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Taxi service stretched to capacity

By SHARON BONTHUYS IF you’ve tried to get a taxi in Narromine in recent times and have not been able to, there is a good reason why.

A lack of available drivers means that Narromine’s taxi service can only operate when those who are providing the service are available.

With one driver recovering from debilitating breast cancer treatment and unable to drive at present, and others driving shifts around other employment obligations, this has further stretched the capacity to provide a taxi service.

The service interruption has frustrated patrons, some of whom are turning on the existing drivers and letting them know how they feel in no uncertain terms.

One of the taunts often flung at the drivers is: “why weren’t you running this morning?”

Other retorts are anecdotal, said David Taylor, one of the four drivers currently operating the service. “It’s often hearsay. Somebody will tell somebody else and that person will tell the driver next time they use the taxi. ‘So and so was upset because [no taxi] was around,’” he said.

“Another one is ‘why do you knock off so early on a Thursday night when everybody’s out?’” he said about the 9.30 pm fi nish time.

“When you’ve been going since 5.00 am because you’ve had a train driver out at Nyn-

By SHARON BONTHUYS

THE Parkes electorate extends across almost 400,000 square kilometres of NSW, stretching from the central west to the Queensland and South Australian borders.

Voters participated in the Federal Election on May 21 by casting their votes in a range of ways. The electorate’s 109,133 electors had the option of voting at one of 88 polling stations on the day, by postal ballot, by pre-poll voting at nominated early voting centres, and hearing impaired or COVID-impacted voters cast their votes by phone.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website indicates there was voter turnout of 80 per cent at the election.

Taxi services in Narromine and surrounding areas are provided as a community service.

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gan or whatever, it’s a long day.”

His wife Judy also helps operate the service but is unable to drive at present while she recovers from breast cancer.

“I think people are frustrated that they can’t get [the service] when they want it,” said Mrs Taylor.

What residents may not understand is that the taxi service does not run 24 hours a day in Narromine. Unlike large metropolitan areas where taxi services have multiple vehicles and staff that can provide service across a

24-hour period and a large geographical area, Narromine’s service is run by the United Services Memorial Club (USMC) and is limited by driver availability. It is also run by the club as a community service – clearly stated on the club’s website.

“The spirit of this venture was purely as a service to the community and not one of profit. When the previous owners of the taxis in Narromine retired, the need for a continued service to the region was crucial to the safety and well being of the shire,”

the website states. “The Taxi service also assists in the responsible service of alcohol to patrons of all venues in the shire to safely get to and from venues.

“We try to cover at least twelve hours a day from Monday to Saturday, but because we don’t have the drivers we can’t do that,” Mrs Taylor said.

Existing long-term commitments to provide taxi transport for special needs children attending school in Dubbo during term time Continued inside

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Voters were required to vote for the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).

As predicted, the historically conservative House of Representatives seat was won by the National Party of Australia (Nationals) candidate and sitting member, Mark Coulton, for the sixth time.

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From page 1 Since its inception in 1984, the seat of Parkes has been won by the Nationals at every federal election.

At the time of writing, on a two-party preferred basis taking into consideration preferences, Mr Coulton had received 68 per cent of the vote (up from 66.91 per cent at the last election), and primary challenger Jack Ayoub from the Australian Labor Party (Labor) received 32 per cent of the vote.

The election was contested by nine candidates, eight of whom represented registered political parties. One candidate, Stuart Howe, was an independent.

Some 87,301 voters cast their ballot for the electorate according to the AEC website, 80,000 of which were formal and lodged correctly, and therefore able to be counted. Almost 7000 votes were considered ‘informal’, lodged in a way which meant they could not be counted.

The fi rst preference voting for each candidate as recorded on the AEC website at the time of writing was as follows: ••• HARDMAN, Derek (Indigenous – Aboriginal Party of Australia) – 4006 (4.98 per cent).

ROTHWELL, Peter (Liberal Democrats) – 4873 (6.06 per cent).

SWINBOURN, Deborah (Pauline Hanson’s One Nation) – 5931 (7.37 per cent).

COULTON, Mark (Nationals) – 40,220 (49.98 per cent).

VAN DER STEEN, Petrus (United Australia Party) – 2100 (2.61 per cent).

HOWE, Stuart (Independent) – 1911 (2.37 per cent).

AYOUB, Jack (Labor) – 16,448 (20.44 per cent).

FRAIL, Trish (The Greens) – 3632 (4.51 per cent).

FOX, Benjamin (Informed Medical Options Party) – 1352 (1.68 per cent).

••• With regard to the outcome of voting for the Senate, the AEC website states that “Senators can only be declared elected after the distribution of preferences,” and this was not available for any state or territory at the time of writing.

Should you wish to explore the information about how Parkes electors voted, visit the AEC website and click on ‘official results’ and then ‘results by division’. From there you can select NSW and fi nd Parkes.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, May 26 Min 9 Max 21. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 0. 2mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10.50am to 1.10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Friday, May 27 Min 8 Max 21. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 0. 2mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Central West Slopes and Plains area

Mal & Maggie Gordon on their way to vote at Trangie. PHOTOS: PAT RILEY.

NARROMINE was by far the busiest of all the polling stations in the shire on May 21, with a steady stream of electors visiting through the day to cast their ballots. Polling in Narromine was conducted in the hall at the Narromine Public School.

The Narromine Red Cross, Lions Club and the Hospital Auxiliary had fundraising tables out on the day at the polling station.

Voting at Trangie was a quiet affair, it was reported to the Narromine Star by a local resident.

No lines, no waiting, and not much else happening around the polling station.

Voters could virtually walk in and out again.

It was a similar situation at Tomingley, with a steady flow of people

The Red Cross took the opportunity to raise funds in Narromine. and some locals handing out flyers.

With the polling station located on the busy A39, “there’s always a lot of drop ins from around Australia,” the Narromine Star was told.

How was your experience voting in the 2022 Federal Election? Drop us a line and let us know.

Council inviting comment on draft documents NARROMINE Shire Council has invited the community to provide feedback on the draft Delivery Program 2022-2027, Operational Plan, Long Term Financial Plan, Asset Management Strategy Policy and Plans and Macquarie Regional Library Operational Plan and Budget.

Narromine Shire Council’s General Manager, Jane Redden said, “Council’s Operational Plan and Delivery Program identifies priority projects and

Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers on the southern plains, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10.50am to 1.10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Saturday, May 28 Min 9 Max 19. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1mm. Chance of any rain: 70% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon.

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activities that will be delivered to the community. “$18.7 million will be spent on capital works projects with a focus on economic development activities as the highlight of Council’s draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan.”

The draft Operational Plan sets Council’s entire works program for 2022-2023 and includes an overview of maintaining Council’s essential services through to the planned

major projects, Mrs Redden added.

“Council is committed to providing an attractive place for residents to live and for businesses to grow and diversify,” she said.

The draft Operational Plan incorporates Council’s Budget as well as Fees and Charges for the next financial year.

Some highlights of the major capital works from the Operational Plan include: f Rural and regional road

becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.

Sun protection recommended from 11.10am to 12.50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Sunday, May 29 Min 6 Max 16. Late shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 0. 4mm. Chance of any rain: 60%.

Monday, May 30 Min 9 Max 16. Showers. Possible rainfall: 4 to 8mm. Chance of any rain: 90%.

Tuesday, May 31 Min 7 Max 14. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1mm. Chance of any rain: 70%.

upgrades f Upgrades to water supply and stormwater drainage f Upgrades and improvements to sewerage services The documents can be viewed on the Narromine Shire Council’s website under “public exhibition”.

Printed copies are available at Narromine and Trangie Libraries, Tomingley BP Service Station and Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre.

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Voting by phone in 2022 when you have COVID

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH the dreaded COVID lurgy striking me down two days out from Federal Election 2022, I became eligible to cast my vote by phone. It was certainly an interesting experience and a fi rst for me and no doubt thousands of others caught in the same situation.

The fi rst step involved visiting the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website on May 20 and looking for ‘voting options’. From the list I then selected the one for telephone voting for “COVID-19 positive people”.

The AEC website stated: “If you are COVID-19 positive and in isolation on election day, you can register for a secure telephone vote. You must register by 4pm AEST Saturday, May 21. Telephone voting lines will remain open until 6pm local time Saturday, May 21.”

From there I completed an online application and nominated a six-digit number. My information is cross-referenced to the electoral roll and in about an hour I received a message on my mobile phone with a registration number. I then called the nominated number and commenced the process of voting by phone.

The operator did not ask my name but asked me to confi rm my registration number and six-digit nominated number. When this

COVID-positive electors could vote by phone in the 2022 Federal election. wais confi rmed, the operator located the voting information for my electorate, Parkes, and then explained the process for voting for the House of Representatives and then the Senate. I was expected to have information about the candidates before I made the call, which was found on the AEC website.

I then instructed the operator how I wished to number the candidates for both upper and lower houses of parliament. The operator asked me to confi rm that that is how I wished to cast my vote, and when the process was completed, the operator advised that they would seal my vote into the

electoral envelopes to be counted at the election.

It was simple, easy and over in just a few minutes.

Until May 20 there was a big dilemma for people testing positive to COVID in the period from May 14 – 17. Telephone voting was only offered to those testing positive from 6.00 pm on Tuesday, May 17. Anyone testing positive in the three-day window who had not secured a postal vote before that option closed on May 18 were effectively prevented from casting a ballot as being in isolation they could not attend a voting facility in person on May 21.

The AEC had indicat-

“This inquiry represents an opportunity to scrutinise whether the current system of water trading is providing the best outcomes for the state. This is particularly timely given the droughts, floods and bushfi res in recent years which have devastated the NSW agricultural industry,” he said.

“The committee is particularly interested in understanding whether the water trading market is being abused through practices like playing the market, cornering the market or fi xing the market. The committee will also be looking to under-

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ed that arrangements for COVID-impacted voting had been put in place following an amendment to the Electoral Act in 2021.

Enormous public pressure from very vocal voters concerned about not being able to exercise their democratic right to vote because of this ruling resulted in changes being suggested by the AEC Commissioner which were accepted by the government on May 20.

This then ensured those caught in the three-day window could vote by telephone. It was followed by a rush as those previously excluded from voting rushed to register to vote by phone.

Submissions sought for Upper House’s water trading inquiry AN Upper House select committee has been established to inquire into the status of water trading in NSW. The committee will consider the origins, purpose and regulation of the water trading market, and examine the effects of water trading on the economy, communities and the environment.

