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Shire’s shop local promos a success STORY: PAGE 5 Upper house request returns hundreds of documents on chemical drift

By SHARON BONTHUYS A REQUEST for documents pertaining to chemical overspraying and drift in the Narromine Shire made by Sue Higginson MLC last month has resulted in 712 items being returned at this stage.

The Greens member made the request in the NSW Upper House on October 19, concerned that “the NSW government is not undertaking its regulatory role as it should.”

Not all of the documents requested by Ms Higginson have been received, a spokesperson for her office confi rmed this week. This is being followed up with the Clerk of the Parliament, the spokesperson said.

Four boxes of documents have been received to date, which Ms Higginson and her team are analysing. Some documents have been provided to community groups, the spokesperson said.

Ms Higginson, an environmental law expert and former CEO of the Environmental Defenders Office, Australia’s leading public interest environmental law centre, raised the matter in the NSW Upper House after community members brought concerns about chemical overspray and drift in Narromine and Trangie to her.

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Grain sampling to benefit Trangie elderly

By SHARON BONTHUYS A SPECIAL project that started last month at Trangie is proof that the little things in life really are the big things.

Buoyed by Claire Jenkins’ fundraising success for the Cancer Council late last year, Trangie stalwart Kevin Flinn and a growing band of collaborators are donating their mandatory grain samples to a fantastic and very worthy cause: supporting Trangie’s elderly residents.

The project which began at the start of the harvest in early November and championed by agribusiness GrainCorp, has benefited from the groundswell of support among the local community following Claire’s success.

“Growers are happy to support this initiative. Everyone knows it’s going to a good cause,” Kevin told the Narromine Star.

“I went to the charity groups in Trangie [with my proposal] and there was support to keep the money in Trangie. I also spoke to Claire about it,” Kevin said.

All trucks hauling grain into the Trangie GrainCorp site must provide a sample for product analysis and quality testing. This is carried out by GrainCorp’s fast and efficient grain sampling and analysis team.

Weighing several kilos, the samples are retained in grain donation bins which, when full, are collated, offloaded and the product sold.

Thanks to Kevin Flinn and

The grain sampling and analysing team with project initiator, Kevin Flinn. L-R – Kirsten, Skye, Candace, Kevin, Kiaya, Emmerson, and Shauna. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. his collaborators, supported by the staff and management of GrainCorp and local landholders, the money derived from the sale of the grain samples is going into a trust to benefit the elderly residents of Trangie.

Kevin has established a National Grower Registration number for the project, which helps direct the funds from the sale of the combined samples to it.

How much these good samaritans will raise from this process is anyone’s guess, but Kevin aims to make it a permanent fundraising endeavour for the local community.

Claire Jenkins’ success doing the same thing for a good cause last year raised tens of thousands of dollars.

When we spoke to Claire recently following her recognition as Orana Adult Volunteer of the Year, she said she hoped

that the sampling would continue to benefit the community. She is thrilled to know that it is continuing for such a worthy local cause. Her husband, Tim Jenkins, even set up the bins for the project.

Quiet achiever Kevin is reluctant to speak about his role in initiating the project, but he is certainly proud that the community is coming together to support it.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THE FORECAST Thursday, December 1 Min 14. Max 28. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower on the northern plains, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.

The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Cr Craig Davies, Alistair Lunn, Dugald Saunders and Midnight Brydon at the announcement

By SHARON BONTHUYS IF you’ve travelled the Mitchell Highway towards Dubbo in the last week you’ll have noticed new roadworks about ten kilometres east of Narromine.

This is the site of the newest overtaking lane to be constructed as part of the $32 million Mitchell Highway upgrade. The westbound overtaking lane in the vicinity of the Wynsley Lane intersection is one of three overtaking lanes to be constructed in this upgrade.

Work started earlier this year on a westbound overtaking lane at Lagoon Creek, and an eastbound overtaking lane is to be built at Mylangra. These overtaking lanes, coupled with other road upgrades from the Rawsonville Bridge road intersection east to just outside Narromine, will improve safety on the well-used route.

Safety first MEMBER for the Dubbo electorate, Dugald Saunders, joined representatives of the Narromine Shire Council, Narromine Local Aboriginal Land Council and Transport for NSW (TFNSW) staff at the

roadwork site near Wynsley Lane last Thursday to talk about the highway upgrade project.

Mr Saunders said the NSW Government’s $19.4 billion regional road and transport infrastructure pipeline will ensure people, produce and products reach their destinations safely and efficiently.

“This stretch of road is an important link in Western NSW and is used by thousands of local residents, tourists and freight operators every day,” Mr Saunders said.

“Safety is the number one priority on our roads and these three new overtaking lanes will provide extra opportunities for motorists to safely and confidently pass slow-moving and heavy vehicles, including semi-trailers and vehicles towing caravans.”

Mitchell Highway a major route NARROMINE Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, and General Manager, Jane Redden, also attended the announcement.

Cr Davies described the Mitchell Highway as a significant connector and freight route between the coast and destinations

Friday, December 2 Min 13. Max 27. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Saturday, December 3 Min 12. Max 28. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20

Queued traffic at the Wynsley Lane roadworks site.

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to the north and west of Australia.

“An estimated 2,400 vehicles a day use this road,” he said, pleased to see work commence on the promised project.

as police enforcement.

Tips from Transport for NSW TFNSW Director West, Alistair Lunn, encouraged motorists to plan their travel to and from Dubbo, incorporating additional time to navigate the roadworks which may include several-minute delays in some locations.

Traffic light delays have already been experienced at the Rawsonville Bridge Road and Lagoon Creek roadwork sites this year.

He urged motorists to slow down on the approach to and travelling through the roadwork zones along the 25-kilometre highway upgrade area.

Mr Lunn recommended that vehicles last in line at roadwork site traffic lights should leave a larger gap between themselves and the vehicle in front, and activate their hazard lights so that vehicles approaching from behind are aware that traffic ahead has stopped.

Work on the Wynsley Lane overtaking lane is expected to take six months to complete, weather permitting, Mr Saunders said.

Changed traffic conditions CHANGED traffic conditions are now in place at the Wynsley Lane roadworks site and work will be carried out six days per week, including Saturdays.

Motorists can expect lane closures and reduced lane widths during and after work hours. Heading east, signage is in place before the Tantitha Road intersection and heading west, prior to Brummagen Creek warning of reduced speed limits and roadworks ahead.

During the roadside announcement, more than one heavy vehicle and several cars were seen speeding through the eastbound 60-kilometre per hour section of the highway at the roadworks, leading to a mobile traffic light.

This prompted a discussion about safety at roadworks, particularly for the staff working on site and motorists who may be stopped in queues, as well

km/h tending east to southeasterly during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunday, December 4 Min 13. Max 31. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Monday, December 5 Min 15. Max 33. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Tuesday, December 6 Min 16. Max 34. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20%

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

Grain sampling to benefit Trangie elderly

A truck arrives for sampling to take place.

Narromine FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS Kiaya Linnett and Candace Baker at the sample donation bins.

Sampling.

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Narromine United Services Memorial Club Ltd Site manager Jackson Baker, Kevin Flinn and Kurt Terry.

After testing, the sample goes into the donation bin.

From page 1 GRAIN sampler and analyser Candace Baker showed the Narromine Star how the process works during our visit to the GrainCorp site on November 29. She is part of a tight knit team with the vitally important role of assessing and grading the quality of the grain brought to site. This involves looking at moisture, protein, test weight, screening for impurities, and (for canola), oil retention against established standards.

“At the moment we’re taking wheat and canola samples,” Candace said.

Samples from the different crops go into their respective donation bins.

Over the course of 24 hours, samples from more than 100 trucks will go into the bins.

“When the bins fi ll up we’ll get our loader and sample it like we do any

other truck. The loader will go down and get weighed, and see how much we’ve got. It will be added to the [appropriate] stack, and then we just start fi lling them again,” Candace said.

Weather conditions have caused a slow start to the harvest but it will pick up, Kevin said.

“We’ve emptied these bins a few times already and we’re not at full swing yet,” Candace said.

“Everyone is happy to support it.”

Candace said her team loves the idea to raise funds to support Trangie’s older residents.

“It’s great, a small farming community giving back to each other and seeing everyone get behind it to support the retirement home. Eventually one of us will have a family

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Kevin said the money is held in trust for future projects for the elderly Trangie residents.

“There is a great need in Trangie for accommodation for the elderly,” he said.

This project’s fundraising may bolster future efforts to seek grants in support of the elderly, he said.

Kevin is grateful to everyone who has contributed to the project, particularly the team at GrainCorp led by site manager, Jackson Baker, local landholders and the wider Trangie community.

Anyone wishing to contribute grain samples to the project should contact Kevin Flinn or the good folk at GrainCorp.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Trading threatened species for cash: controversial report tabled

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE NSW government’s controversial Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BDOS) has been described in a NSW Upper House committee inquiry report as flexible enough “to trade off threatened species in exchange for cash,” “opaque”, and so complex “that no stakeholder group has full confidence in it.”

The report was handed down on November 24 following an 18-month inquiry which generated 104 submissions from individuals, councils, environmental and community groups, the National Trust of Australia (NSW), the NSW Minerals Council and various arms of the NSW government.

Four hearings were held as part of the inquiry.

Committee chair, former Environmental Defender and lawyer, Ms Sue Higginson MLC, said: “This scheme was introduced in 2016 as part of a package of land reforms.

“An offsets scheme is supposed to protect biodiversity, by ensuring developers offset unavoidable biodiversity losses due to development with equivalent biodiversity gains elsewhere, meaning there is ‘no net loss’.

“What we heard through this inquiry, however, is that the scheme’s design allows too much flexibility to trade off threatened species in exchange for cash, without guarantee that genuinely equivalent offsets will ever be found,” she said.

“The report recommends that the design of the scheme be reviewed and reformed to ensure the ecological integrity of offsetting practices. This is essential if we are to turn back the tide of destruction and prevent extinction of even more native species.

“Further, we have heard that this scheme’s operation is so opaque and complex that no stakeholder group has full confidence in it,” Ms Higgin-

son said.

“With little transparency about the biodiversity offset market, or what offsets have been used for what developments, or the ecological outcomes of the scheme, it is not surprising that allegations of insider trading and collusion have surrounded it from the outset.

“The report makes recommendations to improve the functioning and increase the transparency of the scheme,” she said.

Vocal critic of the BDOS scheme, Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, welcomed the release of the report, citing multiple examples of what he describes as a “cost-prohibitive tax causing significant loss of investment and job creation across most rural and regional areas.

“When you start looking at environmental assets in regional NSW we’re talking about an area that’s bigger than France.

“Shires, some of which are bigger than 55,000 square kilometres, like Bourke, or 30,000 square kilometres, like Wentworth, which want to do something relatively small and are hit with environmental costs in the millions,” he said.

Examples of the “utterly ridiculous” application of the scheme reported from various NSW regional councils included a proposal to replace a gypsum quarry on 61 hectares of scrubby bushland in Wentworth Shire which generated a BDOS assessment of more than $8 million, he said.

This resulted in the project being shelved locally and moved to Victoria, removing income, jobs and royalties from the local community.

Cr Davies also cited BDOS assessments of $1.4 million and $1 million respectively for a local proposal for two gravel quarries designed to support the Inland Rail project in the Narromine Shire. The Tomingley Gold Operations’ pro-

posal to relocate the Newell Highway slightly west of its current location on 36 hectares of land also generated a fi rst BDOS assessment of $20 million, he said.

“The hypocrisy is unbelievable,” Cr Davies said.

Narromine Shire Council was not among the 15 councils that made submissions to the inquiry.

Ms Higginson urged the NSW government to address the concerns aired about the scheme by implementing the report’s 19 recommendations.

“We owe it to future generations to reform this scheme and protect what biodiversity remains in NSW,” she said.

Further information about the inquiry, including submissions, transcripts of public hearings and the fi nal report can be found on the committee’s website.

Michael donates handmade toys

Michael Murphy with his handmade donated items. PHOTO: COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN. Contributed by ANNLOUISE STONESTREET, COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN MICHAEL Murphy dropped into our Narromine office earlier this week, as he has done before, bearing handmade wooden toys for us to give out to families in the community.

They are solid, and so

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Michael was a bright spark in our day as he dropped his gifts off. His generosity is a wonderful reminder that there are some really good people in the world who don’t even know they are doing some good.

Aged in his 60s, Michael has previously made large wooden planes and a cradle for us.

We are going to keep these beautiful toys and take them to Eugowra before Christmas for families who may not get to have Christmas this year.

Thank you, Michael, for sharing your talent with the world and bringing some much needed cheer to children in need at this time of year.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

Shire’s shop local promos a success

Tanya Watson. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Shop Local promotion currently underway across Narromine Shire has been hailed a success according to local businesses participating in the program.

A large number of businesses in Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley are currently participating in the “buy local” program which started on November 3 and ends on December 13. Participating businesses will also be open for the traditional late night shopping experience associated with the Shop Local promotion. This will take place on December 8.

