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Bob Walsh honoured on his retirement

By SHARON BONTHUYS

By SHARON BONTHUYS EARLIER this year Narromine shooter David Brown was named in the Australian Palma Team to contest the pinnacle world long-range shooting championships in South Africa in 2024.

It will be the fourth time in his shooting career that 35-year-old David will represent Australia, having previously worn the green and gold at competitions in 2007 (Canada), 2010 (England) and 2011 (Australia).

The Narromine-Dubbo Rifle Club (NDRC) member is now in training for the event where teams from around the world will shoot over two days at distances of 800, 900 and 1,000 yards.

The Australian team last won the Palma in 2019 in New Zealand, and they are aiming to do it again in 2024. David will be part of that team working hard to win the world championship.

David was not a member of the 2019 team, having taken time out to raise his family with wife Amy. “I was still working my way back up to that level of shooting then and didn’t trial for that event,” he told the Narromine Star.

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NARROMINE stalwart Bob Walsh, who has been one of the driving forces behind the United Services Memorial Club (USMC) for 41 years, was honoured with life membership of that organisation on his retirement last weekend.

It was the end of an era for Bob and the USMC as 125 club members and the community gathered to acknowledge his incredible contribution.

USMC members voted overwhelmingly in support of bestowing the honour on the club’s retiring Secretary-Manager at the event on December 3.

The club has only awarded life membership to six people since its inception in 1947.

Surviving life member, Arnold Gillespie, was present at the event to welcome Bob into the fold as the seventh life member.

“I’m honoured and it’s a privilege,” Bob said of his award which was presented at the club before his family, local dignitaries and many friends.

Bob receives his life membership pin from daughter, Kim Ryan. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Long and loyal service recognised USMC chairman Archie Harding thanked Bob for his long and loyal service.

“On behalf of the directors,

staff members, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for the last 41-plus years of tremendous service to the Narromine USMC,” Archie said.

“As I have said on many occasions over the past few months, this is something that will never happen again.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, December 8 Min 12. Max 23. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 35 km/h before turning southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Friday, December 9 Min 8. Max 24. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 0%

USMC Archie Harding thanked Bob for his long and loyal service.

Incoming Secretary-Manager, Matt Zell.

Bob now has a new laptop to keep up with what’s happening in the world.

of Bob’s generous spirit.

have today.

“I’m proud of the club we’ve got today and I’m proud to call it my drinking hole. The profits will continue because I’ll still drink here,” Bob said.

He also reinforced that if residents wanted to know what was going on around town, to come into the USMC in the late afternoon.

“It might not be true, but you’ll be told.”

Bob thanked his family and friends for supporting him for turning out to the event. He ended by shouting everyone drinks.

One person not present to see Bob recognised was his loving wife Robyn, who passed away late last month following a long illness. Her funeral was held a few days prior to the event.

From page 1 “The sacrifices you have made to ensure your operation would always run smoothly will never be forgotten.

“As a token of our appreciation for all you have done, we would like to present you with a gift. It’s very hard to buy for someone who has done so much. We feel you have done well and truly enough and have earned a nice break away with your family.

“Once again, on behalf of all of us, we would like to thank you very much and hope you enjoy your retirement, which you thoroughly deserve,” the chairman said.

It was the members of the USMC who had kept Bob at the club for 41 years, Archie said, and thanked them for their support.

A number of former directors of the USMC were present at the event.

Archie paid tribute to those people, indicating that the work of those directors, together with Bob, had made the important decisions that moulded the club into what it is today.

What others said INCOMING Secretary-Manager Matt Zell has big shoes to fi ll at the club and said as much at the event, wishing Bob well.

Member for Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders, stopped by after the emergency services ‘000’ Party, and also paid tribute to Bob. “I’ve known the great man not as long as many of you have, but Bob has always been very generous with everything he’s done, whether it be his sport, or through the club, or just the community.

“Bob’s one of those people who, if you present him with a problem, he’ll fi nd a solution,” Mr Saunders said, indicating the community and the club were the big beneficiaries Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Saturday, December 10 Min 10. Max 29. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming

Appreciation LONGTIME USMC staff member Lyndall Wallace presented Bob with the gift of a holiday from the club members, and a laptop from the directors and staff “to keep up to date with what’s going on around the world,” said Archie.

In a special moment, Bob’s daughter Kim Ryan presented her father with his life membership pin. He also received an award from all the entertainers who expressed gratitude for Bob’s support during the lean times the pandemic brought to the industry.

What Bob said IN his farewell speech, Bob said it was wonderful to see so many friends, past and present members of the club at the event. He paid tribute to the late Bill Ballhausen, former USMC board member and long-serving chairman, who was instrumental in employing him in 1981.

“When I applied for the job here back in February 1981, I got the job on the president’s casting vote. That was my mate Bill and he served this club for 50 years. I couldn’t last that long.

“Back in the day that board was really good, and we’ve had some good directors led by the chairmen. There haven’t been many chairmen of the club because Bill was on the board for 50 years and president for 27, so that doesn’t leave many years for anyone else.

“You’ve been well led but it’s you people who support the club who keep it going. Without your support we wouldn’t have the facility we

light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Sunday, December 11 Min 13. Max 34. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm. Chance of any rain: 60% Monday, December 12 Min 15. Max 26. Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40% Tuesday, December 13 Min 9. Max 26. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5%

What’s next for Bob? BOB confi rmed to the Narromine Star that yes, he is actually retiring and will continue to live in Narromine despite the wild rumours circulating that he plans to move away.

“A lot of people in town are telling me that I’m moving to Parkes to live,” he said.

“That worries me because when I fi rst moved to town I was doing a bread run and everyone was telling me I’d bought the milk run. So I went to have a look at this milk run and I bought it.

“Now they’re telling me I’m moving, but I’m not going to move. I don’t want to move,” he said.

He has another week or so left to tidy up loose ends in the office and finalise the transition to his successor, Matt Zell.

Congratulations, Bob, from a grateful community. All the best for your retirement.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

Moriarty Foundation gifts books to Narromine Public School

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Public School is one of 17 primary schools in regional and remote Australia to have received a donation of children’s books from the Moriarty Foundation.

The foundation has gifted 3,000 books to celebrate a decade of delivering transformational change with Aboriginal children, families and communities.

The Moriarty Foundation was founded in 2012 in the remote community of Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, by Yanyuwa man John Moriarty AM, the fi rst Indigenous footballer to be selected for Australia, and business leader and author, Ros Moriarty.

The foundation is well known in NSW, providing popular football clinics and the groundbreaking Indi Kindi program, reaching over 2,000

Indigenous children each week in 23 public schools and 19 communities in NSW, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

The foundation has achieved proven progress in 13 of the 17 Closing the Gap targets.

The NSW schools to have received donated books from the foundation are based in the central west.

They include Buninyong Public School, Dubbo West Public School, Gilgandra Public School, Narromine Public School, Orana Heights Public School, Peak Hill Central School and Warren Central School. Six schools in the Northern Territory and four in Queensland have also received books from the foundation as part of this program.

Moriarty Foundation co-founder and honorary managing director, Ros Moriarty, said, “The past decade has really proved that our com-

munity-led, locally embedded and holistic approach enables families to unlock the potential of their children. The transformation has been exponential.

“This book drive is inspired by one of the fi rst – and continuing – initiatives at Indi Kindi, our groundbreaking early years solution for Indigenous children under five, which is a book delivery in Borroloola called Library Without Walls,” she said.

The book drive was made possible by generous donations of children’s books from leading Australian publishers Allen & Unwin, Big Sky Publishing, Affirm Press and Hardie Grant.

Narromine Public School received its books last week and already they are proving popular with local students.

2021 Billie Penson and Frankie Burns from Narromine Foundation with some of the donated books from the Moriarty Foundation.

PHOTO: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

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Trangie enters its first week without local fuel

By SHARON BONTHUYS TRANGIE has entered its fi rst week without a local fuel supply. The Narromine Star has endeavoured to get an update on when the temporary fuel outlet might be operational, but was unable to do so before going to publication.

We have spoken to several local residents who wished to offer an opinion on the matter but did not wish to be identified. All of them hope the situation will resolve soon.

“I suspect it will start to hurt soon if we don’t get this resolved quickly.

I am okay at present,” said one resi-

dent who does not do a great deal of driving.

“I feel for those older residents who rely on others to drive outside town.

It reduces their independence even further if they can’t buy fuel locally,” said another resident.

“The best Christmas present this town could get would be for this to be magically fi xed,” said a third resident who travels frequently and is resigned to fi lling up in Narromine until the situation resolves.

Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, continues to lobby quietly behind the scenes for a swift resolution.

“My expectation is that the service

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station will reopen again in approximately 10 days which certainly will be good news for Christmas,” he said earlier this week.

“In all of this, I thank the people involved for working hard in a [government-made] system that has no logic nor common sense and is designed to confuse and delay.”

Cr Davies was particularly scathing about what he described as “the inefficiency of government” and its role in this situation.

“This process has taken almost two years. It is simply appalling.”

Christmas time is beaut! Load up the ute AFTER a wild year of weather, Narromine Shire Council is hoping to help residents and visitors feel the Christmas spirit with street decorations in Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley.

Council’s elves have been busy over the past week furnishing and lighting up the Narromine Shire.

“In addition to the festive feeling around the region, visitors and residents can get involved with some

fun Christmas events,” said General Manager, Jane Redden.

Trangie Action Group is holding an evening Christmas street event on Saturday, December 10, while the two-day Tomingley Harvest Festival and Christmas Market will be held at Quentin Park Alpacas and Studio Gallery the following weekend.

There is free entry to each event.

It’s a great way to celebrate, catch up with friends and embrace the

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

James Daymond: ordained and heading for Cobar

By SHARON BONTHUYS

COBAR will receive its fi rst Anglican priest in 20 years when a former Narromine resident, James Daymond, takes up his fi rst posting as an ordained priest in the new year.