The Chair of the Select Committee, the Hon Robert Borsak MLC, said: “There have been significant changes to the economy, environment and agricultural practices since NSWales fi rst began trading water allocations in 1983.

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stand whether the current framework for water registration and disclosure is operating effectively in NSW.” The committee invites individuals, businesses, community groups and organisations to lodge a submission online by 3 July 2022. The committee will hold hearings with key stakeholders later in the year, with the committee due to report by 30 November 2022.

For more information about the inquiry, including the terms of reference and committee membership, please visit the committee’s website.

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Taxi service stretched to capacity From page 1 means one taxi is devoted to that task for four hours each day. As specific clearances are required for school runs, only appropriately qualified drivers can do this. At present, Mr Taylor is the only driver able to perform the school runs. If he is sick, there is currently no one available to take over the school runs.

“Not until I can drive again,” Mrs Taylor said.

Mrs Taylor’s own experience is indicative of what happens when serious illness impacts the ability to keep working.

“When something like this happens, you’ve got to pull back,” Mr Taylor said.

One driver reported that when she finished her shift on Christmas Eve, she was asked by a patron “when are you running tomorrow?”

In the past, the taxi service has run on Christmas Day for disabled patrons needing to travel, Mr Taylor said. “But [those passengers] are not so many now.”

The drivers did not work on Christmas Day 2021, he said.

“Christmas Day is the only day we have taken off in the last three or four years. People just expect us to be available,” Mr Taylor said.

“This year we had no drivers [available] on Easter Sunday. It was the fi rst public holiday in years that we didn’t actually have a taxi running,” Mr Taylor said.

The fact that more venues and tourist attractions are open during holiday pe-

An empty taxi rank is indicative of issues with the current service, which cannot attract enough staff to run it. riods could contribute to the demand for service at those times. In Narromine, for example, over 200 people visited the Aviation Museum during the Easter holidays.

The Narromine taxi service also did not run on Anzac Day 2022 for the same reason: driver unavailability.

“We had quite a few people upset [about Anzac Day],” Mrs Taylor said.

The snide remarks hurt the drivers who are doing the best they can under the circumstances.

“It makes us feel as though what are we doing this for?” said Mr Taylor.

“People want to get out and some can’t drive for themselves. But there’s no other way of getting any downtime

[for us drivers].

“A couple of years ago Judy was literally doing seven days a week, minimum 12 hours a day, because there was only the two of us to do it. On Fridays you could start at 8.30 am and fi nish at 11.30 pm that night,” he said.

Other occupations have mandatory rest periods between shifts. The Narromine taxi service staff need appropriate rest time between late and morning starts.

“People expect the taxi to be running when they want it,” Mrs Taylor said.

This expectation also impacts the ability of the drivers to socialise out of hours as they cannot drink alcohol while on call during shift hours.

The drivers have helped local residents get to work at 6.00 am, particularly hospital and aged care staff. They have also been asked to drop residents to local entertainment venues in the evening and to come back later, on some occasions to fi nd their service is no longer wanted. They also have many long distance trips to provide, often ferrying patrons to Dubbo in the evening, or collecting rail drivers from places like Nevertire for a trip to Dubbo. The long distance trips take drivers from the available cohort, leaving local service to be covered by whomever is available – if they are available.

Mrs Taylor said they used to operate later in the evening when they had more drivers to share the load, but those days have long gone.

Mr Taylor has said the staffing issue is historic, with problems existing since the USMC took over the service several years ago.

This was confi rmed by USMC Secretary/Manager Bob Walsh, who indicated the organisation took over the local taxi service in July 2014.

“It has always been provided as a community service and we have always struggled to get drivers,” he said. “The drivers [we do have] are doing their best but the passengers expect or demand so much.

The drivers are human, and do get sick, and do have family.”

No taxi patrons have spoken directly to Mr Walsh about their concerns about the service, he said.

There is no easy fi x to the

problem either, Mr Walsh said.

Increasing the driver pool is easier said than done.

Mr Walsh said one driver is currently going through the process of gaining their driver accreditation but one driver is not enough to ease pressures on the existing service.

“At least two or three more drivers are needed,” he said.

If the gaps in staffing cannot be fi lled, it will mean the taxi service hours will continue to be reduced.

Drivers are paid on a percentage of takings basis rather than an hourly rate. It is a matter that interested people should discuss with the USMC if they would like to consider becoming a taxi driver.

Mr Taylor said taxi driving with the Narromine service would suit those people seeking casual or part time work on a regular basis. He encouraged anyone interested in driving for the local service to contact the USMC to fi nd out more about how the service works.

With the service desperately in need of new drivers to share the load, the USMC would be keen to hear from anyone interested in joining the crew.

“If there’s nobody to [run the service] what do you do?” said Mr Taylor. z Do you use the Narromine Taxi Service? If you’d like to comment, email newsroom@ narrominestar.com.au, or write to us at Narromine Star, Suite 3/37 Burraway Street, Narromine 2821

Trangie firefighters recognised for their service Contributed by STATION COMMANDER WADE HAINES

ON Wednesday, May 11, Inspector Michael Harvey presented fi refighters at Trangie with a few awards.

Retained Firefighter Ian Geoghegan received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. This is awarded after ten years’ service. Ian Geoghegan joined Trangie Fire Station on April 15, 2009.

Retained Firefighter Rodney Barclay received the National Medal for 15 years’ service. Rod Barclay joined Trangie Fire Station on August 1, 2008.

Both Firefighters were congratulated on their years of service to our community. These awards are well and truly overdue but with a few hiccups along the way with the bushfi res, floods, COVID etc, it was good to see the fi refighters awarded.

A special award was given to Retained Firefighter Te Peneha. He received a Unit of Commendation for Meritorious Service during the 2019/2022 bushfi res.

The 2019/2022 bushfi res in NSW were unprecedented in their intensi-

ty and breadth. Sadly, 33 people lost their lives, more than 2400 homes were destroyed, and millions of hectares of land burnt. Fire + Rescue NSW (FRNSW) along with other emergency service agencies worked tirelessly to protect the people and property of NSW during this prolonged and catastrophic bushfi re season.

On December 21, 2019, Strike Team Lima was deployed to the townships of Clarence and Dragan, one of the most devastated areas impacted by the fi re front in the Blue Mountains.

Crews encountered strong winds in excess of 90km/h, with temperatures of 47 degrees and fi re conditions in the catastrophic range. As the fi re front moved in and with numerous homes destroyed by fi re or under threat, fi refighters carried out fi refighting operations, property protection and assisted in relocating residents to safety in an exceptional manner.

Despite the horrendous conditions, fi refighters limited the impact of the fi re successfully defending numerous properties and protecting the community.

RFF Te Peneha and Inspector Michael Harvey.

RFF Te Peneha received the Unit of Commendation for Meritorious Service on May 11.

RFF R Barclay received the National medal on May 11.

RFF Ian Geoghegan received the FRNSW Long Service and Good Conduct Medal from Inspector Michael Harvey on May 11. PHOTOS: FRNSW TRANGIE.

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Better Together: Volunteers giving

By SHARON BONTHUYS

NATIONAL Volunteer Week was held from 16-22 May across Australia. It is our country’s largest annual celebration of all that has been achieved by those people who give freely of their time to the community.

The theme for National Volunteer Week 2022 is “Better Together.”

Volunteering Australia’s (VA) website says: “together, through volunteering, we are changing communities for the better. We are Better Together.”

In the Narromine Shire, volunteers are doing great things across their communities.

In doing so they are building stronger, more cohesive communities.

People are volunteering as stewards with the Narromine Agricultural Show Society for the annual show, and more recently volunteers with the Local History Room at the Narromine Library assisted an author in New Zealand who is writing a book on lady architects.

On the sports fields volunteers assist a variety of sporting groups with canteen duties, training, team leading and coaching. Without permanent ministers, several churches in the shire are able to conduct weekend servic-

Narromine Volunteer Rescue Association. PHOTO: VRA. es, prayer groups and more through the work of volunteers from among their congregations.

Volunteers are providing Meals on Wheels, assisting school parent and carer groups, while others channel their efforts into fundraising, creating awareness and education on a range of health and wellbeing conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, and mental health.

Volunteers are also providing fi rst responder services in the shire through the Narromine Rescue Squad (Volunteer Rescue Association [VRA] NSW) While Narromine Shire has been spared the horror of natural disasters impacting other parts of Australia in recent

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times, the value of volunteers responding during crises cannot be ignored.

VA’s website describes their unsung heroes as “Australia’s backbone in times of crisis.”

The Narromine Star agrees with that assessment.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on volunteering are still being felt as some groups struggle to get going again now restrictions have been lifted across the country.

The ability of groups to volunteer during the pandemic was significantly impacted as restrictions forced people into isolation in various locations and for varying periods of time.

With people unable to meet in person, this in turn impacted the ability of many groups

to do what they had been previously doing.

VA commissioned a study early in 2020 on the impact of the pandemic on volunteering.

Using an established quarterly poll of 3000 people by the Australian National University, VA reported a significant decline in volunteering between January and April 2020 in direct response to pandemic restrictions and fears about contracting COVID-19 among particular cohorts.

“Nearly two thirds of volunteers (65.9 per cent) [were] estimated to have stopped volunteering between February and April 2020,” VA reported.

This equated to a loss of 12.2 million volunteering hours per week across Australia, and more than 70 per cent of

volunteers over 65 stopped volunteering. “This reduction occurred across the country in every state and territory,” the VA report said.

The report also indicated that “the State and Territory peak bodies for volunteering established registration and matching platforms to organise assistance from spontaneous volunteers.” It cited the example of the “Care Army” in Queensland, which received 28,000 registrations from people willing to provide one-onone help to others struggling in the community.

With fluctuating restrictions in different jurisdictions within Australia, some lifting as recently as 2022 as borders opened, many groups are only now fi nding their feet again as they recommence volunteering. This includes those in the Narromine Shire.

Of further concern, many groups in the Narromine Shire are struggling to provide the services and activities they used to provide as volunteer numbers have dwindled.

This is not just within the shire but across the country according to VA. The Narromine Star sought the views of as many local groups in the shire as possible about their work in the community, and the challenges they are facing. We thank those who participated.

Number crunching: how many volunteers does it take?

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Narromine Jets Committee at their recent Community Colour Run at the Wetlands. PHOTO: NARROMINE JETS.