The promotion encourages purchases of $20 or more for the right to go into the draw for four $250 vouchers to be spent in participating businesses. Bright orange flags have been hoisted at the site of most participating businesses.

The Narromine Star caught up with several businesses participating in the program to fi nd out how their customers have responded to the promotional program.

Kaylah Fowler.

Julia Saunders

Kaylah Fowler from vintage-lux interiors store Woven Sailor in Narromine said the promotion had been working very well and there had been a “really good” response from their customer base and local residents.

“It’s great to see people supporting local communities like this,” Kaylah said, indicating customers are shopping across the range.

The store on Narromine’s southside is run by Kaylah and her mum, Leesa Ireland.

“We don’t stock many of the same items so it’s hard to say that any one thing is the most popular.”

The cross-promotion of participating stores on social media was also working well, Kaylah said.

The Narromine Star found Maxine Leary high on a ladder when we popped by to see how the Narromine Hardware and Newsagency was faring in the Shop Local promotion.

“Our customers have jumped straight into it,” Maxine said.

“We tell them about it when

they have made purchases over $20.”

She said the most popular items purchased were gardening supplies and trade items.

It’s a busy time for the business which is undergoing an extensive renovation which will bring the trades desk into the newly created back section of the store. Some of the items currently stocked in the hardware will move out into the new section.

Down at Macquarie Clothing, the response to the Shop Local campaign has been so strong, the entry box is almost full, said sales assistant Amber Price.

She said workwear was the most popular seller at the moment as people gear up for the end of the year.

Most of their regular customers know about the promotion, but the staff remind them when eligible purchases are made.

“It’s a great promotion and encourages people to spend money locally,” Amber said.

Trangie residents and visitors are lucky to have two

Local leader re-elected to Country Mayors’ group IN a coup for the local community, Narromine Shire Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies has been re-appointed to a top position with the Country Mayors’ Association of NSW. Cr Davies recently won re-election to the Executive Committee of the 76-member Association that is designed to bring community leaders from across NSW together to discuss issues relevant to rural and re-

gional areas of the State.

“The Country Mayors Association meets quarterly at Parliament House with direct access to NSW Ministers and senior bureaucrats, whereby we make sure our concerns are heard by decision-makers,” Cr Davies said.

“By working collaboratively, we can position ourselves to build a strong future for our rural communities and re-

gions,” he added.

This will be the local leader’s second term on the Executive Committee of the Association.

Cr Davies is also Chair of the Alliance of Western Councils, which comprises 13-member councils and covers more than 30 per cent of the State.

The Alliance next meets on Friday, December 9 in Narromine.

shopping promotions running simultaneously, which are encouraging people to spend their money in their community. Not only is the Council-driven Shop Local promotion running, but the Trangie Action Group (TAG) has its own dedicated Shop ‘n Win promotion going as well.

The TAG competition requires a higher local spend, $50, and receipts are to be included with the entry form.

The dual promotions have encouraged locals to support businesses in their community.

At the Trangie Bakery, Julia Saunders said locals needed no encouragement to enter the dual shopping competitions.

“The [competitions are] the same really, they both have the same outcomes. People get to win,” Julia said.

The bakery’s pies and sausage rolls are the best selling products, followed by sandwiches, Julia said, indicating the quality food sells itself.

Tanya Watson from Trangie Newsagency, Post Office and Secretarial said the dual

shopping promo had generated a little confusion initially among her customers, but everyone was fi ne now and shopping up a storm. The wide range of gifts in the multipurpose store has made it a popular destination for locals to do their Christmas shopping.

“We encourage customers to enter both competitions,” Tanya said.

Toby Chy at the Trangie IGA said his entry boxes were also fi lling fast. Meat was one of the most popular items sold in his grocery store and he has started using new suppliers for this popular product, he said.

“We’re very happy with how everything is going,” he said, indicating the town gearing up for a cracking festive season.

The TAG Shop ‘n Win competition ends the night before the Trangie community street party on December 10, which will also feature a late night shopping experience, and winning entries from that promotion will be drawn at the event. Council’s Shop Local draw ends on December 13.

Trangie to be without fuel for a short time

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Shire Mayor, Craig Davies, has urged Trangie locals to fi ll up before the lease at the Caltex service station ends this Sunday.

“The latest update I have is that the town may be without fuel for as long as ten days. I can assure all the Trangie residents that no stone has been left unturned

in trying to avoid this situation and all participants have worked closely and collaboratively in their efforts to ensure the town has fuel,” Cr Davies states in his mayoral column.

Cr Davies has also encouraged residents to tell their friends and neighbours The Narromine Star will provide an update in next week’s issue.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Remembering wartime pilot: Rawdon Hume Middleton VC

EARLIER this week marked the 80th anniversary of the death of a former Narromine pilot and Victoria Cross (VC) recipient, Rawdon Hume Middleton. We take a look back at his achievements and tragic passing.

bo College), Orange High School and Bathurst High School. He boarded with families in Dubbo.

Rawdon left Dubbo High School in September 1934 because his father’s farm manager position at “ Alloway” ceased. The Middleton family then moved to the Tamworth area.

Early Life

War Service

Rawdon Hume “Ron” Middleton VC was born on July 22, 1916, at Waverley, Sydney. His parents were Francis Rawdon Hamilton Middleton, a farm manager, and Faith Lillian Middleton, nee Millar. The great nephew of the Australian explorer, Hamilton Hume, when Rawdon was young his family moved to central west NSW after his father became the farm manager of “Alloway” in the Gilgandra district.

After the small school near where the Middleton family was living closed, Rawdon went to the Gilgandra District School between 1930 – 1932 where he successfully completed the Intermediate Certificate at the Gilgandra District School.

He then went on to Dubbo High School in 1933 where he represented the school in cricket and tennis and was an Astley Cup tennis representative in 1933 and 1934. The Astley Cup is an annual multi-sports competition between Dubbo High School (now Dub-

Rawdon Middleton was working as a jackeroo on “Leewong” station at Yarrabandai, near Parkes, managed by his father, when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on October 14, 1940.

Selected for the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), Rawdon learned to fly at Narromine and would receive further training in Canada through that scheme.

He arrived in Britain during September 1941, and was promoted to Flight Sergeant in December that year before being posted to No. 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), in February 1942. In July 1942 he became a Captain and by November that year he had completed 28 operational missions over enemy territory.

After 30 missions, Rawdon would have qualified for a rest from Bomber Command, and if he had survived 90 missions he would have been “retired” from bombing missions.

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Last Mission and

Museum tribute: Rawdon Hume “Ron” Middleton, VC

A photo of Rawdon Hume Middleton from the AWM. PHOTO: AWM.

Death Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton, attached to No. 149 Squadron, RAF, was Captain and fi rst pilot of a Sterling bomber with the mission to attack the Fiat factory at Turin, Italy, during the night of November 28-29, 1942.

Great difficulty was experienced on the way to the target, and whilst over the target, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fi re. Rawdon Middleton was badly wounded, including his right eye.

The possibilities of abandoning the aircraft or landing in northern France were discussed but Rawdon stated his intention to reach the English coast as he didn’t want his crew members to become pris-

oners of war.

After crossing the English Channel there was only enough fuel for five minutes of flying. Flight Sergeant Middleton flew the aircraft parallel with the coast and ordered his crew members to abandon the aircraft. Five of the crew parachuted from the aircraft and landed safely. Two other crew remained with Rawdon Middleton to assist with the aircraft which crashed into the sea. The three remaining crew onboard were killed.

In his VC citation, it was stated Flight Sergeant Middleton was determined to attack the designated enemy target, not to allow his crew members to fall into enemy hands, to return his crew members safely back to England, and not crash his aircraft into civilian buildings.

It was noted that whilst all the crew members displayed heroism of a high order, the urge to do so came from Flight Sergeant Middleton, whose fortitude and strength of will made possible the completion of the mission.

The VC citation concludes with the sentence: “His devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds is unsurpassed in the annals of the Royal Air Force.”

The awarding of Rawdon Middleton’s VC was published in the London Gazette on January 15, 1943. This was the fi rst VC given to a member of

the RAAF during the Second World War. Rawdon Middleton’s body was washed ashore at Dover on February 1, 1943. He was buried with full military honours in the Churchyard of St John’s Beck’s Row, Suffolk, England.

His commission as a Pilot Officer was backdated posthumously to November 15, 1942.

Response from Gilgandra The Gilgandra Weekly newspaper on January 21, 1943, wrote about the heroism of the former Gilgandra school boy, Rawdon Middleton VC, and why he was awarded the VC. On February 18, 1943, the newspaper also published the letter from Rawdon’s father that was tabled at the Gilgandra Shire Council meeting.

His letter thanked the Council and the people of Gilgandra and district for their letter of sympathy regarding the death of his son.

In his letter, Frank Middleton said that the award of the VC was a great honor and the tributes that he and his wife were receiving for their son in scores of letters were most gratifying, but what could alleviate the pain of their aching hearts.

He concluded by saying: “I am sure Rawdon would wish to be remembered by his school fellows in Gilgandra.”

Lest we forget.

By SHARON BONTHUYS IF you’ve read the article in this issue by Patrick Bourke about Rawdon Hume “Ron” Middleton, VC, look out for the tribute to the late RAAF airman when you next visit the Narromine Aviation Museum.

The museum has a display honouring the airman who completed pilot training with the RAAF in Narromine in 1940 before losing his life in England in November 1942 while returning from a wartime mission.

Lest we forget.

The tribute to the fallen airman in the Narromine Aviation Museum.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

White ribbon day reminder to stand up and speak out

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE good folk at CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes (CCWF) placed a stark reminder about the prevalence of domestic violence on the external walls of the Coles complex in Narromine last week.

As part of White Ribbon Australia’s support of the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the CCWF team placed hundreds of paper silhouettes on the brickwork facing Narromine’s main business street on November 25.

Team member Jacqui Hull told the Narromine Star that each silhouette represented a case of domestic or family violence reported in Narromine this year.

The sea of silhouettes against the wall was a sobering reminder that domestic and family violence exists within our community, sometimes silently, sometimes not so silently.

Passersby were encouraged to write a message on a silhouette.

The team also started im-

portant conversations with those who stopped by about the importance of standing up and speaking out about the scourge of domestic and family violence.

“The 16 Days of Activism is a global campaign where people around the world unite to raise awareness about gender-based violence, challenge discriminatory attitudes and call for improved laws and services to end violence against women for good,” according to a post by White Ribbon Australia on social media.

The nationwide call to action asked individuals to get started or reconfi rm their commitment “to stop all violence before it starts.”

Well done to the CCWF team for reminding us all that what is often out of sight should never be out of mind.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence, please reach out to: 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) 1800 555 677 (National Relay Service) 13 14 50 (Interpreter)

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY 1 December 2022

The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 14 December 2022 at Council’s Chambers commencing at 5.30pm.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – COUNCILLOR EXPENSES AND FACILITIES POLICY (DRAFT)

Council at its Ordinary Meeting held 9 November July 2022 determined to place the Revised Councillor Expenses and Facility Policy on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. Council will consider all submissions received during the public exhibition period «À À Ì Ì i w > >` «Ì v the Policy. Written submissions must be received by 5.00 pm the document will be available for public comment until 5.00 pm 12 December 2022. The draft Policy is available for viewing www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition AUSTRALIA DAY NOMINATIONS 2023

Council is reminding all residents to acknowledge the wonderful contributions that individuals and groups make to the wider community. 2023 Australia Day Awards are open and nomination forms are available from Council’s website www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/community/australia-day-awards PROPOSED LEASE OF UNUSED PORTION OF SISSIAN ROAD, TRANGIE

Narromine Shire Council is proposing to lease a portion of the road reserve on Sissian Road to Robinson Grain Trading for access to the rail network associated with various operations.

Submissions to the proposed lease can be made via Council’s website or sent to Narromine Shire Council, PO Box 115, Narromine, NSW, 2821 by 4pm on Friday, 20 December 2022. For more information please visit: www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition BUSHFIRE INFORMATION REMINDER

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years and as this dries out, there is an increased risk of ITCUU ƂTGU. Landholders are asked to help Ài`ÕVi Ì i À à v }À>Ãà wÀià LÞ Ì> } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «ÀiÛi Ì wÀià vÀ starting, especially during harvest. Ü Ì i wÀi `> }iÀ À>Ì } Þ ÕÀ area by visiting www.rfs.nsw.gov. au and help protect your family and your life with a Bush Fire Survival Plan. For more information please visit www.rfs.gov.au CHRISTMAS EVENTS NARROMINE, TRANGIE, TOMINGLEY

Narromine Venetian Carnival and Community Christmas Carnival, Friday 2 December 2022 contact Council via email mail@narromine. nsw.gov.au or phone 6889 9999.

Gates open at 4:00 pm. Keep up to date via social media on Narromine Shire and Visit Narromine Region.

