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5000 cups of kindness paying it forward STORY: PAGE 9 Dolly festival wows crowds

By SHARON BONTHUYS LAST weekend’s inaugural Dolly Festival was a resounding success, attracting thousands of people to the range of badged events over a three-day period.

Narromine was in a festive mood during the week leading up to the event. The central business district (CBD) shopfronts were well decorated, Dandaloo Street looked very spick thanks to Narromine Shire Council’s dedicated parks and gardens crew, and there was a strong buzz of excitement around town as locals prepared for the weekend.

The predicted bad weather rolled in on the Friday night, September 30, forcing the children’s animated movie “Gnomeo and Juliet” indoors at the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre. It was still very well attended in the warm and dry hall.

Up the road, the Courthouse Hotel was rocking with karaoke which attracted a large crowd. Hidden under the Dolly and Kenny wigs were the Jones’ family who worked through their catalogue of 9,000 songs as the night went on. Although not a badged festival event, the hotel was packed with people who had come to town for Dolly and who enjoyed the night.

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Claire Jenkins is Orana’s adult volunteer of the year

By SHARON BONTHUYS LAST week, Trangie’s fundraising dynamo, Claire Jenkins, was formally recognised as Orana Region’s Adult Volunteer of the Year for 2022 at a ceremony in Dubbo on September 27.

Claire joined the other recipients of awards at the event including ten-year-old Izabelle Kelly from Dubbo, who was recognised as Junior Volunteer of the Year, Ian Wray as Senior Volunteer of the Year, and the U3A Dubbo Chapter Committee took out Volunteer Team of the Year for Orana Region.

The Centre for Volunteering (CFV) said the Dubbo event was an opportunity to thank volunteers across the Orana region who are building healthy and well-connected communities.

Claire was recognised for her work with the Crops for Cancer initiative that encouraged local landholders to donate a small sample of their grain harvest to help raise nearly $25,000 for cancer treatment, research and patient support as part of the Cancer Council’s Stars of Dubbo event.

When the Narromine Star caught up with Claire on September 30, she was still processing the award and very grateful to all those who have supported her.

“I still can’t believe it,” she said, indicating the Cancer Council had nominated her for the award in support of the Crops for Cancer initiative.

Claire Jenkins, Orana Region’s Adult Volunteer of the Year for 2022, receiving her award on September 27. PHOTO: CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING. But Claire’s involvement with volunteering extends way back to her teenage years.

“I think I have a natural tendency to lend a hand,” said the mother of three, who has been volunteering in different capacities since she was a teenager. Her volunteering later extended to activities supporting her children Allison, Stephanie and David

as they grew, and then with the Macquarie 2100 landcare group, she said.

In the last decade, as she has been working more, Claire has been content to lend a hand where needed at local events. That was until the Cancer Council’s Stars of Dubbo came along this year and provided Claire with the challenge she didn’t know she

needed.

“It was a chance to step up again and really do something good for my community,” Claire said of the fundraising campaign and associated dance gala that teamed the fi rst-time dancer with a junior dance troupe in a performance that wowed the crowd and the judges.

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THE FORECAST Friday, October 7 Min 13 Max 19Rain. Possible storm.

Possible rainfall: 20 to 35mm. Chance of any rain: 100% Central West Slopes and Plains area Cloudy. Very high (near 100%) chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds northeasterly 15 to 25km/h tending northerly 20 to 30km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching around 20.

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Flood preparedness: how ready are you? Stay safe. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. WITH dams and waterways at capacity and more rain forecast, Local Land Services (LLS) is urging landholders to use the coming days to review and enact their farm emergency plan.

Severe weather warnings have been issued for large parts of western, southern, central and northern NSW, with the weather system moving east throughout the week.

Ensuring animals are factored into flood planning, LLS Emergency Management Coordinator Piers Harper said having a farm emergency plan will reduce stress, allow clearer thinking and improve the chances of keeping you and your livestock safe should flood waters arrive.

“Planning will not only protect your home, property and business.

You also have an obligation to pro-

9.20am to 4.20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Saturday, October 8 Min 14 Max 20Rain. Possible rainfall: 20 to 35mm. Chance of any rain: 100% Central West Slopes and Plains area Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north. Heavy falls possible in the north. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20km/h during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14 with daytime

tect your livestock and pets from drowning,” Mr Harper said.

“Your flood plan doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, it needs to be as easy and straightforward as possible so that if you are away someone else can implement it on your behalf.

“The State Emergency Service (SES) has a wide range of resources on its website to help you plan and prepare your property and livestock.

“You can also visit the LLS website to download a copy of our Farm Flood Readiness Kit.” Prepared by specialist LLS emergency management staff from, the kit helps landholders identify flood risks and hazards using a simple checklist.

There is also a section to record stock numbers, property Information and key contacts to engage in

temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

Sun protection recommended from 9.20am to 4.20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Sunday, October 9 Min 8 Max 17Rain at times. Possible rainfall: 1 to 8mm. Chance of any rain: 70% Central West Slopes and Plains area Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain on the slopes, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8

planning “We encourage you to identify and move livestock to a ‘safe’ area on your property where they are away from danger but still have access to food and water,” Mr Harper said.

“You should remove pumps from waterways, secure moveable objects like bale feeders and where possible, move farm equipment to higher ground.

“It’s also important to store all chemicals securely and out of potential floodwater levels.”

Should further flood warnings be issued in coming days, it is important to monitor weather updates and warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology, as well as flood alerts on the SES website.

with daytime temperatures reaching Observations: The past week Maximum wind gust around 17.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

Dolly festival wows crowds

Singing star Amy Ryan at the Sunday open mike at the caravan park. PHOTO: DONNA FALCONER.

Narromine Star’s Tim and Sharon spreading their wings.

Every seat had a good view of the stage at the evening festival.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

From page 1 THE day of the festival dawned bright and clear, and a few hardy souls including Robyn Masling, Corina Barnes, Michael McKean, festival performers from the Grand Old Country Showcase, Lonnie Brabender, Dorathy Cooper and yours truly waited patiently for the live cross to the Channel 9 Today Show on Saturday morning, which interviewed Lonnie and festival host, Timberlina.

As the morning wore on, thousands of people flocked to the street party which featured a bit of everything. The streets around the CBD were full of cars as visitors from all around took the opportunity to join the festivities.

The entertainment line up included stunning vocal performances by festival artists Tanya Andrew and Amy Ryan, a song and dance performance by local school children, classic cars from the Narromine Car Club, a Dolly doco in the library, the Groovy Booby Bus and even the fi ries were out with their Big Red Truck, to the delight of many children.

The CBD traders and pop-up market stall holders enjoyed a strong trade for the duration of the street party, with many expressing their gratitude to festival organisers on social media.

The Dolly Festival’s main event took place in the evening at the Narromine Golf Club. About 1200 ticket holders found the Golfie transformed into a top class festival venue with a fantastic view of the stage from every vantage point, and food and drink vendors in abundance. A large number of people were not local, judging by the hands raised when festival host Timberlina asked patrons where they hailed from.

The VIP patrons partied in the Smokey Mountain Holding Yard at the frontright of the stage, and

plenty of people were on their feet and dancing in whatever space they could fi nd in front of the stage as the night wore on.

Timberlina gave the event a world class feel and vibe, welcoming festival patrons to the event and sparkling on and off stage all evening. Mark Smith performed a Welcome to Country before Dolly Festival founder Susie Rae and Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders MP, spoke about how the event came to be. Rowdie Walden and Abbie Chatfield joined the fun later in the night for the “best dressed” judging.

The entertainment lineup headlined by Kirsty Lee Akers was supported with excellent performances by the Grand Old Country Showcase, Tanya Andrews and 13-year-old singing star Amy Ryan, who gave the event the true country feel that would have made Dolly Parton herself proud.

On Sunday morning, locals and visitors gathered at the Narromine Aerodrome Tourist Park and Motel for breakfast, an open mike session and trivia. People were still gathered there late the day, so enjoyable was that event.

The event was an amazing success and will be held again next year. Kudos to the organising committee and the Narromine Shire Council whose hard work and planning made it possible. A job very well done.

Will you make it to Dolly next year?

What people said about the Dolly Festival f “We’re excited to be here and performing tonight,” said Grand Old Country Showcase performers Lonnie Brabender and Dorathy Cooper.

Hailing from Camden and

Springwood respectively, Dorathy has been singing since she was four years old and was a big Dolly Parton fan. f “I fell into singing accidentally through karaoke about ten years ago and ended up with an agent from that,” said Lonnie (aka Kenny), which eventually brought him to the showcase that would be performing at the Dolly Festival. f “This is such a good time of year to have a festival. It’s the best weather for it. Parkes is just too hot in January for Elvis,” said Dubbo resident Michael White, who with wife Felicity brought their Cavoodle Frankie to the street party. f “Festivals like this one breathe life into the community,” said Felicity White, who hopes the Dolly Festival will continue in the future. f “We’ve had so many people through the doors,” said Jane Prosser from the Mudyigalang Many Hands Craft Group. Their shop had done terrific trade during the street party and had lots of people visit. She said there had also been strong support for the group’s “Give Cancer the Boot” fundraiser which involved buying a paper boot for a gold coin donation and writing a message on it to be displayed in their window. f “My makeup has been inspired by Timberlina,” said eleven-year-old Aleena Barlow, rocking the pink hues favoured by the festival host. Aleena was in the library when the Narromine Star caught up with her and her mum, Bel Maher. f “Yes, it is me,” confi rmed 401 Station Narromine fi re captain Ewen Jones, who had exchanged his blonde Dolly wig from the Friday night karaoke for a bright pink Dolly hat when I caught up with him and his crew of Retained Firefighters Renee, Pen-

ford and Matt and their Big Red Truck at the street party. He said he and the crew were enjoying the chance to chat with locals and impart fi re safety messages. f “I’m having a wonderful time. This is amazing!” said Robyn Masling at the night time event. She had recovered from her “star turn” on the Today Show live cross where she was featured prominently in the background during the interview with Timberlina and Lonnie. f “I’ll come back next year,” said Robyn’s neighbour Heather Young, who had set their seats up at a good spot not far from the stage. f “I still remember the fi rst conversation I had with Susie Rae about the idea of the Dolly Parton festival, and from the fi rst moment I was in! It’s obviously taken a few years to bring it to life but it was worth the wait!” said Member for the Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders. f “Congratulations to the entire organising committee for pulling together such an amazing event, and well done to the community for supporting it.

After being part of the fi rst Narromine Dolly Parton Festival, I feel there are many more to come!” he said. f “I have nothing but acclamation and praise for this fantastic production. It ran so smoothly as though it was their tenth attempt and not the fi rst,” said Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies. f “The whole team, from Susie and her band of volunteers to the council staff involved, have shown what putting the shire before themselves can do.

The festival has an amazing future and I hope so many more people can get behind the team and offer much needed help to take “Dolly” to the very top of country music festivals.

What a hoot!” he said.

Festival host Timberlina wows the crowd.

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Volunteering at crisis point

The face of volunteering: Narromine Car Club at their monthly cars ‘n coffee.

The face of volunteering: Trangie Action Group.

The face of volunteering: Trangie Firecrackers netball team.

The face of volunteering: TTT volunteers donating to the community.

By SHARON BONTHUYS

THE dire situation facing volunteer groups in Narromine Shire has been driven home by a “positions vacant” notice placed on social media by the Narromine Rotary Club last month.

The club has just five active members at present, but not all are available to give their time to the community.

When the Narromine Star spoke to secretary John Sinclair recently, there were just two active members in Narromine as two members were overseas and a third was hospitalised, seriously ill.

The positions vacant notice sought “men, women, young or old who would like to work hard for no pay except the gratitude of the community in which you live.”

The dire situation has rocked the hardworking club, which has seen membership drop dramatically in the last few years.

“We’ve been talking about it for a while now, putting a contingency plan together,” John said. With one member becoming ill as the team provided a food service at the Narromine Show, the importance of having that contingency plan was rammed home.

The ill volunteer, who the Narromine Star has chosen

not to name, is a long-term member of the club and a key player in many of the club’s fundraising activities.

“It brought it home how difficult it will be for Rotary to go forward,” John said.

“The question is: can we move forward? That’s why we put the positions vacant notice out on social media, to see what the vibe was about people offering to put their services forward,” he said.

About half a dozen people have come forward following the appeal, John said, but they are all working, impacting their availability to attend midweek events that Rotary had committed to undertake.