IN the Narromine Shire, volunteer groups can range from a small handful of members through to large groups. Some operate with a small core group of volunteers and rope in supporters to assist with the staging of events.

A snapshot of volunteer numbers from a small selection of volunteer groups in Narromine Shire canvassed for this article is as follows: The Local History Room at Narromine Library has three volunteers as does the MS Support Group.

The Narromine Rotary Club has six active mem-

bers and several “Friends of Rotary”.

The Narromine Jets Rugby League Club’s volunteer committee numbers ten while the Trangie St Vincent de Paul group has 11 volunteers. Narromine Hospital Auxiliary has 12 volunteers. The Narromine Golf Club has 15-20 volunteers who help keep the course looking fi ne and the club running.

The VRA has 17 volunteers who are the primary responders for road crash, vertical and specialist rescue in Narromine and surrounding areas, while the Narromine Soccer Club has about 25 volun-

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Many groups are providing services with less volunteers each year.

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their all for our communities Challenges: An ageing volunteer workforce ONE of the challenges facing volunteer groups in Narromine Shire, and indeed, elsewhere in Australia, is that the volunteers are ageing. The Narromine Star asked local groups what was the average

age of their volunteer forces.

The answers included “possibly 50”, “73”, “mid-40s”, “48”, “70”, and “84.6”.

Only three of the groups canvassed for this interview revealed a wide range of ages

within their volunteers, with “21 to 70”, “12 to 87” and “all ages.

We are aware that some groups in the community have volunteers aged in their 80s and 90s.

The question on the minds of many seasoned volunteers is: “who will step up to replace us when we step down?”

There is a perception among some older volunteers that younger people are simply

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not interested in giving their time to the community. Do you agree?

Question: If you’re aged under 40 and not currently volunteering, what would encourage you to do so?

Challenges: Other impacts on time and commitment WHAT are some of the key challenges local groups face with engaging and retaining volunteers?

Time for volunteering is a common theme among the groups we spoke to for this story.

“Life is very busy today and younger folk are being stretched with work, children at school, sport, and activities as a family,” said Anne Shearman from the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary.

“Everyone is busy these days, and it’s hard to fi nd time to volunteer for all the community groups you would like to help,” said spokesperson Sara from Narromine Soccer Club.

“There are also a lot of people who may be unaware that help is needed, how to help, or are too shy to come forward and join a club or committee,” she said.

It was suggested by one

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Trangie Local History Group. group that we as a society have become more self-absorbed, so unless an activity is about ourselves, we tend to let others handle it.

“The question then becomes: ‘how do we turn people’s focus from our own interests to seeing ourselves as a valuable and outward-looking part

of a community?’” the group spokesperson said.

Another group suggested there was a general expectation that everything would be

provided for the community and the event or activity would somehow “magically appear.”

Commitment to attend is another challenge, said the Narromine Golf Club. “[For us] it’s an all year round commitment. If you’re not involved in the sport of golf then it’s hard to get volunteers outside of golf,” the club spokesperson said.

This is echoed by Jan Colmer from Narromine Rotary Club who said her organisation has a program that enables people to volunteer without formally joining.

“People are unable or unprepared to commit to regular meetings. Having ‘Friends of Rotary’ gives people the opportunity to volunteer without committing to meetings,” she said.

Question: What do you think impacts on people’s ability to volunteer?

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Challenges: Checks and confidentiality SOME organisations have strict requirements for their volunteers, which may play a factor in some disinterest in volunteering.

“Requirements are more stringent than in past years with Police Checks and Working with Children checks now a mandatory part of the membership application form,” said St Vincent de Paul Trangie

volunteer Pat Riley.

Sally Everett from the Narromine Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group said that it was important for their volunteers to have “the empathy and flexibility to be available when needed and to understand the need for strict confidentiality as we are dealing with people’s lives and their personal

Left: Committee member Kylie Hutchison, Rob from Open Mobility and local MS sufferer Billy Everingham.

MS Support Group provided Billy with a mobility scooter to assist him in getting around & maintaining a level of independence. PHOTO:

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“Often people don’t understand the complexity of MS unless it has touched them or someone close to them,” she said.

Question: Would having to undergo background or security checks, particularly for those groups working with children, stop you from volunteering?

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Challenge or opportunity? Social media and the internet

Narromine Aero Club is one of the oldest in town.

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PROMOTING the work of community and sporting groups is one way to spread the word about the valuable work they are doing in the community. The Narromine Star regularly reports on the activities of local volunteers and sporting groups.

Online communication is another way in which the word can be spread quickly and illustrated in technicolour as photos and videos are uploaded to various online platforms and shared with the community.

Social media challenges some local groups while others have embraced it wholeheartedly.

Some

groups demonstrate very advanced use of social media to share their activities, while others only use it to distribute information for members.

Facebook and Instagram are two popular social media platforms used by local groups but some really savvy ones are also using TikTok and Snapchat.

“In 2020 we won an honourable mention in the Sports Cover Clubbies Awards for best use of media,” said Narromine Jets spokesperson Sally Everett.

The most active groups on social media are the sporting groups, with football fans well catered for

across the codes in the shire.

The Narromine Hospital Auxiliary is one group not currently active on social media. Several of its members are middle-aged or older. Spokesperson Anne Shearman said: “we are not active on social media, but we are learning how to be more savvy in this area.”

The Narromine Golf Club has a Facebook page and is looking to develop a website, a spokesperson said.

Question: Would you volunteer your time to help a local group maintain an online presence and promote their work to the community?

Here’s cheers to our volunteers A snapshot of some of the volunteering happening in our communities: Clockwise from left, Narromine Rotary Club volunteering at the Tomingley Races last month; Trangie Campdraft in action; St Mary’s Australian Women’s Association hosted a flower show this month; Peter Wilson and Belinda Haigh volunteer their time to the NSW Farmers Narromine-Trangie branch; Trangie Pony Club joined the March on ANZAC Day.

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Narromine Soccer Club members with Dugald Saunders MP. PHOTO: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

Challenges: Sponsors, the unsung heroes MANY groups are able to offer raffles and competition prizes through the support of sponsors. In the Narromine Shire, small businesses are the primary drivers of sponsorship. Bricks and mortar businesses and an increasing number of home-based businesses with “virtual” shop fronts are donating to causes, events and activities across

the shire.

Individuals and businesses regularly sponsor trophies for sporting events in the shire, donate items to give away, provide venues, and even personally make items for charitable causes.

Golf tournaments often feature trophies sponsored by individuals or businesses and fundraising stalls will often

feature homemade goodies such as cakes, biscuits and homewares.

Local barbed wire artisan Greg MacIntyre surprised the Narromine Car Club with his handmade barbed wire trophies for its Show ‘n Shine event earlier this year.

The United Services Memorial Club in Narromine will provide a free space for the

Country Music Festival to be held in June which in turn will provide free entertainment for the community to attend.

It is acknowledged that the pandemic impacted the ability of a lot of businesses and individuals to support fundraising activities.

However, sponsors also need the support of the com-

munity if they are to continue to provide sponsorship to local groups.

Sally Everett from the Narromine Jets said her club takes great pride in supporting the sponsors that support the club.

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Group snapshot: Who they are and what they do NARROMINE Agricultural Show Society: “We are an amazing, mixed group of people from across the community working towards a common goal, which is probably the Shire’s largest annual event.

“We make sure we have fun and would welcome new members. Please drop us an email and we will get you involved!

See you at the 2022 Show!!”

Narromine Local History: “We not only assist local people, but people all over the world. In the last couple of years we have assisted a lady in England doing research on a family and writing a family history book.

“Volunteers can learn while in the room, for example, how to use ancestry, using trove (digitised newspapers), using family tree programmes to compile your family tree, etc.”

Narromine Jets Rugby League: “We are proud of our strong family culture that we have built. Supporting our sponsors who we cannot function without and our local community is something we take pride in and will continue to do. Follow our socials to see all we get up to!”

Narromine Multiple Sclerosis Group: “We are a group that often relies on confidential notifications of sufferers in the community. Sometimes people are too proud to ask for help.

“If you know of anyone that could use our assistance they should contact us through our social media or by contacting a committee member.”

Narromine Rotary Club: “We are a friendly group who

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Narromine-Dubbo Rifle Club in action. look out for each other and enjoy what we do. We use the profits from our food van to fi nancially assist community groups and individuals in the Narromine community. We donate around $20,000 annually.”

Narromine Volunteer Rescue Association: “Working closely with other emergency personnel, on a volunteer basis, the Narromine VRA are ready to respond at a moment’s notice. We are here to lend a helping hand, anytime, anywhere.’ If the community would like to fi nd out more information on becoming a member, please contact us.”

Narromine Soccer Club: “[Our club is] run by a small but dedicated group of volun-

teers with a passion for encouraging children in sport and leading an active and healthy life. In small country communities such as Narromine, it is vitally important that children are able to play a variety of sports in their hometown.

“Our goals are to be ambassadors in promoting the sport of soccer in the wider community, to recruit like minded community members to strengthen and grow the club, while supporting individuals in achieving goals through leadership, education and high performance.”

Narromine Hospital Auxiliary: “The Narromine Hospital Auxiliary was formed 72

years ago on May 16, 1950. We assist the community by raising funds to purchase new equipment for the benefit of our local Hospital.

“In the past few years we have donated approximately $23,000 worth of medical equipment to the Hospital and this greatly assists both the patients and the staff.

“We do Meals On Wheels, and until COVID, we also had some members doing Pink Ladies. Hopefully we will be able to resume this service to the patients soon.”

Generocity Church: “We do need and cherish the support and encouragement we gain from each other. Some of our past activities have included

‘Feed a Farmer’, or Christmas hampers (which haven’t been restricted to Christmas time).”

Narromine Golf Club: “The volunteers do it for the town to have a nice golf course and clubhouse that members and guests can use. The volunteers understand that the golf course has a major role to play in the town as it’s a place to play golf and socialise with friends.

“The Golf Club is a place where you can make friends and have a good time even if you don’t like golf. We offer social, junior and playing membership at the club, and your membership is greatly appreciated in helping our club maintain the course and facilities to a high standard and the operation of the club into the future.

“Thankfully the volunteers help keep the cost of membership down as they know how important the golf club is to the town.”

St Vincent de Paul, Trangie: “In Trangie, the society operates on two levels: the Centre where pre-loved clothing and household goods are sold at an affordable price and the Conference which provides assistance to those in need.

