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Councillors no-show at action group meeting By SHARON BONTHUYS SEVERAL Narromine shire councillors did not attend a meeting organised especially for them by the Narromine Inland Rail Action Group (NIRAG) on March 2. Newly elected councillors had been invited to attend the meeting to view a presentation about the inland rail route realignment from west to east at Narromine. None attended. “We did have a couple of positive responses initially so it’s a bit of a shame they’re not here,” said NIRAG spokesperson Jennifer Knop. NIRAG members had hoped to express their views and concerns directly to the elected representatives about the potential for flooding from the proposed inland rail embankment, culvert and viaduct structure. In particular, their concerns that a flooding event would be exacerbated by the infrastructure and divert water that would potentially flood the entire township, reminiscent of the 1955 flood. NIRAG member Andrew Knop, who has a catchment background, had prepared a detailed presentation on the issues of concern to the group. NIRAG formed in 2017 after a letterbox drop informed residents of the route deviation that would bring the rail line east of Narromine, passing through or impacting a number of properties. Continued page 4

Ladies to lead the way in drought resilience By SHARON BONTHUYS AS we celebrate International Women’s Day this week, two Narromine ladies are quietly taking part in a leadership development program to further develop resilience skills in themselves, their businesses, and ultimately, their community. As part of the Australian Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund, Nano Moody and Keiley Noble have joined 40 other people from western NSW to participate in the Drought Resilience Leadership Program. Currently a third of the way through the ten-day program led by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Limited (ARLF), both ladies have been impressed by depth of topics and calibre of speakers who have presented. “I’ve found the three days inspiring and I’m very excited for the rest of the program,” said Ms Moody, who runs a mixed cropping farm with her husband just west of Narromine and

“I thought, it’s so important to change the way you look at things and your perspective, and to cope better with the challenges that get thrown at you...” – Nano Moody

Nano Moody on her farm. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. moved to the area ten years ago. It’s a similar story for Ms Noble, who is a water regulation specialist and associate in her family’s own agricultural contracting company. ARLF is working with the next generation of rural and regional leaders to de-

velop their leadership capabilities, encouraging them to work together with their communities to better prepare for drought. The participants from Western NSW were selected after a competitive application process and will take part in a mix of residential and remote train-

ing, including personal and community resilience, and network and adaptive leadership. On completion of the program, participants can apply for a community engagement grant for a local project to continue building drought resilience for their community. The leadership pro-

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gram was meant to be face to face but COVID restrictions resulted in the ﬁ rst two sessions being changed to virtual. The ﬁ nal session will be face to face and includes a trip to Mutawintji National Park north-east of Broken Hill, enabling the participants to meet and engage with each other. Both women saw the program advertised and thought it resonated with them. Continued page 2

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Ladies leading the way in drought resilience From page 1 “I had this idea to build resilience skills in rural people,” said Ms Moody, who had had the opportunity to participate in some programs prior to this where she had learnt some resilience skills. She wondered what it would be like if other people could learn these skills as well and change perspectives of people struggling so that they would not reach the depths of despair. “I thought, it’s so important to change the way you look at things and your perspective, and to cope better with the challenges that get thrown at you. That just ignited my passion to want to help other rural people to also develop resilience skills. “If I learnt the skills, built the network and then had the opportunity for funding, I could do something good. “I applied for the program as I wanted to gain skills and networks to be better prepared to lead myself, my family, my workplace and my community through the next drought, as in my opinion drought is not inevitable,” said Ms Noble. “My particular interest though, is to help create and encourage resilience in rural women. In general women carry the mental load of a household. Studies show that due to this, women are nearly twice as likely to suffer from severe stress, anxiety and depression as men,” she said. Ms Moody, a former stock and station agent, said that “going through this last drought had such an impact on us, not just ﬁ nancially but mentally.” Ms Moody is keen to explore developing resilience skills in children, particularly to assist in times of drought. “With kids you just sort of expect them to cope but if they had some skills under their belts they

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THE FORECAST Thursday, March 10 Min 15 Max 28. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31. Sun protection recommended from 9.40am to 4.50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Friday, March 11 Min 14 Max 28. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 0%

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Central West Slopes and Plains area Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 25km/h becoming light during the day then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31. Sun protection recommended from 9.40am to 4.50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Saturday, March 12 Min 14 Max 28. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower on the northern plains, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain

Keiley Noble. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. would handle it a lot better. Being able to keep perspective and not spiralling down negatively.” Ms Noble, who originally hails from Gulargambone said this of Narromine. “We live in a town based completely around agriculture, so when there are issues in agriculture, our whole town feels it. “And for the women of our town, who are already twice as likely to suffer from mental health issues, this is hard. The added ﬁ nancial pressures, increased off-farm work loads, and constantly try to be positive for those around them can really take a toll on them and their long term wellbeing. “I think it would be great if we could form better coping mechanisms, network groups or readily available resources to help alleviate these drought associated pressures and increase our drought based resilience.

The ability to apply for a community extension grant is something of interest to both women, and each has a particular plan in mind should they be successful in applying for this funding. “It supports activities and initiatives that share skills and knowledge about drought resilience with the local community. This really gives us the opportunity to put what we learn into action,” said Ms Noble. “Through this, I hope to bring something fun and insightful to town for the Women of Narromine. I am excited to keep going with the program and hopefully others will beneﬁt from my participation as well.” The second session of the Drought Resilience Leadership Program takes place on March 22-23, with the ﬁ nal session on April 5-7, 2022. Congratulations Nano and Keiley and all the best!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 10, 2022

Mayor goes into bat again for Trangie doctor By SHARON BONTHUYS JUST weeks after the parliamentary inquiry into health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote NSW ﬁ nished, Trangie faces losing its only doctor according to Narromine mayor Craig Davies. With the report for the inquiry due to be tabled in lateApril, Cr Davies has expressed disgust at the treatment of longterm Trangie doctor, Dr Ashraf Labib by the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD). Narromine The Star has been told that Dr Labib’s contract expires in June 2022 and will not be renewed. Dr Labib is believed to have worked in Trangie at the Multi-Purpose Health Service (MPS) for 18 years. “For goodness sake!” Cr Davies said, clearly frustrated. He said he went in to bat for the doctor last year, resulting in a year’s extension of his contract and as part of that, Dr Labib agreed to take a pay cut. The mayor understands from past discussions with Dr Shannon Nott from WNSWLHD that a series of locum doctors would replace Dr

Trangie MPHS could be left with a revolving door of locums if Dr Labib’s contract is not renewed. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. Labib. “Their argument is ‘it’s costing us, it’s costing us,’” said Cr Davies. “What is it costing the community?” The Narromine understands Star that engaging locum doctors is an expensive process, with the doctors supplied via medical employment agencies at a staggering cost of $2500 plus per day. This situation comes as Wagga Wagga MP Dr Joe McGirr recently launched an e-petition seeking to create a stand-alone rural health department for rural, regional and remote NSW. This follows his

motion in February for the same request. Bronnie Taylor became minister for mental health, regional health and women late last year but has no standalone department to oversee. Dr McGirr’s petition is gaining support across regional NSW. Cr Davies is particularly concerned about the loss of skill and knowledge that would go with Dr Labib if he left, and the uncertain nature of dealing with a revolving door of locums who have no connection to the community they serve. “There will be no continuity of service

and if people think that is no good they can’t get into Narromine [Shire Family Health Centre] because they’re not taking new clients so that just compounds the issue,” Cr Davies said. In a statement, a spokesperson from

the WNSWLHD has conﬁ rmed that Dr Ashraf Labib’s current contract as a ‘General Practitioner Visiting Medical Ofﬁcer’ providing services to Trangie MPS ends on June 30, 2022. However, the spokesperson indicated that WNSWLHD has no intention of ending Dr Labib’s employment and has already engaged in discussions regarding a new contract. Narromine Shire Family Health Centre Practice principals Dr Neil McCarthy and Dr Niro Wickramasinghe told the Narromine Star that four of their nine doctors are no longer accepting new patients due to current patient load and being able to deliver care safely and comprehensively to these patients. Five doctors are still accepting new patients from Narromine and west of the practice. The practice currently has 5650 active patients on its books.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Councillors no-show at Inland Rail Action Group meeting

From page 1 In the ensuing years, the group has unsuccessfully attempted to have their flooding concerns addressed through the community consultation committee (CCC) process with Inland Rail Project managers Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), and with local government and federal elected members. A petition with 1200 signatures was also sent to the federal parliament and ARTC. Ms Knop told the Narromine Star that between 2010 and 2016, an eastern route was not favoured by inland rail due to flooding concerns identified on its own plans. By 2017 this had changed and references to flooding were removed from the documents. The publicly available inland rail documentation referenced in the NIRAG presentation contains disclaimers that a legal representative advising the group has said is “illegal”. NIRAG also accuses ARTC of “cherry-picking data” appearing in its reports and leaving out critical information about flooding. Mr Knop said, “in the 2010 document, it says an option to the east was considered but found to be less favourable from a land use/flooding perspective”. “When I eventually found this stuff – it’s a big document, about 1500 pages – it shows you where the alignment was deemed not suitable. It’s the same alignment they’re pushing now. “This means 13 kilometres of brownfield track [existing track to the west] would have to be replaced by 13 kilometres of greenfield track [new track to the east], which means much disturbance to the agricultural community as well as the flooding side of things.” Mr Knop said that ARTC has to flood proof its project to 50 centimetres above a one-in100-year flood level. All their embankments and bridges have to have a clearance of 50 centimetres above that level as does the levee bank they are proposing. “One of the big issues is that flooding was never reported in the ARTC multicriteria analysis. This is the reason why the 2010 report said ‘no, we’re not going there because it’s a breakout zone and it floods naturally all the time’,” he said. Mr Knop featured a range of maps as part of his presentation including one showing inundation areas in the proposed eastern route. “ARTC never referenced the fact that 400 square kilometres drains into six creeks in this area. You’ve got a whole area out here surrounded by hills all with very solid granite underneath which doesn’t allow the water to seep through. The water hits a solid barrier underneath and shoots back out. That’s what feeds the groundwater and above water