Rotary subsequently cancelled a lot of their commitments, and deferred other long-standing engagements, John said.

“Our only commitments between now and November are a couple of small sausage sizzle barbecues which will only take one or two of us to attend.

We’ve basically cancelled our program,” he said.

The Narromine Star asked John what he thought might be barriers to people volunteering. He said that lifestyle played a part of it and so did the fact that some volunteering was seasonal, particularly around interests like sport.

“Life today is a very busy

program and you need to have a life as well. A lot of people are volunteering but are not necessarily visible in the community.” He also said some people volunteer for multiple groups and many are volunteering on weekends which has a tendency for groups to cross over.

“People can’t be in two places at the same time,” he said, indicating that volunteering does involve some sacrifice.

“You sacrifice your own time and energy for the good of the community.”

Volunteers are essentially sacrificing time at home with their loved ones or pursuing their own interests for the good of the community.

It is recognised that this may in turn create unwanted pressures on the home front.

John said without the luxury of multiple members, the load is shared between the same small group of people at every event because there is no one else to share it with.

It is a similar situation at the Narromine Aviation Museum, which has lost 18 volunteers in the last two years. Museum Chair Peter Kierath said the loss of volunteers is one thing, but none of the remaining volunteer corps was aged under 70 years.

“Some have retired and left town and we lost three this year who passed away,” he

said.

Peter said volunteers at the Aviation Museum need only give three hours per month on a roster basis. During a threehour shift, volunteers open up the museum, turn lights on and get everything ready for visitors. When visitors are onsite, volunteers talk with them and answer questions if asked.

“We’ve simplified the cash register system to make it easier for volunteers to handle,” he said. The museum is seeking to create an audio-visual presentation system that will also help volunteers and visitors learn more about the history of the Narromine Aerodrome.

Currently the museum has about 25 volunteers but ideally they would like eight to ten more, he said.

Peter agrees that the answer to fi nding new volunteers and bringing them into the fold is complex and multifaceted.

With many volunteers being older or retired people, it is natural that people may eventually move away in retirement and or pass away.

He believes the pandemic restrictions and fear of catching COVID has also made some people, particularly older people, fearful of contact with groups and decline invitations to volunteer. How to attract younger people to volunteer

is the $64 million dollar question, he said.

In neighbouring Trangie, lack of volunteers is also hampering the efforts of local organisations. The Wungunja Cultural Centre operates the Information Centre and Driver Reviver stop in Trangie.

The operation of the Centre is completely funded by the Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC), costing approximately $70,000 per year, said Trangie LALC CEO, Terrie Milgate.

“We are the only Aboriginal organisation to operate a Driver Reviver as well as being open seven days per week for these services. We rely strongly on the help of volunteers to keep the doors open on weekends as the budget doesn’t cover weekend wages,” Terrie said.

“Without the volunteers’ help the Centre would need to close its doors on weekends which could possibly mean losing the Information Centre.”

Prior to COVID the Centre had approximately 20 to 25 volunteers, Terrie said.

“However, there were always weekends where we would not have anyone available to work and the CEO or Chairperson would open up.

“Since COVID we have found our volunteer numbers have dropped back to under

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in Narromine shire

The face of volunteering: Narromine CWA helping the community for almost 100 years.

The face of volunteering: The Narromine NAIDOC committee staged wonderful events during NAIDOC Week.

The face of volunteering: Trangie Hospital Auxiliary.

The face of volunteering: Narromine Rotary at work.

ten, meaning the Centre struggles each week to fi nd volunteers. Ideally we would love to have two volunteers working together each shift, but due to the shortage of numbers, we generally only have one person working on weekends,” Terrie said.

Terrie has a slightly different view of how the pandemic has affected volunteering.

“My personal opinion is that people have not got back into the momentum of doing the things they once did prior to COVID-19, spending more time at home,” she said.

Terrie has taken the matter to local member meetings, posted on social media and used word of mouth to spread the message, with little result.

“We have recently ordered a sign to be placed on the fence asking for volunteers, hoping that this may reach people we are not reaching [in other ways],” she said.

“If we can’t get volunteers for weekends we will need to close the doors. The Centre will always be open Monday to Friday so long as we have staff available.”

Orana Region’s Adult Volunteer of the Year, Claire Jenkins also has a view on this (see our story in this issue).

She feels that part of the reason why people don’t volunteer is down to the current trends of technology.

“People are becoming more and more isolated,” she told the Narromine Star, indicating that volunteering “creates a network of stronger connections” in the community.

“People in the towns see other people out helping and creating events and it gets rid of some of that isolation. It bonds our communities and helps make them stronger when there’s a human face out there making it happen,” Claire said.

What are your views on volunteering? f Do you currently volunteer in any capacity to assist a community or sporting group? f Can you give some time to help just one of the many local organisations whose contributions to the community rely heavily on volunteers? f What do you think about volunteering in general? f How can we encourage more people to volunteer, including younger people?

Feel free to let the Narromine Star know your thoughts on these issues, as community views are very important.

Comment online or write us a letter to the editor.

Volunteering and wellbeing: what industry leaders say

By SHARON BONTHUYS AS the Narromine Star reported back in May during National Volunteer Week, many groups in the Narromine Shire are struggling to provide the services and activities they used to provide in pre-pandemic days as volunteer numbers have dwindled. This is not just within the shire but across the country according to Volunteering Australia (VA).

In the lead up to the October Federal Budget, VA is advocating for the inclusion of volunteering in the wellbeing indicators.

“Wellbeing is a concept with multiple defi nitions and different individuals, groups and cultures understand wellbeing in different ways. VA has drafted a briefi ng to highlight how volunteering interrelates with wellbeing at the individual, community, and national levels,” a spokesperson said.

The organisation seeks to highlight how volunteering interrelates with individual, community and national wellbeing.

“Volunteering needs to be included in the wellbeing framework that will guide fu-

ture Federal Budgets. We ask the Treasurer to recognise the value of volunteering to the economic and social wellbeing of Australia by including volunteering in the wellbeing indicators in the October Federal Budget. A thriving volunteering ecosystem means a better future for Australia,” the spokesperson said.

When VA meets at its national conference in February 2023 in Canberra, it will launch Australia’s fi rst national strategy for volunteering in a decade. The conference will provide a platform for not-for-profit and corporate leaders, government representatives, academics and researchers, volunteer management professionals, and volunteers to come together to address emerging issues of high priority.

The Centre for Volunteering (CFV) CEO Gemma Rygate said: “Volunteering is so important to help build healthy and well-connected communities, particularly in regional communities like the Central West.

“Everyone benefits from volunteering, and so all levels of government, private industry and the community sector need to work together to support and grow volunteering across the state.”

In August 2022, the CFV released the NSW State of Vol-

unteering Report, an in-depth investigation into the value of volunteering across the state.

The report found that $127 billion in annual social and economic benefits were derived from volunteering across the state. Almost 4.9 million adults volunteered in NSW, giving more than 1.5 billion hours of their time in 2020. Their efforts delivered a return of $3.30 for every $1 invested in volunteering services across the state.

The report looked at volunteering at the start of the pandemic in 2020 and it found that there had been an overall increase in volunteering hours mainly due to an increase in informal volunteering and online volunteering. It also found that: Regional volunteering was impacted by an ageing population and demand was sometimes outstripping supply.

Around 28 per cent of volunteers reported being badly impacted by COVID. Corporate volunteering reduced by around 35 per cent over the three years to 2020, with the impact of the pandemic a likely major source of the reduction.

Older people from NSW were less likely to volunteer due to COVID, young people and existing volunteers helped to maintain volunteer services over the period.

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Philippine Ambassador visits Narromine nity at the Narromine Aero Club.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Philippine Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Ma. Hellen B. De La Vega, visited Narromine last week and met with the Mayor, General Manager and senior council officials.

The Philippine Embassy team, including Her Excellency, Vice Consul Angela Laurente and Labor attache, Oscar David, toured local developments on September 28 and discussed opportunities for Filipino workers to potentially fi ll employment gaps in the shire across a range of sectors.

They joined local business and community representatives for morning tea at the council chambers, and later that night attended a welcome and networking dinner with Narromine Shire Councillors and senior staff and the business commu-

Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, told those at the morning tea that the council is keen to establish a relationship with the Philippines Government as a way to help the shire move forward.

Her Excellency said that over 300,000 Filipinos live in Australia and her government was keen to craft strong, strategic partnerships including arrangements promoting employment for Filipinos.

Filipino workers could assist across multiple sectors in Australia including but not limited to health and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas, she said.

Cr Davies accepted some beautiful gifts from Her Excellency, including books for the Narromine Library.

Her Excellency Ma. Hellen B. De La Vega presents Mayor Craig Davies with a gift at her visit on September 28. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Rate cap announcement disadvantages NSW councils as inflation rises

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH inflation sitting at 6.1 per cent and expected to rise, pushing up the cost of goods and services across the board, the decision last week by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to cap rates for 2023/24 at 3.7 per cent for many councils in NSW has astounded and angered the local government sector.

With an allowance for the level of population growth, some councils will have “rate pegs” of up to 6.8 per cent. The rate peg is the maximum percentage amount by which a council may increase its general income for the year.

For the vast majority of regional councils, including Narromine, this population growth allowance does not apply. Narromine is one of 127 councils in NSW to receive the baseline 3.7 per cent rate peg.

Only 41 councils have been allocated rate pegs above 3.7 per cent, but when you drill down into the data 13 of those councils have pegs of between just 3.8 and 4.0 per cent.

All but one of the remaining 28 councils to receive a higher rate peg hover in the 4.1 to 5.9 per cent range, many at the

lower end. Only one council, Camden, will receive the maximum 6.8 per cent rate peg.

Nobody likes rate rises but without rates, councils cannot provide the community infrastructure and services mandated under local government legislation.

With the rate peg set at just 60 per cent of the current cost of inflation, councils are already on the back foot fi nancially in not being able to recoup the actual cost of providing infrastructure and services for their communities.

The rate cap announcement is further proof of how the rating methodology is “fundamentally broken,” according to Local Government NSW (LGNSW).

LGNSW president, Cr Darriea Turley, said IPART’s announcement underlined the critical need for changes to the rating methodology, as well as broader reforms that would see the abolition of rate capping, which LGNSW has been calling for over a number of years.

IPART announced in August that it would review the rate cap methodology – a move welcomed by LGNSW. “The review of the rate cap

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methodology cannot come soon enough, as the current system is not fit for purpose. Not only is it incapable of pre-empting or reacting to a rapidly changing economic landscape, it is formulated using two-year-old data,” Cr Turley said.

A major defect of the rate cap methodology is that the rate cap is a lagged measure, the LGNSW said.

The rate cap for 2023/24 is based on the change in the average costs incurred by a typical council between the 2020/21 and 2021/22 fi nancial year, which were years when most councils were living with restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This two-year lag means that the rate cap does not reflect the real cost movements faced by councils in the year to which it applies,” Cr Turley said.

“With inflation spiralling out of control, a number of councils are preparing for double digit rate cap variations. A 3.7 per cent rate cap in these current economic conditions will mean many councils will continue reducing services, delaying essential upgrades to infrastructure and

even reducing staffing levels.”

Cr Turley said IPART’s determination will heap more pressure on councils already struggling to recover from years of droughts, bushfi res, floods, the COVID-19 pandemic, skills shortages, rising costs and several other challenges.

“This is another body blow for the local government sector that was still reeling from IPART’s decision to set the lowest baseline rate cap in 20 years, when it announced a 0.7 per cent increase for the current fi nancial year,” Cr Turley said.

Councils unhappy with the rate peg applied to them can request a review. It is not known how many such reviews have been successful.

The Narromine Star sought comment from the Narromine Shire Council about the rate cap announcement.

“Council welcomes the increase in the rate cap for 2023/24, which is significantly more than the cap for 2022/23.

However, the Council is disappointed that IPART has not considered the real increase in costs to the Council, which relies heavily on rates, for delivering and providing services of an expected and acceptable level to its residents,” said General Manager Jane Redden.

“This rate cap does not match the current inflation

rate, which is significantly higher, which will put more pressure on Narromine Shire Council, which has very limited resources, to deliver and maintain the current level of services,” Ms Redden said.

“Council will also be forced to carefully consider future developments and upgrades as it will continue to struggle to meet increases in operational costs to operate and maintain those assets with unrealistic rate capping.”

IPART chair Carmel Donnelly said the organisation is currently reviewing the methodology it will use to set the rate peg from 2024-25.