“Both levels are staffed entirely by volunteers. The Vinnies Centre is open Tuesday to Friday from 10am until 4pm and from 10am until 12pm on Saturdays. Conference members are available whenever there is a request for assistance and contact numbers are displayed on the door of the centre.”

Add your group to the Narromine Star’s ultimate big list The Narromine Star is compiling a comprehensive list of community and sporting groups so that we can bring you more local news about their activities. This is our current list below.

If your group is not listed, drop us a line at newsroom@narrominestar.com. au or send us a message via the Narromine Star Facebook page. We accept contributions and photos for publication by no later than 12.00 pm each Monday.

Sporting Groups: Castlereagh League Macquarie Yabbies Swim Club Motocross Mungery Picnic Races Narromine Aero Club Narromine Bowls Club Narromine District Cricket Association Narromine Gliding Club Narromine Golf – Ladies/ Men’s/Gerries Narromine Gorillas Rugby Club Narromine Jets Rugby League Narromine Jets Rugby League – Juniors

Narromine Junior Cricket Narromine Little Athletics Narromine Races/Turf Club Narromine Soccer Club Narromine Squash Club Narromine Tennis Club Outback Dragons Dragonboat Club Te Ashi Kai Karate Trangie Bowling Club Trangie Campdraft Trangie Cricket Club Trangie Fishing Club Trangie Netball Club Trangie Pony Club Trangie Rugby Union Trangie Swimming Club Trangie Tennis Club

Community Groups: 25 Club Cottage Craft Macquarie Landcare Mudyigalang “Many Hands” Craft Group Narromine Agricultural Show Society Narromine Aviation Museum Narromine Bowls Club Narromine Cancer Support Group Narromine Car Club Narromine CWA Narromine Garden Club Narromine Hospital Auxiliary Narromine Lions Club

Narromine Local History Narromine Races Narromine Red Cross Narromine Rotary Club Narromine Volunteer Rescue Association Narromine Wetlands Parkrun Narromine Women’s Shed Orana Beekeepers Sing Australia St Vincent de Paul Narromine St Vincent de Paul Trangie Tomingley Picnic Races Trangie Action Group Trangie Car Club Trangie CWA Trangie History Group

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Political News & Opinion Statement from Mark Coulton MP: Thank you ON Saturday, despite the result nationally, I was returned to the seat of Parkes for the sixth time, with a slight swing in my favour.

While the count continues, it is now known that Australia will have a new government, led by Anthony Albanese.

Despite my disappointment in this result, I am committed to working with the new government to ensure the Parkes electorate is strongly represented in Parliament.

I will also be holding the new government to account with regards to issues affecting my electorate and the country as a whole.

I’d like to congratulate my opponents in the seat of Parkes and thank them for the professional and civil way they conducted this election.

Also, to the people of the Parkes electorate, I would like to thank you for turning up in good spirit to cast your vote and for your continued support.

I’d like to also acknowledge local National Party supporters who generously gave their time to ensure that every booth in the electorate was manned by volunteers.

It’s an incredible honour to represent nearly half of New South Wales in the Australian Parliament and I’m looking forward to continuing my work as your representative.

AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo COMMUNITY projects needing additional funding support can now apply for the NSW Government’s 2022 Community Building Partnership Program.

This program has been hugely successful in the Dubbo electorate, allowing many of our local groups to undertake a wide range of projects.

This investment by the NSW Government is about

Above, Mr Coulton celebrates with supporters on election night.

Right, returning Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton MP, with wife Robyn.

PHOTOS: PARKES ELECTORATE

helping to deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes, while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.

APPLICATIONS are now open for the next round of Recreational Fishing Trust grants, and I am encouraging our local fishing clubs and organisations, councils, community groups and individuals to come forward with their ideas!

Recreational fi shing plays such an important role in our economy, so it’s important to invest in projects that will support the industry for years to come. If you’ve got an idea that will support fi sh habitats and recreational

fi shing, then I encourage you to get your application in.

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2022 Local Government Awards. Our council plays a vital role in the everyday lives of our residents, and this is a great opportunity to acknowledge the hard work being done by the council staff who help keep our community running.

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2022 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, and I’m encouraging you to nominate an outstanding local volunteer!

These awards are an important way to thank our volunteers for their invaluable contribution to our region.

The Awards are now in their 16th year and celebrate

the efforts of our state’s volunteers across seven different award categories. More than 3000 special guests, families and friends attend ceremonies at 24 locations across regional and suburban centres to celebrate the regional winners of the volunteer awards.

Finalists will be invited to the Gala State Ceremony in Sydney to announce the final winners and overall NSW Volunteer of the Year.

More than 117,000 people from over 500 organisations were recognised in last year’s awards, with special messages of support received from the Prime Minister and the Governor of NSW. Until next time, Dugald

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Silo art could depict our local heroes Dear Editor, I have always said that we have blank canvasses right here in town, and what better way than to create our own silo art depicting our local heroes.

This would also create tourism in town; you only have to see how popular this is in other states.

Congratulations on our local paper.

Cheers, Maxine Poulson (by email)

Councils seek commitment from candidates on housing COUNCILS in NSW were so concerned at the worsening housing crisis they issued an open letter to all federal election candidates on May 16, calling on them to commit to a four-point plan.

Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President Darriea Turley AM said the state’s 128 councils were asking candidates for: f Substantial federal investment to deliver an additional 5000 social housing dwellings per year, for the next decade f Investment in a far greater supply of affordable rental housing, for hardworking Australians increasingly facing housing insecurity f A plan to improve rates

of home ownership without supercharging demand and contributing to even higher household debt and worsened affordability, and f A Royal Commission into the affordability and future of housing in Australia.

“Councils continue to see lowand middle-income workers being priced out of local housing. This is as true in the regions as in metropolitan areas,” Cr Turley said.

“Intergenerational inequality is growing dramatically, with young people and families fi nding it impossible to reach even the fi rst rung of the housing ladder.

“There has been a continued fall in home ownership

rates since the mid-1990s, as house prices soar and more and more people are forced into an increasingly unaffordable rental market.

“The knock-on effect has driven homelessness to unprecedented levels.

And yet all we are hearing is the same old simplistic, developer-driven approach: cut red tape and increase supply.

That approach hasn’t worked in the last 10 years and it won’t work now.”

Cr Turley said housing affordability was mainly driven by factors beyond the scope of state and local planning systems: fi nancial and taxation systems, population growth and interest rates.

“Interest rates may be beyond the control of the Federal Government but tax reform and population growth is not,” she said.

“Relying on the same old responses will deliver the same old results – that’s how we got to where we are now.

Communities are sick and tired of buck passing on this fundamental issue and want real action and leadership.”

Cr Turley said local government was committed to working collaboratively with the government to tackle and address the housing crisis.

“We see fi rsthand the impact of the housing crisis on our communities, and know better than anyone the sever-

ity of the situation. Chronic underfunding of social housing is worsening the impact of rising housing and rental stress, especially in the regions.

“Right now, there are more than 50,000 people on the social housing waitlist across NSW. “There is an urgent need to address this issue proactively, and to tackle the underlying causes that are fundamental to real change.

“We’re asking every single candidate, irrespective of political allegiance, to step up and speak up by pledging their support for solutions that will deliver real results.”

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Community News

Free birth certificates for vulnerable people HUNDREDS of free birth certificates will be made available to vulnerable people in NSW, including people experiencing economic disadvantage, Aboriginal people and survivors of domestic and family violence.

NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said a new agreement between the NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages and Legal Aid NSW will provide up to 700 free birth certificates for vulnerable people, particularly in regional and remote NSW. “Many of us take having a birth certificate for granted,”

Mr Speakman said.

“But without a birth certificate, many of life’s important moments – like getting a job, enrolling in further education, opening a bank account or getting a driver licence – are made so much harder.

“Having a birth certificate can also be critical for people who need to access basic government services.

“A birth certificate is more than an official document recording details about birth – it is also a ticket to accessibility and opportunity.”

Minister for Customer Ser-

vice and Digital Government Victor Dominello said the NSW Government was committed to ensuring everyone had access to this vital identity document.

“Providing on-the-ground support to help our vulnerable communities is central to building an inclusive society where support can be accessed by those who need it most,” Mr Dominello said.

“This new agreement aims to remove the barriers to obtaining a birth certificate for some of the most vulnerable people in our community.”

Legal Aid NSW Acting CEO Monique Hitter said cost, literacy and other barriers to obtaining birth certificates were sometimes connected with legal problems.

“Our lawyers sometimes see people in rural and remote communities who don’t have birth certificates and who struggle to get a licence or get access to other essential services,” Ms Hitter said.

“Not having a birth certificate can impact on other everyday legal issues such as debt problems or obtaining safe and secure housing.

“Supporting people who are in fi nancial hardship to access a birth certificate is a simple step that can help resolve or avoid complex legal issues down the line.”

Legal Aid NSW will work with partners in communities where high need has been identified to help eligible people obtain a free birth certificate and assist them with other legal needs.

The free birth certificate blitz will run up to 30 June 2022.

Hospital auxiliary raffles off Rob’s gardening services at polling booth Contributed by ANNE SHEARMAN THE Narromine Hospital Auxiliary has held another successful raffle thanks to the generosity of voters as they headed to the polls in Narromine on May 21.

We raffled off “four hours of gardening by Rob”, who hails from Dubbo and does “all the things the old and infi rm can’t do!”

Congratulations to Keith Richardson, who was our lucky winner on the day.

We would like to thank the people of Narromine once again for their continued support of our Auxiliary The Hospital Auxiliary table at the polling station. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. and our Hospital.

Community supports Lions election day raffle

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Contributed by RITA WHITBREAD

VOLUNTEER WEEK y 2022

NARROMINE Lions Club would like to say a big “thank you” to the Narromine community for its continued support of our recent raffles.

Hopefully our towns and communities will start to pick up again after the last couple of years of lockdowns, floods and fi res...

Our team was out again on election day selling raffle tickets at the polling station at Narromine Public School. It was well supported and we are thrilled that Shane Smith won fi rst prize.

Many hands make light work, as the saying goes, and Lions thank you all for helping us help others.

Right: It was a cold grey day but the community spirit warmed the hearts of our Lions Club volunteers on polling day. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

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Community News

Valuable cross-agency training in Narromine on May 16. PHOTOS: EWEN JONES.

Firies and Ambos train together CWA Centenary Conference, May 2022 Contributed by CAPTAIN EWEN JONES

Firefighters enjoyed the chance to learn more about ambulances.