Narromine Inland Rail Action Group held a meeting last week. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. situation. “A one-in-100-year flood would be a seven-inch downpour on the hills out there collectively. You’re looking at 60 to 70 thousand megalitres coming off the hills and hitting this area, on its own. Then you’ve got the Macquarie outflow. [The eastern alignment] is not a good place for infrastructure. But ARTC never referenced the streams coming in. “Landholders are obligated to fi nd out what stream water you’ve got if you’re going to do structural works so you know what you’re blocking. ARTC completely ignored this.” NIRAG believes Narromine township is at significant risk of flooding if the eastern route is constructed, given constriction points in areas of natural water flow. Mr Knop showed photos of past flooding on Wallaby Road that resulted from just a single natural rain event. “The drought was raging in January and by March the catchment dams were full and overflowing and Wallaby Creek was awash with 65 millimeters of rain overnight. There were eight of these events in one year.” Local landholder Robert Webb, whose Webb Siding Road property will be impacted by the eastern route, supported Mr Knop’s statements. “I’ve seen [inundation] happen quite a few times in that region, and there’s every reason to believe it will continue to happen. The actual combination of water there is problematic from

the point of view of the [Narromine Shire Council] maintaining the road,” Mr Webb said. “Even from the point of view of us getting access to the road. I would like to have the inland rail people do a whole lot more mapping and provide good information to us to let us know where they think this water is magically going to go in the event of another 1955 type event. “The town needs to be warned that there is a severe risk of this making their lives very difficult if we get another event like 1955,” said Mr Webb. Mr Webb’s property on Webb Siding Road was completely inundated during the 1955 ﬂood with family members having to be rescued from the roof of a shed on the property. This is supported by independent hydrologist reports, Ms Knop said. “Mark Coulton is the local MP and he doesn’t want to talk to us. “There’s not a single technical reference in these documents. There’s a whole two pages quoting a statement of limitations regarding the project. [For example] ‘Geotech, supported by limited technical investigations within public road reserves’. “What does ‘limited ﬁeld investigations’ mean? They don’t stand behind any of their

recommendations because they’re based on assumptions. And they do not accept any liability with any errors in those assumptions in that information,” Mr Knop said. “They did do some tree identiﬁcation and cultural heritage inspections with local people, but everything else is a desktop investigation and their assumptions.” The Inland Rail Project is a very complex issue and one that is both supported and reviled by sections of the community, business and industry. Narromine Star approached the Narromine Shire Council for comment in relation to the councillors not attending the NIRAG meeting. Shire mayor, Craig Davies, responded as follows. “During the middle of February the ﬁve new councillors were all contacted by Ms Jennifer Knop and asked to a meeting with this rail group who were completely unknown to council. Yes, individually we have dealt with them but as a rail group this is new. “A number of the councillors approached myself and the general manager [Jane Redden] wondering what their responsibilities were in regard to invitations of this nature. My response from the outset has been that the council always encourages interaction with individuals and groups across the shire. “However, I did suggest that under these circumstances I would suggest that they give serious thought to how they get involved knowing they have very limited knowl-

“The town needs to be warned that there is a severe risk of this making their lives very difficult if we get another (flood) event like 1955...” – Local landholder Robert Webb

edge of inland rail. “I also mentioned that we as a council have absolutely no authority nor influence in these matters as they are the domain of the federal government. “I suggested that if [the councillors] wished to meet with this group then it would be wise to listen but make little by way of comments knowing they are new to their roles and limited with their understanding. “It is interesting to note that none of the councillors from the previous council who have dealt with Ms Knop previously were invited to the meeting and only new and inexperienced councillors. “Council will continue to work with inland rail in an effort to bring about the best possible outcomes for our shire as this project proceeds and to date we have had significant success. Our focus is on the jobs that will be created and the opportunities for long term employment, development and investment. “It is our moment in the sun and we remain focused on the fact that with these opportunities comes the ability to supply high tech and well paid jobs for locals and more importantly our ability to retain our youth,” said mayor Davies. “We do understand that there are very significant impacts right across the shire and some people are disrupted severely. We have always ensured that inland rail are aware of these situations and work to resolve them. “But with any infrastructure project of this magnitude there will always be disruption. It is the nature of progress. “Like [NIRAG], we too have high expectations from inland rail and believe that working with them will always bring better outcomes than trying to fight them. “I left it to the discretion of the councillors themselves to decide if they wished to be a party to the meeting and if they decided they needed more knowledge then that is democracy. “Council has engaged with individuals from this group on numerous occasions previously and tried our best to explain the lack of influence we have and should they have concerns then please take them to ARTC Inland Rail Project. “If they wish to have a community meeting then again, councillors can decide if they wish to be a part of it.” NIRAG said they will continue to liaise with its connecting groups (similar groups impacted by the Inland Rail Project) and other lobbyists. It may also stage a community meeting to deliver its presentation to the residents of Narromine. Should that occur, it will reissue its invitation to councillors to attend and hear the concerns and views of their constituents.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 10, 2022

Vale Gwen Bourchier By EWEN JONES NARROMINE has lost a beloved stalwart – Gwenda Mary Bouchier, aged 101, who passed away on Friday March 4, 2022, aged 101. Aunty Gwen, as I knew her, was born on January 28, 1921 to James and Eileen Connell from Dubbo. She moved to Narromine in 1951 with her husband, light horseman Claude Bourchier, and lived in her home there for over 70 years. At the time of her passing she was a resident of Timbrebongie House. Aunty Gwen and Claude operated a taxi service, bus run and mail run for many years, and she continued on with the taxi service after Claude died in 1983 until the age of 92. Aunty Gwen was beloved by the community. The residents of the Minore/Temoin Streets area were certainly regular customers for a Gwen “hair do”. Aunty Gwen was recognised with multiple awards over the years for her community service, including Citizen of the Year (1987), Orana region Community Good Deed Award (1998), and with 50 years’ service to St Vincent de Paul, a lifetime membership (2015). Aunty Gwen used to make me a sponge cake every year for my birthday up until about ﬁve years ago. They were always perfect. I would buy her a Mr Whippy ice-cream whenever I could. Vale, Gwen Bourchier. She will be sadly missed.

National gliding championships in Narromine By SHARON BONTHUYS THE National Gliding Championships kicked off in Narromine this week with 23 competitors registered to compete. Bad weather impacted the start of the competition, which commenced on March 8 and runs until March 18. You can pop out to the aerodrome and watch the competitors launch or follow the action as it happens via the Narromine Gliding Club’s website, which features a “live tracking” connection. Another option is the Glide and Seek website. Each day’s gliding tasks which competitors must complete as part of the competition, will be overlaid on the map. Standard, 15metre and Club classes are being contested at the competition, which features several former national and world championship winners in the Club class and a number of Australia’s top pilots in the Standard/15m category. Contact Narromine Gliding Club for further information.

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Petition launched for rural health department By STEPH ALLEN

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Fuel prices skyrocket due to Russian conflict By DREW MCCALLUM, DIRECTOR, INLAND PETROLEUM DUE to the unprecedented times that we currently live in, we are seeing the highest fuel prices in history. The main contributors causing this steep rise are: 1. Trade sanctions imposed by western countries against Russia; meaning Russia cannot export oil to these countries. Russia is one of the largest oil-producing nations globally, so if they aren’t able to ship oil to any western countries, this will undoubtedly leave a massive hole in the supply of oil, causing shortages worldwide. 2. World demand for oil has recovered and grown compared to what demand was like pre-covid. The world economy had a very bullish sentiment, causing some of the most significant stock market gains in years until the Russian/Ukraine confl ict. This bullish market has left an extremely high oil demand even though market confidence has been slightly hindered by the confl ict. 3. A military confl ict, the size, and seriousness of this one is a considerable oil demand generator in itself. These three main contributing factors have made the Brent Crude Oil price per barrel (most of Australia’s pricing is based on this crude), jump from around $68 a barrel last November to $139.13 on Monday, March 7, meaning nearly a 100 per cent rise over four months. The steepest increase has been between last Thursday and now after Russia invaded Ukraine. That increase over nine days was around $33 per barrel as Brent hovered around $90 early last week. Unfortunately, I think we are only seeing the beginning of what could be an ongoing trend for the foreseeable future. f Inland Petroleum is a foundation supporter of Narromine Star.

A NEW ‘Department of Rural Health’ could be one step closer in NSW after an independent state MP launched a petition calling for a dedicated state department. Member for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr launched an e-petition for the establishment of a department of rural health last month. The petition was a by-product of the unique challenges faced in rural, remote and regional NSW for the provision and access of health care. “The petition calls on the government to establish a department of rural health to safeguard and increase rural health services and provide the rural health

workforce that communities need on the ground,” Dr McGirr said. “We now have a regional health minister in NSW and I believe she needs the support of a department behind her.” NSW Farmers member and retired occupational therapist Sarah Thompson said due to country communities experiencing a lower level of access to health services, a dedicated rural health department could address those problems. “We know rural health is not something you can improve by simply throwing money at it, we need a commitment and focus to deliver the services that are needed,” Mrs Thompson said.

“As people increasingly look to the regions for affordable housing and better liveability, they will put more strain on already-stretched health infrastructure. “A rural health department could ensure healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics, private practice, ambulances, mobile health provision and other health facilities are appropriately resourced.” Mrs Thompson said it was pleasing to see a country doctor like Dr McGirr call for a department that would be headed by former country nurse in regional health, minister Bronnie Taylor. “Providing health services in rural and remote communities – be it as a

GP or a nurse or an allied health professional – has a whole different set of challenges and we need people with that experience driving this forward,” she said. “We recognise and appreciate the funding that has been invested in regional health, particularly to deliver important hospital infrastructure and equipment, but we need an equal focus on building the number of health professionals working within these facilities and provide services across the community. “Ultimately, regional, rural and remote communities deserve excellent health care and that’s what we want to see achieved.” Sign the petition at the NSW Parliament website.

Narromine CWA presented education grants at the Narromine Christian School. PHOTO: NARROMINE CWA.

Narromine CWA presents education grants Contributed by CAROLYN EGAN, NARROMINE CWA NARROMINE Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW recently had the great pleasure of visiting Narromine Christian School to present Certiﬁcates to children who had received Education Grants from Phillip

Group of CWA NSW. The Members from Branches in Sydney (Mascot, Eastwood-Epping, Georges River and Sydney City) made generous payments to 10 Narromine Families. These CWA ladies have been working tirelessly for the last 36 years aiming to assist rural and regional

children from all over the State. This year there was a total of 64 Awards statewide. CWA NSW is made up of an Executive and 30 Groups statewide – Phillip Group being one with just six Branches. Our Narromine Branch is one of 11 Branches in our Far Western Group,

scattered from here to Wanaaring. We endeavour to meet as a group for our annual conference and three or four other meetings in one of the western groups. Zoom meetings are also being widely used, which saves time and expensive travel but is not so friendly.