“We are now calling for public submissions to the Issues Paper which is available on IPART’s website. We will be looking at new approaches to setting the rate peg that reflect, as far as possible, changes in inflation and local government costs, while continuing to protect ratepayers from excessive rate increases,” said Ms Donnelly.

Submissions close in November and IPART will consult with stakeholders during workshops to be held in November. A draft report will be released in February 2023 setting out IPART’s draft fi ndings and recommendations, and the organisation will hold a public hearing possibly in March 2023.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

Bushfire season starts: the fire danger rating system has changed

The new Australian fire Danger Rating System. PHOTO: RFS WEBSITE. Contibuted by NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE BUSHFIRE season has started and shire residents need to be prepared.

The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System has been developed using the latest science to be more accurate and relevant to where people live. The new system will be used across the country, so whether you’re at home

or traveling, you will see the same system being used.

The new Fire Danger Ratings have four levels instead of six – Moderate, High, Extreme and Catastrophic.

When there is minimal risk, such as when it’s raining, ‘No Rating’ will be used. This is the White wedge sitting under Moderate (green).

There are actions for each level, so you’ll know what to do to protect your life, family and

property.

You can check the daily fi re danger rating on the Rural Fire Service (RFS) website, in the Fires Near Me NSW smartphone app, or look out for the roadside signs.

The ratings explained: MODERATE (green): Plan and prepare.

Stay up to date and be ready to act if there is a fi re.

HIGH (yellow): Be ready to act.

There’s a heightened risk. Be alert for fi res in your area.

Decide what you will do if a fi re starts.

If a fi re starts, your life and property may be at risk. The safest option is to avoid bush fi re risk areas.

EXTREME (orange): Take action now to protect your life and property.

These are dangerous fi re conditions.

Check your bushfi re plan and ensure that your property is fi re ready.

If a fi re starts, take immediate action. If you and your property are not prepared to the highest level, go to a safer location well before the fi re

impacts.

Reconsider travel through bushfi re risk areas.

CATASTROPHIC: For your survival leave bushfi re risk areas.

These are the most dangerous conditions for a fi re.

Your life may depend on the decisions you make, even before there is a fi re.

Stay safe by going to a safer location early in the morning or the night before.

Homes cannot withstand fi res in these conditions.

You may not be able to leave, and help may not be available.

About the Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) THE AFDRS is a project of national significance. It has been delivered by the NSW Rural Fire Service on behalf of all fi re and emergency services across Australia, in conjunction with the Bureau of Meteorology and AFAC. While you may have seen the roadside signs that have changed, behind the scenes

there are changes to make the ratings more accurate.

The science underpinning the existing fi re danger ratings has largely remained unchanged for more than 50 years. During that time, our understanding of fi re and fi re behaviour has changed.

In recent years, we’ve mapped the vegetation across the entire country. So instead of the current system using just bush and grass to determine the fi re danger, the new system will use eight different types of vegetation – making it more accurate.

Using the latest science, fi re agencies like the NSW RFS will be able to better assess the conditions and the consequences of a fi re, if one was to start.

The new national system also uses extensive community research, to deliver a simplified approach to communicating bush fi re danger ratings.

We are progressively updating the hundreds of roadside signs across NSW. Keep an eye out for them in your local community.

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY 7 October 2022

The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, 12 October 2022 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING – NSW LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS COMMISSION A public meeting of the NSW Local Government Grants Commission and Narromine Shire Council will be held on Tuesday 11th October 2022 at Narromine Shire Council Chambers commencing at 1.30 pm.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Grants Commission to explain its operations and the basis of its determination of general-purpose grants paid under the provisions of the Commonwealth Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995. The meeting will also provide Council with the opportunity to present to the Commission its particular circumstances.

It is anticipated that the meeting will last approximately one and a half to two hours. Members of the public may attend.

FREE VISUAL MERCHANDISING WORKSHOP Narromine Shire Council presents a free Visual Merchandising Workshop for all Narromine Region’s businesses.

Carol Bagaric will help Revamp your Retail Space. The workshop will be held Thursday 27 October at Narromine Shire Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm. To attend please RSVP by 20 October via email to mail@ narromine.nsw.gov.au. Carol will also be available for one on one sessions after the workshop.

SERVICE NSW MOBILE - TRANGIE 6 OCTOBER 2022 Service NSW will be visiting Trangie on Thursday 6 October 2022 in front of the Library - Dandaloo Street from 9.00 am until 3.00pm.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES – NARROMINE & TRANGIE -« ÀÌ } V Và > ` vÕ >VÌ Û Ì ià w ` out what is on and where these school holidays by visiting https://www. narromineregion.com.au/calendar

PUBLIC NOTICE - DRONE SURVEY Narromine Shire Council will be undertaking a drone data collection along the Pinedene Road from chainage 1.74km to 2.53km between 6th October to 14th October 2022. The drone data collection aims to collect levels within the survey area only.

COMMENCEMENT OF BUSHFIRE DANGER PERIOD - 1 OCTOBER 2022 / i ÕÃ wÀi > }iÀ *iÀ ` ­ *® commenced 1st October, 2022. The commencement of the BFDP means that a permit must be obtained to light > wÀi° À vÕÀÌ iÀ v À >Ì >L ÕÌ wÀi permits please visit https://www.rfs.nsw. } Û°>ÕÉwÀi v À >Ì É *

PROMOTE YOUR EVENT – NARROMINE REGION Need to promote an upcoming event to the Narromine Shire Council events calendar? Listing an event on narromneregion.com.au is free for events held within the LGA. For more information please visit: www. narromineregion.com.au/add-my-event

TRANGIE MAIN STREET TOILETS The public toilets located in Trangie’s main street - Dandaloo Street, are now closed for a complete refurbishment.

Council wishes to advise business owners that the laneways adjacent to the toilets will be closed during the construction period. For further

information please contact Council by phoning 6889 9999 during normal business hours.

ROAD CLOSURES, FLOOD WATER and ROAD SAFETY All motorists are reminded not to drive VJTQWIJ ƃQQFYCVGTU and to drive to the conditions of the road. Water that is covering roadways may be deeper and v>ÃÌiÀ y Ü } Ì > > Ì V «>Ìi` > `É À the road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water.

Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero) v À i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã V> the NSW SES on 132 500. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads please visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/ road-conditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for > -7 À >`Ã Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vwV°V É

SWIMMING SEASON IS UNDERWAY Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres are now open for the 2022/23 swimming season. Joint pool season tickets (for use at both Narromine and Trangie) are available for purchase at the aquatic centre venues. More information about pool season tickets and opening times can be found on Council’s website at https://www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ community/public-pools

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES – NARROMINE & TRANGIE -« ÀÌ } V Và > ` vÕ >VÌ Û Ì ià w ` out what is on and where these school holidays by visiting https://www. narromineregion.com.au/calendar

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH COUNCIL Narromine Shire Council offers a variety of opportunities to grow, develop and progress your career. For further information about current vacancies on offer, please visit Council’s website: https:// www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ council/employment

FREE SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Central NSW Business HQ will be facilitating a social media workshop for Narromine Region’s businesses on Thursday 13 October 2022, commencing 5.30pm at Narromine Shire Council’s Chambers. To register for the workshop please call BIZHQ on 1300 232 249 or email reception@ bizhq.com.au.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

5000 cups of kindness paying it forward

Timothy Owen Dalton, whose passing inspired the Cups of Kindess initiative.

Cafe 2823’s little random act of kindness initiative has grown very big. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

PHOTO: PHOTO: BRONWYN COURTS.

By SHARON BONTHUYS LAST Friday, Trangie’s Cafe 2823 passed another incredible milestone with its endearing Cups of Kindness initiative: giving away the 5,000th random cup of coffee.

Local resident Gordy was the lucky recipient of the 5,000th free cuppa poured since the pay-it-forward program began in 2020, said spokesperson Julie Berry.

“You wouldn’t think it would make such a difference to people’s lives, but it does,” said Julie of the random act of kindness initiative.

The milestone happened to fall on what would have been the 20th birthday of the young man whose death inspired the Cafe’s quest to perform random acts of kindness. Timothy Owen Dalton (Timmy), who took his own life in April 2020 at the age of 17, loved coffee and the initiative started

by giving away random cuppas to customers, many of whom then donated to keep the coffee coming.

The response of customers and visitors to the cafe upon learning of the latest milestone has been heartwarming.

“They can’t believe that we have given away so many cups of coffee and how generous people are,” Julie said.

The initiative will continue for as long as people continue to support it, Julie said.

The cafe has even made caps emblazoned with the “Cup of Kindness” motto to further promote the cause.

That such a small, random act of kindness – paying forward a hot drink for someone else – to become the juggernaut that it has two years later is just incredible.

On R U OK day last month, Timmy’s mother, Bronwyn Courts, posted a powerful message on social media.

“We live in an increasingly lonely world with complex social, economic and political factors contributing to increasing mental ill-health and suicide. But before you ask someone ‘R U OK?’, ask yourself what you will do if they say ‘No. I am not OK.’ “It’s important to discuss mental health, but if your response to mental illness and suicidal ideation is not caring and non-judgmental, you may do more harm than good.

Be willing to genuinely listen without judgment, and treat the person with the same care and respect as you would if they were describing the pain of a broken bone or cancer,” Bronwyn said.

“Knowing what to do if someone is not OK is particularly important for schools.

Suicide is the main cause of death among young people aged 15 – 24 years, so there will be a lot of vulnerable teenag-

ers like Timothy sitting silently in school assemblies today.

“A safe and supportive school environment with courageous, caring leadership is critical to supporting youth mental health and suicide prevention.

“Today, another nine precious lives will be lost to suicide in Australia. Worldwide, one person will die by suicide every 40 seconds. Every one of these precious lives has a right to be here.

“They are not statistics, they are somebody’s Timmy. Be kind for Timmy.”

The Cafe 2823 team are yet to meet Bronwyn in person, but feel like they have known her forever. Julie said that staff were feeling “sad but good” about reaching the milestone, and more determined to carry on.

“Hopefully for Timmy’s birthday next year, we might be on 7,000 cups with a bit of

luck,” Julie said.

Bronwyn Courts has made her own personal gift to the initiative in memory of her son.

“I made a little contribution to Julie so there’d be 20 extra cups of coffee given out for [Timmy’s] 20th birthday,” she told the Narromine Star.

With Cafe 2823’s Cups of Kindness initiative helping to make the world a better place, one small Random Act Of Kindness at a time, as well as asking “RUOK?” we should also be asking people to do something for others: their very own “RAOK”.

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Natural disaster declared for Narromine Shire A state of natural disaster has been declared for the Narromine Shire local government area (LGA) following more severe flooding that hit the region in September.

Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the natural disaster declaration was an important fi rst step in offering support for local communities under the Disaster Recovery Funding

Arrangements, which are jointly funded by the NSW Government and Commonwealth Government.

“This means assistance is available to vulnerable people whose homes or essential household items have been destroyed or damaged, and for business owners and primary producers who have suffered direct damage,” Mr Saunders said.

“Importantly, assistance is also available to Narromine Shire Council to restore essential public assets, like local roads which we know have been hit really hard by the constant wet weather.

“I am urging any local homeowner, business owner or primary producer that suffered direct damage to investigate what support might be available to them.”

Other assistance which may be available under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements include: - Help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged (eligibility criteria apply); - Support for local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets; - Concessional interest rate

loans for small businesses, primary producers and non-profit organisations; and

- Freight subsidies for primary producers.

For more information, go to: www.nsw.gov.au/ disaster-recovery/natural-

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

The Groovy Booby Bus starts an important conversation

The Breast Screen NSW cottage in the grounds of the Dubbo Base Hospital.

PHOTOS: DONNA FALCONER.

Donna Falconer and the Groovy Booby Bus at the Dolly Festival. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS A popular stop at the Dolly Festival last weekend was the white and pink, life-saving message-board-on-wheels, the Groovy Booby Bus. The bus was everywhere: at the street party, the evening concert, and the “Doing Dolly” event at the aerodrome caravan park the following day.

Helmed by local Dubbo identity, breast cancer survivor and cause champion, Donna Falconer, the Groovy Booby Bus was in Narromine on October 1 and 2 to kick off a series of engagements for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and kick start conversations about the issue.

“One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85, and it’s predicted that 212 men will also be diagnosed this year,” Donna said.

For Donna, it’s a very personal mission to remind people everywhere that breast cancer can touch any person with breasts. It is not a disease that just impacts women or those who identify as female.