Contributed by PAT RILEY, TRANGIE CWA HELD recently at Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Centenary Conference of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW was an outstanding success.

About seven hundred members from all over NSW attended the conference which provided a forum for debate on motions that had been formulated by various branches and referred to Conference for further discussion.

Those motions passed by majority vote were referred to the executive prior to consultation with relevant bodies for further action.

The successful motions included a number related to healthcare, the protection of farmland from mining exploration and the provision of social and more affordable housing, especially for older women. These were a diverse selection of topics that is indicative of the diversity of the interests and lifestyles of the members of CWA. To open proceedings, dignitaries were led into the venue by pipers playing a resounding version of Waltzing Matilda. Visitors received a Welcome to Country from Aunty Lola Ryan, and Randwick Mayor, Cr Dylan Parker, also extended a very warm welcome to all visitors before the meeting was officially opened by Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley, AO, QC, Governor of NSW. Keynote speaker Layne Beachley spoke with enthu-

siasm about the necessity to persevere when in pursuit of a goal, the truth of her words borne out in her success in the formerly male dominated world of surfi ng.

Ms Beachley resorted to humour to drive home the message “change or be changed” and that our future is determined by “choice not chance”. With tongue in cheek, Ms Beachley suggested that the name Manly Beach bore some relevance to the male dominated sport she was determined to conquer.

Commissioner Shane Fitzimmons AO AFSM, Resilience NSW, also struck a chord with the audience as he delivered an address that highlighted the resilience of the victims of the natural disasters that had beset northern NSW in the recent past.

The destruction of property and livelihoods and the impact on mental health caused by these events will leave lasting memories that can be made less traumatic by the knowledge that ”you are not alone.”

Attracting a great deal of interest was a tableau of the history of the CWA portrayed through a display of memorabilia dating back to the very fi rst meeting in 1922 and divided into decades until 2022.

The Land Cookery and Handicraft exhibits were well supported by branches from throughout the state, with some amazingly intricate work on display in both sectors.

A COMBINED training night was held at Narromine Ambulance Station on Monday, May 16.

Fire + Rescue NSW and Ambulance Service NSW assist each other at different incidents and so joined together for this special training session.

It is important that fi refighters know how to release and secure an Ambulance stretcher, how to drive a specialised Ambulance, and have a basic knowledge of where items are kept inside the Ambulance.

Representing Far Western Group of CWA (L to R) Mrs Carolyn Egan (Narromine), Mrs Colleen Boucher (Cobar), Mrs Win Bolam (Narromine), Mrs Margaret Oldfield (Enngonia), and Mrs Pat Riley (Trangie) at the Centenery Conference of the CWA. PHOTOS: PAT RILEY. The unprecedented flooding in the Northern Rivers area prompted a donation of $500,000 to be distributed among GIVIT, Foodbank and the Women’s and Children’s Services in the Northern Rivers region.

The election of office bearers saw Mrs Joy Beames of Dunedoo take over the role of State President, Pam Wright from Kootingal was elected to the position of State Secretary, and Sharyn Buck was returned as State Treasurer.

As in the past 100 years, the Country Women’s Association of NSW will enter into its second Centenary focused on the wellbeing of people living in rural areas and a mandate to promote better living conditions for all Australians.

Former State President Mrs Audrey Hardman addresses the conference.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 26, 2022

Slow uptake during MHERV’s visit

By SHARON BONTHUYS A free rural men’s health initiative visited Narromine on May 1819, but few locals took the opportunity to attend.

The Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) saw less than 20 people during its twoday visit. Parked in the courtyard next to the Generocity Church on Dandaloo Street, the van was in full view of passing traffic and pedestrians.

“It’s been pretty quiet,” said registered nurse Bill Power, who provides the MHERV service to rural communities in NSW. The service sees between 3000 and 4000 people across NSW each year, he said.

“Lots of people were walking past and were just not interested. I also believe a lot of farmers are staying away to catch up with their work during the break in the weather,” he said.

Mr Power said that while MHERV experiences low visitor numbers during some of its rural tours, the Narromine visit was very low compared to other trips the unit has taken across rural NSW. “I’ve given up trying to predict why,” he said.

Mr Power said that men need to fi nd the time to look after themselves but “are a bit notorious” about doing so.

MHERV tests walk-ins for blood pressure, blood sugar levels and cholesterol, and places patients into categories one, two or three.

Category one is “all good.” Category two is “see your doctor ASAP.” Category three is “see your doctor immediately.”

Within these, 65 to 70 per cent of people are category one, 30 to 35 per cent are category two and five per cent are category three, Mr Power said.

Mr Power was also keen to stress that while MHERV was aimed at men’s health, no one is turned away. Anyone who would like to be tested is welcome at the van.

A registered nurse for 45 years, Mr Power joined the MHERV team in February, 2022. He finds it rewarding when his screening services result in patients consulting medical practitioners to improve their health.

“It’s a bit of a reward in itself that they might improve their lives from it.”

The service has been running since 2008 and through the support of Rotary clubs in the areas visited by the van, many hands share the coordination work. Narromine Rotary Club assisted the MHERV team during its visit.

After Narromine, MHERV travelled on to Cobar on May 20. It is not known when the van may return to the shire.

Nesto Falcione gets checked by MHERV registered nurse, Bill Power. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

MHERV parked in the courtyard next to the Generocity Church in Narromine.

Walkabout Barber and beauty time: a space for healthy conversations

Kylie Wright and Jakeel Faro with patterns in his hair by Walkabout Barber.

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Heavenly hash Contributed by NARROMINE CWA Ingredients: Half a container of sour cream Half a packet of marshmallows (cut in half) 1 cup coconut 250g tin of crushed pineapple 250g mandarin or orange Method: Drain fruit. Combine all ingredients then leave in the fridge for 24 hours.

Serve with cream and or ice cream.

Walkabout Barber barber Billy Newman, Krisden Dickson and little brother Ike Dickson with his new haircut. PHOTOS: CATHOLICCARE WILCANNIA-FORBES.

FRESH haircuts and a safe space to talk have come to the heart of far-western NSW, thanks to a partnership between CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes and Walkabout Barber.

The two organisations teamed up to put on events at Menindee, Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Cobar and Narromine from May 9 to 13. Narromine was the last stop on the tour on May 13.

At each location, the Walkabout Barber and Walkabout Beautiful bus, which is fitted out as a mobile salon, provided professional hairdressing and beauty services.

Launched and led by Brian Dowd, Walkabout Barber not only provides trims

and treatments but also trauma and recovery workshops to equip individuals and communities.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes sponsored the tour, and Jane Kemp, the organisation’s executive leader of Aboriginal strategic development, said it had been a successful initiative.

Ms Kemp said community members had embraced the events, with the 60 barber and 60 beauty appointments available each day easily fi lled.

Attendees were able to chat with Brian and his team of three barbers and two beauty therapists.

“Walking in the bus while clients were having cuts, the conversations were relaxed,

Zac Green with his new look from Walkabout Barber. honest and rewarding,” Ms Kemp said.

“Young men talking about friends they have lost to suicide, their future and what they want out of their life.

Men and boys smiling up, looking real neat with their new haircuts. Primary school boys showing off the patterns in their hair, real proud.

“Young girls having their eyebrows waxed or tinted for the fi rst time.

“The conversations happening in the bus allowing people to speak and ask for help if they need it. Brian sharing his story of how he had a very promising future in football, how that changed, how he hit rock bottom and how he turned his

life around.

“Being amongst a group of teenage boys who sit there quietly and listen to his story – that’s priceless, especially if that young boy knows he can ask for help if he needs to.”

Brian said it had been a fantastic week, connecting with community and having amazing conversations.

“Seeing young people come through and get a haircut, and just the smile on their face, even if it’s for that moment, for that day, for that week, they feel good about themselves,” he said.

“They’re confident, their heads held high, their shoulders are straight back, and you can see the difference, walking in and walking out.”

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Thursday, May 26, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Classroom News

Busy start to Term Two at Narromine Christian School

Contributed by CATH CHAPMAN

NARROMINE Christian School has had a very busy start to term two. Students have enjoyed trips to the Dubbo Regional Theatre to see “The Box Show”, cultural excursions to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and completed NAPLAN testing.

On the sporting field we had 20 students qualify to go and represent the school at State level which is an amazing result.

Term two also sees our students battle it out to be in the fi nalist group for the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Public Speaking Competition.

Pictured below are the fi nalists who will deliver their speeches.

During these past two years, parents have missed out on the usual socialising that occurs with our school families due to COVID restrictions, so it was lovely to welcome our pre-kindy and infants’ parents to the school for a special morning tea.

Enrolments for 2023 are now open, and there will be an information morning on Tuesday, June 14. The morning will follow our usual procedure with a talk from our literacy expert, Mrs Sarah McDonagh, followed by a direct instruction demonstration lesson with the 2022 kindergarten class. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, look around the school and mingle with other parents from the 2023 class over morning tea.

We know choosing a school can be a daunting task for new parents and welcome new enquiries. We look forward to seeing lots of new families on the day.

CWA Public Speaking contestants.jpg Abigail, William, Laylah and Inni prepare to represent NCS for the CWA Public Speaking competition. PHOTO: NARROMINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 26, 2022

Students shine at CWA public speaking competition

The students participating in the CWA public speaking competition. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS SCHOOLS from across the central west participated in a public speaking competition hosted by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Far

Western Group in Narromine on May 24.

The annual event was well attended by schools from Nyngan, Warren, Marra Creek, Trangie and Narromine.

CWA Far Western Group representatives.

Ranging from Years 3 to 12, the students spoke on diverse topics including volunteering, respect is a two-way street, teaching my grandparents to use a smartphone, a very weird animal, some-

thing I’m proud of, robots, the best gift ever, what my pet is thinking, funny things adults say, and what’s in the box?

The volunteer judges had a very difficult job deciding who would progress to the

next stage and we will bring you the results from the competition in a future issue.

Congratulations to the CWA Far Western Group for its ongoing support of school students.

The judges did not have an easy task.

A range of topics was covered by the speakers. Students presented confidently at the event. Some topics evoked passionate speeches. Years 11 and 12 were the oldest entrants in the competition.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Thursday, May 26, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SUNDAY, May 29

SATURDAY, May 28

FRIDAY, May 27

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast.