Trangie Street Xmas Party, Saturday 10 December 2022, contact Terrie, Trangie Action Group via email terriemilgate@ hotmail.com

FLOOD INFORMATION

Please visit Bureau of Meteorology v À v ÀiV>ÃÌÃ > ` y ` Ü>À }Ã www.bom.gov.au/Visit For help or emergency information, visit www. ses.nsw.gov.au/ or contact 132 500.

In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero). For emergency i « y `à V> Ì i -7 - - 132 500. Tune in to your local ABC Radio station for any emergency announcements. For rural animal and livestock assistance, contact Þ ÕÀ V> > ` -iÀÛ Vià "vwVi 1300 795 299 or visit www.lls.nsw. gov.au NSW SMALL BUSINESS STORMS AND FLOOD SUPPORT

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If you have a community event please visit www.narromineregion. com.au to add any event to the Narromine Region event calendar.

VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2022

Council is reminding all road users to be extra cautious over coming weeks and months and to take extra care when driving around heavy vehicles and trucks. Council also urges all motorists to be alert on roads and at rail level crossings in the coming months as the grain harvest continues.

Due to recent heavy rains and y ` }] ̽à « ÀÌ> Ì Ì «À ÌiVÌ yourself and others against mosquito bites and acquiring mosquito-borne diseases. Help protect yourself and your home.

zCover up as much as possible. zUse an effective insect repellent on any exposed skin. zUse insecticide sprays, vapour dispensing units (indoors) and mosquito coils (outdoors) to clear rooms or repel mosquitoes from an area. zCover all windows, doors, vents and other entrances with insect screens. zRemove any water-holding containers outside the house where mosquitoes could breed.

For more information please visit NSW Health website: www.health. nsw.gov.au/

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ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY Up to date road closures and information is available on Council’s website, by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/residents/road-conditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all -7 À >`Ã Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vwV° com/ All motorists are reminded not Ì `À Ûi Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ 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` and/or the road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

Local-led anthology now available

By SHARON BONTHUYS EARLIER this year the Narromine Star told you about a special project to publish an anthology of stories led by Tomingley farmer and businesswoman, Toni Clark.

The project has taken several years to complete and the resulting book, “Dusty Boots, Faithful Hearts”, is now available.

“Thirteen farmers’ wives and daughters have written down their stories of life on the land with all its beauty and hardships and how, just with a small amount of faith, they have seen the hand of God in it all,” Toni said.

Toni and her daughter Emily are two of the contributors to the collaborative project, which is a collection of heart-felt, real life stories about the drought.

They are joined by contributors from the NSW communities of Mangoplah, Nevertire, Guyra, Boomanoomana, Alectown, Nyngan, Molong, Bingara, Tottenham (two), and Taplan in South Australia.

“We all felt strongly about making sure the drought didn’t get the last say,” Toni said.

There are no plans to formally celebrate the book’s publication with a launch at this time, given the wide geographical spread of the contributing authors.

Further information can be found on the “Farmer’s Wife Farmer’s Life” social media.

The contributors come from various parts of NSW and South Australia.

PHOTOS: TONI CLARK.

Toni Clark from Tomingley is a contributor to the anthology.

CWA conference moved to Trangie

Pat Riley, Ruth Hando and Carolyn Egan getting down to business. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS ONGOING weather impacts resulted in the 92nd annual conference of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Far Western Group (FWG) being relocated to Trangie.

Originally meant to be staged in Warren, the conference was held at the CWA Trangie rooms in Derribong Street on November 26.

Some of the handicraft on show for judging at the FWG conference.

A number of CWA groups were unable to attend the conference due to flooding issues in their areas. One that was able to supply a representative to attend was the Castlereagh Country Purlewaugh group.

“We’re lucky to have Wendy [Baldock] here,” said FWG president, Ruth Hando, who thanked members for their efforts relocating the conference and for their support during

the year.

Reports were provided by CWA representatives from Nymagee, Nyngan, Trangie, Narromine and Warren groups.

A common thread among the reports was small membership numbers, and the various strategies employed to build membership from within their communities and encourage young people to join.

Three groups, Cobar, Trangie

CWA members from various FWG branches gather for the conference at Trangie. and Nymagee, have successfully attracted junior members to join.

With 2022 being the centenary of the CWA NSW, groups have also staged various events in their areas in support of this milestone. Trangie and Narromine have both held successful centenary events this year.

The annual general meeting for the FWG was also held dur-

ing the conference.

Ruth Hando (Narromine) was returned as president, as was Pat Riley (Trangie) as secretary, and Sharyn McCalman (Warren) as treasurer.

Stephanie Van Lubeck (Warren) will replace Carolyn Egan (Narromine) as the State Executive Committee member.

FWG CWA groups look forward to their outreach in 2023.

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

Visit to flood-ravaged Condobolin FOLLOWING a busy week in parliament, I was pleased to be able to get to Condobolin on Friday to meet with the mayor John Medcalf, local SES crews, and emergency responders, to discuss the flood situation. Condobolin has experienced its worst flood on record with the Lachlan River peaking at 7.6 metres last week. I joined NSW premier Dominic Perrottet, NSW emergency services minister Steph Cooke and state member for Barwon Roy Butler on a tour of the flood-affected town to see some of the damage first-hand.

The water is slowly receding, but many rural families remain isolated by floodwaters and will be for some time.

Farmers are facing millions of dollars’ worth of crop losses and it’s going to take a long time for this community to recover. In the meantime, locals impacted will now be able to access a lump sum payment of $1000 for adults and $400 for children, with the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment activated for the Lachlan Local Government Area (LGA).

Further flood recovery support IN addition to the activation of the Disaster Recovery Payment for the Lachlan LGA, a range of other flood support

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo WORK is now underway on a new westbound overtaking lane on the Mitchell Highway between Dubbo and Narromine, near the Wynsley Lane intersection, about 10km east of Narromine.

Work is also continuing on a westbound overtaking lane at Lagoon Creek, and an eastbound overtaking lane will

measures were also announced last week to assist all those communities in the Parkes electorate that have been impacted by flooding. Flood-affected councils will benefit from an additional $1 million in funding to assist with their recovery. I have been working closely with all 18 impacted councils in the electorate, and each of them has a mammoth clean-up task ahead, particularly when it comes to repairing the huge number of roads damaged by flooding. I know this funding will help make a dent in the road repairs.

Meanwhile, recovery grants of up to $50,000 are also now available for small businesses and not-for-profits affected by the flooding, which will help them get back on their feet.

Primary Producer Recovery Grants have been increased from $25,000 to $75,000 and Rural landholders Grants of up to $10,000 are available for landholders impacted by flooding.

There’s still plenty of work to do though, and I will continue to advocate for assistance to be delivered to those who need it most.

Celebrating 15 years as Member for Parkes LAST Thursday, November 24 marked 15-years since I was fi rst elected to the house of representatives as the member for Parkes. This is a significant milestone for me personally, and I’m extremely proud of everything we’ve been able to achieve over the past 15-years. It’s so heartening to see the progress and development of communities throughout the electorate thanks to funding and programs I’ve helped to secure. It’s an incredible honour to do this job, and a privilege to represent the wonderful people of the also be built at Mylangra to make trips between Dubbo and Narromine faster and safer.

This was a key election commitment of mine back in 2019, and I’m incredibly proud of the work being done to deliver better roads for the people of our region!

Safety is the number one priority on our roads, and these three new overtaking lanes will provide extra opportunities for motorists to safely and confidently pass slow-moving and heavy vehicles, including semi-trailers and vehicles towing caravans.

FLOOD-AFFECTED small business owners and notfor-profits in the Narromine

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton joined NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Lachlan Shire Council Mayor John Medcalf, NSW Minister for Emergency Services Steph Cooke and State Member for Barwon Roy Butler in Condobolin on Friday to assess the flood damage.

Parkes electorate. The people I’ve met along the way and the relationships I’ve built is what I love most about this job, and it’s what has kept me going all these years.

I’m so thankful for the support I’ve received over the years from the people of the Parkes electorate. Thank you for allowing me to continue being your representative.

Completed Inland Rail Murray-Darling Basin track opened concerns THE Inland Rail project has reached another exciting milestone with the Australian Rail Track Corporation opening 83 kilometres of upgraded track between Moree and Narrabri

LAST week in parliament I had the opportunity to speak on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, in response to worrying comments made by the minister for the environment

region can now apply for a $50,000 to help with immediate clean-up and recovery costs.

The impact of the flooding has been devastating, and it’s going to be a long road to recovery.

These grants will provide much-needed cash flow for small business owners and not-for-profits to get back on their feet, and get back to serving their customers and their community.

Businesses can apply for the Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant – Storms & Floods for August and September 2022 onwards now via the Service NSW website.

Customers can also call Service NSW on 13 77 88 to register for a call back from a Business Concierge, or visit their

local Recovery Centre for further assistance.

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THE NSW Government is investing $12.8 million over the next 12 months through the NSW Weed Action Program to tackle problem weeds.

Months of wet weather, not only adds to the weed burden, but also makes it harder to undertake on-the-ground surveillance and control measures.

Through this program, Local Land Services (LLS) will roll-out drones to councils across the Central West and set them up to help map weed infestations – and ultimately deploy larger drones to spray invasive plants from the air.

It’s just one of the innovative weed control measures,

and water about her plan to deliver the plan in full, including delivering the additional 450 gigalitres to South Australia. That 450 gigalitres was not part of the plan that I voted for. It was a political announcement that was made prior to the 2013 election to gain votes in South Australia.

It’s impossible for that water to be delivered under the triple bottom line of no environmental, no social and no economic impacts on the community. If that water is delivered, it will be the basin communities in the Parkes electorate that will once again pay the price. we’re rolling-out to help bolster frontline efforts in the war on weeds.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and LLS have also recently released 10,000 St John’s Wort beetles across the Central West to target this problem weed, and will now monitor those beetle populations to see if they can establish themselves in the region to provide ongoing support.

The key to the NSW Weed Action Program’s success, is the fact that it’s an investment in awareness, training, education, and building community capacity to pro-actively address weeds and their impact.

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MAYOR’S AYOR’S ESSAGE MESSAGE Comment mment by CR CRAIG DAVIES,, Narromine rromine re mayorr Shire

Contributed by CR CRAIG DAVIES, MAYOR, NARROMINE SHIRE FINALLY some fi ne weather and the chance to get into some summer activities. Let’s hope our farmers get a break and allow them to get harvest fi nished and potentially summer crops sown.

Having an agriculturally based economy that relies so much on favorable weather makes it so vital to see this warmer drier weather to what has been a land of flooding rains.

We have been so fortunate that the Macquarie River has been managed in such a fashion as to remain in its banks. It is a credit to the professionals at Department of Primary Industries Water that they have kept Narromine flood-free at a time when so many of our

neighbors have been inundated by floods.

It brings into focus the imperative of a levee as soon as the bureaucracy allow this to proceed. I still wonder at both Echuca and Condobolin erecting levees in record time when faced with a flood. Funny that!

With the rains has come devastation to our roads network. A figure of between $50-100 million has been quoted to me to give an understanding to the task ahead in resurrecting our road network to a level that allows the economy of the shire to function normally.

Receiving $575,000 to fi x potholes is a welcome start, but the magnitude of the devastation across rural and regional NSW appears to have missed the focus of the decision makers.

I continue to push for some equitable outcomes for our area and rural areas generally in regard to the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. This tax on regional development is meant to protect environmental assetsm which is a very worthy cause. Problem is, it is you and I and every developer in country NSW who pay for it.

This tax is applied to any development, be it a factory,

a quarry or indeed a house where, when as little as one tree needs to be removed for the development to proceed, the cost will likely exceed $20,000. Two trees, $40,000 and so on.

Many developments that would have provided dozens of jobs have fallen by the wayside due to penalties of over $9 million having been applied to the development. Hundreds of houses are now not being built because this tax has been applied and the projects are no longer viable. All this when we have the most critical shortage of housing in our history.

How can regional areas enjoy their moment in the sun when the government appears content to tax them out of existence? Now that our Treasurer Matt Kean has agreed to pay developing countries for the effects of climate change, the question as to where this insidious tax is going should be asked.

Are the Chinese really going to be the recipients of taxes paid by mums and dads across rural NSW? They can afford nuclear missiles and now he’s agreed to pay them for our sins.

This is an issue that all country mayors are focused on in the lead up to the March

election. Minister Bronnie Taylor in a conversation on Monday evening assured me the National Party know the legislation is deeply flawed and have vowed to amend it and allow common sense to prevail. We can only hope she is successful.

Finally after many months of weather delays, COVID outbreaks, damaged materials being sent, the grandstand at Cale Oval is nearing completion. It has been a time of much frustration for our dedicated contractors who will no doubt be pleased to get the job fi nished.

Unfortunately, it won’t be available for the Venetian Carnival set now for Cale Oval on Friday December 2. Always a great night and a huge crowd is expected. Get your kids organised and enjoy this fabulous community event with your friends.