“It’s a disease that doesn’t discriminate,” Donna said.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates that 20,000 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The Foundation says 57 people are diagnosed daily, including two every hour.

Between 1994 and 2022, the five-year breast cancer survival rate has increased from 76 per cent to 92 per cent according to the Foundation.

When you meet Donna you’ll hear her talk a lot about “starting conversations” about breast cancer. This is because a conversation initiated by a close friend led her to have the breast screen where her cancer was diagnosed in 2009, aged 44.

Thus began the roller coaster ride of treatments that come with fighting the insidious disease. Donna thanks her family and close friends for being her safety net of comfort and support during her fight and beyond.

Thirteen years on, she’s healthy, she’s well, and she’s utterly convinced that her voluntary role spruiking breast

Mel Bass, the Radiographer at the Breastscreen Dubbo Cottage.

cancer awareness near and far is her true calling.

The idea for the Groovy Booby Bus took shape several years into her breast cancer journey, with the motorhome purchased in Sydney in 2016.

She now spends some time each year travelling the country in the bus and spreading awareness.

The next stop on the Groovy Booby Bus outreach tour this month is Mudgee.

“I’m guest speaking at the View Club over there, and it’s Pink Up Mudgee so I’ll be flying the bras, hopefully starting the conversation and awareness,” Donna said. Every October, Mudgee communities “go pink” raising funds for the McGrath Foundation.

In mid-October, Donna and the Groovy Booby Bus will head to Bingara in the New England area and will speak at a caravanning and motorhome conference.

“I’ll be running a few sessions there talking about my experience of breast cancer and again, starting the conversation.”

The tour then moves to Warwick, Queensland, to address a Rotary meeting on October 20, and then Middlemount in Central Queensland to speak at a wellness expo.

“Who knows who I’ll meet in between and what I’ll do,” Donna said, indicating that she takes every opportunity that comes her way to talk to people about the cause.

“Even if I’m staying in a caravan park I’ve been asked to speak at ‘happy hours’. I cannot pull up without people coming over and asking the purpose of the bus and they tell me their stories or I’m quoting statistics.

“I think the most surprising thing is that a lot of people don’t know that men can get breast cancer and that you don’t have to have a family history. It’s only one out of ten that have a family history,” Donna said. “[Women are] eligible for free screening from the age of 40.”

Although men do have breast tissue, they aren’t screened through the standard breast screening process-

es applied to women.

“Often men will feel a lump around the lymph area,” Donna said, encouraging men to be just as vigilant.

Donna also works part-time at the Breast Screen NSW facility in the grounds of the Dubbo Hospital, so it’s quite possible that you may have seen her if you’ve popped in for a screen.

Donna’s own personal journey has been chronicled in her book “My Time: Through Breast Cancer and Beyond”, published in 2017.

“I was encouraged to write the story because I had the vehicle, pardon the pun. The Groovy Booby Bus actually helps get the message out there.

“I wanted to portray that it’s a hard journey, but it’s also trying to fi nd the light side of it, and hopefully encourage other people because it was that conversation at 44 that prompted me to have a breast screen.”

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

Claire Jenkins is Orana’s adult volunteer of the year

Claire collecting her award. PHOTOS: BRIDGET BARTLETT PHOTOGRAPHY. Claire on stage with the talented performers from Trangie’s Dance Experience.

From page 1 ACCOMPANIED by the energetic Trangie junior dance troupe, Dance Experience, Claire won several awards at the gala dance event before 400 people at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre on March 25, 2022. Claire placed second in the overall fundraising for the event, third in the Judges Award and equal fi rst in the Star’s Star category with another performer, Mary Nushaj.

“It has re-enthused me and I’m keen to get more involved with volunteering,” she said.

“I’ve started something with the Cancer Council and I see myself contributing going forward.”

Claire said that the Crops for Cancer initiative was fi rst suggested to her by Greg Radford from Tottenham, who also guided her on how to make it work.

“I didn’t create the idea, I just took it and made it a bit bigger,” Claire said. “I was questioning how I could make

the wheat harvest work for the Cancer Council, and Greg said ‘set this sample bin up and it will make you some money’.

“It’s not a big impost on any of the farmers because it’s generally the sampling that gets donated,” Claire said, acknowledging that some local landholders did in fact donate much more than required, for which she is most grateful.

For those who may not know what this is, “sampling” involves taking and examining about a kilo of the grain being brought in by landholders.

“As each truck comes in, each load has to be sampled to see what its moisture content is, protein content, feed size etc,” she said. After being sucked out, the samples were placed into a special bin for the Cancer Council.

“When the bin was full [with about 300 kilograms of samples], the Graincorp staff would download it, weigh it and store it, then give that tonnage to the Cancer Council,”

she said.

The samples started with canola early in the season then a second bin was added for wheat, she said.

Claire said that as the initiative grew and grew, she felt a bit guilty that the corresponding attention focused on her involvement when many others were also involved.

“There were so many people who supported it. Dave Dugan from Delta Ag was a huge support in getting it off the ground and getting the word out to the farmers, and the Graincorp staff for handling it all,” she said.

The Narromine Star asked Claire if Crops for Cancer might continue in the future.

“I’m waiting to see if the local communities may want to pursue it for another cause.

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Trangie.”

The awards ceremony for the NSW Volunteer of the Year, Orana Region, was just one of 25 ceremonies to be held across NSW recognising the efforts of local volunteers. Regional fi nalists will be invited to a gala state ceremony in Sydney in December where the 2022 NSW Volunteer of the Year will be announced.

Claire doesn’t think she’ll take out the top award. “There are so many people out there volunteering in so many different ways. I look at volunteers who put themselves at risk [such as emergency services workers] and I think that’s extraordinary.”

Claire said that her family are very proud of her award.

“I had a lot of support from family and friends with fundraising and they’re delighted at this recognition,” she said.

No one is prouder than husband Tim, who also featured in two cameo roles in Claire’s performance at the dance

gala, and their children.

Whatever the future holds, Claire will continue to lend a hand and give back to the Trangie community which holds a special place in her heart. She encourages other people to join her in making a contribution to the community through volunteering.

“I really feel that with the current trends of technology, people are becoming more and more isolated.

“I think that volunteering – creating these events and showing up – just puts a human face back in the community and creates a network of stronger connections in your community.

“People in the towns see other people out helping and creating events and it gets rid of some of that isolation. It bonds our communities and helps make them stronger when there’s a human face out there making it happen,” Claire said.

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Political News & Opinion There needs to be privacy for hearings and protections in place to ensure the commission doesn’t actually become a corrupt organisation itself.

The coalition has taken a constructive approach to the negotiations on this matter and we will continue to work with the government in a constructive way.

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

Federal integrity commission LAST week attorney-general Mark Dreyfus introduced legislation for a National Anti-Corruption Commission.

The Labor government has committed $262 million over four years for the establishment and ongoing operation of the commission, which will investigate serious or systemic corrupt conduct across the entire federal public sector.

I am supportive of a corruption commission because I believe there is no place for corrupt behaviour in public life in Canberra or anywhere around the country. People who break the law should face the law.

However, it is important that we take serious care in the consideration of the government’s legislation because we are giving extraordinary powers to the commission, which is effectively the police, judge, jury and executioner.

We don’t want innocent people and their reputations being trashed and we don’t want people committing suicide as we’ve seen in South Australia and elsewhere as a result of false allegations.

It’s important that the committee examining this bill hear from the experience of the corruption commissions and those who have been subject to them either as lawyers, parties, or witnesses, from every state and territory, to ensure we get the balance right.

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo LARGE parts of New South Wales, including the Narromine region, have warnings in place for heavy rainfall with major flood risks over the next couple of days.

Warnings during storms and flood events will be distributed through text message alerts, the NSW SES website, NSW SES social media chan-

Boost for rural communities I’M pleased to see that two organisations in the Parkes electorate have received funding through the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s Strengthening Rural Communities – Rebuilding Regional Communities program.

Regional Community Care Limited, trading as Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast, was awarded $49,000 through the Rebuilding Regional Communities Large stream to run suicide prevention training sessions across seven locations in far west NSW and regional South Australia.

This will help sustain the work of Lifeline Broken Hill, providing the far west with vital training to help prevent suicide.

The Weemelah branch of the Country Women’s Association of NSW has also received $1500 through the Rebuilding Regional Communities Micro stream, to support the return of the annual spring lunch.

This funding will be used for the Weemelah Hall hire, food and entertainment by the Moree Ukulele Band. This event will help reduce social isolation in the small village of Weemelah.

nels, ABC radio stations and media outlets.

Making safe decisions including evacuating when you’re told, and not driving through flooded roads and causeways, will help protect yourself and your family.

For more information, visit www.bom.gov.au/ www.ses.nsw.gov.au/ w w w. n a r r o m i n e . n s w. g o v. a u /e n v i r o n m e n t / flood-information For emergency help, call NSW SES on 132 500.

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Dubbo showcased on national television IT was great to see the Parkes electorate showcased on Sky News last week, with Paul Murray Live broadcasting from Dubbo on Thursday night.

We all know what a great place Dubbo is to live, work and raise a family, and now the rest of Australia has a taste of what our region has to offer, thanks to the ‘Our Town’ series. This series featured Gunnedah earlier this year, and this time it was Dubbo’s turn. ing vouchers by redeeming them before they expire this weekend.

The vouchers have been a huge hit, injecting almost $282 million into the state’s economy since their inception.

Around $74 million worth of Stay NSW vouchers have been issued and are yet to be redeemed.

These vouchers help support accommodation providers in NSW impacted by COVID-19. Around $63 million worth of Parents NSW vouchers are also waiting to be redeemed. One person from each eligible household can apply for five $50 vouchers, worth $250 in total.

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Apply to be a Trailblazer APPLICATIONS are now open for the ABC’s Trailblazers program in 2023, for people aged 18 to 28 who are doing inspiring things in their regional town.

From young communiTHE deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 NSW Women of the Year Awards has been extended to midnight next Tuesday.

These awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by women across NSW. The six award categories include Woman of Excellence, Aboriginal Woman of the Year, Community Hero of the Year, Young Woman of the Year, Regional Woman of the Year, and One to Watch.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in March 2023 as part of NSW Women’s Week.

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ty leaders to social entrepreneurs, advocates to event organisers, the ABC is looking for young people with a commitment to making regional Australia even better. Trailblazers will have their work featured on the ABC and will receive a great package of support.

I encourage any young people in the Parkes electorate who are working on social, educational and economic development projects in their regional communities to apply now. Applications close this month. for funding through the new solutions-focused $30 million Aboriginal Community and Place Grants program, which closes next week.

The grants are targeted to support projects at a grassroots level and may include skills development programs for Aboriginal community members, IT upgrades for organisations, office equipment and the purchase infrastructure to enhance accessibility and mobility.

For more information, guidelines and to apply, visit the Aboriginal Affairs NSW website.

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Vale, Elizabeth Ann George Delivered by LLOYD CHARLES GEORGE THIS eulogy for the late Elizabeth Ann George was delivered by Lloyd C. George on Monday, September 12, 2022 at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Trangie. It is reprinted here with the permission of Elizabeth’s family.

THANK you for coming together to celebrate Mum’s life.

Mum, we miss you already but know you are in a better place. It was a life, well-lived.

About three weeks ago we gathered at the Dubbo Base Hospital. Mum had fallen sick, and her sons had rallied to support her in her time of need.

A nurse walked into Mum’s room and looked at her details on the board on the wall.

Knowing she was unable to speak, the nurse asked us what Mum liked to be called.

“Beth.... Liz?” Without hesitation, we all instinctively said: ‘Elizabeth’.

Calling her Liz was a right that was granted to friends over the passage of time. She was Liz to her friends.

This speaks volumes about Mum. She was a proud lady and everything she did was with dignity and class. Underneath, she possessed an amazing inner strength.

I am proud to stand here today on behalf of my brothers to tell you a little more about Mum, and what made her such a wonderful mother.

Let me start with some history Mum was born on October 10, 1935, in Narromine and was christened Elizabeth Ann Butter. She was the second child of Allan Campbell and Dorothy Florence Butter, and the sister of Andrew George Butter.

Mum’s Dad Allan met his wife Dorothy McKelvey while gaining experience in Sydney with the Riverstone Meat company, a business that was run by Nan’s father, George McKelvey.

Dad met Mum in his dealings with A.K. Butter and Co. These family connections were strong and were an important part of Mum’s life.