Reverend Daymond was ordained on December 3 in a ceremony at All Saints Cathedral in Bathurst with three other men who will take up postings in the parishes of West Wyalong, Oberon and Grenfell.

The day after his ordination, Reverend Daymond presided at Holy Communion at St John’s Mudgee on December 4.

Bishop Mark Calder from the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst told the Narromine Star that Reverend Daymond’s ordination and future posting at Cobar is great news for that remote community.

“We’re really excited about James going out there. He’s just the right person at the right time,” Bishop Calder said.

“There has been no one out there for a very long time.”

The Bishop said that several locals from the Narromine Shire travelled to Bathurst to attend the ordination ceremony.

Two residents from Cobar also attended, wanting to show their support for their new priest.

“I’m delighted to be a priest and very much looking forward to going west,” Reverend Daymond said.

“I started in 2008 as a trainee minister in Mosman, Sydney,

where I grew up and was there for nine years, learning the ropes and doing a lot of what we call ‘evangelism’ which is sharing the good news about Jesus.”

In the process, he visited about two thirds of that community of about 30,000 people.

“In about 2011-2012 I felt a strong calling to the central west NSW and realised the need for more ministry in those areas. I saw the need, the potential and how I could be involved.”

This brought James and Brittany Daymond to Narromine in 2016, where they stayed until 2019, before relocating to Mudgee. It was there that Bishop Calder encouraged him to consider ordained ministry. He had been involved with ministry in a full time capacity for 14 years at that point.

“After some great conversations he agreed to be ordained.

Being ordained will give him a great opportunity to be acknowledged [in the community] that he’s recognised by the church as having gifts for ministry,” Bishop Calder said.

“James’ position is being generously funded by the Bush Church Aid Society, which supports ministry in rural areas which cannot support a minister. He’s keen to get going as soon as he can,” the Bishop said.

Reverend Daymond was thrilled to learn that two people from Cobar came to his ordination and looks forward to working with the community as he

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delivers his ministry there.

“The western communities are such strong communities and I love the people,” Reverend Daymond said.

Ray Haigh from Trangie is one of many shire locals excited at Reverend Daymond’s ordination and what that means for Cobar residents. “[James] has so much energy and so much time for the Lord.

And [he] has a particular love of the people in the bush.”

Reverend Daymond is expected to take up his new post in mid-January 2023 once suitable housing is arranged. His wife Brittany will also start work as a music teacher at a Cobar school, another welcome role in that community.

Bishop Calder will visit the community in February 2023 to formally commission Reverend Daymond in his new role.

The Anglican Diocese of Bathurst covers a huge territory, about one third of the size of NSW. “There are only 28 parishes but geographically it’s very large,” Bishop Calder said.

“There are still so many parishes that don’t currently have ministers, like Narromine, which has been without a minister for a couple of years. We’re praying and working towards fi nding ministers for all these places that need them.”

The best news for Cobar’s Anglican parishioners is that after waiting so long, they won’t have to wait much longer for their priest.

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Bishop Mark Calder (left) with newly ordained officials Steven Klouth (West Wyalong), James Daymond (Cobar), Tim Smith (Grenfell), Jonny Lush (Oberon), with Greg Harris, national director of the Bush Church Aid Society.

THE Trangie Hospital Auxiliary has recently purchased two lightweight wheelchairs for the comfort of the Kurrajong Court residents, and ease of operation for the staff.

The two lightweight wheelchairs are much needed items and are to be used on travel occasions.

The wheelchairs are extremely strong but meet the lightweight requirements, and are greatly ap-

preciated by staff.

In the recent past, it has become increasingly difficult for very busy staff to fold and lift wheelchairs into and out of the transport vehicles, as the older style wheelchairs being used were much heavier.

We have continued giving small but useful gifts and bingo prizes to Kurrajong Court residents throughout the year.

Our next meeting will be held next Friday, followed by our Christmas party.

One of the wheelchairs now in use at Kurrajong Court thanks to the Trangie Hospital Auxilary. PHOTO: KATHLEEN BENNETT.

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Young “Specfest” stars take it Sydney’s streets Contributed by CLARE MACDONALD GILL, NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL AN excited group of young local dancers, recently travelled to Sydney, to literally take it the streets!

In what can only be described as a phenomenal experience, the 35 Narromine Public School students last week participated in the NSW Department of Education School Spectacular “SpecFest” event.

The students had all spent months practising their dance moves to perform their “flashmob” (impromptu dance event) at the outdoor festival which accompanies the School Spectacular performance.

SpecFest celebrates all things spectacular and, this year, featured the fi nal rounds of the rural and remote band competition as well as a variety of street performances.

This amazing opportunity for the students also included watching the School Spectacular performance at Qudos Arena which featured more than 4000 school students in a two-hour singing and dancing showcase.

Narromine Public School students set to enjoy the spectacular performance, (from front to back) Nylea Gordon, Shirnetta Landsborough, Jade Moss, Isabelle Mulligan, Shalayah Dixon, Sienna The Narromine Public School dance group who performed at the SpecFest School Farvis and Lydia Gordon.

Spectacular.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Inside the square: new art exhibition in Narromine

Narromine oranges by Karen Hagan.

Royal Tea by Pauline Griffiths.

View from the mezzanine level.

Inside the Square exhibition by Fresh Arts Inc at Soul Food Depot and Gallery. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Through the Looking Glass by Jayne Hutty.

Exhibition works on the side wall.

By SHARON BONTHUYS ART lovers in the shire will enjoy the new exhibition featuring the work of central west artists which is currently on display at Soul Food Depot and Gallery, Narromine.

Titled “Inside the Square”, the exhibition features the work of various artists from the Fresh Arts Inc collective.

Artists from Narromine, Wellington, Gilgandra and Dubbo are part of the exhibition which opened on December 5.

It is free to view.

The 30-strong collective has been active for several years and exhibited in Dubbo, Mudgee, Gilgandra and Narromine. This latest exhibition brings together works across a range of media – acrylic and oil on canvas, watercolour and pen, charcoal on paper, and mixed media on paper and canvas. The displayed works are available for sale.

The exhibition is mounted on the far wall in the cafe section of the venue. One work that stands out is a painting of Narromine oranges by Ka-

ren Hagan. It’s a fitting link to the history of Soul Food Depot, which served as a citrus packing factory in its earlier days last century, as well as its current purpose as a gallery and eaterie.

Another standout is the charcoal on paper tribute to Alice in Wonderland by Jayne Hutty titled “Through the Looking Glass.”

Fresh Arts Inc spokesperson Pauline Griffiths is one of the artists whose work is featured in the exhibition. She told the Narromine Star that the ex-

hibition’s title comes from the fact that all of the painted and drawn works are produced in a square format.

“Everybody likes to create different subject matter but this [square format] ties the exhibition together,” Ms Griffiths said.

“We have in our group photographers, painters, printmakers, textile artists and members often like to do mixed media like collage. Anything they can put onto the canvas or paper.

It’s a real mix.”

Ms Griffiths’ striking mixed media work “Royal Tea” features real postage stamps of the late Queen Elizabeth II decorating a flower-fi lled teapot and teacup.

“Each artist has named their specific work, the medium they’ve used to create the artwork, and sale price,” Ms Griffiths said. This information is available on tags attached to each work.

The “Inside the Square” exhibition runs until the end of January 2023. It’s defi nitely worth a look.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

“000” party thanks emergency service workers

Emergency workers enjoy the 000 Party on December 3.

Where would we be without our emergency services? Well done all!

PHOTOS: EWEN JONES.

Contributed by EWEN JONES THE Narromine Combined Emergency Services Christmas Party, also known as the “000” Party, was held at the Narromine Golf Club on December 3.

The 000 Party was a rather casual gathering to provide an opportunity for everyone to have a nice meal and a yarn.

A few celebrities also made time out of their busy schedules to call in and say hello, and thank the various emergency services members who were present.

These included Dugald Saun-

ders, Member for the Dubbo Electorate, Cr Dawn Collins, Deputy Mayor, Sanu Joy, Narromine Hospital Health Service Manager, Dr Marina Tadross, Visiting Medical Officer, and Inspector Bill Russell, Officer in Charge – Wellington, Narromine and Warren, Orana MidWestern Police District.

Emergency Services represented on the night included NSW Health, Fire + Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service, NSW Police, and Ambulance Service NSW. Everyone enjoyed great food, trivia and of course, karaoke.

Puppies as Christmas gifts? Good intention, bad idea IF you’re thinking about giving your loved one a puppy as a gift this Christmas, Dogs Australia urges you to “think twice”.

“Puppies can’t be exchanged, returned or put in the cupboard if the Christmas present isn’t the right fit. Sadly, many impulsively-bought gift puppies will end up in shelters, ” President of Dogs Australia, Hugh Gent, OAM said. ““There’s a huge misconception that pets make great Christmas gifts when, in fact, they don’t.

“Sure, it’s exciting to see someone’s face when they fi rst see their ‘gift’ but once the novelty wears off and the reality of owning a dog sinks in, it’s often a different story.

Owning a dog is a big responsibility.

“Remember, you’re gifting an obligation – and you need to be confident the recipient will be able to provide for the dog beyond puppyhood and for many years to come.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY 8 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 prior to Ì i w > >` «Ì v Ì i * VÞ° 7À ÌÌi 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, -7] ÓnÓ£ LÞ {« À `>Þ] Óä December 2022. For more information please visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/council/public-exhibition BUSHFIRE INFORMATION REMINDER / iÀi à > à } wV> Ì VÀi>Ãi vegetation growth over past few years and as this dries out, there is an increased risk of ITCUU ƂTGU. Landholders are asked to help reduce Ì i À à v }À>Ãà wÀià LÞ Ì> } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «ÀiÛi Ì wÀià vÀ ÃÌ>ÀÌ }] iëiV > Þ `ÕÀ } >ÀÛiÃÌ° Ü Ì i wÀi `> }iÀ rating in your 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 Trangie Street Xmas Party, Saturday 10 December 2022, contact Terrie, Trangie Action Group via email terriemilgate@hotmail.com Tomingley Harvest Festival and Christmas Market will be held on Saturday 17- Sunday 18 December 2022, contact Quentin Park Alpacas by phoning 0484 576 928 WHAT’S ON IN THE NARROMINE REGION If you have a community event please visit www.narromineregion.com.au to add any event to the Narromine Region event calendar.