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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: • 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.

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Narromine Shire Council is once again is hosting Seniors Day on Friday 1st April 2022 at Narromine Aero Club commencing at 10.30 am with the theme ’Tune into Tech’. Morning tea will be supplied along with tech tips and live music from Terry Leonard. RSVPs are essential please call Council on 6889 9999 or E mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au

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Residents and pool users are reminded that the Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centre hours are open as follows: (Swimming season will cease on Sunday 27 March 2022)

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

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Narromine Lions Club member Keith Elrington receives his member sponsorship key from Viv Halbisch. Photo by Narromine Lions Club. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Red Cross volunteers Charlie Burrowes and Kay James speak with Judy Lawrence at the start of the Red Cross Calling fundraising drive on March 4.

Exclusion fencing has been erected around the burnt out shell of the Girl Guides Hut which was destroyed by fire on February 20.

Brunch for this bunch of corellas at Olsen Oval, Narromine, on March 7.

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New facilities benefit next-gen doctors By SHARON BONTHUYS THE next generation of doctors and residents in the central west will ultimately beneﬁt from the recent completion of a $7 million redevelopment of the University of Sydney Medical School (USMS) Rural Clinical School in Dubbo. Supporting the delivery of the university’s world-class doctor of medicine (MD) program in Dubbo, the new stateof-the-art facilities include a new teaching building complete with the latest in medical education technology. Facilities include two dedicated learning studios for team based collaborative work, an anatomy teaching lab, six-suite simulation training centre, and common study space. A highlight includes a SECTRA Virtual Dissection Table, a large, immersive and interactive touch device that enables students to swipe, scroll, zoom, rotate and navigate in-

The new building that will help train the next-gen doctors. side 3D anatomy models that are generated from CT and MRI scans. Students can virtually dissect layers of bones, skin, organs and muscles in the body and study anonymous patient cases from around the world via a cloud-based database. It also supports group discus-

sions and facilitates collaborative team-based learning. This virtual anatomy training will be complemented by blocks of practical classes in the human anatomy laboratory at USMS Sydney. A spokesperson for the USMS told the Narromine Star that 24 ﬁ rst-year students have

enrolled in the Dubbo stream of the MD program. “These students will complete their entire four-year degree in Dubbo and every year we will welcome 24 new ﬁ rstyear students,” the spokesperson said. “All the current students have backgrounds in rural Australia and we have quite a few from the local central west region including Dubbo, Forbes, Coonabarabran and Quambone/Warren. “We also have a couple of students from Mildura and students from regional Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.” “All students at the School of Rural Health have the opportunity to do placements and research projects throughout western and northern NSW. This is one of the main highlights of the experience we offer so that students gain an understanding of rural and remote medicine. “Some of the locations where

students in Dubbo have completed placements include Bourke, Brewarrina, Wilcannia, Cobar, Forbes, Parkes, Narromine and Lightning Ridge,” the spokesperson said. Dr Annemiek Beverdam, senior lecturer and ﬁ rst-year MD program coordinator at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo, said “we are thrilled to be using the new facilities for the student’s ﬁ rst clinical teaching block”. “The technology we are using is at the forefront of medical education and will give our students the best opportunity to learn in a modern purpose-built facility.” The new facilities were developed in collaboration with the Western NSW Local Health District, hospitals and doctors of the region, and the Dubbo community, including the Wiradjuri community. The facilities will be officially opened and the community welcomed onsite later in the year.

Amee empowered by rural scholarship By SHARON BONTHUYS TOMINGLEY’S agri-tourism dynamo Amee Dennis spent International Women’s Day in Sydney with the 23 other recipients of the 2022 NSW Rural Scholarship Program designed to develop leadership opportunities for rural women. The one-year scholarship program began this week with the recipients attending the Future Women Leadership Summit in Sydney on March 7 and 8, as part of the 2022 NSW Women’s Week celebrations. An excited Ms Dennis who runs award-winning Quentin Park Alpacas and Studio Gallery at Tomingley with husband Shaun spoke to the Narromine Star from the summit in Sydney. She introduced three other scholarship recipients from the surrounding area, all of whom work across very different industries. Wendy Gill is an agricultural advisor and principal of Achieve Ag Consultancy, and is based in Albert. Georgia Campbell is an analyst with Rabobank and Jemima Erskine is a midwife, both of whom are based in Dubbo. Over 500 applications were received for the $5500 scholarship program, which includes attendance at the summit and access to the Future Women Platinum+ Program. The ladies were thrilled to have been awarded one of the competitively assessed scholarships. The ﬁ rst day of the summit was described as “huge” by Ms Dennis and her colleagues. “The opportunity for us to physically connect, particularly after the last couple of years have been very challenging for us, has been wonderful. A lot of the scholarship recipients have started or are establishing their own busi-

nesses,” Ms Dennis said. “The opportunity to be in the room with some other incredibly driven, interesting women who come from rural areas that understand remote living and what rural life is all about, it’s amazing. “Having open and honest discussion with these women on the fi rst night was a total reward in itself. “What we learnt on the fi rst day and what we will learn through the rest of the summit and the program over the next 12 months is exciting,” Ms Dennis said. “I loved connecting with other women in different industries,” said Jemima Erskine, who works as a midwife in the healthcare sector. “Working in healthcare which is so female dominated, especially at the junior level, it’s really valuable connecting with women in other industries and learning from them. A lot of leadership roles in healthcare are taken by men but the majority of healthcare is performed by women and it’s interesting learning from women in other industries about what happens there and what lessons you can take from that.” Banking analyst Georgia Campbell agreed. “Like healthcare, banking is very male-dominated. I really enjoyed all the leadership talks. “Something that stuck with me was that leadership can change. You might be one kind of leader but you don’t have to stay like that. You can develop and change and it’s something to take away on my leadership journey,” Ms Campbell said. Ag consultant Wendy Gill saw specific learnings in leveraging leadership. “For me I think additionally it’s inspiring to be representing the agricultural industry as a con-

Wendy Gill, Amee Dennis, Jemima Erskine and Georgia Campbell attending the Future Women Leadership Summit in Sydney on March 8. PHOTO: SUPPLIED AMEE DENNIS. sultant but also to be able to take from that it’s not only about the value of leadership but what you can leverage from that. “From all these amazing, inspiring women who are coming together and collaborating, it’s the ability to leverage all these other skills that are being developed across the 12 months and set ourselves up to perform at a higher level in our own businesses. “This will have a profound impact on our communities as well as our own business or industry as we help drive change,” Ms Gill said. The ladies agreed that the ﬁ rst day yielded some profound discussions about leadership, change, bullying and dealing with difficult leaders, together with strategies to rec-

ognise and deal with each of these things. “I’m very early in my career and one of the big themes of this conference is visibility,” said Ms Erskine. “For myself it’s important to see people who have gone before you and to be empowered to step out and forge your own path. To see women who are further in their careers and want to bring other women up with them is really valuable. “One of the key themes coming into International Women’s Day is about making sure that we do have a sisterhood,” said Ms Dennis. “There was a conversation about bullies in the workplace being women possibly feeling threatened about other women coming up beneath them. Sometimes it’s not necessarily

the case. “Sometimes they are in that male-dominated industry and have had to push really hard to get where they are,” Ms Dennis said. “It’s important to be aware of what’s going on around you and how you can support your leader or your manager to do a better job so that you’re able to do a better job. Build those networks woman to woman, particularly in those male-dominated industries. This will make it more visible for other women coming up after us,” Ms Dennis said. Ms Erskine said this about visibility in rural areas. “We need to increase the visibility of leadership and career opportunities in rural areas, so that there is scope for innovation, for opportunities so you don’t have to leave rural areas. “To have the same opportunities as presented to women in metro centres would be great. It’s unfortunate that a lot of the time we think of the dearth of opportunities in rural and remote areas rather than the scope and creativity that is inherently possible in rural communities,” Ms Erskine said. “The focus of conversation last night was based around bringing those opportunities, skills and networks back into the regional areas so we can create that visibility across all our industries,” said Ms Dennis. No doubt each of these ladies has been empowered by the Future Women Leadership Summit and will bring back many new skills and ideas to their communities over the course of the next 12 months as they complete their scholarship program. The Narromine Star looks forward to documenting their progress along the way.

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Gilgandra Newspapers expanded its local operations during the pandemic, with the launch of both The Nyngan Weekly and the Narromine Star in 2020 and 2021 respectively. All are printed on the local press in Gilgandra. PHOTO: JADE THOMPSON PHOTOGRAPHY.

Newspaper inquiry highlights challenges and opportunities By NATASHA MAY LAST week in Canberra, public hearings took place for the inquiry into the provision of newspapers (print and digital) in regional and remote Australia. The minister for communications, Paul Fletcher MP, announced the inquiry on December 22, 2021. The government said the public hearings will inquire into the adequacy of regional and local news, how the pandemic has affected the delivery news services, and suggestions on how to strengthen connections with and coverage of issues affecting regional Australia. While Gilgandra Newspapers expanded its local newspapers during the pandemic, with the launch of both The Nyngan Weekly and the Narromine Star in 2020 and 2021 respectively, other local and regional newspapers have not fared as well. Many closed after their advertising budgets shrunk during the pandemic, and others moved to digital-only editions to cut costs. Mr Andrew Manuel, president of Country Press Australia told the Inquiry that “the major publishers have in many cases abandoned the bush”. “They have scaled back coverage in major regional centres and completely closed print editions in others, leaving token online coverage.” The Public Interest Journalism Institute’s Newspaper Mapping Project showed the closure of 74 mastheads, broadcasting news stations or individual newsrooms from March 2020 to August 2021. At the same time, research also indicates that local newspapers maintain a vital role in communities. A study from the Australian Research Council found last year that Australians living in regional communities are far more likely to go to their local news

Lucie Peart, editor of the Narromine Star and president of Country Press NSW. or newspaper website for information than other accessible online sources like search engines, social media sites or local council websites. Mr Manuel also told the Inquiry that “the demise of large corporate publishers in regional Australia has led to a

signiﬁcant resurgence of independent small-business publishers in all mainland states”. “Country Press Australia, which has members in all states and the ACT, has grown its base substantially in the past three years,” said Mr Manuel.