Trangie residents are not missing out either, with their Christmas party set down for Saturday, December 10, in the main street. Council has been the recipient of some grant funding from the NSW Government and there is free entry, free food for all, and free activities. The main street provides the perfect venue and the night will sur-

pass all previous.

Tomingley also has its Harvest Festival over December 17-18 and it’s shaping up to be a great event, too.

Finally, as the saga surrounding the Trangie service station slowly but surely draws to an end, I want to thank all involved for the manner in which they have tried to get this over the line prior to the Ampol Lease expiring.

The latest update I have is that the town may be without fuel for as long as 10 days.

I can assure all the Trangie residents that no stone has been left unturned in trying to avoid this situation and all participants have worked closely and collaboratively in their efforts to ensure the town has fuel.

My suggestion is that all Trangie residents ensure they fi ll their vehicles before December 4 – please tell your friends and neighbours – and if you need to travel to Narromine or Dubbo then fi ll up again.

Carefully managed, we can get through this. My number is 0429 887 707 and I am happy to answer any question you may have. Please don’t rely on Facebook.

Voice To Parliament to be shaped after Australia’s referendum ALL Australians will have a rare opportunity to come together with First Nations People to achieve a greater sense of equality, fairness and justice, the Federal Government’s Special Envoy on Reconciliation, Senator Pat Dodson, has told a Parliament House Forum on November 24.

Senator Dodson told the Leaders Forum, hosted by Australia’s largest community services network, UnitingCare Australia, that it will be the role of the Federal Parliament to fashion The Voice following the referendum if it was successful.

Australians will have to wait to see the form of The Voice to Parliament if it is supported through the proposed referen-

dum to provide First Nations people with an active advisory role under the Constitution.

Senator Dodson said the referendum was an invitation to all Australians to recognise the rights and roles of First Nations people in the Constitution and in Australia.

“The referendum will decide whether or not to have a Voice to Parliament – it is about recognition in the Constitution for our First Nations people and it is also about practical outcomes,” Senator Dodson said.

“A positive response from the referendum will allow all of us as Australians to bring about a greater sense of unity and of equality and fairness and justice.

“Congratulations to the Forum for grappling with these issues in a very serious way.

It is a great privilege to be invited to speak to the Forum as they grapple with these very seminal issues.”

Senator Dodson said there would be an education campaign to advise on the referendum as this was the “peoples’ project” to decide on The Voice.

“The referendum will provide Australians with an historic opportunity to recognise the rights of First Nations People, allow them to have a say about issues that affect them and improve the lives of them and their communities,” Senator Dodson said.

“A Voice means that First

Nations People, the people who know what works, will advise the Parliament and the Executive in a focused and consistent manner about laws that impact their lives.

“It is about a better return on public sector monies and funding, a better input from First Nations People to the issues that they know about better than anybody else and to craft solutions to these policies.

“We have to move forward and this is what it is about – the future of First Nations People and we as Australians.”

Senator Dodson was speaking at the UnitingCare Australia Leaders Forum – Australia’s largest social services network – which is engaging

with a range of MPs and decision makers on how best to support people facing vulnerability or disadvantage. most The two-day Leaders Forum – with the theme Equality, Fairness, Justice – heard from Senator Dodson, Assistant Minister for Competition and Charities Dr Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Minister Gavin Pearce, Greens Senator Janet Rice and Independent Senator David Pocock among others, as well as showcasing innovation and best practice across the UnitingCare network.

The Leaders Forum outcomes will be presented to Parliament for consideration and follow up by UnitingCare advocates.

Beware of water dangers this summer, Shirvington WE all love summer, but enjoying spending time on the water, does have its dangers.

The Royal Life Saving Society of NSW, is this year rallying communities to keep each other safe on our waterways.

As part of their campaign, Olympic champion, sports commentator, and television host, Matt Shirvington is joining RLSNSW as their Summer Safety Campaign Ambassador.

Their Summer Safety Campaign is aimed at aquatic centres, community pools, riverside beaches, and other waterways around the State, as we all prepare for the summer season.

“There is nothing better than heading to your favourite swimming spot with friends and family, but it is really important we keep each other safe and enjoy the water,” Matt said.

“This is not just about the beach, I was surprised to learn, that most drownings occur in-land, 95 per cent of drowning fatalities are adults, and 82 per cent of those are male.”

He said that awareness and commonsense safety measures are the key to surviving summer on our

waterways.

“The message is simple: let’s keep each other safe around the water.

Whether you’re fishing, boating, swimming, paddling, or playing on shore, have fun, and stay safe around the water.”

He listed four simple tips to keeping each other safe: f Know your limits and avoid taking risks; f Check the conditions before you head out; f Wear a lifejacket when on the water; f Supervise children at all times RLSNSW CEO, Michael Ilinsky, said that, while floodwaters contributed to an inflated number of deaths this year, the recent 2022 Drowning Report Identified an alarming increase in drownings across NSW generally.

“Overall, NSW experienced a 34 per cent increase in drowning fatalities and injury from 2021/22 and a 67 per cent increase on the 10-year average.

“Significantly, the rate of drowning in children decreased, indicating the strength of safety programs and awareness campaigns,” he added.

Stay safe on the water this summer, Royal Life Saving NSW/ACT and Campaign Ambassador, Matt Shirvington; doing the right thing.

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Trangie and Peak Hill nurses support statewide industrial action

By SHARON BONTHUYS NURSES at the Multipurpose Services at Trangie and Peak Hill did not walk off the job, but supported the 24-hour statewide industrial action by nurses and midwives last week in their own way.

Thousands of nurses and midwives participated in the industrial action across NSW on November 23, the fourth statewide strike this year. Staff are desperate to have their voices heard by the NSW government and for widespread staffing concerns to be urgently addressed.

Carissa McWhirter from the Trangie branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) said Trangie members supported the cause by taking non-industrial action after the completion of the morning shift at 3.00 pm at their hospital.

“We chose to take non-industrial, non-working [action] to show our support for the nurses from the larger metropolitan hospitals. A 24-hour strike wasn’t viable for our rural and remote nurses as patient safety remains our highest priority.”

It was a similar situation at Peak Hill, where union members also took non-industrial, postshift action.

The NSWNMA has called on the NSW government once again to discuss nurses and midwives’ demands for safe staffing ratios, improved working conditions and fair pay without a wage cap, which the union says have been continually ignored.

“Trangie supports the ratios campaign that will improve patient safety and working conditions for nurses in all NSW hospitals and multipurpose services,” Ms McWhirter said.

For those public hospitals and health services across the state where staff did walk off the job, life-preserving services were maintained in all facilities for the duration of the strike which concluded at the end of the night shift at 7.00 am on Thursday, November 24.

Members from metropolitan and regional public hospitals chanted as they marched up Macquarie Street in Sydney’s central business district, their cries echoed at over 30 regional rallies and actions from Al-

bury to Tweed Heads and Broken Hill in the far west.

“Nursing and midwifery in NSW is shamefully being destroyed. Health care as we know it is deteriorating in front of our eyes and NSW is being left behind.

“Other state governments [will] capitalise on our falling wages and conditions here in NSW, by enticing nurses and midwives to work interstate where ratios and better pay are on offer,” said NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish.

“The government’s wages will hurt nurses and midwives in their retirement. This policy is deeply discriminatory towards women who are the majority of public sector workers, and it is designed by politicians who have no understanding of the value that we bring to our communities,” Ms Candish said.

This sentiment is echoed by Ms McWhirter at Trangie, who said: “We hope our support [for the wider strike action] reminds the government that our system is broken and us guys in the bush have a voice. We won’t be forgotten.”

Trangie nurses took non-industrial action after work on November 24 in support of the statewide strike by nurses and midwives. PHOTO: NSWNMA.

Women driving Farmers Association success WOMEN membership is proving the key to continuing success for our largest farm advocacy body, the NSW Farmers Association.

While many volunteer and non-government groups have suffered declining memberships, especially following the pandemic lockdowns, NSW Farmers is celebrating six years of consecutive membership growth with the ladies the key growth demographic.

Bucking the downsizing trend among member-driven organisations, not only are NSW Farmers branches growing, but an increasing number of leadership roles are being fi lled by female farmers.

NSW Farmers Regional Service Manager, Catriona McAuliffe, said that one local branch – at Harden on the southwest slopes and plains – was entirely run by

NSW Farmers is one non-government group still enjoying membership growth, with women the key to success. This branch at Harden comprises an all-ladies group. PHOTO: SUPPLIED women.

“They say if you want something done, get a country woman to do it, and our ladies are certainly getting things done,” Mrs McAuliffe said. “Women have always played a crucial role in agriculture, handling a lot of business operations while also traditionally raising the family.

“It’s great to see more

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women step up and take a leadership role, and their voices are being heard.”

NSW Farmers Harden Branch chair Bronwyn Ryan said more people were accepting of women working in agriculture, challenging the stereotype of “the old bloke in a ute”.

“My daughters grew up helping out around the farm, and now

they’re both really passionate about agriculture and sharing that with the world,” Mrs Ryan said. “More and more women are getting hands-on in the running of the family farm, and I think it’s a good thing because they’re not afraid to stand up for what they believe in.

“I’m proud to have paved the way for my girls to take up their career in agriculture, and I think if you want to make a change you need to get involved.”

Over the past six years the NSW Farmers membership base has grown by almost 10 per cent despite – or perhaps because of – the challenges of drought, bushfi res, COVID-19, mouse plagues and flooding.

NSW Farmers vice-president Rebecca Reardon said one of the reasons women were increasingly getting involved was the focus not just on specific com-

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“Farmers recognise the need for a strong conduit between paddock and policy-making, and our strong presence both in the regions and in front of decision-makers really sets us apart,” Mrs Reardon said.

“We are one of the only organisations of our kind with staff on the ground in the regions, and this has been driven by local grassroots engagement on important issues.

“I think a big part of our growth is that we pay attention to the big issues both now and into the future, as well as issues that affect our whole community. This responsiveness I think is driving women to get more involved and have their voices heard.”

CWA funding flood-recovery efforts THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) NSW branch is providing fi nancial support to flood-hit communities while also urging the authorities to roll-out fi nancial assistance packages as quickly as possible by minimising red tape and delays in getting money where it’s so desperately needed.

The Association’s Disaster Relief Fund Committee is currently assessing how best to distribute additional flood relief, and is also encouraging branches to apply for assistance in the form of vouchers for essential household items that can be distributed in their local community.

Association president Joy Beames said that with warnings of an increasing intensity and frequency of natural disasters in future years, it was critical steps be taken now to plan and deal with the outcomes of that.

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Reducing domestic violence with 16 days of activism THE NSW Police Force has launched its annual state-wide operation targeting perpetrators of domestic and family violence, to coincide with the global "16 Days of Activism" campaign.

Starting with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Friday, November 25, and ending on the World Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10, the "16 Days of Activism" campaign calls for the community to unite in the fight against gender-based violence, particularly towards women and girls.

The NSW Police Force is supporting the campaign through proactive policing operations, with specialist officers also taking part in awareness-raising events.

NSW Police Corporate Sponsor for Domestic and Family Violence, Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon, said that police remain committed to preventing violence, supporting victims, and ensuring perpetrators are held accountable.

“Police do not just wait for reports of incidents to happen; we actively engage in proactive policing initiatives to identify, assess and target individuals who are suspected of being repeat offenders to reduce crime,” Deputy Commissioner Lanyon said.

The state-wide operation will implement a number of proactive strategies to disrupt and prevent recidivist offending and ensure the safety of victims. This includes Apprehended Domestic Violence Order compliance checks, proactive checks targeting known offenders, and providing additional support to at-risk victims, with assistance from the Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Teams (DV HROT).

“We believe that gender-based violence is everyone’s business.

There are no innocent bystanders when it comes to domestic and family violence,” said Deputy Commissioner Lanyon.

“Community attitudes and changing behaviours will make the biggest difference in reducing incidences of violence and other offences against women.”

If you or anyone you know has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence, contact your local police. In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000).

Support is available via the following helplines: z Domestic Violence helpline 1800 65 64 63 z 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) z MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78.

Bush schools to share specialist elective teachers COUNTRY high schools would share specialist teachers under a government program designed to offer greater subject choices for kids in the bush.

As getting to choose from a wider range of electives is one of the keys to reaching academic potential, the new "Specialist Teachers in the Field" program should ensure better outcomes and career choices for students in rural areas, the Government believes.

"Small rural schools often fi nd it hard to deliver specialist subjects, which means students could miss out on studying something they might like to pursue as a future career,” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said.

“This program will ensure regional high school students have access to the same wide range of subject choices available at city schools.”

Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said the fi rst stage of the program will see 10 specialist teachers supporting 30 regional schools across NSW from Term 1, 2023 with work already underway to identify participating schools and their students’ subject needs.

“It means that a secondary teacher who specialises in Visual Arts, for example, will teach that subject across three different public schools in an area,” Ms Mitchell said.

“This isn’t just great for students – it’s

Small high schools in country NSW will be able to share elective teachers under the “Specialist Teachers in the Field” program. PHOTO: SUPPLIED also an exciting opportunity for teachers who can benefit from travelling and teaching across multiple schools, networking and sharing practice with other teachers.”

