceremony. 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Going Solo In Japan: Wonders Of Kyushu 2.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 12.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 1.00 MOVIE: The BBQ. (2018) 3.10 Shipping Wars. 3.40 Big Easy Motors. 4.10 Timbersports. 4.40 Pawn Stars. 5.10 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.40 MOVIE: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. (1987) 7.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 2. (1989) Mel Gibson. 10.00 MOVIE: Just Cause. (1995) 12.05 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Australian Guineas Day and Randwick Guineas Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. (1984) Harrison Ford. 10.00 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993) 12.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 My Market Kitchen. 1.30 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. 2.00 Ent. 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 To Be Advised.

8.40 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. 10.10 Ross Noble: Brain Dump. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Bondi Rescue. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder.

5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Is A Piece Of Cake. (2020) 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 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: Jason Bourne. (2016) Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander. 11.05 MOVIE: Survivor.

(2015) 12.50 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 Murder, She Wrote. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. Australia v Hungary. 10.00 MOVIE: The Man In The Iron Mask. (1998) Leonardo DiCaprio. 12.35 Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Dora And The Lost City Of Gold. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (2011) 9.30 MOVIE: Here Comes The Boom. (2012) 11.35 Raymond. 12.05 The Fix. 1.00 Reverie. 2.00 Below Deck Sailing Yacht. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs.

10.00 What’s Up Down Under. 10.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. 11.00 Bondi Rescue.

12.00 Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Buy To Build. 3.30 Hotels By Design. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 The FBI Declassified. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15 Late Programs.

9GO!

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 The King Of Queens. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 3.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends.

12.10 Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 Mom. 2.35 Instinct. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Australian Survivor.

1.40 My Market Kitchen. 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture.

3.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 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. 9.00 FBI. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Peaking. 2.30 Race Across The World. 3.45 Ultimate Rush.

4.15 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Round 4.

Replay. 5.15 The Road Trick. 5.45 MOVIE: Mr. Peabody & Sherman. (2014) 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight. (2008) 10.30 MOVIE: Daredevil.

(2003) 12.35 Weird Science. 1.05 Reverie. 2.00 Very Cavallari. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury.

3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 5.30 Dino Ranch.

PRIME7

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 2. Newcastle Knights v Brisbane Broncos. 1.50 NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 2. Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans. 3.40 NRL Women’s Premiership.

Round 2. St George Illawarra Dragons v Parramatta Eels. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 Australian Crime Stories. 11.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.00 Gideon’s Way. 11.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.20 The Garden Gurus. 12.50 Getaway. 1.20 My Favorite Martian. 1.50 MOVIE: Silent Dust. (1949) 3.30 MOVIE: The Count Of Monte-Cristo. (1975) 5.30 MOVIE: The Odd Couple. (1968) 7.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Chicago P.D. 11.00 House. 12.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Volcanion And The Mechanical Marvel. (2016) 3.25 MOVIE: Flushed Away. (2006) 5.05 MOVIE: Fletch Lives. (1989) 7.00 MOVIE: Johnny English.

(2003) 8.45 MOVIE: The Bourne Identity.

(2002) Matt Damon. 11.00 Allegiance. New. 12.00 Stunt Science. 1.00 Reverie. 2.00 Very Cavallari. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Jabba’s Movies. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Railroad Australia.

9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 11.00 On The Fly. 11.30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic.

12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Football.

AFL Women’s. Round 9. Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 9. Adelaide v Collingwood. 5.00 Last Stop Garage. 5.25 MOVIE: Superman Returns.

(2006) 8.30 MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (2013) Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe. 11.20 MOVIE: Spawn. (1997) 1.30 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 To Be Advised. 1.00 Mom. 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. 11.00 Nancy Drew.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials.

1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

7MATE

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney SuperNight. Day 2. Support races.

3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 1. Sydney SuperNight. Day 2. Race 2.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 8.45 Crime Investigation Australia.

10.15 Born To Kill? 11.15 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 4x4 Adventures. 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. 4.30 Roads Less Travelled.

5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC. 10.00 Ambulance Australia. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Drive TV. 1.00 The Pet Rescuers. 1.30 MOVIE: The Dust Factory.