“This resurgence has not been easy, but the genuine belief among existing independent publishers of the importance of public interest journalism and how this relates to communities outside of large cities has been vital in bringing these new publica-

tions to life.” However, Mr Manuel highlighted that changes to the advertising market for both local and national advertisers, exacerbated by COVID-19, place the sustainability of these new entrants at risk, without appropriate support and policy settings. The inquiry also comes at the time of change in the industry and will examine the impact for regional and remote newspapers of new developments such as News Media Bargaining Code. Mr Manuel said that the digital platforms legislation “may well save some publishers from closure,” but that the full impacts of the news media bargaining code are yet to be fully appreciated. The Gilgandra Weekly masthead has been part of deals struck by Country Press Australia with big tech companies after the introduction of News Media Bargaining Code, which requires Gilgandra Newspapers to provide a certain daily number of articles for online. However, as Lucie Peart, editor of the Narromine Star and president of Country Press NSW wrote in her submission to the inquiry “in our experience digital uptake in advertising is not a full second income stream, print editions are still much stronger in regional areas”. “We do need to be ﬁ nancially supported for the service we provide and not just casually recognised as important.” Mrs Peart further wrote in her submission “you don’t print out a webpage and put it on your fridge, but people still cut out the newspaper with their photo on it”. “Local newspapers are family-run, small to medium enterprises with brilliant and passionate people looking to tell and record the stories of their town. They don’t do it for a big pay cheque, they do it for the love of the industry.”

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Left: Margaret Lewis was excited to win a book prize in Narromine Star’s competition. Right: David Taylor is looking forward to reading Alissa Callen’s new book. PHOTOS:

By SHARON BONTHUYS

LAST month the Narromine Star held a competition to give away copies of Australian author Alissa Callen’s new novel ‘Snowy Mountains Cattleman’. The winners of the competition were Narromine residents Margaret Lewis and David Taylor. Ms Lewis, who is 88-yearsold, was thrilled to be presented with her book on March 3. “I love books,” she declared. “I’m so excited to win this. I’ve been telling everyone,” she

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said. Ms Lewis has not previously read any works by Ms Callen but has asked the Narromine Library about the author’s other books. Mr Taylor said he enjoyed reading Australian stories, historical ﬁction and adventure/drama stories and was looking forward to reading Ms

What’s on at the libraries By VICKEY FOGGIN Events coming up next week at Narromine: Book Club – Monday, March 14 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Service NSW Cost of Living Info Session (info on which government rebates and savings you are eligible for) – Monday, March 14 from 11am to 1pm. Rhymetime (ages zero-five) – Fridays from 10.30am to 11.30am. Lego Club (ages six-12) – Fridays from 3.30 to 5pm. Events coming up at Trangie: Crafternoon Craft Club (adults) – Wednesday, March 16 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Service NSW Cost of Living Info Session (info on which government rebates and savings you are eligible for) – Wednesday, March 16 2.30pm-4pm. Rhymetime (ages zero-five) – Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am. Tech Thursday (adults) – Thursdays from 2 to 3pm. Lego Club (ages six-12) – Fridays from 3.30 from 4.45pm. Common to both libraries: How to Write a Picture Book with Patricia Barnard (online) – Wednesday, March 16 from 2 to 3pm. Tech Help – drop-in on demand service provides assistance with using library computers or your personal device such as mobile phones or tablets. Home Library Service – free deliveries for disabled and homebound clients and their carers. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – register now for a free picture book delivered each month to children born 2022 and later.

Callen’s book set in the Snowy Mountains. He also felt a connection to the town of Tamworth, having spent time there in the past. “I read an article about [Ms Callen] and it said she came from Tamworth. I have also spent time in Tamworth. It’s a nice place.”

Call for more on-call firefighters at Narromine Contributed by WADE HAINES FIRE + Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is calling for community-minded men and women to consider joining the on-call fi refighter ranks at Narromine Fire Station. On-call fi refighters respond from home or work to fi res and other emergencies. There are currently vacancies for on-call fi refighters at Narromine Fire Station. With a crew strength number of only 12, the number of fi refighters needed are at a critical level. Captain Ewen Jones urged residents from all walks of life to consider becoming an on-call fi refighter. “Your local fi re station relies on people in the community to put their hand up to become fi refighters – without that support, regional fi re stations cannot survive,” he said. On-call fi refighters balance work and family

commitments to respond to fi res and other emergencies on an ‘on call’, part-time basis. Becoming an on-call fi refighter we provide all the training required and this includes advanced fi rst aid, heavy vehicle driving, and how to deal with emergencies such as fi res, road accidents and hazardous material spills. Firefighters also educate the community on fi re safety and prevention. Being an on-call fi refighter does not mean that you must be available every minute of every

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The Narromine Star competition asked entrants to list their favourite places to read books. “Anywhere you want,” Ms Lewis’s entry stated, revealing a host of locations around the home and on public transport. Mr Taylor’s entry professed that he loved reading in bed at

day, sharing availability with other on-call fi refighters can reduce any potential impact on work and private life. FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter said on-call fi refighters played a critical role in the delivery of fi re and emergency services across regional and rural NSW. “You don’t need to be superman or superwoman to be a fi refighter – we want people who are reliable and keen to help others, especially local residents who are available to respond to emergencies during the day,” he said. If you’re a local employer, think about encouraging your staff to become fi refighters. Not only will you be helping the community, but your staff will be trained in a whole range of skills that could benefit your business. Narromine Fire Station attended 71 incidents in the 2022/2021 fi nancial year, with 34 of these occurring during business hours Monday to Friday.

night. “It relaxes my mind, but a good plot keeps me reading too long!” Congratulations, Margaret and David. Happy reading! And if you’d like to learn more about the book they have won, check out Alissa Callen’s website or visit your local library.

CWA recipe: Chocolate Slice Contributed by NARROMINE CWA INGREDIENTS: f 1½ cups self raising ﬂour f ½ cup sugar f 1 cup coconut f 1 tablespoon cocoa METHOD: Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix. Melt 5ozs (142gm) butter or margarine, 1 tablespoon golden syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix into dry ingredients and press into greased or Lined 9”x9” tin and cook approximately 15 minutes in a moderate oven (160c fan forced). Ice with chocolate icing while still warm and cut up before gets cold. For special occasions or as ﬁ nger food dessert, put sour cream melted chocolate frosting on it – made by melting 1 cup chocolate melts/bits, whisking into 1 cup sour cream and spreading on the slice.

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Tree planting and golf in memory of Swaney By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Golf Club members will plant a tree and hold a golf tournament this weekend in memory of long time member Geoff Swane, who passed away in Forster last June, aged 87. These events will follow the memorial service where Mr Swane’s ashes will be interred. Mr Swane, or ‘Swaney’ as he was known to many in the community, came to Narromine in 1972 and ran Swane’s Nursery for many years. When he retired in 2003 he became the honorary grounds superintendent at the golf club, a role he held until he relocated to Forster with his wife Eva in 2020.

Golf club spokesperson Mal McIntyre said it is tradition at the club to plant a tree in memory of members who have passed away. The tree planting will take place at the golf club directly after the interment service concludes at the cemetery, and all are welcome to attend. “It’s something we do in consultation with the families,” Mr McIntyre said. “We’ll plant a tree for Swaney. He was always on the tractor and mowing out here.” The Swaney Memorial Golf Day will be a two-person ambrose event. All are welcome to participate in the tournament - contact the golf club for details.

Share your voices by writing to us By SHARON BONTHUYS LETTERS to the editor published in newspapers are an important part of our democracy. They provide you, the reading public, with the opportunity to express your views on stories raised in our paper (or not, as the case may be), to offer opinions and thoughts, offer a right of reply, and generally be heard. You may wonder why no letters to the editor have appeared so far in the Nar-

romine Star. The simple answer to this question is that no one has sent us any. There may be a perception in the community - we hope not! - that the newspaper has set views on particular issues and events and does not welcome public comment or alternative views. This is not the case. If you would like to submit a letter to the editor, you can do so in two ways email it to us at newsroom@ narrominestar.com.au or

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Trangie CWA travels to Cobar By PAT RILEY ON Saturday the Cobar branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) hosted the Far Western Group’s council meeting at the Cobar RSL Club. The meeting was attended by councilors from Narromine, Trangie, Warren, Nyngan, Bourke, Brewarrina and Cobar, as well as by a number of interested branch members. With group president Ruth Hando presiding, the meeting opened at 10am and attendees were able to sing the National Anthem for the ﬁ rst time in two years before the association motto was recited. Leonie McCosker gave a Welcome to Country and Lillian Simpson welcomed all visitors on behalf of Cobar shire. The meeting then proceeded throughout the day with some vigorous debating in pursuit of resolutions to some issues of concern to the association. Judging of entries in the CWA Handicraft and The Land Cooking competitions also took place at this meeting. Before announcing the winners of the various sections in The Land Cooking, cooking officer Stephanie Van Lubeck of Warren expressed her disappointment at the declining interest in this competition, citing the intervention of COVID-19 and the associated interruption of routine as a possible cause. However, Mrs Van Lubeck went on to say that while the number of entries had declined, the standard of cooking remained high. Lorraine Faulkiner-Smith of Warren branch secured ﬁrst place for both her lamingtons and her sultana cake, while a chocolate butter cake entered by Rebecca

Howard of Cobar was judged best in its class. Pat Riley from Trangie branch was awarded fi rst place for her dried apricot jam and her date and walnut roll. Handicraft officer Denise Turnbull commented on the high standard of the entries for judging in this section, with Warren branch securing the Mary Hall Rose Bowl trophy for the most points scored overall. Winners on the day were Glenys Church from Warren branch for her exquisite sewing box which was judged to be the champion piece in the display. Mrs Church also won the Heather Hamilton trophy for an embroidered gold purse while Lyn Newton from Narromine branch won fi rst place for an article made from natural fibre. Also on the agenda was the upcoming state conference to be held in Sydney in May. This being the centenary of the CWA NSW, this event promises to be something special and will also provide a forum for deciding on motions to be presented to relevant government bodies for consideration and hopefully solutions that will be of benefit to all Australians, especially those living in rural areas. Before the meeting closed, congratulations were extended to Patricia Irving from Warren branch, Pam Simpson from Bourke branch and former state president Annette Turner from White Cliffs, each of whom was awarded an OAM in the Australia Day listings of notable Australians. Trangie branch of CWA will celebrate the association’s centenary with an event at the local later this month, featuring media personality Tracey Spicer AM as guest speaker.