COUNCIL CHRISTMAS CLOSURE 2022 Please be advised that Narromine Shire Council Customer Service and Payments Centre and Chambers will close for business at 5.00pm on Tuesday 20 December 2022 and re-open at 8.30am Wednesday 4 January 2023. During this period, requests for emergency and essential services may be lodged with Council by telephoning 02 6889 ° 7>ÃÌi > >}i i Ì >V Ì ià are closed on Christmas Day. To check the opening hours of facilities, visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/ waste-management VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2022

or contact 132 500. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero). For i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `à V> Ì i -7 SES on 132 500. Tune in to your local ABC Radio station for any emergency announcements. For rural animal and livestock assistance, contact your Local > ` -iÀÛ Vià "vwVi £Îää Ç x Ó or visit www.lls.nsw.gov.au NSW SMALL BUSINESS STORMS AND FLOOD SUPPORT Support services are available now for small business owners and operators who have been seriously impacted by Ì i -7 y `ð Ì -iÀÛ Vi -7 website for more information www.

UGTXKEG PUY IQX CW UVQTO CPF ƃQQF assistance-businesses YYY UGTXKEG PUY IQX CW ƃQQFU ƂPCPEKCN CUUKUVCPEG RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP and REGISTRATION All pet owners are reminded that companion animals must be under effective control (on a lead under the control of a competent person) while in a public place unless they are in a leash free area. Council operates a leash free area at the eastern end of Rotary Park on Culling Street Narromine. Any person wishing to register a cat or dog can do so at Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine.

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.

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FLOOD INFORMATION Please visit Bureau of Meteorology for v ÀiV>ÃÌÃ > ` y ` Ü>À }Ã ÜÜÜ°L ° gov.au/Visit For help or emergency information, visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au/

Õi Ì ÀiVi Ì i>ÛÞ À> Ã > ` y ` }] it’s important to protect yourself and others against mosquito bites and acquiring mosquito-borne diseases.

Help protect yourself and your home. z Use an effective insect repellent on any exposed skin. z Use insecticide sprays, vapour dispensing units (indoors) and mosquito coils (outdoors) to clear rooms or repel mosquitoes from an area. z Cover all windows, doors, vents and other entrances with insect screens. • Remove any water-holding containers outside the house where mosquitoes could breed. À Ài v À >Ì « i>Ãi Û Ã Ì -7 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/roadconditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised > iÀÌÃ v À > -7 À >`Ã Û Ã Ì YYY NKXGVTCHƂE EQO All motorists are reminded not Ì `À Ûi Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ and to drive to the conditions of Ì i À >`° 7>ÌiÀ Ì >Ì Ã V ÛiÀ } 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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Political News & Opinion COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by K COULTON, MARK Federal ral Member for Parkes arkes

Opposition to The Voice LAST week, I joined my Federal Nationals colleagues to oppose the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. We believe the Voice is just a symbolic form of legislation that will only further divide our communities along the lines of race, rather than uniting them.

I know this decision will be disappointing for many people in my electorate, and I am open to hearing from both sides, however the respected Indigenous leaders and community members I have spoken to so far are concerned about The Voice and how their communities will be represented.

I have been representing the Aboriginal communities of the Parkes electorate for the last 15 years, and have built relationships with many people within these communities over time.

I am passionate about improving the lives of Aboriginal people in practical ways. I do not see the proposal to introduce more bureaucracy into the mix as a way forward.

What we have seen work for communities in the Parkes electorate are practical measures such as increasing employment for Indigenous people, supporting Aboriginal enterprise and getting behind organisations that are making a tangible difference at a grassroots level. These practical approaches are what I support and will continue to advocate for.

I remain supportive of recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution; however the proposed Voice to

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo COMMUNITY sporting clubs and organisations can now apply for up to $9,000 towards the purchase of an automat-

Parliament as it stands has the potential to cause more problems than it solves, especially given the diversity and complexity of voices within Aboriginal communities. At this stage I am not convinced that Labor’s current proposal will deliver what it promises. In the meantime, I remain committed to listening to all of my constituents as this matter progresses.

Visa delays causing great distress THE workforce shortage is the single biggest issue currently facing the Parkes electorate, so we must do everything we can to keep and attract workers.

However, dozens of skilled migrants who are already living and working in our regions, have been waiting as long as 24 months for their visas to be approved, because of a new Ministerial Direction which prioritises offshore permanent and provisional visa applications. Since this Ministerial Direction came into effect in October, I’ve noticed a significant rise in the number of 887 and 491 visa applicants contacting my office about the delays in processing times. These are people who are keen to stay and settle down in our beautiful part of the world but are unable to work in their chosen field or buy a house because they are living in limbo.

This is causing a great deal of stress and uncertainty for these people, and some are even sadly leaving our areas because they simply can’t get visas. This is just not good enough.

I am calling on the Labor Government to prioritise onshore skilled regional visa applications, to provide certainty to local families and help keep skilled migrants in our regional areas.

Industrial Relations laws to hurt small businesses ed external defibrillator (AED) through the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.

To be eligible for a grant, applicants will need to be incorporated or a not-forprofit sports and recreational club in NSW which is sport or recreation related. Further details are available on the NSW Office of Sport website and applications close in February 2023.

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Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton joined his Nationals colleagues to make their opposition to the Voice to Parliament clear last week.

LABOR’S controversial industrial relations laws passed Parliament last week, but it’s our small and medium-sized businesses who will pay the price. It means that businesses with more than 20 staff will be able to be dragged onto multi-employer agreements with their much larger competitors, costing them tens of thousands of dollars.

These changes will result in more strikes, put pressure on supply chains and could see an increase in the prices of everyday items.

The Labor Government has said this legislation is all PARENTS of school-aged children, including those starting Kindergarten in 2023, now have another opportunity to claim and redeem a $500 voucher for Before and After School Care (BASC), just in time for the school holidays!

I encourage families who have not already taken up the BASC voucher before the summer holidays kick off to do so, as it will help cover the cost of vacation care.

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about increasing wages, and this will be the test. If we do not see a substantial increase in real wages over the coming years, these changes will have failed.

Getting doctors and nurses back to the bush I WAS pleased that last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will encourage doctors and nurse practitioners to relocate to remote, rural and regional Australia by providing a partial or full app or website, or by visiting their nearest Service Centre.

LAST week it was great to be joined by some of my ministerial colleagues to launch ‘Our Vision for Regional Communities’, a new strategy to ensure the Narromine region, and the rest of regional NSW, remains the best place to live, work, play and raise a family!

This includes a $5 million investment in scholarships to upskill existing health workers and attract new staff to

reduction to their HECS debt.

This bill was introduced by the Coalition prior to the election and means that doctors and nurses who choose to move away from the cities for a specified period will have their HECS debt waived.

This is good news and will hopefully attract more GPs to communities across the Parkes electorate. Incentivising doctors and nurse practitioners to live and work outside of metropolitan areas will help improve access to quality health care for regional, rural and remote communities.

regional communities, and a new welcome experience to be piloted across eight regional locations to support key workers to relocate to the regions and put down roots.

This is a vision for our region, built with our local communities in mind, and backed by real actions we know will make a difference to people’s everyday lives.

Read more on the Regional NSW website.

Until next time, Dugald

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Venetian carnival returns to Narromine

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Mel Edmonds, Charlie, Amber Lawrence, Kym Edmonds and Grace Edmonds.

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By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Venetian Carnival returned to Narromine last Friday night after a hiatus, much to the delight of more than 1,300 local residents and visitors.

The fi ne weather and free entertainment including children’s activities and live music brought families out in droves to explore what was on offer at Cale Oval.

The traditional Narromine Rotary Club ham wheel enticed many punters to try their luck winning 20 full-sized hams for a small investment.

The Narromine Lions Club operated its dog-racing wheel with equal enthusiasm, with 20 fresh chickens up for grabs.

The mechanics of the dog-racing wheel certainly fascinat-

ed many people who stopped to watch, wondering how it all worked.

The highlight of the event for many was the arrival of That Guy In Red, Santa, who was given a rockstar reception and promptly mobbed on arrival by hundreds of excited children and, shall we say, a few young-at-heart. At one point all anyone could see of the special guest was his hat among the throng.

Carnival goers enjoyed the market stalls on the netball courts as well as fi ne music into the night by Amber Lawrence, the Viper Creek Band and Georga Mae. An array of food stalls ensured the hungry hordes were well fed and watered.

The Venetian Carnival was the fi rst of three communi-

The mechanical bull was popular. ty events to be held across the shire this month, made possible through funding from the NSW Government and the support of multiple sponsors.

Organised by a committee incorporating Rotary, Lions, Communities for Children and Narromine Shire Council, the event did not disappoint. Sponsors’ involvement ensured that the children’s activities including five jumping castles, face painting and mechanical bull were free of charge, as well as popcorn cooked by staff from Job Link Plus.

Communities for Children spokesperson Ann-Louise Stonestreet thanked the community for supporting the event.

“We live in a world where we are increasingly separated from one another, and the

change we need starts with communities.

“Communities for Children strives to bring families and communities together and fun, free activities for kids is a great way to encourage family involvement,” she said.