The specialist teacher will be given a reduced teaching load to support their travel and work across schools.

The Teachers in the Field program

also includes Classroom Cover Teachers, which is continuing to expand to provide a pool of relief teachers across regional, rural and remote schools, the government said.

This program offers teachers a threeyear, full-time role as a relief teacher with the benefits of job security, professional learning and leave entitlements.

Grain-growers seek Chrissie gift via Newcastle GRAIN-GROWERS in the State's west are calling for an early Christmas present, asking the State Government to fast-track the option of moving containerised grain exports through the Port of Newcastle – an option they consider to be more economical.

The initiative would see grain graded and loaded in traditional shipping containers and exported from the Newcastle Port to save transportation to the congested Port Botany facilities south of Sydney.

Earlier this month, a Bill to enable the development of a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle passed the NSW Parliament, meaning farmers were closer than

ever to substantial savings on freight costs.

NSW Farmers Association Modernising Rail Taskforce Chair, Matt Madden, said the onus was now on the State Government to proceed with bureaucratic work to unlock that potential.

“By swiftly proceeding with the work around the Port of Newcastle, the State Government could offer a little hope coming into Christmas, after a particularly shocking year for farmers and rural communities,” Mr Madden said.

“We’ve seen one of the most expensive crops in history being hit by multiple natural disasters, and everyone could do with a bit of a cheer up.”

Mr Madden urged the gov-

ernment to prioritise the Port of Newcastle Bill for assent and to appoint the independent assessor before Christmas to get the process underway. He said it was important to get the ball rolling on developing new container freight capacity sooner rather than later, to maximise the opportunities for regions recovering for natural disasters.

“If they were to get cracking on unlocking the big freight savings the Port of Newcastle would offer, it would offer some hope for future prosperity.

“Giving growers the opportunity to send more containerised produce through the Port of Newcastle in a more efficient manner would save

farmers between $16 and $22 per tonne, or up to $2.8 billion over the next 30 years, allowing them to reinvest in their businesses and drive even more economic activity in the regions,” Mr Madden said.

“This will save farmers money, grow the state economy, reduce strain on our roads, reduce truck emissions, and help the Hunter Valley in its eventual industrial transition away from coal mining.

“After all of these floods and damage this year, and with the Parliament having backed the Bill, all that’s required is the will to deliver a fairly simple process that will in turn give farmers a long-awaited Christmas gift.”

Mental health support for flood-hit central west communities THE devastating impact of the recent floods on our local communities has been far more than just economic and social – there is also a high cost to the mental health of many individuals and families, and also for farmers, towns and villages.

Flood-affected residents in the Central West who are struggling emotionally are being encouraged to access a range of expanded mental health support services to help them deal with the overwhelming impact of the floods that have swept through so many rural and regional areas of the State.

The NSW Government has recently increased the number of mental health clinicians and workers deployed

in the State’s Central West, to provide support to flood-ravaged communities.

“We understand it has been an incredibly stressful and upsetting time for people in our flood-affected towns and communities. We are committed to providing whatever support we can to help people who are doing it tough,” NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said.

“I am also announcing an immediate funding boost for Lifeline Central West to increase its Rapid Response Program currently active on the ground, with six additional crisis counsellors, new vehicles, and funding for fuel and accommodation.”

Mental health clinicians are based at NSW Government Recovery Assistance Points,

along with a range of other community-based mental health services, government agencies and other organisations also providing support.

These mental health workers, including the District’s Rural Adversity Mental Health Program Coordinators, Response and Recovery Clinicians, and Aboriginal Mental Health teams, provide face-to-face care and help people access appropriate services for ongoing support.

Deputy Premier Paul Toole said that the targeted mental health support is part of an ongoing, multi-agency effort to assist hard-hit communities.

“I want to thank all of the dedicated staff from NSW Health, NSW Ambulance, St

John’s Ambulance, Lifeline and the Red Cross who have been working so hard to ensure mental health support is available wherever it’s needed,” Mr Toole said.

“In areas like Eugowra, our mental health clinicians have undertaken house-by-house wellbeing visits to identify people who may require additional support and provide that care as needed.”

Minister for Regional Health and Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said plans are underway to provide ongoing support to communities throughout the long clean up, rebuilding and recovery process.

“Additional mental health support staff are already in place in Parkes, Orange,

Molong and Eugowra to ensure the communities receive the care they need through the different stages of recovery,” Mrs Taylor said.

A range of 24/7 mental health services are also available to the Western NSW community, including the WNSWLHD Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. The Mental Health Line is staffed by local mental health clinicians who can provide support and assistance to fi nd the most appropriate service for your needs.

People can also contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

If your or your loved one’s life is in danger, call Triple Zero immediately.

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Community News

Meals on Wheels volunteers thanked

Dylan May-Fuller has volunteered for seven years.

Contributed by TASH MAY, MEALS ON WHEELS DUBBO

MEALS on Wheels Dubbo (MOWD) held our Narromine Volunteer Christmas party on Wednesday, November 16, at the Narromine Golf Club.

This has been our fi rst volunteer Christmas party in three years. It was great to be able to finally have one as we

Meals on Wheels volunteers were thanked at a function on November 16. PHOTOS: MEALS ON WHEELS DUBBO.

hold a Christmas party yearly to thank our volunteers and celebrate their efforts through the year.

Local businesses that contributed to the event include the Golfie for providing the venue, salads, potato bake and desserts from the Fruit and Veg shop, meat from Shorts Butcher, and the Lions Club cooked the barbecue on

the day.

MOWD have been working with Narromine volunteers for the last seven years providing hot meals to our clients in Narromine seven days per week. The hot meals are provided via the Narromine Hospital and we have 11 groups and seven individuals who contribute to delivering the meals locally.

The groups include St Andrews Uniting Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Red Cross, St Mary’s Anglican Church, the Lions Club, St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Narromine Baptist Church, Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, Narromine Country Women’s Association, Narromine Public School and the Narromine Shire Council.

The individuals include Nadine and Adam Jermyn, Dylan May-Fuller, Sharna May, Sandy Andrews, Bob Davis, and Talia Kent.

MOWD wishes to thank each and everyone of our volunteers for their time and effort in helping us deliver the meals to local residents.

Without our volunteers we wouldn’t be able to do it!

Tylar receives top award from NSW Governor

By SHARON BONTHUYS IT’S a long way from her home at the remote Smithville Outpost on the South Australian border to Government House, but 17-year-old Tylar Rumble was there last weekend for a special occasion, proudly escorted by her grandfather, Ken Rumble, of Narromine.

Tylar was presented with the highest Australian honour awarded nationally in the Girls’ Brigade movement – the Pioneer Pin – by Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley, AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, patron of the Girls’ Brigade movement in NSW. Accompanied by her partner, Mr Dennis Wilson, Her Excellency presented awards to several young people including Tylar at the annual Combined Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades award ceremony.

The Pioneer Pin recognises Tylar’s hard work in meeting the rigorous requirements to receive the award, which she completed from her remote home base.

This included completing three “pioneer achievement” awards, a separate award while within the Girls’ Brigade Pioneer Unit, leadership courses and “in company” service, followed by an interview process and endorse-

ment at state and national levels.

Having served in the Girls’ Brigade for ten years, and a member of the Connect (Online) Company of the NSW Girls’ Brigade, Tylar regards her award as a “major achievement.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” she said.

Tylar has been staying with her grandfather in Narromine for several weeks following the completion of her Higher School Certificate in Broken Hill, unable to return home after rain rendered the local bush roads impassable.

“After 20 millimetres of rain out there, the roads are closed.

They’re bush tracks through properties, pretty much,” Ken Rumble told the Narromine Star.

Her very proud grandfather hopes Tylar will be able to return to her family at Smithville Outpost before Christmas.

The high achieving Tylar aims to study para-medicine at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, and one day become a paramedic. She is currently awaiting her ATAR and university offers.

Congratulations, Tylar, and we hope you can get home again soon.

Tylar Rumble with her award.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Tylar received a framed award and pin.

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Taking a look at the weather

Harvest.

Harvest is underway. PHOTOS: AGNVET

A beautiful sight.

Rainfall in Narromine.

Contributed by MICK HARRIS, SENIOR AGRONOMIST, AGNVET HARVEST is fi nally getting into full swing after a long and arduous cropping season for the Narromine Shire. To prelude this article, I thought I’d share some rainfall totals from 2022. Narromine town has recorded a whopping 982 millimetres (mm) so far, with 474 mm (19 inches) falling from August to October!

Narromine wheat crop winners, Billy Browning and James O’Connor.

Looking at historical rainfall data for Narromine town, this has been the third wettest year to date on record, surpassed only by 1950 and 1965.

In summary, the season has been punctuated by a wet start, a wet middle (except for June), and a wet fi nish! Now let me make it clear that rain is a good thing, but there is also a saying that you can have “too much of a good thing”, and that’s what we’ve experienced this year.

Many paddocks across the district were not able to be sown during April – June due to waterlogged soil, and a lot of sown paddocks have lost areas of crop due to water damage.

The wet weather has also made crop management difficult, with paddocks too wet for long periods meaning applications of fertiliser, herbicides and fungicides were delayed or not applied at all.

A shout-out to the team at Rebel Ag whose planes have

been working tirelessly to cover as many jobs as possible.

Despite all the hardships faced this year, there are plenty of excellent crops around the district, with early harvest reports suggesting “above average” yields through canola and wheat. Grain quality so far has been variable with increased numbers of mouldy seeds in canola, and pockets of early matured wheat have been damaged by the late October, early November rain-

fall. Wheat quality seems to be improving as later crops are starting to be harvested.

However, things are certainly looking up for harvest, with dry/warm weather forecast over the next 10 to 14 days, and the wet ground rapidly drying.

Best of luck to all involved for the remainder of harvest, may your wheels be turning and your bins full!

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Upper house request Community events returns hundreds of to bring residents together in December documents on chemical

By SHARON BONTHUYS

IT’S beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, as the line from the famous song

by Meredith Wilson goes.

The school term is now in its fi nal weeks, harvest is underway for some, and the party season has started with a bang as several groups and businesses in the shire get in early on the festive fun and celebrate the year coming to an end.

After such a trying year, many residents in the shire will be looking for a little cheer. They may just fi nd it at these free community events.

Made possible through the support of the NSW government, three major community events are planned for the shire next month. The fi rst of these starts this week on December 2 when the Venetian Carnival returns to Narromine.

Cale Oval on Narromine’s southside will be transformed with an array of free children’s activities and That Guy In Red, Santa, is also slated to make an appearance. Popcorn and fairyfloss will be free for the kids too. There will also be food vans, market stalls and the family favourite, the Rotary Ham Raffle.

Multi-award winning Country singer-songwriter Amber Lawrence will headline the entertainment on offer, which also includes Country rockers the Viper Creek Band and Country singer-songwriter Georga May. Trangie’s turn will follow on De-

cember 10 when the Trangie Action Group Shop ‘n Win Street Party transforms Dandaloo Street into party central. There will be free live music, children’s activities, and a free meal so be sure to register your interest in attending this event. That Guy In Red is also likely to appear. Many local businesses will also be open on the night for a late night shopping experience.

Tomingley rounds out the festivities over the weekend of December 17-18 with its Harvest Festival and Christmas Market to be held at Quentin Park Alpacas and Studio Gallery. The event fields two full days of market stalls, live music, free activities for the kids, food vans, fun, and of course, the resident alpacas that have placed Tomingley fi rmly on the map this year.

The nearby Crossroads Hotel will also have music and meals in the evenings and the Tomingley Racetrack will be open for camping so visitors can make a weekend of it.

Finally, it may not rival the annual Carols in the Domain, but a free community carols event in Narromine will do its best to bring joy to the world on the evening of November 11. This will be held in the grounds of the St Andrews Uniting Church in Meryula Street, and will be co-hosted by the good folk at St Andrews and the Narromine Baptist Church. A free sausage sizzle will precede the carols so arrive early to secure your spot and grab your free sausage. Bring your best singing voice along, too.

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“WE would like to have a better, clearer, more transparent understanding about the way government agencies have approached this topic, especially the [Environmental Protection Authority] EPA,” Ms Higginson told the Narromine Star last month.

The spokesperson for Ms Higginson said that the following documents had been received so far in response to her request under Standing Order 52 (call for papers): f 687 documents from the EPA. f 25 documents from Local Land Services (LLS). f Nine documents from the Minister for Agriculture. f One part-document from the Minister for Environment.

“The documents clearly show that there is a lot of attention being paid to the chemical

drift that is occurring in the Narromine area,” the spokesperson said.

“At this stage it isn’t clear that the EPA is being given the tools required to properly monitor and enforce any breaches that occur during spraying.”

Opposed by the NSW government, which viewed the request as diverting resources that would ultimately impact the work of the EPA, the motion passed with the support of the Labor opposition and crossbench, compelling the nominated agencies and Ministers to provide the requested documents within 21 days.