Kath Bennett and Jessie Quigley from Trangie CWA branch unwind at the end of a long day.

Jean Richardson and Carolyn Egan from Narromine CWA branch. PHOTOS: TRANGIE CWA.

Attendees at the weekend’s CWA Far Western Group council meeting held in Cobar, Colleen Boucher (Cobar branch), Sharyn McCalman (Warren) and Ruth Hando (Narromine).

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

Bright future for Broken Hill THE future is looking bright for Broken Hill, with the coalition government last week granting Major Project Status to the $560 million dollar Broken Hill Cobalt Project. This project will produce 16,700 tonnes of high purity cobalt sulphate per year, a highly sought-after form of this critical mineral, used in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. It will bring more than 400 jobs to Broken Hill, creating signiﬁcant economic opportunities for the region, while also supercharging our role in the global battery supply chain. We’re committed to reducing emissions, and this is another great example of the Parkes electorate leading the way. While in Broken Hill last week, it was great to catch up with mayor Tom Kennedy and the staff at Broken Hill City Library to learn more about their plans for an oral history project. The federal government has provided a $2,551 grant under the Culture, Heritage, and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) program for

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo

HAPPY 2022 NSW Women’s Week – a time to celebrate women, young and old, and put their achievements in the spotlight. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, with a focus on empowering women to make their own decisions, to move forward with conﬁdence, and proactively create the future they want. Tomingley’s Amee Dennis has been recognised for doing just that, awarded a 2022 Future Women NSW Rural Scholarship. This program aims to connect and inspire regional NSW’s future female leaders. Ms Dennis an artist and agri-tourism pioneer whose alpaca farm was recently recognised at the NSW Tourism Awards. Ms Dennis has already gone above and beyond – this program will boost her leadership potential as she works to inspire the next generation of local leaders. There are many more women like Amee who are the lifeblood of our communities – NSW Women’s Week is about celebrating them all! There is also the opportunity for Narromine region residents to attend a Q+A panel on Small Business, the Bush, and Big Ide-

Broken Hill City Council to purchase voice recorders to capture the stories of local people. It was also a pleasure to catch up with the Broken Hill Scouts, Lifeline Broken Hill, and 2DRY FM, to ﬁ nd out how each of these groups are beneﬁtting from their respective volunteer grants.

Western Cancer Centre officially opened It was a momentous occasion for Dubbo and the wider region on Saturday, March 5, when the $35 million Western Cancer Centre was officially opened! Having fought for this project since 2016, I’m thrilled to see this centre already beneﬁtting the region in life-changing ways and am so proud to have helped make this happen. It was an honour to join my colleague’s deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, NSW minister for regional health Bonnie Taylor and NSW minister for western NSW and state member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders, to officially open this state-of-the-art facility.

Creating drought resilient leaders Last week I was pleased to announce that 32 leaders in the Parkes electorate have been selected to take part in the Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Leaders program in western NSW. From Broken Hill, Dubbo, Bourke, Lake Cargelligo,

Louth, Narromine, Warren, and Mutawintji, the local leaders are among a total of 42 forward-thinkers from across western NSW who are currently taking part in the leadership development program, which will equip them with the skills needed to drive action in their communities to prepare for future droughts. The full list of participants is available on my website, more information on the Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Leaders program and other FDF programs can be found online.

Rebuilding our regional communities Local businesses and community groups in the Parkes electorate have the opportunity to apply for a share of $5.7 million in funding to help our communities recover and grow on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now open for the new Rebuilding Regional Communities Program, with grants of up to $50,000 available for a range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that will help our communities by strengthening social connections, supporting jobs, and creating economic opportunities. This funding will deliver a much-needed boost for communities in the Parkes electorate. I look forward to working with local groups to help secure the funding they need to bounce back strongly and deliver for locals as we continue to recover from the pandemic.

as, coinciding with both Women’s Week, as well as Small Business Month, taking place this evening. Also, this week there has been a fantastic announcement that female students at public schools across the state will soon have free access to menstrual hygiene products, following a successful trial in schools in our region. This program is providing schools with dispensers, tampons and pads for free, and is supporting young women’s health, engagement and attendance at school. We have seen through the pilot program that providing sanitary items has a positive impact on educational engagement and attainment. This great initiative is about ensuring our young women have the support they need, with dignity and without barriers, as they continue their education journey. IT was great to join the deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, NSW minister for regional health Bronnie Taylor, and federal member for Parkes Mark Coulton on Saturday to officially open the Western Cancer Centre at Dubbo Hospital. The facility will give residents right across Western NSW better access to critical healthcare services closer to home. It began welcoming patients back in September last year, with a number of services moving into the facility since then. Fighting cancer is hard enough without having to be town away from your support network, not to mention the ﬁ nancial strain of

Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Cobalt Blue Holdings Demonstration Plant Manager Adam Randall in Broken Hill.

Deputy prime minister and minister for infrastructure, transport and regional development Barnaby Joyce, member for Parkes Mark Coulton, NSW minister for women, regional health and mental Health Bronnie Taylor, and NSW minister for western NSW and member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders, unveiled the plaque for the newly opened Western Cancer Centre on the weekend. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

travel, accommodation and time off work. I commend all the community members who lobbied hard for this investment. I’m so proud we’ve been able to bring your vision to life. SMALL businesses doing it tough due to COVID-19 are set to beneﬁt from further NSW Government support following a decision to extend mediation protections under the commercial leasing regulation until the end of June 2022. Throughout COVID-19 we have made it our mission to listen to the small business community and understand what they need to keep the lights on so they can continue to provide jobs and support to our economy. The small business community is the backbone of our economy so anything we can reasonably do to support their operation through the challenges, we will do. We appreciate and acknowledge the constructive approach of commercial property owners in working together with their tenants in these very challenging circumstances. Under the extension, from March 14 to June 30, 2022, landlords will be prevented from taking certain actions including evicting and locking out, unless they have attempted mediation with tenants that: Had a turnover of less than $5 million in 2022-21: and Received at any point in time the 2022 Small Business Support Grant, 2021 Micro-business Grant, 2021 Business Grant, or the 2021 JobSaver payment. Until next time, Dugald

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Statements about bio-offsets Dear Editor, I read Narromine Shire Council mayor Davies’ pointed statements about bio-offsets last week. He is certainly entitled to have an opinion but should be mindful about spreading misinformation given his position in our council. The Narromine Inland Rail Community Consultative Committee (CCC) met late February regarding the Material Distribution Centre planned south of Narromine. At the meeting the three inland rail quarries planned for Narromine were mentioned, they are located on Tomingley, Tantitha and Euromedha roads. These quarries were announced by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) in early 2020 and ARTC conﬁ rmed at the 2022 meeting that all three are proceeding as planned. Because of the quarries locations there will

be no need for any haulage trucks to enter Narromine. I question why mayor Davies is misleading the community on this issue, “millions of tonnes of gravel … carted through Narromine” causing “inestimable environmental damage” with “residents exposed to heavy vehicle traffic.” The big issue for inland rail haulage around Narromine is rural road impact. CCC community members have raised concerns regarding the potential severe impact and costs to ratepayers for three years now. ARTC has not committed to any road improvements, only repairs that meet the minimum legal requirements. It would be helpful if our councillors began taking a more active role in lobbying the Inland Rail Project for tangible beneﬁts above the ‘minimum requirement.’ Andrew Knop, Narromine

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Pikelets and pirates at preschool

With their cubby house are Ivy Connelly (standing) and Neveah Klintworth (sitting), and Hugh Barrett (back).

Huxley Bock ready to eat the yummy cooked pikelet.

Grace Harper adding the flour.

Teddy Hunt, Hugh McKay, Patrick Walsh and Hugh Barrett (back) with pirate maps. By KELLY MCPHERSON, EDUCATIONAL LEADER

Isabelle Harris and Theo Hutchinson adding the egg.

Lydia Barling and Lulu O’Connor ready to make pikelets. PHOTOS: NARROMINE PRESCHOOL.

WE have had another busy week at Narromine Preschool with lots of amazing things happening in our beautiful play-based learning environment. The children have loved making pikelets each day outside on the back veranda. They took turns adding the ingredients and mixing the batter, and then of course eating the yummy cooked pikelet at the end. Cooking experiences allow us to create wonderful learning moments by introducing

children to new words like recipe, ingredients and batter. Children who also help to cook at home, love to share their cooking knowledge with the teachers. The children have been busy building with the outdoor wooden blocks to make a cubby, which then turned into a pirate ship. It has been wonderful watching their imaginations run wild as they made their treasure maps and became pirates. We love ‘role playing’ at preschool, as it allows the children to explore and investigate while developing their social and language skills as the children collaborate with each other.

School captains Lizzy Boney and George Maxwell (front row, centre) with their prefect team.

2022 Kindergarten Class. PHOTOS: NARROMINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

Christian school student leaders and kindy class Contributed by CATH CHAPMAN NARROMINE Christian School is very proud of this year’s student leadership team. They are all very keen and

enthusiastic about their role and have started the year with a bang. They lead the weekly assembly, are responsible for raising the Australian and Aboriginal ﬂags and run the sports shed, making sure everyone has

enough sporting equipment to enjoy at break times. Throughout the year they will organise charity events and fundraise for their school gift. They are already proving to be wonderful role models to

the rest of the student cohort. School Captains: Lizzy Boney and George Maxwell. Prefects: Laylah Roll, Lachlan Walsh, Riley Roche and Poppy Fox-Ashwin. Our 2022 Kinder class has settled into school well and

are enjoying all the new learning opportunities and new friendships that school brings. All the staff and students are enjoying the fun and excitement that kinder students always bring as they begin their school journey.

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40th anniversary of the Lions Licola camp, celebrated in 2021.

Participants are raised into the air for a special swing at Licola.

The high wire is also used as a flying fox at the camp.

Kaitlin Sauyer, grant recipient, with Narromine Men’s Shed members Arnold Wright Ivan Little Hales (President) Ray Evans, Ken Rumble, and Keith Richardson.

Climbing is an activity that challenges participants at the camp.

Archery is a popular activity at the camp. PHOTOS: NARROMINE LIONS CLUB

Rappelling is one of the activities at Licola.