“To see the massive amount of children was wonderful, cementing that Narromine is a growing, vibrant and family oriented community. Having free activities and entertainment allows every person to attend, and gives an opportunity for inclusivity and belonging.”

Rotary Secretary Jan Colmer said the club’s food van and ham raffle were very well supported, as was the Lions Club “win a chook” dog racing.

She thanked the community for coming to the event and to

all the partner organisations and sponsors for making it possible.

“It was a wonderful night with people seeming happy with the new venue and format.

“The ham raffle was as successful as usual with people staying close to the ticket sellers to make sure they didn’t miss out on the next draw!

“We were [also] very thankful to the new volunteers who responded to Rotary’s call for help.”

Did you attend the Venetian Carnival? What did you think of this free community event?

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The jumping castles were hugely popular.

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Regional, State & National news Seeking help for the emotional toll of recent floods RECENT flooding has impacted the region far more than just physically and fi nancially. Help is also now available for locals bearing the emotional and psychological toll of the recent deluge.

Affected families, individuals and communities have been reminded that continuing mental health support is available for those directly and indirectly touched by this natural disaster.

It is incredibly important for people to look after their mental health and wellbeing during such a distressing time, said Helen McFarlane who is the Acting Director of Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol with the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD).

“We know how distressing the impact of flooding and natural disasters can be, not just immediately but also longterm as our communities begin their recovery efforts,” Ms McFarlane said.

While the impact of such

Seeking counselling help from the recent floods that have impacted locals not just physically and financially, but emotionally as well. PHOTO: NSW HEALTH events are often complex and multi-levelled, specialist counsellors are available for those who are feeling emotionally vulnerable at this time.

“We’ve had a range of clinicians and teams on the ground in flood-affected areas recently and we will continue to provide ongoing support, and connect people with the ser-

Welcome mat laid out for Barwon’s new workers ESSENTIAL support will be provided to key workers looking to make the move to the Barwon electorate next year in a trial that could go statewide in 2024.

Teachers, healthcare professionals and police will all be provided extra support to relocate to the electorate in a $30 million trial to help attract and retain Government workers in regional NSW. The “Welcome Experience” is being piloted in eight locations including Broken Hill and Walgett from next year with the goal of rolling it out across more locations in 2024, NSW Nationals Candidate for Barwon Annette Turner has said.

“The Welcome Experience program will complement these investments by incentivising essential workers such as police, teachers, and health care staff into the bush... renowned for its hospitality but, as someone who has lived in Barwon all my life, I know fi rst-hand that moving to a new town can be daunting, especially with a family.

“The local programs will provide advice to workers and families making the move on anything from which sporting teams are available to join, where to buy local groceries and which community groups are in town,” she added.

The Welcome Experience forms part of the government’s Our Vision for Regional Communities and Action Plan 2023-2025.

“This will not only help people settle in quicker but will also ensure that people moving from metropolitan areas feel welcome in the town from the get-go.”

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vices most appropriate to their needs,” Ms McFarlane said.

“Along with our mental health clinicians and teams, our specialist Rural Adversity Mental Health Coordinators and Rural Recovery Response Peer Workers are available to provide support to people in rural areas.”

The counsellors are also

Latest tech combined with age-old predator to take on pest weed species NUMEROUS pasture and cropping pest species have sprung back to life during recent wet weather, but a new hi-tech weapon and old-style predator have just been released in the continuing war on weeds.

The new hi-tech weapons are drones designed to detect and spray invasive plants. They’ll soon to be deployed in skies across the Central West through a $12.8 million investment over the next 12 months by the NSW Weed Action Program.

“Months of wet weather has not only added to the weed burden but has made it harder to undertake onthe-ground surveillance and control measures,” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said of our weed problem.

“Through this program, Local Land Services 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," he added.

The "old-style predator" also recently released is 10,000 St John’s Wort beetles (Agrilus hyperici) which are being directed at one of our most persistent and widespread pest plant species in the region, Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said.

“We’ve deployed thousands of these beetles from Bathurst to Wellington, Coonabarabran and Gilgandra, to combat outbreaks of that

Deputy Premier Paul Toole and Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders with one of the new weed-spotting drones. PHOTO: SUPPLIED problem weed across the region,” Mr Saunders said.

“We’ll now monitor those beetle populations to see if they can establish themselves in the region to provide ongoing support in the war on weeds,” he added.

Mr Saunders said those frontline efforts were supported by increased monitoring to stamp out weeds wherever they sprouted.

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there to provide practical advice for families and communities who are wondering where to turn for help.

“They can also help connect people with other organisations providing flood relief services, and also help educate our communities on what they can do to look after their mental health and wellbeing dur-

ing times of adversity.

“I encourage people to remember that challenging times do pass, but we will always be here if you need support. A number of our services are available aroundthe-clock, so you can reach out when the time is right for you.

“If you aren’t sure where to go for help, or just need some advice and guidance on what might be the best service for you, the WNSWLHD Mental Health Line is a wonderful place to start,” Ms McFarlane said.

The WNSWLHD Mental Health Line (1800 011 511) is staffed by local clinicians who can provide support or connect people to appropriate services. People can also contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

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“We carried out 73,091 surveillance activities across the State last year – a significant increase from the 49,682 activities completed in 2018,” Mr Saunders said.

“But the key to this program’s success is the fact it’s an investment in awareness, training, education and building community capacity to proactively address weeds and their impact,” he said.

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Lilly wins Christmas card comp MORE than 450 central west children unleashed their creativity in this year’s Dubbo electorate Christmas card design competition.

Students from St Mary’s Primary School, Dubbo, took fi rst and second place, followed by Mudgee Public School. A record number of Highly Commended entries were also awarded, as children across the Dubbo electorate showed off their talent and creative flair.

Lilly Butler, 11, took out the top prize with her drawing of a family enjoying Christmas lunch on the farm. Classmate Chelsea Brook, also 11, was second with her image of a bogged but festive tractor, and Maggie Blackman, 12, from Mudgee Public School was third with her picture of

the adults’ table at Christmas lunch in a home among the gum trees.

“Lilly’s design really captured the importance of being with our loved ones at this time of year,”said Member for the Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders.

“Christmas can look very different from family to family, but it was wonderful to get an insight into what makes Christmas so special for children right across the electorate.

“A huge thank you to all the students who put so much into their designs this year, and the teachers and parents for their support.”

Lilly’s Christmas card design will start arriving in mailboxes across the Dubbo electorate in the near future.

Dugald Saunders with competition winner, Lilly Butler.

Dugald Saunders with the winning entry.

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CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes rallies for Eugowra flood victims

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes Financial Counsellors, Tracy Reid and Carole Shennan at Eugowra to provide flood recovery support.

WE’VE all seen the devastating floods of the past month, with one central west community in desperate need of continuing help and support.

Sometimes it’s just knowing where to turn; Eugowra residents devastated by the recent flash-flooding, are now being urged to call on CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes (CCWF) for expert fi nancial counselling services.

The CCWF team has been on the ground in the town with counselling, clean-up teams, volunteers, donations, and also helping people contact insurance companies, banks, utility providers and any other assistance as needed.

Affected residents can also phone the group on 1800 067 067 to chat or arrange a visit.

It continues CCWF’s commitment to the town of about 700 people since disaster struck on Monday, November 14, tragically claiming two lives.

More than 200 buildings at Eugowra were also damaged or destroyed by the flash flooding, authorities report.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes Safe Homes portfolio manager Andrew Bament at the store of doCatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes staff and some family nated goods. He coordinated the project to sort members in Eugowra to help clean-up after the flash flood the items and arrange them ready for Eugowra on Monday, November 14. community members.

With the need so great, CCWF team members based at Forbes and Parkes quickly rallied to assist Eugowra, helping with the clean-up and offering emotional support in the aftermath.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes Chief Executive Officer, Anne-Marie Mioche visited Eugowra, and the organisation donated goods worth thousands of dollars to provide immediate relief.

Employees swapped normal duties to assist in the town, and even volunteered in their own free time, bringing family members with them.

“Members of our team at Forbes and Parkes did not hesitate, they wanted to be there for the people of Eugowra who have lost so much,” Ms Mioche said.

CCWF staff worked alongside Defence Force personnel going from house-to-house, and listening to people’s stories of survival, while also providing information about CCWF services.

Team members met Eugowra residents returning from

the evacuation centre at Orange to accompany them to their homes – for some it was the fi rst time they saw their property since the flood.

CCWF workers also rolled up their sleeves to provide practical support, cleaning, ripping up and dragging out carpet and helping clear out other ruined items from houses and yards.

They delivered food and drinks to residents, did fi rstaid when required, and helped people look for cats and dogs, missing since the flood.

CCWF Team Member, Rebecca Palenapa-Pili was one of the group and said it was “just devastating” to see the destruction caused by the flash flooding and wanted to do all she could to alleviate people’s distress.

A few days after helping one man, he shared his progress with her.

“He wanted to tell me about his day and what he’d been doing at the evacuation centre, and just how much we’d helped him and how much better he felt, because he said, ‘I

couldn’t have done this without you guys’,” Ms Palenapa-Pili said.

Colleague Andrew Bament was at Eugowra for five days leading a crew to sort donated goods – ranging from clothes, shoes, food, toiletries, camping equipment and more – and set them up in an orderly system for community members.

Mr Bament said that when he fi rst arrived at Eugowra after the flash flood, the scene reminded him of the cyclones he had seen as a child in farnorth Queensland.

“Pictures do not do it justice, the devastation this community has experienced is incredible,” he said.

Eugowra sits outside the Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, but has links with Forbes.

Bishop Columba MacbethGreen, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, travelled to Eugowra to support the neighbouring community, where he said there were people who had “lost everything, in the true sense of the word”.

With prolonged flooding

along western NSW catchments this spring, the diocese was in gear to respond to the real and immediate needs facing Eugowra residents.

“We’ve been able to help financially in Eugowra, as we are with Forbes and everywhere else,” he said.