The Narromine Star asked if Ms Higginson’s request had received any pushback from those opposing it.

“The government is required to produce the documents that are requested under an order from papers. The gov-

ernment did attempt to have us withdraw the call for papers in return for a briefi ng from the EPA,” the spokesperson said. That offer was rejected.

The NSW Legislative Council adjourned for the year on November 17, with only ongoing inquiry work continuing at this time. Where does this leave Ms Higginson’s work over the new year political hiatus?

The spokesperson said Ms Higginson has requested a meeting with the EPA and the Minister for Environment.

She will advocate for them to establish clearer communication with the community and to fi nd a way to monitor and enforce chemical drift incidents. Ms Higginson also plans to visit the Narromine area to talk with the communities and landholders affected by overspray events.

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Classroom News

Preschoolers write to Santa

Miss Mel counts down the days until Christmas as the children write to Santa. Director Louise Simpson with Alice and PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. her letter to Santa.

By SHARON BONTHUYS EXCITED Narromine preschoolers have been busy writing to That Guy In Red, Santa, over the last couple of weeks and thanks to the Narromine Lions Club, they will hear back from him.

Assisted by the staff at the Narromine Preschool, the young students have been busy writing and illustrating their requests to Santa.

Educator Miss Mel told the Narromine Star that the children were very excited to be writing to Santa and the initi-

ative had encouraged them to think about what they really wanted.

“It has certainly started the thought process. We have told them to pick one thing from their lists for their letter,” Miss Mel said.

Preschool director Louise Simpson said the children have enjoyed preparing their letters and can’t wait for Santa to reply.

The good folk in the Lions Club will be transporting those letters north and bringing back the responses before the preschool ends for

Sidney with his letter to Santa.

the year.

If the children get their wish, Santa will indeed have some interesting items to deliver on Christmas Day. Ada would like a unicorn.

Libby would like a Spiderman teddy.

Alice would like a clock and a watch.

Hugh would like a “real” phone.

Sidney would like a shotgun to scare away the snakes.

Lions spokesperson Karen Shearwood said the Lions Club was also excited about the letter writing initiative.

Charli Daly with baby Hudson and soonto-be-preschooler, Cooper at orientation day.

They provided the special Santa Sack for the letters and paper donated by the Colour Copy Shop in Dubbo.

“We’ll be transporting the letters to the North Pole, and bringing the replies back,” Karen said.

The letter-writing initiative coincided with orientation for the new crop of kidlets entering preschool in 2023. Charli Daly brought son Cooper, 3, along for his orientation session on the day we visited.

“He loves it. He already knows some of the other children here. It’s nice to see a

familiar face,” Charli said, pleased with the wide range of activities available for the preschoolers. Baby brother Hudson, 1, has a few years to go before he gets his turn at preschool.

The centre has two preschool groups, Magpies and Kookaburras, which have children of mixed ages. Louise Simpson said that while there is a structured program in place, the preschool really values the play-based learning environment.

Merry Christmas from the Garden Club

Long serving Garden Club members Coral Jackson and Audry Maynard at the Christmas function. PHOTOS: ANNE HARMER. Contributed by ANNE HARMER NARROMINE Garden Club has come to the end of another year, celebrating with our Christmas party on November 25 at the Court House Hotel.

A huge thank you to the staff at there for our superb buffet meal.

We had 40 ladies present for our celebrations. Many thanks to

President Marj Kelly and her committee for the table decorations and the organisation of the day.

A beautiful quilt made and donated by Lyn Carpenter was raffled, won by Julia Elder.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas and New Year. Our AGM is in late February 2023, and we look forward to seeing you then. Stay safe and seasons greetings!

Heather McIntyre receiving her secret Santa gift.

Mavis Leek at the party.

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2. Which breed of dog is Lassie?

3. Which continent contains the most countries?

4. Actress Brie Larsen (pictured) portrays which Marvel superhero onscreen?

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

Classifieds

Narromine PUBLIC NOTICES

CHURCH NOTICES

NARROMINE’S FIRST INDOOR COMMUNITY MARKETS 9:30am Saturday 10th December Wesley Centre, Old Church, 38 Dandaloo Street Narromine

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 9.30am Saturday Sabbath School 10.45am Saturday Church service

ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, NARROMINE 10am Sundays and Tuesdays – morning prayer/praise Holy communion monthly – Sunday and Tuesday.

CATHOLIC CHURCH, TRANGIE

Gold coin entry Lucky door prizes Booking to 0487 200 987

1st & 3rd Sunday Mass 9.30am 2nd & 4th Sundays Mass 5pm 5th Sunday (when it occurs) Liturgy 9.30am

POSITIONS VACANT

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NARROMINE MEN’S SHED 60 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Become a member and get back to the tools. Everyday items for sale. Open Tuesdays and Thursday 8.30am-12noon.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SUNDAY, December 4

SATURDAY, December 3

FRIDAY, December 2

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 News Breakfast.

9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. Final. 11.10 Secrets Of The Museum. Final. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. 1.45 Doc Martin. 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. 3.10 Gardening Australia. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 4.55 Back Roads. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Vera. 10.00 Fisk.

Final. 10.30 Troppo. 11.25 ABC Late News. 11.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.25 Rage.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 2.40 Daniel Tiger’s. 3.15 Noddy Toyland Detective.

3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters. 6.05 Ben And Holly.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: The Babadook. (2014) Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Noah Wiseman. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.45 Staged. 11.35 Archer. 12.20 QI. 12.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.45 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Log Horizon. 9.15 Dragon Ball Super. 9.40 Sailor Moon Crystal.

10.05 K-On! 10.50 Close.

ABC

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 Stuff The British Stole. 4.10 Spicks And Specks. 5.00 Landline. Final. 5.30 Re-Frame 2022. 6.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doc Martin.

8.20 Shetland.

9.20 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 MOVIE: Lion.

(2016) Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. 12.45 Rage.

SBS (3)

6.00 Soccer.

Continued. 8.30 Soccer. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Japan v Spain. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group F. Croatia v Canada. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 6.30 News.

7.35 Engineering Reborn. 8.35 Inside Central Station. 9.35 Tutankhamun With Bettany Hughes. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

6.00 Soccer.

(31) Continued.

8.30 Soccer. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Costa Rica v Germany. Replay.

2.30 Fire And Water: The Hong Kong Protests.

3.00 VICE. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.15 The Science Behind Sex. 11.15 Late Programs.

NEWS (24)

6.00 Morning Programs.

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 Ticket To Qatar. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 8 Billion People And Counting. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World This Week. 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Costa Rica v Germany. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group G. Cameroon v Brazil.

Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 6.30 News. 7.35 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Lifetime. 8.30 Christmas At The Tower Of London. 9.25 Titanic: Genesis Of A Giant. 10.25 Letters And Numbers. 11.25 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 Soccer.

(31) Continued.

8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group H. Ghana v Uruguay. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group G. Serbia v Switzerland.

Replay. 2.30 Sportswoman. 3.00 WorldWatch.

4.30 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Vs Arashi. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Latecomers. 9.55 Augmented. 10.55 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 News. 2.30 Ticket To Qatar. 2.45 ABC News Video Lab. 3.00 News. 3.30 Close Of Business. 4.00 News.

4.30 Breakfast Couch. 5.00 News. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story.

7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Movin’ To The Country.

9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Sovereignty: 50 Years Of The Tent Embassy. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.30 Piney: The Lonesome Pine. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. 9.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10.10 Would I Lie To You? 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.25 MOVIE: Ride. (2016) 12.55 Friday Night Dinner. 1.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.05 Universe With Brian Cox. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 1.45 Step Up To The Plate. 2.10 Horrible Histories.

2.40 Operation Ouch! 3.40 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 4.00 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.35 The Beachbuds. 5.00 Miraculous.

5.30 Hardball. 5.50 The Inbestigators. 6.10 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.35 Robot Wars. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.30 Lost In Oz. 8.50 Danger Mouse. 9.05 The Next Step.

9.25 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Close.

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. 1.00 How Deadly World. 1.30 Gardening Aust.

2.30 Question Everything. Final. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? 4.05 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill. 4.55 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. 5.25 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 The ABC Of. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 MOVIE: Judy. (2019) 10.25 Miniseries: Ridley Road. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

NEWS

SBS

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

(3) 8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group C Winner v Group D Runner-Up. Replay.

2.30 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16. Group A Winner v Group B Runner-Up. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 6.30 News. 7.30 Treasures Of Cyprus. 8.30 Relics Of Egypt: Exploring The Largest Museum. 9.30 The Colosseum: A Jewel In Rome’s Crown. 10.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Party Of Five. 1.00 The NY Times Presents: The Weekly. 1.30 The Rising. 2.30 National Road Series.

Spirit of Tasmania Tour. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 AusMoto. 4.30 Insight. 5.30 The Bee Whisperer.

6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained. 9.20 QAnon: The Search For Q. 10.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Breakfast Couch. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. Final.

4.30 Landline. Final. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.30 Insiders. Final. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News.

9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Go Jetters. 5.55 Reef School. 6.25 Alva’s World.

6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.25 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles.

9.30 Laura’s Choice. 10.30 MOVIE: Courtney Barnett: Anonymous Club. (2021) 11.55 MOVIE: The Babadook. (2014) 1.25 Long Lost Family.

2.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Hank Zipzer. 12.55 Deadly 60. 1.25 MythBusters Junior. 2.10 Horrible Histories. 2.40 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.

4.00 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.20 Little Big Awesome. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.25 Hardball. 5.50 The Inbestigators. 6.10 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.35 Robot Wars. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.45 Rage. 11.00 Close.

SBS VLND (31)

NEWS

SEVEN (6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: The Christmas Cure. (2017) 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. 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones’s Baby. (2016) Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. 10.55 MOVIE: I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011) 12.40 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 GolfBarons. 12.00 Golf. Australian Open.

Second round. 5.00 Keeping Up Appearances.

5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow Detectives. 8.40 MOVIE: From Russia With Love. (1963) Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Bernard Lee. 11.05 Memory Lane. 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Border Security: Int. 12.30 Test Cricket: PreGame Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies.

Day 3. Evening session. 9.00 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 House Of Wellness. 4.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 4.30 Our Town. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Hellfire Heroes. 2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 No Man’s Land. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Carnage. New. 8.30 Housos: The Thong Warrior. 11.55 Late Programs.

NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 8.30 The Flatshare. 9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut.

10.30 Rhys Nicholson: Live At Darlinghurst Theatre. 12.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: The Emoji Movie. (2017) 7.40 MOVIE: The LEGO Ninjago Movie. (2017) 9.40 MOVIE: 47 Ronin.

(2013) 11.55 The Emily Atack Show. 12.40 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 1.30 3rd Rock. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6)

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

12.00 Our State On A Plate. 12.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 1.30 Cross Court. 2.00 Golf. Australian Open. Third round. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 To Be Advised. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Justice League. (2017) Ben Affleck.

9.50 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020) Margot Robbie. 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO

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. 11.30 MOVIE: Sailors Three. (1940) 1.15 MOVIE: Whisky Galore! (1949) 3.00 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962) 5.00 Golf. Australian Open. Third round. 7.00 MOVIE: Goldfinger. (1964) 9.15 MOVIE: The Bourne Identity. (2002) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Inside Phuket Airport. 2.30 MOVIE: In Good Company. (2004) 4.45 Kids’ Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Shark Tale.

(2004) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek. (2001) 8.45 MOVIE: The Mummy. (1999) Brendan Fraser. 11.10 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.10 Manifest.

2.00 Transformers Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury.

3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Yu-GiOh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN

6.00 Drive TV. 6.30 (8) A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Fishing Australia. 10.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 11.30 Great Australian Detour. 12.00 Golf. Australian Open.

Final round. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Snackmasters.

Return. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late.

10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Manhunt: The Railway Murders. New. 12.00 Tipping Point. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 First Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Cricket: Lunch Break. 4.00 First Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 4. Afternoon session. 6.00 News. 7.00 First Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 4. Evening session. 9.00 MOVIE: U.S. Marshals.

(1998) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Sydney Weekender. 9.00 Three Wide No Cover.

10.00 Creek To Coast. 10.30 Weekender.

11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Horse Racing.

Country Finals Raceday, Pakenham Cup and Christmas At Rosehill Gardens. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide 500. Qualifying and Support Races.

4.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 13. Adelaide 500. Pre-Race and Race.

6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Ultimate Rides.

8.30 Counting Cars. 9.30 Full Custom Garage.

10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 First Test.

Aust v West Indies. Day 5. Morning session.

(Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage).

3.20 Test Cricket: Lunch Break. 4.00 First Test.

Aust v West Indies. Day 5. Afternoon session.

6.00 News. 7.00 First Test. Aust v West Indies.

Day 5. Evening session. 9.00 MOVIE: The Rock.

(1996) 11.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam.

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. 11.00 Frasier.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials.

1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Well Traveller. 12.30 The Offroad Adventure Show.