9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. 11.00 Grand Designs.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Barons. 2.00 The Leunig Fragments. 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Tenable. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Keeping Faith. 9.30 Agatha Raisin. 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 11.05 You Can’t Ask That. 11.40 Rage.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Legacy List.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers.

5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 18. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.30 Great Asian Railway Journeys.

8.35 Ancient Superstructures. 9.35 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jodi Picoult’s Salem Falls. (2011) James Van Der Beek. 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: Under The Tuscan Sun. (2003) 10.50 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dying For The Crown. (2018) 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 12. Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.35 MOVIE: Southpaw. (2015) 1.00 Great Australian Detour.

1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.10 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Charlie’s Country. (2013) David Gulpilil. 10.15 Black Mirror. 11.15 MOVIE: The Last Station. (2009) 1.05 QI. 1.35 Parks And Recreation. 2.20 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 3.05 Long Lost Family. 4.00 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. 12.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.15 Forged In Fire. 3.10 Feeding The Scrum. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders.

9.20 Video Killed The Radio Star. 10.00 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.55 Porn Laid Bare. 11.45 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. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Dog Patrol. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 9.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 10.40 World’s Most Secret Homes. 11.45 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: One Million Years B.C. (1966) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show.

7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 6. 12.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 6 Late. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Cheers. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Evil. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie.

5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Log Horizon. 9.15 Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 10.25 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Virus. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.40 The Brief. 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 The Virus. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Picked Off. 1.00 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Leepu And Pitbull. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Sydney v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Happy Feet 2.

(2011) 7.30 MOVIE: Junior. (1994) 9.45 MOVIE: Twins. (1988) 12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Middle.

7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. 12.00 The King Of Queens.

1.00 The Middle. 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 Charmed. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. 2.00 Father Brown. Final.

2.45 War On Waste: The Battle Continues. 3.45 Grand Designs. 4.40 Landline. 5.10 Magical Land Of Oz. 6.10 Griff’s Canadian Adventure.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.15 Call The Midwife.

9.20 Barons.

10.15 The Good Karma Hospital. 11.50 Rage.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.55 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 3.30 Bowls.

Ultimate Bowls Championship. 4.30 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 19.

Highlights. 5.35 Nazi Megastructures: Russian War. 6.30 News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 9.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London.

10.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 20. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Highway Cops. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants. 4.30 Border Security: International. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Night At The Museum.

(2006) 9.45 MOVIE: Taken. (2008) Liam Neeson. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Our State On A Plate. 12.30 The Rebound.

1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 Outback & Under. 2.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 3.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 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 MOVIE: Jurassic World.

(2015) 9.55 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 The Living Room.

1.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 Roads Less Travelled. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer.

A-League Men. Grand Final. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Ben And Holly.

6.30 Rusty’s Mobile Rivet Lab. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo.

9.20 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.10 Would I Lie To You? 10.40 Gavin & Stacey. 11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.35 The Young Offenders. Final. 12.10 The Office.

12.40 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 1.45 Close. 5.30 Clangers. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 First Nations Arts Awards 2022. 12.00 Forged In Fire. 2.15 Letters And Numbers. 2.45 Over The Black Dot. 3.15 Yokayi Footy. 4.10 WorldWatch. 5.30 Insight.

6.30 Cat Tales. 7.30 Underground Worlds.

8.20 Video Killed The Radio Star. 9.20 Winona Ryder: Fighting Demons. 10.15 Escorts. 11.05 Sorry For Your Loss. 12.05 The Looming Tower.

1.00 South Park. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Three Wide No Cover. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Horse Racing. Eagle Farm, Caulfield And Rosehill. 5.00 Motorway Patrol. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters.

6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Seaway. 11.30 The Baron. 12.40 MOVIE: Scott Of The Antarctic. (1948) 2.55 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (1953) 5.30 Motor Racing. SpeedSeries. Sydney Motorsport Park.

Highlights. 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 15. NSW Waratahs v Blues. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 10.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 7. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 The Love Boat. 12.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Cheers. 4.30 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15 Law & Order: SVU. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Scorpion. 4.00 The Doctors. 5.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 1.30 Move It Mob Style. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes.

2.30 Deadly 60. 3.00 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Space Nova. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 The Crystal Maze. 7.40 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Close.

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 Brief. 3.45 The Virus. 4.00 News. 4.30 Close Of Business.

5.00 News. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News.

7.30 Sovereignty: 50 Years Of The Tent Embassy. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.

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

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. Replay.

3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Sprintcar Muster. 4.00 Storage Wars: TX. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Wild Transport. 5.30 Big Easy Motors. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL PreGame Show. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Motor Racing.

IndyCar Series. Indianapolis 500. Qualifying.

2.35 The Xtreme CollXtion. 3.05 Social Fabric.

3.35 A1: Highway Patrol. 4.35 MOVIE: Daddy Day Care. (2003) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 7. 10.00 MOVIE: Uncle Buck. (1989) 12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 The King Of Queens. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends.

12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials.

1.45 Mom. 3.05 The Big Bang Theory. 3.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 11.00 Compass.

11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 The Great Acceleration. 4.30 Back To Nature. 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs. Final. 8.30 Barons.

9.25 Life. Final. 10.25 Harrow. 11.20 Agatha Raisin. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX Championships. Round 4. 3.30 WorldWatch.

4.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 20.

Highlights. 5.30 The Rise Of The Nazis. 6.30 News. 7.35 Tutankhamun With Bettany Hughes.

8.30 Conspiracy In The Harem. 9.30 Pompeii: After The Eruption. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (6) Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Highway Cops. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

2.00 Dog Patrol. 2.30 MOVIE: Something’s Gotta Give. (2003) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. Final. 8.55 7NEWS Spotlight. 10.00 Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy. 12.15 The Blacklist. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 (8) Weekend Today.

10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 8.30 The Living Room. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 MasterChef Australia.

2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Destination Dessert. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 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 MasterChef Australia. 9.00 FBI. Final. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.

7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.30 The Family Court Murders. 10.30 Days Like These With Diesel. 11.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.15 MOVIE: Charlie’s Country. (2013) 2.05 Close. 5.30 Pablo. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. 12.00 Forged In Fire. 1.30 Letters And Numbers.

2.00 North To South: The Full Journey. 5.20 WorldWatch. 5.45 India With Guy Martin. 6.40 In Search Of... 7.30 Loot – Blood Treasure. 9.30 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.10 My Secret Sexual Fantasy. 12.00 Vogue Williams: Wild Girls. 1.00 Tiananmen: Seven Weeks That Changed The World. 3.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 Discover With RAA Travel.

2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Border Patrol. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 10.30 Inside Kings Cross: The Railway. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.00 The Rebound. 12.30 The Garden Gurus. 1.00 My Favorite Martian. 1.30 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 2.30 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d. (1980) 4.40 MOVIE: Beachhead. (1954) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 8. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Hotels By Design.

10.00 Bondi Rescue. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 12.30 Cheers. 1.30 Scorpion.

3.30 Cheers. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.25 Move It Mob Style. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes.

2.15 Detention Adventure. 2.30 Deadly 60.

3.00 The Inbestigators. 3.35 Space Nova. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie.

5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 The Crystal Maze. 7.40 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster.

9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Aust Story. 2.00 News. 2.30 Offsiders. 3.30 ABC News. 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 Bright Side. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 The Brief. 10.45 The Virus. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 10.30 Big Angry Fish. 11.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Hook Me Up! 3.00 ITM Fishing Show. 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 5.00 Wild Transport. 5.30 Big Easy Motors. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters II. (1989) 8.45 MOVIE: Rampage.

(2018) Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris. 10.55 MOVIE: Beetlejuice. (1988) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 MOVIE: Barbie: Princess Adventure. (2020) 9.30 Kids’ Programs. 1.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.30 Social Fabric. 3.30 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003) 5.20 MOVIE: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear.

(1991) 7.00 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989) 9.10 MOVIE: The Matrix Reloaded.

(2003) 11.50 Allegiance. 12.45 MOVIE: Jarhead.

(2005) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The (52) Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours. 10.30 The Middle.

12.00 The Unicorn.

2.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Friends.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Coyote Ugly.

(2000) Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello.

3.30 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 26, 2022

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast.

9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Mum. 1.30 Vera. 3.00 Grand Designs Australia.

3.50 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Tenable. 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 India Now! New. 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. 10.40 Q+A. 11.40 Keeping Faith. 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Legacy List.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Australians. 3.10 Bamay. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro D’Italia. Stage 21. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Saving Lives At Sea. 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency. 9.30 737 Max: Ten Mistakes. 10.25 SBS News. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Alleged Abduction. (2019) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 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 Big Brother. 9.00 9-1-1. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Resident. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 9.10 Million Dollar Murders. 10.15 Nine News Late. 10.45 100% Footy. 11.45 Manifest. 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 MasterChef Australia. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.

7.10 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Earth’s Tropical Islands. Final. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.20 Restoration Australia.

10.20 Employable Me Australia. 11.20 QI. 11.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Final. 12.15 Parks And Recreation. 12.55 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 1.40 Long Lost Family. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. 12.00 My Extreme Life. 12.50 Forged In Fire Latin America. 3.20 Black Market. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Question Team. Final. 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.20 In My Own World. 11.10 Naked. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 The Bowls Show. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 12.00 Liar. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost.

10.50 Cold Case. 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Baron. 1.05 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Maytime In Mayfair. (1949) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 9.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (53) Infomercials.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Grand Final.

Replay. 11.00 Cheers. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show.

10.50 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 7. Grand Prix of Monaco. 11.45 SEAL Team. 12.45 Home Shopping. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.25 Move It Mob Style. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes.

2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra.

3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie.

5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Language And Me. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.00 Family Guy. 12.30 American Dad! 1.00 Harbour Cops. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

4.30 Leepu And Pitbull. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Heartbreak Ridge. (1986) Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason. 11.15 MOVIE: Night Shift. (1982) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 Social Fabric. 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. 8.30 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions.

(2003) Keanu Reeves. 11.00 Young Sheldon.

11.30 Raymond. 12.00 90 Day Fiance. 1.00 Love After Lockup. 2.20 Social Fabric. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The (52) Unicorn.

8.00 Friends. 10.30 The Middle. 12.00 Mom. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Friends. 2.30 The Middle.

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 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 India Now! 11.00 Grand Designs. Final. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Poldark. 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.45 Tenable. 5.30 Hard Quiz.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Space 22. 8.30 The Family Court Murders.