“We did it because they’re our neighbours.”

Bishop Columba, whose father’s family came from Eugowra, offered reassurance to the “strong and resilient” residents of the small town.

“It’s going to be really difficult for the people of Eugowra, and it’s really going to be important to know you are not alone,” he said.

“So I can speak for the people of Forbes, Forbes is always going to be there with you, to help you, and you’ve just got to know that you’re not alone, because sometimes in a situation like that, you can feel a bit alone, especially later on.

“Forbes will always be here, hang in there.

“God hasn’t forgotten you, and neither have we.”

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Community News Tour group stops in Trangie

By SHARON BONTHUYS

THE Narromine Star team just happened to be passing by the Goan Waterhole at Trangie on November 25 as a tourist coach stopped to use the facilities, check out the view and see the Big Billy.

The group of young-at-heart senior travellers were on the final stage of a two-week Taylor Made Tour that had taken them from Sydney, down the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, across

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Turkey breast with herbs and parmesan crust

into South Australia, and then up through western NSW on their way back to the capital.

The group had seen many interesting sights on their escorted tour, which had to be diverted through part of its NSW itinerary due to flooding.

They enjoyed their visit to Trangie and kindly provided us with a copy of their photo at the waterhole. They even took our photo, excited to chat to a rural newspaper team.

The young-at-heart travellers stopped at Trangie on November 25. PHOTO: TAYLOR MADE TOURS.

Narromine hospital auxiliary ends year on a high

Contributed by NARROMINE CWA Ingredients: 1 x 2 kg ready to roast turkey breast Fresh thyme, sage and rosemary 2 tbsp dijon mustard 6 slices of white bread, made into breadcrumbs 4 tbsp chopped thyme, sage and rosemary 4 tbsp grated parmesan 20g butter, melted Salt and pepper.

Method: Reheat turkey breast according to directions on the packet. Carefully unwrap foil and place in sprigs of thyme, sage and rosemary. Rewrap well and place in a baking tray in a 180-degree oven for one hour and 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and rest.

When turkey is cool enough to handle, remove foil and rub over the dijon mustard. Mix together breadcrumbs, chopped herbs, parmesan, butter, salt and pepper and carefully pat onto turkey breast.

Return to oven for approximately 20-25 minutes until crust is just golden brown and ready to serve.

Mavis Leak, Charmaine Treseder and Julie Davis at their stall on December 1. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE hardworking Narromine Hospital Auxiliary team held its last fundraising stall for the year on December 1.

With an array of baked goods, potted plants and craft items on sale, the super-selling team raised $1,170 from the stall.

It was an excellent effort from the

auxiliary which has an average age of 83, according to President Daphne Johnson. Last Friday’s super-selling team included auxiliary members Charmaine Treseder and Julie Davis, both in their 70s, and Mavis Leak, aged 90.

Mrs Johnson told the Narromine Star that the auxiliary’s quest to purchase a “stroke chair” for the hospital had

been achieved this year as planned. The chair has been ordered and is expected to arrive in the new year.

The purchase rounds out a very successful year for the auxiliary, which has also supplied a much needed slitlamp to the hospital this year.

Mrs Johnson said the auxiliary would like to thank the community for its continued support.

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Narrabri to Moree rail line reopened good for farmers; warning to drivers!

The Narrabri to Moree section of the Inland Rail is now running again, so local drivers should beware!

REOPENING of more than 80km of upgraded rail line for this year’s harvest is good news for local farmers, but is also a warning for travellers in the region.

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) recently re-opened 83km of upgraded Inland Rail track between Moree and Narrabri, with the fi rst grain train set to run in the coming days.

With trains now running on this section of track for the fi rst time in seven months, however, the ARTC is urging people travelling on roads between Narrabri and Moree, to take extra care near the rail line and at all level crossings,” Inland Rail Narrabri to North Star Project Director, Peter Borrelli said.

“ARTC Inland Rail has worked very hard to have the line complete in time for the commencement of grain harvest season, and to en-

sure minimal interference with farming operations,” he explained.

“With trains now running for the fi rst time in over seven months, we are urging the community to make sure they take extra care near the rail line and at all level crossings – stop, look, listen and then cross,” he added.

It can take a fully loaded freight train up to 1km to stop after the emergency brakes have been applied, so it is essential that drivers pay careful attention at level crossings.

The good news for motorists and pedestrians, is that the upgraded track includes a range of new safety features.

“Inland Rail’s construction between Narrabri and North Star has seen approximately 281,554 sleepers laid, 4776 culverts installed, seven new bridge structures built and 168.5km of track installed,” Mr Borelli said.

The Gurley level crossing of the Narrabri to Moree section of the Inland Rail is now upgraded, re-opened, and running... good news for farmers, a warning to local travellers.

“This national infrastructure project has supported work for more than 1930 people including 623 local residents.”

ARTC Inland Rail has carried out works to construct new embankments, bridges and drainage culverts, replaced existing sleepers with concrete sleepers and laid new ballast and steel tracks.

Bulk earthworks to rebuild the track foundation were also completed to boost the flood immunity of the rail line, which proved resilient during recent inclement weather in the region.

“Inland Rail means more money is being spent with local businesses at the same time as building an asset that will benefit the region for generations,” he said.

“This project is supporting jobs, creating opportunities and enhancing connectivity in the region for years to come.

“With approvals expected

for other Inland Rail projects in NSW in early 2023, similar supply chain benefits and local economic uplifts are expected right across the Central West,” Mr Borelli said.

In addition, safety has been enhanced at 57 level crossings along the alignment to achieve compliance with current Australian and ARTC standards.

A further 10 level crossings have been upgraded from passive to active controls – meaning they now have boom barriers, bells and flashing lights.

All crossings now have bigger and brighter signage, upgraded road approaches and new rubber crossing panels, which reduce the time it takes for a vehicle to traverse the level crossing.

With the line between Narrabri and Moree now open, activity on the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail will focus on the completion of the fi nal works north of Camurra,

which is expected in the coming months, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said.

“Australia’s supply chains rely on a safe, reliable and efficient transport network to move approximately four billion tonnes of goods across the country each year,” she added.

“The opening of the upgraded Inland Rail track between Moree and Narrabri marks a major milestone in delivering a more efficient and connected national freight network.

“Farmers in North West New South Wales gearing up for another busy harvest year will benefit from 83km of new track on the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail which will support the movement of grain to export ports on Australia’s east coast,” Ms Kind concluded.

Fixing a hole; Narromine funds for pot-hole repairs POT-HOLES have become part of the background to our lives for so many in our region, but an emergency funding boost has seen Narromine Council granted more than $575,000 for urgent repair works in the Shire.

Councils in the Dubbo electorate will shortly start receiving funds for urgent pothole repairs under the NSW Government’s $50 million Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round.

Local Member, Dugald Saunders said that the money is going straight into the bank accounts of Narromine as well as Dubbo and Mid-Western Regional Councils to

help them cover the extra costs and workload pressures following this year’s unprecedented rain and storms.

“These grants are a rapid injection of cash to help councils get on with the job of repairing potholes to get us through the wet summer ahead,” Mr Saunders said.

“That’s on top of our ongoing investment in a stronger road network through Fixing Local Roads, Fixing Country Roads and Fixing Country Bridges.”

Each council that applied has been allocated funding based on the length of their regional and local road

network, Mr Saunders explained.

“This additional support will help councils repair their most damaged roads, improving safety and reducing wear and tear on vehicles.

“The extra funding is the fi rst of its kind in NSW, and I’m backing our councils to prioritise their local roads and do the work that’s most needed,” he concluded.

Funding across the Dubbo electorate is broken down as: f Dubbo Regional Council – $955,707.88 f Mid-Western Regional Council – $778,670.45 f Narromine Shire Council – $575,608.07

An emergency funding boost has seen Narromine Council granted more than $575,000 for urgent pot-hole repair work in the Shire.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Classroom News

TCS News

Early Bird students participating in Kindergarten Transition.

A group of students attended the 2022 School Spectacular.

Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 attended a presentation from Surf Life Saving NSW.

Contributed by TRANGIE CENTRAL SCHOOL

WE have some very tired students after working extremely hard recently at the 2022 Schools Spectacular. The experience for those involved was amazing and it is great that as a school, we have had the opportunity to be selected again after the effects of COVID preventing this experience being live for the last two years.

Stage 5 students have had a busy week at the South Coast recently, participating in a range of coastal activities and visiting Jamberoo Recreation Park.

They also went to Corrimal for a surfing lesson, to the HARS Air Museum and to the Illawarra Treetops to zipline before heading to Windang after dinner for some fishing.

Our Early Birds students have enjoyed another wonderful morning in the Kindergarten classroom with their new teacher for next year, Mrs Cleary. The children were supported by Miss Michelle, Mrs Corcoran and Mrs McMaster and there were lots of smiles and giggles.

This time, the theme was ‘Dinosaurs’, and the children did all sorts of educational activities that centred around the dinosaur theme. They rotated around several activities including making dinosaurs out of playdough, practising their use of scissors by cutting out dinosaurs, recognising numbers in arrays on dice and making some crowns with dinosaurs and numbers. The last two tasks were developed to work on the skill of counting with one-to-one correspondence.

Students from Kindergarten to year six attended a presentation from Surf Life Saving NSW focused on beach and inland water safety. Students learnt about general beach safety, rips and waves, sea creatures, basic fi rst aid, rescues and how to get help from a lifeguard.

We do our best work when you’re involved

Stage 5 South Coast Excursion. PHOTOS: TRANGIE CENTRAL SCHOOL

Narromine Star welcomes your contributions. If you have community news, a sports update or news about your club or association, send it through to us.

Part of our mission is to share your news with the whole community.