1.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Hungry. 7.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 7.30 Blue Bloods. 8.30 CSI: Vegas.

9.30 NCIS. 10.30 My Life Is Murder. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 Snap Happy. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

11.00 All 4 Adventure. 12.00 The Love Boat.

1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Roads Less Travelled.

3.00 MacGyver. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish.

6.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 MacGyver.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 The King Of Queens. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends.

12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 2.15 NBL Slam. 2.45 Broke. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 9.00 Destination Dessert.

9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 The Challenge Australia. 2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 3.00 Cook It With Luke. Final. 3.30 Well Traveller.

4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 8.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 9.30 FBI. 11.30 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 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 MOVIE: The Oracle.

(1953) 1.35 MOVIE: The Passionate Stranger.

(1957) 3.35 MOVIE: Breakfast At Tiffany’s. (1961) 6.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 MOVIE: Thunderball.

(1965) 9.45 MOVIE: The Bourne Supremacy.

(2004) Matt Damon. 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 2.00 Rich Kids Go Skint. 3.00 Full Bloom. Final. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Smurfs: The Lost Village. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. (2007) 8.55 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 7. (2015) Vin Diesel.

11.40 MOVIE: American Made. (2017) 1.50 Rich Kids Go Skint. 2.45 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Adelaide 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Adelaide 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v West Indies. Day 5. Evening session.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (2009) 10.45 Late Programs.

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7TWO (62)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship.

2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. Final. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Heathrow.

9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 Truck Hunters. 12.30 Scorpion. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. 3.00 Stories Of Bikes. 3.30 The FBI Declassified. 4.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.00 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.25 Late Programs.

9GO!

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

12.30 Friends. 1.30 Two And A Half Men. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Brisbane Bullets v Tasmanian JackJumpers.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Poms. (2019) 3.30 Late Programs.

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MONDAY, December 5

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group B Winner v Group A Runner-Up. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group C Winner v Group D Runner-Up. Replay.

5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 News. 7.30 Letters And Numbers. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. 9.25 Zelenskyy: The Story.

10.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 In Search Of... 2.30 Bizarre Foods. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Taskmaster. Return. 9.25 Hypothetical.

Return. 10.20 Spiralling. 11.20 I Am Sam Kinison. 1.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Rosie Batty’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 Programs. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Rosehaven. Final. 1.25 Vera. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.10 Long Lost Family.

5.00 Back Roads. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.35 Media Watch. 8.50 A League Of Her Own. 10.05 Our Dawn. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Q+A. Final. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. New. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.

7.30 Universe With Brian Cox. 8.30 Long Lost Family. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

10.05 Catalyst. 11.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.45 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Staged. 2.00 Would I Lie To You? 2.35 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.45 Rage. 11.00 Close.

THURSDAY, December 8

WEDNESDAY, December 7

TUESDAY, December 6

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 Dream Gardens. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. 2.00 Call The Midwife. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Stuff The British Stole. Final. 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. 9.30 Fake Or Fortune?

10.30 Summer Love. 11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 The Business. 11.35 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Staged. Return. 9.35 Friday Night Dinner. 10.00 Fisk. Final. 10.30 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.

10.55 This Time With Alan Partridge. 11.25 Black Comedy. 11.55 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

12.40 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 10.55 Kids’ Programs. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.45 Rage. 11.00 Close.

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Media Watch. 1.15 Call The Midwife. 2.15 The Big Blue. 3.10 Gardening Australia. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 4.55 Back Roads. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz Kids Special. 8.35 Wil Anderson: Wilogical. 9.35 Would I Lie To You? 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business.

11.20 Death In Paradise. 12.20 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

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NEWS

SBS

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

(3) 8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group G Winner v Group H Runner-Up. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group D Winner v Group C Runner-Up. Replay.

5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Norfolk Island With Ray Martin. 9.40 Inside Air Force One. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 In Search Of... 2.30 VICE Investigates.

3.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man: Rebel Wilson In Florence. 9.25 Forbidden History. 10.20 Valley Of The Boom. 11.15 Naked. 11.40 Late Programs.

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

2.25 Interest Rate Decision. 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 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

(3) 8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group H Winner v Group G Runner-Up. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16.

Group E Winner v Group F Runner-Up. Replay.

5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 News. 7.35 The Toys That Built The World.

8.25 The Airport: Back In The Skies. 9.20 Tokyo Vice. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 In Search Of... 2.30 Front Up 1998. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Land Of The Giants: Titans Of Tech. 9.25 MOVIE: 1984. (1984) 11.30 MOVIE: Free Fire. (2016) 1.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour.

6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Courtney Act’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 Kids’ Programs.

3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang.

4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.45 A-ha: The Movie. 9.50 Our Brain. 10.45 Stuff The British Stole. Final. 11.15 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles. 12.15 Starstruck. 1.00 Catalyst.

2.00 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.45 Rage. 11.00 Close.

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NEWS

ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 11.00 The Shape Of History. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.00 Railway Vietnam. 3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys.

4.50 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. 5.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022. 6.30 News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Costco: Is It Really Worth It? 9.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 1.50 Jeffrey Epstein’s Hidden Files.

2.40 Front Up 1998. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022.

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island.

10.10 Betraying The Badge. 11.05 In Search Of...

11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 2.00 Call The Midwife. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.10 Long Lost Family.

5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Still We Rise. 9.30 The Wimbledon Kidnapping. 10.20 Stuff The British Stole. Final. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. Final. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts.

6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Starstruck. 9.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.15 Back. 11.40 Superwog. 12.05 This Time With Alan Partridge. 12.35 Archer.

1.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 1.45 Close.

5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.30 Little Lunch.

4.55 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 5.45 Total DramaRama.

6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch!

Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.45 Rage. 11.00 Close.

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SBS VLND

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

12.30 National Press Club Address. Final. 1.35 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour.

6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. Final. 9.00 ABC Nightly News.

9.30 The Spying Game. New. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Gift Wrapped Christmas. (2015) 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Snackmasters.

8.40 Inside The Superbrands. New. 9.40 Suburban Gangsters. 10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 The Equalizer. 12.00 Almost Family. 12.50 Hello SA. 1.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Victoria & Abdul.

(2017) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: You Only Live Twice. (1967) Sean Connery, Tetsuro Tanba. 11.05 Chicago P.D. 12.05 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock.

6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2.

(2014) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.05 Satisfaction.

1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Heaven Sent.

(2016) 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides.

8.30 MOVIE: The Dish. (2000) Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long. 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 Skin A&E. 11.50 Bluff City Law. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 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 Death In Paradise. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Train Of Events. (1949) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (1969) George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Holiday Wish Come True. (2018) 2.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 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 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 Motorway Patrol. 8.00 Highway Cops. 8.30 9-1-1. Final. 9.30 S.W.A.T. 11.30 Heartbreak Island Australia. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 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. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 2.00 Australian V8 Superboats Championship.

Round 3. Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Supercars Championship. VALO 500 Adelaide. Day 1. Highlights. 4.30 Supercars Championship. Round 13. VALO 500 Adelaide.

Day 2. Highlights. 5.30 American Restoration.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men. (2000) 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Merry Holiday. (2019) 2.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 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 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 The Good Doctor. 9.30 S.W.A.T. 11.30 Chicago Fire. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Creek To Coast. 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 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Miniseries: Bancroft. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Talk. 7.00 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 The Challenge Australia. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 The Challenge Australia. 10.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play.

8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) Friends.

8.30 The Middle. 10.30 Friends. 12.00 Broke.

2.00 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.

NINE

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 The Challenge Australia. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. 8.30 NCIS. 10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 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 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Botched.

8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. (2007) 12.00 Satisfaction. 1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean.

2.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Movie Christmas. (2019) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. 8.30 Dream Listings Byron Bay. 9.30 Escape To The Chateau. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Family Law. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 1.00 Hellfire Heroes.

2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 No Man’s Land. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorway Patrol.

8.00 Beach Cops. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Train Truckers.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Mr Christmas. (2017) 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. Return. 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 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. 10.40 The Amazing Race. 11.40 Late Programs.

TEN

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Tommy. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Hawaii Five-0.

3.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30 Friends. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 NBL Slam. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Bondi Vet. 1.00 Dream Listings Byron Bay. 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 Great Getaways. Return. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Police After Dark. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Emergency Call. 11.50 Pure Genius. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 As Time Goes By. 3.20 Antiques Roadshow.

3.50 MOVIE: Silent Dust. (1949) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 MOVIE: Live And Let Die. (1973) Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour. 11.10 Snapped. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 Hellfire Heroes. 1.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 No Man’s Land. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies.

Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

8.30 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Apocalypse. (2004) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr.

10.30 Hardcore Pawn. 11.30 Late Programs.

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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 The Challenge Australia. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 2022 AACTA Awards. 9.30 My Life Is Murder. Final. 10.30 Bull. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 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. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours 2.

(2016) 11.30 Young Sheldon. 12.00 Satisfaction.

1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 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 Father Brown. 8.30 Kavanagh QC. New. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The Spin. 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show.

3.00 Second Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 1.

Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

5.40 Second Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News.

7.00 Second Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. 8.00 Second Test. Aust v West Indies. Day 1. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers. 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 Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn. (1949) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 MOVIE: Diamonds Are Forever. (1971) Sean Connery, Jill St John, Charles Gray. 11.10 New Amsterdam. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 Outback Truckers.

1.00 Hellfire Heroes. 2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 No Man’s Land.

4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Ender’s Game. (2013) Asa Butterfield. 9.50 MOVIE: Upgrade. (2018) Logan Marshall-Green. 11.55 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

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6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 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 My Greek Odyssey.

Final. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Born To Kill?

11.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. 1.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 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. 10.30 The Code. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 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 Survivor. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 Naked Attraction. 10.30 Dating No Filter. 11.30 Young Sheldon. 12.00 Dash Dolls. 1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean.

2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Friends. 10.30 The Middle. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 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 Late Programs.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport GERRIES GOLF NOTES

White And Richardson are our weekly winners LAST Saturday proved a “beaut” morning for golf!

The sun was shining with the course in good condition for the weekly Gerries Competition.

Eight ladies hit-off on the back nine and the fi rst girl home was Gail White on 22 points with second place going to Jeanette O’Brien with 21 Stableford points, which were both very good scores for the ladies.

The NAGA prize was another close-battle with Marj Kelly eventually taking the honours followed closely by Dale Harding and Carol McDonald. Once again, there was no NTP (nearest-the-pin) winner.

Over on the front nine, some 12 boys battled it out for the weekly prizes.

Mal Richardson picked up the NTP on his way to victory with a fi ne round of 22 points. In fact, three men scored identical 22 points with Richardson taking the major prize from Chris Peter in second place and Brian Masling in third.

Good to see “Maso” back on the course again! Alan Kearines took-out the men’s NAGA prize uncontested.

Following the presentation, only one Pool match was played with Chris Harding and Chris Peter linedup against the “hot favourites” Bob Fletcher and Terry Willis.

It was a pretty close game going down to a black ball game at the end with “Pom” once again showing his versatility by sinking the black to give the two “Chris’s” victory and the title of “Pool Champs” for the week.

Next Saturday, the blokes are on the back nine and the ladies on the front, with the hit-off at the usual time of 9.30am – See you there!

BOWLS COLUMN AS this column hits the stands, hopefully we will have the “house full” sign up for our Robert Handsaker Triples Tournament which takes pride of place this coming weekend.

As I was writing this column on Monday, we have had some 18 teams nominate for this event and, if you’ve a mind to have a go at this late stage, ring the Clubhouse on 6889 1164 and check if we have any spots left.

The tournament itself has attracted interest from far and wide including a couple of

Local young-stars compete in international karate comp

The central west karate team that competed in New Zealand earlier this month. PHOTO: TE-ASHI KAI-SHIN AUSTRALASIAN KARATE. Contributed by TE-ASHI KAI-SHIN AUSTRALASIAN KARATE ON Saturday, November 5, 2022 a group of young students from the central west travelled to Rotorua in New Zealand to compete in the Kubo Ken Shi Kai- Gosoku Kai Butokukan Karate International Championships.

Instructor Hanshi Mike Ireland says he is extremely proud of the way the team performed and he knew before leaving Australia the competition would be hard and of high standards.

“It was very rewarding to see the team sides from outside the Zone 4 boundaries.

With some $4000 in prize-money and the top-six teams getting their share, the percentages are pretty good with one-in-five bringing home the bacon.

We will also be having live music in the clubhouse on Saturday Night and, even if you’re not involved in any way with the tournament, why not come down to the “Bowly” for an enjoyable evening of wining, dining, and entertainment at the same time. It all sound like a good night, doesn’t it?

rise to the occasion,” he said.

“They were extremely busy on the day with some students competing in many events such as Kumite, Kata, Weapons and team events.”

Apart from coming away with an overall 42 in placings, the team was even more fortunate by making a lot of new friends and are now staying in touch with each other.