Rebecca Daley, grant recipient, with Narromine Men’s Shed members David Reid, Ivan Little Hales (Mens shed President), Bert Hand, Ken McAnally, (treasurer), Ken Rumble, Robert Blackman, Ken Rumble and Arnold Wright.

Lions send locals to Licola in Victoria By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Lions Club will send two deserving young people to its annual camp at Licola, Victoria, in April thanks to support from the Narromine Men’s Shed. Every year, Narromine Lions coordinate a camp at Licola for disabled people in the region aged from students in year six to adults. Local coordinator Karen Shearwood handles the organisation of the camp on behalf of several Lions Clubs within the region. This year’s camp currently has 113 attendees – known as “campers”, with space for 33 extra campers. “It’s a bit unbelievable,” said Ms Shearwood who didn’t expect to have so many this year. Two of those lucky participants are local residents Kaitlin Sauyer and Rebecca Daley, whose attendance has been made possible thanks to the very generous donation of $1000 by the Narromine Men’s Shed.

“The Men’s Shed donation is being used to sponsor two campers who didn’t have sponsorship to go and they are very excited girls,” she said. “We are very grateful to the Men’s Shed for making this possible.” Ms Shearwood also expressed gratitude to the Narromine Rotary Club which has also provided similar donations in the past to help sponsor campers to go to Licola. Situated 254 kilometres east of Melbourne on the picturesque Macalister River, Licola is the only town in Victoria that is “independently owned”. It has no mains power, no phone or internet service. The town is owned by a collective of Victorian Lions Clubs who make the place available for regular camps through the year. For over 40 years the Lions movement has run camps at the pristine site and many from the central west NSW who attend are “repeat campers”. “One fellow has attended the camps since he was eight

years old. He is now almost 50 and this is the ﬁrst one he will miss. He is dying to visit the Tamworth country music festival, which is on the same weekend,” Ms Shearwood said. “Another girl also started attending at eight and has now done 20 camps.” Central west NSW campers have a long trip south to make it to Licola. Picking up campers from Coonabarabran, Gulargambone, Dubbo, Narromine and West Wyalong, the coaches split up and one heads south via Albury-Wodonga and the other via Coleambally. They all meet up in Melbourne for a breakfast hosted by the Blackburn Lions Club, and then travel on together to Licola. At the camp, participants engage in a range of activities including arts and crafts, canoeing, hiking, tractor rides, mini-golf, trampolining, pancake making, the ﬂying fox, the “ga ga pit” and a Liberty swing. At night they enjoy a fancy dress party and perform

in a concert. Teddies are given out as prizes during the camp and Ms Shearwood said that “lots of teddies” are needed for each trip. “They all love receiving a teddy.” Campers are responsible for looking after their rooms, helping to clean up and helping each other. After the five-day camp, a long drive home sees the participants tired, happy, and raring to attend the next one. “Camp is all that’s on their minds. It’s the next big thing to Christmas,” Ms Shearwood said. COVID impacted the running of the camp in 2020 and disappointed everyone involved, especially the campers. The 40th anniversary of the camp was missed in 2020 due to COVID, and was celebrated when it was able to resume in 2021. “I have been told there have been some wonderful firsts for some people attending the camp over the years. One child dressed himself for the first

time while there and another spoke for the first time,” said Ms Shearwood. “One of our young campers had never been on a trampoline due to a balance problem. With trampolines flat on the ground and assistance at Licola, she had her first go.” Organising the camp for central west NSW participants is not for the faint-hearted. Ms Shearwood devotes significant time to the project each year, which she took on after the death of the previous organiser who lived in another town in the region. “It’s just service, a way to serve the community,” she said. The camp for the central west NSW contingent runs from April 19 – 23, 2022. Donations to sponsor participants to attend this or future camps are welcome, as are donations of teddies for the Lions volunteers to distribute during camp as prizes. If you would like to contribute, contact the Narromine Lions Club.

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Puzzles WORDFIT

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Going Places. 4.00 Queen Victoria’s Children. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. 8.30 Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership. 9.25 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 11.50 I Am Emmanuel. 12.10 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Shanghai Surprise. (1986) 1.40 Flophouse. 2.10 Hunters. 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. 9.25 Fukushima: Nature In The Danger Zone. 10.20 Day Of The Dead. 11.10 Instinctive Desires. 12.00 News. 12.55 Criminal Planet. 1.45 Epicly Later’d. 2.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. 1.50 The Beautiful Bush. 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 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Miniseries: The Teacher. 9.20 Grantchester. 10.05 Mum. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 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. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Infamous. (2006) Toby Jones, Daniel Craig. 10.25 MOVIE: Looking For Eric. (2009) 12.20 QI. 12.50 Community. 1.15 Parks And Recreation. 1.40 Grand Designs. 2.30 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. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 MOVIE: Spark: A Space Tail. (2016) 8.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.55 Log Horizon. 9.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.10 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 10.30 Close.

SATURDAY, March 12

ABC

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. 2.00 Grantchester. 2.45 Outback Ringer. 3.35 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 14. Bendigo Spirit v Sydney Uni Flames. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 All Creatures Great And Small. Final. 9.30 Troppo. 10.30 Call The Midwife. 11.30 Les Misérables. 12.30 Rage.

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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. 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. 2.00 Sportswoman. 3.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 3.30 The Seekers Farewell Concert. 4.30 Blitzed: Nazis On Drugs. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. 6.30 News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 8.30 Exploring Northern Ireland. 9.30 World’s Greatest Bridges. 10.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 11.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 7. 1.10 MOVIE: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. (2009) 3.50 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 Insight. 1.00 Front Up. 2.00 SBS Courtside. 2.30 Basketball. NBA. Washington Wizard v Los Angeles Lakers. 5.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 5.15 WorldWatch. 5.45 PBS News. 6.45 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 9.20 Black Market. 10.10 The X-Files. 12.40 South Park. 1.30 King Of The Road. 2.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 News. 2.30 Landline. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.30 The Highway Rat. 7.10 Andy And The Band. 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. 10.45 Gavin & Stacey. 11.15 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Archer. 12.00 Year Of The Rabbit. 12.25 The Young Offenders. 12.55 The Planets. 2.00 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.30 Robot Wars. 2.30 72 Cutest Animals. 3.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. 3.35 Lost In Oz. 4.20 Space Nova. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 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 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Close.

SUNDAY, March 13

SBS (3)

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. 4.30 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.30 Nigella At My Table. Final. 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. 12.05 Late Programs.

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6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 AusMoto Show. Return. 3.30 The Rising. 4.40 Secrets Of Nazi U-Boat Bases. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. 6.30 News. 7.30 Acropolis: The Ancient Builders. 8.30 Spain’s Secret Conquest. 10.50 The Real Hunt For Red October. 11.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 12.35 Railway Journeys UK. 1.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice Race. Final stage. 3.10 The Virus: What Went Wrong? 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. Washington Wizards v Los Angeles Lakers. Replay.s 2.00 Nuts And Bolts. 2.30 Look Me In The Eye. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. 5.10 Unknown Amazon. 6.00 Speed With Guy Martin. 6.55 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.40 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 The Story Of Late Night. 9.20 Atlantis Found. 10.55 Dark Side Of Football. 11.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Breakfast Couch. 2.00 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 Virus. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 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. 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 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America. 9.35 The Exhibitionists. 10.35 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 11.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.10 MOVIE: Infamous. (2006) 2.10 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 Robot Wars. 2.30 Kids’ Programs. 4.20 Space Nova. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

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PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Risky Business. (1983) Tom Cruise. 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: Green Book. (2018) Viggo Mortensen. 11.15 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping.

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 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Jabba’s Movies. 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 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. 11.45 Greatest Outdoors. 12.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney SuperNight. Day 2. Highlights. 12.00 MOVIE: Executive Decision. (1996) 2.45 Pawn Stars. 3.15 MOVIE: Maverick. (1994) 6.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Geelong v GWS Giants. 8.00 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 4. (1998) Mel Gibson. 10.35 MOVIE: Fire Down Below. (1997) 12.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Chandon Ladies Day and Super Saturday. 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 Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal. New. 11.30 MOVIE: The Commuter. (2018) 2.00 Home Shopping.

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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. 2.15 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 Graham Norton Show. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 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. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Watching Over You. (2018) 1.45 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs. 10.00 Golden Point. 10.45 MOVIE: Gringo. (2018) 1.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 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. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Story Of Gilbert And Sullivan. (1953) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.35 MOVIE: The Blind Side. (2009) Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron. 11.15 The Equalizer. 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Xena. 2.00 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 7.30 MOVIE: The Great Wall. (2016) 9.30 MOVIE: 47 Ronin. (2013) 11.45 Raymond. 12.15 #Killerpost. 1.15 Reverie. 2.10 Below Deck. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs. 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 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 Scorpion. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 18. Macarthur FC V Western Sydney Wanderers. 10.00 The FBI Declassified. 11.00 Blue Bloods. 12.00 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 Naked Beach. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 Australian Survivor. 1.45 To Be Advised. 3.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 3.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. 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. 2.25 Race Across The World. 3.40 Ultimate Rush. 4.10 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Round 5. Replay. 5.10 The Road Trick. 5.40 MOVIE: The Flintstones. (1994) 7.30 MOVIE: The Truman Show. (1998) 9.30 MOVIE: You, Me And Dupree. (2006) 11.40 Weird Science. 12.10 Flip It Like Disick. 2.10 Very Cavallari. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.50 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Broncos v Dragons. 1.50 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 3. Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.50 60 Minutes. 9.50 Nine News Late. 10.20 Australian Crime Stories. 11.20 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.40 The Garden Gurus. 11.10 Getaway. 11.40 MOVIE: Dentist On The Job. (1961) 1.30 MOVIE: Home At Seven. (1952) 3.15 MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 5.00 MOVIE: The Pride And The Passion. (1957) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The Bourne Supremacy. (2004) Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox. 10.50 House. 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 The Break Boys. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! (2017) 5.15 MOVIE: Mr. Bean’s Holiday. (2007) 7.00 MOVIE: Johnny English Reborn. (2011) 9.00 MOVIE: Johnny English Strikes Again. (2018) Rowan Atkinson. 10.45 Raymond. 11.15 Allegiance. 12.15 Flip It Like Disick. 2.10 Below Deck. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Caravan & Camping WA. 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 Hornby: A Model Empire. New. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 12.20 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 11.00 Fishing. IFS Championships. Replay. 11.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. St Kilda v Adelaide. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions. 5.00 Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 MOVIE: 2012. (2009) 10.05 MOVIE: Commando. (1985) 11.55 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 Home (6) Shopping. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 MOVIE: McFarland, USA. (2015) 3.50 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia. 9.50 Born To Kill? 10.55 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. 12.00 The Proposal. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 Destination Dessert. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.30 Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Drive TV. 1.00 My Way. 1.35 Delish. 2.05 MOVIE: Annie. (2014) 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 Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal. 10.30 MOVIE: Patch Adams. (1998) 12.45 Tipping Point. 1.35 Drive TV. 2.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 11.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.20 MOVIE: The Cracksman. (1963) 2.35 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Evil Under The Sun. (1982) 5.00 Rugby Union. Super W. Queensland Reds v Fijian Drua. 7.00 Customs. 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 4. Queensland Reds v Fijian Drua. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Donnie Brasco. (1997) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Highlights. Highlights from the Winter Paralympics. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Collingwood v Richmond. 5.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.00 MOVIE: Caddyshack. (1980) 8.00 MOVIE: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. (1999) 10.05 MOVIE: Austin Powers In Goldmember. (2002) 12.05 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. 12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 3.00 Selling Houses Australia. 4.00 Meghan & Harry: The Next Chapter. 5.00 Horse Racing. Chandon Ladies Day and Super Saturday. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 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 Beyond The Fire: Recovery. 12.30 Scorpion. 2.30 Pooches At Play. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Semi-final. 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 To Be Advised. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 15. Tasmania JackJumpers v Illawarra Hawks. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 15. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Late Programs.