(2004) 3.20 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: Sully. (2016) Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart. 10.30 MOVIE: Spy Game. (2001) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian.

10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 The Baron. 1.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. Australia v Hungary. 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby.

Round 3. ACT Brumbies v NSW Waratahs. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Gorky Park. (1983) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.00 The Weekend Prospector. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 1. Sydney SuperNight. Day 1. Support races.

7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 1. Sydney SuperNight. Day 1. Race 1. 9.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. West Coast v Western Bulldogs. 11.30 Late Programs.

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7TWO

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 11.30 Sydney Weekender. 12.00 Weekender. 12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 3.00 Selling Houses Australia. 4.00 Diana: A Love Affair. 5.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9.

GWS Giants v Richmond. 7.00 Border Security: International. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home Shopping.

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Bondi Rescue.

10.00 iFish Summer Series. 10.30 Reel Action.

11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Destination Dessert. 12.30 Scorpion. 2.30 Pooches At Play.

3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Soccer.

A-League Women. Round 14. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 NBL (52) Slam.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours.

10.30 The Middle. 12.00 The Dog House Australia. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans. 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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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 3, 2022

MONDAY, March 7

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 2.35 First Ladies. New. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Heritage Rescue. Final.

8.30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. 9.35 The Great House Revival. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 Paris Police 1900. 12.00 The Interviewer. 12.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 2. 2.15 Unit One. 3.20 Supreme Revenge: Battle For The Court. 4.20 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Charlotte Hornets. Replay. 2.00 World Of VICE. 2.30 Coronavirus In The Navajo Nation.

3.00 Does America. 3.30 Dead Set On Life.

3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Derry Girls. 10.25 Addicted Australia. 11.35 Late Programs.

ABC ME

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 The Breakfast Couch. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Miriam’s Deathly Adventure. 2.10 Unforgotten. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch.

9.35 China Tonight. Return. 10.05 ABC News Video Lab. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 7.30 The Planets. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.20 Grand Designs. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 QI. 12.20 Escape From The City. 1.20 Community. 1.40 Parks And Recreation. 2.05 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.30 The Crystal Maze. 2.15 What It’s Like. 2.50 Mustangs FC. 3.15 Operation Ouch! 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.20 Thalu. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage.

10.55 Close.

TUESDAY, March 8

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miriam’s Deathly Adventure. 2.10 Unforgotten. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.30 Hard Quiz.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Outback Ringer. 8.30 The Exhibitionists.

9.30 I’m Wanita. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Four Corners. 11.55 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Gavin & Stacey.

10.05 Schitt’s Creek. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.20 Starstruck. 11.45 Pride: Live At The Apollo.

12.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.35 Plebs.

2.00 Community. 2.20 Parks And Recreation.

2.45 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 The Crystal Maze. 2.15 What It’s Like. 2.50 Mustangs FC. 3.15 Operation Ouch! 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.20 Thalu. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Hank Zipzer. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage.

10.55 Close.

WEDNESDAY, March 9

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News.

12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.10 Unforgotten. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. 5.00 Kurt Fearnley’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 Starstruck. 9.25 QI. 9.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business.

11.10 Late Programs.

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SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 (3) Woman With Gloria Steinem. 2.35 First Ladies. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Framed. 10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 11.30 Shadow Lines. 12.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 3. 2.15 Tiananmen: Seven Weeks That Changed The World. 4.15 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 MOVIE: 76 Days. (2020) 2.00 Rum: The Thirsty Road. 2.30 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 3.00 Video Game Show.

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. 8.30 MOVIE: Subjects Of Desire. (2021) 10.30 MOVIE: Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story. (2020) 12.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 News 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 China Tonight. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 Women In Politics. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Australian Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 (3) Insight. 3.05 Running On Time. 3.20 World’s Most Luxurious… 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention. 8.30 The Colosseum: A Jewel In Rome’s Crown. 9.30 Hidden Assets. Final. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 In Therapy. 12.15 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 4. 2.15 MOVIE: Hannibal. (2001) 4.40 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Payday. 1.40 Noisey. 2.30 Motherboard.