Mum married Dad on October 18, 1956, at the age of 22 in Burwood, Sydney, not far from the McKelvey residence.

Her brother Andrew walked Mum down the aisle as her father Allan had died a couple of years earlier at just 55 years of age.

Mum and Dad had five children, all boys. Richard, David, Lloyd, Andrew, and Ian. They gave up on the hope of a daughter following the birth of Ian. Mum was also the proud Grandmother of Adam, Sam, Madeleine, Nicholas, and Harrison.

She will miss out on the birth of fi rst great-grandchild by a matter of weeks, with Adam’s wife due to give birth any time. This was something she was very excited about.

Mum was a lady of strength with class and dignity. Like

many country women, Mum possessed an inner strength, but this was always measured with fairness and compassion.

She was the rock that everyone leaned on whenever the headwinds picked up. Adversity and difficulty were just a normal part of farm life.

There was no adversity greater than the death of her fourth son Andrew in 1972, aged 8. I am sure that Mum’s inner strength and Christian beliefs helped steer the family through this difficult time.

Mum was also the glue that joined the family together.

This not only included our immediate familiar members, but connections to the broader family as well as keeping alive the linkages to past generations. This was something she treasured.

One of the difficult tasks of dealing with the loss of a loved one is letting go of a lot of their treasured items. In the case of Mum, there were plenty of things she treasured. Probably too many.

Mum always liked to look smart. She dressed to impress right to the end. The earrings went on each morning and clothes had to be pressed.

Her cupboards and wardrobes were full of clothes and accessories, many of which she had not worn in over a decade. Most of which deserved a second life.

We went to Vinnies in Dubbo and explained our predicament. A helpful lady at the front desk offered us a large trolley to move the many bags and suitcases of clothing and accessories into the shop.

Recycled clothing was back in vogue, she was telling us.

A lot of the items are popular with the younger generation, she said, even glo-mesh handbags are in high demand. By the time we were fi nished we had given the store close to ten glo-mesh handbags, in a variety of sizes and colours, many other handbags, and more than 20 sunhats, of which half were pink.

Mum was strong, but it was always with a soft, compassionate manner. There was not an ounce of malice in her body.

Even in adversity, she was always positive. Right to the end, she would not complain.

Always inquiring about someone else’s welfare, but was reluctant to burden others with her own issues.

She also had a lighter side.

Mum also loved a party. I can recall many of the parties at Invermay and later at 3 McLean Drive. These ranged from birthdays, wedding parties and more. She beamed with pride when family and friends gathered to share time, memories, and laughter.

On my 21st birthday party at Invermay, I can vividly remember Mum was still brighteyed and bushy tailed as the stories continued in the back yard as the sun rose the next morning.

Her smile will be beaming down today, happy to see her family and friends gathering for her fi nal celebration.

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Mum’s universe. Dad was Mum’s great love and lifetime friend. Her love for Dad was unwavering right through to his death in 2011 and beyond.

Mum was the driving force behind sending her sons to Scots in Sydney, to expand our horizons beyond Trangie.

Sending her boys to Sydney for an education was a battle Mum was not prepared to lose.

An education in Sydney for her boys was a major family expense. Richard commenced his education at Scots in 1970 and Ian completed his fi nal year in 1987. There was only one year in this 18-year window when Mum and Dad were not paying school fees.

In Mum’s eyes, her boys could do no wrong. She was always there to support us through the thick and the thin. With five boys, there were plenty of both.

Family was more than just her direct kin. It was also her broader family and the deep history from years beyond.

This included the Butters from her father’s side and the McKelveys on Nan’s side of the family.

Mum would often speak of her cousins, Harold, Tom, and John McKelvey coming up to live at Invermay during the war years and attend school at Trangie. This close relationship continued through their lives.

Family ties back to Scotland through the Butters were also very important. Mum wanted to seek out her facility ancestors in around Forfar, Scotland, but this was not Dad’s cup of tea.

Twenty-six years ago, Mum and Dad were in Melbourne for the birth of our son Nicholas.

Casually, Dot offered to travel to Scotland with her, but not until Nick was nearing school age. Three and a half years later Mum phoned Dot and asked, “when do we leave?”

The trip allowed Mum to

fi nd gravestones of long-lost relatives in Scotland and trace the steps of her grandfather, A.K. Butter, and his eccentric uncle, Dr J.K. Butter.

While trying to track down the residence of her great-uncle in Cannock, England, Mum and Dot went to the visitors’ centre, asking if they knew of him and where the house may have been. Upon hearing his name, the lady’s eyes lit up, and with an enormous smile said, “Oh, you mean Dr Butter”. Mum’s chest swelled with pride knowing that her family was still remembered.

Those of you that have been to 3 McLean Drive will have seen the animal statues and Boer War swords of Dr Butter.

Mum was also proud of the family history of A.K. Butter and Co, the stock and station agency established by her grandfather back in 1898. She was thrilled to see some of that history live on through Café’ 2823, which has one of the original window shutters of the agency above the fi replace.

I thought it was a good idea to give Mum something to look forward to after Dad passed away in 2011. We were planning a family trip to Europe and asked Mum if she wanted to join us. She was quick to take up this offer and we all headed off to a farmhouse in Burgundy, France, which would be our base for the next five weeks.

On one excursion, we headed off on a road trip to Salzburg in Austria. Along our route we stopped overnight in Munich and were out for a bite to eat and refreshments. It was hot and there was plenty of walking while we were sightseeing. We ordered our meals and Mum ordered a large tankard of beer. She went on to tell us that she only drank beer when she was parched. She then proceeded to down its contents.

It was a fun month. One that brought a lot of joy to Mum at a difficult time of her life. It was a family holiday full of fond memories.

Friends and community were also a big part part of Mum’s life. Friends and community are the essence of what makes small towns like Trangie wonderful places to live and bring up families.

Mum was an active community member, whether this be the golf club, the CWA, or the church where we have gathered today.

After selling Invermay and later Carlton, Mum and Dad built 3 McLean Drive in town.

Life became easier and leisure was the focus. For Dad, this meant fishing. Dad loved fishing. Mum learnt to enjoy fishing in the next 15 or so years.

Much of this enjoyment came from the pleasure it brought to Dad, as well as the social activities it encompassed.

Dad loved fishing, but he equally hated the cold winters.

The answer was simple. Travel north for the winter months and seek out where the fish are biting.

This started with a couple of years of camping in Weipa before looking for more com-

fortable accommodation while Dad pursued his favourite pastime. Together, they bought a caravan and preceded to spend the next 10 or so years travelling north to Karumba for the winter months.

Over this period, they made many friends on the annual northern fishing pilgrimage with people who shared this common love. It was not long before other friends from Trangie and further afield caught on and joined them for this annual trip north.

The last four or five years of Mum’s life were hard yards as her health deteriorated.

She went from playing regular golf with her friends, including Dawn, Jan, and Lynell, to a more solitary lifestyle as mobility became more difficult.

Number 3 McLean Drive became her sanctuary in her later years. She would walk the street to maintain exercise, but even this became increasingly difficult towards the end of her life.

Mum often said her goal was to go straight from 3 McLean Drive to the Trangie cemetery.

Apart from a brief visit to Dubbo hospital, she accomplished this goal.

Remaining in her own home meant a lot to Mum. This was only achievable through the help of her friends and supports. It was made even more difficult as none of her boys lived in the immediate area any longer.

I would like to thank her dear friends in McLean Drive for helping Mum and looking over her shoulder in these recent years. A special thanks goes to Harry and Pat Ferrari, Sue Dalton, and Janet Dennis for all the big and little things they did. Whether this be drop in the paper, take Mum down to a doctor’s appointment or the hairdressers in Narromine. Also, thank you to Jan Walsh for the many times she would visit Mum. I would also like to thank Baptist Care for the home services they provided over the past four years. It is an amazing service delivered with care and compassion. Specifically, I would like to thank Sharon Martin as she was the frontline. Mum was very fond of Sharon and looked forward to the daily visits.

Thanks, Trangie, for the amazing health services provided by the local health centre.

Mum also knew the importance of timing. She held on long enough in Dubbo to ensure the wisteria and bulbs would be in flower on her final passage past 3 McLean Drive on her way to the cemetery.

Farewell, Mum. You leave a huge void in our hearts, but we know you are in a better place, now united again with Dad and your son, Andrew.

Thank you again for all the guidance, wonderful opportunities, and legacies you provided us.

Your memories and love will endure forever. May you rest in peace as you so richly deserve.

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Regional, State & National news New mentors ready to help First Nations people strengthen financial literacy

ABORIGINAL people in western NSW seeking to build up their fi nancial well-being and security need not do it alone.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes (CCWF) is ready to help on the ground, with a number of its team members recently completing training with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to become mentors in a new program.

My Money Dream (MMD) is an education program created by First Nations people, for First Nations people, to teach skills for fi nancial security and future prosperity.

CCWF provides free access to the program across western NSW. Team members based at Dubbo, Forbes, Narromine, Orange, Bourke, Broken Hill and Condobolin took part in the training on September 6 at Dubbo.

“We are thrilled to partner with FNF to become MMD mentors, supporting us to bolster fi nancial literacy in a culturally safe format,” Financial Stability portfolio manager Louise Cormie said.

“Enhanced fi nancial literacy helps everyone. First Nations people were only permitted to enter our country’s economy in the 1970s.

“We can take steps to reduce this fi nancial well-being deficit, by building confidence in managing money and for a secure financial future.”

A 2019 study by FNF in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact and NAB found 48 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians were living in financial stress.

CCWF provides free access to MMD education through online, self-learn, or in-person training with a mentor for individuals and groups. Further information can be obtained from CCWF.

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NSW government scraps controversial development reforms CONFIRMATION that the NSW Government will not proceed with its flawed reforms to infrastructure contributions has been welcomed by Local Government NSW (LGNSW).

With the support of several NSW councils, LGNSW had been advocating against changes to infrastructure contributions, unless the NSW Government was able to clearly demonstrate that no council would be worse off. The government failed to do so, and the withdrawal of the legislative changes was the right thing to do.

Infrastructure contributions are paid by developers to supplement local government funding for vital community infrastructure such as cycleways, footpaths and roads, parks and flood proofing drains, childcare services and performance spaces.

Crucially, the contributions help ensure that population growth and new developments are accompanied with the necessary infrastructure capacity to support it.

Under the reforms initially proposed by the NSW Government, however, contri-

butions made by developers would have been significantly reduced, with concerns local government funds would be diverted into state revenue.

LGNSW President Darriea Turley said the intent of the reforms was to shift costs from developers to local government, and would have forced councils to choose between cancelling critical infrastructure projects or shifting costs onto ratepayers.

“The decision by the NSW Government to scrap these reforms is a huge win for the local government sector,” Cr

Turley said.

“At a time when councils are under unprecedented fi nancial pressures due to a rate cap system that is not fit for purpose, it is essential that the costs for new infrastructure to support growth not be shifted onto councils and ratepayers, but rather to those who profit from development.

“I would like to thank all the Mayors and councillors who joined with LGNSW in publicly opposing these reforms. We will continue to work together to oppose any attempt that will reduce infrastructure and ser-

vices for our communities.”

While welcoming the decision to scrap the NSW Government’s proposed reforms to infrastructure contributions, LGNSW broadly supports sensible changes to the contributions system that will reduce complexity, improve transparency and equity and release the fi nancial burden placed on councils and ratepayers as they provide infrastructure to support population growth and the changing needs of communities.

New warning system as storm season begins

RESIDENTS are being urged to familiarise themselves with the NSW State Emergency Service’s (SES) new warning system as the official storm season begins.

Member of the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the SES is adopting the national three-tiered system to provide communities with greater clarity.

“Early warnings save lives and this new system will support everyone right across our region in making safe decisions when emergencies strike,” Mr Saunders said.

“Each type of warning will be accompanied by a clear action statement, like stay informed, prepare to

evacuate and move to higher ground, so that people know exactly what steps they need to take.

“The new warning system is a fi rst for the SES and will deliver more targeted communication of the risks of floods and storms.”

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the introduction of the Australian Warning System coincides with the start of the official storm season, which stretches from the beginning of October to the end of March.

“While we experience storms and floods all year-round, we’re now entering the highest risk period,” Ms

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Warnings during storms and flood events will continue to be distributed through text message alerts, the SES website, SES social media channels, ABC radio stations and media outlets.

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Community News First rose show since 2019!