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MONDAY, March 14

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 2.55 Hidden Algeria. 3.55 Queen Victoria’s Children. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness. 8.30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. 9.35 The Great House Revival. 10.30 SBS News. 11.05 Paris Police 1900. 12.05 Tin Star. Return. 1.05 Unit One. 4.15 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Morning (31) Programs. 10.00 Basketball. NBA. Pacers v Hawks. 12.30 Lethal Ladies: NZ Female Fighters. 12.55 MOVIE: The Big Squeeze. (2021) 2.05 World Of VICE. 2.30 Does America. 3.00 Sloths Save The World. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 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 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.10 Miniseries: The Teacher. 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 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. 9.35 China Tonight. 10.05 ABC News Video Lab. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 Q+A. 12.15 Late Programs. 6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 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 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. 10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 QI. 11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.05 Escape From The City. 1.05 Community. 1.30 Parks And Recreation. 2.00 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.30 Robot Wars. 2.30 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.20 Space Nova. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

TUESDAY, March 15

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 All Creatures Great And Small. Final. 2.05 Unforgotten. Final. 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 Outback Ringer. Final. 8.30 Freddie Mercury: The Final Act. 10.00 You Can’t Ask That. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 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. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Gavin & Stacey. 10.05 Schitt’s Creek. 10.30 The Office. 11.00 Starstruck. 11.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.10 Plebs. 12.30 Community. 12.55 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes. 3.20 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 Robot Wars. 2.30 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.20 Space Nova. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

THURSDAY, March 17

WEDNESDAY, March 16

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 Press. 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 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Starstruck. 9.25 QI. 10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 2.55 Hidden Algeria. 3.55 The Royal House Of Windsor. 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 Dateline. Return. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 11.30 Shadow Lines. 12.25 Transplant. 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. Indiana Pacers v Atlanta Hawks. Replay. 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 St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Inside The Christchurch Mosque Attack. 9.35 Undercover Asia: South Korea’s Debt. 10.30 Late Programs.

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. 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.10 The Royal House Of Windsor. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention. 8.30 Life On The Outside. 9.30 The Responder. New. 10.40 SBS News. 11.10 In Therapy. 12.00 The Handmaid’s Tale. 12.55 The Good Fight. 1.55 Before We Die. 3.00 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. 9.30 MOVIE: Once Were Warriors. (1994) 11.25 MOVIE: Ill Manors. (2012) 1.35 The Source. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 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. 5.35 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. 8.30 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 9.15 Fake Or Fortune? 10.15 Keeping Australia Safe. 11.15 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America. 12.20 Community. 12.50 Parks And Recreation. 1.15 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.30 Robot Wars. 2.30 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 The Dengineers. 4.20 Space Nova. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.25 Mystic. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS VLND (31)

NEWS

ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Ireland In Music. 3.10 Sing St Patrick. 4.10 The Royal House Of Windsor. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Then And Now: The River Thames. 8.30 The Royals: Keeping The Crown. 9.30 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Gomorrah. 11.55 Manayek. New. 3.10 Blinded. 4.00 VICE Guide To Film. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 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 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. Final. 9.20 Behind Bars: World’s Toughest Prisons. Return. 10.15 Chasing Famous. Final. 11.10 The Feed. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.00 Press. 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 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 10.05 Scottish Vets Down Under. 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 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. 1.05 Parks And Recreation. 1.25 Plebs. 1.50 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

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. 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 Foreign Correspondent. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Other Mother. (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. 8.40 The Amazing Race. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News. 11.10 The Resident. 12.10 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

NINE (8)

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. 9.00 Would I Lie To You? Australia. 10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 18. Macarthur FC V Western Sydney Wanderers. 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 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 La Brea. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 100% Footy. Return. 11.30 Bluff City Law. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 TV Shop: (81) Home Shopping. 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. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Rebel. (1961) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Poirot. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 MOVIE: Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004) 2.00 Social Fabric. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Killers. (2010) Katherine Heigl. 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. 12.00 #Killerpost. 1.00 Below Deck. 2.00 Below Deck. 3.00 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 Killed By My Stalker. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 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 Dr Death. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 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 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 1.00 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers. 2.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 2.30 Last Stop Garage. 3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Support Races. Dunlop Super2 Series. Highlights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises. (2012) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. (6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Forgotten Evil. (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. 8.30 The Rookie. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 MOVIE: Sudden Impact. (1983) 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 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 Billy Connolly & Me: A Celebration. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Harry And Meghan: Royal Rebels. 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 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers. 2.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Barter Kings. 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. 10.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Hometown Killer. (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 Highway Patrol Special. 8.30 Football. AFL. Round 1. Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. 9.45 The Front Bar. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Autopsy USA. 12.30 Late Programs.

9GO!

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: Braven. (2018) 4.10 Walker, Texas Ranger. 5.05 JAG.

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 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 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.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Desert Collectors. 12.30 Extreme Unboxing. 1.00 Harbour Cops. 2.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Carlton v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Hardcore Pawn. 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN

10 BOLD

9GO! (82)

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 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 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NINE

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. 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. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado. (2018) Benicio Del Toro. 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Raymond. 12.00 #Killerpost. 1.00 Below Deck. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 My Way. 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.

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 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Rush Hour. (1998) Jackie Chan. 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. 12.00 #Killerpost. 1.00 Below Deck. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Frequency. (2000) 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. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 To Be Advised. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00

9GEM

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. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Not Now, Comrade. (1976) 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.

7MATE

PRIME7 (6)

10 PEACH (52)

Basketball. NBL. Round 15. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United. Replay. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.00 Instinct. 1.00 Nancy Drew. 2.00 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. 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.

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

6.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Iron Maiden. (1963) 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. 1.00 Harbour Cops. 2.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 3.00 Wild Transport. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.00 Portland Charter Boat Wars. New. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. 8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Desert Collectors. 10.00 American Restoration. 10.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

NINE

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 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 The Coroner. 8.30 Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

10 PEACH (52)

TEN

9GEM (81)

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: Most Wanted. 11.15 FBI. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Late Programs.

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

NINE (8)

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 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. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. 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 Morning Programs. 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 2. Melbourne Storm v South Sydney Rabbitohs. 9.55 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 New Amsterdam. 12.05 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. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: I Was Monty’s Double. (1958) 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.

9GO! (82)

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. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 42. 8.30 Surviving The Stone Age: Adventure To The Wild. 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Weird Science. 12.00 #Killerpost. 1.00 Below Deck. 3.00 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

10 BOLD

10 PEACH (52)

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.

Thursday, March 10, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport

Gerries golf notes

By NORM LEWIS

A top ﬁeld of 24 players participated in last Saturday’s Gerries golf competition played at the Narromine course. As usual, the course was in top condition following recent rain. Twelve ladies hit off the back nine for their weekly event. Carol McDonald returned a card of 23 points for a convincing victory. Two members, Maida O’Mally and Marj Kelly, tied with 19 points needing a countback to decide the second place which went to Maida. Well done, Maida, and commiserations Marj. This week there was a winner of the Ladies nearest the pin (NTP) which was Vicki Gainsford. She was able to clean out the jackpot kitty of two golf balls. The coveted NAGA trophy for the women went to Michelle Ashdown with 13 points. Over on the front nine, 12 men hit off for the weekly prizes and what a battle it was. Four players, Chris Harding, Mal Fraser, Ross King and Steve Squires all recorded 22 points with the winner on a countback Chris Harding from Mal Fraser in second place. King and Squires missed out on the prizes but they did get under the handicapper’s guard and did not lose shots from their handicaps. Greg Kearines

won the men’s NTP for only one ball in the jackpot kitty. A new recruit to the Gerries’ ranks, Ross Smith, won the NAGA trophy for the day with a score of 10 points. To conclude the day’s competitions, the boys moved to the pool table where a genuine draw for partners resulted in Ross Smith and Terry Willis playing against Chris Peter (returning to the Gerries) and Greg Kearines in the preliminary round. After a lengthy match Ross Smith showed good form to clean up the table. Sinking the black to enable him and Terry to advance to the fi nal against Chris Harding and Norm Lewis. This was a tight match and Smithy showed his early form was no fluke when he, too, cleaned up the table and the black again to win easily. Willis and Smith are the pool champions for the week, with Willis sharing the title two weeks in a row. Next Saturday, the Gerries comp is on again with the hit off at 9am, ladies on the front and men on the back. See you all at the 19th. A reminder to all veteran golfers the fi rst nine-hole competition will be held on Saturday week, a stableford on the front nine in conjunction with the members’ Saturday afternoon competition.