Get in touch at newsroom@narrominestar.com.au or chat with our journalist by calling 6889 1656 Our Narromine head office is at Suite 3, 37 Burraway Street Please note: Some events which you might think are of public interest are in reality an obvious commercial benefit to organisers and in this instance only basic details may be published in editorial form. Organisers should contact us for advertising rates.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

NPS presentation day 2022 Contributed by DENISE TOOHEY, PRINCIPAL NARROMINE Public School celebrated academic, sporting, creative arts and citizenship achievements at the 2022 Pres-

entation Day. Congratulations to all students who received awards and were celebrated in this special way.

Thank you to our amazing performers who entertained us during the celebrations.

Best and Fairest Team Sports Awards: Sienna Farvis, Toby McKinnon-Brown, Layla Leese-Caines, Will Heckendorf, Cobi Hutchinson, Spencer Craft, Peyton Powell and Luke Sherwood.

Kindergarten class KF with their Book Awards.

Dolly Festival dancers and singers entertaining the school community.

Kindergarten class KT with their Book Awards. PHOTOS: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Mayor Craig Davies with School Spirit Award winners Kade Burns and Luke Sherwood.

Achievement Awards for year groups Isabelle Mulligan, Archie Craft, Noa Craft, Ayla McLeod, Peyton Powell, Maggie Wheelhouse with Lucy Burns.

Jenny Parslow Memorial Award winner Tamika Moss with Peter Parslow.

Principal Denise Toohey with Principal’s Award winner Peyton Powell.

School Service Award winners Spencer Craft and Ella Packham.

Special Literacy Award winners Heath Masters, Zac Green, Ally Gill and Max Chapman.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

Narromine PUBLIC NOTICES NARROMINE’S FIRST INDOOR COMMUNITY MARKETS 9:30am Saturday 10th December Wesley Centre, Old Church, 38 Dandaloo Street Narromine Gold coin entry Lucky door prizes Booking to 0487 200 987 See you all there!

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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This is a permanent position based in Gilgandra, commencing January 2023.

All enquiries to: Frank Chandler 0477 472 703

CHURCH NOTICES GENEROCITY CHURCH, NARROMINE Sunday 10am; Connect Group Thurs 6pm

TRANGIE UNITING/ANGLICAN CHURCH Sundays 11am

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Builder’s licence 63216C. Asbestos Removal licence AD213494.

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

ST ANDREWS UNITING CHURCH

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Meryula Street, Narromine conducts worship from 9-10am every Sunday. All welcome.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SUNDAY, December 11

SATURDAY, December 10

FRIDAY, December 9

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast.

9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Pool. 11.00 Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. 1.45 Doc Martin. 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. 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 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Vera. 10.00 Troppo.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.00 Rage.

6.00 WorldWatch.

7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.20 Peer To Peer. 9.50 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 10.50 Employable Me (UK) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 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. 7.30 Engineering Reborn. 8.30 Inside Central Station. 9.30 Autun: Rome’s Forgotten Sister. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Australia’s Deadliest.

2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust. v West Indies. Day 2.

Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

5.40 Aust. v West Indies. Late afternoon session.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Aust. v West Indies. Late afternoon session. 7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. 8.00 Aust. v West Indies. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Long Story Short. (2021) 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: Fred Claus. (2007) Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks.

10.50 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008) 12.35 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food. 1.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 2.00 Ent. 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 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 Just For Laughs Australia.

11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) 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 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Two Hands. (1999) Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.45 Back. 11.10 Archer. 11.55 QI. 12.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.20 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles.

12.50 The Source. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 4. 2020 NHK Trophy. Replay.

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 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.15 Fuzoku. 11.20 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 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 Our Town. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 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.

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 Grantchester. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Watch Your Stern.

(1960) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Fawlty Towers. 8.40 MOVIE: The Man With The Golden Gun. (1974) Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland. 11.15 New Amsterdam. 12.10 Late Programs.

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. 12.25 Home Shopping.

1.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

4.00 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.20 Little Big Awesome. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 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.

10.00 K-On! 10.50 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. Final. 4.30 Friday Briefing. Final. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 Ticket To Qatar. 8.00 Fault Lines. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. Final. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 Ticket To Qatar. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 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 Cricket. Second Test.

Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Carnage. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood. (1982) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. 10.35 MOVIE: The Cold Light Of Day. (2012) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Carrie Diaries. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny.

3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 5.45 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 3.

(2016) 7.30 MOVIE: The Great Wall. (2016) 9.30 MOVIE: Mortal Engines. (2018) 12.00 The Emily Atack Show. 12.40 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 1.35 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.30 Late Programs.

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 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. Final. 4.15 A League Of Her Own. 5.25 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens. 6.25 The ABC Of. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.20 Shetland.

9.20 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 MOVIE: Judy. (2019) Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock. 12.45 Rage.

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter Final. Netherlands v Argentina. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter final.

Match 53 Winner v Match 54 Winner. Replay.

5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 6.30 News.

7.35 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Lifetime. 8.30 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors. 9.25 Thatcher & Reagan. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket.

Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3.

Afternoon session. 5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 5.40 Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 6.00 News. 7.00 Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. 8.00 Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cybershack. 12.30 Our State On A Plate. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. 2.30 My Way. 3.00 Eatwell Christmas With Emma Dean. 4.00 The Garden Gurus. 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Christmas With Delta. 9.00 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Planet Shapers. 12.30 Well Traveller. 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 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.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Interstellar Ella.

6.35 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.00 Staged. 10.25 Would I Lie To You? 10.55 Doctor Who. 11.45 Friday Night Dinner. 12.10 Universe With Brian Cox. 1.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

7.40 DW Global 3000. 8.10 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 12.55 Wellington Paranormal. 1.25 American Song Contest. 3.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Vs Arashi. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Stuck In The Suez. 9.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 Australia’s Big Backyards. 12.00 Horse Racing. The Ingham Day, Gateway Raceday and Ladbrokes Park Race Day. 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 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.30 Late Programs.

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

8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Gideon’s Way. 11.15 MOVIE: Twice Round The Daffodils.

(1962) 1.10 MOVIE: Please Turn Over. (1959) 3.00 MOVIE: My Brother Jonathan. (1948) 5.15 MOVIE: Curse Of The Pink Panther. (1983) 7.30 MOVIE: The Spy Who Loved Me. (1977) Roger Moore. 10.05 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum.

(2007) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs.

9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 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 Scorpion.

7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 7.

Sydney FC v Melbourne City. 10.15 MacGyver.

11.10 48 Hours. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 12.15 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe.

(2016) 1.45 Kids’ Programs. 3.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 4.00 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.20 Little Big Awesome. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Miraculous. 5.30 Born To Spy. 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 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Back Roads. 2.00 News. 2.30 Ticket To Qatar. 2.45 ABC News Video Lab. 3.00 News.

3.30 Close Of Business. Final. 4.00 News.

4.30 Breakfast Couch. 5.00 News. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Movin’ To The Country. 9.00 ABC Nightly News.

9.30 Language And Me. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 Surfing. Surftag Australian Series. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. AMRS. Round 6. Highlights. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Carnage. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull.

6.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies.

Day 3. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Ultimate Rides. 8.30 Counting Cars. 9.30 Full Custom Garage. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.40 The Coolangatta Gold 2022. 2.40 Inside Phuket Airport. 4.40 About A Boy. 5.10 MOVIE: The Boss Baby.

(2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek 2. (2004) 9.00 MOVIE: The Mummy Returns. (2001) Brendan Fraser. 11.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera.

12.30 Manifest. 2.30 Transformers Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 The King Of Queens. 1.00 The Challenge Australia. 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.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series.

1.00 Gardening Australia. 2.00 Wil Anderson: Wilogical. 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? 4.00 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill. Final. 4.55 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 The ABC Of. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 MOVIE: The Post. (2017) Meryl Streep. 10.25 Miniseries: Ridley Road. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

(3) 8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter final. Match 55 Winner v Match 56 Winner. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter Final. England v France. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter final. Match 55 Winner v Match 56 Winner. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 News. 7.30 Peter O’Toole: Along Sky Roads To Aqaba. 9.10 Franklin. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Aust. v West Indies. Day 4. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 5.40 Aust. v West Indies. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 6.00 News. 7.00 Aust. v West Indies. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. 8.00 Aust. v West Indies.

Day 4. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 10.00 Fishing Australia. 10.30 Surf Boats. 11.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. 12.00 Great Australian Detour. 12.30 Aqua Rugby.

2.00 Driving Test. 2.30 Great Getaways. 3.30 Bondi Vet. 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Snackmasters. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Manhunt: The Railway Murders. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

12.30 The Living Room. 1.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 2.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 3.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 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 Tulsa King. New. 9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.30 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Australia Remastered. Final.

8.25 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles. 9.30 A League Of Her Own. 10.45 A-ha: The Movie. 11.45 MOVIE: Two Hands. (1999) 1.15 Long Lost Family. 2.05 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 11.30 Bamay. 11.50 Party Of Five. 1.00 Speedweek.

Return. 3.00 The Rising. 4.00 WorldWatch.

4.30 Insight. 5.30 The Bee Whisperer. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 RocKwiz Salutes. 9.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. 10.30 Cryptoland. 11.30 MOVIE: Gurrumul.

(2017) 1.20 Atlanta. 2.35 Late Programs.

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

2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 A Foodies Guide To Kyushu Japan. 3.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages.

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.

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 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 11.00 MOVIE: Mandy. (1952) 1.00 MOVIE: Saturday Island. (1952) 3.00 MOVIE: Irma La Douce. (1963) 6.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 MOVIE: Moonraker. (1979) 9.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012) Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz. 12.00 Late Programs.

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 Soccer.