Now back home, Hanshi Mike Ireland continues to receive a high amount of positive feedback about this young team including many comments about their presentation, etiquette and technique

BOWLS results from last week, saw on Saturday the commencement of the consistency singles with congratulations to the four winners, namely Kane Adams, Ray Anthony, Adam Jermyn, and Phil Harding. All four will now advance to the semi-finals to be held on Saturday, December 10.

In the social bowls world, Thursday saw Bruce Powyer, Kerry Martin, and Robbie Stanford declared the day’s best-performed team with Peter Pearce, Bob Davis, and Kevin Rider next in line.

Sunday saw our lads again wander-off to Trangie with

throughout their overall performance.

The team that represented Te-Ashi KaiShin Australasian Karate were Dekoda Walsh, Maddison Ireland, Brodie Walsh, Macie Bayliss and Winston Munday with Lisa Barry, Lincoln Munday, Jackson Munday, Matrika Munday, Ben Cannon and Kenzie Ireland also competing.

Now the team is back home and it’s back to hard training in preparation for their next level of grading.

A huge congratulations to all that competed and represented Australia.

Bill Wilkie once more in the thick of things. Bill teamedup with Tod Reed, who was having his fi rst game after a four-year absence with that golden rule of always winning your fi rst game, coming into play when,at day’s end, they were declared the overall winners.

UPCOMING Events in the “Bowly” include a big December schedule of special raffles commencing from Thursday, December 15 when some 25 hams will be up for grabs.

On the following Thursday, December 22, we will also be having our normal meat tray

raffle followed by the bonus “Schooner” raffle where some $2000 in prizes must be won.

Finally on Thursday, December 29th enter our end of month draw at the completion of our normal raffle. So with three “Big Thursdays” in a row, plonk the dates in your diary, so you don’t miss a moment.

That’s it for me for another week. Hope to see you over the weekend as our merry band of volunteers get competitors through the tournament, hopefully unscathed!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 1, 2022

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

Narromine - Thursday, November 24 JOCKEY Will Stanley has continued the bright start to his career in the professional ranks in winning the 1600-metres Alan Lloyd Memorial Handicap aboard the Garry Lunn-trained Honeywine on Thursday at Narromine.

The now 19-year-old Stanley, recently became apprenticed to Orange trainer, Alison Smith, after riding 18 winners on the Picnic circuit.

His fi rst success as an apprentice was at Mudgee last week when he rode a winning double on In The Road and Broo Boss and it was another fi ne ride to win the feature race at Narromine.

From well back, Honeywine (at $8) gained a rails run to win in a close fi nish from Hemsted (Julia Presits at $5) and Miss Twenty Two (Tony Cavallo at $11).

GOLF CLUB NOTES

A Quiet Weekend...

DESPITE the fi ne weather and pleasant conditions, the number of golfers taking part in weekend competitions, has dropped-off from previous weeks.

The results from competitions played, were as follows: On Saturday, the 18-hole two-person multiplier saw a total of 14 players with the winners Mitch Smith and Robert Burns and the runners-up Justin Gainsford and Glen Smyth.

The NTP (nearest-the-pin) on the third hole was not won but, on the 17th the winner was Rob Burns with the Long Drive on the 11th, Mitch Smith.

On the Sunday, the 18-hole Four-BBB competition had a total of 11 players with the winners Matt and Luke Brown on 44 (on a countback) from Adam Davis and Henry Buttsworth.

The NTP on the ninth went to Duanne Mann and the Long Drive on the 14th to Craig Duff.

Next week’s competitions are, on the Saturday, an 18hole Four-BBB and, on the Sunday, a three-person Ambrose with all at the usual hitoff times. The Junior Clinic is also on at 9.30am.

BUSINESS HOUSE: For results from the Wednesday, November 23 competition, a field 70 players saw the winning team, the Grey Nomads with a score of 20.26.

Best Scores for the day were: Gerry Daly at 26; Jenny Fitzgerald at 25; Mat Coen at 25; Gail White at 24; and Carol McDonald at 23.

For the NTP’s, for the third, it was Lach Reid; for the ninth, no winner; for the 10th, Jenny Ward; and for the 17th, Stu Crawford.

That’s it for a very quiet weekend – See you at the 19th!

Another apprentice to produce a nice ride at the meet, was Gilgandra-based Zara Lewis who brought the Geoff O’Brien, Quirindi-trained Diamonds Galore (at $12) with a well-timed run home to win the 800-metres Narromine USMC Benchmark 58 Handicap from Brooklyn Star (Julia Presits at $7) and The Big Seal (Jake Pracey-Holmes at $9.50).

Dubbo trainer Clint Lundholm has also been leading in plenty of winners this season and had a winning double with Vital Verse and So Extra.

Leading for home in the 800-metres Three Rivers Machinery Maiden Plate, So Extra (Jake Pracey-Holmes at $4.80) won by nearly three lengths from Rubisaya (Adrian Layt at $21) and Shotgun Sophie (Andrew Banks at $21), while Vital Verse (ridden by Jake Pracey-Holmes at $3.80 as the favourite) led throughout in the 1300-metres Geronimo BM 58 Handicap.

Coming from last, the Kieren Hazleton, Gilgandra-trained Epica (Andrew Banks at $11) arrived in time to beat Camp Cove (Julia Presits at $3.20, the favourite) by a short halfhead with King Qin (Clayton Gallagher at $9) third in the 1600-metres QUBE Agri Class 1 and Maiden Plate.

Camp Cove also fi nished sec-

ond to Epica at Coonamble in October and, after 36 starts, remains winless. However, the horse’s nine placings have yielded more than $50,000 in prize-money.

Other winners at Narromine were Smart Roostar (Clayton Gallagher at $3.90) trained at Gulgong by Brett Thompson; Chilean Express (Damon Budler at $13) trained at Yass by Allan McRae; and the Michael Mulholland, Dubbo-trained Cheptegei (Mikayla Weir at $2.80, the favourite).

After missing out racing for 12 months due to COVID restrictions and wet weather, officials from Narromine Turf Club are pleased to have hosted two successful meetings in November.

Coonamble - Saturday, November 26 WELLINGTON-BASED Daniel Stanley was thrilled to land his career-fi rst winner as a trainer on Saturday at Coonamble with Couture, before making it a double when Darenay won the following race.

Travelling nicely in fourth position for Dubbo jockey Ken Dunbar as they were rounding the home turn, Couture (at $15) wore down the $2 favourite Owhata Crumpet (Clayton Gallagher) to win by

a short neck with Ellis Park (Jake Barrett at $8.50) almost six lengths away third in the 1600 metres Elders Class 2 Handicap.

Darenay, ridden by apprentice Chelsea Hillier, came from near last in the 1300 metres Gray’s Auto Electrical and Coonamble Auto Spares Class 2 Handicap to give Daniel Stanley his double.

Inside the final 50m, there were several winning chances, however Darenay (at $10) burst through the pack to win by a long-head from Miss Ash Star (Andrew Banks at $10) with the unlucky Stone (Tony Cavallo at $6) a short-head away for third.

Chelsea Hillier had earlier won the 1400 metres Wardi Broking and Paragon Pastoral Maiden Handicap on the Bryan Dixon, Gilgandra-trained Sizzling Love (at $20) which finished well on the outside to gain a three-way photo-fi nish decision over Principal Belle (Jake Pracey-Holmes at $12) and Claude’s Choice (Chelsea Ings at $51).

Apprenticed to Clint Lundholm at Dubbo, Hollie Hull had a winning double on the Lundholm-trained Yallah Sunrise and Sin City Belle and has now outridden her 4kg allowance.

Following a runaway win at Bathurst, the Rodger and Ner-

ida Atkinson- owned Yallah Sunrise again outstayed the opposition in the 2000 metres AGnVet Services Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Given a good run behind the leaders, Yallah Sunrise (at $4.40) won by a length from For Da Boys (Madeline Owen at $6) and Golden Eclipse (Clayton Gallagher, the $3.80 favourite).

Sin City Belle (at $16) was also ridden in a handy position

by Hollie Hull, before hitting the front and holding-on to beat Order Of Merit ( Andrew Banks at $6.50) and the leader, Jewel Of The Clan (Jake Barrett at $14) in the 1100 metres Halcroft & Bennett and Swanny’s Foods Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Bred by Rodger and Nerida Atkinson from Yeoval from their former good sprinter Beautiful Dapper, the Brett Thompson, Gulgong-trained Smart And Dapper (Mikayla Weir at $3.80) led throughout to win the 1100 metres GNF/ Inland Petroleum Maiden Plate by two lengths from Warrior’s Spirit (Jake Barrett at $51) and Yehbut (Clayton Gallagher on the $1.80 favourite).

The Mudgee Cup is on Friday followed by a meet at Bathurst on Tuesday.

A great day at the Narromine races

Race 1 at the Narromine Races on November 24.

Down the straight and heading for home.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Swedish jockey Julia Presits placed in several races on the day.

In the mounting yard, getting Greg Kearines and Matthew Cooper volunteered with Rotary on the ready to race. day.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE weather was fi ne, the day was warm and the track was good on November 24 for the Allan Lloyd Memorial race day at Narromine.

All the racing action from that day is in Colin Hodges’ excellent report, so we won’t repeat it here. What we will tell you is that it was a fantastic day out for those who attended, and great to see the track back in action for the second time in a month after weather impacted previous race days.

The Narromine Star spoke to Swedish jockey Julie Presits,

who rode the Connie Greig-trained Camp Cove to second place in the QUBE Agri Class 1 and Maiden Plate and also placed in two other races on the day.

“I didn’t ride professionally before coming to Australia,” she said, enjoying the variety of work she has experienced in the racing industry in the last five years.

“Yesterday I was at Warwick Farm, today I’m in Narromine.”

The crowd enjoyed the racing, the food on offer from the Narromine Rotary Club, mobile betting services and the bar and hospitality by the Narromine Turf Club.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Christmas shoot for clay target club A fine day for clay target shooting.

Veteran shooter, Kevin Heywood.

By SHARON BONTHUYS SOME 33 competitors, family and keen shooting scrutineers gathered at the Narromine Clay Target Club for their Christmas festive shoot on November 26.

Participants hailed from Warren, Tottenham, Condobolin, Parkes, Dubbo, Brewarrina, Cobar, Mendoran, Goolma, Orange and Narromine.

Conditions were warm and fi ne for the shoot which kicked off at lunchtime and went through the afternoon.

“We are trying something a bit different this year with the handicap but if it’s hams you are after, there are plenty for the taking on the first two events,” the group announced on social media

The Christmas shoot was well attended. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. ahead of the shoot.

John Wild from Warren laughed when the Narromine Star asked him if he thought he might have bagged a ham in the fi rst few events.

“It’s a Christmas shoot.

Everyone gets a prize!” he said.

Veteran shooter Kevin Heywood, 88, who has been a member of the club since it started, participated in the fi rst round of the trap shoot before a troublesome hip caused his early withdrawal.

“It’s too easy to get carried away and [stay in the comp] and I’d regret it tomorrow,” he said.

Narromine resident Kevin fi rst learned to shoot as a child and had his fi rst Daisy BB gun at age 10. He began shooting

clay targets competitively in 1960, when introduced to the sport by his brother-in-law, Wally Rowe.

It was the start of an incredible career in the sport which saw him win 21 club championships, four state championships, and one national title.

He also made seven NSW representative teams, six state veterans’ teams, one state skeet team and four Australian teams.

Now Kevin only shoots occasionally. Son Michael is also a member of the club and was also participating at the November 26 event.

First event was the 25t Point score and the winners were as follows.

AA Grade: Peter Hosie (fi rst), Michael Heywood (sec-

ond), and Craig Patten (third).

A Grade: Shannon Barby (fi rst), Mark Horsburgh (second), and Max Betts (third).

B Grade: Tom Dickson (fi rst), Paula Purvis (second), and Mark Forgionc (third).

C Grade: Craig Woods (fi rst), Bob Glasson (second), and Jarrod Barroclough (third).

Second event was the 50 Target Double Barrel. Results as follows.

AA Grade: Prizes were shared between: Craig Patten, Mark Dutton and Ben Machul.

A Grade: Max Betts, Shannon Barby and Ben Fairman shared the winnings.

B Grade: Neville Owen, Denis Coaker and Tom Dickson.

C Grade: Ben Rapley, Craig Woods and Melinda McGrath Third event was the 25 Target

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If you’re interested in a rewarding career in mining, work with us. dŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ŐŽ ƚŽ ǁǁǁ͘ĂůŬĂŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵͬĐŽŵƉĂŶLJͬĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ũŽŝŶ Ă ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ Ă ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͕ ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ʹ for each other, the environment and the local community.

Handicap. Results included Geoffrey Breaden (first), and second to fifth included Denis Coaker, Max Betts, Jason Stone and Wayne Brown.

Overall highgun for the day was won by Shannon Barby.

During the presentations, Club President, Jason Stone, thanked everyone for their support of the club throughout 2022 and wished everyone and their families a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Most competitors stayed after presentations for prawns, chicken and salads and a chat. A great fi nish to the day. The next shoot will be in late January 2023.