Narromine Star 23.06.2022

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Illegal dumping continues in Narwonah stock reserve By SHARON BONTHUYS ILLEGAL dumping continues in the Narwonah Travelling Stock Reserve despite the presence of surveillance cameras, signage and the threat of stiff fi nes if caught. A concerned resident contacted the Narromine Star after yet another load of general rubbish was dumped beside the road last weekend, just metres from the railway crossing on Narwonah Road. Dumped at the entrance to a waterlogged track that leads deep into the almost 500-hectare reserve, the pile of rubbish included the remnants of a children’s cubby house, a broken leaf blower, an outdoor umbrella, buckets, a slew of candy canes from the festive season, and more. Escorted by the resident, the Narromine Star took a walk down the

track and found several other dump sites beside or under trees. Items found there included a coffee machine, garden implements, tins, school bags and more general household rubbish. An abandoned hay bale was also found under a tree. “That stuff ’s fresh,” the resident pointed to one lot of dumped items. “This stuff over here has been here for a while. There’s been dumping under all the trees down here at one time or another.” The resident, who has asked not to be named, said the dumping has been happening for some time and believes it is linked to the cost of taking rubbish to the Narromine waste facility. “I never noticed this out here before when it was an open tip. It’s only since they began policing the tip that this has been happening.”

The Narromine Star sought comment from the Narromine Shire Council about illegal dumping and the cost of using the local waste facility. Council’s General Manager, Mrs Jane Redden said, “what is probably the most frustrating element of illegal dumping is that Council provides two free tip tokens to property owners each fi nancial year, so there really is no excuse to dump waste.” Most people know illegal dumping is wrong, and they realise it is unacceptable, they just don’t think they will ever get caught, added Mrs Redden. The tokens mentioned by Ms Redden can be used to dispose of general waste loads for free at Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley waste facilities. At other times, fees apply to take rubbish to these facilities. Continued page 2

Household rubbish dumped a couple of hundred metres from the road. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

Locals let fly as Trangie faces losing its doctor in contract negotiation stall By SHARON BONTHUYS INFURIATED Trangie locals have started a campaign to let the NSW government and elected members know just what they think about possibly losing their town doctor after June 30.

Following a stall in employment contract negotiations, the community faces losing its only general practitioner (GP) who is also Trangie’s only Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at the local hospital. More than one local resident has used social media to rally others to call and email

the Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders MP, and the Minister for Regional Health, Bronnie Taylor, about the matter. We have reprinted a selection of comments appearing on social media as residents continue to discuss the issue online. Trangie resident Billie-Jo O’Neill was one of those to ex-

press her concerns to multiple elected members. “I have emailed the state member, federal member, health minister, the premier and the prime minister hoping that we are able to keep our doctor of 22 years,” Ms O’Neill told the Narromine Star in a letter to the editor.

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“It would be cheaper to keep Dr Labib in Trangie than to have a locum doctor flying in and out, on and off. At least with Dr Labib, the town has a good relationship with him as our doctor and we are lost without him,” she said. Continued page 3


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