3.00 Earthworks. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Wellington Paranormal. 9.00 Letterkenny. 9.30 MOVIE: Priest. (2011) 11.10 MOVIE: The Long Good Friday. (1980) 1.15 VICE Guide To Film. 1.45 The Science Behind Sex. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 ABC News Day. 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 China Tonight. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 PJ Masks. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts.

6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.35 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 9.20 Fake Or Fortune? 10.20 Doctor Who. Final. 11.20 Women Of Steel. 12.20 Community. 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam!

5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.00 Step Up To The Plate. 1.40 The Crystal Maze.

2.50 Mustangs FC. 3.15 Operation Ouch! 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.20 Thalu. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris.

10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close.

THURSDAY, March 10

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ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 3.00 World’s Most Luxurious… 3.55 Queen Victoria’s Children. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble. Final. 8.30 The Royals: Keeping The Crown. 9.30 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Gomorrah. 11.50 In Therapy. 12.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. ParisNice Race. Stage 5. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Jasper And Errol’s First Time. 1.00 Mr Tachyon On The Edge Of Science. 1.30 Most Expensivest. 2.00 Gaycation. 2.50 Cyberwar.

3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Chasing Famous. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 Vikings. 12.25 News. 1.20 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.10 Unforgotten. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. 4.55 Kurt Fearnley’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. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 10.05 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz.

9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 QI. 10.45 Gruen. 11.20 Live At The Apollo. 12.05 Would I Lie To You? 12.35 Community. 1.00 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Plebs. 1.45 Close.

5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 The Crystal Maze. 2.15 The Zoo. 2.50 Mustangs FC. 3.15 Operation Ouch! 3.30 The Dengineers.

4.30 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.20 Thalu.

6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Flamin’ Thongs.

8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 10.00 Rage.

11.00 Close.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.30 SA Votes: Leaders’ Debate. 2.30 ABC News Day. 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 Late Programs.

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6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Disappeared. (2017) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 SAS Australia.

8.45 The Amazing Race. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 The Resident. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

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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 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 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. 8.45 Would I Lie To You? Australia.

9.55 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.55 The Project. 12.55 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC. Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 NCIS: New Orleans.

12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 48 Hours. 3.15 L.A.’s Finest. 4.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 NBL. (52) Round 14. Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans. Replay.

8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld.

12.00 Instinct. 1.00 Nancy Drew. 2.00 Mom. 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 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Australian Survivor.

2.15 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. Return. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.30 NCIS. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull.

12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Go! (2020) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 JAG.

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. 9.00 La Brea. 10.00 Nine News Late.

10.30 Botched. 11.20 Bluff City Law. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 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. 3.30 MOVIE: Lucky Jim. (1957) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Poirot.

10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 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 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Entrapment. (1999) Sean Connery. 10.45 Young Sheldon. 11.10 Raymond.

12.10 #Killerpost. New. 1.05 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Social Fabric. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 Getaway. 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. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 True Story With Hamish & Andy. 11.00 Mr Mayor. 11.25 The Village. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Delish. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 12.00 Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Mighty Trains. 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 Selling Houses Australia. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (2013) 2.50 Wild Transport. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney SuperNight.

Day 1. Highlights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney SuperNight.

Day 2. Highlights. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins.

(2005) Christian Bale. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Student. (2017) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 SAS Australia. 8.40 The Rookie. 11.00 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976) Clint Eastwood. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Home (62) Shopping.

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Invitation To A Royal Wedding.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Without A Trace. 12.45 Selling Houses Australia. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions.

12.00 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005) 2.45 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 The Mike & Cole Show. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mommy’s Little Angel. (2018) 2.00 Autopsy USA. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Police Strike Force. 8.30 The Front Bar. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News.

10.00 Ambulance: Code Red. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 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: Mr Denning Drives North. (1951) 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: Organized Crime. 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Home (62) Shopping.

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Medical Rookies. 5.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Desert Collectors. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates.

4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa.

5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992) Mel Gibson. 10.00 MOVIE: Executive Decision. (1996) 1.00 Late Programs.