Final. 9.30 Our Brain. 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 (3) Make Me A Dealer.

10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Legacy List. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Australians.

2.55 Living Black. 3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Neighbor’s Secret. (2009) 2.00 Police: Hour Of Duty. 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 Big Brother. 9.00 The Good Doctor. 10.00 The Rookie. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Resident. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 9.10 Matt Wright’s Wild Territory. 10.10 Nine News Late.

10.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 11.30 Murdered By Morning. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 MasterChef Australia.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.30 The Cheap Seats.

9.30 NCIS. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 8.30 The Witchfinder. New. 9.00 Blunt Talk. New. 9.25 Gavin & Stacey.

Final. 9.55 Schitt’s Creek. 10.20 The Office.

Final. 10.50 Black Books. 11.15 Bounty Hunters.

11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.10 Parks And Recreation. 12.50 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 1.35 Long Lost Family. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. 12.00 Forged In Fire Latin America. 2.30 Hear Me Out. 2.55 Video Game Show. 3.45 WorldWatch.

5.10 Shortland Street. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Donut King. 10.25 The Abused. 11.40 How To Leave An Abusive Relationship. 12.10 Briarpatch. 1.55 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. 12.00 Liar. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Dog Patrol. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.45 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 2.00 Highway Cops. 3.00 Bargain Hunt. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Carry On Jack. (1964) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. French Open.

Day 10. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 8.30 Cheers. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 NCIS. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.25 Socceroos: Road To Qatar.

10.55 MOVIE: Gran Torino. (2008) 1.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.25 Move It Mob Style. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes.

2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra.

3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie.

5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 India Now! 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. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Australian Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Family Guy. 12.30 American Dad! 1.00 SAS: UK. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Wheelburn. 4.30 Motor Racing. Australian Top Fuel Championship.

Round 4. Highlights. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters.

9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 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 MOVIE: Green Lantern. (2011) 9.50 MOVIE: Black Water: Abyss. (2020) 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15 90 Day Fiance. 1.10 Love After Lockup. 2.10 Snapped. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker.

10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 Poldark. 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family.

4.40 Tenable. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.00 You Can’t Ask That. 9.30 Would I Lie To You? 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business.

10.35 Life. Final. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Legacy List. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Dateline.

2.35 Insight. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.10 First Australians. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone.

8.30 Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship. 9.30 Cobra. 10.30 SBS News.

11.00 La Jauria. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Surrender, Dorothy. (2006) 2.00 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera.

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 Big Brother. 9.00 Britain’s Got Talent. 10.15 The Latest: Seven News. 10.45 Outrageous Weddings. 11.45 Absentia. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 9.10 Travel Guides. 10.10 Nine News Late. 10.40 Travel Guides NZ. New. 11.40 Hurricane Of Fire. 12.30 Tipping Point.

1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 MasterChef Australia.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.30 Five Bedrooms.

9.30 Bull. 10.30 This Is Us. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.10 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Days Like These With Diesel. 9.25 Space 22. 10.00 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown.

11.50 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday.

12.50 Parks And Recreation. 1.35 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 2.15 Long Lost Family. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People.

12.00 If You Are The One. 2.55 Video Game Show. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland Street.

5.40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Letters And Numbers. 9.35 50 Years Of Star Trek. 11.15 MOVIE: Coherence.

(2013) 12.45 Why Women Kill. 2.35 Fear The Walking Dead. 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Liar. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters.

4.30 Heathrow. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner.

8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys.

11.10 Mafia’s Greatest Hits. 12.10 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 1.10 Australia’s Deadliest. 2.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 10 Late.

Continued. 7.00 Destination WA. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Tender Mercies. (1983) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. French Open.

Day 11. 12.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 11 Late.

6.00 Infomercials.

8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 7. Grand Prix of Monaco. Replay. 9.00 The Love Boat.

10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.45 Infomercials. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.25 Move It Mob Style. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes.

2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra.

3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie.

5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 TMNT. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

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.

12.15 The Business. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 Family Guy. 12.30 American Dad! 1.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. 2.00 Jade Fever.

3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Motorway Patrol. 5.00 Border Patrol. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Housos: The Thong Warrior. 9.45 Family Guy. 10.15 American Dad! 10.45 Family Guy. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012) 9.45 MOVIE: Inside Man. (2006) 12.15 90 Day Fiance. 1.10 Love After Lockup. 2.10 Snapped.

3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. 12.00 Mom. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 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.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 2.00 Poldark.

Final. 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Tenable. 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 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. 10.35 The Family Court Murders. Final. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer.

10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Legacy List. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Australians.

2.55 Family Wellbeing Project. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.10 First Australians. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble. Return. 8.30 On Board Britain’s Nuclear Submarine. 9.25 Miniseries: Holding.

10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Michael.

(1996) 2.15 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.45 Highway Cops. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 MOVIE: I Feel Pretty.

(2018) Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Tom Hopper. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 The Front Bar. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. 1.30 Great Australian Detour. 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 13. Gold Coast Titans v North Queensland Cowboys. 9.50 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.35 Nine News Late. 11.05 The Equalizer. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 MasterChef Australia.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 9.00 Law & Order: SVU. 10.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures.

7.10 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Hard Quiz. 9.30 The Weekly. 10.00 QI. 10.30 Insert Name Here. 11.00 Live At The Apollo.

11.50 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits.

12.20 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 1.45 Long Lost Family. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. 12.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.20 Forged In Fire Latin America. 3.20 Cyberwar. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.20 Abandoned Engineering.

7.10 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun. 9.30 The World’s Toughest Prisons. 10.25 I Was A Teenage Felon. 11.15 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. 12.00 Cleaning Up. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Dog Patrol. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries.

10.30 Without A Trace. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Harry’s Practice.

4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 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 Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 New Amsterdam. 10.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 12. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (53) Infomercials.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Cheers.

9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 SEAL Team. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.55 Kong: King Of The Apes. 2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock.

3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad.

5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Mystic. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.30 TMNT. 8.50 Danger Mouse. 9.05 Mustangs FC. 9.30 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 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. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Foreign Correspondent.

Final. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Family Guy. 12.30 American Dad! 1.00 The Simpsons. 2.30 American Dad! 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Motorway Patrol. 5.00 Border Patrol. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 MOVIE: The Hangover. (2009) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. 10.40 MOVIE: The Hangover Part III. (2013) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 6. 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Highlights. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show.

4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock.

6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

8.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 7. (2015) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 12.00 This Is Us. 1.00 Frasier. 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 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport NARROMINE LADIES’ GOLF WRAP UP

Gail White wins B grade ninehole event Contributed by DALE HARDING LAST Wednesday we played the second round of the monthly medal. The B grade nine-hole winner was Gail White with 40 nett, and C grade was won by Carol McCalman who also had 40 nett. The nine-hole ball winners were Anne Harmer and Jeanette O’Brien who both scored 41 nett.

The 18-hole monthly medal winner was Vicki Gainsford with 80 nett and ball winners were Jenny Fitzgerald and Wendy Jeffery who both carded 82 nett. Nearest the pin on the 17th was Vicki Gainsford and the drawn card was won by Maida O’Mally.

On Saturday we played a stroke/scratch/handicap event for a trophy donated by Carol McCalman. The trophy winner was Carol with 37 nett, and scratch winner was Vicki Gainsford who scored 45 off the stick. Vicki also won the 18-hole ball with 79 nett.

Ball winners were Carol McDonald 82 nett, nearest the pin on ninth was Wendy Jeffery and on the 17th, Gail White. The drawn card was won by Bev Woods.

On Wednesday, May 25, we played the Jeannie Gordon Memorial Day for a trophy donated by Mike Gordon. We also hosted our monthly lunch and presentation.

On Saturday, May 28, we are playing a stableford round for a trophy donated by Vicki Gainsford. On Wednesday, June 1, we are playing a stroke round with the trophy awarded for a putting competition donated by Dale Harding. Good golfi ng.

Gerries’ winner Ron Green. PHOTO: GREG KEARINES.

Gerries Golf: Good field for weekly comp Contributed by NORM LEWIS LAST Wednesday, some 15 golfers lined up for the weekly Gerries’ Golf Competition.

This was the best field for some time despite the cloudy and cool conditions.

The scores were pretty good and the course was playing well considering the recent rain. There was little or no run and the greens were heavy.

Winner on the day was Ron Green with a very good score of 26 points.

He clearly didn’t mind the cool weather as he really played a great game.

No doubt the handicapper will have fun when he deals with this score.

Runner up for the second week in a row was Vince Ferrari on 21 points.

There was no NTP winner as the jackpot pool was cleaned out last week. There

Big weekend in golf coming up: Mulligan event Saturday, then Annual Open Tournament Sunday Contributed by KALE BOCK AND NORM LEWIS

THIS weekend is a big one for the Narromine Golf Club with a Mulligan event over 18 holes (where players can take an extra shot on a hold as required) on Saturday as a lead up to the Annual Open Tournament on Sunday. The Open Tournament is always the biggest event on the Club’s golfi ng calendar.

The 27-hole event attracts top golfers with players coming from all over the western districts of NSW and kicks off early. Some good scores will be re-

corded as the course is in great condition following recent rain.

Once again, the volunteer club members will be busy all week making sure the course is in apple-pie order for the event. A huge array of event trophies are on display in the Clubhouse.

Once again the lady members will be hard at it over the weekend catering for the players.

The Club is indebted to all the volunteers and sponsors who make this event amongst the most popular in western NSW. Narromine Club is well respected as one

of the top sand green courses in NSW. As a lead up to the Open, two 18-hole comps were played last weekend. On Saturday, the event was an 18 hole stableford competition won by Tony Harding with 37 points. Runner up was Tim Wiggins on 34 points. On Sunday, some players used the event as a lead up to the Open.The winner was Ashley Bullock on Plus 2 from Matt Brown on Plus 1.

Tony Mann won the NTP on the 10th, with no winner on the 9th. The long drive on the fi rst went to Matt Brown.

The Veteran players took part in a ninehole stableford in conjunction with the Club event. Here the winner was Bob Fletcher on 18 points from Peter Gainsford on 17 points and Tony Mann third on 16 points. Rob Williams won the NTP on the ninth.

Coming up: veterans’ Open Tournaments at Coonamble on June 1, and Gilgandra on June 16. The Vets’ nine-hole comp will be on June 15.

The next junior clinic will be held on Sunday at 9.00 am.