A-League Men. Matchweek 7. Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets. 5.30 Reel Action.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.55 Deadly 60. 1.25 MythBusters Junior. 2.15 Horrible Histories. 2.40 Operation Ouch! 3.40 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 4.00 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Miraculous. 5.30 Born To Spy. 5.50 Spirit Riding Free. 6.35 Robot Wars. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.30 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.25 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Breakfast Couch. 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 3.30 Women In Sport Spotlight. 4.00 News. 4.30 Landline: Summer Series. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.30 David Brill’s Story On The Frontlines. 8.30 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Women In Sport Spotlight. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Second Test.

Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: X2: X-Men United. (2003) Hugh Jackman. 11.10 MOVIE: Blow. (2001) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 2.00 Filthy House SOS. New. 3.00 Full Bloom. Return. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 MOVIE: Megamind. (2010) 7.00 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (2000) 9.05 MOVIE: The Fate Of The Furious. (2017) Vin Diesel. 11.45 Duncanville. 12.15 Filthy House SOS. 1.15 Full Bloom. 2.15 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle.

10.30 Broke. 12.30 Friends. 1.00 Two And A Half Men. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 10.

South East Melbourne Phoenix v Adelaide 36ers. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 10. Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Would I Lie To You? 1.30 Vera.

3.00 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 Australian Story. 8.35 Media Watch. Final. 8.50 Harley & Katya. 10.20 Walkabout Wickets. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Still We Rise. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 11.00 Employable Me (UK) 12.10 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. 7.30 From The Heart Of Our Nation: A Celebration. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Reunions.

11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Aust. v West Indies. Day 5. Afternoon session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 5.40 Aust. v West Indies. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News.

7.00 Aust. v West Indies. Late afternoon session.

7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. 8.00 Aust. v West Indies. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer.

11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Snackmasters. 1.45 Talking Honey. 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.

8.45 Inside The Superbrands. 9.45 Australian Crime Stories. 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 The Equalizer. 12.05 Almost Family. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight.

7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic 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. 12.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.15 Back. 1.40 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 2.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 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 Street. 5.35 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Jeopardy!

6.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical.

10.20 Spiralling. 11.20 I Am Richard Pryor. 1.00 Future Man. 2.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 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 Cities Of The Underworld. 11.50 Late Programs.

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: Piccadilly Incident.

(1946) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: For Your Eyes Only. (1981) Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet. 11.20 New Amsterdam.

12.10 Late Programs.

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.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Odd Squad. 6.30 Robot Wars. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.20 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Rage.

10.50 Close.

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 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 Australian Story. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 1.30 Wheelburn. 2.00 Motor Racing. AMRS. Round 6. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Support Races. Dunlop Series. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket.

Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 5.

Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men: The Last Stand. (2006) 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 The Bionic Woman. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny.

6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012) 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15 Satisfaction. 1.10 Below Deck Mediterranean.

2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends.

9.00 The Middle. 11.00 Friends. 12.30 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 Dream Gardens. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.05 Shetland. 2.05 Call The Midwife. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.15 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 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. 9.30 Fake Or Fortune? 10.30 Summer Love. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Harley & Katya. 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 9.30 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 10.30 Employable Me (UK) 11.40 The City Of Art. 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. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Navalny. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Star-Crossed Christmas. (2017) Jonna Walsh. 2.00 Gold Coast Medical. 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 1.

Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. 11.00 The Spin. 11.30 Chicago Fire. 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra Summer. 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 1. Heats. 1.00 Inside The Superbrands. 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 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 1. Finals.

10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Skin A&E. 12.00 Bluff City Law. 1.00 Late Programs.

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2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. 8.30 Miniseries: Crossfire. 9.30 NCIS. 10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Staged. 9.35 Friday Night Dinner.

10.00 Fleabag. 10.30 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 10.50 This Time With Alan Partridge.

11.20 Back. 11.50 Black Comedy. 12.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.00 Live At The Apollo. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

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 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Jeopardy!

6.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland.

9.30 Forbidden History. Final. 10.25 Valley Of The Boom. 11.20 Naked. 12.20 The Bad Kids.

1.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 A Foodies Guide To Kyushu Japan. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

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(1962) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (1983) Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer. 11.20 House. 12.20 Late Programs.

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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. 10.20 Miniseries: Crossfire.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.55 The Dengineers. 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents.

4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 6.30 The Crystal Maze. 7.15 Robot Wars. 8.15 Spirit Riding Free. 9.00 Danger Mouse. 9.15 The Next Step. 9.35 Holly Hobbie.

10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close.

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12.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 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.

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12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 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: 22 Jump Street.

(2014) 11.55 Young Sheldon. 12.20 Satisfaction.

1.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 10. South East Melbourne Phoenix 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 (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Media Watch. Final. 1.15 Walkabout Wickets. 2.00 Call The Midwife.

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 Hard Quiz Celebrity Special. 8.35 QI. 9.35 Would I Lie To You? 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Death In Paradise. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

(3) 8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter Final. Netherlands v Argentina. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. Match 57 Winner v Match 58 Winner. 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.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Coincidence. (2018) 2.00 Gold Coast Medical. 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 2. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers. 11.00 The Amazing Race. 12.00 MOVIE: Alien Abduction. (1998) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra Summer. 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 2. Heats. 1.00 Travel Guides. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 2. Finals. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Family Law. 12.00 The Thing About Pam. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Entertainment Tonight.

7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Dog House. 8.30 Miniseries: Crossfire. 9.30 Bull. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ 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 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.45 Queen: Days Of Our Lives.

9.50 MOVIE: The Go-Go’s. (2020) 11.30 Harley & Katya. 12.55 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles. 1.55 Starstruck. 2.45 Back. 3.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 In Search Of... 1.40 Stacey Dooley Meets The IS Brides. 2.35 The Weekly. 3.05 Front Up 1998. 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 MOVIE: What Happened To Monday? (2017) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 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 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Born To Kill?

11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Christmas In New York: Inside The Plaza. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Maytime In Mayfair. (1949) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 MOVIE: Octopussy.

(1983) Roger Moore, Maud Adams. 11.20 Christmas In New York: Inside The Plaza. 12.20 Late Programs.

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 Miniseries: Crossfire. 11.15 Tommy. 12.15 Home Shopping.

2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 7.30 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Odd Squad. 8.45 The Deep. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Miraculous. 6.30 Miraculous. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.25 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 7.55 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!

9.15 Danger Mouse. 9.40 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 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 Australian Story. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 Outback Truckers. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 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: Robin Hood. (2018) Taron Egerton. 9.45 MOVIE: Flash Gordon. (1980) Sam J. Jones. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 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. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: The Inbetweeners 2.

(2014) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.10 Satisfaction.

1.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Late Programs.

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 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 QI. 1.30 Question Everything. Final. 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 Dino Apocalypse With David Attenborough. 10.15 The Wimbledon Kidnapping. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. Continued.

8.30 Soccer. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter Final.

England v France. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. Match 59 Winner v Match 60 Winner. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily Show. 6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 6.30 News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Britain’s Scenic Railways At Christmas. 9.25 War Of The Worlds. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Another Christmas Coincidence.

(2019) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 3.

Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades. 11.00 Extreme Weddings: Australia. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 3. Heats. 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 Swimming.

16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 3.

Finals. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Emergency Call. 12.00 Pure Genius. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 8.30 Miniseries: Crossfire.

10.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

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. 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.10 Back.

11.40 Superwog. 12.00 This Time With Alan Partridge. 12.35 Archer. 1.15 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 1.40 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish.

1.50 Valley Of The Boom. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.05 Shortland St. 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 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Betraying The Badge. 11.05 The UnXplained.

11.55 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 A Foodies Guide To Kyushu Japan. 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. 10.15 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.15 Medical Emergency. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

2.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: It’s Great To Be Young! (1956) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985) Roger Moore, Christopher Walken. 11.20 House. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

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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 Miniseries: Crossfire.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6.55 MOVIE: Saving Santa. (2013) Newell Alexander. 8.15 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.

8.45 Lost In Oz. 9.05 Danger Mouse. 9.20 The Next Step. 9.40 Holly Hobbie. 10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport

Shooter David Brown to don the green and gold once again

David is a third generation target shooter.

David Brown will don the green and gold once again in South Africa in 2024.

From page 1 THREE years ago, David picked up his rifle again and set out to make the NSW rifle team. He was successful with his selection and in 2021 competed at the State Championships in Brisbane where the NSW team took out the top honours.

In June 2022, David set his sights on making the Australia Palma Team at the National Rifle Association of Australia in Belmont, Brisbane.

The ‘Palma’ is the world’s second oldest international teams sporting match, the fi rst being the America’s Cup sailing competition.

Shooters from across the country gathered on the Brisbane range seeking their selection for the 15 spots available. Over the two days of trials, David was put to the test at 1,000 yards.

The selectors gauged his

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speed, accuracy and endurance and he was ultimately selected in the team to compete in South Africa in March 2024.

His team is now training for that event.

Last month, David competed at the National Rifle Association of Australia Championships in the ACT where the NSW Target Rifle team were victorious.

Very few rifle clubs in Australia host a 1,000 yard shooting range. Fortunately for David, the NDRC is one of these clubs so he is able to train more frequently at what is generally considered the hardest of ranges.

David said the NDRC range five kilometres east of Narromine is very similar to the one he will compete on in South Africa, which made the club an attractive location for training leading up

to the event.

It will be David’s fi rst trip to South Africa and he is looking forward to it. So is his wife Amy and their two daughters aged seven and five.

“My kids are very excited about it. They love it when I go away to shoots and bring home badges or medals,” he said.

Rifle shooting has been a big part of David’s life. He was brought up in a target shooting family and is a third-generation shooter. David started shooting at 13 and he said it may become a fourth-generation sport as his children are showing a keen interest.

“They are both future little rifle shooters in the making.

They’re both showing interest in it but obviously are too young yet,” he said.

His parents Sue and Norm Brown are “proud as punch” and Norm is also a member of

the NDRC. The pandemic hindered David’s comeback preparations as competition and club shooting was severely impacted.