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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 Ambulance Australia.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey.

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. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 This Is Us. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 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 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Baby Driver. (2017) Ansel Elgort. 10.45 Young Sheldon. 11.10 Raymond. 11.40 Weird Science.

12.10 #Killerpost. 1.05 Reverie. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sweet November. (2001) 2.30 Dog Patrol. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 Miniseries: Showtrial. 9.50 The Speedboat Killer. 11.50 The Latest: Seven News.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 My Way. 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. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 Forensics: The Real CSI. 11.40 Grand Hotel. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

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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 Instinct. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Mom. 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 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 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 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops.

8.30 MOVIE: Sicario. (2015) Emily Blunt. 10.55 Young Sheldon. 11.20 Raymond. 11.50 Weird Science. 12.20 #Killerpost. 1.15 Reverie. 2.10 Below Deck Sailing Yacht. 3.00 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: Manuela. (1957) 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 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull.

3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars.

4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa.

5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 Storage Wars.

Return. 9.30 Desert Collectors. 10.30 Extreme Unboxing. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 The Day We Walked On The Moon. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. Return. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

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10 PEACH (52)

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10 BOLD (53)

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 iFish Summer Series. 8.30 Bondi Rescue.

9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman.

4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.20 FBI. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Walker, Texas Ranger. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

9GO!

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 Instinct. 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. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH

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6.00 Morning Programs. 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 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 First Dates Australia.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. Return. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

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 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman.

4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 NCIS. 12.30 Home Shopping.

2.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 Driving Test. 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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles.

10.00 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 New Amsterdam. 12.05 The Horn. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 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. 3.30 MOVIE: Our Man In Marrakesh. (1966) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 House. 11.40 The Equalizer. 12.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 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 Survivor 42. Return. 9.30 Surviving The Stone Age: Adventure To The Wild. New. 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. 12.00 #Killerpost. 1.00 Reverie. 2.00 Late Programs.

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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 Mom. 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 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

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

Sport Gerries golf notes: 100mm of rain didn’t stop them Contributed by NORM LEWIS LAST Saturday some 19 hardy golfers arrived for the weekly Gerries golf competition.

Following a heavy downpour of over 100mm of rain on Friday night, the course was in great order with slightly less run than the past few weeks.

Eight ladies faced the starter on the front nine. Vicki Gainsford carded a top score of 18 points under the conditions to win the event. She

was closely followed in second place by Viv Halbisch on 17 points.

Once again, there was no winner of the Ladies NTP with the jackpot slowly growing. There was a tie for the NAGA trophy between Dale Harding and Ann Harmer with the countback declaring Harmer the winner, thus collecting two shots to her handicap for next week.

Eleven men lined up on the back nine and here we saw a great win to Gus Smith who

returned a card of of 27 points.

Well done “Smithy” but you know the handicapper well and he has now docked your handicap seven shots for your effort.

Steve Squires on 23 points took second place and he also won the NTP trophy of only one golf ball. The boys are pretty consistent winning the NTP prizes as there was nothing in the kitty.

“Boof “ Fraser won the NAGA to collect the trophy, which was uncontested.

Following the presentations the ladies were involved in a “Chip and Run” school conducted on the 9th hole by NSW Golf officials and the men adjourned to the Pool table for the weekly Pool competition.

Steve Squires and Chris Harding were drawn to play Terry Willis and Tom Hogan in the preliminary round.

Willis continued his good form and he and Hogan advanced to the fi nal where they met last week’s champions Norm Lewis and Kale Adams.

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

The match started slowly until dark horse Hogan saw the opportunity to take a win by sinking three balls and then the black to take him and Terry to the podium for the title of pool champs for the week.

Next Saturday the competition continues with the ladies on the back nine and the men on the front with the hit off at the usual time of 9.00 am. See you all at the 19th.

Andrew Bassett, Megan Clissold and Clara Pretorius check out the equipment.

Opening day action at Narromine gymnastics. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR

Who said climbing on things isn’t fun? PHOTOS: FOCUS GYMNASTICS.