That’s all for this week. See you all at the 19th.

was a great battle going on for the NAGA Trophy between Mal McIntyre and Norm Lewis who both returned cards of eight points.

The count back was used to decide the winner and it was Mal McIntyre.

Never mind, you each will receive one shot back on your handicap for the effort.

The Club was pleased to welcome two new members, Col Shepperdson and Dudley Alcorn. Hope they enjoyed the

day with the Gerries.

Players all returned to the warmth of the Clubhouse to enjoy the hospitality.

It must have been good as there were no entries in the weekly pool competition. It may have been due to the fact our usual pool organiser was having a day off.

That’s it for another week.

Remember the Gerries golf is on every Wednesday afternoon with hit-off at 3.00 pm.

See you all on the tee.

Triple winners determined, but when will they play?

Contributed by RICK BOHM CONGRATULATIONS to Ricardo Stanford, Mark Hilder, and Robbie Stanford who are the 2022 Triples Champions after a decisive 22/09 win on Saturday afternoon.

The Boys proved too good for the trio of Bruce Maher, Phil Harding and Adam Jermyn, leading from the get go and didn’t look like letting the opposition back into the match.

This now allows us to play the fi nal of the pairs, but again, “when” is the question. Watch this space.

Social bowls this week saw Richard Hyde, John Silk and Mick Edwards get the winners cheque, whilst Bob Christof, Peter Cross and Don Sullivan were the next best performing team.

Sunday morning’s chook run saw Cliff Harris and Bob Davis to the fore, annexing the lion’s share of the prize pool.

This Sunday we are off to Trangie again, and as usual, the nomination sheet still has plenty of space for those wishing to have a morning out.

Teams have only another couple of weekends to get their names entered for our last major championship event for 2022. So if you’ve a mind to play in the Club Fours event, please register.

Socialising on Thursday and Saturday nights continues to flourish and members are invited to join in the fun.

Well that’s it for this happy Dragon for this week.

See you all next week, same time, same bat channel.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 26, 2022

Top talent, Frankie Stockdale

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES FORMER champion jumps jockey Frankie Stockdale worked his horses at Forbes Racecourse before having starters at the recent Gilgandra TAB meeting.

Accompanied by his wife Julie and daughter Franki, the Packenham (VIC) based trainer is on a working holiday with plans to race his five horse team at Rockhampton and Cairns in Queensland.

Briefly interrupting the journey to race at the transferred Parkes meeting at Gilgandra, Stockdale had two

starters, the 2400 metres stayer Dubai Moon, a strong finishing third over 1280 metres in the opening event won by Starlink and Riverside Special which came from last for an unlucky third to Arctic Rover.

The son of trainer Bill Stockdale, Frankie Stockdale as a 15-year-old apprentice riding at his fi rst meeting won at Traralgon on Call Me Luck trained by his uncle the late Allan Douch.

A brilliant young rider with over 60 winners including wins on Melbourne tracks, Stockdale by age 17 had become too heavy to continue riding on the flat and switched his attention to jumps racing where he became a star.

In a sport which requires plenty of courage from a rid-

er, the many wins for Frankie Stockdale included the 1994 Grand National Hurdle at Flemington on Tenne-ssee Blue for trainer Jim Houlihan, the 1996 Grand National Steeplechase on Best Endeavours for trainer Pat Hyland, the Australian Steeplechase at Flemington on Hussars Best trained by B.J Bennett and the Yalumba Hurdle at Oakbank (SA) on Big Zap trained

by Allan Douch. Frankie’s wife Julie Stockdale was also a prominent jockey on the Picnic circuit with a highlight being four winners on the day at the Hinnomunjie Picnics held near Omeo in the Victorian High Country. Julie’s sister Kerry Farrugia became the fi rst female to outride the apprentice allowance

In country Victoria and amongst her many winners in the professional ranks during the 1980s and 1990s she had over 100 wins on horses trained at Sale by her father Mario Farrugia.

Training with considerable success for over 50-years, Mario Farrugia is a Gippsland Hall Of Fame trainer.

With such a horse racing background it was no surprise that Brandon Stockdale, the son of Julie and Frankie Stockdale, was in the saddle from a very early age.

At age 16 Brandon Stockdale, after earlier wins, rode his fi rst Melbourne winner, Oncebittentwiceshy at Sandown in April 2015. Earning rave reviews for his great horsemanship after his saddle slipped

badly at the start, Brandon in June 2015 rode his fi rst Flemington winner, the $61 outsider Bon Rocket.

The very talented Brandon Stockdale became a leading apprentice in Victoria however a race in 2017 was extra special when he won on Unique Lovely at Moonee Valley, the fi rst Melbourne winner trained by his father Frankie Stockdale.

Further down the track another family member might emerge on the racing scene, seven-year-old Franki Stockdale who is being home schooled by her parents during the trip to Queensland.

Already a capable rider, Frankie has been seen on her little piebald pony trotting behind her father Frankie as he exercises his gallopers.

Pink sports day at Netball

88 Bombers

The 12s team. PHOTOS: NARROMINE NETBALL CLUB

By SHARON BONTHUYS MAY 21 might have been Federal Election day everywhere else but at the Dubbo Netball Association it was Pink Sports Day. Narromine’s netball community playing in the Dubbo competition dressed

in pink in support of the Play4BCNA initiative, raising funds for breast cancer awareness through gold coin donations.

Dubbo Netball posted on social media that “this is the reason why we raise money for such an important cause... For our sis-

U10 Spitfires. PHOTOS: NARROMINE NETBALL CLUB

ters, mothers, aunties, daughters, friends and even the men in our lives.”

The event raised $1245 from all the participating netball teams in the Dubbo competition.

The Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) estimates that “over 20,000

Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 – that is 57 women and men every day.

“Over 3000 people will die of breast cancer this year,” the network’s website states.

Well done, Narromine netballers! You rock.

U8 Rockets.

U11 Destroyers

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Thursday, May 26, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SPORT

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Castlereagh League: Bears and Bull Terriers tough it out

Action from the Baradine vs Narromine game. PHOTOS: PETER SHERWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

Contributed by BRYSON LUFF

PLAYING at Coonamble, the hometown Bears and the Gulgong Bull Terriers put on a very physical and entertaining display in front of a big crowd.

The visitors were the fi rst to call the scoreboard attendant in to action when they benefitted by way of scoring from an intercept of a wayward pass thrown by the Bears, but it didn’t take long for the Grizzlies to fi re back when their customary slick ball movement again was put on display, resulting in them drawing away in the fi rst stanza to hold down a handy 18 to 10 lead at half time.

The Terriers’ tenacity came to the fore in second half, thwarting and frustrating Coonamble’s attack to the point where they kept the home side scoreless in that period, whilst scoring two unconverted tries themselves to come away with a share of the

competition points, the fi nal result being an 18 all draw.

At Cobar, the Roosters proved to be too strong for the Dunedoo Swans, the Swans’ cause not being assisted by having a sparsely populated interchange bench for the duration of the game. The Roosters shared the try scoring around with no less than eight of their players crossing the stripe in their 46 to nil victory.

At Baradine, the Narromine Jets also wracked up eight tries, with their centre Washie Itoya notching five of them in a strong individual performance with the Jets coming away with a 38 to 6 win to remain undefeated and at the top of the competition ladder.

Similarly, the Dunedoo Swannettes remain undefeated after their 42 to 20 defeat of Cobar at Cobar with Jacinta Dummett helping herself to five tries as did Mab Fuller for the Gilgandra Pink Panthers in their 40 to 16 win over Binnaway whilst in other games

Gulgong continued their good early season form with a solid 28 to 18 victory over Coonamble, the win moving them to a share of second on the competition ladder.

The remaining game saw Baradine prove to be too strong for Narromine, taking the game 38 to 4.

Round Six games will commence on Friday night when Binnaway hosts Coonamble in a night game, followed on Saturday with Trangie at home to Cobar, Baradine travelling to Gulgong, and the Narromine Jets will be heading to Dunedoo to take on the Swans.

Christie and Castlereagh League Round 5 scores League Tag z Gulgong 28 (Emily Kirk 2, Tayla Pennell, Abby Hollow, Mel Robinson tries, Robinson 3, Olivia Kennedy goals) defeated Coonamble 18 (Tori Canham 2, Emily Ryan, Imogen Pawley

tries, Canham goal). z Dunedoo 42 (Jacinta Dummett 5, Alexis Gallagher, Chloe Patrick, Mia Gallagher tries, Hallie Hogden 5 goals) defeated Cobar 20 (Jezebel Hitchens, Neve Carter, Amber Byrne, Sarah Morley tries, Brianna Watson 2 goals). z Baradine 38 (Maria Nagy 3, Stephanie Bowling, Savannah Carey, Kira Gardiner, Madison Masman tries, Nagy 5 goals) defeated Narromine 4 (Lily Spackman try). z Gilgandra 40 (Mab Fuller 5, Emily Fardell, Chloe McLean, Chloe Stewart tries, Talitha Chatfield 2, Kylie Louie 2 goals) defeated Binnaway 16 (Lisa Jones, Ella Meyers, Gemma Mitchell tries, Jones 2 goals). z Trangie bye.

Competition Ladder: Dunedoo 15, Gulgong 13, Gilgandra 13, Baradine 12, Narromine 11, Cobar 9, Coonamble 7, Trangie 7*, Binnaway 4* (*= game in hand)

Rugby League z Coonamble 18 (Mark Jones, Tyrell Kennedy, Dwayne Hammond tries, Jacob Fernando 3 goals) drew with Gulgong 18 (Sam Gorrie 2, Gus Buckley, Ethan Pegus tries, James Morrison goal). z Cobar 46 (Jack Brown, James Neyland, Tim Hillam, Ben Griffiths, Tristan Everett, Loma Atuah, Sione Fakahua, Marty Turton tries Thomas Plater 5, David Watson goals) defeated Dunedoo 0. z Narromine 38 (Washi Itoya 5, Doug Potter 2, PJ Stanton tries, Janus Walford 3 goals) defeated Baradine 6 (Teighan Daniels try, Jesse McElhinney goal).

Competition Ladder Narromine 15, Cobar 13, Coonamble 12, Gulgong 12, Gilgandra 11, Trangie 10, Dunedoo 9, Baradine 8.

Round Six this weekend Binnaway V Coonamble (Friday 7.30pm) Trangie V Cobar, Gulgong V Baradine, Dunedoo V Narromine, Gilgandra bye.

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