CWA RECIPE

Massaman Roast Chicken

By SHARON BONTHUYS Contributed by THE NARROMINE CWA Ingredients: 500g small potatoes 300g small gold sweet potatoes, cut into thick wedges 1.8kg whole chicken 2 limes halved 1/4 cup massaman curry paste 1 tbls olive oil 400 ml can coconut milk 2 tsp fish sauce 2 tsp sugar fresh coriander sprigs Method: Preheat oven to 200* C. Place both potatoes in a large oiled baking dish.

Rinse chicken, pat dry with a paper towel and place on top of potatoes. Place two lime halves inside chicken and tie legs with string.

Place remaining lime into the pan.

Combine one tbsp curry paste with oil. Rub over chicken. Cover loosely with foil. Bake for one hour and 30 minutes, removing foil after 45 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through.

Stand loosely covered for 10 minutes before serving.

Meanwhile, cook remaining curry paste over a medium heat, stirring for two minutes or until fragrant. Add coconut milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, for five minutes, or until sauce thickens and reduces.

Squeeze juice from half a roasted lime into a pan, then add fish sauce and sugar scatter coriander over chicken. Serve with sauce and vegetables.

THE Narromine Garden Club is hosting its fi rst rose show since 2019 tomorrow.

However, the recent early spring cold snap and inclement weather has raised a few concerns according to club president Marj Kelly, who said some people’s roses may not be ready in time for the show.

“I hope we’ll get lots of entries despite the weather,” she said.

“Some people believe that roses that come in after summer are better than those that come in after spring. I don’t know about that,” Marj told the Narromine Star. She is looking forward to seeing what local residents will enter.

There are multiple categories in the show including exhibition roses, hybrid tea rose, full bloom rose, decorative rose, Floribunda

rose, miniature rose, David Austin rose, as well as arrangements with foliage or wood, foliage art and miniature arrangements using roses and mixed flowers.

Marj said that people may not be aware that the club is historically connected to roses.

“Originally the Narromine Garden Club used to be called the Rose Society.

So we’ve always had an annual rose show, even though the organisation name changed over the years.”

She said that the event will provide a special prize for champion bloom in memory of past Garden Club members who have since passed away. Another prize is on offer for champion arrangement.

The event at St Mary’s Anglican Church Hall will also include a light lunch.

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Have your say on illegal dumping and waste management

This vehicle was stolen and dumped in August.

By SHARON BONTHUYS RECENT incidents of illegal dumping in the Narromine Shire have angered local residents. Household rubbish was dumped on Macquarie View Road in mid-September and on Narwonah Siding Road in June. A stolen, burnt out car was also dumped at the latter location in August.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released two new draft strategies for consultation and residents are invited to make submissions.

The draft strategies aim to crack down on illegal dumping and reduce litter by 60 per cent reduction by 2030.

As part of the $456 million Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041, the draft Litter and Illegal Dumping Prevention Strategies are designed to improve education, infrastructure, grow targeted programs, drive more circularity throughout waste systems, and reduce costs.

The draft Illegal Dumping Strategy outlines how the EPA

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will continue to work with councils and state government agencies to address the difficult challenges of illegal dumping.

The Waste Crime Taskforce will also continue to deter and disrupt waste crime.

These new strategies build on successful programs such as Return and Earn, Don’t Be a Tosser, the award-winning ‘Free fi ll, is it worth it?’ campaign, and litter and illegal dumping prevention grants.

Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said this is a great opportunity for the community to speak up about keeping their neighbourhood clean.

“We are fortunate to have a wonderful area and the community wants to keep it free of litter and dumped waste,” Mr Saunders said.

“These strategies introduce new programs and approaches for tackling waste and illegal dumping in the long term.”

Residents can have their say until mid-October. Further details are on the EPA website.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dolly Festival DEAR Editor, What an amazing production was the “Dolly Festival”. From the street carnival with the singers and dancers, the pop-up shops with all their Dolly paraphernalia, the local shops getting into the spirit and action, the classic cars on display and the hundreds of visitors and locals who fi lled the street to overflowing.

Festivals of this nature and magnitude don’t just happen.

They require a level of community spirit above and beyond to produce an outcome such as we witnessed over the weekend.

Dolly would be extremely proud of the dedication and drive shown by the band of volunteers who made this happen and Susie Rae and her committee are to be applauded from the roof tops.

If this is the outcome from the fi rst “Dolly” festival to be held in Australia then it will grow to rival the best of them. With 1200 party goers at the golfie who enjoyed a night the town has never witnessed before, without a hitch and without an incident, bodes well for the future.

I look forward to many others getting involved to lighten the load now the template is in place and making this the festival for which Narromine becomes synonymous.

Congratulations, Susie, and your hard working team for delivering a festival the shire can be so very proud of.

It is also a very proud moment for all the staff from Narromine Shire Council who had a hand in this production, and highlights what can be achieved when the community work as a team. I have the greatest respect and regard for our staff who operate quietly behind the scenes but are so effective.

Cr Craig Davies, Mayor, Narromine Shire.

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Australian Plants Society objects to IR Pilliga proposal

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Australian Plants Society NSW Limited (APS) has lodged an objection to Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) proposed Inland Rail route through the Pilliga State Conservation Area.

The sensitive conservation area is within the Narromine to Narrabri (N2N) section of the Inland Rail project.

“We object to the proposed removal of at least 1800 hectares – which is an area equivalent to three x six kilometres of intact bushland,” the submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) states.

“This proposal reflects a complete disregard for the protection and conservation of Australia’s unique bushland areas.

“The entirety of the Pilliga Forest, including the State Forests, is of exceptional environmental value. It sits within

the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion. Only one per cent of the bioregion is currently protected in declared conservation reserves or subject to private conservation agreements,” the submission states.

“The exceptional conservation status of the integrated estate of the Pilliga Forests is reflected in their declaration as a National Biodiversity Hotspot, one of only two in NSW, and of fi fteen across Australia.”

Lodged with DPIE on September 23, the submission highlights that the proposed rail route will basically split areas of intact and high-quality native vegetation and will have a similar impact to mining interests currently in the Pilliga.

In its submission, the APS says the Inland Rail proposal goes against goal 15 of the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development, Australia’s Commonwealth Commitment to Biodiversity Protection and does not explain how it meets

Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.

“We consider it unacceptable to offset areas of vegetation that already have a conservation designation and conservation land-use (or informal-conservation tenure and land-use). In other words, land that would have been conserved and allowed to regenerate, under current legislation constraints and in conjunction with typical land use circumstances.

“We do not accept that biodiversity offsets will negate the impacts of loss of flora and fauna and, resulting bushland fragmentation and habitat loss, caused by this project,” the submission states.

The Narromine Star spoke to the submission’s author, botanist and APS Conservation Officer Dan Clarke.

He told us that the APS toured the area earlier this year just prior to the Australian Native Plants Society Australia Biennial Conference.

The APS decided to lodge an objection after the impact to the Pilliga was raised in discussion by APS members and separately via the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA).

“Many of our members are passionate about conservation and biodiversity and don’t want to see any further clearing of intact biodiversity areas in NSW which doesn’t need to occur,” Dan said.

“Especially for a government-backed project, it sets a bad example.”

The APS would like to see the route diverted to the west of the Pilliga using already cleared land.

ARTC’s own information sheet “Crossing the Pilliga ‘’ acknowledges this portion of the project “comprises approximately one quarter of the 306km [N2N] greenfield rail project.” The route through, rather than around, the Pilliga was developed over an extensive ten-year consultation

period with stakeholders and various “route option assessments”, according to the information sheet. It indicates that the direct route through the Pilliga is expected to save 12 minutes’ travel time for the trains.

A spokesperson for ARTC Inland Rail acknowledges that the APS and other submissions have been received through the recent public exhibition period.

“The response to submissions report as part of the public exhibition process will address all submissions in a consistent and comprehensive manner. We don’t typically address one submission in preference to the others,” the spokesperson said.

The APS submission is publicly available on the organisation’s website, and the Pilliga crossing information sheet is available on the ARTC Inland Rail website.

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Aaron Cross was the central character in which 2012 action film?

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Artist H.R. Giger won an Oscar for his design of the extra terrestrials in which famous sci-fi film?

Lisbeth Salander is the unusual hero in which 2011 film?

6. Which famous film production company has search lights bordering both sides of its logo?

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8. Which US film director is nicknamed the Godfather of Zombies?

9. In which film does George Harrison have a small role as Mr Papadopolous?

10. Oscar winner Natalie Portman’s first film role was in which 1994 movie?

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SUNDAY, October 9

SATURDAY, October 8

FRIDAY, October 7

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast.

9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. 11.05 Extraordinary Escapes. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Savage River. 2.00 Death In Paradise. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Think Tank. 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Frankly. New. 9.00 Doc Martin.

9.50 Annika. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 Summer Love. 11.25 Rage.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.10 Peer To Peer.

10.10 Employable Me (UK) 11.20 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Fight The Power: The History Of Protests.

3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Animal Einsteins. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Good With Wood. 8.30 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. 9.25 World’s Greatest Hotels.

10.15 SBS News. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11.

Bathurst 1000. Day 1. Practice, support races and qualifying. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Ford V Ferrari. (2019) Matt Damon.

11.40 MOVIE: The Gumball Rally. (1976) Norman Burton. 2.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 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 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. Return. 8.30 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (2011) Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb. 10.30 MOVIE: Liar Liar.

(1997) 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Living Room. 2.00 Ent. Tonight.

2.30 Ultimate Classroom. 3.00 Judge Judy.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 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 Just For Laughs. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. 10.30 Melbourne Cup Carnival Preview Show. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Alva’s World. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Home Again. (2017) Reese Witherspoon, Candice Bergen. 10.10 Doctor Who. 10.55 QI. 11.25 Red Dwarf. 11.55 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. Final. 12.25 Motherland.

12.55 Stevo And Mel’s Modern Love. 1.25 Close.

5.10 Dot. 5.25 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Counter Space.

12.00 Unknown Amazon. 12.50 Hunters. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 1. Skate America. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. Return. 9.25 Atlanta. 9.55 Blind Love. New. 10.55 American Gods. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters.

3.00 Modern Business Australia. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Man Who Haunted Himself. (1970) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow Detectives. 8.40 MOVIE: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. (1966) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Singapore Grand Prix. Replay. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver.

12.00 The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Good Game Spawn Point.

5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 5.50 Total DramaRama.

6.05 100 Things To Do Before High School.

6.30 Mikki Vs The World. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 TMNT. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Log Horizon.

9.15 Dragon Ball Super. 9.35 Sailor Moon Crystal. 10.00 K-On! 10.50 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. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 American Restoration.

5.00 Supercars. Round 11. Bathurst 1000.

Day 1. Practice, support races and qualifying.

5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 7. St Kilda v Carlton. 8.00 Supercars.

Round 11. Bathurst 1000. Day 1. Pit lane. 9.00 MOVIE: Rampage. (2018) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Revolution.

2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Cats.

(2019) 7.40 MOVIE: The Witches. (2020) 9.40 MOVIE: The Huntsman: Winter’s War. (2016) Chris Hemsworth. 11.55 The Emily Atack Show.

12.40 Stunt Science. 1.40 Revolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends.

7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 11.30 Frasier. 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 Vera. 2.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 4.00 Spicks And Specks. 4.50 Landline. 5.20 David Attenborough’s Kingdom Of Plants. 6.10 Extraordinary Escapes. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise.

8.30 The Capture. Return.

9.30 Summer Love. 10.00 Savage River. 11.00 Silent Witness. 12.00 Rage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG World Challenge Cup. Round 5. 3.30 FIFA World Cup Magazine. 4.00 Motor Racing. W Series. Round 6. 4.40 KGB: Sword And The Shield. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. 6.30 News. 7.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. 8.30 Secrets Of Royal Palaces. 9.30 Hunt For Queen Nefertiti. 10.20 Letters And Numbers. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Men In Black. (1997) Tommy Lee Jones. 9.30 MOVIE: X-Men: The Last Stand. (2006) Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry.

11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday.

12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Rivals. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Cross Court. Return. 2.00 The Block.

3.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets. 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: Wonder Woman 1984. (2020) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. 10.30 MOVIE: The Incredible Hulk. (2008) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Luxury Escapes. 12.30 The Living Room. 1.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 2.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 2.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Ultimate Classroom.

4.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Luxury Escapes. Final. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 The Dog House. 8.00 Ambulance.

10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.15 Dirtgirlworld. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 Nella The Princess Knight. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters.