Gymnastics starting in Narromine

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITHIN 24 hours of announcing last week that it would run a gymnastics program, Narromine Focus Gymnastics Academy had received 80 enrolments and an additional 70 people signed on to participate in a free trial.

A subsidiary of Dubbo-based provider Focus Gymnastics, Academy staff were overwhelmed by the response to its new program which opened in town on February 28.

Identified as a program of interest at the community meeting on sport and recreation led by the Narromine Shire Council on February 1, it was acknowledged that gymnastics requires specialist, accredited

trainers to deliver it safely for the community. Specialised equipment was also needed.

These were some of the barriers to introducing a gymnastics program in Narromine as no specialist trainers lived locally and equipment from a previous program had been given away.

Shortly after that public meeting, Academy proprietor Andrew Bassett approached council with a proposal to run a private gymnastics program for children ranging from 18 months to 14 years at the Sports and Fitness Centre.

“Gymnastics is a specialised sport and there’s a lot involved in learning and training to become a coach. All our coaches are experienced and accredit-

ed,” Mr Bassett said.

The stars aligned further when Narromine Christian School donated the majority of the gym equipment to be used in the program.

This was on display when Narromine Star visited the Focus team at the Sport and Fitness Centre on February 24 to talk about the new program.

“Narromine Christian School was more than happy to donate gym equipment to support the gymnastics program opening in Narromine,” said principal Debbie Robertson.

“It is wonderful to be able to put our support behind an organisation that will offer the local community a program

that will benefit the youth and young people of Narromine and surrounds.

“As we are committed to providing a variety of sporting activities for our students throughout the year, the gym equipment was not getting maximum use and we are delighted that it is going to be well used on a regular basis,” Ms Robertson said.

The speed with which this program has been put into place at Narromine, about three weeks from concept to doors opening on February 28, has surprised many including Academy staff.

“We’ve put everything together in just a few weeks. It should have taken so much longer,” said coach Clara

Pistorious.

Mr Bassett thanked the council and the school for their assistance and support. “Council has identified the need for gymnastics in the community and has this great space. The Christian School has provided the equipment. We can now deliver this program.”

Gymnastics commenced on February 28 with 120 children from Narromine shire attending classes on opening day.

“Now we are speaking with the council about utilising the hall for additional times to cope with the excitement and demand. We are very excited to see this program grow and expand even more,” Mr Bassett said.

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

Thrilling finishes at Mudgee on Sunday

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

By COLIN HODGES QUALIFYING two horses, Zoo Station and Tags, for the $500,000 fi nal of the Newhaven Park Country Championship at Royal Randwick in April, is a fitting reward for the dedication and professionalism of Bathurst trainer Gayna Williams.

A long time successful trainer, Williams has played a prominent role over several years in Central Districts Championship Qualifiers however it was hard to match the excitement of the thrilling fi nish on Sunday at Mudgee as a big field of well credentialed runners vied for a share of the $150,000 prizemoney.

Away quickly from the outside barrier in the 1400 metres feature event, Lockdown Gamble led from Dubbo Wanderer, El Mo, and The Drover with Zoo Station settling further back than midfield and Tags in last position after missing the start by five lengths.

Brilliantly ridden by Tony Cavallo, Zoo Station ($2.70, favourite) burst through a gap halfway down the straight to hit the lead and in a driving fi nish held on to win by a neck from stablemate Tags (Reece Jones, $5.50).

The David Smith, Mudgeetrained Lockdown Gamble (Mathew Cahill, $4.80) was

Zoo Station, brilliantly ridden by Tony Cavallo, scored a close win in Mudgee on Sunday to qualify for the $500,000 final of the Newhaven Park Country Championship at Royal Randwick in April. PHOTO: JANIAN MCMILLAN/RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU a head away third in a game performance after setting the pace while How’s It Kev (Mikayla Weir, $26) from the Alison Smith stable at Orange was handy throughout and stuck on well for fourth.

Continuing to emerge as a genuine winning chance in the $150,000 Western Racing Association Country Championship Qualifier at Coonamble this month, is the Brett Robb, Dubbo-trained Great Buy. Following a brave effort when a close second to Lock-

down Gamble in the review at Dubbo, Great Buy beat the short price favourite Salire in the 1200 metres Evergreen Turf Showcase Benchmark 66 Handicap at Mudgee.

