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THE NARROMINE STAR’S FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Passive protest: Yellow ribbons around cemetery trees By SHARON BONTHUYS YELLOW ribbons were tied around several trees at the Narromine cemetery last week as a “passive protest” at the council’s proposal to remove 34 kurrajong trees and possibly other species, and replace them with water gums. The “passive protestors” insist this action is not a stunt, but a timely reminder to the local community to make their views known to Narromine Shire Council during the proposal’s public exhibition period which ends next week. Yellow ribbons have come to signify support for different causes over the years, popularised by fi lms, literature and a famous 1970s song. The community has been invited to make written submissions to the council on the proposal. “The kurrajong trees are unsightly and pose a threat to nearby graves and roads due to their root system. Council is now seeking community feedback in relation to this proposal,” the council’s website states. Further details about the proposal are available in the infrastructure and engineering reports tabled at the September council meeting, also available on the council website.
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Trangie servo uncertainty still lingers By SHARON BONTHUYS A week ago the Narromine Star reported that the Trangie Caltex will close when its current lease expires on December 4. We have since followed up with several stakeholders and potentially interested parties. These included the Narromine Shire Council, Transport for NSW (TFNSW), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and UGL Regional Linx (UGL).
Poor communication a factor FROM the information we have been able to glean, agency restructures, changeovers in asset management and poor communication between stakeholders have contributed to the situation that will see Trangie without a fuel provider from next month until the transition to a new provider is completed. The Mayor of Narromine Shire Council, Cr Craig Davies, told the Narromine Star that he is very disappointed that the processes he thought were happening in relation to the changeover were not communicated to him earlier. He has had a number of conversations with various stakeholders during the past ten days, taking time away from a family holiday in Queensland to deal with the matter. “My understanding was
Stakeholders are working to resolve the issue that will leave Trangie without a fuel service until a new provider can take over. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. that the process was happening and there were no issues,” he said, believing previously identified issues had been resolved. “This process has been in the offing now for 17 months. During that period there has
been a restructure in Transport for NSW (TFNSW), and a change of ARTC asset management from John Holland to UGL,” Cr Davies said. John Holland had previously managed those rail assets in country NSW until UGL took over
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in January 2022, he said. “Yes, we know the site needs to be rehabilitated. That’s a given when there’s a change of hands of a fuel site,” he said.
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