6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.30 Zog. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Alice Fraser: Savage.

9.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Mock The Week. 10.35 Would I Lie To You? 11.05 Doctor Who. 11.55 Friday Night Dinner. 12.20 Brassic.

1.05 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 2.05 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Counter Space. 12.00 VICE Investigates. 1.05 Gymnastics. 2022 FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup. Highlights.

3.05 Sportswoman. 4.05 WorldWatch. 5.30 Insight. 6.30 Domino Masters. Final. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Good Fight. 9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. 10.30 True Believers. New. 11.20 Dark Side Of The ‘90s.

12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Weekender. 9.00 Three Wide No Cover. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Creek To Coast. 11.30 Sydney Weekender. 12.00 Horse Racing. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 Mighty Ships.

7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction.

2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 Room For Improvement. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 8.00 Beyond Today.

8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Seaway. 11.40 Antiques Downunder. 12.10 Antiques Roadshow Detectives. 12.45 MOVIE: The City Under The Sea. (1965) 2.30 MOVIE: Johnny Guitar. (1954) 4.45 To Be Advised. 7.15 MOVIE: The Great Escape. (1963) 10.45 MOVIE: Aces High. (1976) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs.

10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 12.00 The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 MacGyver.

4.00 Scorpion. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish.

6.00 Scorpion. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 1. Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory.

10.10 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly.

Australia v South Africa. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 12.15 MOVIE: The Steam Engines Of Oz. (2018) 1.30 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Andy And The Band. 4.20 Big Blue. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Miraculous.

5.25 Hardball. 5.50 The Inbestigators. 6.05 Holly Hobbie. 6.40 Mimi On A Mission. 7.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.35 TMNT. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.55 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 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 Close Of Business.

4.00 News. 4.30 Breakfast Couch. 5.00 News. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

11.30 Your 4x4. 12.00 Blokesworld. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 7. Sydney v Gold Coast Suns. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 Last Stop Garage.

6.00 MOVIE: The Replacements. (2000) 8.30 MOVIE: Air Force One. (1997) Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close. 11.05 MOVIE: Transporter 2. (2005) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 MOVIE: The Brady Bunch Movie. (1995) 3.15 MOVIE: One Chance. (2013) 5.15 MOVIE: City Slickers.

(1991) 7.30 MOVIE: Meet The Parents. (2000) 9.40 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers. (2004) 12.00 Kardashians. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 17. Grand Prix of Monterey.

Highlights. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 11.00 The Amazing Race Australia.

2.00 To Be Advised. 4.40 Friends.

6.10 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends.

12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 2.45 The Neighborhood. 3.35 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Question Everything. 3.00 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. 4.05 Rick Stein’s Secret France. 5.05 Art Works. 5.35 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Frankly. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Savage River. Final. 9.30 Silent Witness. 10.25 The Newsreader. 11.20 Shetland. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 (3) Ageless Gardens. 10.00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022.

3.40 Scanning The Nile. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases.

6.30 News. 7.30 Curse Of The Ancients. 8.30 Roman Megastructures. 11.30 The Surrogates.

2.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 3.25 Apex Gang: Behind The Headlines. 4.25 Railway Vietnam. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Weekend (6) Sunrise. 7.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Support Races and Warm Up. 10.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Race 30. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australia’s Got Talent. Return. 8.50 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.50 Homicide: With Ron Iddles. 10.55 Born To Kill?

12.00 MOVIE: Secrets In The Woods. (2020) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 Tennis. Laver Cup. Highlights. 12.00 Fishing Australia. Return. 12.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 2.00 The Block. 4.00 Bondi Vet. Return.

5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. 8.30 60 Minutes.

9.30 Nine News Late. 10.00 The First 48. 11.00 Killer Couples. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 Freshly Picked. 12.30 The Amazing Race Australia. 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. 2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Luxury Escapes. 3.00 Cook It With Luke. 3.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

Final. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. Final.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.00 The Sunday Project.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

3.30 Play School. 4.10 Nella The Princess Knight. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Alva’s World. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.30 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 9.30 Keep On Dancing.

10.30 Civilisations. 11.30 MOVIE: Home Again.

(2017) 1.05 Long Lost Family. 1.55 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Counter Space. 12.00 Party Of Five. 12.50 The Employables. 1.55 Rise Up. 2.50 WorldWatch. 3.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 4.50 Sidelined: Women In Basketball.

5.50 World’s Greatest Hotels. 6.45 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.35 The UnXplained. Return.

9.30 Cracking The Code. 10.30 Dark Side Of Comedy. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Great Australian Doorstep. 12.30 TBA. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 Modern Business Australia.

2.15 Equestrian. FEI World Championships.

Individual Jumping. 3.30 South Aussie With Cosi. 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. 5.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Steam Train Journeys. 9.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 10.30 Late Programs.

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

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Garden Gurus. 11.00 Getaway. 11.30 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 1.25 MOVIE: Ice Cold In Alex. (1958) 4.05 MOVIE: The Bridge At Remagen. (1969) 6.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets.

7.30 Mega Zoo. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Chicago Fire. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 11.30 Destination Dessert.

12.00 Scorpion. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under.

2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 1.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory.

5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. Return. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.35 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 4.00 Andy And The Band. 4.20 Big Blue. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Miraculous. 5.25 Hardball. 5.50 The Inbestigators. 6.05 Holly Hobbie. 6.40 Mimi On A Mission. 7.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.35 TMNT. 8.00 The Deep.

8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.45 Dodo. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 Close.

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

2.30 Australian Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News.

5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 The Virus. 8.00 Insiders.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story.

10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Q+A Highlights. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. Return. 3.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 5.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Collingwood v GWS Giants. 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.

(2002) 10.15 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1995) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Rivals. 2.00 Rich Kids Go Skint. New. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 MOVIE: Galaxy Quest.

(1999) 7.00 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008) Ben Browder. 11.35 Paranormal Caught On Camera.

12.35 Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.30 I Am Cait. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Monkie Kid. 5.30 Gigantosaurus.

6.00 (52) The Big Bang Theory. 7.30 Friends. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 Friends. 12.00 The Middle.

2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 2. Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 2. Melbourne United v Sydney Kings. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Neighborhood. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Rosehaven. 1.25 Vera. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Think Tank. 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 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 Planet America. 10.05 Parkinson In Australia. 11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 The Business. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.30 Great Lighthouses. 11.30 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mental As Everything. 3.00 This Man’s Worth. 3.30 Cook Up. 4.00 Beyond The Stigma. 4.35 The Art In Healing. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.30 Letters And Numbers. 8.30 Iceland With Alexander Armstrong. 9.25 Osher Günsberg: A Matter Of Life And Death. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Psycho In-Law. (2017) 2.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Australia’s Got Talent. 9.15 9-1-1. 10.15 S.W.A.T. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Heartbreak Island Australia. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. 1.30 Getaway.

2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. 8.40 Under Investigation. 9.40 Suburban Gangsters. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Fortunate Son. 12.00 Emergence. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Amazing Race Australia. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Mirror Mirror. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Just For Laughs Australia.

Final. 10.10 Tom Ballard: Enough. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.10 Nella The Princess Knight. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Alva’s World. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. 8.25 Long Lost Family.

9.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.05 Catalyst. 11.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.45 Red Dwarf. 12.10 Richard Leplastrier: Framing The View. 1.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Counter Space. 12.00 MOVIE: Chaplin. (1992) 2.45 V. Johnson & Johnson. 3.20 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.25 PEN15.

10.25 VICE. 11.25 Speed With Guy Martin. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency.

5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.40 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Air Crash Investigation. 11.45 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 Bizarre Pet Vets. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 The Baron. 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise.

8.40 Dalgliesh. 10.40 Law & Order: SVU. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 (53) Infomercials.

8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 iFish.

10.00 Tough Tested. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 18. Japanese Grand Prix. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials.

1.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.35 Top Jobs For Dogs. 3.00 Best Bugs Forever.

3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 Space Nova. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.30 Mikki Vs The World. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 TMNT. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes.

8.45 Dodo. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 K-POP! Academy. 9.40 Rage. 11.10 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.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.00 Last Car Garage. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 Inside Line. Return. 3.00 Shipping Wars.

3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Scrap Kings.

5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. (2003) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl. 10.45 MOVIE: 2 Guns. (2013) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Inside Legoland. 1.00 Inside British Airways. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Full House. 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: Man On Fire. (2004) Denzel Washington. 11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.50 Telenovela. 12.20 Smash. 1.15 Camp Getaway. 2.10 Inside British Airways.

3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 The Middle.

12.00 The Neighborhood. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 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 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Capture. 2.00 All Creatures Great And Small. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 8.25 Keep On Dancing. 9.25 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 10.20 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 9.00 Peer To Peer.

10.00 Beautiful. 10.20 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.20 World’s Most Amazing Festivals.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Easter Island: The Truth Revealed. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Animal Einsteins. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS News. 10.30 The Point. 11.00 Wisting. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Deadly Connection. (2017) 2.00 Autopsy USA. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 This Is Your Life. 9.10 The Good Doctor. Return. 10.10 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Chicago Fire. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Bondi Vet. 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 The Block. 8.40 Travel Guides. 9.40 Botched. 10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 Skin A&E. New. 12.00 See No Evil. 1.00 Rivals. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.15 Entertainment Tonight.

2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Judge Judy.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Mirror Mirror. 8.45 The Cheap Seats. 9.45 NCIS. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.25 Alva’s World. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures.

7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.00 Blunt Talk. 9.30 Friday Night Dinner. 9.55 Rosehaven. 10.25 Summer Love.

10.55 Motherland. 11.25 Sick Of It. 11.50 Black Comedy. 12.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.40 Brassic. 1.25 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. Final.

2.00 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Counter Space. 12.00 College Sports Inc. 1.35 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 2.10 One Armed Chef.

3.00 How Not To Get Cancer. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Stacey Dooley: Two Daughters. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters.

3.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Lady Killers. (1955) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks.

8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order: SVU. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Elementary. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

10.55 Kids’ Programs. 3.10 Spongo, Fuzz And Jalapeña. 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 Space Nova. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 5.50 Total DramaRama. 6.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.30 Mikki Vs The World. 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 TMNT. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.45 Dodo. 9.00 Find Me In Paris.

9.25 K-POP! Academy. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 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.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Letters To Dad. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum.

12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 American Restoration. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. 12.00 Last Car Garage. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 American Pickers.

3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Down East Dickering.

4.30 Scrap Kings. 5.30 American Restoration.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Hustle & Tow. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 Sewer Men. 2.00 Full House.

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: Funny Farm. (1988) 9.35 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Animal House. (1978) 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15 Smash. 1.15 Camp Getaway. 2.10 Sewer Men. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 2. Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets. Replay.

10.30 Becker. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30 The King Of Queens. 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. 11.10 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News.

12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 All Creatures Great And Small. Final. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Think Tank. 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Question Everything. 9.00 Summer Love. 9.30 Would I Lie To You? 10.05 The Witchfinder. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 (3) Peer To Peer. 10.00 I Am Emmanuel. 10.20 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.20 World’s Most Amazing Festivals.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight.

3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Animal Einsteins. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Lost For Words. 8.35 Secret Scotland. 9.25 Nine Perfect Strangers. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 No Man’s Land. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Secret To Keep. (2020) 2.00 Autopsy USA. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. New. 8.40 Extreme Weddings: Australia. 9.40 The Amazing Race. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News.

11.10 Chicago Fire. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Travel Guides. 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 The Block. 8.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Family Law. 12.00 Chicago Med. 12.50 Drive TV. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Real Love Boat Australia.

9.00 My Life Is Murder. 10.00 Bull. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 Nella The Princess Knight.

4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Alva’s World. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines.

7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Civilisations. Final. 9.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

9.55 Books That Made Us. 10.55 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 11.55 Catalyst.

12.55 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 Counter Space.

12.00 Active Measures. 2.00 Chaos: Election 2020. 2.50 Front Up. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 I Am Evel Knievel. 10.15 MOVIE: Friday The 13th. (1980) Kevin Bacon. 12.05 MOVIE: Priest. (2011) 1.45 Colony. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport Big weekend of bowls to come No golf over long weekend Contributed by RICK BOHM

Contributed by NORM LEWIS THERE was no competition golf over the long weekend due to the Dolly Festival, which I believe was very successful.

Golf will be back to normal this coming weekend with some slight changes to the printed program. There will be a two-person ambrose over 18 holes and a mixed foursomes championships over 36 holes, with an individual par event for those not playing in the latter.