Many shooters are older and with COVID posing a risk to older persons, the shutdowns were implemented in line with health recommendations.

“Everything got shut down, even the local range,” he said.

To get around this, David used a computer program called Dry Fire which attaches to his rifle and projects onto a screen.

“That’s about all I could do.

It’s good training but it’s not the same [as a shooting range].

You can’t replicate it in any other form except live fi re.”

After successfully rebounding from the pandemic, the NDRC has been impacted by weather this year, David said.

“We’ve been washed out [at

the club] for three months.

We held our fi rst shoot [last month] and had about 30 shooters attend.”

David’s trip to South Africa will be an expensive one and the NDRC has stepped in to help, holding fundraisers to alleviate some of the costs of components, training and travel. He is grateful to his club for this assistance.

“The NDRC is always willing to encourage anyone wanting to give target shooting a go and have club rifles and support to get you started,” David said.

We wish David well in his training and all the best in future competitions in the lead up to the Palma world championships in 2024.

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By NORM LEWIS LAST weekend attracted small fields for golf despite the fi ne weather. No doubt due to the fact that summer sports are now in full swing as well as Christmas activities.

On Saturday, only eight players turned up for the 4BBB Random Partners event.

Winners on the day were Jason McPherson and Justin Gainsford with 46 points, with the runners-up Greg Barling and Rob Burns with 41 on a count back.

Greg Barling picked up the Nearest The Pin (NTP) on the 17th hole, while Tim Wiggins won the longest drive on the fi rst.

On Sunday we had a better roll-up with 16 players competing in the Irish Stableford. The Hardings cleaned-up this event, with Chris Harding topping off a big weekend by winning the event from Tony Harding.

It was two wins over the weekend for Chris Harding, taking out the Gerries’ comp on the Saturday, and the big one on Sunday.

Kale Bock collected NTPs on the ninth and 17th, while Russell Hunt won the long

drive event.

Next weekend will include a par plus event and a Four-ball aggregate game with random partners.

The Business House teams’ event was played on Wednesday with 59 players hitting off. The winning group this week was the Gerries with a combined score of 21.8.

The top five individual players on the day were Ryan Richardson on 25, Carol McDonald on 24, Robert Handsaker on 24, Harry Buttsworth on 24, and Ross King on 23.

The NTP winners were Brad Wallace on the 10th and Mal Richardson on the 17th. The long drive winners were Steve Barlow on the fi rst and Carol McDonald on the 11th.

The juniors held their last clinic for the year last Sunday. While these events have proven very popular with young players, there will now be a break until February 2023 when the clinics will resume.

With the festive season approaching, we hope to see you soon at the club for our annual Christmas evening. That’s all for this week – see you at the 19th!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 8, 2022

Mudgee and Cooma raced over weekend

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

Robert Oatley Mudgee Cup, Friday, December 2 THE famous all-Royal Blue colours of Godolpin, the global breeding and racing operation, were seen on a central west track for the fi rst time on Friday with Camaguey’s victory in the $75,000 Robert Oatley Mudgee Cup. An operation spanning four continents, head trainer in Australia for Godolphin, is

James Cummings, who sent Camaguey from his Agnes Banks stables (near Hawkesbury) to Mudgee for the 1600-metres cup race, which is a qualifying race for the $2 million Big Dance Final to be held in November, 2023.

In the race, jockey Grant Buckley settled the four-yearold gelding Camaguey in a midfield position with Hit The Target quickly away from the outside barrier leading A Magic Zariz, Royalzel, New World Tapestry, and Awesome Lad In the run to the home-turn.

The good crowd of about 4000 witnessed a gripping contest down the long straight with the $3.40 favourite Camaguey responding to powerful riding from Buckley to arrive in the

last stride for a head margin win over rank-outsider, Royalzel (with Mikayla Weir at $61) with Hit The Target (with Koby Jennings at $21) a halfneck away in third.

Royalzel is trained at Hawkesbury by Terry Croft, and Hit The Target at Scone

by Stephen Jones. Courageous winner of the feature sprint, the 1200-metre Montrose Cup Day Sprint, was Constant Flight (with Zac Wadick at $9) which led for home and defied the in-form Morgenstern (with Clayton Gallagher, the $3 favourite) over the final stages to score by a neck with Cristal Breeze (with Aaron Bullock at $4.40) in third place.

Cameron Crockett, formerly from Mudgee, was back from

Scone for the day and landed a double with Constant Flight and Jet Pack (with Jeff Penza at $7.50).

Smart all-the-way winners were the Clint Lundholm, Dubbo-trained Volterra (with Aaron Bullock at $7) and debut-maker Thespius (with Chelsea Ings at $16) from the Brett Thompson stables at Gulgong.

Cooma, Saturday, December 3 WINNER of 20 races on the picnic circuit, Anaelle Gangotena has joined the professional ranks as an apprentice to Canberra trainer, Doug Gorrel. Form-erly from Ecua-

dor, the now 23-year-old Gango-tena, has been a track-work rider at Canberra for several years.

Cooma on Saturday was her fi rst meeting as an apprentice, and she was aboard the Kevin Byrne, Cooma-trained Force Awakens (at $5) winner of the benchmark 50 handicap, 1200-metres from Irish Bride (with Michael Heagney at $4.40) and Epimetheus (with Rochelle Wedrat-Kroezen at $17).

Anaelle also had three placings including the Peter Kirby, Forbes-trained Broo Boss third in the Cooma Cup won

by Nieces And Nephews, trained by Barbara Joseph, Paul Jones, and Matt Jones.

O’Mally and Harding win Gerries’ comp

By NORM LEWIS SOME 22 players took part in the weekly Gerries’ golf competition at “Royal Narromine” last Saturday. It was a lovely morning for golf; a cool breeze, pleasantly warm, and the course in good condition following recent rain.

Nine women participated in the ladies event where that grand lady of golf, Maida O’Mally, showed all the younger players how it is

done, when she recorded 23 points to claim victory.

Gail White and Michelle Ashdown had cards of 21 points where Gail took second place from Michelle on the countback. Well done, ladies!

Anne Harmer easily won the NAGA trophy on 17 points.

Once again no winner in the ladies’ Nearest The Pin (NTP) competition.

Over on the back nine, Chris Harding was burning up the course handing in a card with

a score of 26 points. Great win, ‘Pom’, but unfortunately someone has attacked your handicap, reducing it by six shots. This will make it hard for you to win the Christmas goodies coming up soon.

Ron Green was in top form to take second place with 25 points. Bob Richardson won the NAGA for the blokes with 15 points. John Butcher grabbed the NTP prize but bad luck, ‘Butch’, only one golf ball in the kitty.

Attention moved to the pool table which yielded some surprising results. The opening game was won by Chris Harding and Bob Fletcher who defeated Ron Jackson and Norm Lewis. That blue ball proved elusive for the losers.

Harding and Fletcher advanced to the fi nal where they met Jamie Roberts and Terry Willis. Roberts had a bad day, sinking the white ball three times and then the black half way through the match to

give victory to Harding and Fletcher, and the title of ‘Pool Champ’s’ for the week.

This meant Harding was the dual champ for the day with wins in golf and pool. A long time between drinks, eh Pom? Next week, the girls are on the back nine and the boys on the front. Congratulations to all winners. See you all on the tee.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR ISSN 2653-2948

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Busy bowls weekend!

Contributed by RICK BOHM A VERY busy bowls weekend this week with the playing of the Robert Handsaker Ford Triples Tournament.

Almost 50 bowlers from far and wide graced our greens and, after two days of competition, the winners were announced. But, this was not before some twists and turns in the fi nal round, saw a couple of contenders drop out of the running with a couple of other teams working their way into a handy payday.

The overall tournament winner, and the only undefeated side for the weekend, was the Macquarie Club trio of Craig Britt, Trevor Tink, and Ricco Lane.

Swooping into second place, courtesy of a last-end thriller, was the Nyngan team of Baden Powell, Justin Bartlett, and Mark Fitzalan.

Despite losing their last match, the Narromine trio of Dwayne Faro, Alex Sambrook, and Henry Buttsworth, won through in a Bradbury-type of situation to claim third spot overall. Round winners went to our friends from Trangie, the Greenkeepers Crew won the second round prize pool with Daryl Brynes’ team from Molong collecting Round Three, with the Manildra boys turning it around on Sunday, to Claim Round Four. After four games, Johno Edwards and Robbie Stanford put “Maxie” in charge, and they had a good enough win to get the Round Five prize pool.

After we announced all of the winners, the remaining teams who hadn’t won a prize, went into the lucky dip with Beaver, Bruce, and Yogi getting something out of the weekend. My personal thanks goes to the volunteers who assisted me in conducting this event and, of course, to our numerous sponsors who helped make it all possible. For the event, all of the greens were also running a treat with thanks to Buttsy. The catering was also superb, thanks to the ladies, Kathy, Carol, and Barb.

So it is another year with another successful tournament with those in attendance all agreeing that, despite the late changes and drop outs, we managed to sneak through again. Hope to see you all next year!

Local Bowls action saw just the one game of social bowls played on Thursday but, as the figurative “dog” ate my “homework”, I don’t have any details to share! This coming weekend sees the semifi nals of the Consistency being played and, to say that there will be a couple of interesting clashes, is an understatement!

Game One sees Phil Harding up against Adam Jermyn, with Kane Adams taking on Ray Anthony in the other match. As I said, two interesting games and, no doubt, the “window tappers’’ will be in place well before the bowls roll.

Well that’s it for me for another week, hope to catch up with you, up at the “Bowly”!

Ricco Lane, Trevor Tink, Craig Britt, the Macquarie- Tournament Winners.

Dwyane Faro, Henry Buttsworth, Alex Sambrook - Narromine - 3rd Placed team.

Justin Bartlett. Mark Fitzalan, Baden Powell - Nyngan - Tournament Runners up.

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