Cricket report Contributed by MATT ELLIS, CRICKET NSW LAST Saturday morning, a strong allround performance with bat and ball has seen Narromine come away with a win over Wellington in the under 14Bs. Narromine won the toss and elected to bowl fi rst with Jake Sherwood claiming 2-3 and Paddy Cusack also taking two wickets to fi nish with figures of 2-15. Liam Ward was the other wicket taker with the miserly figures of 1-2 off 4 overs. This saw Wellington restricted

to 6-108 from their 28 overs. The run chase was well orchestrated by Narromine with Callum Jacobson making 22 before retiring and Paddy Cusack also retiring on 19 to really help set things up. Jack Brewer and Jake Sherwood were able to ﬁ nish off the job each making 21 before retiring with the winning runs brought up for the loss of just one wicket. Narromine’s ﬁ nal game of the regular season in the 14Bs will be against Gilgandra at McGrane Oval.

Trangie Magpies Rugby League update Contributed by LUKE PHILLIPS WE had a trial match with Condobolin last Friday night. Had a huge crowd with Condobolin Rams winning 34-28. On Saturday night we auctioned off our last year’s Old Boys’ jerseys at Trangie Bowling Club and made $6,000. Thank you! As background, our players were meant to play in these jerseys before Covid ruined our season. I designed the jerseys and tried really hard to fi nd as many names of former players and influential people within the club over the years. All the men’s names I had placed on the men’s jerseys (over 600) and the same with the ladies jerseys (around 150). The players last year were going to play in them, and we were then going to auction them. Covid hit and we didn’t get our last game. The money from the auction is being split between the Football Club and the Old Boys. We want to help both clubs remain fi nancial as well as build a name back in the community and build connections with people from the past that had been with the club. We have our fi rst home game on April 30 against Narromine at Alan Burns Oval, Trangie. This will be our Old Boys day, as well as the Cheryl Artery and David Grant medals for best Trangie players in both men’s and ladies’ teams. Names featured on the Old Boys jersey. Hope to see you there. PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY LUKE PHILLIPS

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Jin Chi Phantom takes out Tottenham Picnic Cup

RACING NG ORT REPORT By COLIN HODGES

By COLIN HODGES FOLLOWING her ﬁve-win haul the previous week at Condobolin the Dubbo-based Connie Greig continued her ﬂying start to the picnic season when she led in a double and received the trophy for leading trainer on Saturday, March 5 at Tottenham Picnics. Her cup winning spree, however, came to an end when Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries took out the feature event with Jin Chi Phantom.

Part-owned by Alex Prout, a rugby league star with the Gilgandra Panthers, Parkes Spacemen, and now the Orange Hawks, Jin Chi Phantom was well ridden by Narromine jockey Ricky Blewitt in the 1400 metres Robinson Grain Tottenham Picnic Cup. Taken straight to the lead by Blewitt, Jin Chi Phantom ($11) was always travelling well and held off the strong ﬁ nishing Connie Greig pair Gossip (Leandro Ribeiro, $4 equal favourite) and Valadyium (Will Stanley, $4 equal favourite). Valadyium winner of the recent Cups at Bedgerabong and Condobolin was one of an unprecedented ﬁve runners in the cup at Tottenham for Connie Greig. Consistent mare Call Me

Trinity had won the feature sprints at Bedgerabong and Condobolin for Connie Greig and competed the treble in the 1000 metres Tottenham Bowling Club-Campsie RSL Club-Associated Agents Open Handicap. Challenged in the straight by Twice The Value (Dylan Stanley, $5), Call Me Trinity (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.40 favourite) fought on strongly to win by a half neck with Rebecca’s Quest (Breanna Bourke, $7) an honest third Linden Tree humped 71kg when winning at Condobolin and allocated a massive 73kg handicap at Tottenham the Connie Greig trained fouryear-old gelding was again an impressive winner. Superbly ridden by Leandro

Ribeiro, Linden Tree ($5) travelled fi fth in the 10-horse field before powering home to win the 1200 metres Inland Petroleum Class Two Handicap by a length and a half from the leader In The Road (Ricky Blewitt, $3.80) and Kallie (Will Stanley, $6). Leandro Ribeiro who rode five winners at the recent Condobolin meeting, had a treble at Tottenham, the fi rst leg being Looking Forward in the 1000 metres Tottenham Hotel Maiden Plate. Formerly trained in South Australia and now with Rodney Robb at Nyngan, Looking Forward ($2 favourite) shared the lead then pulled away to score by a length from Keep No Secrets (Ricky Blewitt, $3.20) with Princess Zafi rah

(Breanna Bourke, $8) a distant third. All the way from the Menindee stables of Wayne Marsden, the $16 outsider Orezira ridden by Leeton-based Breanna Bourke, was in the centre of a line of three turning for home and then edged clear to beat Penny’s Bonita’s (Wayne Wheatley, $2.60) and Travstar (John Wilson, $2.20 favourite). Closing off the meeting held before a big crowd, the Merv Rumble, Wellington-trained Red River Lad ($6) with the talented Will Stanley aboard, from midﬁeld ﬁ nished best to win the 1400 metres Local Businesses Class B Handicap from Boys Home (John Wilson, $3.80) and Knee Slapper, Leandro Ribeiro, $2.50 favourite).

Sullivan, whilst Col Hume and Mick Edwards got a nice bottle of refreshment for their second placing. On Sunday a disappointing ﬁeld of just eight go round, but that didn’t stop those in action from having an enjoyable morning. K Pender and K Heatrick were the day’s winners with a solid 24/08 win over Sticker and Buttsy. The other winning team on the morning was the duo of Coleen Heatrick and Danny Carnevale who had to be content with adding another “W” to their C.V. Just a reminder that the footy tipping comp kicks off

this week. Your name and money to James before Thursday. Not too sure if Friday Night Barefoot Bowls was a goer, no info forthcoming. Will endeavour to follow up next week. The draw for the club “A” grade pairs has been completed and has been posted on the club notice board. Round one matches will be played on Saturday, March 19, along with any mirrored byes, if they so desire. Well that’s it from me, another good week for us dragons, but not so good for cricket, with the passing of a couple of legends of the sport.

Narromine Jets Old Boys play at Eugowra Contributed by SALLY EVERETT ON Saturday, March 5, Narromine Jets Old Boys travelled to Eugowra to play in the Eugowra Masters of The Mandagery competition. As always with the Jets family a large contingent of supporters also made the trip! It was a really well organised and a great day with fantastic displays of sportsmanship. The Jets played against teams from Eugowra, Ivanhoe and Trundle. The Jets came away with two out of three wins but the day was

more about playing footy, mateship and having some fun. We are sure Sunday will bring lots of sore and tired bodies but will be worth it after the great day that was had! Back Row: L- R Marc Barton, Sam Ward, Mick Burns, Rob Burns, Chad Jacobson, Dale Hutchison, Josh Barlow, George Clarke (Strapper), Nigel Jones, Johnny Clarke. Front Row: L-R Darren Dennis, Phil Carney, Steven Thompson, Nev Bollam, Anthony Everett, John Sevil, Phil McCarney, Eric Coote. PHOTO: NARROMINE JETS

Bowled over at Narromine Contributed by RICK BOHM, NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB WELL the dreaded “LURGY” got me a couple of days in Bed but I’m back, but not bigger, yee har: Anyhow I now have a couple of weeks’ worth of action from the bowly to plonk in this column. So here goes. First up we had a couple of Semi-fi nals of the Club Singles contested with Kevin Rider and Robbie Stanford advancing to the fi nal courtesy of wins over Steve Buttsworth and Danny Carnevale. Due to the Champion of Champions taking precedence over club fi xtures the fi nal of this event will now be

played on Saturday, March 12, at 1.30pm, with no doubt club president Daniel Carnevale wielding the Markers Lolly Pops during the match. On Thursday, February 24, Buttsy and Noel get the lion’s share of the loot on offer with Richard Hyde, Ross Tapp and Billy Wilkie getting a bottle of their favourite beverage for their sterling effort in garnering second place. On Sunday some 24 Bowlers on the greens with the lads from Trangie joining us for a morning Chook Run. The day’s winners were Clifton Harris, Ross Tapp and Wayne McMasters with some 14 points. In second spot were

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the trio of Wayne Kearns, Danny Carnevale and Andrew Barber, and because of the numbers, John Brown, Des Lincoln and Corey Artery were awarded a third Prize. There was no joy for either our club pairs or singles champions in the recent zone event, Eddie and Terry failed to get past the ﬁ rst hurdle, whilst Robbie had a hiccup at the penultimate obstacle going down 31/23 to local Parkes railway champion Paul Kirwin. In Social Bowls this week, some 20 players have a nice afternoon hit out Thursday with the winners being Cliff Harris, Bruce Powyer and Don

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Indigenous Community Basketball League By LYNDA EDWARDS

Action from the Indigenous Community Basketball League which began in late February. PHOTOS: LYNDA EDWARDS.

THE NSW 2022 Indigenous Community Basketball League competition began recently at the Narromine sports centre. As many as 40 youth turned up to participate from regional communities including Narromine, Dubbo, Orange, Narrandera and Bathurst. After a Welcome to Country By local Elder Midnight Brydon and some dancing from Uncle Ralph Naden and kids, it was time for some really fast and exciting games. We are grateful to Phil Naden who MC’d the official opening, and those in the program that spoke the oath for all participants. Also Kaitlin Butcher of Narromine Shire Council assisted in every way possible to get the venue up to scratch. All youth who attended played hard, with fairness and in a spirit that allowed many to make friends and

play with conﬁdence. The NSW competition goes for another two-months with games played at the stadium each fortnight. The next lot of games is this Sunday starting at 10am. All community members are encouraged to come along and support our young players. From the NSW competition, players have an opportunity to be picked in a state side to play against other youth from all over on the Gold Coast later in the year. The Indigenous Community Basketball League (ICBL) is a concept under Indigenous Basketball Australia. It has been established to overcome the many challenges and barriers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face in the current Australian basketball systems and structures, and create pathways and opportunities at the grassroots level so that they have a better chance to advance and succeed at higher levels.

Dreamed by Australian basketballer Patty Mills, it caters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 13 and 14. Mills says “Basketball as a sport has inspired me to be an exceptional athlete. It’s allowed me to dream big and continually ﬁ nd ways to learn and grow. “But my love of basketball has come from the fact that it has brought me happiness, joy, health, education and knowledge with great appreciation and perspective on life.” NSW manager Deidre Naden from Gilgandra has done an enormous job of gathering and running the competition. With the use of the amazing facilities at the Narromine sports centre this has made the job much easier. Also, the volunteers who turn up each week to help are much appreciated as the competition would not go ahead with these wonderful people.

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