Because of the championships there will be no junior clinic, but a special clinic will be held for them in mid-October run by NSW Golf. A great opportunity for our juniors to be taught by the members of the State body who are promoting junior golf throughout NSW. Further details on all of this at the club.

That’s it for another week.

See you at the 19th.

GUB Thorne Day looms large this weekend with teams from Bathurst, Walgett, Bourke, Trangie and Tullamore entered, but surprisingly, no Dubbo teams. Might have to have a talk to a few of “Gub’s” former sparring partners, as he had plenty in Dubbo.

Social bowls this week again saw smallish fields, not helped by the weather which hopefully will fi nd its Spring legs shortly. Winners last Thursday were Noel Delboux, Bob Christoff and Don Sullivan, with Cliff Harris, Bill Wilkie and David McNair having to settle for the runners up cheque.

Sunday again saw Cliff and Bill atop the podium, this time accompanied by the “Beaver”.

The Zone Pairs and Triples Championships are not too far away and Narromine will host a couple of sections in these events. The draw for all six formats in these comps have been posted on the noticeboard.

That’s it for me for this week, short and sweet. Until next week, keep ‘em rolling!

Gerries washed out again Contributed by NORM LEWIS ONCE again, the Gerries missed their weekly game due to rain. There was no mid-week play scheduled this week, as the Gerries fielded a team in the Golf Club Business House competition.

Great news though, the Gerries’ Summer Competition kicks off this Saturday and we all hope the rain will disappear so we can get back to golf. For details, contact the club.

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

Cooper and his team are Australian champs

McCalman wins ladies golf Contributed by DALE HARDING ON Saturday, September 24, we played chosen holes for a trophy donated by Chris Samuels.

The winner of the trophy was Carol McCalman with 39 nett, and the ball winner was Viv Halbisch with 42 nett.

Last Wednesday, we played a nine-hole par event for a trophy donated by Carol McCalman. The winner was Gail White with -2, the C grade winner on a count back from Bev Woods and Peta Ferrari was Carol Paddison, who all scored -6. The ball winner was Wendy Jeffery and nearest the pins were Gail White and Marj Kelly.

Last Sunday, we played the fi rst round of the Nancy Elrington memorial trophy (an 18-hole stableford event) and we will play the second round this weekend. We will also play the 36 holes of the mixed foursomes’ championships, and if anyone would like a partner let me know.

Later this month we are playing some important matches so it’s important to let us know if you’re coming for catering purposes. There will be the Jean Walters’ memorial trophy, which is a nine-hole par event, including lunch with Jean’s daughter. We will also host the fi rst Betty Green Memorial Day, a scratch and handicap stableford with lunch supplied by Ron Green, who will be attending with his family.

Our Annual General Meeting is also set for the end of the month.

Cooper with the NSW CHS lawn bowls team that won the SSA Championship last month. losing, but after that we won every single round,” Cooper said.

Gavin Holburn is the national sports advisor with SSA for bowls, and also in Cooper Dart with his champion- charge of the NSW CHS team. Although not directship medal.

PHOTOS: GAVIN AND KELLIE DART. ly involved with the NSW team while performing his over-arching SSA role at the

By SHARON BONTHUYS event, Gavin was thrilled to TOMINGLEY teen Coopsee the NSW team come away er Dart was part of the NSW with the win.

Combined High Schools “To be so dominant, it was (CHS) lawn bowls squad that surprising,” he said. won the inaugural School “When you look at the inSport Australia (SSA) Championships last month in dividual results, there were lots of very close games going Melbourne.

With members ranging in down to one shot difference or age from 13 to 18 years, the a draw. NSW won all the close 15-member, five-a-side, mixed games.

“This was the fi rst event squad dominated the competition against their Victori- after COVID for many of the an opponents, defeating them team members and they were soundly by 49.5 to 22.5 at the over the moon to win an Ausevent held between Septem- tralian medal,” Gavin said.

This level of competition ber 14 – 16.

It was the very fi rst SSA is currently the highest that lawn bowls championship CHS students can participate to be held, meaning Coop- in within Australia. There is er and his 14 NSW CHS col- no international competition leagues have created history at this level but ten players as the inaugural tournament were selected as the best in the country. winners.

“He doesn’t know this but Fourteen-year-old Cooper said he really enjoyed playing Cooper was probably the next player in line for all-Australiin the championships.

“It was a good event and a an merit selection. We picked lot of fun. Everyone was nice ten and he was just outside that top ten,” Gavin said. and encouraging,” he said.

“We played five rounds and High praise indeed for in the fi rst round we ended up young Cooper, who has the

world ahead of him in the sport he clearly loves.

Cooper told the Narromine Star that his competitive school bowls has now fi nished for the year and will start up again in the new year. But there’s no rest for the teen sensation as he heads straight into the club bowls championships in Dubbo. Cooper has been a member of the West Dubbo Bowling Club since he fi rst took up the sport locally at age 10.

Proud dad Gavin Dart told the Narromine Star that there’s not really an “off-season” with bowls. It can be played year round as a club sport and social bowls.

Gavin and Kelly Dart accompanied Cooper to Melbourne for the championships and were able to watch their son compete.

“It was a good week away.

The competition between NSW and Victoria was very good,” Gavin said.

Seeing their son win the Australian championships with the NSW squad was also a very special moment for Gavin and Kelly.

“To see him get a gold medal, it was wonderful,” Gavin said.

President of the West Dubbo Bowls Club, Glen Morrison, said Cooper’s success at the Australian SSA Championships was “absolutely

fantastic”.

“Cooper’s a terrific young man and we’re very proud of him,” he said, indicating the club has about ten juniors currently playing bowls in the club’s junior program.

Glen said the club provides junior scholarships that help with some of the costs of young people playing lawn bowls while still at school, including a set of bowls. Cooper is a recipient of one of these scholarships.

“The bowls were bigger than him when he started here,” Glen laughed. “He’s shot up a bit since then.

“We hope Cooper continues to play and that he’ll continue to do well,” Glen said.

Cooper and his family expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to the sponsors in several communities that made the trip to Melbourne possible last month.

Support was provided by Tomingley Gold Operations in Cooper’s hometown, the Peak Hill Aboriginal Medical Service Incorporated in the town where he goes to school, and Club Dubbo, home of the West Dubbo Bowling Club.

If you or your family have thought about taking up lawn bowls for social or competitive interest, there are clubs in Narromine and Trangie that would love to welcome you to their greens.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, October 7, 2022

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES DUBBO trainer Connie Greig who has qualified seven horses for the $50,000 Picnic Championship Final at the Coonamble Cup Meeting next Sunday, had a winning double with two other members of her team on Sunday, October 2 at Nyngan Picnics.

Individualist and Hemsted were both ridden by Leandro Ribeiro for Connie Greig and the Sydney based jockey also won on Jackal for Gilgandra trainer Bryan Dixon.

Magic Smile and Sin City Belle set the pace in the 1100 metres Scott Parry Contracting Class One Handicap before Individualist (Leandro Ribeiro, $3.20) took the lead and won by a long neck from the strong fi nishing Bella (Michael Gray, $5) and Magic Smile (Will Stanley, $2.80 favourite).

Third early, Hemsted (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.80) led for home and shot away for an over six

Nyngan’s pop-up picnics lengths win from stablemate Equilibrium (John Wilson, $8) and Hamoon Sweetheart (Emily Waters, $2.20 favourite) in the 1400 metres Nyngan RSL Open Trophy Handicap.

Jackal ($2 favourite) the other leg of the Ribeiro treble, shook off joint leader Rebel Lilly (Ricky Blewitt, $8) and raced away to beat that horse by over nine lengths with Run Callan Run (Will Stanley, $3.50) third in the 1200 metres Neill Earthmoving Class B Handicap.

Local trainer Greg O’Neill landed the quinella in the 1100 metres Neill Mining and Crushing Maiden Plate when Outback Cod (Ricky Blewitt, $6) led all the way to score by a length from Mr Penfold (Michael Gray, $4) with three lengths to third placed Golden Maid (John Wilson, $4).

Greg O’Neill missed the chance for a winning double when Hoffy’s Dream ($2.20) lost the rider Michael Gray soon after the start of the race won by Jackal.

Well ridden by Bathurst

jockey Will Stanley, the Karen Lunn, Dubbo trained Joint Factor ($3.50) tracked the leaders then gained an inside run to win the MK and D Bright Transport Class B Handicap by three lengths from Bavarian Watts (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.50) with Galleries Supreme (Ricky Blewitt, $1.70 favourite) a distant third.

In a good day for Dubbo stables, the Clint Lundholm-trained In The Road (Emily Waters, $2.40 favourite) reached the lead turning for home and won the 900 metres Laneways Contracting Class B Handicap by over two lengths from Rubicon River (Will Stanley, $3) and Just Too Sweet (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.60).

Not originally scheduled, the Picnic meeting at Nyngan was organised at short notice following the wet weather abandonment of several recent meetings in the western area.

Gallagher’s treble at Mudgee Winning trebles are becoming almost commonplace for Clayton Gallagher, the latest being on Saturday, October 1 at Mudgee. The outstanding young jockey produced contrasting rides to win on Moonface, Sistine Queen and Scarleo.

Parked off the pace, the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Moonface ($4) took an inside run to overhaul Searchlight (Zara Lewis, $8) with Letsgetridiculous (Billy Cray, $3.50) fi nishing third in the 1200 metres Mudgee Sculptures In The Garden Maiden Plate.

Gallagher then saved his mount for a late run and the Brett Robb, Dubbo trained Sistine Queen ($2.50 favourite) fi nished best on the outside to win the 1400 metres Gardens Of Mudgee Maiden Handicap from Bacari (Matthew Palmer, $8) and Zoisite (Ken Dunbar, $6).

Completing his treble, Clayton Gallagher with a polished

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front running ride on the Kylie Kennedy, Narromine-trained Scarleo ($4.40) held off Mr Dumont (Qin Yong, $16) and Golden Eclipse (Jake Barrett, $2.30 favourite) in the 1600 metres Gooree Pantry and Cellar Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Trained at Quirindi by Geoff O’Brien, Tandem (Matthew Palmer, $4) continued a good run of form when coming from well back to score by over two lengths from Gunnerside (Ken Dunbar, $6) and All A Lady (Anna Roper, $5) in the 1200 metres Mudgee Australia’s Top Tourism Town Class Two Handicap.

Closest fi nish at the meeting came in the 1400 metres Oatley Fine Wines Benchmark 50 Handicap when a photo was required to separate the fi rst four over the line.

Patiently ridden by Kacie Adams, the Jeremy Sylvester, Cessnock trained Eezee Boomer ($6) fi nished fast from the tail of the field to beat Lady Samurai (Qin Yong, $13), Oakfield Tepee (Anna Roper, $6) and Chowdah.

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Friday, October 7, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Skills, drills and games at rugby camp

Pat McCutcheon works with some of the older kids at the camp.

The older kids enjoy a scratch match at the camp.

Taking a break.

The juniors enjoying a team building activity at the camp.

Rugby is hard work!

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE rugby juniors were thrilled to attend a school holiday camp at Cale Oval on September 29. Development officers from NSW Rugby Union attended the camp as part of a wider engagement tour of central and far west NSW. NSW Rugby development staff Luke Mack from the central coast, and Gus McDonald and Lakeisha Hull from Dubbo

visited Narromine as part of the camp.

Luke told the Narromine Star that the visit was part of NSW Rugby Union’s wider community engagement program.

“We want to try to build up the local rugby club, and it’s a great connection piece for us to get to know the kids who are out here and potentially also use it as talent identification for further [representative]

programs,” he said.

“Pat [McCutcheon] has done an amazing job getting the kids involved with the Western Plains Friday night competition, which is massive,” Luke said.

As we reported in last week’s issue, the Narromine Junior Gorillas fielded seven representatives in the Western Plains rugby sevens team which contested the state championships at Forster late

last month.

Luke and his team have also visited Gulargambone, Baradine and Wellington on this trip, heading out to Warren and Cobar after Narromine.

A second group also visited Gunnedah, Narrabri and Moree, he said.

Gus McDonald said the camp was supported by Regional Youth NSW and he was thrilled to see the number of kids turn out during the

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“We’re pretty well connected [out here] now. We’ve got some good pathways set up and there’s a lot of engagement,” Gus said, indicating they were keen to involve the younger teen set in the sport.

“There are some cracking kids out here,” he said.