Taking the lead from Unpredicted when heads turned for home, Great Buy (Jackson Searle, $5.50) safely held off Salire (Hugh Bowman, $1.60 favourite) by one and a half lengths with Ferus (Jean Van Overeire, $21) fi nishing third.

Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker had a winning treble with Akahata (Bran-

don Lerena, $2.60), Deel With Me (Hugh Bowman, $2.45 favourite) and Da Nang Star (Bailey Wheeler, $2.80 favourite) while Scone trainer Cameron Crockett led in a double, Mistaken Identity ($10) and Cracking Mo ($5.50), both ridden by Brooke Stower.

Cameron Crockett described Brooke Stower as a “greatly underrated jockey” after her all the way win on Cracking Mo and a sensational ride from the back of the field on Mistaken Identity.

Jumping from the outside

barrier in a field of 14, Mistaken Identity ($10) raced in last position before Brooke Stower followed the inside rail all the way home to win by threequarters of a length from Whispering Cate (Mikayla Weir, $101) and Jianzhang (Clayton Gallagher, $81) in the 1200 metres S&S Meats Country Only Showcase Maiden Plate.

The other winner was the Kris Lees, Newcastle trained Miss Santorini ($21), the fi rst leg of a double for apprentice Bailey Wheeler.

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

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Skye soars at NSW country championship Contributed by KRISTA MORRISSEY SKYE Morrissey, a member of the Macquarie Yabbies Swim Club, attended NSW Country Championships at Sydney Olympic Aquatic centre on Friday, February 18.

Skye is a multi-class swimmer, who represents the club with pride. With a lot of hard work over the summer and multiple Qualifying Carnivals, she gained qualifying times for five events for this championship meet.

She swam in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle/breaststroke/butterfly, and the 200m individual medley over two days.

Skye, who is 13 years old, competed in open heats with some ladies more than three times her age, but is placed in the 11-14 years age bracket.

She walked away from this meet with a Silver in the 100m breast-

stroke, bronze in the 100m butterfly, and found herself in the top three in her three other events, also swimming a personal best time in all five events.

With some more exciting news, Skye’s times swam at this meet have also given her the qualifying times she needs to swim at the Australian Age Swimming Championships in Adelaide in April, where the best swimmers from all over Australia will meet for some exciting competition. Now the hard work begins.

Being a disability athlete in western NSW is tough. She has never let her disability stop her from doing something she loves. With the support from her family, friends, coach and Macquarie Yabbies Swim Club, Skye has defied odds and is making a name Skye Morrissey has qualified to swim at the Australian Age Swimming Championships.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY KRISTA MORRISSEY. for herself in the Swimming pool.

Trangie school sports captains for 2022 named Story and photos by TRANGIE CENTRAL SCHOOL.

Part Time Administrative Assistant Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council is seeking a part time Office Assistant, 14-21hrs per week.

The successful applicant will be required to carry out reception duties, assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable, use of Xero Accounting software and provide assistance to the CEO for the management of the organisation.

This position will require the successful applicant to undertake training where necessary and a willingness to undertake relevant criminal record checks.

For a full list of essential and desirable criteria, contact the CEO, Terrie Milgate on 02 68887661 Monday – Thursday during business operating hours or by email to terrie.milgate@trangielalc. com.au Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply for this position.

Applications can be sent to the CEO, Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council, PO Box 106, Trangie NSW 2823 or by email to terrie.milgate@trangielalc.com.au

Closing date: 16th March 2022

Above: Primary sports captains: left to right, Widgeree – Jaxon Roby & Kairi Tattersall, Bundemar – Tommy Ashby & Naia Selway, Dandaloo – Reggie Thomas & Lacey Davis (absent)

Right: Secondary sports captains: left to right, Dandaloo – Sonny Morton & Tahleisha HoyleYates, Bundemar – Koby Kilgour & Mia Gleeson, Widgeree – Troy Carter & Chloe Dun

TRANGIE Central School is proud to introduce the community to its sports captains for 2022!